People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-04-28

Captain Sigsbee Of the Maine, to fight
duels, The challenges were issued
90 the night that the Spanish Minis.
ter withdrew from Washington.
Spain lost a nice diplomatic point
in not allowing Minister Woodford to
deliver the United States ultimatum.
The non-delivery of the ultimatum
makes its concessions not binding up
on this country.
The United States gunbOat Somers
is tied up at Falmouth, Eng, because
unable to get out Of British waters
before the neutrality proclamation.
She is guarded by British torpedo
boat and will have to remain in moor.
ings during the war.
This press censorship business is
likely to make war news exceedingly
scarce. The Spaniards have shut of
kilograms from Havana by way of re-
taliation for the United States action
in refusing to allow Madrid and New
York kilograms to 90 to Havana.
Congress declared war MOEd y.
There were no dissenting voices when
the vote came. 1t required just two
minutes to vote on the question. The
president signed it at 6:lS O'Clock.
The declaration states that war began
the 2lst inst.
The first death Of the war was
caused by the accidental discharge Of
Quartermaster JohnsOn's revolver on
board the Helena, which captured
the Miguel Jover Sunday morning.
The revolver fell from It's holster,
killing Johnson.
Arthur Sewall's ship, the Shenan-
doah, reported as captured by Span
issh cruiser, has been sighted of the
Irish coast. A steamer just arrived
at Queenstown, Eng, reported having
sighted a vessel Monday morning in
mid ocean, supposed to be the Paris.
The Spanish ships captured Tues
day are: SlOop PaQuete, Cuban coaster,
captured off Havana by the gunboat
Newport; schooner Pireneo, Cuban
coaster, captured of Havana by the
gunboat Newport; steamer Panama,
bound for Havana with Spanish refu-
gees from New York and supplies for
the Spanish army, captured off Hav-
ana by the lighthouse tender Man
grove.
The submarine torpedo boat Hol-
land is to become the property of the
government. As soon as acquired it
is to be put to immediate use in a
novel way if the suggestion of its in
ventor is carried out. Inventor Hol.
land called on Secretary Long yester-
day and had an extended conference
with him. He proposed that tie
government authorize him to pick
crew and 90 TO Havana with his boat
at once. If allowed to do this he
promises to 90 through Havana har-
Dor under water and blow Moro castle
from its foundations. The proposition
is under consideration, and it is prob
able that the submarine wonder will
be tested in this way. Holland is
confident that he can do what he
promises.
The United States has cut the Hav-
ana cable. The cut was made about
ten miles out of Havana and the
southern end Of the cable is now on
the Mangrove, which was recently
converted into an auxiliary cruiser.
This gives the government exclusive
use Of the cable and cuts Capt. Gen.
Blanco off from communication with
Spain, as the insurgents are between
him and the other ports. 1t Is in
tended as soon as the blockade Of
Cienfuegos is established to cut the
cable between that point and Jamaica,
thus entirely severing telegraphic
communication between Cuba and the
outside world, except such matter as
is sent through the United States cen.
sorship. This censorship has already
been rlgidly established at Key West.
1t is said the censorship will be ex.
tended to Punta Gorda. Orders have
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been issued by the navy department
to prevent the newspaper boats from
following the fleet, thus doubling the
difficulty Of obtaining accurate infOr-
nation as we'll as greatly delaying it.
Spain has acquired the lease Of a
submarine wonder, invented by Count
Pozzo, and constructed in France, a
description Of which appeared in 1897
in the French engineering journals.
She was originally intended for sal
wage operations on submerged wrecks.
The vessel is steel sphere with an
external diameter OF nine feet nine
inches. She is propelled by electric
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