Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-03-16

,rN me United states and Spain In
h1 se.tiement or the questions pending
thns ~, 'nem. So far, II can be stated
at 49,. "as taken no official shape or
az ieast no indication OF such des,en
nas reached the State Department What
me attitude Of our government would be
u representations i'm that line werA ga
uiessed TO 1t by the European Powers Is
pueSuoh that oificials do not care
10 answer in anticipation.
good deal OF encourage was
oiea'ed az the Navy Department to-day by
report from the Capitol that ma
iOrlsy OF the Naval Affairs Committee
Sor ~" poseu 10 substitute six bait eships
~ tue three provided for in the pend
ing naval appropriation bill. This num-
Der rs supposed to represent about the
normal working capacity OF the three
p-ouiiding concerns in this country.
'iid' are able at present to undertake the
construction of battleships.
ne Fortihcations Board began its ses-
SONS to-day i'm the War Department.
Inc proceedings are guarded zealously
against publication.
MOVEMENT OF ARTILLERY.
bids were opened i'm the quarternaster's &
ONCE or the War Department to-day for
transporting some of the artillery bat
teries that are to man the fertilization
WORKS recently completed. The bat
leries' Tor whose movements proposals
were received include the following: Bat
very l., Fourth Artillery, from Fort
VIII eary. Md, to Fort Delaware; Battery
l, tourth Artillery, from Washington
-. C., barracks to Fort Mott (near Fort
Deleware): Battery e, Fourth Artillery.
from fort Monroe to Sheridan's Point
on the Potomac: Battery /. Second Ar
uiery' IRON Fort Monroe to Fort Cas-
Wen, near the mouth OF the Cane Fsar
river; Battery f. First ARTILLERY. from
Fort Monroe TO Tybee Island Ga: Bat
terry i, First Artillery from Fort Monroe
10 Fort Morgan. Ala. The Pennsylvania
rallroad received the contract for trans
portlng the batteries from Washington
TO Fort Mott. and from Fort McHenry TO
Fort Delaware.
Other batteries to be poved as a result
OF recent orders to man Notifications
are: battery G, Of the First Artillery.
from ST. Augustine 10 Sulivan's Island.
charleston harbor; Light Battery B.
fourth Artillery from Fort Riley, Kan.
10 jackson Barracks, Louisiana: Light
battery +, Fourth Artillery. from Fort
Riley to Fort Monroe; Light Battery +.
Firth Artillery, from Fort Riley 10 Sa-
Vannah, Ca; Light Battery. Fifth Ar
tillery, from Fort Sam Houston. Tex. TO
Galveston; two batteries from Fort Slo-
cum to Fort Hancock; one battery from
foft Wadsworth to Fort Hancock and
one battery from Fort Hamilton to Fort
Hancock; one battery Second Artillery,
from Fort Adams to Long Island Head.
MILITIA INTEREST.
inspired by the war sentiment prevail
ing IN many parts Of the country. the
officers of State militia organizations
have been inquiring of the War DpDart-
ment as TO allotments of arms, ammuni-
ton. etc.
Representative Stokes, OF South Caro- |
lima. has received a letter from General |
Stoppelbein. commanding the First Bri- |
gade, South Carolina Cavalry. After |
commencing Mr.. Stokes for his speech |
recently made in Congress i'm favor of |
the S5OOO0O appropriation for the ma |
tional defence, he adds: THE people of |
South Carolina stand ready and willing |
to shed their blood in defence of the |
stars and Stripes, and if ever our peo-
pie were united they are to-day. We |
know no factiopal or party lines when
the honor of the country is at stake. /
As you know, j command the largest |
body Of cavalry in the United States. My |
command and / are at the service of the
President, and while / understand that
militia cannot be pressed into service for
a longer period than ninety days, | now.
through you, formally tender my services
to the President in the volunteer service.
for ninety months. If need be.
THE people Of South Carolina have
implicit confidence in the wisdom of the
President at this critical moment. and
feel that he will dGthe proper thing"
Mr.. Stokes presented General Stoppcl- |
bein's letter to the President to-day, after
the Cabinet meeting.