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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-12-18
MONETARY COMMISSIONS REPORT.
Practically Unanimous. Differences
Among Members Being slight

WASHINGTON. Dec. 1.-THE none
tary commission reached the conclusion of
It's dellbe rntinns today. and the chairman.
ex-senator Edmunds, declared the COM
mission adjourned without day Some
slight differences of opinion as To minor
details OF the report were I'm evidence to
the last, but the report as IL will be
signed is practically unanimous
One member thought II necessary TO
make emphatic his convictions as 10 one
feature of the report, and Mr.. Garnett
who had returned to hts home IN Cali
fornsa- and was not able 10 be at the
final deliberations. differed slightly with
his associates as 10 the treatment OF the
existing silver coins and silver cersiti-
Gates.
The signatures of all the members will
be attached 10 the report with the linn
lied reservation of those two.
The publication of the report will be
delayed for some days pending It's COM
pletion by the secretary. bill emhody-
Ing the Observation-Disclosures IN course of
completion and wilt be presented 10 con-
gress after the holidays.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-12-18
NOT 50 HARMONIOUS.
slivtr Republicans Are for Fuston'
bat Not for Certain FusiOnistN.

enscial Dispatch To the Post-Intelligencer.
TACOMA. Dec f7--The declaration Of
he local order of Silver Republicans Ia
scsabie 10 fusion In the coming election.
r,ade at their meeting OF last evening.
doss not seem TO mean all the words may
fnpty. The chairman Of the meeting was
Fred Sahms, Ct civil service fame, he hay-
hs been selected without opposition.
eahms Is well known for his peculiar IDEAS
about matters and people when 1t comes
% politics. and Is equally prominent for
tie fearless. II not always polite. expires
soa Of his sentiments. II II happen he Is
called upon 10 speak In public.
Ths honor conferred upon the ex-civil
Hgvtce commissioner by his elevation To
the chair at the meeting last night gave
N opening for an airing OF his views. and
n his usual manner he declared himself
Without reservation. He believed In flu
sisn, he fntimated. but not in all fusion
is's. and then went on to hint how he
ssuM not support certain men for ONCE.
tssa though nominated on the fusion
hAet, He did not use names In explain
IS ea- position. but to s. half blind man
ssad have been apparent he referred
% Assof Fawcett and others OF the pres
eH administration OF fusionists.
NApns was made the Republican men,
~ 81 the local civil service commission
Mayor Fawcett, serving in company
WIN Gasnor Teats and 'Tchabod'' Tom
fhsaR When affairs took such shape that
tas mayor deemed himself justified In re-
nesiny Teats and Tomllnscn. and when
1R circumstances demanded their re-
aesai ~ force. Sahms was requested by
sas mayor 10 resign. He at irst declined.
81 hssr did present his resignation, al
aeush ne declared he acted OF his own
u.e WI and not because the mayor had
ESQ ss hlm to step down and out.
~. circumstance made II plain 20
sasua the presiding officer referred when
= animated he weuld not support GER
al PRISONS In the fusion ranks for Office
- sact that Ii was the voice OF those
"a .s which placed Sahms In the chair.
s az 'nst he Is supposed 10 he In touch
.as. ~. .ae organization. leads to the belief
,.s.,l y . rot sure thing that the organ
asuon VIII soiily indorse the fusion can
s'sAses-anless such candidates suit them.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-12-18
DELIBERATE RoBBER REFUSED.
IAe Servant Girl kuocks on His ms
toche With Hev Hroow.

Svunt Gtrl Knocks OF His Mus.
taehe With Her nreom.
SPECIAL Dispatch TO the Poss-rnterl,senes-.
iAcOAA. Dec. E.--An attempt al VIVA.
saad % have been a daylight robbery
o.cuILed here this morning about III
CLOCK az the home OF Theodore Hosmer.
IN the North end. A hired girl was en-
saseo 70 sweeping the hallway and porch,
Wnen upon looking up suddenly SIZE was
eonironfed hy scowiins. bury Individual
. WIN nsrcs. black snus:acns.
one asked him his business. but Tho
Stranger either would not or could rot
sspy. he said nothing, and tried TO pass
ne, 20 gain access 70 tie house. but the
kiri became convinced he was there for
10 4ood- and barred his way When thu
ia. .aan lried 10 pass her she piucksiy opposed
.aiA. using her broom az a weapon and
"a welding this useful household article
aDou. the mars head she struck him in
.ne race The renIlt was that the deree
LACK mussacae OF the supposed robber
was brushed from his upper lip. revealing
smoothly shaver. rather discriminating
wesi-dreSsed fellow.
AFTER losing his disguise the man rave
Up me attempt TO enter the hoase and
Pichih& up the artificial mustache, he hur-
riehy made his way 10 the street, A mo-
iutus ater he disappeared from view
around tpe corner. Who the man was ana
wnai wae his Grand remains TO be ex-
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-12-18
MFRS ARE IN BAD SHAPE.
- DAMAGE CAUSED DURiSG THE
RECENT RAINS.
$50 Owners who Have Sa2efeA
.-s.rv From the Floods Are
n,eeteninG 70 Hold the Man1cfD-
ersty nesDsnsibie for Theis Less.

..., ntsoasch 10 the Post-Inte'iigencer.
EsroNA- Dec. i5.--Tacoma's sewer sys-
s. !. a. bad way, and according 10
I, -. .c,nspiss,oner OF public works IL wiz
s,,sre the expenditure OF considerable
ess..v - improve Il. even to the extent
. .ssvensing damage TO property.
~. heayy rainfall Of the past three
80. hss emphasized the lack Of proper
..ssrsre- and certain portions OF the city
a. !. hsdly I'm need Of this that serious
.,,. nav follow any postponement OF
i ~ "a improve existing conditions.
- sss,,s,v a, the street and sewer depart
- hea6nuarterr develops that affairs
.s.N AT be much worse under any cir
s --~,srees. II Is shown that In these
.s,vtrts lateral sewers are larger than
=. main trunk into which they merge.
- .hat when heavy rain falls the main
.sssrv 4 not capable Of carrying on such
..s.y = is carried into II, thus flooding
esrrounding property
~ssrs are several points In the city
~hers this condition exists, aEd Where
"a r.,.sY can be furnished without the
....sH,srre Of much money. The entire
49, system. excepting In such iocaii-
- - have been piped during recent
- & more or less inadequate and the
~. ~ no end Of complaint from resi-
1.sts II has also developed that there
Z !. s. record OF the piping in certain To-
..ssi,s-no maps or plans showing where
- ulnes are laid or where connected.
~ n the storm sewers IN the city none
3 nlstted so as TO indicate Its course
~ AYibutariss, and the result is that on
~ vSole the system IL bunglsd mess
rAseh makes repairs and improvements
70 aaay task.
- order 10 arrive at some Idea OF what
e.r ~ done the city has secured the ser
secs al men who were employed In the
street. and sewer department when the
s.reY ptyer were first planted. these men
MISC Instructed to plat the route O. the
underground piping as nearly AS their
mennrYy and experience Will permit. They
- nav AT work, and when some sort OF
s siea shall be had OF the now mys-
,.-sous business, a policy win be out
mad and adopted TO improve TIE system.
prooerty owners have already notified
~ eity OF their intention to hold The mu-
ssrnality responsible for damage from
Il. broken and overlooked sewers. and
whether or not the city Is inclined to ex-
teud money In lettering che system, II Is
sox Imperative that they do so.
The whole sewer system. excepting the
anss along few streets. IL I'm bad shape.
sarstuariy Mt points where iaterals are
isid On A heavy incline and empty Into
..rssins entirely too small TO carry of the
NafeF
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-12-18
BRITISH COLJ MBlA NEWS

II. NJ s. Leander is due at Esquimalt.
The dsfaulting citysclerk OF Nanaimo has
been admitted TO bail.
s. Shimidzu succeeds T. Nose as Japa-
nese consul at Vancouver.
Alderman G. Campbell has been elected
mayor of Nanafno TO succeed Mayor DavI-
son, who has gone 10 the Klond.ke.
The city council of Vancouver has ef-
fectualy killed the music hall ordinance"
Only three coUncilmen voting In its favor.
thus iisposiDg OF the wine, woman ana
song variety theater.
The new issues OF Canadian stamps are
being printed as rapidly as possible. The
first denomination 20 appear was the half
cent which is black. as before The two
cent denomination has been printed and
Will be- shortly issued to the public. The
color is a delicate maroon similar to the
United States Columbian stamp OF the
Same yafne
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-12-18
LARGE ELECTRIC TRANSFORMERS
dhree Arrive to Be Used I'm a General
Hearrnngemeut of the system.

special Dispatch 10 the Post-Tntelligencer
TACOMA, Dec. 1.-THE arrival here OF
three iafge-size electric transformers, each
capable OF regulating 4o0 lights. is tie be-
ginning OF a general Encouragement and
extension OF the city lighting system
THESE transformers are To take the place
Oh quite number OF smaller ones, which
~ the past have served materially to make
me ineandescent lamps unsatisfactory.
They were inadequate for the service, and
VIII now be used In the equipment to at
once be commenced In the suburbs.
commissioner of Works Doherty ex.
planned today that work Will be begun
without delay toward the extension of the
incandescent system, and that no less
than 200 lamps will be added the moment
the lines are ready to be operated
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RsLICE BAKE 4 coon CAPTURE.



SPECIAL Dispatch to the Pcst-IE,eilgencer.
:, TACOMA. Dec. Hone of the best po-
nee CATCHES made since the epidemic OF
oIrsiaries and robberies Is believed TO
nave been the arrest Of d man yesterday
kIpihs ais name as Hamilton. The catch
WAS made by Detectives Concannon and
Thompson. and they are sure they tailed
desperate character. who could be
proven guilty Of several OF the crimes re-
ported at headquarters.
ioaay. however. the suspected burglar
pushed few loose bars TO one side and
made MS escape from the city talI--this
700. while a special officer was inside the
!aii Watching the prisoners. The build
ing u being repaired and while this work
~ under way All officer liz kept insloe with
the prisoners both night and day To pre-
vent thsm taking advantage of the par
uaiiy insecure condition OF the jail. The
escaped man has not yet been rearrested.
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arose from well-known occupations Of
some one OF the early founders Of the
families. 1t appears that this custom
prevailed In the far away past. a. well
as In modern times. The famous latin
orator, Cicero. for instance. is said to
have derived his name from an ancestor
who was a famous grower Of beans.
''Cicer' is the latin name for a small
bean called iertl. which constituted a
very large portion of the food Of those
early people. Some one OF them appears
TO have been a very famous grower OF
the lentils. or, as they would say.
'Ciceres:" and IL 10 very easy to see from
this how Cicero" was derived.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-12-18
Exchange Mine Abandoned.

Special Dispatch TO the Post-Intelligencer.
NELSON, b. c.. Dec. 15.--News was re-
ceved here to the effect that the New Gold
Fields Company. of British Columbia, Lin
tied. in which Sir Charles Topper is heav-
lily interested. has abandoned the Exchange
mine near SLOGAN City. Over twenty men
have been employed for the rast five or
six months. bur they have been paid off
and the work has been closed down. The
abandonment is due TO unsatisfactory re-
suits. tAe statement being made that the
lead has plnched out. There is a 1oe-foot
shaft on the property and about $50 feet
In drifts
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-12-18
Vetoed the salary Ordinance.

Special Dispatch TO the Post-Iutellgencer
WHATCOM. Dec f7.-Mayor Weisen-
burger has vetoed the city salary ordi-
nance raising the pay OF the police force
$40 per month during next year. They have
only been getting $40 per month There is
considerable feeling In the matter. and
soTle OF the councilmen say they will pass
II over the mayors veto at their next meet
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-12-18
Blanket MORTGAGE FILLED.
coms 4 Columbia River Rail-
Somrany Makes n Mig Loan.

-scnms patch 20 the Post-fnteiligencer.
~. .vMA. Dec. IA blanket mortgage
\. n'sa N the auditors office today by
". eammh'a Trust r'>-,re~v. 80 New
~ guy. IN the sum OF SCI. 90 per mile. a
Il n nopesed iine Of the Tacoma y Cotum-
- MT railway. This is the road which
n - icy az New York. bought In AZ the
4. " Tue assets of the defunct Washing
Sauohai bank. o. this city.
!. . .sa mas been much talk IN the mast as
r.,s as sonstrnetfon OF this rad. and many
: mas been announced. presumably
49,. sa authority, that the road would he
~. uc'ed withou; long delay. but some
~. seemed TO always arise 70 prevent
nation II these reports.
h.s as aanket mortgage. however, for this
~ sen OF money per mile, would .ndi-
sss ss saa, TIE funds necessary for the com
H.. A ~, o. The road 10 the Columbia river
No., u.ner been secured. or there is good
49, 49, ior believing the money VIII be
s. - Inquiry develops that this
sr,.., Msicasive Of continuation OF con-
a.. .e Is not altogether e surprise, and
e.ss.s sae impression prevails IN railway
sast the road viii he built.
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.y and Edison. now South Tacoma. Tn.
combined lines were NAMED a.. po.,. ~
nance. IAeoma Z Edison railway. ara !.
was TINS property that Some two years 1vs
vas disposed Of al foreclosure sale. TIE
buyers were Eastern parties. who re-
named the lire to Point Defiance. calling
u the City Park railway.
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the pontincai apartments and pillaged
them Of all that was valuable.
A brawl at the funeral between priests
and soldiers left the corpse exposed In
the body Of the church, and when placed
before the altar its shocking appearance
confirmed the story Of poison. 1t was
finally stripped OF its cerements.
wrapped In an old carpet. and forced
with blows and jeers into a narrow coz
fin and flung into an obscure vault. The
remains were finally transferred to the
Spanish church OF st. Mary Of Montser-
rat, where they now rerose.
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Special Dispatch 10 the poss-Iateil;gencer
MoNTESANo. Dec. i7.-Ed Lloyd. n log
ser belonging In one OF the Hoquiam
camps. slipped yesterday evening while
going up some steps. and broke his leg.
The fracture is not a bad one but will keep
him in bed for some weeks.
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special Dispatch to the Post Intellgencer.
TACOMA. Dec. 17.-Nine Chinese who
We're convicted of Illegal entry into the
United States viii be deported to their
native land per steamer Tacoma TONER
row. The orientals were sent here from
New York. and several DAYS ago were
turned over 70 the custody of the local
government authorities
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-12-18
Good Templars Gaining Membership.

Special Dispatch 10 the post-Intelligencer.
WHATCOM. Dec. 1.-THE repor. OF the
secretary at the meeting Of the district
/. o. @. T. quarterly session held at Gus
ter shows membership OF ass in Whatcom
and San Juan counties. There was gain
OF i6 members during last quarter. AT
the election Of officers Carl Bell Of this
city. was made district chief tempiar.
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Put in in Distress.

SAN FRANCISCO. Dec 1.-THE British
ship Indian Empire from Caliao. Peru. for
Portland, put In here today. She was In
distress. having encountered a succession
of gales during her quick run of forty-six
days. During one of the storms she
sprung her mainmast, shifted her ballast
and capsized one Of her water tanks
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-12-18
NET RAILROAD LINES COMBINE.


&axaa
49, saatch 20 the Post-Intelllgencer.
~. eoMA. Dec iT.-it WIS made public
H.. Iat tie street railway line. run
- ~ soint Defiance park from the June
a. Ninth ard { strcets. known as the
"a nk railway. is IN future Ia be oper-
~ the Tacoma Railways Company.
H.. companies are separate and dis
al sssspcFasions. operating under lndivid-
!. ~, saa'sers. ana 81 near as can be learn
"a, 80 new policy is simply one o. econ
On. Zane. super!nteu Sent ~ the Ia
srs,. a"ays Cofnpauy's system. is %
Ma ne saper!a,en3ency o, the two
Az instead ct ore. as in the rsst. ana
d. nss.sap'on. formerly ~ taa CIV Park
~,.,"aa become tie superintendent Of
Nsse0Hai'on fer both roads. II =
nv. ra. auditor cf tgs Tacoma Ran
n s,s,..uaNsny. bcconlss shc auditing agent
IA - hnes. and tae h,.sdeu7rt ers Of tSe
sw.,ssas VIII Re r'o~z~d ITO one. The
| d.. sofee. IN fs,. Ire en<ir. operstf.w
u, y tae two lines. viii b. kept sepa
mH sseat CITY Park ysaa was buff,
Aes ues Allen =. Mason. Thomas Wal
S4,.,sn Wallace and Others. and was
aas,-V known rs the Paint Defiance
oeA - later tho road wss consolidated
saees'is iins running between the
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-12-18
WILL BuILD a snow ROAD.
Novel Transportation scheme of the
Residents Of Nelson.

Special Dispatch TO the Post-Inteligencer.
GRAND FORKS, b. c., Dee. 1.-THE
residents of Nelson. Wash. are about to
build snow road from Nelson 10 point
near Cascade City. 1t is reported that the
residents OF Marcus have offered to fur
nish the necessary number of men to
complete this road X tha. Nelson
people viii provide the necessary pro-
visions for the men while on the work.
The object OF making this road this
winter is to provide way OF entering
the different reservation mining camps
without the necessity of having to go
through British territory. and thus be
subject to the quarantine regulations that
are In force there.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-12-18
Insurgents Were Defeated.

HAVANA. Dec. 1.-THE Arapiles bat
talon. II was announced officially today.
surprised the insurgent forces under
Napolas at the Manaulto farm. In the
province of Santa Clara. The insurgents.
II is said. left twenty-five men killed on
the field and ~, Spanish troops captured
fifteen insurgents.
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Mnher Against the World.

PITTsBUR0. Dec, IN J. Connolly
and J. J. Quinn have deposited 81 600 with
the sporting editor OF the Pittsburg Dis
patch 10 back Peter Maher against any
man IN the world for tho heavy weight
ehamptouship,
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lfrnke His Arm.

Special Dispatch 20 the post-Intelligencer.
BUCoDA. Dec fi.--iver, young son of
Mr.. Nelson. or this place. while carrying a
younger child IN his arms. fell. dssiecating
his elbow and breaking his arm.
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A Specific for Colds and Group.

For wears We have used Chamberlain
Cansh Remedy and always assp j, IN the
hosse, IL is Regarded in cur family As a
specific for colds and sroup.-R. T. RosAY,
olnes, Nc.
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American Tug. Cannot wreck.

VICTORIA. b. c., Dec. E.-Collector
Milne has decided that American tugs
cannot wreck the schooner Yesta or the
steamer Cleveland. they not being in con-
tsguous waters.
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OELwEIN. Ia. Dec. 1.-THE Citizens
hank. az this city. IL. c. Sturgus & Co,
proprietors. assigned today. Liabilities,
So. oso: assets unknown.
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Pacific County Taxes.

Special Dtspatch 10 the Post-fnteiligencer
SOUTH BEND. Dec. 1.-THE tax rolls OF
IS91 show the total amount Of taxes levied
TO De S., is2. OF 81, - less than last year
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BEFORE buying an opera glass see
F,yer~ale. the cptician, 10 FIRST avenue
Genuine achroraa;ie glasses az ths price o.
POOR glasses
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A. kirkland. Of Corsica, chunked IN his
dollar to the News this week.-Swains.
boro News.
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Derivative Names

Meehans' Monthly.
II - generally conceded by English
speaking people that such family names
as Smith. Baker, Butcher and ArInor.
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9. van Pressentine. OF Blrdsview. has
been IN Town for few days on business
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TO ALASKA
Quickly, Safely, Comfortably.

YUKON COMPANY.
wonCiy in the
and
o May
No delays. transfers
and
the
Theses securing tons
Rcontainn a all
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-10-12
FUN AT AN END.
The Bogus Check Operators
Under Arrest at Foxcroft.
Liquor Fines in Andfoscoggiu Will
Reach $4,000 This Term.
Letter Box Thieves at P0ssIand-Court Opens
at South Paris, Today.

Foxcroft, Oct. 11.-Bernal Osborne,
alias A. F. Grant, and Almiron Per-
kins, alias Harry Warren, the two men
who have been operating with bogus
checks in Bangor and Lewiston, were
arrested at the Exchange here, this
afternoon, and will be sent to Bangor
for trial, Tuesday.
They came here from Greenville, Sat
urday night, having been there since
leaving Bangor. Al the Exchange.
they lived high and spent money law
ishly and made a reputation as good
fellows" They told experiences Of
their life as reporters and interested
those who met them.
Landlord PendIeton has ran across
such chaps before and became sus-
picious that they were the ones men
toned in the Saturday and Sunday
papers.
He wired to Landlord Chapman of
the Bangor House that the young men
We're there. and he communicated the
Information to Chief of Police Gilman,
Sheriff Knowles was Immediately noti-
fled to arrest the men and they will be
held until sent for.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-10-12
MILE. clswERos' ESCAPE.
Thought that Spain Is Rather Glad Than Sorry
at The Affair.

Washington, Oct. 11.-Consul- General
Fitzhugh Lee arrived here. last night.
and was at the state department early
this morning, in conference with AS
slstant Secretary Day, leaving later for
Walrenton, Va, to attend the funeral
of friend. He will return, tonight.
to advise further with officials here as
to the Cuban situation.
1t is understood that the state de.
partment is going over with Gen. Lee,
and Mr.. Hannis Taylor, eX-minister to
Spain, the effect of the recent cabinet
changes, the result of Gen. Weyler's,
withdrawal, and other new phases de-
Veloped by the ascension Cif Sagasta.
The escape of Miss Cisneros from all
Havana prison. through the efforts of
a repre- sentative OF the New York Jour
nal and Advertiser. has been talked
over also. the prevailing view being
that 1T will not lead to an international
complication. General Lee said, today.
that he did not think any serious uues-
ton would arise over the incident. En-
Minister Taylor, when asked if inter-
national complications were likely to
arise, answered.: Il think not, and the
result will be that Sagasta will give
royal decoration to those who have
been good enough to rid Spain OF this
troublesome subject
Mr.. Taylor will not discuss the pres
ent situation at Madrid