The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-10-16
DEFENSE OF DR.. BEDLOE
IN THE ABBEY SEIZURE
Counsel Hay Gives Out a Detailed State
nent OF All That Transpired In
Connection With the Otfico.

New York Oct 15Eay,ra p 11o,
| counsel for. & W n S,-IwaS+a,. o,,.,'r,
| of the steamer Abbay wbicb ,,,as sais,
| ed as a fiiihuster carrvinr ,r,DI, ia
Ammunition to Tho Eilininn ,,s,'r9,o,,t go
| TODAY ,nada tho fo,lo,virr s.ata,,,a,,t
| in defense az Dr. Edwsra n RaG,na
! Tinted states nnns,,1 ~ G,,.on DLi
na against wbo,n nhoreas ,.s,a ,,,a'1,,
in cnnnactinn w;th ~ srn,t os ,,,,a,
ican repistrv IL tha ahhan c,.,,,lstt,
sold oniv one narcal AZ a,.r,s ond 1sa,nl a,,,
rn,1niti,,,, 10 ~ nx ~ .tt ". @ a.,
ce1 Was scid at 49, 49,. hlu ths W. ~ pc,
was eo,,ivaIent to assis+ing ~ t-nitn1
states forces tho ,,boia t,.s s,,o ~
inp n,,da n.ith ~ eli ,,ar1a5i, ~ ~
r-nnson+ Of ~ I1n;taa 60, CO.
"On or about I,,na e Ieae c,,,,.o..tn,. tl,.
entered info oon1r,ot ,,,i,. ~ 1ttl
ininos to coll "a 5al;1'a, 200 " VI
rifles and two N,axi,,, ,,a,,i,,a ,on .N go.
the nrice tn i,ol,,da tha 80
staamar aeIi1,a,.I. .+ sr, p.;t;t' ~
steamer Passisr yes ,,rlb,.t3 -
,,'e,.at,,,, Ma' pulc.aseu, the
ad for thn oxnedS.i ,'ii" W. tteeaiS a'lans
were heinr nlaca5 ahoord tba '.t ,tes ,,,a,
tha Rritish enS-a,n,,,ar+ ,,,I.,,5 ~ tIsl'
mort nern7it sv,vastnr haltntad u tipe - rsns eA
his dutv eitbar ~, f,a,i,Iar ~ .,,',+1s w t
or to col, 70 tba hast ,a,o,t,,., Soo,,, 1
ral,e a sett1e,,a,,+ ,,.i+, ~ ISf1i,i'.
fo,. tha casf, tha,1 hah .dt,an 1na '-''''o9
.sHa triad in ,,orioIs u.o,,, tn ,t ,1,,,
axnadition nff a,irlr T ~ - tne
Reieviner fna11y II v,o,,,1 10 ;,,,,'.,,,'.iti
to accomnlsh fhis he sod tn l.'t1"'1lSte +ba rbi-
nace orini,Ie ~ C,ato,, -, 80, -,
ammunition Tho tarros ~ tbi e,i
We've ora1thira o.eh ,, t,,;,,l us 7''oo oo
DAYS and onelthird in en da,,s Irnon ~ ~
making the daIivarv tho Ghinasa ~
iectad r. 4qa Mausar r;ias ond +la ~,
m,1nition and as +hara was no ,,,,,,,,
nit;on for tha Maxin, guns tha,,' IA
clined 10 accent these ibis lnft c.,l-
vestar WITH, +ha goods ~, II. h,,1 -
also the shin Ha detarminad to ~, Nv
and deliver the small o,,autit xt,t,o ,,alnsn
IN the trapsacfion
"The passip. w.as ob.,,oad fr,,, :,
British register to an American rae;s~
ter under the name of the Ahhev in
the United States consulate at Csn-
ton. then under charge Of DR. Redioa
It was a purely routine nroceedine and
any other consular officer in Dr. Red
loe's place must have acted as be
did.
1.-The Abbey sailed from Canton about
Aug. 26, Sylvester left Honp. Kong on
Sent, and arrived at Manila on sant
G. All stopped at Manila fo, more
than a. month ivine 81 TIA bnta,s ar5
associa ting with army and navv ofti-
GERS. The Manila nnwsnaners haf fml1
accounts of the landing of 10 Ahhav's
cargo at Ratanpas co tha+ tba fao+ of
the arms and ammnnition haing f,,,,'
nished to the Filininns was in nossas-
sion of th, army and navv .I,tbnriIias
and vet NOT a word vas sa;d
"Svlvester. after arranoiny ror t,a
final settIement and the transfer nf tha
steamer laft Manil, near H. o,,a ',,t ne
Sentemher win al t,ln shir's ,nr,,., u ~
No nod stin,,lot.d u.ith ,nio,i -,
che shin wa, NOT 10 ba ,,s.,I ,,,,,;, L.
had time to tal,a tho na,srs r. Can+ar
and canoa1 tbar, tha,.eI,, ro,;e,;,,i a' ~ ~
ITnited Sta+es on,,,,r,,,,,ant - Ing Ing luz
snonsil,iIitv sbo,,,5 ~ r;1t,iiS "nS ~
her In carrving anus or +r,a,is ~, +,n;,, uia
camnaian seainst ~ eonis,, u! ''i1'i