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Camara Ready to Sail.

SamaTa Ready To sail.
Madrid, May 10, p. MIN spite of
the veto placed upon the publication
of Spanish naval movements, the news
papers here have been allowed to an
nounce that Admiral Camara's squad
ron, consisting of the battleship Pelayo,
the first-class cruiser Carlos V, the
auxiliary cruisers Patricia and Rapido,
formerly the Hamburg American line
steamers Columbia and Normannia, the
cruiser Alfonso KILL, the cruiser An
tonic Lopez. three torpedo-boat de-
stroyers and the armed yacht Giralda,
will shortly sail from Cadiz, while
the reserve squadron, consisting of the
Victoria. Numancia. Lepanto and an
other vessel will be organized immedi-
ately.
An official dispatch received here to-
day from Havana says that some
American ships fired 30 shots during
the reported recent bombardment of
Santiago de Cuba, but that no damage
was inflicted. The dispatch adds that
the batteries at Santiago de Cuba re-
piled to the fire of the ships and that
one of the latter was damaged.
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SPANISH FLEET IS At SANTIAGO De CUBA
Cervea Made Quick Run From
Cuban Port-The Two American Es-
capped the Clutches Spaniards.

seven days and at the end Of that time
would be forced out to risk attack at
the hands of some ambushed Spanish
cruiser or torpedo boat.
Work on the three monitors. Mahopac.
Canonicus and Manhattan, at League
island, has advanced so far that the de-
partment expects to have them in serv-
ice within a few days. They have been
supplied with tubular boilers in place
OF the rusted-out boilers they have car
ried since the war. These monitors will
be valuable addition to the coast de-
fense ships. Mr.. Black the naval at
tache to Berlin and Rome. reported at
the navy department to-day and had
some amusing stories to tell Of his ex-
periences in every seaport of Europe,
trying to buy a ready-made navy in 80
days. He has been assigned to duty as
watch and division officer on the To-
peka, one of the ships he helped TO pur-
chase in England.
The absence of official news of any
character from the fleets at the navy
department to-day gave the widest field
for speculation, and all sorts of stories
were afioat as TO the whereabouts of
vessels and the immnence of an en-
gagement. The report that came from
Madrid of the bombardment of Santiago
was received with some credence. in
asmuch as ii seemed TO show that Gen.
cidi pIeeiey, the cHleI slSndl olllCeT, mas
set in motion the machinery of the
navy to carry out his declared purpose
of cutting the cables that afford the
last connection between Havana and
the outside world, and thus isolate
Blanco. IL is not believed that the
bombardment amounts to anything
more than this.
Judge Advocate General Leady to-
day completed the circular defining the
chief characteristics of the 16 torpedo
boat destroyers and the II torpedo
boats provided for by congress in the
present naval appropriation bill. The
destroyers provided for are to be of
larger type than any vessel of that
kind we now have in the service. about
500 tons, but the torpedo boats will be
about the size of the average torpedo
boats now in use, namely, about $50
tons. Bidders are left the widest lib
erty in the matter of original designs,
but no bids will he considered which
fails to guarantee a speed of at least
% knots for destroyers and 26 knots for
torpedo boats. No more than 16 and
12 months. respectively, will be allowed
to complete these boats. The shortness
of time of construction will he an inn
portant element in determining the
awards.
Hampstead, Long Island. has been
definitely selected as the rendezvousing
point for the troops from New England
and the Middle states section, and IL
is said 10 regiments eventually will be
quartered there. The long expected ap-
pointment of officers to the staff of the
IA new major generals have been made,
so that the way is now clear for the
entry upon active duty of the officers
who have been obliged for several
weeks to remain in Washington.
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Mrs. Nelson. infant son Of the Nelson's,
July johnson.

Mrs. Nelson. infant son Of the Nelson's,
July Johnson.
At Byron-william Rees.
At Adeline-Thomas Mullen. -
Shuntler.
At Forestown-Three small children
OF John Mass.
At Pawpaw-Mrs. Frank Chichester.
ter.
At Lanark-Nicholas Schultz. Samuel
Hoover. Mrs. John Kessler. All in
mates of the county poor house. which
was destroyed. Three others were ia
tally injured.
Wisconsin reports nine known deaths
with unconfirmed stories. bringing the
total in that state up to 81. The dead:
At Antigo-Ignatz Harr, Fred Bill
ings. Goldie Sheldon.
At Pennington-John Fosburg, r. g.
Beckman.
At Zigler-Fred Hanke. Mrs. Hanke.
Albert Hanke. Fred Hanke, jr.
At Elmshurst-Ten reported dead at
a lumber camp.
At Heafford Junction-Eighteen re-
ported dead at Goodyear's lumber
camp.
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Claims TO Bc a De.erter.

Denver. Colo. May ia dispatch
filed at Helper. Utah, from the News
correspondent accompanying the Colo
RADIO troops, says: At 2 o'clock this
morning, when our train was near
Red Cliffe. Colo, Colonel Hale was
approached In his sleeper by a man who
claimed to be a deserter from the bat
tleship Maine and said he had boarded
the train with a view of giving himself
up. He gave the name of Michael
Powers. He said he deserted Jan. is.
1897. His request was that he be TAX
en- to San Francisco and delivered To
the navy. Colonel Hale took the mans
description and telegraphed the cir
cumstances to the secretary of the
navy at Washington. Powers was
given permission by the trainmen to
ride on the train until an answer was
received. He is a man 81 years of age
and appears to give a straight story.
His opinion was that small punish
ment would be meted out To him IL he
offered himself to serve again in time
of war.
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DELAYS INEVITABLE.
Much Work Necessary to Put the Nation
Into Fighting shape

Much Work Necessary to Put the Nation
Into Fighting Shape.
Washington. May 19.-with every
disposition on the part of the executive
to make the present war short. sharp
and decisive, it is beginning to be real
lied that the shortcomings of our mil
itary service are so many that DELAYS
are inevitable and that much work is
necessary to put the nation in efficient
fighting shape. Every day brings forth
some weak spot that has to be
strengthened for some hidden defect.
such as the discovery at this late NOM
ent that every regular army officer who
accepted volunteer appointment
would forfeit his commission in the
regular army and so be liable to be let
out of the service entirely at the end
of the war. Few officers cared to risk
the future in that way. so a rush was
made toward congress to secure the
correct legislatio Again, it has been
found that the equipment of the
army, small as IL is in comparison with
the great army of the rebellion is sad
~ lacking. Nearly a month after the
formal declaration of war the war de-
partment to-day purchased a number
of shelter tents. and 1t has just secured
the hammocks that experts say are es-
schtidi W IN CuDd. THESE
preparations involve delay, so that IL
is not remarkable that i'm spite OF the
herculean efforts of the officers of the
army no positive start has yet been
made toward it's goal by the army of
occupation. Probably il is this fact,
rather than any unreadiness on the
part of the navy. that causes the
campaign to lag i'm its Inception, for
the navy department has announced
that IL stood ready at a moment to
furnish conveys for the troops provid-
ed they were started from one point.
General Miles had an interview this
afternoon with Captain Crowinshield,
chief of the navigation bureau, and il
is surmised that this very subject was
under discussion. The rumor was
afioat that General Miles and his staff
were to leave Washington tonight for
Tampa, but this again proved TO be
premature.
To maintain the army of POO. 600 for
six months will cost $50. 900. 900. according
to estimates prepared by Paymaster
General Stanton. and the leading off,
cials are beginning TO fear that HOSTILE
ties may run along beyond this period
The reason Is the growing conviction
on the part OF some Of the officers that
they must not reckon on any substan-
tial assistance from the Cuban rebels in
the campaign. and. moreover. must meet
the Spaniards in Cuba in their strong
est sphere, that Of defensive
Naval authorities are relieved of
good deal of embarrassment by the con-
sent of the French authorities at Mar
Unique to allow the scouting vessel Har-
ward To remain in 81. Pierre until her
repairs are completed. Ii was supposed
al first that she would be allowed only
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will risk a battle except under condi-
tions which he can himself determine.
A report was in circulation that the
Oregon had safely passed the lower
Windward Islands and would soon Join
Admiral SIMPSONS fleet. But the Ore
gon. IL she left Bahia at the time re-
ported in the press dispatches. has not
yet had time to make the run from
Bahia to Barbadoes and is probably
still steamtng north somewhere off the
Guiana coast. There is good reason To
think that the big battleship will next
be heard from at point well off the
beaten course from Brazil to the
United States and will report ultimate
ly to the navy department. not from
Key West. but from some harbor high
er up on the Atlantic coast.
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Arriving at Chick n m auga.

Chattanooga, Tenn. May 19.-Volun-
teers have arrived here rapidly to-day.
more so than at any time since the is
suance of the order to mobilize here.
The 1st Illinois infantry. 1.027 men. un-
der Col. Henry r. Turner. the lst Kan
sas infantry. Col. #. q. Fitch. the 5Sth
Pennsylvania infantry. 694 men, under
Col. Theodore kirch, the 59th Pennsyl-
vania. $40 officers and men, under Colo
mel Dougherty. arrived to-day The
Pullman coach occupied by the officers
of the latter regiment was accidentally
burned while en- route. The number of
troops in the park and Chattanooga is
now over $4,000.
The Sth Massachusetts, infantry. 900
men. under Col. w. A. Pew, the 18th
Minnesota infantry. 1880 men. under
Col. Joseph Bobbleter. the 18th New
York. 1,050 men, under w. :. Lequanda.
are sidetracked about three miles from
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CeRVeRA CANNOT ESCAPE.
Simpson sure to Come Up With Him
sooner or Later.

New York. May ia dispatch 10
the Times from Washington says: Ad-
mIral sampson is now. Il is said in a
position to be regularly and frequently
informed Of the approach OF the enemy.
and the Spanish admiral is now, or will
be. cut OF and unable to turn in any
direction with safety.
We are bound 70 come up with him.
said prominent naval officer to-day.
unless he decides 10 run Tor our coast
But that Will only defer the inevitable
meeting for few days. The longer he
runs and lodges. the shorter becomes
his supply Of fuel once that l. exhaust
ed, he has no place TO which he can re-
sort for supplies except san Juan or
Havana.
He may select either port he prefers
II IL be Porto Rico. Sampson would re-
turn and resume the homhardment. I
do not. however, believe Admiral Ger
vera Will permit his feet 20 be bottled
up in a harbor and shelled where IL can
not maneuver. That " ouid condemn
him for criminal and useless waste Of
powder by his fleet. II the squadron IL
proceeding by a northern route IL can
not avoid being seen by vessels bound
east along the usual routes II II IL
travelling by a southern route of the
usual lane. the scouts of the United
States navy are almost certain to sight
IL. Charleston. Chesapeake bay. Phils-
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Rhinelander. Wis. May ia cyclone
passed from west to east of Uierot and
Oneida counties. in Northern Wisconsin.
about 6 o'clock last night. The track Of
the storm extended 40 miles from Brant-
wood. Pierce, to Pennington. Oneida
county. both towns on the Sioux rail-
road. At Pennington the round house,
depot and a number OF houses were
destroyed. Two men. Charles Fosberg,
section foreman. and T.. G.. Beckman.
car repairer. were killed. Eight were
injured. Five were reported killed at
Barshaw. a small numbering town west
of here.
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pose OF adjusting compasses and sprung
leaks. At the time the defects were
discovered their extent could not be
ascertained. for the reason that there
are 244S tubes in the two condensers.
and the exact location of the leakages
necessitated the taking apart of the
whole commission. The gossip to the
effect that the damage to the Charles
ton was the result of design and that
a member of the crew was suspected. Is
denounced by Captain Glass as abso-
lutely unfounded
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F0RTY-TW0 KILLED,
A Long List of Fatalities Left In tn.
Path of the Cyclone.

Chicago. May 19.-Forty-two persons
are known to have lost their lives
and 2S others are. reported dead as the
result of the tornadoes which devas-
tated portions of Eastern Iowa. West
ern Illinois and Northwestern Wiscon-
sin last night.
Iowa heads the list with 10 fatalities.
They are as follows:
Near Riggs Junction-Michael Hines.
Maggie Maloney. James Maloney. Rose
Maloney, Mary Call.
Near Delmar-Oba Allison Pat
Hines. Sauren Clemson. two children
of Francis Allison. A. ID. Hilder, Will
liam Griem.
Near Preston-Charles Festor Mrs
Charles Flora, two Flora children.
Near Quigley-William O'Meara,
child of John Clark.
Fourteen deaths are reported in Illi-
nois, as follows:
AT Stillman Nalley-Michael Nelson.
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The Worst ON Record.

Chicago, May 19.-Conductor Carroll
of the st. Paul road. who arrived to-day
after a run OF $50 miles through the
storm center in Iowa and Illinois yester-
day. says: The first report received of
the death and disaster caused by this
storm fails to give a full account OF the
havoc worked. When full reports are
received I believe IL will appear that
yesterdays storm was one of the most
destructive on record. The property loss
by this storm cannot be fully de-
scribed "
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WISCONSIN Was visited.

Marshfield. Wis. May ia severe
tornado passed through the central por-
tion of the state last night The storm
passed through Clark and Langlade
counties. leveling houses. farm build
ings and fences. Elmhurst reports 10
fatalities. At Siegler a family of five is
said to have perished A messenger
sent 10 Marathon City for aid states that
buildings all over the city were leveled
by the storm.
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southern Pacific Earntngs.

San Francisco. May l9.-The Southern
Pacific company's statement of earnings
for the first nine months of the nscal
year. ending March 81. shows: Gross
earnings. Sal. 7sl 90. The same months Of
the previous year were s57 44s 645. The net
income for the same period was SIS ga s7s
against SIS. SIS. 40 for the previous year.
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Cervera Congratulated.

Madrid, May 2O.-The Spanish fleet.
on arriving at Santiago de Cuba, found
there two American warships, which
retired with all speed. The queen re-
gent has cabled congratulations to Ad-
miral Cervera.
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small RniIding. wrecked.

Detroit. May ia heavy wind and
hailstorm swept across southern Michi-
gan early this morning. At Kalamazoo
small buildings were overturned. roofs
blown off. windows broken and much
damage done throughout the country.
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Many Were Injured.

AntIgo. Wis. May 19.-Agnatz Barr
was killed. seven others seriously in
jured and a great number slightly in
jured by last nights tornado.
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CANADA'S FRIENDSHIP.
All Parties Hope for the Victory of the
United States.

I
United States.
Ottawa. May 1S.-In the house of
commons Hon. Mr.. Cleary. a represen-
tative of one of the border Constitu-
encies. in discussing the American labor
law and the manner in which IL had
been enforced against Canada. Incl
dentally referred to the Spanish Amer
lean war. saying that while all parties
in Canada would pray that the Ameri-
can people would come out victorious
still there was not a few who would
like to see the United States get "a
bit of a spanking because of its un-
friendly treatment of Canada" Cries
of mo, no." arose from all parts of
the house.
Premier Laurier, rising, evidently
with some warmth. said:
Il sincerely hope my honorab
friend who has just taken his seat in
his utterances which at the moment
called forth expressions of dissent,
speaks his own personal feeling and
not the feeling of his party. l would
rather hope that we are bound by
neutral laws and that we must take no
ground in the controversy between the
two countries"
Sir Charles Tupper. a leader. ex-
pressed entire acQuiescence in what
the premier had said, and concluded his
speech by saying:
While we are bound to respect that
complete neutrality that has been pro-
claimed by the parent state in refer
ence to the war between the United
States and Spain, nevertheless ] feel
that we cannot forget the people of
Canada are but one branch of that
great English-speaking family. and
that the interests of peace, the inter-
ests of civilization and the interests of
the world would be promoted by the
most cordial cooperation between the
great branch nations"
Mr.. Charlton. a member from On
tario. called the governments atten-
tion to the presence in Canada of Senor
Polo y Bernabe, late Spanish minister
at Washington, who seemed to be ac-
lively engaged in attending TO an Of
flee of war. A few days ago one Down
ing was arrested in Washington as a
Spanish spy and committed suicide,
and it is feared that the presence here
of Spanish officials might lead To COM
plications as being considered a breach
of neutrality.
Premier Laurier replied that the
government could take no notice of
the fact that Bernabe had done any,
thing TO warrant interference upon the
part of Canada. So long as the Span
lard did not abuse Canadian hospital
ity the government could in no wise
take notice of his presence here.
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The Oregon's Whereabouts.

New York. May ia dispatch to
the Tribune from Washington says: So
far as known TO those not in the clos
est confidence of the naval authorities
the three American squadrons now
concentrated OF Cuba are still main
tanning the blockade of the north
coast and guarding the southern ap-
proaches to the Yucatan passage at
the western end and the Windward
passage at the eastern end of the ISL
and. No encounter with Admiral Ger
vera's vessels is looked for within the
next two OF three days. nor Is IL yet
apparent that the Spanish commander
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ANOTHER FLEET READY
Camara's Ships Will Soon Sail
From Cadiz.
HAS A RESERVE SQUADRON

Madrid, May 10, midnight, via Par
is.-The Spanish squadron has arrived
at Santiago de Cuba without acci-
dent.
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The News Confirmed.

Madrid, May ia direct message
from Santiago de Cuba confirms the
arrival Of the Spanish squadron.
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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-13
GOVERNORS CUBAN APPEAL.
Cash Wanted, and Wanted Quickly,
for the Relief Work.

Governor Mount has issued the following
appeal in behalf of the suffering Cubans:
1.-The President of the United States hav-
ing appealed to the people for contributions
to relieve distress and suffering in Cuba. and
having appointed a national committee to
receive and forward to Consul General Lee
at Havana such contributions:
Therefore, in sympathy with and to CO.
operate in this work, a meeting was called
at the Governors parlors, in the Statehouse,
and the following action taken, towit:
Claude Matthews was appointed chairman
and f. J. Scholz treasurer of a committee,
which consisted, beside the above-named Of
ficers, of the following persons: William
Fortune, president Commercial Club; H.
T.. Kinney president Board of Trade; Col.
]. N. Walker, S. Z. Sheerin, e. =. Martin
dale. this committee to receive and forward
contributions from the State of Indiana. In
view of the great distance from the sea-
coast and the difficulty that would necessar-
lily attend the receiving and forwarding of
food supplies. clothing and medicines, it
was deemed best to ask for cash contribu-
tons.
ITO the people Of Indiana, after the fore
going action, d formal appeal is not needed.
The condition of the inhabitants of Cuba is
ing followed by the dire calamity of famine
and pestilence. Thousands are suffering
and dying for lack of the very neCessaries
OF life. Human charity should create a
kindred sympathy for the needy and perish
ing of any land and call forth promptly the
reeded relief. He gives twice who gives
quickly 1t is earnestly urged that organ
lied effort best suited to the several To-
and forward the same to the committee
above named. ~