The Topeka state journal., 1898-03-10
WAR PREPARATIONS
Continue With Unabated Wig
or All Along the Line.
Five Carloads of War Material
Sent to Galveston.

London, March 1O-In the house of
commons today the Hon. Hubert Val
entine Duncombe. Conservative, will
ask the parliamentary secretary for the
foreign office, Mr.. Curzon whether with
the view of recognizing the identity of
the interests of all English speaking
peoples her majesty's government will
consider the advisability of placing the
services of the British fleet at the dis
posal of the United States, in the event
of complications between the United
States and any foreign power.
In addition acknowledgement, Liber-
al, will question the government as to
whether there is any truth in the re-
ports that communications on the Gu
ban question have been exchanged be-
tween the British ambassador at Wash
ington, Sir Julian Pauncefote and the
government of the United States.
London, March 1O-The parliamenta-
ry secretary of the foreign office, Mr..
George n. Curzon, replying in the house
of commons today to Mr.. Ronald Mon
rOe-FergusOn, liberal, representing the
district of Leith, said no communica-
tions on the Cuban question had been
exchanged between the British ambas-
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government of the United States.
The question, which it was announc-
ed the Hon. Hubert Valentine Dun
combe, conservative member for the
west division Of Cumberland, was to
ask (whether in view of recognizing the
identity of the interests of all English
speaking people. the British govern
ment viii consider the advisa bility of
placing the services of the British fleet
at the disposal of the United States in
the event OF complications between the
United States and any foreign power)
was not put.
Atlanta, Ca, March 1O-Five car
loads of war material for Galveston
and three big 10-ineh guns bound for
Pensa cola, passed through Atlanta to-
night. In the Galveston consignment
We're four steel mOTtars weighing III
O00 pounds and two car loads of gun
powder. The big guns for Pensacola
weigh $1,000 pounds each. All of the
wayb bills for these instruments of war
are marked rush"
Boston. March 1O.-A consignment of
ammunition. consisting of "a tons of
shot and shell came in today and is
being transferred by lighter to Fort
Warren and the fOrtificatiOn at Long
Island Head This week eight S-ton
guns are to be taken from Fort Win
throp and shipped by rail to some
southern port.
The revenue cutter Daniel Manning
left this port today for New York, there
to receive sailing orders, understood
here to be for Key West.
Chicago. March 1O-The recruiting of
hcer of the United States army located
in Chicago has received this telegram
from the adjutant general, Washing
ton: Enlist all desirable applicants fit
ted for artillery. heavy and light and
send them to Fort Sheridan" Within
a few hours after the telegram had
been posted on the bulletin boards over
500 men applied for enlistment
New York. March 1O.-A special to
the Evening World from Key West,
Fla. says:
Among the passengers on the OIivette
from Havana today was Senator PrCc-
tor of Vermont, who has been making
a study of Cuba and the Cubans. With
him was Col. N. NJ. Parker of Wash
lngton- As soon as Senator Proctor
had registered he sent up his card to
Admiral Sicard. He was shown to the
admirals room and was closeted with
MN for two hours The object OF the /
interview presumably is to deliver the
admlral some messages from Com
Hlander Converse OF the MONTGOMERY.
Col Parker said to an Evening World
reporter:
The senator's trip to Cuba. was
merely to satisfy himself as 10 the real
merits of the Cuban question. 1t has
no political significance whatever. The
famine, suffering and awful destitution
among the recOncentradOs is some
thing almost indescriba BILE The al
SaIde OF Matanzas told me that $500
persons had died of starvation in that
CITY curing the last year and that 5, 600
mad died during February
a ward of the hospital at Matan-
zas there are 100 Cubans, most of them
sleeping on the floor We spent half
hour at the hospital and during that
time three Of the patients in that ward
dled. Blanco's order modifying Wev-
Ier'S reconcentradOs' edict has not
gone into effect, but when it does I do
not believe that it viii help matters
any Around every town is a trocha.
Any citizen who walks outside of it is
1able TO be shot by a Spanish sentry.
BtancO's order permits them to go ONT
SIDE the trocha for a few hours every
DAY, but does not remove the sentries
ana so long as they remain, Cubans are
not going to venture outside
we We're just about to enter a hotel
one day, with our party in which were
several ladies. A group of Spanish Of
ncers were standing at the door As
We PASSED one Of them said in Sna nirt