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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-05-05
ULYSSES 8 GRANT

Upon the arrival of the special train
from Chicago the public demonstration
began. A street parade was formed at
the depot, composed of cavalry, veter
ans, civic societies and thousands oil
visitors, which marched to the Turner
hall where Judge Speer delivered his
grafton.
Judge Speer said in part:
We are brethren now, shoulder to shoulder
under the glory bright ensign OF our common
country, and thank God that, with the clear
vision Of the dying, the noble patriot whom we
commemorate to-day, lived to see this truth
In SIMPLE phrase he wrote: II feel that we are
on the eve of q new era when there IS to be
great harmony between the federal and the
confederate. can not stay to be a living wit,
ness to the correctness of this prophecy, but ]
feel it within me that it is to be The uni
versal kind feeling expressed for me at the
time when 1t was supposed that each dav would
prove my last seemed to me the beginning Of
the answer to Let Us Have Peace"
With such emotions in his heart this great
American died. And, my countrymen, his
prophetic words were true. Now in our coun-
try's need we are q reunited people. His mag
uanimity to southern men. his soldierly fidelity
to his great adversary. has found its reward in
the devotion to his country to thu other Lee
who amid the curses and the .eachery OF
the ssealthy Spaniards, the pestilencq
among their victims, and the cruel mas
sscre of our sleeping sailors, with
consummate courage and manliness has main
tanned the honor of the Stars and Stripes. Far
to the south, in the state of my birth and love
in a park in beautiful Savannah, noble men
and gentle women have reared a monument to
tho confederate dead. On it's face, taken from
the grand poetry Of Scripture, are these words;
Come from the four winds. o breath,
And breathe upon these slain, that they may
live"
The prayer has been granted. They live. o
my countrymen, in millions of their gallant sons
and kinsmen, Quickened into life and power as
American citizens by the generosity of
Grant and the magnan nifty Of the country
he served; and in the day Of our coun-
try's need, under the flag OF our fathers, in
even line with the veterans of the Union and
the noble manhood OF the north, the ground
shaking with their measured tread, and the
cries drowned by the rebel yell, clearing the
way with their flaming vollevs. they will bear
down upon our country's foe Then the
truth will be seen of all men, that the Union
which Washington fostered and Grant did Sc
much to save, will be indeed perpetual, the
greatest citadel of civil and religious liberty on
earth. a glory to the Most High God and a
blessing to humanity in all the years to come.
The celebration was held under the
auspices of the Grant Birthday associ-
alton. President Mckinley addressed
the first meeting which was held in
1898.
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SPANIARDS AT LAS PALMAS.
Ready for Mounting-Fleet of Span
ish War Vessels Sighted.

GALVESTON, Tex, April SO.-The
British steamer Nethergate came in
from Las Palmas yesterday with in
formation about the doings of the
Spaniards at that port. It is said
by one of the officers of the YES
sci that the plan of the Spaniards
is to concentrate 10000 troops in the
Canary islands, of which 5000 will go
to the Grand Canary. The fortifca-
tions at Las Palmas are about COM
pleted and the guns are there ready
for mounting. The Notifications are
on an extensive scale.
At Madeira, or near there, a feet of
Spanish war vessels was sighted and
right near them were several English
vessels of the same kind, the latter evil
IDENTIFY watching the Spanish. Nothing
was heard concerning the fleet that has
recently left the Canaries ostensibly
for the Cape de Verde islands.
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THE Capture OF THE GUIDO.
Another Rich Prize Pulls Down Its
Colors to United States
War Vessels.
AFTER A fine DISPLAY OF GUNNERY.
to the Enemies of the Country-Every
Shot TOld-The Machias Takes Hand
1t was Surrender or Sink for the Span
fish Vessel.

New YORK, April pa special dis
patch to the Evening World, from Key
West, recounting the pursuit and cap
ture of the Spanish steamer Guido by
the monitor Terror, says that three
solid shots struck the Guido. The first, a
6-pound missile, carried away the pilot
house, the second a boat and the third
the compass. The Machias fired her A.
inch rifle.
His ships steering gear disabled,
Capt. Ormaccea, according to the Worlds
correspondent, hurried his men aft to
the wheel. But in the momentary de-
lay the Terror had gained upon him,
while ahead ready to intercept him,
should he continue his fight, was the
gunboat Machias.
Then only did the Spaniard give up.
The Guido was bound from Corunna
to Havana, with a cargo of provisions
and money, thought to be for the
Spanish troops. The Terror first
sighted her and began the pursuit by
sending a blank shot across her bows.
The Spaniard promptly put out all her
lights and started in a desperate at
tempt to run away.
The monitor then brought her g.
Founders into play and sent three more
shots directly at her, all finding the
mark. She also trained her big l2-inch
guns ON the Guido, prepared to sink
her if she did not heave to.
Meanwhile the Machias had come up
and sent shot from 4-inch rifle at
the fugitive.
Capt. Ormaccea, seeing that he had
two such powerful enemies to combat,
surrendered. Lieut.. E. f. Qualtrough
Ensign ]. f. Hubbard and ten men
were put aboard as prize crew and
brought the steamer into Key West.
As soon as Capt. Ormaccea and his
crew learned of the conditions existing
in Cuba they asked to be landed there.
The Guido is a steel, screw steamer of
3,133 tons gross and 2,s72 net. She was
built by Harland & Wolff, of Belfast,
and is registered by Lloyds as Al. She
is owned by La Frocha," is $50 feet
long, Al feet wide and has depth of
&c feet. Her port of registry is Bilbao.
She carried crew of SO.
ALI of the prizes still lie in the har-
Dor, and, according to instructions re-
ceived by United States District-At-
torney STRIPPING, yesterday, from the
dcpdIILAcuG VI JuSGICc, Will IcLnSAu
there indefinitely. These instructions
were to the effect that the crew and
passengers of the Panama, which car
ried four 14-pound guns, and which
was captured by the Mangrove, should
be held as prisoners of war. The
crews of the other prizes are also to be
detained aboard until further orders
and have been allowed no communi-
cation with the shore.
1t is conceded that whatever the re-
suit of the presidents proclamation
may be, it will not affect the Panama,
which was an auxiliary cruiser.
Mr.. J. B. Patterson, who resigned as
head of the prize court of inquiry, will
represent the owners of the cargoes
and various ships, and not the Spanish
government, as at first stated.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-05-05
THE BOLIVAR's TREASURE.
Thousand Dollars in Silver, In Addition
to a Cargo OF Bananas, on Board.

KEY WEST. Fla, April 2s.-1:lo p
m.-The Spanish steamer Ambrose
Bolivar, captured by the monitor Ter
ror, had $4,000 in Spanish silver
aboard, in addition to a cargo of
bananas. The silver was taken on
board the Terror. The steamer was
bound from Port Limon, Costa Rica,
for Havana, when captured off Car
denas by the monitor. She was
brought here by Gunner Martin and
prize crew. The fact that the cruiser
Detroit came in to coal at about the
same time led to the report that she
had conveyed the Bolivar.
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BOMBARDMENT OF MATANzAs.
Preliminary to the Landing of
American Troops.

LONDON, April 29.-The bombardment
Of Matanzas Notifications is regarded
here as preliminary to the landing Of
American troops and making Matanzas
the base of American operations in
Cuba. 1t is also supposed that Rear
Admiral Sampson desired to judge of
the quality of the Spanish gunners
and to give his men something to do to
relieve the WEAKNESS.
The mystery regarding the move
ments of the Spanish men-of-war is
still unexplained. The secretaries at
the Spanish embassy, interviewed on
the subject, ridicule the statement that
the squadron at Cape Verde is delayed
by lack of coal; first, because for a
long time the Spanish vessels have been
particularly well-ftted, not only with
coal, but with food and all kinds of
warlike material; second, because st.
Vincent could supply any required
quantity of coal.
According to advices via Bayonne,
the battleship Pelayo was completely
fitted and equipped at Cartagena and
has gone to Cadiz. Reports that she
has been cruising in the company of
other vessels probably means that she
has been trying her boilers.
1t is believed that the squadron at
Cape Verde has really been waiting for
the arrival of the Pelayo and the AL
fonso XIII. and other men-of-war, but
now that Portugal has declared neu-
trality, the fleet will be compelled to
sail without delay, whether reinforced
or not.
The continued rise of wheat causes
uneasiness, the price now being higher
than at any time during the last 20
years.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-05-05
AMONG TITLED FOLK.

The duke of Teck is so much i'm
proved in health that he is going to
leave White Lodge before long and will
make some stay abroad.
The intended cruise of Prince Waldo
mar and Prince Charles of Denmark, who
married Princess Maud of Wales, to
Siam has been abandoned. They will
go only to the Mediterranean in the
warship Fyn, which is to leave Copen-
hagen for Gibraltar about the first week
in May.
The prince of Wales always kept in
touch with his old tutor, Mr.. Henry
Weymouth Gibbs, @. c., who died in
February and has left to his royal
highness his painting by E. Lesi of the
"Campagna de Roma and his portrait
by Watts. He also left an etching of
Windsor castle by Seymour Haden to
the Empress Frederick and legacies of
$12,5oO to Princess Victoria of Wales
and 100 guineas each to the duke of
York, the duchess of Fife and Princess
Charles of Denmark to buy mementoes
of him. Mr.. Gibbs was tutor to the
prince from 1852 to 1858.
Queen Victoria has seen great deal
of the crown princess of Roumania
during her stay on the Riviera and has
taken great fancy to the crown prin-
cess children. These young folk are
of special interest to her majesty, in.
asmuch as they are Stuarts of the senior
line, being through their father de-
scendants of Charles I. The marriage
of their mother, the duke of Saxe-Co-
burg-Gotha's eldest daughter, was the
first marriage of an English princess to
a Stuart of the elder line or to a Roman
Catholic since Henrietta, daughter of
Charles L, married the duke of Orleans
and so became the foundress of the Sc
T,ior line
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-05-05

OK BOARD THE FLAGSHIP NEW YORK,
DIFF MATANzAs, April 81, . p. m.-The
New York, the Puritan and the Gin
mouth of MatanZas harbor this after
noon. There were no casualties on our
side, but it is believed that the hail
of iron which pounded in the forts
must have caused loss of life to the
Spaniards, though nothing is known
definitely.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-05-05
The Latest Capture by Our Ships-Little
But IMPORTANT

KEY WEST, Fla, April 3O.-The small
Spanish sloop, Engracia, captured by
the United States gunboat Newport,
Capt. b. F. Tilley, off Cabanas, Thurs
dag afternoon, has been brought in
here. She was in charge of pri re
crew, consisting of couple of blue
Jackets.
The officers of the Newport say the
capture is an important one, in view of
the fact that the little vessel was at
tempting to carry into Havana news of
the movements of the United States
feet.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-05-05
Some of the National Guard Do Not Relish
the Idea of Actual Campaigning.

WASHINGTON, April 29.-The attitude
which the national guard in some of
the eastern and southeastern states is
assuming in the present crisis is sur
prising the officials of the war depart
ment. If the disposition being mani
tested by the guard in some
states not to go to the front spreads
much further there will be no
longer any occasion for alarm among
those outside of the guard, who, anx-
ious to enlist, fear they will be deprived
of an opportunity to participate in the
6phtinp
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-05-05
SWEDISH PHILOSOPHY.

A half loaf es better as no bread at all
onless ct is windy bakers bread.
Aye tank som fallers would set down
on barb wire fence eff ct had sign vat
read ''fresh paint stecken oop on ct.
TIE faller vat 1if off hes vife's relation
believe en- patronizin' home industry
aye skal tank.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-05-05
Troops In Camp at Mobile Orpered to
the Fiont.

MOBILE, Ala, April 3O.-The Tenth
and Twenty-second regiments, infan-
try, will break camp at 5 p. m. and
leave via the Louisville & Nashville
railway at p. m. for Tampa.
Col. Hawkins will be in COM
mand. The men look on the or
der of transfer as one of extrcme
Importance and fully expect that it
means their landing on Cuban soil
within q week. The troops are in fine
spirits and eager for the fray. They
will receive tremendous reception u
their departure.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-05-05

History states that certain Roman or
fetal of some Importance was killed one
day by falling tile while INDUCING IN
parade. A young man of the family of Hur
was charged with his death and brought
into court The judge, after hearing the
case, turned to the prisoner and said;
at sentence you to the mines for life.
ITO the mines?" echoed Ben Hur.
tious magistrate: 'Ethere are great mining
facilities on the Mediterranean. You will
find all the oar you want in the galleys.
At this brutal jest it is said the attorney
for the prosecution laughed long and loud,
but Ben Hur saw no joke in the galleys-he
was not printer-Detroit Free Press.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-05-05
The Question of Hawaiian Annexation.
Coming Up Again.

WASHINGTON, April 2s.-The senate
foreign relations committee held its
regular weekly meeting. Senator Nor
gan urged upon the committee the inn
portance of again taking up the ques-
ton of annexing the Hawaiian is
lands. He said the islands were es
sential to the Unit ed States in view
of the war with Spair. and that
no time should be lost in perfecting
the treaty. Other members of the com
mittee expressed the opinion that it
was impracticable to proceed with the
question at present.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-05-05
MIssOURI's MOBILIZATION.
1t VIII be Effected When the Government
Establishes a Camp and Provides
Equipment, Says Gen. Bell.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, April 2s.-Mis-
souri, troops will not be modified at
st. Louis until the government estab-
fishes camp and provides equipment.
Adjt. Gen. Bell has wired Adjt.-Gen.
Corbin, at Washington, to that effect
The telegram says: 1T will be impos.
sible to mobilize our command until
full equipage for camp is received from
your department. We will concentrate
Immediately when facilities are pro-
vided for their care"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-05-05
The Army to be Recruited to Its Fan
War Strength.

WASHINGTON. April 2s.-A general
order was yesterday afternoon issued
from the war department directing
that immediate measures be taken to
recruit the regiments of the regular
army and the battalion of engineers.
The army will be recruited to its war
Vtrength of 81, 900 men.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-05-05
Little Indians Mites for the Maine suf-
fRPerR.

WASHINGTON, April 3O.-An unusual
contribution for the relief of the Maine
sufferers has been received by the COM
missioner of Indian affairs. 1t was a
check for 50, donated by infant pupils
in the Indian school, Cheyenne and
Araphoe agency, at Darlington, Okla.
The money was subscribed by nearly
100 little Indians, the eldest being but
eight years of age.
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Mobilization of Wisconsin TrooDs Com
pleted TO-Day.

MILWAUKEE, April 29.-The First,
Second and third regiments, together
with companies A, b, c and f, Fourth
regiment Wisconsin national guard,
are bivouacked at Camp Harvey. The
four companies of the Fourth were or
dered out to fill the other regiments.
The mobilization will be completed
to-day on the arrival of two companies
from West Superior. Adjt.-Gen. Boar
dan has establed headquarters at the
camp and will be in command until
the troops are mustered and sworn in as
regulars.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-05-05
On q Noble Mission.

PITTsByRGH, Pa, April 2s.-FranoiA
Murphy, the temperance apostle, an
nounces that he will so to Cuba with
the United States army and help the
cause along by cheering the men and
helping them to withstand the raw
ages of fever without the use of intox.
icantS.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-05-05
logging Money to Buy Coal for the Pau,
per Navy.

NEW YORK, April ga dispatch to
the Herald from Paris says: "A meet
ing of the principal members of the
Spanish colony in Brussels, composed
mainly of merchants, including a for
rnsr colonel of the Carlist forces. re-
solved upon an appeal to Spaniards liv-
ing I'm Belgium and all friends of Spain
for funds 10 buy Belgian coal for the
Spanish navy"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-05-05
The saturnina ordered Released.

WASHINGTON, April 29.-The TREASURY
department has ordered the release of
the Spanish vessel Saturnina, recently
seized in Biloxi Miss harbor. Under
the presidents proclamation such ves-
sells are allowed 20 days in which to
leave port, hence the order of release.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-05-05
The Pelayo 7ound for Cadiu.

LONDON, April 2s.-A special dis,
patch from Gibraltar says the Spanish
war ship Pelayo, accompanied by a
torpedo boat, passed there yesterday
bound for Cadiz.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-05-05
definitely.

The engagement commenced at 1857
and ceased at lis. The object of the
attack was to prevent the completion
of the earthworks at Punta Gorda.
A battery on the eastward arm of the
bay opened fire on the flagship, and
this was also sheIled. About twelve
s-inch shells were fired from the east
ern forts, but all fell short.
About five or six shells were fred
from the half-completed battery. Two
of these whizzed over the New York
and one fell short.
The ships left the bay for the open
sea, the object of discovering the
whereabouts of the batteries having
been accomplished. In the nelghbor-
hood of 300 shots were put on land
from the three ships at a range of from
1000 to 1000 yards.
Real Admiral Sampson, when asked
if he was satisfied with the result,
said:
Yes, am. expected to be-"
The half-completed Spanish earth
works and battery were apparently
plowed up by the shells.
All the ships engaged showed ex-
cellent workmanship throughout the
engagement and when they were fir.
ing at the shortest range nearly every
shell took effect.
The forts which were bombarded
were on a low-lying point and were
considered merely earthworks. They
did not make a good target, yet when
the big guns were fired at the shortest
range portions of the fort could be seen
flying in the air at every shot.
The flagship returned to Havana,
and the Puritan and Cincinnati were
left on Matanzas station.
The News Not Given Out in Washington.
WASHINGTON, April $50 far as
could be learned the officials of the
administration were not notified OF
the bombardment of Matanzas this
morning. The navy department keeps
a full-fedged telegraph Office open in
the building all night and a confidential
officer remains at the department all
night to translate the messages as re-
ceived. There was considerable bust
ness done over the wires till the early
morning hours, but none of the dis
patches were sent either to the White
House or the secretary of the navy.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-05-05
Gen. Blanco's Report-An American Iron
clad RenoEted Acrnnnd.

MADRID, April 29.-An official dis
patch from Gen. Blanco dated the 25th
says:
Part of the enemy's squadron has
gone eastward. One of the American
ironclads has grounded opposite D1mas,
province of Pinar del Rio, and three
other ships are working to float her.
Spanish volunteers are watching. on
shore
A dispatch &c FL impartial from Ha-
vana says the insurgents attacked
Artemisia, Pinar del Rio province, but
were repulsed.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-05-05
TreasuEY Statement.

WASHINGTON, April 2s.-Yesterday'A
statement of the condition of the treas,
ury showed: Available cash balance
esIs. S7a. 1885,: gold roaerVe. $50. 761.7
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-05-05
E.hrIou. wealth.

The tsincalculable mineral wealth" of new.
" found mining regions largely run by syn
dicates and promoted by transportation
companies 10 in too many instances really :
fable. The products. of industry in leglti.
mate fields of enterprise nearer home are I9E
surer and promise more stable rewards. NO
one will 90 unrewarded in the matter OF I'M
proved health who use regularly Hostetter
Stomach Bitters for malaria, dyspepsia, con-
stiDation biliousness &c.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-05-05
Dewey Must Capture q Port or Retreat.

WASHINGTON, April 90 Naval OFF,
GERS say they expect the first big war
news from the Philippines, as Dewey
either must capture Philippine port
as base of operations or sail for San
Francisco.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-05-05

GALENA, Ill, April 27.-Galena, the
home of Gen. U. S. Grant, celebrated
the seventy-seventh anniversary of the
great leaders birth. Mrs. Nellie Grant
Sartoris, accompanied by her daughter,
Vivian, represented the Grant family.
Judge Emory Speer, a confederate vet.
eran of Macon, Ga, was the orator OF
tina dnv
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-05-05
THE FIRST Engagement.
Three American Ships Fire Upon
and Destroy Spanish Forts
at MatanZas, Cuba.
NO CASUALTIES ON THE AMERICAN SIDE.

The BIgs Guns of the New York, Puritan
and Cincinnati silence the Land Bat
teries in Eighteen Manufacturing the
Firing a Masked Battery Opens Up
and Il Promptly SIIenced.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-05-05
Experience
And Not Experiments, should be
Your Aim i'm Buying Medicine.

And Not Experiments, Should be
Your Aim in Buying Medicine.
Let others experiment; you should be
guided by experience. Experiments are
uncertain in result; experience is sure.
Experiments may do you harm; expert
ence proves that Hoods Sarsaparilla will
do you wonderful good. Thousands gladly
tell what Hoods has done for them. They
want you to know and they urge you to
try it. That is what is meant by the vast
number of testimonials written in behalf
of Hoods Sarsaparilla. They give the re-
suits of experience and prove that
A00d1eS arsa.
HOOO = pariIla
Is Americas Greatest Medicine Sold by all
druggists. 81; six for SS. Get only Hoods.
H@oG9e DILL are gentle mild. effec-
A1OOO - AAAS tive. All druggists, 2Sc.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-05-05
GOLD at Buenos Ayres.


LONDON, April 27.-Gold is quoted In
Bus,,os Avrcs at l66. 30.
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At GRANTS Old HOME.
The Seventy-Seventh Anniversary
of the Old Commanders Birth
Celebrated at Galena, Ill
NELLIE AND HER DAUGHTER PRESENT.

Extracts From the Grafton of Judge
Emory Speer, . Confederate Veteran,
Who Paid Touching Tribute to the
Memory of the Great Soldier and His
Efforts for Peace.