The Chipley banner. (Chipley, Washington County, Fla.) 1893-1943, 1898-06-25
WAR PARAGRAPHS.
A Brief Compilation Of Daily
Occurrences.

quires and an intimation to that effect
has been conveyed to Admiral Erben,
in charge of that service.
The United States army and the
Christian Commission Of California
has been organized. It's purpose is
the uniting Of all evangelical churches
in union for systematic work among
the soldiers confirming itself TO o-copera-
ton with the chaplain Of the United
States army and navy.
News has been received at the navy
department that Admiral Camara's
Cadiz fleet is unseaworthy.
Acting Admiral William T. Samp-
son, commanding the naval forces
operating in the West Indies, whose
actual rank in the navy is that Of cap
tain, will become q commodore on the
third proximo by the statutory retire.
ment for age Of Rear Admiral William
A. Kirkland, commandant of the Mare
Island, CAL, navy yard, who is now
the ranking officer ofthe navy.
II is reported that camp Alger is to
be discontinued and several smaller
encampments are to be established at
available points along the south Allan
tic coast and Secretary Alger is to
make the selections.
A large quantity Of smokeless pow
der has been received for the navy and
will be sent to SIMPSONS fleet. The
Oregon has been using this powder.
The following prize vessels and
their cargoes are TO be auctioned at
Key West, June 81: Two large steam
ers, two banks, one brig, seventeen
schooners and one sloop. The car
goes consist of rice, flour, beans, cod.
fish, sugar, sardines, vermicelli, mac
aroni, cigars, steel, mineral water,
beer, wine, canned goods and chooo-
late.
The New York World has issued an
extra stating that General Fitzhugh
Lee Is TO attack Havana with 100000
men.
Another southern boy has accom-
plished an act Of daring. Lieut.. Blue,
who is we'll known in the navy rs an
enterprising and daring young officer,
landed near Santiago de Cuba and in
spected Cervera's vessels there.
The people Of San Juan are daily
expecting another attack by the Ameri-
can fleet. Governor Macias has sent
his family to the interior except his
fsvorite daughter, who would not
leave him. His hnir has turned from
brown TO white. In the harbor are
the gunboats Ponce de Leon, Isabella,
Legunda, Comache, Terror, Alphonso
III and vor Amelia and two other
cargo boats.
Capt. Huntington's Marines, assist
ed by Cubans, attacked o Spanish
guerilla camp in the hills near Guam
tanamo and completely routed the
enemy. The Spanish lost forty killed,
while on our side two Cubans were
killed and one Of the marines slightly
wounded. ..
A Washington dispatch says: The
First army corps, Major General John
J. Coppinger commanding, has been
definitely designated to undertake the
occupation Of Porto Rico, II will be
rapidly increased to 10000 men, -.
all available regulars now IL
the south, with the addition Of the best
regiments at Chickamauga,
Tampa and Falls Church, Va.
The second expedition TO the Phil
ippines has sailed from San Francisco.
The force cong;s ted Of $500 men dis
tributed on four nsports.
The following general officers accom-
panied General Shafter to Cuba: Ma.
jor General Joseph Wheeler, Brigadier
Generals J. F. Kent, H. 8. Hawkins.
8. 8. Sumner, ]. O. Bates, 8. B. M.
Young, II. w. Lawton and A. r.
Chaffee. Also Major General Breck.
inridge and Brigadier General Ludlow
went on inspecting officer and engineer
officer from headquarters army, re-
spectively.
The frft land battle has occurred ON
Cuban soil. Spanish guirillas attack
cd force Of marines landed from the
transport Panther. Four Americans
were killed. Spanish loss unknown.
The navy department has completed
its arrangement Of the Atlantic and
gulf coast patrol, and stretching from
Eastport, Me-. around TO New Orleans,
there are no less than forty auxiliary
craft, including some OF the tiny yachts
and reconstructed single-turret moni-
tors Of the civil war. tugboats, ferry
boats and not . few large and we'll
armed merchantmen.
SIMPSONS ships have again bonn
bombarded the Spanish defenses st
Santiago. Terrible damage was done
and the batteries OF the enemy were
silenced. None Of our yes.
sells were injured, but the Spanish loss
is thought TO be enormous.
Emperor William OF Germany has
ordered the German consul At Manila
10 prevent the, landing Of the United
States forces unless Admiral Dewey
has enough men to maintain order and
protect the Germans.
II il given ont at the navy depart
ment that the expedition to Porto Rico
will embark from Fernandina, Fla,