The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-12-29
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| Gated During our war with SPAN
| wherever a seizure was made by our
Warships Of a merchant vessel laden
with supplies intended for Spanish ports
we politely informed foreign powers
| which undertook to protest that they
would be Obliged to wait the usual and
regular action Of our prize courts Thus
when a French ship was towed into
| Charleston, Notwithstanding the repre-
! sentation made by the French govern
| ment, our government insisted on car
rying out all of the routine proceedings
! of a prize trial In one of the cases grow
ing out Of that particular seizure, 1t was
nearly two years before the parties
claiming 10 be aggrieved by the seizure
and detention of the ship, secured final
| decision of the case by the Supreme
court of the United States Yet this
! case was simplicity itself, compared with
/ the legal problems presented in the stop
| page of a British merchant ship by a
! British man-of-war and the search Of a
neutral cargo for contraband of war.
! These facts are set out by the officials Of
! the state department as an explana ton
! of their reason why the department has
/ 50 far not yielded 10 the clamor Of a
| hasty action in the case OF these report
| ed seizures of Delagoa Bay
London, Dec. 29-'Tt is satisfactory"
says the Times editorially this morning,
ito learn that the Washington govern
| ment is acting with regard to the Ameri-
can cargoes seized in Delagoa Bay as we
should have wished and expected. It is
a matter of course that we shall make
full reparation, II reparation is proved
to be due. In the mean time it may be
noted, as the Americans themselves ad-
NIT, that the facts are in considerable
doubt and that some OF them seem to be
rather compromising to the vessels seiz-
ed. There will be time enough TO talk
'@of the law and the policy of the step
when the facts have been authoritative
ly ascertained."
FRENCHVIEW OF LOURENZOMAROUES
New York Dec. "a dispatch to the
Herald from Paris says: The demands
that are being made in certain quarters
in England for immediate action on the
part of the British government to pre-
vent the transport of supplies to the
Beers by way of Delagoa Bay have
quickened French interest in the rumor-
ed possibility of trouble Setween the
United States and Great Britain in con-
sequence of the alleged seizure by Brit
ish cruisers OF American -four off LOU
renzo Marques. Nothing so tickles the
French palate as the merest suspicion
Of a possibility of seeing an Anslo-Amer>
lean quarrel grow out of the Transvaal
war. NJ. Flourens, a formerministerfor
foreig affairs, in the following remarks
on the subject, reflects the moderate
French opinion: "In my judgment. the
British naval commander acted over has
tily If he made the seizure reported.
Such action would be particularly unfor-
tunate in the case of the American ships,
but, on the other hand, the fact that
American cargoes are the ones involved
Is sufficient ground for the assurance
that no international complications will
arise. No breach of the present friendly
relations between the two countries can
be regarded as possible, and In very
few days the episonde will probably sink
into insigfnificance. Some such incident
as the one now occupying the Washing
ton state department was to be fore
seen, owing to the British governments
natural irritation over the trend of af-
fairs at Delagoa Bay. II the rumors that
succor is reaching the Beers by the way
of Lourenzo MARQUES are true, then
Portuguese East Africa IS likely TO be-
come an interesting center of war OPP
erations, for such violation OF neutrality
Great Britain cannot tolerate. Downing
Street probably will put an end to the
abuse. il it exists, but I don OF think
the result will be PortugaTs loss of the
colony All the news from Lourenzo
Marques, however is too vague to serve
as ground for an opinion. and those here
are rash who attempt to prophesy just
what will be the course OF vents there"
London, Dec. 27.--Inquiries made today
by a representative of the Associated !
Press show that the American ambassa-
dor, Mr.. Joseph II. Choate, has not yet |
received instructions from Washington /
regarding the seizure of American -four |
by British warships Of Delagoa Bay.
GREAT BRITAIN's ROUGH RIDERS
New York, Dec 27.-Sydney Paget. who /
is the racing partner of William C.Whit- /
ney, and a brother. OF Almerfc Paget, /
Mr. Whitney's son-in-law, sailed for t
Liverpool today by the steamer Touton- |
ic. He will proceed at once to London |
for the purpose of joining the body of /
cavalry which is being raised by Lord I
Wolverton for service in South Africa /
against the Beers. and which, it is in
tended, shall be similar in organization (
to the American Rough Riders, who
sI1- me-
Mr.. Paget has fer sometime been on the
point Of returning TO England 70 do his
share in the South Africa war. and when
a Gale message from mis- brother Gerald
came A day or two ago telling him that
Lord Wolvertons command was being
rapidly recruited and would start fer
the scene Of war within a short time, be
decided TO leave here at once
Ottawa. Ont. Dec. 27.-The minister %
militia tonigh tgaye ont the list Of Of
1ce-s who are 10 command the second
Canadian contingent for South Africa
and some additional details as TO the
makeup Of the force Two squadrons {
~ mounted rifles. two squadrons O..
mounted police. similar to the Ameri-
an Rough Riders. and three batteries %
artillery. are 20 be sent. in all about 1,e0
officers and men. The mounted rifles
sill be commanded BY Lieutenant Col
mel L>essard. who Is now in South Africa
IN special duty. with Lieutenant Colonel
Evans, recently returned from the Yu-
lon. as second in command. The a-til-
cry win b. commanded by Lieutenant
Colonel c. W. Drury. now IN South A.
lea The commandant o. the mounted
,ouce has not yet been selected.
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