Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, April 30, 1898, Page 2

The Hevatd-Review, — eee Ly E. Kiley. GRAND RAPIDS - There’s one thing good to be said of the battleship Texas. She has al- Ways been able to rise to the occasion. eee CESS . Members of the Salvation Army will eJoice to know that there are quite * bumper of converted vessels in the nited States navy, ‘ MINNESOTA, Mi Okla is th Ss Hellpopper wants a court in homa to change her name. If she t kind of popper there ought to asier way than that. : > Sraduating class of the Pitts- & College of Pharmacy consisted of ; teen pharmacists and one pharma- sister.— Pittsburg Chronicle. The editor of the Voice, prohibition bet, 48 as tickled as the daily news- er that has a beat on its besotted centemporary across the way. He finds that Cornell is nearly as intemp- erate as Yale, on ne Russian government has decided to adopt the metric system. The Unit- ed States and the British empire will thus soon be the only important coun- tries which have not adopted the deci- System of weights and measures. An imperial commission has also been appointed at St. Petersburg to con- sider the best means of abandoning the Russian calendar in favor of that which Prevails in other parts of the civilized world. be, as the Spaniard, who to fight him says, that Sena- Son would not resent a slap in the face, but we don’t believe he would the other cheek. There are de- of courtesy to which a proud nsitive nature cannot submit nout a feeling of extreme regret humiliation, But there is a way to find out. Has it occurred to the Spaniard that he might come north and make the experiment? Scraping the lining of a chimney to set gold and silver is a form of min- ing which the books do not recognize, but it may be profitable under certain conditions. The chimney of the assay office in Wall street, New York, is nearly two hundred feet high. A new lining of fire brick has been put in it. The old lining, over forty years old, yielded almost fifteen hundred dollars. There were fifty-two ounces of gold and eight hundred and sixty ounces of silver in the scrapings. Smoke which has a market value through the de- posits of precious metal it makes ought to be treated with great respect. A Wyoming stock raiser, dissatisfied with his surroundings and in haste ta be rich, recently sold his land and started for the Klondike. A _ few months later a French mineralogist discovered near the despised ranch a mine of cobalt, a rare and valuable metal. The whole district promises to become a new center of wealth. It was upon land sold to enable the for- mer owner to start for the gold mines of California, that the great oil wells of Pennsylvania were afterward found; and both these incidents accentuate the fact that we are continually within reach of important discoveries and great opportunities, missing them by a hair’s breadth of impatience, failure to observe or lack of preparation. Some reformers at Washington have brought up the question of the desira- bility of changing the metals out of which the minor coins of the United States are made. After some consider- ation of the matter the house commit- tee on coinage, weights and measures has reported favorably a resolution au- thorizing the secretary of the treasury to make experiments to determine the best materials for minor coinage and to submit new designs for coins to con- gress. As the result of its deliberations upon the subject, the committee has reached the conclusion that the copper cent is undesirable because it becomes dingy and dirty and by corrosion poi- sonous, and that the five-cent nickel, three-quarters copper, should be dis- placed because it is too soft. One slander directed against mis- sionaries represents them as men of an inferior grade who would make a failure at home. What a fine reply to the insinuation is furnished by the life of a young English missionary lately murdered in Africa! He gradu- ated at Cambridge University w a first-class in the classical tripos. With- in three months after beginning his missionary work He had prepared a handbook and vocabulary of the lan- guage with which he had for the first time come in contact. The Bible, hymns, a devotional book, and other uplifting English, have been opened to the natives through his labors. Now, only ten years out of college, he has finished his life’s task. Measure the worth and the far-reaching results of such a career, by any standard, and the conclusion can be reasonably ques- tioned that declares such a life short, or a failure. If any Christian American has heart to learn more of the causes which cry out from stricken Cuba for the ever- jasting banishment of all Spanish au. thority from this hemisphere let him read the reports of our consuls, sub- mitted to congress without a word yes- terday. Here, written in words that render the speeches of Senators Proc- tor, Gallinger, Money and Thurston feeble and colorless, he ‘will find the tale of Spanish infamy and impotence told in horrible detail that admits of no question and awakes horror and de- 4estation of the race responsible ‘for it. WAR A STERN REALITY NORTH ATLANTIC SQUADRON ORDERED TO BLOCKADE HAVANA. Spanish Government Anticipated and Prevented Minis- ter Woodford Presenting the President's Ultimatum —Notified Him That Diplomatic Relations Were Severedand Handed Him His Passports—Places Re- sponsibility of Breach on Spain—Capt. Sampson's Formidable Squadron Ordered to Havana to Com- mence a Blockade of the Port—Interests of the Gov- ernment Require Great Secrecy Regarding Move- ments of Warships and Troops—All Cuban Ports Will Be Blockaded. Washington, April 23.—War between the United States and Spain is a fact though not yet officially declared so by congress. The stirring events of Tuesday were succeeded yesterday with rapidity by others of equal importance culminat- ing in the afternoon in orders for the departure of the North Atlantic squad- ron for Havana. This practically is an act of war, so that the war between this country and Spain may fairly be said to date from April 21, 1898. Two minutes after the opening of the state department yesterday morning came word from Minister Woodford that the Spanish government, having antici- pated and prevented his intention to present the president’s ultimatum, he had asked for his passports. The ad- ministration, in a public statement, an- nounced that it regarded the action of the Spanish government as rendering unnecessary further diplomatic action on the part of the United States, and fxrther stated that it regarded the course adopted by Spain as one plac- ing upon that country the responsi- bility for the breech of friendly rela- tions. Mr. Woodford’s telegram re- sulted in the calling of a special cabi- net meeting to arrange an outline of a plan of campaign, or rather to de- termine how to begin the execution of the plan of campaign already prepared by the strategic boards of the army and navy departments. The immedi- ate result was the order for the North Atlantic squadron to Begin the Bleckade of Havana. How much further than this the cabinet progressed in its delib- erations it is not possible to say for the obvious reason that the time has now come when the interests of the government require that the move ments of ships and troops should be guarded with the greatest care from undue publicity in order to prevent the enemy from taking advantage of information. ‘The North Atlantic squadron, under Capt. Sampson’s command, makes a splendid array of fine vessels, compris- ing battleships such as the Iowa and Indiana, monitors like the Puritan, Terror, armored cruisers like the flag- ship New York, protected cruisers such as the Cincinnati, Marblehead and Montgomery, gunboats like the Vicksburg, Wilmington and Annapolis, regular torpedo boats as the Ericcson, Cushing, Winslow and the like, and not to speak of the large nuinter of fast yachts and other vessels that have been added to the fleet by purchase, This force is quite competent to block- ade all the ports in Cuba, or at least all the ports connecting by rail with Ha- vana and so likely to be used to sup- ply that place in the event of seige with food and munitions of war. ‘This statement is to be taken with the un- derstanding that it does pot contem- plate the coming to Cuban waters of the Spanish fleet. In such case, how- ever, the probable policy would be to abandon the blockade and endeavor to force the Spanish fleet to battle. Minister Woodford’s Action during the day, as_ reported to the state department in a late telegram, indicated that he was following a carefully prepared programme. A sig- nificant feature of his message was the statement that the Spanish govern- ment notified him that it regarded its withdrawal of Minister Polo ag ter- minating diplomatic negotiations, showing that it was not disposed to ac- cept the expressed intention of our government to continue Mr. Woodford as a medium of communication until Saturday noon. Mr. Woodford also announced that he had instructed Con- sul General Bowen at Barcelona to e all the American consuls in Spain to immediately withdraw from the country. He further stated that he had informed the Spanish govern- ment. after asking for his passports, that he had placed the American lega- tion in Madrid and American interests in Spain generally, in the hands of the i The ambassador, Rt, y Drummond Wolff, is not at present in Madrid, so American interests will be confided to the Brit- ish charge, Sir George G, F. Bonham, Bart. To all intents and purposes this relieves the state department from further negotiations as to Cuba, save those relating to privateering, neutral- ity observances and the like. It was found necessary to frame a Notice to the Powers of the intention of our government to establish a blockade of Havana, a notification required by international law. The navy department, aside from giving the orders to the squadron, con- tinued the work of adding to the navy, and purchased another ship at Norfolk as an auxiliary craft, and some small yachts. The news of the actual be- ginning of war was received with gravity at the department, and there were many speculations as to the des- tination of the Spanish squadron. One suggestion was that it is heading to cut off the fine battleship Oregon, now on its way from the Pacific coast to join Capt. Sampson’s command, 'Tnere is also some fear that ike Oregon imay be taken at an unfair savantage witu- B out the knowledge of the existence of war by the Spanish torpedo destroyer Temmerire, which is now lying at Buenos Ayres. In the war deportment many orders flew to and fro relative to the concen- tration of troops in the South, and sec- retary Alger was several times in con- sultation with the president, resulting in the determination to call for 100,000 volunteers as soon as congress passes the necessary legislation. The change in the composition of the cabinet, en- tirely unexpected, completed the list of important events of the day. Lge SAMPSON’S FLEET. Great Activity Follows the Orders to Move on Havana, Key West, Fla., April 22. — At 12 o’clock yesterday noon the recall guns boomed from the fleet, ordering all the officers and men who were ashore to rejoin their ships forthwith. At night- fall, however, there had been no movement of the fleet before to-day, as the Cincinnati and the Marblehead were ordered to the docks to take on coal and water. Warlike bulletins followed fast upon each other, and in consequence intense excitement prevailed all day. Rumors j that sailing orders had been received were afloat throughout the afternoon but no official confirmation of them could be obtained. The matter of fact manner in which the highest officials accepted the newspaper bulletins to this effect indicated that authoritative information, if not instructions, had come from Washington, and the ac- tivity on the ships and decks bore out the reports of an early movement. eager PRIVATEERING. Foreign Powers Will Not Stand Spain’s Proposed Tactics, Washingten, April 23. — There are strong indications that if the Spanish government persists in the present an- nounced policy of commissioning pri- vateers to prey on commerce effective irfluences will be brouzht to bear on her by several of the great commer- cial powers, particularly Great Britain and Germany, to stop the privateering or to make it practically ineffective and harmless. The action of the United States in declaring that it would not resort to privateering has been received with great satisfaction in the foreign embassies and legations here. Negotiations along this line had been pending here for some time and are now shifted to Madrid, where the British charge d'affaires is making strong representations to Premier Sa- gasta to prevent privateering. Whether this will be conceded by Spain is doubtful, as her chief reliance for pro- tracting a war is through commission- ing privateers to harrass American merchant ships, or neutral ships carry- ing American goods. It is understood that the British government has not determined upon its final line of ac- tion, except that British merchant ships shall be protected at any hazard, even if British warships are called upon to establish a protective patrol across the Atlantic. oe PANIC STRICKEN. Reveolution Breaks Out at Porto Rico. St. Paul, April 23.—The New York Herald’s special cable to the Pioneer Press from St. Thomas, West Indies, says: By advices just to hand from San Juan, Puerto Rico, I learn that a revolution has broken out in the Ponce district and that there is rioting all through the island. Residents of other countries now in Puerto Rico are panie stricken. They feel that there is no safety in the ports of the island, as they are momentarily expecting bombar@ment by American warships. This feeling is particularly strong in San Juan. But when the question of going to the interior arises foreigners face a new danger—that is, the rioters there. So far as I have been able to learn, rioting is going on in many places. peg WISCONSIN TROOPS. Bager State Will Furnish Its Full Quota. Madison, Wis., April 23.—Adjt. Gen. Cc. I. Boardman, of the Wisconsin na- tional guard, has issued a call to the captains of all the companies of the Wisconsin national guard for the pur- pose of ascertaining how many of the members could be counted upon in ease of war. He has received replies from nearly every part of the state which indicates that a full complement of the state troops will be ready to wove on short notice. The state mili- tia numbers 2,600 officers and men. coe “Starkey’s Tigers.” West Superior, Wis., April 23.—Hon, Cc. S. Starkweather, who has_ twice been elected mayor of this city, but was defeated for re-election this spring, is organizing a company which will be called “Starkey’s Tigers,” and which he says he will lead to the front as soon as they can be organized and mustered into the volunteer service. THE ULTIMATUM. No Misunderstanding the Intention Ewbodied in This Notice. Washington, April 23.—The follow- ing is a’copy of the ultimatum sent to Spain and Minister Woodford’s reply, notifying the state department of the action of the Spanish governmeat: “April 20, 1898.—Woodford, Minister, Madrid: You have been furnished with the text of a joint resolution voted by the crongress of the United States on the 19th inst., and approved to-day, in relation to the pacification of the Island of Cuba. In obedience to that act the president directs you to imme- diately communicate to the government of Spain said resolution, with the formal demand of the government of the United States that the government of Spain at once reliquish authority and government in the Island of Cuba, and withdraw its land and naval forces from Cuba and Cuban waters. In taking this step the United States hereby disclaims and disposition or in- tention to exercise sovereignty, juris- diction or control over said island, ex- cept for the pacification thereof. and asserts its determination, when that is accomplished, to leave the government and control of the island to its people under such free and independent gov- ernment as they may establish. “If by the hour of noon on Saturday next, the twenty-third: day of April, instant, there be not communicated to this government by hat of Spain a full and saisfactory response to this de- mand and resolution whereby the ends of peace in Cuba shall be assured, the president will proceed without further notie to use the power and authority enjoined and conferred upon him by the said joint resolution, to such extent as may be necessary to carry the same into effect. (Signed) —Sherman.” “Madrid, April 21., 1898. (Received 9:62 a. m.) herman, Washington: Early this (1 ay) morning, imme- diately after the receipt of your open telegram and before I had communi- cated the same to Spanish government, Spanish minister of foreign affairs no- tified me that diplomatic relations are broken between the two countries, and that all official communication between their respective representatives have ceased. 1 accordingly asked for safe passporis. Turn legation over to British embassy and leave for Paris this afternoon. Have notified consuls. “(Signed) —Woodford.” peta READY TO FIGHT. Preparations With War. Washington, April 23.—With the ac- tual beginning of war, military and naval preparations were yastly stim- ulated yesterday. The navy bought a ship and a number of yachts. It se- cured some more material for guns and renewed orders for haste in the construction of guns. Orders were sent to the squadron to guard their movements and the preliminaries of a blockade were executed. In the war department all arrangements have been made for a call for 100,000 volun- teers, to be chosen from the national guard. The strategy board of the de- partment looked over and perfected the plans, and efforts were begun to provide for a subsystem of coast pa- trol by the state authorities. Move- ments of troops began a day or two ago were changed by the direction ot the department in some respects to meet the conditions of the moment at Southern posts, but in general there was indications that the department is acting with the purpose of concen- trating no less than 80,000 men at the gulf ports within the next ten days ready for embarkment to Cuba. peste ht A a NEW CRUISERS. Newark and Charleston Will Ready in a Month, Washington, April 283—Two addition- al cruisers will be placed in commis- sion within the next month. These are the Newark, at the Norfolk navy yard, and the Charleston, at the Mare Island yard. The former will prob- ably be ready for sea on the 1st prox- imo, and the latter by the 15th prox- imo. The Newark will be attached to Capt. Sampson’s fleet at Key West and the Charleston will be assigned to service on the Pacific station. It is expected that the oflicers for these ves- sels will be detailed in a few days. Captains Wise, Barker and Cotton are mentioned as likely to be assigned to the command of one of these vessels or to some others yet to be placed in commission. ges SUDDEN CHANGE. Troops Destined for Other Points Ordered to Chickamauga. Chattanooga, Tenn., April 23.—Five and perhaps more of the infantry regi- ments now en route to the encamp- ments at New Orleans, Mobile, Ala., and Tampa, Fla., will pitch their tents on the Chickamauga battlefield. Act- ing on orders from Washingtoa, Maj. Gen. Brooke telegraphed to the com- manding officers of all the regiments which have not already gone by Chat- tanooga, ordering them to proceed here at once. Arrangements were also en- tered into with the different railroads centering here for the prompt moye- ment of the Chattanooga infantrymen who arrived at junction points. Rigs BEY FIRST SHOT. Audible, Basta. Madrid, April 28. — At the cabinet council Senor Sagasta addressed the queen regent thus: “In this solemn moment, when the first cannon shot is almost audible, the government is pre- pared to assume the entire responsi- bility for its decisions, but it considers it opportune that the queen regent should hear the opinion of all the po- litical leaders and the influential men of all parties, as well as the principal generals.” Acceding to this proposition the queeh regent will commence the con- sultation at once. sa NICE COUSINS. Canada Militiamen Offer Their Serv- ces to Spa: Vastly the Actual Stimulated Beginning of Be It Is Almost Says Sa- Toronto, Ont., April 23.— Chevalier: Thompson, Spanish consul! at Toronto, has received twenty-three applications from qualified members of \the Cana- dian militia for service under the Spanish flag, while four medical men have volunteered their services. WILL DECLARE WAR PRESIDENT WILL SEND A MESSAGE TO CONGRESS. Suggesting That a Declaration of War Be Passed--Action Hastened by the eizure of the Spanish Mer- chantman — President Issues a Proclamation Declnxing a Block- ade of a Number of Cuban Ports —The Volunteer Rill Signed by the Fresident — Naval Officials Think the Orcgon Is Safe, Washington, April 24. — The Post says that the president will to-day send a message to congress suggesting that a declaration of war be passed. This action was hastened by the seizure of the Spanish merchantman off the Florida coast and the desire to prevent any possible complication. The right of seizure of the Buena ‘Ventura, however, is not questioned by the administration, since Spain her- self accepted our ultimatum as a dec- laration of war. There is a difference of opinion among the members of the committee on foreign affairs as to the advisabil- ity of the formal declaration of war by congress. The wishes of the ad- ministration, however, will be followed in this regard. If the administration considers the formal notification to the powers of the existence of war suf- ficient congress will make no declara- tion. There are some members of the house committee, however, who be- lieve a declaration should follow the first overt act in order to define the international status absolutely. Two Impoctant Steps. Washington, April 24.—There were two further important steps in Wash- ington toward actual hostilities, not to mention the overt act involved in the seizure of the Spanish vessel Buena Ventura off Key West. The first was the issue by the president of his proc- lamation announcing to the world a blockade of a number of Cuban ports, and the second was the signing by him of the bill providing for the utilization of the volunteer forces in war. Then in addition there was a notable retire- ment from the navy department in the case of Capt. Royal B. Bradford, chief of the equipment division. Capt. Bradford is not only an otticer of high scientific attainments, but is equipped as well with great practical experience in naval matters. Although he has not beld his present office long and by custom is entitled to nearly three years of further service here, he has become so impatient to join in active service that he tendered his resigna- tion to the president. The resignation will be accepted, and by virtue of his rank, as well as to mark the high re- gard entertained for him by the ad- ministration he will be given one of the best of the available ships in the navy. Not to the Powers. Following up the formalities begin- ning with the blockade proclamation, the state department addressed an identical note to all of the representa- tives of foreign nations accredited to Washington notifying them of the pol- icy to be pursued by this government in the matter of privateering and neu- trality. In brief it declares that our government will not resort to pri- yateering, that enemy’s goods in neu- tral bottoms, save contraband, are ex- empt from seizure; that neutral goods not contraband under enemy’s flag are safe from seizure, and that blockades to be binding must be effective. In substance these are the principles laid down in the agreement of Paris of 1856. The officials are not disturbed at the semi-official notice from Madrid that Spain will refuse to be bound by the same principles and forbid pri- vateering, for they are satisfied that the great commercial powers will not tolerate the . Practice of Privateering under the Spanish flag. Inquiry at the navy department as to the story that our government had arranged for the seizure of the Hawaiian islands and the establishment of a coaling station in Hawaii failed to secure any posi- tive statement on the subject. There is good authority for believing that the story is exaggerated and that all that has been done is to provide for the establishment of a coaling depot and its adequate protection, 'The naval officials feel every confi- dence in the ability of the Oregon and Marietta not only to protect them- selves from the Spanish gunboat ‘'em- erario, but to destroy that craft if she comes within range. The limitation of the blockade in Cuba to a cettain part of the island was not officially ex- plained, but one plausible reason ad- vanced for the government’s action was was that by refraining from es- tablishing a blockade over the eastern portion of the island, understood to be practically in the Control of the Insurgents the way has been left open for them to freely receive all needed supplics and munitions of war. A formal order was issued by the war department increasing the equip- ment of light batteries of artillery to six guns, six caissons, one combined forge and battery wagon and one hun- dred horses. ‘The enforcement of this order will require 900 additional horses which the quartermaster’s department will purchase in Tennessee. For pur- poses of transporting the army to Cuba the quartermaster general’s of- fice has under consideration the ques- tion of the charter of ships having the earrying capacity of 50,000 men. No charters have, however, been closed. In the engineer and ordnance bu- reaus work was being rushed with the greatest possible speed toward the completion of defense projects and in the installation of big guns. All the available material in the way of guns and carriages is being utilized and the officials express satisfaction at the re- sults obtained in the short space of time at their disposal. fears Arms for Gomez, Washington, April 24.—Preparations are now making to forward 20,000 stands of arms, together with the nec- essary ammunition and other equip- ments, by transports, as soon as the blockade is effective and landings can be made. They will be sent to Gomez, TO BE REAR ADMIRAL. Capt. Sampson Slated for a Tempo- rary Promotion, Washington, April 24. — The secre- tary of the navy has finally decided to temporarily appoint Capt. Sampson,. now in command of the North Atlantic squadron, a rear admiral. The nomi- nation, for it is believed it will be nec- essary to make a nomination even for a temporary appointment, will be sub- mitted to the senate very soon. By this action the department will “jump” Capt. Sampson, who stands. third in the list of captains, over not only the two captains preceding him, but over the ten commodores the next grade above, and below that of the rear admiral. It is explained, how- ever, that the appointment being only temporary, the svperior officers will lose nothing by this, for when he re- linquishes the command of the squada- ron Rear Admiral Sampson will again become Capt. Sampson and retain his number in the register. The purpose of thus increasing the rank of Capt. Sampson is to prevent the confusion and disarrangement that would result should he fall in with one of the other naval commanders now in North At- lantic waters. Having elected Capt. Sampson originally for the command of the squadron, it is not deemed by the department goed policy to chance an unexpected change of commanders. But were Sampson to remain plain captain and should Commodere How- ell, with his patroi feet, or Commodore Schley, with his fiying squadron, eith- er by accident or by orders, come in contact with the North Atlantic squad- ron, under the naval regulations the senior officer would command the en- tire force and rank Capt. Sampson, It is to avoid this that the additional rank is to be conferred. ene Ce READY TO MOVE. FJying Squadron Expecting Orders at Any Moment. Fort-Monroe, Va., April 24.—Visitors were not allowed on board the ships of the flying squadron during the day. The Minneapolis had sub-caliber prac- tice the greater part of the afternoon and all the ships used their search- lights and did signaling by lantern at night. It was generally admitted that the battleship Oregon was in danger of attack, but few expressed any doubt as to her ability to take care of her- self. ‘The fact that two colliers and a hos- pital ship have been rushed to the squadron and that one of the colliers was hurriedly filled seems to indicate that a hurried call to movement is ex- pected. The opinion of many officers seems to be t this fleet will move the instant it becomes known that the Cape de Verde island fleet of the Span- isk is in motion. Iz the fleet stays here for any period of time it would not be surprising if the Columbia and Minneapolis were sent out on prize- seeking expeditions. —o- — 7 SHERMAN TO RESIGN. Assistant Secretary Day Will Suc- ceed Him. Washington, April 24. — ‘The Post says: “There is every reason to be- lieve that Secretary Sherman will re- sign from the cabinet within the next few days. It is felt by the friends of the sec- retary that the present crisis is too severe a tax upon his failing strength, and for this reason he will retire to private life. His successor will be As- sistant Secretary Day, in all probabil- ity, but it can be stated that Judge Day has no desire to remain in public life. It is the president’s natural desire to promote Judge Day to the position which Mr. Sherman will vacate, but if he persists in his desire to leave official life there wili be a reorganiza- tion of the department to the extent of a new secretary and a new assist- ant secretary. (aay, aes MARTIAL SPIRIT. Manifests Itself Among All Classes in Spain. London, April 24.—The Madrid cor- respondent of the Daily News, tele- graphing Thursday. describes his sen- sations on entering Spanish territory. He says: “Directly the frontier is cressed the stranger feels the martial spirit breathing everywhere in the country. The Spanish people feel that the Americans have been amusing them with dilatory negotiations while they have prepared themselves for war. Nevertheless everywhere they proclaim that they will suffer gladly the heavy taxation necessary to pro- vide funds. My belief is that Spain has settled a plan of warfare, though nothing is disclosed to indicate its na- ture.” ee Se WISCONSIN TROOPS. Ordered to Re Rendy to Move Twenty-Four Hoars’ Notice. Milwaukee, Aprii 24—Late last night mailed orders were received in this city from Adjt. Gen. Ecardman, of the Wisconsin nationai guard, for special an immediate detiv directing the local bodies of the 1 guard to hold themselves in readiness to move on twenty-four hours’ notice. It is be- lieved similar instructions have been sent to officers of the other regiments throughout the state. Final orders calling the state militia to the front are expected to-day. fe ais ae SAILED AT DAWN. Capt. Sampson's Fleet Moves on Ha- vana. Key West, Fla., April 24.—The North Atlantic Squadron, except the monitors ‘error and Puritan and the smaller cruisers, sailed from Key West at 5:45 yesterday morning, headed for the Tlorida straits. The skies were grow- ing gray with the coming dawn when the formidable family of destroyers quietly and unostensibly sailed away, presumably for the shores of Cuba. om pee i Col. Mosby Would Fight. San Francisco, April 24.—Col. John S. Mosby, of Guerilla fame, who is now a resident of this city, has wired to Gen. Miles for authority to raise a battalion or regiment of volunteers for special service in the front. sali Armistice Is Of. London, April 24.—The Madrid cor- piacorsk sb of the Daily News says the government has instructed Captain General Blanco to deelare the armis- tice in Cuba ended SS sia pe