The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-02-02
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS

Washington, Feb. IA special meeting
of the judiciary committee of the house
was held today to pass upon the inquiry
| ordered by the house as to the right of
members 10 hold commissions in the army
| but after an unusually long session ad
journed until tomorrow without reaching a
| conclusion.
City of Mexico, Feb. Mexico has ac-
cepted the invitation to participate in the
military congress at Tampa. Fla. Feb
| ruary 8. and the republics two delegates
have left for the north. The Mexican rep
| resentatives are Brigadier General Jose
Maria de Lavega, chief of the marine bu-
reau and president of the committee on
| military reguls tons, and Colonel Felix g.
Estrada. professor in the Chapultepec Mill
| tary academy.
New York. Feb 1.-The North Atlantic
! squadron will start for the south in a few
weeks. The New York will get away on
Friday of next week. with Admiral Samp-
son on board. she will be Joined by the
Chicago the Indiana and later by the
Texas. which is now at Galveston. After
the return 81 the squadron. late in the
spring, the European squadron is expected
to get under way. The Chicago will be the
flagship of the squadron and will be ac-
companied by at least two battleships
Washington. D. c., Feb. Following
the passage OF the Hull army bill in tho
house yesterday. Chairman Hull has in
formed his associates on the military com
mittee that an appropriation bill viii be
taken up next Monday The appropria-
ton bill Will be framed on the basis Of
100 900, and Mr.. HUI estimates that it will
carry about So, c00. The war depart
ment submitted to congress at the opening
OF the session an estimate based on an
army of $4,000 men At q cost Of sl44.oc0.-
go. but since then the forces have been
largely reduced.
St. Louis. Mo. Feb Mrs Q. c. Smith
ad Miss Emma G. Smith wife and daughter
OF Colonel Smith. L. s. A, purchasing
duarternaster at s.. Louis, have left here
for San Francisco. enroute 20 Manila
where the young lady VIII be married %
Lieutenant Pegram Whtworth I. :. A.
who IS on the staff Of General Macarthur.
The prospective groom, who belongs % an
old and wealthy family o. Shreveport. Ia.
was unable - come 20 America 10 wed
Miss Smith s. the time appointed and she
now goes 20 him.
Milwaukee. Wis Feb. The secretary
o. the navy having stated chat be IS ready
20 receive suggestions for d name for the !
2uu5oat planned fo- mo Great Lakes. the T.
Journal has urged him 90 chri=ten the I
new crafr .'Mace1ar.F iu recognition a. tho 4
historic island about which ciHgs most % 4
the history and poetry and Indian .egsudz (
o. the axe region. The Journal suggests Z
that al the lake ports would readily agree
90 this name ard THAT in addition % 81 BE-
il- me mo<- appropriate. lts choice would .
prevent strife among -he lake cites sof
the hono- % giving ere new boat lts name
washington. .. G. FEB The var De-
parrmeut TO-DAY issued 40 order 70 muster
out about 1900 volunteer troops. TIE
regiments are Fl-s- Harsianf row q,
Augusta. Ca; Thi-s Mississippi and So
end y .sSoUri. ~ 1a1I. Ca. FssREth ard
TairteentE Per-sy. va1la 1T A1gus-a Go.
! Fourteenth Pennsylvania. ~ s0rne-TIi--
: c.. Forth Texas a. Szn Antonio. Tex
Fourth Wisconsin. ~ AzzEstor. Ala. se~-
aut1 Volunteer Infantry. ~ Msron Ca
r EE-h volunteer infantry. ~ Chicka-
manga, Tsata volunteer iafaztsy. a. Va
Con. ca
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rro-oeaei teaay ard. f. - ursers,ols-
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