THE CENTRE 1 YEMOCRAT, BELLEFONTE, P’A . THURSDAY, APRIL YR, 1 S98. 3 AR DECLARED, House Passes the Resolution hy a Unanimous Vote. RESIGNATION OF SHERMAN. Judge William R. Day Succeeds the Veteran Premier, ASSISTANT SECRETARY. MOORE The Man Who Takes the Place Made Va- cant by Judge Day’s Elevation Isa Cod lumbia University Professor, an Author- ity on International Law and a Former Second Assistant Secretary of State~As- sistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt Resigns His Position to Become Licuten- t Colonel of a Cowboy Regiment-—-Our Government Has Sent An Officer to Cuba to Confer With Insurgent General Garcia. The Steamer Paris Safe—Dewey to Oc- cupy Manila—All Nations Will Remain Neutral. Washi Washington are 1 idly sett] to those of a 1 w q to the state ds quarters of nditions ing dov Mmrin the gl ng thi pared to a neutrality and Spain in the most cases t identical note the st ] sume as betwes States structing ments that war hi: The during ths to the it is S80 lamation ™ love iN result presids SECRET believes the greatest be shown in the application « where a vessel is not contrat temptin » fun the blockade shown in the liberal terms of lamation itself, by which courts must be guided that the istration has not deterred criticism In from al ledging nations o 1 world to privateering and abide by ration 6 ARY OF STATE DAY liberality si f the la and That the proc- the gt prize sdmin been itaelf decla- terday stats in the sett Judge pans army Among the fren aire orders ism ting Captal A. P. Ma- and well known au- thority In naval tactics, to report for duty at the navy department Captain Mahan is a retired officer, and will be assigned a position on the strategy board. Probably he will replace Ad- miral Walker, for whom the president and Becretary Long cherish the high- est regard on account of his profes. sional abi and who is to be assign- ed to duty of the highest importance in the Immediate futuge. More than a dozen retired officers were called Into the ser Becretary Long yesters day. THE DECLARATION OF WAR. It Passed Through the House With ont a DMesenting Vote. Washington, April 26 Congress yes terday formally declared war to exist between the United States and Spain, and the bill was promptly signed by the president. the senate passed the naval appropriation bil carrying large amounts of money for the improve- ment of our sea fighting arm of the federal service; the Hull army reor- ganization bill was passed by the sen- ate and now goes to conference; Heo- retary Bherman resigned as chief of the state department, to be succeeded by Assistant Secretary Day, and the latter by John B. Moore, of New York, an acknowledged authority on Interna tional law, and the war department called oh several wate for thelr quota YAS one han, the author vice by { Spanish fleet | centrate United States wi gain little by | It i= noted also congress | | transm« refrain from | yesterday | volunteer army of the United Btates., These make up the Important events of Hie day. The bill declaring war went through the house without a dissenting vote, without a roll call and without a word of debate. There was no excitement, no cavil, no word or question. It was only in the great cheer that went up from floor and galleries when Speaker Reed announced is passage that the tremendous import of the act and the suppressed enthusiasm behind it was shown. In the debate was precipitated on an amendment offered by Mr, Turple recognizing the belliger ent rights of ¥ ins The 10 the senate fil urgents ated, 24 to 28. amendment TO OCCUPY MANILA Wonld Damage English and Gorman Interests More Than Spanish, New York, April 27.—A report is in circulation here that the United States war fleet commanded by Commodore Dewey is a hundred miles off the Phil ippine Islands in line of battle, Com- modore Dewey 18 to invest and take possession of Manilla, a fortified port, This may not be accomplished without considerable fighting, as a strong bat- tery is located at the entrance of Man- fla harbor, T have also been sta- tioned there a number of Spanish war- ships It has that the orders to cone strength the as defy here been asserted there has entire naval about the Americans i It is be a cab Bive rding to leg that the Opera - tions at the Philippines ven If the fleet be EMISSARY IN CUBA. Has ttieend AN LAemtennut He for With Insurgen Wan one to Cone eral Garcia Wir book on the subject an expert maker k at Port WAR TAXATION. It AfMocts Wines, Fobmeeo and Chewing Gum, Was? April 2 The Re 1 f the f the ngton, bers © pub jeans revenus Wayr ana n the war rday and Several The bill estimated, will $106 000 000 completed gent yest ¢ quest a8 nD raise and annua pal dec definite ision made yesterday wi tiom n to pi n either rall rtation tickets ied, however nt upon che determina and tax uj WEST POINT GRADUATES. Men Who WIL Iie or Active Servioe, 5 Ww jul 1 nothing but ! ¢ ling this hurr call to duty This ig the first time since 1861 that any ins has bees graduated before the end of the aca were none of the ply attend but there Most of the d to the two regiments and the rest the volunteers graduates Bricker, Malin Cralg and Pennsylvania; W Ww Butner and A. E. Will. jams, North Carolina; R. D West Virginia: M. MeCloskey, delphia; C. A. Nugent and H. L bold, Maryland; F. Rt Cralle, Virginia, Delaware; CC. W, Exton, demic year. Ther pleas the grad » happy young men features which usus mmting of the class were new officers will be assigne new artillery divided up Among the Bogrs, E. D RE avis, Wooten, HL W among are Fhila- New mead and GO. M Churchman, New Jersey. WOODFORD'S TRAIN ATTACKED. arke Our Minister Protects Jiis Secretary | Agninst Hostile Spaniards, Paris, April 23. -Btewart lL. ford, the retiring United States min. ister to Spain, arrived here last even Ing. Hefore leaving Madrid an attempt was made by the HBpanish police to ar- rest Mr. Moreno, Mr. Woodford's sec- retary, on the ground that he was a subject of Hoaln, Minister Woodford pianced himself In the doorway of the compartment in which Mr. Moreno waa traveling and told the Spaniards that they must assault him (Woodford) bo fore reaching Moreno. Minister Wood- | tary under the British fag. | lards i at Ceuta, | possessed Beer, ‘Soft Drinks." Frank | Keer, | Wood ford declared he had placed his secre- The Bpan- | finally withdrew. Mr, Moreno was born at the Spanish penal colony | where his father had been sentenced to life exile for participating in a Republican uprising in Spain. He hates the Spanish monarchy, which he regards as the persecutor of his father. He is about 27 years old and is of a splendid Spanish and English education. At Vallodolid the train bearing Minister Woodford was attacked by a mob, several windows being broken, But for the hard of the civil ruards accompanying the train MM: probably have been killed CITY OF PARIS SAFE. Mnalostle No spanish Warships, Li. ~The White Majostio, which has are rived here from New York, en route to Liverpool, reports that at 4 o'clock on Monday morning, in intitude 48.52 aud Jonglitude 2H.06, nn Ameriean liner, prosumanly the Paris, She saw no Spanish warships during the voyage. The Majestio's passen~ most eager to learn the news as to thesitastion between Spain and the United States, raised hearty cheers for Amoerion leara- ing that war had been proeisimed, work would Steamor Passed Hor, But Saw Quecnstown, April Star steamer she passed LOTS Wore mod on The Call on the States. Washin n, April 26--The partment has | for thelr quotas of troops une iN men Delaw 1 a call on th ns giment of Infant: I'he Minneapolis and Catunm bia \ \ Demand For Bombardment Insurance : bon than r » Spanish Malls Stopped Two More Auxiliary Crulsers, J, April 2T.~The Ham can steamship officials yes 1 the the vernment of thelr ves Bismarck and Col The auxiliary board In a few days the the Brooklyn will be fitted burg-Amer terday chase by the g pols, the Fuerst bin, now in port made the pure vesseln will be navy yard auxiliary nirme report of " Hm hase sent to and Cruisers Hp as Forto Rico Wil Revolt, New Haven, April 2 Captain M¢ Lean, of the schooner just ar rived from Ponce, Porto Rico, says the people of Porto Rico are appealing to the United Btates for arms and am- munition with a view of rising against the Spaniards. The declaration of war, Captain McLean thinks, will precipi- tate a revolution Omega Obligatory Military Servioe, Madrid, April 20.-A proposal has been submitted to the congress (lower house of the cortes) for obligatory mil- itary service The Republicans pro pose a revolutionary campaign In the chamber, In which case it is practically i guar. | certain that the constitutional antees will be suspended, Japanese Cabinet OMoer Heslgns, Yokohama, April 27.«Baron Ito, the minister of commerce, has tendered his resignation, which has been accepted. Count Kaneko will succeed him, i day of i free WAR NEWS OF THE WEEK. | First Shot of the War Was Fired by the Nashville, hington, April 27.-On lagt week the which plunge into war These were both pros ultimatum allow Was Wednes- portentious doc. the United States by the resolution which pa uments were the president, sed the This Batur Kigned branches of congress and dent's ultimatum to Spain vould ev Cuba ‘are an . 3 presen AUXIN fitted The 4 eo gi Ary Can Epanish water 30 days In take thelr and ends saying that privateers regarded as It was officially day that Assistant Beore will withdraw from ment take the A CAVAITY Teg veasels In ign will be pirates Mone Roosevelt depart lieutenant announced last tary the navy field as iment comp and colonel of mainly of wes pel of the ree of the Hoosevelt or three The colo Wood retary tern cowboys ment will be Dn arms Assistant will join his co ‘ommandet aval weeks ' John Wynne a retired n appointed a prize commissioner, with headquarters at Key West, to act with two others to be appointed as a com- mission to appraise vessels and cargoes captured in the war, The navy depart. officer ment purchased two more tugs for the i auxiliary navy. John Jacob Astor, of New York, has raised and equipped, at his own expense, a battery of ar tillery, and will transport them to the front when the government calls, It was announced that the port of Fort Monroe would be blockaded from sun get to sunrise each night, The governs ment made a demand on Portugal that the Spanish fleet should be no longer | harbored at Cape de Verde Islands. 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