The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-11
YESTERDAYS DEVELOPMENTS.

Orleans, Mobile, Galveston and
Tampa. A portion OF the vOlun-
teer army, including two Indiana
regiments and one light battery,
now rendezvOusing at Indi1napO-
lis, have been ordered to New Or
leans instead of Chickamauga,
and will probably leave here
Thursday night. All the regular
troops, about 5000 I'm all, tenn
pOrariIy concentrated at Chicka-
mauga Park, have been instructed
to proceed at once to Tampa.
Twenty-seven transports have
been chartered, and the War De-
partment is endeavoring to secure
others. General Miles and stan
will leave Washington tonight to
personally direct movements of
the army of invasion. There will
probably be some delay I'm secur-
ing n proper naval convoy, and it
is possible the invaders Will not
sail until Admiral Sampson re-
turns from Porto Rico.
The Senate has passed four more
war measures, providing for the
enlistment of 10000 .'fmmunes,"
for N volunteer signal corps COM
posed mainly of expert cIectri-
clans or telegraphers, for carrying
on additional work in the ad-
jutant generals Office, and for ad-
ditiOnaI hospital stewards. The
Senate adopted the resolution pro-
posing n constitutional amend
ment for changing the beginning
OF the terms of the President, Vice
President and Congressman from
March 4 to May A. The House bill
restoring the citizenship of Mrs.
Nellie Grant SartOris and the post
office appropriation bill were also
passed.
UncOnfirmed reports from Shang-
hal and HOng-kOng say that Ad-
niral MOntejO was killed by the
people of Manila after the bonn
bardment of Cavite; that Philip
pine insurgents are massacrinE
Spanish women and children; that
the hospital at San Rogue, near
Cnvite, was set ON fire by shells
during the bOmba rdment and
Sisters of Charity killed; that Ad-
nliraA Dewey came near being a
victim of Spanish treacbery, the
nuns of Cavite hospital having
given false information as to 81
mined channels; that the fleets of
some of the European powers now
stationed I'm the far East may at
tempt to intervene at Manila in
behalf of Spain, and that Tonquin
newspapers, by direction of the
French, are denOuncing the Amer
leans as pirates and the Anglo
SaxOns as encrOaching ON the Lat
in race.
The gunboats, torpedo boats and
fast little craft of the "mOsquitO
fleet" engaged in blOckading Gu
ban ports now have almost daily
encounters with the Spanish coast
guards. At Cardenas 81 trap was
laid for the torpedo boat WinslOv,
and she was attacked by three OF
'tffe eDEmy's gunDoats, but, with
the aid of the Machias, the little
American made it too hot for the
Spaniards, and they sought safety
behind the snndhiIls. All along
the coast signal stations and tele-
graph lines are being erected, so
Blanco may be given warning
when the American army attempts
to land. These stations are being
destroyed by the bIOckaders as
fast as possible.
Two more prizes-a Spanish fish,
ing schooner and n Norwegian
steamer-have arrived at Key
West. About two weeks ago the
Norwegian attempted to run the
blockade at Havana with a lead of
cattle, but was warned away. On
Monday she was again found near
Havana harbOr acting in a suspi-
ciOus manner, and as her captain
did not explain matters satisfac-
toriIy she was sent to Key West to
await action Of the United States
authorities.
The State and Navy Departments
have received what they believe to
be reliable information that the
Spanish Cape Verde fleet has re-
turned to Cadiz. The report Is
doubted in some quarters, but 1T is
known that Admiral Sampson has
not yet encountered the armada,
which should have been In West
Indian waters by this time If 1T
sailed due west when it left st.
Vincent. If the armada has re-
turned to Cndix it is possible Spain
bas determined to abandon Cuba
and Porto Rico. The suggestion
that the fleet may be sent to the
philiDDines by way of the Suez ca
nal tx met with the statement that
Spain would not be likely to leave
her home coast at the mercy of an
American squadron. Admtrai
Snmnson is somewhere near Porto
Rico. md the bOmbardment OF san
Imam may begin at any time. The
hattie shin Oregon and gunbOat
Marietta have left Bahia for Key
West.
There was another stormy ses-
sion of the Spanish COrtes last
night. Republican leader, REFER
rtur'to the rumOrs that tlie Queen
Regent was about to nbdtcate,
.otd his party was ready to form s.
government. He was repeatedly
called 10 order. Senior Sagasta de-
nounced the speakers utterances.
Tbe war credits were finally voted.
Corlists are still plotting and
watching their opportunity to en-
,brone the pretender. Riots i'm the
proyinces continue.
Madrid advices say the steamer