Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-08-03
,NsAs, WEDNESDAY, AUG. 8, 1898.
Watson's squadron is we'll supplied.

/ Watson's squadron is well supplied
One collier carries on board 10000
pounds of fresh meat, 300, 900 pounds
of fresh vegetables, 450 tons Of ice
and ordinary supplies to last fully
four months. Besides this supply
every ship of the feet carries foui
months, quantity, SO that. if neces
sary run could be made to Manila
without stopping for coal or food.
John Sherman says that if the Gu
ban general, Garcia, was not invited
to the surrender, of Santiago, blund-
er was'made. { He advises retaining
Porto Rico, and favors an increase
in the navy, and a standing army OF
so 900. The ex-secretary of state
would have the government build {.
canal connecting the Atlantic and
| Pacific.
CHICKAMAUGA, Cain an alter.
cation over crap game, Corporal Pa
Kirby of company M. 9th Missouri
grabbed rife and thrust the bayo-
| net into the side of William King. y
private of company M, the bayon
jnst missing Kings heart and punct
uriDg the left lung, lacerating it bad.
iy. King has about one chance in five
of surviving. Kirby Is under arres'
and may have to answer to the charge
of murder. Both enlisted from Kan
sas City. King was a stone cutter
there and Kirby, railroad man.
WAsHINGToN D. C.,-Reports
from Santiago show that the differ
ence between Garcia's Cubans and
General Skaters army are very
strained. 1t is said that Garcia
justifies his course in Withdrawing
his troops to the mountains and an
nouncing his intention to act indie
pendently of the Americans by de-
claring that he was not consulted in
the surrender of Toral; that he was
not informed of Skaters intention
to retain the Spanish officials in
Santiago The American reply to this
is to be an order to General Shafter
to cut off the nations of the Cuban
soldiers who have been fed by I'm
Gle Sam ever since the beginning of
the siege of Santigo. If they pro-
pose to act Independently the war
department holds that they must
procure their own fodder.
Owing to the important mission Of
Commodore Watson's squadron and
its possibility of long absence from
an American port, every magazine on
the ships will be full when the ships
sail Admiral Sampson recently
made the requisition for the ammu-
milton supplies, as these had run low
as result of the engagement with
the Cervera squadron and the fire.
quent Smelling of Santiago. Each
battleship will have about 200 tons
of powder, with so to 20 of the
largest II inch or 13 inch shells, ca
cording to the size of the big guns !;
20 to 81 inch shells 200 to 300 of
the shells for Founders and other
medium sized guns, and 500 to 800
rounds for the small rapid fire guns.
The cruisers carry approximately the
same allowance, without the shells
for the IL inch and 13 inch guns.
Aside from this equipment of shells,
the squadron IS well provided with
solid armor piercing steel shot.
There has been no call for a renewal
of the supply of the armor piercers,
as Admiral SIMPSONS feet seems to
have used very few of them thus far,
confining their work to the big ex-
plosive shells. The latter, although
not made for Armor piercing, are
tested by the Navy department to
pass through four inches of solid
steel, not exploding until through
the steel. They have done such ex-
ecution that Admiral Sampson has
reserved almost his entire stock of
armor piercers.