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Show GOLD FOR SPANIARDS. Blanco Receives sa, OOO, OOO With Which to Pay Spanish Troops. Havana, Nov. 21. Captain General Blanco has received from Paris a cable authorizing him to draw on Paris for 82,000,000 in gold, to be applied in the payment of the Spanish troops in Cuba. This amount is in addition to the proceeds pro-ceeds of the draft for 425,000 sterling by the Madrid government on London, which was sold here last week. The Spanish authorities are making strenuous efforts to complete the evacj uation by the end of the year. The transports Montevideo and Covadonga are expected on November 24, the Reina Christina on the 25th and the Grand Antilla, Juan Forgas and San Ignacio Loyala between November 30 and December De-cember 4. These will be followed by the Rico, Gallart. Montserrat, Colon, Cheribon, Notre Dame, Du Saluta, Ciudad de Cadiz, San Augustiu, Chateau la Fitte, San Francisco. Alfonso XII, Los Andes, Panell and Grand Alicante. Ten other steamers have recently been chartered to sail from Genoa, Marseilles Mar-seilles aud Barcelona to complete the evacuatiou. |