The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-05-27
LITTLE BULLETS.

At Tampa there are about 15,eS0 re5u-
| lars and as many volunteers
Two battalions of North Dakota volun-
+ teers left Fargo for San Francisco er
route TO the Philippines.
| Governor Bradley, of Kentucky, has an
nounced that unless otherwise instructe1
! by the president. the second of Ken
! tucky's two regiments on the second cal
will consist of colored troops.
| The cruiser San Francisco came into
Boston from patrol duty off Cape Cod
with Assistant Engineer Cooper and J.
seamen in the sick bay. The men WeI {
transferred to the hospital at Chelsea.
The Indianapolis arsenal has been
turned into manufacturing establish
ment and q large force of men VIII be put
to work Immediately to turn out equip-
ment for cavalry. Infantry and artlilei-.
Two more vessels have been added TO
the feet of transports al Port Tampa,
the Algonquin and Yucatan, of the Clyde
line Each is fitted with hunks and stalls
and is capable of carrying about 1,OOl
men.
A detachment OF POS naval reserves from
Chicago arrived at Tampa. They left
later on the steamer Mascotte for Key
West where they will probably be as
signed to duty on board vessels of the
blockading squadron.
The work of terrifying Key West has
gone along rapidly. The new fort is of
substantial Character and will moist
some formidable guns. Already one S-inch
rife has been placed in position and
others are rapidly being placed
Orders have been received at San Fran
cisco to place the Philadelphia and York
town in commission as soon as possible,
also to transfer the boys from the train
ing ship Mohican and to I'LL up that yes
sci with seamen and ordinary seamen.
The battery offered to the United States
government by John Jacob Aston was ac-
cepted yesterday. Lieutenant March, of
the Fifth United States artillery, mas been
he ho f1r 1ffn
will be made up of six Hotchkiss rapid
fire guns.
The New York naval cruiser board has
sent to Washington a list of 40 yachts
Among the vessels named are George
Gould's ATLANTA and John Jacob Astor' $
Nourmahal. Each is rated for purchase
at 100000.
A regiment of mounted rihemen. made
up of 500 men from different military or
foundations in Colorado, has been formed
in Colorado Springs. kilograms have
been forwarded to Washington to ascer-
tain If such regiment can be accepted
by the war department.
A branch of the Red Cross society was
organized at Reno. New. consisting of 10
members and Differed as. follows; Mrs.
first vice president; Mrs. J. NJ Fulton.
second vice president: Mrs. V. p. Stubs,
secretary, and Miss Maud Wheeler, treas
urer.
About 100 of the younger memoerS OF
the Zion association of Chicago, who have
formed a military organization known as
the Guards of Zion, have decided to JON
in a body the Illinois volunteer regiment
under Colonel P. McGrath. where they
will hereafter be known as Companies
and NJ. All the members are strong and
enthusiastic young Jews.
If the New York state authorities be-
come convinced that the war VIII con-
tinue beyond the time of the state cleo
tions this fall. the governor will un-
doubtedly convene the legislature in ex-
traordinary session to enact legislation
which will permit the volunteers OF this
state to cast their votes. no matter in
what part of the country they may be.
The secretary of the navy has given
the name Brutus to the steamer Peter
Jebson. recently purchased at San Fran
cisco for the purpose of conveying and
coaling the Monterey on her voyage to
Manila. The collier Rheta. recently pur-
chased for naval purposes, has been re-
named Cassius. The names of Caesar,
Pompev Hannibal Scipio and other an
cient heroes are already included in the
list of naval vessels.