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NO.tlui j Books, Piriodlcala, Mnr;;iziuo.v fic, , MofiotialiG Total From Tha Library without mission. Any " .:?:: of c.rJi offense, ASTCEIAFUSUCLi2:!.!iK:S'-22.TiOM, THE A3T0RIAN fall tho lirfcst clrculitton of any piper oo tbi Columbia ftlvci TSE DAILY astor:an IS th fctffjest in! tst p:jff on tte Colurctia r.!vci i "JLL ASSOCIATED PHE88 RBPORT. VOL XLIX. fHMlA. OKKGIIN. SUNDAY J'OKNINO. DECKMIiKR 25, J8!8 "3 p pill J ' tiiA . ' ' ' 1 " The Only Stove Store IN ASTORIA Our Hpoclnlty; HTOVKH AND HANGUH Wo know tho Immnrm Twenty yenr experienco. If you want a (JUOI) Htovo, boo tho atock at tlio . Eclipse Hardware Co. Chi istmas! A FEW GENTLE REMINDERS. ha DRESS SUITS FIRST PLACE FOR AMERICA Wa hive magnlflcnt stock and wa want mm to ee It, ws hart many nova). tle not found elsewbsre. We call your etterttoa to u BOOKS Here la whare we thin. We have them In all kinds of beautiful binding. Uath.r, clolth. but kraut and fancy blndinga. Jura, nil booka, etanderd book: Webeter'i and tejdard dlctlonarlae, liltilaa, Praysr books, aermp uooka. ato. Tha finest Una of albume ever displayed In Aatnrta. Don't overlook our cant cloth bound booka thy are baautlne. Griffin & Reed. Christmas Presents FOR ALL. i Silver-PIated Ware Chinaware, Glassware WHITE SEWING MACHINES ' J Carving Sets, Etc Look Over Our Stock Before You Buy. Foard k Stokes Q)o. ag Fl.nnigan's Definition of Them N' phfct'a draaa aulta, anywayT Tba dlffaranra batchoon a laddy! an' nvro'i 0rm ault la In tha way ya look at It; I bry' a both cut da collect, which In plain Qaxon mana: cut low down frlm tha top Ir tha collar bona to tha middla l tha wlh bona; but thara It a dllTartnca. A fintiatnan, whin ba weara ft drlaa ault, ha dliplaya tha boaom Iv A whlta ahlrt; laddy, whin aha wrara a draaa ault dlaplaya tba boaom Iv no wbtta ahlrt I wora draaa ault wanat, an' that wai at O'lioolihan'a waka, Tha boataaa tntor Joocad m to Mr. O'bonavan, an' who la thla Mr. O'Donavan, t I; oh, ha'a a civil andnrer, ara aha; a tlvM anctnrr. ara I; tha nlxt thlnr I know, I'll meet a civil condooctor, or a civil pohrtar; tbay'ra all clvu anough whla ya don't hv aiiy bunlnraa wtih 'am. Tahlklng about draa aulta. In cooraa wa bra 'am, but our ahtrong pint la, aolid, aenalbla bualnaaa aulta; wa bar tha aack ault with round or iuara coh'nara, threa of four button cutawiya far that matter, thry'ra all rut away In tha pr!i. Wa aio hava ahmall bya'a aulta, an' aulta that'll lit l.irgr byoa and byaa. An' then wa hava hata with 4 littla Oarman band an' rrench llnlnga an' Turk. lah bath awrat banda. An' than bava a hat macblna that'll Iron tha wrtnkala out Iv yar bat, trte mohrnlng after y bava ahworn off. An' than wa hava aoft baia, Fedooraa an' Lapadooraa; wa hava capa night oapa an' raia da cllmas (that'a Prlnch.) An' thin wa bava Xmaa proiaenla that'a both aaaful aod ornamlnlal. I'd Ilka to wroila mora about our goudi an' our prtcca, an' about what happenad to Jonaa, but l'va ktchd a cowld In ma haad, to that I can't go ahaad with me thtory, to long. Throoley yoora. FLANNIOAN, In Cara Iv HERMAN WISE. Tha Itallabla Clothlar 4 lUttar. P. Johnaen. tha rain makar, ara It'll ba a clear day on Xmaa mohrnlng. If It don't rain bntchoon 11 o'clock Xmaa ava an' 1J o'clock Xmaa evening. I'll write on panta In ma nlxt efloort. This Is the Rank the Country Is Striding to in Align ment of Powers. DICTATES MONEY PATES For the Hrsf Time In tbe His tory of Finance Money Val ues Center In New York. ALL EUROPE IS ALARMED Giant Strides of the United States to Htr Rightful Place Attracts Atten tion The Week la London. (Copyrighted, VA, by Ateodated Preaa.) LONDON, I-. no exawnra. tlon to aaarrt that th foremoat toplo oomp-lllng attention In Europe In general and Great Urltaln In particular, over. jha lowing the tnlla of domeatlc po'.ltlca. la tha remarkably agKrnmlve commercial pritrfy which tba United Blatea la mttnlfratliig. Hardly a nawpapr re view or publlo tiwaker during the paat month hna falli'd to no ike with what l.ait iridi America la coming Into iv yiwne waixtar. An "Ethical" ora mony wna prformed by Frederick llw rl-n IrnmMbaely attr tha civil era. mony. Ttui hJI waa dewrated with pkmu and llowert, but tha cc-Tifreeti6n waa wtxirly attired. Mr. Ilarriaon da. Ilvsred an aWrmu on "Ethloal Idaa of Wedlock.' T. V, O'Cramir'i "Mainly About Peo ple,' afTrtnr to tha rqwrt that tha Karl of Bhafubury la enraged to Miaa IhxtM, aaye that It la mora pnbable that me rort iiKUa oung man will ba the hanIjwme Irlih Vlacount rrifrhton, eld wrt eon of tha fourth Earl of Erne, and urutenant and adjutant In tha Royal Mure (Juarda. Hit family ara aoid to ba deairoua of accurlng tha match, and MJm OoaM U alwaya a"n with aoma mam bar of tha family at ail tha amart func tion over bora. Thra la conaldtrable bltterneaa In tha Frrru.-h roynIlM I relet becauae tha iueu naa noc entertained tba Duka and Ductioaa of Orleana, who ara now In England, although her m&Jeety haa ra calved a broad hint from tha court at Vb-nnu that auuh an Invitation would ba particularly acceptable at tha praaent mo. merit. Queen Victoria, bowver, while ana bad a great rurard for tha la.t Count of Ittrlt, doea not Ilka hit eon. Mora over, In view of tha praaent royallat Intrigue In Fran. her majeaty baa avoldod apacial attention to Kronen roy alist ' from political motlvea. 8ad newa haa been, received regarding tha condition of tha Prtncae Loulaa of Cobur. daughter of the King of Bel glana, Trboaa name figured In a painful acandal during the early part of tha year and who haa alnca been oonflned In a Private aaylucn In Auatrla. Tba Prinoeaa, who waa married with Prince Philip of 8axo-Cotxjrg-Gotha, eloped with Lieu truant Mnttarht-h-Ke1vtch in tba lat ter part of January laat. The prlnci later fought a duel whh the lieutenant with plttola ar.a tben with aworda and waa everely Injured in the right arm. Ha acquontly took. fti to obtain a di vorce from tha prinoeaa. Tha mind of llwi prlnceaa la atullly giving away and Ox-re la now llttlo hope of her aver ra gulning br Intellect. Tlie king of Italy will rerviva a curl- flrt .l. e In th aJIgtm. nt of the pow- ( ou Chr atmaa rrwilnr In th0 ahxpe of oonvarilon on Imbard trt rid on An Ideal Gift... Tou cannot taka a email amount of money and buy a Cbrtatmaa gift half ao aaaful aa Pair of Good Slippers. Wa bava tba largeet raaortmant avar ahown In tha otty, at tha vary lowat prloaa. John Halm, Tho Rotlnblo HI100 Dcnlor, THE PARKER HOUSE FlrBt-ClnBa In Every Renpect. BAR fliND BILLIARD BOOM Special Rates to Theatri cal Parties rontinitttcl bvuixu. - The manager of one of the grealeat London banks r-cntly drew an American butlnrev man Into hlx private orflce and anld. In 411 ae-ttruck tone: "Thla la tha dial u.ne In thn hiatory of finance that New York haa be?n In a position to die tate motity rut pa to London, Ilt-rllfl and Parta." uxixx 8virrrv K".ra. Coprrichfvl. Ibil. by AtMHtted ITeee. . . Int. llunttr ixsoTntx-r la wtndlna; up ith a ld trutp 'I14 prom, laea a aauiuiblo yule tide. Tha lixKton tut dri-ara lott a friend m th.) ltu Ilaron Perdlnund da Rotha- olUWI, who nrvamted evrv driver and conductor with a braoe of phmaanla and bottle of wine at Chruumaa. Tho drivera made a drcnonatratlon on Thurdu.y, the day of tha funrral of llurvn do Kotha. ohUd. cxpranlne: their avmouthy with tha duoaaaed by fastening on their whlpa tha uarun'a racing cutort. amber and dark blue, tba rlbbone being tied with a alio' of crp. liarun De Kothachlld left a for. tuna of about 2.000,000. or about S10.000.. 0, and haa made a gemroua gift to tha nation by bequeathing to tba BriUah muaeunt a magnificent collection of art ireaaurea of tha Renaiaeance period, and oartaJn Jewel a, ootnpriaine; aoma moat exqultKa atjrWnth century enamel and gold xrk and prtceleaa cxamjle of wa. pona and armor. Lord Iveagh, wnoaa mngnltu-wnt gt of SM.iMl pouikla ttl.2u0.0u0) to the J miner Institute, and who province to expend a llko amount In Improving the unmiol tary Hrai of lulxui. In nputtd to be tho rtcJieal Clirtatl.ut In the kingdom. It In eatltiiatwl that ho la worth U.OOii.tiiM pounds tl7U.w.t'Ui. U iritvo JCiO.inio iwutuia f.'M pOKt car a praying fur amnewty for tha twliUcaJ prtaonera convicted In i-orin'x:tkn with the recit trrmblin In Italy. The algnera are mpathlxcru with the prlaonora and they have lutwrsiiMj a monati-r tltl..n to parliament In tha ame aenae. Tha poat curJt b-r the liortmita of tho Imprisoned dtsputlea and editors, and will reach the king CbrlaU mat morning. The Sheffield Independent announces "on the highest authority" rhu the Duke of fork will not go to the United flute In K9. contrary to rc-porta th-u he might do to MUST HANG FOR MURDER Awful Crime for Which Topeka Youth Will Suf fer .the Penalty. MURDERED HIS FATHER Committed the Crime That He Might Aqolrethe Old Man's Life Insurance. CLEAR CASE AGAINST HIM Unsuccessful? Attempted to Brlte Me troes to Commit tbe Crime -Probable Murder Case at Spokane. SPANISH COMMISSION ACTED IN BAD FAITH. fti-funol 10 Kurnlah Copies of ' Crown Property In Cuba, aa Requested by the American Commission. XMV YORK. Dec. !4.-The World publishes the following Interview with Rear Admiral Sampson regarding the work of tha Cuban evacuation com mis sion, of whidh ha waa a member: "Its work la practically compMe." he said. "Wa hava reached a saris factory agreement upon all points except one, which. I confess, is likely to lead to con siderable future trouble, but will not lead to a renewal of hostilities. The eommls- rion u carefully Instructed by the Kttvernmein to obtain a complete Inven tory of every piece of crown property t pon which Just chum could be laid. This waa to extend to every province. Not a toot of land thud formerly belonged to Snairt waa to be overlooked. 'We had our own source of Informa tion, and immediately upon arrival took occasion to secure the original or nu. ttu-julc ooplea of certain recurd. When, TOPEKA, Ka., Dec. M.-"Gullty of murder In tba first degree" waa tha ver. dirt rutumed tonight In the case of young John Henry Colllna, charged f with tha uiuruur vi am laiaej, jaraea B. COUms, a prominent real estate and Insurance agent of Topeka, who waa shot aa be lay asleep In bed early one morning in May laat John Henry Colllna, the convict, was a student In tba Kansas state university and a lliy-ns. d lay reader of the lealing Protestant Episcopal church of Topeka. The motive of the crime waa found In tba youth's greed for money which Would come to him upon the dotith of his father. The elder Colllna carried CC.OOO life In surance and It waa provided that of this amount fG00 should go to the son. The you tat student waa enamored of Frances Baboocx, of Lawrence, whose family la considered wealthy, and tha iri:l developed the fact that Collina had lived beyond bis allowance. Jess Harper, of Lawrence, and Johnson Jordan, of Topeka. two notorious negroes, swore that Collins bad hired Johnson to assassinate his father. The negroes, after socurlttg money and valuables from the youth, refused to carry out their con tract, and then, according to their feati- Ifinatlon of th pear treaty, tho procU. matron will b cabled for earlier pro mulgation. This proclamation contains nothing not embraced In proclamation Issued for Bmtlago and Porto Kk-o. PEACE COMMIHHiONEIlS ARB HOME FROM PAIU;I. Arrived at New York Yesterday, Hut Refused to Ta.lk.Agonclllo AJao Returns Prom EuroTA NEW TORK, Dec. Tho t'nilod States peace commissioners arrived on tha Bt Louis today. Holding that U; rules governing their diplomatic mission are atlll in force, none of the wmmh. loners would apeak regarding their work at la; ( They took the first tttln for Washington, carrying with thera tha treaty of peace, which waa placed In President McKlnlny'a banda lata this afternoon. Tha Filipino envoys, Agonclllo and Ipes, following closely on th beets of tha paaca commissioners, returned to this city today on tha Etruria. They will go to Washington, where they will await tba arrival of Juan Luna, General Relgo da Bros and Dr. T. Joea, special 00 mm Is. locera sent out by Ajrulnaldo to tha American government. Ara you atlll opposed to tha annex. tlon of tbe rWUpplnee to tha United States V Agonclllo waa asked. Certainly I am, and why should not IT Haa not Admiral Dawey, In his official communication to tha United States government, said thai tha people of tha Philippines are more fitted for aeif-gov. eminent than those of Cuba? Dewry'a word ought to hava soma weighht, and. la It right to keep my countrymen back while you promise freedom to the people of Cubar CELEBRATED 17 ENDED. ALPANT. N. Y.. Dc. .-8tate Super. intendent of Pubiln Itrucilon -har!ea Skinner has girvi a decision In the cele. brated case of Edward Keyser, who pealed frrm the action of the board of education of PoturhkeerMia In leasing for school purposes two buildings owned by St. Peters Roman Catholic church and tha employment aa teachers of two sis. ttrs of charity, who dressed m the girb peculiar to their religious se:t and ara addressed usually in school by their Chls. tlan names preceded by the term 'sta'ef." Superintendent Skinner holds that tha wearing of religious garb by t-achers constitutes a sectarian lnflj-n. e which 0u1r.1t nut to be persist i tn. and that the Miss i same may be raid of the Ur.gi.,im In which such teachers ara addressed, and he holds that the continued lensing of church buildings for acbool purposes la not warranted as an emergency nHasiire. He directs that all these practices be discontinued. SEATTLE. Dec 2t--The title of tha Northern Pacific Railroad to nearly ,- monv. Coll inn hnieA thx h m,.A lOW.OflO acres of land In the state of N. P.'B TITLE INVALID. the job himself. Ha came to Topeka from Lawrwence, pleading sickness, and retired at the usu al hour, and, accordmg to tha theory of the state, rose before dayllghht and shot hla father aa the latter lay asleep In his bed. One of hla first acts after the muraer waa to run to a telegraph office and dispatch a message to Miss Bsbcock, In which he said: "Father Is dead; tell nothing." Washington is Invalid, arcordlng to tha majority report of the special state legis. latlve Investigating committee. The legis lature will be urged to make up the mat. ter with a view to restoring this Im. mense tract to the public domain. The legality of then transfer of granted lands of the Northern Pacific In this atate from the old Northern Peclflo Railroad Company, which received the lands under an act of congress to tha Northern Pacific Company of Wiscon sin, a corporation which succeeded the old company in the possession of tha line and Its property of 4 very description. DR. HAMILTON DEAD. A. J. MASON, Prop. AHTOHIA. OlilC. Ul,tMW) Inlvtf. to erect dwellings fori . ' ' T . . . .... , . , , . , 1 sentacivee on the commission for such peoplo of the working cluvses In London 1 , . . . ... ... Ian Inventorv we wen to'd tliat it had I been carefully made and sent to the THE PROOF of tha pudding la In tba eating and tha proof of liquors IS IN SAMPLING That'a an argument that'a con clualva a demonstration. Oura will stand tha teat HUGHES & CO. Ladies. Gents and Children m Handkerchiefs hi Linen Silk and Lawn EtfDliESS VARIETY. AMI PRICES. c. H. Cooper, ua-uuTHE LEADING HOUSE OF ASTORIA and Dublin. His present schesne la to IrobuUd the Hull Alley district of Dublin I Including tho urcytion of womon'a dwell I tngs, a conoort hall, reuding rooms, hatha I and a gymnasium. Lord lvongh wlU jexocule the wholo scheme at his own eprimo und w.ll linn pl.t o th.i prujierty In the hands of trunteea for the people. All society has lllttod to the country scots where tho guests am gathering for the Christmas parties. The Duke and Duchess of Devonshire are entertaining I lavishly at Cbntsworth House, Derby shire, where about two hundred guesre, Includlntr Mr. Henry White, the United States charge d'e flairs, and Mrs. Whito, and Lord Ueorge Hamilton, tha isoorelary of itato for India, will sloop 1 during tho next fortnight. The duke and I d lichens of Marlborough have a Inrge .party of relatives and friends at Blen- holm, and their well stocked coverts will ; be shot over. The Marlboroughs are ne gotiating for the purchase of the Seton house, one of the largest mansions m Lomhin. It Is adapted for entertaining on a genorous scale. The Duohosa of Marl, borough distributed the prises at the girls' high school at Oxford thla week. The Prince of Wales haa a bouse party at Sandrtngham, but It la vary quiet, owing to tho tact of the prinoeaa' mourn- ; lng and the loss of two of tha prinoe'i best frlonds, Mr. Christopher Sykes and the late Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild, Mr. Sykes, who Inherited an Immense fortune, practically ruined himself In "going the pace" with the Prince of Walea. Queen Victoria will spend Christmas at OstHirne House, Isle of Wight, In the old fashioned way. A royal baron of beef wlU adorn tho sideboard of the royal dining room, flanked by the tune-hon. ored bear's head and game, pie, The homo secretary this week released another Fenian, Terence McDermott, one I of tha Glasgow dynamiters who waa sen. I tenced to imprisonment for life at penal . servitude in 1883. He does not appear to 1 ba any the worse for his punishment and says he has dona with dynamiting and will start In Ufa afresh with the few pounds ha baa earned in prison. There waa a large gathering at West, minster town ball on Wednesday to wit ness the marriage of Dr. Stanton Colt, leoturer of the West London Ethical So ciety and formerly of New York City, peace commlMlonere at Pari. We de manded a copy, "which no doubt the Spaniards could easily have furnished. We waited two weeks, but never received it. There; Is every reason to believe that tho Slumlords hud Instructions from Madrid not to give It to us. This was an act of bad faith. Trouble is sure tto arise sooner or later out of this mut ter, because th.e United States will never budKe an Inch." "In what way did they attempt to old the existence of crown property?" was asked. "Much of It and many 01 the buildings h-ive boon seorotly trar'erred to private Individuals and corporations, ?k . . . religious corporations. This underhand work bear in some time ago, but most of rt has been done since the surrender of Santiago. Such sales are not valid In equity. The same rule will hoU regard Intf all the transfers of Spanish govern ment bulldrntrs to second pan lea" "What were tha foots at Santiago?" he was then asked. "They wwre very different front the representations made at the time of the surrender," replied the rear admiral. For example, General Wood was told t' at the Spanish gov-r.aieut absolute ly owned no property In Santiago except tha naval hospital. It was asserted that all other government buildings, even the custom house and tbe palace of the ov ernor of the province, were leased from private Individuals. This was untrue. Tho attempt to swindle the Cubans out of their Just rights was too tlimsy to ta overlooked by thhe United States as the custodians of their Interests The com mission is In possession of most of the original records and no fear need be feu that trickery of thla md will luocedQ. EVIDENl a OF AN AWFUL CRIME. SPOKANE. Dec. Sl-The charred bodies of two men were found this morn lng in the embers of the cabin burned last night, five miles north of mis city. Eight woodchoppers were living In the caora. I esc era ay they were paid off, and J CHICAGO. Dec. R Dr. John B. Hamll an oui Accrue Carroll and Oscar King ton. ex-suiweon general of the United came xo tne aty to celebrate Christmas. States marine hospital service, died In mere was a gallon of whisky in the Elgin, IU., tonight. For over a year" h oan ana it was at first thought the hus been superintendent of the asylum tor men oranK themselves into a drunken the insane at Elgin, and It was within stupor ana pertshvd In th burning build- the walls of that Imrtttutlon that ha Inir. Blood was found in the snow In breathed his last. While on a visit frwit of U.e cabin, and this and other east two weeks since Dr. Hamilfon was suspicious cir:jmstances suggested the 'atta ked by a severe cold and in a few possibility of a crime. The suslcion deep- days peritonitis developed; In spite of ened whwen it was found out Billy Banks ! ewytblntc that could be done he grew and Jack Davis, two of the six men who wo.-se. and on December 18 It wss decided came to town last night. rirted from the ; by Dr. Nicholas Senn that an operation others and stated that they Intended to was neefw.iary to save the patient's life, return ro the cabin. They have not since , The operation whs performed and at Its bei seen. conclusion Dr. Senn stated that in his The officers have a theory that they j opinion Dr. Hamilton had no chance of returned to the calrfn Friday night, quar. i recovery. 1 reled with Carroll and King, and were ; murdered. It is thought that Carroll and CASE GOES TO THE JURY. King, after killing Banks and David, fled 1 or went info biding. They came lierfc i X3W YORK, Dec. 24. Fayne Strahan ficm Kentucky about two month ago. i Moore, accused of "badgering" Martin i Mahon, appeared In court again today GENERAL OTrS ORDERED 10 TAKE POSSESSION OF ILOILO. Admiral Dewey to Detail the Concord and Charleston Do Aid the Troops Spain's Only Foothold. to and listened while Recorder Goff charged I the Jury In her case. The Jury retired to ' consider the verdict at 1:40 P. m. - The I jury come into the courtroom several ' times between noon and midnight for j Instructions, Inquiring particularly re. j gardlng the punishment which would go 1 ' degree. The recorder Instructed the Jury. men that they must not find their verdict simply to meet the punishment. The . law fixes the punishment, be sold, and with It the Jurymen had nothing to da The Jury was looked up at 2 o'clock for the night, having tailed to agree upon a verdict. KIA AT NORFOLK. NORFOLK. Vs., Dec. K-The captured SLOAN VISITS HIS PARENTS. KOKOMO, Ind Dec. M.-Jockey Tod Sloan has arrived here to apend Christ mas with his foster parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. G. Blouaer. This Is Tod's first Visit home since the beginning of bis turf career, ten years ago. G. A. R. INDORSES M'KINLEY. MILWAUKEE, Wis., Dec K-Walcott Post, the largest G. A. B, post In tha state, at a meeting has adopted resolu. tlona Indorsing tha aentlmenta expressed by President McKlnley oa his recent trip south. NEW YORK. Deo. M.-A special 'rem Washington says: Secretary , Alger has cabled General Otis at Manila to take possession of I Hollo at once. The step is taken In ad vance if formal rel'nqulshment of sov- ! ereimty by Spain on account of the j gravity of the situation there, it Is sup- ; posed. Hollo Is the only port In the Philippines now under Spanish control. ! and ft has been one constant fight wth ! Ihj ln.llMuit. .V . I . , . . jZZZ J . . v Spanish gunboats AlvaraU ard Sandoval VTf rV?, ly .that the arrived here today from Guantanama, sKS' -TST' ldlnJIoUo;wlthttCuba. under command of Lieutenants hundred sorters, and that citizen, nod j Blue Anderson asked him for warships to protect them. ! - - General Otis wlU probably send !tw resuiiems, una jcairurai jjewey is ex pected to detail the Charleston and Con cord to aid the troops. The Spaniards will willingly relinquish authority over Hollo, It Is understood, as they know they must evacuate soon. What the In surgents will do remains to be seen, but there is little fear In Washington of a serious clash, though the soldiers will be prepared for any emergency. The war department haa no confirma tion of the rumor that the Insurgents have captured llotlo. Should It prove true, General Otis may find some dl.flculty In dislodging them. It Is booed that the report Is false, as this government wants to occupy that position before the rebels get a foothold. Secretary Alger has issued no orders for taking any other point In the Phil ippines, and be Intimates no further step toward the occupancy of the group will be taken until the treaty of peace Is rat ified. The proclamation to ba Issued then haa been mailed to General Otis, but If It becomes necessary to assume control of tha whole archipellgo, before the rat. Baking Powder Made from pure cream of tartar. 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