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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1898-05-06
JOHN SHERMAN. Secretary OF state.
1--WE GATHER THEM IN"
Our List Of Prizes Continually Growing =
rhe Little Mangrove's Blg Prize.
the Panama.

KEY WEST. Fla. April 26.-The big
Spanish steamer Panama of the Cebal-
los line. which left New York on April
20 for Havana with a number of Span
ish refugees on board and a very valu-
able cargo, including. it is under
stood, stores for the Spanish
army. was captured Monday evening
20 miles from Havana by the little
lighthouse tender Mangrove. now be-
longing to the Mosquito fleet. The
Mangrove mounts two six-pounders
and lou 36-revolvers. She is COM.
mandcd by acknowledgements w.
III. Everett, and has a crew of 10 men.
The Panama is of about $500 tons,
and a very valuable prize.
When the Mangrove sighted the
Spaniard she ran up to- her and fired q
gun across her bow. The liner did not
take the hint. and a second shot was
fired. after which the Panama slowed
down a little. A third shot was fired
across the bows Of the Panama at q
hundred yards. and the deck officer OF
the Spanish vessel was hailed and no.
titled that IL he did not heave to a shot
would he sent through his vessel. This
notification caused the Panama To be
brought to.
Ensign Dayton boarded the Spanish
steamer and took possession of her.
The battleship Indiana then steamed
up and Commander Everett notified
Capt. Taylor of the Indiana that he
had captured the Panama. and bor-
rowcd a prize crew from the battleship,
consisting of Cadet Falconer and IS
marines.
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some of the National Guard DO Not Relish
the Idea N Actual Campaigning.

WASHINGTON. April 2o.-The attitude
which the national guard in some of
the eastern n southeastern states is
assuming in the present crisis is sur
prising the officials Of the war depart
ment. II the disposition being mani.
Tested by the guard in some
states not 10 60 to the front spreads
much further there will be no
longer any occasion for alarm anon:
those outside of the guard, who, ana
ious to enlist. fear they will be deprived
OF an opportunity to participate in tns
lighting.
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THE FIRST ENGAGEMENT.
Three American Ships Fire Upon
and Destroy Spanish Forts
at Matanzas, Cuba.
M Bigs GUNS OF the New York. Puritan
and Cincinnati silence the Land Hat
terics In Eighteen Minutes During tho
Firing n Masked BATTERY Opens Up
and IL Promptly silenced.

On BOARD THE FLAGSHIP NEW YORK,
OFF MArASzAs, April 81, ? p. m.-The
New York, the Puritan and the Gin
cinnati bombarded the forts at the
mouth of Matanzas harbor this after
noon. There were no casualties on our
side, but it is believed that the hail
of iron which pounded in the forts
must have caused loss of life to the
spaniards, though nothing is known
definitely.
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by the President of the United stat~s-A
Proclamation

proclamation.
WHEREAS. BY an act OF congress approved
April -. 1885. IL Is declared that war exists. and
that war has existed since the elst day OF April.
A. q. 1895. including said day. between the
United States OF America and the kingdom Of
Spain; and
WHEREAS. II being desirable that such war
Oh ould he conducted upon principles in bar
mony with the present views OF nations. and
sanctioned by recent practice. it has already
hecn announced tiat the policy OF this govern
ment will be not TO resort 10 privateering. but
To adhere TO the rules OF the declaration Of
Paris
Now, therefore. /. william Mckinley. presi-
dent OF the United States OF America. by virtue
OF the power vested in me by the constitution.
and Ivy the laws. do hereby declare and pro-
Slain:
l. The neutral flag covers enemy's goods.
with the exception OF contraband OF war.
: Neutral goods not contraband OF war are
not liable to condscatson under the enemy's
mas.
) Blockades. in order to be binding. must be
effective.
q Spanish merchant vessels in any ports or
places within the United States shall be allowed
until May 81. 1879, inclusive. FOR loading their
cargoes and departing from such ports or places.
and such Spanish merchant vessels. IL met
At sea by any United States ship.
shall be perm TIED to continue their
voyage II, on examination Of their pa
o+ANf - NA"n appear l-Al AltlE CdfEOtN
were taken On board before the expiration OF
the above term provided. that nothing herein
contained shall apply 10 spanish vessels hav-
ing on board any officers in the military or
naval service ~ the enemy. or any coal Except
such a. may be necessary for their vOFagel. or
any other article prob or contraband Of
va. or any dispatch % or to the spanish gov
crumcnt.
5 ANY spanish merchant vessel which prior
20 April n. ist,. shall have sailed from any
foreign port bound for any port or place in the
United states shall be- permitted 10 enter such
port OF place ana 70 discharge her cargo and
a~ftcrwaris forthwi h 20 depart without moles-
ration. and any sucn vessel II met al sea by
any Quilted States Ship shall be permiftel to
continue her voyage % any port not blockaiee.
q The right OF search {, % be exercised with
strict regard FOR the right ~ neutrals and the
voyages OF mail steamers are not to b. inter-
fered with. except on the cleare.t ground %
suspicion of @ violation OF LAW Ia respect u
contrahand or blockade
In witness whereof | have hereunto set my
hand and caused the seal Of the United States
20 be- afixcd.
Done az the department OF state. in the city
OF Washington. this twenty-stxth dag OF April.
fsse. and OF the independence Of the United
States the one hundred ami tweuty-second.
WILLIAM MCKINLEY.
by the President
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On n Noble Mission.

PITTSBURGH. Pa, April es.-Francis
Murphy. the temperance apostle, an
nounces that he will go to Cuba with
the United States army and help the
cause along by cheering the men and
helping them to withstand the raw
ages of fever without the use OF intox.
icants.
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war Enthusiasm IN Porto Rico.

MADRID, April SIS a. m.-Dis-
patches received from the governor
general OF Porto Rico says the war en-
thusiasm is increasing. lie aida that
two volunteer battalions have bceu
formed for the defense OF the colony.
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HE'S ANXIOUS FOR A SCRAP.
The spanish Admiral Proposes tn Hunt
for q Fight. Orders or No
Orders.

MADEiD April % delayed in trans.
mission. The Pals that the
Spanish admiral in command Of the
hect at IT. Vincent. Cape Verde islands,
has cablcd to the government here that
when the United States tlect is before
Havana his place is not at the Cape
Verde islands. adding that he would
SAL against the American squadrcr IL
the morning, orders or no ,rde-s.
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Prepared to Meet the American AsiatIc
Squadron.

MADRID, April 2s.-i0 a. m.-An off,
cial dispatch from Manila
that the Spanish feet has sailed to take
up its position 10 meet the United
States squadron. The latter had not
been sighted when the cable message
was sent, but the American warships
we're expected at any moment.
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ST. THOMAS. Danish West Indies,
April 27.-The Spanish steamer Pau
lima. from Barcelona for San Juan de
Porto Rico. loaded with a general AR
go. called here for war news. and de-
cided to remain here for further or
ders. Advices from Porto Rico show
that hat colony is awaiting invasion.
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DErRIor. Mich. April e7.-One hum
bred and fifty members Of the Michi-
gan naval militia were drawn up on
the deck of the United State steamer
Yantic. ready for departure for Norfolk.
when orders cane from Washington
not To start until frrthcr orders.
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Tn. ,v,po.apo,,. =, Sea.

BAR IARBoR. Me, April 2..-At day.
break this morning the cruiser Min
ncapolis was sighted at anchor in
Prospect harbor. off this coast. She
did not communicate with the shore,
and she put to sea soon after sunrise
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At GRANTS OLD HOME.
The Seventy-Seventh Anniversary
Of the Old Commanders Birth
Celebrated at Galena, Ill.
Extracts Prom the Grafton of Judge
Emory speer. "a Confederate Veteran.
who Paid = Touching Tribute to the
Memory of the Great soldier and His
Efforts Ger Peace.

GALESA. Ill. April e--Galena. the
the seventy-seventh anniversary of the
great leaders birth. Mrs. Nellie Grant
sartoris, accompanied by her daughter,
Vivian. represented the Grant family.
Judge Emory Speer. a confederate vet
eran of Macon. Ga, twas the orator OF
the day.
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SOUTHAMPTON. April 27.-A Guernsey
pilot reports having sighted two Span
ish torpedo boats northeast of the
Caskets. and a large armed ship be-
tween Dorvres Rock and Ushant. lie
adds that they are evidently OF tho
lookout for American vessels.
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PHILADELPHIA. April 27.-Battery A
of the First brigade. national guard Of
Pennsylvania. under command of Capt.
Barclay II. Warburton. left this city at
s:35 a. IN. for Mount Gretna. where
Pennsylvania entire national guard
will be modified.
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Russian sympathy with spain.

ODESSA. April 27.-The Russian news
papers largely sympathize with Spain
and express the belief that if the Uni
ted States fails to gain a signal naval
victory o SPANS honor will be
saved and Europe will insist upon the
latter's capitalization. in order to pre-
vent the loss which mast
suffer through privateering.
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KY WEST. Fla. April &c. - The
United States gunboat Newport, Capt.
II. Y. Tilley. has brought in the Span
ish sIoop Pacquctt and the Spanish
schooner Pireneo. coasting vessels,
which IN captured off Havana.
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LoSpoS, April 2s.-A special dis
patch from Gibraltar says the Spanish
war ship Pclayo. accompanied by Q
torpedo boat, passed there yesterday
bound for Cadiz.
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PROMPTLY MET.
The bofsterous bully Was Gem.
but Effectively Called.
Down.

There was q big. COARSE voiced fellow with
red face. a superfluity of beef about ms M
and an Unsuitable desire TO hear himself tais
that was nicely come up with in a bsrh.,
shop the other day. He was fiashily dressss
shd seemed aggrieyed that every man EN-.
get ready for the chair. He had sssistancs
in having himself brought down to the conds'
ton for being shaved, declining to handl.
anything from his nat to his collar and necL.
tie.
While being lathered and shaved he to,a
boisterously and profanely about the de
generacy OF the times. Men who had To ear,
their living didn't know their places ana
acted as though they were jusl as good 4.
those who hired them. The greatest mi.
take this country had ever made was when
il did away with slavery instead of extend.
ing IT 10 every state and territory IN tha
union.
After he had insisted upon half a doze,
additions and extra touches from the knight
OF the strop the big man stepped from The
chair and produced q fat pocketbook. while
still holding forth IN his offensive vein.
"Nevah mine dat" said the proprietor
who had known life on the plantation in the
old DAYS. I'VE don make no cha'ge fo'
takin' de bris'les of OF ANIMALS like YOU"
The bully was about to break loose like an
unheralded cyclone of destructio 1. but n.
saw half n dozen BARRIERS about him. each on.
whetting a razor on the palm OF his hand
and looking solemn.
How do YOU make money at that price,
he asked with a sickly grin.
w make II often ge'men. sah," and IL
was wonderful TO see how soon the big man
was dressed and a~way.-Detroit Free Press.
Not = Lawyer.
snow" said the lawyer who was conduct.
ing the cross-examination, will you please
state how and where you first met tins
man. Il think" said the lady with the
what you think" interrupted the LAWYER
I'VE want facts here. We don't care what
you think, and we haven't any time 10 waste
In listening to what you think. Now. please
tell US where and when it was that YOU first
met this man." The witness made no reply.
Come, come urged the lawyer. Il de-
mand an answer to my question" Still no
response from the witness. "Your honor"
SAID the lawyer, turning TO the court, II
think | am entitled TO an answer to the ques-
ton | have put" 1.-The witness will please
answer the question:" said the court in i'm.
press've tones. Cant" said the lady.
why mott The court doesn't care 10
hear what | think. does i t." "No." Then
there's no use questioning me any further.
4 am not a lawyer. ! can't talk without
thanking So they called the next witness.
Cleveland Leader.
Danger Of Reviving Memories.
Jeweler-You say your wife's a musician,
should think something in the form of q
Tyre would please her.
Customer-Did you ever try TO explain at
two o'clock in the morning. Then how can
you suggest such a thing? - Jewelers'
Weekly.
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wAsuISeroN. April e6.-The presi-
dent has issued the following procla-
nation respecting the rights OF Span
ish vessels now in or bound to United
States ports. and also with regard -
the rights of search:
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The engagement commenced at 1857
and ceased at 1:i5. The object of the
attack was to prevent the completion
of the carthworks at Punta Gorda.
A battery on the eastward arm ofthe
bay opened fire on the flagship. and
this was also shelled. About twelve
s-inch shells were fired from the east
ern forts. but all fell short.
About five or six shells were fred
from the half-completed battery. Two
of these whizzed over the New York
and one fell short.
The ships left the bay for the open
sea. the object of discovering the
whereabouts of the batteries having
been accomplished. In the ~nelghbor-
hood OF 800 shots were put on land
from the three ships at a range of from
1000 to 1000 yards.
Real Admiral sampson. when asked
if he was satisfied with the result,
said:
Yes. ! am. expected to be"
The half-complcted Spanish earth
works and battery were apparently
plowed up by the shells.
All the ships engaged showed ex-
cellent Workmanship throughout the
engagement and when they were fir
ing at the shortest range nearly every
shell took effect.
The forts which were bombarded
were on a low-lying point and we're
considered merely earthworks. They
did not make a good target. vet when
the big gun were fired at the shortest
range portions of the fort could be seen
flying in the air at every shot.
The flagship returned to Havana,
and the Puritan and Cincinnati were
left on Matanzas station.
The News Not Given Out In Washington.
WASHINGTON, April ESQ far as
could be learned the officials OF The
the bombardment Of Matanzas this
morning. The navy department keeps
a full-fiedged telegraph Office open in
the building all night and a confidential
officer remains at the department all
night to translate the messages as re-
ceived. There was considerable bust
ness done over the wires till the early
morning hours, but none OF the dis
patches were sent either to the White
House or the secretary of the navy.
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The RIGHTS Of THE ENEMY.
A Proclamation by the President
Respecting the Rights of Span
ish Merchant Vessels.
RI6HT or SEARCH WILL Be EXERCISED.

Ehs President Declares that the War
should be Conducted Upon Principles
In Harmony with the Present Views of
Nations and Sanctioned by Recent
Practice-No Privateering.
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Jeweler-You say your wife's a musician,
should think something in the form of q
Tyre would please her.
Customer-Did you ever try to explain at
two o'clock in the morning. Then how can
you suggest such a thing? Jewellers
Weekly.
Evening star., 1898-05-30

O'Clock 1t was seen that every member
wore buttonhole bouquet.
Mr. Jchords was cross-examipad b NJ,
DdVis- lie has known Mr.. Cantv sa,,oraI
years and Rye he knew about three ,.s.-s,
rye spoke to him more than once aho,,, b..
BUSINESS trouble with Canty. The last tin,n
ha' al front or the Hotel Chamberlin b,rt
abont nr f.t nor say when exactly. 1t was
ing. "eiore the shoot
~ Se never transacted business throug;,
ias. Wi,hess; Nobody was present Al tba
iaat talk He could not remember -.
was the subject of the conyers.tion VII
tstlse ne Use was spoken of but the Rye-f,anty
io9ple He does not remember ,,bicb 81;
h. dii me mart but he does not think
Iau previously sta, d with regard 70 % a,
noIus about the black flag to he raIsa5 -,
tween him and Canty. oe
o,oH WI. NorthingtoE insisted upon strictly a.
81. L."eAainination, and Mr. Davis safs in
mar mar case he would have to ston rba ~
ness was excused oP' me VIII
soa Mr. walton. recalled to the stand tss,i-
Mr. t,eSe Iaeo a1out a week before the shooting
- oshords came into his office and toId
nm tiiat I ne had seen Rye that day ana
men men Mr. Jeffords repeated what Rye hnd
SAID about the black flag 'e "du
Did you repeat to Mr. Cap,y nh. NJ,
Jenords had told your" asked NJ W. Wo,,h Mr'
ington. Aeu MI. worth
81. did: emphatically replied the witness
the shooting iehI peiore
have you since this trial had any ,a,k
your s what ne told
NO, sir"
hen you meant Mr.. Jefrords uber ,.o,,
sai9 the other day on the stand thar 80,
nau Deen told by somebody of Rya's ~
marks said Mr.. Davis. nses re-
witness said he is speculator and hoe
no regular business, although he has
once at NO. 1888 F street FormarIv bI
was travelling salesman
The Knife Again Introduced
Charles A Bliss. an insurance man nas
next sworn. He knows Mr. Canty bu, a.,
not know MIR. Rye. He was I'm HIS Office
!oSo street. the day of the shooting Ha
did not witness the affair, but ran 10 Tho
scene afterward. As Rye's body was being
removed he saw an open bladed knife fail
from The body. He was sure IL was a
knife and that it was open He saw a man
PICK the, knife up. but did not know the
man nor what became Of the knife
BY direction of Mr.. Worthington tha
khife which fas been submitted In evidence
as the knife Mr.. Rye had carried was
shcwn the witness. He said IL looked very
mucn ike the knife he had seen. but he
could not positively identify it. He Vas
not crcss-examined
Evening star., 1898-05-30
HEROES RENE INBRED
Notable Celebration of Decoration
Day in Northern Cities
MANY ORGANIZATIONS TAKE PART
Cemeteries the Objects Of Genera
Attention Today.
DAVIS AT GETTY SBURG

NEW YORK. May 3O.-The celebration OF
this Decoration day in this vicinity was
the most notable since the nation has hal
graves to decorate. Organizations which
ordinarily take part in the exercises
turned out todsy. and. in addition to the
Grand Army men. who naturally took the
chief part in the Darades and ceremonies,
there were auxiliaries of school cadets and
other military organizations. detach-
nent of the Old Guard hoisted the Ameri-
can flag at the battery at sunrise. This
also. according to custom. was the hour for
unfurling the flag at the Old block house
at Central Park and at Fort Horn by war
veterans.
Then came the procession through the
city, reviewed at the grand stand at Mad
ison Square by prominent officials, civil and
military and viewed along the line of
march by Thousands of persons
Soldiers Visit Cemetcries.
Graves of dead heroes in Woodlawn, CAL
very, Cypress Hills, Trinity, Greenwood and
all the cemeteries in the vicinity of the
city were visited by the soldiers and their
families. Lafayette Post No. 140 went to
Fishkill to unveil a statue of Gen. Lafay-
cite and present 1t to the Daughters of the
Revolution.
John A. Dix Post had a program which
included services at Trinity cemetery. The
statue OF Farragut in Madison Square and
the tomb In Trinity the tomb of Phil
kearney In Trinity, the soldiers monu-
ment in the same place, Ericsson at the
battery-all the statues and tombs Of mar
tyrs in the city were decorated. u. 8.
Grant Post held memorial services at the
tomb OF Gen. Grant after the parades. Typo
graphical Union, No. d, went to Mount
Hope cemetery in the afternoon to decorate
graves.
Observance Mt Philadelphia.
PHILADELPHIA, May 3O.-Not since tn.
Year Of Its institution has Memorial day
had a more impressive observance thar
that of today. At every cemstery where
sleep the soldier dead there were exercises
or some character In connection with the
decorating Of thu graves. At the Lincolr
monument In Fairmount Park services were
held by the George G. Meade Post, No. 1
after which the post visited the grave of IL.
gallant commander, Gen. Meade. An ad
dress was delivered by Archdeacon Cyru.
T. Brady.
At Laurel Hill cemetery Gen. Daniel E
Sickles was orator of the day, and an ad
dress was also delivered by Gan. ST. Clai,
"a ouihoiidho. AT the tomD OF Anna NJ
Ross, in Monument cemetery, marked hon.
ors were paid. Department chaplain OF
Anna NJ. Ross Post, No 81. delivered the
Grafton.
Col. Fred Taylor Post, No. 10, after at
tending services, marched to Odd Fellows
cemetery. In the parade was a pony phae
ton, containing two little girls, one dresse<
as America and the other as England A
float capable of seating sixty-five pupils O
| ths public schools. decorated with the m
uonal cclors of the United States and Eng
land, was also Q feature.