The Meeker herald., 1898-05-28
WAR NOTES.


Thirty thousand volunteers were at
Chickamauga on the 10th.
The Colorado volunteers started for
San francisco on the 18th.
Admiral Sampson Joined Commodore
Schley at Key West on the 10Th.
Mules are being shipped to San
Francisco for use in the Philippines.
Canvas uniforms will be supplied
the men who go to the Philippines.
The new battleship Alabama was
launched in Philadelphia on the 18th.
The report that Admiral Montejo
was killel at Manila proves to be un-
true.
Two regiments of regulars will be
sent from New Orleans to the Philip
pines.
The big monitor Monterey has been
ordered to sail from San Francisco TO
Manila.
Rumors are current in Washington
that another 100000 volunteers will be
called for.
The latest Spanish estimate of losses
at Manila is as follows: Dead, 321:
injured, 700.
troop of cavalry for service with
Torrey's regiment has been organized
at Cheyenne.
Dispatches from Madrid on the Goth
asserted that Cervcra's fleet had left
Santiago de Cuba
Troops are beginning to gather at
Camp Alger, near Washington. Gen
ore f..p hnp iS, in,
No military news is now allowed to
be sent out of Tampa except that
which is officially given out.
Colonel Torrey is having consider
able difficulty in securing suitable
horses for his cavalry regiment.
Prince Bismarck denounces the Unit
ed States in the present issue, saying
that our government is insincere.
Strict orders have been issued TO Of
ficials of the Navy Department not to
give out news of plans for the future.
The regiment proposed to be raised
by Wall street men has been aban-
doned. as it did not receive sufficient
consideration by the government.
A dispatch from Barcelona says that
between 1000 and 5000 troops drawn
from Catalonia. Alusia and around
Aragon and Valencia are embarking
here for the Philippines.
All the undamagcd big guns captured
from the Spanish fleet have been load
ed by Admiral Dewey on the transport
Manila. the only vessel of the Spanish
fleet which was found atioat and ser.
yiceable after the bntt'".
The coal supply at Cavlte Is being
placed on American warships. Admi-
raj Dewey has also bought supply
from the Nova Scotia coalship Coop
now In the harbor. The latter supply
amounts to 1900 tons.
Captain Duval, of the United States
commissary department. has made a
contract with st. Louis bakeries for
10000 pounds of army crackers. This
is equivalent to 10000 barrels of -four
On each will be printed the words,
"Remember the Maine"
1t is stated that in his last cable Ad-
miral Dewey said that if wrecking ap.
paratus were sent him he would be
able to raise n number of the Spanish
warships sunk during the battle. The
admiral thinks there are several of
the gunboats which can be easily
raised. repaired and made useful.
No possible contingency can arise,
according to the War Department :,f-
ficers, to prevent the invasion of Cuba
during the present week. Those in ii-
rect control of affairs insist that eli
matte conditions will have to be ig-
nored, and they can see no other rea-
son for further delay. They think
Cerveras fleet will soon be destroyed
or chased away.
Rev. Thomas Ewing Sherman of the
Society of Jesus, connected with st.
Ignatius, Chicago. has been appointed
chaplain OF the Fourth regiment of the
Missouri National Guard. Colonel Cor
bin commanding. Almost all the men
of the regiment are Catholics. Father
Sherman is the son Of w. r. Sherman,
and is enthusiastic over his appoint
ment
The first-class battleship Pelayo. the
armored cruisers Emperado Carlos ",
Alfonso MIL, Victoria and Giralda,
the auxiliary cruisers Rapido, Alfonso
XII, Buenos Ayres and Antonio Lo-
peg, and three torpedo boats now at
Cadiz, are ready for sea. They are ex-
pected to sail for the Philippines before
the end of this month with 1000
troops.