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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-19
STRUCK A SUBMARINE MINE.
Narrow Escape of IA War Ship While
Leaving Fortress Monroe.

NEWPORT NEWS. Va, May ia
United States war ship which sailed from
Fortress Monroe since the government COM
pleted the work of planting mines in Hamp-
ton Roads is, if the story told the corre-
spondent of the Associated Press tonight
be true, lucky to be afoat now. A man who
assisted in the work of placing the explo-
sives in the harbor and who is still in the
service of the government, relates that one
of the vessels struck mine and so Sc
riously damaged it that it had to be taken
to point near the Ripraps yesterday after
noon and exploded. He says he aided in
taking the mine up and towing 1t
to the place at which it was de-
stroyed. The ships keel had made
a large hole in It, The same man said that
during the day he assisted in bringing to
the surface for examination another mine.
A lieutenant was present, and when the
mine was got where it could be seen 1t
was found that the wire forming The con-
nection with the electric battery had either
been broken or cut near the cap. The lieu
tenant he says, expressed the opinion that
1t had been cut. There is, however, no way
of determining whether this opinion is corr
rect or not. But the suspicion that some one
has been tamperihg with the wires is suffi-
GENTLY strong to cause an examination or
other mines in the bay, and especially those
remote from the shore.
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DE Pauw Programme.

Special 10 the indianapolis Journal
GREENCASTLE, Ind, May 1S.-The pro-
gramme for the fifty-ninth annual COM
mencement of De Paw University has been
issued and is as follows:
June to 4--Term examinations.
June As p. M, graduating exercises of
the School of Music
Sunday, June So a. m, annual class
meeting; 1880 a. M, baccalaureate sermon,
by Dr. H. A. Goblin; 1880 p. m, mass meet
Ing of the Young Peoples Christian Societ-
ties of the university and the city.
June 6-S a. M, devotional exercises in
Meharry Hall; a. m, business meeting of
the Indiana Methodist Historical Society;
10 a. m. to 5 p. M, exhibit of the School of
Art. Continued until Wednesday, p. M,
annual meeting OF the joint board of trus-
tees and visitors; 1880 p. M, thirteenth an
nual festival of the School of Music.
June $3.50 a. M, meeting of the Society
of the Alumni; u m, luncheon by the So
clety of the Alumni; p. M, class day ex-
ercises by the senior class admission by
ticket without charge; p M, reunion by
the Society of the Alumni Address by Hon.
Edgar Eugene Hendy, class of '8S, Ander-
son, Ind; poem by Miss Nellie Meader,
class of 81, Valparaiso, Ind; 9 p. M. re-
union of the various classes of the alumni.
June 80 a. M, address before the class
of 1898 by Rev. Daniel Dorchester, Pitts
burg; comforting of degrees by Chancellor
Bowman and President Goblin.
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WAR DEPARTMENTS DELAY.
BacIkwardness of Military Operations
Criticised by Senator's.

WASHINGTON, May 1S.-When the Sem
ate, on motion of Senator Hawley. went into
secret session to-day on the quartermasters'
bill Mr.. Hawley read a letter from General
Flagler, chief of the Bureau of Ordnance
requesting that authority be given for the
purchase of ordnance without waiting to adj
vertise, saying that such delay might, at
times, be of very serious consequence. The
letter was not notable in any respect, except
that it was an official Acknowledgement of
the fact that there are still many articles
to be secured for the equipment of the army
and that expedition is considered necessary
in securing them.
The reading of the letter led to a brief
discussion of the status of the military OPP
erations and some Impotence was expressed
regarding the apparent delay in getting the
military expedition to the Philippines
on this point, expressing the hope that IL
the passage of the bill would expedite in
any wise the movement of this force it
would be put through without any further
delay whatever. He referred to the battle
of Manila as the most notable naval tri-
umph of the world because of its remark
able one-sidednesS, and expressed surprise
should have been allowed to elapse before
troops sufficient TO enable us to follow the
naval victory with an attack upon the Span
iSh land forces at Manila had even been put
in readiness TO start upon their mission
Senator German repeated his criticism made
the conferees, but said he would not place
any barrier in the way of action upon the
report. There was no division upon the ac-
ceptance of the report.
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Mission of ManiIa's Sugar King.

SAN FRANCISCO, Call May 1S.-A
Chronicle special from Victoria, B. c., says:
J. Stuart Jones, the Manila sugar king and
merchant prince, has arrived the En-
press of India, en- route to London, his al
legged mission being to represent to the
British Foreign Office the hopes and wishes
of the Philippine commercial community.
Jerome Jones, his travelling companion from
Manila says that business on the island
must stand still until assurance is given
that some strong foreign power will assume
control of the destinies of the islands, the
residents, if successful in throwing off the
yoke of Spain, being too incompetent and
unstable for effective safe government. A
strong party in Japan is said TO be trying
hard to force Premier Ito into the affairs
of the island, making community of inter-
ests and contiguity of territory an excuse
for Intervention. 1t is declared, however,
that Ito declines to interfere and threat
Residents of Manila, who have arrived in
Victoria, declare that weeks before the dec
laration of war the Philippine insurgents
had assurance of American support and i'm
mediately resumed hostilities with arms and
ammunition secretly obtained from Japan.
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NEW SPANISH CABINET
SENIOR SAGASTA FINALLY SUCCEEDS
IN FORMING ANOTHER MINISTRY.
CASTILLO Given the Foreign Affairs
Portfolio and GirOn Made Minister
of ColOnies-May BE ShOrt-Lived.

MADRID, May 1.-THE new Spanish
Cabinet has been formed as follows
President of the Council of Ministers
Senior PraxedeS SagaSta.
Minister of Foreign Affairs-Senor Leon
Castillo.
rea.
Minister of Marine-Senor Aunon.
Minister for the Colonies-Senor Romero
Giron.
Minister of Finance-Senor Lopez PUG
cerver.
Minister of the Interior-Senor F. r. Cap
depon.
Minister of Justice-senor c. Orchard.
Minister of Public Instruction-Senor
GamaZo.
Senior Sagasta submitted the names of the
ministers to the Queen Regent during the
day and the Cabinet officers were sworn in
this evening. The premier will act as for
eign minister pending the arrival here of
Senior Castillo.
Praxedes Matso Sagasta, the premier, is
the leader of the Liberal party. He was
born in 1927, is an engineer by profession,
and has been in public life since 1854. In
1870 he was appointed minister of state and
later he became president of the Council.
Under the presidency of Marshal
Serrano. in 1874 Sagasta was sue
cessively minister for foreign affairs, min
lister of the interior and president of the
Council Of Ministers. When the Cabinet of
Senior Canovas del Castillo was over
thrown early in 1881 Sagasta and
Marshal Martinez de Campos, by
a coalition, came into power, and re-
manned in Office until October, 1888. Sagasta
was again in power in 1885 and in 1885, and
in 1895 his Ministry resigned and was sue
ceeded by that of Senior Canovas del Castil-
10. The latter, after his assassination, was
temporarily succeeded as premier by Gen.
Azcarraga, the then minister for war, after
which SeEOr Sagasta again came into
power.
Senior Leor Castillo, the new Spanish
minister for foreign affairs. was, until his
appointment. Spanish minister at Paris.
Lit. Gen. Miguel Correa Y Garcia, the min
lister for war, succeeds himself. He is an
artillery officer, and was formerly governor
general of the Balearic islands.
Senior Vicente Romero Giron, the new
minister for the colonies, was minister of
justice in the last Cabinet. He is a we'll
known lawyer.
Senior Joaquin Lopez Puigcerver, the new
minister of finance, succeeds himself. He
has previously been minister of the interior,
minister of public works and minister of
agriculture.
Senior Trinitario Ruiz Capdepon, the new
minister of the interior succeeds himself.
He was minister of the colonies under Sa-
oaSta in 1888
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ARMY NOMINATIONS.
Short List of Appointments Sent to
the Senate by the President.


WASHINGTON, May 1S.-The President
to-day sent these nominations to the Senate:
To be inspector general. with rank of
major-John Gevans, of South Carolina.
To be commissary of subsistence with rank
or captain-James Edward Cathou, of New
York, James f. Jenkins. of Wyoming.
To be assistant adjutants general with
rank of captain-Harry S. New of Indiana
Haliman p. Young of New York. Fred K
Buherotis District of Columbia.
Fourth United States Cavalry, for inspector
general of volunteers, with rank of major.
Harry - New, of Indiana, Haliman p.
Young. of New York, and Fred K.
Buherotis, District of Columbia, for assist
ant Quartermaster with rank of captain.
George II. Kolker to be appraiser of mer-
chandise at Cincinnati
The rush for army and navy appointments
was on again to-day. The long list of nom
nations yesterday only served to whet the
appetite for these offices and the pressing
of candidates for them is the mission of the
majority of those who go to the President
nowadays. To-day senators and repre-
sentatives were slow in arriving at the
White House, but before the day was over
they thronged the building Senator Baker,
of Kansas, was the first who came to talk to
the President to-day and while he was with
him others began gathering in the anteroom.
Representative Curtis, of Kansas, who has
been interchangeable of late in urging the
claims of Kansas to army billets, and Rep
reSentative Curtis, of Iowa, who also wants
an Iowan given an important appointment,
were both on hand early. Secretary of State
Day left his desk early and after looking
up some official matters in another branch
of the government. was with the President
in close consultation, bringing large batch
is giving careful consideration to all APP
pointmentS.
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CUBANs WILL NOT sTARyE.
Raising Plenty Of Food, If Senior Book
Speaks the Truth

SDeAAs the Truth.
KEY WEST. Fla, May 1S-Senor G. Book.
the wealthy Havana cigar marchant. who
IS waiting here for permission to go to
Havana on the German steamer PoIaria
denies the stories of the suffering and
starvation of the people in the large Cuban
towns. He claims to have over 600 men
working on his tobacco plantations and. in
cidentally, raising food enough for them
selves and a large community besides
Senior Book says he is informed as to the
real situation and can set as many more
men at work raising food stuffs whenever
needed. The farmers who are raising prod
uee for the Spaniards he explains. are
armed and protected by the government
and he asserts that the present blockade
cannot starve Havana or any other part Of
Cuba into surrender in hundred years
When asked what was becoming of the
Cuban population meanwhile he shrugged
his shoulders and remarked: 1.-The stories
of the burned fields and desolated farms
between Havana, Sagua la Grande and
Metanzas, told by American investigators.
were true when written but a fortnight
puts those farms in working order when
protected by the government and we are
raising crop every forty days. The island
win be captured by the United States; the
force against US is too great, but it will
be many months yet. am a German. Yes,
am also Spaniard. but I wish 1t were all
over tomorrow. Yet 1t will never be ended
as the war is now being carried on. Twenty
thousand American troops landed there can
not take the island. 1t is not like the
Philippines. The pie of Cuba are armed
~ the government and they will fight How
soon / go I do not know; 1 wait now for
permission. I know the situation and am
not afraid Of starvation In Havana.
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HEROIsM AT CIENFUEGos.
Submarine Cable Cutters Praised by
Commander McCaIla.

COMMANDER NAcOalAas
WASHINGTON, May 1S.--The department
also made public an abstract of the mail re-
port of Capt. McCalla, commander of the
Marblehead, describing the cutting of the
cables in Cienfuegos bay last Wednesday,
The main facts had been set out in the re-
port already made by telegraph, but a few
new interesting details are included in the
abstract, which is as follows:
AT the recent action off Cienfuegos,
Lieutenant Switzerland commanded the
Eagle, Lieutenant Winslow the steam
launches and sailing launches from the
Nashville and Marblehead, with Lieutenant
f. A. Anderson second in command. There
were four boats used and their orders were
to drag for and cut the cables off Cienfue-
COS, under the protection of the guns of the
Nashville and Marblehead. An infantry and
cavalry force posted about the lighthouse
was first driven from their position by the
guns Of the Nashville and Marblehead. The
four launches then dragged for and sue
ceeded in cutting the cables, while the light
mouse was destroyed by the guns A small
n-shore cable was found, but an infantry
Iorce with Maxim gun, at distance of
only Lou yards. kept up such a hot fire as to
prevent this cable being grappled, particu-
larry as the enemy had retreated in the gull
hes and raVines where they could no longer
De reached by the fire from the ships. The
enemy having finally concealed themselves
IN the lighthouse and opened fire on the
boats from that point, the ships opened fire
on the lighthouse and destroyed it. Lieut.
M1nsloW was wounded in the hand; Patrick
EteSan, private marine, was killed; Ernst
Suntzenicht. apprentice, has since died: six
other men were wounded. l cannot speak
IN 100 high praise of the officers and men en-
gagged IN the four boats in cutting the cables.
Their work was performed with the utmost
coolness and intrepidity under the most try
ing circumstances, and l shall later have
the honor to call attention to their conduct"
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THE CHARLESTON SAILS.
Leaves Mare Island Navy Yard on Her
Long Trip to Manila.

SAN FRANCISCO, May 1S.-The cruiser
Charleston got under way for Manila short
ly after 10 o'clock this morning. Statutes
were fired at Mare Island navy yard, and
the employees of the yard and citizens of
Vallejo who were assembled along the
shore vigorously cheered the departing
vessel. The compasses of the Charleston
were adjusted as she proceeded down the
bay, and no stop was made at San Fran
cisco. On the vessel are number of news
paper men. Among them are Langley
Jones, who has been ordered to Manila to
report movements of the United States
troops there for the Associated Press. The
Charleston was heavily loaded with am
munition for her own guns in addition to a
large supply of powder and projectiles for
Admiral Dewey's fleet. No troops were
carried on the Charleston, and she has no
room for more than her own crew, $50 men.
The cruiser was heavily loaded with coal,
but will not have much left when she
reaches Manila
Major General Otis, who arrived from
Denver last night, to-day assumed charge
of the organization, Quitting and the sail
ing of the troops bound for Manila. A few
alterations in the City of Peking's ar
rangements which have been decided upon
Will delay the departure VI TIE NSSSCl uilii
Saturday next When ready for sea the
Picking will carry four four-pound Hotch-
kiss rapid-fire guns, two being placed in her
bow and two in her stern. She is being
prepared for the reception of 1,40O enlisted
men ~ army officers, 8 navy officers and 112
sailors The latter, with their officers, are
to man the Spanish ships captured by Ad-
miral Dewey.
Work on the transports City of Sydney
and Australia is proceeding in very
leisurely manner. The former vessel is
being coaled and painted, and a few car
penters are at work in her interior, but that
is all. Unless a force of mechanics is put
to work on her at once the vessel Will not
be ready to leave for week or more. The
Australia is less in need of repairs ana
alteration than the other vessel
There are now nearly four thousand men
camped at the Presidio, and nearly as
many more will be here by the middle of
next week The Second Battalion of the
Oregon volunteers, under command of Col.
Summers. arrived here to-day from Port
land They are better equipped than any
of the soldiers that have arrived here from
other States.
Special notices to Pacific coast mariners
were issued to-day by the photographic
service to the effect that all the principal
ports on the Atlantic seaboard have been
mined with torpedoes, and warning has
been given to captains of vessels that an
infraction of the laws may result In the
shore batteries opening fire on the intruding
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EXPECTS THE SPANISH FLEET.
ued signal on Moro Castle for Adj
miral Cervera's BENEFIT.


NEW YORK, May 1s.-The Herald this
morning publishes the following Cuban adj
vices. sent via Key West: The Spanish
fleet is expected in Havana. For the last
Two nights Moro Castle light. which ha c
not been burning since the blockade CON-
menced, has blazed a red signal to guide the
Spanish war ships into the barbor Some
information regarding the movements of the
neet has reached General Blanco This in
FORMATION must have come from Madrid
Tor the news of the sighting of the Cane
verde fleet off the coast of Venezuela could
scarcely have penetrated Havana bv last
sunday yet on that day General Blanco
caused 1t to be officially announced to his
soldiers and to the people of Havana that a.
powerful fleet with reinforcements and sup
paes mad eluded the American fleet and
was approaching. This news was brought
py Cuban scout picked up in a rowboat
near CoJlmar on Sunday night, who brought
Jul the information to the blockading
squadron under cover of darkness and then
%eturned 10 land. General Blanco evidently
eApects the Spanish fleet to round the west
sIh END OF the harbOr and enter Havana
an the night, there to land Supplies and
troops ana prepare for the battle with the
Dlockading squadron. ~
a lesePortS OF the presence of the Spanish
slSeI IN these waters have greatly strength
eneI the courage of Blanco's soldiers. whose
Splits We're beginning to droop under the
Sonvlctlon that Spain had abandoned them
70 their fate. Increased activity and prena-
ratlons for desperate defense are noticeahIe
all along the coast
dlspatch to the Herald from Havana
says: Colonel Rodriguez has routed in the
Sarmen hills, near Guines, combined forces
S on feoels aggregating four hundred men.
1ney were dispersed, leaving MANY killed
and wounded. About two hundred bodies
We're picked up. It is asserted that among
n Iia N,1I,
identified. Many horses weapons and SIM
pies were captured at Guines, and MANY
GOOD soldiers among the insurgents have
since sworn allegiance to the government"
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MISS MULLER SAVED.
An American missionary Rescued
from BlOOdthirsty Africans.

LONDON, May 1S.-Mail advices received
here to-day from Freetown, the capital of
the British colony of Sierra Leone, West
Africa, give details of the rescue of Miss
Muller, an American missionary, who was
alone in the mission house in the Sherboro
district when it was invaded by natives in
rebellion against the hut tax. Terrible ex-
periences are recounted by the advices. For
three days there was awful bloodshed
throughout the town, while the natives
were engaged in the work of massacre and
destruction. A boats crew from a British
war ship just reached the mission house in
time to rescue Miss Muller. A number of
the natives, frightfully besmeared with the
blood of earlier victims, had already sur
rounded the mission when the soldiers ap-
peared on the scene.
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TAMPA, Fla, May 1S.-Brigadier General
Ludlow, of the engineering corps, to-day
made a tour of inspection of Tampa bay.
He was accompanied by two engineers of
the government service and plans will be
evolved looking towards the establishment
of proper protection of channels leading to
Port Tampa, where extensive coal and sup
ply depots have been established The ad-
Visibility of erecting Notifications on the
sand keys in the bay also will be con-
sidered.
Colonel Aragon. an agent of Weyler. is
said to be IN Tampa. He was recognized
Washington, now here. to observe the oper-
atoms of the army. Secret service agents
have the man under surveillance, and his
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Crusader Roosevelt.
The Criterion

Some there are inclined to sneer at Theo-
sstant secretary of the navy, where his
services were of the greatet value TO the
country. And, indeed, his act would seem
akin to selfishness, were it not whispered
that he had made himself too strong a
power in the department to suit the fancy
of it's chief.
There is something humorous in the idea
of a man of forty-three, growing large
about the girth and the father of six chill
dren, raising troop of cowboys, hunting
its second in command to fight the Span
lard Mr.. Roosevelt is not lacking in a
sense of humor and probably sees himselr
anyone.
But Theodore Roosevelt is an anachron-
ism. he belongs not to the, dawn OF the
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Prussinn Dict Closed.

BERLIN, May 1S.-The Prussian Diet was
closed to-day by Emperor William in per-
son at Royal Castle. His Majesty read his
speech, which was wholly devoted to in
ternal affairs. He concluded with saying;
Eat the end of the tenth year of my reign
am sincerely grateful to the Diet for hav-
welfare of the people. derive therefrom
confidence that, with Gods assistance, ii
attained and to do justice to fresh and ever
increasing tasks, the accomplishment OF
which the welfare Of the fatherland re-
quires."
The Emperor left the hall amid enthusi-
astic cheers, and afterwards inspected the
Alexandria Guards. His Majesty also gave
a luncheon at the castle in honor of the
Cars birthday.
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Harmony clnss Reunion.
/ to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal.
MORRISTOWN, Ind, May 1S.-Next Sun
day is the twenty-sixth reunion of the Mis-
souri, Harmony Glass, which was first or
ganzed among the young people of this vi
entity fifty-nine years ago. The reunions be-
gan in 1873 and have been held annually
ever since. On these occasions they meet to
sing again the songs of tteir childhood. The
class was once quite large, but now there
seventy to eighty-five, but they are just as
eager to meet and sing as if they were sixty
years younger. Large crowds are always
will be crowded.
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Saved from Disagreement.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal
NJEFFERSONVILLE, Ind, May 1s-M-s.
Peter Whitson, of Memphis, this county,
has submitted to an heroic operation to pre-
vent her husband being disfigured. She had
large patch of skin removed from her
thigh, which was grated on his face to
hide scar caused by burn. Whitson was
one of the men injured in the Pennsylvania
wreck at Columbus. While convalescing,
his physicians discovered that he was so
badly scalded that he would be disfigured
for life The only remedy was by the
grating process. This his wife insisted on,
and though her friends tried to dissuade he"
she was determined, and the operation was
performed. Her husbands face will show
but slight disfiguration VIXEN he entirely re-
covers.