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Show ANCIENT SPANISH DOCUMENT. Nhow aneonver Islan I Hiool I lleling lo lie tnllr.1 Males. Seattle, Wash , I eb 31 -Tho Pott Intelligencer publishes n fncslmllle of a Spanish ilexumiul which show that the Spiiitah were In actual military possession of Vancouver Island between IiWI nnd January KPi It la stated that the document. If It had been In tho possession of I mperor William of Oermnny when he arbitrated the Canadian Can-adian boundary between I ngland and the United Stnte would have Incontestable Incon-testable nroien the rhrhtof the l'nlti-,1 State to ancouver Island 1 hedocu-incnt hedocu-incnt lu question Is a report of Pedro Alhernl upon the condition of his force on hi loturn from Nootka sound to Mexico It It dated lanuary 1, 1703 The original document, which it now In Seattle, was sold to a llrltlshcltlicn over fort) year ago nnd It hat been withheld for personal rcasont |