The Lancaster ledger. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, April 27, 1898, Image 1
a VLvnAamn^' I Family Faotpaper i Far the Promotion of On Political, .flilrtif. and Commercial |
. SEMI-WM KLY bOI'ION. LAN(JAtSTKR, 8. (J? /?PR1L 27, Ih98 EST ^
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BLOCKADE OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCED.
CAL1
FIRST SHOT FIRED.
Came Brought to Bag--Capi-112s (
tal Prizes for the 5
First Day.
Spain sent tin answer to Mc1
W
Kinley's demand for freedom of
tiirv
Cuba, saying she considered the J ' J
ultimatum a declaration of war.
Key West, April 22?The C ,
. . ' , , ,, naval
American licet sailed for Havana .
... I this
at Bix tins morning.
I ? onco.
A Ship Captured.
H Key West, April 22.?The
Be United States Cruiser Nashville ^
capturod the Spanish ship Buena
B no
Ventura, one thousand tons, with j ^
a cargo of lumber. She was 011 . . ...
B the way from Texas. The Nash- |
f villo sent a shot from a <5 pounder
l after her, and she <piickly sur- ar"^
' rendered. > .
, | . . ! 12e<? 1
Woodford Mobbed. Itichi
Ilendaye, Spain, Apr il 22*~ i Bh
Minister Woodford crossed the ..
tice d
frontier into franco after exciting r
experiences. Tho Spanish police r^. m
attempted to capture a member of I.
Kiliet
the legation, but was frustrated
by Woodford, at Valladolid, the
train was attacked. <t
. dent 1
^ Our Llong Kong Fleet. . volur
Hodg Kong, Ajwil 22.?Tlie not d
I'nited States Squadron is ready undu
for sea. The Baltiinoro has ar call v
riyed.. till h
Cuba in a State of War. 1
Havana, April 22.?Blanco has AY1
published a decree declaring the ^ie ^
[Island of Cuba in a state of war. men,
w i bo in
Blockade Proclaimed. uien.
Washington, D. C. April 22,? 8<.nt !
I The president has issued the block.
.. men.
ade proclamation. It announces;
the blockndo of all ports on the
north coast of Cuba and P?>rt
Cienfuegos on the south coast.
* 5 t ' from
Colored Troops more. Span
Chicago, April 22.?The Ninth
cavalry, colored, from Fort Rob.
inson, Neb., left this city today there
for Chickaniauga. Any!
Back
Georgia Volunteers. or ne
Atlanta, Ga. April 22.?Gov- J,elV'a
? ,?4 - . . * takin
ernor Atkinson to-day wired me<pl(
President McKiniey tendering teni,
the serviced of the Georgia militia, and 1
? * and i
Rlockade Established. patio
Washington, April 32.?5.20
1*. M.?Sampson has reported to tive'
the navy department that he has its n
established a blockade of the Bitte
northern ports and of the south- uro 1
western ports of Cuba, as far as
_ bottl<
cienfuegos.
The Embargo.
Tho embargo resolutions were
approval by the president These
go into effect immediately. They F J
effectually prevent tho landing at j ,#do?
any Cuban or other Spanish port p^j"
of coal or other contraband ar- b*i?fv
bu?i <
tides. Customs officers will l>o ai.i* n
instructed not to grant clearance \V1
papers to any vessel so laden, and l'o'*4
if a false statement is made as to ' AK>
destination they will not be permitted
to pass the blockade, and and
will be subjected to seizure. Drusi
I
JTUHES I Ml
REPORTED:
LFOR VOLUNTEERS MADE!
MONDAY. ITE
)00 Wanted of Which str,
outh Carolina's Quota
Will be 2,200.
nshington, April 'J.'> SecroLong
will give out no move-.
s of ships. Congress lms j
f n .m .mvll
" VIVJHV ail UMAII 1(11 > j
force for tho const defence.
measure will be passed at !nsu
me:
intr
Army of Invasion. lev<
is ( Jen. Miles purpose to land
egular troops in Cuba ns soon lllei
ssible. Meantime the vol !
'rs will be eipiippcd and u
si. It will take six weeks to jun''
nontlis to equip a volunteer I lu''
of \
irvous troubles. \\ o moan j(.r
n euro himself tight away by
g Electric Hitters. This
cine tones up the whole sys- deli
acta as a stimulant to Liver will
[Cidneys, is a blood purifier The
lerve tonic. It cures Consti j|in(
n, Ilea<lache, Fainting S|x?lls,
)iessnesa and Melancholy. it
rely vegetable, a mild laxa- t'ia1
and restores tho system to one
atural vigor. Try Electric ove
rs and be convinced that they
a miracle worker. Every
o guaranteed. Only 50c a
8 at Crawford Bros.
is i
HOW'S THIS! h#s
offer One Hundred Dollars R<*
for any case of Catarrh that can- dea
? cured b\ Ha I'- Catarrh Cure l>nj
CHENEY A tO., props,, Toq
ofh<
the undersigned, have knowr. tisn
' 'lieiiey for the pn-t IS years, an *
'e hlni perfectly honorable In all Ar
bss i raosacilons nod financially
o carry out any obligations made
?lr Arm *
'AlRillX. Wholesale Druggist., ***
o, <) wai.dino, rinnan a r1*
riN, Wholesale Druggists, To- ^
ledo, O. Mn
Vh Catarrh < ure is taken inter.
acting directly ui>oii the blood 0
nin. us surf cm of the Hyeieui ih
, 7f*e, per bottle. .Sold l.y it)
gists. Testimonials free.
e volunteers are to bo tnobil- erei
in Atlanta, Washington and !UO
raond rev<
oil II
unco has rescinded the arinis|
#35
ind calls for volunteers, and; GOO
ho will resent invasion if eve-j "ce
an of the Spanish aruiy is ('oc
I. * 000
* OOd
11 i.? ?r i
uiu vol \ otumeers. j
HshiwL'tou, ,Aprrl-28 -liresi.
has issued cull fur 12.r?,0*?0
iteers to servo one year, ifi^u
ischarged before. To avoid
e excitement on Sunday, the
> ill not lie issued on the states
I iiti/Uir
South Carol hi it's Quota '
aahingion, April 2?? Under | * ^
'resident's cull for I25 0o<),no?
South Carolina's <piota will ton
round nuinlxirs about *2,2^0 | W"1
The call, which will he P',u
nut Monday, will ask South S0IV
lina to furnish this many|unx
and
diet
Another Ship Captured. tr<M
>y West, April 28. ? A shot
the New York stopped the
ish freighter Pedro.
wit
A Clover rrtck. j rt>tl
certainly looks like it, hut |Hrn
in really no trick about it. i f?r
Kxly can try it who has Lame ' he
and Weak Kidneys, Malaria, | no(
"3?
r beforo the rain began to fall.
Gladstone Dying.
London, April y25.?Gladstone
rapidly Sinking. Ilis family
Iteen summoned to Ha war den.
t might be profitable to some
lor now to order a car load of
tchcs. Wo heard a military
:or say yesterday that rheuma11
is breaking out.?Chester
item.
a WMdrrfal OlfeoTarj.
"he lut (jwrkr of a otnlury rroordo
?jjt woodorfrl dioeoreriro in mtdirint,
i nono that hove ononmpliahod an or* for
vanity ikon tkot atrrling old hnuarhold
irdy, Hrowao' Iroo Rittrra. It mm to
Mia tho Tory dtatnu of good haolth,
I aatthor Ma, *mu or aMId rata tako
wtikoat dwirtaf tho yrootoot honoit.
w' Itwm BHMo to ooid by all ill?.
BTPiyUp.
LL1UNS FOR
WAR TAX
THE REVENUE BILL. |
V AND COFFEE NOT IN IT.
>n<; Tax on Liquors and Cirars?Hunk
Chocks, Drafts,
liills of Exchange, and
Other Classes of Finnncial
I'aper
Lcvic?l Upon
Most Liberally.
_
Vashin^ton, April 23.?Chair-'
1 Dinjjley, of the ways audi
ins committee, this afternoon
I
oduccd in the House the war
sniio measure which the ltoilican
members of the ways and
ms committee prepared. The
ocales of the measure say it
I raise net ween $70,000,000
$100,000. Tea and colfee,
road tickets and petroleum all i
ivbich were considered at diif-;
it times as subjects for taxution ;
not touched in tbe bill. The I
anno i /? .!/?* ?i*?. I .1L.A ?. 1...X I
nunc IVF IIV- UVIMUU is uiturmuiisfollows:
Fermented liquors
,000,000; tobacco, ?15,000,cigars,
?5,000,000; tobacco
uses, ?5,000,000 stamp tax on
uineuts, telegrams, etc ?30,',000;
tonnage tax, ?2,500,i.
E\pKAL LLL UFSTLLSS.
- -|
Uts the Troops Hurried to
,'uba lie Would Like Nothing
Better Thau to Face
Weyler With au
J 4
Army.
Richmond, April 23.?General
?.hu<rh Leo will leavo on the
O
ii train Monday for Wash ngThe
General appears someit
restless under the restraint
jed upon him by the delay in
ding troops to Cuba, and he is
ions to get back to the island
attack the Spaniards, and pre:s
that if he is put in charge of
>ps down thcro he will make
ck work of Blanco's army.
Tho announcement from Spain
ay that Weyler has conferred
h the Queen Regent and would
am to Cuba at the head of an
ly, proved interesting reading
General Lee, who said, after
read it, that ho would like
hing better than to face Weywith
an army. General Lee
oars to think that the proposed
ty in sending troops to Cuba
1 prove somowhat dangerous.
> rainy season sets in on the is1
about the middle of Juno or
1st of July, and ho had hoped
t tho troops would l>e sent at
o to Cuba, and tho
SHOTS FFOM
THSCASTLE
ONLY ALULLABY
Spaniards Fire at the Net
York.
Sijvnalinyf, YVTiioli lui(
E teen < tuune of ( ho
1 toMtleFireworkM .
Was Ivopt. 1J|>?s
A Futile Attempt
a*t,
(iunnery.
April 24.?Morro Castleopene<
lire on the fighting squadron of th<
United States at 11 o'clock las
night. About 10 shotH were sen
in the direction of our ships, bu
uone of theui took effect, and n<
shots were tired in return. Th
Spaniards had apparently seei
the lights of tho New York whih
the latter was signaling to a shi|
of tho squadron. Tho firing wa
o
reported by the officer of th
deck, Ensign .J R Edie, to Cap
tain Chad wick, who was asleep a
tho time. The young officer aske<
the captain in somewhat excite*
tones, whether the New York ha<
not hotter discontinue signaling
"No," muttered Captain Chad
wick, with the utmost coolness
"there is no necessity for stoppinj
the signals. Go ahead."
Later Captain Chad wick was 01
thov fonv%OJ 1 l^idgCj when h
watched tno tongues of flame
shoot out from Morro Castle
Tie glanced in tlic direction <>1 th
Spanish fortifications for u fov
seconds, and then turned his Imcl
on them in silent contempt, an<
went hack to his bed, perfects
certain the Spaniards could do n<
damage at five miles, which wa
then the approximate distance o
the flagship from Morro Castle.
April 24, Noon.?During th
early morning the Morro Castl
batteries again opened tiro on th<
fleet, hut without the slightes
effect. There has been no casual
ties among our forces up to th
hour of writing, and not a singl
shot has been tired against tlx
batteries.
Don't Care if They Do.
Berlin, April 23.?Tho Ger
man Press condemns tho Unites
States. All the papers prais
Spain.
Captured Cargo of Rum.
Key West, Fla. April 24.The
fleet captured another priz
yesterday afternoon. Theschoone
Mathihlo of llabana, laden wit
rum. Tho schooner was take
by the torpedo boat Porter.
.Millions Cilven Awuy.
It i? certainly gratifying V
the public to know of one concer
in the .and who are not afraid t
be generous to the needy nnd sol
fering. The proprietors of Ih
King's Now Discovery for Con
sumption, Coughs and colds, hav
given away over ten million tri?i
bottles of this great medicine; an
have tiie satisfaction of knowin
it has absolutely cured thousand
of hopeless cases. Aatb 111
Bronchitis, Hoarseness and a
diseases of the Throat, Chest an
Lung* aro surely cnre<l by it
(-all on Crawford Bros. Druggist
and g?t a trial bottle free. lto?
ular Mze 50c. and $1. Every bot
tie guaranteed, or price refnnde<i
SUNDAY'S WORK |'
PAID EXPENSES
Five Boats Captured by Araer- I
f I inan Fleet in the Gulf.
A TONNAGE OF OVER 11,000. '
' 1
One of the Prizes is Miguel Jovar '
of 5,500 Tons, and Valuable .
! *
Cargo of Cotton and Grain. j i
Key Vest, April 24?Another p
j prize was brought in this morning
1 by the United States gunboat He1
lena. She turned out to he the
1
D Spanish steamer Miguel .Jover,
bound from New Orleans for liar*
celona, with a cargo amounting to j v
1 about 2,000 tons of cotton and j.
0 grain. t
e j ^
a Key WeBt, Fla. April 24?The I
e'Catalina was captured about 4i
[)! o'clock this (Sunday) morning, 12 ,
s miles from Uabana. She was
r
0 | taken by the cruiser Detroit. .
- When the first shot was fired her
a
t captain made a desperate effort to
^ escape his pursuer, and the chase ^
1 was prolonged for 8 miles. Final- ^
i , ly a solid shot brought her to.?
. She is carrying a cargo of 0,000 _
- j bundles of staves. f
. . , T
trj Mobile, April 24?A special ^
I from Biloxi, Miss., says the rove- j
a ; nue cutter Winona from Mobile
e j captnred the Spanish steamer Sat- t
s urnina at Ship Island, Miss.
I "
' .
e Now York, April 25?A dis- j
v patch to The Press from Key West1
a
k says :
11 The Gunboat Wilmington today |
captured the S|>anish Schooner'
[> Candidia, with a deck load of j
s charcoal intended for Habana,
r i whore it is extremely valuable for
fuel. Is
9 1 The torpedo boat Porter today I
u ' captured the Spanish schooner An01
tonio, laden with sugar for Ha- 11
t|bana. The Antonio was sent to ^
. j Key West with a prize crew of ^
01 four men under Naval Cadet Du- ?
e j hoise.
ORDER TO PORTUGAL. c
>
Spanish Ships Must Leave Portu- a
guese Wators at Onco or (
There'll be Trouble. t
il
e Washington, April 25?Portu- |
gal must com p'y to the United L
States' note today or assume the ]
attitude of an ally to Spain. If
Portugal continues to allow the
Spanish tleot to remain at the Capo
do Verde Islands, she will have
e '
r to tako the position of an ally of ]
^ Spain and an enemy of tne United
States. The note sent Portn<r?.l
n ^ "" o""' ?
i says tho Spanish fleet must leave 1
today. A reply i9 demanded to- '
day. j
1
0 Quick Compliance.
" Lisbon, April 25?Portugal
" will order all Spanish war ohipai
out whon war is declared.
0 For Cuba Libre.
1 c ?
d j A L Gonzales, president of the
? i Columbia State Publishing Com- <
s paay, is in the city today. Mr.
II; (Jany.ales and his brothers, N G
d1 and W E Gonzales are making
t. arrangements to go to Cuba to
fight for the freedom of the Cu'
bans.?Charleston Post.
' ?Ml^ra? Cn? or Pitcnur* CattnHa
Hi Undersell All Othes In
Groceries.
LIST J IN :
H pounds granulated Sugar for 1 00
io pounds light orown Sugar 1 00
2^7** We have the cheapest lino
>f Chewing and Smoking Tobacco
n town. Also we carry a nice line
>f Notions, such ;is handkerchiefs,
ladies' and Gents' Ilose, etc., etc
I C . >1. < 'li mtv ?V 1 tro?
<TTZHUGH LEE WILL HE A
UA.JOR GENERAL IN ARMY.
A'ill Lead Division or Corps in
Cuba. Says lie Would Go as
Lieutenant If Permitted
to Lead a Squad.
Rh nmond, April 2*2. ? It is
inderstood here that Gen Lee
vill unquestionably he made a
najor general in the United States
volunteer army, and will lead a
11 vision or corps in Cuba.
He will leave for Washington
Monday and immediately upon
eceiving his commission will seed
his statf of nine men. When
,sked if Virginia troops would be
ttached to his command ho stated
inhesitatingly that they would
e, and it has leaked out that he
vired to Secretary Alger today,
usrsrestins' that the tmon<*dpstin#?J
DO O ~ '
or Cuba be uniformed in the
ightest possible clothing. When
.sked if ho would accept anything
ess than a major general's comnission,
(jon Lee referred to his
elegram sent to the Washington
iiithoritics from Key West, ollerng
his services for any duty ho
night bo called upon to perform
aid said;
4'I am anxious to return to
'uba to put to rout the Spanish
roops, and I would accept a
ieutenants commission if it peruitted
me to lead as much as a
quad in Cuba."
The News and Courier is not
ouch of a success as a wot blanket
to military enthusiasm. The
'Oung white men of South Caroina
have too much pride of race
aid too keen a sense of the jusice
of this country's cause to be
iontent with coast guard duty
vhilo the troops of other states
ind the colored soldiers of South
Jarolina go to the front. Of
uiurse there is death at the front
?death from the enemies' missies
ind sickness - but some things
iro worse than death.?Columbia
Record.
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Dec. 31st, '97 $8 875 816 00
hisuiance written and
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