The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-04
A DANiER0US .kaISIS IS ON W Sister States Come
 to BlOWS9 ARMED FORCES APPEAR Mississippi Louisiana Rucus
 Seems Serious. First Encounter Between War vessels of the Two Belligerent Com-
 monwealths Occurs and
 Feeling Runs High.

States of Louisiana and Mississippi LOOK place this afternoon at Rigolets bridge at the point where Lake Ponchartrain empties into the channel leading to armed with a Colts rapid fire gun. steamed up to the bridge and was halt ed by the Mississippi patrol boat Grace, commanded by Captain Blunt. The Ma jestic is commanded by Lieut.. T. D., Miller, of the naval brigade. He re- ports that as he steamed up the Grace came alongside and demanded name and destination. When this was made known the Grace got up steam and i'm medfately left the Rigolets.
 Capt. J. w. Bostick. commander of the naval brigade, sailed for the scene of the trouble late this afternoon on the steam yacht Marie, belonging to Lawrence Fabacher. which has been impressed as the flagship of the armada to protect the Louisiana lakes from fur ther alleged depredations by the Mis- sissippi mosquito fleet. .. The Marie has been transformed into a formidable vessel with Colts rapid fire gun mounted forward and another aft and a staff and crew of forty men. The Marie Is expected to reach the Rig 1 olets at midnight. Fifty men from the brigade went over on the train in the afternoon Four other launches besides the Marie will complete the Louisiana armada Dy IODnOTToW nh told the naval brigade has 150 men un- der arms most of whom have been sent to the lakes. Quite A number are be- ing held in reserve here and the united States steamer Stranger. which cannot navigate in the lakes, is being held in readiness to proceed to Mtssissippi Sound in case she Is needed. Mississippi Warlike.
 On the other hand. Mississippi Is | making a more warlike demonstration | She has no naval battalion. but has sol diers, and today Governor Vardaman called out more troops to do duty on l the coast These are all under com | inand of Adtutant General Fridge. who has over hundred men there now 1 A stan special to The Ficayune from l the Rigolets tonight says:
 As result of the investigation made | by the naval brigade, Governor Blanch- l ard issued orders to Captain Bostick to see that navigation in Louisiana waters I was not interfered with and to cooper 1 ate with the sheriffs of St. Bernard, Or l leans and St. Tammany parishes. He | telegraphed to each sheriff to report to Captain Bostick. who would lend them 1 every assistance.
 The work of gathering the men was ! conducted quietly and rapidly Lieu tenant L. D. Miller with Lieutenant John Chaffe as his junior officer. was | sent down to take command of the | Majestic the big oyster commission | schooner, with two launches in tow. Lieutenant Ernest Ivy went in com | mand of the Duvic launch and they took on board Sheriff Nunez. of St. l Bernard. Their orders are to clear the waters of St Bernard's section of Lake | Borpne of any and all obstacles to navigation. Lieutenant Ivy has fifteen well armed men and Lieutenant Miller has about the same number Lieuten- ant w O. Hudson with ten men- was sent to Chef Menteur to handle the boat which has been showing so much 1 energy in that quarter.
 At o'clock the Wolverine II, under | command of Lieutenant F. D. Arm l strong was ordered to travel as rap l idly as possible to the Rigolets. It was nearly dark when the big launch came up to the quarantine station of Louisiana Down at the draw bridge the searchlight of the Grace was seen and d few moments later the Grace came up the Rigolets and hailed the | Wolverine
 A Frank Reply. .....
 She demanded to know where the vessel was bound and was promptly told that 1t was none of her business. The Wolverine came to the Rigolets to await the arrival of Captain Bos- | tick and receive further orders The | schooners, towboats and barges which have been held up today.
 | Tonight at 9.30 o'clock the Grace steamed up the pass to the lighthouse at Fort Pyke and ordered a tugboat captain to remain in Louisiana waters.
 On tonight's train Sheriff Matt Long | and District Attorney Porter Parker of New Orleans arrived They expec- ted to meet Captain Bostick on the train, but Captain Bostick with Lieu tenant Commander Spangenbcrg and a 1 strong force of men left New Orleans on the steam yacht Marie. On the 1 train tonight was enc division of fifty men which has been divided into squads under command of commission ed officers. The Rigolets will be made the base of operations and there will be in all about 100 men and officers on duty.
 There is no doubt that Sheriff Long after conferring with Captain Bostick will take charge of the Grace at once ! and send her crew to New Orleans and prison No such action is looked for before daylight.
 Commander Walter Blunt today stated to the people here that he would surrender the Grace without opposition
 when called upon to do so. MT. Blunt is in full charge of the quarantine fleet of Mississippi.
 Today vessel came from Bay St, Louis to deliver Commander Blunt special orders. These orders were evil dently to continue his established pol
 fey, for there has been no change in | his attitude.
 | Hoping for Peace.
 Though the announcement that Gov
 ernor Blanchard had actually ordered
 the naval brigade under arms and dis matched 1t in the mosquito fleet of the
 oyster commission to the Louisiana Mississippi boundary attracted atten-
 tion. there is absolutely no apprehen-
 sion that any serious collision will oc- cur. Hope generally is expressed that Goyernor Vardaman's instructions to his guards not to trespass upon Louis iana territory will be rigidly observed
 and that there will be no necessity
 on the part of Commander Bostick's s
 fleet to use violent measures The Mis-
 sissippi militia, in their efforts to pre- vent any invasion of their territory. have been unnecessarily jealous. it is alleged, and have caused some annoy ance to Louisiana boatmen and fishe<-