The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-07-28

vessels purchased by the government
for naval purposes during the Spanish
war and no longer needed by the navy,
as follows:
The repair ship Vulcan, at the navy
yard, League Island, appraised at
800, 900, sold to Michael Jenkins, OF the
Merchants and Miners Transportation
Company for 1880.
The collier Scipio, at the New YORK
navy yard, appraised at $25,oW, sold 70
Louis Luckenbach, of New York, AT
$50, 125.
The ferry boat East Boston, at the
Boston navy yard, appraised at $50, OOO,
sold TO Phillips, Wool & Watson, or
Portsmouth, Va, at $38,091.
The collier Niagara, at the New York
navy yard, appraised at $50, 1000, sold to
Henry P. Booth, of New York, at $75,-
563.
OF the other vessels offered for sale,
the yacht Enquirer, appraised at $2O,-
600, was withdrawn at the request OF
the war department and transferred to
hal department, and THE bids for the
ferry boat Governor Russell, appraised
at $35, 900, were rejected. as the high
est bid, that of the city of Boston, was
$40, 900 less than the appraised value OF
the vessel. The Governor Russell,
which is now at the Norfolk navy yard,
will be re-appraised and offered for safe
again.
ALGER's FAREWELL TO THE CAB
MET.
The features of the cabinet meeting
today were the farewell of Secretary
AIger and the presentation of his sue
cessor. Mr.. Root. His greeting was
pleasant and cordial. He remained but
a few minutes, leaving shortly AFTER
noon to catch the 12:45 train for New
York When he left the White house
he said he would return and assume
charge of the war department August
1st. Shortly after Mr.. Root had left
Secretary Alger made his adieus. He
shook hands with the president and
each member of the cabinet. In saying
farewell there were many kindly X
pressions of regret and exchange OF
Well-wishes.
THE CANADA DISPUTES.
The cabinet. remained in session
about three-quarters of an hour after
General Ayers departure. There was
a. general cleaning up of little odds
and ends, preparatory to n pres1-
dents departure tomorrow. The main
topic discussed was the Alaskan boun-
dairy dispute. Secretary Hay explain
ed status off the direct negotiations now
in. progress between himself and Mr..
Tower, the British charge, and said
that he was not without hope that this
vexed problem would be solved by d.
rect negotiations. Great Britain now
seems willing to consider the proposal
of the United States to give Canada the
privileges of a part of entry into the
Dominion. while retaining absolute
sovereignty over the Lynn canal and it
is around this sort OF a proposition that
the hope of a settlement now hOverS.
The speeches of Sir Wilfrid Laurier and
Sir Charles Topper came up incidentally
but no serious attention was given
them. Settlement by direct negotiation
would be the easiest as we'll as the
most satisfactory method OF dlsposlng
of this troublesome question, and such
a settlement, from the facts developed
at today's cabinet meeting, is regarded
as by no means Out of the realm of
probability.
THE PRESIDENT TO LEAVE WASH
INGTON.
The president I've for Lake Cham
plain at 3 O'Clock tomorrow afternoon.
The postmaster general and Mrs. Smith.
who were to have MIN,
will not go with him, but will join the
presidential party later. The party will
consist of the president and Mrs. Nc
Kinley, Miss Sarah Duncan, of Cleve-
land, the presidents niece; Or. n
Mrs. RiXey, Secretary COrtelyou n
dIu Oue VI Two SlcIIOS IdplICL0, NILS.
MoKinley's maid and one of the White
house servants.
SECRET SERVICE ANNUAL RE-
PORT.
) The thirty-fourth annual report Of
the secret service division, submitted to
Secretary Gage bv Chief Wilkie today
shows that during the fiscal year ended
June 80, 1899, there were arrested FOR
making or passing counterfeit money
onH Iin1rpH crimes 6IQ nprSOnS. OF
these. 21S were convicted and 293 are
awaiting action Of the court The ac-
uuittals were less than "a per cent. OF
70 cases undetermined at the close OF
the previous year, ga were convicted.
New York state led the years record
with 90 cases. Pennsylvania had II, Mis-
souri, SO. Indiana Al, Illinois 80, and so
on down to one each for South Dakota.
Idaho and Mississippi. Neither YER
mont, New Hampshire nor Rhod Is
land had a case.
There were 433 native born Amerl-
cans among the prisoners; SO hailed
from Italy, % from Germany, II from
Ireland, s from Greece. i.
The counterfeit honey captured ana
secured consisted of $55,6S9 in notes n
SPOTS in coin, a total OF $685.. Inc
list of captured plates embraces some
of the finest workmanship ever turned
out by counterfeiters, including those
for the famous 500 "Monroe a Sill
yer certificate, and other 500 plates,
also those for $50, $40, $40, SIS and y,
the latter including the Hancock
. and Window" heads silver certificates,
for which the members of the division
had vainly sought for more than eight
years and finally captured in the n
of the Johnson brothers, at Detroit, in
August, 1898. There We're also the beau
tiful internal revenue stamp plates used
by the Taylor & Jacobs gang.
The total number of captured plates
y was 267. There Were also % dies for
striking gold and silver coins, and Alb
molds for the running of spurious coin,
the largest number ever captured in a
single year.
Fifteen new counterfeit notes made
their during the year, but
of these on1y two were considered dam
gerous, and less than half a dozen of
these particular notes ever got into cir
u culatiOn.