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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-14
SITUATION IN HAITI.
Social and Political Condition of the
Little Black Republic.

Copyright, 1898, by the Associated Press)
PORT-AU-PRINCE, May 5.-The po-
litical condition of the republic of Haiti, in
view of the history of the people, is remark
ably calm. 1t illustrates the fact, already
accepted by all visitors here, that without
the leadership of selfish and INSCRIPTIONS
ambition the Haitisns would never engage
in organized revolution or revolt so long as
the government under which they live was
in any sense tolerable Only one reason is
given for this political tranquility by for
eigners who have lived here long enough to
be qualified to express an intelligent judg-
ment on the subject. This is the lack of
wealth in the country and of financial re-
sources available for the government. Hal
tian factions desire power for the sake jof
plumber, whether disguised or not. Just
now there is no plumber in sight. There are
always undercurrents of talk hostile to the
existing administration among politicians of
ever, and merely tentative. Perhaps it can
be most accurately described as 'oppor-
tunist."
Your correspondent was fortunate to be
entertained here at the house of a native
statesman. Among those present was a
judge of the Court de Cessation, the high
est tribunal in the country. Both gentle
men. while nominally friendly TO President
Simon Sam and the group of advisers by
whom he is ruled, cherish beyond doubt a
lively hope that the occasion may not be
far removed when they will be able to as
sist at the installation of a man of quite
d different type moral and intellectual, in
his place. They seemed to believe that the
country needs more energetic and more en-
terprising administration coupled with
much more liberal legislative policy. They
declared that they favored the amending Of
the Constitution by striking out the famous
Article g. which prohibits the ownership of
property within the republic by foreigners.
That men of their stamp take this position
is of very great importance. The ajority
of Haitians of liberal education are said to
agree with them, but the number of these
is. of course, comparatively small Never
theless, a small hope is expressed by many
that the first step for the repeal of Article
will be taken by the chambers at the ses-
sion which will have been begun before the
publication of this correspondence. To
make valid such an amendment by submit
Of several months. Even then it's final rati-
fication is doubtful. M
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GETTING READY TO GO.
Camp Making Active Preparations to
Move to Chfckamauga.

When bugler stepped to the front of
the headquarters of the Third Regiment at
$50 yesterday morning and sounded the
reveille the call told that Colonel Stude-
baker was in command of the camp for no
bugler stood on the back porch of General
McKee's headquarters and it was still as
death. Colonel Studebakers supremacy was
short lived, for at o'clock Col George W.
Gunder, merchant of Marion, colonel of
the Fourth Regiment, received his commits
sion from the Governor which vested him
with the right to command the whole camp
as senior colonel. Colonel Gunder imme-
diately began his duties and spent most OF
the day in the building which had been Gen.
Mckees headquarters. This was the be-
ginning of the new regime at camp, and it
was accompanied by the jubilance of the
Fourth Regiment over its colonel receiv-
ing the honor of commandant of the troops
The old regime went out with sadness.
big wagon backed up to the front door of
brigade headquarters and men began load
ing into il the belongings of General Mckee
and such of his staff as had not received
appointments to some of the regiments
General Mckee and his staff, in civilians
clothes left the camp in the morning,
stripped of their authority and with the
sense that the work which had cost them
many years of toll and sacrifice of personal
duties when nearly perfected was to be
credited to others when the troops stood on
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OF DISTINGUISHED LINEAGE.
His Grammar Is Bit OF, but His
Heart Is All Right.

Among the numerous letters received at
the office of Governor Mount yesterday was
one from j. P. Mckinley, of "ScircleviH,"
Ind, as follows:
Honorable Governor Of: I beg to offer
my service in this Spanish trouble. 1 am
u the 9th of tn { month and as sound
as dollar: Am Of large, healthy and
Well-to-do family. The Mckinley that we
read OF in hour comon history that laid his
OK whip down to go to fight for his coun-
try is the beginning of hour generation in
America: Capt. Mckinley. of KY, that
Fought for his country the sivel war was
one OF hour generation. / have travelled
since was a sail boy. Have ben to all parts
or the world Have never BEEN surprised
by better man cooler temper have fought
every nationality that has ever indebted
this country. Will offer my service as
scout, caveleyman, artilleryman. Would
go as private. but rather have any other
position Also / am an engnerman fire.
man, carpenter and do good work in
seel. Or if there is not an opetunity for
service l will go at the head of coloney
TO Cuba. Am ready TO go. Am iten for
any climate. Weight 100 lbs. Can give a
world refferenc as a man for coll temper
and mental ability. / am in bnisnes IN this
place. Yours with the greats Of honof.biit."
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THE UNITED STATES OLD WORLD
POLICY.

The European powers which are threaten
ing to protest against the temporary
permanent occupation of the Philippines by
the United States and hunting for preteXt
to demand a share in the partition of the
islands judge this country by themselves.
They forget that we are primarily and
above all else a commercial people, and that
war and conquest are secondary motives
with us. Our favorte pursuits are those of
peace, and if we make war it is for some
higher motive than territorial aggrandize-
ment. The President of the United States
is a very different parsonage, officially,
from the Emperor of Germany. He does
not wear brass helmet, drag sword on.
the floor when he walks and represent him
self as the accredited agent of God to main
tain the divine right of kings If the Euro
pean rulers who profess to be concerned
about the entrance of the United States
into old world politics will recall the lessons
of history they will find that on the only
two occasions when the United States has
interfered forcibly in old world affairs it
has been for the benefit of the whole world,
and European powers have shared in the
was the war with the Barbary states in
1894 when a United States fleet bombarded
Tripoli, sunk or captured six Tripolitan YES
sells, inflicted heavy loss on the enemy,
blockaded the port and finally compelled all
the Barbary states to sue for peace and
cease their depredatons on American and
European commerce. In this case Euro
pean countries profited as much by the pun
ishment of the Tripolitans as did the United
States Pope Plus VII declared that the
Americans had done more for Christendom
against the North African pirates than all
the powers of Europe united. BY this war
we did not gain foot of land, and did not
wish to. We simply abated a worlds nui-
sance.
Equally notable in its way and service
able to other countries was our opening of
the ports of Japan to the trade of the
world. This incident, one of the most hon
orable in the history of our foreign rela-
tions, shows how distinctly commercial our
old world policy is. The discovery of gold
in California and the growth of our Pacific
coast interests made it important to extend
our trade with China and Japan. in 1852
Commodore Perry was sent to Japan with
squadron of United States vessels with in
structions to open commercial relations
with the empire and TO establish a coal
depot in Japan. He was invested by the
President with extraordinary powers. naval
and diplomatic. When it became known
that the expedition was about to sail there
were applications from all quarters of
Christendom for permission TO accompany
it.. All these applications were refused on
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doorway. where did you get these

the doorway. Where did you get these
huevos?"
The cook was puzzled. -,
20 l forgot. You don't speak Spanish
continued the officer. Il meant to ask you
where you got these eggs. See here, 1 can
even break the shell of the one you served
me-"
II guess dem eggs is all right kunnel. -
replied Sampson. Dat one you has may pc
boiled hit t n too k hahd Dat abw wnfah pa
all of EN- ON de table. Dey amt any moan
in de mess.
Where did you get the eggs?" demanded
''WeiI, sah." replied Sampson, and he
grinned, Il done littl' 70 agin' dis mawn-
in ovah back of Boswell's balm out yandah.
l took ev'y one of dem eggs right out of de
nest"
''Cosas Sc han visto mas extraordnarias -
interrupted the chaplain, in an attempt at
grim humor.
'Yessah. Use 'spect So" replied Sampson,
uncomprehendingly
The lieutenant colonel, for the fifteenth
time, tried to crack his egg.
Que espectaculo tan triste" exclaimed
Surgeon Charlton.
"DamnftaintY' sententiously answered
the. lieutenant colonel, .relapsing into Han7
cock county patois and fairly slugging the
recalcitrant egg Suddenly light flashed
across the face of the lieutenant, as hand
some a face as ever graced mess tent.
''He sopo sopOrtado una prueba bien
cruel.'' shouted the lieutenant colonel in his
George Powell, did you do it?''
mo yo, no yo." earnestly disclaimed the
adjutant of any completely in the affair.
Sampson. the lieutenant colonel went
on. you take this hard-boiled egg right
back where you got it. Put it back in the
barn, and if you go foraging again. and try
to serve up any more china nest eggs on me
for breakfast again, there will be a new
cadaver down at the medical college. And
there won't be any cook at this camp by
the name of Sampson, either"
The cook scratched his woolly head as he
went out the door, the mess being. in a roar
by this time. Sampson commented:
II didn't know such a healthy man as dat
Ed Thayer kunnel 'ud turn up his stomach
at chiny egg. Wondah what he'll do when
he gifts TO Cuby an has to eat alligator skin
three times a daY2'
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prudential grounds, and the expedition was
conducted by the United States alone The
squadron entered the Bay of Yedo July s,
1858. in martial order and prepared to repel
any attack that might be made. None was
made, though the vessels were warned not
to come nearer shore, and in due time nego-
tiations We're opened with the Japanese Off
Gals. These negotiations began with the
presentation by Commodore Perry of Pres
ident Fillmore's letter to the Japanese EN-
peror, nclosed in a gold box valued at 1000.
They ended after eleven months in the
signing of a treaty opening Japanese ports
to American commerce and granting
special privileges in the way of coalng, etc.
Commodore Perry sailed for the United
States in June, 1854, and he was scarcely
out of port before British and Russian
fleets arrived and asked that the same
privileges be granted those countries as had
been allowed the Americans This was
finally done, a treaty with Great Britain
being signed in October. 1854. with Russia
in January, 1855, with the Netherlands in
November of the same year, with France
in October, 1858, with Portugal in August,
1860, and with Germany in January, 1861.
Other European countries followed, until
the ports of Japan were opened on equal
terms to every country in Europe.
These instances illustrate the old-world
policy of the United States. 1t is distinctly
and pre-eminently a commercial policy. If
we interfere in old-world affairs it is not for
territorial extension or political aggrandize-
ment. 1t is either in the interests of trade
or for some other motive by which the.
world at large will benefit. If European
countries will keep hands off and mind
their own business they WILL in the end, be
greatly benefited by the United States &C.
cupation of the Philippines.
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THEY WALK AND TALK SPANISH.
Officers in Camp Getting Ready for
the Cubnn CAmnaign.

It was at the Second Regiment headquar-
tiers mess the other day Outside the sky
was beautiful blue. Inside the atmosphere
was a darker blue for Lieutenant Colonel
Thayer had just discovered something on
his plate. 1t was an egg, hard boiled.
"Buenos dias. caballeros," said Colonel
Smith, just arriving from his early morn
ing lesson in Spanish.
ME encuentro muy bueno," replied Chap
lain Christensen speaking for himself, and
he did feel splendid as he said for he had
just purcha sed a fine gray colt on Surgeon
Charlton's recommendation, and the colt
had proved to he a very fine animal.
lei amuerzo esta listo,' said the lieuten-
ant colonel not to be outdone by any linguist
around the board. So, the breakfast being
ready, the staff proceeded to dispose of it.
conversing all the while in Spanish. The
staff, anticipating an early arrival in Cuba,
has mastered the native tongue, and is the
only staff at Camp Mount probably that
could make its way across the island of
Cuba without an interpreter
"Aqui tiene Vd panecillos V tostadas,"
broke in Adjutant Powell, showing a plate
of the warm rolls across the table to his
commanding officer.
mo Sc como puede Vd estar tanto tempo
en- la CANA" said the chaplain, addressing
himself to the adjutant. who was not yet
thoroughly awake, having been kept up late
the night before, looking after some duties
rs tan dulce el sueno de la manana Me
gusta levantarme tarde,' replied the adju-
tant.
The breakfast passed pleasantly enough.
There was carne. pan, cafe and huevos The
lieutenant colonel had taken Il sip of cafe
and partaken of bite two of tostadas
The huevo seemed to bother HIM He
thumped it on one end, rolled it under his
haad. and then tried TO crush the shell with
the heavy end of a cup. Try as ne might he
could not even make a dent. Again and
again he went TO the attack, with no more
success than at the first attempt. The 9TH
ers had by this time eaten their huevos
and sat with their faces turned soberly
towards their plate
towards their plates
Colonel Thayer motioning TO the cook
whose head was at that moment poked in
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-14
TO MAKE EQUIPMENT.
Arsenal Will BE Busy PIace-PeopIe
Wanted.

Major Varney in command of the United
States Arsenal in this city. yesterday re-
ceived orders from the Ordnance Depart
ment. at Washington that will set into
activity place that has been dull and list
less since the close of the civil war. The
order was 10 the effect that there should
be manufactured at the Arsenal 25.COO each
of blanket bags, haversacks and cartridge
boxes and the accompanying leather work
The order for such an immense amount of
work would be calculated to put in con-
sternation a place so unprepared for il as
the Indianapolis Arsenal, and Major Var
ney states that he wants Immediately fifty
sewing machine operators and fifty harness
makers to do the work. He expects to begin
II i'm two weeks
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NEW GUARD ORGANIZING.
Battalion of Infantry Being Recruits
ed i'm This City.


Hardly has the old National Guard been
transformed into United States volunteers
when there arises u new organization TO
take the place made vacant by the sacri-
flee of the old organization. a new National
Guard has been organized and is nearly
ready to be offered to the Governor. The
first effort in this direction has been to get
the organization of a battalion of infantry
under way and the effort thus far has been
extremely successful. The work is under the
direction of Lew Wallace, jr., VINO has
opened a recruiting office in the old room
formerly used by the Indianapolis Light Ar
tillery as an armory in the Masonic temple.
Mr.. Wallace wishes it understood that this
is not merely. a volunteer movement to meet
the possible second call for troops to serve in
the present war. but the obligation will be
placed on each man who enlists in the
National Guar "~quiring him TO make oath
to hold himS n readiness at any time
during the tr his enlistment or until
he shall be bly, discharged TO serve
according 10 anywhere and under any
circumstanc "A other words. that each
soldier will consider himself TO be not only
a state soldier but also a defender Of the
Nation honor when necessary without con-
sidering that he is making Il sacrifice In SO
doing
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-14

Captain Wakeman, the affable army sur
geon now at Camp Mount, is without an oc-
cupation at present so far as medical work
is concerned. The captain, however, is a
glutton for work and as soon as his work
was completed he asked Colonel May if he
couldn't find something for him to do. To
stimulate his chances he Informed Colonel
May that he was d good man in any capac-
ity and could be used as quartermaster or
any other thing. Colonel May, however. felt
that the captain had worked hard enough
and thought he would give Lieutenant
Peterson chance to work off some of his
old physical rust and the captain turned
disconsolately away
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The island of Martinique, where the Span
ish squadron has finally been located be-
Sond doubt, is one of the Windward islands
group and about four hundred miles south
east of Porto Rico. 1t was good point
for the Spanish fleet to make, because be-
ing a French island. they were sure of be-
ing treated as friendly as neutrality laws
would permit. and it is also good point
that was their object, or from which to sail
for Porto Rico. In either case it seems
certain that a decisive naval engagement
will occur within a few days.
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He VIII Go.

Joe Sullivan, one of the old members OF
the indianapolis Light Artillery, now known
as the Twenty-seventh Battery Indiana Vol
unteers. was applauded heartily yesterday
when it became known that in spite of the
fact that ne had been rejected by Battery
A he would not be denied the privilege Of
going to the front in an artillery company.
Joe was let out for the reason that there
were to many men in the company TO COM
ply with the orders of the government AL
though he disiked TO be separated from his
old companions and fellow towasmen, he
liked still less to be counted out altogether
and therefore made application and was adj
mitted in the Fort Wayne battery and was
sworn in with them
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The company which the 16-to-1 politicians
put ION the road TO give the people the
drama. THE Curse of Gold" went to pieces
some time since in Cincinnati because of
the utter insuficiency of the box receipts
The people could not be induced to go to
see play which, it was proclaimed by Sem
ator Stewart. would bring thousands of con-
verts to the support of 45-cent free coinage.
Not only did the company go to pieces, but
one OF the actors has written the New York
Times that not one of the company had re-
ceived any salary for some time before the
end came. and that all OF them were heart
Iessly abandoned to make their way back
TO New York. TNe actor would like to know
how men who thus break all pledges to
those whom they inyeigle into a venture
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The extra edition of the Journal yester-
day morning contained the important fact
that Admiral Sampson, in the lombard
ment of San Juan de Puerto Rico, had only
two men killed and seven wounded. This
statement is borne out by latest advices
Thus the Journal was twenty-four hours
ahead of its competitors in reporting the
number of casualties in the first real en-
gagement of the war in Atlantic waters.
The Journal never prints fake as
genuine news, and people who buy its extra
editions may be sure they are not being i'm
posed on.
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In the light Of current events it seems
strange to read what was formerly Section
1918 of the United States Statutes: mo
person who has served in any capacity in
the military, naval or civil service of the
so-called Confederate States or of either of
the States in instruction during the late
rebellion. shall be appointed to any posi-
ton in the army of the United State9."
This law passed in 1866, was not repealed
till March, 1896. The ex-Confederate vet
Grams are furnishing splendid vindication
of that action.
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THE ACCIDENT FATAL.
Private Thomas Cannon Dying at the
City Hospital.

Thomas Cannon the soldier who was in
jured few days ago while wrestling with
a fellow-private at Camp Mount, was re-
ported as in dying condition last night at
the City Hospital. The internal injuries re-
ceived by Cannon were of so serious char
acter as to necessitate the performing of a
difficult surgical operation and it is thought
that he was unable to bear the great strain
demanded of him.
Yesterday afternoon when it became
known that he was in danger of death, he
sent for his personal friends in the COM
pany to come to him TO receive his last di-
rections. They did so and an affecting scene
was witnessed by the hospital attendants.
Last night at late hour he was still alive,
but with little hope of living longer than d
the first and only death that has occurred
during the encampment from any cause.
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And Her Troops VIII BE the First to-
the Ernnf.

And Her Troops Will BE the First to-
the Front.
The War Department changed its pro-
gramme again yesterday so far as related to
the assignment of Indiana troops, and as
the plan stood last night the four regiments
of infantry and two batteries, Indianas full
quota, will go to Chickamauga. The regi-
ments will not be brigaded together, but
will go far towards the front together as
Chickamauga. Indiana leads all the
States of the Union in the rapidity. prompt
ness and thoroughness with which she has
proceeded with the business of preparing her
volunteers for the war. She was the first
State to have her troops IN camp after the
call, the first to have her soldiers mustered
in, equipped ready for the .Ield, he first
to have a full quota ordered, TO the field,
and she will be the first to have ner full
quota actually in the field. All that now
remains to be done is to procure tents and
transportation. Another forty-eight hours
should see that part of the work completed.
None of the boys will be left behind, and
there will be no heartburningS on that
score. They will all go to the front, the en-
tire AGO enlisted men and officers, besides
two artillery organizations
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Hodges examined them and passed twenty.
The day before twenty-three we're re-
Cruited and they were sent away yesterday
morning. Seventeen went 10 Tampa five TO
Fort Barrancos. Fla. and one to Columbus,
o. Most of those recruited yesterday Will
be sent to Fort Mcpherson. at Atlanta.
The age at which men may recruit has
been changed since the war commenced.
Formerly only those between the ages OF
twenty-one and thirty were taken, but now
all able-bodied men between eighteen and
thirty-tive are recruited Most OF those re-
cruited. however, come within the old limits.