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The Daily Texarkanian., 1898-02-24
PREPARING FOR WAR.
Uncle Sam Is Getting Good
And Ready to Make
Spain Tremble.
ARMY AND NAVY BEING RECRUITED
Spain and the United States With
Distended Rostrils, Watching
For an Opening.

Distended Hostrils, Watching
For an Opening.
! Americans in Havana have been
quietly notified by Consul Genera
Lee that it might be well for them
to send their families to place OF
safety. These precautions were
taken in view of the fact that there
is strong suspicion that the vol.
unteers, anti-American and anti
autonomy, have been inspired to
create trouble in case the Maine
inquiry proves that the catastro-
phe was due to design. The au-
thorities in Havana are taking
every precaution in their power to
protect foreigners, but it is gener-
ally believed that the Consul Gen.
eral has acted advisedly.
1t is believed that American Con-
suls in other Cuban ports have Civ
en- like warning.
The divers working on the sunken
ship, Maine, bring to the surface,
unexploded shells and other evil
dences that the ship was blown up
from a shore wire, and all things
point to a war if Spain fails to agree
to terms offered her for a settle
ment ofthe treachery of her soldiers
or citizens.
Two artillery regiments are being
formed and soldiers and men are or
dered to mobilize at Key West.
New Orleans shippers are advised
that no more Cromwell Line steam
ers will sail for that port from New
York until further orders from
Washington This information has
created much excitement here, and
is interpreted that an indication
that war between the UnitediStates
and Spain is at hand.
The cruiser Marblehead, which
has been at New Orlearns for the
Mardi Gras, suddenly stopped re-
ceiving visitors about noon yester-
day, and there was a hustle and
hustle aboard. 1t is understood
that she is under orders to Join the
North Atlantic Squadron at Dry
Tortugas or Key West.
The activity of the War Depart
ment shown in the letter from Gen
eral Miles dated yesterday, ad-
dressed to the Senate. as follows:
washington, Feb. I'll have
the honor to state that batteries
have been placed in new fortifica-
tions at Portlandhead, Ne. Growers
Cliff, Boston Harbor; Fort Han
cock; approach to Philadelphia;
approaches to Washington; coast
of North Carolina; Charleston Har-
Dor; San Diego, CAL; entrance to
Puget sound. Washington, making
in all 26 seacoast Notifications for
the defence of the great cities of
the Atlantic, Gulf and Pacific
coasts, where Notifications have
been and are being erected, and
where artillery is required to pro-
tect and man these batteries. We
are sending small detachment OF
men to keep them in fair condition
and protect the ammunition, but
they are not sufficient to man said
batteries. and hence the necessity
for two additional regiments of ar
tilery is imperative and requires
immediate action.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1898-02-24
Want Everybody

Towait for ourSaturday auction
sales. Those thatneed household
or kitchen furniture, stock or
anything else that we may han
die.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1898-02-24
WhatIey & Wakefeld'S
WANT COLUMN.
Wanted to Purchase

A neat three or four room cot
tage house, for cash at once
Must he cheap and in good
neiphbOrhoO1
The Daily Texarkanian., 1898-02-24
Want to Exchange

Ten acres OF land, with seven
room house and in frst-class
condition, good improvements
and all under fence, adjoining
the city of Texarkana, forsome
rimbered lands in Little Riyer
county, Arkansas. Will give
you bargain.
TeXarkana Exchange,
WHATLEY & WAKEFIELD, PrOp'rS.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-08-02
Closing Prices,

Following are the closing prices reported by Prince & Whitely. Bankers and Brokers. 52 Broadway, New York, and 15 Center st.. New Haven. Bid Asked
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-08-02
*Ex- dividend.
Now York Cotton Exchange.
Chicago Mal ket.

Reported over private wire by H. c, Friedman & Co.,, Banfers and Brokers, 1O Wall street, N. Y, and 763 Chapel street, Room ard 3. Naw Haven. N. A. Tanner Manager of Local Brarch.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-08-02
REV. D. HENRY MILLER.

Contest Over His Estate-Thirteen
 Lawyers Have Been Interested.
 The third adjourned hearing on the final account of the administrator of the estate of Rev. D. Henry Miller of Mystic, who was chaplain of the old Fifteenth c. V. in the civil war and is well remembered here, came up recently before Judge Gift in the Groton probate court.
 The Norwich Record says: There were several lawyers in attendance and the hearing consumed most of the fore noon, The final account of the admin istrator was approved and allowed by the court. The attorneys on the other side, for the heirs, said that they should appeal from the decision of the probate court to the superior court. Two of the out t-of-town attorneys representing the heirs were from New York city and one was from Boston.
 This will, however, probably be the ending of the matter, as at the hearing Tuesday the attorneys for the heirs made no claim that the account was not correct, nor gave any reasons why 1t should not be approved, except their own personal wish that it should be disallowed.
 There has been no end of bother with the whole estate, so much so that it was said Tuesday that since the com mencement, not quite two years ago, thirteen lawyers have been connected with 1t in one way or another.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-08-02
A DAY ON THE ATBARA.
The Pleasures of War Correspondence
 in the Soudan.

The Pleasures Of War Correspondence
 in the Soudan.
 Camel corps luck,' said the Bimba- shi. and smiled bitterly, then swore 70 my God! if this is the big show!''
 Climbing up over sandbags on to one of the gun platforms of Fort Atbara, we crouched in the embrasure and lis- tened. Boom-boom- very faint. but very distinct and at half-minute intervals. We had ridden in the day before from the Sirdar's camp up the Atbara to buy more bottled fruit and, alas; more gin from the Greek shanties on the Nile beach. A convoy on a sim liar errand had been attacked by Der wishes half an hour after we had passed 1t, yet we heard not a shot To-day, all this way off, we heard plainly; it must be an action indeed Our own army, we knew, was not to move. Could it be that Mahmud had come down and was attacking us at Abadar? And we eighteen miles away at Fort Atbara, and down there in the sand drift roadway, the wobbling, grousing camels that were to be conveyed out at two miles an hour! We joined the Bimbashi, and cursed miserably on the chance of 1t.
 But no; we struggled to persuade ourselves it couldn't be so bad as that.
 It must be 8 battalion come out to clear the road for our convoy. Or it must be Nthe reconnaissance that was going up to the Dervish zariba at Nak-
 heila Correspondents are not allowed to go with reconnoissances, so that if 1t is only that there's no great loss af- ter all. Anyhow, it is eleven o'clock now. The baggage camels have lol- loped out under the mud guardhouse, through the fort gate, through the gap in the mimosathorn zariba- The camel
 corps escort is closing up in rear; we are off.
 Half a mile ahead ride five blacks, their camels keeping perfect line. The sun flashes angrily on their rifle bar rels, but they look him steadily in the face, peering with puckered eyes over the desert below them; in this land of dust and low scrub a camel's hump is almost war balloon. Far out on their right I see a warily advancing dot, | which is four more; black dot on the rising leftward skyline, three more; out on the right flank of the baggage cam els, shaving the river side thickets,
 gleam white spider legs. which are a couple of camel troopers more. They stop and examine track; they break into a trot and disappear behind a palm
 clump; they reappear walking. But | the main force of the two companies
 rides close about the swinging quad- rangle of baggage camels-in front on | flank, in rear. Slowly and sleepily the mass of beasts strolls on into the des- l ert, careless what horseman might be
 wheeling into line behind the ridge, or | what riflemen might be ambushedinthe ! the scrub But the scouts in front are | looking at every footprint, over every l skyline, behind every clump of camel i thorn.
 ! To be out of an exciting action is | camel corps luck; this is camel corps work. The Bimbashi-Bimbash means captain of thousand" and the stolid
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-08-02
CONNECTICUT INVESTORS.

Very little New Haven money was To- cated in the Rev. MT. Jernegan's Elec- troIytic Marine Salts Co. An attempt was made to place some of the stock here but New Haven investors fought shy of it. Hartford bought a little. Middletown had it is estimated $40, 900 in the stock. Meriden money that went into the stock is estimated at $10,OO0. An exchange says that nearly 2,000 shares were held in Waterville. In Waterville, however, the first issue of stock about year ago was sold at 50 cents, with the understanding that the money was to be returned to the stock holders. who thus got the stock free. It is said this agreement was kept, and that the Waterville holders not only got their money back, but in some eases received high premium for surrender ing this issue.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-08-02
# tmamc1al.
The Stock Market,

New York, Aug. 1.-The stock mark ct held firm to-day against several ad- verse influences and showed greatly improved demand in the later dealings. The supply of American stocks left in the foreign exchanges has become so much reduced and dealings in them are so insignificant there that little account was taken of the fact that London was closed to-day for its bank holiday. Railroad stocks in the early dealings here continued to suffer from the neg lect which has recently made the mark ct almost stagnant. The bears availed themselves of the quietude to make an aggressive attack, directing their ef- forts chiefly against Brooklyn Transit and Rubber preferred, because these stocks have recently gone up sharply and there were known to be heavy speculative commitments to the long side in them. There was besides a dis position to take profits, so that prices shaded off easily and uncovered stop loss orders. Peoples gas was also sub- jected to vigorous attack and was sold
 
 selling Brooklyn Transit was the fear that the profitable traffic over the Brooklyn bridge would be interfered with to allay public apprehension re- garding the strain on the bridge. The speculation in Sugar was also very feverish, though the price did not get far away from 139. The bears in addi- l tion had reports that the rains in the west had come too late to prevent seri- ous harm to the corn crop. Prices fell quite materially below Saturdays close under this combined attack, but inside | support was forthcoming in the stocks which were most severely affected and | the shorts were driven to cover, mak- | ing the recovery in these stocks al- most complete. Of the grangers Rock | Island and Burlington, the distinctive l ly corn carrying roads, rose from 1 to | 13s from the lowest and the southwest 1 erns as a group were strong. The Rub- | Der stocks closed the day with gains of 1s4 to 21a respectively. New York Air Break, Pacific Mail. Lead and To- bacco were strong features all day, 1 The stock market was also material ly aided by the increased demand for bonds In the afternoon, in which there was active business. especially in the 4 l per cent. bonds of lately reorganized roads and the junior issues which are gaining in security from the recent in, crease in earnings. Total sales $2,120,. l GOO.
 Government bonds were strong or the peace prospects to-day, although this factor had only small influence in stocks. The new government 3s ad vanced to new high level, aloltment' of subscriptions selling at 104%. Unit ed States fours both the new and olt issues advanced F, the threes when is sued ss and the fives registered M pe cent. in the bid price.
 NEW YORK STOOK MARH EFT.
 Opening, Highest, Lowest Quotation On The New York Stock Exchange, reporte,
 by Prince & Whitely. Brokers, 15 Cente
 street, New Haven,.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-08-02
OF THE TREASURY.

CONDITION OF THE TREASURY.
 Washington, Aug. 1-To-day's state ment of the condition of the treasury shows: Available cash balance. $254, ,S44,- 215; gold reserve, $1S9, 444,714; net silver, $13, ,552, 166 United States notes in the treasury, $46,621, ,S29; treasury notes of 1890, $4,477,727; total receipts this day, $2531, 779; this month, $2,5S1, ,7779; this year, $46, 6,37S,SS7; total expenditures this day, $1,601 ,O00; this month, s7,6O1 ,O00; this year, 75,S64,4 deposits in na- tional banks, S5S, ,266, ,017.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-08-02

York. and s7 Orange Streer. New Haven.
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The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-08-02
Government Bon ds,
Quotations of Active Bonds.

Reported by Boody, Mcclellan & O.. Bankers and Brokers. 57 Broadway, New York. and s7 Orange Streer. New Haven.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-08-02

Opening, Highest, Lowest Quotations On The New York Stock Exchange, reported by Prince & Whltely. Brokers, 15 Center street, New Haven,.
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The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-08-02
The Union Trust COIlDalT,
NEW HAVEN.

NEW HAVEN. CHARTERED by the State of Connecti cut with authority to act as Executor Ad- ministrator, Guardian, Receiver or Trustee under will or deed.
 Is legal depository of money paid into Court and all Public Trust Funds. Acts as trustee for Municipalities, Corporations and Individuals, and administers trusts of all stocks. bonds, or other evidences of indebt- edness, manage sinking funds, and do all business such as Is usually done by Trust Companies.
 It also does a general Banking business, collecting checks, notes, coupons, and re. ceiyes deposits. The principal of each Trust Is Invested by itself and kept Separate and apart from the general assets of the Com pany.
 This Company is by law regularly exam ined by the Bank Examiner of the State of Connecticut
 HENRY L. HoTCHKIss. President.
 EUGENE $. BRISTOL. Treasurer. CAPITAL, AUTHORIZED CAPITAL S1O0,00 S1.000000.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1898-06-24
Bluestone items.

Crops are looking fine on Bluestonc now. .
Mr.. Hoge Bird is doing some lively
saving now. lie will average 100 feet a
day. lIurrah for Mr. Bird!
MIR. T.. A. Hale, the hustler, was look
ing after his wheat Sunday evening. lie
has a fine crop of wheat.
Mr. a. +. Tabor is on boom. lie has
repaired his home. and has pipcd the wa.
ter from his fathers spring to his kitchen
door.
We have three large cattle mel chants
on Bluestone; James Summers, Thomas
Nash and j. Il. Nash. They went all the
to w. Va. and purchased head of cattle
Mr. VIM. A. Reynolds, our noted
BLACKSMITH has gone to Bluefielu to run a
shop. His boys are running the farm and
shop here.
MIR. Simpson and wife from Wvbe
are visiting friends and relative OH Blue
stone.
MIR. X. Il. liaiman has returned fro,,
'Ihacker, where he spent few day.
CYCLONE.
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BAD WRECK.
THREE KILLED.
Norfolk and Western
Train Derailed Near
ShawsviIIe.
MAIL CLERK SERIOUSLY
INJURED.
Breaking of a Rail FIange
Caused the Disaster
Engineer and Fire.
man Both Lost
Their Lives.

Norfolk aud Western passenger train
No. i was wreck mt l2:45 p. IN. lrst Sun
day. two miles west OF Shnwsvilr
Three were killed aud several injured.
The dead
Engineer Al Horner, Bristol, Va; Fire
man Ed Sadler, Bristol, Va; Mail Clerk
A. S. Francis, Marion; VA.
The injured are
Mail CLERK |. V. Gill. Lynchburg, Vn.,
seriously; two express messengers names
unknown several passengers, names
unknown.
Engineer lIorner was buried beneath
his engine, and Fireman Sndler was
SO badly scalded that he died two hours
later.
The train was running down grade at
the usual rate, and just ut the entrance
oi II cut the flangc oi the outside rail
broke, deraiing the engine. The mail
coach jumped over the cmbnnkmcnt and
was overturned, being completely de-
molishcd. Mail Clerk 4. S. Francis, oi
Marion, had his neck broken Mail
Clerk !. V. Gill, of Lynchburg, was SER
iously injured, and how he escaped in
slant death is n miracle.
The express car telescopcd into n mass
OF debris, and the two messengers were
badly shaken up. The front passenger
car was derailcd and hall n dozen pas
scngers were injured, but none seriously.
\ special bearing the officials and a
corps OF physicians, was dispatched to
the scene oi the disaster, and the remains
OF the killed, and the injured were taken
TO Roanoke.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1898-06-24
Attention, Board of Super
ViSOrS.

Many citizens ask us to call the atten-
ton OF the Supervisors to the apparent
necessity for public hydrant and closet
on the court house square. 1t has been
suggested that such a convenience as this
should not be overlooked while improve
ments on so much larger scale are con-
templated, which, while in the line OF
progress and taste are not matters of ab-
solute necessity. Under present condi-
tions the only laces open to visitors and
strangers are those offered by the Cen
trail Hotel, and on court days, when
there are large crowds in town there is
great Inconvenience and worry both to
the public and the hotel proprictors. The
public have right to ask that this ne
cesslty be met.
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3 enbow Items.

Mr.. A. b. Buchanan and family attend
ed conferance at Tazewell Sunday
Farmers were thrown back with their
corn by the rain last week.
Miss Mable and Ella Crabtrce returned
last Saturday from Sharon, Bland Co.
where they have been at School for the
past session.
Mr.. ID. w. Lynch says he wants to get
his corn worked over the first time by
the lth of July.
Mr.. X. ii. Mathews, who is at work on
the N. & w. railroad bridge force was at
home Saturday night and Sunday. Ou
Sunday school continues TO grow and
prosper.
Rev. Mr.. Mowbrey preached all excel
lent sermon ut this place Sunday.
Many of our farmers attended court
Tuesday.
The mother of Mr. A. B. and H. T..
buchanan is spending this week with
them.
Miss Alley Grey Buchanan, who has
been visiting in Tazcwcll for some time
returned home last Sunday.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1898-06-24
commencement of Sharon
COLLEGE,.

the closing exercises of Sharon College
We're held June llth and 18th
The exercises at 1880 p. M, June llth
were opened with PRAYER by Rev Mah0od.
for prize, by five little girls. The girls
rccitcd we'll, and showed that they had
been well trained. Miss Mamie Pecry
won the prize IN this class. Next came
a contest by fifteen young ladics'for Il
gold medal. TO say that tho rccilatOns
were rendered does not halt express the
opinion of almost every one who heard
the contest After about half an hours
consultation the judges pronounced Miss
Anuic Mah0Od the winner of the medal =,
and Miss Bertic NewbeIry the winner Of
n prize offered for the one who stood
second best in the contest.
Several cll0ruscs, aud some instrument
tai music added TO the enjoyment of the
evening.
At 10'30a. M. on Wednesday, the audi
ence had the pleasure of listening to two
contests in dcclam 'tion The prize con-
tested for by FIVE boys was won by Law
renee Ncwbcry The dcclamatinns by
who hcaId thm a. being very goOi in
deed The m' dai WAS awarded TO Mr.. a .
l.. GroseclOsc, and pIiZe to MIR Eugene
Crabapplctrce.
AT 3:3O p. III. Rev. WISE and others
gave som" we'll directed talks on the sub
ject of education.
AT T:30 an entertainment was given by
the pupils. A prominent feature was
The Deist let Skule Excrbiti0n," which
was very much enjOycd 10y all.
A wonderful musical instrum mi call.
ed the llunanaphOnc was exhibited by
Nous Pleiie Faure, who claimed to have
invented It, A march and sword dill
was was we'll executed by sixteen young
ladies.
After the awarding of prizes and med
ais, farewell song by the school closed
the commencement exercises.
ut Shar"n College, and the pupils of
Dland ought tO feel proud that they have
such Il ''Ool IN their II idst. The pupils
all sl. 'hat theyha been thsroughly
train,o
In :. .r my weather and muddy
roads s',,... ..u.rt:eu persons showed
their interest in the school by attending
the closing exercises:
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B ally Items.

We are having fine Sunday School at
this place.
Brother Ed. Bailey preached an excel
lent sermon Sunday.
The farmers are behind with their work
on account of the wet weather.
The choir did some fine singing at the
home Of G.. A. Deaton's, Sunday night.
MIR. Giles French was seen drooping
around Suntlay. Wonder what is the mat
ter with Giles?
f. l.. Mays, who is Mt work on Elkhorn
is visiting homefolls.
Mr.. John Moore was the guest of Miss
Josie French Sunday.
DR.. Reynolds was seen hunting for The
night delivcrer. 1t is supposed that his
pills are running short.
Mr.. j. T.. Wagner returned TO his work
in w. Va. Sunday.
Brother ED. Baily and family are vis-
iting home folks this week.
II. g. Wells. Jr., still comes to Bailey's
Sunday School.
Mr.. A. Honnshcll. our noted plastercr,
sent two of our boys to the woods
after four seattle poles, twenty five feet
long, without knots, limbs or pecker
wood holes, and of course the found them
Mr.. j. w. Bailey has joined the cons of
ct, and gives the lodge good name.
Wonder what J. II. w. finds down the
Valley that is so attractive.
A SoBsCRIBER.
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%coINc TO MANILA.
Madrid's Opinion of the
Destination of Ca
mara'S Fleet.

Madrid. June l8.- 81 NIT is conf
IDENTIFY believed here Tonight that Admi-
al Camara'> fleet is going to Manila, and
that this may prevent the dispatch of
American troops there and at least post
l,unc tia loss Of the Philippine Islands
4dvice from Cuba says that General
Eaaares is confident the rainy season will
handicap the Americans, and he express
Us the belief that the latter will connect
with the Cubans and march along the
base of the mountains, where th,re are
roads leading to Santiago de Cuba. while
,the American fleet will attack the fortili-
cations at the entrance of the bay.
Gilbaliar, j,inP iS.-lt Is asserted here
:ih.t six tiaiL Atlantic .i.,i, having a.
board four thousand Spanish troops ac.
.cOmpanici Admiral Camara's fleet.