Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-05-19
WAR NOTES.

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French newspapers continue to ut.
tack the United States.
Admiral Dewey has captured the
Spanish gunboat Leyte.
Spain has officially admitted she
may employ privateers.
Commodore Schley's squadron sailed
for Havana on the 18Th.
The Colorado volunteers started for
San Francisco on the 18th.
Mules are being shipped to San
Francisco for use in the Philippines.
Canvas uniforms will be supplied
the men who go to the Philippines.
The new battleship Alabama was
launched In Philadelphia on the 18th.
The report that Admiral Montejo
was killed ut Manila proves to be un.
| true.
Spain Is making preparations for n
large expedition to relieve the Philip
| pines.
RumorS are current in Washington
that another 100000 volunteers will be
called for.
The latest Spanish estimate of losses
injured. 700.
| A troop of cavalry for service with
Torrey's regiment has been organized
| at Cheyenne.
1t Is stated that several thousand
regulars will be sent from Tampa to
the Philippines.
General Cervera seems to be trying
to dodge the American fleet and get in
| 10 Havana harbOr.
The Spanish fleet of seven vessels
| was seen at Curacoa of the coast of
| Venezuela, on the 18th.
The Concord and Boston are to go
from MANILA to Iloilo. which is expect.
| ed to surrender ut once.
The fleet of Admiral Cervcra was
| reported Mt Porto Rico on the 10th.
Sampson Is not far AWAY.
The Rio Grandc road was awarded
the contract for hauling the Colorado
troops to the Pacific coast.
Strict orders have been issued to Of
ficials of the Navy Department not tc
| give out news of plans for the future
An attempt to land supplies from tho
| transport Gussic on the Cuban coast
was rcpulscd by the Spaniards on the
18th.
Arrangements have been made to cx
| change two Spanish prisoners for two
newspaper men now in prison Mt lla
| vana.
1t Is believed the torpedo boat Wins.
low can be repaired and made ready
for active service again in few
| weeks.
General Aguinaldo has sailed on the
| McCulloch for Cavite. where three
thousand seven hundred insurgent
troops await him.
According to Spanish reports an
| American boat removing torpcdoes
from Cardenas harbor. Cuba. has been
blown up and her crew lost.
When Dewey raised the admirars
| flag on the Olympia last week 1t was
salutcd by thirteen guns by all the for.
elgn warships in Manila bay.
General Grccly has impressed on ca
| BILE companies the necessity Of observ-
| ing restrictions against messages rclat-
ing to naval or military movements.
Troops to the number of 1000 are
at Tampa, Florida. ready to embark
| for Cuba. 1t Is expected that they
will start rs soon rs the Cape Verde
| fleet Is defeated.
A rush order for 100000 pounds OF
meat for use in the army. and to he
| distributed Mt fourteen different
camps. has been awarded to the Dold
| Packing Company of Kansas City.
Adjutant General Corbin stated on
the 18th that thirty regiments of in
iantry and five batteries of artillery.
| comprising LIB officers and 20.OS7
men. had been ordered to move to
| Chickamauga.
The coal supply ct Cavite is being
placed on American warships. Admi-
| raj Dewey has also bought Il supply
| from the Nova Scotia coalship Coop.
now In the lInrbcr The latter supply
amounts to 1000 tons.
All the undnmaced big guns captured
from the Spanish fleet have been load
| ed by Admiral Dewey on the transport
Manila. the only vessel of the Spanish
| fleet which was found atoat and SER
viceable after the battle.
General Eagan is experiencing much
trouble in purchasing the necessary
amount of food stuifs for the MANILA
| expedition. The present sources of the
| country are being taxed to their ut
most limit to furnish the necessary
supplies.
Captain Duval. of the United States
commissary department. has made II
contract with st. Louis bakeries for
G10,O0O pounds of army crackers. This
is equivalent to 10000 barrels of -four.
ON each will be printed the words,
Remember the MLinc.'
II is stated that in his last cable Adj
mirnl Dewey said that If wrccking ap-
paratns were sent him he would he
able to raise II number of the Spanish
warships sunk during the battle. The
admiral thinks there are several of
the gunbonts which can be easily
raised. repaired and made useful
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