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Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-08-04
Suit d Her Case.

Countess, ! nope you viii see my
new comedy, which is TO be prodcced
to-rEorrcw evening"
|. But you know ! am in mourning"
20, that need make Lo difference
the play isn't SO 1unny!'-Fliegende
nfaa@4a-
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-08-04

who could have d.vulged the s
cret?" asked the bank president "SoI
one must have told It, but who vas it
Perhaps" suggested the cashier,
was the teller."-N. K. World
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-08-04

Yeast-Did you ever see one of
those folding beds like q piano?
Crimsonbeak-WeN. no, L never saw
one that made quite as much noise as
that.-YOnkers Statesman.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-08-04

Mr.. Foster Tightfst-say! let me
have that fiver loaned you last night.
will you?
Mr.. Spender-For heavens sake,
man alive, haven't had time to spend
IL vet-i3 nrlem Life.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-08-04
A Thrust.

Miss Passay-I dread to think of Z
fortieth birthday.
Miss Pe<t-Why? Did something u;
pleasant happen then? - Brook
life
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-08-04
HIS Dream wa. True.

First Tramp = Do you believe In
dreams?
Second Tramp-Yes, do. Idrealnt.
last night, was n clover.
"Weii?"
Il was asleep In . hay-rnow."--,
Yonkers Statesman.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-08-04
Why He Did 90.

why did you tell Wearisome that
you didn't have time to listen to his
fish story?'
Il thought I had just as much right
to tell lie as he had."-uarlem Life.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-08-04
Another REpturo.

she-Do you Anow that married
men, as rule, I've longer than bach
elors?
He-Oh, I don't believe that. II
only seems longer to them.-Cleve-
land Leader.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-08-04
udicaDnea. But Happy

Trivvet-Queen. Victoria is living to
a good old age.
Dioer-That Is true, considering
that she employs four dootors.-
Harlem Life
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-08-04

Hixon-spain's navy doesn't seem
to be scoring many hits.
D!xon-No; don't believe the Span
ish gunncrs could shell peas.-Chi-
capo Daily News.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-08-04
= Good CR1se.

Biil-Trouble's wife had shock last
night.
Findout-What caused 1t?
Bill-Trouble came home sober
Up to Date.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-08-04
FHne-ai EelIs.

The tolliug of church bells on the oc-
casiou OF buriel Is based OF the old
pagan custom OF banging gongs when a
body was 10 be inferred in order to
scare away the bad spirits.--San Fran
cisco Can.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-08-04
Eonl.A.

Res Ia his tomb. but that IS not
The reason why his widow frets;
She welded him for wealth, she thought.
And ne let. behind q lot OF debts,
Cleveland Leader.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-08-04

He-What does your father see il me
to object to?
She-He doesn't see anything; that is
why he objects.-yqdy,
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-08-04
Et-;naa 40 nuIIa Goethe,a oonsn.

4 cabinetmaker at Frankenberg, in
SaXouy, now 81 years Of age, boasts that
he helped build Goethe's coffin in 1882,
and SO y TIE poets body laid away in It.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-08-04

The Girl with the Jug-You think
yourself very grand, don't cherP But
I'll bet my mother could fight your
mother any day O. the weeki-Ally
Sloper.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-08-04
Her Nisrn~nrv
In After Nearx,

"Whee-e-e!" said Margie, who
found china nsst-egg, heres one
Was laid hard-boiled Judge.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-08-04

Examiner-On what grounds DO
claim pension?
Applicant lost me voice sellin'
extrys.-N. Y. Truth.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-08-04

Are features ? ,ccsa- . :Joo,gs Pills. Snia. ia
alzo. tastclnss. eIrelenE, tloEouga. "a one naa
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-23
NAMES MAGAZINE L A
JUST WHERE THE BITTI ESHIP'S
AMMUNITION WAS STORED.

Teohnicai r~nfor,atiep, which II IL We'll TO
Haves IN View 81 the 1nauiry THAT Our
Naval ComHtssiep IL HaktnG Hate the
Cause 81 the Disaster In Havana Harser.
As the Official inquiry into the Maine disaster
progresses and the public comes into possession
Of accurate knowledge of just what the condi.
ton Of the wreck 10, IL becomes important, In
order to form an Intelligent Judgment as to
what may have caused the vessels destruction.
to know exactly where her own magazines were
situated. their sizo and tho character Of the
ammunition they held. Tho informal arrange
nents Of the ship arc exactly known at tho navy
yard at Brooklyn, whore the Maine was built.
with the official blue prints for bis guide, Naval
Constructor Bowles described these magazines
to q So reporter yesterday and the accom-
panying diagram was made from them.
All of the magazines were in the hold Of tho
ship, In the space covered by tho protective
deck. Thoy were divided into three distinct
groups. Tho FIRST Of these groups. known gen
orally as tho forward magazines, began under
tho foot Of tho foremast and extended aft The
second group, or the midship magazines. were
between the boiler rooms and the engine room
and had q passageway cut through them to lot
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-23
NEW YORK EAVAL MILITIA,
II IL Ready All tho Time and Is haaking No
Special Preparations

Tho Naval Militia OF this State has not offered
Its services to the Navy Department because
there is no need OF Offering them. 1t Is ready at
the call OF tho Governor at any time. Capt.
Jacob W. Miller has instructed the
es OF battalions to SOC that tho addresses
OF all the men are corrected UP to date.
and that any whose business calls them away
leave word where notices will reach them. This
Is an ordinary militia precaution. The uniforms
OF the First Battalion arc on board tho training
ship Now Hampshire. off East Twenty.seventh
street.
are always at the mma Of the Gov.
ernor." said Captain Miller last night, ready to
start at n few hours notice. with three DAYS
provisions. That 10 the condition the reserve
Is always in. No special preparations have
been made or are being made now. We are
not in a state OF war. Thirteen States now
have Naval Reserves. and with their 5000 men
really form half the available force OF the navy.
Our system. and that generally followed. Ia 10
Keep three days supplies on call, ready In pack
In answer to nm unofficial inquiry made from
the Brooklyn Navy Yard yesterday word was
returned that the Brooklyn battalion OF lo5
men could be mustered for service In Ave days
The men understand that should their ser
vices no called for IT, would most likely be 10
man the gnnboats. leaving the gunboat com.
panies to DO drafted aboard tho big ships OF tho
navy.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-23
CAPT. MAHAN ON THE DISASTER.
A Warning Against Hasty differences Based en-
the Fate or the Maine.

PRINCETON. Feb. 22.-Washington's Birth
day was by tho Now Jersey
Society OF the Cincinnati to-day at Princeton.
In the afternoon the society held its 12lst an
nual business meeting, and in the evening Q
dinner was given at the Princeton Inn. Fifty
four out OF the ninety-thrce members were
present. Addresses were made by the Rev.
DIR. Francis l.. Patton of Princeton, Judge VIII
liam A. kirkpatrick of.Easton, and Capt. A. I.
Mahan. U. S. n. Capt. Mahan said In part:
The clements OF danger to q modern war
ship. danger external or internal. are not such
as can be wholly eliminated. In war this goes
without saying. ships OF war are meant for
fighting. and fighting means close relations
with those who are trying to hurt you. For in
stance, accepting for the sake of argument, one
OF the assumptions widely made by the news
papers that the accident to the Maine was an
explosion OF a magazine caused by spontaneous
combustion in a coal bunker or by some other
internal cause. We cannot deduce from that that
not to be carried. Tho only Inference is that il
any precAution whatever remains TO be taken
that precaution, must BIO applied.
passenger steamers. How many yearly for the
past decade have crossed tho ocean bearing
their thousands OF human freight unharmed1
Suddenly, In a moment, the Elbe Is struck, and,
Ike tho Maine. plunges to the bottom. Do any
q you propose to abandon going to Europe on
There is another hasty inference from the
disaster to the Maine which i would warn you
against and that Is the disposition shown In
many quarters TO condemn the modern battle
snip as q frightful mistake because II appears
That under circumstances not yet understood
abe may meet with q terrible accident Involving
many hySs: Il Is the old story of generallzine
have kept their heads under an Appalling M.
aonal soEroW Inc way that makes each lO
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-23
JERSEY PATRroTs sPRAK.
war Spirit Aroused at the Harrissu Bridu
Celebration.

war Spirit Aroused at the Harrison BridGo
Celebration.
The dead sailors Of the Maine were 70.
memborsd yesterday at tho celebration
in Harrison, Kesrny. and East Newark
OF the opening Of tho now bridge from
Harrison 70 Newark. At tho banquet
which closed the days ceremonies. the fret
toast was drunk standing and in silence in
honor of their memory. Whom the orchestra
followed this with the strains of Tho Star
S~pansled Banner" all present jumped to their
feet and Joined in the chorus with warlike
ardor.
Prof. John Dryer, the first speaker. touched
the war spirit of tho banqueters when he said,
In response to tho toast George Wash
inGton." that IL tho Father Of his Coun-
try wero alivo our downtrodden broth
ors now suffering in Cuba would long
since lave been freed. William J. Davis,
another speaker. aroused both patriotism and
civic pride when he said that In Harrison at
that hour many Of It's citizens were pounding
hot metal and turning out hugo ingots Of steel
night and day, hurrying forth great rifles with
which to sustain tho honor of their country and
to punish those responsible for the hundreds
killed on tho Maine. Tho patriotic sentiments
Of each speaker were vigorously and enthusiasts
tically applauded.
included most Of the officials of Hudson and
Essex counties and all tho municipal officers Of
from Newark.
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TIE PENNsEL1AN1A GUARD.
he Orders Yet TO Prepare for War-0uioI
Mobilization of Those Men.

Ne Orders Yet to Prepare for War-0uiolx
Mobilization OF Those Men.
HARRISBURG. Pa, Feb. 22.-Gov. Hastings
and Adj.-Gen. Stewart arc both out Of the city,
but tho chief clerk of tho Adjutant-G Generals
department says that no orders looking to q pos
sible mobilization Of the National Guard In tho
near future have been issued. Asked whether
Major-Gen. Snowden might have issued orders
to the guard from division headquarters In
Philadelphia, he said that precautionary orders
might have been issued. but, II 10. nothing was
known about them at tho general headquarters
hero. 1t Is not unusual for such orders to bo
issued to tho various regimental commanders
when the services of the guard are likely to be
needed.
During tho strike troubles in the State, and
especially since the Homestead outbreak. the
National Guard authorities have adopted q sys-
TEN for quick mobiliEation which will place the
entire division Of over 5000 men, equipped and
ready for business, at any, point on the State
border within twenty.four hours from the time
orders are issued; or course a large part Of the
time. During tho Hazleton strike orders were
and by daylight Gen. J. P. s. Goblin and several
regiments OF his brigade were In camp at
Hazleton.
PHILADELPHIA Feb. 22.-Gen. snowden re.
fuses tonight to affirm or deny that he has
issued orders to prepare for war. He says tho
excited state OF the public mind moves him to
ailence
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ton; that the metal cases o fpowder which
were stacked against tho bulkhead had also
to explode, and that this explosion fired the
whole magazine. How the hre In the coal
to say, further than that IL was not, to his
mind, impossible for the fire to have been start
cd by direct radiation from the boilers. He
bunkers from hot ashes. As an instance OF what
terrific heat was generated in the fire room. no
stated that after the Maine was so far COM
pleted that her 1ros were nighted, he and 9TH
ers had gone into the magazine and found tho
Notwithstanding Of a scant quarter of an
inch Of steel plate-separating, the. magazine
from the boiler room 30 hot that he was I'M
abe to hold his hand on II, This, 2t course.
no fire in the coal bunkers then. The engineer
believed this direct radiation sufficient to start
q fire in the bunkers. II fire didn't originate In
them In ways in which 1t has been known to
have originated before.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-23
WHEN THE NAME B1EW UP
Qhess Things Were Seen and Heard by British
gailOrmen In Fort.

The British steamship Olivedene. which
arrived yesterday from Havana. WINS an.
,,horad within mia 80 ,ha
$50 ~ HW' vi tho oattieship
Aialno on the night that she was destroyed.
The commander of tho Oliyedene. Cant. Hor.
'vIsop vas nm hood a., ~.
49, We" y" ooafu IN MS caoin. and
Chier Engineer Albert Holdsworth and Assist.
ant Engineer Laidrow were ashore eniovipo IN.
h.o,tv AZ tha ava,I,n - '"o
Deau1y Vi u evening on a pier at the south end
OF the harbor' about half a mile from the battle
ship. There was a cafe on tho end of the
mar croxd.d With Snan ~
20 E'"uou Win opahish SAILORS and
Doldiers. Tho engineers say that the shock
OF the explosion caused a stomnoda amon.
che Snani,rdo ,,ho =, 0"k
u sP~ni"ius' VIM Fah iahu"aru ana did not
stop until they were on solid ground. The up
a ioiioWeu iln-
"eoiateiy by hre. lhere was first a shower of
sparks. then smoke. and within two or three
minutea flames burst from IN. ,oryar 49,.
eh. sbin NV" 'p"f'oi
oship.
About half an hour after the explosion a party
of Standards came down IN tbs Ia rdIno ,,i,. ~,
'""u'hs win inc
tfae"eh'o OF thc pasroIl OF the Maine, which
had been picked up on q hill about three miles
haek
III.
inc spahiardS asked the engineers to read the
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-23

appropriation. The wrcckinE steamer Right
Arm which was at Key West yesterday, the John
@. Jones at Norfolk, the Underwater at Bos.
used in the work. Secretary Long signed tho
contract In. behalf of the government, Isaac
Chapman ina in S Be 4 81 the tho ro Me f5 bShcl, y, ian
Boston Towboat Company. Tho execution of
the contract will be commenced Immediately.
tract had apparently become too widely sep.
aratod to reach an agreement, q telegram was
cent to the Captain Of the MTeoking steamer
with q schooner which he had recovered. This
morning tho order was countermandcd and Sec:
The Key West naval station to send a torpedo
boat after the Right Arm IL she had left that
place. II tho steamer 10 not ,overtaken tho
work OF raising the Maine probably will DO de-
Two expert divers left New York and two left
M S.3T 81 Frd,%1 ,6Sy fer ma s y T diS,rS WI fro go , BY
battleship Massachusetts have been sent from
Key West to Havana, making seven service
endeavor to recover bodies and valuablos from
shat part Of the hull not destroyed.
Herritt-Chapman Wrecking Company that their
best two divers. Capt. Charles Everett and John
Ee .sn srE, whose U1ss,ss specially IA Kd is d%Ss sss .r wpr nn nSd
sail thenco for Havana, The ocean tug Right
Arm left Key West at 8 o'clock last night, and
The wreokinR derrick Chief will DO put In
feadipess for work within Q day or so. and will
f BnS.r Ss tSTod F 9STH B. Is B.l HsEt Now y York sss ss t@s
ocmpsny's Big iron barge, Lone Star. formerly
Maine to receive all the heavy and valuable
material that may be taken from her.
The Lone Star 10 the biggest coal barEe in tho
Grade, with a carrying capacity OF 5000 tons.
The Monarch will 80, The Monarch is busy now
lsisipg tho Ericsson, at Delaware
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-23
HURRYIxG GUN CARRIAGES.
A Cleveland Concern to build Five for the
16.lnch Guns.

u CioVoinuu concern TO Hutlo five f0f the
16.lnch Guns.
CLEVELAND. o., Feb. 22.-Work on tho big
Governnlent gun carriage contract is now under
rapid headway at the Otis Steel Works. Five
enormous gun carriages are being constructed
there. They are for 13-inch guns to be used on
United States hattleships. A similar carriage
was completed some time ago and shipped East.
whore 1t met the approval of tho Navy Depart
mont. General Manager Bsrtol of tho Otis
plant said to-day that orders had now been re.
ceived to complete hve moro carriages. A
despatch from W ashington says that the work
ts to be rushed and the delivery Of the carriages
fastened.
There will be three main pieces to zach Of the
carriages. A large base of cast steel with two
side elevations will weigh about fourteen tons.
Then there will be q sleeve in two sections of
cast steel for each base. This sleeve will carry
the gun, and will BIO operated on the side eleva-
tions of the base by trunnions. The sleeve will
weigh nearly ten tons. Each carriage is com
plete, so far as its constructive work in Glove
land is concerned, and will weigh twenty-five
tons. The Calling cast steel gun will be re-
turned to the Otis works soon from the Glove
land City Forge to be made ready for the riding.
which is to be performed in the East.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-23

The man with consumption used to Be
considered just as good as dead. His doc
tors condemned him to death Just as surely
rs II he had been convicted OF murder
and must die on the scaffold at dawn.
All that has been changed. There 10
now no reason for the consumptive to
despair. DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Dis
covery will cure 90 per cent. of all cases
OF consumption. That is a startling state
nent, but a true one. Consumption is fed
by impure blood. It is an accumulation
OF impurities in the lungs. If the blood
IS made pure and filed with the purify.
Ing properties Of the Discovery there
is nothing to replace the tuberculous mat
ter that Is coughed up and expectorated.
Gradually the luugs become free and
clear, the lung lining becomes sound and
healthy, and the disease 10 conquered,
Then begins the process of flesh building
and soon the hollow cheeks are full, the
step is hrm and elastic, and health blooms
In every feature and In every action.
II was taken Ill In February, 1891, with head.
ache and pain in my back" writes H. 0addis.
Es9 : o. NO; 5Is .. J. Street, Tacoma, Wash. u
Seis9 "a doctor and he came three timeS, He
TEX q cough so that I ceuid moi sleep only by
being pTopped in bed. NV lungs hurt me, and
! col 90 poor that 1 was just skin and bone !
tnouEht was EoinE to die, till one day l was
ioSsln9 In a littie book IF Or. Pierce'S and ] saw
Il did me 50 much COED that j tried smother ons
~eHs u to anybody. II saved my III.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-23
WALL STREET MEN ASTIR.
Several Omces Kept Open Yesterday to Get
Cable Markets.

Several Omces Kept Open Yesterday to Get
Gable Markets.
Wall street is 30 interested in all develop
ments bearing upon tho Cuban situation that
many Wall street men visited the financial dis
trict yesterday, although it was a holiday, to
get the cabled stock market quotations from
London and any news of a definite sort that
might come from Washington or Havana. Tho
downtown offices Of several firms were kept
open, and the cable was utilized in the early
morning to do q small amount of business on
the London Stock Exchange. Several uptown
branch offices Of Stock Exchange firms were
also open. Owing to the difference In time be-
tween the two cities. tho London market Is in
full swing long before 10 o'clock, the schedule
time for beginning business here on ordinary
week days. 1t closes about an hour after the
time for our market to open.
The cabled advices reported tho London mar.
ket strong in all its departments. including
American stocks. indicating that stock operators
abroad were not disposed to look upon the Gu
ban situation with the same amount OF uneasi-
ness that has been displayed lately by local op-
orators. Private dispatches said that reassur-
ing West African news had been an important
element in making the market strong. but that
the volume of business had been very limited.
Consols advanced. Rupee paper was steady.
Exchange on Calcutta was Is. 8 3l-32d. Bar
i've VIM WAX NJ sO"pu. an ounce, WITH
the weakness ascribed to American selling.
Money and discounts were firm In tone. with
In the open market for both short and three
months bills az per cent. The amount of bull.
lion that went into the Bank Of England on bal
ance was. al04. 600. Foreign stocks were re-
ported fairly, steady. though the Paris Bourso
was weak. Spanish were rather freely sold.
Mines were generally firm.
The following table compares Mondays latest
London quotations with those at 4 p. NJ. yester-
day, New York equivalents and Mondays New
York closing:
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BOZ CAPTAIN BADLY HURT

Run Over while Drilling tho Company Ne
Raised After the Maine Disaster.
Eleven-year.old Hugh McCorquodale. of 1547
Broadway. Brooklyn. was knocked down by a
runaway horse driven by Frederick Munzer OF
1915 Bedford avenue. In front of 0s4 Hancock
street last evening and received serious injuries.
He organized a company Of eighteen boy soldiers
after the Maine disaster and appointed himself
captain. Yesterday afternoon he led his COM
pany out on parade. carrying an American flag.
After the boys had marched about for several
hours they halted in front OF the Hancock street
house. McCorquodalc lined the boys up along
the curbstone and stood himself in the middle
Of tho street. While he was issuing orders The
runaway horse turned from Broadway into Han.
cock street. and before McCorquodalc realized
his danger tho horse ran him down.
The boy was insensible when picked up. His
right hip was dislocated. his right leg and arm
were cut and bruised, and he received u scalp.
wound. His condition was pronounced serious.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-23
THE NEW PROGRAMME IN OUBI.
It 10 Likely TO Fed tho Usefulness or the Au-
economist Cnbinet-

u.v,v. Fab 90 The .,.,or -, N. r1.,r.
.,r. Cour.t.n =, ~. .ntanan,.t 49, -,
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~ ~ r.dt.aI si.non iii n.ah.Sn 80 ~.
oo,oni., Cnh,,ot Th. nroar.mna .nsa....
S'asia..uossa - .s.aa.t.. Csss.Stw,
- -. NNS- $500
20 ~. r.ao,n,;auiat. TIL . - - hr,naine
49,
No.
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oannI" % NJ $500 NNe - Nrn
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proudef Of his nationality, but still the natural
disposition to hasty criticism has shown itself.
steamer on the score OF the Eibe sinkingI /
would suggest that first we learn what hap
pened TO the Maine and then Wow those facts
In the light of at least some acquaintance with
all the conditions. which Q modern ship of war
has to satisfy. Above all. remember that abe
exists to meet danger and that some risk must
necessarily be takon."
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-23
TROOPS READY IN ARKANs1a.
Orders Sent to the Regulars at Fort Logan
Message Aiso roe State Troops.

LITTLE Rock. Ark, Feb. 22.-Instructions
were to-day received by Col. Burk. in command
of Fort Logan, to hold tho two companies sta
toned here In readiness for instant marching
orders to some point to be specified by tho Wal
Department. The residue of Col. Burk's reRi.
mont Is stationed In Arizona. While the nature
Of to-day's Instructions are beyond finding out.
1t ia learned that the troop was at once placed
in readiness to leave.
Gov. Jones also received a special message to-
day from the War Department. and Major~Gen.
Schaer Of tho State militia has been Instructed
to be prepared to relieve the post at q moments
notice; Gen: Schaer has been drilling a battery
to-day by having his troop take part in the fes-
~tivitios incident to Mardi Gras. When inter
declined to reveal tho contents OF their teio.
grams beyond saying that the outcome of the
complications.