Show ARMY AND V GOSSIP I The will of Alexander Macomb Weth erillT a officer in the United States I army Who was killed in the battle of Santiago has been admitted to probate I in Philadelphia The estate is valued at 63000 and Is bequeathed to Mary Hubbard Wetherlll widow of the decedent dece-dent The officers of the Sixtysixth Russian Rus-sian regiment having sent the officers of the Sixtysixth French regiment a fine picture the French officers have sent in return to their Russian friends an album bound in old red Levant containing a large number of military photographs each page being adorned with pen drawings by the officers themselvs mse v i Mr Catling the inventor asserts that he was moved by humanitarian considerations invent his famous gun whose capacity is i 1200 shots a minute When I saw the boys coming home from the civil war on the stretchers wounded and emaciated I decided that something must be devised that would de the work of 50 men leaving the other 49 at home I is reported that the son of Admiral Dewey who occupies a clerical position posi-tion with a salary of 65 per month was recently offered a salary of 5000 a year and expenses paid if he would enter the services of a certain yellow journal He was told that no experience exper-ience would be necessary as he would have merely to attach his signature George Dewey jr to articles prepared pre-pared for him by others but he indignantly indig-nantly declined the offer The board of officers appointed to examine ex-amine the sunken Spanish ships off Santiago have recommended that hereafter here-after no torpedoes be carried on war I vessels as the Vizcaya appeared to have beenc wrecked by her own torpedoes torpe-does The present war has proved that torpedoes are likely to be much more dangerous to the ship that carries them than to the hostile fleet They are not only in danger of being exploded by a i shot but they and the machinery iic I essary to operate them take up much I room that might be employed for guns while injthe modern longdistance battle bat-tle there is no opportunity to use torpedoes tor-pedoes at all How easily the torpedo boat itself may be sunk by rapidfire guns has been amply demonstrated in both naval battles General Kents stirring report of the action of his division in the terrific battle of July 1 2 and3 conclpded with a paricular conimendation of a number num-ber of officersconspicuous for gallantry and In expressing his thanks to hfs personal staff General Kent adds Also to Adolfo Carlos Munoz the latter lat-ter a volunteer aid subsequently wounded in the fight of the 2nd inst who richly merits commission for his able assistance given without pay This brave young volunteer will be recognized as the accomplished young architect of Philadelphia who mar ned Miss Emily Wharton He is the son of Adolph Munoz formerly of Cuba but now a resident of Chestnut Hill and was active in the movement for Cuban relief before the declaration of war Don Ramon Blanco y Arenas Marquis Mar-quis de Pena Plata Captain General of Cuba who advocates war to the death with America was born 65 years ago in San Sebastian Spain and began his military career at 22 He entered the army In 1855 as a lieutenant was promoted pro-moted to a captaincy in 1S5S and won the rank of lieutenant colonel In the war with San Domingo When the Spaniards were drivgn from the island I Blanco went to the Philippines as governor gov-ernor of Mindanao When he returned to Spain he was assigned to the army of the north which was then engaged in fighting the Carlists He fought valiantly val-iantly in the battles of Montejurra Velabieta Sommorrostro San Pedro Abanto Monte Mum and Mabieta He successfully stormed Pena Plata for which achievement he was created a marQuis of that name |