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Show BOUND FOR MANILA. SS8T 75,000 More Volunteers are Wanted. Hadrian to Ihu the Call waa nastily li ached and ludlcatea tha Adoption of a Vigorous Iollrjr Quota Each State frill Furnish. Washington, May S5. The event ot the day in the war situation was the issuance of a proclamation by the president, calling for 73.000 more vol- unteers. It added a new and stirring phase to the lethargic conditions which have prevailed of late, and came with almost startling unexpectedness, even to many of the high officers in the army. The proclamation means not only the assembling of n large force of troops, but also the appointment of a number of major generals, brigadier generals, colonels, majors, staff and field officers for the organization of this additional force of 75,000 men into the army corps, divisions, brigades and regiments. The reasons leading up to the call were naturally sources of much conjecture, as it was at first felt that the possibility of foreign complications was a factor in bringing about this new move. It speedily developed however, that the call was not due to any latent or serious emergency, but was rather in the line of getting together a large body of men, to he drilled and seasoned, anu tn constitute a second reserve to be drawn upon later, when the campaigns were fully under way. Secretary Alger stated that the determination to issue the call had not been reached until late yesterday. The merits of it have been canvassed more or leas for some weeks, but it was not nntil a few hours before the call itself appeared that the move was finally decided upon. The enlistments are to he thrown open, as they were at the outbreak of the civil war, and are not to be re- Ma on the Tlire Transports Mow Loading. San Francisco, May 24 The preparations for the first expedition to Manila are absorbing the entire time of the military officers. Nothing remains to be done but to finish loading tlie three vessels the Pekin, Austn 11a and Sydney. The first expedition will be divided among the three vessels as folic vs: The City of Pekin, the Firs Calk fornia volunteers, composed of td offlj cers and 937 enlisted men, 10 officers and 71 sailors of the navy, making total of 59 officers and 104 4 men The City of Sydney, 13 ofilcen and 318 enliated men of one battalion of the Oregon volunteers, 9 officers and 300 men of the fonr companies oJ the Fourteenth United States infad one officer and 14 man of the California heavy artillery and Dr. 11. E. McVeagli, ranking medical oxncer. Total, 24 Ulcers and 679 men. The Australia, the headquarters, staff and band, and two battalions of the Oregon volunteers, comprising 37 o fleers and 646 men. The troops assigned to depart on t.ie Australia and the City of Sydney have been ordered to report at the doeks of their respective vessels at 8 o'clock this morning. The organization of the second expedition to the Philippines will not be determined until the arrival of General Wesley Merritt, who is in command of the whole expedition, and who will reach this city at the end of tha week. Military. Washington, May 24. In anticipation of the early occupation of tha Philippine islands by the land and naval forces of the United States, the treasury department has already begun tha formulation of regulations and a scheme of customs tariffs which will he collected by the military authorities, and turned into the treasury of the United States as a military con- tribution. That the president has authority tooollect the Philippine revenues under existing conditions is not a matter of doubt. It waa several times done during the last war with Mexico, and the authority of the government ia the premises waa sustained by decisions of the United States supreme court. Virginia. 1.1 16 Washington asaarhuaettn .... 2.833 West Virginia.... 2.ft3 Wisconsin Michigan Maryland M Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska. Nevada 1 704 888 1,065 135 Arizona 138 100 8,240 824 1,144 142 260 86 2.728 Wyoming District of Columj bia New Mexico Oklahoma 108 TROOPS FOR DEWEY. 2,600 Picked Officers and Men Leave Has Francisco. San Francisco, May 2(5. The first expedition for the Philippines has sailed. Three transports, the City of Pekin, City of Sydney, and Australia, carrying 2300 men. are now on the Pacific on route where they will join the Charleston, which left last week. The big transports steamed slowly along the water front, and the crowd on shore raced along to keep them in sight. The noise made by patriotic citizens on sea and shore was something terrific. Every steam whistle in the city appeared to be blowing, cannon were fired and the din lasted fully an hour. The expedition, wlAeh is under command of Brigadier lien oral Anderson, consists of four companies of regulars, under command of Major Robe, the First regiment of California Volunteers, Colonel Smith; the First regiment Oregon Volunteers, Colonel Summers; a battalion of fifty heavy artillery, Major Geary; about 100 sailors and 11 naval officers. The fleet is loaded with supplies to last a yeur, and carries a big cargo of ammunition and naval stores for Admiral Dewey's fleet at Manila. The next expedition will probably ail about June 10, and will carry the Utah and Idaho troops. It will be convoyed by the Monterey, which is going to join Dewey. 110.000. Blockade Instructions. Washington, May 24 Secretary Gage haa issued an order to customs officers, notifying them that the port of Manila, Philippine islands, is blockaded by the United States fleet, under Admiral Dewey, and therefore, clearance will not be granted to merchant vessels fur that port. Instructions also warn owners and masters of vessels that in undertaking voyages to Spanish ports, not now blockaded, they run the risk of interruption by future blockades and military operations. Hawaiian Annexation. Washington, May 24. The question the annexation of the Hawaiian islands has lieen revived in the senate to a certain extent since the Hawaiian resolutions were reported in the house, and the friends of annexation have been quoted as expressing a determination to press the house resolution in the senate during the present session, in case it should pass the house, for fear that the short session would not afford time to secure its thorough of Spy Arrested at Tampa. A young Spaniard named Castellanos, who arrived here about three weeks ago and registered at the Palmetto hotel as from New York, is under arrest, by order of General Shatter, as a suspected spy. lie had been watched for two weeks. He was plentifully supplied with money and wrote as many as 100 letters a day, and this, together with the discovery that he was traveling under an assumed name, led to bia arrest The case will be thoroughly investigated. Tampa, May 23. bonds and bondage Silver, Greenback mid larome Tax Amend, menta Fader Uoualdaratlou. DR GREENBACKS Washington, May 23. Thu presen. week will lie given almost entirely to the continuation of the debate on the war revenue biil, and many of the best informed senators express the opining that the consideration of the bill will be concluded before the end of the week. While the consideration of the bill, except as to objected features, has been completed, there is still much to be done before the bill can be said to be completed. The iteiur which have been passed over are those which it was expected from the beginning would consume the greatest amount of time. These include the corporation tax provision, the inheritance tax, the silvei seigniorage and greenback amendments, and also others of more or let! importance. Involved in the discussion of the greenback and seigniorage amendments will, be the Republican proposition to restore the bond provision, and there can be no doubt that thit question will give rise to a discussion that will cover considerable time, probably two or three days at least. There is, however, no apparent desire on tha part of the opponents of bouds to consume more time than is necessary ta the proper presentation of their views. During the present week the Hawaiian annexation resolutions are likely to be considered in the house. No positive assurance has been given thst a special rule providing for their consideration will be reported, but it is gen erally understood that in event of the revenue bill being well advanced in PHILIPPINE REVENUES. the senate, the committee on rules will Customs Duties Are to be Collected bp thl respond to the majority demand in the stricted to the militia and national guard organizations of the several states. 1 1 will be an enconragement to the organization of independent volunteer companies and regiments. These will retain their identity to a certain extent as state troops, as the governors TORNADO IN TEXAS. will have the appointment of all comKilled Several People end Destroyed Mach pany and regimental officers. Properly. While the adjutant general has not Dallas, Tex., May 24. A tornado undertaken to make up the quotas of the several states, the following gives struck Ravenna, in Fanning county, last night, from the southweat, blowing an approximate of the state quotas: down eleven barns, ten dwellings and OP THE STATES. QUOTAS the Methodist and Christian churches. AIntmma 451 1,500 New Hampshire.. 1.230 New Jersey Arkansas 1,778 The tornado traveled in a northerly California Men Now York. 7,507 direction and passed just north of Ivan-hoe- , 7B7 North Carolina. ..1,545 Colorado J5 North Dakota. .... 2711 Connvilcot where Captain Joe Dupree wu DelAwaru 210 Ohij 4.420 410 Oregon 800 Florida At killed, and his house wrecked. 6.458 l.un Pennsylvania Georgia was and a killed Clarksville, Idaho 426 iso Khode Island negro Illinois 4.94I South Dakota... ..1.110 eleven people injured. Many horses Indiana 2.581 South Carolina ... 44U Iowa 2.364 Tennessee.0 H and mules were killed. The property Kansas 1.451 j.Mrt Texas .045 255 in the neighborhood of the Red river Utah Kentucky 1.154 Vermont Louisiana 807 waa damaged to the extent of Maine 750 1.678 valley - WAR REVENUE BILL. house for the immediate disposition ol the Hawaiian resolution. GRISBYS COWBOYS. Wild Western V nrrlors Receive- - an O ratio nt Chicago. Chicago, May 23 The advance guard of Grisby'a cowboy regiment has arrived in Chicag from Sionx Falla Large crowds greeted the train, and the locomotive slowed np to allow the crowds to exchange compliments with the soldiers, who, leaning far out from the windows, cheered and waved flags and in other ways demonstrated their appreciation of the reception. There were two companies, containing altogether 180 men. The men were dressed in regular cowboy bostume, broad sombreros, etc., with long pistols strapped to their sides. The train proceeded to the stock yards to unload AND INDUSTRIAL FREEDOM. A Vital Iaue Revived tiy the War with The Free Silver Alliance Spain Should he Cemented In Opposition to Honda, Secretary Gage bus been in Wall street begging the bankocraey to accept a 3 per cent mortgage upon the industries of this and future generations to the extent of a 35uU.u00.0dU war loan, with more to follow when the contractors have eaten up that vast sum. And of course the bankers of Wall street are willing to buy the bonds, since under their manipulation of the finance the three dollars which they will receive as annual interest upon each hundred dollar bond will buy more labor and labor products than ten dollars did thirty years ago. The people must try to establish a blockade against the scheme, and they can succeed if they will show enough energy In upholding the allied free silver senators and representatives who are fighting It, and retiring tuose who have connived at it. As long as the war lasts this bond proposition will come up again and again, and organization In opposition to it should be kept up by the Populists and their free silver allies. The alternative propositions, an income tax, the free coinage of silver, and the Issuance of greenbacks, will certainly rally a majority at the polls next November. "We propose, says Mr. Bailey, "to tax the rich men now rather than mortgage the energies of poor men for future generations. That Is very well put. "Interest hearing bonds," said Thomas Jefferson, "are a robbery of posterity. They rob the present generation, also, to the extent that Interest payments fall due, and as the war can easily be conducted without the payment of a dollar in interest it ia a crime to saddle an interest burden upon the people. The Cleveland Recorder says: "The proper way for the government of the United States to ralBe money la to issue greenbacks. There haa never been a better plan than that which waa invented by Secretary Chase In the last war. It is a crime for the United States government ti pay interest on lta loans from the people. It is little less than criminal for citizens to accept Interest from the government in times of Its necessity. The trouble with the whole money problem In these latter days comes from the bond business In the time of the slaveholders war. The bonds were bought 40 cents on the dollar and were at their freight. with greenbacks. Now It is bought The troopers left a few hours later insisted that they shall be paid at par over the Pennsylvania railroad for and with gold. Silver la not good Chickamauga. Three other companies enough for your shark. He must buy of the regiment, under Lieutenant-Colone- l with the poorest money and must have Lloyd, are now on their way his Shylocks pound of flesh back In from Fort Meade, S. D., for Chicka- the best money. If the government mauga, where they will join Colonel needs money, let the printing presses be started. Let the expenses be paid Grlsby. The remaining five troops will In greenbacks. follow in a few days. Four will come from Montana and one from Fargo, N. Following are some reflections by D. Ilolt on the workings of the war bond system: CUBA MOVEMENT BEGUN. "The debts of nations are about thirty-fiv- e billion dollars. They are First Consignment of Troops Left Last all payable in gold alone. Their inWednesday. terest also la payable in gold alone. Macon, Go., May 23. Unless some "The gold stock of the world is accident haa befallen the United States about four billion dollars. Notwithtransport Florida there are now many standing the Increased product of gold volunteer troops on the island of Cuba, it is unlikely the stock will ever Inor they will be there within a few crease very much above five billions, hours. From accurate information ob- If so much, as it is a perishable tained here it can he stated as a fact metal, easily wastqd in the handling to be carefully hoarded to that the first expedition toward Cuban and has this waste. Yearly the arts prevent oil has started, and the outlook ia for demand more of the product in wastea successful trip. ful ways. The debts of the world, esWednesday, May 18, the United pecially national debts, are Increasing States transport Florida left Port as never before, and without somo Tampa with several hundred volunteer fearful revolution, under present troops on board. The passengers be- methods of administration, they must longed to the regiment of Cuban vol- continue to Increase. If banks or inunteers organized in the lover extrem- dividuals had their own obligations out In the same all payity of Florida some weeks ago. It was able In gold only,proposition, and was it known thought best to send these men, as that they had but of their they speak Spanish and are more ac- promised sum in gold, and that it quainted with the topography of the would be impossible to procure enough country which it is proposed to invade. gold to pay them, what would that con.. It cannot be learned what United dition be called? Bankruptcy, total Slates officers accompanied the regi- and Irretrievable. ment of volunteers. If this expedition "But here is something worse. Ceis a success other troops will be rush- rtainly some of these national bonds ed into the island as soon ns possible. must be good for their entire principal in the very nature of things. Some of them like mortgages, are MONTANA TROOPS TO MOVE. older than others. Some are even older than are several of the most Cavalry to Chickamauga and Infantry to indebted .hopelessly governments. tha Philippine. When the first bonds were issued, the Butte, Mont , May 23. Orders were gold was delivered for them, and that received here by the Montana cavalry gold has all been returned as interest. troops to prepare to start for ChickaThe owners of some of these oldest mauga at once. Jhe Missoula troops bonds hold all the gold stock of the will arrive in Butte tomorrow morning world. They have the bonds, and and join Captain Stiver's troop, and in time has delivered hack to them, the afternoon will leave over the Ore- through usury, the gold also. They care that the gold shall gon Short Line and Union Pacific for have taken found in the possession of be never St Louis. who own the thirty billions or so those The Montana volunteer regiment of later bonds. Suppose an Impowill start on Tuesday for the Philipssibility. Suppose that the old bonds pines, also over the Short Line, en of the British government should be route to San Francisco. redeemed. Then by a natural process - one-nin- th the next best secured bonds wouia take tbelr place nud fall into the hands of this oue bouse of Rothschilds. What an absurd system is this which really bankrupts all the bonds but those bold as first lien on all the gold, and which compels the financial systems of all nations to revolve around that British national debt as the golden sun of the whole, and virtually compels the labor, and toil, and genius of the world to pay infinite tribute to that one bouse! It Is the outcome of the golden basis system by which all the real money of the nations, the paper and silver, is declared no money and gold la made the sole legal tender gold that never does any work as money, but effects it through lta representatives all of which are In reality made bankrupt and worthless by that law of legal tender. Positively, If people would study this subject In the light of common sense, the system could not exist one day longer. It is robbery, piracy, fraud and the sura of all the villainies enthroned by law and compelling the admiration, wonder, worship and tribute of the whole world at the beck of a few supernatur-all-y avaricious men. ed PROSPERITY NOTES. Between 300 and 400 employes of the Beckman Woolen Mills, in Cleveland, Ohio, who went on strike recently for an advance in wages, have nearly all returned to work without gaining the increase demanded. A dally paper gives a description ot the jewels of twelve women of our uncrowned nobility "which would Mrs. George equip 52 regiments. Goulds dog collar represents 327,000 in jewels. Mrs. Belmont has the jewels of Marie Antoinette. Workers In the American silk weaving Industry have had their wages reduced severely within the last few years. Broad silk weavers In Paterson, N. J., the center of the industry, form- to 322 a week. erly received from They now get 310 to 313 a week. Ribbon weavers who work by the piece, made 325 to 340 a week a few years ago, now the most expert earn but 315 to 320. 3- -0 g The business is still booming. New arrivals are the Bessemer iron trust, which includes all the Bessemer iron manufacturing plants of the Cleveland, Mahoning valley and Shenango Iron districts with the exception of the Cleveland Rolling Mill company; bridge builders of all parts of the country formed a bridge trust at Cleveland; and furthermore, in Toledo a hay truBt has been organized under the name of American Hay company; all the middle states are represented In it. trust-formin- The Corporations Control. The railroads are making a great deal of trouble over the bill now before the senate increasing the powers of the interstate commerce commission. The railway lobbyists oppose giving the commission more power on general principles.. It is now under the absolute control of the corporations, so that if the bill became a law the immediate effects would not be very embarrassing to the railways. But the dread of the corporations is that their present control will slip away from them, in which event it would be very Inconvenient to have such a law as the one proposed on the statute books. One of the provisions Is to do away with the long and short haul clause and give the commission power to establish arbitrarily such regulations as It may deem fit In the adjustment of rates to existing circumstances and distances. However, as we have said, the corporations are opposed to giving the commission any more power, bo that, unless this attitude Is changed, the bill will be defeated. This Is to be regretted, because the only prospect we have of government ownership of railways is through the enlargement of the powers and functions of the interstate commerce commission. Twentieth Century. J. llerpont and Uncle Sam. J. Pierpont Morgan now has control of nearly all the leading railroads, the latest report giving him 20,000 miles. He will soon have all the principal roads' under his control, says the Tacoma Sun. We used to hear people remark that government ownership was an impossibility, for the reason that there was too much money Invested in railroads for the government to afford to buy them and that It would take the combined capital of thousands of the very wealthy to own them. How do these people take to the prospect of this one man controlling and owning our railroad system? Are they willing to admit that Morgan is greater than the government? Honda Versus Green barb. Greenbacks would bear no interest, and hence would put no money Into the pockets of the robbers of Wall street. And you will see the administration turning the nation's pockets over te the gang to be picked. Unde Sam |