The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-20
Yesterdays Developments.

purposes is insufficient, but more
wells and "a pipe line will probably
provide an adequate supply. Sew
eraI Indiana soldiers tackled the
wrong end of a bad lot of army
mules and are now I'm the hospital.
Yesterday the Hoosier boys
cleaned mp the rubbish about their
camp, and had several interesting
experiences. Col. Harry ID. Smith
was In temporary command of the
brigade to which his regiment is
attached. MOonshine whisky and
"speak-easies" run by wicked
OhiOans were responsible for get
ting several Indianians in trouble.
One dispatch from Madrid says
1T is rumOred there the Cape Verde
fleet has arrived off Havana. A
later cabIegram, however, says the
fleet has entered the port of San
tiago de Cuba. The Navy Depart-
ment at Washington is without ad-
vices as to either SampsOn's,
SchIey's or Cervera's movements.
Two American war ships appeared
of Santiago Wednesday and drew
the fire of the shore batteries.
The services of a full regiment Of
trained Canadian-American sol
diers, recruited at Chicago, have
been offered to the President. The
regiment wants to fight under
General Merritt in the Philippines.
Orders have been issued by the
Nn nu.Arx tn l.
ments of regular troops to proceed
to the Pacific coast and accompany
the volunteer army of occupation
to the Philippines. Four trans
ports are expected to leave San
Francisco within ten days. The
cruiser Charleston, which left
Mare Island navy yard for Manila
ON Wednesday, put back yesterday
to repair damaged machinery.
Spain finds consolation I'm the re-
port from Havana that when the
German war ship Geier entered the
harbOr it did not salute the Amer
lean bIOckaders, but reserved that
honor for Captain General BlancO's
forts.
Colonel Cortejo and Surgeon Ju-
liam, of the Spanish army, who
have been confined at Fort Nc
PhersOn, Georgia, will be ex-
changed for correspondents ThraH
and Jones, two Americans now
held I'm Cabanas fortress ON charge
of being spies. The Spanish officers
are on their way to Key West. The
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tiated through Alexander Gollan,
British consul at Havana.
Among the army appointments
made by the President yester-
day were A1gernon sartOris,
grandson of Gen. U. S. Grant, Fitz-
hurh Lee. SON of the late consul
general to Havana, and Carlos Car
bOneI, an ex-Cuban banker, who is
engaged to marry EvangeIine CO.
siO CisnerOs, all to be first lieu
tenants on the STAFF of Major Gem
eraI Fitxhugh Lee.
Frenchmen are awakening TO the
fact that their avOwed sympathy
with Spain is injuring them In
business way. They now fear the
American threat of a boycott on
their man mi1liners, costumes, etc.,
Will do them more real harm than
the loss of q few million Spanish
bonds. The State Department AT
Washington says an understand
fne has been reached with France
that insures a continuance OF the
friendly relations between that
states.
and that the feeling of animOsity
borne by some people is not shared
by either government. Nj. RoD1n-
4au. m Parisian journalist, now In
washington, says France at large
has NO sympathy with spain; IN
fact. he says the majority OF the
ueopIe are hostile to the Span1ards'
1t has been discovered that All
regular army officers who accept
appointment in the volunteer serv-
ice will lose their place in the
regulars. An effort will be made
to push remedial legislntiOn
through Congress. Meantime the
DreparatiOns for invasion of Cuba
continue, but slow progress is De-
aur made ON account of lack OF
continent. The military author1-
lies are beginning to realize the
tnva sion Will be no picnic, ana
that they Will have to fight
crafty enemy ON its own soil. TO
maintain an army of 2OO,OOO men
six months Will cost $3O,OOO,OOO,
and 1T is believed now the war wili
last much longer than that. Hemp
stead, l.. l., has been made the rem
dexvous for the New England
troops.
The Spanish tOrpedo-boat De-
stroyer Terror is ready to leave
Fort De France, Martinique any
moment, having completed her re-
pairs.
senior polo Bernabe 10 reported
IN have secured a coaling station
near st. Pierre MiqueIOn for one
of the Spanish fcets.
steamer Alert, but why she would ne nrlns