The herald., 1897-08-02
The Harb0r Dotted With
Warships
ASIATIcS STILL POURING IN
AMERICAN SAILORS BITTERLY
PERSECUTED
Affairs Could Scarcely Be More Un-
satisfactory to American Resi-
dents on the Island
Associated Press Special Wire.

Associated Press Special Wire.
NEW YORK. Aug. "A dispatch to
the Herald from Vancouver says that
the steamer Miowera, from Honolulu.
brings the following Hawaiian advices:
Honolulu harbor Is dotted with Brit
ish, Japanese and United States war
vessels. and more British and Japanese
vessels are expected daily. In semi-of-
flcial quarters everything Is reported
quiet, but the impression Is that the
condition Of affairs Is very threatening,
and popular outbreak may occur at
any time when international interfer-
ence from ships in the harbor would oc-
casion a complication.
The stream Of Asiatic laborers Is still
pouring in, causing fresh outbreak Of
feeling among the different factions on
the islands
An immediate cause of alarm is the
fact that the United States bluejackets
are bitterly hostile to the Haw allan po-
lice. who exercise military rule. British
and Japanese sailors are not molested.
but American bluejackets are constant
every conceivable way. The object Of
the authorities in this persecution can
not be at present fathomed. The blue
jackets are writing numerous letters to
the press protesting against their
treatment. Heavy rewards are offered
to the police for arresting United States
naval deserters, which has caused whole
sale arrests of men of the American
fleet.
News Of the annexation of several of
the Solomon islands by Great Britain
has been received with excitement, and
again started the report that advices
had been received from England that
the United States will not be allowed to
annex Hawaii, as Great Britain wants
the islands herself. Americans insist
on vigilance committees being appointed
to look after American interests in view
of the persecution of American blue
Jackets by the police. They ask that
the police system be done away with as
a menace to the country.
MILLER WON'T TALK
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. Rear Adj
miral James N. Miller, who has been or
dered to Honolulu in command of the
Pacific squadron of the United States ma
w, vice Rear Admiral Lee A. Boards
lee, who has been assigned to duty as
president of the examining board which
meets at Washington, arrived from the
east this evening. Admiral Miller and
the two officers who accompany him will
depart for Honolulu on the steamer
China, which leaves here on Thursday of
this week.
When seen this evening Admiral Mil
ler chatted pleasantly about his trip and
naval matters in general, but was dis
inclined to discuss Hawaiian affairs
THAT would be improper and indeli-
cate in me-" he said. "All that can say
is that am going to Honolulu to assume
command of the Pacific squadron. Ad-
miral Beardslee has been assigned tc
duty in Washington. His time for ac-
tive service will expire in February next.
My own stay in Honolulu will not be
very long, 1 am afraid. You see I arc
scheduled to retire in November of next
year."
When asked whether the battleship
Oregon was likely to be sent to Homo
LULU Admiral Miller said: THAT is a
matter of which 1 am not at liberty to
speak. I might say, however, that one
who familiarizes himself with naval ad-
vices would not have much difficulty
in making a pretty good guess"