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About The Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898 | View Entire Issue (April 28, 1898)
f I gy A m ji x -- WAR merican MenofWar Ad vance on Havana BLOCKADE IS DECLARED White Squadron to Silence Guns of Morro Castle CALLS THE NATION TO ARMS Proclamation Prepared Asking the Coun try for 100000 Men FIRST SHOT IS FIRED AT SEA Cruiser Nashville Captures the Spanish Ship Buena Ventura Ultimatum of the United States Was Considered a Declaration of War by the Government at Madrid Handing of Passports to Minister Woodford Definitely Put a Stop to All Pcaceiul Diplomatic Negotiations McKiuley Sicus the Bill Asking for 100000 Men Those Willing to Serve Are to Take Up Arms at Once aud Aid in Fighting the Spaniards Washington correspondence If any lingering doubts have remained as to the existence of a state of war be tween the United States aud Spain they may be dismissed Havana the capital of the Island of Cuba is in a state of siege and our navy has commenced the capture of Spanish boats attempting to enter the harbor The President Friday afternoon in compliance with the law of nations issued a proclamation declaring a blockade of Havana This proclama tion is i notice to the world and stops the vessels of neutral nations from enter al ing the harbor of Ilavaua with or supplies of any sort The procla mation applies to all harbors on the north coast of Lhe island and to Cienfuegos on the south Captaiu Sampson in command of the squadron at Key West was ordered to Havana Thursday On Wednesday April 20 1S9S about 11 oclock a in the Department of State served notice of the purposes of this Gov ernment by delivering to Minister Polo a copy of instructions to Minister Wood ford and also a copy of the resolutions passed by the Congress of the United Suites on the 10th inst After the receipt of this notice the Spanish minister for warded to the State Department a re quest for his passports which were fur nished to him the same afternoon The Uted States minister at Madrid was at the same lime instructed to make a like i communication to the Government of Spain Thursday morning the department re ceived from Gen Woodford a telegram showing that the Spanish Government had broken off diplomatic relations with this Government The Spanish Govern ment having the text of the ultimatum of the United States from its own sources did not wait for the United States minis ter to present the ultimatum but sent him his passports This course rendered un- necessary any further diplomatic action on the part of the United States as Spains action was considered a virtual declaration of war A semi official note issued from Madrid Thursday afternoon says The Spanish Government having re ceived the ultimatum of the President of the United States considers that the doc ument constitutes a declaration of war against Spain and that the proper form to be adopted is not to make any further reply but to await the expiration of the time mentioned in the ultimatum before opening hostilities In the meantime the P7 x s i Aw CAPTAIN SAMPSON Spanish authorities have placed their pos sessions in ft state of defense and their fleet is already on its way to meet that of the United States REFUSE WOMEN NURSES Under No Circumstauccs Will the Gen tier ex Take Part in War The Secretary of War and the surgeon general of the army issued an ultimatum which is calculated to create a sensation throughout the country This is the un alterable decision not onl not to employ trained or volunteer women nurses for the care of the sick and wcnded in the war with Spain but not to recognise them in any way whatever No proffer of their services however strongly backed by offi cial or other kind of influence will avail the slightest degree to alter this 5 f - yf -V CAILS UPON EVERY STATE Presidents Proclamation Askn Vol unteers from All Sides The bill for the creation of a new regu lar and volunteer army passed both houses of Congress Friday afternoon The measure was immediately signed by Vice President Hobarl and Speaker Beed and was then sent to the President An offi cial proclamation was prepared at the War Department calling for 100000 men to serve in the war against Spain This was approved by Secretary Alger and sent to the President for his signature In many respects the proclamation fol lows the lines of the first call made by President Lincoln of April 35 1861 when he asked for 75000 men Necessarily there are a number of changes because of the different purpose for which volun teers are asked The Senate and House conferees reached an agreement in the morning be fore Congress convened The measure was immediately reported and adopted According to the agreement the Senate receded from its first amendment concern ing the time in which the organized mili tia shall serve but the time for which all volunteers are to be enlisted is reduced from three years to two The Warren amendment authorizing the President to organize independent troops was retain ed but the number was limited to 3000 The Senate receded from its amendment making it compulsory for the regiment and company militia officers to receive their commissions from the governors of their respective States and leaving it op tional as fixed by the House The number of men required from eacli State is to be in the proportion that its population bears to that of the whole - ON TO HAVANA - SisS SSz3 Sen Tl sva Si wr5S2sS ASSi55iir Slfe k wC r t Buena Ventura then surrendered with her crew of twenty men The Nashville towed her prize into Key West harbor at 11 oclock and put a prize crew on board The news of the capture of the Span iard set the people of Key West frantic with enthusiasm All work was suspend ed and the people crowded the docks in great numbers Second Fhip Taken The Spanish freighter Pedro from An twerp for Pensacola Fla was captured by the U S cruiser New York Saturday morning The steamer was sighted about ten miles oft Havana by the llagship of Captain Sampsons lleet The New York sent a shot across the Spaniards bow This did not stop her Then Captain Sampson ordered all steam on and a NOW THEY ARE OFF IfTtYV f country According to this ratio the sev eral States are called on to furnish men as follows Alabama 2000 New Hampshire G02 Arkansas 1J00 New Jersey 2370 California 290 New York 10011 Colorado 1059 N Carolina 20T7 Connecticut 12SG N Dakota Mi Delaware 27 Ohio r7i Florida GOO Oregon G6j Georgia 25 Pennsylvania SGlo Idaho ISO Rhode Island TGS Illinois 04M South Dakota 14S0 Indiana 442 S Carolina olS Iowa 01S Tennessee 244S Kansas 2230 Texas s5 Kentucky 2725 Utah 340 Louisiana lrr2 Vermont o07 Maine l00r Virginia 2230 Maryland 1534 Washington 042 Massachusetts 3777 AV Virginia 1111 Michigan 3495 Wisconsin 2019 Minnesota 2299 Wyoming ISo Mississippi 1720 Arizona -- 145 Missouri 4329 D of Columbia 359 Montana 419 New Mexico 272 Nebraska 1927 Oklahoma 114 Nevada 110 Oath of Volunteers Whether these volunteers consist of Na tional Guardsmen or of simple enlisted men they will be required to take the following oath I do solemnly swear that I will bear true faitli and allegiance to the United States of America and that I will serve them honestly and faithfully against all enemies whomsoever and that I will obey the orders of the President of the United States and the orders of the officers appointed over rae accord ing to the articles of war This puts the men in the same category as the regular army so far as any foreign service is considered FIRST SEIZURE OF THE WAP Cruiser Nashville Captures a Spanish Merchant Steamer The first shot of the war was fired early Friday morning About daylight the United States cruiser Nashville captured the Spanish ship Buena Ventura 1000 tons having on board a cargo of lumber She was taken seventeen miles south of Key West The cruiser fired a and the Spaniard surrendered The Bueua Ventura was bound from Pasca goula Miss for Rotterdam with lumber The Nashville fired a blank shot which the Spaniard ignored This was follow ed by a 6hot from a six pounder The Vy stern chase of four miles followed When the flagship got in better range she sent three more shots after the Spaniard Then the steamer hove to FROM THE FRONT The American squadron has sailed from Hong Kong for Manila Gen Woodford reached Paris after an exciting trip from Madrid The United States Government has purchased a number of British steam colliers The United States military attaches at St Petersburg and Vienna have been called home Gov nolcomb of Nebraska has receiv ed offers from 157Sl individuals Avho de sire to enlist A Havana newspaper calls our hand some battleships Texas and Iowa dam aged barges Bev T DeWitt Talmage has announc ed his intention of going to the front as an army chaplain Spaniards are arriving in New York from abroad in order to evade service in the Spanish army The crew for the patrol cruiser Dixie has been selected from the members of the Maryland Naval Battalion How Spain grasps at straws may be illustrated by the fact that she pretends to expect aid from Mexico The United States Government has es tablished censorship of telegrams at Key West forbidding the transmission of code messages to or from Havana Senor Bruzon civil governor of Ha vana has sent his family to Mexico in anticipation of a bombardment and cap ture of the city by Uijited States forces Several Chicago firms have notified their clerks that if any of their employes go to the front their salaries will be paid during their absence their situations will be preserved for them and if they are killed or disabled they will be pensioned RUSHED TO THE FRONT Infantry Cavalry and Artillery Are Hurried Towards Cuba On to Chickamauga On to Mobile On to New Orleans On to Tampa aud On to Havana For a week 18000 men in Uncle Sams army blue have been moving towards points of concentration from which they could be quickly hurled into action Not since the close of the civil war has there been such unanimous action among the troops The startling events of the previous few days prepared the soldiers for the order issued and found every man ready for the march The President hesi tated till the last possible moment before sanctioning the order for the expense of sending the army to the South has been enormous The four points to which the army has been moving are Chickamauga battlefield Tampa New Orleans and Mobile As soon as reaching those places the troops go into camp Advance agents of the de partment preceded the troops and made all necessary arrangements for their com fort and convenience The soldiers carry thirty days rations and a number of rounds of ammunition Orders were issued from the War De partment Tuesday placing the light bat teries of artillery on a strictly war foot ing Telegrams were sent to the com manding officers of these batteries in all parts of the country directing them to increase each battery from four to six guns and to increase the horses for each gun from four to six There is no lack of volunteers Uncle Sam can have enough soldiers to eat up the Spaniards The spirit of Paul Bevere is riding through the land It is knocking at the doors of the rich and the hovels of the poor It is awaking alike the resi dents of the mansions in cities and the occupants of humble huts nestling in the valleys of the Shenandoah and Mississip pi or perched far up in the white-bearded Rockies Wherever it passes with its warning men are springing up they are responding each in his own way but the individual responses all blending into the one inspiring strain We are coming Uncle Samuel ten hundred thousand strong There is no diminution in offers of vol unteers They are falling upon the War Department like leaves from trees before the first strong wind of autumn So great is the eagerness of patriots for the honor of defending the flag that during the past few days not a few letters have been received at the department from young men who state that rather than not have a chance of going to the front when the war begins they are willing to enlist in the regular army Among men of all creeds nationalities and politics there is an expressed intention and desire to uphold the honor and the integrity of the flag of the republic As far as practicable the State organ izations entering the volunteer service will remain intact the Governors of the various States being permitted as they were in 1SG1 to designate the regimental officers which will include those of the grades of second lieutenants to colonels The President will reserve to himself the right to appoint the staff and field offi cers The total strength of the National Guard as reported to the War Depart ment is lloTGl men GARY LEAVES THE CABINET President McKinleys Postmaster General Resigns His Portfolio Postmaster General Gary resigned Thursday and Charles Emory Smith was immediately nominated to succeed him A Washington correspondent states that it is generally understood that Gary resign ed because he opposed war and does not care to be connected with an administra tion that conducts it The official explanation is Postmaster General Garys resignation had absolute ly nothing whatever to do -with our pres ent foreign complications It was owing entirely to the condition of Mr Garys health lie has suffered a groat deal of late from a general breaking down of the system which has continued to progress until finally Mr Gary reluctantly reached the conclusion that he was unable longer to carry the burden of his office TRICKED BY SPAIN McKinleys Ultimatum to Woodford Held Until Discussion Is Had In forestalling Gen Woodford by breaking off diplomatic relations with the MKINLEYS ULTIMATUM IN WLL Woodford Minister Madrid You have been furnished with the text of a joint resolution voted by the Congress of the United States on the 19th inst approved to day In relation to the pacification of the island of Cuba In obedience to that act the President directs you to immediately communi cate to the government of Spain said resolution with the formal demand of the government of the United States that the government of Spain at once relinquish its authority and govern ment in the island of Cuba and with draw its land and naval forces from Cuba and Cuban waters In taking this step the United States hereby disclaims any disposition or in tention to exercise sovereignty juris diction or control over said Island ex cept for the pacification thereof and as serts Its determination when that Is accomplished to leave the government and control of the Island to its people under such free and independent gov ernment as they may establish If by the hour of noon on Saturday next the 23d day of April inst there be not communicated to this govern ment by that of Spain a full and satis factory response to this demand and resolution whereby the ends of peace in Cuba shall be assured the President will proceed without further notice to use the power and authority en joined and conferred upon him by the said joint resolution to such extent as may be necessary to carry the same into effect SHERMAN Sherman Washington Early this Thursday morning im mediately after the receipt of your open telegram and before I had com municated same to Spanish govern ment Spanish Minister for Foreign Af fairs notified me that diplomatic rela tions are broken between the two coun tries and that all official communica tion between their respective repre sentatives has ceased I accordingly asked for safe passports Turn lega tion over to British embassy and leave for Paris this afternoon Dave notified consuls WOODFORD DONS IN A PEN They Face Ships on One Side Insur gents on the Other The blockade of Cuban ports is very significant when the map of Cuba is studied in connection with the Presidents proclamation The President declares that he has instituted and will maintain a blockade of the north coast of Cuba including ports on said coast between Cardenas and Bahia Honda and the port of Cienfuegos on the south coast of Cuba Cardenas is about twenty five miles east of Matanzas and Bahia nonda is about fifty miles west of Havana The coast on the north blockaded is not more than 150 f w wml Ira Pi3 A TAST GOOD BY miles in extent and includes Havana Matanbas and two or three smaller ports With the North Atlantic squadron blockading the coast controlled by the Spanish troops and leaving open all the coast from Cardenas east and around to Cienfuegos a coast line of at least 100U miles with numerous ports held by only a few hundred Spanish soldiers the way is clear for the insurgents to extend their control to the coast and communicate with the United States gunboats If they control five sixths of the island as is claimed and have an army of 50000 men in the field which can be increased to 75000 men when they have arms and ammunition they can drive Spain out of Cuba r o vy Tfo MeWs The Spanish would better look out for a rainy season at home These are the days Spain wishes she had kept up her credit at the coal dealers The Spanish battle cry is To morrow and the American slogan is To Morro The cruiser Diogenes might appro priately greet the Spanish foe with Greek fire When a warship puts on her powder sin is supposed to be all ready for the ball If Spain is anxious to do something re ligious Sagasta might comply by passing the hat Havana never has been regarded as a first class health resort but a great many Americans probably will spend the sum mer there in the interest of Cubas health Wheros that man with the bullet proo jOj QO r3 mk S k THE NASHVILLE WHICH United States in advance of the presenta tion of the American ultimatum by the minister of the United States Spain re sorted to one of her old devices Presi dent McKinleys telegram to Gen Wood ford conveying the ultimatum was held by the Madrid telegraph authorities while a copy of it was sent to Premier Sagasta - FIRED T1IE FIRST SHOT coat Cant he be induced to come from under the bed 7 I will flee away from the heat of war warbles a San Francisco poetess Going to the Klondike V Senor Polo thinks war is a horrible thing How does he know He says there has been no war in Cuba f STOCK BRANDS JMetzger Bros J T E Right car cropped Hole in ceuterof left ear Raniie Lake creek S D Pullman Neb Cherry Co Hranrl on left aide and thigh Earmark square crop right ear Southern branded cattle have but one brand on leftside Native cattle have throat wattle Kuiine on iiordon and bnuke Creeks Horses have same brandjon left thigh A IScwnnl of 100 will be paid to any person for information leading to the arrest aud final conviction of anv person or persons steal ing cattle with above brand Joseph V Bownet P O address Mernman Nebr va mum William M Dunbar Lessee from Heine Kroeger P u 1 w -Ma rm B 133 J leit A saasHie 55J3 22 Cody Neb DUn Elthorslde AiSf low on right Left ear oi cattle Spill Range bead or Hay 3reek Ilenry Pratt Rosebud S D Left side Horses same on left shoulder Deerhorn clip on some cattle csSs fTC m 4f A i aV Vjl - William Shaninen Cody Neb Dulap uuderatde oi neck Jack LePoint Mcrriman Neb CatHe 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