The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-23

city overflowed. flooding its SURROUNDINGS.
The streets OF Havana presented the APP
psa1ance OF running rivers. The water was
over four feet deep at many Of the cross
inas. swamping houses. stores and damag-
ing furniture and other property. The fire
brigade was called out and many sick and
aged people were carried 10 places of safe
w. Traffic was delayed on every railroad
running out Of the city. The slaughter
houses and paddocks were entirely sub
merged Many bullocEs succeeded in es-
Gaping and ran loose through the streets
OF the city. adding 10 the panic prevailing.
The civil governor. Senior Fernandez Cas-
tro, will leave here tomorrow on a tour of
inspection, during which he will visit
Jstrco Cesiguas, San Anatonio del Rio,
Blanco, Bainoa and Aquatic
The bodies of the Spanish general. Vara
del Key, termed by the Spaniards the
Hero CT FL Caney. and Captain Busta-
mente will be taken to Spain for public
burial.
the schooner Primavera sailed from
Maianzas on Oct. II with sixty tons of Red
, aximo Gomez. These supplies will be
landed at Yaguajay
It Is understood on reliable authority that
9 meeting OF the commanding officers or the
Cpban army. which was announced to take
place in the province of Havana. will now
be hello at the camp Of Maxine Gomez, at
la2ua1ay. being about the center of the
island. and easier of approach for the Gu
ban chiefs from the eastern provinces
The trustees Of the San Lazaro Leper
HOSPITAL will claim before the joint COM
mission the right to land occupied by the
Reina Santa Clara and San Nazario bat
fcries which properties the institution
says II did not cede to the Spanish gov
eminent and il was not conhscated by the
Spanish officials. The property is valued at
S3oa 600.
The American commission yesterday in
formed the Spanish commissioners that the
United States troops would begin to come to
the island during November.
Captain Griscom and Lieutenant Read re-
turned from pinar del Rio this afternoon.
having visited the capital of that province
and number of the more important townss
They report that there are 1000 Spanish
troops and the same number of Cubans now
under arms in the province.
Mai: Gen. Mathew c. Butler, of the
American commission, has been advised by
the Untcd States War Department that his
son. Maj. NJ. G. Butler, Captain Calhoun
and Lieutenant Barnes will leave for Ha-
vana on the LIST of November as extra aids
on the staff of the commission. Charles
Smith (colored). one Of the servants of the
commission. who volunteered TO nurse Ma
ior Bebee during the latter's Illness with
yellow fever, and attended him with great
devotion. contracted the disease in a mild
form and is now in the Quinta del Rey Hos
In Cfenfuegos and Pinar del Rio there is
intense Ill feeling between the Cubans and
Spaniards. which gives rise to daily disturb
ances. An investigation into the cause OF
the friction has been ordered. The Cuban
chief Juan Bravo, in violation of the terms
OF the armistice. has entered and occupied
the village of Ell COEdadO. near Trinidad
dismissed every official and appointed others
in their place from his own band. Another
insurgent chief f. NJ. Gomez. has occu-
pied Ovas station, Pinar del Rio province,
leaving a company of Cubans there with a
soldier in command.
The military authorities of Santa Clara
province have forbidden that any food be
companied by a special permit, which 1t is
very difficult to obtain. thus not only in
creaSing the want and hunger in the Cuban
camps. but also making it difficult to send
supplies to the sugar estates and farms.