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

spanish throne, H. 1T Ostcnd, Bel /
giaId. prepared Ia take advantage T.
f any reyulsi"n of popular feeling
toward the ruling family Of Spain.
Spain believed up To the last
that the Pope and the great powers
would prevent war and, consequent
Iy. neglected to provision and coal
Havana and other Cuban cities for
II siege.
Spain has authorized "a call for
$4,000 volunteers at home.
The first-class l.. =. battleship
Oregon and gunboat Marietta are
on the way around Cape Horn tn
Join the \. A. squadron at Cuba.
The Spanish torpedo cruiser TEN
eraire is at Buenos Ayrcs. 1t is
feared that the u. :. ships, not
knowing that war has broken out,
may be taken unawares by the
Spanish vessel and torpedoed. There
is a suggestion of the probability
of the Spanish Cape Verde squad
ron trying to intercept the Oregon
also, that il may sail for the Phil
lipiue Islands To destroy the l.. :.
Asiatic Squadron, composed of the
tirst-class protected cruiser Olym-
ipa, the second class cruisers Balti-
more, Boston and Raleigh. the gun
boats Concord and Petrol and two
golfers. In either instance the
Spanish ovcrmatch the u. :. vessels.
John A Logan, son of the dead
General, is authorized to recruit
1000 light cavalry at Chicago.
All news from Havana inside
Spanish lines now comes from
Spanish sympathizers, even that of
the Associated Prcss, and must he
taken with an allowance for that
fact.
Canada's sympathies seem divid-
ed. Up to last Thursday $40 men
who had served in the militia Of
fered to enlist in the L. $. army,
while 81 offered their services tn
Spain.
Exports from the Gulf of Mexico
ports have practically stopped until
it is developed how safe vessels will
be from Spanish ships.
Congress authorized the Presi-
dent to prohibit the expectation of
coal and other war material at his
discretion.
Spain is bitter towards Great
Britain because of the latter's OPP
position to privateering, declaring
coal contraband of war, permitting
her diplomats to take charge of the
U. S. consulates, and general man.
ifestations of sympathy towards
the United States.
The baggage-car of the U. S.
Sixth Infantry, from Fort Thomas,
CAMPBELL county, Ky, was destroyed
by fire down in Alabama, and the
officers lost nearly all their cloth
ing.
The U. S. soldiers everywhere on
their way South were cheered by
enthusiastic crowds.
Foreigners in Porto Rico are in
great trepidation owing to rioting
and instructions on the part of
the natives and their fear of bonn
bardment by u. 5. vessels. They
can't leave the towns on account of
the anarchy in the interior.
War practically began Thursday.
April 2lst, when Spain notified
Minister Woodford that diplomatic
relations between Spain and the
United States were concluded.
Gov. Atkinson will lead the Geor-
gia troops if they are called out.
John j. Creekbaum, of Lexington,
Ky, aged 60, wants his pension of
So per month devoted to the war
fund.
A panic in financial circles was
produced in Spain last week. The
holders of paper currency rushed
to exchange it for silver. Gold is
already at a premium. On last Fri
day exchange on Paris rose from
60 to 6S. Bonds, stocks and bank
shares have declined nearly so per
cent.
In Madrid official circles it. is
claimed mysteriously that the To-
cation of the first naval battle will
be surprise. At Washington that
is taken to mean that either an at
tack will be made on SEINE Ameri-
can seaport or on the Asiatic Squad
ron or on the battleship Oregon
coming up the South Atlantic
coast.
Last Thursday a lot Of mules be-
longing to the Spanish government
we're seized on a ship about to leave
New Orleans for Cuba.
As Ntn. NoOuIOIu, u. -. Ah MS
ter, was leaving Madrid the police
attempted to arrest British SUBJ
ject named Moreno, a member of
the u. s. legation. Gen. Woodford
stood the police off. At Valladolid
mob attacked the train and
smashed windows, but the Minister
siept through the racket.
Spanish Premier Sagasta on Fri
day rendered to the Queen Regent
the designations of the whole cab
met SO as to leave her free to choose
the one most acceptable to the
Spanish people.
President Mckinley on Friday
declared a blockade on the north
coast of Cuba between Cardenas
and Bahia Honda and Cienfuegos
on the south coast.
The Spanish claim to have 50,OOO
men under arms at Havana.
Germany's newspapers are giving
the United States fits and praising
spain. A part of the London press
is doing the same.