The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-05-18

two weeks. rut the temperature has
risen almost 70 summer heat.
Gneral Coppinger received to-day his
order to command the Fourth Corps
mere. Captain Charles Wilcox, assistant
surgeon. arrived to-day from Fort Bliss,
Texas. and has been assigned 10 the
Third Regiment. Fifteen horses. In
charge OF Captain ]. ID. Aleshire. ar
rived to-day for the signal corps nom
l,athrop. $40. qu.pment for the recruits
Of the Second Cavalry have been re-
ceived and were distributed to-day. In
the way OF exercise. the Eleventh and
Twentieth made a march OF nine miles
and return this morning. fully equipped
for service.
The transport steamer Mattewan IL
taking on a quantity Of forage for the
cavalry.
In the volunteer camp to-day the ex-
animation OF Company II. Troy Riiles
and Company I. Jackson Volunteers. vas
finished and Company f. Gulf City
Guards. nearly finished. They are all OK
the Second Regiment. This regiment VIII
have eleven companies by tomorrow ana
need one more. The First Regiment also
needs on company, which will come from
Florence. the Wheeler Rifles. Company
VI. NldTke thhes' was
day.
lanes f.. Shelley, son OF General c. NJ.
Shelley. OF Washington. arrived here to-
day from Spanish Honduras TO tender
his services. He will probably be MADE
ordnance officer OF the First Regiment
He has been engaged In railway con-
struction in Honduras.
SPECIAL TRIAL COUNCIL.
KEY WEST. FLA. May H-At the
re0uest of Rear Admiral sampson, the
Attorney General has appointed Edward
X. Jones. OF New York, to act as specih
counsel in the trial OF prize cases. MT.
Jones will arrive here tomorrow and
has requested that no cases be taken up
until then.
Attorney ]. Parker Kirlin, of conveners
and Rirrn, New York, and Attorney
Welhdmus Minders, OF New YORK, nave
arrived her and will appear for the claim
ants OF the cargoes OF the Buena VEN
tura. Pedro Catelina and Maguel Jover.
Attorney George Denegre, OF New or
leans. has also been retained for the
owners OF the same vessels.
Judge Locke is here ana the trials VIII
begin Thursday or Friday.
BLOCKADE QUIET
Incoming vessels report that all Is
quiet on the blockade line.
The German steamer Polario arrived
here to-day and will proceed 70 Havana
under a special permit from the state De
partment. she will carry Senior o. BOOK
A prominent cigar manufacturer OF ths
Cuban capltal and several correspondents
for English newspapers
There is no definite news OF the meet
The only activity OF the day In THIS To-
caIitv has been the work OF coaling such
vessels as are here.
Nothina is known here OF the alleged
blowing up OK an American vessel OH
Cardenas.
Nldnight.-The composition or the ne"
Ministry is still undefnH1, hut II IS re-
garded certain that Senior Gatado VIII
erter the Cabinet. II is also rumored
tbat SENIOR Capdepon may finally take
the Colonial portfolio. and that In suen
an event Senior Aunon or Admiral Ca
nora NAV become Minister OF Marine.
TONDON. May i8-Rome correspondent
of Daily News says:
The danger OF Cabinet crisis has oeen
surmounted and Ministers Will meet far-
lament at the beginning OF June IL was
direc,ed some say, from Switzerland
soma from Paris. some from London. &C
tion was 10 be confined to Republicans
Socialists and Anarchists. while the cler-
icals were 20 help It on with their IN
fuence.
MAIL FOR MADRID.
MADRID. May 17.-3 +. Mine news
papers here assert that letters for SPAIN
even letters containing checks ana otn-
or valuable have been stopped at Ne"
york and DESTROYED. The papers demand
that the government make reprisals upon
American residents in Spain, especially
I'm the case of the correspondents oi
American newspapers.
QUESTION OF ALLIANCES.
LONDON. May lS.-The Madrid cores
pondent of the Standard. telegraphin2
| Tuesday, says:
The Spanish papers resolutely discuss
the expediency of continental alliances
which they AFFECT TO consider one OF the
nrincipal objects OF the new Caminet
| The Republican papers urge an alliance
with France and Russia. at the same
time agreeing with the monarchical pa
pers I'm expecting much from the atti'
tude OF Emperor William. The Minlste'
rial papers are equally keen ana plttei
for alliances against England.
The Queen Regent has suspended al
receptions and festivities arranged for II
Madrid and the provinces on the occa
sion OF the twelfth birthday OF her sof
to-day CTuesday) in view OF the wal
situation In Spain.
Numerous kilograms of sympathy were
received from foreign courts. the mos
conspicuous being from the Pope. Empe
ror Francis Joseph. Emperor Nicholas
Emperor William and ex-Queen IsaoeHa