The Eddy current., 1898-09-24

ANNIlNN UfNNNt fA~HiluinAeI 10 ANAhNt
r. In favor Of holding the Philippines.
Three hundred men are 10 be enlist
ed for the navy at San Francisco Inn
mediately.
Capt. Ben. y. Wright OF the Cover
nor's guard, il at Austin from Jackson
Vile. Fla. on a furlough.
Tho steamer Leon XIII has arrived
AZ vlgo with Gen. Toral and 247s sol
dlors and officers from Santiago de
Cuba.
Maj. NJ. E. Baldwin Of the Sixth
Illinois volunteers died at the oFthO-
paedIc hospital at Philadelphia Of ~
phoid fever.
rrivate John Gibbings OF company
l.. fourth Tennessee. was drowned
while attempting to swim the Tennes-
see river near Camp Poland.
The first regiment. Mississippi volun-
teerk. Col Govan comandlng. Is now
PLEASANTLY located at Camp Klncannon,
Laudcrdalc Springs. Miss.
der Spanish officers. and the insur-
gents demand that tho American au-
thorities employ no spanlards IN any
capacity whatever at Manila.
Gen. Linares, discussing the Santiago
surrender. says: III / had considered
the capltulntion contrary to the honor
Of my country and the troops who had
Tho British cruiser Powerful arrived
nj Manila recently and saluted Admiral
Dewey. Gen. Otis responded from the
Utah battery In the citadel II was the
first salute since the surrender.
a. H. T. Kornton OF Blooming
Grove has received a ietter from
brother at Manila When he first ar
rived Il rained every fifteen minutes.
and an hours interval was considered
a drouth
Private J. B Gordon Of troop B died
at Fort Sam Houston OF injuries re-
celyed by being thrown from his horse
the previous day. He was inferred
with military honors at San Antonio.
lie was 20 years old.
An order has been issued transfers.
lng the medical supplies In charge OF
the pUryeyor at Chickamauga, Mai.
Comegys, TO Atlanta There are ten
carloads OF such supplies IN the store
house there. valued at 100000.
Mr.. ]. u. Shaw OF Waco is In re-
ceipt OF letter from his sou. ]. +.
(Tyre) shaw, who has seen service In
the Philippines, and who gives most
graphic description OF the hghtine at
Malatc.
The first Arkansas volunteer regi-
ment has arrived at Little Rock from
Chlckamauga and IL In camp ut Fort
Logan II. Roots, near that city All
Of the men appear to be in excellent
health and all reJoiced 20 get home.
Gen. Frank. who Is In command OF
the camp at Admission. Ala. received a
message asking how many soldiers he
could care for lie replied that he
could take care OF two divisions. or
about $4,000 men. A number will go.
The Rest hospital az wasl.rigion
The contract for supplying the navy
department with smokeless powder has
been awarded 10 the California Powder
company, each to supply 50o.0el
pounds. Tho contract price is so cents
per pound the government to furnish
alcohol necessary for the productions
OF powder,
The Rest hospital az Waahlngton
barracks District of Columbia the
sternberg and Sanger field hospitals az
Chlokamauga park and the military
hoFpital at Ponce Porto Rico. have
been designated as general hospitals
ana reported under exclusive contrCl
OF the surgeon general Of the army
Gen. s. NJ B Young Of PlttabarS
has beon assigned TO the command a
the FIRST division Of the second arny
corps. lie succeeds Gen. }. T.. 5, Co
bin OF Lebanon, who returns TO The
brigade composed OF the eighth,
twelfth ana thirteenth Pennsylvanta
regiments.
Al the conclusion OF the review d
the troops M Camp Poland. Tenn. Gen
Brecklnrldgc made a formal inspection
Of the regimental camps and division
hospitals. He pronounced the camp,
In good condition. and took occasion
e. admonish the officers 10 keep theii
camps free of garbage as far us possl-
ble.
The steamer Alfonso Nil steamed
into the harbor Of Santiago de Cuba a
short time ago amid the booming OF
cannon from the forts and the shore