Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1898-06-04
WAR BREVITIES.
Thursday. Nfnx 90.

Austrian WarShipS VIII sail Saturday
for Cuban waters.
Martial law has been proclaimed
throughout the Canary Islands, and Is
very rigidly enforced.
1t is believed that Senior Puigcerver.
minister of finance in SPANS cabinet,
will provoke a ministerial crisis at the
next cabinet council.
Major Russell b. Harrison. son OF the
ex-president. has been assig~ed to duty
on the stan Of Major General Fitzhugh
Lee
The Madrid correspondent OF the
London Standard says a number of
merchant steamers loaded with coal
from England have arrived at Barce-
Iona, Cadiz and Bilbao.
Friday, May e7.
Many influential Spaniards are urg-
ing that the government sue for peace.
The government has begun the man
ufacture of war equipments at the In
dianapolis arsenal.
Pennsylvania 5000 men on the sec
ond call win probably be modified at
Mt. Gretna-
Admiral Sampson is reported to have
captured the Spanish coal deposits at
Cayo France, Cuba.
n QACACQ lCkllAACnl VI mounted IlUe-
men. 500 strong. in Colorado, has ten
dered its services to the government.
A Gibraltar dispatch says that 40
Krupp guns have been struggled into
Spain and Germany. labeled Kitchen
furniture"
Saturday, May eS.
The Hawaiian Star declares that the
Hawaiian government has undoubtedly
O., 10 80
The statement that James Emmitt,
an American. had been shot by order
OF General Garcia is authoritatively
denied.
English newspapers print many
arguments to prove that the Spaniards
are counting delay In order to avert
internal uprisings.
on Cardenas harbor lies a gunboat
placed there to prevent the escape Of a
couple of so-called Spanish gunboats.
reported bottled UP In that port
General Charles King (the novelist).
G. A. Garretson OF Cleveland. Francis
". Greene of New York and Harrison
Gray Otis will be Merritt's brigadieE
generals in the Philippines
Monday, May so.
There are now $4,000 men in volun-
teer camp at Camp Alger. near Wash
ington-
A portion OF General Gomez's army
entered Remedies. Cuba, captured s0l
Mauser rifles. $4,000 rounds OF ammu-
milton and large quantities of provis-
ions, and retreated after a brief battle
with Spaniards.
In pursuance OF the order from the
war department recently issued that
all volunteers be vaccinated, Chief Sur
geon Hartsuff, at Chickamauga, has
received 10000 vaccine points. OF which
he has already distributed $4,000.
The hours OF labor at the Frankfort
arsenal, Philadelphia. viii be increased
from 16 to 20 hours a day. which viii
permit the turning out CT 100000 round.
of ammunition per day. Later the
hours win be extended to three shifts
of eight hours each.
There were three deaths at Chicka.
manga park Sunday. Pierce Collyer. oil
the Fourteentb Minnesota and Harry o
Durham. Of the Eighth Massachusetts
died Of pneumonia, and L. Bohnert, oi
the Fifth Illinois, of blood poisoning.
Tuesday, May 81.
The total number of troops encampet
at Chickamauga last night was ASP
The authorities at Mole St. Nicolas
Hayti. forbid the signaling Of any shiI
in sight.
General Greeley. chief signal officer
is making engagements for enlistins
the volunteer signal corps authorized
by congress.
The government has leased 400
acres Of land near Boyce Station, foui
miles from Chattanooga. on which
troops Will be encamped.
In the Spanish chamber OF deputie.
Senior Puigcerver. minister Of finance
presented a bill to prohibit the ex
portation of silver money.
The cruiser Harvard has sailed from
| Kingston, Jamaica, to join Commodor,
Schley's squadron. She took a pilo
| familiar with the south coast of Cuba
Surgeon General Sternberg has takeI
the initiatory steps for securing q hos
| pital train for the transportation Of tn,
Invalided troops from the front. Thi
| train is to consist of ten tourist sleeper,
and one dining car.
"wednesday. June 1.
| The next expedition to the Philip
| pines will probably consist of 1000 reg
| ulars.
| Ex-Congressman J. Warren Keller
| of Ohio. will probably be appointed
major general Of volunteers.
| Captain ]. E. Brady, the new press
| censor Of Florida, excepting Key West
has established headquarters at Tam
pa The censorship win be most rigid
General Lee had an enthusiastic re
| ception at Jacksonville last night HI
had a conference there with Genera
Miles. The latter reached Tampa to
day.