Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-04-29
PRESIDENTS PROCLAMATION.
THE CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS.
One Hundred and Twenty-Five
Thousand Men to Serve for Two
Years Unless sooner Dischar xed-
German Hatred lncreaseu,

Washington, April % --- The president
today issued the following proclama ton,
calling for l25,OOO troops to serve two
years:
BY the President of the United States.--
Proclamation:
Whereas, by an act of congress, entitled
An act to provide for the increasing of
the military establishment of the United
States i'll tame of war and for other pur-
poses, approved April %, 1898, the presi-
dent was authorized. in order to raise a
volunteer army, to issue his proclamation
calling for volunteers to serve in the army
of the United States.
Now therefore. |. William Mckinley,
president of the United States, by virtue
of the power vested in me by the consti-
tuition and by the law, and deeming suti-
| clent occasion to exist, have thought fit
to call for, and hereby do call for, volun-
teers to the aggregate number of l25 600,
to carry into effect the purpose OF said
resolution, the same to be apportioned as
far as practicable among the several states
and territories and the District of Column
bia, according to the population, and to
serve for two years, unless sooner dis
charged.
The details for this object will be i'm
mediately communicated to the proper
authorities through the war department.
In witness whereof have hereunto set
my hand and caused the seal of the Unit
ed States to be affixed.
Done at Washington this 23d day OF
April, 1893, and of the independence OF
the United States the l22d
tSigned) WILLIAM MkINLEY.
By the President:
John Sherman, Secretary of State.
Money for War.
Washington, April 23.--Chairman Ding
ley made the following statement regard
ing the revenue to be raised:
The ways and means committee esti
mate the increased revenue that would
be derived from the taxes proposed would
be from $9O.OO0.OO0 to $lOO,OOO,OOO, dis
tributed as follows: Fermented liquors
$50, OOOO 600; tobacco, $l5,OOO,O0O; cigars
$l5,OOO,OOO; dealers in cigars and tobacco
$5,WOOOO; stamp taxes on documents
and kilograms, $3O,0OO,OOO; stamp tax oil
wines, minerals, etc, undetermined; ton
mage tax on vessels engaged in foreign
trade, $2,0OO,OOO. Tea and coffee are no
touched. as all measures proposed To-
war revenues are internal revenue taxes.
A $5OO.OOO,OOO loan is provided for il
the new war tariff bill in the form Of
per cent bonds; $lOOOOOOO0 in certifi
Gates, Indebtedness to bear 3 per cent in
terest, is also provided. 1t is learned tn
bill provide that the bonds be redeemabl
in not less than 10 and not more than 2
years, ut the pleasure of the government
instead Of S and 20 as first proposed. tn
change is made in Difference to the wishe
OF the treasury officials.
German Hatred.
New York, April 23.--The belief tina
Spain will not give up her original plan
in regard to privateering is gainin
ground in official circles in Germany, say
the Berlin correspondent Of the Worlt
The admiralty is considering the adviss
bility of sending a warship to West IL
dian waters to safeguard German inter
ests.
The most foolish attempts are bein
made by newspapers actively hostile
America to point out the alleged DANCE
threatening the United States from tn
attitude of the Latin American republic
According to Bismarck's chief organ
Berlin, it would appear that Mexico an
the South and Central American STATE
are getting ready to fly at the throat I
the United States. These same paper
are also making violent efforts to prov
that the Spanish sea force is quite equ'
to that of the United States and thu
many surprises are in store for the Anne
lean navy.