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ovERsHINE's REPORT.
Highly Commends the Officers and
Men of His Brigade.

WASHINGTON, June 21.-Brigadis
General Ovenshine, commanding the
Second Brigade, First Division oc the
army in the Philippines, has reported
upon the action of his command in the
first fight with the Filipinos There
was some very brisk fighting done by
his brigade. The insurgents were
shelled by the Sixth Artillery. also by
the Monadhock from the bay, and after
the heavy firing Captain Murphy, with
detachment of the Fourteenth Infan-
try, did excellent service in driving the
Filipinos from strong position. Zen
eral Ovenshine says that Major Frank
White, with a battalion of the First
North Dakota left the trenches and
made gallant and effective charge on
the Insurgents concealed in thickets IN
front of his position. In conclusion
General Ovenshine says:
Il wish to call particular attention to
the report of Captain Murphy, Thir-
teenth Infantry, and to particularly
commend his services and the services
OF those under him. 1t was with Cap
tain Murphy's battalion that the gal
liant Lieutenant Mitchell, Fourteenth
Infantry, lost his life.
''All troops under my command were
in excellent discipline and Well handled
firing being stopped at command in
several instances.
Il wish to commend the services of
Major George b. Penrose, United
States Volunteers, brigade surgeon.
Captain w. H. Sage, Twenty-third
United States Infantry, Acting Assis.-
ant Adjutant General; Captain c. r.
Crouthoff, Commissarys U. S. ", and
First Lieutenant w. F. Hunt, First Ida
no Infantry, U. S. ", Brigade Quarter
master, for valuable aid all through the
engagement. Lieutenant Hunt render
ed excellent service under fire. Much
responsibility rested on Captain Sage
and he met the requirements of his
position.
Il commend particularly to superior
authority the gallant conduct under
fire of Second Lieutenant Mckelyh,
Twenty-third United States Infantry
Aide de Camp He twice placed hfn-
self in charges in advanced and dam
gerous positions, setting splendid ex-
ample to the men and his services as
an aide were most valuable
'sOn the field Second Lieutenant w.
d. Connor. corps of engineers. Z. 5. A,
reported to me and volunteered his SER
vices as aide. His services were lncst
acceptable and valuable and he did gall
liant duty under fire. Second Lteuten-
ant A. $. Flemming. Sixth United
States Artillery. with his guns and de-
tachment, did excellent service
The work of the vessels CT our fleet
was valuable on my front"
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COLONEL VAN wALzAH.
His Application for Retirement Is
Approved.

WASHINGTON, June 21.-The list of
officers who have succumbed to the
harde hfDs Of the military campaign in
the Philippines has been increased by
the disability of Colonel David Van
Walzah, commanding the Eighteenth
Infantry. In view of his physical con-
dition he recently applied to the War
Department for retirement under the
statute authorizing the retirement of
officers on their own application after
over thirty years service.
His application has been approved
and the vacancy thus created has been
filled by the promotion of Lieutenant
Colonel Gilbert S. Carpenter of the
Seventh Infantry. Other promotions
made by the retirement of Colonel Van
Walzah are: Major William E. Dough-
erty of the First Infantry to be Lieu
4e1sAnt Gnlnnsls efs the Seysnth InfsntlY;.
Captain F. s. Smith of the Twelfth TO
be Major of the First Infantry
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TUBERCULOSIS CONGRESS.
Professor De Schweinitz Reports to
the State Department..

WASHINGTON, June 21.-Professor
E. A. de Schweinitz. who attended the
International tuberculosis Congress at
Berlin as a delegate from the United
States, reports briefly to the State De-
partment that the special object for
which the congress was called, namely.
arousing interest in the erection of
sanitarium for the poor, especially for
the working classes. will be greatly ad-
vanced.
According to the present reform laws,
each laborer and each employer of la
borers is required to pay a very small
tax, which will be utilized in taking
care Of tuberculosis poor.
Professor Schweinitz thinks that
many practical results will follow the
work of this congress Dr. Boyd of
the United States navy was the other
delegate from the United States and
most interesting report is expected
from him. The official delegates from
the United States were very cordially
received and entertained
The Duke of Ratibon. President of
tho congress, expressed himself as well
pleased by reason of the interest taken
in the congress by the President of the
United States as indicated by a kindly
message sent to the congress by the
President, and by the sending Of two
distinguished delegates
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will Go to Denver Concerning the Mining
Exhibit.
Howard J. Rogers, Director Of Edo
ucation, Will Visit California
and Attend the National Educa-
tional Convention Professor
De Schweinitz of the Tubercu-
losis Congress, Reports to the
State Department..

NEW YORK, June 21.-Ferdinand w.
Peck, United States Commissioner Gem
eral to the Paris Exposition, left to-day
for Chicago. He was accompanied by
Charles /. Coolidge, the American arch
itect to the Exposition Commission.
General Peck expects to visit Denver
in the near future to consult with the
mining men Of the West in regard to
the mining display at the Paris Expo
sition.
F. j. V. Skiff, Director in Chief OF
Exhibits Departments to the United
States Commission, and John Getz, Su-
perintendent of Decorations to the
commission, sailed for Paris to-day on
the American Liner New York. They
go to Paris to confer with the French
authorities in regard to the United
States exhibits, and will be absent
about month.
Howard j. Rogers, Director of Edu
United States Commission, will visit
California early in July as the guest
of the Commissioners of that State to
the Paris Exposition. Mr. Rogers will
address the National Educational Asso-
citation at Los Angeles on July 18th,
on the Paris Exposition, and will also
deliver addresses on the same subject
in San Francisco, Salt Lake and Oma-
ha during July.
Commissioner Peck has appointed H.
c. Pearson of New York honorary eX-
pert on India rubber to the United
States Commission Mr.. Pearson will
organize the American manufacturers
of India rubber for the purpose Of
forming a collective exhibit for the ex-
position. The Commissioner General
has also appointed Mr.. Wiltzie expert
on heating and ventilating apparatus,
and the manufacturers of this industry
will also beaorganized with the view of
making collective exhibits. Both of
these experts are assigned to the Unit
ed States Department of Varied In
dustries, which is in charge Of Director
n. b. Hubert
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Natives Have Finally Returned 10 Their
Homes.
Malietoa Tanu Was Declared King
by the Commissioners and Chief
Justice Chambers' Decision
Proclaimed Valid and Binding
-Malietoa Then Abdicated In
Favor Of the Commissioners,
Who Established q Provisional
Government, Consulting Of the
Three Consuls.

APIA (Samoa), June H. via Auck-
land IN. -, June 2.-Mataafa has
surrendered 1850 rifles and the loyal
lists have given up 1000 After June
10Th heavy penalty Will be enforced
upon natives found with rifles in their,
possession. Mataafa promised to turn
in more weapons. The natives have,
returned to their homes Manstoa
Tanu was recognized as King by ths
Commissioners of the three Powers and
the decision of Chief Justice ChalnnSss
in the matter of the kingshsIs was uso-
claimed valid and binding ESiS9'
Tanu then abdicated in favebf
Commissioners, who appcfnt..ed
visional Government, consdasstnE q
Consuls of the three Po1Irs ea1
eIing a majority to ACT IN M@A
where unanimity is not revoS ~ s.
Berlin treaty.
Chief Justice Chambers COR
hold office and the various n. 81
officials are confirmed. Dr. v 1sslsss
Solf has been authorized to ae3 as
President to the municipality of Aiia
The Commissioners expect to leave (
June 2Sth, but they have requested
Chief Justice Chambers to remain.
of kingship and the Presidency Of
Apia, and the appointment of a Gov
ernor, with a legislative council con-
sisting of three nominees of the inter-
ested Powers assisted by native
house.
Under this scheme the Governor
would have veto over general and
municipal laws. the nominees would
be the department heads consular. di-
plomatic and judicial functions would
be abolished; revenue would be raised
by an increase of duties and poll tax,
the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court
would be increased: the municipality,
under a Mayor and Council, would be
extended, and the Postoffice would be
under the general Government
The British cruiser Porpodse, Captain
Sturde. lefksTia-Eiji, on June Sths
8 Apis as56Nthe country roundabout are
resuming normal conditions. Americans
and British express satisfaction at the
decision of the Commissioners. Among
the Germans it is rumored that DIR. Sof
will be the administrator in the new ma
tive Government.
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A TWO-TIME WINNER.
Lord Beresford's Horses Black
smith and Jolly Tar In First.

LONDON, June 21.--At the second
day of the Galwick summer meeting,
Lord William Beresford's black gelding
Blacksmith, ridden by Tod Sloan, won
the Crabbett plate. of 300 sovereigns.
Beatitude was second and Monti third.
The betting was 6 to Lon Blacksmith.
The Diamond plate OF 800 sovereigns
was won by Lord william Beresford's s
three-year-old bay gelding jolly Tar
with Sloan up. Four horses ran a mile
and three furlongs. Sir j. Blundell
Naples Regent was second and H.
Peck's Bal1yleck third. The betting
was to on Jolly Tar
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KILLED.


Fourteenth Infantry, June 10Th
Company 1, Thomas w. Andrews, near
Las Pinas; 18th, Company D, William
Somers, Eli Goodren. at Zapote River.
Fourth Infantry, near Des Marinas,
June Goth. Company B, Corporal Pete
Goorsk; Company e. William E. Cock;
Company D, Daniel Donovan; Company
X, Charles Hope.
WOUNDED.
Second Oregon, at Norzgaray, April
25th-Company F, Quartermaster Ser
geant Charles r. Harrington, head,
slight. i4
Fourteenth Infantry, near Los Pinas
and Zapote, June 10th, 11th and 18th
Company L, First Lieutenant G. G.
Learneard, leg, slight. Company K,
Charles Girton, face, slight; Company
L, Harry E. Emory, slight; Robert
Cryan, leg, severe; Enoch Walgren, eye,
slight.
Twelfth Infantry, Company L, Will
lam L. Gillardy, head and hand, mod
crate; John Long. shoulder, moderate.
First Montana, San Fernando, June
16th-Company c, Warren Morris,
shoulder, slight; Charles E. Robb,
thigh, slight; Company M, David Sill
yer, abdomen, severe; Company A, Ser
geant George w. Boardman, lip, slight;
James w. c. Dennis, buttock, slight.
Twentieth Kansas, Company M, Will
lam Eckworth, shoulder, severe.
Seventeenth Infantry. Company G..
John Beaudreau, slight; Robert Ford,
slight; Company c, Sergeant James H.
Laughton, slight.
Fifty-f first Iowa. Company c, David
Walling, moderate: Company ID,
Nathan D. Rockefeller, lung, severe;
Charles E. Lucas, slight; Louis $.
Woodruff, slight; Company K, Cor
poral L. D. Sheets, severe.
Fourth Infantry, near Des Marinas,
June 19th-Company B, Paul Wagner.
face, severe; Frank Hess, moderate:
Frank Sulks, moderate; Herbert Ham,
fin, abdomen severe: Company D,
William Donnelly, face, severe; Thomas
Charleton, thigh, severe; Clarence
Martin, abdomen moderate; William G.
Henry, arm, slight; w. C. Haines,
slight; Artificer George Dilis, abdo-
men, severe; Company K, Charles F.
Kreeger, slight; Charles A. Layman,
moderate; Thomas Parker, moderate;
Artificer Edgar Kiphart, thigh, severe;
Company L, Arnold l. Mason, chest, Sc
we're; Fred Davis, moderate; William
Prignitz, moderate; Corporal William
T. Lang, neck, severe.
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colored Troops for the Philippines.

LOS ANGELES. June 21.-The Santa
Fe Railway officials here have received
orders to move 120 soldiers of Company
B, Twenty-fifth Infantry, now at Fort
Apache, Arizona, and 119 soldiers of
Company f, now at Fort Wingate, New
Mexico, to Mojave, where they are to
be turned over to the Southern Pacific
road. to be taken to San Francisco.
They are colored troops and are des-
tined for the Philippines. No date has
been stated for their arrival at San
Francisco.
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REVENUE COLLECTIONS.
Monthly Statement Shows a Large
Increase. f

WASHINGTON, June 81. The
monthly statement of the collections of
internal revenues show tha. the total
receipts during May 1899; We're S23.-
500 134. an increase over May. 1898,
of S9,402, SIG. For the. eleven months
OF tie present fiscal year the total re-
ceipts We're $247, ,297 .094, an increase
of S94, 1851. The three items yield
ing the largest increase during TIE last
eleven months and the amounts of in
crease are given as follows: xfa
Documentary and proprietary stamps,
$40. .441,173; barrel tax on beer, $2G-
995, 74S; tobacco, 1920 ,3S2
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BIG CIGAR SEIZURE.
A Chinese Firm That Violated the
Revenue Law.

SAN FRANCISCO, June N.-Burt
Thomas Of the Internal Revenue Serv-
ice to-day seized $4,000 cigars and
tobacco, valued at 5000 in the Capital
Cigar Factory, the largest Chinese fac
tory in this city. For some time past
Thomas has been trying to connect the
firm with the refilling of empty cigar
boxes and to-day succeeded in tracing
a lot Of cheap cigars which had been
placed in boxes which had formerly
contained imported cigars. to the Capt.
tai factory. The firm has also been
initiating foreign stamps and in other
ways violating the internal revenue
laws. This is the most important seiz-
ure made here for a long time.
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Largest Force Supposed to Be it San
Francisco de Ia Mdhon.
Will Not Fight Unless They Can
Ambush Our Troops OF Have
Advantageous Positions-Copie
of the "Independencia," the In
surgents' Organ, Show That
Their Hopes Of Success Are Kept
Afame by Political Movements
In America.

MANILA, June 21, 3:21 p. m.-The
insurgent army has taken to the
swamps and hills beyond linus. The
largest force is supposed to be in the
neighborhood of San Francisco de la
Mabon, holding a position more toward
the lake or toward the coast, according
as exigencies demand
General Wheaton returned to linus
to-day, bringing three men who were
wounded in yesterdays fighting.
The heavy rains that fall nightly
make campaigning uncomfortG Bile. the
roads are still good, but the rice !iefas
adjoining them are pools of water.
The Filipinos will not fight unless
they can meet our troops in positions
most advantageous to themselves or
take our accommodating bodies in am
bush.
1t is impossible to learn what effect
the recent defeat has had upon their
leaders. This should be disheartening,
for they had boasted that the -Ameri-
cans could never conquer the province
of Cavite, Aguinaldo's home county,
where he always worsted the Spaniards.
General Otis recently secured a letter
signed by native women Of the prov
lliCS ucCldIlHS tildl IL oil the IH6ll NElS
killed the women would still keep up
the fight against the Americans. Copies
of the insurgent organ Independence"
show that the FIJI. l.pinos' hopes of succe IS
ale kept aflame by political movements
in America.
The 'Independencia prints reports of
alleged speeches made at alleged meet
ings in the United States denouncing
the war, and it asserts that these rep
resent the dominant American senti-
ment. 1t declares also that the Fiji
pinos will continue the war until the
next Presidential campaign, which is
sure to result in decision to WITH
draw the American troops from the
Philippines 1t is reported that the
Spanish garrison at Baler, in the prov
ince of Princip on the east coast OF
Lrzof, which had sbeeonfe reduced 90
thirty-three men, finally sure n6ered to
the Fiipinos after holdinS OUT for a
year. The Filipinos imprisoned Two
Englishmen at Tachbobona, on the Isl
and of Samar, southeast of Luzon. The
British first class cruiser Grafton
steamed to the point from Cebu and her
commander demanded their reIase.
When this was refused he landed a
force of marines and cleared his ship
for action, whereupon the Engiishmen
We're handed over.
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THE DUHMEs STORY.
They Claim Young Chase's Father
Wants His Sons Money.

NEW YORK, June 21.-For a short
time last night Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
H. Duhme, for whose arrest the Chief
of Police of Detroit had .telegraphed,
were under restraint at police depart
ment headquarters, while they were
questioned about the alleged abduc-
ton of Moses Fowler Chase. the boy
who is heir to about $6O0,OOO his
grandfather's estate. Mr.. and Mrs
Duhme were brought down from the
Waldorf Astoria to tell their story
When they had done SO they We're al
lowed to go.
Young Chase is 21 years old. Ac-
cording to the story of the Duhmes,
who are uncle and aunt to the heir. the
father, is a man without money, who
wants to get possession of the estate
of the boy. The father is said to have
brought suit in the Probate Court Of
Hamilton, o., to have the boy de-
clared insane, but the heir was de-
clared to be of sound mind The
Duhmes then took the boy away
The boy, according to Captain Nc
Cluskey. said that he desired to re-
main with his uncle and aunt. He de-
clared he remained with them volun-
tarily and by preference. He said he
has no doubt that his father intended
to deprive him Of his property, and is
trying to have him adjudged insane.
Chase says that while playing golf
last summer he suffered sunstroke
which affected his mind for awhile.
but that he is entirely recoved Duhnle
denied that he intended sailing for
Europe to-day. He expressed de-
termination to fight the case out to the
end
DETROIT {Mich), June 21-Attor-
ney ]. p. Connolly has been engaged 20
watch the interests Of Mr. and Mrs.
G. H. Duhme. who are accused Of hav-
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HONORARY Degree.
That Of Civil Laws Conferred on
Gen. Kitchener and Cecil Rhodes.


OXFORD Eng.). June 21.-The hon.
orary degree of doctor of civil law was
conferred to-day upon General Lord
Kitchener of Khartoum:' Cecil Rhodes,
the Earl of Elgin and others. The great
est interest was taken in the event, ow-
ing to the opposition OF a number of
deans to comforting a degree upon Mr.
Rhodes. on account of his connection
with the Jameson raid In the Trans
vaal.
The Duke and Duchess of York We're
Theater, where the degrees were con-
ferred
The theater was thronged and there
was an imposing procession from Cor
pus Christi College to the theater, the
new doctors wearing their robes and
General Kitchener being in uniform
with his medals and other decorations
The undergraduates gave the General
and Mr.. Rhodes a wildly enthusiastic
reception Both of them were given the
customary good humored chaff A
couple of students threw down their
gowns for Mr. Rhodes to walk over.
After the ceremony General Kitchen
er and Mr.. Rhodes were seated near
the Duke and Duchess of York. Mr..
Rhodes was greeted with cries of How
about Kruger?" "Don look boered."
What is the priced q Chartereds?"
General Kitchener was greeted with
cries of "Veni, vidi. vici."
The students also sang He's a Jolly
Good Fellow in honor Of the General
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CHIEF of the Naval stsff, whom NJ.
Lcckroy ordered to Transfer his COM
<mand to Rear Admiral MaIiarme in
consequence of a letter he had written
to a Deputy criticising the constant
feud existing between the Ministers of
War, Marine and the Colonies He
had heard that M. Loc3Sroy Intended to
Elace him upon the retired list, and
thelt upon sent the following telegram
to the President:
General Laroque protests energet-
icaliy against the decree prepared by
the Minister of Marine placing him
upon the retired list. The decree is
based upon untrue assertions
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HOTEL BURNED.
A Lady Loses Her Life by Suffoca'
ton and Others Are Injured.

OSWEGO IN. ", June q. = The
Eagle Hotel was destroyed by fire this
morning. Mrs. Rachel King, an old
lady, lost her life by suffocation, and
eight others were seriously injured.
The fire started in the kitchen, and
spread rapidly. Several persons, in
Guiding the proprietor and his wife,
jumped from the windows on the sec
ond floor.
The building was, frame structure.
two stories high.
Following is a list of the injured:
Alfred Johnson, face and hands
burned; Mrs. James Doyle, wife of the
proprietor, face and breast burned;
James Doyle, Miss Cora Doyle, James
Bachman and Thomas Magher of Os-
wego, j. J. Saladin Syracuse, Mrs. Ina
Haines, face and hands blistered.
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NO MORE LEFT.
Last Irrigation District In River
side County Declared Invalid.

RIVERSIDE, June N.-Another irr1-
cation district and the last one in this
county has been declared illegal by a
decree Of the Superior Court Of this
county. Judge Noyes handed down a
decision to-day declaring the San Ja-
ciento and Pleasant Valley Irrigation
District void and the bonds Illegal upon
the ground that the district was not
legally formed for the reason that the
required notice of formation of the dis
trict was not published as required by
the Wright law.
The district was organized in 1891
and embraces $4,000 acres. Three
hundred and fifty thousand dollars
worth of bonds were voted and $223,-
500 worth sold. There is due and un-
paid on account of interest $4,000 and
the total Indebtedness of the district is
estimated at $50 an acre.
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Found Dead in Jail.

SANTA ROSA. June H--This morn
ing a man named James Ray. stran-
ger here, was found dead in room of
the city police station. Last night Ray
was placed in Jail on charge Of
drunkenness. The officer put him in a
room on bed. This morning Ray was
found lying on his face, having had a
hemorrhage during the night Coroner
PIERCE is holding an inquest The man
is said to be from Sacramento.
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Wong Duck Acquitted.

FRESNO, June 21-wong Duck. the
Chinaman who was arrested on a
charge of murder during the highbinder
war in Chinatown about two months
ago. was acquitted this afternoon. Judge
Webb instructing the jury to bring in
a verdict of not guilty. Three of the
most Important witnesses for the prose
cution, two Cinnamon and white man.
had mysteriously disappeared, thereby
leaving the District Attorney a very
weak case.
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Governor Tvler,. An.wer.

CHICAGO, June PA special to the
Record" from Austin, Tex, says:
Governor Sayers has received let
ter from Governor J. Hoge Tyler of
Virginia, indorsing the proposed anti
trust conference of Governors and At
torneys General He writes:
1T will give me pleasure to cooper
ate in any measure that will have a
tendency to check the evils Of TRUSTS
and combfBat tionss ana 20 keep trusts
and corporate power within botnds !
hope that it will be in the power of
the Attorney General, A. ]. Montague,
or myself, to be present.
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white Slave Traffic.

tional Congress. called for the purpose
Of taking steps to suppress the so-called
white slave traffic" otherwise the in
ternational traffic in girls. opened here
to-day under the, Presidency of the
Duke of Westminster.
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RUDYARD KIPLING.
Speaks of the Kindness He Receiv-
ed From Americans.

QUEENSTOWN, June 21.-The White
Star line steamer Teutonic, Captain
Cameron. from New York, June 14th,
which arrived here at sos a. m. to-
day. experienced strong gales and
heavy head seas during her passage
across the Atlantic.
The health of Rudyard Kipling, who
was among the passengers, improved
during the voyage. When interviewed
here he spoke highly of the kindness
he had received from Americans The
Teutonic proceeded to Liverpool.
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PLACED UNDER ARREST.
General De Laroque's ORense Not
Yet Made Public.

PARIS, June 2.-General de Laroque,
director of artillery in the Ministry Of
Marine. has been placed under rigcr-
Gus arrest. The offense with which he
is charged has not yet been made pub
lie
1t appears that General Laroque has
otter differed from NJ. LockrcJ Min-
lister of Marine, on technical subjects.
resembling in this particular Vice Ad-
miral Cavalier de Cuevervllle, recently