Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1898-09-06
WAR ECHOES.

Alger and Miles TO keep their mouths
shut.
Senator Lindsay says that the United
States should keep all or none of tn,
Philippines.
The four Kentucky regiments are il
for IL for awhile at least. They are on
the list of those retained by the wal
department.
Up TO August 81. Ass convalescents
had been sent home from Camp Thorn.
as. and l,s40 were still in the hospit'
al, according TO Gen. Breckenridge :.
report.
The Spanish Government has pub
lished a decree calling TO arms 100000
men. out OF which 10000 are for the
colonies, the latter presumably for the
Philippines.
| Col. I. c. Upper, a retired officer
died at Cleveland. During the war Of
the rebellion and Indian wars follow
ing, Col. Upper took part in ~ battles
and was never wounded.
Members of Gen. John II. Morgan :
/
command met at Lexington and ac-
cepted the invitation TO attend the re-
union OF the Seventh Ohio to be held
at Cincinnati September during the
G.. a. Il. Encampment.
Orders have now been issued for mus
tering out 50 regiments OF volunteer
infantry, besides many batteries, cav
airy troops and other organizations,
making in all nearly one.third of the
go, 900 men enlisted under the two
calls.
Havana is more seriously poverty
stricken than at any previous time in
the history of the city. 1t is estimated
that at least $4,000 people are suffering
from hunger, and these constitute a
large part of the respectable and well
to do population.
The credit OF turning buck-ague and
despair into victory at Santiago is pref
ty universally conceded 10 Gen. Wheel
er, an ex.Confederate, and Secretary of
War Alger attributes 10 Gen. Fitz.
Lee, another ek.Coufederate, the dis
tlnction OF being 'the best corps com
mander we have"
Gen. Pando. whose recent movements
have been attended with so much mys-
terry, and who was supposed TO be on his /
way 10 New York. sailed from Havana
for Spain on French steamer with
1000, 000 francs in his charge. Where
the money came from is unknown.
Lieut.. Hobson will have TO be salts !
fed with having sunk the Merrimac !
The Government declines 10 back his 4
scheme 10 raise the Cristobal Colon. /
He talks of an appeal to a popular sub
scription for the means 10 go ahead /
with his air-bag scheme.
a private of the 18th New York cir 4
culated petition asking to be mus
tered out. He was ordered under ar
rest and put TO work, when he was
overcome with heat ana is now in a
dying condition. Great Indignation
is felt by his friends against the officers
who caused il.
According " figures compiled by the
Chicago Tribune, while $50 officers
and men were killed during the war
with Spain, or died OF wounds received
in battle, between 1,200 and 1000 have
died of disease in camps or on trans
ports. The Tribune has the names OF
| ,2S4 who died of disease.
President Mckinley spent five hours
At Camp Wikotf Saturday, going from
tent to tent, stopping at the cots of the
sick and inspecting troops in line. Be-
lore leaving he reviewed and briefly l
part OF the troops an d order
ed that the regulars be sent without
loss of time, TO their old
stations east OF the Mississippi.
The contract with the owners of the
American liners calls for the payment
If 80, 900 a day as long as the four
ships are kept out of their regular
ocean trips, besides making good any
INJURIES TO the vessels. 1t is estimated
hat the use OF these vessels for six
months will cost nearly $1,000 900 for
charter and over 100000 for repairing
damages.
Everything is reported quiet at
Manila by Rear Admiral Dewey. Ger
many is watchful and still keeps
varship there, as does France, while
England has three. A delegation
representing the best and richest ma.
ives of the Southern Philippines call
ID On Consul Wildman and urged the
of the whole of the Philip
Zines TO the United States.
Over at Chilicothe. o., some young
White ladies boarded a train loaded
With colored troops bound for the war,
nd decorated with them with bouquets,
,atted them on their shoulders, ex-
hanged writing and photographs with
hem, aud otherwise showed their adj
niration for these fighting sons OF