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Show HAD COAL FOR SPANIARDS. Insurance Company Itefuses to 1'ar for a Hlilp Captured hv Undo Ham. London, Fob. 15. An interesting question pertaining to lnsuranco in time of war came boforo tho court of queen's bench when tho owners of the steamer llestormel, coal laden for tho Spaniards In Cuba, and which was captured cap-tured by tho United States auxiliary cruiser St, Paul as sho was attempting to enter the harbor at Santiago, sought to recover 4,000 of lusurauce. Tho company defendants claimed that the Ecstormcl's adventure was illegal, and the fact that she was engaged In an attempt to supply coal to tho Spanish navy was suppressed at tho time the insurance was taken out. |