The Springfield herald., 1898-06-03
Friday, May 27.

FrluRy, may 81.
Letter from Tampa says 10000 men have
sailed for Cuba and ere this have effect
ed a junction with the insurgents.-Sena-
tor German. In speech on the war
revenue bill, denounces the recent deci-
sion of the Supreme Court on the In
come-tax law.-Government charters the
China and Colon, capacity $500 men. for
the second relief expedition to Manila
Gen. Blanco telegraphs to Madrid that
Cerveras squadron is at Santiago, but
definite Information has not reached
Washington. 1t is also reported to Ma
drid that thirty American warships are
on Cardenas.-Three Spanish agents try
to blow up the new mortar battery at
Key West, and when they are challenged
fre on the guard and escape.-Two mill
tary balloons purchased in France ar
rived. They are to be used by the fly
ing squadron for making captive ascsn-
sions from warships.-The United States
gunboat Zafire reached HonskonE from
Manila, reporting all well on American
feet-The Astor battery of light artillery
was assigned to service in the Philippine
Islands.-Roosevelts regiment of Rough
Riders received orders to report aS soon
as possible to General Shafter at Tampa.
President Mckinley nominated twen-
ty-eight brigader generals for the vol
unteer army as follows:
To bo Brigadier Generals-Colonel Rob-
ert H. Hall. Fourth United States Infan-
try. Colonel Edwin v. Summer, Seventh
United States Cavalry. Colonel Peter c.
Hams. corps of engineers. Colonel
George l.. Gillespie. corps of engineers.
Colonel Marcus P. Miller. Third United
States Artillery. Colonel Jacob Kline.
Twenty-first United States Infantry. Lieu
tenant Colonel Osward II. Ernest. corps
of engineers. Lieutenant Colonel Lloyd
Wheaton, Twentieth United States In
fantry. Lieutenant Colonel Arthur Mac
Arthur. assistant adjutant general. Lieu
tenant Colonel Henry c. Hasbrouck.
Fourth United States Artillery. IAeuten-
ant Colonel John C. Gilmore. assistant ad-
jutant general. Lieutenant Colonel Wal
lace F. Randolph. Third United States
Artillery. Major Joseph P. Sanger. IN
spector general. Frederick d. Grant of
New York. One Hundred and Forty-fourth
New York Volunteer Infantry. Harrison
Gray Otis of California. Henry II. Duf-
field of Michigan. Charles King of Wis
consin. Lucius +. Hubbard OF Minnesota.
George A. Garretson of Ohio. William w.
Gordon of Georgia. John A. Wiley of
Pennsylvania. William A. Bancroft of
Massachusetts. William ]. Mckee of In
diana. Francis V. Greene of Seventy-frst
New York Volunteer Infantry. Charles
Fitz-Simons of Illinois. Joseph K. Hudson
of Kansas. James Rush Lincoln of Iowa.
Colonel Michael v. Sheridan. U. S. A., as
sistant adjutant Eeneral.-Other army
captains: John b. Inman of Illinois.
George w. Butler of Maine. Thomas F.
Clark of Massachusetts. First Lieutenant
Gustav w. Stephens. Sixth United States
Artillery; Frank Lyman. Jr.. of Iowa,
George r. Gyger of Ohio. Frank L. Martin
of California, Frederick T. Leigh of New
York. To he First Lieutenants-Charles
Z. Pallow of New York. George H. T1lly
of Montana. Howard D. Coe of Ohio.
Charles II. Martin of Illinois. Patrick w.
Crawford of Arkansas. Charles E. Walker
of Maine. Alvar G. Thompson of New
York, Edward w. Winfield of Arkansas.
To be Second Lieutenants-William e.
Davies of Montana, Joseph d. Wood of
Ohio. Elmo C. Lee of Arkansas. Don A.
Palmer of Minnesota. Walter 8. Volknan.
sergeant signal corps; Charles e. XII
bourne. Jr.. of Oregon, Albert J. Dillon
of Florida. Frank p. Tate of Tennessee.
William Mitchell of Wisconsin. To be
Assistant Adjutant General. with rank of
Captain-First Lieutenant William r.
Simple, Thirteenth United States Infan-
try. To be Assistant Quartermaster with
rank OF Captain-Cyril w. King of Iowa,
Lewis V. Williams of Ohio Edward 2.
Robbins of Pennsylvania. To be Com
missary of Subsistence, with rank of Cap
tain-John F.. Whitemore of Pennsylvania
To be additional Paymaster-Benjamin F.
Havens of Indiana. James B. Houston of
Connecticut,