Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1898-05-13

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4 cisco, including those in the States
: Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, Idaho an,
, Montana.
The war department has notifies
Gov Bradley that equipments for Ken
lucky troops were sent from Philadel
phia May 8. These supplies have no
arrived and there is much complaint il
consequence.
Anarchy aud famine at home con
tinue to menace Spain. An lncendiarl
fire destroyed nearly half of the grair
stores in Madrid and the cortes is being
urged TO adopt extreme measures tC
prevent bread famine.
The big camp of volunteers to be
established near Washington will be
located at Munson's Hill, across the
Potomac, in Fairfax county, Va. 1t is
a historic location, only a short distance
back of Arlington Heights.
The deaf and dumb cadets at the
State school at Fulton, Mo, the only
company of its kind in the world, have
offered their services TO Gov. Stephens
to fight the Spanish. This company is
fully equipped aud well drilled.
The New York harbor patrol fleet
has been greatly enlarged and the min
ed fields are being closely guarded to
prevent the cutting of mine wires 10y
Spanish spies. Several torpedoes and
mines have been adrift lately.
In round numbers Simpsons squad
ron has a displacement of 10000 tons,
and can throw 10000 pounds of metal
at one discharge, while the Spanish
Cape Verde squadron has displace-
ment of %, 600 tons and discharge of
10000 pounds.
There was a night call TO battle on
all the ships at Old Point, and the ce-
lerity with which crews responded was
quite remarkable. No preparations
were made. and the majority of the
men were asleep, but the guns were
ready TO shoot on all the ships in less
than six minutes.
This is no Joke. The Lexngtoni |
Leader says: The men in the second |
and third regiments are all developing |
colds and sore throats, from sleeping on
straw, with not half cover to supply
their needs. The men are compelled
10 sleep six or seven in stall with
blanket for every six men.
That shot from Olympia which dis
.urbed the Reina Maria Christina was
perhaps the most destructive single
shot ever fired into ship. IL was an
eight inch she'll. and it rocked the
Spanish ship from stem 10 stern, ex-
)loded her boilers, killed her captain
md 60 men. and set her on fire.
Rev. Otto Zimmerman, a Lutheran
preacher of Evansville, Ind, refused
o admit members of the G.. a. II. post
o his church because they wore Cuban
ags. In his remarks the minister said
hat the United States had no right TO
AXE Cuba. A few moments later he
vas fleeing out of the back door TO save
lis life. /:
In 1858. Dewey was an ensign, the
Dwest commissioned officer OF the Ma
V. Now he is Admiral, the highest. :
his will keep him upon the active list
{ the navy until he is - years old; il t
ill give him full pay when he retires
nd corresponding increase of pen {
on for the benefit of his family after .
is death. v
Senator Sewell. of New Jersey, Is g
Dt as patriotic as he tried To make out. n
e has decided TO refuse the commits.
on OF major general rendered him ~
Y the president, after receiving
srbal opinion from Attorney General ~
riggs that it was unconstitutional To p
Did a seat in the Senate and commits 7
on in the army at the same time. s.
The small torpedo boat Winslow pre- IL
plated the first naval engagement in -
Iban waters Monday, and lively lit 81
3 battle followed The Winslow was a.
ed upon and chased by three Spanish te
astguard vessels, firing back in return. CT
ne Machias took a hand and chased S g..
c Spauiards in turn, firing a few Oh
ellis, the effect OF which is not known. co
Sampson is now the centre OF attrac- ca
IN. The generally accepted plan has ti'
en- for Sampson TO meet the Spanish or
et in the neighborhood of Puerto H
co. Another victory for cur navy ne
,uld make the reduction of Havana 81
d San Juan much easier, and would Br
obably obviate any necessity there Or
" now seem to be for landing large mi
dy of soldiers on the island. NJ
The Philippine group of islands of
e coast OF Asia, which will go down
history as the first conquest made by
= American Republic in the war of
", was discovered by Magellan in his II
IT voyage around the world, in 1920,
ere are nearly l,20O islands in the
oup Their total area is estimated Ca