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The Progress., 1898-03-12
Citizens Mass Meeting


meeting of the citizens Of Shreve-
port and Of Caddo parish was held
in the court house last Tuesday
night, to have some expression of
opinion from the Democracy re-
garding the suffrage bill presented
by the committee.
On this occasion fractional diff
erences were not considered, but
all acted together.
In the absence OF Col. S. j,
Ward. chairman Of the Caddo
parish Democratic Executive Com
mittee, who happened not to be in
the room at the time, Col. John S.
Young called the meeting to order.
Judge A. D. Land was made
chairman, and Messrs V. Grosjean
and L. l.. Smith, secretaries.
Messrs T. G. Barret, e. H. Ram
dolph, DR.. j. G, Egan, Col. S. j.
Ward and j. Henry Shepherd
were appointed committee on res
olutions. In few minutes thew
submitted the folio wing:
"Whereas the Constitutional
Convention now in session has re-
ceived the report Of the committee
on suffrage and has the same UNI
der consideration.
Whereas the said report embod-
les many excellent provisions but
fails to meet the eSpectatios of the
people in guaranteeing the electo-
rate against ignorance and venal-
ity
Whereas, the overshadOwing
reason for the call of said conven-
ton was to place the politics of the
State upon firm end honorable
basis-free from evasion, free
fiom doubt, free from complexity
and free from political chicanery;
therefore be it
Resolved by the Democracy of
Caddo parish in mass meeting as
sembled, that we disapprove of
Article 5 in it's present shape, as
subversive of the purpose for
which the convention was called
and destructive of the other; articles
which profess to place the right to
vote in the hands of the intelligent
and conservative and patriotic ele-
ments among the people. Be 1T
further
Resolved, that we approve the
unconditional grant of franchise to
surviving Confederate and Federal
veterans of the late war, but we
denounce the hereditary classic
cation of voters as undemocratic
and opposed to the genius of re-
public form of government. In a
republic every elector should
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Webster Signal:

Webster Signal:
Miss Estelle Vance of Shreveport
is the guest Of her cousins, misses
Birdie and Katherine Vance
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Alexandria I'OaU7a Talk.

Alexandria T'O,Un Talk.
In England during the sixteenth
century stealing above the value
of IL pence, burning a haystack,
killing or stealing sheep, break
ing dyke or bridge, breaking a
bank of fish pond, cuttingsdown
a tree in an orchard and the mall
icious tearing or defacing the gar
ments Of a person in the street
were all capital offences and were
punished as such.
Washington Post says that Of
the 29I private seamen of the
Maine ia we're American born
and 100 ,Tcre from the North and
d from the South.
The officers were equally divid-
ed between Southern and North
ern men.
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NEXT WEEK SET.
Time For Embarkation to Matanzas
According to Some.

According to Some.
Jacksonville. Fla. April pa spe-
cial to the Times Union and Citizen
from Tampa says:
Batteries x and F of the First artil-
lery arrived from Chickamauga today.
Officers do not lock for the embarkation
of troops in the next few days, but they
do incline to the belief that the troops
from Chickamauga will be all here
early next week and en- route to Matan
zas by the latter part of the week.
Colonel Emilio Nunez, the well known
filibuSter arrived here this morning and
was met at the depot by an immense
crowd of Cubans. An officer from head
quarters was at the depot with a car
riage in waiting and took Colonel Nu-
neZ in charge and conveyed him to the
Tampa Bay hotel. where he was seen
cioseted with General Wade. 1t is
learned he is in the city for the pur-
pose of fitting out, with the aid of the
government. an expedition of Cubans.
A large lot of guns and ammunition
was received at Port Tampa last night,
collected from the military schools.
The guns will be placed in the hands
of GomeZ's arny. Boats will be sent
to Cuban waters and the force will be
landed by an escort from SIMPSONS
fleet. 4 large body of trained soldiers
will be carried from here also.
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RECRUITING |DAHO'S QUOTA
TOTAL NUMBER OF VOLUNTEERS
IS NOW 339.
Troops Will Be Assembled On the
Companies In Southern Idaho.
(Special to The Herald

Boise, Ida, April 29.-The marching
orders issued to the Idaho volunteers
We're countermanded yesterday, the ar
rangements for transportation not hav-
ing been completed. It is expected.
however. that the movement will COM
nence the first of next week. The
,Grangeviile company has already start
ed on foot for Lewiston, to join the
company at that place.
The governor today received the fol-
lowing message:
Washington, April 29.-To the Gov
error of Idaho: You are authorized TO
camp troops of your state on the Boise
reservation, but cannot use buildings.
H. c. C0RBTN, Adjutant General"
The plan Of Governor Steunenberg
now is to form one of Idaho's battalions
from the members of the militia volun-
teering, and the other from those out
side the militia who offer their SER
vices. AS yet only one company, that
at Wardner, has reported the maximum
number enlisted. All the others range
from 80 to so, and none of the authori
cations contemplate the enlistment OF
any company of the maximum number.
This matter can. it is expected, be
readily settled after the arrival of the
troops. The plan, in d general way.
evidently is to keep the boys from the
same town together. If two towns do
not make up a company of the reaui-
site number, scattering volunteers will
probably be assigned to fill out the
company.
General Clerk Reed today figured the
total enlistment to date at 339, as fol-
lows:
Militia: Lewiston, 30; Grangeville, 81;
Genesee, so; Caldwell, 80: Moscow, 20;
Wardner, 81, and Boise, So.
This is three more than the number
necessary for maximum battalion.
Recruiting has been stopped altogether
in the north, so far as the militia is con-
cerned.
The governor has given authority for
the enlistment of several companies in
the southern part of the state. DR..
w. F. Smith of Mountain Home was in
the city today. and at his request the
governor gave him authority TO raise
a company of volunteers in Elmore
county and the Bruneau country COZ
onel H. p. Kinport of Pocatello has
been authorized to raise a company OF
fifty from Bannock, Bear Lake ard
Oneida counties. while Hon. Thomas
Hamer of st. Anthony has been given
authority to recruit a company of sixty
from Bingham and Fremont counties.
In addition, the governor wired Adju-
tant Higgins, who is now in HALEY, to
arrange for the recruiting of a COM
Dany of Wood River volunteers of not
to exceed sixty.
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ESCAPE FROM STARVATION.
Stories Told BY Refugees From Cubs
On Board a German.

Oh oOetIU a GGIIudl.f
Kingston, Jamaica, April 29.-Copy-
right, 1898, by the Associated Press
The German steamer Romus from
Hamburg for Baltimore, touched at
Port Antonio, this island, early today
and landed there AL German. Cuban
British and American refugees from
Santiago de Cuba. They viii be de-
tanned a short time in quarantine to
comply with the law, and will be
brought to Kingston by train this aft
ernoon.
The refugees are mostly women and
children, many of them persons of re-
fnement. One of them said:
I'VE may as well starve here as
there. The Spaniards have attached
all the food in Santiago de Cuba for
the army and the civil population of
that city, about 10000 persons, is al
most entirely without provisions"
The refugees confirm the reports that
the Spaniards are abandoning the small
cities and the plantations which they
have been guarding, burning the plan
tation buildings before leaving them.
The insurgents activity has greatly in
creased recently, owing to the news
that they have received from the Unit
ed States and they are raiding up to
the very outworks of Santiago de Cuba
and Guantanamo.
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val reserves. but a change was COM
PEELED by advices of the sailing Of a
Spanish fleet from Cadiz with instruc-
tions to lombard unprotected cities of
the North Atlantic coast. Hence the
dispatching today of the auxiliary
cruisers New Orleans and San Fran
cisco to guard the approaches to the
Massachusetts, and New York coasts.
FIfth-Hurried preparations for the
transportation of the land forces now
at Chickamauga. to either Tampa or
New Orleans. for embarkation to Cuba.
These orders are being carried out now
and it is expected that General Miles
will leave Washington Sunday to as
sumo actual command of the land
forces.
Sixth-The maintenance of the state
militia forces which have reported
ready in an advance organized con-
dition with the view of calling them to
follow the regular army forces now
modified at Chickamauga
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DIVIDED ITS STRENGTH.
Part of Spanish Fleet For Cuba; Part
For Canaries.


London, April 29.-The Evening News
this afternoon publishes a dispatch
from St Vincent, Cape de Verde Is
lands, saying the Spanish cruisers Ma
ria Teresa, Almiranre Oquendo. Viz
caya and Cristobal Colon, accompanied
by the Spanish torpedo boat Destroy
ers Pluton, Terror and Furor, had at
the houE the dispatch was filed g a..
ND, Just sailed in a westerly direction,
presumably going towards Cuba.
The dispatch adds that the Spanish
torpedo boats Acre, Rayo and Ariete
and the Spanish transports San Fran
cisco and Ciudad de Cadiz, sailed at the
same time in a northerly direction,
probably going to the Canary Islands
The Evening News, commenting on its
dispatch. says:
The import of the cablegram is that
the whole effective fighting force Of the
squadron has been dispatched west,
while the on-effective and the nom
combatants are proceeding to another
anchorage.
well Informed naval authorities are
aware that the torpedo boats could not
traverse the Atlantic at the present
time. as they have not sufficient coal
capacity for a voyage to Cuba, and
the risk of coaling in mid-ocean is too
great.
THE long delayed move is most sig
nificant Its significance is in the fact
which can hardly be over-emphasized,
that it is practically SPANS first real
move since the outbreak of hostilities.'
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infantry is under orders to move and
will break camp in the morning.
The Ninth cavalry received peremp-
tory orders tonight to move at once,
and the men are packing up tonight.
1t is stated that they will march to this
city and take the train here tomorrow
morning.
It was learned tonight that orders
would be issued tomorrow for the re-
moval to Tampa of the Twenty-fifth
infantry and the Tenth cavalry. and
a semi-official rumor is current tonight
to the effect that the Second cavalry
and the Seventh infantry will go early
next week. None of these commands
have been filed to war strength, very
few enlistments having been made up
to this time.
The Sixteenth infantry, which ar
rived today, was assigned to the First
brigade, commanded by Colonel ]. c.
Bates.
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LIBERATION OF CUBA.
Proclamation Informing Insured
tionists of Our Intention.

Chicago, April "a special to the
Chronicle from Washington says:
When President Mckinley orders the
United States troops to Cuba, it will be
for the purpose of raising the Ameri-
can flag temporarily over the island.
A proclamation is about to be issued to
General Gomez and the insurgent army,
over the signature of Gonzales de One
sada. secretary of the junta in New
York
The proclamation, it is said, will urge
the insurgents to place themselves IN
der the stars and stripes as soon as the
American coiors shall be raised upon
Cuban soil. and to have absolute conf
dence in the fair intention of President
Mckinley and his administration. The
resolutions adopted by congress, trans
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PHILIPPINE BLOCKADE.
Uncle Sam Will Establish It, Despite
Foreign Threats.

Washington. April 29.-Regarding the
harmless growls that appear in the Euro
pean papers and threats to interfere to
prevent the United States forces from
blockading the Philippines. it may be
stated that this would be fully expected.
During the civil war there were a great
many attempts on the part of European
nations to disregard our blockade and
threats of Interference, all of which came
to naught from the firm attitude as
present case the conditions of the Cuban
blockade are much more liberal towards
the powers than ever imposed before
man commercial interests in combining to
secure exception from search for their
mail steamers, it is pointed out that the
president, in his proclamation declaring
the existence of war, explicitly announced
that the voyages of mail steamers are NOT
10 be interfered with except on the clear
est grounds of suspicion of a violation of
law in respect to a contraband of block
ade.
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siders that his duty will be done when
the Spanish fleet is captured and safety
has. been secured for American trading
vessels. Eleven of these vessels are
overdue, and the Americans feel ex-
ceedingly anxious
The formation of the provisional gov
eminent at Manila will be announced
at the discretion of United States Con
sui Williams.
1t is believed that there are not many
Spanish troops at Manila They have
gone into the interior. The American
fleet carries in all 1000 officers and men.
The Concord is expected to return here
for dispatches, on Wednesday.
The Hong Kong correspondent of the
Daily Telegraph says:
Aguinaldo, the insurgent chief, and
his colleagues, are celebrating a plan
to make a descent in force near Manila
They have secured a vessel for the pur-
pose, and have been Dlentifuliy sup
piled with arms and ammunition from
the American squadron
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FRENCH MILITARY ACTIVITY.
War Preparations Which Excite Com
ment at This Time.

Paris, April 29.-The Aurore an
nounces today that extraordinary ac-
tivity prevails in naval and military
circles throughout France. At Brest
there is much comment on the fact that
work at the arsenal continues until a
late hour every night and the work
men are employed all day Sundays.
Large orders for war materials of all
sorts have been placed and all the
coast batteries have been supplied with
provisions and munitions sufficient for
several months. II is also announced
that French batteries have been erect
ed at Ushant, that all the French war
ships recently modified are kept in
fighting trim and ready for sea at a
moments notice ard that the reserves
have been notified to expect a call FOR
active service
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regiment left here tonight for Tampa,
waiting over for General Skaters staff,
who were also ordered to meet the COM
mander in Florida. The impression
among army men is that the first army
corps sent into Cuba Will be for the
purpose of cooperating with the insur-
genus. Other leglmenLs have not re-
ceived orders to leave.
Lieutenant T. e. Lacey, jr., who went
with the First, was married at the ST.
Charles hotel today, to Miss Florence
K. Crandall of Detroit, who came mere
with her parents, combining the mar
riage with the farewell.
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GEN. BRooKE's PROPHECY.
Lamentations In Homes Before This
War Is Over.

Chattanooga, Tenn, April 29.-Major
General Brooke. in an address to the
Young Mems Business League here To-
night. called attention TO the short
sighted policy OF the government in not
maintaining a larger standing army,
stating that the army was now halted
at Chickamauga because of the insult
fency of numbers, and intimated that
the delay in invading Cuba was due 10
the appropriateness of the army, occa-
stoned by lack of necessary legislative
provisioc.
Let me venture prophecy as o
the result Of the war" said he Many
wives will become widows, mothers Will
lose SONS, and sweetheartS their lovers,
before this business is over.
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Washington, April 29.-General Miles
and his assistants were in conference
at various times during the day re-
specting military operations that are to
be undertaken in the occupation OF
Cuba. They all maintain the strictest
reticence concerning the results of these
deliberations, and have adopted the
policy OF making nothing public regard
ing the regular army movements, and
none of the officials would confirm the
reports published today that the in
fantry regiments at New Orleans and
some of the troops at Chickamauga are
to proceed without delay to Tampa
General Shafter, who commands the
brigade at New Orleans, left tonight
for that place, accompanied by his adj
jutant, Colonel Babcock. The Cuban
representatives in Washington were at
General Miles headquarters today and
were consulted in regard to various
steps which would arise in connection
with the cooperation of United States
troops with the insurgent forces in
Cuba
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THE HERALD BULLETIN.

PAGE ONE
Departure of Fleet from Cape de
Verde.
Nothing Surer Than Invasion.
Paris Safe and Sound
PAGE TWO
The Volunteer Movement.
PAGE THREE
To Start the Marsac.
Spanish Account of Matanzas Affair
PAGE FOUR
Editorial.
PAGE FIVE
War Revenue Bill Passed
Utah Recruits.
Events In Wall Street.
PAGE SIX.
State News.
Elias Morris Estate.
Trade Comparisons.
PAGE EIGH1.
Enlistments at Salt Lake.
In the Social Realm.
In Railway Circles.
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POSITION OF SPANISH SHIPS.
Arrangements Made to Meet Dewey
In Philippine Waters.

Madrid, April 29-11 a. m.-Dispatches
received herer today from Manila, capital
of the Philippines, says the United States
feet is expected to arrive at Manila on
Sunday. The Spanish fleet has been di-
vided into two squadrons
Two cruisers, the Castillo and other
vessels remain near the front of Manila
The remaining Spanish warships, under
Admiral Montejo. are patrOlling the west
ern coasts. awaiting the arrival of the
American ships.
The Spanish feet. it appears. has been
reinforced by a large auxiliary cruiser.
said 10 be capable of steaming 20 knots
and armed as a warship. She is known
as the MonteVidao. but an examination of
the maritime register fails to estab lish
her identity. 1t is claimed, however, that
she is a very large vessel.
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BOUND FOR TAMPA.
Tenth and Twenty second-Latter
STYLED Arizona Fighters.

Mobile Ala. April 2s.-The Tenth and
Twenty second regiments left camp here
late this afternoon. bound for Tampa
They were all day getting out from camp,
beginning after drill, at 10 o'clock When,
al noon, the Twenty-second. the famous
Arizona Indian fighters, came marching
down to the depot. large crowd of citi-
zens and several soldiers were gathered
there, and the members of the Tenth reg
iment were also on hand. ready for en-
barkation to Tampa. When the Twenty
second marched up to the station Colonel
Wickoff. in the lead. and the band play
in. Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight.
there was such a yell of enthusiasm as
has never before been heard here. Every
body joined in. and flags were waved.
while the soldiers and people shouted.
Cheer followed cheer. hats flew in the air.
and it was altogether a stirring scene.
There was a long wait for the train to
start. even after the baggage had been
placed or board the cars. which took
couple of hours. MsapJinna the,.first good
soaking rain of the eGcs a.. ment set in.
and the enthusiasm had , De 1oSt9 oned
for a while. the soldiers ing refuge in
the tents of the other regiments.
The first train passed out at I D. m,
the others following in short order.
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CHICKAMAUGA PARK.
Great Hustling to Get Off the Men
For the South.

Chickamauga National Park, Ca,
April 29.-This has been a hustling day
among the artillerymen at Chickamau-
ga park. In pursuance OF. orders issued
yesterday, the light batteries in camp
were ordered at once to Tampa, and
the entire day has been taken up in
getting the men, horses and guns
aboard the cars. Trains bearing these
men and their equipments have been
given the right of way, and it is ex-
pected they will arrive at Tampa early
tomorrow morning. The Twenty-fourth
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SIGHTED OFF MANILA.
All Things Point to the Presence of
Our Asiatic Squadron.

Hong Kong. April 29-It is reported
from Manila that an. American squad
ron was sighted OFF Belinao, north OF
Manila, but weather too stormy for
feet to communicate with insurgents.
Washington, April 29.-No news came
from Admiral Dewey's squadron now
on its way to the Philippines TO do bat
tie with the Spanish fleet. One officer
pointed out today that if Admiral
Dewey succeeded in defeating the
Spanish feet the Spanish officials who
control the cable connecting the island
with the rest of the world in all proba-
bility may suppress the news or distort
the facts into a Spanish victory. Pre-
Stunning that the admiral is bound di-
rectly for Manila, the calculation made
at the navy department shows he will
arrive about o'clock Saturday morn
ing, Manila time, which is about u
hours earlier than our own.
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for and to protect the relief expedi-

for and to protect the relief expedi-
tons
Second-The preventing of the Span
ish fleet now at Manila in the Philip
pines. from joining forces with the
Spanish fleets at Cape de Verde islands
and in Cuban waters. The Instructions
to Commodore Dewey are not TO shell
Manila unless the Notifications assail
his fleet a rigid blockade, similar TO
that established at Havana, is TO be en-
forced against Manila. An engagement,
if any occurs will be precipitated by
the Spanish fleet under command of
Admiral Fighting" Montejo.
Third-The flying squadron is to be
held at Fort Monroe as reserve fleet,
but is to be drawn upon if necessary
to protect unfortified cities. The squad
ron may reinforce the Sampson squad
ron. This is the original plan mapped
out more than three weeks ago by AS
sistant Secretary of the Navy Roose-
Welt.
Fourth-The guarding of the ap-
proaches to cities on the north and mid
die Atlantic coasts by regular war
shirs and auxiliary cruisers. The origi-
nal plan contemplated the performance
of this duty by vessels manned by ma
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New York. April 30.-The United
States auxiliary cruiser Yale. formerly
the American line steamship Paris, has
eluded the Spanish warships. and will
be at her dock this morning, with her
$50 passengers. She was sighted off Fire
Island at 2:47 o'clock this morning. The
liner, about which such deep anxiety
has been felt, sailed from Southampton
one week ago yesterday, at p. m. She
was in command of Captain Watkins,
and carried, besides her passengers, a
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OPERATIONS CONTEMPLATED.
Five Plans For the Prosecution of
Vigorous Warfare.

New York, April pa special to
the World from Washington says:
1t is stated on the highest authority
that as the newly formed preparations
for actual hostilities stand, they con-
template these operations:
First-The opening of ingress to Cuba
for the relief ship which is to bear
supplies to the reconcenrados in Cuba
and the cooperation of the United
States naval forces with those of the
insurgents. This invasion, which is TO
be conducted purely as a relief expedi-
ton, may land at Matanzas. The Samp-
son SQUADRON is to be used to make way