Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1898-04-28
THE PRESIDENT CALLS
For an Army Of One Hundred and
twenty-five thousand Volunteers,
In Order to Carry Into Eject the Resoiu-
tions OF Congress To DIR We Out the
Hated spanish From the
Island of Cuba

WASHINGTON, April 25.-Thc prcsi-
lent Saturday issued the following |
proclamation calling for III, 900 troops !
to serve two years.
Hv the president of the | nitcd States, |
"A proclamation.
Whereas, liy joint resolution of
congress. approved ON the Goth day of
April, lS9s, entitled, Joint resolution
for the recognition of the independence
of the people of Cuba, demanding that
the government of Spain rclinquiNh its
authority and government in the is
land of Cuba, to Withdraw its land and
naval forces from Cuba and Cuban wa
tiers, 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 en-
titled An act tn provide for tempo
rarilv increasing the military c>tab'
lishment of the United States in tim,
of war and for other purposes ap'
proved April -, 1895 the president is
authorized. in order To raise n volun.
tccr army to issue his proclamation
calling for volunteers tn serve in the
army of the United States
Now, therefore, |, William Mckin.
lev, president of the | ritcd States,
hv virtue of the power vested in me 10y
the constitution and laws and decming
sufficient occasion to exist. have
thought tit to call for and hereby do
call for volunteers To the aggregate
| 6 IN,
into effect the purpose of the said rcso-
luton; the same To be apportioncd as
| far as practicable among the
several states and territories and
the District of Columbia, ac'
cording to population. and
to serve for two years unless
sooner discharged The detail, for
this object will lie Immediately com
municatcd to the proper authorities
throughout the war department
In witness whereof, have hercuntO
set my hand and caused the seal of the
| United States tn be affixed.
Done at the City of Washington this
Esd day of April, a. ID. 1895, and of the
independence of the United Ssatcs the
l2ad.
| (Signcd.) WILLIAM MCKINLEY.
| Ev the President.
JoHN SHERMAN, Secretary of state.
| 1t is understood from authoritative
sources that this proclamation will not
he transmitted to the governors of the
states until Monday, the purpose be-
ing to avoid any unsccmly demonstra-
ton on Sunday. The president con-
| Il, 1T
a message to congress recommending
that declaration of war he
passed. Senator Davis, chair
man of the committee on
foreign relations, some days ago cX-
pressed il to be the view of the com.
mittec that declaration of war
should bc made in pacific tones by
congress, but since then has expressed
the belief that it is not now necessary.
Members of the cabinet, however. with
only one or two exceptions, still he.
| lieve n war declaration is absolutely
necessary in order To fix Il proper
status of this government, as such n
declaration unqucstionably would en-
large the scope of the rights of this
government in case of n general con.
flict, and it is not unlikely that con-
gress will be asked to take this step on
Monday or soon thereafter.
There seems to be no longer any rea-
sonable doubt that Secretary Sherman
will leave the cabinet. Assistant Sec
rotary Day is his probable successor,
although so far he has pcrsistently de.
clined to allow his name to he used in
that connection. The president. how
ever, it is understood, will insist on
Mr.. Day taking the office.
| 1t is understood the volunteer army
-iil be concentrated at Chickamauga.
| The republican members of the
ways and means committee haze
agreed upon a war revenue bill. Chair
man Dingley introduced it Saturday
afternoon.
A $500, O0O, 900 loan is provided in the
new war tariff bill in the form oi
three-per cent 1920 bonds. 500, 900,
900 certificates of indie btedncss to bear
three per cent interest are also pro
vided for
1t is estimated that the war revenue
bill will produce $780, 200, 900 in rev
enue. The tax on beer, ale and fer
mented liquors is increased from 81 tC
81 barrel, but no rebate for unused
beer or destroyed stamps is allowed
The tax on tobacco and snuff is in
creased to IL cents pound.