Show LITTLE BULLETS J At Tampa there are about 13000 regI lars and as many volunteers Two battalions Of North Dakota volunteers I volun-teers gfh Fargo for San Francisco en 1 I route to the Philippines j Governor Bradley of Kentucky has announced i an-nounced that unless otherwise instructed by the president the second of Ken I I tuckys two regiments on the second call will consist of colored troops I wi The cruiser San Francisco came into j Boston from patrol duty off Cane Corl I with Assistant Engineer Cooper and 12 seamen in the sick bay The men were transferred to the hospital at Chelsea < Tho Indianapolis arsenal has been i turned into a manuiaciunns eiaousii ment and a largo force of men will be put to work dl Immediately to turn out equipment equip-ment for cavalry Infantry and artillery Two more vessels have been added to the fleet of transports at Port Tampa the Algonquin and Yucatan of the Clyde line Each Is fitted with bunks and stalls and Is capable of carrying about lOOJ j I I I men J A detachment of 205 naval reserves from I I I Chicago arrived at Tampa They left I i later on the steamer Mascotte for Key West where they will probably be assigned as-signed to duty on board vessels of the blockading squadron The work of fortifying Key West has gone along rapidly The new fort Is of a substantial character and will raotrt some formidable guns Already one SInch rifle has been placed In position and rite others are rapidly being placed Orders have been received at San Francisco Fran-cisco to place the Philadelphia and Yorktown York-town In commission as soon as possible also to transfer the boys from the training train-ing ship Mohican and to fill up that vessel ves-sel with seamen and ordinary seamen The battery offered to the United States government by John Jacob Astor was accepted ac-cepted yesterday Lieutenant March of the Fifth United States artillery ha been detailed to command the batten which st will bo made up of six Hotchkiss rapid fire guns The New York naval cruiser board his Tle to Washington a list of 40 yachts which It recommends for purchase Among the vessels named are George Gould a Atalanta and John Jacob Astors Nourmahal Each Is rated for purchase at J100000 A reclment of mounted riflemen made up o 5 men from different military or ganizations In Colorado nas oeen cornea In Colorado Springs Telegrams have been forwarded to Washington to ascertain ascer-tain If such a regiment can be accapted by the war department A branch of the Red Cross society was organized at Reno Nov consisting of 73 members and officered a follows Mrs M C Miller president Mrs F Vernon first vice president Mrs J M Fulton second vice president Mrs V E Stubbs secretr and Miss Maud Wheeler treasurer treas-urer About ISO of the younger members of the ZIon association of Chicago who have formed a military organization known a the Guards of ZIon have decided to Join In a body the Illinois volunteer regiment under Colonel P McGrath where they will hereafter be known as Companies I wi and M All the membersare strong and I enthusiastic young Jews If the New York state authorities become I come convinced that the war will continue con-tinue beyond the time of the state elections I elec-tions this fall the governor will undoubtedly un-doubtedly convene the legislature In extraordinary ex-traordinary session to enact legislation which will permit the volunteers of this state to cast their votes no matter In what part of the country they may be The secretary of the navy has given the name Brutus to the steamer Peter Jubson recently purchased at San Francisco Fran-cisco for tho purpose of convoying and coaling the Monterey on her voyage to m Wf to ehh Manila The collier Rheta recently purchased pur-chased for naval purposes ha been renamed re-named Casslus The names of Caesar Jompey Hannibal Sclplo and other ancient an-cient heroes are lr ioiC dhr the list of naval vessels a a |