The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-04-23
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE
UNITED STATES.

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Whereas. By a joint resolution OF
Congress approved On the 10th day OF
April, 1895, entitled Joint resolution for
the recognition of the independence of
the people of Cuba, demanding that the
government of Spain relinquish its au-
thority and government in the island of
Cuba to withdraw its land and naval
forces from Cuba and Cuban waters, and
directing the President of the United
States to use the land and naval forces
Of the United States to carry these reso-
lutions into effect; and
whereas, BY an act Of Congress, entifIsd
An act to provide for temporarily in
creasing the military establishment of the
United States in time of war and for
other purposes" approved April q, 1898,
the President is authorized in order to
raise volunteer army to issue his pro-
ciamation calling for volunteers to serve
in the army of the United States;
Now. therefore, 1, William Mckinley,
President of the United States, by virtue
of the power vested in me by the Con-
stitution and the laws and deeming sufh-
cient occasion to exist, have thought fit
to call for and hereby do call for volun-
teers to the aggregate number of 125oOO
in order to carry into effect the purpose
of the said resolution; the same to be ap-
portioned as far as practicable among the
several States and Territories and the
District of Columbia, according to popula-
ton, and to serve for two years unless
sooner discharged. The details for this
object will be Immediately communicated
to the proper authorities through the
War Department.
In witness whereof have unto set my
hand and caused the seal of the United
States to be af1ixed.
Done at the City of washington, this
23d day of April, A. D., 1898, and of the in
dependence of the United States the 122d.
WILLIAM MCKINLEY.
BY the President,
JOHN SHERMAN,
Secretary or state
The President has concluded to defer,
at least, until Monday, a message to Con-
gress recommending that declaration of
war be passed. Senator Davis, chairman
of the Committee on Foreign Relations,
some days ago expressed it to be the
view of the committee that a declara-
ton of war should be made In pacific
tones by Congress, but since then has
expressed the belief that it is not neces-
sary.
Members of the Cabinet, however, with
only one or two exceptions, still believe
a war declaration is absolutely necessary
In order to fix proper status of this
government as such declaration unques-
tionably would enlarge the scope of the
rights of this government in case of a
general conflict and it is not unlikely
that Congress will be asked to take this
step on Monday or soon thereafter.
The following is the official report of
the frsrt capture of a prize during the
existing war between Spain and the
United States:
key WEST. Fla. April q, 1898.
.sa8retary Of the Navy, Washington,
p. c.
Nashville went to sea this morning.
Returned at 10 O'Clock with Spanish
steamer Buena Ventura, prize, taken off
Sand Key Light Bound from Ship ISL.
anu to Norfolk Loaded with lumber;
deck load OF cattle and to load with coal.
s(signed) HARRINGTON, :
Harrington is Captain P. F. Harring-
ton. commanding the monitor Puritan at
Key west. He is the senior officer on.
that station and as such received from
Commander Washburn Maynard. Of the.
eunboaf Nashville, the report Of the