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1 0 - 'V a h mnn nvni THE TIMES v : Prints the News Nothing but the News. Vol. I. G irons HAVANA ACTUALLY FIRED AT OUR FLEET Captain Sampson Awaits Orders Before Be ginning Bombardment, NO DENIAL OF CAPTURE OF THE SHENANDOAH RECEIVED Topeka Rumored to be Injured, But Is Safe-Paris Safely Returned to Southampton After Chased by Spanish Cruiser-Nebraska State Guard Called Out. WAR BULLETINS. THE PRESIDENTS .('ALL FOR 1250,(1(10 TROOPS WILL NOT BM IS SUED TO - GOVERNORS OF STATES UNTIL MONDAY. TO avoid any unseemly DEMON STRATION ON SUNDAY. Hawaii has been seized by States ns n coaling Sltitioti. Great excitement, in Madrid, and mobo marching through United Troops streets (cheering. Cortes on lwiint of voting military ami naval appropriation. Wheat lias advanced 3 shillings per -quarter in varioiisl European eenlres. A steamer at Liverpool to-day refused to take a cargo of gun cotton, etc., to be intended for the United Slates govorn ment. St. Vincent, Cape de Verde. Islands. April 23. The Spanish tleet is still at a report has reached the United States Embassy in London to the effect that in spite of denials the Spanish licet IcTt the Canary Islands several days ago. It h believed in London that the Bel fast reports of tin- capture of the Paris' are dimply repetitions of yesterday evening's reports, which have been since found lo bo nntruo. It is understood Germany, Austria, Franco and Itala'y wil send n join note to Ihe United States and Spain enjoin ing caution in dealing with neutral ship pins. CALLS FOR 125,000 MEN. WASHINGTON, I). C, APRIL 23- TIIK PRESIDENT HAS ISSUED A PROCLAMATION CALLING FOR 125.000 VOLUNTEERS TO SEUVE TWO YEARS IF NOT SOONER DIS CHANGED. HAY IS NOTIFIED. . LONDON. April 23. Ambassador Hay has been oftiehilly notified by tin Foreign office of the blockade of Cuba. Al-TEIi WALT HAL'S FUNERAL. WA8HIN0T0n7"d. C, April 23. The President will send ft inessnBC to Congress lifter the funeral of Senator Wultknl recommending u declaration of wnr. This will probably bo followed by the cnll for one hundred thousand men. GEN. MILES TO DO IT. WASHINGTON. I. C. April 23.- MhVn Id to offwt n landing In Cuba n,H,n'tp; cnl'iJer '"Topelta" is wife. The ntt itnuulliln Will tnira aiv w(kil (V ... ... . . ... . . two months to equip volunteer forces. THE PARIS COMING. LONDON, April 23. One report tho American liner "rnrls" has been captured; another him It thnt 'she U re turnlnit to Sonthnnipton. Both report M.e discredited. ' ... KEY WEST, FLA.i April 23. A nhot from tho New York ntnpped the i freighter Tedro. - . mo TO1 KEY WEST T.UOYS REMOVED. KEY WEST, Aoril 2tt.-Tlie Man grove left this morning at: 5 :35 e(itipped as a cable ship, headed southeast. Ilcr destination is said to be south of Cuba, ll is believed she will cut of cable com munication with the island so far as southern cables arc concerned. It is un derstood she will be convoyed by one or. more warships. Another report has it that .she is going to Key West channel to remove buoys. TOPEKA NOT LOST. VKIIlNGTON, 1). C, April -23.-Tlio cruiser Topeka has not been Inst. DAY SUCCEEDS SIIEU.MAN. WASHINGTON, I). C. April Judge Day will succeed Secretary man shortly. . 23.-Sher- PEDRO'S ARRIVAL. WASHINGTON, D. C April 23. War bulletin. Spanish freighter I'edro arrived at Keyt wast in charge nt prize crew from the New York, PARIS CAPTURED. LONDON, April 23.-Tho evening newspaper have despatches saying the "Paris" has been captured off the Irish coast.- LACK A CREW. FALMOUTH. Eng.. April 23.-The ' United Slates torpedo boat Somers is ready for sea, but. difficulty is experi enced in getting a crew for her. McK IN LEY'S REASONS. WASHINGTON. D. (.. April 23. The President's reason for urging Con gress to declare war immediately are: First That he may avaid himself freely of services of retired officers: and, sec ond, l ln naval officers may be entitled unquestionably to prize money for ciih tures. CHRIST CHUI'CH. Rev. M. M. Marshall, D, D.. rector. Second Sunday after Easter. Early communion at S a. m. Sunday school at 10 a. m. Divine service and sermon at .11 ft. m. Evening prayer at 5:30 p. in. Services- during the wool:-Monday iSt. Mark's Day), and Friday 10 a. in. Wed nesday 5:30 p. m. . Free seats. All invited. CONSIDERING MILITARY'- RILL. WASniNGTDNVl. C. April 23. Tlie House met at 10 o'clock. Took up iirniy reorganization bill reported yester day by committee on Military Affairs. "" THE FLYING SQUADRON. OLD POINT COMFORT, VA., April 23. It was announced this morning thfCt Iho flying squadron bus no orders. SHENANDOAH CAPTURED. ANTWERP, April 23.-It In reported here that the Shenandoah lias been enp- tared on the English const by a Spanish warship. CRUISER "TOPEIvA" O. K. LONDON, April 23.-Thd United stennier. which collided with the Al- hratos, has been identified, FLEET AT HAVANA. HAVANA. April 22.-(S:30 p. m.) Delayed In trniiRmission! The city of Ilnvan Is agitated by wnr entlmsinsm. The United States fleet can be seen In the offing. Great confidence In felt nnionif Spnnlnrdn In the cfTeotivenefm of their batteries. Crowds before nigntrnii nsnembled at every point of vantage to gaxe upon the blockading fleet, m. i r 1,1 1 ; i s. j i RALEIGH, N. C, SATURDAY mm man msm i lWIlI ll IIIMM PRESDE P3T SIG1ED ALL Will be Transmitted to Various States AWAIT DECLARATION OF WAR BEFORE IT IS SENT OUT President and Cabinet attended the Funeral of Senator Walthall-Lee Gone to Washingtou to Receive His Commission as Major General. THE PARIS. SOUTHAMPTON. April ; 23.-The Paris passed Lizard nt -11:45 o'clock last night, according to American liii( reports. She carries one hundred and fifty pas sengers. LATER. It is reported that the Paris escaped, and returned to England. PROCLAMATION TO RE ISSUED. -WASHINGTON. D. C. April 23. A proclaiuation caling for one hundred thousand troops was completed by the War .Department to-day, and sent to the President for his signature. It will be issued as soon as the President signs if. EASE OF OPERATIONS. N I A( ! A I J A. FA LLS. K.."Y,. April 23, Si'iior Dtibosc, first secretary of the Spanish legation, arrived this morning. His arrival here adds fo the charge that the Spaniards are using Niagara Falls. Ontario, as a base of operations for se cret emissaries. WASHINGTON. D. C, April 23 iFrom Associated Press to the News ami Observer.')' ItELFAST, April 23 A foreign gun boat passed east of Inisl raliull Island on the north coast of" Ireland at S o'clock this morning. The report of the loss of the United Slates cruiser Topeka is discredited here. War bulletin, Falmouth, England. 23. American line steamer Paris, charter ed by the United States government, and one which, according to report, the Spaniards are trying to rapt lire, passed the Lizarl yesterday evening, and should now be well on her way west. War bulletin,- London, April 23. Reported here that Spaniards have caplurcd American ship Shiinnadoah from San Francisco bound for Liverpool. OUR SECOND CAPTURE. KEY WEST, FiIa.. Aoril 23.-The Spanish steamer Pedro, Itilboa, under convoy of the .'Hornet." formerly the yacht "Alicia," arrived in the harbor af 7:15 a. m. and dropped anchor alongside the other Spanish ship "Hiiena Ventura." Great rejoicing over the second Capture. IT MUST I5E FALSE. The Paris Said to Have Heen Overtaken by a Spanish I tout. ItELFAST.'. April 23.-A ".'dispatch from Queenstown to the Itelfast Tele grapth says the Spanish torpedo boat in dry dock at Quccnstnivn sailed from port yesterday, and at (he saino hour llie Paris left Southampton. She inter seeled and captured the Paris. FORMAL WAR DECLARATION. WASHINGTON. D. C. April 23. A member of the Cabinet Said to-day that it is expected that the President will, send a message to Congress recommend ing n formal declaration of war anil that it will be passed. This action is to be taken lo define clearly the status of belligerents and mil ions which will be neutral. ANOTHER REPORTED CAPTURE. LONDON. APRIL 23.-It is reported that, the Spaniards have captured the .Vuiericnn ship "Shenandoah," whiclsail- ed from San Francisco in January for Liverpool Is a Bath, Maine, clipper with four masts and is one of the largest alloat. CWT GET TORPEDOES. i LONDON. April 2.3. The head of the great Whitehead torpedo manufacturing concern has refused Spain's cash offer for the entire (dock of completed tor pedoes. ' DIED. v Mrs.' Adelaido Brldgers, of Selma, Johnston county, died Inst night nt 1) o'clock of pneumonia,. The funornl will be held nt her Into home to-morrow af ternoon. She was 70 years old. lo EVENING, APRIL 23, 1898. FOR 125.000 the Governors of on Monday, the THE .1 ESMOND INJURED. LONDON. April 23,-Sleamer -which bark t lie '"Albatross" Was .'in collision with proves' to be the Rritish steamship ".lestiiiiml." which put in badly damaged. The Paris sighted in Tolland Ray. Isle of Wight; inside Iho Needles. NOT TILL MONDAY. 'WASHINGTON, D. C, April 23. -The President at ; noon signed the vol unteer bill which was carried by 1hc Secretary of State for his signature, The call technically speaking will not be sem out until Monday.' TO REMAIN IN CAMPS. WASHINGTON. D. C, April 23. Tin1 President expects to send u inessag to Congress t(is afternoon asking for authority to -'call for volunteers lip to a ccriuili limit. Fur the specilie de claration of war. Volunteer army bill, wlii.h became a law yesterday, does not give authority for calling out any num ber of men. ll is expected that Con gross w il respond by declaring war' and giving the President power 'to call not exceeding four hundred thousand volun teers'. Miles has completed plans for disposing of the State militia when "they saall have volunteered service. The in tention is to have lh militiai i ordered into their own encampments where they will lit? thoroughly equipped and drilled, They will remain in camps some linm ami gradually become hardened for ne- I ill vi- campaign. CONDEMN OUR ACTION. ltlCRLIN, April 23.-The German press of every stripe is condemning the United States. All the newspapers im pute seltish and base motives to America, and praise the attit tide- of Spain. '; - '';.,.' ':' NEW TORK. April 23. A special to the Press irom Key West, Fla., at 4 o lock ii. 'in., says: The cruiser New York has captured n big ship, which lit this hour is supposed lo be the Alfonso All from Jlarcelonn for Havana with one thousand Spanish I roups. The steamer was sighted about ten miles off Havana by the flagship of Cap tain Sampson's fleet. The New York sent a shot across the Spaniards' bows. This did not stop her. Then Captain Sampson ordered all steam on, and a stern chase of four miles fol lowed. When the flagship got in belter range she sent throe more shot after the Spaniard. Tlum the steamer hove lo. She will be towed to port in the morn ing.' . Alfonso, if it is she, is particularly n rich prize. She is a mail steamer of the Couipngiiic Espntioln Trans-Atlanliiiie, and is worth a million dollars. APPEALS TO CONGRESS, ' WASHINGTON, IV C, April 23. Chairmnn Hull stated on the floor of the House that the call for volunteers would be signed at' once. Ho hud been ap pealed to by the President to get the nrinyi reorganization bill through to-day to avoid complications. $500,000,000 LOAN FOR WAR REVENUE Chairman Dingley Introduces Such a Measure . in the House CAPTURE OF BUENO VENTURA TAKEN AS AN ACT OF PIRACY At Four O'clock Associated Press Stated that the Paris had not Returned to Southampton. The Only Ob tainable Information is Given Below. S.'itlll.OIIII.IKMI FOR WAR. W A SI 1 1 XG TON,'' D. ( '., A PlilL 23. WAR RKVENUE T.H.L INTRODUC ED IX THE HOUSE P.Y 'CHAIRMAN l.tlNGl.EY PROVIDES FOR A LOAN (.IF SrilHI.IHMI.(MM). P.(.as NOT 1 1 HARD FROM. LONDON'. April 23. The American liner Paris has not returned to Southampton.- The only information obtain able is that she passed the Lizard yesier d:iy evening. - ACT OF PIRACY. MADRID. April 2:.. The capture of the Hiicno X'entura is characterized by lien -spapers as an ai-i of piracy. AWAITING ORDERS. ST. VINCENT. April 23 -The Spanish ll-cl is 'still here awaiting orders. T! IF. LIE NAILED. LONDON". April 23; The United Slates Embassy reports, in spile of de nials, that tin .Spanish tleet lias left tile ( 'anar.' Islands. . I.EK TO WASHINGTON... RICHMOND. VA., April 23.-Geneial .Lee has gone to. Washington, lie will i-o . Major General of volunteers. TWO CAPTURES. KF.Y WEST. APRIL 23.-THF; WARD -'LINERS VIG1LAXCIA. AND CITY OF .WASHINGTON; ARE RE PORTED CAPTURED P.Y OUR FLEET. THEY HAVE AMMUNI TION FOR THE SPANISH. NEBRASKA LEADS. LINCOLN. NEB.. April 23.- The Governor has ordered out the 'military of Nebraska. SAVED THE PARIS. 'SOUTHAMPTON, April 23,-Captain Walkins, of the Paris, saw the Spanish criuscr in time, put back and reaclied neutral port. The Spanish ship followed almost into the net nil waters. Passen gers were all asleep. RUSSELL'S CALL. Governor" Russell will on". Monday .-is- sue the call lo the Slule Guard to re port here. They will be stationed at Camp Matigmn. which is in-day being prepared for their reception. The guard will bo trained and har dened for service, and it will probably In six weeks before they are fully equipped for active service. General Cowles. Col. Ilarrell and Gov ernor Russell have been completing ar rangements to-day. RALEIGH MUSICAL ASSOCIATION The next meeting of the Society will lie held at St. Mary's School next Mon day evening. 'April 251 li. al S p. in. The works to be performed by the Bos ton Festival Orchestra, on Tuesday even, lug, will be played and analyzed at this meeting. All members of the Association, active, nsociale anil honorary are urged to be present punctually at the hour nanied. HAWAII SEIZED. SAN FRANCISCO, April 23-Hawaii has been seized for a coaling station. STATE TROOPS MONDAY. WASHINGTON. D. C. A mil 23 The President has issued his call for one hundred and twenty-tiv? thousand volun teers to serve two yenrs if not sootier r' leased. This will not be transmitted to Govcruorg till Monday to avoid any un seemly demonstration on Sunday. Sec' rotnries Alger nnd the Attorney General hnve decided thnt the volunteer Ins is not defective, anil thnt nothing stands In the wuy of immediate action, THE TIMES Knows All Alike Wishes to Please Its Readers. No. 202. this Afternoon, INCREASING ARMY. WASHINGTON'. D. ('.. April 23. The House (leliaied the bill for increas ing the regular army. Chairman Hull explained the need of hasty action, say ing it is impossible for iiiexiierieneed volunteers to handle the coast defense guns. SPANISH EXCITEMENT. MADRID. April 23-Excitement hero is increasing. Crowds are continually marching through the streets waving Hags, singing and cheering. It is semi orticially announced that the Cortes will next week Vote an extraordinary appro? priatiou for naval military expenditures. LOCAL i .11 ..ti ..C ..ll ..( ..(!....(! At the Tabernacle church to-morow the week of prayer Will close with a sermon at 11 o'clock on Missions. At night iho pastor will preach' Ihe second of his series 'of sermons on "Why I Ought to be a Christian." NEWS CONFIRMED. W ASHINGTON. D. C. April 23.-It is positively asserted that there has been tiring from the forts of Havana, dipt. Sampson is only awaiting a hostile de monstration to cut loose. The naval au thorities are anxious to commence the bombardment, but the . administration wants Spain to take the iniative. The President and Cabinet attended Senator Walthall's funeral. NO lit IPE FOR LANGDON. Geor ;ia "Authorities on the Alert and Want Him Had. l.angdon. the alleged forger, now has his last hope of freedom Cut off. .- It wil lie remembered that he was wanted iu nearly every prominent city in i lie South, and it is known that, an at tempt has licen made by interested par tics to lot 1he suit olT. To-dny a war-, rant for his arrest was sent hero from Augusta. Georgia, and should Laugdon by any means gain his liberty he would soon be again placed in jail. TO SEE THE GREAT GAME. To-day will be ihe Chief event in iho. history oft baseball in North Carolina during the season of '1S!I8.- A special train left Raleigh at 1 o'clock for ChiiK'l Hill and on hoard were many enthusiasts who ...Ay ill root for Carolina in the game to-day with the University of Virginia.' Among those who Went on the special were: Messrs. Periiu Itusbee, Dalon Stronnoh. Ham T. Smith. Chief of Police Norwood. Fred Williams. Percy Whita ker. Stamps Howard, Will Clark, George Ilolderness and Donnell Gilliam. WITH INTENT TO KILL. The Governor Asked lo Give Requisition For His Return. Ol'liecr Jake Woodall. of Durham, came here last night lo see Governor Russell and attempted to get requisition papers for Ihe return of a ni-gro from Washington. D. C lo Durham, where he is charged with assault with intent to kill. The crime is alleged to have been committed 'iin 'April til li. nt Duke's Ci garette Factory, when the negro shot a white man, FILE A PROTEST. LIVERPOOL. April 23,-The owners of the Biiena Ventura, the Spanish ship captured by the United Slates cruiser Nashville yesterday, have issued a signed a protest against her capture. They sny the cargo ls'longs to British merchants and was insured in Grent Britain. They further allege the cap ture was illegnlit ns the ultimatum of the President had not expired when she was captured. LONDON, April 23. Xo confirmation nt United States Embassy nnd other quarters of the report that the United Shnto ship Tokepn foundered. Report discredited. J -
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