Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-28

standing the eclzure OF British and 9th.
er steamers by American cruisers Euro
pean nations realized that this govern.
ment IN It's admiralty courts would de-
terminc the merits 81 cnch case as rapid
" as phssiblc.ns we'll as being amcnable
for damages In the case OF every mis-
take and that the greater
the mistake and the longer
the delay. the greater would be
the damages to BE- satisfied. The con-
sidera,lon shown by foreigners whose
vessels had been captured last year and
lean ports OF detention was cx.
trcmely gratifying to this gov
eminent, which would have been
seriously embarrassed had neutral gov
crnincnta by n show " inpntiencc,
forced the executive into the attitude Of
h's'enlrg the judiciary. The point OIL
cials make IL that the British imperial
authorities In london are not yet more
acquainted with all the facts In the de-
t,.uy4 "a INC ships on the south coast
OF Africa than are American officials,
aud az these zhlfF, admittedly did not
fiy the American fng there II no nation
al affront involved calling for drastic
measures. AZ when the Alliance was
fired on, or when Captain Slgsbcc
brought to the Restormal. In the latter
case the British government made no
complaint whatever.
New York, Dec es.-Thc three vcssels
whose carg0cs have becn intcrfercd with
by British warahlpa at Dclagoa bay.
the Beatrice, the Mashnoa and the
Maria. the two firEt named being Eng
lish and the third German, carried
among other American products. about
10000 barrels Of flour shipped by the
Pennsylvania Export and Milling COM
pany. and II ~ believed In the absence
q u..N -.
seat OF the trouble that II was this ship
mcnt principally that caused the Eng
llsh warshipa to take action. Therefore
the advice and opinions Of specialists
IN International law is being sought by
shippers regarding -four as contra
band ~ war.
The New York agents " the milling
company admitted that their entire
ahipmcnt ON the three steamers for De,
lagoa bay was consigned to Johannes,
burg, although they diaclaim any know.
ledge N It's intended for uso by the
Boer government.
\. J. Toomoy. one OF tho milling com.
pany's ogcnta. said that they were not
certain whether their shipment
been seized or that the vessels had sim.
ply been warned away from Lorenzo
Marques. In either cnse, he said his
company was left In peculiar prcdlca-
mcnt. owing to the fact that the var
lous papers dealing with the shipment
had gone by mall to Johannesburg
houses and II could not be recovered
Immediately.
I'VE have no other shipments In
transit TO Dclasoa. fortunately" said
Me-. Toomcy. ''and under the circum.
stances II is not likely that We viii
have"
L. ID. Edyo. OF Flint. Edge & Com.
pany. who had shipments ON the de-
talncd vessels, when seen yesterday
made HIGHT Of the whole question.
The value ~ our entire shipment, "
he gald. does not exceed 81. 900. II con-
sisted OF ordinary merchandise. mostly
canned goods. and was Of not much i'm
portancc. We are perfectly confident
that the British government. whatever
disposition IL made OF the goods will
pay well for them, M ! do not think
II viii nut needless obstacles In the
way Of American merchants. The chief
Importance OF this matter. OF course.
Ties In its relation 20 International law. =
Inquiries at tho various steamship
offices develop tho fact than none Of the
vessels now On route from this port 60
South Afrlca has any ehlpmcnts for
Delagoa bay. Edward y, Norton. Of
Norton 4 Sons. agents FOR the three
vceeels detained on the African coast,
yesterday said
I'VE will receive goods for delivery In
Delaroa bay. but with Tho express pro-
vision that we will not b. responsible
for their delivery. Shippers are natur-
ally unwilling 10 take this risk and q,
present Lorenzo Marquee IL practically
eliminated from our iists o. ports"
Herbert Barbrr Of Barber a com.
| pany, spoke In u similar strain regard.
ting Deiogo bay shipments.