The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-03-31
JAP COOLIES KILL
THEY UNDERTAKE TO IQUALIzE
FINANCIAL CONDITIONS.

prefer and is Thereby Getting Rich Too
Fast to Suit Them, SO They Smash Him
big Trouble on the Hawaiian Island of
notwithstanding Matters Reported by
Foreign Ministers and ConsuIs-mani-
tobs School Ouestiop-PIaEue Among
the British Troops-Foreign News.
San Francisco, March 3O.-The schoon-
er Transit, just arrived from Honolulu.
brings news of riot among the Japa-
nese coolies employed on the sugar plan
tation or the island OF Maui on the 18th
instant. Three hundred Japanese stoned
one Of their number TO death and after
ward heat MS kody 10 pulp with clubs.
The murdered man was an interpreter
by the name of Kawata. He was accus-
ed of wrong doing in regard to money in
trusted 10 MIN and for oveTcharginS
them for services rendered as interpre-
ter. A number OF white men tried to pre-
serve order and save Kawata's life, bur
they were too few 10 cope with the
crowd and were obliged 70 flee.
AS soon as the news of the murder
reached Wailulu, Sheriff Scott, with
number OF armed deputies visited the
plantation, and though many threats
were made by the japanese, four Of the
ring Leaders were arrested and taken TO
the jail at Waiiuu. The coolies planned
an assault on the jail, but before the
MOI reached it the sheriffs were notified
and they called upon the Citizens Guard
for assistance. The guard and num-
Der OF armed volunteers turned out to
protec. the jail The Japanese were or
dered to return to their plantation i'm
med. ate:y. with the alternative of being
fired upon within five minutes. They
slowly dispersed and went back to
their huls, but il is believed that had not
the strong stand been made the wild
band Of coolies would have destroyed the
Jail and overrun the northern part of
Maui.
CHTNiS WEST RIVER TRADE.
Washington, March 30.-United States
Minister DENLY mas not satisfied the de-
efforts OF the British government, China
has consented TO open to commerce the
West river, on which is situated Canton
and al the mouth OF which lies Hong
Kong. MI. DENLY has much to say on
the inayGr lance OF this event and the
vast possibilities of trade along this great
waterway. and mentions the fact that
the removal or modification Of the on
erous International transit taxes will fol-
low the opening of the river.
AIR LLQUEFIED CHEAP.
Washington, March SO.-United States
Consul De Kay. at Berlin, has reported
TO the state department the intervention
of a new process for liquefyng air by
which the cost of producing is brought
down from $3.50 TO IA cents for reduc-
ms five cubic metres. Some of the
queer uses to which this liquid air may
be put are alluded to in the report of the
consul general.
CONCESSIONS FROM AUSTRIA.
Washington, March 30-The depart |
ment of state has just published some !
correspondence of the last |
year which was sent TO congress as an |
appendix TO the presidents message IN |
December. All Of this has been included !
in one volume OF book which is much |
smaller than the preceding publication /
of foreign relations The matter is gen.
orally less interesting, too. for the rea-
son that many chapters treating of i'm |
portant questions have been sent to con-
gress and published from time to time /
and also because the correspondence has
been carefully edited with a view to the |
omission of anything that could posi-
bly, give offense TO the nations party to
1t. Is
Under the head OF Austria, the ques-
tons treated relate entirely TO natural
lzation problems. Minister Trip reports
that the cases Of arrest for failure to
perform military duty on the part of nat
uralized citizens Of the United States re-
turning to Austria-Hungary are now fire.
quent. TIE local military authorities now.
under instructions from the foreign Of
fee. give American passports full credit
and unless there are some peculiar fea-
lures n the case. the citizens. if arrest
ed, is Immediately released upon presen-
tation OF his papers, without recouse TO
consul or minister
One interesting and important con-
struction of law, secured through Mr..
Trips representations was given in the
case of one Sedivi. which involved the
delicate question of how far the Aus
trian government had the right 10 pun
ish as a deserter a returning American
citizen of Austrian birth who had per-
formed his active military service in
A I
that time on the reserve list and liable
20 call into the service again. Mr..
Trip succeeded in securing the approval
of the Austrian authorities Of his con-
tention that in such cases the American
citizen cannot be punished for crime :
by the act OF emigration. but
only for an offense committed before en-
igration; that. therefore he commits no
crime in emigrating before he was called I
again into active service, and was sub
ject 10 no punishment as a deserter.
POINT YIELDED IN CHILL
Another point of citizenship OF some
interes; was settled by United States
Minister Strobel. at Santiago. Chill.
This was mis- decision that he had no
power 10 eNemp; from military service
in Chill children born in that country
OF American parents. He he'd that they
owed allegiance 10 Chill as long as they
remained in her territory. as her laws
declared that children born in Chill are
citizens Of that country. OF course. up
on leaving the country they might as
Eert their American citizenship under the
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