Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-06-09
OUR SOLDIERS WELL
Little Sickness in Camp and the
Diet Of the Freshest.
EEWS ABOUT SPAyIARDS IN CUBA.
Thsy Report Themselves % Conhdent Of
Being Able 70 Rspsl the Invasion
They Consider Imminent-Psr-
sistsnA Peace Rum0fA


The officers at Camp Thomas have been
annoyed greatly by the misleading
and utterly false reports being sent
out from this point BY special CORE
spondents touching the heslthfulness
Of the camp Out Of $4,000 men now
In the army here there are not half
dozen serious cases Of sickness, and
the men are now getting the regular
allowances Of every kind OF food and
in abundance. Men are not getting
Delmonico meats, but they are getting
the best and freshest soldiers diet to
be had. The commissary In charge Of
the depot OF subsistence, In Chattanoo-
"a, has also been annoyed no little
by the false statements sent abroad
that the department has been unable
to secure storage sufficient for the sup.
plies, and that that Is the reason the
men are mot properly fed" Contrary
to this statement there are now al.
ready in the depot here over 1000, 900
rations and ample room for 5000, 900 If
needed. There Is not the slightest
ground for reasonable complaint
among the troops here, II their com.
missaries and quartermasters know
their business and attend to 1t
General orders were issued yester.
day to all regiments in camp to pro-
coed at once to recruit their companies
to the full strength Of lO6 men. The
order was for one recruiting officer
and four enlisted men to each battal-
ion. The details were made out in a
number Of regiments and the work Of
recruiting will begin at once.
NEWS ABOUT THE sPANIARDs IN CUBA.
LONDON, June THE Madrid CORE
spondent Of the Standard says: Gen.
Blanco, Admiral Cervera and Gen.
Linares have sent interesting cable
grams to the government on the prepa-
rations being actively made to repel
the invasion that is considered immi.
nent They report that the crews,
the garrison, the volunteers and the
inhabitants are in high spirits, elated
by the repulse Of the first reconnais-
sance by the enemy. Only IS Ameri-
can vessels are in sight off Santiago
and 1t is believed the other four, have
been detached toward Guantanamo.
The Spanish land forces are on
the alert, as they are also on
both sides Of Santiago to oppose
the landing Of an American expedi.
ton or the diversion expected from
Calixto Garcia at the head Of several
thousand insurgents. Gen. Linares
and Luque consider that they have
enough men to face both the in.
surgsnts and invaders, while Admiral
Cervera will assist the land batteries
and hold Admiral Sampson and Com
modore Schley In check. Gen. Blanco
reports that the blockade of Havana
has been so relaxed ever since the
American fleet was concentrated at
Santiago that he has been able to send
reinforcements, war stores and provi-
sions to many parts of the coast, while
merchant vessels are entering aud
leaving Havana and other ports quite
easily.
PERSISTENT PEACE RUM0RS.
LONDON, June There are persist
ent rumors in diplomatic circles, espe-
cially in London, that peace is not dis
tant, and that both Spain and Amer.
lea are anxious for it. A reflection of
these rumors is seen in the continued
buoyancy of Spanish As, although no
confirmation Of peace rumors is OBJ.
tainable from any source On the con.
trary, 1t is said on good authority in
Berlin that Spain has not yet sued even
for mediation, while the powers, re-
tanning an unpleasant remembrance Of
the rebuff to their former efforts at
Washington, are not likely TO renew
their attempts unless there are clear
prospects of a successful issue The
article in the St Petersburg Novosti,
calling on Europe to raise its voice
and to adjudicate upon the American
claims, meets with no sympathy. The
Berlin and Vienna papers, especially,
express establishment at such an at
tack from Russia and openly charac-
terize it as piece Of effrontery.