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RADCLIFFE. SUTTON 4 co, AUcTIoNEERs.

TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE PROPERTY.
sEooNb AND sTsEE SHsS N6RT a.
WEST. WITH THE IMPROVEMENTS THERE
3ND f livery sTABE G PRoPERT KslDNcE
BY virtue Of q certain deed of trust to US. dated
s sd. duly ,, recorded
land records of the District of Columbia and also
BY order Ct court allowing trustees to SELL and at
undersigned trustees, will SELL at public auction.
il fSns sf ths TaH th
land and premises, situate in that part Of the city
trict of Columbia, and designated as and being
part Of lot A. in Old Georgetown. formerly desig.
described as follows:. Beginning for the same at
feet southerly from the south line of Bridge street
and running thence southerly along High street
Bridge street; thence northerly so feet parallel
with High street, thence easterly 9S feet parallel
High feet to Brdge shenee
erly "a feet along Bridge street, thence southerly
parallel With With hs st g s u me-
beginning, together with the Improvements. con-
sistinE OF ia n h8sel on street and offices
street.
to be paid in cash. and the balance in two equal
installments, payable in one and two years. with
at six 81 per se1tu% per payable
upon the property sold, or all cash at the option
OF the purchaser. A deposit Of $500 will be re-
quired Of the purchaser at the time of sale. All
conveyancing, recording and notarial fees at the
cost Of the purchaser. Terms Of sale to be COM
piled with within ten days from day of SALE other
wise the trustees reserve the right to resell the
property at the risk and cost Of the defaultiny
purchaser.
WILLIAM 81. SAUNDERS.
JULIAN T. BURKE. St NV
Alexandria. Va.
ja11-d&ds Trustees.
DTHE ABOVE SALE IS POSTPONED TO
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY FIRST. 1895, same hour
and place.
WILLIAM H. SAUNDERS,
JULIAN T. BURKE
Alexandria, Va.
fa1Q Trz,ufo
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AUCTION SALES OF REAL ESTATE, &c
Monday.

Walter B. Williams 4 Co.. Aucts, 10th and d
SITS. n.w.-Sale Of collection Of oriental carpets,
rugs and hangings, modern and antique, on Mon
day, January 81, at II am. and pm, at No.
1915 r Ut. NV.
Thomas Bowling 4 Co., Aucts., Ga E st. NV
Trustees sale Of dwelling. No. zoos New York AVE.
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AUCTION SALES.
FUTURE DAYS.
FUTURE DAYS.
Handsome F0ur-story and
BaSem me mt Press=brick
Residence, No. 1910 p
Street Northwest, Near
Dupont Circle. at Auction.

By authority of the owners and to close an
estate 1 will sell at public auction, in front of
the premises, on MONDAY, THE SEVENTH DAY
OF FEBRUARY, 1895, AT FOUR O'CLOCK PM.
the four-story and basement residence known as
premises No. 1I40 '.P'' street northwest, con-
tanning sixteen rooms and fronting % feet on
Pr street with depth Of lot Of about Ito feet
to an alley.
This property will be sold subject to an incum-
ersnce OF seven Thousand dollars Isl 900. bearing
per cent interest, and maturing AID. 1900.
Terms of sale: All over and above said incum-
s osance which will be assumed by the purchaser,
required at time Of SALE and said terms must be
complied with within fifteen days thereafter Con
chaser W. Pun
ja27-d&d5 THOMAS nOwrrNc An.
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Ripper ms n Nurse Girl.


"Oh, but I've been havin' a bully nice
time all mornin, don't think" saws Rim
Fer, a walking boy, appearing amid tho
squirming throns of boys in the rear room
What you beer doin'?'' is the general
question.
"Wheelin' a baby carriage" replies Rim
per. and Ripper gets what is known nm tba
pave as the laugh.
Dead funny, amt it?' inquiries the walk
ing boy. glancfns around with look of
great depression. 'Reglar ha-ha game
amt 1t? Had L wheel tn carriage fur n
solid four hours. first in tn yard. up an
down. an the wen tn lady went out had
I folly her aroun' with tn carriage am tn
Kid fur ten or fifteen miles, while she made
calls. She says her nurses mother got sick
somewaeres an tn nurse had t. 60 an
that's tn reason she had t git a messen-
ger Kid yellin' like tn dickens, too. half
tn time. an all tn kids on tn street giyin'
me tn hooe.''
man with Jag and gigantic bunch
OF American Beauty roses comes in the
door. The young man at the desk drops
the telephone receiver to attend to him,
Shay" says the man with the lag and
the roses, want these silent I'D right Off
florlsn says dlivery wagons all out and
can't shend 'em up for two hours Mush
have EN- go right of How mush?,
When he goes out the young man at the
desk calls Kinks
Kinks" says he. of tn young lady that
ye taxes these flowers to asts We where tn
guy was that's sendin' 'em you jes' tell her
That he was down at tn florists shop, an
II she's next t him an asts you IL he was
all right, all you've got to do is T. saw
Sure he was! Don't ever give a jaw away
T. his girl when he's got a jag ON. Go
ahead with TIL flowers"
'Lovers Are a Qucer Bunch.o
A riding boy comes in and removes his
trouser clamps. with a considerable degree
OF airiness. and grins around amiably. The
other boys observe these signs, and inter-
rogats him.
got a pocket full o. quarters, that's
all. says the riding boy. "Jes' been ridin'
back an forth between two houses on'y
two blocks apart. Made nearly a dozen
trips. an got quarter every time. Kind
OF game o. talk between a man with a
Vandyke beard an girl When goes /,
him frst, he looks mad, and sends me with
q note, an says there's q answer. Girl
looks madden when I takes her tn note.
writes answer. gives me q quarter an
I take 1t back { tn mad guy. He looks
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ja29-eo&da
RATcLdFFE, sUTroE 9 CO. AUcrIoNEERs.
ASSIGNEE'S SALE OF THE
WELL-KN OWN DRUG
STORE, SOUTHEAST COR
NER I4TH, AND RHODE
ISLAND AVENUE NORTH


BY virtue Of deed Of assignment given to me.
sn tho above premises, 90. on TUESDAY, FIRST
AN, the entire Stock, Fixtures, Show Cases Sc
contained therein. This sale presents an eyc.I.
lent opportunity to engage in the drug business
being enc Of the best stands in the northwest
NOW OPEN FOR INSPECTION.
CLARENCE e. ERGooD, Assignee.
PERCivAL II. BROWN, Attorr ey. ja2e-d&dbs
THOs. J. OWEN, AUCTIONEER, si3 81. NV.
SALE OF OHIO NATIONAL BANK BUILDING.
On THURSDAY AFTERNOON, at HALF-PAST
FOUR O'CLOCK, FEBRUARY TENTH 1854
there will be cold ct public auction in front Of the
premises, the following described property situate
In the city of Washington, District OF Columbia
to wit: Part Of the original lot /, In square 2es.
being 26lk feet on G, st. and 70 feet ON 10Th st.
known a. the Ohio National Bank building. inciud.
ing sn safes, furniture and fixtures belonging TO
the bank. Z
year and one-third " TIVE year.. deferred pay
annually. and to be secured by deed Of trust on
premises sold; deposit Of g, 600 win be re-
dftinns made known on day Of sale. ~ order of
the board CT directors Of the Ohio National Bank.
taIo-lm.0 J. D. TAYLOR, President.
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TRUSTEES SALE OF FRAME DWELLING NO.
zoos NEW YORK AVENUE NORTHWEST.
BY virtue Of deed Of trust to US. dated August
"a, 1894 and recorded in Liber 1892. folio 425 ct
seq, OF the land records of the District Of Column
b1a, we Will sell at public auction, in front of the
premises. on MONDAY, JANUARY THIRTY
FIRST. 1898. AT FOUR O'CLOCK Pm, the fol-
lowing described land and premises, being the
east half Of subot two (2), in square south of
square one hundred and four Cl04l. as said lot is
designated Cd the recorded plat In Book n. K,
page LAG, Of the records of the surveyors Office of
the District of Columbia. together with the i'm
provements thereon.
Terms: Onethird cash, balance in one or two
years. to suit purchaser. to be secured by deed of
trust property sold. or all cash. at purchaser
option. Terms to be complied with within fifteen
days from sale. otherwise trustees reserve right
to advertise and resell at defaulting purchaser
cost Conveyancing at cost Of purchaser. Good
title or no sale.
WM. REDIN WOODWARD, Trustee
ja19-d&ds bO7 q st. NV
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CHAs. c. COLE. Trustee:

The purchaser Of fhe above described property
at the sale above advertised having failed TO
ply with the terms Of sale as therein provided. we
Will resell the said property at his risk and
on the premises on THURSDAY THE THIRD
DAY OF FEBRUARY. AID. 1893. AT FOUR
tions as set forth in foregoing advertisement
ANDREW B. DUVALL, Trustee.
ta2e-d&ds CHARLES c. COLE Trustee
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thinks a minute, and says, No, We needn't
go back at all-dont go near him; there's
10 reply; I'll pay him when 1 git good an
ready an so follers orders, sir, an did
not go back
The man with fire in his eye romps out
with some remark about Suing him If 7
nave to take 1t to the Supreme Court of
the United States" and Finnegan returns
10 the back den to resume the narration of
his proves on the bike
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TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE IMPROVE,
PROPERTY. NO: 1909 THIRTY SECON

STREET NORTHWEST,
By virtue of certain deed Of trust. dated
Dec ember 3d. 1895, and recorded in Liber No. 2OSS
at folio IL ct seq, of the land records the
District Of Columbia, and at the request Of tine
party secured thereby, we will sell, at auction,
In front of the pre- misses. on MONDAY, JANUARY
THE THIRTY FIRST, AID. 1898, AT HALF
PAST FOUR O'CLOCK PM, the following real
estate, situate in that part Of Washington. Dis
trict of Columbia: formerly known as Georgetown,
Beatty and Hawkins addition to Georgetown,
beginning therefor at a point on the east side OF
Thirty second ,32D street formerly High street,,
wher' the south line Of four a. foot alley inter-
sects the said street; thence northerIy along the
east line of the said street twenty-six (2G feet
thence easterly one hundred and thirty Q3O) feet
thence southerly parallel to the said street
six (28) feet thence westerly parallel the see
ond line one hundred and thirty Q30) feet to the
place of beginning.
Terms: One-third cash, residue in six and
twelve months. with interest at per cent per
annum, payable semi-annually and secured by a
deed Of trust upon the said property. or all cash
at the purchasers option 500 deposit at the
sale. and all conveyancing and recording at thu.
purchasers cost. If terms of sale are not COM
piled with in ten Q0) days from day of sale the
property will be resold at the risk and cost of
the defaulting purchaser. after five e, days
notice of such resale In some newspaper published
in Washington D. G.
SAMUEL W. RITTENHOUsE. Trustee
n,,, ": l. and 7; Co. building.
WILLIAM T. WILOUGHBY, Trustee,
1al9-d&ds 1895 18th st. NV.
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Some Funny Things a Messenger Boy
Runs Against.
HIS MANY and VARIED DUTIES
Sometimes Acts as Nurse Girl to
Babies and to Dogs.
ARE A PRETTY HUSKY LOT
Written for The Evening Star.
ALERT-EYED,


deftLhanded young
man ION the desk"
at the district mes
senger office was not
particularly b u y =.
That Is to say, he
was not doing more
than five or six
things at once. Me-
chemically, without
any apparent thought
or effort, he did the
right thing in the
Uav of touching hut-
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RATCLTTFE. SUTTON & CO.. AUcTIoNEEI

RATCLlFFE, SUTTON & CO.. AUCTIONEERS.
TWO DESIRABLE Two-sToRY BRICK HOUSES,
nos. sos AND 81 FLORIDA AVENUE
NORTHWEST, BY AUCTION.
On MONDAY AFTERNOON JANUARY THIRTY
FIRST, 1898. AT HALF-PAsT FOUR O'CLOCK.
of the premises, lots zoe and PAL, Of Prather' s
subdivision. together with the Improvements,
rights, &c.
Terms will be stated Mt time Of sale. deposit
OF 800 on each house acceptance of lid.
1a21-d& RADCLIFFE. SUTTON & CO.. Aucts.
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Auction SALE OF STOCK AND PERSONAL
EFFECTS TO CLOSE AN ESTATE.

Z, u,
AUCTION SALE OF STOCK AND PERSONAL
EFFECTS TO CLOSE AN ESTATE.
Under the authority of an order Of the Supreme
Court Of the District of Columbia. holding sRe-
for on qS11t fHsiRss' the vi"
DAY Ct FEBRUARY. 1898. at TEN O'CLOCK
An through e Sloan &or G at h e be e
Of Washington, District of Columbia, the following
to .ns est o s cf
Two shares Of $50 each Of the stock of the Cap
ital, North o Street and South Washington Rail-
WY Two V Cold Watches, open face Harris shafer
an One Solitaire Diamond Ring.
Miscellaneous lot Of personal clothihg anu nou'e-
hold furniture and enects.
Terms ea oliver c. FISHER, Administrator.
.ooa+ 1925 s st. NV.
TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE LOT ~, M
PROVED BY ONE 1 TMnS S42ny AM AMD BAsE
AND "a F STREET NORTHWEST.
,5sr y No i7s2 folio seq Of the land rec
ords Of the district Of Columbia, and at the re-
M. st Of the parties thereby secured we Will SELL
sAT&U SPDA FEBRUARY TWELFTM, 1 49s,; At
described real estate in the city Of Washington,
District of Columbia: Lot iettered r. In HELEN
recorded subdivision OF with 1 3s mnroyements
Terms: One-third cash, of which deposit Of
500 must be made at the time Of sale, and the
balance in three equal fnstallments, in one, two
and az thu three bearing from day Of
sale payable scmi-annualyl and secured by deed
Of on sh the Of the @ ss Az or
compiled w days from sas the
at the risk and cost Of he defaulting purchaser
purchasers after eight days, advertisement in The
THOS. E. WAGGAMAN,
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AUCTION SALES.
MONDAY.
TRUSTEES, SALE OF FRAME DWELLING. N,

THOMAS DowLINet & CO, AUCTIoNEERs.
No. 612 st. NV.
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Triples, you the next kid?" from the
very competent young man at the desk
Come here. Ye see this note here in my
hand, don't We? Look at 1t hard. Well,
this here note is to go. an to go in a big
rush at that. Z No. 0026 10th street. An
we see tn name on 1t, don't We? Read It,
That's right. Now, this here notes to be
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HANNIBAL D. MOTION, Trustee,
ja29-d&ds I04 14th ST NV.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-11-05
STAMP COLLECTION STOLEN.
Ten Thousand valuable PhiIaletic Specl.
mems Stolen from Il Noted
Paris Collection.

Washington, Nov. Information
received from Paris states that the de-
partment of the post and telegraph at
Rue de Grenelle, Paris, has been
robbed of an enormous number of val
liable stamps, the collection contain
ing specimens from every different
country and state in the world, and
embracing the largest assortment in
the world. The number stolen is said
to exceed 10000, the value of which
can not be estimated. Each govern
ment sends to this bureau through the
internal postal agency at Berne, Swift
erland, five stamps of each issue and
every denomination, which are sent to
the bureau in Paris. Among the stolen
stamps is II from the island of
Mauritius, which is valued at 10000
francs. The Mauritius stamp is said
to have been the only one in existence.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-11-05
MONEY IN CIRCULATION.
Report of the Comptroller of
n Currency.

Washington, Nov. 2.-The monthly
circulation statement of the comp
trOller of the currency shows hat the
total amount of national bank notes
in circulation on October 81. 1895. was
S239,546,2S1, an increase for the month
of S4,1S9,3 31, and an increase for the
year of S9,499,916. The circulation
based on United States bonds amount
ed to ~$210,045,456. an increase for the
month of 81, 9S9 1893. and an increase
for the year of S~6.119,776. The circu-
lation secured by lawful money aggre-
gated 500. 500, S25, a decrease for the
month of $SOO.O62. and an increase for
the year of $3.50, 40.
The amount of United States regis
tered bonds on deposit to secure cir
culation was $235,619,47O, and to secure
public deposits S7O,s75, 100. Of the
amounts $5S,544.22O is in the new three
Der cent. loan of 1898.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-11-05
FAVOR DISSOLUTION.
Want to Abolish the Insurgent Govern.
ment and Appoint a Commission
to Washington.

Havana, Nov. 1.-Advices received
here from Santa Cruz del Sur say that
a majority of the representatives of
the Cuban army, at the meetings held
there, are in favor of the dissolution
of the Cuban insurgent government
and the appointment of a commission
to go to Washington for the purpose
of thanking the American government
for its Intervention in favor of the Gu
bans. and place themselves uncondi-
tionally at the disposition of the
Washington authorities, so as to ena-
BILE the later to develop their pro-
gramme without any hindrarce. The
Cubans are also said to be in favor of
the disarmament of the insurgent
army.
The Cuban leaders, who will prob
ably assemble at Marianao, are to be
presided over by Manuel Sanguilly,
who has been i'll with fever for several
days at Cienfuegos, on his way to
Santa Cruz del Sur.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-11-05
MONTHLY FISCAL REPORT.
Treasury Statement of the Public Debt at
the Close of Business DC to-
Der 81.

Washington, Nov. 1.-The treasury
statement of the public debt show
that at the close of business October
81, 1898, the debt, less cash in the
treasury, amounted to 81, 110, 966, go, an
increase for the month of S43 As III.
This increase is accounted for by the
issue during the month of about $50.
$4,000 of the new three per cent.
bonds. and a decrease of about $7.23S.,
COO in the cash on hand. The entire
amount of the new loan so far taken
up in the monthly statement is $l19,-
500. $50.
The debt is recapitulated as follows:
Understanding debt, S1,O26, 100, 900;
debt on which interest has ceased.
since maturity. $1,246,S7O; debt bear
ing no interest, 1888, 191,367 total.
Sill, POS, 1877.
This amount. however. does not in
clude $553.631, 1913 in certificates and
treasury notes outstanding, which are
offset by an equal amount of cash in
the treasury, held for their redemp-
ton.
Cash in the treasury is classified
as follows: Gold, $275,224,O71; sill
YER, $5O5, 929, 775; paper, $~55,529,237;
bonds, deposited in national banks,
disbursing officers balances. etc, $780,
66,313; total, S933. 249.397, against
which there are demand liabilities out
standing amounting to $633,O11,1 22,
leaving a net cash balance in the treas
ury of $500, 23S,275.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-11-05
POWDERHOUSE BLOWN UP.
Miraculous Escape of the Twenty Men
Employed There at the Time
Cause Unknown.

South Acton, Mass, Nov. 1.-The
pOwderhouse of the New York and
New England Titanic Smokeless Pow
der Co. was demolished by an explo-
sion yesterday. There were 20 men
employed in the building, all of whom
escaped, with the exception of two,
who were slightly injured in the rush
to get out.
The exact cause of the explosion has
not yet been determined, but a few
minutes previous to the trouble, the
engineer noticed that something ap-
peared to be wrong with the machin-
cry, and he shut off the steam and
gave the danger signal.
The building in which the explosion
occurred vas about $50 feet long by rs
feet wide and one-story in height.
The structure was almost totally de-
molished, and the machinery, includ-
ing the engines and boilers, were de-
stroyed.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-11-05
AN INCIpIENT REBELLION.
Serious Clash Between the Virginia State
and United States Judicial Author.
ities-Consented to DELAY,

Charleston, w. Va, Nov. Ia Sc
rious clash between federal and state
judicial authority is expected here.
Maynard F. Stiles, attorney for Henry
c. King, of New York, obtained from
the United States circuit court here
an injunction to inhibit the sheriff of
Logan county from selling land Of
his client for taxes.
Judge Doolittle, of the circuit court
of Logan county, issued a rule against
Stiles for contempt. After hearing
Stiles answer to the rule Judge Doo-
little committed Stiles to Jail, to re-
main there till injunction proceedings
in the federal court were dismissed.
Stiles was placed in the county Jail,
and an application was made to Judge
Jackson for a writ of habeas corpus,
which Judge Jackson issued. and a
deputy marshal was sent to bring
Stiles before the federal court. The
sheriff and jailer refused, under in
structiOns from Judge Doolittle, to de-
deliver the prisoner tC the United
States officer, and the officer having
reported to the court yesterday, Judge
jackson was asked to issue a writ OF
attachment against the sheriff and
taller, the effect of which was to bring
these officers, with their prisoner, be-
fore the court.
Acknowledgement Rucker of this
state requested Judge jackson to de.
lay issuing the writ until he can com-
municate with Judge Doolittle, which
Judge Jackson agreed to do. If Judge
Doolittle refuses to give up the pris-
oner an attachment will issue, and if
the United States officers are resisted.
the United States troops may be called
on to suppress the rebellion.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-11-05
PRESIDENT MAsO's ADDRESS.
the Cubans Solicited h Help OF
the United States.

Santiago de Cuba, Nov. 1.-Senol
Bartolomo Maso, president of the Gu
ban provisional administrative coun'
Gil, has issued an address to the dele
gates now in attendance at the mill
tary assembly at Santa Cruz de Sur,
In which he reviews the considerations
upon which the Cubans solicited the
help OF the United States, and indi.
Gates their wisest future policy. The
address in part is as follows:
The Cubans accepted the assist
ance of America, although not know.
ing exactly what were the American
aims, just as they would have accepted
help from any country in their fight
against Spain. AS the contest pro
crossed the Cubans in the fielu were
gratlfied to hear of a solemn declara,
ton by the United States re.
garding the intentions of the Ameri.
can government, and the path it would
follow in the Spanish-American war
The Americans came to our heIp to
compel Spain to reIinquish her SOW.
ereignty over Cuba, in order that the
Cubans themselves might be placed as
promptly as possible in possession OF
the island, might assume the admins.
tratlon OF its affairs and have a gov.
eminent of their own.
The Cubans Agreed to Co-Operate.
therefore, the Cubans agreed to
cooperate with the Americans. obey
the orders issued by American gen
erals and to help in all possible waes
TO establish a Cuban goyernmen
when the Americans took possession.
Though America did not recognize
the government of the Cubans. it was
well understood that the Cubans
would not on that abandon
their organization, but that, on the
contrary, the time would come when
such recognition would be granted.
Indeed, it was asserted to our Cuban
representatives by one of the most
distinguished members of the United
States government, and also by the
members of the United States senate
that, in order to do away with any OBJ
stacle that might hinder the United
States in going into the fight for the
cause of Cuban independence, recogni-
ton of a Cuban government must
come later.
Not Been Possible to Establish Direct
Relations.
Nevertheless, it has not been DOS
sible to establish direct relations be.
tween the Cuban and American gov.
ernments for the transaction of the
public business, although the general
character of relations throughout
the war was friendly. But we have
now reached a time when, even more
than in the days of fighting, it is in
cumbent upon all Cubans to show
true patriotism, and, while making
every expression of gratitude to Amer.
for having given Cuba freedom and
independence, to make prompt ar
engagements for paying off the Cubans
in arms, and for getting the coun.
try into working order"