Show JO NBULLMUST Ld 1 t 1 1e4 ANSWER f I Uncle Sam Demands His Reason for Boarding I Board-ing an American Ship in Neutral I I t Waters I ro I I Embassador Choate Has Presented a Communication Lord Salisbury i Salis-bury Regarding Abuse of International Right by the British l Warship Wasp in Boarding the Sea Witch Within the ThreeMile Limit of Portuguese Territory East Africa I I London May 3It has been learned I by a representative of the Associated Press that United Stales Embassador Choate has asked Lord Salisbury for explanations as to the alleged abuse of International right in the csse of the American ship Sea Witch vhkh according to the statement of the commander I com-mander Capt Howe was boarded by the British warship Wasp within I the threemile limit of Portuguese tcr j I ritory in East Africa The American ship Sea Witch left I Wallorroo December Cth and arrived at Del a oa bay February 2th She sailed Mardi 1th for Port Natal Durban and I arrived there March lull t SERIOUS RESULTS NOT LIKELY I Tjie Ajncrlcan Embassadors comma nicatlon to tine Premier hardly amounts to protest and serious complication arc riot likely to ensue The case as transmuted by Secretary Hay to Lon don consbUs of the captains allegation that while the Sea Wilcli was oil Delagoa bay he signaled to the Wasp which was patrollng and the Wasp sent a boat to her The cap tain of tho Sea Witch comph ins that the visit resembled a warlike boardlncj J I I party and that his manifest was ax amincd against his will when palpa 1 bly within neutral waters I CURIOUS UNCERTAINTY r If the Jailers statement is true a se rious offense has been committed by i the Wasp which will call for an ample apology from Great Prllain But It is pointed out that the fact that the Sea Witch signaled the Wasp he foro the warship noticed her invest the case with a curious uncertainly Apparently both Mr Choate and Lord Salisbury are inclined to believe that there Is some mistake perhaps both sides sidesNO NO RECORD IN ENGLAND The Premier has referred the matter to the Admirally which has cabled to of the occurrence but has cabled to Smith Africapr hbWasp5 crsion of tire alTaJr and U Is ppsslble i UifiU t some time niay I elapse before the British reply Is ready i STILL CORDIAL In the meantime the Incident does not interfere In the slightest degree with the cordiality existing between the representativesof the two nations Interested |