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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-26
BISMARCK'S LAST DAYS
DIR. SCHWENINGER TALKS ABOUT
HIS PATIENT AND FRIEND.
The Prince often Said His Dismissal
Was His Death Sentence-Hia Trum-
pet No Longer Held Wind.

BERLIN. Aug. 25.-Through the medium
of his friend. Count Won Hoensbruch, editor
of the Tagliche Rundschau, DR.. Schwen-
niger gives history of his personal rela-
lions with Prince Bismarck and his illness.
Says Dr. Schweninger: My whole thoughts
were centered on the prince Now my life
seems aimless. My telegram of July q was
in no sense lie. 1t was directed against
the sensa tional newspaper announcement
that the prince was afflicted with poisoning
CT the blood. When l telegraphed you the
prince was particularly well: after a long
series of sleepless nights he had slept seven
hours and felt fresh and invigorated He
smoked five pipes one after the other. | felt
no uneasiness in leaving him. He was in
deed so well that l invited him to take
champagne after having forbidden him to
take any alcoholic drink since March.
What. my dear Schweninger, may
really drink some? cried the prince.
I'VE drank a bottle and half. He was
once again the Bismarck of old. His pains
had left him."
DR.. Schweninger describes his historic re-
turn to the dying chancellor. He says
death was due to want of air in the lungs.
He imagined that death would result from
sudden paralysis of the brain or heart.
lHeTe ndu always Deen trouble III the leg
since the ST. Petersburg incident: but this
was by no means bad at the time of his
death as in many times previously. The
rapid closing of the coffin was dictated by
no desire to prevent anybody whatever from
seeing the body.
Passing from his professional to his pri-
waite recollections of Prince Bismarck, DIR.
Schweninger relates that Bismarck had re-
peated to him again and again that his dis
missal was his death sentence. 1t robbed
him of the whole object of his life. The
hermit of FREDERICKSBURG had no field in
which to exercise his superabundance of
energy. His agony of SOUL says DR..
Schweninger, was intense. Often did he
say to me: The old Romans voluntarily
took leave of life when they were forced to
quit the scene Of their public activity, but
this fate is not for me-
Eulogizing Prince Bismarcks converse
tional powers DIR. Schweninger says: Il
remember not long since listening to him
discuss particular subject which he had
better left undiscussed. In his passion he
suddenly clasped his head with both hands
and stormed: If ] could but interfere in
this disgusting case; but, as you know,
longer: it no longer holds wind Mourn
fully the iron chancellor looked into the
political future. We are advancing toward
difficult and dangerous times. he would say.
Despite his temperament his pulse was
scarcely sixty to the minute and his lungs
were good. One breath a minute would have
sufficed if necessary. This character" the
doctor continued, which l got to know as
no one else. was simplicity itself. The
phrase no one is great in the eyes of his
valet did not apply to Bismarck
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-26
THE LAFAYETTE MONUMENT.
Commission Filled by the Appoint
ment of Melville E. stone.

CHICAGO, Aug. 25.-Melville E. Stone has
accepted the position on the Lafayette
Monument Commission rendered to him by
Ferdinand w. Peck, commissioner general
from the United States to the Paris EXPOSE
ton. This fills the committee 1t is COM
posed of William r. Day, secretary of state
Senator William B. Allison, Iowa. DIR. Ed
ward Everett Hale, Massachusetts; DR.. w.
T. Harris, United States commissioner of
education, Washington; John w. Mckay,
president of the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company, Philadelphia; Charles L. Collier.
mayor of Atlanta; Alexander H. ReveI,
Chicago, and Melville E. Stone, general
manager of the Associated Press, Chicago
Commissioner Peck will be the chairman of
the committee and Alexander II. Revell
the first vice chairman r. j. Thompson,
of the United States Commission to the
Paris exposition, will be secretary. Mr.
Peck says he proposes to make the Lafay-
cite monument one of the browning features
of the exhibit of this country at the Paris
exposition in 1900. The present plans are to
dedicate the monument to the memory of
the great French patriot, who came to the
assistance of the colonies during the revolu-
ton, on the anniversary of the Declaration
of independence. Mr.. Peck's present ar
rangements are to leave for New York Sun,
day and sail for Paris the latter part of
next week
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doned and the authorities saved from their
impending doom. Exactly why the stern
purpose was given up is not quite clear,
since If any one deserved punishment for
the condition OF affairs on the Roumanian
the mere return of the injured ones would
not lessen his guilt. However. perhaps the
theory was that the boys could come home
and look after the wretch themselves. When
they come they will probably be surprised
at the commotion they raised: it was a very
funny feminine uprising and subsequent coll
lapse, and they may not enjoy it half as
well as the people who were here and looked
on But everybody will be glad when the
battery and all the rest of the Indiana
troops are back and free from the dangers
and discomforts of camp life. which, as it
is being proved, are hardly less than those
of active war.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-26

The Effort to Make Soldiers Believe
They Are Abused.
New Albany Tribune.


We have almost reached the opinion
that nobody should have been allowed
to be army newspaper correspondents un-
less he had been a soldier in previous
war Such letters as most of those written
to the great newspapers were enough to
raise mutinies in the army, by making the
men that ever attempted to serve their
country. writer in the Outlook, possibly
it's editor, gravely tells US that the soldiers
have had to sleep in dog kennel shelter
tents" they had to cook in coffee cups and
old tomato cans because they had no camp
kettles" they have never had a change
of underclothing since they landed they
have lived large part of the time on hard
bread and bacon"
The soldiers in the war for the Union
were exceedingly glad when the dog kennel
tents were introduced Prior to that they
slept under the stars when it was clear
and under the clouds when 1T rained and
often two fence rails to keep out of the
mud and water. The soldiers in the armies
of the Union pounded their coffee in tin
cups with their bayonets, while they boiled
the water in tomato cans. They fried their
bacon on sharpened stick held over a
blaze and then laid it on a plate made of
hard tack and then they ate the plates
while drinking he coffee. And they relished
it all joyously. What did they want with
camp kettles? Companies that had them
threw them away With tin cup or a to-
mato can swung to the haversack with
pocketknife to cut a stick and sharpen II.
with hard tack (biscuiD for plate and
another for candlestick, every soldier was
independent just as he wanted 10 be. Thus
bacon" And they did it both summer and
winter for four years.
AS for changes of undertaking the sol
diers of the Union war changed IL when
they could. but sometimes they did not
have the change The men OF Grants
Vicksburg army had no change from the
time they left Milliken's Bend about the
middle of April. 1863 on the march 10 cross
the river below Vicksburg. while marching
and fighting their way from Port Gibson to
Jackson and back TO the rear of the city
on the 18th of May. This Is only one in
stance out Of many
We have seen complaint. not from the
soldiers but from class OF correspondents.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-26
BANKERS ADJOURN.
Features of the Closing Session of the
National Association.

DENVER, Col. Aug. 25-The closing ses-
sion of the twenty-fourth annual conven-
ton of the American Bankers Association
opened with a full attendance. the election
of officers being on the programme. After
prayer William r. Royall of Richmond.
Va. read paper on the Need of Banking
Facilities in Rural Districts"
w. S. Wood of the National Bank of
Commerce, Kansas City, Mo-, condemned
the ideas advanced in Mr.. Royals address
from first to last. He declared that the
West had seen enough of currency issues by
local banks The banking business he as
serted, was highly developed all over the
country. In the East large commerce had
led to the establishment of banks of large
capital, while in the West smaller COM
merce had been satisfied with smaller banks
In the West banks were too plentiful; COM
petition had been so excessive that the
banking business is not profitable and con-
sequently in many cases not safe. He ad-
vocated the branch bank system the rem
edy for the trouble Large city banks
should absorb little country banks; then d
plethora of money could not exist in one
locality while an unsatisfed demand ex-
listed in another.
Mr.. Bonebrake of Kansas disagreed with
Mr. Royals assertion that the country dis
trcts lack banking facilities, especially in
the West. He quoted figures TO show the
amount of money in the country banks or
Kansas.
John P. Branch, president of the Mer-
chants National Bank of Richmond, Va,
disagreed with all suggestions He favored
permitting country banks TO issue currency
on the same terms city banks.
George NJ Reynolds, cashier OF the Conti-
mental National Bank, of Chicago, followed
in a paper on Uniform Laws for Holidays
as well as Days OF Grace.
John w Faxon. assistant cashier of the
First National Bank, of Chattanooga Tenn,
followed in paper on banking as II Re-
lates to Industrial Developments" w. S.
1.-The Country Bankers"
The nominating committee then made Its
report, which was adopted. The officers
elected are as follows: President. George I'll.
Russell, president savings bank, Detroit,
Mich: first vice president Walter Hin,
president National Exchange Bank. St.
Louis. Members of the executive committee
for three years: Charles Hannah, Council
Bluffs Ia; Homer Mccoy. Peoria, Ills; 5.
r. Shoemaker, Huntington, Pa; r. McCur-
dy, Youngstown. O.; breckenridge Jones
ST Louis Mo; j. c. Mitchell. Denver. Col;
]. G.. Brown. Raleigh. n. C.. II. l.. Burge.
Boston: Bradford Rhodes. New York.
Vice presidents were named for all the
States, Indiana being represented by A. q.
Lupton. The retiring president, Mr.. Joseph
punch bowl by the members of the associa-
ton. The convention adjourned sine die.
At the meeting of the executive council
held at the Brown after the adjournment
of the regular meeting of the association,
Alvah w Trowbridge, of New York was
reelected chairman Of the councils; James
r. Branch. of Virginia, secretary, and c.
NJ. Reynolds, of Chicago. treasurer.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-26
THE CRUISER ALBANY.
Vess~l Purchased i'm England VIII Be
Completed by the Armstrong;.


NEW YORK, Aug. PA special to the
Tribune from Washington says: THE
cruiser Albany, now building at the Arm
strong works at Elswich. England. will be
the first vessel ever constructed abroad for
the United States navy, although several
vessels now in the service were purchased
outside of this country as an emergency
war measure. This naval novelty developed
to-day when Chief Engineer Harold 2. Nor
ton and Assistant Naval Constructor H. l..
Gilmor were ordered, respectively, as In
of the cruiser. The new ship at present con-
sists only of a complete set of frames on
which plating has barely begun and few
castings for the engines. The Albany was
in this condition when the war began and
under the strict neutrality laws work upon
here was Immediately suspended. The
United States al that time was compelled
to buy this vessel in order to get the New
Orleans, which had just been completed
and which has been of good service on the
Cuban coast. The vessels were DouSht
from the Brazilian government more Tor
fear that Spain might secure them IMAM any
ether reason, was the case in the nasty
purchase of the torpedo boats Somers and
ing been brought to this country on the
deck of a steamer before hoStilitleS began
and having since lain idle at the Brooklyn
navy yard, because she could not carry coal
enough to steam to any other port on the
Atlantic coast, Newport included. The
Somers was also miserable German affair.
although new, and after several lnenectual
attempts to navigate her In the English
Rave resulted In disaster, was abandoned
and the vessel Will probably now be sold TO
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because regiments were transported long
distance in common day cars. And Colonel
Durbin more considerate, waited after he
got orders to go 10 Jacksonville two or
three days till he could procure Pullman
sleepers for the Observation-Disclosures
first. Why, we have known regiments in
the war for the Union to be moved South
in box cars with rough planks for seats:
and when Sherman took part of the army
OF the Tennessee from Vicksburg to Chat
tanooga, some of the regiments were sent
from Memphis to Corinth on top of box
cars while the horses and mules and wag-
ons rode inside.
1t is useless to expect soldering to he a
picnic. It never is. Every campaign has
its own peculiar hardships even Sherman's
march to the sea had. Certainly the San
tiago campaign had them in fun measure.
The hot sun of the day was hard and the
Chill of the nights and the frequent rains.
Eut these enemies and their results we're
Unavoidable and they were endured rs be-
came American soldiers. just Mauser bull
lets were endured. uncomplainingly. 1t is
shameful that reckless newspaper corre-
spondents should try to make them believe
it all might have been avoided.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-26

It is highly probable that the Twenty
seventh Indiana Battery boys had no in
tention of bringing about public indigna-
tion meeting to take action on the matter
of their transportation to Porto Rico. They
suffered Inconvenience, there were short
comings that might have been averted;
they were seasick. and the weather was
hot, and the first impulse of each and every
one OF the boys WIS to relate his tale of
woe to his sympathetic female relatives.
and so relieve his mind. No one knew what
the others had written, and none foresaw
that the cumulative result of these indi-
vidual kicks" would be a movement to
investigate the national administration, if
need be. until the responsibility for the
sufferlDgs Of the battery was fixed. On the
contrary, the spirits and the appetite of the
boys revived as soon as they landed and
they forgot all that happened; at least, no
more complaints were heard and they re-
ported themselves well and happy. Mean
while Indignation kept getting hotter and
hotter at home and the administration was
sn imminent danger OF coming in contact
with high explosives, when word arrived
that the battery was to be mustered out
and instantly the investigation was aban-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-26

the highest European bidder The New Or
leans is however. considered fully equal to
the best American cruisers of her class and
the Navy Department has no intention of
losing her. The Armstrong; will resume
work on the Albany as soon as the two
the enormous resources of their EIsvick
works the contractors have undertaken to
that time a complement of officers and a
crew for the new ship will be sent to Eng
land to conduct her trial trip and bring her
to New York"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-26

NEW YORK, Aug. 25--In the Office of
j. Pierpont Morgan, commodore of the New
York Yacht Club. to-day, Hon. Charles Rus
SELL representing Sir Thomas Upton and
the Royal Ulster Yacht Club, met the COM
mittee of the first named club formally.
Those of the committee present. besides
Commodore Morgan, were Secretary j. 5.
V. Oddie, Treasurer +. w. F. Hurst, Ed
ward W. Brown and II. S. Duryea. After
the conference Secretary eddie said MFR.
Russell expressed himself quite freely with
reference to what is expected by the Royal
Ulster Yacht Club. He is perfectly satisfied
with the way in which things are proceed
ing, and Is willing to leave everything in
our hands.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-26

WASHINGTON. Aug. PA plan to en-
large the revenue cutter service was pre-
scented to the President to-day by Repre-
sentative Sherman, who advocated trans
ferring to it the available yachts now
in the auxiliary fleet Mr.. Sherman is
chairman of the House committee on foreign
and interstate commerce, which presented
a bill at the last session to authorize the
construction of eight cutters at a cost of
$2j3G00 each He came here to-day to urge
that the yachts which have been in service
during the and which it is now con-
templated shall be sold. be turned over to
the revenue cutter service for permanent
use. There are about six of these yachts.
including the Gloucester fit FOR their pro-
posed use. The President said that the plan
would be inquired into.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-26
CARGO OF CHINESE WOMEN.
Arrival of $50 Celestial Females at
San Francisco.

SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 25.-Five hun
dred and fifty-six Chinese women who ar
rived from the Orient the steamer Bel
gic have been brought to this city from the
quarantine station on Angel island. OF this
number fifty are ticketed for Mexico the
remainder claiming to be entitled to land
owing to prior residence Special attention
will be paid TO Chinese en- route 70 the
Omaha exposition. many previous ar
rivals have used the actor" privilege to
obtain illegal residence in this country.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-26

WASHINGTON. Aug. 25.-The four big
monitors. Terror, Puritan, Miantonomoh
and Amphitrite. and the cruiser Mont
gomery have been ordered by the Navy De-
partment to Newport, r. l. 1t had been
thought the monitors would be used in the
large ports of Cuba and Porto Rico, but it
has now been decided to send them north.
The Miantonomoh is at Dry Tortugas and
the others are in West Indian waters. The
extreme heat has told severely on officers
and men of the monitors, these craft hav-
ing very limited accommodations above
deck
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-26

As the Spaniards did not capture any of
our naval officers during the war. while
we captured large number of theirs, there
was no possibility of an exchange of pris-
oners, but the exchange of courtesies has
heen mem ora BILE
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-26

We have Hawaiian commission. but it is
lot a peace commission. The acquisition
OF that desirable possession was one of the
most peaceable events on record. 1t was a
real love match.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-26
Temnora Mutantnr.

They don't whip man for desertion now,
do they?" asked the inquisitive boarder.
No" said the Cheerful Idiot. ut is no
more the fashion to paste a man to make
him stick where he is posted"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-26

Some newspaper wiseacre has discovered
that this war has taught women to read
newspapers. If this person had been an adj
vertiser he would have discovered that they
learned to read long before the war was
dreamed of
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-26

In past years trip to Honolulu, a de-
ughtful ore on its own account, has had for
Americans the added attraction of visiting
foreign country. Hereafter it will have
the new charm of being under the protection
Z OF the United States flag. From San Fran
cisco to Honolulu is long reach. but the
fag covers it.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-26
c. p. Huntington Not shot.

UTICA. N. Y. Aug. 2.-rhe report that
Coils p. Huntington. the railroad magnate
was shot at his camp, at Pine Knot, on
Racquet lake. in the Adirondack Is not
true. The denial was obtained by the OBJ
eating with the Antlers. near the Hunting-
ton camp.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-26
Great Fall,

And did he fall on his knees when he
proposed?"
mo. but he was so ratified that he stepped
On the cat and fell on his neck"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-26

Senator Wolcott, of Colorado, is men,
toned as a suitable member of the peace
commission. He is an able man and an
enthusiastic American, and his free-silver
views could not do any harm in that po-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-26
Cardinal gibbons Sees Cervern.

Gibbons arrived here to-day from Balti-
more and called on Admiral Cervera, with
whom he remained for over an hour He
afterwards went to st. Mary's Church,
where he dined.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-26
AgErieYed.

II guess" said Rubberneck Bill. in his
most rasping tones. when the waiter handed
him napkin. II guess 1 got manners
enough not to wipe my hands on your durn
tablecloth, without your handn' me that
thingI'
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-26

Visitors to Indianapolis are respectfully
Informed that while the weather is not abb
solutely under control, it can generally be
depended upon for a large percentage of
pleasant days in any given period.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-26

That review of Anglo Egyptian forces, in
which the British and native troops had the
TANKS and the artillery and camel corps the
center Of the line. must have rivaled a
parade of the knights of Khorassan 1t
had the advantage of having real camels.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-26

Twenty-Five or thirty years hence, when
historians are making up the record of
heroes in the Spanish war of 1898, they will
not give nnuch weight TO letters complaining
Of the lack of varied food and home
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-26

In some respects the United States leads
all other military powers. No European
country has a Ladies' Auxiliary to battery
of artillery in the field
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-26
Uneducated.

There was a man in our town.
OF Grass and crudest ways:
To make the folks think him quite warm,
He said. I'm really blaze
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-26

Charles Elliott Norton, of Harvard. pre-
diets that nothing but i'll can come from
our departure from the time-honored doc
trine of national isolation. Upon hearing
this the average American citizen first Won
Gers whether that Is the sort of patriotism
taught at Harvard. and then falls back
upon tho certainty that the American youth
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-26

The Philippine insurgents. including
Aguinaldo are like Americans in at least
one particular: They nave confidence in Ad-
miral Dewey.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-26

Can be found at the Following places:
NEW YORK-Astor House.
CHICAGO-PaImer House. p. O.. News Co, 217
Dearborn street. Great Northern Hotel and
Grand Pacific Hotel
CINCINNATI r. Hawey Co., 154 Vine
street.
LOUISNIILE-C. r. Deering, northwest corner
of Third and jefferson streets, and Louisville
Book Co, 256 Fourth
ST. LouIs-Union News Company, Union Depot.
WASHINGTON. ID. C.-Riggs House. Ebbitt
House and Wizards Hotel.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-26

Havana dispatches say many Spaniards
are preparing TO leave for Spain. If they
like Spanish government that is the best
ahing they can do.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-26

When it comes time to confer honors on
the returning soldiers the man who ydidnt
.'kick should be awarded double share.