The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-05-19
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THE D0[:DRUNS.
Washington Wears a
Garb Of Mystery and
War Is Quieter
Than Ever.
RAID OF TIE HUNGRY ARMY
President and Secretaries Be-
sieged by Gallant Aspir-
ants for Shoulder
Straps.
THE REVENUE DEBATE
More Trash About the Money
Power--Big Handicap on
Wall Street.
ECHOES FROM SAN JUAN
An Eyewitness's Account of
the Bombardment of the
Forts = Extraordin-
ary Fortune.
CHARLESTON TURNS BACK
Accident to the Dewey Reinforce-
ment Ships Neutrality-suspicious.
ritt Leaves New York.

WASHINGTON, May 49, 1S9s.-Secre-
tary Long said this afternoon that he rad
received no advices as to the whereabouts
OF the Spanish fleet and had no info-.na-
ton Indicating that a battle was inlmi-
nent.
More than fifty regiments OF the voiuis-
teer army either have started for or
reached the mobilizing points to which
they were directed to proceed by the
Secretary of War. Fifteen or twenty
other regiments have reported tneir read
mess to start for such points. In order
to avoid confusion at the camps and any
congestion in the railroad traffic the war
Department officials are deferring giving
orders for a number of the volunteer regi-
ments to start.
The volunteers mustered to date num-
ber e5. 900 men. All the regiments which
were directed to go to San Francisco ex-
cept those from North and South Dakota
have left their local rendezvousing points
for the Golden Gate City. The greater
portion of the men composing these pr
CARNATIONS are destined for the Pniiip-
Secretary Of State Day was with rfe
President during the morning, but on
were no important official dispatches in,
and that there were no material change
in the situation.
Senator Sewell of New Jersey saw both
the President and Secretary Alger re-
rarding his nomination as a Major Cen
eral He intimated that he would make
formal declinati0n or the lom1natloH
Senators Allison and Gear and Repre-
sentative Lacey of Iowa, urging candi-
date for paymaster, left without any en-
couragemenf. Senator Platt of New York
presented some friends who had claims
for Office to urge. Senator Lodge of
Massachusetts, member OF the Forelgn
Relations Committee, talked over the war
situation at some length.
There was another crush of visitors a
the offices of Secretary Alger and AdJu-
tant General Corbin in the War Depart
ment today. Many members OF the Senate
and House pressed friends for the STAN
appointments in the volunteer army yet
to be made. In consequence the offlclals
had little time to attend to ordinary
business matters, including regulations
for the organization of the brigade of
ceeding $500 men, and the formation OF
the immune regiments, provision having
been made by Congress for enlisting
10000 men who are safe from yellow fever
Infection.
Then companies of electricians and
telegraphers, consisting each of sixty-one
men, for each division of the army are
to be formed. For the latter, General
Greely. chief signal officer, has submitted
a plan which awaits the approval or
Secretary Alger.
take steps providing for the enlistment
of the immunes. SO that they may pc
available as early ss possible, for "a active Y.
persons mu. q IS anxious to undertake. the rais-
ing of regiments of this class OF men
have been received at the. Department
and in some cases & the applcaan5s nca on nasr feir
own responsibility, trusting to the De- Pc
partmenf to approve their efforts ana
grant them formal permission to have
t<,d fr1fo service of the