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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-03
UNFIT FOR HOSPITAL SHIPS.
Responsibility for Use of Certain
Transports to BE Fixed.


Transports to De Fixed.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 2.-.An effort viii be
made by the War Department to ascertain
the official at Skaters headquarters who Is
responsible for dispatching to the United
States transports loaded with soldiers, and
which are alleged to be unfit for the work
to which they are put. With this end in
view. Surgeon General Sternberg has sent
the following dispatch to Major Havard,
chief surgeon with Skaters army:
1.-THE management Of the medical depart-
nent at Santiago is severely criticised. Sick
and convalescents sent on quartermaster's
transports are said TO be overcrowded. not
properly supplied with medicines or medical
attendance or with suitable light diet. Who
is responsible? Report in full. and take
measures TO prevent similar occurrences in
future"
At the same time a rigid investigation Is
to be made of the charges by the Red Cross
officials and others concerning the unfitness
of the transport Concho, which reached
New York several days ago. Secretary Al
ger has taken much interest In this matter.
following so soon the case OF the Seneca.
which, about ten days since. brought TO
New York large number OF sick and
wounded. and which vessel was also said 10
be unsuitable. The investigation will be
made by Col. C. II. Heyi. of the inspector
generals Office. General Sternberg feels
that injustice has been done the officers Of
his department in the criticism made Of
the use Of the transports in bringing the
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-03
Special to the indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
CAMP ALGER. Va. Aug. 2.-Colonel John
T. Barnett, of the observation-disclosures
cident this morning. While inspecting
camp site which had been Sc
lected for this brigade his horse ran away
and a tree limb swept the colonel from his
saddle. He was unconscious when picked
up and while there are no serious injuries
he will be confined to his tent for several
days. There is an ugly cut on the back of
his head.
An order was received yesterday to clear
up new camp for this brigade about two
miles from here Three hundred men from
day preparing the site This evening an
order was issued to break camp early in the
morning and proceed to Manassas, Va. The
Indianians worked all day for naught. 1t
was announced tonight that Camp Alger
is to be abandoned and the twenty thousand
men here removed to more healthful local
was reached by Secretary Alger to-day a
result of recommendations made to him by
Surgeon General Sternberg, of the army,
who believes in frequent changes of camp
ing grounds of large bodies of men and be-
cause of the rapid spread of and the con-
stantly increasing mortality from typhoid
fever.
Manassas. is about forty miles south from
Washington. is rear mountainous country
and the town proper is on the line of direct
railroad communication with the capital
city. The troops will be scattered over a
wide area and as far as practicable will be
kept in brigades. The start from Camp
Alger is to be made as soon as possible and
the trip to Manassas will be in light march
ing order, giving the troops some practical
experience in army movements. The under
standing now is that the new camp is to be
troops are to. remain there is not stated.
Some of the Camp Alger regiments will be
selected for Porto Rico, but the expectation
Is all Will nrSL go 10 MdndSSdS. Inc IOl-
lowing regiments and organizations are now
at Camp Alger, in command of Maj. Gen.
W. M Graham: First New Jersey, Sew
enth Ohio. Sixty-ifth New York, battalion
of the Ninth Ohio, Third Virginia, Twelfth
Pennsylvania, Thirteenth Pennsylvania,
One-hundred- d-fifty-ninth Indiana, Twen-
ty-second Kansas. Third New York, Sixth
Pennsylvania, Fourth Missouri, Seventh
Illinois, First Rhode Island, Third Missouri
and Second Tennessee.
Two patients died to-day. They are Pri-
Yates A. w. Stockholm. Company G. Thir-
teenth Pennsylvania, and Fred Fay, Com
pany G., Twelfth Pennsylvania. Forty sus-
pected cases were reported to-day. OF the
1O6 men in Company G, Twelfth Pennsyl-
vania, only forty-eight could report for duty
to-day
The plans for a review Of the corps by the
President have been abandoned until the
change of camping grounds has been COM
pleted. The review by Secretary Alger will
follow both these events.
There is a startling shortage of officers
at present in the One-hundred-and-f fifty
ninth Indiana, as fully one-third of the
line officers are off duty on account of sick
ness.
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Pending the Signing of a Convention and
Perfection of Permanent Treaty.
General Harrison's Name Mentioned i'm Connection
with the Peace Commission Official State
ment of President McKinley's Proposition.

chance, will probably represent
restitution of the material as
diplomatic victory. It has just
been asserted here that the Premier
has succeeded in obtaining slightly
improved terms. The treaty will
not be signed before September.
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May sail on Friday.

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 2.-The trans
ports Charles Nelson and the Lakme will
get off some time this week. probab bly, Fri
day. Three companies OF the first battalion
OF the First New York Volunteers, Major
Case commanding. will sail on the Charles
Nelson and the battalion OF engineers. 364
enlisted men and IA officers. Captain Rick
(Continued ON Second PageJ
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The Madrid correspondent
of the Standard, telegraphing
Tuesday, says: ""The govern
rnent's reply to the American
terms was forwarded yesterday
evening through M. Cambon, and
there is strong prospect that
peace will be concluded. 1t is not
to be supposed that the United
States government will object to
representations being made on the
Philippine question and upon
some pecuniary claims which were
mooted by the United States in
the West Indies. On all the re-
naming main issues Spain shows
a disposition to assent to the
Americans demand. No Cabinet
council was held to-day, nor are the
ministers likely to meet again un-
til fresh intelligence is received
from Washington. This is not
expected at the earliest before
Wednesday"
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PEACE TERMS ACCEPTED
Spain is Reported to Have Assented to the
American Governments Demands.

No Official Notification Received at Washington but
Press Dispatches Seemingly Confirmed by Ad-
vices from Confidential Agents
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The Madrid correspondent of
the Daily News says: "The gov
ernment's reply to the American
peace terms left here Monday even
ing. The government believes
the nature of the negotiations re-
quires the greatest secrecy, and
that their success will depend on
the observance of the most abso-
lutte reserve here. Official silence,
+l1arAfora "a comn1ete
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The Gibraltar correspondent of
the Daily News, telegraphing Mon
day night, says: 1.-THE censorship
is daily becoming more severe, and
little is known beyond the fact
that peace is assured. 1t is un-
derstood that the note from Amer
lea asks only part of the Philip
pines, and that, Senor Sagasta
having replied that the terms will
be accepted, hostilities are conse-
quently suspended. A commission
will be appointed to determine the
basis of peace. The chief diff
Guilty, it is asserted in official cir
cles, is as to the date and
manner of the evacuation of
the Spanish possessions. There
is also the question of the
disposal of the war material in
Cuba. Seuor Sagasta, if he has a
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LONDON, August 3.-The Mad
rid correspondent of the Daily Mail
says: 1.-THE government has ac-
cepted the principle of the Ameri-
can conditions, but the acceptance
will not be made public until in
quiries to Washington on matters
Of detail have been settled, thus
rounding off the preliminary
basis."
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therefore, is complete"

The Rome correspondent of the
Daily Chronicle says: "Spain, it is
asserted here, has accepted the
American terms, with unimpor-
tant reservations, and the peace
preli1ninaries will be signed be-
fore Saturday."
The herald., 1898-01-11
Trouble Over a Grade

There is probability of lawsuit over
the proposed change of grade of a por-
ton of Fourteenth street. AS special
order yesterday was heard the protest
of w. r. Gosewisch ct al. against the
report of the commissioners as to the
damage and benefits from this change.
The protestant was not allowed any
damages and when the matter came up
for hearing he presented a certificate
from former City Engineer Compton In
which it was stated that his property
was on the correct grade. He claimed
that he had made his improvements as
result and in accordance with that GER
tificate. Now it had been discovered
that the former engineer had made q
mistake and that the property is not on
the grade and it is to establish the grade
that the petitioners desire. To do this
would injure certain property. AT the
request of Street Superintendent Dralp
the matter was referred back to the
commission, which consists of the may
or, street superintendent and city en-
gineer.
The herald., 1898-01-11
DIDN'T LIKE IT
Councilman Mathuss Wanted Storm
Drain, But Couldn't Get 1t

The refusal of the council to approve
one para graph of the report of the city
engineer caused Councilman Mathuss
the loss of some peace of mind and
aroused that members ire to such an
extent that to get even he refused to
support other measures later in the ses-
sion. That part of the report which was
not approved was as follows:
"In compliance with your instructions,
herewith present specifications for the
laying of about $50 feet of 30-inch cement
$3.50 feet west of the west line of Beau
dry avenue and extending $50 feet west
erly. The estimated cost of this work
is $1069.50
Now, to secure a storm drain
in that portion of the city has
been one of Mr.. Mathuss' pet
plans for weeks. 1t is admitted even
by the other members that a drain is
needed there, but when the matter came
up they argued that the city was about
| to have constructed a system of drains
covering the entire city and that there
| fore it was not necessary, or rather, ii
was useless TO eXpend thousand dol
| lars or any other amount on the storm
drain referred to. In spite of this argu-
ment Mr.. Mathuss insisted upon the ap-
proval of the specifications, but the
others did not see 1t that way. Mr. Ash
man voted with the member from the
| Third ward, but the other seven voteC
against the measure and it was lost
The herald., 1898-01-11
Routine Matters

AS was recommended by the finance
committee, the inspectors employed in
the street department will hereafter re-
ceive $3.50 per day, the council having
concurred in the committees report.
The board of public works will con-
slider the petition asking that the fran
chise Of the old street car line on Los
Angeles street, long abandoned, be re-
voked. The objection of the property
owners to the franchise at present is
that the old rails in the middle of the
street are above the grade and are diff
iicult to cross in places with vehicle.
The northern portion Of the street is
soon to be improved and it is desired
that the rails be removed.
| The bids for the improvement Of
Spring and Main streets from Temple
to Ninth street by resurfacing these
| thoroughfares with asphaltum, will be
received at the next regular meeting and
the work will be commenced as soon
thereafter as the award can be made.
The hay storage ordinance, the meas
ure recommended by the fire commits
sion regulating the quantities of hay
that may be stored in buildings in the
respective fire districts, was adopted by
the council upon favorable report o1
the fire and water committee.
NJ S. Cummings was granted an ey-
tension of ten days on his contract fol
the improvement of Toberman stree
between Sixteenth and Washington. Tht
recent rains have prevented the fina
rolling of the street.
There were two reports from the sewcI
committees one from two of the member
and a minority report by Mr.. Toll. Th
matter reported upon was the reques
of NJ M. Potter for permission to con
meet his new flats at Eighth street ant
| Grand avenue with the Grand avenu
sewer with one pipe. There is an ordi
nance which forbids such connections
but as it was not intended to cover sue
cases the majority of the committe
reported in favor of granting the peti
ton. Mr.. Toll opposed this as beinl
The herald., 1898-01-11

Law down a track for grading purposes
and maintain the same for the three
years upon and along the following
streets, towit: From the intersection OF
West Seventh street with Hoover street
TO the intersection of Wiltshire boule-
ward formerly West Sixth street pe-
yond the old boundaries of the city,,
thence along Wiltshire boulevard west
TO the intersection with Commonwealth
avenue. thence to the north line of West
End University addition, thence, over
private property, to First street, thence
to Virgil avenue. Petitioners further
ask that they be granted the right to
propel cars on said track by means OF
electricity, and to erect poles and string
wires along said route for the purpose
of transmitting electricity"
Continuing, the petition recites that
the petitioners own $500 feet Of the prop
erty along the route of the proposed
line and 200 acres in the portion of the
city adjoining it. The petition was re-
ferred to the board of public works.
The herald., 1898-01-11
CITY COUNCIL
No Levity at Yesterdays
Meeting
AND BUT ONE WRANGlE
ROUTINE MATTERS OCCUPY THE
ENTIRE TIME
AND BUT ONE WRANGLE
B;cvcle Petition Referred2-Fire by
drants to Have New Valves
Street improvements

AS was expected, yesterdays session
pf the city council was devoted almost
exclusively to matters which might be
termed routine business. There was
much of Importance to property owners
In this. however, but except at one time
there was not even a suspicion OF ex-
citement. The exception was in the con-
wjderation of the change of the boundar-
ies of the First and Ninth wards. Then
the members from those wards engaged
in q lively tilt. The boundaries were
changed and then changed back agar
by a reconsideration of the first action
The annual reports of the city engi-
neer and superintendent of the outtal
sewer were received and referred Il
the auditor.
That bicycle petition in which al
wheelmen are interested was referred
to the board of public works, by whon
1t will be considered Friday.
City Attorney Dunn presented an I'M
portant opinion on the liability of th'
council to stand by former declarations
which it may have made with reference
to street lines.
The leaky fire hydrants are to be re
paired by placing new valves on each
them.
The ordinance regulating the storage
Of hay in the city was adopted.
The herald., 1898-01-11
CAN'T MOVE THEM
Improvements to Sixth Street Realty
Are Not Distractions

In the weekly report of the city attor-
ney to the council yesterday there was
an opinion which is of Importance to a
large number of property owners along
Sixth and Loomis streets as well as in
other parts of the city where the same
condition of streets exist. The opinion
is as follows:
''In the matter of the petition of Mary
]. Schallert. the attorney reported that
Loomis street was in 1876 dedicated as
a public street and extended in a direct
line to what is now Sixth street; that
in 1893 the city defined the lines and
adopted a certain map prepared by the
city engineer showing the lines of said
street as the official map of said street
that by said map a portion of the easter
ly line OF said street Is thrown to the
west making an angle In the street; that
subsequent to the adoption of said lines
by the above ordinance the property
owners abutting upon that portion OF
the line which was changed moved theil
fences out and made other improve
ments to conform TO the new line. The
question presented has been already
passed upon in at least two cases by the
superior court of this county, and il
each case 1t has been held that the city
was bound by the lines as officially
adopted by it's legislative body, ant
could not afterwards be heard to com
plain that the improvements made t.
conform with the lines 1t adopted con
stituted an obstruction TO the street
From the foregoing l am Of the opinio.
that the city has no authority to re
move the alleged distractions"
The herald., 1898-01-11
ORDINANCES ADOPTED
1Street Work Which Is Soon to Be
Contracted For

: In the weekly report of the CITY CLERK
,on the streets, for the improvement OF
(which the council had acquired juris-
diction to pass the final ordinances. or
'dinances were sent in for the improve
'ment of the following streets, all or
which were adopted under suspension
of the rules: To improve CASTELAR, street
between Alpine and College streets; to
improve Ninth street, between Central
avenue and the river; to improve Fifth
street. from BjXel street to Lucas ave
nue.; to improve Little Rock avenue,
from Tennessee street to Alameda
street; to sewer First street, from Olive
street to Bunker Hill avenue, and
Grand avenue, from First street to
point sixty-five feet south of Court
street.
AS a part of the engineers report the
following ordinances were presented, all
of which were adopted: Final ordinance
establishing the grade on Thirtieth
street. between Orchard and Vermont
avenues; Henry street, between East
lake avenue and San Pablo street; Date
street, from Macy to Elizabeth; Flower
street, from Sixth to point midway be-
tween Third and Fourth; Fourth street,
from Flower to Figueroa; Ella street
(now known as Avenue 2O, from Mar
rnion way to 312 feet north of Dayton
avenue; Pecan street, from First street
to 373 feet north.
Ordiances of intention to establish the
grades of Clara street, from the Macy
street tract to Bauchet street; Thirty
seventh street, from Main to Del Monte;
Thirty-sixth street, from Main to De
Monte; Pico street, from New Hamp'
shire avenue to the west city boundary
Grand avenue, from Jefferson to For
tieth.
Ordinances of intention for the i'm
provement of Sapphire street, from
Third to Bixel Bixel street. from Sap
phire to it's northern termination; t.
grade Albion street, from Avenue Al t.
Main street; to sidewalk the east sid
of Pleasant avenue, from Kearne.
street to Bridge street; to sidewalk tn
north side of Macy street, from Bridg
street to the Arroyo de las Posas bridge
The herald., 1898-01-11
STOPPING THE LEAKS
Valves to Be Put on All Hydrants
Used for Shrinking

AS a result of action taken by the
council yesterday the members Of that
body hope to put an end to all cause of
complaint by property owners on ac-
count of leaking fire hydrants. The sue
cess of the experiment tried at First and
Main streets with a simple gate valve
has, it is thought, solved the problem
and all the hydrants in the city which
are used to fill sprinkling carts are to be
equipped with these valves.
During the morning session yesterday
Mr.. Toll moved that the city clerk be
instructed to advertise for bids for 800
Of these valves. They are to be all brass
gate valves similar to those now in use
AS part of the same motion, the super
intendent of street sprinkling was in
structed to prepare specifications and a
description of the valves as a basis fol
bids. 1t cannot he stated what the cost
will be, as no price accompanied the
valve in use.
The herald., 1898-01-11
TO THE BACK YARD
Building Superintendent Wants the
Fire Bell Moved

Building Superintendent Stratton has
been at work recently examining the de-
fects in the city hall. Some time ago
piece of one of the partition walls fell
out and several others have cracked
from time to time. The matter was re-
ferred to Mr.. Stratton and under his
direction supports were placed under
the ceiling in the clerks office. Later
piece of the tower fell and he was in
structed to investigate that. He filed
a report on the matter yesterday con-
tanning a recommendation that the
council is likely to act upon favor
ably. The report follows
AS requested, 1 have examined the
city hall tower as to the cause or the
loosening of brick The piece OF tile
that fell served as footing course 10
brackets on level with bell loft. rms
with other defects, is evidently caused
by the ring of the fire bell. The tower
for the fire bell should be erected in the
rear of the hall lot. This and some little
repairs to the tower should be done al
once.
The herald., 1898-01-11
Motions Adopted

The following motions were made by
the members of the council yesterday
and adopted without division:
Mr.. Grider-That the City Water COM
pany be requested to repair the fire ny
drant Mt Central avenue and Fourteenth
street.
Mr. Nickell-That the city clerk be
instructed to advertise for bids for the
unfinished portion of the cement side
walk on Workman street, from Pasa-
dena avenue to Downey avenue.
Mr. Mathuss-That the street super
intendent be instructed to have screen
placed at once over the mouth OF the
storm drain lately laid on West Second
street, west of Fremont avenue.
Mr.. Nickell-That the city clerk notify
the Los Angeles Terminal railway and
the Los Angeles and Pasadena railway
to station a fiagman at the crossing of
their tracks on Pasadena avenue, north
of the Pasadena-avenue bridge.
The herald., 1898-01-11
CYCLISTS TO BE HEARD
Petition for Bicycle Bells and Lamps
Referred

The petition requesting the council to
pass an ordinance making it a misde-
meanor to ride bicycle on the streets
unless the machine is equipped with a
bell at all times and a lighted lamp
at night and also to make the throwing
of glass, tacks, sharp pieces of tin, iron
or crockery into the streets a misde-
meanor was referred to the board of
public works by the council. The mat
ter will be taken up a the regular meet
ing OF the board next Friday, when all
persons who desire to be heard either
for or against the measure will be given
that opportunity. 1t is probable tina;
some of the cycle club members will ap-
pear to see that the rights of wheelmer
are properly looked after and that no er-
roneous information is given to the
board on the subject.
The herald., 1898-01-11
WANTS MORE DAMAGES
Vigorous Protest Against the Report
of an Alley Commission

j. H. Jones has filed protest against
the confirmation of the report OF the
commissioners appointed to assess the
benefits and damages arising from the
opening of an alley in the block bound
ed by Fourth, Broadway. Fifth ana
Spring streets. He objects to the size
Of the allowance made as damages to
a brick building, portion of which will
have to be removed when the alley is
opened. The commission allowed 5000
for this and the protestant claims that
more than that amount will be required
to make the building habitable after the
work has been done. He claims that
an award of 5000 for twenty feet of
$4,000 building is manifestly too low and
asks that the report be referred back to
the commission with instruction to
change the award.
The herald., 1898-01-11
WITH A PICK HANDLE
An Enraged Property Owner Stood Of
a Contractors Men

William Rooney, residing at 44S Tur-
ner street, appeared before the council
with a protest. He had obtained per-
mission from the council six months ago
to place a redwood curb in front of his
property and had done the work ac-
cording to public specifications, but by
private contract. Recently a contract
for the general Improvement of that
street was let which included the con-
struction of cement sidewalks. The
contract went to Gray Bros. & Ward and
they were preparing to tear out Room
ey's new sidewalk and put in new one,
at his expNnse, of course. This caused
him to object and when some Of the