The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-10
Yesterdays Developments.

silent concerning the movements
of troops from Florida TO Cuba.
The government is in complete
control of the wires leading from
Tampa and Key West, and not one
definite word as to the departure
of the army of Invasion is permit
ted to get by the censor. 1t is be-
Iieved, however, that about thirty
transports loaded with regular
troops left Tampa on Wednesday
for Key West, and started from
there for Cuba last night, under
convoy of war ships. The troop
ship Panther, with 500 marines,
has probably arrived at Santiago,
and it is supposed Admiral Samp-
son has used them, with others, i'm
effecting a landing. Washington
authorities say Sampson could eas-
lily, with the 1900 extra marines
at his disposal, put a force of $500
blue jackets ashore and pave the
way for the debarkation of the
regular army. Some concern was
felt i'm War Department circles
over rumOr that four strange
Spanish war ships had been seen
near Havana, but the Navy De-
partment intimates the ships were
nothing but small armed launches.
The army of $1,000 now en- route
to Cuban waters will probably be
divided on reaching the eastern
end of the island. 1t is believed
Admiral Sampson will receive 1O,-
600 men and proceed to San Juan
de Puerto Rico and that 1900 will
be landed at Santiago to cooper
ate with Commodore Schley ia
capturing that city.
President Mckinley has nominal
ten j. warren Keifer, of Ohio, ex-
speaker of the national House of
Representatives, to be n major
general, and John r. 8. Goblin, OF
Pennsylvania, cOmmander-in-chi
of the Grand Army of the Repub-
lie, to be a brigadier general.
1t is reiterated that all the ca
bles connecting Cuba with the out
side world, except the one to Key
West, have been cut. 1t is stated
at Kingston, however, that the ca
Bile between Jamaica and Santiago
is still working.
The secretary of the British con-
suIate at San Juan has been ex-
PEELED from Porto Rico for having,
it in alleged, furnished infOrmatiO
concerning the mines and tOrpe-
does of San Juan harbOr to Amer
lean Consul Hanna. The secretary
and other British subjects were
harshly treated by the governor
general, some having been impris-
Oned in dungeons.
feet report that Admiral Cervern
tried to sink some of the American
ships by sending one of the tor
pedo-bOat destrOyers out of San
tiagO harbOr at night. The dam
gerOus craft was discovered by the
cruiser New Orleans and it was
forced to return to the harbor aft
er fusiIlade of shots from Samp-
sons vessels. Two tOrpedOes were
found floating in the water; one
sunk before 1T could be hauled
aboard, but the other was picked
up in perfect condition.
The Senate has passed a bill pro-
viding American registry for the
steamers Olympia, Victoria, Taco
ma, Columbia, Arizona and Argyll,
of the Northern Pacific Steamship
company. These vessels, which
have been flying the British flag,
will be used as transports for car
rying troops to Manila.
1t is reported the President will
soon transmit a special message to
Congress urging the immediate
annexation of Hawaii as a military
necessity.
The conference committees of
Congress reached an agreement on
the war revenue bill yesterday,
and the House adopted the report
late last night by a vote of 154 to
1O7. The debate was marked by
several sensational tiIts, in which
Mr.. GrosvenOr, MIR. Swanson and
others figured.
The One-hundred-a md -fifty-seventh fl
Indiana was not taken with the
regular army which is now sup
posed to be EN- route to Cuba. Col.
Studebaker's men are still at Tam
PA. The One-hundred-and-fif
ninth Regiment may soon be sent
and there are rumOrs that some of
the volunteers at Camp Thomas
may also be moved to Florida.