St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-04-06
Whitney and His Brave Marines.

Special to the Globe.
WASHINGTON, April 4.-Secretary Whitney
said to-day that it was not fact that Com
modore Kane had been called on for an ex-
PLANTATION Of his failure to respond promptly
to the appeal OF the United
States consul general for protec-
| ton of Americans and their prop
erty. twas too early 10 investigate this
matter. As soon as practicable Admiral
Jarrett would make full report of the whole
| affair, and if it then appeared that COmmo-
dore Kane had been negligent, he would have
an opportunity to offer his own explanations.
Commodore Kane's friends are intensely
disappointed at his naction the other day. He
has missed the one opportunity of his lifetime
to distinguish himself. When it comes to
the protection of American interests in for
eign lands an officer can afford to
TAKE VERY LARGE CHANCES.
even if he is technically in the wrong and
the government compelled to disarm his act
and make some sort of apology to the gov
eminent within whose jurisdiction he acted.
1t will early take some opportunity to show
that it approved of his spunk, even
if it had to disapprove of his ignorance of IN
ternational law, and the people of the coun-
try would never let an officer suffer for being
too prompt in the nations name or rights.
If Capt. IngrahaIn had fred into an Austrian
ship in the Turkish waters there would have
been 10 international law to justify him, but
he got
GOLD HILTED SWORD
and an enormous amount of popularity for
making the threat. The government had to
give back Mason and Slidell and make ex-
t,,fo
leaped into fame, which is still bright, for
presuming to stop an English merchant
steamer on the high seas. Kane may have
4 very good defense to make, but he has
not written his name BY the side of Capt.
Ingraham's. His friends are more sur
| prised at his excess of caution because he
showed great nerve on one occasion during
the war. He had only just got his lieutenant's
| commission, aud was young fellow, but
recently out of the naval academy. He was
in command OF America, now Gen. Butler
yacht, then lightly armed gunboat, looking
AFTER BLOCKADE RUNNERS.
One day ne found himself in the vicinity
of q good sized, and well-armed
steamer, which was supposed TO
he the Confederate privateer Sum pier
Undeterred by disparity in the size and arma-
meDt VI tue Two vessels, Name maze Tor the
steamer aud was all ready to open attack
when it was found that the stranger was a
federal man-of-war.
Secretary Whitney said TO-DAY that he had
not decided whether to send more marines
to the isthmus, but he thought he should not
DO it. There are 100 marines on the ships
of Admirars Jovett's squadron and $50 now
on their way to the isthmus, aud with
all the Calling guns they have and blue
jackets Of the feet the secretary thought they
could clear cut any crowd Of
SOUTH AMERICAN REBELS
thst they may happen to run across. The
Columbian minister has given the assurance
that his government viii have oueIIed the
revolt before the marines, now on their way.
can reach their destination. a
good deal of gratiied surprise has
been expressed here at the facility with
which $50 or 300 marines have been gotten
together, organized aud embarked for a for
eiga port. 1t IS remarked that We rank
higher among military powers than we
thought We did. Whatever nav be the re-
suit OF the isthmean enente Is Is quite certain
It win facilitate the passage Of liberal naval
appropriation bill next winter.