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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-08
A SPANISH VICTORY
American Cruisers Reported to Have
Been Struck by ProjectiIes

American Cruisers Reported to Have
Been Struck by PrOjectiIes.
HAVANA, May AT half-past o'clock
this morning two American cruisers, which
were pursuing the Spanish schooner Santi-
ago, bound from Yucatan with sailed fish,
approached the Vedado batteries which
fired at them when about five miles off
shore. Six shots were fired at the Ameri-
cans. A local paper says that one of the
projectiles carried off the smoke stack and
one of the nIasts of the American cruiser
which was in the lead, and that another
projectile fell upon the deck of the other
cruiser. The Americans replied with twelve
Shots but the projectiles fell two miles off
the batteries and the cruisers then retreated
under a full head of steam. One of the
shots from the batteries fell near one of the
American vessels, covering her decks with
water and it is asserted positively that a.
hole was made in her hull below the water
line. The Literal San Lazaro Vedado was
full of people watching the encounter
through opera glasses and applaudng the
firing OF the Spaniards. AT 11:30 o'clock the
Santiago entered the harbor in tow Of the
Susie. One of the American shots carried
off boat from the schooner's stern. 1t is
reported that one of the cruisers was so
damaged that she will be towed to Kew
West She will probably leave tomorrow.
General Blanco has ordered that on ac-
count OF the state of war. flags shall be
hoisted on the forts and batteries at sun
rise and lowered at sunset.
The war material brought by the Spanish
steamer Montserrat TO Ceinfuegos has ar
rived at Havana, having been brought by a
special train of fifteen cars.
The French gunboat Fulton will leave to-
morrow for jamaica taking with her such
French citizens desire to leave the island
The lower house of the colonial Parlia-
ment was definitely organized to-day The
ceremony was solemn one. The members
OF the chamber took the oaths kneeling be-
fore a cruifx and with their hands on their
hearts swore fidelity to the Constitution of
Spain and to maintain her sovereignty and
pledged themselves TO aid the government
to the utmost of their power. The Senate
will be organized on Monday.
The captain of the French steamer La
fayette which arrived here at o clock this
morning, says that when near Havana on
Thursday he was stopped by an American
war vessel An officer from the war ship
boarded the Lafayette and after examln-
ing her manifest allowed her to 90. being
convinced that there was no contraband of
war on board. Five miles further on she
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HOME FROM BARCELONA.
Consul General Bowen Minimizes
Spanish Maltreatment.

NEW YORK, May 7-Herbert w Bowen.
who was United States consul general at
Barcelona Spain, arrived to-day on board
the Cunard steamer Etruria Speaking of
conditions prevailing in Spain, Mr. Bower
said that the stories of Spanish maltreat-
ment of Americans. he thought were ex-
aggerations. He could not confirm the
story of the killing of colored servant OF
the United States consulate at Malaga, and
said he did not believe that any Americans
had been maltreated. He said that the
Spanish police were efficient in protecting
the consular office and while he did not
venture to walk the streets in Barcelona at
the time of the attacks on the United States
consulate there, yet he thought the mobs
came merely TO tear down the United States
flag and coat Of arms rather than To inJure
him personally. There were eight attacks
on the consulate, or rather mobs, of from
900 to 1900 gathered in front OF the con-
sulate eight times Mr. Bowen retold
briefly the story of his meeting with Nor
man Harrington, OF Chicago, the electrical
engineer, whom he found at his side when
the mob made its attack on the consulate.
Mr.. Bowen does not know whether Harring-
ton left Barcelona and Spain or not. When
he was ordered to leave Spain Consul Bowen
came away the police announced that he
had gone, and members of the secret police
escorted him to the frontier
THE property and contents of the United
States consular Offices in Spain" Mr.. Bow
en- said, had been put in charge of the
British ofnciais, and too much praise cannot
the responsibilities. Mr.. Roberts. the Brit
ish consul at Barcelona, has an exception
ally difficult. If not disagreeable. position 10
I'LL, and ! am glad TO say that he Is an eA-
ceptionally capable and efficient official.
The people of the United States hardly
reanze how friendly the people OF Great
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MANIFESTO TO CARLIsTs.
The Spanish Pretender Asks His Fol-
lowers in America to Return.

The Spanish Pretender Asks His Fol-
lowers in America to Return.
NEW YORK, May THE Commercial
Advertiser to-day publishes the following:
A manifesto has been issued by Don Car
los, calling on his loyal followers through
out the United States and South America to
join him at once. Some leave here on steam
ships sailing to-day; others have left al
ready and still more will leave as soon as
they can settle up their affairs in this coun-
try. Raf1el Diaz de Ia Corina, the official
representative of Don Carlos III America,
yesterday received his instruction to join
Don Carlos and will leave for Europe dur
ing the coming week, According to Senior
Cortina, the general ferment in Spain is the
beginning of the end of the present dynasty.
The emfsSarieS of Don Carlos throughout
Spain have reported that an overwhelming
majority OF the people are ready to flock
to his standard the instant it is raised Gen.
Weyler and the army are only waiting to
receive the word to openly declare their al
legiance to him; the majority of the naval
officers, including all of the fifteen admirals,
are already pledged to him.
In reply to the question as to the inten-
ton of Don Carlos regarding the Spanish
American war, Senior Cortina replied: 'Suf-
hcient unto the day is the evil thereof. He
certainly will not act until he has seen and
consulted with the American Carlists. We
will join our leader some place on the con-
tinent of Europe-exactly where, I do not
know. provisional government will he
formed, to go into effect the instant the
Queen Regent abdicates and when Don Car
los proclaims himself. There will be no op-
position from any other nation The new
democratic lines 1 speak authoritatively,
when l say that Don Carlos intends to make
radical change in the present system of
government
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MILITARY DICTATORSHIP.
Affairs of Spain May BE Placed In Con-
troll of Marshal De Campos.

AHaiNs OA SPAIN May Be Piaced In CON-
troll of Marshal De Campos.
HENDAYE, France (near the Spanish
frontier), May 7.-Advices which have just
reached here from Madrid by MAIL in order
to escape the Spanish censor. say the gen
eral opinion in Madrid is that military
dictatorship is coming in order to contend
against the spreading disturbances arising
from hunger, the defeat of the Spanish fleet
at Manila, and the political plots of various
descriptions. 1t is added that Marshal De
Campos, former captain general of Cuba,
probably will be the head of the dictator
ship, and that he Will be supported by
cabinet composed In the main Of military
men, as the last chance of saving the dynas-
ty. AS for General Weyler, who has been
looked upon as aiming to become military
dictator, it is said his ambition will be
quoted by the offer of an important COM
mand in the peninsula. 1t is pointed, at the
same time, that Weylers acceptance of
subordinate position is doubtful, in which
case he may have to be dealt with In some
other manner.
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PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI May 1.-THE
rumor current some days ago of the cap
ture of an American vessel by the Span
iards on April 80, off Mole St. Nicholas. is
confirmed by the American consul at Cape
|1Iaitien. The vessel seized was the schoon-
fer Ann Louisa Lockwood, bound from
ionaives for Chester. with logwood con-
s,ned to Sharpless Brothers.
ne cruiser Montgomery left this after
49,, to join the fleet of Admiral Sampson.
:. /. reported from Porto Rico that the
spansh meet from 'ne Satiaiy iSiaiuS Is
.-3ected there hourly. with 10000 men.
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STORM IN THE GULF.
Fears for Some of the BIOcl<aders-
Two More Small Prizes.


KEY WEST, May IA heavy northwest
wind is piling the waters of the gulf up
mountain high, and fear is expressed for
the safety of some of the vessels of the
blockading squadron in the event of the
storm turning into ''norther" Some of
the dispatch boats, which had headed for
Cuba In the face of these premonitory
symptoms of a heavy storm. put about and
returned to Key West. Ever since the
blockade az the Cuban ports was estab-
lished the only real apprehension that has
been felt for the safety of the fleet has
been due to the possibility of a storm
which might drive some of the smaller
ships on the coast of Cuba. They are on a
lee shore. with every harbor on the coast
in the possession of the enemy, and more
than one naval officer has shaken his head
as he limited at the possibility of another
Samoan disaster The only place off the
north coast of Cuba where refuge might
be found is in the lee Of Salt key shoal,
about fifty miles east of Cardenas. There
Is, of course, no doubt as TO the ability of
the war ships to ride out any gale of wind
II there were sea room for them. but a lee
shore strikes terror into the heart of the
stoutest sailor. Some of the naval officers
ia discussing the possibility Of being caught
by a ''norther'' or a hurricane, have said
the only real safety would lie in steaming
into the blockade ports and taking possess
sion with shot and shell. Fortunately,
snorthers" are rare at this season of the
year. The larger ships could easily weather
any storm likely to rage at this season
The principal danger would be for the tor
pedo boats. which are not built to with
stand heavy weather.
One of the officers ashore tonight said:
''It is all very weli for the War Depart
ment to hesitate about throwing troops into
Cuba with the wet 5>ason close at hand.
but the administration ought to think a lit
4Ie at least about the feet We are lying
within from three 70 ten miles Of a hostile
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EngIishman Arrested as a Spy.

CADIZ, May IA man said to be an Eng
lishman and giving the name of Otwin
Boyer attempted to telegraph yesterday
evening details of the movements of the
Spanish war ships. The clerks refused to
transmit his message without the authority
of the manager of the offide. Boyer there
upon went away, but was followed and ar
rested. He was taken before the project,
and his explanations being unsatisfactory
he. was imprisoned and handed over to the
military authorities, who, it Is said, strongly
suspect Boyer of being a spy.
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VIII BE Used as "a Torpedo Boat.

CLEVELAND, o., May Tt was learned
to-day that the fine steam yacht Comanche,
which has Just been purchased by the gov
eminent from Mr. ]. B. Hanna, will be used
as a torpedo boat, and torpedo tubes will be
placed in her before her departure for the
coast. The dispatch boat McCulloch, with
Dewey's fleet, is a sister ship TO the Gresh-
am, which is now passing through the ca
nails en- route to the coast, both being built
by the Globe iron works, of this city.
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PARIS, May 1.-THE Temps this afternoon.
commenting on the situation in Spain, says:
when the moment comes, and it cannot be
far distant Spain must manfully make up
her mind to inevitable sacrifices and seek
directly through the United States, or by
recourse to the good offices of the powers,
solution of her troubles compatible with
her honor, as well as conformable with the
laws of deStinY'
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Another steamer secured.

PHILADELPHIA, May THE old Amer
lean line steamship Illinois. which has been
secured by the government and rechris-
tened the Supply, left here at clock this
afternoon with about $500 tons of fresh
meats, provisions, fruit and other supplies
for Admiral Simpsons squadron. Where
the Supply will meet the squadron is not
known here, but it is believed that she will
shape her course towards Porto Rico.
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Denial from the vatican.

ROME, May 1.-THE Vatican has issued an
official statement absolutely denying the re-
port that the Pope has sent an earnest
message to the Queen Regent of Spain ad-
ViSing her to Immediately ask for the me-
diation of the European powers and prom
Using his support and that of the powers to
obtain an honorable solution of the trouble.
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expectation of wheat, maize, cats, rye, bar
ley, -four, beans and potatnes.
Admiral Camara to-day takes command Of
the Cadiz squadron, to which he was re-
Gently appointed. the concentration Of the
fleet being completed The destination of
the squadron is kept secret.
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War Ships in San Juan Harbor.

NEW YORK, May 7.--Captain Holm, of
the Norwegian steamer Bratton, which ar
rived from Porto Rican ports to-day said
that when he left San Juan on April 90 he
saw in the harbor three Spanish gunboats
and one Spanish cruiser. On board these
vessels the greatest activity prevailed. The
harbor of San Juan was being mined and
at night no lights were shown from ships
or shore On land volunteers were being
recruited and drilled
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How They VIII Find SPAIN. Fleet.

How They VIII Find Spatn's Fleet.
W. p. Curtis, in Chicago Record.
1 am asked how the cruiser scouts st.
Paul, st. Louis, Yale, Harvard, Minneapolis
and Columbia expect to find Spanish fleet
at sea and how they may be able to warn
Admiral Sampson of its coming. Each of the
vessels named has given cruising ground
between two parallels of latitude and longi-
tude, just like scouting party thrown out
by an army on land, and the great senti-
nels of the sea, which are able to make
twenty-one and twenty-five miles an hour,
are expected to pace their beats like pa
trolmen of the police force at regular in
tervals If they see evidences of the APP
proach of vessels, and they always have
lookouts at the topmasts, they run in that
direction to inquire. Smoke in the air is the
the ocean, and when the Minneapolis or the
st. Paul sees smoke 1T goes at full speed to
get further information. The officers of
these vessels Were formed before they left
at certain poin on certain days, at given
latitude and Longitude and 1t is as easy to
arrange interviews and meeting places on
the ocean as anywhere else. If one of the
big scouts should discover the approach of
the Cape Verde squadron, for example, it
would run at full speed to the spot where
Admiral SIMPSONS battle ships were due
at noon or daylight next morning, and if
the latter should have changed his course
for any reason he would leave one of his
ships cruising around in that locality to re-
ceive the message and give directions
The Cape Verde fleet can go no faster
chan its slowest ship, which is about twelve
knots an hour. Our ocean scouts make
from twenty to twenty-five knots and thus
can reach a certain place in almost half
the time the Spanish could make that
distance, so that any one of them would
have considerable time to overhaul Adj
miral Sampson and give him the informa-
ton necessary.
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Hallwood Cash Resiste- Company
,neclal to the Indianapolis Journal.

special to the Indianapolis Journal.
COLUMBUS. o., May Two more in
fringement suits for injunction and dam
ages were begun in the United States Cir
emit Coure here to-day by the National Cash
Register Company. One was against the
HaIiwood Cash Register Company anG
George w. Sinks, Henry s. Hallwood. Cy-
rms Huling Theodore NJ. Vivesay. Charles
70 Morris and Richard G. Anderson. The
other was against the New Columbus
Watch Company and Charles l.. Kile. John
Il, Scueller and William Reel
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and cherries weather about 10000 people
We're at Norris Park to-day at the opening
OF the real season for racing In New York
politan handicap. Bowling Brook 102 Clay,
10 to /. won; George Keene, 1o2 sSloan), u
TO and to l. second 0ctagon. H6 eSims).
II to 8. third. Time, IA.
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zas stoned and made captive and taken

was stopped and made a captive and taken
to Key West. After a conference between
the French ambassador at Washington and
authorities there the Lafayette was released
and accompanied by American cruisers to a
point off Havana. She was liberated only
after assurances had been given the Ameri-
can government that the landing of her pas
sengers and the discharge of her cargo
would be prohibited. Well informed parties
declare that the owners of the steamer. the
General Transatlantic Steamship Company,
will file claim for damages against the
American government
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SUNDAY DINNER AT THE PLAZA CAFE.
40 Monument Place


Noodle, So. Consomme, SC.
Baked shad zoe.
HOT MEATS.
Roast beef, CSC. Roast pork. apple sauce 25c.
COLD MEATS.
Tongue, Zoe Ham, zoe. Veal 2oc Chicken, zoe.
Bread. butter potatoes and coffee or tea with all
meat orders.
VEGETABLES.
Mashed potatoes SC. Radishes, &C.
Cucnmoers. sc. New potatoes. &C.
Tomatoes, &c. New green peas, &c.
ENTREES.
Hot chicken sandwich, 15c. Chicken pie,l zoe.
Asparagus on toast, 10c.
SALADS.
Tomato 1Oc. Chicken, 1Oc.
Potato Ice. Ham, 10c
Mixed pickles. SC. Sweet pickles. Sc
Sour pickles, SC. Lettuce. &c. Celery. 10c.
Lettuce with eggs, 10c. Olives. 10c.
FRUITS (FRESH AND PRESERVED)
Rhubarb. SC. Raspberry jam, 10c. Apple sauce, SC.
California peaches, 10c Strawberries. 10c.
Assorted fruits, 1Oc.
PASTRY.
Lemon pie. sc. Rhubarb pie, &C. Apple pie, SC.
Strawberries and cream, Toe.
Walnut cake, SC. Strawberry shortcake, 10c.
Chocolate cake &C.
BEVERAGES.
Coffee sc. Tea, sc. Milk. Sc.
Apollinaris. half pints. 15c. pints, 2Oc.;
quarts. 25c.
ICES AND CREAMS
Vanilla and strawberry, 10c.
Communication tickets, So for $40; S. for $50.
Orders for fancy cakes, salads and cold meats.
etc. Catering done at reasonable prices.
ii. III. MILLER. .....s......P rOprietOr
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Britain feel towards us and how they have
manifested their good feeling for us in prac-
teal ways, as we'll as by expressions OF
opinion during the last few weeks. In Eng
land there is only the sincerest sympathy
with US. ] think we shall soon understand
and appreciate the fact that she Is our
truest and most admirable friend"
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PHILADELPHIA. May THE gunboat
Vixen. formerly the yacht Josephine, left
League Island navy yard this afternoon.
She has her ammunition on board and it is
believed that she will join Admiral Samp-
sons fleet in Cuban waters.
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Million Cranes for snntn.

BUENOS AYRES, May THE Spanards
of Argentine, it is announced, will cable to
Madrid next week another million francs
($200, Coo as further subscription to the ma
tional fund being raised to strengthen the
Spanish fleet.
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LONDON, May IA special from Port de
France, capital of the island of Martinique,
French West India islands. says that the
war ships, supposed to be Spanish vessels.
were sighted off there this morning. They
are bound in northerly direction and might
be heading for Porto Rico.
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coast, where there is not a port open to us
and In two months we Will be IN the midst
or the hurricane season. we can take Ma
tanzaS or any other port, except, perhaps,
Havana, in half an hours bombardment,
but We cannot guarantee to clear the har-
Dor or mines in that time, and we do not
teeth CT q nOrther. III we are going to re-
main on this station we ought to have at
least one port at our command, or you will
wake up some morning to read the story of
another Samoan disaster off Cuba. The
damage one gale would do to this feet off
Cuba would probably be greater than we
would get in whipping the whole Spanish
Atlantic squadron.
In the event of a sudden and severe storm,
caught with the Cuban coast under her
lee., One is To steam out in the teeth of the
gale till under the shelter of Sand key
light, at the entrance of Key West harbor
distance of eighty miles, and the other to
make run to the northeast for the shelter
OF the Salt key shoals, 140 miles from Ha-
vana, but only nifty miles from Cardenas,
the eastern end of the blockade.
The cruiser Montgomery, Capt. Converse,
is the first ship of the American squadron
to acquire the distinction of capturing two
prizes in one day, which she did yesterday.
The captives are the F'rasQuite and the
Lorenzo. both small boats of no great value
as compared with the big steamers taken
during the first days OF the war. The Mont
gomery was cruising about fifty miles off
Havana when the Frasquite, a two-master,
came bowling along towards the Cuban
capital When the yellow flag of the enemy
was sighted the helm was swung in her
direction and a blank shot was put across
her bows. The Spaniard wisely hove to
and the customary prize crew was put on
board. They found that the Frasquite was
bound from Montevideo for Havana with
cargo of jerked beef. She is of about lao
tons register and halls from Barcelona.
The prize crew took her to Havana waters
and the Annapolis assigned the cutter Ham
ilton to bring her into Key West. A few
minutes afterward the Montgomery en-
countered the Lorenzo, Spanish bark
bound from Barcelona to Havana with
cargo of dried beef. She was taken just as
easily and ensign Osborne brought her over
here this evening.
Commodore Remey to-day formally hoist
ed his flag on the Miantonomoh and the
ships in the harbor gave him commodore
salute of thirteen guns.
Some apprehension was felt here through
out the day when a brisk ''norther'' arose,
but late this afternoon after sharp but
short squall the skies cleared and the wind
moderated so that shipping may safely nav
igate the gulf tonight.
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The CoIumbin AT Boston.

BOSTON, May THE cruiser Columbia
arrived in the upper harbor at noon. She
will be recoaled and then resume her patrol
oft the New England coast.
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PRINCE SHOOTS HIS UNCLE.
Cousin Of the Khedive OF Egypt At
tempts to XIII Ahmed Fuad.

CAIRO, Egypt, May Prince Ahmed
safeddin, cousin Of the Khedlve. shot his
uncle, Prince Ahmed Fuad with revolver
to-day In the reading room of the Khedival
Club Prince Fuad received three bullets
in the back, and is believe% to be dying.
Prince safeddin was arrested.
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Fair Grounds trains to-da& via Monon