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Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-02-18
Ancient History.
From Baxter Springs News Feb. n, 1855

J. B. Pinkston was building a
fine residence on his farm west OF
town.
DR.. Street was called to Fort
Worth, Texas, by 4 message an
nouncing that his son, Will, had
been run over BY a train and
likely killed.
Geo. Richardson was probate
Judge and was getting ready to
move to Columbus.
Ed. Weilep was representative
from this district, and had intro
duced a bill in the Legislature
providing for the removal of the
county seat from Columbus to
Baxter Springs. The bill passed
the house, but died in the senate.
Geo. Polster added another
story to his Office building west
of his drug store.
S. L. Osborn was getting ready
to engage in the grocery BUSH
ness.
Sam King was postmaster at
Neutral, and the Neutral cores.
pondent of the News was won
dering if Sam would have nerve
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tory, indicating the unlimited
area covered by the mineral de-
posits.
Mr.. Kingsley is making prep
arations for the starting Of drill
ing rigs west of town, on his
four thousand acres of leases, on
which he is confident there are
unlimited quantities of oil, gas,
lead and zinc. II means much to
Baxter Springs, In case he 10
right and can discover the above.
The total production of the
twenty-six camps of the South
western lead and zinc district. for
the year ending December 81,
1908, is reported as sf9,o95. 667
pounds of zinc, valued at So, 9l7,-
073 and 1927, 429 pounds of lead
valued, valued at 81, Isl, 1876, max
ing a total for the year Of ST.
O69, 800, which shows q decrease
from the previous year Of "a, 49,
947.
In analysing the annual report
of the production of the entire
Southwestern district, We find
that the Quapaw reservation
ranks sixth in the quantity OF
lead ore sold, seventh in the
quantity of zinc ore sold and
eighth in amount of money re-
ceived. Had all the lead ore
been marketed, that had been
produced, this district would have
ranked fourth, as a large quanti-
ty of lead was held over, especi-
ally in the Miami camp.
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China, because China was help
less, but that helplessness will
not last long. 1t has been check
ed from Japan by the grace OF
Japan, but that grace may not
last long. And we may stop it
from India because we do not
have to deal with India about it.
But the reservoir that is tapped
is limitless. Literally hundreds
of millions of brown men, yellow
men and bronz men would now
like to come to America, for the
same reasons that the Europeans
wanted to come; and they will
come, just as the Europeans have
come, if they are equally free to
do so. And then-the deluge!
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The Yellow Peril.

Under the policy of laisses faire,
the free play of natural forces
would soon work out the newt
able result. 1t has begun already
The class of free white farm
laborers is disappearing. The
migratory hobo is not desirable
either as a worker or citizen. In
the great fruit industries the
harvesting is being done more
and more by Orientals, Indians
and Mexicans. The Pacific
coast is the ideal region OF the
world for the small farmer,
where a few acres make a COM
potency and the isolation OF
country life disappears. But
there are beginnings which, ii
unchecked, would mean the end
of the small farmer also. The
Japanese will not remain a coolie.
When he can, he buys or rents
land. Wherever many japanese
settle, as owners or renters,
white men move out, surrender
: ing to the japanese a voluntary
monopoly. The; japanese will not
accept subordination. He knows
that he is the equal of the white
man, and he is quite prepared to
maintain that equality. A large
population of native.born Jap
anese would have the right to
vote and would insist on exercis-
ing it.
Up to the present time the Jap
anese have refused to understand
and perhaps we cannot blame
them, since we mostly do not un'
derstand it ourselves-that insis'
tence on race separation does moi
mean the assertion of race infer
iority. Many of the Europeans
whom we welcome are our infer
iors. The Japanese, to whom
we object, are, as q race, ON
equals. But they are a different
race physically, and nature will
keep them different through al
the generations, unless there ID
mingling of blood. We owe it to
the posterity of both races that
this experiment be not tried. in
either America or japan.
The food from the Orient has
started. Nothing can stop 1t I'M
less We do. We did stop II from
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\76r1lia

Wouldn't you like to visit Cali.
fornia now while the climates
contrast is more striking than at
any other time , Orange and
lemon groves in blossom and In
maturity; flowers in rich proiu-
sion and endless variety; charm
ing valley and mountain resorts;
At the seashore swimming, bath
ing, boating,-a all these and more
waiting for you,
To make the trip economically
buy one Of the
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First Published January 20, I9oo.]
NOTICE,

Notice 10 hereby given that have made
application to the probate court of Chero-
kee county, Kansas for druggists per-
nit to sell Intoxicating liquors for medical,
mechanical and scientific purposes, at my
place Of business on lots 2 and 8, in block
!. original plat. Baxter Springs, Kansas.
Said application will be heard at the Office
Of the probate judge in Columbus, Kansas,
on Monday. March /. 1902 at II o'clock
.. n.
FRED BAUGH.
Applicant.
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NEWS FROM
The MINES.

OF the market SATURDAY. oaies
for the week were above the av-
erage, since the first of the year.
The lead market was steady at
$50 to S51 for the week. Sales
were liberal.
The Baxter-Q uapaw and Miami
camps turned-in last week So, 1872
worth of ores, consisting of 406,-
060 lbs. of zinc concentrates and
&c, 720 lbs. of lead concentrates.
Mines included in the above were
the Old Abe. Miami-Yankee,
Queen City-Joplin, Kenwood,
Emma Gordon, Wauhillau.
A very good showing Is being
made in the north ground of the
Omaha where LATE Griffith has
been prospecting. The showing
will keep the mill going steady
in the near future.
South of the Omaha lease, the
Luther Mining company is piling
ore on the dump at No. 1 shaft,
where several thousand tons is
now waiting for the erection of
a mill.
Good progress is being made
by the lessees of the Joanna
mine, on the Baxter Royalty
Company's land, where large
blocks of pure lead are being
hoisted. The development to
the southeast has proven to be
rich with lead, with a good show
ing of calamiue.
We understand that the Han.
nibal and St. Joseph is to be
started up by a new company the
coming month. This is . most
excellent property and we shall
be pleased to see it going again.
A new oil pipe line is being
laid to the camp from the town
of Quapaw, and will be in opera
ton this coming month. This
is a great he Up to the operators
in the camp, Is it cuts out the
coal troubles which are too mum.
erous to mention.
The Big Jack property is being
put into shape to produce as fast
as money and men can do it. BY
summer this property will be in
the producing:list. 4
Sweeney & Sons are producing
every day, their property being
run steadily. :
Hudson G. Oils are making a
good showing'at the Mason prop
erty on the Buck land.
The annual report of the pro-
duction of the southwestern lead
and zinc district, which includes
twenty six mining camps, has
just been published by the Joplin
Globe, showing that the Quapaw
Reservation stands eighth place
lin the total list of producing
camps, with 20, 94S,6S8 lbs. of
zinc ore and 3,464, 40 lbs. of lead
ore, for which il received $751;
Cos. The only camps, leading
the Ouapaw Reservation in out
put, were Webb City.Carterville,
Joplin, Galena, Aiba-Neck City.
Dueneweg, Badger-Peacock. and
Prosperity. This is a most ex-
cellent showing, for 30 new a
district as the Quapaw Reserva-
ton, and bids fair to place this
new mining area at the top OF
the list of producing districts in
a very few years. Even such
prolific producers as Webb City
Carterville, Joplin and Galena
must look to their laurels, If
they are not to be outstripped,
by this new youngster. which is
showing such q marvellous record
under the most distressing cir
cumstances, and under the ppes-
eut commercial depression. II
is the new camps which feel the
panic times most teenly. IS they
are ID the. developing stage,
which requires % much money
kIs-Tkn klsA nrAducsaO
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to try and hold the office under a
Democratic administration. Cleve-
land was about to take his seat
as president of the United States,
and the Neutral correspondent
was just wondering if Sam would
Try to hold on. Sam was in the
general merchandise business at
Neutral at that time.
W. II. Hornor announced that
he intended to attend the insHg-
|urai ceremonies at Washington
and see Grover Cleveland take
the oath of Office.
Capt. H. A. Burgess attended
the grand lodge of Masons at
Emporia.
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SIS ColOnist Tickets

the Santa Fe viii have on sale daily Aas.
to April 90, 1909. from Kansas City.
ST. Joseph and intermediate poiats On
the A. T. & S. r. Ry. Similar fedue.
tons to Prescott, PhGnix, etc. Core.
spending rates from other points on the
A. T. & S. r. and from points On othes
lines in connection with the Santa Fe.
Through tourist sleepers and chair
cars (seass free) carried daily o. Santa
Fe trains leaving Kansas City q Il:1o
a. NJ, a:3y ?. NJ, and s,oy Pm. Meals
st Santa Fe dining-Fooms, ninaked b.
Fred Harvey, Of the sane superior
quality supplied STANDARD sieeping-eaF
passengers.
] have some folders and other
printed matter telling bbost the
train service snd sttrtefions
en- route, including the ever
alluriag Grand csnyoe, . side
ride costing IS. 90 additional.
I'll send these and isil infaf.
matiea about cher stspORess
allowed % these tickets Y you
expect to 60 to calitorais Ibis
spring.
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Have a small stock of drugs in
inland town in this county for
sale; would trade it for residence
property in Cherokee county,
Kansas, or Ottawa county, Okla.
Cali at this office.
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Adams Express 10 Go.

About the first of May the
Adams Express Co. will 60 out
of business here, their contract
with the Frisco system expiring
at that time. The Wells-Fargo
will then be the whole thing on
the Frisco system, but their con-
tract only runs for about 8 months,
when it is probable the United
States Express Co. will cover the
Frisco. Ex-senator Thos. Plat
is president of the United States
Express Company. The Adams
held the contract till May over
what is knon as the original
Memphis system, and the Wells
Fargo was over the original
Frisco system.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-02-18

Perfection Oil will not freeze.
|Get Il at Dents.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-02-18

Jupiter Pluvius, cold weather
and everything else grabbed hold
of this section of country last
Sunday night. First we had a
thunder storm. This was fol-
lowed by cooler weather, and a
lot of sleet fell, making pedes-
trians walk a little careful. The
sleet was followed by snow and
mighty cold weather. Oh, we
can have everything in a mighty
few hours in Kansas. But win
ter is almost over. It is getting
to late in the season.
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Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1909-09-04
Concert and Ball.

A grand concert and ball viii be
given tonight by the st. John Mutual
Benevolent Association at its hail. at
Edgard, for the benefit of its fund The
Association is the Oldest of its kind in
our parish and deserves large patron
age. Weather permitting there viii, no
doubt, be record breaking crowd.
The special features and attarctiol S
will consist of Fren ch comedies, beauti-
full songs, comic and sentimental, hyp-
motto demonstrations. mystifying and
startling expose, illustrating the concen-
tration of the mind upon the suggestion s
of the operator, enhancing ia 'eaux
vivants and artistic piano selec c'o' s,
comic sketches and interesting monolo-
CUES, pathetic recitations and patriotic
speeches.
The curtain will rise at 8 o'clock, adj
25 cents, reserved seats. s5
cents, children. Is cents. Dancing will
follow the concert.
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1909-09-04
Schubert's Birthplace.

the house in which Franz Schubert
was born and intends to preserve it in
its present condition as long as pos
sible The price paid was Ga, 400. The
house is one of the oidfashioned, one
story type of buildings. which are fast
disappea ring from modern Vienna. The
front is utterly devoid of any attrac.
tive features, but there is little
court behind with wooden galleries
and garden on the steep hillside.
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1909-09-04
Les Bonnes Routes.

II y await foule. jeudi, la maison de
cour, pour entendre lie gouverneur San
ders exphquer les avantages des bonnes
routes. La reunion a etc appellee a
rordre par lie juge Edrington, qui, apres
une adresse de circumstances, prize M.
Paul Berthelot de presider. M. Berthe
lot expose nettement le but de la
reunion ct a fait d'heureux commentai-
res de rorigine de la proposition. apres
quot il presente a fauditoire le gou-
verneur Sanders. Celui-ci a longue-
ment expose les avantages du systeme
quill pr6conise: il fait comprendre
l'auditoire enthusiastic les benefices qui
resulteraient de ladoption dun plan
qui conterait peu, qui ne neeessiterait
aucune take additionnelle ct qui assure
rait des moyens de transportation en-
tous temps. LIE service des ingenieurs
du gouvernement serait gratuit ct le
travail fait par des forcats que la parois-
Sc aurait settlement nourrir. La lar
geur du chemm serait conforme celIe
que recommande le gouvernement fede-
raj: seize pieds. LIE gouverneur sest
attache q combattre lidee que ees rou-
tes seraieDt constitutes dams rinteret
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1909-09-04
LIE MESCHACEBE
A TABLE D'HOTE.

ii m'arrive souvent d'aller lie matin
la vile voisine ct de ne pas rentrer pour
dejeuner. Dams ce cas-, je vais m'instal-
Ter en- une excelIente auberge que je
connais ct en- laquelle. moyennant une
belle piece de so cents, je puis men
voyer une douzaine de plats, succulentes
ct eopieuses victuailles, accom- nodees
scion les plus louables traditions (petit
vim blanc du pays a discretion.
LIE bonne chere n est pat le seu agre-
ment de ce lieu.
La conversation des habitues ct celle
aussi des h6tes de passage me d5iecte Mt
beaucoup.
Les habitues Sc recrutent surto,t
parmi les employees de fEtat, celiba-
taires.
Les hotes de passage sont: on des
touristes, ou des voyageurs de COM
merce.
Les touristes (quelle que soft leur
nationality m'indifferent, portant tont
mon interet aux fills de l'imperissable
Gaudissart.
Pour vous prouver combien jai raison
oh! combien! -laissez- moi vous pre-
senter deux echantillons de La gazette
bon enfant ct rejouissante de nos amis
les yoyageurs.
Au cours de mon dernier repas de La
susdecrite ct plantureuse auberge, un
de ces messieurs racontait quill await
fait, dams la journee, une eentaine de
leues. ct celia. sans avoir negiige un
seul de ses clients.
II detaillait complaisamment la vile
d'oa il etait parti lie matin, celle on il
etait arrive pour coucher lie soir, ct ton
tes les cites Intermediates quill await
honorees de sa presence.
Tn vieux controleur de la reggie men
revenait pas: quatre cents kilometres
visites en- 81 peu de tempsl
Sans iDdiscresion, demanda I f5nc-
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des automobiles, bien que ceux-ci en-
iouiraient enormement.
Apres lie gouverueur, lie surintendant
des ecoles publiques Bernard pris la
parole pour faire ressortir les avantages
que deriveraient des bonnes routes les
ecoles. Elles pourraient etre concen-
trees ct la plus grande distance qu'au-
raient a parcourir les eleves seraient
attenuee par I'm service de wagons qui
les transporterait chaque jour aux eco
les. Cette idee etc beaucoup applau-
die.
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Costly Popujarity,

France cruiser Leon Gambetta is
named after the famous politician,
who died on December 81, 1882. In the
times OF his intense popularity Gam
BETA had an experience which he was
wont to tell against himself In Paris
admirers unyoked his horses and
dragged the carriage to his house.
Gambetta would narrate this with an
air of pride, and be would add, with
a smile: But l never saw my horses
again!"
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1909-09-04
Merely a Suqqestion.

During the dinner hour On board a
steamer the other day passenger
was much disturbed by the vulgar way
in which the man who sat next to him
ate his meat At last, after watching
him pick a bone in very primitive
fashion, he could control his feelings
no longer, and, turning to the offend
ing party, he said: Don't you think
you would be more comfortable if you
took that out on the matl''-TitBits.
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1909-09-04
Waterproof SHINGLES.

Shingles are now made under pat
ented process from asbestos fiber and
portland cement. Owing to the enor-
moas pressure under which the
shingles are manufactured, it is said
that they absorb. when fresh, only
about five per cent. of their weight
9f water; and when exposed to the
atmosphere for a year or two that
aydr2tion and subsequent crystalliza-
ion make them absolutely impermea-
BILE
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tionnaire, dams quel article voyagez-
vons
Et l'autre de r6pondre avec un vif
sang froid;
-Je vends des siflets aux chefs de
gare!
J'assistai, en- outre. a une petite plai-
santerie, Ell train, parait-il. de devenir
classique chez les voyageurs, mais en-
core peu connue des lecteurs seden-
taires.
Un voyageur entire dams la sale
mapger avec, emergeant un peu de la
poche de son weston. un bout de cha
pellet.
II s'asseoit la table cote dun con-
vive d'appa-ence bonne tete.
Gins d'eil dun second voygeur la
bonne tete. Signes qui indiquent:
Voyez none ce calotin Chipez-lui
son chapelet!
Une minute. ct robjet de devotion Sc
trouve escamot6.
Par un singulier hasard. la conversa-
ton arrive tomber bient6t sur la rei-
gion.
La bonne tete affecte de tenir des pro-
pos anti -clercaux devant rhomme au
chapelet
Mon Dieu, fait doucement ce der
nier. je ne suis pas plus d6vot qu'un
autre, mais il y des chooses que je mai
me pas qu'on blague!
All! vrainlent?
-Ainsi, TAI sur moi un chapelet que
ma mere ma dome. quand j'ai quite la
nlaison... eh bien je ne consentirais
pour rien au monde me s6parer de ce
chapelet.
-Vous lie porter toujours sur vous :?
-Touiours!... il ne me quite jamais!
En- ce moment, ravez-vous sur
vous
-Puisque je vous dit quill ne me
quite jamais!
La bonne tete ne Sc tent pas de ioie.
Alors un voisin de suggerer:
-Pariez done deux bopnes bouteilles.
-Vous etes sur. insiste La bonne tete,
vons etes sur d'avoir votre chapelet sur
vous
-Absolument sur
~ Eth hien! je vous parie deux bou-
teiIles de bon vim que vous ne ravez
pas
-Tenu!
--Vous avez perdu!... LIE VOLTA, yotre
ehapelet
Et le candide bonhomme exhibe lie
saint bibelot.
-Cest vous qui avez perdu riposte
tranquillement lie voyageur, car lie cha
pellet que vous tenez la. c'est lie chapelet
de ma seeur, don't ie me fche CONNIE
dune guigne. LIE chapelet de ma mere,
lie voici!
Et il brandt accomplishment un Sc
cond ehapelet, sort dune autre poche.
Confusion de La bonne tete
La bonne apporta les deux bouteilles
de vieux vim, qu'on debouche ct qu'on
bolt en- trinquant la reprise dies af-
faires.
Est-ce que Ga ne vaut pas mieux que
d'aller au cafe !?
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LES LUNETTES.

Ma grand'mere des lunettes
Qui lui font voir chaque jour,
Les coins on sont mes cachettes,
ST je prepare un bon tour
-Verres mechants,
ST !je vous prends,
Vous serez caches longtemps.
Dams un pot de confiture,
Javais mis- lie bout des doigts;
J'allais fermer Fouyerture,
Grand 'manlan dit: = Je te vols ~
-Verres mechants,
Si je vous prends,
Vous serez caches longtemps!
Ma grand mere est en- visite.
J'ai cherche dams son tiroir,
Ellie revient tout de suite,
De loin ellie dtl me voir.
-Verres mechants,
ST je vous prends,
Vous serez caches longtempss
Je vais bien apprendre a lire,
.Je veillerai lie facteur,
Pour voir ce qu'on peut ecrire,
Comme fait ma grande seur.
-Verres savants,
ST je vous prends,
Je pourrai tout voir dedans
Grand'maman sur Sc tablettes,
Pour aller prendre son balm,
Nit avec soin ses lunettes,
Et les VOLTA sous ma main...
-Verres savants
All !. je yous prends.
Quoi J.. je ne vols rien dedans l..
CASTOR EoussY.
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1909-09-04
Confusion of Poisons.

The Russians may make a mistake
lu putting a sl1ull-and- d-cross-bones label
on bottles of vodka They will teach
the simple peasant, who cannot read,
to look for the poison label when he is
thirsty, and who can tell how much
carbolic acid, vitriol and such deadly
drugs will be taken in the guise OF the
other poison?
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1909-09-04
Dance.

Les Young Men of Lutcher font l'on-
venture de leur club par un @Dapce' ce
soir, la spacieuse ct a6ree sale du
New Sugar Belt Club. Ce club etc
recemment organise ct pour son pre-
sident NJ. J. W. Holly.
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1909-09-04
Premiere Communion.

C'est demain qu'aura lieu, a 'Eglise
st. Pierre. cette imposante ceremonie
qui tant d'interet pour nos families.
II est certain que 81 lie temps est favora-
BILE, il y aura une foule considerable a
l'eghse.
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1909-09-04
Scarcitx of Humor.

1t is to be feared that if the papers
reserved a special corner once each
week for the witticism of the week, it
would be often left blank. There is no
wit to speak Of to-day, only feeble
imitation of it which people are fond
of calling the saving sense of humor
London Saturday Review.
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WANTED.

BUILDING SUFFICIENTLY LARGE.
to be used as a school room for one of the
grades of the Reserve School. Building must
be in the Reserve neighborhood. Building to
be rented for school purposes till the erection
and completion of the new school.
Address A. C. BERNARD,
Superintendent Public Education,
Reserve "A
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1909-09-04
NOTICE.

Sealed bids will be received by the Board
of School Directors of the parish of st. John
the Baptist, at their office at Edgard. La, on
August 4, 1909. for the erection of School
Buildings as per plans and specifications in
the office of J. Chas. Valadie, $40 Hennen
Building, New Orleans, La. Plans and speei-
fieations will be on exhibit beginning Mon
day. July 26. 1909.
The Board reserves the right to reject any
and all bids.
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plus belle procession navale qui ait ja-
mais Ell lieu sur lie Mississippi. LIE pre-
sident doit Sc rendre, cette epoque, a
la Nouyelle-0rleans Ell descendant lie
fieuve depuis st. Louis sur lie steamboat
" Mississippi y, escorte d autres bateaux
qui porteront les delegues a la Conven-
ton fieuviale qui doit Sc reunir dams la
Vile du Croissant. Pour rendre cette
grande parade plus brillante, le depar-
tement de la marine a concu fidee
d'envoyer jusqu'a st. Louis une fiottille
des quatre plus gros torpilleurs pour
escorter ces bateaux; il a en- plus ordon-
ne que les sros navires Mississippi y,
. North Carolina y, Montana ct
New York" Sc rendent a la Nouvelle-
Orleans ct remontent lie tleuve aussi
loin quill est prudent de lie faire pour
rencontrer lie president.