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Fair play., 1898-07-02
CURRENT TOPICS.
THE NEWS IN BRIEF,
FiFTY-FlFTh CONGRESS.

IN the senate, on the Goth, discussion OF the
question OF Hawaiian annexation was begun
the speakers being Mr.. Morrill, rep, VIZ and
Mr.. Bacon tdem. Ga.) in opposition TO the pro-
posed action. A test vote. forced by the friends
OF ;he measure on a motion 10 adjourn. showed
prepon6erance OF IL 10 IL in favor OF annexa
iion......ln the house the general deficiency
Mi, carrying Si,oO00 coo. was passed. practical
ly as reported from the committee on appropri-
atlonS- The remainder OF the day was given to
District of Columbia business.
lN the senate, the 2iSt a;nonl. the bills
passed was one providin. severe penalties for
the malicious INJURY or destruction Of subn,a-
rlne mines, torpedoeS. fortliicationS or other
coast defenses. Nearly the entire days session
was devoted 10 discussion OF the question of
hawaiian annexation In the house several
bills Of minor Importance were passed, and in
committee Of the whole Il bill was discussed to
refer TO the court of claims certain claims OF
persons for property taken or destroyed hy the
confederate invasion Of the southern counties
OF PENNSYLVANIA.
IN the senate. the I'D, the conference re-
port on the Indian appropriation bill was pre-
scented and read but no effort made TO dis
pose OF It Opponents OF the annexation OF
Hawaii occupied most OF the session in
speeches against the adoption o: the Newlands
resolution ...... In the house 4 bill ircorpora-
ting the National Congress O; Mothers was
to ratify the agreement between the Dawes
commission and the Seminole Indians was
adopted. Several private bills We're passed,
and the house weu.:iuto committee OF the
whole on District OF Columbia legislation.
IS the senate. on the 23d. the discussion OF
the question Of the annexation OF the Hawaiian
islands was continued. all the speeches being
IN opposition 10 the measure The discussion
was interrupted by Mr. Morgan, who secured
the passage OF 4 resolution TO provide for
an inquiry by committee into the status of the
Nicaragua canal. 4 bill to ratify the Dawes
commission agreement WAS adopted, after
which the senate weat into executive session.
..-.., In the house a large number Of bills OF
minor Importance were passed. and further
agreements upon the Sucdry civil appropria-
tionS bill were reported and adopted. and fur
ther conference upon the remaining, points re-
QueStcG.
IL the senate. on the 2ith. three measures de-
signed TO facilitate the work of the depart
ment were passed. Except during the time
devoted TO routine business. tn" di~cu >>inn ot
the Hawaiian annexation resolutions occupied
the session. The conference report on The
bankruptcy bill WAS adopted. The house
mt !, session
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SPAIN'S BoASTED THIRD FLEET
The Kind OF Vessels with Which She Pro
poses to Meet an American Squad
ron-Spanish Finances.

LONDON, June 21.-The correspond
ent at Gibraltar of the Daily News
says:
"A third squadron, it is reported,
will leave Cadiz July -. The ships
there include the Vittoria, only fit for
coast defense; the Alfonso NIL,
which cannot be ready for sea
in a long time, and is incapable
of more than II knots, and the
Havcl, which has just been armed by
the Armstrong;, and should be ef-
ticient. The Numancia, which is at
Barcelona, ought to be ready in a fort
night. The armed cruiser Lepanto.
Spain's best ship. will leave Cartagena
in ten days for Cadiz for her gun trials.
The Cardinal Cisneros is ut Ferrol, and
is little value. Several tranports still
remain at Cadiz. with a few guns, but
they are useless for the purpose of con-
vOying troops.
Il am told that beside the new issue
of 100000 pesetas in paper, a million
pcsetas are withdrawn notes which
have been refused in an underhand
way.
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THERE is adisposition becoming man.
ifcst in the senate. in view of the assur.
ancc of the Hawaiian annexation New.
lands resolution being adopted. to take
up the treaty and concur in it, thus
preserving to the senate its dignity as
the trcaty-making power in conjunc.
tion with the president.
JAMES MCKINLEY, 4 nephew of the
president, who has just graduated at
the Canton (O.) high school, left Can
ton, on the 22d. for Washington, for the
purpose of enlisting in sthe regular
army, after spending few days with
his uncle.
WHILE the American troops were
landing at Baiquiri, on the 2ad, under
the protection of Sampson guns and
Gen. CaStillo's force OF Cuban's, the lat
ter gave vent to their JOY by continual
shouts for Free Cuba and cries of
Viva los Amcricanos.'
The statement of the condition OF
the treasury issued on the 23d. showed:
Available casn balance, SlS;,525,6l,;
gold reserve, S165, 5,G.3.4S0.
CAPT MAURICE NJ LANGHoRSE. a
famous figure in confederate history,
died at his home in Kansas City, Mo,
on the 93i. of cancer.
DURING a recent typhoon at Port
Arthur 4 Chinese torpedo boat de-
stroyer was driven ashore-and 1870 men
were drowned.
THE arctic exploring ship Fran, hav-
ing on board Capt. Otto SverdrupS cx-
pedition to the arctic regions. sailed
from Christiana. Norway, on the .ith.
DR.. Nansen, the arctic explorer, and an
immense crowd Of people We're present
to bid the party farewell.
The four-story brick building occu-
pied by the Jacques Manufacturing Co.
of Chicago was burned on the 2ith.
Loss. $1,000. Pipcman Florence Nc
Auiiife was fatally injured by an ex-
p!osion. Eight other tiremen were in
jured.
ADMIRAL. SAMPSON IS now in constant
and practically immediate cable COM
munication with the navy depart
ment.
The senate. on the 2itll. agreed to the
conference report on the bankruptcy
bill.
ON the morning of the 9th four
troops of the Fist cavalry. four troops
of the Tenth cavalry and cIght troops
of Roosevelt Eoughriders, all dis
mounted. forming the advance guard
often. SAaftcrs ARM. were ambushci
by 2.0)O Spaniard> and 4 terrific fight
ed. but not before they had inflicted
serious loss. Our loss was - killed aud
about - wounded. The Spanish loss
is not known. Among the killed are
Capt. Capron and Scrgt. Hamilton Fish,
of the roughrldcrs.
Al Trenton. la, Perry Elliott shot
and instantly killed Ellie Kelly and
then shot himself. They lived on op-
uosi,e sides ot the road. Elliott saw
Miss Kelly sitting with Il young man in
front of her house. and Shot her with a
rifle from his doorway. His dead body
was found shortly afterwards in an
inner room. Jealousy was the cause OF
the rash act.
IT is alleged that another high
binder war is imminent in Chinatown,
san Francisco. The shootingof Chung
Wing a few nights ago, il is said, has
been folloy>ed by threats against AT
leas, four other prominent Chinese.
FAILURES during the weel. ended
June "A were, for the United States,
2s5. against 2!b for the spondins
week last year. For Canada the fail
urcs were IL. against =, last year
IT is announced in Madrid from Cuba
that yellow fever has already attacked
men 1ers of the American expedition at
Santiago
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Marshal Martinez de Campos May At
tempt a Dictatorship.

LONDON, June 27.-The Vienna cor
respondent of the Daily Telegraph
says:
The latest advices from Madrid io
dicate that there is ground for the ap-
prehension that Marshal Martinez de
Campos will soon issue 4 pronuucia-
mento and attempt a dictatorship.
Minute directions have been sent to
the Austro-Hungarian ambassador at
Madrid, Count Dubsky, regarding the
personal safety of the queen regent.
The latest news from Madrid is that
the situation is critical"
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IsiaHcOs HccbuHt OF tHe Santiago 0OMbat.
MADRID. June 27.-Capt.-Gen. Blanco
telegraphs from Cuba that the Amcri-
can troops engaged in the Santiago
combat were 1.-The Twelfth and Seventh
infantry, four mounted squads of the
First cavalry, four squads of the Twelfth
and eight bodies of regular troops"
The Americans, Blanco's dispatch
says, had IL killed, including a cap
tain. The Spanish losses are not an
nounccd.
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IIorsc-Thief Goes Tn,

Fred A. Lamar, of Ravcnwood Nc d.
away county. was sentenced to two
years in the penitentiary on a charge
of stealing 4 team, buggy and harness
from Alex. Smith. of RavenwoOd.
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A movement is on foot in st. Louis
to celebrate the centennial annivcr-
sary of the Louisiana purchase. tho
celebration 70 take place in st. Lonis
in 1903. II may take the form of a big
exposition.
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Big Cc,e b-at,on at st, LouIs.

St LOUIS will celebrate the Fourth
in grand style. Apicnicwill be given
at Forest park, and it is estimated that
quarter of a million of people will be
present.
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Four divorces We're granted in tho
circuit court at Marvvillc. few davs
ago. one of them to Mrs. John Thomas,
who charged her husband did not ac-
quaint her with the fact he had served
/. term in the pcnitcntiary before they
were married
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Wounded by a Burglar.

John A. Logan, a salesman in a Seda-
liza store. was seriously wounded by a
negro burglar, whom he found in his
-oom and tried to capture.
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Ella Hudson, Il li-year-old girl OF
Milan, sullivan county. wa, sentenced
to two years. six months an d 90 days
in the industrial school for girls At
Chillicothc. for obtaining goods under
false pretrnScS.
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Want Concentration Mt St. Louis.

st. Louisians are making an effort to
have the war department make Jeffer-
son barracks a point of concentration
for troops from the west and north
west
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Four Persons Killed.

Four persons were killed by Maple
lea; train at the Lone Star crossing,
two miles south of Faucet. in Euch-
anan county. They are Fielding Fro,it
and wife and their daughters Lulu.
aged is and Myrtle. Il. \ babe of
l., months was thrown ~ fee. but was
picked up uninjurcd. Frotit was a
wall-knovn farmer
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"Silyer Dick"

''Silver Dick" Bland was renominated
1t jefferson City for congress. There
was not opposition This is his four
.eenth nomination.
Fair play., 1898-07-02

St Louis is in the midst of Il cam.
paign. \ proposition to amend the
city charter, the good streets move
mcn,," is before the people. The cam
paign is warm. there are no politics in
it, in fact it is a grand mix-up. The
election comes off July l., and three
tif,hs of the entire vote east is ncccs-
sarv to carry the amendments.
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State Mine InsDectOr's Report,

is preparing his report for the year end
ing June 80. 1898. He says that the
output of the mines for this year will
exceed that of last year.
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Appointed to Annapolis.

Congressman W. ID. Vandiver has ap-
pointed Harry Balbrige, of Willow
Springs. cadet to government naval
acade emy at Annapolis, Md.
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Cha mn Clark Declined,

Champ Clark has received and de-
clined an invitation to speak at Spring.
ield, Mass, July 4. The celebration 10
10 be notable opa
Fair play., 1898-07-02

David Gilbert, aged %. a well-known
employe of the stock yards company at
st. Joseph. while passing through the
yards, was kicked by Il mule and his
skull crushed, death resulting.
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Not Yet Asked Permis sion to Coal.

CAIRO. June 26.-Admiral Camara
has not asked permission to coal at
Port Said.
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Inspected Missouri's PenitenCiary.

Col. J. VI. Tanner. warden of the
southern Illinois pcnitentiary at Chcs-
ter, accompanied by several members
of the board of prison inspectors of II
linois, visited the Missouri penitentiary
the other day. They are on a trip OF
inspection. and We're taken in charge
by Deputy Warden J. Is. Tolin, and
shown the workings of the big institu.
tion to the smallest details. They
spoke in high terms of the splendid
condition of the prison. The party
will visit number of state prisons.
Fair play., 1898-07-02

The board of regents of Lincoln in
stitutc. jefferson City, have elected J.
ii. Jackson, OF Frank fort. Ky. presi-
dent. The new president is 4 grad
uatc of Berca college. Kentucky. He
taught in the colored schools of Kan
sas City for six years prior to 1857. and
has been president of the state normal
school for colored pupils of Kentucky,
located AT Frankfort. for the last ten
years. lie comes highly recommended.
The salary OF president is s. 900.
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:tvy Losses Reserves Ordered Up
Charged the BIockhousc.
The Spaniards Broke and Ran.

That charge was the end. When
within 300 wards of the coveted point
the Spaniards broke and ran, and for
the first time we had the pleasure,
which the Spaniards had been expe-
riencing all through the engagement,
of shooting with the enemy in sight
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Gave the Command to Open Fire.

At 7:3O a. M. Gen. Young gave the
command to the men at the Hotchkiss
guns to open fire. The command was
the signal for a fight, that for stub
bornness has seldom been equalled.
The instant the Hotehkiss guns were
Evening journal., 1898-02-22
PrIvnte nnl pnr IN the Honse.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 22.-Yesterday
was private bill day in the house, but
little was accomplished owing 10 the
fact that most Of the time was con-
sumed in the passage Of private pen
sion bills coming over from the Friday
night session three weeks ago. The
feature of the day was the spirited con-
test over the bill to pay Newberry coll
lege Lutheran institution in South
Carolina, $4,000 for damages sustained
by it while used as a barracks by fed
eral troops shortly after hostilities
ceased.
II was strongly opposed by Mr.. Ding
ley and Mr.. Dalzell. who announced
their antagonism to war claims of this
character, but Mr.. Cooper of Texas
who championed il on the Democratic
side, was supported by Mr.. Mahon OF
Pennsylvania, Mr.. Walker Of Massa-
chusetts and other Republicans and it
was finally passed.
Representative Cummings Of New
York introduced the following resolu-
ton:
Resolved, That the sum of 100000 be
and the same is hereby appropriated
out of any money in the treasury not
otherwise. appropriated to be expended
under the direction of the secretary of
the navy for the erection Of a monu-
ment at Fort Lafayette. New York har-
Dor. in honor Of the officers. sailors and
marines of the United States war yes
sci, the Maine, who lost their lives in
the harbor of Havana on the night of
Tuesday, Feb. IS, 1898"
At the night session of the house the
private calendar was cleared. Thirty
eight pension bills and two bills re-
moving charges of desertion were pass
| ed. Among the pension bills was one
granting a pepsion of $50 per month 10
Margaret Custer Calhoun, sister Of
/ General Custer. This bill has already
passed the senate. Three of the PEN
sion bills carried $50 month At 1OSD
| the house adjourned.
Evening journal., 1898-02-22
THE RAILROAD WAR.
Western Roads Assume the
Aggressive.
TIE CANADIAN PACIFIC BOYCOTTED.
The Union Pacific Is Also Giving Them
Trouble Through Dickering with
Discharged Member Of the West
ern Immigrant bureau.

CHICAGO, Feb 22-Western roads
have assumed the aggressive in the war
with the Canadian Pacific road They
have thrown that road out OF the west
ern immigrant clearing house. The eff
feet Of this action will be that the Ca
madam Pacific will be shut out from
any participation in immigrant traffic
arriving at New York or Boston Act
ing in harmony with this action Of the
roads, the transatlantic steamship
lines, which are parties to the immlgra
tion agreement with the western roads,
have cabled to their agents not to sell
tickets or prepare orders calling for
tickets over the Canadian Pacific. These
instructions apply to all immigrant
business. The Southern Pacific road is
also a party to this boycott. so that the
Canadian Pacific practically has left it.
self without friends and win have to
rely on vessels arriving at Portland
Ne, and Canadian ports for its immi
grant business.
The western roads also made appli-
cation at Washington to the interstate
commerce commission for a suspension
of the long and short haul clause Of the
interstate commerce act so far as trans
continental passage rates are concern
ed This action was taken in order to
save the intermediate rates in their
conflict with the Canadian Pacific road
over transcontinental business. A call
was issued yesterday for a meeting Of
western roads Thursday to discuss the
situation.
Western roads find themselves in
volved in a quarrel with the Union Pa
cific road which is almost as serious as
that in which they are engaged with
the Canadian Pacific, insomuch as it
threatens the existence of their agree
ment with the transatlantic steamship
companies. The Union Pacific. while
not actually q member Of the western
immigrant bureau, has professed to be
acting in harmony with it and observ-
| ing its rules
II has now leaked out that the Union
Pacific has made a deal with a dis
charged agent of the bureau and is
| paying him SIS per ticket commission
on California business. The authorized
commission paid by the bureau is $3.50
The Union Pacific has been notified that
II it does not at once abrogate this ar
rangement it will be cut off from all
participation in the business passing
through the clearing house, which
means all arriving at New York anc
[ Boston.
Evening journal., 1898-02-22
INC Navv Nav rake Part.

NEW YORK, Feb. 22.-The Military
Athletic League, which is in charge of
the carnival to be held in Madison
Square Garden in March. has received
through its chairman, Colonel Luscomb,
the following reply from Assist 1T Sec
retary of the Navy Theodore Roosevelt
to q letter asking that the navy be rep
resented in the exhibition: Il most cor
daily sympathize with the purpose OF
the Military Athletic League. 1 regard
il as filing an extremely important po-
sition. It's athletic meetings are partic-
elarly good for the morals of the army
navy and national guard. 1 shall lay
your letter before the secretary Of the
navy. and I hope the exigencies of the
department will permit a detachment
Of sailors taking part in the sport"
Evening journal., 1898-02-22

number, still imprisoned in the wreck OF
the Maine IL was probably a knowl-
edge OF the captains desire that led
Consul General Lee TO notify the state
department cf the need for more div
ers. This had the desired effect, for
the navy department took action 20
send more help.
Admiral Sicard telegraphed from Key
West that he had sent five divers to
Captain Slgsbee and asked II that was
sufficient The acting chief OF the nav
igation bureau Captain Dickens, at
once took the sensible course Of direct
ing the admiral to put himself in COM
munication with Captain Sigsbee and
learn his needs at first hand. The busi-
ness OF the navy department is getting
back TO It's normal condition, as is
evinced by the fact that an order has
been issued 20 discontinue the special
telegraphic service which was establish
ed with Key West and hereafter the
Offices at that place will close at 10
O'Clock at night. as formerly.
Commander Forsythe, the command
ant at Key West. has also asked per
mission Of the department 70 stop his
daily bulletins, and this has been grant
ed with an understanding that he will
report any deaths that may occur
among the sufferers In the hospital
there. He reports that they are all get
ting along nicely The exchange OF
official condolences stil continues
Yesterday Secretary Long sent tele-
gram as follows to Captain Eulate:
Commanding Odlcer Of the Spanish
Cruiser Vizcaya. TomplSinsville, N Y:
have the honor TO acknowledge the
receipt Of your telegram of condolence
for the loss of the Maine and TO thank
you for the expression Of sympathy"
a similar response was also made 10
a cablegram from Vice Admiral Spann
at Vienna. expressive OF sympathy for
,he terrible disaster to the Maine.
Evening journal., 1898-02-22
THE CENSUS BILL.
Senate Places Bureau Under
Secretary Of Interior.
A MAINE RESOLUTION BY lIR. ALLEN.
Amendment 20 Census Measure Arouses
Considerable Discussion Contest In
the House over War Claim by New
berry College of south Carolina.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 22.-For three
hours yesterday the senate had under
discussion the bill providing for the TAX
ing of the twelfth and subsequent cen
suses. 1t YVES so amended as 70 place
the census bureau under the secretary
Of the interior. but the extended dis
cussion exhibited such a wide d.
vergence Of views on the part of SEN
ators as TO the various features Of the
measure that no further action was
taken. A resolution offered by Mr. Al
len (Neb) directing the committee on
naval affairs 10 make an investigation
of the disaster TO the battleship Maine
was adopted without debate.
The suggested amendment to the cen
sus bill was introduced by Mr.. ALI
son and aroused considerable discus
sion. in which Messrs. Teller, Hale,
Hoar. Lodge. Allen and Carter partici-
pated. The latter in charge OF the bill,
briefly replying to Mr.. Allen, said that
the statements OF the senator from Ne
braska (Allen) concerning the merits OF
the bill were about as wild as was his
statement that there were 25,OOO LOAF
ers on the pay rolls Of the government
departments in Washington as clerks p
As q matter Of fact, there were, he said,
only about 10000 clerks employed in the
departments in Washington and there
could therefore not be $4,000 "loafers'
among them.
Mr.. Teller (Colo.) offered an amend
ment to Mr.. Allison's amendment pro-
viding that the census bureau be placed
under the department of labor and the
commissioner of labor have general su-
pervision of the work. The amendment
to the Amendment was lost-2i to 20.
The question then reverted to the
amendment offered by Mr. Allison. 1t
was adOpted-39 to 8.
Mr. Stewart proposed an amendment
striking out all of the bill excepting
sections 1 and 6. leaving to the secre-
tary of the interior the work of pre-
pairing a plan and making recommended
tions for the twelfth census. The propo-
sition was discussed until $40 p. M,
when, without action upon the bill. the
senate, on motion of Mr.. Carter (Mon).
went into executive session and shortly
afterward adjourned.
Evening journal., 1898-02-22
SICSBEE TESTIFIES.
No Details Learned Of the
Evidence He Gives.
vIzCAYA TO LEAVE NEW YORK SOON.
Lieutenant Commander sobraI Claims He
Is stiii a Member Of the spanish
Legation, Notwithstanding senior
du Bosc's Statement.

HAYANt., Feb. 22.-The naval board
OF inqr.ry into the Maine disaster con
Weed, with Captains Sampson and
Chadwick and Lieutenants Commander
Potter and Mark present Captain
Sampson presided. and Lieutenant Com
mander Mark. recently executive Off
Ger of the Vermont was recorder. Cap
tain Sigsbee was examined for some
time.
Captain Sampson received your CORE
Spondent Immediately after the morn
ing session Of the board. He said, In
the course OF the interview: Il would
be glad 10 give news, but owing TO the
delicate situation the board has decided
20 make nothing whatever public. / do
not know what testimony may develop.
and Il is only fair TO the Spanish gov
ernment not to tell the public the tes-
timony until all has been received and
the findings have been considered.
you may say that this rule Is abso-
lutte. Due care will be taken for the
rigid enforcement Of Il. and all stories
purporting TO come from the court
should be set down as false. have no
idea as TO how long the court will re-
main here. No one Is authorized TO nv
the time as the members themselves do
not know. ] viii give such routine
news OF the proceedings as IS proper.
Captain Sigsbee, on board the Man
grove, told the correspondent that he
was quite pleased with the examination
and that he was able 10 answer all the
Evening journal., 1898-02-22
EuIate Pays visits.

NEW YORK. Feb. 22.-Dr. Arturo
Baldasano Topete. consul general OF
Spain in this city, accompanied by Cap
tain Antonio Eulate Ferry. the COM
mander of the cruiser Vizcaya. made a
number Of official visits yesterday
From the consulate they proceeded by
carriage to the navy yard in Brooklyn,
where a guard OF honor. composed Of
marines and bluejackets, presented
arms on their arrival. An aid took
them to Rear Admiral Francis M.
Bunce, commandant Of the navy yard.
They also visited General Merritt on
Governors island.
Later in the day Captain Eulate Wis
tied Mayor Van Wyck. There was lit
tie conversation between them, the visit
being a merely formal one The flag Of
the Vizcaya was flown at full height
today in honor of Washington's birth
day