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Show A SERIOUS CLASH EXPECTED Santo Domingo and Hsytl Reported to be Massing Troops Along Their Borders. Washington. Rumors of serious fighting on the border between r-'a'ito Domingo are reported to the state department In a rablegraru dated from American Minister Furnlss at Port flu Prince, lie. says the llaytlen government, while denying these rumors, ru-mors, Is sending soldiers to the bor der. The Dominican government declares de-clares that jinytlen troops under General Ferdinand fired on a Dominican Domini-can guard at Perdenales, so that the Dominican government has Intimated that tho llaytlen troops be withdrawn Immediately, pending which the Dominican Do-minican government also Is sending troops to tho seat of trouble. The auxiliary cruiser Yankton has sailed from San Juan, P. R., for Sa-moan Sa-moan bay on the north coast of Santo Itomlnlto. The ostensible object of her visit Is to lay out courses for torpedo tor-pedo practice within the quiet waters of the bav. |