The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-04
YESTERDAYS DEVELOPMENTS.

from Admiral Dewey before ar
ranging for the transportation of
5000 volunteers to Manila. Prep
aratiODs have already been made
for sending fast colIiers from San
Francisco with fuel for the victO-
riOgs feet. Provisions and other
supplies Will also be sent to the
war ships. When communication
is established with Dewey he will
receive the cOnEratula tions of the
government, and also be informed
that he has been made IA rear ad-
miFaI I'm honor of his victory.
Navy Department officials think a
steamer Will reach Hong-kOng to-
day with advfces from Manila.
The situa tiOn in Spain has grown
very grave, and predictions are
freely made that the present dy-
nasty will be overthrOwn. 1t is
asserted the country is actually I'm
state of revolution. The people
are opposed to a republic, and may
choose Don Carlos as their ruler
if the army does not succeed in
having a military Dictatorship
proclaimed, with either General
WeyIer or General POlavieja as
leader. The session of the COrtes
last night was exciting and the de-
bate prolonged. A "res0lutiOn of
homage" was adopted i'm honor of
those who perished during the en-
gagement in Manila bay ON SUN
day. A message from the Queen
nan al nA m
not with the unanimity desired,
for 1T was opposed by the Carlists,
Republicans and Conservatives.
The Spanish Cabinet has rejected
the offer of the British government
to protect Chinese i'm the Philip
pines, fearing there is some uI-
terror motive in the offer. The
other powers have been informed
that they have squadrons in Chi
nese waters, and that they should
look after the subjects of China.
The martial-Iaw procIa nation has
caused much criticism at Madrid.
1t prohibits street gatherings nnd
demonstrations and bars all news
papers from printing anything
about the war.
Nothing was received officially by
either the United States or British
government concerning the bonn
bardment of Manila before the ca
bic to the Philippines was cut.
Madrid dispatches stated that Ad-
mira1 Dewey had given the COVER
nor general twenty-fOur hours to
comply with his demand for the
surrender of war stores, hut re-
ports as to the time when the uIti-
Inatum was delivered are conflict
ing. If the demand was made i'm
mediately after the ma eaI engage
ment on Sunday, news of the sur
render of the city or it's lombard
ment should have reached London
or Madrid before the cable was
cut. If the ultimatum was not de-
Hvered until Monday afternoon,
shortly before interruption of ca
BILE communication, as indicated in
one dispatch, then the news from
Madrid regarding the burning Of
the native quarter of the city cam
not be true, for the difference in
time between Manila and Madrid is
only eight hours. The Madrid dis
patch stated that the Americans
had begun sheIIing the city, that
part of it was i'm flames, and that
the batteries of the citadel had in
hicted considerable damage ON
Dewey's feet. Cabling at $50 n. m.
Monday, the Manila correspondent
of the New York Herald said the
Spaniards had been given until
11:3O a. nm. Tuesday to comply with
Dewey's ultimatum.
Two thousand Greeks at COnstan-
tinOple have offered to enlist I'm
the United States navy. The Porte
has notified Minister Angel that
Turkey will remain neutral.
Telegraph operators Mt Trepas-
sey and Cape Race, Newfoundland,
reiterate their stories of mysterf-
GUS heavy cannOnading off those
places on Saturday and Sunday.
After the "navaI engagement"
which, they believe, took place, a
war ship was seen steaming "dead
Slow and bound west I'm the di-
rection of Boston.
The Spanish mail steamer Argo-
nauta has arrived at Key West in
charge of the cruiser MarbIehead.
On board the prize were twenty
army officers, who are now prison-
ers of war. Col. Vicente De COrti-
go, one of the captured officers, is
said to be a brOther-in-law of Gen.
WeyIer. Arms and ammunition for
the Spanish troops in Cuba and
many letters to captain General
BlancO were also found ON the
steamer. A little fishing schooner
captured by the gunboat Castine,
has also arrived Mt Key West.
American naval officers hope
Spain will carry out her avOved
intention of making ''One supreme
effort" to crush the United States
navy. SchIey and Sampson would
like nothing better than to pit
their ships against the Spanish
armada. The possibility of a
grand naval battle in Cuban wa
ters is arOusing much interest at
Washington.
The President Will probably
nominate a number of army off,
GERS to-day. FitEhugh Lee, "JOe''
wheeler, Stewart l.. WOOdfOrd,
General Shafter and General Otis
are mentioned as among those who
may be appointed major generals.
George r.. Blanchard will be made
master of transportation with the
rank of brigadier general. WASH
ingtOn and Chickamauga have
been selected as concentration
noBufs for the volunteer army.