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•THE PEOPLE'S PARTY PAPER!
ONE DOLLAR PjJ* AR.
VOL. VII. NUMBER 31.
UNCLE SAM WILL SOON INVADE CUBA.
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NO IK-—Txifc above map shows the island of tuba and its relative position to Florida on the North, Haiti (an irdepondcnt neutral republic) on the South, while Porto Rico, the other Spanish island, lies still further Southeast with the
Danish inlands St. John and St. Thomas close by. These two small islands it is believed have been leased temporarily by Denmark to the U. 3. Jamaica is cf course, neutral, and England will give Spain no assistance from that
point. Nassau on the Northeast is also English. While General BJanco’s forces occupy all that part near Havana, General Gomez and the insurgents control the provinces of Puerto Principe and Santiago de Cuba and General Garcia’s
troops are now close to Havana and preparing to.co-operate with the U. S. fleet which will scon reduce Mstanzas so as to land arms and the insurgents* This is close Havana but (he Spanish forces can not prevent the
■ MO HIS CfflE
fflH ILL ITS HORRORS.
Cuban Ports Blockaded and Prizes
Taken by U. S. Vessels.
BIG BATTLE SUNDAY
1113 Philippine Islands Will be
The Next Scene.
THE NAVAL DUEL IS COOS.
Almost Evenly Matched Uncle Sam’s
Warships Will Attack the Spanish
Fleet in Spanish Waters-Rush
ing Men to Key West Pre
paratory to Invading
of Cuba.
War, with all its grim horrors has
commenced and from now on, every
day will bring fresh news of bloody
encounters until the Dons sue for
peace and leave American waters for
ever,
Every preparation for a deadly con
flict has been rapidly pushed forward
by both Spain and the U. 8. and now
that fighting lias actually commenced,
our vessels will be expected to make a
good report of themselves in every
situation.
Congi-esss has declared war as will
be seen in another column and both
navies ao-e eagerly straining every
point to put in finishing touches to the
ships of the ent my.
As the Peoples Party I’aper goes to
press Friday, April i»9, rcporls are
coming in of the bombardment of the
forts at Matanzas which occurred Wed
nesday afternoon in which the New
York, Puritan and Cincinnati took
part. Oar vessels were uninjured but
it is believed the enemy lost heavily
both in life and property.
Three hundred shots were fired at a
a ra> go cf 4,000 yards. The Spanish
batteries ieturned the fire of our ves
sels doing no damage. The bombard
meat wa- made to prevent the Spanish
force ton completing their earth
works at that port.
Akovo will be found a map of Cuba
and the vicinity which P. P. P. readers
would do well to preserve since tho
fighting on thia side cf the o.:ean will
probably all take place in Cuba.
But the first naval engagement is ex
peeted to take place about Sunday near
the Phillippino islands. The IT. S.
Asiatic squadron commanded by Rear
Admiral Dewey and consisting of the
cruisers Olympia, Baltimore, Boston,
Concord, Raleigh, the gun boat Petrel
and dispatch boat Hugh MeCulloh sail
ed from Hong Kong Wednesday noon.
Tho leader of the insurgents of the
Phillippiues is on board tha flag ship
Olympia. The insurgents are reported
as being massed around Manilla and
are said to be strong enough to drive
the Spanish off with some assistance
from our fleet.
Against our fleet, Spain has sent the
cruisers Reino Cristina, Castilla, Velas
co and Dun Juan do Austria and the
gnu boats, Paraguay, Ulloa, El Cano,
General Lezo and Marquez del Ducro.
As U. S. Admiral Dewey is a cool head
ed, brave fighter while the Spanish ad
miral is reckless, there is a good chance
for Dewey. News from the scene will
be awaited with suspense.
In the meantime, affairs on this side
o' the pond are moving rapidly.
The U. S. has purchased the dyna
mite cruiser Nictlieroy and she is on
her way to Key West accompanied by a
Brazilian warship.
The Spaniards have captured a small
American bark Saronac near Manilla,
but are much worried about the prizes
which the Key West squadron under
Sampsr n have taken in.
The Monitor Terror caught the Am
brosio Bolivar off Cardenas Cuba on
Wednesday. She had S6P.OJO in Span
ish silver on board.
. The U. S. light house tender Man
grove, a small craft captured on Tues
day the Spanish cruiser PanSina with
29 passengers and 72 crew. It was
a rich prize as the Panama is a large
trans-Atlantic liner carrying two 12
pounders and could have blown tho
Mangrove out of the sea with her little
pop guns, it was a daring, reckless
job but proved a success.
Tho City of Paris is reported t-afe by
vessels who spoke her in mid-ocean.
The U. S. naval board has purchased
the Bollard subma ine boat which
dives down several miles away from an
enemy’s ship and while under the wa
ter flros torpedoes at her hull, rising
“JE’<2UI4Z RIGHTS TO ALL; SPECIAL PRIVILEGES TO NONE.”
ATLANTA, GEORGIA; FRIDAY ALRIL ’9, 1898
again when oiit of range of her guns.
Judge DayAtucoceded Secretary Sher
man as Secretary of State on Tuesday.
The mustering of the Georgia Vol
unteers commenced Wednesday and
the companies will bn in camp near
Atlanta by next Sunday.
Col. W. W. Gordon of Savannah may
be made a brigadier general by the
president.
Portugal declared neutrality Thurs
day and this will cause the Spanish
fleet to leave Cape de Verde islands at
once. Portugese war ships will be
sent to enforce the orders.
Thursday's dispatches assert that
four iron clads and three torpedo boat
destroyers had loft Cadiz, steaming
directly westward! It is expected
that this squadron will bombard some
one of our n orthern ports within a few
days.
The Catalina, a Spanish steamer,
valued at *400,000 captured near Cub?
by the Detroit on Monday is at Key
West.
The negro troops will not ba accept
ed by Governor Atkinson but he will
request General Brooke to enlist them
directly into the U, S, army.
Late reports reduce Georgia’s quota
to 2,400 men. Gov. Atkinson has ap
pointed for one regiment, Col. Oscar J.
Brown, U. S. army, Lt. Col. J. F.
Brooks now Captain in the Ist Ga
Regt., Majors W. J. Kendrick of At
lanta and E H. Almand of Conyers.
Col. Lawton’s regiment will have Lt.
Col. Wm. Gaerard of Savannah, Majors
0. T. Ke'nanof Macon and H. E. Woot
en. No regiment will be taken com
plete but as far as possib’e companies
will be taken. Strict physical exami
nation will be required of each volun
teer.
Gov. Atkinson has asked for a com
mission as Brigadier General. If he is
appointed he will resign as governor.
Col. Ed. Wright of Albany, Col. Floyd
King of Brunswick and Col. W. W.
Gordon are his opponents, all wanting
the same appointment.
The steamer Guido captured by the
Terror and the gun boat, Machias on
Thursday is a good prize. She had a
cargo and money for the Spanish troops
and tried to slip by ths U. S. vessels In
the fog but had her pilot house shot off
for her pains. The cargo and vessels
are valued at 8100,000.
Secret orders issued Thursday caused
train load after train load of troops to
be rushed from Chiokamauga through
Atlanta to Tampa. Over half of the
army will be in Tampa by Saturday
night.
Lt. Freemont of the U. S. army was
lauded near Havana Tuesday and was
conducted to Gen. Gomez where he
arranged for co-operation between the
U. S. troops and the insurgents.
A rough estimate of the prizes already
taken near Cuba by U. S. vessels reach
es over *10,000,000.
The navy department has already
spent the *50,000,000 for new vessels
and now wants mors money.
A bill aas been passed by congress to
enlist 10,000 yellow fever immunes at
once.
Gov. Bob Taylor of Tennessee, will
go with his men whether or not he is
appointed a brigadier.
: Congress Declares War. ?
1 i
2 Washington, April 25. —The following bill, f
t reported by the foreign affairs committee in the low- £
x er house of congress today, was passed immediately 2
t and without division:
X “A bill declaring that war exists between the 2
2 United States of America and the Kingdom of Spain. 5
J “Be it enacted, etc., J
$ “First, That war be. and the same is hereby, |
t declared to exist and that war has existed since the *
X 2 1st day of April, A. D., 1898, including said day, |
between the United States of America and the King- 2
t dom of Spain. J
X “Second, That the president of the United $
J States be, and he is hereby directed and empowered J
2 to use the entire land and naval forces of the United |
2 States, and to call into the actual service of the Uni- $
t ted States the military of the several states, to such J
| extent as may be necessary to carry this act into J
J effect.” 2
2 The senate went into secret session today on re- 2
2 ceiving the house war bill. Mr. Davis moved to take 2
* up the house war bill and then to amend the house 5
J bill by adding a few words which the senate commit- 2
0 tee had agreed upon. X
2 The senate agreed to house war bill. Amend- J
3 meats of foreign relations committee were dropped. 2
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The war wh eh officially started
April 21 by Spain handing Woodford
his passports up to the present has bean
simply a waiting game on the part of
Spain and on the part of Uncle Sam,
one capture after another of Spanish
vessels in Cuban and American waters.
The first gun in the war was fired by
the Nashville and the first prize taken
by that vessel.
Early Friday morning the Spanish
staamer Buena Ventura which had
sailed from Galveston for Rotterdam
was sighted 12 miles from Key West
Tho Nashville ran her down firing
two shots before she would come to. A
prize crew was put on bwwfd and she
was towed into Key West. The crew
of 28 men were turned over to the U. S.
attorney.
All day Friday the squadron steamed
around Cuba, having left Key West
that morning.
The blockade of Havana was com
menced Friday afternoon and is now
effective
Manlanzas was blockaded Sunday
and no vessels now enter or leave either
port
Fridiy it was rumored the -fast Amer
ican Steamship, Citv of Faris, which
left Southampton Thursday with 209
passengers and over a million dollars
worth cf ws’ materir.’s had been cap
tured by Spanish cruisers but later
reports showed she had changed her
courte and escaped the pursuers
Friday the U. S. notified the powers
that there would be no American pri
vateers bat Spain has refused to agree
to thia and will send them out. Eng-
land, Germany and Russia have all
notified Spain that neutral vessels
must be respected.
England, on Saturday, warned all
American and Spanish vessels to leave
English ports inside of 24 hours.
French citizens continue to subscribe
liberally to a war fund for Spain.
The Oregon which had been sent
from San Francisco was reported in
danger Saturday, the Spanish torpedo
boat Temerario having left Buenos
Ayres in search of her but later ac
counts showed that the Marietta which
had been sent to meet her had been
warned and both vessels would be
prepared in case of an attack.
The American fleet at Hong Kong
were ordered Sunday to the PhUlipine
islands where the admiral Will com
bine with the insurgents and a block
ade and attack will soon take place.
In Porto Rico, insurgents are report
ed as preparing to drive the Spanish
from that island.
Thousands of Cubans have left the
cities and are joining the insurgents.
In all the leading cities of the world
the newspapers commenced issuing
from 4 to ti extras on Friday, getting
them out on Sunday the same as week
days.
Banking houses in Havanna shipped
a million dollars in gold Friday to New
York.
Spanish securities and bonds dropped
to a low point on Saturday, while
American wheat and cotton rose rap
idly.
Fou- thousand U. S regulars are
now at Tampa ready to emba-k for
Cuba and several thousand more are
scattered at Mobile, Pensacola and
New Orleans.
Several regiments, infantry, calvary
and artillery are in camp at Chicka
mauga.
Fort McPherson, near Atlanta, will
be the rendezvous for Georgia and
southern volunteers and is now being
prepared.
Spain called out 30,000 volunteers
Friday while McKinley’s call on Satur
day was for 125,000 to serve 2 years.
The powers have recognized the
blockade at Havana to be binding.
General Brooke will command the
army of invasion and not General
Miles.
Postmaster General Gary, who re
signed last week was succeeded by
Chas. E. Smith, of Philadelphia.
Secretary of State Sherman resigned
Monday and was succeeded by assistant
Secretary Day.
The war department decided Mon
day to send the regular army first to
Cuba and in tho meantime have the
volunteers and national guard under
drill and being prepared.
The call on Georgia names 2,400 men
as our' quota. Florida, the nearest
point to the scene of war is called on
for only 750 men, while New York is
called on for 13,000 men. Only one call
will be made it is believed.
The Minneapolis and Columbia of the
flying squadron, put to sea from
Fortress Monroe Saturday to escort the
Convoy Panther with 80J marines to
Key West. One of these flyers is be
lieved to have gone to find the City of
Paris.
Saturday the torpedo boat Porter,
after a lively chase captured near Cuba
the schooner Mathilde of Havana load
ed with rum. She was towed to Key
West by tbe press boat Dauntless.
The Spanish steamer La Cumins,
from South America, was taken st
Ship Island, Miss. Sunday by the reve
nue cutter Winona. She is a fine
freight steamer.
The Hull bill which has passed pro
vides for 9 Brigadier Generals and 4
Major Generals. "Fighting Joe” Wheel
er of Alabama will be made a Major
General and Fitzhugh Lee a Brigadier
General. Roosevelt, the assistant secre
tary of navy has resigned and will be
assigned to Lee’s staff. It is probable
that Fred Grant, son of the late U. S.
Grant will be on the same staff.
The cable between Havana and Key
West is in charge of General Greeley
who is the U. S. censor and no govern
ment messages to Cuba will be allowed
nor cipher cablegrams sstrt. The Man
grove and another vessel or two will
try and cut the cable south of Cuba so
as to prevent all communication with
the outside world.
The Speniards fired their first shots
Saturday. The New York was within
range of the guns of Morro Castle
and ten shots were sent at the U, S
flagship with no effect. The New York
continued her signalling to tho other
vessels in the fleet, paying no attention
to the guns.
The Hawaiian islands will be held
by the U. S. ae a coaling station during
the eontinuauoeof the war.
The following vessels are now inside
of 8 miles of Havana harbor and form a
line for 29 miles down the coast so as to
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Sunday and Wocij®
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noon captured n9|
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ed into Key West®
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lantic and Pacificin
goes on unceasing®
being added rapid is
the recently pn JM
boats and yacht My
and altered ancßß
fleets as rapidly ®
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and New York
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British ports. S
Late dispatchesjß
islands show that Jn
not left St. Vince®
Tho U. S. torpeSß
was purchased
March and put in Bg
for repairs was t Sa
British torpedo bBS
to prevent her le.'S
out England’s pc>H
The Spanish m:H
Toronto will be e;®
ada by English ci w
done at once thiH
England to order®
He is using Toren ■
plying Spain with I
Several car loa-H
were purchased in®
be Bent to Tampa. ■
war e sent, and no®
are wanted. |
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once id Ssnitlago fie Cuba, Cienfuegos
and on the north eoast Sagua I a Grande.
Gomez and Garcia are prepared, to move
on to Havana just aa soon att they re
ceive ammunition.
Gov. Atkinson on Mondaj’, formally
received tho call from Washcligton for
2,400 men. All the commamiers were
called to Atlanta Monday unci were in
secret session all day. It was decided
to hold the militia in reserve and send
raw recruits and only a port’on cf stato
troops, but tho call from Ute war de
partment changed this and on Tuesday,
the governor's proclamation « ac issued
calling out two regimonts'of infantry
and two batteries of light artillery,
Atlanta and Savannah will Jsvjmish the
artillery. Captain Oscar X llrown,
acting adjutant General and CoL A. R.
Lawton of Savannah were selected to
command the Georgia volui iteers in
the invasion of Cuba.
From all parts of the country troops
are being rushed to Chickamauga where
drills are now taking place d ally. An
army corps will be organized of 2 divis
ions of cavalry of3 regiments .jack, two
divisions of infantry composed each
of 4 regiments and ten batteries of
artillery to be formed into a regiment.
"Mary Ann” Butler who is never sat
iffied unless he can get hi J name in
print caused a sensation in Washington
Monday by a speech in whicki he refer
red to the defects in the armor on U.
S. vessels. He was hissed on all sides
and Senator Hawley caution: him that
if he were to reduce to writing his
speech and submit then! to Spain, he
would be guilty of treason.
All U. S. ports have been declared to
be in pacific blockade from, sunset to
sunrise and no vessel can. enter or leave
any of our ports during the night.
Tho Solace, tho rad cross steamship,
will follow the fleet in Cuban waters to
care for the wounded whei ever they
are found. It is not believed! Spanish
vessels will fire on her.
Port Tampa has been selected as the
main point of embarkation far the army
of invasion.
Atlanta Markets..
active (per doz 12a
IjIVK I’OUBTRT—Becelpla Light.
Hens—active demand 25 to 27c
Krys—Spring—owing to size 20 to 80a
Turkeys p®* lb, 10 to 110
Ducks—Puddle 18 to 200
• * Pekin. ful 1 athered 435 to 80e
Guineas and Cocks 12 t 0450
SMOKED MEAT.
Hams— Country cured—Salt 8 to*sko
“ “ 5m0ked......... K to 00
Shoulders — “ Fair 5a1e.... «».«. Bo
Sides ** “ ....... ?o
SUNDRIES.
BUTTER—Good demand.
Fancy Tennessee per lb. 18 tn !?0o
White ball per lb. 12 to Jso
Creamery—High-grade “ 21t0220
Dried Apples—Market full per lb, .*P 2 c
White Feas—Dull per bnsbel 75c
Mixed Peas ’* 00 to Ofio
Whippoorwill ana Clay peas.... “ 70 to 80c
Beeswax—good sale per lb, 22 to 250
California Evaporated Peaches. ..per Th. 7 to On
CombHonej—new •• KtoiOo
Sweet Potatoes—White -, per bushel, *oc
“ Pumpldn Yams “ ;oc
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Cabbage—Active per lb, 1 to
Beam*--Snap-good demand pv-r crab $1.50
“ Wax—No »aile—Flat.... “ 1.50 to 1.75
Peaa—English— pur crate 11.00 to 1.23
Squashes— “ 75c to I.(M
Beets—ln U.iibnagM crates, tops ©u—Fair
. demand...... >or e*ate M.Oo to |2.5i)
well Maachea di>z- Wto WM •
CairiifLvwor— Fincy stock per lb.. 8 to I(X’,
Tomatoes--6 basket crates—Fancy s24>j
Choiee >IX9 to 1.75’ '
. Lettguie—Tn drums-Fancy Htads .$1.73 to 2.00 .
Eiog plants per 1101;. 75c to 1.00 a