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THE PADUCAH VOLUME II—NUMBER 204 —<——+ PADUCAH, KENTUCKY THURSDAY. MAY 12, 1898 THEY FELL FIGHTING! Engagement Reported Off Cardenas in Which En-' Take Your Prescriptions to NELSON + SOULE’S DRUG STORE sign Bagley and Fo Sixteen Thousand in the First Army---These to Be Reinforced by 45,000 Volunteers and 40,000 Insurgents---Invasion Will Begin Monday Next. date in all lines. The purest ors for medicinal use only. ICE CREAM SODA—PURE! Agent for Huyler’s. Goods delivered. Telephone 31 The Spirit of Revolution Spreads Throughout ur Brave American Sailors Were Killed. BIG PREPARATIONS FOR THE INVASION OF CUBA. “1MOBS HAVE POSSESSION OF MADRID—MILITARY POWERLESS. Spain, and it Is Feared That Today May See the Overthrow of the Queen Regent and the End of the Present Ruling Dynasty. THE srustons ~~ |/T IS REPORTED THAT THE BOMBAR Leuisville, Ky., May Courier Journal summed up situation this morning as follows: Plans for the comined Inad and navy atisck on Havana have been] of the invading army when they were fired upon by the completed. Sixteen thousand rgu-| Spaniards, who were defending or guarding Cardenas. lara will leave for Cuba on Monday next, to be quickly followed by 45,- 000 yolunteers. The volunteers have been ordered south without equipment, which will be delivered at the point of embarkation, ‘Tbe sup-] which time two Spanish gunboats were sunk by the guns port of 40,900 insurgents is expected} of the Winslew and Cardenas was set on fire. during the attack. Up to last night 56,000 volunteers had been mustered into the federal service, and by the end of the week 100,000 will been accepted. not believed. Twenty-five transports are ready It is also reported that as soon as the Winslow ceas- for moving the army into Cuba.Jed firing the gunboats Machias and Wilmington continu- They can take 20,000 men at a trip, and the trip is expected to occupy about two days. 2—Reports have reached here of a severe battle, which occurred yesterday at Cardenas bay. The Americans were trying to land the first division In the battle Eosign Bagley, of the guabont Wins- low, and four sailors were killed, and ten more Ameri- cans fatally wounded, The battle lasted one hour in Cardenas bay, during ‘Two hun- dred Spaniards were probably killed. The Spaniards claim that an American transport with 300 soldiers on board was sunk, but this report is ed to shell the city, and soon reduced the batteries, the coast buildings and the fortifications. ‘The navy department is not now Officers who arrived in boats \oday from the block- fo sure about the presence of the ade fleet will neither confirm nor deny the reports of this Cape Verde fleet at Cadiz, and is en- battle. deavoring to find out the truth, Sec- retary Long and members of the naval war board privately express the opinion that the fleet is still at nea. AUSTRIAN GUNNERS IN CUBA. Washington, May 12—Bulletin—It is officially an- : 2 ch ran the blockade last Jepartment has received nounced that the steamers whic les Fee ican deat of Rear Ad-| "eek t00k 100 expert Austrian gunners to Cuba. This miral Sampson, It is believed he accounts for the recent successful shore firing on the part hhas been informed of the report that} of the Spaniards. the Spain toate at Cutis] BOMBARDING PORTO RICO. warned not to accept it as correct. It is thought that Admiral Sampsoo Washington, May 12—A bulletin from St. Thomas has been left to use his own discre- tion, but no doubt 16 expressed in well informed circles that he will now proceed ta carry out the plan of cap~ turing San Juaa without fear of mo-] habitants are panic~ Pee ado, DEATH OF A SPANISH SPY. says the bombardment of San Juan de Porto Rico by the American fleet began this morning at 9 o'clock. The in- icken, The cruiser Charleston, losded swith ammunition for Admiral Dewey's squadron, will start at once for Ma- pila, without waiting for the trans- ports and other supply snips. The Y City of Pekia, with troops, will start] Morning. probably about Saturday, One mil- lion rations will be sent to Manila, sufficient to accommodate 5,000 men for more than sixtydays, Addition- a] Western volunteers have been or- dered to San Francisco, including those in the states of Colorado, Kan- gas, Nebraska, Idaho and Montana. Ibis betieved that the instructions sent to Admiral Dewey included or- ders to destroy all other Spanish ves~ sels and fortifications in the Philip- Washington, May 12—George Downing, a Spanish spy, hanged himself in jail at the barracks here this Madrid, May 12—Bulletin—All shops are closed here today, and infuriated mobs parade the principal streets of the city. The revolution that is momentarily expected now seems nesrer than ever. So bad are the conditions that « massacre is hourly expected. The military today attacked the maddened crowds and routed therm, : ‘The city officials are preparing to resist the uprising, which now threatens to overwhelm the entire city, but it is doubtfal it they can restore order, ‘The overthrow of the Bourbon dynasty is evidently now but a matter of a few hours, ‘The war department has notified Gov. Bradley that equipments for Kentucky troops were sent from Phil- adelphia May 6. These supplies Madrid, May 12—Bulletin—Mobs are parading the have not yet arrived and there is} streets and the rioting Is decidedly worse than at any DMENT OF PORTO RICO HAS BEGUN. time since the present anarchy began, It 18 feared the revolution will come toa head today. Everything now points to the dethronement of the Qacen Regent and the overthrow of the present government. THE INVASION OF CUBA. Washington, May 12—Plans have been perfected by the strategy board for the combined attack of the land and naval forces of the United States on Havana. The invading army, comprising 16,000 regulars, will leave for Cuba on Monday next, under protection of naval vessels, and will immediately prepare for an attack on Havana. Major General Miles and his staff will leave Wash- ington tonight and proceed directly t» Tampa, where he will assume personal command of the inyading army of the United states. ‘The messenger that has been expected from General Gomes bas arrived in the, United States, and will prot bly be in Washington tométrow. He brings word to the effect that the United States may depend upon the as+ sistance of at least 40,000 insurgents. If-this be true, the war department will do all in its power toward arm~ ing and equipping Gomez’s army. Everything vhat can possibly lve done to hurry the mustering in of the volunteer troops that will constitute the 45,000 volunteers that will go to Cuba is being dove by Adjutant General Corbin. The commissary department has arranged for te delivery of about 15,000,000 rations to Tampa, which amount, it is estimated, will be sufficient to last 50,000 men for 100 days. MERRITT WILL BE GOVERNOR GENERAL, Washington, May 12--General Merritt announces officially that he will leave for San Francisco tomorrow to lead the expedition to Manila, which will consist of 12,000 soldiers. He says he will be governor‘general of the pine Islands, Ph'lip- MANILA IS QUIET. Washington, May 12—Bulletin—It is reported this afternoon that a cable from Dewey says he is maintain- ing a strict blockade, There is no truth in the rioting stories, NO NEWS FROM SAMPSON. Washington, May 12—Secretary of War Long has no news from Admiral Sampson yet. He thinks the ca- ble from St. Thomas about the bombardment of San Juan is incorrect. ONE MORE SPANISH GUNBOAT GONE. Heag Kong, May 12—It is reliably reported here that Admiral Dewey’s gunboat Concord yesterday en- gaged a Spanish gunboat near Corregidor and sunk the Spaniard, not losing a man of his own. prove a valuable adjunct to lis? squadron, She will come next to the Olympia and Baltimore in point of size and effectiveness, In determining upon this speedy! departure of the Charleston, the au~ thorities here have had in mind not only the need of giving early relief to Admiral Dewey, but also have |been somewhat apprehensive of the | Philippine insurgents. | ALL HANDS LOST. London, May 12.—A dispatch te the Globe yesterday from Gibraltar ' says a British steamer which has jnst arrived there reports officially tbat she passed yesterday evening a tor- pedo-boat destroyer which was guard- ing Algeirras Bay and Straits. Shortly after the steamer passed her all the lights of the destroyer were suddenly extinguished, a ter- tific explosion followed immediately, and the destroyer disappeared. The disaster, the dispatch adds, was apparently caused by the explo- sion of the boilers of the torpedo- | GENERAL MILES WILL TAKE COMMAND. boat destroyer. It is feared that all on board of her have perished, A CHICAGO FIRE. The Armour Grain Elevators, in the Lumber District, Burned Today. district of the city. grain elevators have already been burned, The property loss is enor- mous. No lives have been lost. RIGID EXAMINATIONS. Feared That Many of the State Offices Will Not Be Accepted, Frankfort, May 12.—The exami- nation at Lexington of the volunteers is so rigid that it is feared that most allof the old officers of the state guard over 30 years of age will not be accepted om account of defects. thing possible is being done to facili- tate the work of loading the tran —— ports at Port Tampa with ammuni- 810,000 Damage Suit Won by|tion and supplies for the expedition. All last night and all of today hun- reds of men were kept busy unload- Maj. T, EMss won an impor-ling the war material from the freight tant damage suit in the circuit court| ost, and carefully stowing it away in This part of the work Hendley, a] will be practically concluded tonight former employe, who had an arm cut|and the ships now in the slip will off by a train in the yards at Fulton] drop anchor in the bay to make room for other transports. The Orzaba is exy WON THE SUIT. Paducah Lawyers in Hickman at Hickman this forenoon against the Illinois Central railroad. The suit was brought by H. V. some time ago, for $10,000 damages. Hon. John K. Hendrick went down to repreent the plaintiff on and a telegram was received this the steamers. DaILy. SU MEN AND ne | the largestetramsports enga eal by the ye bombardmentret Cavite, | govedibidsit diel will Bl ddektifbd eat Rersay Rube asserted pro- GUNS FOR |* Expected ments Against Ouba Will Be- | gin in the Next Forty- Eight Hours. CHICKAMAUGA IS ABANDONDED. campaign, returned yesterday, bear- Forty Thousand Troops Are pared For Cuba—Preparations For Transportation, Washington, May 12.—The inva- sion of Cuba will have began in earn-| Gcorge H. Thomas, at Chickamauga est by Thursday of next week. The fleet will Havana about week, Land forces will attack the Cuban] ed on special trains at Rossville yes- Capital about the same time, and it is| terday and started throuzh to Tampa Chicago, Illinois, May 12.—Alexpected that in forty-eight hours}over the Southern railway. big fire is raging in the lumber|the city will be in the hands of the/Sixth cavalry, the two regin The Armour | Americans. The present intentions of the ad-|Summer, the Second ministratian are to make the cam-|Col. Hunt, and the First and Tenth paign in Caba short and decisive,|cavalry, under Col. and officials say that Cuba will be in| went yesterday. the possession of the United States yefore June 1, In the haste to make invasion or-|take cars for Tampa today, ders to volunteers cases been changed, so that, instead of going to Chickamauga, they will go direct to southern points. GETTING READY. Tampa, Fla., account of the illness of Maj. Moss,}quarantine today. ‘T That ° Active’ ’ Moye-| Vessels, probably the Alama or Ori- ryliehithdtry, 8A nuitich of Hetot-| posesitd obtdit’ céntrol of the Philips pine Islands, guaranteeing the pay- ment of Spqin’s indemoity. It is believéd {his ‘plan fs'‘neceptable to Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria, and it is derstood to have been pasgively accepted by France, which Country is so strongly interested in the rehabilitation of Spain, TRANSPORTS BEING LOADED. Tampa, F' May 12.—By tonight six of the big government trans- ports at Port Tampa will be in readi- ness for actual loading of/the troops and horses. They are already ful- ly supplied with coal “and water, The work of building ‘the \gtalls for the horses and mules was completed yesterday, and long Ji {freight cars filled with boxes of ammunition fof the rifles of the soldiets and for the’ Gatling and*Hotehkiss' quick fir- ing guns are backed yup’'on the ‘tracks along the wharves and the work of unloaditig them hu¥y com- menced. Gen. Shafteg, spends most of his time at the rt inspect- ing the work, which, ‘il continue ight and day until eompleted. Eaeh transport wil haye mounted on het he Hotch- kiss gonsp while Gatlibgs, which will be taken along, will-be placed on the lower decks, ay 40,000 MEN READY. Washington, Miles may Sunday, Wd The reports received by the adju- tant general from the officers inspect- ing the state troops show that 40,- 000 officers and men, are now ready to be mustered into the service, REVOLUTION IN ITALY. Paris, May 12 ne correspond- ents in Rome of the newspapers of this city all affirm a refo}igion in Italy is imminent, and jh popu. lar rising throughout t -y will not long be delayed. The news causes great satisfaction here, where a republican ally is regarded as the natural friend of France and as an enemy of the Dreibund. MILES WILL LEAD. Washington, May 124/A''final de. cision has been reached that General Miles and his staff, wijl leavg. today for Tampa, preparatory to nioving to Cuba later. ‘ INTERVENTION. RUMOR. Hong Kong, May,/12.-+It is re- ported that naval movements are progressing which suggest at,inten- tion on the part of the powers to in- tervene between...the ,United«States and Spain, kiss quick-firing and Gatling guns were loaded on the Floridq today, HAVA A Mitid big Méige Guns, ‘fut | of ‘which y e|have. arrived here, not yet been unloaded from the cars, They will be loaded on sdiheMof wie ldfger have zaba, Lieut.) Ju Dy ‘Miley, of Gen.’ Shat- ter's staff, who #yas sent to Washing. ton Saturday with the reports of Lieut. Col, Dorst and Lieut. Col. Lawton and the plans forthe, Cuban ing with him a big bundle of, !maps and documents,.and immediately re- pre-| Ported to Gen. Shatyer. It, 8 now believed that the ‘two Cuban; regi- ments willacgompany the’ regtlar troops to Cuba. They have ‘all been armed with Springfield rifles and, un- der almost incesgant drilling,.are, rapidly being put into shape. ALL BE OFF TOMORROW: May the Invasion of Chattanooga, 12-—Camp Park, is rapidly undergoing demioli- begin at attack on] tion. the middle of the] The first troops the Third cavelry. out were those of They were load- May” 12.—General not start seuth before The ents under the command of Gen. 3. cavalry, under Baldwin, also Two of the infantry regiments will march nine miles to Ringgold and The three remaining will follow as rapidly as possible. The indications now are that all the commands, with their equipment, will be gone at noon. have in many before tomorrow May 12.—Every-| PREPARING FOR TROUBLE. London, May 12.—A story is published here to the effect that Ger- many is preparing to signify her pproval of a lasting occupation of the Philippine Islands by the United States. The German Consul at Manila is gaid to have been structed to make representations to Rear Admiral Dewey differing ma- terially in character from those of the representatives of other Powers, Very heavy claims, it is said, are cted up from] being encouraged upon the part of is is one of!the Germans who have suffered from afternoon saying that the case had been won. CIRCUIT COURT. The More-Cain Dry Kiln company case against the Kilgore company is still on trial in the circuit court, and will probably not be finished until tomorrow. The case of Ben Tice against the Illinois Central railroad was con- tinued, Mrs. Ola Townes was granted a divorce from her husband, Jobn|° Townes. ——— —— F. G. HARLAN, JR. The Leading Plumber and Gas Fitter Sorinkling hose, bath tubs, gas fix- tures and fittings of all kinds. See his prices before having your work done. No job too large, no job too small. 122 Broadway; phone 113. THE $5 VIVE CAMERA cent expended in their purchase. 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The military officers at Lexington think that fully 200 additional recruits will be needed to fill out Kentucky's) jppines has taken such a deep hold quota for the federal service. on the official mind here that the A in the Spanish cabinet is} government has decided to hasten re- Delieved to be inevitable, and a mem-| inforcements to Rear Admiral Dewey, er of the present cabinet says that} The Charleston was orered to sal any change will be in the direction of [to the Philippines yeaterda: wilhos ypeace. ‘The people of Spain are in 9) wajting for the transports, tak Ks “iesperste condition, Bread riots are} ner bulkhead full of ammubitin “oecurring throughout the country and | Ujqusual haste ts being shown in bur- it is predicted that one will occur in| rying westera troops to r sco. Madrid in three weeks’ time, The} “ ‘The orders to the Charleston were ational subscription for the navy} to put on board all the ammuopition auiswnted to nothing; the people} she will carry es long as her steaming have cothing to give aad are said to) capacity is not retarded, At least Sdgacerned evout food for|150 tons of ammunition can be put be more themselves then about Cubs. on board. By the extraordinary ef- nary al forts on the part of the authorities cl aint in consequence. ——- Fe ay DEWEY’S NEW WARSHIP. Washington, May 12.—The theory that Spaii ill relinquish Cuba and try to regain possession of the Phil- fleet mount five and six-inch guns. There is also an ample supply of the smaller sixes cf shut and shell for the machine and rapid fire guns. The stock of powder will be in three lots, aggregating over 170,000 pounds, It is not expected that the Charles- ton will wait for any considerable number of troops, as these wil} follow later on the relief boats. She has a crew of about 300 men, and this probably will be augmented by a marine guard of a few hundred men. ‘The Charleston is « protected cruiser of 3,730 tons displacement, ndjmounts eight guns in her main battery. She bas twin screws and an indicated horse power of 6,666, She will probably have to stop at Honolulu to recoal. Her trip to Manila will take about two weeks. The City of Pekin, which will follow her, is a very fleet merchantman, so that there is a prospect she may overhaul the Charleston in the rac: across the Pacific and reach Manila first, The Charleston is commanded by Capt. Heory Glass, Aside from carrying ammunition and supplies to Admiral Dewey, the Charleston will! Is splendid value for your money — twelve plate holders free. If you intend buying «camera drop in and see sam- ples of pictures taken with this instry, ment. 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