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F~ ~T J3LT HED i36~ NEW 3EP 'Y, S C., U 1 DAY,MAY 31, 18 .TW C A WE K
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CUBAN-AMERICAN
SOLDIERS' OUTFIT
THIC-SMALL IAIIAqnAN-1tA4XED PONY
AND THE UANV$S UNIFORM.
With GenierjalNrn W's Alf u at Tamp i M sy
Ito (ornblaed. wVit,i ioseveleaa Itougha
ItIder*9 a iHeit Over fit Onco.
An Interexting Letter.
(The Stato.)
Tampa, May 25.-The conditions
of Cuban guorrillt warfare ro so
different from those under which the
regular army will do its fighting that
tho equipment required for it may
havo the iterest of novelty.
To begin with, therd's the horso.
The Cubans raise their aybrows and
shrug their shoulders when they
refer to the policy of the United
States ar y in buying big and un
aeclimated northern horses for sor
vice on the islnud. Do it known to
your Uncle Sa,according to soe
ancient peact regulation about as
suitabl tove present caso as the
hoavy blue uniform is to a tropic
suimer, will not buy a horse under
15 hands in hoight, and these bie
gets in Kentucky, Tennessee and the
eit. The Cuban of campaign ex
perionno rejects a big horse a nda
stall foed hors. He seks toughnes,
wiriess, abovo everything else; the
aadlity to do hard work on grass
vlone. The Cuban horse never gets
grain or hay on a campaign. He is
tethered out tat night and must find
his food for the vext 24 hours within
the range of his ropo. The graFss
are abundant on the island, so wvith1
a radius of 25 fot t grazo on th
pn11Y mnanages vory woll.
After at considoration of all thoe -
Co ,sitios of tho sorvico I find myself
t ho possetisor of at Floridat stockmnan's
pony,l11al ovor 141 h ands high, tough
surofooted, quick, ready to gio ally
where, with a fox-trot for an ordi
nary gait and a tendoncy-which
would, be Astonishing but for his
raising in this Saharan land-to break
into a cantor whenever hn strikes sand
a foot donp. Ho wasn't bought for
ornament, but, n6vortholess h is a
very seemly fellow, with a flowing
mane and a tail that touches the
ground, and puts on stylo enough
'when on parado to attract attention
in this protempore cavalry town. I
:tm much obliged to the government
for rejecting him on account of size.
Weight dosen't sooni to make any
differenco to him and ho keops up
that fox- trot of his for hours on a
strOtclh without the spur. I had an.
other of these rancher's ponies in
view, a fellow that couldl stop in a
run withiu his own length and double
on his tracljs like a flash, but one of
Sthese newspaper Croesuses snapped
him up on five minute's acquaint
ance before I could give him a final
trial. These are the hor.ses needed
fo 'uril work in Cuba, and if
the United States cavalry does much
wvork on the island it will cry for
something bettor adapted to the ser
vice than its heavy parade mounts.
With the pony for Cuban servico
~goes an army saddle, a bridle wvith a
-dettach ablo b)it, permitting its use for
haltering also, and a long grass-rope
ihaltor, with a snap catch to one end
of it, ready to make a quick tether.
Then there are the saddle-bags.
The Cubans will have no wagon train
for bagga'. -- n few panck mules car
rying rations and ammunition exclui.
sively-and the saddle-bags must
suffico foi all inggage. Trhijs is no
cossarily rohtricted to one change
of clothiing and a few eossentials of
small bulk.
Mado into a roll and strapped in
front of the saddle are hammock, and
hammock cover, and mackintosh
all obligatory in a season or rain and
service exclusively' in the wvooi's and
.tiolds. Th'le hammrock, as I muon
~tioned in a former letter, is made of
canvas as at protection argainist inos
quitoes, and the c,over is of rubber or
oilcloth, live feot wide afid seven feot
long, to stretch over the hammock as
a i protect-ion against the dIrouchmug
niigrt, rins anid dowsm and( the pono
trasting rms-uitoes. The encamp
ments iii always bo in the woods
and tien offiors will hang up to the
tro(os. I am not auiro that thoe rub
ber "ponchos" thre mon will use In
rains are not botter than the mackin.
tolies, but the latter are en regle for
otlicers.
What oelso An army canteon,
which may b'o boughtf at three prices,
liko most other things hero; a cart
ridgo belt, a machete, a )wie knife,
a Colt's army six shooter, now model,
calibro 38S-thik becauso fresh sup.
plies of cartridges may 1bo hald from
United States stores, while of other
caliGres thoro tmay be luck in Cuba.
campaign plato and cup, fork and
spoon.
The Cuban delegation has finally t
supplied canvas nuifo' i for the
men, but the staff furnish their own, 1
ats follows for Gon. Nuncz's aidos: A
wido brimmed sorvico hat of light e
color, with at Cuban flag or shield on
tho front and a tricolor cord about
it; a "chamarrota" or officers' blouse
coat of tough unbloclhod linen, all
pockets outside and buttoned, and
with openings at the sido for ready
resort to revolver or machoto; gray r
corduroy trousors, presenting an in.
hospitablo surface to thorna in the 0
chaparral; brown logging, reaching 1
to the kneo; waterproof tan shoes
with very thick, wide and heavy soles, C
and, of courso, a pair of spurs. Cer
tainly a rig for service, and suffi
ciently military in appearance. The
United Statos officers, swolting in
their blue, look enviously at it and t
stop one on the street to ask whore s
they can havo diiplicates of the
"Cchainarrota" nindo their promised r
uniforms of "Khaki" cloth not bav
ing yet boen delivered, notwith- t
standing tho government's threo
monthfi' knowlodge that thoro would
be a campaign in Cuba. Tho com
mand of the brown uniform situa
tion is hold by a Cuban tailor in
Ybor City who has bought all the
goods remniniig in Tampli to fill
the orders of his compatriots. Tampa
is short of everything for which t
thoro is a special domand, food and
liquors oily exceptod.
As is known, tho United States
government furnishes' the Cubans
with Springflh rilles. The Cuban
delegation inl Now York has bought
and sent (own a hundred of the iM
provod Mouser carbies, a part of
which vill be used by Gon. Nunez's
escort. It. is a beautiful little well
pon, light, enough to b handled liko
ai revolver and sighted up to 1,400
met res. So alluring is it that I shall
e
wiivo imy Staff prorogitivo and use
one. Thero's i cert.in satisfaction
for thoso who have to iaco them in
the freely curtified fact, that unless
you are bored through the head or
boart w'ith one of these dainty niick
leld bullets y'on are n ot opt, to be
killed. Blarny~ instanc Les aro giveni
whoe mnen have had lungs, bones r
and so forth perforated by them
without suffering more than a fort
night's detention in hospital. Beo
side the Mauser thie old Springfield
is very crudoe and elumsy, but when
its big ball hits you you do not very
readily got over t be shock.
You will knowv ini dlu time of the
sailing and the landing of Goni, La
oret's expedition, with which wvent
0
(lens. (Just illo anid Sanguilly. The
censor is supremefl over the telegraph
e
here, but patriotism kept the news
from being known by mail in a few
hours, Tfhe gener-al inmression is
t,hat Lacr-et will operate in the east
srntpart of the island. Gen. Nunez ~
wvants to 1)0 near-or the lighting and
is striving hard to secure dlispjatch to
the wvest in conjjumet ion with United
States troops. With 300 or 400 men
hn coul do nothing, but as an au
ailiary to regulars, oven one or twvod
bhousand, ho could b)e of much ser
vice, Hie is trying to make a comn
aination with Roosevelt's cavalry,
naking a joint for-ce of a thousand
~or operat ions in Occidento. Tis -
Failing, he willI have to await thee
dow and1( dubious '.leterminaiions of
WVashinigton. It is a sure thing, t4
iowe'."m, thatnt when woe do go over
~ve wviH bh very nmuchi indeod to the
~ron t o'f thje fighitinrg. Everyboid yin 'i
hou. conmmnand unrderstandls that. o
.N. G.G. 1
Take JONNISONV'S
CILL & FE VERA
TONIC..-seg -
)REGON SAW N0
SIGN OF ENEMY
110 19%TTLCRlIP COMPLErED lia
LONG JOURNEY IN EXCEL
LIENT STYLE.
.roti Wiatel Wats'.%opt-Vapiit Clarke
De.cribes ile Voyage Around the Iforn
And Asserti That Ills len Aro Not
Only Iter.dy But Anxious to
1fave Spaniards.
Key West, May 20. -The United
'tates battleship Oregon arrived horo
ii morning from Jupiter, and is
ow at anchor near Sandy Key
kIt.
Charles E. Clarke and other offi
ers of the Oregon came ashore at 10
fclock and reported all well on board
nd the ship in good condition.
The Oregon left San Francisco
larch Ist and arrived at Callao
Lpril 4th; left there April 7th and
assed Sandy Point April 21st, ar
iving at Janeiro April 30th. The
attleship reaehed Bahia May 8th
nd touched at Barbadoes May 18th.
t the latter placLA the warship wits
uarantined, but. Fhe wis detained
ly one day. On leaving the Bar
adoos the Oregon a tiled almost di
etly north, going to the north of
)orto Rico about 150 miles. The
ortherly comlso was coutinued until
he Bermudas wei sighted, when
he headed for the Florida coast.
Captain Clarke explains that the
oason for going to Jupiter inlet in
toad of putting in at Key West was
> o11ble the Oregon to be ready to
p either to Key West or to Hamp
>n Ronds in short order after got
ing official information from Wash
rigtoll.
Captain Clarke had no official
nowledge of the Fituation after
iaving Rio Janeiro. During the
ntire trip he expected momentarily
> mot the Spanish. Only once,
owevor, was there a call to arnis.
his was shortly alter midnight on
aving Rio Javoiro.
As the Oregon was plowing
1rough the black equatorial so a
ark object was discovered ahead ap
areni0ly giving chase. The call to
eneral quartei wias soinded, the
ion rolled out of their berths with
lo enthusiasm o' boys oni a circus
1ay, and almost instantly overy gun
*is mannod. The Oregon left her
ourso and circled around her black
ursuer, only to find it a harmloss
ark instead of a Spanish warshtip.
Back to their borths crept the men
ith mutterings of disappointmont,
nd diiigust.
At Rio Janeiro Captain Clarke wvas
.id that the Spanish torpedo boat
'emerario was following him. This
port gave new interest to the trip
r a day and night, but at the next
ort of call ho was informed that the
emnerario had gone into dry dock at
io Janeiro just after the departure
fthe Oregon.
The cruisie through the straits of
lagollan was most interesting. It
~as at this far Southern point of the
mnerican hemisphere that the crew
:pocted to -roceivo it visit from the
paniards. In many places the
hannel was very narrow and crooked
ith hidden bays and coves, and
eck of them mountains towering in
the clouds on either side. More.
oer they were in the land of icy
intor. For more than a month
eiy had been sailing under tropical
are, and now the blasts of Decom
or whistled among the crags iabove
omi and ice at uighit liay on tile
eaks.
But the Oregon did nlot lag. Cap.
tin Clarke had no idea of giving
ic Spaniards, if they were there, a
lance to catch him napping. If
m groat battleship woro to l)e
nght, it should be a catch on the
ing. The engines we'o waCrmned up'f
)their best work, anid wher.':er it
'a safe and possible t he Oregon
>wled along at fifteen k nots an hour.
hoi matchinaery wvorke'd wil', and on
~casions5 the speed wva- increas.ed
rae knots in a fowv nuui.ntevs. A stop)
tbhroe (days wt as made at Saindy
ointt, whero coal wats tatkeni on and
her suppl1ies secuired.
The -O regoun's 25 ollicrs and her
'ow of 4I2> seamoni were well and(
nippy when the battleship cas~t an
or off Sandy Key lighthouse at
0:30 o'c'oek this morning. The Or.
0gon is in first c'a is shapo and ready
for another cruiso as long as the one
jtit onded. The excellent condition
of the men after their sixty-six <'ayS
voyago is - perhaps oven moro ro.
markable. Throughout tho entiro
ttip there wore no cases of sorious ill.
noss on board, and the ioni are as
eager for immediato ttctivity as if
1hey had just come from a v.%cation
in the mountains.
The Oregon picked up the cruiser
Mariotta and the dynamite cruiser
Niethoroy between Rio Janeiro and
Bahia, but sho parted company with
them after a fow hundred miles.
Captain Clarko said the crow of the
Oregon had suffered much from the
heat in passing twice through the
tropics.
"All the way along," he added,
"we were wondering where the Span.
iards were, and ve never scortained
that fact until we reached hero."
"Do you know now?" Captain
Clarko was asked.
"Well," lie replied, "I imagine we
ca make a very accurato guess."
The Oregon will romain hero for
orders.
The United States gunboat Hornet
came in from the blockade this
morning. She reports everything
quiet along tho line of the blockade
TIlE HfOT SItINIS OF ARKANSAS.
Tho flounut inl-Lckd 3llraclo of tie
Ozarks.
T]'he hot wiaters, the mountain air,
equablo climate and the pino forests
make Hot Springs tho most wonder
ful health and pleasuro resort in the
world, summer or wintor. It is own
ed and controlled by the U. S. Gov
ornment and ias accommodations
for all classes. The Arlington and
Park hotels and 00 others and 200
boarding houses tire opon all s1mmer.
Having an altitudo of 1000 feet it
is a cool, safO and nearby refugo
during the heated term in the south.
For information concerning Hot.
Springs address 0. F. Cooley, Man
tger Blisinless Meni Leagie, Hot,
Springs, Ark.
For reducod excirsion tickets and
particulars of t lie tri p seo local agent
or addross WN. A. tirkc, Gon'l Pass.
Agent, Southern Ry., Washington,
D. C.
FyIVEC(OnCRE stE(1111;NTS.
ilen for Ini ni Ulm nis t to I, itee,nit.
et Largely from the ou h.
Washkington, May 27.-The regu.
lation for I ho organization of the
brigd of engineers and the 10
regiments of imuntines authorized by
specital act of congress wvere today
formally agreed upon by General
Miles and Adjutant General Cor
bin.
The men composing the immunes
are expected to be recruited largely
from tihe south. They are to be or.
ganized into .10 regiments, livo of
which will be composed of wvhites
and the other regiments of colored
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SPAIN'S LAND-LOCKED FLEET
41ClLEY OTi11TSIM" SAN I I AU1 AND UII
VEKHA BEHilND TIlE HILLS.
rho Navy D'partsanlt 8silelleti tht. the
81,mialpmh Siuadroik iA I ndtt of Satut iigo
imbor tanti (t11st tit" Statts Q4Qo ital
bo Enlly hailutataird, Un
its0 a Cyclone
Washington, May 28.--Tho navy
lopartment received information to
ly which for the first teio rolioved
)flicials of tho anxiety und doubt
:hoy have felt for the-last iew d:%ys,
Ind Satisfied Ifiin on two vital points.
First., that the American floot., under
Jo1modoro Sehloy, was outsido
mantiago harbor, an;d second, t hat
dAmiral Ctrr'l'1s fleet was insido
hlt halrbor. This information camo
rom privnte sourcos, which naval
)flicors regard as thoroughly reliablo.
[t is the sumo sourco that gave the
invy departmnut the first informa
ion, ahuost a week ago, that th,
3panishi siuuron was insido of San
ingo harbor. This sourco of infor
nation hus proved itself reliable thus
ar, and for that. reason the news ro
eived todny was accepted is conclu
iivs It did not como from any
minva or Stto o partment oflicials.
V11-ro is lite (10oubt, howevor, tltt
t will be supplolonted by oflicial
tdvices from Admiral Schloy, if in
leod such aivices are not already
ore, though up to the clo of offico
tours the navy departmont had not
miletined anything from Schley.
The oficiali were in " state of ox
)ectancy, having learned from tho
>)ros (i.spatche(s from Kingston that
ho scouting vessl Harvard was
here * ith reports for the depart
ient. Socrotary Long went to the
-viow at Camp Alger during the
ifternoon, and in his absenc no in
ormattion was mado publio.
LIKE HATS IN A THAP.
Rolying on the privato ad0vices rm
-eived the naval officials fool that the
mitiro military situation is simplified
mtd the powvers of misliof by tho
3panish fleet are at an ond. One
list inguished officer remarked that
is a result of the information re
m0ived ho felt ion years youigor
sinco yesterday. H had been so
-iously appreliousivo that the Span
sh floet had succooded in getting
uWay, but the inforimation of today
:olieved his mind on thatt point. Ho
mid that Commodore Sch!oy could
,ow spare sovoral of the ships from
(is squadron to pormit them to join
n offensivo demonstrations elso.
vhiore.
ALL BeilIlY NIE)n.
All Schiey needs, it in p)ointed out,
s a small forco to watch the entrance
>f Sant.iago hiarbor. Two battle.
hips and1 two cruisers would 1)o
Imlo)l for the service, as such a force
vould largely overnmatch the four
irmnored .cruisers in the Spanish
iqnadrion. In this way Admiral
Jorvora's fleet can b)e p)oketed with
mut koop)ing a large number of Amer
can ships out, of active service at.
>thor needed points. In calculating
ipon keeping th Spaiaifrds penoIlid
.lp in this fashion the officials have
aikon into account the poessibility of
lie dispersion of the American block
idinig fleet by one of th() tropical
~yclones that are almost due at this
icason.
IN CASE OF A CYCLONE.
The A mericani fleet ini such casRos
1vould bo obliged to cut find run for
omo neltuthal port or to nmako its wvay
)y force into one of the Cubfan p)orts
or shelter, in (it her case there
night 1bo fil opportunity for the
'pnishi floet, to makol( its ('eape,
)rovidinig (lie commndninIing officers
ire willing to tfake the de0sporate
dmaneo of going out in wenther heavy
mough to ('om1pel the big Anwrican
ronichidl to seek shelter, unless we
>lock the harb ior b y senttIiig bfarges
ni thle channi iel. Ont her way to t his
~ounI ry the \i/z(.y paufssod thir oti
lomfo very sovere weafthter, fahnost ap [
)roacohingi( t.hu cyclm, andi p'rved
hant vessels of her class fire able( to)
vi t.hstan miinI81 ht storms with perec
affety.
D)alring t he day t he invy depj art
aouit post ed a biullttin givinig rean
muring advices fromi Admiral Dowea-y.
This was the only spocilie bit of in.
formation givon out diing oflico
hours. It was a day replete with
rumors, some of themll of a very sen
sational nature, but the various ro.
ports of sanguinary battles failed of
verification, and tiltimaitely proved
to 1o groundless, so far as the ro
ports reaching hore disclosed.
SOUTIH VARIOLINA NOT,HINWILA.
Neairy Every sfate short fromn 21a tip 100
Mem of Its Allotted Quta.
Washington, 'May 2.--Tho work
of miustering the voluntoors into the
servico of tho United States under
tho Prosident's first call f.or troops,
is practically completed. Adj. Gen.
Corbin announced lato tonight that
tho number of voliuteers so far ro
ported was 118,000, and that enough
woro prepared for muster to swiell
tho iumber 121,000 and 122,000. 1L
is not oxpoected by the war depart.
mnet ollicials that qitito the f ill nulmi
bor called 'or will b mustered into
tle army, as 6arly ill of tho States
aro short from twenty-fi1vo to a hun
dred itein of the numher cilled for
by Ohe proelamiltion.
DECIE'S MANILL,A M811lATCI.
Tho.netmigeeI,Stil viii , ilite y of ltlee.
Li,ertm (Cmmands te O lympia.
Washington, IIay 28.-.The navy
dopart mont this afternoon mllado pub
lio the following distch:
Civito, via 1ong (Komg, Mily 27,
1898.-Soertary Navy, Washington:
No chango in the situation of the I
blockade. It is eteLive. It is iml
possiblo for tht) pvoplo of lailali, to
buy provisius exceopt rivo. The
captain of tho Olvmpia, OridhoNy, e
amtined by 1ulieal board. Is or
dored hoie. Loaves by Ocoideit1l
aid Oriuytal stamiShip, froml Ilong
Kong, tho 28th. Commamder Lam
borton a))oittel conmtnmnder of the
Olympia. .1:) v. V
4. oNDI1q3N1e;, 11i zi:s.
All tif Them 8mcoolers Fept Twil-They
Will hee S4ld.
Key West, Via., May 20.----Two1l
ty-two prizes wero comldimnlo"d il tleo
tited States Court tciay. Tiy
will bu sold within thirty dayN o
eisimo- inl the calses of the 1anma,
Miguej, Jovor, Catalina, 11noiiavonl
tura, Pedro and Guilo, stomnor.i,
and the schoonre Carlos lo as lnd]
Patiuito wero reserved.
All the condomntd prizes are
schooners except the Argonanutau,
wvhich is a largo c'oasting steamer,
aind the Amubrosia Bo)livar', a tug.
lie ii liujy Aettinig thie Fiv, Itt'gmentsIe oef
iHaw Riecriit, ito slicepo-- naitionscc feer
ift y Thoeirusancten at P'ort 'Tanccpc.
Gon. Fitzhugh le's visit to Jack
sonvillo for the purpose of insp)ect ing
thle voluntoer campcsn there antd to do
cidoe as to the location of othor troops
now oni their way hats boon tom po
r'arily p)ostpIonedi. 'IThe task of put..
t,ing into shapo t ho tive r'egim)entts of
voluntoer troops at Tampa is prov
ing a greater one Ithan wa's atitici
Vias amuntts of coiimmissar'y anid
quairtermaiist er's sutppl ies are ntow on
hantid att Taminpa. The dto(zent or mtoro
Government warto htousos aire full,
while htundrleds of carsi are on the
trucks waitinug to~ ho unloadeid.
Rautions suiienit for' ani armyII of
fifty thousand mnl for' thrioo mconths
ar'e mi the cars- at Port TLaima.
iiUNT'INO FoR)I A OJIA NCE 'T) E'N 'il i'E
Pit c'ME'NTi WeA i.
spaneish! sitatera A,,xou toeee e tz, ihe
irct oppoeertui-y cco oc t (he' P'o,wer
Lonidon, May~. 2:,. -Theu .\lh ci -
i'espondienct of 1,he D)al'y News, csays:
the powersi in fav~or' of p)ante.e arec pro-0
mnature'c, bt, re0spons-cile Spanish staite'-;
cani he docone ontI its honorableil d to
Spainr.
'Shldeci ai etrali't nation como0 tot"
ward wit it iu hionorabtile arr'ianigemnt.,
its priopoial3 wouhil be examinedet here'
In nto imprct.iCicalI splii, of fail-i prbhcIe'
uplont imIlpossibilo humi ilt Iitions,i), itere 1s
silIl ai p)o5sIellity of peaico."
M. C. Butler, Maj Gen., U. S. V.
TIC (4ALJ-ANT 8OU-1 itOAHOIAN[AN
AGAIN IN THE SADD1.E.
President MeKlilvily hfmkvn One of tse
It-at aRool MjIo4t Titiversny Approvetl
AIppoIntmet011s MiCe3 4h0 War VIti
Si11n IegaInl-Warenly Encdorsee
by Senator Tutmaunn no wol
no #lhe Etere 1teber
shilp of ts United
Statem sen11te.
(Nows and Courier.)
Washington, D. C., May 28.-Ex.
Senator M. (. Butler was today ap.
pointed a Major Goneral of volun
teers. The President sent his nom.
ination to tho Senato and that body
promptly confirmed their for.ner as.
sociato without the formality of re
forring the nomination to a com
mittee.
The selection of (on. Butler is
gonorally rogarded in ono of the best.
army appointnunts the President has
mado sinco the war with Spain con
mencod. Gon, Bntle's military ex
porience, sagacity, ability and uni
vorsal popularity is recognized North
iind South, and the President is ro.
ieiving many compliments for hav
ing chosmen the gallant South Caro
linian for the rank of Major General.
His appoititmont, while gratify.
ing, is not a surprise, for the Pres
4ileit, statod soverl weeks ago,
when the entire membership of the
Senato united in an endorsotmr.t of
L-en. l3itler for a Major GenoraPs
Coision, that the veteran cavalry
loader of the Pallnotto State would
bi commissioned should ihero bo a
livecoid call for volunteers.
Ono of the ploasiig iicidlents of
Gon. 111itlor's appoini'ment was tho
activn and cordial support given
him by biti old political anutagomst,
Senator Tillina. The latter strong
ly urgod (on. Butlor's selection, and
ho mnado soveral visits to the White
imouse atid the va department in
Iis be'11f.
TiLJIAN nIU111-: TJE IArci:T.
Vlilo it w' not neclwsary to
bring any particular pressuro to bear
tipon the President to promote (on.
Butler's interests nevortIolPss it is
gratifying to tho friends of Senlator
Tilna and those of (en. Butler
thalt thO pLolitical latchet, was buied
im the interest of Stato prido and the
recognrition of the I-st soldier the
Stato over produced.
Another voll-known Southnorr
who wis appoiitedIl Brigadier Gm.
oral is Goverior Oato.Ll, of Alabana.
Ho is ah11ost as well known in South
Carolina ansd Ge.org ia as in his own
State. Hei lost an arm in the war',
was a famsiliar figur'e in Congress for
soverl termt, and1( has since been
Governor of his Stato for two terms.
ua:N. wATTS caNr nII.' TiSh.
Ui.i Ha.a Na, Wasy of EIsesipin g MI iaIi
Compaiss aSSSt Present.15
AdIjutanit and I nspector General
WVat ts las been receiving numerous
rognsisit ions fromn the militia from all
pairt.s of t.he' St ato for arms and uni
formw. 11( would have boen ab)le to
have t'gn i pped t ho-c'roi ro nu1itiai by
ovni pped the onth-o mitl in by the
fir.t of Juno, but owing to the
p)resent wair withi Spain lie is rnot able
to got anmy of his requnisitions filled, as
war (departmaont la devoinag its entire
time to equippinig the regular army.
Hoe hopaes lin the necar fnture to be
abl)e( to( have Ihis requisitions filled.
H-e will then he able to equip the ons
tireo1 milit ia. Haem'ssays I here is no use~
for th tompail~inies5 to sendi( in~ their
requiiisitIions tat presernt, as t heyi cart
nxot he fi lled, ahope t)151hat th 10com
position andie wa;t pastie'ntly until the
war epar~ tmisent canl have Ii mr to fill
TI'l1 Fi liST PiCNSION.
tl Prs~ ent5.,d to Orn'st it tn time bl5 .5 of.
5153 Sle EICunin iltgit y.
Washington, May 27.------Roro-.
serntat ivo Stroud of North Carohla
introduce'd a hill todaty granting a
penisioa of NO( a month to Mtrs.
Adalino W. Bagley of North Claro
1ina, miother of ESS .,.. WVorth Bag
hey, who' was killed ini the bombard
mest of C'ardeas, Cuba, recently.