Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-08-08
THEY REFUSED TO SURREN DER
Raid Believed to Have Been Con.
certed Affair-No information
al Complications Likely.
United States viii Ofter No Apology
or Further Regret Than That Sent
To Ambassador Wright.

New York, Aug. IA special 10 tn
Tribune from Washington says.
a report OF the killing Of five Jap
anese fishermen and the capture OF /
japanese prisoners on Attu island, tn
vesternmost Of the Aleutlan group. tn,
prisoners having been taken by IN
revenue cutter Mccullough, command
Cd by Capt. j. {. Cantwell. was mad,
TO the department Of commerce and la
Dor today by Edwin w. Sims. solicitor
Tor the department who Is In Alaskl
10 enforce the law prohibiting all pei.
sons not citizens OF the United State;
from fishing in Alaskan waters. I'll,
japanese killed were shot by Americans
on Attu island before the Mccullough
arrived.
Lawrence q. Murray acting seCre-
tary of commerce and labor, promptly
turned the cable dispatch over to Rob-
ert Bacon, acting secretary OF state.
Dir. Bacon will Immediately communi-
cate the information he has received TO
The japanese ambassador, and VIII eX-
PRESS regret that the Japanese poach-
cTs were so summarily dealt with by
The Americans Oh Attu island.
Because Of the encroschment Of Jap
anese fishermen and sealers IN Alaskan
waters Congress was obliged during the
session Just ended, to enact two laws
calculated TO encourage the fishing In
dustry of Alaska among Americans and
10 prohibit japanese and other aliens
from engaging in IL.
The cable dispatch from Mr. Sims
does not make entirely clear the char
acter OF the offense OF which the Jap
anese were guilty, but II does show that
the officers and crew Of the McCulloch
were IN no way responsible for the
killing Of the fishermen. ana that those
~ no were captured were trespassers on
American territory. having come ashore
probably TO salt and cure their catch.
There il no reason to expect inter-
national complications as result OF the
incident today reported 10 Washington,
hut there Is go question that the stu
alton In the Aleutan islands. and espe-
cially as II affects the japanese Is a
delicate one. and that numerous diff
cultics are certain to be encountered In
enforcing the laws projecting American
citizens and their rights"
DETAILS or THE AFFAIR.
New York. Aug. S.-Furthcr de-
tails Of tho killing of five japanese
uoachers I'm the Prihllof Islands. is
contained IN a special to the Herald
dated Dutch Harbor. Alaska. July 26,
via Seward. Alaska, Aug I, which
says.
Five japanese were shot and killed
on The island Of 81 Paul. of the Pri-
blot group. by order OF the agent
~ the department. ~ commerce ana
labor on July H. a. the result Of a
raid 10y four japanese schooners on
tho seal rookerles
The revenue cutter Mccullough
reached here today from St. Paul
with ~ prisoners. two seriously
wounded. who were turned over to
Deputy Marshal Harmon.
The raiders were discovered lying
rear Northeast Point. 81. Paul, by ma
tive lookouts Of the North American
Commercial company. which leases
the seal privileges from the govern.
ment. Word was telephoned from the
patrol station near the rookeries for
Nhcih the raiders were aiming and
Special Agent Lempke. Of the depart
mcnt az commerce. ON duty I'm the Pri-
hiloff islands, arrived on the spot as
the japanese reached shore. He or
dored the boat crew TO surrender,
" hich they did.
on climbing the promontory at
tho end Of the cane. overlooking one
NJ tho large rookerics a schooner was
seen close IN shore. Looking straight |
down over the cliff. the patrol saw a
dozen or more japanese SHINING a /
great number Of seal. which had been |
unfortunately.
The raiders refused TO surrender l
when Lempke reached the scene and /
tried 60 make of with their booty In |
mail boats. several Of which were /
1rawn up on shore. The agent then /
ordered his guard of natives to open /
IRE. The japanese offered no resist /
lnce, being without firearms
Three Of the raiders fell dead on /
he beach, fourth was seen 10 be
brown overheard from one Of the /
boats that escaped. and n fifth body
iyiicd ashore later IN another boat.
The men had Killed more than 200
rails, many Of them cows. Those who
'scaped carried away about l20 skins
The raid Is believed 20 have been a
'oncerted effort by the japanese. who
rave been hanging around the island
or months and giving the revenue
utter much trouble.
The Tokwa Maru. a schooner. was
'vcrhauled by the cutter Perry on
uly 3, OF the new volcanic island
which rose near Bogoslof. 90 miles
rom here. last March. She was
rowded with japanese. but no seal
klns were found aboard. Suspicious
{ Capt. Dunwoodie. Of the Perry,
we're aroused and he proceeded to the
'ribilofrs at once, but dense fog
II IN and lasted until the Perry re.
urBed here on July rs.
The Mccullough reached the Islands |
n July % and took charge Of the pris-
ners.
Besides the TokNa Maru. the schoon-
? Bosso Maru is known to have been
J the raid last autumn. japanese we're
'und fishing and trading with the ma
YES on the island OF Attn. the western
lost IN the Alcutian chain, and were
,uted by the Perry.
The raid is the mos; serious that has
-curred In the troubled history 81 the
'okeries Tho last attempt 90 rife the
land was made about 10 years ago by
schooner flying the Mexican flag
She was intercepted by cutter be-
re carrying out her purpose.
The raid was supposed TO have been
AIMED by Alex Mclean. He was
lown 10 10 in Victoria. y. G.. last win.
7. but left there for parts unknown I
The early spring
and company men on the seal ,
lands are considerably excited. al. !
io3gh no further raids are expected, I
the patrol Of the Bering sea By the !
iucrs becomes continuous on Aug. l. !
heir captains seem dlsinciinei to pur.
y OF capture even schOoners known r
have taken part In the raid unless 4