Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-05-19
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A naval reserve division consisting
of rs men has been organized at Seat
tie, Wash.
A special Hong Kong dispatch says
it is expected that owing to blockade
and resulting famine Manila will soon
capitulate.
Gen. Miles, commanding the army,
said Tuesday that it was not the in.
tention OF the president to call for an
additional number of volunteers at
this time.
Official dispatches from Havana con-
firms the report of the blowing up of
small naval vessel off Cardenas. re-
sulting in the loss of is lives. Dis
patch says vessel was American.
The volunteer army is rapidly near
ing completion. Reports received by
Adjt. Gen. Corbin Tuesday night show
that 90, $50 men have been mustered in.
ightecn states have completed their
quota.
Two more bodies of victims of the
fire at LaMetairie hospital, st. Hya-
cinthe, Que, Monday, have been found
in the ruins making a total of eight
deaths. They were burned beyond
recognition.
After an idleness of 80 years the
shops at the Allegheny arsenal, in
Pittsburgh, were started up Wednes.
day, and large force was put to work
manufacturing leather goods for the
volunteer army.
The Spanish torpedo boat destroyer
Terror and the hospital ship Alicante
are still ut Fort De France. 1t is ru-
mored that the repairs to the Terror
are finished and that she will leave the
harbor Wednesday.
Maj. Gen. E. S Otis, who has been or
dered by the war department to pro-
ceed to the Philippine Islands as second
in command to Maj Gen. Wesley Mer-
ritt, has arrived in San Francisco, ac-
companied by his staff.
The Spanish feet is expected in Ha
vana. For the last two nights Moro
Castle light, which has not been burn
ing since the blockade commenced, has
blazed a red signal to guide the Span
ish warships into the harbor
An unidentified man, suspected of
being Spanish spy, is under arrest at
Jefferson barracks. He was found
Tuesday in the mule corral and being
unable to give an account of himself
was turned over to the commandant.
The organization of second troop
of Nevada cavalry is well under way.
Its formation was authorized by dis
patch from Washington to Gov. Sadler.
The SO men remaining in Camp Sadler
after the first troop was mustered in
were the first to volunteer.
The Utah and Nevada troops Of
rough riders for Torrey's regiment of
cavalry have been mustered in. The
Nevada company elected the following
officers: Captain, W. L. Cox; first
lieutenant, R. c. Gracey; second lieu
tenant, Charles b. Henderson.
Orders were received at the Brooklyn
navy yard for the transfer of nearly
800 blue jackets from the receiving
ship Vermont to Key West. Arrange
ments We're made Immediately for the
transportation of these men and they
left for Miami, Fla. Tuesday, from
which place they will be seat by steam
er to Key West
Reports received in Washington
from Kew West shows that the condi-
tion of the little torpedo boat Winslow
is much worse than was supposed and
it will be necessary in all proba ability
to have her come to Norfolk for re-
pairs. One shot smashed her low pres
sure starboard cylinder and another
traversed one of her boilers.
Representative Faris, of Indiana,
has introduced bill for the removal
of all charges of enlistment in the
confederate army now standing
against any soldier who served in the
union army in the late war as regular
or volunteer where the enlisted man
was held as prisoner of war and
afterward rejoined his company and
was honorably discharged.
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