Show Secretary Sherman favors the purchase pur-chase of embassy buildings To purchase pur-chase premises in foreign capitals for United States diplomatic offices the state department > estimates that the price will vary from 25000 to SSOOOOO 4 From estimates gathered abroad by our ministers it is shown that suitable residences can be purchased in Austria lor 146000 in Belgium for from 25000 to 50000 and in China for 35 000 At Paris an embassy will coat 300000 and in Berlin from 225000 to 800000 according ixj the location A proper embassy in London will cost between SCOOOO and 600000 and in Athens about 60000 In the Netherlands Nether-lands one can be secured for 16000 and In Portugal for 20000 In St Petersburg Peters-burg a fine establishment for the American minister will cost the United States between 400000 and 000000 Sweden and Norway can provide one Ar 40ODJ and Switzerland onefor 30 000 Turkey will sell a suitable legation lega-tion for 100000 < j j > |