The Advocate and news., 1898-06-29


will be the result when the United
States takes possession.
Civil Engineer White, u. S. NJ, is be-
ing court-martialed for neglect Of duty
and inefIlciency while serving as sub
inspector in the construction Of dry
dock No. at Brooklyn.
Lieutenant Mark Thompson, of Com
pany G, Twenty-second Kansas, is the
youngest commissioned officer in the
volunteer army. His home is at Nor
ton. lie Is a son Of Judge Lafe Thomp-
son.
President Mckinley has notified the
Spanish officers at Santiago that they
will be held personally responsible for
harm, accidental or otherwise, which
may befall HObson and the other Mer-
rimac heroes.
Non-cOmbatants and crews of prize
merchant vessels, which have been cap
tured by American war ships will be
turned over to French and Austrian
Ambassadors, who are the diplomatic
representatives of Spain.
Dr. Kindleberger, assistant surgeon of
the Olympia, and gunner Evans, of the
cruiser Boston, both of Dewey's fleet
and participants in the Manila affair, are
in this country. Their reports Of the
brilliant naval victory are very interest
ing.
A June 20 special from Kingston,
Jamaica, says that Cubans brought in
formation to Admiral Sampson that Ar
miral CerVera will make desperate
effort to take his fleet out Of Santiago
harbor at the first favorable oppor-
tunity.
Recruiting of colored troops began
Monday. Topeka and Lawrence were
the points visited that day Thursday
the officers will be at Leavenworth and
Atchison. Saturday Fort Scott and
Kansas City will be visited and on We'd
nesday. July 6, the work will be COM
pleted at Wichita and Oswego.
Two volunteers went to Washington
recently to see the city. They were
refused admission to the War Depart
ment and while trying to devise some
plan to get in they accosted an elderly
gentleman who was coming out. He
gave them his card and said that it
would help them some. 1t did, for the
card was Secretary Alger's.
Gen. Miles received a dispatch Thurs
day from one of his aides announcing
the successful landing Of Gen. Skaters
army in the vicinity of Santiago. No
troops were encountered, $500 insur-
gents were ready to cooperate, and the
soldiers were in splendid condition and
ready to fight. The dispatch was not
given out in full, but Gen. Miles pre-
dicted an early fight
Cubans report that a brother of a
Cuban who had been executed by Cen
eral Blancos order tried to kill the Gen
eral as he was leaving the palace. The
shot was fired while the brother was
acting as a guard at the palace Gen
eral Blanco was seriously wounded in
his left leg The affair caused great eX-
citement and many of the volunteers
marched the streets crying "vive Wey-
ler, down with Blanco" Efforts to re-
store order met with Indifferent sue
cess.
Governor Leedy has taken hold of the
movement to secure and distribute sup
plies to sick soldiers in Kansas regi-
ments Many needed things such as
ice, lemons, jellies, night shirts, ETC.,
are not supplied by the government.
He has designated Col. Funston Of the
Twentieth, Mrs. Dr. Armstrong with the
Twenty-flrst and Mrs. Major Harvey of
the Twenty-second to receive and dis
tribute the supplies. Any contributions
Of needed articles or of money, which
may be sent to the Governor will be re-
ceipted for and forwarded,