West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-05-26
UACLE SAL ,s A.NG Altu0Ns0
Late Information Regarding the
DOings or These important ger
sOnages.

a new battery Of ten aud thir
teen inch guns has been ordered 90
be built ia Boston harbor.
Spanish minister t. the u S..
Polo y Bernnbe aud his suite sailed
from Montreal last Saturday, for
Spain OH the Dominion.
The sending of troops to Manila
has bSn DELAYED because there is
not sufficient food supply on hand
and because the volunteers are not
yet equipped.
The cruiser Marblehcld sent
$500 cartridges TO he Cuban IN
surgents 10y three Cubaus who put
of from shore in an open boat TO
reach the cruiser.
Col. Cameron. Of North Cmo-
lima. has presented TO Gen. Lee q
splendid black thoroughbred horse.
called Ohocttw for service IN the
Cuban campaign.
Gen. Garcia with 5000 infantry
and 1000 cavalry is enc mped five
hours out OF Santiago de Cuba,
ready to attack he city from the
rear ma case OF naval battle ia us
harbor.
Mrs. james Boyle. widow Of one
Of the victims of the Maine, his
made the first application for a
pension on account of the SIP ,nish
American war She wants $I2 u
mouth
Another British steamer loaded
With l,2J0 tons of sulphur has ar
rived IN New York from Sicily.
having stopped ut Halifax On the
way To Inquire Il the port of New
York was blockaded.
The delay in storming Havana
has given the Spaiards there ample
time to strengthen their fortified
tious Twelve new batteries have
been CONSTRUCTED since war was de,
clrred.
Among the long list Of army APP
pointments made last Friday. was
that of Mr.. w. j. w. Cowden. of
Wheeling, to be one of the addi
tlonal paymasters. MIR. Cowden
had strong backing for the place.
The Munson steamer line has
been forced to abandon It's trade
between Cuba. Mexico and Central
Americ' and will run from Orleans
TO Key West, carrying provisions for
the soldiers.
Late news says that Cardeuas
was reduced to mass OF rams by
ne American bonn 5nrdment.
Three Spanish gunboats living at a
pier were rendered useless, and I'm
attempt to mine the harbor was
promptly stopped.
In Gen. Fitzhugh Lees com
mand will be the volunteers from
Georgia, Michigan, Ohio. Illinois
aud Wisconsin. The Georgia vol
unteers are delighted at the idea of
lighting under Ice and with the
soldiers from the north.
As preparation for the Cuban
cam ptIgn the four regiments at
Mobile are given forced march s
ten miles long IN temperature Of
80 degrees every day. They carry
full outfits and 200 rounds Of am
muuItion. The stand the test
we'll.
One hundred and three thousand
troops are now mustered in under
the Presidents call aud 1t is ex-
pected that the entire 125 900 will
be mustered in ia few days.
Recruiting to raise the regular
army To G0.00O is progressing and
much york his been done toward
org i@lng the immune regiments
authorized by law.
Mrs Robley e Evans. the wife
Of yFighting Bob" has larger
personal interest in The navy than
most women. Her husband COM
'nands the Iowa, her brother COM
mands the Indiana, her son is on
the NJ lssacbusetts, her son-in-law
Is on the New York, and her two
daughters and her niece have vol
teers as nurses and are now taking
instructions At the hospital.
Evangelna Cossio y Cisneros, the
young Cuban girl, is soon TO wed
Mr.. Calos Carbonel, the former
Cuban banker, who was nominated
by President Mex inley to be %
lieutenant and aide on the staff OF
n j1r General Fltzhugh Lee.
The couple never met until the
night when Carbonel assisted Karl
Decker in rescoing Miss Cisneros
from the Spanish prison i'm Havana.
they will prob,bly be hurried be-
fore Lieut.. Car0ouel takes the
field.
One million three hundred and
fifty thousand square meals-tbat
IS Whist " jDr Smith forwarded 10
Chic&maugl Park from Chicago
for The soldiers. lie purchased The
fool required for thIs immcnss
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