Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-04-26
con,rapanu. IT'S prescription of contraba6a

coneTApAHo. At5 prsscrlptlon OF Contraoan0
articles Is conclusive. If such prescription
should be made in outrageous disregard Of
international law or of treaty rights, neu-
trail states affected would probably inter-
pose. Neither belligerent can treat goods
as contraband in violation OF his treaty
stipulations with neutral power as re-
CARDS the subjects of that power. Anyone
desiring to ship goods to foreign port in
neutral vessels would probably consult
any existing treaties between Spain and the
government of that port.
The beligerent right Of capture as against
a neutral exists only. either In case of CON-
traband of war or OF enemy's goods aboard.
or of violation of an effective blockade.
and In other analogous cases whore the
conduct of the neutral justif1es the bell
ligerent In treating his property as enemy
property. II Spain adheres to the prn-
eiple free ships. free goods. AZ this gov
srnment proposes to do. only contraband
goods are subject to capture In such ships.
Seizure of Hawaii.
Inquiry at the navy department as to
the story that our government had ar
ranged for,the seizure of the Hawaiian
islands and the establishment Of a coal
ing station in Hawaii failed to secure
any positive statement on the subject.
There is good authority for believing
that the story is exaggerated and that
all that has been done is to provide for
the establishment of coaling depot
and it's adequate protection.
Members of the senate. committee on
foreign relations are generally without
information as to the plans of the adj
ministration in Hawaii, but some of
them indorse the idea of securing the
Pacific islands by seizure at this time
in view Of their strategic Importance.
Senator Davis, chairman of the COM
mittee, is among those who hold this
view. He said that he considered that
the United States would be entirely
justified in taking the islands in case
of war as a war measure.
Transportation Problem.
For the purpose of transporting the
army to Cuba, the quartermaster gen
erals Office has under consideration
the question of the charter Of ships hay-
ing the carrying capacity of $4,000
men. No charters have, however, been
closed.
A formal order was issued by the war
department increasing the equipment
of light batteries of artillery to six
guns, six caissons, one combined forge
and battery wagon and 100 horses. The
enforcement of this order will require
500 additional horses which the quar-
termaster's department will purchase
in Tennessee.
Troops at Chickamaugn.
Chattanooga, Tenn, April 23.-It is
Camp George II. Thomas. Mai. Gen.
Brooke on Friday issued formal orders
SO naming the Chickamanga park rem
devious of the United States troops and
henceforth until the park is deserted by
the boys in blue, it will be known by
that name. The number of troops al
Chickamauga park was increased te
about 1900. Fifteen train loads of in.
fantry, cavalry and artillery arrived
during the day and were conveyed a.
rapidly as possible to the park, where
their camping grounds had been al
ready selected for them. With one ex
ception the arrivals were all from the
west.
Censorship Established.
Key West, Fla, April 23.--The United
States government has established cen
sorship Of kilograms, forbidding tn.
transmission of code messages to OF
| from Havana. This begins at once.