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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-04-01
ARE DRILLING.
Volunteers Busy Il II In Havana.
NO SIGN OF DISTURBANCE
81 Are Waiting and Watching-FlO-
tilla Causes UneaSineSS.
American Naval Ofslosrs Hops the Unit
81 States Win Keep IL Away.

Havana, March 20 -rne tension
here Is greater than IL VAS il week ago,
while expectancy grows more acute
daily now that the reports of both
courts of inquiry into the Maine dis.
aster are in The hands of their respect
i've governments. OF outward sjgns
here OF an impending breach there are
few, If any. The volunteers and re-
cruts are drilling harder, especially in
artillery work, while the emplacement
OF big guns in the suburb of Vidido
goes on apace, making show of griz-
Fly cannons quite formidable. 1t is
noted, however, that naval officers
smile when passing the works. One
said recently: Zone of our battleships
now at the Tortugas carries more metal
than the whole pack of these fellows
There are murmurings in the low
cafes and sometimes rather black looks
for the "Americanosr on the streets.
but on the whole it is much to be
doubted whether Cubans and Span
Yards visiting interior cities of the
United States during the present state
of feeling would be treated with as
much courtesy as is shown here to all
foreigners. Naval men are extremely
earnest here in the wish that the Unit
ed States should early take steps to
prevent the arrival Of the Spanish tor
Pe'o fleet of the coast Of Cuba and
Within few hours sail Of the fleet al
Key West or the Tortugas.
All believe that the Washington Of
icials fully approve of the de,irability
If such prevention. However the real
attitude Of everybody is that so long
maintained, namely, waiting attitude.
some think thar Spain viii say in ef-
tecG "Your decision is that the explo-
sion was external, aud our, that il was
internal. This Is "a grave matter; we de-
mand farther investigation, in which
DISTINGUISHED parties shall act with the
Spanish and the American govern
ments. We ill abide by the decision
of the final tribunal so rs indemnity
is concerned, though now and forever
disclaIming any knowledge of a plot or
purpose 10 blow up the Maine"
The high Spanish officer, who is prac-
tically quoted above, thinks that such
proposition by Spain is bound to meet
with acceptance, being regarded as en-
inently fair by all civilized govern
/ mentS.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-04-01
TEN TORPEDO BOATS

May be Luilt on the Lakes Big Appro-
priation Expected. Asst Secretary OF
the Navy Roosevelt Said the Offer
Might be Accepted.
Hon +. W. Wheeler, a former men,
Der Of the national house Of representa-
tives, who operates the largest and
most complete ship building plant in
the United States at Bay City, Mich,
had an important interview with the
navy department today. He came here
upon information that the government
needs torpedo boats and torpedo boat
dostr0yeIs more than any other form OF
lighting ships at this time. He had a
long conference with Assistant Secre-
tar} OF the Navy Roosevelt and offered
TO throw his whole yard open to the
government at any moment.
He is now building some of the big
gest ships ON the lakes Tor the Rookie
fellers and said it would cost him al
least a $4,000 forfeit to delay that
work, but that if the United States
needed his yard he would hold back the
Rockefeller work and build anything
the goyernmentneeds. The normal force
in Mr.. Wheeler's yard is over 1000
men, and he assured Mr.. Roosevelt
that he would willingly undertake to
make complete 24-knot torpedo boat
in four months and TO turn out one
every two weeks thereafter as long as
there was necessity for it.
Mr.. Roosevelt SAID the department
expected an appropriation for 80 tor
pedo boats, and that he expected TO
give rush orders for ten of them to At
lantic coast builders. 10 to Pacific
yards and 10 To those on the lakes. AS
soon as a bill appropriating the money
passed he would take advantage of Mr..
Wheeler's patriotic offer.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-04-01
TOOK HIS ADVICE.
a Veterinary Surgeon of Battle Greek
Tells About 1t.

Tells About II.
How many times in life Il few words of
good advice, coming from a TREND one can
depend upon, will save us hours, perhaps
months OF misery. The following which
coming from Battle Creek will interest our
readers. DR. Oliver GuiteauX, Veterinary
Surgeon OF that city, wel-known man
there, as well as in Kalamazoo and Mar
shall, speaks OF his experience with the
little conquerOr and the result or few
timely words OF advice he says:
Il was standing in Amberg X Murphy
drug store in Battle Creek Que day when a
friend of mine came in aud asked for d
box of kidney pills. After he had made
his purchase | said quietly TO him, You
have made mistake in buying those. E"
His reply was, How is that?' | said
Doan's Kidney Pills are worth all the
others put together. As he wanted my
reasons for thinking so told him that my
kidneys had bothered me for years, that l
suffered from backache until | could
scarcely stand it, that | had nearly every
symptom TO be found where the kidneys
are affected, that had used remedy after
remedy including box after box of the
one he had just purchased. and that until
| used Doan's Kidney Pills might have
taken as many spoonfuls of water, in fact,
| think some Of them hurt me- a couple
of weeks after this | met him on the street,
when he said: DOC, Doan's Kidney
Pitts are just as you represented. After
using the box about which we had a con-
versation in Amberg d Murphy's drug
store | was as bad as ever. then pro-
cured Doans and stuck to their treatment
until they cured me"
Doan's Kidney Pills for sale by all
dealers Price 30 cents Mailed by,
Foster Nlburn Co Buffalo, n Y. sole
agents for tbs u. ). Remembe the name
Doan's and take no substitute.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-04-01

Ann Arbor, Mich, March 27.-Mon-
day, April l, will be military day in
this city. Gov. Pingree and staff will
arrive at 2 o'clock and will be escorted
to the Cook house hy the militia. A
reception and Griye around the city
will follow. Early in the evening M
spector-GeneraI Fred H. Case and
Capt. Cornelius Gardener viii inpect
the company after which a review 10y
the governor viii bee neld 4 dance
will close the days proceedings.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-04-01
LOOKING BACkW ARD.
Look after the Back: 4 Fail, q
Strain, a Constant Sitting or
STOPPING Position Brings
Backeche-DO YOu Know
This Means the Kid.
neys are Affected!

How few people realize when their back
begins 10 ache that il is a warning pro-
Nidcd by nature 10 tell You that the kid
ucys are not working properly. You have
q severe fall, you strain yourself lifting or
perhaps YOU are compelled TO maintain %
sitting or STOPPING position for long inter
walls at a time, your back begins 10 ache,
then your head YOU become listlcSs. tired
and weary, but do YOU understand the
real cause? We think not, else YOU would
not use plastcrs and liniment on the back.
which only relieve but do not reach the
cause. If you would rid yourself of the
pain and cure the root Of the trouble at
1hc same time save many years Of suffer
ing and perhaps life itself, you will take n
kidney remedy that has been tried and
proven that it will cure
Mr. John ROBSON OF Gel Russell Street
Detroit, says AS n result Of exposure
during the war | have suffered ever
since with rheumatism and kidney trouble
Pains would start in my hip and 90
around TO my back Highly colored
urine denoted kidney disorder. The pain
in my back was often SO bad had 10 give
up work until the severity of the attack
passed away ! have used many liniments
and other things, but received very little
relief Some time ago | started using
Doan's Kidney Pills and they have worked
n wonderful change in me- My back is
all right now and owe it all to the almost
magical influence Of Doan's Kidney Pills y
Mr. ROBSON was member Of the Fifty
first Illinois Regiment, which served
through the war with honor and distinc-
ton. Doan's Kidney Pills are for sale by
all dealers - price, 30 cents. Mailed by
Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo, N Y, sole
agents for the t. 5. Remember The name,
Dodns, and take no other
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-04-01

accessible ON three sides at all times,
and the fourth side at this time, on ac-
count OF bunkers "B 4 and "B g. be-
ing empty ms bunker "A 10, had
been inspected that day by the engineer
officer ON duty.
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az VIZ '''ii' 'Ho 'i"iNe was uestroyeu
Wv '"'p ""o f"'o'' ""'' ''eieio'e ieast
from thosoon ,aom1 : -
80 ho "o''' uotioh Vi the Maine &C.
leu 81 INV T. h'' on Ihe loth gay OF
'o' '"' 'io'o'in 'ne naioor oi havana
U''"' 'no oe'ns' a' 'he 'ihie' moored to
'No 'uoS " WHICH she hao Deen taken
upon hei arrival
There were two explosions of distinct.
~ different character, with very short
bat distinct interval between them, and
the forward part of the ship was lifted
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-04-01

and after the destruction OF the Name,
the keys were found in their proper
place in the captains cabin, everything
having been reported secure that even
ing at . p. m.
The temperature Of the magazine and
shed rooms were takes daily and re-
ported. The only magazine which had
an undue amour, OF heat was The after
lo.iuch magazine, and that did not eX-
plode at the Time the Maine was de-
rroyed.
The torpedo warheads We're al stow
ed in the after part of the ship under
the ward room, and neither caused nor
participated ia The destruction of the
Maine.
The dry GUN cotton primers and de-
tonators we've slowed in the cabin aft
and remote from the scene of the ex-
plos'on.
Waste was carefully looked after on
DOiIN the NltlIc W ObN ItlNt 'ttAu t-ti .
Special orders IN regard to this had been
gwen by the commanding officer.
Varnishes, dryers, alcohol and other
combustibles of this nature, were slowed
on or above the main deck, and could
not have had anything to do with de-
structon of the Maine.
The medical stores were slowed aft
. under the ward room, and remote from
j he scene of the explosion.
No dangerous stores of any kind were
stored below in any of the other store
rooms.
Thecoal bunkers were inspected daily.
OF those bunkers adjacent to the for
ward magazines and shell rooms four
were empty, namely: "B B., "B A, "B
5" "B g." "a 10" had been in use that
day. and "A IL" was full of New River
coal. This coal had been carefully in
spected before receiving it on board.
The bunker in which was slowed was
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-04-01

To Cure Constipation Forever.
,, rake Cascarets Candy Cathartic 1Oc or 25c.
If c. c. G. fail to cure, druggists refund roonSv
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-04-01
Court Declares That the Explosion Was
Caused by Some Force Outside the
Ship, Probably a Mine.
No Blame Whatever Attached to Captain Sigsbee Any
Other Officer on Board-Ample Evidence Found
That They Had Not Been Careless
in Any Respect

2SThe following full the the
courto of inquiry, which Congress today
full
Maine arrived
to six OF
Havana had notified
that thep the intended
of discipline Maine
and
prone carewa ak ammunition handled.
of the magazines shell which
not perm I b slowed hee
The magazines and shell having opnl
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-04-01
WANT WAR DECLARED,
Two Resolutions Introduced in Congress
Tuesday to That Effect in the House
and Senate

WASHINGTON March 80 Representative Marsh Illinois, chairman
OF the house committee the militia following Joint
ouon declaring war between the of Spain
tendencies and the United States and her territories
THAT war be and that the hereby between the
of Spain and her dependencies the United States and
her territories and that the president of the United hereby
authorized the whole naval force of be n5 S
including the militia and naval militia thereof carry same into
effect
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-04-01

Rome: March 27.-The Fanfulla says
the Italian government has declined
to sell the United States the warship
Danta Buena, for which 30,0O0,0OO lire
were offered, being 5000, 600 over her
cost price.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-04-01

Washington, March 26.-As rapidly
as possible the navy department is push
ing the work of preparation for calling
into active service such of the naval
militia of The various states as NAV be
needed and will volunteer for service.
As already announced the naval militia
OF Massachusetts and New York has al
ready rendered its services, and as soon
as the necessary arrangements can be
made such of the officers and men as
may be needed will be placed, some
upon the old monitors now at League
islam navy yard and others on the
newly acquired ships and tugs purchas-
ed for harbor and coast defense.
AT present it is not regarded by the
navy officials as probable that the naval
militia of any of the middle western
states viii! soon be called into service
unless hostilities commence.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-04-01


protective deck. which extends from
about frame 80 To about frame Al, was
blown up, aft, and over to port.
The main deck. from about frame 30
To about frame 81. was blown mp after
and slightly over To starboard, folding
the forward part of the middle super
structure over and on top of the after
part.
This was, in the opinion Of the court,
caused by the partial explosion If two
or more of the forward magazines of the
Maine.
5. AT frame II the outer shell of the
ship, from II point IL feet from the
middle line of the ship, and feet above
the keel when in its normal position,
has been forced up so as 10 be now about
therefore about "a feet above where it
would be had the ship sunk uninjured.
The outside bottom plating is bent into
reversed V shape CD the after wing
of which about Is feet broad and 32
feet IN length (from frame II to frame
PSI is doubled back upon itself against
the continuation Of the same plating eX-
tending forward
At frame Is the vertical keel is broken
in two, aud the flat keel bent into an
angle similar to the angle formed by the
outside bottom plating. This break IS
now about six feet below the surface of
the water and about 80 feet above its
normal position.
I IA the opinion Of the court, this
I effect could have been produced I
: only by the explosion of mine sit
uated under the botI III of the ship,
7 at about frame IS, anC somewhat on I
+ the port side of the s. Up, I
: 6. The court finds that the loss /
of the Maine on the occ..s..... ....!.....
was not IN any respect due to fault :
or negligence on the part OF any of :
the officers or members Of the crew +
said vessel. +
I. In the opinion Of the court,
the Maine was destroyed by the I
: explosion of submarine mine, +
+ which caused the partial explosion +
+ OF two or more of herforward mag i
+ azines.
8. The court has been unable +
+ to obtain evidence fixing the IT, 1
+ sponsibility for the destruction Of I
+ the Maine upon any person or per- +
sons.
w. r. SAMSON.
Captain L. 5. ~, President
\. MARK,
Lieutenant Commander L. 5. n, Judge
Advocate.
The court, having finished the in
curry it was ordered to make, adjourned
at 4 p. N. to wait the action of the con.
venlng authority.
w. +. SAMSON,
Captain L. S. n, President.
A. MARIN,
Lieutenant Commander, l.. 5. n. Judge
Advocate.
United States flagship New York.
March %, 1898, of Key West, Fla.
The proceedings and findings of the
court of inquiry in the above case are
Nj. SICARD,
COMMUNICATIVE Chief of
the United States Naval Force on the
North Atlantic Station.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-04-01
Leads All Others.

81 was troubled with boils and sores for
a long time and tried many kinds of med-
cine without much benltit. | began TAX
ing Hoods Sarsapaulla and few bottles
OF 1t cured me. ! believe Hoods Sarsa.
parilia leads all others and recommend it
for the blood. '-Claud Young, Millbrook.
Michigan.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-09-11
HORSES IN BATTLE.
How They Act When Wounded or Left
without Their Riders.

When horses ARE hit in BATTLE they stop
trcnhic in every muscle and uronn deeply
while their eyes show wild establishment
During the battle of Waterloo some of TIL.
horses, as they lay on the ground, having
recovered from the first agony of their
wounds, fell to eating the grass about
them, thus surrounding themselves with
Is circle Of h'src ground the limited extent
of which showed their weakness Others
OF these interesting animals were observed
quietly grazing in the middle of the field
between the two hostile lines their riders
having been shot OFT their backs. while The
balls that flew over their heads and tho
tumult behind and before ana around
them caused no interruption TO the usual
instincts Of their nature.
1t WAS also observed That when u c,lrgc
of cavalry went past, near to any of the
stray horses ncniiuncu. they would set
of, form themselves in the rear of their
mounted companions, and, though without
rlderS, Eniiop stronuOusly along with the
rest, not stopping nor llinch,ls whom tho
fatal shock With the enemy took place
At the hnrtlc Of the llirh in 1871 Major
Macdonald, having endorsed an English
officer, took possession OF Ills horse, which
was very beautiful, and Immediately
mounted it. When tho English cavalry
fled, the horse ran away with his cnIItur.
Notwithstanding all his efforts to restrain
him, nor did the animal stop until ii was
st the head Of the regiment Of which, an
pnrcntly, its muster WAS the cuminunt.cr
,ufNss,nis ng,lrc' wnltn ..,.:.ru,ir,ni .,i,os
sentcd when he thus saw himself the yic-
tim OF his ambition 10 possess /. fine horse
winch ultimately cost him his life upon
the Scnilo!d, may lu easily conceived ~
New York Tribune
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-09-11

Tnrantulas do not dance 10 tl.o sound of
the violin, but let the people they bite do
the dancing. Scorpions. however, en- Joy
tdding. according To The Quarterly Ro
view, and lizards go crazy for music: of
any Kind. As for S.rlcnts, the bon conJ
strc"r and python are scnsclcsS to Inea
ody, but the cobra is fascinated by is
iiute and still more Ivy the fiddle pola1
bears enjoy the violin. so do ustric!ys
Wolves Will stop in the chase to liStcn to "a
corhet Elephants ar" fcnu of tho flute.
especially the upper notes. Tigers, while
approaching: violin and flute. cannot stand
the harin"nilin, while the musical seal
shows no clnGi!un on hearing any instr.,.
mtnt, not even the bass drum
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-09-11
Modern Chiy;ilry.

Sir Walter Halrigh's cloak has been a
symbol of chivnlry for many years, but the
little street boys cnp'in the following
story, from Tho Sunday Magazine, dc,
serves Nh equally honorable place:
The best story know Of I'm Edinburgh
stree, boy was told mo by IL lady Who Wit
messed The incident. There WAS il Christ.
mas treat given tn poor children at !, mis-
sion hall, and hundreds Of little ones were
assembled ut the doors in advance Of the
h"ir OF ndInitihhtc, MARY of them bare
foot.
Among the number was u sweet faced
little girl, who seemed les, hardened thuI,
most to the cold, for She shivcrrd il, her
poor Jtckct and danced from one foot 10
tho other on the cold, hard STONES \ boy
not much older watched this mrror,unuc,
Tor II few minutes and them with IL sudden
Impulse of protection took Oft his CAN NM
1t down before her and said:
&c lnnun stand on that.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-09-11

In an English case Mr.. Justice Hawkins
recently said respecting mnnslaughtcr in
football that it might be useful to remind
those who played this rough and danger
Gus game that II u man caused violence,
whether wi]lful or through gross negli-
gence, u another in such y way as to pro
duce death he would be responsible for
the fatal issue and that if he wiifully
caused gricrous bodily harm to another
and thereby caused his death his crime
would be not granddaughter, but murder
1t appears from Law Notes." London,
That the accused WAS convicted in this
sdse but allowed to go on his own rccog
n1Zahcc Of $50 to come up for Judgment if
:alled upon to do so.--Case and Comment
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-09-11
SMOKING in eURORE.
American Dcvotces of tho Weed Have Q
Hard Time of 1t.

The smoking American has i hard time
Of it on the continent In several Of the
countries notably In France. Spain and
Italy, the trade is III the hands OF the gov
crillnent, OF 50 enormously taxed that it is
virtually u government monopoly. What
ever may lie the benefits to III. national
cXcheuuer, there "ic certainly rnNr tn tho
consumer, and if !, nationalist or state So
cialiSt wants arguments to support his
theories let him shun this subject Of Eu-
roI,can tobacco
Pipe smokers will final no plug tobacco
ulrond. They can Sc; American brands
Of long cut ur fine cut only ut cxorhitnnt
prices Whore the monopoly prevails tho
common smoking tobacco offered for sale
will cure the habit if anything will. ltal-
ian ci,ars are about the lric;,n,sJ cigars man
cvcr pcrpetrn;cd on 81 suffering cummun.
ty French cigars are not mach better
Havauas can b', bought in the Latin coun-
tries at high rates.
The GcrlEanic races come nearer H..tcr-
standing What is good in the tobacco line
Cigars are cheap in Switzerland, cheaper
in Germany and dog cheap in Holland
III fact Holland is the paradise of smok-
rrS. Tobacco is absolutely free OF tlnty
there, If understand right, and partly by
reason Of the fact that Sl:n;., III is Il Dutch
possession. Holland leads the world in
some branches of tho tobacco trade 80
the discreet s,t,',kcr will !.riii:, home from
Holland AS ir.sny cigars II, be can. In
Rotterdam or Amsterdam he may buy for
cents apiece cigars that in many .Alncri-
can cigar stores would retail at 10 cents
straight. and for 5c.nts hccln get luxury
that in America :. millionaire would dccnl
cNtrhragincc.
ll'c cigarette hil,lt prevails in France,
Italy ;'nl spain, 50 decent cigarettes can
l:e bought, but Turkish or Egyptian cig;,-
rcttcs are not given away In Germany
nnd Austria pipe smoking is more com
mon, and In Great Britain it would seem
AS if most men smoked u pipe, both in
doors and out. -Robcrt Luce in Going
A DrOau ~
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-09-11

Pcrslstcncy is characteristic of all men
who have accomplished anything great
They may ]ucl: in some particular. may
have many weaknesses and ccccntr icities
but the quality Of persistence is never all.
sent IN successful man Inat1erwhat
Opposition he meets or what discourage.
ments ovcrthkc him. he is always persist.
eht. Drudgc:y cannot disgust him, la
Dor cannot weary him. He will persist.
no lnhtter what comes or goes. 1t is a
part of his nature. He could almost as
easily stop breathing. Il is not so much
!rillihncy Of intellect or fertility Of ro.
source us !ersistcncy of effort, constnncy
OF purpose, that gives success. -krvstn,,r
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-09-11
Sc ALED PROPOSALS,


The city Of Newport News. Va. will
receive sealed proposals for the con-
structlon of two iron bridges and the
approaches thereto in accordance with
plans and specifications to be selected
by the bidders and furnished and sub
mltted along with the bids on the same
at the expense Of the bidders and with
out any cost to the city. Strain sheets
must accompany all plans and specif-
cations Particulars as to the kind OF
bridges and the general character and
dimensions OF the same will be furnish
ed upon application by the city engi-
i.eer. Such proposals shall be sent or
delivered to the city clerk. securely
sealed. and must be in his possession at
l2 o'clock noon OF
MONDAY. SEPTEMBER 10TH, 1898.
The city reserves the right to reject
any or all bids.
]. a. MAssIE.
aug 1S-1m. City Clerk