The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-05-04

making the fourth commissary general to
| retire within as many months.
Reports received by the navy department
| from the Mlan,onomoh show that the mon
| itor was roughly handled by the storm
while making her way south TO Key West
from League Island, Her decks were SWIFT
and frequent delays were caused ly the
disarrangement of the ships structure.
Throughout 1t all. however, the propc!l'ng
machinery worked splendidly.
Washington will soon be gay with rnl-
forms ms result of an order today re-
OF their proper grade.
Adiutant Curbin had Il conference with
the president today concerning the ROM
nations Of major generals AMI hnSalirr
generals. which according to ptnnsat IN
tentions. Will be sent TO the senate toner
row General Corbn took with him 10 the
White House Il full list of those nomna
tions which had been agreed on by nc aar
department. After twenty minu,e con
ference. General Corbin returned 10 the
department TO make some alterations IN
tho list suggested by the president It is
said General shaftcr, who has been dasig-
mated TO lead tho army OF invasion OF Clba,
General Fitzhugh Lee aud General Jce
Wheeler Of Confederate cavalry ia,no VIII
be named as three Of the major bancrnls
II ID reported as probable that the ore.,-
don't may also nominate General Wooi',.d
fcrnetly minister 10 Spain, as Il major
general s,
Concerning the appointments of y1ga-
ulef generals IL Is said to be the pAruesp
Of tho PRESIDENT 80 far a. possible. 20 ,or.
the candidates from tho ranks OF colonies
In lho regular army. Tais viii diSan ctnt
some of the candidates for the import, Mt
commands. The exceptions. II any ale
made. viii be made in favor o, those S,e,,s
who furnish one or more brisaIcn OF
ucops In such cases 1t Is htlir. the
President VIII appoint IA hrigadt r gencIhls
othecrS recC mmended to him hy governors
of states from which the 'rooos cone.
The British French and German govern
mrnIs have consuls at Maqila IN tina
cable interruption cuts thom of from any
communication with their government
VINO has cut tho cable is source OF
much speculation. y leading diplomat ,a'd
circumstances would indicate thai The cut
ting had been done hy Spanish Officials on
Instructions from Madrid. In or,lcr Ia stop
Tue transmission OF further news Of The
disaster there and in that way caliN the
storm OF POPULAR Indignation nj Nadrhl, II
u thought to have been i'm, ,se;t 10 for
NVmmodote Dewey to have cut the earle.
ms ne MAS nnacauainted with its locality.
my miles seaword. and moreover. thcre
appears 10 have been 10 noit;o 10. o,,v
interruption Ct cable oommunlra ION oe NJ.
part. " ''S
Repeated rumors We're aacat lurin4 Ne
aAv TO the tnett That the British rn,tis sy
BAD been advised OF the fall II ManHa iust
before he cable broke AZ ~ elr,S ,o,l,v
sir Julian peuncefote said he hid han +, n
such Information, ""'
Thc Cuban authorities hero exn,,, "a
receive carly Information flrcst fr.,.. lie
camp cf General Gomez OF the lauli-s az
brlgadier General Nune1's party RuI ,,r,L
.ng MS way 90 Gemel's camp. Th, r1fv
TOOK along some supplies, hut It's MAIN Inv.
nose waa 10 opcn communication wth "a.
ints 7nd brink word as 20 his reaau.o as ana
readiness for an aggressive ninyrnen, ~,
haials OF tho Cuban delegation say Geneva,
Nuhes Is likely TO come out To one ~ mo
american warships on It's return twin ara
ih'nee 10 Key West to make reporr IN ~,
authorities here. Secretary NlAe,t,,u Is
Cuban charge dofialres at pr,4snt r,lr,,
ana oresada being In New Ynrk.