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B !, Lancaster ledger. ITETJKLOW 8. CARTER, | ^ Family Newspaper : /Vr <Aa Promotion of the Political, Social, Agricultural and Commercial Interest*. 5 TERMS: $L60 a Ybab. Editor ajtd IUmom. } ' ) Patabui in Adtargjl ShMI-WMKLY 1:01 IUN. LANUASTKK. s. <) *PKII. :u> ixlifi rT? ^ MAMAS JOIBARDEt Shelling Lasted 18 Minute No Casualties on the America Side, But Great Damage wa: Done to Matanzas and It Is Believed Some Spaniards Wete Surely Killed. April 427, 2 p. in.?The Ne York, Puritan and Cincinnn bombarded the forts of the mou of the Matanzas harbor tliis nfte I noon. There were no casualti on our side, l>ut it is believed th the hail of iron that was pound* in the forts must havo caused lo of life to tho Spaniards, thouf jSM nothing is known definitely. Tl engagement commenced ut 12:1 BbS| und ceased at 1:15. The object tho attack was to prevent tho cot pletion of the earthworks ut Pu j^P ta Gorda. A battery on tho cas V ward arm of the bay opened fi V on the flagship, and this was all H shelled. About twelve eight in< shells wore tired front the eastei W forts, but all fell abort. About or G light shells were fired fro the half completed battery. Tv of these whizzed over the No York and otto tell short. The ships left the bay for tl open sea, the object of discove ing tho whereabouts of the lmtte ios having been accomplished. ] tho neighborhood of 300 sho (r were put on laud from tho Urn f ships at a range of from 4,000 7,000 yards. Tl ic half comnleted Simni; ; ' 1 earthworks and battery were a; patently ploughed up bvtheshel All the ships engaged show? I excellent markinunship throng out, and when they were firing the shortest range nearly evei shell took effect. The forts whit were bombarded were on a lot lying point and were consider* .merely earthworks. They did n [make a good target, yet when tl >ig guns were tired at the shortc Bange, portions of the fort COU seen Hying in the air at evei Hot. ^&The Hagship returned to 11 ^Kia, and the Puritan and Cinci ^Bti were left on the Matanz Hat ion. L Fifty Killed. I Washington, I) c April 2M.r Not Less taan tifty Spuniun wero Ivilloti lit Mu*at?-?na it I.? _ .. .?v > vuikilto^ lb 10 u lieved. It wuh u short but despern Troops are being rush* through the South on quick o ders. A quick invasion of Cul is no doubt contemplated whi the world is breuthlessly uwaitit news from Manila. Sin has many tools, but a lie is the handle that (its them all. HOW'S THIS! We offer One Hundred Dollar* R ward for any can** of < alarrli I lint ea not he cured hv Ha l'? Catarrh Cure F.J CHKNKYA CO., propa,, 1 ledo, O. We the umlerftlnnr I, have knov F. J Cheney for the pa*t 16 yeara. mi tielieve him perfectly honorable III i bu*d et* tranxaellona and financial aide to carry out auy obligation* ma l>v their firm Wkht 4 Tr* trx. Wholesale Drugi;!* Toledo, O. Waldi.no, K inn an Mahtin, Wholesale bruKKlMU, T ledo, O. Hal I'm Catarrh Cure ia taken int; nally noting directly upon the hlo and * mucui aurf cot of the ayatc Price, 76c, per bottle. Hold hy DruiCKleta. Testimonials free* II- " ? lit I ry Another Capture. ? Key West, April 27. 1 N Tcrro* raptured the Spanish >1 >(j; Aholinar and brought her in t f)t morning. tie Should Have Fought it Out. t? London, April 27.?A Ilava .y dispatch says an Aiuericau torpc boat destroyer tired on the Span gunboat Lijoia ut Cardenas, sho ing away her smokestack. I destroyer retired, as J Later?The totqiedo hoat tl 1 tired on the Lijoia is supposed ho the Gushing. First to he Ready. Albany, April 27.?The g< ernor of Now York has notif Secretary of War Alger that N te York's quota of the volunteer* read\ when culled on. ed . r- Prizes Captured. *>u The following is a list of ho 1? captured froin the Spanish: Steamer, lluena Ventura, value f300,C I Steamer, Pedro, 150,G 1B Schooner, Mathildo, 15,0 Steamer, Miguel .lover 000,(j Steamer, catalina, 835,0 Steamer, Saturn ina, 425,0 "* Schooner, Candida, 7,0 Schooner, Sofia, 12,0 V Auxiliary cruiser Tunama, 500,0 v r ? Schooner, Tirencn, 25, > Sloop, Tquete, 20,0 il? ? t Total, to date, April 27 a $2,890,C " CyTayUp:^ ON THE CUBAN COAST. \ SPANISH TROOPS MASSI> f TO RESIST INVASION. S. Volunteers in Culm Coining to t Front?Panic Reported in Havana. in , a I Havana, via Cienfucgos, Ap 27.?Nobody is able to locate t Spanish Meet. Contradictory nc j has been received The Span i troops throughout the island i iw 1 ^ ^. concentrated at important poii ^ on the coast to be ready to m< r any attempt to land Anient ^ troops. Thousands are report . enlisting in the volunteer batt at . ? , ions, ud ss ^ . Can't Fight Starvation. i Richmond, April 27.?Gene lie t ' 1 .Y Gee is waiting orders from \Ya> ()f ington. He said the Spanish an in Cuba could be starved out b; blockade without the necessity n^ sending troops. ft V? Planning to Take Havana. Washington April 27.?1 president, Alger and Miles e< r) ferred today to arrange plans f invasion of Cuba. It is propos to make a naval demonstration Havana and land two inarn with whom the insurgents v co-operate. rCoal not Contraband. |n llome, April 27.?The Ital chamber of deputies has declai >(> that eoal is not contraband of w to Panic in Havana. Key West, April 27. A Hi ish steamer from Havana, inn js a white llag, brought a hundi Mj' anil thirty refugees. They repi i the eitv name stricken. FORTS AT MATANZAS. j I a I MUST KKMAIN IN A DEMOL- j > 1SI1KL) CONDITION. he American ships Will Prevent Any : ^ Attempt to Rebuild Them or To Mount Guns. irii Washington, April 2S.?A full .he report of the bombardment of 1 ws ' Matan/.as 1ms been received by j h: ish the navy department. The prosi-11* ire , dent has instruuted Admiral |G i)ts Sampson to prevent re establish- | d uet j uient of the fortitientions. J it an | ? .ed I Can't Rebuild Forts. IP al- Key West, April ^S.?The Mstanzas fortifications will not I'1 j be rebuilt nor will our ships al- b low guns to he mounted. nil ib. The Guido Captured. DY Key West, April 2S.?The j T ^ ft Terror captured the Spanish ()f j steamer (iuido, loaded with supplies, after firing several solid I shots. | II The (initio hud her pilot house tl 'lie shot oil, wounding a number of j ni in. . the crew. She was hit several la or times. She put out her lights, I iC<j endeavoring to escape. tl at Ul ies Through the War. tl i 11 Washington. Anril 4>s?Pun hi o ? - - I -V | gress today decided to sit during e( the war, so as to always l>e in e: readiness for any legislation which ;11 ia? 'may Ik* necessary. ei cd i . IP ftr Torpedo Iioat* Bought. tt Vienna, April 2*.?The United tl States purchased sixty torpedo (| ,j. hoats made for brazil. Thirty I ji let*' ',!lV0 keen shipped. in ed , , Is' 15at tie Kxpected. it >rt 11 Madrid, April i!s.? The gov-1 w ernment was ??llit-iaIly informed w that it? licet sailed to day to meet a -|i(> the United State.* Asiatic s?piad- ct ron. An engagement of the I'hil up I ;s lippine inlands i? expected at any ' moment. No Action Taken. ti ..i ? ? - - i - > ? 11*1 n nsuiii^KMi, i\|>ril -I. I UC Ui i senate foreign relations committee 'v ' i . I j. i considered but took no action on l? ISll , i i the proposition that the United |8' .? | States should annex Hawaii. i h ai l a Not at All Surprising. to The sympathy of the governments of continental Kuropo is with Spain. This is not surprising after their refusal to take the 3V A j part of the Armenians or the (Irecks against the murdering ' 7 Turks. ? Indianapolis News. I IS mm* c< It doesn't make a lie any whiter 1 to put it on a tombstone. n ats As we advance in life we learn c' the limits of our abilities. a A Clever Trick. ">o It certainly looks liko it, but c >00 thero is really no trick about it. . 100 Anybody can try it who has Lame 11 ,qq Back and Weak Kidneys, Malaria, s< M)() or nervous troubles. Wo mean he can cure himself tight away by f< M,M taking Klectric Hitters. This f, >00 medicine tones up the whole sys ^ km) tem, acts as a stimulant to Liver and Kidneys, is a blood purifier )0)) and nerve tonic. It cures Consti pation, I leadacho, Fainting Spells, ti "" Sleeplessness and Melancholy. It tl >00 |K purely vogetablo, a mild laxa? tive, ami icstores the system to . its natural vigor. Try Klectric too Hitters and be convinced that they are a miracle worker. Kvery * Isittle guaranteed. Only 50c a si J" lH)ttlc at Crawford Hros. In ?P*y your subscription. f, N - ?- - QUICK INVASION! "iT IATANZAS IS TO 15K TAKEN j AT ONCE. 11 .ushing Troops Through the South oil Quick Orders? A Hard Fight is Expected. Washington, I) C April 28.? lie president and the war board ave decided that the city of Ma i m/as must be taken at once. M h'ders will soon be given to re- j s' uce that city, seize it and hold j * ' as a point for invasion and ' lilitary center in cuba. A de.* C( crate engagement is expected. i r( Governor Atkinson, of Georgia, o: us applied for a commission as , rigadier general. 11 TEXAS READY. S! |?t hey are Eager to Thrash the j01 Spanish Dons. rt ,r Washington, April 27.?Mr E rt I Green, of Texas, chairman of J 10 Republican state committee j"' id president of the Texas Mid- P1 ,nd railway, says: "The Texan.s are not a blood- j 01 lirsty people: they are peaceable, j id disliko trouble, and yet I link that right now they wouh' S1 a giau or me enanee to get turn1 loose against the enemy. The ccitement is intense, and paiotie meetings are being held in ':l .ery town in the state for the 1): nrpose of raising companies for n' le nation's defense. There are > lonsands of ox-Confederate sol-: iers and sailors in Texas who are |? ist as eager to got at the Span- * irds as are the youngsters horn nee the civil war ended. 1 heard ^ stated before I left that there' u ere l,ono Knights <?f Pythias s( ho were ready to enlist, and not 01 man of them craved to be an otli- 111 ;r. w lol Conferred with Cubans. jli Washington, April *JT.?Gen ral Miles and Cuban renresenta- is ves conferred today over plans i tl f operation in Cuba. Cubans iU< ere arranged for Lieutenant j tl .owan's safe conduct to the in- j tn lrgent army, to which hehuslib een sent by this government on vi n important mission. | tn FEEDING THE ENEMV. L ?~ s he Supplies Sent to Matanzas ti< for ltcconcentrados Seized. (tl ? I Matanzas, April 27.?A new j C ort captain and naval master >ok charge of the port and theI ,r, )?st of this province yesterday, id lo replaces Capt Vignuury Viv- g< ier, who proceeds to the first lass cruiser, Alfonso XII, now t Hnbana. The new otlicer is1 'apt Kicardo Brury Boleadilla. A commission of prominent is iti/.ens has l?een named to take istant action in providing defen- J as for the city. By order of Gon Molino, the p ?od supplies now in store herein :>r tho reconcentrados will be lb eld subject to his orders, in ease. ^ iev may bo needed to feed the ^ nldicrs who will attempt to main-1 , IB tin Spain s sovereignty during le approaching conflict. h Tho military and civil authori- it os are getting ready to erect ? arricades. The city, it is said, ^ 'ill be ready to make a loyal and j trong resistance if any invasion ( i attempted. a ?^ ? mm - u IWran Cry far Pttcnort Ctttorti tl HE TACTICS OF TH BADGEU. t is Believed That Cnless Con pulled to Fight, Spain's Fleet Will Avoid Engagements?The Spanish Government Sends a A'Inning Cirenlar to the Powers. Madrid, Apr I 2b.?8:30 p n -The Spanish government todu ;nt a circular to the power ipplotnenting its circular of Apr 8, and expressing regret at tl hard necessity of being compel I to appeal to force in order 1 spel the scandalous !iir<rr??sir f the United States and defen le national dignity and historic: itegrity of the fatherland." (Continuing, the circular nol lys: "History presents few it jincos wherein the reason is f ddent on one part and the on' ige so undisguised on the othci ? ? pain has on her side right, eoi set procedure and prudene* hilo the United States has o ar side only loyalty and the in nlse of unbridled ambitions.1' After a reference to the "ex? able conduct," of General Fits ugh Lee, the note reproduce 10 text of the resolutions of Cor ress, underlining the last wore as intended to deceive the Ci ins." It is then nredieted thai tb<> i. .ixl of Culm will not be declare ticitied until "it is ready for ui Bxation." Further on, the note gives tl etnils of the rupture of the ie< tatious between Spain and tl nited States, concluding wit te following dcchualion: "Tl panish people await the attni itli traixpiil serenity, decided 1 II til ir lives dear and to defer lergetieally their right t?i reinai i America, conlident that iu tli ork they will have the assistant the Cubans, who are Spaniard ke themselves," 11 am.?The general public bet in complete ignorance regard in ie war movements. The Spanh jwspapors make no mention t icm, while fully recording tl ictics of the United States flee udging from the available at ices, Spain apiiears to have tli ictics of the badger. It is generally believed that i inference with this policy tl panish fleet, unless compelled t L^ht, w ill avoid engagements, an ie fastest ships will be employe i destroy the commerce of tl nited States. The newspapers today refle^ Bneral satisfaction at the unati lity of the support given tl overnment in the Cortes yeste ay. A Proper Measure. Baltimore, April 27.?Tl overnment has ordered all Spa di mail to be opened bv the po il authorities. M<11 Ions <itven Away. It is certainly gratifying lit |>?ione 10 Know <?i one conce 1 the land who are not afruid e generous to the needy and si sring. The proprietors of 1 Ling's New Discovery for Co nmption, Coughs and colds, hu iven away over ten million tr ottles of this great medicine; a ave tho satisfaction of knowi : has ahsolutely cured thousan f hopeless oases. Asth) Ironohitis, Hoarseness mid incases of the Throat, Chest a clings are surely cured by tall on Crawford Bros. Druggi nd get a trial bottle free. K< lar sizo50c. and $1. Every bi le guaranteed, or price refnnd( CO I K| MI ST FUJI IT IN SPAIN. Judge Markov's Views on the i- Present War. Washington, April 27.?Thomas ,J Maekey, of South Carolina, J who was a captain of engineers in the Confederate army, and did splendid service in the constructi. ion of the fortifications at Itichiy mond and other points, says that s, Jin 1SGC lie made a thorough exit lamination of Morro Castle, and 10 the plans thereof, drawn hv him, 1- are in the war department. Judge to' Maekey will no donht go to Cuba m in a very short time as an engiid neer in the I'nited States army, 11 and he has been endorsed by i numerous ex-Confederate ofKccrs, '.e as well as some of the best-known i- Union generals. He takes a very ;o different view of the probable t- length of the conflict from that r. generally entertained, r- -iI think," said he, "that our 3, war with Spain will extend over a n period of three or four years, and 1 I r-wI J .? 1 rf1 . ; |>wiiniiil^ 1I1I1UU lOHgd". 1 O lll'lllCiVe i final victory we will ho forced to 5- j land an army on Spanish soil, and 5-: that will bring on the greatest is battle in the annals of history, i- A quarter of a million of men Is , will ho engaged on either side, i- The taking of Cuba and Porto ! Rico, instead of marking theters mination of the struggle, will only d J he its inception, and the enemy is i- w ise enough to have discounted I the loss of this territory. Spain ic j nas a' population of 19,000,o(?0, r-1 and is a warlike race. ITnless we ic i auiinnisier a crusinni; Mow on h their own soii they will not stop >c tiolitinp: lor tlit? next thirty years. to | (lladstone 1>ead. i?l 1 Iawardcn, Aprd '_'7. (iladin | stone, the ex-premier of Kmrland, i> <lied todav. 'I! A tVuu<l< r.' il Discovery. i Tlio last quarter of a CMilury records many wonderful disenv< rica in in?-<i j ?u\ none tkat have aeruiuplislird inure for humanity than that sterling old household 6 remedy, lirowua' Iron 1 titters. It *rem? to entain the sery elements of good lien 11 h, l<* nnk nuttier dm, woman or child rati take . it without derieiag tlie greatest benefit. >11 | 1 r?a Bittern is sold I?y all doa.ii ra. )f | ,u We Undersell All Othes In i'- Groceries. to _ I . I s* 'r I <: IV : n IS pounds granulated Sugar for 1 00 tC 'Jo pounds liglo nrown Sugar 1 00 o Z'-y'f We have the cheapest line d of Chewing and Smoking Tobacco (j in town. Also we carry a nice line ) of Notions, such as handkerchiefs, : Ladies' and (ients' Hose, etc., etc ^ H. S. ( 'li trry Ac I tro< ' the mutual life insu re| RANCE COMPANY CF NEW YORK. RirHAHD A MdUKDY, President. |10 Assets over $ 253,1*10,MIO 00 Surplus over .'in uno 0< 0 IK) n* Insurance in force, over 93fl.ooo.oo0 00 9- INCOME 1897. Total Income 1897 $ 54.102 AOS 00 Income per week, over 1,000 000 00 Income acli working day 180,000 00 Income )?er hour (Bank^ ing hours) 30,108 00 I i Insurance in force in S C to Dec. Slut. '?7 $ 8 875 810 00 if ' Insurance written ami , ; paid for In * <7 In '79 1,205.493 00 ' I Premiums received inrtC >0-] In '97 214 057 84 ve Death losses paid in 8 C ial in '9/\ 110 477 08 nd The lttr<jroHt and host Company ntf in the world. Paid Policy Hold ids | ers in 1897, *26,992,035. H a. McILWATN, n,i SPECIAL AGENT, ik L a n c ft h t o r, S. C. st, J-gT" Talk with him before yon !g- insure. ;d. QbOdree Cm for Pitched Caittorl^