The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-02
Yesterdays Developments.

AACNt FAAhs Oh campatSHs AH rec
concentrations submitted to Con-
eress by Secretary Alger, Chief
Engineer Ludlow says it is pro-
posed to send $4,000 or 10000
troops to Cuba at once and $4,000
more as soon as possible. ApprO-
priatiOns are asked for the 'estab-
lishment and maintenance of spe-
ciaI electrical communication with
the army in Cuba, Porto Rico and
the Philippines" This is the first
official announcement that all
these islands are to be occupied by
United States soldiers. General
Miles is at Tampa directing the
movements OF the invading
armies.
The Navy Department is still
without advices concerning the
alleged battle at Santiago de Cuba
ON Tuesday, but it is now admit
ted there may have been an ex-
change of shots with the forts.
Details of the reported engage
ment continue to come through
Spanish and Haitian sources. 1t
is said the American fleet yester-
day signaled the insurgents, and
the latter are now gathering about
Santiago, with the view, it is be-
lieved, of assisting the Americans
i'm attacking the city.
The One-hundred-and-fi ifty-ninth
Indiana is being clicked into
shape" for active service under a
new system of squad and company
drills. A pole has been raised in
front of Colonel Barnett's head
quarters at Camp AIEer, and a silk
flag, presented by Captain Blum,
of Evansville, flung to the breeze
from it's top. The health of the
regiment is good.
Spanish finances are in a critical
condition, and there is a possible
ity that the government will be
forced to discontinue the war for
lack of funds. There is a panic at
Madrid and a run on the Bank of
Spain, many people being anxious
to exchange the banks notes for
silver. Unless the run is stayed
the government will be compelled
to issue forced currency. The
bank has been intrusted with the
raising of a loan of 1,OOO, 100000
pesetas, but 1T is doubtful if the
home or abroad.
Admiral ManterOIa, cOmmander
OF the Spanish feet in Cuban
waters, has cabIed the Madrid au-
thOrities that the Americans were
repulsed at Santiago. This .'news"
was communicated TO the COrtes,
and the GLORIOUS victOry' of the
Spanish navy duly "nOted" with
satisfaction. Not long ago the
"gIoriOus victory" over Dewey
was noted in the same way.
Am instance of the ridiculous
manner in which Spanish news
papers gull their readers fs found
i'm an editorial printed by Ell Pro-
gresso, of Havana. This paper,
after denOuncing the Yankees as
towards, tells the Havanese that
Boston has been bombarded by the
Spanish fleet and the residents
forced to seek refuge i'm the in
terror of the country; that the peO-
pie of the United States are starv-
ing, while Cubans have plentys
that civil war is threatened be-
cause of failure of the American
arms; that President McKinIey's
life is i'm peril, and that Dewey's
fleet at Manila has been destroyed
and the insurgents are uniting
with the Spaniards to drive out
the invaders. The article closes
with the prediction that the proud
flag of Spain Will soon be floating
over the whole continent of Amer
lea.
the House, and the result was the
passage of "a bill to remove all pO-
IiticaI disabilities incurred by the
third section of the fourteenth
amendment to the Constitution.
Spirited speeches were made by
Messrs. GrOsvenOr and Settle on
the ObliteratiOn of sectional feel
ing. The right of member of
Congress to hold military and
civil Office at the same time was
discussed. An alleged Interview
with MIR. Overstreet rejecting on
the loyalty of certain States was
criticised by several members.
The Senate disposed of sixty pages
of the war revenue bill, rejected
MIR. GOrman's corporation tax
amendment, but later adopted it
in modified form by a vote of 33
to 26. The amendment Ievies a tax
ON all corporations engaged in re-
fining sugar or petroleum. The
Senate also passed u bill for the
protection of '.h0mesteaders. who
leave their land claims and enlist
in the army.
The American consul at Asuncion
has been notified, in answer to
protest, that the Paraguayan gov
crnment will protect the Spanish
torpedo gunbOat Temerario until
bont is disabled.
Four regiments of volunteer in
fnntry, including the One-hun-
dred and fifty seventh Indiana,
under command of Col. G. Nj. Stude-
baker, and aggregating 1000 men,
left Chiclxamauga Park yesterday
morning for Tampa, Fla. The In.
dianinns marched to Ringgold, Ga,
where special trains awaited
them. About $4,000 men are left
i'm camp, two hundred OF whom are
ill in hospitals. Judge Harris, an
cx-COnfederate, administered the
brigudier generals oath to Fred
ID. Grant.
The War Department will not for
the present, make public the mp
portiOnment of troops under the
second call for volunteers. Ar