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Evening star., 1898-03-18
Printing==TO Please You.

Good printing-neat and sttraetive-thet is
a credit to any business-and to u.s. That 8
the kind Of printing do. Ietterhcads-
Billheads- Circulars and Booklets are
specalties-
OWeddng Invitations, Announcements
Personal and Menu Cards richly engraved ut
reasonable prices.
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James D. Bartlett MortaIly Wounds
a Man and Woman,
And Is In Turn Shot and Almost Instantly
Killed by the Latter.
w. d. Humiston, a Newspaper Man,
Makes an Unsuccessful Attempt
to End His Earthly Existence by
Taking a Dose Of Laudanum.

TACOMA (Wash.), June 15.-At 10
O'clock this morning James ID. Bart
lett of Dyea entered a stall of Chill
berg's restaurant, this city, drew re-
volver and shot Clarence ID. Emery and
Mrs. Lily Chandler, and was in turn
shot twice and killed by the woman
with his own revolver.
The woman formerly lived with Bart
lett in Dyea. Two weeks ago she came
TO Seattle. Yesterday she met Clarence
Emery, who is bartender on the
steamer City of Seattle, and who
brought her down from Dyea. Bartlett
came here to-day, and traced the wom-
an and his rival to the restaurant. En-
cry and the woman were seated at the
table eating when Bartlett entered
with the waiter.
AS soon as the latter made his exit
from the stall Bartlett drew a revolver
and shot Emery through the right
breast, the latter staggering to his
feet and going out into the adjoining
stall, where he fell dead Another shot
struck the woman in the left shoulder
The murderer dropped the gun, and,
picking up a case knife, stabbed her
in the cheek.
Mrs. Chandler secured the gun and
Hired two shots, killing Bartlett almost
instantly.
The woman was removed to a room,
Where she died in half an hour
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present Of the sailing Of the third ex-
pedition to the Philippines. Prepara-
tions will be pushed forward rapidly.
Thus far the steamers chartered for
the next expedition are the Indiana.
Ohio, Morgan City. City of Para and
three Northern Pacific steamers now
at Seattle or en- route hither from
Puget Sound, There is talk of Sc
curing the San Bias.
June 10th has been mentioned pro-
visionally as the date of sailing. 1t
required twenty-five days to prepare
for sailing the four vessels which went
out to-day.b the long delay was caus-
ed by the non-arrival of supplies. There
are hundreds of carloads of supplies
here now. and SO 1t will hardly take SO
great a length of time to prepare the
third feet for service. M
Much interest is manifested by the
troops stationed at Camp Merritt re-
garding what organizations are TO form
the third expedition. It is the general
understanding that the expedition will
be in command of Brigadier General
King. but just what troops will, be as
signed to him has not yet been an
nounced. The opinion of the officers in
camp is that the expedition will be COM
posed Of the Idaho battaiions. the
Thirteenth Minnesota. the 4Twentieth
Kansas, the First Montana and the
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JUST WANTED TO DIE.
A Newspaper Mans Unsuccessful
Attempt to Commit Suicide.


SAN FRANCISCO, June 15-This
morning Coroner Hawkins received a
letter written on Palace Hotel station
cry, and signed by w. D. Humston, in
which the writer expressed his deter
mination to take laudanum, and in
closed $40, which he desired to be used
to pay for the cremation of his body.
A Coroners deputy went to Humis-
toms room, and found that he had
made good his threat to take the drug
but that he was not dead. He was re-
moved to hospital, and his life was
soon out of danger.
From papers found in his room it
would appear that Humiston came from
the East, but is more recently from
Stockton. He is supposed to be a
newspaper man, and appears to be
about 81 years of age.
Humiston called on Coroner Hawkins
later in the day and drew down the
check for S75 left by him to pay Gre
nation expenses. He says there was
no particular reason for his deed but
that he just wanted to die. He gave
his address as 800 East Fifteenth
street. Minneapolis, where his mother
resides.
He came from Stockton yesterday,
and registered at the Palace, paying
for one days stay at that hostelry. He
drank four ounces of laudanum, but
the dose was such an excessive one that
it caused him to vomit, thus saving his
life.
STOCKTON, June 15.-Humiston is
a consumptive, who came to this coast
year and a half ago from his home
IN Minneapolis. He was in Stockton
for few days on a visit to a friend,
and left for San Francisco yesterday.
Little is known Of him here.
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ARMY OF INVASION.
The Fleet Was Composed Of Thirty
Six TRANSPORTS.

TAMPA CFla-), June 13.-When the
last transport disappeared from Port
Tampa the count showed that there
We're thirty-siX vessels bearing the
United States army of invasion. Those
thirty-six transports We're accompanied
to Cuba by sixteen war vessels. Many
Of the transports We're literally black
with soldiers, the great loads of hu-
manity causing the vessels to draw all
the way from sixteen to. twenty-one
feet of water.
The departure Of the feet was most
picturesque sight. From the time that
the first vessel loaded with United
States soldiers left the bay until the
last ship here disappeared there was
not the slightest confusion or accident.
Every vessel cleared easily, and per-
haps with less difficulty than would
have happened in any other Southern
port.
One of the striking features before
the fleet left was the brilliant effect
one of the largest electric plants in the
South.
1t is believed that many outgoing
vessels will return from Santiago with
in the next week or ten days and will
probaly transport another army to Por-
TO Rico, which is now being hurried
forward from various points of the
South, especially from the national en-
campment at Chickamauga.
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DEMOCRATS AND Pop11IsTs
Those In Fresno County Unite on a
Fusion Ticket

FRESNO, June 1.-THE Populist and
Democratic Conventions held in this
city yesterday and to-day have practi-
cally completed their labors. Fusion
has been indorsed unqualifiedly, and
the best of understanding exists be-
tween the two parties.
Resolutions have been adopted by
both conventions condemning the ex-
travagance in office of the present
Board of Supervisors, Democrat, Pop
ulist and Republican alike. Supervisor
Ward OemocraD is made an honora-
Bile exception to the other members of
the board.
The nominations are: For Sheriff. j.
ID. Collins: District Attorney. L. O.
Everets: Tax Collector, ]. B. Hancock:
Assessor, j. W. Ferguson; County
Clerk. George w. Cartwright: Auditor.
A. S. Hays; County Treasurer, ]. p
Nelson; Superintendent of Schools J.
W. Ramsey; County Surveyor, c. D.
Davis; Recorder. James NJ. Kerr: Pub
lie Administrator, w o. Miles; Assem-
blyman. Sixtysecond District. John
F'airweather; Sixty-third, L. p. Grif-
nm; State Senator, Henry c. Haskins
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ANOTHER COMET.
One of Abouts the Tenth Magnitude
Discovered by Prof. Perrine.

LICK OBSERVATORY, June 10
"A comet of about the tenth magnit ode
was discovered here this morning at
daylight by c. d. Perrine. Its posi-
tions was right ascension 3 hours %
minutes, declination north 5S degrees
81 minutes, in the constellation Camel
opardis. 1t became invisible in the
daylight before accurate measures
could be secured to prove that motion
existed.
Mr. Perrine reobserved the comet af-
Ter dark this evening, and determined
its daily motion to be east | degree "a
minutes, south one-fourth of a degree
The object can be seen with a moder-
ate-sized telescope
A telegram received by the obserya-
tory announces that another return of
Encke's periodic comet was observed
by Tebbutt. an Australian astronomer
on June llth. 1t is not in position to
De seen from observatories in the
Northern Hemisphefe
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THE LATEST PRIZE.
The British Steamer Twickenham
Arrives at Key West.

KEY WEST, June 1.-THE British
steamer Twickenham, captured off
Kingston on June 10th by the aux
iliary cruiser ST. Louis, arrived here
to-day in charge of prize crew. She
had on board 5000 tons of coal and
one passenger, who is supposed to be
an employe of the Spanish Govern
ment The prisoner gives the name
of Jamie Fernieres, and says he is the
first officer of the Spanish hospital ship
Alicante.
Conflicting stories are told concern
ing the Spaniards presence on board
the Twickenham, and there is a strong
suspicion that he is a more important
capture than superficial circumstances
might indicate.
Recently the Twiekenham was at
Martinique, where the Spanish hospital
ship Alicante, under the command of
Captain Antonio GEMS has been lying
for some time. and there was a re-
port that the Alicante and other ships
of the enemy had been receiving coal
from the Twickenham
Ensign Payne, who brought the
steamer in, says it was not until the
ship was bound for Key West that
the mysterious Spaniard was discov-
cred, slowed away in the hold On the
other hand, Captain Robinson declares
he took him aboard as a passenger at
Fort de France at the request of Cap
tain GEMS.
Fernieres, who is an imposing look
ing person of about 30 years, is a
much-worried Spaniard, and tears stood
in his eyes as he told the story, through
an interpreter, to a representative of
the Associated Press He said he was
going. by order of Captain GEMS, from
Martinique to Jamaica, where he hoped
to board a steamer for the Pacific
Coast, in order to transact business
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DARING EXPEDITIONS.
Good Work Of the Suwanee, Under
Commander Delehanty.

OFF SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Satur-
day, June IL, p. m. (via Kingston.
Jamaica, Sunday, June 18th, z. p. MI
Copyright, 1898, by the Associated
Press. )-Since the establishment Of the
blockade several interesting and daring
expeditions have been made into the
enemy's country to discover the actual
condition of affairs in Santiago de Gu
ba. 1t is no easy matter to get near
the city these days. About 5000 Span
ish soldiers and 1900 home guard
troops cover every roadway about the
place and General PandO, the Spanish
military commander, is very active, al
though his operations are limited by
the mountains surrounding the place,
which are full of insurgents.
On Sunday, June 18th, the converted
lighthouse boat Suwanee, commanded
by Lieutenant Commander Daniel Dele
hanty, arrived off Santiago. She had
on board about 10000 rounds Of ammu-
milton, 800 rifles, 1000 carbines, 1000
machetes and hundreds Of pounds OF
bread bacon and other provisions.
With the aid of a Cuban pilot picked up
by Commodore Schley, she landed this
stuff in two days, besides taking an ac-
tive part in the bombardment of the
forts at Santiago.
The landing was effected about twelve
miles to the westward of Santiago. and
in the presence of 500 insurgents. About
100 insurgents We're on guard in the
mountains and passes. The ammunl-
ton and food, with the arms, have,
therefore, put the insurgents in excel
lent shape to prevent the Spanish from
getting provisions from the outside
through the island itself. 1t is believ-
ed that the arming of force OF in
surgents has assisted in cutting off one
part of the Spanish army from an
other.
Tuesday, June 7th, while working
near Cesserazero, twelve miles from
Santiago, Lieutenant Commander Dele
hanty saw two slUbps trying to run
away up the river AssaraZaro. He fired
at them, and they We're run ashore and
deserted Each of the slOops was pro-
vided with a Spanish flag and one of
these had on board a heliograph for
signaling purposes. The flag and the
heliograph We're taken as spoils of war.
One of the sloops was presented to the
Cubans, and the other, which already
had few holes in it, was sunk by shots
from the SuWanee.
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STEAMSHIP VICTORIA.
The Lease of the Vessel by This
Government Off

TACOMA CWash.), June 15.-It is evil
cent that the lease by the Government
oi the Northern Pacific Steamship
Companys steamer is off, at least so
Tar as the steamer Victoria is con-
cerned. The Victoria to-day commenced
again taxing on cargo for the Orient
ana VIII sail for Hongkong on Satur-
Gay officials of the steamship COM
pahy VIII give out no information in
regard TO the matter. but it is learned
that the deal is off owing to a refusal
on the part of the British Government
10 cancel the charter which the vessel
now holds.
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THE AsTOR BATTERY.
Passes Through st. Louis on the
Way to San Francisco.

ST. LOUIS, June 15.-The Vandalia
brought in the Astor battery from New
York to-day, and after the men had
been refreshed with substantial
breakfast at Union station the journey
to San Francisco was continued
Lieutenant p. c. March was in COM
mand of the battery and with him were
the three officers and ninety-nine men
who arrived in a train consisting Of
three tourist sleepers, one coach and
three baggage cars.
Before starting West the train was
enlarged by the addition of seven cars
containing horses and mules, one fiat
car with two army wagons. and one
box car, containing pack saddles, bri-
dies and accouterments.
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FRENCH MINISTRY FALLS.
Meline Hands President Faure Res
ignations Of the Cabinet.

this morning and reviewed the situa-
ton. Later NJ. Meline handed Presi-
dent Faure the resignation of the whole
Cabinet, which the President accepted,
while requesting the Ministers to con-
tinue the direction of affairs until their
successors are named.
1t is expected that M. Ribot. the
former Premier and Minister of FL
nance, will be invited to form a new
Ministry, and it is considered proba BILE
that M. Dupuy. who was Premier IF
the Cabinet which preceded that of M.
RibOt, will join the new Ministry.
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CLOUDBURsT IN KANSAS.
Believed to Have Caused the Deatl
Of at Least Eour Persons.

KANSAS CITY CKas.), June ia
cloudburst about IL o'clock in the vicin-
ity of Chelsea Park a pleasure resort
about three miles south of here, is be-
lieved to have caused the death of at
least four persons, and possibly more.
An artificial lake had been created in
the park by the building of dam
across Jersey Creek. The flood of
water carried away this dam, and a
torrent poured out over the lowlands
along the creek. Half a dozen houses
standing near Jersey Creek were car
ried away. Mrs. w. Greenlee, living
on Thirteenth street, near the creek,
was drowned, being swept away with
her house. Robert KOknote and his
two children are missing and are be-
lieved to have perished. Their house
was near that of Mrs. Greenlee. Three
other persons are reported to have been
drowned, but tstheir names are unknown
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A Herlnit's Death

NEVADA CITY (CaI.), June 10
The ffeless body of John H.. Bryant. a
native of Maine. aged II years. who
came here in the early fftfes and en-
gagged in mining, living a hermit's life
ana putting in his odd hours painting
landscapes for which he found a ready
SAFE was found to-day in the forest
near ROCK Creek. Life had been ex-
tlnct Tor several days, and foul play
was at hrst suspected, but officers who
went TO the scene this afternoon and
investigated the surroundings came to
'he conclusion that death resulted from
natural causes
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Seventh California Regiments. These
troops are now equipped, and could
leave in a short time.
Major General Otis this afternoon Is
sued All order directing that details of
men be sent to guard transports in the
bay as follows.
From the Minnesota regiment, to
guard the steamer City of Para
From the Idaho battalion. TO guard
the Morgan City and the Ohio.
From the Seventh California Regi-
ment, to guard the Indiana.
The details We're given five days ra-
tions.
Eighty-one men from Nevada reach
ed Camp Merritt this morning They
were placed in the same inclosure with
the Utah cavalry. Nevada's delegation
are not we'll equipped. All except Off
GERS are without arms. They carried
field rations with them, and have
enough to last three days.
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NATIVE DAUGHTERS.
Proceedings of the Grand Lodge
Meeting at Woodland,

WOODLAND, June 15.-At the OPEN
ing of to-days session of the Grand
Parlor. Native Daughters of the Golden
west, the new ritual was exemplified
Joaquin Parlor of Stockton invited
the Grand Parlor to meet there in
1893. and the invitation was unani-
mously accepted
AT the afternoon session reports of
the committees on Printing and Sup
plies and Appeals and Grievances were
read and referred.
AT D. m. the Grand Parlor adjourned
10 participate in local Red Cross
meeting.
This evening the delegates were TAX
en Tor drive around the city, and
there was concert in the Courthouse
Plaza
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Regulars and Volunteers Fight.

WASHINGTON. June ia special
to the Post" from Old Point Com
fort, Va, says a hot fight occurred last
night in the streets of the village of
Phoebus between Maryland volun
teers and regulars from Fort Monroe.
Officers from the volunteers and reg
ulars were hastily summoned and
ended the fighting after about seventy
five prisoners were taken and sent to
the guardhouse. 1t is said about twen-
ty men received injuries, none of them
serious, during the melee.
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dian war bonds, who sued to recover
the value of the coupons with interest.
The court gives him judgment for the
worth of the coupons, but denies him
relief as to interests since maturity.
The Supreme Court has affirmed the
judgment of the Superior Court Of
Fresno County awarding 1926 damages
to H. Ayakian in his suit against G.
B. Noble & Bro, raisin packers. The
packers held a mortgage on Avakian's s
raisins and, through an agent forcibly
seized a lot of the dried fruit which he
claimed to have bought from a third
party. The court held the packing
company responsible for the act Of it's
agent.
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Company F, Sixth Reyimen+

SANTA CRUZ, June 15.-The COM
pany OF the Sixth California Regiment
Eefe VIII in few days make a sham
attack on the powder works. Scouting
parties are sent out daily to become
iafniiiar with the reads leading to the
works. The Red Cross Society has es-
taphshed HEADQUARTERS where work for
the soldiers progresses daily.
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Fifth Regiment Called Out.

SAN JOSE. June 15.-Company r.
Fifth Infantry, will leave for San
francisco Tomorrow or next day. word
having just been received from the Ad-
Jutant General that the Fifth had been
called into service as full regiment
Company is ready to start with 1872
men
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Nevada Royal Arch Masons.

CARSON New. June 1.-THE Grand
Chapter of Royal Arch Masons conven-
ed here to-day. The following officers
were elected for the ensuing term: ]
Nj. Mccormack, Grand High Priest: O
A. Percy. Deputy Grand High Priest:
NJ A. Murphy. Grand King; John Han
cock. Grand Scribe; Enoch Strother.
Grand Treasurer; c. ". Noteware
Grand Secretary; w. w. Stephens.
Grand Chaplain of the Hosts: ]. A.
Miller. Grand Royal Arch Captain.
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it is estimated, give the Spanish at
Santiago about a weeks notice to spare
for an assault
There is a stronger disposition now
than heretofore to order the co-opera-
ton Of the insurgents at Santiago.
They have not yet made a very deep
impression on the army. but it is ad-
mitted that they may possess many
qualifications to render them invalu-
able allies in occupying the Spanish
forces while the attack is being made
by General Shafter and Admiral Samp-
son.
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The SECOND
EXPEDITION
TO MANILA.
CONTINUED from First Pageo

sides the officers, making less than 600
military passengers. The control Of
the ship was given to Lieutenant Col
onel Clarence M. Bailey of the Eight
eenth Infantry.
IN the Zealandfa We're the Tenth
Pennsylvania Volunteers and part Of
Battery of the Utah Volunteer In
fantry With the Ennners went two
Maxim fighting machines, which. as a
precautionary measure, We're placed
ready for action In the bow of the yes
sci. In all there were GO privstas
and sixty officers on board.
On the, steamer Senator is the First
Regiment of Nebraska Volunteers
numbering 1923 men and officers.
No definite date can be named at
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The New Comet Observed.

NEW YORK, June 15-Professor
Brooks, director Of the. Smith Observ-
atory, secured observations last night
of the new comet recently discovered
by photography at the Lick Observa-
tory. The comet is in Scorpion, near
the bright star Antares. The position
last night was right ascension Is hours
IA minutes 40 seconds declination south
y degrees Z minutes; motion slow
southwest. The comet can be seen
with a moderate-sized telescope.
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Maguire's Resolution Killed.

WASHINGTON, June 13.-The House
Committee on Pacific Railroads to-day.
by a strictly party vote of ) to 4, killed
the Mcguire resolution calling on the
Administration for information as to
the alleged failure to protect the Gov
ernment's interests in the sale of the
Kansas Pacific and the delay in fore
closing on the Central and Western Pa
cific roads.
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Senator Denison Seriously III.

OAKLAND. June 15.-State Senator
r. ;. Denison. who holds the news
privilege of the entire Southern Pacific
system, is seriously i'll with cardiac
asthma. and his recovery is considered
doubtful
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with the agents Of the Spanish Trans
atlantic Company. He was also to see
the company's agent at Jamaica, but,
strange to say, he did not even know
this agents name, and was to secure
all necessary information from the
Spanish Consul there. 4
1 The agitation of Fernieres, taken in
connection with the unlikely phases OF
his story, leads to the belief that he
may be an important prisoner.
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Frightfu1 Tragedy in Alabama.

MONTGOMERY (Ala), June 15.-
Near Wetumpka last night. the house
of William Gurden was burned, and he
perisfhed, with his wife and w. A. Cur
ley. Gurden had the reputation of
keeping hoard of gold, and there is
little doubt that the three persons We're
murdered by robbers and the house set
on fire. Bloodhounds have been put on
the track of the murderers.
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SUPREME COURT DECISIONS.
Two Judgments Of the Lower
Court Affirmed

SAN FRANCISCO. June 1.-THE Su-
preme Court has affirmed the decision
OF the lower court in the case of Samuel
Davis. the holder of number of Cal
ffornia State securities. known as In
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Forged State Warrants.

I OLYMPIA (Wash.). June 1J.-Discov-
cry has been made that there are forg-
ed Washington State warrants in cir
culation The amount already discov-
cred is between $4,000 and $1,000.
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NEW YORK. June 15.-The schooner
Gypsum Princess Of Parrisboro. n. S..
was sunk by a collision with the North
German Lloyd steamer Ems at o'clock
last night. The Captain of the Gyp-.
sium Princess, David Merry, his wife
and three year-old boy Edgar. the
mate. a girl OF IA and a boy Of 5 were
drowned
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The test was regarded as highly sat-
-isfactory, and there is intense interest
in the fleet over this first trial in war
of a dynamite cruiser.
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An Office FOR Fred ". Perkins.

, WASHINGTON, June 15.-The Pres
ident to-day sent the nomination to the
Senate of Fred w. Perkins of Califor-
MIA to be Assistant Paymaster in the
navy.
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CUBANS AID
AMERICAN
FORCES.

('a5Bd asIII uoIJ psnunuoO)
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WASHINGTON, June 15.-To-day's
statement of the condition of the treas
ury shows: Available cash, balance,
S1S6, ,ti45, ,19o; gold reserve. S1S4.776.215
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SPANISH
FORCES
ROUTED.

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