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