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Show U. 3. OBT9 TWO WARSHIPS. Agenu tnl Katy llepsrlment Ctnas Ihs esl mih llraillUn (lotrrament. Wathlnglon Mareh la A week's a-gotlallont a-gotlallont pIiskkI today by tho triumphant tri-umphant purchase by the navy department depart-ment In l-on.lon. of twu On cruiser built and building at Rlewlck, for the llrnxlttan govrrnmenL Possibly the officiate took more pies u re In closing up the hualorss In this manner be-enixo be-enixo of thr knowledge that Npaulsh agents hsl len striving to secure thcto very ships and that to Hpnln It Is said, they would be nf much greater value In case of trouble than tu thu United Ntatea The next question Is how to gel the ships home, and that has not yet I en settled, according to tho secretary of the navy. The United State lla will bo lioltl-cd lioltl-cd over the new ship within a week, probably, and Josl nt soon ns the crow can bo pat aboard tho Amatonastho will atari for the I'nlteil States, The other vessel will follow nt tho earliest possible moment The terms of aalo arc secret Onlcrt hate been sent tu Commodore llowclt.commandlngthe Kuropcun tin-Hon, tin-Hon, to send a force of men from tho San I'rsnelxo tn tnko possesslnn nf and holtt the I lilted Mate Hag on the llrnxlllan ship that it ready tu go Into commlisinn nl Xeneattlc This will prevent any dlmciilty In onto hostilities hostili-ties ihoald break out, n tha ship would lw under the Hag but tying In a friendly harbor. |