Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-05-09

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SAN Francesca. May S-The United
States steamer Charleston will sail
for San Diego in pursuit of the
Gillian ship Itata. Secretary Tracy
telegrzphed special orders. and the
Charleston left Mare island Thursday
and anchored OF San Francisco. In
Ct sad of taking its usual anchorage II
went behind Goat island out Of signt.
Its os.ensible purpose in coming down
is To go outside and try its guns orf-
GERS and men have been ordered to be
On board at o'clock this evening.
WAsHlSsroN. May s.-Fou- execu-
tive departments Of the government are
after the Gillian insurgent steamer
ltata. II is understood that Secretary
Tracy cabled Admiral McCann. in COM
mand OF the squadron at Valparaiso. to
detail the san Francisco and the Bal.
tmors to intercept the Itata wherever
found.
The escape Of tho Itata raises the i'm
portant questions of international law.
The Alabama claims, which cost the
British government $50. 900, 900. arose
in q similar manner, through the
equipment Of confederate YES
sci in an English port and
the supplying of men, guns
and ammunition to her by British yes
sells. As the ltata has been seized by
the United States at San Diego she was
technically United States proper
ty until discharged and is there
fore liable TO recapture on the
high seas by United States man.
of-war or to confiscation If she ever
enters United States port. So far
as Is known there is no charge OF
piracy against either the Itata or the
Robert and Minnie. They DIRE charged
with violation Of the neutrality laws,
which forbid the fitting out in the
United States of vessels to war upon a
country with which the United States
is at peace. Incidentally the legal de-
termination of the force of this charge
involves the question as to whether the
CHILEAN insurgents are TO be recognized
by tho United States-as they have
been by Great Britain-as belligerents,
and to the settlement of this question
the state department officials are al
ready applying themselves.
VALPARAISO, May s.-Much excite
ment was caused here Thursday by an
nemb member Q: tae cabinet. The persons
engaged in the plot sought to take the
lives of the ministers by means of q
bomb, which was thrown at the intend
ed victims in the street.
LONDON, May SIT has leaked out
that considerable perturbation exists in
the foreign office over the action of the
United States in selling vessel
of the Gillian insurgents. The in
surrection from the first has been