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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-18
FORCED INTO BLANCo's ARMY.
Cubans Compelled to Fight for Spain
Famine Prices at Havana.

Copyright, 1885, by the Associated Press)
KINGSTON. Jamaica, May 1.-THE Gu
ban provisional government has directed in
surgent sympathizers not to try to evade,
in garrison cities, General Blanco's con-
scription order forcing into the ranks of the
volunteers all males from fifteen to forty
five years of age. Refugees who arrived
here by the French steamer Fulton. from
Havana. and who have since been released
from quarantine, say that the Cubans in
Havana are joining the volunteers by hun
dreds. Spain is thus arming enemies ready
to rise at an oppcrtune time or TO desert.
The Spaniards in Havana, for a communal
police purpose, spy out Cuban sympathizers
and cause their arrest.
Eggs were 10 cents apiece. meat so cents
a pound and -four 30 cents a pound when the
Fulton left Havana on May T.
The Atlas-line steamer Adoula sailed for
Santiago de Cuba to-day with provisions
and TO bring back refugees. Three or four
schooner cargoes of food leave Jamaica
ports for Santiago weekly.
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Comments of the London Press.

LONDON, May 18-The Times, comment
ing editorially this morning on the discus
sions in Parliament yesterday and the
Hspano-American situation, says: 'The
United States will regard with equanimity
the threat of a general confiagration in
Europe in which Spain would be reduced
to the role of a subordinate actor 1t is the
danger of any consequence of this kind,
indeed. that will make continental powers
think twice and thrice before interfering in
the SpaniSh-American quarrel. The edl-
torial proceeds to refute the arguments
offered by Mr.. Michael DaVtt against an
AnglO-American alliance and says: In
spite of Mr.. Davitts protest we take leave
to express our conviction, as well as our
hope, that Mr.. Chamberlain'S plain speak
ing on the subject which has long occupied
the minds of thoughtful men on both sides
of the Atlantic had produced good erect.
The Standard this morning says: The
contrast between the speeches OF Lord Sails
bury and Mr.. Chamberlain has led to fresh
rumors Of Cabinet dsSenSionS; but 1t APP
pears probable that, If any such dlnerenceS
existed. they had reference not to the gen
eral position of foreign affairs, but to the
situation in West Africa and to the extent
of the concessions it was advisable to make
in order to establish friendly understand
ing with France. There is reason to believe
that Anglo-French relations have improved;
ard the prospects of a settlement are more
hopeful than they had been for some time.
1t is rumored that the Foreign once has
agreed to concessions in West Africa in re-
turn for French concessions elsewhere, not
ments of English trade in China"
The Daily News says it hears that while
Mr. Chamberlain's intention to take the line
he did in his Birmingham speech was not
communicated to the Cabinet, 1T was fully
made known to Lord Salisbury ana met
with his anDrOVdl.'
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BIG OUTPUT OF GOLD.
First Steamers from the KIOndik@
VIII Bring About S25 200, 900.

SEATTLE, WASH, May III. G. Wilson.
of this city, and James Wesley. of Tacoma.
have arrived here from Dawson City, bring
ing with them eight hundred letters and $10,-
600 in gold dust Mr.. Wilson states that the
report that w. G. Gates or Swift Water
Biz and three other persons were drowned.
is not true. He met them three days after
was wrecked at Thirty Mile and all passen-
gers were drowned. 1t was not known how
many the boat contained or who they We're.
Mr. Wilson estimates the amount of gold
that will be brought down from st. Michael 8
on the first steamers at $25, 000. goo. The bulk
of il will be owned by between one hundred
and 125 men. Alexander Mcdonald alone
will have nearly $50 900. The news of the
Spanish war had not reached Dawson when
Wilson and Wesley left.
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AN ITALIAN PLOT.
The Recent Conspiracy to Overthrow
the Monarchy.

LONDON. May 1S.-The Rome corre-
spopdent of the Daily News says: Tile
danger of a Cabinet crisis has been sur
mounted and the ministers will meet Par
lament at the beginning of June. There
now seems no doubt that a vast regular
plot had been concocted against the Italian
monarchy 1t was directed, some say, from
Switzerland. some from Paris, some from
London. Action was TO be confined to Re-
publicans Socialists and Anarchists; while
the Clericals were TO help 1t on with their
Influence The first attempt of the revolu-
tiopists would have been to gain possession
of the center of the town, occupying the
civ han, the central postoffice, the tele-
graph Office. the royal palace and prefec-
ture Installing at once kind of provisory
government. The first decree of this pro-
Visory government would have been an an
nouncement of the fall of the monarchy and
a proclamation of a federal republic by
manifesto n sketch of which was found
on the nerson of a Republican deputy,
Signor De Andreis. when he was arrested.
The second act would have been an indica-
ton 10 other towns TO join in the move
ment. granting each of them home rule, as
at the time of the Italian madaeval COM
munes. together with a revolution and gem
erai Strike among railroad servants and
EMPLOYEES in order TO take away from the
government the possibility OF transporting
troops"
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One of BIanco,s Fake..

MADRID, May II. II a. ma dispatch
received here to-day from Havana says that
a small naval boat, having crew of eight
cen men, has been blown up off Cardenas
while engaged In removing torpedoes from
that harbor. The dispatch adds that a tor
pedo exploded through the negligence of
those engaged in the work and that all the
crew of the boat referred to persisted. The
dispatch does not indicate whether the boat
was an American or a Spanish craft
KEY WEST, Fla, May 17.-Boats which
have just arrived here from the blockade
fleet say they have no knowledge Of any
craft having been blown up off Cardenas or
elsewhere The opinion is expressed that
the Wilmington sinking the Spanish derelict
loaded with old iron.
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silver i'm the Treasury.

WASHINGTON May 17.-Responding to
a resolution of inquiry, the secretary of the
treasury to-day sent to the Senate a state
ment showing the amount of silver in the
treasury, the amount of treasury notes
issued for silver bullion, etc. The state
ment shows that on May / there were
1O9, 355. 514 ounces of silver bullion. the cost
of which was $SSS74.662, and the coinage
S42, ASS, 427 The amount of treasury notes
issued in payment of silver bullion out
standing May 10 last was $102. 1874, 2S0. Up
to the list of May last $76.639 157 in silver
dollars had been coined under the act Of
July H. 1890
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Locked Tn us Spies.

MADRID, May II, p. NIT is announced
here in dispatch from Havana that after
the arrival of the Uncas off that port the
two captured American newspaper men
were examined and it is added that the in
quiry revealed the fact that they could not
be considered as prisoners of war, but must
be locked up as spies, one being, it is
claimed a Cuban employed in Havana. It
is further alleged that upon the prisoners
were found revolvers, cartridges, interesting
documents and a camera.
A report is current here that the Spanish
flotilla at Havana is about to make another
SOrtie.
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given month to clear out of Broussa, the
disputed district in West Africa The duke
to-day denied having said this, but volun-
teer officers present declare that his words
were taken down at the time and passed
around the table to all the guests on a slip
of paper marked CONFIDENTIAL"
A variety of circumstances, in short, tend
to cause great anxiety here concerning the
outlook which now is affected by the in
Spired statement from French agencies that
the West African negotiations are progress
ing satisfactorily. Everything seems to prove
the truth of the words of an editorial pub
lished broadcast here that Mr.. Chamber
lain's proposing an Anglo-American alliance
springs from desire to drag the United
States into a war over a miasmatic swamp
section of politicians in Parliament favora-
BILE to such an alliance, the idea of Mr..
Chamberlain's declaration is treated as alb
surdly in advance OF events, while the bulk
of the members of Parliament, who would
either be Indifferent or hostile to It, are
affronted that a minister should hawk offers
of a British alliance in the market place.
Mr.. Chamberlain himself is delighted over
the sensation he has created, though his
colleagues. Several members of Parliament
pressed him privately tonight for more
explicit statement concerning the danger
ahead. He merely. replied oracularly:
The burst Of wrath against England
Throughout: Spain in consequence of the
speeches OF Mr.. Chamberlain and Lord Sal
isbury is hard to describe. says the Madrid
correspondent of the World Every Span
lard. from the highest to the lowest is quite
as much exasperated against everything
English now as he is against the Yankees.
England is denounced as mean, perhdious
selfish base and unscrupulous 1t seems not
to have occurred to the Spaniards that the
British ministers may have had some loft
Ter. further-sighted and deeper designs in
European and Asiatic questions than paltry
acquisitions of territory for coaling stations
in the Philippines, the Canaries and the
Balearcs. Those are supposed to be the
only real objects of English statesmen The
wave of indignation against England and
the United States is such that the Spanish
jngoes of the press and the people loudly
find fault with their Queen and her govern
ment for not Immediately rushing into the
arms of Russia and France; for not offer
ing to Germany any bait in the Philippines
short of Manila and Luzon island that could
make the Kaiser the basis of a continental
coalition against the Anglo-Saxon countries.
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GunbOats and Craft of the Mosquito
Fleet Keeping a Sharp Lookout
for the Spanish Squadron.
AN UNCONFIRMED REPORT
VESSEL SAID To HAVE
BEEN DESTROYED BY A TORPEDO.
Eighteen Lives Alleged to Have Been
Lost, According to Dispatch
from BIancO to Madrid.

WASHINGTON, May 17.-Reports re-
ceived here from Key West show that the
condition of the little torpedo boat Winslow
is much worse than was supposed, and it
will be necessary In all probability to have
her come to Norfolk for repairs. One shot
smashed her low-pressure starboard cylin-
der and another traversed one of her boil
ers. 1t would be possible to get along under
one boiler and reduce the starboard engine
from quadruple to a triple epansion, but
the efficiency of the boat would be very
much lowered thereby.
Following few days late upon the news
of the terrific assault on the Winslow and
her disablement came through the mails an
official report from Commander McCalla Of
an engagement the little boat was in a day
or two before she came to grief. 1t reflects
great credit on the officers and men of the
craft, and was promptly made public by the
Navy Department. 1t reads as follows:
United States Ship Machias,
"On CardenaS, May IL.
1.-THE Machias, Wilmington, Hudson and
Winslow proceeded in as far as the obstruc-
tons. would allow: The Machias took up
position about 2, 100 yards northeast of
Diana cay. The Wilmington with the Hud-
son and Winslow, proceeded to enter the
inner harbor, between Romero and Blanco
Gays, where l felt quite certain there were
no mines, the depth of water by the chart
being ~ fathoms. The vessels found no
trouble in entering, and were soon steaming
into CardenaS bay. l opened fire on Diana
cay signal station and sent the launch with
Ensign Willard in charge to take possession
of the station and find the wires and eX-
plCde the mines, if possible, or cut them.
No mines were found, however, although
strict search was made for them on the
island and by dredging around it. Mr.. Will
lard accomplished the work IN an excellent
manner, destroying the station and all gov
eminent property, which had been aban
doned in very hurried manner, and as a
signal of his success hoisted the American
flag on the signal station and brought on
board the Spanish flag, together with the
signal apparatus. At 40 p. m: fire opened
from the Hudson and the Winslow and was
continued until p. M, when the vessels
returned to the outer anchorage"
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Trial of Prize Cases.

KEY WEST. Fla. May T-At the re-
quest of Rear Admiral Sampson the attor-
reg general has appointed Edward K
Jones, of New York, to act as special coun-
sci in the trial of prize cases. Mr. Jones
will arrive here Tomorrow and has re-
then. Attorney j. Parker Kirlin, OF Con-
verse, Klrlin d Co., New York, and AttOr-
ney Welhdmus Mynders, of New York. have
arrived here and will appear for the claim
ants OF the cargoes of the Buena Ventura,
Pedro Catalina and Miguel Jover. Attorney
]. Denegre, of New Orleans, has also been
retained for the owners of the same vessels.
Judge Locke is here and the trials will be-
gin Thursday or Friday.
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Important Bill by MIR. Faris.

WASHINGTON, May 17.-Representative
Faris, of Indiana, has introduced bill for
the removal of all charges of enlistment
in the Confederate army now standing
against any soldier who served in the Union
army in the late war as regular or Volun-
teer where the enlisted man was held as a
prisoner of war and afterwards rejoined
his company ard was honorably discharged.
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Mreddx,s, Rough Ridern.

SAN ANTONIO, Tex, May 17.--About 10
Roosevelt rough riders to-day. The men
were ready to start to the camp week ago.
but were delayed by washouts along the
railroad The regiment is not quite full as
the Indian Territory quota was expected to
be 200 men instead of 10. The men needed
will be received here and this may delay the
movement of the regiment until the latter
part Of this week.
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lowing dispatch from the British consul Rk
San Juan: "Halstead arrested fol~photo-
graphing new forts, tried by court-martial,
sentenced nine years imprisonment" This
secretary of state Is inQuiring into the cir
cumstances surrounding the arrest of Hall
stead. He is British subject, and the Ca
madam government will doubtless demand
his release through the imperial authorities.
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General Notes.

WASHINGTON, May 17.-To-days state
ment of the condition of the treasury
shows: Available cash balance, $207, 0S3, 907;
gold reserve, SIG, 1906.
Representative Faris, of Indiana, visited
the White House to-day and left some APP
pointment papers.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-18

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HnIatead,s Release May ne Aslsed.

OTTAWA. Ont, May 17.-Sir Louis Da-
vies, minister of marine, in response to
telegram making inquiries about Freeman
Halstead, the Canadian newspaper man re-
ported TO have been arrested aud shot by
Spaniards at San Juan, has received the fol-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-18

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SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS

.DEFoRAnTY APPARATUS. Trusses, Elastic
in the State.
VIM. H. ARMSTRONG & co.
CNew No. 127) II s. Illinois ST.. Indiana polls. Ind
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1898-07-14
WAR NEWS.

HO3tillties we're resumed at Santiago
Sunday afternoon at 1 O'Clock. The
Spaniards opened fire but their guns
were soon silenced. General Toral ofrer
ed To evacuate the city, but his troops
were to be allowed to go where they
pleased and with banners flying. Shat
ter demanded unconditional surrender
which WAS refused with the Information
that the Spaniards would fight to the
last.
Cervera with 500 Spanish sailors arriv
ed at Portsmouth, n. IL, on board the
st, Louis on Sunday. He will be taken
to Annapolis. He Is greatly grieved
over the destruction of his fleet. He
says he has been kindly treated 10y the
Americans.
1t Is SAID the Spanish people are now
clamOrirg for peace. They we're clamOr-
ing for war only short time ago and
really forced the Spanish government
into a war which it WAS clear could only
end dIsastrously to Spain.
Admiral Camara was allowed to coal a..
FORT Said upon giving written assur
ance that he was returning to Spain.
1t Is said the Spanish soldiers began
lootlng Santiago when they learned that
no terms of surrender would be agreed
upon.
The Cubans have come off their high
horse and are now willing to do little
work so as to make camp life little
more tolerable.
TIE Crlstobal Colon is the only one of
the Spanish fleet that 1t will be possible
To save An examination of the wrecks
shows that the destruction was wrought
by the eight and five inch guns. The
twelve and thirteen inch guns produced
but little effect.
Commodore Schley has cabled Score
tary Long his regret that there should be
any controversy over he question as to
whom the credit of tie victory Is due and
magnanlmously states it is due the COM
mander-ln chief
The cruiser New York after firing sew
eral range finding shots planted shell
on church III Santiago which Was filed
with ammunition. This exploded after
which flag Of truce was seen coming from
the city toward the American land forces,
Four OF the regiments at Jacksonville
will be sent TO Porto Rico. Among these
Is the First Wisconsin. General Miles
arrived near Santiago on NJ onday and at
once held conference with General
Shafier. The Spaniards are now fearful
that Camara's fleet will be intercepted by
Watson before reaching place of safety.
There are rumors Of terms of peace which
are not we'll authenticated. 1t is known
that the Spanish ministry is divided on
the question some urging strongly that
peace be sought.
The Spanish officers of the Ceryera
fleet give interesting accounts Of the
events preceding the fight ano .. the
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1898-07-14

DEMOCRATS IN selecting delegates 10
the state convention should bear one fact
IN mind and that Is that persistence in
the policy lnaugurated IN Chicago ID 1876
means democratic defeat IN this state and
In almost every county In the state.
The action of state and congressional
conventions this year viii determine
largely the character of the national
democratic platform in 1900. We not
only invite defeat but apnihilation by
duplicating the platform OF 1896. 1t is
the duty OF democrats to look forward
and not backward, with hope for the fin
ture and not resentment for the past.
Wisconsin can do much toward restoring
the party to It's old standing. 1t took mp
| the shibboeth of what is called the new
democracy" with sullen acquiescence. 1t
should not now be leader 10 perpetual
lns that which 1t dleapproved and which
brought such disastrous results. The
country Is breaking away from free SILVER
! The excitement of a convention and de
votion to leaders may lead 10 expressions
favorable toward it. But they do moi
represent the feeling of the people. A
re-affirmation OF the Chicago platform Is
suicide. Those who insist upon 1t are
leading the party to the shambles. Place
the responsibility where it beiCnga.
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| AN ORDINANCE authorizing the issue of Fifteen
| Thousand Dollars in harbor Improvement
! bonds.
! BE 1t ordained 10y the Mayor and board of AL
| dermen of the city of ManitowOc:
Section /. The Issue of Fifteen Ihnuaand
! Dollars face value, of bonds of the city of Mani.
! towoc Is hereby authorized
Section ,. The purpose of saId bonds Is to
! raise funds to be used in dredging and docking
/ In Manltowoc harbor,
Section ,, Sand bonds shall be soned by the
Mayor and City Clerk on behalf of the city. and
shall be sealed with the corporate seal of said
city.
Section !. Said bonds shall be issued in, de
nomination of five hundred dollars each shall
be consecutively numbered. shall bear date July
10, lSs. and draw interest at the rate of four and
one hall per cent per annum payable semi an
nually on the 18th days of January and July fol
lowing their GATE; and shall have interest cou-
pons attached; and the principal shall be payable
on January t.. 1906.
Section ,. Said bonds shall ne designated as
HarbOr Improvement Bonds and shall bear up
on their face all endorsements required by CHIMP
ter 2ll of the laws of the State of Wisconsin for
the year 1873 and the acts amendatory thereof
and shall be disposed of in such manner as the
council of said city may direct
Section .. This ordinance shall be in force
from and after its passage and publication
Adopted July 7, 1898.
Attest Arthur Reichert, 1hOs. f. Torrison
City Clerk MAYOR
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THE Two Rivers Chronicle OF this week
has an editorial on the issues upon which
the campaign tits fall should be conduct.
ed by the democrats. The fact that feg
upper cnts" are ADMINISTERED to the gold
democrats in no way detracts from the
good advice the editorial gives. BY all
means, as The Chronicle suggests, let the
experience of the next two years. with
the watchfulness now inseparable from
the conduct of our financial affairs, de.
termine the wisdom of continuance OF
silver agitation. Things are satisfactory
now. Let them remain so undisturbed.
There will be calmer consideration OF the
question aud wiser action If sufficient
time is taken for reflection and fuller
knowledge secured by unprecedented OBJ
servation.
Party success is secondary consider
alton but 1t should not be wholly over.
| looked. Party success is impossible on
| the old lines with sentiment as it is al
present. There is DO use IN kicking
against the pricks. IL the Issue which
proved SO disastrous two years ago, can
not be dlscadred, let it at least be held
IN allegiance.