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The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-04-28
Blockade Of Havana and All
the Cuban Ports Followed
the Ignoring Of Our
Ultimatum.
FIRST shot ANDCAP9URE
The President Signs Call For
One Hundred Thousand
Volunteers.

Blockade OF AL Cuban Ports Established
THE President Decided That Spain
Had Given uer Answer in Diminishing
General woodford, and That n State
OF War Exists Between the United
States md Spain-Thereiore Orders
Were Sent to Rear Admiral Sampson
to Move on Havana Immediately
Our First Prize Of War-A Spanish
Merchantman Nabbed by the Key West
Flcet-Her Flag Came Down in Short
Order When Shot From the Nashville
Crossed Her Bow-Escorted Into Key
West by Our Gunboat-vessel and
Cargo Worth S5OO.00
WASHINGTON, d. c. Specially
Spurning the ultimatum which
gave her the choice Of peace or war,
Spain defiantly threw down the
gage Of battle, and the United
states promptly took IL up by order.
ing the North Atlantic Squadron to
Havana at once. The two nations
thus passed from peace to war.
Their flags are now the standards
OF beIIigerents, and actual hostili.
ties have taken place.
Though war between the United States
Iand Spain had not yet been formally de-
clared by either Nation, hostilities may be
said to have virtually begun with the issue
OF the Presidents proclamation announc-
ing blockade OF the principal Cuban
IT, 70
Of the ports OF Cuba to commerce with the
rest Of the world the North Atlantic fleet,
which had been lying for several months
past at Key West, sailed Friday morning to
take station of the principal harbors OF
the island now controlled by the Spanish
authorities. Two double-turreted mont-
tors, the Terror and the Puritan, which are
scarcely fitted for open sea patrol duty,
were left behind at the Key West station,
and with them the torpedo-boats Cushing,
Dupont and Porter, the dispatch boat Dol
phin, the gunboat Helena and the cruiser
Marblehead.
Just before sailing the first organization
Of the various battalions Of marines on the
North Atlantic Squadron was formed, and
war man9uvres were executed. chiefly
that OF landing parties in naval engage
ments. Three hundred and ninety.fve
men were in line, under command OF Cap
tain Mancil e. Goodrell. The ships repre-
sented In the order Of the companies were:
The Indiana, 76; the Helena, 20; the New
port, -; the Cincinnati, 80; the Marblehead,
81; the Detroit, 19; the Nashville. l6; the
Dolphin, s.; the New York, 62; the May
flower, 16; the Wilmington, 10; the Iowa,
50; the Mschias, 12, and the Castine, II.
The full strength Of the organization is:
Captains, 8; First Lieutenants, s; Second
Lieutenants, /; First Sergeants, IA; Ser
gesnts. II; Corporals, 81; musicians, 8, and
privates, S34.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-04-28

MADRID, Spain (By Cable).-The Spanish
Government sent passports to United
States Minister Woodford and officially
declared that it regarded the American
ultimatum as declaration OF war.
General Woodford received President
McKinley's ultimatum at midnight We'd
nesday and decided to deliver it Thursday.
Before he could do 50 he was given his
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-04-28
WOODFORD ASKED TO GO.
Spain Sends Our Minister Passports
Before He Delivers UItimatum.
HOSTILE OUTBURST IN. MADRID.

The Spanish Government, Having Re.
- ceived Copy OF the Ultimatum in Adj
vance, Anticipated the Delivery of the r
- Oficial Communication-Rega it
as "a Declaration Of Hostilities.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-06-21
Events IN THE WEST.
CAMP MtRRTrswts NOW sUgstRi2,2oo


while descending the shan "
mine at Cripple Creek Monday. John
q. Wardcll, agod g.. was preclplta'ed
DO the bottom and Killed. Deceased
leaves a wife and three children
An ounce of carbollc acid. taken with
suicidal intent. ended the career uf
Mrs Dora Keeplmoycr vi LHadyille.
colo, Monday. The woman was the
wife Of u. a. Kceplmcyer. with whom
she had had trouble.
GOV. sadicr.of Nevada has been called
upon Tor one battalion Of Infantry. cuu-
siHing of four companies 90 100 men
each. G. a. Bennett OF San Diego.
cal. hus been directed Co make ar
rangcmcnts for the Organization Of re-
cruits
At woodwafd's Pavilion. san Fran
cisco. tonight truoaduyl, Charles sic
Kccyor ~ Philadelphia nnd Frank Nc
council. " local man. viii meet in
e1.rnund contest with u decision. Tho
mon win nght nt ii2 pounds. MCkroNet
, favorite In the betting at odds NJ
10 toe.
A Chinaman az Warrona. Ida. WIS
horribly tortured by robbers Monday.
hIs asHallhuts using hot irons ON him.
rhcy entered the Chinnmnu'H hut Tor
th. purpose ~ robbiug him. ana mot
inning W"NH NNfN fNIf'NNfN NNNNIN NNIA
hl-.I am. Before leaving they Elt
$50. A posse N citizens are Ia pursuit.
The development ~ dlphthctia aud
corebro.splnni meningitis at Camp
Merritt On causing considerable alarm.
Their are also number 81 eases uf
pneumonia az the hospital Arrange.
uruta are being made Co send alN
hundred bed field hospital Co the Phil
lpplnoH under charge OF Mas. W %.
owen
Il IL stated on the authority " n.
l.. Muir. % merchant az san Diego. Cal.
that the proposed line ~ steamers a.
bc operated between san picru AMI
Japan win be- conducted boy corpora
ton known ua the California and Dri.n-
tll company. The steamers are 90 Do
0uItl Co any row on the Pacific. There
win Do NJ least ono steamer per month
under the contract for the next three
years.
The hU1rd of supervisors ~ San
Francisco hna adopted resolution
calling upon Seer, iafN of war Aigor o.
provide un adequate water supply and
sewer facilities fur tn Preside rtHorNu-
ton, na preliminary steps looking Zoe
ward The concentration NJ 100 the troops
az that place. 10 points 0ut the uu,
sanitary condition of Camp Morrltinnd
urges the necessity NJ removing thU
soldiers from their present location.
The Pacific Mall Steamship company
has furnished 300 many transports i0
the government that new ARRANGEMENT
regarding tho carrying OF freight ANA
passengers have become necessary. The
steamer San Juan sailed Tor Central
American Monday taking the place Of
tho city ~ Para, The place ~ Tho
colon. which loft on the last cHpvdi.
ton 10 Manila,waH taken by the steam.
.r iiuck. brought from the Central
American coast Tor the purpose. and
the city ~ Panama DE- on her way io
San Francisco 90 take the trip % the
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-06-21


You hay, m.srcd couple OF mighty
singular events o. you never saw
coon christening or coon food cleans.
lIE out ut 900 The uuuu home ul tne
Npu consists .mYy vi a. Plat VI ground
about uv nfg. uH barn door of extra
rtfuuH HIzr would cover This IL
surrounded hy wire funpa four feet
tiu rail- which prevents hs 1855. clown
lilo creatures from eHCuuIug. ln the
crut.r uf This yard is o. tIU. twenty
foot high nud having many heavy
UuUa Scar the base ul ihH ffoe BE- a.
several foot square pool uI Nater This
pool marks two Very ns IuHlse. very
notable ChlractOr'stlus ih.t distinguish
ih0 coon from ruy other lHimgl The
tuui la The roDu.F christening and food
cleansing unDrH.
when "a coon gives birth 20 young.
almost tho Nr thing che DOES BE- 10
take her hulIOa uuH hy one In her
mouth. and accompanied Dv the father
coon. prueUUd slowly and Hul WuIy 10
the puoL Arriving at ltH brink ana
while ihu dad coon stands ihuughfuuy
by tht mother huuilzya the little one
beneath che Uuyo with aii The dorurum
and ruiI.'tudo that o. Baptist cl'rsy.
man lmm.rHua ID candidate for church
membership After lowering 10 gently
down beneath tho surface ana UlUuE
% up again. MIH. Coon and hHr husband
wtud their WY back again tu their
family oouor boz she yard. This Hgr-
vice. solemn and HiIil. Do continued hy
Mr and Mrs Coon until ovnry mother
son uf their JUST arrived offspring has
boon 1uiv phfIHtHn.d. Viewed alhUry
u is really one nf thr most unique, lm-
nr.aalVr professional performance lma
urInBhio. liut tho ndaaorihlblc droN-
ness of the picture mndc by The wee
husband and vito uH they vu through
amIiUr .f not laughter come tn almost
every one who NiincHroH the Hcri1'
connie Die ~ drama
Almost any hour any day IN the year
You can md n group % people torslng
bits ~ goodies CO. the UuuuA Upon
picking up one Of these. Sir ana Mrs
Coon instantly. with the "gOody" held
dnlntily Ia o. tcoth, truts over 10 thi
pool aud HwnHh0H the mlrs0l back and
forth in tho water two ur three times
Then. returning 90 itH fnvuritc corner
OF Up g. lta rlNUrIte crotch In tho tree
the little chap H0ts On dUyourlug ln ID
way su dainty ana rHdntr Bv Co pul
food. rubbing humans Co blush. Hut ul
course you wouldn't blush ut clown
I Cuuu'H etiquette. There IH HH much
/ original comedy On every move h.
/ makes iu this foodsclrunainr ana cat
ur process that you laugh ln spite ul
/ yourself HlH very appearance, par
tiouluriy IN motion. hiH pulge.llkn r.'
. dHtDurrr md h's display uf aNtr1ofdi'
nary urntuDHa. Die oNuulf|tUuHHH ln ul
/ things form subtle and SURF uck'ri
L fur anybody laugh spot ~ beats th'
I fupnlDHt man the stage can show.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-06-21

Newport lately Impressed by the gov,
.IhW.hD w th1 CHINA hud Japan
taken bv Inc Aztfc' and m tiisrfare
has been cbartrrsd nt ttoryt.,g H.
carry the Chlna's freight
ui-l".en from Hhag quay. June ~
WI i".t towns 'Ul, Mh. June II,
.syr' N,Ioig 20 ihe ct'cl ihAi over
ihtee huhll'u "oits nave up Co thia
t,,ine ,eeu Mlg'htl pm White Horse
i.uliua il' pI"h'uu'eu 20 u' WIN .A
ahttIatlNHa uF fleffe Humh.ft ono
,9lh.rH VINO tegched Underwater from
VIM, ID is iol'l ana y SO. Jay. lhey
sh} ihe loim humhor Ni ulais DOB Do
W., I9plla docs n9i 'Ne.,d MY fhefo
~ CANYON Tor p',-tr ~ f,rirf.Ft VA
the fee has consod goo Boz dam. r1us.
n' tilIf ~. court ui Warrington
hI'd opinions Monday ln ih' i'li1"inE
''.cf o. i.ilil'h' lnd'ul w
ldihDtltr Wisi Hur'HAut, Appealed
rom hlnE county. "l.l ni. 81 -I'i. Ni
NaHhirFiun 90 r,l w s. Frinai. lu'f
respondent W. iht hl'tlhe Hlr'.t
halfway company. Mp liant from
SPOKANE county hII. lno t'N
.ii.i hhi nnIp'ni.d W o.. 'r9N ".
SPOKANE mDmn.f oi tn. Htlt l'iIH
Ut medical 'N, mln'if. Nlo. li ~
now appointed F'INsH uhil M'N 80
l'll
rho r,p,rt nae b..u fr.uurnIty rf,.
cuiated mound army h1adIutrt.r..
San rr,rriss1. thnf dom N,1Iff viii
diverf ibr eaiirs, III th. y.aali In vhIln
ba yu iotrr.y hui DO rhillrpIuus a1
a. a. t4ueh IA tt4rrk1r.. b.f,rs i1rh-
in. "a Manila g.u. Merritt win mai
ti,Is rt,v. La o-.t.f u ui4.. hIu..'f if
Accommodation vfth no ,uthorfuas In
,y4gbirrtnn b.f,rr bs -1rffi .r......
opTratinns in tho Philippines Further
u'tlu,'.ii. W., n,'' wv, ,.i
80.
q ". '''''
Tho third expedition Go Manila will
sail next Thurslay or Friday tt the
latest The troops that IIH tU form tuc
expedition, under command of Brg.
Gem Macarthur arn now auNiuusly
awaiting The order 90 embark on the
transports. They ate ready 90 start
on short notice and hope that they vii
/ be- aboard hg uoxt Thursday. The
final Assignment NJ tho organization
90 the transports na made hy MAJ
Gen OUr d. uF follows steamer Va
I lsucia-North Dakota bntttllbna Ohi1
! First wyoming battalion. hriduuar.
| tors band. companies u and ~ uf Tho
| EHht,rnth Infantry recruits Tor Tho
! First battalion No the E.EhtHlnth. and
I batteries q and J.. of en- Third afth.
] lrry. n-itrtdquirtera htnu
/ companies u. g, q and l., vi tn TWEEN.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-06-21
Musings.

thinking Of ono you dislike breeds
hate.
Every tailor believes In the survival
Of the fttnst.
The best dressed man may have more
BILLS than receipts.
Tho loud tligor thinks himself man
~ sound Judgment. and In sense
b. d..
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-06-21
J1S South Main Street,
SAT- Loko CIV Utah
| evils IS q Lyr.
VI


Tho strongest aud puf.
ct made lulIhr other
iy0. 10 bulnr anur pow.
Ut and packed innUnu
With removable lid. tho
contents ufu always
ready for uar. ~ wifi
mako the best pprfumr,i
Hard -uup IN 30 minutes
without boiling ittsthe
best fuf cleansing waste
pfuos tilIalnfrrtluFsl sinks.
ul'lsrtsi cleaning paints,
BOTTLES. barrels washing
trrUs and killing iusUutst
for engineers aud mhoh-
iuiIta uarai for painters
TO remove uii,paIuts, etc.
SALT M'F'o CO.
. Philadelphia. Pom.
Fort Wrangel news., 1898-08-10
The Women.

Quite a numher of the leading ladies of the city met ali the home of Mrs. Thwing on Thursday last and organ iZed the Fort Wrangel Ladies Aid So- ciety. Following is list of officers :: President, Mrs. Geo. II. Barnes Vice President, Mrs A. G. Mcbride second Vice President, Mrs. Clarence Thwin2 i; Secretary, Mrs. Campbell; Treasurer, Mrs. w. G. Thomas. The object of this society is indicated by the name-Aid- and the work of the ladies will be along the line of social, spiritual and finan- rial assistance to the church. The first specific object they have in view will be to raise funds for the much needed re pairs to the sidewalk leading up to the church-and an enjoyable entertain ment is promised the public in the near future, to raise money for this object. We already bespeak for them liberal patronage
Fort Wrangel news., 1898-08-10
To HI With Spain.

The Boston ministers seem to be get ting more and more sensational every year, X Boston paper published this announcement among its religious no- tices recently
 Peoples Temple, Columbus avenue and Berkeley strect-Another glorious day. The pastor, Rev. James Boyd Bra dy, Ph, D., D. D., will preach at l0:3o a. m, on "Rcasous for Resting in the Loving Arms of God" and at go P. m, on To H-l with Spain"
Fort Wrangel news., 1898-08-10
BACK FROM DAWSON CITY.
loo riany People There. Reduc
 ton in the Price of Provisions.
FLOUR FOUR DOLLARS A SACK

The l'arallou steamed into this port last Saturday morning with a number of passengers on board Some were from the mp Alaska ports and others from the interior. Among the latter was (. N. Cooper. of Caldwell. Idaho, who went in during the month of May, being member of the party that drove ioOO head of cattle over the Dalton trail. \ News man was introduced to Mr. Cooper by that prince of good tcl- lows, Nlr <. StrOuse, who has known him for some time. Alr. Cooper k Il very close observer of men and cou- ltions I'm writer has interviewed Il great many persons, but never one who was so we'll informed upon tEe subject talked about, and who possessed such an impressive manner of imparting his Knowledge.
 Mr Cooper stated that there were fully 25.OO0 people in and around Daw- son. and that there was employment and fair field for about onc-tifth of that number However, he said good. keen. bright fellow could go there and make some money.
 In r"p!y to the question as to cattle and provisions at DaWson, Mr. Cooper said "ln and around Dawson there are now 3.o0o head of beef cattle. don't know what they are going tu do with them. \ number of boats have arrived from St Micharla and proyi- sions are of cours, down in price. Next winter l am certain that many things will be sold a+ Seattle rates. When ! left flour was four dollars sack bacon :.l cents per ponnd : salt lo cents, and other goods in proportion, which you will know k quite cpt from former prices"
 "How did you find the Dawson trail ," waS asked.
 The best trail for cattle. Plenty of grass, and you will say it must be pretty geod when tell you that out of the lo0u head we took in oyer that trail, We only lost six head.'
 Of course this interview contains but few of the many interesting things MT Cooper told the News man, and with d promise to send him q copy of our pa per, We bade him good bye.
Fort Wrangel news., 1898-08-10
Lie in the phil;pp,nes.

On the whole, the Philippine natives find and take life easy. Their require ments are few. The sum of S25 will provide native househould with a dwelling of its own and ample furni- ture. Under d genial climate: on a soil lavishly greetful for the slightest tending, by waters teeming with fish, they know naught of hunger, and have much time left for amusements-such as dancing and public rejoicings on the smallest occasion, music, for which they have a natural talent, so that there is scarcely a commune without fairly trained brass band-aud gambling Cock fighting is the national sport, and no mean source of revenue to the au- thorities. Almost every native owns fighting fowl, which is as dear to him as her lap dog to European lady. Thus the native is an intermittant rather than steady worker, and his delight in feasts and holy days, and his content, which passes him off as rich in his own mind with SlO in his purse, make him as a laborer, docile as he is willing to please, a source of frequent annoyance to his employers
Fort Wrangel news., 1898-08-10
Wire and Nail Workers Strike.

CLEVELAND, Aug. "A strike was for merly declared today by the Federated Wire Trades at the works of the II. P. Nail Company and American Wire Company, both of which are now un- der the control of the recently formed wire and nail trust. The strike, when the rod mill and yard men of the com pany join it, will throw about 2.lOO men out of employment The cause of the strike is an alleged cut of B F per cent. ill wages, and a threatened cut of 20 per cent more
Fort Wrangel news., 1898-08-10

The theory long entertained by ex- where they were matched after a few years of life at sea has been recently proven tru5 by the catching of several minus the adipose fin. Three years ago. in April, ls95, a large number of sal mon matched in October gI, were turn ed into the stream from the Clackamas adipose fin was cut off with d razor. for the purpose of Identification when caught. More than n score of these fish thus cleanly marked have been caught in the Columbia within the last few weeks They are fully matnred, and the fact that they reach maturity and return to spawn and die is regard ed as fully estal lished.-Ex.
 Avery remarkable law suit has been brought in Stockton On the Fourth of July a certain young man took his best girl to picnic. There she ac- ''Ptcu ao hlaly dlleullOHa rom another young man that the first young man became enraged and went home. leav- ing the girl to get back to her own house as best she might. See hired Il hack for which her father paid 75 cents, and then the old man sent the bill to the sulky suitor. He refused to pay and the old man sued him in justice court, alleging that having taken the girl to the picnic it became his duty to see her safely home and at his own expense. Both sides have hired law yers and the case will be fought to tinish.-Kansas City Journal
Fort Wrangel news., 1898-08-10
THE MAJESTIC STlkEEN.
The Discovery of Quartz Vein on the Ameri'
 can Side. Numerous Claims Staked Ont.

ne DiSSONeTy oi u QudTIL 'eir oh lnS
 can Side. Numerous Claims Staked Ont.
 \ valuable vein of gold bearing quartz has been discovered up the Stikeen river, some fourteen miles from this place, and on the American aide of the boundary line The claims have all been taken and the owners believe they have some very valuable property. The man who first discovered the vein and who, of course, took his choice, was in the city last s.tk dnG stated to News man that he hai had three assays made of the average orc and the value was placed at from ipht 10 twenty dollars. It has been the lni-crsal briief that there was some rich ore on the river, but little prospecting was done for the rcaSoa that miners seemed to be head ed for the Klondkn, and nothing short of it would satisfy them. but as the rost valuable properties n tha ! lkon s,e taken. this Tail oi the country k re ceiving more attention and the pros pccting in a great many cases is being rewarded by tho di'e0Yefy of valuable gold bearing claims.
Fort Wrangel news., 1898-08-10
LAWYERS AND THE REVENUE LAW. Must Be stamped. A Ten Cent stamp on
 Each Paper.

Each Paper.
 The attorneys in this city have been somewhat disturbed for several days past on account of lack of knowledge concerning the new revenue law and upon what class of papers ten cent stamp must be placed to make it a val i'd instrument The matter has been before the Departments at Washington, D. (. and we take pleasure in quoting Mr w R. Gay, U. $. District attorney for the state of Washington, upon the subject MrGay is Il first class lawyer and his opinion can be relied on and is as follows:
 "On page II of the war revenue law it is provided that 10 cent documen tary stamp shall be applied to all cer- tificates not otherwise mentioned in the act This question raised contro- vcrsy among the members of the bar of thi3 state. whether the same applied to vcritcations of complaints, answers, replies and other court papers, filed ill the Federal state, county or munich pal courts. and whether these papers should, in order to be leCal, have this stamp.
 "ln an opinion rendered on about July l5 of this year, 1 held that such documents, in order to be legal, should be stamped. Several members of the bar disagreed with me, and as it was Il question of considerable importance, 1 submitted it to the attorney general for an opinion This morning l am in receipt of reply from the solicitor of the treasury of the attorney generals office to the effect that the eommis- soner of Internal revenue has ruled in which decision the department of jus tice concurs, that the revenue stamp mus: be applied to these papers.
 1t therefore follows that all original papers should bear snch q stamp ill order to be legal, and the clerk of the courts mentioned should not receive and file the same unless the stamp k attached and cancelled as provided by law.
 There is another question of con siderable moment, and that k, the law prcscribcs that deeds, mortgages, pow CTS of attorneys, leases, etc, should bear certain stamps. Such instru- mentS usually have a notary's acknowl- edgement attached. 1t will be inter- esting to the profession, and the public generally, to know that on July l5 the commissioner of internal revenue ruled that on such instruments there should, in addition to the documentary stamp, also be attached ten cent stamp to the notary's certificate of acknowledge ment.
 "In the same opinion, however, he de cided that the original certificate of the recording officer, certifying that the instrument was received and re corded on certain dates in certain book and the like, do not come within the law and does not require a stamp"