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pITTsBU-RG. 6; LOUISVILLE. 3.

Pittsburg Aug. N-To-day's game was won In the
eighth inning by the good batting OF the home
team The feature Donovan's neldlng. At
''N' $780, r. II. f..
Pittsburg ...........l q
pa;,sriesn Kipen ana Susden nm and Wilson.
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STATEN ISLAND IN SECOND PLACE.
A VICTORY OVER MANHATTAN SECURED by THE
CLUB IN THE CRICKET LEAGUE SERIES

Tho s,oten Island and Manhattan Cricket clubs
min ved their final game In the championship series
OF the Metropolitan League yesterday at Prospec.
Park and the islanders. gaining victory py ."
runs practically secured second place IN me LaJe'
son and VI ~ Townsend carried on al me n u
both in batting and bowling, while ~ ~ f H1
Walker and C. Moore were the Only o'he' "'""'
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OTHER LOCAL CRICKET GAMES.

There was a large number of both players ana
spectators yesterday in Central Park where 'i'r'e
contests were brought off. The chiel OF 'neSr
games was the contest between the tarDoeans am
the Paterson second eleven. ! ne, Intt.i 4, -,
strongly represented and suffered defeat by ~ runs
$ J. Alexander and r. Romeo made sood SIAM
for the "a ribbeans the former scoring 81 ana me
latter 10 runs The totals were: Paterson H. 90
Ca!ibbcarS, ~
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Earned runs-New-York. Two-bise hits-C.ark Davs
Three-bas hits-Nsn Hauen joyce. stolen base Nc
Crsery Double plays-Davis and Joyce Gleason. DAVIS
and clark. First base on srrors-New York 2 Boston:
9 First base on Tails Lewis. /. Hit b. pitched
ball-Warner. Hamilton. Struck out by Rusie. L. by
Lewis Left bases York g. Boston. 2 Sac
rinoe hlt--iI0mes. Time-l:57 umIlres-Gynch and
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THIRTY FOOTERS RACE AT NEWPORT.

THE HEEN HTSAET.ED IN I'TTIsTON VIII TOK-
NEIII'S VANDERBILT. IRIS VEDA
Newport. X. l.. Aug 1.-THE race OF the 3o-foo
ers for the Belmont cups sailed this afternoon
with eight entries Just at the start accden,
occurred that put the iIcra Or. y. Es) out of the
race. The Veda Cornelius Vanderbilt. jr) ran her
bowsprt amidships into the liera. punching large
hole in the latter. A good breeze from the south
was blowing, and the Dyer's Island course
selected The surprise the success OF the EsIe-
ranZn. which was unfortunate in previous races.
rarely finishing better than fourth. To-day she
led the fleet home. The results:
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EVANS BREAKS MORE ROAD RECORDS.

Anthony w. W. Evans. a member of the New
York Athletic Club and OF the Brunswick Bicycle
Club. who Tuesday established the American
bicycle road record for 200 miles. yesterday estab
lshed new records for 80 miles and 100 miles. He
left Smiths Hotel. In Highland Park. at O'Clock
Yesterday morning. and started toward Elizabeth
over the he rode on Tuesday, when he made
m. other records. He made his first lap OF 20
miles in 2:22:Je beating the previous National road
record for the distance OF 2:SO:34. which he made
on August TO- last year. Evans at once started on
his last lap OF fifty miles. which he completed In
2:3s:37 making the time for 100 miles In o;OlaZi2
was paced by tandem teams from New Brunswick
10 Pla,nneld and from Planfed TO Eiizabeth. ana
by new relays Oh the return laps.
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The ST Georges Club gave the Kearny Club
surprise at West New Brighton. where DR.. Rains
ford's young defeated their opponents by
score Of so 10 49, r. w. Harris took five wckets
for Y runs for the winners. and H. q. Humphreys.
C. Ford and +. j. Chadwick all got into double
figures.
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Two-mile handicap tanateur)-Flrst heat won by
Charles Wright. Prospect Whe.lmen ,225 yardsl w,
Culbertson Coney Island go ysrls. second r G Rcht
South Brooklyn Wheelmen 80 yards third r. A. Miller
Greenwich wheemen SCRATCH. fourth Time-.:4s
iecond heat by A. 81 Curtis. Meriden as yardp: s
YARDS. third; II. Y. BedeIl Riverside Nheelmen 90
yards,. fourth Trme-.:5i%. Third heat by T. q.
Krmmm, Harlem Wheeimen go yards,: William Spree
soun brooklyn wheemen n30 YARDS second o. v Bah
cock Harlem Whcemen ~ yarisi. third: W. 4. Nixon
south BrooSlyn Wheemen ,elo yaris, fourth Time
SOFA. Fourth heat by Joseph Caccavato. Kings
County wheemsn 80 yaris,: John y Hutcheon Brook
iyn 80 yards second: J. H. Lake Port Richmond 90
yaris) third: G NJ Hendrckson South brooklyn Wheel
men ti3O yards), fourth. Time-S:OG~.
FINAL HEAT.
W. Rioht South Brooklyn wheelmsn 40 yards) 80. I
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Earned Washington l. Broo klvn !. Two base
hits-Grfin 2). Farrell Three-base hits-Farre, Mer-
Stolen bases Tucker 60 Drmont Double plays
-,irifrn to A. smith: Demont o Brien to Tucker.
First bails-By Dunn. 2. Eiit by pitched ball
BY Dunn J. Struck ou,-By Mercer. l. Left on bases
Washington BROOKLYN. :. Sacrifice E.is-shoch. Time
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MERTON G. g.
NEW-IERSEY A. G.

Runs al the fall II each wicket; ~ a., &c
New Jersey A. C.i2. 81 10 40 lio 10, I'' 10
Merton & 'C-iG 12I lIG I.3. 800. l9l. 10. 80
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w c. Cuibertson coney island go yards. .....''..
A. NJ. Curtis. Merden f5 yards ...'.'''''''''''''
Time-4:+2b
Won by three length half length between seco"" a
third. r. A. Miller Greenwich Wheelmen won pu' ""'
disqualified for foulng RIGHT al the tape
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RACING AT SARATOGA.
CLIFFORD AND HASTINGS rim DEAD HEAT FOR
THE KEARNEY STAKES

CLIFFORD AND HASTINGS rim \ DEAD HEAT FOR
THE KEARNEY STAKES.
Saratoga, n Y, Aug. 1.-THE Saratoga Racing
Association had fine weather, a good track and a
large attendance again to-day. The sport opened
with a fve-furlong dash for maiden two-year odds
Gibraltar caught the lead on the turn and showed
the way home. winning by lorgth from Sir
Gawaine. In the mile selling race places changed
rapidly until almost home when James Monroe
rushed through and won by a length. with Ace sec
ond There three contestants for the kcar-
ney Stakes. Clifford went to the front at the fall
of the flag. and led up to the last furong, when
Hastings came fast and made ii dead heat Sem
per Ego was third In the hardicap for threc-year-
olds and upward Havoc not headed. winning
by half length: Ben Holiday second FIVE lengths
in advance of Ulysses. In the selling race for non
winners Dumbarton made the pace TO the last fur
long when Xmas came up and Won by half a
length with Midght In the place. In the handi
cap steepech Use Royal Scarlet caught the lead
after q few jumps and showed the way home. win
ming by twenty lengths from Beaumont. who was
several lengths ahead of Decapod. Summary:
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Walter Jones
.dwarI Redwny
Time -.
Jones led all the way and won ma he pleased by ten
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BROOKLYN,
WASHINGTON.

Totals ....35 II % - . Totals ....3i I IL 2, 10
Washington .................l
l,rooIlvn ...................l 2 o - o,
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MILE ACTORS RACE.

y three lengths. half length between second
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Nat Butler Cambridge. Mass. (scratch ............
W. T.. Becker Minneapolis 400 YARDS.
Arthur Gardner tscrntchl
H. Ollneld Toledo $50 YARDS. Observation-Disclosures.
Time-ll:3lS.
Won by wheel: half wheel between second and
third and third and fourth.
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SUNNI A. IES.

Nile open famateur-First heat won by r De Martini
South Brooklyn Wheelmen 4. NJ. Curtis Merid.n Wheel
club second: W. H. Dixon. South Brooklyn Wheelmen.
third Time 224> Second heat won BY H. Y. Belel.
Riverside Whremen; Charles Orget. Riverside Wheel
men; second W L. Losee. South brooklyn wheelmen.
third. Time 22lis. Third heat by John =.
Hutcheon, Windsor Terrace Wheemen: r. A. Miller
Greenwich Whetlmen. second; !. H. Lake. Port Rich
mond Staten Island. third. Time-o.2I Fourth heat
won hy O Y. rabcock Harlem Wheelmen y. \. Raw
mOnd Nrw-inrk County Wheelmen second: Charles T.
Earl. Kings County Whermen. third Time %
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FIRST RACE-Maiden two ear-ods. Five furipngs.
Gibraltar. I'D MARTINI. Observation-Disclosures, -
Sir Gawaine. 100 CA Clayton. ............... !
Bendoran 100 (TaraD 81
Time
Corel. Dnsmore Inverary ii and Jack Dandy also ran
Hewitt. the rider Of Jack Dandy. suspended
day and fined $50 for josng Bendoran and DinsmOre.
SECOND RACE-Three- yearolds and upward; selling
one mile.
Ace. 1o5 (ISeauchamp,. ....................". p
Mazarine, Ill QIew). Al
Time-l:i4
Mohawk Prince and King Michael also ran
THIRD RACE-KEARNEY STAKES: all ages Six
clifford. l22 (Martinl. ..............'........
Hastings ~ CTaTaD ....''''.........
.Dead heat Stake divided.
FOURTH RACE-Handcap; for three year-olis and up
ward one mile and sixteenth
Havoc l2t tMartinl. %
Ben Holiday, l2j Ga clayton. ............... II
Ulysses, ia driving ....:............. %
Timet:i !a..
FIFTH HACE-For three-year ods and upward; selling
Five furlongs
Midlight. i0G (feauchamp) Observation-Disclosures. 2 81
Dumbartor, 1893 walker. Observation-Disclosures. 40
Time :O2H.
Tartaran Hurl and Purple Jacket also ran.
SIXTH RACE-Handicap steepechase; four-year olls
and upward About miles and a half
ROYAL Scarlet $50 (f:nglish,. ............... C.
Beaumont. l@J fAllmark Observation-Disclosures.
lscapd. l@S tMcln-iy) Observation-Disclosures. 50
Time-6:I5
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Mile handicap professonaD-First heat won by G N
Murphy. Brooklyn 40 YARDS: Frederick J. IoIgheed
Quill club Wheelmen (scratcl,. second: g. f. Smith
Freeport as yards). third: Frederick J. Titus New
York 80 yard.,. fourth I. r. Jefferson Asbury PARK
Major Taylor. CambriiReport n5 yaris); D. sutphen
Newark as YARDS, second; ". X Sibley South Brook
lyn Wheelmen n5O yarls). third a. g Lee Cohops 80
yards). fourth: Y. A. Mcfarland. San Jose lscratch)
NTH. T1me-2:lO-s. Third heat by j. f.. Walsh
Boston 40 YARDS; f. W. Pierce Boston yards
ond. F. j. Jenny. Utica 90 yardsD. third l.. T. Gala
han. Waltham 40 yards fourth l.. G. Johnson Cleve-
land 90 yRris) NTH. Tme-209r.
FINAL. HEAT
= J. jenny 'tlca ''o yhis).
O. Is smith. Freepprt ni5 yards, ................ 2
W. Sibley. brooklyn $50 YARDS. .............. 3
ID. Sutph n. Newark 1ij YARDS Observation-Disclosures.
Major Taylor. tambrdgeport 40 yards). ........
Time-c:09@s.
Won by length: half a length between second and
third.
Mile tandem (amateur)- heat won by " Y Bele.
and w r Mosher Riverside Wheelmen: Henry - Hesser
and b. Tompknson. Hobo Cycle club second Time
226is. Second heat won BY II. A. Miller and O. V.
cock Harlem Wheemen; H. Is. Cashell Thomas Ad-
m'tz Excelsior Boat club. second Time-2:lo
FINAL HEAT
Y A. Miller and O. V. Babcock Harlem Wheelmen -.
II. Y Bedell and ". f. Mosher. Riverside Wheelmen.
II. Is Cashell and Thomas Admitz Excelsior u. C..
Time-2.ls
Won by ten yards: half a length between second and
third.
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PERSONAL.

The Rev +. II. Meyer. the well-known revival
preacher of London. who will arrive in this city
on February 3. will begin his work In Boston In
connection with the Moody meetings on the fol-
lowing day. lie is the successor OF the distin-
gilished DR. Newman Hall at Christ Church. Lon
don and occupies the unique position Of a Baptist
clergyman in congregational church established
on the Countess Of Huntngton's foundation. using
the Episcopal liturgy and governed by the Pres
byterian polity.
mural tablet has been placed in the Harvard
Church. Cambridge. Mass. In memory Of its first
minister the Rev. Thomas Prentiss
The new Bishop OF London. DR. Creighton. shocks
strict churchmen by not wearing clerical clothes
when he goes to the Continent on VACATION
According TO The Boston Transcript" Mrs John
d. Long Is thinking rather regretfilly Of the pros
pect OF leaving her QUIET home In bingham Tor
the excitement OF Washington During her former
residence there her health suffered CONSIDERABLY;
the climate not agreeing with her bHt IN 'pita OF
that she speaks with real pleasure OF Inc hFbsnt-
f men ana women VINO MAKE and p Helen are more
pleased with the idea. having many friends among
the young people there
The late Charles Maron Of Paris. who believed
himself to be descendant OF the Roman poe,
Virgil. Il man OF literary tastes ana pri''""t
conversationasi.
w W Rousseau of Troy n. Y. who died on
Monday was not only successful business man.
but "A musician OF considerable note. He was for
many years the orsanist of Holy Cross Episcopal
Rev DR. J. Ireland Tucker. its rector. in the
preparation of fuckers Episcopal EIymnal
The Rev Charles f. Stowe. the only surviving
son of Harriet Beecher stowe writes TO II ne
Hartford Courant' in regard to letters received
by him from various admirers OF his mother con-
corning the erection OF n statue Of ner or a nlonu-
ment 10 her memory. He says that he and his
sisters regard It as their exclusive privilege to
erect II monument over their mothers grave az
Andover and suggests that II anything Is TO be
done bv his mothers admirers to honor hrr mem
orv II should take the form Of Harriet Bceche'
stowe scholarship at Hampton Fiske or Iliskegee
adding: Such a memorial would. know. be quite
In Keeping with my mothers taste; ana fat more
useful 10 man and honoring TO God than some
brazen monstrosity. scowling the unfortunate Pc
holder out OF cOuntenance from its ugly granite
pedestal.
Albert Barbeux. who died the other day In
Paris was one OF the companions OF Victor hugo
when he was exed from France in 1851. but, unlike
Hugo he took advantage of the amnesty that was
granted after the war with Italy and returned TO
France In 1870 during the siege Of Paris ne was
comma ndant OF a battalion of the National Huard
OF the Vth ACCOMPLISHMENT. Arrested In 1911, arter
the Commune he was brought before court-fnar-
fial and condemned to pay a fine or lop francs.
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NEwv0pK DAILY TRIBUNE, THURSDAY. JANUARY 81 1897

country. even while the combined lnniini"c'"'
ers are seeking far-Off markets In Japan ana
the small increase In bars. VIII n''ra'' "'''"'
ton. But in general the returns are co'hp"t'-
lively satisfactory. In part because 'he III
dustry here has been forced by g"herhi ne
,r..sou I'm business 10 reduce both wages ana
rrices far enough TO escape for the present m"ch
foreign competition. British imports OF wne"'
were smaller bmi Of flour larger thar III IS''.
md while receipts from Australasia dropp'"
off from :,4SGG2O cwts.. to $500 for the year.
and Argentina receipts were II 4003G0 cwts III
1sD5. but only 402T. 600 In 1896 there was large
increase In imports from this country. III
though the shipments direct to Great bri'h'n
fran tbe Pacific Coast were smnller In ISM,
ard i'm December. than In the year ana me
month IN 1Sg5. The exports from the Atianuc
Coast Increased G.,i21 $50 cwts. or )" per cent
while the Pacific shipments direct To "r'a'
Britain decreased 2.917.1OO cwts.. or - per cent
owing to the large movement from the fhcinc
Coast 10 Australasia and South Afrl'n
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JpJSU SUSPECTS AND CONIICTS.

rl,cr. has bp.n n general expectation OF the
acnultta, of the Irish suspect Ivory. or Bell.
I'm, moi of such an ignoininious collapse OF III"
prosecution as was Witnessed yesterday lhis
I,tter rcsul. need not however, excite surprise.
rho charges against the prisoner have all along
been known to rest chiefly upon the testimony
If . spv. and such testimony is as untr'lst-
worthy as the method Of securing 1t IS defes'-
oble II is difficult to persuade any jury or
rlght-thnkns men to believe the testimony OF
a man who in giving 1t procams himself a
pcrjnrer. Such witness is scarcely to be as
tiuyuished from one Of those provocative
agents who used TO be employed by the police
of many countries. but who are now geheraiy
regarded as beyond The pale of Justice ana h'i-
mainly What other basis the prosecution had
was nolice zeal. which has been found to have
been mistaken. II was therefore the part of dis
erection and Of justice for the prosecution TO
withdraw. and the Court to ordcr al "c4"i''"'
and discharge Of the prisoner
The incident may not have provokeh, pu' II
certainly strengthened the demand for the re-
lease Of all remaining Irish poliiical prisoners.
which was made few hours later in the House
Of Commons The suggestion was made that as
the charges against Ivory had been withdrawn
=
the actual prisoners were convicted may have
haau aou,Iv proundless The force Of that
argument is not apparent. ON the contrary aS
the Home Secretary said. the Withdrawal. OF Inc
charges against Ivory was an indication or inc
fairness of British courts. ana Increased the
presumption that the former convictions were
inst. II Is also to he observed that the Inen III
question are not political" prisoners IN any JUS
Interpretation Of the term. hut simple reiohs,
guilty OF Grimes abhorred by the cN''zeu
world" Nevertheless no less than liz mem-
bers voted for their pardon in House or 1885,
q number Of their feow-prsoners OF similar
criminallty were recently set free; and this Is
the Queens Year. in which extraordinary ac's
Of clenency and mercy may DO performed. IL
will not be surprising therefore, II such pardon
shall, be granted one Of these days, though II
will almost certainly not he In response 10 any
popular agitation or appeal in Parliament
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Netu21crk DAILY Gribm,.s
FOUNDED BY HORACE GREELEY
THURSDAY JANUARY 81. 1897.
TIE NEWS THIS MORNING.

CONGRESS-Both branches in session -
Senate: The bill for a new Custom House IN 'his
city was passed: Mr. Turpie continued MS speech
against the Nicaragua Canal bill = house
Most Of the day was spent in discussion OF ,he
contested election case OF lost against iuchV'
from the %xh Virginia District
FOREIGN-The trial Of Edward j. lVorE
ended by the collapse Of the case against MN
- Rolling mill employees in ANNA. hungary;
made an attack on the gcndarmes; 1t rs reported
that eight rioters were killed. - Henry Dei-
rado a New-York newspaper correspondent
died in the San Ambrosa Hospital IN Havana
- Nine Carnot. mother Of the late President
Carnot Of France. died in Paris
DOMESTIC Secretary Olney made an argu-
ment for ratification Of the arbitration treaty
with England before the Senate Foreign Reia-
fions Committee Senator Jeter c. Pritch-
ard was reelected by the North Carolina Legis-
lature - The election of Thomas c. Piatt as
United States Senator was formally declared III
Albany =- The Lexow antitrust resolution
was adopted by the State Senate - A re-
ceiver was appointed for the metropolitan west
Side Elevated Railway Of Chicago
CITY.-John S Kennedy bought the painting.
s'Washington Crossing the DELAWARE and an
nounced his intention Of presenting II 10 the
Museum Of Art. There report that
an agreement had been reached between the
Government and the Union Pacific Railway
REORGANIZATION Committee. - The Bellevue
Hospital Medical College building was nearly
DESTROYED by fire. - The annual dinner or
the New-York Board Of Trade and Transporta-
ton was held az the Waldorf. - The Board
OF Education passed resolutions protesting
against the provisions OF the greater CITY char-
ter giving the Borough Of Manhattan only nNe
OF the thirteen members of the central Board
- Stocks were lower on bear pressure
THE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. for today:
Rain or snow Temperature yesterday: Hghesl'
80 degrees: lowest. IL: average. 2Sas
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CARMEN.

The announcement tina: Sine. Cave and ". Jean
10 Reszke would sing together in Carmen"
notent 10 attract to tire Metropolitan Opera House
las, nigh, one OF the large audiences OF inc season.
II was the great ienors first appearance tnis season
I'm the part o. Don Jose. and the programme con.
viewed the Information that II would be MS
only one The part Is perhaps not ore OF his
greatest achievements. because IL IL not one that Is
adap.ed TO his style and temperament; he cannot
altogether bury the natural distinction OF MA man.
nor and carriage in the soldier who Is lured
n aIs ruin nor reach the depths Of the degradation
and the tgsrsh passion that brings on the climax Of
IN. drama But his performance was notable ono
for the beauty and imprisoned v'gor Of
hls singing in which he was heard last
svening q, mis- best and the fire and consIm-
mate arr OF mis- acting. and he spread con-
t,pjon OF ent nlsasm through iae nout" tnat re-
was Inc same Infinitely varied. impeuous. fiery i'm
uersonation that has so often s't ner hearers lno
q hew,lIerment OF admiral ton. Never iwic" alike
i'm detail II is all compelling IN the gusty sweep OF
Ire changing moods by turns lanRporoDS, tcmpestu-
ous implacable. Last evening snc was IN nsr most
,nnerin,s and capri ,ous temper. and her perform
.nra was an eDiiOmc OF all mat mas made ner Iar-
men - nghiy esteemed. The r"-t OF me cast was
the same as has participated ~ me WoGucuon q
',-armen'' before this season. IN "nch NINE
asing fashion. though WIN not qlie enough voice
for her surroundings. Mr. BARS deSeTNes "ord OF
pa.ss for an intelligent performance OF ne MINOR
bart of Morales VI. Iassalle, VINO was the loreagor,
was picturesque and sang al least me song IN me
sec,nd .cf I'm tune VI. Rsvignani conducted and
obtained a most nnyeldng end unsympathetic ac-
compan irnenf from the orchestra. ana an en-.mose
throughout that was not what II snoulh nave usen
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American Government or the sentiments OF the
American people The release OF the hiege"
filibustering steamer Three Friends VIII not
please Spain. but 1t seems to have been iog'-
cal and proper thing to do. The United STATES
is nj peace with Spain ana her colonies III"
there is no reason. therefore, for intcrrup''hg
lawful commerce between the two countries
nor for refusing vessel clearance To Spanish
port. This country cannot be- aiding b'lllger-
ents in a war against Spain by sending snrh
ships. because according To the Spanish Eov-
eminent itself. there are no belligerch's III
Cuba. and no state of war. or course the
Spanish port officers will prevent the landing
Of any cargo until duty Is paid ana all proper
regulations are complied with. and the local.
police will prevent the improper use OF the
cargo after II IL landed. If not. surely THIS
country is not TO lie called To account for me
failures Of Spanish administration In The EVER
Faithful Isle"