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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-07

in his hands He hopes to succeed, but no
answer to the exchange proposition had
been received this afternoon. The Amer
lean commanding general here has issued
an order congratulating the troops upon
their gallant achievements. Generals Law
ton, Wheeler and Kent, with the officers
and men under them, are especially COM
mended.
The Americans and Spaniards used the
truce to strengthen their positions. Our
guns, siege, dynamite, field, Hotchkiss and
Gatling. are masked where it is possible,
and several batteries of the Spaniards are
directly under our fire, as is Santiago it
self
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-07
RAMMED by THE NEW YORK.
The Sinking Cristobnl Colon Pushed
Higher ON the Bank.
Ccopyright. 1s9s. by the AssocIated Pres.

Copyright, 1898, by the Associated Press)
OFF SANTIAGO DE CUBA, July A. D..
m, per the Associated Press dispatch boat
Cynthia II, via Port Antonio, Jamaica,
Tuesday morning, July 5, by way of Kings
ton, Jamaica, July 81 p. m. delayed in
transmission. During the pursuit of Ger
vera's fleet on Monday the Brooklyn was
struck half a dozen times, but no injury
was done to any Of the other American
ships. The Spanish flag was hauled down
from the Infanta Maria Teresa while the
Vizcaya's men were> swimming ashore at
Acerraderos. After the flag had been hauled
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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-07
Camara'S Fleet at Suez.

SUEZ, July 6, 2:3O p. m.--The Spanish
fleet commanded by. Admiral Camara has
arrived here and has been notified by the
officials Of the Egyptian government that
it must leave this port within twenty-four
hours. The government has also notified Ad-
miral Camara that he will not be allowed
to coal here.
LONDON, July 6.-The Gibraltar corre-
spondent Of the Daily News says: "Ad-
miral Camara has been ordered to return to
Spain Immediately to protect the coasts. in
view of the American threats. The Spanish
attempts to place batteries in position to
seal the straits of Gibraltar are an illusion
as Ceuta possesses only four modern guns.
The British channel squadron is patrolling
between Gibraltar and Lisbon"
ISMAELIA, Egypt. July 6-The machin-
cry of the Spanish battle ship Pelayo is out
of order and she is compelled to stop here
since early morning.
Ismaelia is a town Of Egypt on Lake
Timsah, on the Suez and Sweet Water
canals, equal distance from the Red sea
and the Mediterranean sea- 1t was the
headquarters of the Suez Canal Company
during the construction of the canal and is
connected by railroad with Suez and Cairo.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-07

ever, that on arrival in Spanish waters one
battle ship and one armored cruiser will be
sent through the Suez canal and on to the
ron and put it in shape for anything which
may occur in that remote part of the world
1t is not considered likely. hurry as he may,
that Commodore Watson can be ready to
cross the Atlantic before the 1st of August.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-07
MUTINY OF PRISONERS.
Six Spaniards Killed and Fifteen
Wounded on Cruiser Harvard.

Wounded on Cruiser Harvard.
Copyright, 1898, by the Associated Press)
HEADQUARTERS OF GENERAL
SHAFTER, July 5, per Associated Press
dispatch boat Dandy, via Port Antonio and
Kingston, Jamaica, July g. p. m.-About
fifty of the four hundred Spanish
prisoners on the United States aux
iliary cruiser Harvard attempted to
escape last night In some way a num-
Der of them secured guns and made wild
dash for liberty from the steerage, where
they were confined. Their rush was met by
the deadly bullets of the guards, and six
were killed and fifteen wounded. The firing
ended the mutiny. No Americans were
hurt
WASHINGTON, July 6.-Secretary Long
says that the Navy Department had re-
ceived, up to 1855 o'clock p. m, no informa-
ton of a mutiny of Spanish prisoners on the
cruiser Harvard
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-07
MILES Will GO TO CUBA
General of the Army to Personally Direct
Operations Against Spaniards.

Military Experts of Opinion that the Only Chance for
General Linares Is to Rush Skaters
Lines and Take to the Hills
The age-herald., 1898-08-25
From the New York Times.

From the New York Times.
 Charles E. Doone, twenty-two years old, son of Dr. w. c. Doone, of 45O West SeV- enth street, Plainfeld, N. J., was badly torn by a shark while bathing yesterday afternoon in Prince's Bay, Staten Island. He is now in the S. R. Smith infirmary at New Brighton, and will recover, although very weak from loss of blood and the shock.
 The young man is studying for the priesthood and for some days has been spending his vacation at the Mission eoI the Immaculate Virgin at Mount Loretto Yesterday, in company with young man named White, he went in bathing or the mission dock. This is the spot where the boys from the mission bathe daily and it is considered one of the best bathing beaches along the Staten Island shore.
 While the young men were swimming about in the water MT. Doone felt a sud den pain in his left leg and at the same moment felt something strike the leg lie called to White that he had struck a log and he thought had cut his leg lie saio afterward that after the first sharp pam he felt nothing further until he left the water and the air got at the wound There were many pieces of driftwood about ana he supposed he had come in contact With one of them Doone swan in toward the shore, and on getting upon his feet fouhd the water about him tinged with plooo. He waded ashore, and then the nature or his wound was revealed. The inside or his left leg from the knee to the thigh was torn and pig piece of flesh hung down. The main artery lay exposed but not severed.
 He was hurried to the mission, and there Dr. McNickle treated the injury. He found the mark of teeth along the wound. The shark-for clearly it was shark' though seen by neither White nor Doone-- had apparently tried to tear the nesh away but had failed, although tearing an awful wound along the leg. None Of the flesh was missing.
 After treatment by Dr. McNickle, boone was taken to Pleasant Plains, and thence by train to Stapleton, where he was placed in an ambulance and removed to the New Brighton hospital. He was at once placed upon the operating table, and 1t required more than an hour to treat the wound fur- ther owing to the many small blood ducts which had been torn or cut.
 Several sharks have been seen in the vf- cinity of Rartan Bay during the last ten days
The age-herald., 1898-08-25
RoosEvELT's BOOM IS GROWING

From the Chicago Times-Herald.
 One of the most significant political de- velopments of the year thus far is the steady and rapid growth of the Roosevelt gubernatorial boom in New York. This is the first political movement growing out of the war, and is entirely personal in char acter. No new issues are involved in the New York campaign this year, so far as surface indications show, but tidal wave of popularity has set in, and 1t seems likely to carry Roosevelt into office as Governor Blacks successor.
 Public sentiment recognizes in Theodore Roosevelt leader who is by nature a fight er both as a soldier and as a civilian, and at time when the military instincts of the nation are aroused he presents a figure to command respect and admiration. It would be idle to say that MT. Roosevelt has made no mistakes during the Cuban cam paign, but 1t is fact that even his errors have made him stronger with the people, because of the sincerity of purpose which actuated him. He does not believe in red tape and diplomacy when drectness and common sense can accomplish the desired end.
 Technically he has made the army tacti- clans despair but he has won the affectlon- ate regard of every man in his command and has secured a hold upon popular favor which seems likely to make him a doml- nant factor in party politics in his state The rapid growth of the Roosevelt move ment is an interesting subject for study and it will be watched with interest throughout the entire union.
The age-herald., 1898-08-25
HOW TO WASH A TIGER
n France du Nord,

From the La France du Nord.
 A Cossack, ignorant of the French lah- guage and equally ignorant of fear, was recently hired at Moscow by the lion tanner Pezon to clean the cages of his wild beasts. Their understanding, or misunderstanding was arranged by means of gestures and dumb show, and Pezon thought that the man thoroughly understood what he had to do. The next morning the Tartar be- gan his new duties by entering with @ bucket, sponge and broom, not the cage or the tame beast as his master had done, but of a splendid untamed tiger, which lay asleep upon the floor. The fierce ami nal awoke and fixed his eyes upon the man, who calmly proceeded to wet his large sponge and, unterrified, to rub down the tiger as if he had been a horse or dog, while the tiger. apparently delighted by the application of cold water, rolled over on it's back. stretched out its paws and. purring, offered every part of its body to the Cossack, who washed it as com placently as a mother bathes her infant. Then he left the cage, and would have repeated the hazardous experiment upon another savage beast from the desert had not Pezon drawn him off with difficulty.
The age-herald., 1898-08-25
WHAT SHELLEY SAYS
ha Washington Post.

From the Washington Post.
 "Ground has just been broken at bir- ninebam. Ala" said General c. M. Shel- ley. former member of congress ana at one time sixth auditor of the treasury, last evening at the Metropolitan, for a miiilon dollar steel plant. The promters are for the most part members of the tennessee and Alabama Coal and Iron company. ana inc purpose is to make steel to meet the demands of the entire south. It is not the intention to manufacture steel for tools and cutlery, but for agricultural and me chanical needs" General Shelley says that the people of Alabama are proud not alone of the record of General Wheeler Tn this war, but of the victories we have won and in the quick coming of peace. Politi- cally the state Is very quiet after the tri- umph of the democrats over the populistS at the recent election. He expects that the democrats will elect member of con- eress this fall from the Seventh district, which has been represented for two terms by M. W. Howard of Fort Payne. He also believes that the Fourth district, now represented by William F. Aldrich, repub- lican, will be recovered. so that the state will have solid democratic delegation q am out of politics at present" said the genral. "In intend to be candidate for governor of Alabama. but that is two years off, and there is no telling what may hap pen before iAat time."
The age-herald., 1898-08-25
The InqatherInq of Heroes.

While the south is doing homage to It's own Wheeler and Hobson, it should have chance to honor the whole grand lot. Here is the New York Times list of the most popular heroes of the war:
 Rear Admiral George Dewey.
 General Joseph Wheeler.
 Lieut.. Richmond Pearson Hobson.
 Colonel Theodore Roosevelt.
 Rear Admiral Winfield s. Schley.
 Captain Robley D. Evans.
 Captain Charles Edgar Clark.
 Lieutenant-Co Commander Richard Vain wright
 Commodore John W. Philip.
 Ensign Worth Bagley.
 Lieutenant Victor Blue.
 Cadet Joseph ". Powell.
 Ensign Worth Bagley, one of the bravest of the brave, rests beyond the sound of trumpet and parades, but the other eleven are here in the flesh, and every one of them should be urged to come to the South ern Peace Jubilee. Every one of them. The people of the south desire to honor every one of them. They desire to see them with their own eyes. Six of the eleven are sons of the south, and surely they, will come at the bidding of the southern people. The six are Wheeler, Hobson, Schley, Evans, Wainwright and Blue. The five of north ern birth are Dewey, Roosevelt, Clark, Philip and Powell. All can come, except possibly Dewey, who will doubtless be de- tained at his post throughout the present twelve can be induced to come here, except Worth Bagley, who will approvingly wit ness the scene perhaps from the celestial world, and George Dewey who can not leave his ten millions of wards in the dis tant Philippines. What a gathering that would bel To crown the occasion the calm, patient and popular chief of the re- public. William Mckinley, will assuredly lend his support and presence.
 The invitation committee should be made up from men like Governor Johnston, Gen. eral Oates, General Shelley, General Pet tus, Representatives Underwood and Bank head, Private John Allen, Mayor Evans, Senator Bacon and Governor Bob Taylor. And the appointment of the committee, and action by the committed cannot come too quickly or too vigorously, for there are other towns and other sections that will plan Peace Jubilees. Chicago, in the west, and Birmingham in the south, fill at pres ent the field.
The age-herald., 1898-08-25

to the seaside or continent. People don't seem to understand the difference between resting and rustling.
 "A manS who has spent many months without physical exercise ought not to sud- denly put abnormal strain upon his sys- tenn by bathing twice a day because has only fourteen days by the sea, or by going on long trudging excursions which would tax the energies of well trained athlete.
 'On the other hand, it Is just as injurious for a man or youth who has been used to applying his mental capacities to some one object for several hours every day for many past weeks to suddenly withhold all food from his brain for fortnight or more. In fact, to this growing tendency among our youth to loll away their holidays doing nothing may be traced the alarming spread of insanity. The brain cannot stand the sudden shock. What I want you to impress upon your readers is that moderation in all things is the only way to keep healthy, and that they should not forget this even when on their holidays"
The age-herald., 1898-08-25
A POPULAR BIRD

From Harper's Bazaar. I'm very proud of partridge broiled, of
 luscious squabs and quail; And ruddy ducks, when am blue, to cure
 me never fail. And canvas-backs are my delght-my soul
 with joy they fill When I can eat them knowing that an.
 other pays the bill. I love the gobbling turkey, too, with stuff.
 ing rich and sweet, And tender chickens, nicely broied, I
 deem very treat; A nice green goose with apple sauce is
 grateful to my taste. And I could eat it till I grow quite cons
 scious of my waist. The soaring eagle in the skies appeals unto
 my pride, For I'm Yankee born and bred to my in.
 most inside; And in the vocal powers of the nightingale
 so rare I take pleasure that 1t is not exceeded
 anywhere. But spite of all my love for these fine
 feathered friends of man, The birds I've loved the most of all since I this life began, I've dropped them all to hail with cheers I pray may never sease. The coming of that glorious bird, the
 white-winged dove of peace!
The age-herald., 1898-08-25
Rum0red Spanish Claims.

Havana and Madrid both seem to have an assortment of claims which are, so it is rumored. to be presented to one or the other of the three commissions provided for by the terms of the protocol The Havana programme is completely shut off by the terms of the protocol which call for the cession of Porto Rico and all other Spanish possessions inrfhe West Indies except Cuba, sovereignty in Cuba, and for the immediate evacuation of all the islands. There can be no "custom house advantages" where sovereignty does not exist There can be no claims to or on account of property when all such property is absolutely sur rendered. The Havana claims are moon- shine. Not one of them has any basis to rest upon. Each and every one of them is precluded and decided by the protocol.
 The Madrid or sagasta programme relates to the Cuban debt Senor Sagasta very naturally prefers to saddle upon this coun- try or upon Cuba Spains war expenses The total Cuban debt, so-caled, is very nearly $500 per capita, or about three times the per capita indebtedness of France, a country that has the largest national debt in the world. The monstrous total is near ly s6O0, 900 900.
 Not dollar of that debt will be paid by this country or by Cuba. It is not Cuban debt. It is Spanish debt incurred by Spain for Spanish purposes. Spain issued the bonds, received the money on them and spent it. She will pay her own bonds if they are paid at all. Neither the Cubans nor the United States will pay bonds that brought no benefit to them. The basic trouble seems to be that Spain still pro- poses to sell Cuba, when in point of fact she has lost Cuba in the adverse fortunes of war.
 If President Mckinley sends to Paris men of the Olney makeup all these claims will melt away in the light of facts and in ternational law. We need men there who can tell hawk from henshaw when the wind is southerly, men who know what bubbles are. and what purpose they are intended to serve. Spain will send very capable men to Paris, and the American five should be a match for them in every way
The age-herald., 1898-08-25
Peace and Prosperity.

A successful war, which at no time hurts business, is, as a rule, followed by period of expansion and prosperity. The Spanish American war is not an exception to the rule. Orders and purchases and bank-clear- ings and railroad earnings are all nov greatly accelerated when the wheat, corn and cotton crops are ready for shipment
 All three of the great crops promise to be large. The wheat crop may go to 70o,- 100000 bushels, as against 612,oOO,0OO bushels in 1892. The crop of 1897 was 42S,OOO,OOO bushels. The cotton and corn crops cannot now be estimated, but both are promising and the corn crop is in the south made" and is unusually abundant. Good crops are the best basis of prosperity, and 1898 will certainly have them. All crops promise, in fact, to be abundant.
 Besides the good crops peace and an ters will materially promote business pros- perity. New enterprises will be started and trade become active under such condi- tions; and yet men of finance do not an- ticipate an immediate increase in the rates for money There is very much of it lying idle, waiting for just such conditions as exist today. All the banks are well sup piled with money, and there will be no lack of it for the moving of crops or for any enterprises that can reasonably command it.
 The return of prosperity is shown in the advancing prices and strength and steadi- ness of the iron and steel markets. Struct- ural iron is wanted in every section of the country, and iron for vessel building is in demand. Shipments of boots and shoes in August were unprecedentedly large. They were 1e per cent larger rnan'ln 1852. These and similar facts show that trade is booming, and that a large and satisfac- tory fall and winter trade has been in- augurated. The war has brought in pe- riod of activity and expansion. and hard times will soon be a matter of memory only.
The age-herald., 1898-08-25
The New Territory Problems.

General Fitzhugh Lee recently said in re- 1ation to Cuba that "the most difficult problem to solve is the first organization of a preliminary form of government, as later, the island will be rapidly Americanized, and all such questions will take care of themselves" This is the key to the situa- tion in Hawaii. Porto Rico and the Philip pines as well.
 No doubt the preliminary form of gov ernment, whether military or otherwise or mixed, should look to a territorial form of government and eventually to statehood. But there is no need of haste as to either. Alaska has been a part of this country thirty years, and is not yet a territory. It has or has had during the thirty years a military government of an indefinite na- ture. New Mexico has been a territory fifty years. and is stEl on the waiting list. After the institution of a preliminary form of government in the islands, time will do the rest, and as General Lee says in the case of Cuba, all questions and problems will take care of themselves.
 No doubt a military form of government will be preferred by congress for several years to come-perhaps for full dozen years in Cuba. Porto Rico and the Philip pines, if they should all come into the care of the United States. This would shut out and disappoint some Ohio politicians but the Ohio politicians always land on their feet, and they will at once seek pas lures new in other lines of politics. Moth ing can drive them out of politics.
 dozen years of honest and efficient military rule in Cuba, Porto Rico and the Philippines will wonderfully promote busi- ness in each of them. American capital and the owners of that capital and their friends will go into those islands, and they will become scenes of rare activity and prosperity. Capital and immigration will know that military rule means security and good government. It would mean to them protection against bandits of all sorts-pro- lection, too. against unjust taxation. American capital and settlers will rapidly change the sentiment and character of ev- cry one of shos islands, and when they are thoroughly Americanized, there will be no problems to settle other than the problems of currency, tariff and the like that we al- ways have with us. The ills of the other American states will be the ills of the islands. and those, of course. will be quite enough. And all that talk as to grave new problems here or there is. of course, mere rubbish. Time and the process of Amer 1canization will solve all grave and all new problems in our new possessions
The age-herald., 1898-08-25
THE sOUTH's MONEY CROP

From the Charleston News and Courier.
 The south is an unnatural cotton-growing country in fact and all the conditions and signs idicatea gradually increasing acreage of cotton for years to come. It is the chief money crop of this section, and that gives 1t firm place in the farmers regard. The rapidly increasing population of this country alone demands considerable an- naul increase of the crop and there is a like growing demand abroad, due to various causes, to be provided for The crop will not be greatly reduced" so long as prices remain about tie 6-cent mark and any and every decided and prolonged improvement over that rate will. be fol- lowed, of course, by corrective measures to which every cotton farmer in the south will contribute to the best of his ability.
The age-herald., 1898-08-25
HEARS OF DEWEY AND SAYS "BULLY'


 From the New York Sun.
 The Suns tug kept on down with the fleet and approached the flagship of Ad- miral Schley The admiral was on the quarterback with most of the officers on board. As the Suns tug came near to toss aboard a bundle of papers containing the news since last Sunday, the reporter speaking through megaphone. presented the compliments of the Sun and said he would like to send aboard a package con- taining the news of the time that the fleet had been at sea. Admiral Schley at once came to the rail of the ship. and some one on board asked:
 "What is the news?" h Dewey and Merritt have stormed Ma nila," the reporter replied, "and they cap tured it before the peace news reached them."
 Instantly Admiral Schley was alert and most eager. He leaned far over the rope which stretched along the ship and. plac- ing his hands to his mouth to form meg aphone of his own, he asked:
 "Was anybody killed?'
 "About fifteen killed and forty wounded in the army" was the reply.
 Any of Deweys men killed or hurt?' was the admirars next inquiry. :, Mot one." was the answer. The admirals eyes lit up and g1eam of nervous satisfaction was seen to pass over his face, and he raised his hands and shouted:
 Bully"
 Then he politely raised his cap and per- sonally expressed his thanks for the news and the newspapers.
The age-herald., 1898-08-25
WHAT SHE SAID

From the Cleveland Leader.
 Her Little Brother-Set down in the par Tor. She'll be here as soon as she gifts through givin her face swipe with the powder rag.
 MT. Simperling-And what did she say when you told her was here?
 Her Little Brother-She said she knowed when the window came down on her thumb Monday mornin' that this was goin' to be an unlucky week for her.