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a r y la s t , o c c u r r e d t h e d e s t r u c t i o n of t h e
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t h e po is e a n d s t u r d y good s e n s e d i s t i n ­
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t o d e s p e r a t e re s o l v e to t o l e r a t e n o l o n g e r
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of inquiry e stablished t h a t th e origin of
t h e e x p lo s i o n w a s e x t e r n a l b y a s u b m a ­
r i n e m in e , a n d o n ly h a lte d , t h r o u g h l a c k
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b i l i t y of its a u t h o r s h i p .
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t i v e s u g g e s t i o n to c o n g r e s s to r e c e i v e i m ­
m e d i a t e a n s w e r to t h e d u t y o f m a k i n g
i n s t a n t p ro v is io n fo r t h e pos sib le a n d p e r ­
h a p s s p e e d ily p r o b a b l e e m e r g e n c y o f w a r ,
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p r o p r i a t i n g $50,000,000 “ f o r t h e n a t i o n a l d e ­
fense a n d for e ach a n d ev ery purpose co n ­
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discretion of th e p r e s id e n t / ’
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a m m u n i t i o n a n d s u p p lie s , a n d e v e n n u m ­
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t h e n a v y o f S p a in , w h i c h c o m p r i s e d m o d ­
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tio n n o t u n p r e p a r e d to m e e t t h e conflic t,
n o r w’a s t h e a p p r e h e n s i o n o f c o m i n g s t r i f e
co n fin e d to o u r o w n c o u n t r y . I t w a s fe lt
b y t h e c o n t i n e n t a l p o w e r s , w h ic h , o n A p ril
C. t h r o u g h t h e i r a m b a s s a d o r s a n d e n v o y s ,
a d d r e s s e d to t h e e x e c u t i v e a n e x p r e s s i o n
of hope t h a t h u m a n ity and m oderation
m i g h t m a r k th e c o u r s e o f th is g o v e r n ­
m e n t a n d pe ople , a n d t h a t f u r t h e r n e g o ­
t i a t i o n s w o u l d le ad to a n a t t e m p t , w h ic h ,
w h ile s e c u r i n g t h e m a i n t e n a n c e o f peac e!
w o u l d a ff ir m all n e c e s s a r y g u a r a n t e e s fo r
t h e r e - e s t a b l i s h m e n t o f o r d e r in C u b a .
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Still a n i m a t e d b y t h e hope of a p e a c e ­
f u l s o lu t i o n a n d o b e y i n g t h e d i c t a t e s of
d u t y , no e ffo r t w a s re l a x e d to b r i n g a b o u t
a s p e e d y e n d i n g of th e C u b a n s t r u g g l e .
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a c t i v e l y w i t h t h e g o v e r n m e n t of S p a in
lo o k i n g to t h e i m m e d i a t e c o n clu sio n o f a
s ix m o n t h * ’ a r m i s t i c e in C u b a w i t h a
v ie w to e ff ect t h e r e c o g n i t i o n of h e r p e o ­
p le 's r i g h t to in d e p e n d e n c e . B es id e s th is ,
the in s ta n t revocation of the o rd e r o f re ­
c o n c e n t r a t i o n w a s a s k e d , so t h a t t h e s u f ­
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e ff ort, m i g h t be p u t In a w a y t o s u p p o r t
them selves, a n d by orderly resu m p tio n of
t h e w e ll -n ig h d e s t r o y e d p r o d u c t i v e e n e r ­
gie s o f t h e i s l a n d c o n t r i b u t e to t h e r e s ­
t o r a t i o n o f Its t r a n q u i l l i t y a n d w e ll -b e in g.
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w a s i n t e r v e n t i o n a s a n e u t r a l to s t o p t h e w i t h i n five m ile s o f S a n t i a g o w a s w o n .
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m e n d e d f o r m a l d e c l a r a t i o n o f t h e e x i s t ­ d o r e S a m p s o n . I n less t h a n t h r e e h o u r s
e n c e of a s t a t e o f w a r b e tw e e n t h e U n i t e d a ll t h e S p a n i s h s h i p s w e r e d e s t r o y e d .
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v o t e d on t h e s a m e d a y t h e a c t a p p r o v e d r i a T e r e s a , A l m l r a n t e O q u e n d o , V i z c a y a
A p r. l 25, 1898, d e c l a r i n g t h e e x i s t e n c e of a n d C r i s t o b a l Colon w*ere d r i v e n a s h o r e .
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n a t i o n to c a r r y t h a t a c t i n to effect.
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p o i n t m e n t o f n o t m o r e t h a n five c o m m i s ­ e s te d in t h e c o n s t r u c t i o n a n d c o n t r o l of
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c o m m is s io n e r s a t H a v a n a a n d S a n J u a n , u p o n .
n o t h i n g c o n t a i n e d in t h i s a c t s h a ll he men who have chosen to spend the
T he P aris E x p o sitio n .
r e s p e c tiv e ly . T h e P o r t o Ric o J o in t c o m m i s ­
c o n s t r u e d a s a u t h o r i z i n g th e p e r m a n e n t
sio n s p e e d ily a c c o m p lis h e d Its t a s k , and
T h e r e Is n o w e v e r y p ro s p e c t t h a t th e i n c r e a s e o f t h e c o m m a n d o f e n lis te d f o r c e winter on the rich gold-bearing creeks
About 500 men will
b y O c to b e r 18 t h e e v a c u a t i o n o f t h e Is la nd p a r t i c i p a t i o n o f t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s In th e o f t h e r e g u l a r a r m y b e y o n d t h a t n o w p r o ­ of the Klondike.
w a s c o m p le te d . T h e U n i t e d S t a t e s flag u n i v e r s a l e x p o s i t i o n to be h e ld In P a r i s v id e d b y t h e l a w In force p r i o r to the winter on the creeks in the Allin river
w’a s r a is e d o v e r t h e is la nd a t noon t h a t In 1900 will be o n a s c a l e c o m m e n s u r a t e p a s e a g e of th is a c t e x c e p t a s to th e in ­ country.
d a y . T h e a d m i n i s t r a t i o n of Its a f fa irs h a s w i t h t h e a d v a n c e d p o s itio n h e ld b y o u r c r e a s e o f 25 m a j o r s p r o v id e d f o r in s e c tio n
b e e n p r o v is io n a lly I n t r u s t e d to a m i lit a r y
p r o d u c t s a n d i n d u s t r i e s in t h e w o r l d ’s 1 h e r e o f . ”
The navy department has made pub­
g o v e r n o r u n t i l c o n g r e s s «h a ll o t h e r w i s e c h i e f m a r t s . T h e p r e l i m i n a r y r e p o r t of
T h o I m p o r t a n c e o f le g is la ti o n f o r th e lic a report from Admiral Sampson,
p ro v id e .
T h e C u b a n jo in t h ig h c o m m i s ­ M o s e s P. H a n d y , w h o , u n d e r t h e a c t p e r m a n e n t In c re a s e o f th e a r m y is t h e r e ­
sio n h a s n o t y e t t e r m i n a t e d Its la b o rs . O w ­ a p p r o v e d J u l y 19, 1897, w a s a p p o i n t e d
f o r e m a n i f e s t , a n d t h e r e c o m m e n d a t i o n covering the operations of the United
in g to th e diffic ultie s In th e w a y o f r e m o v ­ s p e c i a l c o m m i s s i o n e r w i t h a v ie w o f s e ­ o f th e s e c r e t a r y o f w a r f o r t h a t p u r p o s e Stales blockading fleet otf Santiago
i n g t h e l a r g e n u m b e r o f S p a n is h t r o o p s c u r i n g all a t t a i n a b l e I n f o r m a t i o n n e c e s ­ h a s m y u n q u a li fie d a p p r o v a l . T h e r e c a n after the destruction
of Cervera’s
«till in C u b a , t h e e v a c u a t i o n c a n n o t be s a r y to a full a n d c o m p l e t e u n d e r s t a n d i n g be no q u e s t i o n t h a t a t th is tim e a n d p r o b ­
squadron. The report scores General
c o m p le te d b e f o r e t h e 1st o f J a n u a r y n e x t .
b y c o n g r e s s in r e g a r d to t h e p a r t i c i p a t i o n
a b l y f o r s o m e tim e In t h e f u t u r e 100,000
b y t h i s g o v e r n m e n t In th e P a r i s e x p o s i ­ m e n will be n o n e too m a n y to m e e t th e Shafter for making public im portant
T h e P e n c e C o m m ission .
P u r s u a n t to t h e fifth a rt i c l e o f t h e p ro ­ tio n. w a s la id b e f o r e y o u b y m y m e s s a g e n e c e s s it ie s o f th e s i t u a t i o n . At all e v e n t s , telegrams and refusing to recognize
toc ol, I a p p o in te d W illia m R. D a y , la te ly
o f D e c e m b e r 6, 1897, a n d « how s t h e la r g e w h e t h e r t h a t n u m b e r s h a l l be r e q u i r e d the admiral in tho surrender.
s e c r e t a r y o f s t a t e ; C u s h m a n K . D a v is,
o p p o r t u n i t i e s to m a k e k n o w n o u r n a t i o n a l p e r m a n e n t l y o r not, th e p o w e r s h o u ld bo
P iairie fires have caused great dam ­
W il lia m P. F r y e a n d G e o rg e G r a y , s e n a t o r « p r o g r e s s in a r t , s c i e n c e a n d m a n u f a c ­ g iv e n t o t h e p r e s i d e n t to enli st t h a t force
t u r e s , a s well a s t h e u r g e n t n e e d o f i m ­ if In h i s d i s c r e t i o n It s h o u ld be n e c e s ­ age in Oklahoma nud Indian territory
o f t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s , a n d W h i t e l a w Rei d,
to be pe a c e c o m m ls e lo n e r s on th e p a r t of m e d i a t e a n d a d e q u a t e p ro v is io n to e n a b l e s a r y , a n d t h e f u r t h e r d is c r e t io n sh o u ld duiing the past few days.
th e U nited States.
P r o c e e d i n g in d u e d u e a d v a n t a g e t h e r e o f to be t a k e n . Mr. be g iv e n h i m to r e c r u i t w i t h i n t h e a b o v e
A riot in a political club at Chicago
s e a s o n to P a r i s , t h e y t h e r e m e t , on th e
H a n d y ’s d e a t h so on a f t e r w a r d r e n d e r e d
li m it f r o m th e I n h a b i t a n t s of t h e is la n d s
1st o f O c to b e r , five c o m m i s s i o n e r s s i m ­ it n e c e s s a r y f o r a n o t h e r to t a k e u p a n d
w i t h t h e g o v e r n m e n t o f w h ic h w e a r e resulted in the death of one and the
ila rly a p p o in te d on th e p a r t o f Spain. Tho c o m p l e t e h is u n f i n i s h e d w o r k , a n d J a n u ­ c h a r g e d .
wounding of several others.
n e g o t i a t i o n « h a v e m a d e ho p e fu l p r o g r e s s , a r y 11 la st , Mr. T h o m n s W . C rid le r, t h ir d
V o l u n t e e r * t o He S e n t H o m e .
so t h a t I t r u s t «oon to be a b le to la y a a s s i s t a n t s e c r e t a r y o f s t a t e , w a s d e s i g ­
John Warnock, a deputy sheriff, was
I t Is m y p u r p o s e to m u s t e r o u t t h e e n ­
definite t r e a t y o f p e a c e b e f o r e t h e s e n a t e ,
n a t e d to fulfill t h a t t a s k . H is r e p o r t w a s
shot and killed at Birmingham, Ala.,
ti r e v o l u n t e e r a r m y a s «oon a s c o n g r e s s
la id b e f o r e y ou by m y m e s s a g e o f J u n e
w i t h a r e v i e w o f t h e s te p s l e a d in g to its
signature.
14, 1898, w i t h t h e g r a t i f y i n g
r e s u l t o f s h a l l p r o v id e f o r t h e in c r e a s e of t h e r e g u ­ by an escaped negro convict, whom he
The murderer
I do n o t d is c u s s a t th is tim e t h e g o v e r n ­ a w a k e n i n g r e n e w e d i n t e r e s t in t h e p r o ­ l a r e s t a b l i s h m e n t . T h i s will be o n ly a n was trying to arrest.
a c t of j u s tic e , a n d will be m u c h a p p r e ­
m e n t o r t h e f u t u r e o f the n e w p o s se ss io n s
j e c t e d d i s p la y .
•scaped.
w h ic h will c ome to u s a s t h e r e s u lt o f the T r a d e R e l a t i o n s W i t h F r a n c e a n d c i a t e d b y th e b r a v e m e n w h o le ft t h e i r
h o m e s a n d e m p l o y m e n t s to he lp th e coun.
An illicit whisky still as a side issue
w a r w ith S p a in .
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t r y in It« e m e r g e n c y .
be a p p r o p r i a t e a f t e r th e t r e a t y of p e a c e
of a plant for the unlaw ful manufacture
T h e com m ercial a rra n g e m e n ts made
s h a ll be ra ti fie d.
In t h e m e a n t i m e , a n d
w i t h F r a n c e on M a y 28, 1898, u n d e r th e
and imitation of well-known brands of
P O S T A L HER VICE.
u n ti l c o n gre «« h a s le g is la te d o t h e r w i s e , It p r o v i s i o n s o f s e c tio n 3, o f t h e t a r i f f a c t
wine has been unearthed near the heart
wil l be m y d u t y to c o n tin u e t h e m i l i t a r y
of 1897, w e n t i n to e ffe c t on J u n e 1 f o l l o w ­ E x t r a o r d i n a r y G r o w t h a n d G r a t i f y i n g
of Chicago.
g o v e r n m e n t w hic h h a s e x is te d s in c e o u r in g. I t h a s re lie v e d a p o r t i o n o f o u r e x ­
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The cession of Cuba, Porto Rico and
In life a n d p r o p e r t y a n d e n c o u r a g e m e n t
F u r t h e r n e g o t i a t i o n s a r e now p e n d in g
the Philippines was practically accom­
u n d e r a J u s t a n d be n e f ic e n t rule.
T h e p o s t a l s e r v ic e o f t h e c o u n t r y a d ­
u n d e r s e c tio n 4 o f t h e s a m e a c t , w i t h a
plished at Wednesday's session of the
v i e w to t h e i n c r e a s e o f t r a d e b e t w e e n
vances w ith e x trao rd in ary grow th. W ithin
OUR F O R E I G N R E LA T IO NS .
These aie the
t h e t w o c o u n t r i e s to t h e i r m u t u a l a d ­ 20 y e a r s b o t h t h e r e v e n u e s a n d e x p e n d i ­ !>eaoe commission.
v a n t a g e . N e g o t i a t i o n s w i t h o t h e r g o v e r n ­ t u r e s o f t h e p oat office d e p a r t m e n t h a v e three main articles.
A s i d e F r o m S p a i n W e H a v e H a d No m e n t s , in p a r t I n t e r r u p t e d b y th e w a r
Two hunrded lives lost, 50 vessels
Serious D ifferen ces W ith O ther
w i t h S p a in , a r e In p r o g r e s s u n d e r b o t h m u l t i p l i e d t h r e e - f o l d . I n t h e la«t 10 y e a r s
O u r p o s ta l totally wrecked arid 49 others hopeless­
s e c t i o n s o f t h e t a r i f f a c t . I h o p e to be t h e y h a v e n e a r l y d o u b le d .
N ation s.
a b l e to a n n o u n c e s o m e o f t h e r e s u l t s of b u s i n e s s g r o w s m u c h m o r e ra p id ly t h a n
ly stranded, and the worst probably not
W i t h th e e x c e p t i o n o f th e r u p t u r e w i t h t h e s e n e g o t i a t i o n s d u r i n g t h e p r e s e n t s e s ­ o u r p o p u l a t i o n . I t n o w in v o lv e s a n e x p e n ­ known, is the latest news from the fear­
s io n o f c o n g r e s s .
d i t u r e o f $100,000,000 a y e a r , n u m b e r s 73,000 ful Atlantic storm.
Spa in, th e I n te r c o u r s e o f th e U n i t e d S ta te s
w ith t h e g r e a t f a m i l y o f n a t i o n s h a « b e en
pos tofficee a n d e n ro ll s 200,000 e m p lo y e s.
A N N E X A T IO N O F H A W A I I .
A freight train on the Norfolk &
m a r k e d w i t h c o rd ia lity , a n d t h e c lose o f
T h i « r e m a r k a b l e e x t e n s i o n o f a s er v ic e ,
t h e e v e n t f u l y e a r finds m o s t o f t h e Issu es E x l s i l n f r L a w s In F o r c e P e n d in g ; A c ­ w h i c h is u n a c c u r a t e in d e x of th e pu bli c
Western railroad went through a bridge
t h a t n e c e s s a r i l y a r i s e in th e c o m p le x r e l a ­
The fireman was
c o n d itio n s , p r e s e n t « g r a t i f y i n g e v id e n c e of near Riverside, Va.
tion by C ongress.
ti o n s o f s o v e r e i g n s t a t e s a d j u s t e d or p r e ­
t h e a d v a n c e m e n t o f e d u c a t i o n , of t h e in­ killed, the engineer seriously scalded
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and a brakeman fatally injured.
P e n d in g th e consideration by th e s e n a te
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o f t h e t r e a t y s ig n e d J u n e 16, 1897, b y t h e a c t i v i t y a n d of t h e I m p r o v e m e n t of m a il
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f a c il it ie s , le u d in g to t h e i r c o n s t a n t l y a u g ­
A l o n g - u n s e t t l e d d i s p u t e a s to t h e e x ­ p l e n i p o t e n t i a r i e s of t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s a n d
Company have been tiled with the sec­
t e n d e d b o u n d a r y b e t w e e n t h e A r g e n t i n e o f t h e re p u b l i c o f H a w a i i , p r o v i d i n g fo r m e n t i n g use.
T h e w a r w i t h S p a in laid n e w a n d e x c e p ­ retary of state of Washington, and
r e p u b l i c a n d C hile , s t r e t c h i n g a l o n g t h e t h e a n n e x a t i o n o f t h e Is la nd, a J oin t r e s o ­
A n d e a n c r e s t s , f r o m t h e s o u t h e r n b o r ­ l u tio n to a c c o m p l i s h t h e s a m e p u r p o s e by tio n a l l a b o r s on th e pos tofflee d e p a r t m e n t . show th a t the extensions in Oregon,
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d e r o f t h e A t a c a m a d e s e r t t o t h e M a g e l ­ a c c e p t i n g t h e off er ed c e s s io n a n d i n c o r ­
In to t h e f o r c e s of t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s r e q u i r e d s p e ­ Washington and Idaho have long been
lan s tra its , n e a r ly a th ird of th e le n g th p o r a tin g th e ceded t e r r i to r y
o f t h e S o u t h A m e r i c a n c o n t i n e n t , a s ­ U n i o n w a s a d o p t e d b y c o n g r e s s a n d a p ­ c ia l m a il a r r a n g e m e n t s f o r e v e r y c a m p in contemplation.
s u m e d a n a c u t e s t a g e In t h e e a r l y p a r t p r o v e d J u l y 7. 1898. I t h e r e u p o n d i r e c t e d a n d e v e r y c a m p a i g n . T h e c o m m u n i c a t i o n
At the Loyal Legion banquet given
o f th e y e a r an d afforded this g o v e rn m e n t the U nited S ta te s s te a m e r Philad elp h ia betw een hom e an d c am p w as n a tu ra lly
In Manila 69 guests were present.
o c c a s i o n to e x p r e s s t h e h o p e t h a t t h e r e ­ to c o n v e y R e a r - A d m i r a l M il le r to H o n o ­ e a g e r a n d e x p e c t a n t . In s o m e o f tfie I
s o r t to a r b i t r a t i o n , a l r e a d y c o n t e m p l a t e d l u l u a n d e n t r u s t e d to h i * h a n d s t h i s i m ­ l a r g e r pla ce« of r e n d e z v o u s a« m a n y a s j Nearly every oommandery was repre­
b y e x i s t i n g c o n v e n t i o n s b e t w e e n th e p a r ­ p o r t a n t leglr, lative a c t to b e d e l i v e r e d to 50,000 l e t t e r s a clay r e q u i r e d h a n d l i n g .
sented.
General Anderson presided
ties, m i g h t p r e v a i l , d e s p i t e t h e g r a v e diffi­ t h o p r e s i d e n t o f t h e r e p u b l i c o f H a w a i i , T h i s n e c e s s i t y w a s m e t b y t h e p r o m p t and Rear-Admiral Dewey was received
c u ltie s a r i s i n g in Its a p p l i c a t i o n .
I a m w i t h w h o m t h e a d m i r a l a n d t h e U n ite d d e t a i l o f e x p e r i e n c e d m e n f r o m t h e e s ­
h a p p y to s a y t h a t a r r a n g e m e n t s to th is S t a t e s m i n i s t e r w e re a u t h o r i z e d to m a k e t a b l i s h e d f o r c e a n d by d i r e c t i n g all th e by a guard of honor from the Oregon
regiment.
end h a v e been perfected, the q u estio n s of a p p ro p ria te a r r a n g e m e n ts for t r a n s f e r ­ ln « tru m en talltles of th e r a h w a y mail and
f a c t u p o n w h i c h t h e r e s p e c t i v e c o m m i s ­ r i n g t h e s o v e r e i g n t y o f t h e I s la n d s to t h e postofflee s e r v i c e so f a r a s n e c e s s a r y to
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c o u r s e o f r e f e r e n c e to h e r B r i t a n n i c m a ­ p r e s s l v e l y a c c o m p l i s h e d on A u g u s t 12 la s t , | e m p o w e r i n g th e p o « t m a s t e r - g e n e r a l to e s ­ Clara, and the Red Cross has been ap­
prompt relief.
j e s t y f o r d e t e r m i n a t i o n . A r e s i d u a l d i f ­ b y t h e d e l i v e r y o f a c e rti fi e d c o p y of t a b l i s h a n office o r b r a n c h a t e v e r y mili­ pealed to to furnish
fe r e n c e , t o u c h i n g t h e n o r t h e r n b o u n d a r y t h e r e s o lu tio n to P r e s i d e n t Dole, w h o t a r y c a m p o r s t a t i o n , a n d u n d e r th is a u ­ Women and children are suffering.
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e x i s t i n g t r e a t i e s p r o v id e d no a d e q u a t e a d ­ t i v e o f t h e g o v e r n m e n t o f t h e U n i t e d ily p u t i n t o e ff ectiv e o p e r a tio n .
have died. The Cuban troops are also
j u s t m e n t , bid s f a i r to be s e t t l e d in lik e S t a t e « t h e s o v e r e i g n t y a n d p u b lic p r o p ­
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The Red Cross will promptly
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Claude M. Johnson, director of the
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A r g e n t i n e g o v e r n m e n t w i t h a v ie w to r e ­ m e n t o f t h e n p u b lic o f H a w a i i s h o u l d 1800, t h e a r c h i v e s a n d g e n e r a l offices o f t h e
bureau of engraving and printing, in
m o v i n g d if f e r e n c e s o f r a t e c h a r g e s I m ­ c o n t i n u e to he e x e r c i s e d b y t h o s e off icers f e d e r a l g o v e r n m e n t w e r e r e m o v e d to th is
his annual report shows that during the
p o s e d u p o n th e c a b l e s o f a n A m e r i c a n u n t i l c o n g r e s s s h o u d p r o v i d e a g o v e r n ­ p la c e. O n t h e 17th o f N o v e m b e r , 1800, th a
c o r p o r a t i o n in t h e t r a n s m i s s i o n b e t w e e n m e n t fo r t h e I n c o r p o r a t e d t e r r i t o r y , s u b ­ n a t i o n a l c o n g r e s s m e t h e r e f o r t h e fi rst year there were 93 ,97 9 ,4 7 8 sheets of
B u e n o s A y r e s a n d t h e c itie s o f U r u g u a y j e c t to m y p o w e r to r e m o v e s u c h off icers ti m e a n d a s s u m e d e x c l u s i v e c o n t r o l o f siarn|)s and
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a n d B r a z i l o f t h r o u g h m e s s a g e s p a s s i n g a n d to fill v a c a n c i e s . T h e p r e s e n t offi­ t h e fe d' -r al d i s t r i c t a n d cit y. T h i s i n t e r ­ printed and delivered at a cost of $1,-
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570,698.
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T h e c o m m i s s i o n e r s h a v i n g fu lfilled t h e [ o f l a b o r a n d o f t h e p r i n c i p l e o f a r b i t r a ­ half a million dollars (rom a New York
w o r t h o f s u c h a r e s u lt In m a k i n g k n o w n
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tion. She will go to Faria toon to com­
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will h a v e t h e e a r n e s t c o n s i d e r a t i o n
plete h e r nautical education.
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