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The state herald., 1898-04-29
War Notes.

New York states first quota of vol
untcers. some 1i.00o men, win come
entirely from the national guard.
The big steamer Alphonso MI. has
escaped capture by turning back to
Spain after touching at Porto Rico.
The Spanish torpedo boat Audaz has
been ordered by the British govern
mcnt TO leave Queenstown. and sailed
Monday night.
A Joint resolution was adopted Civ
Ing the President power to prevent the
expectation OF coal and other war ma
terial.
The Rome correspondent OF the Lon
don Standard says: "Thc queen regent
asked the blessing OF the Pope upon
Spanish arms. His holiness replied
that he sent Il from his heart and
hoped 10 see ylndicntlon of Spaln's
rights. which had been trampled
upon
Two additional cruisers viii he
placed In commission within the next
month. These are the Newark. nt the
Norfolk navy yard. and the Charles.
ton, nt the Mare Island navy yard.
The former will probably bc ready
for sea ON the first proNimo. and the
latter by the 18th proNimo.
The officials of the United States ON.
hnssy nt London fear the United
States torpedo boat Somcrs. now nj
Falmouth, ls destined To remain IN
I England for some time 10 come. ns
the neutrality proclamation win be II.
sued Thursday and no convoy FOR the
little craft. without which II II inpos.
siblc FOR her TO nttcmp, TO cross the
Atlantic. has been secured.
John Jacob As,or OF New York. no,
content with Offering 10 the govern.
mcnt free his splendid yacht Nourmn.
hal nnd free transportation of troops
and supplies over the railroads IN
which he ls Interested. has come FOR.
ward with notlc. TINT he has raised
aud equipped nj his own expense n
battery OF artillery. which he desire.
To offer 10 the government FOR service
IN Cubn.
There was mass meeting In Trn.
fnlgnr square. London. sunday after,
noon 10 protest against the Spanish
/ bnrbnrltlcH IN Cubn nnd tho Philippine
islnAds. About 100 Socialists and IN.
boring men were present. "'rom-
Mann, Louis Mlcha nnd Lnihrop Tiih
ingion, mn American. who was greeted
with cries Of Good old Yankees -
made speeches Resolutions fnvorlnr
free Cuba we've adopted amid cheers
Lieutenant, Ramon de Cprrnnsn oi
the Spanish royal navy, uniil recent,
naval nlincho OF the spanish Legation
Mt Washington. Inns CHALLENGED Gen.r
nj ifiihhngh Lee and cnpinln Sigabc,
OF the Mnine 10 fight duclH. The .linl
lcngcs were ISSUED on the night TIM,
the Spanish minister withdrew from
Washington, Lieutenant lie Cnrfnnsr
Ind determined upon his course Of nc
tloh immediately nficr General Lee nnC
Cnpinln SirHbcc stated before conRrps
HloDnl committees that. In their belief
Spanish nnynl officers were rrsponsi
bic for the blowing up OF the Main.
Neither Lee OF sirsbcc paid any nltcn
ilon 10 the challenge.
The state herald., 1898-04-29
steamer Pedro Run Down.

Key West, April 23.-Two more
prizes have been taken by Captain
SIMPSONS fleet under the guns of
Moro castle. The Spanish Steamship
Pedro, loaded with rice, iron and beer,
was captured last night just as she was
leaving Havana harbor to go to San
tiago de Cuba. She was loading
when her captain. Annet. learned that
the fleet had been sighted. He feared
that Havana was to be bombarded.
and started out to sea. He was not
quick enough. The men on the flag
ship New York sighted him going nj
full speed and gave chase. The Span
lard showed no signs of stopping, and
the New York sent several shots after
her. They Were from the ships light
cr guns. They We're ineffective. Then
The state herald., 1898-04-29
IN CAMP AT cHlckAMAuoA.
Soldiers Coming In From All Points o
tho Compass.

%
tho Compass.
Chattanooga, Tenn, April 24.-All
ronds lead TO Chlckamauga to-day. The
immense national park, where are en-
cnmpcd nearly 5000 of the United
States regular troops, was the load
stone which drew thousands of people
from all the surrounding country and
for the day nearly depopulated Chat
tanooga.
Immense crowds visited the grounds
during the day.
The Eighth infantry, from Fort Rus
sell, Wyoming, 800 men, under Colo
mel Van Horne, which was last nights
arrivals, was switched out to the park
about noon. They We're followed by
the eight full companies Of the
Seventh infantry, which came from
Fort Logan, Colorado. This regiment
consisted of about $50 men and was
commanded by Colonel Benham. With
the Eighth infantry 1t was assigned
camping place in n field to the east of
Bloody Pool" Many troops are eX-
pected tomorrow morning, including
the First infantry from the Preside
and Benecia barracks. California, the
Second infantry from the Montana
posts and Batteries G and f, Third ar
tillery, from Preside. BY tomorrow
night 1t is expected that close to 10000
soldiers will be located at the park.
The state herald., 1898-04-29
Declare. u iiio.Lsd-.

Washington, April ?a.-rhcrr nrc
two further steps In Washington to.
wards activities, not TO mention the
overt net Involved In the seizure " the
Spanish vessel iiucnn Ventura on Key
West The first was the issue by lhn
prcslden, ~ his proclamation nnnounc.
lug TO the world II blockade Of mum.
her of Cuban ports, nnd the second
was the signing by him of the hlll pro.
NldlhH Tor the utilization of The yoiun.
'ecr forces In war Then. IN nidition.
there wns n notable retirement from
the Navy Department In the cnsc NJ
Captain Royal u, bradford, chief NJ
the Equipment division. lie wants Ia
SEQ active service, ani probably win
he given command Of a wnfAhip.
The state herald., 1898-04-29
MARINES GOING TO CUBA.
w,ii Make - Landing on tn. Island Ne,
Saturday.

Washington, April Commodore
schler was ordered tonight TO send
the Panther, which contains the ma.
rlncs Intended for landing purposes on
Cuban soil. TO Admiral snmpson's nccl
under convoy OF the Montgomery.
The two vessels. under instructions
from Washington. win leave Hampton
l'onds tonight. A landing. II Is now
Intended, win he effected by next Sat.
nfdny or Monday following nt Mnrlcl
or Cnbnnns. The marines viii throw
np rnrthworks In the rem. nnd the
Montgomery or some other formidable
vessel VIII lie on shore aud r.pcl nj.
rnncing Spanish troops by throwing
shells over the cnrthworks back into
the country.
II II now suggested that the marines.
" properly protected by the wnrships.
VIII he able To open M connections
with Gomez army. and pns' nmmunl.
lion nnd food enough for II mud The
fcconccntrndoes. There nrr other prup.
osltion- aud the question NJ army op.
rrnilons j. io-nlgh, undecided Al The
speculative plans discussed may bc M,
SGT NJ moments warning by the un,
expected nctlon of the enemy.
The state herald., 1898-04-29
Catalina Wa. Caught.

Key West. Fla, April 2i.-Ensign
Cristy, with a prize crew. brought Into
port this afternoon the captured Span.
lsh steamer Catalina. Captain Fnno.
3,iol tons. which left Cadlz March Ith
barcelona via Havana. for which latter
port she was making when taken. The
Catalina was captured at / o'clock this
morning twelve miles from Havana.
She was taken by the cruiser Detroit
When the first shot was fired her cap.
tain made desperate effort to escape
his pursucr, and the chase was pro.
longed for eight miles. Finally n solid
shot brought her To. She Is carrying n
cargo OF slaves and cotton.
The state herald., 1898-04-29
Columbia and Minneapolis.

Newport, Il. l., April 25.-The cruis-
or Columbia, Captain Sands, arrived
here at II o'clock this morning and an
chOred of the torpedo station.
There was much signalling with the
training station and upon approach
Ing the Columbia saluted the flag OF
Commodore Kantz.
AS soon as the cruiser dropped an
chor an officer said they Were simply
ordered 10 proceed here for orders and
he was then going TO report the vessels
arrival TO the department.
How long the vessel would remain
he did not know. lie asked II the
Minneapolis had been here and said
they parted company after leaving
Hampton Roads.
The state herald., 1898-04-29
Regiment, of w-.,.r, sn.rr.noo,.r.,

Washington. April IA regiment
Of mounted sharpShooiors. TO bc mndc
M of expert flilcmcn and rough riders
from the whole West. IL about TO bo
organized under the direction VI Gen.
crnl Algcr. secretary OF war
one company. conslsting Of ITO men,
viii hc allotted 10 Colorado. An oil.
Ger. who Il now here. Inns been dcnig,
mated 10 20 TO Colorado aud enlist tho
duoin OF men assigned to Tint state.
and he II expected To reach Denver
within the next few days.
This regiment ~ uucqnnllcd fighters
viii bc absolutely separate from the
stntc luoin Of the call Ia he mad. by
the President FOR i25.OOO men.
The state herald., 1898-04-29
ARMY REORGANIZATION BILL.
VIII Increase the Total Force to 01.oio



Washington. April 2i.-Thc House
yesterday passed the army reorcaniza-
tion bill nj the urgent request OF the
President and secretary OF war. hut
the Senate did not remain In session,
as was expected. and the bill will not
20 To the President until next week.
Some fear was expressed on the Dem
ocratic side that the bill might In
crease the regular army In time of
peace. but an amendment. prepared by
Mr.. Bailey, which removed all doubt
on this score. was accepted 10y Mr..
Hull and the bill passed by unanimous
vote. The bil reorgnnlzes the army
into three battalion formation and au-
thorZes the twenty-five regiments Of
the Infantry arm OF the service Ia he
recruited mp TO n total of 3l.sno enlist
ed men. II authorizes the recruitment
of the ten regiments Of the cavalry
arm Of the service to n total OF l2,ou1
enlisted men. the seven regiments OF
the artillery arm of the service TO ld,-
i5I men. and the engineer battalion Of
five companies up To 49, enlisted men.
including two n0n-commlssloncd oiii-
GERS. which makes total for these
four arms Of the service, when at n
maximum strength, of 0lOiO.
The state herald., 1898-04-29

Some reformers at Washington have
brought up the question of the deslra.
bIlity Of changing the metals out OF
which the minor coins Of tho United
States are made. After some consider.
alton OF the matter the house commit.
tee on coinage. weights and measures
has reported favorably 4 resolution su.
thorizing the secretary OF the treasur,
60 make experiments to determine tn,
best materials for minor coinage and tt
submit new designs for coins to con,
gress. As the result OF its deliberations
upon the subject. tho committee ha,
reached the conclusion that the copper
cent is undesirable because II becomei
dingy and dirty and by oorrosion poi.
sonous. and that the five-oent nickel
three-quarters copper. should be dis
placed because It is too soft.
The state herald., 1898-04-29
CAPTURED MERCHANTMEN.
American warahlps Gathering in Many
Spanish Vessels.


Key West, Fla, April 22.-The first
Spanish prize is the steamer Buena
Ventura, from Pascagoula, Mississip.
pi, for Rotterdam. with lumber. The
Nashville fired blank shot, which the
Spaniard ignored. This was followed
by shot from six-pounder The Bu
ena Ventura then surrendered, will
her crew of twenty men.
The Nashville towed her prize into
this harbOr at II o'clock this morning
and put n prize crew on board. Botl
ships are lying well out in the stream
Captain Lucarragu, in command OF
her, was as,Ounded. He said he die
not know that war had been declared
but when he was Informed Of the STATE
of affairs, he shrugged his shoulders
and accepted the situation philosoph
icaliy.
According to prize laws, Captain
Maynard will turn the prisoners OF
war over to the United States distric
attorney, who will decide the question
Of their disposition.
The state herald., 1898-04-29

A Wyoming stock raiser, dissatisfied
with his surroundings and In haste to
bo rich. recently sold his land and
started 70. the Klondike. A few
months later French mineralogis,
discovered near the desp!sed ranch q
mine of cobalt, a rare and valuable
metal. The whole district promises ,e
become new center of wealth. /,
was upon land sold to enable the for
mer owner to start for the gold mines
OF California, that the great oil wells
Of Pennsylvania were afterward found /;
and both these Incidents aeceutuate the
fact that we are continually within
reach Of important discoveries and
great opportunities, missing them by Q
hairs breadth OF impatience. failure
to observe or lack OF preparation.
The state herald., 1898-04-29
125,OOO MEN WANTED.
THE PRESIDENT ISSUES A CALL.
Volunteers Asked to Serve for One Year
Unless Sooner Discharged ed-Militin Will
Be Given the Preferencc-Colornd
Proportion VIII He 1908 Mon.

Washington, April 24-The Presi-
dent yesterday issued the following
proclamation, calling for 5000 troops
to serve for two years.
"A Proclamation: BY the President
of the United States:
Whereas, by an act of Congress, en-
titlde An Act to Provide for the In
creasng of the Military Establish
ment of the United States in Time of
War and for Other Purposes ap-
proved April %, 1928, the President
was authorized In order to raise n vol
unteer army to issue his proclamation
calling for volunteers to serve in the
army of the United States.
Now, therefore, l, William McKin-
ley, President of the United States, by
virtue of the power vested In me by the
constitution and bylaws, and deem
ing sufficient occasion to exist, have
thought fit to call for, and hereby do
call, for volunteers TO the aggregate
number of 125,0OO In order to carry
into effect the purpose of the said res
olutiOn, the same to be apportioned
as far as practicable, among the sew
eral states and territories and the Dis
trict of Columbia, according to popu-
lation, and to serve for two years un-
less sooner discharged. The details
for this object will be Immediately
communicated to the proper authorities
through the War Department.
in witness whereof ! have hereunto
set my hand and caused the seal of
the United States to be affixed.
Done at Washington, this twenty
third day of April 1898. and of the in
dependence of the United States, the
one hundredth and twenty-second.
civilian MCKINLEY,
by the President.
JOHN SHERMAN,
Secretary of State"
The Presidents proclamation. while
actually issued. was not certified to the
governors of the states and territories,
and will not be until Monday. The
reason Is two-fold. In the first place.
the War Department desires to avoid
destroying the present organization of
the National Guard, which is to be
called into service first. The guard
regiments are composed of twelve COM
panies. and. being otiicered more num-
erously than the regular army regi-
ments, would have to he changed to
correspond to the army organization.
in order to comply with the order as
it exists. The pending bill, however,
provides for meeting just such an
emergency, and permits the use of the
National Guard as organized.
The men. as fast as mustered in by
regular army officers In the various
states. will be brought TO one of the
three great dcpots, namely, Washing
ton, Richmond and Atlanta. where
they viii he organized TO meet the re-
quirements OF modern army tactics.
While 1t Is the purpose of the War
Department to secure only National
Guardsmen. as far as possible. under
this first call for volunteers, the states
where there are no National Guards.
or where the number falls below the
quota stated In the call, the states will
he expected TO supply volunteers, re-
gardless OF their supply Of organiza-
tion. In fact, his must be done under
the law.
The state herald., 1898-04-29
Extending the BIockadc.

on Board the Flagship New York.
OF Havana. April 23.5-2 p. m.-Thc
Puritan. Nashville. Marblchead and
Ericsson arrived from Key West this
morning. The Ericsson almost imme-
diately returned TO Key West with
dispatches. and at 10 o'clock this
morning the monitor Puritana. the
cruiser Cincinnati the gunboats Ma
chias, Nashville. Castinc and Newport
and the torpedo boats Foote and
Winslow left this squadron to block
adc Matanzas, Marlel and Cardenas.
The state herald., 1898-04-29

Scraping the lining OF chimney to
get gold and silver is q form of min.
ing which the books do not recognize,
but 1t may be profitable under certain
conditions. The chimney of the assay
Office in Wall street. New York, is
noarly two hundred feet high. A new
lining of fire brick has been put in It.
The old lining, over forty years old,
yielded almost fifteen hundred dollars
There were fifty-two ounces of gold
and eight hundred and sixty ounces
of silver in the scraplngs. Smoke which
has a market value through the de.
posits OF precious metal 1t makes ought
to be treated with great respect.
The state herald., 1898-04-29
,tosas,'- t,.o,.

Washington. April 25.-conercss 10.
day formally declared war To exist bo.
tween the United States and spain. ihe
Senate pissed the naval appropriation
hill, nrrylng large amounts Of none,
FOR the Improvement OF our sen fight
Ing arm ~ the federal Aarvlcr, the Hui
nrmy reorganization bill wns passes,
by the Senate, aud now Hocs To confer
cncc: Secretary Sherman resigned n,
chief Of the State Department. to h,
succeeded by Assistant Secretary IN,
aud the latter by John H. Moore ol
The state herald., 1898-04-29
SECRETARY SHERMAN RESIGNS
His Age and Feeble Health Required It.
Judge Day Succeeds Him.


Washington. April 25.-Another res
ignation from the Cabinet occurred to-
day, that of the venerable secretary
of state, Hon. John Sherman. The res
ignation of Mr.. Sherman was handed
TO the President at 1915 o'clock. AS
sistant Secretary Day will succeed
Secretary Sherman.
Mr.. Sherman retircs from public life
after service of over forty years, en-
bracing the House of Representatives,
the United States Senate. the secretary
ship of the treasury and the secretary
ship of state. The reason for the resig-
nation is the condition Of the secrc-
tary's health, which Is now impaired
as the result of years of devotion to
the public service and the arduous Ia
bors of n lifetime, added to age, the
venerable secretary now being within
few days of 10 years.
John b. Moore, professor of interna-
tiOnal law of Columbia university at
New York and formerly assistant sec
rctary of state, has been chosen to sue
cecd Judge Day as assistant secretary
Of state.
The state herald., 1898-04-29

1t may be, as the Spaniard. who
wants to fight him says, that Sena-
tor Mason would not resent slap in
the face. but we don't believe he would
turn the other cheek. There are de-
grees of courtesy to which a proud
and sensitive nature cannot submit
without feeling of extreme regret
and humiliation. But there is n way
to find out Has 1t occurred to the
Spaniard that he might come north
and make the experiment?
The state herald., 1898-04-29
beauty Is blood Deep.

Clean blood means clean skin. No
beauty withoutit. Cascarets, Candy Cathar-
tic cleans your blood and keeps 1t clean, BY
stirring up the lazy liver and driving all i'm
purities from the body. Begin to-day to
Danish pimples, boils, blotches, ,blackhends,
and that sickly bilious complexion by taking
Cascarets, for ten cents. All drug
gists. satisfaction guaranteed. l0c. 25c. 6Oc.
The state herald., 1898-04-29

The Russian government has decided
to adopt the metric system. The Unit.
ed States and the British empire viii
thus soon be the only important coun
tries which have not adopted the deci'
NAL system of weights and measures
An imperial commission has also beer
appointed at st. Petersburg to con
sicer the best means OF abandoning the
Russian calendar in favor OF that which
prevails in other parts Of the civilized
world.
The state herald., 1898-04-29

One slander directed against mis-.
slonaries represents them as men Of
IN inferior grade who would make .
failure at home. What n nne reply
TO the insinua,ion Is furnished by III,
lifc OF young English misslonar,
lately murdered In Africa! lie Eradu.
ated at Cambridge University with q
first-class In the classical trlpos. With.
In three months after beginning hit
missionary work ho had prepared &
handbook and vocabulary OF the Ian.
guasc with which he had for the nrsi
time come In contact. Tho Bible
hymns. n devotional book. and Other
uplifting English. have been opened ,s
the natives through his labors. Now
only ten years out OF college. he hai
finished his lies task Measure the
worth and the far.rcachlng results o.
such career. by any standard. anc
tho conclusion can be reasonably quos
toned that declares such n life short
or n failure.
The state herald., 1898-04-29
shipm..,.r. Are warned.

Now York, April 25.-1hc Maritime
Exchange posted n notice this after
noon asserting that II has been In.
formed 10y the Navy Department tim,
y Spanish squadron, headed by the hat.
ilcshlp Pclnyo Rnllcd from Cadis over
\ week nso, No Information NJ " ltr
destination Inns been secutsd. hut tho
department inf rrrd that II wns bound
for the Atlantic consi. II cautioned
ship owners ana masters 10 bc on ihc
lookout.
The state herald., 1898-04-29
steamer M,ou,, lover C,r,n,rd.

Key West. April 2i.-Thc gunboat
Helena captured the spanish steamer
Miguel lover early this morning. The
lovers cargo IN composed Of cotton
and slaves. The prize IL estimated to
value Sinn,Ooo, her cargo alone being
worth Si5o,OOo. She belonged to the
rcnnlllo line. barcelona.
The state herald., 1898-04-29

the New York let go heavy shot
across the bow OF the flying merchant
man. who came TO n standsiill. The
chase had covered ten miles. A prize
crew of twelve men from the New
York brought the vessel 10 Key West.
The Ericsson also captured n small
fishing schooner this morning.
The state herald., 1898-04-29
stopped tho saturnins

Atlanta. April "a special from
Biloxi. Mississippi. says the revenue
cutter Winona. from Mobile. captured
the Spanish steamer Saturnlna at Ship
Island. Mississippi. at l o'clock To-
day. hut likely will have to remain IN
quarantine with the prize until to.mor.
row or next day.
The state herald., 1898-04-29

The editor of the Voice. prohibition
paper. is as tickled as the daily news
paper that has beat on its besotted
contemporary across the way. He
finds that Cornell is nearly as intemp-
crate as Yale
The state herald., 1898-04-29
uo,,,d state. wnr.h'p. L.s,. Hong Kong.

Hong Kong. April 2i.-Fivc war.
ships belonging 10 the United States
squadron, accompanied by two sior,
ships. VIII lcnyc here to-day under
sealed orders.
The United states cruisers Olympia
nnd Baltimore viii wait the arrival of
the United States consul. Mr.. -. 4.
Williams, from Mnnlln nnd win fol
low the iloct tomorrow.
The foreign enlistment net has been
proclaimed 10y the British authorities
here. thus enforcing the neutrality oi
British Hubjccin.
The state herald., 1898-04-29
Snow Siatlup.

A snow statue is the latest idea OF French
sculptur. The statue is made OF copper and
in the base Is n chemical preparation by
means of which the moisture Is extracted
from the air and forms on the surface of
the metal as coating Of snow In the course
World.
The state herald., 1898-04-29
There's one thing good to be said
Of the battleship Texas. She has al
ways been able to rise to tho occasion.

Members of the Salvation Army Will
rejoice to know that there are quite
number Of converted vessels in the
United States navy.
The state herald., 1898-04-29
HalI's Catarrh Cure
Is taken internally. Price, 75c.

'Whnt about that Indiana woman who Is
going to kiss every man who votes for her
for mayor 81 shall have TO see her he
fore can tell whether she Is for her party
or against it."
The state herald., 1898-04-29
LATE WAR NEWS.

New York, an acknowledged authority
on international law. and the War De-
partment called on the several states
for their quota to the volunteer army
of the United States.
The state herald., 1898-04-29
Is Americas Greatest Spring Medicine

'James you ought to be ashamed OF your
language" ''Well. you would grumble, too.
II you had the coabills to pay" "Non.
to lay in 5000 tons"
The state herald., 1898-04-29
Don't Tobacco spI, and Smoke Your Lie a.,,.

To quit tobacco easily and forever. be mag
netic. full OF life, nerve and vigor take No-To-
Bac, the wonder-worker, that makes weak men
strong. All druggists. Soc. or 81. Cure guaran-
teed. Booklet and sample free. Address
Sterling Remedy Co. Chicago or New York.
The state herald., 1898-04-29
Smoke sledge cignrettes, 20 for 8 CTS.

SLOW Is your insomninf'' ats all right;
the cornet player next door has got n night
Job ON a railway"
The state herald., 1898-04-29

The class of ~ NJ the military ncnJ.
oint nj West Point viii not he srndu.
nird next Tuesday. M has been re-.
ported. From onicini sources Il is
learned. however. that mn early gruj.
unilon In regarded ns certain.