The Florence tribune., 1898-04-30

were building Sampson would prevent work on them.
 SANTA CRUZ, Cal, April 2. The scene of the powder mill explosion. which occurred this morning, looks desolate. All that remains of the gun cotton plant is some twisted iron and a large hole in the ground made by the nitro-glicerine. It is now known that Il persons were killed.
 MADRID, April 27, 10 a. m.-A dis patch from Manila says the spaniards have captured the American bark sar- anac loaded with coal. The Spanish Phillipene islands fleeti is said to have sailed to meet the United States squad ron.
 LONDON, April 25.--According to dis patches from Athens the Creek news. papers declare that the United States made an offer of $s, ,OOO,O0 for the en. tire Greek navy. Nearly all the Span ish orders for munitions to one of the biggest Sheffield firms have been can. celled.
 BERLIN, April 2G.-It is announced semi-oficially that Germany, following the course adopted in the China a6an and the Turko-Greek wars, will moi issue declaration of neutrality, tue idea being to preserve her freedom oi action and ito be in a position to in. tervene if she considers it necessary,
 LONDON, April 2S.-The acslon of Por tugal prohibiting the transmission O news dispatches regarding war ship caused sensation showing that sh, was doing everything possible to ais Spain.
 LONDON, April 2s.-A special dis patch from Madrid says the spanisl officials are bothered at the attitude Q Great Britain. They believe the ofiica acts of Great Britain are due to a secre compact with tke United States. 1 WASHINGTON, April 2s.-The Urea, ury department has ordered th Saturnina, Spanish vessel seized i
 Biloxi harbor. released.
 ] WAsHNeToN, April 2s-The allo ment of the $50, ,OOO, poo defense fund { date aggregate $41 ,222,116.
 l MADRID, April 28.-The version {
 the bombardment of Matanzas by th
 United States fleet reached here say after hours of fighting the American
 were obliged to retire. Il WASHINGTON, April 2s.-Naval 0
 fcers say they expect the first big ws news to be from the PhiIIipinea { Dewey either must capture Phillipir port as base of operations or sail fG ! San Francisco.
 KEY WEST, April 2S.-The Unite States monitor Terror captured the bi : Spanish steamer Guide bound from c runna, Spain. for Havana early yeste day. The prize had on board larl cargo of provisions and money intends for the Spanish troops in Cuba. 1T capture took place ten miles of Ca : denas, after desperate chase, 6uril
 which the Terror and gun boat NJ ciaias fired, almost blowing the Spa
 iard's pilot house into the water. } The Guide is one of the richest priz l captured. It is estimated with its ca go to be worth s400, 900. NEW YORK, April 27.-A special the Sun from Queenstown says the T , port that the Majestic from New Yol for Liverpool passed cruiser al three torpedo boats bound west whi
 170O miles west of this port, seems tally with other advices that tl
 Spanish battleship Pelayo, whit sailed ostensibly for St. Vincent, VI really dispatched with the torpe' boats for the American coast. At o'clock Monday morning the Majest met the American line steamer Pari bound west, in lat. AS min. 52 seC
 long. 79 min, 06 sec., which is abol
 830 miles west of Queenstown.
 CHICAGO, April 26.-Anid enthus
 asm over 40O0 militiamen marched oI
 of Chicago tonight bound for the VII
 They comprised the First, Second ar
 Seventh regiments of infantry and u
 First Cavalry.
 KEY WEST, April 26.-The Ugh
 house tender Mangrove now arme
 with two six pounders captured tt
 big Caballos liner Panama for th Spanish auxiliary cruiser. The United States gunboat Newpor Capt. B. Tilley, has brought in tn
 Spanish sloop Paqueto and the Spar
 ish schooner Pereno, the Cuban ecas
 ing vessels which she captured of Hs
 vana this morning.
 Hove KoNG April 26.-The Phillipin island insurgents are massing aroun Manila and massacre of Spaniards feared.
 LONDON, April 26.-A royal deere proclaiming neutrality was printed i the London Gazette this morning.