The Lancaster ledger. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, April 23, 1898, Image 1
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TILL SATUB"
DAY NOO
ULTIMATUM GIVES SPA
THAT MUCH TIME
McKinley Signs Cuban Resol
tions and Sends Ultimatum
to Madrid Demanding
SURRENDER OF C U B A
If She Refuses Its Peumm
Fleet and Army Will ut
Once Start for Culm ?
Spanish Legation is
Closed ?A Igor
Gets a Historie
Ron.
Washington, April T
president signed the nil imut o 111
Spain immediately after si^ni
the joint resolution at 11:24 a
The ultimatum was sent to Spj
at 11:30. It is.reported that t
ultimatum has reached Madrid.
The ultimatum gives Spain i
til Saturday noon to reply. Woe
ford bids good bye to the dip
mritic body. l'olo v Hern a
ashed for passports when slur
the ultimatum.
The Spanish minister Polo
ilernabe leaves this afternoo
Woodfoid has now decided to i
main in Madrid until dismiss*
He has been told to demand i
passport if Sagasta's reply is i
favorable.
The ultimatum quotes the res
lutions of congress and notit
Spain that her army must ha
Cuba and her navy Cuban *vat<
i m m e d i a t e 1 y. If Spi
does not reply and notify Pre
dent MeKinloy by Saturday no
of her intentions to withdr
troops, hostilities will eommcn<
The lloet at Key West will blot
ado Cuba. The army that is iv
mohili/.ing at four points in t
Sentu will with *he aid of a hit
\ ioreo of voluntee s he sent to i
v:ul > the island.
Saga.-ta's speech last night t
prive.l the president of lie li
hop'.' that there night bo poi
wit hon<>r.
: . in .'.111 I! ' V !ll\ I'lUlr
aio'is looking to nvoidanco of w,
'I i > ultimatum was prcpai
by Assistant Secretary of Sti
' Dav, who went over with 1
President before iiis* signature v
i /? ?
am xe<j.
I Day said the ultimatum 1
been transmitted to Madrid, j
dressed to Minister Woodfo
who will deliver it to tho Span
government.
All tho members of tho eabii
vero presont at the signing of 1
war resolution ordering Spai
f forces out t?f Cuba.
An ordinary pen was used n
the president's name signed ir
firm, l>old hand. Tho j>en v
given Secretary of War Alger
a souvenir.
All the members of the cabii
shook hands and set down to ci
cuss emergency measures.
.1 j> m. It. is reported tl
Spun h:is lieen granted un ext<
sion of time until Mondav. Th<
is renewed activity in preparatir
for war.
Senator Foraker, in speak i
this afternoon, said that it is i
too late to recognize Cuban in<
pendence.
?< -- ?
i - Fay Up.
v i
jHOWLING FOR WA
N Spain Will Not Accede
J, Uncle Sam's Demands.
HOSTILITIES
U* I Kxpected to Begin Saturday
Sunday --Arrangement s Foi
Transporting Troops to
Cuba Completed.
President Will
Call For Vol nntcers.
is,
Washington, I). C., April 21
The Hull I) 11, giving the l'r<
.
i dent authority to call for vol
tcers, passed the house to<
without division.
The order for State militia \
he issued tonight or tomorrow
\\ ar will undoubtedly begin
tnrdav afternoon ??r Sum
ng |
^ morning.
Spain's tim ? limit expires a
o'clock, Washington time. Sit
he : ,
dav morning.
Kighty thousand men will
in" i landed in Culm probably Sat
,(l- dav.
Arrangements were eoinple
'K> for their transportation this aft
A* 11
noon.
Madrid, April ii<>. liie Sp
y I isli cortex met in extraordin:
session today :it I o'clock.
re- The queen's j>< <'? }i was a \
document and senator* rep ?rt t
'>*s afternoon that the Aiticrieiu
,n* i inands will not lie met.
All Spain is excited and ho
so- in<r for war.
ies j Spanish naval oIIuhm m say
ve location of the tirst naval ha
!?rs will he a great surprise to Ann
tin cans.
?i*
011 Hl'FFALO HILL VOLF!
11 w I TLKKS.
'O.
, Will Lend a I'arty of Scouts
inv Kvcnt of War With S:;;i:?
lie
| Wiwhinjrton. April 20. Colu
? William KOkIv'h Kervicea 111
boon accoiiti 1 l.v (leiou'l Mil
' 1 of the army, i? vent ? f h tiiil
with Sj i i. ( lonel (!?ilv v i i
Washington and was soon uftoi
conference uiili (ion
Colonel ('o'l\, or '-Hntlalo l>ii
A " as ho is liest known, is expec
1 J 1
M i to let placed in chargo of
cavalry scouts who will neeontp:
the I 'nited States infantry t<> ('u
k,l> The personnel of his itntncdi
command will lie largely made
of cowlwvs from the Southern t
,.i
"' of the Western states, incliid
f'jjim Mitchell and (ins I'lil,
1811Texas; l'hil Smith and (ieo
i Scott, of Arizona, and a I
r??t
trained Oujallala and Brule Ind
* he
jscouts from the Little ivig Hi
!) H f ,
Basin of Wyoming* and So
' Dakota.
ind
She's in No Danger.
ftH Vienna, April 20.?An Anstr
fleet will start for Spain immet
net telv to pi tert tin- <jueen.
lis.' ? ? ?
Monroe Doctrine in the YYa
Home, April 20. The jx
L'n ; thinks if Spain redes Cnhn to
Bre| Vatican, pein e may Ih> preserv
>os [
A W Hrrfnl Dlarovrry.
Tin1 la*: ijr%*r of a century rfoo
. many w.-ndarail diioomiM in ni*dio|
1 kir? n>.n* thai ba?? aoonmpl iah*d mora
Jo. humanity than that ftarling old lioi.**h
raai*dy, Itrawaa'*r?a . n*r?. !i ***1111
amain tba vary .' ??>.) of food h**l
m4 nai:??r ?*?, wiau - rhi't ran *
tl wHb**t d?ri?iaf fbr ? *ti l*ni
ftrawa* iraa ft.tt*ra m Mid y ail d**i<
RT CITMM CADETS I
to Will Take an Active Part in N
the Coming Conflict.
I ?
COLONEL COWARD D
or j Tenders the Services of 4illisllt
r | Hoys" For Military Work
in the State?Governor
Accepts the Tender.
i . . I
Columhia, S C.. April 20. ?,
The following correspondence took n
place todav: !<]
,, Charleston, S April 20. p
II is excellency. Gov. W. II. KU p
lerhe. y
nn- I
lav ^ declaration of war with Spain hi
lining now an assured fuct, I am T
... authorized to tender to vou the (>i
v,ll . - , .. *,
services of the oilicers und litty-ifi
six cadets, who have remained H
j loyal to dutv, for such military j 3
M-N work in the State as the exigencies f(
of the times'fnav render necessary, n
' ' as tlseir predecessors have done y
the same in the previous two vars. oi
.
.AM'I KV t OWAltl), t?
Sujit. of Citadel Acmlciiiv. |i
In reply (iovernor Kllerhe
, wired ('olom 1 Coward is follows:
ted ...
_ I Your telcirrani received. Ten i
tier accepted. Will eall upon
_ ollieers ami eadcts of llie Sou ill s.
,rv Carolina Military Academy if J ?
exigences shall demand. I'onr s,
I lit riot ie and >.?:rited action :mi- i.
var ,1 ? , K
hu pr.-.-.al.-.l, ,
! >> I *r 1?i?11 ! VV* ' '
(U. I - ...... ........urn., |(l
< iovernor. ,.(
, This was authorized by the _i
W1 - . Cl
11?and of visitors. li
tt]c. ftaeh Soldier t<> Wear a Taj;. jii
;ri-! Ic<
Washington Special to New York tl
Sun. tl
^ ' When tlu; men of the regular
and volunteer armies go into action !
they will wear around their necks o
jtl little ta'_r* ?.f aluminum, by which 1'
they may he identified if found
later on the field of battle. In r
. tho last war it wjw of ton impossible,
to properly identify the dead sul,v<>
i. i"
f| u , iin l thousands were hmied
i('S, ......
i .1 . . v u.rked 1 umideut i ti I.
I Tho Wnr Department has prepar
od this system of identiliealion, S
and it li'i^ been decided that on i
j ,, each 1 ; Siall he the numeral |.
' , signed each man on the muster
, roll, with the letter of his company, ,J
tro 1 .
battery or troop, and his regiment. 1'
These tags will he sent to the
*' troops in the South when it i> d<
evident that a light is on hand. N
In the eivil war ofliccrs of the i
jer
regiments had little silver shields ;i
j insc ribed with the wearer's name w
rank and regiment. tl
rge
few m """ m
ian . Free Fills.
! 17;
Send your address to II K p,
ul'' I llueklen ?Nc (Jo., Chicago, and get
u free sample Im>x of I)r King's;'
.>ew into fills. A trial will eon '
; vine? you of their merits. These
pills are eas> in action and are
ian particularly effective in the cure
Jia-! of Constipation and Sick Headache.
For Miliaria and Liver
troll hies they have lieen proved ^
invaluable. They are guaranteed tli
y. to he perfectly free from every in
deleterious siiostanec and to he
j purely vegetable. They do not .
1 weaken by their action, but by '
wh I giving tone to the stomach and ^
' bowels greatly invigorate the al
system. Regular si/.e 25c., per wi
Ih?x. Sold by Crawford Urns' (|,
n?. Drngtriat. |o
i?ti OABTOniA.
? n H. '
new fIs |
Nearly the Entire Regular |
Army on the Move.
iOZENS OF SPECIAL TRAINS
Ienrin<r Horse, Foot and Artillery
From tlie (treat Lakes and
Far Western Plains to
the Gulf.
New Voru, Ap.'il 19. ?Anruineeme
it was made tonight by
ie Soiitliern Railway eotnpany
int there will be moving on its
lies tomorrow 1,500 soldiers via
^ashineton, for Tampa, Fla ,
nd about T.oon for (Miirkamaujja.
wo detaelunents, 450 each, pass1
through New York tonight
om lMattsl>ur<r and Saeketts
larb >i\ eu route to Tampa, and
50 I It llutTalo this afternoon
?r the same destination. The
love aent to ('hiekaiuamja from
ewp ?rt will pass through this
ty tomorrow. The Fort llamilm
n >vement left over the same
ne for I 'hiekaninuija.
Ireat Ovation to the Sixth In
fantrv in ('incinnntti.
('im-innat i, ()., April 1!). -Thouincls
11 ? hi thousands <?f deeply
i o v c <i :iii<l keenly-interested
[icct'itdi's witnessed the remar:i
1 U* ovation pivon the Sixth
'nited Slates Infantry on its
opart urn to-day for Tampa. The
Lreets were lined with school
liildtvn with tlajrs and the entire
no.nl march was marked by;
fcnsFtlitt -heers.** The regiment, !
? full marching order, was esirted
by the hisjh school cadets,
... .1 ? ^ * *
ii- ciiuiinK!!' or commerce am! i>v
ie eoinm indcrv of the State of
>luo military order of the Loyal
e^ion. Colonel Cochran was
. 11 rut' ! w it!i (lowers ami re I
no ovation never before
nun - to the cmmmdidcr hf a
::t ml.
i'y iivc I'.ionsauil Ch ?er the
S ite rnt li I{ ?.:* nent.
.'ol nobis, >., April ].?. The
i e. i!i 1\ ' r. 11 it, I' nit'' |
ides Army left Columbus for
ampa, 1- Li., at p. m. The
^imont is composed of .Vjs olliaud
enlisted men. Colonel
>>!iii S Poland in command. ('ol.
olnnd, by request, marched the
oops from the post to the Cnion
rpot, over the principal streets,
o military organization ever
-ivitd a greater ovation. For
distance of two miles the street
as so packed with people that
iere was scarcely room for the
'L'iineiit to march. The crowd
conservatively estimated at
5,00'^ The wildest enthusiasm
revnik'd, and the United States
id Cuban llairs were disnhiv. <
O ? 1?7 - j
I. 1
Trobps Ijeavc Washington.
Washington, April 10.?Troops
i K.j G, and II, of the Sixth
ivnlrj, from Fori Myer, passed
irongl tho city early tliis morng,
on their way to Chickumaugu.
Iicy Hissed in review, before
scrcta-y Alger and General
iles, nnd were greeted by crowds j
onjr t o streets. The station
us a s;one of hustling activity
iring the hours necessary to
ad tin ears. At 6:80 o'clock,
lereta y Algtr, accompanied by
s wife and daughter, arrived in
carriage. Tho Secretary shook I
.
hands with officers and soldie
After spending sumo time in tl
way he drove to the War Depa
inent, w!)ile the troops contim
their preparat ons for departun
At noon the train in three s
tions, carrying the cavalry i\
Light Battery F of the Fi
Artillery, from Washington B
racks, staited on its Soutlu
journey.
First Blood of the War.
Detroit, April IS).?The (
parture of the First Battalion
the Nineteenth Infantry, fn
Fort Wayne, this evening, v
marked hv a set ions aecidi
During the firing of a salute
honor of the departing troops
those left in charge of the fo
Private (ieorge Kggniun had
right arm nearly Mown oil' by 1
premature exolosion of a eaniu
and Sergeant .lohn W Anniss, \\
was in charge of the tiring pai
had his hand severely injur
The battalion, consisting of i
men, 15 officers and a hand of
pieces, left at (iovcrt
Pingroo and a throng of peo
witnessed the start. (ircatentl
siasm was manifested.
Start i f The I'nited States !nf:
1 !" \*
Hullnlii, April 1!).? Kivc en
panics of the Thirteenth I "nil
States Infantry, under comiuu
of Col A T Smith, loft this all
noon for Tampa.
Troops Arrived at Now Orlea
Now Orleans, April 10. !
companies of the l-'iirhtoenth
fantrv Mnii)!1 K'i'IIoi- < /.>.
J .1 " * " - ' ? ? ? ' - '.lllll.lll'i
:iii(l four companies of the Twci
third Infantry, Colonel Ov
shine arrived this evening. <)v?
shine will l?e in command of i
ramp at the race track until 1
arrival of (ten Shael'rr and t
main body of troops from N
()i leans.
I'm ops doj art Front Fori Leas
worth.
Leavenworth, Kan., April i
made t icir start today. Th
eoitt|> is ! la i'we.iti (h Infant!
which will _a> to Mobile, and f<
troops of the Sivth Keniinent
Cavalry bound for Tampa, rd
Nearly the entire population v
at tho fort depot to witness 1
depa rturc.
Battalion Leaves Fort Brady.
Sault Ste Marie, Mieh., Aj
It).?The hattalion of the Nil
teenth Infantrv, stationed at F<
Brady, left for Mobile this evi
inir. The soldiers were escor
to the depot by city officials,
local eoinpany of State troops a
a brass hand. There was gr
enthusiasm.
Second Cavalry Troops (Joint:
Chickamauga.
Denver, Col., April 11*.?rl
two troops of thoSecond Cavali
stationed at Fort Ijognn, near t
city, started for Chickamauj
this afternoon. The train i
mixed one of seventeen ears, c
rying all tho officers, men, hor
and luggage of tho two troops.
Company (i Arrives at Pensace
Pcnsacola, Flu.. April lit.
Company (1, Fifth Infantry,
the first of tho new troops ord
' HWe Undersell All Glass In
ins |
Groceries.
1(3(1
i, i s r m > s
1 IS jioiiikIs i>riiiulntpil tSiiijiir for 1 00
md 'Jo |)<)iiii*!h i?t* 1 * * nrow n Sncar 1 (HI
We have the cheapest line
!l1'* of Chewing and Sinokini* Tobacco
irn in town. Also we carry u nice line
of Notions, sncli as handkerchiefs.
Ladies' and (tents' Hose, etc., cL
i '
I i . s. C "Ii n'ry ?V I {i*o<
le ' ed here to arrive. They catne in
of Monday from Fort Mel'herson
oin barracks, at Atlanta. The last
ras Spanish steamship in port cleared
nt Monday for Liverpool with a jjood
in carjjjo.
by J
. .' Fourth infantrv on the Move,
his |
the Chica?ro. April lib The tirst
in section of the train with the troops
o composing the Fourth Infantry
left Fort Sheridan this mornim*.
j The sccoii 1 section, with the bair? ><!
<;a<ic and olliecrs' horses will halve
tonight.
JO j ^
lor
pie (run < 'oppintior at Mobile.
M<?l>i!?>, A p r i 1 lit. (ienerai
Cuppin^er and stall' reached hero
tliis morning. Tin? ?>:ittij> urround
i a - has boon selected four Miles from
tlie city, in the healthiest portion
... of the country. I lie tirst 1 roups
[l>(i will arrive tonight.
nul
or- Eighteenth Infantry En Route to
New Orleans.
Dallas, Tex. April 11>?The
general olUoo of the Texas and
us Raeitie Railroad, in this city, was
today notified of the departure of
i the Eighteenth United Stfttcs ln
.n jfantry from El 1'aso by their
! road, en route to New < )rleans.
ltv i
er-1
[M._ I En Route to Mobile,
pie Kansas ('itv. Mo., April It).?
[he The Twcnt v second Regiment of
ho Infantry, from Foil Crook, Nel?.,
ew for Mohile, arrived in Kansas
( itv to-day. Tise command left
in half an hour over the Mis mri
1 \tcilie f<ir " Loui
cv , Ailnntn. <April
y, lanies A F < :in<l !?. under eom>ur,
inund <?t ( ol ! i ( i oi.-k. lull 1 ?rt.
of McPherson this < renin; for Tumpa
n., j Plu.
',0 Thin! Ito<*iniont Loaves Fort
Sneliinjjr.
St Paul, Minn., April 1
; This afternoon the Third Pe??iiril
incnt of Pniteil Slates Infantry
rie- left Fort Snellin^r, for Mohih'.
art |
en" | The Twenty First Coming.
Whitehall, N. V., April !?.?.?
, The Twentv first United Suites
1,1(1 . ^ -
eat' ,niunirv 11 "oro special trains
for the South todav.
, J HOW'S THIS!
Wf offer One Hundred Dollars Rcw
ard for anv cant* of I'ularrli that canllC
not he cured hv Ha 1'* CaU Th Cure.
ry j F J CH KNEV A < <>.. l?ropa.t ToI
le<lo, O.
mo
We the tinder-tune have knowt
rra, K. J' Cheney for the pt-t 15 > ears, an
helieve him per'ect'v hoi or ihle In all
* 51 tui-t e? transact Ions ami Hoanciall*
,i|. | aide to carry out any obligation* made
hv their flrm
SC8 \VK'HT A I'Kvrx Wholesa'e Druggist.,
j Toledo. O Wamxno. Kinnan a
Martin, Wholesale thuugists, Toledo.
o.
Hall'* Catarrh Cure is taken inter#
,J,i nally acting directly iinon tho lilaul
and nun u- surf ^ - of the systems
I'rice, 7or. per hott'e *-onl by id
Druggist* 'Icsthn ri .1- ' e .
is
(>t'- j 'thli4inf Trv \v t?'tr.ee rf)<?TorJ^