Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1898-06-04
WAR BREvITIES.
Friday. May 81.

Many influential Spaniards are urg-
Ing that the government sue for peace.
The government has begun the man
ufacture of war equipments at the In
dianapolis arsenal.
Pennsylvania 5000 men on the sec
ond call will probably be modified at
Mt. Gretna.
Admiral Sampson is reported to have
captured the Spanish coal deposits at
Cayo France, Cuba.
A picked regiment of mounted rifle
men. 500 strong, in Colorado, has ten
dered It's services to the government.
A Gibraltar dispatch says that 40
Krupp guns have been smuggled into
Spain and Germany, labeled Kitchen
furniture"
Saturday, May 2S.
The Hawaiian Star declares that the
Hawaiian government has undoubtedly
offered the islands to the United States.
The statement that James Emmitt.
an American, had been shot by order
Of General Garcia is authoritatively
denied.
English newspapers print many
arguments to prove that the Spaniards
are counting delay in order to avert
internal uprisings.
Off Cardenas harbor lies a gunboat
placed there to prevent the escape of a
couple of so-called Spanish gunboats,
reported bottled up in that port.
General Charles King Che novelisD,
G. A.. Garretson of Cleveland, Francis
v. Greene of New York and Harrison
Gray Otis will be Merritt's brigadier
generals in the Philippines.
Monday, May 80.
A portion of General Gomez's army
entered Remedies, Cuba, captured 304
Mauser rifles, 10000 rounds of ammu-
milton and large quantities of provis-
ions. and retreated after a brief battle
with Spaniards.
In pursuance of the order from the
war department recently issued that
all volunteers be vaccinated, Chief Sur
geon Hartsuff, at Chickamauga, has
received 40, 600 vaccine points, of which
he has already distributed 10000.
The hours of labor at the Frankfort
arsenal Philadelphia, will be increased
from 16 to 20 hours a day, which will
permit the turning out of 100000 rounds
of ammunition per day. Later the
hours will be extended to three shifts
of eight hours each.
There were three deaths at Chicka
manga park Sunday Pierce Collyer, of
the Fourteenth Minnesota, and Harry O.
Burnham, of the Eighth Massachusetts,
died of pneumonia, and L. Bohnert, Of
the Fifth Illinois, of blood poisoning.
Tuesday. May 81.
The authorities at Mole st. Nicolas,
Hayti, forbid the signaling of any ship
in sight.
General Greeley, chief signal officer.
is making arrangements for enlisting
the volunteer signal corps authorized
by congress.
The government has leased 1000
acres of land near Boyce Station, four
miles from Chattanooga, on which
troops will be encamped.
In the Spanish chamber of deputies
Senior Puigcerver, minister of finance,
presented a bill to prohibit the ex-
portation of silver money.
The cruiser Harvard has sailed from
Kingston, Jamaica, to join Commodore
Schley's squadron. She took a pilot
familiar with the south coast of Cuba.
Surgeon General Sternberg has taken
the initiatory steps for securing hos
pital train for the transportation of the
invalided troops from the front This
train is to consist of ten tourist sleepers
and one dining car.
Wednesday, June 1.
The next expedition to the Philip
pines win probably consist of 1000 reg
ulars.
The movement of volunteer troops
from Chickamauga Park to Tampa has
begun.
Ex-Congressman ]. Warren Keifer
of Ohio. win probably be appointed
major general of volunteers.
William ]. Bryan refused the colo
nelcy of a Missouri regiment, rendered
him by Governor Stephens, saying he
would stick to Nebraska.
Captain ]. e. Brady the new press
censor of Florida, excepting Key West,
has established headquarters at Tam
pa. The censorship will be most rigid
General Lee had an enthusiastic re-
ception at Jacksonville last night. He
had a conference there with General
Miles. The latter reached Tampa to-
day.
Thursday, June 2.
Public sympathy in Russia is report
ed through French channels to lean to-
wards Spain.
The Second regiment of Virginia vol
unteers has been ordered to Tampa,
and left Richmond today.
Mrs. L. 2. Letter, of Chicago. is said
to have purchased a hospital building
for the soldiers at Chickamauga-
Russia may demand a share in the
division of the Philippines should the
United States not return the islands.
Camp Alger, near Washington, now
contains 1850 men, Of whom 9s01 are
pronounced ready for active service.