The age-herald., 1898-04-26
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--------------------~ cessity for the assistant secretaryship.
 Troops to Cuba Within Week
 Six thousand troops of the regular army. now at Chattanooga, will be in Cuba within the next week. four thousand of which VIII be infantry, one thousand cavalry, and one thousand artillery The infantry will be taken from the Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Ninth Thirteenth, Seventeenth and Twenty-frst regiments The cavalry will be made up from the First, Second, Third, Sixth, Ninth and Tenth cavalry regiments. The artll- lery will come from the First, Second Third and Fourth artillery regiments The entire six thousand will be taken in trans ports and accompanied by warships. They will land, fortify themselves and establish relief for the suffering reconcentrados and furnish supplies for the insurgents. The troops will be under the command of Gen. eral Shafner, of California, who was called here tonight As heretofore stated in thees dispatches, General Fitz- hugh Lee and Joseph Wheeler, will each be a major-general, and the third one 10 be selected from the south lies between General John B. Gordon, of Georgia, and General Basl Duke, of Kentucky James G. Blaine and Jno. A. Logan sons of their fathers, have asked for assignments and they may be accommodated.
 James B. Parsons and w. Mudd. Martin, of Birmingham, who have been here for few days, and who proffered, ,,jt their services to the war office returned home tonight. Their proffers were declined because Ala hama's quota is already filled. Former Governor Oates, who is in the city, today received a telegram from A. A. whey member of Governor Johnston's stan, ask ing him to see the secretary Of war ana urge the acceptance of their regiment from Alabama.
 Gen, Clark Meets With High Favor
 The claims of Gen. Louis V. Clark for brigadier-generalship commanding the Alabama troops is looked upon with favor at the war office, and the chances are he will be strongly recommended to the president by those in authority at the war office. -~
 There are so many hitches constantly arising in the war office that delay in get ting the volunteer army in the neld can not be avoided. It may be ten days before any of the volunteers will be started for Cuba.
 bond deal upon the country by author izing the issuance of six hundred million 3 per cent bonds Is going to meet with no little opposition. While provisions Will be made in the bill for the payment or the bonds in coin there is fear by the democrats that tn precedent established by Secretary Carlisle in paying coin bonds in gold may be followed by future secretaries of the treasury.
 Republicans Scent Danger
 The position to be taken by the democrats will be to oppose the bond issue altogether, and make a fight for the issuance of six hundred million dollars worth of green backs in lieu of bonds. This will not be pleasing to the bond sharks who stand ready to come to the relief of the govern ment in the hour of need when there is an opportunity to make money out of it. The republicans are aware of the danger attending the passage of the bond bill through the senate, as majority of the finance committee of that body stands committed to the coinage of silver upon the Chicago platform theory. That the full amount of the proposed loan will be promptly taken there is no boubt no mat ter whether it be popular loan or other wise. The democrats argue that bond is- sue is not necessity at this time, and to make one will not be to serve the best in- terests of either the people or the govern ment. This proposed measure will be the most vigorously contested of any of the war measures so far proposed.
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