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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-05

gave the signal of the approach of Admiral
Dewey's fleet. no torpedo Is reported TO
have been fired.
Besides the fort at Cavits there are also
two forts in the town of Manila, one on
each side Of the Pasig river. Reports OF Il
few years ago. however. say these forts
are old and in decay and have only Few
obsolete guns.
The town of Manila is one of only eight
ports in the entire 400 islands of the Philip
the world. Since it was founded in 1921 by
the Spanish il has been under their control
constantly except for about one year. In
1862 ii was captured by British fleet and
was held short time. when 1t was restored
on the payment of one million pounds ster-
ling for a war indemnity.
The bay of Manila is surrounded by the
richest valley in the entire group of islands.
extending back TO the mountains distance
of from fifteen TO forty miles in all direc-
tions. The river Pasig flows from large
fresh water lake twenty-five by twenty
miles. located about forty miles from Ma
Mia. and empties into Manila bay. This
river is navigable it's fall length by small
boats. and is the great highway of the vail
ley. It's tonnage is enormous. The export
$3O00.000 annually. while the imports are
about the same.
Any one of the several islands would be-
valuable to the United States for their coal.
In the southern part of LuZon, the island
on which Manila is located, is a vein OF
ity. This vein extends under the ocean into
the northern portion of the island or Samar,
an important member of the group. Cebu
and Negros islands. two important members
in the center of the group. and lying Just
west of Samar, have two distinct coal
fields of great value and several other fields
of lesser value. These islands are about
three hundred miles from Manila.
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TroubIe md santiago die Cubn.

KINGSTON, Jamaica. May 4.-Rumors of
trouble between the British consul at
Santiago de Cuba and the Spaniards were
rife here to-day, but the stories were ex-
aggerated. One story told the Associated
Press correspondent at the Jamaica Club
was that the British consul, Mr.. Ramon Ct.
W. Ramsden) had been attacked by mob,
whereupon he fired upon the crowd, killed
Spaniard and has been imprisoned. This
statement, however. was not verified. Mr.
Ramon is partner in the firm of Brooks
Brothers. and is regarded as a man of Wig
orouS and even violent character
Later in the day it was reported that the
trouble at Santiago de Cuba had been set
tied. The British war ship Pearl has ar
rived from Port Royal and though her
officers are reticent. it is believed that the
trouble is not SO serious as reported at the
Jamaica Club. The British war ship Pallas
is still at Port Antonio. There is no fur
Their light on the occurrences at Santiago
de Cuba.
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RIOTS IN SPAIN.


ment Of the Americans themselves, who had
fallen into their own snare. They were so
sure OF holding us in their power through
what they consider our great poverty that
they were not ready to go to war. They are
not now ready"
They say. your Majesty" said the COM
missioner, that the real reason Of the
American minister's departure was not the
one announced-that is, the Spanish gov
ernments refusal to receive the ulti-
matum."
THE reason given was. nevertheless, al
most the correct one" was the Queens re-
ply. but previously the United States min
lister had delivered this verbal ultimatum
Either Cuba must be pacified within forty
eight hours or else a rupture of diplomatic
relations-that is. war-will ensue.' Under
these circumstances the reception of an ul-
timatum had become unnecessary. The
american government" continued the
Queen. gave way before the pressure of
public opinion. That is the explanation of
an otherwise inexplicable situation, because
we had agreed to everything we could.
They knew that on the day the Spanish
government granted autonomy to Cuba 1t
was practically abandoning its every right
over the island. But it is too late TO argue.
The time has come for acts. not words.
Let us have confidence in God. confidence in
the future. Who can say that Europe will
not intervene after the first serious battle?''
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BrOOkIyn's Noted Invalid.


Brooklyn enjoys the distinction of hav-
widely-noted invalid of the time. Nearly
everybody in this country has heard of
Mollie Fancher. and is familiar with the
story of her peculiar and protracted suffer
ings Miss Fancher, who was born at At
tlebroro, Mass. in 1$4S. grew to be a young
In her seventeenth year she received serious
injuries while aighting from a street car
in Brooklyn, and her nervous system be-
came completely deranged. For thirty-two
years she has been confined to her bed.
much of the time parayZed and without
the use of her senses She has had many
commissions and frances, and from the lat
ter has emerged at five different times
each time developing traits which made her
a comparatively different woman. Her gifts
of second sight" are remarkable, and nave
attracted widespread attention. For the
first time through these long years of dis
ability Miss Fancher. on the evening of
was given benefit in Plymouth Church.
Brooklyn, which was largely attended, and
at which a performance was rendered by
well-known artists. Miss Fancher was not
present but by means Of telephone wires
connecting her home with the auditorium
of the church she was enabled TO hear
every word of the entertainment at her
bedside and she greatly enjoyed her un-
usual experience. At the close of the enter
tainment occurred the most unique event of
the evening, when a graphophone. fur
niShed by the Judge Publishing Company,
of New York through Mr.. S. A. Lewis. was
placed upon the platform. and through its
voice thanking the audience for its pres
ence and the participants for their contribu-
tons to the occasion. and bidding them all
a hearty goodnight
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THE sPANIsH-AMERICAN CONTEST.
Views of Leading NewsRaper of the
Austrian Empire.

Neue Freie Presse, Vienna.
Since the days of the Spanish Armada,
the Latin race has fallen back continually
before the Anglo-Saxon always defeated,
in constant retreat, without hating. Where
ever history condemns there blessings disap-
pear, the earth shrivels and the fruit of
talent grows no longer. Spain has sunk
into spiritual slavery; she has produced
artists and orators, but has never succeeded
in rising to liberty of thought, or to a true
conception of society," but has remained
priest-rdden. Out of $4,000, GOO of inhabi-
tants only 100000 know how to read and
write This appalling proportion tells the
story and emphasizes the shame of uneX
ampled ignorance into which this nation,
formerly SO glorious, has sunk. Thirteen
millions of people without a knowledge of
the alphabet land whose successive rul-
ers have weighed themselves down with this
murder of souls, a people which lies poverty
stricken and in ignorance, seeks now, in
spasmodic burst of pride, to shake off the
grip of the giant from it's neck Too late!
Spain against America is war of the un-
alphabets against the alphabets, if we may
be pardoned for using the expression;
fight, willfully and knowingly forced, of the
ignorant masses against the most magnifi-
Gently established system of school duties;
the expiring resistance of the social and in
tellectual spirit of the middle ages against
the nineteenth century in its mature per-
lection and perhaps already overripe The
sin of a most miserable negligence will now
find its punishment, even though the tickle
Americans temporarily. Cuba is lost, for
Spain has in all the world no support but
stands before it's inevitable fate, with its
$1,000. nuns and its 100000 priests 1t has
paid out the beggarly sum of two million
pesetas for educational purposes, and now
dares to begin a war against the land of
schools. The alphabet will conquer, for as
far as, memory serves it has never sue
CumDed,
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AT THE wAR pEPARTMENr.
Secretary Ayers MISUNDERSTANDING
for the Regular Army.

for the Regular Army.
WASHINGTON, May 4.-President Frank
Thomson of the Pennsylvania Railroad,
was an early caller at the War Department
to-day. He spent considerable time with
Secretary Alger, presumably going over, in
a general way, some of the questions that
will have to be met by the department in
connection with the transportation of troops
and their equipments to the concentration
points. Mr.. Thomson said in reply to a
question that he did not think the War De-
partment had yet finally determined upon
the concentrating points for the militia. He
declined to discuss the subjects concern
ing which he had talked with the secre-
tary.
Adjutant General Stewart. of the Penn
sylvania National Guards. was at the War
department short time to-day. He says
the mastering in of the Pennsylvania troops
began on Monday morning and he believed
an the keystone State would furnish 10S $50
men for the volunteer army-a showing
which her citizens felt very proud of.
mere We're number of congressional
callers at the War Department this morn
ing. Many wanted to ascertain the status
OF their state guards regarding equipments
etc, and others recommended applicants
VINO wanted places in the volunteer army.
washington. McEnery of Louisiana Platt
or New York, Turpie and Fairbanks of In
dlana, Foraker of Ohio, and Representatives
HUI and Oliver of Iowa, and Sayers of
Reports received at army Headquarters
snow that recruiting for the regular army
is progressing rapidly and that the class of
men VINO are being enlisted is entirely salts
factory. Within month the officials believe
the army will be recruited IN to its fuII
war strength of 81 600 men.
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MORE Gun PRACTICE.
The Wilmington Destroys "a Fort and
Scatters Spaniards.

NEW YORK. May A dispatch to the
World>from Key West, Fla, says: The gun
boat Wilmington early Tuesday morning de-
stroyed a Spanish fort just being finished
about four miles east of Cojima. The Will
mington also fired at a troop of cavalry
passing Jaruco beach Two men were seen
to drop on the beach. The crew of the tor
pedo boat Ericsson on Sunday. noticed a
large number of infantry passing eastward
toward Matanzas, on the beach. The Erics-
son followed them for miles, but used no
guns Later they noticed another large
body of infantry going eastward and. APP
parently, driving prisoners before them.
The Ericsson saw about two hundred cav
airy and three hundred infantry passing
Jaruco beach toward Matanzas. She sig
nailed the Wilmington, who fired "A small
gun and then four-inch shell. The cavalry
and infantry dashed pell nell into the BUSH
es. There was fine confusion of horses,
pack mules, cavalry and infantry for an in
slant. The Ericsson yesterday discovered a
force of men building d fort near Cojima.
on the second of four or five small hills at
some distance from the shore. All the aft
ernoon and night the Ericsson's men
watched them a work. They made out six
teen cavalrymen quartered in a plantation
house near the fort and the Ericsson ran
across the Wilmington and informed Capt.
Todd of what he had seen. They'll never
finish it," he said Just watch" The
Ericsson drew away and the Wilmington
leisurely proceeded toward the coast. In
less than two minutes the fort was shape
less wreck.
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SPANS COMBINED FLEET.
1t Is Reported to he Near Cadiz. Pre-
pairing to Cross the Atlantic.

LISBON, May 4.-News has been received
here to the effect that the Spanish Cape
Verde squadron has returned to join the
Spanish fleet near Cadiz, which is nearly
ready for sea- 1t is added that the COM
bined fleet of Spain will shortly start for
American waters.
The Spanish fleet which was at the Cape
Verde islands, consisting of the Viscaya,
Oquenda, Cristobal Colon and Marie
Theresa. all frst-class cruisers, accompanied
by the torpedo boat destroyers Furror, Ter
ror and Punton left st. Vincent Cape
Verde islands. on April 20, destination un-
known. The distance from the Cape Verde
islands to the Canary islands is about $40
miles and the distance from the Canary
islands to Cadiz about seven hundred miles.
or $40 miles from the Cape Verde ISLANDS
to Cadz The Spanish squadron being five
days out from St. Vincent could have made
Cadiz by this time. steaming at the rate OF
about three hundred miles a day or little
over twelve knots an hour. But the Lisbon
dispatch does not say distinctly that the
squadron has reached CadiZ. 1t announces
that the squadron has returned to join the
Spanish fleet near Cadiz,' which may mean
that the news comes possibly from the
Canary islands or from some source at
Madrid At Cadiz the Spaniards are under
stood to be fitting out the battle ship Pelayo
and the first-class cruisers Cardinal Cls-
neros, EmDeror Carlos " Giuseppe Garibaldi
and Alfonso XIII the war ships Numancia,
Victoria. Destroyer and several auxiliary
cruisers and number of torpedo boats and
tOrDedO gunbOatS.
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ALLEGED SPANISH SPY.
Suspect" Seized and Thrown Into
the Brig of the st. Paul.


PHILADELPHIA. May 4.-The report
that supposed Spanish spy had been cap
tLred aboard the auxiliary cruiser St Paul
at Cramps shipyard last night was con-
firmed to-day. Who the man was Captain
Sigsbee refuses to state, and all that is
known of him is that his father is Span
lard and that his mother was born on Gu
ban soil. The suspect enlisted some days
ago as an oiler. and almost from the time
of his enlistment was under suspicion on
account of his peculiar actions. Late last
night a marine who was on Watcn DeloW
decks, near the powder magazine, dlscoV-
cred the man acting in suspicious way
around the magazine. The marine lost no
time in bringing the man TO ground, ana
short and severe fight followed. Inc guard
overpowered him. but not before the sus-
rect had received a cash on the right side
of his face. He was taken before captain
Sisgbee for examination and the captain
committed him to the brig for the night.
thorough investigation is being made to-
day.
The ST. Paul is expected to leave Cramps
shipyard tomorrow morning. On her way
up She will stop either at League Island
navy yard or Port Miff1in for her ammuni-
ton. Her crew is practically complete.
the suspect is Howard Hannah. He is about
thirty years of age. He claimed That ne
was an American and came to this country
in 1881. Hannah also said that he was a
painter. and had given up his JOB TO enlist
on the ST. Paul. At the examination to-day
Hannah strenuously denied that MS inten-
lions had been hostile to the ship. but not
withstanding his denials. rough draft of
the interior of the vessel, showing the loca-
ton of her magazines and engines, was
found in his possession. He has not been
placed in irons. but a strict watch is main
tanned over him. He will be put ashore at
League Island navy yard when the st. Paul
passes there. probably tomorrow on her
way to sea- The prisoner will then be dealt
with as the government authorizes may
deem proper
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scheme Of division is expected to be an
nounced in a few days. The laws for the
formation of volunteer army leaves it dis
cretionary with the President as to whether
three or more regiments shall constitute a
brigade, and also whether two or three di-
visions shall constitute corps. Those ques-
tons determined upon finally the assign
ment of the major and brigadier generals
will be fixed readily. General Miles. COM
handing the army. favors the formation of
seven corps in all-two in the regular army
and five in the volunteer army. In other
quarters it has been suggested that the vol
unteers be divided into three corps A major
general commands either corps or divi-
sion, so that the plan determined upon will
provide for a sufficient number of these to
give assignments to the officers of the high
er grades. The volunteer army act also
makes provision for complete staff for the
commanders of corps. divisions and brigades
who are to be appointed BIZ the President
end confirmed by the Senate.
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AN ARMY ON PAPER.
Gen. Miles Discovers the Cuban In
surgentS Are Few In Number


Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON May 4.-Gcneral Miles
has completely changed his plans for the in
vasion of Cuba. Instead of 5000 to 1850
men he now thinks he may need am army of
$1,000 soldiers. The reason for this sudden
change is said to be the unwelcome dis
covery that the Cuban insurgents have no
army worthy the name. and that instead
of being able to muster 10000 to 10000 SOL
diers. as the Junto agents have been claim
ing, Gomez, Garcia and the other Cuban
generals cannot produce $500 men. Instead.
therefore, of a great insurgent army to at
TACK the Spanish by lard while our ships
are bombarding them by sea, it will be nee
essary for the United States to do all the
lighting. This is a bigger and a different
contract than was contemplated, but now
that we have undertaken the job there can
be no turning back. 1t would also appear
that for six months or a year the Spanish
troops in Cuab have been fighting a phan-
tom army.
In his military appointments to-day the
President makes good his statement that he
is going TO put none but trained soldiers in
position of command in this war. In reach
ing this conclusion the President was
obliged to reject several personal friends
and number of senators who periodically
rendered their services, but who were with
out the necessary experience and training
TO qualify them for positions their standing
would demand.
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SAN FRANCISCO, May 4.-The work of
mastering the California troops into the
volunteer army was begun to-day, and
there were some exciting scenes at the Ma
tional Guard Armory. Nobody seemed to
care whether he was to be sent to Cuba
or to the Philippines. 1t is actual service
they all want, and from present indications
VIII soon have their wishes gratified.
Everything seems to point to an immediate
trip to Manila. The order for the national
guardsmen to report at the regimental ar
nory was issued by Governor Budd
through Adjutant General A. w Barrett
last evening. The order included only the
off1cers and the members of the First Regi-
ment.. the intention being to order the re-
malnder of the guard out this afternoon.
Inc seventh Regiment, with headquarters
at Los Angeles, is now assembling there
and will be ordered to rendezvous in this
city as soon as the First Regiment has been
mustered in. 1t will take three or four DAYS
to muster the full regiment in
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-05
CITY OF MANILA.
Features of the Capital of the Philip
pincs-Its HarbOr and Defenses.


People of this country have little idea of
the capital of the Philippine islands. Ma
Mia, including it's Suburbs, is a city of go
coo people. but the city proper has only
about $500 population. This much of it is
inclosed by heavy stone WALL with ditch
always full of water on the outside. Six
gates open through this wall. all being
named for Spanish Kings Passing through
the city. dividing it almost in halves. is the
river Pasig, which forms the principal har-
Dor. although large stone breakwater ex-
tending mile out into the bay from the
mouth of the river now offers fair protec-
ton to vessels.
The city is located at the head of Manila
bay, large body of water Manila bay is
twenty-seven miles long and fully twenty
miles wide. having circumference of 120
miles and an area of over 500 square miles
At its mouth is the island Corregidor, di-
viding the entrance into a north and south
channel. The north channel is about three
miles wide ard is deep, but very dangerous
in bad weather. The south channel is about
five miles wide and is never so rough as the
other. 1t is supposed that the heavy bat
teries mentioned in the dispatches a few
days ago are located on the points opposite
this island. The island is fortified, and last
nights kilograms reported that Admiral
Dewey's ships had opened fire on the works
The town and port of Cavite, where part
of the Spanish Notifications are is on the
east side of the bay of Manila about twelve
miles from the town OF Manila and fifteen
miles from the mouth of the bay.
The main Spanish magazine and arsenal
is located there. This port also serves as
a place of refuge for vessels during times
of storms which rage with great fierceness
on the bay during certain seasons OF the
the year. From the Cavite fort across the
bay to where the Americans landed their
wounded is fully twenty miles. and it is at
fleg ferw. g.. a.
mouth OF the bay, so that q temporary
camp at that point is entirely beyond the
reach of any Spanish gun
While the dispatches say that the en-
trance to the bay was well mined with tor
pedoes, 1t would seem that this is improb-
able on account of the width. 1t being at
least five miles from the island to the south
point This is also indicated from the fact
that while the guns at the mouth OF the bay
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PennsyIvania,s Volunteer.

MT. GRETNA, Pa, May 4.-The formal
enrolment of the Pennsylvania miltiamen
for the volunteer service of the United
States was completed to-day, when Gen.
Gobin's regiments, comprising the Third
Brigade, were successfully formed upon the
field at Camp Hastings and each officer
and man was asked individually for his
answer. Five regiments, a battery and a
cavalry troop comprise the brigade. and
made up a grand total of 2,723 officers and
men on the field under arms. When the
ceremony was over 1t was found that 1926
enlisted men, 1873 company officers and
sixty-one regimental officers had agreed to
volunteer. As near as can be Appropriated
at present, over 80 per cent. of the entire
National Guard of the State volunteered
In the three brigades 8,546 officers and men
faced the inspector general and Governor
Hastings and staff, and 1873 of these vol
unteered.
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MAY SOON GO TO SEA.
Flying Squadron Expects to Sail
Within TventY-FOur Hours.


OLD POINT COMFORT. Va, May At
is the general expectation here that the
6ying squadron will go to sea within twen-
ty-four hours, or as soon as the cruiser New
Orleans arrives. Commodore Schley has
been notified that the cruiser Columbia has
been detached from the squadron and that
the New Orleans will take her place. So far
as fighting ability is concerned the New
Orleans is superior to the Columbia. being
more heavily armed and without so much
free board and upper works to act as
target. The squadron as now constituted
will consist of the Massachusetts, first-class
battle ship: Texas, second-class battle ship;
Brooklyn. armored cruiser; New Orleans of
the type of the Raleigh and Cincinnati, and
the Scorpion a fast armOred yacht, with
four five-ineh and four six-pounder guns.
The Minneapolis has not yet been officially
detached and may yet join the squadron.
The squadron is now accompanied by
first-class tug, for dispatch and water pur-
poses and the collier Sterling.
On the ships to-day fire and collision drills
were gone through with in remarkable
shape On the Brooklyn the two score of
hose connections were made and the tar
paulins spread in less than a minute and
a quarter. while water was ready to be
be let into the magazines. During the coll
dision drill. the watertight compartments
were closed and the mat to cover break
in the hull prepared for use in less than two
minutes
Lieutenant Commander Daniel Delehanty
who is to command the Suwanee, arrived
here this afternoon. The men on the squad
ron are very anxious to hear the particulars
of Dewey's victory at Manila and to what
extent the squadron suffered.