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Published Every Thursday
KINGSTREE, 8GUTH CAROLINA,
LOUIS J. BRISTOW,
^ x Editor and Proprietor.
The proverbial shrewdness of the
Swiss people makes it possible that
^ the little republic may come to own not
only the railroads in its own country,
but some in the surrounding territory
by way of investment.
Irish fishermen are protesting loudly
against n proposal to restock certain
rivers in the Emerald Isle with
I salmon from the Rhine. An indignant
Celt says in a Dublin paper that the
made-in-Germany salmon are '"large,
coarse, flabby looking fish, with not a
spark of sporting nature."
Reports in the society columns of an
English newspaper say that "the
Lord Mayor of Missouri recently attended
his inaugural ball in a Prince
Albert coat, white duck trousers, rusK
set shoes, a turn-down collar without
a necktie, and pearl-gray gloves, to
say nothing of a black dotted white
?' vest."
P'1' The bicycle has come to the front
* once more as a great civilizing in
Ifluence. It is being ridden by Chinese
women in Pekin, and it is safe to say
that when mothers see with envious
eyes the joy of pedaling along a boulevard,
rebellion against artificially
compressed feet will be declared with
promptness and determination.
A notable execution of the oleomargarine
laws occurred at Philadelphia
recently when the United States Distriot
Court sent to jail two men caught
0 " in the act of removing the manufacturer's
label from packages of oleo
margerine, removing the internal
revenue stamps, and removing the
brand of the word "Oleomargerine."
1/ According to a recent census tlie
population of France is now 38,228,969.
Of this number 659,825 are Protes''
tants, namely 572,625 Eeformed and
80,000 Lutherans. Before the days of
Louis XIV, the Protestant population
in Franoe was 2,000,000. In 1756 it
had decreased to 400,000. At present
there are in the entire country 582
Protestant parishes and 700 Protestant
pastors.
The New Tork Independent says:
Where our sympathies must be in the
struggle for control in China appears
from the protest by the German Minister
against the grant by the Chinese
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American money to bnild a railroad
through Shantung. He says that Germany
must have the refusal of any contract
to build railroads in that province
in which they have seized a port.
Great Britain says that her only aim is
to open China equally to all Nations;
and that is all we ask, a fair field and
no favor.
NEW OCCUPATION FOR WOMEN.
Breeding of Angora Cats Presents
Financial Possibilities for Women.
' "It la the general opinion of cat f&n,
piers that the culture of Angoras is an
occupation which any young woman
with a fondness for pets and a little of
the commercial instinct may pursue
with profit as well as pleasure. It Is an
occupation In which success does not
depend upon a special talent. One cannot
succeed in literature, music, the
arts, or In teaching, without a course of
training and an Inborn adaptability,
but the rearing of cats calls for no
.mental preparation, or for any rare
power In any particular direction. Capital,
however, ja necessary. Angora
cats bring a good price, and it will cost
something to establish a kennel. The
?. Ulliuuiil villi uq/ruu upuu iuc uiuijui'
tude of the beginning. One may expend
a hundred dollars and secure, per^
haps, three choice thoroughbred adults,
or at an outlay of twenty-five dollars,
or thereabouts, one may purchase a
male and a female kitten and rear them
herself. The fitting up a suitable kennel
need not cost much, but there are
Important points In the construction
and care of the kennel which should
not be neglected, and which any owner
of Angoras is always ready to explain,
s The essentials for a successful Angora
f kennel are not elaborate. Most Important
is an ample outdoor runway,
made of woven wire, with a roof of the
same material. This should connect
with a cozy house or dormitory. Both
apartments should be provided with
elevated shelves, as the cats like to
sleep as far from tne ground as'possible.
They also enjoy the exercise of
V jumping up to and down from their
elevated perches. Fresh grass and pure
milk are absolute necessities. The Angora
has been a much-slandered animal.
The general public believes It to
toe delicate in physique and surly and
treacherous In disposition. This is as
far from the truth as is possible. They
are almost uniformly amiable and affectionate
in disposition, and possess
bardy and vigorous constitutions. They
are full of Interesting eccentricities,
however."?Forest Crissey, in Woman's
Home Companion. ?
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Blcckads of Havana and All
the Cuban Ports Followed
the Ignoring of Onr
Ultimatum.
FUST SHOT AID CAPTURE
The President Signs a Call For
One Hundred Thousand
Volunteers.
Blockade of All Cuban Ports Established
-The President Decided That Spain
11 ad Given ncr Answer in Dismissing
General Woodford, and That n State
of War ?xlsU Between the United
States and Spain?Therefore Orders
Were Sent to llear Admiral Sampson
to Move on Havana Immediately?
Onr First Trize of War?A Spanish
Merchantman Nabbed by the Key West
Fleet?Her Flag Came Down In Short
Order When a Shot From the Nashville
Crossed Her ltow? Escorted Into Key
West by Onr Gunboat?Vessel and
Cargo Worth 3300,000.
WASHINGTON, D. C. (Special) ?
Spurning the ultimatum which
Save her the choice of peace or war,
Spain defiantly threw down the
gage of battle, and the United
States promptly took it up by orderIng
the North Atlantic Squadron to
Havana at once. The two nations
thus panted from peace to tvar.
Their flag* arc now the itandaidi
of belligerents, and actual hostili>
ties'have taken place.
Though war between the United 8tat09
*and Spain lmd not yet been formally declared
by either Nation, hostilities maybe
said to have virtually begun with the issue
of the President's proclamation announcing
a blockade of the principal Cuban
ports. To carry out this forcible closure
ef the ports of Cuba to commerce with the
rest of the world the North Atlantic fleet,
which had been lying'for several months
past at Key West, sailed Friday morning to
take station off the principal harbors of
the Island now controlled .by the Spanish
authorities. Two double-turreted monitors,
the Terror and the Puritan, which are
scarcely fitted for open sea patrol duty,
were left behind at the Key West station, J
and with them the torpedo-boats Cushing,
Dupont and Porter, the dispatch-boat Dolphin,
the gunboat Helena and the cruiser
Marblehead.
Just before sailing the first organization
of the various battalions of marines on the
North Atlantic Squadron was formed, and
war manoeuvres were executed, chiefly
that of landing parties in naval engagements.
Three hundrod and ninety-five
men were In line, under command of Cap
tain Mancu u. (toodren. rne snips represented
in the order of the companies were:
The Indiana, 76; the Helena, 20; the Newport,
12; the Cincinnati,82;the Marblehead,
31; the Detroit, 19; the Nashville. 16; the
Dolphin, 5; the New York, 62; the Mayflower,
16; the Wilmington, 16; the Iowa,
83; the Machloa, 12, and the Castine, 12.
The fall strength of the organization is:
Captains, 3; First Lieutenants, 3; Second
Lieutenants, 1; First 8ergeonts, 14; Sergeants.
11; Corporals, 81; musicians, 8, and
privates, 334.
TOBPEDO BOAT CC8HIXO.
The squadron, under Rear Admiral Sampson,
sailed at 7 o'clock a. m. The following
vessels st arted: Battleship Iowa; cruisers
New York, Detroit, Cincinnati and
Montgomery; gunboats Nashville, Wilmington,
Castine, Machlas and Newport; monitor
Amphltrite; torpedo boat destroyer
Mayflower; torpedo boat3 Foote, Porter
and Winslow.
The vessels sighted the Cuban coast at 5
o'clock and the blockade of the ports mentioned
in the President's proclamation was
immediately put In effect. The blockading
plan is but n step toward the development
of a larger plan. A glance at the map of
Cuba, bearing in mind tlio words of the
proclamation of the President, will show
at once that the blockade is contrived to
oppress Blanco and afford the largest opfCI
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cbuiseu cixcixsati, os blockade duty.
bands to assemble in force and contribute
their part to the driving out of Spain's
forces. The ports on the north side
of Cuba, from Cardenas on the
east to Bahia Honda on the west, and Cienfuegos
on the south, are those by which
only Blanco can expect to secure aid from
the sea. The middle section of the island
is that in which the Spanish forees have
been and are concentrated. All of the far
eastern provinces and the extreme west of
Cuba are substantially In the hands of the
First Congressman to Resign.
Warhixotos.D. C. (Special).?Representative
James K. Campbell, of IllinoPt, a
Democrat, has resigned and reported to
the Secretary of War that he will at once
raise a regiment and offer its services to the
Government. Mr. Campbell is the first
member of the present Congress to resign
for the purpose of going to war.
French Fleet to Be Near Cuba.
Bbest. France (By Cable).?The naval
authorities here have received orders that
I the French Northern Squadron is to be
I fitted out and the Atlantic Naval Division
is to be kept in constant proximity to
Cuba during hostilities,
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Insurgents or abandoned by the Spanish.
The ports of those sections will remain uncovered
and aid for the insurgents eau bo
run into them without molestation from
the vessels of the United States.
Naval officers say that the blockako of
Cuban ports is a beautiful piece of strategy,
Only about 130 miles of the northern coast
is patrolled bv the United States vessels,
and one port only on the, southern coast is
guarded by Admiral Sampson's ships. But
in the short stretches every port having
means of railroad communication with
Havana is cutoff from communication with
the outside world.
On the south coast, only Cienfuegos is
blockaded, but Cienfuegos is the only
place in that part of Cuba which has direct
railroad communication to Havana.
The principal places on the northern coast
over which a blockade is now maintained
nro Labia Honda, Cabanas. Muriel. Jaimanita.
Havana, Flava de Bacuranas,
Playa de Rincou, Boca de Jaruco. Jesus
Naze.rena, Matanzas, El Varadero and
Jucaro.
FIRST SHOT OF WAR.
The Nashville Captures ' the Spanish
Steamer Barns Ventura.
Key West, Fin. (Special).?The first shot
of the war was fired by the gunboat Nashville.
It was a blank shot from a slx-pounder
directed across the bow of the Spanish
steamer Buena Ventura. In marine language
the shot meant "Halt and hold up your
hands." The Bucna VenturA held up her
hands and hauled down the red and yellow
striped Spanish flag that floated over her
stern.
The United States blockading fleet was
about twelve miles off Sand Key Light
when the Spanish merchantman was sighted,
bound north. The gunboat Nashville
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ran her down and put a shot across her
bows from the four-lnoh gun on the port
side aft, commanded by Lieutenant DlllIngham.
The Spaniard ignored the shot,
but another, closer to her bows, brought
her to.
A prize crew under Ensign T. P. Magrnder
was put aboard. Captain Lucarraga,
in command of the Buenn Ventura,
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that war bad been declared, but when ho
was informed of the state of affairs he
shrugged his shoulders and accepted the
situation philosophically.
The Nashville brought her prize into this
harbor at 11 o'clock Friday morning, and
put a prize crew on board.
The prize money will be divided among
the men of the entire fleet, pro rata, as the
capture was effected in sight of the entire
squadron.
Captain Lucarraga. of the Buena Ventura.
will be allowed to remain on his own
vessel. He is treated with the utmost
courtesy.
SPAIN'S DESPERATE STRAITS.
Great Decline In Her Securities and Her
Financial Situation Appalling.
Madrid, Spain (By Cable\?A royal decree
has been gazetted calling out 30,000
men of the reserves of 1897.
All the persons who havo been consulted
by the Queen Regent have advised a continuance
of the Sagosta Cabinet. It is
probulbe, however, that the Minister of
Marine, Admiral Bormejo, will insist upon
resigning in order to take command of a
squadron.
Patriotic enthusiasm reigns throughout
Madrid and the Spanish provinces. ?A
crowd six thousand strong, delirious, carrying
flags and shouting "Viva Espana!"
"We want war!" and "Down with the Yankees!"
burned the Stars and Stripes in front
of tho home of Senor Sagasta, the Premier,
who was enthusiastically greeted.
The most unpleasant feature of the situation
is the panic which is prevailing at
the Madrid and Barcelona bourses and in
financial circles throughont Spain.
Despite the energetic efforts of the leading
bankers and the remonstrances of the
ttt-usc nennla have heffun in Madrid.
and even more in the provinces, to crowd
the branch offices of the Banlc of 8pain to
exohange notes for silver, which has long
been the only coin of the country.
FLEET MOVES ON MANILA.
lteporl That the Philippine* Are to Be Attacked
by the American*.
London,England CBy Cable).?The American
squadron which has been wniting the
opening of hostilities at Hong Kong, according
to a special dispatch from Shanghai,
has sailed for Manila, which it will attack.
The dispatch adds:
"Three steamers recently purchased by
the United States Government will follow
the fleet with coal.
"The approaches to Manila are mined.
"It is reported here that the priests and
the commercial classes in the Philippines
are in favor of a peaceful surrender rather
than to suffer a bombardment, but that the
military arc determined to resist."
No Women Wanted as Nurse*.
Wiseinoton, D. C. (Special).?The Secretary
of War and the Surgeon-General of
the Army issued an ultimatum that is calculated
to create a sensation throughout
the country. This is the unalterable decision
n<? only not to employ trained or
volunteer women nurses for the care of the
sick and wounded in the war with 8pain,
but not to recognize them In any way
whatever.
The Nlctheroy Sails Northward.
The dynamite vessel Nlctheroy, which
has been bought from Brazil by the United
States, left Rio de Janeiro wlttrthree thousand
tons of coal.
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The cruiser Baltimore joined the Asiatic
Squadron, before it sailed from HongKone; i
to attack the Philippines.
The Asiatic Squadron consists of seven
cruisers, five of which have been at Hong
Kong for the last month. The Baltimore,
Captain N. M. Dyer: the Boston, Commander
B. F. Lamberton; the Olympia,
Captain C. V. Gridley; the Petrel. ?ommnnder
E. P. Wood; the Raleigh, Captain
J. B. Coughlan, and the Concord, Commander
A. Walker.
THE FIRST TROOPS FOR CUBA.
Two Battalion* of Marine* Embark at
Brooklyn on the Panther.
New York City (Special).?The first regular
troops to embark direct for Cuba were
the First and Second battalions,, United
States Marine Corps.
The auxiliary cruiser Panther left the
Brooklyn Navy" Yard Friday night, carrying
them. Her destination is Mntanzas.
but she will touoh at Hampton Rouds and
Key West.
The marines were divided into two battalions
of three companies each, each company
numbering 103 men. Captain Harrington's
company is the artillery company,
manning four of the Held pieces. Two guns
are to be kept on the Panther as her armament.
The Panther, according to the
orders, will be the permanent quarters of
the two battalions who are attached to Acting
Rear-Admiral Sampson's forces. The
total force comprised 618 men.
Porto Rico In Open RevoltSt
Tnn*i?. We9t Indies (By Cable).?A
revolution ha* broken out in the Ponce
district of Porto Rico, and there is
rioting all through the Island. Residents
of other countries now in Porto Rico are
panic stricken. They feel that there is no
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idmiral Sampson's blockading fleet).
safety in the ports of the Island, and they
are momentarily expecting bombardment.
But when the question of going to the interior
arises foreigners face a new danger
?that is, the rioters there.
ZI SAMPSON A REAR ADMIRAL
Captain Commanding the North Atlantic
Squadron Promoted.
President McKlnley authorized Captain
W. T. 8ampson, Commander-in-Chief of the
North Atlantic Squadron, to hoist, the flog
of a rear admiral.
By this act the President has made Captain
Sampson the senior flag offloer of the
entire force of war vessels on the North
BEAB ADMIBAL 8AMPS0>\
Atlantic coast. Should Commodore W. 8.
Schley, commanding the Flying Squadron,
or Commodore Howell, commanding the
Northern Patrol Squadron, fall in with
Bear Admiral Sampson's vessels, it will be
his duty to report to Bear Admiral Sampson
and to carry out any orders that that
officer may consider It necessary to give.
In promoting Bear Admiral Sampson the
President acted with a view to clearing
the situation as it existed in reference to
the commanders-in-chief of the squadrons
on the North Atlantlo coast. Had the
rank of Bear Admiral Sampson remained
that of a captain he would have been deposed
from the position of commander-inchief
immediately upon falling in with the
Flying Squadron and Commodore Schley
would have had command over the two
fleets.
We Seize Another Ship.
Key West, Fla. (Special).?The Spanish
passenger steamer sailing from Porto Rico
to Havana has been seized'by Admiral Sampson's
squadron and sent into port here,
convoyed by the cruiser New York.
Blanco's Proclamation.
Havana, Cuba (By Cable).?General
Blanco issued a manifesto declaring that
the United States were forcing Spain to
war "at a time when they have received
from us only proofs of friendship." The
General asked all his "fellow-countrymen"
to "fight the eternal enemy of the Spanish
name." TJie Government instructed Captain-General
Blanco to declare the armistice
ended, owing to the decision of the
United States to resort to war.
Ninety Tons of Gold.
Nearly ninety tons of gold have come into
this country since the Maine was destroyed
in Havana harbor.
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QDEBH BESENrS SPEECH.
Addresses Spanish Parliament With
the Young: King by Her Side.
DEFIANCE TO UNITED STATES.
Tells the Spanish Cortes She Has Snmnaoned
Them to Defend Spain?Appeals
to the Spanish Feople to Gather
Round Her Son's Throne?Gratitude
Due the Pope For Hit Peace Efforts.
Madrid, Spain (By Cable).?Tbe opening
of the Spanish Cortes Wednesday was a
magnificent sight. All tho wealth and
beauty of Madrid gathered in the Senate,
where every available foot of space was
occupied. There was a terrific crush at
the entrance leading to the Senatorial
seats, many of which were occupied by
ladles.
Large bodies of troops were drawn up
outside tbe building, including the handsomely
uniformed Blue Dragoons and the
magnificently attired Palace Guards. All
the members of the diplomatic corps were
present in full dress.
The Queen Regent read the speech from
the throne. She referred to the troubles
mentioned at tbe last session of the Cortes,
saying they had increased "owing to tho
attitude of part of tbe people of the United
States in fomenting rebellion," adding that
hitherto Spain bad submitted "to these
threats and injuries, as not being the genuine
expression of the American nation, but,
becoming national, they would oblige ma
to break relations with the United States."
Continuing, the Queen Regent remarked
that in the supreme crisis the Pope "spoke
words of peace, which were hearkened to
by my Government, in the Arm consciousness
of right and in the strict performance
pf International duties."
Her Majesty added: "Spain's gratitude
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is due to the Pope, and also to the great
powers, whose action strengthens my con*
vlotion that Spain's cause deserves universal
sympathy."
"Thus identifying myself with the nation,
I not only fulfill the oath I swore in
accepting the Begency, bat I follow the
dictates of a mother's heart, trusting to the
8panlsh people to gather behind my son's
throne and aefend it antil he is old enough
to defend it himself, as well as trusting to
the Spanish people to defend the honor
and the territory o! the nation."
The Queen Begent then referred to the
trouble in the Philippine Islands, and,
continuing, said:
"Although a dark and gloomy future is
before us, the difflcutles are not beyond
our powers. With our glorious army, navy
and united nation before foreign aggression,
we trust in Qod that we shall overcome,
without stain on our honor, the
.baseless and unjust attacks made upon
as."
1 The Queen Begent read the speech with
the little King on her right, amid great
enthusiasm.
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AN IMPORTANT CONFERENCE,
Cuban Insurgent* to Co-operate With
50,000 Good Fighting Men.
Wabhixotox, D. C. (Special).?Bemarks
made by Senator Foraker in the Senate
and a conference of Oeneral Miles and T.
Estrada Palma lead to the belief that the
United States Government has virtually
recognized the Cuban Bepublic.
T. E8TBADA PALM A.
At General Miles's conference with Mr.
T. Estrada Folma, the Minister of the]
Cuban Government, plans wero discussed
by them for a joint campaign between the
United States forces ana the army of the
innnreants. Rifles and ammunition and
such other munitions of war as are necessary
will be provided by this Government
for the use of the insurgents. It is desired
to employ these troops in as large numbers
as possible on account of their natural
ability to endure the climate of Cuba in
the rainy season. Minister Palma represented
that if the United States would furnish
arms the Insurgents could place 50,000
good fighting men in the field immediately.
A Hallway Boom.
During the past two months the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad Company has received
1110 new box cars, 1239 double hop- |
per gondolas and 224 coke cars of the order
of 51S0 recently placed with Pullman's
Palace Car Company, the Michigan Peninsular
Works,{the Missouri Car and Foundry
Company and the South Baltimore Car
Works. Deliveries are being made as rapIdly
as the cars are completed.
Beef In Berlin.
The average prioe of first quality dressed
beet In the Berlin market for 1897 was thirteen
cents per pound.
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Spain Sends Our Minister Passports |
Before He Delivers Ultimatum.
HOSTILE OUTBURST IN MADRID. |
The Spanish Government, Having ReS
celved a Copy of the Ultimatum In Ad- ^
vance, Anticipated the Delive^- of ther^*. ft
Z Official Communication?Regarded it ^
aa [a Declaration of Hostilities.
Madrid, Spain (By Cable).?The Spanish ?
Government sent passports to United Jj
States Minister Woodford and officially Jj
declared that it regarded the American $
ultimatum as a declaration of war.
. General Woodford receive i President
McKinley's ultimatum at midnight Wed- t
nesdayand decided to deliver it Thursday.
Before he could do so he was given hts ]
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passports and notified by Spain that dip"
omatlo relations with the United States 4
had been terminated. General Woodford
left for Paris after Intrusting American
Interests to the British Embassy. Minister
Woodford's delay in delivering the
ultimatum is regarded by diplomats as a
blunder.
After receiving his passports, General .
Woodford left bis private residence in his J
own official carriage. His route to the '3
railway station was carefully guarded by
police and he had a strong escort of Civil
Guards, although very few persons were
aware of his departure.
An immensed crowd gathered at the station,
composed of all classes. A strong - i
force of police and civic guards maintained
order, wnlle among the crowd moved a
large number of private detectives. A detachment
of Civil Guards accompanied VM
General Woodford to the frontier.
The retiring Minister maintained bis '"ft
usual calmness, bat looked worn and .-g|
fatigued. When the crowd was thickest 'M
about him General Woodford forced hi^
way mrougn, ana, apprwcuiuK
Morel, the Chief of Police, ehooirltMraSk^H
with him cordially, thanking him for his
kindness and zeal In guarding the United .
States Legation and his (General Wood- '>J9I
ford's) residence for so many months.
When General Woodford took his seat In
the train there whs a stir among the speo- '
tators and a rash toward the window of
the carriage. The Minister sat unconcerned
and dignified. Senor Agullera, the *
Civil Governor of Madrid, his gigantio
figure rising head and shoulders above the '.o
crowd, la a stentorian voice raised a cheer, <
which was thrice responded to frantically
by the crowd. "Viva Espana!" resounded
throughout the station until the train was
fairly outside. This was not meant as a
kindly farewell, but was an exoloslon of
long pent up feelings.
The British flag is now flying over the
Amerloan Legation, which is still guarded
by the police. Sir Henry Drummond Wolff,
the British Ambassador, called on Senor
Gullon, the Foreign Minister, and Informed
him that the affairs of the American Legation
were in his (the Ambassador's) hands.
General Woodford was acoompanled by
his acting private secretary and two ser- '
vants. '
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General Woodford Insulted.
Bukbitz, France (By Cable).?When the }
train on which General Woodford was
traveling reached Yalladolld a mob at- >
tempted to storm It.
The crowd shouted "Death to the Yan- *
keesl" and broke the windows ot the cars.
The civil guard came to the rescue and
dispersed the mob with difficulty.
When the train neared tho French frontier
an attempt was made to arrest General
Woodford's private secretary on thd /}
ground that he was a Spanish citizen. ' '
General Woodford protested against tha
proceedings and the authorities desisted.
VIOLENT SCENES IN MADRID.
A Mob Smashes the American Eagle on
the Equitable Building.
Madbid, Spain (By Cable).?Enthusiastic
processions are now moving through the
principal streets. A mob gathered in front
of the building of the Equitable Life
Insurance Company and Insisted upon the
removal of the American eagle, which was
thrown down and smashed in bits. The
fragments were then carried through the
streets by a cheering, yelling mob to the
Military Club, where thq members appeared
upon the balcony and enthusiastically
cheered the demonstrators, shouting
"Vivo Espana!" and "Down with the Yankees!"
The police mixed with the crowd
and allowed the demonstrations to go on
without restraint. \ * Ja
The Civil Governor of Madrid. Senor
Aguilera, instead of prohibiting, allowed
complete liberty of action, mingling among
the demonstrators. ne was 1VUVU J 7|
cheered. 5
Toward midnight the crowd left Aloala
street and paraded several thoroughfares,
sacking shops owned by Americans, or
where American goods were displayed.
Among the places wrecked was the office
formerly occupied by Dr. Tinker, a dentist.
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A Company of Cowboys. <
The War Department has notified Attorney
General Griggsby, of South Dakota,
of tne acceptance of his proposal to recruit
a company of cowboys and has advised him
to establish recruiting stations.
Call lor Volunteers. ^
Washixgtox, D. C. (Special).?Bot^jk^y jj
Bouses of Congress adopted the conference/
report on the Volunteer Army bill, and the
measure was signed by the President. It
was decided that a call for 100,000 volunteers
should be issued. -s
Weyler to Command a Corps.
Madrid, Spain (By Coble).?Bullfights
have been arranged in all the large towns,
the proceeds to be devoted to tbe national
defence fund. It is still asserted that
General Weyler will receive command of
an armv cor OS.
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