People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-06-09

The order officially established the
statements heretofore made that a
large proportion Of the new men are
TO be used to Ill up the existing regi-
ments OF volunteers, which are in
most cases deficient In numbers. 1t
Is 70 be presumed that the volunteer
regiments collected under the first
call will be detained until they are
nlled up In this fashion, so that the
order has some bearing upon the plan
OF campaign. An additional evidence
That the actual forward movement of
the army and navy has begun was
given in the action OF the foreign
naval aud military observers. They
have been sojOurning 10 Washington
for some time, but within the last
week all OF them have started for
Florida.
War news condensed: The Bank of
Spain 10 reported to be nearing the
end Of the rope. When the bank
stops Spain must surrender. .Santi-
ago Is on the list of Spanish towns
said to be on the verge Of starva.
tion....T Spanish torpedo beat
Temerario is still In Paraguay.n
waters. The United States recent,
objected to the continued presence of
the boat there, but ha. consented to
allow 1t to remain under the protec.
tion Of Paraguay until the clos. OF
the war. The Madrid authorities
claim victory for the Spanish gun,
at Santiago de Cuba last Tuesday
The mother Of Joseph Letter. the
wheat king, has presented tho govern.
mont with hospital at Chick.
amauga. While the blockadinx
fleets guns are idle, Havana contln.
ues to fortify. New Notifications are
now in course OF construction on
Moro Heights. A steam donkey, car
rylng earth and sand, running night
and day. The government has en-.
ployed the services. Of William and
Allen Pinkerton to hep catch Spanish
spies. 1t is now said that Mckinley
has decided to iend 100000 men to
Cuba. THE French Cable Co. youchss
for the dispatches fromSantlago, which
is looked upon as a confirmation OF
the reported battle. The senate In
executive session last week confirmed
the nomination Of Judge Theodosus
Botkin to be assistant adjutant gen.
eral, with rank Of captain. -, The
Kansas soldiers at Frisco have been
supplied with new rifles and are now
well equipped. D.. Rear Admiral Samp-
sons fleet has joined Schley's at San
tiago and the admiral has superseded
the commodore. The Monadnock,
a sister ship Of the Terror, Amphi-
trite and Miantonomah, may be sent
to Manila to reinforce Dewey's feet.
....Bryan, in his reply to Governor
Stephen invitation to accept a
colonelcy Of a Missouri req.
iment, suggested a possible union
Of the Missouri and Nebraska battal-
ions. The Kansas enlistment, under
} the second call will be handled By
detailed officers. Governor Leedy /.
} said to be entertaining a secret hop,
that the states quota will be 10.
I creased, as Nebraskas was. In tn,
: event Of only battalion going, It il
: said that R. W. Turner will commanC
I It,. The statement has several time
been made 10 the papers that Cerver,
+, has only seven ships In Santiago bay
, 1t Is a mistake; there are seventeen
D vessels-suficient to do considerable
damage to our feet In spite of tn
e superiority Of the American vessel
0 and guns. Five million ration
: are piled up at Tampa, which indl
: Gates that move is soon u
+ be made on TO Cuban soil. q. i. Gov
: Leedy has appointed Major W. L
e Brown, MAJOR Frank Il. Whitman On,
;. Colonel Fl. c. Lindsey to conduct th