The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-29

o line steamers Calico. Chicago and
Toxic.
Washington. April Ex-senator Platt
saw the president to-day in behalf OF
e Stewart L. Woodford and Col
Fred ID. Grant, both of whom desire
commissions In the volunteer army.
The president Is understood to have
practically promised TO give General
Woodford a commission as major gen.
eral and Colonel Grant a commission
as brigadier general.
Gibraltar. April 2S.-The Spanish tor
pedo destroyer Destructor and the tor
pedo boats Habana and Barcelona con-
tinue accommodating in he straits Of
Gibraltar n the neighboring waters
of the Mediterranean.
Liverpool. April 2s.-The members OF
the crew of the Shenandoah were
greatly excited when the tug Rathlyn
informed them hat war between Spain
and the United States had broken out.
Captain Murphy says that on Monday
evening last he sighted what he be-
lieves were two Spanish cruisers. but
the vessels were too far distant for him
to be certain that they were warships
OF the enemy.
Washington. April 2s.-As to the re-
ports from London that the United
states had sent a threatening notifca-
ton Portugal that she would be re-
garded as an ally of Spain unless the
Spanish fleet was ordered from the
Cape Verde islands. no confirmation
could be secured from h state de-
partment officers or from n Portu-
guese minister. On the contrary. these
reports were dismissed as highly i'm
probable.
New York. April 2s.-The Ogden
Goelet estate has refused to accept the
$500, 900 which the government has
agreed to pay for the Mayfiower.
Cadiz. April 2S.-Three steamers of
the Campania Trans-Atlantica are be-
ing rapidly armed as cruisers. The
Buenos Ayres is mounting four 16-cen-
timetre guns. four 12-centimetre guns
and two 9-centimetre u n the An
tonic Lopez Is mounting four lbs n
two 9s and the Joaquin Popla I'VE IS
and two maxims.
London. April 2s.-Sir Julian Paunce-
fote. the British ambassador to the
United States. has been instructed. it
Is reported here. to make presentations
to the Washington government re-
specting the tonnage question OF tax.
Madrid. April rs, IL y. NIT is an
nounced this evening that the captains
of the steamships of the Campania
Trans-Atlantica will undertake to
carry the Spanish mails to Cuba. They
declare that they are confident they
can 1OrCe the BLOCKADE.
Wilmington. Del. April 2S.-Only
about 200 of the $50 members of the
Delaware militia and half of the off,
GERS have volunteered to the United
States government. the others refus-
ing to GO, fearing that their own Off
GERS would not be in command.
St. Paul. April 2s.-Minnesota's three
regiments of volunteers are en- route
to this city tonight from all parts of
the state. BY noon tomorrow they will
be ~bivouacked at Camp Ramsey on the
state fair grounds.
Provincetown, Mass. April 2s.-The
United states cruiser Columbia an
chored outside Long Point. Mass, at
3:i5 p. m.
Machias. Me-, April 2s.-The curiser
Minneapolis. from Eastport, bound
east. is now at anchor off Salt island,
in Machias bay.
Buenor Ayres. April 2S.-The Span
ish boat Temarario sailed yesterday
under secret instructions.
St. Johns, n. F.. April 2S.-The Brit
ish cruisers Cordelia and Pelican have
been ordered to New Foundland waters
to cope with any emergency that might
arise II Spanish warships visit this
coast for coal
London. April Glowing to the ar
rest of several Englishmen i'm Cuba,
accused of being American spies. ne
gotiations have been opened for TAX
inng off British subjects by British
men-of-war