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SYLVANIA. iJA/FRIDAY, APRIL 29, 1898.
FORD l\
MINISTER HAD AN EXCITING EX
PERIENCE WITH SPANIARDS.
HIS TRAIN STONED BT A MOB.
An Attempt Was Made I5y Spanish Police
to Arrest. American’s Privute
Secretary,
Advices state that General Stewart
L. Woodford, tlio United States min
ister to Spain, accompanied by his
sbdT and others, reached the frontier
at 6 o’clock Friday morning in safely,
a ,. exciting Tho
” cr some experiences.
Spanish police attempted to capture a
member of the legation at Valladolid,
and tho train was rocked.
Mr. Moreno was the member of tho
United States legation singled out by
the Spanish police for capture on the
ground that ho is a subject of Spain,
but tlio attempt was frustrated, owing
to the prcsenco of mind of the minis
ter.
At Yalladdie the United States min
ister’s train was attacked and stoned.
Windows were broken and the civil
guards wero compelled to protect his
carriage with drawn swords. The Mo
reno incident threatened to be serious.
Tho Spanish police made a determined
effort to capture Mr. Moreno, but
General Woodford stood in the door
way of tho carriage, declaring ho
should only be removed by force. A
detachment of police accompanied the
train from Toloso te San Sebastian,
where the police officials left on seeing
Geueral Woodford was determined to
maintain his rights.
At Segovia the students of the mili
tary college gathered on the platform
cheering for Spain and there were sev
eral similar incidents at other stopping
places.
It was a great relief to the minister’s
party when the general finally reached
French soil. But General Woodford
personally seemed unconscious of any
danger.
ANXIETY IN NAVY CIRCLES
Regarding tlio Snfoty of Our Ships In For
eign Waters.
It was stated at Washington Friday
night that the Spaniards had captured
the City of Paris a few miles out from
Southampton. Tlie City of Paris is
one of the fleetest ships in the world.
She is one of the American liners re
cently chartered in by the United
Slates as an auxiliary cruiser. It was
officially announced that she was to
leave Southampton Friday.
Tho story goes that a Spanish war
ship was lying in wait for her aud
after she had crossed the three mile
limit the Spaniard pulled up alongside
and without much resistance effected
her capture.
The story created the greatest con
sternation in naval circles, and while
it cannot be confirmed officially, lead
ing naval officers say there is a degree
of probability about it.
Secretary Long says he has no offi
cial information on the subject and he
was disposed to treat it as a canard.
The City of Paris is loaded with mu
nitions of war, thus rendering her a
very tempting prize for Spanish seiz
ure. There are several millions of dol
lars worth of war supplies purchased
"abroad which have not yet been deliv
ered and their safety occasions great
anxiety at the war and navy depart
ment.
There is a good deal of anxiety felt
in naval circles for the safety of the
battleship Oregon, now on her way
from the Pacific waters to join the
north Atlantic squadron. According
to the calculations she should be near
the Horn and is expected to be next
heard from at Montevideo. Tho cause
of the anxiety is the presence at Mon
tevideo of some ships of the Spanish
navy.
The Spaniards are said to have an
excellent gunboat, the Temeravio, as
well as one or more torpedo boats
there. It would not be surprising to
the officers of tlie navy department to
learn that the Oregon had been set
upon by these Spanish boats.
Advices from Shanghai state that the
American squadron at Hong Kong has
sailed for Manilla. It is reported that
priests and the commefcial classes
favor surrender, but tho military is
determined to resist.
RAISING WAR FUNDS.
Chairman Dingley Introduces Revenue
Measure In the House.
Chairman Dingley, of the ways and
means committee, Saturday afternoon
introduced in tho house the war rev
enue measure which the republican
members of the ways and means com
mittee have prepared.
It is probable that this program will
meet with opposition from the demo
crats, who have not been consulted in
its preparation.
The democrats have already decidod
to offer an income tax amendment.
Gtinii’irj^n ntiio-lflyaatifiifttesHhatthe
nreaSure as framed will raise between
$90,000,000 and $100,000,000.
NO MONEY FOR PRIZES,
Because tho Spanish Vessels Wore Prema
turely Captured.
In the opininion of the naval au
thorities and state department, no
prize money is likely to be awarded
on the Spanish vessels captured in
advance of a declaration of war,
although this is a point for judicial de
termination. Several cabinet mem
bers oppose seizure of merchant ves
sels unless carrying contrabands of
war r
Telephone.
I
SEVERAL PRIZES ill E TOWED INTO
KEY WEST HARBOR.
WERE TAKEN WITHOUT TROUBLE.
In Every Instance “ >Vere Brought
f
to a Stop lly Sol j Shots Across
Their Bows.
A special from Ke’ West says: En
sign Christy, with a crow of sixteen
from the cruiser Detroit and four from
the flagship, brong Sjeaptured j into port late
►Sunday afternoon ti Span
ish eteamer, Catal ( Cautain
3,491 toi^jg^| utT March
7th, to Barcelona^^l and wns^HB from New for Orleans which
aviina,
port she was when taken.
Tho Catalina was captured twelve
miles from Havanas die was taken
by the cruiser J) Jfoit. When tho
first shot was fired her aptaiu made a
desperate effort to escape his pursuer,
and the chase was jjtolonged for eight
miles.
The Catalina is 415 feet in longtb,
48 feet in breadth and 21.3 feet in
depth of hold. She is a steel vessel
with six bulkheads. According to the
Bureau Veritas her gross tonage is
5,281 and her net 3, 501.
The New Y> >h> Prize.
One of the first shots fired in anger
from the gun of an American ironclad
across the bows of fl ship since the
close of the civil \Vai was shot from
the deck of the Ne- Y<-r as a signal
to the Spanish fro •;* ?edro, of Bil
bao, to heave to s ,f before six
o’clock Saturday evening. The little
Pedro, scurrying like a scared rabbit
close in shore, mis* favm'cd by the closing
in of a foggy, day, was sighted
by the New York and immediately
brought about with u solid shot across
her bows.
A prize crew' waB mmediately sent
aboard and the Spanish flag hauled
down and the Peife was sent back to
T 'cv West under ► J%imaiul of American
officers.
Towed B; 1 Dauntless.
The fleet captured another ..schooner prize Sat- Ma
urday afternoo" t s -e
thildf -if Ha van en with rum. The
.
schooner was t , Tdvely by the torpedo
boat Porter aft chase, dur
ing which – v' r of solid shots
were fired.
A prize crew .»U, he flagship was
put on board the sc >ner, but no ship
could bo spared to r her, and she
was taken to Key est in tow of the
Associated Press -Orpatch boat Daunt
less, which arri t about midnight.
NEW ARM1 BILL PASSED.
Strictly a War Meu*ivro A\Utiorlzing Total
Army Strcii 4ft » oi 61,010.
A Washington passed special says: The
house Saturday the army reor
ganization bill at the urgent request
of the president m 4- Secretary of War
Alger.
Some fear wai pressed on the
democratic side that the bill might in
crease the regulai '< in time of
peace, but an ameiqj’ ureparod by
Mr. Bailey, which Ss~ r ' A doubt
on this score, waft* (ted by Mr.
Hull, and the bill ifissei by a unani
mous vote.
Tlie bill organizes the army into
three battalion formations and author
izes the twenty-five regiments of the
infantry arm of the service to be re
eruited up to a total of 31,800 enlisted
men. It authorizes the recruitment of
ten regiments of tlie cavalry arm of
the service to atotal of 12,000 enlisted,
the seven regiment oi the artillery
arm of tlie service to 16,457 men and
the engineer battalion of five compa
nies up to 752 enlisted men, including
two non-commissioned officers, which
makes a total for these four arms of tlie
servive when at a Maximum strength
of 61,010. SrAXJAKlJiSi
E A FRIZE.
A Ko.port That ■ Shenandoah lias
It is po rteifi d rUriid on
Spaniards Shenaudoab have capt ,- e d the American
ship ; tt ptain Murphy,
which left San Fran ,i sco on January
5th for Liverpool. ■ She is a four
masted vessel of 3,2 a q tons registered
and owned by Artli\ T Sowali – Co.,
Bath, Me.
SPANIARDS <jpK S FIIlE .
Guns of Moro Cactlr ; a Shot at Our
Flceft
Moro castle openej ft re on the fight
ing squadron of tin;' United States at
11 o’clock Saturday tli I fight. About ten
shots were sent in a direction of our
ships, but not one oj them took effect
aud no shots wore in return.
the The lights Spaniards of the haji Nehy apparently seen
signaling! York while the
latter was fco a ship of the
sqnadfon. ex<ft.
There was no n)en t on board
the flagship during ''Sforo castle’s futile
attempt at gunner# The discipline
was really splendid.
SPAIN WANT < TROOPS.
Eoynl Decree Issued ( ailing For 30,000
Mon of tho ] , eserves.
Advices from Mncl id btalfi that pa
triotic enthusiasm rc iRnr throughout
Sf ,
that city and the anlslr provinces.
The queen regent h; ld n loEg confer
ence Friday with Gel l0Vftl Woylev, and
i tl10 European diplou iats l, a d frequent
l conferences with Si mor Gullon, tbo
minister for foreign i {f a ; rs
A royal decree hi s beoa gaze tted
calling out 30,000 me u the reserves.
t llfflfi II
RESIDENT M'KINLEY SO NOTIFIES
FOREIGN NATIONS.
ARTICLES OF CONTRABAND GIVEN.
All Ships Flying the Spanish Flag Will
Be Expected to Adhere
to the Rule.
There were two further important
steps in Washington Friday toward ac
tual hostilities, not to mention the
overt act involved in tho seizure of the
vessel Buena Ventura off Key West.
hTs*prociamation thojpresi
ueniw announcing
to the world a blockade of a number of
Cuban perts and tho second was tho
signing by him of the bill providing for
the utilization of the volunteer forces
in war.
Following up the formalities begin
ing with the blockade proclamation
tlio state department. Friday afternoon
addressed a note to nil of the repre
sentatives of foreign nations accredit
ed to Washington notifying them of
tlie policy to he pursued by this gov
ernment in the matter of privateering
and neutrality. This was followed by
the sending of cable messages to all
American embassies and legations
abroad containing the same informa
tion for presentation to governments
to which they are accredited.
In brief, it declares that our gov
ernment wilt not resort to privateer
ing; that the enemy’s goods in neutral
bottoms, savo contraband, are exempt
from seizure; that neutral goods not
contraband under the enemy’s flag are
safe from seizure and that blockades
to be binding must be effective. In
substance these are tho principles laid
down in the agreement of Paris of
1856.
The officials are not disturbed at
the semi-official notice from Madrid
that Spain will refuse to be bound by
the same principles and forbid priva
teering, for they are satisfied that the
great commercial powers will not tol
erate the practice of privateering
under the Spanish flag.
Inasmuch as there exists a great
amount of misapprehension, not only
among foreign countries, but also
among American shippers as to the
character .of .merchandise that is con
traband and liable to seizure during
the progress of war, the following un
official but authentic statement has
been obtained from a high official of
the government:
Contraband of War.
In determining, according to the law
of nations, whether merchandise is
contraband of war it is classified:
1. Absolute contraband.
2. Occasional or conditional contra
band.
3. Goods not contraband.
Tlie first-class includes all goods of
a warlike character.
The second-class includes provis
ions, naval stores, coal, horses, certain
kinds of machinery, certain forms of
steel, iron, etc., which are subservient
to warlike use and which are destined
for the use of the enemy. They are
evnAraVlaM or not oocoTdirig to occo.'
sions aud conditions as to their char
acter, shipment and destined use.
Every such case depends on its own
facts.
The third class includes articles not
suited to warlike use—such as church
service and musical instruments,
household wares and goods, and other
such like articles.
WAR DECLARED BY BLANCO.
Captain General of Cuba Proclaims JCxist
ence of Hostilities.
A special from Havana says: Cap
tain General Blanco lias published a
decree confirming his previous decrees
and declaring the island to be in a
of war.
He also annuls his former similar
decrees granting pardon to insurgents
and places under martial law all those
-winrare guilty of treason ^espionage,, the
crimes against peace or against in
dependence of the nation, seditious
revolts, attacks against the form of
government or against the authorities
and against those who disturb publio
order, though only by means of print
ed matter.
GRAHAM GETS ORDERS.
IDepartment Commander Hurries to Tybee
Island Fortifications.
General Graham left Atlanta, Ga.,
Wednesday night for Tybee island
fortifications, in response to urgent
orders from the war department. The
departure of the general is of the
greatest significance, as it means that
immediate trouble is expected. completion
To rush to immediate
the fortifications on the south Atlantio
coast is tho purpose of General Gra
ham’s departure to the forts along the
coast.
AMERICANS LEAVE MATANZAS.
Threatened With Death at Hands of Span
lull Mob.
The Norwegian steamer Herman
Wedel Jarlesberg arrived at New York
Tuesday afternoon from Matanzas,
bringing thirteen passengers who fled
from that port to evade the Spanish
mob. The passengers were United
States Consul Brice and bis staff and
their families.
Consul Brice said that for three clays
before leaving Matanzas the people
threatened his life, and at all times
his property was in danger.
I10 SCI.
NO DELAY IN PASSING BILL FOB
DECLARATION OF WAR.
BOTH HOUSES WERE UNANIMOUS.
The Naval Appropriation BUI Discussed
and Finally Passed by the
Senate.
War and war measures wero the
only topics discussed by the senate
Monday during moro than four hours
of its session. The body had scarcely
convened when the message of the
prej^jJg^i the existence t urging of congress between t ^ ded uct; the
war
United States and Spain was laid be
fore it.
Without, comment the message was
referred to the foreign relations com
mittee.
Consideration of tho naval appro
priation bill was then resumed.
Mr. Hale offered an amendment au
thorizing tlie secretary of tho navy to
enlist at any time after the passage of
the act as many seamen, laudsmen and
boys as lie may deem necessary to
man the ships of tho navy or for the
use of the navy as a temporary force,
and appropriating S3,830,000 for that
purpose. Mr. Ilale agreed to an
amendment that the time limit should
be the war."
The amended bill was agreed to, the
amount appropriated being made im
mediately availnble. The bill as
amended w iithen passed.
The bill for the better organization
of the line of the army of tho United
States and providing for the three bat
talion formation was called up and the
amendments offered by the committee
were agreed to without division.
The bill was placed upon its pas
sage and’passed within twenty minutes
of its introduction.
At 2:55 p. m. the message clerk of
the house of representatives informed
the senate that the house had passed
an act declaring a state of war exist
ing between the United States and
Spain. The messago was at once read
to the senate, and that body immedi
ately went into secret legislative ses
sion to consider the resolution declar
ing the existence of war.
At 4:32 p. m. the senate resumed
business in open session,
At 4:55 p. m. the message clerk of
the house announced that the speaker
had signed tho bill declaring the ex
istence of war between the United
States and Spain and requested the
signature of the vice president.
Within two minutes Vice President
Hobart had signed the act and pre
cisely at 5 o’clock announced his sig
nature.
A few mintiten later another message
was received from tho house announc
ing its disagreement to tho senate’s
amendment to tho army organization
bill and asking for a conference. The
conference was agreed to. At 5:35 p.
m. the senate adjourned.
WAR DEPARTMENT GAELS.
Tlio President's Volunteer Message Has
Keen Promulgated.
The war department Monday, issued
the i-aVkupon Abe governowtri the va
rious states for their quota of the
125,000 men.
In the call the following provisions
for commanding officers aro made:
Five brigadier generals, command
ing army corps; fifteen major generals,
commanding divisions; forty-eight
brigadier generals, commanding bri
gades, with inspector and adjutant
general, engineers aud surveyors.
Of the commanders of army corps
only one is known, General John C.
Breekiuridge, and possibly Gon. Joe
Wheeler.
General Lee will be made a briga
dier general, though it is thought
there will be sufficient strength to
have him made a major general.
DEATH IN FLAMES.
Summer Reso *t Burned I-ost. and Fcj ^Y09
Are ■
Lake Laut j,, a sum* ***. .
by Peter Stein, on Lake-.. a, Wis.,
was burned Sunday nigh!!! together
with all tlie adjacent cottages. Mrs.
Stein and her three children were
burned to death. Cause of the fire
unknown.
ROOSEVELT RESIGNS.
Assistant Secretary of the Navy Will Enter
Army.
A Washington special says: Assist
ant Secretary of tlie Navy Theo.
Roosevelt, of New York, resigned
from the navy department lias Monday.
The president decided to appoint
Mr. Roosevelt to be a lieutenant colo
nel of volunteers to serve in a regi
ment of cowboys and mounted riflemen
to be raised by Mr. Roosevelt and Dr.
Wood, the president’s family physi
cian, who is now in the medical depart
ment of the regular army.
' Dr. Wood will be colonel (A feg
iment.
PRECAUTIONS TAKEN
For the Protection of New York City From
Bombardment.
The war department regulations con
cerning New York harbor in time of
war have been promulgated. No ves
sel will be allowed to pais Sandy Hook
or the Narrows between sunset and
sunrise, or during that time to ap
proach within three miles of Coney
Island, Gedney Channel, Sandy Hook
or the Narrow's.
NO. 35.
HANDS IN HIS RESIGNATION AT
A CABINET MEETING.
DJV APPOINTED TO SUCCEED HIM.
Cause of the Resignation Attributed to
Rad Health and Advanced Age Of
the Retiring Secretary.
Another resignation from the cabi
net occurred at Washington Monday,
when the venerable secretary of state,
Mr. John Sherman, banded his reaijk
nation to the president at a
ipeetin| ) «(*sStrSii«W^!|jPS?- „
The resignation took eff iSt at noon,
and with it Mr. Sherman retires from
public life after a service of over forty
years, embracing the house of repre
sentatives, the United States senate,
the secretaryship of tlio treasury and
the secretaryship of state. The reason
for the resignation is tlxe condition of
the secretary’s health, which is now
impaired as the result of years of de
votion to the public service and the
arduous labors of a lifetime, added to
age,the venerable secretary being now
within a few days of seventy-five years
of ago.
The secretary’s resignation was ten
dered in a simple note tendering to the
president the portfolio entrusted to
him upon the inauguration of Presi
dent McKinley, and asking that it take
effect from the close of the day.
The session of the cabinet ; ‘ which.
Mr. Sherman’s resignation was dll
dered was called early Monday .rnorn
ing for the purpose of reviewing the
message the president transmitted to
congress.
After the resignation had been ac
cepted the president appointed Wil
liam R. Day, of Ohio, the assistant
secretary of state, to succeed Mr.
Sherman.
Judge Day’s place will be filled by
John B. Moore, of New' York, an ac
knowTedged authority on international
law'. The selection of Mr. Moore was
warmly welcomed by all of the state
department employes. He was ap
pointed from Delaware in the state
department by Mr. Bayard when the
latter was secretary, and served under
several administrations without regard
to political changes Mr. Moore is an
authority on certain branches of inter
national law and his selection will do
much to strengthen the state depart
ment in the present emergency.
SIUM.VHDS PLEDGE SUPPORT.
All Factions Swear to r.oaylly Uphold
the Kingdom.
Advices from Madrid state that Senor
Castelar, the republican leader, ap
peared Monday in the chamber for the
first time since 1888 and took the oath
of the monarchist, kneeling with his
head on the gospel. /
The other members of the mon
archists gave their pledges while stand
ing with the hand pressed upon the
heart. Senor Romero Robledo, leader
of the Wcylerite faction, asked the
government whether there was a cabi
net crisis, whether it was intended to
suspend constitutional right in the
p eninsu la and whether the government
would close the cortes after the budget
has been voted.
Senor Sagasta, the premier, answer
ing these questions in the negative in
a highly patriotic speech that was
loudly applauded by all parties in t ie
chamber, declared that the govern
ment, responding to public patriotism,
approved the conduct of the war, a
toute outrance as a reply to insults
and aggressions from America.
The carlists, republicans and other
factions pledged their support to the
government "in all measures lequired
to defend the honor and rights of
Spain."
Several deputies protested in the
name of the navy against the “yankee
who invented the calumnies respect
ing the explosion of the Maine. ”
The Official Gazette published the
instructions of the Spanish govern
ment respectiif'' »'ho right of search of
i>----------^ '"ii t -i fmi 1.
that warships may detain “ercTuHiT*
men in any non-neutral waters f<> *5
purpose of verifying the authenf'.city
of the flag and for examining the car
go, if the vessel is bound for a hostile
port.
BRITAIN IS NOTIFIED
Of Our Proclamation In Regard To Neutral
VOBBClft.
The British foreign office at London
was officially notified Monday of tlie
proclamation of the president of the
United States in regard to neutral ves
sels and neutral grounds and the
blockade of the island of Cuba by the
United States fleet.
With reference to Spain’s declara
tion on the subject of privateering
issued from Madrid, the British for
eign officials point out that the reso
lutions announced by the United
States on the subject were taken with
out reference to a policy which Spain
might 1 adopt.
ORDERED FRO M NEU TRAL PORT.
Spanish Torpedo Boat Audaz Made To
Leave English Waters
The British admiral at Queenstown E.
station, Sear Admiral Claude
Buckle, ordered the Spanish torpedo
boat Audaz, which Las been undergo
ing extensive repairs there, owing to
damago which she sustained while
her way to Spain, to leave the
Monday, owing to the proclamation
of neutrality issued by the
government.