The Springfield herald., 1898-05-06
WAR NOTES..

to enlist to fight Sp}niards.
The Spanish torItdo fleet left the
Cape Verde islands On the Goth. Where
they went Is not known.
The President Issue proclamation
on the 10Th allowing Spanish vessels
until May 21st to lekve our ports I'M
molested.
The cruiser Albahy. bought from
Brazil before It wat finished, cannot
be brought from Highland until the
present war is over.
Ten thousand gunI of an old style,
but in good order. Ii We been shipped
South from the ROck Island arsenal
for the use of the CtSb ban insurgents.
The Red Cross SocIt ty's ship State of
Texas, with nurses and medicines,
reached Key West htrsday from New
York. She will procxed to Sagua In
Grande.
Miss Helen Gould Ghas written to
President Mckinley offering free gift
of 100000 for naton; purposes. She
offers to double the Rmount If 1t is
needed.
The governor of thd Philippines, on
the 9th, issued n proclamation max
ing very insulting statements about
American sailors on the United States
warships.
Secretary Alger has practically de
cided to accept several hundred colored
volunteers from the southern states,
who are anxious 10 participate in the
Cuban campaign.
All the European nations Of promi-
hence but Germany. Austria and For
tugal have announced an attitude OF
neutrality and Portugal, 1t is stated,
will soon declare herself.
The news of the safe arrival at Liv-
erpool of the big American sailing ship
Shenandoah was gladly received Mt the
department. Consul Boyle at Liverpool
forwarded the information.
The Port Royal dry dock, according
to welcome official Information, will be
accessible to our warships, even the
biggest fleet, should they meet with ac-
cident during the campaign.
The City of Paris was sighted four
miles off Fire Island mt 2:4I Saturday
morning Under the rules closing tho
harbor at night she could not come up
to quarantine before morning.
The lighthouse tender Mangrove cap
tured the big Spanish steamer Panama
on the Goth. The Panama was on the
passengers and big cargo.
Captain Charles Silva, who since the
beginning of the Cuban war has been
employed by the junta in plotting fill
clustering expeditions to the island, has
been ordered by the Navy Department
to report for pilot duty to Admiral
Sampson.
Contracts have been let by Major
Charles A. Booth. in charge of the
supply depot Mt the United States ar
senal. in st. Louis, to three firms to
make $4,000 pairs of trousers for army
use. Major Booth expects that the con-
tracts will be filled In three weeks.
The secretary of the treasury has
received from the secretary of war es-
Inmates of deficiencies In appropria-
lions for the use of the War Depart
ment for the remaining two months of
the present ascal year, aggregating
S34,O19,997.
The Navy Department has complete
ly ceased Its purchase of ships for con-
version into war vessels, owing to the
exhaustion of the $5O.OOO,OOO war
fund. 1t is confidently expected that
Congress will come to the relief, as the
department Is still in need Of auxiliary
vessels.
Lloyds' .advices from Manila say the
American bark Saranac. owned by
William Simpson of New York, which
was captured ut Iloilo, Philippine is
lands, by the Spanish gunboat Ell
Cano, was seized after she had unload
ed her cargo of coal at that port, winch
was her destination.
Arrangements have been completed
by this government to supply the Gu
ban insurgents with aims and ammu-
milton. The government is preparing
now to land in Cuba from 25,OOO to 3d.
600 stands of improved Springfield
rifles. a number of ARTILLERY batteries,
rapid-fire Maxim gunsSsand an abun-
dance of ammunition TOR the effective
use of them.
Every endeavor is being put forward
by the War Department to organize
the volunteer army and increase the
regular army to its full strength. Mus
tcring rolls of the companies of the
volunteer army have been prepared in
the War Department and sent to the Of
fice7s who have been detailed to form
ally induct the state troops into the
service of the national government.
With few notifications they are the
same as those used in the late war.
Great things are promised for the
Holland submarine boot by its invent
or, who proposed to tho government to
go to Key West, join Admiral Samp-
sons squadron, and vii tn his own crew
enter the harbor of Havana by night
and throw dynamite bomb into Nor
no castle. Mr.. Holland will undertake
this if the government will guarantee
TO purchase the vessel at the conclus-
ion of the performance. The govern
ment has closed the bargain for the
boat.