The times., 1898-09-06
WAR BREvITIEs.

Mai James E. Bell has returned 10
Washington after his visit to Camp Wi
koff as chairman of the committee on the
condition of the District regiment. He
left his son. Lieut.. Horace NJ. Bell, at
Westfield, n. ]. The lieutenant will join
his regiment the First District of Co
lunibia. at Jersey City. on its return 10
this city and be with 1t at the reception
here Friday.
1t has been decided by the War De-
partment that more than a corps of
troops will be required for garrison duty
in Cuba after the evacuation of Blanco' 5
army. The Seventh Army Corps, now at
Camp Cuba Libre, Jacksonville, COM
manded by Gen. Fitzhugh Lee, viii form
part of the garrison force. Additional
regiments will be added 30 Gen. Lees
force.
The question of landing the Government
supplies from the steamship Comal, now
in Havana harbor, will probably be de-
cided by the War Department today.
Should the Spanish authorities adhere to
their original demand for the payment of
excessive duties on the relief cargo, the
Comal will be recalled TO the United
States.
The Illinois naval reserves 404 in num-
Der, will leave Jersey City Thursday
morning for Chicago. where they will be
given a rousing reception.
If Admiral Cervera's present program
is carried out he will sail from New
York, with the other Spanish prisoners
of war, Thursday morning on the steam
ship City of Rome. They will sail direct
TO Southampton, where the City of Rome
will be met by Spanish flying squadron
and the prisoners transferred TO the lat
ter vessels.
Several bottles filled with samples of
the drinking water used by the soldiers
at Camp Wikoh were received at the War
Department yesterday. They were her
metically sealed and sent by Col. Hecker
for analysis by government chemists
Samples of water will also be obtained
from other camps. by direction of Secre-
tary Alger.
The Navy Department was informed
yesterday that the Monitor Amphitrite
was disabled at Mole st. Nicholas, and 1t
would be necessary to have the vessel
towed to Hampton Roads by a collier
The cruiser Montgomery will convoy the
Monitors Puritan and Terror.
Secretary Long has detailed Commander
Charles n. Dickins to select a site on San
Pablo Island, off the coast of San Fran
SiSSO, Ndi, IOT lHc eStdDnSDfDenI OF a
training school for sailors. Congress has
appropriated $4,000 for this purpose, and
the proposed school will accommodate
LOCO boys between the ages of fourteen
and eighteen years. They will be edu-
Gated in the duties of modern naval war
fare, and the United States steamship
Pensacola will be stationed at San Pablo
as a training ship.
Upon the return of Brig Gen Goblin to
Camp Alger Brig. Gen. Joseph w Plume,
in temporary command of the troops
there, will be detached from that duty
and ordered to his home in New Jersey,
to be honorab1y mustered out of the mill
tary service at his own request Gen.
Plume, who is major general Of the New
Jersey National Guard, entered the Unit
ed States volunteer army, Second Corps,
last June.
1t is expected that three regiments now
at San Francisco will be sent to Honolulu
for permanent garrison duty.
Col Bryan's regiment of Nebraska Vol
unteers will be retained In the service
the Nebraska quota for muster out hav-
ing been filled. No request for the dis
bandment of this regiment has been re-
ceived at the War Department.