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-v - . ' 4 - - - - i . ii w- - - - ---- ; " . . - - 1 - - - - , , i; . - r -, r . 'J - , - - Ft .. '-.: VOL.1 XI. NO. 100. WILMINGTON N. C, TUESDA Y?f APRIL 26, if 8. PRIOR 5 cents; 10 THE CONGRESS., .:;t:- r ! --- - -"1!--'.t-' - ;Mv A Message From tlie Declaration 't-Itl.l OF A Nuifiber of ' Telegrams and Notes Between- the Two Governments M ' : - -j j !i x - ; Accompany the Message Spain's Acknowledgement of Exist ence of War in the Recall of Spain; Takes the Initiative ii Rupture of Diplomatic Butler Gets a I WashUngton; 'April 25. The (president lodayi ent the; lollowing message -ti congress: I . ;' Kj . To the Senate and House of TleDresen- tatives lof the Un'ited States of Aimer- il', ICQ-. n - -. I 't smit no .the congress fr fts consi-dera tion and arn,ronriat Art ion ; copies f jcorresipondence recently Jiad U.niteds'tates with the United State's Minis tier; at iMadrid and fhrofeh the I i7!atter::ii-ith thie government of Soaln. phowini the- action taken under the joint rlsolutiooi approved Aipr-il 20th, 1S9S, Wor the Recofmition of the Tn- dependence of the People of iCiilba, de- i mandins 'that ihe Government of Spain Relinqaaish its LAuthority and govern- iment the 'Island of Cuiba and to IW'ithdrBiw its Mind and "Naval Forces from Cfiba and Culban. fWaters. arid Di recting lithe President of the United states yy mse Forces of the 'the Ivand and Naval United States to Carry these Tlesoiutions1 into Effect.' Uponicommunlcating to the Spanish minis teg- in "(.Washington 'the- demand nvhichMd ibecamie the -du'ty of the execu t'tve toaddress to Uhe-government of Spain, In obedience to eiaid resolution, ithe miiister asked .for his passiports and withdrew. The United States min lister atfMadrifl was in turn, notiifled by the Spanish intinrsiter for foreign affairs J : represe tatiye f rqm. the United States -Brad" terminated dipflomatiio communi cation3 petween the two countries and 'that al official i communications oe- itween heir j respective representatives ceased herewith. I, cohSmenid r to your . especial atten ttion thl note addressed to the United States osiinlsiter-l.at'Maidriid 'by the "Span dsh ttniresterj for foreign affairs on the : Cist insant,1whereby the foregoing no tlncatiofi was conveyed. It Will 'be per ceived ' f herefrom! that the governmeat of Spaifh, havurg cognizance of the joinit rlsolutioh of the United States congres, anxl in viev of the things ; which ; he 'presideint was thereby re- quired kind authorized to do, respon- ibly tiyating the reasonaible demands Of this government as measure of hos I tilitty, .tfillowjing with, that, instant and ifompletfe severance of relations be 1 cause' lip action, : which, toy the usa.ge of j jnationsl accompanies an existent state ' Dtf war fibetweeh sovereign powers. The fosition :of Spain Ibeing . thus made kjiown and ithe demands of the BLfnited States tein denied, with a com plete rupture of intercourse toy the act of SpaJJi. I have been, constrained in exercis of the ipower'and authority t conferred upon - me "by the joint reso' lution Iforeeaid 'to proclaim, under date of H April 22nd, 1898, -a Ulockajde of certain ports of the north coast of MirKsi. lHnsr between Cardenas and Ba- i lhai"'HoIda and of the port oif Cien , ifueges.Jtn he souh coas of Ou&a'; and ,j furtherlrn Exercise of my constitution al pbw-s and usinig the authority con ferred Spon me iby, the act of congress approvfd April 2. 189$, to Issue my nroclanation, dated April 23. .1898,. cal'U ng forth volunteers in order to carry into effct the said resolution of April. 20, 1898s Copies of these proclama . i.n afio hereto appended. In view of the measures so taken, and with ajview to-the adoption of such other rfeasures i as may be necessary, to enable me to carry out the expressed will off the' congress of the United stfltps in the premises, I recommend to yourlhonorable body the adoption of a " jointg resolution y uev:iiiii"B ".. state d war exists between the Jnited States' f America and, the kingdom of Knain and I ursre speedy action there on to tHe end that the definition of the internalional status of the United States. 5s a belligerent power may be fcinri the assertion of" all its trights nd the maintenance of all' it's V duties Si the conduct of a public war vJ may bassured. , ' lSlgnd) j WiLMAM Mivii. l:xecitivei-Mansion, Washington, Aoiil 25.! 1898. X. . The il estdent's message was accom panied fcy ten or fifteen telegrams and notes tfcat' ha:ve passed between the governments ofj Spain, and the United States Iiainily through Minister Wood ford; bit partly through Minister Polo, tt i bdieveid these papers will clearly istabliii the position yt this govern ment tat Spain has recognizee me ' existence of a stat'e of war. In thl correspondence accompanying j ! the presidents message toaay was .tuc '.following: Xfi f On Aril 21. 189S. Minister Woodford j teiegrahedi secretary onernia." '. i -FollSwing is text of my reply to the j . official -note received this morning .at from the Spanish minister 7:30 o' lock of stat " ,-I -Have the honor to acknowledge this morning of your note the recg-ipt if thuldfltp Informing me that tne; '.sninicK minister at Washington has -uyaiiicifl ...... . T . . I beerufelered to withdraw, with all hisj . ?ioT,ii n-itVirmt loss of time from; Tfkrth American territory. ' I " Yo aly inform me that by this: act diflomatic relations between the "two cxilntrjes are broken off; that of - flclal clmmunlcatlon between their re-j -r.oivI representatives cease. I haves . accordingly this 'day telegraphed the. Arnericfin donsul general at oarceiuiw to instiiuet hll the consuls oi me u"' 'stntea ln stain; to turn their respective .consullt.es over to the British consuls and to leave Spain at once. I have my self - tufned, this legation over to Her Britanfic- majesty's embassy at Mad rid, Tat embassy will from this time Jiae llsc vnie ui au ,..v....w in RnaSi. 1 now request passports and pafe cojpduet to the French frontier for j myself Sana tne personnel ui ima'ice"--ion. intend leaving this afternoon ? at 4 o'clock; for Paris. 2 1 I -. '"WOODFORD." i-;'"Mflid. Unril 21. 1898. Following is et oflofficfial note received this morn ing at7:36 o'clock from the Spanish! -minister ofs state: i ' 'In Icompliance with a 'painful duty' i I haveSthe IhOnor to inform your excel Jency- that the president naving. ap- prove MAnstiri An t ror n rt wt n m naroi irs Vi. nt j"4 ff" the legitimate sovereignty or spainj v,v,i tvl-eatening armed Intervention ir tl Cuba, equivalent JIT r nVdeVed0 Its minister in1 UL - Ki&eton to withdraw without loss ?' Vui from the North American ter-j nil -the personnel or. tne ii'Jx I lookout on ; board the dispatch boat 5 mS: ', m n ct the diplomatic relations reported : . VTorpedo boat astern. Com , ',?,lt existed between the ing up fast." , ! ZZl J,JiM rare broken off, all com f lifurpen ; their respective represInVaUveV basing, and fasten tfconlnulcate this to your excellency n ordfr that, on your- part, you may mVi -ftsncTl fllSDOSlllUna 3 President Asking for a of War. RESOLUTION ADOPTER Her Minister Emphasized. in Bringing About the j Relations Senator v K Heavy Rap. able. I beg your excellency tokhidly acknowledge receipt of ; this note, and I vail myself, etc.' WOOPFORD." ' -- ! Onf April 14th Secretary; Sherman .wired: ;-; . -1' '. "1 ' ,' i i "Ultimate resolution f in i conference; cannot now be ; forecasted, , but: will doubtless direct interventions by force, if need be, to secure free Cuba. Situ ation is most critical." j , : Last Tuesday, Acting Secretary Day notified Minister Woodford of the final adoption of the resolutions by both houses ? ; , ' ' r "An instruction will : be -telegraphed you jlater,r immediately, oh the presi dent) signing the joint resolution. In the meantime you will prepare for withdrawal 1 from Spain j and iiottfy consuls to be ready for the signal to leave. If. any consul is in danger he ' may 4quietly leave at his discretion. . .' - I ; - : . "DAY." Following is the reply: Mr. Woodford to Mr. Day: "Madrid, April 20.-rHave" received teK gram of Tuesday morning; ; am prepar ed to withdraw. Have notified consuls to be ready. . I "WOODFORD." On April 20th Secretary Sherman tel egraphed Mr. Woodford the ultimatum, heretofore published. j On the same date Secretary Sherman sent a notice to the Spanish minister Informing him of the signing of the resolutions. He also enclosed a copy of ,the resolutions and ultimatum. TEXT OF RESOLUTION PASSED BY ' . ' i congres. ; ''.' Following is the ibill reported by the house I foreigai affairs committee: A Bill Declaring that War Exists Between the United States of America And the Kingdom of Spain. Be it enacted, etc. ' ! 1. That war She and the same is here "by declared to exist and that rwar has existed since the 21st day of 'April, A. D., 1898, rncludtng said day, toetween the United States of America and ithe' kingdom of . Spain. j f" 2. .jThat the president of : the United States 'be and he hereby is directed and empowered to use the entire land and n aval I force of the United ; States and to' call into the actnal service of the United States--the militia of the sever al states, to uch extent as may be ne cessary to carry this act Into effect. The thouse declaration is the-same as that piassed (by the senate. ! ' An effort was made in. ithe secret A sessiion of the senate to adopt a Cuban belligerency amendment, but it was lost 24 to 38. ' . SENTENCED TO BE SHOT. Captain mil burn, of the British Steam er Itljrtledene, Has a Close Call In -Havana. - ' 'M . Key (West, Fla.; April 25J The Brit ish steamer Myrtledene, Captain Mil- burn, rom Philadelphia, on April 8th, for Havana and Cardenas, arrived here this morning from Havana. Her commander reports that the news of the sailing of the United States fleet was received at Havana just previous .to the departure of the Myrtledene. He adds ' that it created no excitement in the clty:f but the price of meat immedi ately jumped from 24 to 50 cents. According to Captain Milburn, . Ha vana does; not fear bombardment, be cause, the Spaniards say, the United States-began-the war in the interests of humanity, and bombardment would be contrary to that purpose, - si At Havana, it appears, the conditions prevailing are notVunusual, except that tne city is crowded witn troops, and that the Spanish officers are drilling every man they can press into the ser vice. X ;. - t The Myrtledene reached Havana a week ago ; Sunday and Captain Mil- burne went ashore. He says he walk ed over to the new fortifications at Casablanco to make observations, when three or four soldiers, with; fixed bayo nets, arrested him as an American spy. The captain was taken to Morro Cas tle, and after three or four hours had elapsed he: was informed that sentence had been passed upon him and that he was to be shot inl an hour. ' i - The captain, who' is an intense Brit isher, replied: "Why wait an' hour? Shoot me now aim in a day Havana and alii Cuba Willi be blown up." The British vice cousul, Arthur Arosteguy was interested ; in the case and Captain Milburn released. Captain Milburn adds: "Havana will give you all the fighting you want when Von land." The Myrtledene left Havana Friday night, just as the American fleet. was coming in, sight. Mr. Arosteguy, the vice consul, anxious for his 'British family's, safety, sent them to Key West bv the steawsr. She had af cargo of cgal ' 1,200 uns ofwhich she discharg- i eti in xia vetiia. vauiaiu luiiuuiu ill- tended to ship 5,000 tons of sugar now .in Cuba, the property of Mr. Revel, an - American, but he .was; advised to leave port promptly. ? According to statements .; of the fam ily of Arthur Arosteguy, the British vice consul at Havana, who arrived on the Myrtledene today; great excite ment prevails fn Havana and at the time the Myrtledene left pdrt, the peo ple were leaving for the open country in all directions. At Mariano, just out side of Havana, a train was held up by an excited erowd eager to escape. The alarm was caused by the firing from the Santa Clara battery. The gunboat Annapolis has arrived here from. New Tork. r " The Norwelgan steamer: Stero, from Tampico for Havana, with cattle, was turned back by the fleet and icame here. THE BLOCKADERS The Danntless Gets Among the Tor pedo Boats at Night The Foote Fired on from a masked Battery (Copyrighted by Associated Press.) ' On Board the Associated Press Boat 'Dauntless'.J Matanzas, Island of Cuba, via Key West., Fla., April 25; 7; 42 a- m- Between 9 and 10 o'clock last night the Associated Press dispatch boat Dauntless Mas steaming (quietly to- . waras juaianzas, w nose ngnus were re-, I fleeted Ion the skv a few miles south- eastward, A large fire on shore was exciting comment on board, the dis 1 patch boat and wonder was rife as to where ) the United States blockading I fleet was to. be found. - suddenly,, a- A moment or so later, by her lights-r two red and one green and by a rock et: which she sent up, the torpedo boat Dupont was made out. The rocket was answered by the glare frUm the search lights on l?oard the cruiser Cincinnati, the beams being thrown full on the Dauntless and on the Dupont. The dispatch boat of the Associated Press had come, unawares, within," three miles of the Cuban shore and far inside he prescribed limits. .Tne Dauntless made known her identity and soon a boat from' the Cincinnati, in charge of an ensign, pulled .toward her; The pa pers and log of the Dauntless were ex amined and found to be satisfactory. We exchanged news and the Cincinnati having ordered the Dauntless to lay-to, permission 'was requested to return, to Key West, Ensign Mclntyre said " he would transmit the request to the Cin-. clnnati. The Cincinnati was also in formed that the Dauntless would cheer fully take back any mail. In ten min utes a boat returned with this mes sage: "Captain Chester's compliments, and he-will be obliged if you will' take In this mail. You can go. I advise that you steam due west six miles when you make your first course, or you may get into more trouble." i j The instructions were obeyed literal ly and the Dauntless set; off on her re-t turn. Before she had gone six miles,! we saw a torpedo boat astern, evident ly keeping, an eye on us. Then we. saw the Cincinnati's search r .lights sweep the horizon, and soon afterward we heard four shots in succession. As they sumedhat some i. . - .- .i . J - I overhauled. Certainly " there was" no bombardment of Matanzas commenced at night. The Dauntless - made a good run, the. north gale having abated and the water being smooth ih the straits. She arrived off San Key light at . 5 o'clock this morning. TORPEDO BOAT FOOTE UNDER . v " ': :z fire. v ; - The United States iornedo boat Jfoote, Lieutenant W- L. Rodgers, com manding, has the honor of having been the target for the .first shots fired by the Spaniards at the American flag during the war just begun.; The firing occurred between 5 and 6 o'clock on Saturday afternoon while the torpedo boat was taking soundings in the har bor of Matanzas. She was within two or three hundred yards of - the shore. Suddenly a Spanish masked battery On the, east side of the harbor and not Very far distant from the Foote fired three shots at the torpedo boat. They ill went wide . of the mark; an3:J the Foote returned leisurely t the Cincin nati, where she reported (the result of her soundings and then announced she had ' been fired upon. The Cincinnati -jvas anxious to steam instantly and reduce the Spanish' batteries, but she Was not permitted to do so. - ' - No captures are reported by the fleet off Matanzas. ; ' ; j It is alleged that two Spanish gun boats were seen in shore, but the re port could not be verified. . -i AMONG THE BLOCKADERS. j Matanzas, Cuba, via Key West, Fla., April 25. 7:45 f a. m. The Dauntless, dispatch boat of the Associated Press, teamed from off Havana to the blocks ading. squadron off Matanzas yester day, being the first -' dispatch boat to visit the United Stateia vessels cruising ptt this part of the coast. ' The Daunt less left the squadron at Havana just after flagship New York sailed,' pre sumably for Key . West. She was along side the Indiana for a while. The Wil mington, Detroit and several. other ves sels were further in shore. The Iowa, following the orders of Rear Admiral Sampson,-was far enough off Havana to escape any fire from the shore bat teries. . " ' - . .. l There has been no incident worth noting since the cauture of the Spanish steamer Catalnia and twp schooners in he early morning. - j . j ! . ' j The Nashville and 'the Castine are, doubtless, still off Cienfuegos. On her way-from Havana to Matanzas, 'the Dauntless passed ; the torpedo boat Winslow, going to report to the flag-Ship.- ;".' --..:" ; - T-" TO INVADE Cl'BA Arrangements IJnder tWay for Trans porting Troops to the. Island. Jacksonville, Fla April 25. A spec al to The Times-Union and Citizen from Tampa, ,'Fla., Government ofli cials -here "have made arrangements looking to an invasion) of Cuba., Twen ty of the heading Cuban physicians have ibeen engaged to go to Cuba with the army from this city ; and twenty bright young men who j- speak English pill accompany them! as interpreters. These arrangements were made today. f The 'officers ; of the ! post were very busy on imiportant matters and. a num ber of them went to iPort Tampa where they spent the day in consult lion wich President H. B. Plant, Vice President P. Q. Brown and Captain James W FitzgeiJd, the superintendent of the jplaht steamship line. 1 Tihis consulta tion was mainly over the transporta tion of troops from this city to Key West and Havana. - The officers made plose inquiries regarding the capacity !f the various iboats of the fleet, xnd as to what accommodations they offer fed to the men enroute.f ,fTthe iboats were hieasureu and everything' was gone over, in detail. Superintendent Fitz gerald Ss doling all in his power to make matters clear to the officers.- The First Troops to Land in Cuba ' (Copyright ty Associated 'Press.) un Doara tne iiagsmp New York, .off sj Havana, April 25. 10 a.' m. The early niorning hours today were taken up toy a vigorous chasing- of imoviaig lights. Ttie only vessel spoken was the) Brl- Jsh schooner Iolanthe. i ph was allow led to proceed. She was I-uar out of Matanzas. No sihots Shave !been fired since yesterday morning! on either side. The Dolphin and the converted yacht Eagle arrived from Key " West this tnonhing." The Dolphin carried the offi cers and prize crews -who bad Ibeen placed'on , the steamer iPedro and the schooner Antonio. " f j f : The torpedo iboat Porter made a' dar ing inp inio. tne snore xinaer cover oi darkness last night land Lieu tenant ;Fremont, (her oomimarider, landed with a small party and obtained vatuable information. The (blockade continues under 'beautiful weather conditions. I The flagship returned to the .'block ade dine a'bout 6:30 o'clock Hast even ing after an uneventful trip. Nothing of importance apparently I had occurred during "her absence. : When darkness came on last night, Morro castle shiow eda powerful searchlight, and flashed it nervously i around i the (horizon. I Another short eearcn Sight also -was seen. It looked to (be from the direc i tion of the Santa Clara (batteries to the westward of El MorrO. ' ..,.' , f.: . " " ; ' ; . -f S -- - Tar Heel In the Navy ! A staff correspondent 1 of the Atlanta Journal, writing from: Key West of the ; southern young men in the navy, has this .to say of -NOrth Carolinians now at Kev West: . i ' ' ' " 1 ."North Carolina has a inumber of offi icers in the fleet, and ;they all rank high Sirt character and efficiency. One of the youngest and one of the tbest is Ensign .Worth Bagley, of Raleigh, N. C. He is the second officer oni the torpedo boat iWinslow. the youngest ensign m. the navy holding so responsible a position, Shis commission as .ensign having been Issued to him only last July. Mr. Bagley -la a brother-in-law of Hon. ' Josephus Xtemlels, editor of .the Raleigh News and (Observer, and '.his family is one of the ibest known to North Carolina. I "On the Iowa, the best fighting ship in the navy., with the "best fighting cap tain. RobleyH. Evans, the neutenant is a well known North Carolinian Lieuten ant Henderson a orotner or ex-c-ongress--anan Hen-dersbn. of the Charlotte district. I "Another well known and 'efficient JNorth Carollniao officer on this- fleet is Lieutenaait Ed. Anderson, of the Mar- blebead. Another i, (North -Carolinian Is lieutenant Thomas Washington, of the Indiana, a tnemfPf ithe faimous class of 87 at Aimapv l-, and considered one of the best junior- lieutenants In the navy. -And etiir another la Ensign James E. Walker on. the. Nashyiite. . . ! Boxes. barrels and -crates are made In a factory just opened at Washington. Eigatea -ftanas are employed, v - I B IK The Resolution . Passed Without Debate! I NO ROLL GALL REQUIRED !--Bv'a-; ' r; i i - I ': -:! --;:,' '" The BesoIntloBS Passage (greeted with I' a Cheer In the House The Signa tures of Both Officers Attached S en ate Passes .the Naval Appropriation With Amendments The Two Houses Disagree on the Army Reorganiza tion Bill and it Goes to Conference, i Washington, April 26. War and war were the oniy topics discuss . . . ... ... .. :ed In' the senate today for more than -four, hours of its session. The body had scarcely convened when the mes sage-of the president urging congress to declare the existence of war between the United. States and Spain was laid before it- Without comment the mes sage was rererrea to tne foreign re-; lations committee. j j. f j Consideration of the naval appropri ation bill was ; resumed, the . pending questipn being upon an amendment of Senator Butler, ; populist, ' of North North Carolina, to reduce the price of armor j plate or, as an " alternative, to establish 'an : armor factory. After a! long and bitter debate, ih the course of! which Senator Butler was accused-'by; Senator Hawley, of Connecticut of making what, in .the circumstances, would, be regarded las a treasonable ut terance, the amendment was defeated. An amendment of great importance was attached to the bill at the last minute by Senator Hale, chaifman of! the; naval affairs,. Committee, j It ,au-j thorizes the secretary 'of the navy to enlist as many men as he may; deem necessary to. man the ships of the navy during the existing war and appropri-! ate $8, 830,000 to enable him to carry the amendment into effect.! An ' amend-' ment was also agreed to providing that hereafter all first class battleships and monitors shall be named after! the va-j krious states. The naval bill was then passed. . '''.- - f V ; The bill for the "better organization of the line of the krmy.of the United states,; providing ior tne tnree" Dattai ion formation, was" called up by Sen ator Hawley. ' It was read and then the amendments offered hy the commit tee were agreed to without division. One of the amendments is .an addf- tion to the proviso of Section 3, j author-. izing the president to accept the quo-i tas of troops of the various states and IMPORTANT EVENTS OF THE DAY- A Member of Senor Polo's1 Suite Challeres Captain Sigsbee. The Flying Squadron is Under atthdrGuns.i-v-::--.;..-!':..l-'i -..'-- - j " , . , j ! The Columbia and the Minneapolis Are Jdni5 Patrpt Duty on the North Atlantic Coast.. They May be ifejty the New; OrSf leans and San Francisco!. ' "'..k ! fiv'-4:' ! ' ' Congress Passes a Resolution Declaring lyui; Against Spain. The Torpedo Boat Foote, While MakingSoivodingS Near Ma tanzas, is Fired Upon From a Shore Batteryfj jr j ; k ' ; Cantain Milburn. of the British Steamsrapyrtledene, is ar-; rested in Havana as an! American. Spy anq Ordered Sliot. The British Vice Consul Has Him Released, -j f -l$xf: : . ; . yMx I i Twentv Thousand Republicans in Spainddress their Leader j on the Subject of Declaring a Republic, 'f: Spain Claims the Right of Searching Ne Neutral Waters'. f J ( .- s ' j ' " . 1- The President Signs the Resolution of ! Armv Offlcers at Tampa Transnortina Troops tolCiiba. '' ! The Porter Lands a Scouting j ! Recruiting Stations are to be L States. Nothing was done by Blockading Fleet Yesterday. . BtmoMOoomoMoooooW4oattmo04o4 territories. T he committe's amend ment! requires that i these quotas shall. be in "companies, troops; and batteries,; each to contain, so far as practicable,; the number of enlisted men authorized In this act for each arm of the service.", Another amendment authorizes a. hospital steward fof each battalion.! Provision Is also made for the increase of the -signal corps in time of war to the extent of 10 corporals.'ldO first-class, privates and 40. second-class privates,; who i are to nave tne pay ana. allow ance; of engineer troops of the same grade. ! :"-.-!' - l '! '.! An amendment to Section 6 gives the president discretion to employ retired, officers of tne army, on active uuiy, rent in the -command of troops. While so employed they are to receive the full pay of their grade. -; - ;. . At 3 o'clock the senate went; into se cret legislative session and passed the; bill of the house declaring tne exist ence of war between the United States and Spain. : t Vice President Hobart signed the bill declaring the existence of war be tween the United States ana spam ax 5 o'clock. -. ". - - t " '! . ' I A few minutes later a message vas received from the house announcing Its disagreement with ; the senate amend -j ments i to "the army reorganization bill and asking for a conference, une con feren'ce was agreed, to and the con ferees named. - ;; - - -'. - f'"1 r-"- ' At 5:35 o'clock p. ; m, t the senate ad journed.- ;; - '.'-. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. The house of representatives, today passed the bill declaring the, existence of a state of war between the United States. and the kingdom of Spain in a manner which cannot fail to j impress the world. .The representatives of 70,000,000 people voted for it without a word ! of debate, without a dissenting vote and without a roll call, nut witn a solemn appreciation of the gravity of their (momentous action. It required but one minute and forty-one; secon4s to accomplish this. ; The house was con sidering an election! case when the mes4 sage was received ; and sirbply paused to declare war. There was no excite ment, no cavil; no word or question. It was only in the great cheer that went up from floor and : galleries when Speaker Reed announced its passage that the tremendous import of the act and the suppressed enthusiasm behind it was shown. After the president's message was read, the committee on foreign affairs framed the resolution, Acting Chairman Adams wrote the re-! port, and it was passed and on its way to the senate in an hour and six min utes, i i The speaker signed , it at 4:49 o'clock -; . ii - - ! - r ' The remainder of the day was devot ed to debating the lection case of Wise vs. Toung, from the Second i Virginia district. ' " . -: When the army reorganization bill, with senate amendments, came ; back to the nouse,' on motion of Mr. Hull, the amendments were non-concurred in and the bill was sent to conference. 'Messrs. Hull, Cox (democrat, of Ten nessee) and Marsh (republican, of Illi nois) were appointed conferees, r At 5:10 p. m. the house -adjourned. No News of the Parts . r Xtondon, April 26. Lloyd has received wo news of the Amerlcani liner Paris up to $ o'clock. this morning.--- - : . ni ! m mm .... : ..... . K : v :;,'. " 1 :;. -..!-, . .V III IllllSllf If mi 1 1 II 1 1 llll r - vii uiiHvrv mill luuimu PreparSfOr aU AttaCKl 4s speedy and comfortable. The How- l t . . , i i 'i'flrl nn oldr shin U nnlttf iit U )k at Moment. : i X4t - 0". aw lirit! ni!rTiTh IT nttllrt mm m 1 stmi? an4 17 fo Aetlon at a OTo-The. menPsitllHamptok Roads Un?&i der Pacini Iickade at Night-mines y All iPlaed-e Patrol VpleeV,-n''''-T foU"rtnS' petition'' -has .been filed riortMern irrt-tit Tl HnitnfLal Roaitf .-. :! il i&fs I ' ".s- Ii!';. j poMe..,.;K MX: i, -...i':' -. - XM ' ,iixm: sWp!:BroOjklyn,''-ioff. .-Wpf . Wilmington, .N; C, petition the board pn Doara tress. Mot ?4pni 1B9.tms POrtj iBfteAsT viuuaiuMr vi 'iNortn car- Uotoae tfSiiiJmfftool ; the cpital;ioll"a to require toe Atlantic Coast Ldne I .... .. . ? - .v . . .... system and a'ii Chir ST-aTimKo n.. xrrvwv of e ppoxt, where ihalf iasjore of vessels of war; v-and "all their bnan'ohes in North Carolina ,are -under assistance in 4he gg iSaf the conflict NewptiTews, the great coal ';: Cape Fear and Yadkin-Valley and all ing place of th coast and '-feere iRSJ'SiiW1- Carolina and th ' I-..-... . ; Atlantic- and North Carolina railroad. to ibat tleshiipa I Keuitucky v - and Kearsage ,i jeil mileage tickets at rates of $25.00 for are !betoK?ltei; ;Uil6a,'' theft;1- miles andmoo for 2,000 miles. - . , Jt-m-wJ-- '- -A-rw PA & And to permit the use of same by all naval acadjmp-lof the. mation ; -Ric fipersons whose names m be written in mond, a grieafKaty o thr sotw; and'f books; sucto persons to -be only the . ' .rt ;, i kuJ ioi'memb?rs f business houses and their Fortress, .iTn-the ke tO ,- jthe ; lay:t raveling representalveBi. and the mem- stituation, :n'idecl&lfea 'In ! sta'Hebers of the purchaser's family; n. nflL fc3LJC:-- Jrt'yi'-J:i 'n-A'-Wi' It is. further .petitioned that such of paci!fic lble, from sunset to- eunr-yg be.made interchangeable and good rise, and nSf ;81es ;wi41 iie aliowied to f bver all roads in this state, mentioned ente HamtptdW- 'Road3 'hetween the ark that period. ! - The en ieTrt of iraLfie Ihiook- aeittiOa: tnispaoi-ic OOT-:;thlt ade establis4i$d; for preeaiutionary. puf-.i and passengers, a large volume of "busi nn, a toiS rwwt in fhe'ihATi wf tia'al fless should be handled at less rates, than poses, is pu "ie inan-daof navaK, gmaU wtome; for iHustratlon. Oiad they offlcers at .Ie9jsit ahere wat'h the nyipg iot considered thW principle correct, why (Should, they have issued a mileaee book Irmy office jio&ted atrss -..-.TT-.i:if.iai -v: r?ajrvtn,fcn "s - ----- : Z I : J. Casey, of t$vXiHed States Army e - roe. uvKg.-.g,. -r- in and the Road s ahd day comple; dangerous night for f ear t&e mines will te acci dent "be exireodef , - j 1 1 a Tvjtrrti tfcevf vessebd either owned n. araruifsliK amvr rieTvflrtment f -r,. win- Mniirfit and all was, therefcfeen4 out Wnnt.aau ships are weiieoiana OTaerea io xy .o until day.'; fjijpiat'". tta: the - pickjet fleet will ac escort :toj vessels jtha-t have 'been ell -thronigliout . the nig'ht.f' and will!! )f t them tnrougn, tne lines tod,; mines with which the j"fted. ''v; :. (-: ; :t-l" I IhgtniiNorfoJlk and Rioh- of torped haroor is tkS The Waste mond st jrawer& allowed to leave tonigh't as uat.gilnin5ng tomor row night lilKhave to leave heTore 4iile4td ibe clear of the toarftjor. The squa'm is on ittoe piost warlike Full Steam yith Men Sleeping ral Vessels in Non- eclaratloti of War. Vrangements ; for are Makini I .' i -Party onIuban Soil.j . r; Establishshed in the" various Biueer. cwryi&jtuipcs imvc ktou jam. ? nizea -ine justice or ine ciaim or inose itween ClaitBHealrV andt CJharleS i'-and ''ft -W'ho -travel resrul-ly above; those who lpij in the Chesapeake ynly travel occas'3allyi The same rule 'JScfteS-: OUtlet. Of 'Hampton o-i&v v cu pt iub uairayviiauuu ui mm of .yesterreignx or i r . iSsem.- It ris,. therefore, hicih moves in smoii Quantities arid that fffr; 'Vessels tot come m t:Hrhc,K. moves -In ' laiare 'duan.tttls.-i .On. n. f - r' . r u .1 : :.-..:-' -f; .; t . j. ; : fcm will f prevent scalping of mileage Wind of. foo&-5jmiaht lA. vtickvi fleet Micketsw and afford the railroads all Hie Kma or rooir nigint.. iA Vfet neet ..gjy,, n ;tihey need against misuse, and of steam cuteris out- for the entire feKaiie time protect the interests night tolly ipirmd,. 5 the offlcers- of the lhich we represent. And as to the re decik and; th. marine senitries are arm- tfemptlon of unused books at the explra ed and sonWt-of the gunsquads sleep at 7don of the limit, we ask that you make Che sunsX Engines are coupled, full pne year from date: of sale: we. also ask steam is 4p lan anchors have een that they beredeemed on the same basw Wedsotllat starting..; : &t f j i-. . , Up to nigatfall the Monigoimery ihad no COime Vlvrn jITOttir AOiivu cvi l T . Jl .XT 1 nnnl the PantheSJto Key West with its 800 marines, 'rtie -Montgomery, wiui us rapid (fire nsr'lthe Morrd'll and the Rionix. iwitw-iifheli- fas't Ibattenes, and ri the Paritheivaiif ilts' complement of eight rapid Mgiins, lit Is toselieved-, will form too ormidahle a fleet. for, 'any. enemy neaif thfe coast. . . Yi. -; j . ';' The newsof the whereaoouts of the Oolumtbia Tasireceled with surprise reason for sending her to the New 'Eng- $0 llTtB. cSsco, and She New Orleans join t-nis fleet,. it w311 strengthened for its an- fferred witji jar; T. u. liggs, .general sec tioipeited mfetdnsg -,.iwdth th6 Ca-pe ; de i tebary of the Young 'Men's Christian As Verde fleet 4f , Bpalh-'."'.-- ' I ' f 'S fociatton, and all ; the preliminary ar- The Rodgirs, torpedo iboat, came In jrangements were made for giving this today aftertein' for'tyght hours at AJjnagHtncenf entertainment in Wilming eea, ai rail nip to Norfolk for elas-t i : Vm TZ" rFJ.The festival will be held here on the plates 1 had sprung toecajuse , ,of the i . n "T - Wvu..r.ni -J -n Mi.MW..nrfV m ft' a sand Jbar pst;!week. ' JPie repairs will take tout abjdri time and she wil .be ready to joil thfe'flee't at iKey West, m AU the sMps of the squadron coaled today in f uB for what they nave Durn ed while infWlting here.: i , i ; THE UQSPITAL BOAT. ; ; " The ; SolaQe.v an., innovation in naval construction?, is completed .and may leave for. Key West with the (Panther convoy. Hrhull is painted -white with a green bagd' around it. She Is a ship of 3,800 tonfiS and nas a speed or seven teen knots, iovshe can easily follow the fleets of Anerica.'; Carrying -the flag of the Gen'a Reds Cross, it is not be lieved that he will even be threatened Jjy the enensyi .Every comfort and con venience f oa wounded omcers ana men will be fouSd' .on this floating! hospiial and never ijjfef ore have' there been such provided I lor battles on the water. There are unks " for . the wounded. Dlenty of ofierating tables, large steam launches togcirculate in and out of the neei &ou uuie waj cue uuum. A" launches wll undobutedly save many officers audi' sailors from . death ;.. by drowning.i EThe wounded will be care fully takenfhy cables and tackles f o- room .or tkenJtolthe bunks. There iteral assembly as popuhst p the fu are operating rooms for .use of officers - sion ticket, died near Vandemere in and sailors bath rooms; convalescing r?? LE& of the shlpland there .will be on board a corps of Strained male nurses lromjjiiS remain's were brought to Kinston wew YprK. x. txi ta;-i TVi. It is bellefed that the steamers Juan- ita and Howard, belonginsr to the Mer- chants an , Miners' Transportation Company, find Tinning , between wor- folk, Boston, 1 tjaitimore, -roviuence:K.. . . , - - .- and Savanfh,. will be purchased by-' - .. irmrahlps off HayU the United gStfttes government for itsVf k TT . , '- Whete?SeywiU:;beconverted Jgg into or : .tra troop ships s not known.; .The Howard 1 panted dark gray; passtag the is In here, find the work of unloading st, Nicolas, the western point of the her eargo as pushed forward durmgK-jDorthern part of Haytl, on Saturday last. vesterday f&d last night.. The Juanita on h-er way to Norfolk, and on is HOW 'f- These' steamers are staunch, stout and . ; seaworthy, and would be valuable ad l; Sditions to the ; navy of the United M- States. It is onlv a. fentr mnnttio .Inn. Ithe Juanita, a new ship, made her first trip to Korfolk from Boston, and she 'lard, an older ship, is quite up to the same standard. . The harbor late tonight presents a inmost warlike appearance. . The guard fs fleet of the f ortt stops all , vessels and 1 warns them of danger, after passing Son tneir papers. They are also told oe allowed in or out of the ha.rbor.be- stween sunset and sunrise; mtEAGE BATES. "Wilmington Tariff Association Petitions the Railroad Commission, 4nee the Rate lor Book Tickets. ij.'jnth the North Carolina railroad commis- .ision' 1. The Wilmh-srtoTi Tariff Association. otfr- petition. reasons 1 for petitionlne - rates mentioned- 4n, Item No. 1 are. that the .f011 nav escaonsnea ine preceaeni in transportation of both freight p-vrai'lroads hava established the precedent g pto flrte - xoT. nuies x a raxe ..or zvs cents per !; wuub i-ireir regular nrsi-ciass wai w cents per mile? They evidently recog jnue, wmze t'neir regrutar nrst-elass ?lt rates are granted and the remainder handled at the lowest classes, while the former class is handled at what are ermea ciass rates, wmcn are ciassmea as to;.eiVe-th-clas of eoods which jcomprises the smallest, movement the angneat class. . nneir entire method, or doing business recognizes; the. principle 'which 4s recognized by all business orr ganlzations1, that tof the largest business should "be sriven the most f avorable terms Railroads for a considerable -period per- t' ' i. . .J . .1 . M : 1 v l . a Biiii vc! i una vow ri uuite luhs -lw a. Jimited number, whose names appeared "a. the books, and "sold rhem at rates we JmAntt-w-M-i. in. .H-tmn "NTrv 1 a rA rilv ii t Vi- Kjirew these rates and conditions,! think. Is about eight years ago. 5. uur reasons xor maxing petitions m rtttem No. 2, are these: It .is frequently the case that a merchant desires to send traveling representative over a road for i torthich he has no mileage book, and to do . So at present he has to purchase a ticket -at regular-tfare, or a member of -the firm ;.J9 coropelled to make a special trip on " tike terms. ' We conterfd that to this class 'rot travel wlio invest a large amounft of V. 'AWW, T i'f. ' ...u... X.J rvr. V"JVJ . (As to the use of mileage books -to the tjnem'bers of a purchaser's family we as- r4gtt the same reasons: as . cited in this jjitem relative "to commercial travelers, lor only those who travel a great deal would -purchase the books. 6. Our reasons., for making petition as mentioned in item. No. 3 are these: Pur- t rhasers will not -be required to invest so ; much money at one time; and we think, it fair .to assume that rates requested will K Vncrease" travel, some among business t men andS. a great deal among the other f frlass of travel herein -mentioned,, hence f -he railroads wilt receive more revenue i than now .from their passenger service rt no additional expense... Lines members Fif the Central Passenger Association, sell Interchangeable mileage boote' good : over Mhe nnes, memoers or tne association, in dividual lines, members of the associa tion, also sell 2,000 mue dooks at z cents per mile, and as this twas done without loress-ure' of the court, -we assume that fhev reoognized tne justice of allowing lithat portion of their travel from whom F they received the bulk of their revenue h the advantages due ,t hem, and applied pthe same principle which they observe win transoortation of freight, while con- f forming to the light of precedent. 1. As a matter of protection, to the rail Aa nra. nct-l-tlin vent in order that these f'-books cannot be resold by the purchasers. ICm rbmM in nrooortion to the re- jr.iwioTi tn the rate xy&r mile at which. i .( 1 m.J L oom. , Kespeciruily Buranneu JAMBS KYLE. Mag'r WUmlorgton, Tariff Assoc" n. THE MAY FESTIVAL. tills Great Entertainment to Be Held In Wilmington . Ittay 20th and 21t, Three Performances Will Be Given. FliTty Celebrated Artist Are Coming. Kit-. . ft --.- iMr. J. Atkinson1, of Boston., manager Severn-May Festival arriv in ijne cixy yesirua.. arcw V evenings of May 20th and- 21st, with one matinee'performance also on the 21st. It jwill be under the auspices of the Y. M. b. A and the commodious compartment of the Champion Compress, on the south- ,1 west -corner of. Nutt and Walnut streets, r 'will he utilized for the occasion. Beats for 3,000 persons will be provided. r.i Mr. Atkinson tells us. that it was orig inally intended to bring out forty artists, but hat the company has been increased to fifty. Among the notable additions to' Kithe" artists is Xavier Riter, the world's greatest Frernch foym player, and Madam Naldi, a famous soprano just from Paris. ; We learnt that already $i,000 worth of tickets bave Ibeeni sold to the festival to Jbe held in Nashville, Term, -May'.Sth and Wth. Such great, interest is being taken In tt that the Nashville Cham'ber of Com iroerce is actively. promoting it. It is be deved that the sale of tickets will amount Io more than. $5,000. v p. Ieath of K. P.'Hanier. ' (Special' to The Messenger.) , i . t. fi v ' Kinston. N. C April 25. Mn E. P Hauser, who represented Lenoir coun- i?:fc,amUco county1( Sunday afternoon at Hauser had "been sick with pneumonia! about two months. morning on the Atlantic and ic., I'DT,1 w-s Nortb Carolina train and were buried Hn the family Jourying grounds about mn from Kinston. ft The correspondent off the Associated h Press was unahie o verify the statement. jrjher arrival the- same programme of jspeedijy unloading will "be carried out. WIR, MEASURES, Arcangemi jilts for Speedy! Mobilization ' of f ithe Volunteer Forces, ' . : . 4 4. AGT 0E IfTRIOTIC MILLIONAIRE. Joh Jacob As Offer to the Goyernpent Assistant Secretary Roosevelt a ISAitenant Colonel of 3Iounted Rifles To Establsh ' ' ' a Naval Stion in the Philippine Islands To Establish -Recruing Stations -- Resignation of : Secretary Sli''jrman Judge Day to Succeed Him; ' . ' Quotas of the Southern! States. Washington,rAr 25.--Corigress to day formally decl -id war to exist be tween the TJnitef -States and" Spain, the senate passed Hfje naval appropria tion bill carrying &rge amounta of money for the improvement of our sea- fighting arm of ; :he federal , service. . - "-mff ' -I The Hull army rrgarlization bill' was passed by the sennte and now goes to conference. SJ5rjt Ary Sherman .re signed as chlef'Cf Jie- state department, to be succeeded ;bjAsistant Secretary Dqty, and the latjttf by John B. Moore, of New York, anJKnowledged author ity on internaosf jit'law, and the; war department cafledSn.he several states for their jjuotas f;fhe volunteer army of the United Stage's.-, These make up the important events of the day. It was not announced when Secre tary Sherman's re,.gnatlon would take ' eneci, tne secretaji naving yielded his original idea, of lejtig at once, and it is presumed that will remain until, j uuge uay quaun; J as nis successor.; T .. J ' , . . I The selection of M loore, who is now professor of ihte'rf iftfonal law: at Co lumlaia university! rTew tSTork, to suc ceed the latter, wl warmly welcomed by all of the state: apartment: employ es. Appointed origK lly from Delaware to the tate depati jent toy (Mr. Bay ard, when the latf , was secretary,. Mr. Moore, by shl merit and ability worked his way )f to'- the place of second asfstant- sJtary and in that capacity he serveun,der several ad ministrations wifh:t regard to politi cal changes. Hesigned to accept, the chair of-interTitional law at Co-.' lumbia unlveristy ;" i.bout three years ago and it is belie ;d that his Tresent appointment; is oni temporary, owing, to his indispositf . to permanently sever his connections with Columbia. Mr. Moore is an jthority in certain branches of international law and his selection will l- do MjCh i to strengthen the state depaf tnvit j in the present emergency. ' . v.; l THE QUESTIcfg-,t)F PRIZES. The offlciais of I5ie' department, with the assistance of t -e attorney 'general.4 have - been preparig another procla mation which will ;:.2 issued in a day or two, this time tre,- ting of prizes and defining the oondi na and "time -when such seizures ftgb ! be made. It is be- nevea tnat tne pro Wt ana suggestions coming from foreif 'i, embassies and le gations here have--ed. the: department to define once for' f fits position in this- matter. r; '-:;.f - f l A prize commfss -?her was appointed this afternoon in re ; person .of Com mander John WyDjgfi.i a retired naval officer. tHe will bvvstationed at' Key West, where her Jv'f resides,, and it will be :his duty,j 5 conjunction with two of the membettf-jyet to be selected. as part of the corrtit ;-BSion to make an- praisements or mev-jaiue oi prizes ana. to assist tne prize mparts in their work. ROOSEVELT MaSE A CAVALRY .' ofier;. ! v ' The president- t y" named Assist ant Secretary of fi Navy i. Roosevelt as lieutenant colont fof one of the reg- 'SllSn,:rana caible. Tiie.cut was made about onel Wood, whom :JVIrJ Roosevelt has .ten ,m'i1es out tt Havana, and the urgea. tor tn piac f.: - colonel Wood ' won a medal of hoi r for distinguish ed gallantry while ' . jmmandlng a de tachment of regUlaiXttroops during the exceedingly hard pache campaigns against Geronimo. f iecretary Alger se lected Colonel WofU and Mr. Roose velt for the positi ,s because he felt that their training'' nd experience in the past fitted then t.p do good service with a coXvboy regil lept.iOoldnel Wood starts west tomor; H' to superintend the recruiting. maijf4fferjs shaving al ready come to Mr. iosevelt from indi viduals and : organ ions among the cowboys. Secretarf yLong wishes Mr. Roosevelt to remai; W h ,hls present po sition as long as -pvilple, so -it may be two oi three weekIf ore-he .will join his command: ; ? rC So the tallc of lvjccessor to Mr. Roosevelt as assjYjit. secretary has been mere, speculation- and lit can be stated..posittvely ,tfp,"up to this time the presidetjt ihasft rat made a choice as his' successor. "'IS-''" :-: v' There was a dirtii.lf news from th'e, seat of hostilities Ithe Cuban coast so ifar as the depa- lent was concern-. j v i :t ijftt. i-M A9 rT it 14- TT'O a In loocoBiuu ui iiii ui - mation it was. so arefully guarded that nothing leaked? Jout. A few. tele grams came from 4? sy West announc ing , the arrival ' 'l;re' of the prizes whose capture- hi e: been reported through the press. V' intentions of Comrf dore Schley in so hastily rushing awr y the -flyers Co lumbia andMinneaf lis from Hampton Roads, but it is toelie 1 that their pur- pose is to shelter. ie. Paris or some other liners" from a? ck at the , hands of a Spanish cruises g , A PACIFIC NAVAL JT ATION NEED- ti ' . - ': - - There was talkm-f'testahlishlnfr a supply depot in the Philippines to meet imr tuuuiuuuo it .in; waierg. our ..fleet there now hajrio home, and un der neutrality law- the stay of the ships at any; port JV limited to a few hours. This is unrLfeant, besides in volving the expend Vfe of a great deal of coal, so that it rq ,)rbe necessary for the Philippines andWtfrtify it as a base of supplies. oil -The -doruirtmonr- nho, .two more tugs,; the tortense, of . New Orleans, -and the MaWlllick, of Gal veston. n .4 - ; ' A good many.detay J-emaln to "be ar ranged in-order toefctrry out the war department's project .i of the mobiliza tion of volunteers, 1 these are rapid ly being disposed o A The department received notice toda that -John Logan, son of the. late gene' and Senator Lo Mn - had raised a" "kvalry regiment which he offered U-iHe government "hatthis can beCacc -fed 'as part ofthe quotk of men to ifelurnished by Ull- HOIS. 'X I' " ' ' ! A PATRIOTIC VyiXIONAIRE. ' John Jacob Astorjr New York, not content with off erif-r4 the. government free his splendid yar J and free trans- ' ' - "-. porta tion for troops! Jid supplies over 'map of.Cu'ba ahd the cltyof Havana. the railroads in whS he is interested, it was presented to us through C6lonel has come forward op.Si notice "that he -aro&r Tavior who eTv.n ty has raised and equifid at-his owji ex- wKr-.1ay. -represents, that pense a battery of llytlUery which he coi2ian3r ,to .dy; .'-- desires to offer to MM government un- The (Delaware as one of the icom der his own plans fi'tservlce in Cuba. ' panles carrying insurance at Hub at This offer probably r-JI be accepted, al- j the time of the toig Hre there and t 4houhthe departrf; tt fias toeen del- f t- Joss, without discount, in flv irered With offers toi- kse voiunteeTs in this .war to the agi gate number of at least 50,000. As "fjte president's au thority under the vk pnteera bill Is to enlist -only three' ret inents outside of the regular quotas . j be furnished by the states, there Is nt m-uch opportunl ty to accept the services of these patriots.- : r - v . .. The order to the 'district militia td go Into camp at Soldiers . Home . was , revoked just at the moment when It was in execution, owing It is said, to the fact i that the' sudden call away of so many employes from the depart lucul, "ll"uul iwti lurenK cripple, the government service. ments without notice threatened - to The action of the president in recom mending', a formal declaration of war was welcomed by officials in every di rection as putting . the present strug gle on a more dignified basis" and tend ing to the avoidance pf international complications. . THE SOUTH' S QUOTA OF TROOPS. The war. department ' has issued - a cay on the states for their quotas of troops under the call for 125.000 men. The following are the quotas of the southern ! states: Alabama; two regi ments of r infantry and one battalion; Arkansas; two regiments of infantry; Florida, one regiment of infantry: Georgia, two regiments of infantry and two light batteries; Kentucky, three regiments of infantry and two troops of cavalry; Louisiana, two reeimeta .. 1 a . , . - A "uamry; maryiana, one regiment or infantry and four heavy' batteries ; Mis sissippi, . f two regiments of infantry; . North Carolina, two regiments of in fantry arjd one heavy battery; South Carolina, lone regiment of infantry, one -battalion Land one heavy battery; Ten nessee, three regiments of infantry;" Texas, three regiments of infantry and ' one. regiment of cavalry:' Virginia. tnree regiments of infantry; West Vir ginia, one regiment of infantry; Dis trict of Columbia, one battalion.' The rendezvous for the troops to be musteredj in he service of the volun teer : army in the various states - and territories has been designated by Sec retary Alger as follows: Alabama, Mo bile; Arkansas, Little Rock; Florida, -Tampa; jGeofgia, Atlanta; Kentucky, Louisvill; Louisiana, New Orleans; Maryland, , BaltlmoreV Mississippi. Jackson;!; North Carolina, Raleigh; South Carolina, Charleston'; Tennessee, Nashville ; Texas, Houston ; Virginia, Richmond; West Virginia, Martins burg; District of 4 Columbia, Washing ton. " i- - - - ' . .. RECRUITING OFFICERS. ' For the purpose of recruiting forHhe volunteer as well as for the regular army the department will designate in each state and territory several-cities where recruiting under the direction of army bfflcers will be carried on." The Hull bilH which it is expected will be come a law tomorrow, will provide for the increase of the regular army on a war footing to . about 60,000 men. In addition: to these recruiting. stations it is expected the war department will designate boards of army officers who will- go from place to place; in the state engaged; in recruiting duty. . ' Secretary Alger has telegraphed the governors of the several states that it is the-wish of the president that' the regiments of the national guard or militia shall be used as far as their numbers will permit.' -. ; - . C- The Havana Cable Cut. . '," (Special to The Baltimore Sun.) T Tampa, Fla,, April 24.-The Unltedi States autiiorities nave tout the Ha- southern end of the cah-le is now on. IJu Mangrove, which was recentiv: con verted tei'to- an auxiliary cruiser. TMs g:ives the United (States govern ment exclusive Aise of the oalble. It 'is intended as soon as the "blockade "of Cienfuegos .is established to out - ithe caole' tbe-tween that port arid Jamacia, thus entirely evering telegraph, com-, municatiom ibe t ween (CWba and the out side world, .except) such) aa Ss send through the United States, censorship. rigidly ies'tahllshed at (Key West. The, government has seized the cable office! there and has. discharged all operators except !one, who has ibeen put under, oath -not to reveal matter sent from the fleet to Washington. Besides .Jhls, he 1a c-losely twatched to' prevent -hL commiupicating information ' to corre spondents. V ;6 . A detailoforiarines is" constantly on guard at the catole office.- It 1s said the censorship will- he expended to Punta (Gorda. Fla. . wers .wave oeen issueu ty ttie navy l aenartment ito Trewn n(wna,npr ; , - - - -- . , boats from following -the ' fleet, -thus tiouibliTHg the difficulty of Btairilngac curaite information, as well as greatly delaying it. Colonel IMciArthur, chief .of General Wade's' staff, today, inspected the Plant Line steamers at Tampa At the mwa. A - i .u,. 1 1 - nrr.1 : garet are Jying here. As, soon as the 'Masootte "arrived thiai afternoon she (vaa Iboarded "by the officers and ithor oughly examined. Colonel McArthUr. expressed 9ilmself as ' satisfied1 with these . vessels for transport purposes. . A -large number of refuigees came over from Key West o.n the Mascot te,' ftVfUf ittio. colonv alreadv here. - - - l fioniM rTraTiam. rnmmandrner The department otf the gulf, rrived--Jere from jsev w wn xue uiaacuue. xie - leff for the north, tonight. . v Base Hall. Cincinnati 4, Chicago 7. . . ". rsnxlnrrafl I A nrll 95 TVia' Ta 1. i day's game after they had gained a com- ; eignth inning. Attendance 500. The score: I R. H. K. 1 Cincinnati ...... v. .0 0 0 6 0 0 1 S 0t , 7 5 j Chicago ...... .1 0 0. 0 0 0 0 x7 "8 1 1 Louisville 4, Cleveland U. Lrouisvilie, April 25. The Colonels prov- only feature of the-game was- Assistant Umpire Wood's play, he Changing tiia de--. cision three times hi the third Inning. Attendance 200. The score: XR. H. E. Lou4sville .0 3 10 0 0 0 0 0- fi Cleveland 1-0 0 2 4 0 3 0 111 10 5 : Batteries; Dowling and Dexter; Young . and O'Comiorv Umpires Swart wood and ; W oods. Time, 2:30. - Washington. April 25.-The other sched: . gjf Umea 'Wer POfed on ac, 1 ' f: ' .. , Handsome Map of Cuba ' , ' .? The Messenger thank'the Delaware . .. , dy after the Are.. -Fleet Ordered From Cape de Verde Wa8?,nSOB'?Pl1 5.The Post tomor row will say: "T-nft Snnw r - . t' ....... -.1 pi. ' b PocVugal to leave St. Vincent, ;g. :. i 8