The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1898-07-29

Col w. ]. Bryan and his regiment
have joined Gen. Fitzhugh Lees army
at Jacksonville, Fla
No yellow fever has appeared in the
cavalry at Santiago, which is now
camped in the base of the mountains
two miles from Ell Caney.
Gen. Shutter authorizes a denial of
the report that the Cubans under Gen.
Garcia met and attacked body of
Spanish troops on their way to sur
render.
Gen. Gomez has expressed gratifica-
ton at the policy of the United States
Government in supplying the needy Gu
bans, saying that it tends to convince
them of the sincerity of this Govern
ment.
The government has bought alto
gether 353 boats since the beginning of
the war, and has paid over $4,000 900
for them. The smallest are launchers
run by naptha or electric engines,
while the largest are transports OF s.
600 tons.
Scare makes luck Farmers always
will have good luck with their hogs
when fed DIR. Haas Hog Remedy, the
only relia BILE menicine for swine.
Thousands of testimonials from lead
ing breeders and feeders. For sale by
j. NJ. Higginbotham. I'm
Miss Nathalie Schenck, of Babylon,
l.. l., started chain for the purpose
of raising So, 900 for the Red Cross Hos
pital service. She recently received
5000 letters in one day. She is anx-
ious to stop the chain, as she has re-
ceived about $4,000 already.
A movement is on foot to present
Cervera with home at Tampa, Fla,
provided he concludes to remain in
this country, for his kind treatment
native land would certainly mean
death to the great Spanish naval OFF,
GER
1t is expected that the first deporta-
ton of Spanish troops will take place
at Santiago today Thursday, and as
soon as the Spanish soldiers leave Gu
bans will be allowed to enter the city.
All unarmed persons are, however,
now allowed free access to the city.
| The yellow fever does not promise to
be great scourge to our troops. The
cases that have broken out are mild.
aad the rigid enforcement of sanitary
rules and quarantine laws bids fair to
reduce the disease to point where it
will not be great menace to the
health of the troops.
Thursday was the queens birthday.
(She was born July al, 1859. but low
ing to the nations circumstances" the
usual official reception and banquets
were suppressed. The only ceremony
was private mass celebrated in the
chapel of the royal palace, Madrid.
The royal family and the court at.
tended the service.
The press of Paris is now occupied
with the prop osed visit of Commodore
Watson, which the Gaulois considers
an indirect insult proffered to all the
continental nations. The Partisan ed.
itors are also finding much to amuse
them in the supposed perplexities of
the Americans on account of the atti-
tude of the insurgents in both Cuba
and the Philippines.
Cubans of Cienfugos have sent an ur.
gent appeal to Admiral Sampson to
hasten his operations, take possession
of the town and rescue from starvation
about 5000 old men, women and chill
dren. Their situation is described as
horrible, and they declare that ''if the
great people of the United States do
not come quick to our help we are
lost"
MAJ. Gen. Shafter reports 396 new
cases of fever of all kinds at his camp
Saturday and four deaths, with none
from yellow fever in four days. He is
now feeding II, 200 Spanish prisoners.
He has expelled from Cuba Sylvester
Scovel and three correspondents of a
rival yellow journal whom he found it
necessary to arrest for violations of the
military laws and for issuing incendia-
ry circulars.
There are now II. 900 United States
troops on the way to Porto Rico, if not
already there. Maj Gen. Miles took
3. 500 from Santiago Brig, Gen. Will
son $500 from Charleston and Brig.
Gen. Schwan 1000 from Tampa MAJ.
Gen. Brooke has $500 assembled at
Newport News, and the only three
Southern regiment at Tampa have been
ordered to proceed at once to Porto
Rico. This makes total of 90, 200 men.
A soldier at Chattanooga got six
hours leave In order to marry. The
bride and broom hustled to station
but found no magistrate and by the
time he found preacher the six hours
had expired. The soldier groom was
Immediately arrested for not co ming
in at the expiration of his time, sent
to the guard house for six days and
fined six dollars. This might be term.
ed fool laughs at his own folly"
During the hot weather summer
had severe attack of cholera morbus.
necessitating my leaving my business"
says Mr.. C. A. Hare, of Hare Bros,
Fincastle, Ohio. "After taking two
or threee doses of Chamberlain's Cole,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy / was
completely relieved and in few hours
was able to resume my work in the