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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-16
MINES BLOWN UP.
Key West HarbOr Now Free of Men
aces to Navigation.

KEY WEST. Fla, Aug. 15.-The subma-
rine mines in Key West harbor were blown
up this afternoon to make room for ships
of the fleet which are crowding in from
their Cuban coast stations. There were
more than a dozen sets of mines of four
each. covering over a square mile of water.
They were exploded by wire from Fort Tay-
lor, under the direction of Captain McKns-
ley, who is in charge of harbor defenses.
The work was begun to the westward, and
continued in close to the fort and made a
magnificent spectacle. Explosions followed
eacn other at intervals of about two min
utes, each carrying mountains of water in
the air to a height of a hundred feet and
the reverberations shaking the island to its
foundations. Among the ships which re-
turned to-day were the gunboats Machias
and Vicksburg and torpedo boats Mckee,
Gushing, Foote and Gail
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s6p,lies Ready for Cubans.

WASHINGTON, Aug 1.-THE subsist-
ence department of the army will have
plenty of supplies ready to forward to Cuba
in case it is found that the people there
must be supplied from the United States.
There are supplies at Tampa and at many
other points near enough to the seaboard to
load available transports when information
reaches this government that they will be
needed. 1t is. of course. an assumption only
so far, that such supplies must be sent to
Cuba. Since hostilities began no informa-
ton has reached this government concern
of the people of Cuba within the Spanish
lines. That they are destitute is inferred
from the conditions which existed previous
to the war and which could not have been
relieved to any great extent since the war
began.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-16

NEW YORK, Aug. 15.-W. Rankin Good
and Harry j. Price the Cincinnati boys
who are raising a fund to buy battle ship
to replace the Maine, called on acting
Mayor Guggenheimer to-day to explain
their purpose and seek his Endorsement.
Young Good asked the acting mayor to rec
ommend them to the school commissioners
and to act as treasurer of the money raised
or appoint a committee which should take
the matter in charge. The boys produced
Endorsements from President Mckinley,
members of the Cabinet and the mayors of
several cities. Mr.. Guggenheimer said that
some difficulty might be experienced on &C
count of rule of the School Board of this
city prohibiting the raising of subscrip-
tions of any kind among the school chill
dren, but he promised to give young Good
all the assistance in his power.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-16
Theodore Bald Wolfe Tone whose me.


LONDON, Aug. 15.-J. w. Jago, chief Of
ficer of the White Star steamer Britannia.
who was arrested in Queenstown Friday
morning on the arrival of the Cunard line
steamer Lucania on a charge of being con-
cerned in robbing the mails and in snug
Cling. was discharged this morning, but was
Immediately rearrested on warrant issued
at the request of the United States embassy,
charging him with embezzlement and lar
ceny and he will be brought to London.
Daniel Wood steward of the Lucania. who
was arrested Friday at Liverpool for al
legged completely with Jago in robbing the
own recognizance, the magistrate deeming
the evidence too slight to hold him. Mr..
Woods said he intended to return to New
York by the Lucania.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-16
NAVAL REVIEW.
Concluded FROM First Page.)

battle ship Texas awaits a favorable tide
to be foated out of the dry dock at the
Brooklyn navy yard The needed repairs to
her hull, upper sides, superstructure and
machinery have been completed. under the
watchful supervision of Naval Constructor
Bowles, and, if anything, the war vessel is
stancher and more formidable than ever.
The authorities at the yard expect the other
vessels of the squadron to arrive by the end
of the week and the cruiser Brooklyn will
probably be the first to reach the yard The
new dry dock will be ready to receive one
of the vessels within two weeks, as the
workmen who are removing the Golfer dam
in front of the big dock are now cutting
away the last row of high wooden piles
which obStruct the entrance.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-16
Obituary.

MEXICO CITY, Aug. 15-The body of
Mrs. Romero wife of the Mexican minister
at Washington. which was brought here
by her distinguished husband, has been
buried. The funeral was attended by people
of the highest official circles. The minister
will soon return to Washington.
MILWAUKEE, Wis, Aug. 15.-Word was
received in this city to-day of the death of
Prof John c. Fillmore, of New London,
Conn Professor Fillmore was a noted au-
thority on Indian music. He formerly lived
in Milwaukee, from which city he moved to
California some time ago.
PHILADELPHIA, Aug 15.-Charles H.
Myer German consul in this city, died yes
terday at his home here of apoplexy. aged
seventy-two Mr. Myer was a member of
the wholesale dry goods firm of Myer q
Dickinson
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-16
PEACE CELEBRATION.
Telegram from the President and a
Tribute to the Army and Navy.

PIQUA, o., Aug. 15.-The return of peace
was celebrated here tonight with a grand
Publication, in which ten thousand persons
participated. A street parade was the fea-
ture of the early evening, in which the civic
organizations, the secret orders and large
representation of citizens took part. The
exercises of the evening were held on the
public square. Major George Eichelberger,
of Urbana, made the principal speech of the
evening, which was full of patriotism and
was received with numerous applause. In
response to a telegram sent by Colonel ]. G..
Battele President Mckinley wired as fol-
lows:
Telegram concerning celebration received.
l rejoice with you and all the people upon
the return of peace. All honor TO the army
and navy, whose brilliant victories have
given added luster to the American name.
civilian M'KINLEY.''
The message was read 20 the assemblage,
and was received with a tremendous ova-
ton. After the speaking the crowd sang
America" after which the celebration
ended with display of fireworks.
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Whereabouts of War ships.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15.-At the Navy
Department to-day it was announced that
the Peoria and Lebanon had arrived at Key
West. The Sterling and Niagara had ar
rived at Ponce. the st. Louis at Montauk
Point and the Bennington at San Francisco.
The Hudson. Ericsson, Morrill, and Hamil-
ton have sailed from Key West to Norfolk.
The Mckee. Tecumseh, San Francisco.
Stranger. Piscataqua, Window, Fish Hawk,
Miantonomoh, Supply, Oneida, Princeton,
Newport, Woodbury. and Castine have ar
rived at Key West The Harvard has sailed
from TompKinsville for Santiago. The New
York Brooklyn and Massachusetts have
sailed from Playa for Brooklyn. The Iowa,
Indiana and oregon have sailed from San
tiago for Brooklyn. The Nina has sailed
from Norfolk for Brooklyn. The Gwin has
arrived at Key West and the Hercules at
Norfolk The Foote, Gushing, Vicksburg
and Machias have arrived at Key West.
The Yankee and Dixie have arrived at
Guantanamo.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-16
The Near East.
The Outlook.


A great deal of current discussion in the
press and in private circles assumes that
the Philippines belong naturally in the do
main of Europe and European interests and
that in putting our flag up at Manila we
are leaving our hemisphere and entering
theirs. The following approximate estimate
of distances should serve as a sufficient cor
rection of this curious but common error:
Miles
approx
imatey.)
Distance from Philippines to LIVER
pool via Suez canal. ................. l5,WO
Distance from Philippines to New
York via Nicaraguan canal....... R,OOO
francisco .a......... ................. $500
In this statement we take Liverpool as
representing the European Atlantic coast,
New York city as representing the Ameri-
can Atlantic coast and San Francisco as
representing the American Pacific coast.
Substituting for these Southampton, Kiel.
Havre Boston, Baltimore, Seattle, Port
land would make some difference In the
distances but would not vitality affect the
comparison. Germany, England and France
are more than half as far again from the
Philippines as the United States; and when
we have built a Nicaraguan canal, as we
shall before long, our Atlantic coast Will
be- in round numbers, a thousand miles
nearer to the Philippines than either or
those countries. Whether we have any
right in the East or not, geographically the
East does not belong to Europe. 1t IS not
in her hemisphere.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-16
More Deniais of Hooley's Charges.

LONDON, Aug. 15.-In the Bankruptcy
Court to-day the registrar listened to a
number of unimportant disclaimers and ex-
plantations in connection with the charges
made by Ernst Terah Hooley, the company
promoter, now under examination in bank
ruptcy proceedings. These included state
ments by the counsel for Lord Winchelsea,
by representatives Of Sir Edward Sullivan
and by the solicitor for Mr.. Beall, whom
Mr.. Hooley had publicly charged with be
ing one of the greatest blackmailers in
London" The hearing was finally ad-
journed until Monday
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-16
STOPPED BY NEWS OF PEACE.
The Cushing Was Preparing to
Avenge Ensign BagIey's Death.

KEY WEST, Fla, Aug. Ito the tor
pedo boat Gushing, commanded by Lieut..
Albert Gleaves, will doubtless go the dis
tinction of having had the last naval en-
gagement of the Spanish-American war. Had
the peace negotiations been protracted a
little longer the Gushing would unquestion-
ably have ended the conflict by gloriously
avenging it's beginhhg, when Ensign Bag
ley and his four comrades of the Wnslow
We're killed at Cardenas. AT the very mo-
ment the orders for raising the blockade
reached the Cushing, she making in for
the three Spanish gunboats which had
wrecked her sister boat, intent on sinking
them or herself going down in the effort
They were the Ligero, Alerta and Antonio
Lopez. A few days before the Cushing de-
schooner, the Triumpho, of twenty-five
tons.
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LETTERS WERE LOST.
Many That Were Addressed to the
Soldiers Early in the War.
Chica go Post.

An inquiry addressed to the postal author
tiles develops the fact that at present the
postoffices in the largest centers of popula-
ton in the United States are furnished
with a weekly bulletin giving a revised
statement of the location of the various reg
iments in the service; This. of course, i'm
centers is to be made up in regimental
packages in accordance with this weekly
list. 1t is certain even this inadequate pro-
vision was not operative during the earlier
months of the war. If it had been tens of
thousands of letters addressed to soldiers
would have reached them with compare
stacked in ''unhandled' pouches for weeks
while the soldiers were eagerly waiting for
a word from home.
Careful observers who were at the big
camps in the earlier stages of the wal, eStl-
mate that at several of the main points or
rendezvous not fewer than million pieces
at one time. The postoffices nearest the
great camps were of the candle-box order,
and for this reason the public and the SOL
ders had good reason to expect the Postof-
flee Department would realize the made
quacy of the facilities for handling the mail
and make provisions in advance Tor the
proper reception of the vast flood of letters
certain to follow close upon the arrival OF
the troops. But, to all appearances, the de-
partment ignored this inevitable condition
of affairs and calmly waited for the over
whelmed postmasters at the little eight
by-ten stations to send in their Macedon-
ian cry. Then these pleas for help were
apparently obliged to take the regular
course of official formality and delay. There
is slight comfort in the reflection that our
army and Postoffice Department are wholly
unschooled in the handling of mail for large
bodies of troops rapidly moving from one
base to another
In the armies of Europe each regiment
contains a detail of mail for troops. The
principle that letters from home have di-
rect and vital effect upon the spirit of the
soldiers is fully recognized by the CONT
mental military authorities. An order to
move mail is as carefully obeyed as an or
der to forward provisions and munitions
That the military representatives of those
nations now stationed at the American
camps should note with establishment the
apparent neglect of this important consid-
GRAFTON is not to be wondered at.
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Colombia Preparing to Settle.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15.-The legal rep
resentative of the Colombian government
called on the secretary of state to-day fo
the purpose of making arrangement in con
nection with the final settlement of thu
claim of Italy against Colombia. 1t is rep
resented by the Colombian government tina
when the award was made by Presden
Cleveland as arbiter there was no provision
as to the method OF settlement. and thu
proposition of the Colombian government il
that this question be referred 10 the United
States as arbiter. 1t is the desire of Co
lombia that this matter be settled in a man
ner to preserve the self-respect and dignit.
of the republic.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-16
Want Hay to stay in London.

LONDON, Aug 15.-The afternoon papers.
without exception, express regret at the
probable return of Ambassador Hay to the
United States to succeed Secretary Day, and
they hope that he will see his way clear 70
decline his appointment to the State De-
partment, as lit would be a pity to inter-
rupt an ambassadorial career promising
greater results for the two nations"
The Westminster Gazette says: while
worked more effectnally to foster the grow
ing Anglo-Amercan sentiment. The recall
of Colonel Hay, while a gain to his country.
would be no slight loss to ours.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-16

The Portuguese Ministry has resigned, and
Senior Jose Lucanio has been charged with
the task of forming new Cabinet.
The failure is announced of the firm of
Hodson, Jarrett Guscotte & Co., stock and
shore brokers, of No. Diapers gardens,
London.
The lord mayor of London, the Hon.
Horatio David Davies has postponed his
projected American tour indefinitely on ac-
count of the illness of his wife.
A paper of Stuttgart announces that, de-
spite precautions TO insure secrecy, II has
leaked out that the work of typesetting on
Prince Bismarck's memoirs began ten days
ago in Cottas establishment. The first vol
ume of the memoirs, ii Is SAID, VIII be pub
liShed shortly
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-16
SUTRO ESTATE INSOLVENT.
Nothing Will Be Left for the Heirs If
Creditors Force Payment.

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 15.-The Evening
Post says the $30O0,000 estate of the late
Adolph Sutro is insolvent and that unless
the creditors agree to withdraw their
claims for the time being the estate will be
hopelessly swamped. Much of Sutro's prop
erty is mortgaged and the interest and
other necessary expenditures are eating
the estate up very rapidly. The executors
OF the estate say that if time is given them
every possible demand will be met and that
there will be large residue for the heirs.
The attorneys for the Sutro estate deny
that there is another will and say that Mrs.
klugeS claims are grOundless.
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victims OF this downpour from the skies
Ihe report states that the families of VIM
Fagan, Thomas Pagan. VIM. Tunnel and
James Conk were drowned, together with
Patience and Vance Morelock, John Arnold
and mother and Samuel Henry and wife,
The Figan family, numbering thirteen, was
port gives ne San nu n1ber Of the remaining
families. but it is estimated that they num-
bered at least four each, which would bring
fsr,n
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non CarIos Counseling Peace.

LONDON, Aug. ia special dispatch
from Lucerne Switzerland. says the follow
ing inspired statement has been made there:
Notwithstanding his disapproval of the
course the government at Madrid is taking,
Don Carlos maintains his firm intention to
discourage any actual rising in Spain, and
Is using all his influence to quell insurrec-
tionary tendencies and attempted uprisings
among and on the part of his too devoted
followers
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A British Critic.

LONDON, Aug. 1.-THE Santiago CORE
spondent Of the Times, who acted as in
terpreter for General Shafter during the in
terviews preceding the surrender of Santa
go, describes fully the fighting and capitula-
ton of the city and criticses severely the
tactical blunders made, the opportunities
missed and the lack of information OF the
enemy's movements displayed by both
STANDARDS and Americans. The correspond
ent saws that necessity for the surrender
of Santiago is no more evident now than it
was before
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-16
London,s Hottest Day.

LONDON, Aug. 15-This was the hottest
day London has known for long time.
The st. Johns ambulance staff was out
in full force, and is treating scores of cases
of heat prostration. Upward of $50 cases
were treated at the various hospitals be-
fore o'clock in the afternoon. A number
of policemen were overcome. The surgeons
found that their prostrations were due to
swelling of the legs and feet, caused by the
heat from the asphalt and wood paving on
which they stood.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-16
Promotions in the Marine Corps.

WASHINGTON. Aug. 15.-Several promo
tons in the marine corps have resulted
from the advancement of Lieut.. r. w.
Huntington. the hero of Guantanamo, to the
grade of colonel. Maj. R. l.. Meade becomes
a lieutenant colonel, Capt. J. M. Young a
major. First Lieut.. j. G. Lachheimer lieu
tenant ard Second Lieut.. j. H. Russell a
first lieutenant. Captain Lachheimer is
especially well known in this city as the
chief assistant of the judge advocate gen.
eral of the navy.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-16
FORBADE In SOUTH DAKOTA.
Eight People Killed at Gary and 9th
ers known to Be Dead.

GARY, s. d., Aug. ia terrific wind and
hailstorm, running from northeast to south
west, struck Mortz Siding, about five miles
west of here. to-day. Everything in the
path of the storm was swept away Eight
people lie dead here and others are knoRn
to have been killed. The dead are: joseph
Hutchinson, farmer, wife. two daughters
and grandchild; Carl Jeclum, Blanchards-
vile. Wis; Albert Kelim, home in MilwaE-
kee; Charles f. Ball. a farmer who was
reading with his wife and children when
after his wife and children. Thousands OF
dollars worth OF property are destroyed and
many cattle and sheep were killed.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-16
News of Peace welcomed.

MADRID Aug. 15.-The next Cabinet
council will consider the question of sum-
moning the Cortes. Senior Sagasta, the
premier, is hopeful that the ministers will
be agreed upon this point.
The news of peace was heartily well
coined in the Spanish coast towns and the
families who fled. fearing an attack by
Commodore Watson, are now returning.
NJ Cambon, the French ambassador to the
United States who represented Spain in the
peace negotiations at Washington, has been
decorated with the grand cross of the Order
of Charles III.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-16

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15.-Minister
Sewall, ar Hawaii. has informed the State
Department that Hawaii has paid to Japan
$4,000 as indemnity for the refusal of the
Hawaiian government to allow certain
Japanese to land in Hawaii at various times
during the past three years. Quite a COM
plcaton arose over the claim of Japan for
a larger amount about the time the new
treaty of annexation was negotiated but
this payment no doubt clears it all up.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-16
GenernI Nofes.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15.-The President
to-day made the following appointments:
Alexander Heingarten, OF Ohio. to be United
States consul at Catania. Italy; r. c. Mich
OILS, of Alaska. to be register of land Office
at Nulato. Alaska.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-16
Movements of Steamers.

GIBRALTR, Aug. 15.-Arrived Aller.
from New York. Sailed: Werra, for New
York.
NEW YORK, Aug 15.-Arrived: Mas
dam, from Rotterdam: Bowie, from Liver
pool
BREMERHAvEN, Aug 15.-Arrived:
Barbarossa, from New York.
LIVERPOOL. Aug. 15.--Arrived: Cata-
lonia from Boston.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-16
The New Future for Americans.
To

The question of what new territory and
what increase of RESPONSIBILITIES the close of
the war may bring is one that concerns the
women OF the country quite as much as
take to govern. some Americans will have
to live in and not only American men, but
American women. We have annexed iiawali
and of course our army and navy VIII nave
to be represented there, and the wives or
officers will make their homes there Tor
longer or shorter terms. as they 90 now IN
the army posts of the West SO 1t Will be in
Puerto Rico, so for a time at least IN cuba,
and so in the Philippines, unless we man.
age TO escape the charge or those uncom-
PORTABLE islands. There are new expert
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-16
RESIGNATION of a Brigadier.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15.-Brig. Gen. Will
liam A. Bancroft, Jacksonville, has rendered
his resignation to the adiutant general and
requested permission to return to his home
in Cambridge, Mass, to resume his business
occupation. His resignation has been ac-
cepted as there is no need of his services
longer
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-16

philadelphia Record.

There is general complaint among New
York narents about the course OF studies
in the public schools of that city which
Is heing objected to as impractical: and man
nal framing comes in for a large share of
the criticism It is hard to understand the
theory on which such crusade is made
In Philadelphia manual training has proved
an unqualified success ana so Tar from be-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-16
EIeven Lives Lost.

LONDON, Aug. 15--Further advices from
Melbourne say that two persons named
Peterson and Krug were saved from the
American bark C. C. Funk, Captain Nilsson,
bound from Tacoma for Melbourne, the
wreck of which on Flinders island Tas-
mania, with the loss of eleven lives, includ-
ing the captain, his wife and two children,
has been reported.