Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-05-08
THIS is CHEEKY
,,g-r7 q. S. MARSHAL CARRIED AWAY
W A GILLIAN VESSEL
nv.,riing ths officials Of this Govern
..,-A B,ousss Chase After Piraheal
sa,,,.- Which Glidss Into Mexican
Wa.srs-War IN Chill 70 bs
Carried on.

r.reo. CAL, May The Off
The Cbtian insurgent vessel
t.,soa.witJed the Federal author
~ ,o o'clock last evening the
.... anchor and quietly steamed
BAY and out into the ocean,
Vino with her Deputy United States
~,encer. who, so far Is known,
.-u or board.
~se ie,1rtare Of the 'Itala was not
,,l though it was not supposed
,. leave as soon as She did. 1t
-r,-,d late in the afternoon that
c-soarng to leave the harbor'
..,..,.i.rc the fact that she had
,..7 and the absence OF any OF
f-or the streets added weight
a' ..-c At5oclock the Captains
.Itt had been lying at the foot OF
.-. rnNed Oh for the vessel with
..., shaari. and as soon as the
,,,, Hi.ei aboard the ltala steamed
DOWN -ha stream.
,t-..p,' Gard was not aware that the
'.-., fsiany intention Of disregard
'p'~ ,-.boritv. for he left for Point
.- tfe launch Tia Juana just one
.-.ts.i of the big steamer, and had
-as point and pOrceeded some dis
..... IN sea before he could have been
,,,,ra that tine ITALIA was following him.
ar-sha' Cards erraud on his second
.-.noat of the harbOr was 10 take the
..5oorar Robert and Minnie anywhere
.5a might be found in the open seas
outside of Mexican jurisdiction as
,iratical craft. The MarShaPS
,.rcb left the wharf at four
,,.ors Resides Major Gard there
.r,-a aboard A. c. Spalding, Of San
Francisco. A. NJ. Conaughy, Capt. Craw-
i,rd and four soldiers from the bar
-,cl,s. armed with rifles and ammunition
5elt,. who had been detailed 70 go on
tbe expedition at the request OF Marshal
card IL is known that the Marshal re-
.,ivad instructions from Washington
.,a+ he had authority TO take the Rob
.-+ and Minnie on the high seas under
,es neutrality and piracy laws, but by
,,,~, these orders were issued could
-,. he .scer,ained Marshal Gard was
..rv ret'eeut when questioned on this
.,,-- simply saying he meant business
lrib intended 10 bring the schooner
ea.s T. he came mp 90 her
At o'clock Wednesday morning
Marsha. Gard aud party left for Coro- /
.s6a Islands. where the Robert and
Minnie vas last seen on Tuesday. Just
1.-,.jea SAIL appeared, which the tug
made fJr As soon As the master saw
.ha Tia Jlala, he put about and ran
,7-,h. l order, it was supposed, 20 get
MO Mexican waters before he was
0garhauled The meeting place of the
steamer and tug was 2ls miles south OF
'ha International line, but Is miles
southwest of Point Iona. The tug
passed tc windward OF the Robert and
Minnie, and those aboard had a good
5ance 10 observe her closely. On her
.-arn were the words, Robert and Min
1.s. San Francisco" The schooner was
,a'ing under fore and mainSail, with no
1 1r tOpSaiis. and was so heavily laden
.ha- she made but slow progress. There
ta-e but four Of her crew visible, and
.he-e watched the movements Of the
r- anNi0uSly through a glass from
1e.r position on the poop. The
,.bo0ner being in Mexican waters Mar
,aal Gard returned to port 70 telegraph
.nr Instructions.
There has al no time been any real
doubts u the minds of those best in
formed tha. the ammunition which the
Robert, ,aud Minnie carried was intend
Cor ,he CM'iau transport, and that it
would boz ,r1u>ferred 10 the hold of the
-a.a ilr .>e oy the insurgents as soon
3D., 'le bis steamer obtained what sup
plies >ae needed i'm port. 1t Is definite
su0W that communications have
passed between Capt Ferrall, of the
schooner. and Capt. Mauzeum, of the
'a.a both while the Robert and Min
-e was at Catalina and since her ar
ra' of This harbor. The ChilianS laid
l'r plan, well, and they were carried
.t to the letter regardless 20 the inter
.-arrcO Of the United States authorities.
ms, after midnight this morning
4lrsha. Gard and party returned from
.,.de and reported that the hooeIO
md Minnie had completely disappeared.
.te deputy marshal who had been
4ced on a small boat at the entrance
,he harbor TO watch for develop
neot> reported that when the italia
started 0lt Pilot Dill was Sandwlched
between TWO armed ChilianS, while four
aanou guarded both bow and stern
ie reports that at least eighty ChilianS
..ere drawn up on the decks, showing
.lAj while the vessel was in port she
'a> p.entiiully supplied with men, arms
A-l ammunition. While here she dis
'Ayed only one small cannon and a
''" OF about sixty men. The deputy
ports that when the vessel left the
4,oor She turned north and steamed
'"ard san Clemente.