The herald., 1898-03-04
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quiry, but when or where has not been
made known. At q meeting Of volunteers
yesterday, called to protest against the
run1ored proposal to disarm them, let
ter was read from General Parade, Con.
eral Blanco's second in command, saying
mo government inspector would dare
propose such q thing" This has greatly
| gratified the volunteers.
Senator Proctor has seen much In short
| time and there IA good authority Tor say
inR that he will make the results OF his
observations known in strong speech In
the senate on his return to washington
At Matansas Miss Clara Barton and sena-
tor Proctor, under the guidance OF United
states Consul Brice and Mr.. 0ovas. the
| British consul. saw extremes Of yunerine
they had never conceived possible. Four
persons died In one ward while the party
was there. Senator Proctor was reticeht
on the subject. but others of the party
declared that the whole OF the east island
was Under the control of General Gomez.
Senator Proctor however, went so far as
to say to the Associated PRESS correspond
ent: "Certainly peculiar state Of affairs
exists. A resident of Matansas told me
that II 1 wished to correspond with General
Gomez he would send my letter to him and
would have an answer back In q short
time"
INSPECTING DEFENsEs
NEW YORK, March s.-Geheral Wesley
Merritt returned from his tour of inspection
OF the southern Notifications In the depart
ment OF the east. Probably within q week
he will start for Key West. General Mer-
ritt was especially interested In the work
now going on In the New York arsenal.
During the past few days hundreds Of
eight, ten, twelve and thirteeh-inch pro-
jectiies have been shipped from the at
senal to Fort Preble, Me. Speaking Of his
tour, General Merritt said: II am pleased
to say that ! found the troops in excellent
condition. The men were all the picture OF
health and the regulations we're working
perfectly"
When asked as to whether 1t was the in
tention Of the war department to make
Atlanta the seat of operations In case of
hostilities being declared. General Mer-
ritt said he preferred to remain silent for
the present. Under no circumstances, he
explained. woud he go into the details OF
his proposed visit to Key West, nor would
he discuss the Significance of the fleet
there at this time. Liutenant Strother
will accompany General Merritt on his trip
south.
SUPPLIES AT HAND
SAN FRANCISCO, March 3-The war
department has issued orders for the i'm
mediate transfer of ammunition from Ben
leila arsenal to this city. The object Ii to
supply the needs of the mortar batteries
and heavy ordnance at the Preside and
Black Point, which constitute the most Inn
portant Of the harbor defenses of San
Francisco.
PURGED OF oFFENsE
OMAHA, March "a letter just re-
ceived from Havana shows that among the
seamen on board the Maine at the time Of
the disaster in Havana harbor was young
Pat Ford, who escaped from his jailer in
Omaha In january, 1895, with sentence Of
eight years for highway robbery.
TORPEDO SPEED TRIAL
BRISTOL, r. l., March S-The two new
government torpedo boats, the Gwynn and
the Talbot, just completed by the Herre-
shOfTs, were given their official speed trial
today in Narragansett bay under favorable
conditions, and both exceeded their con-
tract speed, the former making an average
of 2O9 knots an hour and the latter G.L
The company figured that as the Gwynn
had been in the water about ten days and
the Talbot only two, the slight roughness
on the former would account for the differ
ence between the two honts and that they
were practically equal.
WORK DOUBLE TIME
HEADlNG, "a, WarCn 5.--Be81unl0& on
next Monday the Carpenter steel works
will 90 on double turn, working on pro-
jectiles for the government, employing $50
instead OF 225 hands.
LOYAL NEGROES
COLUMBIA, 8. c., March 3.--One thou
sand militiamen of South Carolina ten
dered their services to Governor Ellerbee
today in case OF war. The offer was made
through Colonel Robertson, colored, of
Charleston.
DUTY OF. CATHOLICS
PORTLAND. Or, March a.-Archbishop
w. H. Gross has addressed circular to
the clergy and laity OF this diocese In which
he says all Catholics OF this country should
support the United States In case Of war
with Spain. l- sSs .s
ORDER 10 HASTEN
PORTSMOUTH, N. H., March 5 s--orders
have been received at the navy yard to
make the outfit for the u. 3. 3. Lancaster
with the quickest possible dispatch. It Ii
expected that the MAchias ana Essex with
be ready for service at the Portsmouth
yard at once.
" MILITIA INSPECTION
SAN FRANCISCO, March s.-Major Gem
eral Dickinson has issued orders for the
inspection Of all the national guard Of
California In the near future. The naval
militia Ii also to be inspected and both
branches Of the service placed IN readiness
for any emergency.
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