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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-06
WORLDS RECORD BROKEN.
Greatest Match Cycle Race on Record
Won by Tom Linton.

PHILADELPHIA, July 6.-Twenty- EIGHT
new worlds records were established to-
night in the thirty-mile match bike race at
Willow Grove between Edouard Taylore
champion of France, and Tom Linton, the
Welsh wheelman, and, as a distinguishing
feature of the night the little Frenchman
succeeded in lowering the worlds record for
one hour, although he was defeated by Lin
ton in the match. The race tops all the per-
formances made by the speedy NIcDuffee,
of Boston. Taylore made the first mile in
LAC 3-5. At the second the records began to
go, Taylore still leading. He fell behind the
record in the third, but again topped it in
the fourth. From then on all records were
lowered, Linton taking the lead at the fifth
mile and holding it until the eighth. Tay-
lore then went ahead for all miles to the
twenty third, when the Welshman again
moved to the front until the end of the thir
tieth, winning the match race in SO minutes
and 10 seconds.
The performance of the men had been so
remarkable that the officials urged them
both to go ahead for the hours record. Lin
ton failed to understand the urgings and
dropped out. but the little Frenchman kept
calling on his PAGERS to speed faster, and
when one hour had been reached he had
covered distance of SO miles and 1853 yards.
90 miles ,0S6 yards, made by j. w. Stocks,
at the Crystal Palace, London, Sept. 81,
1897 Following is the table of the race by
T7oi1aS.
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wounded were dragged out of the death hail.
After each pause the men, undaunted,
pushed on, firing as they ran. When they
reached the trenches the latter were full
to the brim with the enemy's dead. The
Spaniards had fled over the summit of the
hills, but standing upon the bodies of their
fallen comrades there they remained fight
ing valantly to the end. They refused to
give way, but continued the work with
their Mausers, enfilading the American line
as it came over the trenches. One volley,
which a company of the Sixth Cavalry fired
under the direction of Lieutenant Short,
tumbled them forward on their faces. This
was the charge in which the Sixth, Third,
Ninth and Tenth Cavalry and Rough Rid
ers,' all dismounted, and in which the
Twenty-sixth, Sixteenth and Twenty-sec-
ond Infantry and the Seventy-first New
York were engaged led in person by Gen.
Hawkins. He was almost the first man on
the summit, standing there, sword in hand,
a target for bullets, cheering on his men.
Lieutenant Lyons of the Twenty fourth
Infantry, distinguished himself by deeds of
others.
After the trenches and redoubts were
taken came a bold attempt by the Spaniards
to recover them. This occasioned the
day When the Spaniards broke behind the
hills and passed between the reserves, who
came forward, a rush upon our GREATNESS
men, striking and breaking the line in sew
eral places, their impetuosity for several
minutes well nigh made cur boys WAIVER:
Then, rallying CALAMITY, they staggered
forward, carrying confusion into the enemy.
AS the Spaniards fled towards the city
they were shot down like rats. In all nine
teen Red Cross hospital flags fioated from
the buildings of Santiago during the day.
From at least two the firing was continuous
Several of our regiments became entangled
during the day in the bush and fired into
one another. The stragglers were excep-
tiOnallV few.
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THANKS FOR scHLEY.
Representatives Berry Wants the Hon
or Placed Where 1t belongs.

WASHINGTON. July Representative
Berry, of Kentucky, a member of the House
committee on foreign affairs to-day intro
duced the following resolution:
Joint resolution rendering the thanks OF
congress to Commodore Schley. United
States navy, and the officers and seamen
under his command:
. Resolved, That the thanks of Congress
and OF the American people are hereby ten
&dered to Commodore Schley, United States
navy, and the officers and men under his
conduct in destroying the Spanish fleet in
Cuban waters on the Sd Of July last"
The resolution was referred to the naval
affairs committee. Mr.. Berry, in speaking
of his resolution, said: Il propose that
the officer to whom the glory is due shall
be recognized. Schley is the real hero of
the incident. He and the brave band Of
officers and men under his immediate d.
rection are the ones who achieved the VIC
tory and all honor should be given them.
Sampson commands the fleet in those
waters, but it was Commodore SchIey who
was in command when Cervera and his
feet made the plucky attempt at escape,
and it was under Schley that every one of
that Spanish feet met its destruction.
Schley and his men have performed a nota-
BILE feat that will go down in history hand
in hand with that daring forcing of Manila
harbor by Dewey on May l. Congress
should be prompt in recognizing their serv-
ices. and there should be no delay in ten
dering its thanks and those of the country
to the real heroes at Santiago"
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REVOLUTION QUELLED.
sixty People Killed and 300 Wounded
at the ParaGuayan Capital.

WASHINGTON, July 5.-The State De-
partment has posted the following bulletin
"An official telegram was received yesteT-
day by the Department of State from Mon
tevideo announcing a military revolt
against the government of Uruguay at the
capital. in which many were killed and
wounded. Martial law has been declared,
and citizens are being called in defense of
the government, which is said to be holding
It's own, although a renewed attack by the
revolutionists is momentarily expected"
This evening advices were received by the
State Department from United States Min
lister Fitch, at Montevideo, that the revolu-
tioniSts had capitulated after a demonstra-
ton against the government lasting only
two days. The minister states that the
fighting was heavy while 1t lasted. sixty
persons being killed and about three hum
dred wounded.
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pital The hospital of the First Division was
established short distance west of General
Skaters headquarters. where by 10 o'clock
fully five hundred men had received medical
attention. Those seriously hurt were kept
near the hospital, the officers being placed
under two large palms. The men were
placed upon the ground around the tents
and made as comfortable as possible.
The ambulance corps proved very eff
fectual, and no wounded men are allowed
to remain on the field after dark. The pro-
visional hospital at Siboney received a large
number Of men, who all night long loitered
along the road from the front as best they
could. Wagons conveyed many, but others
preferred walking, and throughout the night
the road was filled with the wounded, who
moved slowly along the path leading down
to the seacoast.
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east but for the sighting of large trans
port fleet Off Siboney and the assurance
that a convoy Of war vessels was still with
the transports. AS a matter of fact there is
no war vessel larger than converted yacht.
except the New York, that could have OBJ
'assucted Admiral Cervera's escape east
ward. Naval men here are sure that the
Spanish vessels could have disabled or sunk
the New York and escaped had the east
ward course been chosen.
II was feared for a time by many that
some of the sailors and officers who swan
ashore from the Vizcaya, the Almirante
Oouendo and the Maria Teresa were killed
by the insurgents who were seen in the
chapparal near the beach. This could not be
verified at this writing, as no accurate esti-
mate of the loss to the Spanish fleet was
obtainable. 1t is claimed that one shell
killed one hundred men on the Vizcaya,
raking the vessel fore and aft.
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Americans Assaulted by Large
Force of Spnniards-Latter Repulsed.

Americans Assaulted by n Large
Force of Spaniards-Latter Repulsed.
Copyright, 1885, by the Associated Press)
SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Sunday, July g.
$50 a. M, per Associated Press dispatch
boat Dandy. to Port Antonio. Jamaica, via
Kingston, Monday, July A. II 80 p. m.-The
Spanish made desperate night attack upon
our left shortly before 10 o'clock Saturday
night. The assault was directed at the posi-
tion that had been carried by General
Kent's men. The Spaniards left the trenches
and charged across the open, striking heav-
lily upon General Wikoffs brigade, consist
ing of the Ninth, Thirteenth and Twenty
fourth. Infantry. They were reinforced by
heavy fire all along their line of guns
and batteries and succeeded in driving some
of our men from the trenches, but the heavy
1re the Americans in turn poured in stag
gered the Spanish line and sent it Keeling
backward with heavy loss. The Americans
had advanced from the trenches for the
hrst time and while the Spaniards were in
the open some of our Gatlings on the ex-
IRENE left did terrible execution. The cas-
ualties among our men were not heavy.
General Hawkins was shot in the foot.
Over two hundred additional wounded were
taken to the rear during the night. one
batch consisting of 12o
Under General Skaters orders the battle
was reopened at o'clock this morning
along the whole line. AT this writing the
sound or the firing is like the long roll of
machine guns, punctuated by the heavy
Doom of the Spanish batteries
The recruits We're ordered to the front to-
day. Our loss has now reached LOO killed
and wounded. Part of the night attack was
directly opposite to the station of the Third
and Sixth Cavalry. Captain Bowden of the
Inird Cavalry, went with a working party
at l a. m. to straighten the line of intrench-
ments between General Chaffees brigade on
TIE right and General Kent's division on the
@eft Whether there was an accident is not
known, but he FLASHED in the dark with the
Spanish, who were advancing in front of
the working party, and was obliged to re-
tire Rollo, of Troop E, was killed. and
Poole, of Troop E. was wounded. The Span
ish did not advance close enough to draw
the fire of the American main line. The ac-
ton lasted about eighteen minutes and went
on simultaneously at other points on our
front. The Spanish loss could not be ascer-
tanned.
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Prefers to Meet Kid Mccoy in a Fight
for $4,000 Side.

NEW YORK, July 5.-When Tom Sharkey
vanquished Gus Rubin last Wednesday
night at Coney island in less than round
he Historically shouted from the ring that
he would meet Fitzsimmons, Corbett, Nc
Coy or any other heavyweight in the world.
To-day the sailor pugilist through his new
manager, Tom G4Rourke, issued a challenge
to any heavyweight in the world, Kid Nc
Coy preferred, to box twenty or more
rounds for 5000 side before the club Of
fering the best inducements. To bind a
match he deposited 81 900 with a local morn
ing newspaper, and the challenge will re-
main open for ten days Sharkey says he is
anxious to meet Mccoy, and will box the
latter before the Hawthorne Club of Buff
falo, N. Y, with the understanding that in
case of police interference the whole purse
shall be paid over to Sharkey.
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Fired on WOunded>Mcn and Members
of the Ambulance Corps.

Copyright, 1898, by the Associated Press)
CENTER OF THE LINE, before Santa
go, July l delayed in transmission via
Kingston, Jamaica, July 4, l a. m)-One
feature of the fight which has aroused great
Indignation among the American troops is
the act of the Spanish in having sharp
shooters in the trees along the line of march
Of the American troops. OF course, if the
sharpshooters had fired on armed men they
would have done nothing more than might
have been expected, but one Spanish marks
man from his post fired Oh wounded men
and on men carrying the wounded to the
rear. Several members of the ambulance
corps were wounded in this manner and two
wounded men who were toilng along to the
rear were shot and killed. Some of these
marksmen were posted less than half a
mile from the American camp. Colonel Lis
combe, of the Twenty-fourth Infantry, said:
Il was fired on several times by men in
trees and six bullets flew very close to me-"
Later in the day a company of cavalry was
sent along 10 clear them out and the work
was effectively done.
The gallantry of the general officers was
conspicuous during the fighting Major
General Wheeler. who was seriously indis-
posed, the night before the battle. was
6uueflng from an attack or fever the
morning of the fight, but as soon as he was
aware that the United States troops were
likely to be engaged he ordered an ambu-
lance to convey him to the front His
surgeons attempted to dissuade him. but the
old general was obdurate, and. to the front
he went The ambulance once there, the
sound of fighting restored his breath and
in snort time he was calling for his horse
and personally directing his division in the
attack on the great redoubt.
General Hawkins. commanding the First
Brigade, First Division, was conspicuous
for the manner in which he exposed himself
to Spanish bullets. and it is marvellous how
redoubt on the hill by his command, aided
by detacbments from General Wheeler's di-
vision, he stood foT a long time on the sum-
nit of the redoubt watching the progress of
the fight. A heavy fire at times was con-
centrated on the spot where he was stand
ing. but, free from apparent fear, he sur
veyed the field of battle while the bullets
were whizzing past by hundreds.
Lieutenant Colonel Roosevelt was in
front OF his regiment throughout the day
and his boot heel was carried away by a
piece of shell.
The greatest care and attention was be-
slowed upon the wounded men, and all were
cared for in very short time after reach
ing the hospital. The hospital OF the Sec
ond Division was established on the field
Of battle as was also cavalry division hos
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NEGOTIATIONS WITH LINAREs.
Skaters @FruitIess Efforts to Induce
Spaniards to Surrender.

Sp1n1ar0S TO surrender.
Copyright, 1898. by the Associated Press.)
IN ADVANCE OF THE AMERICAN
LINES, one mile south of Santiago de Cuba,
July A. via Port Antonio, jamaica July 5,
per the Associated Press dispatch boat
Cynthia II, via Kingston, Jamaica, July 5,
a. MAT noon yesterday, acting under
instructions from Washington, Major GEN
eral Shafter, the commander of the Ameri-
can troops, sent letter to General Linares,
in command of the Spanish forces defend
ing Santiago. demanding the surrender of
the city. The message was delivered by Col.
Dorst. Three hours elapsed before the fir
ing could be stopped. General Linares re-
sponded promptly with an absolute refusal
to surrender. General Shafter at noon to-
day repeated his demand for the surrender
of the city and notified General Lnares
that unless Santiago surrendered hostilities
would be resumed at noon on Tuesday. Up
to this time General Linares has not re-
piled to the second request for the surren-
der of the city.
Conferences with the consuls of the
foreign powers have been conducted near
General Wheeler's headquarters. The con-
sulS said there were 81 600 men, women and
children, foreign subjects, in the city, and
they requested cessation of hostilities in
order to enable them to be removed outside
Santiago and to be placed under the pro-
lection of the United States This was
definitely refused by the American COM
mander, who declined to accept any such
responsibility. The consuls were told that
1T rested with them to insist on General
Linares surrendering.
The conference resumed at 9 o'clock
this morning, when the censuls expressed
grave doubts as to General Lnares's sur
render on account of the false kilograms
i'm regard to Spanish victories and yellow
fever among the American troops sent daily
to Madrid, which caused the SpaniardS to
think they dare not surrender and return
to Spain. However, the foreign consus will
demand the surrender of the city, but it is
doubtful whether they will prevail. All
things are submitted direct to Washington,
thus causing some delay. General Wheeler
telephones to General Shafter and the lat
ter over the military wire leading from his
tent to the cable station at Guantanamo
bay, communicates direct with Washington.
said at o'clock this afternoon no concu-
sion had been reached.
General Shafter denies the existence of a
general armistice under the white flag. 1t
was believed then that hostilities would re-
commence on Tuesday at IL o'clock before
which time the exodus of the 81 00O foreign
ers will be accomplished.
The British war ships Pallas and Alert
and the Austrian war ship Maria Teresa
have been allowed by Rear Admiral Samp-
son to enter the harbor of Santiago and
sci has already cleared for Kingston,
Jamaica.
The Spanish armored cruiser Cristobal
Colon has listed on her beam ends on the
rocks, and it is now practically impossible
to save her.
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A GENEROUS CONSUL.
He Is RObbing Himself to Pay Postage
Soldiers Letters.

Correspondence of the Associated Press Copy
right)
PORT ANTONIO, jamaica June 29-The
American soldiers in Cuba are having great
difficulty in getting their letters through to
the United States. Almost daily thousands
of letters are brought in here by the gov
eminent dispatch boats, but only for the
generosity and patriotism of United States
Consul Snyder, at this port, very few of
them would get through. The British pos
tai laws require that all letters sent out
from here must not only pass through Port
Antonio postofice, but must have the ia
maica-English stamps, which cost cents.
Most of the letters coming in here have the
United States stamp, but that goes for
nothing Nor will the authorities here al
low any ship to take the letters to an Amer
lean port unless they bear the jamaica
English stamp. The result of it all is that
the large bags and bundles of soldiers let
tiers are taken to Consul Snyder and from
his own pocket he pays the Jamaica postage
and sends them on to Baltimore, Phiadei-
phia, New York or Boston via one of the
Boston Fruit Company's steamers. Since
the troops landed in Cuba postage on SOL
diers' letters have cost Mr.. Snyder more
than his salary The postal authorities at
Washington have been appealed to, and it
is probable that some adjustment of the
matter will be made
full of soldiers letters as they come from
the fleet and the Cuban camps. AT least
two-thirds of the missives are addressed TO
Miss" or Mrs. perhaps the greater num-
Der to Mrs, for under this title come
both the mothers and wives. Many of the
letters bear no stamp. but are simply
marked soldiers letter. or ships letter. -
In the United States letters so marked
coming from military camp or from a war
ship would be carried to their destination,
the receiver being required to pay the post
age. But this is not the case in Jamaica.
The laws here will not even permit an
American boat to take letters in bulk to
an American port unless the full Jamaican
postage has been paid. Many of the let
tiers are addressed with lead pencil and now
and then one finds a little word tackled on
that tells something of what the contents
of the letter must be. Frequently the
words ITO my beloved wife, or ITO my
dear mother are seen on the envelope. Per-
haps there may be the symptom of just a
tinge of inconsistencies in this, but more
than all ii shows the closeness of the Amer
lean soldier to the American home. Occa-
sionally envelope is something of the
artistic. One envelope addressed to Dear
old mother in Arizona had a beautifully
drawn miniature of the landing of the
troops. Another had drawn in one corner
a pencil sketch of a cottage in Massachu-
sets to which the letter was to go.
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LULL IN HosTILITIEs.
Spaniards and Americans Had q
Chance to Look at Each other.

Chance to Look at Each Other.
Copyright 1885, by the Associated Press.)
AT GENERAL WHEBLERS HEAD
QUARTERS. Sunday, July 8, 4 p. M, via
Port Antonio Jamaica, and Kingston, July
4, p. m.-Shortly before noon to-day orders
were sent up and down our line to cease
firing, and exactly at 10 o'clock flag of
truce was raised above the rifle trenches
on San Juan hill. The Spaniards observed
the flag, and a few moments later Colonel
Dorst. of General Skaters staff, conveyed
across the disputed ground the following de-
mand for the surrender of Santiago:
ITO the commanding general Of the Span
ish forces in Santiago de Cuba-Sir:
nave the honor to inform you that unless
you surrender / shall be obliged to shell
foreign countries and all women and chill
dren that they should leave the city before
10 o'clock a. m, tomorrow. Very respect
fully, your obedient servant,
''W. r. SKATER,
Major General Commanding"
The enemy observed the flag of truce and
not a shot was fired until Colonel Dorst re-
turned AT first the men in the rifle pits
on both sides showed themselves gingerly,
but when they saw there was no danger all
climbed out OF their narrow quarters,
stretched their legs and surveyed one an
other curiously across the intervening VAL
leys.
Men who had been trying to pick each
other off for three days examined each 9TH
er's position ard made mental notes for
future use. Many of our officers examined
the line of the enemy carefully for masked
batteries and trenches.
A correspondent of the Associated Press
secured with glasses an excellent view of
the situation. Our trenches and rife pits
extend on the ridge of high ground bear
ing towards the city, from the San Juan
redoubt and sweep northward and west
ward.
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Cable to Santiago Open.

WASHINGTON, July 5.-The French ca
BILE via Haiti. used by the administration
in communicating with the army, is now
open for business to Santiago. This is in
accordance with information received by
Chief Signal Officer A. w. Greedy All mes
sages, however, are relayed at Playa del
ship of Lieutenant Colonel Allen, of the sig
nal service, before being allowed to pro-
coed either WaV
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NEW YORK, July 5.-The central cable
Office of the Western Union Telegraph Com
pany, at II 80 this morning, issued a notice
to the effect that its cable operators at
the city of Santiago de Cuba have gone
aboard a British gunboat.
KINGSTON, Jamaica, July 5.-The opera
tors on the West India and Panama cable
station at Santiago de Cuba have suspended
business on account Of the fighting there
Communication with Santiago via Kings
ton, consequently, is closed, but not with
Cuba The cable to Santiago had been con-
nected with Cienfuegos by the Santiago
cable. and the line from here is now work
ing to Cienfuegos, and direct thence to Ha-
VaQa.
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NEW YORK, July 5.-Miss Gertrude
Lytton daughter of Henry c. Lyttcn. of
Chicago. was married to-day in ST. Pat
rick's Cathedral to August Benziger, the
famous artist. The ceremony, which was
witnessed by immediate relatives only was
performed by Archbishop Corrigan. Among
the prominent persons in America and Eu-
rope whose portraits have been painted by
August Benziger are President Mckinley,
Vice President Hobart, General Miles,
Richard Croker, Bishop Cheney of Illinois.
his Holiness, Pope Leo XIII, and Brahm.
the composer.
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Christian Endeavorers Gathering

NASHVILLE, Tenn. July 5.-Many dele
deavor convention, which will meet to-
morrow and continue in session until July
IL, have arrived. The weather is pleasant
good rains having fallen yesterday The To-
cal committees have completed all arrange
ments for the reception and entertainment
of the visitors. The convention will be one
of the most important ever held by the
Christian Endeavorers.