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Futures here closed steady. with prices unchanged
IL Hav ? p sdR"no aST ,sf. H Has salss was %sr nnca ~; SSS oG Rlo
was steady a. unchsngsd pnr.ees; receipts. 1000:
i.sad. Santos was frm al loo reIs advance; receipts.
10000; stock. Q $1,000. Local bears sold to day. but
local Iuying. Europesn adviccs indicate a belief that
the next crop will equal the present one.
tone to the market today. and holders We're asking
higher prices. but buyers held on and trade was
small! and Insignificant. The sales were $500 bbls.
Barrels. Sacks.
Eeceipts. 5.Sol
EXPORTS. eol Ss.OiO
81. 15es5, 90. Spring In bills: Clears. s4;e5@t4.45:
Feed-was in fair demand and steady. Western
s M,a,sr in IN l bSIt n s Srss:, si'SsiS'a'' coon si4''0;
'MsTns.Iron was steady, Spot and February. 1890
@i1a aSc GO GGp spot was Is.S sn Sas Sean AND arm at li,sS
February. s.so@a.s5c TN was quiet. but nrm.
s sPS; and SPOT osS sna Fspr 1s;sSS slioss.soe spel'sr was
NAVAL sToREs--were dull. Spirits OF turpentins.
83s,s3i'4c.i common to good strained rosln. Si.40
pR9yIs!oSs-LSrd was steady, Prime, 60 40; city.
was strong Mess. 6li@ell;25. Unt meals were frm.
Picked hams. 7s.si; do. bellies. NseG,; do. shoul.
lse lec; seconds. Ia@l7e.; thirds, l4ia@16iac.;
Saes' iaS Zoe. i'c Chtss".sia rs i'f fun 'n cream. 10 large ssS,
f s7s:s, staSssssS.' e sss'ss' s siSsii soi Islr to sn Sio Who 1s
fancy. 9a04c;: choice, sL&stc c.; common to good,
fancy. i4ssssI5c' Bsitimoro rrsss' isiac.; Washinas"n
do, 4t@itlec.; Western do. lake: Chicago. Feb:
l7.-"Proyisions were active. with n large volume Of
trade. prices averaging lower. because OF a further
decline In the hog merket. Pork showed some weak.
meas on raiding by bear traders, Packers led In the
buying OF ribs and lard. and they closed firm. The
cash demand continues good, especially for lard.
Estimated receipts for tomorrow 81, 900"
SUGAR-Raw was arm; So test. B ll.lBl3 sic.; o.
test. 43.l6c. SAILS $500 tons Java NJ ~Breakwater
at 4 3'lBc,; 1900 tons 98s test centrifugals. to arrive.
at lis. Cd. aud 700 tons muscovado sgo test. TO al.
rive; sold TO an exporter at 8Sc. Refined was In bet.
ter demand and nrm.
WooL-current quotations OF pulled woods occurred
bnsis), based upon Wool Exchange onicial classinca.
tions. are as follows; Fine 4, 4s6 Doe; a supers.
-I+Stnc.' B SUPER. Il@4Hr; c snpcrs: . Sa5c.; nue.
combing. DOG. &C.; combing, 40GIlc.; California
finest. v@5Oc; California second, $50: Western eE.
IRA. a5esi7c.; Western super. 4l@42c.; Western low.
0l93ic.
CncAoo. Feb. l7.-rhese were TO days prIees:
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THURSDAY. Eel. 17.-GRAIS-wheat- Spot
was fairly active. The sales wero 1927. 900 bush,
including 10000 ungraded rod lato last night;
5000 No. 9 red, 5000 No. ! hard spring. 100. 900
No. l hard Manitoba on private terms for ex-
port, and loo No. 3 red at 81 .O3 in elevator.
Free on board ahOaI: No. ] Northern spring,
New York. Sl.1OHs; do. Duluth, . 1 .l3Is; No 2
red. Sl.OO7s; No. 1 hard Duluth. $I.l47s; No. /
hard Manitoba, Sl.laAs. Minneapolis received
to-day l6k. $50 BUSH. against $1,000 last year;
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Available cash balance,
including gold reserve.sa1e 500. 425 oelo. 2se, s7s
Money In London 2ia@24 y cent. Rates OF dis.
count In open market for both short and three
months bills. 2Ss@24 o cent. Amount OF bullion
Saisnae so.da aTom sa ,he Bank Tbs Of Ra EIgl az En on
land minimum rate Of discount unchanged at
2 y cent. The proportion Of its reserve to liza.
biliti Les T. iS.77 y cent, against 45.O9 last week
statement Of the bank shows the following
changes from the previous accounts: Total re-
creased Ris4,OOo, bullion increased sI47,s7S.
.other' securities increased $4,000. other"
deposits decreased 2s3s 900. public deposits
increased 2l,43l,0 0O, notes reserve increased
1868 900. Government securities decreased
$4,000: Paris advices quote 3 q cents. at lO3
francs 32la centimes. Exchange on London. 25
the Bank of France shows the following changes
decreased 3 5000, 900 francs. Treasury accounts
hand increased 1878. 900 francs. bills discount.
cd decreased 30. 175. 600 francs, silver on hand
decreased 100000 francs.
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway Com
pany to exchange their bonds for the now gon-
eral m9rtgage 4 cent. refunding gold bonds
expired to-day: and u Is announced by the bank;
ers managing the refunding syndicate that all
Of the now bonds offered have been taken up by
holders of the old obligations of the company.
it is stated that the collateral s y cent. bonds Of
the company will DO called for redemption on
April 10. the funds TO pay them off having been
provided from sales Of the new general mort
gage bonds.
The Homestake Mining Company has de.
clared monthly dividend No. 23S OF 25 cents per
share. making ,S8,6is.750 paid in dividends to
agents. Lounsbery & Co.. Mills building.
The Financial RepieU Of 1897, compiled by
the Financial Chronicle, was published to-day.
The sales OF mining stocks at the New York
Consolidated Stock and Petroleum Exchange 10.
IA WRrA AA InIlnHEs
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gsaal aotires.

SuPREME COURT. COUNTY OF MONEOE NIlaa
Doyl". Plaintiff. vs.. L, c. Pr!tchard and J M nr,
whose real uamr- are 10 IIaintIn unkno" u. u I'"s
intended to describe thereby the persons I"rN- D',,
ness ~ Springlsle. Arka.sGs. under IN hrm am = !.
D.. q PriiciIHrt ana '"nphn', "fuudHUi' TO- ~
abo.r named defendants: YOU Il ltEHEIh =
MoNEp To answer the complaint In th's a'i,t A..
10 serve a copy Of your answer upon the Nun,
attorneys within twenty days after tn" s".'l,', ",
ms summons rSclnsise ~ the day NJ seT'i" A.la ~
ca.r OF your failure 10 EppruT or answer, ''E'vs,
w.ll Ne shsen against you as ny default foFl,' a.
deinanaei IN the comp amt. Triii desired ~ -"
county OF Monroe. Dated I ic ljtn dry 81 y h'sl.
iees, ADLER aud ADLER. piaintir's ANY ,1.
ana Post ono a address. lOuG'iOlD Grant, m.II,U6'
IL 'ch' ster, N. Y. To T.. e. Prilchard aud Juhn i'",
whose = .el names are to plaintn unAHowh I ''a.
intended 20 q scribe tn reby IN" persons A"." ~,
nes, AZ SpringiRir. Arkansas. under toe urn ruHe"''
&c. P~riioiiard en- tC"npany Tue foreg pin- . aga w y
! served u!nn You by Lu %iiiratiun, pursuant =. ~
order OF Honorable william u, " rneT. Justice ~
the Supr m. G pirt. dated the nfth day Of frh'.aH..
ISoS. aud ~ d with the comp aiu' in the OIL w w
tier% or Munrnr county. al no hester. Sew, IVA
ADLER ami ADLER, PLAINTIFF Attorneys. iU'"I"''
Granite building, Ito"lester, y " York.
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steady. yeats nominaiiy duotsd ~ et.Bo0ez,Bo y
100 Ne. City dressed veais steady ~ eel1c. -,
direct. wero 1888 headt p cars on salo,, all told.
steady, hot ven. Quiet About 2 cars unrold. Sheep
mutton. 70aiac..p n; dresssd lambs, 7hdegifc.
Receipts of hogs were 2,061 head, 1tS head on sale.
outlet and weak AZ 04.S06et.60 Woo rs.
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The shipments from Augusta to-day were 2.867 bales,
Memphis 4. $40. st. Louis 4.01i, Cincinnati 612, and
Houston 6.a72 bales. Houston expects to morrow
$500 to 4,700 bales. against a. 100 last week. Z. 1850
last year, and 8, 1877 In 1898. New Orleans expects
$500 to 5000, against $3.50 last week. 3.Sl3 last
year. and 8. 894 in 1898. The port receipts were u.s.
b7l bales, against 81. $50 last week. 1898 last year,
and IL. 1871 IN 1898; thus far this week 1877, 100 bales,
against 1877, O25 thus far last week. The exports
from the ports "approximated 10000 bales. New
Orleans declined = points. but recovered the loss.
Futures here declined l to 2 points, recovered and ad-
vanctd ! to 3 points. but lost this. then rallied. and
closed steady at a net advcnce OF ] to 2 points for the
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-18
ROCHESTER A pITTSBIRG
RAILWAY CONPANY.
COmnOns OF the GENERAL MORTGAGE , per cent. NnN
Glfrtions and Meetings.

'VHE ANNUAL MEETING OF stockholders of Tn"hs
Il n WALLACE for election az directors anu $50
otner business rs may he properly pr s'Ut"l, N'Ilu'
htlh az the company ofiteS, IN III, Towa' nj h".r
ing, broadway aud 25:h ST., New YORK rItN "h 's
22d day Of February. 1898. at ~ O'Clock mon
JOSEPH ii. WALLACE, Ss.THaJ
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Government bonds weak. The 4s of 1907, and
1925 closed q 2 cent; lower bid. the 5s closed
frmer. The features were n. Y. Ontario md
Western consol IS, Oregon Improvement 5s. 9th
Standard Rope and Twino incomes, Union Pacific
4s, Union Pacific, Denver and Gulf lists. {. r.,
p wisSop nnG o oSIo' ka lsss, t. and nd A 4ss , No Ghssa,
Pacific: Oregon short Line and Texas Pacific is
sues, The moro important net ADVANCES were
and Toxas As, L. 70 eosss;; and ads.s j, to g.;
sol IS, e. to los; Oregon Short Line consol
Comes b. Ia NO to 4 aase;" Oregon e; Improvement Eae S.,
Southern Railway IS. l., TO d; Standard Rces;
IS. H. to 94ia; Union Pssifc. Denver and Gulf
lists, :. r. e, to 56l9, and Wisconsin Central lists,
I. r.. L . cent, to 43lo.
Commercial price OF bar silver in New York,
&c., Bar silver IN London closed at % 13-16d.
Mexican silver dollars were quoted at 45Lc.
81. y cent. four and Ave months 3 i. cent, and
Exchange collateral. Commercial paper is quot:
ed: Prime Endorsed bills receivable at 1884 9
good names at 3ia@4 y cent.
Sterling exchange WINS firm on q light vol
ume Of business: Continental exchange was
Ski; d RSstod q. S q. nSd r sisSt, f sf.s Sterling E%cs S5Si
rates are: Long bills. $4.s3a$4. s34; sight drafts,
$4.s54@$4.S 5ip. and cablo transfers. 81. e5a.
S eaa for long and o. iS.i6@s5 i.ie for short;
e%ailders, 4o4@4o SIG for. long and 40 1.l6S
40ls for short.
12ie@l6as cents discount. Charieston.Buying.
lie discount; selling, 1.16 premium. Savannah
leans.Bank. par: commercial. $l discount.
telegraph. 22ls cents premium. st, Louis-25
cents bid. offered at Is cents discount. Chicago
so cents discount. Cincinnnti-Between
banks, 25 cents discount. and over counter, so
cents premium.
40%g41, and the preferred at 94@94a. Stand
ard OIL Trust certificates closed at 41s@42O;
A 4, s1s1s: MsslltinE at 2%7ss271s, and preferred
145is. and the .preferred at 16Oe166: Mutual
Gas at 325@335; Syracuse Gas at 2Olea21ia;
sI@s3. and the preferred at 12O@122.
The National Lead Company has declared q
quarterly dividend Ia y cent. on Its preferred
stock, payable March Is.
The Tennessee Coal. Iron. and Railroad Com.
pany reports net earnings for January of $685.
$40, an increase. OF $11.64l as compared with
the same month last year, Fixed charges were
Sa1.a49; lsav nas a surplus of s21'sso. On in
Tho Pittsburg. Cincinnati, Chicago and st.
Louis Railroad reports gross earnings, for Janu.
compared with tho same month of last year, and
net S37s.333. an INCREASE Of $4s.155. Fixed
shs ar q were $2a7:6lS, l leessy ing a surplus of
The Ohio River Railroad reports gross earn
ings for December of !S79. 532, an increase of
S3.459 as compared with the same month of tho
s ss.asS. F Eerf th sn Year net ending S2s:2 Be-. 3 81 ds she sso Ss
earnings were $685.. 1876, a decrease of $3, 473 ms
compared with the corresponding period OF the
gprevieas year, and net S34l.s99. an increase of
The Northern Central Railroad reports for the
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wcstchestor Gas ana Electric Company Incor-
porated.
WHITE PLAINS. Feb. IVA certificate Of In
corporation of tho westchoster Gas and Electric
Company. with a capital stock Of $500, 900, was
filed In tho County Clerks Office to-day. Tho
company is formed to carry on the manufacture
lagos Of Rye, Port Chester. Mamaroneck. Larch-
mont. New Rochelle. Harrison. and Scarsdale,
N. Y. and Greenwich. Conn. James NJ. Pendle-
York; Arthur l.. Chester OF Westerly, r. l.;
Wallace Hackett of Portsmouth. n. H.; Herbert
T. Jennings Of Mount Vernon; Paul Armitage
Of Bay Shore, N. ", and Henry D. nonnelly Of
Brooklyn arc the directors.
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ye sIociE Market,

NEW YoRK. Thursday. Feb. l7.-Receipts Of beeysa
were lAl head, all dirtc TO local slauRhterers. No
trading: feeling steady. Dressed beef steady at 90
hiac. Y n, for pour TO lrinie n tive sides. Cables from
British nlarkets quote American sleFrs at &c ! nc.
y n, dressed weight; American refrigerated beef
~, DesbLc. = n. Exports to-day 25A beeVes; no
shil menlS to morrow.
Receipt Of calves. SSly q head. Generally rated
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#auted to purchase.

WANrED-A very light delivery wagoni muh@
w cheap. W, box I72 sun once.
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Duluth s0.1sA against s0.St2; Chicago t6.too.
against 2l,OO0s Milwaukee 20. 800. against TO-
eo0i 81. Louis 10000. against 1904; Toledo
1885. against aga; Detroit 4.O8o, against
4.513 last ycnr. Futures were 17sc.I TO 2lac.
higher at ono time. but lost part of this and
closed 11sc. To 1iac, higher tor tho day. Future
sales q, 1905, 900 BUSH, as follows:
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Neb ehrnlnk1, 10Y Fix montnD. ......UlAl.OlN ~
being moro than the interest for the whole year.
We have had our own engineer examine the Road,
and his report shows that 10 10 In ~exoellens physical
condition.
We also have q very full and satisfaotory statsm,n,
from tho late vioe-Preaident. Mr.. W. A. @. Even, who
has had charge OF the Road since its organization in
October. 1890. until recently. both OF which. a. well
a. copies Of the mortgage. We shall be pleased to
show to any one desiring to invest.
Tho Atlantic Coast Limo has acquired possession Of
this Road by purchase Of all the Capital Stock,
100000 and has taken charge Of ies operation,
having removed the ondces to Wilmington. N. G.,
where lite own general onnoes are located.
The financial standing and reputation Of the
Atlantic Coast Line are too high and well known to
require comment, but the following table 10 interest.
ing as showing the prices bid for the various Issues Of
Bonds on tho Roads owned and controlled by II, con.
~stituting this systom. These are all bids. and iti 1. to
be noted that even a. these prices NO Bonds can DO
obtained.
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Barley stronger. New feeding. 33c., cost aud
FIRE ght 20 Buunlo at opening of navigation. Rye
Quiet. No. Y Western, bviaeB0c.. free on boarl
anOht. Corn-Spot was dull. Tho sales were ll6..
900 bush, including 10000 yellow. 10000 No. 9
mixed on private. terms free on board atont FOR ex.
port and 5000 yellow OF 3Sc. delivered; No. 2 mixed
in elevator, 38asc. Futures advanced hc. to Nc, but
lost this and declined psc. Future sales 100000 bush-
~ follows;
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nAnnnan An nrrIn mAnra

open. Hipn- Love -c1oshno-
aaies. tno. est. Get. = lsted.
ass Ads. Ex.ilo il5 ITO ila llo
slisS Am R..l3s lac lac l3ea 1891
$50 Am SIP, il2h ll2h lie lll%l1es
100 A%s sm; as :" 81 =" So = 80. ass '
rs Gable OF .es OF OF 90
leOIS Am Tob. ee ees oil es esb
30 AnITobplls l1e ll9 III lle
40 Am Ex..l26 l29 lpo ICE l2o
10 Amcop 75t 7oH 76t rs 7e
1900 Atcb.T&
t6ob Atcb,TS
10. 1.,ss ;, s IS 8 So 49, 50 49, ss s 80
100 Brunsw
1895 nslt Q 10. leh le lSs IN
1900 Bay ste Oh 3h 90 al 80
es947 Br'k RT 4lh az 40 Ala A1b
100 u I'm e.l2oh 1901 1901 1901 1919
$50 c.nso. g. Ga % o4s 90
9oso Oh ct l3 l3b leS leT ID
tbo5 ches&o 2aa ga 22S 22S 22s
looc&Etpllo ITO ITO 1901 lily
i195 c.c.cS
stL.... s6 s6s 80 a6 s6s
ttoo ca Nwl27h 1873 l26h l26s 1877
aseeO C, n &olo2 log 1908 iolS 1914
sssto c.M&stp cas- e6b oAs eAI 90
1op c. 6 st
Ppf....l4es 1895 lAe lAsh $50
1880 c.R1&P ella elh ooh 81 elh
1870 80 e 6 re-. ri %. ASH ss s g. a g. 49, 81 80 80
400 c.Hv&T. ~ ~ ~ III
1ooc&Hc. z z z 81 re
1910 CLAW. l5S 16E IGN l5b 16S
$3.50 conGa'.le3 lea 1907 1921 1921
1900 o.1.l p =. 81 81 81 SO o. So.
4iop&Hud.l1os III llosl1o% liz
100 p.L&wl5eh 1864 l66k 1855 1877
$50 d R p 5oa 81 6Oh 81 6lh
2ooDM&FD l4a lA% Ia" lAh 1A%
$50 Eric r R lA1 15t lAb l6h l5h
s4oo Eric lstp A1s 4lS 4oS Alb az
100 Erio2dp 1eh. leh leh leh 2oa
/ 0EdEIo
Brook. l oes 1904 1904 loe loeh
4oE&TH.: go go go 90 90
aooF&PM. l3h Ia l3h laa lAh
900 at Nor p1 57a 1853 1864 1853
2sso Gen Elco 37s 37h aeh 3eS 36s
200 Hostake as as as "a
500 Hawafn
os.... a4S a4a s3h 3a% 80
1895 mcent.1 los 1o6 lo4 lo4h 1oAH
$50 III Steel. 4ea so 4ea 51h ga
700 Kc.paa 80 ess 80 sih "a
400 IA DIV Oh d 8
l5oLE&w leL l6t 16h 1ea 1ea
$50 LE&wp IA "a 72a 72la 73h
a27s Lake shle2 1927 1919 1ee 1919
800 Lacl ans 42h 42] d2h d2A 43%
1878 Lou n 80 SO 59b 6sa 59b
s74b Man Conf 16h 116k 1l4s 1859 1851
800 Mergen.
thalerLcl46b lash ld5h l46 -
4bo Min Iron o 81 6ob 81 61h
1073o MetstRy 1851 1851 154H 1851 1861
1855 Mich Gill l1lh l1oh lloh Ill
1850 II 4 81 L 29ia 40 90 20h 40
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Few York Stock R1chanGo-0alos Feb. ~.
CLOSING PRICES OF UNITED sTATEs BoNpa.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-04-07
THURSDAY, APRIL z, 1885.
THE NATIONS EMBARRASSMENT,

Several days ago. in a spirit of patriot
Ism and international love, the Poet Lau-
reate Of England made friendly over
lures 70 the American people in a grand
sweet song, which we all read with great
pleasure.
The poem was in the nature OF q bou-
uuet flung at the American people by him
who officially represents the sentiment
of the English people. A bouquet OF
shamrock thistle and rose" 1t was
bouquet redolent Of friendship and good
will nor was any rose from "Maud's gar
den" more sweet 1t was well meant
aims of poetic breath, and gratefully did
the American people receive it, yet not
without enlbarrassment--"hin lilac lac
ryfnae."
No ono who has read the poem can
ind any evil intention in it; nothing but
poetic love and tenderness, and yet the
poem has EMBARRASSED the nation by re-
minding us of our poverty. Here is q
Poet Laureate who sings Of the sham
rock. the thistle and the rose, yet no ma
tional American flower doth he mention,
for. in very truth. we have none. Shamrock
for Ireland; thistle for Scotland; rose for
Englapd-but for. America 1.-THE star
spangled Banner"
And this Is not all. Not only have we
no national flower, but we have no poet
laureate!
II IS too bad. We cannot take our
stand with the great nations Of the earth
until we have "a national flower and
poet laureate. There is no lack Of ma
,srial. we have plenty OF flowers and
plenty Of poets as fresh as the flowers
II Is simply q matter Of neglect that no
selection has been made
But Poet Austin reminds us that this
il thing which we may no longer neg
lect. II we are to carry on friend
ly and poetic relations with Great Britain
and other European Powers we must have
q national flower TO adorn the interna-
tIonai bouquet II is clear that flag Will
not do. Quite ingeniously and
poetieaily hath the Poet Laure-
ate punched the Star Spangled Ban
ner with the shamrock, the thistle ana
the rose. But he has done so only by
poetic license and not by any rule OF
noral ornamentation. The poet has done
ths hest he could with the material in
hand. but our lack is none the less APP
parent. We must have a flower and we
must have q poet laureate to sing about
81, and 10 send back appropriate and re-
ciprocal sentiments in kind and in Ike
form 20 nations which greet Us in verse.
we can get along WITHOUT class and titles
but a poet laureate and national floral
emblem we must have.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-04-07
poETIC JUSTICE.

II Virginia Is to be called upon TO tight
she must have the "sinews Of war" and
these she has not. It is easy for rich
states like New York to vote million
for defence, but Virginia has not cent
available for any such purpose.
However, Virginia has a claim against
the government which has been standing
for many years. 1t is a claim Of sll2oN
for money advanced TO the government
by Virginia during the war OF lSi2' ana II
would seem a sort OF poetic Justice that
this amount should now be returned 10
the State TO be used, II necessary IN
making preparations for war.
We learn that bill will be introduced
in Congress to refund this money to Vir-
ginia and a more appropriate time could
not have been selected for paying of an
old score.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-04-07
WHY GO TO WAR?
vs. the Portsmouth Star:

Says the Portsmouth Star:
IF the speeches which have been de-
livered In Congress within the last day or
so can be taken as an indication, it is
manifest that in Congress, at least, 1t is
beginning TO be understood that the
United States has no serious misundeT-
standing with Spain outside of the de-
struction Of the Maine. If the sinking OF
that ship and the killing Of two hundred
and odd Of her crew. is not the one and
only cause OF our going to war with
Spain, then we are simply bullying weak
Power"
II there had been satisfactory proof
that the Maine was blown up by the act
or the connivance of the Spanish govern
ment. there would have been a declaration
OF war within twenty-four hours after the
finding Of the court and without dis
senting voice throughout the length and
breadth of the United States. Nor would
The Times have been a loggard in the
fray. We would never have spoken OF
the Maine disaster as "a mere incident"
II there had been proof that the Spanish
government was directly responsible for
it. Nothing but severe punishment
inflicted on the offender would have atoned
for such an outrage as that.
But our own court Of inquiry after
making a thorough investigation did not
intimate, In its finding such thing as
SPANS responsibility and there was no
evidence to connect the Spanish govern
ment with the disaster. All this to say
nothing Of spains disavowal Hence we
have maintained and do maintain that
the Maine disaster is not 30 far casus
belli. and the government could not pos
sibly maintain itself before the civil
lized world in making war upon Spain for
an act which that country stoutly dis
avows and of whose guilt we have aeso-
lutely no conclusive evidence.
And so, It seems to US, that the belli-
gerents in and out of Congress have been
searching here and there for prete&t'
| and I'D to this time have utterly failed TO
find one with the Maine disaster elimi-
mated Or the time being with the order
| OF recohcentration in Cuba revoked, with
a spanish appropriation TO relieve the
distress in Cuba and with SPANS per-
mission TO the people of the United states
to send relief, this country is absolutely
| without a cause for war with Spain. and
the only justification which can possibly
be pleaded is that the Cuban question Is
a troublesome one that has been aglta-
| ting the people Of the United states Tor
| many years, and that the time has come
when It shall be settled once for all by
forelble Intervention In Cuba, by which
the Spanish flag shall be driven forever
from the Island. Shorn OF sentiment
| shorn Of sophistry. shorn of politics there
g. .ha Cuban question in its nakedness.