| Show SETTLES AN AMFIIICA nitl hlauieleCotrrniiiMit llm aU R Wnnhlp an I 1ernuuder to Iulrnrii a Francisco Jan 20The special correspondent of tho Associated Pres at Bangkok Slam write as follow under date of November 151897 The long awaited and much debate decision of the arbitrators In the matter mat-ter of tho assault upon Mr r V Kel let United States vice consul by Siamese Sia-mese soldiers at Chkngmal on No vernber 19 1806 was published yesterday yester-day In the Government Gazette for the first time and this morning a Eng limit translation was posted in the American legation Shortly after the assault Mr John Barrett n United States miniate resident and conul geneml opened negotiations by demanding and In vestlgatlon by I mixed commission which Slam promptly refused The arrival of the gunboat Muthlas In Teb rurj 1897 however opened the eyes of he Siamese and hastened negotiations for when Minister Uarrott proposed to call the commission a board of arbitration arbitra-tion Slain Yielded The Mnthlas then left the river and the board ot nrbltra ton composed of Mr Ilarrett and M Orts who represented the Siamese government gov-ernment soon afterward proceeded to Investigate tile matter sitting both at llangkok and Mentioned After I twenty twen-ty das session tho commission agreed upon decision without an umpire and the result Is I a decided victor for Mr Dnrrett WhIle the commission finds that the conduct of the olllcere and soldiers who committed the assault was to I certain cer-tain extent excusable from the excitement excite-ment resuttlng from the unusual one Imprudent steps taken by Mr Kcllet In releasing tile servant from the custody custo-dy of the authorities after he had been arrested It was greed that the Siamese government should apologize and pledge Itself to punish the offenders The otll ccrs In command of the troops are t be publicly reprimanded and degraded In rank while the men are to b deprived of their pay for three mouths I I I I I |
