St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-04-27

the harbor at Kew West, and put prize
crew on board. The news Of the capture
of the Spaniard set the people of Key
West frantic with enthusiasm. All work
there has been suspended and the docks
are crowded with excited people.
How the Spoil Is Divided.
The Spanish merchantmen Buena Ven
tura, captured off Sand Key Light by the
United States gunboat Nashville Friday,
is said to be worth, with her cargo,
S5OO,OO0. This is the way the prize
money will be divided lift turns out that
the boat was captured when war existed,
when the ship and cargo are sold: Value
of the prize, $500 600; governments
share, one. halt, $3.50 ,000 Rear Admiral
SIMPSONS share, one-twentieth, $685.
600; Fleet Captain Staunton's share,
one one hundredth, $4,000; balance to
be divided among officers and men of he
Nashville, 100000; Commander May
nard one-tenth of ships share, $22 900 !;
Executive Officer Dillingham;, $3.50
Navigating Officer Winslow, $3.50
Ensign Magruder. $3.50; Ensign
Keunzli, $1750; Ensign Snow, $3.50;
Ensign Walker. $3.50 Chief Engineer
Freeman, $4,000; passed assistant engi-
neer $2500; assistant engineer, $2120;
| Assistant Surgeon Pleadwell, $2375
| Assist ant Paymaster 0'Leary, $2375;
Pay Clerk Inglehart. $2375; boatswain,
$500; gunner, $500; carpenter, $500;
| 300 petty officers and enlisted men, aver
age share each, $3.50 80.
The Proclamation Of BIocade Of Cuba Issued by
the President.
President Mckinley issued procama-
ton Thursday demanding that Spain at
once reinquish it's authority and govern
ment in the island Of Cuba, and with
draw its land and navaltorces rom Cuba
and Cuban waters; and the President OF
the United States was directed and en-
powered to use the entire land and naval
forces oil the United States. and to call
into actual service of the United States
the militia of the several states to such
extent as might be necessary to carry said
resolution into effect He also said that
any vessel approaching any OF the block,
AIDED ports, or attempting to leave the
same, without notice or knowledge o.
the establishment of such blockade would
be duly warned by the commander OF the
blockading forces, who will endorse on
her register the fact and the date of such
warning, where such endorsement was
made; and if the same vessel should
again enter any blockaded port, she
should be captured and sent to the near
est convenient port for such proceeding:
against her and her cargo as prize as MAJ
be deemed advisable.
A New nember for the Cabinet.
Charles Emory Smith of Philadelphia
whose nomination as postmaster genera
was confirmed Thursday by the senate
took the oath of office Friday morning
at IL o'clock, in the cabinet room of tn,
White House in the presence of the Presi
dent, the members OF the cabinet and {
number oil other prominent people.
President Mckinley signed a procla
nation, Saturday, calling for volunteer
to the aggregate number of 1875 900
These are to be apportioned as lar a
practicable. among the several state
and territories and the District of Colum
bia, according to population, and t,
serve for two years, unless sooner dis
charged.
After chase of several miles the Span
ish steamship Pedro was captured b
the cruiser New York, Friday afternoon
The Pedro halls from Bibas in the mort
, OF Spain. She had discharged cargo {
rice. beer and iron at Havana, and wa
, on her way to Sagua, on the north coas
Of Cuba, to discharge some structure
iron for engineering purposes. She cal
ried crew OF thirty.6ve men, under CON
mand OF Capt. Bonet.
Charles Long Wants to Fight for Uncle San
The first Chinaman, so far as is known
to enlist in the service of the Unite
. States is Charles Long of New York. H
has signed and sworn to an enistmen
blank and will submit to physical an
other examination. He wants to enlist
not only because he finds difficulty 1
getting work, but because he wants t
show the citizens Of his adopted countr
: that Chinaman knows what PATRIOTS
} is.
More Ships Captured.
Ensign Christy, with crew Of 1
from the cruiser Detroit and four fror
the flagship New York, brought into por
at Key West Sunday afternoon the car
tured Spanish steamer Catalina, Cap,
Fano, 3491 tons, which left Cadiz Marc
(Which Winsp"