The state herald., 1898-05-06
W AR NOTES.

The prize court began considerniiol,
| OF the cases OH the 2nd. II sits at Key
West.
On the 25th Congress adopted rcsolu
tions that war had existed since ih
21st.
The torpedo boat Foote exchanged Il
few shots with Spanish gunboat of
Cardenas on Friday.
The Spanish torpedo fleet left th
Cape Verde islands on the Goth. Whcr
they went is not known.
The big bat,leship Oregon. havin
reached Rio Janciro, Is expected t.
join Admiral Sampson's fleet about til.
10th.
| Judge ]. l.. Torrcy of Wyoming {,
organizing a regiment of cowboys and
frontiersmen. He has headquarters n
| Fort Russell.
The cruiser Albany, bought from
Brazil before 1t was finished, cannot
be brought from England until til,
present war Is over.
The government is stationIng armed
guards at the big powder mills as 1t IL
now believed that Spaniards caused
the recent explosions.
The Red Cross Socletys ship State ol
Texas, with nurses and medicines
reached Key West Thursday from New
York. She will proceed TO Sagua IL
Grande.
Secretary Alger has practically de
cided to accept several hundred colorcA
volunteers from the southern states
who are anxious TO participate In thu
Cuban campaign.
The news of the safe arrival at Llv
erpool Of the big American sailing shil
Shenandoah was gladly received at tlII
department. Consul Boyle at Liverpool
forwarded the Information.
The lighthouse tender Mangrovc cap
tured the big Spanish steamer Panama
on the 26th. The Panama was on III,
way from New York to Havana with
passengers and big cargo.
| Preparations for the organization ot
| the large volunteer army of 125,OOC
men are now completed and by the III
at the latest the whole force will he ai
their respective points of mobilization
| The American fleet of seven warshps
practically destroyed the Spanish fleet
In Manila harbor on the 1st. Til,
Spanish ships We're assisted In the fight
by the guns OF the forts but could mol
successfully defend themselves
Captain Charles Silvs, who since the
beginning of the Cuban war has been
employed by the junta In plotting fill
clustering expeditions to the island, has
been ordered by the Navy Department
TO report for pilot duty to Admiral
Sampson.
| The secretary of the treasury has
| received from the secretary of war es
| Inmates OF deficiencies In appropria
tions for the use of the War Depart
ment for the remaining two months of
the present fiscal year, aggregatine
S34, ,019,00I.
A Washington dispatch OF the 10Th
says II is practically settled that tn,
President will issue his call for 10.
900 yellow fever immunes during the
coming week. All Of the soldiers who
will be sent TO Cuba will be inoculated
with the yellow fever anti-toxines.
The Treasury Department has or
dered the release OF the Spanish vessel
Saturnina, recently seized In Biloxi
Mississippi, harbor. Under the Presl
dents proclamation such vessels are
allowed thirty days In which to leave
port, hence the order.
The Navy Department has complete
" ceased Its purchase OF ships for con
version into war vessels, owing to the
exhaustion OF the S50.OO0.OOO wal
fund. II Is confidently expected that
Congress will come TO the relief, as the
department Is s,Ill In need of auxiliary
vessels.
The Havana correspondent Of the
Daily Mail, tclcgraphlng on April 26th,
says Captain General Blanco has de
termined upon n desperate defense oi
Havana. In Matanzns 10000 soldier
are engaged day and night In throwing
up earthworks and cncompassing the
entire city In segment Of n great cir
Gle.
Arrangements have been completed
by this government TO supply the Gu.
han insurgents with arms aud ammu.
milton. The government ls preparing
now to land In Cuba from 5000 to 30.
600 stands OF improved Springfield
rifles. n number Of artillery batteries
rapid.fire Maxim guns aud nm abun
dance OF ammunition for the effective
use OF them.
Every cndeavor is being put forward
by the War Department 10 organize
the volunteer army and increase the
regular army to It's full strength. Mus
tcring rolls OF the companies OF the
volunteer army have been prepared In
the War Department and sent to the Of
fcers who have been detailed to form.
ally indnct the state troops Into the
service OF the national government
With few notifications they are the
same M those used In the late war
Great things are promised for the
Holland submarine boat by It's invent.
or, who proposed TO the government 20
go TO Key West, Join Admiral Samp
sons squadron, and with his own crew
enter the hnrbor OF Havana by night
and throw n dynamite bomb Into Nor
70 castle. Mr.. holland viii undertake
this N the government, viii guarantee
| IA nurabnsn thp xnssal nj tho ann.t,a