Marshall County Independent, Volume 4, Number 21, Plymouth, Marshall County, 6 May 1898 — Page 7

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HISTORY OF THE WAR. Important Events Reviewed and Condensed Into Reliable Form for Our Readers.

WAR BILL PASSED BY CONGRESSFollow nj; is the bili passed by both house.- arnl signed by the President: A bill declaring that war exists between the United States of America and the Kingdom of Spam, lie it enacted, etc.: L That war be and the samo is hereby declared to exist, and that war has existed since the 2tst day of April. A. D. 1S!K including said day. between the United States of America and the Kingdom of Spain. 'i. That the President of the United States he and he hereby is directed an1 empowered to use the entire land and naval forces of the United States, an.l to call into the :ual service of the United States the militia of the several states, to such extent as may be necessary to carry this act into effect.

PRESIDENT ASKS FOR A WAR DECLARATION. The President sent congress the following message recommending a declaration of war against Spain: "To the senate and house of representatives of the United States of America. "I transmit to the congress for its consideration and appropriate action copies of correspondence recently had with the representatives of Spain in the United States, with the United States minister at Madrid, and through the latter with the government of Spain, showing the action taken under the joint resolution approved April 20, 1898. for the recognition of the independence of the people of Cuba, demanding that the government of Spain relinquish its authority and government in the Island of Cuba, and to withdraw its land and naval forces from Cuba and Cuban waters, and directing the President of the United States to use the land and naval forces of the United States to carry these resolutions into effect.' "Upon communicating with the Spanish minister in Washington the demand which it became the duty of the executive to address to the government of Spain in obedience to said resolution, the said minister asked for his passports and withdrew. '"The United States minister at Madrid was In turn notified by the Spanish minister for foreign affairs that the withdrawal of the Spanish representative from the United States had terminated diplomatic relations between the two countries, and that all official communications between their respective representatives ceased therewith. "I recommend to your especial attention the note addressed to the United States minister at Madrid by the Spanish minister for foreign affairs on the 21st inst., whereby the foregoing notification was conveyed. It will be perceived therefrom that the government of Spain, having cognizance of the Joint resolution of the United States congress, and in view of things which the President is thereby required and authorized to do, responds by treating the representative demands of this government as measures of hostility, following with that instant and complete severance of relations by its action, whereby the usage of nations accompanies an existent state of war between sovereign powers. ' The position of Spain being thus made known and the demands of the United States being denied with a complete rupture of intercourse by the act of Spain, I have been constrained, in exercise of the power and authority conferred upon me by the joint resolution aforesaid, to proclaim under date ot April 22, 1898, a blockade of certain ports of the north coast of Cuba, lying between Cardenas and Bahia Honda, and of the port of Cienfuegos on the south coast of Cuba; and further, in exercise of my constitutional powers and using the authority conferred upon me by the act of congress, approved April 22, 1898, to issue a proclamation, dated April 22, 1898, calling for volunteers in order to carry into effect the said resolution of April 20, 1898. "Copies of thee proclamations are hereto appended. "In view of the measures so taken, and with a view to the adoption of such other measures as may be necessary to enable me to carry out the expressed will of the congress of the United States in the premises, I now recommend to your honorable body the adoption of a joint resolution, declaring that a state of war exists between the United States of America and the Kingdom of Spain and I urge speedy action thereon, to the end that the definition of the international status of the United States as a belligerent power may be made known, and the assertion of all its rights and the maintenance of all its duties in the conduct of a public war may be assured. WILLIAM McKINLEY. "Executive Mansion, Washington, April 25, 1898."

Thau, toe, Mil on, 0 Ship ot State' Ball oa. O Union, strong and great! Humanity with ail lta fears. With s.I the hopes) of future years. Is hanging CieatbJeis on h7 fate? Wo kn what Master :,i t thy keel. What Workmen wrought thy rtbs of stnel. Who made sach mast, n 1 liil, and rope. What anrlls rang, what hamn.rs beat, In what a forge and what a heat We- shaped th anchors of thy hone' ?ar not each sudden sound and shock, Tis of tie r and not the rock; TU but the flapping of the mU And not a rent mad t by the gala! In aplto of rock and tempest's roar. In sp of fats lights on the shore. Sail on, cor fear to breast the seat Our hearts, our napes, are all with thee. Our hearts, our hopea, our prayers, our tears, Our fsilh triumphant o'er our fears. Are all with ta-, are all with thee!. The war developments of the past six days have eases l hick and fast. Neurit the l'nlte.1 Slates nor Spain has lost any :lme in getting their respective nava and and forces to the front. levelMiientH r the sth IMy. On Monday, April 25. a United Stat-s warship sevi red the eables i onim I i lia Cuba with th- rest of the world. The warShips Columbia and Minneapolis left Hampton Honda to defend North Atlantic cities. News was received from Matanzas to the effect that while torpedo boat Footo was making snundinu'S there she was fired upon from the old Spanish fort Without effect. Governors of the states and territories ordered out the militia in response to ii struct.ons sent by Secretar y of War Alger. The national guardsmen will be mobilized with all possible dispatch asbi mustered into the sevVloe of the UnitOUTER BATTERY, MORO CASTLE, ed States. Orders were received everywhere wit'i great enthusiasm Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt resigns and is appelated Heu tenant eetoneJ of a regiment .-.f mounted riflemen by President .M.Kinley Formal declaration of war becOSSSS a law of he nation. No vessels allowed to enter Hampton Roads or New fork harbor between sunset and sunrise. The torpedo boat Porter, under the eom;.?d of Lieutenant Fremont, Baads a. landirw. on the lurtli coast of Cohn with a small farce In search of information. He obtainod the informal ion and n ported to Rear Admiral Saarpeoa on board the flagship (few York today. Spain addle thtt powers, claiming that the United States is at fault. Fngland gives notice to out oml;tHaior that our torpedo boat in Fnglfth waters must sail within forty-

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mand of land fore s at Chickamauga. Army bing formed to invade Cuba. Secretary Sherman retires from the cabinet. Judge Day appointed secretary of state John B. Moore, Men fork, assistant. Assistant Secretary Roosevelt retires to tako comand of a cavalry regiment. V. J. Bryan offers to enlist. Fltzhugl) Le declines to meet Spaniard on Held of honor. Spain officially declares war. The Seventh Day. Fngland seizes United States torpedo boat Somers and cruiser Albany in British waters under pretense of neutrality laws. Th real reason Is to help Spain. In the meantime anglomaniacs on this side continue to prate about "English sympathy with us," "the two great English speaking peoples." etc. The truth is that no matter what the subsidized press may say. all the secret intrigues of England Is against us. President McKinley sig'ied the bill Increasing strength of regular army. William R. Day of Ohio was confirmed as Secretary of State. The bill providing for xxr taxation and a $50UH).000 bond issue was introduced !n congress yesterday. The Postmaster Central issued an order stopping the transmission of mails from United States to Spain. The War Department at Washington named the points in each st;ie where the state troops will be mus tered in. Lieutenant Rowan, u. s. a.. reached Cuba on his way to confer with CallXtO Garcia relative to the landing of troops on the island. A strong Spanish Beet reported to have sailed from Cadiz lor the ("nited States. Reported in Madrid that Spanish fleet at Manilla was in battle line awaiting American squadron. Seizure of the I'm mi ma. The United States ship Mangrove did a good day's Work by seizing the Spanish auxiliary cruiser Panama, loaded with rapid Urs uns and provisions, ship and ergo valued at half a million dollars. She was towed to Key West. The preslflent issued the following proclamation: Whereas, By act of congress, approved April &. ISM, it is declared that war exists and that war has existed since the Jlst day of April, A. D. lsS, including said day. between the United States of America and the Kincdnm of Spain; and. whereas. It being desirable that such war hould be conducted upon principles in harmony with the present views of nations and sanctioned by recent practice, it has already beep announced that the policy of this government wit be not to resort to arlvateerlnsj but to adhere to the rub s of the declaration of Paris. Now. therefore, !. William McKinley, President of the t 'nited States of America, by virtue of the power vested in me by the constitution and the laws, do hereby declare and proclaim: I. The neutral flag covers enemy's goods with the exception of contraband of war. 2. Neutral goods not - ontraban 1 -f war are not liable to eontiscattOB ander the enemy's Hag. 3. BlockEtdet in order to he binding must be effect -ire. 4. Spanish merchant vessels in any ports or places within the United States -nail be allowed until May 21. W, inclue, for loading their cargoes and depart UK from Btaeh ports or places; and Sttch Spanish merchant vessels, if met at sea by any United States ship, shall be permitted to cont inn- their voyage if. on examination of their papers, it shall api"ur that their cargoes were taken on board before the expiration of the above term, provided that iioltimy herein contained shall apply to Spanish vessels having on hoard any officers in the military or naval service of the enemy, or any coal (except such as may be necessary for iheir voyage), or any other article prohibited or contraband of war, or any dispatch of or to the Spanish government. r Any Spanish merchant vessel which prior to April St 1838. shall have saile.i from any foreiyrn port hound for any port or place in i be 1 nited Stales shall be per mltted lo enter such port or place and to discharge her cargo and afterward forthwith to depart without molestation, and any such vessel if met at .sea by any United States ship shall tie permitted to con ttnue her voyage to any port not block aded. G. The right of search is to be ex ere teed with strict regard for the rlglr of neutrals, and the voyages of mail s- imers are n . to be Interfered with ex rept on the c arest ground of suspicion of a violation of law In respect of con trabend or blockade." Wednesday. April 2 7. The Asiatic squadron sailed from "bi Oese waters for Manila to ISlgSSJT th Spa rush flee?. The monitor Terror cap lured the Spanish steamer Ambrose I Iver with a valuable cargo, including SB,. Ifd pesetas in sliver for Blanco's army. The flrät bomb' rdment of the war oc

curred at Matanzas when the warships New York. Cincinnati and Puritan shelled the forts thirty minutes. The engag-ment began at 12:45 and closed at 1:11 p. m. There were no casualties on the American side. Great damage is known to have been done at Matanzas. and it is believed there was loss cf life. At a conference held between General Miles and the insurgent General Nunez tinal plans for the landing of American troops in Cuba were perfected. Orders for the recruiting of the regular army to Its maximum strength of til.OOo men were issued. Four sheds were tired at the New York from Morro Castle early in the itior::.:. The flagship was about six or eight miles from the city. None of the shots came near her. She did not reply, but steamed out of range. In a cruise along the shore West of Havana the Detroit saw Spaniards digging a new fort in Santa Clara. It appeared large enough for four or more guns Hundreds of men swarmed over it like ants on a hole. The Detroit was in range and a big gun fired at her. While cruising off Matanzas the Terror and the Hornet collided. Both ships had their lig..ts out. In the darkness the Terror struck the smaller vessel amidships. The commander of the monitor thought he had rammed the Hornet and kept righr ahead for fear that if ho reversed his engines he m'ght pull out the ram and cause the Hornet to sink. He commanded the crew of the Hornet to jump aboard the monitor. All but the engineer's crew Obeyed. The latter being below, saw that no harm was done and stuck to the ship.

VIEW OF CAB ANNAS FORTRESS. The Hornet finally swung free. She was not damaged. Thursday. April 28. neutrality declaration win be issued on the 2'.'th. Governor Tanner and the Illinois brigadier and colonels drafted a protest to congress and the war department against the order cutting down the volunteer companies and troops. Governor Tanner received a hint that he would not be allowed to command the Illinois forces and Inspector General Van Cleave resign, d because of this, General William Clendenln of Mattne succeeding: him. Order reducing volunteers obeyed at once Portugal announced definitely that a at Camp Tanner. Final plans for the invasion of Cuba were agreed upon at a conference to-day between President McKinley, Secretary Alger, General Miles and General William R. Shafter. who is to lead the Invasion Yielding to the areurnenta of his military advisers the president decided to increase the number

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CANARY ISLANDS SPAIN'S of soldiars that he proposes to land in Cuba from f.000 to lit.OW. The plans are to be put Into execution within a week. Sickness a3 well as bullets has to be guarded against, so the president is trying to assemble from the volunteer and regular army forces PJ.'JOO yellowfever "immunes," who are accustomed to the southern climate and who are not likely to succumb to the diseases peculiar to tropical and semi-tropical countries. The bombardment of the forts of Matanzas by the New York, Puritan and Cincinnati on Wednesday was the first serious action of the navy since the beginning of the war. Advices from Hongkong indicated that a naval engagement would take place off Manila on Saturday. The monitor Terror captured the Spanish steamer Guido with a valuable cargo. First blood shed on a Spanish ship. France declares her neutrality and Germany. Portugal and Austria will soon follow suit. The town of Dovor, Pa., in Morris county, N. J., and the country within a radius of twenty miles was startled ibis afternoon hy a series of terrific explosions, the first of which occurred at 2:10 o'clock. The explosions occurred in the Atlantic Powder Company's works, and the plant is now a mass of ruins. Six Workmen were kill ! and four others were seriously Injured, some probably fatally. The explosion is believed to have been the work of Spanish spies, as suspicious characters have A V ENK IN

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b?en seen around the building for several d lys. In a fire at Worthing. S. D.. the a -mory was burned to the ground and the ammunition, uniforms and guns of Company D, National Guard, were tot; 11 y destroyed. The work of rebuilding the destroyed gunpowder plant Is already under way at Santa Cruz, Cal. Machinery has been ordered, and as speedily as possible the plant will be in operation. Friday. April SP. The steamship Paris, about Irnich there has been so much apprehension, was sight- d off I"ir Island early in the morning. A Spanish squadron of four cruisers ainl three torpedo boat destroyers sailed west from Cape Verde Islands, presumably for America. A second squadron sailed north, but was compelled to put back for repairs. The American fleet was reported to have arrived at the Philippines, where a battle is momentarily expected. The Kunhoat Newport captured the sloop Engrado. one of the auxiliaries of the Span bib navy. All but two batteries of the artillery encamped at Chickamauga left for Tampa. Th First Brigade of United Stales troops at Tampa received orders for immediate departure. The bOUSC yesterday passed the war revenue bill. latardajr, April :jo. The battleship Oregon, en route from San Francisco ;o join the blockading squadron, reached Rio Janeiro at J o'clock in the evening. The flagship New York silenced the batteries at Cabanas, thirtyJive miles west of Havana, on Friday evening. Three cruisers, one of them flying torpedo signals, left New York bound southeast on a secret mission. Admiral Dewey's fleet arrived off the Philippines. The Spanish war ships could not be found. The last of Spain's Cape Verde flotiHa left St. Vineent.-Admiral Dewey is reported to have captured four Spanish merchant vessels In the neighborhood of the Philippine Islands yesterday. It was announc d that the fleet unNEAREST COALING STATION. dir command of Admiral Sampson will be divided, the second division to be In command of Commodore John C. Watson. The tirst expedition to openly leave for Cuba since Gomez began fighting left New York. Sii inlay, May I Commodore Dewey, in command of the Asiatic fleet, almost totally destroyed the Spanish fleet near Manila. Two of the Spanish warships were burned, several were sunk, ami it Is not believed any escaped. The cruisers Don Juan do Austria. Reina Maria Christina, and Castilla are known to have been among the vessels destroyed. The Scorpion. Lieutenant Commander Marls In command, joined the flying squadron at Hamilton Roads. The newly purchased cruiser Topeka arrived safely in New York harbor. Japan leaved s proclamation r neutrality. It was reported at Tampa that the start for Cuba would he made l.y United States troops on Tuesday.-HEHxty thousand Illinois people visited Camp Tanner at Springfield to see the militia In bivouac-. Ships that fought off Manila: United States fleet, Olympia (flagship), flrsl -class cruiser, ('apt. C. N. Qridley; Baltimore, protected cruiser. apt. N. M. Dyer; Boston, protected cruiser. Capt. Frank Wiles; Raleigh, protected cruiser, Capt. J. 13. Coghlau: Concord, gunboat. Commander Asa Walker: Petrel, gunboat. Commander E. P. Wood: ItcCuIlOch, dispatch boat; Nanshan, collier; ZaUro, collier. Spanish CHICAGO DRILLING RAW RECRUITS

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fleet: Reina Mercedes, cruiser; Reina Christina, cruiser; Isla de Cuba, cruiser; Isla de Luzon, cruiser; Castilla. cruiser; Don Antonio de Ulloa. cruiser; Don Juaii de Austria, cruiser: Velasco, cruiser: EIcana, gunboat; General Leao. gunboat; Marquis del Duero, gunboat; uiros. gunboat; Yülalobos. torpedo gunboat; General A lava, transport: Cebu, transport; Manila, transport: Isla de Mindanao, converted cruiser. Results: Spanish cruiser Reina Maria Christina, admiral's flagship, burned; Spanish cruiser Castilla, said to be completely burned: Spanish cruiser Don Juan de A istria. blown up; several Spanish ships sunk. Cadarro. eaptaln of the Spanish flagship, and crew of 370, who perished with th" vessel. Commanders of the Spanish cruisers Castilla and Don Juan de Austria, with their i crews of about 500 m -n all told. Ameri can losses are unknown: Summary: United States vessels lost (Madrid admis sion). ), United States vessels damaged (from best information!. '): Spanish cruisers totally lost (Madrid admission). 3; Spanish funboats aapiafed (Madrid admission). 2; Spanish captains lost (commanding lost cruisers). 3. Famine in Puerto Itleo. Famine end smallpox are killing men. women and children in Puerto Rico. Tin conditions in the interior are horrible. Children are perishing; of starvation and the villages are petitioning the government for succor. Smallpox Is epidemic. Draft animals are dying and the desperate, starving peasants ar klll'ng bves in the highways, cutting them up and distributing the portions among the hungering. The mayors of municipalities insist upon an extensive cultivation in anticipation of a siege. The prohibition of the exportation of cattle Is agitating the people. Their indignation has been excited by the rapacity of the merchants, who have decreased the pound weight by onethird and Increased pri es 58 per cent. Railroad rates upon provisional freight into the interior have aggravated the situation. The financial situation is critical. Banks are suspending. Hankers refus to sell drafts. Paper is discounted ?) per cent. The colonial bank refuses Spanish paper. The opening of the insular parliament has heer postponed Indefinitely by order of captain General Mactas. fhe old ministry has been overthrown and a new ministry sworn. N -w tariff studies have been Initiated. Twent v-tive thousand troops are expected from Spain. Bakers are hurrying orders for PTO.000 pounds of biscuits for them. The mllltif is organizing in all the towns. Tortugal Krleudi; tl mmi,, While it Is true that the Portusuet prime minister has publicly and privately declared that Portugal will be absolutely neutral in the present war. it is equally true that the king and government of Portugal are doing their utmost to favor Spain. The proclamation of neutrality has been deliberately withheld. While Portuguese officials have been assisting the Spanish fleet at Cape Verde to prepare for war against the Cnlted States. Investigations by telegraph indicate clearly that Portugal has been, up to present moment, an active, aggressive ally of Spain. The government will not allow correspondents to telegraph to America the movements of Spanish warships in Portuguese waters. The official organ of the government announces that this applies to the correspondents of all nations, but the fact is that telegrams addressed to Spain are allowed to go practically without censorship. It-is obvious that Portugal Intends to connive at the secret coaling of Spanish warships in her waters, 'specially at points where, thero is no American consul to protest. Prisoners Well Cared For. The French ambassador and Austrian minister are looking after the interests of the Spaniards taken on the various Spanish ships captured by American war iressela and now held at Key West as prisoners of war. There has been no occasion, however, for the exercise of this protection thus far, as the Spanish prisoners are being treated with all due consideration and courtesy consistent with the circumstances of th.-ir position. They are held at the military barracks at Key West, and it is understood their care is under the direction of the United States District Attorney for that district. At the outset the prisoners found difficulty In communicating with their friends and relatives, but this has been overcome, and an arrangemenl has beep effected by which they will be able to communicate by mail or telegraph with their friends. The foreign representatives feel confident that these prisoners will receive every possible attention. AT TATTERSALLÜ.

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FOlt BARGAINS IN rl FOR SALE OR TRADE. No 1 80 sores in Center township, S miles south of Plymouth. 70 sores improved, 5 room house, barn 26x40, wagos shed and com cribs, a good orchard of all kinds of fruits, price $37.50. No 290 acres in Weit township, miles west of Plymouth. 70 aorea improved, balance in timber, House is j "fir I y new, with 7 rooms, outside cellar, 'a:r barn, two good orchards, ail kinda jf fruit Will trade (or good reside dot property in Plymouth. No -62 MM in West township, H miles from Plymouth. 62 sores m oulti ration, balance m timber, a good house icd bars, a fine orchard, black Walnut and; price $2,600. No 4120 acres 5 miles west of Arg oa do acres improved, good house with 7 rooms, barn 22x50, other out bnildinga sod good orchard; will trade for smaller farm and give long tims on difference. ssSS) No 6 llti acres '6 miles from Donaldson . 79 acres improved, balance i T.eadow and timber, fair house and s good barn, with other oat buildings; will ell for 821 .50 per sere or trade lor airy property. NoO 100 acres 7 miles west of Plymouth. 85 acres in cultivation, balance in timber, 1 mile frcm Donaldson; will tell cheap or trade for business property No 7 80 acres 4' miles west of Plymouth. 70 acres in cultivation, balance in timber, good honse and barn, good orahard and wind mill; will trade for 40 acres or town property; price $40 per acre. No 8 100 acres 3 miles from Plymouth with fine improvements, fruits of all kinds, heavy timber land; will sell oheap if sold soon. Anyons wanting a farm sheap oan get it b? calling at onoa. No9 A 4,000 stock of general merohandise in a Tillage near Plymouth, doing a good business; will trade for as Improved farm. No. 10 A fine farm of 135 acres M, mile from Donelson, Ind. 7 miles frcm Plymouth, with fine large house, two big barns and all other outbuildings needed on a farm, with s big orchard of all kinds of fruits, wind mill, stone milk house, etc . together with horses, cattle, bog-s, poultry implements and grain. Will sell cheap 31500 cash, balance on time to suit purchaser or will trade for Chicago improved property. No. 11 50 aorea on Michigan road be tween Plymouth and Argoe. Well improved. Will sell oheap or trade foi town property. No. 12 60 acres In West township near Donelson, with good improvements. Will sell on terms to suit buyer. Cheap. No. 13 80 seres in Polk township near school house, with good improvements. Good and. Will trade for 120 seres and pay cash difference. Must be within 3 or 4aailes of Plymouth. No. 14 217 12 acres near Sligo in west township. A good two-story bouse good barn and other outbuildings. Will trsds for smaller farm or town property. No. In I have a new house on West Garro street, new barn, a corner lot; will sell oheap and on monthly payments. No. 16 hi use and two lots on Walnut street nesr Court bouse and sohool. For sale at a bargain if taken eoon. No. A fins honse near the new sohool building on south side of river. Will trade for 40, 60 or 80 sere farm end as enme incumbrance from 91,000 to $1,500 Noa is your ehance, It you want to buy a farm, trade for a farm, sell a farm, or buy ar sell town p:operty, I can suit you, having property of all kinds in any part of town, or anywhere in or o Jt ot the state. We will try to suit you if given a chance. Yours for business, S H. JOSEPH.

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