The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-04-28

Gould's telegram. will be. made public as
soon a the acceptance is formally made
This substantial manifestation Of patri-
otism is most gratifying to the President
and his reply to Miss Gould will probably
be OF such nature as to encourage 9TH
ers to follow her example.
Indian >harpshooters.
Rochester. y. Y. April 2s-Tuscarora
Indians. of Niagara County. are negoti-
ating with the War Department to fur
nish regiment Of sharpshooters.
Danger From Mines.
WhiteStone. y. Y, April 2S.-The plant
ing Of mines in the harbor between Willets
Point and Fort Schuyler continues. and
il is reported that the channels will be
closed within a week and orders similar
to those referring to navigation in the
lower bay will be issued Army officers
say it would be almost impossible to ex-
plode the mines with the electric current
turned off. 1t would take a terrific blow
from paddle wheel to explode a mine
II our fleet worsted, should run into our
harbUr To escape We could make its pass
age over the mines safe by a turn of the
switch. After our vessels had passed in
with another turn We could give the pur-
suing fleet a hot reception.
a mine cable was recently cut, and il is
presumed that ii was accidentally done
by a Sound steamer. This caused a great
deal of extra work While cables were
being laid ar Willets Point boat load of
men came out into the channel from
West Chester and watched the engineers
at work. They stayed all day in the rain
and departed. Since then suspicious
have been aroused and orders have been
issued if they return 10 arrest them if
they cannot give satisfactory information
a to the reason of their presence.
The General Meigs this morning
bought eight thousand pounds of dyna-
mite which will be utilized in the prep
aration of torpedOes.
Buying Cavalry Horses.
Lexington. KY, April 2S-Drs John J.
Washburn and q. b. Robinson. of Wash
ington. left here this morning for Louis
vile. They are buying Kentucky horses
suitable for cavalry purposes. They re-
port difficulty in securing horses be-
cause of the high prices asked.
Help for Soldiers Families.
Ironwood. Mich, April 2S.-Andrew Car
negie today made arrangements to care
for families of the members of the Curry
Rifles. who were called out to Island Lake
and from thence to the Army as volun-
teers. Superintendent CDle notified the
men that their families would be paid an
amount of money each month while the
men were in war and their positions would
be held open for them.
PIue Grass Bellies.
Louisville, Ky, April 2S.-The latest re-
port here is that Governor Bradley wants
to go al the head of the Kentucky troops
to the front. Some of the States best
young women are volunteering their ser
vices as nurses. Among the first to vol
unteer were Miss Christine Bradley,
daughter of the governor and Miss Alice
Castleman, daughter of Col. John b. Cas-
tleman of the First Regiment
Connecticut Patriots.
Stamford. Conn, April 2s.-A meeting
was held i'm this city last evening to OBJ
tain recruits for Mayor Bohannans COM
pany of volunteers. Commodore James d.
Smith presided. After the meeting was
over nearly 100 men volunteered. Mayor
Bohannan will offer the services of his
company to Governor Cooke, and is fully
confident il will be accepted.