Show t = XITTLE BULLETS The monitor Catskill has been placed in commission and will sail Tuesday The American line steamer New York j left England in ballast for New York The White Star lino steamer Bovlc which sailed from England last night had on board a large consignment of Lee Metford rifles ten Maxim guns 5 Krupp I quickfiring guns and 230 tons of ammunition ammuni-tion The First regiment of the League of the Cross cadets San Francisco Colonel 1 W P Sulivun commanding has tendered I its services to Governor Budd in case of i war The regiment is well equipped I and feZ dr has a total 1 strength of O f i j j i I The naval auxiliary I board at New York recelvejl an order from the navy department = I 1 1 depart-ment to secure at once ttjn small yachts of not more than ten fet draught The i boats are to be fitted with rapidfire guns j i They will be sent to Cuba In case of war ito i-to cruise in the rivers and inlets on the Cuban coast Three thousand tons of Pocahontas coal have been sent to St Vincent Cape Verde Islands from Norfolk Va As the Spanish Span-ish torpedo flotilla and the Spanish armored ar-mored cruisers Infanta Maria Teresa and Cristobal Color are now at that port it was safe to conclude that this coal Is intended in-tended for the Spanish fleet The Union Pacific was ordered to have a train ready to transport the Eighth infantry in-fantry now at Fort D A Russell Wyo minir yesterday but it is not expected i the troops at Fort Logan near Denver will go before Monday It fsea announced i that all the troops will bo sent south as I fast as transportation can be secured Plans have been prepared and work will I soon begin under them for additional I ccast defense for New York harbor This i is to be l effected by building fortifications on Plum island which lies near the village lage of Sheepshead Bay r In the borough of Brooklyn and Is surrounded by the waters of Jamaica bay |