Salt Lake Herald | 1900-01-01 | Page 2 | Will Buy the Islands

WILL BUY THE ISLANDS United States to Pay for Danish West Indies Dondon Jan 1 The Copenhagen cor correspondent correspondent respondent of tiie Dally Daily Mall Mali s says ys The Fhe sale selo of the Danish West ladles Indies to the United States bide fair to be The Danish Captain Christmas who has connections connection in the States and who lisa has secured the support of President McKinley Admiral Dewey and a number of Influential Amer American lime ican senators U Is acting as intermediary between tv tuto governments direct oUt official cial communication being impossible for Denmark after repeated failures in pro pre attempt For several days ys an of one of oft t the principal United States embassies has hae been hers here having long interviews with the Danish minister of or finance Dr Hoer Koer ring and pd this week Captain Christmas g po to Washington to asSet in the publication of the American offer No to is expected from Kin The price hg has been Used fixed at