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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-21
DEATHS ON THE RELIEF
SURGEON BRADLEY'S REPORT To
THE WAR DEPARTMENT.
Sick and COnvalescent Soldiers from
FernandiHa Now at Fort Thomas
Not One Death on the Way.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20.-The War De-
partment tonight posted the following dis
patch. dated Brooklyn. from Surgeon Brad
ley, in charge of the hospital ship Relief,
giving the names of those who died on the
Relief during her last passage:
Lawrence S. Smith, major and surgeon,
United States volunteers, on the llth Re
mains turned over to his brother at this
port on the 18th.
Thee. Bronson, private, Second Wisconsin,
on the 10TH
corps, United States army, on the 11th
Aaron A. Sullivan, private, Fifth United
States Cavalry on the 18th.
Philip Kopp, corporal, Sixteenth Pennsyl-
vania, on the 18th.
These four were buried at Ponce, Porto
Rico.
Irving w. Campbell, corporal, Third Illi-
nos, on the 14th; buried at sea.
John S. Barney, private, Sixteenth Penn
sylvania, on the 18th; buried at sea.
Richard NJ. Stevens, civilian. packer quar-
termaster's department, on the 18th; buried
at sea.
Royal Young, private, Nineteenth United
States Infantry, on the 18th; buried at sea.
William w. Reed, private, Fourth Ohio,
on the 18th; buried at sea-
Holland E. Thompson. private, hospital
corps. United States army, on the 10th;
D9 Charles es NJ. Ward, private, Sixteenth
Pennsylvania. on the 18th; buried at sea.
Leslie r. Brown, private, Sixth Illinois,
on the 18th; buried at sea.
George G Warden. quartermaster scr, ser.
buried at sea.
John W. Clark, private, Ninth United
States Infantry, on the 18th; remains sent
to Fort Hamilton, N. Y, for burial.
Otto Mskel private, Second Wisconsin,
on the 10Th; remains delivered to depot quar-
termaster, New York, for burial.
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Praise for Colonel Hay.

LONDON, Aug. N.--The Observer this
morning publishes an article eulogizing Col.
Hay, the retiring American ambassador.
The Observer says: Colonel John Hay.
among his friends of all degrees, may be
succeeded, but he cannot be replaced. He
came a little nearer the American ideal by
his accomplishments and characteristics
than did his predecessor.
Discussing the question of his successor.
the Observer saws: Mr. Chauncey Depew
is so universally available and represents so
faithfully some of the most considerable in
terests of his country that, until his estab-
lishment at some embassy. his name will
periodically appear as favorite. Both Mr.:
Depew and Mr. Reid are known in England
as incapable of disconcertment, national or
International National patriotism and cos
mopoitan knowledge are possessed by Mr.
Reid ana Mr.. Depew in equal quantities: In
neither has international veneer overlaid
the active genius of the citizen of the re-
public"
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DUCKING FOR SOLDIERS
STEAMER LIGHTER LAURA SUNK IN
THE HARBOR OF SANTIAGO.
$50 Men of the 33d Michigan RegI-
No Lives LOst-Rowdy Troops.

SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Aug. 2O.-This
afternoon the steam lighter Laura struck a
rock near the steel pier and sank in ten
feet of water. AT the time of the accident
she had on board $50 men of the Thirty
third Michigan Regiment who were on their
way to the transport Harvard. No lives
were lost. but an exciting scramble for the
shore took place in which many of the men
fell in the shallow water. The Harvard will
leave Tomorrow The cruiser Prairie ar
rived this afternoon and will be used as
transport.
General Shafter and the sick soldiers who
are under the care of physicians will leave
on Monday on the transport Mexico.
The civil authorities of San Luis, the
western terminus of the railroad. report
acts of rowdyinsm and the insulting Of
women by members of the battalion of the
Eighth Illinois which is stationed there. 1t
is said that the soldiers are worse than the
Spaniards. The people assert that all dis
cipline is ignored. The chief offenders have
been imprisoned.
The embarkation of the Spanish troops at
Santiago will be completed tomorrow
There is much complaint regarding the
mail service. No mail has been received in
ten days
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and brilliantly decorated On leaving the
train the Emperor proceeded on horseback
to triumphal arch at the castle gate.
where the chief burgomaster delivered an
address of welcome 10 his Majesty. En-
pcror William, replying to the address said:
i thank you, worshipful burgomaster
for your cordial words am not stranger
III your city. When here, as boy, con-
expressed. The holy Roman empire of the
German peoples fell because il was not
built a national foundation Its deca-
dence was due to lack of patriotism and CO.
out of a strongly felt nee| If union and of
a common head and rear tseif upon the
basis of love for fatherla | am further
determined to preserve wit | my strength
which is so dear to us. This | shall only be
able TO do If we succeed in maintaining our
prestige with our neighbors. To this end
the harmony and cooperation of all the
German race and all German individuals Is
necessary.
II rejoice to see how beautifully May
ence has developed. You may be assured y
shall always feel a warm interest in your
future. and shall do in your behalf all that
lies in my power, so that you may be aDle.
interruptedly, to live in civil accord, con-
duct your trade and cultivate your vine
yard. / shall always be mindful of the fact
that it was from the house of my dear
cousin, where / arm now a guest, that my
grandfather started on his westward march,
during which, with a firm hammer stroke
he welded the German empire. l thank
you for your friendly reception and Tor
these beautiful decorations / beg also to
thank you, my felow-citizens."
Emperor William then shook hands with
the burgcmaSter amid the cheers OF the mul-
titude and rode off to the reviewing ground.
Considerable excitement was caused here
last evening by the arrest of five French
men, who were making anti-German DEM
onStration
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which Will not be accessible to the average
reader. but in the present crisis some facts
about this most expensive book in the
world may be OF general interest.
The book to which | refer is the official
history of the civil war. Before it is final
y completed i Will have cost our govern
book in the world ever cost one-tenth of
this enormous sum. Rare editions of Dick
ems Thackeray or Dante cannot touch this
history in the matter of cost. 1t Is true
that the history is composed of liz vol
umes of massive proportions, out that does
not alter the fact that 1T is one continuous
story-p-actically one book.
This latest reminder to us of the enor-
nous expense of war is probably justified
by circumstances, for its publication brings
out clearly all the details of the war ac-
cording to the latest reports from leading
participants on both sides. and 1t will tend
TO settle definitely disputed points of that
great historical drama. The official his
tory Will be complete and authoritative and
all future writers must appeal 10 1t as
final resort. The atlas which accompanies
the book contains III plates, illustrating the
important forts. campaigns and battletieldS
These pictures are nearly all taken from
photographs. and are not the ideal concep-
tons Of an artist. Therefore they have the
The printing and binding of this expen-
sive book has cost the government over
million dollars up to date, while more than
another million has been spent in salaries.
rent and stationery for the purchase of
photographs and private papers of individ-
uals. The work is not yet finished. but in
taking may be looked for in all of the lead
ing libraries Less than 100, COO copies will be
printed at first, for It is not expected that
the demand for it will be enormous. While
the book will be authoritative it will con-
tain much that is very dry and uninterest-
ing to the average reader and hence will
never be very popular.
In one consecutive history may be found
all the war material and reports of conf
m anders of armies. corps brigades and reg
iments deposited in both the federal and
Confederate state archives AS both sides
of the struggle win have free representa-
ton in the work, history cannot be said to
be partial. South as well as North tells
its own story. AS the joint production of
the two great sides in that war ii will make
for better understanding between these
two sections of our country. 1t will be
book that whole-one and indiyisible-
nation can contemplate with pride and hon.
or. Even though it cost $3.O00,O0O it will
more than repay the seemingly enormous
outlay, for it will leave for future genera
tions a complete, impartial account of our
greatest national struggle, thereby pre-
venting biased opinions and prejudices from
being handed down.
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SICK AND coNvALEsCENT.
Over One Hundred Brought from Fer
nandina to Fort Thomas.

FORT THOMAS, KY, Aug. pa hospital
train of thirteen cars which started Thurs
day night from Fernandina, Fla. arrived
with 101 sick and convalescent soldiers from
the Seventh Army Corps. They were con-
valescents and those suffering from milder
forms of typhoid fever and malarial all
ments. Fifty others listed to come here
were too far gone to risk the journey and
were left at Fernandina- There was not d
death on the trip, and, though some are
very weak it is believed nearly all who
arrived will recover In the following list
all are enlisted men except those otherwise
designated:
First Ohio--Howard Henon, Burdett, Hill,
Joseph Beel.
SIxty-first New York-James Mare
Second New York-William Brew, Violar
First Florida-Edson Way, William Wal
ton, Edward Gibson, Samuel Cooley, James
T. Hamton, James W. McClean ODE ID.
Byrd, Charles Medary tband), Louis Lanier.
Granville Lefeyer Thomas Mclaughlin NC.
Second Carbohydrates Jenkins, william
Third Cayalry-John Nepp. William Nor
gan, David c. Il. Cahill, Frank M. Pratt.
Uriah Davis, Thomas F. Collins, Blackford
Schrover, Charles Matthews, Otta Haas.
George H Forest, Robert Carscadin.
Hospital Corps, U. S. V.-Charles Milliner.
Edward c. Searcy, Arthur r. Reynolds,
Hugh c. Maxwell
Third Ohio-Roy Fl. Brown. John III: Leh-
man William Tuthil Charles Capllnger,
Charles Webb, Homer II. Furnas. Charles
Kuhns Emery c. Sarver. Harry Fisher
Charley Carey, Thomas Hartzler, Charles
Royan (band), Reuben Luckey, William
LSchs. :.
Fourth Ohio-John w. West, Ralph NJ.
Thayer Charles Briggs, William A. Fay
Fred M. Calkins. William j. Cowan Car
ence c. Lever, Charles Kilinger, Ernest j.
McRoberts, Henry w. Keloh, Ernest t.
LeCdy
Sixty-ninth New York-Louis Quinn, Jo-
seph w. Mccarthy, John Maddox, James
T.. Connolly.
First Ohio-Fred Berky (band), Washing
ton Pollen. Hugh Palmer.
Fifth Ohio = Arthur G. Mcintyre, Kay
Beattie Fred H. Greenwood, Russell Bas-
sett Frank Carthra, Gilbert Blakely. Jo-
seph r. Wright. Second Lieutenant Edgar
G. Martin. Sergeant Major John Nj. Com
stock Quartermaster Sergeant Edward
Walters. Ray E. Webb, Roy Waterbury.
Albert Wilton.
Sixth Infantry-James w. Broyles, Osa
T.. Wardlow. Alvin {. S!eeth
Twentieth Infantry-Wililam Nj. German.
Thirteenth Infantry-Jacob Rieman.
Second Infantry-Kelly Mills.
Third Infantry-Charles w. SchiewetZ
Second New York-George Rich, Frank G..
Ritchie. William II. Pennoyer. Charles b.
Moore George Lowrenie Eugene b. Prindle.
Second Cavalry = William K. Compton,
Carl Farrell (band), John H. Kahl, Patrick
Rafferty,. KenEard Baghott
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SPANS COMMISSIONERS.
Castillo, MOret, Merry Del Val and
General Cervera.

MADRID. Aug. H-The Madrid CORE
6pondeEt of the Sunday Times says: 1.-The
country is still without official news of what
IS happening in the colonies The only in
tellisence the public receives is contained
in a few meager press kilograms which have
been allowed 10 pass the censorship.
Great surprise and Indignation have been
produced by the news of the attack upon
and tie fall Of Manila Nothing is known
as to the conditions that led to the surren-
der of the town. Agitation is growing among
the Independent classes without distinction
of politics.
Serious rumors concerning Cuba are cur
rent, and cabegrams are said to have been
received from General Blanco, saying he
fears the volunteers will incite the Spanish
Cuban population to revolt against the
peace conditions.
The battle ship Pelayo and the armored
cruiser Emperador Carlos have been or
dered to cruise along the northern coast
for time. landing the Santiago troops at
Vigo and Santander
THE evacuation of Porto Rico will begin
in September but it is not expected that
the embarkation of the Cuban troops will be
commenced before December.
1.-The peace commission will be composed
of Senior Leon v Castillo the Spanish am
hassador TO France Seniors Moret and
Merry del Val and General Cervera."
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a WAR OF RETALIATION
NATIVES OF PORTO RICO THREATEN
VENGEANCE ON sPANIARDS.
Horrible Outrages Reported to Have
Been COMMUNICATION. Miles Con-
fers with General Macias.

PONCE, Porto Rico, Aug. 20.~General
Miles returned to his, headquarters here this
evening. He was greatly pleased by the APP
pearance Of the troops at the front He
witnessed the target practice by the SOL
diers and was present at flag raising at
General Wilson's camp this morning, which
was accompanied by music and cheers.
While at the front General Miles commune
Gated with General Macias regarding the
depredations committed between the lines.
General Macias replied courteously and they
jointly agreed to apprsenend the offenders
near their respective lines. General Ma
cias said the Spanish troops would begin
retiring shortly A commission for Porto
Rico will meet as soon as General Gordon
can reach here. 1t is believed that the ex-
listing turmoil will cease upon the evacua-
ton of the island by the Spanish.
The heavens in the direction of Yacuo and
Juana Diaz appeared to be ablaze last night,
and half dozen big fires have been re-
ported, but no details have been received.
The fires were probably the work of ma
tives engaged in destroying Spanish prop
erty.
A small riot occurred here this morning
adjoining General Miles's headquarters, but
the disturbance was quickly quelled, Col.
Clouse, of General Mles's staff, dispensing
bowling mob of Spaniards by fiourlshing
his revolver. .s
A war of retaliation against the Spanish
residents of the island within the American
lines is Observation-Disclosures for the hor-
rible outrages committed by the Spanish
troops at GALES, where over eighty persons
are said to have been matcheted by the
soldiers The revolving details of the butch
cry of men and women, the ravishing of
young girls and nameless mutilations have
stirred cry for vengeance.
Early this morning the natives burned the
town of Gotta, seven miles from here. The
Spanish residents fled for their lives.
Throughout the surrounding country the
Spaniards are terror-stricken and are APP
pealing to the Americans for protection.
The shops kept by Spaniards here which
were opened after the signing of the peace
protocol have been closed again through
fear OF the rioters
To-days editions of two papers, which
HISTORICALLY demanded vengeance and the
expulsion of all Spanish-born residents,
were suppressed by the military authorities,
who are doing all that 1t is in their power
to do to allay the fears of the Spanish in
habitants.
Captain Evans, the provost marshal. with
two companies of the Nineteenth Infantry
at his command, has doubled the provost
guard, but the military have Difficulty in
preventing individual cases of persecution.
The natives who are formenting the troops
are of the lowest classes, and many of them
are criminals. Over twenty-five of the ring
leaders in the disturbances have been ar
rested.
The report that the Concho arrived here
yesterday was an error.
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General BIancO to BE Spared the HUI
initiation of Turning the Island
over to the Americans.
VIEWS OF SENIOR SILVELA
HE THINKS THE CORTEs SHOULD BE
CONVOKED At ONCE.
Spanish Members of the Peace Conn
Enthusiastically still Severe
and Little News Printed.

MADRID, Aug. pa Cabinet minister
who was interviewed by a representative
OF the Associated Press this evening said
1t was certain that Captain General Blanco
would not hand over Cuba to the Amer
teams, since he had expressed a desire not
to do so. The minister pointed out that the
evacuation of Cuba would occupy a long
time, and that the protocol stipulated no
period for the evacuation of the island, but
only that the labors of the commission
should begin within ten days after the sign
ing of the protocol. General Blanco, the
minister said, could leave Cuba during the
conferences of the commission, still retain
ing his offices. Blanco's attitude was a pa
ciic one. The same member of the Cabinet
said that the meeting of the Cortes was not
discussed at the council to-day, but that the
members. we're agreed regarding the ques-
tion. The work of the peace commission,
he asserted, would not commence until
after the closing of the chambers.
Senior Silvela, the Conservative leader, ex-
presses the views of that party on the cap
ture of Manila in the following statement:
THE capture OF Manila in no wise affects
the rest of the archipelago, and the Cortes
should be summoned with urgency in or
der to prevent the world gaining the i'm
pICSSlOu lIldl spain has lOSI Hef sovereignty
in the Philippines. The Liberal party
should conclude peace, but the Sagasta Cab
met cannot effect the task If the Queen
Regent tenders him an invitation Senior Sill
Vela is disposed to accept Office.
El Liberal, in an article headed peace
Without Fruits says: THE government is
beginning to be frightened by it's own handi-
work, and it has gained nothing by impos-
ing silence on the press. Parliament and
public ought to be informed fully as to the
progress of events, so that the Spanish peo-
pie will not be driven to accept the wild
rumors that come from abroad. We are
now entering a period most difficult and
perilous and it may have in store for Spain
fresh disasters greater than those of the
past"
The government has accepted the resigna-
ton of the governor general of the Cana
ries, General Manzano. His successor has
not yet been appointed.
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Knew what He Wanted.

New York Weekly.
Customer want some kind of door
spring one that won't get out of order
Hardware Dealer-A door spring?
Customer--Yes. and one that won't require
the strength of an elephant to open.
Dealer-Hem,
enough to bring the door all the way 10
and not leave it swinging couple OF inches'
Dealer-I see.
Customer-And when the door closes l
don't want 1t 10 ram shut like cataput,
with jar that shakes the house from us
foundation
Dealer-Yes You want one that will bring
the door all tho way to and yet do II gentiy.
Customer-Thats the idea. But | don
want any complicated arrangement that re-
quires skilled mechanic to attend 10 H.
Deaier-No of course not. You want
something simple. yet strong and e1ectlNe.
Customer-That's the talk: something
that can be put on or taken oft easily.
something that will do it's work quietly YET
thoroughly. and won't be eternally getting
out of order.
Dealer--I see. / know exactly what you
want sir, just exactly.
Customer-Well. show me one.
Dealer-We don't keep door springs.
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MASTERING OUT.
Concluded from First Page)

Major Mitchell had as his counsel Captain
Teare of the Fourteenth Minnesota In
fantry, a prominent lawyer of Duluth.
The first of the proposed practice marches
for troops will be commenced Monday morn
ing. when the Third Tennessee and Eighth
New York will leave camp under Brigadier
General Colby with ten days ratiOns. for
Kensington, Ca, distance of twenty-five
miles These regiments will camp at three
or four different places, spending two or
three days at the most suitable location
When they return to Camp Thomas they
will have marched fifty miles.
The field day exercises OIL Snodgrass hill
to-day, for which preparations have been
in progress for some time, were witnessed
by practically the entire Camp Thomas
army and hundreds of civilians. The exer-
cises were the first of a series decided upon
by General Breckenridge to furnish sport
and diversion and athletic training for the
men. The officials, judges and timers were
all officers. Scores of soldiers participated
in the contests. Music was furnished by
the First Missouri band.
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The Mobile UnIoaded.

CAMP WIKOFF, Aug. 20.-The sick were
not all unoaded from the transport Mobile
last night and the work continued this
morning After all had been taken ashore
and transferred to the hospital. the well
soldiers of the Mobile were. landed. The
well men went to the camp of detention to
remain the usual period. TIE 416 men of the
Fourth Infantry who arrived on the trans
ports and the 4S8 men of the Twenty-fifth
Infantry, who reached Montauk on the Co
manche. have not yet landed. The men on
the Seneca are under the command of Major
Baker, while General Mckibben is in. COM
mand of the Comanche There was one
death from pneumonia on board the MOBILE
last night The victim was Second Sergeant
Rider, of Company E, Second Massachu-
sets Volunteers.
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Through the EIecsrophone.
ondon Nail.

LOnQOn MAIL.
Having derived considerable pleasure from
hearing the performances at the opera
through the electrophone. the Prince eN-
pressed a desire to hear the order OF divine
service Yesterday in one Of the metropolitan
churches by tie same electric medium.
Communication was established with 81.
Michaels Church. Chester square. where
Canon Fleming. Notwithstanding 70 his
Royal Highness. ofticiated BY this means
the Prince was enabled 70 hear distinctly
over a distance of two miles the whole OF
the morning service including the organ
music and the singing. The varying shades
of information were clearly disting,lishaDse.
The receiving instrument placed in the
church was in the shape of a book, which
was least likely to attract any person at
tention. -Sureiy this Is the very hour.
said Canon Fleming In her sermon. wnsn
all that the Prince of Wales has done ~
mis- hospital fund for the sick poor In al our
hospitals win come back % his own heart
IN blessing and rich comfort.
In the evening the Prince heard sacfs4
concert through the electrophone.
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 20.-The board of
medical officers to investigate typhoid fever
in the army camps will call the attention
of the proper commanding officers to any
unsanitary conditions which may exist at
the camps visited by it, and will make rec
concentrations with view to their proper
correction. The board to-day began it's la
bors at Camp Alger and after the investi-
cation there will proceed to the other points
which have been designated in the official
instructions. The list of camps selected for
Camp Thomas. at Chickamauga; Camp
Meade. at Middletown. Pa; Camp Wkoff.
at Montauk Point, l.. L.. and the camps at
Huntsville. Ala, Jacksonville, Fla. and
Fernandina Fla. The board may occupy a
month in its investigation.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal
PARIS. ILL.,, Aug. 2O.-Ross Lackey, cor
poral in Company H. Fourth Illinois volun-
tcers died at Jacksonville, Fla, Tuesday,
and was brought TO his home here and
buried to-day. The services swere held at
the opera house and were very impressive.
The local lodge Sons of Veterans. and the
High School Cadets, acted as an escort. and.
headed by band, marched to the cemetery
with the procession. This is the first death
that has occurred in the list of men who
went from here. although this town fur
niShed 135 men for the late war.