The Eddy current., 1898-10-15
MILITARY MATTERS.

Quoted nt Junction city. Kan.
The queen regent Of spain has signed
the decree disbandlng the military
Glasses Of 1894. 1895 and 1897.
The troops which have been ordered
to Porto Rico will relieve a like NUM-
her Of regiments now In the island the
organizations to be designated by Gen.
Brooke.
Gen. John NJ. Bacon. commander 90
Leech lake. Mlnn.. Is a veteran oficer
who has seen considerable service In
both volunteer and regular armies of
the Union.
Lieut.. Col. l.ivermore Of the corps Of
engineers and Col whring OF tho
1uartermastcr's department have been
dosienated to join the board which Is
to look after camp sites In Cuba.
The hfth cavalry and Flxty-nlnth In
fantry are making preparations for
service IN Cuba or Porto Rico. The
NTH WAS officially notified that Il Will
be sont to Porto Rico. They are now
encamped NJ Huntsville, Ala.
A delegation OF citizens OF Clncln-
natl called on the president and urged
him to iocete winter quarters for
troops AZ the Oakley race track at Gin.
cinnni. The delegation was headed by
Representative Bromwell OF Ohio.
The war investigation commission
is asking all witnesses TO be sworn
Gustave silcr Of company H. sixth H.
linols volunteers. died at Freeport llL.
~ typhoid fever contracted at San
tiago de- Cuba
The special naval board, headed by
Admiral sicard, which Is considering
tho promotion Of officers for gallantry
during the war, called In a body upon
Secretary Long and had conference
with respect to the work Of that board
Il Is the weil-grounded and almost
unanimous opinion Of the medical stan
OF the American army In Porto Rico
that tho conditions OF the volunteer
forces there neccssltatc tGeir removal
north
Secretary Long has named the four
new monitors contracted for as fol-
lows: That at Bath. the Connecticut;
at Nlxons the Florida; at Newport
News. Arkansas. and at San Francisco,
the Wyoming.
An official dispatch from lllollo.
Philippine islands reports that tho
landing Of troops there caused panic
among the insurgents; that 300 mus
kets, four cannon. a quantity OF am-
munltlon and dag were captured.
Six hundred men have gone on
strike at the Havana navy yard. refus-
ing TO work unless they are paid Ave
months arrears Of wages. Several
Spanish vessels are on the stocks await.
Ing repairs. and cannot leave until they
are repaired.
Col. Mabry and the boys OF the first
Texas did fine work during the recent
storm at Jacksonville. Fla. col Ma
hry worked In the rain all day. seeing
Co the sick men. and then went about
his camp all day and part OF the night
seeing that all the men were all pro-
tecttd.
sergt James T.. Strickland. company
y, first Arkansas volunteers. died AT
Fayetteville Ark. while hor on a
furlough, Of fever, aged 22. The re-
mains were inferred IN the national
cemetery az that place with military
honors.
James Collier, a 1yate OF company
J., twenty-sccond Kansas volunteers,
who died Of typhoid fever AZ Phila-
deiphia hospital was buried at Atchi.
son, Kan. with military honors. lie
was the youngest member OF the COM
phny, not having reached his seven
tcenth birthday.
Secretary iong said that the solo
purpose Of ordering n Baltimore and
Petrol to Tlen Tsln was to safeguard
American interests and protect life
and property OF American citizens IN
the event Of an outbreak In the In
serlor, Tlon Tain being the nearest
point 10 Pokin accessible 10 warshlps
Col wm J Bryan and his command
the third Nebraska. went into camp a.
jacksonville, Fla, on the old site OF
the second Texas. adjoining the hrst
Texas. Col, Mabry and stan welcomed
col. bryan and staff Tie claims he la
much improved by his short vacation.
The irst Texas boys dlned the first bat
TALON, they arriving before their cook
ing outht and subsistence
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