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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-06
NUMEROUS ENTERTAINMENTS.

The days or. rather. the nights. Of the roof gar
dens are numbered for this summer. One has al
ready closed another will close at the end Of this
week. and II will be all with the rest
TIE roof garden of the Casino began its final week
last night. The burlescue Way up East and
the opcretta. The Origin OF the Cake Walk" were
the chief features Of the bill. which entertain
ngly filed out by Marguerite Sylvia. Maude Court
ney. Herr Van Palm. Adelna Roattno. Alma
Doerge. the sisters Meredith. Mile Stoller Arthur
X. Deegnan. EdwlH French. Signor Riccl, Signor
Negrini Amorta and the ballet.
Jrham Octoroons furnished the leading feature
Of the performance at Roster Balls roof garden
last night There were also the -Four Emperors
Of Music" Axte and Howard. contortonists and
eQubrlsts; the Putnam sisters, Berthe Pryme. SOU
brette Mile Barbe. Paule and Dlker French gro
tesques. ana others.
New wax groups representing warike and patri-
cite subjects attract much attention at the Eden
Mucec The views shown by the .inem1toeraph
are as interesting ever, and the concerts OF the
Hungarian orchestra are listened 10 WIN piedsuie
afternoon and evening.
Thomas Faosts one-act play "Chums was
leading feature Of the continuous performance AT
Keith's Yesterday II was played by company
headed By Francis Carlisle. Others on tne pro
orlmme were Hayes and Lytton, lsaDella "
Guhart Bstty's trained bears. and the three BROOK
lyns.
AT Tony Pastors yesterday large audiences were
entertained by the Nawns In zone Touch OF Hdt-
ure". Garfield and Carleton. Miss Cora Roa't' Sooh
and sonora Dolan and Lenhart the Ue xppr,b
dancers; Mulvey and Inman. Miss May Went"0 2f,
80 81 * Rvrne Barton and Ashley, MISS
Frances Wood In ballads and popular songs MI
Waters and Tyson. and others
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MARRIED.

CpANprER-sESToN-A the resdence o' re os'' "
,srsn,s In rutland VI, ~ the Rev Dr a.
t,sirins Al noon on THURSDAY. September l. ~, 'i
rIesn,r Senton Mr. Albert Eckert N"a'''e'' Va
Brooklyn, y \.
No cards.
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6ueriaI Notices.
Tribune Terms to Mail Subscribers.

Daily, SO a wear. 81 per month.
Daily withou; sunday, IS year; 90 cents per month
Sunday Tr-oune 81 year Weekly, 81. Sem-Weekly u
Posi- AGEExtra POSTAGE charged 10 foreign countrss
except Mexico and Canada and on the daily In New.
York CITY -
REMITTANCEs II sent 10 cash. unregistered. viii b ~
he owners risk
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No,ices az marriages and deaths must be IN
dorsed with full name and address,
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Mr. GL4DSTONE'S WILL.

PERSONAL PROPERTY VALUED AT 10000
WRITTEN IN A BOOK.
London. Sept 5--The will Of the late Right
Hon. William +. Gladstone has been probated
II shows that his personal estate Is valued at
20 -rH
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A.-The Kensico Cemetery.-Prvate station.
a.r&m Railroad ~ minutes ride from the Grand Central
Uepo. Office iC Ear. 42d-st.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-07-13

NOTICE TO DEALERS IN SCHOOL
Sealed proposals for furnishing text
books, stationery. office and school sun
plies at such times and In such uantities
as may be required for USE in the Seattle
lsas-s9 will be received by the Secretary
OF the Board OF Directors OF the city of
Seattle. School District M. l. in King
county. Wasa., NJ 20 . O'Clock p. m. OF
The list OF articles and approximate es-
Inmates OF the quantities required NAV be
had upon application At the office OF the
Secretary, corner OF Marion Street and
Seventh Avenue. or Will be sent by mail ~
desired to any address.
The nigh. TO reject any or all bids. "a n
whole or in part is hereby reserved :"
A. A GUERNSEY. Secretary.
PROPOSALS VIII be received A ths. D,,
reau of Supplies and Accounts Navy
department, Washington, y. G. until y
o'clock noon. August l. ls9S aud nuh-
lic.y opened Immediately thereafter 10
furnish At the Navy Yard. Mare Island
Cal. the annual supply OF coal. coke
charcoal. and wood: also fhe annual sun
ply OF caa, fer the Naval station P,,Ye-
sound. W aS1tngt0n, and :he Naval Hos
pitsi. Mare Island. Cal. Blank rror,o,sra Il
VIII De furnished upon spg,icati00 "a ;hs
Bureau. the Nav PAY Ofice San Fran
cisco tal or TIE Naval Station Pu-
get sound. Washington EDWIN
STEWART. Paymaster General. z.
L. s.TNGTNEER OFFICE. Burke B,iI5-
ing, Seattle, w. July ~ iS~. Sraiea
proposals Yer building a Wharf ~ po.n-
wilson. Nn- VIII be received here ttn.si
y. n. August >. SOS. and theu f,f;,,I.c,v
opened. Information furnished orr ar,,,ii
eaton. Harry TAYLOR. Capt. rngrs
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pr-BIrsHER's NOTICE TraveIsDs
agents are j. 4. Mcclellan. V. s. gowley
and Charles l. Fower- city coiectors
are J A Catsears. X r Ha~isy. J. l.
Tawiey. {. n. MCGOWAN and John
Jarkoi Postmssters everywhere are ous
agtnts. Pay money only. 20 These and "a
our resIden: agents In The various cities
ADVERTISING Office hours OF the
rosi-fntell.gencer business Office; Daily
until II % III Sunday hours, oYea a. n.
10 II D. m Classified advertisements for
insertion following morning VIII De re-
ceiyed up 20 josS ,. ~. AdVsriLxs rilefits
under CLASSIFIED headings VIII b. inserted
al the rate o. cent a wosa etEb iassr
ton Payment always IN advance. No
advertise ment received f0r !es5 taan "a
cents
ADvERTfsERs-cha .or adver-
tisemeEgs ia the Sunday -lnieIllgencer
must be furnished by O'Clock Saturday.
Advertisements will ne received al branch
offices OF the Post-Intelllgencer.
REWARD-Teu dollars will be paid for
Information leading 10 the conviction OF
any person stealing copies Of this paper
delivered 20 subscribers in Seattle.
TACOMA BIREAU-So. 1913 Pacific
avenue L A, Harrison.
EFERETT-P. K Lewis.
sPOkASE-Branch Office, Trader1
block. ee5 Riserslde avenue. telephone ~.
J. O. Peterson. Manager.
PORT OWNSESD-Wm A. pfe!ffer.
BELLiNtsHAM EAY-Sew WEatcom.
jisrksr Ellis. Manager.
OLYMPiA-fi7ls Main street. G. 6.
WlnsianIey. Agent.
VICTORIA, b. c.-George Marsden.
the following letters await advertisers
al this affce;
The following letters await advertisers
a. this office:
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CITY NOTICES.

COUNCIL. BILL NO. GAN e,huf
nance granting 10 the Sunset Tese3ho1g
and Telegraph Company. its succsss..
and assigns, the right and privilege y
continue 10 maintain and operas -
present telephone and telegraph sYMen
10 erect and maintain such addllD.
poles and wlres as may o. necessary -
It's telephone and telegraph business. -
10 maintain and operate an undergfosns
telephone and Telegraph sysse'n. icf -
period OF twenty-five f2) years. ~ ~
upon the streets. alleys and punllc h'SS
ways of the City of Seattle
ite IL ordained by the city OF Seasas
follows:
Section /. There II hereby granted. ugoe l
the cons.dera lions and conditions ~ -
ordinance contained, TO the 81 NSET -
EPHONE AND TELEGRAPH CONF
NY a cIporation organized and CYL
under the laws OF the state OF Cai'sIn'c
and 10 it's successors and assfgnA ""
period OF twenty-five Is, years from -
after the date OF the pasSage of this cru
nance. tine right and privilege 10 consMsS
20 maintain and operate its presen. ~
phone and telegraph system within
said city. 10 erect maintain ana 49,
such additional poles and wires ana OF
apparatus over ara upon tne sstersI ~sss
ieys and public Highways OF me ss.o ~
~ may be necessary Tor its sato iess ffn.,ss
and telegraph business and 10 MAN.
and operate It's wfres and other conSeSss.II
for rs said telephone and Telegraph -
ness in underground pipes or cong li@ go
the nscf<tAFT TranUptrS Anu "tbss -
ancss in and under the said sirsen asss'
and pubic highway 81 the safd cry.
Section Said graniee. fs Succsss -.
and ae!gns shah cor@t rlc' tire ssm ~
dsrgrollrd system under the supefsiMm
the Board ~ Public works of the ~. ,.ss
Seattle IA fsst AZ ~ 3scnaose ana g.1sa
ttcahie and consistent with the conaassns-
existing and the requirements OF tas ~
ulat!on Of the said city. and sIa4i 's 49,
us main ins poles and wires from -
s:rsetf alleys and paallc high~ays us ~
under which Il shall ma!ntatn ara 49,
It's wsre- and o. her Co8ductors 10 100
ground couduit@ ana pipes al ecss,s1 a.
connections - Subscribers ktafIc1s -
other points may be made frcn -
W res ard conductors and WIZ -
neans. apparatus or appliances az "s's
requisite. . .,~r1nn
section T. The sa{t grantee. IL s1sss~6
sofa ana asaEs gfls. upon receiving 49,
80 10 do from the Board ~ Pubic -,
OF the city of Seattle. nsy make - ..s<6 &
.estry excavations IN ans ~ s1sa -
alleys or public b xhwsya for the ~ -
Of erecting and maintaining poles 80 -
er supports for Is wires 1r conilicsossrr 49,
for repairing tb~ "a Tne. 8Ed FOR ne - SSs2
% laying repairing and 81 s'nfasnmA RI
underground p. pfss or coniaffs. assse1rs
p'acinx re,ssirsng maintaining ana -
a;tgg it's wires ard ether coa8drscv -
In. All poles erected and fna nsAsnx1
slasEt "a tha feruAs Of this ordinssos -
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DEATHS AND FUNERALS.

upr,oy.r.r,-At purt Bs4kF1ey Tuesday.
J1Ify ~ issa f,afaer4ra Mcdonald. infant
danxfs.4r ~ Proprietor and Mr. GcLsa-
aid 81 fbe Port Ts.akelsy Escse3. al IMAM
NATION Of the bogeis. ase1 MONTHS.
Funeral services vii. se held az Port
EEAkeiey thss afternoon a @@0 @ e.och'
psy rasu p pasnon officiating. Inter
rnesf in Lake View cerUstsTy-
r,ytsu-At seat;.s General hospital. Tues
aay. July u, isse. Mgs- f-!bbr Bush Sv5.e
OF Frank Busa. o. peEisonifis, aged %
years.
Remains witt he sent 10 Mount Vernon
for IB;ermel:-
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SOCIETY NOTICES ~
ARCANA LODGE. No. n. F. and A, ~,
meets second and fourth Monday each
month.
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In order "a secsfre correct Insertion OK
nosfces under tnese headings. the same
saou.d b. left at the business osaes %
fass paper No charge 10 made for sGca
H0sicsN.
Fuu<rar rosIce4. resolutions 6r other
soecIsI announcements viii b. c0arg@d
q the Yst. OF Il ceafs per sine ezcE n
eersiop. POET-IsTEI.f.IasI - -. y,
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ALASKA KLOND||I
WANTS,
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.

GEO. VERNON. Aucti,nae- -,.-,--
ker. financial. insurance and rena. sy
hsF goods OF AZ dsScrtpsions 49,
on consignmeat or for nriya,s az. 49,
az storage accommodation: rsri,s.
s safN enarSes moderate ana 49,
sa4e promptly rendered. Gen ~
sste OF Brisbane. Dawson S,.x -
dixie. Ssy. 40
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ENGINEERS AND CoxrRACToas

ENGINEERS AND CONTRACTORS
San FRANCISCO Htsiisisf tsf.sFtAN.-
engineers and contractors hriFga hs,fr.
.n9. cretgtrg- AsTo0- improyerner.s "a
general contracting Charles stree -
FlrsS avenue scuts -
SEATTLE bridge. COMPANY E-T-T---
o. brl1gez -or railroads ard hlsbwav.s
pile dTisins treTZls and Unarf f.gslfi5g
81 Scale Natic-f@l tsarx f,sssi,s-y :. Is
ENGINEERS AND DhATGHTSuEx
EHII.l.l}-s. room = Sullivan Fsusdfrx
A>SAyEH AND CHEMIST
JOHNSON Axsagex 60 se.r MAI ~ tl5y
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CHof CHUNG CO. iii5 Second Oct we@r
P7ks and Eniar- Prices reduced
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RING THE 20. X" F:ox for messenger
western Union and Grea; Northern teie-
CRANE, hacks. gurneys and EXPRESS
wagons. quick service. Telephone Main
i5o, sl1 Second. Branch Queen CITY
Laundry.
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WANTED-AGENTS.

statesmen can make 500 a month selI,n
our office specialties to merchants by sam
pie; 100 per cent. profit; fine side line,
Mode! Mfg. Co. BOX c, South Bend IND
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ADItS-Chichester English Penny
royal Pills Diamond hrancl are the
best: safe, reliable: take no other: send
&c, stamps, for particulars, Relief for
ladies'" in letter by return mail; at
druggists. Chichester Chemical Co.
philadelphia Pa
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WANTEp-Canvassers for Hawaii GU,
New Possession" good terms. r. q
peNoe. 2eiI Second avenue
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DIVER AND WRECkER-
MERCHANT TAIfeeRs

"a. O BESjAMfN-SAnd pumps far
mining ksp. IN stock. 2l3 Rsiiro4a
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WASTED--At DeMers g. Caiklns', rooms
- and = Safe Deposit building: - day
iaaorsrs 20 work on government con-
tract good pay; ! waiter. wages s.; /
waitress wages s.; dishwashers: l night
cook. coed pay. ] boy 10 wash dishes: 3
girls for general house~ork. Telephone
He'd ifs
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WANTED-For L.. =. army able-bodiec
unmarried men. between ages Of q and
30: citizens OF the United States. OF good
Character and temperate habits, who
can speak. read and white English For
Information apply 10 recruiting Officer,
Boston block. Seattle. Wash.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-18
DEPREcATE THE DELAY.

MADRID, Nov. T.-AlmoSt all the
papers deprecate the dilatory proceed
ings at Paris, expressing their belief
that the United States will decline ar
bitration and urging the Government
to yield quickly, since 1T is impossible
for Spain to renew the struggle or to
expect European assistance, and, fur
thermore, because it would be better to
cease wasting money and concentrate
attention upon Spain's domestic affairs
and the restoration of her finances.
LONDON, Nov. 17.-All the special
dispatches to the London papers this
morning from Paris express the belief
that the Spanish Commissioners will
finally yield, though under protest, to
the American demands.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-18
SHIPS READY FOR SERVICE

NEW YORK, Nov IA Washing
ton special TO the Herald says LAS
soon after arrival in port as practi-
cable vessels shall coal and prepare for
sea. in order that they may always be
ready to perform any service that the
department may require"
This significant order just issued by
the Navy Department has given rise
to much comment in naval circles It
Is believed to be due to the possibili-
> ties growing out of the Internal tional
situation, as well as to the dilatoriness
alleged to have been displayed by sew
eral commanding officers in getting
their ships ready for sea-
It is the policy of the administration
to maintain all warships in commission
in condition for immediate service. but
the naval authorities have been handf-
capped by extensive repairs required by
the irGnclads. Believing that the work
was unnecessarily drawn out, and in
order to be prepared for untoward de-
velopments abroad, the department di-
rected more haste, and some overtime
work is being done on the battleship
Indiana, the furnaces of which are in
very bad shape. The New York is at
Hampton Roads awaiting the remain
ing vessels of the North Atlantic sta
ton, which Will rendezvous at that
point. Their central position will make
them available for service in any di-
rectiOn
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-18

sire of the new spirit in the Union Pa
cine management to make record, and
since that company owns a big block
OF Pacific Express Company stock,
Young took this means of making pub
lie matters which he thought would es-
tablish his standing as a shrewd au-
ditor.
On the other hand, Young's friends
assert that he investigated the business
In the ordinary course and found things
so that prosecutions were necessary
One of the clerks under Bechtel was
the first witness and to-day testified to
having forced balances frequently, at
one time adding $4,000 to make the
books balance. He said he did this un-
der instructions from the assistant au-
ditor and understood the money was
used for legislative purposes at Lin
coin. The irregularities had been going
on ten years, he said.
The testimony brought out the ad-
ditional fact that many of the books
and papers of the department had dis
appeared when Bechtel was arrested.
The case will continue a week. It's
most interesting phase is that the in
coming Legislature proposes to investi-
gate the report that thousands of dol
lars have been used to corrupt Neb-
raska legislators, and for this purpose
will force the express company to bring
In its books for the past ten years.
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MYSTERIOUS
DEATH IN THE
FRESNO JAIL
Suspicious End of a
Yale Man.
DIAMONDS AND MONEY GONE
WAS PROBABLY DRUGGED AND
ROBBED.
Locked Up at His Own Request, He
Dies of Delirium Tremena
Investigation Being
Made.
DIAMONDS AND MONEY GONE
WAS PROBABLY DRUGGED AND
ROBBED.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

FRESNO, Nov. IA. j. Brandreth,
a graduate of Yale University, died at
the County Jail to-day at noon of de-
l1r1um tremens. He claimed to be a
nephew of DR.. Brandreth, the wealthy
patent medicine man. Yesterday he
mad check for $500 and wore a dia-
mond stud. When he was arrested last
night the check and diamond were
gone. 1t is suspected that ne had been
doped and robbed The matter will be
investigated at the Coroner's inquest
tomorrow morning. Brandreth had
had been waiting on table at DR.. EsheI-
mans Minnewawa vineyard until Sun
day, when he was discharged for in
toxication.
An officer is making an investigation
into the mysterious death of Brand
reth, but as yet has found no tangible
clew to work on. Last Friday he came
TO town from the Minnewawa vine
yard and told Al Woodward. a bar
keeper at Harry Wilson'S saloon, that
relative of his had died, leaving him
considerable money, and that he had
come to town to sign the necessary
papers to obtain the legacy. He stated
that he expected the money Tuesday.
On that day he showed a check for $500
and was loaned SO by Woodward. Yes
terday and last night he had been
drinking around at different saloons.
He met Officer Walton last night and
inquired where Rev. Edward EccIeston,
the Presbyterian minister, lived, ex-
planning that he and Eccleston had been
schoolmates. The officer did not know
the address, whereupon Brandreth re-
quested him TO lock him up. The po-
liceman said Brandreth was not very
much under the influence of liquor at
that time, but as he persisted in his
request to be locked up Walton put him
| IN Jail. He soon was taken with de-
irium tremens, and as he was q re-
markably robust man it required two
men to hold him. He had requested
Officer Walton to send Rev. Eccleston
to him in the morning, adding there
would be $50 in it for the officer This
forenoon the minister reached him just
before he died.
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THINK SPAIN WILL YIELD SOON

NEW YORK, Nov. 17.-The Herald's
Washington correspondent telegraphs:
Advices which Secretary Hay received
tonight from Paris have ENCOURAGED
the authorities to believe that negotia-
tions will be satisfactorily completed
at very early date. None Of the au-
thorities will talk about the contents
of the dispatches received, but there is
no doubt that they have give.l this i'm
preston, and the authorities are ac-
cordingly gratifled over the outlook
The feeling is that the Spanish Gov
ernment will accede, under protest, of
course, to the demands of the American
commissioners.
''The entrance of a third power into
the negotiations" said an official to-
day, would be an interference, and
furthermore would delay progress of
the work The United States will set
tie the matter in the way it sees fit
1t was admitted to-day by adminis-
tration officials that instructions had
been sent to the American Commission
ers to negotiate with the Spanish repre-
sentatives for the cession of an island
of the Carolines to the United States.
preferably Ualan. No demand will be
made for the cession of the island. but
Spain will be asked to sell 1t to this
Goyarprnent
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AMERICA MAY
HAVE To SUBMIT
AN ULT|MATUM
Spain Presents New
Obstacles.
TEXT OF HER MEM0RAND UNI
INSISTS ON SOVEREIGNTY IN
THE PHILIPPINES.
In Addition Refuses to Discuss Her
Action In Pledging the Be
sources of the
Islands.
TEXT OF HER MEMORANDUM
INSISTS ON SOVEREIGNTY IN
THE PHILIPPINES.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

PARIS, Nov. 1.-THE clerical force OF
the American Peace Commission was
busy nearly all night IN translating the
| Spanish memorandum presented at
yesterdays joint session. While the
translators and typewriters were rem
| dering the Spanish argument into
printed English, counsel for the Ameri-
can commission studied it sheet by
sheet, making notes of records to be ex-
amined and of law points bearing on
the matter in hand. As result. when
the Americans gathered for the daily
session to-day, the Spanish present
ment lay before them in English, ready
for consideration and accompanied by
data bearing upon it.
No unofficial person knows the con-
tents of the document presented by the
Spanish Commissioners yesterday, but
it is safe to assume that added to her
insiStence on the reservation of her
Philippine sovereignty and her PROPOSE
ton to arbitrate the construction Of the
third article of the protocol, Spain has
made two other important statements:
First-That, on the high ground of
financial probity, she cannot allow any
discussion here of the validity of her
action in pledging the resources of the
L
Philippine debt.
Second-That in connection with the
American proposal to reimburse Spain
for her pacific expenditures in the Phil
ippines, she cannot o@mit of any in
quiry as to how she has spent the pro-
ceeds of the loans based on the Philip
pine pledges.
If Spain has assumed this attitude,
and 1t is believed she has done so, she
practically compels the American Com
missioners to consider at least the en-
tire Philippine debt and its assumption
by the United States or the Philippine
Islands as a condition to Spair's ami
able surrender of her sovereignty over
those islands.
It is difficult to understand how the
Americans can reply to this in any
other manner an by strictly outlining
their position and giving the Spaniards
time limit in which to accept the
propositions of the United States But
the American Commissioners may pa
tiently continue their endeavors to ar
rive at an amicable understanding on
the subject.