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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-11
MADRID PRESS COMMENTS.
special Session of the COrtes Demand
ed-New Cabinet Suggested

MADRID, Aug. 10.-The impartial saws
to-day in regard to the political situation:
The political and military personages who
nave conferred with Senor Sagasta are gen.
erally OF the opinion that a new Cabinet
should negotiate peace, Senior Sagasta, hav-
ing declared war, would find difficulties i'm
negotiating peace" Continuing the I'm
parcial announces that it favors changes in
the Cabinet and demands that the Cortes
be summoned and that the suspension of
the constitution be ended, in order that the
press may freely express public opinion.
The TEMPO Conservative SAYS: "Spain's
sovereignty over the Philippine islands
should not be abandoned, and American
exaetions should be resisted. But if a sur
render is deemed necessary, it should be
done so not TO deprive the country Of liberty
of action in the future
The ministerial Globo expresses the onin-
ion that the Cortes should be summoned i'm
mediately Ito approve so grave a departure
as contained in the peace negotiations.
FL Heraldo says that Duke Almodovar de
Rio the foreign minister, has received from
Washington a dispatch forwarded through
Paris. in which NJ Cambon French ambas-
sador at Washington. announces that he
has handed Spains note to President McKin-
ley M. Cambon," says El Heraldo. gives
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Colonel Studebaker's Regiment to Be Moved
from Fernandina, Fla, to Alabama.
Col. III. 8. Smiths Men to Leave Chckamauga for
Tennessee, and the 150th Ordered from Virginia
to Observation-Disclosures of the Camps.

hard and the training is as thorough as It
was at first and everything is conducted as
though the men were to go into vigorous
warfare in the near future
The paymasters are prosecuting their
work vigorously to-day. On account of the
general review only few regiments could
be paid yesterday and the lost time was
made up to-day.
Brigadier General Mckee is still in charge
of the Second Division, First Army Corps.
He is the senior brigade commander in that
division, but it is said that a brigade gem
eral will be transferred from another di-
vision to the command of this organiza-
tion. There are several brigadier generals
at the camp who outrank General Mckee.
General Breckenridge has appointed as a
commission to report on the generals l4health
Of Camp Thomas Generals Sanger, Roe and
Mattocks and Captain Peabody, of the
Eighth Massachusetts.
Miss Dorothy Finney, a Red Cross nurse,
who came here to attend the sick soldiers
at Letter Hospital. died to-day after a linz
gering illness. She was one of the most
efficient nurses in the entire corps. She
came from New Brunswick, N. j.. and the
remains will be shipped there for interment.
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Luzon arrived here this morning and will
take 2,136 Spanish soldiers. She had bed ca
pacity for 23O sick.
The Tenth Regular Infantry marched
through the city this afternoon on the way
to board the auxiliary cruiser St, Louis,
which is to transport them to the United
States. The men were in fine spirits. For
many of them it was first visit to Santi-
ago. They swung down the narrow streets
four abreast, whistling and singing
"Therell be a Hot Time in the Old Town
Tonight The people crowded to the cor
ners, shouting and applauding the mems
fine appearance. At the wharf the regi-
mental band played to enthusiastic crowds
of townsfolk. Here the companies formed
stacked arms and waited for the lighters.
The regimental wagons came rafting down
shortly afterwards. carrying blankets and
stores and few sick. Then, after a short
delay the men boarded the steam lighter
Carpon and were conveyed to the st. Louis.
Perfect order and a military precision
prevailed and the procession was in strong
contrast to that of the feeble and weak
Spaniards-many of them sick and on lit
ters-that struggled furtively down the
streets yesterday.
Mr.. w. Ramsden, for over thirty-five
years British consul at Santiago d. Cuba,
has just died at Kingston, Jamaica in the
fifty-eighth year of his age, He leaves a
wife, three daughters and four sons, one Of
whom is British vice consul at Manila. Mr..
Ramsdens services throughout the war, his
efforts to bring about the surrender of San
tiago, with view to avoiding further
bloodshed and his kindness to all Ameri-
cans with whom he came into contact, en-
titled him to the consideration of the
American people, who will regret his de-
misc
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COLOMBIA WILL PAY.
Congress Authorizes settlement of the
Disputed Cerutti Claim.

COLON, Colombia, Aug. 10.-Advices re-
ceived from Cartagena to-day say that the
Italian consul there, who has just returned
from Bogota, reports that the Colombian
Congress has authorized President Caro- to
settle the Cerutti claim. The necessary sup
Elementary vote was accordingly added to
the budget, which was passed with the best
grace. The matter is. therefore, practically
settled, only the manner and details of pay
ment remaining to be fixed. 1t is under
stood that the good offices of the British,
French and German ministers at Bogota
helped to effect the settlement. This report
through the Italian consul there is con-
firmed through two other sources. The Ital-
ian cruiser Calabria is expected here to-
day with dispatches. The Carlo Alberto is
still at Cartagena, while the Umbria AMI
the Giovanni Bausan are at Curacao, and
the Piemonte is at the Barbados.
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CRUISE OF THE UNCAS
EXCITING FORTNIGHT'S BLOCKADE
DUTY ON THE CUBAN COAST.
Engagement with the Matanzas Bat
teries-Incident Illustrating Su-
persfitiOn of Sailors.

KEY WEST, Fla, Aug. 10-The tug
Uncas, Commander Brainerd reached here
to-day after an exciting fortnight of block
ade duty on the north Cuban coast. The
Uncas holds the record of the three smaller
boats for continuous blockade service and
interesting experiences She carries Cuban
expeditions and lands them almost under
the enemys guns; she chases almost any
thing, from a raft to battle ship, and
occupies spare moments by knocking over
Spanish blockhouses and capturing prizes.
On this latest trip the Uncas put ashore all
her expedition for Gomez and had a dam
gerous fire in her hold, just above the mag
azine. In spite of all this she looked none
the worse when she steamed into Key
West harbor to-day for more coal and pro-
visions.
When the Uncas left here two weeks ago
she carried Captain Stable, of Gomezs
staff, with six other Cubans and five hum
dred Remington carbines and ammunition
for the insurgent commanders forces. The
next morning an overturned cook stove in
the forecastle started fire. After the fire
had been extinguished the tug proceeded to
Cay Confites, near Caibarien, where she put
her little Cuban party ashore without en-
countering a Spaniard. Then the Uncas
steamed towards Matanzas.
1t was while lying off Matanzas a day or
two ago the Uncas was fired upon. She was
within two miles of the shore when without
any warning the sand battery of six-inch
guns began to throw shells at her. Fully
twenty of the missiles fell around the tug
within a radius of a hundred yards before
she could get out of range. AS she steamed
away the Uncas returned the fire with her
three forward and after six-pounders. Then
occurred little incident illustrating the
superstitions of seamen. The last shell
from the Uncass stern gun had just
screamed its way across the waters when
a gaudy-winged butterfly which had blown
off the shore, hovered over the still smoking
gun and settled down on its grim muzzle.
A horny-fsted Irishman who manned the
gun saw it. threw up his hands and shouted
to Lieutenant Branerd:
Say, captain, that settles it. That's the
last shot We'll fire in this war;
And there is not a man on the tug who
is not thoroughly convinced that the but
terfiys visit was a sure forerunner of peace.
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Departure of sick Prisoners from San
tiagO for Spain and the Tenth
Cavalry for MOntauk.
GARCIA BESIEGING HOLGUIN
SURRENDER OF EIGHT THOUSAND
SPANISH SOLDIERS DEMANDED.
General MiIes's Army Resting at
the Enemy Blew Up a Bridge.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10-A new geo.
graphical department of the army was Gre
ated tonight by direction of the President
II is to be known as the Department of San
tiago. and is to consist of all that part of
Cuba which already has. or may in the
future come under the control of the United
States. Major General Henry w. Lawton
has been assigned to the command of the
new department, with Brigadier Generals
Leonard w. Wood and Ezra P Ewers as
his principal officers General Wood will
continue to act as military governor of
Santiago city. The full text of the order is
night follows:
by direction of the President a geo.
graphical military department is hereby
established, to be known the Department
of Santiago, to consist of all that part OF
the island of Cuba and the islands and keys
adjacent and belonging thereto as have or
may hereafter come under the control Of
the United States. The headquarters of the
department will be established in the city
of Santiago.
Major General Henry w. Lawton, U. S.
", is hereby assigned to the command Of
the Department of Santiago Brigadier
Generals Leonard Wood and Ezra p. Ewers,
u. S. ", will report to Major General
Henry w. Lawton. II. s. w. for duty in the
DEPARTMENT. of Saifti7go. The officers of
the several staff departments now on duty
with the general officers above named are
temporarily assigned to like duties at their
respective headquarters"
The assignment of General Lawton to the
command of the new department does not
slightest way. The entire Fifth Army Corps,
commanded by Shafter, has been ordered to
the United States and General Shafter will
return with it. No part of the troops con-
stituting the Fifth Corps will be kept in
Cuba. Quite naturally so long as General
Shafter remains at Santiago. he will be in
command of the forces there When he
leaves he will turn over the command to
General Lawton
The orders issued to Shafter and Lawton
with reference to the new department direct
CHSn lo dSIeS dS 10 the time
when the command shall be changed.
To the command of General Law
ton will be assigned two brigades of
infantry. which will constitute the perma-
nent garrison Of Santiago city and prov
ince. OF, these brigades five regiments have
been selected. They are the First, Second,
Third and Fifth immunes, commanded, re-
spectiveiy, by ColoneIs Roche, Hood, Ray
and Sargent and the Eighth Illinois, col
ored, commanded by Colonel Marshall. 1t is
not unlikely that the Sixty-ninth New York.
commanded by Colonek Duffy, now at Fer
nandina, Fla, may be selected as the sixth
regiment, but no decision has been reached
by the War Department officials.
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AT CAMP THOMAS.
Two Divisions of the First Corps TO
he MOved-TrOOps Disappointed.

Two Divisions of the First Corps to
BE Moved-TrOops disappointed.
CHICKAMAUGA PARK, Ga, Aug. TO-
While up to late this evening official orders
from Washington had not been received at
Camp Thomas it was generally understood
at headquarters that at least two divisions
of the army here were about to be ordered
to new camping grounds. 1t was admitted
as being the purpose of the War Depart
ment to order the Second and Third di-
visions of the First Corps to Lexington,
KY, and Knoxville, Tenn, respectively,
the first mentioned to go under command
Of Brigader General Mckee and the last
named under command of Brigadier Cen
eral Sanger. 1t seems that the War De-
partment has had this matter under advise
ment for number of days. At first it was
suggested that the men be sent out on
practice marches a means of relieving
the situation of remaining in one place for
so long time. This it was believed would
be all that would be necessary to vary
the monotony OF camp life and at the same
time give the camp grounds an opportunity
to rest as it were from the constant habi-
tation of such a vast throng of men. But,
after weighing the points, it appears to
have been decided as being to better ad-
vantage to divide the troops up into num-
her of camps. The following troops will be
left TO constitute General Breckenridge S
command the Third Corps, at Camp
Thomas:
First Division-Fcurteenth New York.
First Missouri. Second Nebraska, Sixth
United States Volunteers. Third Tennessee,
First Vermant, Eighth New York.
Second Division-Second Kentucky, Ninth
New York. First Arkansas. Fifth Missouri,
Second Arkansas. First Maine. Fifty-second
Iowa, First Mississippi Detached from the
First Corps-Third Volunteer United States
Cavalry First Illinois Cavalry First Ken
lucky Cavalry and. the Light Artillery
Brigade.
The disappointment among the seven
regiments here which were 10 have gone
with General Wade TO Porto Rico is keen
and the complaints are numerous. Many of
the officers and men have now abandoned
all hope of seeing active SERVE and the air
of expectancy which has prevailed in ali
withstanding the prospects Of peace and
lack of service work is going on as usual
in all regiments. The men are worked as
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MIR. DAYS EXPECTATION.
Secretary of state Thinks the Proto-
col Will BE Executed.

Associated Press Dispatch.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 10.-The prelimi-
nary negotiations looking toward the con-
frmation of peace advanced a long step
to-day when the secretary of state and the
French ambassador agreed on the terms
upon which future negotiations for a treaty
are to be conducted and reduced these TO
the form of a protocol. This protocol 1t is
true, is yet TO be signed and is to be sub
mitted to the Spanish government before
the formal signatures are affixed, but the
administrations view as 10 the progress
made to-day was set out in Secretay Days
sentence: 1T is expected that this protocol
will be executed" There is always the pos
sibility in dealing with the Spanish govern
ment that /: may recede at the last mo-
ment from an implied agreement. but it is
scarcely probable that it would be willing
to involve the French ambassador in the
difficulties that would follow what to the
world would seem. TO be a repudation of his
benevolent efforts in behalf of Spain.
There must be delay, possibly from
twenty-four TO forty-eight hours. before
the next step can be taken and the protocol
made binding upon both the United States
and Spain. by the attachment of the sigma
lures of the plenipotentiaries. Secretary Day
for the United States and NJ. Cambon for
Spain. The delay will be. largely attrib-
utable to physical causes. The protocol is
long; it must be translated and turned back
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THE VATICAN ANXIOUS.
Fears for the Safety of the Religious
Orders in the Philippines.

Orders i'm the Philippines.
PARIS, Aug. 10.-The Madrid correspond
ent of the Temps telegraphing to-day says:
THE Papal nuncio has had long confer
ence with Premier Sagasta in behalf of the
religious orders in the Philippine islands.
Senor Sagasta said that the Vatican had
nothing to fear while the islands remained
under the sovereignty of Spain, but he could
not answer for the treatment of the reli-
gious orders in the territories occupied by
the natives or Americans, and could not give
any encouragement for the future, as the
fate of those committees depended on the
outcome of the peace negotiations and the
decision of the commission which would be
appointed to deal with the regime of the
archipelago"
ROME, Aug. 10-The Tribuna says that
the Vatican is in constant communication
with Archbishop Ireland, Mgr. Martinelli,
apostolic delegate in the United States, and
Duke Almodovar de Rio, the Spanish min
lister of foreign affairs, endeavoring to Sc
cure clauses in the treaty of peace that will
safeguard the religious interests of Catholic
resident in countries to be ceded by Spain
to the United States.
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 10.-Adjutant Cen
lowing statement:
1.-THE secretary of war has ordered one di-
vision of the First Army Corps from Chat
tanooga to Knoxville, Tenn, and another
division of the same corps from Chicka-
manga to Lexington Ky. A division of the
Fourth Corps, now at Fernandina. Fla,
has been ordered TO Huntsville, Ala. The
Second Division General Davis's) of the
Second Army Corps, now at Manassas, Va,
has been ordered to Middletown, Pa. The
advisability of marching the troops from
Chickamauga to Knoxville and Lexington
is under consideration
The division ordered to Knoxville is the
Second and consists of the following regi-
ments: Thirty-first Michigan, First Geor-
gia, Sixth Ohio, One-hundred-and-f fifty
eighth Indiana, First West Virginia, Sec
ond Ohio. First Pennsylvania and Four
teenth Minnesota.
The Third Division ordered to Lexing-
ton, consists of the Twelfth Minnesota,
Fifth Pennsylvania, Eighth Mississippi
Twenty-first Kansas, Twelfth New York.
Ninth Pennsylvania, Second Missouri and
First New Hampshire.
The troops of the Fourth Corps. which
have been ordered from Fernandina to
Huntsville, Ala, are the Third Pennsyl-
vania, e-hundred-and- -ffty-seventh Indi-
ana, Fifth Ohio Second New York. Thirty
second Michigan, Sixty-ninth New York
and Third Ohio.
The troops of the Second Corps. ordered
from Manassas to Middletown, Pa, are the
One-hundred-and-f fifty-ninth Indiana, Thir-
ty-seeond Kansas. Third New York, Sixth
Pennsylvania, Fourth Missouri, Seventh
Illinois. First Rhode Island. Third Mis-
souri, and Second Tennessee.
The First Ohio and the Fifth United
States Cavalry are ordered from Tampa
to Montauk point. The Fourth Kentucky
Colonel Colson commanding, has been or
dered from Lexington to Jacksonville and
attached to the Seventh Corps. The move
ment of these troops is in accordance with
the plans of the War Department to break
up the large camps and spread the troops
about the country.
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DISAPPOINTED AGAIN.
Fifth Illinois Ordered to DisembarIx--
MAY Not Go to POrfO RicO.

NEWPORT NEWS, Va, Aug. 10.-After
going abroad the transport OLDHAM this aft
ernoon Colonel Culver, commanding the
Fifth Illinois Regiment, received orders to
disembark his men and wait further orders.
Tonight the troops are camped about the
city. The ships cargo of provisions re-
mains intact, but she may be ordered to dis
charge it at any moment. There is at least
ton of mail at the postoffice to be sent to
Porto Rico on the OLDHAM. It is not thought
that the Fifth Illinois Regiment will en-
bark for Porto Rico shortly, though Colonel
Culver is waiting orders to return to the
transport, and is holding his men in readi-
ness. One of the causes assigned for the.
delay is the strike of the Obdams engineers
fer their pay. The engineers are mostly
foreigners, and are not enlisted men. 1t
was stated tonight that orders We're sent
to the Virginia capes to-day to signal the
transport Alamo, with General Fred d.
Grant and six companies of the First Ken
lucky Regiment on board, to turn back,
but it is thought the steamer passed out be-
fore the orders were received, as she sailed
at daybreak.
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AT THoRoUGHFARE GAP.
The One-Hundred-and-Fi In-
diana at It's New Camping Ground.


THOROUGHFARE GAP. va,a.Aug. To-
After two days of ceaseless rain and one
days work in the mud of a Virginia high
way the One-hundred-and-F -Fifty-ninth In
diana is located in it's new camp. The men
have not been dry for two days. The large
tents have not yet been received from
Camp Alger and the men are enjoying a
taste of the poor quality of a shelter tent.
Poncho blankets and shoes were issued Dy
the men a month ago, but over one half
of the shoes were destroyed on the march.
Water is hauled from a spring two miles
away and will be piped in the near future
Despite the hardships of the march the men
are in good health and fine spirits. Word
has been received from Washington to the
effect that Colonel Barnett Is in a danger
Gus condition as a result of his recent ac-
cident. On the advice of the surgeon he
will go to Atlantic City for short time
for the benefit of his health.
Writing from near Bristow, on Aug. s,
the correspondent of the Journal says:
A bunch of men left the One-hundred-
and-ffty-ninth this morning to join
the volunteer hospital corps at
Santiago de Cuba. They were Patrick
Rooney and Corporal Coffee, of Evansville,
Corporal Joe Rogers and George b. Bundy,
Of Madison. and Charles Hit, of Green
castle
Major Loudon is still too i'll to join the
command. Lieutenant Hutchings, Company
II, was we'll enough to report for duty to-
day. The paymaster began paying off the
troops in this division to-day.
This camp near Bristow is on historical
ground. In the present site the largest part
of the Confederate army was camped for
weeks preceding the first battle OF Manas-
sas Junction. The house in which many Of
the officers of the ne-hundred-and-fifty
nintn eat stands On a knoll at which point
a battery of five guns was captured from
the Confederates. The real battle of Manas-
sas was fought several miles from here, but
this ground was skrmished over at several
points.
The regiment received the first lot of mail
from home this afternoon since leaving
Camp Alger. week ago. There was lot
of mail and much rejoicing among the men,
Lieutenant Butler. assistant surgeon Of
under arrest for disturbing the grave OF a
Confederate soldier at the last camp at
Clifford. He directed the work OF a SQUAD
of men who were hunting relics. They dug
up several graves which had been made
upon the battlefield. General Scheafe was
much annoyed by the incident, and took
prompt steps TO have the officer punished
There was another striking example of the
inetiiciency of the small dog tent to turn
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An Alleged RenuIse.

MADRID, Aug. 10.-An official dispatch
received here from San Juan de Puerto Rico
says:
American forces returning from GUIANA
attacked the heights of Guamani- A.
guerrilla force under Major Cervera kept
up continuous fire for hour and held
the position. the enemy's attack being ul-
timately repulsed. We suffered no loss. The
enemy's losses are not known"
THE village of Pamao has been attacked
by largely superior force and had to be
abandoned. Our troops are retreatng.
'MACIAS."
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THE PORTO RICO CAMPAIGN.
Bridge Destroyed by SDaniards and
Americans Resting at CuyOn River.

Copyright 1885, by the Associated Press.)
COAMO Porto Rico, Aug. 10, IL m. via
Ponce.-Troop c. of New York, pursued the
party of fleeing Spanish engineers after the
capture of Coamo yesterday distance of
four miles along the road to Aibonito. The
Americans We're checked at the Cuyon river
where the Spaniards had blown up the
bridge and were shelled from a Spanish
battery on the crest of Asoninte mountain.
The dismounted cavalry returned the fire,
receiving no damage and holding the posi-
ton. A battalion of the Third Wisconsin
Volunteers came to their support To-day
General Wilson's column is resting. repair
ing the bridge and accommodating the
enemy's position. There are formidable
gorges on either side, and the Spanish
works are on the crests of mountains COM
manding the road. The Spaniards have
several guns mounted, among them two ma
chine guns sent back into the country from
the torpedo boat destroyer Terror at San
Juan. These positions it will be difficult to
flank. All the men wounded in yesterdays s
fighting will recover.