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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-18
Further HostiIities Against the Cap-
itaI Deferred Until Arrival os
Troops from San Francisco.
GENERAL MERRITT'S REQUEST
HIS ARMY OF OCCUPATION WILL
PhoBABLY BE INCREASED.
Four or Five Thousand Regulars May
BE Sent TO Manila with the
Western Volunteers.
(cOpyright, lsas. BY the AssOciatsd Press.l


Copyright, 1895, by the Associated Press.l
HONG-kONG, May 1.-THE steamer Es-
meralda, which has just arrived from Ma
Mia with four hundred refugees, chiefly
Chinese. reports that the United States
cruisers Concord and Boston are going to
Iloilo. where they expect prompt capitula~
ton. and to recapture the American ship
Saranac, with cargo of coal.
The blockade of Manila is extremely rigid
and several foreign ships have been refused
admittance.
The rebels are useless allies Of Admiral
Dewey. They are utterly disunited. quite
half Of them being in favor of Spain.
The Cavite arsenal was found empty Col.
MIGUEL, of the artillery, committed suicide
because he discovered that the ammunition
was nonexistent.
Captain General Augusti is trying to cons
ciliate the rebels and has authorized tho
establishment of native councils.
The archbishop of Manila. in a pastoral
issued on the sth inst, said: Christians.
defend your faith against heretics who raise
insuperable barrier to immortal souls,
enslave the people, abolish crosses from
cemeteries, forbid pastors to perform bap-
tism, matrimony or funeral rites, or to adj
minister consolation or grant absolution-"
Pending the arrival of troops from the
United States, the Americans defer hostlli-
ties ashore.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-18
92,5sO MEN MUSTERED IN.
Organization of the Volunteer Army
Rapidly Nearing Completion.

WASHINGTON, May 1.-THE volunteer
army is rapidly nearing completion. Re-
ports received by Adjutant General Corbin
tonight show that 92,5S0 men have been
mustered in. Eighteen States have COM
pleted their quota. as follows: California,
Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Maine.
Maryland, Minnesota, Massachusetts. New
Hampshire, Ohio, Oregon. Pennsylvania.
Vermont Washington. West Virginia, Wis
consin and Wyoming.
A delegation of prominent negroes, con-
sisting of Governor Pinchback. Colonel
James Lewis and Captain Judson w.
Lyons, called on the secretary of war to-
day and urged that all of the ten regiments
of immunes to be sent to Cuba be made up
of colored men. They point out the especial
service the colored troops, bred in the
southern climate and most of them used
to conditions similar to those to be con-
fronted in Cuba, would have in the cam
paign. Secretary Alger was not able to
concede all of the immune regiments to
colored volunteers. but gave assurance that
several of them would be composed of men
of their race. The delegation also urged
the appointment of Captain Thomas S.
Kelley of Louisiana, as a colonel of one
of the immune regiments. Captain Kelley,
Il is said, has the Endorsement of General
Miles
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CERvERA TO HIS SAILORS.
The Spanish AdmiraPs Address Before
Leaving St. Vincent,


MADRID, May I.-At the moment of his
departure from the Cape Verde islands Ad-
miral Cervera, in command of the Spanish
squadron in West Indian waters, made the
following address to the crews of his ships:
After three years Of struggle in Cuba
we were nearing the end of the trouble.
which certainly would have been ended
three months ago but for Americas aid.
That nation, believing she had created by
underhand means a thousand embarrass-
ments, but that nevertheless she would not
be able to attain the object of her ambi-
tion at last threw off the mask, and, when
the insurrection was on it's last legs, COM
menced against US the most unjust war in
the history of the world. Spain did not
wish for war. Her conduct proved this
She conceded everything a self-respecting
nation could concede, but the Americans
whose ambition is Unsuitable always asked
for something more, and even what be-
longed to us-that land discovered by Span
iards led by Columbus.
Forward, then. to the war. since we are
forced thereto by the Americans blind am
bition. But let us enter the combat as did
the Spaniards Of old. strong in their rights
and trustful in God, who will never aban-
don just cause and who will aid our ef-
forts. 1 need not enjoin discipline upon
you, for during the past six months you
nave been under my command l have only
had cause for congratulations. Nor need 1
call on you 10 do your duty conscientiously,
especially during the watches which will
often be most trying. Still less need urge
you to display courage. You are spaniards.
Continued ON Second Page)
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ALudicrons RnlIetin.

LONDON, May 1.-THE movements Of a
German squadron which left Firth of Clyde,
southwest coast of Scotland, are probably
responsible for the following remarkable and
evidently erroneous bulletin issued by
Lloyds' this evening on a dispatch from the
societys agent at Torhead, northeast coast
of Ireland: -Four battle ships and two
cruisers flying the American colors passed
Rathlyn island Gin the North channel north
west of Torhead) at o'clock this evening
going Westward
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dertake to carry ammunition and provisions
to Cuba and Porto Rico.
To Wipe Out the Spanish Fleet.

NEW YORK, May ia special to the
Herald from Washington says: Spain's fleet
in the Caribbean sea is to be met by a
squadron consisting of the armorclads Of
the United States in North Atlantic waters.
This seems to be the intention of the naval
war board, and preparations are being made
to effect the junction of Rear Admiral
SIMPSONS fleet and the flying squadron" !"
under the command of Commodore Schley,
with all possible dispatch.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-18

LONDON, May 1S.-The Hong-Kong core
respondent of the Times telegraphing Tues
day says "Aguinaldo and the principal
leaders in the recent rising left to-day in
the United States dispatch boat McCulloch
for Cavite. They will attempt to persuade
the natives to attack Manila in a few days.
They have promised Admiral Dewey to reg
ulate their conduct in accordance with tha
principles of humanity. The Americans ara
evidently anxious to complete their cons
quest before the arrival of the troops from
San Francisco. British residents now take
a more hopeful view and a famine Is n0
longer feared"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-18
General Augusti,s Plans.

LONDON, May 1S-A dispatch to this
Times from Manila, dated May 13. saysz
"As a means of keeping the natives loyal
and inducing them to refrain from assist
ing the Americans. Governor General Au-
gust has instituted a consulting assembly,
composed of fifteen members of mixed and
native blood. It's president is Senor Paterno.
who achieved the late peace and accom-
panied the rebels to Hong-Kong in Decem-
Der.
supplies to outlying districts in case Of a
bombardment The archbishop of Manila
appoints June IL as day of rejoicing at
the renewed conservation of the Philippians
islands to the sacred heart of Jesus.
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"BATTLE" OFF TORTULA.
story Told by the Military COmman-
dant of the Island.

Copyright. 1885, by the Associated Press.)
PORT-AU-PRINCE, May ia great
sensation was caused here to-day by the ar
rival of the military commandant of the
Isle of Tortula, off the northwest coast of
Haiti and due north Of Port de Paix, near
the entrance to the Windward passage who
brought word to the Haitian War Depart
nent of what is believed to have been a
naval engagement on Sunday. The COM
mandant reached Port de Paix from the
Isle of Tortula in a canoe. He reported to
the War Office that throughout the whole
of Sunday very persistent cannonading
had been heard east Of the island, and that
from it's duration and intensity there was
strong presumption that a very serious
action was i'll progress. thick fog at the
time made it impossible TO distinguish any
vessel that might be engaged.
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Scouting at Night.

Copyright, 1898, by the Associated Press.)
CAPE HAITIEN, Haiti. May 1.-Two
Spanish cruisers or gunboats are making
their base of operations at Badiquiri or
Guantanamo bay. They are known to be
moving every night in the waters between
Haiti and Cuba. A Haitian schooner, plying
between the Mole St. Nicholas. .Lsaas Rabel
and Glatinagua, reports, through an agent
of the Cuban insurgents at Port de Paix,
having met Spanish vessels several times
during the past two weeks The Spaniards
are supposed to hide in the Cuban ports
during the day and to go out cruising at
night
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Admiral CerVera'S Fleet.
Copyright. lsss. by the Associated Press,

Copyright. lSsS. by the Associated Press)
CURACOA, Dutch West Indies,
May 1.-THE Spanish fleet is now
supposed to be off the coast of
Venezuela or off the coast of Co.
lombia. Only a portion of the
fleet was allowed to enter this har-
Dor to obtain provisions, cattle and
coal which were purchased here.
Confirmation has been obtained
of the report that the Spaniards
left one of their torpedo gunboats
at Fort de France, Island of Mar
Unique.
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sURMIsEs AND RUMoRs.
Admiral Cervera's Alleged Plan for
Worrying the United States.

NEW YORK. May ia dispatch to the
World from Madrid says: Admiral Cervera's S
feet will dodge about in the Caribbean sea
and Gulf of Mexico it is expected. by naval
men here. Cervera will avoid fight in
case he finds himself overmatched. His
chief aim is to draw the American squad
rons away from the Cuban coasts so he may
make dash and get into Havana. The
principal object of such a dash. it is as
serted would be to allow the cruiser Viz
caya to go into dry dock to clean her bot
tom and thus improve her speed, for in her
present condition she cripples the move
ments of the remainder of the fleet Great
expectations are founded also on night raids
by tho Spanish torpedo boat destroyers upon
the American blockading squadron. Later,
when the rainy season sets In. fast blockade
runners. both Spanish and foreign, will un-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-18
Blown Up Off CardenaS.

MADRID, May II, II p. m.-
Official dispatches from Havana
confirm the report of the blowing
up of small naval vessel off Car
denas, resulting in the loss of
eighteen lives. The dispatch
says the vessel was American.
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DIsAvowED BY MERRITT.
The General Not a Matineer-He Wilk
Have More Regular Troops.

The General NOT a MuthueeE-ne villa
Have More Regular Troops.
WASHINGTON, May 17.-Secretary Alger
this afternoon received the following tele-
gram from General Wesley Merritt, dated
Governors island. New York:
II desire you to know that the interviews
published in the New York papers this
morning are in every way incorrect and un-
authorized. had Intended to take no notice
of them, but 1 understand the articles ara
taken seriously in Washington"
Colonel r. p. Hughes. inspector generals
with headquarters at New York city, was
at the War Department to-day on mis-
sion from General Merritt, in connection
with the assignment of regular troops to
accompany the Philippine expedition soon
to start from San Francisco General Mer-
ritt's preference for a larger number OK
regulars than it was proposed by the de-
partment to give him has been known here
for some time and his views on that sub
ject are shared by many Of the army offi-
cials. They realize that General Merritt will
have a delicate and important duty to per-
form as military governor of the Philip
pines and they agree in expressing the
opinion that the general should have an adj
equate and wel-disciplined force at his com-
mand to maintain order in city that win
be filled with discordant elements Thero
are not enough regulars In the West 10
furnish the number that General Merritt
thinks should be sent on the expedition and
consequently Secretary Alger and the de-
partment officials have been considering the
advisability of Withdrawing about three OF
the infantry regiments from Tampa, where
large number are now rendezvoused and
of dispatching them post haste TO the Pa
cihc coast. These men are well seasoned
and thoroughly disciplined and are just the
kind General Merritt believes should be sent
on the transpacific trip. Captain Jesse III.
Lee. of the Ninth Infantry. who has been
stationed at Tampa recently, reported at
army headquarters to-day In response 10
telegraphic instructions an lt may be he in
here with reference to the sssnding cf some
OF the troops now there TO .le Philippines
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-18
May Soon Capitulate.

LONDON, May 18.-The Hong
Kong correspondent of the Stand
ard says: "It is expected, owing
to the strict blockade and the fam
inc resulting from it, that the city
of Manila will soon be compelled
to capitulate to the American
blockading squadron under Ad-
mira1 Dewey"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-18
EXCITEMENT AT ST. PIERRE.
Movements of Spanish Ships and an
EarthHmake Cause u Ferment.


Copyright. 1885, by the Associated Press)
ST. PIERRE, Martinique, May 1.-THE
Spanish torpedo boat destroyer Terror and
the hospital ship Alicante are still at Fort
De France. 1t is rumored that the repairs
to the Terror are finished and that she will
leave the harbor' tomorrow.
The signal lights continue, and last night
a large number were flashed from the hills
A Spanish vessel entered the harbor late
last night showing no lights, rapidly
secuted and left Immediately.
About half past 10 o'clock last evening an
earthquake shock was distinctly felt here.
This experience, combined with the excite
ment caused by the presence and move
ments Of the Spanish war ships keeps up
the public strain. There is no doubt that
the Spanish fleet which has been lying in
these waters, has now left Martinique, go
ing in the direction of Cuba or Porto Rico.
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lar clamor for premature invasion of
Cuba. He has only words of praise for the
President and thinks that the executive has
acquitted himself with great credit through
out the present emergency. While in the
East General Wallace will complete ar
arrangements with his publishers for the
new book which he has under way.
Capt. w. E. English received great num-
Der of telegraphic congratulations from
friends in Indiana and elsewhere over his
appointment
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-18
Three Mxsterious war ships.

NEW YORK, May ia special from
Kingston, Jamaica, says the report has
reached that place that three war ships, the
nationality of which it was impossible to
make out, were seen last evening off Moran
Point, at the eastern extremity of Jamaica.
The ships were taking a southerly course.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-18

NEW YORK, May IA special copyright
dispatch from Santa Lucia, West Indies, to
the World says: A large, strange war ship
was sighted last night lying off the west
coast of this island. Others were also seen
to the northward of ST. Lucia. These ves-
sells are believed here to be Spanish squad
ron watching for the United States battle
ship Oregon, which may pass close to this
island ON its way to Key West.
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NEW YORK, May ia special dispatch
from Kong says that Consul Wild
man has returned from Kowloon bay, where
he took the insurgent leader General Aguin.
aldo and his Cabinet on the McCulloch. An
arrangement was made for the insurgents
to storm Manila. The dispatch adds that
it is absolutely necessary that more Amer
lean war ships and strong military forca
be sent to Admiral Deweys aid at once.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-18
Another GREAT Armadn.

Copyright, 1898, by the Associated Press)
ST. THOMAS, Danish West Indies, May
lit was reported here this morning that
on Sunday last, from noon till p. M, twen-
ty-seven vessels slowly steamed westerly
north of Tortola islands, forty miles east Of
st. Thomas. One steamer, which approached
The land, showed the Spanish flag.
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baggage Burned.

HARRISBURG, Pa, May 1.-THE cots,
baggage, officers commissions, a consider
able amount of money and all the personal
effects of the thirty-six officers of the Ninth
Regiment Pennsylvania volunteers, were de-
stroyed by the burning of car at Cone
WACO fifteen miles east of here The regi-
ment left Mount Gretna this afternoon for
and the car took fire when the
train was passing Conewago. The officers
Continued ON Second Page5
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INDIANA VOLUNTEERS ARRIVE
SAFELY AT CHATTANOOGA.
Col. Harry Smiths Regiment the Last
of the ChickamauSa Contingent
to Reach the Rendezvous.
SLEPT In CARS LAST NIGHT
HAVING ARRIVED TOO LATE TO
MARCH TO CAMPING GROUND.

Col. Gunder's Regiment Also CoOped
Up i'm the Railway Yards, After
Pleasant Trip south.
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Continued ON Second Page.1
The Coconino sun., 1898-12-24
THE COCONINO SUN.


 the railroad from Williams to the can yon will be completed by the frs. of next April. His company will erect two hotels next season, one at the head Of tn. Bright Angel Trail and the other at the Indian Gardens in the canyon.
 F.. $. Clark returned from Globe Sun day, where he had been to assist Por- ter Fleming, district attorney of Gila county. in the prosecution of Charles Edwards, who is charged with the mur- der of Charles Cadotte. The case is set for trial in the district court during the first week in January. 1899. and Mir. Clark will assist in the prosecution.
 Jeremiah Dpwley of Williams was ad judged insane before Probate Judge Layton on Tuesday and on Wednesday he was taken to the insane asylum at Phoenix by Deputy Sheriff Bush. Dowley was an inmate of the asylum for several years and was discharged as cured about year ago. He is now worse than ever. and will probably spend the rest of his days there.
 Wiliam A. Richardson. who is well known to many citizens here, Was found dead in the Verde valley the first of last week. He has been n frequenter to Flagstaff for many years. Recently he hD.d been engaged in mining in the Black Hills and undertook to walk % the Verde valley during the recent se- we're storm, and it supposed froze t" death.
 The store that reminds one of those back home is the crowded peanut store of Coffin's. You can get anything there from an Arkansas squash to a barrel of Kansas sorghum. His stock of holi- day goods are strictly up.to-date and include many different kinds of games and lots of toys. HuyIers candles cant be beat. In fact, all his sweets
 .. a,u,,l in any made and are good
The Coconino sun., 1898-12-24
Politics and Plumbing.

Politics cuts very little figure with the water and sewerage system Of your dwelling or business house. The prac- tical plumber, who's work speaks Tor itself and requires no repairing within A reasonable length Of time, Is what you require. lguarantee all m! w"rk. I am here to stay. and pay my bills and will put in working order any plumbing or timing I do tor you that does not sni, VIM. FREIDLIEN,
 West Railroad avenue.
The Coconino sun., 1898-12-24

sHouiu uutil .ou III iiucul up "itH Vut- tier canned goods.
 Edward Lownes, who has been con- nected with the waterworks as chief engineer, left for his home in Los An geles. He saw in the papers that he had been appointed chief deputy sur veyor of Los Angeles county. This honor was conferred upon him while in r'lagstaff and without solicitation on his part. He did not feel like leaving until the successful termination of the waterworks problem. bui now that the water is running into the reservoir all doubts are dispelled, and he left for his new field of duty, much to the regret Of those who knew him here.
 IL is always well to provide for feast or a famine. but ]. Edward Priest. the urbaue. attentive and accommodating bIender of those things which make one happy and so rich that old Cr'r~u'' Vanderbilt pr Rockefeller are mere paupers, says nay: look out tor the feast: the famine is too realistic. On this theory Sandy Donahue, knowing what accompanies the feast of the Flag staff anchOrite, has just received for Christmas and New iear'sa carload of Pabst's celebrated Blue Ribbon beer. so that his friends around the fe-- tive board ma. laugh and grow as Tat as any Deitscher in the land.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1898-01-01
,nr LOCOMOTIVE. SHREK.
Its Invention Due to the Destruction
of q Load OF Eggs.tf4

of Load of Eggs.tt4
1t was in the year 1888, according to
an English exchange, that the head
splitting shrek of the locomotive was
born. When the country roads for the
most part crossed at grade the engine
driver had no way of giving warning Of
his approach except by blowing tin
horn. One day in the year 1888 a farm
er was crossing the railway track on
one of the country roads with q great
load of eggs and butter when q train APP
preached. The engine driver blew his
horn Justify, but the farmer did not
hear it. Eighty dozen eggs and so
pounds of butter were reduced to one
common pulp, and the railway COM
pany had to pay what was then con-
sidered heavy damages.
A director of the company, Ashmead
Baxter by name, went to Alton Grange,
where George Stephenson lived, to ask
If he could not invent something that
would give warning more likely to
be heard. Stephenson went to work,
and the next day had coutrivance
which, when attached, to the engine
boiler and the steam turned on, gave
out shrill, discordant sound. The rail-
way directors, greatly delighted. or
reded similar contrivances to be at
tached to all their locomotives. And
THE developed into the locomotive whis-
tie as we know 1t.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1898-01-01
SPILLED HER LUNCH.
Sorry Accident TO n stylish Young
Woman In. N Street Car.

Sorry Accident to stylish Young
Woman In. a street Car.
The passengers on an early-morning
train connecting with this city were
treated to a thoroughly enjoyable scene
the other morning, says the Brooklyn
Enterprise. At one of the small sta
tions young lady boarded the train.
She was dressed rather stylish.y, but
a veil covered rather plain face. She
switched down the aisle like a queen.
She barely deigred to glance at the
other passengers in the car and when
she did her nose rose perceptibly at the
tip in manner that spread the impress
sion of contempt.
She carried a Boston bag and the air
of n millionaire. There was but one
seat vacant. This was beside a good
looking, nicely dressed young man who
was reading a paper.
When she came to this seat she
Topped down heavily and tossed her
bag to the seat between herself and the
young man. Twy seconds later the
young man leaped from his seat and
IL string OF earnest words of doubtful
origin fell from his lips like vipers from
the lips of the young woman in the
ixbe.
The startled passengers looked to sec
what had caused this outburst. They
saw-and then they laughed. The nice
looking Boston bag contained an ordi-
nary. everyday working girl lunch.
One of its features was jar of cot.
fee, which had broken in the descent
and flowed freely over the young mans
new fall coat and trousers
He went into the smoking car. swear
ing profusely. She murmured a weak
apology and spent her time in hopping
up the seat.