The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-03-19
THE SPANISH ! SOLDlERY,
Seventy Thousand Have Been Killed
or Wounded In Cuba.
THE NUMBER OF TROOPS AVAILABLE
ny Calling Out All Reserves Spain
Could Muster six Hundred and
Ten Thousand Men.

Washington, March 1s.--Seventy thou
sand men is TIE number OF Spanish SOL
| eiers who have been killed, wounded or
otherwise incapacitated for duty during
| the present war In Cuba. These figures
| have been received in the city recently
| from reliabel sources and are said to be Is
nearly as authentic as 1t is possible 10
obtain them without recourse TO the rec
| ords kept by the Spanish government.
| From the same source considerable other
| information bearing on the military
strength of Spain and her dependencies Is
obtained. The present force OF Spain In
Cuba is as follows; Regulars, l35,uoO men.
| OF this number it Is estimated that So,ooo
| of them are effective for military pur-
| noses They are distributed throughout
| The island as follows: About $4,000 are In
| the two eastern provinces of Santiago de
| Cuba and Puerto Principe and the re-
mainder are In the provinces OF oanta
! Clara. Matanzas, Havana and flhaF bei
Rio. There are about 10000 members IN
what ie known as the volunteer army
| These are mostly In the province OF nav
ana and are largely in the nature oil nome
| guards corresponding to our state mill
| liza, There are 90 900 men who are mol ell
| fectiye for military duty FROM various
| causes.
The strength Of the Spanish army at
| home and including her nearby posses
sons is 100000 men, which in time lor
| demand for additional soldiers may De IN
| creased as follows:
First reserve, $4,000; second reserve,
100. 900. all OF whom are Instructed in mill
| tary tactics, and a third reserve, Which
| Is not Instructed, of 900 men, making
| in all a grand total of $4,000 men.
Since these figures were received here
recent drafts of $4,000 men to strengthen
the army in Cuba leaves only $4,000 OF
the Spanish regular army now In the pc
| ninsria and the Canary islands IN the
| Philippine islands Spain has an army o.
| 50 0c0 men. which includes about 15pun
| netive troops Sew. al regiments OF the
latter were dlsbaadad during the time OF
| the late instruction in the islands and in
| time of war It is said they are of very lit
| tie use to the Spanish government.
In Porto Rico there are 5000 Spanish
| trooa,s. which in the event Of hostlities.
| could be supplemented by 40nn volunteers.
| The report that the Vesuvius had been
sighted early in the day coming through the
Virginia capes headed for WASHINGTON gave
rise to the rumor that she was bringing
the report of the naval board OF inquiry TO
Washington This, however, colld not be
confirmed from any official source.
At the navy department it was explained
shat she was coming merely for repairs for
her armament ard 1t was denied TINT she
had on hoard any member OF the naval
board or that she was carrying the report
Of that loiy.
The vesuvius anchored off the govern
mont proving grounds at Indian Head
where she was met by the navy tug Triton,
which returned to the yard about 9 p, m
II was denied that the Triton brought any
one from the Vesuvius To Washington Sec
rotary Long went to bed at 3 O'clock with
orders not to be disturbed.
The ravy department had the following
list of the Spanish fotlla now halted at
the Canary Islands: Torpedo boat destroy
ers Terror, Furore and Plnon, each $50
tons and speed OF 2S knots torpedo boat
AEON 1877 tons, IS knnts Ragos. 100 tons.
% knots Ariste l2S tons % knots and
Culdad De Cadiz 100 tons, % kuots.