Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1898-05-05
WAR NEWS NOTES.

An artillery company left Washing
ton City, Sunday nigh; for Whining
ton, Del, to guard the powder maya
zine.
The governments of Guatemala and
Siam have declared their neutrality
in she war between the United States
and Spain.
Dispatches from Madrid indicate
that Spain will comply with ltaly's
request to exclude sulphur from the
articles considered contraband of
war.
The United States battIeship
Oregon arrived safely in Rio Jauerio
Saturday. She will proceed to join
Admiral SIMPSONS fleet in Cuban
waters.
Colonel Frederick D. Grant has been
sworn in at Second brigade head
quarters, Brooklyn, as commander of
the Fighting Fourteenth regiment
by Brigadier General James McLeer.
The United States cruiser Topeka.
formerly the Diogenes, commanded
by Lieutenant j. j. Knapp, which
sailed from Plymouth, England, April
10, arrived safely in New York Sun
day morning, after a rough passage
of twelve days.
Employees of the Missouri Pacific
shops at Fort Scott, Kan, have been
notified that they are at liberty to en-
list in the war against Spain and that
their positions are to be held for them
provided they are honorably dis
charged from the army.
The Clipper Gap powder works, sew
EN- miles from Auburn, Cal, was
blown up Saturday evening 1t is sup
posed that lightning caused the ex-
plosion. The plant resumed opera
ton a few days ago after several
months idleness. Damage not OBJ
tainable.
The small coasting schooner, Mas
Gotta, was captured by the torped
boat Foote Saturday twenty miles
west of Havana, while trying to run
the blockade. The Mascota, which.
with her cargo, is worth $4,000, was
on her way from Jibara to Havana,
with fruit.
When last heard from, General
Maxine Gomez had, in all the armies,
$4,000 able bodied men. Since that
time there has been no lighting of
consequence, and the Cuban armies
must now be in better condition. ex-
cept in tn matter of clothing. There
is abundan forage everywhere in the
island.
The Mexican government has cav.
toned all employees to observe in act
and conservation, entire neutrality
regarding the American-SpaniSh war.
The masses of the people are undoubt-
edly for Cuba. but the Liberal paperE
are for Spain and it is suspected that
Spanish influence is actuating their
policy.
The American steamer Cherokee,
Captain Garvin, of the Clyde line, ar
rived at Turks Island Saturday with
1900 bags of sugar and sailed for
New York in the evening. Her cap
tain reported that on Tuesday night,
when she was leaving Macoris for
San Domingo. the Cherokee was
chased by a Spanish ship.
Owing to the war between the Unit
ed States and Spain there is a great
scarcity of Russian wheat in Con-
statinople. The grain merchants are
refusing credit to bakers and the
price Of bread is rapidly rising. Bread
riots have been frequent in the city
since Friday, The present stocks Of
-four will last about ten days.
At a meeting held Saturday at
Guthrie. o. r.. the absentee tribe Of
Shawnee Indians voted unanimously
to offer their services to the govern
ment to go to Cuba as scouts and
cavalrymen. W. II. Hardy. treasurer
of the Raw tribe. has telegraphed the
president Offering a regiment Of Knw
and Usage Indians. He is 81 YeerS