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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-11-24
COTTON ADVANCED.
TUE PRICE Up 1-16 CENT ON ALL
GRADES.

Snirits Turpentine Advanced to 81
cents With Good Demand for
ofYerin=S-ROsin Firm and I'm
.banged-Advance of 5 Points on
sunnr-WhOIesaIe Markets steady.
savannah, Nov. 2S.-There was consider
.,ia Encouragement in the cotton market
.,-3av The indications were towards a
t,-rber advance. on the strength of fu-
.,rss the local market advanced 1-16c on
.n grades. The spirits turpentine market
@ss firm at an advance to SIC for regu-
lars There was a fair demand for rosin
Al unchanged prices. Sugar advanced s
,,in,s Other markets were steady. The
,x,aanses of the country will be closed
to-morrow, in Observance of Thanksgiving
3.v The following resume of the different
markets will show the tone and quotations
Al the close to-day:
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ALBANIA and Georgia lime In fair demand
and selling at 75c per barrel, bulk and car
load lot, special; calcined plaster, 81 so Der
barrel; hair, 4q6c; Rosedale cement, 81 .iOQ
1.20; carload lots. special; Portland cement
retail, 1920; carload lots. 49,
Lumber, f. o. B. Prices-Minimum ward
sizes, $3.50; car stills, 5000; difficult sizes
$n0Oq1z0O; ship stock, $15O0a165O: sawn
crossties. $780, newn ciossties, 3Oa3lc:
per tie. Market quiet and steady.
Bagging-Jute, 2A-pound. 7bdSc. q
pound, 7q7Ac; 1&-pound, SIC. Sea island.
SIC.
Cotton Ties-Standard Arrow Steel. As
pounds. large lots, SOC; small lots, soc.
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Cash quotations were as foliOWs Flour.
dun and easy; No. 3 spring wheat, 63d66c;
No. red, 67k06S1sc; No. corn, 33&c;
No yellow corn, 34c; No. 2 oats f. O. b..
27N2Sc; No. white, 29i5029azc; No 3
white, 28lsQ29hc; No. 2 rye, 52d52lsc; No.
] fax seed, 951s49S14c; prime timothy seed,
81 20; tmess pork, per barrel. I9007.s5;
lard, per 100 pounds, $5.05Q5. 12i6c; short
ribs sides Qoose). S4eOd4S5; dry Asaited
shoulders, (boxedD, 4Iac; short clear sides.
boxed, A9OQ5.00: whisky, disthlers' I'm
ished goods, per gallon, s1.26; sugars, cut,
loaf, Ss.95; graduated, Sl.95.
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NAVAL STORES.

Spirits Turpentine-The strong demand
continued for spirits to-day, and at the
close the price had advanced &c on the
day. AT the Board of Trade, al the first
call, the market was buletined firm at
S614c, with sales of SIG casks. At the last
call it was bulletined firm at SIC, with
sales Of 80 casks.
Rosin-rThe market remained firm and
unchanged. At the Board of Trade, at
the first call, the market was bulletined
firm and unchanged with sales of 1,1sO
barrels. At the second call the market
closed unchanged with no sales. The fol-
lowing were the quotations a the Board
Of Trade.
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t r.. ...... 70 is. r. & T. 6s.... rs
Gen. Elec. IS ..1O91b Tenn. new set IS. 1914
G.H. & S.A 6s.. 1O5 IL. p. l.. G. s.109
do DDS .1O4 do Rg. Eds 47s
Fl. & r c. SIS 10 iU.PD. & G. lists. SAY
do con. Is lilo Wab. Isl 5s I'll i@
Iowa c. lists ,.l05S4 do 2ds .....''''. ~
La.new con. As 1861 w. Shore As lila
T.. e N. u. As :. IS Va. Centuries =. 1917
Missouri Is ..... 100 do deferred 6ls
M X & 7. Eds. 659s M, & o. As .''.'' olts
do As ........ 80 IN. & w. Con. As. S612
N. Y. c. lists Lisa do pref ..''..:.' oo1s
N J. c. IS -. .113AC. of Ga. con. SIS. SO
NJ c. 6s .129 do LIST inc. go. 30
do As ...... 1903 do I'd inc. 49,. IL
Nor Pac. lists .ll7AI
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DRY GOoDs.

New York Nov 28-The quiet which
always precedes a holiday settled down
on the dry goods market to-day. There
were few buyers in the field, and mail or
ders were scarce. The market presented
an unchanged tone throughout, the staple
cottons being fairly active in bleached
goods, linens and in exports, with the
other divisions of the market quiet and
featureless.
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hning &c: centrifugal 95-test, 41ac Molasscs
sugar. 334c; refined firm, but quiet.
Chicago, Nov. 23.-There was apparently
a general desire to-day in all the Board
Of Trade pits TO even up over the holt
day. Prices declined in consequence
Wheat closed 1za%c lower. Corn declined
lkG5sc; oats. 9sGzc, and provisions. 5@
71sc.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
Opening. Highest. Lowest. Closing.
Wheat. No. p
Nov. ........ .... 49,. 67h
Dec. .....6s @6SH GsM 67ss e79s@67lA
May .....67 M67s 673s067la 655s 6e5s
Corn, No. .
Nov. 80. .S3lz@s8ss 1874 s8lka33A sslsasSA
Dec. .SslzaS37s 1874 S33saSsA SSlsqss4
May .....S4%a3SB 80 Si3s 3l2s
oats, No. p
Dec ...26k Blk 25A 255
May ,....269sG26A 267s 26A 2614 ask
Mess Pork. per BILL
Dec. $500 ss@ s7ah SEQ
Jan 27k $50 912lA 9l5
May Az $50 32ls 32h
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Plant System.

Trains Operated by 9Oth Meridian TimeOne Hour Slower
READ DOWN. III TIME CARD II
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Total since, April 1, 1898 -. 2so,s31 1927

Stock same day last year.. 1855 ia s37
Receipts same day last year. 1000 4S71
Charleston, S. c., Nov 2S.-Turpentine
market firm at S5c; sales none. Rosin
quiet and unchanged; sales none.
Wilmington, N. c., Nov. 23.-SpIrits tur-
pentine firm, 361ad36c; receipts, AZ. Resin,
nothing doing; receipts, 26O. Crude tur-
pentine firm, $1.25 $1.9O and 81 80; receipts,
q Tar firm, 81 20; receipts, 35.
New York, Nov. 23.-Rosin steady, 81. 471R
Turpentine firm, S9l4c.
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-Friend-What style of architecture
did you say your house was 20 be?' Mr..
Crews Doyle--"Italian reminiscence is
what the architect calls it.'-Puck.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-11-18
The PEACE TREATY.
Administration Officials Encouraged
Over Present Status Of Affairs.
THE REPLY NOT A SURPRISE.
SPANS Answer Is just What Was Ex.
pected by the Commissioners.
THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE PROTOCOL
President Mckinley, Party to the DoCu.
ment, Knows Its Exact Meaning.
THE QUESTION WILL NOT Be ARBITRAIED.
Spain Must Give Up the Philippines.
America Wants to Buy One of
the Caroline Islands.
THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE PROTOCOL
President Mckinley, Party to the Docu.
ment, Knows Its Exact Meaning
THE QUESTION WILL NOT BE ARBITRATED.
Especial Dispatch to The post.)

Washington, November 1.-THE feeling
in administration circles tonight is that
the Spanish government will accedc, under
protest of course, to the demands of the
American commissioners and its commits
sioners in Paris are simply delaying rego-
tiations in the hope that something may
turn up which viii cauSe the United States
to relinquish its demands respecting the
Eastern archipelago.
"There will be no arbitration of the ques-
ton of American rights TO take the Philip
pines. On Saturday next Spain will be ex-
pected TO make definite reply to the note
handed Senior Rios by Judge Day as TO
whether or mot she will cede the Islands.
Refusal to do so will be followed by the
submission of an ultlmatum, to be followed
in turn by military occupation of the archi-
pelago."
This is the programme of the administra-
ton as outlined to me by an official in
position to speak.
1t was admitted today by an admins
tration official that Instructions have been
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in fact, had prepared themselves In adj
vance. with instructions received indirectly
from the president and Secretary Hay for
{; complete answer.
The attempt OF the Spanish commission
ers to induce the Americans to accept their
construction of the meaning of the protocol
where il touches on the Philippines has
been fiat failure. The president himself
was party to the preparation of the pro-
tocol. It was he who, suspecting q purpose
on the Spanish side to becloud the issue and
leave open a door for future escape from
The consequences of the war had swept
aside as so much chaff the message of the
Spanish Duke Aliomavar de Rio. and re-
ducing the demands of the United States 10
what Is called precss had declared that
the Spanish government might accept that
as an exact statement of the demands of the
United States. Having mace the document
the president believes himself to be tho
person best competent to corstrue It's
meaning and the American commissioners
are consequently acting in conformity with
his view
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abuse the Americans, catering to the lower
element and striving TO create a feeling
hostile 10 America. The be.ier class OF
Cnbans, Of course. regret the affair, but
they do not exaggerate tho outrage after
the fashion OF tine sensational press
The United States transport Victor, Cap
tain Brsckley. arrived here today en- route
for Ponce Nth Uugted States troops on
board. Captain Brickley reports that while
passing near San Salvador island watt
llrgs islandD he saw large ship bottom
up, upon which he almost nan. Owing 70
riie darkness ne could not discover whether
she was sailing vessel or steamer.
Now that the cool weather has set in
General Wood has ordered a regular drill
Al GuanranaIno General Perez. the
mayor, now seems to be maSiog an earnest
effort 10 disband his former Cubin trcops.
Yesterday one man refused to lay down his
arms and drew q weanon en- Cuban Off
Ger. who promptly killed him In self de-
Tense. The incident has had good moral
effect and the others Of Perez former CON-
mand are now voluntarily rslin1ushing
Their arms preparatory to disbanding.
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srAIN's TWO REASONS.
Financial Probity and Denial al
Americas Right of Inquiry.

AmerfcN's Right OF inquiry.
Paris, November 17.--The clerical force
of the American peace commission was
busy last night trnmslating the Spanish
memorandum presented at Yesterdays joint
session. While the trapslators and type
writer's were lIendeiing the Spanish argu-
n'ent into printed English counsel for the
American commission .tudied 1t sheet by
sheet, mailing notes of records to be exam
ined and OF law points bearing on the n at
Ter in hand. AS result, when the Ameri-
cans gathered for their daily session to-
day the Spanish piesentment lay before
them in English, ready for consideration
and accompanied by data bearing upon It,
No unofficial person knows the contents
Of the documents presented by the Spanish
commissioners yesterday. but 1t is safe to
assume that ADDED to her inslstence on
the reservation of her Philippine sover-
eighty and a proposition TO aroitrate the
construction of tha third article of the
protocol. Spain has made other important
statements: q
J., That on the high ground of flnan-
cia problty she can not allow any dis
cussion here of the validity OF the action
in pcdgiIg the resources of the Philippines
for the payment OF the Philippine debt,
. That in connection with the Ameri-
can proposal to reimburse Spain for her
pacific expenditures IN the Philippines,
she can not admit of any inquiry az >to
how she has spent the proceeds OF the
loan based on Philippine pledges.
If Spain had assumed this attitude and
1t is believed she has done so. she win
especially compel the Americans to CON
slider at least the entire Philippine debt
and it's assumption by The United States
or the Philippine islands as condition
10 Spgin's amicable surrender OF her SOW
sreignty over those islands.
1t Is difficult 10 understand how the
Americans can reply 10 this in any other
manner than by strictly outlining their po-
sition and giving the Spaniards "A time
limit In which to accept the proposition
of the United States. But the American
commissioners may patiently continue their
endeavors to arrive at AN amlcable agree
ment
The Matin today In reviewing the history
of tho late war critcses the American at
tltude in regard do the Philippines and says
Prince Bismarck once remarked that when
you have your knee on nations neck
make her cough out AN you can" adding:
1T Is possible the United States now re-
members this brutal maxim ami 1t rs pos
rjble the United States has forgotten the
hatred and transportation 1t In
yolyes.'
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Phone 400. Phone 400
SEWERING,
PLUMBING,
ELECTRIC WORK.
Houston Plumbing and Mig Co.
7Is Main st. Mason Bull d ing.
Phone 400

Amari of Mexico and Messrs. Matsumato
and Uno of Japan arrived in Chicago today
en- route from the Pacific coast to Wash
iiagton. The party will remain in Chicago
until Monday.
A luncheon was given Mr.. konura at
the Union League club, it being attended
by fifty of the leading business men Of
the city. Mr.. Komura made neat speech,
regarding the friendly relations existing
between Japan and the Urited States. to
which Thomas %. Bryan responded. Othe.'
speeches were made by Harlow N. Hig-
ginbotham, Senator Mason and Congress-
man Boutelle.
Mr.. Komura was asked after the lunch
con how the Japanese regarded the pros
rect of American possession of the Phil
ippines.
You have them he said with smile
and shrug of his shoulders. What can
Spain do to take them away from you?
Japan has been neutral. What can Japan
do now but be satisfied"
In the evening MIR. Komura was the
guest OF honor at the banquet given by
the members of the consular corps IN Chi
cago at the Grand Pacific hotel.
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MonnEp ~ CHINA.
DIR. Lowry and the bishops F"'"'E
Attacked In Pekin.

Cincinnati November H.--PrNate let
ters from Bishop Earl Cranston of the
Moispdi!st Episcopal church to Rev. d. s.
Moore, of the Western Christian Advocate.
of this city. tell OF the mobbing OF the
family OF tie bishop and OF the Rev. DE-.
Lowry. missionary, i'm the streets Of pekin
en- September 20. The attack was made
with mud, sticks. stones. etc.. by MOP
gathered 10 celebrate tine first feast day
since ahe empress had taken the power
from the emperor. The families were
going to and from the railway station
in chairs and carts and were attacked by
TIE half fIenzied Cinnamon Dr. Lowry
made brave resistance. and succeedea
IN gething tho women and children TO a
place Of safety. though be suffered a
broken rib. /,
The game indignlties were offered 10 all
other foreigners. Represe nations have
been made to the Chinese governemnt by
the American minister at Pekfn
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KAISER noMEwARp HOUND.
Emperor william Has Concluded Not
10 visit Spain.

Berlin, November 17.--An official tele-
gram received here from Valetta. island
Of Malta, gays the emperor and cmprcss
OF Germany havo sailed for Pola, at the
northern end of the Adriatic sea, from
which the party VIII travel overland al
rect for home. IT IS explained that the
emperor decided upon this course be-
Gauge the Temperature Of the Mediter-
rarean had become considerably cooler
and yaat danger to The health OF the en-
press by the sudden change from southern
TO northern climate Is thus lessened.
valetta, November I7.--'l'he German I'M
perial yacht nohenzollern sailed from mere
This morning. The next port she VIII can
al is not known. but is believed to be
somewhere in Italy
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Detroit journal.

divisions Will be known as l1abana, CANA
quay and Santiago. Camaguay viii PARTLY
take In Porto Principe and Santa Clara.
iinhan district will he composed OF Matan-
zas, ilabana and Pinar del Rio. but the
Cubans viii not adopt these names Their
division viii he these five provinces; SAM
tago de Cuba. Camaguay Las Villas. Ha-
bana and Pinar del Rio / was moreover
Informed that The board on geographical
names had adopted names OF Hahana aud
Puerto Rico to be used instead of Havana
and Porto Rico
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st, Paul. Mimi. November 17.-what Il
known as the port executive committee
Of the Woman's Christian Temperance
Union. where various matters OF business
referred TO the board by the convention are
acted upon. was held In this city today.
Seattle was decided upon as the next place
for holding the convention, the time to DO
about the middle OF October. the exact
date TO be fixed later.
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occnpntion WIN Soon ncsin.

Wesbitgion, November 7,--'rhe move
ment OF the United States troops to Ha-
vana will begin within ten days The eS-
act date of their arrival will be determined
by the representatives of Major General
Grcen,A who commands a division of the
Seventh corps, and is now In Havana on
business connected with gariiisoning that
province and OF General Charles +. Hum
phrey and Colonel Hacker of the quar-
termasters division.
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WEATHER INFORMATION.
I,,.t NIrbt.s Reudinr..

There has been gradual falling Of the
barometer Throughout the country during the
past twenty four hours. There is an area OF
comparatively high barometer apparently sta
tonary over Georgia. also another over West
Texas. The area of lowest barometer has
moved northeastward and is central over East
ern Iowa and Northern Illinois.
It Is partly cloudy at Oklahoma and Davcn-
port, cloudy at St. Paul and over the gulf
ana South Atlantic States, is raining at Nash
willie and is clear elsewhere. The rainfall
was very light
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-11-18
MANILA ADvIcEs.
Burned to Den sii--Insurgcnts Are
MnItreating Prisoners.

NinItreafinG Prisoners.
Manila, November l7,-'lD fire at Err
mita last evening during which the Amer
lean soldiers worked Nssnddly and saved
the adjoining houses. thirty-six persons
were burned TO death.
The Spanish mail boat which recently
arrived at Ilolo has been lately detained
by the Spanish government, who intends 10
use her II hnstiltties are resumed.
The Rev. Mr.. McKInnon. an Amsr:ca
chaplain. contradicis the statements maze
by Agulraldo regarding the lnsurg nts'
treatment OF their prisoners. The chapisln
and others have seen the insurgents Ill
treating prisoners, including womea,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-11-18
SPANS PRESS is SENSIBLE.
commissioners Advised to Submit to
ilt. IncYlil illt. NJ Nnrc.

the Incvitu bic ut Once.
S8Madrld, November 1S.Almost all the
papers deprecate The diiatorv proceedings
at Paris. expressing their belief that the
United statas will decline arbitration aud
urging the government to Yield quickly
since ii is Impossible for Spain 10 renew
the struggle or TO expect European assist
aLcc aud furthermore because it would
he better To cease wasting money and 10
concentrate attention upon Spain's Jumes-
tic affairs and the restoration OF her
finances.
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KIDNApEns INDICTED.
ReauisitiOn Papers to bring Them Z
Ohio Hcsng Prepared.


Cleveland, Ohio, November 17,-An In
dlctment was returned by the grand Jury
today against Frank A. MCGOWAN. Helen
Edith McGowan aud her sister, Constance
VIM, who abducted Edith Beryl Barnes,
the daughter Of John A. Barnes. from the
Durham avenue school in this city yes
terday.
AS soon as the Indictment was returned
a telegram wa sent to the chief OF police
IA Erie, Pa. where the three kidlapers
we're arrested with the child In Their pos
session, Informing him OF the indictment
and that certified copy Of 1t would b.
forwarded at once.
Requistlon papers are being prepared
so that In case the kidnaDers refuse TO re-
fnrn 10 Cleveland. q requsiton Win be
made for them on the governor Of Pennsyl-
yania.
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Probabilities.

washington. November l7,-Eastern Texas
Generally fair: colder in northwestern por,
ton; fresh south winds.
West Texas and New Mexico-Fair; colder
west to northwest winds.
Oklahoma and Indian Territory-.Party
cloudy; colder; northwest Winds
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rhinl srnin Murt YieId.

London. November 1S.-All the special
dispatches to the London papers this morn
ing from Paris express the belief that tho
Spanish commissioners 81 final.y yield.
though under protest, to tho American de-
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DIVISIONS OF CuBA.
Americans Name Three ind the Gu
bans Five military Divisions.
Especial Dispatch to The Post,)

l7PVVIHI N'0PHVOIt 10 TIDE FuFrI
Washington, November III. While the
matter as not been finally determined
ann inforRd by an official of the war de-
psrtment that new names win be employed
Tor he divisions Of Cuba
TO the Uuited States the three military
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KAISER AND SULTAN.
Their Friendship May infIu-
en.s. GerriItu pnlifix.x

London. November lS--The
Daily Mall says this morning:
"AE important result OF Emperor
Williams tour Is an agreement
on the part Of tbs sultan to give
his benevolent sanction to the
Zionist movement, This agree
ment between tho Ottoman ruler
and the German emperor Is still
more important as indicating The
friendly intimacy of the two
monarchs and It's probable in
huence upon general politics"
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TWO TRAINMEN WERE KILLED.
WE'RE CAUGHT UNDER AN OvEH.
TURNED CABOOsE AND MASHED.
drcd Yards and the Elcsh Was
Torn from, His Body.
ANN>4

{ Gainesville. Tcxas, November IT,
This morning at o'clock dis
astrous wreck occurred three hum
J dred yards north Of Red river, on
) the Santa Ire road.
Extra freight No. H. went north
} at 7:S0 a. m. Shortly after word
\ came back that the train had been
wrecked. The wrccker at once went
I out and found that the caboose had
jumped the track and rolled down
an embankment. instantly killing
Conductor William Hatfield and
Brakeman Harry Crogin. The men
( horribly mashed. Crogan was
dragged 800 yards and flesh was
torn from his body. Both men live
} here; Crogin was unmarried, while
Hatfield leaves wife and two chill
dhen; he carried $4,000 life insurance.
None of the other cars OF the train
left the track and no one else was
injured, the two men Killed being
\ the only occupants Of the caboose.
Sherman, Texas. November IT,
? A wreck occurred on the Gulf, Colo
RADIO and Santa Fe just north OF Red
!, river about forty miles from Sher-
man, in which Conductor Hatfield
and Brakeman Crogin We're killed.
The bodies were taken to Gaines
vile to be. prepared for burial. The
) train wrecked was freight and In
coming down grade the caboose
jumped the track.
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SIGNIFICANT ORDER.
Warships Ordered to he Pre-
pnrcd for Emergencies.

Especial Dispatch TO The Post)
Washington, November 17.-"As
soon after arrival in port as prac
J ticable, vessels shall coal and pre-
pare for sea, in order that they may
always be really to perform any
service that the department may re-
quire."
This significant order just issued
by the navy department has given
rise to much comment in naval cir
Z cles. 1t is the policy of the admin
} istration TO maintain all of the war
!? ships in commission in condition for
: thoritles have been handicapped by
this extensive repairs required by
the iropclads. Believing that the
) work was being unnecessarily drawn
Z out and in order to be prepared for
) untoward developments abroad, the
department directed greater haste,
and some overtime work Is being
I done on the battleship Indiana the
furnaces OF which are in very bad
shape.
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sent the American commissioners TO nego-
tiate with the Spanish representatives for
the cession of an island of the Carolinas TO
the United States, preferably ITALIAN. No
demand will be made for the cesson OF the
ISLAND, but Spain will be asked to sell 1t
to this government and it is not expected
that she Will refuse.
Secretary Hay received advices tonight
from Paris which have encouraged the
authorities to believe that the negotiations
will be satisfactorily completed at very
early date.