The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-08-14
70 Be CAVALRY CAMPAIGN.
INDIAN FIGHTERS WILL TACKLE
THE FILIPINO INSURGENTS.
The Most Hardy Experienced Cam
paigness In the American Army
VIII Go 60 Nanfla-RevelatiOns In
Alaskan BounAary-Fake Trial.

WASHINGTON, Aug I3-Tne Tenth
cavalry, soon 10 sail from Seattle. will
play an important pars in this falls cam
paign in the Philippines Upon the arrival
os this regiment a brigade viii be fornsi
under the command OF Gen Lawton. who.
az a fighter. has no peer In the world
Lawton was born In Ohio and took a
prominent par; IN many battles of the civii
war. He is one OF the braves; and mos,
dashing American officers now in
Lnzon. He distinguished himself at San
tiago. and since hts arrival at Manila some
months ago has continually maintained
his magnificent record. Two thousand
cavalry horses are now being gathered to-
ge;her for shipment across the Pacific. and
these. II iE expected Will fully equip the
three cavalry regiments which will consu-
tute Lawton.s brigade. ..
Gen. Joe Wheeler. Fighting Joe, the
Idol Of the Confederacy and the pride 81
the South In his old age. is apparently as
wiry and as active as he was thirty years
ago He viii be Lawtons chief field Of
ncer and with these men as leaders prodi-
gious results In the direction Of crushing
the insurrection are expected. The cavalry
brigade vii! be made up Of between $3.50
and 400 of the most daring. courageous
fighters and hardy. experienced campaign
ers In the American army. Many Of these
men have seen service on the Western
they intend TO go after Aguinaldo and his
Tasul followers with the same spirit OF de-
termination with which they pursued old
Geronimo and HIS gang Of Apache murder
ers.
Alaska Boundary Matter.
The fallacy OF Canada's position with re-
gard 10 the Alaskan boundary Is clearly
demonstrated by set OF maps and charts
the stare department from the collections
Of the library Of congress, the coast and
geodetic survey and the photographic Of
fce OF the navy department These ancient
ceded 10 the United States and the posi-
ton taken by Great Britain In opposition
TO Canada Is because Of the knowledge of
these proofs In the hands OF this govern
ment.
Some Of the maps are those OF the Brit
ish admiralty. while others are Russian.
the date of the eession Of Alaska 10 this
government. All these maps show the
boundary line to be where our
Sa IN e 90 ei eOss, ne
which Is too Insignificant q point 10 de-
serve any consideration even in the pres
ert controversy, They demonstrate tina,
coas, and ten marine leagues from shore.
and the British admiralty maps issued up
to the year 1887 correspond with ours, and
establish The American claims
Il was not until 1895 that a map was
drawn which threw the boundary line into
dispute. and In that year. rich discoveries
of gold having been made. the British CO.
lumbia land commission prepared a draw
ing which wiped out-on paper-the orig
inal boundary, and ran a line which was
arbitrarily called Undetermined bound
ary." giving Canada the Portland and
Lynn canals despite the specific treaty
provision tina, the Portland canal was the
southernmost limit OF the mainland. Cana
Ola has had the presumption and audacity
to claim that all the map makers previous
to 1895. including those OF Grea. Britain
and Russia. mstook the Benin canal for
the Portland canal. though not long before
Z ~
mander Fender. of the royal navy. called
the latter the line OF demarcation after an
exhaustive and excellent survey.
II Is clear. in view Of the absolute proof
afforded by the British maps OF the cor
rectness OF the American attitude In the
boundary controversy. why Great Britain
offspring to yield TO the United States. and
terminate the dispute.
Theft Of the Carranaa Letter
Chief Wiike. of the government secret
service. Is watching with keen interest tn
progress Of the trial of George r. Belyl in
Montreal. Canada. on the charge of steal
Ing the famous Carranza letter In May.
ton was written by Lieut.. Carranza, who
WAS an atsache Of the Spanish legation In
Washington when war against Spain was
declared by this country. and who went 10
Montreal TO conduct system OF espionage
in behalf OF his government, In the COM
mun!catIon. which was addressed to high
official OF the Spanish pavy department.
Carranza made the damaging statement
that he was managing a bureau OF spies
and, moreover. ne volunteered some severe
criticism OF Admiral Camara and other
important naval officers Of his country. On
representations made by our government
Carranza and his cohorts were expelled
from Canada by the British authorities.
and now comes the sequel Ralph Rcd
fern is The man who secured Carranza's
discriminating communication. according to
Chief Wikic OF the United States secret
service But recently n Montreal man.
George +, Bell. made public voluntary
confession tia, ne had stolen the letter He
declared shat the one In the possession OF
our government was forged. and that the
dan'asing portions Of i were pat IN Il BY
Inv ". g. 81 Pierre. a Montreal attorney,
who also represented Carranza last year
s., Pierre is occupying a paradoxical posi-
,son in tha: ne asserted IN open court tha.
he believed. his client was guilty.
The secret service has received reliable
Information showing that tais trial is the
first chapter in d plot Matched ont by
Carranza for two purposes. II seems that
the Spanish ueutsnan: has filed claim
for damages agsins' the British govern
wear He believes IL Is thought. that If
He'll IS convicted il sill be a long step
toward generating Carranza, declaring he
was IA spy. and OF crit.cising high officials
In Madrid s0r which he may he degraded
ard severely punished Moreover, Bsii-s
conviction would tend 70 furnish 4 basis
for tire iiautenants recovery az dam ages
from Great Britain.
Unless the farce now in progress In
Montreal ia exposed. there IS chance
that most interesting interna ticnaj law
suit will soon follow. In that event. the
United States government Will rs prepared
20 prove that q has CaYrauzas original
letter in its possession. snd thet Bell Is
an sGvsnsurer who rray - willing 10 b.
rcnvtcfe6 OF a T!s6smf50or Tor cosiSl5-
Grafton.
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ingtar. assisted by Capt +. l.. Hall u the
interior department went 10 HaTpeFs Fer
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s,sasss s>g seven followers -. JEAN BFoV-gi.
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by Ir r'eatheysi0aaSugh three years ago
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