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ELSIE FERGUSON GETS
A DIVORCE FROM HOEY
Decree for Actress Is Signed in
Trenton on Grounds Of
Desertion.

TRENTON, y j. Aug. le.--Mrs Elsie
Louise Hoey, better known by her stage
name, Elsie Ferguson. received a divorce
to-day from her husband. Frederick Cham
berlain Hooy 10 whom she was married
In 1908. The decree was allowed by Vice
Chancellor Backes upon the grounds OF
desertion
Mr.. IIoey Is now In Europe. Last
year Senator John W. Slocum and Judge
Henry s. Terhune OF the Court OF Err
rors and Appsals and intimate friends
OF the Hoey family met MIR. Hoey In
Paris and lie told them he was living
there.
For three years after their marriage
Mr.. and Mrs Hoey lived together at
Hollywood, Long Branch, section de-
veloped by Mr.. Hoey's father. who was
for many years president of the United
states Express Company, Their married
life according to Mrs, Hoey, was happy.
except when they quarrelled over finan-
c!al affairs. which happened not inrre-
quently. Mrs. Hoey described her hus-
band as an amiable sort OF f, How with
bilities and with no visible means of sup.
port. She said she practically kept him
and paid some OF his debts.
When MIR, IIoey left sor Europe In
1911 he told his mother-in-law he was
going TO Monte Carlo to win prizes and
money In the shooting contests. He was
rated as crack shot. Once rince then
Mrs. ''oey met her husband In a street in
Paris but received from him only a nod
or recognition His only communications
70 his wife. she said. were few brief
notes enclosing clippings about her theat-
rcal successes
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COLBY FORMALLY ANNOUNCES.
VIII Make senate Race on straight
Progressive Platform.

n svop''re his candidacy for the
In'ted states Senate yesterday Balm
bridge Co!by protessed 'alt1 that the Pro
f'tssve party with endure He probably
"'l he "nopposed nv ANY city Progress
Give THIS Is Ir Culby's statement:
y stand upon the Progressive platform
relieving TIA, u alone offers programme
lN which rhe diverse interests Of our
'.'N7s can be reconciled and the needs
I" ~" great common interest fully met.
the Progressive party Ia destined 70
60 p" r stands for the rule OF the
people aiming 20 make this country eco
0 ally As we'll as politically genuine
'.".''t''. u speaks for tho cause Of
enlightened liberia, SIN. which seeks new
'A'as and would have done with old
'.f"fs testing tho wo-k OF all men AMI
measures according as they contribute
re welfare Of the men, women and
'.'re1 ~ whom the nation is composed
believe THIS great cause can best he
t'.r1 ly a party wholly and unfalter-
l'r.F devoted to Z. as Is the Progressive
~ 3. ana | address my appeal for sup
Joy 70 those who hope TO see tts prn-
PIES prevail
=, r."1on Bates, Jr., IL candidate for
'A Progressive nomination for the
save Senate from tho Seventeenth dis
Friends ~ Leon Sanders formerly a
;N4"'aipal Court Justice. now banker,
.a'" organized non partisan committee
20 F".Are his nomination for one OF the
~" Supr"n" court Justceships in tho
rt' district Inst are 10 be tlled In No
N"Hh"' Judge Sanders Ia Progress
E~s
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FOG SAVED LUSTTANIA
FROM HOSTILE CRUISER
Liner Safe at Liverpool-Re-
port Turbines Tempered
With While Here.

LIVERPOOL. Aug. 12.---The Cunard
liner Lusltania arrived here to-day
from New York. 1t was an exciting
but a slow journey. the slowcst. In
fact. that tho ship ever made. It is
reported that the turbines were tam
pered with in New York One day out
Of port something went wrong with
one turbine and the vessel was not able
to make more than twenty knots.
Eight hours later she sighted n
cruiser which refused to answer signals
II is believed she was a German. The
Lusitanla Immediately changed her
course, crowded on steam and raced
TO the south. The cruiser gave chase
and there was great excitement aboard,
but luckily heavy fog came up and
the Lusitania was able to escape from
her pursuer She continued the jour
ney without headlights and with her
portfolios blanketed.
One day the passengers heard many
shots fired aboard the Lusiiania and
they were in CONSERVATION until they
were Informed that the guns were in
celebration OF a British victory at sea
which later proved to be a false re-
port The Lusitania has several guns
and was ready to defend herself II at
tackled.
II ls believed that the Lusitania's re.
turn trip to New York has been can.
celled.
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class, the Lancaster and Berwick, are
part of the same cruiser squadron
They are not OF the most modern type.
the Essex having been built in 1901. the
Lancaster and Berwick In 1902. and tho
Suffolk in 1903. They are 40 feet long
with a speed OF twenty-.hree TO twenty
four knots an hour. They carry four
teen inch guns, nine II pounders three
Founders, and two torpedo tubes The
only way IN which they can be told apart
Is by the different bands on the tunnels,
although these may have been painted
out
X l. Noteworthy. acting Consul-Gen-
eral of Great Britain IN this city, an
nounced yesterday that Admiral Sir
Christopher Craddock, commanding a
feet OF five warships, has cleared the
Atlantic Ocean from Trinidad 20 Halifax
OF all menace 20 English shipping. This
Information was brought TO him in a
letter written by Sir Christopher aboard
the cruiser Suffolk and brought 70 this
port on Tuesday by the British tramp
steamer New York city. which the Sut-
folk left at Sandy Hook.
Mr.. Noswcrthy said he could give no
guarantee as TO the continuance OF this
condition. The fast German cruiser
Karlsruhe Is In the North Atlantic some
where and she must hs reckoned with.
The letter was not explicit on the point
but Mr.. Noteworthy said he took Il ,or
granted that the Ave British warshlps
are protecting British commerce rather
than seeking &c rnan prizes.
He said the letter told OF no engage.
ments and OF no prizes taken. Informa-
ton was given 10 him respecting the
future movements OF the British fighters
but ne could not d.vulge e. The intma-
ton WAS that they would continue 70
do guard duty until something happens
10 disturb present plans.
II consulted this morning with British
shipping men," said the acting Consul.
General, and they declared they would
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chase OF several niles the camcra men
gave up
The big cruiser was lifting iaI!ly in the
long ocean swell with barely enough way
upon her for steering when the tug
pulled jaunt,ly up TO her The operators
for tho Universal Film Company had been
hunting for a British chip all day and
were about ready to 70 home when they
sighted the Essex
She was stripped for action. although
the band playing on the quarterback gave
her almost a holiday aspect A few
sailors lounged at the side and waved
as the tug with It's battery OF cameras
and a noisy person with a mesaphone
drew up alongside.
What ship IL thAtT' yelled tho mega
phone man. and half dozen sailors
shouted Essex" The proximity OF the
tug apparently did not please the COM
mander OF the Essex. FOR after few
cameras had clicked tho cruiser gathered
way and sped of toward the east at
a speed that dehed the camera men to
get anything but stern view. That
did not confirm the name. for canvas had
been hung over the place where battle
ships generally carry their names
The cruiser c.rcled about of the Hook
most OF the afternoon. sometimes coming
!nsde the lightship and then heading out
10 sea again. Observer on the Hook de-
cided that she was waiting for the In
coming freighter Francisco from Hull,
England. 20 ind out II the Francisco had
sighted any other ships and TO send In
messages 10 the British Consul. rs the
Suffolk did on Tuesday.
The Suffolk is apparently about Atty
miles 20 the southeast as the steamer
Criatohal corning up the coast sighted
n cruiser OF tho Monmouth class, 10
which both the SUFFOLK and Essex be-
long. Two other cruisers Of tho same
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ZWIEBACK AND 7. R.
MAKE LEWIS HAPPY
Pennsylvania Moose Munches
Toasted Buns After Getting
Colonel's sympathy.
TAKES WOE TO THE CHIEF
Candidate Is Assured Of Support
in His Crusade Against PEN
rose and Machine.
TAKES WOE TO THE CHIEF

OYSTER BAY. n Y, Aug io.--will.am
Draper Lewis. Progressive nominee for
Governor In Pennsylvania Journeyed TO
Sycamore Hill to-day to tell his troubles
40 col. Roosevelt. Mr.. Lewis was Tsiviy
disturbed by the report that he was not
considered n strong enough candidate and
that the Colonels wisdom was being CO.
llcited to get him of the ticket
In answer to Mr.. Lewis" Col Roose-
welt said to reporters, 81 told him that
of course I am as interested in the cam
pa!yn IN PENNSYLVANIA a In New York !;
that in both States feel we have not
only national issues at stake. but also
questions OF decent and clean government
which, although In one sense vitality and
peculiarly State matters referring TO the
two States. yet are also OF such great
Importance as to be national In their
scope.
at Is just as essential to beat Nr. Pen
rose and the Panrose machine In Penn
sylvaria as Il is 10 beat both Mr.. Barnes
and Mr. Murphy and the Barnes ard
Murphy machines in New York"
Then the dean OF the Pennsylvania Law
School made his way down from Sagn-
more Hill declaring Il was untrue that the
Bull Moosers of Pennsylvania were think
INK Of getting him of the ticket He
couldn't understand the report. Such a
thing as resigpins to have himself re-
placed bS another at the head of tho
ticket was impossible.
When be got TO the railroad station
and obtained parcel OF zwleback which
he had checked he went on to say as he
munched the brown things that there was
some reason for thinking Of fusion be-
tween the Bull Moose ticket and the
ticket headed by Vance Mccormick In
dependent Democratic nominee for Gov
ernor because Mccormick was fighting
Penrose too
The reporters lett him sitting on q
bench on the dock Of the Seswanhaka
Yacht Club eating his zwieback.. He was
waiting for the motor BOAT OF Hedili Nc
Cormick, tho Illinois Progressive leader
10 take h,m back To New York.
Col. Roosevelt would have nothing 70
say about the New York state situation
to-day He wouldn't discuss the speech
OF Harvey u. Human IN which Mr.. Hin
man said he was not the candidate OF
the ex-PreSident ard was under no oblga-
ton to him.
II shall speak this fall In various states
70 the extent that ! am able FOR the Pro-
gressive tickets and the Progressive
cause" said the Colonel But Pennsyl-
/ vania Is so close to me that can readily
get there. My expectation is thar ! shall
De able to make several speeches there as
| won't be able 70 do In other States.
| 81 particularly wish TO speak in Scran-
Ton and II Is matter OF much sincere
! regret that as / have TO speak TO the
| Louisiana rrogress!ves on Labor Day I
! shall be unable to accept the invitation
| VI me Central Labor Union to speak In
! Scranton that day. A similar invitation
| to speak before the Central Labor Union
In Maine has come. both Of which invi-
tations have pleased me greatly
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LINER POTSDAM BRINGS IN
$40 STRANDED AMERICANS
Brooklyn Lawyer Becomes Wizard Of Finance on a
Quarter Woman Stowaway Aboard Bank.
ruptcy Receiver Has ii Pennies in Pocket


Among the enlivenins tales ~ activities
in the war zone told by passengers on
~. uo,r.rd. Au.r,ca liver po,sda1,
~
"hioh oocAeu IN fiooo"eh 'eS'e'""s' nom
was moro interesting than the StorS of
Meier Steinbrink. a Brooklyn lawyer who
MANAGED with his wife three-yoar old
A,uyb,.r As,r,,rn and .x.vear-ola .on
-. -, Of. - D..
Ste"A'' I'd se' ifo'" iF'''' W '''''0'
dam with twentS-sh Genus IN ac'ual o'hn
in his pockets.
In rhe party with him were Oscar
I,,,,. .,.,,., ,,- Smith c.-av q 20
A..
VINO nah fourteen oenu' III oH'li's@ "Ie
Cecilia Block. a sister-ln-law OF Mr.
Steinbriuk, and Mrs Barnett and maid
OF @32 Thirteenth street.. Brooklyn.
7, tho DIV. ,p,ned,s,.lv nr.ced,ng Tho
~ 10 N"
ueS.a' ssioH vi 49,, o,l,,.msr, n ~
more wac me m''u1 .rs ,,a - al Nv
sTee,s Oh poIHm ine ~
pare"tly eo ,l'o ~. ~. o'..
snst every un'e so nos pts ~ n.n ~ a y,
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was placed IN charge Of the Potsdam and
brought her 10 this port.
Col. William II. Dykman OF Brooklyn
and his wife returned on the Potsdam af-
ter spending eight days in Paris He i'm
mediately terminated his proposed trip on
the ointment when ho saw what was
hre-. ing
The Po.sdam had 62o cabin and 2ss
steerage passenger The liner found the
usual ship lane across the Atlantic de-
serted. on Tuesday night on the Long
Island coas. an English warship threw a
searchl'ght over her and then went on.
Calvin Smith OF Easton. Pa, was at
SaraJevo three days after the assass,na-
ton OF the Archduke Francis Ferdinand
He visited the police station on the day
he left and saw the assassin. who Mr..
Smith said. seemed TO be much pleased
over his crime.
Miss Natalie Smith. daughter OF George
T. Smith. president OF the First National
Bank OF Jersey City. came over on the
Potsdam with julius p. Meyer, director
OF the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Line. and
Mrs Meyer
The trip over was made lively for the
storage passengers by reason OF several
fights among Russians, Austrlans and
Germans. The ships officers were obliged
10 go below several times and separate
tho combntantr.
Tho purser OF the Potsdam met with
perplexing situation several hours after
the liner had left Boulogne when he
found young woman stowaway
Mrs. Margaret F. X. Swift young
r,illiner from Los Angeles, had slipped
aboard and dropped her baggage In tho
FIRST empty stateroom. She mingled with
the f,rst cabin passengers, and whom tho
, liner was well out of sight OF land she
announced herself to tho purser
We'll here ! am" she said. What
are you going 20 do about III
Mrs. Swift had a first cabin ticket on
the Imperator. and tho purser took this.
and after a general reeount'ng OF passen-
gers he found berth for her, Mrs Swift
had been away since June and was In
London when the sailing OF the lmperator
was abandond. Her baggage was In
Paris and she rushed back after II.
by generous tips and lending hand
| With her own trunks she caught the spe-
cial train for Boulogne Al b:25 p. NJ on
| August l. In the excitement, and with
more generous tipping. she Sot safely
aboard the PotsdaIn
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ACTOR INSISTS HE'S DIVORCED.
George Richards Wants Court TO
Confirm Boston Decree.

George Richards an actor. will ask
Supreme Court Justice Hendrick TO- day
to straighten out an unusual matrimonial
tanglc and decide whether he Is divorced
from Mrs Florence Richards. an actress,
under decree he got In Boston, or only
separated from her under a decree she
got In New York. Mrs, Richards Oh
ta;ned her decree In March. 1912. with
Slj week alimony and Richards got
his divorce nine months later.
In petition filed yesterday Richards
SAYS that under the Federal Constitution
the courts OF New York State must give
full, credit TO a decree OF Massachusetts
and .or that reason he should not be
compelled to pay allnony TO Mrs. Rich
aria In spite of the fact that he Is
divorced he says that lis former wife Is
planning to have him arrested for non
payment OF alimony as soon as he comes
INTO New York.
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Bermuda and do not believe they have
as yet found 1t necessary TO coal at sea.
So far as | know the Karlsruhe is the
only German warsh!p in the North At
lnnto. She Is much faster than the Es-
sex and will undoubtedly be able 10 keep
clear Of the fleet"
Mr. Sosworthy received from the Brit
ish Ambassador IN Washington yesterday
official notification of the fact that the
North Sea is dangerous 10 American
shipping because OF German mines This
Information was given out at Washington
on Tuesday through the newspapers. II
will he communicated IN tho routine way
20 al shippers from this port.
The curta,lment OF bookings by Amerl-
can vacation seekers To Canadian ports
along the st. Lawrence River on account
OF reported blockades and mines being
placed In tho river by German ships, has
elected ASSURANCE from Canadian steam
ship officials that normal conditions
prevail with regard to intra- Canadian
traffic
]. w Canvin, New York agent OF the
Canadian Steamship lines, yesterday re-
ceived a telegram from II. Foster Chaffee.
passenger traffic manager In Quebec. say
ing that full service y In operation from
Quebec. Montreal and Toronto TO Niagara
Falls. tho Saguenay River and points on
the Gulf OF St Lawrence.
Notwithstanding Mr.. Nosworthy's as
surances the French liner kochambeau
was held up at her dock yesterday after
noon by orders from the French Con-
sulate She was To have sailed with
$500 reserv,sts at o'clock.
The postponement was said to be due
TO news of German warship cruising
within twelve hours sailing OF New York.
Warning came from the French Govern
ment 10 the offices OF the French Line on
Tuesday. but II was hoped that word
would he received yesterday that the dam
ger had been removed. There had been
no intention OF holding up the RochSm-
beau because she carried reserpis.s.
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CONDOLENCES REFUSED
WILSON BY SUFFRAGISTS
Dead Woman's Stand on Ballots
Given as Reason for New
Orleans Vote.

NEW ORLEANS, Aug 12.--Because MIRA
Woodrow Wilson "influenced her husband
not to lend his aid TO the cause Of womap's
suffrage Miss Kate Gordon and her
sister. leaders of the suffrage movement
IN New orleans. and dictators OF the Era
Club, which boasts 500 members among
the prominent women of the city. have
again refused to send a letter OF condo
lencs to the President More than that,
the militant women set upon a male re-
porter who had been sent to the meet
ing at which the club declined to honor
tho nations Executive because of his
dead wifes stand oil suffrage, chased him
dowa two flights of stairs and captured
his notes and drove him from the build
ing
The club. acting under the direction Of
Miss Kate Gordon, generalissimo OF the
suffras1sts of Louisiana. ignored the
storm OF protest raised by its action OF
Saturday when II tabled motion to ex-
tend tho sympathy OF tho organization
to the hcroaved Executive. and by a vote
action Of the club
MISC GORDON bitterly attacked as trai-
tors and liars whoever as members OF
the club. were responsible for the publioa-
ZION OF tho first news of the clubs vote
on Saturday.
The Organization IL said to be split
over the affair. Mrs. W. w Van Meter.
president of the club, is reported to have
rendered her resignation and other officers
are said to be on the verge Of resigning.
In statement issued after the meeting
Mrs. Van Meter declared that the IRE
fusal Of the club to send a simple letter
of coincidence to our President in his
trouble is bisoted and narrow and will.
In my opinion, do vast injury TO the cause
OF suffrage"
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HEDGES BOWS TO
SILENT CONVENTION
Candidate Accepts Order That
Saratoga Gathering Shall
Limit It's Activities.
IT, WILL BE PRESENT, TOO
Whitman Reloads and Fires His
Challenge at lTinman 10 An
swcr Allegiance Query.
TIE WILL BE PRESENT, TOO

penuHpcan leaders OF all factions are
,.sra-ins tn clap muff'er over next
asess Saratoga convention to prevent II
iron, disresarding the state committees
,iv,,e and recommending a State ticket
n IRE primary voters.
The danger OF seeming to interfere with
,.,, primary choice is not lessened AZ the
Convention draws near, and even Job
Wedges ras come around TO the belief
,As, .1e rrogramme will I've confined TO
dating a platform and selecting fifteen
es,ga;ts at large to the constitutional
convention.
Mr. Hedges was asked yesterday about
q report mat hs would GO to Saratoga
.saty 70 demand tnat tho coiVention in
s,-,s whatever candidates II preferred
Es ren'ied:
81 hay, not changed my opinion that I;
would have been wiser for the meeting at
,Ae W do-f in May to have voted 20 have
,ss convention recommend full set OF
nominees 20 the enrolled voters. as that
would have intensified interest In the con.
v,n-,on ard would have made the enrolled
voter more potential In expressing his
opinion
In TIRE can for the convention the
sta,e committee has expressed Its opinion
ga. candidates should not be named
1h4r. has teen freGden discussion among
r-or,!rcn, Republicans | believe with
,s..,!ve unaninlmity OF opinion that this
e the BEST course to take, all things con-
,.Ac-e! As far as / am concerned ] am
.nlr,ly satisfied to follow the majority
epinicn In that view"
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ASK SMASHED BANK INQUIRY.

\ delegstton representing depos!tors OF
the private banks Of NJ Il L. Jarmulowsky
and Max Eobre, closed by State Banking
Superute ndent Eugene Lamb Richards,
called upon tho District Attorney yester-
day 10 ask that he begin an Investigation
into the business methods of the two In
slit It!ons.
One member OF the delegation said he
had four witnesses who would swear they
saw "A man go TO l<c hres bank az o'clock
Sunday morn!ng the day before II vas
closed. and come out a.Satn with boa
Of money,
Judge Vceder, in the United States Dis
trict Court, Rrooklyn. al the Same time IN
strucled United States Commissioner
Glkes to examine Moses GhnsherR and
Max F'rankel. who ran Kohre's banks IN
Williams burg ana Brownsville.
Petitioners in bankruptcy have all al
legged that tho bankers have hidden about
100000. ...--.----.---.
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REVIVE HEARST SENATE RUMOR.
Political Gossips Believe Hts Candi-
dacy VIII He Announced soon.

Political gossips revived yesterday the
rumor that william X, Hearst will try
for the Democratic nomination for United
States Senator II is known that friends
of Gov, Glynn have besn trying to get
him TO do II and Il Is said that uncer-
taiuty as to Mr. Iearst's position ex-
plains the Governors d. Iy In publish
ing his own intentions as TO r,nominas
ton
Democratic politicians believe that Mr.
Glynn will be heard from in few
DAYS and that information regarding Mr.
Hearst may be expected about tho game
time
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MERCURY GOES UP TO 70.
Humidity Lessons In Afternoon ana
breeze Helps Things.

The highest temperature yesterday was
rs degrees at noon and the thermometer
remained at that mark until nightfnll.
The temperature at A. VI. was 20. The
humidity was greatest In tho morning
and gradually lessened during tho day.
The humidity at A. NJ. was 81. II
was down TO n at noon and IS al . 80
+. NJ
There was a steady light breeze which
averaged tweivr miles an hour all day
northwest in the morning and shifting TO
due north In the afternoon.
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Notable Flaspoie shattered.

The $50 foot fagpole Of the Church
Charity Foundation at Atlantic and Al
bany avenues. Brooklyn. was shattered
by lightning Tuesday evening. The pole
and It's three flags we're the gift OF the
late s. S. Low In 1897 and cost $1,000.
II was the tallest flag pole In Brooklyn
until that in the Federal Baseball Park
was put up.
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eIho Week for Mrs. Tatum.

supreme Court Justice Van Scl"n I'm
'o'H.yu Yesterday hS"d tho allmony 70
- paid Ny John e. Tatum 10 his Wife
cay 'ans Totum, pending the trial OF
.s suit against her for an absolute d.
H'res az $3.50 a week ana the counsel
tees al 1880. Mrs Tatum had asllNt for
$4,000 aIiuony year and $1,000 fvl
counsel fesA
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FORT AND SMITH AT HAVANA.
ssnto Domingo Commissioners Leav,
on u. =. Gunboat To-day.

HAVANA, Aug. Ia Franklin Fort
and Charles &. Smith, the American COM
missioners on their way to Santo Domingo
city 10 try to settle tho trouble IN, tho
republic, arrived here tonight from Key
West. They are at the Hotel Inglaterrn.
The commissioners viii leave to-mor-
row aboard an American gunboat for
Puerto Plata,