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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-11
THE NEW GOVERNMENT LOAN.

The new loan authorized by the war rev.
enue bill will be, in strict sense. the most
popular loan ever issued by the government.
Other loans, notably those made during the
civil war, have been placed without diff
Guilty and many of the bonds have passed
into the hands of individual investors, but
the greatest part of them were taken by
banks and other money institutions and
were sold to the general public on commits
sion. In all the civil war loans the banks
rendered efficient aid to the government,
but they were compensated for it. In the
contract with Jay Cooke & Co., in 1868, for
the sale of bonds, which was regarded as
the best the government had made, Cooke
& Co. were allowed a commission of "a of
l per cent on all sales made by them, of
which they retained one-eighth and paid
their subagents throughout the country one
fourth. The smallest denomination of bonds
issued during the war was $50, and through
the agency OF the banks bonds of this de-
nomination were widely disseminated among
the people
The new loan will be the most popular
in denominations of $50 and multiples of that
sum, as $40, $50, $780, ETC.. and the arrange
ments for placing them directly in the hands
of the people will be the best ever made.
In anticipation of the passage of the bill,
the Treasury Department has been engaged
for some time in completing these arrange
ments. In addition to the banks, many of
hf,1,
for the bonds without charge, the depart
ment will utilize postmasters and other gov
eminent officials throughout the country.
A circular announcing the law has been
prepared and envelopes are already adj
dressed to every national bank, to the post
master at every money order office and to
the representatives of certain express COM
panies who have offered to aid in placing
the loan The law authorizes loan of $780,
100000. or so much thereof as may be nee
essary. and the first call will probably be
for popular subscriptions Whether these
are large or not, there is no doubt of the
success of the loan. If the people do not
take it the banks will. The nature of the
bond, 3 per cent. at par. is very attractive,
and the immense amount of surplus capital
in the country is greatly in it's favor. No
doubt large amount of the bopds will be
taken by national banks as the basis of in
creased circulation. thus furnishing
healthy increase In the volume of currency.
on the whole, the new loan promises to be
very popular and to furnish the government
in a very short time with all the money it
needs for war expenses.
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Notes of the War.

The government has chartered the Crom-
we'll steamer Hudson, which piled between
New Orleans and New York. She will be
used as a Cuban transport. Additional
water tanks, giving her capacity of 5000
gallons, are being placed.
The First Regiment Tennessee volunteers
was paid yesterday and left Nashville in
the evening for San Francisco. The camp
was crowded during the day with relatives
and friends of the soldiers who came to bid
them goodbye. The men are very enthu-
siastic and expect to be ordered to the
Philippines In short time after reaching
San Francisco.
The First Regiment. Kentucky Volunteers
louisville Legion, broke camp at Lexing-
ton. KY. yesterday and left for Chicka-
manga. The regiment is $50 strong and un-
der command of Col. John B. Castleman.
II is the only volunteer regiment In the
strength, under the present order of the
War Department, although it is the last Of
all the volunteer regiments to move.
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He Promised Too Much.

ATLANTA. Ga, June 1O.-Captain Wilbur
Colvin. who raised company of immuneS
here recently. has been informed by Col. p.
H. Ray, who is recruiting the regiment at
Macon, that they were not acceptable.
Captain Colvin held out an inducement to
the men to join his company that all i'm
munes would receive forty acres of land
in Cuba as soon as the war was over, bas-
ing his offer on the bill for the protection
of homestead settlers who enter the army
or navy during the war and which was
passed by the Senate June l. Captain Col
vim says he misconstrued the meaning of
the dispatch. Captain Frank Gordon. a son
of General John b. Gordon. and former
lieutenant in the Governors Horse Guard.
is recruiting a company of volunteers for
Colonel Rays regiment.
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FIGHT WITH ROBBERS.
Fireman Dangerously Wounded md a
Train Bandit Injured.

COLEMAN, Tex, June 10.-Last night at
II o'clock four men attempted to hold up
the Santa Fe passenger train. When Fire
man Johnson got off the engine TO throw the
switch he covered with shotguns. The
robbers went 10 the express car, but the
messenger refused to open the door and
they began firing. on him. Claim Agent
Buchanan. who was on the train. fired with
a six-shooter from the platform. hitting one
of the robbers. who decamped with his COM
rades. The bandits secured no money 1t is
not known how badly the robber was in
jured. Fireman Johnson was shot by the
robbers twice. both bullets going through
the bowels. The Santa Fe has offered $500
reward for the robbers and several posses
are in hot pursuit. They will undoubtedly
be captured
A message from Santa Anna. where Fire
man Johnson was taken, says he died at
10 80 tonight.
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FROM AN IOWA GUNNER.
Young Shanks Writes of the Bonn
bardment of San Juan.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
RIDGEVILLE, Ind, June 10.--The follow
ing letter was received yesterday by c. NJ.
Shanks, draughtsman for kitselman Bros.
from his son, with Admiral Sampson, off Gu
ba, the boy being a grandson of Gen. j. z.
c. Shanks, of Portland:
ION Board Il. S. S. Iowa, at Sea, May o.
We bombarded Puerto Rico or San Juan on
May II. The feet of seven ships and tor
pedo boat steamed up within 2,4c0 yards of
the fort and opened fire and then went with
in $50 yards, firing we passed the fort.
The Iowa came first. The gun that / am
stationed at six-pounder on the starboard
side of the tower or bridge, fired the first
shot. The Indiana came next, then the New
York, Amphitrite, Terror, Detroit, Mont
gomery and Porter. The firing commenced
at Sis a. m. and lasted until 1880. We de-
stroyed over one-half of the city and 81
fenced all the forts but one, which was so
protected by the land that we could not
reach 1t. We lost two men and seven wound
ed in the fleet, three of the wounded being
on our ship. We killed about 1000 Span
iardS. Our shells exploded two of their mag
azines and burned nearly all the city. i tell
you things were pretty warm with shells
flying all around you. Only two shells did
any damage to our ship They exploded on
deck, one destroying three boats and wound
ing three men. The Spaniards are poor
marksmen. Every shot of ours hit the fort,
but theirs either went over us or fell short
There was lighthouse on the corner of
Castle MORO which our second shot car
ried away, and one of our twelve-inch shells
made hole in the fort big enough to drive
a team of horses through.
After the bombardment we came back
to Key West for coal and got orders to put
TO sea to look for the Spanish fleet but have
not seen them yet. We arrived at San
Fuego, but no fleet here and will go to SAINT
iago. This morning we sighted some ships
we thought were the Spanish fleet, and We
cleared for action and manned the guns
but they proved to be our own ships.
JOHN E. r. SHANKS"
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seems to have contributed to the blunder.

seems to have contributed to the blunder.
Mr. Harrity. in published interview. says:
l am not greatly surprised at the result.
More than a month ago | learned that VIII
liam j. Bryan had taken an active interest
in the matter. and had personally and by
letter urged upon the members Of the Demo-
cratic national committee that, as | was
not in entire accord with the Chicago plat
form, and not in harmony with the COM
mittee itself. | ought to be deposed from
its membership This information came TO
me from several authentic sources, and was
followed by letters from some members of
the committee, who had promptly voted
against the proposition to remove me. to
the effect that they had reconsidered the
matter and had changed their votes.
So 1t appears that in the intervals of
qualifying himself to command regiment
of Nebraska volunteers Mr.. Bryan has
found time to bring about the expulsion of
Mr.. Harrity from the national committee.
Mr.. Harrity's sole offense Is that he did not
favor free silver in 1896 and. of course, does
not now. This action of the committee
shows that majority of it's members are
still willing 20 submit to the blind leader
ship Of a man who thinks the exploded
powder of 1896 can be burned again in 1900
Under the circumstances the removal of
Mr.. Harrity is very stupid politics.
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cludes the right to open street or con-
denim property for park as well as TO seize
steamers for the transportation of troops
in time Of war. 1t is not much TO the credit
of the steamship company that it would not
make fair terms with the government for
the use of its ships in a case of national
ment holds the winning card. The delay
that has already occurred is unfortunate.
Yet 1t is doubtful if any other government
could have accomplished more in the same
length Of time than has been done in this
case
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VOLUNTEER ENLIsTMENTs.
War Department Instructions to Re-
cruiting Officers.

WASHINGTON. June 1O--The War De-
partment has issued instructions for the
guidance of the officers of the volunteer
army detailed to recruit for their own or
CARNATIONS to fill them to the maximum
under the second call of the President for
1900 men. Applicants for enlistment must
be between eighteen and forty-five years
old. of good character and habits, able
bodied free from disease. and must be able
to speak the English language. Married
men will be enlisted only on the approval
of the regimental commander. Minors must
not be enlisted without the written consent
of parent or guardian The term of serv-
ice is two years. For infantry and artillery
the weight must not be less than 40 and not
more than $50 pounds and for cavalry the
weight is not 70 exceed les pounds, though
recruiting officers are authorized in their
discretion TO accept desirable applicants ten
pounds or less overweight or underweight.
For a regiment the maximum of all grades.
commissioned and enlisted men. must not
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-11
WILL N0TlBE DEPORTED.
Canada Cannot ENpeI senior Du Bose
and lieutenant CnrranzR.


OTTAWA. Ont. June l0.-Statements sent
out that the government has decided to de-
port Senior Du Bose and Lieutenant Carran-
"a. the alleged Spanish spies. lack foun-
dation. 1t is conceded now in official cir,
cles, after careful examination of the law.
that the crown has not the power to expel
them from the country. The power is re-
served to Parliament. which brings it into
play by a special act. In Great Britain.
since 1S43 IL has been held that in the abb
sence of parliamentary law. the power of ex-
pulson does not exist III the two Spaniards
have employed persons in Canada TO act a
spies in the United States. they have vio-
lated the foreign enlistment law and are
liable TO prosecution under IL, The gov
eminent may intimate TO them that they
may prosecute and if they choose to leave
forthwith no proceedings Will be taken But
the accused may elect. II they so choose
TO remain and answer any charges brought
against them in the courts
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Recruiting ORcers Home.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
GREENCASTLE, Ind. June 10--Lieut. j.
Benton Curtiss, of Company /, with his
clerk, Edwin Black, arrived here this morn
ing to recruit for their battalion and for
Company 1. They will endeavor to get TWEEN
ty-eght men to enlist from Greencastle and
Brazil. Both the men are Greencastle boys
and are well and hearty They report the
Northumberland fifty-ninth Regiment. at
Camp Alger in good shape every way. They
will visit several Indiana cities as lieut.
Curtiss has to recruit for his battalion.
They brought their baggage in anticipation
of move of their camp headquarters. The
opinion prevails in their regiment that they
will soon be given opportunity of going
either TO Cuba or Porto Rico and that they
will be ordered TO Jacksonville Fla
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-11
WANTS mo SWAY CHINESE.
DIR. CHAINS Plan for Aiding Americans
in he phfIfuufueS

in the Philippines
CLEVELAND, o. June 10.-Dr. Joseph F.
Chan, a Chinese physician, highly educated
and naturalized citizen residing here, has
conceived a novel plan for rendering as
sistance to the United States in driving the
Spaniards from the Philippine islands, and
has offered his services to the government
to aid in carrying out the plan. DR.. Chan
proposes TO enlist in the United States reg
ular army or to receive an appointment as
surgeon. He will ask for authority to enlist
a party of about 2OOfof his fellow-country-
men in San Francisco and take them to the
Philippines and do missionary work among
the Chinese residents of that country. DR..
Chan says that OF the 100000 of inhabitants
in the Philippines 3,000,0O0 are Chinese. They
were taking no part in the insurrection
against the Spaniards, butt were strongly
opposed to Spanish rule He says the chi
nese in the Philippines are almost entirely
ignorant of the United States, but if he can
go over there he would influence them to
become in favor of the government of the
islands under the control of the United
States. and would organize a large army
OF Cinnamon TO fight under the stars and
stripes and to become allies of the army
of invasion. The doctor is in correspondence
with Governor Bushnell and the War De-
partment at Washington in reference to his
plan
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# business is handled with so much dis

of business is handled with so much dis
patch
At last a real we'll has been struck near
the Observation-Disclosures fty-ninth's camp
which partially supplies about three regi-
ments.
Captain Coleman. of Company C. New AL
bany, has been notified that the Elks OF
New Albany have presented him with a fine
sword. which is now on its way to Camp
Alger.
Congressman HemenwaY yesterday enter
tanned Captains Mcdowell ami Blum, OF
Princeton in Washington with a dinner.
These gentlemen are from his district.
There is a report that among others the
Long island. where the health conditions
are better. 1t has not yet been confirmed
by any authorized order and is probably a
plain rumor G. w. B.
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The credit of the United States at the
present time is next to that of Great
Britain. Our 4-per-cent. bonds due in 1925
are selling for 1913, which makes the interest
equivalent to that of n par bond selling
for 1916 per cent. British consols are sell
ing at Ill. and pay ga per cent. Our bonded
debt is 81 per head, while that of Great
britain is $50 TO each lnhabitant. When the
last fear of the United States being forced
10 a silver basis shall have died. the credit
of the United States should be the best of
any government in the world.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-11

WASHINGTON, June 10.-The pay de-
partment of the army is seriously en-
barrassed ~ the lack of a sufficient number
of payr dsters adequately to perform the
duties of compensating the troops This,
however, is no fault of the administration.
but is because the men appointed to pay
masters places have not responded prompt
" to the department to assume their duties.
The President has appointed about sixty
five paymasters, nearly all of whom have
been confirmed. Not many more than a
dozen have yet reported for duty, notwith-
standing the fact that their services are
badly needed. Secretary Alger has informed
many of the appointees that if they do not
soon report for duty he will consider the
prOpriety of vacatng their commissions.
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The Philadelphia Inquirer characterizes
the expulsion of William F. Harrity from
membership in the Democratic national
committee in favor of a free-silver man as
"one of those monumental blunders, from
party standpoint. that the Pennsylvania
Democracy. as an organization, can always
be relied upon to commit" This talent for
laundering is not confined 10 the Pennsyl-
vania Democracy. General Grant cnce said
the Republicans could always count on the
as true now as when he said IL. In this
case one William J. Bryan, Of Nebraska,
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After many days of hurtful delay in secur-
ing transportation for the Philippine expe-
dition 1t is announced that the government
has finally decided to impress two vessels
OF the Pacific Coast Steamship Company.
This means that as the company would not
lease the vessels at fair rate the govern
ment has decided to exercise its sovereign
right TO take and use the vessels. paying
whatever the service may be worth. This
right OF eminent domain nheres In every
government. 1t is the dominion of the SOW
ereign power over all the property within
the state by which 1t Is entitled TO appro-
pirate by constitutional agency, any prop
orty whatever that may be necessary for
the public good. compensation being given
for what is taken. IL belongs TO state gov
ernments as wei as to the national. and in
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-11
WAR In KENTUCKY.
The Howard and Baker Factions Gum
ming for Each other.

MIDDLESBORO, KY. June 10.-The news
from the Howard-Baker feud in Clay county
is startling. Towards party, fifty strong,
has taken possession of the town of Man
chester. The Baker following consisting
OF forty well-armed men, have rendezvoused
three miles from the town. Judge Brown
is wholly unable to proceed with holding
court. Although he expects troops sent
by Governor Bradley il is feared the two
parties will come into collision before the
troops can arrive.
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When 1t is recalled that the Spaniards
had forty-one gunboats. ranging in size
from twenty TO go tons, in Cuban waters
when the war began, it must be seen that
II iS possible for those that remain of the
ileet to sink transports laden with troops.
Most Of these gunboats are mere launches
but one of them might sink transport
laden with troops, the transports being
practically helpless for defense. 1t is known
that some Of these gunboats are lurking in
the many bays and inlets which indent the
coast OF Cuba. The fear that these foes
could attack a fleet of transports has led
those in authority to walt until they have
a feet of war ships for conveys.
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Second Expedition to Manila.

WASHINGTON. June 10--Assistant Sec
rotary of War Meiklejohn said tonight that
it was probable the first part of the next
expedition to the Philippines would leave
San Francisco for Manila tomorrow. The
transports which will convey the troops to
Manila are the Ohio. Indiana Colon Nor
gan City, China and Para. The expedition
will consist of about 5000 men, and with 1t
will be taken a large quantity of ammuni-
ton and supplies. The first part of the ex-
petition which is expected to leave to-mor-
row, will be followed early next week by
July the entire expedition may be either
lar ded or in readiness to land near Manila.
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The heat that is filtered through twenty
inches of hardened steel and iron in the
turrets of the fighting vessels off Santiago
and elsewhere in the tropical waters must
be simply fearful. There are other hard
ships attendant upon the naval and military
life, of which the rest of the world knows
comparatively nothing, and yet when the
men who now seeing that service shall
have become lame and halt and old there
will probably be found some men mean
enough to oppose giving them pensions.
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When the President shall issue that spe-
cial message declaring the annexation of
Hawaii a military necessity, the chorus of
amens from all over the country will be so
nearly unanimous that no one will feel
called upon to demand the ayes and noes.
I'm time of peace prepare for war" is all
right but the newer saying, "ln time of
war prepare for peace" is just as practical,
and should be given some attention.
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Cervera may be innocent, but it will be
hard for him to make people believe that he
is not in some degree to blame for the eXas-
perating delay in the exchange of the pris-
oners captured after the Merrimac incident.
1t may be that after the firsh flush of man
illness that came over him involuntarily at
the heroism of the Hobson party, he re-
membered himself and became just Span
lard once more,
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Natural Consequence.

Now, her father and his father were both
opposed to the MATCH
Then how did they ever get a chance to
marry?"
"Oh, the old folks took notion to form
a board of strategy"
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The gold Democrats in Dearborn county,
this State, achieved a signal victory over
the silver men in the election of chairman
of the county committee. The Lawrence
burg Press says "The silverites were ut
terly routed" So they will be everywhere.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-11

The Bayards. Saulsburys and Grays. old
line Delaware Democrats. have been and
are men OF high personal character, what
ever we may think of their politics. They
have been set aside by joint product of
Organism and Addicksism in Delaware, and
the first representative of the new regime
Is under indictment for bank wrecking
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THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL

Can be found at the following places:
iEEW YORK-Astor House.
EHIcAGo-Palmer House, p o. News Co., PIT
Dearborn street, Great Northern Hotel and
cINcINNATi~J r. Hawley & Co.. 1874 Vine
street.
GOUISVILLE-C. T. Deering, northwest corner
OF Third and Jefferson streets, and Louisville
Book Co., 256 Fourth avenue.
eT. LoUIs-UnIon News Company. Union Depot.
WASHINGTON. d. C.-Riggs House. Ebbitt
House and Wizards Hotel.
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While Spain is vainly importuning the
capitalists Of Europe to throw good money
after bad by increasing their loans to her.
the United States has but to offer $780,
OooOOO loan to excite competition in all quar-
tiers to get a part of IL.
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exceed 1926 in infantry or 1856 in cavalry.
For company the maximum of all grades IS
loo in infantry. 100 in cavalry 173 in field ar
tilIery and 200 in heavy artillery Wherever
practicable the choice by an accepted appll-
cant of particular company of the regi-
ment or other organization for which the
recruiting officer is making enlistmentS
Sh0uld he reSDacfpd
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Ignorant ard gullible as the Spaniards
are there seems to be a limit to their
credullty and II has been reached. Having
discovered that the government has been
Milling them up with lies about Spanish vic
tories, and that they have had nothing but
reverses since the war began, they are full
OF new rage against those who have de-
Ceived them