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DECIDUoUs AND CITRUS FRUITS.

All canning fruits except Plums are firm, and Peaches, Apricots and Pears have again ad- Vanced. Berries in moderate supply and nrm. Figs continue in light supply. Melons are rather weak than otherwise. Grapes are slow.
 DECIDUOUS FRUITS strawberries. sS 50Q5 per chest for large and S7 for small
 Figs. 3o960c per box for single and s1Q1 75 for double layers. l 70 per box; Watemelons, s6GD20 per hundred.
 Huckleberries 7@Sc per ID.
 aed Nectarines, 75c@S; White Nectarines, 50G75c per box
 Fontainebleau Grapes from Vacaville 35@60c per box and 40q65c per crate: Black Grapes, i5c per box
 Blackberries s2 5OG4 per chest
 Plums, bOQ65c per crate and 25960c per box; In bulk. S1O per ton for green and SIP 50Qp15 for yellow.
 Apricots. 5oa75c per box and s4o@7o per ten In bulk.
 Peaches, 25975c per box; 5o@75c per basket: in bulk. to canners. s35Q45 for Freestones. Clings, s65675
 Crabapples, 25d35c per box
 Raspberries. &@6 per chest.
 Apples, 35G6Vc for common, and 75cs7s1 per box for No. l; choice Gravensteins s1d1 25
 Bartlett Pears, $1@1 25 per box and sS0637 50 per ton for No. l. and 6oQ75c per box and $2o 925 per ton for No. 2.
 CITRUS FRUITS-Oranges q 2561 50 for St Michaels, sl91 % for Mediterranean Sweets and 75cgsl 25 for Seedlings: Lemons, q 2592 for common and s2 hO93 for good to choice Mexican Limes s6Q7 California Lines, 50c per box: Bananas. s1 2592 per bunch; Pine apples, s3Q4 per dozen.
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PROVISIONS.
Continue dull at the old prices.

Continue dull at the old prices.
 CURED MEATS-Bacon Sc per ID for heavy, SIC for light medium. 10c for light. 11c for extra light and 12612kc for sugar cured Eastern sugar-cured Hams. 10k611c; Cali fornia Hams, 91s@1Oc; Mess Beef, s1o 50 per bbl extra Mess Beef s11 Family Beef. SIP; Salt s17Q17 50; mess, sl5; Smoked Beef, 12@12hc per ID.
 LARD-Eastern. tierces. quoted at 6c per ID for compound and Sc for pure; pails sac: California tierces. 51kc per ID for compound and 7c for pure: half barrels, 7kc; 10-lb tins. Sc; 5-lb tins, sac.
 COTTOLENE = Tierces. 69sQ6Sc; packages less than 300 lbs-1-lb pails, 60 In case. SIC; 3-lb palls 20 in a case, SAc: 5-lb pails. 12 in a case, SIC; 1O-lb pails. 6 in a case. sac; 50-lb tins, or 2 in a case 7Hc; wooden buckets. 20 lbs net. S1sc; fancy tubs, so lbs net. 7ssc; half barrels about no lbs. 7%c per ID.
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CALIFORNIA FRUIT SALES.

The Earl Fruit Company auctioned Califor- nia fruit follows:
 CHICAGO. July 2s.-Malaga grapes. s1 659 i1 s5: Eureka, sl 65; Egg. s1 20: prune. s1 15; Comedy. soc. Nectarines. soc. Weather warm. Nine sold.
 NEW YORK. July 2s-Bartlett pears. s1 3oa 70. average s1 45. Plums-Burbank. 9Oc9 s 95, average s1 45; Peach plums 5Ocqs1 45, average SAC; Washington, SSc; Purple Duane. 65QS0c. average CSC; German prunes, 74c; Brad shaw, 65QS0c. average CSC. Nectarines. 26c Cherres-Royal Anne, 50I65c. average 56c. Weather very hot. Seventeen cars sold
 BOSTON. July 29.-Bartlett pears. N Esq l 50, average $1 49. Weather very hot seven sold.
 MINNEAPOLIS July 2s.-Bartletts averaged q 3415.
 MONTREAL, July 2s-Bartlett pears aver aged $1 64 Three cars sold.
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FOREIGN MARKETS.

LONDON. July 29.-Consols. no 15-1e; Silver. 27d; French rentes. 103f 20c.
 Wheat cargoes off coast, nothing doing car goes on passage, quiet and steady; English country markets, quiet.
 LIVERPOOL, July 29.-Wheat. dull and de- pressed; No. 1 Standard California, 6s 7dG6s Sd: Wheat in Paris firm; Flour in Paris: firm: French country markets, easy; weather in England. cloudy.
 COTTON-Upiands, 3 15-32d.
 WHEAT - Futures closed dull; September.
 CoRN-August quiet, 8s sMd; September quiet 3s 4ssd October quiet. 3s 5d
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SAN FRANCISCO MEAT MARKET.

There is no further decline In Hogs. but they are weak at the quotations. The other descriptions are unchanged.
 Wholesale rates for dressed stock from slaughterers are follows:
 BEEF-First quality, 61ec; second quality, 51ha6c third quality. 41aQ51ec.
 VEAL-Large 4Q5c; small. 6Q7c per ID.
 MUTTON-Wethers, 7lkQSc; Ewes, 7071sc per 10.
 LAMB-spring, s@S1ac per 10.
 PoRK-Live Hogs, 4A@49sc for large. 4k@ 4%c for medium and 4G4A for small; stock Hogs, 2Q31sc; dressed Hogs 6Q7A.
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FLOUR AND MILLsTUFFs.

FLoUR-Family extras. s4 6534 75: bakers extras, S4 40G4 50 per bbl.
 MILLSTUFFS-Prices in sacks are as fol- lows. usual discount to the trade: Graham Flour 8 % per 100 lbs; Rye Flour, S2 75 per 100 Rice Flour, q; Cornmeal. g 5O extra cream Cornmeal. 8 25; Oatmeal A 25; Oat Groats 4 5oi Hominy. $3 25g3 50; Buckwheat Flour. s4 Whole Wheat Flour, 8 30; Rolled Oats (bar- ley), s S5q6 25; in sacks, g 65@6 05 Pearl Barley tS: Split Peas. A 25; Green Peas s4 50
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BUTTER, CHEESE AND EGas.

Another advance in Eggs Is noted. and Cheese Is also doing better. Butter Is in ample supply and unchanged.
 BUTTER
 Creamery-Fancy creameries. FOG; seconds. 1S@19c. grades. 15Q18c
 Eastern Butter-Ladle packed. 14915c per ID: cGEEsE-choice mild new. s@sMc; old. TAO
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LONDON MARKET.

NEW YORK; July 2a.-The Evening Posts London financial cablegram says: The stock markets here remain quiet and featureless. A large corporation issue was withdrawn to-day because the applications were so small. This indicates a belief that money may become no dearer The Indian rupee 31a per cent loan or 91, 250. 900 is announced The minimum price has not yet been decided.
 CLOSING. Canadian Pacific, s6% Grand Trunk, 7H. Bar per cent.
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NEW YORK MONEY MARKET.

NEW YORK. July 2s.-Money on call, easy, lQ11a per cent last loan. l per cent Prime mercantile paper 31sG4 per cent. Sterling ex- change. heavy. with actual business In bank CTS bills at s4 S5G4 S5A for demand and % S3A q4 SSla for 50 days; posted rates, s4 S41aq4 S5 and s4 S6Q4 s6l4 commercial bills, s4 s212. Si- certificates, 5SLG5S1ac. Bar silver, 5S&c. Mexican dollars, 45c Government bonds, strong; State bonds. dull; railroad bonds, firm.
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FOREIGN IMPORTS.

Foreign imports at this port during the first six months of the year amounted to $22SI9'6eO. against s20 400 coo for the time in 1897, and included s6, 122, GOO from the Hawaiian Islands, E4, s4s 500 from Japan, 8, TOP 500 from China, See4 GOO from Great Britain. Sl 552 S22 from Cen tral America, $l, 097. 400 from British Columbia, and sl TIP 900 from the East Indies. The Phl- tppines sent SSS 432. They will probably send us; more from
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BEANS AND SEEDS.

The demand for White Beans continues good and these sorts are firm at the recent advance. Colored are still quiet
 BEANS-Bayos, s2 75G2 90: Small Whites $2Q2 15; Large Whites. s1 9OG2: Pinks. g 50GD 60; Reds. s2 s0Q2 75; Blackeye, 8 1893 25: Butters. nominal: Limas, 8: Pea, $2Q2 15 Red Kidneys. s2 50Q2 75 per ctl
 SEEDS-Brown Mustard, A 5o95 per ctl; Yel- low Mustard. A 25 Flax s292 05 Canary Seed, 2A92Ac per ID; Alfalfa. nominal; Rape, 2NQ 2&c; Hemp. 2%Q3c; Timothy, 5@5Kc.
 DRIED PEAS-Niles, s1 76d2; Green, $292 10
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HAY AND FEEDsTUFFs.

There was no change in Hay The receipts again lighter but the tone of the market continued easy.
 Bran and Middlings were lower.
 BRAN-sl5 5091e per ton.
 MIDDLINGS-$1sG20 per ton.
 FEEDsTUFFS- Rolled Barley. s2592s per ton: ss2as2 50: Cocoanut Cake, ,s9a2s 'V coitonseed d Meal. s2S03o per ton: Cornmeal s23Q23 50; Cracked Corn. $2fGp24 50.
 HAY-Wheat. slSd1s 50 for choice and s1s@17 for lower grades; Wheat and Oat, sl5@17 50; Oat, s15@16 Barley s14 50Q15 5o Island Bar ley. sl3Gl14 50: Alfalfa, s12G13: Clover. nominal STRANV-60R95c ner hale
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POULTRY AND GAME.

The low prices still rule and there is no scarcity of stock.
 POULTRY-Live Turkeys. 121k@14c for Cob blers and 12113c for Hens Geese. per pair. 75c @$l; Goslings, s101 25: Ducks s2 6Oa3 for old and s2 5O94 for young; Hens s4Q6; Boosters, young S4QD5; Boosters old, A 25Q4 SO; Fry CTS, $SQ4 Broilers sS03 50 for large; s2Q2 50 for small; Pigeons. slQ1 25 per dozen for young and S1 50 for old.
 GAME,-Nominal
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NEW YORK, July 2s.-The following table, compiled by Bradstreet, shows the bank clear ings at the principal cities for the week ending July 2S. with the percentage or increase and decrease as compared with the corresponding week last year:
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Slzc; Cream Cheddar, 1O@11c; Young America, sq10c; Eastern, 12GD13c
 EGGS-Ranch Eggs .1S622c per dozen; store Eggs. 13Q16c; Eastern Is9Ii6c spot and iSc for fancy to arrive; Duck Eggs, 17Q1sc
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CASH IN THE TREASURY.

WASHINGTON, July 29,-To-day's statement of the condition of the Treasury shows: Avail
 able cash balance. s25s. .1s4, s92: gold reserve,
 sls9 5S0 OBI
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a shade higher than those figures has been paid for old wheat to go to San Francisco.
 WASHINGTON.
 TACOMA. July 2s.-Wheat nominal and un- changed. Quotations for export are or cents under prices paid by milers. which are blue stem, 66Q67c; club 63@64c
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NORTHERN WHEAT MARKET.

PORTLAND. July 2s.-The few sales of wheat that are now being made are nearly all on San Francisco account, as there is nothing In the export trade to justify more than the nominal quotations of 55c and 57c for Waila Walla and 5SQ6Oc for valley and bluestem. and
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CHICAGO

CHICAGO, July 29.--CATTLE-were slow to- day and barely steady. Choice steers. 8 259 5 e5; medum s4 7504 s5: beef steers, sl04 70; stockers and feeders. 1864 75; bulls. g so@4 30;
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CLOSING QUOTATIONS.
FRIDAY, July 2s-4 ?.
SUN, MOON AND TIDE.

United States Coast and Geodetic Survey
 Times and Heights of High and Low
 Waters at Fort Point, entrance to San
 Francisco Bay. Published by official au-
 thority of the Superintendent
 NOTE.The high and low waters occur at the city front (Mission-street wharf) about twenty-five minutes later than at Fort Point; the height of tide is the at both places.
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FAMILY RETAIL MARKET.

Butter and Eggs are dearer, and Cheese sells at last weeks prices.
 Meats show no change from the usual prices. Poultry is plentiful and young fowl are about cheap they get
 The Vegetable market Is freely supplied with the seasonable kinds, and prices are low.
 Fruits are in fair supply rule. The early kinds disappearing and the late varieties are taking their place. Grapes are slowly get ting cheaper and more abundant, and the same is to be said of Melons
 Following Is The Calls regular weekly retail price list:
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WHEAT MOVEMENTS.

On the Produce Exchange the butter market was firm; creameries. 12h@1714c; dairies, 12q 15c. Eggs easy; fresh, 11c.
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PoRTLAND's BUSINESS.
BANK CLEARINGS.

balances, S4S, l5S.
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TIME BALL. Branch Photographic Office U. s. N. Mer- chants Exchange, San Francisco July 29. 1898.
 The time ball on the tower of the Ferry building was dropped at exactly noon to-day 1. e., at of the 120th meridian, or at D. m. Greenwich mean time.
 Ensign (retired). U. s. N, in charge.
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EASTERN LIVE STOCK MARKET.

Totals .............$ 2,535,7 10.6 . sNot included In totals because containi other items than clearinEs.
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Castle Gate.ss 600 = Southfield
 ] Wellington 70 g 50 Zoos Bay.....-Q ' co Common Eggs. .15920 Ranch Eggs, per
 doz ..............-@25 Honey Comb, per | ID ..-.....-.......12 .12H15
 Do, extracted... SQ10
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MINING STOCKS.

Following were the sales in the San Fran. cisco Stock Board yesterday:
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INV tS I'M FIN IT BOARD.
 Morning Session. 40 Market-street Railway .......... 5s 121S 42 Pacific Gas Imp. ..................... S7 50
 Afternoon Session. 50 Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar. 24 621s 5000 Spring Valley 6s Bonds. s....... 11S m 5000 Spring Valley Water 4s.............102 S716
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-11-05

The expected mas happened. THE
d1us have found thr preteNt thcy
d1ubuess were hoping would Intervene
an along They wlB.sd AN opportun.
iiy 600 show 90 the world that they
1yarc being crushed By a superior power
and because thereof are Justified 90 de-
gNn.ng an the American tenders.
Whlt VIII Doe the next move D not
shown az thIs writing, out Is a matter
that gaualt admit % much delay and
our government is evidently In no
mood 90 tvnplrlze with lts peeylsh and
grirylnce-seek,rg adversary.
tn umUIua word comes by the elcc-
lr.g messenger that ihe North Atlantic
squadron o. In splendid condition. have
Ing been thlroughly oyerhauled and
rc-auupiitd throughout, that the aux
lllarirs are IN q Ike stage ~ prepare
son ana everything Is In readiness cor
re-openlng Of hoslIlllles, That these
may be aver,ed Is sincerely 30 De
hoped, for II an American commander
receives an order from his govern ment
90 deyastate the spanish coast. 90 Do.
stroy ihg shipping of and n need Doc In
wade she tuomy's courtry that thing
w,il be- done, lr AZ least begun. without
hrsiiaHcy or urH'crsElry delay; once
begun % VIII require powerful Euro
pean Intervention O. prgyers the cone
summation " one ~ the most terrible
ha'ooluss ever presented 500 the gaze
mud H..r Odd f. IT," 30
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AZ this season u the year Il lnclte-
20 study 10 take glimpse at the
freiEhl trains which trend toward the
sugar factory. Sometimes these are
lung and capacious and every one Is
laden 10 o. full capacity with white
sugar boo,a. A whole iralnlold r. 81
great many, especially when hers and
there throughout o o. a car which d
Labeled as good Tor twenty-five tons.
AS many of them are. such a train
means q very large consignment q
the vegetable out OF which sugar IL
produced, bat take into consideration
several such every day coming from
different directions. pui them all 90.
geiher by mental process. arl iheu
multiply the product hy she number
u daya ia the season. and an enormous
~ large figure viii be- the result Al
these bsets, or 40 beast the saccharlns
matter which they contain. viii soon
appear upon the mhrkr, ln various
capacities ard quantities. from q paper
Hnekful ai the grocera 20 drnyi1ada uf
bags going 90 the stores
n a source N immense revenue 60
our state. Great az 0, is 10 is stll 90
60 Infancy 10 has gone just fag
enough 90 show us what the plasbli-
Ties iu thl, d.rHcu0. atr. There are
ysi hundreds ~ thou niH uf acres "
arabic lands iH ihs state adapted 90
successful beet culture and the ar, "
raising them De- noe specially q "hne"
one, bui one that almost anybody can
learn iH "a short time. and the profits
~ the product are uniformly good. 1,
fsems as u here was an opportunity
Cor those who have not ana caunl,
obtain employment There are Cos
many lowering around che cities looking
! Tor "iobs" while natures great law Of
I production Is helms uua.ldlsl and uu-
npriei. Lst us hay1 moro people co..
aged in extracting the hidden wealth
/ x the aoll DO au agricultural way ami
aii other avenues % Industry viii Doc
'wldened ana Improved thereby Cul-
,lyate heets The rrIuud can Boo had
Cor almost nothing. aui the returns. In
cash, ore sure ln almost every case.
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TIM rrAcr NrooriAr,o,s

Ihe spanish peace c1mmisaionsrs. ma
was expected. have naty refused d,
acorde 20 the demands ~ the Amsri-
cans for a surrender u the Philippine
Islands. They refuse on the rfounl
that The United States hia acquired no
rights In the islnris whatever and can
acquire no right oScep, through neg1u.
ailnns and on terms Ausfieiury 90
Spain. They further charge that Manila
was iaken after tho cessation of hus-
ialues ana that the exploits OF our
soldiers there are in vlolat.en ~ Inter.
national law
The question NOW ln whether spalH
Intends % hold this plsltiou 90 ihe b.t.
tcr end, or whether Che stand taken .f
but play Go the galleries f1r the limo
being The United States frprss.u.l.
tiyos have stated their demands ana
they are not loo Doe hlh.t ~ raeul.ur
from position taken otter mature -3n-
sheraton
what Will follow, % spain ,nds the
penct negotiations. H only 20 matter ~
speculation, bui Jhs probability Il that
events VIII $50 0n JUST as thoy now arc,
following ,hg channels into which they
have been turned by she late war That
the United states VIII have 20 nght
again Tor the Islands Il NOT probable.
Spain cannot resume hoHill.uss Ne.
Ing without money and without ships,
she cannot start out 60 taiiko any 1f
her los, possessions. aupp0s, the Unit
c,l states, with or without such ala as
the nariyes can render proceeds 90 the
organization Of "a government ana iha
establishing OF order in the archipelago,
Whist can spain do but silently look
op3 The American journals that fear
renewal Of the war with Spain d. uut
take into account the help.asuess uf
th@ country
There Is another fact which has Of
ten been overlooked, AguIualdo WA
eSiled frgm his country COS "a rebel. hut
was returned as an ally NJ the United
States, lie ami an his followers arc
really under sentence Of DEATH u
spanish Ille Is restored In The Philip.
Hnes. American honor Is pledged foi
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-11-05

the protection Of our allies. and how
can that honor be- redeemed except by
placing the country from which they
are virtually cxpairiaitd under Amer
can protecilon9 No stipulation can be
made In the treaty OF peace that can
no, be violated by Spanish assasslna
There are thousands Of Filiplnos whose
ives would be 10 daily jeopardy from
the moment the Americana Withdrew
The victories won place upon the Unit
"a states the responsibility u pre-
venting a recurrence ~ The sanguinafy
ssoncs Of cuJt on ihe soil % the
Philippines. 10 lisa question iha' must
b. solved ln the inieres, Of humanity
when O. nation has proved Itself unable
or unwilling TO uphold the standard OF
civilization within iis territory. BY the
decree " the Almighty u must give up
Hs sacred trusa
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-11-05

Tho New York Suns Manila cores
pondent sets Out a condition Of things
there which is not altogether "cav.are
60 the general" Nearly every news
paper Of any consequence In this coun-
Try has moro or less correspondence
from the far-away isles and aa they are
respecting most things Invariably
pitched la the same key. there is but
little that II new nowadays g. be SAID
The New York papers contributor De
gins hls letter with statement thnt
.rcis SANS boys there are mighty
hom.aick"--by mo- means o. now state
-uert Of the onHc-und adds that the
aolnr of Generals Merritt and Green
has not helped matters In the least u
presents r. contradictory condition of
Things. In that the troops admit that
Manila T. not such bad place 20 stay.
much better than they had been led 20
suppose and are Just as positive ns ever
that the United States should never re-
turn the Islands 60 SPAIN Al nppu-
cations Tor release are promptly de-
ulcd.
while admitting that the sending Of
General Merritt to Paris undoubtedly
was natural II ~ claimed that Just ns
certainly Il was not the wiucHt nelcc-
ton that could have been made, n
knowledge Of tho situation here or Of
tho complexities Of interest Involved
was what was desired. The one man
who, Of course. " IN the best position %
give Information IL Admiral Dewey.
lie has mad thorough study ~ the
whole problem from all sides. and has
been 20 situated that be- could obtain
valuable Information from an the most
Trustworthy ana best equipped sources.
lie has complete grasp of the quca-
ton. Hut he would not 80 10 Paris or
TO Washington. lie told the corrcsp0n-
dent recently that. In his opinion.
there was much work Tor him 10 do
there yet
II Il known that tho admiral. Instead
~ taking advantage of the opportunity
for a respite from his duties by re-
spending 10 the request TO hold himself
IN readiness 20 come 90 Washington.
replied BY cable with full statement
u MI the important Information re-
garding the islands In his possession.
During the interview which the cur
respondent had tho admiral intimatcd
To some extent what the character of
hla information and advice In the pre-.
misses was by pointing 10 the Stars and
Stripes waving over the iuyctta ana
saying. u hope II iilcs there forcvcrr'
Il h quite likely the great command.
cr's hope viii be- realized.
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down and dictate terms to US. instead
VI realizing that they are participants
In the scttlSmen, only by what nov
seems 70 have been mlsconceived
mercy.
1t IL not IN the leis; degree likely
that there viii be- any more peace COM
missions, whatever may betlde the
deliberations o. this one. The old.
recognized and even brutal way Of
settling w the scores Of war seem after
all 90 be the best because the most Al.
rect and speedy. diving the combamnta
earlier opportunities to gravitatc back
60 the pursuits u peace with itslat-
tondant restoration and Incorporation.
Besides. 10 dos not appe1r that ma
ton which Isrm,s It's crushed oppo-
n'nt 10 have q voice In she settlement
Inspires profound respec, for itself
among the other nationsi on the con.
irary. x does seem as " the reverse
were the case. and the feeling engend.
cred were something closely akin o.
contempt. The United Statcs had
Spain a. its feet suppllaut FOR mercy
which that nation knew full well would
be given. Had our country said a,
once. we will be mercifui. also Just:
here ore the terms agree to them az
once ur refuse 60 agree while our ships
arr ir readiness and our men IN condi-
ton 10 conclude solution otherwise. "
This might have occasloned a fow days
delay. % give the enumy rcascrabie
time O. formally accept and adjust
himself the situation. but not a few
weeks and certainly not several
months with even then the prosprc< Of
" nasco Instead Of a settlement ocing
the outcome.
II Is all very doplorablc. War Itself
II dcplorable. cut when one side or
she other h hors ia combat the end
should be IN plain view. not crshroud.
cd In maze " diplomatic doubts ana
complications. u is really too bad that
a war - splsndldly Tough, and hastily
terminated as was ours against spain.
should NJ be over when the last sho,
has been fired and the last enemy has
surrendered. ], SENS. Indeed. % the
impartial onlooker, as n what other
nations regard ~ the most and the
least dlnlcuf phases II an Interim. sou-
al confiict-reaptctlvc the nghtlng
and adjusting terms Of peacc-hid
been tronnposed by this governmers
and that thluvs are % arranged that
the chief obstacles occur after the
mghiy shocks Of the armed collision
have all been silcneel inio a reposcsul
calm.