The Advocate and news., 1898-05-11
War Notes.

A supposed spanish spy ndS Deen dI-
rested on the st. Paul.
The Oregon and Marietta have sailed
from Rio Janelro for the North.
Four Harvey county boys were on duty
OH board Commodore Dewey's feet.
Recruiting was quick work at Colum-
bus. A full company was enlisted in
six hours.
Spain has rejected Great Britains offer
OF protectorate for the Chinese In the
Philippines.
The mastering of Wisconsin volunteers
into the service Of the government began
last Thursday.
The martial law proclamation at Mad
rid prohibits the publication Of any news
relative to the army and navy.
DR.. Hoffmaster, Of Columbus, has been
appointed assistant surgeon Of Kansas
volunteers by Governor Leedy.
A package of dynamite has been found
in one of the company boxes at the
Springfield, ILL.,, camp Of volunteers.
President Diaz, of Mexico, has issued
orders forbidding the export of any pro-
visions intended for the Spanish army
in Cuba.
Volunteers who get drunk while in
camp at Topeka are promptly discharged.
There are plenty of good sober men who
want to enlist.
The Spanish vessel ArgOnauta, cap
tured by the Marblehead, had on board
twenty army officers, one of whom was a
brOther-in-law Of General WeyleT.
The government has notified the rail-
roads that 1t will not pay more than
cent per mile for transporting troops.
The roads had agreed to charge 2 cents.
OF sixty-two applicants for admission
to the regular army at Fort LeaVenWOrth
last week but fourteen were accepted.
The rigidity Of the examination was the
cause.
Dispatches from Madrid say that in the
mobs which are daily assembling that
army officers are in the forefront. This
indicates that the Spanish army cannot |
lbe depended upon.
AS a matter of fact, Kansas quota of
volunteers will be ready for service as
soon as any. The adjutant general at
Washington says that up to last We'd
nesday but two States had been mus
tered in.
AT Vienna very despondent view Of
the situation is taken. In government
circles it is believed that the Spanish
dynasty is nearing an end. Great sym
pathy Is expressed with the Queen Re-
gent in her troubles.
Perfect discipline has been maintained
at Camp Leedy. When the Governor
went down late at night one night last
week with a lot of emergency supplies
he was halted by the picket and not al
lowed to proceed until he was recognized.
Washington dispatches from Buenos
Ayres say that the reason that the Span
lsh warship TemeraTio did not disturb
the Oregon was that the vessel was out
Of repair and that while in the harbOr
more than One-third Of Its crew de-
serted.
A Hong Kong dispatch says that the
chief of the Philippine insurgents has
agreed to submit to Commodore Dewey's
orders, and with 10000 followers will
back up Dewey when he gains control
Of Manila. The chief promises to adopt
humane methods.
OF the conditions at Camp Leedy, ex-
Department Commander Botkin says: Il
should say that the boys are as we'll
cared for as could be expected. You will
always find with recruits that they are
not as well cared for as they might be,
but on the whole l think that the camp
is well managed and that the boys are
comfortable. l do not think that the
criticisms about the exposure are just.
l find that all are supplied with blankets
as fast as the blankets arrive and that
there has been plenty Of hay and straw.
Internal Spanish Explosion Predicted.
Madrid dispatches dated May A tell Of