humanity, yet it
is
not
every
man
who
can
boast
of
being
an
American
is
a
good man
or wise administrator
It
is
with
this
knovledge
gained
coupled
with
the
fair-mindedness
of
Governor
Oman
and
his
immediate
ad-
visers
that
has
caused
the majority of
the
inhabitants
of
this
island
to
wish
his retention
in office for
another
term.
—St.
Thomas Mail, Notes March 30th.
UNWARRANTED
AND
UNCALLED
FOR
ASSAULT ON
WOMAN
BY
MARINE, THE CAUSE OF TROU-
BILE DOWN-TOWN.
On Saturday
night and
on
Sunday
af-
ternoon,
the
district
known
as
"“The
Savanne’’
was
kept
in
a
pretty
lively
state
through
the
conduct
of
several
marines
and sailors.
:
In this
vicinity
there
is
a ‘“‘camp’’ to
which
some
of
these
“gentlemen’’
re-
sort after their day’s work.
From information to
hand,
it has
been
ascertained
that
the trouble
was
caused
by
one
of
them
assaulting
the
person
of
the
wife of
one
David
Samuels
as
she
was
drawing
water
from
the
old
well
opposite
Lugo’s
former
provision-
shop in
the
vicinity.
Resenting
the
as-
sault
words
ensued,.in which Samuels
joining,
he
is
said
to
Lave
threatened
what
he
‘‘would’”’and
‘‘would not”’
do.
Thus
the
afternoon passed.
Later
in
the evening about
8.45 o’clock 2 number
of
marines
and —seme
claim,
sailors—-
surrounded
a house,
and forcing
an
en-
try by door and
window
feil right
gal
lantly
upon
the man.
Needless
to
say,
the
battle
went all
to the honour
of
the
attacking
party—-
sixteen against
one !
What other
result could
there
be,
un-
less
the
person
attacked
was
prepared
and stood rigidly on the defensive.?
The
woman,
who put
up a
good flght,
giving
her
attention
to
but
ore
at
a
time
was
eventuaily
‘*knocked
out’’,
Apart
from
a
swollen
and
throhbing
head,
the
result
of
the
cowardly
blow
that
laid
her
senseless
and
prostrate,
she
is
said
to
be
suffering
from
many
disfiguring
marks: while
the
man
has
several scalp-wounds.
Man and
Woman
placed
‘‘hors de
com-
bat’’
the
gallant
band
with
uprolled
sleeves
and
swearing
breath,
marched
down General
Gade,
supremely
proud of
their victory over
two unarmed civilians,
‘and one of them
a woman.
Where
were
the neighbours?
Why;
in their
houses
to be sure;
and
as
quiet
as
mice.
Not
a
single
stir
was
to
be
heard.
Only
the
easy
hauling
to of
dours and windows.
But did it end thus?
To
be
sure,
not.
The
men
were
again
on Sunday
morning, looking for
‘‘fresh
fields’’ to
conquer
and
as
the
day
ad-
vanced,
and
alternoon
grew
on
Sspace,
scores
of them
could be
seen
gathering
in the vicinity
of the late
fracas,
until
towards
the
evening
their
number
in-
§1
ChßabdX
A Yio
creased
to rather
alarming
proportions,
Stomes
were thrown,
houses
were closed
by their foolishly
terrified inmates,
and
what
bore
all the
resemblances
of
ter-
minatingin a
night
of
disorder,
even-
tually
was
suddenly
brought
to
a
halt
News
reaching
the
authorities
of
the
existing condition of things,
means
were
at once put on foot'to check
the
nuisznce
Officers
having
been
sent
out,
the
“bapd’’ was rounded
up and marched
in-
to the Barracks,
and thus
terminated
an
episode
that
might
have
carried
far
reaching
conseguences
with it.
We
are
glad that the
affair has
end-
ed as peaceably
as it has,
but cannot
re-
frain from
voicing
our
severe
displeas-
ure at the
interference
with
our
people
by these ‘‘gentlemen in uniform’’; and
we
think
that the soomér
this
is
done
away
with,
the better
will it be
for
all
con-
cerned.—lbid.
£
A “BAM’BATCH OF MARINES GOES
ON
A
RAMPAGE
AND
CAUSES
MUCH TROUBLE:
TO PEACEFUL IN-
:
HABITANTS
GOVERNOR
OMAN
RISES
TO
THE
:
EMERGENCY
Ne verv
much Yegret
to
report
that
once again,
at abouat
8 o’clock
last night
our peaceful,
quiet
little
town
was the
scene
of
grave
disorders,
through
the
misconduct
of
a
number
of marines,
when
many civiliaps
were
assaulted
on
the streats,
and one o1 two badly beaten.
SLorily after,
they
were
ronnded
up
by Director of Police Nolan and
District
Chief
O’Leary,
and
marched
off to the
barracks.
. Somewhgre
after ten
o’clock
they left the barracks
again, armed
as if
though
for war, with rifles,
bayonets,
and billies, and
committed
many
acts of
jawlessness. Atshe
house
of Mr.
J.
Gimenez
at about
11 o’clock
his
brother-
.
in-law hearing
footsteps
coming up
the
street,
made bold to put his head through
the
window.
What
resulted
was
in-
deed
shocking
tolaw
and
order.
He
saw
a squad of marines.
The
rearm)st
saw
him.
‘'Shoot
that -—!"’ was his
remark,
and
immediately
a
shot
wis
fired.
-
The
shot
passed
through
the window,
penétrated
the ceiling,
smashed
a
mir-
ror,
and entered
a post
a few
feet from
where
Mr.
Gimenez
and child
were
sit-
ting.
£
This disorderly conduct
on the
part of
those
who should
be
the
upholders
of
law and order
continued
down
town
for
some
time,
when
it
was
tr. nsferred
to
the Garden.
During all that
time the
streets
were
unsafe
for man,
woman,
and child, even
the home
was
unsafe.
Stones
were free-
ly thrown and revolver shots
fired indis-
criminately.
:
What
is
engaging
one’s
mind
is,
wherein lay the possibility
of the
men
getting
out
again
from
the
Barracks,
and
moreso,
having
in
their
possession
a full supply of arms.
Truly the
present
situation
is
grave,
and
calls
for prompt,
immediate,
and
efficient action
on
the
part
of the
au
thorities.
All
day,
reports
and
rom
plaints are coming
in, but
we have with-
held a fuller account
of
last
light’s dis
orders,
it being our
desire
to
do
every-
thing possible
to assist
in restoring
qui-
et.
This oft repeated
nuisance
cannot
b
allowed to continue.
As respectable
citi
zens
(?) of
the United
States
we canno:
saffer it to
continue.
And with
this de
termination
we most gladly
welcome
the
assurance
that
Governor
Oman
an«
those closely connected
with his
admin
istration
have
adopted
every
means
to
enforce law and
order,
and
towards
this
end
a
Court
of Inquiry
composed
of
‘Commander
Durr, Lieutenant
Comman-
der
Riddick,
Lieutenant
Commander
Gaffney
and
Captain
Noble
will
meet
tomorrow
at
10
a.
m.
for
the
purpose
of investigating
the recent
trouble.
Before the
ar of bthe world
we
clear
ly
most
empbhatically
declare
that
the
disturbance
was
not created
by the
na-
tives; it
was
the
base
action
of
some,
not all,
of the
members
of the
Marine
Corps.
We
are
glad,
in our desire
to
respect
and assist
those
whose
duty it is to keep
order that the report re the police having
been
taken off the street
is
unfounded.
(Though
we
do not
think
it wise),
the
men not on
duty
were
assembled
at the
Police Station
and
held in
readiness
for
further eventualities,
—St Thomas
Mail
Notes,
March 31st.
:
TELEGRAMS.
ST. CROIX STATION.
London, March 31st.—Parliament
nex:
week
will discuss
two resolutions
which
are
intended
to
form the
basis
of
the
Govt’s. proposals safeguarding
industries
bill
The
resolutions
will propose
for
five
years
a
custom
duty
of 83 1/3
per
cent
ad valorem,
on.
importations
into
the
United Kingdom of optical
glasses,
optlcal instruments,
scientific
glassware,
*
porcelain
and
instruments,
magnetos,
tungsten
and its products,
synthetic
and
organic
chemicals,
dyestuffs,
colours,
colouring
matters
and
fine
chemicals.
There
also
will be
similar duty in
addi-
tion
to
any existing
customs
duty,
on
any
articles
which
the
Board of Trade
under the act, will have power
to specify
on
the ground that the said
articles
are
being
sold
or
offered
in
the
United
Kingdom,
at prices,
below
the
cost
of
their
production,
or
owing to
exchange
depriciation,
at prices
below
what
they
can
profitably
be produced
for in
Great
Britain, therefore tending
to bring about
unemployment.
London,
April Ist.—Sugar
in stock
or
the
26th
ult.
was
134,000
tons.
Las-
year 45,000 tons.