The Iola register., 1898-05-06
THE INVADING AR my.
Gen. Shafter Will Command Army
to Cuba, Which Will Leave Soon.
THE MAJOR GENERALS NOMINATED.
Five Appointments from the Regular Army
and Five from civil Lite-No Guns for
Kansas Volunteers Yet-Matanzas
to BE Attacked.

TAMPA, Fla, May 2.-Gen. Shafter,
who is looked upon as the officer who
will have charge of the army of occu-
patton, gave an audience last evening
to several newspaper men. In the
course of the conversation the ques-
tion of countersigning war correspond
ents' passes was brought up. Gen.
Shafter said that he would not assume
command for week or ten days, as
he would be busy with other matters
and would take up the subject in am
Pile time. This practically settles two
very important matters: First, Gen.
Shafter will command the army
in Cuba; and, second, the troops
will not leave here for Cuba
for ten days at least The general,
while he has come to no conclusion on
the subject, will be inclined to limit
the number of accredited war corre-
spondents to as small a number as pos
sible. Four regiments of infantry
from Chickamauga, Mobile and New
Orleans arrived yesterday, being the
First, Tenth, Twenty-Second and
Twenty-Fourth. Seven train loads
made up of 95 cars from points
along the Plant system have arrived
here this morning. The trains
are bringing the remainder of the
artillery and cavalry, horses, stores,
etc. One hundred additional pack
mules came in with the First regiment
yesterday morning. 1t was reported
last night that a dispatch has just
been received here, the contents of
which indicate that D, 900 men of each
army, and as many Cubans as desire
to accompany them, will leave on
Tuesday, and that the steamships
Olivette and Florida, of the Plant
line, were officially inspected yester-
day to ascertain if their capacity is
sufficient for that number of troops.
Matanzas is mentioned as the destina.
tion. This story cannot be verified.
THE MAJOR GENERALS NOMINATED.
WASHINGTON, May 2-The president
is ready TO send to the senate ten nom
nations for major generals. OF these
five are appointments from the regu'
lar army and five are from civil life to
command volunteers. They are: From
the army-W. X. Shafter, of Michigan
Elwell S. Otis, of New York; John j.
Coppinger, of New York; Henry e
Merriam, of Maine; James f. Wade,
of Ohio. From civil life James
| ii. Wilson, of Delaware; JOSEPH
Wheeler, of Alabama; Fitzhugh Lee
of Virginia; George Il. Snowden,
of Pennsylvania; Charles +. Roe, o.
New York. Grenville NJ. Dodge, o.
! Iowa, had been selected by the presi.
dent for the senior major general frou
civil life. He called at the white
house yesterday and explained that i
would be impossible for him to accep'
Immediately, on account of his duties
in connection with certain interests.
NO GUNS FOR KANSAS VOLUNTEERS YET
TOPEKA, Kan, May 2.-The governor
received message from the war de
partment yesterday stating that i
would not be able to furnish the Kan
sas volunteers with guns and Other
equipments for at least ten days
Companies from Atchison and Abilen,
have been ordered to go into CAM
to-day. Several other companies
will arrive Tuesday. Camp Iced,
is in shape now to receive a
least half the volunteers. The Topeka
and Kansas City, Kan, companie
have been working all day long erect
ing tents and getting everything IL
readiness for the other troops. Col
Fred Funston returned yesterday iron
recruiting tour in the Second con
gressional district He says that tn
volunteers he has enlisted are wa
above the average, and that with som
training, they will make fine soldiers
Funston claims Kansas will show NJ
all right
MATANzAs TO BE ATTACKED.
ATLANTA, Ca, May 2.-The Journal
correspondent with the feet tele
: graphs that an officer of the Puritan
says Matanzas is to be attacked agaii
Tuesday and Red Cross steamer wit
provisions landed Immediately there
after, and it is also stated from ar
other source that Havana will b
shelled at the same time.
CHICAGO, May q. 3.-Fitteen hundre
| stonecutters and helpers struck again'
a cut from S4 per day to S. 1t
: feared other building trades will /
allied ont