Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-06-03


Letter from Tampa says 10 000 men have
sailed for Cuba and ere this have effect
ed junction with the insurgents.-Sena-
tor German, in speech on the
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
CerVeTa's squadron is at Santiago, but
definite information has not reached
Washington. 1t is also reported to Ma
drid that thirty American warShips are
off Cardenas.-Three Spanish agents try
to blow up the new mortar battery at
Key West and when they are challenged
fire on the guard and escape.-Two mill
tary balloons purchased in France ar
rived. They to he used by the fly
ing squadron for making captive ascen-
siOns from warships.-The United States
Sunboat ZafiTe reached Honskong from
Manila. reporting al! well on American
ileet-The Aston battery of light artillery
was assigned to service in the Philippine
lslands.-ROosevelts regiment of Rough
Riders received orders TO report as soon
possible to General Shaftcr at Tampa.
President Mckinley nominated TWEEN
ty-eight briSadier generals for the vol
unteer army follows:
To be Brigadicr Generals-ColoneI Rob-
ert II. Hall. Fourth United States Infan-
try. Colonel Edwin V. Sumner. Seventh
United States Cavalry Colonel Peter g.
Hams, corps of engineers Colonel
George l.. Gillespie. corps OF engineers.
Colonel Marcus r. Miller. Third United
States Artillery. Colonel Jacob Kline,
Twenty-first United States Infantry. Lieu
tenant Colonel Osward H. 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. Iieuten-
ant Colonel John c. Gilmore, assistant adj
jutant general. Lieutenant Colonel Wal
lace +. Randolph. Third United States
Artillery. Major Joseph Z. Sanger IN
spector general. Frederick ID. Grant of
New York. One Hundred and Forty-fourth
New York Volunteer Infantry Harrison
Gray OTIS Of California. Henry NJ. Duff
field of Michigan. Charles King of Wis
consin. Lucius j.. Hubbard of Minnesota
George y. Garretson of Ohio. William w.
Gordon of Georgia. John A. Wiley OF
Pennsylvania. William A. Bancroft of
massachusetts, William j. Mckee of In
diana. Francis V. Greene of Seventy-first
New York Volunteer Infantry. Charles
Fitz-Simons of Illinois. Joseph K. Hudson
of Kansas James Rush Lincoln of Iowa
sistant adjutant Goneral.-Other army
nominations were: Signal Corps-To be
captains: John Il. Imam of Illinois,
George W. Butler of Maine Thomas T.
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 II. Leigh of New
York. 70 he First observation-disclosures
l., PailOW Of New York George II TfIIv
of Montana Howard u. Coo Of Ohio
Charles IL. Martin OF Illinois. Patrick w.
Crawford CT Arkansas. Charles f. Walker
of Maine. AlVar C.. Thompson Of New
York, Edward w. Winfield of Arkansas.
TO he Second LieutenaRts-Wiiliam II.
Davies of Montana. Joseph d. Wood Of
Ohio. Elmo G. Lee of Arkansas. Don A
Palmer of Minnesota. Walter S. N0lkman.
sergeant signal corps. Charles Il. Kill
bourne. Jr.. Of Oregon. Albert j. Dillon
Of Florida, Frank II. Tate of Tennessee,
William Mitchell of Wisconsin To be
Assistant Adjutant General with rank OF
Captain-F'irst 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 H.
Robbins of Pennsylvania. To be COM
,nissary of Subsistence with rank Of Cap
lain-John +. Whitemore of Pennsylvania.
10 be additional PaymaSter-Benjam F.
Ravens of Indiana, James II. Houston OF
Connecticut.