Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1898-12-08

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Ntdr'c resulting 300 ,c.l~ ~ a" punish
lu''ruuIcut whi,H ula r,t nut rr rr=ar!'d
. as inadequate.
: or. Nrd and ali al p, mad NJ this narg,n out
come e.. n sinner trdy: Nur, io rca, n a prac=
/ iicahl, luii,n, fril u my Guly Ia remit the
| VII }c gur~liua Ia c,nlic~S and dil - IA my
n.'-~I GO. April ~. L. :
/ o. Nl'U a IA This. thr congress Wa asked Ia
: #ui .s,rri and empower the Trr~i .,'ut l., r
! U.'.~ur ln >ryurv % iull ard nusl team uaji ~
- H. Ih i,S h.Iv,ru ~Iaiu .ad tho r pc of
Uha aEa t. ~',uEr 0" lh' i>lal.d Tho r~.. bis
~ al 90. q STAT De- l,,cguu.vUf. ral3 hl, 81. m am
. ig.uE. .",.,r nd ul-,iN ~. it, lutcrua Iona3
vuii "a. .,-. U.-uIt..r peace and IraIniu lily
an a.. -,tgyi;N Il IL ,liizrI~ - VEL a. or
"Nu- "a. Gel; the sec "a pl .-bW,ui 81 tln~,' ends
i"u.. a." military ANA val fences ul tho uItrd
state a. Ia. hi l,,. I,cr--arN with added au-
'h'r1t. "c'n'lU'-c sru, rnu- relief lothr ~tarN.
. IN lCaI lr,t ubu.
/ IN" o. pan e al the congress. afl,r mine ,lay~
/ "i 'a.Ios' collaboration. during winch the al
| mos nm rvIUuu, sentiment II Your loly was
'"Nvlu go ug"V' r. paint save Ia ia. p,dI-
7 'u' \ 4 90 upisEv itr proposed action with a
formal rvcogui-iou e the republic oi
, nha III the true a.d lawful r,N,rum-uI ui
'aai ISLAND proposition which falad ~
. 20 oitInr The 4, n-Ir,~ uf''r cu'.', renee nu
/ NE ~ D. 't AITil. nN a N"," - q: Ia n iE the
1 >'raic aNo 3ll Go IN Tie hou~r &C representa-
! iiNr>. passed H., u.rIaurahlr Bonn resolution
.rc'3r.- a ihai ne ,uplc q: tUla are. uuu ct
. Ii.hi ru-.Il De- free lau IudcPru Cnt and az
r".'lu EIr Irt ~'uruI g. U-r the entire lard
ma .uN.. ,,r1,c~ 81 h. Uuiiri states ~ urc,>-
I ~ar' a .Evu th' r,~ulu toG iuio cnrc'.
! Spanish NI>t~rLR IE,NL~ wN~HU>"r,.N.
/ Eni~ rra'1uIaE WI> approved by IN. cNcsu-
7 IA ,n BE neat aay. \ 'rll Co. \ capy Ma at
orc,. ul- ...sl,,.i 20 IA Spans IA m.ul>trr 10
ih.~ cap ..... IA" i.r'aNllh aisle Tor has pass
o., :t~ and 80 t.oryw fguuI Wash iurf"u. lc.yigt
'lC - u.-h 10. rr~.- Dc the han - 81 the French
9m'as-. d r- .lfd f., Au .lr,- ilua-gran ~ MI
ter Simultaneous Ettu A. ,arnuIuuicnt ."n 90
t.t >IaG. IA % .uI~t,gt.tu wurIfur,i' the Aulr:-
i,Ju m MS rr - Naa..d. MA Iclr-ral he'd con-
Eru.ei.uu al 'N' .vNt - m" joint r,r~nlut.ns
aal oif.r,.G o. caumu. ira'r n to The ruyarl-
meat ul e. q 70 Nl;h iA' FORMAL G,maaI iUal d.
al once ry lu.u.~h lI> au' huri y ana govern.
meat iu tan Island ~ cuba auA withdraw 20,
tH.,,> tH,e :rau. cuuninE This demand with
autu g en- H. ~ the latent ions ~ his .pN-
ornament So Iu 'Lc fulU-' Il the island m run-
i.Em'ty w'.h Ihy fouItn clause Of the rr-o.u-
ilun. an. EsNtUE y alH uutil 10, n OF Ar!il - 20
r..,.lN
That acnunl alth,ueh. A. above On tally
~h,wH. 'nlriaiiy r.aGr known To- the >pln.> IA
envoy mere Wa TO. delivered AT Maarui. Afjrr
Iht i-s~ ftucrirn r,'acEci cen NurIIald vu the
mur;. Ur 90 Ann - lut fore lie could pre-
III b.. lhs - r. r 1.luI~trgpf state o: ii ii
h.iu Ila' u.,u s~.,Va.'> a prevail al ih-
Join: s"-,. U'ia. Nadrid government re-
-a'din- Ii e acl a. equivalent 10 ma evident
d,C.a;a '.v. 81 N. T. ha1 'r,!r.,a - nflul-i q
On Wash .n-l,u Ia withdraw. thtrrhy hrrakiur
~ ,iil, ag..:Ic r,iai - hs.N, "a tie 49, cuU;4-
re and oc sci: : all ,icial comm 81 hon I've
iwv-G tr,.r re lrciilr re- prr>cajaJivrs. tsca.
Ngo.i" lror. uIua demanded hi Pa~>ps IT.
o. guIt'r. Maar.d the same day.
UtL,ItN> E,rgyRrp AND WAR DECLARED
spain a-Nlar thus dcIi "A tie drmAnd 81 The
Umt.a ~,r'r, aai ;ui.iatci that complete
form s.. rupture u relations which NJ ends
state U... ihr ~ 'rutlNr powers authorized
hy IA, rr~r ulioa wore a. ,nsc used hy
IN To me; ~" enlarged ooutin-
.. U,y al .ctuai war lcIwcru >oNrr-
4 c.ru S.gtr~. Ca Auril -. pruslaiI'-
Cd a. II c.,aIe Of tn nor,h coast q ,uoa. in
Gu ID. pur.~ GA said coast between Carlcua~
and Eahla FONDA ard the port Of Cicnfuec =
"a he Snu "a caa>i 81 Cuaa: and on the : Il
c.ll al for No.uI.c r. u execute the purpose 81
ih resource ID. my message Of April 2
he cnnrra>, Wa, informed Of the situation
a.d ygr m;n al r.i form Il declaration 81 the
cNt> caCc a.. a state II war h'twrrl the United
>td; AND Spain The congress accordingly
vo.,7a a. the same day tn" ~ approved April
) :s'S c.ar,a- he CNi>Icgce "f such " r
IT, m .l:lI igc IA !il- Ihs :I>t day %: Anril ami
rr-,utrt,a The p-yv.~ipI Of the rc-o.u ion 81
A-rll - gIrcsiiu- he rc>idrnt la use an the
armed fs.oC~ # the nation Ia carr,
tat az; iu,p eirct. Due notification
a.: the JNi> rgcN Of VT as aforesaid
was -lVca April - by telegraph to
all The governments with which the United
States maintain rclatiun> in order that their
n ultra lily might De assured during the war
The riou> government, rcsponde with poo
la'iat.,u, q. nCulr!lli each after it. eva
L. I'oL-- 1 ~ not among the least gratifying
I.,.Geut- q the ~.ru rrlc that The obligations
Sal .H
a. ,:tsn nader cc.l,a,c ami dih.cult c.rcUu-
SIaurg~.
. In Further fg,hllm,nt of international duty.
1 ~u,d. AR. g a procl nation announcing
Tie treatment proposed 10 be accorded 10 YES
sells AMI n rir carroc> A. 10 blockade. contra
hard. The y rc.>e OF the right of search. and
immunity Of neutral figs and neut' al goods
ind 7 cLcm. nI- \ similar Iracl ImEti n
was H.dr 10y The spanish government In the
conduct oiha>tilitie, the rules oftac dcclar ton
. O. PIr.>. ia.ltsins ab-trgtiun from resort t.
rg.ya'ecr n aaye ocordinciy heaa observed
10y bu;I Ice 4 e. est. althou n neither was a
party L. Jh.j declaration.
ENGAGED ~ DEADLY CONFLICT.
our country thus after an interval Of half a
cen ury 81 peace with all nations found Itself
engaged L. deadly conflict With foreign Gins
my. Every nerve MAS Siraiacd 10 meet the
. emergency. The response to the initial call
.or 1919 volunteers was instan; and COM
plri-. ~ WAS a - he result q he stculii Ii
OF My p for - OJl al li;iuual volunteers. The
rank, OF TIE Tc -ular amy we're Increased II
the limits provided by the aci of April 20
The enlisted force Il the navy On the 18th day
81 August. when il rcac. cd it, maximum num-
+ ere. -. ls3 men and a. preniiCeS. One hundred
and three We Sei> were added to the navy by
purchase. che was presented 10 the govern
Eeut one lea I'd. and The four vessels Of the
International Navigation Co. the ~. Paul. ~
l. us. Nv lu..S and Paris. were chartered.
In addition @ these jEc revenue cutters and
liruJEuu 20 tenders were turned over to the
navy department and became temporarily a
tart o. the auxiliary navy.
The m-Niu mum effective fighting force Of the
navy during tie war, separated into classes,
was q tp.log>:
-Four bat lc ships 81 the tirSt-claS>. one bat
tie slip OF the second-c'as>: two armored
) cruisers. Six coast dcfrnsr monitors: oae
armpred r.m: u protected cruisers; three ug-
protected cruisers; II gunbuat>; one dyna-
mite cru ser. n torpedo boats. II old yCSs hl>
81 ;he old navy. including monitors Auxiliary
navy: Eleven auxiliary cruisers: = CONVEX. ed
yachts; = conE griCd tu->; 10 converted col
licr>: IL rcvs.ur cutters; four ligh house ten
GERS and 1. miscellaneous vessels.
THE COAST DFFENSE
Much IL I'M was felt aloaE our entire Allan
tic seashore lest some attack might he ma de
by the enemy. Every precaution was taken
lying along the coast Temporary garriSonS
were proyl,it Il. drawn frt M the state militia:
infantry ard light batteries were dra o. from
the volunteer force. About ls.tU0 troops were
thus ,mployed. The coast signal service was
established FOR observing the approach 4 an
enemys ships TO the coas; Of the United
States. and the life saving and light house
services co-oprrated. which enabled the navy
0cI aTtu, mt to have all portions Of the Atlantic
coast, from Maine To Texas. under ouScrvG-
ton.
The auxiliary navy was created under the
-au,Eority e congress ami was officcrcd and
manned by the naval militia o; the severa
states. This organization patrClled the coast
and performed the Gu'y Of a second arm OF de-
Tease.
Under the direction Of the chief Of engineer,
submarine mines were placed al the most ex'
posed points. The aggregate hunter OF mines
placed was l.ac5 NJ the principal harbors from
Maine to Califoin Preparations were ais,
made for the planning Of mines at certain othel
harbors. but owing 10 the carly destruction 81
the Spanish fleet these mines we're not pls.ed
- The SIGNAL CORPS.
The signal corps Was promptly organized
I and performed service OF the most difficulI ans
important character Its operations during
the war covered the electrical connection o
all coast fortifications. the e. adjustment o
7 te.euhonic and Geographic facilities for tn,