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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-22
The Montserrat at Cornnnn.

CORUNNA, Spain. May n.-The Spanish
auxiliary cruiser Montserrat arrived here
unexpectedly last evening from Cienfuegos,
having escaped the American blockading
ships. Large crowds of people thronged the
quays and the crew received an ovation
when they went ashore. The people en-
braced the captain and officers Of the
steamer Popular demonstrations followed
throughout the city. The commander of the
Montserrat declared that he was not
charged with any mission, and said he was
not carrying dispatches, but the Spaniards
claim that he is periodically concealing the
facts in the case. The Montserrat is to be
sent to Ferrol or Cadiz in order to have her
guns mounted.
MADRID, May A-The newspapers here
are using the assertion that the Spanish
auxiliary Montserrat thrice ran the block
ade of the Cuban coast" as a text, the
articles claiming to point out that the
blockade is ineffective. 1t is asserted here
that the Montserrat landed 1,5O0 900 pesetas,
a thousand soldiers. 1000 guns, 5000 rifles
and quantity of ammunition in Cuba.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-22

Monitor Monterey Will Reinforce Ad-
miral Dewey's Fleet.

WASHINGTON, May 21.-The news event
of the day at the Navy Department was the
dispatch Of an order to the Monterey to pro-
coed to Manila to reinforce admiral Dewey
squadron. The Monterey is a tower of
strength in herself and her addition to Adj
miral Deweys force, together with the dis
patch of thousands Of troops to Manila is
ample evidence that the administration has
assumed no half-hearted attitude toward
the Philippine question, and is determined
to take no chance of dispossession until
such time as the United States itself has ar
ranged for the disposition of the islands.
The Monterey is probably the most formid-
able monitor in the world, yet she combines
with the enormous offensive and defensive
qualities of the monitor type a seaworthi-
ness that is almost phenomenal The Mon
terey is described technically as a barbette
turret. low free board monitor of 1900 tons
displacement. She is 256 feet long, fifty-nine
feet beam and fourteen feet six inches
draught. She carries in two turrets sur
rounded by barbettes two 12-inch and two
10-inch guns, while on her superstructure
between the turrets are mounted six c.
Founders. four 1-pounders and two Gatlings.
The turrets are seven and one-half and
eight inches thick and the surrounding bar
bettes are fourteen inches and eleven and
one-half inches of steel, and against this
all the batteries in Manila might thunder
away without effecting an entrance.
The Monterey's personnel is nineteen off,
GERS and 172 men and once she is stationed in
the entrance of Manila harbor nothing in
the Spanish navy would be likely to
bulge her from her post Her dispatch
therefore may have important bearing on
the plans of the Spanish government so
openly published of sending reinforcements
to Manila. The only doubt as to the FEAST
bility of sending the Monterey is her small
coal capacity. She has bunker room for
only 200 tons of coal and though more might
be stored on her decks it is doubtful whether
she could at the utmost carry more than
enough coal to take her to Honolulu, one
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third of the way to the Philippines. 1t is
probable that the Monterey will go in con-
voy and after exhausting the coal that she
will take on in Honolulu she must either
be towed about 1000 miles of her trip or
perform the difficult operation of coaling at
sea.
The Navy Department is proud Of the
record made by the Oregon from an engin-
eering point of view. The reports to the de-
partment from the ship show that she does
not need five cents worth of repairs to her
machinery after her $1,000 miles continuous
run. The record is said never to have been
equaled since the building of the first iron
war ship. The Buffalo, which comes from
Brazil is to be overhauled at Newport
News, furnished with armor, given a good
battery of 5-inch guns and altogether made
a modern cruiser. This will take about
two months.
The Chicago naval reserves have come
to the aid of the Navy Department in al
most gratifying style. They have not in
sisted on entering the navy as an organiza-
ton, but have enlisted individually as vol
unteers to the number of 200 Commander
Hawley, who is doing the work of recruiting
for the department, telegraphed that they
would be ready for service Monday, that
they are splendid men and in large proper
ton seamen.
A large steamer recently purchased by
the Navy Department has been officially
named Scipio. For some unknown reason
the naval authorities desired to prevent
public knowledge of the identity of this YES
sci and the purpose for which she is de-
signed. 1t is believed, however, that she is
intended either as a collier or as a troop
ship for use in connection with the pro-
posed military invasion of Cuba The tug
}. d. Jones has been renamed Apache, in
accordance with the policy of giving Indian
names to all such craft
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Yesterdays Developments.

According to an Unc0nfirmed re-
port from Cape Haitien a naval bat
tie has taken place i'm the Wind
ward passage, off the Mole st. Mich
olas, Haiti. Twelve Spanish ships
were sunk and two American ves-
sells disabled, according to the ru-
NOR. The report Is discredited at
Washington.
The Navy Department has or
dered the monitor Monterey to pro-
coed from San Francisco to Manila
to reinforce Admiral Dewey'S feet.
The cruiser Charleston sailed Sat-
urday, and one or more transports
loaded with troops may start this
week.
''Water'' is still the cry of the
soldiers camped on Chickamauga
battlefield. The heat is intense
and the dust choking, and there is
considerable suffering among the
volunteers. Col. Harry b. Smith, of
the northumberland ffty-eighth
Indiana, has been installed as
commander of the Third Brigade.
The camp was visited yesterday by
a party of civilians from Indian.
apOIis. In n railway collision one
st. Louis volunteer was killed and
several injured.
Madrid dispatches now say the
reports received there as to the
whereab of the Spanish feet
are conflicting, and that the gov
eminent maintains absolute Sc
crecy on the subject. 1t is official
" declared that if the Cuban sub
marine cables are cut by Ameri-
leans the Spaniards will retaliate
by cutting the Galveston cable.
Admiral Camara, In command of
the second "armada,' now at Ca
dig, has received scaled instruc-
tiOns.
The Spanish steamer MOntserrat,
which entered CienfuegOs harbOr
and left again before the blockade
OF that port began, has returned
to COrunna, where there is a vol
canO of joy over her escape from
the Yankees. Madrid papers are
pointing to the performance of the
MOntserrat as evidence of the in
effectiveness of the blockade.
People who have arrived at New
York frOEa San Juan de Puerto
Rico say that if Admiral Sampson
had bOmba rded the forts two
hours longer the city would have
capituIated. SIMPSONS purpose,
however, was to locate the Span
ish fleet, and when he found 1T was
not i'm the harbOr of San Juan he
ceased firing.
Senior Polo Bernabe left Mont
real, 1T is said, because the Cana
dian government intimated his
presence in the Dominion was OBJ
jectiOnabIe to the United States.
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thirteen years of age, and he was with his
father at Orchard Knob. The scene, these
thirty-five years afterwards, remembering
the associations of those days long ago,
and, considering the circumstances under
which he now revisited the place, caused
Colonel Grant to lapse into a pensive mood
and his associates of his regiment left him
to himself. After while. however even
memories were driven from his mind by the
insufferable delay of his train and the bis
tering heat. He bore with it as patiently as
he could, till at last tolerance became too
remote a virtue, and Colonel Grant started
to see why.
He alighted from his sleeper and went up
to a little railroad way station. In the
corner of his mouth he chewed a cigar, and
down over his eyes was drawn his cam
paign hat He placed his right hand upon
his hip and unconsciously, perhaps, struck
pose that at once suggested to several
correspondents on board remarkable
resurgam of Ulysses S. Grant. 1t was the
pose in which millions of people in this
country remember the engraving of this
second greatest American captain.
Il want you to tell these railroad people
that Colonel Grant says that this train has
to be moved at once, commanded Colonel
one. The son did not propose to do as his
father had done and fight it out on that line
all summer. The humble railroad employees
quailed before the eye of the colonel and in
ten minutes a Pennsylvania regiment was
sidetracked and ruthlessly robbed of it's
CINE in order that Col. Fred D. Grant and
his Fourteenth New York might be moved
to Chickamauga. This regiment, which Col.
Grant commands, it was stated, is the sue
cessor to the one which acted as General
Grants body guard in the middle campaign.
The regimental officers had purchased
supply of Chattanooga paper containing
very strong editorial suggesting that it
would be we'll for the sons of great generals
to begin where their fathers had begun and
not try to begin where their fathers left off.
This editorial, however. did not appeal to
the officers of the Fourteenth New York;
at least they had nothing to say about it.
1t is believed by the regiment that Colonel
Grant will soon be made brigadier gen.
eral. His regiment is recruited entirely
from Brooklyn, N. Y.
Just as Gen. u. S. Grant had his son Fred
with him at Chickamauga, SO will Col. Fred
Grant have his son. Ulysses S. III, with
him at the same place. The lad is taking
his examinations at New York academy,
and after they are completed will join his
father and serve as an aid on his staff
T.,
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Col. Fred Grant Grew Weary of Being
Held Up by "a Railway.

Stan Correspondence of the Journal.
LYLE, Ga, May 2l.-Yesterday after
noon there was an interesting coincidence,
half way between Chattanooga and Chicka-
magua, which pictured an evolution rather
than repetition of history. The Four
teenth New York, commanded by Col Fred
d. Grant. had reached the city the day be-
fore, and even the prestige of his distin-
guished sire's name could not move Colonel
Grants regiment one hour ahead of the
other regiments blockaded in the bakeoyen
railroad yard. II was not till fourteen
hours that the first section of Colonel
Grants regiment was started on its way TO
Chickamauga, and then it proceeded by Ats
and starts, taking three hours to go six
miles, at which point 1t was again side
tracked with hot sun overhead. Colonel
Grant, looking out from his Pullman palace
car window, saw Orchard Knob, where his
father made his headquarters. In the dis
lance. AT the time of the movements about
Chattanooga Fred Grant was q lad of about
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-22
Dickering with Insurgents.

LONDON, May A.-A dispatch from
Madrid to the Evening News says: THE
Spanish ministers declare nothing is Of
icially known of the result of the negotia-
lions which have been going on with the
Cuban insurgents in order to induce them
to make common cause with the Spaniards
against the Americans though some of the
ministers claim to believe the negotiations
will succeed Continuing, the dispatch
from Madrid says 1t is limited that the me-
gotiations of Senior Leon y Castillo the
Spanish ambassador at Paris. to which
much importance is attached. are with the
Cuban representatives at the French capi-
tai. 1t is maintained that the submission
Of the insurgents to Captain General Blanco
would remove all pretext for American in
tervention- The general belief that there
is some ground for the hopefulness existing
has led to a recovery of prices on the Span
ish bourse. All securities have risen. Gold
is now at S.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-22
WAR DEPARTMENT NOTES.
Gen. Merritt Concludes His Bushes,
and Starts for the West

WASHINGTON, May 21-Mator General
Wesley Merritt concluded his business at the
War Department this afternoon. and at 4
o'clock began his journey to San Francisco
whence he will take charge of the expedi-
ton to the Philippines. There will be be-
tween 200 and 1900 men in the first de-
tachment to go, and General Anderson will
proceed at that time. Generals Merritt and
Otis, however, will be in San Francisco for
a little while longer While no date has
been set, Ii is understood that the first ex-
petition Will leave about Tuesday or
Wednesday. Just how many men will 90
later on or at what time General Merritt
will start has not been determined. Secre-
tary Alger was at his office until a late hour
tonight, signing some hundreds of commits
sions of officers. and later had some infor-
NAL consultations with several of his chiefs.
Assistant Secretary Meikeleiohn was adj
vised during the day from San Francisco of
the probable departure of the City OF Picking
with the first consignment of troops for the
Philippine expedition. The assistant secre-
tary has the question of additional trans
ports under consideration. and the expecta-
ton - that during the next week several
m
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-22
THE STRATEGY HOARD.
1t May BE Abolished if Admiral Ger
vera Slips Away Again.
Special to the indianapolis Journal

Special 20 the indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, May 27-The naval
board of strategy will probably be either
abolished entirely or relegated to the back
ground If Admiral Cerveras Spanish fleet
should again slip out of Admiral SIMPSONS
clutch and succeed in evading both Samp-
son and Schley. From the mutterings heard
aroead the Navy and State Departments
this evening 1t is evident that a flasco is
expected, and that opinion is keyed up to
the pitch of chagrin and disappointment in
advance. Coupled with and a part of these
grumblings is heard the claim that IL the
strategy board had left Sampson alone he
would have trapped the Spanards ere this
and destroyed their feet. Common talk
among minor officials of the government in
diets the strategists for inefficieney and an
uncorquerable penchant for "queering" the
campaign plans Of practical sea fighters
without Offering practicable substitutes. In
assuming the responsibility of directing
operations at long range the strategists also
invite attack and criticism for failures or
nonperformance.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-22
The Oregon Nearing Safety.

LONDON, May 21.-A special
dispatch from Barbados, dated
Friday, says: "The American
battle ship Oregon arrived here
yesterday. All we'll. She took on
board two hundred tons of coal and
sailed to-day. Her destination is
not known here"
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France Said to be WrOth

BERLIN, May 21.-The Ger
man Foreign Office has received re-
ports from Paris saying France is
indignant at the American cable
cuttings, considering such action
to be contrary to international law,
and that she intends to ask the
powers to protest against it.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-22
The Armada,s Stay Mt Curacao.

Copyright 1895 by the Associated Press)
PORT-AU-PRINCE. Haiti May H-The
Dutch steamer Prinz Frederik Hendrix,
which has arrived here from Curacao, con-
firms the report of the presence there on
May IS OF the Spanish squadron. Only two
of the Spanish ships were allowed to enter
the roads. These vessels secured provisions.
considerable quantity of coal and other
supplies. In all estimated at value OF more
than $4,000 The fleet comprised the cruis-
ers Vizeaya. Infanta Maria Teresa Cristo-
bal Colon and Almirante Oquendo ana the
torpedo boat destroyers Terror and Furor.
the squadron left Curacao in an easterly
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-22
Santiago De Cuba Silent,

Copyright, 1885, by the Associated Press.)
KINGSTON, Jamaica, May Fl,
10 a. m.--Private telegraphic in
quiries concerning the Spanish
squadrons, said to be at Santiago
de Cuba, have failed to bring any
response, though the cable is in
working order.
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Monterey Ordered to Manila.

WASHINGTON, May 21.-Sec-
rotary Long issued a bulletin at
the Navy Department this after
noon stating that the formidable
war ship, the monitor Monterey,
had been ordered to join Admiral
Dewey's fleet at Manila.
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Two American Ships Alleged to Have
Been Disabled, According to the
Same Unconfrmed story.
NO CONFIRMATION RECEIVED
RUMOR DIsCREDITED BY OUR EAVY
DEPARTMENT OFFICIALS.
An Enlargement with the Spaniards
Not Expected So Sson-Cruise
of the B-untIess.
ccopyrlsht. 1898. By tn. Associated Press,

VNopyrlSntb 1855, py the Associated PreSs.)
CAPE HAITIEN, May 81.
"A passenger from Port de
Paix who arrived on the Hal
tian steamer to-day brought
a rumor that a fight had
taken place off Mole St. Mich
olas in which twelve Spanish
war ships had been sunk and
two American war ships dis
abled. The report, however,
lacks confirmation.
It is reported here from a
vague source that cannonad-
ing was heard off the mole to
the northward yesterday,
ceasing at nightfall, and that
the firing was renewed early
to-day and continued until
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HAVE NOT MET YET.
Rumors of an Engagement between
the Fleets Discredited.

WASHINGTON, May 21-No confrma-
ton of the rumored engagement off Mole
st. Nicholas had been received at the Navy
Department up to late hour tonight, and
naval officers are disinclined to believe that
the American fleet has encountered the
Spaniards. 1t was expressly denied at the
department that information even giving an
intimation of fight had been received, and
further than that, it was stated that a
meeting between the two fleets was hardly
to be looked for over tonight. This state
ment is significant in that it indicates that
the opposing squadrcns are not so close
together as to justify an expectation of
immediate Developments
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LONDON, May 21.-The Madrid corre-
spondent of the Chronicle telegrapns: TT
is believed here that conflict between the
American war ships and Admiral Cervera's
fleet cannot be deferred long The new
Spanish Cabinet desires to force the war to
an issue, it is said, with view of evoking
intervention by the European powers az
quickly as possible. The internal eeonomio
situation OF Spain is known to be desperate
'"rha British Foreign ofice received 10
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noon.

Port de Paix is the most northerIy point
tween the mainland and the Island of Tor
tuga- 1t is not far from the Windward
passage The Mole ST. Nicholas is on the
western end of the northern portion of
Haiti and commands the eastern side of the
Windward passage. 1t is there Admiral
Sampson was reported some time ago to be
lying In wait for the Spanish fleet. From
Santiago de Cuba, where Cervera's Ear
mada" put in Thursday, to the Mole St
Nicholas is only about 200 miles.
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Cuban Leaders Have Not Submitted.
PARIS, May 2-A dispatch to the Temps
from Madrid says the Spanish government
denies the Cuban leaders have submitted,
and admits that only few unimportant
leaders have accepted the advances OF the
autonomist government, Generals Gomez
and Garcia, the Spaniards further admit
have rejected the offers made to them.
The Temps, during the course of a war
article, observes that Public opinion in
Spain is beginning to understand that the
armed mediation of neutrals was never even
discussed practically, fact which should
be recognized and proclaimed by the Amer
lean organs which have been pleased to
ascribe to France a proposal to address a
threatening demand to the United States.
supported by a naval demonstration" Con-
tinuing, the Temps remarks: Nevertheless.
the Spaniards, abandoning the hope of coll
lective immediate action, cherish another
hope, and fiatter themselves with the net
very attractive idea that we are upon the
eve Of universal conflict in which they
will find allies without difficulty"
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Dispatches Received at Madrid as to
the Whereabouts OF the "Armada''
Said to BE Contradictory.
M0NTSERRAT At CORUNNA
THE ALLEGED BLOCKADE RUNNER
RETURNS TO A SPANISH PORT.
Efforts to Induce Cuban Insurgents
lean Army of Invasion.

MADRID, May 21.-The information re-
ceived here as to the whereabouts of the
Spanish Cape Verde squadron is contradict
tory. The government maintains absolute
secrecy on the subject. But it is officially
declared that if the Americans cut the
Cuban cable the Spaniards will retaliate by
cutting the Galveston cable so as to inter-
cept Southern Pacific communication.
1t is announced here to-day that perfect
tranquility prevails throughout SPAIN in
spite of the war, the fact that famine is
imminent and that Spanish trade is ruined
An official dispatch from Havana to-day
says several American war ships have ar
rived in front of the bay. 1t is added that
the vessels remain distant from the port
Another dispatch from Havana says that
two American ships again sheled Guam
tanamo yesterday without doing any dam
age.
Captain General Blanco cables from Ha-
vana that I'm order to deceive the garrison
of Guantanamo, the American war ships
hoisted Spanish/iags, but were Immediately
recognized and repulsed. The captain gem
eral also reports that insurgent bands have
been defeated in the provinces of Matanzas
and Havana, and that several insurgents
have been killed.
Great indignation is felt here over the
statement contained in General Blancos
telegram that the American war ships
hoisted the Spanish flag before at@ac1aR@
Guantanamo. The newspapers contain saw
age attacks upon America regarding the al
legged action Of the United States vessels.
Prices on the bourse here to-day rose in
expectation of favorable news.
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Orange Springs Picnic

EDITOR STAR PLEASE announce
in the Star that there will be n
picnic in Orange Springs Satur-
day, Aug. Goth. Candidates Of
the democratic. republican and
popultst parties invited to join in
a joint discussion OF the issues of
the day. The editor Of the Star
is invited to make Il speech on
the occasion. Yours respectfully,
j. B. ENECKS.
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w. +. VI. s. Meeting

The w. f. NJ Society Of Live
Oak held their regular meeting
July 10. The meeting was con-
Quoted by the vice president.
Opening song, "Our Master has
Taken his Journey"
Prayer by Brother Frcer. Read
ing and discussion Of the fifth
chapter of John. The reading,
"How a tired Woman Found
Rest" expressed careful study
by the expressive manner in which
she rendered it. Singing. "JeSus
Lover Of My Soul" Collection
so cents. The next meeting will
be to arrange business affairs, so
we will have no program. Sing
ing, "Nearcr My God to Thee. .
Prayer. Miss TILE NJ. PYLES,
Corresponding Sccresary.
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