Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-06-02
WAR BREvITIES.
FRIDAY. May 81,


Many influential spaniards are urg-
Ing that the government sue for peace.
The government has begun the man
ufacture of war equipments at the In
dianapolis arsenal.
Pennsylvania 5000 men on the Sec
ond call will probably be modified at
Mt. Gretna.
Admiral Sampson is reported to have
captured the Spanish coal deposits at
Cayo France, Cuba
A picked regiment of mounted rifle
men, 500 strong, in Colorado, has ten
dered its services to the government.
| A Gibraltar dispatch says that 40
Krupp guns have been smuggled into
Spain and Germany, labeled Kitchen
furniture"
Saturday, May IS.
The Hawaiian Star declares that the
| Hawaiian government has undoubtedly
offered the islands to the United States.
The statement that James Emmitt.
an American, had been shot by order
of General Garcia is authoritatively
denied.
English newspapers print many
arguments to prove that the Spaniards
/
internal uprisings.
Off Cardenas harbor lies gunboat
placed there to prevent the escape of
couple of so-calied Spanish gunboats,
reported bottled UP in that port.
| General Charles King (the novelist),
G. A. Garretson of Cleveland, Francis
| ". Greene of New York and Harrison
Gray Otis will be Merritt's brigadier
| generals in the Philippines.
Monday, May so.
| A portion of General Gomez's army
| entered Remedies. Cuba, captured S04
Mauser rifles. 10000 rounds of ammu-
milton and large quantities of provis-
| ions, and retreated after brief battle
with Spaniards.
In pursuance of the order from the
war department recently issued that
all volunteers be vaccinated, Chief Sur
geon Hartsuff, at Chickamauga, has
received 10000 vaccine points. of which
he has already distributed 10000.
The hours of labor at the frankfort
arsenal Philadelphia, will be increased
| from is to 20 hours a day, which will
permit the turning out of 100000 rounds
of ammunition per day. Later the
hours will be extended to three shifts
of eight hours each.
There were three deaths at Chicka-
manga park Sunday. Pierce ColIyer, of
the Fourteenth Minnesota, and Harry o.
Burnham, of the Eighth Massachusetts,
died of pneumonia, and L. Bohnert, OF
the Fifth Illinois, of blood poisoning.
Tuesday, May 81.
The authorities at Mole St. Nicolas,
Hayti, forbid the signaling of any ship
In sight.
General Greeley, chief signal officer.
is making arrangements for enlisting
the volunteer signal corps authorized
by congress.
The government has leased 1000
acres of land near Boyee Station, four
miles from Chattanooga, on which
troops will be encamped.
In the Spanish chamber of deputies
Senior Puigcerver, minister of finance,
presented a bill to prohibit the ex-
portation of silver money.
The cruiser Harvard has sailed from
Kingston, Jamaica, to join Commodore
Schley's squadron. She took a pilot
familiar with the south coast of Cuba.
Surgeon General Sternberg has taken
pital train for the transportation of the
invalided troops from the front. This
train is to consist of ten tourist sleepers
and one dining car.
Wednesday, June I.
The next expedition TO the Philip
pines will. probably consist Of 1000 reg
ulars.
| The movement of volunteer troops
from Chickamauga Park to Tampa has
begun.
Ex-Congressman ]. Warren Keifer,
| of Ohio, will probably be appointed
major general of volunteers.
William j. Bryan refused the colo
| nelcy of a Missouri regiment, rendered
| him by Governor stephens, saying he
would stick to Nebraska.
Captain J. E. Brady, the new press
censor of Florida, excepting Key West,
has established headquarters at Tam
pa. The censorship will be most rigid.
General Lee had an enthusiastic re-
ception at Jacksonville last night. He
had a conference there with General
! Miles, The latter reached TAMPA to-
day.
Thursday, June 2.
Ruhlic sympathy in Russia is report
ed through French channels to lean to-
wards SPAIN
The Second regiment of Virginia vol.
unteers has been ordered to Tampa,
and left Richmond today.
Mrs. L. q. Letter, of Chicago, is said
to have purchased hospital building
| for the soldiers at Chickamauga.
Russia may demand a share in the
division of the Philippines should the
United States not return the islands.
Camp Alger, near Washington now
| contains 49, 1863 men. of whom 1901 are
| pronounced ready for active service.
William A. Pinkerton is said to have
| been engaged by the United States
government to hunt for Spanish spies.
A decree has been published at Mad
rid authorizing the issue of an internal
| isan nf 4 0nn 200 0nn naeetas at A per cent
No CMre-NO Pay.