The Columbus journal., 1898-04-27

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CaAhLs EMoRY: :SnfH.has been nom.
mated Tor postmaster general.
Tkx ships Of: the. United States navy
. were Oh Havana 1t sunset Friday.
0Kx. MILES purposes e6ecting land
ing in Cuba % soon q. practicable.
TIE monitors Calliba and Lehieh will
be used for harbor defense at Boston.
Spanish agents have: been unable %
far to purchase supplies OF coal in the
West Indies.
d. s. Consul HAYWOOD at Honolulu
hes bought up all available coal at that
port-l5OO tons.
TIE power whose ships keep tho seas
the longer wins in . naval contest.
Captain Mahan.
AUoUsr ZELPIx OF West Point was
kicked by horse Friday and died from
his injuries Saturday.
II is thought that il our 6eet blockade
the harbor OF Havana, that city may be
taken without firing gun.
ON this, as on every occasion, safety
IL to be found in Q rigid adherence to
principle President Mckinley.
The total enrollment OF the State
University for the year has been 1901.
Pretty good for 90 young state.
ACCORDING to Q Berlin newspaper
Spain has made overtures to Germany
for the sale OF the Philippines for So.
OMm
The Howard Baker feud has broken
out again in Clay county, Kentucky,
resulting in ten men killed and three
injured.
UNCLE SAN still continues to buy
ships, the Anchor liner City Of Rome,
and Lucania OF the Cunard line being
among the latest.
A HASTINGS hand numbering sixteen
pieces has received q contribution OF
ST, and will be sworn into the U. 8. ser
vice rs the Second Regiment band.
SrRAMRR Pedro from Antwerp, ETC.,
for Pensacola, Fla, arrived at Key West
Saturday morning, having been captured
by q warship. The Pedro is q Spanish
freighter OF 1893 tons.
UNLESS effective, q blockade is not
binding, and it will be difficult to main
tain blockade OF the entire island OF
Cnba. A neutral ship takes it's own
chances in running blockade.
The ultimatum of the United States
was received at Madrid last Thursday
morning. The Spanish govaFnment i'm
mediately broke OF diplomatic relations
with the United States, and notified
Minister Woodford to that effect.
The first capture Of prize during
tho existing war was by the gunboat
Nashville OF the Spanish steamer Buena
Ventura, taken OF Sand Key light,
loaded with lumber, deck load OF cattle
and to load with coal. She was bound
from Ship Island to Norfolk.
TIE past eight weeks have Isuiiced to
put our navy on war footing, and 1t is
safe to say that there were no other
eight weeks in our recent history when
this could have been 60 effectually done.
The administration has not only been in
the right, but it has acted with vigor
and dispatch in getting into shape for
effective VA.
SATURDAY last, April q, President
Mckinley issued his proclamation cal
ling for l25O0O volunteers to serve for
two years in the army OF the United
States unless sooner discharged. The
number is to be apportioned as far as
practicable among the several states and
territories and the District Of Columbia,
according to population. Nebraska's
share is 1900
TIE Telegram, q democratic paper,
10 claiming that the democrats should
name the next fusion candidate for gov
ernor OF Nebraska. In giving reasons,
such as they are, the fact that . demo-
crat vas elected last fall to the supreme
court Is not mentioned. We notice
very Characteristic remark in the article:
III they stand hack and make no de-
mands they we'll get nothing, that is
certain"
IT is . caution the way chattel and re-
n estate mortgages arc being wiped of
The hooks these days. The releases are
far in e1oes of de filings, q shown by
TIE records in the court house, and the
same condition of aAairs = reported from
III over the state. The financial, moral
and material ruin predicted at Omaha in
1890 by the populists, and since taken
mp as the battlecry Of the nev-faneled
democrats. doesn't seem TO be arriving
in any great haste.-Ffemont Tribune.
WHILE the administration will, for
awhile ut least, make var . business, il
will also take good care that the busi-
nees Of the country, including our ship
ping interests, shall not b lost sight Of.
Under the circumstances 0f tho case