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ummmm mm n .WILMINGTON N. C ., OOA YEAR. IN ADVANCE, KL ' the food pure. tholeaome and delicious. 3 88888888888888888 h",0KSI ass88?iiiliiiii H 28888888888i88888 r- 8l8888lf88fgliff - 88888888888888888 8S888888S8S888885 " 888888888888888? ""agasfesaaaaagg 8288888288888888 qwM g """"saaasasasaaai 3S8888838838S883$ , 5 . v - -saaasaaa : tered t the Poet Office at Omtgton, N. C, aa Second Clan Ma iet.I SUBSCRIPTION P. ;tCE. The subscription price of the We lyStai ia ai salt Copy 1 year, pcatjfe paid $1 00 "f Jmontja ? 00 " 3 month! ' y " ................ 80 THE CUBAN SITUATION. Xot a man killed or wounded yet in the great war that is "on" between the United States and Spain. More men were' murdered on the battleship Ma hie than will be killed on all the ships of the United States combined during the terrible war that ;. . it is almoin in army circles in 100,000 nnacoli- mated troops are to do landed on Cajwn soil. This is unnecessary, and will never be done. Ten per cent, of the number will die of dis ;ease in sixty days. 5To civilized government would be guilty of such I a crime. With our fleet threaten ing Havana, fifteen thousand regu ibrii,, with artillery, in conjunction with the armies of Gomez and Gar 'cta, fully armed and equipped, could drive every Spanish soldier now ii. Cuba into the sea. A call for a loan of $500,000,000 to be issued by our government. Possibly, one-fifth of this sum mav issued. The call for this im mense sum of money, supplemented Trith the talk of ultimately placing 1100.000 troOns in the field a nnn. Uflfiren nfPP8Sarv m nrrlnr tn nrvn rince Spain that the United States are "terribly in earnest." A formidable Spanish fleet, we jre told, is being concentrated at the Carte Verde and the ninra islands, and will soon be on its way to engage the United States fleet in Cuban waters, where, we are also informed, the greatest sea-fight of aoderii times will occur. That IftPf will nnVAl fimr on1 fl-. 4- u . T O Kn.fi, rl.f .:il v lhere is one place where Spain LB fiffht if She int.enris T.n fiirVif Cuba. If she makes any effort lhere it will be a mere show of re- Mtance, and then the k rung down. curtain will We cannot believe Spain will make i fir i i i iiiiuiii iu i i a a n irn ti n rvi n PU1 she send her fleet to Cuban laters. How can Spain make a real fie-ht? K 'A 11 it irn All Air r caw kiin nk a mvHVjj nui llOO DUC iUJ it. if,..- kATwlc nr.. ,rlrt 1hA down to $30. She will not be - V. Ill JllTdllCCllUg. r Ki. t .. . l l i. i . . j . 7 v.u jv,uai, out; UOUUtb gel for her war shins at anv Doint in in '5,700 miles of that Cuba -.. Miuiio nuc win ucvci Bill- CONFESSING DEFEAT. be conduct of the Spanish mhv in trie Unal Btages of the con- vovoi : i. i a. i . IT i i a- I -i iuu uiio uuncu oiHiua aim vnwv UUO UUUU1 W I II II UK a queer blending of bluff and ii-.'j nrhiAk knn I-kvna I 'v. '7 1 i Jt ww ; more or less by the Spanish pain to successfully resist the "Baking desperate and humilia- 17 fttt-i-., a. J 1 . European Governments and OH 1 -1 .a practically thrown down the .v.; yj, v it I 1L lirf' llil,r(( i l u r,n European Governments roci all the j. ' how anxious it was to avert P which it now so defiantly mm rv -1.1 " j a vi iiuuer pretenas w) ae- lthe detef minafcioTi tn malrA nn Vun f'SIUinno it nrn a rlAnk nan gu uv tnfi np.ranp.p nr t.hA . 'iuuunisiration to tase tiisijxeSHlVft antinn that. precipitate a-settlement. and relHctance. thin floairo fn avorh Much had been said in Amer cers and in Congress about defensible condition of our cities, and the Spaniards who lneir opinions from these took it t7r J Wdfi not in a rnrHif inn In War and that while there De much talk" ahnnt. f!nk . " no dancrpr nt roanrHnrr fn Ift ""'"'"fe w ii r iiv. -,1 -. . r an nn rn tha nrax onH uonia aare to be bold. n m their final A cn a m f i An fcovrthfiir " oaaucBo, uu urau- , "UHt Miaf 1 1 l . . xuejr uuvb uu nope 'n,ng Cuba, the jewel they LI I nrrhf J l - 1 ert. fi uuev win nfivpr nnr. Ifuba were the only stake in- which the surrender might have bm made with as little lol, as pos WDle. The imnedimAnf. in k there was the fear of a revolution at nome whinh m;ki- , , , , lorcea Dy men who would make the abandonment of Cuba the pretext for revolt. When it became evident that this Government would insist upon the relinquishment of Cuba as the ne cessary condition of a settlement of 7ttqUe8ti0n the Spanish Minister of War declared that this would 'not be agreed-to, and that war would be preferable, for it was "better to fight foreigners than Spaniards." There was the dread of revolution expressed, showing that Cuba was a oowuuary consideration. A short while afterwards the Mi JL Jftanne declared that while the American navy might defeat Spanish warships it would never capture any, for rather than be captured Spanish crews would blow up their magazines. This was" nonsense, but it was vir tually a confession that ho believed the Spanish navy was no match for the American navy and that on the test of strensrth it wonlrl kft come. These were two members of the Spanish cabinet talking and the two who were most outspoken and uncompromising for war. Neither of them expects to hold Cuba. On the departure of Minister Ber nabe from Washington, one of the principal members of his suite was interviewed by a reporter with the understanding that the interview was for publication. - He admitted that Cuba was lost to Spain, and that the Spanish fleets would prove no match for the American fleets, but, said he, your fleets will capture no Spanish ships for they will go to the bottom rather than surrender. He said he spoke thus after repeated conversations with high navy of icers, and he referred to it as an illustration of the desperate resolve of the men who will take Spain's ships into battle. This is simply the talk of desper ation which sees defeat in advance and anticipates it. Men who feel this way may fight when they are cornered and can't help it, and they may fight valiantly, but they have no heart for a confessedly hopeless fight, and will not seek it or wel come it when it comes. A different feeling fills and a different spirit ac tuates the crews who man the ships of the United States, for they are eager for the conflict and have been ever since they were ordered td their post in Southern waters. These Spaniards who talk thiaway confessed really more than they in tended to, but they knew the fearful odds against which their country has to contend in a war with this coun try, oven if their navy, and the crews who man it 'were equal in number and efficiency to ours. They have to sail across a vast expanse of sea to be in a position .to defend the prize they are sent 'to defend. They are thousands of miles away from their base of supplies. They must have an abundant supply of both munitions of war and of coal, without both of which they would be as useless as so many logs floating on the ocean. After they have made their thirty-six hundred mile jour ney across the sea to the neighbor- hood of Havana, if they ever get there (which they never will), their coal supplies will be about exhausted, and then what will they do? There are no supplies on this side upon which they can draw, for England classes coal as contraband, and Eng land controls nearly all the coal in signt in the west Indies. JNot so with the ships of the United States, for they are near to their own shores and their own stores to keep sup plied with all they need. This is the situation, and if the Spanish fleets were all that is claimed for them by the Spaniards, tfriey. are confronted by conditions that make any hope of success for them a forlorn one from the begin ning. They cross the ocean not to save Cuba, but to save the Spanish, crown to the boy king, if that may be dqne, to waste some powder, per haps, if cornered, and return van quishedif they may return. MINOR MENTION. During the excitement occasioned by the relations between the United States and Spain since the Cuban question became a prospective and positive war issue, the marked con trast between the American and the Spanish people has been frequently illustrated to the credit of the Amer ican people and to the discredit of the Spanish. In Spain, following the delivery of the President's mes sage in December, tlire were mob demonstrations showing the temper against this country; Americans were subjected to taunts and in sults, and even the residences of our representatives had to be guarded by police and soldiery. After Minister Woodford received his passport and while leaving kin, his train was rooked at Val- and an attenmr. matn Urr the police to arrest one of his suite under pretence that he was a Spanish subject. During all the excitement in this country, in tensified by the awfnl -raraA Havana harbor when the Maine was destroyed by a torpedo and 266 of her men hurled into eternity, there were no demonstrations in this country save ,an occasional burning of Weyler in effierv, or the ineenera- tion of a Spanish flag, but no Repre sentative or other Spaniard Suffered personal affront or bodily harm. Minister de Lome, after his insult to the President, left this country as quietly as a private citizen might have done, and when Minister Ber nabo asked for his passport and left the other day, although there were many people at the depot many of wnom went from curiosity to see him, not an unkind word was spoken, and he took leave of his friends, some of whom were Americans, as uninterruptedly as any departing citizen might have done. All this shows the difference between a manly, self-respecting people, and a rabble, who do not respect them selves, and forfeit the respect of othernations. This Government is wisely taking timely precautions to avoid compli cations with other nations that might possibly, if these precautions were not taken, result, from the war with Spain. Its notification of the blockade of certain Cuban ports was one of these and its notification that this Government would hot re sort to privateering was another. The first gives timely Notice to otner trovernments of the Cuban gates that are closed while the other gives notice that their merchantmen will be safe and that there will be by this Government no guerilla warfare on the seas. This also puts Spain in a corner, for she must e:ther abandon the contemplated plan of privateering or run the risk of giving offence, to other nations and provoking their hostility, whicn would make the water much hotter for her ships. The precaution has also been taken to state as definitely as can be stated what goods are contraband of war, and when they are, so that shippers may govern themselves accordingly and know what they are doing when they make up cargoes. Following this with an official declaration of the war which is now on, all the inter national forms will have been, com plied with and the- prudential steps taken to avoid possible complica tions with other powers. Some time ago there was a report that the Spanish Government would turn Cuba over to the Pope and let him surrender it, which would avoid the humiliation of a surrender direct by Spain. This fake, which was soon exploded, has been f o llowed by another equally as absurd, that Cuba is to be ceded to Austria. The basis of this report may possibly be that the Queen Regent of Spain, the mother of the boy Kim? Alfonso, is an Austrian, connected with the royal family of Austria, so it would be a sort of family transaction, if it were practicable, but it isn't, for Spain now has nothing of Cuban soil to cede, her title having been declared null and void and notice of ejectment served. If Austria be came a party to this dicker she would simply be putting herself in the place of the trader for property which couldn't carry title with it, and would have to put herself in Spain's place and fight for what she claimed, in view of which she would hardly be willing to seriously con- siaer, much ies3 close up, such a fraudulent dicker as that. Spain couldn't swap Cuba now for a yellow dog, unless she agreed to sign papers with Mr. Gomez & Co., to . avoid supplementary proceedings. Gen. Lew Wallace, who, had an nounced himself as a candidate "for United States Senator, has with drawn from the ring since the pros pect of a scrap with Spain, because he thinks he wonld enjoy fighting more than he would jawing in the Senate. It is a somewhat remarkable fact that the Maine which was blown up in Havana harbor was modelled after the armored Brazilian cruiser Aquidaban, which was torpedoed and sunk by the Paraguayans, both meeting the same fate. The curfew law has worked so well in the city of Indianapolis, Ind., that the bands of toughs are about broken up, very few arrests at night are necessary, and the policemen are beginning to enjoy life. An inventive genius has: con structed a device by which, small men can raise themselves. Marion Butler should invest in one of them immediately and keep it in the Senate. The last discovered spot on the 30,000 sun is a small patch only miles in diameter. I ladoled WILMINGTON, N. C, NORTH CAROLINA FISHERIES. Uitea States Pisa Commissiea Ageate Making a Canvass of Oar Fisheries. A New Pish Hatchery. Mr. T. M. Cogswell, a representa tive of the United States Fish Com mission, is at The Orton. He is gath ering statistics showing the nature and importance of the fishery indus tries, as regards the capital invested in nets, boats and other fishing appli ances. A thorough canvass of the wnoie estate is being made. Mr. Cogs well's territory embraces the section between Pamlico river and the Cape Fear river. In conversation with a Stab reporter, Mr. Cogswell says the fisheries of the State have increased largely since Hie last investigation in 1890, and will no doubt take first rank in regard to fishery products among the States. In the matter of oysters, North Carolina shows a wonderful in crease in the output, and the quality is far above the average. The gathering of statistics by the Fish Commission is with thjo primary object in view of benefitting the fisheries, as much and better lftoisln- tion can be obtained when the facts of the vast amount of capital and labor required to operate the fisheries is brought to the attention of Congress, and by this means appropriation ob tained for the building of hatcheries etc. Mr. Cogswell says that the new Commissioner, Hon. Geo. M. Bowers, is doing everything in his power to benefit the fisheries, and to this end will have a new hatchery built in our State as soon as the plans can be per fected, the appropriation having been made 4 short time ago. Prospecting Farmers. Forty prospectors from Western States arrived here yesterday after noon by the Atlantic Coast Line in charge of Mr. J. A. Brown, of Chad bourn, who met them at Goldsboro. They represent a number of States among which are Michigan, Wisconsin, Ohio, Illinois, Nebraska, Iowa. Kansas. Pennsylvania, Kentucky and the Da kota. The prospectors put up at the Bonitz House last night, and will leave this morning on a special train for Chadbourn, where they will inspect the lands of the Sunny South colony. To-night they will go on to Conway, where the Home wood colony is lo cated. Lake the most of the other five hun dred colonists who have settled in this section, these are looking for a less austere climate than they are accus tomed to. Besides, lands are cheaper here and there are other minor induce ments. The Castle Haynes Property. Mr. W. H Chadbourn returned yes tered from Raleigh, where hie had been to be examined in the Castle Haynes phosphate mines case. It appears that some of the parties holding mortgages on the property don't want to see it sold for $8,800, the price at which Mr. Chadbourn bid it in several months ago, and contend that either: he or the penitentiary is responsible for a bid of $16,000 that Mr. Chadbourn made for the penitentiary nearly a year ago when Mr. Chadbourn was one of the directors. Mr. Chadbourn claims that he was acting under authority of Gov. Rus sell tod Mr. John R Smith who at the time was Superintendent of the Peni tentiary, and that his action was rati fied by the board of directors. The hearing was continued until May 10th. On the Nantucket. Lively times on the Nantucket again yesterday, and late in the afternoon at paying off time it was still livelier. Money was passed around liberally, and trade last night doubtless received a material impetus from the govern ment operations that have been going -on here. ' The machinists will take Sunday, not going to work after knocking off last night until 7 o'clock to-morrow morning. To-day, however, with the carpenters and laborers will be a day of hard work, instead of Sabbath rest. The Week's Health Record. Another week has passed without a single quarantine of any kind in the city of Wilmington, and during the week there was not a single death of a white person and only six among the colored people. During the week one body was brought from a distance for interment here. .The birth register shows one white and fopr colored births. ! As was stated in the : Stab yes terday, the schooner John HI Tinffue, which had been at South port for several days, was towed to sea Friday and everybody thought she had pro ceeded on her way to- Savannah. But' it turns out that she is again at South port. Unfavorable weather, says Capt. Holt, is keeping the! ship back ; not fear of the Spaniards. THE SHIP SHENANDOAH. Reported Capture of the Vessel by Span iards Discredited in London. By Cable to the Morning Star. London, April 23. It is reported here that the Spaniards have captured the American ship Shenandoah, Cap tain Murphy, which left San Fran cisco on January 5th for Liverpool. G. V. Darbon, agent for the Ameri can ship Shenandoah, said in reference to the above dispatch that he had heard from trustworthy sources , that it was not his boat, but the British steamer Shenandoah, bound from Newport News, April 13th, for Liverpool, that had been Doaraea ana examined by the Spaniards. The United States cruiser Topeka is safe. The steamer which collided with the Albatross has been identified. FRIDAY, APBIL 29, THE STATE GDmiRiiiRSW Information From Washington I hat It Will Be Called Out Moiulay. WILL MOBILIZE AT RALEIGH. The President Will Appoint the Com manding Officer Another Betel Per Raleith Corner Una Laying by Odd Fellows. Special Star Correspondence. KALKiaH, N. C., April 23. Governor Russell sent to the Su preme Court library yesterday for works on military authority and law. The State authorities are expecting to call for troops every hour. In fact a .call was expected last night.. The Governor's staff and the officers of the guard will not accompany the North Carolina brigade. The Briga dier General, who is chosen by the President, will appoint his own staff. The Colonels of the State guaitf desire the appointment of Maj. E. M. Hayes as Brisradier General of tkn Carolina troops. Maj. Hayes has had more military experience than any man in the State. He went through the civil war and was quite a factor In suppressing the Indian uprising ' in the West. Maj. Hayes is expected from Washington to-day. Raleigh is tohave another hoteL It will be located at the Florence Hotel site.. The building will be first-class m every respect and will contain eighty rooms. Mr. O. J. Carroll, is one of the promoters of the enterprise. The corner-stone of the new build inff for the Blind Institution kfm will be laid May 11th by the Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows. Gov. Russell has been invited to deliver an address. A special train left here; to-day for Chapel Hill, carrying a Jarge crowd to witness the North Carolina-Virginia game. Adjutant General Cowles has arrived and will remain throughout the diffi culty. He says he is going to the front even if he has to go as a private. Special Star Telegram. O. J. Carroll bought the Florence Hotel site for $15,000, and will soon erect a modern hotel. Senator Butler telegraphs the Gov ernor that troops (the State Guard) will be ordered out on Monday, and that full instructions will be received then. It will cost $15,000 to mobilize the troops here. PRESIDENT'S PROCLAMATION. uuiing for 125.000 Troops, To Serve Two Years Unless Sooner Dis- charged. J By Telegraph to the Moraine Star. Washington, April 23. The Presi dent to-day issued the following proc lamation calling for 125,000 troops to serve two-years: By the President of the United States A Proclamation. Whebeas, A joint resolution of Congress was approved on the 20th day of April, 1898, entitled "Joint resolution for the recognition of the independence of the people of Cuba, demanding that the government of Spain relinquish its authority and gov ernment of the island of Cuba, and withdraw its land and naval forces from (Juba and Cuban waters, and directing the President of the United States to use the land and naval forces of the United States to carry these resolutions into effect;" and. . Whereas, By an act of Congress entitled, "An act to provide for tem porarily increasing the military estab lishment of the United States in time of war and for other purposes," ap proved April 22nd, 1898, the President is authorized, in order to raise a volun teer army, to issue his proclamation calling for volunteers to serve in the army of the United States; Now, therefore, I, William Mc Kinley, President of the United States. by virtue of the power vested in me by the Constitution and the laws, and deeming sufficient occasion to exist, have thought fit to call forth and here by do call forth volunteers to the ag gregate number of 125,000, in order to carry into effect the purpose of the said resolutions, the same to be ap portioned, as far as practicable, among the several States and Territories and the District of Columbia, according to population, and to serve for two years, uniess sooner aiscnargea. The details for this immediately commedBfcated to the proper authorities through the War Department. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed. Done at the city of Washington, this 23rd day of April A. D. 1898, and of the independence of the United States the 122nd. Seal William McKinlky. By the President: John Sherman, ' Secretary of State. AT HAMPTON ROADS. I Plying Squadron Awaiting Orders Rev enue Cutters Leave Per Key West. By Telegraph to the Morning- Star. Fort Monroe, Va., April 23. There was nothing of exciting inter est during the day about the flying squadron and nothing more to be said about it than it is in complete readi ness to move at short notice, Officers had shore leave during the afternoon; but the ten o'clock P. M. and of such leave saw everybody aboard. The usual work and drills were gone through with on all the ships. The converted revenue cutter -Hamilton passed the flagship Brooklyn on her way out this afternoon and asked permission to proceed. She did not give her destination. The Hudson and Morrill, both converted revenue cutters, also went out to their destina tion, Key West, to-day. - Commodore Schley said to-night that he had not received any orders from Washington. rm at : xiie war fiiitiiiiMHiwn continues ml Madrid and in the provinces. Patri otic demonstrations are reported every where. Special religious services of prayer, day and night, are being or ganized for the success of the Spanish arms. 1898. GO TO CUBA. A Grand Army Corps Forming At Gulf Points to Move At Once. VOLUNTEERS IN RESERVE As Past as Mastered in gaoized at Washington, Will Be Or. Richmond and AtlantaMany Offers Services. of By Telegraph to the Morning Star. Washington, April 23. The Pres ident to-day called upon the people of the United States for the first time in thirty years to manifest their martial strength, this time the callieing upon a united people to go forward to bar tie with a foreign foe. The Secretary TTST A J ti uj. r tr creawju a new army corps ine two, taken togetner with other news of to-day, showed that the regit lar army soon will mov on P,nhn and that meantime the volunteers will ne eqipped and drilled. The Presi aent s proclamation, while actually is sued, was not certified to the Gov eroorsof the States and Territories ana will not be until Monday. The reason in twofold. In the first place the war Department desires to avoid aestroying the present organization of the National Guard, which is to be canea into service first The guard regiments are composed -of twelve companies, and, being officered more numerously than the regular army regiments, would have to be changed uj currespunu 10 me army organiza tion in order to comply with the law as it exists. The pending Hull bill nowever, provides for meeting just buvu an emergency ana permits the use or the .National Guard as orean izea. xhis consideration is imnortant. apo Na1 inasmuch as many of the National tfuard have volunteered only under condition that they may serve as now organized. M'U 3 . J j . . . .mo aeuuiiu consiaerauon Which in fluenced the department is postponing the certification of the call until Mon day, is a desire to make sure that ade quate arrangements can be completed uepaj-Liuenis ior transporting and feed ing the large number of men called j , t a . i . . y ior. This is no light task, as the vol unteers must be taken care of bv the government at a certain point in every oiaie wnere iney are to be collected by the U-overnor. Telegrams have been coming from almost every section of the country to Secretary Alerer from Governors and iiu-uua omcers conveying information T i m ..... as to the length of tune, surprisingly uun in many cases, that would be re quired Dy tnem to gather their forces ready for muster. The men as fast as mustered in by regular army officers in the various States will be brought to one of three great depots, namely, Washington. Richmond and Atlanta where they will be organized to meet the requirements of modern army tac tics. The fact that Richmond is named as one of these points is taken in some quarters as an evidence that Fitzhugh xjee is to receive a volunteer commis sion, either as one of the four major generals or one of the nine brigadier- fenerals provided for in the volunteer ill, for it is believed that it was large ly at his instance that Richmond was selected as one of the points Of con- l centration. In anticipation of the certification of the President's call a vast number of telegrams and letters have begun to flow in upon Secretary Alger, offering the services of the senders as volun teers in the army. So numerous are these communications that the Secre tary has been obliged to request the press to notify the people that such communications should be directed to the Governors of their respective States and Territories, as he has no authority under the law to accept vol unteers directly. To Invade Cuba. The formation of a grand army corps in the Department of the South, with headquarters at three Gulf ports, is an evidence that the government is to move upon Cuba at once with the troops of the regular army, leaving the volunteers as called to be discip lined and worked into shape for future use in the campaign. The formal or der for the creation of this grand army division, issued at the War Depart ment at the close of office hours, is as follows : By direction of the Secretary of War the following orders are pub lished for the information and guid ance of all Concerned : 1. The United States troons assem- tjmckarnaue-a National Park will form an encampment, to be known as Camp Georg&H. Thomas, and will constitute, temporarily, an army corps, under the commtd of Major-General John R BrooksTxihe corps will consist of one division I cavalry, one division of infantry anu J 1 : 3 , , i in m. Tr' uue urigaue 01 ugnt anmery. rne cavalry and infantry divisions will each be composed of not more than three brigades consisting of three or more regiments each. The artillery brigade - will be composed of two bat- uuiuus, eacu comprising nve Dat series. The corps commander will assign the senior officers present for duty with each arm to the command of divisions and brigades. The National Guard. 2. The infantry regiments concen trated at New Orleans, Mobile, and Tampa, Fla., are constituted divisions, under the command of Brigadier Gen eral William K. Bhafter, Brigadier Ueneral John J. Uoppinger an Brigadier General James F. Wad The division commanders will fo their divisions into brigades and the semor omcers present for duty to command them. By command of Major General Miles. H. C. Corbin, Adjutant General. . The people of the District of Colum bia will see a great many soldiers at the beginniug of next week. By di rection of the President the entire Na tional Guard of the District, 1,800 strong, has been ordered into camp Monday morning at the Soldiers' Home, under the command of Briga adier General Harriss. The guard will not be directly in the service of the United States, but, being in camp, ful ly equipped and armed, will be in a position for instant service in case of demand. Volunteer Apportionment While it is the purpose of the War Department to secure only National Guardsmen as far as possible under this first call for volunteers, yet in States where there are no National NO. 29 Guards or where the number1 falls be low the quota fixed in the call, the States will be expected to "supply vol unteers, regardless of their lack of organization. In fact, this must be done under the law. ioPSrJ01118 of to-day's call for 15,000 men, the various States and territories, including the District of Columbia, will be called upon to sup ply each the following number of volunteers: Alabama, 2,500; Arkansas, 2,023; California, 2,238; Colorado, 1,298 Connecticut 1.B07- neiaWo oai Florida, 750: Geonria. 3 174- Wh' 232; Illinois, 6,608; Indiana, 4,302; Iowa, 3,772; Kansas, 2,778; Ken .o'J'40?' Louisiana, 940; Maine, 1,256; Maryland. 1.942: MaaAhiiaAtfi 4,721: Michigan. 2.368: Mi 2 874; Mississippi, 2,257; Missouri, 5,1 411;. Montana, 524; Nebraska, 1,490: Nevada, 138; New Hampshire, 752; North Carolina, 2, 584 r North Dakota, 461; Ohio. 7.234: Ommn 8SKJ. VJ sylvania, 10,769; Rhode Island, 710; m ttuul' J-.oou; ooutn Carolina, w; , lennessee, 3,060; Texas, 4,229; Utah. 425: Vermont RSU- Vinio 2, 913; Washington, 1,178; West Vir ginia, i,38a; Wisconsin, 3,274; Wyo ming, !wi; Arizona, 181; District of jjoiumoia, 449; New Mexico, 330; Ok lOUUIUA, J.-XO. The Navy Department was considerably excited to-day over a vast uumoer oi reports which came irom an sources respecting the seizures of ships. At the close of the day Sec retary Long said that he had a notice ui oniy one seizure so far, that of the ruena venture, already reported. It iias not yet been determined what dis position to make of this ship nor has " oicvi wuruer iier oeiore a prize court, Jtfo purchases of ships were made during the day, but all the energies of the" department are bent towaras the speedy equipment of those already acquired, ft is not believed that any official notice has hAn TO. ceived by the department concWrning the blockading squadron, although ,i iii'j'i.un iu Luc rule ui not giv ing any news as to the movements of snips might have prevented knowledge of any such dispatch from leaking out. Word came during the day in the shape of a cable from Martinique that mo opanisn snips Alicante and Mont serrat had sailed to-day from St. Pierre for some Cuban port, having on board ow men. it is ii Keiy t uat this infor mation will be speeedily communica ted to Captain Sampson. mere was little of interest in the State Department to-day connected with the war save the formal issue there of the President's proclamation calling for troops. The message recom mending a declaration of war, which is to go to Congress next Monday unless there is a change of plans, has been un der preparation during the day, and that, in connection with the study of some questions connected with the neutrality laws, was about all that the department had in hand connected with the war. EXCITEMENT AT HAMPTON. Two Ships of the Hying Squadron Hur riedly Ordered to Sea Last Night By Telegraph to the Mortlnff Star. Newport News. Va.. Ann! SR. aos r. m. aii aDoara ' guns were fired by the Brooklyn, and officers rushed from the hotels. It is thought the squadron is going after the Paris. ULD rOINT COMFORT. VA. . Anril 23. 9.08 P. M. The convov Panther with BOO marines aboard, bound for Key West, arrived here to-nieht at 7 o clock:. At 9 clock Commodore fochley of the flying squadron, received a cipher dispatch directing him to pro vide a guard for the convoy. The Minneapolis and Columbia were im mediately detailed and at 9.10 the Min- ueapuiis ureu a gun ror an to go U O 3 . . -. aDoara. Fort Monroe, Va., April 23. The gun from the Minneapolis was the signal for great excitement both on shore and on board the ships. Officers with side-arms notified those ashore to hurry aboard and there were ennd- byes said in a hurried wav. while offi cers on both boats professed ignorance or oraers so far as destination is con cerned. Commodore Schlev said to the Asso- ciaiea i-ress representative : 1 can A1 T" . T . . . not divulge the destination of the de- tached vessels. They are going to sea." Rumors said that the vessels mieht have a different destination after pass ing me capes, at tne entrance to this harbor, than merely convovini? the transport with troops. It was possible mat tne two last ships might go out and meet the Pans, now en route to New York city. The transnort with the marines on board might stav close enough to the coast to run in shore if an enemy was seen and the Paris was too valuable to lose. On the other hand, it is fairly certain that the two fast cruisers will simply be a convoy for the troops' transnort. The Oo- umbia and Minneapolis are the. fastest. snips in tne navy and can make an average of twenty-one knots pter hour. The last rumor was to the effect that the Minneapolis was to run after the Paris and the Columbia to guard the fjansportto Key West, but the impro ar&hty of this lies in the fact that the Panouldbe in New York harbor un der foisgjed steam before the Minneapo lis coullyfind her. It is higfcv probable that both crui sers will be nrvKey West in a day or two with the troops' transport. Both cruisers are heavily armed and will give a hot fight to any enemy known to be on this coast. There is one thing that lends color to the theory that one ship is after the Paris and one to be a convoy, and that is there isjno Spanish ship near this coast that could not be controlled by either one of the big cruisers. The Minneapolis left at 1.45 A. M, followed by the Columbia a few min utes later. The transport Panther, with 750 marines aboard, is still an chored in Hampton Roads. A heavy gale is blowing. SPANISH STEAMER AT SHIP ISLAND. Br Cutter Winona Sent from Mobile to Cap ture the New Arrival. -j me Morning star. Mobile, Ala., April 23.-The Span- ish steamer La Cumina. fmm SWh I America, arrived at Ship Island, Miss.. yesieroay for cargo, and this after noon Collector J. W. Burke, of Mobile dispatched the cutter Winona to the island to capture the vessel. The cut ter left at 5 o'clock, and ought to be at the island by midnight and effect a capture by daylight. ine la Cumina is a fine freight steamer, and came into port without knowing of war. The Winona is aruieu witn a tLoujhloss gun, and has a crew of forty-two men under com mand of Captain Gooding. POWDER Absolutely Pure OYAt BAK1NQ POWOES CO., WW VOOR. PROCEEDINGS IN CONGRESS. House Passed the Army Reor ganization Bill as an Ur gency Measure, " INCREASE THE ENLISTMENT. Pull Complement of Infantry, Cavalry and Artillery Will be 61,100 Men Senate in Mourning for the Late Senator Walthall. By Telegraph to the Horning Star. Washington, April 23. The na tion's Capitol was draped in mourning to-day. Flags on the great marble pile were at half-mast, and throughout the Senate wing of the magnificent structure evidences of grief and sad ness were at every hand.. At njoonthe Senate was called to order to pay a tribute of respect to Hon. Edward Cary Walthall, late Senator from Mississippi, who died Thursday after noon. The remains of Senator WalthalK were conveyed to the Capitol last evening and were lying in state in the V Marble Room of the Senate until 9 o'clock to-day, when they were placed in the Senate chamber in the area in front of the President's desk. Senator Walthall's desk and chair on the main aisle were draped hi black. The casket was covered with superb floral offerings. Promptly at noon, Vice President Hobart's gavel fell, calling the Senate to order. The Senators occupied seats on the left of the chamber, while mem bers of the House of Representatives occupied seats on the neat side of th chamber. The diplomatic corps, head ed by its. Dean, Sir Julian Paunce fote, occupied seats immediately in front of the members of the TTmi an nf Representatives. The -in stip.es nt th Supreme Court, and President McKin ley and six members of his cabinet (Secretary Lone- and Postmaster n. eral Smith being unable to be present), were also attendants at the ceremo nies. At the concliMoa-rif the heniitifnl funeral service of the "Episcopal; : church, the remains of Senator Wal thall were conveyed to the Pennsyl vania station and placed on a special car. The train bearing the remains, the members of Senator Walthall's family and the joint committee of the Senate and House of Representatives left at 8 o'clock this evening for Holly SDrinara. Miss., where the 1 n t rv- ment will take place. House of Representatives. .- . The House to-dav nassed the A rm v Reorganization bill ,at the urgent re quest of the President and Secretary of War, but the Senate did not remain in session, as was expected, and the hill will not go to the President until nevt. weeic. borne fear was expressed on the ll J Jl A 1. t . 1 . . . jciuouraui; siue uiat me nimiyhr in crease the regjiA8rmv in time Tit peace, but aii amendment prepared by Mr.' Bailey which removed all doubt on this score was accented bv Mr. Hull and the bill passed by a unanimous vote. The bill reorganizes the army into the three battalion formation and 'authorizes the twenty-five regiments of the in fantry arm of the service to be re cruited up to a total of 31,000 enlisted men. It gives eighty-four instead of one hundred privates to each infantry company, it authorizes the recruit ment of the ten regiments of the cav alry arm of the service to a total of 1,000 enlisted men: the seven reon- mentsjof the artillery arm of the ser vice to 16.457 men. and the engineer battalion of five companies up to 752 enlisted men, including two non-com-misioned officers, which makes a total for these four arms of the service of 61,100 men. The following important proviso was ottered bv the committee as n n amendment: Provided, that in the event of a nail by the President for either volunteers or the mihtia of the countrv the President is authorized to accept the quotas of troops of the various States and Territories, including the District of Columbia, as organized under iho laws of the States and Territories, in cluding the District of Columbia. ihe debate on the bill was nniriteri Mr. Underwood. Democrat. Alabama' vigorously opposing the measure. At 11.55 A. M., without completing the consideration of- the bill, the House took a recess in order tr attend the funeral of Senator Walthall. The House reconvened after Senator Walthall's funeral at X2.50 P. M., and resumed the consideration of the Army Reorganization bill. An amendment offered by Mr. Bailev was adrtnted nrhih ;a.i that the army at the end of the war should be reduced to a nence hnata hir the 'transfer in the same arm of the service by honorable discharge under such regulations as the Secretary of War may establish," of supernumerary commissioned officers and men. Without further amendment the bdlwas then passed without division. The remainder of the r1o"r afro 2 o clock was devoted to eulogies upon the life and public services of the late Senator Earl, of South Carolina. - The House at 4.15 P. M. adjourned until Monday. iil, i,. u.u:u. .. , by the torpedo boat Porte into Key West bv the An;j Press steamer Dauntless. wn i a i cure I do not mean merely to i hem fore tame and then have them retoro Tegiij 7?JAHILE,P8Y or ALUMG 8ICKJE8sTufe- muiuh uiirnn nave I ailed la no (Of a cure, nmn at nn. ICilEFlTS preee and foetoffloe addreas. R0!.W.H.PEEH.F.D.,48eftr.,lefTMt m J
The Weekly Star (Wilmington, N.C.)
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April 29, 1898, edition 1
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