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TWENTY-SIXTH YEAR. NO. 82.
FIRST ANNEXATION SPEECH
Made In the House By Williams
of Mississippi
STRONGLY OPPOSED TO THE POLICY
In the Senate Teller Talks on Annexation Law and Ex-Queen
Liliuokalani Files a Protest Against the
Seizure of Her Land
Associated Tress Special Wire
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20.--The bouse to
day listened to the first speech on the an
nexation of the Philippines. Mr. Williams
of Mississippi, a Democratic member of the
foreign affairs commit tee, in all hour's
speech, stated bis opposition to a policy
Which would bring tlie islands under the'
sphere of the United States' influence. He
contended that it would be hostile to the
spirit of our institutions to efasumecontrol
over 9,000,000 unwilling souls; that annex
ation would cost us |140,000,000 n year: that
the annexation of the islands met none of
the tests which applied to our past acqui
sition of territory, and would be a mistake
from a social, political ami material stand
point.
Mr. Williams' remarks received can-ful
attention, and several times drew applause
from his Democratic colleagues.
The agricultural appropriation bill was
passed without material amendment. It
curries $3,690,322, or 1187,120 more than tho
current law.
At the opening of the house tad.iy, Mr.
Cannon called up the conference report on
the Army and Navy Deficiency bill and
moved its adoption.
Mr. De Armond (Dem.) of Missourlasked
whether the reappropriation of balance of
the 100,000,000 to be expended under the di
rection of the President would in any way
sanction or authorize the payment of that
fund of 9100,000 each to While-law Reid
and Judge Day for services as peace com
niii sioners.
.Mr. Cannon said he knew nothing about
it and on his statement that this reappro
priation made no change authorizing such
an expenditure, the report was adopted.
The House next took up the agricultural
appropriation bill.
The house went into committee of the
whole on the agricultural appropriation bill.
Mr. Wadsworth, Republican, of New York,
explained that it carried $3,090,322, an in
crease of 5157,12U over the current law.
Mr. Williams of Mississippi took advan
tage of the latitude allowed in debate while
iv iiniitce ot the whole, to make an ar
itumcat against the annexation of the Phil
ippines. Physically, he said, the islands
would prove a great disappointment. They
were thickly populated with peoples of
heterogenous races. They could never af
ford homes or opportunity tor American
citizens, in the annexation of territory in
the past, the area annexed had always been
contiguous, except in the case of Alaska,
and we had in each ease increased our pop
ulation and our power of national defeone,
These had been the tests in tbe past. The
Philippines fulfilled none of these tests.
In ease Cuba should be willing in the fu
ture to throw her lot with us, the case
would be different. Sixty-six per cent of
Cuba's population was Caucasian, a fact
not generally known. Her people could
easily be assimilated. Cuba was practically
contiguous. She lay directly within the
sphere of American influence.
While he opposed the annexation, he said
he should not return the Philippines to
Spain. "I should leave tlie islands where
they were the day alter Dewey's glorious
victorj at Manila. I should haul down the
American Hag. lam for the Hag for what
it means, not for itself. It is nothing but a
piece of bunting, and when some one an
nounces that it must not come down, I care
not how high his station, he says something
unworthy of himself and his country. The
Hag sould come down if it is right that it
should do so, and the American people
must pull it down. We would not let any
other country do it." (Prolonged applause
on the Democratic side.)
Proceeding, Mr. Williams said that if the
Philippines could not take care of them
selves, they would fall under the influence
of France or (iermany. Our interest in
them was a commercial interest. We had
in the east generally an interest in an "open
door" policy. If any oiiier country got pos
session of the Philippines it would not be
worse than Spain did. In any event, our
trade with the Philippines was a mere drop
in the bucket, anel if we retained possession
of them we would sacrifice tlie open door
policy in the Orient or go back on the con
stitution. There was still another solution
of the problem, Mr. Williams said. If we
did not want to give the island- their inde
pendence, or let them fall under the sway
of another country, we could siellejhem as a
war indemnity to England. She would
bring to them civilization.
The provision inserted in the bill to be
based as a means of retaliating against Ger
many and other countries was passed with a
slight amendment which gives the secretary
of the treasury discretion in refusing the
delivery of goods adulterated instead of mak
ing refusal to deliver such good.s mandatory.
A provision in the bill to grant leaves of
absence to employes of tlie bureau of animal
industry outside of Washington went out
on a point of oreler, and the bill was passed
without further amendment.
At 5 o'clock the house adjourned.
IN THE SENATE
Senator Teller Talks on the Law of
Annexation
WASHINGTON, Dec 20.—Senator Tel
ler occupied the first half of the senate with
a speech in advocacy of the theory that there
are no restrictions upon the right of the
United States to expand its borders so as to
include far distant territory. He went
quite thoroughly into the legal points bear
ing upon tlie question, and incidentally dis
cussed at some length the form of govern
ment fe.-r the Philippines, saying that he
would, encourage self-government among
the islanders, and would give them the
most liberal givernment which they were
capable of conducting, but that he would
not take down the Ann riean Hag where
cure planted. Tlie remainder of the sessioi
was given up to tlie Nicaragua canal bill.
Senator Call'ciy was tlie only speaker on
this subject, and he opposed the Morgan
bill.
Tiie House resolution providing to ad
journ Congress from December '-'1 to Jan-
Uarly 4 was adopted without division.
.Mr. Oallinger of New Hampshire favor
ably reported Mr. Proctor's resolution pro
viding for a committee of Senators to visit
Cuba and Porto Rico with a view to as
cci l,lining the conditions on the islands and
reporting them with recommendations to
the Senate, but on Mr. Hale's objection to
present consideration the resolution was
placed on the calendar.
(lv motion of Mr. Hoar of Massachusetts
it was ordered that on February 22, im
mediately alter the Senate convened, Wash
ington's Farewell Address be read by Mr.
\\ oleott of Colorado.
A lull authorizing General M. E. Hates
of the United States Army to accept the
designation of the Legion' of Honor, pre
sented by the President of the French re
public, was passed.
A bill to extend the time for the construc
tion of a bridge across the Columbia river
between the Mates of Oregon and Washing
ton by the Oregon and Washington bridge
Company was passed.
In accordance with notice given yester
day, Mr. Teller of Colorado today addressed
the senate on .Mr. Vest's resolution declar
ing that under the constitution no authority
is given to acquire territory to be held and
governed permanently as colonies. Mr.
Teller's address was a constitutional argu
ment. He did not think there was the
slightest question of the power of this gov
ernment to acquire foreign territory.
"if we arc a nation" he declared, " we
have the power to exercise the right of a
nation -all tho rights of any sovereign
power."
Referring to the territory acquired by the
i niteo ;-n.ue» uurmg tne recent war, Mr.
Teller said:
"We have already acquired this territory.
We need, as a matter of fact, no treaty
with Spain to confirm our right to it. By
right of conquest—a right undisputed—we
conic into possession of Cuba, Porto Kico,
and the Asiatic archipeiagb. They are ours
just as certainly as they could be made so
by treaty.
"We can confer statehood upon those
territories whenever iv our judgment it is
proper to do so. Nobody can call into
question our right to exercise our judg
ment in this matter.
"It we acquire territory," he continued,
"the very act carries with it the right to
govern.
"If tliis government will cay to the peo
ple* of this acquired territory, "We will give
you self-government,' we will not need an
army of 00,000 men in Cuba, 20,000 men in
Porto Rico and 30,000 in the Philippines,
lo say this to those people is the only way
to escape a great standing army.
"1 am not one to turn these possessions
back to .Spain, hut 1 do believe that we
ought to give them the opportunity to gov
ern themselves. J may say that nobody
wants these possessions made into states
now. No publio man is in favor of such a
plan, sa) far as I am aware, yet, in the course
of time, we may take them in."
So far and as soon as possible Mr. Teller
believed the inhabitants ot Cuba should be
given sell-government, but he did not be
lieve that the United States should leave
tlie infant power thus established as a prey
ot any other nation, either through conquest
or treaty. He believed it folly to talk of
"imperialism" as applied to this country.
No man or senate of men had any intention
of establishing in this country tlie European
policy of imperialism and none would
champion such a course.
Mr. Teller said he knew that the Filipinos
were incapable of establishing a government
equal to the government of our states, and
that he would encourage committees among
them to establish the best governments they
were capable of. He would not go to war
with the people of the Philippines in order
to force our institutions upon them. He
would consult them as to the form of gov
ernment, and he believed that by pursuing
this course we should avoid the necessity
of war with the natives. Their government
might not be as perfect as ours, hut all ac
counts agreed that the natives were tracta
ble and intelligent and capable of progress.
THE CANAL BILL
At 2 o'clock the Nicaraguan canal bill,
the unfinished business, was takeni up to
the displacement of the registry measure.
Mr. Caffery spoke in opposition to the canal
bill. He said the proposition to connect the
two oceans by means of a canal was so at
tractive to the imagination as to cause
many people to accept it as a wise enter
prise regardless of appeal to reason on its
merits. He deprecated the personal attacks
upon the members of the Maritime Canal
company, but indicated his belief that the
bill was an attack upon the treasury of the
United States.
He declared the enterprise under the bill
was in violation of the Clay-Bulwer treaty,
in contravention to the concession from the
isthmian countries and in opposition to
our own. constitution. These propositions
he undertook to maintain by an analysis
of the bill by sections.
While Mr. Caffery was speaking, a mes
sage was received' from the house of repre
sentatives announcing that an amendment
of the senate —the final question in contro
versy to the war and navy deficiency bill—
THE HERALD
SPRECKELS IS STILL WAITING
For the Answer of the Southern Sena^
torial Candidate
A Grand Army Man Springs a New Argument Against Burns,
Whose Section Would Not Be Well Received by the
Citizens of the Mexican Republic
4- Special to The Herald. 4.
4- SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 20.—John D. Spreckels and his organ, the Call, are still waiting for Would-be Senator 4
-- Grant to answer tlie peculiar charges made by the Call a few days'ago. The assertion was that Grant had "promised a 4
-- prominent Republican," that if elected he would resign after a year's service in favor of the man to whom the promise 4
-- was made, and there is no question that by "prominent Republican" the Call meant none other than Mr. Spreckels 4
-- himself. 4.
4- The Call has said nothing more about the matter. Nor has Grant. The latter's manager, Milton Green, has denied 4
-- the truth of the story—denied it emphatically. Green tells the truth, even if he is an astute politician—every one admits 4
-- that to be his reputation—but the explanation of Spreckels' "friend" is that when Grant made such a promise he was far 4
-- from the Green leading strings—escaped, as it were, from his guardian—a thing that is not allowed to happen frequently. 4
-- More on this topic is expected from Spreckels soon. 4.
4- When questioned today as to Gage's charges that Grant and his friends "knifed" Gage during the campaign, Grant 4
+ declined to talk. He pondered over this question and then drew himself up with dignity. 4
-- "You may say," said he, "that I will not enter into any controversy with Mr. Gage." 4
-- That was all Mr. Grant could be induced to say. He evidently intended to continue carrying out his policy of 4
-- silence despite anything that migt be said about him. , 4.
4- A NEW OBJECTION TO BURNS 4.
4- There was no striking change in the situation today. E. A. Sherman, a Grand Army veteran, is out with a "legal 4>
4- international" objection to Burns'. He says: 4.
4- "National etignity and honor would naturally prompt Mexico to from all diplomatic intercourse, and 4
-- deem it to be an insult to herself, to have one amenable for real or alleged criminal action before its courts, to be made 4
-- one of the highest treaty making bodies of the l'nited States in any internatioi al matter whatever. A criminal or 4
-- rascal at home may, to our disgrace, b elected to the United States senate; that is our local shame. But we cannot 4
-- elect or place a man in that body who is a fugitive under bonds and charged with a crime by a friendly nation with 4
-- which we are holding international, commercial and financial relations." 4.
4- 4- 4- 4* 4- 4* 4- 4- 4- 4- 4- 4- 4- 4- 4- 4- 4- * 4- 4- 4 4- 4- 4- 4- 4- 4- 4- 4- 4- 4- 4- 4r 4- 4- 4- 4- 4- 4- 4- 4- 4- 4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-
had been agreed to. This passed the meas
ure, and as soon as signed it will go to the
president.
AVitbout having concluded his remarks
Mr. Caffery, at 4:10 o'clock, yielded to Mr.
Callinger, and on his motion the senate
went into executive session.
At 5:10 o'clock the senate adjourned.
Confirmations
The senate today confirmed' these nom
inations: K. A, Friedrich of California,
district attorney for the District of
Alaska. To be marshal: F. C. Ramsey,
district of Idaho. Arizona—J. Mahoney,
Winelow.
HAWAIIA'S EX-QUEEN
Protests Against the Seizure of Her
Property
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20.-Ex-Queen
Liliuokalani of Hawaii today introduced in
the Senate the following protest against the
appropriation of the crown lands of Hawaii
by the United States, as follows:
"To the Senate of the United States: I,
Liliuokalani of Hawaii, named heir apparent
on the 18th day of April, 1877, and pro
claimed queen of the Hawaiian Islands on
the 20th day of January, 1891, do hereby
earnestly and respectfully protest against
the assertion of ownership by the United
States' of America of the so-called Hawaiian
crown lands, amounting to about 1,000,000
acres, and which are my property, and I
especially protest against such assertion of
ownership as taking of property without due •
LOS ANGELES, WEDNESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 21, JB9B
THE NEW SENATOR
process of law and without just or other
compensation.
"Further supplementing my protest of
June 17, 1897, I call upon the President and
the National Legislature and the people of
the United States to do justice in this, mat
ter and to restore to me this property, ihe
enjoyment of which is being withheld from
me by your government under what must be
a misapprehension of any right and title.
"LILIUOKALANI."
IN COMMITTEE
The Hawaiian Bill Almost Beady for
Beport
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20.—The senate
committee on foreign relations has made
such progress with the Hawaiian govern
ment annexation bill that hopes are ex
pressed by tbe members of the committee
at the closing of today's session that it
would be concluded tomorrow. It is not
absolutely assured, but the committee is
working hard Do this end, because of the
anxiety to reach the bill before the ad
journment of congress for the holidays. The
committee continues to make amendments
to the bill, but the members decline to
g : ve out any official statement concerning
them. Among the changes made today were
some relating to'the qualifications of voters
for members of the legislature, but the na
ture of the changes was not announced.
When the committee adjourned today it
had completed its consideration oi 70 of the
102 sections of the measure. The portions
yet to be taken hp dwell largely with the
duties of the officials of the proposed terri
tory.
The Hull Army Bill
WASHINGTON, Dec 20.—The House
Committee on Military Affairs this after
noon ordered a favorable report on the
Hull bill, increasing the regular army to one
hundred thousand men. The vote was
eight to live on party lines.
BILLS INTRODUCED
A Move to Pension the Confederate
Soldiers
' WASHINGTON, Dec. 20—Senator But
ler of North Carolina today gave notice of
an amendment he will introduce to the
pension appropriation bill pensioning ex
confederate soldiers. The amendment fol
lows:
That from and after the passage of this
bill every pension. 'aw on the statute books
shall apply to every invalid soldier, widow,
minor child, dependent relative, the army
nurses and'ail other pensioners who may be
able to prove their claim under the present
pension laws, without regard to whether
said soldier enlisted in the federal or con
federate service of the civil war of 1801-OV),
provided that those enlisted in the confed
erate service shall not draw any back pen
sion prior to the passage of this bill, but
their claim under existing laws shall begin
and become operative with the passage of
this bill.
Sir. Hawley of Texas today introduced a
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SHAFTER TAKES THE STAND
To Tell the Story of the Santiago
Campaign
THE EXPEDITION WAS A SUCCESS
In Looking Back on Past Events the General Sees Nothing
With Which to Find Fault In His Plans
of Campaign
Associated Press Special Wire
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20.- General Shaf
ter appeared rather Unexpectedly before the
war investigation commission this after
noon tind tolil his story of the Santiago ex
pedition. He- was supported by his aid •,
Col. Miley, who was witli him in Cuba,
and Hankie! by a large portmanteau of pa
pers, to which bis aide occasionally applied
for reference. General Shaffer's story of
the operations around Santiago was tersely
told, but. was quite vivid in its recital and
interesting in detail.
A BRIEF SUMMARY
Tlriefly summed up, his estimate of the
Santiago expedition was that it had been
a military success and cheap at the cost of
500 men lost in the light. He considered
the expedition to have been as well fitted
out as the time allowed would permit, and
saiil that in looking back he had no crit
icism of his plans to make and would not
change them if the events had to be gone
through again. He said he had no com
pla'ots of any sort to make anel woulel be
loathe to intrude them at this time if he
had.
The commission stutcd that General Miles
today communicated to the commission his
unwillingness to volunteer testimony. A
message was accordingly sent to the ail
jntnnt general directing him to request
the appearance of General Miles before the
hoard. Xo reply had been received to this
communication when General Shatter
rather unexepectedly appeared.
A DETAILED ACCOUNT
After a brief preface, General Shafter 1
went into a detailed account of his prepar- 1
ations for the Santiago expedition. He said
Ids plans were changed three times by the
department, He said the transport fleet
was not sufficiently large to accommodate
17,000 men for any length of time at sea,
but all were so anxious to go that he risked
considerable crowding to take all the men
possible. He admitted that he took chances
in this, but said the weather was good and
there was no mishap to regret. The men
were regulars almost entirely, fully
equipped, and he saw that they were made
as comfortable as circumstances permitted.
MEDICAL SUPPLIES
As to medical supplies General Shafter
said:
"You know that medical supplies are the
one thing that a commanding general or a
line officer never knows anything about.
Tiie surgeon is supposed to know what lie
wants. Sly medical officer said he thought
he bail enough medical supplies for the
temporary service to which we thought we
were destined. Events proved, however,
that the surgeon was mistaken. The am
munition supply was amplle."
As to supplies General Shafter said there
was nothing essential left behind.
AMBULANCES
"How about ambulances?" asked General
Heaver.
"As to those ambulances," said General
Shafter, "1 take the whole responsibility on
myself. I ordered and supervised their laud
ing. After events proved that it would have
been belter to have taken ten or fifteen
additional ambulances and left that many
wagons behind. Hut wagons can, be useel
for two purposes anel ambulances can be
used but for one. 1 took the wagons and
the wounded had to be transported in them
after the first day's fighting. 1 must say
that on a rocky, muddy road, such as we
had, that there is little difference in. com
fort between the ambulances and an escort
wagon. The men were put oir straw in the
bottom of the wagons and we did) the best
we could for them, Ambulances woultl have
been better, but then hindsight is always
better than, foresight.
LANDING FACILITIES
Concerning the landing facilities with the
expedition, General Shafter said they had
two large barges', one of which was lost en
route, and a small tug, the Captain Sain,
whose captain deserted during the night.
The boat capacity of the fleet was sufficient
for the landing, as' events proved.
An interesting incident of the laneling
was brought out by General Shatter, who
said he had arranged with the Cuban gen
eral, Castillo, the day prior to the landing,
to have 1000 men back of Daiquiri to catch
the Spaniards when they were shelled out
by the navy. Castillo was three hours'late,
however, and all the Spaniards got away.
"How about getting the supplies' to tho
front for the men?' asked General Beaver.
"It was the one problem of tlie campaign,
and it taxed us to the utmost," said he. "If
it had not been for the pack train we could
not have done it) anel the expedition would
have been a failure."
A GREAT SUCCESS
General Shafter saiel he regarded the land
ing of the expedition as eminently success
ful. They lost only two men and thirty
animals out of a total of 20,000. It was a
remarkable record.
"The majority of the regimental surgeons
left their medicine chests on their vessels,"
said General Shafter. "When I founel this
out, 1 put Dr. Goodfellow aboard the Maui
tou and had him collect these chests. As
soon as they were landed they were put on
four wagons and distributed at once to the
men."
CARE OF WOUNDED
As to the care of tbe woundeel General
Shafter said they were cared for as carefully
as the circumstances would permit. "The
doctors worked like Trojans. They de
served and received commendation from
every one. They worked till they were
sick and worn out. . The doctors were most
ly young men. You can't get very old ami
experienced surgeons to go on a summer
campaign for $100 a month. But they were ,
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PRICE FIVE CENTS
splendid follows. Compared with the civil
war, the wounded were better cared for in
Cuba tban they were then."
Touching tbe signal corps, General Shaf
ter said he was "served admirably/ 1
SHATTER'S SICKNESS
Ashed it he thought his own sickness had
any effect on the success of the Cuban, cam
paign, Qeneral Shafter said:
"No, most decidedly. The campaign was
carried on as planned from the start, and
my health or sickness did not' alter a single
plan. I knew f was. going to have a sick
army on my hands in that country pretty
soon, and 1 simply rushed matters' to an
issue as soon as possible. For myself, I
was* not seriously sick. It is true I had
the gout and I had to have my foot) tied up
in a gunnysack, and could not get it in a
stirrup, so I had to build a platform from
which to get on my horse, Hut 1 certainly
had not expected to he subjected to personal
criticism for this. It was a military neces
sity."
.SON'S OF THEIR FATHERS
Governor Woodbury asked how the staff
officers from civil Life turned out. General
Shafter said:
"They were men as a rule who had no
previous military experience and might not:
have been of much use in executing a mili
tary maneuver, hut 1 had three of them od
my staff, and for carrying orders, distribut
ing rations to the refugees and a thousand
necessary tilings, they were invaluable,
Beginning with Colonel John Jacob Asjtor,
who was, perhaps, the most inexperienced,
they were splendid fellows, and did what
they had to do. Astor fell in with his
work, ate the beans and did his duty aa
carefully and as expeditiously as though
lie had not a dollar. Captain lirice, son
of Senator Brice, wasi an exccellent officer
and did fine work in feeding those hungry
people at C'aney. At times he had to take
an axe helve and stand off some of the men
who were keeping back the weaker women
and children, and he did it effectively."
WANTS NO WAR
Germany Seems Anxious to Avoid]
Tariff Troubles
BERLIN, Dec. 20.—-The North German
Gazette today, reterrtng to Senator Mason's
resolution introduced in the senate yester
day directing the committee on agriculture
to inquire into certain legislation pending
before tlie reichstag calculated to prohibit
the importation into Germany o£ American
sausages and other meat products and di
recting the committee, should tlie measure
become a law, to report immediately a bill
to require the inspection of sugar, meats,
wines anel all other food products which
are imported into the United States from
Germany, euiel also referring to the agricul
tural bill introduced in the house, calls at
tention to the promise ot Count Posadow,
Bki-Weihner, secretary ot the interior, in tha
reichstag that an imperial Jaw will be in
troduced providing general regulations tor
the importation of American meats, which,
it is hoped, will avert the. possibility of a
I conflict or claims upon the part of th
L'nited States.
The paper aelels that a law on this sub
ject is in course of preparation, but has uos
yet been submitted to the bunelesrattu
GUNS TAKEN IN WAR
Are Not Very Valuable Except a*
Souvenirs
j WASHINGTON, Dec. 20.—There has.
been some speculation as to what disposi
tion tlie navy department will make of the
[ modern nuns captured from Spam during
! the recent war. It had been generally under
stood that the obsolete ordnance would fig
ure only as souvenirs for distribution by the
government to states and municipalities,
but there was quite a number of servicea
ble modern guns, mostly naval guns, cap
: tured at Santiago, .Manila and elsewhere,
it is stated by the department that these
j guns arc not likely to form a very valua-
I hie acquisition. They are ditferent from any
j guns in the American navy except those
lot the Mew Orleans and the Albany, now
j being completed abroad. The six-inch quick
firing guns captured require special ammuni
! tion, so that, unless in case of accident to
jtlie two boats, there would be small likeli
hood of getting any of the captured ord-
I nance into service.
There is on hand quite a supply of am
munition for tins particular kind of arma
ment, but this would have to be increased
if the guns are made use of.
DEBRIS FUNDS
Are to Be Used to Improve Rivet
Navigation
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20.—(Special to
The Herald.) De Vries today introduced a
bill to authorize the secretary of war to
accept California's appropriation for the
debris commission and use the same in the
improvement of the rivers of California.
Are Now En Route
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 20.—Companies
H, X and M of the First New York volun
teers, the last of the regiment remaining
here, will leave this city some time tonight
for their homes. The men will be rushed
through, so that they can spend Christmas
with their friends. Company It will be sent
to Hinghamton, Company X to I'oughkcep
sie and Company Kingston.
Sugar Advanced
NEW YORK, Dee. 20.—An advance of
116 of a cent in the price of Nos. 12, 13 and
14, rclined sugars, has been made by tbe
American company.