Show 1 1 az A it Z i FIRST SHOT froidl SPAIN I 1 t A I 1 1 if I castle opens its batteries on 11 I 1 I 1 the united states fleet I 1 1 1 torpedo boat ericsson rushed toward the I 1 1 I 1 enemy and brought up almost under 1 guns of spaniards 1 N A at I 1 I 1 friday night the spanish artillery roared out its first welcome to the american squadron spanish marksmanship poor ky W aft st fla fin april 23 DIR adlay D IR T pd q d in tra A annis sion tha th first phot from spain was fired last night i hen alorro east castle le op nd ile batteries on the th vali united t d states nt the ali news brought h here re this afternoon by the th tr torpedo ped boat Ei eilefson lesson chich taped left the alt et at a 1 0 10 o this morning and deac reached h ed here her at 4 this after afler nonn anne capt ausbor of tho th bried an sold hip boat ix HM d out farly early last I 1 on scouting duty the flet was lying ight miles off art havana lights light were out and all handa bands wore ar rady ady mr fr I 1 action th hill craft niehl xv attly I 1 inward the en ilmy rny had almost under runs baing enabled a to roa ach IT h pitch a clopp point pint lip couso P for r th ili nept time in years yeara morro light ups raa thin then burnt burning ng at it 11 p an the spanish a roared out its first ol ranie to ir k t el boo ohp th firing was wa dono dona I 1 nacre more in TI it way then than an attack not ot a shot found a a billet and alid the th dept disdaining I 1 bunnery FunTi run fry nerY maintained A a I 1 unc ince I 1 the th bring hogan s a nou psavor dis despatch fi nt which had net its lt hiar hear I 1 inge in the th cloudy night pi got I 1 thre miles of morro rafflle re title and afar beffie h knew her whereabouts is the boat boa t found morro firing on tier site she vda KRA paved by the unskilled marksmAn of 0 the havana gunners getting away 1 unharmed find cien lually bringing up tip with stat tb lift havana had bad not li lien been en bombarded up u P to ur the time the erles an I 1 left the 4 i squadron sou adron lay spread out in a line about height ight miles dillon long the blockade according to uie the the ship of neutral power are allot cd to pass pans in and out fa i third capture was made this morning at da dawn A hou however ever when tile the eries ton son caught a little spanish two nat ed d fishing ashing schooner carrying a crew of five men the torpedo boat had no arizo crew to put so 90 she chased her to the fleet and tied tier her up alongside the cincinnati TO ATTACK SAN FRANCISCO story ask as to what chile jt I 1 proposes i london april 24 athe the sunday special professes Profess ps to have information that thai N chile IB 16 likely to attack salt sail francisco fi working in conjunction with alth spain attacking t tack laig the eastern coast 1 I CAPT LUZAR RAGAS PLEA I 1 says the buena ventura Is 1 cwm owned ed 1 by an english firm finn key west april 21 24 capt luzarraga of 0 the buena ventura declares f big vessel Is not subject to capture by the united states slates holding that she Is owned by an english firm wall wa bound tor for n neutral atral ports and that war had not been declared dic lared when she balled tier her i clew Is still on board the th dolphin kul but those of the pedro pe dro remained I 1 with ith tho the latter the captains and the crowe tr ws of 0 both sixty two IT in I 1 a all 1 ewalt the disposition of the prize cou court rt 3 of inquiry chih whdeh NAB ds appointed d today 1 by nhe by ITral ted states judge judee locke at jacksonville G bro brown patterson rat Patt terson ernon and an two tura other atto meys at kry key west went constitute the th court capt lyon of tile tha dolphin asked mayor maloney it if suf our ficle rat protection could be guddat eo the spaniards spaniard if they went ashore the rh e r 1 mayor consulted with flit leading 8 cubans aud and wis it assured ovaun tl that I 1 they h e would not be molested molen ted but they re Trial ned I 1 sensational STOUT STORY DENTED DENIED I 1 p one on that U S intended to patrol mexican coast 11 dexl o city april 24 A persistent turner rumor wao inas circulated today aih S found tip ill way ry into the papers that ilia lh Amor american leark rat hid had sent a hj hond hend ond end not to tile HIP nit asking kang what atan a it could cammann il tor maintaining almor alryc ili ahe egulf gulf coast and it was as ald alderd d mat lit in rase AA mexico mellen could not do this tho the i 4 states would wan hippi to 1 patrol the mexican roani coast this rumor relod d much wk talk among the hie spaniards J ca clain inn lold ahi n I 1 bent it of the p T 4 n that r FJ ahde uns H no truth ire in the th report and ho he I 1 hal had only communicated d a formal no tice of th the establishment A ot th tho blocke pd d of hie 1110 cuban corl 4 CHRISTIAN commission I 1 ill questin of organizing one on to 1 ba 4 1 1 considered by chicagoans chicago april 34 14 A of 0 and layman lavrow wilt will b held here to i morrow to consider conaler rho tb question of or gan izing a rollf roll f asso association clation in the spirit of the christian Chr tn contrails con trails stuff of 1661 the tb calling of 0 the robet rn ing wa as du to a tl nani received 1 from philadelphia signed by H C mc 11 cook chok and goorge porge W bally ball bail y stating that and new jersey J would auld finite tomorrow in 4 u ob an IT brad nl it if achl lit tbt BD sra nl w jle join in tho TI t ti ll I k bairam ani WK was address ad to mr B R F ja 0 calib b w who IT w wai P pa a rhomb r of tb the christian alm ilm ernimo ani and the here tomo 1 it c to be held at his hl sug uc fit an ALGER WILL STICK secretary addle D vies rumors that he b i s I 1 to resign washington april 24 4 laports having baying been publish that alger intended to resign betl front rho ali aal rah l nt net on account of ill hal halan tn it can ln be ifil afar r inquiry of 1 the secretary balms almb 1 f that there Is IP no chafier ha fier for or them the th Is I 1 ITT in better health at ai rant than at any time atme wine he came to washington and I 1 hn 1 I 1 e apo ermi from the at AZ 7 1 patk tatk k t the lh grip IN UNCLE SAMS SERVI SERVICE Cr american lenera new york and st louis under his control nw york abill 24 th american line steamship now new york vl d to dav hut ohp to neither fpm fam moil mail nor cargo the new york exper lenrel heavy NA veather PH ther thi b bin lit dirjan ull uneventful voy vay ago aae tier her ofil rei and ana crew at no time lime roared eared beine intercepted ly any span mi isla war vessels she he a CL crew of about 40 00 all told including rapt cart pas gon w and chief bradshaw an awn on a tit the ocean liner sas monred alssid aln sid hor her pier ell all the hands were paid or fr capt big bf offices amrei and such filch tit of the ho other members of p the trew as 18 d ael to nome mr on oil aba ali ship under the now dew conditions condition ki beere immediately by delity united states stairs shipping r raer barr cach of them signed pip iTil S M with ith the american line company and not with uncle sam these there artl artAr cleb leb are fr for a months mon thit term to go eo anywhere or everywhere the tb wake agreed upon were the mpr merchant marine rate paid by the international no navigation company but the letter latter orally agreed to pry pay each officer engineer seaman t etc a bonus benus or of 60 50 per cent for good conduct at alic thu of 0 the period pr lol tor for all but ten of the signed and ehte ton ten wanted allied blacher bages 8 the chew aill ft HI wear the american line 0 said eald manager fa nager griscom and neither nelt lier the new york nor ali the st louis Js a to be altered so no far ar as I 1 know I 1 believe that neither the new york st L loul 0 ills or pat pana is la in to be armore armored for protection nor so for as I 1 can learn are they to be heavily armed but this Is IB mere conjecture on my part pait out of tile 40 officers and men comprising ing the crew 0 of the st louis loua chich arrived here last night only leaen se en refused to sign articles w u hen re rc quested qu stad to do so no when lien they were ivere paid oft off deputy united states shipping beer said bald today that W men have signed articles for behe montha month anywhere with alth the american line to rail fail anywhere and every v here and no place in ili particular as the commissioner coin tra Is expressed it PRIZE gunboat captures the spanish steamer miquel jover key west weal fla april 24 the gunboat helena ll eleria captured the steamer mique jover eally eaily this morning the cargo Is composed of 0 cotton and 6 taves the he com prize la tima to value her cargo careo a alone elk I 1 0 belar b iaac site she be d to igle the jennille ren nille line barcelona Baro flona and c carried led a 4 clew of 0 lifty two men alie be was brought in two here the helena He irna did not lot go with the tha bicet on friday morning morn lne but remained here until today ahen hen she steamed ste ameil out r to ma m kg a she was cruising about in a lorly hin hen the jover a southeasterly lourse I 1 hove 0 I 1 an in dalit parly farly this ihli m morn r ning iiii the H helena era ilam red a lalik aliat kind and the Spin tard instantly hove anve to the gun boat haia thru a crew of twelve dial ines art an and sixteen blue allue jackets on hoard heard life iho jover under the I 1 lie coin cornal maud kland or nf benign u ho had filth him slid me mc tn Farl rland ancl the gun boalt ali the anit th rho jover annb hound from froin now new anak for barcelona Par pelona via alavana A SPARTAN MOTHER marches by hw hot boy its H no he starts to the th front chicago april 24 2 A tor for sparton spartan eyes eyen naas I here today as the first nf n naval crank I 1 from chango abnot marell mtr clid ad down do the smooth ahalt it of bucki jc on I 1 I 1 boulevard boul vard to tile the d diat pot an n route tr new I 1 to 1 enter a etla service lint I 1 ahe lie Ps ei orl of 0 aroi blu jackets it 0 th lh I 1 naval reserve herff a f drill while cilc the of th tb a ster Sp spangle Spang anglad ld banner Ra noi wore vre from a band ail to he be one on at the finelt 0 outdoor ver over gath gathrel rel in n Cli learn not no withstanding that evry every man or nr tha ib recruits nas caving a emall amr amer lean flag there hafi 85 for else had greater grater interest int orest for th the ero roads ds of P popl OPIO that lined build the th oid alan in front 0 of f the hotels cubs clubs t ht ri end en board of trade F everybody very body watched one on figure in blak right among aT Tiona the marching rt aults and keeping close of a strapping anong fella in tt a 1111 who all RP R caro carolans lars a ranall alip glip va ap alaman of ital ell iri r ph eh OF ff R tl tarn rn ill li I 1 many a huriah was aas as r p rl of caught the hie mat fust glimpse apparently of if a widowed Ido Aed gray haired mot herpel son ally aily talking taking her sira on into the lank and cau file of 0 the be boys in bi blue lie she kept un ua arm around him if find lid her head bowed noticing no ono one else cise perhaps twenty other women lad and girls ellis mothers alvn and sweethearts walked alth the recruits hut but the a attention of tile the spectators ru fol followed loed a only ly the ion lone e woman a in black until tho bhe if as lot lo t in I 1 the 11 e distance TEN SHOTS guns of 0 morro castle send projectiles toward fleet on board the flagship now new york off air havana I 1 ia vana april 21 14 2 a m morri castlo opened life hie rn on the lip fl squad squadron rAn of the united stat tai at 11 A 0 elbek MIA lal night minot about ten shota pie frit tit in the direction of C our nor ships but not nil one of air them took effect and tin n shots were fired in ili return th the spa olden lly lind had seen reen the lights of if he now kew york i while bile hie letter was signaling to lo a ship filp i of the hie I 1 rho nuns filing as by tile lie officer offic C or ol of the I 1 he deck clock en ign J R edla to 10 capt chadwick who was ni aa asleep at the than t time th tho yoong ol fler iskoe th ahe cap captain ain in in command whether bether A the now jew yolk had not bettor better discontinue pig baling no ered capt rhad lck with the utmost almost coolness nef there IH 1 tin no necessity for stopping the signals ahead A little inter capt war wa on the forR forbord rd bridge whence ho he watched the tongues s of clarne out fr arom A m morrn morr cattle he glanced in the d dl i I lection of the spanish I 1 for a few ac colds and then turned hla bin hick hack on I 1 hem in silent crint contempt and corat back to his hed perfectly IY certain that the could it do no dm dam eee ago at five MII inalea blell li wa th then n the I 1 approximate distance of 0 the flagship ficon moiro coiro castle another officer the spaniards Span larda probably became nervous and decided thoy they could not sleep without some life flie boike aik oik they cant hit anything any way there was wag no excitement on board the during coiro moiro moi ro cattles fumilo attempt at gunnery the discipline was really splendid in fact act at this hour many people on board the flagship do not know that first guns of war have been fired and that tile the new york was wan their the united states cruiser cincinnati capt C M Cla chester eRter reported to the flagship at midnight 1 I have prize it lf in therefore evident that other ships beald heckles the new york have bien been busy during the night the extent and value of the capture made by the cincinnati la not known at ahl writing rl ling mun M costle light nast burning brightly all the evening wilia put out at midnight the spaniards evidently realized real led though rather loto ihle that I 1 he be UKI of fill lights at that time had heart DM n to ti serve As aff a guide for the fleet of 0 tile ilia united states platen speculation Is IB rife ay an to in ablat adt tile spaniards arp are doing maid nhat hat th they ey intond to do it Is not believe that will ill eonni fin to in it blockade 0 the island ipland although lie ito informed tho thi coi that hp ho did not lint expect any action to occur hemr in tile the lotto it IR in bertan ansin however that some nio vemont ft fiill ill I ae made on probably pro hally to lo tills this will he be simply pimply in iho of t a hinel carin ni nr fur for ohp pi pill pose pore of at 8 curillo a it hae of 0 cannot yet ito he enned 1 tt jill hh any A fly d de e grop erff of affiant WELCOMED THE SIXTEENTH grand junction tuiner tuina out to see the soldiers grand junction colo abill 14 TA T two A A people at the doert thu flit afternoon to welcome the lh lighting sixteenth Sl lenh r alm nt united states army strong trony ii tho the train was we 9 ITT in thle thap 1 I lonn all of which it wem wel romed with ith fromen tremendous dous cheers ast a they rolled relied into inlo llie station thai rhal indian band from the teller institute played F leral airs air as did liao also the band ba nd ot of ih I 1 lie r gim nt the officers and men appeared worn cut with their long ride in the th 4 car 1 a r 8 nd held theirs bad b bee nono continue con dug ou ovation oration since they started lat last wednesday morning col la Is lit li fon imand of the regiment chaplain C bateman aho he Is 18 known HK as the lizit I 1 laig chaplain fahed fion ahe throng A or of Pa batir tIr IV j nion nt 1 I 49 ix officers aronah falls ahl it IM nl hl LAO ini 1 11 A I lr IP P abill ishall il it hall all ih k ired than the |