The sun., 1894-02-01
pl CANA HAS NOT sURRBNDERED.
As-irai Be.bsn Hs. stnpiy Refused to
Recognise His Paper blockade.

As-,r.i B..b.- Has s,-piy Refused to
Recognise His Paper Blockade.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 31.-Earnest efforts have
been made to obtain the text OF Admiral
Benham's dispatches to Secretary Herbert.
and so far as the Cabinet officers are con-
eernsd. before whom they were laid IN e1tenso
yesterday. It is said on good authority that
hey saw no objection to their being made pub
Ne. Tho President. however. II is under
stood is Of q different opinion. ard conse-
quontly the important Information con-
tanned In those cable messages as to the
action OF the Admiral commanding the
United States feet and the motives that
instigated 1t will remain state secret for the
present. Some privileged Congressman. who
have seen the story as told by Benham. are
emphatic in the assertion that there Is no
mention in the dispatches OF any surrender
By Da CANA to Admiral Benham. as stated in
cable messages to the Rothscbilds. Their
chief ational i'm port appears to lie in the
fact that Admiral Benham has refused to rec
orniIe Da Gamas paper block ade. and has
he will use force to protect American COM
msrce. II need be. against the Interference OF
il cannot be ascertained whether this Gov
eminent has cabled Admiral Benham sustain
were n ali allowed % To- escape before an en- Sarro was
Placed on news, II 10 assumed s that this Is
highly probable. More than two weeks ago
Admiral Benham cabled that he proposed to
refuse acquisscsnce In the blockade as far as
American merchantmen aud their cargoes
he would not have taken the vigorous, meas,
ures reported In the Rio dispatches II he had
been instructed to the contrary. or even IL left
to infer that his proposed action would not be
approved.
Nothing has been received by Secretary Her
bert from Rear Admiral Benham since Mon
DAY Al ds{ tSs nd g1i s1s
uni tad N vi innaly for additional adyiaaa
tho Admiral This expectancy was not so
much the result OF anything contained In tho
reports from Rio promising sensational devel-
opmsnts. But the department was disar-
Bt Bert was ali allowed % to @ snloy the the Cabinet dinner
atSecretary Smiths In peace
psmsn from S TSompsen or 'nf sRs s'1!e etsd
States Ministers at Rio. and nothing is expect
ed. The growing suspicion that Mr.. Thomp-
country to Brazil In name only is practically
confirmed; He has been quietly ignored
situation. and news Of a purely diplomatic
Character is being transmitted by Admiral
Bspart%snt Il IS ssid that the dissatsiaesioa s %
sth Mr., Thompson arise; n, ; from the fact that
twenty -four miles away. and two hours and
half distant by rail. Recently Mr., Thomson
sult. II is said. OF instructions from Secretary
Gresham.
refused payment for the Ericsson Destroyer
u no surprise to the Navy Department When
sSs ySS az for f.s sTs.n
psrts said she was more Mt for navy
museum than for any active service.
BsnhAm for q written report Of his trouble
with Da Cana, to be sent Dy mail. for use in
that an oficer and sailor were injured on
board the Detroit during tho threatened hos
TTt,aes Thase Is confirmed at the NaN5 Department
nAmas ships. but through the careless hand
Ing OF guns on board the Detroit, Their in
nave only themselves to blame for the occur
Secretary Gresham severely condemned the
SENSATIONAL story. purporting to have been
eAbled from Rio JRnsiro, telling Ot the surIen-
He said that Shsn he heirs first !. saw the ACCOUNT he
gave efedenes to u, because II was so circum-
slant sss5tiAl in detail but he now knew thai il was
Secretary said he would place no rsliance in
reports emanating ;rem the same source ns
that the author OF the story did not even know
ms business, ior II he wished 10 give an air II
given list oi the Losses In his account OF the
nIllng night in Rio haTbor. ending in the
surrender Of the insurgents.
io-inorroW morning or during tho day Ssr-
tstAry Herbert win receive a detailed report
,S Hon tdmlTal Bsnham CONCERNING the situa,
in,eris[ss With the transmission o. the mes
Ant --uHlIAl Will lllo OF mas Already
hed, In addition to the regular Official report
snleh the Admiral Will send by mail Score
tsIy Herbert has cabled him to send stalled
!epoft by wire, and At tho latest this
should nid reach .WashinGton tomorrow after
noon % There is a pos.ibiity tnat the report
may be received In the early houTs OF the
nernlnR. and The contingency has been pro-
,iisd Tor In AITangements for the i'm N ediats
Ianslation OF the despatch from the naval
tlpher IN which IL will he sent. The Admiral
II directed to report fully the occurrences OF
s5honeaI particularly with reference to the