The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-04-25
Officers and Men Will Make Big
Sums of Money From Them.
Steamers Catalina. Miguel Jover aud
Are Picked Up-A Prize Court VIII
BE Promptly Established for the
Purpose Of Comdemuing the YES.
sels-t nder the Existing Law One
Captured ships VIII 60 tn the
Officers and Men of the Warships.

KEY WEST, April H-The gunboat
/ Helena captured the Spanish steamer Mi
quel Jover early this morning. The lovers
cargo is composed of cotton and slaves.
The prize is estimated to value 500, oo0 her
cargo alone being worth sl5H.0oo. She be-
longed to the Pennilio line. Barcelona.
The Helena did not sail with the flee,
on Friday morning but remained here IN
I'll today, when she steamed out 10 sea. She
was cruising about fifteen miles In a south
westerly direction when the Jover, steer
ing In southeasserly course, hove in
sight early this morning. The Helena fired
blank shot and the Spaniard instantly
hove to. The gunboat then put a prize
crew OF twelve marines. an engineer and
sixteen bluejackets on board the lover un-
der the command OF Ensign Mcclellan. who
had with him EnsigEs Lewis and McFar-
land. The gunboat conveyed the prize into
port. The Jover was bound from New Or
leans for Barcelona via Havana
Capt. Charles V. Munson. employed by
the Clyde line al Jacksonville. and form
eriy with the Ward line and the revenue
service, arrived here last night, having
been called for last Thursday by Admiral
Sampson. Capt. Munson will act as f,eet
pilot. The Dolphin will take him to the
flagship.
According TO the Bureau Veritas. the
Miguel Jover. In English the Michael JOY
syfs 4
sailed from New Orleans on April - for
Barcelona. She was formerly tie Port
penison, Is bark rugged. is or Isl tons net
register and was built at Newcastle, En-
gland in 1917. She IS 315 feet inches long.
has ia feet inches beam and is 20 feet
inches deep.
The Bureau veritas has II that her own
ers the compagnie Trans-Atlantica OF
Barcelona.
The Detroit Takes the Catalina.
$50 p. m-Ensign Chrisiy. With crew
Of sixteen men from the cruiser Detroit
and four from the flagship. brought into
Port this afternoon the captured Spanish
steamer Catalina. Capt. Fano S4gl tons,
which left Cadiz March :. and was hound
from New Orleans for Barcelona via Ha-
vana, for whics, latter port she Was MAX
ing when taken. The Catalina was cap
tured about O'clock this ,Sundlyp morn
ing, twelve miles from Havana. She was
taken by the cruiser Detroit. When the
first shot was fired her captain made a
desperate effert TO escape MS pnrsuer and
the chase was prolonged for eigh; miles.
Finally a solid shot brought her to- She
Is carrying cargo OF 5000 bundles OF
slaves.
Revenue Cutter Makes Capture.
ATLANTA. Ga. April pa special from
Biloxi. Miss. says the revenue cutter WI
nona captured the Spanish steamer Satur-
nina al Ship Island Miss. at | o'clock to-
dav. but likely will have TO remain in quar-
aniine with the prize until tomorrow.
Three More Prize. Picked Up.
NEW YORK April GA dispatch 10
the Press from Kew West szays
The gunboat Wilmington captured the
Sranish schooner Candida. With deck
load Of charcoal intended for Havana,
where 1T is extremely valuable for fuel.
A. this writing the Gushing Is bearing
down on o schooner to me southeast. The
hreeze IS slow. and while she has on ali
sau the Cushing viii overhaul her shortly.
She has the start. but the Cushing has the
steam.
The torpedo boat Porter today captured
the Spanish schooner Antonio. laden with
sugar for Havana. The Antonio was sent
TO Key West with ptize crew Of four men
under Naval Cades Dtfoois.
The Law Governing Prizes.
WASHINGTON. April "a. Secretary
Long has received from Admiral Sampson
despagches t.iiing Of the capture of sew
eral Of the Spanish merchantmen. which
are to be Reid as prizes ard 10 be disposed
OF according 10 Law, lf the protests made
against snch seizures are held to - With
t-it ground. Judge Advocate General Lem
lew. the .aw officer Of the navy depart
menf. has been looking np the statues or
ihe subject ard = prepared to assist the
secretary IN any way necessary.
The !aw provides tta; the eoudcrnaa ian
proceedings in the matter Of prize gessels
shall b. condea.ed under TIE supervision
of the district courts. 1t is made the duty
of tie commanding ofrscer Of a vessel
usaksns a capture. 10 secure TIE docu-
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