The times., 1898-09-02
WAR BREVITIES.

Orders will be made public today mus
tering out the First Ohio Volunteer In
fantry The regiment was recruited at
Cincinnati and steps will be taken to
have the men go to that city in time to
take part in the G. A. r. parade.
Gov Hastings, of Pennsylvania. called
upon Secretary Alger yesterday afternoon
and arranged to have eight regiments of
the Pennsylvania volunteers mustered
out of the service. The orders will soon
be issued. The regiments have not yet
been designated.
The President has appointed the firm
of DeFord & Co, of Boston. fiscal agents
of the United States in the island OF
Porto Rico. Bond to the amount of $780,
coo was given for the faithful perform
ance of their duties.
Surgeon General Sternberg. who had
arranged to have 200 men taken from the
Fernandina hospital on the steamer Oh
fvette, will, on account of the loss of that
steamer, have the men brought north on
a hospital train. He has not decided
where the men will be taken.
Bids will be opened at the Navy De-
partment tomorrow for supplying LOO, ,00
pounds of sInokeless powder for the use
of the navy. The powder will be used in
filling the magazines of ships now pro-
vided with the brown powder. 1t is not
expected that the powder can be pro-
cured for less than 81 per pound The
output Of the government factory at
Newport is about 2,5O0 pounds of smoke
less powder day. It is proposed to es-
tablish another government powder fac
tory inside of twelve months at Indian
Head, on the Potomac, a few miles south
of this city.
Cen Greedy was informed yesterday
that Col Allen. of the Signal Corps, who
went from Santiago to Ponce, has sailed
from the latter place for home He is
i'll and greatly in need of rest
Among those who distinguished them
selevs in the war with Spain now here
on leave is Lieut. W. H. H. Souther,and
who commanded the Eagle, which ves-
sci rendered good account of itself in
Cuban waters. He is stopping at No. 1927
\ Street.
The resignation of Brig. Gen Charles
f. Roe, United States Volunteers. A
prominent member of the New York Ma
tional Guard, was accepted by the Presl.
dent yesterday.
Bids were opened at the Navy DEPART
n7ent yesterday for the erection of coal
ing sheds at New London, which will in
the future be an important coaIing sta
ton. Congress appropriated $3.50, 900 for
this work
The cruisers Yankee, Dixie, Yosemite.
and Prairie will be kept in commission
until the report of the Higginson board is
received
First Lieut.. Hayden, of the First Ar
tillery. sent the following dispatch to the
War Department yesterday ...en:ng:
Lieut.. Henry S. Morgan, yorps of En-
e'neers, was drowned while trying to go
to the rescue of the crew of the wrecked
bark Noe. Body not recovered
1t is the belief of naval officers that
Admiral Cervera will visit Washington in
few days to thank the military adminis-
tration for the courtesy with which he
and his officers and men of the destroyed
Spanish squadron have been treated dur
ing their captivity.
Lieut.. Col. Edward Hunter. assistant
judge advocate general, has been detail
ed as secretary and recorder of the Porto
Rican Commission, by order or the Presi-
dent He has been directed to report to
the Commissioners forthwith.