The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-03-27
Gen. Brooke I'm n Tug Churning Cuban
Waters All Day I'm Search OF
His Missing Chief.
BIG WELCOME FOR SAMPSON
ADMIRAL's FIRST VISIT TO SANTIAGO
SINCE THE FAMOUS BATTLE.
The Fleet Arrives at jamaica and
Finds a GaIa Demonstration
I'm His Homer.

HAVANA, March 26.-Secretary of War
Alger and his party arrived here this after
noon on the United States transport ingalls,.
after having lost their way at sea for sew
eral hours. 1t seems that the ingalls, was
making very good time yesterday and was
likely 10 make Havana last night IL she kept
on stranght course. General Alger sug-
gested waiting while at Key West and
leaving there in time to reach Havana at
O'Clock this morning. The ingalls, put into
Key West, and General Alger wired General
Brooke to expect him about a. m.
The ingalls, left Key West at II o'clock
last night. and the whole party was up for
an early breakfast this morning. after which
all went on deck TO wait for FL MORO to
loom up. Nine o'clock came, but there was
no sign of the castle. General Alger get
ting little impatient, sent TO the pilot house
to inquire when Havana would be reached.
The reply was, I'm about hour" An
hour and half passed, with the cubsn
coast on the left, and Havana was still un-
sighted. Toward noon the roofs OF city
could be made out and General Aiger cali
ing for glass, took close look. why.
that is Matanzas." he said, and just then the
ingalls, began TO turn around. The nayigat-
ing officer was all out in his calculations
He thought he was west OF Havana, instead
of east.
Meanwhile Generals Brooke, Ludlow, Lee,
Bates, Wilson ana Hasbrcuck, with their
STATS. bad risen early. boarded tug and
had been cruising outside the hafpof wait
ing for the ingalls,. All the officers werdsus-
heavy blue cloth. in honor of the secretary
Of war, having laid aside their khaki duck
and flannel. The generals kept going IN and
out until noon, then lunched at a cheap
waterside restaurant and returned to their
cruise, going outside the harbor for another
lookout. At o'clock they saw the smoke
of steamer going down the coast, but as IL
was in the direction opposite TO that from
which they expected the ingalls, they had
no suspicion that IL was the transport, and
therefore returned to La Machina wharf.
But the ingalls, 1t was, and in due time she
entered the harbor, but without the ar
ranged reception. Shortly after, however,
the generals went on board and had a brief
conference with the secretary. who arranged
to meet them again at 10 o'clock tomorrow
morning at the Hotel Trocha, Governor Gen.
eral Brooke's headquarters at El vendado.
General Alger did not land, saying that
he preferred to remain on board the trans
port. He expects to stay here two days, at
least, and he may go to Pinar del Rio. The
trip to Cienfuegos will be made overland,
the transport going around the west end or
the island so 10 be able TO take the Sec
retary from Cienfuegos TO Santiago. General
Alger says his trip is partly for rest and
partly for purposes OF inspection. He desires
TO get conformation al first hand with re-
gard to Cuban affairs and administration.
Director General OF Posts Rashbone has
ordered the adoption In Cuba on April 1
of the postage rates now in force in the
United States. The present Cuban domestic
rate is cents a half ounce and the carriers
collect the money. In ten OF the largest
towns beginning April ]. free delivery
will be established, with salaried letter car
riers.
This afternoon meeting was held at the
Payret Theater to promote the organza-
ton of the so-called Cuban National party.
There was only a small attendance. but
ward committees were appointed wyh
view to convening other meetings.
AT 3 o'clock his afternoon the tempera-
ture In HavaI was eighty-seven degrees.