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Made to Rob HI. Own store.

AGNES, Tex, March %. Three men
aroused b. Barnard, proprietor of a
large general store. to purchase, so
they said. shroud, Barnard 60, it for
them, when they stole from him all the
clothing each could wear. Then COW
ering him with Winchesters, they COM
PEELED Barnard to loot his own safe of
nearly 1000 aud to break into the post
office and turn over to them all the
cash and stamps. A posse is in pur-
anti .' l,s
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Tho Patent once.

WASHINGTON, March e4-The com
missioner of patents in his annual re-
port for the calendar year 1893 says the
total number Of applications for pat
ents received during the year was
81. 29a There were 2S,67O patents
granted, including designs; 80 patents
reissued, and 1877 trademarks regis
tered. The nun Der of patents which
expired was IA, 172.
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Money tor Yeterans.

WASHINGTON, March 2s.-The secre-
tary of the interior has issued requi-
sition on the secretary of the treasury
for $1o, 1921, 900 to be used in the quar-
terly payment of pensions April2. The
amount will be distributed among
agencies as follows: Chicago, $685.
600; Des Moines Ia, $1,000, 900; Mil
waukee, 81, ,o0r; Buffalo, q, 500, 600;
Pittsburgh, 81, 450, 900; Concord, N. H.,
$500, 600; Boston, 1925, 900; and Detroit,
1000. 600
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Number Thirtx-Fiye.

CHICAGO, March 2s.-John NJ. Dono-
van, who died in this city while under
going surgical operation, is said to
be the thirty-fifth friend of the Cronin
defense who came to sudden or unex-
pected death since the murder OF Dr.
Cronin, now nearly five years ago.
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Mig Transactions in Wheat at st. Louis.
ST. Louis, March rs There were
large cash transactions in wheat Tues
day in the st, Louis market, nearly
300, 600 bushels of the contract grade
being sold. Nearly all this wheat was
sold for rail shipment to Kaltimore,
from whence it will be- exported to
Europe. These sales strengthened
every market in the country, as it was
evident the price here was low enough
to, attract buyers. No. 2 red wheat
sold here for 5s% cents, which is within
2 cents of the lowest price cash wheat
ever sold at in this market.
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Died of a broken Heart.

SAN FRANCISCO, March 27.- George
v. Mulligan, city treasurer of Heads
burg, Sonora county, died here Mon
day, it is said, of broken heart. Last
October Mnlllgau was robbed of $500
city funds, but he was accused by some
people Of being short in his accounts and
having trumpet up the story of4xob~
berry. To the shock and humiliation
arising from this charge his death is
said to be directly due
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This Hog Cost $500.

KANSAS CITY. Mo-, March 2s.-John
Carroll and Thomas Hancock, of Mer-
Ger county, Mo-, disputed the owner
ship Of zone Berkshire hog" valued at
seven dollars and went to law about it.
The case went through the police and
circuit courts and finally to the court
of appeals Hancock lost the case in
each court aud the litigation has cost
him about $500
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NIoney for Yeterans.

WASHINGTON March 29-The secre
tary Of the interior has issued 'requi-
sition on the secretary of the treasury
for SO, 221 900 to be used in the quar-
terly payment of pensions April O. The
amount viii be distributed among
agencies as follows: Chicago, q, $780,
600; Des Moines, Ia, $1,000, 600; Mill
waukee, 81. zoe. O0p; Buffalo, 81, 500, 600;
Pitts burgh, 81, +5o, 900; Concord, N. H.,
300, 600; Boston, ses5, 900; and Detroit,
e2OO, 900 y
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KliIed by HE wife's Brother.

MILWAUKEE, March 2s.-A special to
the Evening Wisconsin from Shawano,
Wis, says John Collier was shot dead
by John Hahn, his brother-in-law, at
the latter's home, Monday, while Collier
was endeavoring to force his wife to
return home at the muzzle of a Win
chester
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vii, Xiii Half the SALOONS.

BURLINGTON, Ia, March 2s.-Saloon-
keepers here have been interviewed on
the subject of the liquor law, ano all
express an intention to obey the new
law or quit business. The better class
of saloons like the law, but the disre-
putable ones are much opposed to it
There are about 100 saloons here, and
it is estimated that the new law will
kill off half the mum Der.
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F..t rlme for . sailing vesssl.

SAN FRANCISCO, March 27.-The bark
entine Tropic Bird returned from Ia
hiti gayly decorated because Of her
remarkable run from this city to the
islands in January. The distance is
1, 300 nautical miles and the journey
occupied seventeen days and twelve
hours, said to be the fastest time ever
made by q sailing vessel on the Pacific.
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cold In thu Mesaba Range.

DULUTH, MINI, March "a. An ex-
tensive and of gold is reported from
Virginia, q town in the Mesaba range
in St Louis county. The discovery was
made accidentally while explorations
for iron were being made on the prop
.ertv owned by p. j. Mccain.
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Phtlxdelphia Firms Assign.

PHILADELPHIA, March 2s.-An assign
ment for the benefit of creditors has
been made by the firms of Wood, Brown
& Co. and Haines 4 Co., in the process
of liquid ating the business Of both con-
Germs Aside from q large loan sup
piled by Drexel Il Co., amount not
stated, Wood, Brown & Co.'S liabilities
will reach @6ov,ooo, while those Of
Haines & Co. are said to be $4OO, 0OO
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NEW coUNTERFElTs.

Spurious Issues oH Silver Certificate and
Treasury Note.
WASHINGTON, March 26.-The secret
service of the treasury department has.
discovered that there are two new coun!'
terfeit government bills in circulation.
One is of the two-dollar treasury note
and the other is of the one-dollar silver
certificate. This is the first coun terfeit
ever found OF the two-dollar treasury
note 1t is Of the series 1891, check
letter &C." w. s. Rosecrans, register:
E. II. Nebeker treasurer, portrait of
Mcpherson. The one-dollar silver GER
titicate counterfeit is series 1891, check;
letter "a" s.
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Follows the Ex.mpie Of Coxey.

DENVER, Col, March 28.-Bert Ham
ilton. who is organizing silver army
to 20 to Washington. has appointed 100
officers, each of " hom will be expected
during the week to work up tho pro-
tect. Mr.. Hamilton says he will not
start from Denver with less than |, 600.
mon, and Is confident of leaving Colo
RADIO with 5000.
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Phil.delphia Firms Assien.

PHILADELPHIA, March 29.An assign
ment for the benefit Of creditors has
been made by the firms Of Wood, Brown
e Co. and Haines 4 Co. In the process
Of liquidating the business Of both com
Germs Aside from q large loan sup
piled by Drexel q Co. amount not
stated. Wood, Brown q Co.'S liabilities
viii reach 800, 600, while those Of
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proves to He . Murder.

FoBr DoDaE, Ia, March 2s.- The
body Of Charles Tiffany, sporting
man, who disappeared about two
months ago, was found near the Des
Moines river, in lonely rayine His
skull had been crushed and his throat
cr1t
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F'.RO M w a Hin TON.
Work Of Our Lawmakers IN the
Fifty Third Congress.
The Progress Made In the Senate and
%f@ House ON Various Measures of 1nn-
,s5sS53 portance-Daily Proceedings
Briefly Recorded. &5
SENATE.

WASHINGTON, March 23,-1n the
senate yesterday number of
bills of minor Importance were
acted upon. Mr.. Sherman introduced
q resolution directing the committee on
Judiciary to investigate the charges OF
Stimulation of United States coins or
of the coming of standard silver dol
lars. After brief executive session
The senate adjourned until the Goth.
WASHINGTON. March 27.-The death
of Senator Colquitt, Of Georgia, was
announced in the senate yesterday by
Mr.. Gordon, the colleague Of the dead
statesman The customary resolution
Of regret was adopted and committee
of ten senators was appointed to &C
company the remains to Macon. Ga,
after which the senate adjourned.
WASHINGTON, March %. - Funeral
services over the remains OF Senator
Colquitt took place in the senate yes
terday. No business was transacted.
The House.
WASHINGTON, March 23.-The house
spent almost the entire time yesterday
In filibustering over the ONeill-Joy
contested election case from the st.
Louis district The bill for the con-
struction of bridge across the Mo-
nongahela at Pittsburgh was passed.
WASHINGTON, March A--ln the house
yesterday a joint resolution appropri-
ating $4,000 for the salaries and ex-
penses of additional deputy collectors
of internal revenue to carry out the
provisions of the Chinese exclusion act
was passed The struggle over the
O'Neill-Joy contested election case was
resumed and occupied the remainder Of
the session. Mr.. Morse introduced q
bill to punish seduction in the District
Of Columbia. He says the Pollard
Breckenridge suit has developed the
fact that there was no law in the Dis
trict on the subject.
WASHINGTON, March 26.-The post Of
fee appropriation bill was considered
in the house on Saturday. 1t carries
SS7, 40, 500, which is e3.142,s51 less than
the estimates and IS, 468, 1855 more than
the appropriation for the current fiscal
year An amendment to set aside $780,
600 for the purpose of free delivery ex
periments in rural districts other than
towns and villages was adopted
WASHINGTON, March 27.-The house
adjourned after brief session yester-
day on account of the death of Senator
Colquitt.
WASHINGTON, March 2S.-Bills were
introduced in the house yesterday for
the reduction of compensation of per-
sons in the government service; to in
corporate the american College OF
Musicians for the promotion of music
In the United States, and to amend the
interstate commerce. law by repeating
all punishments by imprisonment for
violations of the Interstate commerce
act and rendering the offending corpo-
ration itself punishable
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Widow secure. o. 1000 Damages.

ROCKFORD, Ill. March 2s-Mrs An
drew Farra. whose husband, an engi-
neer, was killed in collision on the
Chicago, Burlington s. Quincy railway
At Hinckley last fall. has secured set
element with the company, securing
6. 900.
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Fined . Drunken Juror.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, March %. Judge
Cox. Of the criminal court, fined James
Madden, juror, $25 In court Tuesday
and sent him to Jail for two days. Mad
den came in half an hour late and was
visibly under the influence of liquor
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Echoes OF the Fair.

k WARRINGTON, March 90 Reports to
congress show that exhibits were re-
ceived at the worlds fair from sixty
foreign nations, valued at $26, 600, 600.
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Mary Washinxton's Monument.

FBrDER1cKsBURa, Va, March 3D.
The monument to Mary, the mother Of
Washington. which has been. erected
on the farm where the father Of his
country was born, near this city, will
be dedicated May 10 The funds were
contributed by the women of America.
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Liyed Oxer = canturY..

DE- KALB, Ill, March Awkward f.
Boland died at his'home IN this city Sun
day. He was 1O7 years old and came
from County Mayo, ireland, fifty years
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/ sixteen Pleaded Gullty.

s' NV 9YoBx, March 81. Sixteen OF.
s1he Grayesend election inspectors -
sociated VA Is John =. McKaDe pleaded
sRuilty yesterday and were sentenced
q rious terms of imp isonraentsS
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WILL INCREASE PENSION ROLLS

Important Decision Regarding Holplsss
Children Of Deceased Soldiers.
WAsH1NeToN, March 2S. The pension
rolls will be greatly enlarged by de-
cision of Assistant Secretary Of the In
terror Reynolds just announced. It is
one of the most important made
by the present administration and
will admit to the rolls the names
of large number Of insane,
idiotic and permanently helpless
minor children Of deceased y. sol
diers, where the pensions ceased by
reason of the children attaining t.
the age of l6 years prior to the act of
June ~, 1890, the decision holding that
the act of 1890 has the effect of restort
ing these dependent persons to the
rolls during life or continuance Of the
disability. ~
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SEMI TROPIC
LAND CONF ANY,
ENSENADA, LOWER CALIFORNIA.
one Hundred Thousand Acresof Land.
M Tnnes and no Duties to P0y
One Hundred Thousand Acres OF Land.
No T0res and Duties to Pay for Ten Years.

f. 9s: e ;$s ; .
81 a R fs5a s sss s $40 per acre. p.r CASH
81 s R Acres
:;$: $:$ $:s::s S:$sss Vii
p t Bay I
ter M h % IS s.
I ki a IA hSne Sssf S s}onsIaK
an oea Re9aSsts xros Is %
5 Ss1 fsS i ned1Gss4 yaE fa &
shs fbs ts es I
ana s. t sas r Rs sna b eh p
IS $:;s;:$
+; FL $ s e $i$ss:
s II s a:2sss s and citrus fruits
;s XII Sa: M III
s Rsssp' %
with
Lands also for Pulley Was"tngto" ore~
gon, California, Mecico, arson" "n@ Ter"s
Fora futhern forma tons a the
INTERNATIONAL HOMESTEAD COMPANY,
Building,
Cor. Fifth Ave" Chicago AAp
e. BEA UDETTE, Agent,
CYOozcst03a, Hmm.
Or JOHN n. BARBER,
6O7 BOSTON BLOCK,
MINNEAPOLIS, MIMI.
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Tie to This Truth.

4 When You startsout onsa journey you
viii get The Best Services, Tn. Greatest
Luxury, The Most Complete Comic Il
your ticket reads via The North-W estsn
Line. For fnllin6orna tion 40 "a throuri
rates and routes and Tor Sleep on
Berths, call on your Home Agent, and
Tor Map Folder Free. Address e. &
Teasdale, 81 RI g. ks33tt. r. n. q
~, S. Paul Ii
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,Cru.hed 81 :. ;Falline Chimney.

e Crushed BY : railing Chimney.
b. CINC1NNATI, March % lbert Youel
yvasscrushed to death q shade LELAND, o.
~ the chimney ef his burned house
billing % him, sss.ssSs.s5
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RaautY !. and Enc Rili.

Providence, r /, March g. "A party
Of young women representing the
Rhode Island mills are IN Washington
TO appear before the finance COMMITTEES
OF the senate % protest against the
passage Of the Wilson bill They are
the most beauti fnl girls Il the mills
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SENATOR COL OUTFIT DEAD.

The Geprgta statesrna q faases AwayztA
8 washing ton 81 Paralysis ~ &
s25s WAsHisaToH. March d. Senator
Alfred H.e CoIquitt, of Macon, Ga who
was stricken with paralysis for the sec
:ond time about q week ago, died at his
residence here 81 7:i0 q N. yesterday
Mr. Co.quitt was born In Walton county,
Ga, April 20, 1872 He graduated from Prince
ton college In the class OF 1874 and was admit
ted to the bar in l545 During the Mexican war
he served as q stan officer with the
rank Of major. He was member OF
the secession convention OF the state OF
Georgia and later entered the confederate sew
ice He was elected governor of Georgia in
1875. served four years and was reelected under
the new constitution for two years. At the ex.
pratt OF his term as governor he was elected
to the United States senate for the term COM
mencing March 4. 1889. and was reelected in
1888. His term of service would have expired
March 8, 1898 He leaves wife, one son and
four daughters.
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81 NJ I q. SEs'
liant In d \ I ,IEti l|
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1K|]FIled HIS SON..

WAvKRLY, III, March q. 49, John,
Hook accid ental1y shot and killed his
i4-year-ol son hI11s hunting dacks
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MAY ESCAPE THE ROPE.
| -@9--9 ~ -7-- p -" .a,E
Prenderxast to Have the Advantage o
Another Stay. 49,

Prendergast to Have the Advantage. of
Another Stay.
CHICAGO. March 2S.-Patrick Eugene
Prendergast will not be hanged on
April s, the date to which Judge Chef
lain postponed the execution. That
was definitely settled during the
proceedings although the judge
refused to grant further stay
of execution at this time The
sanity hearing was continued until
April at p. m., at which time Judge
Chetlain says he will take such action
as may be necessary. AS it will be
manifestly impossible to complete the
trial by the time set for the execu-
ton, both sides agree that fur
Their stay will then be granted, and it
is understood that this will not be OPP
posed by the states attorney.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-04-23

Besides al this he owns large blocks Of stock n
Monmouth Park and Gravesend racetrlcks
There Is a justitidb.e curiosity on the part A
taxpayers TO know how he made his money. They
have watched him move from his modest ,rs
home on the East SIDE to a fine browns,one houss
I'm Mount Morris-ave.. and from there they havs
painfully observed his migration 10 mis- magnificent
new residence IN East Seventy nn'h-st. They are
deeply concerned in knowing 0y what magic process
he mas acquired his enormous fortune.
But al, these questionable enterprises. invest.
ments and varied sources OF revenue, proltabs
though they were. cOud have scarcely furnished
the enormous capital which Mr. Croker has openly
invested within the last two years. He has paid
since 1892 $4,000 for rlcehOrS"s and s,ock-tarms
and about 10000 for his private pa.ace and M
gorgeous decorations and Furnishings. How much
he has Invested through dummies Ike Keans the
nub,lc of course. ony surmise. Vt any rata
every thoughtful taxpayer. puzzed by the In.
p4netrab.e mystery surrounding his methods Of
ACQUISITION Is asking this question and is snxously
awaiting answer: .
'.Mr. Croker. you have great wealth; where ID
you get i" ., ..,,,,...,-.
enends money az .avlshly as a prince.
Mr. Croker where did you ct your wealth?
Mr. Croker was seen at hs palaua abode n
Seyentv-ninth-st last evening He refused 10 enter
into a discussion Of Mr. Kenpners history Of his
life.
''AlI have to say about kempn'rs story is"
he said that It Is a series OF lies AMI m!arepr%
sen:ltons from top to bottom.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-04-23
TELEGRIPHIC NOTES.

Nashville Tenn April :2.A daqsh !..,, Q, :;
d,y M Keene his wife, . son AMI another c,asa-
ter were badly burned.
Massll,on Ohio April 22.-Thouas Powell. j.,
and QUO Shannrnlan. ago ]sven3e.h On ssrns
mass Of clay AZ the brckylris al North Industry
s., Paul. MINI. Apr!l -2-Thc VII - lienry. y! N
thus knocking on, the Gains Of ALLEGED awful
heirs by an Indian marriage. Senator Rices eS'ao
was large
waIena. MINI Aprll PA repor, rsachet her
Yesterday afternoon that TWO unknown men WIZ
their dog were found dead ~ deseFtId inI nr,r
eastern part OF the ccun.y. by lumber erGiser.>
Guthrie r. AgTn ?2TSG i Ray Ea ~; 2. s
'eayes p@nnless his VIE ana blbe. VINO arc aoV a.
he hone of Blshop Brooke; IN t'': CITY ~ ~
vent to Kansas Ciiy. With,rea Is about twenty
seven years OLD.
Gainesville Tex. April 22-At Purcell !. T. On
the santa Fe road. Wah Leo. a Chinese laundry
S bro Gen 4ea and e s9'q Boy o u % ST
Brother Cinnamon will bleach the bones and seni
them relatives in China Ice haa been II i F1r
san Francisco May for his old home. Hong kong.
jamestown X Y. Apr! 29.-Iames NeTholn,
about tWt MY five years - age sAot 1'ltSe'-
IN the breast this morning He VIII die D'sap-
pointment in love Was the cause.
Asbury Park. y. j.. Apr! 22-tamhsrt W JACK,
son who recently locked Mrs. COanct ana idhlly
In her house and then set II on fire. because iney
failed 70 pay no rem, has been sentenced to I'VE
years IN states prison.
Homestead Penn. APRIL 22-The body or Arcnls
Lamont. agod nineteen employed ~ the carnegie
Steel WCrks as r csrOon-Setter. was found oy EN-.
poves ct O'Clock this morning, har'inh On 'te
vir. In In, works 30 one witnessed the man
dta-h which was caiI.et by the electric current
small spot on MS head spd anotcr on ne Esa'
toe ~ the left foot indicated the points VI CONTACT
There were no other marks.
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I MARRIAGE AyyrLLED roR BiGAMr.

Buffalo. April 92-"Thc Truth" sandy new
paper. says. supreme Cour; Judge Childs mas AN
nulled ,he marriage OF Mrs. Sarah y. Armstrong "
DR.. Bennett b. Cook. Of this city. on PROOF tni'
DR.. Cook Is blgamst. Some time ago Dr. 80.
was seriously Ill. and sent for n lawyer 10 Ha"
his will. Among the things which he proposeH !"
dispose of was a pall-up policy f1r $500" IN ". Wv
Mutual Life Insurance Company. 81 New-iorH =.
said the policy in the possession OF ms OIo'.s.
in West Virginia. and told his wife 10 look IN Is,
trunk for receipts to show that the policy was pa
up In searching for these papers Mrs. COOK iouA.
parcel Of letters written from Detroit to we pV an
tor and signed Your Loving wife she star'eu, hat
investigation which resulted IN the disclos Ire I'D
Or. Cook had been married four times ara ,, rad
once that his third WIFE, Mrs Dick. OF 'eiro' ,,,ssrs
him arrested Tor bgamy and nc served Two se eth
In Kingston Penitentiary. Ia less IMAM - Mrs rs
after his discharge nom prison no marrlta ~, ~, A
Armstrong in this city. His third wife kept ny
correspondence with him. and II was hheiiiovei %
that led to this discovery. DR. COOK - Oo"''
be quite wcll-tO-dO."
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-04-23
ARRANGING THE REHRING SEA PRO
GRAMME.
THE BRITISH MINISTER CONsI'LTs WITH sEckE
TAHIEs GRESHAM AND CARLISLE.

THE british MINISTER CoNSTLTS WITH Sh'hH-
TARIEs GRESHAM AND CARLISLE.
WASHINGTON Apru 22.-Slr Julian Pauncefote. the
British Minister Sir Baden-Powell representing the
Canadian Government. anl W. Edward Goschen.
First Secretary OF the British Embassy, accom-
y, Mol by Mr. Gresham. Secretary Of State. called
nj the Treasury Department yesterday b. appoint
r,cnt with Secretary Carlisle for, the purpose OF
discussing rules and regulations To carry out the
findings OF the Paris Tribunal affecting 'ehrlhS
So, interests Secretary Carlisle received the party
I'm his private room ~ the Treasury BuNiinS. he
hind closed doors the conference was conducted LOT
two hours during which time Commander Evans
Of the Navy who was IN command OF the nii'd
states fleet I'm Bchrng Sea I'm lss2. was called INTO
the conference. and participated In il.
At the close Of the conference. secretary 'aflIS'
stated that a general interchange OF opinion ~ 10
the scope Of the Instructions TO be- gwen me ntt,
STATES agent on the Seal Islands. ana To m" NdNAi
officers in The. BehrnC Sea fleet. took place ana
hotter understanding Of tn" situation ana cordi-
lions was reached. Tho anal Instructions 10 th'
agent on the Seal Islands hay" not yet htch COM
pi.t.I bur a rough draft was read during me
r,rr- Of the conference. Tho limit of cltcnes Al
has not vet been fixcd by the United states bus
probably will be within the next itW days. ~ u
Understood that another question discussed t'N.'
d1v morning was from what point IN me ffiuti'.i
tsl,nds tho sxfvmle zone established by the Parls
'ribunal should hc measured. AZ the Islands are a
rr,nIrr ~ miles apart and oblone ~ shape rang
.ng in length from ton to twenty milet