The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-11-24
AMERICANS IN DISTRESS.

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cans, who were induced to ship on
board the steamer Lillian for Cuba,
have been landed near Nassau, N. p.
ana the Lillian has been captured and
helu ut Nassau on charges Of having
violated the neutrality laws. These
persons are In Il destitute condition, a nd
nave applied to the American Consul
Tor relief, but h0 feels that he has no
authority Of law to supply their wants.
OIthese men one hundred have been
sent to Key West, and the Navy De.
partment will dispatch another vessel
for tho remaining two hundred, provld.
ing they agree to not violate the neu.
trnlity laws again.
THE NEW HAYTIEN MINISTER.
The new Minister resident from
HAytl, who presented his creden.
hHls To day, Is light mulattO 10 color,
ana held several positions of responsi
blliiy IN his country, the last being that
OF Foreign Secretary. Heis II gentle-
ul"n OF ability and finished education,
anu mnds his little speech In French
Ho was In this country during the first
Year OF our war, and offered his services
TO raise aud command a regiment oi
c"I0red troops. lie will live In this city.
THE VIRGINIA CONSERVATIVES
In thu Legislature have appointed a
COMMITTEES OF nine to come up here his
winter and manage the case OF their
State for admission TO Congress-
Srrnker Turner, OF the lower house, Is
chairman OF tho committee, and IL as.
s"mhles here on the day Congress meets.
THE tPANlsII GUNBoAT QUESTION
is likely to soon assume new phase
The boats, Hs stated lust night, are now
held by lhe naval authorities on An Or
der from the President. All OF them
are nearly finished, and eleven of them
ARE ready for delivery. Peru asserts
that they are Intended for use directly
or Indirectly against her sovereignty,
and II In IN her Information that the
PrssidentH order was issued, Tho
GOVernmenL IL daily In expectation
that Spain will demand the release OF
IhnSe now ready for delivery, When
such demand iS made The naval uu.
th0rilies will probably ut once with
draw their surveillance, and allow the
evil authority 10 step In aud libel the
vessels Tor violation OF the neutrality
laws. This Will take the question into
the courts aud compel Peru 10 make
good h"r allegations against the gun
boats, lHiling to do which they must be
IeienHed. District Attorney Pierrepont
talked this matter all over with the
President when here on Saturday. Tie
story that he was present to advise on
CHban matter Is incorrect, excepting HO
far rs this gunboat question is OF inle.
rest 10 Cuba.
AsuIP CANAL.
The Government Ia getting ready to
look carefully into The question of a
ship canal TO connect the Atlantic and
Pacific Oceans. The steamer Nipslo IL
now lifting at the Washington Navy
Yard Ior service on this side the 18TH
mus, aud another vessel will soon be
put In order for service on the Pacific
side. The intention is to make survey
and examination Of both the DarIen
and Panama routes, and something
may possibly be done about the latter
this winter III Congress-. The Darien
shi canal treaty now before our Senate
has been rejected In the Colombian
Senate, but IL Ia understood efforts are
10 DO made 10 save It at the next session
OF that body.
A BASH sLANDRR.
The Investigation into the alleged
suicide Of a young lady here, and the
supposed connection Herewith OF one
or the heads OF Bureau, which has been
going on for some time. and 10 which
The officers Of the Interior Department,
OF the police, and OF the detective force
have been busily at work, was to. mig ht
reported upon 10 Secretary Cox by Ma.
ior A. Q. Richards, Superintendent OF
The Police. The following are the main
facts OF the report: Every circumstance
slated TO have been connected with the
alleged suicide as gathered from cur
rent rumors has been thoroughly in-
vestigated and proven 10 be false, not
only In substance but In detail, II there
is any reliance TO be placed In human
testimony. The whole affair as COM
monty reported 10 q pure fabricA~
tlon, with not q sCinLillR OF truth for
lts basis, and emanates from source
as low and degraded as are the motives
which prompted the accusations. The
anlmus OF the whole matter seems to
be desire by Interested parties to ac.
compllsh the displacement Of an officer
OF the Government who stands In the
way OF their selfish desire and asplra-
tIons. The Intention OF Maj. Richards
tonight is 10 make several arrests to.
morrow. The matter 10 not 10 be al>
lowed 10 reSt In It's present shape. The
deilniteness with which the charges
were made, and the strength thus given
TO the case ut one stage OF investiga-
tion, make It one OF the strangest trans.
notions with which the detective force
here has ever had 10 do. The parties
10 the conspiracy, II It prove such, are
sure to be arrested.