Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1898-05-06

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the camp OF the volunteers at Mobile
IAla. The victim, Private William
Hackford, was removed to the county
pest house, and his company has been
taken from the camp and isolated
The president sent to the Senate the
nominations of IL Major Generals aad
% Brigadier Generals. All the MONT
nations are from the regular army ex-
cept four. and those four-Lee, Wheel
err, Sewell and ,Gilson-have all had
military experience.
President Dole has sent long com
munication to President Mckinley, Of
fering To transfer the Hawaiian Islands
10 the United States for the purpose of
its war with Spain. and to furnish the
American Ships OF war in Pacific wa
tiers with large quantities of coal, sup
plies and ammunition.
Something Of the magnitude of Com
modore Dewey's undertaking, with his
squadron of half-dozen war vessels
and 1000 men can be comprehended 10y
considering that the single Philippine
island of Luzon has little more terri
tory than and more than double the
population OF Kentucky.
Transports are Fastening to Tampa
to convey troops to Cuba. Those al
ready there will carry about one-tfth
of the proposed army OF invasion, and
some of those on the way started from
New York. The Plant Company has
turned over TO the government the
Olivette and the Florida.
The Spanish transport Alfonzo Mi
has put into the Barbados on her way
TO Cuba with LOO soldiers. a large
quantity of supplies. and nearly hall a
million dollars. Orders have been
given Rear Admiral Sampson TO send
force 10 the Barbados and take the
Alfonzo the instant it has left the three
mile limit.
The captain of the American bark
Stanhope, who left Manzarillo March
%, SAYS that 10000 Spanish soldiers
there are dying of neglect and want;
that they are disseminated and are only
awaiting an opportunity TO revolt, and
that they would have Joined the insur-
gents. but the latter declined their ov-
ertures.
The gunboat Nashville captured the
Spanish mail steamer Argonata near
Clenfuegos. Ten Spanish officers and
10 soldiers were made prisoners of war
on the Nashville. Their arms were
seized along with $500 rounds OF am
muniton. The passengers were sent
ashore. while prize crew was put on
the Argonata.
A prominent Cabinet officer says; 81
predict after careful study OF the sit
uation. that the war will end in 10 days.
When we land force OF troops in Gu
ba and destroy the batteries OF Havana
in few days. the Spanish forces Will
surrender and the island will be ours.
Then so far as we are concerned the
war will be over
The people of Spain are showing
great dissatisfaction and rioting is ram
pant throughout the country. Reports
have reached Gibraltar that in spite OF
martial law the mobs have become des-
perate. that Moret, the Colonial Minis
ter, has been threatened with assassi-
nation and that Sagasta has been COM
PEELED to take refuge in foreign en-
bassy.
The question of what we will do with
the Philippines is now agitating the
administration. One suggestion made
is TO trade the Philippines for Jamaica,
the Bermudas and the Bahamas. .
Whether England would consent TO
this transfer is, of course, a question to
be determined later. but IL Is felt that
the Philippines would be of far great.
er value TO Great Britain than the
small islands around the West Indies.
Uncle Sam now has torpedo boat
and dispatch courier that can move
through the water at the almost incred-
ible rate of 40 miles an hour. The
Ellide il the fastest vessel afioat. She
has actually travelled at the rate of
mile in a minute and 80 seconds. She
could travel from Key West TO Havana
in less than two hours: could distance
any hostile ship that floats, and sound
an alarm along the coast hours ahead
of the arrival of hostile ship that the
Ellide had sighted at sea.
Common sense with equal obvious
ness dictates that the war be made
sharp and short Hundreds OF thous-
ands of Cubans are starving. II they
are TO be saved and freed they must be
relieved quickly. The deadly rainy
season in Cuba is approaching Dis
ease will kill 10 of our soldiers three or
four months from now TO one that would
fall in battle. Business is suffering
,,,aa.taiptu Tho war