The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-04-26

WASHINGTON. April a5-Ccngress today form
ally declared to exist between the United States
and SPAIN the senate passed the naval appropriation
bill. CARRYING large amounts of money for the i'm
provement of the ea-6chtng arm of the Federal
service; the Hull army reorganization bill was
passed by the senate and now goes Ia conferences;
Secretary Sherman resigned chief of the state de-
partment. to be succeeded by Assistant Secretary
Day. and the latter by John II. Moore. of New York,
an acknowledged authority international law. and
the department called the several states for
their quota To the volunteer army OF the United
States. These make up the important events of the
day.
Ii not announced when Secretary Sherman's
resignation would take effect the secretary having
Welded his original idea OF leaving AT once. and il Ii
presumed that he will remain until Judge Day quail
ies his successor The selection of Mr.. Moore,
who is professor of international law at Column
bia university, New York TO succeed the latter. was
warmly welcomed by all of the state department en.,
ployes. Appointed originally from Delaware in the
state department by MIR Bayard when the latter was
secretary. 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
eral administrations without political consideration
sersy about three years ago. and il is believed his
present appointment is only temporary, owing TO his
ndispositon TO permanently sever his connection
with Columbia. Mr.. Moore is authority on certain
branches of international law and his selection will
do much TO strengthen the state department in the
present emergency
The officials of the navy department have been pre-
pairing proclamation which will be issued in day
two. this time treating Of and defining the cond
tions and time when seizures of vessels Of a hostile
nation may be made 1t is believed that the protests
and suggestions from foreign embassies and ega-
lions here have led the department to define once for
all its position in this matter.
4 prize commissioner was appointed this afternoon
in the person of Commander John A. Wynne. q re-
tired naval officer. He will be stationed at Key
West. where he resides and il will be his duty
in conjunction with two other members To be select
ed as part of the commission, to make appraise-
mens of the value of prizes and to assist the prize
courts in their work.
III has been understood for time past that
Assistant Secretary Roosevelt, Of the navy depart
ment would soon retire in order 10 enter the military
service in the Cuban campaign
This story can now be confirmed positively. nj.
though the time set for Mr.. Rooseyelts departure
from the department is not definitely fixed. The
president today named Mr.. Roosevelt as lieutenant
colonel of one Of the regiments Of mounted rihemen
10 be raised in the Rocky mountains under Col
Wood. whom Mr. Roosevelt has urged for the place.
Col. Wood is now DIR. Wood Of the army. He won
medal for distinguished gaantry while commanding
detachment of regular troops during the exceeding
ly hard Apache campaigns against Geronimo. Seere
tary Alger selected Col Wood and Mr.. Roosevelt for
these positions. because he felt that their training
and experience in the past peculiarly fitted them to
do good service with a cowboy regiment.
Col Wood starts west tomorrow 10 superintend
the recruiting. Many offers have already come to
Mr. Roosevelt from individuals and organizations
among the cowboys Secretary Long wishes Mr.
Roosevelt to remain in his present position as long
as possible it may be two or three weeks before
he will join his command.
The president and both secretaries have regretted
Mr.. Roosevelt leaving his present position but they
feel that in regiment Of this character he can do
good service and should be allowed to 90, Though
if possible they wish him to remain until the regi-
roao4 and ready IN, IA MARI in