Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-01-21
TOday's Telegraphie News
THE KINGSTON INCIDENT.

ago from Guantanamo, reported speak
Jog the battleships Missouri and In
diana returning from Kingston. The
Mariette put in at Santiago to load The
tents and portable houses in the Az ri
can camp at Moro Castle to take ;hem
to Kingston.
Order has been restored at Kingston
according to latest advices received here
Medicines and provisions are all that
are now needed. The steamer Halifax
has arrived here and will sail fol- Kings
ton todays
New York, Jan. 2l.-Passengers
from the ilI-iated city OF Kingston, ar
irving today, on the fruit steamer Baker,
expressed no surprise when told OF Coy
ernor Swettenhsm's action in ordering
Admiral Davis and the American sailors
of the island Of Jamaica.
THAT Is just what would expect
from a man like him." said Max Mag
nus, who was in Kingston when the
earthquake occurred. 81 saw him strut
ting about in jickboots, the picture Of
absurdity. The Americans were doing
more than his force to right matters"
London, Jan. 2l.-A special dispatch
10 the Evening Standard from Kings
ton. states there Is the keenest resent
ment throughout the stricken city Of
the governors determination to rehabil-
itate Kingston without! American aid.
The dispatch says that while The Ameri
can officers were undoubtedly chagrined
at Governor Swettenham's refusal to ac
cept their kindly services, they main
tanned digniaed attitude aud insisted
that there was no friction.
As IMPLYING the sentiment Of the
people Of Kingston, the Mayor Of Kings
ten went to Admiral Davis just before
his departure aud on behalf OF tho cit
2ens dlselaimed all responsibility for the
Governors sctiou, at The same time con-
demning il in the harshest terms. The
Mayor requested Admiral Davis to re-
main at Kingston, but this the latter
declined TO do,
Governor SHettenham threatened TO
arrest Mr.. Magnus, leading King street
merchant, unless he desisted from using
American marines TO help in clearing
his store
Famine now seems remote as large
quantities of food are comingin from
the country. The police Gordon has
been removed.
London, Jan. 2I.-England Is afame
with indignation today over the action
of Governor 5wettenham, in refusing the
kindly aud friendly offices of Admiral
Davis of the United States feet, which
rushed to the aid of the stricken city OF
Kingston.
10 every quarter is heard muLterings
which portend the recall of the tactless
and witless Governor.
Not a word of blame is voiced against
Admiral Davis by the British press tc-
day. The English newspapers either
withhold judgment or openly condemn
Swettenham and brand his blunder as a
piece OF observation-disclosures.
All the London dailies express the
tope tdlorislly that common sense
view of the incident will prevail in the
United States aud that the blunder Of
an individual will not be allowed to cool
the present strong AuglO-American
friendship. All London newspapers &c
day notified their New York correspor.
dents TO minimize the international as.
pect Of the incident and treat the matter
as n personal one with Swettenham. The
Globe alone defends Governor Swetten-
ham.
A singing message was today sent
Swettenham by the Earl of Eigin, the
Colonial Secretary, directing him to tele'
graph all the facts in the case immediate
". Until the Governor reply is received
the Colonial Office will say nothing Of
the incident. The general opinion Is
that E'gn will disavow Swettenham who
will probably be asked to resign.
A prominent member oithe government
who for obvious Ieasons cannot be quoted,
in discussing the incident, to tie CORES
podent OF the Publishers Press said
"Swe tenham has always suffered from
q swelled head. All the thirty nine years
OF his official life have been spent In Cy-
prus, Ceylon, Singapore. and other posts
where the lower civilization prevailed.
lie was thus encouraged 10 develop bis
naturally sutocratic character, and when
the first big crisis of his career arose he
was unable ID rise above his petty per
sonalitiep. lie tried to play the Gar
with DISASTROUS results.
Charges Against Senator Bailey.