The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1898-05-19
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned BY Telegraph and Mail
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL

fEh~oNAI AND
The senate has confirmed all the
brigadier generals and the other mill
tary nominations recently made by the
president
II was stated that two expeditions.
composed Of 5. 900 men each. would leave
San Francisco for Manila as soon as
possible 10 hold the Philippine islands.
~ , expeditions viii comprise repre-
sentatives from all branches Of the
service, as the government feels sure
that there win be considerable fight
ing 10 be done.
SECRETARY LoNG. Of the navy depart
ment. cabled TO Commodore Dewey on
the 7th the thanks Of the president for
his overwhelming victory at Manila
and bis appointment as an acting ad-
miral
The administration at Washington
received a report from Commodore
Dewey on the 9Th. giving details OF his
victory over the SDaniards at the Phil
ippine islands. He destroyed IL ves-
sells Of the Spanish feet. took posses
sion of Csvite. destroyed the fortifica-
tions at the bay entrance and paroied
the garrison. The Spanish loss was
100 killed and Dewey had go Spanish
sick and wounded he was assisting.
Manila was at Dewey's mercy, but he
had not taken 1t for want of men.
Dewey's squadron was uninjured and
only few men were slightly wounded.
ADJT. GES. CoBBIS, according TO a
Washington dispatch, stated that in
nearly every state unauthorized organ
izations were forming aud men who
joined them were made 70 believe that
the government would ACCEPT them
for service In the war with Spain. No
further increase In ,he quotas of states
will be made. all rumors to the con-
trary Notwithstanding, unless con.
gress provides for an additional call
for volunteers
The president on the 9th sent mes
sage TO congress warmly commencing
Adm. Dewey and his men for the vic.
tory at the Philippine islands and rec
ommending that the thanks of con-
gress be rendered TO Adm. Dewey, his
officers and men.
The entire army stationed at Chick
amauga park has been ordered TO the
front Gen. Miles will go with the
first military expedition to Cuba. The
war Is TO be pushed from now on, as
President Mckinley desires to cele.
brate our victory over Spain by July 4.
SECRETARY LoNo received dispatch
from the naval attache at London on
the 10th confirming the state depart
ments cable that the Spanish Cape
Verde feet had gene - Cadiz. Spain.
A SPECIAL dispatch from Shanghai
said that IL was reported there that
Adm. Montejo. the commander of the
Spanish feet, who escaped from Cavite
by running along shore To Manila with
bis two sons, was killed by the popu.
lace of the latter place.
GEN. MILES has caused TO be pre-
pared by war department experts a
table showing In concise form what
Is necessary in the way of equipment
of every organization in the service
from a company To an army corps. as
some volunteer battalions have laid up
enough equipment 20 load an entire
freight train and Others have gone TO
the other extreme, omitting things
that are absolutely necessary TO com.
fort and health in camp.
ASSISTANT SECRETARY MEIKLEJoHS
on the 10th chartered about 80 ships,
with u capacity for 25, 900 men. They
are to be used TO convey troops 10 Cuba
and the Philippines.