The Hawaiian gazette., 1889-07-02

on the conclusion Of the Conference
states that the agreement was arrived at
with perfect unanimity. by the powers
represented and to the satisfaction OF all
parties concerned.
The treaty Is short one. making only
5000 words; vet so many points were in
dispute that it took nine days to cable
| the text TO Washington and make
lamentations and get the document ready
| for signature.
Several provisions of the Samoan
treaty viii be enforced before the treaty
is formally ratified. The Consuls at
Apia will forthwith invite the Samoans'
adhesion to the treaty.
The Cologne Gazette SAYS that Ger
many considers the question Of a ruler
Of Samoa rs secondary to that OF the
security OF the lives and property OF for
eign residents depending upon indepen-
dent foreign officials
1t was reported at Washington that
eS-Consul-GeueralS ewell Will return TO
Apia rs the representative OF the United
States at that port. There are strong
Republican influences ut work to secure
Mr. Sewell's reappointment, amongthem
the ''pull'' OF Senator Frye and Secre-
tary Blaine.
Death OF Lieutenant Heath.
Lieutenant Frank Reeves Heath,
L. s. y, died at the Naval Hospital,
Mare Island. after an illness of only six
DAYS. He was one OF the survivors OF
the wrecked man-oi-war Nandalia, and
came north on the Rockton some few
weeks ago. He had been suffering for
many weeks from dysentery, contracted
while At Apia, and i week ago he was
taken down with an attack OF compound
pneumonia.
This serious complication was the
cause OF his death. He was attached to
the Iroquois, now fitting out at the navy
ward, and was one OF three surviving
officers OF the Nandalia ordered directly
to sea duty upon his arrival here. AL
though the commanding officer OF the
Nandalia reported these officers unfit for
transfer, by reason OF impaired health
and total loss of clothing, no notice was
taken of the report by the Navy Depart
ment, and instead OF being ordered home,
as recommended, they were detailed for
sea service.
Lieutenant Heath was an officer OF
most genial and kindly instincts, and his
loss will be mourned deeply in the ser
vice, where he had a host OF warm and
attached friends. He entered the SER
vice in 1878. and has made cruises in
the European, South Atlantic and Pacific
squadrons.
The Vandalia's Sailors.
1t appears that Uncle Sam signs 4
contract with all able seamen who are
willing to take the risk OF going to sea
in his war vessels that If the vessel sinks
he will pay them $50 bag money to re-
munerate the sailor for his wardrobe and
handkerchief When those who were
saved from the wreck of Samoa gathered
together on the shore they thanked their
| lucky stars for that provision in the con-
tract. The sailors could not draw the
| money at Samoa, but after their arrival
at Mare Island on the Rockton they
thought all they would have to do would
be TO apply for the coin. They were
mistaken. 4 part of the contract, OF
which they knew nothing, said that the
| Fourth Auditor of the Treasury would
have to secure an application from each
| person This worked great hardship
| on many OF the men whose time was up,
and who were sent adrift two days after
| they arrived from Samoa without any
money except their wages from the time
of the hurricane until their discharge.
| Owing TO the clothes they were COM
PEELED to purchase at Apia this was but
| a small amount and in no case over S24.
The men on the Vandalia were the
! greatest sufferers, as the paymaster and
| all his clerks were drowned, his records
| were destroyed, and the men could not
| get the back wages due them from the
| Government, although some OF them
were entitled TO $50. As no provision
( had been made for an accident OF that
| kind, the money cannot be paid until
| red-tape rules have been complied with
which will keep the men out. OF their
money for the better part OF a year.
! Joe Hanson, one OF the men OF the
/ Vandalia, received blank from Wash
| ington which he was requested to fill and
| have signed By the executive officer OF
| the vessel. He filled in Sl25 fOr wages
| and $50 bag money, and took it to Lieu
/ tenant Carlin to have him atfix his sig
nature. Carlin looked the paper over
| and then said that as he had not yet
| been paid for what he had lost, he would
not help the men TO get their money until
he had procured his. Many OF the men
/ have skipped on deep-water vessels,
while others have gone into the country
and will probably never get their money.
4 few have pawned their clothing and
are hanging around the front heapiEg
anathemas on the Government and hop
| ing that by some accident they may get
| funds. Most OF them shipped from
! Eastern ports and need their money to
! get back home.
| The 5. 5. ROcktOn, an English steamer,
was chartered in Sydney at a cost of
! 81. 600 more than the Oceanic Company
| offered to carry the wrecked men to San
/ Francisco for, and her bill OF 81, 600 was
paid. But the Oceanic Company cannot
! secure payment for the passage OF the
/ forty men brought up on the Alameda
/ three months ago. 1t Is generally
! thought that the money paid to the
/ ROcktOn might have been much better
/ distributed in settling the claims OF the
unfortunate sailors, and the Partially to
! the English vessel as compared with the
| treatment accorded the American sailors
/ and American steamer Is unfayorably
commented upon.
san Francisco SOtes.
William Fault, Of the firm Of Merry,
Fault d Co, died OF peritonitis. Sir.
Fault was a well known merchant in high
standing.
James Mc3I. Shafter has been APP
pointed Superior Judge in place Of Judge
/ Sullivan Of Department 2, San Francisco.
! report comes from Azusa, a small
1 town twelve miles east OF Pasadena, that