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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-01
Military Notes.

Captain MeIntire enrolled the following
men in the signal corps yesterday F. l..
Worell and d. Hazett of Indianapolis; G.
A. Vance, Connersville; James B. Nelson,
Logansport, and Robert knight, of Roches-
ter. olDNHl'f
Mrs. Otis Ham, the wife of young man,
who, before he was called South as a mem
Der of old Battery A, was secretary to Park
Engineer Power, will go to Chickamauga
to spend the Fourth of July with her hus-
band. When Mr.. Ham went away his wife
took his desk in the park office Ito keep
his job for him till he comes back
One of the regular army officers in the
city haZarded the opinion yesterday that
General Shafter intends to follow the great
examples of Grant and Meade at Vicksburg
and Gettysburg and celebrate the Fourth of
July with victory at Santiago, which will
be. accompanied by appropriate pyrotechnic
effects in order to give the Spaniards a
practical idea of the way Americans cele-
brate independence day at home,
"A rumor reached this city yesterday of
the drowning of BENJAMIN N. Bagley, of
this city, in Tampa bay recently. Bagley
enlisted in the regular army Aug. %, of last
year, and was assigned by Captain Black
to the Fourth United States Infantry, at
Fort Sheridan This regiment is now in
Cuba, and through the detail left behind
from each regiment to guard regimental
property Captain Black expects to be in
formed of the truth or untruth of the re-
port
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THE INDIANA RECRUITS.
A Florida Complaint Which Was I'm
justified.

Captain Black of the United States re-
cruiting office, as result of many years
service on recruiting duty, believes Indiana
furnishes the best class of men, as a whole,
of any State in the Union for the regular
army service Taken altogether their
morals are higher and the physical condi-
ton averages much better than the men
of any State he has ever been in. 1t has
been a matter of pride with him since COM
ing to Indianapolis that the number of re-
cruits has steadily increased, while the
standard has been fully maintained
While discussing these satisfactory con-
ditions recently his ire was reused by the
receipt of letter from Capt. Edwards of
Fort Pickens; Pensacola, Fla, in which that
officer held the Indiana troops sent to him
in a very urfavorable light. The original
complaint was made to the adjutant gen.
eral, who referred the letter to Captain
Black. The men were reported as being in
bad physical condition and improperly
clothed. So far as the physical qualifca-
tons of the men go, the records show every
man to have been perfectly healthy, and as
Captain Black does not clothe the men or
otherwise equip them, he failed to see where
he can be held responsible in that connec-
ton. The adjutant general treated the mat
ter in a very cursory manner.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-01
NOT ENOUGH CoLoRED MEN.
Attempt to Raise Two Companies
Practically Fails


Practically Fails.
The colored companies have. TO all in
tents and purposes, petered out from their
own lack of enthusiasm. The Governor and
the mastering officers did all in their power
to help the formation of the companies
along but to- no purpose. AS stated yes-
terday,a it3was the intention of Lieutenant
Waterman and his medical staff to go to
Marion and Shelbyville yesterday, to ex-
anime attachments of men who were said
to be waiting there. This plan was ADAM
doned, however, when, yesterday morning.
Captain Buckner telegraphed to the Gov
ernor that there were no men in Marion
ready for examination. No report what
ever was received from Captain Porter. who
went to Shelbyville to work up martial en-
thusiasm among the colored men of that
place.
In a conversation on the subject Cover
nor Mount said the falling down of the COL
ored troops was lamentably true and alto
gether ineXplicable. Before the two comma :
MES We're authorized he was every day in
receipt or letters and personal applications
from colored companies in towns all over
the State. From Marion. where CAPTAIN
Buckner failed to get any men yesterday,
d letter was some time ago sent to the
Governor announcing the formation of a
company of cQlored men, ready for servics
one1hbpdred strong. The Governor saws he
was l9Fa ctcally forced into his fight for
5he coioredftroops by the incessant demands
by their representatives for recognition, and
hnally decided to place the responsibility
on the colored men themselves by accepting
two companies. Every facility has been
offered to the colored officers for the sue
cessful recruiting and muster of their two
companies but the fact now is the attempt
to put them into the field has failed The
State will devote no further energy to
recruiting the colored companies, but as fast
as new men are secured they will be sent to
Camp Mount for examination and muster
The Governor feels that if there are no
colored companies sent from this place there
themselves Captain Buckner came back to
indianapolis last evening and reported to
to Marion. He said it would not be advis-
able to attempt to get the Marion men over
to camp until Monday, and he did not APP
pear sanguine in his hopes of ever getting
them into line -o
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-01
THE FIRST SUNSTROKES
PATRICK HAYES AND CHARLES
JOHNSON WE'RE THE SUFFERERS.
Maximum Temperature Yesterday
Was 81 Degrees-Rush for the
Cool Air Last Night. su

The asphalt pavements yesterday showed
it was warm day. The heels of the horses
shoes made holes in the pavement and the
tracks OF heavy wagons were marked out
sharply in the soft stuff. Pedestrians had
that uncomfortable feeling that their heels
were sinking in the street. At night on the
residence streets of the city almost every
family was visible, sitting on it's porch, to
capture every bit of GOODNESS that happened
along. The cars going to the big parks were
crowded and the streets sparkled with BIZ
cycle lamps. The benches in the smaller
parks were all taken at an early hour and
searchers for relief from the heat lay in the
grass. Monument Place a promenade
for many of the heat-cursed. The people
We're anxious to get as near the delightfully."-
cool-looking cascades as possible, without
falling in the basins Many a one longed
to plunge into the water and fairly wallow
there.
1t was not that the day was an unusually
warm one for this time of the year, but that
humanity has not had time to become "ac-
climated" to the season that caused the
trouble yesterday. At o'clock in the after
noon the thermometer registered 80, that is,
the thermometer of which Chief of the
Weather Bureau Wappenhans is the guar
dian. At noon the mercury stood at 8S and
at o'clock in the morning "A. The maxi
mum for the day was o. and the minimum
50. The indications for to-day are warm,
fair weather. Dss5y ,fire
The City Dispensary yesterday had two
cases of sunstroke, one of each of the types
-thermic fever and heat exhaustion. The
first was Patrick Hayes 119 Smith street.
He had temperature of 106. He was sent
to the hospital. Charles Johnson, colored,
was overcome while working at 1888 Biddle
street. He suffered from heat exhaustion
He was removed to his home, 1910 Alvord
street, by DR.. Kennedy
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-01
ILLUMINATE OF MERCURY
Explosion Terribly Burns Son of the
Assistant Postmaster.

Daffo b. Shidler, the son of Assistant
Postmaster Shidler, had a serious accident
Tuesday evening at his home near Fair
view Park. as a result of which he may
lose the sight of his right eye. The former
owners of the house left behind them, when
they moved, several sticks of illuminate of
mercury, used for blasting stumps These
explosives had been about the place seven
years and several times Mr.. Shidler made up
his mind to destroy them, but never did
so. Recently one of his younger sons found
them and asked to be allowed to fire them
off, on the Fourth of July. The request
was denied by Mr.. Shidler, who again de-
cided to set rid of the dangerous things
Tuesday evening while a small fire was
burning in the back yard, the boy picked
one of the sticks up and tossed 1t into the
fire. Hardly had it struck when there was
a loud report and fire and ashes filed the
air. HurFying 10 the scene, the boys
parents found him blinded and terribly
burned. He was taken into the house and
medical help summoned. Then il was ascer-
tanned that he was literally burned from
head to foot, besides exhibiting every indi-
cation that his eye was destroyed. Careful
nursing, however, has alleviated the pain
of the burns and the physicians now think
there is a chance to save his eyeSight
The victim Is a well-known athlete Of the
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-01
FIVE COMPANIES TO-DAY
THAT FROM RUsHvILLE ALREADY
CHARTERED AT CAMP MOUNT.
Majorship Problem Again Grows Com
CoIored Companies Fails.

Camp Mount was reopened yesterday
when the Rushvlle company arrived over
the c., H. & D.. and was sent to the fair
grounds by the Belt Railroad direct This
company headed by Captain Quinn, is a
fine appearing body of men and Major Me-
grew took them in charge with considerable
pride. On leaving the cars the men marched
over the roadway past the Fine Arts Hall,
a familiar route to every soldier who has
camped at the fair grounds to the Admin
istration building, where Colonel Durbin
yesterday took up his quarters in General
McKee's old office. Here Quartermaster
Brunt assigned the company to quarters in
Stable A, to the right of the main drive,
and the men at once departed to settle for
their first night in camp. Most of the day
was spent by everyone in trying to get
settled, and toward night Colonel Durbin
succeeded in effecting some sort of order at
headquarters. To-day direct communication
will be established by telephone between
the headquarters building and the city, and
everything is then expected to go smoothly
The Rushville company has been designated
as Company A, first battalion, under the
command of Major Megrew.
Yesterday morning the Governor decided
to call in all the troops at once, but when
IL Oecdiie hHOWn IHaL Inere Is scarcity of
straw in the city, ne changed his mind, and,
as consequence, the companies will arrive
to-day as follows: Mount Vernon, 5 a. M /;
Jeffersonville, HIS; Madison, Richmond and
New Castle at later hours not yet specified
Tomorrow, Lawrenceburg, Shelbyville and
Michigan City companies will arrive, while
Hammond, Monticello and Columbus have
been ordered to wait until Monday before
starting.
The matter of filling the second major
ship in the regiment is still hanging fire to
the discontinue of the Governor. Yesterday
a copy of the formal order relieving Captain
Bundy from duty to accept the majorship
in the new regiment was received by Gov.
Mount, who at once telegraphed both Ad-
Jutant General Corbin and Senator Fair
banks to learn when Captain Bundy will ar
rive. While the Governor desires to avoid
any embarrassment to any one in the mat
ter, he said yesterday if it developed that
Captain Bundy could not arrive here within
week or so he would notify him that he
could not wait for him and to be governed
accordingly. He feels that both the district
and the man are entitled to the place, but
the needs of the regiment must be consid-
cred first of ALL
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-01
DRUGGISTS AND THE TAX
SCHEDULE OF PRICES ON PATENT
MEDICINES FIXED AT A MEETING.
All Retailers Except One Sign an
Agreement-First Tax Paid Here
Early This Morning.

The retail druggists of the city held
meeting yesterday in the assembly room of
the Board of Trade building for the pur-
pose of considering the new tax in its eff
fects upon the trade and also to take meas
ures TO stop the indscriminate cutting of
prices. The new law has caused an increase
in the wholesale price of patent medicines
of from 121a to 20 per cent and the present
retail prices under the cut rate schedule
was considered too low for profit.
About five years ago one druggist opened
the first "cut rate" drug store. Before that
all patent and proprietary medicine sold
at the regular list prices, 81, SO cents and Is
cents. The new house cut these to IS cents,
So cents and 20 cents. Then began a COM
petition in which nearly every druggist in
the city entered. Prices were cut to the cost
line SO closely it is claimed that there was
nothing left for the retailer for his trouble.
This was the situation when the new tax
law was passed. and the increased price of
these goods would bring the cost price up
higher than the selling price. Hence the
meeting. Some staple drugs were also af-
fected by the cut rate competition and the
effect reached the quality of the goods to
such degree that protests were heard on
all sides from physicians who claimed that
their prescriptions were not always filled
with standard goods, and in some instances
1T was claimed that drugs were adulterated
until they were not efficacious.
Every retail druggist in the city, with the
exception of one, was present or represented
at yesterdays meeting Frank E. Walcott
acted as chairman and John N. Carey as
secretary. After some discussion a pledge
and agreement was drawn up which met
the approval of all present and which was
signed by every retail druggist in the city,
except one. 1t fixes a price for all patent
and proprietary medicines, below which
none may go. The list price is maintained
on all tWenty-five-cent goods, but on fifty
cent and one-dollar goods there is a re-
duction. The former are to be sold at As
cents and the latter at IS cents. 1t is
claimed that under the increased prices
coming about from the tax law these prices
give the retailers only a fair profit.
There will be another meeting of the
druggists next Thursday in connection with
the Marion County Pharmaceutical Associa-
tion when permanent organization will be
effected.
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knights of st. John Elect omceru.

DETROIT, Mich, June 30.-The interest
of to-night's session of the Knights of St
John centered in the elections. The princi-
pal contest was over the office of secretary:
The balloting resulted in the reelection OF
NJ j. Kane. of Buffalo. Supreme President
Henry J. Werst, of Wapakonetta, o.. was
reelected for a fourth term by acclama~
ton. The other officers chosen are as fol-
lows: Spiritual adviser, Rt. Rev. Bishop
Horstman of Cleveland: first vice COM
mander, W. p. Koran. of Denver second
vice president, j. j. Neuwold. of Rochester;
secretary. NJ j. Kane of Buffalo, treas
urer, Louis n. Werner. OF Sandusky. A
constitutional amendment was adopted
after some debate raising the supreme pres
ident's salary from 500 TO 500 per year.
Cleveland was chosen for next years con-
vention The proposition for holding con-
ventions biennially instead of annually, We
defeated to-day.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-01
THROUGH WITH CORPORATIONS.
Board of Review Ready for Miscel-
IaneOus Assessments.

Wednesday was the last of a period of ten
days set apart by the County Board Of Re-
view to assess corporations, and the board
will for the next ten days devote its time
to miscellaneous assessments and to the
hearing of grievances from private citizens
who think the assessors have placed excess
sive valuations on their property. Yester-
day the board sent for the representatives
of the Peoples Quitting Company, which
had submitted list estimating the property
of the company to be worth $4,000. The
board concluded the valuation was too low,
and after an interview with members the
company put the assessment up to $4,000
The board had another conference yester-
day with the building and loan men. II was
learned that there are about two hundred
associations in this city. The officers of the
respective concerns have refused to furnish
the board with a list of their running
stockholders. The State law authorizes
county tax boards to assess the entire
amount of paid-up capital stock of build
ing and loan association where its officers
refuse to show up the running stock AT
the conference yesterday it was decided to
let the courts dispose of this question. The
board will fix an assessment on one of the
associations and the officers will appeal
from the action
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-01
CITY NEWS NOTES.

Henry L. Bailey, who for two years has
been manager of the Westcott Hotel, at
Richmond, will become one of the Denison
clerks next month.
An entertainment THE Meeting of the
Nations" will be given on the lawn by the
Girls Reform School at o clock on the
evening of July 4.
John Gilbert, a colored cook about fifty
years old, died suddenly yesterday morn
ing at the home of his brother, Sa nuel
Gilbert, 1925 Olive street The deceased
came here few days ago from Fletcher
county, Kentucky.
Employees of the Keyless Lock Co have
formed a musical quartet consisting of
Charles Zimmerman, Walter Barrett Ed
MaIa AtpuGKel ana alDeTt Gnilc, and sere-
North Alabama street, Wednesday evening.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-01
INDIANA AT MANILA.
Capt. Blacks Recruits Are Sailing
Fine Body of Men.

The indianapolis contingent enlisted by
Captain Black for the regular army heavy
artillery. and which was sent to San Fran
cisco to form part of the philippine bat
talion,'' arrived at the Preside in good or
der in daily installments, the last of them
getting there June "a. Not man was lost,
and their general high quality brought to
Captain Black from Maj F. W. Hess. their
commander, the following letter, dated June
"A, at Camp Miller Fort Presidio:
L have the honor to acknowledge the re-
ceipt of your letter of the 18th inst, and to
thank you on your efforts on behalf of the
Third Artillery. The recruits sent by you
have arrived, and they appear to be a very
fine body of young men. No more recruits
are needed for the four batteries under my
command"
A telegram sent later announces the fact
of the departure of the Indianapolis and
Indiana boys with the rest of the Philip
pine battalion" on June Is for Manila With
the same expedition went General Merritt.
who is to have charge of the operations in
the Philippines.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-01
EDUCATIONAL.
M'CLELLAND KNOCKED OUT.
Gardner Landed a Terrific Blow on
the Pit of the stomach.

WHEELING. w. Va, June 90.-The Oscar
Gardner-Jack McC1elland contest, in the
arena of the Metropolitan Athletic Club to-
night, came to an unexpected finish in the
tenth round, when the Pittsburger was
knocked out. From the start both men had
shown up. well, and honors were about
evenly divided. In the tenth the fighting
was fast but the end was far away. Sud
denly Gardner landed with terrific force a
left-hand, short-arm swing on the pit of the
stomach and McClelland collapsed in an
instrnt, and the fight was over. McCiei-
lands seconds at once entered a protest,
claiming that the blow was delivered below
the belt Referee Lester Pearce withheld
his decision until physicians could be sum-
mine the exact location of the Knockout
blow. A packed house was present After
the examination by physicians, who stated
belt, the referee gave the decision to Gard
rer
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-01
Movements of Steamers.

NEW YORK, June 30-Arrived: Servia.
from Liverpool: Bolivia, from Marseilles.
Sailed: Nomadic, for Liverpool; Fuerst Bis
marck, for Hamburg; Barbarosa, for Bre-
men.
QUEENSTOWN, June 3O.-Arrived: Ger
manic. New York. for Liverpool. Sailed
Rhynland. for Philadelphia; Majestic, for
New York.
LIVERPOOL, June S0-Arrived: Belgen-
land, from Philadelphia.
PHILADELPHIA. June 30.-Arrived: Ne
derland, from Antwerp.
LONDON, June SO.-Sailed: Massachu-
setts, for New York.
HAMBURG. June 3O-Arrived: Phoenicia,
from New York
LONDON. June SO-Arrived: Manitoba,
from New York
COPENHAGEN. June SO.-Saied: Heckla.
for New York
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-01
STAMPS ON MESSAGES.
Patrons of Telegraph Companies
First Felt the New Law.

First Felt the New Law.
Patrons of the telegraph companies in
this city who have occasion to send mes
sages to other cities will be met to-day
with an unusual request by the managers
of the offices. At midnight the new war
revenue law went into effect, and every
sender of message after that time felt the
effect to the tune of one cent a message
The fact of such a requirement was known
to few of the persons having business with
the telegraph companies and as a result ex-
plantations had to be made and reiterated to
each patron. The law requires a 1-cent
stamp to be affixed to every message sent
out from any city, and the companies have
decided to make the sender pay the tax
AS there are none of the stamps in the
city as yet, it was impossible to stamp each
message, but the instructions given to the
managers throughout the country were to
collect cent on every message, and as
soon as II Is possible to get stamps, the
business is 10 be overhauled from the files
and stamps placed on every message and
Cancelled. The telegraph companies are in
no sense required to act as sellers of the
stamps but for the convenience of the pub
lie small supply of them will be carried
1t is expected that all large customers will
provide themselves with stamps and send
their messages to the Office already stamped
Tor cancellation.
The night business being comparatively
light, it was easy to explain the situation To
the patrons VINO used the wires, but to-day
when the rush of business comes and Gus
toners are asked to break a dollar in order
TO render to Uncle Sam the things that are
MS, the lightning jerkers" expect trouble
The first local institution to feel the effect
of the tax was the American Press Asso-
clatlon, and though unexpected, the extra
tariff was paid cheerfully when it was ex-
planned as being due by the terms of the
law. The office clock registered 1910 a. m.
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JOHNSON STILL AT LARGE.
WiId-GOOse Chase for Him Last Night
Wife still Alive.

Phil Kyle, captain of the Haughville fire
company, received tip yesterday that Rob-
ert Johnson, the colored man who fatally
shot his wife, west of Haughville, Wednes-
day morning, was in hiding near Clermont.
Last night Captain Kruger, Superintendent
Quigley and four patrolmen made the ten
mile trip and went to the house where it
was said Johnson was staying. They found
that the man was not Johnson. but a col
ored man closely answering his descrip-
ton
Mrs. Johnson was still alive last night
though Dr. Cain does not expect her to re-
cover. The bullet that entered her abdo-
mea has not been located. She talked about
the shooting yesterday, saying that it oc-
CURED after a quarrel with her husband