The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1898-04-26
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THE WAR SITUATION
Resolution Formally DecIar-
ing War Against Spain
is Quickly Passed by
Congress.
SEIZURE OF SPANISH SHIPS
A PROCLAM1TION DEFINING THE
GOVERNMENTS ATTITUDE.
SEIZURE OF SPANISH SHIPS
A PROCLAM1TION DEFINING THE
GOVERNMENTS ATTITUDE,

One to be Issued in Day or Two-Talk of
Establishing Supply Depot in the
Philippines-America Fleet in Eastern
Waters Has No Home-The Call for Vol
unteers.
Washington, April 25.-Congress to-
day formally declared war to exist be-
tween the United States and Spain. The
senate passed the naval appropriation
bill carrying large amounts of money
for the Improvement of our sea fighting
arm of the federal service, the Hull
army reorganization bill was passed by
the senate, and now goes to confer
ence, Secretary Sherman resigned as
chief of the state department to be
succeeded by Assistant Secretary Day
and the latter by John B. Moore of
New York, an acknowledged authority
on international law and the war de-
partment called on the several states
for their quotas to the volunteer army
of the United States. These make up
the important events of the day.
Time of sherman's Retirement.
1t was not announced when Secre-
tary Sherman's resignation would take
effect, the secretary having yielded his
original idea of leaving at once and it
is presumed that he will remain until
T1yJ 4;
The selection of Mr.. Moore who is now
professor Of International law at CO.
lumbia university, to succeed the lat
ter, was warmly welcomed by all of
the state department employees. APP
pointed originally from Delaware by
Mr.. Bayard when the latter was sec
retary, Mr.. Moore by sheer merit and
ability worked his way up to the place
of second assistant secretary and In
that capacity he served under several
administrations without regard to po-
litica1 changes. He resigned his place
in the state department to accept the
chair Of International law at Columbia
about three years ago, and it is believ-
ed that his present appointment is on
ly temporary, owing to his indispo-
sition to permanently sever his connec-
tions with Columbia. Mr.. Moore is an
authority on certain branches of inter-
national law and his selection will do
much to strengthen the state depart
ment in the present emergency.
Proclamation as to Prizes.
The officials Of the department, with
the assistance Of the attorney general,
have been preparing another proclama-
ton which which will be issued in a
day or two, this time treating of prizes
and defining the conditions and time
when such seizures might be made 1t
is believed that the protest and sug-
gestions coming from foreign embas-
sizes and legations here have led the
department to define once for all it's
position In this matter. A prize COM
missioner was appointed this afternoon
in the person of Commander John
Wynne, a retired naval officer He
will be stationed at Key West, where
he now resides, and it will be his duty
In conjunction with two of the mem
bers yet to be selected as part of the
commission to make appraisement of
the value of the prizes and to assist
the prize courts in their work.
kOO6eVflL n lieutenant Colonel.
1t has been understood for some time
past that Assistant Secretary Roose-
welt of the navy department would soon
retire in order to enter the military
service in the Cuban campaign. This
story can now be confirmed positively
although the time set for Mr.. Roose-
velt's departure from the department
is not definitely fixed. The president
to-day named Mr.. Roosevelt as lieuten-
ant colonel of one of the regiments of
mounted rifiemen to be raised in the
Rocky Mountains under Colonel Wood,
place. Colonel Wood is now DR.. Wood
of the army. He won medal of hon
or for distinguished gallantry while
commanding detachment of regular
troops during the exceedingly hard
Apache campaigns against Geronimo.
Secretary Alger selected Colonel Wood
and Mr.. Roosevelt for these positions
because he felt that their training and
experience in. the field particularly fit
ted them to do good service with cow
boy regiment. Colonel Wood starts
west tomorrow to superintend the re-
cruiting, many offers having already
come to Mr.. Roosevelt from individuals
among the cowboys. Secretary Long
wishes Mr.. Roosevelt to remain in his
present position as long as possible, so
it may be two or three weeks before he
,uiu join his command.