Show I FOR UR DEFENCE Belief That Work Will at Once Be i Begun at Port Townsend Port Townsend Wash April 16 Positive and definite information reacheI here this afternoon in a private pri-vate telegram thafbefore the beginning of the coming month a force of United States soldiers will be sent to Fort Townsend to put the place In readiness for immediate occupancy by the army I I officials who are soon to arrive I to superintend su-perintend and direct the construction constructon of the fortifications for which congress I I has appropriated large sums Wilson Wil-son Admiralty and Marrowstone Points I all immediately contiguous to this city A fact that the ct government does not intend to longer delay the construction I con-struction of the fortification is contained con-tained in the information to the effect that immediately after the termination of this session of the United Slates curt at Spokane Judge William H Brinker United States district attorney attor-ney will under Instructions from the department of justice at once begin the work necessary for the condemnation condemna-tion of such property as may be required re-quired by the government |