The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-12
Yesterdays Developments.

1t was announced at Tampa last
night that the army of invasion
had embarked ON swift transports.
nut at what hour the troops sailed
was not stated. 1T IL supposed they
have been at sea several daxs
The stars and stripes now wave
from a Spanish flagstaff ON n hill
at the entrance to the bay of Guam
tanamo, and 900 American blue
Jackets, landed from the TRANSPORT
Panther, are encamped about the
deserted Spanish fOrtifca tioms.
The town of Guantanamo is at the
mercy of the Americans and can
be taken i'm fifteen minutes. De-
tails of the capture of the outer
fOrtihcatiOns of the bay show that
the Spaniards fed after a few shots
had been fred by the American
vessels. A party of marines was
landed from the battle ship Ore
gon and "OId gIory'' hoisted.
Then the Panther arrived and nut
ashore six hundred marines, who
VIII occupy the place until the
regular troops are ready to de-
bark. None of the American in
vaders was injured.
Admiral SIMPSONS detailed on
ctaI report of Lieutenant Hobson's
exploit has reached the Navy De-
partment. The admiral is unstint-
ed In praising the Lieutenant and
his assistants for successfully
blocking the channel of Santiago
harbOr by sinking the collier
Merrfmac. He hopes the daring
feat will be suitably recognized.
The admiral commends j. III. Mil
Ter, who reIinquishcd command of
the Merrimac with great reIuct-
ance, and also aIIudes to the large
number of men who volunteered
to accompany HObsOn on his peril
Gus mission.
An unconffrmed dispatch from
Hong-konE says battle was
fought Saturday for possession of
Manila. The Spanish governor
general was notified that unless
he withdrew the reward offered
for the head of AguinaIdo, the in
surgent chief, he would be shown
no quarter himself. The same re-
port says Admiral Dewey has
promised to prevent a massacre
should the insurgents capture the
city. An interesting story of the
negotiations between the insur-
gent leaders and the Americans is
told in mail advices from the far
East.
Captain General BIanco reports
to Madrid that three Spanish war
ships boldly left Havana harbOr
for the purpose of attacking the
Yankee bIOckading squadron, ''but
the Americans refused to fight.
and retired" BIancO's report was
not accompanied by an affidavit.
1t is again reiterated that some
of the continental powers are
"sOunding'' each other as to the :
advisability of intervening to stop
the war between Spain and the
United States. Dispatches from
Madrid, however, say the news
paper pence campaign is not ap-
proved by the government, that
Spain is able to continue the war
two years longer, and that 1T is
useless to talk of peace "unIess it
implies a return to the status quo
ante belIum."
Dispatches received at Madrid
alIege that yellow fever has at
tackled Admiral SampsOn's feet.
Admiral Sampson is said to be in
possession of the cable station at
Caimanera, and Will soon open up
len fnrS nit hwr
way of Cape Haitien.
Colonel Studebaker's regiment,
the One-hundred-and-fi -fifty-seVenth
Indiana, is still i'm camp at Port
Tampa, with no immediate pros
poets of embarking. No orders
have yet been received by the 9TH
er Indiana regiments and batter
les TO leave Camp Thomas and
Camp AIger for Florida.
A dispatch from Havana, received
at Madrid, says eleven American
merchantmen, believed to be
transports conveying troops, have
arrived OF Santiago de Cuba. The
dispatch also says the Spaniards
have taken precautions to pre-
vent a landing.
Major General Merritt has asked
for 10000 troops for the Occupa-
tiOn of the Philippines. His army
at present is 10000 strong. He ex-
poets to leave for Manila I'm two
weeks. The second expedition
will go this week and the third
will go as soon as the transports
can be fitted out.
Rumors by way OF Havana, Mad
rid and Cape Haitien say Santiago
has been bOmbarded again. One
report alleges the city has fallen.
None of the rumors has been con-
firmed,