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THE ASHBURN
VOL. VIII.
IIEUTENANT BRUMBV DEAD
Succumbed to Typhoid Fever in Garfield Hos=
pital, Washington City.
DEATH CAME PEACEFULLY
Demise of His Beloved Companion
Was a Great Shock lo
Admiral Dewey.
A Washington special says: Lieu¬
tenant Tom Krumby died Suuday even¬
ing at 5:45. Tbe end came peacefully,
the sick man dropping off as if to sleep.
All day ho had grown gradually and
perceptibly weaker. Early Sunday
morning the doctors announced that
they had been compelled to give up all
hope for recovery.
Liouteuant Brumby’s sister, Mrs.
Hayward, who had been the faithful
watcher by his bedside during all tho
long days of his desperate illness,
was with him at tho time of his death.
He had been unconscious for many
hours until Sunday morning, when he
was able to talk with his sister for a
few minutes, making brief replies to
her questions.
THE CAUSE OK DEATH.
The immediate cause of the death
was blood poisoning that came from
the glandular swelling which was oue
of tho complications witli the typhoid.
The swelling was in tho left side of
tho face and neck. Tbo operation per¬
formed several nights ago seemed to
give relief, but the tissue of the paro¬
tid gland was destroyed aud there were
internal troubles. Dr. Osier, tho Bal¬
timore specialist, stated to Admiral
Dewey, who had been a daily caller at
the hospital, that in all his experinee
he bad never seen similar complica¬
tions.
The physicians refused to give up
all hope until the patient was seen to
be growing weaker. The fever symp¬
toms did not indicate a change for the
worse, but the general condition was
less favorable. During Sunday the
fever ran high at times, and as the
patient could retain nothing in the
way of nourishment, the doctors pro¬
nounced the end only a question of
a few hours at most. There was 110
surprise, therefore, when Lieutenant
Brumby dropped oft' into the long
sleep that knows no waking.
Admiral Dewey has been a daily
caller at the hospital during Brumby’s
illness and expressed tho deepest per¬
sonal interest iu his esse. Mrs. Dewey
has also call several times. The res¬
ident officer of navy and officials of the
navy department have been constant
in their attentions.
The leutenant’s present illness dated
from the 27th of November, the first
symptom being nothing more than a
cold, which, however, failed to yield
to treatment and soon afterwards bo
went to tha Garfield hospital, where
he died.
GREAT SHOOK TO DEWEY.
Tlie death of Lieutenant Brumby,
while not unexpected, was a great
shock to Admiral Dewey. Tho rela¬
tions of the two men for several years
past have been very intimate, aud a
strong friendsh : p had grown up be¬
tween them.
Lieutenant Brumby went out to the
Asiatic station with the admiral, and
had been with him until they both re¬
turned to the United States several
mouths ago. Iu his capacity as flag
lieutenant to the admiral, Lieutenant
Brnmby was thrown with his chief
practically all the time, and acted as
his personal representative in many j
matters of detail delegated to him by
tbe commanding officer, He was re-
garded by Admiral Dewey as a bright,
energetic and capable assistant, while
tlie devotion of the latter to the ad¬
miral was something marvelous. The
burden of his thought during the lat¬
ter days of his illness, when his mind
was wrecked with delirium, seemed to
be regarding his work for the admiral.
Admiral Dewey was unrernitiug condi¬ in
bis attendance to him until his
tion became precarious, and visitors
were not allowed to see him. Mrs.
W. L. Hayward, of Marietta, Ga.,
liis sister, was summoned, and later
she was joined by her husband, both
remaining with the lieutenant until he
GERMANS ARE JUBILANT.
Tliey Conaratnla...- One Another Ov.r
England’* Dad Kevorsea.
The German press and people are
jubilant over the news from South
Africa and everywhere in the streets
people stop each other and offer con-
gradations. Among tho press com-
meats is that of Tho Kreuz Zeitung,
which says: of the
“Thus the fighting power
thirl column is destroyed and the
campaign against the Boers is disas-
tron’sly ended. What, England's however, decadence, means
more is that
long ago apparent to far-sighted states-
men, has thus become visible before
tue whole world.” .
Official Organ of Worth County. Orders for Job Printing Civcn Prompt Attention.
died, the iieuteunut’s aged mother re¬
maining at her home in Marietta, Ga.
The father, who is dead, was a colonel
of the Fourteenth Georgia regiment in
the confederate nrmy.
Lieutenant Brumby was forty-four
years old and unmarried. He was ap¬
pointed u navai cadet from Georgia,
■entering the service on the 29th of
September, 1873, and his present
commission dates from the 2 lib of
August, 1892. Practically all ibe
time during tbo last two years he ha 3
been with Admiral Dewey.
In his report of the battle of Manila,
Admiral Dewey spoke in very compli¬
mentary terms of tho services and
gallantry of his Hag lieutenant, and
recommended that he he advanced
some numbers on the list of lieuten¬
ants.
ALLEN FULLER CONVICTED.
Murderer of firs. Pottle Sentenced
to Hang at Macon, Ga.,
January 5th.
The trial of Allen Fuller, the negro
charged with the murder of Mrs. Eu¬
genia I’ottle, ended at Macon, Ga.,
Saturday, when the jury returned a
vei'dict of guilty.
The case uitraeted more attention
than any since the trial of Tom Wool-
folk many years ugo, and when tlje
verdict was read there was a ripple of
applause, which was promptly quieted
by the officers in change of the room.
The case was given to tbe jury at
1:05 o’clock Saturday afternoon and
promptly at 1:20 o’clock a verdict of
guilty was returned. There was a
large crowd assembled in the court-
room all during tho morning and a
still larger one when the jury came
hack after finding the verdict.
Al ter the verdict was rend the attor-
neys for the defenso polled the jury
aud thi verdict seemed unanimous. '
Judge Felton then discharged the
jury. Before passing the sentence he
asked Fuller if he had anything to say.
The prisoner replied that he did, aud
rising, again stated that ho was in no-
cent of tho crime; that Kedd killed
Mrs. Pottle. He said that if he had
not walked down the road with Ke.ld
that night he would not have been on
trinl.
He said that he had not had a fair
trial; that tho witnesses who testified
against him were his enemies, j [ 8
reiterated that I 10 did not kill Mrs.
Pottle and his plea for a new trial was
pitiful, aud ho for the first time show¬
ed emotion.
When he resumed his seat Judge
Feltou sentenced him to he hanged in
private January 5th.
Alfred P,edd, the negro whom Fuller
said killed Mrs. Pottle, was not im-
plicated by any of the testimony in-
troduced, except that of the prisoner
who made n. statement to the effect
that Redd did the killing. It is he-
lieved by some that Itedd had some
connection with tbo crime, but there
was no other evidence against him
other than Fuller’s statement.
FIGHT GROWS INTERE.nTING.
Thomft* Ryan protests Aral nut Consoli¬
dation of Soabord Syttomg.
An Atlanta dispatch says: The
fight Thomas F. Ryan is making
against the syndicate headed by John
Skelton Williams, which is endeavor¬
ing to consolidate the component parts
of the Sealiord Air-Lino systems grow
warmer.
Mr. Ryan is evidently not letting
any grass grow under hia feet, and is
determined to push the fight he is
Waging to a conclusion as soon as pos¬
sible.
That the Williams syndicate will
just as bitterly contest Ins every move
is a foregone conclusion.
Failure Mado No Change.
The New York correspondents of the
Broadway National Bank of Boston,
which closed its doors are tbe Chaso
National bank, the Western National
bank and the Rank of North America.
The effect of the failure of tho hank
on New York financial institutions was
injperceidible.
GENERAL HULLER’S LOSSES.
,, >port Show. Total of 1.00T Killed,
Wounded and Missing at Tugola Itlv«r.
Genera! Buffer reported to the war
office Saturday that his losses in tbe
Tugela river engagement were: Kill-
O o t g2; wounded, 667; missing, 318—a
total of 1,097. -
“Black week,” as last week is now
universally called, has evidently arons-
e( j the government and the war office
to a full sense of their responsibility
[in( j 0 f the magnitude of the task be-
fore them.
The British losses, in killed,wound-
prisoners and missing throughout
the campaign, now roach the enormous
of 7,630.
ASUBIJKN, OA., SATURDAY. DECEMBER 23, 1899.
STOCKS TAKE TUMBLE.
Aloney Rate (ioeA Up As High As
i86_ Per Cent On New
York Exchange.
Panic oomiitions developed on the
New York stock exchange Monday af¬
ternoon with the imperative need of
money developed by the violent con¬
traction in values. Stocks were being
thrown over without the slightest re-
gard to prices they would bring and at
distressing sacrifice of values.
No end to tbo helplessness of the
situation seemed in sight wdien, in the
ln j t half hour of the market some $ 10 ,-
000,000 was offered on tho stock ex¬
change by tbo concerted action of tlie
elenviug house banks to force tho rnto
arbitrarily down to (i per cent with¬
out regard to tho bidding at higher
rates which was being done by other
brokers for distressed operators.
The collapse in tho money rate
checked the decline and drove tbo
hours to oover. Tho recoveries pro¬
duced by their urgent bidding were
almost, as violent as the declines had
been, but the losses wore by no menus
entirely retrieved. Large offerings of
stocks continued at the rally and at
some points of the list, prices broke
anew before tho close, making tho
closing exceedingly irregular and un¬
settled. The excitement continued to
tho end, with sentiment looking for¬
ward anxiously for tho developments
of another day.
The seriousness of tho crisis has
called forth the best efforts of power¬
ful and conservative financial interests
who are busy concerting measures to
tide over the money difficulties, which
Hie stock mai'ket, and which by
‘ c‘“«on ..f their extent and tbo import-
of the iutevests iuvroWeil.tlxreateix
lo affect the country s business inter-
Bsls unless obstacles are opposed,
, 11 has tiocn obvious for many
months past that a great deal of money
1,11,1 l,ee “ "P. b y capitalists in
11,ese new industrial combinations
which were becoming burdensome to
B arry, '->? 1BaK “' 1 of the heavy demands
lo1 * motley in the regular channels,the
llir B e absorption of Hinds by reason of
1,10 government surplus revenues and
tbe urgent needs of tho London money
market growing out of the Transvaal
war.
Before the concerted relief by tbe
clearing house banks .he money rate
leaped to DO, 75, 100 and, according to
lll ° official record, 125 per cent,
Grediblo reports assert that 186 per
cent was paid for money during the
l!, h v - Thu record of such a
transaction was lost in the excitement.
An idea of the severity of losses
may be gained from a few specifica¬
tions. Tints American tobacco fell an
extreme 21}; Metropolitan 20}; I’eo-
pie's Gas 14; Tennessee Coal 17; Man¬
hattan 9 and Leather preferred 9} all
in the list of industrials. Iu the rail-
road list such strokes as Northwest.
New York Central, Great Northern
preferred, Rock Island, Southern Pa-
cilic, tlie Union Pacific, tho Northern
Pacific, Atchison prefefered and in
fact Lhe most prominent and active
railroad stocks in tho whole list show-
Bl1 losses all the way from 4 to 9
points. final forcing
Hie rallies with tho
<lowI ' of the money rate to 6 per cent
run from 5 lo 10 points. The day’s
transactions ran up to a total of nearly
1,650,000 shares, which is the record
for a day's business.
Afl.er the close of the exchange there
was a meeting of the clearing house
committee to concert further measures
for safety and relief.
BLOW WAS HEAVY.
Kurland Feels Fearful Effect of General
Ktiller's Defeat.
A dispatch to the New York World
from London says:
There is no alleviation of the gloom
aud panic caused by General Buffer’s
reverse.
The British forces in India cannot
be further depleted by drafts for South
Africa, while the threatened trouble
from Menelik the Negus of Abyssiu-
nin ami the possibility of complica¬
tions along the Mediterranean renders
the reduction of the garrison in Egypt
too risky, although General Kitch¬
ener, who is at Omdurroan, is going
as Lord Roberts’ chief of stall.
Fear is expressed that the German
navy may he used in conjunction with
those of Russia aud France to exert
pressure to prevent reinforcements
reaching South Africa.
I 11 Washington's Memory.
A Washington disputch suys: Ar¬
rangements for the Masonic celebra¬
tion of the centennial of tho death of
Worshipful George Washington on
December 14tb, are about completed.
Large numbers of Masons from all
over the United States and from
Canada are expected to attend.
Inventor Hotter Hearl.
Charles Potter, Jr., the printing
press inventor, died at his home in
Piainfle'd, N. J., Saturday. Mr. Pot¬
ter made severul improvements on
printing presses, and finally invented
the press which bears his name, and
from which ho amassed a fortune.
m ™ E fi
Bacon of Georgia Introduces Joint
Resolution In Senate.
PRESENTS THE DEMOCRATIC POLICY
Tillman of South Carolina Aluo FieuonU
ItoHnlutlon Off tiring; Our Reten¬
tion of lftlnmW.
A Washington special says: Senator
Bacon, of Georgia, introduced in the
senate Monday a joint resolution
which is regarded by his Democratic
colleagues as outlining tbo position
which the party will take on the Philip¬
pine question. It declares against tho
retention of the islands and iu favor of
self government for the Philipiuos,
the same as was offered the Cubans.
Senator Tillman, of South Carolina,
also introduced a Philippine resolution
declaring that under the constitution
the federal government lias no power
to rule over colonial dependencies and
maintaining further “that we aro op¬
posed to the retention of the Philip¬
pine islands by the United States and
that it is our purpose to consent to
the independence of the Filipinos as
soon as a stable government ahull be
established by them; and toward tho
prompt establishment of such govern¬
ment we pledge our friendly assist¬
ance.” Mr. Tillman a-ked that tho
resolution lie on the table, as lie de¬
sired to address the senate upon it.
President Pro Tern. Frye presented
a memorial elaborately bouud aud en¬
grossed from the citizens of Hawaii,
adopted ut a meeting in Honolulu on
July -1 tli, lust. The memorial recited
much uncertainty exists owiug to the
failure of congress to provide a form
of government for tho Hawaiian
Islands, and asked that territorial
laws of tlie United Hiatus bo extended
to Hawaii.
Mr. Mason, of Illinois, presented
numerous petitions expressing sym¬
pathy with tlie Month African republics
iu their war w ith Great Britain.
Mr. Thurston, of Nebraska, pre¬
sented the credentials of his recently
appointed eolleaguo, former Bonator
W. V. Allen, and they were read.
Gov. Poyntor’s •ommissiou named
Mr. Allen us senator until his succes¬
sor should he elected aud had quali¬
fied. To this Mr. Chandler, of New
Hampshire, took exception, pointing
out that Mr. Allen could hold his scat
only until the legislature should meet.
“Of coarse,” said Mr. (’handler, “that
part of the credentials must be re¬
garded as void.”
BULLER SUPERCEDED.
Lord Roberts Given Full Com¬
mand In South Africa, With
Kitchener Chief of Staff.
Advices from Loudon state that
Baron lioberts, of Candaharand, Wa¬
terford, commander of the force* in
Ireland, hai been appointed to the
chief command in South Africa, with
General Lord Kitchener, of Khartoum,
as his chief of stuff.
The following notice making the
announcement, was posted at the war
oflice:
“As the campaign in Natal, in the
opinion of her majesty’s government,
is likely to require tho presence and
undivided attention of General Hir
Kedvers Buller, it has been decided to
send Baron Roberts of Oamlaharand,
Waterford, as commander iu chief in
Buuth Africa, with Lord Kitehenor as
chief of staff. ”
“Bob,” as Lord Koberts is famil-
iarly known, is a name to conjure
with in Great Britain, and that Bob-
erts and Kitchener are considered tho
men to retrieve the disastrous
situation iu South Africa is amply ev-
ideuced hy tho more cheery tone of all
the war discussion. In spite of the
attempts of the authorities to gloss
over the supercession of General Bui-
ler, the fact remains that tlie new ap-
poiutmeuts cannot bo regarded other-
wise than as a penalty for liis failure
st Tugela river.
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Rockefeller Helps Booker Washington.
John D. Rockefeller has sent liis
check for $10,000 to Booker T. Wash-
iugton for the Tnskegeo, Ala., insti-
tute.
CONTROLS IRON ORE.
Trust Buy* Everything In Might In lb«
Duck town District.
The Virginia Coal, Coke and Iron
company lias closed a deal at Duck-
town, Term., whereby it secures con¬
trol of ull the iron ore iu the district.
The money consideration is not given
out.
This company, on January 1st, will
build a railroad five mils* long from
the Atlanta, Knoxville and Northern
road extending through all the prop¬
erty they have under their control.
They will work fifteen hundred men
and mine not less than 1,000 tons of
ore per day.
beaten bv boers
Britain’s Idolized and Trusted Commander
Meets a Bad Reverse.
HE LOSES ELEVEN GENS.
Boers Put Up a Desperate Fight
an J all Previous Victories Are
Totally Felipsed.
The war office at London has receiv¬
ed a dispatch announcing that General
Buller has met with a serious reverse,
losing ten guns. General Buller was
attempting to cross tho Tugola river.
Finding it impossible to effect his
object, lie ordered a retirement iu or¬
der to avoid greater losses. He left
eleven guns behind.
The following is the text of Genornl
Butler's dispatch announcing his re¬
verse:
"Buller to Lnnsdowne. Ghlevuly
Camp, December 15, 6:20 p. m.—I re¬
gret to report a serious rnverse. I
moved in full strength from our camp
near Chievely at 4 o’clock this morn¬
ing. There are two fordable places in
tha Tugola river aud it was my inten¬
tion to force a passago through ono of
them. Thoy uro ubout two miles
apart.
"My intention was to force one or
the other with one brigade, supported
by u central brigade. General Hurt
was to attack the left drift, General
Ilildyard tho right road nml General
Lyttletou was to take tlie center and
to support either.
"Early iu tho (lay I saw that Gen¬
eral Hart would not be able to force a
passage aud I directed him to with¬
draw. He had, however, attacked
with great gallantry, and liis loading
battalion, tho Connaught Hangers,
I fear, suffered a great deal. Colonel
I. G. Brooke was seriously wmiudod.
"I then ordered General ililyard to
advance, which lie did, ami his lead¬
ing regiment, tho East Surrey, occu¬
pied Qolenso station and the houses
near the bridge. At that moment I
heard that tho whole naval artillery I
had sent to support the attack—the
Fourteenth and Hixty-sixth ichl hat-
terries aud six nuval twelve-pounder
quick fires, under Colonel Lone, had
advanced close to the river, in Long’s
ileshe to bo within effective range.
“It proved to he full of tho enemy,
who suddenly opened a galling fire at
close range, killing all their horses
and the gunners were compelled to
stand to their gnus.
“Borne of the wagon teams got shel¬
ter for troops in a donga ami desper¬
ate efforts wore made to bring out the
field guns.
“The fire, however, was too severe,
uud only two were saved by Guptuiu
Schofield ami some drivers, whose
names I will furnish.
“Auotber most gallaut attempt with
three teams was made by an officer
whose name I will obtain. Of the
eighteen horses, thirteen wore killed,
and as several drivers were wounded,
J would not allow another attempt,
Unsupported hy artillery, I directed
the troops to withdraw, which thoy
did in good order,
“Ihe fourteenth and sixteenth field
batteries suffered severe losses, too.
“Throughout the day a considora-
HI* force of the enemy was pressing
«“ back
by mounted men under Lord Dundo-
<‘a!d and part of Geuerul Barton’s
The day was intensely hot
and most trying on tbe troops, whose
conduct was excellent. We have ubun-
doued ten guns aud lest by shell fire
<"»«. Tho losses 111 General Hunt’s
brigade arc, I fear, heavy, although
the proportion of severely wounded, I
hope, is not large. The Fourteenth
and Sixty-ninth field batteries also
snff'ered severe losses. We have ra¬
Bred to our camp at Chievely.”
ENGLAND IB DUMFOUNDED.
A later dispatch from London states
that the news of General Buffer's re¬
verse was received so late that morn-
j„g newspaper comment wus confined
t 0 perfunctory expressions of extreme
regret and disappointment and of the
necessity of calmness and redoubled
efforts to retrieve tho position. This
latest check is regurded us tho most
GERMAN ATTACHE WITHDRAWN.
ICmpurur William (MikuiIakI With fnitluu-
ntloui of Puri* Newspaper*.
A special from Berlin says: Emper¬
or William’s intention to withdraw
Major Baron von Huesskeud, German
military attache in Paris, as cabled to
the Associated Press some time ago,
has just been carried out. The event
is considered of prime importance.
His majesty had become thoroughly
disgusted with the attacks aud insinu¬
ations of tlie Paris press regarding tho
activity of tlio German military at¬
taches and with the numerous private
and official reports which had reached
him on the subject, bearing out partly,
at least, the newspaper charges.
NO. >0
serious event in Great Britain’s mili¬
tary history sinco the Tudinn mutiny.
Tho Standard says:
“General Boiler’s dispatch is
doplorablo reading. It is now tho
familiar story of concealed Boers
and of British troops marching up
blindly almost to tho very muzzles
of the enemy’s rifles. It cannot
bn denied that the moral effect will
be to aggravate our difficulties over
tho whole field of operation. The
country 1 ms discovered with an¬
noyance and surprise that subdu¬
ing Boer farmers is about tlve
hardest work we have entered up¬
on since the Indian mutiny. Their
commandants have shown them¬
selves able to give our generals
useful, but expensive, lessons in
modern tactics.”
It has hardly been realized until
now, even after the experience of tho
week, that General Buller could fail.
Virtually nothing had been allowed to
leuk through regarding his prepara¬
tions, but the public waited patiently
iu the confident belief that he was
tukiug such time and such preeuutien*
as would insure success. No inde¬
pendent reports of the engagement
have yet been allowed to come through
but General Butler’s own dispatch
tells the sail tale in sufficient outline
to show that the British have been
entrapped ngain by the aBtnte Boers.
It was not anticipated that General
Buller would muko a frontal uttuek.
No criticisms of his movements are
made, however, since apparently he
suffered a repulse rather than a de¬
feat, and did not push tho attack
home, but broke it off iu tho middle
so as to save a useless sacrifice of life.
It, is expected that lie will renew the
attack shortly. Immediately on re¬
ceiving tho news tho war office decided
to mobilize still another division, and
to replace the Iobhob of artillery, Tbo
nocossary reinforcement* will lie hur¬
ried off as fust us possible.
Fifteen transports are due to arrive
and at Cape Town between Decorabor 17t!i
January 8 th, with about 15,009
troops of all arms, hut nnloss General
Buller is able to renew the nttaok,
which is exceedingly doubtful, tbe
British generals will be compelled for
another fortnight or more to remain
practically on the defensive.
WIFE MURDER HANGED.
Glaser Showed Remarkable Nerve
and Laughed When He
Mounted the Gallows.
The third hanging that has ever oc¬
curred iu Dougherty county, Ga., wus
the execution of VV. J. Glaser, wife
murderer, at Albany.
Glaser is the only white man who
has ever been executed in Albany,
and his cane has been one of the most
interesting in the history of the sec¬
tion. During the lust, day* of hia life
lie was resigned to his 1 ate. He was
not despondent over the nearness of
his death, but was cheerful, ho said,
even of the prospect of so early a tran¬
sit ion from this to a better estate.
His calmness was remarkable and
be seemed tlie least excited 0 / any of
tho small group gathered around tho
scaffold.
In liis Inst remarks to those around
Glaser protested his innocence of the
crime and requested that the search
for tho guilty party be continued. He
asked the crowd not to sorrow, be¬
cause it was the happiest moment of
liis life.
When the rope had been adjusted
Glaser bade all good bye and us tbe
blaek cap was placed over bis head
his face was radiant witli a smile.
“Am i standing right?” said GlaHor
to Bhoriff Edwards just before the trap
fell. These were bis last words.
At 12:15 o’clock the trigger was
pulled and tho body shot down
through tho trap door. It was screen¬
ed from view after it fell by tho black
curtain around thu lower part of tbe
scaffold.
In 8 minutes his pulse bad ceased
to beat, and in 15 minutes he was pro¬
nounced dead. Glaser’s neck was
broken by the fall and be died without
ft struud^j.
HUNTER UNI)Kit AltKEST.
Kticrtttairy Kfay Mak<m Keqaeitt of Manrilh
G(Hf*r>niie|it Fwr IJIm K* f ra.il lion.
A Washington dispatch says: Bes-
retary, May has directed Consul Gum-
mere, at Tangiers, to officially request
tho Moorish government to surrender
Thomas J. Hunter, the alleged de¬
faulting auditor of the Atlanta and
West Point raiirqad, of Georgia. Be¬
cause of the fact that this government
has 110 extradition treaty with Moroc¬
co, it has been compelled to ask the
extradition of limiter, not as a matter
of right, but as a matter of favor, with
the explicit understanding that it will
be unable to act favorably upon a sim¬
ilar request made by Moorish sultan.