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DUNCANsON BROS. AUCTIoNEERs.

TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE LNIMPRoN-
ED REAL ESTATE ON SECOND STREET BE
TWEEN MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE AND L
STREET NORTHEAST.
BY virtue of a certain deed OF trust. recorded in
Iiber No 2u19 folio 1876 seq, of the land
records of the District Of Columbia. will sell
in front of the premises. on MONDAY. THE
TWENTY -FOTR RITZ DAY OF OCTOBER. AID.
1898. AT FIVE O'CLOCK PM, the following de-
sCribed real estate. situate In the city OF Wash
ington, in said District: Part OF original lot
numbered four a., in square numbered seven hun
dred and ffty-fve $3.50. beginning at point dis
tant twenty (20l feet from the mort Invest corner
Of said lot I'd street east. running thence south
with the front line Of said lot sixteen 10 feet
and thence back with that width one hundred md
twenty-eight 12Sl feet six C6) inches the rear
line OF said lot, containing 2,G56 square feet Of
ground. less.
Terms: One third cash. balance in equal Install
n ents. at one and two years. with interest nj q
per cent per annum. payable semi-annually frun
day Of sale. secured by deed of trust upon the
property sold. or all cash. at the option Of the
purchaser. deposit of S10o will be required at
time of sale. All conveyancing. revenue stamps
&c. at purchasers cost. Terms TO be implied
with within ten days otherwise the trustees re.
serve the right TO resell risk and cost of the
defaulting purchaser.
EUGENE CARI'SI
ALDlS II. BROWNE.
ocl1-d&dS Trustees.
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Trained Nurses for the Army.

A dispatch from Camp Meade, Middle
town, Pa, says: Chief Surgeon Girard Is re-
organizing the corps reserve ambulance
company preparatory to the movement of
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FUTURE DAYS.
JAMES w. RATCLIFFE, AUCTIONEER.
Successor to Ratclffe, Sutton Il Coz

TRUSTEES SALE OF A FRAME HOUSE. NO.
11o6 X STREET NORTHWEST.
BY virtue of a decree of the Supreme Court or
the District Of Columbia. passed in Equity Cause
No. 1883. the undersigned, trustees, viii oner
for sale, by public auction, in trout of tho prem,
ises, on MONDAY. TWENTY FOURTH DAY OF
OCTOBER, AID. 1898, AT HALF-PAST -FOUR
O'CLOCK PM, the following described real es-
tate. situate IN the city of Washington. i'll the
District of Columbia, to wit: The east twenty
five and eight -hurdredths feet front by the
depth of lot ten IL square three hundred and
seventeen, in the city of Washington, District Of
Columbia. together with all the Improvements,
rights. &c. This property will be sold subject.
however. to a deed of trust for 81, ,2296 81 The
full particulars Will be stated at the time OF eale
Terms lover trust: Cash. deposit of $500
required upon acceptance of bid. Terms 10 be
complied with in 10 days, otherwise the trustees
reserve the right to resell the property at the risk
and cost of the defaulting purchaser. after D
dsys advertisement of such resale in some news
paper published IN Washington, ID. c. All con-
veyancing, stamps, &c, at the purchasers coEt.
]. THEODORE RUPLI, Trustee,
No. 1918 + st. NV.
ROBERT II. TERRELL. Trustee.
oC12-C&ts No. 609 + ST. NV.
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FUTURE DAYS,
Walter b. Williams & Co..
Aucti0neers.
Very Desirable
Unimproved Property
ON
New Hampshire Avenue
Between r and S SITS. N. w.
AT DunHn1lC CNno

On TUESDAY, OCTOBER EIGHTEENTH, AT
HALF-PAST -FOUR O'CLOCK PM, stali sell,
In front of the premises. lot IS, in square 1h3
frchtfng 25 feet New Hampshire avenue Eorth-
west, running back the depth thereof rhe above
pi6 perty Offers an unusual inducemenI to persons
desiring an Investment in residence property
Terms of sale: Onethird of the purchase money
to be paid in cash. the balance in Sly. twelve and
eighteen months from day of SALE the deferred
payments to be secured by deed of trust on the
property sold, or all cash. at the option If the
purchaser A deposit of $500 will be required st
the time of sale. Terms Of sale to be complied
with within ten days from day If sale, Otherwise
the property will be rescld at risk and cos1 Of de-
fauiting purchaser. All conv.yaucIng recording
and revenue ste mps at cost of purchaser
WALTER B. WILLIAMS & co, Auctioneers.
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By virtue of the powers conferred by the
last will md testament of George B. Harrison. de-
ceased, dated May 2s, 1898, and duly admitted to
Columbia, holding a special term for Orphans
front of the premises, on THURSDAY, OCTOBER
O'CLOCK PM, the following real estate.
situate in Washington city. District Of Colum-
bia, viz: Brick houses il and 10 9th street
southeast, v.th he lots thereto belonging, being
part of lots and 2, in Bohrer ct al, trustees,
corded subdivision of square Sal IA plat thereof
will be shown at the sale, showing the dimensions
Of each house and its lot; the south "a feet depth
by q feet front, street s.e of lot in Bohrer
ct al, IrusteeE recorded subdivision of square S4l
improved by brick house 516 street Sc; the east
II feet front ." A street Sc. by 12S feet / inch
deep Of original lot s in square 500. improved by
brick house 6l2 street Sc, and part OF original
lots and 3 in square S42, beginning for the
5th street southeast at point = feet north from
the southwest of said lot 5, and running
thence north 23 feet, thence east los feet, thence
south 23 feet t, 3-foot alley and thence west 105
feet along the north side of said alley the begin
ming with the privileges Of said alley, improved by
frame house. 124 9th street
Terms of sale One third cash and the balance in
two equal installn .nts in one and two years, with
interest from uay of sale, all cash. secured on
the premises sold. Terms to be complied with in
fifteen days right resell at of defaulting
purchaser reserved. 800 deposit each lot sold
All conveyancing and stamps at cost Of purchaser.
JUDSON T. GULL.
FERDINAND SCHMIDT.
Oc1-d&ds Trustees and Executors.
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w. L. EDMoNSTnN Trustee.
r,,,rs N. ,-,, Office 300 Jth ST u ".
IL a a.
----' 1T T u NU'I' UrI -dNds
WALTER B. WILLIAMS a co, ATCTIuNFJ,ES
TRUSTEES SALE OF vAIrAnIr nrrno,r,r,

lkI SIEES, SALE OF VALUABLE IMPROVED
ihoFLKIl, STU hTlD Al THE CORNER
COLI MBlA AND % STREETS y "
~. virtue OF deed of tIust, d4tcl par absr X
ln'' ana recorded in L!hcr l42S folio III, Il SEQ
VI ,he Hhi records OF the District Columbia ~.
uII'rsishd trustees under said deed of "a lsf viii
1II, ri az pubic auction, in front ia" p..ia. on
LII LII ltSpAh, THE TH ENTIETlI DAN - Uf-ro-
oIR, A. ID 1855, AT HlI.F-rAS1 FuUR
pbLo'h " IN. the following dcs,-Tll,.l r,rops-iy
IN me city of Washington. y, e. d.sia..atci as
iiu helhG iot numbered SNt tt;g H.! the sub
uNs"h OF lots IN square numbered three. ht.n,lred
anu slAty-slz COS recorded in subdivision d ok
10 az page le. IN the Office If thr Surt,,ar OF the
District of Columbia Improved rs a raa'l,ru brick
lulnhla aud - streets northwest
Terms OF sale: nne-tLird II the purrha,, money
10 he lfald Ia cash. the balance Ia On snI two
years IRON DAY "t sale, the deferred ravrints TO
To-. secured by deed Of trust the p,p..rtk ssld or
All cash. at th" option Of tho pur,lins.r i,rs,.lt
oi SZ"N VIII hc required The time Of stI.i IL
terms OF sale are not complied with within fstpen
dtNs from day Of sale lie tristta-S r,.,r,o tbe
ilEHt to resell AT tae risk aud ~ the ,l,falt
ing purchaser All convey nuciug. rrs,r.il,u, ana
revenue stamps to bc AID for ~ I.!r4.l.qs,r p
NM. X. wrpWAHD.
l.. NJ. TAAlplt.
rt,,,,,s - ,,-.,..,,.- Trustees
THOMAS i. WOODWARD.
OcS-d&dS ' - "'-
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w.
Successor to Ratclifle, Sutton a Coz
VAL L BILE S L B L r B A y
PROPERTY ON THE BOWEN
AND NAYLOR ROADS,
= NEAR OVERLOOK INN,
KNOWN AS THE GOOD
HOPE PROPERTY.
On TUESDAY AFTERNOON,
OCTOBER 18TH, 1893, at 4:3o
O'CLOCK, | will offer for sale, by
public auction, in front OF the
premises, that valuable property
containing IS and 2S-Ioo acres,
making it a most desirable tract for
building sites.
Terms stated at sale: $500 deposit acceptance
of bid: terms to be complied with in 10 days. All
nveyancing, stamps &c, at the purchasers cost.
oc11dSds
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CarDets. Rugs and FGatdit1g
JAMES W. RADCLIFFE, AUCTIONEER.
Successor to Ratclifre, Sutton & Coz
TRU STEES' SALE OF FRAME HOUSE NO. 1928
GALES STREET NORTHEAST

TRUSTEES SALE OF FRAME HOUSE NO. 1928
GALES STREET NORTHEAST
By virtue OF deed Of trust duly recorded in
Liber 1914, folio PAT ct seq, one of the land
ords for the District of Columbia and at the
request of the party secured thereby. we. the
auction, In front of the premises, on SATURDAY,
THE TWENTY SECOND DAY OF OCTOBER, 1898,
AT HALF-PASf FOUR O'CLOCK 7 NJ the fol
lowing described real estate, situate in the county
Of Washington, District OF Columbia. and desg
mated sublot numbered tifty-two (52,, in Walter
Hiestons subdivision of lots l, 10 and parts of .
g. H. 16, II and is, in block numbered twenty
bered nineteen l9) to fifty-siX ,56j inclusive, us
said subd vision is recorded in the Office
of the District of Columbia. in Book County s.
page 49, and also part Of sublot numbered two (2l
In Clark ct al. subdivision of block numbered
twenty-five t22y of Isherwood, recorded in Book
Alex. X. Shepherd. folio 49, of the records Of the
surveyors oIce If the District of Columbia, and
contained within the following metes and bounds
viz: Beginning the twelve Q2l foot alley four
and Clio {. 6-lUj feet east from the northwest
If saiu lot, and running thence east along
said alley twelve l2D feet; thence south sixty-four
t6i feet; thence west twelve tl2j feet; thence
north sixty-four t6iD feet to said alley and place
Hiesiuri sublot numbered i:ty-two or together
with ali the improvements. rights &c.
Terms: Stated at time Of sale. $50 deposit re-
quiI,l q, acceptance of bid. If terms cf sale are
not complied Nth in fifteen days from day of sale
the trustees the right resell fht. prop-
erty 1T the risk and cost If the defauitsng pur-
chaser, after five days advertisement Of such re-
sale some newspaper punished in Washington.
D. &. All convey ancIng- recording, stamps Sc
at purchases cost.
EDWARD $. WESCOTT. Trustee
ocl2-d&ds CHAkLES-f T. WILLIAMS Trustee
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JUDICIAL. SALE OF ALL AND SINGULAR, THE
CORPORATE RIGHTS, PRIV II.EGES AND
FRANCHISES, RIGHTS OF WAY AND PROF
ERl1, REAL, lERSONAL AND MlAED, OF
The BELL HALLWAY COMPANY.
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c. C. SLOAN & CO., AUcTs., I4o7 C ST. NV

TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE PROPERTY,
IMPROVED BY A HANDSOME THREE
STORY AND BASEMENT BRICK DWELLING.
A. NJ. l., HOT WATER HEAT. KNOWN AS
NO. 22S ST. NV.
By virtue of a certain deed of trust, dated July
1S, 1893, and duly recorded in Lber No. 1SsS,
folio 264 ct seq, Of the land records of the
District of Columbia, will SELL at the request
of the party secured thereby, at public auction. in
front OF the premises. on THU RSDAY. THE
THIRTEENTH DAY OF OCTOBER, 1898, AT
HALF-PAST FOUR O'CLOCK PM, the following
described land and premises, situate in the city Of
Washington. in the District of Columbia and
designated as and being lot numbered one hundred
and thirty Q3o) in Henry l.. Mann's subdivision
of lots one hundred and eight QOS). hundred
and nine 900 and hundred and ten QlO) of
MeGures subdivision of lots in square five hun
dred and fifty five t5s5), said first mentioned
subdivision is recorded in the Office of the sur
veyor of the District of Columbia, in Book 20,
page SO, together with the improvements.
Terms: Telms easy and made known at time
o. sale.
FRANK r RAWLINGS, Trustee.
CHARLES B. MAURY, Trustee.
ocl-1Ot 1905 Pa. ave.
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PEREMPTORY SALE OF
Horses Horses

S. BENSINGER'S BAZAAR
NO. $40 LA. AVE.
THURSDAY MORNING, OCTOBER THIR-
TEENTH AT TEN O'CLOCK, will sell for
MESSRS. GOLDBLATT Il co. OF CINCINNATI,
ONO, carload of Horses and Mares, consisting
of good workers and fine drivers Stock to suit for
any business.
IN THIS LOT WILL BE FOUND ONE VERY
SPEEDY PAGER, CAN PACE IN 2.25; AND
ONE PAIR OF SORREL COACH HORSES.
ALL TO BE SOLD WITHOUT LIMIT OR RE-
SERVE.
oc11-2t S. BENSINGER Auctionecr
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CH,ANCkRY sALE oF NALIARIE RRIck RESI

NiiA,N fshh SALE OF NAil' ARi.E BRICK RESI-
,bfNtE. No 432 II STREET NORTHWEST
70! virtue ci decree OF the supreme Court Of
me % i'ls'rlct OF Columbia passed in Equity Cause
~, iof"S' INC Undersigned trustee IN sell hy
PIpLlS pTIlS,- auction. on MONDAY. THE SENFN-
n n.rn n II DAY OF OCTOBER. 1885 At HALE
aHt f'tR O'CLOCK Pm. Ia front Of the
ntvnIses an mat part Of original lot six t6, In
ogume @ nNe hundred and eighteen OBS IN The rity
w asLl'eI"n, District Of Columbia contained
fi ,tntn 'he i"l""ing metes and bounds VIZ : Re.
es"n,us AZ point un IL street six 60 inches west
~ 'Ne "Ilhehst corner OF said lot and running
~, N'>t twenty y-onc t2li feet six and uue-lalf
VIZ ih'hes thence south hundred Al anl feef
'ssl a Let H. inches. and thence north
ivy leet 10 the place II beginning with the i'm
Pro'einehts thereon, being the STORY brick resi-
dcncc No 49, II st.
=, Terms of sale; one-third cash and tho residu,
IN IN Two equal installmcEts ono aud two wears
lT "hch notes oi purchaser, hearing interest pay-
atie AT rate Of q per per auuuin from dav ~
Saie anu secured 10y deed Of trust. are &" he given
"I :" an 'hsil al the "paou 81 thr purchase A do.
Psi' 4i 81" 10 he made when hid Is accepted
anu an cohveyances. uutarial fees aud sfalnts Al
purchasers cost. '' ~
W. l.. EpNONSTnN Trtstre
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All the well=kept Furr1i=
ture, Carpets, ETC., COM
tanned i'm the handsome
four=story residence, No.
6 Iowa Circle,
AG AuCfiOm.


On TUESDAY, OCTOBER EIGHTEENTH, 1875
COMMENCING AT Ten O'CLOCK AN, l WILL
SELL AT ABOVE RESIDENCE ONE SQUARE
ROSEWOOD PIANO, IN GOOD CONDITION, A
NJ MEIER OF ODD PIECES OF PAEIOR FURNI-
TlRE, ONE HANDSOME HARDWOOD CUMBINA-
IION SECRETARY AND BOOKCASE, ROCKERS
CENTER TABLES, RECEPTION AND OTHER
CHAIRS, THREE FOLDING BEDS ONE OF
WHICH Is NEW AND VERY HANDSOME, WITH
FRENCH PLATE MIRROR FRONT, WITH ELE-
CANT HAIR MATTRESS, a NUMBER OF OAk
CHAMBER SUITES AND ODD PIECES OF CHAM
BER FURNITURE, HAIR AND OTHER MAT
11tllSSES, FEATHER PILLOWS, w. w. SPRINGS
BEDDING, TOILET WARE, ENANfEl. BED
SlrApS jHlfFOAIERS, ONE HANDSOME OAK
HALL RACK, EXTENSION TABLES. DINING
ROOM CHAIRS, CROCkERY, KITCHEN UTEN-
SIIS, ETC
Carpets, Rugs and rlatting
VERY HANDSOME VELVET PARLOIs CARPET,
WITH HALL AND STAIR TO MATCH, BRUSSELS $
AND INGRAM CARPETS, LARGE AND SMALL
RUGS, LARGE QUANTITY OF GOOD QUALITY
10 REFURNiSII SHOULD ATTEND THIS SALE
NO RESERVE On ANY ARTICLE. TERMS CASH.
IIIOS. j, OWEN. tuctiOnepr.
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TOMORROW,
MARCUS N0IES, AUCTIONEER

MARCUS NOTES, AUCTIONEER
THURSDAY, OCTOBER THIRTEENTH AT
TEN AN, WITHIN AND IN FRONT OF OUR
SALES ROOMS. LARGE AND INTERESTING
SALE OF HOUSEHOLD FL RNITURE WITHOUT
ENUMERATING) OF EVERY DESCRIPTION, FOR
IAKi10RS, L Es,r.lt, @ CHAMBER. DINING ROOM AND
KITCHEN EFF FCTS, CROCkERY, &C.
CARPETS. IANOLEUMS AND OILCLOTHS AT
TWELVE O'CLOCK ocrI-ot
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AUCTION SALES.
TRUSTEES SALE or 4 FRAME HOUSE. No
FUTURE DAYS.
JAMES ". RADCLIFFE. AUCTIoNTER.
tSuccessos TO RAtciine. Sutton a Coz

N az lIIH ST. NE
~ hs nirtue 81 deed of trust duly recorded in
L'ber No l6hS. folio 2sI 81 s,sI of m. land roe
mus , Tor the District " Columbia and Al tho re-
gt.,sa 49,, "i the party secured thereby the under
itnen trustees VIII offer for sale is public uuc-
,.Yn. Wv, ~ front uf the premises ON SATI'RBNY
i,ns lNENTA -SEnnNb DAY OF O,-ToRFR
1u', Al hAlF-IAST FOUR O'CLOCK PM the
Loii. hs wing described real estate situate IN the
0vrnS -, or washington, District of columbia 10
IL Sub'ot numbered forty-fuur t44 in Walter
niesl"n subdivision OF lots Is and psrt OF . q
iS,ii 10 "a ana II, IN block Nc. - " R"scdsle aud
iSSn',N'su as recorded In the surveyors Office n
Ihe iistrict Of Columbia in Rood ,'.uutN ,,,ss
o.. WIN The right Of way over the rear three 10
W 81 suihots ~ to 20. inclusive. To DE used as
an alley In common by the owners ~ ssfd LIS
"@he.htr @ with all the Improvements rights ctc
stplL.s, MAC" known at the time ~ sale $50
dtfNsit upon acceptance " hid All couyav,ncing
etc, at the purchasers cost
EDM. \. NES,snTT
o,o CHAS. l.. WILLIAMS
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AUCTION SALES.
FUTURE DAYS.

JAMES W. RADCLIFFE. AUCTIONEER.
CSuccessor to Ratcliffe, Sutton a Coz
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JAMES W. RATCLIFFE, AUCT.
(Successor 10 Ratcliffe. Sutton & Coz
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THOMAS T. Woodward
Attorney for party secured. 507 f So NV.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-03-03
His HANDWRITING.

Many stories are told relative TO the
illegibility of the penmanship OF Rufus
Choate, the famous lawyer. 1t is said
that he once openly congratulated him
self on the fact that 'if he failed to
get a living at the bar, he could still go
to China and support himself by his
pen; that is, by decorating -chestsr'
He once asked that a case might be
postponed, owing to his engagement in
another court. The judge replied that
the case was one in which he might
write out his argument.
With a mock solemnity of counten-
ance which he knew so well how to as
sumo at moments notice, he said:
Il write well, your honor, but slow.
ly.'
This was too much for the Judge and
the assembled bar, and the courtroom
echoed with prompt and unrestrained
hilarity. There was not lawyer pres
ent who had not more than once seen q
specimen of what one of Mr.. Choate's
friends called his wildcats tracks,"
and the joke needed no explanation.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-03-03
READY FOR A FIGHT.
In Case of Trouble with Spain the
United States Would Be Prepared.

In spite of all denials it is we'll known
that unusual efforts are being made to
arm and equip every sea coast fortifca-
ton, and that the regular army officers
throughout the country have been quietly
notified to put their commands into the
best possible condition. The President
does not want war, and will go long
ways out of his way to avoid it, but he
fully recognizes the force of public senti-
ment and is preparing rapidly for the
worst that may come. Press dispatches
from different points show preparation
that is being made:
New Orleans, LATHE United States
cruiser Marblehead has joined the North
Atlantic squadron at Dry Tortugas.
st. Louis, Mo.-The war fever con-
tinues unabated, and already the work Of
organizing companies here has begun.
At Norfolk, Va, the Norfolk navy yard
received instructions to have the monitor
Terror ready for sea. Both the Puritan
and Terror have been shipping recruits
for the vacancies caused by the Maine
disaster.
Providence, r. 1.-The $50 officers and
men in the three companies of the Rhode
Island naval reserves are fully equipped
for any. emergency and are prepared to
answer call to duty on board any of the
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-03-03

sentiment of Senators and Representa-
tives. They all say that the time has gone
by for any questions Of belligerency and
that the only point at issue now is whether
the United States shall seize Havana
harbor, root up its submarine mines and
make it free and safe to the navies of the
world. The administration fully recog-
nizes the dangerous situation and is max
ing preparations for war. War may not
come, but the Government will be pre-
pared if it does come.
The suspicion that the Maine was blown
up by q torpedo or submarine mine has
grown almost to conviction. No one in
Washington, says this correspondent, can
explain why such an act should have been
committed, and many hope that it may be
proven that it was not committed by any
Spanish official; but there are few who
any longer hold to the theory of an acci-
dental explosion in one of the magazines
or have any assurance that conflict with
Spain will not follow the development OF
the fact that the Maine was destroyed by
an act of treachery.
1t is admitted that Consul General Lee
has warned Americans who are in Ha-
vana on pleasure to leave because they
oiC dot SdAC. SuuluS-I Aitt11UClS ClC tiilA-
ing guardedly about indemnity Naval
officials admit that warships are moving
toward Key West and that work is being
pushed with all possible speed on ships
now in the various navy yards. Army
officials admit that Notifications are to
be manned at once and that other prepar-
ations are making to place our military
arm in the best possible condition.
Activity Is Significant.
All these things are explained as only
in keeping with the plans formulated
months or weeks ago, and that they have
no especial or immediate significance at
this time. But they are in keeping with
the suspicion now almost a conviction,
that the Maine was destroyed by hostile
act of some one connected with the Span
ish army.
1t is not, however, the preparations in
the Navy or War Department or the
warnings of Gen. Lee for Americans to
leave Havana that point to crisis as
much as it is the feeling that the Maine
was destroyed By treachery. The most
conservative men in Congress fail to find
any possible plan for righting this great
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-03-03

'Minnesotians are fighters, and Will only
be satisfied in the front ranks" Gov.
Stephens Of Missouri declares that if war
is declared he will issue call for 10000
troops.
And so it goes and so it comes, with
other warrior States to hear from. There
is no lack of soldiers. Spain can depend
upon that. Old Glory was at halfmast
because the tears were being shed for the
dead in Havana, but it proudly and de-
family waves in the breeZes that blow
from the north, south, east and west, and
it will be well for the Spaniard if the
good ship Maine went to the bottom Of the
Havana harbor as the result of an in
scrutable act of providence.
This Washington correspondent, whose
assertions are thought to be reliable, says
that private talks with members both
of the Senate and House clearly indicate
that there is q volcano at the Capitol
which may burst into activity at almost
any time. The pictures Of the wreck re-
ceived in Washington, reproductions of
which are shown on this page, coupled
with the general tenor of newspaper dis
patches, have gone far to convince mem
ljers of Congress that the Maine was
blown up from the outside. They are
willing to wait a reasonable length of
time for the board of inquiry to discover
something definite. but as the general
opinion is in favor Of a torpedo or sub
marine mine. failure to discover positive
evidence OF an accident will only serve to
confirm this opinion.
Several wcll-known Senators talked
with say that they are being fairly inun-
dated with letters and kilograms regard
ing the catastrophe in Havana harbor,
and that ninety nine out of a hundred of
them lock upon the explosion as the result
of Spanish plot and demand action ac-
cordingly. Conservative leaders are be
coming startled by these expressions Of
public opinion. and they say this is evi-
dncc of rising tide of popular indigna-
ton which will sweep Congress from its
feet unless something is done to allay the
excitement.
The newspaper reports indicate with
surprising unanimty that submarine
mine destroyed the Maine. If these re-
ports are not contrad;cted promptly and
officially Congress will surely respond
with l. declaration Of war. which is clearly
within its powers, and which the Presi