People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-05-05


Louisiana Is to raise regiment Of
yellow fever immunes. These are the
kind of soldiers needed in Cuba.
1t is announced that no women
nurses will be sent to Cuba or EN-.
ployed 10 the gulf coast hospitals,
The Spanish mail slo0p, the Engra-
cha, was captured by the United
States gunbOat Newport Of Cardenas
Thursday.
The commercial club Of Newton has
proposed to look after the families OF
members Of the Newton militia who
20 to war.
The Shenandoah arrived safely In
Liverpool Thursday afternoon. This
is the Arthur Sewall ship reported to
have been captured by the Spanish.
Orders have been received reducing
the strength Of the Kansas companies
to "a men each. This is the number
required to raise the necessary 1000
men.
When a man is released by nation
on parole, he VOWS never to take arms
against that country. THIS is what
Fred Funston did. II Spain catches
him the penalty is death.
Already several traitors have been
discovered. The latest is woman
10 California. A plot to dynamite
trains loaded with United States
troops for the south has been reported.
Those who have signed their names
to Capt. Grinsteads list Of volunteers
since the publication of the roll pre-.
viOusly are: David Spinden, Sam
Drane, Fred Pomeroy, E. W. Glass.
cock, 6. B. Searles, Clate Conner, OF
wellington; Joe Henderson, of Perth,
and R. L. Harmon and Irwin C. Reh-
ringer of Mayfeld.
1t is announced In Madrid that the
captains OF the steamships Of the
COmpania Transatlantica will Under
take to carry the Spanish mails to
Cuba. They declare that they are
certain they can force the blockade
instituted by the United States feet.
Spanish residents in Mexico have
cab!ed the government Offering to
send the necesSaries of life to the
Cubans.
An opinion freely expressed by naval
officers is that the very decisive vic
tory CT Admiral Dewey's fleet will
mean probably an early end to the
war, without further naval battles Of
Importance. The American fleet, it
is suggested, is now supreme in the
waters Of SPANS Pacific possessions
and indications were strongly toward
the slipping of the Philippines from
her control.
The American and Spanish fleets in
Asiatic waters, which engaged In the
great battle Sunday morning, con.
sist of the following vessels: Ameri.
can-Steel cruisers Boston, Olympia,
Raleigh, Baltimore; gunboats Con.
cord, Petrol, dispatch boat Hugh
McCul(och, store ship Nansen, collier
Zairo. Spanish-Steel cruisers Reina
CristiLa, Castillo, Velasco, Don Juan
De Austria, gunboats UllOa, Ell Cano,
General Leo, Marquee Del Duero,
transports General Clara, Manila,
Cuba.
Capt. j. P. Grinstead received a let
ter Thursday from Fred Funston,
concerning the enlistment Of the
Wellington volunteers. Mr.. Funston
says the first "a men who pass the
medical examination will be received
into the company. The company will
elect its own officers, and the state
will not offer to interfere In this mat.
ter. The letter further states that no
preference will be given to any organ.
ization, and that all will be given an
equal chance 10 enlist.
While it is very commendable for
men who served In the late war TO
offer to enlist fol the war with Spain.
they will not-be accepted, as no one is
wantrd who is more than forty-aye
Years old. A man Of forty.flye will
not be accepted II younger volunteers
can be had, and the indications are
that twenty will offer to enlist where
one will be accepted. The physical
examination requirements will there.
fore be very rigid. Nine out of ten
of the volunteers finally accepted will
certainly be under thirty.
"As a matter OF fact,n says the Lon.
don Spectator, "lf America were
really attacked by agreatcontinental
coalition, England would be at her
side In twenty-four hours.p At the
nrpsprt mnmpnt tha prit;sh ....t +.