The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-07

two hours late and when the laborers ar
rived at General Ludlow's quarters at 4
r. m. he had gone out driving. Among the
crowd. which by that time had grown to
about 600 persons, were several who began
making incendiary speeches. referring to the
alleged insulting treatment which they had
received at the hands of the Americans.
They were promptly quieted by their more
sensible companions. The parade Will be
repeated next Sunday.
The committee of American women organ
lzed TO decorate The grayes of the victims
day and decided to place q small flag, with
a laurel wreath and flowers, upon each of
the 147 graves. and numerous wreaths Of
flowers upon the wreck. Major General
Lee sent word that he would go to the Colon
cemetery with some of his force and bands.
The decoration will occur at 1 o'clock in the
afternoon of "Maine day" There will be
no formal services and no speeches, but the
soldiers will present arms. The women have
decided to organize a permanent Maine
Association to erect a monument in the
cemetery. They will meet for this purpose
The orders of arrest are still out against
Seniors Alvarez, C~astenada, Pendas, San
Vedra and Francisco de la Cevio, the five
former directors OF the Ferrro Carril Ur-
bano. now under indictment for alleged
fraud in the sale of the road to the Harvey
syndicate. The accused have been notified,
in accordance with the local custom, to give
bonds within forty-eight hours, failing
which they will be taken into custody. The
likelihood is that bail VIII be furnished: The
prosecution, which IS Undertaken by a
group of the stockholders and by the Amer
lean Indies syndicate, is apparently not to
be dropped after all.
The board of meat survey, of which Capt.
William l.. Pitcher, of the Eighth Infantry,
is president. found as the result of an in
quiry this afternoon that the contents Of
10, 84S cans are unfit for human food, and
have recommended that the inspector, Col.
Reade, condemn the meat. Col. Reade has
confirmed the boards finding. Other lots
will be examined tomorrow.
Among the rations drawn for distribution
to the destitute at La Punta relief station
are several hundred cans of spoiled meat,
though among them there We're no cans Of
Libbey, Mcneil g. Libbey, as was enron
eously rumOred at first. Inquiry with re-
spect to them seems TO show that since the
meat was bought by the government most
of it has been stored in damp warehouses
or carried in the holds of vessels. The cans
nave rusted, the air was thus admitted and
consequently the contents soon -decOmposed.
The meat has probably been packed for a
long time. On the other hand, a quantity
of bacon canned in 1891 was found to be
fresh. AT several other relief stations faint
ed salmon and spoiled tomatoes were dis
covered by the board of meat survey, and
it appears that from 1 to 2 per cent. of the
meat issued IN Jamaica is bad.
1t is officially reported that all the beef
brought by the United States transport
Michigan has been issued and consumed,
with the exception of about sixty pounds
that had been left outside the refriger-
ator. The Seventh Corps is now eating hoof
beef bought in the local market, but General
Arnold says the men are complaining of
Its toughness and prefer refrigerated beef.