Show DANISH WEST INDIES THY ABE AGAIN OFFERED FOR SALE TO UNCLE SAM Price Asked is Three Million Dol i lars Indications are that Purchase I I will be Made 1k2rfl j ll1tFl row will say Carl FIschcrIIansen a Danish lawyer of this city who has acted for the Copenhagen tIn t-in the negotiations for the sale of tho Danish Wqst Indian islands to the United Slates for 3000000 started for Washington tonight to confer with President McKinley He boro Important cablegrams roll the Danish Government Govern-ment Mr FischerIIansen said The recent war gave America a coaling station Jn Porto Rico making the Danish West Indies less valuable They had been offered to > President Cleveland for 7500000 Although they are not so much needed now It I Is of prime importance for the United StateS to Unitd keep European powers from acquiring territory In the western hemisphere or of bringing up tho question of the Monroe doctrine at least A syndicate of Berlin and Hamburg men secured options lost year on the harbor at St John and the entire riverfront river-front This syndicate was duly incor poratqd In Germany I had been rumored ru-mored that Germany Intended to acquire ac-quire the Danish Vest Indies but the German Embassador denied It I placed the matter before President Cleveland during the latter part of his administration Both Cleveland and Secretary of State Olney thought well of It Senator Lodge became Interested Then occurred the Venezuelan boundary bound-ary dispute which upset the plans I was taken up again during the first year of President McKinleys administration ad-ministration President McKinley Secretary Sec-retary of State Sherman and several Senators favorably regarded the matter mat-ter and it seemed as if something defi nite would be accomplished when the SpanishAmerican war broke out On November 18th last Capt ChrIstmas Christ-mas hafl an interview with President McKinley and Secretary of State Hay I was present CapU Bradford of the naval bureau at Washington was Instructed in-structed to cooperate with the Captain and submit his conclusions to the President Pres-ident A week later Capt Christinas returned re-turned to Copenhagen to secure from the Danish Government an assurance that the proposition would be ratified by the Spanish Government Secretary White of the American legation in London Lon-don was asked to accompany Capt Christmas to Copenhagen Before Denmark formally agreed to the sale apt Christmas spent several months on the Islands to learn the sen limenls of the people A majorIty are strongly In favor of annexation to the United States Upon the return of Capt Christmas to America It Is thought President McKinley will appoint ap-point a committee of four to take u trip to the West Indies for a tour of Inspection Inspec-tion |