Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1898-04-28

Nashville fred She opening canaun- /
shot Of the war. II Was ii & FOUNDER |
at the Bucna Ventura.
A British sea captain mt Calves !
ton says he learned AT the Canary !
Islands that the cause of the delay !
of the torpedo tlotilla was the dis
ablcment of the boats machinery
by the engineers, who feared to at
tempt crossing the ocean in such
unseaworihy craft.
John Jacob Asi"r, of New York,
offers tn fit out battery of artil-
lery, hearing the whole expense for
everything until the men are IL
part nj the army.
At l. o'clock Saturday President
Mckinley called for 1913 ZOO two
year volunteers for the army, or
for less time at the discretion of
the Government.
To stop the financial panic Spain
decided to permit the free coinage
of silver.
A supply of arms, ammunition
and equipments will be sent soon
by the United States to the Cuban
insurgents (" prepare them for CO.
operation with the army in moving
against the Spanish forces.
Gov. Bradley has ordered the
three regiments of State militia, of
twelve companies each, to be re-
cruitcd up to l03 men to the com
pany.
Great Britain was the first ma
ton to declare neutrality. Our
vessels were given forty eight hours
to leave all British ports. That
caused the Asiatic fleet to move on
Manila, metropolis of the Philippine
Islands. The unfinished second
class cruiser Albany and the tor
pedo- boat bought in Germany will
consequently be bottled up in Eng
land until the end of the war. as
neither was in condition to leave
within the limit of time given. The
small cruiser Topeka was forced
out to take chances against any
waiting cruiser of the enemy.
Madrid officially announced a
state of war April 9th. American
merchant ships were given five days
to clear out of ports.
The recent captures by our war
ships are: Three small sugar and
coasting schooners. by the torpedo
boats Gushing and Porter and gun
boat Helena; the Catalina, worth
a half to a million, carrying much
provisions for Havana, by the cruis-
er Detroit; the cottonship Miguel
Jover, worth 100000, by the Hell
ena; the Saturnina, by the cutter
Winona.
The Columbia and Minneapolis,
the two swiftest big warships in
the world, left the flying squadron
at Hampton Roads on some mystic
rious mission Saturday night.
Spain's squadron at the Cape
Verde Islands is composed of the
first-class armored Nizcaya, Maria
Teresa. Christobal Colon and Oqu-
endo, three torpedo boat destroyers
and three torpedo boats, and per-
haps some of the latter two and
some cruisers. This squadron is
claimed to be able to cope with the
U. S. Flying Squadron. A second
squadron is preparing at Cadiz to
contain the first-class battleship
Pelayo, the second class battleships
Numancia and Vitoria, the first
class armored cruiser Carlos V. and
some nine other cruisers, destroy
ers and torpedo boats. A declara-
ton OF war by this nation will
compel Portugal to order away the
former squadron, which will then
either leave for this side or go back
to meet the other ships at Canary
Islands.
The Louisville Posts Washington
correspondent, A. w. Butt, reports
Gen. Miles opposed to sending
troops into Cuba just now. Pres
ident Mckinley was determined to
send supplies for reconcentradoes
under guard of marines. The Naval
authorities bitterly oppose this be-
cause food will leak through to the
enemy at Havana. Indications are
that no big invasion of Cuba will
be made until towards fall. Gov
eminent is likely to release private
ships taken, as a food of protests
is being made to that sort of war
fare. Havana has a months food.
/ Kentucky's quota is three regi-
ments of infantry and two troops
of cavalry.
A masked battery at Matanzas,
Cuba, fired three shots at the tor
pedo- boat Foote at a short distance
Saturday evening, but missed badly.
Lieut.. r. d. Carranza, of Minister
Polo's staff, challenged Capt. Chas.
ID. Sigsbee, of the late Maine, to
fight duel.
Congress declared unanimously
that war had existed since April
2lst.
Rumored that 1000 American
troops will be landed in Cuba at
once to feed reconcentradoes.
Havanese are preparing an i'm
provised torpedo fleet to attack N.
A. squadron on dark, rainy nights.
First naval pitched battle expect
ed at PHILIPPINE Islands. Our
squadron out-classes the enemy
there.
European sentiment continues
hostile except the stronger part of
English opinion.
The Cuban insurgents are fight
ing and driving the enemy towards
Havana. They are only thirty
miles away.
The enemy has cantured M