OtttOtt 'r- TWO CENTS. TEN AGES. SCRANTON. PA., TUESDAY MORNING. APHIL 20. 1898. TEN PAGES. TWO CENTS. 2' !' NOW FIGHTING H A DIGNIFIED WAY The Formal Declaration of War by the United States Is Met with Signs of Approval Quiet Day at the Scene of Hostilities The Intentions of Commodore Schley, of the Flying Squadron, in Sending Cruisers to Sea, Are Still Unknown John Jacob Astor Equips an Artillery Company, Washington, April 25. Congress to day formally declared war to exist be tween the United States and Spain; the enate pnssed the naval appropriation bill, carrying large amounts ot money for the Improvement of our sea fight ing arm of the federal service; the Hull army reorganization bill was passed by the senate and now goes to conference; Secretary Sherman resigned as chief of the state department, to be succeeded by Assistant Secretary Day, nnd the latter by John B. Moore, of New York, an acknowledged authority on Interna tional law; and the war department called on the several states for their quota to the volunteer army of the United States. These make up the Im portant events of the day. It was not announced when Secre tary Sherman's resignation would take effect, the secretary having yielded his original Idea of leaving at once, and it Is presumed that he will remain until Judge Day qualifies as his successor. The selection of Mr. Moore, who is notv professor of International law at Co lumbia university, New York, was warmly welcomed by all state depart ment employes. He has served In the stato department as second assistant secretary under several administrations without regard to political changes, nnd resigned to accept the chair of In ternational law at Columbia about three years ago. His selection will do much to strengthen the state depart ment In the present emergency. The officials of the department, with the assistance of the attorney general, have been preparing nnothor procla mation, which, will be Issued in a day or two, this time treating of prizes and defining the conditions and time when such seizures might be made. It is be lieved that the protest and suggestions coming from foreign embassies and legatlona here have led the department to define once for nil its position in the matter. A prize commissioner was appointed this afternoon, In the person of Com mander John Wynne, a retired naval officer. He will be stationed at Key West, where he now resides, and it will be bis duty, in conjunction with two of the members yet to be selected as part of tho commission, to make ap praisements of the value of prizes and nsslst the prize courts In their work. It has been understood for some time past that Assistant Secretary Roose velt, of the navy department, would soon retire In order to enter the mili tary service. This story can now bo confirmed positively, although the tlmo set for Mr. Roosevelt's departure from the department Is not definitely fixed. The president today named .Mr. Roose velt as lieutenant colonel of one of the regiments of mounted rlllemen to be raised In the Rocky mountains under Colonel Wood, whom Mr. Roosevelt has urged for the place. Colonel Wood starts west tomorrow to superintend the recruiting, muny offers having al ready come to Mr. Roosevelt from In dividuals and organizations among the cowboys. Secretary Long wishes Mr. Roosevelt to remain in his present posi tion as long as possible, so It may be two or three weeks before he will Join his command. AT SCENE OF HOSTILITIES. There was a dearth of news from the seat of hostilities off the Cuban coast bo far as the department was con cerned, or If it was In possession of In formation nothing lencked out. A few telegrams from Key West announced the arrlvnl there of the prizes whose capture had been reported through the prers. Nothing could be obtained us to the Intentions of Commodore Schley In hastily rushing away tho Hying Columbia and Minneapolis from Hampton Roads, but it is believed that their purpose Is to shelthr the Paris and some other liners from at tack by Spanish cruisers. The feature of interest at the war department was the dispatch by the governors of tho states and territor ies of circulars notifying them how many men they would be 'expected to furnish as volunteers, how they should be apportioned, and where they should rendezvous. A good many details re main to be arranged, but these are rapidly being disposed o John Jacob Astor, of Now York, not content with offering the government free his splendid yacht Normahl nnd free transportation for troops and sup plies over the railroads In which he Is Interested, haB come, forward with no tice that ho has raised and equipped t his own expense a battery of ar tillery which he desires to offer to the government under his own plans for services In Cuba, This offer probably .will be accepted, though tho depart ment has been deluged with officers to raise volunteers in this way to tho aggregate number of at least 60,000 men. As the president's authority Is to enlist only three regiments outside of tho regular quotas to be furnished by the states, there is not much op portunity to accept the services of these patriots. The action of the president In recom mending a formal declaration ot war was welcomed by officials everywhere as putting the struggle on a more dig nified basis and tending to tho avoid ance of International complications. LETTER FllOM GOMEZ. Aunounces That with Thirty Thous and Men He Intends to Invont Ilnrutia. New York, April 25. A Journal cor respondent with the Insurgent forces has forwarded the subjoined letter written by Maximo Ciomve a fortnight ago: Within thirty days 30,000 of my forces will bo swinging In their ham mocks within sight of Havana. Al ready the westward movement hns begun. The Infuntry forces, slower of movement than the cavalry, have al ready started on their journey, and the cavalry will follow as soon as word is received that President Mc Klnley has signed the resolution now pending In congress, and certain. I am assured by your representative, to be adopted by the bodies. They wilt bring about the intervention of tlio United States In the awful strug gle that has devastated our beautiful Island. I will be tho last to start from Lns Villas, but I will ha the tlrst to arrive at Havana. My weight of years will not tiro tho legs of my horse. I will ride with the best of my soldiers. Within thirty days I ex pect to sleep on the hills overloklng Havana, nnd my camp fires will glit ter like the stars In a ring about that fated, wicked city. To the people of America. I extend the thanks of my army. Our causo wns a Just one, and victory has lighted on our banners, and in the great hearts of the people ot the United States we tlnd a constant source of strath and encourngenwnt. In little more than a fortnight our flags will be Hying together before Havana. We havo our freedom to force from Spain's grasp: America has tho loss ot tho Malno's sailors to avenge. The machete and sabre will sttlko together for country and liberty. . LAW AS TO PRIZE A10NEY. How the Rnllnnt Tnrs Are Rewarded lor Their Ucrolim. Washington, April 25. In response to Inquiries ns to tho law covernlntr the distribution of the prize money realized from the sale of Spanish vessels cap tured nt sea the rules in question are Riven below: The commanding officer of a fleet or pquadron receives one-twentieth part of prize money awarded to any ves sel for vessels under tho lmmcdlato control. 'The commanding officer of a squadron or division under tho com mand of a commandor-ln-chlef re ceives one-flftleth of tho amount awarded to the captors, his share to come out of the part of the prize money awarded to the government when the government receives a share. The fleet captain Is entiled to one-hundredth part of the award made to any vessel or vessels of the lleet or squad ron with which he Is serving, except In a case where the capture Is made by the vessel In which ho is nerving, and In that case ho shares In propor tion to his pay with the other officers and men on board tho vessvl. To tho commander of n single ves sel Is Riven one-tenth of the money awarded to his vessel, If It was acting at tho time of tho capture under tho command of the commadlng oilieer of a lleet, squadron or division, and three-twentieths If It was acting In dependently. After these deductions the remaind er of the prize money nwarded to a vessel Is distributed nmonjr tho of lleers nnd crew of the vessel In pro portion to their respective pay. All vessels of tho navy within slg milling dlstanco of the vessel or ves sels ma Id up tho capture, under such circumstances and In such condition as to render sutllclent aid if required, share In the prize. Acting near Admiral Sampson, it will be perceived, is several thousand dol lars richer now than he was a fort night ago. PANICAf HAVANA. People frightened by the ftnntn Clara Hnlfiv. Kev West, Fla., April 2S. Accordlnsr to statements ot the family of Arthur Arostefii, the Hrltlfh vice-consul -it Havana, great excitement prevails In Havnnn, and at the time tho Myrtle done left port the people were leaving for tho open country In all directions. At Manuno, Just outside of Havana, a train was held up by nn excited noli eager to escape. The amrm was caused by the firing from tho Snr.la Clara battery. )imiihIi I'leel i Mill. Saint Vincent. Cape Verde Islands, April 36. Tho Spanish fleet Is still here, but It Is reported that tho vcshcIm sail from theso islands tomorrow. SUMMARY OF THE DAY'S DEVELOPMENTS. Tammany will raise a regiment. Formal declaration of war is made. The Minneapolis arrives at Cape Cod. A Pacific blockade is established at Hampton Roads. Gomez writes that within thirty days he will invest Havana. Free silver senators threaten to hold up the war revenue bill. Reported in Paris queen regent still hopes for foreign intervention. Spanish fleet at Cape Verde takes coal and stores for a long voyage. Pennsylvania National Guard will mobilize at Mr. Gretna by Thursday. Dynamite cruiser Vesuvius leaves Newport suddenly on mysterious errand. Secretary of State John Sherman resigns and Judge Day is appointed in his stead. Torpedo Boat Porter makes a daring landing near Havana under cover of darkness. Professor John B. Moore, of Columbia University, appointed assistant secretary of state. The house of representatives voted the war declaration through in less than two min- utes. Havana is panic-stricken directions. Lieutenant Caranza, of Minister Polo's suite, who challenged Captain Sigsbee, will next tackle General Lee. John Jacob Astor has equipped a battery of artillery at his own expense, which has been offered the United States government. Minister Polo's statement that his car was stoned while he was leaving the United States is officially and authoritatively denied. NATIONAL GUARD IS CALLED OUT Will Assemble at Alt. Gretna on Thurs day Morning. ORDERS ISSUED BY THE GOVERNOR Tlio Troop Will Ho Recruited Into (ho United States Hervico Alter Thoy Itenchillt. Gretnn.-According to Alcur's 1' I it n it Complnto Reor ganisation ol tho Guard Will lie Necessary anil tlio Identity of Com panion and Rcglmcutx Will Ua Lost in the Nhuflie. Harrlsburg, April IS. Adjutant Uen erul Stewnrt, by direction of Governor Hastings, Issued orders tonight order ing the entire division of the Pennsyl vania National Guard to mobilize next Thursday at Mount Gretna. This ac tion was taken In response to a mes sage from Secretary Alger calling upon the governor for Pennsylvania's quota of troops. , The governor immediately replied as follows, to Secretary Alger: Your telegram this date calling for ten regiments of Infantry and four batteries of artillery juit received. The call will bo obeyed promptly. Our troops will bo mobilized at .Mount Gretna, twenty miles from HarrK burg, on Thursday next. Wo havo three hundred thousand rounds am munition, forty-llvo calibre SpiInglleW rifles, model 1S9I. Soventy-llve hun dred Springfield rifles, calibre forty five, 'f lire j hundred nnd sixty car bines. Six, three nnd two-tenths breech loading steel guns, eighty-live hundred woolen blankets, three thou sand common tents, three hundred and ilfty wall tents, one huudied and fifty hospital tents, eight thousand each of haversacks, crtitcens and blanket bugs. Threo troops ot cavalry, sixty men each, fully equipped. Threo light batteries, seventy men rach, fully equipped with two breach-loading guns to each battery. Troops ready for muster as soon as mobilised. Will ad vise you mere definitely later. THE OFFICIAL ORDER. The governor's olliclal order to the troops follows: 1. Tho president of the United States, through tho secretary of war, has this day called for ten thousand eight hun dred troops from Pennsylvania to bo organized Into ten regiments of in fantry of twelve companies each, minimum eighty-one, maximum one hundred anil one. and four batterlts of artillery, two hundred and four olh cers and men each, to be lecrutted from tho National Guard as far as possible. 2. The major general commanding is directed to assemble the division, Na tional Guard of Pentisj lvanla. except ing naval force, at Mount Gretna, Lebanon county, on Thursday, April 2S, IMS. 8. Ilylnstrucllonsof navy department, John S. Muckle, commanding naval force of Pennsylvania, Is authorized to communicate direct with navy de partment, reporting fully all oideis and movements to this otllce. 4. All olllcers using transportation orders for troops, horses, bagguge or equipment, will In every case, 1111 out statement on back of order making samo complete as possible and mark order "special." Regulations govern ing use of transportation must be strictly compiled with. 5. Tho administration of tho various departments will be under tho super vision of tho head of each depart ment. 6. Field music of regiments will bo restricted to two muUelans trom each company. 7. Hapgage will ho kept at the mini mum consistent with tho needs of the troops In camp. 8. Surgeons of commands, except di vision and brigade piirgeons, will pro vide themselves with tho necessary medical stores for use en route to camp. Full supply will be Issued un der supervision of the surgeon general. Surgeons purchasing supplies ns di rected will pre euro Mils for same In duplicate and approve and forward to adjutant general's ollleo for payment. Surgical Instruments nnd splints havo been Issued from the state arsenal to leclmentnl headqr.nrtors. It. Officers making returns nnd re port of any description will make and retnln copy for future reference nnd record. 10. fcnmlzrary department will ad horo to ration tublo of United Stnto3 army. 11. Commanding olllcers will submit In camp llnanclal statement ot ar mory rent and annual allowance re ceived Blnco returns made In July. IW. The statement will be accompanied by proper vouchors for expenditures made. auAHD will he reorganized. The troopa will be recruited Into tho United Stales service after they reach i Mount Gretna. There arc fifteen regl- and people are leaving the city inents In the Pennsylvania National Ounrd, so that according to Alger's plan live regimental organizations will not be mustered Into the service. This plan will necessitate a complete reor ganization of the guard. The artillery companies will also have to be reor ganized to comply with Alger's order. The three cavalry companies will not be mustered Into the United States ser vice under this arrangement. The troops will begin to move tomorrow. PRESIDENT TO GOVERNORS. Text of the Loiter .linking Requisition lor Volunteer Troops. Washington. April 2,'.. Tho following Is a copy of the telegram sent to each of the governors of the states nnd ter ritories Informing them what will be expected under the president's call for troops: "The number of troops from your state under the call of the president, dated April 23. 1S9S, will be "It Is the wish of tho president that tho regiments of tho National Guard or stato militia shall be used ns fai ns their number will permit for the reason that they are armed, equipped and drilled. Please wire as early as possible what equipments, ammuni tion, arms, blankets, tents, etc., you have and what additional you will require. Please also state when troops will be ready for muster In to the United States service. "Details to follow by mall. "(Signed) Russel A. Alger, secretary of war." FOR THOSE AT HOMO. Detroit Citizens Promise to Care (or Fniuilies of Soldiers. Detroit. April 25. At a meeting of fifty-eight representative citizens, held In the mayor's oillce yesterday, the following resolution was adopted: Resolved, That It Is the sense of this meeting that we, as citizens of Detroit, n commend nnd promise that those enlist ing and going to the front In the service of their country may go with the assur ance that those dependent upon them at home, shall be well cared for. When the meeting ndjourned It was with the understanding that another would be held In a day or two to carry out the above-outlined pledge. Several wealthy citizens promised heavy sub scriptions toward fulfilling the objects of the movement. TAMMANY IS PATRIOTIC. A Kcgimoiit Will Soon lln Organized by the Society. New York. April 23. The executive committee of Tammany Hnll today udopted a resolution stilting that while the organization deplores the necessity for the war with Spain, It recognizes the Justice of the government's acts and that the president and congress are entitled to the support of every citizen. The organization assures the president of Its loyal support, material, financial and moral. Steps were nlso taken looking to tho formation of a Tammany regiment. TIMES UTTERS A PROTEST. Advises tho United Ktntes Not to Cut Ihn table to .liiuriirn. London, April 23. The Times protests editorially against the Intention attrib uted to the United States to cut a cable belonging to un English company, and expresses the hope that America will not establish so evil a precedent, which might be held by Spain to Justify the cutting ot any table landing on Ameri can soil. POWDER ON A FAST TRAIN. Iiiirge Consignment lleing Sent Trom ( it I if o r it i it In the Until. Santa Cruz, Cal April 25. The pow der works hero shipped east tonight 100,000 pounds ot brown powder. The consignment will be rushed through, the run to Chicago being made in ninety-three hours. JUDQE DAY'S SUCCESSOR. Washington, April 25. John H. Moore, professor of International law of Col umbia university, New York, and for merly second assistant secrctury of state, has been chosen to succeed Judge Day as assistant secretary of state. ITALY TO BE NEUTRAL Rome, April 25. Tho Olliclal Gazette, today published a proclamation enjoining upon nil Italian subjects strict neutrality during the war between tho United States unil Spain. l.ylli's Nomination Confirmed. Washington, April 25. Tho senate to. day confirmed the nomination of Perry M. Lytlo to bo surveyor of customs for Philadelphia, and Kllsha W. Smith to be postmaster of Fraklln, Pa, for the open country in all UNDER LIGHTS OF MORRO CASTLE Small Bunts of Admiral Sampson's Fltet Tempt Spanish Guns. PORTERS'S DARING TRIP TO SHORE No Shots Hare liuon Fired in the Vicinity of the Illocknde Since Sunday - Morro CiimIo Shows a Powerful Search-Light nt Night. Ollicers ol the Fleet on tho Alert. (Copyright, 1S95, by the Associated Press.) On board the llagshlp New York, off Havana, April 23. 10 a. m. The early morning hours today were taken up by a vigorous chasing of moving lights. The only vessel spoken was the Hrltlsh schooner Ionlanthe, of Windsor, N. S. Sho was nllowed to proceed. She was Just out of Mntanzns. No shots have been llred since yesterday morning on either side. The Dolphin and the converted yacht Eagle arrived from Key West this mo.rning. The Dolphin carried the olll cers and prlzo crews that had been placed on the steamer Peijro and the schooner Antonio. All were glad to get back, although they said they hud had no trouble with their prizes. The torpedo boat Porter made a dar ing trip Into the shore under cover of darkness last night and Lieutenant Fremont, her commander, landed with a small party and obtained valuable Information. The blockade continues under beautiful weather conditions. The llagshlp returned to the block ade line about fi.30 last evening, after an uneventful trip. Nothing of Im portance apparently had occurred dur ing her absence. When darkness came on last night Morro castle showed a powerful searchlight, and Hashed it nervously around the horizon. Another short search light ulso was seen. It looked to be from the direction of the Santa Clara batteries to the westward of El Morro. "Pho search light Itself could not be distinguished, only Its rays being visible. This is due cither to the extremely low position of the light or to its distance from the block ado line. The Morro light Is placed higher and Is an excellent light. Last night was the first time these search lights have been used. What benefit they will be to the Spaniards no one knows. They may possibly Induce the batteries to expend some mote am munition In futile shots nt the fighting squadron, but tho blockade continues as before, search lights or no search lights, as, of course, they do not reach far enough to show our ship. If any ships run the blockade they will have to run a gauntlet of vigilance that has never been surpassed. The alertness of the olllcers and men con tinues nt tjie same pace ns was ex hibited tho first night the squadron arrived. Admiral Sampson Is more handicapped In his blockade than were the naval commanders during tho Civil war. in many cases they weio unable to anchor, while Admiral Sampson's fleet drifts around In a two knot cur rent, with no stationary shore light for n guide. It Is believed that every steamer which has attempted to enter Havnna since tho blockade began has been enptured. OREGON AT PUNTA ARENOS. Nnvnl Ollicluls Say that llnttlrship tun Protect Herself. Washington, April 25. The Navy de partment has communicated with tho battleship Oreson, and Captain Clark, her commander, has been notified that war Is on. The Oregon reached Punta Arenas, Chill, Friday. She took on 600 tons of coal. Numerous cablegrams awaited Captain Clark. Officials say that the public need have no fear of the Oregon being cap tured. In battle she Is nmply prepared to protect herself. The Mnrltta Is with tho Oregon. She alone, so department officials say, cun bundle tho Spanish gunboat Temerarlo, which Is reported to be waiting for the Oregon. COAL FOR UNCLE SAM. Island of St. Thomas, West Indies, April 23. United States Consul Van Horn succeeded In purchasing yesterday l.OflO tonB of coal for the use of tho United States warships. THE VESUVIUS SAILS. Newport, R. L, April 23. Tho dynamlto cruiser Vesuvius sailed at 4:10 p. ni her destination not known. Tho Vesuvius Is believed to have gone to Key West, Sho carried extra quan tity of projectiles. Tho cruiser Columbia will probably sail during the night for I patrol dur DECLARATION OF WAR BY CONGRESS Representatives in the House Pass the Measure in One Min ute and Forty-one Seconds The Senate Also Responds Without Debate The Action of the House Is Followed by Tremendous Applause The House Declines to Concur in the Senate Amendment to the Army Reorganization Bill, Washington, April 23. The house of representatives today passed the bill declaring the existence of war between the United States and the kingdom of Spain, In a manner which cannot fall to Impress the world. The represen tatives of seventy millions people voted for It without a word of debate, with out u. dissenting vote, and without a roll call, but with a solemn apprecia tion of the gravity of their momentous action. It required but one minute and forty-one seconds to accomplish this. The house was considering an election case nnd simply paused to declare war. There was no excitement, no cavil, no word, no question. It was only In the great cheer that went up from' lloor nnd galleries when Speaker Heed an nounced Its passage that the tremend ous import of the act nnd the sup presied enthusiasm behind It wns shown. After the president's message was read, the committee on foreign af fairs framed the resolution, uctiti& Chairman Adams wrole the report, and it was nt-ise.' nnd on Its v-av to the senate In nn hour and six minutes. Tho Breaker signed It at 4 19. The remain der of the day was devoteJ to the elec tion case of Wise vs. Young from the Second Virginia district. The house declined to agree to tho senate amend ments to the army reorganization bill and It was sent to conference, IN TUB SENATE. War and war measures were the only topics discussed by the senato today during more than four hours of Its session. The body had scarcely con vened when tho message of the presi dent urging congress to declare the ex istence of wnr between the United States and Spain was laid before It. Without comment the message was re ferred to the foreign relations com mittee. Consideration of tho naval appropri ation bill was resumed, the pending question being upon nn amendment of Mr. Hutler to reduce the price of armor plate, or ns an alternative to establish an nrmor factory. After a long nnd bitter debate, In the course of which Mr. Hutler wns accused by Mr. Hawiey, of Connecticut, of making what In the circumstances would bo regarded as treasonable utterances, the amend ment was defeated. An amendment of great Importance was attached to tho bill at the last minute by Mr. Hale, chairman of the naval affaits commit tee. It authorizes the secretary of the navy to enlist us many men as he may deem necessary to man tho ships of tho navy during the existing war, and appropriated $S,830,000 to enable hlni to curry the amendment Into effect. The naval bill was then passed. The army reorganization bill wns re ported to the senate with some amend ments by Mr. Hawiey, of the military affulrs committee, and passed within twenty minutes. It was not completed, however, us the houso non-concurred In the sennte amendments nnd asked for a conference. At 3 o'clock tho senate went Into secret legislative session and passed a bill of the house declaring the exist ence of war between tho United States and Spain. Subsquently n brief open session wns held, during which minor business was transacted. , WAR IllLL SIGNED. Washington, April 23. Tho war bill was brought from tho capltol by the THE iNUWS THIS JlOilNlXU Weutlier Inulcatlunt louay: Showeni Colder: Northerly Winds. Telegraph News ot tho Day in War Ciicles. Declaration of War Passed by Cong-ess. Pennsylvania National Guard Is Or dered to .Mobilize at Ml. Gretna, Venturesome Torpedo float Porter. Telegraph Fitness of President 51c- Klnley to Direct a Wnr. Financial and Commercial. Local Contributions for tho Ambu lance Fund. Meetlns of tho Hoard of Control. Editorial. Comment of the Press. Grievances Which Led tho Cubans to Rebel. Naval Fight Against Odds. Loral Thirteenth dered Out. Local-Will of the Regiment Is Or L.ito William T. Smith, Keepers of Sptak-Kahlcs on Trial, Local West Scrnnton and Suburban. News Round About Hamilton. Telegraph Speculation as to Whoro tho First Naval Uattlo Will Ho Fought, Senor Carranza, Wanta Gore, clerk of the enrolling division, and, reached the White Houso a few min utes before six. The White House wns almost deserted, none ot the cabinet being with the president except Attor ney General Griggs. The enrolled copy of the bill was laid before tho presi dent In his oillce Immediately nnd ho nt once went over the phraseology with the attorney general. The presldent'3 signature was affixed at 6.18 anil tho measure was then the law of the land. BLOCKADE AT HAMPTON ROADS. No Vessel Are Allowed to l'nss Ho tween Sunsnt nnd Sunrise. On board flagship Rrooklyn, off Fort ress Monroe, April 23. This port, tho entrance to Washington, Norfolk and Portsmouth, where half a score ot ves sels f war are under repairs for as sistance In the conilict, Newport News, the great coaling place of the coast, and where the battleships Kentucky and Kearsarge are being constructed: Annapolis, the naval academy ot the nation. Richmond, a great city ot the south, and Fort Monroe, the key of tho land situation, has been declnred In a state of pacific blockade from sun set to sunrise, nnd no vessel will be allowed to enter Hampton Roads be tween the hours that mark that per iod. The enforcement of this pacific block ade, established for precautionary pur poses, Is curried out by the army of ficials located nt Fort Monroe. Under direction ot Captain Casey, of tho United States engineer corps, mines have been laid between Capes Henry and Charlefi and above them In both tho Chestieako and James river out lets of Hampton Roads. It Is there fore dangerous for vessels to come In ct night. A pat'-oi fever of vessels either owned or chartered by the navy department was sent out tonight nnd all ships were warned nnd ordered to lay to until daybreak. At that time tho picket lleet will net as escort to ves sels that have been held up during the night and will escort them through the lines of torpedoes nnd mines with which tho harbor Is lined. The Washington, Norfolk and Rich mond steamers were allowed to leavo tonight as usual but beginning to morrow night they will have to leavo before sunset In time to be clear ot tho harbor. The squadron Is on the most warlike kind of footing tonight. A picket fleet of steam cutters Is out for the entire night, fully armed, tho olllcers of tho deck nnd marine sentries un armed and some olio gun squads sleep at the guns Engines are coupled, full steam Is up and anchors havo been sighted so that there will be no delay In starting All tho ships of tho squad ron coaled today In full for what they have burned while tu waiting here. The harbor tonight presents n most warlike appearance. The guard fleet of the fort stops all vessels and warns them of danger after passing their papers. They nre also told that they cannot go out except by daylight. To morrow night no vessel will bo allow ed In or out of tho harbor between sunset and sunrise. SPANISH LIE NAILED. Chief Wilkin Civet Stntnincnt Con corning Polo's Trip to Cnnndn. Washington. April 23. Chief John E. Wilkte, of the secret service, today gave out the following; statement: "The Spanish minister having br n quoted In nn interview ns saying that tho car containing his party had been stoned at Harrb'.burg and Rochester, I beg to sate that tho reports from the secret rjervlee men who accompan ied the party show that nt Harrlsburg the members of tho Spanish party were In bed and that thero wns no demon stration of nny sort while tho train roninlned at the station. At Rochester the members of the Spanish party were nt breakfast when the train pulled Into tho station and no ono but the train men nnd railroad employes know ot their presence on the train. At no point during the trip wns there any un favorable demonstration of any sort." TO PIERCE ARMOR. New mid Improved Kind of Cup lor Pi-Inch Mit'llx. Albany, April 23. A most noteworthy departure in the manufacture of pro jectiles for const defense by the. United States government will characterize the work at Watervllet arsenal this week. A new method of cupping the Iron and steel innsses to he hurled from twelve-Inch guns has been devised. It Is an Europenn Invention nnd It Is claimed that when tho projectllo thus capped strikes tho nriimr or n vessel, it nut only prevents the missile from glancing, hut materially assists In piercing the thickest belts of steel. "f-f-M-t-ft-t-t--ff-f-fttt-rtt WEATHER FORECAST. Washington, April 23. Forecast for Tuesday: For eastern Pennsyl vania, cloudy and threatening weather; possibly with IIkIu show ers; cooler; nortluiiy vlmU. Per western Pennsjlvnnla. cloudy nnd threatening weather: post-fitly with shoivors; cooler; irexh north V- erly winds. t-t-t-tt-ftt-r-f'mt-m-TTM'r-Y- 1
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