Show ITALY CONGRATULATES CONGRATTS Expresses the Hope That We May Enjoy Peace Washington Aug HThe United States government today received the first congratulations from a foreign power upon the successful termination of the war with Spain The congratulations congratu-lations came from Italy through the Italian ambassador Baron Fava He communicated to the state department today by direction of his government an expression of the cordial satisfaction of Italy a the prompt signature of the preliminaries of peace together with the wish of the Italian government that after the war conducted with such conspicuous gallantry by the United I States this country might enjoy the benefits of peacp Ambassador Fava in presenting the views of his government govern-ment expressed the hODe that they wpuld be communicated as soon a possible pos-sible to the president Carrying the News t Mania Hongkong Aug ltNews of the j cessation of hostilities between the I United States and Spain was received I here yesterday The British steamer Australia bound for Sydney N S W was chartered to carry the news to Manila No othqr vessel was available for the purpose owing to the prevalence preva-lence of typhoons |