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The Delta independent., 1898-03-18

Whereas, John |. Sowland dh by his c-rta n
deed Of trust dated January p. ISL, and ~
corded on the 2tth day Of January 1921, in book
2. at page lys Of the records in tie offic- Of the
county clerk and rceorier q Delta county. Colo
aud in event OF hts resignation. failure Ia act
other inability. then TO the acting sheriff OF Del
ia county. Colorado, as sucessr IN trust. the fol.
lowing described real estate and property situate
In Delta county, Colorado. to-wit.
The wcs, one half Of the south east quarter.
and the north east quarter Of the south east
quarter. and the south west quarter Of the north
east Qua rter of section twenty seven. all In tswn-
ship tneen south. of range nintty-two west Of
the sixth principal meridian. containing loo
acres. be II more or les. together with, and In
Guiding two shar.s In the Crawford Clipper Ditch
company, and any and all other water rights and
irrigatng privileges used for and ncccssary to
the irrigation II aid lands in trust to hi.
prpinissory note made, executed and delivered
10y him to Alfred T. bacon fr the sum OF one
thousand (sisO0ol dollars, and
whereas. default las been made I'm the pay
ment of the interest, on said note, according 10
the tenor thereof and In the payment OF The
taxes levied and asses>et against sAd land and
due aud
Whereas. the said Frederick ". Dnlc has r.
signed As Trustee and refuses 10 act As such
whereby the undersigned sheriff ard acting
sheriff of Delta county, thereby bccaiao and Is
successor In trust.
Now, Therefore, notice is hereby given that I.
the undersigned. as sin ces,or ~ trts M afore.
said. at the request ot the legal holder Of said
note, and under and BY virtue of the power IN me
vested by the terms Of sad deed of trust, will on
saturday. Mzrh .sth. isss. At she hour Of ten
O'Clock IN the forsBo<n Of aid day, sell and dis
poee Of the above described properly and ali the
fight, title and b-neIi aud Interest II r,demp
tion Of The raid John l. Nowland. his hrirs and
assigns therein. at public auction. for tic highest
and best price The seine Will brng In cash. At the
south front door u the county court house In the
town OF Delta. In the c'aintr 81 Delta and state
Of Colombo. for the purpose Of paying sad note
interest, taxes and all fndebtedin.,s secured hy
said deed Of trust and all costs and expenses sf
executing this trust.
GEORGE @. SMITH,
As sheriff and acting sheriff OF Delta county,
Colotndo. Is successor In trust
(First pub heb. u: last pub. March q .isos
The Delta independent., 1898-03-18

Whereas. Edward ". Wiley by his certain deed
oftrust. dated November 2l>t, lsyl. filed for rec
ord december md. lsse. aud recorded in the
office Of the recorder Of deeds Of Delta county,
Colorado, in book ~ Mt page Ss5. conveyed 10 a.
L. Bonney, trustee. the following dr-cribrd real
estate, situate. lying and being IN the county Of
Delta. and state Of Colorado, to-wit;
The north west quarter Of the north east quar-
ter anil the north half OF the north west quarter
Of section twenty laol aud the south west quarter
all in township nfteen tl5l south OF range nineiy
one t9lD west of the 9th principal meridian. with
any aud all water rights and privileges. ditch or
ditches appuftenant To or used with said
premises. IN trust To secure the payment Of one
certain bond or prufrissory note thcrein de-
scribed. and. whereas. said EdwardN Wiley has
made default in the payment OF said note; and,
whereas. said note has become due and payable,
and, whereas, i is provided in said deed of tr,L>t
that II the sad a. l.. Bonney. trustee. shnll re
point and substitute any other person trustee,
To act instead OF the said A l.. Bnnuey, who shall
thereupon become his successor 10 the title TO
ssid property, and the same become vested 10
him in trust for the purposes and objects Of said
deed Of trust, with all the powers. duties and
obligations thereof and. whereas. the said A. J.
Bonney. trustee has refused 10 act in this b.hAlf
and whereas the Equitable Securities Co. the
legal holder of said note by its certain deed of
painted and substituted the undersigned as
trustee, to act instead Of said A. l.. BOnney. nov
therefore, al the request OF The legal holder of
said note, and BY virtue Of the powers vested in
me by said deed OF trust and said deed Of ap-
pointment, and for the purpose Of foTecloslny the
sane. l. The undersigned W, q. kedding a
trustee. do hereby give notice that Will. ON The
the fourth day OF April, isos. at the hour
OF ten O'Clock a. m Of said day proceed 20 sell
the property h.Ieinbefore described. at public
yendne u the highest bidder for cash. NJ In.
front door OF the court house. IN the county OF
Delta state Of Colorado. TO satisfy said debt and
interest and the cost Q, esscgting thi. Irnst
Al SMITH, Attorney.
lfirst pub. March'4 last April I-isasl
The Delta independent., 1898-03-18

The regular meeting Of the Delta
Fortnightly Musical Club was held at
Mrs. Downing's, Saturday. March 5th.
aud was quite well attended. Owing to
a severe cold Mrs. Harris was unable to
sing her number which was disappoint-
ment to the club. The following pro-
gram was acceptably rendered:
Piano duet Wedding March. Men
delssohn-Mrs. Macomber, Miss Croxton
Vocal duet-Come Where the Rose
bud sleep, White-Mrs. Downing, Miss
Crotser.
Piano Solo-Wayside Chapel, Wilson
Miss Wiley.
The Delta independent., 1898-03-18
n. H. woLnIRr has host Of friends

H. H. WoLBERT has host OF friends
here who will extend congratulations
and best wishes for success in his new
venture. He is now editor OF the Cone
City (Arkansas) Advertiser. andsuperin-
tendent of the Arkansas Improvement
Co. II there is anything in the world
that can "improve" southeastern Ar
kansas it is the influx Of few more
such bright hustlers as Wolbert and j.
NJ. Parker. II there is any go to that
country they'll get move on it.
The Delta independent., 1898-03-18

Nettce Il hereby gfvon that pursuant to Law
tie regular municipal election for town onicers
Of the Town Of Delta. state Of Colorado. viii be
held OH Tuesday. April S, ISIS, At which election
the following town ofncen are to be elected:
One Mayer, to serve for one year
One Clerk and Recorder. To serve for one year.
One Treasurer. 10 serve Tor one year.
Three Trustees. to serve for two years each.
The pollJ will be open from o'clock -. m. 10
7oclock p. m, on said 5th day Of April, A. D.,
1893.
In witness whereof have heYeunto set my
hand and caused the seal Of said town to be
affixed this nth day of March. a. D.. Is?s.
(Seal) A. II. STocKnAM, Mayor.
Arrest LoIs I. BEAK Town Clerk.
The Delta independent., 1898-03-18
DESERT LAND. FINAL PROOF.
Notice for Publication.

Q. 5. LANDUFFIt NJ NONIhOsE- COLO.,
February 2s. ls.ss.
Notice Is hereby given that William @. shedd
OF 1855 Corona street. Denver, Colorado. has filed
notice Of his intention 10 make proof on his
desert-lan,l clam No. ITO Ute Series, for the n
Z. and Z. II n W. u and y l. u s. W. I. and
\, W. i 3. L. !, Sec - Up. Is 8. Il. % W. 9TH I.
Receiver At Montroses Colo. On Saturday. the
ninth dav Of April. lsos.
He names tbs following witnesses to prove
lnnd:
Ambrose II. Rogers. Charles d. Chryser.
Thomas s. Gum. Robert Jones. all Of Delta.
Colorado.
JAMES A. Layton, Register.
First pub. March last April &. lsss
The Delta independent., 1898-03-18
Sssaee q eseekhssAess Neesing sr sAs
Alfalfa DiseA CSsnpaoy.


Alfalfa Mitch CSsapsay.
Whereas. no election Of directors Of
he above named incorporation was held
At the time provided by the bylaws
thereof and no meeting OF said company
siss been called by the officers:
Now Therefore, notice is hereby given
that we, the undersigned. as stockholders
of said company do hereby call meet
ing Of the stockholders thereof to be
held at Delta. Delta county, Colorado.
at the hour OF one O'Clock p. m. on We'd
nesday, April 20, 1895, for the purpose
OF electine board of directors for the
ensuing year and to make levy OF as
easements for expenses. and to transact
such other business as may properly
come before the said meeting.
F JOHN b. HART,
TBos. LAME.
First pub. March l8; last March ., 1881
The Delta independent., 1898-03-18
DESE&r LAMB, FINAL PROOF.
Notice for Publication.

US. LAND oFFIcE, MosrRosE, Coal
February Is. Lass
Notice Is hereby given that Charles Il. Chrysler
of Delta, Delta County, Colorado. hA iled
notice of int ntion. 10 make proof on his
desert-land claim No. Ill. Ute Series, for the
n ". u n. y. u n. n n. W. u $. W. u n. W y
y. W. S. W. u Sec. - and y. y. i $. f..i4 See
~ Tp 10 s. II. % w. 9Th r. NJ. before the Register
and Receiver at Montrose, Colorado. on satur-
day the 26th day Of March. Is9s:
He names the following witnesses to prove the
complete irrigation and reclamation Of said lard:
Ambrose Rogers, Thomas ;. Gum, Frank
Cranston, Robert Jones. all Of Delta. Colorado.
JANIS A. LAYTON. Register.
lFirst pub. Feb. Il; last pub. March 8. Isssl
The Delta independent., 1898-03-18
DESERT LA MD. FINAL PROOF.
Notice For Publienston.

LAND OFFICE At No>TEosF. Colo.
FeDrulry IS. isyS,
Notice Is hereby given that Lucy =. shedd Of
ln5j Corona street. Denver, Colorado has Med
notice If intention TO make proof on her desert
and claim No. liz, for the L. y $. T. Z See. ~
II. 95 ". 9Th +. NJ. containing SO ner.s before the
Register and Receiver at Nontro.e. Colorado ON
Saturday the ninth day Of April. ls1s.
She names the following witnesses TO prove the
complete irrigation and reclamation Of sain
land:
Ambrose II. Rogers, Charles II. chryslcr,
Thomas y. Gum, Robert JoBes, all Of Delta,
Coiogsdo.
JANs A. LAYTON. Register.
tFlnt pub. March Z; last April =. 1885.
The Delta independent., 1898-03-18

THE court of appeals has decided that
Rio Grande county must pay its bonds
for court house construction, which were
issued in excess Of the constitutional
limit. This is correct, as no county
should be allowed to repudiate an
honest debt.
The Delta independent., 1898-03-18
Notice sf Aeesing sf Board Of Regis-

Notice Is hereby given that pursuant TO law
the Board OF Registers for til. regular mum pal
election of the Town OF Delta, State If Colorado.
to be held April 5th, A D., lsys, will be in ses-
sion ut the council room in said Town Of Delta.
Colorado, on Tuesday, the End day Of March,
1885. and on Monday. April 4. ISIS. pursuant 10
law, for the purpose of making and revising the
which time and place all persons who are or
shall be qualified 10 vote at said general mum
cipal election are requested To attend and have
their names placed said registration list.
Dated at Delta, Colorado, this 18th day OF
March. 1893.
tSeaI) A. IL STocEHAM, Mayor.
Attest: LOIS I. BEAR, Town Clerk.
The Delta independent., 1898-03-18

The authorities OF the State Agri-
cultural College have offered to deed the
experimental station in this county back
to the county, and the probabilities are
that their proposition will be accepted
at the April meeting Of the commits
eioners,
The Delta independent., 1898-03-18

Sottee Of sale.
STATE OF CoLoRADo,
DELTA County ~ In County Court
WILLIAM II. BLuaBERs, P.Aintiff.
vs..
ANNIE HANKS, Defendant
Notice is hereby given that by virtue OF
decree Of foreclosure and salr mad. in the uboy.
entitled action on the lith day of March. isas,
The undersigned, the sheriff ofsaid Delta county.
Tor that purpose duly appointed. will sell At the
'front.' door OF the county court house In the town
Of Delts. Delta county, Colombo on Saturday
the 9th day Of April. 1siss. at the hour OF Ten
O'Clock O. IN. OF sad day. at public auction. for
cash, the real estate and mortgsged premises
directed by Nid decree to be sold, and therein
described as follows, towit;
Lot numbered nineteen (is) and south one third
Of lot numbered twenty t20) In bIsck eighIrrn
ns) In the town Of Delta, according TO thr NAT
thereof OF record In the Office II tn. county clerk
and recorder Of said Delta county, Colorado
said property being situated In said Del,a
county.
GroRoH q. SMITH.
Sheriff Of Delta county. Colorado,
lFirst pub March IL; last April 8, Isys
The Delta independent., 1898-03-18

%
Fcby. IL lsy3.
Notice Is hereby given that the following
named settler has fled notice Of his iut-n -ntlon 10
make nnnl proof In support " his ciaini aud
that said proof Will be made before the Register
and Receiver at Montro-c, Colo. on April G. isSs.
viz:
CADWALADER ELLIS
who made D. y. 1862 Ute Seri-r. for the g r. u =
W. = Sec, ID. :. W. 4 :. Y. y Sec. II NE a ~
W. 4 and ". = n. Il. y Dec. = Tp. 81 n. X. 10
W. n. NJ. r. NJ.
lie names the following witnesses t. prove
Of said land. viz:
Walter c. johnson. George stryker, of Mont.
rose, Colo; Frank A. B,ggs, Roland Owens, OF
Thomas Woods who flied D. g. 90, III. Series.
April 1901 for W. = N. Il. !. and n. \ " W. 4,
Sec. = 1p. u ". X. 10 W. u hereby notified "a
show reason why said hling should not be can
JANE A. LAy1os, Register.
tFirst pub. Feb. 25 last April. |, ir.sl
The Delta independent., 1898-03-18

Bills Of Pueblo Smelling & Refining
Co. for e57.6O we're laid over for inves-
tigation.
Tho annual appropriation ordinance
was then taken up and passed.
The Delta independent., 1898-03-18

PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH-Services at
II a. m. and 7:3O p. m. Sunday school at
10 q. m. Junior G. E. at $50 p. m. Y.
p. s. G. E. at Gas p. m. Prayer and
conference Wednesday evening at 7:3O.
Welcome to all.
A. NJ. Work Ph. d., Pastor.
SURFACE CREEK BAPTIST CHURCH at
Eckert-Preaching service every Sun.
day at p. m. Sunday School at 9 D..
ID. Rev. James Ii. Messenger, pastor.
METHODIST CHURcH-Morhing subject
Gods Plumb Line" evening subject
-"Jee ls Christ the True Patriot" Sun.
day school at 10 Q. m. Epworth League
6:l5 D. m. A welcome TO all.
JNo. r. WooD, Pastor,
FIRST BAPrrsr CHrRcH-Rsv. James
II. Messenger pastor. Services at II .
m. and 7:aO p. m. Sunday school at 10 4
m.-Dr. A. II. Steckhan Supt.-YounQ
Peoples meeting Gas p. MI. N. Conk.
lin, president. Morning, subject-"Noah,
the Preacher u Riehteousoess," evening
subject-"Thc Land of God"
The Delta independent., 1898-03-18
Council n esi,na.

The regular meeting Of the council
was held last night with all members
present.
A petition from the Delta County
Telephone Co. for franchise to operate
. telephone exchange in Dslta was
referred to Trustees Baldwin, Castle and
Gaunt.
Petition Of T., Terrence for appoint
ment as engineer was laid on the table.
Report Of Treasurer Clack was read
and approved.
H. H. Smith. I. NJ. Conklin and N. E.
Clack were appointed as judges Of cleo
tion and the mayor ordered to have
notices Of election and meeting OF board
Of registration published.
The following bills were allowed:
A Tillofeop Soupdo finp for IN n III al1Q m
The Delta independent., 1898-03-18

The annual appropriation ordinance
which appears in another column will be
of interest to all taxpayers.
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Telegramy ajoWe:
SSiateczna Cisza.

WASHINGTON, 9 Kwietnia.
Urocgystosci przywiszane
do Wielkiego Pistku nada}y
miastu charakter ciszy swia.
tecznei. Posiedzenia kongresu
zostaiY odroczone. W Bialym
Domu ME bylo przyjsc. Tylko
W departamentach wojny i
marynarki panowa} ruch przy'
spieszony, poniewaa panuje tu
przekonanie, re wojna jest
nieuniknions, jezeli Rad W
Madrycie ME uwzglsdni asda6
McKinley'a.
Rozbierans obecnie jest
kwestya, czy zaiac Kube i wy
pedai6 z niej Hiszpanow bez
ogladsnia sic ma powsta1c6w,
lub uznac ostatnich "a strone
wojuisca i wystapic czynuie W
imis niepodleg}o5ci wyspy.
Jezeli ME nadeidzie pomysl.
ma wiadomost z Madrytu, zo-
stanie W Poniedzia}ek pre-
slane kongresowi oredzie pre-.
zydenta W tenn samem brzmie.
niu, W iakiem mia1o bye prze-
ssane W zeszla Srods.
General Lee opuszcza dzi-
siai Havana. Wsiadzie ma o.
kret Fern" Razem MIN o.
puszczaja wyspe inni konsulo.
vie i r6ani wybitniejsi obywa-
teIe ameryka6scy. Konsul W
Porto Rico wraca take do OF
czyzny. Woodford ME Otrzymai
do tel pory rozkazu, azeby o.
puscl Madryt. Tutejszy posel
hiszpadski zostaje r6wniea ma
SVEN stanowisku.
Senat zastanawiaG sic bedzie
mad sprawa kuba6sks ma po-
siedzeniach egzekutywnych, z
wykluczeniem publicznosci.
.Komitet senatu do spraw "a
granicznych popiera wniosek,
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bic, mogs bye por6wnywane IL
z zaletami Arab6w pustynl.
Zuchwalstwo szalone i zdu'
miewajsce, kt6re potraf roz-
winacw chwilach krytycznych,
czynia niego aolnierza nlepo'
r6wnanego.
W Paryau urzeduje podoeno
prawie iawnie cabinet preten'
denta do tronu francuzkiego,
Filipa orlea1skiego. Ma czele
tego rzadu stoi ksiaae de Luy'
mes, kt6ry W imieniu jego kro'
lewskiej mosci rozsy}a ok6lni:
XII do komitet6w wyborczych i
do. wszystkich urzsdnik6w,
kt6rym przyrzeka zatrzymac
ich ma urzedach i wynagrodzlc
bezstronns prace dla dobra
Francyi. Podobno nawet wiel-
cy dygnitarze otrzymali take
zapewnienia. Rad vie TEN,
lecz zamiast scigac te agitacye,
zakrawajace ma zdrade stanu,
okazuje ma kazdym kroku sza'
cunek agenturze pretendenta.
Jezeli wybory wypadns po::
myslnie dla konserwatyst6w !
wojskowych, o co wlasciwie
mocno sic stara p. Meline, q
Honotaux pomaga mu nader
gorliwie, to po wyborach terra
zniejsze ministeryum po prostu
proklamuje monarchia, a par
lament uchwali wezwaG ma
tron Filipa orlea6skiego.
Take oskarzenie podnieSli
wszyscy ci, kt6rzy sic dobrze,
lecz daremnie napracowali
oko}o dreyfusyady. Pomogli
i'm radykalisci ! socyalisci,
przez co W istocie zrobii sic we
FraucYi halas.
Starano sic obalic obecny
cabinet, lecz Meline utrzymat
sic prey w}adzy. Deputowani
udzielili mu wotum zaufan!a
3l9 g}osami przeciw 22l, ME
22dajac oded rawet jednego
wyrazu protestu pr2eciw "a
rzutom tax cieakim, jak przY-
gotowywanie monsrchii, u}a.
twienie agitacyi preteadeoto
wi, toleroWauie W Paryau rza-
du przysz}ego kr6la i t. d.?
Czy tax bazwarunkowo, tax
Slepo wier1y teralaiejszemn
rzgdowi, czy tea W powrocle
monarchii pie widzi mic z}ego,
owszem, moze iuz po dreyf''-
syadzie sadzi, ze czas na to?
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Telegrsmy Zagraniczna
Labirynt sprawy kubanskiej.

LaDlrynt spraWy huDaHshIeJ'
MADRYr, 9go Kwietnia. -
Pose1 Woodford zapewnii Rad
washingtonski, re ME tract ma
dziei W utrzymanie pokojn.
"Epoca", kt6ra dotychczas
przemawiala "a wojna, powia'
da obecnie, ae nar6d hiszpa6.
ski przekaada pok6j mad Woj-
ne.
Lud W Madrycie ME zajmo-
wal sig wczoraj polityka, gdyz
prey Wielkim Pistku zwiedza1
groby byl oddany naboaed-
stwu. Trudno sobie wyrobic
zdanie, jaki skutek ma prze.
bieg sprawy wywrze wpayw
Papie2ai mocarstw europej-
skich.
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Z Zien PolskiCh.

Pozacy ma a0y5ssych posa.
dach rzQdoaDycA 10 Aushyi.-
Wedle wydanego ma rok 1898
,,Hof und Staat Handbuchu",
stosunek urzednik6w Polak6w
Rusin6N, sluzscych W pred.
litawskich ministerstwach, do
urzednik6w innych narodo.
wosci przedstawia sic jak ma.
stepuje:
Ministeryum spraw wewne.
trznych: l radzca ministery-
ny, l radca sekcyjny, l sekre'
tarz ministeryalny, 2 wicese.
kretarzy ministeryalnych, ra.
zem ma SO posad urzednik6w
konceptowych 5 Polak6w.
Ministeryum wyzna6i oswia.
ty: l radca ministeryalny i l
sekretarz ministeryalny, razem
ma 81 posad konceptowych 2
Polak6w.
Ministeryum sprawiedli.
wosci: 2 radzc6w sekcyjnych
Polak6w ma % posad.
Ministeryum finans6w: l
szef sekcyjny, 1 radca mini.
steryalny, 2 sekretarzy mini
steryalnych, 2 ministeryalnych
wicesekretarzy, razem ma 9
posad 6 Polak6w.
Ministeryum handlu: l NJ
nisteryalny sekretarz, l mini
steryalny wicesekretarz, razen.
2 Polak6w ma 50 posad.
Ministeryum kolei: ma 24
naczelnik6w departament6w
Polak.
Ministeryum rolnictwa: 1
sekretarz ministeryalny ma 33
posau"'n' s11
80 w ,;s;azasrn1pn laaze mInls'r9", o;n;sta rsta
r1olnn va i soIrstor1 snuT 10 n nosad
W. W. ,NI1 - s~:
nym: prezydent sepatu, / radz-
ca dworu ma 26 posad.
W. .u,o
s.d"urra w ua!"y1'Dy% u yodvoSw u yJuu~ru y worn
S"e ~ 90 ,o.,a
-" ~ p
Scholarship e0r6d pross'
sta'at6a0 ma Litwie szerzy sic,
!:. "A W .;,i,,a - a0a hatol;oL;o SaL.
y; oI,S r1o nos;adaia w}as nv W
iazvku ]itewskim j piemie.
~, noda ao1von1 oroon pa
Iaiu Iaianz Pass,as" 2Pos}an;ec no.
ko;u\ liczbe rastor6w SEX
clarsklch oolleza]s ma oo; 90
,,braci" jak sic zoWla sekcla'
RE, naleza nietylko Litwini,
ale tak4e Niemcy.
Dr., ouou,.,u.,;z o+,,un,.,
h I InS osoSep.s,St" oa aa4amt ,,noe.o uY.oy La mal
poaoGuo F l,' "a naorSw s.Sn' '"Iv tIsokiSb Wy
oaf"onu oen onN a od "IIU" Lonsorovua ~ Lol
ooo,Voo L. " Aonsoi'yu" n"
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z pOWOdu uroczystOscl POnie-
dziafka Wielkan0cneg0, p0ju-
re, W Poniadziaiek, d. IL Kwie-
tnia b. r. ,, Dziennik ChicagOskf"
ME Wyjdzie.
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Przeglad polityczny.
Chicago, 9 Kwietnia, 1898.

Liza ISEeSo Hio1u'
mienia powod6w, dla kt6rych
Hiszpanii ME spieszY sic zdaG
sic na }aske lub nie}aske Sta
now Ziednoczonych, warto Ia
poznae sic ze slowami osoby
kompetentnej, wypowiedziane.
mi po wyslaniu eskadry ame-
ryka1skiej do Hongkong. By1
to zdaniem strategikow we
Westinghouse swiezy krok ma
prod na szachownicy wojen'
nei, na kt6rej chciano Hiszpa,
ME zamatoWaG.
Me trzeba przesadzat wa
znosci tego manewru NADIA
wac mu chsc zawladniecia FL
lipinami, jednoczesnie z Kuba.
Eskadra ia pieciu statk6w,
ME jest zbyt grozna. "Olim-
pia" to krzyzowiec ME pancer-
ny i bez bateryi, Boston" /
Raleigh, sa to krzyaowce
drugiego rzedu, slabo uzbroj 10.
ne, a co sic tyczy "Concorde"
"Petrel" SO to kanonierki
opancerzone, lecz nie bardzo
niebezpieczne. Pancernik6w
rzeczywistych ami jednego. Hi,
szpanie zas maja na wodach
flipiGskich kilka krzyzowni.
k6w o 5000 tonach, kilka o
1000 tonach kilkanaScie ka
nonierek. A gdyby i tie "a
wiodly, to hiszpaGska artyle-
rya na wyspie wystarczy, aby
utrzymae zdala wojenne statki
amerykaGskie.
Me ma przeto obawy, aby
ministrowie Nc Kinley'a zary.
zykowali sic IA zdobywczs
awanture IA wielks skale.
Lecz poniewaa Jankesi niczego
ME czynia bez powaznego mo,
tywu, wiec MONA sobie zad&c
pytanie, dla czego mobihzuj9
oni droga eskadre W Lizbonie,
z najlepszych statkow z}ozona.
Odpowiedz jest iatwa, 90 oto
Amerykanie chcs dac do zro'
zumienia, re jezeli walka sic
rozpocznie, to bedzie iednocze-
Snie ma Kubie, Filipinach i ma
p6}wyspie Iberyjskim, kt6ry
zap4onie tedy, czterech stron.
S}owem strasza Hiszpan6w Ma
wszystkie sposoby. Me chcs
oni woiny, lecz chez korzysci
bez zaryzykowania. Por6wnu-
igc SHY umiejetnosci wojenne
obu stron W chwili pierwszego
zetkniecia, przyznac trzeba
pierwszeGstwo zo}nierzowi hi.
szpa1skiemu. Cudzoziemiec
gdy uirzy hiszpa6skie pu}ki,
zadaie s0bie Wnet pytanie: co
TO "a chiopaki2 Widok wszy.
stkich tych twarzY, majacycb
ieszcze mleko IA wasach, twa-
rzy przewaznie bladych, po.
staci czesto siabowitych,
spraw via nj e d o bre
wra2enie. Lecz gdy sic
przestanie ssdzic po twarzach,
9 sgdzi po caio5ci, cudzozie-
mice pomimo wolf wykrzyknie:
Go "a wspaniale rugby maja
wszyscy ci ch}opi!
Krok zo}nierza hiszpa1skie-
go, marsz pulku, przedstawia'
ia dokladno5c matematyczns,
nieDaganna i jednoczesnie pei
na elegancyi. To ME ten by
stry ! ociezaiy krok pu}ku ME.
mieckiego, kt6ry podobnym
Jest do rucbu eiezkiej auto
matycznej maszyny; ME, to
krok jednoczesnie dok}adny,
lekki, pe5ny wdzieku i powa-
bu. Co sic za5 osobistych "a.
let zo}nierza hiszpa1skiego ty.
czy, to SO one pierwszorzednei
ME trzeba szukaG dowodow W
bistoryi, aby wiedzieG, czem
by1 poprzednio dawniej zol.
nierz hiszpa1ski i czem on jest
dis jeszcze. Rasa zachowa}a
wszystkie swe charaktery. Ten
maly cziowieczek kryje pod
vUo+lvro T-1routoro niayUUozor.