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ATTORNEY AT LAW,
BATESBURG, - - - - S. C.
Practices in ail the State Conrts, especially
in Lexington, Edgefield and Aiken
cons, ties
Mar. 6?lv
? ANDREW CRAWFORD
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
COLUMBIA, - - - - S. C.
PRACTICES IN THE STATE AND
Federal Courts, and oflLrs his professional
services to the citizens ot Lexington
County.
October 18?ly.
EDWARD L. ASBILL.
Attorney at Law,
LEESVILLE, S. C.
Practices in all the Conrts.
Business solicited.
Sept. 30?6m
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to him by his fellow citizens ol
Lciiag'on county.
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City H ill, Corner Main and Washington
Streets.
February 23
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LEESVILLE, S. C.
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February 12.
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December 4?ly.
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DIRECTORS:
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EXCHANGE BOUGHT AND SOLD.
Deposits ol $1 and apwards received an
interest at 5 per cent, per annum allowed
payable April and October.
September 21? tf
1CSO MAIN STEE1
SPANISH ml
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i/rn? firnnrT !i
me i rati t
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Portugal to Prevent Advices (
Regaiding Verde Fleet I
Reaching Public.
DECISION BENEFITS DONS :
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Movements of the Squadron at St. Yin- J '
cent W*ill In Future lie Known i i
Only to the Government.
In .Madrid.
Ijseojt, April 2$.?The Official Gazette
today announces that the Porta- j |
guese government has, so far as the f
public is concerned, stopped the dispatch
of telegraphic information regarding ;
the movements of warships on the seaboard,
or in the harbors of Portugal.
The Spanish torpedo flotilla, together ?'
with several firs tela ss Spanish cruisers, j
has been at St. Vincent, Gape Verde
islands, a Portuguese port, for so:no *
time past. Daily bulletins have been , .
received from there by the Associated ,
Press, but the action of the Portuguese !
government apparently closes this j
source of information regarding the i
movements and whereabouts of the j
Spanish fleet.
ACTION CAUSES SENSATION, j
Derision of tlie Portuguese Govern- j
meat Stirs London.
London, April 28.?A sensation has
been caused by the action of the Portuguese
government in stopping the transmission
of telegraphic information, so
far as the public is concerned, regarding
the movements of warships in Por- : '
tuguese ports, as it reveals the hitherto i
scarcely concealed fact that Portugal is !
doing everything possible to aid Spain. .
The decision of the Portuguese government
today is undoubtedly in respouse
to the pressure brought to bear
upon her by Spain, and the sole object j
cf the order, it is believed, is to prevent j i
news of the departure of the Spanish
fleet from being cabled from St. Vincent,
Cape Verde islands.
A dispatch received here from Lisbon
this morning, in reiterating the denial
made in the Portuguese house of peers
yesterday that President McKinley had
called upon Portugal to obtain the departure
of the Spanish squadron from
St. Vincent, Cape Verde islands, adds:
"President McKinley's notification is
understood to have threatened, unless
the Spaniards were ordered to leave St.
Vincent, that the United States would
regard Portugal as an ally oi* Spain and
treat her accordingly."
TROOPS MOVE ON TAMPA.
Whole Army Is Likely to Start South
Early Next Week.
Tampa, Fla., April 28. ? Camping ;
grounds are being laid out for 3D,000 j
men, which is the number of volunteers j
expected here next week.
Within a few days regular field move- j
ment practice will begin, when the cn- j
tire command will 1 e marched om to ]
remain for days, taking nothing wirh j
them except what they carry in their i
knapsacks. The conditions will be made j
as like as possible to those which they j
will encounter in Cuba.
Advertisements were issued today for i
coal for the docks at Port Tampa, and
it is stated that over 200,000 tons is
wanted.
It was learned at headquarters today
that all the troops stationed at Chickamauga
will be moving this way next
week.
FILIBUSTER MAY CO FREE.
President Likely to Pirdon Captain
Ilart of Philadelphia.
Washington, April 28.?The prcsi- ;
dent has been asked to pardon Captain
J. D. Hart of Philadelphia. The captain
is the owner of the Laurada. a ves- j
sel that made a number of filibustering
expeditions to Cuba.
He was convicted of participating in
the preparation of (-lie of these exi>editious,
and on March $. 1897, was sentenced
to two years' imprisonment in
the Philadelphia penitentiary and to ,
1 pay a line of $500.
He appealed from the conviction, but '
the higher court sustained it in a do- i
cision rendered March 8, 1898. Justice
Achison dissenting.
British Government Warned.
i
[ London, April 28.?The Spanish em
UttWJ laU^ JU1UUUVU u.t xviu^u v/iiivv
that the ports of Cuba, the Philippine
islands and Porto Rico are defended bv
torpedoes and that entry is only possible
under the guidance of pilots in
waiting outside.
Great I>ritaiu May Protest.
London, April 28.?The Spanish am'
bassador having opened a fund here to
increase the strength of the Spanish
fleet, the matter is regarded as a serious
abuse of diplomatic pi ivilegcsand it will
be brought up in the house of commons.
Unable to Secure Coal.
Plymouth, England, April 28. ? A
steamer which arrived here today front
St. Vincent, Cape Verde Islands, reports
that the Spanish warships there are unable
to get half the amount of coal
' which they require to fill their bunkers.
Spanish Fleet Myy Sail.
?t. Vincent, Cape Verde Islands,
April 28.?Although the Spanish sqaad|
roil is still at anchor here, it is believed
j the warships will probably sail tomorI
row, as the paymasters haw been i?:tling
up accounts today.
Wattersons <to to War.
Louisville. April 28.?Ib-iiky Vatd
terson s^nds his two sons to the war.
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not help me."
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clipped front the Daily Herald, of j
Cliuton, Iowa. It might wf-Il be .
taken for the subj-ct of a temper
auce Jtcture but that is not our ob- j
j' ct in publishing it. It is to show j
how a system, run down by drink j
find disease, may be restored. We j
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tinuous paius in
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^ food Headaches
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came increased. I |
l'/t my farm and retired to city life, I
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i U' 1 wus ft couurzueu iuwutu, auu i
the doctors suid 1 would never be
well again
-Soon after I happened to usjp four
boxes of Dr. "Williams' Pink.Piils for
Pale People, and since then I have
been f:ee from all pain, headache
and dyspepsia. I eat heartily and j
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tea or coffee, and feel twenty years I
younger.
4*Mv weight has increased 4S
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that they have cured me.
John B. Cock."
Subscribed and sworn to before
sue 4his sixteenth day of February,
1807.
A P. Bilker, Notary Public.
To people run down in health from \
whatever cause?drink or disease? '
the above interview will be of inter- j
est. The truth of it is undoubted as j
the statement is sworn to, and we j
reproduce the oath here. Fur any !
further facts concerning this medicine
write to Dr. Williams'^RCTlcine
Company, Schenectady, X. Y.
The name and address of the sub- j
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Iowa.
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WAR NEWS ' _ I
OF A WEEK
j
Record of Events Leading Up to
the Rupture.
Woodford's Train Attacked.
General Stewart L. Woodford, the
United States minister to Spain, nccom]
aided by his stati' and others, reached j
the French frontier at S o'clock Friday
morning in safety after some exciting '
experiences. The Spanish police attempted
to capture a member of the legation
and at Yalladulid the train was
attacked.
First Shot Fired.
The first gun of the war between the
United S'ates and Spain was fired
Friday. The American cruiser Nashville
captured, just off Key West, the Spanish
ship Kuena Ventura, of 1,000 tons, having
on* board a cargo of inmlvr.
'i'he Nashville at first fired a blank
shot, which the Spaniard ignored.
This was followed bv a shot from a
0-pctmder. The Bucna Ventura then
surre ndered with her crow of e'O men.
? A Call For Volunteers.
The president Saturday issued a proclamation
calling for 1 000 troops to
serve two years unless sooner discharged.
Another Spanish Prize.
A I'nitv d States warship captured another
Spanish vessel Saturday. The
cruiser New York, while about 1 "? miles
off Havana, sighted a steamer which
proved to he the Pedro, bound for Pcns:icola.
Our shi]> tired on the enemy
and the latter surrendered with tho
it'.'W. She was taken to Key West.
Fired on Our Fleet.
News reached Key Wwt Sunday to
the effect that Morro Castle opened fire
on the fighting sijuadron < f the Unite:!
States at 11 o'clock Saturday night.
About tf n .-hots were s?nt in the direction
of our - hips, bat not ? no of them
took efivel ami no dm:- were lived n:
return.
SpjisilsJi Steamf rs Seize'?.
Two more ^nanidi puzes w < re landed
l v American war.-hips Saturday. !h<:
cruiser Detroit eaprnrcd a soamer of
i?, il)l tons and the gunb-tr Helena took
a vc?>o] of k.ouO t< us. which, with her
cargo, is value;! at
War Formally Declared.
Monday the president sent to congress
a message requesting that a formal declaration
of war be made and that body
gwan?a?a??MM???a
. 3^onsrc~c:rro2>
Your Valued Patrol
responded promptly by adopting The
following without divi-irn:
A Mil declaring thai war exists between
the United States of America
and the kingdom of Suain
~)?e it enacted, etc..
First, That war he and the same i? j
hereby declared to exist and that war j
has existed sineo the twenty--first dav of j
April, A. D.. lVis, said day, i
between the States of America ;
anil tin* kingdom of Spain.
Second. That the president of tho '
United States ho and he hereby is directed
and empowered to use the entire
land and naval forces of the United
States and to call into the actual service
of the United States the militia of the
several states, to such an extent as may
be necessary to carry this act into effect.
The action of the president in recommending
a formal declaration of war
was welcomed by officials in every direction
as putting the present struggle
on a more dignified basis and tending to
tho avoidance of international complications.
Nations Will IJe Neutral.
Notice came to the state dejxtrtmciit
from the four quarters <>( tho globe
Tuesday showing that the nations are,
as a rule, prepared to assume an atritude
of strict neutrality as "oetw?en the
United States and Sfain :tt to.o piesent
struggle.
In most cases they were in answer to
the identical note sent out Monday by
the state department to all United
States embassies and legations instructing
them to inform the governments to
which they were accredited that war
has existed since April 21.
Spanish Cruiser Captured.
The lighthouse tender Mangrove arrived
at Key West Tuesday with a rich
prize. The captive was the Panama,
Captain Quivido, a big transatlantic
liner and an auxiliary cruiser of the
Spanish uavv, which has l>een plying of
late Let wee.Ji New York and Havana.
Manifesto by Mclviriley.
The president issued a proclamation
Tuesday laying down rules as to the
seizure of prizes, etc. The proclamation
pledged this country to retrain
from privateering and abide by the declaration
of Paris of ISyd.
Blanco Wants No Warships.
Captain General Blanco cabled the
government at Madrid Tuesday to the
effect that the .Spanish squadron ox warships
might be utilized elsewhere, us be
could account for the defense of Havana
without the assistance of the fleer.
Matan/.ns Forts Bombarded.
The cruisers New York and Cincinnati
and the monitor Puritan bombarded the
forts at Matanzas, Cuba, Wednesday
afternoon. There were 110 casualties on
our side, but great damage and loss of
life is believed to have l? en done the
enemy.
About oOO shots were exchanged. The
Spanish guns proved too weak to reach
the American vessels.
The object of the attack, which lasted
a little less than an hour, was to prevent
the completion of the earthworks
at Punta Gorda.
The half completed Spanish earthworks
and battery were apparently all
plowed up by the shells.
Big X aval Fight Kxjipctfd.
All official dispatch from Manila, capital
i.f the Philiimine islands. Wednos
tiny, announced that the Spanish fleet
b:.;d sailed to take up its position to
meet the American squadron. The latter
bad not been sighted when the cable
message was sent, but the American
warships were expected at any moment.
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ASTOR TO JOIN THE ARM'V.
Wealthy New Vorlccr Announces That
lie Is ih'Hiiy For War.
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j \V A.- I i i A* i I L'A > 1>. uavwv
I Astor of Xev." York came to WashingI
toil to see President MeKinlov and to
i offer him his services for war duty io.
i any capacity for wl ch he may i,s ccij
sidcred lit.
Mr. MrKinley received the nmltv
nillioaaire most < < rd ally, and in the
conversation Mr. Aster (-arc.est !v old
i the presidciit that he w<.aid raise and
i couip a regiment in New York. Xbe
I pie.diient was much imprcs-ed by this
' generous offer, and warmiv thanked
Mr. Astor, and told him that his patriotic
offer would undoubtedly lead
i others in the country to follow his cx'
ample.
After talking over {he javs'-ur condii
tion 01 Cuban a {lairs, an I .iust as Mr.
| Aiior tras about to take his departure,
| Itb told the pre>:deur that ii?- was voa<ly
to go to Cuba tomorrow if his services
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' he thought such acts on the. {.art of nu n
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outcry apainst wc-alt 1j and the indiffcrJ
t*nee of rich men to serve their country
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itor Terror Takes Vessel
Having Aboard Food and
Large Sum of Money.
| SPANIARD ALMOST SUNK
' Her I'ilothouse Nearly Blown Into the
Water by Solid Shot From the
American and Quo of the
C're'.v Badly Ilnrt.
Er.y Wi:st, April 23.?The United
States Monitor Terror, Captain Ludlow,
captured the big Spanish steamer Gnidn.
bound from Corunna, Spain, for Havan.a,
yesterday. The prize had on
t?>ard a large cargo of provisions and
J money intended for the Spanish troops
in Cuba.
j The capture took place 10 miles off
Cardenas, after a desperate chase, during
which the Terror and the gunboat
ItJachias tired, almost blowing me Spaniard's
pilothouse into the water.
The Terror was alone when the Guido
was sighted, end another army boat
gave chase. After a blank shot had
been fired to order the steamer to heave
to, the Spaniard pnt out all her lights
and tired up in an attempt to run away.
The big monitor, plowing after her,
brought her H-pounders to l>oar on the
steamer and fired shot after shot at the
latter, nearly all of which took effect 011
the (luido's pilothouse. One man in
| the pilothouse was injured, but how se|
riously could not be learned.
The Ma eh las, which was some distance
away, heard the sound of the
living, came up and brought her 4-inch
into play, firing a shot which failed to
hit the Sixmiard. This, however,
brought her to and Lieutenant Qualto
and a prize crew were put 011 board of
licr and brought the prize in here this
morning.
The money captured is in an iron
sack. The amount is not known.
The (iuido is one of the richest prizes
: rrmJnred.
| it is estimated that the Guido with
! her cargo is worth *4<X),000.
! The Spanish steamer Guido, Captain
i Armarechia, is a vessel of 2,060 tons net,
owned by the navigation company of
Bilbao. She was built at Belfast in
1&S3. is 300 feet long, has 41 feet beam
and is 20 feet deep. The Guido left
Liverpool on April 2 and Corunna on
| April 9 for Havana.
MAIL FOR THE^ SOLDIERS.
Postoflloe Department Promises to
A fiord Prompt Delivery.
Washington, April 28. ? Tho post
office department officials are planning
i the delivery of mail to the troops. Practically
the same methods will be followed
as during the civil war.? The department
warns all persons^ -writing to
; soldiers to put the full name and address
of the sender either upon the envelope
or iuclosure.
: The rank, company and regiment of a
| soldier should be included in the ad!
dress to insure prompt delivery. Thus:
; "Private John Smith, Company 15,
Fifth Regiment New York Volunteers,
' Washington, D. C.," would be the
! proper way to address a letter toamem!
ber of the New Yord National guard in
i camp at Washington. But should the
! location of the regiment be unknown to
the writer, the remainder of the address
! will insure safe delivery.
i The department will appoint at once
I postoffice inspectors for the purpose of
; looking after the mail intended for the
i ... rri.. ill v,?
j H'OOl?. iUV) ? Hi '.uafliamij l/v^ *h
! touch with the troops and provide ways
and means of delivering their mail.
Should the army invade Cuba or even
i Spain, the letters from home will fol
low the soldiers, and they will have
; every facility lor answering the com:
munications.
Chased by a Big Warship.
New Yohk, April 28.?The schooner
! Rebecca \V. Huddell, Captain Tower,
! from St. Johns, X. B., which reached
I ( by Island enrlv today, reports that at
j ?>: '.(? o'clock Tuesday morning, 2*> miles
j southeast of Portland, Me., a large warI
ship painted black was seen. The warship
followed the Kebecca W. Huddell
for "half an. hour, at a distance of about
S miles. The wind was blowing half a
g.tie from cast northeast and Ciptain
Tower crowded all ymssible sail on the
schooner. The steamer made no i>orceptiblc
and then turned about
and went off in an cast southeast direction.
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FIERCE SIB
Warships at Hampton Roads
Tossed About Like Toys
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by Angry Winds.
CRASH SEEMED CERTAIN !
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The Massaeliusetts awl Texas Almost
Won# Ti?n>(!>r.r?D irifi" :lll(l ( '<so!?
headed ?J tu'griaent Averted a
(treat Disaster.
Fort Monroe, Va.. April 2*.?For S6 j
hours the flying squadron has been unable
to communicate w.rh shore. The ;
storm, which still prevails. making it
unsafe to u<e the steam iaun.-hes or cutters,
a tug brought out the mail this
j morning.
i The .storm that .struck the coast Tues|
day night came up fl.iuipt.m roads like
! a fury. It whistled at the rate of oO
; miles an hour through the great snper|
structure of the flagship Brooklyn and
i whipped up the sea so that the white
foam broke i.e huge masses over the
decks of the Massachusetts and thy
Texas. The heavy draft of the big war
I vessels made it impossible l'or them to
[ get into smooth wafer and they had to
i stand the brunt of the ttonn.
Towards morning it im reaped in vio!
leuce and as the tide turned flood, the
j lookout on the forward bridge of the
j Brooklyn announced that the ship was
i dragging its anchor. The ohieer of the
i deck simultaneously reported that the
) Brooklyn was getting in dangerous prox!
imity to the battleship Massachusetts,
i Captain Cook and Kxc< utive <tfiicer Ma!
son went to the bridge immediately and
ordered the second anchor uown. At
this time the wind was blowing so
Jiercely that men could hardly keep
; their feet on deck.
j The second anchor ran our about 20
J fathoms of chain and stuck and the big
J ship stopped and for a short, time
} breasted bravely rbe wind and tide.
I But in a few minutes she began to go
j back slowly and it was evident there
i was no hold for the anchors. The sig!
nal was immediately given to prepare
to get under way and in the meantime
' it was hojied that tin; anchors would
i catch and hold.
I Faster and faster she went back, her
{ big broadside swinging towards the dani
rmron< rnin nil rh<- file rnw of the MllS
j saclinsetts. The latter was signalled to
i pall <^Lt her cable and drop away and
j she dW. In the meantime, on the Brook j
lyn, the men in charge of the forward
I compartments arc preparing without
' any outward evidence of excitement for
I the expected collision.
( The Massachusetts clear: d away her
| big booms and prepare;; t ; he collision,
j not daring to ship the anchor for l'ear of
| running herself on the sandbar in close
j proximity or drifting inr<> the Texas.
! Faster and faster went the Br<>oklyn to|
wards the battleship and the men at the
j stations on both vessels stood undinchj
inglv, ready to perform the >peeiul duties
assigned them in case oi collision.
: There was no con fusion,
j On the decks, with sharp eyes and
i active brains, wi re (,'aptuin Cook and
i his executive oftiter, v/ldi! on the after
bridge, not interfering with the managenumt
of the o!Ii<*eis of the ships,
i stood ischlev and 1?is fhm lieutenant.
| Scars, watching with interest, bur with
i as little excitement ::s they would a
j practice cruise, the big shies coming toi
gether. A conflict-of order* would have
; meant great disaster.-, bar there w.u
j no no.
i An order from the captain and one of
j the big anchors comes rattling up and
the shin drifts on ;i i'ttw tastm* towards
i its evident fate, Then in obedience to
I the helm, the stern n?>\v almost s*rapj
inj? the Massachusetts' low, swings oui'
and the head, partly eon trolled by the
, anchor, swings in as though to take the
blow. It i< within a f"w yards of the
I huge battleship and ail are awaiting the
crash.
I Captain Cook looks over the port side
' of the bridge ami savs sharply: Full
speed astern.** There is a clang of
I bells, a shiver as the big engines turn
1 and then the cruiser slides rapidly clear
of the Massachusetts, with barely a
j hand to spare. "CVverly done.'' says
; Com nay lore Schl?*y. as lie goes down tc
j breakfast.
Ck-v'-r seamanship. jxirfeet discipline
j and cooiheaded judgment averted a disaster.
"This ship ol eys her engines
, perfectly,'* said Captain Cook, modest
I v. after he had anchored further out.
~ AWAITING
THE AMERICANS.
Madrid Announces That ller Fleet Is
Mil! OtV Manila,
j Madrid, April \U. ? The Spanish
squadron off Manila is still awaiting the
I arrival of the United States fleet,
j The perfect contidem which appears
to be felt here at liie outcome of the war
1 between Spain and the United States is
reflected by The Uiix-rai (moderate RepuPli'-an),
which, contrasting "Spanish
calm and American ex- ifability," says:
j "Spain is patiently awaiting the attack
which America is noisily threateujng
to make simultaneously on Cuba.
' Porto Rico and the Philippine islands,
with her undisciplined forces, while
Jier preachers and merchant-. finding the
task more difficult than flu y had calcn!
lated, are already ^noting the Bible to
i prove that peace is a good tiling for
civilized nations On the American
; side are hodge-podge, brag, bluster.
] hypocrisy and funk: on the Spanish side
I are complete unanimity and readiness to
| die for tiie country, trusting in Ond.*'
The version of the l*-mbnrdineut of
i ^Tatunxas by the 1 blin d States fleet,
which has rea?*h<d leuv. says that
' after half an hour's fight the Americans
were obliged to reueut."
Dew ey >7us{ Take ?-T.ir.!!a.
; \\bwnxoro\, April 2>.?Xaval ofiieers
say they oxp-' -r the first big war
; news from the Philippines, as Dewey
either must capture a Philippine port as
a base of operations or sail tor .Snu
Francisco.
' i _
' I Ihe wa depart men t is short to the
i amount of 997.
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October 13?tf.
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I PORTO RICO PREPARING
i Torpedoes Laid to Keep Out
Invading Troops.
I NO LIGHTS DURING NIGHT
l
Martial Law Proclaimed and Ilring
Knforced in a Most Tyrannical
Man nor?American Sugar
Kstate Is Attacked.
St. Thomas, West Indies, April 28.?
Povfa ndvirAj rerniveil lie re todllV
say that four Spanish gunboats aie at
San Juan de Porto Rico. They are being
painted black or possibly gray.
Martial law has been proclaimed in
Porto Rico and it being enforced in a
tyrannical manner. Crowds of people
nre leaving for the interior and the cap|
ital is almost deserted by the civilian
population.
The military authorities arc most
actively engaged in preparing for the
defense of the island. Thirty-four torpedoes
have been planted in the main
channel. They are controlled from
i Morro Castle, in addition, an old steamship
has boon sunk across the harbor
entrance, the buoys in the channel have
been altered and from Monday, after the
blockade of Havana, accompanied by a
report that the capital had been bombarded.
all lights weru ordered to l>e
extinguished at night.
The Trench residents, when these advices
left San Juan, were seeking refuge
on board the French curiscr Admiral
Rigauir de Cenouiliy.
An American sugar estate. if is announced,
was plundered after the receipt
of the news of the declaration of
war between Spain and the United
States. The British consul at San Juan,
who has charge of American interests,
has cabled to bis govern meat that a
British warship he sent to that port.
Danger is apprehended from incompetent
and youthful volunteers of Porto
Rico. They are armed with Manser
rifles and are displaying considerable
war enthusiasm.
Arecibo 1 ay, on th<> west roast of the
island, has been planted with torjicdues
from the signal station to a point alxuit
i tutV. trevi r?f it. Thorp ;tro mauv Snail
ish volunteers here and <>n their way to
Porto Rico.
Spanish steamers landed at Mayaput'/.
?? miles front San Juan, on
Wednesdr.y a quantity of apKs and ammunition,
and there was S miiktr landing
of sny>plif > at San Jur.n on Tuesday.
Bolides tins, alnjut -YObO tons of provision*
were landed a! San Juan on last
Sunday.
The warehouses of Porto Rico are reported
to be full of provisions and the
Spanish authorities say they can stand
a siege of two months.
All the coast lights bare now been ordered
to 1)0 extinguished.
Xo United States warships are known
to le in the vicinity of Porto Rico.
Florida Troops to Front.
Jacksonville, Fla., April p3.?All
the Florida troops have volunteered for
active service with the understanding
that they go as organizations intact,
and this has t>een accepted by the government.
The governor will appoint
the officers for the companies and regiment
that the men select and vote for,
respecting their wishes instead of his
own. All the companies, with hardly
an exception, voted to go solidly and all
tneir ranks are full. Governor Bloxham
has not issued any orders as yet to
move, but an order to mobilize and camp
will be received very soon.
Russian Jews Volunteer.
Xk\v York, April 28.?The Russian
; Jewish farmers, composing the Baron
! De Kirsch colony of Woodbine, X. J.,
i have offered their services to the governor
of Xcw Jersey for the war and a
large number who have served in the
Russian army aro iiKeiy ro oe accepted.
| On the east side a company of Russian
' hussars, numbering 70, all of them Jews,
and about 230 others, have signed applications
for enlistment, and recruiting
continues very lively.
On the Stork Kxrlianges.
London, April 2S.?The market for
American securities opened fractionally
lower 011 the New York parity and at
12:30 ruled steady. Spanish 4s on the
Stock Kxchange opened at 34 and later
advanced to 31'. The closing price
' yesterday was 34'Sjianish 4s opened
i u the Paris bourse today at 34 7-IG,
under yesterday's closing prices.
After American Yachts.
London, April 2^.?According to &
special dispatch from Cadiz, the new
torpedo boat destroyer Destructor, accont]
anied by three torpedo boats, sailed
j esterJay for Taiifa and Ccnta, probably
to attempt to intercept American
ya- h:> in the Mediterranean.
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! IIUCK WAS *
SMALL AFFAIR
Fleet Off Cuba Made No Effort
to Reduce the Matanzas
Fortifications.
BUT SOUNDING BATTERIES
Sampson Only Wanted to Ascertain
the Strength of the Spaniards.
Likely to Open Fire In
Earnest Later.
Washington, April 28.?Intense in- *
terest was shown at the navy department
today in the published reports
from on board the flagship New York
and from Key West of the engagement
ft* Matanzas yesterday noon between
the shore batteries and three vessels of
Admiral Sampson's fleet.
The navy department itself bad absolutely
no report from any of its agents
or any of the officers of the blockading
fleet of this affair. It, of course, could
not be expected that news would be had
from Havana, with a Stilish censor
manning the end of the cable there.
The fact that Admiral Sampson has
not made any report to the secretary as
yet, notwithstanding he must have had
the same opportunity to communicate
with Key West as was enjoyed by the **
press, leads the officials of the department
to believe that the affair was not
of great consequence. Indeed they say
it is inconceivable that any very extensive
damage could have been inflicted
upon properly placed batteries at the
distance reported, varying from 2% to
4 miles, in the short space of IS minutes,
during which, it is said, the engagement
lasted.
A member of the strategy board, who
is of course thoroughly conversant with
the plans of Admiral Sampson, so far as
they have been generalized, is authority
for the statement that the admiral had
no intention whatever at this time to
bombard the Matanzas battery. To do
so now would be bad strategy and of
little avail, for in the absence of any
landing force the admiral would be unprepared
to take advantage of the victory
he might gain through a reduction
of the forts and the Spaniards might
have ample opportunity over night to
repair in a large measure the damage
inflicted en their fortifications.
It is stated positively that Admiral
Sampson's purjiose was simply to ascertain
if any sho? kittcrics existed at
Matanzas and if so to draw their lire
and ascertain tlieir character, and then
to retire beyond range. In other words,
it was simply a naval reeonnaisauce. In
the event that during his observations
the admiral discovered that the new defenses
were under construction on shore
he would, it is said, of course, not lose
the opportunity to ciipple them by
throwing a few shells into the earthworks
and endeavoring to knock over a
gun or two.
It is the general belief at the department.
however, that Matanzas ?a
to be soon reduced and made a base of
operations in the cami>aign against
Havana.
It is also tiic president's purpose to
keep in mind throughout the war 'he
awful condition of the reconccutrados,
who arc most numerous in and around
Matanzas. Unless relief is extended to
them they undoubtedly will perish during
the progress of a long drawn out
war.
The reported seizure by the Spanish
military authorities at Matanzas of
stores contributed by Americans and
held in trust there for the relief of these
| poor sufferers is regarded as a clear indication
that' oven iT the ltcd Cross
steamer Texas i< i>ermitted to land her
cargo of rapplies at Matanzas under existing
conditions the food will nor roach
the reconccntrad'*, but will only go to
support the Spanish garrison in their
resistance.
Therefore, it is believed, that tbo
president contemplates the early seizure'
of Matanzas, not only because of its
military importance, hut in order that
he may from there hold out a helping
hand to the starving peasantry. It ig
likely, therefore, that while rher?? was
nothing of the nature of a general engagement
in Admiral Sampson's recoil- '
naisanec of yesterday be will ^oon tako
steps to begin a heavier and liveiy bombardment
of Matanzas.
ALLEGED SPYJS ARRESTED.
Supposed to l>c Securing: Views of
Forts For Spaniards.
New Ori.f.axs, April 28.?A man, believed
to l>e a Spanish spy, was arrested
at Port Ends yesterday by the United
States signal station officers. A kodak
was found in his possession and a lot of
views of Forts Jackson and St. Philip
and all the lower Mississippi river fortifications.
He also had a book with 17 pages of
closely written notes containing numerous
facts about the forts and bends in
the big river.
The man said his name was John
Waltz and that he was from New Or
* r __ l.n *: u
leans, our lurtner luioriuauuu uu ?uuiu
not give.
The officers took him to the army
{>rison at Fort Sr. Philip tonight. He
ook.s like a Spaniard.
Mexico to Remain Neutral.
City of Mexico, April 28.?United
States Minister Clayton has communicated
to the foreign department of the
government of Mexico the resolution of
congress declaring war with Spain.
Minister Mariscal of the foreign department
has replied lamenting the war and
hoping for its speedy termination. He
assures the American minister, on the
authority of President Diaz, that Mexico
will maintain the strictest neutrality.
Sisters of Mercy Ready.
Dt Brvt'F, la., April 28.?Rev. Mother
Agnes of Mercy hospital announces that
j the Sisters of M? r y here will enlist as
I nurses to go smth or to Cuba a* the
j government may direct.
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