Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1898-09-03
WAR BREVITIES.


1t has been finally decided to sban-
aon Camp Alger. near Washington
The calvarymen in Porto Rico. In
GLIDING the Pennsylvania troopers.
have been ordered home
SPANS instruction to commanders In
Cuba and the Philippines are to repel
by arms any attack of the insurgents.
Steamer vigilancia left New York
with the Twenty-third Kansas volun-
teers, composed of immunes. for Cuba
The government will establish a reg
ular line OF transports between New
York and ports in Cuba and Porte
Rico.
Philippines insurgents declare their
willingness to accept either annexa-
ton or protectorate under the United
States or Great Britain.
Victor Tuesey and william Chiches-
ter. two returning soldiers. were struck
by a bridge and killed while responding
TO the cheers OF the people at Philadel-
phia-
Friday, Aug. 90.
Spain's war expenses to June 8 were
Az. 1868. $50 pesetas-
1t is reported that Japan is anxious
to purchase the Ladrone Islands for
their fish resources.
G. w. Hyatt. Red Cross agent at Key
West. explains the urgent need for
food for the Cubans.
Admiral Schley arrived in Washing
ton. and was wildly greeted by cheer
ing thousands
General Shafter left Santiago for
home today. General Lawton succeeds
to the command at Santiago.
The train carrying Pennsylvania
soldiers from Fernandina received a
loyal greeting through the south.
Orders have been issued to muster
cut a number of volunteer regiments,
including the Sixth Pennsylvania, Fifth
Maryland. and all New York and Penn
sylvania cavalry now in Porto Rico.
Saturday, Aug. e7.
Spanish soldiers returned to Spain
complain Of Ill treatment by ths
Americans.
Business at Manila is being resumed
and the city is rapidly assuming g
normal condition.
Surgeon General Sternberg denies the
statement that he opposes women
nurses for the soldiers.
A flood in Porto Rico prevented Gen
eral Miles from attending a reception
| given in his honor at Ponce.
It has been decided to remove all the
volunteers from Camp Alger, neal
Washington. to Middletown. Pa
Transports Yucatan, Hudson and
Catalina arrived at Montauk Point, L
L. with 1.402 soldiers from Santiago.
Monday, Aug. 90.
The transport Roumania left Santi-
ago for Montauk Point with $50 sick
soldiers.
Sagasta's plan to prevent discussion
OF the war in the Spanish cortes will
probably fail.
BY the end Of this week all the
soldiers will have left Chickamaugs
Park for other camps.
General H. v. Boynton, ordered BY
Secretary Alger to inspect hospitals al
Chickamauga Park. declares them sat.
isfaotory.
A wreck on the Louisville and Nash.
Vile road near Birmingham, Ala, de-
rallied q soldiers train. killing Franz
Glennon and Peter Farley OF thG
Sixty-ninth New York regiment.
Tuesday. Aug. so.
Admiral Dewey notifies washington
that he has an abundance OF supplies.
The health conditions at the voIun.
teer camp in San Francisco are de-
plorable.
| A movement Is on foot in Phi1adel
| phia for q national peace jubilee IL
| October.
| Lieutenant Hobson arrived in Santi
ago to superintend the floating o.
sunken Spanish wRrshipss
Several vessels from the Unite(
States. with cargoes OF food for suffer
ing Cubans. are anchored IN Eavsni
| harbor.
Over zoo sick Pennsylvania BoI6isr,
arrived from Chickamauga yesterday
and were removed to hospitals In Phil
adeiphia and other cities.