The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-04-28
MONDAY.

message recommending q uecIaraUlOll
of war against Spain. 1t was referred
to appropriate committees in both
houses.
The Senate military affairs commit
tee decided to favorably report the
army reorganization bill just passed
by the House.
A "war room has been established
at the White House, where the teleg-
raphers will be located and where
maps of Cuba and the West Indies
will be hung.
The House of Representatives took
one minute, forty-one seconds to pass
declaration of war against Spain.
No one opposed it.
The Navy Department declares
that no American ship is in danger
of capture, every Spanish warship
being accounted for and in harbor
closely watched, with one exception.
The seizure of Hawaii has not been
contemplated by the President With
Hawaii independent, its neutrality is
guaranteed, and no vessels would
have to be stationed there to defend
the country from Spanish attack.
The government secured the Mer-
rift Chapman Wrecking Company's
tug Right Arm.
The Spanish torpedo boat, Audas,
undergoing repairs, has been ordered
out of Queenstown.
Admiral SIMPSONS flag ship, New
York, chased the Italian man-of-war,
Giovanni Bansan, near Havana har-
Dor, taking her for the Viscaya. The
mistake was discovered and salutes
were exchanged.
The Gushing and Algonquin have
caught Spanish schooners, making
ten prizes taken by American war
ships.
TUESDAY.
By reason of the mining of New
York harbor, the Secretary of War
ordered the southern entrance closed
between sunset and sunrise, and the
organization of patrol system.
The cruisers Columbia and Mime
apolis are now off the New England
coast and there are startling rumors
as to their purpose.
A Spanish vessel fired upon an
American schooner off Savannah.
The Queen Regent of Spain still
hopes to avoid disastrous or pro-
longed war.
The American fleet in Pacific waters
is rapidly modelling to blockade
Manila.
Agents in Liverpool of the Ameri-
can four masted ship Shenandoah, on
her way to this port from San Fran
cisco, declare that there is not the
slightest evidence to justify the re-
ports that she has been captured by
a Spanish war ship.
Until the submarine torpedo boat
Holland is improved to greater ex-
tent than is now the case, according
to the report of the board which in
spected her some days ago, she will
not be purchased for the naval service.
The officers of the Fern, who know
something of the situation there, say
Havana has been eating mule flesh
for at least a week Since the block
ade the price of fresh meat has risen
to 81 a pound.
If the Democratic members of the
House Committee on Ways and Means
can have their way an income tax is
to be made one of the leading features
of the war bill.
Ten major generals and forty briga-
diers will be appointed by the Presi
dent to command the brigades, divis-
ions and corps into which the volun-
teer army of $4,000 men are to be
organized.
Secretary long authorized an EN-
phatical denial of the reports current
that advices had been received that
Moro Castle had fired on the fleet and
that it had replied.
The President nominated VIM. R.
Day to be Secretary of State and John
B. Moore to be assistant secretary.
Secretary Day was confirmed.
Details were received of Lieut.. Ere
mont's landing in Cuba.
Rear Admiral Walker will be sue
ceeded on the naval stretegic board by
Capt. A. T. Mahan.
The Mangrove captured the big
Spanish liner Panama about twenty
miles out of Havana and the gunboat
Newport caught two small coasters
The President issued a proclama-
ton defining the attitude of the gov
eminent over Spanish ships in the
United States ports.
Rear Admiral Erben, retired was
put in command of the Mosquito fleet.
Both houses of Congress agreed to
the conference report on the army
reorganization bill.
The State Department has sent all
foreign nations notice of CONGRESS-,