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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-01-26
FATAL FIRE ~ SPOKANE.
THE GREAT EASTERN BLOCK BURNED AND
SEVERAL LIVES LOST

SEVERAL LIVES LOST.
Spokane. Wash. Jan. pa fire, in which eight
lives were lost and $3.50 worth OF property was
destroyed occurred last night The Great Eastern
Block at Post-st. and Riverside ave six stories In
height ana constructed Of brick caught fire about
ll:f5 o'clock. and in three hours was totally demol-
ished The upper two floors and part Of the third
floor were used for lodging purposes and at least
one hundred and fifty people were asleep In the
building. Most Of them escaped but 1t ls thought
that number pershed. The fire is supposed 10
have started from explosion OF the boiler in the
engr"-room. There Is also theory that chem
icas in the basement exploded
The Great Eastern Block was built in 1890 at a
cost Of 800 900, and owned by Louis Levinsli
OF San Francisco who carried $50 Of insura nee
On the ground floor were the establishments Of
and supplies and Skerritt & Donnelly boots and
SHOES. Both are total losses. Graham carried a
stock, stock worth SOs % per cent being covered by
$500 Of which S20O 900 was covered by insurance
In the offices above this were big losses on law
libraries and fixtures besides a probably still larger
loss on furniture and household goods
Eight lives and perhaps nine were lost by the
fire. Those who pershed were:
Miss ALICE WILSON aged eighteen. employed a.
hat trimmer
MAUD WILSON a sister Of Alice aged 1--WE
Miss ROSE SMITH aged twenty.
Mrs. II. Q. DAVIES. elderly lady from Nebraska
city Neb who fen in descending from N. efb
story; she died at the hospital this morning
W. 3. GoRDAN. mining engineer.
Mrs. CORA PETERS and daughters ETHEL and ALMA
aged nine and seven. respectively.
1t IS also thought that Mrs Peters son. Charles
aged twelve perished. but there are reports that
he was saved and taken into the country by rela-
tiyes.
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that he had no advices from his Government that
any Spanish war vessels to visit this country
REPORTS RECEIVED FROM GENERAL LEE
EVERYTHING TRANQUIL IN HAVANA AFTER THE
MAINE ARRIVED.

Washington. Jan. 25.-Three dispatches were
received from Havana at the State Department
this afternoon One from Consul General Lee
said that the Maine had arrived at ii o'clock,
and that all was quiet In Havana. The other
was from Captain Sigsbee. and merely said
Maine arrived"
Another dispatch from General Lee came at
. o'clock. and carried by Assistant Secre
tary Day over TO the White House for the In
formation of the President. General Lee said
that the Maine had been received with every
courtesy The commanders Of the German and
Spanish ships OF war in the harbor had called
on the commander OF the Maine. who had re-
turned their calls the Spanish forts had fired
salutes and all the ceremonies called for by
naval etiquette had been observed In addi-
tion. the Consul General said that everything
cials have heard nothing officially OF any
trouble or misunderstanding between Consul
General Lee and Secretary General Congosto.
and attach little Importance 10 the runors 10
that effect II is suggested that the basis Tor
these rumors may be the report current several
days ago that DR.. Congosto ha expressed dls-
pleasure because General Lee had declined to
say officially that he had not predicted failure
for the autonomy plan.
1t is said at the Navy Department that as
matters stand there is no call for further IN
structOns at present to Captain Sissbee. VINO
is permitted to use his own discretion in deal
has been enjoined to consult freely with Con
sul-General Lee. and was also minuteiy IN
struCted before he arrived at Havana as 10
the wishes Of the Secretary Of the Navy.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-01-26
TUMULT ~ THE BELGIAN CHAMBER.
SUSPENDED SOCIALIST DEPUTY CAUSES
TROUBLE BY AN ATTEMPT TO ENTER-THE
Orrrrr-pc on TUE uOr-sTJ erJsTA AIMED.

SUSPENDED SOCIALIST DEPUTY CAUSES
TROUBLE BY AN ATTEMPT TO ENTER-THE
OFFICERS OF THE HOUSE SUSTAINED.
Brussels Jan. 2.-M. Demblon the Socialist who
violently attacked the President OF the Chamber or
Deputies on Friday last, accusing him OF having
received police spies at his house during the term
OF his Premiership. an accusation which resulted IN
so much excitement that the Deputy was suspended
and the sitting adjourned he refused TO with
draw, entered the vestbule OF the Chamber OF
Deputies this afternoon, accompanied by band OF
Socialists The officer in command OF the guard
Informed him that. in pursuance OF the Presidents
order ne could not be allowed to enter. whereupon
NJ Demblon raised cries Of "Vve rArmee. Vlve
Ia RepubliGuew A crowd collected and attempted
10 rush the soldiers with the result that there was
a violent scuf'le, the troops withstanding the mon
with fixed bayonAts and hand-to-hand hght tax
ing place between the Socialists and anti-Socalists
For time the tumut was indescrbable, and a
strong body OF police required TO Queu the dls-
Within the Chamber OF Deputies the greatest ex-
manded 10 know who was responsible ior the NO
ience Of the soldiers toward the Deputies The
tumut became dealenlng noi,tad ana 'de down
There was further uproar in the Rouse when one
of the questors declared ne was respois,in5, LOT %
presence OF the troops in the Chamber adding as a
warning 10 the Socialists that he would always 90
his duty against them ,,,., sororroad prs.ide,t
1,eernaerf Tor calling him "fghting man" where
mon he President suspended the sitting amid great
"Wben business va. resumed the President made
speech. justifying the action taken against me
Socialists ThereHPon, AZ rase arans. the questor
and asked who had ordered the Socialists to be
Asfer further d,sorderly scenes the BelFtan Cham
hcr raiected by vote OF Sc to %. Socialist motion
condemning the action Of the officers or the House
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SPANISH VICTORY REPORTED.


yvwsp APER CRITICISM OF DINNERS GIVEN Be
PORE THE EYES OF STARVING PEOPLE.
uavana- Ian. 25-The Spanish forces, It is
announced. have destroyed the camp OF the in
surgent leader, Juan Delgado, near Managud'
Province of Havana. 1t is said 70 have consisted
~ over two hundred huts The camp or the
,nsurgent leader Romero is also reported to have
been DESTROYED In Spanish circles II is sald
that a Government force, In reconnoitring near
Aguacate and Tapaste, in this province, has
been engaged with the insurgent General Aran-
guren who was in command Of one hundred and
thirty cavalrymen. The Spanish are said TO have
killed many OF the insurgents and TO have capt
ured the correspondence Of Aranguren.
The Spanish forces under the command or
Colonel Rubin II is announced at Spanish head
quarters. recently landed on the coast near
Trinidad. Province of Santa Clara, TO recon
noitre the River Munoz. and dslodged an in
surgent force from an intrenched position which
the latter occupied. The Spanish are said to
have had major a captain, surgeon ana TWO
soldiers wounded.
The Chamber OF Commerce met again last
night 10 consider the proposed commercial treaty
with the United States. -. ,-.
La Lucha" Crticises the splendld banquet
held at q famous restaurant In honor or the
Secretary Of Commerce and Industry, and an
other banquet given in honor OF the Mayor or
Santander pointing out that In the !neanWhlle
the "wretched concentrates" were witnessing
those grand banquets' from the streets
II Is reported al the Palace that Generai Max
irao Gomez has fallen back across the Moron
Jucarc trocha into the Camaguey district.
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RUSSIA EQUALS ENGLAND'S OFFER.
WILLING TO PROVIDE LOAN FOR CHINA ON
SIMILAR TERMS-GERMANY's LEASE OF
KIAO-CHAU FIXED AT NINETY


London Jan 25.-The Picking correspondent OF
"Tho Times says Russia has notified the
Tsung-i-Yamen OF her willingness TO provide
loan on the same financial terms as Englands 5
offer France supports Russia in the matter
Picking. Jan q delayed in transmissiom.-An-
other loan conference with the Tsung-l-f amen
has taken place the latter receiving the Russian
rcnreseTtative In the morning. and the Btitsh
Minister in the afternoon 1t is believed the brit-
,sh Minister Sir Claude NJ Macdonald, mS's's
unon the opening OF the port OF Talen-Wan' ana
.,o. cre,t Rrttatn will not recede from that de-
,nand whether Great Britain or Russia secures
the loan depends upon which exerts the greater
prossure II Great Britain undertakes 10 pio'e0'
China against Russ.a's displeasure. II Is pehe'ed
ID lam GILL be concluded on the terms proposeu
bv SIR Claude VI Macdonald - s,u,, hasn
'iGnrmarv's lease of Kao-Chau has nnaa,y r osel.
ed iJ t 'nirety-nine years The Chinese Emperor
Is eleie; Ian 95-'''The st. James's Gazette. this
oftornoon says It has authority for stating .hse az
p,,Ssin Is not likely persist in her opposiuoh "
the orerine OF Talien- wan
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JTA1Jay RESERVES TO BE CALLED OUT

THE BRrAD RIOTS REACH AN ACUTE STAGE
DUTIES on CEREALS MAY BE REDUCED.
Rome Jan 25-Owng TO the bread riots. II has
heer doc,dad IN call out one class Of the reserves
The Minister CT the Treasury Signor Branca. in
the Chamber OF Deputies to-day, introduced de-
cree reducing the duties cereals, In view or the
bread famine prevailing. me measure was
referred TO the Budget Committee
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-01-26
sovCrHNG LIKE THE HILLMON CASE
49, INTERESTING INSURANCE SUIT IN LIN
coin. NEB

r,,coln. Neb. Jan @-An insurance SUIT similar
IN many respects 10 the hllihoh case III N"nsNS'
~ -, I'm the Federal Court here to-day.
T., 1907 George stevens a wel.-kncwn banker OF
crete. Neb. left home for Chicago after announc-
ing that ne would return IN few days. He Is
stl missing Detectives traced him to Mccoy )
Hotel at Chicago. and from there he was TO have
gone to Milwaukee. but the trail was lost at Chi
r.yo lie carried life Insurance I'm the North
western Mutual OF Wisconsin for $3.50. and 5000
in tho Bankers Life OF ST Paul! Two years ago
the ground that proof Of death was lacking She
then brought suit AMI secured judgment. The YER
49, xas set aside and new trial ordered. The
suif begun to-day II against the Northwestern
COMPANY only. the Bankers Lfe having effected
..ffl.ineut Payment f. denied the ground
tha, st,y.ls H. alive. that he positively ldenl.
ned AT san Francisco recently and that he left
Cre,e because mis- bank in bad condition.
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THE MAINE AT HAVANA.
,,,s,rrD BY BOTH SPANISH AND GER
MAN OFFICERS.
.,r, APPEARANCE CAUSES SURPRISE. BUT
no DEMoNsTRAr1oN-HER MISSION
PEACEFUL oNE-CAPTAIN s1GsBEE
CALLS ON GENERAL LEE.


CALLS ON GENERAL LEE.
u,vana. Jan. 25-The United States battle
.A,, Maine. commanded by Charles D. Sigsbee.
.r,,ch left Key West. Fla. on January "a. ar
.,rsd here at II o'clock this morning. and was
.o,uted by the forts and war vessels.
shortlv afterward. Lieutenant Alberto Me
.,.,o. representing the Captain of the Port,
,n... ADMIRAL Jose Pastor visited the United
GATES natte-ship and extended the customary
courteses.
r,s arrival Of the warship caused much sur
.-.s and excited considerable curiosity
naval lieutenant Of the Spanish cruiser AL
..,so XII. the Spanish flagship. visited the
,,o,rs early in the afternoon. as did also an
'~.ar NJ the German cruiser Gneisenau. the
S.hoo,sh,p Both visits were returned by Cap
.s,r s,ssbee. who at o'clock called upon Rear
admiral Vicente Manterola. at the Admiralty
orce and upon Vice Admiral Pastor. after
wh,ch he had prolonged conference with Con-
-, General Lee The Consul General will re-
,rrn CAPTAIN Sigsbee's visit tomorrow after
oon He is arranging for a visit by Captain
sssbee TO Acting Captain General Parade.
The officers and sailors Of the Maine will not
., ashore at present In order to avoid possible
,-,ction. and the United States squadron Will
,smsin at the Dry Tortugas or in the vicinity
The Maine came TO Havana to receive orders
from, Consul General Lee, and Will prooaply
remain here some time. Captain Sigsbee mas
EXPRESSED himself much gratifed by the re-
ception rendered him and the courtesy and
cordiality shown. The Maine bears peacefui
mission The American newspaper correspond
ents Will give a banquet 10 Captain Sigsbee
onsul-General Lee and a number Of Spanish
officers.
This evening all the wharves were crowded
with people anxious to get glimpse OF the
American warshp by night. The Maine played
her searchlizht on the arsenal anc the fortifca-
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REPORT OF THE PRESIDENT.

Mr. Guggenhemers address was received with
hearty applause, after which President searcn
made his annual report. The presidents report
was long document that reviewed the change
in business conditions that has taken place IN
the last twelve months. Mr.. Search pointed OUT
the fact that American industries have passed
from dullness and stagnation into pronounced
activity, and called attention TO the causes tor
the Improvement ard the prospects for the
future The export trade OF the country hrSt
invited Mr. Search's attention. and upon thls
point ne said:
On funa 30 last there completed year ,hae
is without an equal in the annaIs OF Oul
trade for during thai period the total cApoiOs "a
nrodiicts Of the United States reached tnt ehor,
nous value OF 81 052S9sS exceeding over SI,,oy, -,
,ha largest aggregate or exports ever ledSHeu ~
env nrevOus Vear-Sl 90 732.Ou IN the nscaI year
1891 90 Never before has the balance oI a-e
of expor;s over imports In the last hScaA year nav
ing been 1881 ,6l3.ls5 a., ,,,,a .,,,-ars
What most directly concerns the mahula SeuIeis ss
NJ the United States IN an analysis OF our tore'sh
trade in the last fiscal year IL me astosit.i's ~
creas 40 in the exports OF Manufactured articles,
which reached an aggregate or E'oSS',Si as
against S22s .i7s in the previous year gam o.
hour SIS sD0s0 or over q per cent Nesfly - per
rert of ali the domestic exports IN the ldst Hsca
N,ear Consisted OF manufactured articles, larger
proportion than ever IeCOlueu ia a''' '' ~ ~
close of the war. .n -, ,A,.
When we undertake TO trace the causes OF THIS
remarkable increase in exports OF mdhuiactureo
goods | think we are warranted IN cIalih'lis ioa
large share Of the credit for this tremendous eH'
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A dispatch received from London on MONDAY
said thar tho Cairo correspondent of The Daily
TELEGRAPH" had sent word to his paper that Cen
eral Sir Herbert Kitchener, commander OF the
Anglo gyptan expedition in the Soudan had 'eie-
graphed TO the British officers at CAIRO that II
would be needless for them to ascend 'he me-
as the Dervishes quiet. 1t was added that
tho "scare" WAS over and that no movement Is
now expected before the next high Nile
II is possible that these announcements IRON the
front have bearing on the arrival OF LORD Dela-
meres expedition at Fashoda. II has been strongy
surgested that the recent rushing OF British troops
toward Berber not so much occasioneu ny
the threatening movements OF the Dervlshes as
nv the report that the French had reached Fasnoda
ana might succeed in entering Khartoum before
he British
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-01-26
HEAVY SHOWS IN THE WEST.

Ottumwa Iowa. Jan. ga blizzard far worse
than Saturdays which the worst In years Is
raging here. Since daylight A foot OF snow has
fallen and heavy wind IS drifting IT badly. The
storm increased I'm severity about noon. Street
cars were abandoned AMI trains are late. Business
is at q standstn. The schools all closed IN
account Of the storm.
Kansas City No. Jan. pa wet snow fell
throughout the Southwest last night. covering the
ground TO the depth or foot. II followed
by freezing weather, which caked the snow on
telephone and telegraph wires. with the result
that communication with many points out of Kan
sas City has been absolutely stopped. No serious
delay trains has yet been reported. It is said
that between Kansas CITY and Lawrence Kan
two hundred poe are lev,lled to the ground
St Joseph. Mo- Jan. 2j-The rain that began to
fall here last night turned to snow at 3 o'clock
this morning. Railroad trains are delayed and
streetcar traffic has been seriously interrupted
Many telegraph and telephone wires down
FIRST A THUNDERSTORM THEN A GALE
St Louis Jan. 25-A gale with a greater velocity
than any experienced here since the tornado OF
Nav r. 1896 when the destruction OF life and prop
ertv WAS great prevailed to-day. Its velocity was
s,xtv-six miles an hour. TWO deaths one fatal
injury and several minor casualties were reported.
ss well as considerable destruction OF property.
August Weymeyer. thirty seven years old. car
penter was blown from the roof OF the Shields
school and Killed. Thomas Joseph Peterson. four
wears Old vas blown from the roof Of porch at
no 2.5Co Frankiin.avo, and also KILLED. Mrs sarah
Iorin Of No 3si0 Laclrde had her spine
crushed by the blowing down OF fence nnd may
shortly after a terrific thunderstorm. ac-
he CIfv and prevailed for an hour or more. BY
daybreak the sky had cleared. but 1t soon became
o.ciock i6e wind was blowing at the rate OF sixty
,brre miles an hour. Swinging signs were blown
aVc tences evelled. Telegraph poles and wires
broken and in some instances Foo's were taken Oh
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-01-26
Mr.. AND MRS. Il. L. NELSON HURT.
THE EDITOR OF "HARPER's WEEKLY" AND HIS
WHY THROWN FROM CARRIAGE

Mr.. and Mrs Henry Loomis Nelson were pain
fully injured on Monday night. while returning III
q hack from d late train to their nome III Nep
,ure-ave New-Rochelle. The horses were oeins
s.,o ra,,di,, through Pintard-ave.. when they
n,nnred into an excavation which had been LEI. lclt
ppnatarded and Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Were iI,r"wii i
to ui1S ,he v,ebicle Mr. Nelson sprained wrist ana
rncnved other small injuries and Mrs Ne.son
s! sbih'rsu rar,,noan Rernard Campbell was taken 70
the hospital having broken shcmlaeE gads Edor of
sustained other injuries Ar. Nelson - r'u''o' -
.,IJarner'a Weekly
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-01-26
SHORT ICE CROP oN THE HUDSON.

The ice crop from the Hudson River fields prom
,ses 20 be exceptionally short this season The
season for harvesting ice is about AT an end along
the Hudson River. and the ice harvested there 20
,,r has fallen short Of the usual amount The fa.l-
,,re Will not cause rise In the price OF ice mis-
summer however, at least so the officials OF the
S'onsnlidafed Ice Company say. This company has
large plants and fields in Maine. and the crop
there has been OF unusual size and excellence.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-01-26
THE BRITISH FLEET DIVIDED.

London. Jan. 2s.The Shanghai correspondent OF
i'''o, ,,u.. savs. The British feet has been
-, 49,. .u, souadrons one at Chusan. under
aaSSniraI Sir Alexander Butler on ocaro the Ce!i-
tnri"n and the other at Chenuipc uhuei TIE co"i-
neand OF Rear Admiral Fitzgerald.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-01-26
AN ASSORTMENT OF WEATHER.
D1sAGREEABLE COMBINATION YESTERDAY. WIT

DIsAGREEABLE COMBINATION YESTERDAY. WITH
POOR PROSPECTS FOR TO-DAY.
The storm OF yesterday brought wind rain. snow
and sleet. and the day was most disagreeabe.
Early last evening when the snow began y fall
in quantities. there were hopes tha; II would be-
come more pleasant. hut IN short time the snow
changed to a cold rain. which served TO make the
walking unpleasant FOR those who were compel led
TO be in the streets.
The late reports from the Wea ther Bureau last
night gave promise Of much better weather for
to-day Storm signals were ordered 20 be displayed
along the coast. and. according 10 the Indications
the temperature will be lower, with either rain or
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-01-26
EXTENSION OF TRADE.
After going into some details OF the Increase m
exnorfs MI Search continued:

After going into some oetalis OF tuo HCiedSo ~
exports Mr.. Search continued
What ne have already accomplished In the de-
velopment OF our foreign trade Is but slight sus-
essron of wAat Wi. DC accomplished In the future.
Wh,r we have gained In this held has come 10 us
o,ten only after costly experiment. Experience
shows us clearly limitations, natural or artncia.
when prevent an easier advance toward the great
ends We are striving 10 attain. The snippne qnes-
ton Is s,N to-day. declared II 10 be IN my an
nual report last year inseparaDly pound UP Win
the nroiiern OF the extension OF American trade.
The most important Ink between the maker and
the foreign consumer is the snip, ana II our sys-
TENS of ocean transport are not the equal OF those
~ any other land, are II NoNli seem, al dis.
advantage Tor which nothing else can give US
adequate compensation . - -
J,pon the high our flag Is scarcely ever seen.
TIVE harbors OF the world contain the ships OF every
great nation except our own. The year begins ana
ends again in many or me me yeJes' pTs nnrsrtns
tbere II mas been so in many ports for many con-
secutive years and but for the occasional VISIT OK
Der engaged In the foreign trade, our mefcnant
marine would be wh0.N rnfepresehtei except upon
a few trade routes which our shiD,owners ana navi.
gators have lately pressed forward 10 occupy inst
~ itot,on is still grave and thar u calls for the
attention % those who have mercns ndise 10 rans.
MORT as well as OF those who are directly engaged
nrir,sh ships carry nearly 81 worth of our imports
70 every 81 worth brought In our ships brusn
ships convey about s. worth OF our exports 10 every
s. worth taken I'm our own SHIPS
After recommending the more general grant,
ing of mail subsidies by the United States Gov
ernment Mr. Search proceeded 10 discuss tho
creation OF more American steamship lines. On
this point ne said:
Outside Of the comparatively few who are direct.
~ concerned az investors In the shipping OF our
country. none have so larSe an ,es ,sersss. ,.an nm,
hin lines we are reaching out for foreign trade
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-01-26
TORONTO BARS AMERICANS.
NO EMPLOYMENT ON PUBLIC WORK FOR MEN
FROM THE UNITED STATES.

Toronto Jan. %.-The City Council last night
passed a resolution whereby no aliens. particularly
subjects Of the United States. shall be hereafter
employed any city work. either 10 De coh-
structed or in process OF construction.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-01-26
MADRID NEWSPAPER COMMENT.
THE GENERAL TONE UNFR1ENDLY-FEAhs OF A
CONFLICT EXPRESSED.

CONFLICT EXPRESSED.
Madrid Jan 25.-The newspapers geheraHy
comment upon Secretary Longs explanation OF
the visit OF . United States hattle-ship Maine
at Havana and agree In expressing the OPINION
that her visit Is 'lnopportune and calculated 10
encourage the insurgents"
II is announced that. following Washihs
toa's example" the Spanish Government VIII
instruct Spanish warships to visit a few Amer
can ports"
The Imparcial" expresses fear that tne ois
patch OF the United States battle-ship Name 10
Havana will provoke a conflict and ADDS: hu
rope cannot doubt Americas attitude towaru
Spain but the Spanish people. II necessary
will do their duty with honor
The Epoc" asks Il tie dispatch OF the MaiIle i
10 Havana ia INTENDED as sop 10 the Jin-
goes" and adds we cannot suppose INC
American Government so naive or badIy IN
formed as 10 imagine that the presence oi
American war vessels al Havana VIII oe
cause OF satisfaction to Spain or an ihhica'io"
o. friendship" ..o, .bo
In oN9cial circles the tendency Is TO accept tI's
argument that the United States is friendly, anu
that II is needless to attach Importance 10 INC
visit OF an American vessel 10 Havana
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-01-26
A BRITISH EXPEDITION AT FASHODA'
NAY BE THERE TO PREVENT THE FRENCH FROM
ENTERING KHARToUM BEFORE THE
ENGLISH

London. Jan 25.-It is reported that LORD Deia-
meres expedition has reached Fashoda, on the
River Nile about four hundred miles south OF
Khartoum the place where the French e1peoi"on
under Captain Marchand repeatedly reported
,noesacred) was said TO have arrived some time