The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-19
PEACE MANIFESTO ISSUED
BUSINESS INTERESTS IN FAVOR OF
SURRENDER by SPAIN.
Rumor that Some of the Cuban Insur-
and May Assist BlancO.

LONDON. June 18.-The Star to-day pub
fishes an absurd story from Paris to the eff
feet that Captain General August has in
formed the Spanish premier, Senor Sagasta,
that he has handed Manila over to Admiral
Diedrichs the commander of the German
feet, who has occupied the citadel and ar
senal on the plea of protecting the inhabit-
ants from the insurgents.
MADRID, June 1S.-It is said here this
afternoon that Captain General Augusti re-
signed the military leadership at Manila to
the Spanish general commanding there, so
that the capitulation of that place my be
signed by the latter, and thus have less i'm
portance in the eyes of the natives than if
signed by the captain general of the Phil
ippines.
The news that the Spanish fleet has been
sighted off Gibraltar has caused a feeling
of great satisfaction here. 1t is asserted at
Gibraltar that six transatlantic liners, hav-
ing on board four thousand Spanish troops
accompanied Admiral Camara's feet.
There is considerable comment here to-
day over a long conference which has just
taken place between the British ambassa-
dor to SPAIN Sir Henry Drummond-Wolff
and the Spanish minister for war, General
Correa.
The newspapers of this city to-day pub
lish the text of a manifesto from the in
habitants of Catalonia. of which Barcelona
is the capital, in favor of peace between
Spain and the United States.
In the Senate to-day the Marquis Gardira
denounced the "American breaches of in
ternational law" In the Chamber of Depu-
ties Senior Salmeron, the Republican leader,
asked the government to institute an in
quiry in order to more positively contradict
the reports that the bodies of American
marines killed at Guantanamo had been mu-
tlated by the Spanish troops. The minister
of the interior, Senor Capdepon, replied that
the reports were base calumnies, and that
an inquiry was unnecessary. Senior SALINE
ron gave notice that he would fnterpellate
the government concerning the expulsion
from Canada of Lieutenant CarTanza, late
Spanish naval attache in Washington. and
Senior Du Bose, former Spanish charge
d'affaires at Washington, and requested
that the documents relating thereto be
given to the Chamber
A Havana dispatch to the semi-oficial
Pals SAYS: General credence attaches to
the report that serious dissensions have
broken out among the rebel leaders. some of
them insisting upon remaining neutral and
others preparing to fight the Americans
from fear of annexation and American
tyranny"
Another dispatch from Havana says the
Guerra Marina publishes number of docu-
ments, including a letter from Maximo Go
mez, to the Cuban Junto in New York, pro-
testing against the intervention of the
United States The paper thereupon says:
intervention in it's present violent form, is
repugnant to the majority of the rebel chiefs
and is distasteful to the mass of the insur-
gents.
Advices from Cuba say General Linares is
confident the rainy season will handicap the
Americans, and he expresses the belief that
the latter will, when united with the Gu
bans, march along the base of the noun
tains where there are roads leading to San
tlago de Cuba, while the American fleet will
attack the fortifcations at the entrance of
the bay.
Captain Aunon, the minister of marine,
arrived at Carthagena to-day on board the
torpedo boat destroyer Giralda. Captain
Aunon inspected the ironclad lie Panto.
A dispatch to the London Times from Ha-
vana says: There is decided tendency to-
ward reconciliation manifested by large
section of the insurgents, who mistrust
American Intervention. proclamation has
been issued controlling the sale of provi-
Sions ard fixing the food tariff