The Centre Democrat he 3 £ WORLD tek for (EAR. an N.Y, 3t-WE) : four papers $1.65 PEI CHAS. R. B THE ULTIMATUM SENT TO SPAIN To Get Out of Cuba or Be Driven Out. WAR CLOUDS Will Fight—State Militia Will Likely be Called 1n a Few Days. It now looks as though hostilities be- the latter part of this week. The Span- jards have been ordered to leave Cuba and they refuse to go. Therefore war seems to be the inevitable solution of the trouble. The hours are news of the past twenty-four condensed in the following telegrams. The events of the past week gress and other war news will be found on pages 2 and 3 of this issue. . LATEST WAR NEWS eleven- At it was April 20. morning ultimatum Washington, thirty Wednesday nounced that the to Spain had been signed and forwarded to Mad- The pot be made public until When the Span. ish the ul- timatum requested his passports. It is Canada, instead of of a steamer from New York. He will thus be enabled to shake the dust of the United States feet journey can take him an- will rid. contents Thursday. received his copy of and with it minister he made a reply intention to go directly awaiting his the sailing from his as quickly as a rail out of the country, and will make his arrangements at his leisure for sailing from Montren!. He may decide to remain for a time in Canada, when the facilities for obtaing information re- garding the policy of the United States will be much than across the water, Senor Polo, who succeeded Senor De- Lome, has done everything in his power to prevent hostilities between the two countries, and came here clothed with authority from the Spanish Ministry to make every possible concession to the United States in regard to Cuba, short of the surrender of her sovereignty or the barter of the island for money. It is thought here that the Minister bas taken the long detour through Canada to try and make it appear in Europe that it would have been dangerous for him to try and go by way of New York, and the large guard of policemen he applied for was apparently for a similar spectacu- lar effect. be enabled to greater ENTRUSTED TO FRANCE AND AUSTRIA. The affairs of Spain in this country have been entrusted to the French and Austrian Ministers. It is learned by later advices that Spain is given until midnight Saturday to give ber answer. Spanish Minister Senor Poloy Bernabe left at seven p.m. Wednesday night. WILL PASS TO-DAY. Unanimous consent has been given the house to consider the volunteer bill, It will pass the house to.day RDAY. WAR BY SATY The ultimatum announces that if a satisfactory Saturday, the President will ly proceed to carry the act of con- gress. reply is not received by immediate- out S WEEK ONLY. GIVEN THI The ultimatum gives il noon Saturday to answer. MUST WAIT FOR SPAIN'S REPLY. Spain unt reply on Saturday, providing any reply whatever is made, no new developments are expected on this question, The bill to empower the President to call for volunteers passed the House to. day and will probably get through the Senate to-morrow, As soon as that is done the work of organizing a volunteer army will begin, but it will be some time before an army sufficient to invade Cuba can be organized, It is probable that the first steps which will be taken will be in the direction of blockading Caban ports, though the pro. gramme of first sending food to Cuba to feed the starving people there may he carried out at the same time. LITTLE RESISTANCE, General Fitzhugh Lee has assured the President that the army will have very little to do beyond superintending the distribution of supplies and keeping or. der in the island. He expects to see Havana capitulate under the blockade without making a bombardment neces- sary. Outside of Havanna he looks practically for no resistance at all, but believes that the distribution of supplies will bring Spanish and Cubans alike to our standard. TZ, Ed. and Prop. be ARE GATHERING | {ly in subordination to the military and Saturday Noon is the Time Fixed—Spanish | and American Ministers Leaving—Spain {ing a hundred thousand men, | work laid out for it, tween this country and Spain will begin | stamps for every form : | paper, tract bli jon, Until the Spanish Government makes | papes, contract. or obligution It is now felt that Spain means to strike | at ! hard and the flying squadron forward to intercept such an attack, east one blow with her navy, is to be sent ei» ther ou the blockading squadron or on our coast, by its operations on Porto Rico. GLAD TO HAVE GOMEZ'S AID, President McKinley desires, of course, the co-operation of General Gomez and the other insurgents, but it must be strict. naval forces of the United States, The Administration contemplates send. regulars and volunteers, to Cuba, so as to be able assistance, if necessary, the and to occupy the preser ve to do without aud effectively aud order after hostilities cease. THEY WILL NEVER RETURN. whole island peace Cadiz, April 20,—Crews of the Spanish squadron before leaving herstanday VOW that they would never return dries victorious. ed betore the Shrine of the Virgin, PREPARING Madrid, April 2 ister Woodford commence TO LEAVE. United States Min- pre paral ions this morning to leave Sp al once. NO ORDERS TO WOODFORD Washington, April 20 been sent to Mi nister raw No instructions Woodford from Spain. In have at Madrid t the y withd view of the department, the action jernabe is not regarded ultimatum Wie wodford TO MOBOLIZE AT MT. GRETNA The National Guards Likely to be Called Out This Week . be Orders will, in all probability issu- ed within the next forty-eight hours from ze the en. Guard of the state Mt that the great ill spend the summer found their during division headquarters to moboli tire National at Gretna. It is possible ma jority of tl Rumor there. way the past two ct that but a small quota from Washington days to the effe of the guard would be sent to the front with the army of invasion, and that the major part of the gaard would stay with- the borders of the and drill, Snowdon, in state General when questioned, would neither deny nor affirm any of the reports which are rife. i CALL MAY COME SOON Harrisburg, Pa., April 20. here is uo doubt that the entire National Guard will be moved] at once to Mount Gretna. All of the arrangements have been made by the rail have and an order was received road people to-night to seventy passenger and freight cars in readiness for instant use, .——— REVENUE MEASURE. locrease in Taxes on Beer and Tobacco Popular Lean is Proposed, Washington, April 20 —The members of the Ways and Means Committee have new about completed their revenue bill, and it will probably be reported to the House some time this week The bill raising $100,- 000, from contemplates wo of additional revenue beer, tobacco, tea, coffee and from bonds, checks, drafts, promissory notes and the whole series of instruments of commerce which may be reached in taxation by re- The on skip- quiring the use of adhesive stamps. bill also includes a tonnage tax ping. This revives some inconveniences, The business world will regard with an. noyance at first the requirement of but it will soon get used to it, and let us hope the necessity for the use of these stamps will not long continue. The tax on beer, to. bacco, tea and coffee fall on objects that can well bear it, Taxes are never agreeable, but war cannot be carried on without them, and mativ of them. They make for conser. vatism and peace, since they bring wa and its cost home to those who are never called on to bear the shock of battle or hear the din of arms, ah———— ~Recent pensions granted are : Adam Maize, Aaronsburg, increase $6 to #8; Charles Bowes, Bellefonte, increase $6 to £8: Sarah Ann Turner, original widow, Julian, $8, "The members of Company B, N.G. P., expect to be called out any moment, Nothing definite is known, except that they feel sure of being pressed into duty, It may mean a long trip for the boys and some are seriously meditating. «Col. W. Fred Reynolds is having the interior of his residence frescoed by several expert workmen from Philadel. phia, i «THE CHNTRE DEMOCRAT and week. ly Pittsburg Fost, one year for $1.50, of commercial | BELLEFONTE, PA., THURSDAY, WARFARE AGAINST SPAIN Campaign Would Likely je Conducted How The C HAVANA AN EASY MARK To Prevent a Concentration of Spanish Navy The Number of Men Each State Would Be Expected to Furnish—Other Interest. ing Data in Regard to Spain, If Congress should declare war against | { Spain Captain Sampson, the big fleet off Key West, ceed Havana and order Blanco to evacuate Cuba. to Probably 24 hours will be granted to the Spaniards, | Meanwhile the fleet will be making a If at the demand has end of ot demonstration in force, the alotted time the been complied with, Captain Sampson will begin the bombardment of Havana. The volunteers and regular soldiers will be shel Morro Castle be 1 led from their positions in the city, 1 Cubanas Fortress will and veled and the submarine mines in the harbor Hav vaua by n be destroyed ing pavy, troops will hold the city and the the city. The fleet will then 1 no ht ” brought across to contivue operations against forces iriven from wl oie a ad 10 drive the Vizcaya and Oqu and the W inner 1) - re ring there, st near Cal ipenas, i both old vessels. othese are some 10 odd St nish gunboats and torpe- 1 we . ph "4 do vessels of ancient pattern The agre withstand for fifteen by the Ameri The Spanish men-of-war about ( disabled The Havana harbor. gation could not minutes an attack an fleet uba will Yon sed Ne : be riddled, and sunk as soon as overtaken, larger ships are in The lighter boats are patrolling the coast. Spain cannot now bring up transports to remove her troops should she want suddenly to abasdon the The Spaniards in Cuba are li trap. island Ke rats in g Whether through incom- the occupation is seemingly left petence or cold-blooded indifference, army of its fate At San tion is to Juan de the are Porto Rico situa There nish troops on that island and a lo different. 20.000 Spa yal i poe ulation of more than 50,000 fight ing men, The shores are difficult of ap AS ified with 15 mod- The Oquendo and \ proach. They are fort em 10-inch guns, caya, armored While the American oni Cuba, the Cadiz Cape Verde Islands with ctuisers, are in the offing attack is being made fleet and that at the may effect a junction Porto Rico This would give the American war vessels the Spanish ships at a worthy foe. It will be the duty of the Fi t Squad. ron at Hampton Roads to proceed instant. ly upon the declaration of war and pre. vent Spanish naval concentration. Once well out to sea and beyond the reach of orders, the Americans will not stop until they find the foe. are kept apart they can be destroyed If they i they must be fought in If the Spanish vessels separately. in with one another concert. Spain, notwithstanding her bankrupt condition, may put up a good fight if she concludes to resist .-——— FACTS ABOUT SPAIN AND CUBA and Cuba To the average American citizen Spain isa Statistics in regard to Spain will be read with great interest, Lon. paratively unknown land We only propose to give a few isolated facts, which will enable the form an final outcome of the impending conflict, The area of continental Spain is 197, 570 square miles, or a small number of square miles more than the States of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and Michigan, The population of Spain proper, ac- cording to the last census (1887), number. ed 16,645.345; viz., 8,253,501 males and 8,5000,208 females. Madrid, the capital, had a population of $79,602. The col- onial possessions of Spain in America are Cuba and Puerto Rico. The area of Cuba is 43,220 square miles, and of Puerto Rico 3,550 square miles, Cuba is not quite as large as Pennsyl- vania. The population of Cuba in 1877 consisted of Spaniards, 977,992; foreign white, 10,632; Chinese, 44,811; negroes, 459,249. Slavery was abolished in 1886, The Spaniards are a mixture of Celts, Latins, Goths, Vandals, Moors and Arabs. Cuba is divided into three provinces. The southeast and central are the rich- est and most populous, containing 22 cities and towns and 04 viiages and hamlets, Havana, the capital, had, population in 1887 of 198,271, The quantity of sugar exported from Cuba in 1887 was 623,453 tons, The yearly product of tobacco is 3000,000 bales. In 1886 181,353 bales of tobacco were exporied and 181,000,000 cigars. reader to iin 18 | about 60 { are worth very little in modern warfare, | $492,860 1 commander of | would pro- | General | dock | New Hampshire intelligent opinion as to the | | New York APRIL 21, 1808. 1 The staple article of exports from Cuba to Great Britain is unrefined supa Compulsory education was established in 1882 14.813 children at The igopihcant So and Spanish navy is by In 1888 school, tended HO means an ins affair O00 IATIReYsS were In i by Ad- 645 commission. The navy 14,000 satlors and 7, active service, commande one miral, 25 Vice Admirals, ed officers of various grades, | and army are recruited by eonscription. The froutiers of Spain are guarded by fortified towns, Fortifications The national debt of Spain in 18g7 was France isthe largest cred. The public expenditure in 1897 was $£200,680,411. The national colors of Spain are red and yellow, The rength of Spain is 1,279, of vi 70. itor of Spain, available war st 642 The Spam are £132,945,608, pational revenues The Rothschilds men advance on The aboul 1g cents have refused to money Spanish bonds. monetary unit is of our of the peseta, money. Alfonzo XI1I., King Spain, was born May 1:1, 1586, show six months after the death of his father, Alfonzo X11 Mari iristina, an Au is Oud His mother, strian Princess, per ber read ore be of ag The Goverun King, & GUARD APPORTIONMENT of Men Each Furnish State Would po Guard defense, the interestin assist in a! Corbin of army 8 of g informa- in connection with the strength of National Guard and the quota each Tern under call ny be expected from ¢ 00 1 ling mal Guard | and se Nati to the population of the rding dificrent States and Territories. These tables are complete and show isely J rex the number of men each State tory would be expected to Marni the f the Of L8C 1 that while National Guard of Penn- x, in Case € Couniry was called upon to supply Penn. 0, syivania's apportionment, ording to cord al ite at ret Bad} a its strength, and ac K to ils popu lation 4.13 “The following is the official apportion. ment of the various States and Territor- ies on a basis of a call for 50,000 men, the proportions being maintained accord- ing to the s ratio in the ¢ ) 18 ame ase of calls for 100,00 wo and 20x ) men Guard Basi Ka Kentueky | siana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Mich Minnesota Missianip) Missouri wy Montana 1K Nebraska «HR Nevada “uy 265% New Jersey 6.30 17.70 Laan 1.800 RL 2.80 « 18,700 1.0% Li an 2.700 5,800 1.0 1.40 Ax 1.700 1.70 4.30 wn 1.000 41m North Carolina North Dakota (Ohio ‘ Oregon Pennayly ania. Khode Island... South Dakota South Carolina Tennesse .... Texas .. Utah . Vermont Virginia. Washington West Virginia WiISeonsin coe Wyoming ... Arizona ..... Distriet of Columbia. New Mexico "0 Oklahoma 1.30 It is said by Adjutant General Corbin that in case a call for troops becomes necessary, it will be based upon the popu- lation of the different States, and the above table shows that, with few excep- tions, the National Guard of the various States and Territories is fully equal to a | demand for a call for 200,000 men, - .-—— _-— A Big Run, During the month of March there were 3,649 trains passed Lewistown on fhe Pennsylvania railroad. Counting forty cars as an average train, this shows a grand total of 146,960 cars over the middie division during the month, The CxTrE DEMOCRAT and the Cin. clonati Jegwirer for $1.50 a year. WANAMAKER MEETING Bellefonte on Tuesday Evening Large Gathering In HE SEVERELY SCORES QUAY What Is the Meaning of This Rumpus in the Republican Party—Corruption and Ret- A Few Jobin Comments on the we A teu Politics Famous Holy Pelstician is uver and The Wanamaker meeting republicans or less stirred up over the same. “Holy Jolin" Bellefonte and aroused considerable ex By » explain arc more On Tuesday evening and his caravan arrived in way of information, i the Citement, 1 order (o ation Wanamaker pretends present honest, republican Was A cCandias against He has been making over the state, and |} 2 noying Quay consid Maun era salvation of tl : This movement has attrac’ od wide at 1 ma: result again in 11h i L800 80K party ars bands and A. Alkens Be and many of iefonte’s lead: citizens, some few democrats. Fr them one could easily see that the Wana. had the Hastings people, would maker movement the and ade he m to keep ti the 118 CX administration Mrs. Hastings ladies would attend this mee sympathy with even was announced that aud other So that it is Hastin mg LO egates vention who wil both Quay rul Stone The above detailed” nformati thrown out so that our republican fi fire about Ce county can size up the situa tion and know exactly where they are at in this contest, The first speaker of the evening was | Maj. Merrick. Mr. Wanamaker was the | man the audience wanted to hear. When he stepped forward, a round of applause greeted him. build, smoothly shaven face, sharp feat. ures and of commanding presence. He i not an orator and his movements are rather stiff and awkward, while his voice is wanting in clearness and tone for popular campaign purposes. But he en. listed the attention of the audience from the start. It was after ¢ p. m. when he began to talk and of course was unable to go into detail on the issues of his cam. paign. He dwelt particularly on the gross corruption Quay, and his followers. He explained | bow vast sums of money were used for | legitimate purposes, and that legisla. | tion in turn was bargained and sold at | Harrisburg as a commodity. The legis. | lature was a bargain counter and polits. clans damanded a goodly sum before anything would be sanctioned by them. This was nothing new to most people. These things have been related time and time again, in the columns of this paper. Bat it was guile amusing to sit in a re. publican meeting and bear prominent republicans, like Wanamaker and Mer. Pretentious | | at a minute's notice, He is a tall man, of strong | that prevails in this ! state under the republican rule of Boss | During the year, 1407, there were he! him d WHIT complete coples of THE CesT DEMo- CRAT, or 2001 each week, ul lowing for misprints, our act ual average sworn clircula Lion was over 2.000 COPIES PER WEEK intelligent advertisers will appreciate this statement OO000000 VOL. 20, XO. 16. rick, denounce and uncov pubiican 3 ness in the re and hear republi applaud. Yet the ¢ from the chairman of the nie tothe small fry, will next fa like for Quay’s nominee for governor ' 1 ‘ polls ‘dumb driven cattle continuance method state. They should of Quay would take it front anyone their are freemen, hn weaknesses, t hey y ling serfs and slaves submit to the « ncons imagine yoke of an infamous boss and mos nicious system of politics that i ing and degenerating They will vote for anvt puts up. They have i aga, There was a notic lukewarmness ) 144 of active ublican lawyers and politi. re “between the A ICY Are in fixed con interest the been a ausc has tales out of schoo! Disappointment and na disgru Hing the ® RAILROADS IN WAR. Every Southern railroad is ready to move troops and supplies toward Havana For two weeks the traffic managers, general managers, su- perintendents of motive power and mas. ter car builders of all railroads which operate south of Mason and Dixon's line Lave beld daily conferences. Fast-time schedules for trains foiiowing cach other as closely as safety and State laws will permit have been made out. Several conferences of managing officials of half a dozen roads bave been held, and all | roads which lead to Florida and the oth. ( er Gulf States are ready for the word, Long Walk for One Legged Man. Renben Lane, the one legged tramp | from Barnesboro, Cambria county, who “"hoofed'’' it to Kansas to marry a rich widow, but got left on account of not be. ing bullt according to specifications fur- nished, promises to leave a Topeka hos- pital on Friday for his Cambria county home. He expects to walk the entire distance. Catching Big Fish, that a salmon wei 18 was A ane se lock Haven Totedar The fisherman
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