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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-18
HOSPITAL CORPS.
Governor Assured that 1t Will BE
Taken Into the Service.

Russell B. Harrison, who has been in
Washington almost continuously since the
declaration of war with Spain, has worked
incessantly in the interest of the Indiana
troops. When it was announced that the
Indiana National Guards hospital and
signal corps would not be mustered in with
the regiments he set about trying to find
some means by which the men who had
been associated with General Mckee in
these corps might receive recognition. Yes
terday he wired Governor Mount that an
arrangement providing for the hospital
corps had been made and that he believed
the signal corps would be taken care of. His
message touching the former was as fol-
lows:
Have secured authority from the War
Department for you TO enlist hospital corps
of seventy privates, fifteen for each regi-
ment and five for each battery. These pri-
Yates, as the quota is fun, are to be en-
listed in the regular army, but it is agreed
that they will be mustered out with regi-
ment to which they are, attached Instruc-
tons will be issued to mastering officer and
examining surgeon when enlisted priyates
will be forwarded to the regiments
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-18
CUTTER GRESHAM LOST.
Half of an Auxiliary Cruiser at the
Bottom of the St. Lawrence.

OGDENSBURG, N. Y, May 17.-One-half
of the United States revenue cutter
Gresham went to the bottom of the st.
Lawrence river this morning and now rests
in twenty-five feet of water. The steamer
had been cut in two and pontooned for pas
sage through the Canadian canals to Mont
real, where she was to be reunited and
sent to join the navy. While waiting for the
tugs to-day to start down the river. the
bow section. forty-eight feet in length, sud
denly careened to one side, forcing that pom
toon under the water. The upper pontoon
then shifted position, drawing the other
pontoon entirely away from the boat section
almost turning it bottomside up. Fourteen
seamen were thrown into the water, but
all escaped The accident was caused by
overlooking the top deck, making the small
err section top heavy.
The iron steamer Comanche is passing
down the ST. Lawrence canals en- route to
New York TO be turned over to the govern
ment.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-18
DISINFECTING THE DEAD.
New Notions Advanced at the Under
takers Convention.

The eighteenth annual convention of the
Indiana State Funeral Directors Associa-
ton is being held in one of the classrooms
Of the Medical College of Indiana. The con-
vention will continue through to-day and
tomorrow. About one hundred members of
the association and number of invited
persons are attending the convention. Yes
terday morning the convention was called
to order by President j. H. McCully. of Ida
vile. After some formalties an address of
welcome was made by C. T. Whitsett, of
this city, which was responded to by Rob-
ert Smith, of Evansville.
The afternoon session was devoted to the
reading of the presidents annual address,
the report of the ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, d. c.
Barnhil, of Charlottesville. and lecture on
embalming by Prof. w. p. Hohenschuh, Of
the Western College of Embalming, at Chi
cago. President McCully. in his address.
touched upon question that is just now
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-18
THE SECRET OF DEwEY,s VICTORY.

Various causes have been assigned for
Admiral Dewey's brilliant but now famous
victory at Manila, all highly creditable to
him, his officers and men. He has been
complimented for the promptness with
which he obeyed the order to proceed to the
Philippines and attack the Spanish fleet:
for the bravery with which he sailed into
an unknown bay, presumably lined with
torpedoes; for his wisdom in the selection
of a time for the attack just at daybreak;
for the completeness with which he sur
prised the enemy; for his gaantry in en-
gaging the Spanish ships and forts; for his
excellent seamanship, his fine maneuvering
and his superior craftsmanship. All these
points and the gallant conduct of the Of
ficers and men have been widely COM
mented on, but it seems none nor all of
them furnish the true cause of the Ameri-
can victory or the Spanish defeat. 1t was
coffee. The Spaniards had not had their
morning coffee. 1.-The Spaniards have not
yet recovered from the shock" says a cor
respondent at Manila. "They explain their
defeat by saying that they lacked target
practice, that they had absolutely no prac-
tice for the last two years. Besides, the
Americans arrived too early in the morn
ing. The Spaniards were still in their
pajamas; they had had no coffee, and could
not shoot straight without coffee" From
this it appears that the unseemly early
hour at which the attack was made would
not have mattered so much if the Spaniards
had had their coffee. If Admiral Dewey
had notified them day or two in advance
so they could have made their coffee that
morning a few hours earlier than usual
they would have been ready for him, and
the greatest naval victory of modern times
might not have been won. The incident
shows the folly and danger of allowing
soldiers or sailors to become dependent for
their fighting qualities on any luxury what
ever. Happily, Admiral Dewey and his
men were not They went into the fight
at Manila with empty stomachs, and after
destroying part of the Spanish fleet stopped
for breakfast and then completed the job.
So far as appears they fought as we'll and
shot as straight before they had their coffee
as they did afterwards. The Spaniards
never have won a naval victory OF conse-
quence, and their gunnery in Cuban waters
has generally been so bad as to excite the
ridicule of our navy. 1t must be for the
lack of coffee.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-18
THE DEADLY DIMES WORTH"
Two Women Try to End Their Exist
ence with Morphine.

The traditional dimes worth" of NOR
phine made strenuous 'endeavors to get in
Its work yesterday AT o'clock in the
afternoon DR.. McIvor. >of the Dispensary,
was called to $50 Roanoke street, where Mrs.
Josephine Smock, a colored woman, had
tried to die She had had trouble with her
husband and he would not let her see their
three children. 1t required two hours TO
pump the morphine out OF her.
Early last evening Laura Hunt, daughter
or MRS. Ellen Goodson, of Brazil, swallowed
a dimes worth" at Bertha Burners re-
sort, where she is known as Dollie Edwards.
Dlspensary physicians worked with her all
evening. She wanted TO die because she had
received q mournful letter from home.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-18
Soldiers from the North.

The last section of a train of thirty-six
sleeping coaches and baggage cars on the
Big Four road, bearing the Fourteenth
Regiment of Minnesota Volunteers and it's
baggage, pulled up in the Union Station
last night at 11:4O o'clock, and after a stop
of fifteen minutes pulled out for Cincinnati.
and from there the regiment will go to
Chickamauga. The other two sections ar
rived at 7:15 and and left in a few minutes
The soldiers were very quiet and stayed in
the cars for the reason that there were
guards with bayoneted guns at either end
A few cheers Just to show Indianapolis
that they were not asleep came from the
car windows as the section drew into the
station. On the sides of the cars were
pasted Cuban and American flags, pictures
of Dewey and signs reading. THE gallant
Fourteenth of Minnesota" The boys were
as husky lot as those that have gone
from Camp Mount in the last two days.
They said that they had had pleasant, un-
eventful trip since they left their camp at
st. Paul. where they had been quartered for
three weeks.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-18

WASHINGTON, May 1.-THE House held
a brief session to-day. Two important bills
affecting labor were passed, one limiting the
labor of persons employed upon government
works and in government service to eight
hours daily, and the other providing for the
appointment Of a nonpartisan labor commits
sion to consider legislative problems affect
ing labor.
Mr. Carlos called up the House bill to re-
peal the law providing that transmission OF
the electoral vote of the States to Wash
ingto shall be by messenger. The bill pro-
poses transmission by mail and express, and
was urged by Mr.. Carlos in the interest OF
economy. The present method costs $4,000
every four years. The bill was defeated aft
er prolonged discussion, in which many
members participated.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-18
He still Has Hopes.

Captain D. l. Mccormick, of this city,
who had been a member of the Indiana Ma
tional Guard for fifteen years and was serv-
ing on General McKee's staff as inspector of
ordnance when the staff was dissolved, was
visitor at camp yesterday. He says that
he has reason to hope that he will yet be
allowed to return to the service, for he is
ment looking to an appointment as special
ordnance officer He is peculiarly fitted for
such a position. He has studied guns for
years and has pen drawings of the locks
of all guns known in civilized warfare. His
friends hope that if he fails of appointment
to the above Office he will be appointed to
some position in the observation-disclosures lift
ty-eighth Regiment which may become
vacant.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-18

There is one thing which this country
might well learn from the Spaniards, and
that is discretion in the matter of giving
out news, though it would seem that more
of the so-called better part of valor is to
be exercised in the future than in the past,
according to the latest advices from the
War Department Too much information
has been given out already. The country is
pretty well supplied with Spanish spies, no
doubt, and all the information made public
this side the water stands a very fair show
of reaching the other side. 1t does not mat
ter if the general impression should be given
out that the two American fleets on this
side the ocean were starting on cruise for
Bombay, provided they were not really do
Ing so, and We're instead attending strictly
to their business in a warlike manner on
this half of the globe. Taking chances on
giving the enemy information is also taking
equal chances on giving up the lives of our
brave men, to say nothing of our losing YES
sells and treasure. Let the government keep
its own counsel, and give the naval COM
manders no information other than to go
after the enemy. and, if necessary, follow
the example of Dewey and cut the cable.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-18

Senior Polo Bernabe, late Spanish minis
ter to the United States, asked for his pass
ports and left Washington on the Goth of
April, and General Woodford. our minister
10 Madrid. received his passports on the
e1st. The latter has been home nearly three
weeks. after stopping for a visit in Paris,
while Senior Polo is still in Montreal. Dis
patches from there say there is no doubt
he is directing an elaborate spy system in
this country and is in close communication
with General Blanco, in Havana. 1t is be-
lleved the British government would
promptly request his departure from Cana
da If it were asked to do so, but as long as
he is not guilty of any overt act. or any
thing more hostile than the sending of Sc
cret dispatches it is rather delicate mat
ter to ask for his expulsion from the coun-
try
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-18

Colonel Barnett was asked yesterday what
action he would take in the matter of keep
ing the soldiers out of the nearby road
houses since the guards which were posted
in front of their doors during the time the
whole brigade was encamped at the fair
grounds had been Withdrawn. 1t was sug-
gested at the same time that since the boys
had been paid off and many of them had no
immediate use for their money the tempta-
ton to spend it for liquor would be much
stronger than it was before. He replied:
II shall wait until l see whether or not
the boys try to enter the saloons and drink,
and if they do L will post guards there as
they were before. do rot anticipate, how
regiment is d very sober and well-behaved
one.''
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-18
ARMY AND NAVY NOMINATIONS.
Long List Sent to the Senate-W. e
EngIish to BE a CAPTAIN.


WASHINGTON. May 17.-President Nc
Kinley sent another long list of nominations
to the Senate. In the batch appears the
name of w. e. English, of indianapolis, to
be assistant quartermaster, with rank Of
captain. The list follows:
Army
To be chief quartermaster, with rank of
master
To be chief commissaries of subsistence.
with rank of major-James Oglethorpe
Varnedoe, of Georgia. Samuel w. Hay OF
Pennsylvania; James II. Moody, of North
Carolina.
To be inspectors general, with rank of
major-Capt. John G.. Ballant, Twenty-sec-
ond United States Infantry: Capt. William
II. Crosier, Ordnance Department, u. $. A.
To be chief surgeons. with rank of major
John M. Woodbury., Of New York; Louis
Schooler, of Iowa.
To be assistant adjutant general. with
Jersey.
Withdrawn-3Capt. Henry c. Ward, Six
rank of major; Richard H. Davis, of Massa-
chusetts. for assistant adjutant general,
with rank of captain.
To be engineer officers, with rank of ma
jor-First Lieut. James Franklin Bell, Sew
enth United States Cavalry: Hugh H. Cor
don, of Georgia; William Dunbar Atkins, OF
Mississippi; First Lieut.. ]. II. Strother. OF
Mississippi; Edward ID. Morrell. of Penn
sylvania, First Lieut.. Clement f. Flagler,
To be assistant adjutants general, with
rank of captain-First Lieut.. William NJ.
Wright Second United States Infantry:
Joyce Sewell. of New Jersey.
To be assistant quartermasters, with rank
of captaln-First. Lieut.. J. w. Brooks Sixth
Artillery; John c. Breckenridge, of New
York; Frederick w. Cole, of Florida; Will
liam f. English OF Indiana.
To be comnissaries of subsistence, with
rank OF captain--Stewart NJ. Brice. of New
York; Edward r. Hutchins. of Iowa Orson
Pettijohn. of Illinois: Peter G. Derning. OF
New York; Morton J. Henry, of Pennsyl-
vania: John Carmichael. of Virginia; Moses
r. Doyon, of Wisconsin: Seth NJ Mtikin,
of Maine Oliver Perry Smith. of Pennsyl-
vania; Salmon +. Dutton, OF Vermont: John
Landstreet jr. OF Tennessee, Edward
Glines, of Massachusetts Philip Lydig, Of
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-18
Signal Corps Has Hopes.

Confidence is expressed at camp that the
Indiana signal corps which consists of
twenty men who have gone to their
homes since the dissolution of the brigade,
will yet see service as a body and it was
with that hope that the signal boys re-
turned to their homes to wait instead of
applying for places in the regiments. Con-
gress has passed the bill providing for vol-
unteer signal corps and it is thought that
when the War Department acts upon the
measure Indiana will be able to put her
signal corps in the field Major McIntire
who was a member of General Mckee 3
staff as commander of the signal corps. WIS.,
fted camp yesterday. He said he would be
even though he Were left behind.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-18

Food is plenty at the camp and none of
the soldiers will suffer from hunger. Lieut..
Peterson, quartermaster for the govern
ment. has in his department, besides ten
days marching rations, which are set aside,
sufficient food to last for many days, and
when the supply runs out he need not wait
for it to be renewed from a government
depot, for he will then as he has DONE buy
from Indianapolis dealers. Colonel Bar
nett did not favor the issuing of five days
rations at a time to his regiment, for he
when they are bountiful and it would be
economy to issue them for "a single day at
a time.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-18
BARNETT IN COMMAND.
Something About the Present Ruler of
Camp Mount.

Col. John T. Barnett is now commanding
officer Of Camp Mount, but the high-sound-
Ing title adds nothing to his power, for he
is the colonel of the only regiment at the
camp-the Northumberland -fifty-ninth. Col
Barnett is a native of Indiana, having been
born liz Hendricks county, near Danville in
1851. Through General Coburn, who was
representing this district in Congress at
the time. he entered West Point in 1873. In
1878 he graduated and was assigned to the
Fifth Cavalry at Fort Russell. at Cheyenne.
as second lieutenant. and was retired at
that rank in 1887 He had been in Texas
recovering from mountain fever and came
to this city In 1892 after travelling through
California.
he lived here two years and then went to
Piqua, O., where he had been engaged in
the hardware business until he was called
to Camp Mount by Governor Mounts proc
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-18

AS matters stand, all speculation as to
the exact locality or movements of the
bean sea is mere conjecture If the naval
authorities at Washington nave more than
a very general knowledge of Admiral
SIMPSONS fleet they do not impart it, and
should not. 1t is enough that the public
viii know when and where he strikes. Nor
can the Spanish feet be located. All that
is certainly known is mat it is trying to
avoid Admiral Sampson, who is trying
equally hard to meet it, snd this condition
may continue several days.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-18

While we are insisting that European
governments shall observe in good faith
the neutrality they have declared, let us not
forget that Hawaii, the latest government
and youngest republic on earth, declines to
proclaim neutrality at all, and avows her
decided preference and friendship for the
United States We should show our ap-
probation of this friendly action by an
nexing the islands
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-18
Iron and steel workers.

CINCINNATI, o., May 1.-THE Amalga-
mated Association of Iron and Steel Work
ers began it's twenty third annual conven-
ton here to-day. Over two hundred dele
presided. Contrary to expectations, ii seems
probable. since the delegates have come to-
gether that there will be no change In the
present scale. The bylaws provide for re-
adjustment every sixty days and this mat
ter will not likely be considered till after
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-18
Reduced Rates to Clubs.
indianapolis, Ind.
THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL

Can be found at the following places:
NEW YORK-Astor House.
CHIcAGo-Palmer House. p. o. News Co.. pit
Dearborn street. Great Northern Hotel and
Grand Pacific Hotel
CINCINNATI-J. r. Hawley Co., 154 Vine
street.
LOUISvILLE-C. T. Deering, northwest corner
of Third and Jefferson streets. and Louisville
Book Co., 256 Fourth avenue.
ST. LoUIS-Union News Company. Union Depot.
WASHINGTON, D. C.-Riggs House, Ebbitt
House and Wfllard's Hotel.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-18
Misled.

"Goshdurn you ard your old grocery"
shouted the man who had backed up against
the fresh paint.
Didn't you see that sign. fresh paint?' p"
asked the grocer.
"Of course 1 did, but I've seen so many
signs hung out here announcing something
fresh that wasn't that 1 didn't believe it,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-18
ME-. EnglIsh Appointed.

Will E. English has been appointed by
President Mckinley to the Office of quar-
termaster in the army with the rank of
captain. The announcement in this city OF
the fact came at $3.50 o'clock in a telegram
from Mr.. English dated at Washington and
addressed to Colonel Wilson, as follows:
Have just been appointed quartermaSter,
with rank of captain. Thanks to Governor
Mount and yourself for kindly interest"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-18

4 Anxiety for the sending of reinforce
ments to Admiral Dewey soon as pos
sible is natural, but there is no room for
criticism. The mobilzing, equipment and
provisioning of 1900 to 1900 troops for an
expedition of several thousand miles can
not be accomplished in day, and there is
reason to believe the government author
titles are doing all. in their power to ex-
nadita matters
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-18
Might Do Something.

The Constituent-Are you goin' to resign
and offer your services to the country on the
field of battle?
The Congressman-I'm too old.
The Constituent-Well, the people would
think heap of you if you didn't do nothing
more for your country than resign.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-18
Private CanDon,s Funeral.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
KOKOMO, Ind, May 17.-Wiliam Cannon,
late of Company l., the Ko5omo soldier who
died at Indianapolis. was given a military
funeral this morning and his body laid to
rest in Crown Point Cemetery. Cannon had
been in Kokomo but few days before en-
listing and had no near relatives anywhere.
The funeral expenses were paid by citizens
and the members of the company.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-18

Those mysterious Spanish guns which
have been heard at various points along the
New England coast for the past two weeks
are now echoing around the Gulf of Mexi-
co. The long, low, piratical looking craft
from which they were fired has evidently
"got a move on her,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-18

There seems to be no doubt that the fail
ure of the Gussie expedition, the first at
tempt by the government to furnish arms
and supplies for the Cuban insurgents, was
due to the publicity given 1t by the news
papers. It is time the government should
put a stop to the giving out or sending of
regarding its military and naval
pIanE
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-18

The action of the councilmen who at
tempted to kill the New Telephone contract
by loading it down with amendments can
scarcely be accounted for on any theory of
devotion to public interests. They have
shown that they belong to the class of pub
lie officials who place other interests above
those OF the people whom they are elected
~ ray-va
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-18

The United States has no hereditary
titles, but with the sons of the veterans
of 1861 so eager to take part in this war,
the titles captain major" colonel
and the rest will, in fact, come to many of
these young men by natural descent-the
inherited qualities of loyalty and courage
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-18

1t is the pocket nerve that affects the
French people. The holders of hundreds
of millions of Spanish bonds must be ex-
pected to sympathize with their debtors.
There is abundant evidence, however. that
the French government is all right.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-18
DeceitfuI Woman.

GOOD gracious, Maud, it cannot be posi-
BILE that you are going to marry newspa-
per mana mere salared person"
"You must not breathe it to soul: but
I intend to break the engagement as soon
as 1 get all my poetry printed"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-18

our big guns is fired. and as the guns them
selves become useless after a certain num-
Der of discharges it would seem that the
bcmbardments should only be ordered in
order to accomplish direct and definite re-
r,tltS
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-18

ing on rosy reports and rumors from Gen
eral Blanco and great expectations of vic
tories by the fleet 1t is very precarious
existence.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-18

If the Spanish board of strategy changes
with the Cabinet new movements of the
Spanish navy may be looked for, but hard
w more eccantric ones.