The Portland daily press., 1894-02-22
UNDER THE STARS AND STRIPES.
British Sailors Seek Protection from
Admiral Benham.


Allowing Commerce to Suffer in Order
to Aid Da Gama-Peixoto's Ships Re-
ported To Have Deserted.
Rio Janeiro, February 2.-Merchan
vessels at this port are suffering extreme
ly for want of water because of the re-
fusal of the insurgents to allow water
boat to go about the bay and supply
such craft with fresh water. The captain
of the British merchantman, Nasmyth,
made application to a British man-of-
war for the assistance necessary to en-
able him to obt supply OF water
and was contemptuously refused. The
merchant skipper proposed applying to
Admiral Benham for aid, and the COM
mander of the war vessel sneeringly an
swered, that he might do as he liked.
The captain of the merchantmen ap
pealed to Admiral Benham, who
assigned Lieutenant Kilbourn to guard
the water boat under the American flag.
Vessels of all nations are asking the pro-
lection of the United States flag.
British sailors are openly cursing Eng
lish officials, who. they declare, are
sacrificing commerce to aid da CANA.
Evidence of the existing feeling in this
respect is given in the fact that at the
principal landing. yesterday, the British
flag was trampled in the dirt by British
sailors, whose officers expressed no word
of disapproval of their act, which was
accompanied by cheers for " Uncle sam.
London, February 21.-A despatch
from Montevideo says all vessels of the
Brazilian government with the exception
of the dynamite cruiser Nictheroy, have
ioined the squadron of insurgents and
sailed away from the harbor of Rio.
FOR THE AMERICAS CUP.
Dunrayen and Wolverton VIII Probably
Challenge in 1894.
London, February 21.-Lord Dunraven
today, in the course of an interview, adj
mitted that Lord Wolyerton and himself
would build 7O-focter for the purpose
of challenging for the Americas cup in
1895 under certain conditions. This,
however, would be contingent upon Lord
Wolverton's agreeing to the proposal.
| Lord Wolverton is now in India, and
nothing definite can be arranged until he
returns or is communicated with. Dun
raven intimated that Lord Wolverton
| was most eager for race. II will not
race the Valkyrie in America in 1894, z
said Dunrayen, because [ cannot have
the Vigilant as competitor. The Vigi-
liant is the only boat desire to meet
Division in the Gladstone Cabinet.
London, February 21.-The Globe
| makes the unqualifd statement that the
government has becomeiseriously divided
onsthe question of theamafntenance of the
navy. Part of the cabinet strongly favor
maintaining the present standard of the
navy; some going SO far as to advocate
| increasing its fficency at whatever cost
may be necessary. On the other hand
other mem bers of the cabinet, including
| Gladstone, refuse to place themselves in
| the attitude of favoring appropriation OF
! money necessary to carry out the ideas OF
those of their colleagues favoring great
navy All attempts to settle differences
on the question have thus far failed, and
| the matter is still unsettled.
Seventy Sentenced.
Vienna, February 11.-The trial of the
seventy-t two mem bers of the Omladina
society charged with conspiracy i'll con.
pection with the murder of Rudolph
Mura terminated yesterday. Twenty OF
them were sentenced to terms of inn
prisonment varying from two to eighty
years. Fifty received sentences ranging
| from two weeks to n tbs and two were
oornittQd