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MERRITT'S MEN.
Concluded from First Page

del Dueto, Ell Correo. Velasco and Island de
Mindanao (transportD
''Captured-Rapido and Hercules, tugs, and
several small launches.
II am unable to obtain complete account
or the enemys killed and wounded, but be-
lieve their losses to be very heavy. The
Rena Christina alone had 155 men killed, in
Guiding the captain, and ninety wounded. /
am happy to report that the damage done
to the squadron under my command was
inconsderable. There was none killed and
only seven men in tne squadron very slight
" wounded. Several of the, vessels
damage was of thE slightest and the squad
ron is in as good condition now as before
the battle.
doubt if any commander-in-chiefw was ever
served by more loyal efficient and gallant
under my command. Capt. Frank Wildes,
commanding the Boston, volunteered to re-
main in command of his vessel, although his
relief arrived before leaving Hong Kong.
Olympia, and Gunner j. G. Evans of the
Boston, also volunteered to remain after
conduct of my personal staff was excellent.
Commander 3. p Lamberton, chief of staff,
was volunteer for that position, and gave
me most efficient aid. Lieutenant Brumby,
flag lieutenant. and Ensign w. p. Scott, aid,
performed their duties as signal officers in a
highly creditable manner. The Olympia be-
ing short of officers for the battery. Ensign
H. H. Caldwell, flag secretary, volunteered
for, and was assigned to a subdivision of the
ANS-lIiCH battery. MI y. l.. SIckQey, Tor
merly an officer of the United States army,
and now correspondent of the New York
Herald, volunteered for duty as my aids,
and rendered valuable service.
i desire especially to mention the cool
ness of Lieut.. c. g. Calkins, the navigator
of the Olympia, who came under my per-
sonal observation, being the bridge with
me throughout the entire action, and giving
the ranges to the guns with ar accuracy
that was proven by the excellency of the
firing
ION May 2 the day following the engage
ment, the squadron again went to Cavite.
where it remains. IS On the 3rd the
military forces evacuated the Cavite arse
pal, which was taken possession of by a
landing party. On the same day the Raleigh
and Baltimore secured the surrender of the
batteries on Corregidor island. paroling the
garrison and destroying the guns. On the
morning of May the transport Manila
which had been aground in Bakor bay was
toWed off and made prize"
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MAY GO TO poRro RICO.
The One-Hundred-a
May Have Taste of War.


Special to the indianapolis Journal.
CAMP ALGER, Va. June 13.-To-day it
was stated on what was thought to be good
authority that the ne-hundred-and-hf fifty
ninth Indiana Regiment would be included
In the army that will be sent to occupy
Porto Rico.
Col. George w. Mccoy has filed the i'm
portant position of corps officer of the day
for the last twenty-four hours.
The health of the regiment is still good
although there are great many men ex-
cused each day from drill on account of
sore arms, due to vaccination.
The second Sunday in Camp Alger was
celebrated in a manner BETTING the day.
There were no drills, and guard mount was
the only ceremony during the day. There
were the religious services the chaplain
conducting Sunday school, church service
and young peoples meeting in the evening
1t is not necessary to say the services were
well attended, as there was nothing else
TO do.
Captain Colvin who reported yesterday
Tor duty as assistant adjutant general of
the First Brigade, is from New York He
Is newspaper man of many years expert
ence in New York city and was appointed
by the President to his present position.
The band Of the One-hundred-and-fif fifty
ninth has come to be recognized as the best
one IN the entire camp. L ne progress of the
band under the leadership of Professor
Shirts has been rapid.
The third battalion, under Major Isouden,
did outpost duty for the division to-day.
Lieutenant Powers. adjutant OF the first
battalion. has been under the weather for
a few days. He is better again.
There is talk of the sutler privilege of this
camp being assumed by the regiment. to be
conducted for the benefit of the companies.
This plan has already been adopted by
many regiments and seems to give the best
of satisfaction.
Word has been received by Ordnance Off
Ger Gebhart to the effect that canteens,
haversacks belts and blanket bags have
been shipped from Rock Island, Ill. This
will conclude the last of the equipment of
the Observation-Disclosures ty-ninth and it will
be ready for service.
The statement seLt out from Washington
TO the effect that a branch postoffice had
been opened at Camp Alger does not mean
very much to the observation-disclosures fifty
ninth. Chaplain Weaver informs me that
he has not been able to locate any such
Office. 1t is hard matter to secure stamps
in the camp, and many times the soldiers
are forced to use the soldier letter" stamp
whether they want to or not. G. w. B.
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All Three Were Members of Company
ID. First battalion.


WASHINGTON, June 13.-The three
marines reported as among those who fell
in the first battle on Cuban soil, at Guanta-
namo, belonged to the same company. They
were comrades in Company D. of the First
Battalion of marines, and had Joined the.
battalion together when it was organized
on quick orders early in the war to pro-
coed South and join the naval expedition
OF the men found victims of Spanish bull
let's on the battle field just beyond the
camp of the marines detachment near the
old cable station, one had served in the
barracks here Two others were New Eng
land men. who were scarcely beyond their
majority in age.
Sergeant Charles Hampton Smith, one of
the victims, is a native of Maryland, born
at Westminster, thirty-one. years ago and
has relatives in that section of the State
His next of kin who will be promptly Off
cially notified. is his sister, Miss Coral G..
Smith. of Smallwood Md. Sergeant Smith
enlisted Aug. 80, $685. at the barracks here.
While little is recollected of him here among
the officers, enough is known to indicate
he had a brave, intrepid spirit and was
quickly promoted from private to the rank
OF sergeant. Commandant Haywood speaks
of his record as an excellent one and he
was one of the first picked out for the serv-
ice at the front.
Private William Dumphy is a native of
Gloucester. Mass. He was twenty-five years
old. He enlisted in the marine corps on the
ninth Of last December and was one of the
recruits at the barracks at Boston. His next
of kin is an aunt. Mrs. Mcdonald, IS Duncan
street, Gloucester. Mass.
sets man. He was of the same age as
Dumphy, twenty-five He enlisted at the
post at Boston, Jan. 5. 1897 He is native
of Peabody Mass. and his next of kin is
an aunt. Mrs Fanny O'Laughlin, of Stone
ham, Mass
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THROUGH ENGLISH GLASSES.
Belief that Our Policy of NOninterfer-
ence Is Ended.

London Spectator.
We think the Americans will keep the
Philippines, we hope they will, most heart
lily. and we can show that they have the
means of doing so with little trouble to
themselves. We think they will keep them
because we think that the Americans will
emerge from this war with new ideas and
larger ambitions. They will have defeated
a second-class European state, and Will feel
acutely that as matters stand they would
have been defeated by first-class one.
They could not have fought France, TO
say nothing of Great Britain, without suf-
fering grave defeats at SEA and enormous
losses by land. That is not position which
suits the American temper. and Washing
ton will. therefore, set itself to construct a
first-class iron fleet They can do that at
home with twice the rapidity of the Japan
csc. because they have a hundred times the
japanese command of money, and they can
man the fleet when constructed by sweeping
all the shiftess boys of the Union, as they
are doing already into great naval schools,
one for each State. That fleet once built,
the desire for a position in the world equal
to their position among nations. for islands
as coaling stations. for posts of vantage II
Europe threatens them, will induce or, in
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ANOTHER FIGHT.


hands of irregular bodies such as the Span
ish guerrillas. who evidently have taken adj
vantage of the insurgents practice and are
conducting something like Indian warfare
in the junglee. One of the most annoying
features attending this style of warfare is
the worry imposed on the soldiers, for a
few score irregulars can manage to keep in
a state of unrest and excitement a large
body of regular troops, preventing them
from sleeping and generally disturbing
them. Behind earthworks there will be lit
tie reason for complaint on this score, and
1t is probable that our troops, in operating
in Cuba, will be obliged to resort frequently
to this means of defenses.
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Sampson waiting for the Army.

Copyright 1898. by the Associated Press.)
MOLE ST. NICHOLAS, June IL, p. m.
delayed in Enthusiastically expedition
from Tampa under General Shafter, con-
voyed by American war ships, is anxiously
awaited by the fleet off Santiago de Cuba
Operations will begin Immediately after the
arrival of the transports, which are ex-
pected this week.
When the Associated Press dispatch boat
Dauntless left Guantanamo bay this (Sun-
day. morning the cable steamer Adria was
graphing for the cable. The cable is to be
spliced and Admiral Sampson will hold it
for direct communication with Washington
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AwE-rNsPIRING GRANDEUR.

BOmbardment of Santiago Forts De-
scribed by British Correspondents.
LONDON. June 1.-THE morning papers
publish further long accounts of the bonn
bardment of Sa"tiago on June 6, confirming
the reports from the United States that
MORO Castle and the Estrella battery were
both set afre by the American shells. and
that the Spanish Notifications were i'm
mensely damaged. These versions say that
the Massachusetts and the Suwanee were
somewhat injured by shells.
The Daily Telegraphs correspondent says:
the spectacle was one of awe-inspiring
grandeur Nobody who saw 1t could ever
forget II. The lightning flashed and the
4hunder doomed, drowning the roar OF ths
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guns. while a tropical rain poured through
out perfect deluge. The Spanish shooting
was better than the Americans. The sunsen
collier Merrimac does not block the entrance
to the channel. Admiral Sampson intends
to try to force the entrance when the troops
arrive. He expects to lose a ship or two,
but Is convinced that he will succeed"
The Daily Chronicles correspondent sa VS.:
lit is surprising that the American losses
severe. Altogether, the bombardment might
fairly be claimed by the Spanish as a VIC
tory, for after three hours firing by the
pick of the American fleet, SPANS coIors
were still floating"
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ST. THOMAS, Danish West Indies June
consul at Porto Rico until the war between
Spain and the United States was declared
anticipa ting a change Of Porto Rico's ma
tionalty, has recommended the merchants
to accept Porto Ricsn silver at it's intrinsic
value only. preparatory to the adoption of
the American gold basis This change, Mr.
Hanna argues. will save the merchants from
bankruptcy and avert panic.
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HOUSTON, Tex. June 13-The train
robbers who were concerned in the hold-up
of the Santa Fe at Coleman Junction and
the murderers of Fireman Johnson have
been caught by the posse headed by Sheriff
Shield, Of Tom Green county. Three of
them were captured Sunday near Sonora.
The men offered fight and two of them were
wounded They were a. once started to
San Angelo. The fourth robber was cap
tured to-day at noon.
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right Mr.. Palmer That's the kind of stuff
officers are made Of
Since the firing by the Dolphin Monday
afternoon there have been no shots on either
side. except the firing at the launch and a
Guantanamo The blockade continues un-
eventful. All that is wanted is to take pos
session of Santiago and the army will do
that As yet troops have arrived. The
rainy season seems to have fairly set in
and the decks of the war ships are seldom
dry
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four children. The remains were sent home
for interment
Priyates Sharpe. Sixteenth Pennsylvania.
Ames. Third Illinois. and Barrett, of the
Fourteenth New York. injured yesterday
by being thrown from the top Of a passen-
ger coach. are improving and no serious
results are apprehended in consequence of
the accident.
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Hobson and the Other Heroes Well.

NEW YORK. June 12.-In response to an
inquiry General Linares, of the Spanish
army at Santiago, cabled the following re-
ply: "Hobson and the other seven prisoners
are well and are in receipt of all cablegrams
sent them
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Germanv NAV Have Desirps

LONDON. June lathe Singapore corre-
spondent of the Times says: Letters re-
ceived here from Manila, dated May 26, say
that the prolonged conferences between the
German consul and Captain General
August were exciting attention in Manila
and had led to the belief that Germany had
designs on the Sulu archipelago"
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LONDON, June 1.-According to a dis
patch from Madrid to the Financial News,
three Spanish ironclads from Madagascar
waters have arrived inside of Manila, and
Admiral Deweys ships have gone to meet
them.
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No More Small Vessels Needed.

WASHINGTON, June 13.-The Navy De-
partment has concluded that it has pur-
chased as many small vessels for the aux
Hilary fleet it requires and an intimation
to that effect was conveyed to Admiral Err
ben, in charge of that service, to-day.
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LONDON. June 1.-THE Paris correspond
ent of the Daily Telegraph says: Count De
Beniface Castellane. who married Miss An
ma Gould of New York has challenged to
aduel NJ. Henri Turot. for an article in the
Petit Republique, commenting upon an act
Of infanticide committed by servant in
the counts household"
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what Does Germany Mean.

LONDON. June 1.-THE Berlin CORE
spondent of the Times remarks that with
four ships already at Cavite, and with the
Darmstadt on the way with 1,400 men, Ger
many will have force of three thousand
marines at Manila"
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Private shepIer,s misfortune.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
PRINCETON, Ind, June 13.-John Shep-
Ter, private in Company X, One-hundred-
and-ffty- ninth Indiana, now stationed at
Falls Church, Va, obtained a furlough to
return to- his home in OwensviIle, this
county, some time ago. to attend the flu
neral of his baby. Last week he was per-
mitted to leave Camp AlgeT TO retuEne to
his wife's bedside. When he reached home
yesterday he found her dead. She died of
broken heart, the neighbors say Shepler
carried in his pocket when he left Camp
Alger his discharge from the service.
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Cruiser Runs Ashore, but Floats Later

HIGHLAND LIGHT, Mass, June 13.-The
United States cruiser San Francisco ran
ashore during a dense fog this morning. at
a point about half a mile west of Highland
Light life-saVing station. She was f1oated
without injury at high tide.
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German War ship to Be Sent to ManiIa

LONDON, June I.-According to a dis
patch from Shanghai the German steamer
Petrarch is about to leave there for Manila
with secret orders, it is believed, from the
German government. Prince Henry of
Prussia. now at Kiaochua with the German
squadron, is kept constantly informed, the
dispatch says, as to the developments of the
wa
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Keller to Go with Lee.

WASHINGTON. June 13-Secretary Alger
has decided to assign Mai Gen. j. Warren
Keifer of Ohio, to a command with Major
General Lee. of the Seventh Corps The lat
ter is now stationed at Jacksonville.
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AGREEMENT WITH CANADIANS.
Commission to Be Named for Adjust
ing Difficulties.

WASHINGTON. May 3O.-The Canadian
negotiations which have been in progr ess
here for the last week were concluded to-
night, when a definite agreement was
reached for the creation of a commission
which shall consider all the subjects of con-
troversy between the United States and Can
ada and frame treaty between the i'm
perial government and the United States
for the complete adjustment of their con-
troversies. The agreement is now to be SUBJ
mitted to the British government for it's ap-
prevail, and when this is given, the organi-
cation of the commission will be completed.
For the present the agreement is confined
to the one point that the commission shall
be created. the time and place for the COM
mission to begin its work being left for
future determination. 1t is understood. how
ever that the first meeting will be held at
Quebec probably during the coming sum-
mer The membership of the commission
will be determined by the executive
branches of the two governments
The discussions during the last week have
proceeded in manner most satisfactory to
all parties concerned it being stated to-
night by those participating that the spirit
of good will was marked throughout. The
purpose was not to arrive at final conclu-
sions, but rather to pave the way for COM
mission which could affect these concIu-
sions by complete examination of all the
details of the several questions involved
These include the Boring sea, North Attain
tic and lake fisheries. border immigration.
reciprocity, mining regulations in the Klon-
dixie and British North American Dosses-
sions. and also the determination of the
Alaskan boundary line. While these were
gene over in the conference just closed, it
was a preliminary discussion and no final
agreement was reached on any of the sub
jects involved. The expectation is that the
commission will now accomplish this gem
eral work of offsetting concessions on one
question by equal concessions on other sub
jects involved. Those participating in the
conference were Sir Julian Pauncefote the
British ambassador; Sir Louis Davies Ca
madam minister of marine; Gen John w
Foster. special commissioner in charge of
Canadian affairs, and Reciprocity Commits
sioner kasson Sir Louis Davies left to-
night for Ottawa The British ambassador
will forward the agreement to the British
Foreign Office, and II is expected that word
will be received as TO the approval of the
imperial authorities. in about a fortnight