The sun., 1895-05-19
BRAY, FROM MADAGASCAR.
UiLLEE'S STEps0N ARRIpEs CON.
SIGNED TO GRESHAM

An Agent or the state Department Takes
Him or the Veendam at Quarantine
and Dod9ca the Reporters with Him.
Among the passengers on the steamship veen-
dam OF tho Netherlands-Americnn line which
arrived yesterday from Rotterdam. by the way
of Boulogne. was Paul II. Bray. d colored Amer
ican who Is s:cpson Of John L. Waller, the
former American Consul at Madagascar.
4 special agent OF the state Department, who
had been in this city for several days awaiting
the arrival of the Veendam, appeared at tho
Barge Office pier yesterday and had the swiftest
and newest of the revenue cutters. the Hudson,
put at his service. He wore q yachting cap and
an mir of mystery.
Just after boarding the cutter he impressed
Capt. Herring and every officer and member
of tho crew with the necessity of being reti-
cent. All hands went about the deck ON
tptoe, like pirates in comic opera. A re-
porter from an Administration paper ventured
to ask Capt. Herring some questions about tho
mission of the State Departments agent. Tho
Captain said that he knew nothing about any.
thing. Ho would not permit himself to even
surmise the direction from which the wind was
blowing.
The Hudson left the Barge ONCE carly in tho
afternoon and returned without tho mysterious
agent at about : o'clock. All hands do
cinred that the colored American who
had been taken of the Veendam by the State
Departments agent had gone to Washington
on n train Of the Baltimore and Ohio road.
This was polite fiction constructed by the
diplomatic agent. The Hudson really landed
the agent and the colored American ut tho pier
of the Pennsylvania Railroad in Jersey City.
His trunks and IL satchel, marked with his
name. were taken from the Hudson and carried
% ReS Or the %
Bray received this information:
mined that no newspaper man shall be permitted
to get hold of Mr.. Bray until the State Depart
ment has obtained HISTORY. n we can prevent
The diplomatic agent was successful in keep
ing Bray away from the reporters. Bray's bag
train. Unless Bray was in hiding on the train
he did not go with his baggage.
who is counsel for ex-Cohsul Waller. said that
he expected his father to arrive in New York
ts epE d sys talk With Bray
Washington.
This IS what happened at Quarantine after the
solemn. They descend the ship's ladder to.
Chandler to board the veendam. gazes over the
Hudson Hue ssiesS sess Off tow toward Sew Jersey son' n'
Mr. Bray didn't have y. very good time on his
came out Of his room he talked with some OF his
fellow-passengers about Madagascar. He said
1t was great country and that he would go
back there some time.
MIR. Bray's instructions by cable evidently
had been of the most rigid nature. He said 10
| the United Press reporter who tried to talk
with him at Quarantine that he would not have
anything to do even with the State Depart
| m>nt's agent until he saw the agents creden-
| tiais.
| Waller is in Paris. This passenger said that
as a matter of grave Importance. He was ac-
| cused by the French in Madagascar of holding
| traffic with the Hovas, who are fighting the
French Of hatrnyin them French military
secrets. and Of taking from the Hovas a large
| grant Of land in southern Madagascar. defying
| the authority of the French Resident at the
Capitol. Waller is an American citizen.
He was tried by court martial in Tamatave.
for cnnspiring to foment rebellion. He was
sentenced to "A term in a French prison. Ho
was transferred from Madagascar to France,
where he now is. Bray. IT Is said. was accused
Of completely in the Walters alleged plot. He
was not prosecuted.