The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-16
HARRY FREASE is COL.
He Was Captain of s'CantOn
Troop" During the Campaign.
Baskets of Carrier Pigeons Pro
vided For the Cruisers.
A BIG YACHT BOUGHT.
U. s. Government Purchases
the Noted Yacht MayfiOwer.

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Canton Ohio, March 16.-Of7cers have
been named for the regiment of pro-
visionaI troops organized in this city to
be known as THE Presidents own"
The regiment is composed of more
than 500 volunteers at present includ-
ing some of the best young men of the
city All of the staff officers selected
are subject to the approval of Governor
Bushnell. All, however, have had mil
itary training. Harry F'rease who com
manded Co. I, of the Light Ohio Ma
tional guard is named as colonel He
was also commander of the famous
Canton troop that did service in leading
the Mckinley delegations about the
city. James Mckinley, nephew of the
president is sergeant. Rev o. B. Mil
igan pastor of the First Presbyterian
church has volunteered to be chaplain.
Within "a hours after call for troops
is made should such a call come, the
Canton regiment will be ready to
march. Members are adjusting their
life insurance policies, making wills
and transacting other important bust
ness preparatory to starting for the
scene Of conflict.
Newport R l., March 16-The ord
nance bureau has shipped 20 Whitehead
torpedOes from the Bliss works in
Brooklyn to the torpedo station here
and a similar cOnsi ignment will be made
daily. These tOrpedoes viii be imme-
diately assembled into outfits ready to
be shipped at any moment. The new
tOrpedOes are of three styles and are of
the same diameter as those now in ser
vice but much longer and carry a more
deadly charge Their speed for 800
yards is 80 knots.
The OUTFIT for the torpedo boat Nor
ris is an assembled at the torpedo sta
tion and the boat will be ready for trial
in about three weeks.
A basket filed with the best trained
carrier pigeons from the training sta
ton loft has been shipped to League
island for use on board the cruisers
Minneapolis and Columbia.
Battery G, Second United States ar
tillery, Fort Adams, viii leave this
morning for Fort Warren, by train.
Battery d, Second United States ar
tillery, will go to Dutch island on Sat
urday-
Vallejo, Calf, March 16.-At the
Mare Island navy yard 400 men are now
at work, most of them being engaged in
preparing the cruiser Charleston for
sea Work begins at 3 a. m, and ex-
cept for an inteTmission of an hour at
noon, is continued until 10 p. m.
Temporary electric lights were put
aboard the Philadelphia and the vessel
viii soon be ready for actual service.
London, March 16.-On the stock ex-
change today Spanish As were quoted
at 535s against 531s, the closing price of
yesterday.
New York. March 16.-The Herald
says that the government has pur-
chased the steamship yacht MayhOWer
vessel larger than the dispatch boat
Dolphin and capable of maintaining a
speed of more than 20 knots \ hour at
sea She is the first vessel of the mer-
chant marine, which has been added to
the naval service.
Key West, March 16-The United
States lighthouse tender Mangrove ar
rived here this morning from Havana
having on board the members of the
United States court of inquiry appoint
ed to inquire into the loss of the battle
snip Maine. The torpedo boat Porter
sailed this morning from the Tortugas
islands with mail for the fleet.
Madrid, March 16.-The quotation Of
Spanish As on the bourse todav was
1880 against 1900, the closing price Of
yesterday.
Atlanta, Ga. March 16-Brigadier
General NJ. w. Graham, the commander
OF the new department Of the south and
his chief of staff, Lieutenant Adams
arrived in Atlanta today.
They were met at the depot by Col
Cook and staff from Fort Mcpherson
and several prominent citizens. After
an exchange of salutations. Gen. era
ham and Lieut.. Adams were escorted to
the Hotel Aragon, where a suite of
rooms had been engaged. Mr.. Graham
Will 1t is said at once establish his
headquarters.
Munitions of war are passing through
Atlanta to the Gulf and Atlantic ports
daily, and great cannons, mortars. gun
carriages and cars of explosives can be
found in the yards almost any time
-Four mortars Weighing nearly 80, 600
pounds each passed through this
morning en- route to Galveston
Grand Rapids, Mich, March 16-The
nrst symptom of war so far as NIichi-
gan is concerned, came today when the
state military board received a request
from the war department. that each
company of Michigan troops be df-
V1ded into squads of eight men each, in
charge of cOrporals, and that the COM
plete lists of these divisions be reported
at once to the secretary of war thus
1nsurIng getting troops out in the short
est possible order. More than two wears
ago the Second regiment was divided in
this manner, and so it is ready at a mo-
ment's notice.
London, March 16.-The final contract
providing for the sale of the warships
Amazonas and Admiral AbreuH to the
United States has been signed The
both ships. An American crew is ex-
pected here from Lisbon tonight to take
possession of the AnazOnas on Friday.
Tt is added that Brazil will not sell any
more warships for the present except