The Holt County sentinel., 1898-04-29
Column, Forward. March,


'Wh5Tras, El 80 act o. congress emil
tied An act Il provide for the iucreas
ing OF the III iItary establishment nf the
United States IA iim, of WaT. aud for
other purposes. approved Apr.i -, lo!'o.
the president was authorized, IL order t0
raise volunteer army, 10 issue h's
proclamation calm. for volunteers -
serve in the army rf the | Hi,ed States.
Nov, therefore. |. William Nck,n.e:.
president Of the United States, by virtue.
OF power vested II n-. 10y the cuusti;u
tiOD and laws, and GeeminG sIiitieUt o.: .
casion to exist. have thought at la cal. +
for. aud EegeoA do call faT. volunteers t.
the aggregate number cf l25,O1n. ia order
to carry into ett-c; the purpose r Tie
said resolution. t.e same 1" ao HIimT
toned as far lis practicable among the
several states and territories aLa the
District OF C0lumiIIa, according L. !.Dpu-
lat!nu. and - serve for tX0 years uuiess
sooner discharged. The details for THIS
object will tee immediately commuu,
Gated to the proper authorities through
the war department.
"lu witness thereof. have mere
unto set my hand, an caused the
seal Of the United States t. ba
IeEA.~ affixed. Done al Washington
th's twenty thIrd day Of April.
1873. and Of the Independence uf
the United States the !22i
',Sisnedl Nm. MCKIHLEr.
by tine President
"JoHN SHEEMA%, Secretary Of State.
On basis of this cali Nevada Will b.
called upon 10 furnish l1S men aud New
York, l2,JI:5: Missouri. J,ill; Iowa, 3.I122;;
Nebraska, l,iG'; Illinois. i6US; lndiaua,
i.402: Kansas, 2,IIIS. The total number
called for by the president from April
ID, 1851, to April II, 1860. ~as 2.II1,C49.
The terms of service were from three
months TO three years.
The blockade of Havana has been es
tablished.
Several Spanish boats haye been cap
tured.
Every port having railroad COmmuni-
cation with Havana is cut off from com
municatiOn with the outside world.
Minister Sewall has been Instructed 10
seize the Hawaiian Islands for a coaliuG
station for the United States.
The first shot fired was from the
cruiser Nashville across the bow of the
Spanish merchantman Baena Ventura,
and was taken in by the Nashville on the
evening OF Friday, the 22d.
The telegraph wires at Key West have
been taken possession OF by the goTern-
ment. The Spanish cable from Havana
to Jamaica has been cut by Uncle Sam.
Spain can secure no coal where the
British and Russian flag floats.
General Brook will command the army
or invasion.
The blockade Of Manila and other
places in the Philippine Islands by the
Asatic squadron has been ordered.
American fleet is taking in prizes al Il
great rate.
The first pinch OF the blockade is be-
ing keenly felt at Havana. Prices of
food have gone up 30 per cent. Food is
already SO scarce that even at these high
prices it is almost upobtalnable. Hun
ger has already appeared among the
poorer classes. The city was uDpre-
pared for the blockade.
On Monday of this week congress
formally declared war TO exist between
the United States and SPAN, in accord,
ance with message from the president.
But one minute and forty seconds was
needed IN the house TO pass the bill-not
dissenting vote was recorded. The bill
in substance is as follows:
'Re it enacted, etc:
hereby, declared to exist, and that war
has existed since the 2lst day Of April,
a. d., 1888, including said day. between
the United States Of America ald the
kingdom of Spain.
"Second-That the president Of the
United States be, and he is hereby, di-
rected aud empowered TO use the entire
land aud naval forces of the United
States and to call into the actual service
of the United States the militia of the
several states TO such extent as may be
necessary to carry this act into effect.
Since the war with Spain the United
States naval forces have captured nine
Spanish vessels. The prizes are the
steamers Buena Ventura, Pedro, Miguel
Jover, Catalina and Saturnia, and the
schooners Mathilde, Candida and Anto-
Mo, Panama, ard Alfonso NH. Also
the steamer Ambrose Bolivar, with S60,-
600 In SILVER aboard. besides cargo of
bananas.
The North Atlantic squadron is en-
forcing the blockade OF Cuba and the
flying squadron remains in Hampton
Roads, except the Minneapolis and Co
lumbia, which have gone to sea on a
mission known only to the naval author
tiles. The cruisers San Francisco and
New Orleans ara at the Brooklyn navy
yard, and may sail tomorrow to JON tt.ae
flying squadron. Every day adds several
vessels to the auxiliary fleet. The bat
tleshIp Oregon and the guEboat Mariet-
ia are coming up along the east coast of
South America and will probably touch
at Rio Janeiro IN a few days. The dyna-
mite cruiser NIchter0y. just purchased
from Brazil, is still at Rio Janeiro. The
newly purchased cruiser Topeka is al
sea on the way from Portsmouth to New
York and the torpedo boat Somers is still
at Portsmouth, but ready for sea. The
steamer Paris, for whose safety no alarm
Is row felt, will arrive IN New York in a
few days.
The secretary OF war has notified the
governor of Missouri that the state will
be called upon 70 furnish five regiments
Of infantry and one light battery OF ar
tillery.
On Tuesday the light house tender
Maugroye captured the richest prize of
the war. The captive was the Panama,
Captain Quevedo, big trans Atlantic
liner, and an auxiliary cruiser Of the
Spanish navy. which has been plying of
late between New York and Hayara.
She had twenty nine passengers, includ-
one Mexican, and crew Of seventy two.
As the Panama carried l2-pounders she
could easily have annihilated the little
Mangrove, and as the latter came into
harbor with her prize there was not a
craft but that saluted her with rousing
cheers.
Parts of the Elockading squadron
bombarded Matanzas on the 9th, and
much damage has been done that Gu
ban city.
A junction with the insurgents and
the United States forces has been ar
ranged, end indications are for heavy
fighting down there very soon. Light
artillery is now being hurried TO Tampa.
The latest from the Spanish Atlantic
squadron is that they are still on the
other side of the ocenn.
The Spsniards have captured one OF
our tugs with 1900 tons OF coal. The
capture was off the PHILIPPINE Islands.