The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-06-23

One further point remain TO be
considered. The letter of the secretary
of the navy requests to be authorized
to employ, If necessary, the military
forces Of the government at his els
pOSal for the Of his orders IL
the premises. am 10th to believe that
occasion for sue eXertiOn of the fed
eral powers will arise, being confident
that any claim to interfere with the
national rights under the judicial au-
thoritv OF the state of Virginia, will
be promptly disposed of and denied ny
the chancery court. For this reason,
l shall defer answering that question:
The cabinet after considering This
opinion unanimously decided that the
governments case was sound. 1t is m
timated that information will be con-
vcyed to the Virginia justice who
granted the injunction in his case that
ne has exceeded his proper functions
and it is expected hat he will with
draw from hat the attorney general
and the president regard as an untena-
ale position, thus avoiding II Clash
at Richmond.
Rv the president and the members of
the cabfnet the action taken at The
meeting is regarded as OF the igEeS
Importance. The question raised IS new
and almost unique. Both the president
and his advisors gave it the most care
full consideration.
III IL uIlttl Slcou that AlS iiiAi
Attorney General Knox rs submitted
originally to the president and cabinet
was modified slightly before it was
made public. 1t was stated yesterday,
on excellent authority that the attorney
general N his opinion upheld the right
of the Secretary Of the Navy TO use
force. if necessary. to carry into effect
his orders. 1t was regarded by the
cabinet. it is said, to be ineNpedlent TO
precipitate that question at this time,
as it was believed to be entirely likely
that a way YOU be found a1nlcahly
to adjust the apparent differences De
tween the Virginia o. Chancery
and the authorities of me government
Practically the entire tima Of the CAB
met today was devoted to the consld-
Grafton of the question relating to the
Galveston.
ANOTHER CASE FOR ACTION.
Washington, June 10. = Secretary
Moody today received a dispatch from
Elizabethport, n. j. announcing the
seizure by the sheriff. of the cruiser
Chattanooga now building at the yard
of the New York S~hipbuilding COM
pany, one of the companies OF lNe
United States ShipbuiIding Como2ns.
Ehe secretary took he telegram 70 the
cabinet meeting. 90
Coriel said today that he had placed
a deputy in charge of the Chattanooga
and would keep him at the Crescent
ward unless he received orders from
some higher authority to
him. The sheriff added that he had
simply performed ms duty IN SEEMS
the vessel in accordance with the VIII
issued by the supreme court commls-
sioner and tha he knew nothing Q
the facts of the case. He had not heard
anything from the navy department az
Washington. but he felt he would De
fully protected in seiZlng the ChaIta-
nooga by the highest courts IN New
Jersey.
New York, June 19-Lewis Nixon,
president OF the United States Ship
building Company. said today:
There was 10 necessity TO sue out a
warrant OF seizure against the Chdtta-
nooga. Two-thirds of the money due
on the boilers a been paid and the
balance will be paid within the time
specified.
SECRETARY MOODY Is CACIIOC9
h June 19.-EXcept TO an
nounce that the Galveston matter Is
in the hands OF the attorney general
and nothing on the subject Will be said
at his department." Secretary Moody
refused to discuss tOday's cabinet meet
ing or the probable action OF the oe-
pa--ment il view OF the revised oplh-
ION q Attorney General Knox he de-
sired g De placed in the attitude OF
says nothing on the subject, n re
requested Rear Admiral BoWles. who
advanced the contention regarding the
rights OF the government TO be equally
mindful of the presidents wishes as to
silence on the subject.
Modification OF the attorney gen
erals opinion. which in its unrevised
form already had been communicated
10 Secretary Moody, somewhat disar-
ranges for the moment the programme
Of the department as to a show OF