THE NORTH ATLANTIC SQUADRON, NOW BLOCKADING CUBAN PORTS. Nl: ~vtjl rxsuv-it H. INI IAXA. IC I DIM-ONT. THE FIRST CALL. President McKinloy Asks for 125,- 000 Volunteers. A New Army Corps IH to tic Ksti«hllshed la the South Under Oen. Kronke, Pre paratory to the I nvaslon of Culm —Full Text of the Presl drut'it Proclamat ion. Washing-ton, April 25.—The president on Saturday called upon the people of the United States to manifest their martial strength and battle with a for eign foe. The secretary of war created a new array corps. The two taken to gether with other news showed that the regular array soon will move on Cuba and that the volunteers will be equipped and drilled. Telegrams have been coming from almost every section of the country to Secretary Alger from governors and militia officers conveying information as to the length of time, surprisingly short in many cases, that would be re quired by them to gather their forces ready for muster. The men as fast as mustered in by regular army officers in the various states will be brought to one of three great depots, namely Washington, Richmond and Atlanta, where they will be organized to meet the requirements of modern array tac tics. A vast number of telegrams have be gun to flow in upon Secretary Algvr. offering the services of the senders as volunteers in the army. So numerous are these communications that the sec retary has been obliged to request the press to notify the people that such communications should tie directed to the governors of their respective states, as lie has no authority under the law to accept volunteers directly. The formation of a grand army corps in the Department of tin- South, under command of Gen. Brooke, divided int three divisions, with headquarters a the three gulf ports, is an evidence that the government is to move upon Cuba at once with the troops of the regular army. The following is the president's proc lamation calling for 1:25,000 troops to serve two years: By the president of the United States: A PROCLAMATION. Whereas. By u joint resolution of congress approved on April 20. 1898, entitled Joint res olution for the recognition of the independence of the people of (üba, demanding that the government of Spain relinquish its authority and government in the island of Cuba and 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 approved April 22, 1898, the president 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, I. William McKinley. presi dent of the United States, by virtue of the power vested in me by the constitution and laws and deeming sufficient occasion to exist, have thought lit to call for and hereby do call for volunteers to the aggregate number of 12i,000, in order to carry into effect the purpose of the said resolution: the same to be appor tioned as far as practicable among the several states and territories and the District of Co lumbia. according to population, and to serve for two years unless sooner discharged. Tile details for this object will be immediatly communicated to the proper authorities through the war department. In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be afltxed. Done at the city of Washington, this 23rdday of April. A. D. 1898. and of the independence of the United States the 122 nd. YVn.uAM McKiNt.ur. By the President, JOHN SHKKMAN. Secretary of State. Divided Into Two .Squadrons. Madrid, April 80. Dispatches re ceived here from Manila say the United States fleet is expected to arrive at Manila on Sunday. The Spanish fleet has been divided into two squadrons. Two cruisers remain at the front of Manila. The remaining Spanish war ships under Admiral Montejo are pa trolling the western coasts, awaiting' the arrival of the American warships. The Spanish fleet has been reinforced by a larire auxiliary cruiser said to be capable of steaming '2O knots and armed as a warship. '1 11*. Cusliing; Disabled. Washington. April '2*. The torpedo boat rushing is on iier way north from the blockading squadron of Admiral Sampson off Havana, in order that re pairs may be made to her starboard engine, which is wrecked as the result, it is said, of an attempt to show off' her fine qualities by Naval Cadet Boyd, who was temporarily in charge of her. Wheat COCK Ip In 81.211. Chicago, April :2(i. Panic stricken bears on 'change yesterday bid the price of May wheat up to* 51.'20 per bushel, tin advance of six cents from the closing price on Saturday, and five cents over the best previous figure on this delivery. WAR REVENUES. Mr. Dingley Talks of Proposed Taxation The Necessity is Imperative, In Order to Meet ilic Kxtraordlnary Kx:>ensei» of the flour. Washington. April 27.—-Chairman Dingley, of the ways and means com mittee. yesterday submitted to the house with the war revenue bill the following report: The precipitation on the United States of war with Spain has rendered it necessary that the committee on ways and means provide for war expenses on the scale demanded by modern naval ami military operations. The destruc tion of the battleship Maine on February 15 caused congress to prepare for any exigency, and by joint resolution it appropriated <50,010,- 000 for national defense. About 835,000.000 of this appropriation have already been practi cally used, although payments have as yet been made for only a part of this sum: and liabili ties for the remainder of the appropriation will have been incurred within two weeks The apparent cash balance in the treasury when the joint resolution appropriating $50,- 000.000 for national defense was passed was about ISSt.OOO.OOO, including the 1100,000,001 gold redemption fund, or *125.000,0 >0 ex cluding that fund. But this balance was only apparent, inasmuch as i111.000.000 consist ed of fractional stiver, largely uncurrent. and minor coins, leaving only aII2.00),01)0. But of this amount $14,000,000 consisted of receipts from sale of Paciiic railroads held in the treas ury for the payment of that amount of Paciiic railroad bonds due January I next, and MS.- 000,000 of the bank redemption fund, held for the payment of the notes of national banks failed, in liquidation or reducing circulation. Deducting these amounts and tho actual avail able cash in the treasury at that time belong ing to the government exclusive of the green back redemption fund, was only 565,0)0,000. Inasmuch as a working balance of about ¥40,00).000 is required to properly carry on the operations of the government, there remained only 425,0)0,00) belonging to the government available for use in meeting the 150.000.' 0) ap propriation. It will be necessary, to meet all of the expenditures under the $50,000.00) ap propriation all of which will have been ex pended within a few weeks to use $2-.0)0,000 of the bank redemption fund, a part of which must be replaced before the close of the pres ent calendar year. As the expenses of the preparations for de fense that have been going on for nearly two months are at the rate of {25,000.000 a month, or MOO,0)0.000 a year, and the expenses of actual war will be much more, your committee is of the opinion that the necessities of the country js well as the early successful conclusion of the *ar. call for such ample provision, both by fixation and authority to make loans, for means to carry on naval and military opera tions, as will impress the great powers of Eu rope as well as Spain with the < onviction that the people of the United States are united in the determination t(» prosecute the war on a scale and with a vigor that will make prolonga tion of hostilities useless. It will be necessary, in order to maintain the public credit, not only to raise the addi tional revenue provided by the accompanying bill, but also to authorize the secretary of the treasury to borrow on the credit of the govern ment from time to time as the public necessi ties will require. We have therefore given authority to issue and sell not exceeding $500.- 0)0,000 of ten-twenty 3 per cent, coin bonds, to be offered as a popular loan, believing as we do that such a bond will be taken from time to time by the masses of the people. A RAIN OF IRON HAIL. Three of Admiral Siitaipson's Ships Throw 300 Shells Into the (■'oris at MuUnxun. Key West. April '2S. —The New York, Puritan and Cincinnati bombarded the forts ut Matanzas Wednesday after noon. The engagement began at 12:57 and closed at 1:15. There were no casualties on the American side. Great damage is known to have been done to Matanzas and it is believed there was loss of life. The object of the attack was to pre vent the completion of the earthworks at I'unta (Sorda. A battery on the eastward arm of the bay opened fire on the flagship and this was also shelled. About l'i eight-inch shells were fired from the eastern forts, but all fell short. Five or six light shells were fired from the half completed battery. Two of these whizzed over the New York and one fell short. The ships left the bay for the open sea, the object of discovering the whereabouts of the batteries having been accom plished. In the neighborhood of 300 shots were put on land from the three ships at a range of from 4.000 to T,OOO yards. The Spanish earthworks and battery were plowed up by the shells. All the ships engaged showed excellent marks manship and when they were firing at the shortest range nearly every shell took effect. Synopsis of the President's Proclamation. Washington. April :27.-—The president by proclamation ljas allowed Spanish vessels in United States waters till May '2l, inclusive, for loading arid de parting'. and Spanish ships met at sea shall be permitted to continue their voyage if loaded before that time in the United States. Spanish vessels bound for the United States, which sailed prior to April :21. are exempt from capture and allowed to discharge cargo. The president's proclamation declares the right of search will be ex ercised with strict regard for rights of neutrals, and mail steamers will rarely be interfered with. CAMERON COUNTY PRESS, THURSDAY, MAY 5, 1898 I"ON TO MANILA." I : Our Warships Sail for the Phillip pine Capital. , The Spanish Flfet Prepares for a Fight with Admiral Dewey's Squadron— Strength of the Respective Armadas—Be lieved that a Naval Couihut Will Soon Take Place. Hong - Kong. April 28.—The vessels of the American squadron steamed away from Mirs bay for Manila yesterday afternoon. Many Spanish vessels are leaving- Manila with passengers and treasure and the Americans are an ticipating the capture of rich prizes. Tiie United States Asiatic squadron consists of the flagship Olympia, one of the best cruisers afloat, with Hear Admiral George Dewey as commander in-chief of the squadron. There are also the cruisers Baltimore, Boston, Concord and Raleigh; the gunboat Petrel, dispatch boat Hugh MeCnlloeh, the steamer Nanshan. a store ship, and the steamer Zatiro, a collier. The Spanish fleet at the Phillippine islands may be able to resist the United States fleet for a short time with the assistance of the guns from the Span ish ports, but otherwise the American vessels would make very short work of the Spanish squadron, which consists of the following vessels: Cruisers Heina Cristine, t'astilla, Velasco and Don .luan De Austria; the gunboats Paraguay. Ulloa, K1 Cano. General Lezo-and Marquez Del Duoro. together with three transports. Madrid, April 2S. —The minister of marine is in receipt of a dispatch from Admiral Montejo. commanding the tleet at Manila, announcing that be was about to sail with his squadron to j take up a position where he could await the coming of the American fleet supposed to be moving against Manila and ( avite. . London, April 28.—The Hong Kong correspondent of the Mail says: United States Consul (ieneral Williams accom panied the American squadron. Thirty insurgent leaders here wanted to ac company it, but Chief Aguinaldo goes as their representative. He will take charge of the insurgent forces at Man ila. Admiral Dewey has issued strict orders that no barbarous or inhuman acts are to be perpetrated by the insur gents. The primary object is the capture of the Spanish fleet, which Dewey thinks more important than capturing Manila, lie is determined to prevent its prey ing upon American vessels. On reach ing Manila he will demand its capitu lation within half an hour of his ar rival. His men are in the best spirits and excellent health. The ships are cleaned and painted for battle and the general opinion is that the fight in these waters will result in an easy vic tory for America. Her ships carry 122 guns, as against 'M or thereabouts in the Spanish fleet. SHERMAN RESIGNS. Judge Day Succeeds llim >im Secretary of State - tiovernorn of State* are Ask<-. pay tribute in whatever and every form they could, without anything iu return to compensate them. Down from K»y West and from St. Augustine and Tampa, l'unta (Jorda, Jacksonville and other happy cities of Florida there came seamen on vessels w ho stopped over hi the ports and vis ited with the Cubans. These told grand stories of the United States' rule. The Cubans listened in silence for Many years, until in 1850, after a hard , year, they began to get very discontent ed, and in the years of 1850-51 they got the American seamen to help them fight for their independence. They wanted to have one little corner of the island which they could rule and where they could grow rich, but the Spanish crow n laughed at them and sent over great ships to fire upon them until those who wanted to be free were killed and the lest were subdued and ready to work on in silence for another generation. In September, 1563, the whole island broke out in revolt and the people de clared their independence. They formed a national junta and appointed Don Manuel Cespesdes their commander in chief. For two years they waged a guerrilla warfare, hoping to drive out from the island the wicked Spanish rulers, but they could not do it. Spain sent new men faster than they could kill off the old ones, and again Cuba set tled down to oppression. In 189,5 Cuba broke out again. This time with the most vigorous effort of her history. She organ a national junta, with its headquarlf-wn in the most powerful city in the world, and from New ork the Cuban warfare was car ried on. Within three years Cuba showed that she coul l govern herseli wisely and well.—Chicago Chronicle. A Cliliiexe Viceroy. The viceroy of Hankow is a nice ma.!), but he didn't ask us to lunch, lie is a great scholar. He is a student of John Stuart Mill and Metropolitan time tables. lie is what you call an advanced man. lie wrote such a splendid article on the advantages of steam engi'ies two years ago that the emperor wrote: "Hear Sir: I entirely agree with you; please build a railway between Peking and Hankow." And already a few hun dred feet of enibtuikment have been built there is a temporary cessation of work, owing to lack of funds- but it i> confidently expected that in about four centuries the line will be completed Meanwhile he is running an iron work ami a cotton mill on strictly European lines, i,ut with a difference—-he has the most expensive Knglish machinery, am: he lias Knglish workmen, but he won't allow an l-'nglishman to have any voice : n t.lie management. Knowing Con fucius off by heart and half Meticiits. he himself ! s. of course, the best person to manage a cotton mill and an iron works. He can't understand why both ventures art 1 dead losses. Providence Journal. ISi't-ntlilnu* Suliil Duftt. An aeronaut says that there is the saint difference in the air at the earth's surface and at an altitude of half a mile that there i. between water in a muddy puddle and the purest spring water. He states that for a time one feels, after coming down from an as cent. as if one were breathing "solid dust." —Chicago inter Ocean. SSOO Reward TV* ib«T« Smr4 will k paid Ht fetal fknnatioa that will lead to the arrest ami ssnvictios at the party er parties wi* placed iron and slabs oa the track it tka Emporium A Rich Valley K. R., IMb' the east line of Franklin Houeleir's ea the evening of NOT. 21st, 1881. HUIT Auoinr, 88-tf. iVsiMfs N& FINE LIQUOR SIORB —or— EMPORIUM, PA. 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