Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-01-11
A WAR CLOUD.
England Getting Ships Ready to
Send to Africa.
REBELS CLOSING IN on HAVANA.
The Insurgents Reported Burning and De-
strOy ing Property Within Eight
Miles of the Capital-Cubans
at Washington

LONDON, Jan. o-The Times this
morning makes the following an
nouncement: stOrders have been sent
to Portsmouth, Davenport and Chat
ham for the i'm mediate commissioning
of six ships to form flying squadron,
the object of which is obviously to
have squadron ready for any required
emergency. It will be composed of
two first-class battleships, two first
class and two second-class cruisers.
The possibility of the commissioning
of such squadron at a moments no.
tice shows that our resources are better
than was supposed and is proof that
our naval organization has greatly i'm
proved of late years. It has also been
decided to dispatch naval force to
Delago bay, but it is unknown whether
it will be composed of vessels from the
cape or from the East Indies" In an
editorial the Times hopes that the
Mediterranean feet will be withdrawn
from Salonica and ordered elsewhere
and prepared for emergencies.
The Daily Telegraph announces that
it has been decided to intercept the
troops in transit to and from India in
order to send strong reinforcements
of infantry and cavalry to the cape.
This paper also states that troops in
addition will be sent from England
and that frst-class cruiser has been
ordered to Delagoa bay.
The correspondent of the Standard
at Aldershot believes that there is
question of calling out the army re-
serve and portion of the militia. The
duke of Connaught and the chief staff
officers, this correspondent says, are
busy at headquarters, and are in con-
slant communication with the war Of
fee.
A special dispatch from Berlin says
that DIR. Leyds, the secretary of state
of the Transvaal has received a dis
patch which states that the Transvaal
demands from England an indemnity
of half a million pounds for DR.. Jane
sons invasion. Emperor William also
declared that he would not recognize
England's claim of suzerainty over the
Transvaal.
REBELS CLOSING ON HAVANA.
HAVANA, Jan. Sword has just been
received that the sounds of cannon and
musketry have been heard in the
neighborhood of Guanaiay, an impor-
tant town of 1000 inha bitants in Pinar
del Rio, So miles southwark of Havana.
It is supposed that an engagement is
taking place between the forces of
Gen. Surez Valdez and the insurgents.
The insurgents are burning and de-
stroying to-day up to within eight
miles of Havana. The influx of ref
ugees from the whole of the territory
surrounding Havana continues and ap-
parently it is not possible to obtain
sufficient means of transportation to
accommodate the fleeing families and
their household goods The country
seems to be entirely abandoned to the
insurgent army and no movement ap-
parently avails to check them.
CUBANs AT WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON, Jan. SIT is learned
that the chief purpose of the leaders of
the Cuban revolutionary party in the
| United States in coming to Washing
ton was to pnsh vigorously the move
ment to secure recognition of the rev.
olutionists by this government. They
made Secretary Olney brief but
forcible presentation of the claims of
the insurgents to recognition. There
is strong sentiment in the house
which has been advanced by the
recent success of the Cubans that this
government should do all in its power,
consistent with international usages,
to assist the patriots.