The Paducah Daily Sun Newspaper, April 30, 1898, Page 1

VOLUME I1—NUMBER 194 -_ Take Your Prescriptions to NELSON * SOULE’S DRUG STORE Up to date in ali lines. The purest Of liquors for medicinal use only. ICE CREAM SODA -PURE! Agent for Huyle: Goods delivered. Telephone 51 — THE SPANISH FLEET. . Vincent, Cape De Verde Is- Cs kon 30.—The Spanish Squad- ron, after inany days fingily sailed at 8:30 o'clock day morning The des known. of waiting, nation of the fleet 1) sailed in a southerly di- This mast bring it to Porto it to the does or the coast of South America. rection. Rico or might take Barba- The battleship Oregon, on its way to Key West, might b 1 the armored cruisers Vizcaya Cristobal tui nterce » Spanish squadron sts of Almi- Colon and do ly destroyers ais did rante Oquende Maria Teresa, and three torpedo bo: The leave three tor at at three torped» bo not ‘The Oregon is a match for any two » > had would be at of the cruisers fight the whole fl a big disadvantage. The torpedo be at 9:30, Ciudad to et she * trip, the and San Francisco 1 asebor and with Dee: sailed in a transports northerly direction, pre 1 sumably for the Canaric SPANISH CRUISER DESTROYED. St. Thomas 30.—It is stated here Wednesday. 1 jt the cruiser Cri€ bal Colon was the harbor of Sao Juan, by the explosion of or torpedo, and at th the lights in the city guish The Cristobal C actual service but had jn the harbor to be fort. How many of the drowned when the vessel sank hoown The sinking of the Cristobal Colon Utributed to ¢ + of Gen Gomez, who, it is reputed, leaded in Porto Rico a few days ago to in augurate a revolutionary movement io the island. Five thousand toas of consigaed to Havana, have tercepted by the Spanish and seized for the use of th Porto Rico, THE LAST RESORT. i! 30.—The Jour- dispatch yester- board of strat West Indies, April that last Spanish sunk presumably in bmarine mine moment were extia not moored a floating crew were fo used as is not provisions been in- governor ve army in New York, / nal in a Washing day asserted that the egy recommended | night that as soon as it becomes apparent that the Spanish fleet does not intend to cross the Atlantic, the Canary islands in the Atlantic and one of the B: lands in the Mediterranean, the island of Minori: will be ed byfthe United States as a base of supplies. It says that if the Spanish fleet does not come to the board of strategy has declared that to end the war we must attack Spain at home PORTUGAL 1S NEUTRAL. probably seiz- Lisbon April 80,—The announcing the neutrality of Portu- gal was pablished in the official gazette yesterday. The proclamation forbids — the degree |FORTS OF | THE ENEMY BOMBARDED. Rumored Shelling of Fort ight-—Another’ Battery Silenced hy Our Big Guns. banas Last N Spanish TEN SHELLS DID THE WORK. Spain's Big Fleet Has at Last Sailed From the Cape Verde Istands~— But Its Destina- tion Is Unknown. SPANISH CRUISER REPORTED DESTROYED Atlanta, Ga., Aprit 30.—A cable dispatch from Key West says that Sampson's fleet, with ten shells, si lenced the guos at Fort Cabanas last night, Atlanta, 30, 12:44 p The story of the bombardment of April m.— banas last night by Admiral Samp- son's fleet bas been fully confirmed. Only ten shots were necessary to si lence the Spaniard’s guns. The fort | Was almost demolished Cabanas is on the coast about 30 tiles west of Havana }0.—The fast Paul and for Washington. April hounds, the St ed today to search ocean gi Harvard, #9 Spanish vessels of the southern const. vessel afloat and conid easily give the e vessels can outstrip any war alarm should any Spanish vessels be vovering off the coast EASY TO WHIP SPAIN, A ves London, April who prominent Haglishmap he ia the jus- tice of America’s also of the opinion e, and who 1s that the United States will certainly have a walkover, is Lord Wolseley, the ler-in- hief of the British force Daring a dinner party Lord between Cuba comma + conversation yesterday, drew Wolseley a parallel and Crete, saying While Crete oo m Kogland interfered in grounds, the United material intervention. 1 be- of the American navy is so much superior that the A ulty in defeating Spaia’s States has both moral and ation for the ust ieve uality army to Spain's ans will have uo dif land forces, which are ships and their equals or superiors on paper only. NO WORD FROM MANILA ndon, April, Daily Mail lated Friday says A dispateb from Hong Kong “War Nothing has been heard of n fleet from Manila. Commodore Dewey considers that his done tleet is captured and sa Loi tot vews is scarce. e Americ or laty will be when the Spanish ety has been secured for trading vessels, Eleven of these vessels are overdue and the Americ The fo government at no at the United States Consul Wiltiams ns feel excec xious. of Manila discretion dingly ion the provisional will be an- ynced of the THE PARIS SAFE. New York, April 80 ‘an Liner Paris, The Ameri- to be utilized as the auxiliary craiser Yale, reached New York morning. e, early hour this At m. she was off the entrance to New York harbor, The d from Southampton April was felt for her, harbor at Paris 5 22. Much anxiety as she has at present no armament and her only defense from Spani¢h her fleetness. UNDERRATED, April —The Mail says this moroing: warships DEFEN D We have London, private information that the strength of the defenses of Manila and Ha equipment or entry of privateers in Portuguese waters and permits the entry of belligerents into Portuguese ports for a brief stay only, A TRUE TONIO A tonic to a one that simply rary stimulation ’ commends. its A substitute will 1 isfactory to people s appointed ALANS CELERY WITH IRON Strengthens the vital forces inv s and cleanses the entire system and dispels that languid feeling. Sold by LYNE & LYNE DRUGGISTS vana is much underrated, and that no bombardment can be attempted by the American commanders with much chance of success, Manila guns have been The entrance to bay 1s mined and tensinch mounted, Good Bye Old Headache If you use our Good Bye Head- ache Powders—4 doses, 10¢, J.D, BACON & CO, PHARMACISTS Gold Fish Agents, Seventh and Jackson CUBA FOR ‘CUBANS. New York, April 30.— bans in this country are percice Re paring to co-operate with the Ameri- can army in the invasion of the isl- land. Besides the expedition of Brigadier-General Emilio Nunez and Capt. James E. Dorst of the Amer- | ican army that will start early next| week from ‘Tampa or Key West, sev- | eral others will follow, Orders have been issued to Aa-| miral Sampson for the protection by! the Americnn Navy of Nunez’s ex-| pedition. Brigadier-General Castil- | to's will comprise at least 1,500 men. | Major-General Jalio Sanguilly will take another. General Lacret with | sommand another. At least 5,000! ubans will go in the several expedi- | tions prepared. Tampa, Fls,, April 30,—Kight| large steamers have been chartered | "!¥i® Squadron Will Be Kept to by the goverament as_ transports, | Protect Unfortitied Cities on and 5,000 men of the regular army; Gur Coast and Watch the will be speedily conveyed to some : Cuban port, acting a8 guard and es- | Spanish Fleet, cort of the munitions of war which | are to be supplied to the insurgents, | At the same time a vessel Iaden with THE LAND FORCES ARE TO 60 10 CUBA. supplies for the starving reconcentra- dos will be sent to Cubs and will be| protected by ships of war. The! a as . roops will be commanded by Briga-; Washington, April $0—General lier-General W. R. Shafter, and will! Shafoer has today been selected to be taken from the regular army 48 | Jead the invading army in Cuba. follows: Generals Fitzhugh Lee and Wh:«!- Four thousand infantry taken trom | 4 a the Fourth, Fifth, Sixth er will have command of the volun- teenth, Seventeenth and Twenty-first | eer troops as regiments; one thonsand cavalry | Arrangomonts taste. invenion of taken from the First, Second. Third, | Cuba are being pushed as rapidly as Sixth, Ninth and tenth cavalry regi- possible. It is reported the first ments, The artillerymen will be troops will be landed next week. taken from the First, Second, Third, Fourth and Fifth artillery regiments. | The government has prepared for the transportation of 5,000 troops PRESENT TO THE GOVERNMENT, | aad 0,600 tons of baggage and muni- tions of war. The action of Admiral Sampson in shelling the forts along the Cuban more than one (GOVERNMENT PLANS ARE MATURING. | The Aim of the Government Is to Gain Ingress to Cuba By Way of Ma- tanz, MANILABLOCKADE ESTABLISHED V t New York, April 30.—The Ogden Goelet heirs have refused the money which the government was to bave paid fer the yacht Maytlower, now a torpedo boat destroyer, attached to Admiral Sampson's fleet. The sum which the Goelet heirs thus renounce in favor of the government is about 8 000, This is the second yacht ° be accepted by the government as a gift from itsowners. Frederick A.!;,. \° Si heriarioes gave his yacht, Free| ty ‘at se the benly focoeed | Ly dal Lance, aud the offer was accepted | ions for actual hostilities stand they John Jacob Astor has also offered bis | contemplate these operations : yacht the Nourmahal, but it bas not} First—The opening of ingress to been accepted. Caba for the relief ship which carry supp'ies to the reconcentradoes ENGLAND WOULD TRADE. in Cuba aod the co-operation of the pee: United States naval forces with those Washington, Avril 30—Sir Julian 7 ; Pauncefote has had two conferences, [Of the insurgents, This invasion, yne with Secretary Day, the other| Which is to be conducted purely as with the president bimself, upon the Philippine question, to the effect that England would offer good bargain in trade for the Philippines should the Ucited States be disposed to talk business. Possibly she might offer the entire lot of English West Indies in exchange for the Philippines, So} certain is the government of its cay ture of Manila that arrangements for their control are being prepared, MORE FUNDS WANTED. Washington, April 30 —Secretary of War Alger has decided to ask for adeficiency appropriation to carry liis department until July 1, The extraordiary [demand for funds caused by the war preparations have | resulted in a deficit. Congress will be asked to vole the war department about $35,000,000. | | be held at Fort Monroe asa reserve MAY GET CAUGHT. restatement | fleet, but is to be drawn upon if Madrid, April 30.—Captains of , necessary to protect upfortified cities. Spanish trans-Atlantic steamers will|The squadron may reinforce the sacs aa - Hegel mails between | Sampson squadron, This is Spain and Cuba and are confident o! bi thelke ability to. ran the Cuban | ginal plan mapped out more than blogkade. | three weeks ago by Assistant Secre- The Spanish steamer Serra, Capt, | tary of the}Navy Roosevelt. Colzeada, sailed yesterday for Ha-| Fourth—The’guarding of the ap- vena. proaches to cities on the north and Leave your order for cream and | middle Atlantic coasts by regulars. cakes with the Delicatessen, delivery to any hart of the city, coast is to furnish suitable place for landing troops. New York, April 30.—A special to the World of yesterday from Washington says: It is stated on the highest author- is to tanzas, The Sampson squadron is being urged to make way for and to protect the relief expedition. Second—The preventing of Spanish fleet now at Manila, in the Philippines, from joining forces with Spanish fleets at Cape de Verde islands and in Cuban waters, ‘The instructions to Commander Dewey are not to shell Manila unless the fortifications ass: the American fleet. A rigid blockade, similar to that established at Havana, is to be enforced against Manila, An gagement, if any occurs, will be pre- cipitated by the Spanish fleet under command of Admiral (‘‘Fighting’’) Montejo. Third—The flying squadron is to the en- a relief expedition, may land at Ma-; the | the Cd | The original plan contemplated the | peformance of this duty by vessels | 7VX" PHERSON’ Ss manned by naval reserves, bat change was compelled by advices of the sailing of a Spanish fleet from Cadiz with instructions to tic coast. the’ aux ‘nd San Francisco to guard the ap- proaches to the Massachusetts and New York coasts. Fifth—Hurried preparations for the transportation of the land forces bow at Chickamauga to either Tampa or New Orleans for embarkation to Cuba. These are the orders now, and It is expected that Gen. Miles will leave Washington on Sunday *o assume actual command of the land forces, Sixth—The maintenance of the State militia forces which have re- ported ‘ready’? in an advanced or- ganized condition, with ‘the view of calling them to follow the regular army forces now mobilized at Chicka~ mauga. Washington, April 30. —I\ is said the President will accept Governor Bob Taylor's offer to com- mand the Tennesse troops. ‘tis also believed that General Buckner, of Kentucky, will get a od place. Troops are still being hurried to pa, but the war department re- ye posttvely, to give out wny- [thing to the newspapers, Washington, D. C. April 30.— Congress, according to what mest of the leaders say, is likely to remain in sezsion until the war with Spain is over. Hence the dispatching of 3:05 p. m. It is most important that it should, in view of the possibility of complicaticns with other European nations, THE MARKET Reported by the Lacy CHreAGo, 1 ain Co wm April 20, Months =| Open ne | Low | Close July wheat. May corn, lay oats | 7 31.8 May pork Lay lard, 0.1 1.10 | 1092 May ribs May cotton | Wheat Now is the time to buy a Lawn Mower and keep your lawn pretty all summer, Be sure and see the one [sold only by Hank Bros. & Joxes 2843, Fire This Morning. The home of Tom Emery,on North Second street, near the power house, was destroyed by fire this morning about 3 o'clock. Dust-Killer Is a liquid paint for general use on all kinds of wood floors. When applied it gives shellac or varnish color and @ wax surface. It is not sticky or greasy like cheap oil floor dressing. All other preparations give a raw oil surface. The following firms use and recommend it Ellis, Rudy & Phillips, Henry Bailey, Dr. Murrell, And quite a number of oth ers. Sold exclusively at MEN OF MODERATE Need no longer regard tailor-made clothes wi: MEANS ith fear and trembling. Dalton now makes clothes in his own shop, here at home---makes the clothes right, makes the bill right. It costs but a trifle more to wear garments that fit thar those that a’most fit. The acme of style and workmanship is ours. Drop in at 333 Broadway and see about that belated spring suit. You'll be glad you waited---t’will cost you so little. DALTON, THE TAILOR bombard unprotected cities of the North Atlan- ary cruisers New Orleans Wax Floor Dressing! Purcell & Thompson, REGIMENTS READY T0 MOBILIZE. The Louisville Legion Will Be (Mobilized at the Chatanqua Grounds by Thursday Next. FLAG FOR THE THIRD REGIMENT. he Troops Will Begin Moving Monday—The Third Regiment Will Be Quartered on Lex: ington T) otting Track. OTHER MILITARY NEWS OF INTEREST. Lexington, April 30—The Second regiment, K.S. G., will be quar- tered at the Tattersall’s grounds. The companies will all arrive Mon- day. The Louisville Legion will be in camp at Chautauqua. The Third regiment will be at the trotting track, and all companies have been ordered. They will be mobitized Thursday by next Frankfort, April 30—Gen, Collier says there will be no extra session of the legislature. The government agrees to pay all the expenses of the troops. Arrangements for transportation of troops were all completed this morn- ing. Gen. Collier says the troops will egin moving Monday. Ed Chenault went to Frankfort yesterday and offered to Governor Bradley the services of his company, consisting of 156 volunteer negroes. “The governor told me,’’ Ed said, “sthat from present indications he ex- pects another call for volunteers within ten days or two weeks. If this call comes he expects to have a negro regiment among the iroops. Ilo told me that our company wil be the first one he will call on in this event. Altogether my visit was a most satisfactory one. The governor seemed to be pleased that the negroes are taking an interest ip the war and are volunteering and said it denotes a commendable patriotism in them, Oar boys are drilling regularly every night and hope to be in good trim by the time we are needed. They are catching on nicely and take much interest in this work,’’—Lex- ington Herald. The Light Guards at Hopkinsy stay in Kentucky for some time yet. The war depar' mont has decided that the militia shall be retained for the present at the rendezvous of their respective| states. The plan of concentrating these troops at two or three points in the South has been abandoned In pursuance of Gov. Bradley, an examination of the soldiers recently mustered into the state guards was begun at the Boyd| infirmary, The reason that only about 80 of the 102 listed can be used, ant there some who would not accepte the U.S. army if they were to Lexington. Hence necessity of having the the transportation and those who cannot be used an order from of this was en are in there is rations Kentucky sol- made at Jeffer . and itis expected they will be ready in a few days. The soldiers will all wear the regulation United States army uniform, the forms of the Kentucky State Guards not being used at all, The suits for the diers are now being sonville, Lod The citizen's subscription started yesterday at a meeting held at the Building Trust office is rapidly in- creasing, and at noon amounted to about $500. Itis expeeted to get at least $1,000. Mayor L ter from M W. J. Potter and M, Bowling Green, desired to present the Third regiment, the Pennyrile, with Isome regi- mental flag embossed and trimmed in received a let- KE. B. Nabn, ing that it of The intention is to get $50 from each of the ten cities in the Pennyrile, and $50 is asked of Padu It is de- sired that only $1 be taken from each citizen, and the mayor started the subscription by giving a dollar. Rev. H. B. Johaston, pastor of the Broadway Methodist church, very thoughtfully invited Capt. B, B. Davis and his company to worship with the Broadway Methodist church at 8 p.m, Sunday, The young g tlemear seem to appreciate it much and decided to attend in a body. Their friends are also invited. A letter has been received from Mr. Albert Moore, who resign ed on the Register Saturday to ac cept a position at Benton, saying that he and his two brothers hi to Paris, Tenn., to join the army. Three brick masons Chas, Scharz and Robi the Paducah company. masons at a meeting held id night, decided to keep the dues in the union psid for the above until they receive an honorable discharge. The examination of soldiers will probably recuire all the afternoon, REY. FRANK M. THOMAS. P. D, Ferrell, Macey, are in The brick Bowling Gre Rev, Frank M. young Methodist . Ky., April 30,— the able who Thomas, preacher, Third preparatory is chaplain of the is up with regiment, to his de- Mr. for packing parture regiment, Thomas has been in bad health some time, and had to rest from reg- ular work this but he is now and of his fellow soldie his year, much better, will suare the fate Nose and tt. Dr. Edwards, Ear, Eye Throst Specialist, Paducah, ani- | gcld, and the estimated cust is $350. | very | TEN CENTS A WERK BLOCKADE OF MANILA ESTABLISHED. Commodore Dewey Anchored Be- | | le fore the Philippine Capital This Morning—Where’s the Spanish Fleet? SPANIARDS CLAIM A VICTORY. Madrid kxeited Over the Report- ed Defeat of Commodore Dew- ey’s Squad Probably the Spanish Side of It. NEWS ANXIOUSLY AWAITED AT WASHINGTON New York, April exchange 0—The this stock morning Dewey's ron successfully block- at 2 o'clock this morn- has a ca | stating that Asiatic squs aded Man. Commodore mention is made of the Spantsh dit is battle has taken place. It is supposed the Spanish fleet has eluded Dewey's leet. tleet not known whether a Madrid, April 30.—(Special cable to the Courier Journal )—The city is on tip-toe of expectancy for news of au engagement off the Philippines, which, it is felt dd. Indeed, rumors cnrrent since albout 5 o'clock can not be long de- aj have been yesters | day afternoon that the fleets have ul- ready met; defeated the three that the Spaniards bave Ameri that been ans, and American vessels have No officiel | been received yet, information has nor can the | be traced to its fonuda | — toner OUR FLEEL OFF BOLINAO, romor Hong Kong, nied that t —It is de- Spanish fleet has left Manila to meet the American squad- ron, . On the contrary. itis asserted that the Spanish warships will remain in Manila bay to assist the forts. 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