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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-01-08
A $4,000 BLAZE.
:. M. Sinclair Packing company's
Building in Des Moines Burns.

Des Moines, Jan. 3.-Fire in the II.
M. Sinclair Packing companys stor-
age quilting at East Fourth and Lo-
Gust did $4,000 damage yesterday.
The Hawkeye Transfer company
and the Des Moines Incubator com
papy, Jointly occupying the building,
We're the heaviest losers.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-01-08
BROADER General Dead,

Washington, Jan. 5.-General Bach
elder, former quartermaster general OF
the army. died at 2:30 O'Clock yester-
day afternoon,
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-01-08

n Lewis Langdon. a pioneer wagon
.-aakar of Waterloo, is dead.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-01-08

Read tha Courier tor news.
The Marshall republican., 1901-12-20

sssveuA aaxieus. slssplsss end gsaes.
ally miserable. hss child witl b weak
asd ftstful.
Hov soasoaahje THE + Ths child
caa have - stssagth which the mother
doss not give Il, AID bow eas The weak
mother, Who he's not enough strength
fos hsrs!6 havs anything 70 spass To-
her bahel "
S1s vAiRv ooo-lso1asA
u vesy pretty isvsstiea. but ~ ssal
fairy god.moehes 10 NJ natural 0oehss
q he child. Il 70 she who must ssdow
her child With health from which
apdags an othes sadowDsats deslsable
ne Wy q have healthy children b
- - hssithy. DIT hov 70 - healthy
b the vsxin6 question ioe weansn. 70
the moehes 70 blame beeauss shs b sesv.
ous. bsesuss her appetite fails and her
stfeagth wanss. 6sesuso slse % slsepSess
asd deepoodsaAl Ore easset bls0e ~
woaaa WHOSE ealy iailiag y that she does
net ksow hew 70 ehsnge hss eeeditioe.
Vet . woaas's healtl = practically II
hss owu control. u ~ tswsek ~ 60
b aade seseag. u ~ , Gek ~ eas
b nsds WE'LL Ths s~spsrsnee a eehss
wo@ss shows that The goss u 1s4hes.
hood ca = seripped q - thesss b the
~ q y. Htsscs'6 Favestes ~psssesip1iss.
"Whem ! wrote - yos u Nses6. aeh-
Ing sdxses . e what . d f.. uysslf,"
oys Nm. Rlla Rsyso,dA q cnlls.
ncleaa O.. y. n was expsctiag the
baby's ee@ing q Ju~s. ssA w. dek III
Of the time. He'd besn Och Ia ssvssal
s,onthA coald nos ct anything 70 SAY
N my stomach, not even water. Had
mishsps twice In On months, and Threat
suing I'll the tiMs Row.. Had female
weaEnese for avsrsl yssm. Ny hips.
back aud lowes bowels hurt M all the
tine. Had nunbnes from ny hips
The Marshall republican., 1901-12-20

piesee's Fsvodte Prescdplioa, and also
the Pleasant Peiiets,' and row can ny
that ! Tee! IKE . new woman, and can
~ also that We have . big baby four
nso1ths Old. When the baby esms L
va juse wonderful how ] Roe aloaG aud
DOW ] DO ell my wosk and do not feel
tired cut IKE !! nsed 2. have sakss
ton hmakss one feel veil ard seroag:"
Women who are troubled With chroate
diseases ase Invited @ consult Ds. Fierce.
~ letter. mt. An letter. afe pr:
vstely read and privately answered. sod
wosusnly eoeedsnces AZ guarded ~
the seaee sedct professional privacy o6.
The Marshall republican., 1901-12-20
Short Corn Crops.

We hear Of short crops Of corn from
ell over the state and then Of y short.
age In particular ,ountss =, aud then
they tell Of failure by fields, but zone
Of them equals the story from Howard
county, where they teach their dogs to
stree" the ears 81 corn. Here II the
way the story IL told: "a farmer In
Howard county, whose corn crop 10 of
the prevailing light yield, claims "a
have taught his dOg to ''tree" ears Of
corn, the same ~ U cOOn He says he
The Marshall republican., 1901-12-20
The chInl9ling Child.
The SslsaAlls 1zplAaa&isa q
tAs Change 1ssnssly ~
tyibuAod - ~ 1aigiO.

D ~ isss sasssss there y issqusse
0sotiea q ehaaGstiaH- ehtlAssa who
ws.s eAaaesd n lsiey iaaseses. ee0e
:hsls eh!ls 49, e 10y. e. go.
- fssshalt Hilss "a pssAses sp1ese.l.
n. sssasA inps.!t!s ~ levi ss.iA
bdsg 0ch . ehild lste ~ wesiA.
. De ehilA ~ eailsd . sslsy eAeage.
ling. . eAilA mAslituee6 ~ de Ali3oD
Sos Ses Whse 10 shsss envy ~ - isvla.
49, they,haA eassisd awey:
oessa scieecs n.y. ~ tsiltAy -
jovsly ehll1sUo 1u9 NV hea1t11 ~.
euta, ed ~ Whso ~ 0eehoe b be-
days q vsidng sad astieipstaea b
The Marshall republican., 1901-12-20

81: :::;':; =. 7s:.s...s::::.s. t:. q 49,: :, .s::E
a. In. Isscsivsd yeur assWss u ! lev
eoyA too1tag ~ % oahe D. Ptesce'e
rsvssits ySseeHp1iea. Noek thrse
eettleA asd bsf.se I had taken Il Q wsek
I ~ bettes. ord bsfoes ! he'd taken 4 .
mesh I We sbls - help d my WORT.
o. ~ s7th q May NY Haby essse. asd
] Was only dek three kount ord had a
sesy tams. The decses nd I "a aieag
nieely. lrg I'M 30 -
sWs psslss d. Piescs's nsdieise To-
h - elssd -. ~ bsttse new thaa
] have bssa Soe thireesa yoneA heps
ell ~ 80 s0iessd wiM - = Z hass
Asas ssA,hs cursd.sir II
y. pesesAs rAvsdee pyseuipelea Ne
pesSoGe, delSeihe ~ Vo0oq., b Soonb.
iishes GuIuIsttj, arsse re lealus wSto6
Ws6kes SsQDi6, hsols inAH0uusioo Ou1
eusss essaiSe Wsaksssa h y ~ ~
c~espasstavs ~ meessnity, sessagslsulsg
~ seevsA eoeesesGlag ~ sppeties ss&
iadeciag ssssUgAlaG Sep. e giye1 ~
0ethse stssngsh = givs hes ekild and
uahs ~ esby's aavsot practically 80
nm sssr o. woxAx's xsAlrn
The Marshall republican., 1901-12-20


the straw wss pisdhsd OF with wooden
forks and chat sspsrssed from grain
BY . homemade riddle, the chsR BE-.
Ing blown on With Q sheet. .Our
markets were widespread" says Mr.,
Dale, but u buying places were
lev. Our nearest Wholesale point wss
BooovilIe on the flyer, from which
goods came BY OK wagon. Two stores
wers sooo opened ~ Ssrcoxie, the first
10 the country. We drove out hogs,
mules and horsfs on .fopt 10 Louis.
lane. Our cattle We drove TO Illinois
and Ohio Ia the same wsy. Then trade
anon opened up with the friendly In.
dams 70 the west Of Vs., We trading
calico and wsmpum for their robes.
peltries, tsllow. etc. There was no
postonice vest Of Sarcoxie til one was
established ~ my fathers house near
Joplin In 1871. In the early '@Os 40
era Of mill building set In. Myers
and Doll built . sswmill ON Turkey
creek, northwest Of the present Joplin,
after which we substituted plank for
punche0n floors, and weatherboarded
our log houses. Now we had mills
and such advanced machinery rs
threshers' r!H. old straw.pilcr. wheat
fans-snd - y result had plenty of
-four. This was greed.ly bought by
the Ossge Indians, ~ whom we hauled
-four In OK wagons aud S,nc back
With their robes. peltrles and tsllow,
which we hauled " B~0Onville and
brought osck necessary supplies from
the river. Thus we acted o. feeders
for. the great pioneer fur traders and
steamb0sters Of the Louisiana terri.
tory. Later lead furnaces were opened
up st CRANKY, Lsdville, OrOaogO. or
M~inersville, and Moseley furnace On
Shosl creek, furnishing Va with . reg.
ulsr wagon freight service 70 Boon.
vile In addition u our Ossgs traffic.
The isr.fsmed pioneer practice Of pay.
log taxes 10 wolf scslps VA sxtsnt In
this country, but the sheriff, who WAS
also the tag collector, came after the
revenue. This land whereC carthage now
lies WAS first . part of Barry county.
then Il became . part III Newton c0un.
~. and finally the county seat of Jas.
per. Thus. while residing la one spot
~ one time or another, I paid wolf.
scalp taxes To the sherlfHs Of three dif.
ferentcountiss. Wolf scalps were made
legal tender by the state le~gis)sture
for the double purpose Of helping the
settlers and Kidding the country of the
varmints. In those early Jasper coun.
~ days We citizens raised aud manu-.
featured our W bread. made our
own molssses out Of pumpkins and
w~stsrmelons I'LL sorghum seed WAS In.
trOduced 1T 10 cents Q spoonful. We
grew. picked, carded. spun aud wove
our Own cotton and wool for clothing.
plated our W straw hats and tanned
skins and made our own Shoes for win.
ter wear"
The Marshall republican., 1901-12-20

- eSIo n wen
woman Win Be slroug
woman. She yin sos 3
~lusk dragging arousd =
WITH thfobbisg bed,
aehlag back snd coosaaat
Weadncss. No woman
eaa b. strong Who 10
tsoubled BY dipssse of the
dslicats female o~sanisss
The proof Of the curative
a Doctor PSesee's
Havosits Prescdptioa may
- oil summed up Ia the
phrase at makes weak
Womea stSoag, ach
women Well.s
"Dvsing my two year
81 married life have noe
hsd good health" writer
Nm. Daisy eeuddasd. Of
g. %. Esplsusds Ave-,
Z >avenwoNh. Kans. ~
Was al sun down. and
~ husband 90 me 10
wS3ts 70 d. Pierce and
e1plaiu my case % him
as0 ~ II he could do
~ any good. 30 wrote.
asd. thank the Lord,
GOT ~ early reply, telling
me what the trouble wss.
AN~-AAa NakSA. n
The Marshall republican., 1901-12-20

stiil living quietly on West Mound
street In Csrthase. on the verv spot
where sixty odd years aro h sac viId
desr roam q viii. HIS life story ID
fraughs, not only With romance, but
With valuable historicsl observations.
For ,ustsuce, o. The Prsss rslssss. he
recalls his sxpseisucs % On early Jas.
per county boy 10 the recovery Of
white eirl from The Comsnche and
|Osags Indiaus, Who he'd stolen her
from her mother, afssr killing her 70.
sher, and Of the anal return Of the
girl, after . long residence 10 Car.
thsgs, 70 her mother 10 Tsxss. ~ .
Vsult Of the msrsst accident Incidental
70 the fortunes Of the civil wsr. Mr..
Dsle end bis father ssw The beginning
Of tbe d~evelopment ~ the young Louis
isns territory, the purchase Of which
10 nov sbout 70 be celebrated by the
Worlds Fair Of 1909. In 1924 the
Dsles settled 10 the Boon's Lick coun.
Try. made famous by the discovery Of
. salt spring by Daniel Boone on the
Missouri River. There he saw the
irss ssss@boss tshs old 0lobs) which
ever piled the waters Of the Missouri,
aud e0oa ssSsewsed, ~ Ysllowsbose
Piroguss a 0ses, bl.rIe b, bp6al0 robes
and barrels Of honey we're 6Osted
down stroa0 ~ 81. lOuis n NE spving.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1901-10-25
Croom-BelI.

Wednesday promptly at noon at the
home Of the brides mother, Mrs
Jeffie +. Bell, Miss Sara Marianne
Bell, and Mr. Hardy Church Groom
were united L marriage by Rev. c.
M. Gray, rector OF Grace Episcopal
church.
The ceremony was performed in the
parlor which had been very prettily
decorated with palms, ferns and cut
flowers, and was witnessed by a few
friends of the contracting parties.
Miss Bell entered the parlor with
Mr.. Groom and they were met in front
Of the mantel by Mr.. Gray, who in the
impressive words of the beautiful
Episcopal ceremony pronounced them
man and wife. Mr.. J. p. Galloway,
a cousin Of the bride, gave her away.
She was dressed i'm beautiful castor
going away gown, with hat 20 match,
and carried an exquisite shower bou-
quet of brides roses.
After the ceremony an elegant
breakfast was served TO the guests, i'm
mediately after which Mr.. and Mrs.
Groom left on the Plant System train
for Savannah and other points.
After November first they will be at
home in Tallahassee.
The bride is an accomplished and
attractive young woman and has al
ways lived i'm Ocala and made mum.
berless friends here and elsewhere by
her charming manners.
The groom is a son of Hon. AlonZo
Church Groom, state comptroller. He
formerly lived in Brooksville but now
lives in Tallahassee where he has
position in his fathers office. He is a
young man of sterling qualities.
The out-of-town guests at the we'd
ding were Hon. and Mrs. A. c. Groom,
of Tallahassee, Mrs. L. b. Sanders, of
Brooksville, aud Dir. Benjamin Bell,
of Wsycross, Ga.
The other guests present were Gen.
and Mrs. Robert Bullock, Mrs. Robert
A. Burford. Mrs. b. L. Perdue, Mrs.
c. NJ. Gray, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Har-
ris. Miss Sara f. Harris.
Mr.. and Mrs. Groom were the re-
cipients of very handsome presents
and upon their departure were show
cred with rice, the hope of plenty, and
followed by the customary pair of old
shoes, the hope of ease, comfort and
good old age
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1901-10-25
0srsen cosnty Lemons.

Ne have IN our table two beautiful
Marion county grown lemons. This
fruit D. much more delicEte than the
grange and consequently j. much
harder o. bring into maturity. The
lsrt that this j. now done j. proof
that the esi-cts of the great freeze are
fs.i ts-ing otliterated. These lemons
sere Fro~n on the grove Of Mr.. John
K.udig. GA the Radcliffe pzrsrie, near
Grange lake. aud Vas presented To
us 10 the manager. Mr.. George l..
t'sriton. The grove contains forty
nVe scrss snd b. nov reaching mstur-
80 sod l. tesring this year oranges.
EraI.~ fruit aud lemons. IT. owner
-. EiVra h most excellent cultivation
aud B. ma rcaping the reward % the
Industry and expense expended up-
..r la
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1901-10-25
Deafness Cannot be Cured

by local applications, as they cannot
reach the diseased portions of the ear.
There il only one way &c cure deaf
ness, and that is by constitutional
remedies. Deafness is caused by an
infiamed condition of the mucous lin
ing of the Eustachian Tube. When
this tube is infismed you have rumb-
ling sound or imperfect hearing, and
when il is entirely closed, Deafness is
the result, and unless the intiamma-
ton can be taken out anu this tube re-
stored 10 its normal condition, hear
ing will Ice destroyed forever; nine
cases out of ten are caused by Catarrh
which is nothing but an infiamed con.
dition OF the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars
for any case of Deafness caused by
cstarrh) that cannot be cured by
Halls Catarrh Cure. Send for circu-
lars; free.
FL. CHENEY & Co, Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1901-10-25
s.,olu,soas OF Respect.

WmtHEAs. Amer the lapse ofIa few
urief months this post is again called
"a O. nsoufn the lo-- Of another Of
th~ir numi.er in the person of late
Camrads Edward a.. spalding. There
fars. b. b
Rs-slxed. That in the taking of Of
Cumrads Spslding this poet looses one
q 90 most Eealous worker. He was
a true comrade aud worthy citizen.
Resolved. That the sympathy Of
the T.o-t j. hereby extended 60 his be-
ue.v~d relatives. and that a copy of
ths-s -~-sluti0ns he sent e. the local
pre- aud hts nearest relative.
JosEPH BUNBN,
W. q. CLINE,
HENRY DUEBEI-,
Committee.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1901-10-25
THE BARBARoUs SOUTH.

So far as we have seen every north
ern newspaper condemns the south
for its disapproval of President Roose-
velt's example to obliterate the social
color line in the United States, and
the usual terms of reproach, such as
ruffianism, barbarism, etc., are appli.
ed to the white citizenship of this see.
ton.
What else should we have expected
Has it not always been so?
Did not the northern press, almost
without exception, justify and ap.
plaud the sentiment of "placing black
heels upon white necks?"
That was only sentiment.
How has it been in reality?
There is no better way than to Judge
tree by its fruits.
When Sam Hose, a negro brute,
outraged little three or four year old
white child, and after committing the
fiendish crime, took it by its feet and
mercilessly beat its brains out, what I?
The outraged community seized the
brute and punished him in the way
Gods way, the way the Bible itself
says the wicked shall be punished
and the result?
A cry of horror went up from the
northern press against the south for its
treatment of the brute-for its display
of ruffianism and barbarism-andn not
tear was shed, not a moist eye was
seen, not a word of sympathy nor sor-
row was spoken for the parents of the
little child, and its brutal outrage and
fiendish murder, produced no thrill
of horror,
If in menagerie an animal should
escape from its iron cage and seize
little child from its mothers lap and
tear it limb from limb, men would 60
frantic, and women would scream and
faint; but here we have brute i'm hu.
man form that does this very thing
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1901-10-25
Educ ationsi Exhibit at State Fair.

To All School Teachers and superintendent:
1t is the purpose of the State Fair
management, among its other most
excellent features, to have q school
exhibit. 1t is believed that such an
exhibit, showing the progress made,
and being made, in the educational in.
situations of the state, is as important
and will prove as interesting as the
exhibits showing the progress made,
and being made, in shop, field and
foundry.
The time for getting up this exhibit
is short, but if all county school super
intendents and school teachers will go
instantly and zealously to work the
time is long enough to get together an
exhibit that will be entirely credita-
BILE to the state.
The management hopes to see this
done.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1901-10-25

All exhibits tagged and directed to
MAJ. George P. Healey, Manager State
Fair, Jacksonville, Fla, will be trans
ported free by railroads or express
company.
superintendent w. n. Sheats, DIR.
w. +. Yocum, Prof. Tom F. McBeath,
Miss Glenn Hampton and Miss Mir.
Ram Pasteur, are appointed judges of
the exhibit and will distribute the
awards.
For particulars see State Fair pre-.
MUM list.
FRANK HARRIS,
Chm State Fair Educational Dept.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1901-10-25

and even worse, and the press of the
north is mute, and only when the
brute is slain it sends up its cry of hor-
ror and maledictions against the
slayers and the whole section in which
the tragedy occurs!
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1901-10-25
Old Soldiers Experiences.

NJ. N. Austin, civil war veteran. of
Winchester, Ind, writes, "My wife
was sick long time, in spite of good
doctors treatment, but was wholly
cured by DR.. Kings New Life Pills,
which worked wonders for her health.
They always do" Try them. Only
25c at Garrett and Gerig's drug
store. 3
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1901-10-25

''for three days aud nights suf-
f~red agony untold from an attack Of
cholera morbas brought on by eating
cacumter-. sAys NJ. r.. Lowther, clerk
80 the district court. Canterville,
iosa. 4 thought I would surely die,
sud tried dozen different medicines
tat all o. No purpose. ! sent for n
t.attle of ChsmberlHin'sC Collie, Cholera
and Diarrhcea Remedy aud three
49, relieved me entirely This
rem-dy J. Cor sale by Autobiography
Drug store. I'M
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1901-10-25
Sentenced for Life,

John Ashwood, (colored) who killed
a colored woman at Orange Lake
nearly a year ago was convicted of
murder in the first degree and recon-
mended to the mercy of the court.
Judge Bullock sentenced him to the
penItentary for life.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1901-10-25

Mr.. aud Mrs. n. 4. Groves, Misses
lola and Johnnie LiddOn returned last
~andAy from Minneapolis, Mimi,
where they have been attending the
convention 81 the Christian church
~hich convened In that city week be-
frre last. They had most delightful
trip.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1901-10-25

ts-o. y. wrsy. the expert tuner OF
the Halifax Music House. Daytons,
visits this city. Leave orders nj
Whefe's. IT
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1901-10-25

The most stubborn cases of Bron-
chitis succumb to Billiards. Hore-
hound Syrup. Price % and 30 cents.
Anti Monopoly Drug Store. IN
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1901-10-25
salA rII.Asr-z harris. LEGAL Ea:.sr.

Mr.. George York, Of Jacksonville,
-Fent Sunday In the city.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1901-10-25

Mr.. Jack Hiers, of Fernandina, is
the guest of her mother, Mrs. >. r.
Waterman.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1901-10-25

Divine service at PanasOffkee sun.
day next, the -. at 3 % =. IN. by Rev.
a. NJ. Gray.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1901-10-25

Mr.. and Mr.. Nathan Mayo, OF Sum-
rnerheld, spent sunday in Ocals.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1901-10-25

For trunks. sstchels and valises at
reasonable prices 20 90 II. Frost.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1901-10-25

a large assortment of boys clothing
iasi arrived slso a full line Of large
-i.es lea men's pants. u. Frost's Store.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1901-10-25

ALI state papers are requested to copy
the above or make some friendly men,
ton of it.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1901-10-25

The meeting 81 the Confederate
veterans has been changed from Nov.
emi,sr - o. Nov. a. See notice else
whsra
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1901-10-25

Moro; THIS PAPER WILL NOT
PAWN AT THE FEET OF THE MAN WHO
Hss SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT MERIT
EEACHED THE TOP or THE HILL; NOR
VIII IT KICK THE MAN WHO is GOING
nOwN Ut.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1901-10-25

The name "Priestley' in the selvedge of
Dress Goods is guarantee of good wear.
Our prices are astonishingly low
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-06-28

ficial does Is to create a lot of sine
cures for his friends"
Referring to the work Of the COM
mission Of which he Is a member, Mr..
Chandler said: THE commission Is
restricted TO the consideration of the
claims Of American citizens, native and
naturalized, for indemnity for dam
ages sustained on account OF the war
between the time Of the beginning Of
the instruction in 1895 and the signing
OF the treaty of peace In 1899 The at
torney-general has called our attention
to rather unusual phase Of the stua-
ton, and one which no doubt will oc-
cupy considerable Of our time. 1t Is,
briefly, the legality Of claims ON account
of the destruction OF the Maine. The
United States has released Spain from
the payment of damages on account Of
the destruction of the Maine. Now
comes the question as TO whether this
government, In releasing Spain has not
taken upon Itself responsibility for
any claims which might Individually
have been preferred against Spain. We
were not at war with Spain when the
Maine was destroyed Had we been
Of course there would be no question
OF claims against our government for
losses of lie on the Maine. II seems
to be an open question STILL however
whether the relatives Of those killed on
the Maine would not have had a legal
claim against Spain. The United
states, having In sense assumed
SPANS obligation in the premises may
have to pay these claims. do not adj
NIT that it is probable, but I do main
tain that II is not settled that the
United States viii not have to do So"