Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-08-06
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MoJAvE, August 5.--Theo. Knoll,
Louis F. Moulton, Miss ]. Lewis, J
M. Crane.
Attempts so Extors Hssis~y gram sne
American Consul at G,b rata.
WASHINGTON, August 4th.-
Consul Sprague, of Gibralta, com =.
municates to the Department of
State the particulars of the attempt
to extort money from him: On
the 9th of July the Consul received
an anonymous letter, purpOrting to
be from six men, demanding a loan
of S3 600. The letter goes into all
the details of conveying the money
to the conspirators, and threatens
death to the G ,nsul and
family In case of the failure to
deposit the money in the designat-
ed place. The whole affair is ar
ranged in the most circumstantial
manner and bears marks of prac
ticed hands. The Consul commu-
nicated with the police. and detec-
tives were employed. On the 18th
Of July, the day for depositing
money having passed, another let
ter more threatening, but reducing
the amount to 5000, was received.
Ia this letter the brigands showed
that they were coguizant of all that
had taken place since the receipt of
the first letter, the movements of
the Consul aud family and of the
police. Sprague has laid the whole
h e. A 4. .y;,. Nfi,,ia-
ter at Madrid.
The Inser-Ocpnnic Can.t-Oppoei-
sion Gu DsI.css-ps's senrme.
NEW YORK, August 4.-The En-
gineering and Mining Journal
prints u letter from Professor Fuerth
of Ce-nell University, suggesting
that il a canal Is actually to be
built. the United States cannot af-
fort. to stand by and see it built
across any territory except that of
our ally and neigh bor, the Repuh-
lie of Mexico. He says: 1--WE must
hear in mind that the Central
American Republics are very weak
and controlled by European as
cendancy."
uc ANUU says w ACd NOlC
was to be taken In the packed
Congress, American and British
Representatives refused to go on re-
cord, because the whole thing was
an organized snap judgment and
speculation. Therefore, so far as
the United States appeared at all
In this matter, 1t was in direct,
positive and unqualified opposi-
ton. Lesseps was fully aware of
this, having been q personal wit
ness Of the proceedings, If not their
actual manager. The United
States will never consent that a
ship canal shall be built across
this continent under foreign au-pic
sand to be controlled by foreign in
fluence. So much is settled by the
uuwritten law which all parties ac-
cept in this country. The Ameri-
can Continent is reserved for the
development of merican institu-
tions, in which all the world ia In.
vited to share by adoption; but any
nation that attempts to enter by
one of the Isthmus doors without
previous permission and upon ex-
press conditions, will find that door
barred sternIy and immovably.
When Lesseps as.u med to tell the
audience a. NAMES that the Gov
srnment of the United States was
not opposed to the Panama project,
he wilfully misrepresented the
truth, and evidently with the in
tention Of aiding the job of which
he Is chief manager.
The World says: The Isthmus
Canal Is q thing greatly to be de-
sired, not only in the general inter-
est Of com merce by all commercial
nations Of the world, but, in the in
terest of the whole Americrn peO-
pie, by Americans in particular.
1t is absolutely necessary to the
power and we'll being of the United
States, however, that any such
communication should be kept un-
der the control Of this Government
to make 1t impossible that 1t shall
ever become what the Suez Canal
already has become for England, in
Europe-a source of political com
plications between the United
States and other powers. 1t is OF
primary importance to this country
that the American Government
should be put In a position to Sc.
Gu the free use of the canal on
equal terms by the ships of all
ations In times of peace, and to
prevent the use of such canal by
the war ships of any nation in time
of war.
aSItsical prospects In Maine.
NEw YORK, August 4.-The
Times, carefully reviewing the po-
litical prospect in Maine. says: The
Democrats. disappointed because
Garcelon insisted on again being a
candidate, are somewhat less spir.
tied than the Greenbackers, and
their close alliance with the last
named party is the best evidence of
their virtual surrender of party In.
tegrity. The Republicans were
never more united, hopeful and en-
thusiastic. They have made for.
tunate nomination for Governor,
and they are confident OF victory.
The chances are that the election
will again be thrown into the Leg
islature, however, and the Republi-
cans will control the election.