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THE NEXT STEP.
What Will We DO When the Board of In
quiry Makes its Report?-Tho Problem
IsPfore the Pre- siieut

What Will We DO When the Board of In
quiry Makes its Report?-Tho Problem
before the President.
Everything now waits upon the report OF
the Board OF Inquiry having in charge the
investigation OF the Maine disaster. There
is more than suspicion that the Board
has been ready to- report for some time, but
is waiting until the country is ready 10 take
time is now at hand, and the report of the
Board can be expected any day after the
middle of this week Then the burning
question Immediately becomes: What is
the President going 10 do? He must do
something momentouS and exemplary.
The situation will demand it; the extra
ordinary act of placing $50. 900 coo in his
hands available at once requ res IT.
The President so far has not given the
slightest hint of the program he has
married. out We can emily speculate what
1t is by considering what are the obvious
steps and which are preferable He has
two great incidents to- deal with
1. Satisfaction must be had for the de
struction of the Maine.
2. The intoerable situation in Cuba must
be brought to an end
II. as now seems altogether probable. the
Board stall report that the Name was
blown up by Spanish Off "erS, we must de
mand of Srain an enormous indemnity,
and the most humiliating apology, or we
shall proceed at once to punish her in a
terrible way by taking away from her
Cuba. Porto Rico and the Philippines dTiv-
ing her commerce from the seas. capturing
or annihlating her Eavy, and possibly
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1898-03-17
HE. BROUGHT 1T FROM THE
WORLDS FAIR.
. -
And kept it two years.

The great Worlds Fair, at Chicago, in
1893, while 1t gave pleasure to many, gave
pain to not few>as an indirect result OF
their visit to the White City. People were
lured along the miles of wonderful exhib-
its by the new marvels that met the gaze
at every step. and did not realize their
exhaustion until they dropped into
chair in some breezy corner by the lake,
and :" cooled Off" That's what began the
trouble, in many cases. of one such case,
Mrs. l.. w. Stevens, Fort Fairfield, Me-,
writes i,tts ottitsl
"My husband took severe cold and
cough two years ago last October-tiine of
the Worlds Fair. which we attended. This
cough lasted over two years, was accom-
panied by splitting of blood. and nothing
could be found to help him. although vari-
Gus remedies were tried. Several doctors
were consulted. but their prescriptions
afforded no relief. Finally. saw an ad-
vertisemcnt of DR.. Ayers Cherry Pectoral
in my paper and prevailed upon my hus-
band to get bottle and try it. The very
first dose helped him and he was com
pieteiy cured in short time. We feel
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PREPARATIONS FOR WAR.

Firm Conclusion that the Destruction of a., e
Maine WAS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS for
Every Contingency that that Conclusion
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Strategy and Com
prehensive Rea diness-ArIny Increased.
Notifications Strengthened. Contracts for
Munitions of War-Intense Activity Every
where.
Though no hint of the discoveries ard
conclusions of the Beard Of Inquiry has
been suffered To transpire substantially
= mo one in the country to-day doubts for an
instant that the destruction Of tie Marie
was directly intentional, and that we are
face to face with all the serious conse-
quences which such terrible crime
against the Nation involve.
The Administration definitely abandoned
the accident theory some Two weeks ago.
and began public and open preparation for
war. which had previously Eeen CARED on
quietly and with many disclaimers as TO
what significant moves and changes meant.
The course OF the administration strong
~ commended Itself TO the minds Of think
ing people all over the world and has
shown that republic can be as strong in
diplomacy Is the ablest monarchy that
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1898-03-17

to start the new companies, and give the
favor of discipline and organization from
the very first As there are 20 Of tie Old
companies. this Will siyc 80 trained ,lisci-
plined men for the - rcw companies, or -
for each company. Altogether, ttCic wiI
be a fair complement Of skilled artiileristS
for all the guns We have mounted.
soon after the Maine disaster Gen. Mcr-
rit, commanding The Department OF the
East. went 10 the South On a tour Of IN
spection of tho forts and defcnsc7 in that
quarter. Gen. Wilson, Chief OF the Topo-
graphical Engineers, also made pgoles
sional inspection Of them and whatever
was necessary 10 lie done was started at
once, and is being prosecuted with great
energy.
The troops ali over the interior of TIE
country are in readiness To move to any
point ON the coast where their services
may be likely 10 lie needed. The National
Guard of the various States is in c.ili4i
readiness To reinforce tlae ieeulars ard by
calling in the men who served previous
eniislnents il could, without doubt, back
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all now at Elswicll. England. Spanish
agents have been trying to secure these
ships. which were on the eve OF completion
and had been ordered ~ the Brazilian
Government. As soon as the force Of men
ordered from San Francisco takes posses
sion of her the AmazQnaS will come 10 the
'phited iStates,r and the other vessel viii
soon follow.
II is beieved that other ships belonging
TO Brazil now building. will not be sold TO
either this Nation or span.
ARMY PREPARATIONS.
The Amy has been no less active in
getting in readiness. Extensive contacts
for munitions and stores have been placed.
and there has been a general waking up at
all the posts. Congress PASSED the bill
creating two additional artillery reg ments
and these are IN rapid process Ct CT. aniza-
ton. They viii he Offered. Of cctuse by
promotion from the Officers Of The fVe Old
regiments and six men VIII lie taken from
each OF the companies OF tie old regiments
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PREMIUMS FOR CLUB-RAISERS:
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400 steamers, mostly small, and Al sailing
vessels. The INJURIES that could be in
! inctcd on commerce would be very one
SIDED. A large proportion of our vessels
engaged IN foreign commerce are in the
Gull OF Mexico or tle Pacific Ocean where
they are out OF the reach Of Spanish
cruisers. TcoSe in the Atlantic will be
mostly drafted into the naval service. in
some shape or another. On the other
hand, the Spanish steamers which plv TO
South American ports would be par
ttculariy liable TO attack from t,le swift
cruisers which we have built with reference
TO Just such a contingency as this When
we put the four great American liners into
service, we snail have quite large feet Of
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anything aloat.
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to the Secretary Of War of the pressing
demand for modern means OF cOmmuni-
cation between tle forts He showed that
even in New York Harbor where the War
Department has devoted its best energies
To the perfection Of the Qualifications. it re-
quireS hreequarters Of an hours time TO
raSS Il message from one battery to another.
Fort McHenry Baltimore, the main defense
Of that city is worse off, while. strange as
it may seem the only method Of commun-
eating Between Washington and its most
important defensive work, Fort Washing
ton, on the Potomac, is by means Of a
messenger.
AMERICAN AND SPANISH MERCHANTMEN.
The question of the IN uries that might
be inflicted on commerce by war is i'm
portaHt lust now. Neither the United
States or Spain has very great number OF
vessels engaged in fore gn commerce. Last
year we had 81 steamers and e2S sailing
vessels engaged in that trade. Spain had
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. Two years of doctoring for cough, two
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WASHINGTON c. THURSDAY MARCH H. $685.

up the Regular Army forces with from $50,
0G0 to zoe, 600 we'll drilled, effective men.
The War Department is getting ready TO
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force. There are very many more men
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hood Of being needed.
ii has been decided that the present
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1t comprises the New England States,
New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Della
ware Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia,
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Florida. Louisiana Mississippi, Alabama,
Kentucky, Tennessee, Ohio and the Dis
trict of Columbia. Gen. Wesley Merritt
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ut Governors Island. in the harEor of New
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Gen. Graham entered the Regular Army
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III 1875; was Il Captain Of Artillery at the
breaking out of the war; was Co,oncl al the
I'd ID. G.; was promoted 10 COonei oil the ON
L. :. Art. in 1851. and has been Brigadler-
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Texas. ,.r Ea
COMMUNICATION BETWEEN FORTS.
Gen. Greedy. Chief Signal Officer. has
been given authority by the Secretary OF
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restrictions in establishing rapidly teie-
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fortifications SO il viii not be necessary
to invite proposals for furnishing supplies
and TO follow the ordinary and slow methods
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Greedy after forcible presentation by INN
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Senior Polo Bernabe, the new Spanish
Minister. was formally presented To PTesi-
dent Mckinley last Saturday. the intro
auctions being made by Secretary Sher-
man.
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The Flag will be sent by Express. Re re-
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The Imbroglio with Spain Makes Mighty
Alterations in Our Attitude toward the
Fest of the World.
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A Good Story Of Sheridan.

Sheridan once had occasion to call at
a hairdresser's to order q wig. On be-
ing measured, the barber, who was a
liberal soul, invited the orator to take
some refreshments in an inner room.
Here he RECALLED him with q bottle of
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that Sheridan's heart was touched.
When they rose from the table and
were about separating, the latter, look
ing the barber full in the face, said,
ION rejecting, l don't intend that you
shall make my wig"
Astonished and with a blank visage,
the other exclaimed: GOOD heavens,
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why, look you," said Sheridan.
''you are an honest fellow, and, l re.
peat it, you shan't make my wig, for
never intended to pay for it. I'll go to
another less worthy son Of the craft. >
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Order for Hearing Petition.

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BY the Court:
WM. McGRATH. ,oau,y Judge.
Attest: j. ". PRESTON, Clerk.
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