Si MYl-Itt -Hto' JllbyJJL lLlyJ,& H.. St 86 TWO CENTS. TWELVE PAGES. SCRANTON, PA.. SATURDAY MOHN1NG. APRIL 10, USDS. TWELVE PAGES. TWO CENTS. MEMORABLE SCENE IN THE SENATE A DistiDgnished Audience Watches in Eager Expectancy the Deliberations of the Upper Branch of Congress A Dis position to Minister is Manifested Early in the Session. By an Agreement the Yote Will Be Taken on the Cnban Resolution Tonight. Washington, April 15. The senate of this X'tjItPil States I" Mill In the throes of discussion of the Hlspaiio-Amerl-enn oilsls. White the senate takes Its time the tieorle of the country of the civilized vvoild awaits its vcidict. That verdict will bo reached In nc toi dance with ar agreement arrived at late u night, some time during; the leg Islatlvo da j of tomorrow. Hint legls lathe dav may extend Into Sunday. After the debate had continued for eight houis today, an effoit was made to reach nn agreement to begin the oto upon all of the pending resolu tions nt 7 o'clock tomorrow evening and In the confused colloquy nmong senatois there was made manifest for the Hist lime, a dlspo.sltlon to filibuster. Mr. Caifrey (La.) although disclaiming unv intention to delay action undulv, objected to any agreement to the fix ing of a time to Note. The debate then pro -ceded but In a few minutes Mr. Wellington (Md.) entoied a motion to adjourn This was defeated by the de. cllvt- vote of Gt to 10. The emphatic manner In which the lerlstin was leached Indicated ambi tion on the pirt of those senatois who dealt oil Immediate action to endeaor to foiee the senate to remain in con tinuous session either until the question was finally disposed of, or until an agreement had bean l cached for a vote to be taken at some specified time In the future, to be measuted by hours. At S o'clock tonight another effort was made to jeach an agreement to ad journ, but it, ton, was unavailing. The scene in the senate this afternoon us the war of vvotds was being waged was r memorable one. This will pass into history as one of the great days of the senate Thionged galleiles looked down upon the half circular chamber below wheie were assembled scores of men who had wiitteu pages of Ameil can histoiy. With one exception every member of the senate was there and the exception (Mr. Wnlthall, of Mlss' sipnl) was conllned to his lied 111. Among the distinguished audlenc weie a hundred or moie of the membeis of the house, justices of the supreme court, members of the president's cab inet and others Imminent In the life of the country. It was an Inspiring a historic scene and one rarely w itness ed, een in this country of great and notable assemblages. In such circum stances it Is not suiptlsing that the biilllant orators who addressed the sen ate roe to. and even sui passed their best pielous cffoits. The occ lslon, the surrounding, the moment jus subject under dicusslon war, with its awful consequences Inspiied them. Their lips were rich with eloquence: their reasoning close and cogent; their wit as keen as the Hashing swords; their colloquies ns shaip and oierclng as the pistols ciack. THE SPEAKERS The debate beginning at the unusual ly early hour of 10 o'clock, continued until far into the night, and jet the throngs remained as If held by some spell. During the. day speeches wore delivered by Mi Cullom (111). Iieiry (Ark ), Daniel (Va.), Tillman iS. C), Wolcott (Colo.), Spooner (Wis.). Chil ton (Tex), Teller (Colo.), and Stew ail (Nov ) Fully twenty other senators aie on the ' ice piesldent's list lor speeches All the dellverences weie chill nctoi l.ed b billllanee nnd eloquence, but it M no detraction from the effott of any h an to say that the notable utteiantes weie made by Mr. Wolcott Mr. Daniel and Mr. Spooner Mr. Daniel carried filoft the flag of recognition of the Cu ban republic's Independence, while both Mr Wolcott and Mi. Spoonei mag uihcently supported the pulley of the inesldent, and the foreign relations committee In favor of armed Intorven tun with ultimate Independence. The argument of Mr. Spooner was exhaus tive profound and biilllant. Amid all the talk, however, It Is not apparent that a single vote on the main question has been changed. The ml"'" of senators ale made up as cleany us s America s can- against Spain. A sonsntlonal Incident not i pally glow ing out of the debate upon the pending question, occurred ut 9 21 tonight. In n personal squabbh oei the recent trip made b.v Mt. Money i.Miss.) to Cuba, between he and Mi Wellington (Md ). Mr. Wellington chaiged .Mr Moncv with speaking in the senate as the agent of a New York newspaper, when, after a healed colloquv, Mr. Money said You lie" to the MniJland senator, fulbsequentll Ml Money apologled lo the senate for using unparliamentary language. An HgieeiTient was finally i cached to have a -vote taken before the adjourn ment of tnmoi row's session, and (in senate nt 10 II adjourned until tonior row SOME OP THE SPEECHES Mr Daniel (Va.) In his speech criti cised the message of the president and Inveighed against the policy shown bv ihu executive In withholding from the senati- and the American people the correspondence between this inunliy and Spain relative to the Impending crisis "Great is the mstery of Judic ial interpolation," said Mr. Daniel, "greater Is pullllcal Interpretation, but gienter than nil Is the mysteiof dip lomatic Interpietnllon," refenlng to Senator dray's intennotnllon of "sta Me" to bo an "Indi pendent" govern ment U Impugned the sincerity of tho armlstloo granted, and pointed out that the constitution of the republic of Cuba had been f mined upon that of this count! y, and if now we should turn from them with a refusal to lecognlzo Ooinez and his countrymen they would hac Just cause to suspect their so called fi lend the United States. "I believe," said he, "that the recog nition of the Cuban icpubllc Is neces sary ut this Juncture, ns a pence meus uie, and as n war measure. Those fiee men will then owe to us an everlast ing gratitude " Mr. Daniel concluded his speech with a biilllant and eloquent pel oration In which he npostiophlzed the cause of the Cuban people in their struggle for fieedom and liberty. "I will not," he declared, "be driven by committee; I will not be driven by president. I'd rather be a political Cuban recon eentrado on the Island than to be an ineilcan senator and not proclaim the freedom and Independence of the brave young Cuban republic. Mr. Gray (Del ) replied briefly to a portion of Mr. Daniel's remarks. "There Is one truce one aimlstloe that I want," he declared, "and that Is a truce between the political parties of this country until we can settle our account with Spain," TILLMAN HEPItECATES HASTE. Mr Tillman (S. C.) deprecated haste In such a crisis. He said It was a sus picion of double denllng that sunound ed the piesident's message which need ed the senate to make the way ns clear as sunshine. He said he wished to Ood he had no suspicion of daik dealing and midnight plotting. He believed the president to be a good man, but said ho was surrounded by men whom he suspected, some veiy wicked partners. "The whole world," he declared "Is becoming a slave to the bond holders The bond of the corpoiatlon Is stronger than the man the sinister effect of tho dollar Is paramount In this capital." Then followed Mr. Wolcott (Colo.), whose speech was in marked contrast to Mi Tillman's. Ho stated ho would ote for the committee's resolution? and, continuing, said: ' Our In loved president, respected by the people of tho United States, has smelled the smoke of battle.but through it all he has shown Christian forbear ance, the same which he has lellected on the handling of this most diplo matic of subjects. We know not the fineness of this diplomacy. We speak from our hearts, in the open, and It is through us that the president In his tiylng position must be upheld." He spoke at length on the two phases of the situation, the condition In Cuba nnd the destruction of tho Maine, and In clear, llnglng. Impassioned tones, he said we must be fiee from charges of ulterior motives so that "no concert of Europe can choke our utterance, or turn us fiom our resolution." SENTINEL Or LIBERTY. Mr. Wolcott admitted the biutallty of Spanlaids, but denied that they are tow aids. Ho deprecated war, involv ing as It does loss ot thousands of lives and millions to our commerce. Ho be lieved the day of Cuban fieedom has dawned, and concluding said: "This war mmt be fought because In the eyes of the woild wc stand as the sentinel of llberU on the western hemisphere, and because if we fall to listen to the voice of the suffering and the down tioddeti, we will be untitle to the pi in clples upon which this government Is founded, as upon a rock " X wave of applause swept through the galleries as Mr Wolcott finished. Mr. Spooner denounced the attacks of suspicion and innuendo on the presi dent's policy nnd said we should lather saj : (iod bless you In your efforts. You lend we will follow. He has seen some of his old fi lends fall njvay from hlin and has heaid the tongue of slan der, but he has been applauded toi his dignity. Dimness and dlscietion by thoughtlul men throughout this coun tty nnd In eveij capital in Europe, ex iept the Spanish. We owe much to him for that " Following Intel jectlons by Senators Foiaker, Tillman and Mason, Mr Spooner icfeired to the Maine disaster und said. "That there was Spanish complicity in the blowing up of the Maine that Spain Is responsible for thnt awful horroi, that gigantic mur dei. unclei our Hag. no Ameilcnn doubts " A motion to adjourn until tomorrow was defeated. 10 to 61, and after .Mr. Chilton (Tex.) had spoken, seveial othei moves weie made but not voted upon Senator Toilet (Colo ), upon being lecognizcd announced he would vote foi an amendment recognizing tho In dependence of Cuba. It meant w al and the step should be taken with the full knowledge of that fact. He be lieved the Maine was blown up by Spanish agencies. WOULD FIGHT THE WORLD. Mi. Teller declared tlune must bo no Inteiferenco by tho allied powcis of Euiope. "If the attempted that we w-juld fight tho world We should de clare that with all the vigor of our Anglo-Saxon blood and our 2i,000,000 of people, and If we did the world would not ntteinpt to lay its bunds upon us." WIiph Mi Teller concluded nnother effoit to reach nn agieonient to adjourn until tonioirow at 10 o'clock wns mude by Sir. Jones (Ark ) and this tlmo with S'lrcas The agreement provides for a vote before the close of tomoriow'B ses sion. The motion to adjourn led to tho clash between Sonutois Wellington and Money. Tho former In leplylng to a statement by Mr. Chandlor (N. H.) said: "I have sat heie and listened to the senator Horn .Mississippi when In? letuined as one of the agents of the newt-pnpoiH In New York and I bullevo that the people cu" Maryland ." M - t4 - SUMMARY OF THE DAY'S DEVELOPMENTS. The first call for the militia will be for 50,000 men. The Flying Squadron returns to Old Point Comfort. American consulate at Barcelona attacked by a mob. Naval reserve of five States ordered held in reserve. Inventor Hiram Maxim says ve can whip Spain in a jiffy. The senate will positively reach a vote before adjournment tonight. Senor Quesada denies that the Cubans have agreed to an armistice. The administration does not expect any further communication from the Powers. Orders were issued mobilizing practically the whole regular army at southern points. Navv department decides to charter the steamships I New York. The monitor Nahant X YorK naiDor. X Our government will probably secure the Chilean cruiser O'Higgins and one X from Argentine. X Three Cuban autonomist envoys will be sent by Blanco to treat with the insur- X gents for peace. I It is authoritively announced that the President will sign any Cuban resolution agreed upon by congress. t v Dun's commercial report shows that bank clearings, in spite of the war scare, I are 2 percent larger than in 1892. X The Queen Regent has given $200,000 out of her private purse to a fund to ;n- X crease the strength of the Spanish iiavy. X It is "authoritatively announced" in Washington diplomatic circles that Spain X will never entertain the thought of evacuating Cuba. X Queen Regent says she "prefers the horrors of war to tarnishing the prestige of 1 the Spanish army or the impairment of the rights of the Spanish crown. Premier Sagasta says the assertion that Spanish officials blew up the Maine is an infamous calumny which merits the reprobation ot England and Germany United States. Snnin's nntp to thf Pmvpr; will rhnrw thnt Amerimn I of the Cuban insurrection ; and that the United States has rebels to hold out. X Within twenty-five minutes after the receipt of Massachusetts legislature had framed, referred and passed X to increase the efficiency of the State militia. t -f-M-M-H-f-M- -H-H--M"M-- MHf ---" -M- -M-H-4- Mr. Money Interrupted and declared the 1 email; made by Mr. Wellington was tint! lie. "X want to say to the senator from Mississippi that the journal had said that Its commissioners had returned," replied Mr, Wellington. AWirdu po"sed and In reply to a ft mand by Mr. Money that Mr. Welling ton make the charges on his own le sponslblllty and not tho newspaper, the latter exclaimed: "I do make it on my own lesponslblllty." "Then you lie," came from the Mis sissippi senator. The senate was electrified. Senatois looked at each other in blank amaze ment and tho galleries rose en misse ns the two senatois faced each other. All was confusion. The chair rapped repeatedly for older, but the two sen ators still called out In defiant tones that rang above the din. ' Come outside and make it," cried Mr. Money. Very well then," letorted Jlr. Well ington. "Come now," said Mr. Money beckon ing. 'The senate will be in older," called out Vice President Hobait. Mr. Wllbon (Wash.) bloke the tension at this point by asking In a bland voice "whether a declaration of war would be In oider." Subsequently Mr. Money apologized for his language Mr. Stewart (Nov.) spoke, after which the senate adjourned at 10 41 p m It Is the general belief among sena tois that the vote will be taken Jy 9 or 10 o'clock tomoirow night. There being numerous amendments there will bo many roll calls. It" Is likely that the committee's lesolutlnns with the minority amendment iccognlzlng the republic of Cuba will be adopted The resolution agreed upon will bo substi tuted for the house resolution, making It a house measure to aold the par liamentary dilllculty of a new piopoM tlon In the house. It Is supposed that the resolution will go to the house Monday and probably be sent to cou feienco, though an effort may be made to concur at once, but tho stiength of this move Is jet uncertain. THE FIRST HOVE. Action of tho President Outlined in Case the Cuban Resolution l I'lisned by Hot li Hciinc. Washington, Apt II 15, Tho Washing ton Post's summary of the situation to be published In tomoriow's Issue In cludes the following statement: Immediately the president Is empow ered to use the aimy and navy, he will Issue an ultimatum to Spain, giving hur twenty-four bonis possibly forty eight within which to answer whether she will peaceably wlthdiuw her troops and Hag from Cuba. Hei retusal to evacuate the Island which is.of course, expected will be the signal for action on the part of this government and that action will bo thu vigoious use of both our nanl und land forces. The Post makes this statement upun the highest possible authoiltj, the course of action Indicated had been decided upon at yestei day's cabinet meeting. Hciltiirt Horrid Deiul, Chicago, April 1.1. Herbert Moiris, son of the multl-mllllonulio packer. Nelson Morris, died today, alter an illness of sew oral weeks. A piosi'iit of 1,WO,000 was nmrte by Nelson Morris to Iterheit Mor ris when thu young man wus mauled lust June to Miss IIuliU ltloom, daughter uf Leopold Hlooni, tho grain operator. Vnung Muuls bad tiavelfil extunlcly und wus an uuthur of aomu uotu t - M - H - ' leaves League Island, bound for decline to join in a naval demonstration adverse to the hngland threatens to oppose such a demonstration it attempted. SPAIN'S APPEAL TO THE POWERS A Nolc Which Will Set Forth tier Al leged Grievances. WRONGS INFLICTED BY AMERICA. ItopreKtMitntloin in Her Circular Note Tli at 1 Ins Government la l)n couriigcd tho Cuban Insurgents nnd Duleuti d the hiiccows ol Autonomy. Heport I'liut I lie Powers Will Inter vene in Hehiilfof fpuin with a Nnvnl DciiioiiKiratlon. London, Apiil 15. A special dispatch fiom Madild published this afternoon says: I'lie note to the powers will review the whole Cuban question, pointing out that all the tumble with the United Suites aihes through tho clamoi ot the simai tnniuifautiiiers, who, It Is claimed, fonientid and organized the entli. r Milt Attention will be ro called to the alliged unmoleted Am eilcjn llllbusterlngs, and It will bo a -st 1 ted that the chief Insurgent leadeis tile not Cubans uut acHenturcih of all nationalities, wboo sole purpose is Plunder und iobber. The concessions iiiinle li j Sraln will be enumeiatPil, nnd the note will allege that v.hllo Spain 1ms done ever thing possible to pacify the Island the consuls of tho t'nltid States have constituted theni-scKi-s lnsiiigeiit ngei.ts, ami llm Miitvincnt will be mido that when aii tonoiuv promised the dedicd lonult an Amoilcan sipiadion was sent to Cuba to encourntc the Insurgents to hold out Tlusi contentions, It Is .ulcli d, will bo iipi)oited ly documentary evi dence, which. It Is allee-d, will raoo lb" bad faith dUplavcd throughout In ilio l'i itrd Statei townid Spain. The note to the powers will conclude with declaring that Spnln, having ex hausted every means of peace, Is "re luetantlj compelled to prepate for war and to light for the maintenance of Its rights and honoi." SPAIN WILL NOT YIELD. Tulle of Ilcr Abandoning Ciiliu Mis chievous, Mi)! n foreign Authority. Washington, April 15. In view of conlllctlng leports as to the attitude of Spain, a high foielgn authority, speak ing with authuilty on the matter, gave out today the following seml-olllcial statement of the Spanish position as to the sutiendei of Cuba. Onto and for all, iet it bo undei stood that the enouoous Impressions as to Spain's relliniiiishnint ot 'he Island of Cuba are fills", and ate ml ciliated to Inspire ialeo hopm und em barrass Intelligent action. The j, ernnitut of Spain nun novo cntei tnined the thought, nnd never ".ill entertain It, of evacuating 'ubi At no time has thu h been a consiuciutlou of any step withdrawing Hie sover eignty of Spain over her West Indian colonics. The honor ami dignity of Spain revolt ut the suggestion ,f the liiUtpendencu of I'uui which would alike reduce that Ihland to tho uiisciy of IrrespoiiBlbln tide, an l at tho same time teimlnntc a Sjunlsli authority lirtpaiuhlv bound up vlth the pios pi'rlly of the Island Fur lids and oilier reusons tho repoits Ilia' Spain Is slowly yielding to u retirement Irnm Cuba aro both mischievous und groundless. No rulors. no statesmnu, no coites of Spain would ever con sider such u humiliation. Hut In Hid face of It SpHln, nlvvuys desiious of peace and ready by every honorable means to scouro peace, will s.mid res olutely In dofoni-o of her Inaibnsblo light, her sovereignty and her honor. And she feels confident she 1ms with her tho moral suppott of thu colli o civilized woihl. -i t X -f f -f St. Louis, St. Paul, Paris and t X defensive purposes in New t the whole world. i siicrnr snpculntnn; :up h:ir1- deliberately encouraged the x the Governor's message the X a bill appropriating $500,000 -H- -f-f-f-f-f -f-f-f-M-f -M-M-f-f-f-f-f -M-H- NEWS FKOA, HAVANA. Another Attempt to lie .Undo to Con vert the liMinijeiits. Havana, Apiil 15 -An American elll y.en named Joaquin Uetancourt was ar rested yesterduy, chaiged with bring ing correspondence fiom nn lnsuigent camp. The Htltish consul, Mr. Gollon, vvno has chatgo of the United Status interests heie, demanded that the pils ontr lie released, and the latter was ac cordingly granted his fredom. The Coiuinerclo today says that while the United States battleship Iowa was c rigaed In gun-lire practice at Key Ast recently "a turret fell off, owing to its suspenders giving way, causing a gieat panic among the crew, who thought It was, like the Maine, the efleet ol a submarine mine set by the Spaniards " it has been derided that the Colonial government, with the approval of the government nt Madild, Is to send Se aors Olbcign, Dolz and Viondl. In the chaincei' of parllamentniies, to treat with the Insui gents The latest news from Spain and the I'nltod States has pioduced a profound linpie'-slun. Opinion heie is moie pes simistic on tho prospect of a conflict. l'thange values aie declining Tho people aie not at all confident as to the futuie action of the United States. The volunteer force is being lnereasd Hnllstment Is proceeding with enthusi asm The work of fortltlcntlon Is being ontinued at all ports and cities, and Oeneral Pando will shoitly Inspect the defi rises of the island. At the palace It Is repotted that In the ptovlnco of Pinar del Rio the gov ernment troops have dispersed a body of Insurgents rem "an Quentln, kll'lng thiee of the lebels and capturing two won en and a quantity of eltects. The Spanish cavaliy have defeated Insur gent groups In the Yna Hills, killing fo'ir nnd w ounding sevarul. Near Mat anas the Spanish have defeated an ln suigent band, taking one pilsoner. CABINET MEETING. Jio Vent of the Powers' Action. Calmlv Awaiting Congress's Ac- tiou--Aiiy Veto Unlikely. Washington, April 15. The cabinet meeting today was devoted to a gen eral discussion of the Cuban situation, without anything of Importance te-sult-ing therefrom The government has letelved no information of the prepara tion of any not on the part of tho powers and members of the cabinet do not think the effort obviously mak ing by Spain to concentrate the powcis in her favor will result in their agree ing in any particular line of action. 'Ihe piesent position of the adminis tration Is that of awaiting congression al action without attempting to influ ence It or postpone its decision. The president, It can be said, is not at all likely to veto any lesolutsn tint eon giesa mav adopt on the Cuban ques tion Tin- administration dats not be lieve congress will pass a icsolutioii for the iPeognitlon of Independence of the insui gents, but It it should, a veto of It would lie veiy Improbable. It Is ja'.d. however, that tho president might re gard It ns an encroachment on his pre rogative, the constitution clearly mak ing It tho duty of the executive to roe ogiilo tho Independence of a nation. At the samj time the cabinet has not discussed the course to bo puuucd In the event of congressional declaration ot Independence, m ( niiiidliiu Town riniim Swept. Rlchfoid. Vt., Apiil 15. l'lro at Sutton, Que., a small town eight miles Horn here, today dettroved twenty-llvo biitlillii' li "hit tho two hotels, tho rallrc Q seven stoies nnd the Canadian iu..ay louml house, Loss, $1(X),(m. MOST Orders Are Issued for the Immediate Concentration at Four Points in the South of Six Regiments of Cavalry, Twenty Two Regiments of Infantry and FiYC Regiments of Artil leryDesire of the Department That the Troops May Become Acclimated Before Hostilities Begin, Washington, April 15. Decidedly the most warlike step taken by the wur de partment In preparing for the possibil ity of nn encounter with Spain was In augurated today, when orders wore Is sued for the concentration nt four points In the south of six regiments of cavalry, twenty-two icglinonts of In fantiy nnd the light batteries of live regiments of artllleiy. At Chlcamauga there will be six regiments of cavnlry and the light battel les of live legl ments of artillery: at New Orleans, eight regiments of Infantry; at Tampa, seven regiments of Infantry, and ut Mobile, seven regiments of Infantry Since the civil wni no such pioportlon of the nrmv has been mobilized nnd the movement Itself Is the best evi dence of the guivity of the situation as lc oked upon by tho piesidcnt and his advisers The determination to rendez vous the troops In the south, whete they can be acclimated to the condi tions of a more tropical climate, has been under consideration by the presi dent and his cabinet for some time It was not until today, however, that tho president, In view of the enormous expense which will be entailed, felt Justified In taking this step. When Secretary Alger returned fiom the cabinet meeting he at once called Into confeience General Miles and Ad jutant Geneial Coibln and ncqualnted them with the result of the cabinet's deliberations. There were hunled con sultations, In which the quartermnstcr general, who 1ms charge of the trans portation of the tioops: the commis sary general, who looks after their subsistence, and repiesentatlves In Washington of various ralhonds tun ning to the south, participated. The department has so dlstilbuted the twenty-two leglments of Infantry at convenient places on the gulf that they w 111 be accessible for transportation to Cuba Proposals have been Invited from steamship companies for chartering vessels to the government for this w ot k. Instiuetlons to tho commanding' otll cers of the leglments oideted to move were sent out late today with dliec tlons that thev be put Into effect as soon as possible. It Is the conildent expectation of the olllclals that tho movements In some places w ill begin tomorrow. The lallroad facilities, the olllclals sav, aie moie than ample to meet the demands of the occasion and no tiouble will be expeilenced In mobil izing this large body of men nt tho places designated within a icasonably short space of time. The otllceis who will command will be Ceneinl Shatter at New Orleans, Geneinl Copplnger at Mobile, Geneial Wade at Tampa and General Urooke at Chlckamauga. NAHANT IN SERVICE. I ha Old-Style .Monitor W ill Help De lend New York flnrhor. Philadelphia. Apt II t5. The monitor Nnhaut, manned bv New York naval leseives, left League Island navy yaid at 1 u0 this afternoon In tow of the tug Pioneer, bound foi New York, wheie she will be used in the defense of that hat hot. The Nahant is commanded by Lieutenant Rlchman. Lieutenant W. R. Duncan, of the New York naval le serves, Is exeiutlve otllcei, and Lieu tenant M. K. Hyie, also of the New Yoik naval leseives, is navigating otll cei. A uteat cheer went up ttom the ciowd as the Nuhant started down the liver. The naval reserves from the New Jeisey and Massachusetts also gave the New Yoik naval contingent a hearty send-off. The Nnhant's armament consists of two 15-Inch smooth-boio lilies of the old pattern, and she can les a full sup ply of ammunition nnd small aims, b 'sides being iullj coaled and piovis loucd FIRST CALL FOR MILITIA, War Department Otliuinl llellovo Thill .10,000 .Men Will Suliice. Washington, April 15 The question of how many of the militia of the sev eial states shall be called for uctlve duty when' mllltury operations nie de cided on Is engnglng the attention of the president nnd the olllclals of the war department. The opinion was expicssed by one of the lattci today that when an order Is Issued eoncentratln'T the legular aimy at some southern point the piesldent will call for 50.000 of the nillttlnmon That numbei It Is believed will sulllce for immediate purposes. WAR RAILROAD. Pennsylvania Will Layn Link to Con nect With Iron Pier nt Wilmington, Wilmington, Del., Apiil 15 A special from Lowes, Del., to the livery live ning says: Acting under ordeis lecelved fiom the United States government yestor day, the Pennsylvania railroad began, last night, the constiuctlou of a mile and a half of lallioad tiack, to connect the Delaware, Maryland and Vliglnla lallioad with the Iron pier nt this place, which Is owned by the government. It Is uiulei stood tho link Is to bo complet ed within three days. Chief Supervisor J. L. Smith, ol thu Maryland dlvlalun, WARLIKE STEPS TAKEN is personally supei intending the work, The object In building the connect ing link Is to run cars up to tho pier to make connection with boats, so that the handling of supplies and men, Inci dent to war piepar.itlon may bo facili tated. SQUADIUDN MTUttiVS. Commodore Schley Pleased with tho Ilxcellont Work oi the 1'leut. Remarkable Skill of Gunners. (On Hoard the flagship Hionkljn.) Hampton Roads, Va., Apiil 15. The Hying squadron, the depuituie of which caused so much excitement on Wednes day, letuined today to anchorage at Port Montoe, after having completed two days and two nights of arduous la bel, with satldaetion to its command ing otlleers. Commodore Schley want ed the captains of the lleet to know each other In tho movement of their vessels, and to bo able to answer quick ly to nil .signals for movements liable to be made In nn engagement. Run ning down to Cape Homy on Wednes day afternoon tho squadron was taken fifteen miles out to sea, at the same time mnnoueveilng In response to the signals from the flagship. All of the big vessels lesponded quicklj, the heavy battleships Massa chusetts and Texas being especially and sutprisingly quick. Line of battle was formed with the ltrooklyn on the right, the Massachusetts to the left of thp Ihcmklyn, the Minneapolis to the loft of the Massachusetts, the Columbia next and the Texas on the extreme left. The signal to answer in line was obeyed so well than an almost per fect alignment was obtained. Anchor age was made on Wednesday night fif teen miles oast of Cape Chailes light, near the southern drill ground. Thursday morning found very unf.i voiable conditions, but Commodore Schley decided to begin tho man ouevies. The drill was kept up all day and at nightfall anchorage was made at a point thirteen miles from Cape Charles. After daik signal work by electilc light was piactlced for two bonis At 0 o'clock when most of the offlcersi and men had ptepared to ictlie, the call to manors and battle calls were sound ed On the Rrooklyn so quickly wns the work done that everv division of flcei had icported "icady" In four mln uts and the snip was ready for battle, with water tight compartments dosed, an munition hoisted to guns, tuirets swinging, battle hatches down and the crews at the guns icady to shoot. The other ships lepoited almost as quickly. This morning was given up to practice in the guns all tho ships putting out tin gets at S00 yards. The gunners on the Rrooklyn cut the flag fiom the top of their target v.'lthln 20 minutes, re markable woil; when ie Is considered that the taiget was but IS inches squaio and the flagstaff but two Inches wide. At 1 o'clock the ships were signalled by Commodore Schley to head for Hamilton Roads for anchorage, with the exception of the Texas, which was oideied to lemaln out and try her big guns and lmpioved turiots with solid shot. The lest ot the squadron nn chorol off Fort Monroe at 5 o'clock this evening. Coniuiodoie Schley expiessed himself as veiy much pleased with the woik of th entlio tquadron. He called atten tion to the target practice of tno ropld llu guns saying- "I don't think any torpedo boat would live under that fire " The Tpxas after a satisfactory gun trial tan Into Hampton Roads about 6 o'clock nnd Joined the squadion. READY TO SHIP 20,000 MEN. Ollicor nt Tort jlcllnury Say Troops Would Go (iujckli. Ral'lninro, Md , April 15. Olllcors nt Fort Me Hem y state that when hostili ties begin at li-ast 20,000 men of the i egu1.tr army will be dispatched to the roust of rituld'i for Cuba, and that these, with the National Guuids of Ji.Vvv York, Maryland nnd Pennsylvania will constltuto the army of invasion Should war be declared within 4S hears 11 Is thought that all the men nt T'oit Mclleiny, with tho exception ot thoio of L'attoiy D, which goes down to the livei fortifications, would he sent to rioilda, and possibly to Cuba. Torpedo Kiiuior Denied. Wnshlngtcn, April 15 -Chief Wllklo, of tho si'cnt service, knows nothing ol the reported captiile nt Chicago of nn ftl lejrid luver of Spanish mines or torpedoes In Cuban viators. The secict torvlco has demo nothing In the way of nppieheiirtiny: the poisons einnicted with tho uftulr. ft't-t't-t-tt't"f-f'f-f-f-f-t"ft-ftt-t- - WEATHER, FOnECAST, -f Wiirthlm,tnn, Apiil 11 forecast s- f for Saunday Tor eastern I'enn. -f sjlvaula oleniltiR In tho onrly -f f morning, followed bv fair und warmer wuither, northwesterly f winds. Toi western Pennsjlvania, -f s- fulr, northwtstcilv winds. -f - New York, April l8.-(Hoinld'a -f f foiecastli In tho middle statofl and -f f New England, today, partly - f cloudy, wanner weather will pro. - f vail, followed by luln near the coasts with fresh umthcniitttly to -- f northwesteily wind cU'.itliig In -f the foicuuou in this motion. - tt-mttrttt-ft
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