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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-14
fnrtelosure Sales.
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NETWORK SUPREME COURT. COUNII
Az OF NEW YORK.-Arthur Astor carey f1ein,i"'
kieferdOrf ana others
In pursuance OF Judgment ot foreclosure hnu saiI
duly made and entered above entitled action an"
bearing date 2ist day OF November. ls's the "n
dersgnrd referee Judgment named. VIII sell NJ
public auction at the Nev-York Real-Esate saesr"om
No III Broadway in the Borough OF Manhattan IN Us
Thursday. the nth day or Janusr'
1899 a O'Clock noon, by u. PnTniN lngranam *
Co.. Auctioneers. the premises In the ssid Judgment
mentioned directed be sold and described as FOL
lows
ALL piece. parcel ~ land with tne
buildings thereon IN the sixteenth no Ard OF
the city OF New-York, known Number loc "es'
Twenty street beginning point on the North
hundred and foryhree 49, feet nine fs inches cast
erly from the Northeast Of Twenty second stfest
and Seventh Avenue running thence Norihety and par
allel with Seventh Avenue through the cears OK
party wall. ninety-elght C>p feet nine 80, Inches 20
the centre line u the block thence Easwarily along ire
centre line ~ the block parallel With Twenty second
street. twenty-one Oh feet ten ard one-haN uo'SD
inches thence Souhwariy parallel with Seventh Avenue
and partly through the Of wall ninety
twenty second Street and thence Westwary along ssd
Northerly line OF Twenty second twenty-one GID
fer ten and one half QO) inches 10 the pace OF be-
ginning
Dated. New-yors December 1874 iSos
PORTE V. RANSOM Referee
ROoSEN ElT q kOBIE PLAINTIFFS Attorneys ~ & %
wall street Manhattan Borough. New York city.
The following diagram Of tho properly TO be .old.
being thu premises above described referred In the
foregoing notice or SALE and Number 100 West
end Street. IN the Borough OF Manhattan sew York
city
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REAL ESTATE.
MORE FIFTH-AvE. LOTS DISPOSED Of
w r. TRAVERS THE BUYER

Whltehouse Porter sold yesterday for Mrs
Isabella w. Jey for about $4,000. the haf-block
front In Ffhave at the northeast corner Of Ninety
second-st.. between Jacob Ruppert's mansion and
the plot recently purchased by Andrew Carnegie.
on which he is to build The purchaser is ". r.
Travers. of Newport.
Among the transfers filed yesterday was one
from the Riverside Building Company conveying
the block front between Seventynnth and Eightieth
SITS, on Riverside Drive TO Francis NJ. Applegate
for consideration of $4,000. Mr.. Apologize gives
four mortgages to Mary Lewis for $4,000 on the
property, and In another deed he transfers the
property for $4,000 to Francis p Furnall.
Frank n. Gil has mortgaged the property Nos.
O. II and 10 Maiden Lane for the sum OF 10000. in
three mortgages. for period Of one and 1--WE years.
William BUTLER sold TO the occupant a four-story
dwelling house lot 2Oxl0Os. on the north side OF
Eishty-eghth-st., between West End-ave and
Riverside Drive. Other sales are expected to fol-
low.
Julius Scott sold for Keenan, & Reynolds TO a
client No SO West One-hundred and fourteen,hst..
a fve-story brownstone fathouse. 25xs6xlVo, at a
John T. Dun & Co. sold for Gustavus L. Law
renee two three-story dive ling. houses, each on lot
l,6xI5 on the north side OF One-hundred- and
eighty-sevenh-s. Go feet cast OF the Boulevard. TO
William J. Cook They we're taken by Mt Law .aN
renee last week in trade for Nos. % and . Hamil-
Folsom Brother. sod to Mrs Frederick Goodrich
for Jane r. Kirkman No. II West Twenty -nnth-st..
fve-story English basement stone-front dwelling
house. for $4,000 ~
l.. j. Phillips & co. sold tho block front, pollok
100, on the east side Of West End-ave, between
sxty-eiehth and Sixty-ninth sts. for Maria W;
Andreas OppenheimsT & Metzger who has resod
Ii 10 builder.
Stabler & Smith sold for Paul p. Pugh TO an In
yestor. No 1872 West inety-fourth-st. fiye-story
double fathouse. 336xe9xll0.
De Selding Brothers have leased the Liberty
front OF the sixth floor of the Singer Building at
No l4e Broadway 10 ex-Judge Augustus van Wyck.
At the Broadway Saesroom Yesterday Bryan l..
Kennedy sold in foreclosure the lot lIxsl5xl7xsl
on the south side OF Alden Place, lo feet east OF
Webster-ave.. TO the plaintiff for Sbp .
Peter F. Meyer sold in foreclosure the three
One-hundred- and twenty fourth-st. to Hugo Cohen
for $780, the fyestory brics store and tenement NJ
plaintif for $40 500 the hyestory brick tenement
house. on lot 26xlo, No. % Rutgers Place. to the
plaintiff for 81 $50. a., -. a.
William NJ Ryan sold in foreclosure the plot BOX
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BONDS
WALL STREET AND EXCHANGES.

OUTSIDE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. firm and
active Standard OIL closed at ALMIGHTY,
against 422Q423 on Monday. Last prices OF
other prominent Issues were: Standard Gas
common. 137Q142: preferred. 15G: Mutual Cas-
30O@ $685. New-Amsterdam Gas. common. 30AG
30l9 preferred. 66G67: Glucose. common 61as@
67A preferred. 10SG10Sh; Wagner Palace Car
l697s41'OA Continental Tobacco common.
S7i1G3S; preferred. s2@S2%
GOULD COMPANY DIvIDENDS-The Man
haitian Railway Company has declared the regu-
lar quarterly dividend Of 1 per cent, payable
January g. The Executive Committee Of the
Western Union Company has recommended the
usual quarterly dividend OF IA per cent.
KANSAS AND TEXAS IsSUES.-M Missouri
Kansas and Texas stocks and bonds after a
long period Of activity, have been taken hold
Of, and In yesterdays market they were prom
inent strong futures Like the rest of the South
western roads. the earnings OF Kansas and
Texas are showing marked Improvement
INVESTORS BUYING.-Buying for invest
ment account In the standard shares again
a feature. This was pronounced In Pullman
Palace Car, Illinois Central. st. Paul, Rock ISL
and. New-Yors Central Pennsylvania and
New-York. New-Haven and Hartford.
RIO GRANDE WESTERN D1VIDEND.-At a
meeting OF the Board of Directors of the Rio
Grands Western Railroad Company. held yes
terday, the regular quarterly dividend of "a per
cent. and an extra dividend OF per cent, were
declared on the preferred stock. making 80 per
cent for the six months The auditors figures
for six months ending December 81 December
estimated) show net earnings above fixed
charges OF over per cent on the preferred
stock.
A
TIONAL-It Is understood that James Stillman,
president IF the National City Bank, Will In
January assume also the presidency Of the Sec
ond National Bank which institution was re-
Gently bought by the interests which control the
National City
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SUPREME COURT. county of New York.

James Wood. Plaintiff. aeaIns, William V. o'calia
CHAN and others. Defendants.
In pursuance Of Judgment Of foreclosure and sale
duly and entered In the above entitled action ana
date the eleventh day OF November. sDs tho
Referee therein named Will sell AT public
auction the New York Real Estate Sales Rooms, Mum
Broadway in the city of New York In the County
Of York the Borough OF Manhattan. the four
December 1905. twelve O'clock noon. ov
Peter +. Never. Auconeer. premises IN said 1udg-
ment mentioned therein described follows
ALI. lot parcel u land situated IN
city York and bounded and described fol-
Tvs: BEGINNING az point on the Eastery side on ST.
Nicholas Avenue distant hundred and eighty seven
IsI) All GOl inches Sorherly from the North
eastey corner OF Hundred and Forty nth street ana
81 Nicholas Avenue ard running tsence Easierly, par
ale with and Forty nth street and osrt
q the way through party wall one hundred noD feet'
thence Norhery. parallel with 81 Nicholas Avenue,
twenty-one (o fee, thence Westerly. parallel with Ons
Hundred and Forty NTH Street. and part % the way
through another party wall hundred 200 feet 70 ne
Faetery side St Nicholas Avenue. and thence soutn-
erv along the Fastery u ST. Nicholas Avenue TWEEN
tv-one l2n feet 70 point or place Or beginnins.
TOGETHER with all right. tite Dad interest OK tns
Defendants 10 damages the closing u the Old reaknek
nm or Kircsbridge Road closed. part OF whicn
formerly formed part the above described premises
dated New York November 10Th. ls.s. .
ISAAC BELL BEENNAH, fel-res
RONALD x. BROWN.
Plaintiffs Attorney.
3oO broadway New York.
Tho following is diagram Of the property referred 10
In the foregoing notice OF SAFE
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,vrp1cax sFCI1R1TIES ABROAD.

Iondon. Dec 13 p. m.-The market for
American securities opened better and improved
somewhat Bulls operated steadily and con-
t-olled the market The closing tone was hrrn
and the demand good Last prices were: Atchi-
son. lsa.: Canadian Pacific. 1884,: ct. Paul 12l {;
Illinois Central. 11s; Louisville 671s; Union Pa
cihc preferred. 1881: Network Central, 123a4
Erie l4s.; Pennsylvania, 52k: Reading. 91s
Erie FIRST preferred. 1884,; Northern Pacific pre-
ferret 79a.. and Grand Trunk. ~
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Phla Depot q. NJ. DEPT LAS Arch street. Phila.
Pa 30 s.sSealei proposals. IN iripcate VIII 10
received here until II o'clock 4 Thureday December
10 1893 for furnishing this pot with ylgo yards lo-os
Cotton Duck, dyed brown p, 400 ynrds Blanket Lining
Cloth. $50 Oyercoat Buttons. 1910 Jspsnned
Slides: 1000 yards M0har Cord. subject u 100 20 In
quantity II desired Samples can lie seen AZ
schuylku Arsenal Bidders mist state with what rapid
ma deliseriss Government reserves rsnS
pt any all proposals or any part there
Preference given articles o domestic production or
conditions 81 quality and price Oncudng IN
the price q foreign productions Manufactures the duty
,hereon) being for proposals.. SC. will Do
furnished upon Application Envelopes. containing pro.
nosal, ~ be endorsed Proposals .or Military Suppes
and addressed 10 Colonel JOHN " FUREY Deputy Quar-
termaster General. L. ;. A.
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PROPOSALS FOR DRAWERS.-Phila. Depot

O. NJ Dent LAS Arch ST, Phila.. Pa. December
49, is;s--ssaled proposals. IN trpcss viii be received
here unit, IL O'clock M Thursday. December ~. 1893.
for furnishing this depot with 1900 pairs Of Crosed'
barred Nansook Drawers and 10000 pairs OF Jean Draw
arr subiect 10 In quantities
II desired by Department Samples can De seen At re
acbnylkul Arsenal Bidders must state with
,yhst rXpiity they will deliveries Government re
serves the right to reject accept any or All proposals
Preference given 10 articles OF DO
nestle production manufacture conditions OF quality
ard nce Including the price OF foreign productions or
the duty therson) being equal Blanks FOR
nroposals will furnished application. Envelopes
proposals be indorsed Proposals for Draw
ers and address to Colonel JOHN v. FUREY Deputy
Ouartermaster-General. IT, s. A.
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Proposals.
RNIY BUILDING, WHITEHALL STREET

New York city. December 9Th. '9s. Sealed proposals
tripca,e will be received here until noon DECEMBER
18th isys then operei for supplying this Depart
with forage and straw at such times and In such
QuanttesnOt Jess tnal cargo lots-as may be required
during remainder II the fiscal year ending June 30th
1899 delivered wharf Northern and southern
ports respectively cuba and Porto Rico. Blanks for
bidding together with all necessary information. can %
had will be given 20 articles q domestic
production manufacture conditions ~ quality and price
ncludne the price oi foreign productions or manutact-
thereon) being equal The Government 70
rich, reject or accept or all proposals Or
any part thereof Envelopes containing proposals should
be marked Proposals for Forage Straw Tor delivery
Porto RI IN ports be opened December
18th 1895" adore ed 70 \. :. KfMPAI.I. Asst
Quartermaltcr General L. s a. Dspo; Quartermaster
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I45th Street.

I45th Street.
Note-The approximate OF the lien or charge
upon the property satisfy which the said prem
be sold Is S2ils54i. with interest thereon
November 9Th. 1895; together with the costs dis
bursements and allowances. amounting the sum OK
Sis7g5 with interest thereon from November llth
sys together with the expenses Of the sale amounting
10 approximately $4,000 and the Approximate amount OF
the taxes other liens the premises
allowed the purchaser out OF the pur-
money. which 10 be paid by the Heieres v
1885. co. with interest thereon.
49, ISAAC RETI. BRENNAN Referee.
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West 23rd Street.

The approx Of the lien charge 10 sat
lsfy which tho above described property is 10 he yoh -
$40 S6 &C. with interest thereon from November lltn
1898. together with and allowances amounting 70
Sl13j and together with the expenses Of the sale Ths
approximate amount Of the taxes. assessments water
or other Hens which are to allowed the pur-
chaser OF the purchase paid by the retts
Ia ti,Usi5o. and interest
Dated. New-York. December i2th. 1893.
PORTE Y RANSOM. Referee
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financial elections.

<~~r< r|<rr<|@~(>||o
THE MERCHANTS NATIONAL. BANK OF THE CITY
OF NEW YORK. 49, go.
THE ANNUAL ELECTION for Directors OF
this bank will be held the banking room. Ne. ~
Wall Street Tuesday. January 10th. 1892 from II NJ
20 I o'clock NJ J. W. HARTMAN. Cashie''
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THE FEDERAL TREASURY.

TIL TREASURY sTATEMENT-The daily
Washington statement, covering actual resu''s
Of two days ago. compared with the last pre-
cedng statement, gives the following balances
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SUPREME COURT. County OF New-York.

- George b. Ashley. Plaintiff. against Emily F. Elii-
Oft and others DefendanteIn pursuance Of Judgment
OF Foreclosure Sale entered In the above
entitled action bearing date the 2st day OF November,
1898 the Undersigned Referee In said Judgment named
will sell public auction at tho New York Real Estate
Sales Room. Number Ill Broadway in the Borough OF
Manhattan City Of New York on the l4th day OF De-
cemher 1895 at l2 o'clock noon. by William Kennedy
Auconeer the premises in said Judgment mentioned ane
therein described follows: 49,
ALL those lots. pieces parcels of land with
the buildings thereon, situate. lying and being In the
CITY County and state New York. bounded and de-
scribed follows BEGINNING at point in the North
srly line Of hundred twenty eighth Street. Dis
tan one hundred and nfW 800 feet easterly from the
formed by the intersection OF the eastery line OF
Eighth with the Northerlv line Of one hundred
and twenty eighth Street running thence Northwardly
parallel with Eighth Avenue Ninety nine C35) feet
and eleven QD inches 70 the centre line OF the block
hundred and twentyeghth and one hundred
twenty-nnth streets thence east~ardy along said
line hundred and eight tlo-l feet. themes
Southwarily parable, with Eighth Avenue ninety
feet and eleven Old inches T. the Northery line
hundred and twentv-eighth Street and thencel
Weswarily the Northerly line OF hundred and
twenty eighth street hundred and eight O0s) feet IA
the point place OF beginning Together with the car
pets. window shades and all other appearances
Dated New York November %.
J. C. OCONOR, Referee
Duane ? Cobb, Plaintiffs Attorney 81 Nassau Strsst.
Borough OF Manhattan city Of New York
hundred and
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BALTIMORE STOCKS.

FURNISHED by Van schaick e. Co. No. IS Brosis.)
Rid Asked lid Asked
salt Con.o Ry. s2l. 1924 Ca Al s4t bdslij ~.
"a So a. + con, 80 40 - G + STICK old ~
a Ia n
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san FRANCISCO MINING STOCKS
CHICAGO STOCKS.

FURNISHED by Van Schaick Co.. No. 81 Broad-st)
Bid Asked Bid Asked
Am Strawboard B27 33 Lake Street El.. l3Ht l4.t
Biscuit com E. s6S 46T West Chicago ee fe~
DO pref log 1895 Tin plate ..... BIN ~
Diamond Match. l41is l4s DO pref ....' ", - a
No chi ST Ry 30 225 South SIDE $500 90 30
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EXPORTS OF MERCHANDISE.

Port of New-York- 1886. 1897. 1898.
Week ending Dec l9 IS 2a9 l4O COZ 034 80 O26 SIC
From january -. see s35 o60 997 All O37 43s325 434
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6orscs dno Carriages.
FINE CARRIAGES AND HARNESS.
VAN TASSELL g. KEAsNEY,
$50 AND 49, EAST 18TH ST.,
~: J25, 1871 123 EAST 18TH ST..
BETVEEN Sd AND 4TH AVS.

CARRIAGE REPOSITORY.
IXNt.EsT MOST VARIED AND COMPLETE
sTOCI< OFF sEAsONtDLE CARRIAGES
no BE SEEN ~ THIS ,iii
All The Leading Styles.
nROVCHANs, OPERA Isl SIS. NlCTOKlnS.
pRExKs. STATION WAGONS. WAGONETrEs.
TRAPS.
Every modern vehicle represented IN,
ALWAYS rs STOCK. \ LARGE ~ MuEN ~
rTCIIIENT SECOND HAND CAhklhEEs
t0H All, PURPOSES. Ar VERY MODERATE
PRICES. income
SLEIGlIs.
sLEIGIs.
Our stock q fancy slsishs IS ready .r nspe ~,
Guide. sleghs II the celebrated btiLEN ~ ~: "
p0UTIAND make and other nrsi-class rnanufac'u -
for no OF four passenger.
comn,s,s assortment the finest Harness pcssp's "
~0"'''' - snufscture in all the different WEIGHTS
III, SHE TO PAY Us VISIT
utEanE Vol BlY ELSEWHERE.
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miscellaneous.


,~,rrp roRGNETTE CHAINS sv ID. enough iof We
1 J sveIIest Brooches Pins and Partisan imat ~
-, a. mot uniGu~ Sterling silver ns-,iIn' 7
.I.Ssn,. and our prices exceedingly low JAMIE
W..t s,th st. 9TH Ave
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One hundred and twenty-siCht6 Street.

one hundred and twenty-echth Street
This propertv sold satisfy lien .or x9is3. with
Interest thereon from November II. 1895 and COSTS
amounting TO sl3l0 besides the expenses OF the sale
The approximate Of prior mortgages. taxes
assessments &C. subject 70 when the above described
pfemlsos o be sold. is follows;
Mortgage s27 $50 with interest theron at per cent
from June LIST 1895 Mortgage Sl95OO with Interest
thereon at 2 per June ls'. 1898: Mortgage
500 100 with thereon at cent from June is
sos. Mortgage ST. 100 with Interest thereon at per
cent from June LIST 1898 Mortgage 81 100 with interest
thereon at per st 1895 and Mortgage
for IS 800 wthcI. Ana aso subject 10 taxes
assessnens ard rates aggregatng approximately
5000.
j. c. OcONoR Referee
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firantial elections.

ihb lEoi LIZ " December l3th. is0s.
AT THE ANNUAL ELEt lion he!d Decem,
"a hs- ,3th 1895 the following gentlemen were elected
"a serve the ensuing year;
- $500 49, DIRECTORS.
,oux = GRAY THEODORE W. MORRIS.
IN .pHn T WILLIAMS. ALFRED Is. MACLAY.
e-InT FOSTER sTEVENSON TAYLOR.
.DCt ptt WiMPFHEIMER. WILLIAM MILNE
->"O@'' INSPECTORS
rprruAv pIOODGpOD FREDERICK '. PRICE.
ALEX. :. CLARK.
AT a subsequent meeting Of me bearn o. ifs.soIs
SCOTT FOSTER Esq. unanimously re-electra res
dsn. and JOHS \. 9. GRAY ESQ was Unanimously "
elected Nice-Presdent NiA'''iAS' "''".'''' N"''''
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2Ooo INVESTM EMIT.

v.-y limited opportunity 10 make New York STATE
,nve.,nent which Inquiry vii, demonstrate VIII yield ~
per cent years Associates = the highest cli-s
Address LIMITED. Bax o. Tribune Once
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DIVIDEND \ otiffe.
INNS p,CITIC COAST COMPANY.

THE PACIFIC COAST CoMPANh, o.
New York November 80. 1898.
A DIVIDEND of one per cent. on the ooh'
mon Stock Of this Company has been declared payable
Manhattan Trust Company. Ne"
York on and December 18th lNi 70 sockaoaaers
~ record AZ the close business December 10Th lss
ransfAr hooks close December 10Th. s9s at o'clock
p and reouen December 18Th 1895 10 o'clock A. ".
. 49, ~" JOHN KEAN Treasurer.
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New York, Dec. IL lrfN.
COMPANY Board ot Directors has declared quar-
erlv oyldeud Of thrcequaTers Of per cont and an
e,fra Sviderd q per cent on rs Preferred STOCK
both payable February 500 to stockholders OF record
AZ close OF business December 81. ls3s
,nsct. ain he mailed - stockholders accordingly.
~ CHARLES W. DRAKE. Treasurer
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CONSOLIDATED EXCHANGE SALES'

STOCKS.
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Deposits
Deposits with other Net
J. with clear banks and
ing-house trIsf com deposits
agent panies
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-10-16

ma, while leading an assault, received
mortal wound from an arouebus
anu Immediately died The Spaniards
soon soon supected that the chief was slain
rpm the confusion among the Indians
w w no nc carried the body off with great
+a a-,ieA "a lions and ceased to make at
az 6"UAs on the Spanish fortifcation I'm
Iel cover Of the confusion Ponce da
leon On drew his men off, though some
ot them were averse to giving nm inst
l mneh tney had gained an ADVANTAGE
pus; as tney were outnumbered Inv he
INDIANS, Ponce de Leon felt thar al
cretlon was the better part of vaIor
About this time King Ferdinand r,h
seems TO have been very vacinafinoe
decided that he had treated the for+-1eeI..
governor Of Porto Rico, Juan Caror
unJustly in depriving him Of his com
mission and giving it to Ponce de Leon
so ne reinstated Juan Ceron. Ponce do
Leon had completely subjugated the
natives of the island, however. before
me new governor arrived. The killing
u tnelr chief had been a death blow
~ the natives, and they never made
var var again but gradually fell under the
spanish control. They were mt or
working mines, etc, and sunk under
the despised labor, and in a little whIIa
almost all the natives had disapnaar aS
from the island al "a