Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-05-05
THE INVADING ARMY.
Gen. Shafter Will Command Army
to Cuba, Which Will Leave Soon.
The MAJOR GENERALS NOMINATED.
Five Appointments frJn the Regular Army
and Five from Civil l.iis-NO tiuns for
Kansas Volunteers Yrt-MAtAnxs 70
to BE Attacked.

who Is looked upon as the Of1cer who
will have charge of the army Of occn.
patton, gave an audience last evening
To several newspaper men. In the
course Of the conversation the ques.
ton Of countersigning war correspond.
ents' passes was brought up. Gen.
Shafter said that he would not assume
command for week or ten days, IS
he would be busy with other matters
and would take up the subject 10 am
pie time. This practically settles two
very important matters: First Gen.
Shafter will command the army
in Cuba; and, second, the troops
will not leave here for Cuba
for ten days at least The general,
while he has come to no conclusion on
the subject, will be inclined to limit
the number of accredited war CORE.
spondents TO as small a number as pos
sible. Four regiments Of infantry
from Chickamauga, Mobile and New
Orleans arrived yesterday, being the
First Tenth, Twenty.Second and
Twenty-Fourth. Seven train loads
made up OF 95 cars from points
along the Plant system have arrived
here this morning. The trains
are bringing the remainder Of the
artillery and cavalry, horses, stores,
etc. One hundred additional pack
mules came in with the First regiment
yesterday morning. 1t was reported
last night that q dispatch has Just
been received here, the contents OF
which indicate that 5000 men Of each
army, and as many Cnbans - desire
to accompany them, will leave on
Tuesday, and that the steamships
Olivette and Florida Of the Plant
line, were officially inspected yester-
day to ascertain II their capacity is
sufficient for that number Of troops
Matanzas Is mentioned Is the destina.
ton. This story cannot be verified.
THE MAJOR GENERALS NOMINATED.
WASHINGTON, May a-The president
Is ready TO send to the senate ten nom.
nations for major generals OF these
five are appointments from the regu.
lar army and five are from civil life to
command volunteers. They are: From
the army-W R Shafter, Of Michigan,
Elwell $. Otis, Of New York; John ].
Coppinger, Of New York; Henry C.
Merriam, Of Maine; James F. Wade,
Of Ohio From civil life James
H. Wilson, Of Delaware; Joseph
Wheeler. Of Alabama; Fitzhugh Lee,
Of Virginia; George R Snowden.
Of Pennsylvania; Charles +. Roe, OF
New York. Grenville NJ. Dodge, Of
Iowa, had been selected by the presi-
dent for the senior major general from
civil life. He called at the white
house yesterday and explained that 1t
would be impossible for him to accept
Immediately, on account Of his duties
in connection with certain interests,
NO GUNS FOR KANSAS VOLUNTEERS YET.
Topeka, Kan, May s.-The governor
received message from the war de-
partment yesterday stating that it
would not be able to furnish the Kan.
sas volunteers with guns and other
for at least ten days
from Atchison and Abilene
have been ordered to go into camp
to-day. Several other companies
will arrive Tuesday. Camp Leedy
is In shape now to receive at
least half the volunteers The Topeka
and Kansas City, Kan, companies
have been working oil day long erect
ing tents and getting everything in
readiness for the other troops Col.
Fred Funston returned yesterday from
q recruiting tour in the Second con.
gressional district He says that the
he has enlisted are way
above the average, and that with some
training, they will make fine soldiers.
Funston claims Kansas will show up |
all right
MATANzAs TO be ATTACKED.
ATLANTA, Ga, May 2-The Journals
correspondent with the feet tele-