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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-04-29

MOBILE, Ala, April ga train moved
out from the government military camp
near Mobile this forenoon for Tampa, car
rying supplies, escort wagons, ambulances,
mules and hostlers and teamsters. 1t is re-
ported here that this is the first step of a
movement that will finally concentrate all
the troops now here at Tampa, and also
those at New Orleans, SO as to form with
the troops at Tampa force of eight thou
sand, to be the advance guard of the army
of occupation of Cuba.
The Tenth and Twenty-second Infantry
Regiments received orders to-day to leave
for Tampa tomorrow al noon and began at
once preparing for the journey. The routine
in camp varied this morning by prac-
tice in charging. The brigades Joined in a
grand charge, beginning at the east end OF
the parade grounds and going into the
woods with a rush, crossing the railroad
track and finishing at the old breastworks
erected here toward the close OF the last
war. Upon closing the charge the soldiers
gave a tremendous yell of triumph.
General Coppinger received to-day letter
of thanks from the Confederate veterans
for his courtesy in attending the memorial
services Thursday at the Confederate burial
grounds and replied in fitting and patriotic
words much delighting the veterans.
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ArtilIerymen and CavaIrymen Sent to
Florida from Chickamauga.

CHICKAMAUGA NATIONAL PARK
April 2S.-The two companies of the Ninth
(colored) Cavalry, which arrived in Chatta-
nooga late this afternoon, were stopped
after having started to Chickamauga and
switched into the Western &; Atlantic yards
Orders are said TO have been received to
have the troops proceed as rapidly as pos
sible to Tampa Fla. to which point troops
from Mobile have also been ordered and
they will leave here before morning. 1t is
currently reported that the companies of
the Ninth Regiment now i'm camp here will
be shipped at once to Tampa as well as the
Twenty-fourth Infantry colored. officers of
the Ninth have hidden hurried goodbye to
their wives and are making every prepara-
tion for departure. The movement of troops
to Tampa is believed to embrace not only
the colored troops but all the artillery sta
toned here as we'll The shipments of the
Ninth Cavalry, following the sudden de-
parture to-day of two batteries of artillery
for Tampa has produced a fever of excite
ment among the soldiers.
Chickamauga Park is now one vast re-
cruiting camp. The War Department orders
to fill every regiment In camp up to it's
maximum strength, received by General
Brooke to-day. will, as far possible, be
carried into effect at once, and adjutants of
every infantry ana cavalry regiment and of
recruiting officers. Judging from the num-
Der of applica tons already received it is be-
lieved that the di1erent regiments at this
point win soon be placed on war footing.
ments The presence of these sable warri-
ors has created the greatest excitement
among the colored people of Chattanooga
and the surrounding country and every day
the commanding officers have been besieged
by men anxious to enlist When the regi-
ments are filled out nearly twer y-five thou
sand troops will be encampe> at Chicka-
manga.
General orders were issued to-day forming
the artillery into brigade of two battalions
to be commanded BY Lieut.. Col w +. Ran
dolph. of the Third Artillery The first bat
TALON consisting OF Light Batteries A and
+. of the second and Light Batteries G and f
J NJ Iancaster j. j. ". DiiienbacR X Is .s Civ
en- command Of the second battalion. made
Fourth and Light Batteries d and f. of the
Fifth.
II is now positively known that ali of tho
Ninth cavalry the Twenty-fourth Infan-
,dy ana me eh' al OF , artilery
for the south as soon as they can be loaded
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10000 YELLow-FEvER INIMUNEs.
Senate Military Committee Provides
for Their Enlistment.

WASHINGTON, April 2S-The Senate
committee on military affairs to-day agreed
upon favorable report on the bill remov-
ing the limitations on the supplies the quar-
termasters department of the army may
purchase and also upon the bill permitting
the enlistmen. of brigade of engineers.
Both bills were amended, the limitation bill
SO as to authorize the secretary of war TO
make purchases of supplies abroad. The
engineer bill was amended SO as to permit
the enlistment of ten thousand yellow fever
immunes The bill was also amended so as
to extend the removal Of limitations on pur-
chases to all bureaus of the War Depart
ment and to all branches of the army in
stead of combining them to the quartermas-
ter'S department.
The provision in the engineer bill for the
enlistment of yellow fever immunes was in
serted practically in response to the Pres
ident's request, which was made known by
Secretary Alger. The President and the sec
rotary both think these troops will be
pec1ally useful in campaign in Cuba. They
think there will be comparatively little diff
ticulty in securing the number required. The
general phraseology of this amendment is
similar to the provision in the previous act
except that the special qualifications" re-
quired is specified to be Immunity from
diseases incident to tropical climates"
Senators Caffery and McEnery of LOUISE
ana; Senator Mallory, of Florida, and Rep
reSentat1Ve DaVey of Louisiana, have been
consulting with reference to the raising of
Louisiana and other Southern States for
service in Cuba. The secretary of war has
been most faVorably impressed with the
idea, and has already signified his intention
raised by the son of General Hood, the
famous Confederate commander.
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SUICIDE FOR HIS WIFE
ANDERSON ENOCH ARDEN REFUSED
TO PLAY THE ROLE OUT.
Bali Brothers' Glass Works to Close
Because They Use the New
Blowing Machines.
gpeelal to the 1naIanapolls journal.

Special 10 the indianapolis journal
ANDERSON, Ind. April 2S-Charles Con-
nors attempted to commit suicide to-day to
release his wife, whose first husband, sup
posed to be dead, has turned up. Connors
is not expected to live. He married two
years ago, and he and his wife have been
happy. Several days ago her first husband
turned up and refused to play the Enoch
Arden act. 1t was decided for the time to
keep the affair from the public, so she con-
tinued Mrs. Connors. In the meantime
she made up her mind that she preferred
Connors but he brooded over the situation,
and at last took poison. He was found UNI
conscious, but the doctors restored him to
consciousness. He rebelled against taking
an antidote, and the bed was broken down
and several attendants were hardly able to
hold him. He was at last thrown on the
floor and little medicine was forced down,
but it is feared that he cannot recover. His
wife found a note which he had written, in
which he said that he did it for her sake
Husband No. l is looking on, waiting to
claim his lawful wife.
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COAL FOR CUBA.
Rather SpeciOus Plea Made by Ship
pers Who Sold to Spain.
Phila delphIa INQUIRER.

Philadelphia Inquirer.
A somewhat different phase was put upon
the shipping of coal from this country 20
Cuba by a well-known shipper yesterday:
IF people would only stop to think, he
said. in talk with an Inquirer reporter,
they would make no objection, but let the
Spaniards buy all of our coal to be sent
to Cuban ports they have the money 10
for b BY 80 d9f ne h9y weTs p payns
How so?" asked the reporter, little bit
incredulously.
even by the Spaniards themselves, that
Cuba is bound to fall into our hands before
that war has been waged very long. The
only use the Spaniards have for the coal
that has been sent 10 the island is for their
war ships and what little manufacturing
may be carried on down there But the
chief use would be to keep the fires under
the boilers of the Spanish feet going. Well,
with all of Cuba's ports effectually block
AIDED the aforesaid feet cant get at the
they dent need it to keep warm with.
Therefore when Cuba falls into our hands
the coal becomes the property of the United
States and will be at hand to. coal up our
war ships for further operations against
the Spanish fleet. Understands"
The reporter admitted that he thought the
point was well made.
You may rest assured that the coal ship-
pers of this country knew what they were
doing when they continued to rush the
black diamonds to Cuba with all possible
haste up to the last moment. We are as
patriotic as anybody and I'll bet that after
war became apparently inevitable not one
of us would have accepted an order for coal
TO be shipped to Spain or any Spanish pos
session where the United States could not
easily get it. We got our pay for the coal.
and at the same time had the satisfaction
of knowing that it would eventually fall into
the hands of the United States il war did
come, without money and without price.
Even the cost of transportation would be
saved to the government"
Inquiry among number OF other ship
pers developed the fact that they held to
the same opinion. all of them declaring that
what great nanV Americans fbOfrhf NJ
an evil would in reality turn out to be a
blessing.
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Poor show for Northern doctors.

WASHINGTON, April 2S.-Surgeon Cen
eral Sternburg, of the army, has received
applications from over 1900 physicians who
have offered their services to the govern
ment and every mail brings numerous adj
ditions to the list. With view to answer
ing generally these applications he has pre-
pared a circular letter in which he says:
mo appointments are made in the regu-
lar army except after examination by an
army medical examining board and all APP
plicants must be graduates in medicine and
less than twenty-nine years of age. The
surgeon general of the army has nothing
to do with the appointment of medical Off
GERS for the volunteer army. Comparative
" few contract surgeons (acting assistant
surgeons) are likely TO be required and it is
the intention TO employ for service with
troops going to Cuba or at hospitals on the
gulf coast only such as are immune from
yellow fever. All applications and offers of
service will be placed on file for future ref
erence and for selection of the most avail
able persons for the special duty required,
in case of need.
mo female nurses will be sent to Cuba
or to hospitals on the gulf coast and it APP
pears probable at present that there will
be no necessity for the employment of
trained female nurses. All applications
will however, be placed on file for future
reference in case of need"
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WILL USE A BALLOON.
Movements of Spanish Vessels to BE
Watched from an Air Ship.


CHICAGO, April 2S.-Capt william J.
Lloyd, assistant superintendent of the West
ern Union Telegraph Company, and COM
mander of the signal corps for the Illinois
National Guard, acting under commission
from Gen. A. w. Greedy, of the United
States Signal Service, to assist in the work
of equipping 81 large captive balloon to be
used by the Navy Department in following
the movements of the Spanish war ships
has succeeded in securing a generator cap
able of producing from $50, 600 to 100000 cubic
feet of gas every twenty-four hours, and a
purpose of holding the acid necessary for
the formation of gas. The generator is the
only one of its kind in the United States
and will be ready to be shipped to the navy
yard at Governors island, next Monday.
The generator has been constructed by
forces of men working day and night for a
week. The work is being inspected by StlaS
H. Mosher, chief engineer of the Western
Union building Engineer Mosher will go to
Governors island to operate the aerial ship.
Mr. Mosher served in the navy during the
civil war and is an expert in the use of gas
machines. Captain Lloyd has sent a tele-
gram to General Greedy teLdering the serv-
ices of his corps in the war with Spain,
either individually or collectively.
Lieut. ]. F.. Maxwell of the Signal Corps,
will probably have direct charge of the
balloon service The balloon used in connec-
ton with the generator will rise to the
height of ESQ feet and be held by wire
cable which will also be used for tele-
graphing. With powerful glasses on clear
day it is said it will be possible to scan the
horizon from the balloon d distance of fifty
to sixty miles and should a cruiser making
eighteen or twenty knots an hour be
sighted the information can be telegraphed
down from the balloon in ample time to
make all necessary preparations for an at
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-04-29
District Medical Meeting.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
LIBERTY, Ind, April 2S-The Union Dis
triet Medical Association, composed of
Union, Wayne, Franklin, Fayette and Rush
counties, in Indiana, and Preble and Butler
counties, in Ohio, held it's annual meeting
here to-day at the courthouse, about fifty
doctors being present A dinner was served
at the Presbyterian Church. The pro-
gramme was as follows; "Tubercular Peri
tonitis in Nero" DR.. w H. HaWley of
College Corner: Pathological Conserva-
ton" DR.. H. D. Hinckley, of Cincinnati,
being the principal paper of the day; Re
port of Cases by Photographs" DR.. George
Z. Jones, Connersville; "Arthrites De-
formans," DR.. John Francis, Hamilton, O..
The Physician in Appendicitis" DR.. H. F.
Lorimer, Fair Haven O.; 'The Kidney in
Health and Disease" DR.. d. Mcqueen,
Camden o., 'Irreducible Hernia" DR.. ]. G.
Sexton Rushville, Ind; papers by DR.. j. e.
Torrence. Oxford, o.; and Or. Edwin Rick
etts, Cincinnati. 0. The officers of the as
ISOLATION are: DR.. J. A. Smith, president,
Brownsville, Ind; Dr. T. A. Dickey, vice
president Middletown, o.; DR.. Garrett Pig
man, secretary, Liberty, Ind.
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INVASION SOON.
Concluded from First Pnge)


newspaper headlines as Yankee Cute
lness-The World. and Especially Eng
erpool and other English ship owners grum-
gle greatly. They say this moment of inter-
esting Anglo-American accord is of all mo-
penalizing British shipping, since inasmuch
as the continental countries do not levy
light dues, and therefore, are exempt, the
vessels. Other ship owners resignedly re-
fleet that. the extra dues will be simply
added to the freights. The government is
being approached by the Liverpool mem
bers of Parliament with a view of represent
tations to Washington.
1T is stated here that the German gov
eminent has asked the British Foreign Of
flee what steps, if any, are to be taken to
protect British interests in the Philippines
in view of the possibility of an American
attack. The German government apparent
ly is DESTROYS of cooperating in such steps
with Great Britain, seeieng that the COM
merce of Great Britain or Germany in the
islands far outweighs that of Spain itself"
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Armor for the soldiers.
New York Mail and Express.


A Western woman inventor who devised
the fire-proof helmet for firemen, urges the
government to adopt a small skull cap and
a breast plate, arm pieces and thigh pieces
OF aluminium, painted the same color as the
uniform. The weight is inconsiderable and
when properly made it will turn a rife but-
let up to very short distance The metal
is now down to less than fifty cents a pound.
and complete outfit would not weigh more
limb would more than repay the cost a
thousand times over The same metal. she
stocks. knapsack frames fagstaffs. drum
frames and tent poles. Articles like flag
stats and tent poles would make light
strong and very formidable spears Drums
and knapsacks would afford part protection
to their wearers, white canteens, plates,
drinking cups and scabbards would be very
much lighter than they now are
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GENERALS FOR VOLUNTEERS.
Men Who Are Likely to BE Named for
Important Commands.

w. e. Curtis, in Chicago Record
1t is not known how many major generals
and brigadier generals the President will
appoint but it will be long list There is
to be one major general for each corps and
division, and one brigadier general for each
brigade. There are 125,000 volunteers, which
will be divided into 125 regiments Three or
more regiments form a brigade, and there
fore, at least forty brigadier generals will
be needed. Three brigades are to compose
division, hence there will be at least thir-
teen divisions, and the same number Of
major generals to command them. Three
divisions are to compose an army corps,
hence there will be not less than four and,
perhaps, five army corps, which will also
require major generals, and call for total
Of eighteen officers of that rank.
The following appointments to the rank of
major general are considered certain Jo-
seph c: Breckenridge, Inspector general, U.
>. A; ElwelI 5. Otis, brigadier general, u.
S. A; James +. Wade, brigadier general u.
s. A: Edwin B. Sumner, colonel Seventh
Cavalry, U. S. A. Guy V. Henry, colonel
Tenth Cavalry, Y. S. A.; Henry G. Corbin,
adjutant general, u. S. A. Granville M
Dodge, major general volunteers. u. S. A..
Joseph Wheeler, lieutenant general Confed-
Confederate army Charles f. Henderson,
ex-senator, Nebraska; George r. Snowden,
major general Pennsylvania militia: James
II. Wilson, Delaware, formerly major gen.
eral of volunteers.
The following are believed to be certain of
appointment for brigadier general: James
Rush Lincoln, Iowa militia; Gen. Fitz ST.
mons, Illinois militia Charles +. Rowe, New
York militia H A. AXline, adjutant gener-
all Ohio militia; George A Garrettson, Ohio
militia; Gen John McNulta, Illinois militia
Lieut. Col William Ludlow, u. S. engineers;
Lieut.. Col. Henry w. Lawton, Inspector
general, u. S. A; Frank Armstrong, ex-
Confederate, brigadier general, Tennessee;
Henry V. Boynton, formerly brigadier gen.
eral of volunteers; Charles King, of Wis
consin; William A. Youngbood, of Ala
bama; Col. Frederick Dent Grant, of New
York; Ernest A. Darlington, assistant in
spector general, U. S. A; Henry M. Dufield.
nf Detroit
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More Money Needed to Purchase Ships
Port Royal Dry Dock Ready.

More Money Needed to Purchase Ships
Port Royal Dry Dock Ready.
WASHINGTON. April 2S-The Navy De-
partment has completely ceased its pur-
chase of ships for conversion into war YES
sells, owing to the exhaustion of the fifty
million-doliar war fund 1t is confidently
expected that Congress will come to the
relief, as the department is still in need of
auxiliary vessels.
The news of the safe arrival at Liverpool
of the big American ship Shenandoah was
gladly received at the department. Con-
sui Boyle at Liverpool, forwarded the in
formation
The Port Royal dry dock, according to
welcome official information, will be ac-
cess!ble to our war ships, even the biggest
of the fleet, should they meet with accident
during the campaign. The report from the
constructor in charge shows that the en-
trance to the dock is now dredged and
clear. The work of dredging the basin is
still in progress, and while this is not alb
in order to insure the safety of the ships
in docking, and the department. is endeav-
oring to hasten the contractors in their
work. They estimate that about fifteen
days more will suffice to complete it,
The board of bureau chiefs met to-day
to begin consideration of the plans for
TIE three new battle ships authorized by the
naval appropriation bill, and progressed so
far that circulars will be sent. out to-mor-
row inviting bids from the ship builders
The vessels will be, in the main, very SINH
lar to the battle ship illinois,. now building
at Newport News. They will be at about
1880 tons displacement, seventy-five feet
beam, twenty-three and a half feet depth,
sixteen knots speed, will be covered with
heavy armor and armed with thirteen
six-inch guns. in addition to numerous sec
ondary batteries.
1t can be stated authoritatively that there
is no present prospect of a change in the
head of the navigation bureau. The present
efficient chief. Captain Crowninshield
though anxious to take his place ir the
fighting line, has yielded his personal am
billions to the urgent demands of Secretary
Long and the President, and will remain
at his post He is in good health. notwith-
standing the severe strain to which he has
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Special to the indianapolis Journal
MUNCIE, Ind, April 2S.-Ball Bros, the
largest fruit-jar manufacturers in the
world, have given their glass blowers notice
that the two big factories will close down
indefinitely Saturday night. The action is
the result of proceedings instituted by the
widow of John Arbogast, of Pittsburg, who
has enjoined the firm from shipping ware
until a suit instituted by her for alleged
has half of it's factories equipped with
patent blowing machines. which, it is al
legged, infringe on a machine patented by
Washington, Pa, for three years The ma
chimes here have displaced hundreds of
blowers, who are now happy at the turn Of
load of jars per day Fifteen hundred
employees will be affected
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LYING IN WAIT.
Concluded from First Page.l

O'clock yesterday from Mrs bay. China
for the Philippines. Assuming that his
squadron Is travelling at the prescribed
speed of ten knots, it is calculated at the
Navy Department that he should occupy
about sixty hours in the passage to Manila
which will bring him off that port early Sat
urday morning. 1t is probable that II the
Spanish fleet can be driven into any harbor
under the protection of the batteries, Adj
miral Dewey will detach some of his ships
to blockade the port - keep them there
while using another part of his small force
to seize and occupy with native assistance
some unfortified port as base.
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Il. p. A. Meets To-Day.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
MUNCIE, Ind, April 2S.-Muncie Is in
holiday dress for the Travellers Protective
Association tomorrow. James G. Thomas,
president of the local post, will call the
meeting to order and Mayor Cromer will
make the welcome address. responded to by
Andrew Jackson. of Marion, the state pres
ident. Joseph Wallerstein, of Richmond
Baume, of st. Louis, national secretary,
and John A. Lee, ex-president of the ma
tional organization, will each made adj
dresses. Mr.. Thomas will be a candidate
for president and Mr.. c. NJ. Rich for secre-
tary.
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Grit of PennsyIvanians Tested.

MOUNT GRETNA. Pa, April Is. = The
Pennsylvania militia to-day received the
first test of its grit and endurance Of the
present campaign. when the entire division
assembled at Mount Gretna. Snow, hail
and rain were the distinguishing features
OF the soldiers advent, and tonight the
men sleep under wet canvas and on ground
ankle deep in mud. The regiments began
arriving as early as o'clock in the MORN
ing, and came in almost continuously there
after until night. when over eight thou
sand men had reached camp.
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COLLEGE Girls in a Greek PIav

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
FRANKLIN, Ind, April 2S--An impor-
tant event in college and city society circles
was the anniversary party given by the
ladies of the Pi Beta Phi fraternity tonight
at the home of Mrs r. V. Ditmars. a
patroness of the fraternity. The leading
feature of the evening was the presentation
members. 4 number of out-ofstoWn guests guests
We're present including Mrs D. G. Brown.
Misses Jessamine Armstrong and Olive
Phares, of the Butler Chapter, Indianapolis.