Show TISH STEAMER MAY BE HELD question quention Quent lon of ownership may remain open issue till end of war washington the question of own of the british steamship ap pain brought into hampton roads by a german prize creep crow may remain nn an a pen issue until the tha end of the war with the ship meantime held in the custody of 0 american officials at newport ort news conflicting claims on behalf of oer ger tanny and england aro are being considered by the state department and the neutrality board but there has been no indication of a decision officials generally aro are inclined to the view however that the case must bo be governed by tho prussian treaty of 1828 which grants prussian prizes free entry to american ports porta and declares that they may freely bo be carried out again at any time by their captors to the places expressed in their commis blons A literal construction of that provision which some officials favor would permit the appal appam to remain indefinitely at New newport lort news |