Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-01-27
SHETTEAHAM SAID
TO HAVE RESIGNED
III Is ssnI.0ftlc|a|Iy Stated That
he viii Depart for England
Very Shortly
GOVERNOR HAS AO0ED TO CHAOS
Ono Kingston Jowcler Makes Aft.
davIt That American Marines sav.
ed Him from Being Robbed by
.looters-The True Story of the
Clearing Up OF crossweIIs Store.

KINGSTON, Jan. Ex-Governor
Swettenham Will sail for England IN
a very few days, having resigned his
position rs Governor of jamaica. nc.
cording to II widely circulated rumor
here today.
'f Tho Governor has denied himself
to NIL interviewcrs. md mt his offices
today subordlnates refused either to
affirm or deny the resignation. IL Is
said that his requested letter OF apol.
ogy to Admiral Davis has also been
sent to the British Foreign Score.
tary. who will forward II to Wash
iingtcn.
The ill.will against Swcttenham
has increased daily hero since the
DAY OF the earthquake. and the ma
yves are now mnttcring against him.
His handling Of relief work has haen
miserable. Last night the reserves
were called out to check n threaten.
ed uprising of the blacks when the
Governors relief committee refused
aid to any except church members.
1t was learned today that the bus
mess losses on which no insurance
can be collected will exceed ten mil.
Hon dollars. twenty-five of the lead.
ing merchants are bankrupt, and the
resources Of the island will be taxed
TO the limit to weather the storm.
Today Oswald Mike, one of the
leading jewellers. made n public aft.
daVit that the American marines Ind
recovered $4,000 worth OF his stock
which looters were making way with
and refused to even accent little
Houyenirs from him.
SWettenham Adds to Chaos.
Some persons are now endeavorInp
10 Justify tho action of Jamaica's ne.
culiar Governor toward Rear Admiral
LAWS by circulating the report that
members of the working party sent
ashore front tho American fleet did
some looting on Its own account. The
DAILY Telegraph says 1t can amthorl.
fauVely deny such reports, and adds
TINT the only things tho American
sailors took on board which they did
not bring ashore were bruised hands
and feet acquired In noble efforts In
behalf OF our citizens.
More light Is falling on the extra
ordinary character of Sir James Alex,
ander Swettenham, KONG. who
wrapped In British official reserve OF
Of unusual thickness. refuses to soc
leading citizens who are anxious Ia
proceed with plans to restore the
city. They are going on, ignoring
him, but without official cooperation
the. results are unsatisfictorv.
There is M sign of intelligent or.
ganizatlon. The various departments
ofAthe public service aro not working
together. Some hands searching for
the. dead report to DR.. Ogilvie the
health officer, and some to tho direc
tor OF public works. Mr.. Bell.
Neither knows what the other is
doing. Scores of bodies are cremated
and never reported. The absence of
central control Is responsible for
the uncertainty in the Identification
OF numbers Of the killed. and no an.
proach to the exact number Is posi-
bic. This Is not regarded an credIta.
Bile to tho government of the colony,
which Is bitterly denounced by heirs
who arc thus denied proofs to collect
needed life insurance.
Governors Story Explained.
Governor Swettenham's statement
In his letter to Read Admiral wis
that he saw American sailors cleaning
up Crosswells store Is refuted by
Eugene Magnus. who thus describes
the incident, bringing out the official
admission that at the time there were
not enough local troops to protect the
city
went down on Wednesday to the
store to see IL could reach tho safe"
ne says. II found 1t impossible until
the way was cleared and appealed to
Major Kershaw for assistance. He
replied he could render none. as he
had only force of $50 men. whereas
1t required 700. He added that he
must thy TO get help elsewhere. A
minute afterward a body of American
sailors under the command of an Of.
ficer came along and asked II want
ed any help. replied that did and
briefly explained the position.
Certainly, we will clear way to