The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-07-25
ENGLAND GRABBING AGAIN.
SeiseD the Palmyra and Other
lslands Belonging to


SAN FRANCISCO, July 4.--The steam
ship China, which arrived today from the
Orient and the Hawaiian islands, brought
the following advices from Honolulu:
The schooner Norma arrived from the
south seas July Is. While the vessel was
cruising on the long voyage. Capt. Rose
hill secured sufficient evidence TO warrant
the belief that England has been taking
formal possession of a number OF small
fertile islands in that portion of the globe
without stopping to inquire who the own
ers might be. There are many lagoon
islands which are very fertile but unin-
habited. These are now being brought
under cultivation by English subjects, who
are planting tropical fruits for the export
trade.
The most marked evidence OF English
possession was found on the Palmyra
group. situated In something like latitude
s north and longitude 100 west. This Is
considered the more remarkable because
the islands. which are of the lagoon Tor
nation and some fourteen in number, have
been owned by the Hawaiian government
since 1862 and are published as such In
South sea islands Biographies. They were
taken possession OF formally in the name
of the Hawaiian government IN isoZ by n
master mariner who was given 10 expior-
ing At that time house was erected on
the largest island, vegetables planted
about the place, and white man ana sew
eral natives landed there as a colony The
venture did not succeed. and all evidence
of the old dwelling has disappeared,
IT had not visited Palmyra for perhaps
a dozen wears until Mr. Cozens. a planter
who came with me from, Hull island. ana
I went ashore a few weeks ago. said
Cant. Rosehill. almost the first thing
that attracted our attention on the island
was the remnant of an old fiagpoie at the
syrea
cloth but FOR the most part efYaced by the
weather. was nailed 70 stout piece or
thanking. we could only make out enough
~ the wording TO indicate that the sign
uyas a proclamation declaring the GLANDS
among the possessions OF Great britain
Evidently party had landed from man
of-war a short time ago and remained
there for some time. for the tent stakes
were still In the ground and heaps OF
ashes remain where camp fires bad mer-
rtly hlazed. Bits OF clothing and trapping
picked up about the place bore the inftiais
of H. NJ s. Penguin"
f. E. Ross Il fireman belonging 10 tue
United States steamship Marion was
drowned July II. while bathing alongside
me ship. The body was recoyerea TWO
DAYS later and buried here.
The missionary steamer Morning star
has arrived from San Francisco.
By the swapping of cable. four boa's
near Canton were overturned tate IN June
ard 100 persons were drowned
The sealing schooner Agnes Macdonald
We run ashore on the Japanese coast.
g.he CAPTAIN and crew were saved
pr Porter. his wife ard family. and
rho Rev. Arthur Smith. missionaries,
travelling in shantung. China. were at
tackled In June By a mob. They were res
cuea bv soldiers from the yarnen ard
had a narrow escape.
The British bark Ardmore, OF Glasgow.
was reported wrecked IN the Gaspar
straits MAY u Sre was bound for Rio
ae Janelro with a cargo of rice. No
lives were lost
An extraordinary affair Is reported ut
xs.eosslnr on June * II VI. s. immortal
ffa anchored OF Woosung on Sunday
afternoon On Monday morning one If
the guns IN the fort was fired. and the
shot fell into the water about 30 yards
from the ship. This was followed hy an
other the shot falling nearer. Thinking
he was being fred upon. Capt. Chichester
cleares! his ship for action and prepared
20 give battle 10 the fort No more
zaots were fred, however and II was ex-
planned that the guns were fired for the
esfiacation Of p Chinese official