The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-12-13

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 12.-rhe
steamship City Of Pekin arrived to-
night from Yokohama and Honolulu,
bringing the following advices to the
Associated Press:
Honolulu, Dec. 6.-The merchants Of
Seattle, Wash, have made an offer to
the Hawaiian planters. They are will
ling to furnish a site for a sugar re-
fnery, remit state and county taxes
for term of ten years and offer other
inducements. The idea is to ship raw
sugar to Seattle and refine it there, the
vessels would return with merchandise
or freight. If the offer is accepted it
will be severe blow to San Francisco
which now virtually controls the
Hawaiian trade.
No definite news has been received
from j. B. Anterior. C. M. Cook and H.
P. Baldwin, the committee sent by the
Hawaiian planters to make a new
agreement with the sugar trust. Ac-
cording to the present contract, the
trust brings the entire sugar crop Of
the Hawaiian islands at the price pre-
vailing in New York with certain COM
missions added. Unless the planters
gain their point an acceptance Of
Seattle's offer is within the range Of
possibilities.
WIZ Not Take Action.
Minister Willis has informed this
government that the United States will
not take action on a claim of $4,000
damages, made by one Frank Godfrey,
to the American secretary Of state.
Godfrey'S communication for damages
contained two complaints, one being
that he was detained at the cholera
hospital twenty-four hours longer than
the period generally observed. The
second was that in September last he
was assaulted by masked men and
tarred and feathered by them. Aft.
davits sustained the second charge.
The Hawaiian government was In
formed by Minister Willis that the
first charge made by Godfrey was not
sent to Washington, having been
dropped here. So far as the second
charge is concerned, the American gov
eminent made a reply that it was
matter solely for the local courts to
act upon, and that the complaint
would not be given recognition at
Washington. No mention was made
Of citizenship, but it is believed that
the American government is cognizant
of the fact that Godfrey has SUBJ
republic and is a Qualified voter under
its laws.
From Hong Kong.
The steamship City of Pekin arrived
tonight from Hong Kong and Yoko-
hama, bringing the following Oriental
advices:
The Tien Tsin correspondent Of the
North China mail says that on Oct "a
there were five Russian men-of-war
inside of Port Arthur and nine OUT
side.
News has been received of the mas.
sacre of twenty-five Manila soldiers
who had deserted from Tatan, a mill
tary station. The Spanish gunboat
Marques del Duero visited Sandakau
in search of the deSerters. The men
were decoyed to the beach and gave up
their arms. They were surrounded by
force of Spanish marines and Borneo
Dyaks. At given signal fire was
opened on the deserters. Some rushed
into the water, where they were
slaughtered by the Dyaks and all per.
ished. Many of the bodies were hor.
rfbly mutilated
The loss of life on the steamer Kung.
pal. which blew up at sea, was $50 in.
stead of 800 as at first reported In
addition $50 were badly scalded and
burned. OF the officers and crew only
13 were saved. Most of those killed
were Chinese soldiers. AS a result of
the recent attempt of Hong Kong con.
spirators to capture Canton, So Chinese
have been executed.
The Hsien Flu correspondent .of the
North China Daily News writes that
the Mohammedan rebellion in the
northwest is spreading. So far the
Moslems are having it all their own
way, as the Chinese are unwilling to
fight. The imperial troops sent against
them have been annihilated, twenty
battalions being utterly routed.
At Chemulpo, Nov. 10, 4S men of H,
M. S. Edgar were drowned A COM
pany of II men were returning from
shore In boat, which was capsized BY
the heavy seas. ALI were drowned ex.
cept 8 officers and IS men.