The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-02-01
PRESIDENTS GOOD WORDS
Swettenham's Career AS Governor
About Ended. $50

London Z By Cable) Foreign Sec
rotary Grey sent the following reply
to Mr.. Bacon through Esme Howard,
the charge d'affaires of the British
Embassy, at Washington:
Please express to the Assistant
Secretary of State my thanks for
his message. The friendly attitude
OF the President and the American
government are warmly appreciated
by His Majesty's government"
Washington Especially President
Roosevelt received a cablegram from
the Most Rev. DR.. Enos Nuttall, lord
archbishop of the West Indies and
chairman of the Kingston relef COM
mittee, rendering his thanks for the
prompt visit of the American wal
ships under Rear Admiral Davis.
The message is as follows:
I'VE all appreciate deeply Ameri-
can sympathy in our distress and the
prompt visit of your men-of-war for
our succor. Happily the supply of
food available for the relief commit
tee is sufficient After meeting the
cost of this, our next great want will
be the means for r.aking small
houses habitable. All our people are
behaving splendidly."
The receipt of the official full text
of the correspondence between Rear
Admiral Davis and Governor SWEET
tenham, of Jamaica, caused the ma
val officials to again study the situa-
ton to see if Admiral Davis had in
any way transgressed the bounds of
propriety on his visit to Kingston.
They not only found a precedent for
his landing men from his ships to
preserve order, strangely enough in
the case of another British island in
the West Indies, but also saw moth
ing in the whole affair to warrant
the letter addressed to him by Gov
ernor Swettenham.
Earnest Entreaties.
Secretary Metcalf gave out the
following statement bearing on the
subject:
1.-The department has received the
full text of the correspondence be-
tween Rear Admiral Davis, com
handing the squadron of naval YES
sells which recently visited Kingston,
Jamaica, after the earthquake, and
Sir Alexander Swettenham, governor
of Jamaica.
from LHlS correspondence II dp'
pears Admiral Davis landed a party
of six men for the purpose of guard
ing and securing the archieves OF
the American consulate and another
party of 10 men for the purpose OF
clearing away the wreckage. Later.
upon the earnest entreaty of the CO.
lonial secretary and the inspector of
police, who spoke for the Governor
(the4 Governor being absent from
the city and at Kings House, some
three miles Distant, SO men were
landed under arms from the Indiana
to overawe an alleged mutiny at'the
penitentiary, containing 500 or 500
prisoners. Admiral Davis then pro-
ceeded by carriage to visit the Gov
ernor at Kings House, and found him
living with his family in tents and
was accompanied back to the city by
the Governor That same afternoon,
upon request the Governor, the men
were withdrawn from shore and re-
turned to their ships.
On the same day the following let
ter was delivered TO Admiral Davis
from the Governor of the island:
Colonial Secretary's Office,
Jamaica, January 18, 1907.
Sir-I beg to thank Your Excel
lency for the kind assistance which
you have rendered to the govern
ment of this colony. | have the
honor to be, sir,
Your obedient servant,
(Signed)
7 SWETTENHAM