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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-25
Cincinnati,s Music Festival.

CINCINNATI, May M-The May music
festival tonight held its silver jubilee, be-
ginning its thirteenth festival on the TWEEN
ty-fifth anniversary of the first. The loca-
ton is the same, but the housing is changed.
Then an uncouth wooden hall sheltered the
multitude, now a magnificent permanent
temple Of music is filled with thousands of
enthusiastic devotees of music. Only one
constant factor has remained through this
quarter of century, Theodore Thomas, the
musical director. Still the crowds gather
and for five days this week will fill Music
Hall with cultured and apprecative lovers
of music The opening concert presented
was Beriozs Domination of Faust" with
Messrs. Ben Davies David Bispnam and j.
S. Baernstein as soloists. The great chorus
was augmented by a chorus of boys, whose
voices aroused intense enthusiasm. An in
teresting feature was the unannounced sing
ing of America" in which solosts, chorus,
people in the audience arose also lending
their voices to the patriotic outburst.
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these stories as purely conjectural and not
supported by facts. Word had come from
the commander of the Mangrove since the
time of the alleged capture, showing that
the ship could not have been in the hands
of the Spanish Mr.. Long paid handsome
tribute to the war board, and stated that
there was no purpose whatever of changing
the present system whereby this board CO.
operates with him in giving every possible
assistance and advice, mainly in the way of
information to the admirals In command.
The office of the war board the secretary
pointed out was not to fight battles: that
was exclusively the province of the squad
ron commanders. The board acted merely
in an advisory way and at no time had as
sumed executive functions.
The Spaniards appear to be making ready
for something more than q defensive cam
paign at home, or, at least they are trying
to create that impression by other means
than news bulletins that Issue almost daily
from Madrid. The Navy Department now
has. through its own reliable sources, re-
ports of the greatest activity in the Span
ish navy yards and of the preparation for
sea and for long voyage of two of the tor
pedo boat destroyers. 1t is given out that
they are to join Cervera Immediately when
this statement is made with a deliberate
purpose of misleadin@ American sailors into
the belief that Cervera has taken his way
homeward.
Inquiries as to the whereabouts OF the
Oregon brought reply this afternoon to
the effect that the battle ship was safe
Nothing could be learned of her location. 1t
is probable that the kilograms said to have
emanated from the vessel really were filed
at Key West, but were brought to that port
on some dispatch boat from the Oregon,
which is cooperating with our fleets.
The cutting of the cables at Santiago and
San Juan de Porto Rico, as reported to-day,
was military move of the first Importance
Blanco has yet one link left of communica-
ton with the outer world, but the Spanish
commander at San Juan now finds himself
totally in the dark as to conditions in Spain
or in Cuba, while the value of that port as
place of refuge for the Spanish flying squad
ron is materially diminished. 1t is safe to
say that the remaining cable to Santiago
will be cut soon, like the others so that if
Cervera is misguided enough to have en-
tered Santiago harbor he will be completely
out of touch with his home government on
the one hand and equally unable to COM
municate with Blanco al the other end of
the island
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WASHINGTON, May 24.-Third parties
have begun to suffer from the war, accord
ing to reports received from United States
Consul Ayme, at Guadalupe, and it may be
that other West Indian islands are to share
in the burdens imposed upon Guadalupe by
the existence of hostilities. He reports that
there is a scarcity of flour and other pro-
visions, and also of lumber, owing to the
cessation of arrivals. of vessels from the
United States. Probably these do not care to
venture the chance of capture of their car
goes by Spanish war ships. The last ship ar
was $500 barrels of flour on the island.
Brokers bought up all of this, as well as of
other provisions, at an. advance Of from .
to 10 per cent. and have raised prices.
There is particularly corner on United
States provisions and, as but small
amount is produced on Guadaloupe, the
prices of those also have advanced. The con-
sui fears serious results if prices rise much
higher so that suffering follows.
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WASHINGTON. May 24.-After the Cabi-
net meeting to-day it was stated that no
news of Importance had been received from
any quarter. The rumor current in London
that the American and Spanish fleets had
come together and that the Spaniards had
been destroyed is not credited by members
of the Cabinet, who, apparently, have no
reason to expect an early engagement. The
fact, however, that that government has no
knowledge of the present whereabouts of
Admiral Cerveras fleet leaves the question
of the time when the Spaniard may be over
hauled matter of doubt. News is eagerly
awaited and some irritation is expressed
that some one of the comparatively large
number of swift scouts which we have in
the southern waters has not been able to To-
cate the enemy and so bring about a COLI
sion between the fleets
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NO FIGHT IN. THE PASSAGE.
Spain May Abandon West Indies and
Try to Hold the PhiIinpinea.

Try to Hold the Philippines.
WASHINGTON May A.-Notwithstand-
ing the persistent rumors in circulation to
the effect that great naval engagement
has been fought in the Windward passage,
resulting in the destruction of the Spanish
fleet it can be stated positively that the
Navy Department has no information that
tends in the slightest to confirm these ru-
mcrs. Unless the improbable happens,
there is no immediate prospect of a naval
engagement of any magnitude, in the opin-
ion of Navy Department officials. The
unaniTnity with which those best informed
express themselves almost warrants the
conclusion that it is based on knowledge
that the hostile fleets are again far apart.
Indeed, there is no certainty that Admiral
Cervera is not already bound homeward,
providing he has succeeded In securing a
supply of coal, for he could not make the
run back to the Canaries with less than
1850 or 5000 tons.
There are signs in Madrid that have been
noted hero seeming to warrant the suppo-
sition that there has been a complete
change In the Spanish plan of conducting
the war. Indications are believed to point
to relaxation, If not total abandonment,
of the efforts to conduct the campaign in
Cuba and the West Indian waters. Tho
natural conclusion, II this premise Is well
founded, would be that the Spaniards We're
going to concentrate their entire energies
TO ths defense Of the Philippines, with the
view of retaining them in the event peace Is
forced upon them by virtue OF the principle
OF international law which limits victor
ious nation in indemnfying herself from
the Yanquished TO the territory she actually
occupies when peace Is declared So the
retreat of the Spanish squadron from the
West Indies would be significant, first. in
the danger 1t would place Dewey In Inn
mediately, and second. in the hint 1t would
convey that the Spanish mind for the first
time contemplates the possibilities OF peaes,
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GASOLINE TANK EXPLODES.
Chemist Receives Fatal Burns and
Others Less Serious Injuries.

ST. LOUIS. Mo-, May PA gasoline tank
at the American steel foundry, at Granite
City, ILL.,. ten miles from this city, exploded
this afternoon, fatally burning Charles
Kuhn. and slightly injuring fourteen other
persons, mostly negro employees. Mr.. Kuhn
was the chemist for the company and was
directing the removal of huge tank of
gasoline. A number of employees were en-
gagged in the work when suddenly the tank
let go and burning oil thrown all over
Chemist Kuhn The men tore his clothing
from him, but it is thought he is fatally
burned. He has been brought to St. Mary's
Hospital in this city. The damage is esti-
mated at $751; 00
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Volunteers Need Not Fear Disease.

DIES MONIES, Ia, May A.-United States
Consul at Matanzas Brice, of Bedford, Ia,
was at Camp Mckinley to-day. In an inter-
view he said: II wish to assure the volun-
teers in the different States that there is
little danger of the United States soldiers
falling from disease in Cuba ! speak from
experience in the province of Matanzas,
where there has been the greatest suffering
among reconcentrados. The physical ills of
the Cubans and Spaniards in the armies re-
suit from deplorable sanitary conditions.
Field operations are perfectly practicable
observance of the ordinary rules of health
The volunteers need not hesitate to enlist,
for with reasonable precautions, there is
little danger"
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No Battle in windward Passage.

LONDON, May "a. - Persistent rumors
were in circulation here early to-day to the
effect that a great naval battle has been
fought in the vicinity of the Windward pas
sage between the eastern end of Cuba and
the western part of Haiti, in which both
the American squadrons closed in on the
Spanish Cape Verde squadron, commanded
by Admiral Cervera, and completely de-
stroyed' the Spanish ships.
A dispatch from Kingston, Jamaica. to
Reuters Telegram Company, yesterday
evening, said nothing was known there Of
the battle in the Windward passage, adding
that no American or Spanish war ships have
visited Jamaican ports since the beginning
Of the war.
The London newspapers take it for grant
ed that the ships reported yesterday by
Lloyd's agent at Para. Brazil, as having
arrived there at o'clock on Monday morn
ing from Rio Janero. are the Oregon. the
Marietta and the Nichteroy
WASHINGTON, May 24.-The British en-
bassy has received no information from
London or British sources in the West In
dies concerning the reported engagement of
the Spanish and American squadrons in the
Windward passage. 1t is believed that
when an engagement occurs word of 1t is
quite likely to come from London or some
other foreign point, owing to the difficulties
the American commanders have in cabling
the Navy Department
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MADRID, May A.-It is reported that the
Spanish government has purchased another
vessel to be used as an armed cruiser.
AS cabled from Bremen yesterday, the
North German Lloyd steamer Havel has
been sold to a firm at Hamburg and sailed
yesterday, presumably for the Mediterran-
can. The purchasers, it was added do not
appear to be ship owners A report was
current last week that the Havel had been
sold on account of the Spanish government.
She is steel vessel of 6S75 gross tonnage.
and has developed a speed of between IS
and 10 knots in passage between New York
and Southampton. She was built in 1890 at
Stettin
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NEW ORLEANS, La. May A.-The
Eighteenth and Twentythird Regiments of
Infantry and the Fifth Regiment of Cavalry,
which have been in camp at the fair
grounds. will leave this afternoon, the for
mer two regiments for the Philippines, via
San Francisco, and the latter for Mobile.
The Eighteenth and Twenty-third Regi-
bers GIL The cavalry will go to Mobile in
four transports. The departure of these
regiments will deplete the force of regulars
which have been stationed here
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Spaniard desired to purchase a large guam
tity OF provisions and coal. but was only
permitted to buy sufficient to last to the
next port. This passenger said that at
Kingston the supply of breadstuffs was very
short, and that he knew of three vessels
which had succeeded in running in full car
goes of food supplies to the ports on the
south side of Cuba in spite of the efforts
of the Jamaican government to prevent it.
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Ready to Destroy the Armada.

KEY WEST. Fla, May 24.-Every prepa-
ration has been made by the United States
naval authorities for destroying the Spanish
fleet, which is known to be off the Island Of
Cuba. All signs point to a decisive battle
some day this week. The hospital ship
Solace and her surgeons were ordered long
ago to be ready for service at a moments
notice, but no fresh orders have been issued
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New Comic Operu.

SAN FRANCISCO. May 24.-"The Pos
ter" new comic opera, was produced at
the Tivoli last night The libretto is the
work of L. G. Carpenter, San Francisco
newspaper man, who has achieved repu-
tation as a humorous writer, and John Z.
Wilson, who has written a number of plays
for the Tivoli. Chester 5. Packard COM
posed the music. THE Poster is a satire
on the prevailing poster fad and is full of
clever verses and pretty music.
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Movements of steamers.

NEW YORK, May 24.-Arrived: Koenigen
Luise from Bremen; Westernland, from
Antwerp. Sailed: Cevic. for Liverpool.
SOUTHAMPTON, May 25. - Arrived !:
Lain, from New York, for Bremen, hav-
ing passed Hurst Castle at $50 a. m
BOULOGNE, May 24.-Arrived: Rotter-
dam, from New York.
GLASGOW, May 24.-Arrived: Furnessia,
from New York.
ANTWERP, May 24.--Arrived: Noordland,
from New York.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-25

PARIS, May PA dispatch to the Temps
from Madrid, published this afternoon.
says: Official circles deny that there is any
divergency of views between Seniors Puig-
cerver and Gamazo respecting the income
tax The dispatch also adds: Intense in
terest mingled with anxiety, is conferred on
Admiral CerveraS fleet. The national sub
scription to increase the strength of the
Spanish naval force has now reached -
0O0,OOO peSetas.' DR.. Bentances, the repre-
sentative of the Cuban Junto in Paris de-
MES the report that he has been in negotia-
ton with Senior Castillo, the Spanish am
bassador here. He says: mo Cancellation is
Of C1ba -
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Still at Santiago.

NEW YORK, May PA Key West corre-
spondent telegraphs to the Evening World
that he has information from an unim-
peachable authority that the Spanish feet
is still at Santiago.
MADRID, May "a Noon.-It is officially
announced that the squadron of Admiral
Cervera was still at Santiago de Cuba yes
terday
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-25
AdmirnI Camnrn,s Fleet.

LONDON, May ga dispatch to the
Evening News from Madrid published this
afternoon says: mo news is allowed out
OF Cadiz, and although it is announced to-
day that Admiral Camara starts hence to-
morrow TO reJoin the fleet it would not be
surprising to learn that the squadron has
already left and that the presence of Ad-
miral Camara, as we'll the official an
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-25

NEW YORK, May A-The Evening
Worlds correspondent at Port-au-Prince
says that dispatch from Port de Paix on
Sunday says that the rumor was current
there that the cruiser Nizcaya and the aux
Hilary cruiser Alfonso XIII have been sunk
by United States war ships.
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afternoon. AT 8 o'clock she took a pilot
for Tampa, but no ore knows precisely her
destination. There were four patriots on
board--Brlg: Gen. Rafael Rodriguez and his
his aids, Coi2nels Torres, Triste and NuneZ.
Four carloads of material were taken on
the vessel, consisting of ammunition, guns
and stores
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-25

NEW YORK, May A-A passenger on
board the Atlas line steamer Altai. from
Kingston. Jamaica. which reached port to-
day. says that ne was at Barbados three
weeks ago when the Spanish troop ship
Alfonso xAII put In there for coal. The
port harbor master found that she had 100
men over the number OF her crew. The
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-25
Spanish Plans Changed.

LONDON, May PA special from Madrid
to-day says: Evidently the programme in
regard to the Philippine islands has been
changed. 1t is believed here that there will
be no immediate engagement in Cuban
waters, but that Admiral Cervera will draw
off the enemy while the Cadiz fleet relieves
Havana"
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KEY WEST, Fla. May 24.-The move
ments of the United States fleet. which are
known here. make 1t absolutely certain no
battle has yet occurred, but an engagement
is expected to take place this week. The
Spanish fleet has been definitely located.
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nouncement anent the feet soon sailing
westward, have been a blind to cover its
departure There is some anxiety here as
to whether Admiral Cerveras entire SQUAD
ron is to rcunite in Cuban waters If the
ministers are aware of the precise where
abouts of Admiral Cervera they are keeping
il secret"
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Thinks the Continental Powers VIII
I..4o.so.a n In

Interfere to Save Spain.
NEW YORK, May PA dispatch to the
World from London says: A veteran dip
lomat who represented continental power
at various capitols for many years, but is
retired from active service now though well
Informed on current international affairs,
said: Il expect European interference in
this war; but not at the present stage be-
cause the continental powers can find no
pretext for stepping in as long as Spain
holds out gamely. / have reason for sup
posing that Austria is only waiting for an
opportunity to do something for SPAIN But
the Austrian Emperor feels that he cannot
so against the interests of the triple alliance
ny playing too much into the hands of
E'rance and Russia or attempting TO lead
Italy and Germany to pick a quarrel with
the United States Then, again the EN-
Refor OF Austria knows that France and
RUSSIA nave many interests themselves to
make them hesitate about causing an omen
rupture with America or increasing the al
ready visible tension of their relations con-
sequent on too public show of sympathy
With Spain In the Russian and French press
Inc continental powers will interfere the
instant ~ events VIII give them an opportunity
OF appealing to the better, nobler feelings
OF the American people and President ask
ing them to show forbearance and gener-
oslty, and not to insist on making use of
their superior power and resources to make
Spain feel too heavily the consequences of
nef gallant struggle.
After a pause the diplomat added with
great earnestness: Come, don't you think
the recent speeches of Sagasta, Silvela and
even that horrid Republican, Salmeron,
point the same direction as my differences?
Cannot you read through the lines that
those who can see beyond the popular agi-
Iauons-Which were very natural at the out
get-really feel in their heart of hearts that
SPAN, ike all disabled, sinking ships in a
rsfrible storm. will have to save the noble
craft by casting part of the cargo overheard
efter all. Sir, Spain survived the loss of her
american mainland possessions, and VIII
survive the loss of Cuba if she keeps the rest
and averts revolution and civil warfare
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Mrs. LesIie Garter Iniured.

NEW YORK, May PAS. Goodfriend
David Belascos representative in this coun-
try, to-day received a message from Lon
don saying Mrs. Leslie Carter was severely
injured last evening while playing at the
Adelphi Theater.
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Divided His Elect

LONDON, May Pa dispatch to the
Financial News from Port de Paix. Haiti,
says: Admiral Cervera is believed to have
divided his fleet 1t is reported that the Viz
caya and the Alphonso XIII have been de-
Stroved"
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Munitions Of war for Cubans.

MOBILE, Ala, May 24.-The Fanita. the
four-hundred-ton Cuban expedition steamer.
finished loading and took on her coal this
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-25
WEST INDIAN RUMORs.
Admiral Cervera's Fleet Reported to
Have Left Santiago de Cuba.

Copyright, 1898, by the Associated Press)
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti May A.-Ac-
cording to current rumor here, the Spanish
Cape Verde squadron, commanded by Ad-
miral Cervera, which arrived at Santiago de
Cuba, subsequently sailed from that port
destination unknown.
A local newspaper the Matin, says that
Rear Admiral Osborne, of the British navy
who left for New York on Sunday on board
Dutch steamer, saw at Curacao a Spanish
squadron composed of five cruisers and five
torpedo boat destroyers or torpedo boats
The Spanish officers are reported to have
said they would not accept a battle unless
with an equal number of ships, and that
they would avoid encountering superior
numbers Admiral Osborne did not consider
the Spanish squadron to be in any way for
ridable.
The last news received here from Havana
was that the Cuban government had decided
to admit coal and provisions free of duty.
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