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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-26
HOW THE OREGON FOUGHT.
A Chicago Mans story of the Naval
Battle Off Santiago.
Chicago Inter Ocean.

Chicago Inter Ocean.
One of the most spirited and graphic
written from the standpoint of an Ameri-
can seaman on one of the pursuing ships,
is the following letter from a Chicago boy
on the Oregon. 1t is written on the official
paper of the admiral, found on his desk:
Acorazado Cristobal Colon, I'd Command
ante, Particular.-U. S. S. Oregon, off San
wonderful victory. but will give you my
account from my logbook as | saw it. 1t
never. shall l forget the Sd. if | live to be
one hundred years old. How / rejoice at
being on such grand ship.
The day opened bright and lovely. 1t be-
ing Sunday, we were all busy putting the
ship in it's best clothes, as the captain al
ways inspected it on this day. 1t was 9:2S
Spanish fleet coming out of the harbor. We
could not believe our eyes. Our ship first
saw them, and in less than minute we all
sprang to our posts like mad and in less
than three minutes were cleared for ac-
ton. The Spanish were all steaming up
the west shore and fighting like demons.
The flagship New York was several miles
down the shore toward the east the adj
miral preparing to leave his ship to con-
suit with General Shafter he never dream
ing that the Spanish would coEie out The
Massachusetts was at Guantanamo coaling
which left the Indiana. Texas, Iowa and
Brooklyn and our ship. The roar of our
mighty guns was deafening and our sec
ondary battery was going like a gigantic
bunch of firecrackers. 1t was grand be-
The Iowa at the beginning headed right
in, but before your wonderful Bob Ev-
ans knew where he was at we shot by his
bows like quarter horse, taking the pole
and keeping it. The firing was something
terrific, shells firing around, fover us and
everywhere but on us. Our secondary bat
terry was making it redhot for the ''dagor
torpedo boats. and soon one of them was
hit by our siX-inch gun and up she went in
smoke, followed moment later by another
struck the same way. Such mighty shout
went up; we were crazy with joy The fast
flying cruisers, Maria Teresa and Almirante
Oquendo, were soon in terrible Distress and
they both ran ashore, being on fire and
complete wrecks. Our gunnery was mar
velous, and the rapidity with which our
guns were fired simply paralyzed the rest
of our feet, as they acknowledged after
Only two ships left of the "dagoes.'' and
nobody, as yet, hurt on our ship. Great and
terrible is the Yankee Devil" the name
given our ship by the "dagoes."
The Brooklyn signaled over to us wanting
to know If we could go ten knots per hour
Our answer was two sheets of flame from
our smoke stack; we were making seventeen
knots. keeping right up with the B." Far
far astern came the flying squadron" they
being completely out of ii. II must have
been beautiful. inspiring for an outsider TO
see us go. We were firing continually and
soon a wonderful shot from our forward
starboard six-inch gun struck the Vizcaya
squarely IN the stern. causing great havoc
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Provisions Sent to Those Who Capitu-
lated at Palma soriana and other
Points I'm Santiago Province.
RUMOR DENIED BY SHHFTER
NO BATTLE BETWEEN GENERAL
GARCIA AND sPANIARDS.
Political Prisoners ReIeased-Where
the Americans Who Fell in Battle
Were Hastily Buried.

Copyright. 1898. by the Associated Press.)
SANTIAGO DE CUBA, July 25.-Every-
thing here is peaceful The 1000 Spanish
soldiers at Guantanamo laid down their
arms to-day. The 1850 from Palma Sori-
ano, San Luis and Longo surrendered yes
terday to Lieutenant Miley and to-day pack
trains with provisions were sent to them.
The only others included in the capitulation
are 1900 troops at Baracoa and 1000 at
Sagua They have not yet been turned
over. but they are nowhere in General Gar
cia's vicinity He is at Jiguany to-day and
reached there without encountering any
Spaniards.
. General Shafter authorizes an absolute
contradiction of the report that Garcia en-
countered force of Spaniards who were
coming to Santiago to surrender and was
defeated by them.
Colonel Ezra p Ewers, of the Ninth In
fantry, acting for General Shafter, will re-
ceive the formal surrender of Guantanamo.
Yesterday General Shafter released forty
Cubans who had been confined in the local
Jail on political charges. Indeed. some Of
them were confined without charges of any
character, others on the most trivial pre-
texts and yet others solely because of sym
is still filled with many whose crimes and
sentences are not on record and are abso-
lutely unknown so far as has yet been as
certained. A general investigation has been
ordered Immediately.
American newspapers which have arrived
here contain articles written apparently un-
der misrepresentation of the facts regard
ing the conduct of the campaign and the
dictation of the terms of surrender. General
Miles was here simply as visitor and adj
wiser. In his official capacity he had moth
ing to do with the terms of capitulation
the entire credit for which belongs to Gen.
Shafter, who, on July 10, received the fol-
lowing dispatch from Washington of that
date, signed by Adjutant Corbin:
THE secretary of war directs me to in
form you that General Miles left here at
1910 last night for Santiago, but with in
structions which do not in any manner SUI
persede you as the commander of the United
States troops in the field near Santiago so
long as you are able for duty.
Corn and flour has been sent by Rear Adj
miral Sampson to the suffering citizens of
Guantanamo.
Information has been received of the with
drawal of the Spanish troops from Gibara,
from which place there is a railroad to Hol-
gum. The auxiliary cruiser Prairie is off
Gibara to keep order. A bulletin from Adj
rniral Sampson says that this is one Of the
commanding points in eastern Cuba
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AMERICANS LAUDED.
Foreign Military Attaches Express
Admiration for Our Soldiers.
WASHINGTON Snecial To ST Louis Glnhe-

Foreign Military Attaches Express
Admiration for Our Soldiers.
Washington Special to st. Louis Globe
Democrat.
The German military attache, Major Won
Goetzen; the Russian, Colonel Yermoeff
the Turkish officer, Mahaaza Bey; the Jap
anese Major Shiba the French attache
Colonel De Granprey and the Englishman,
Maj. Arthur Lee, Royal Artillery with the
American troops at Santiago. have all fur
nished short military reports to their en-
bassies and legations here in regard to the
operations and actions of July l, 2 and at
Siboney and San Juan hill.
Major Won GoetZens, of the German I'M
perial Guard Corps, is perhaps the most in
teresting. There was no mounted regular
cavalry in action" says he the earths
surface not lending itself to the movements
of cavalry. The artillery was four bat
teries, each of four guns. 30 caliber. It
was the American infantry that did the
work Fighting in dispersed (open) order,
their line mile long. The foreign at
taches were all up on the line of battle
where we saw everything One thing espe-
cially impressed us There were three regi-
ments of volunteers in the fighting line
The Spanish commanders directed their at
tack upon these and the regiments of
blacks. The volunteers were never shaken
and never gave ground once. Where they
made an advance they held it. When one.
remembers that some of these volunteers
the Seventy-first New York, the Second
Massachusetts and Colonel Woods mounted
Rough Riders'-had not been drilled more
than two months, their steady advance un-
der as hot fire as was ever seen in mod
ern war was splendid evidence of the
high courage and ready adaptation to mil
itary conditions of the American soldier
In the hottest of 1t all no man wavered
When the line was rent and men went down
by scores. these stalwart Americans SIM
ply dressed their line and went on. 1t might
have been a hailstorm from the skies in
stead of one of rifle bullets for anything
one saw. No volunteers on earth ever
stood such fire mistaken for three hours. .
1T was my first sight of war. my bap-
tism of fire" says Major Shiba, of the
Japanese imperial army engineers. grad
uate Of the French Military School Of the
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Immune. Ready to Embarlx.

NEW ORLEANS. July 25.-Colonel Dun
can b. Hoods regiment of immunes, which
has been in camp at Covington for several
weeks, arrived here to-day. Colonel Riches
immunes from Texas arrived Saturday.
Both these regiments will be taken to Sam
tiago by the big transport Berlin. now TAX
ing stores for the expedition. General
Shafter is very anxious to have these two
regiments reach him as soon as possible,
to do garrison duty at Santiago, but the
opinion was expressed to-day that the Ber-
lin Will rot get away before Wednesday or
Thursday. The hammocks that are to be
swung between decks and which are to be
occupied by the troops on the trip have not
yet arrived and their absence is likely to
cause some delay Otherwise, however, the
troops are well equipped.
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Rebuking a General.
cleveland Plain-Dealer.

CIeVeldHQ FldlU-Oedl6T.
Ordery-General, the correspondent of the
Wheeler demands to see you
The General-Confound it, l suppose I'll
have to admit him. Stand by, orderly, and
keep your eye on his movements.
The Correspondent (striding in)-See here,
general, what do you mean by refusing me
permission to sleep in your private cot?
The General-Why, IL
The Correspondent-Do it again and I'll
pull your nose. And that bull-headed SER
want of yours has actually refused me your
only pair of duck pants. What does that
mean?
The General-Well, you see, T.
The Correspondent-Say, any more of that
monkey business and I'll poke my finger in
your eye You see? And how about that
special escort of cavalry and artillery that
you promised me?
The General-I'n s-see about it right
away.
The Correspondent--Well, you'd better;
And look here, do / take the Don's sword
when he surrenders, or do you?
The General will decide upon that ito
day.
The Correspondent-See that you do. And
mind you, if l don't get that sword as you
promised I'll drop around tomorrow and
pinch your ears. yank your hair, scratch
your face and stretch your neck. R-r-re-
member!
Exits haughtily.
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Corps have been issued, and these regi-
ments, although expecting such orders
every hour, are maintaining their regular
routine Things are progressing as usual all
over the big camp. Maj. Gen. J. r. Wade.
the new commander, has made no change in
the methods pursued by General Brooke
and states that he viii not do so. The indi-
cations are that the entire First Corps win
not get away for some time. Many of the
officers in the Second Division First Corps
do not expect to leave Camp Thomas for
Porto Rico within a week or ten days
with one or two exceptions all the First
Corps regiments are equipped. In those
cases where anything is lacking it is only
or a minor nature and will not hinder the
regiment going forward on it's expedition
TO Porto Rico. As each brigade consists of
about 400 men, and as there are seven
brigades to go out, this will cause a re-
rnovaf from Chickamauga of 5000 men in
addition to those already gone. 1t will re-
quire leo cars of all kinds for each brigade
or 1.O50 for the seven brigades. To move one
brigade a day is big job, and unless the
troops embark at both Rossville and Ring
gold no more than this number can be ham
died daily. Then it will require at least
day between to collect cars and will take
TWO weeks to move the seven brigades.
There is some apprehension in the corps
lest General Miles recommends a change in
the plan of campaign which would call for
only portion of the corps. If any of the
regiments of this corps should now be or
dered to remain in camp the disappointment
would be almost crushing.
Major General Wade issued an order to-
day designating the members of his staff.
In addition to those heretofore published
the Following are named: Lieut.. Col. j. G.
G. Lee. assistant quartermaster general. to
be chief quartermaster; Lieut.. Col. Albert
Hartsuff, deputy surgeon general, to be
chief surgeon; Maj. Henry B. Osgood to be
commissary of subsistence.
Colonel Wilder, of the Fourteenth New
York, has gone to Washington. 1t is said
that he has gone there to bring all possible
pressure TO bear to secure moving orders
for his command. Colonel Wilder is an old
West Pointer and has many friends who
stand close to the administration. The
First South Carolina. OF the First Corps,
will not be included in the Porto Rican ex-
petition and it is the hope Of Colonel Wild
er and his men that the Fourteenth New
York will be assigned in the place of the
South Carolina regiment.
The First Pennsylvania received large
quantity Of quartermasters supplies to-day.
These stores included blouses, blue shirts,
trousers undershirts, stockings, hats, shoes
and shelter tents. Chaplain Brady, Of this
regiment, has gone to Philadelphia to make
final arrangements for hammocks for the
regiment. 1t is the chaplain's hope to raise
sufficient funds to purchase hammock for
each man in the regiment The purpose is
not so much for the ease and comfort of the
men as it is to protect them from disease,
which so often results from sleeping on the
do,,,r, ery.a,,,a
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Return of Brisndier General Randall.

WASHINGTON, July 25.-Brigadier Cen
eral Randall, who has been stationed at
Fort st. Michael, Alaska, arrived in Wash
ington last evening and was at the War De-
partment to-day. He but recently learned
that this government was at war with
Spain. 1t had been nine months since he
had received letter or any sort of COM
munication from the outside world when on
the 14th of June he heard of Dewey's We
tory at Manila. That was the first he knew
we were at war. His rank in the army was
lieutenant colonel. On the 4th of May he
was confirmed by the Senate as brigader
general, but he did not learn of this fact
until the 9th of June AS soon as he was
notified of his promotion he forwarded his
acceptance. Coming to Washington as
quickly as he could, he arrived only last
night and qualified as hrigadier general to-
daV
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GRAVES OF HEROES.
Many American Soldiers Hastily Bar
led in Trenches.

n
led in Trenches.
NEW YORK, July 25.-The Worlds San
tiago de Cuba correspondent says: THE
American heroes who fell in the fighting
about Santiago were buried where they fell,
with the scant ceremony of war. Near the
Quasani blockhouse, which the Rough
Riders stormed and took some days previ-
Gus to the battle of San Juan. twenty-five
are buried in one grave. Chaplain Van
de Waller, of the Seventy-first New York,
said the burial service twenty-five times in
enc day. The bodies of Captain Capron and
Both were taken home on the steamer Hud
son, which started Thursday, by Nicholas
Fish, father of the dead sergeant AT the
last fort before San Juan hill it is esti-
mated that forty of our men were buried
in the trenches. Twenty lie in the trenches
at the foot of the hill of Ell Caney. Owing
to the necessity of feeding the starving,
der In the province the refinement of the
brave men buried in the jungles has been
impossible. Ultimately however, they will
be given a proper burial. Only the bodies
of the officers will be sent home. Collins
VIII be provided for the men.
There were fifty funerals here yesterday
of refugees who died as the result of the
scarcity of food at El Caney. Santiago is
still short of food. The streets are full of
beggars. The householders have been or
dered to clean their houses A big SAM
tary force is at work There is a demand
among Americans for preserved fruit.
THE Spanish company having the con-
tract for the deportation of SPANS surren-
dered troops has notified them by cable to
be ready to start next week..
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and setting her on fire. This shot was
quickly followed by the aft six-inch. which
Struck her at the water line at the bow,
going completely through her. That settled
IL Tor her, Tor she ran ashore a wreck
The Cristobal Colon was now the only
snip LETT and she was making a splendid run
OF It. For an hour We chased after her,
slightly gaining. We fired our thirteen-inch
guns at her several times. the last striking
so close that part of the shell struck Down
came came ner colors and she beached: The ex-
heat during the entire chase. The firemen
are entitled to great credit, as they worked
like the heroes that they are. and we, one
and ALL cheered. Rugged, and danced ike
Indians.
Schley Immediately went over to the Colon
this time the an New Ugr YcrR Vixen and rexa
came up, and they all gave us great cheers.
On the return of Schley. from the Colon. ne
all. Great ship; great ship. bully boys
We were given full charge of the Colon, and
Immediately sent a prize crew over, think
the beach and take her to Key West. Upon
investigation, however, 1t was found that
she had stove in her compartments, and
that we could do nothing with her then.
went over in our whaleboat and helped
take off the prisoners. / also went aboard
her. and she was a sight to behold; every
thing topsy-turvy and the crew drunk. 1
managed to secure some souvenirs. this
paper being one thing. got 1t out or the
officers stateroom. We also brought over
the Colon's dog. three cats. and pig.
guess that the ''dagoes" will now think us
full-grown hogs.
AS Admiral Cervera said, las we steamed
out of the harbor we thought the Yankee
Devil had gone. and we knew we could
get away from the other battle ships, there
only being the New York and Brooklyn who
could catch us, and we felt that we could
whip them"
He gives us all the credit. and so does our
we went in like a bulldog and came out
like one"
It certainly was a fair days work-four
cruisers and two torpedo boats. Our prize
money will be at least 81 900 per man-also
good days pay.
Will write you all at the Office letter on
this paper. which I think will be a good
HARRY NJ GILES.
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TYPHOID FEVER PREVALENT.
location Of Regimental Camps to BE
Changed for Sanitary Reasons.


Changed for Sanitary Reasons.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
CAMP ALGER, Va, July ga positive
announcement was made by the War De-
partments to-day that troops would not be
moved from Camp Alger until needed for
service and that the camp would not be
abandoned. There will be some slight
changes IN locations of regimental camps
but they will not be at any great distance.
Word was received tonight that the One
hundred-and-fifty- Indiana will be
moved mile or so from its present camp
on account of the present unhealthy local
ity. The new location has not yet been
picked, but it will be nearer Dunn Loring.
The move is 10 be made on the recommen-
dalton of Major Standard Typhoid fever is
the most serious disease which the surgeons
have to combat. 1t is developing rapidly in
the camp. Among the patients taken to Fort
Myer to-day there was one Indianian, Clare
Skillman. of Company Il, Madison.
Private Harry Kimbark, Company G.
Seventh Ohio, died to-day from the eff
fects of drinking wood alcohol. Two COM
panions who drank the poison may recov-
or. They are Jack Lee and John Shelton.
of Company G. KimbarkS home was in
Lakeville n. "; and his remains will prob
Sixteen patients suffering from typhoid
fever We're taken TO the Fort Myer hos
3 pitai To-Day. rms IS the largest NUMBER
yet developed in one day at Camp Alger
and the disease has appeared in regiments
not affected heretofore.
William Everett. a private OF Company A.
tcf Nincennes, died Saturday afternoon at
the Fort Meyer Hospital after an illness of
several weeks of cerebro-spinal meningitis
His grave is in the beautiful Arlington
Cemetery.
First Sergeant winfrey. of Company NJ
Evansville, was taken TO Fort Meyer again
Friday in a dangerous condition. He is suf-
fering with the second attack of pneumonia
All Of the cooks OF the different companies
were last night appointed in a special order
from the commanding officer so as TO en-
title them TO the extra pay provided by law.
The regiment has been particularly for
tunate with regard TO good cooks.
Sergeant Major Hopkins has gone home on
q short flrlOugh.
Senator Fairbanks III said to have given
the regimental officers positive assurance
that fae One-huIdred- nfty-nfnth would
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MYSTERIOUS SHOOTING.
Killed While Mailing a
Letter In st. Louis.

ST. LOUIS, July 25.-Charles A. Brant.
stenographer for an electrical supply COM
pany in this city, stopped to mail letter
at the corner of Twenty-first and Locust
streets tonight and was shot and almost
instantly killed. Three shots were fired and
three men seen to run Brant staggered
across the street and fell dead In his
pocket was an affectonate letter evident
ly to his wife, but addressed to Postoffice
Box 693, Asbury Park, N. j., also a will
headed ITO Miss Mary Harding, Daven-
port Inn, Asbury Park. N. j., whom l de-
sire to be notified in case of my sudden
death and who. in the sight of God, is my
lawful wife. Miss Harding, is the daughter
of Roger f. Harding. a wealthy citizen of
October, 1896, against the wishes of her
father. They were divorced in April, 1897.
Brant formerly a hotel clerk at Los
Angeles Cal
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Other nenths.

CINCINNATI, July 25.-Frederick H.
Aims, of Aims & Doepkes department store,
died to-day, aged sixty. He was vice presi-
dent of the Cincinnati College of Music,
president of the board of arrangements for
the International Saengerfest here in 1899
and president of the Argonaut cotton mills
director in the Baltimore & Ohio South
western Railway and connected with many
other enterprises in this city.
DETROIT Mich, July 25.-Prof. George
e. Seymour, for thirty years a professor in
the st. Louis High School and author of
works on mathematics and bookkeeping
used in the schools of Kansas and Missouri,
died at Ann Arbor yesterday.
BATTLE CREEK, Mich, July 25.-W. p
Merrill, Milwaukee millionaire and one of
the oldest residents of that city, died to-
day of heart disease while on visit to his
son, D. L. Merrill. Deceased was eighty
two years of age.
TORONTO, Ont, July 25.-Evan McCon
the Scottish-Canadian poet. is dead. He
was the author of many poems, both in
English and in Gaelic. He was ninety
years old.
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New York Evening Sun.

The fashion, when riding, of mans
also riding, just as he would in walking or
driving is said to be no longer the correct
thing. The only smart greeting consists in
drawing it away suddenly and, at sharp
angle letting it drop exactly as in a mill
tary salute. Therein, its military SEM
blance probably lies the popularity of the
thing Anything having the slightest bear
ing upon the war goes" nowadays. 1t
has entailed a favor as vast as 1t is GER
tain. Not just army buckles and navy hat
bands, but everything in all walks of life
shows the effect of the peoples vital SYM
nathv of the hour
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Stephen BonsaI, on Siberia.
The most conclusive evidence as to what
the life of the average convict really is is
furnished upon the best of evidence by the
convicts themselves who certainly ought
to know when and where they are well off.
Not more than one-fourth of the exiles,
to Russia, whittier they are attracted by
that love and attachment to home so strong
in every human breast, so particularly
strong In the Slav. The fact is that they
have found life in Siberia pleasanter, the
road to ease, a competency and even to
wealth less rugged less crowded with COM
petitors; so they become colonists, and of
their own free will and choice remain in
Siberia throwing their fortunes in with the
something of the conditions of life which
obtain in Russia. think they do well.