The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-03-30
sIEADE's SQUADRON.
The AdmirnPs Fleet Will Visit Central
American Ports.


WASHINGTON, March 2s.-It is expected
at the Navy Department that Admiral
Meade will sail with his squadron to-
morrow from Kingston, Jamaica for Garth
agena, Colombia for coal. 1t will require
two days at least to coal the ships and it
will be April 3 before they, sail for Colon.
After leaving Colon, Admiral Meade will
work along up the east coast of Central
America. Whether or not he will take
with him the Atlanta and the Raleigh. now
stationed at Colon. will depend on the out
come of the Colombia revolution, but, it is
probable that one of these ships will be left
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at Port Limon, Costa Rica and then at
Greytown, the nearest harbor to Blueields
miral Meade is due at this place on April
IA. in some quarters has been construed to
mean that the United States is about to
make a demonstration in force to restrain
Great Britain from intimidating Nicaragua,
but it is said, at the Navy Department,
that no orders bearing on this diplomatic
question have been sent to Admiral Meade
and the fact that his visit to Nicaragua. at
dence is borne out completely by the timer
airy arranged months ago. After leaving
Corn island, and then Old Providence where
the Kearsarge relics were collected
Havana is the next place down the itinerary
omitted for the same reason that caused
the abandonment of the plan of touching
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avoid any show of a naval demonstration
IN Cuban waters while conditions are dis
t turbed The squadron, therefore; may go
and so on to Hampton Roads.
Within few months number of vessels
will go out of commission and some of the
new vessels will receive the men who have
been doing duty on the older ships. One
sending of the Olympia from Mare Island
navy station to Honolulu to relieve the
Philadelphia. The Philadelphia probably
will he dOcIxP6 and screamed a nd
and will then go to the Asiatic station. re-
lieving the e., flagship Baltimore It has been
good condition, but 1t is now know that
nothing is the matter except that she needs
Willis, it is possible. may conclude to re-
turn to the United States the Philadel-
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go out of commission and her men will be
transferred to the Amphitrite now at the
of the double turretted monitors that has
been put in commission. It is not expected
that she will be ordered on any duty
abroad. but will remain in the North At
lantic squadron.
Capt. FoIger.s Charges Not Proven.
WASHINGTON, March 2s.-Information
has reached here to the effect that Captain
FoIger, of the gunboat Yorktown, now at
Che-Foo, China, has failed to substantiate
the charges made by him against Passed
Assistant Paymaster E. b. Webster, at
Iacncd TO mis- snip. Inc court OF inquiry
that was appointed by Admiral Carpenter
to look into the matter reported that the
evidence did not sustain the charges made
by the captain against the paymaster of
being decidedly under the influence of liquor
and that the conduct of the accused in
other respects was not culpable. The board
however prevented an investigation of the
charges made against the captain by the
statement that no further proceedings were
necessary or advisable. Admiral Carpenter
directed that the paymaster be furnished
copy of the report of the court of inquiry
and that he be fully restored to duty by
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