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through the remainder of the war. at least. Cavite, it is said, outside the fortifications, possessed already many of the essentials of a naval station, among them a marine railway capable of lifting out of the water vessels up to 2,000 tons displacement, and hence of great value in cleaning and Repairing the smaller vessels of the American fleet. PLAJiS OF THE ADMINISTRATION. The War Will Be l’uwheil with Vlffor All Along the Line. WASHINGTON, May 7. The Post tomorrow will print the foliowing: "All day yesterday, following the receipt of the official advices from Dewey, important conferences were in progress at the White House and the War and Navy departments. As the result of these conferences, plans have been perfected for the retention of the Philippines, the immediate invasion of Cuba and the occupation of Porto Rico. Telegrams have been sent in all directions advising military and naval commanders of the adoption of an aggressive policy, and in six weeks the war ought to be at an end. lr> the meantime Spain’s fleet on the Atlantic will be sent to the bottom of the ocean. It Is to be no silken glove that the United States is to stretch over the Pacific. It will be a hand of mail. Armed men are to be sent, with guns and bayonets and light artillery, and the expedition is to be no summer picnic. The military governor of the islands will probably be Gen. Henry C. Merriam, a brave fighter and a fine executive officer. There is to be no turning of Islands over to a provisional or experimental government of the insurgents, as will be the case in Cuba. Such a step would endanger the lives of Spaniards as well as Europeans, and would lose to the United States all the fruits of Dewey’s victory. The flag of the United States is to float over the islands, in fact as well as in name. There is to be anew power in the Pacific, all the rest of the world to the contrary notwithstanding.”

ARRANGING DETAILS. The Proposed Military Expedition to the Philippine Islands. WASHINGTON, May 7.—The details for the proposed expedition to the Philippines under the direct, nos the War Department have been materially as a Result of conferences held to-day between Secretary Alger, General Miles and other officers or the army. This expedition, which will carry in all about s,(Kki men, will ■tart from San Francisco as soon as arrangements can be perfected. It is not yet finally determined whether all the troops will go at once, although this is not thought to be likely, nor has the exact composition been fully decided on. The statement was .made this afternoon that, in addition to the regular soldiers, the quotas of the National Guard from the States of California, Idaho, Oregon and Washington will in all probability be detailed to go, and an order for their rendezvous at San Francisco ts expected very 60on. Senator Shoup’s company of riflemen, which was to join one of the three specially authorized regiments of mounted men, is mentioned as likely to be sent. As for the regular army troops, there are two regiments of cavalry, four companies of the Fourteenth Infantry and a regiment of artillery accessible to San Francisco. The four companies of infantry Mvblch were stationed at, Vancouver Barns <ks, but it is said have recently been ordered to San Francisco; ten companies of the Third Artillery are scattered along the coast, tut tJie greater number are in California; the Fourth Cavalry is distributed among the posts and forts in Washington, California, Wyoming and Idaho, and the Eighth Cavarly is in North and South Dakota. Gen. Allies believes it would be advisable to have cavalry troops accompany the infantry and artillery, for the reason that they would be extremely valuable for patrol duty. Their number, however, necessarily would be limited, because of the great amount of room, required for the transportation of horses. The matter of arms and equipments for the militia, together with any pi-finance supplies that may be necessary, will be met by the War Department from the Benecia arsenal, in California, For transportation purposes the War Department officials say there is no lack of available vessels on the coast. It is said at the department that a commander for the troops to go to the Philippines has not yet been decided upon. Brigadier General Alerriam is in command of the Department of California and the Columbia, and he may be selected, though there are other officers available for the command, which is eagerly sought. A reticence in making public the plans of the expedition is noticeable among the officials, and -heads of several of the bureaus who will be called upon to assist in furnishing supplies have not yet ever, been advised of the department's purposes. May Sail Next Saturday. SAN FRANCISCO, May 7.—lt is believed that the expedition to relieve Commodore Dewey will leave this city Saturday, a ■week from to-day. The department has been ordered to prepare both the Australia and the City of Pekin to receive troops, and as the two ships can only carry between them about 2,500 men, other vessels will be chartered. The cruiser Charleston has a crew ' of 257 men and could accommodate the marines and regulars that the government intends sending to the front. Dispatches were eent to the Charleston at Mare island this morning to rush her stores and provisions on board and have her ready to proceed to Manila with the first steamer that can be started. It willjOnly be a matter of a few days before the army which has been mobilized in this city will be in full force at the Presidio, going through its drills and awaiting the further orders of the War Department. Two batteries of heavy artillery, A and B, which were recruited in this city. Battery C. from Sacramento, and Battery D, from Los Angeles, were mustered into the service today. All the regulars at this port, as well as the California volunteers, are ready to start for the- front as soon as orders are received. OPEN TO BELLIGERENTS. Both American and Spanish Ship* May Pan* Through the Sues Canal. WASHINGTON. May 7.—"lf Spain desire* to send a fleet to the Philippines to attack Commodore Dewey’s forces she is at perfect liberty to send it through the Suez canal.” This statement was made to a correspondent to-day by a high official of the State Department. “Os course,” he continued, "the serious question of coal supply would greatly harass her, but if the American vessels can find dealers willing to take the risk of violating the neutrality laws of the nation in which their coal piles, ■re located, they will probably be willing to do the same thing for the Spaniards, provided the latter pay the necessary cash. L doubt very much if this government would direct Commodore Dewey's force to leave Manila and proceed to the Mediterranean for the purpose of harassing Spanish commerce in that sea and of attacking Spanish porta which lie upon it. But it would be possible for American men-of-war to reach Ufa Mediterranean through the Sux If they

were ordered to do so. There is a great deal of popular ignorance on this point. “Now, as a matter of fact, the Suez canal is open to belligerents, as is shown by these facts, which are reliable: The principle of the neutralization of the Suez canal was applied by the convention of Oct. 28, 18S8, which was signed by the six great powers. by Turkey, Spain and the Netherlands. Strictly speaking, their action does not bind the powers that were not parties to the convention, but as all have distinctly acquiesced in what was done, the practical result is much the same as if the whole body of civilized nations had formally expressed their adhesion to it. The convention declares that the canal is to be open in time of war as well as in time of peace to all ships, whether merchantmen or vessels of war, whether belligerent or neutral. But no acts of hostility are to be committed, either in the canal itself or in the sea to a distance of three miles from either end of it. The entrances are not to be blockaded. The stay of belligerent vessels pf war or their prizes within the ports at either end Is not to exceed twenty-four hours, and belligerents are not to embark troops or munitions of war within the canal or its ports. By using the Suez canal Spain’s vessels will be compelled to go only 7,200 miles to reach Manila. The steaming radius of the Almirante Oquendo, Vizcaya and Infante Maria Teresa is 9,700 miles, going at the rate of ten knots, and they, therefore, could go the entire distance without recoaling. If necessary, they could take colliers along. None of Commodore Dewey’s vessels has such a great steaming radius, and if they should be sent to the Mediterranean they would have to take colliers along, and might be caught without coal in that sea.” None of the members of the war board believes for an inslant that Spain will attempt to retake the Philippines, notwithstanding the Suez canal is open to her fleets, it was pointed out by an expert with whom I talked that the withdrawal of a sufficient force from the Atlantic to attempt the recapture of the Philippines would place not only Cuba and Porto Rico, but the Canaries and Spain itself, at the mercy of the American war ships on this coast. It was more probable, he said, that the United States would send ships from the Pacific through the Suez canal to the Alediterranean to attack Spain’s Mediterranean coast than it would be for the Madrid government to oxder its ships to retake the Philippines; but either contingency is thought decidedly remote.

LONDON EDITOR’S SUGGESTION. America Slioald Occupy the Philippine* with Colored Troop*. LONDON, May 7.—The Spectator, in an article to-day, urges America to keep the Philippine islands, to raise an army of 20.000 colored men and with this effective Sepoy army hold the Philippine islands, Hawaii and Porto Rico, paying the army of occupation out of the local revenues. Continuing, the Spectator says: "With such a garrison these islands would be as safe as a drawing room and as full of business as Broadway or the Strand.” Referring to the outcome of the war, the Spectator remarks: "The Americans will emerge from the war with larger ambitions. They will have defeated a second-class European state, and will feel actually that, as matters stand, they would have been defeated by a first-class one. They could not have fought France, to say nothing of Great Britain, without suffering grave defeats at sea and enormous losses on land. That is not the position which suits American temper, and Washington will set itself to construct a first-class iron fleet. That once built, the desire for a position in the world equal to their position among nations will compel them to abandon the idea of nonintervention and change the Monroe doctrine into a direct and effective protectorate for the two Americas. We hope the Americans will keep the Philippine islands, and lhat they can keep them there is no doubt whatever. Europe, to put the truth in its most brutal form, cannot attack them without our permission.” DEWEY’S SON ELATED. He Knew His Father Won ll Annihilate the Spaniards If He Met Them. ) NEW YORK, May 7.—When informed of the receipt of the report of Admiral Dewey at Manila, his son, George Goodwin Dewey, was gTcatly elated: “The news of the victory of the American fleet pleases me beyond expression,” he said, "but only confirms the opinion I have had all along of what would happen to the Spanish fleet if my father ever met it. It is a great victory for us and I am proud to be the son of the man who is such an honor to his country.” Mr. Dewey expressed surprise that none of the men of the American fleet was killed. Everybody Shonts for Dewey. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. WABASH, Ind., May 7.—News from Commodore Dewey erea ed the wildest excitement in this city to-day. Within a half hour the city was ablaze with flags and bunting, and all the factory whistles were shrieking. Mayor McHenry secured the services of a band of a traveling circus, and when it ‘appeared on the streets hundreds of citizens fell in behind and marched, shouting for Dewey. Hon. Cary Cowgill, candidate- for Congress, who was in the parade, was called on for a speech, and, mounting a dray, paid elaborate tribute to Dewey. Business until noon was entirely suspended, the citizens in great numbers congregating about the bulletin boards. Paymaster Galt Safe. NEW YORK, May 7.—C01. W. C. Church, editor of the Army and Navy Journal, received a cipher cablegram from Manila via Hong-Kong to-day. It was sent by Paymaster W. W. Galt, who is on board the United States Steamship Raleigh, which is one of the American naval vessels composing Commodore Dewey’s fleet. Translated the dispatch reads: “Am quite safe and sound. Notify family.” Two HooNler Runaways at Manila. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. ANDERSON. Ind., May 7.—Reginald Munger and Claude McCurdy, of this, city, are with Commodore Dewey. The former ran away about three years ago, and is now a cabin boy on the Baltimore. McCurdy also ran away two years ago. and is now a gunner on the Concord. When last heard from they were in Hong-Kong. Both, in their last letters, spoke very highly of Dewey and their officers. Celebrating Dewey’* Victory. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. GOSHEN. Ind., May 7.—The confirmation of Dewey’s victory set the city ablaze this morning. Bells rung, whistles blown, and to-night a mass meeting was held to celebrate with fire works, bands and drum corps. The excitement culminated in the hanging of Blanco in effigy and exploding a bomb inside the dummy. The Passenger* Cheered. QUEENSTOWN. May 7.-The Cunard steamer Umbria, Captain Duttor* from New York on April 30 for Liverpool, via this port, arrived here at 10.21 a. m. to-day. The news of the brilliant victory of Commodore Dewey was loudly applauded by the passengers of the Umbria. The steamer did not sight any war ships. Journnl “Extra*" Were Gobbled Up. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. PENDLETON, Ind., May 7.—This town is intensely patriotic and the Journal's “Extra” this morning with news from Commodore Dewey was eagerly purchased. Nearly 900 dailies are now purchased and read by Pendleton people every day. Kokomo Celehrutlng for Dewey. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. KOKOMO, Ind., May 7. —Kokomo went wild over the news from Dewey to-day. Business is at a standstill with clerks idle and no Saturday trade. To-night the victory is being celebrated with fireworks and booming eunnon. A Parade at Greenville. . Special to the Indianapolis Journal. GREENVILLE, 0., May 7.—1 .urge crowds turned out to-night and participated in a celebration of the Dewey vk-tcry. There was a parade, music and cheering an along the fin*.

THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL SUNDAY, MAY 8, 1898.

NOT ENOUGH PLACES * FOURTEEN BRIGADIER GENERALS AND ONLY SEVEN ARMY CORPS. ♦ Rearrangement of the Eight Military Departments of the Government Under Consideration. CAMP GROUND IN VIRGINIA * RENDEZVOUS FOR VOLUNTEERS SELECTED BY SECRETARY ALGEIL Cold Weather for Camper* in Chickamuuga I’urk—Court-Martial Sentences—Movement* of Troops. WASHINGTON, May 7—Secretary Alger and General Miles spent some time to-day considering the question of the assignments of the major generals to the seven aimy corps into which the regular and volunteer branches of the army are to be divided. Some of these, it is said, have been finally determined upon, but the announcement of the selections made is withheld for the present. There are fourteen major generals, in all, and only seven corps, and as every general would prefer to be given one of the higher commands considerable difficulty is experienced in arriving at a conclusion. Then, 100, there are obstacles to be met in the way of designating the territory to be embraced in the scope of each corps. In dealing with this feature the officials have about decided to make a rearrangement of the eight military departments of the army. This is regarded as necessary because of the prospective growth of the military branch to 200,000 men. A change on the divisional lines will, it is stated, be conducive to better administrative management and is considered desirable from a military and defensive standpoint. Some of the major generals and also some of the brigadiers are to be stationed at Washington and at Chickamauga, where, it is said, the larger portion of the volunteer army will be mobilized. Senator Sewell, of New Jersey, who was nominated to be a major general, has had a command picked out for him, and Secretary Alger to-day wired him with a view to learning his wishes regarding it. The secretary declined to make public what the department had in store for the senator. Adjutant General Corbin has prepared a table showing the relative rank of the major generals of volunteers, based- on the length of service each has had in the regular and the volunteer army of the country. The table is interesting, because it shows the ranking officer in the event that two or more are for any reason throw-n together, and it may also be used as a basis in detailing the major general to corps commands, although the latter is essentially a prerogative of the President. The following is the table, arranged in ranks according to length of service: Major Generals. Years. Months. Days. 1— Giaham 42 30 21 2 Wade * 36 10 30 3 Brenckinridgo 36 8 4 4 Cqjppinger 36 6 4 5 Shatter 35 5 4 6 Mcrriam 34 7 10 7 Otis 33 7 8 8— Wilson 10 5 29 Lee 4 10 20 10— Sewall 3 7 7 11— Wheeler 1 3 21 On the recommendation of General Miles the secretary of wav has selected a tract of land in the vicinity of Mt. Church. Va., as a camp for 20,000 or 30.000 soldiers of the volunteer army. The camp is located, at Munson hill, in Fairfax county, and extends towards Fort Myer. The probability is that the District regiment of volunteers will be ordered to camp in that vicinity, although the matter has not yet been settled. Either General Lee or General Wilson is likely to have command of this corps of the army. General James H. Wilson, of Delaware, was mustered in as a major general of volunteers in the office of the adjutant general of the army at the War Department this morning, and expressed his readiness to tako the field at once. The following general order was to-day Issued by General Miles: “By direction of the secretary of war, the following described garments, in addition to the prescribed uniform w r orn, are authorized: For general officers—A blouse of dark blue cloth of serge, with four outside pockets with flaps, rolling collar, double-breasted with two rows of buttons, grouped according to rank, same kind as those worn on dress coats. The skirt to extend from one-third to onehalf the distance from the hip joint to the bend of the knee. The shoulder straps will all be worn with this coat. For all other officers—A blouse of dark blue cloth of serge, with four outside pockets with flaps; falling collar, single-breasted, with five buttons in front, same kind as those worn on the dress coat. The skirt to extend from one-third to one-half the distance from the hip joint to the bend of the knee. The shoulder straps will always be worn with this coat.” The new blouse fitted with pockets and otherwise improved over that now in use is said at the department to be much better adapted for active work and active service in the field. The Postoffiee Department is receiving daily numerous applications from postal employes for leaves of absence to go to the front. First Assistant Heath said to-day that many postmasters did not understand the postmaster general’s order on this point. A postmaster cannot be granted indefinite leave of absence, but only until the expiration of his tenure of office.

CAMP-FIRES ON HISTORIC GROUND. • Bad Weather for Soldier* at Chickn-liinngu—Courts-Martial. CHICKAMAUGA NATIONAL PARK, Ga, May 7.—The weather for the past two days has been so inclement that the soldiers in camp at Chiekamauga have been compelled to make fires during the night, being altogether unprepared for the severe cold which prevailed. The unusual spectacles of “camp tires” on Chiekamauga’s field in May was therefore one of the attractions that drew many people from the city to Camp Thomas last night. The greatest enthusiasm prevailed in camp to-day when the confirmation of Commodore Dewey’s brilliant victory at Manila was received. The officers were highly elated and are more than ever chafing at the delay attending their movements. They are anxious to be sent to the front so that the army may clinch the victory already obtained by the navy. Tho result of the court-martial trial in the cases of Private Engelham, of New York, Third Cavalry, charged with desertion, and of Trooper Henson, Troop H, Tenth Cavalry, for assaulting and insulting a superior officer was announced to-day. Engleman's offense was construed simply as leaving camp without leave; he was lined $5. Henson was dishonorably discharged and sent to the penitentiary lor two years. Lieut. Col. Deputy Judge Advocate Gen. Edward Hunter arrived to-day from St. Paul and entered on his duties at the park. Second Lieut. L. H. Whitman, Second Infantry, was to-day granted an indefinite leave of absence to accept a commission as major in a Kansas regiment of volunteers. Whitman entered West Point in 1893. An order was issued to-day putting Col. J. N. Andrews in command of the Second infantry brigade of General Brook’s provisional corps and Col. A. B. Burt is relieved, the latter to accept a brigade command later in the volunteer army. A squad of fifteen recruits came in today from "Robin Hood’s barn,” near Boston, and will be assigned to duty to-mor-row. Several carloads of mules and horses were received this afternoon for the further equipment of the cavalry and the supply wagon trains for the volunteer army. The quartermaster’s department seems to have broken the corner on mule* and they are now available.

The cavalry was here reorganized to-day as follows; Col. A. K. Arnold to command the First Brigade, composed of t'ne First, Second and Tenth. Col. G. C. Huntt commanding Second Brigade, composed of the Sixth, Third and Ninth Cavalry, the latter in detached duty at Tampar-Brig. Gen. S. S. Hunter commanding. No orders of any kind affecting this army were received today. Leave of absence was to-night granted to First Lieut. Jno. B. McDonald, Tenth Cavalry, to accept the commission as colonel First Regiment Alabama Volunteers. The Second Cavalry received orders to-night to ship all surplus baggage to Fort Leavenworth, and this is taken to mean that they will soon be ordered to the front. WAR MUNITIONS RELEASED. Cuban Filibuster Expedition Outfit to Be Sent to Tampa. NEW YORK, 7.— The steamer Bermuda, carrying a large filibuster expedition and cargo of stores and ammunition for Cubans, under command of General Calixto Garcia, was seized in this harbor in January, 1896. The stores and ammunition on board the Bermuda, which were held by the government of tho United States, have since been in charge of the quartermaster at Governor’s island, and the department of combustibles in this city. These have now been ordered released by United States Attorney General Griggs and will be sent at once to Tampa, Fla., whence they will be forwarded to Cuba. The seized articles consist of 500,000 rounds of rifle cartridges, 300 pounds of dynamite, several cases of revolver cartridges and a quantity of smaller arms. The suit which has been pending in the United States District Court here against tho Cuban Junta and L. J. C. Espin, for whom the stores were pu chased, has been discontinued by order of the attorney general at the request of Secretary Alger. LAWTON RETURNS TO TAMPA. Place for Landing: Troop* in Cuba Probably Selected. TAMPA, Fla., May 7.-Lieut. Col. H. W. Lawton, inspector general of the Army of the Southwest, who went lo Key West Thursday for the purpose of holding a conference with Admiral Sampson and making final arrangements for the co-operation of the blockading squadron with the military expedition from Port Tampa, returned to-day and reported at once to General Shatter. It Is almost certain that the exact point of landing on the Cuban coast has been decided on and, probably, also, the date of sailing, but army officials absolutely refuse to give out any information on the subject, merely sayir.g that notice will be given twenty-four hours before the time set for departure. Cupt. J. H. Dorst, aid to General Miles, is expected to arrive at Tampa in a day or two from Cuba, where he has been in communication with General GomeZ. It is believed that upon his report will depend, in a great measure, the number of troops to be sent into Cuba by the United States government. Unusual activity prevailed at the Port Tampa docks to-day. The work of making necessary alterations on the transport boats Florida, Comal, •Berkshire. Allegheny and Decatur is being pushed with the utmost vigor. The four companies of the Fifth Infantry broke camp to-day, two companies going to the Dry Tortugas, pne to Galveston and one to Fpr| St. Philip. Headquarters are moved back to McPherson, near Atlanta- The camping grounds of the Fifth, on Picnic islands, was taken up by the First Infantry and the duty of guarding the Comal supplies devolved on that regiment. It was learned to-day that General Nunez left for Washington last night for the purpose, it is said, of having a conference with General Miles. He is not expected back before'Wednesday and no movements of either the United States or Cuban troops is looked for before that time. Keeping Governor Mount Advised. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. WASHINGTON, May 7.—The War Department notliing to contribute to-day to the fund \of information of direct local interest to the Indiana troops. Mr. Russell Harrison, representing Governor Mount, is keeping the State executive fully advised as to such details as he may wish to know touching the work of "reparation. Mr. Harrison wiil not be with the Indiana troops in this “unpleasantness." It is understood that he is to go on the staff of some major general, and that his rank will depend on whether his chief is in command of a corps or of a division. 3t is believed that he will receive a comirfisniQn either as a major or lieutenant colonel. depending on the contingency above mbi.Moned. Father Sherr.inn A pointed Chaplain. ST. LOUIS, May 7.—The son of the late Gen. William T. Sherman, the Rev. Thomas Sherman, has been appointed chaplain of the Fourth Regiment, Missouri National Guard. Father Sherman declined to express an opinion of the consequences of the war. He said that he considered it his duty to serve his country. He was asked by Col. Corlev, of the Fourth Regiment, to accept the position as chaplain and readily* consented. He is familiar with camp life, having spent considerable time with his father during the last war.

Deaf and Dumb Fighter*. JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., May 7.—The deaf and dumb cadets at the State School at Fulton, the only company of Its kind in the world, have offered their services to Governor Stephens to fight the Spanish. This company is fully equipped and well drilled. Helen Gould’s 3100,000 Accepted. WASHINGTON, May 7. The President has accepted the gift of Miss Helen Gould, of New York, to the government of SIOO,OOO for war purposes, v and her check for that amount to-day was received at the Treasury Department, MARINE DISASTER. Steamship Maitland Wrecked and Six Passengers Drowned. SYDNEY, N. S. W., May 7.—The British steamer Maitland, Captain Anderson, from Sydney for Newcastle, is believed to be ashore at Broken bay. Her crew and passangers numbered sixty-eignt. Later in the day It became definitely known that the steamer ashore at Broken bay is the Maltlav-d, but only six of her passengers have been drowned. The Maitland belongs to the Newcastle and Hunter Ster.mship Company (limited), of Sydney, N. S. W. She was built at Dumbarton in IS7O, is over 231 feet long, has 27 feet beam, is 19.5 feet deep and has 250 horse power. Movements of Steamers. NEW YORK, May 7.—Arrived: Etruria, from Liverpool; La Touraine, from Havre. Sailed: Victoria and Massachusetts, for London; La Bourgogne, for Havre; Werkendam, for Rotterdam; Fulda, for Naples; Lucania, for Liverpool; Phoenician, for Hamburg. LIVERPOOL, May 6.—Arrived: Georgic, from New York. Sailed: Campania, for New York. HAMBURG, May 6. Arrived: Fuerst Bismarck, from New York. HAVRE, May 7. Sailed: La Gascogne, for New York. NAPLES, May 6. Sailed: Alsatia, for New York. Grover Cleveland After Trout. SANDUSKY, 0.. May 7. Ex-President Cleveland, accompanied by ex-Attorney General Judson Harmon and John Urio Ward, of Cincinnati, arrived in the city this afternoon, the object of their visit bqing to spend a few days angling for trout in the Castalia stream and for black bass at Pelee island. They will leave for the clubhouse at Pelee to-morrow and will visit Castalia on their return. Why Knell American Scout Ship Should Have a Captive Balloon. If each of our rapid ships doing scout duty was supplied with a captive balloon and sufficient cable, so it could accompany the boat at a height of five to ten thousand feet above the sea, it would save us millions of dollars and speedily wipe every Spanish war ship from the face of the sea. The officer in the basket attached to the balloon could, with a powerful telescope, sweep the horizon for fifty miles in all directions. In this manner we could readily find Spain’s great war fleet no matter how much she tried to hide from and avoid our war ships. If the high altitude had any tendency to cause the olfieer in the balloon to suffer with headache or dizziness, he could be supplied with some of Haag’s Liver Pills to clear his head, as they are the best medicine on earth to clear the head, cure dizziness, sick headache, indigestion and biliousness. lr in a hot or changeable climate, he co^ l.-. aIEO furnished with Haag's Cold and r ever Capsules. These capsuies are far superior to quinine or patent medicines for a bad cold, grip, malaria and all fevers.

BftTTLE OF MANILA BAY (Concluded from First Pngo.Y officials to account for this, but in the absence of facts it is hard to form a reasonable hypothesis. “Superior gunnery, target practice coolness, preparedness,” these are the factors that won the day in such an astounding fashion in the opinion of one of the brighest of our young naval officers. An older head and a man of higher grade, a strategist, thought that Dewey had taken the Spaniards unawares in every respect. He had run the batteries at night undlscoverede, and at daybreak was pouring broadside after broadside into the Spanish fleet which was taken unawares, with nobody at quarters, with most of the crew asleep and generally in a state of utter unpreparedness to resist an attack. One officer thought that the Spaniards had even failed to keep banked fires, so that they had no steam on and could not move, lying helpless while Dew'ey’s ships circled around them, firing first from one side and then another. Probably the true explanation will not be forthcoming until advices are at hand, but the Spanish naval prestige has received a blow from the battle of Manila from which it cannot recover in very many years. Admiral Dewey cut the cable himself, and though he offers no explanation for so doing it is believed that his purpose was not only to prevent the Spanish Governor General from communicating with his own government, but also to prevent the foreign consuls at Manila from interfering with his plan by cabling protests to their governments. He made it impossible for them to summon any war vessels to enforce the protest they were expected to make against the siege of Manila. A closer examination of the two cablegrams shows that in the news as originally given out the names of two Spanish vessels had been omitted from the list of those destroyed. They were the Don Juan de Austria and the Isla de Luzon. The Austria was a 1,130-ton vessel, 14 knots, carrying 4.7inch guns and also machine guns. The Luzon was a 1,001-ton gunboat, similarly armed. That makes eleven Spanish ships destroyed by Dewey in the short space of two hours.

As he left the Navy Department yiis afternoon Secretary Long said, in answer to a question, that he had nothing further to communicate to the public; he had given already all of the news that the McCulloch had brought, save a trifling detail not of general interest and of importance only to the department. The receipt of advices at the State Department, however, from commercial sources Indicates that further news may be coming by commercial steamers. If Congress does not prematurely act, as it did in the case of Worden, when he achieved his famous victory over the Merrimac. Acting Admiral Dewey will become an actual admiral in a few days. The law of July 18, ISB2, provides that naval officers who, upon the recommendation of the President, receive the thanks of Congress may be advanced one grade. The President will do this in Dewey’s case, which will put SI,OOO additional in his pocket and jump him over three commodores, as well as over Acting Admiral Sampson. At the embassies and legations Commodore Dewey’s reports were read with great interest and served to renew the high tributes of the foreign authorities to the gallant American commander. The remarkable disparity between the casualties on the American and Spanish ships, as shown by the Dewey reports, W’as a source of special comment, and the military attache of one of the embassies said such a disparity probbably was without a parallel in history. How the Spaniards could have lost 150 killed and 250 wounded, while the American loss was confined to a few men slightly injured, Is "regarded by the foreign observers as clearly disclosing the utter worthlessness of Spanish arms. The ambassador of one of the great powers said it showed that the guns of the Spanish forts, as well as those on their ships, were worthless, otherwise they would have inflicted at least some mortality upon the American sailors. “It recalls Solferino,” said he. “At that time France and Austria were at war, but the range of the French guns was longer than that of the Austrians. That brought them together on unequal terms, and the simple difference in the length of range of the French guns determined the outcome of that battle. So it was with Dewey. He not only had the guns, but they had the modern strength and destructiveness, while the Spanish guns evidently were antiquated and guns only in name. It serves to show that in the warfare of to-day a nation must have weapons of the most modern pattern, else it is at a terrible disadvantage and its men are left practically at the mercy of an enemy having all the latest appliances of destructive warfare. It is the lesson of Solferino over again, and this time Spain learns it.” It was thought the British embassy would receive direct advices, but none came. The French, German and other foreign establishments were also lacking in direct advices. In all foreign quarters much concern was shown as to the effect of these reports upon the temper of the people of Madrid. It was believed it would add fuel to the flame already existing there, and that little more was needed to overthrow the government. Sir Julian Pauncefote called at the State Department during the day, but it was not in connection with the war. He came as dean of the diplomatic corps to meet Secretary Day on his return. . Official notice was sent by the State Department to-day to the ambassadors and ministers that Judge Day had assumed the duties of secretary of state, and the foreign officials will take early occasion to pay a formal call of respect to the new secretary. RECEIVING THE DISPATCHES. Deciphering; the Code is Slow WorkScenes at Navy Department. WASHINGTON, May 7.—Notwithstanding the fact that everybody for several days past has been in momentary expectation of cable advices from Commodore Dewey, the town was thrown into the wildest excitement at breakfast time this morning by the issue of extra papers announcing the arrival of the McCulloch at Hong-Kong with dispatches for the government from Commo-

dore Dewey. The publication of newspaper dispatches telling of terrible mortality among the Spaniards and the escape of the American forces, men and ships, from a serious injury added to the excitement and to the intense satisfaction with which the long expected news was received. There was an instant rush of newspaper men to the Navy Department to secure further information from official source®. Perhaps dismayed by the number and impetuosity of the newspaper contingent, the officials of the Navigation Bureau, where cipher dispatches are transcribed and translated, promptly closed and locked their doors against invasion. One of the officers of the bureau had been on duty every moment of the twenty-four hours for several weeks past, waiting to receive cablegrams of importance. A similar state of affairs has prevailed at the State Department, where one of the assistant secretaries and the chief clerk ha\e divided up the watches of the nights, sleeping on temporary cots set up in the ante-room. The State Department has the honor of receiving the first news. It came in the shape of a cablegram of three words from United States Consul Wlldman, at Hong-Kong, and was as follows: “Hong-Kong—McCulloch. “WILDMAN.”

That is the usual form in which naval movements are reported by cable. This dispatch was received by Third Assistant Secretary Cridler, who was turned out of his cot by a messenger boy at 4:40 o’clock this morning. The naval officials were promptly notified and awaited with intense interest the dispatch which was expected to surely follow from Commodore Dew r ey. FIRST MESSAGE FROM DEWEY. About 9:30 o’clock Manager Marien, of the ■Western Union Telegraph Company, appeared at the department, bringing with him a sheet comprising four lines of the mysterious jargon which makes up the naval cipher. He handed this directly to Secretary Long, who gazed at it for a moment and turned it over to Lieutenant Whittlesy, one of the cipher experts of the Navigation Bureau, for translation into English. Then the secretary made a pretense of sitting down at his desk to transact other business, but it was plainly to be seen that in spirit he had joined the anxious throng of newspaper men and officials who thronged the reception room and the corridors, waiting for the news. The naval cipher is one of the most complex in the world. The messages come in words df strange formation, taken from all languages. These words are turned by the translating clerks into groups of figures, and these, in are resolved in their equivalent words in English. All this takes time. Meanwhile Secretary Alger, hearing of the receipt of news, had come over from the War Department to see his colleague, but he also was obliged to wait patiently for tfie translation. Senator Hoar, a member of the foreign relations committee, also joined Secretary Long and waited upon tiro cable experts. About 10 o’clock a prominent officer gave the newspaper men a brief abstract of the cablegram so far as received. This only whetted the interest of the crowd in waiting. Half an hour later Secretary Long appeared w ith a copy of the translated cipher in his hand. There was a great rush toward him, but the secretary goodnaturedly made allowance for the excitement of the crowd and smilingly read from the corner of the room to which he had been forced the following telegram: “MANILA, May I.—Squadron arrived at Manila at daybreak this morning. Immediately engaged the enemy and destroyed the following Spanish vessels: Reina Christina, Castilla, Don Antonio de Ulloa, Isla de Luzon, Isla de Cuba, General Lezo, Marques de Duero, Correo, Velasco, Isla de Mindanao, a transport, and water battery at Cavite. The squadron is uninjured and only a few men are slightly wounded. Only means of telegraphing Is the American consul at Hong-Kong, 1 shall communicate with him. DEWEY.” DISPATCH NOT COMPLETE. It was immediately noticed that the cablegram as officially promulgated did not entirely agree with the brief summary of its points which had been previously given out, and the immediate presumption w r as that in the short time accorded for consideration the officios had concluded that it was public policy to expurgate the dispatch. Thus, as made public, it contained no reference to the cutting of the cable by Commodore Dewey; to the fact that he lacked men to take possession of the place, and, finally, that he had the entire bay of Manila at his mercy. It was also noticed that the dispatch bore date of May 1, The McCulloch could not have occupied six full days in making the short run across to Hong-Kong. Therefore, it was immediately assumed that the above dispatch was only the first of two or more that had been brought over to Hong-Kong by the McCulloch. In other words, Commodore Dewey had written Sunday night, giving a brief account of the day’s. w r ork. Instead of sending immediately by the McCulloch to Hong-Kong he had delayed that vessel for two or three days, at least, probably to use her in the subsequent bombardment of the town and forts. The of these last few days without doubt w'ould make the subject of one or more official dispatches which are to follow the original message. The department at 10 o'clock, after the first message was translated, was still receiving sheets of the cipher code from the telegraph company, while the cipher experts were still at work behind the heavy closed doors of the Navigation Bureau. DEWEY CONTROLS THE BAY. Shortly before noon Secretary Long left the Navy Department for the White House, and an official confirmation was made that a second dispatch from Commodore Dewey had been received. The secretary carried this with him to the White House, and pending the conference with the President there was intense eagerness among the waiting crowd to learn the contents of the second dispatch. Senators who saw the President said that Dewey’s victory was overwhelming, and that he had a large number of Spanish prisoners in his possession. At 12:30 Secretary Long* came from the President’s private room, carrying the copy of the second message from Dewey, but in order to give equal facilities to the great crowd of people waiting to gain in* formation he held it until he reached his private office. Then his secretary, Mr. Fin-

ney. brought the message to the large reception room, where a hundred or more anxious newspaper correspondents and curious observers took the dispatch as Mr. Finney read it. It was as follows: “Cavite, May 4. “Long. Secretary of Navy—l have taken possesesion of the naval station at Cavite, and destroyed its fortifications. Have destroyed fortifications at the bay entrance and am paroling the garrison. 1 control the bay completely and can take the city at any time. The squadron is in excellent health and spirits. The Spanish loss is not fully known, but very heavy. One hundred and fifty were killed, including the captain of the Reina Christina. lam assisting in protecting the Spanish sick and wounded. Two hundred and fifty sick and wounded are in the hospital within our lines. There is much excitement at Manila. Will protect foreign residents. DEWEY.” Following this Secretary Long gave out his reply to Dewey, which had been cabled by direction of the President, as follows: “Dewey, Manila The President, in the name of the American people, thanks you and officers and men for your splendid achievement and overwhelming victory. In recognition he has you acting admiral and will recommend a vote of thanks to you by Congress. LONG.” As the last word of the dispatch waa uttered several of the onlookers, including Senator Hanna, called for three cheers for Dewey. They were given with a will and the official serenity of the Navy Depart, ment for the moment was broken by i round of cheers which fairly shook the building. An important feature of Dewey’s dispatch is the statement that he destroyed the fortifications at the bay’s entrance. Tills refers to the strong forts at Corrigedor island, lying at the entrance to the bay, and Insures the admiral against interruption in the line of communication with the outside world. I p4o a late hour to-night the government was in possession of no further dispatches than were made public earlier in the day. At the State Department Assistant Secretaries Moore and Cridler divided the night at their desks awaiting developments. The President spent the evening very quietly with Mrs. McKinley, General Hastings, his old war colonel, and Colonel Herrick, of Ohio. General Miles was with him for a little while. Secretary Long retired early, leaving a statement that nothing had transpired since the close of the department. Died Daring the Battle. WASHINGTON, May 7.—There was one death at Manila, not mentioned in Commodore Dewey’s reports. Francis B. Randall, chief engineer of the cutter McCulloch, died at his post during the engagement. His death was probably caused by heart disease. This intelligence was cabled to . Captain Shoemaker, of the revenue marine service, by Captain Hodgson, commander of the McCulloch. The dispatch saiu that all others on the cutter were well., CONCORD, N. H.. May 7.—The late Chief Engineer Randall, of the McCulloch, was a brother of Mrs. W. D. Hardy, of Concord. He was ordered io the East Indian service after having been stationed for some time at Sitka, Alaska, and the sudden change of climate is thought by his sister to hav® caused his death.

Inofficial Dispatches. WASHINGTON, May 7.—The assistant secretary of the treasury has received a dispatch from someone on the McCulloch, announcing the Manila engagement a heavy Spanish loss. No lives of Americans lost and six of the Americans wounded. The President has received no official advices beyond the announcement of the arrival of the McCuliooch. Assistant Secretary Vanderllp has received a cablegram from a friend who was on the McCulloch during the engagement at Manila, in which he says: “The Spanish fleet qf eleven war ships was destroyed totally. Best of ail, no American ship was lost or even damaged” Victory Everywhere} No Casualties. SAN FRANCISCO, May 7. William J. Dutton, president of the Firemen’s Fund Insurance Company, is a very joyful man today. His son, Robert M. Dutton, is first lieutenant of marines on the United States cruiser Boston, which was engaged in the glorious victory last Sunday in Manila harbor. Young Dutton had written home from time to time that the Boston would do herself proud in any conflict with the Spanish. To-day Mr. Dutton, sr., received the following cablegram from his son; "Victory everywhere; no casualties.” All Quiet ut Manila. WASHINGTON, May 7.—'The State Department to-day received the following dispatch, dated New York, noon, May 7: “Have cable from Hong-Kong saying: ‘Spanish fleet entirely destroyed. Manila Id hands of Americans. Latest new's is all quiet.’ As we have a line of steamers running between Manila and Hong-Kong, it is possible that this news may be the first to you. We believe it thoroughly reliable. “JARDINE, MATHESON & CO.” Two Cruisers to Two Cities. BOSTON, May 7.—Mayor Quincy received the following cablegram this afternoon from Hong-Kong: “Mayor of Boston—The cruiser Boston to city of Boston sends news of victory.” BALTIMORE, Md., May 7.—Captain Dyer, United States cruiser Baltimore, sent the following cablegram to-day from HongKong: “YVm. T. Malster, Mayor of Baltimore— Cruiser Baltimore to the city of Baltimore, through New York Herald, sends news of victory.” Will Be Made an Aduilral. WASHINGTON, Mqy 7.—Chairman Boutelle, of the House committee on naval affairs, says he will introduce from that committee on Monday a resolution of thanks to Commodore Dewey. He will also introduce a bill creating an additional admiral. Commodore Dewey cannot be named in the bill, but it will provide for the promotion of a commodore who had won honor for the United States navy and the United States. Span lure' irrendered. ROCHESTER, May 7.—Mrs. O. F. Williams, of thi , wife of the United States consul tc _nila, received the following cable message at 8:30 o’clock this morning from her husband at Hong-Kon.j: “Spaniards surrendered. Am well.’* Mothers Are Patriotic. WASHINGTON, May 7.—A patriotic seer.® was enacted at tbe session to-day of the National Congress of Mothers. Disturbed by a report that the congress had conveyed to the Queen Regent of Spain the sympathy of the congress. Mi s. 11. H. Birney. of Pennsylvania, presented a resolution reciting that, while their sympathies were extended to mothers everywhere, it was not the voice of the congress that such a message of condolence should be sent to the Queen Regent at this time. The resolution met with loyal support and was unanimously adopted. Putrtotic Verting at Edinburg. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. EDINBURG. Ind., May 7.-To-night on the square opposite the town hall there was a large gathering of the people of Edinburg and vicinity to celebrate the great American victory at Manlia and to lend encouragement to the volunteer company now- waiting in Edinburg. Eloquent speeches were delivered by Hon. W. Throlkeld and Eldsr T. J. Shuey. The company here consists of 114 men, and if called they can be depended on. Mrn. Henrotln Will Retire. CHICAGO, May 7.—The fourth biennial convention of the Federation of Women’s Clubs will meet in Denver June 22. At the convention Mrs. Helen M. Henrotin. president of the federation, will, It is stated, retire from active club life and devote her sstfihs afterward ip individual study and purI c7? u £“’ 9.' Darb >' W UI "ing the offertory io. Sk Paul g Church this morning.