Show THE PALMYRA ISLAND Can be ClanH by he United Slates by RIM ol Discovery Ibe Queiiluii ol Ownership to be 11surotichly Ihyt1artd by Our tJvrsmvul NEW YOMC July 9 special to the Herald irum Washlugton says In support 01 their claim to Palmyra Island which bu been taken poietgilon of by Ibo llrlltih govarcmenl the London authorities rotor lo the fact that the British flAg Wei hohled liver this territory lu 1869 Even from uulclal recorjuot UawalUn EOT rrumeul tall 10 bow too tula ol the Dole regime to the Island the United mates la in a position tu raise the claim that tbu Uland belongs 10 this Loveriiuient by virtue of uiouvery by an American citizen This fact Is recognized by the British authorities InautOlolal pubihatlon which coo talus a reference to ua dlauovery and Ibe actlou of the llrlllsu In aolug I their llBi ever it Ibo publication In uueallou IB I toll official dlrectlous ol t the Hydrograihl iilUc of Ureat Britain joined by the aumtrally In regard 10 Ibo Palmyra Island the Tolumu eluiei PalusA war illicoverad by Capl Siwle by Ibo Amerloiu Suits Palmyra la 1802 ana Was formally annexed to Great Britain by Commander Nictitate In her uiijant fa snip CorD moronI oo May 18 U39 There were uo Inbabl fault uu me Island at ibe time ol its annexation although Mesirs Handed Ban nod AtcuFArsue 01 New Zealand cuntemplateil cultivating It A high Ulklal uf rue state department depart-ment said last night that an Investigation Investiga-tion Larulug Lull rights ef Hawaii ut and Octal Britain to Palmyra island would made A long report on Palmyra I island oJ was made lu I 1674 by Commander nJ U Bkerrll Won recently died lu this eltys at the lime Cummtuder Hkerrll wI lu command uf Ibo Uultul Bitter Perisxumn which Wad ulreolaj to uiaku a survey of the Islands of Ibo Pacific liuccrlt Valleys as being be-ing 1cadis i up or auuul sixty small Isles eastroursueiA by oor1 raters upon tblob as funny as 15000 cocoanut trees at growing rate seagoing between ilia IIdLILIS 1lu rapidly filling up a a a roull 01 coral formathangs butt Calls WIly It is I XICId Ihu Island will Lid tit Juval I Wants elevteI About six hot ahvoillu level of the hem htlGator Morgan 01 Alabama aid 1 that ho bad nut examined Into Ih quotlou of the validity of the Hawaiian Hawaii-an title to Palmyra ltauda Lull across not prerared la express a UeHnlte opinion on the subject though hen he-n Inclined lo tblk It was a matter of cumparatlvuly stencil Importance to Ibo United Bitten whether Uruat Brit Bill Lied tbu Island or no ou Remount ot Its clearances 110111 Ibo United Btalia acd Hawaii ll agent lirlllln has occupied that Island ha laid It Is I because abu bib utefortt It Utut another Bteplu her policy 01 urruuDdlng this country wit it mllIy I I fortune rblo government obculoI roully Invostlaato the question an to t e rlRhl nt tile Hawaiian government claim jurisdiction over tnu lalond and If that claim Is well faun I Olnth proper artiste would be after tills aovr mont bus Acquired Illlo to the Hawaiian Hawaii-an Itlandi to call upon Uroat Britain for au explanation of her action lu occupying Hawaiian territory The action of Urtat Britain In tells Ing Possession uf Palrayri Island this lime Is generally regarded hero IB a olop In her Jnbll year Policy of Btrengtbeuloff bur Luill fifty lines Auutber nap In tills policy has just tirru broURbt lo tile attention the states department In a relief from consul Miller at Port Stanley rukland Isles who reports that Purveys 1410 now III 1 progres 0 that point under the direction of Un Lwr ol tho royal oLKlaeers for the establishment of a naval socialist nni hospital Such n station at title Point with repair sbopn and fortiniallons would bo of the utmoit Imfortanco to a lliltlili Uu operating In tbe southern south-ern Piolllc tldered of value Ou too list l iteamer direct from Japan Ihetu came n meai ge lo a well 1 gin winjapaneve la this ally In too Stand c or a clrrul ur Itatertureatioup rile uooualowo lrom the stato do pot talent at the Imperial givernment aud treaty irauilauj a as lollowt 11 You are ojmtuandud by tile imperial im-perial government to carry out at the earliest poislole dale tile following In itructti Alconsim how Many Japanese are la tbe county In which you live D > uol lake Uulietl BtoteioeudUB but at certain by actual work by yourieir How many Japuuo o In your county are American c3beed What la the average age of the mtle Japanese living lu your 0oa11Y i How niauy Japanese are engaged purultl where capital Is Invested by themselves arid no mt whai amount at capital to Invested W bat Is the neareat aeaporl In your county and If uoue what Is I Ibo near tit seaport tJ he reached by your titaU numoor of railroad Bteamnntj lines or Bulling vram > ls 1 available from your county to the nearest port or embarkation embarka-tion for Japan together wild lull ojot of fareaad lie limo neceisary lo roacu eald ntareit port Give Dismiss of the prlooll1 mom beta of Ihu Japanese colauy la your county with I location bUilD 0 and paiullloe addreii I Ino above questions neuJ your Immediate Im-mediate ktleuiloo and reports Ihould ue forwarded at the earlleit date This circular la couUdentlal and directed to J ou by order ol his Imperial uisjtsly the etnporor Heveral Jaianese of more or less ptominauie lirtarts Beau regarding me ucumeul Borne denied all knowledge uf ll othe B admitted that they had beard tomeintug about Its nut none 61 them weuU ajuilt that u had any i ar ticular blgnlllcauce this lime |