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B WArnrjaToi, April 24. Ths preclte moment
B when the call (or 129,000 volunteors will bo
BBB made on the Qorernora of Stales, In accordance
BBB rrlth tbe proclamation of President McKlnley.
BBB depends on tbo action of tho Sonnto to-morrow.
BB9J It tho8enate passes the Army Reorganization
B99f. bill to-morrow, on receiving It from the House,
999J whero It was f avorably acted on yesterday, tho
9991 call on the Governors "111 be made before tho
999J CJ030 of the days otherwise It will be postponed
99B until Tuesday, or until such tlmo as the Benato
999JJ. shall pass tbo measure. The decision of tho
999F War Department thus to await tho action of
999E the upper branch of Congress Is based on tbo
999J necessity of knowing what the units of oreanl-
999J cation of the army In war times wilt be beforo
999Jr formulntlng tbe terms ot the, communication to
999J oo sent to the Qorernors or statins the nllot-
999j ment of each State under the proclamation of
999J the President.
999J Little doubt exists that the Senate will die-
99H pose of the Hull bill promptly In Its present
V form, or at least with the smallest possible
999E modifications. Tbo President has expressed bis
999J desire that tho bill shall become a law jrlthout
999J delay. Tho House responded without hesitation
999? to tho known doslre of the President, and no ob-
9991 stacle In tho Sonata is anticipated. Tho pro-
999 rlslons of the Reorganization bill nro well
999J kpown. The army administration will Insist
999 'under the proposed law that tho volunteer
999 forces, whether composed mostly of the present
99. inemborsof State mtlltln organizations or not,
BBf shall be raustored Into regiments, brigades, dl-
BBf visions and corns in precisely tbo tamo way that
BBJ the regular troops will be under tbo law.
BB Tho regimental officers, under authority of
BBt tbo Army Volunteer law, will be appointed by
BBf the Governors, The strifes and rivalries and
BBf possible quarrels regarding appointments in
BBf tho regiments must be settled In the States
BB by tho proper authorities, so that when the
Jb troops are delivered to tho Government, tho
BH t army administration will not bo hampered by
BB ' difficulties regarding commands. Qorernors
BBj Trill have no authority to appoint Qenorals and
BH staff officers. It Is qulto possible, howerer, that
BB ' tbo Presldentwlll appoint In the volunteer army
BB Generals and staff officers at present in tho ecr-
BB Tlco of tho Stato militia who hare shown their
BB ability as commanding offlcors ot brigades and
BB divisions.
99f t It now seems probable that the number of
BB Wojor-Qonerals appointed In tbo rolnntcor
BB " army will be as many as sixteen, and that the
99J i number ot Brigadier-Generals will bo from
99f ( thirty to forty-Ore. Tho number In either case,
BB - howerer, is not arbitrary, and It will be dotcr-
BB mined largely by circumstances which can-
BE not be foreseen. In tbo communication
99J J to Qorernors ot States, which will be
BB sent by telegraph, carrying out tbe proc-
BB .amotion of the President, it is tbe In-
BR ' tentton ot the War Department to ask tbe
BE Chief Executlrcs to furnish troops In organized
BE j battalions, and not in reslmonts. A battalion, un-
p , dor tho null Reorganization bill, will consist of
BV ,')t00 men, und threo battalionu will bo
BE 3 required to form n roglment of infantry. IJy
H calling for battalions which consist of this
BE limited number of men tho unit ot organ-
E r Uatlon will cnablo the Qorernors to fill
BE i 'out tho required quotas with tbo least
BE. posslblo breaking up ot existing military
BjF organizations. It will also make it possible for
BE , them to muster their quotas into aggregations
BE . which, being small, make up the quota with as
BE ' ifew "odd" left over as possible. Incldeniallj,
BE ;lt will, bo interesting to National Quard organl-
BE ('mtlons to notlco that in many coses by this
BE S Jnithod the Colonels of regiments will bo
BE i left, to .bo appointed, by tbo President.
BE rtrndeVthe rnle to be .followedf .cslllnc
Bf tltor battalions Instead "ot whole regiments,
BE tho Qorernors will bare opportunity to appoint
K , Majors," Captains and minor ' officers,' but in
Hj xnany cases, whero tbe quotas of States do not
Br fill out exactly one or moro regiments, it will bo
found convenient to rcllovo the Governors of tho
H. i appointment of Colonels and giro It to the
B Prosldeut.
B, . uXhe belief Is gronlng that an nctlro military
B ' s campaign in Cuba by United States troops will
Bf ' i not bo begun tor somo time. The State troops
BBF will bo ordored to their encampments Immedi
ately, but It is lmprobablo that they will loavo
those rendezvous for several weeks. Tho places
i. ot mobilization In the South havo not all been
1 selected, but it !s'moro than probablo that Rich
i'mond,Ya.,wIll bo onoof them, and Atlanta may
be another. The selection of mobilization points,
howerer, Is largely dependonbon developments
uf tho next few weeks In tbo situation between
' tho United States and Spain. Deliberation will
rqark the military operations for tbe present.
Tbo principal act of tho War Department In tho
i near future, beyond tbe raising of tbe volunteer
army. Is expected to be tbo landing of a large
(military expedition in Cuba for equipping the
native armies of Qomez and Garcia, as told in
Tux Sun this morning.
One army officer said to-night that he bettered
an extensive military campaign with tho United
Etates troops In Cuba would not be begun be-
. fore Oct. 1. Others express tho opinion that
operations will not be ordered beforo July 1.
JJoth expressions were unofficial, but they
' were made by persons closely Identified
I sWith tho army administration, and they indl-
' cate tho prevailing conviction that military
; 'operations will not becomo active during tho
t- ( rainy season. It is too much to say, howevor,
i that comparatively early action on an extensiro
7 seals will not bo taken, for tho situation Is as
;: yet undeveloped and uncertain.
ft The Boldlers' Home Park, which Is always a
.tovorlta drive, with its twenty miles of hard,
smooth, shaded roads, was mora than ever a
fc roecca to-day, for tbo soldler.boys of the District
-,, will pitch their camp there to-morrow, and
a " all were eager to see the spot where
iff the, military camp is to bo formed.
m I Recruiting has boen going on for tho past three
y days and this afternoon the announcement was
made that no moro rocruits would be accepted
atpresent. Tho Guard will assemble at 8:30
to-morrow morning, and will bo divided Into two
:., divisions. The first, third and fourth battalions
ft , Trill go, Into camp.
j The Second and Fifth will bo sent to guard
g tho water supply of Washington. Tho Fifth
J battalion will bo sent to Great Falls, where
they will guard the great 100-foot dam which
& backs up tho water of tho Potomac and fur-
'V Dlshesv tho supply of wator for the city;
C, ' tho Second battalion will have tho assign-.
A ment of watching tbo famous oquoduct bridge
at Cabin John. Two great Iron water pipes pass
& fender this beautiful stone arch, through which
i tho water from tho upper reservoir crosses
I' , Cabin John Run, and passes Into the lower rco-
j, crvolrs. It Isthemostplcturesquoplacoaround
L Washington, and tbo brldgols tbe largest single
i atone arch In tho world. It was eroded while
ft Jefferson Davis was Secretary of Wur. Ills
' name was caved in tho stone, but has since been
i erased.
l The District National Quard numbers about
J,60O men, and ono regiment of 1.200 men will
!e , probablyl called into active sen Ice, All tho
(l( boys are anxious to go, and there Is mucbanr-
;, iety expressed lest somo be left behind.
' Oen. Harries, Commander of the guard, will
df- be made Colonel of tho new regiment, if he is
i'j not commissioned as a Brigadier-General, He
i f saw considerable service as a correupondent dur-
tig the last Indian outbreak, where he went
:-.s. through the campaign with Oen, Miles. Gen.
.. Harries conceived the Idea of guarding the
if. fc water supply of tbo capital, both because there
P might be some dancer of its being (cut off
f ahd beeauso guarding It would give tbo militia
' somo experience. While it is regardod as fm-
;A jprbable that tho Spanish would attempt to
; send a spy to' blow up the dam, It could badono
Eeutly by means of several sticks of dynamite.
'It would, however, be much easier to destroy
the bridge at Cabin John Run, and tho water
I nowltnrom tbo dam could be diverted Into the
LPatonup without reblng Washington.
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Ton ampa ttxajtstsp n Aonoir.
Arraageaienta Wade ( sUpair tao Bmatler
Vrstela at Deebs ea tka OnirCeast,
WAsniNaroif, April 84. The Government is
now prepared to msko repairs to any ot lbs
smaller vessels of CapL Sampson's command at
any onoof several ot the private shipyards and
dry dock stations on the Gulf, should they be
come disabled. It will not be necessary for the
gunboat type or the cruiser class under 3,200
tons to go to Northern yards or dry 'docks If
Injuries aro received, but the yards along the
Gulf coast, at Pensacola, Mobile, and Now Or
leans, havo been placsd at tbe disposal of tbe
navy, so that prompt repairs can be made.
Whatever Injury the larger vessels may re
ceive, however, will have to be attended to at
Port Royal, tho nearest large naval station, and
where the only dry dock on this side Is located
in which the heaviost ships of tbe service can
be taken. Port Royal is now beeomtng an Im
portant station, and to protect the dock from
possible torpedo nttack a number of slx-poundtr
guns are being mounted at the station proper,
nnd tho army engineers are hastening the work
of defences at tho mouth ot Cape Fear River. In
tho past weok great quantities of tools and ma
chinery bavo been shipped to the new station,
and the dredging operations to give amplo
dopth ot water to the mouth ot the dock have
now boen so far advanced that the chief of the
Bureau of Yards and Docks Is satisfied that Port
Royal Is In readiness for tny emergency that It
may havo to meet.
Whatever Injury may be suffered by any of
tho ships, eithor In the stern or nt tho bow, can
be reptlred In a head and stern dry dock now In
condition nt Koy West. Should tho propellers
ot the ships be injured, blades broken off or the
stem twisted by ramming, the vessel can be run
In head on or backed In stern forward to this
little dock nnd hare the Injuries attended to.
AH machinery, tools, and workmen nocessary
for making Immediate repairs to any vessels
are now on hand at Key West, and every pre
caution has been taken to socura assistance
from other yards If requlrod. By the last of
May thore should be another dock at New York
if some further defects In that unfortunato dock
aro not moanwhllo dlscoverod.
TUB XOltTU PATROL SQUADltOX
VIM De neadr In Frotfct tfta Kcrthera Sea
board rt Ituln n few Days-
The crulsor San Francisco was removed from
dry dock nt tho Brooklyn Navy Yard yesterday
morning and moored at tho coal dock. Her
overhauling la ne jet completed. Tho yacht
liestlcss wn3 placed In tho dock and will bo
nltored into an armed patrol boat, Tho crulsor
Now Orleans Is noaring completion, and will bo
ready for orders in a few dnys.
Tho first guns were mounted on the auxiliary
cruiser Yankee yesterday. She will larry ten
6-Inch guns on the upper deck. In ports, and two
on tho forecastle. The Yankee and tho Pralrlo
i 111 bo ready to recolvo their crows of naval
reserves from this State and Massachusetts to
day, and It Is expected tbey will be ready ior
servlcobythe Inst of tbo week. Tbey wilt to
assigned to local coast patrol duty with tho.
north patrol squadron, ot which the San Fran
cisco will bo tbo flagship and Commodore non
cll tho Commander. The Yosemlte and Dlxlo
will bo assigned to tbo squadron also. Otberd of
tbo moro recently purchased auxiliary easels
will bo attached to this squadron as soon as
nltered and equipped. The headquarters of tbe
Equndrou will bo in this city nnd tbe vessels will
ci ulse off tbo harbors of northern cities.
Tho oM monitor Nahant will bo stationed In
tbo lower bay, but will probably not Lo expoctcd
to do any patrol duty. Tbe cruisers of the
cquadrou will bo able to staain away from a
formidable fleet and give notlco ot its approach.
'1 hoy must also bo ablo to overnaul dotnehod
vessels of tho enemy, and will carry a sufficient
battery ot quick-firing stuns to capture any such
ship that they sight. The old Morgan liners are
well adapted to these requirements.
JZOJUJiA'a AATAZ, HE5ERTE3.
Orders Given to Eitabllsk Slxual Stations
.t ' tbs Mej Jlcnr Tampa.
, Tampa, Fla., April 24. The order for tho Flor
ida naval militia to go to tho front has been
issued, and a detachment from tho First and
Second divisions, which have headquarters in
this city nnd Port Tampa, will start to-morrow.
Tbey aro to bo under command of LIcuU 1). W.
Shea of tho Port Tampa division, and will bo
assigned to signal duty on Egmont Key. Sanlbcl
Island, Dry Tortugas, and Key West. For somo
tlmo thoy have been drilling in signal service
and aro thoroughly acquainted with tho duties
which thoy aro to perform. Ihe men will bo
stationed along tbo coast to watch for tho
enem) 'a ships and report to the nearest signal
station, as soon ns the several stations aro
established cables will be laid from tho Islands
to tho mainland, and telegraph operators will
transmit any Information received.
Tho establishment of tho station on Egmont
Key Is for tho protection of Tampa and the
harbor. Tho batteries constructed on that Island
will also bo connected by cable with the battery
on Mullet Key. In the event of the approach of
ossein of tho enemy tbe battery would, have
ample tlmo to prepare to receive them. Tne re
serves will leave for their various stations on
tho Plant steamer Tarpon, which has Just re
turned from Dry Tortugas, where she went to '
carry fresh water for tho fleet,
TUB NAVAL PBltSOXUBZ. II I LI..
Its Fiiuii Is Kow ConndnntlT Biprcted by
the Atari Department.
WisniNOTON, April 24. The passage of the
Naval Personnel bill at an early day Is now con
fidently expected by the Nary Department.
Chairman Boutelle and Mr. llllborn of California
have been the only opponents of tho measure In
tbe Naral Committee, and but for their opposi
tion it would probably hare been reported
weeks ago. Mr. Uoutelle Is now understood to
hare withdrawn his opposition and will agree
to tbe adoption of tho bill, although ho does not
believe in tho scheme. The pressure, however,
has been so heavy and the demand for more of
ficers so greut that Mr. Boutelle believes that he
should not longer stand in the way. The discus
sions beforo ths commlttoe In tho post
two days have convinced many members
that the scopo of tho bill should be en
larged, on tbe ground that for many
years efforts hare noea made to reorganize
erery branch of tho navy, and tbe need of tho
reformation Is no less pressing to-day than here
tofore The Marluo corps has been drawn upon
forserrlco with the new ressels to an extent
which makes It a mere skeleton as regards tho
higher grades of officers. Col. Ifeywood, tbo
commandant, has asked for an Increase of offi
cers und tho rani of Brigadier General for him
self. This has the approval of tho Nary De
partment and Is rocelrcd favorably by tho com
mittee. The Constructors havo been asked for
additional rrnikfor romu ot tbo hlcher grade
offlcors, Tho Mil, which originally was designed
to benefit tbe lino nnd engineers, will now be so
framed that a general reorganization and re
alignment of the navy personnel will follow.
YAOUT AJT.BEX HOVOIIT.
Tbe .Vary Department Takes Advantage or
Sir. Stevens's Offer.
WAHniNUTOr, April 24. The yacht Alleen of
Now York has been purchased by the Nary De
partment, Tho steel steam yacht Alleen was owned by
Richard Stevens of Castfo Point, Hobokcn. She
was built In 1800 by tho Delaware Rlrcr Iron
Shipbuilding and Engine Works at Chester, Pa.
Sho moasurcs 101.33 tons. Is 135 feet long, 20
feet benin, nnd draws 8 feet 0 Inches. Sho was
design 1 by Gardner & Cox ot this city.
Mr. Slovene, who Is a member of tbo New
York Yacht Club, offered tho Alleen to tho Goy
ernment at its own terms.
Ilessttal ship Selaee Co De neadr Ta-Dai.
NicvmmT Niswb, Va., April 24. To-day has
been n busy ono at the ship) ard, nearly all of
the departments working full forcos. The
United States hospital ship Solace -will be com
pleted to-night and will leave early to-morrow
morning forhe Portsmouth Navy Ysrd, where
she will take'fOn a quantity ot aunnllea and r
eclvo ord art's
WARNED BY MORlWS&UNS.
UATAXA n-ABUO AT MJOVIOUX
WUBtf OVIt JTZBRT APPEARED.
streets Thronsed by HaltltaaM Wild wltb
salaried rear ant Jy Velaateera and stl
dlera aprons- M Arms and Crowds Tfcreaared
Iksnratar -Treat tTatehtns; tksCreatlt-areb-llcktaaad
Caning Yankra rigs "-Friday
and datm-day seenec ta b Blockaded Cltr.
Hat aha, April 23, via Kingston, Jamaica, and
Halifax! Harana is In a state of siege. Tho ex
citement of Friday had quieted somewhat and
ths people" had most of them retired to their
homes, expecting nothing until after noon to
day at soonest, when, near midnight, tho
warning guns at Morro Castle thundered
ths news of tbe arrival ot a hostllo
fleet Ths echo ot tho three guns fired
at Morro had scarcely died away when
those at Cabafias fortress began. The signal
hod been ngroed upon threo guns from each
fort and tbe people knew Instantly tho mean
ing. They bogan pouring into the streets by the
thousands, running back and forth, shouting
and screaming and firing pistols and guns in the
nlr. Tho'slgnal guns were tho calls for the vol
unteers, and practically erery man in the city,
under the inrltatlon ot Captain-General
Blanco, was a volunteer and had a
gun: Ths soldiers followod tho people out.
They came from everywhere, running and all
heading for tho forts. For half an hour, tbs ex
citement and tho nolso were unparalleled. Tho
mon with nrmi all rushed for tho forts, wnoo
Captain-General Blanco and his stall had
already gone. Therost of the pcoplo crowded
down to tho water front
The sky and the shoro lino were pierced with
groat light beams of tbe searchlights that awept
to and fro and up and down. Now they rested
on tho stono walls of Morro, now on shins In tho
harbor, and then on Up buildings ashore. Tho
surface of the water was always alight
with them, and , there was not an object
afloat that was not covered by them.
There were five of these light beams.
and at tho end of each could bs mado
out the dim outlines of a ship. What ships
they wore no ono could tell, but their purposo
could not bo mistiken. They stood well out to
sea, and they passed constantly up and down
before tho entrance to the harbor. Never for an
instant did ths light beams disappear, and
novcr was tho surface of tho water unllghted by
them.
Again and again during the night the guns ot
Morro anil Cabapns blnzed out tbo warnlnir, nnd
each signal was creeled In the city with renewed
excitement. From tbo moment of tho firing of
the first guns tho streets wero alive. Squads
und companies of soldiers marched and counter
marched In tho squares. Tho roll of tbe drum was
almost continuous, and wns accompanied by tbe
bugle call to arms. The people were wild, someof
tbim with fear, hut most ot them with patriot
ism. Tbo frightened ones hid in cellars and In
attics. Soma of them fled the city, profcrrintr to
trust themselves to the insursrent binds that
swarm about tho provinco rather than tochanco
it In a bombardment by the American fleet that
they were sure would follow tbo dawn of day.
As the night wore on the excitement Increased.
At tho forts eTory soldier was working at the
blgcuns, gottlng them In shapo to withstand
tho attack of tho mornlne. Tbe volunteers wore
there In such crowds that the regular soldiers
foil ,orcr them In their work, nnd they cursed
and snore nt each other as they damned tne
"nlcs" of Yankees nnd told eaoh other what
tbey would do when day brnko.
All night long tho people swarmed tho streets
nnd the river frontB and watched tho strange
light boims. They crowded the roofs of build
ings as noil. Tbey demanded impatiently that
the forts ihonld open flro and sink the ships,
though tbey knew that the squadron was out
side the reach ot tho guns.
Diimi came Rt last, nnd at the first sign ot It
tho big light beams went out and the ships that
could now bo plainly seen 'steamed off to the
east. Why Uiey loft or wbera they were going
no one know, but the Spaniards said tho com
manders wero cowards, and that they wera
fleslng beunuso they knew that with tho light
tho big guns of the forts would sink them.
Tbo excitement and apprehension of the night
chnngo 1 to Joy und men hugged each other and
laughed and shouted at what they thought an
evidence of fear. Someof tbem went homo sat
isfied that thore would be no more seen of them.
Tbo morning wore away and noon came.
There was still no sign of tbe boats. But at 8
o'clock this afternoon the lookouts at the forts
saw the black smoke of fire ships on tbo horizon
to the east. Tbey reported to the Captain
General. A few minutes Inter it was plainly
seen that tho smoke came from tho visitors
of the nigbt before, and again tbo warn
ing guns sounded. People again crowded
Into the streets, women and children as
well as men. Worklngmon and buslriess
mon left their work and grabbed tbslr guns and
rushed again for the forts. The water front was
lined and Jammed In loss time than it takes to
tell It, Tbo rolling of tho drums and the bugle
calls begin again, and tbe marching and coun
termarching of tho soldiers went on,
Tho oblps loomed up on thoboiizon bigger and
bigger. They seemed hoaded straight for tho
big guns ot Morro, and the soldiers manned
the guns and prepared for an assault. But the
cbanco never came. By 6 o'clock all five of
the ships were directly off the entrance to the
harbor, but tbey were still out of gunshot and
they resumed their pacing up and down of the
previous night.
As darkness came tho big beams of light
shone airaln. But ono ship came into tho har
bor after tbe warships woro sighted. She was
tho Italian warship Giovanni Bausan. When
sho was still some distance out ths roaring of
guns could be heard and puffs of smoke
could be seen coming from near ths bow of
the ship. There wero answering puffs from
one of tbo five ships. This all added to the
excitement, and tho report started and went
throunh the city Ilk wildfire that tho boat,
vi hlch had not then been identified, was a Span
ish warship and was giving battle to the fleet.
But the sound of tbo guns and the puffs ot
smoke died out quickly, and as the Strang boat
approached the Italian flag was run up and
tbo people learned what she was and that
she bad merely been saluting, but tbey
wouldn't bellevo It. They were sure she had
fired on tbo fleet. They prepared to give her a
welcome. As sbo passed tbe fortifications her
sailors yelled, "Long lire Spain," and cheered
tbe Spanish flag. This set erorybody wild with
enthusiasm. It led to a demonstration on tbe
French cruiser Fulton, n hlch was In port, and
tbe Frenchmen cheered for Spain, too.
The crowds continued in the streets to-night,
and theexcltemtntkeptup. By tbe morlngof
tho beams of light It could be seen that tbe war
ships were constantly shifting their position.
Up In the top of tbo foremast of each signal
lights could be seen changing constantly from
red to white or blue, and It was evident that tho
commanders of tbe ships were continually com
municating with each other, but of course the
signals could not be read, though the officers at
tho forts tried to decipher Ihom.
Tbe Spanish steamer Herrora was In port her
loaded and ready to sal). About 10 o'clock her
Captain decided to chance getting out. All ber
lights wero put out and she started. It was
dark, and she could not bo seen after she start
ed. She must have escaped, for no guns were
beard outsldo from the fleet. How she did it
with tbo searchlights sweeping tbo water Is a
mystery.
Late to-nlght tbo cable office here was notified
that tbe United States had established a censor
ship at Key West, and that no message written
in Spanish or referring to the war would be ac
cepted. The cable to Jamaica Is the only one
open, and when tbat Is out tbe only means of
transmitting news will be bydespotch boat to
Jamaica and thence by tbo British cable to Hall
fax and to the United States.
As this despatch Is written the streets of tho
city are still filled with an excited multitude.
Tbe cafds tire crowded with volunteers and
soldiers drinking themselves drubs; and quarrel
ing and, fighting. No one snow what will hap
pen, but every one believes 'that In a few hours
a bombardment will bo attempted. Qon, Blanc
Is at Morro, where ho bas been all day. He Is
noouraoing the soldiers and they choer him at
very opportunity.
TUB BIOITAZ TltOU UOBBO.
Hera Details r Ik SnrprUe Oar TTarsbtps
(lav Havana.
Havana, April 23, via Kingston. When the
American fleet was first sighted Fort La Punta,
opposite Morro Castle, was crowded with prom
enaders, Including many ladtos. Tho semaphore
signalled at G o'clock In the evening that
tho ships In tho offing were the United
States fleet. A red flqg was run up
at OllS at tho signal station, and warning
guns wero fired from Morro Castle, There wero
similar signals from the Cabana fortress. Tho
city was Immediately excited on hoarlng tho
first real note of war. The shots alarmed tho
regulars and roluntesrs In Havana and the vi
cinity, and tbey nil rushed to quartan. Ths
people poured Into tho streots.
Gen. Blanco was at the palace when ho heard
the shots. The Generals and volunteer com
manders Immediately reported themselves
there.
Soon Gen. Blanco, accompanied by a staff S,
generals, left tho palace. The soldiers and
populace acclaimed him. no briefly inspected
the forts, and then went to where he could seo
ths fleet, confident In the Invulnerable defences
of tho cltr.
Tho cafes and clubs were thronged In tho even
ing, all the uniformed men present shouting
what they would do to the Yangees when tbey
got In reach of them. At 11 o'clock the Punta
was still crowded. Many ladles with their hus
bands examined tho forts and sought glimpses
of the fleet.
It Is estimated that thore aro 50,000 armed
men In Havana, not counting the battalions of
englnoers outsldo. Scout boats piled tho har
bor all night.
Gen. Arolas, the Military Commander ot Ha
vana, has dlreotod the formation ot patrlotlo
committees to prevent crlmo during tho panto
which Is expected to follow a bombardment.
The committees Include priests and magistrates,
and hare plenary power to punish lawbreakers.
All doctors, lawyers and professional men are
compllod to serro the Government under tho
sererest penalties.
BPAIlf VAS'T GET COAX, ESOUOU.
Wkr Iter Warships Don't Rail, Arrerdlna to
the London Clironlrles War Man.
One ot the most surprised passengers on tho
Cunard steamship Umbrla, which arrived yes
terday from Liverpool and Queenstown, was
Georgo Lynch, the war correspondent of tho
London (Vironfefe. With tho restof tho passen
gers, most ot whom w ere Amorlcans, ho learned
from the pilot who boardod tho ship early yes
torday morning, just outsldo Sandy Hook, that
the war between Spain mm the United States
was on. He said that hardly anybody In Eng
land believed when he railed that tho trouble
between Spiln and this country would
not be settled without resort to arms.
Ha bad been sent hero with ths Impres
sion that he would not havo to send any
actual war news to his paper. He said that
tho Amorlcans did not fully realizo the intonstty
nnd reality of tho sympathy of tho English poo
ple with ths cause ot the United States. Ho be
lieved tbat one of the results of the war would
bo to bring the masses ot the English and Amer
ican people closer to each other, and that even
tually there would bo something In tho nature of
a defensive alliance.
Mr. Lynch Is accompanied by H. C. S. Wright,
an artist and correspondent of the Illustrated
London A'eif. Their talk was practicality ot
tbe aims nature. Thoy said that therowas a
glgnntlc strike of minors In the collieries ot
Wales, and that that was tbe chief reason the
Fpanleh were unable to get coal. They could
not buy an ounce in England even beforo coal
had been declared to be contraband of war, ns
tbo English wanted all thoy could get for their
own use. Tbo Spinlsb fleet at tbo Canaries
and tho Cape Verde Islands wero short
of coal and that ivas ' tho reason that
they had not attempted to start for
America. Mr. Lynch was Inclined to ridicule
tho idea that n Spanish tbrpedo boat had cap
tured tho American liner Paris. "If," ho said,
" any Spanish gunboat or torpedo boat had tho
sort of weather wo bad on tho way over, she
would not last two days, nnd making speed
would have been impossible."
Russell A. Algor, Jr.. son of the Secretary of
War, and Count Charles Buhna von Lite, a
chamberlain of the Emperor of Austria, were
passengers on the Umbrla.
TTAJt UPXRIT J.Y ROCHESTER.
Patristic Birnsas Freacbed In tba Cbnrebas
nnd neernlllna Offlees Open on Sunday.
Rochester, April 24. Patriotic sermons and
prayers were said in oil tbo Rochester churches
to-day. Major Cooper's recruiting office was
open to-day, and many men were enrolled. John
IL McMahon, son of tho late Col. McMahon, has
written a letter to Gov. Black asking permis
sion to raise a company of volunteers. A meet
ing ot K. G. Marshall Post, G. A. R., was held
last erenlng for tho purpose of preparing for the
defenco of tho city in tbe absence of tbo guards
men. A largo number of veterans and promi
nent citlzons were present.
Tbe naval reserresnredallyexpectlngorders
to go to ths seaboard to man the auxiliary
cruiser Yankee. There is a genernl Impression
that this Is the last Sunday tbey will spend in
Rochester for somo time to come.
Gen. Henry T. Noyes, Commlsaary-Qenerol ot
tho State National Guard, left the city hurriedly
yesterday for Aloany In response to n telegram
from Gor. Black. He has been In receipt of
messagos from Albany dally, nnd It is stated
that Gen. Noyes's summons wus ono of tho
many sent to different military representatives
throughout the State.
CONTRACTS POR RARBRTTBB.
Anetber tlaary Order Sees to tb Rorxaa Bn
alneerlna Company or Atllanes, O.
AUJAMCB. O., April 24. Tho Morgan Engi
nerlng Company of this city recelred word from
Washington to-day tbat the War Department
had accepted their bid for building barbette
carriages for 12 Inch const defense guns and
awarded them tho entire contract. The speci
fications call for seventeen barbettes, and one
ot the conditions Is that tbe entire lot Is to be
completed within six months.
The carriages weigh a little over sixty tons
eacn. Nothing is known here as to what places
along the coast the barbettes and guns nro to bo
sent. The Arm has refused to giro out tho
contract price, but It Is known to be consider
ably more than tbe S400.000 contraot for disap
pearing gun carriages tint tbey secured from
tbe Government a month ago. Tbe works are
running nlgbt and day and several extensive
additions are being built to the plant.
PATRIOTIC PEltrvR IN It AT AN A.
Tb feople Ar laid I dons to Bfsbt tk De
tailed Amerlcaus,
(! Catlt rwpatch t TBI Inf.
Loimoif, April 24 A despatch to the Stand'
ard from Havana says thut tbe appearance of
the American squadron has heightened tbe
patrlotlo fervor In that city. The presence of
the detested Americans has only Increasod tho
longing to fight them,
Mablntr rimlleo I"nrU neadr,
Baltimore, Md April 24, Mora than 0,000
people visited Plinllco to-day, whero tbo Mary
land militia is to go Into camp to-morrow. A
colored company of sixty men marched out to
do guard duty. All day workmen woro busy
ereetlnr tents and putting the grounds In shape
for the soldiers. The camp Is situated In tbo In
field ot tbe historic raco track. To-morrow all
tbecommands, seven In number, will march to
Plinllco. Brlg.-Gen, Rlggs estimates ths num
ber of militiamen who will report for duty at
1,000.
Mo Hews of I bo Paris In Itasklaafsn.
WABniJiOTOW, April 24. Assistant Secretary
Roosevelt had oJUrire of tb Navy Department
to-day. No Information ot tb Paris was re
ceived this morning, and In tho absence of now
the officials bellevo hsr soft.
THE DKFMOti OF HAVANA.
OBN. AROT.AB EXPLAINS UIB PfiANB
TO TUB rOZVNTEBBS. w
t
n Wilt lorrenn tb City wltb Tretus D.
fended by ao.oto Msa Ytantm t Oaard
tb Mala Batranoc and Help tMaa Mrr
and Cabana Prtras Of ranee. Arf and tk
natter!-Tb Spaniards Plao stv drestt
Deal f nllane s7pa Their Crsn-rira.
Havana, April 2a Gen. Arolas explained to
tho twenty Colonels of Volunteers in Havana
city to-day his plans for tho military defence of
the capital.
Qen. Arolas Is military commander of Havana,
and Is pow tho man who controls the situation.
Gen. Blanco absolutely relies on him, and is
very much influenced by Arolas in all hi de
cisions. Tho Captain-Genera, It Is well known
In Havana, Is foeblo In body and mind. Ho was
tick for a lona. time beforo ho came to Cuba, and
his allmont, which is declared by the doctors to
bs cerebral amentia, has been Intensified by th
nervous strain which ho Is now undergoing.
Gen. Arolas's plan Is lo extend tho military
(one ot Havana as much as possible, surround
ing th city on tbo land side by a trocha do
fended by 20,000 regular soldiers. He expects
by this means to keep tho Insurgent far awny,
and to maintain tones of cultivation between
tho Spanish lines nnd tho city proper. In order
to raise vegetables to feed tho garrison, In view
of the blockade by tea nnd the certain prospect
that tho provisions In ths city will fall short '
One-tenth of tho volunteers will defend ths
main entrances to the city, especially tho high
way from Artemlsa. They will also furnish
halt tho troops to garrison Cabafla Fortress and
Morro Castle, tho other half to bo composed of
regulars. Tho battsrles of La Punta. Relna. and
Santa Clara will be manned only by regulars.
The Battery of Santa Clara, which is the most
Important of all. will bs commanded by Capt.
Don Severe Gomox Nuflez, who enjoys among
the Spaniards the reputation of being a first
class artillery officer. Qomez Nuflei Is tbo au
thor of somo books and pamphlets on artillery.
Four guns from La Cabafla, ono of them a
10-lnch gun, havo been placed at tho Punta,
wbero it is believed thoy can doraostdamngo.
Tho Spaniards hero rely much on what they
call tbe Cross-fires from their forts nnd batteries.
They say that no American fleet can approach
the coast without receiving sholls from all sides.
But the fact Is that the battery of Santo Clnrn
is useless It it has to flro to tbo northeast In
that case shots from this battery will bo likely
to hit Morro Castle Itself, If thero Is the least
eastward dovlntlon in aiming. Tbe only good
defence arnlnst an attack from the northeast
will bo tho Cabana, and It is a high, old style
fort, not so near tbs coast as Is needed for ef
footlro assault on warships at sea.
Mors Spanish troops aro entering Havana
erery day. Gen. Arolas said nt the conference
with tho Colonels of volunteers that he honed
soon to haro In Havana 40,000 regulars.
" With them and 30,000 volunteers." he said.
"I think Havana will prove to be impregna
ble." Gen. Arolas has appointed Cob Pagllerl com
mander of the new military trocha around Ha
vana. Pagllerl Is tho commander of the Civil
Guards, and up to this time has been tho Chief
ot Pollco ot Havana.
Thn pollco duties inside tho city havo been
lntr,usted to committees of civilians. Tho Civil
Guards and the battalion of armed pollco called i
Ordcn Publico are reinforcing tho outsldo trocha.
Twenty pieces of nrtillery havo been placed on
tho roads to Mnnngua, Guunajay, and Guana-bacoa.
XNTRENOUIftO UATANA.
Bvery Ablo-Bodled tfan Impraased t Derend
(lis IXslcastiered City.
The Ward lino steamship Clly of Washington,
which arrived at (Juarantino on Saturday night
camoupto her pier at tho foot of Wall strcot
esturday morning and landed her nlnety-flvo
passongers, only four of whom ore native Amer
icans. The rest are naturalized citizens born in
Cuba. Among bor eighty-one first-cabin pas
sengers thero were twenty-live women nnd
thlrty-ono children. Many Cubans were on tho
pier awaiting tho arrival of their compatriots,
and tbe greetings wero effusive
Capt Stovens of the City of Washington said
that ho arrived at Havana last Monday and was
forced to wait outside the harbor three hours
while a lino of pontoons stretched across the
entrance to tho harbor put together mnnv
lengths of pipe stretching from Cabanas to tho
city. Tbe pipes wero dumped ovorboard after
they had been connected. Tbey are Intended to
convoy wator to tbo fort during tho slego.
On Tuesday last tho Spanish regulars wero
drilled on the parade ground. The Volunteers
cams straggling In later, and they, too, were put
through tho manual. The Volunteers are. ac
cording to the officers of tho City of Washing
ton, a slouchy and unrnartlal looklnor lot Capt.
Stovens thought that the Krupp and Armstrong
guns of tho Havana forta might giro tho Ameri
can fleet n little trouble, but he belleyod that In
case ot bombardment tbe city would soon yield.
When theCltyof Washington sailed on Wednes
day tho Spanish wero digging intrenchments
around Havana and erecting barricades.
The officers of the City of Washington say
tbat most ot tho merchants of Havana aro In
favor of tho annexation ot tbe island to the
United States. Most of the poor people would
welcome tbo success ot tbe Insurgent arms.
Gen. Blanco had pressed Into servlco erery
able-bodied man In and around tbe city of
Havana. There were many Cubans among them
who aro heartily In favor of tho revolution, and
it Is likely that as soon as thy are armed they
will desert in a body to the Insurgents, who
were reported, when the City of Washington
left Havana, to be within nbout twenty miles of
Guanabacoa, across tbo harbor from Havana.
Cuban passengers on tho City ot Washington
said that on last Tuesday an expedition of fili
busters had landed at a creek within ten miles
of Morro Castle, and had boen met by a body of
Insurgents and escorted Inland lets than ten
miles from the landing place, Tbe talk at
Havana was that several American army offi
cers wero In tbe expedition, and that they had
power to negotiate with Gen, Qomez with re
gard to arming the insurgents who are without
modern weapons.
The City ot Washington brought 91,200,000
in sped.
HUSTON BAI3INO A OAYAERT TROOP.
It Will Be Composed or Hunt Club Pany Pol
Plnrers and rtldrrs.
IJOSTOX, April 2 1. Boston Is going to place at
tbe service of tbo Government a cavalry troop
to be composed of young men connected with the
loading families ol tho city and suburbs. The
leading spirits iu tbo mncmout are Perclval
Gassettof tho Boston Athletic Association and
II. N'.iDon Hamlin of tbo Boston Stock Exchange.
Identified with them aro Bralncrd Taylor of
Harvard, Edward Horton nf tbo 11, A. A nnd
F. II. Prlnoh and R. M. Appleton of tbe fnmous
Myopia Club. Tbese men are heartily (.imported
by leading members of sucb clubs ns the Norfolk
Hunt the Puritan, tbe Country Club, and simi
lar organizations. Tbe troop is to be composed
ot bunt club pony polo plajors nnd riders ot
Boston and vicinity. Tlio prlmo object 14 to
bring togstherunderonocoiiimand young rldors
who are not Identified with any military organ
ization, but who nro anxious to servo tho coun
try in tho cavalry branch of tbo army.
REJOICISd IN NEITPORT.
Two Vessels That Caplurrrt Spanish Prises Ar
Commanded by .tewporlers.
Newport, R. I., April 21. Tbo first two cap
tures of Spanish vessels were mado by Newport
men, end thero Is much enthusiasm here over
Ihe fact. Both Commander Jtujnard of thn
Naib (llo and Commander W, T, Swlnburno ot
the Helena aro Nowporters, and when the newt
caino to-day tbat Swinburne's vcstel had cap
tured the Spanish steamer Miguel Jovcr there
was great rejoicing. There has been little ac
tivity at tho Government stations to-day. A
heavy fog bat hung over th bay all day, pre
venting tb Vesuvius from sailing,' ( , ,
mammmmmasamm
J : Men's Wear. '
Riding and Driving Gloves, v , 1
Fancy Half Hose, 1
Dress Shirts, Pajamas, Neck Wear. ' S I
Martin's Umbrellas. i
OBN. HERRITT'B POST.
Ie Mt Think He'll B Hade Cavalry Com
mander nnllrad ftatM for Trp.
Gen. Merrltt commander ot th Depart
ment of tho East, does not bsllsve that he Is to
bo ordered South to command th cavalry ot
the army of Invasion, as was reported In Satur
day's Washington despatches. Us said yester
day tbat he bad received no word from tho
War Department, and knew nothing of the
reported change beyond what he had read in
ths morning papers. He was ready to go where)
called, but he believed that som other officer
would command tho cavalry. Gen. Merrltt
was a brilliant cavalry oommander In the Army
of ths Potomac, and hs would undoubtedly dis
tinguish himself it sent again into tho field. But
tho fact that ho bellevsB ho is now entitled to
something mors than a oavalry command is no
secret on Governor's Island. Should Qen.
Miles not command tho Invading army, Qen.
Merrltt so it Is understood, would axpeot to
have th command rlrun him. Aa thrnHrur
officer below Gen. Miles, he believes that ho
should either have command of th army of in
vasion or bs loft where he is.
Col. George E. Glenn, Chlet Paymaster of ths
Department of tho East was ordered to tho
field yesterday. He left Governor's Island for
Atlanta in tho afternoon. Col. Glenn will hav
charge of tho paymaster's department ot tho
army in the South. His headquarters will bo
at Atlanta. Ho will have under him ten or a
dozen paymasters.
Capt. Jamts Allen, Chief Signal Offloor ot th
Department of the East left Saturday night for
Washington. He was ordered to report to Gen.
Miles. Capt. Allen will probably be ordered
South to taLo charge ot ths signal work. Ths
army balloon now at Fort Wadsworth will ,b
sent South as toon as supplies are purchased.
It will nnt be Inflated here. One inflation costs i
from 9300 to $500, and after a few days reta
liation is necesbary.
Passenger agents representing all tb trunk
lines south of Now York will raoet in tho Booth
this week to agree upon a fixed mileage rats for
transporting troops during the war. The meeting
was called upon ths recommendation of Lieut.-
! Col. Kimball of tho Quartermaster's Depart-
l ment Col. Kimball met several of the paejeu-
j gcr agents In Now York last week. He told tho
agents that they ought to transport troops to
the fauutti ut. tho flat rate of 1 cent per mile per
man, but the agents thought this rats was too
low. During tho civil war th rate was 2 cents
a mllo.
"A flat rate, agreement would tavo tlmo and
labor," said Col. Kimball yesterday. "When
wo moved the regulars a week ago w hod to
adrortise forbids. On Saturday wo advertised;
on Monday noon we opened the bids. Wa had
to mako inquiries of soventeen or eighteen roads
and tbey in turn had to communtcato with all
their branch roads orer wbioh troops would bo
moved. After tbo contracts wero mode a great
amount of clerical labor was necessary to deter
mine tho pro rata shares of the roads In the pay
ments. Should a flat rate bo established we
would simply havo to order tbe transportation
and send tho amount due. Tho computations
would be mode on thb basis ot the shortest rail
road distance."
BATED RT X.IBVT. CARTER,
A karal Oflleer rtesene a Tonus Woman
nnd Man from Drownlna.
NonroLE, Va.. April 2. Llout Carter, re
cently dotacbed from the gunboat Vicksburg, Is
a hero. Threo boats were at the pier at Old
Point at 7:15 o'clock to-nlght and crowds were
going aboard. At the gangplank ot the Wash
ington of the Washington line a handsome
young woman and her escort parted. Some
how, no ono knows how, sho lost her balance
and fell between the boat and tbo pier, into
water forty feet deep, nnd the tido was running
like a mlllrace. In trying to save der
her escort fell in also. Ono man of all the great
crowd knew what to do and did It, Lieut
Carter jumped in and grasped the man. Tho
young woman's clothes caused her to float until
a rope was tied about hor by tho rescuer. Tbe
suspenso of tho spectators was Intense. While
they waited three hats floated from beneath ths
pier, but a boat Anally came, and tho thro
struggling persons In ths water wera hauled
aboard, while a shout went up from tbo crowd.
Tbo young woman was Miss Mary Castleman.
and is visiting friends in Hampton. The man
was Mr. Allen Simpson of Washington.
The Massachusetts. Brookl) n and Texas alon
of th flying squadron aro at Old Point No
sign of tho Minneapolis and Columbia was visi
ble to-day and the principal toplo of conversa
tion among tho large number of people about
the hotels was tho question of where th cruur
trsaro. The Panther Is still anchored Just oft the pier,
her decks blaok with mon. At sunset to-nlght
a bugle call from aboard her sounded sweet and
clear and martial as the sunset gun was fired
from tho fort There is Intense waiting and
watching about Old Point and everybody's eyes
turn seaward occasionally. Nobody says
whether he is looking for th return of tbe
cruisers or the coming of an enemy, but all aro
looking seaward occasionally.
The revenue cutters Morrill, Hudson, and
Hamilton are off. They and an unknown
steamer passod out tho Virginia Capes at 0:10
o'clock to-nlght, bound ostensibly for Key West.
Work upon tho cruiser Newark went on vigor
ously at the Norfolk Navy Yard to-day, not
withstanding that it Is Sunday, Ths Merrlmao
la still taking on coal at Lambert's Point to
night Sbo Is to bo the floet collier and, His
said, will accompany the flying squadron when
It satis.
The Norfolk Naval Reserves, constituting tho
signal corps, were oxamlnsd to-day. All passed
the physical test successfully except Quarter
master McRorle. They received a cipher mes
sago from Commodore Schley, presumably a
signal code.
OONBUZ TRZAT 'BAPB IN JTAUAIOA.
H Acentes tbe American Uovemmsnt t Abaa.
donln Illra.
tpitM Cablt DittattMoTm Bos.
Kingston, Jamaica, April 24. Tbo Ely, th
vessel that was chartered by Cubans to brlt rr
refugees frpm Cuba, arrived hero to-day from
Guantanamo. bho brought Mr. Alfredo T.Tna),
tho American Consul ut Baracoa, his wlfo and
two children, Mr, Trlay says tbat tbo American
Government abandoned him. Tbe Ely also hud
on board oni American citizen and twenty-six
Cubans.
RET IT ESI' B DE1ENCE3.
Busblng tba Work or Mounting Horlara and
4.UIIS.
KT Wkst, Fla., April 24. Tbe mounting of
eight mortars nnd two 8-lnch and one 10-Inch
rifled guns for tho Koy West coast defenco has
begun, and Is being rushed nls'H and day,
Th yacht Hawk, formerly tho Harmony,'
Lieut Hood ot tho Main commanding, arrived
to-nlght
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BOZDIERB XN A WRECK. B
Tin ma dan Pranolao ta tk Read-Oa ! H
listen la ftw 1 tilet. M
El Paso, Tex.. April 24. Th third ttotlon cf 1
tho special Southern Pactflo train nracMla I I
transporting tho First Infantry, U. B. Army, B
from San Franolsco to Naw Orleans waa B
wrecked last night at midnight, who neat H
Aden, N. M fifty milea wettot thlt place. Th H
third section ot the soldiers' special was oom- BJ
manded by Llout-CoL, Blaney. M
It pasted Aden at midnight, seven minuted I
ahead of tlmo. A west-bound freight had or-
dor to toko ths slalng at Aden to make way for fl
tho last section, but ths soldier' train pausd fl
the siding before tho freight reachod it and tha jBJ
two trains mtt in a head-on collision a few rods u jH
beyond the siding. "N H
Neither train was runnlnr at a high rat et Bj
speed, but tho tbock woetufflclent to complotoly (H
wreck both engines, derail several freight oars, HJ
and smash a number of flat cart In tho ' Bj
special which were loaded with ambulanoea Bj
and army wagons. Many of th wagons wera I
shattered into kindling wood and parts ot others I
wero strewn all orer the pralrlo. Th trainmen I
nnd both engineers Jumped In time to ear their I
lire, but a man by tho name of Kline, who was 9
stealing a ride on th freight,, was crushed ba M
neath tne dbris and died later.
Tho soldiers were badly shaken up, but nona 'J
was Injured. Their train was detolnod at Aden fB
fourteen hours, until tho wagons had boon r l 9
placed on other flat cars sent out from El Paso IJm
and until tho track was cleared by tho wrocklnn ill
outfit M
Tha two forward sootlons of th train ar J' fl
rived here at S o'elook last night and J9J
laid over at this point during ths entlra fljj
day, awaiting the third section, which ' ;9J
did not arrive until o'clock this after 9J
noon. Mon and officers complained bitterly, B.
attributing the delay to railroad mlsmanag. Hi
ment This Is tho second long delay which haa 99J
occurred on the road since tho troops left Tho IWnf
train bearlne; the Second 'Arttllory, which pre 'fll
coded tbo Infantry, was delayed ton hours by a jB
wreck on tbo same lino at Dragoon Summit. BK
Tbe ontlro Infantry force pulled out at 0 BB
o'clock for New Orleans with the exception of 99
six privates who. while out seeing tho tights, 99
missed their triiln. The forco passing here to- BBJ
day numbered COO men and about twenty-fly BB
ofllcors under command of Col. Evan Miles. 99
Nearly all ot the soldiers bavo soon servloe 1st 99J
the Indian wars. 99J
CAPT. BIOSREB CUAZZENOBU. HI
0y Meat. Carranu. ipaln'a Lnt Mnval ACtaos K
Cballenro In Mrs. Slsabee'j Scmpbsolc. BB
WAsmNOTOrr, April 24. Capt Obarles D. ABB
Slgsbee, former commander of thn destroyed '999J
battleship Maine, has been challenged by Lieut . B99J
It D. Carranza, lata naval attachd In Washing- BB
ton of the Spanish Legation, to fight a duet BB
Just before Uavlnjr hero for Canada with Mtn-
ister Polo and suits tbs Lieutenant, In a ions; 9J
interview, denounced Gen. Lee and Capt Slgs- B
beo for their testimony before tho Senate For B
eign Relations Committee, when both testified Bj
that they believed tho Maino was blown up I
through the connivance of Spanish offlcors at 1
Havana. Capt Slgsbee said tbat he did not 1
think tho ship was destroyed through knowl- X
edge ot Captain-General Blanco, but that Idl f.'':
officers of the Spanish nation had been rosponsl- fe'.'
bio for the loss. Gen. Lee practically said th i l
same thing. Tho Spanish attachd now resent 4J
what he terms an "outrageous attack on tha -'m
Spanish people," and challenges Cant 81gsb iB
to mortal combat Llout Carranza proposes to aB
challenge Gen. Leo after Capt Slgsb shall -9J
have boen disposed of. Bft
Tbo challenge to Capt Slgsbee came her a vm
few days ago, and in it tho Lieutenant said ho J 1
would await Capt SIgsbee's reply at Toronto r
Just eight days. Ho will Infer, If ths Captain n
does not mako propor response, that the gallant m
commander of the Mains shows th white) fl
feather. Capt Sigabes does not know of tha 9J
challenge. Mrs. Slgsbee opened her hutbana's )9J
mall, believing tho Lieutenant's letter to bs et IB
an offlolal nature, and has pastod It In a scrap- IB
book as a curiosity, Th Captain may b la jfl
formed at th expiration of tho tlmo limit flxtd B
by tho Lieutenant that ho has boen challenged, fl
Llout Carranza ooei not name tb weapon, IB
but, according to th code, the challenged party jB
haa this privilege. Capt Slgsbee is debarred ,9J
from fighting a duel, beeauso navel ofllcors ar B
subject to dismissal If they deliver a challeaga JB
or fight a duel. l
O UARDINO OAHZE3 IN TUB XT ARM OB. H
ratrsl Beat t Pravsnt Plabsrmsn rrons Cat 99
ting Government Cable. B
Tb officials at Fort Wadsworth put th M
steamboat Surprise of Clifton on duty yesterday. 99J
She will serve as a patrol boat guardlsg tha BB
mines and tables In tbe Narrows and bay from 99J
the knlrts and nets of shad fishermen. J99J
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drift nets further out In tho bay than tb Nay 999
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cables by the fishermen whose nets fouled them, 999
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men, representing tho wealth of Detroit astern- 9999
bled at tbo City Hall to-day to discuss tho war 9999
situation. Resolutions were passed enrourag 9999
Ing Dcliolt men to go to tho front regardless of 9999
their social, business, or family ties, and pledg- 9999
ingthocltl-cus of Detroit to support and oar 9999
for tbo families nnd dopondonts of all who go tot 9999
tbo front. Tho heads of several manufacturing 9999
Institutions present announced that in addi- 9999
tlnn to any publlu subscription to this fund tb 9999
salar'es of all employees who enlist will bo paid 9999
In full to their families. Resolutions wero tele- 9999
graphed lo President McKinloy nnd Secretary 9999
Alger pledging Dttrolt't support during tho war, 9999
Athlrlos to Organise lbs Manbattan tlnard, 9999
A military organization Is being formed by BBB
members of tbe athletic and boat clubs In tb sBBB
city of New York. It will constitute a school ot 999J
Instruction in tho infantry drill regulations ot 999j
the United States Army. Men volunteering n HI I999J
bo funned Into companies and sent to ths front 999J
from tlmo to time. Others who, though not 999J
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prepared to protect tbo city and to proceed ta .. 99
the front if a crisis comes. Tho recruiting com JBJ
ralttoo Is composed of Lieut 8. M. Phillips, J9J
"Chairmen.) Edward- P. Cunningham, Ha.old U, . -JW. VB
O'Connor and If. Schleffoltn Bayres, Btcrotary, oB
Tbo headquarters aro at 00 Pin tlteot . 99
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