PASSED BY CONGRESS. A AR bpm Tt Has Bristed Betweon the United States | and Spain Since April 21-The President’ Power. The House and Senate Monday adopt. ed the folivwing bill declaring that war exists between Bs it enacted by the Senate and House | of Ripregeniatives of the United States LL remain i First That war be and the same is i Tie declared to exist, and that war | existed since the Zlst day of April IN including said day, between IInited States of America and the | Kingdom of Spain, Second That the President of the : od States be and he od and empowered to Jend and naval forces of Bt to call inte wae the entire the actual fr es spain ig OUR WAR WITH SPAN, ET Spanish froops are concentrating in i Havana, Spain wil be of Hain. Fifty thousand men are now under arms at Havena. British naval officers say the war will ; be One of surprises The armistice in Cuba has been de- | clared off by Spain | Gen. Greely has been appointed news Ftensor at Key West, the United States of | America and the Kingdom of pain: All men in Havana are being armed Even boys of 14 are takon Mors than 16000 men have enrolled in New York City as volunteers, ; A fourth naval squadron may { formed (0 protect cities of the gull Philadelphia | John Wanamaker, the merchant, is organising a regiment, ‘The government has purchased the . dynamite cruiser Nictheroy from Brasil hereby is di the United States, and | service of the nited States the militia the several States to such extent as may be necessary to carry this act in “In the senate Mr. Hale offered an dment authorizing the secrstary the navy to enlist at any time after ge of the act as many seamen, od boyx as he may deem ry to man the ships of the pavy for the use of the navy as a tempor force and appropriating $4,530,000 Mp. Hale agreed to an amendment offered by Mr Cockrell (30) that the time Hmit should be “during the exist- i war.” : amendment was agreed to pro. that hereafter all first class bat- and monitors shall be named pr VRrious states, “rhe bill as amended was then passed, The uitimatam of President MeKin- which gave Spain until Saturday to withdraw her forces from the of Cubs has been ignored by he 2. Before Minister Woodford resent the final decision of the I jast Thursday he wan ted with his ports and im- tely ft for trip af Minister Woodford from jd to Paris was pleasant but for tf. At Valladolid a crowd The windows ~ done. M1 A oodtord aid subsequently: “1 mv ‘gad to see the General safe not say anything about outline of the policy to He fol- by this government in the {real- mettrals and the pitter of pri Ig Is contained in the following | 3 oy ‘event of hostilities Botween dd Biates and Bpain, ft will be of this government privateering. The will adhere to the following rules: —Nevtral flag covers enemies’ poodin, with the exception of contra. gt! war, so Neutral Koeln not eonira~ pot to be : ier flag. i oli opr fl in order to must be elective. ” doctrine undoubtedly laid meet Mg: various inquiries re the dipivmatie Tepragenta- ie Unit States, from fureign nts, as to the attitude as 4 the United States. It in sub- tli in Hne with the rules prac- the recent Chinese-Japunese 2 places the United States In a vanced position sc far as the sotion of individual property and Pal t sen i concerned. are made fres from sens in the ships of a . This decision on the ernment will doulhtiess ay aight ordering the entire : Pura National : ket; : 0 wall tents; 150 hospital haversacks, cantesn bags: three troops of Cav. n each, fully equipped, and t iy 85 men each, fully with two breech loading uns Troops ready for nus e troops will be recruited into the d Btates service afer they reach t Gretna. Theres ars fifteen regi- in the Pennsylvania national According to Alper's pian to Pennsylvania's quota into ten » al orgariza- rf mustered into the service plan will pecessitate a complete Ris [ion of the guard, The ar will also have to be reorganized addition of a battery. The three | companies will nit be rouse the United States service un- | The troops will begin to 20.000 republicans, of all shad of all shades 4 gtd af Madrid, Spain. have n address to Senor Castellar, Tepublican Jeader, apparently son. ‘him upon his recovery from ent sickness, but in reality offering Sheie 1 services In case he procinims of War. Alger, it is said, BlUvern. s | editorials and articles | patriots to Keep up arms against the { Mare troops are { the Interior of the island ief : have blown wp & trop train 19 miles | { from the i apd 10 men were injured Canada will see to it that Spaln se | cures no coal at her ports during the war. syivania alone could furnish 50.000 vil. unteers. The Michigan had places open called to war. Central for employes who are No vessel bs now allowed to pass San. | dy Hook ur the Narrows off New York at night The torpedo boat Foote was the first | ome fired at by Spaniards during the present Wir. Havana ifs already out of heel necessities of life heard of prices The army with whi-h tates will invade Cuba, will from Tamps. Fila Gov. Wolcott wishes to retain the Massachusetts National Guard to pro fect the Atlantic coast The revenues cutter Oresham, duty on the great lakes, dered to the Atlantic coast Havana newspapers ars the United eave and Germans for Yankees All of the Earopean powers have si EINE representatives to this country to make | chservations during the war, Monday the Prostlent sent a message | to Congress recommending the adopt- fon of a formal declaration of war. An American warship sailed last Monday with the Intention of cutting | the cable between Spain and Cuba, it is rumorsd that bean purchased by the United States Canada will remain neutral, but her: sympathies are certsinly with us ae cording 10 Attorney Grn. Longtry, of Nuova Seotia. The U nited States squadron at Hong | Kong has been ordered to leave by the authorities, in accordance with the Brutrality Iaws Marquis Arguelios calls at the pal. ace at Havana recently and offered | £2000 000 to the captain gevndral to use as he maw Af Father Maurice Dorney, of Bt Gab. rist's Roman Catholic Church of Chi | cago Has been appointed chaplain on the battieahip Jowa. At the request of the State depart. ment the Spanish fotilia at the Cape Verde Islands was ordered to jvave last Toesday by Portugal. Theres are now 780 American ships seatterad over the high seus They re present 8 value of FTG 006 A fine | prige for the Spaniards, Capt. Rigsbee, former commander of | been ohal- | ght a duel by an ex-Attache | the destroyed Mains, ienged to of the Bpanish jsgation. has The “Imparcial” prints 5 let of the American ships in the Medbarranean, pointing out that they will he easy prey for the Spanish warships, Thousands of peoples visited Chick. f amagds park Sonday. at Chattanooga, Tenn. Eight thousand * United States { regulars are pow encampad there The gure of Castle Mors began firing at the Urdted States Set Sunday morn. ing but the shots flew wide of the mark. The fleet 4id not fre in return The steamer Rate of Texas left Now York & few days ago for Cubs, fving the Red Cross flag. Bue in laden with provisions for the starving reconcen- tradon. Three Americans arrived at Havana from Philadeiphin a few days ago amd | were immediately arrested as spies The British consul interfered and they were released. Ohio has been called upon 1s fumish fhe government with six regiments of infantry. four light batteries and two | aquadrons of cavalry. West Virginia ~ one regiment of infantry. The tone of the Portoguese press is friendly to Bpain. and it is sald that dernonstrations in favor of Bpaf have | bein made befare several States consulates in Mexico, Fifty tons of ammunition. 8 cases of rapid fire guns, I cases of gun cast- aited ings and 146 cases of gun machinery reached New York from Esgiand re cently for the United Riates govern. ment. It i= said that the machinery of the | Bpanish fiest at the Canary islands was | disabled by powardly Spaniards who! ir} feral to cynee (he Heian WRK rumored that this damaged Ly a storm. At fires folie had been Weyler says that if American troops | veach Cuba, the fever will kill hair of them and the Spaniards the asther halt fhe Cuban {alize President MeKinisy Conse! General Lee to be iutinns to that effect wern adopted, Private Robert Keyses, of company | I, Thirteenth regiment, Mich, who was | engaged to marry this week, disappear. | ed from Fort Wayne a few hours befure | departed, His sweetheart smuggled in a civillan's suit and to- the troaph g2ther they departed for Canada. Disgatohes from the college and uni- versity tow the student panies and are engaging in daily dni Cornall will farnish 806 men, Yazie Harvard and Princeton ame sot far bee hind, (her colleges will furnish their | share of patrintic students Spanish patriotic sentiment i= now stirred up in Havana and the Span fards are desircus of engaging in the first naval combat, relying for thelr fu- ture success upon being victorious. All the morning papers contals patriotic urgirg the invaders General Pando shortly. He wilt prof¥biy be pis Sireet charge the Spanish army masssd for the defense of Havana. arriving dally is exnected in Havana of city. The frain was ditrhed and fireman were kitted, Wd in his ragigration in a: “Jil health jg given as the | Beerctary of the Navy, pasion. Long. DERCE MAL (Dav alse resien will Tend | Midst D Danger. Po Secretary Alger has dectled upon the Pies movement of 1a forve wil consist of 2000 regulars, made up of an infantry command of 4 0m and i {a detachment of 1.000 cavalry and ar Fiiddery, i refused coal at the ports er : Aecording to reliable estimates Penin. i ratiroad will | All: Rave gone Up 10 un- doing : has been or esutinning | the people not ta mistakes Englishmen | the Atiantle | Liners, the Umbria and Etruria bave { Chow venor J volunteers will memor- te appoint | territorial | governor of Cabs. pendisg the sstab- | Hshment of the Coban republic. Reso | of the country report that | re forming military com- | wi in i from ; The rebels The engineer | Wis to Cuba, The | nb 0 ES Hn AIRE 1 OVA. OVERS TE GL 1) RAS A avick RESPONSE on The President, In a Proclamation. Calls For 125.000 Men Will Berve : Two Years Again have the the Amerban people been upon by a call to arms, feign foe. Last Baturday President C MoKinley issued a proviamation volunteers, ard Monday the tread waidiers god af martial wore hoard thr breadth of this great republ The scenes incidemt to toe peaceful pursuits Broken % £ strain tev Mothers, wives $ pea dom of an appressed people ! The trois asssrabied af (ton, Richmond ant Atanta Cpednts they will remain at jeast ! mouth during which time they will | Of army ifs, marion; By the President of the United States, | i tional 2 conte, Ay of | wr BEE independence | of Cuba, demanding that the Govern- | a Proclamation: Pf Whereas, By a : Congress, approved PApril EMR entitied for the roecopnitiogs of (he forint Famigtion an the Nuh « : Je int resol . ment of Spain relinquish its authority rod government in the Ivinrnd of Cuba, ra withdraw tx hind and raval forces from Cuba and Cuban waters, and du | pooting the President of the United i States to use the land and naval forces of the United State to carey these reid- I batten into affect” and Whereas Hy as act of Oongreas, sn- titled “An acl to provide for tempers Larily Increasing the military establish. ment of the sited Rates in time of war and for other purposes’ approved CADP YE 19 the President was author. fired in order to rides a volunteer army | to jswye Ris proclamation calling for vohinteers to serve in the army of the i Einited Sates; i Now, therefore I William MoKinley, | Prastdent of the United States, by vir i tue of the power vested In me hy the Censtitation and laws, and deeming suMcient occasion to exist. have I theught fit 10 ox Tor, and hereby do cafl for, volunteers in the aggregate number of UB 6A in order to carry into { affect the purposes of the sald resolu tion, the sgme to be apportionad as far as practicable among the several | Ftatew and Territories and the District Poff Columbia socariing to population, Cand to serve fof two years unless | sooner discharged, The details for this abiect will be imamediately communi. ; eatad to the proper authorities of the | United Beaten through the War Depart. | ment, In witness whereof 1 have hereunto Cet my hand and faveed the seal of the i U'nited States to he affixed. Done at the ity of Washington this Sud day of April, A. Id 18 and of the independence of the United States the 1d. WILLIAM McKINLEY. By the President, JOHN BHERMAN, Sdey. of State In many respects the ral! fallow the outiines of the first made by President Lincoln on Apri 16 1881, when he asked for 15.000 men. Necessarily, thers are a number of changes. because of the i different purposdae for which volunteers are asked If the precedents are followsd Secre- tary Alger promptly apos the signing and issuance of the proclamation. wil] request the Executives of sgch of the several States to cause to be immedi- {ately detached from the militia the quota they may be called on to furnish. The Governors Will communicate the thine at which such militia will be ox- pected at the rendizous. where they will be met by afflcers of the United States to muster them inte the service of the Gevarnment. Following this, the Becre. tary of War will designate ofcers for the meter service and they will report 81 the places in each State where the {troops may tw pendesvoused. Prostitent Lincoln's Heat ex'l was for but TLO0M mon but the total number firnished wan 31X18 With a spirit of patrintizm hustoess firma throughout the country have promtesd to retin the positions of Tete employes whe may enlist. As Arkanses Feud Settled A bloody tragedy In the Fagle-Booke feud was enactad at Loneke, Arkansas, A few dAays ams Ccanght the Boclae at a dimdvantage and peured a errible volley of shots ints them WK Boole, father and his gore Wii and Charlie Boole, were ins The Eagles came out | mantly killed | ut the engagemnsat unbur! The Eagles dre closely related to ex- PP Pagie and WW. K. Boole Pans an ex-mamber of i oldest In the Rate Lod a potitionl clash between members tof the tw familles. a a CR HVS SAN de Foresd to Trample Upon the Flag. When the steanssr Eiy Lames, ana, last week a Spanish mob including many anidiers, 8iled the pub i lie “ieath the Yankees fF American flags were soiled, trampled and treated with elaborate unmentionadle ‘indignities. Bome gate uraitped Americans were compelled (0 take part in the insulting work, on the thrent of sath it they refused. A Renedit to Pennsylvania A hig feat of wal lr on its way to San Francises from Australia and English ports : hors from British Columbia, the princi pal source of Han Francisco's supply, and tn guard against a shortage the | Government his made armagements [far the transportation of 000 tons by rail from Pennayivania ok LT SR CAPITAL GLEANINGS BE Gon. Woodford late minister Spain, has orders to remain in Paria Th» army reorganization hill provides for an increase in the standing army of Benator Edward Walthall of Misets- joy torn, set to sippt died at Washington last Thurs. | day. f has announced that’ be will represent Bpalin. {President MeKinley fgaper. has thanked Great Britain for i her friendly interset in 0Gr war Theadore Roosdvwsit tary of the navy. wiil tegtenant coinnel of a cowbaey regiment he will ralse, Bee n com ETEgat bn Wiest Congregational dan Pington last San fay. he brake into App iagise guvernment has given a four PEnirRct to sup iy envelopes Us the Pur a Envidope oe DAny, Hays coke, Mass, at M87. 206 per year i | mated the saving will be $1, The Veurs a, Rn, srhout the length and Teaving one ¢ the trope during the elvil war were re- | and weer. : : hearts, with streaming faces saw their fvved omes depart to ght for the free- | i $4 = Washing. | Atl those | A be | drilied and prepared for the hardships Fallow BR In {he Pre retlent’'s Prox Ta : P81 when the Fagles the Arkansas Iegisiature his family being ome of the | The feud grew out | the Nativnal anthem. i Mrs. McKinley, eft Guantan~ | wiuace and adjacent streets yelling: | sailed for Live Beverul West have been declared false 1a come to i reso nee 10 the serre! Kiliedd by her lover, 3 WH Prom 8% to 0 per cent Ne more coal can come | The French minister at Washington | po nimitied sulcide the other night | | by taking strychnine through a news | : them Assistant Seere- appointed | During the singing af America at the af Wigah | kilied It is es- A STAMP TAX. War Measure Water wi Ratae $109.000, - 000 as Additions! Revenue The war revenue duesd in the House duce F100 060 DOG in The fax bewr, Hauors is increased harrol, neasure. as intro. i eatimatyd 10 pro revenge ale and fermonted from $1 to BB a But po rebate for paused beer on . or deutroved stamps tv allowed The tax af in 10 ht a for. } O° = ! i 1.000, i than three for | | pounds per L666 A compensatin notes | Uf half that amount on fobmoco snuff Ix increased to 12 ote a pound; upon cigars, to HM per 1000 weighing more than throes pounds per and Rl cigars wolghing less pounds per (000 3 welghing jess than $3%y threes nw cigarettes {which cunt of the increase) is laid stock of cigars and clpareties The following licenses are piaced tobacree dealers: Dealers in leaf tobac- whose sales do not excecd F060 shall pay. a $3 Heense: those salen exceed FR a x. dealers in los hacoh whose sales do not exces] $18.000, in excess of that amount $12 Hpan on hand 29d upon | tax | ia the am- | the | a FIRST Smoy FIRED. A Merchantman Yiying the Colors of the Enemy Brought to Key West by the Gunboat Nashville The Boantsh Buoena Ventura, merchant ship the ix the firet prize, hav | Inge surrendered when the first shots of the Bpanish war wore fired, Friday moroing Went, under sealed orders set aail When some distance out a vessel way | ; boat Nashvifl . The { gun boat Nashvilie wus dispatobed to | pas which The exports from Atlantic ports have i bern LI0L30 bushels (Nour included), geet, CArTYiIng the [nanish fax, capture the merchant vessel i survendered after the srcond shot had { been fired across har bows WohOwe | She proved laden with ts be the Buena Ventura Phnber and carrying a crew of 38 mw {The vessel was taken tn {orew were allows ’ i The provisions of the stamp tax in. clude proprietary medicine and similar ent which re pr rpration % a ax of 1 prekets, boxes, bottles, ste titi ar 1% cents or lose 5 and Conte: 1 conte between 50 and 5 cents 4 cents between and Tor each 6 conte or terest abrve that amount The BRING 1 + schedule Aye Liew fo perfumery 4nd + syation, Chewing gum is to Ss 1 nent packets retailing at 5 for pReReges retailing at rents teiugesr ales, mine ef. mre to pay i cent wits § conte per vine fractin on ral rr Walters, orn all 2 ponts Detween © 15 cents and | © ie worth, if is estimated S600 0M To dis. an wid | himve to be condemned In } Hiates Drsirict Court for ; ts and I centw exceeding 19 diet, pint and | Ping portions On Bank checks and drafts excesds | fre 408 7 cents Blils of eXchange, | drafts at sight or promissory notes for | remainder to the men and officers ac Slevulg tion not exvesding $1 5 cena Telegraphic mowmagres, sews Mepatches | cent hobs the charge of Hq where the charges i» above 20 conte: fnagrance policies, not including ac cident poltoies, for sach SLO 0 cents: marine and Are insgrance, 35 ces; EXCODL proes AN IeRRRreS | cant and I conte fife | | for Pensarols, Fin, Koy West, The their liberty, Ingt fearing the Cubane preferred to re main on hoard and were pat to work carrying coal on the Dotphin, The captain of the Spanish veal bd disgusted and found consclintion in vigorously puffing at his cigareties The Ruena Ventiara, with her cargn pasar of her am oa war prize she will the United After the core dApcides thay she was a legitimate prigs she will be ssid at asetion One-haif of | Ber value belongs (0 the Government ard the other half to the men in the follow. Cmestwentieth to the flest cantgin: the remainder to the Nashville men sd officers, one<tenth 14 rommander of the gun-boatl and the who captured the prize, cording to their rate of pay. Bamething will go to the naval vessels within aig tin distance at the time of the capture, The steamer Pedro, from Antwerp, arrival at Key : West Saturday morning, having been | captured by the Sagehip New York, leawen for a period not excsading three | Year, SW cents exceeding that period | 71. The Ways and Means Committee | eutiiaton that the that would be derived from the war mensurs proposed would be from $90. we KE to $00.608.000. FOLLOWING rx Lac Soldisre From All Over the Country Stream ing Towards the South The thres branches of the regular arrsy. infantry, cavalry and artilery, began ity movement toward the mo- | piliging points in the South from all party of he United States Tuesday. The four points to watch the army aves are Chickamauga battlefield Tampa, New Orleans and Mobile soon #8 reaching those places they will Eo te camp. Advance agents of thw increased revenue AN aI ARIAS 5 A not far from Having The Pedro is a Spanish freighter of LAG tons and lef Antwerp March 35 As #oon as she wai | nid alongside the Padre was boarded by Ensign Frank Marble, of the New | York Ensign Marble Ind a prigs crew, cone sisting of a file of marines and seamen, With great formality the Kosign swung aboard and assumed command, A Burly, barefooted Amari tar shoved the Spanish AWRY from the wheel ae began to set the course of the Hpanisrd The American torpeadn boat, Ertcason Peaptured a flesing flshing boat imme. | diately under the guns of Morro cist ‘adt Saturday. The prize was sent to ; Boy West As department Have preceded the troops aid will make all necessary arrange ments for thelr comfort and conven. tenes, The troops carry thirty dayy rations and a number of rounds of am- munition. Tron A. BG, and H, of the Sixth cavalry, from Fart Myer, through Washington early Tuesday morting to the raliroad station on ry way to Chickamanga. They passed in review before Secretary Alger and Gen Miles, And wers greeted by crowds alonit the straets. The secretary shook hands with officers and soldiers. A PATRIOTIC MILLIONAIRE Ba John Jaced Astor Offers the Use of His Tacht and Railvesd to the Ooverument Jahn Jacob Astor of New York, not | content with offering the government free his splendid yacht Normahal and | free transportation for troops and sup plies over the railroads in which he is interestod has come forward with no- tion that be hae rabed and squipped at | Bis awn expense 3 battery of artillery which Ke desires to offer to the govern. ment ander his own plans for service in Cuba, This offer probably will be &¢- captydd although the department hax heen deluged with offers to raise volun. toers in this way fo the AgET ELLs pumber of at legat D0 men Bi im to enlist only three regiments { outside of the regular quotas to be fur nished hy the state thers in not much opportunity to accept the services of Hens patriots. Friendly B The “Deutsche Zeitung” of Vienna the pan-Germanic organ, contrary 1o most papers. supports the United Seats on ihe ground that, after Berlin and Vienna, New York ranks as the mrt German town in ang aso because the reprisents Hberty as opposed to iatism.” Led by Mrs McKinley. When the band at Daly's New York, played Amberica As the : president's authority on the volunteer the warid' | “U'nitedt States alse | Michie! Jover howe in sight. ! order fa study artidiery theater, | ane night mar week, a woman arose in ane of the baxes and waved her harddkerchief, Al: thin the satire audience stood and sang | The lady was wife of the president it Stra re TELEORANS TEMSELY TOLD Richard Croker. grpesol. ¥ The fleet captured last Saturday the sehinoner Mathilda, of Havans, aden with ram. The schooner was aiken by the torpedo heat Porter after a lively chase, during whith a number of solid shots were fired The 'nited States gunboat Helens eft Key West Sunday morning to join the flent now blockading Havana. While cruiring the Bpanish steamer A blank shot fromm the Helena brooght ber at # hait and a prise crew from the Helenn towed the Spaniard to Key West. The captured ship ts Iden with cotton and staves amd in worth $550.000, The trans-atlantic Spanish steamer ar ina, ‘ge taken Sunday morning brs he cruiser Datestt and towed wy West, The gunboat Wilmingion captursd the $pa Ish schooner Candidia with dev Toad of charcoal intended for Havansk where It Is extremely vals unbie for fuel The torpedo boat Porter captured the Spanish schooner Antonio, laden with sugnr for Havana The revenge cutter Winonn, captured the Bpanish stearsier Saturnia, at Ship istand Miss, iast Sunday. The Winona ain captured the Span. fah steamer, lac umina. ANXIOUS T0 ENLIST. SR SARI Bagiishmen Wasnt te Serve in the Army and Navy of the United States The rash of applicants for entistruent in the 'nitad States army or Bavy con. tinues at London Betwern #6 and 8 Engiinh and Irish sailors or soldiers, or wagld-be saldiers nr sailors, applied for enlistment st the Vinitad States consul. ate Thursday morning. Several British officers sonsglted with Ceol Alfred FL Bates, the United States military sttache, a8 to whether they could secure commissions in the United | Rates army. One Woalwich artillery Huan declared his intention 10 ag ply for six monthe leave, without give ing any reason for so doing, and fo en. Het g% a private in the §niled States army. if he 5 noable to do better, in action. sslddiers and wal Marsha! Hat Nambers of firmer antesrs have applied to stead, the United Bares consul Hirminghan: for enlisunent in United States army, Mr Halstead sx. pained to them thut the foreign eniist- | eptance af | ment act preventad the a thelr offer Many engineers have left | ham to serve in both the United Stules { and the Spanish navies of New York, has The rumors of Indian uprisings in the Foreign men ars willing America and sorve 4s nurses, Birdie Fox was George Miles, at Oshitosh, counted suloide, ; Fire destroyed the Fulton Chapman Erans factory at Pittsburg last Weds nesday. Loss 10.000 Jeswo Cock, aged 23 by a car in the Carnegie stew) at Pitsburg, Sunday and Killed Thére id tremendous excitemen? Kingston, Jamaica, aver the American and Cuban fags abound Wis, works Pn eslunisers Whenever it shall come, | ment among the guard ; wed, of the Fourteenth rogl- | wears, was struck | {| wainntesr FTwenty-third regiment al war. President Cowan of the B & OO. an- nounces that enlisting employes can have their oid places after the war | averboard The flow of guid to the United States | from (isemt Britain has ceased heaving the balance eountry. of trades in A {descending pully crushed the akull | i of Prank Owinsk: at Pittsburg last Mon- day He leaves a large family in poor elrcumstances, Chavies Pitts, Jr, aged 18, of Hannt- bal, Mo. nephew of State Treasurer Passengers to this eouniry favor of this t | gun crushed through the timbers ints | i the bay. I Only the most active { preventsd the other guns } metal proved tov heavy for the rope CAA HI ASSES Some Will Not Voluntesr New Yark's nationsi guaed respoid to the president's call in rely instraciions sent colonels of regiments Major General flew has received peports showing thal | sf the meminrsy reli] upon i yn the ‘an he to KES in Ur of the guard to the front. Company | ment desided Ly a majority vate aol Wo fur foreign service decided vote of about 75 per cent for service. I 0 SU Gun Folie Ovarbeard bcs i a ep One of the 13-inch guns intended for | was oat | Daley | are i of four of the same sige an (he schooner | Fart Tavior near Key West, from the seliooner Farian Wednesday night, 11 wus tt had been Boigted over the side of the vense! to the scow alongside It nerdy in position when its 22 tons toll and broke, aml the breech of The scow Was Hearly capsiged fram off and capsizing the stow. No ane was bintured. from | Furvps are avoiding the larger steam | ers, preferring the boats which at Canadian pura Wille engaged In a Iriendly match, Robert MoBrnde Br Fitssburg, a motorman, dropped af heart disease the other day In in the Londonderry mine, roreiad hil at Orippie Creek, . Cok, W Bt Fine mine superintenden and J Ww Kus Alor an ” JF Jones, mis ners, Wa dem a Bre donr-stury building ocenpied ans Westarn Printiag Company, $1 arid 53 Market sirest, Bt y gulied by fre. Loss, 360086, and | boxing | elm, of $Y i by | Logis, CABLE SPARX3 f.ondon tabernacle vedd Dy fire a few ‘Wiks days Spargent’s eniae iy dim re agi weil the Phillipine Islands thus securing manoy war of Manages and Kx Queen Spain have bath made larg: Rpanish 4 * + nde Yo the hak Fis apn ¥ fan ad Hig qo 2 to the royal Spain may Phar 26,000,000, carrying on = ry ik sf 4 butions to the Figrge Eoin my Rp fis mn | fis Hous LE a the flew at Key | TRADE REVIEW. In Irom — Price of Wheat Not Diminished R. G. Dun & Co's weekly review of trade reports as follows for last week: The war is no longer to be avoided, and business is somewhat contracted by bankers’ apprehensions There 8 no excuse except want of nerve for de cling in railway stocks, when earnings have been 14.3 per cent. larger than In | 1882. Neither are clearing house trans. actions gintmy. The week's payments wore 304 per cont. larger than jast year and 6.2 per cont larger than in 1582 In no aspect can the wheat market from Pacific coast points § bushels, against 3.330 last year, make {ing fur the three weeks of Apel] 5300. vartrrmaster be considers] without finding just of- caaton for a material advance in prices, which has been 73 cents for the week. against 1190 39% bushels lant year, and 435.600 £82 bushels from Atlantic ports, against | ZORR 179 bushels iast year, and from Parifle ports Z50M628 bushels against T1247] bushels for the sams week last sear. The exports of corn during — same throes wesks have been IL Me. bushels, against 10.241 10 bushels last year, which is strong evidence that the demand for wheat i» in no sense Seti AN. With #0000 tons of bessemer iron sold al Pittsburg for $1240 and with the deglings in y forge unchanged, and uiten of MS tons 1n car wheal makers alone at Chicago, and 1680 tons at [emstern works of Pennsyvivania, with some at the Bouth fer pipe manufac- turers, the stormous production does not diminish. and the demand for fine ished products includes contracts for 1008 tons in the bullding of two new merchant ships, with many other cone {tracts in sight to replace vessels bought by the government: fur (wo new piers at Key Want, L000 tons: for the Chie cago postoffics, 5.008 tons: for the Hare riahury capitol, 259 tons: for oar butlding. including one of 31008 tons at { Pittsburg. one for a government ing at Portland, Ore, 1.000 tons; for track slevation at Chicage 1.700 tons: for plates at Chicags, including one for 008 tons: for 0M tons mile to the Maryinnd Sree] Company: 30 tone to be shipped to Riberin and 10.000 to the ] artent, and for 7.00 tons to a Pittsburg soncern for Quite, with many struc tural and implement contracts of minor importance, No decrease in prices ap ; continues sumption, In woolens the heavy cancelistions recently reported prove to be in large measure requests for deferred jem, but 8 better dumand has been | quarters li i i iri opt for other goods to prevent apreement of manufacturers as to decrease of warking capacity, Failures for the week have in the United States against year. and 29 ip Canada, against 31 year, SPAIN DECLARES WAR. —— en ter Sunt Toe Baie rey Dw Bpain has officially declared war. & decive gasttied Monday she pub shes to the worid the annulment of sil treaties, protocols, agreements of connections in force between her gove crament and (hat of the United States. She gives United States ships 30 days to leave her harbors She reserves to herself the right of privateering. and announces that she will consider aw pirated all foreign pri- Vatears. The decree follows, “Iplomatic relations are broken off | hetween Spats and the United States Cand the state of war begun between the two couanlries Spain will chserve the principles of international law. cl SIONTNG WAR RESOLUTIONS. A Sms! Oroup Witnessed the President AV tach Ris Signature The signing of the Cuban resolutions by the president st noon Wednesday was an exceadingly interesting event although without special incident. Ges. Alger Bad brought over from the war wt the | Bieming- | far | Ba geil tamen wae divide | Phe | by a to valuntesr | ; an stand, which sven the Was : at | capable Ror thie | { hears: the work by the shes | roiling | # . 50% department a pen which he requested | the president to use in appendiog his | signature to the document. The ! had an ordinary gutia percha [and as it was handed to the president hy his secretary, Mr. Porter, those pres. crit gathered around the table to wit. | mess the act. There was oo fecling manifested by those about, but there was no demonstration oF oon | gratulaticns. The small crowd very soon dispersed, and within ten minutes Cine pormal conditions of things at the | White House tad heen resumed. i A AR S00 HTS GOOD OFFICERS, POOR NEN. Our Sailors Ae Uapacriotie Hirelings. Saye Diplomat. The ihe News of London publishes interview with ‘a Spanish diple- | miagist who fx in the secrets of { Madrid government.” Amolg Ee Cth he sald: i We will not @iticise the American Best of the American army. because Wwe | know their officers ars well trained and that they are brave, but what material have they to work upon? The Amerts can navy i workd by a molly crew if hisck men yellow men, and sailors of &i nations Well officersd, it is true, but what is this to the crew of & Span. | xh ship, ail of one nationality, under I stride dime ipdine and fighting for their very Kingdom? The United States navy will no doubt fight weil, but thele drawback (s that they are fighting for a ‘aus not exactly patriotic, but for the independence of a rebellious perty in Amarin gavernment refuses tn : of forming a i here will be hard sea fighting. It ©» diffe uit 10 say on which side vietory will He. We are superior in torpedo Americans in battisships but, conceding the superiority of Amer ea in this respect, she will suffer a dis. Pan | advantage in having her fighting done i by men hired for t the purpose. Wife Takes His Place Mavar Harrison of Chivago a few favs an issued orders making Mra Wititam WW Wells superintendent of city parks during tae absence of het husband in the war. Comptriler Wal rhe civil esrvice commission and Rye RETeeid to give the position Mrs, Ww ails, = and during the term of Spanish war Mes. Wells will have of the ninatesn parks owned by Superintendent Wells is a the engineering corps of CETTE STi haw Desi 88 First Latiaiion of sngls :, He as bez in the Natlona] Guard and army service since 187 Lhe
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