The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-06-23
WAR NOTES.

the transports at San Francisco,
which are to form the second expe-
dition against the Philippines. Tie
expedition sailed Thursday.
Tne Vienna Neue Freie Presse says
Spain has requested the Powers to
urge the United States to occupy
Manila with American troops, should
the town surrender, and not allow
the city to fall into the hands of
the insurgents.
Orders have been issued for the
First Georgia volunteer infantry to
rendezvous at Chickamauga and di-
recting the Second Georgia, origi-
nally ordered to Tampa, to stop at
Jacksonville. The Second Mississip-
pi regiment will rendezvous at Jack
sonville.
AS stated by the inventor Of the
Krag-Jorgensen rifle, used by the
Federal regular army, the United
States government owns $4,000 of
these weapons, and they are being
turned out at the Springfield Ar
senal at the rate of $50 day.
More Troops Go south.
WASHINGTON, June 17.-General
Brooke has received orders from the
War Department to select fifteen reg
iments of his command to be in read
inc IS to move to Florida on short no.
tice. The entire second brigade at
Camp Alger is to be ordered south
within a fortnight.
DESERVING By Thousan.s.
New YORK.. June 16.-A special
from Key West says Junta advices
from the headquarters of the Cuban
civil government at LaGunaja in
Camaguey, report that more than
5, 900 Spanish volunteers and many
regulars from Puerto Principe and
Nuevitas garrisons have deserted
to the patriot army. The immediate
cause of desertion was the fear of the
American feet.
| Great Quantities of Fresh Beef.
The Commissary General has made
all the necessary preparations fol
sending immense quantities of fresh
beef to the Cubans. AS soon a.
Maj. General Shafter haslanded neal
Santiago de Cuba a vessel will leav,
the United States with so, 900 pound:
of fresh dressed beef to supply tht
army and the Cubans. Two ships
have been engaged by the govern
ment for the sole purpoee of carry
ing food to Santiago de Cuba. ON
of these boats will leave each weel
with SO, 900 pounds of beef.
Permanent War Camp.
/ WASHINGTON, June 16.-Order
have been issued at the War De
partment having for their object tn
immediate preparation Of nev
camp at Fernandina, Fla. The sit
selected for the camp is said to b
perfect and amply able to accommo
date thirty or forty thousands troops
It is near the ocean beach and vii
be permanent camp during tn
war. Il will be used as rendezvou
for troops going to Porto Rice
Twenty thousand troops will be ther
in a few days. They can easily b
F.. isolated if yellow fever appears.
1 Second Battle of Manila.
! Hong KONG, June 1.-THE mo-
- important and severe battle sin<
: Dewey's victory has occurred at Nj
= nila. Two thousand Spaniards wei
attacked by one thousand insurgen
p and suffered heavy losses. SPANS
o prisoners captured by insurgents d.
ring this war aggregate three tho
h sand to date, including two genera
q and three province governors. Tv
q million rounds of cartridges we
4 captured. Manila is at the mercy
Dewey, and is completely surroun
, ed. All supply is cut off, and Il
r. city will be stormed when the troo
arrive.
lel To Delay Action Until Fall.
q 1t was learned that the invasi
3, of Cubawill not take place until fa
st No more troops will be sent to Gu
outside of the small army sen ito Sa
tiago to corporate with Samps
" in destroying Cevera's feet. T
" President considers it unwise to Sc
an undrilled and undisciplined arr
ne to Cuba to engage the Spadish ar1
n of 145, 900 men. General Miles,
at is said, has advised against it.
C. fall an army of 100,0 900 men will
r. thoroughly drilled, disciplined a
he equipped, and every detail will ha
he been perfected for the invasion
'r- Cuba. In the meantime, howev
Porto Rico is to be taken, and ira
ports carrying the troops will ST
W in few days.
ldI The vesuvlus Tested.
no Off Santiago, June 15.-The
Mantle cruiser Vesuvius has b.
es' tested. Last night she crept to wi
70 in six hundred yards of the harb'
!nt mouth, and after discharging l,
me pounds of ammunition at Span
ships, escaped unharmed. Th
Feo shots were fred from aerial dy
VI mite guns. The first struck near
= ridge of hills and exploded will
ol tremendous report and blowing
III immense column of earth two b
ere dred feet In the air. The effect
$50 the second shot was the same,
.no the third went over the hill and pl
Inc ably reached the supposed local
IN of the torpedo boats in the har|
OF The forts fred two useless shot
'Pe' answer.
Negro Nominated Governor.
ress BIRMINGHAM. Ala, June l