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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-06
QUAY'S STATEMENT.
The Senator Vigorous in DenOuncing
the Proceedings.

the frOcceulnkS.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 5.-Senator Quay
tonight, in response to an inquiry for a
statement by reporter for the Associated
Press, spoke as follows:
Il think that no one who was present at
the hearing to-day entertains any doubt as
to the truthfulness of the charge boldly
made by my counsel that this proceeding
was instigated by political enemies of mine
who hide behind the district attorney and
will not permit him to reveal their names,
and that their sole purpose was to manu-
facture campaign literature by false charges
that could rot be met and answered except
on trial in court OF course everybody
knows that on such hearing 1 could not
be permitted to make any defense or show
the falsity of these cha-ges, and my coun-
sci advise me 1t would be worse than use-
less to attempt to do so at this time and
In such a proceeding. But you may be sure
that 1 have instructed them to force this
case to a speedy trial in court where both
sides can be heard. and after that to expose
legally and punish to the utmost the insti-
gators of this proceeding. My counsel as
sure me that not a scintilla of legal evil
dence was offered to-day to justify the
issue of warrant or binding over.
ply this to say, that they are absolutely
false and wholly without foundation. l have
always had an account with the Peoples
Bank and have frequently instructed Mr.
Hopkins to have brokers buy for me stocks
which 1 thought were likely to rise in value,
but they were always bought with my own
money or upon my own credit and upon
thoroughly good collateral. and the Peoples
Bank was always amply protected for any
loans obtained from it.
"Not a single share of stock was ever
bought for me. either directly or indirectly,
with public money, and my letters, which
were offered in evidence themselves. clearly
show this Nor did i ever have the use or
benefit, either directly or indirectly, to the
extent of one penny, of any of the States
money on deposit in the Peoples Bank.
Nor did 1 ever obtain from the bank the
loan of a single dollar because of the de-
posit with it of State moneys. Nor do
owe the Peoples Bank a single penny. for
every dollar 1 ever borrowed from it was
promptly paid by me at maturity.
GAS to my sons transaction, which was
a perfectly legitimate transaction, l had
nothing whatever to do with it. except that.
having full confidence in his ability to pay
the loan at maturity, indorsed his papers
and it was fully paid at maturity.
IF the president of the bank wanted an
assurance from the state treasurer that he
would increase, or would not decrease the
line of deposits, it seems to me to be
very natural course, as he himself was one
of the treasurers bondsmen, and was, as
everybody knows. most amply responsible,
financially, but had absolutely nothing to
do with it and had no knowledge of it. and
my son certainly did no wrong in borrow
ing money belonging to the Peoples Bank
upon notes secured by collateral, which
notes, with interest, have all been fully
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-06
RUMoRs NOT WARRANTED.
Nothing Yet to Indicate There Will
BE a Renewal of HOstiIities.

Associated Press Dispatch.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 5.-It can be stated
on authority that the various stories pub
lished relating to the work of the peace
commission now in Paris wherever they as
sumo to indicate failure of negotiations
a renewal of hostilites and the dispatch of
naval force to the Spanish coast are
purely speculative. AS a matter of fact, the
commission has not progressed so far with
its work as to form any idea of what the
outcome will be. 1t is not even possible to
predict the length of the session with any
accuracy. The proceedings may last one
month or three. That will depend entirely
on the view taken by the American COM
mssioners of the situation in Paris. If they
are convinced that the negotiations are be-
ing conducted with sincerity on the part
of the Spanish commission there will be no
effort made to force them beyond reason.
But If it should appear that the Spanish
position is not subject to change; that it is
irreconcilable with the American demands
and that the Spanish, knowing this, are
simply prolonging the proceedings, our
commissioners are likely to be promptly re-
called. The Spanish government is now
fully informed, through its commissioners,
of the exact extent of Americas demands.
Whether these are absolute and not subject
to abatement cannot be ascertained here,
for the responsible officials declare that it
would be extremely bad policy to make any
admission on this point. But the impression
in official circles is that the conditions are
absolute in their general scope; yet there
may be opportunity for slight amendments
in matters of details. AS to these details
Admiral Dewey is one of the most trusted
counselors of the American commissioners.
Such information as he has been able to
collect has already been mailed to the COM
missioners and, in addition, the authorities
here have cabled certain extracts from the
admirars observations which are believed
to be of special Importance just now. 1t is
believed that. with his usual modesty, the
officer has refrained from expressing any
opinion upon the very essential point as TO
the extent of the American demands in the
matter OF territory in the Philippines He
has not directly suggested that the whole
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-06

MADRID, Oct. 5.-The government has
sanctioned the sale. to South American re-
publics, Of the Spanish gunboats lying in
Cuban waters.
A newspaper having declared that Major
General Merritt has asserted that the Phil
ippine islands must be annexed to the
United States Premier Sagasta, in an in
terview, has replied, saying he does not be-
heye the statement attributed to the gem
eral which, he adds, Is not irl conformity
with the peace protocol.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-06
TOO FEW SOLDIERS.

TOO FEW SOLDIERS.
Lieutenant Humphrey was white with
rage when the news reached him. His men
have already started for the front. The
noise made by the firing of the Krag-
Jorgensens, twenty miles distant, is dis
tinctly audible from this point. They have
been banging away all the afternoon.
man just in tells me that we lost four killed
and nine wounded up to date There was
mistake to begin with sending so few men.
Had two companies been sent there would
have been no fight The red devils respect
numbers Bacon's men. however, have
their blood up, for the fighting Third has
seen its dead. Bear island, as well as It's
Indians. A fatal mistake was made in fail
ing to send Gatling gun and HotchlSss.
They could have been used with effect to-
day, especially the Gatling. The Indians
had fired twenty-five shots before the troops
returned the fire. 1 believe that General
Bacon will intrench himself tonight and
await reinforcements.
The wounded city marshal of Walker was
brought home under Red Cross flag
aboard the Flora. He will recover, but his
life will not be worth a pinch of snuff so
long as there are any Bear island Indians
remaining in the country. They will GER
tainly murder him. Marshal OConnor and
Deputy Marshal Sheehan behaved with the
utmost bravery. The latter, an old man Of
sixty but the hero of Fort Ridgley, stood
yelling at the men to keep their heads down
while himself standing erect and bare
headed The young lieutenant, Morrison. is
plucky. He had never been under fire be-
fore, but he stood steady as rock and cool
as an iceberg. The men behaved splendidly.
OConnor was put ashore in a hostile coun-
try and he ran four miles through the brush
to reach the Leech agency. All families
are being moved from the agency at this
time I am going back to the point imrne
diately. The army department in st. Paul
should be notified. General Bacon is beyond
telegraphic communication and no boats can
reach him for three hours. The firing now
(4:10 p. mo- seems to have ceased. will
leave at once.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-06
NO REAL GROUND FOR MANY STO-
RIEs OF CAMP HORRORS.
Testimony of Two WelI-Known and
UnimpenchabIe Witnesses Before
the Investigation Commission.
SOLDIERS WELL CARED FOR
FOOD WAS PLENTY AND MEDICAL
SERVICE GENERALLY EFFICIENT.

Charges of New Workers as To Condi-
by General "JOe" wheeler.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-06

ME, is shot through the arm with a Win
chester ball. He is very badly hurt. The In
dams gave us a. full volley as we pulled out
Rev. Mr.. Chantler. of Owatonna, Mimi,
who was with me in the boat had very
narrow escape. on board the Flora, when
she started for reinforcements, were
Marshal O'Connor, Deputy Morrison, In
dian Agent Sutherland and the Indian pris-
oners. A guard of two men, under Corporal
]. /. Nettokoven, was sent with the Flora.
She will return at once with rations and
ammunition.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1898-07-16
FIELD IN HAWAII
FOR INVESTORS
GREAT POSSIBILITIES OF THE
SANDWICH ISLAND REPUBLIC.

Of the Foundation and
Lilmnitless Capabilities Of the Soil
7 Abundant Opportuntties for
Commercial Venture Under the
ENCOURAGEMENT Of Annexation
Difficulties, Real and Imaginary,
In the Way observation-disclosures Sit
nation @ns3s Reversed by Govern
ment Reports and Travellers.
Tales.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1898-07-16

tha town of Hilo III, os the Olaa District
anG has been opened up perfectly by the
building of a wide macadam road, lead
Of Hawaii, about twenty-five miles from
ing from Hilo to the great, volcano.
Here, more than fifty plantations are
fOurishing now. where there was Moth
ing but jungle sixty years ago, ana most
of the planters are rich. The Olaa land
is government property, and can be taken
up under the land law. There still are
about 10000 acres that may be- acquired
The excellent road makes it: easy to
transport the crop to the shipping point
and a further Improvement is contem-
plated in the building OF railroad, which
will open still greater section Of country
to the planters. Hilo is on the shore, at
| the head OF a large bay. @s
Other good coffee country in the island
of Hawaii is In the Puma, Kona mad Ha-
makua districts Many of the plantE lions
there are carried on by savings made by
small merchants and working PEOPLE 1:
Honolulu, who find frequently that their
profits are enough to enable then; to l!vs
on them in their old age. In all these dis
| tricts there are tens of thousands Of acres
of government land still und;sturbed.
There is much good coffee land in thu
Island of Maui and government surveys.
have been completed preparatory tc
| throwing it open.
In the Island Of Oahu, where Honolulu
is, considerable amounts of money arc
invested, and the experiments which havs
been made have proved satisfactory.
The official announcement is thet Ian,
can be obtained for coffee growing in tf.5s
Island Of Hawaii, district of NORM al.
| South Kona, Hiio, Puma, Olaa and Ha.#
makua; island OF Maui, districts OF kea
nae. Nahiku, Lahaina and Kaupo; IS.
| land OF Molokai, Oahu and Kauai It l..
the policy of the government to encoufs
age the settlement on it's land of sma.,
! planters and farmers.
While waiting for his coffee crops to
mature the planter can raise almost any
thing that will grow in any other eoun-.
try On the high ground on the big
mountains Of Maua and Hawaii al,no.sl
i all Northern fruits can be raised. Corn
l potatoes, cabbages. tomatoes. beans. let-
tuce, radishes and many other veget,5.es
can be raised all the year round. mes
and oranges can be cultivated easily.
land as. the production at present is not
i enough to meet eIen the local dem and,
i there should be good profit in 1t. The
banana industry Is still young. though
i: already It amounts to an export OF DO
i OOO bunches year. In addition to the
fruits and vegetables OF temperate eli
mates. tropical and semi tropical fruits
grow well IN these remarkable Islands.
alligator pears. mangoag, guava, pineap
frPles, and ~ sgtg sfseely. i: d,
10 sbnrsaA OF rEssssas
Sls4k the ma texs III 80. n faei, outside. q
The xssaf Ind Ct ..,ss
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1898-07-16

AMe rlcans woulo pc a'unlng OF the past.
The islands offer great opportunities
to men with energy. The more closely
their coffee plantations are investigated
the more promising does the outlook
seem. There is plenty of room for modest
beginners in the lines Of sugar and fruit
raising, also. Until recently sugar rails
ing had been confined to large operators,
but lately there has been a limited sys-
tenn Of profit-sharing under which the
small planter could have his crop ground
by. central MILL. In its limited way this
plan has worked well. Rice is raised ex-
tensively, but although two crops year
can be harvested on the islands, it prom
ises little to the American. for the profit
is not great and it requires work in
narshy lands for which the Chinese la
borers are better adapted. rt,
4 The main staple is coffee. In the last
six years hundreds Of thousands OF trees
have been planted, and it is evident now
that coffee is to be the crop of the future,
and that it may even supplant sugar as
the sta Pile product of the isalnds. Coffee
planting does not require as much capi-
tai as does sugar raising, and it can be
done with profit on a small piece of
ground. Careful government estimates
show tt at at the end Of the fourth year
the return from a seventy-five acre coffee
plantation will much more than pay for
the running expenses. and after that
period a profit of from $4,000 to $4,000
a year may be realized. sre - 81 =
The present Hawaiian government as
serts that there is no finer coffee in The
world than hi: Y be grown in this grOlc
of islands. That wise provisions have
been made to foster the development Of
this valuable resource is plain from tbs
efforts which the government has made
to discover all that is possible about the
best grounds and the best method o.
planting. Much valuable information has
been gathered, and any Ameri IAN who
would like to examine the subject thor
ouyhly can get all the documents he
wants from the Hawaiian government
which Is ready to give advice as to the
best islands and the best location or
those islands, as we'll as information or
every other point, from the selection OF
the plants to their proper protection.
The laws concerning the acquisition OF
public lands, are good and sensible anC
give to every settler a chance to own his
plantation at reasonable price,
In these islands coffee grows best at be-
tween 500 and 1900 feet above sea level
There are cases where it has done vel
near the sea- but the high ground fur.
nishes the best spots. The sol! must be
loose and porous, which is the nature o,
most of the soil there. ".
4 For years 1t was thought that coffee
&C uld be grown with advantage in t!,s
Kona district of the island of Hawaii
only, but it has been found now that 1t
can be raised with success in most parts
of all the islands. The most celebra ted
district for raising coffee is in the isl'"''
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1898-07-16

float WITH the point down wnen II was
reles sed from the torpedo boom. There
as point shaped like the business
end of a candle. a bout this were a score
of large percussion caps, each Of which
t. uched Illuminating powder inside the
copper covering. The torpedo was ex-
rlcded on the same principle as the old
fashioned cap and powder gun. When
Gushing pulled the lanyard the springs
at the end Of the torpedo boom were loos-
ened. the deadly messenger started from
the boon toward our rSin, and, striking
It's side with full force, the caps went off
and ignited the Eliminating powder.
which exploded the giant powder.
'.Chief Constructor Porter was notified
the day Following what had taken place.
He sent experts to look over the wreck
They said the hulk was useless Capt
sWelcl. ordered the machinery to be de-
stroyed so that it might never be used
by, the enemy Several barrels Of pow
der were exploded there, and all that re-
manned of the pride of the Confederate
that region at -least Xasn
ITO pieces ard sunk in the Roanoke.
I'm the Summer of 1972-about two
years before Cushing's death from brain
fever-he was travelling for his health.
and nc went down this coast to Albemarle
sound He was curious to see what re-
ma med CT the old ram. He spent a day
or two about Plymouth. and I ,chanced to
meet him at Hampton Roads a few weeks
later. I was resting there, and when
Commander Gushing (then the youngest
man of that rank in the American navy)
i learned that was one of the crew of the
ram the night he blew up our prize craft
I'VE became quite intimate the week he re-
r@air,~d at Hampton Roads. Cushing told
me rnat ne was not quite twenty -two
years old when he performed the perilous
feat of blowing Up the Albemarle, and
| that he had a vote OF thanks and gold
medal from congress the very day he was
twer ty-two. He told me that the torpedo
ne had used on our ram was one of six
that had been made at Springfield, Mass,
especially for destroying the .Albemnrle.
The idea of blowing our ship UP had been
talked of by Admiral Porter and Commo-
dore McConb in August and September,
1854, but there seemed not the least hope
TO perform the hazardous feat. When,
however, the Albemarle had thrice gone
down the Roanoke into Albemarle sound.
and had sunk such gunboatsl at the;
southf1eld "(fronn Staten Island, N. -
and the Amboy, and knocked ugly holes
IN the stanch little Miami, it was realized,
that something desperate must be done
very soon. Lieut. Gushing had success
FULLY done remarkably daring. things in
1861 and 1868 during the naval operations
OF the coast of Florida and on the Black
water in Wilmington harbor He was
called into consultation as to how the big,
threatening Albemarle might be made
useless. Think of the staid, dign.fed
raval commanders consulting with a
beardless lieutenant. bss5%
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1898-07-16

'Gut Gushing was ready to embark up
on any expedition that would slnasii the
rebel ram. He apparently never took
heed of, the risk he ran. He loved ex-
citement and welcomed chance to SHOW
his nerve. II is not generally known, b.lr
Commander Cushing told me that ne
made three unsuccessful attempts in the
three weeks previous to the wrecking Of
the ram to accomplish that purpose.
Once Gushing and q party OF five young
men, each armed with twenty-pound
torpedo, tried Ito get through the swamps
on the north bank of the Roanoke, opro-
site Plymouth, and then to the Albeniarle
at the wharf. But the rains had made
the swamps impossible and they found
the shore alive with rebel sentries. An-
other time Gushing and a party tried TO
get around at the rear Of Plymouth, in
tepding, by sudden sadvance down
through the streets Of that lazy old town
some dark night, to discharge the torpedo
against the same and then get away as
best they could.
by the last week of October Cushing
was wellnigh desperate, and he resolved
to risk everything in blowing up the AL
bemarle. Commodore McComb gave him
a. launch, and Gushing went about his
preparations for the expedition up the
sound and river to the ram. When he
went to get his volunteer crew of fifteen,
he had more difficulty than he expected.
He had to tell the men plainly that there
was scarcely hope for any Of them re-
turning from the expedition and that he
wanted as volunteers those sailors only
who were prepared to die In the hazard
and had no one dependent for support
:soon them. Commander Cushing me thai
he never really recovered from the shock
of the intense excitement Of that historic
night and the explosion. He said that
there were but four survivors, so far as
he knew, of the expedition. Two of his
men were killed in his launch Just before
the torpedo was fred. and there were
about eight who were, no doubt. shot in
the water by the musketry and howitzers
Had Gushing lived and had his health, he
would, no doubt, have been an admiral
before he was fofty-five-the youngest
officer Of that rank in the world. He was
!, tkin, pale-faced and nervous man.
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came again full tilt toward the raft The
dozen men aboard her were in the stern,
so the bow was raised. Full steam was
ON, and the boat went scudding before
our astonished eyes straight across the
slipper and water-soaked raft.
1.-THE. howitzers at Fort Bateman had
now added their voice to the din of firing.
The smokestack on the launch was shot
of, and we saw by the beacon lights and
sthe flames from the cannon one or two
men roll over in the bottom of the boat
as If shot. The man in the bow never
f1inched in that frightful storm He was
evidently shouting orders to his COM
rades. To tell all this makes it seem
slew. In a twinkling the launch was
close upon the ram amidships. It was
done SO quickly that we could not realize
what was really taking place. Down
went the fshpole affair which Gushing.
had in his hand, and II. projected vertic-'
ally from the bow Of the launch We
could see "a thing like an oil can on its
free end. The pole was the torpedo boon,
-arita t1le-can was the torpedo ftself!7T = !
Then there was q leafening crashing
ard creaking explosion: I know of MOTH
ing to- compare with it except an awful
roaring earthquake. It seemed as II we
had been struck by lightning and run into
BY "a locomotive at the same time. Added
to the roar of the gums the sensation was
..''SSI lClIIlS,IuS.I -HftIyCie the ram
vas thrown down. The heavy cannon,
on deck torpled over and there was a
Wrenching of iron supports and armor
plate. The 'Aibeniarle rose fully five feet
on our side. Half OF us expected to be
annihilated before We could stagger to
our feet. But some one did have cool
ness enough in the unique experience to
know what to do. . #-afE. ~ ~. -
Get to the port gun! Every man use
a musket" shouted lieutenant. .,'s
1.-THE ram was settling then and we
ran and looked over the side of the AL,
bemarle. The men in the launch had
leaped from her and were swimming for
dear life. The beacons were too flicker
ing to be of much service for our marks
men, but over half of the Yanks were
shot in the water. A few got away by
pure luck in the shadows of the piles of
cotton bales on the wharf and shore.
Gushing himself ESCAPED in this way.
1t was one of the miracles that do occur
at such a time that any one of Cushing's
expedition should have lived to get near
the ram in that hail OF lead and iron
missiles, much more SO that. any; one
could have reached shore in that boiling
water. t-ET 81 -. .ss.sgs 4. ~ ~ =
I'm three minutes that seemed an age,
We had to abandon the Albemarle. Water
ran into her like sieve. Had we been
son the sea we would have sunk in half
the time Some of the boys tried to get
below deck to save personal property,
but could not. Capt. WEIGH sent word
to. the shore batteries to shell the forest
and swamp across the Roanoke, opposite