The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-08
YESTERDAYS DEVELOPMENTS.


printed at @ o'clock Saturday morn
ing, announced that the. dispatch
boat Hugh McCuIIOch had arrived
at HOng-KOnS with advices from
Commodore Dewey; that the Span
ish feet had been wholly de-
strOyed, that great loss had been
inflicted on the enemy; that no
Americans had been killed and
only six wounded, and that none of
Dewey's ships had been damaged.
AT 10 o'clock yesterday morning
the Navy Department att Washing
ton gave out the following dis
patch from. Commodore Dewey,
dated Manila, May /;
''The squadron arrived at Manila
at daybreak this morning. Iinme-
diately engaged the enemy and de-
strOyed the following Spanish ves-
sells: Reina Christina, Castillo, Don
Antonio de UIIoA, IsIa lie LuxOn,
IsIa de Cuba, General I.exo, Mar
quis de DuerO, Correo, NcIasco,
IsIa de MindaRnO, transport and
the water battery at CavIte. The
squadron is uninjured, und only n
few men were slightly wounded.
The only means of teIegraphinG is
the American consul at Hong
Kong. 1 shall communicate with
him."
AT noon Secretary Long gave out
n second dispatch from Dewey un-
der date of Cavite, May 4. 1t reads:
81 have taken possession of the
naval station at Cavite, Philippine
islands, and destroyed it's fortifi-
cations. Have destroyed the forti-
ficatiOns at the bays entrance, pa
rolling the garrison. / control the
bay completely, and can take the
city at any time. The squadron is
In excellent health and spirits.
The Spanish loss not fully known,
but very heavy-L5O killed, incIud-
ing the captain of the Beinn Chris
tina. L am assisting in protecting
the Spanish sick and wounded.
Two hundred and fifty sick and
wounded in the hospital within
our lines. Much excitement at Ma
niIa. VIII protect foreign resi-
dents"
BY direction of the President.
Secretary Long has sent the fol-
lowing cable dispatch to Commo-
tiore Deweys
"The President, in the name of
the American people, thanks you
and your officers and men for your
splendid achievement and over
whelming victory. In recognition,
he has appointed you acting ad-
miral, and will recommend "a vote
of thanks to you by Congress-"
On reception of the advices from
Commodore Dewey the War and
Navy Departments began prepara-
tions to send 5000 troops to the
Philippines for occupation of the
islands. Swift steamships will be
chartered, and it is thought the
regular and volunteer soldiers ON
the Pacific coast Will be utilized.
The voyage will take three
weeks, SO it IS not probable Dew
ey will be reinforced within "a
month. If it is found necessary to
dispatch an army of ten or twenty
thousand soldiers to Manila some
of the volunteers of Eastern States
may be sent there. In that event
Indiana troops may be called on.
General Merriam may be placed i'm
command of the invaders.
Nothing definite has been heard
from Admiral Sampson since his
feet sailed from Key West last
Wednesday, but he is supposed to
be in Porto Rican waters. ru-
NOR from Spain to the effect that
the Spanish squadron defeated the
American ships I'm the Atlantic is
discredited at Washington. No
fears are expressed for the Ore
gOn, for she is thought to be able
to repulse all the Spanish ships
that may be sent after her. The
blockaders are still capturing ves-
sells Off the Cuban coast. An
American schooner was seized re-
Gently by one of BIanco's gum
boats. Another bOmbardment of
Matanzas forts Is reported, and
many Spanish soldiers are thought
TO have been killed.
Senior MoIla, a CarIist, was ex-
PEELED from the Spanish COrtes for
speaking unexpectedly of the
young King. The incident caused
great tumuIt, and all the CarIistn
and Republicans withdrew. The
situation throughout the peninsula
is still grave, and many rumors OF
dire happenings are current.