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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-07

Philadelphia North American.

never excelled. but wholly Characteristic
some of the yellow literature people of New
York have been planning a big parade of re-
These regiments, If the yellow journals are
to be believed, are nearly all dead or in the
hospital while the miserable remnants are
to have some of these hystericals tell how
there can be parade of men in that con-
dition. Happily the men who really led
sense. General Wheeler and Colonel Roose-
welt promptly refused TO permit any ex-
posture of the soldiers to the ordeal of a
would try them as severely as any of the
military operations before Santiago and in
Porto Rico
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did not know whether to felicitate Mrs.
Adreon or not
Skaters luck is often spoken of in
army circles. He was a farmer boy when
he enlisted for the civil war and had risen
to first lieutenant at the close of hostilities.
Then he applied for transfer to the regulars.
His request was granted. but the clerk in
the adjutant generals Office wrote lieu
tenant colonel, instead of lieutenant,
and the commission was signed by Lincoln
with big batch of others. Protest was
made by men over whose heads Shafter mad
been promoted. but in the turmoil incident
to the assassination the matter was dropped.
Many years ago Rev. Jedediah Dewey. an
ancestor of Admiral Dewey, was holding
services in honor Of the victory at Benning-
ton, and. as was right and proper. was 81 =
ing Providence all the credit for the triumph
of the American arms Ethan Alien. who
was present, chafed under this neglect Of
his own part in the battle, and, rising in
his pew in the very middle of the long
prayer" as it is called. said Parson
Dewey Parson Dewey. Parson Dewey
The clergyman stopped and opened his
eyes. The intrepid Allen went on: please
mention to the Lord about my being there
Not daunted by the outrageous interruption,
the holy man thundered: sit down, thou
bold blasphemer, and listen TO the word OF
Cod.
Probably ten people know Of Miss Brad
don, the most popular of the woman novel
1910 VI LIS ichN lOI OIiS VIII mas 'AOHAN ~
her brother. Yet Sir Edward Braddon is a
man of note, and has just celebrated his
SEVENTEEN birthday while still in active serv-
ice as premier of Tasmania. His health,
however, is far from good, and ii is possible
that he may resign. His career has been
long and useful, if not brilliant. At the age
of eighteen he went to India to take a COM
mercial appointment. During the mutiny he
served with Sallantry. and won ADMISSION
TO the Indian civil service. in which he at
service he retired 10 private life in Tas-
mania. but his neighbors insisted on send
ing him TO Parliament, and since then he
has remained in public life.
He asked her if she loved him.
She buShed and answered Yes.
Am the first" he whispered,
Those sweet lips to caress"
''You are" she said; believe metz
She blushed just as before;
For | was in the mountains
When Hobson reached the shore"
Baltimore American.
The Dervshes are bowling on the Nile.
They are scampering across the burning
plains;
They are giving small attention unto style.
And most of them are full of shooting
pains
The old Khalfa's going like the wind
And beads of sweat are dripping from the
cuSs:
The members of the harem they are hurry
ing on behind
And yelling at him: PA, you wait for
u.s."
Cleveland Leader.
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Hospital Practice.
New York Press.

NOW lUIh Ito4'
An army doctor-I don't know why they
should be called surgeons every day In tha
week-said 20 me yesterday apropos of the
neglect of our troops "A physician TO be OF
use in camp should have hospital practice.
II is one thing to visit patients from house
to house, surrounded with all comforts and
conveniences. and quite another to attend
them In camp. surrounded with nothing
An ordinary doctor is helpless in the latter
emergency The average family physician
is worse than useless in field hospital.
He gets ratified. lie is under a fearful strain
from the very start. III the army IN cuba
had been furnished with a lot OF these
knock-down, drag-out fellows from Belle
vue where Ii is fun for them to saw ana
slash ANYBODY that comes along our boys
would have been splenddly cared for. Dis
ciplne would have kept in check their say
age Instincts, and their services would nave
been thoroughly effective Competent
doctors In the field are rough. brave men.
none OF your undergraduates. They can
be tender when 1t Is necessary
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-07

Camels seem to have played an important
part in the recent British expedition up the
Nile and battle of Omdurman. In the adj
vance on Omdurman a camel corps had a
place in the front next to the British cav
airy. and after the battle, when the cav
airy had to abandon the pursuit on account
Of the exhaustion of the horses, camel
squads were ordered to continue it. From
this it would appear that the meek and hum
bic beast whose ungainly movements in a
circus parade excite the derision of I'M
sympathetic crowds is a very different sort
of creature when its foot is on it's native
heath If the sands Of the Sudan can be so
called
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-07

Miss Clara Barton's ability is shown in
more ways than in directing the distribu-
ton of food and the oversight of Red Cross
have been used by her in providing stores
and transportation. and it has come from
private contributors. but there has been lit
tie or no public solicitation. Miss Barton
evidently knows where to apply for what
funds she needs. and some liberal contribu-
tons must have been placed to her credit
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-07

General Pandos criticism Of the American
army and military methods is largely Span
ish braggadocio. It's whole tenor is to mag
Nifty his own personality and the superior
discipline and prowess of the Spanish army
over the American. The army of the
United States is ineffective. almost worth
less" he says. Yet General Shafter with
less than 1900 troops compelled the surren-
der of Santiago and nearly double the num-
Der OK men he had engaged In his capacity
as spy Pando says he witnessed the lack
Of discipline among the soldiers. the undue
adds: Il sent from here the information
that my government desired; told them of
the incompetency Of American soldiers. >
u this was the information the Spanish
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-07

THE United States is bound to grow,
and there are some good opportunities in
Central America that must not be lost"
The person who made this remark is a WE'LL
known citizen of eastern Indiana who has
property interests in Central America and
IS familiar with that country. There are
two salient points in his remark: First,
that the United States must grow second,
that Central America offers an inviting
field for expansion Both points are worth
considering. especially by those who believe
that the Nicaragua canal should be built by
the United States through it's own terri
tory.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-07

TIE recent war was the most bloodless
one in history. Our losses in the Philip
pines, Cuba. Porto Rico, on land and sea,
at home and abroad. killed in battle, by
accident and by disease will number con-
siderably less then 1900. Yet no modern
war has been so important in its results or
has so changed the political geography of
the earth. The kickers and winners who
are complaining because some of the troops
got sick or did not have enough to eat
every day do not take into account the
larger features of the war.
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AN ABSURD AND VICIOUS LAW.

An approximate estimate of the prize
money growing out of the recent war in
Dictates that Admiral Dewey will receive
about 5000 as his share, and Admiral Samp-
son about $4,000. The amount coming to
Admiral Schley is not stated, but as the
subordinate commander of a division of the
fleet it will be considerably less than either
of the others. Nothing could better Illus
trate the absurdity and injustice of the
whole prize law system than these figures.
1t is said that more than half of the above
amounts will be paid in accordance with
that section of the prize law providing for
the payment of bounty ''for each person
on board any ship or vessel of war belong
ing to an enemy at tie commencement of
an engagement, which is sunk or otherwise
destroyed in such engagement by any ship
or vessel belonging to the United States, of
500 if the enemys vessel was of inferior
force and of $500 if Of equal or superior
force to be divided among the officers and
days of wooden ships, and it's basis of dis
tribution is as Anticipated as everything else
about it. The Spanish ships which were
destroyed or sunk by our fleets were worth
many millions of dollars, and each one of
them was capable of doing far more dam
age than dozen of the old wooden ships,
but the law does not take that into account.
1t adopts as the basis of payment the num-
Der of persons on board the ship sunk or
destroyed at the beginning of the engage
ment and allows head money on each one.
If 20 per cent. of the enemy were killed in
action, 80 per cent. drowned and the rest
captured the bounty money is paid on all
alike. alive or dead. If the ships had been
captured instead of sunk or destroyed prize
money would have been awarded on the
value of the ships without reference to the
number of men on board.
But the injustice of the law is more APP
parent in its principle than in its details.
1t is a vicious principle that perpetuates
in legislation doctrine that had its origin
in the days of piracy when nations sought
to equalize the profits of privateering by
comforting similar spoils on regular naval
vessels. Looting, plundering and levying
tribute for private gain have long since been
discarded in the code of civilized nations
for land forces yet naval prize laws are
founded on this very principle They in
troduce into what should be motive of
unalloyed patriotism and discharge of duty
an element of greed that is as much out of
place as the cink of filthy lucre would be
to the hottest of church sacraments. No
person will begrudge the sums which are
to be paid our naval heroes. On the con-
trary all will wish thew were much larger
But it would be infinitely better and more
honorable to the recipients as well TO the
Nation il they were voted by Congress in
recognition of distinguished services instead
OF being paid as blood money for enemies
destroyed OF captured at so much per head.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-07

The population of the District of Column
bia is about equal in numbers to the entire
army that has been under arms and in
camp in the recent war The death Of
civilians recorded in Washington during
the last four months were in May 459. in
June SS2 in July 6OS in August 600. total
2,o49 This is from 500 to 400 more than the
deaths among the soldiers during the same
period from battle wounds and disease.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-07

The death rate at Camp Alger has been
sixteen to one thusand for a whole year,
which is less than the death rate per thou
sand of several large cities. During 1861
the death rate of the Union army was
twenty-four to each one thousand men. In
Camp Alger 1t has been one-third less
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-07

No officer or soldier has a right to say
that he enlisted to fight and therefore will
not do garrison or police" duty No doubt
fighting was the principal motive with all
who enlisted but 1t was not part of the
contract. The contract and oath of the SOL
der require him to serve the government
for stated period and do not make him
the judge of what kind of service shall be
required.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-07

government desired it may have contributed
to their deception regarding the quality of
American soldiers and to their final defeat.
1t does not seem to occur to General Pan
do that in proclaiming the ineffectiveness
and incompetency of the American army he
proclaims also the inferiority of the Spanish
whom they defeated
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-07

The level-headed public, which never for
gets to pray for the discontinue of all
blathersllites of the windy and seditious
variety. will utter a hearty amen to the
movement to court-martial the Rev. McIn-
tyre, the chaplain, who almost e,lipsed the
glory of the Oregons part in the Santiago
naval victory by his boastful and immodest
declarations afterward
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-07
"Twinkle, Twinkle" in Holland.
Wilhelmina Amsterdam

w IIIINIIIIIIIs UoIII,
Shake the hand of Uncle Sam
Mid the Delft windmills so high
Like big scare-scrows in the sky.
Cars disarmament begun,
All the world can turn to you
When your coronation's due.
While the powers concerts still,
You exactly fill the bill.
May you never wake to weep
While the other Dutch folk sleep.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-07

The present campaign of defamation Of
the administration and conduct of the war
is simply another phase of the calamity
campaign 1t is in the interest of a party
whose political capital is national adversely
and humiliation
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-07

The Bible says something about rich peo-
pie entering heaven and a camel getting
through a certain. narrow aperture. Yet
most of us would prefer Helen Gould $
chances to those of the dromedary.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-07

Some day the Board of Public Works will
be asked why they paid $500 an acre for
land for park purposes which was offered
the Board of Agriculture few years ago
for $500 an acre. And what will the board
answer?
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-07
Army Methods.
Brooklyn Eagle.

BROOKLYN Eagle.
General Sternberg says that the great
trouble in the late war was the scarcity Of
army surgeons for which he Is not re-
sponsible. He says that not one of the vol
unteer surgeons had any knowledge of army
methods. Thank goodness for that! II is
the surgeons who abode by army methods
who seem to have been the most useless.
For confirmation OF this, look at the camps.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-07

If this Egyptian campaign of John Bulls
had taken place last year all the papers of
the United States would have seized the OPP
portunty to say sarcastic things about
land-grabbers. Somehow or other. though.
this class of remark has suddenly lost
point A perennial subject for satire has
been snatched away from us by Dewey
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-07

BY some oversight Of the Democratic cleo
ton officers in Arkansas the Republicans
we've allowed to carry three counties and the
PopulIsts four in the election of Monday.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-07

The main trouble is that the veterans of
the latest war had to quit fighting before
all the fight was out of them. Time will
remedy that condition
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-07

Our next war ought to begin with the
suppression of few yellow journals and
end with the hanging of few sensational
correspondents.
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THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL.

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The chemists who are entertaining them
selves by analysing all the varieties of
drinking water in use and finding none free
from dangerous microbes are not doing the
temperance cause a service. Water, as ev-
cry body knows is the main reliance of the
temperate. but If no water is safe then the
most ardent advocate Of the beverage furn-
ished BY nature VIII be forced to the use
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His own Fauit.

Philadelphia Times.
If Colonel de Clam didn't want his name
to be abused by the punsters he shouldn't
have got mixed up in this Dreyfus business
right at the beginning Of the bivalve season.
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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-01-15
City Brevities.

Richard Wells, cOlored, was sent 20
the workhouse for thirty days by Judge
Scott today for being caught at shooting
craps.
DR.. Jesse y. RamsburSh, who was resi-
dent physician of Providence Hospital for
several years, has opened offices ON Con
necticut avenue.
Lewis steel. Robert Green, and Isaac
Green, charged with shooting craps, were
fined by Judge Scott today. the two first
named got SO each. and the Greens So
Joseph HIIman Il Co. No. o. Louisiana
avenue northwest, have reported TO the
police that someone stole seven Cali
fOrnia hams from one Of their delivery
wagons.
A Christensen, No. SO Ninth street
southeast, last night reported TO Lieut.
GessfOrd, at the Fifth precinct station
that he found Maltese Masonic gold
cross with Monogram and emblem on
one side o. it.
The case against Phillip II effer. an en-
plOye OF the Postal Telegraph Company.
charged in the police court with violating
the law regulating the stringing OF over
heal wires was at the request Of his at
torney, Mr.. Morgan Beach, continued Tor
day till next Tuesday.
An effort is being made nv the police
department. 20 locate the owner Of a
Temple special bicycle, No. 1857, which
was eft at w T. Baum & Co.'S store,
1902 FOurte zenith street northwest. about
six weeks ago by a white man who has
failed to return for it.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-01-15
SHOWALTER'S SHOWN
The Chess Master Defeats Fourteen
Players simultaneously.
The Match Marked by Many Brilliant
NIoves-Nr. F. b. Walker and Rev.
J.E. Smeed Win Games.

The event Of the season ia local chess
circles was the stimuli aneous chess match
plaved between Mr.. jackson W. showalter,
the well known chess master, and nine
teen of the best pla yers OF Washington, Hast
night. The exhibition came off in the
rooms OF the Washington Chess and
Checker Club, OF which Mir. Showalter has
been the guest for several days and re-
suited in a victory for the kentuckian.
He won fourteen games, lost two and drew
three gaines, but the two games that were
lost might have been won had not Mr..
ShowaIter made careless moves Just at
the close OF each game. The first 10 lose
10 the expert was Judge Davis, who re-
signed in eleven moves, and began sec
ond game, which was also lost. The first
TO win from Mr.. Showalter was Mr.. +. Is.
Walker. present champion Of the District,
who forced MS opponent TO resignin twenty
four moves. The second 10 win was Rev.
j. E. C. Smeed, the Episcopal clergyman,
who played an exceedingly strong de-
feusiye game, and won IN fifty two
moves The game was not concluded untn
midnight.
-rh,. Draw games were pla we'd by Messrs.
A Prender, +. W. Tucker and }. W G
oden. The latter played a particularly
clever game, and until il was ended shortly
after midnight the outcome was uncertain.
lie is the son OF Representative OdeI of
New York, and being a cripple. had TO Toe
carried into the chess room toy his friends.
Mr.. Showalter made a very favorable
a-s.- ,.1u4
ing. He was quick and alert and worked
on the aggressive all the time. When the
match was finished at midnight, he was
showered with congratulations by the many
ardent devotees OF the rock and pawn.
TIE result Of the match follows:
Rev. j. T. {. Smeed, queens ganIbit
declared, won in % moves.
Up. Campbell, knights defense, mated
a. - moves, o.
j. ". {. OdelL knights defense, draw
game, - moves, IL.
W. A. Croffut kings gambit, mated, 81
moves, o.
+. W. Tucker, French, draw game, so
moves, ..
W. Z. Thomas, Ponziasco mated 46
moves, o.
A. b. Douglas, center gambit. mated. %
moves, o.
@. Woodward, queens gambit declined,
resigned, 30 moves, O.
Judge Davis, first game kings gambt,
resigned, 4 moves, second game Kings
gambit, resigned, 20 moves. o.
j. {. Boyker, Evans gambit. resigned.
81 moves, o.
Dr. Lee, irregular, resigned. 20 moves. o.
+. O. Farrell, Ruy Lopez, resigned. Pa
moves, o.
W. II. Lyons, Ginaco. mated. % moves O.
w. A. Guyer, Jr., queens gambit de-
clined, resigned, Z moves. o.
r. b. Walker, Ruy Lopez. won from
hhOwalter in "a moves, /.
H. NJ. Harvey, French. resigned. as
moves, o.
r. K. Hanna, kings gambit declined.
Resigned, 90 moves, o.
A. PrendeT, French. ORA w game in 40
moves, l-2.
Score: Showalter won IA, lost .. draw
games 3.
Mr.. Showalter left this morning for New
York, where he viii begin a series
of games with Harry n. Pnlsbury for the
championship OF America, at 81 900 a
side. The winner Of this series will chal-
lenge Herr Emanuel Lasker. of Germany
For the worlds championship.
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cept that this season it is greater than
ever before. with striking scenic ana
electrical effects and gorgeous COS
tunes. The opening burlesque is ON
Board the Yacht Bohemia" The
vaudeville portion is headed by Van
and Nobriga and their Kennedy Rooms.
Jere MahOney. the renowned descrlp-
tive vocalist; Flo Jansen. the charming
popular favorite: Martiere Sisters. the
duetists and charming dancers; Fields
and Woolley, the German ambassadors;
w. II. Smith. late of the original Big
Four. and others. The concluding
burlesque is The Hobo Prince"
The attention of the public is called
to the concert to be given tomorrow
night at tn Columbia Theater, by the
United Singers of the Saengerbund and
AriOn Clubs, for the benefit of the Ger
man Orphan Asylum. A most attTac-
tive program has been arranged, con-
sisting of chOruses by the Gnited Sing
ers. numbers by a picked orchestra of
thirty pieces and vocal and instrument
tai solos by weIl-known artists. This
concert is especially interesting from
the fact, that il is the first occasion ON
which the Saengerbund and the -NIio1
have joined hands. and because of the
noble charity for which it is given, and
should receive the cordial support or all
who love their fellow-men. The chorus
will consist of seventy-fve voices, and
with the orchestra. will be under the
direction of Mr.. Henry Xander, leader
of the Saengerbund. The soIOists for
the occasion are Mrs. Kittie Thompson
Berry, soprano: Mrs. Ernest Lent, pian-
iste. and Mr.. Frederick III. Weber of
Baltimore. tenor. The advance sale of
seats has been a large one and a house
packed to the doors should be present
to give of their bounty to the fatherless
ones
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