Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1898-05-14

ton ana war material II ready Tor 4
shipmcnt to Cuban Insurgents As
sistant Secretary OF the Navy Roose-
welt win leave Washington for war duty |
as lieutenant colonel OF a cavalry
regiment. In Vienna Il Is believed that
Queen Regent Christina may soon leave
Spain. ana ex-Queen Isabella Is IN
mourning at Paris for the Spanish sail
ors killed at Manila.
Last Thursday French mail steamer
Lafayette was captured by the gunboat
Annapolis while endeavoring to run
the Havana blockade. and for a time
serious international complications
were feared. On Friday. however. the
government promptly ordered her
release. the vessel having secured a
permit to pass the blockade. the order
for which had not been delivered to the
officers OF the fleet. Madrid dispatches
show that the Spanish government is
having a hard time In devising plans
for securing war funds. and talk OF a
cabinet upheaval Is growing. Mean
time the disorders In the provinces con-
/ tinue.
The president on Thursday sent a
J long list OF army nominations to the
senate. among them the following to be
| major generals: Brigadier General Jo-
-
| U.S.A.: Brigadier General Elwell S.Ous
Brigadier General John w. Coppinger
Brigadier General w. r. Shafter, Brig
adler General William NJ. Graham
Brigadier General James +. Wade
Brigadier General Henry c. Merriam
James II. Wilson of Delaware, Fitz
} hugh Lee OF Virginia, William J. Sc
well Of New Jersey and Joseph Wheele
OF Alabama Eighteen colonies an'
seven lieutenant colonies We're names
for brigadier generals. The nomina
tons were confirmed.
Friday and Saturday passed withou
particularly exciting news, but on Sun
E day word came of an encounter had o
J Saturday by which two of our vessel
narrowly escaped destruction. In orde
to lure our shiDs under FIRE the Span
r iards sent out a schooner which wa
q apparently trying to run the Havan
| blockade. The Viclxsburg and the cut
}. ter Morrill, started after her. and tn
}, schooner started for the shore befoI
: the wind. Before our vessels officer
d realized their position they were will
IN reach OF the guns Of the Santa Clar
Il water battery. Many shots were fire.
y but the Spaniards' poor marksmanshi
5 did little damage. and our vessels e.
y capped from what would have been Gel
u tain destruction had competent me
= manned the Spanish guns.
II Minister Woodford and party return
a ed from Europe on Sunday. The mil
u lister refused to be interviewed. bl
T. others OF the party told Of the bitt'
b hostility to Americans in Paris, whe
y every indignity short of actual violen'
40 Is thrust upon our citizens.
r- On Monday the senate and bou
re passed resolutions warmly thankir
N the victorious Dewey TO the rank
men for the victory Of Manila, unan
us mously passed a bill which elevat
oe the victorious Dewey TO the rank
M rear admiral. and appropriated 500
TO be used in the purchase Of a swo
&C OF honor for Admiral Dewey and.
ne bronze medal for each of his office
and sailors Preparations were bell
. pushed for the sending OF 10000 volu
teers to Cuba, in addition to the regul
= forces The steamer Gussie, I'm char
of Captain w. II. Dorst. General Mile
aide, left Tampa with a cargo OF arr
- and ammunition for the Cuban
surgents. Charles n. Allen, of Lowe
w Mass, was named to succeed Theodo
Roosevelt as assistant secretary OF I
navy, while Roosevelt goes to the fro
as lieutenant colonel of a cowboy "a
IA airy regiment. A Pekin dispatch stat
o. that the Chinese government had ]
Quested the United States ship Mono
acy to leave Shanghai