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will consist of the cruiser San Francisco! and the auxiliary cruisers Yosemite, Prai­ rie. Yankee and Dixie. Secretary Long has selected names for the five steel seagoing tugs recently pur­ chased by the government for service in connection with the defense of the ports on the Pacific and gulf coasts. 1 The tugs C. G. Coyle and Penwood will be known as the Choctaw and Powhatan. The tugs Fearless. Vigilant and Active will retain their present names. ON TO HAVANA! THE PLAINDEALER J. VAN SLKKE, Editor and Pub. ILLINOIS? MCHENRY. WIDBERABEFAULTER American Men*of=War Ad vance on Havana. 1HE GETS AWAV WITH £116,000 IN GOLD. The correspondent of the London Times has been expelled from Havana. A special cablegram from Caracas, Ven­ ezuela, to the New York World says that ex-President Joaquin Crespo of Vene­ zuela was killed in battle with Hernan­ dez, the leader .of the rebel forces. From Egypt come reports of the dis­ covery at Thebes of the tombs of Ameno- _nhis IT i Ji-ni cm;<1. B C 150QT^of Tbots- mes IV.. of Amenophis III. and the Ra- meses IV., V. and VI. All the bodies are said to be in a splendid state of preser­ vation. There was a serious disturbance at Ma­ laga. Spain, resulting in an attack upon the United States consulate. Stones we're thrown and one of the mob leaders pro­ cured a ladder; tore down the shield hav­ ing upin it the arm's of the United States and dragged it al.qng the streets. •} The United States torpedo, boat Somers, purchased for tlic American Government in Germany, which lias twice had to make port while on her voyage to the United:States, collided with the masonry at the entrance of the dock at. Falmouth, 'England, in which she was being placed for repairs, defects in her machinery hav­ ing made her leak in several places. As a result of the accident the stein of the Somers was smashed. (City Treasurer of Sail Francisco i jPockets Gold Twenty Dollar Pieces ; mid Replaces Them with Silver Dol- j lars--Immigrants Robbed. White Squadron fo Silence Guns of Morro Castle. ancisco Treasury Loses, City Treasurer Augustus C. Widber of San Francisco, Cal., was found the other day to be a defaulter for at least $110.000. and perhaps the amount of his peculations •will reach $200,000. Examination of his •accounts show that lie stole in the crudest way. His method was not to falsify ac­ counts,, but to abstract gold from bags •of gold, coin in the city treasury and sub­ stitute.'silver dollars for $20 pieces. He slit bags just below where they were lied 'and sealed and after removing coin sewed them again neatly. It is not known yet how long his peculations had been going 9r whether.any of the. bags of coin he tampered with had been passed by offi­ cial examiners who inspect the city cash every six months. This inspection is so perfunctory that Widber's work may eas­ ily have"escaped their • notice. Widber drank at times heavily, but was never in such condition as to l>e unfitted for busi­ ness.. What led to his exposure was his conduct one night, when he was seen in the local tenderloin wry much intoxicat­ ed. Hints he dropped when in a maudlin .•condition led to the inspection of his cash and detection of his thefts. To one of his '^intimates Widber confessed lie had taken $110,000, but claimed he could make the shortage good if given time. It is be­ lieved the shortage will reach $200,000. The city is only protected in $100,000 'bonds. Widber is 31 years old. He was 'chief deputy under his father, who served two terms as city treasurer. When the •elder Widber died suddenly July 3. 1895, the supervisors decided to appoint his son to the vacancy. ;'ifi Says Foreigners Are Robbed. ff At the meeting of the home mission 'board of the Reformed Church at New 'Kensington, Pa., the Rev. Paul. Somer­ lotte, harbor missionary at New York, charged that the immigrant inspectors sand hotelkeepers in New York were in a combination to bleed immigrants and that they had robbed them of thousands of dollars. Mr. Somerlotte says the eating and lodging house privileges for the en­ tertainment of immigrants are let by Gov­ ernment «ffit*htls to certain parties by eon- tract. He alleges that by an arrangement between certain hotel keepers and some •of the immigrant inspectors any immi­ grant who has money is detained on vari­ ous pretexts by the inspectors and is kept •at one of the immigrant hotels and is held as long as his money lasts. When his last dollar is gone he is turned out; if he makes a fuss he is promptly picked up as •a pauper immigrant and sent back to the; old country. Mr. Somerlotte says there are hundreds of such cases. The board appointed S. B. Yockey of Columbus, O.;' *J. J. Lebearman of Louisville, O.. and ;C. M. Bouss of Meadville, Pa., a commit­ tee to investigate the charges. ~ National League Standing. ^Following is the standing of the clubs 1h the National Base-ball League: MARCH W THE FRONT officers, which -will include those of the grades of- second lieutenants to colonels. The President will reserve to himself the right to appoint the staff and field offi­ cers. The total strength of the National Guard as reported to the War Depart­ ment is 113,704 men. • twenty-four train loads of soldiers through the Louisville gateway and six­ teen train loads from St. Louis, while the southern division received at Montgomery the various eastern regiments bound for Mobile and New Orleans. Troops A, E, G and H of the Sixth Cav­ alry from Fort Myer passed through AY ashington City early Tuesday morning to the railroad station, on their way to- TROOPS RlJSpED TO THE SOUTH FROM ALL POINTS. Hurry to Cliickamauga, Mobile an:l New Orleansr-Spirit of Paul Revere Riding Through the Land--Great Up­ rising to Defend the Nation's Honor. OFF TO THE WAR. Infantry, Cavalry and Artiilery Are Hurried Towards Cuba. •Six more companies of the Twenty-fifth Iaifantry (negro) arrived in Key* West Tuesday. . The Third Regiment, 511 strong, left Fort Siielling (Minn.) at 1 o'clock Tues­ day afternoon, - The Sixth Infantry, quartered at Fort Thomas, near Cincinnati, moved Tues­ day for Tampa, Fla. The Eighteenth Infantry from El Paso en route to New Orleans, sixteen cars, passed Dallas, Texas, Wednesday. Eight special trains passed through Louisville Tuesday night over the Louis­ ville and Nashville Railway, carrying sol­ diers for the South. The Ninth Infantry left Madison bar­ racks, near Watertown, N. Y., at 11 o'clock Tuesday forenoon, proceeding di­ rect to Tampa, Fla. The regiment is made up of 500 men and officers. The Twenty-first Infantry left Platts- burg, N. Y., at 3 o'clock Tuesday after­ noon for Tampa, Fla. The regiment is known as "The President's Own." The two troops of the Second Cavalry stationed at Fort Logan, near Denver, started for Chickainauga over the Atchi­ son. Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad at 2 Semi-Official Nolp from Madrid Says They Have Started. Thousands of Patriots. - On to Cliickamaugai On to Mobile!- On to New Orleans! On to Tampa! and--On to Havana! For a week 18,000 men in Uncle Sam's army blue have been moving towards points of concentration from which they could tie quickly hurled into action. Not since the close of the civil war lias there been such unanimous action among the troops. The startling events of the previous few days prepared, the soldiers for the order issued and found every man ready for the march. The President hesi­ tated till the last possible moment before sanctioning the order, for the expense of sending the army to the South has been enormous. Gen. Miles^ discussing the concentration of troops, said that the movement was by no means a mere military demonstration or stage play for the benefit of Spain. "We are engaged in grave and serious business. Our plans of campaign are, for obvious reasons, not proper subjects for discussion. I have no hesitation in saying, however, that we shall be prepar­ ed to cross the gulf for active military operations in Cuba in conjunction with President Advised that a State of War­ fare Already Exists* Ultimatum of the United States Was Considered a Declaration of War by the Government at Madrid --Handing of Passports to Minister Woodford Definitely Put a Stop to All Peaceful Diplomatic Negotiations--Naval Bat­ tle with the ? paniards Likely to Come at Any Moment When Big Fighting Craft Reach the Island. A I.AST GOOD-BY, Chickainauga. They passed in review be­ fore Gen. Alger and Gen. Miles, and were greeted by crowds along the streets. The Nineteenth Infantry left Fort Wayne, Mich., for Mobile about 7:30 o'clock Tuesday night. Fully 5,000 per­ sons were present to elieer the men on as they marched down Military avenue in Detroit to take the special train that awaited them. Gov. Pingree was present to watch the troops depart. The regi­ mental band played "America" and many of the onlookers joined in singing the chorus. -- The departure from Columbus, O,, of the Seventeenth Regiment for Tampa was preceded by a spontaneous greeting of an unprecedented nature. Nearly ev­ ery man, woman and child waved an American or Cuban flag and cheered ev­ ery step of the boys in blue. AH business was suspended, the schools closed, the Legislature adjourned, and eyen the Su­ preme Court lined up on the capitol steps to wave, their hands. Captain Sampson, in command of the squadron at Key West, was ordered to Havana Thursday, and the big war ves­ sels sailed for the Cuban capital at 2:40 o'clock in the afternoon. This action was taken immediately by the war department when it was announced that the Spanish squadron sailed from the Cape Verde isl­ ands and was fast approaching American shores. On Wednesday. April 20, 1S98, about 11 o'clock a. in., the Department of State served notice of the purposes of this Gov­ ernment by delivering to Minister Polo a copy of instructions to Minister Wood­ ford, and also a copy of the resolutions passed by the Congress of the United States on the 10th inst. After the receipt of this notice the Spanish minister for­ warded to the State Department a re- NOW THEY AKE OFF I ARMY AND NAVY READY. Only Minor Details to Be Arranged Before Hostilities Begin. Military preparations for action are so nearly complete that only minor details remain to be perfected. The army is be­ ing rapidly mobilized and all that remains is to insure the prompt supply of all classes of equipment. The market has been gleaned of avail­ able vessels and the problem now is to man them and perfect methods of com­ munication and co-operation. The O'Hig- gins was the last desirable isliip of any size in sight and it lias been authoritative­ ly announced that all hope of getting her has been abandoned. Gen. Greeley, in charge of the telegraph and telephone communication between seacoast fortifications, announces that this work is in a gratifying state of for­ wardness. "Superintendent Kimball of the life-saving service has conferred with Assistant Secretary Roosevelt on employ­ ing the men of the coast service in .a regu­ larly organized system of reporting war vessels sighted at points remote from or­ dinary ports of entry. Such a system will be a valuable adjunct to the regular ob­ servation service. A uowsl departure in naval practice is Jjui^formatioii of a marine battalion which will accompany the North Atlantic squad­ ron and be used nr landing operations. The quartermaster 'general's department of the army is rushing work on tents and tent equipage, „ Ordinarily Philadelphia gets these contracts, but recently the War Department has contracted for making them at St. Louis, New York and Chicago also. Quite a consignment of tents has been allotted to the militia of the States under the act of Congress. The War Department will need about 200 men as packers for the mule teams now being collected by Capt. Thomas Cruse at Jefferson barracks. Chief pack­ ers will get $100 a month, cargadors $75, first-class packers $50 and second-class $40. A detachment of cavalry from Fort Grant. Arizona, has been ordered to Fort Sill, Indian territory, to take charge-of the Government property at that place. Gen. Wilson, chief of engineers, has furnished to the Secretary of War a list of engineer officers who. with few excep­ tions. are available for immediate ser­ vice with the army in the field. It is most comprehensive in character and includes the names of nearly every officer of the 1 Cleveland .. 1 Washington 1 Louisville . 1 Brooklyn .. 2 New York. . 2 St. Louis. .. tSh'ica go .... 3 Baltimore ... 3 Philadelphia. 3 Cincinnati .. 3 • Pittsburg ... 3 Boston 3 Following is the standiu, In the Western League: Indianapoli: Columbus . ISt. Paul... Omaha .... 0 Milwaukee . 0 Detroit 0 Kansas City 1 Minneapolis. CAPTAIN RAMPSOX quest for his passports, which were fur­ nished to him the same afternoon. The United States minister at Madrid was at the same time instructed to make a like communication to the Government of Spain. Thursday morning the department re­ ceived from (.Jen. Woodford a telegram, showing that the Spanish Government had broken off diplomatic relations with this Government. The Spanish Govern­ ment, having the text of the ultimatum of the United States from its own sources, did not wait for the United States minis­ ter to present the ultimatum, but sent him his passports. This, course rendered un­ necessary any further diplomatic action on the part of the United States, as Spain's action was considered a virtual declaration of war. A semi-official note issued from Madrid Thursday afternoon says: "The Spanish Government, having re­ ceived the ultimatum of the President of the United States, considers that the doc­ ument constitutes a declaration of war against Spain and that the proper form to be adopted is not to make any further reply, but to a\y;:it the expiration of the time mentioned in the ultimatum before opening hostilities.' In the meantime the Spanish authorities have placed their pos­ sessions in a state of defense and their fleet is already on i°. way to meet tliut of the United States." NEWS NUGGETS, The House has passed the army bill presented at the request of the adminis­ tration. There was no division and action was unusually expeditions. Prof. Jules Marcou, the noted geologist, cied at his home in Cambridge, Mass. He was the friend of Agassiz and accompan­ ied that great scientist on his memorable journey to the United States and Canada in 1848. Officers attempted to arrest a gang of thugs in Coffeyville, Kan. The gang opened fire on the officers, killing William Kime, city marshal. One of the gang was wounded and the rest escaped, but were captured and brought back by a posse. At Vienna, a decree has lieen published forbidding importation of American fresh fruit, plants, fresh fruit refuse, fruit wrappers and fruit packings, etc.. in cases where the examination at the port of entry results in the discovery of traces of the San Jose louse. Wheat in Missouri is recovering where damaged by the recent cold waves and is generally looking well. ,s Pastures and meadows are making a good start as a rule. Stock has been put on pasture in some counties, early fruits are now in full bloom iu the central and southern sec­ tions. The bi£ clothing house of Browning, King & Co. in Kansas City, Mo., is in the hands of a deputy sheriff, representing the public administrator in the city of St. LoUis, Dr. William C. Richardson. Henry W. King, a member of the firm, died in Chicago. There being no member of the firm resident in Missouri, nor heirs of the deceased in the State, the public adminis­ trator in St. L itiis secured possession- of the store in Kansas City. The Senate h.is passed three important measures relating to fh^ national defense. They are the sundry civil bill, carrying a large amount of money to. be used in strengthening the coast defenses; the naval appropriation bill, and a joint reso­ lution giving the President power to.pre­ vent the exportation of .coal and other war material.- The 18-year-old son and 14-year-old daughter of the late Gits. Leftwieh, edi­ tor of the Gallatin (Mo.) Democrat, have been indicted for his murder. The poison taken by him is supposed to have been in­ tended for the stepmother of the children. MARKET REPORT: Chicago--CatVle, common to prime, $3.00 to $5.50; hogs, shipping grades, $3.00 to $4.00; sheep, fair to choice, $2.50 to $4.5(1; wheat. No. 2 red, $1.08 to $1.10; corn. No. 2, 30c to 32c; oats, No. 2, 20c to 27c; rye. No. 2, 53c to 55c; butter, choice creamery, 10c to 18c; eggs, fresh, 9c to 10c; potatoes, common to choice, 45c to »!5c [K>r bushel. Indianapolis--Cattle, shipping, $3.00 to $5.25; hogs, choice light, $3.00 to $4.00; sheep, common to choice, $3.00 to $4.50; wheat, No. 2, 95c to 96c; com, No. 2 white, 31c to 32c; oats, No. 2 white, 29c to 30c. St. Louis--Cattle. $3.00 to $5.50; hogs, $3.01) to $4.(K); sheep, $3.00 to $5.00; wheat, No. 2, $1.00 to $1.02; corn, No. 2 yellow, 28c to 30c; oats, No. 2, 2Gc to 28c; rye. No. 2, 51c to 53c. Cincinnati--Ca'ttle. $2.50 to $5.25; hogs, $3.00 to $4.00; sheep, $2.50 to $4.75; wheat. No. 2 red, "J,So to $1.00; corn, No. 2 mixed, 32c to 33c; oats, No. 2 mixed, 28c to 30 c; rye. No. 2. 52c to 54c. Detroit--Cattle, $2.50 to $5.50; hogs, $3.25 to $4.(M); sheep, $2.50 to $4.75; wheat, No. 2. 98c to $1.00; corn. No. 2 yellow, 33c to 35c; oats, No; 2 white, 31c to 32c; rye. 54c to 55c. Toledo--Wheat. No. 2 red, $1.02 to $1.04; corn. No. 2 mixed, 31c to 33c; oats, No. 2 white, 27c to 28c; rye, No. 2, 53c to 55c; clover seed, "$3.00 to $3.05. Milwaukee--Wheat, No. 2 spring, $1.01 to $1.03; corn, No. 3, 31c to 33c; oats, No. 2 white, 29c to 31c; rye, No. 1, 54c to 55c; barley. No. 2, 42c to 4Sc; pork, mess, $9.50 to $10.00. v Buffalo--Cattle, $3.00 to $5.50; hogs, $3.00 to $4.25; sheep, $3.00 to $5.25; I wheat, No.- 2 red, 97c to 99c; corn. No. 2 yellow, 34c to 35c; oats, No. 2 white, 31c to 32c. New York--Cattle, $3.00 to $5.50; hogs, $3.00 to $4.25; sheep, $3.00 to $5.00; wheat, No. 2 rod, $1.Q8 to $1.10; corn. No. 2, 37c to 38c; oats, No. 2 white. 32c to 33c; butter, creamer}*, 15c to 19c; eggs, Western, 10c to 11c. GARY LEAVES I HE CABINET. President McK in ley's T'ostmaster- General Resigns lii3 Portfolio. Postmaster General Gary resigned Thursday, and Charles Emory Smith was immediately nominated to succeed him. A Washing ton correspondent states that it I is generally understood that Gary resign­ ed because he opposed war and does not care to be connected with an administra­ tion that conducts it. The official explanation is: "Postmaster General Gary's resignation had absolute­ ly nothing whatever to do .with our pres­ ent foreign complications. It was owing entirely to the condition of Mr. Gary's health. He has suffered a great deal of late from a general breaking down of the system, which has continued to progress until finally Mr. Gary reluctantly reached the conclusion that he was unable longer to carry the burden of his office." Telegraphic Brevities. Mrs. Rebecca Van Zandt, 100 years old, died recently at her home at Seneca Falls, N. Y. In Cuba lighting goes on every day just as if no armistice had been proclaimed. No real insurgent force has made any demonstration of willingness to accept an armistice. The Fort Scott, Kan., water plant has been having a vicissiunlmons time of it lately. It was recently seized by the town authorities for failure to comply with its franchise, and later taken by the Stute for refusal to pay its personal prop­ erty tax of $4,000. More recently it was taken from the sheriff by the United Stales authorities, and is now being op­ erated Wy the Federal Government on a replevin order issued at the instigation of the company. The Wilson Line steamer Marengo, which arrived in New York from New­ castle. England, brought 250 tons of war material, consisting of guns, gun car­ tridges and unloaded cartridges. - The deal at Williniantie, Conn., which involved the transfer of the Williniantie Cotton Company to the English syndicate is off for various financial reasons, but chiefly on account of the war outlook, the English capitalists are shy of the invest­ ment. Collector of Customs Bidwell at New York has received instructions from Aa- SHINGTON, General Lee is to be given command of Virginia volunteers in the event of war and will probably bo sent to Cuba. The war department has received word from a circus company that in the event of war twenty-five elephants would be put at its disposal for active service in Cuba. " Secretary of the Navy Long has given Comihodore J. A. Howell command of the "patrol squadron" which will be formed to guard Atlartic seaports. The fleet engineer department throughout the Unit­ ed States. In order to take care of the im­ portant river and harbor and other engi- neeriirg works in charge of these officers it probably will be necessary iu particular cases where the work cannot be entirely neglected to double, treble or quadruple some of the duties of the officers in order that the services of others may be of use iu military fiqld operations. cheers and waving of handkerchiefs of a large crowd. . , The Ninth Cavalry, famous its the col­ ored force wliiclf has engaged in more than 100 Indian battles during the thirty- one years since its organization, Tuesday morning left Fort Robinson, Nfeb,, for the South. It went through Chickauiauga without stopping. The . Louisville and Nashville handled