Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-08-12
DUnRELL,s CLAIM PRESENTED.
Minister Castle Leaves Honolulu fol
Washington.


United States Minister Willis sent to the
Hawaiian government July p request for
reparation to be made to one James Dur
rell, an American citizen, on account of his
causeless arrest and Imprisonment during
the prevalency of martial law last January.
TO Mr.. Willis letter was appended a copy
Of Mr.. Durrelrs affidavit, sworn to before
United States Consul Ellis Mills April Z.
In addition to the allegations set forth by
Mr.. Willis Durrell claims damages for
s25, 600 on account of injury done to his bus
iness his feelings and his reputation.
Mr.. Hatch read the letter of Mr.. Willis
in the Senate July 26. In answer to a ques-
ton on the subject, he stated that the gov
eminent would investigate the matter and
send reply to the communication. Mar
shall Hitchcock has been compiling the evil
dence on record in his office against Dur
rell, but declined to state the nature of it..
He stated, however, that his report would
show that the evidence against Durrell was
abundant and would fully satisfy the Amer
lean people that he was properly arrested
and confined. He said that Durrell was
three-fourths American Indian and one
fourth negro, having kinky hair. The mar
shall added that the affidavit contained false
statements about the diet and the treat
ment in the prison. as well as being untrue
about the compliments innocence of trea-
sonable language.
The store specified in the affidavit is a
small shed. few feet square, on the cor
for s12 a month. The business in soda,
milk shakes. cigars and fruit may have
amounted to S. or 81 day. 1t belongs to
the grade Of the proverbial peanut stand.
Minister Castl-. Coming.
Major ]. H. Wodehouse, formerly the
British minister at Honolulu, left for Eng
land August l, accompanied by his fam
lily. Previous to his departure he requested
permission to see Queen Lilioukalani. The
request was denied by Minister Hatch.
The principal reason for not allowing
Wodehouse to see the prisoner is on ac-
count of his attitude toward the govern
nent. He is charged with having repeat
eddy meddled in its affairs, and has treated
it with contempt on different occasions.
Wm. r. Castle, the new Hawaiian minis
ter to Washington, left for Vancouver the
same day en- route to Washington.
A resolution was adopted on the 10th
of July by the legislature reciting that the
republic of Hawaii declare anew their fealty
to the policy of annexation of the country
to the United States Of America.
To Relieve the Baltimore.
The cruiser Olympia will leave San Fran
cisco about the middle of this week, going
by way of Honolulu to the Asiatic station
to relieve the Baltimore as flagship Of the
station. 1t is stated at the department
that there have been no orders given the
Olympia to make rapid trip across the
Pacific, or even part Of the way. 1t Is
probable that the report to that effect
originated in the talk of the officers, who
assert that the Olympia is as fast as the
Columbia. At the department it is said
that the Olympia is to remain on the Ash
attic station for three years and that the
department will rot risk an injury to her
by sending her at full speed across the Pa
cific.