Evening Star Newspaper, April 25, 1898, Page 3

ig THE EVENING STAR, MONDAY, APRIL 25, 1898-12 PAGES. IN THE SENATE wrmor t was sorning, After Buena Ventura Case. and en hey As they yn of their © drawing com vernment and pert nection with the M 1 » ae ae ls a an SiN eS nee mane hh ; aig = a a Sl CLERKS AND THE WAR. anys We - : ae FS eee HOUSE QUICREY AGTS ec onto mone WMA PFI YAT [ Y)PROTEST BY FRANCE wanes ange em OF TRE AVYFINANCE AND TRADE aaa ae = Tent. paintiic out that ee ee Given Them Agnin. = : = Declaration of War Passed in a) 5000 a ton ar Geen seee Objections to the Detention of the St. eee a eine : en Les Se geen meet Prices of Stocks Were Generally Moment. Noe war the “arn (Continued from First Page.) Andrew. cioecmie © 0 provide subst oft = aa | Lower at New York. ee {ote "eto eat the “ueemont | cee prmes tae ete oe So) ae cae ee : Taal ha { i f my hi h st sideration. forbidding th 1D ~ - S oparin ‘— viesity | q Vi 7 WO ONE WAS IN OPPOSITION = te a vem meeirece” (DOB 1 MISAPPREBERSION | i'm straw nea to Deoecrmenecmetoay I ABTET BOLL ABD MEATY a at re verman. inelo: with a H or any length of time to fu bent the Susan. = | it ie eo passe, and | _— > | substicutes and pay them out of the’ = : - 2 a % : atm: atom : Austrian Consul General Looking | Renee yee cee Spe |e nost Total Lack of Dem: a | th the con- Member = in the war bi of Wi ft distri was call 1 o'clock Acting Chairman hat had upon g bill ring State of war was ki the committes Declaration .Pas: held Adams . Dinsmore and ask: for the m of the existe co declaring There was not a murmur of dissent. ‘Th bill was read. Following is the bill re- ported “a Dill ing that war exists between the United States of America and the f Spain. acted, ete., i to exist, a the 21st da America i. That the President of the and ke hereby is, direc empowered to use the entire iand and na- val forces of the United States and to call into the actual service of the United States the militia of the several states to such an extent as may be necessary to carry this act into effect.” Mr. Maguire (Cal.) arose to ask a ques- tion, but refrained. The question was put on the third read- ing and passage of the bill and in a mag- nificent chorus the whole House responded: “Aye” The announcement of its passage was greeted with a round of applause ani a cheer or two from the floor and galleries, and then the House resumed consideration of the election case. There was no excite- ment. It required exactly one minute and forty-one seconds for the House to pass the bill. No such impressive action can be recorded in‘ the legislative annals of any .country. The House of Representatives had simply paused in the consideration of its routine business to pass a declaration of war. Mr. Maguire explained subsequently that his purpose in rising was to ask whether the declaration in the bill that war had ex- fisted since April 21 was Intended to legalize the seizure of the Buena Ventura. “I consider that act and the other seiz- ures up to this time,” said he emphatically, “nothing more than pirac: As soon as the war bill was passed by the House it was hastily conveyed to the print- ing office, where orders had been given to it printed. At the same time it was on parchment ready for enroliment if the Senate passed it without amendment. The calculation was that the printed bill attested by the clerk of the House would reach the Senate at 2:40 p.m., and if passed there without amendment, would be en- rolled, signed by the Speaker and Vice President, and on the desk of the President before 4 o'clock. United ed and SENATE, The announcement thai the President to- day would send to Congress a message re- questing that war against Spain be de- clared was apparently not a powerful mag- net on the Senate side of the Capitol. When the Vice President's gavel fell, promptly at noon, the galleries were scarcely half filled, and the attendance on the floor was not 80 large as usual. The blind chaplain in his invocation called down upon the army and navy of the United States the blessing of the God of Hosts and besought Him to crown their arms with success and to bring this war for humanity to a speedy close, Almost immediately after the invocation the Vice President recognized Maj. Pruden, the executive clerk of the President, who Presented the expected message. The message was read. At the conclusion of the reading Mr. Davis (Minn), chairman of the committee on foreign relations,moved that the message be referred to his commit- tee and it was so ordefed. Mr. Allen (Neb.) introduced the following joint resolution, which he asked to have re- ferred to the committee on foreign rela- tions: . “That a state of war now exists, and has, since the 15th day of February, 1898. ex- isted, between the United States of America and the Kingdom of Spain.”* Consideration of the naval appropriation bili was resumed, the pending question be- ‘ing upon the amendment offered by Mr. Butler (N. C.), to regulate the price of armor. In brief, the amendment provides that for the armor for the three battieships now in fourse of construction the government shall not pay to exceed $100 a ton, including the nickel, and that subsequent contracts for armor shall not call for a greater price than 00 per ton. In case the armor cannot be obt:ined for the price, the Secretary of War is author- ized at once to purchase or establish a government armor factory, for which $1,- 300,000 is appropriated and, in addition, si and exp! sition would in the price ri d that the sbi; were covered with defective armor. ed this statement he, “that clive nator is. And in ent from Corne mm 1a GIL), * ed that (Mr. Butler) aiken, In- that the ballis f were satisfactory. r. Hale, chair- r committ nd upon our $ No its ships so good rid. on Suropean gov= Mr ler was] ng to read some taken before a committee of of Represcatatives relating to tes on variot r vessels and om tu it whe Y, sharply: “I must protest I believe the senator from a is out of order in making If he should them to wriling and transmjt then these would be guilty of tr ane Ss, he fact r had Mr that Tillman called attention to the the by Mr. But! do upen official and e whieh were eastly . i he doubted not that the tatement mad nent had agents who could . ument reoms of the Capitol. Mr. Butler adve to what s the “exeited’’ utterances of itor (Mr. Hawley), who, he said, and flung at him charge He thought those who w m were those who had re- rovision for good armor at sion of Mr. Butler’ quired of M nayal bill in any way xevernment to pay for the proposed battle the bill. replied that every contract for made on its own merits. Noth- bill could be construed as government to pay any particu- or armor. com- 400 a ton Sane >) a suggestion of Mr. Stewart, Mr. Hale said it wa fact that it had not been demonstrated actual service in battle what the efficiency of the modern battl s. All nations had proceede In tt line of naval construct without actual demonstrations of its effi- body know,” inquired Mr. Al- -r the modern batUeship is a machine or not?” great fighting machine, of course id Mr. Hale, “but its pow efficiency have never been demons It has impregnable armor, the fin known ordnd and excellent machiner but it is a fact that it has never stood the final crucial test of 1 battle. Mr. Allen inquired if it were not true that armered vessels of the monitor class had not proved efficacious. Naval Bill Passed. An amendment was agreed to to the na- val bill appropriating $8,$30,000 to enable th: Secretary of the Navy to enlist men for the navy during the existing war. The naval bill was passed. Senator Hawley called up the army reor- ganization bill. At » p.m. the clerk of the House ap- peared with the House bill declaring war. Army Bill Passed. ‘The Senate passed the army reorganiza- tion bill. Senator Davis moved to close the doors ler the war declaration. sidering War Declaration, The Senate then went into executive ses sion to consider the war declaration biil. ee DOUGLAS GUARDS ON DUTY. Hagerstown’s Crack Company Starts for Pimlico Camp. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. HAGERSTOWN, Mid., April 25.—Under the escort of the fire department and other organizations, the streets lined with thou- -nds of people, amid the ringing of bells and shrill shrieks of steam whistles and the city gaily decorated with bunting, wn today sent its first instalment ar, the Douglas Guards, consist- ing of sixty-five men, three officers and iwo musicians. ‘The company, which is one of the crack organizations of the state's Nationai Guard, is under command of Captain George Fisher, who has had thirteen years’ experience in the regular army, is a brave officer and strict disciplinarian. The com- pany will join its regiment, the Ist, of which Wm. P. Lane is colonel and Chas. A Little. major, both of Hagerstown, at Pim- lico, near Baltimore, where the Maryland state trocpy+have been ordered to as- scmble. Hagerstown'’s second company, witha full complement of men, was or- ganized on Sunday inside of an hour's time. Other applications will be made from here to the governor to organize additional com- panies. —— BEARING UP WELL, The President Sustnins the Strain He Has Been Subjected. President McKinley was up early this morning and had a hearty breakfast. His two guests, Mr. Webb C. Hayes, the son of ex-President Hayes, and Gen. Hastings, who held the coleneley of the regiment in which Mr. McKirley served in the civil war, were with him and talked freely of the situation. While appreciative of the full significance of the existence of war, the President does not give any unusual outward indication of his feelings, and talks with marked calmness and cheerful- ness and bears up remarkably well against the physical strain to which he is sub- Jected. For the first time in about three weeks the public receptions will be resumed this afternoon. ———___~-e.. Smallpox on the Moravia. NEW YORK, Apri] 25.—The Hamburg- American line steamer Moravia, which ar- rived" this morning from Hamburg, Is de- tained at Quarantine, owing to smallpox among her steerage passengers. The pa- tient, a child, will be remoyed this morning to the reception hospital. The passengers will be vaccinated and the steamer disin- fected before proceeding to her dock. —_—-—_ ™M itor Catskill Sighted. NEW YORK, April 25.—The United States monitor Catskill was sighted off Long Branch at 7:45 o'clock this morning, bound in. ‘The Catskill left Philadelphia late Sat- urday night for Boston, and ab was called principally the me at noon, 1 tween the United 1. The cabinet with the Presi n by Congr an how me sting of purpos! = over whicn was s comme ates ing was not loag in t th At a decla the last it c ration Would not be ne ary, but State Depart- mnt officials 1 to give the ques- tion consideration, and decided that the po- sition of the government would be greatly improved by such # declaration. Judge Day was of this opinio The President cabinet talked about the status of affairs in and around Key West and Havana. It is: that no change in the present preg agresd upen. No new orders to Cay son were decided upon and everything will go on for the present as beguir The pacifie Dleckade of Havana wil! con- tinue unless chan, deven's President conehi until th s that every- thing: for an ggressiv: movement a There has Leen no cha the Mest kina in this pro ‘ upon by the President s Spanish Ships in Our Ports. ‘The cabinet talked ever the matter of ving time to Spanish merchant ships to leave American It given out that the St ment would prepare an announcement on this subject, and that the time allowed would probably be fifteen days. cretary Sherman left the cabinet me last man. He remai rds_with the y next to the id to have a few w ident. ft was stated of war by that a declaration was necessary One was that without aration the bill army would not become o bill provided fer an increas today, humerous 6 stich army when ( s declared war. A “War Room” at the White It A “war room” has been estabiished at the White House. It is the private office of Secretary Porter and adjoins the Presi- Cent's room. Eight or ten sets of telegraph instruments ha put in the room and the watlis with war maps of Cuba the W and every point of the globe whi have a part to play in the stru; 1 new arrangements will give the to the telegraphers executive Mansion. Heretofore the raph instruments have been on north side of the White House and mes- sages had to be taken back and forth acr a hallway. Everything will now be pr tive Clerk Montgomery will have exclusive charge of the “war room” and the important work to be Cone. ‘The twe ty-five wires running f the room con- rect with every part of the world. To Resume Receptions. Notwithstanding the existence of war and the need of every minute to cevote to business, President McKinley has decided to resume his tri-weekly receptions to the public in the cast room of the White House. There are the nds of visitors in the city, and they express great eagerness to see the President when they go to the White House. It is to meet this desire that the President will resume these re- ceptioas, at which he shakes hands with hundreds of people. Proper precauticns will be taken to pro- tect the President, although not with his knowledge. He has never expressed th> least apprehension of danger. He goes walking or driving each day without pro- tection other than that of a single friend. Many Early Callers. The President had a good many official visitors before 10 o'clock this morning. These included Senators Mills, Wolcott, Culiom, Baker and Nelson, Representatives Henderson, Dockery and Cowherd. Near- ly all of these congressmen wanted to talk with the President about the positions the militia of their respective states will occupy in the conflict with Spain. Some of them wanted to put in good words for constituents who desire commissions as officers under the volunteer bill passed by Congress, = ‘TS COMPLETED. ARRANGEME: War Department Prepared to Exe- cute Call for Volunteers. The Secretary of War and the adjutant general of the army today completed ar- rangements for the execution of the Presi- dent's call for 125,000 volunteers for service in the war against Spain. The troops will be recruited in the various states and ter- ritories according to thelr quota based on population and will be mustered into the service of the government by officers of the regular army. They will be assembled at the usual places of encampment in the varlous states and territories, and when fully organized and equipped will be or- dered to tne three points selected for their mobilization—Washington City, Richmond and Atlanta. Notifications of the Presi- dent's proclamation was certified to the governors of the various states and terri- tories today and they were notified that they would be expected to appoint the regi- mental officers in the case of ail troops or- ganized in the territory under their juris- diction. —_—_—__—_-o-.—____ Galveston Responds, Representative Hawley of Texas received the following telegram tocay from Lieut. R. B. Hawley, in charge of the Galveston, ‘Texas, division of the Naval Reserves: “Galveston answers President's call with first regiment volunteers, Riche, colonel, by acclamation. Have enrolled 200 for volunteer navy; enliatment enihusiastic.” Horses Needed for Artillery. The War Department is making strenuous efforts to secure supplies of horses for ar- tillery use. Some are wanted right hare in Washington, and the quartermaster general requests that any persons in the djoining counties of Maryland and Virginia having such horses for sale send notice either to himsclf or to the commanding officer at Fort Myer, Va., where inspecting officers will be sent to make the purchases. Two hundred horses ar2 wanted immediately. ——_-o+—____ Spanish Fleet Has Not Sailed. ST. VINCENT, CAPE VERDE ISLANDS, April 25, 6:40 p.m.—The Spanish fleet is stil! here, but it is reporfed that the vessels sail from these islands tomorrow. pearance Coal at St. Thomas. ISLAND OF 8T. THOMAS, West Indies, April 25.—United States Consu! Van Horn tons of ‘coal for the une "ot tee Usiees Btates warsbips, as z a DIVISTON OF OPINION The French ambassador, M. Cambon, has | filed representation with the State Depa uinst the detention at Philadelp wedish merchant ship St. Andrew, ment a L with 3,260 tons of coal for use by neh mail stea p line running be- | tween San Nazaire and St. Thomas, Danish West Indies, Vera Cruz, Mexic As result, the St: written a courteous letter to the authorities, stating that the de the S Andrew as due to misa he sion, and that the collector of ¢ at Philadciphia has been ordered to re the shiz It was not so much a protest as an ex- Dianation, for it was obvious that a mistake 1 been made. ‘The ssador ted that the am| French line would no tong- er stop at Havana for coal, but would here after coal at St. Thomas. With the as- surance that the coal was not de d for uses, the State Department ly brought about the release of the French embassy h ken no fur- in regard to the capture of the gunboat Nashville, { was the first to re- phic notice from the French wnsul general at New York that the own- ers of the would make the protest. Two of the other legations, the British and the Austrian, are also interested case. It is understood that the pro- test will be made up under the direction of the Austrian consul general at New York, as he has taken cha there. The case further complicated by fact that the Spanish ship, with a B: cago, was carrying between two Am can port that Americans participate to some extent if a loss occurs through t condemnation of the Buena Ventura prize, we of Spanish inter so. as Opinion is Divided. At the leading embassie: opinion is somewhat legality of the se! tun and legations divided as to the mre of the Buena Ven- , the Pedro of Bilboa, and such other ships as were taken prior to noon on Sat- urday. In one high diplomatic quarter it is held that the state of war did not exist at the time of these captures, so that they cannot be considered war prizes. It ts also maintained in this diplomatic quarter that the fixing of Saturday noon in the ultimatum of the United States could not be effected by any diplomatic the meantime. On the other hand. bassy holds that w existed for several action In nother leading em- Ww exists and has It is which the President today recommended to Con- is purely formal and cannot make of a reality than it has been in fact for the last three or four days. The Spanish Decree. It is pointed out in foreign quarters that nish government has already recog- 1 the existence of war. This is con- tained in the notice published in the Offi- cial Gazette at Madrid beginning with the vhrase: “A state of war being begun,” &c. This is somewhat offset, however, by the fact that Secretary Sherman’s letter to foreign governments, dated last Friday, notifying them of the position of the United States on contrabahd goods, bicck- ades, &c., referred to the war as prospee- tive and not as already in existence. All of the foreign embassies and legations herehave received from the Stafe Depart- ment copies of the President's préclamation pckade of Cuban ports, announcing ay and also Seci}taly Sherman's letter an- nouncing the pesition of this government on several questions connected with the war. The four points covered in the letter of Mr. Sherman have already been made public, and are stated with the same brevity as heretofore vublished. The letter says that the declaration is made in view of the im- portance of hte question to foreign powers, and it requests the foreign representatives at Washnigton to promptly communicate the letter to their governments. This has been done by cable in case of all the lead- ing foreign establishments. Concert of Powers. If the foreign powers contemplate any joint action on neutrality, this step has not yet been made known to representatives in Washington, Ncitler has the British em- bassy received the neutrality order, which it is said that the London foreign office has completed. It is the expectation in all the foreign quarters here that neutrality will take the usual course, and no exceptional moves ir this direction are anticipated. Spain’s official order, published in the Official Gazette on the subject of neutrality, privateering aud right of search, is looked upon in diplomatic circles as extremely important, particularly in its declaration that Spain proposed to exercise the right of search of neutral ships on the high seas. Vhe Right of Search. It is said the exercise of this right of search may cause Spain more trouble than a resort to privatzering. There Is consid- erable doubt whether Great Britain and Germany will calmly permit this search to proceed on thelr merchant ships carrying the bulk of commerce to aud from the United States. While th2 Spantsh notice States that privateering will not be resort- ed to, yet it addy that merchant steamers will be equipped as auxiliary cruisers. At first this was thovght by the authorities her? to be an, jadirgct resort to privateering. Diplomatic. apthorities do not so regard it, however. 4, 4) They say the privateer Is turned loose as a free-booter, without direct orders from a government, , while, the auxiliary cruisers remain constantly, under the government's orders. It is not,this, but the right of search, which is Igoked upon in diplomatic circles as the most, serious Phase of Spain's official noticé to the world. ——_—_—-os___ MR. ROOSEVELT RESIGNS. : piste Action Noto Take Effect Until Mili- tary Gperations Are Began. Assistant ‘Secretary Roosevelt of the navy resigned today to take effect at the ccnvenience ‘of the President after mili- tary operations begin. The announcement of Mr. Roosevelt's resignation may be accepted as an assur- ance that Cuba is soon to be invested. He has been holding his resignation in reserve until it could be definitely settled that af- ter he had entered the military branch of the service there would be no danger of his not being called into battle. This hds ap- parently been settled to his satisfaction, and he expects, 98 leutenant colonel, to lead the Arizona ‘cowboys into action in Secretary Gage’s Trip. © Secretary Gage is to go to New York ta- to attend a- er. While there mat- tien of the civil service com- In the absence of any law on the subject the commission states t all vs ned by the enlistment of clerks in my or ravy will led from the ne li rh pointments will be in regular form, and will not be temporary, although it is generally und steod that the old clerks after their s ice will be rein di in their old position But it is emphasized that the appointmen to the vacanc rot te ry after all it may serve to give the gover ment a better ass of clerks. It i in this connection Ly the comm! it woul! rather bad policy to turn out of office a valuabl+ clerk who bas demon strated his superiority over some s 2 the servi It is jeved that many of the new clerks will find permanent posi- civil service commission, follow neral rule of the other depirim nis government, has issued an order to | the effect that all clerks employed by the commission who enter the service of the government in either t rmy or may will be reinstated after ice is over. their term of sory- Uncerta cr Admiral Miller ken Ther whether or not the Hawatian Islands have been taken by A wiral Miller. Members of the committees of Cong no information that the ann <s taken place. It is said, however, that ff it has not it will very soon, for the son that we are now deprived ef a base ions in the Pacific closer to the Philippine Islands than San Francisco, Our ves have left Hong Kong and under the neutrality laws we cannot return there and make it the of operations, With- out the Hawaiian Islands, therefore, ovr Asiatic squadron would have no port to go into except cn our own « A Big Scramble Begun for These De- sirable F han oes basis the President »potn! ment of about six major generals and twe brig generals. 1 is al- amble for these desira- i the President is having con- iculty in making the sclections. It is sald to be the purpose of the Pr dent to distribute these appointments equitably so far as possible among the different seetions of the country. Among the number ed to the south is Gen. J. B. 2 of Georgia, who is the ranking s ge general of t confederate army ard who is now com- mander-in-chief of the United Confeder- ate Vetera It is as good a hugh Lee will be made a major ger volunteers, und it is probable that Ge Joseph Wheeler, the famous cavalry leader of the confederacy, and now a member of Congress from Alabama, will receive a com- mission as major general in the volunteer establishment. Gen. Wheeler has expressed his willingness to accept a commission as low as that of colonel, provided he is al- lowed to lead a cavalry charge against the Spaniards in Cuba. Unless present plans are changed the army of invasion will be commanded by Major General John R. Brooke, who has been placed in command of the only army corps yet created. The increase of the army will probably result in the promotion of Generals Coppinger, Wade and Shafter, row commanding divisions in the regular establishment, to the ranks of major gen- erals of volunteers. Several colonels and lieutenant colonels have also been recom- mended to the President for appointment as brigadier generals of volunteers. In the number are Col. Carpenter, 5th Cavalry; Lieut. Col. Davis, lth Infantry: Col. Lawton and Major Darlington of the inspector general's department; Lieut. Cols. Wagner and McArthur of the adjutant general's department, and Lieut. Col. Lud- low of the engineer department. — A WAR DECLARATION. There Was Some Delay in the Foreign Relations Committee. The Senate committee on forcign rela- tions met at 11 o'clock and immediately took up the question of a de:laration of war. The commiites adjourned to meet again after the President’s message was received without reaching an absolute agreement as to the form of resolution to be reported. ‘The message was referred to the commit- tee on motion of Senator Davis. Th> com- mittee met at once. There was some dis- cussion of the old, abandoned proposition of recognizing the republic of Cuba at this time. To the great annoyance of most of th> committee the objection was raised that there ought to be no declaration that war existed until the republic of Cuba had first been recognized, and opposition to the resolutions was threatened on that account. At 1:30 p.m. it was stated by a member of the Senate committee on foreign relations that no agreement on the form of a war declaration had been reached and that thers was Hable to be considerable delay over it. The committee, however, finally agreed to r2port the war bill as passcd by the House. Senators Morgan and Turpie agreed to the House war declaration, but they re- served the right to amend in the Senate. ‘They want a recognition of the balligerent rights of the Cubans. —————— Personal Mention. Mr. J. Courtney Hixson, who was fer several years the efficient American consul ai Foochow, Chira, is in the city for a few days. He is stayirg at :46 C street. On account of the sudden and critical ill- ness of his brother, Dr. Francis B. Bishop left the city by the Norfolk steamer yes- terday (Sunday) evening for Edenton, N.C. Mrs. John Taylor Arms, Miss Arms, Mrs. Philip Mauro, Miss Margaret M. Mauro and Miss Isabel R. Mauro, all of this city, will sail for New York Wednesday on the Westerniand. Mr. Joseph Strasburger, 310 7th street, has just returned from a ten-days’ trip to New York. —_—_—__—__-e+____—_. No Idca of Resigning. ‘There has never been any truth in the storics that Secretary Alger intends to re- sign from the cabinet. His health may not be as zood as when he entered the cabinet, Lug he has no idea of resigning. A decision was rendered in the Supreme nois | | i rt Atlantic down of Uj yates: At this sease Amer acre ul any th recently nayal pureh. 1 by Pp spia the be Le Th ome da, th and the Phil The Vikin Naval Orders. ing naval or sed A from fish Assistant from the Naval Aca: from 1 z h m the Naval Academy to th in, Ensign L. McNamee, from the Naval ademy to the Justin Lieut. P. W. Ryan, detached from the New York yard and ordered to the Justin as executive Commander G. am the Norfolk yard to the Justin. Navai Cadet ( from the Ya’ to the New Gr Naval Cadet F. Ridgl-y, from Prairie to the San Commander Dunlap, from th to command th J. H. Chamar, from Chatham. Pp. mand of the P nief Engine bash to thi e J. Dwyer, to the th: Beecher, to the bureau of ordnan . Hayden, ordered to Ensign H. E. h. from the Bennington to the Vermont. Naval Cadet J. B. He: p to the Vermont. Naval ¢ W. L. Littlefield, Prairie to t ry, from the sr., from the Nand H. to the Vermont Capt. C. 8. Cotton, detached trom York yard and ordered to command Harvard. Capt. C. F. Goodrich, detached a dent of the War College and ordered ecmmand the St. Leuis. Mate John Burns, ordered York yard. Acting Lieut. the Harvard. Acting Carpenter Allen Galletiy, ordered to the St. Paul. Assistant Surgeon Edgar Zhompson, pointed, not assigned. Assistant Engineer Thos. D. Parker, ep- pointed, not assigned. Pay Director A. Lyon, appointed to relative rank of captain. Paymaster J. S. Phillips, to relative rank of lieutenant. Commaader E. H. Gheen, given commis- sion as coramander. Passed Assistant Engineer G. C. Laws, to relative rank of lieutenant, junior grade Chief Engineer E. J. Schell, appointed to relative rank of lieutenant. Paymaster T. S. Jewett, relative rank of lieutenant, commissiored April 21. Lieut. A. H. Robertson, ileutenant, junior grade, commissioned April 21. Lieut. C. H. Brittain, lieutenant, junior grade, commissioned April 21. Lieut. W. P. Field, Lieut. J. T. Hubbard, Lieut. Commander J. A. H. Nickels, Lieut. J. J. Blandin, Li2ut. Commander C. Curtis, Licut. A. L. Ke; at. F. Marble, Lieut. F. M. Russell, Paymaster J. Q. Le: ell, Pay Inspector A. W. Bacon and Pay In- spector C. W. Slamm, commissioned April oO. w the Ss pre to the New Jozeph Beale, ordered to ——- +02 French Cruiser at Porto Rico. ST. THOMAS, West Indies, April 25.—The third-class French cruiser Amiral Rigault de Genouilly leaves here tomorrow for San Juan de Porto Rico to protect the interests of France in those waters. ————— Baltimore Game Prevented. BALTIMORE, Md., April 25.—The Balti- more-Brooklyn base ball game icday was prevented by wet grounds. eee 5 Baltimore Markets. BALTIMORE, April 25.—Flour strong and higher <western super, §3.00033.25; do. extra, §3.75a ent, . 4 + 95.45.8640; spn wheat straight, $5.50a%5.06—receipts, Parris “eed rels; exports, 25 barrels; sales, 850 barrels. Wheat strong and “higher—spot, May, 110a110! red, ‘1 106% —recei pt Tis241 bushels; “etocks 770,544 bushel 16.000, bushels—southern wheat by sample, I 11; do. on grade, 107a110%. Corn stroug and higher—spot, “38% "bid; month, 38%a28%,: May, 38135}4; June, 88Kass%; July, 39 bid; steamer mixed, 3T%a37 145.985, bushels: ea ports, "307. ‘stock, 802,408 bushels: pelle sae ee Saar oan Sigher Ne, “5 yellow, eenOate s: rong —No. 2 White, '38a361; No. 2 mixed, 33033%—receipts, 13.- 700 bushels; vite: sock, 285.129 bushels, Rye strong’ and higher—No. 2 nearby, 624a62\: No. 2 western, 64—recelpts, 2.199 bushel s, 25.440 Dowhela: stock, 162.2) bushels. Elay Strong and highersteam to Liverped per bushel, Bd. June; Ccrk for orders per quarter, 40.6. May. 45.34. June. Sugar stiong—g anvlated, 5.33. But. ter firm—t steamers, 20e.; do. imitation, 17a 18e.; do. . Uie.; good ladle, 1dalde.; feady'-faney New “Pork ta: ‘auinoue. do. H re. -; do. medium, 9¥a10; do. small, 10\jat0" ince $1.00a§1.25 per basket: teetge es Grain, Provisions and Cotton Markets Furnished by W. B. Hibbs & Co.. bankers and brokers, 1427 F st., members New York stock exchange, ts Messrs, corresponden: Ladenburg, Thalmann & Co., New York. GRAIN. Close. 120 F wes eenel see the Public. GENERAL MARKET REPORTS NEW YORK A 2 1 s of . 1 that can re the immediate f An addy of ky per cent in was announced ey market ¢: upon for rling ex- ring 1) m which night 1 without int te tae > - FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL, n precede former. The following are the opening, the high- cst and the lowest and the clocing prices of the New York stock market today, as re- ported by Corse 2 mbers New York stock exchange. Correspondent Messrs. Van Emburgh & Ait y. No. Wall st. Open. Tigh. Clone. Ww Wy in Sugars... n Sugar, pita. a Tota y American Atchison Baltimore & ¢ Bay State Gas. Consolidated Gas Del. Lack & W cles Ihnots Centrai. Lake Snore. Louisy, Metropo Daunattan Evevated Michigan Central... Missoun Pacitic National Lead National Leas Co.. ptd. New Jersey Ceatrai.... New Lork Centra. Northern Paciti Norther Pacitic, pfd. Ont. & Western. Pacitic Sau. Phila. & tseads Pulimaa I’. €. douthern Ky.. pfa. Phila. ‘Traction . ‘dexas Pacite. Tenn. Coa a iron. Culon Pacis Union Pacific, pia. Wabash, pid. Western Umon 1 sliver... Brooklyn Kt. Travsit. Chig. & G Western... Washington Stock Exchange. Sales—regular call_12 o'dock m.—Capital Tras thon, 5 et TZ. Washington Gas, 25 at 46%. Pheu. matic Gun Carriage, 100 at G5 cents; 100 at GD cents; 100 at 67 cents. Lanston Monotype, 10 at a3. After cali Capital Traction, 2) at aig. U. 8. Electric Light, 5 at 100. Distiet of Columbia Bonds.—3.05a, funding, eur- reney, 114 asked. Miscellaneous Bonds.—Metrupolitan Railroad 5s, U7 bid. Metrop Hitan Railroad conv. Ga, 117 bk. Metropelitan road certificates of indeltedn A. 117 bid. Metrop Itao Railroad certifies! indebtedness, B, id. Belt Railroad bid, 60 asked. Eckingion Railroad 68, 1% Columbia Railroad 68, 115 bid. Washington « Company €s, sorks A, 110 bid. Washing on ( Company 6s, series B, U1 bid. U8. Electric ture i 12 bid. Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone 102 bid. ity and Trust, Ss, F. and A. Security and Trost 5s, A. and ington Market C Gs, ton Market Company ext. 6s, 109 bid. Masonic Hall Association Ss, 100 bid. Washingtum Light Infantry ist Ge, 93 bid. National Bank Stocks.—Rank of Washington, 280 bid. Metropolitan, 306 bid. C antral (new 130 Mid. Farmers and Mechatdos ond, 140 bid, 155 5 a Caplial, 125 bid West Rnd, Aniiiean Secur- 00 bid. American aumbia, 131 “bid. lvl bid, 105 asked.