The herald., 1898-04-26
more tugs, the Hortense Of New Orleans
and the Mary Willick Of Galveston.

more tugs, the Hortense Of New Orleans
and the Mary Willick Of Galveston.
The feature of interest at the war de-
partment was the dispatch to the govern
ors of the states and territories notifying
them how many men they would be ex-
pected to furnish as volunteers, how they
should be apportioned among the three
arms of the service and where they should
rendezvous in the United States army. A
good many details are to be arranged in
order to carry out the departments pro-
jects for the mobilization of the volunteers,
but these are rapidly being disposed Of.
The department got notice today that John
Logan, son of the late Senator Logan, had
raised cavalry regiment, which he Of
fered to the government under his own
command. 1t is hoped that this can be ac-
cepted as part of the quota of men to be
furnished by Illinois.
John Jacob Astor Of New York, not con-
tent with Offering the government free his
splendid yacht Normahal and free trans
portation for troops and supplies over the
railroads in which he is interested, has
come forward with notice that he has
raised and equipped at his own expense a
battery of artillery which he desires to
plans for service in Cuba. This offer will
probably be accepted, although the de-
partment has been deluged with offers to
raise volunteers in this way to the aggre-
gate number of at least $4,000 men. AS the
presidents authority in the volunteer bill
is to enlist only three regiments outside of
the regular quotas to be furnished by the
states. there is not much opportunity to
accept the services of these patriots.
The order Of the district militia to go into
camp at Soldiers home was revoked just
at the moment when 1t was in execution,
owing. 1t Is said, to the fact that the sud-
den calling away of so many employees
from the departments without notice
threatened to cripple the governments
service.
The action of the president recommend
ing a formal declaration of war was well
coined by officialA in every department.
putting the present struggle on a more
dignified basis and tending to avoidance of
International complications.
Right of Search
MADRID, April 25, noon.-The Official
Gazette today published the instructions
Of the Spanish government respecting the
right to search neutral vessels. In brief,
they set forth that warships may detain
merchantmen in any non-neutral waters
for the purpose of verifying the authentic
ity of the flag and for examining the car
go, If the vessel is bound for hostile port.
A dispatch from Barcelona says the can
ceiling of coal contracts by British firms
will lead to a paralysis Of the local men.
The anti-Brtish feeling, therefore, is re-
ceiving accentuation.
A council of officers has been appointed
to advise the minister of marine.
About 10000 Republicans of all shades
of opinion signed an address to Senor Cas-
tellar, the Republican leader, under the
pretext Of congratulating him upon his
recovery from recent sickness, but in
reality offering him their services IL he
proclaims republic. Senior CASTELAR, has
so far made no reply, but it is certain that
he will not emerge from his retirement
from politics, into which he has not put
foot for the past twenty years., aithoush