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CHAS. R. KURTZ, Ed. and Prop.
War Clouds
Have Broken.
Hostilities at Last Between this Country and
Spain.
MANY SPANISH VESSELS SEIZED,
The Coast of Cuba has Been Blockaded by the American
" Fleet——Rich Prizes Taken---Brave Deed of the Man-
grove--- The Asiatic Squadron has Moved on the Phil-
ippine Islands--Great Naval Battle Exp
for Arms.
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Last Thursday, when this paper went to press, the crisis between this country
and Spain was almost at hand.
ly awaited the result
The ultimatum was sent, an
peace, by Spain leaving Cuba ;
the nation anxious
or war, in our determina.
tion to drive Spanish armies from Cuban soil,
Since then great events have transpired.
has commenced—the dogs of war are loosed. The
ities between the two countries
Host!
whole nation has been an
ed to a patriotic fervor, to avenge the cowardly destruction of the Maine and
liberation of the Cul
War has been formally declared.
at last and has blocaded the island of Cuba. By
ish vessels have been captured and the
deeds of daring.
No attack has been made on Havana
11
rms
the Insurgents on the island with a
regular army will
be inaugur
bans from centuries of cruel,
The American
barbarous oppression,
fleet moved from Key West
By this time, at least, a dozen Span-
rs Bave won honors by
gail
soon be landed on that isl
ated in co-operation with General Gomes, the Cuban leader.
The Asiatic squadron, for some time harbored at Hong Kong, has moved on
e Islands.
the Philippin
two hundred miles southeast of China.
not considered formidable.
These are Spanish
A
An encounter
at once, and will be the first naval battle.
The natives on the Philippine islands are
capturing these islands.
possessions in the Pacific ocean, about
large Spanish fleet is located there
is looked for between these two flee
The result will be of great importance.
agamn it and may assist us in
\
The large Spanish fleet of armored vessels is still at the Cape Verde Islands, off
the western coast of Africa and it is not known what direction they may take and
are several thousand miles from Cuba and mav never come there for want of a
supply of coal.
The Key West squadron is anxious to bombard Havana asd at
tack Porto Rico and engage the Spanish fleet there.
There is no probability of intervention of foreign powers.
They will be neutral,
unless the war should be prolonged and distress the commercial interests of other
countries.
The Presidents call to arms has aroused the patriotic fervor bf the American
people. Instead of an army of 100,000, a million volunteers are tendering their
services to the government—and from every part of the county ¥ two.
All the seacoast towns have been amply fortified and the harbors usderlaid
$line!
+ HIRRE
with torpedoes and mines, so tha
war vessels,
This is the situation briefly summed up.
of the past week read the article on page 3, fourth column, headed *
the week.”’
LATE XEWS
In the following are given the events of
the past twenty-four hours, since Wed
nesday morning :
Condensed Telegrams.
In addition to the monitor Terror
capture of the Spanish steamer Bolivar,
with a cargo of bananas and §
silver on board, one of Admiral Samp.
son’s blockading monitors yesterday ran
into Key West harbor the Norwegian
steamship Uto, with coal, from Phila-
delphia for Cardenas, Cuba. The cargo
is beld to be contraband of war.
al exciting incidents are reported,
which the blockaders off Matanzas figy
ed. The
American correspondent, Holmes, at or
near Havana, is United
States Commissioners have landed on the
island to confer and arrange for co-oper-
ation with Gomez. Fires are raging
along the Cuban coast. The United
8
0 in
Sever.
in
capture or execution
indicated.
Other interesting events will
States battleship Oregon is reported to be
speeding toward Key West from
vicinity of Montevideo.
It is believed by those best informed
that the ocean liner Paris is safe.
the |
¢ fear is felt from an attack of the Spanish
To obtain a brief summary of the news
War News of
also be found ou pages 2 and 3
hh, which
captured by the Spani
’ haut
Havana Panic Stricken
Key West, April 27
er from Havana has arrived
a white lag with thirty
N
Cuba, It
rennrie the
reports 4
vicken.
Spain Gets a Prize
April 27
iards havecapture
Madrid,
the Sp
Manila advices say
Ameri.
8 Coa
in
can bark Saranac, laden wit
A Landing at Cardenas
West, April
: ’ :
CO A landing at Ca
7~~The fleet has
nas
Spanish Guaboat Attacks
| 27.~A Havana d spatch
Says an American torpedo boat destroyer
nls
1 {)
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fired on the Spanish gunboat Lijera, at
Cardenas, shooting away a smoke-stack,
The destroyer retired, damaged.
The Oregon Speeding Home.
Washington, D. C., April The
27.
| Navy Department has received word that
It is reported that Spanish war vessels |
have been seen at different points along
the line followed by ocean steamers,
News of the bombardment of Ameri. i
can coasts cities by a Spanish fleet is said
to be expected in Madrid.
a resu’t of the earnest appeal made by
the United States battieship Oregon was
spoken a few hundred miles below Mon.
tevideo, ug along under
forced draft and making great speed.
She will stop at Montevideo for coal and
proceed to Key West mn all possible
haste. Navy officers are not at all con.
She was boomi
| cerned for her safety,
Governor Hastings is confident that as |
himself and others, the entire Penusyl- |
vania National Guard will be mustered |
in as volunteers,
To Attack Manila Today.
Hong Kong, April 27.-Commodore
Of To Bombard Our Ports.
Bayonme, France, April 27.~~A Span.
ish squadron, consisting of four ironclads |
| and three torpedo boat destroyers, sailed |
| for the United States yesterday. It was
| rumored that the squadron was to steam
Dewey, of the Asiatic squadron, has |
been ordered to take the Philippines to- |
day.
To Attack Dewey.
Madrid, April 27.-~It was announced
today that the Spanish squadron has left
Manila to give battle to Commodore
Dewey's fleet, which has left Hong Kong,
The utmost enthusiasm prevailed
amoug the seamen and officers on the
American fleet over the prospect of fight.
ing the first naval battle of the war.
Admiral Dewey says that he will take
Manila in thirty-eight minutes.
Another Spanish Ship,
Key West, April 27.~The monitor
Terror has capturee the Spanish ship
Bolivar, and brought her in this morn.
ing,
The Shenandoah Safe,
Cork, April 27.—The British ship Kil.
larney arrived at Bristol to-day. She
Northern ports of the United States.
To Land 2,000 Marines In Cuba.
Washington, April 27. President Mec.
Kinley, Secretary Alger and General
Miles will confer today and arrange
plans for the invasion of Cuba. It is
proposed to make a naval demonstration
before Havana and land 2,000 marines
under the protection of the fire of the in.
surgents, who will co-operate,
Fleet Still at Cape Verde,
Cape Verde Islands, April 27.~The
Spanish fleet is still here, at 4 o'clock
this afternoon,
Fight a Bond Issue,
Washington, April 26,7 he senate
silver men will not permit bond legisla.
tion, and insist that revenue under the
mew taxes shall be sufficient; that if ad.
ditional money be required, emergency
greenbacks, not bonds, shall be author.
ized, not compromise coin bonds,
| plea not guilty,
BELLEFONTE, PA., THURSDAY, APRIL 28, 1808.
"PROCEEDINGS IN
APRIL COURT
A Large List of Commonwealth
Cases
IMPORTANT CASES TRIED
The Civil List Disposed
Peddler Prose
Must Pay The
Erdman to Begin To-day
Harry Gensberg, the
Fails in
the
his ution and
Trial of Rev,
Losls
M. 1
ler, Esq.,
On motion of (
L
Northumberland Count
Ove
Everts ¢
Bar were a«
eral
The
hosen foreman,
and
the (
names was ther
t
gone over and those for trial marked
St. Case taker up was,
f
in, administrator of ete... of Constans
$. Austin Curtin, H. R.
Curtin, Andrew Curtin, Jr., John G. Cur.
tin and James L. Curtin, Frederick A.
Curtin and Harry H. Curtin,
children of James B. Curtin, deceased,
Virginia B. Curtin, widow of said James
B. Curtin, deceased, and John M. Dale,
administrator ¢. t. a. of Elizabeth I.Cur-
tin, deceased, summons in ejectment,
Curt 0
Curtin, deceased, +
mmnor
plaintiff for all the right title and interest
originally in Constans and to
the p
reuiscs described
this verdict
all
however to be released |
case the defendants pay into court with.
ten days the sam of $15,076, being
ney and
interest on
cle of agreement date
and John M
of Eliza I. Curtin, deg
Dale, admi
assumpsit, plea no
favor of the plaintiffs for
title and interest orig i
and to all the
writ ; this +
defendants }
ithia ten days the sum of £49,066.66, be.
in case the AY
ing the purchase money and interest on a
certain article of agreement dated April
28, A. D., 1877, and Yecorded in Miscel-
laneous Book “E' page 387 etc., the said
sum of $49,966.66 if paid within said time
not to be taken out of court until a proper
deed approved by the court is filed in this
case for the benefit of the defendants,
H. R. Curtin, executor of the last will
and testament of John Curtin, deceased,
vs. H. R. Curtin, John G. Curtin and
| James L. Curtin, Frederick A. Curtig
{ and Harry H. Curtin, minor children of
| James B. Curtin, deceased, and Virginia
| BE. Curtin, widow of said James B. Curtin,
| deceased, summons mn ejectment, plea
| mot guilty, Verdict in favor of the plain.
tiffs for all the right title and interest
| originally in John Curtin in and to all the
| premises described in the writ ; this ver.
| dict however to be released in case the
| the sum of £49,966.66, being the purchase
money and ioterest on a certain article of
| agreement dated April 28, A. D., 1877,
and recorded in Miscellaneous Book “EB”
page 358 ete., the said sum of $49,066.66
if paid within said time not to be taken
out of court until a proper deed approv-
ed by the court {4 filed in this case for the
benefit of the defendants,
R. L. Pierce vs. Thomas Byron, appeal
plea non-assumpsit. Continued at the
costs of the defendant,
Hiron I. Corbin and Herman BE. Bau.
faug, trading as H. F, Corbin & Co., vs.
John Erb, appeal plea not-assumpsit,
The defendant confessed a judgment in
favor of the plaintiffs,
plea non-assumpsit. The defendant con-
fensed a judgment in favor of the plaintiff,
A. L. Hench va. James Kerstetter, ap-
peal, plea non-assumpsit, Settled,
Phoebe
Verdict in favor of the |
| direct across the Atlantic and bombard defendant pay into court within ten days
Simon Schloss vs. John Erb, appeal, |
LJ
THE MODERN BATTLESHIP,
Safest Instrument of Slaughter Yet Devised
Modern Warfare,
Modern warfare kills quicker and
further away; that is the chief difference
between it and the ancient—a difference
in kind rather than in degree. In
wore danger thao were
oldtime woode
ryat's
past, {
entirely
Tres
A100
been intro.
as busy a
hard work
IT
ach
wa
and nol enough
for tasrsit yg
CT vanity
ODDor
unkers and the
such Space as is
the men and
squeeze through, There is
r room on these ¢ ralfspe d
being their primary requirement. Com®
fort consid The Mosquito
goes the enemy as possible
1] presents
itcan, The chances
are about even that it does and does pot
is not ered.
as close Wo
without being discovered its
bill and gets away if
Ett away, The mechanism of these lit.
tie weasels is delicate, and they are often
out of order. Rough weather will put
them on the sick list io short order, con-
sequently they are not adapted for cruis
ing far from home. Four of the six that
started South a few days ago had to be
overhauled on the second day they were
out. Among nav there 0
perpetual viaian
s and eschew mines, but
otherwise they are &0t likely to go down
They
cannot be blown out of the water
except from underneath The
terrific | ent will not sink th
wmbardn
ght, if the commander were obstin.
ate, destroy the batteries and all the
crew, but a wise captain would surrend
er when he found his vessel was so dam-
The
The modern ship is far preferable to
aged she had no chance to win,
anything of oak and teak, the safest in-
strument of slaughter yet devised,
.———
THE POWERS SAY "HANDS OFF!”
They Have Definitely Decided Not to Interfere
in Any Way Between Spain and the
United States.
A late cable dispatch from London
says that the great European Powers
have definitely decided not 10 interfere
in any way in the event of war between
Spain and the United States. An em- |
bassador of one of the Powers said that
the Governments of Europe had careful.
ly canvassed the situation, exchanged
| views and abandoned all idea of med-
| dling in the matter. The tact is that
European statesmen are not auxious to
| arouse the igi wi vote! nylon | out, the boys waived their fags and a
¥ 6a ne Aood A mighty cheer arose that continued un-
[ til the train disappeared from view.
| of America.
| fensive continental concert at this time
{ would be'certain to stir up the American
| people profoundly and result in a gigan.
| tic American navy, which might upset
| the balance of military power of the
world,
| President McKinley was fully advised
| by cable that Europe is now and will be |
| absolutely peutral. This determination
| of the Powers is a concrete fact. It is
the final deliberate policy of Kurope. |
Any statement to the contrary is a mere |
invention of Spanish agents.
H
isis i
|
|
———
Fire at Romola.
A large frame barn, owned by John
Wensel, of Romola, burned to the ground
on Friday evening, The live stock was
saved, but all his grain, feed, meat and
farm implements burned. Tt was pars
tially insured.
CO. B. LEFT
FOR MT. GRETNA
Their Departure on Wed
nesday
Took
Evening.
AN EXTHUSIASITC GATHERING
sands Turn ou
Good -By Es
Old Veterans
Lomi
Are Anxious
Forming
removed their accouterments
ed to the diamond.
A chairman
ung. opened with an appropriate ad-
dress,
Geo Potter, of the
as
mee
Eloquent addresses were then
made by D. F. Fortoey, Es
Love and Gen. W. PF.
Judge
Reeder. Captain
Taylor concluded in a few stirring words,
thanking the publ
f
of
for this kindly ex
pression good feeling and patriotic
i 1 all that the !
ang
would faithfully
sentiment,
Com
assure vs
of pany B lig
gation they ass
CAarraix H. 8. TAYLOR
defence of the country’s flag and the pre.
pation’s hovor. His
closing remarks were greeted with great
servations of the
applause,
At the depot an immense crowd as-
It was
here that many touching scenes trans.
pired. As the soldier boys mingled with
friends there were many tear-stained
sembled to bid them a good-by.
cheeks and sobbing hearts of mothers |
wives, sisters and dear ones. As there
is no assurance where they may be called,
bow long they may be gone and whether
all may return, there was a solemnity
| about the occasion that truly was impres. |
sive and a seriousness about their depar.
tare that thoughtful persons could ap.)
preciate,
At 4.44 as the train for Tyrone pulled
Company B. goes direct to Mt, Gretna,
| where the entire state guard will be
| mobilized,
From there the state's full
quota of men will be organized as vol
| unteers, and placed at the disposal of
the President, for whatever purpose they
| may be needed, either to guard the sea
coast from Spanish invasion, or proceed
to Cuba to carry out the demands of the
county to drive the Spanish arms from
that island.
COMPANY B ROSY:
Roster of Company B, Fifth Regiment,
National Guard of Pennsylvania:
CArraiN—~Hugh 8. Taylor,
187 Ligur.~George 1. Jackson,
aND Ligur. Charles J. Taylor.
187 Suront Philip 1, Garbrick.
SERGEANTS James « Alexander,
Charles Jas Samuel
Samuel D. Gettlg. J
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were printed 102617 complete
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CHAT, or 202 each week, al-
lowing for misprints, our aot
ual average sworn eircuia
Lion was ovér
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promised to
week in which bh
From him we learn.
names of volunteers
have been sent to him and there will be
little trouble in effecting an organization
Mr, was cantain of
Company B. and is well suited for this
Quigley formerly
undertaking,
The taking of our
the state
national guards
from makes it necessary to
have another smaller military organiza.
tion effected in its place. Should more
volunteers be needed they mext would
be called and another company recruit
ed in its plage.
i
MUST ENLIST IX THE ARMY.
| Volunteers Cannot Go to the Front as Nation.
al Guard Organizations,
The volunteers from State organiza -
Hons who desire to respond to the call
must resign their places in the National
{ Guard and officers and men formally en-
| list in the regular army. These recruits
| will be taken to the place of concentra-
| tion in each State, and reorganization in.
| to companies of wfantry, troops of cav-
|alry and Batteries of artillery will be
| effected. When a regiment of cavalry,
| for instance, has been completed, the gov.
| ernor of a State will be advised that uo.
| der provisions of the volunteer army law
he is permitted to appoint regimental
and company officers, Should but half
A company or regiment be raised ina
State the regimental strength will be
completed by those of other States. This
will place the a tment of regimental
officers with the t, but the gov-
ernors will be llc 10 appoint com.
pany officers, so far as troops composing
such compames are made up from their
Army officers on the active list will be
detailed as masterin
to
and company officers.
fea of L212 men wil fors a
s TAO ur
is one-third of a ne