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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-11
TO BE STA ED OUT.
The yellow Plague All BE Given No
Chance TO Spread.

JACKSON, Miss, June 10.-Telegrams re-
ceived from McHenry to-day say the seven
cases of yellow fever there are progressing
nicely and that Dr. HARRISON. the state
health officer in charge, hopes to be able
to stamp out the disease quickly confine
it to McHenry The State Board of Health
has decided to quarantine the entire gulf
coast pending an investigation, their action
being the same that taken by the
Louisiana authorities. This season, in con-
trast to last finds the State Board of Health
fully able to meet all emergencies. Last
year. owing to conflicts of authority and
general disorganization, it was some time
after suspicious cases were reported before
they could be passed on by an expert and
before effective work could be done toward
combining the disease or stamping 1t out.
The board has now been given absolute
power in all cases of infection. Inspectors
have been stationed at every point infected
last year. and Secretary Hunter and his as
sistants are on duty mere day and night.
When any suspicious sickness is reported to
the hoard the secretary will be able within
an hour to declare that place in risid quaran-
tine and when this is done no person or
thing can leave that place Yellow fever
in very mild form may break out at those
places infected last summer but 1t Will be
confined there, and it is impossible for the
fever to spread.
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A CLOSE PICTURE OF CUBA
OBSERVATIONS OF RECENT OBJ
SERVER-sPANIsH SOLDIERS.
FarcIcaI Nature of the Spanish Cam
paign-War Kept Going for the
Profit of Spanish Leaders.


Montreal Letter in New York Post
Mr.. Wilfrid Skaife, who has resided for
many years in Cuba, has returned to his
home in this city. having left Havana on
the last steamer before the blockade set in.
Mr.. Skate has been connected, in the posi-
ton of technical expert. with a large sugar
estate operated by American capitalists and
employing over thousand men. in the dis
trict of Santa Clara. He knows the Gu
bans, understands the political situation
and is able to throw much light on the
present situation in the island Speaking of
the resistance the Americans are likely to
meet on landing, Mr.. Skate said
What must be understood is that the
Spanish soldier is brave man. who will
stand up and be shot without flinching, and
who will die in his tracks without ever ask
ing the wherefor. He has, moreover, a
modern weapon in his hands, but he does
not know how 10 fire its3There are still
large numbers of Spanish soldiers who fire
with the breech of the gun in the hollow of
the arm. The Spanish soldier is not drilled.
He sits idle-he has sat idly-for years
around tho little forts which the Spanish
authorities have built in every place all
over the island which, they have occupied.
His officers are. for the most part, utterly
indifferent as to his condition fighting
machine. He dawdles about; he knows
nothing of military science. The officers are
lazy and incompetent, for the most part, ex-
erting no initiative, caring for nothing kill
ing the time. Then again, the Spanish
army in Cuba has little or no artillery.
What the Americans will have to face will
be numerous. brave, but undisciplined
body of men, who will simply be moved
down by the machine guns. They will stand
they will be killed. but they will be over
whemed by small force, Led by an ener-
getic comma nder.
THE climate appears to be a bugbear. 1
had the yellow fever and know what that
is; but as a fact, this disease does not at
tack northern men with any virulence and
the alarm felt on this score is, to a great
extent groundless.
"A small body of cavalry. properly led
would at any time during the last three
years have swept the insurgents out of ex
istence But the idea of those who were in
supreme control was, not to put the rebel
lion down, but to keep it going in order
that they might make a fortune out of the
business. The Spanish soldier was ready to
fight all the time But he was not allowed
TO move, or. II he moved at all. this was
the way of 1t; The Spanislr>got word that
there was band of insurgents in such a
place. A column of troops. numbering per-
haps one or two thousand would ne put in
motion There was no provision for> more
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LONDON, June 10.-In the House of Com
mons to-day A. j. Bafour, first lord Of the
treasury and government leader, replying
to a question as to whether. Sin view of the
condition of the population of Cuba, and
the sufferngs and evils arising from the
Spanish-American war her Majesty's gov
crnment or any of the European powers
have any intention of intervening to secure
a cessation of hostilties by inducing one or
both belligerents to negotiate treaties of
peace said: Her Majesty's government
Will gladly take any favorable opportunity
for promoting a cessation of hostilities and
negotiations for peace, but any action on
their part for this purpose can only be I'M
it will be well received by both parties and
Of It's being likely to lead to an agreement
sufficient ground for believing this condition
exists
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THE CONTINENTAL PRESS.
Comments of Vienna and Berlin Ed
itOrs the Situation.

LONDON, June 1.-THE continental press
is much occupied with the latest phase of
the war. SPANS reverses have produced
less effect than might have been expected
in Austria. where it appears to be recog-
nized that the fate of Cuba is less interest
ing than the possibility of European COM
plications arising over the Philippines. The
Vienna papers think Spain should realize
that the time has come to sue for an honor
able peace. which she might not obtain
later. The Paris papers take much the same
line, but nowhere is there any confirmation
that either Spain or the powers have yet
taken action The Berlin papers discuss
the probable danger for Europe arising from
Americas victory, and predicts complete
change in her policy. The Hamburger
Nachrichten expects closing of South
American ports 10 European commerce, and
advises the Americans not to draw the bow
too tightly as regards Spain, Inc Vossische
Zeitung says the welfare of all European
states makes it advisable for them to sup
port the South American states in maintain
ing their independence. England dreams
pleasantly says the Vossische Zeitung,
of an American alliance She will prob
ably be disappointed when Porto Eico and
CUBA are included in the American customs
limits
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CONCESSION FROM CHINA.
Britain Secures 200 Square Miles of
Territory About HOnE-kOng.

LONDON, June 10-The newspapers here
are printing many congra tulatiohs on the
signing of the Anglo-Chinese convention
yesterday, which gives Great Britain an
extension of the boundaries of Hong-Kong
including Kan-Lung, of altogether two hun
dred square miles, under a lease to which
the greatest Importance is attached as the
territory thus acquired is regarded as being
essential for the protection of Hong Kong
The lease comprises the Island of I.antao,
to the westward of HongKong, and the
mainland behind Kan-Lung, south and east
of a line drawn from Mire bay to Deep bay
While the Chinese retain the northern
shores of these bays, the lease covers their
waters, subject to the right of the Chinese
to use them for their own ships
When questioned in the House of Com
mons last evening as to whether Russia con-
templated sending troops to the Yang-Tse-
Kiang valley, the parliamentary secretary
for the Foreign Office. Mr.. George W. Cur
ION, made an important statement to the
effect that such a proceeding, without the
consent of China, would be an act of war
and, he added. the government would take
the requisite steps to protect British inter
ests. Obviously this is intended as warm
Ing TO Russia not to interfere in the Yang
TSc-kiang valley.
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A TORPEDO EXPLODES,
Kills Two Men, Seriously Wounds an
Army officer and Injuries Others.

"a
JACKSONVILLE. Fla, June 10.-A tor
pedo exploded while being tested at ST.
Johns bluff, to-day. instantly killing j. J.
o Rourke and Edward Houston, of this CITY,
seriously injuring Lieutenant Harris. of the
United States engineer corps. and painfully
wounding a stenographer named Barnham
and a negro laborer.
For several weeks Lieutenant Harris has
been engaged in laying mines in the river
at ST Johns bluff. He was assisted in
this work by O'Rourke, who for a number
of years has been line foreman of the West
ern Union Telegraph Company. To-day
Mr.. ORourke and Mr.. Houston were near
the cable house the bluff testing a tor
pedo Lieutenant Harris was about fifteen
feet away and the stenographer and negro
were few yards distant. O'Rourke had
the testing wires in his hands and Mr.
Houston was bending over the deadly ex-
plosive. In some unaccoUntable manner
Mr.. O'Rourke connected the battery wire
with the firing plug instead of the testing
plug, and a terrific explosion took place.
Mr.. Houston was literally blown to atoms.
Mr.. o Rourke was instantly killed, but was
not very badly mutilated and Lieutenant
Harris was struck in the small of the back
and in the head with pieces of the shell.
Barnham and the negro were also struck by
pieces of the torpedo
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DR.. HAILMANN'S DISPLACEMENT
Why Miss Reel Was Made Superinten-
dent of Indian Schools

NEW YORK. June 10.-The Evening Post s
Washington correspondent says: In the
midst of the war furry little public atten-
ton HAS been attracted to a change lust
made in the Indian service. The appoint
ment of Miss Estelle Reel to be superIr-
tendent of Indian schools not only puts this
office for the first time into feminine hands
but displaces DR.. W. N. Hailmann, the most
valuable man who ever filled it, He is a.
model educator as well as a man and a
citizen of the highest character. His
enemies included Captain r. H. Pratt, of
Carlisle, and host of political time-servers.
who have not hesitated at any device by
which they might hope to crowd him out
To them the secretary of the interior and
the President have lent willing ears instead
or listening to the disnteYested friends of
Indian education. To Miss Reels credit it
should be said that she has steadily declared
her admiration of DR.. Hailnann and his
work, and her CnwillingnesS to be consid-
cred candidate so long as he remained at
his post. 1t was only in view of the fact
that a change was to be made anyway that
she was willing to apply for the appoint
ment. Personally she has made an excel
and her record as superintendent of public
instruction in Wyoming is said to be very
good The great regret expressed every
where is that her appointment should have
come as the result of the maci1ina lions of
those who have succeeded in making a.
cats paw of the administration of the In
terror Department.
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Waiting for q Cntnstronhe.

NEW YORK, June 1O.-A special to the
Herald from Cadiz says: THE reserve fleet,
consisting of two ironclads, one cruiser,
twenty torpedo boats, three torpedo boat
destroyers with seven auxiliary cruisers
and $500 troops. is under steam The or
der is that the fires are now to be kept up
continuously, to be ready to depart
at any moment. There was however an
accident on board the Alfonso XIII. whose
torpedo tubes proved defective She was
compelled to return to the arsenal This
lieved that the accident is simply an excuse
to keep the fleet at Cadz. Your CORE
spondent has been told that the fleet will
not sail, as the authorities do not want 1t
to leave. They will wait and wait until a
catastrophe has happened to Admiral Ger
plosion of popular indignation, with pos
sibly an uprising. There is nothing to pre-
vent the squadron from sailing at once,
but Admiral Camara and his officers and
men have quite lost their heads"
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THREATS OF sPANIARDs.
May RetaIiate for Alleged SeizEire of
Letters IN America.

May RetaIiate for Alleged SelzEire or
Letters in America.
MADRID, June 10. 2 p. m.-The minister
of foreign affairs, Duke Almadovar de Rio.
says there is no truth in the statement that
the cable communicating with Santiago de
Cuba has been cut, adding that he received
dispatches from there this morning. The
duke also denied that Lieutenant Carranza,
formerly naval attache of the Spanish lega-
ton at Washington, an6 Senior Du Bose, re-
Gently Spanish charge d'affaires at Wash
ington, had been arrested in Canada. He
also said that it was not even a fact that
they were to be expelled from Canada.
Answering further questions the fonelgn
minister said he had received no fuecher
news from the Philippines, nor had he any
information regarding the rumor III TIE
United States tnat the Spanish torpedo boat
destroyer Terror had been sunk by an Amer
lean war ship.
A semi-oticial note. issued to-day. says
Spanish letters continue to be seized in the
foreigners. The note adds: If this measure,
unprecedented in war between civilized
peoples, is persisted in, Spain will make re-
SPAIN
8 p. MIN the Chamber of Deputies to-
day Senior Romero Giron. minister for the
colonies, in reply to question to whether
Captain General August had been given IN
strucuonS, in the event OF being Obliged to
surrender, as to whether these instructions
directed him to treat with Admiral Dewey,
| the American commander, or Aguin ALDO, the
| insurgent chief, said the government had
| given no instructions on this subject
| p. NIT is reported that Germany will
propose a meeting of the European confer
ence to discuss the question of the Philip
pines An interview which the German am
| bassador, Count De Rawoditz, has had with
| Duke Almadovar de Rio, minister of foreign
| affairs, has provoked general comment.
An official dispatch from General Blanco
/ at Havana says that the Spanish torpedo
| boat destroyer Terror is in Porto Rcan
waters.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-11
AFTER MORE COAL.
The Monitor Monterey Unexpectedly
Puts in at San Diego.

SAN DIEGO Cal, June 10.-The United
States ship Monterey and her coal escort
the Brutus, supposed to be speeding on their
way towards Honolulu and Manila were
sighted at noon to-day steaming south to-
wards San Diego at a good rate of speed
the Monterey leading. They arrived off the
harbor mouth at p. m. and separated. the
Brutus going about five miles south and an
choring near Coronoda island while the
Monterey came in rapidly and dropped her
anchor at D. m. off the coal bunkers A
cutter. in which were Paymaster Rogers
and an ensign, came ashore al soon as the
boat could be launched, and Paymaster
Rogers stated briefly to the Associated
Press reporter that they had simply come
in here for coal and water and would sail to-
morrow afternoon al high tide for Honolulu
Being asked if there was anything the mat
ter with the engines. machinery or crew
he said nothing whatever that all We're
we'll on board. 1t was suggested that the
course taken a. little out of the usual
one. and he said it would make little differ
ence in the time of arrival at Elonolulu
Coal was ordered put on board in "A hurry
and is now being taken on. The officer ac-
companying the paymaster stated that they
met heavy weather the second day out and
lost overheard eighty three tons WI ich was
secured in netting on the MontereYs decks.
Captain Leutzel, of the Monterey, was seen
TINS evening and said that the deckload of
etghtythreei tons of coal was lost about
thirty miles outside of the Farrallorles The
netting gave way from repeated ba tterines
oi t1e waves In heaVy weather. He fthen de-
cided to come south and. after relos ding at
san Diego, to start afresh for Honolulu.
The captain stated that the trip from here
would be much smoother and quicker as he
would have the trade winds with him all
the way to Honolulu and avoid the bolster
Gus gales on the northern. route.
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The Surgeon Generals Precautions.

WASHINGTON, June 1O.-There is some
apprehension here over the outbreak of
seven cases of yellow fever at McHenry.
Miss, and steps have been taken not only
to check the spread of the fever from Nc
Henry but to prevent any possibility of an
epidemic in the South. Surgeon General
Wyman, of the Marine Hospital Service.
has received dispatch from Surgeon Muir
ray, of that service, confirming the Asso-
ciated Press report. DR.. r. G. Geddings, of
the Marine Hospital Service, now stationed
at Tampa was ordered to-day to proceed
directly to McHenry and take charge
of Camp Fontainebleau, the yellow fever
camr, put in operation during the fever last
year, and which is now in readiness for the
present cases. Surgeon Murray telegraphed
that he had gone to McHenry and confirmed
the diagnosis made by the state authorities.
The town is now guarded and Marine Hos
pital Surgeon Carter is already there with
Surgeon Murray and the federal and state
authorities are cooperating.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-11
The Queen Regent Alarmed.

NEW YORK, June 10.-A dispatch to the
World from Madrid says: Queen Regent
Christina is profoundly alarmed and
grieved at the news of the war; particu-
larly the reports from the Philippines.
Moreover, the popular irritation against the
government and all existing Institutions is
assuming dangerous phase Everybody
believes that the Sagasta Cabinet and the
Liberal party will soon have to make way
for Campos, Siivela and the Conse1va tives
who Will take the last stand for the de-
tense of the dynasty against the bitter
rage of the nation, making a pathetic APP
peal to the Pope and the continental DOW
ers of Europe The startling telegram from
Governor General August caused the i'm
preston that Manila either had surrendered
The latest rumor is that General Augusta
in fit of despair tried to commit suicide.
but was prevented from killing himself by
Admiral Montejo and the generals who wish
to hold out.
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About Civilian Officers.


AS yet it is very doubtful if any volunteer
regiment gets into Cuba at all This at
least is the opinion, of an army officer OF
might be well TO quote this same army Off.
Ger, who is d graduate of West Point and
mas served in the West, and is now nearly
sixty years of age, anent the appointment
Inspector generals. This is what he said
All this yip-yap about these appointments
IS tommy-rot. In every instance these
young men are intelligent and educated
and. being such, will study and pick up suf.
tcient military knowledge to fit themselves
for their duties. This country goes ahead
too fast nowadays for men to begin at The
bottom"
This remark coming from the source
though q DEPRESSION
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Train Wrecked by the Dolnhin.

NEW YORK, June 10-A special to- the
Herald from Santiago de Cuba Wednesday,
via Kingston Jamaica, . Thursday says:
Rear Admiral Sampson is confident that in
addition to the great damage done to the
forts and earthworks at the entrance of
Santiago harbor more than one-half of the
Spanish gGrs were actually dismantled
Perhaps even this estimate may be found
rain of shot and shell becomes fully known
1T has been learned that during the bonn
aar1imIend on Monqay me men pSSipnin wrecked
guns. The train was filled with Spanish
troops and it is known that many of them
We're killed -
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Information for spaniards.

bUSIUN ITdNSCIIpl.
The Spanish newspapers are gravely in
forming their readers that President Mag
ginly" is naturalized Chinaman, having
been born in Canton; that General Lee is
the man who surrendered to Grant at APP
pomattoX, and is now rallying the South
erners to a new rebellion and that Buffalo
Bill, "a notorious outlaw at the head of a
gang of half-breeds," has risen against the
government, and is now burning towns in
New York State. One reliable" journal
also states that there are no soldiers on the
Atlantic coast, and that there is but one
decrepit railroad to convey troops from the
not so bad for the deluded and ignorant
Spanish people. Consider how little with
all our newspaper reading, our millions
really know of the politics and politicians
and recent history of Spain, and fancy what
notions may be inculcated where the mil
lions do not read at ALL
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Work on spanish shios.

LONDON, June n.-A dispatch to the
Standard from Corunno dated Tuesday.
says: The arsenal at Ferrol is and has
been most active, while the private and
government docks are working day and
night. The ships under construction are the
aimored cruiser Cardinal Cisneros, the
cruiser Vitoria, the torpedo gunboats Dona
Maria de Molina and Don Alvalor de Basan,
The following have been undergoing re-
pairs: the armored cruiser Princess de As
turias, the Maria Cristiana the villa de Bill
bao. the Puigcerda (monitor). the Cuepoz
Coano, the Duke de Tetuan and the Ejer-
cito. The Maria Cristinia and Ciudad de
Cadiz have left Ferrol for a destination I'M
known under sealed orders. The former
left June g. the latter to-day (TuesdayO,,
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Doctors Close Their Convention.

DENVER, Col, June 10-The convention
of the American Medical Association closed
to-day to meet at Columbus, O., July 7-10,
inclusive, next year, with installation of
officers elected yesterday. Tomorrow ex-
cursions will be made to Colorado Springs.
Manitou, Cripple Creek and Yellow Stone
Fark
The association adopted the following
resolution with a view to unfolding the
standard for graduation by the medical col
leges throughout the United States: THAT
notice that hereafter no professor or other
teacher in nor any graduate of any medical
college IN the United States which shall
after jan l. 1892 confer the degree of doc
tor of medicine or receive such degree on
any conditions below the published stand
ard Of the Association of American Medical
Colleges be allowed to register as either
delegate or permanent member of this as
sOCiatiOD.o
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At the Deaf and Dumb Institution.

TftO@ItF.
We have several instances of long service
az the institution that are worthy of note
The veteran teacher. DR.. VIM. H. Latham
has Just finished his fcrty-fifth consecutive
year of work in this school. Mr.. Sidney j.
Vail who has been here for thirty -eight
years, is another who has served long
faithfully and we'll DIR. VIM. II. DeMotte
taught here first i'm 1850, continuing until
1864. From that time until 1855 when he re-
turned he was engaged IN edu attic nal work
but not altogether with the deaf In other
departments are persons still engaged who
have been here long time. For instance
Mr.. Louis Prin2ler. the engineer has been
here thirty-six years. and Mrs Kate Cor
man, the sewing teacher. for twenry-three
years.
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Due to MussuIman Iptricues

ST PETERSBURG. June 10-The report
OF an unexpected attack by d thousand ma
tives on a Russian post, garrisoned by three
hundred infantry, at Andijan, Ferghana
province, Turkestan, is confirmed. The up
rising, in which twenty soldiers were killed
and many more wounded, was of purely
religious origin. and due to the intrigues OF
the MdSSulman priesthood who excited bv
Turkeys victory over Greece promoted the
outbreak with the most serious reVerses to
the Russian arms sustained in central Asia
in many years. The leader of the band a
high Mussulman priest, has confessed 10 a
secret understanding with high circles at
Constantinople, and admits that the upris-
ing was intended TO be general in the prov
ince of Ferghana.