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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-09
MINISTER'S DIVIDED.
War Party Anxious for the Army to
Wipe Out the NaVy,s Defeat.

MADRID, July S.-La Correspondence
de Espana says there is feeling of alarm
due to a belief that the United States war
ships Oregon, Texas and New York are now
on their way to Spain and that precautions
are being taken at all the seaports to avoid
a surprise.
The ministers are divided in their opin-
ions as to the advisability of immediate
negotiations for peace. The war party is
inclined to adopt the view of Marshal Marti-
nez Campos, who considers that the army
must first by a noble victory wipe out the
defeat of the navy. The peace party urges
direct negotiations with the United States
rather than through powers whose selfish
ness has allowed Spain to be crushed by a
strong enemy, and who may now intrigue
for harder conditions, desiring to profit by
her dismemberment.
According to dispatch received here
from Havana Captain General Blanco open
ly urges the continuation of the war. The
newspapers of this city say the moment has
not arrived to seek for peace, one of them
adding: I'VE find ourselves in a position
from which we are able to make our enemies
feel the consequences of the war;
The refusal of the Cuban cable companies
to transmit dispatches franked by the Span
of the concessions, occasions the liveliest
discomfort here. The Spaniards believe this
action is due to the orders of the British
government. which, according to the news
papers of Madrid, is raising constant diff
culties in the way of Spain and is giving
frequent proofs of it's partiality for the
United States. Spain, it appears, has COM
planned to the cable companies whose offices
are in London, but without any result.
The Cabinet council this evening con-
sidered the questions of new cables and
military measures necessary in view of an
American attack upon Spanish ports.
All rumors to peace negotiations are
semi-officially declared to be unfounded
A dispatch from Santiago says that after
the Merrimac prisoners were exchanged
General Shafter again demanded that the
town should surrender, declaring that other
wise the attack would recommence at noon.
The dispatch gives no date for the time for
resumption, which is believed to be noon
tomorrow. 1t concludes by saying that al
though Santiago lacks provisions it will de-
fend itself until the end
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-09
The Hospital Ships.

WASHINGTON, July S.-Surgeon General
Van Reypen, of the navy. has received a let
ter from Surgeon Streets, attached to the
hospital ship Solace, dated Guantanamo.
June 90. in which he says: I'VE have forty
patients on board from other ships and
from the marine camp. Twenty of these are
gunshot and shell wounds. am pleased to
say that every one of these patients is do
ing we'll. In no case is there rise in tenn
perature above the normal. This is an indi-
cation that the wounds are aseptic."
Surgeon General Sternberg, of the army,
has received word of the arrival yesterday
of the hospital ship Relief on the southern
coast of Cuba, where Skaters army is
located. The Relief is in charge of Surgeon
Torney and has a full corps of medical as
sistants, nurses and surgeons aboard. An
immense amount of medical supplies is
aboard the Relief, including quinine, which
the army needs to a considerable extent in
the Cuban climate, blankets, mosquito bars,
pillow cases and hospital shirts, besides an
ice-making machine and plant for manu-
featuring carbonated water
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-09
Strong Diplomatic Pressure Exerted
ON the Government to Force 1t
to Cry Enough"
RECALL OF CAMBRA'S FLEET
REGARDED AS SHOWING THAT AN
ARMISTICE MAY BE ASKED.
No Overtures Yet Made to the Amer
lean GOvernment-Penins FOr-
tificatiOns Being strengthened.

LONDON, July "A special from Madrid
says: There are numerous evidences that
the peace party is greatly strengthened.
Madrid is tranquil and the expected dis
turbances have not occurred. This will
probably embolden the government to yield
to the strong diplomatic pressure which is
being exerted to bring the war to termina-
ton. Ell Nacional remarks: Spanish min
listers who expect prodigies of valor from
the army in Cuba cannot compel the Ameri-
cans to fight there The Americans may
prefer to attack the Canaries, Porto Rico
and the peninsula, and, as FL Nacional says,
having succeeded, they might impose still
more distasteful terms. Then discussing
Captain Aunons reliance upon the third
squadron, Ell Nacional criticses the vessels
composing it, showing that nothing can be
hoped from that quarter. The increasing
difficulty of telegraphic communication with
the colonies is adding to the governments
embarrassment, since it cannot ascertain
what is needed for defense. The march of
events and the fate of vessels sent out with
provisions, with much else that is abso-
lutely indispensable should be known if
the conflict is to be continued, is with diff
Guilty ascertaihed. All this makes for peace
In the meantime there is no halt in the
WIN VI the Quasi uelGuStS.
Even the heavy artillery at the formidable
French frontier forts has been withdrawn
and sent to the seaports. The papers report
that long artillery train left Jaca a few
days ago for Barcelona, where four add-
tonal thirty-centimeter guns had already
been placed. Twenty long-range modern
guns will be sent to Bilbao In fact all the
ports are being very strongly defended and
mined.
THE War Office Gazette announces a
royal decree appropriating 100000 pesetas
for the artillery. Current gossip credits the
Infanta Isabella with wish to assume the
regency. She has visited the barracks and
addressed inspiring words to the officers
and men. 1t is rumored that the Queen Re-
gent would not be averse to such change
on the ground that Isabella, being Span
lard, could better sign a disastrous peace
than herself, who is often taxed with being
foreigner
THE government has received a dispatch,
it is rumored, announcing that the Spanish
troops have made sortie from Manila and
iEfcting severe defeat on the insurgents
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-09
LETTER FROM COL. WOOD.
Another Account of the Work of
Rough Riders at La Quasina.

WASHINGTON, July S.-The following
graphic account of the battle of La Qua
sina was received at the War Department,
dated Camp of the First United States
Volunteer Cavalry. six miles outside Sam
tiago, June 27:'
Dear General-Thinking that line about
our fight and our general condition would
interest you, l take this opportunity to drop
you a letter. We are all getting along COM
fertably thus far, and find the climate much
better than expected. Also the country,
which. aside from being rough and full of
underground, is rather picturesque and at
tractive.
I'VE commenced our advance from our
first landing place on the 2Sd, and that night
General Young and /. as second in COM
mand of the Second Cavalry Brigade, had
a long war talk about taking the very
strong Spanish position about five miles up
the road to Santiago. He decided that he
would make feint on their front and hold
on hard, while l was to make detour by
rail under couple of Cuban guides and
take them by flank and try to get them out
of their very strong position, which was in
the widest and toughest part of the trail
toward the town. Our little plan worked
1 located the Spanish outpost and deployed
silently, and. when in position, fired on
them. Shortly after we opened L could hear
Young on the right down the valley. The
fight lasted over two hours. and was very
hot and at rather close range. The Span
ish used the volley great deal. while my
men fired as individuals. We soon found
that instead of 1900 men, We had struck
very heavy outpost of several thousand.
However, to cut a long story short. we
drove them steadily but slowly, and finally
threw them into flight. Their losses must
have been heavy. for all news coming out
of Santiago reports great many dead and
wounded, and that they (the Spanish) had
1900 men and two machine guns 0hese we
saw, and were under two general officers,
and that the Spanish dead and wounded
We're being brought in for six hours; also.
that the garrison was expecting an assault
that night; that the defeated troops report
Continued ON Second Page.)
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-09
TO DEFEND THE CANARIEs.
spanfards Preparing for Visit from
WatsOn,s SnuadrOn

WatsOn's Squadron.
LONDON. July S.-The Pail Mall Gazette
this afternoon publishes letter from Las
Palmas, capital of the Canary islands, in
which the writer says, under date of July
l: In view of the prospective\visit of the
Americans, the Spaniards are busy at their
uelenses. AT the present moment the
means OF repelling an attack and prevent
ing landing are miserably inadequate.
Ihey consist of battery of mixed smooth
pore and rifle muzzle leaders on the heights
overlooking the harbor, six obsolete field
guns north OF the mole, a six-gun battery
IN the artillery barracks within the town
ana small saluting battery. With modern
Iong-range guns the Americans could quick
~ wreck the batteries from outside the
zone OF the Spanish fire. The Spaniards
boast of 11CO0 infantry here, but it is i'm
probable that they will be able to muster
over 1900. The soldiers are drilling inces-
sanity, and fatigue parties are throwing up
earthWorks and intrenching the heights.
The troops are armed with the new long
range rifle. Several camps are visible from
the harbor, but persons not connected with
the service are not allowed to approach
them
'The slightest incident causes excitement
among the soldiers and citizens. Vessels
approaching are closely inspected and if
there are any doubts as to their identity
troops are called out When the British
steamer Garth Castle last arrived here on
her way to the Cape of Good Hone the
Spaniards thought she was an American
war ship, the troops were called out to repel
an attack and a torpedo boat was sent ont
to recOnnoiter'
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-09
Camara Ordered to Return.

CAIRO, Egypt, July 8.-Admi-
raj Camara, the commander of the
Spanish fleet, which was bound for
the Philippine islands, and which
recently passed through the Suez
Canal, has informed the Egyptian
government that he has been or
ed to return to Spain. Therefore,
his ships will go through the canal
Immediately, and will proceed
westward. The Spanish war ships
will now be allowed to coal, as they
are returning home.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-09
SPANS HOME TROUBLES.
The Authorities Preparing to QueII
Possible Disturbances

LONDON, July S.-A special from Madrid.
reviewing the situation, says: "All Spain
knows of her defeat, and the people are
beginning to realize the magnitude of the
disaster. The conservative press exhorts
good citizens to maintain peace. An i'm
portant circular has been sent to all the
Repuphcan organizations, signed by the
leaders, and bearing the motto, Prepare.
In the meanwhile extraordinary military
precautions have been taken to quell any
internal troubles. General Correa, the min
ister for war, and his secretaries are work
ing day and night. A second call has been
issued for the Canary island reserves. and
additional forces of home infantry and cav
airy are being raised while the artillery is
being augmented by two pieces to each bat
terry.
The peninsula armies will total up 220 900
men by July Is. The railroads are prepar-
ing war trains on all lines, and carriages
are in readiness at all the garrison sta
tions. High authority, however, expresses
the opinion that the rank and file of the
soldiery are inclined to condemn the war.
and say they are driven to bloodshed for
unjust causes by scheming politicians. and
he therefore doubts the army's attitude in
the event of civil troubles. The officers. too.
while anxious for war. are divided on the
question Of loyalty to the various claimants
to the throne. This question of succession
is an important factor in a terribly tense
situation. 1t is believed the government is
anxious to find pretext to arrest General
Weyler. fearing the part he might play in
the event Of troubles breaking out"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-09
SPANISH PRISONERS.
Cervera and His Officers Will BE TAX
en- to Annapolis.

en- to Annapolis.
WASHINGTON, July S-The government
has not yet determined how to dispose of
Admiral Cervera. A feeling of the highest
admiration prevails here at the gallantry
displayed by the old warrior and the noble
spirit exhibited by him under misfortune.
The disposition is to treat him with as great
liberality as conditions will permit. 1t has
been proposed that he be released on parole
not to engage in hostilites against the
United States until the end of the war
but 1T has not yet been decided whether
to do this or to confine the admiral tech
nically within the limits of the Naval
Academy reservation at Annapolis. All the
other captured Spanish naval officers will
be confined there save the surgeons, who
Will be allowed to remain with the enlisted
men at the prison station at Seavis island
Portsmouth harbor, New Hampshire. The
ST. Louis is due there tonight or to-mor-
row with the first lot of prisoners, while
the Harvard is just about to start from off
Santiago with the remainder.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-09
WAR PARTY WEAKENING.
Radical Ministers Assuming a Nor,
COnciIiatOry Attitude.

LONDON, July s.-The Madrid corre-
spondent of the Times says: THE frequent
Cabinet discussions of the peace question
have been without result except that the
ministers who had most strongly advocated
war have assumed slightly more concilia-
tory attitude and the field of discussion is
somewhat narrowed, The idea is that owing
to the immense difficulties of the campaign
in Cuba the United States will probably
abandon the system of storming fortified
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-09

War Department upon receipt of this in
formation Immediately put into operation
efforts to replace the lost lighters at once.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-09

fore. The crews of the enemys ships
stripped themselves and began jumping
overheard and one of the smaller magazines
began to explode
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-09

are returning home.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1898-07-14
The OLD SOUTH.

At a Confederate reunion at Hico,
Tenn, Mr.. Finis J. Garrett, in deliv-
ing the leading address of the occa-
sion, concluded as follows:
"Don't talk of new South. The
Old South is good euough-the Old
South with her pure history and her
noble traditions and her splendid ro-
nance. The old time Southern man
hood is good enongh-the manhood
that offered life and hearts blood as
a sacrifice for convictions; the old
true chivalrous manhood that knelt
at the feet of pure womanhood and
paid to her the highest homage Of
their knightly hearts. And the old
time Southern womanhood is good
enough-the pure womanhood that
sat on the pedestal erected out of q
nations love, around which clustered
the truest knighthood of the earth,
and who, by the tender touch OF her
hand, by the tender prayer OF her
pure soul, by the tender influence Of
her love, made that knighthood
worthy to wear the white rose. That
womanhood is good enough for all
the coming ages. My friends, we
want no new South. We want the
same Old South, with her sun-kissed
hills where lingering beauty CLEANS
and glows; with her lovely valleys
that smile meath Heavens tender
caresses; with her mountains that
pierce the blue and bended sky; with
her broad plains that blush and
bloom and bear rich fruitage; with
her gentle sweeping breezes that
breathe of her traditions, her grand
eur and her glory; with her ripping
rills and clearest streams that mur-
muir an eternal song; we want the
same Old South with her Christian
homes and her temples of worship
and her pealing school bells; we want
the same old land of beauty and
bloom, land of poetry and love, land
of gladness and song, land OF
romance and chivalry; we want the
same old Southern manhood aud the
aame old Southern womanhood, and
If the sons of the land shall weep,
the daughters will wipe the tears
away and we will march onward and
upward into purer plane of political
liberty and Christian citizenship, un.
der the applause of nations, the ad'
miration of mankind and the bene.
dictions and blessings of God"
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1898-07-14
HOW TO GET GOOD ROADS.

Under the new Constitution of
Louisiana, the following provisions
are made for good roads, each par
ish being empowered to carry them
into effect, or not, as deemed best.
Further action by the Legislature is
not necessary:
If any parish wishes to possess
good roads, its police jury must make
good road districts, set aside at
least one mill per annum of the taxes
levied by them, impose a per capita
tax of not more than 81 per annum
on each able bodied male inhabitant
between eighteen aud forly-five
years of age, levy annual license on
each vehicle, including bicycles;
enact ordinances for the enforce
ment of the property aud license
tax, and also for the per capita tax.
The jury can levy other taxes for
road and bridge purposes on the
property of the parish, provided
majority in number and value shall
have voted for such taxes. The
State engineers are required to fur
nish plans for roads when called on.
Provision is also made for senten-
cling convicts to work on the public
roads and bridges.
In order to get this system into
effective use there ought to be no
delay on the part of the police ju
ries. The time of the year when
work on tho public roads can most
conveniently be undertaken is now,
not next Winter. The policy of the
people should not be that of the
villager who refused to repair the
leaks in his cottage in good weather
because he did not feel the need of
repairs, and in bad weather excused
himself by declaring that it was
quite impossible to attend to the
matter Dow.- [Times-Democrat.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1898-07-14
BENTON, La, THURSDAY, JULY Ia, 1893.
THE LANGUAGE OF ABUSE.

Hon. Robert G. Winthrop, of Bos.
ton, was a scholar, An orator, a
patriot, gentleman, and a Christ
ian. He possessed nearly all the
qualities that ought to adorn the
character of public man. The
more is the pity that so few of our
latter-day statesmen are fit to be
compared with him. Speaking in
Faneuil Hall, October "a, 1856, and
commenting upon the virulent tone
of current political discussion, the
great man said:
"The truth is, and it is a sad
truth, that we are all becoming
gradually educated to the language
of abuse-educated to listen to it,
to relish it, aud to employ it. The
old phrases of soberness aud truth,
the old forms of argument and ap-
peal, have lost their power to attract
or interest US. We must have racy
and rancorous personalities, inflated
representations and turgid exagger-
ations of individual or sectional
wrong, stinging and venomous in
vectives upon some person, or some
measure, or some institution, in or
der to crafty our perverted tastes
and prurient appetites. These are
the deplorable results of a style of
address, which, commencing not a
great while ago, on a few anniver-
sary platforms and a few quasi
pulpits, has gradually found it's way
into almost every public assembly,
and has infected and poisoned the
whole atmosphere of political dis
cussion.'
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1898-07-14

There is room for q good deal of
trouble in the recent decision Of the
United States court to the effect that
when a man in sound mind commits
suicide his heirs cannot recover on
his insurance policy. What testimo-
ny can be adduced bearing upon tho
sanity of q suicides The man who
kills himself usually makes hisprepar-
tions in secret. Hours, days, some
times weeks, elapse from the time OF
bis disappearance until the finding
of his body. The time of his death
is often uncertain. Who is to pass
upon his mental condition at the
moment he took his lifei If the sat-
ity of q live man is a matter over which
'experts" will wrangle for days who
will assume to pass upon the sanity
of a dead man2 The only effect of
the decision will be to encourage tba
insurance companies in efforts to is-
validate policies upon which prenla-
ums have been honestly paid ta<
years,
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1898-07-14
PRAISE TO GOD.

There seems voice in every gale.
A tongue in every opening flower,
Which tells, o Lord, the wondrous tale
Of thy indulgence, love and power;
The birds, that rise on quivering wing,
Appear to hymn their Makers praise.
And all the mingling sounds of spring
To thee general anthem raise.
And shall my voice, great God, alone
Be mute midst natures loud acclaim.
Nor let my heart, with answering tone,
Breathe forth in praise Thy holy name ?
All natures debt is small to mine,
For nature soon shall cease to be;
But-matchless proof of love divine
Though gav'st immortal life to me.
- -[Selected.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1898-07-14

SOUTH CAROLINA IN THE LATE
WAR.-In his address on Confede-
rate Memorial Day, at Charleston,
Congressman William Elliott said,
among other things:
"More than 2,S5O,OoO troops were
furnished the Union Army, while
the entire Confederate force did not
exceed 600, 900, and there were never
at any time in the field more than
100000 men bearing arms. The
total loss of the Confederate Armies
is somewhat in doubt, but it appears
to have been at least 81, 900 in killed
aud mortally wounded. In addition,
nearly 100000 more were wounded
and 10000 died of disease. The
military population of our noble
little State was $1,000, of whom
1922 were killed and mortally
wounded, and 400 died of disease
We lost, therefore, of our military
population nearly one fourth in kill
ed and wounded, and about one
third in killed, mortally wounded
and died of disease. This record
not only surpasses that of all Other
States, but far exceeds that of al
modern European wars. In the
Crimean war the loss of the allieG
forces in the field (not, of course, o1
the military population) in killet
and mortally wounded was less that
one-thirtieth, and the loss of the
Germans in the Franco-Prussial
war was even smaller"
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1898-07-14

The Spanish revenues from tho
Philippines is about $4,000 600 .
year and from Porto Rico about 4, ,0O0-
O0Oa year. This total amount Of rev.
euue capitalized at 8 per cent repre-
senrs a sum OF nearly $500, ,0O0, ,O00-
According to this estimate that would
be the cash value of property taken as
indemnify. If our warts likely to cost
that sum-and tho present prospect
is that it will-the entire value OF
Porto Rico aud the Philippines would
be required to pay the indemnity
which we should demand.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1898-07-14

The total number of Continental
vessels lost during the Revolution
by capture, wreck, etc., was twenty
four, carrying in all 40 guns. The
loss of the British government war
vessels was lO2, carrying in all 8, ,622
guns. About 500 vessels were cap
tured from the English by American
cruisers, privateers and by private
enterprise.