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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-31
AT THE MONUMENT.
Flags, Flowers and Patriotic Songs
bN Catholic SchnOI Children

Twenty-Five hundred children, from ten
of the Catholis schools of the city, dem
onstrated their patriotism yesterday morn
ing about the soldiers andD sailors monu-
ment by decorating the place with flowers
and flags and singing national songs. The
Union Veteran League had sent out invi-
tations to all the schools in the city, but
neither the public schools nor the Sunday
schools were represented by bodies of pu-
pills. Mr.. Goss said, that three years ago
the public school children had taken part
in outside Decoration day exercises and the
School Board had been severely criticised
for it. AS the school children were kept at
work the Sunday schools could not partici-
pate.
The children entered Monument place
from all sides, led by their teachers. and
assembled on the steps of the monument.
There a photograph was taken of them.
Joseph b. Cameron, with his comet, led
the children in singing the Star spangled
Banner and The Red, White and Blue. >"
The streets had become crowded with people
and roars of applause attested their APP
proval of the children. After the singing
the young patriots decorated the grass plats
with flags and flowers they had brought
with them. Members of the Loyal Legion
had, before the childrens arrival. thrust
small flags into the sod IN order of the
letters which form the names Morton.
Whitcomb, Harrison and Clark. When the
children were through the gray stones of
the monument were everywhere relieved by
the blazing color of the flags. and the grass
of the red, white and blue and the tints
of flowers. .@
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side. it can be said that It is awaiting the
enemy while its admiral is skulking to es-
cape battle and defeat, which means revolu-
ton. The Ministry hope that If the war can
be prolonged Europe will interfere. believ-
ing that we have not an army with which
the conquest of Cuba will be undertaken.
This seems to be a reasonable explanation
for the otherwise strange conduct of Ger
vera To us it should mean that the war
cannot be ended by single blow, because
the enemy will not come out where blows
can be given and taken. We must raise an
army sufficient to seize Cuba with its large
Spanish army. Just now we have not such
an army, but we are getting it. But while
we are getting It, patriotic and sensible peo-
pie should be patient and put confidence in
ers of the President They will do what they
believe to be the wisest thing. Fortunately
for the country, these experienced officers
will not be urged, against their experience
and judgment, by the clamor of a certain
class of newspapers and their noisy echoes.
The sons and brothers of the many families
who have gone to the war will not be sacri-
feed to deadly disease or to an unequal con-
test. When the hour shall be propitious and
the army is sufficiently large and disciplined,
this week, or it may not be until October,
but whenever it shall be made, there will not
be reminder of Bull Run.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-31
A GREAT MOVEMENT IN PROGRESS.

The dispatches this morning make it GER
tain that an expedition of large proportions
is on its way to some point in Cuba or Porto
Rico-probably the latter Immediately
upon the reception of the dispatch of Com
modore Schley that the Spanish fleet is in
Santiago and penned up there the move
ment was. begun from Tampa and Mobile
The destination Of the expedition is known
only to the President and his war advisers
and commanding officers 1t is impossible
to more than guess the point where this
force Of 10000 or $4,000 men will land, but
the quite general opinion is that Porto Rico
is the destination of the expedition 1t is
not impossible, however that public atten-
ton has been diverted to Porto Rico to the
end that the attack may be directed with
greater force upon some point which has
not been thought of by those who furnish
conjectures for the press.
This much is certain: A larger body of
men than has been put upon the water to
make a warlike demonstration in many
years has been embarked. This being the
case, one need not be a prophet to predict
that in very few days intelligence of the
most important character will be received
Whatever may be the outcome it is fair
to assume that the preparations have been
so carefully made that nothing but unfore-
seeable accident can cause the plans of the
able military and naval advisers of the
President to miscarry. The country can
feel that the expedition is in the hands of
men of large experience, whose success in
the past is assurance of their fitness for the
direction of the momentous undertaking.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-31
SPANS POLICY OF DELAY.

Until one fully understands the conditions
in Spain he is at a loss to know why the
Spanish feet sailed across the ocean and
then sought security in harbor where it is
bottled up. II has been difficult to believe
that Cervera was in Santiago with his fleet,
because there was no plausible pretext for
his being there, upon the assumption that he
came across the ocean TO fight battle. The
conditions in Spain compelled the Spanish
fleet to leave Spanish waters. The ruling
dynasty is in danger and the Ministry is in
constant peril The ignorant people, inspired
by the supporters of Don Carlos and the
Weylerites, are demanding battles and vic
tories, just some people are doing in this
country. Consequently the Spanish fleet was
compelled. for political reasons. to sail to
the arena of the war. If it did not sail the
end of the Ministry would be at hand The
same political reasons which compelled Ger
vera TO sail hither led him TO avoid a bat
tie, because the Spanish government has no
hope of victory in war. 1t is striving to save
the present regime. If the feet is on this
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-31
RESULT OF DEWEY'S VICTORY
Rope Manufacturers Making Fortunes
by Putting Up Prices.

NEW YORK, May 30.-The World to-day
says: THE war has revived the rope in
dustry in this country, and Rear Admiral
Dewey's signal victory at Manila has put
the American manufacturers in the way Of
making fortunes. Manila was. outside of
Mexico, the main supply for raw material.
and since Admiral Dewey has closed that
port prices have suddenly doomed up from
3l2 cents a pound to S12 cents pound for
raw Manila hemp There is no chance to
purchase Manila hemp for future shipment,
which is usually done when prices are nor
NAL. Since 1893 there has been gradual
disntegration of the forces formerly allied
to keep up prices. With Deweys victory
men in the cordage busiess saw wealth
looming up. A score of cordage companies
throughout the United States are in the
hands of receivers, and all of these corpo-
rations expect to clear up all Indebtedness
and start anew. While there is not great
stock of Manila hemp in tins country, the
manufacturers can secure ssal hemp from
Mexico. Besides the manufacturers have
great stocks of rope and Irvine on hand. and
they have already put up prices on these ar
ticles fully 200 per cent. Irvine is now eX-
tensively used in the reaping machines for
binding wheat The talk of forming COM
bination among the manufacturers has not
as yet gone beyond the point cot discussing
the ways and means OF bringing about such
a combination
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-31

The scattering of flowers about the SOL
diers' monument, yesterday morning by
$500 children, was, with the attendant ex-
ercises, beautiful and impressive spectacle
and one that should be made feature of
the ceremonies on every Memorial day 1t
is not less appropriate that flowers should
be strewn at the foot of this monument
than upon the graves at Crown Hill, for the
structure is also a memorial to those. who
were buried where they fell or who lie in
unknown graves, and each flower that lay
there was like a thought for all the heroes
for whom the shaft was reared be their
resting places far or near. 1t was we'll for
the children. too, who participated in this
ceremony; they will never forget the pur-
pose of the monument nor the achievements
of the men for whom 1t was built 1t was
a lesson in patriotism. The children of the
public schools, who held exercises suitable
to the day in their own schoolrooms, were
doubtless duly edited, but they missed some
thing inspiring which these pupils of the
parochial schools will always retain as a
part of their associations with Memorial
day.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-31
AT CROWN HILL.
Address of judge HOwe-The Graves
Decorated.

When the great crowds of people who
went to see the exercises in celebration of
Memorial day yesterday afternoon at Crown
Hill alighted from the street cars, from BIZ
cycles and from carriages they were con-
fronted by a scene which, if the eyes wan
dered not TO the great arched gateway of
the cemetery or the park behind it, gave
the impression of the entrance to a circus
grounds. Vendors of peanuts with strident
cries of 1.-Two sacks for five wormed their
way through the mass of people, stands ar
rayed on either side of the driveway were
piled with candy, popcorn and other COM
modities of the street merchants trade and
tanks of lemonade were the subject of many
a peddlers loud talk on how to quench the
thirst. And the great mass of the crowd
was not out of humor with such things. 1t
had gone to see the show. Girls walked at
the sides of young fellows of the style who
wear handkerchiefs around their necks to
protect their collars. their hats on the back
of their heads and their long hair hanging
in their eyes; all chattering and giggling in
ELUSIVE conversation
The crowd passed through the gates and
filed the driveways on the route to the
spot where are buried the soldiers who
died in or since the civil war. They found
the place roped around and the rope formed
the inner edge of a hollow. square of thou
sands. Long before the exercises began the
cemetery took on the semblance of a crowd
ed picnic ground The lawn was covered
with reclining sight-seers and the hum of
their talk and that of those who stroled
between the graves sounded to the gateway.
Outside of the part of the cemetery occupied
by the soldiers graves groups of people
decorated other graves-those of relatives
and friends. Here was no frivolity, but a
sober consciousness of what the occasion
meant.
A cannon doomed every minute from a
neighboring hill, but it soon grew monoton-
Gus to the sight Say" said one girl
to a group of friends surrounding her
these drives ID be great for bicycle riding
wouldn't they. There's a lot of peo-
pie buried around here. Mrs. Jones buried
her first husband here and took him up after
ten years and moved him. The sound of
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-31

In answer to a question, the Journal re-
plies that General Frederick Dent Grant is
a West Point graduate, resigning from the
army after service of few years. He
was with his father in several campaigns
and was a member of General Sheridans
staff when he resigned. But these facts will
not prevent successors of those persons who
assailed his father from snarling at his Sc
lection for brigadier general. AS matter
of fact. President Mckinley has made no
man a brigadier general who has not been
an officer in the late war or conspicuous in
the National Guard.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-31
q CANADIANS FOR ALLIANCE.
Church Demonstrations i'm Favor OF
AngIO-SaxOn Unity.

TORONTO, May 29.-An extraordinary
outburst of friendship for the United States
and in favor of Arglo-Saxon unity was wit
messed in nearly all Toronto churches and
many churches throughout Ontario iyester-
day. The Central Congregational Church,
Bond street. had more than two thousand
people at each service, and was sample
of others throughout the city. Pictures or
the Queen and President Mckinley were
prominently displayed above the pulpit. and
the building was profusely decorated with
union Jacks, stars and stripes and Cuban
flags. Many of the congregation carried
small stars and stripes and union jacks. Al
letter written by Colonel Sewel, United
States consul here, in favor of the most
friendly relations between the two coun-
tries, was read. The consul would have been
present and spoken had he not been sud-
denly called to Buffalo. His letter was re-
ceiVed with cheers, as were all references
by the preacher, the Rev. Morgan Wood, to
Anglo-Saxon unity and closer and more
friendly relations with the States. Reso-
lutions on this line were unanimously
adopted and copies were ordered to be sent
to Lord Salisbury and President Mckinley.
The vast congregation joined heartily in
singing God Save the Queen" and "The
Star-spangled Bar 1er.
AT Massey Music Hall there was a mill
tary service conducted by the Rev G. f.
Lloyd, of Austin, Tex. He preached SER
mon which was an eloquent plea for the
closest possible relations between the two
countries which, he believed, would be best
secured by the federation of Britain and
her colonies He prayed that the animosities
of the past might be forgotten, and that the
two countries might engage in the great
ing open the commerce of the world to the
enterprise of the Anglo-Saxon race.
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fully to witness the exercises OF Memorial
day who have not done so in the past. 1t
was thoughtful observation of the day,
such as it was intended to be, and such as
will make all those who participate or
witness its exercises better citizens. Those
who witnessed the thoughtful and reverent
people could but feel that the prayer of
Abraham Lincoln in his Gettysburg ad-
dress, was being answered-"that this Ma
ton. under Cod has had "a new birth of
freedom" And what is true of Indianapo-
lis appears to have been true of the country
generally. The exercises of Memorial Gay
have never attracted so much attention or
been participated in by so many people as
yesterday.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-31

The general interest has been absorbed
by the war that most people have forgotten
that Oregon will hold a State election a
week from to-day, June 6. But for the war
the contest would have attracted some at
tention for the reason that the silverites
have declared purpose to carry the State
and have made canvass for that purpose
in which several of the leading advocates
of 16 TO 1 have taken part. In November,
1896, the vote of Oregon was: Mckinley,
As, 779; Bryan, 1862; Palmer, 977; lowering,
Pro-, 919; Bidwell, Pro, 22S1. In the cleo
ton for representatives to Congress the
Republicans were elected by small plural
tiles because the Democrats and Populists
did not fuse, but the aggregate of the Demo-
cratic and Populist vote was 5000 more
than the Republican in the First district
and 1900 in the Second The Republican
gain during the canvass for President in
1895 was marked. The State is very close
at best, SO that a few thousand stay-at-
homes more in one party than in the other
will defeat it. While the national election
will count something against the Republic
ans, the tariff legislation has helped Ore
gon as it has few States because of the
duty on wool.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-31

a muffied drum beat told that the process
sion was coming. A few women started to
singing Nearer. my God, to Thee" but
their voices We're drowned few feet from
them by the talk of the crowd. A man In
Grand Army blue sat under tree with his
head in his hands thinking and children
played gleefully about him. Within the
roped square was a flag staff its base shad-
ed by an awning, and from it's top flew the
nag and streamer bearing the words,
= It's sweet to die for ones country" and
Liberty and union, now and forever" Be
tween the files of low stones which marked
the soldiers graves children ran to and fro
while others carried flowers. which were
afterWard to be strewn on the graves.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-31

It is asserted that the Spanish army in
in the past. This is accounted for on the
ground that the officers have never fought
the insurgents with purpose to put down
the instruction, for the reason that it is
TO the advantage of a large number of Off
GERS to have large army making heavy
expenditures in Cuba, to the end that much
of the money sent to support the army may
go into the pockets OF the officers. 1t is
different now. since invasion by the United
States means the end of plumber in Cuba.
TO which the Spanish officers are opposea
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-31

The News expresses a rather belated sur
prise over the fact that saloons are not
compelled to close at the legal hour at night
and that no effort is made to make them
obey the Sunday law. 1t wonders at Mayor
Taggart's laxity. Has the News forgotten
the esteemed mayors remarks to the retail
liquor dealers last October, when he assured
them of his distinguished considerations
told them they were among the best resi-
dents of the city and had the best interest
of the city at heart? Il can trust the retail
dealers to help me enforce the law he ex-
claimed in burst of friendly feeling. If
after this, any one expected the mayor to
compel these dear friends to do anything
they didn't like, he has less intelligence
than is needful under Democratic admin
istration .rN
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-31

A resident of Franklin says it is well
known in that city that the person writing
the Sentinel letters abusing and lying about
Republican officials the Grand Army, ETC.,
to which he appends the word "Repub-
liean," has not voted a Republican ticket
since he failed to get Republican nomina
ton years ago. He voted for Cleveland in
1892 and was a silverite in 1896. Still it
shows that he appreciates a respectable
name. even if he steals it.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-31
THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL

Can be found at the following places:
NEW YORK-Astor House.
CHICAGO-Palmer House. p. o. News Co., 217
Dearborn street. Great Northern Hotel and
CINCINNATI. r. Hawley Co.. 1854 Vine
street
LOUISVILLE-C. T. Deering. northwest corner
Of Third and Jefferson streets, and Louisville
Book Co., 256 Fourth avenue.
ST. LoUIs-Union News Company, Union Depot.
WASHINGTON. D. C.-Riggs House. Ebbitt
House and Wizards Hotel.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-31

Among the qualifications which are put
forth for a brother of Senator Tfllman. who
is an aspirant for Governor. is that "he
never wore an overcoat nor donned under
wear" If he is able to make the historic
remark of the Governor of South Carolina
to the Governor of North Carolina, he must
lead all other aspirants.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-31

The name "Hoosier'' seems to be very
good one with. which to conjure away the
spirits that bring ill health. The Indiana
troops are the healthiest in the camp at
Chickamauga
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-31

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, May 20.
According to advices from Alaska brought
down on the steamer Athenian. the much
talked-of Anglo-Amercan alliance is in
practical effect at the American town OF
Fort Wrangell. Queen Victoria's birthday
was celebrated there with more enthusiasm
perhaps than at any town in the British
empire The celebration was participated
in by all Americans, Canadians and British
ers in the Alaskan port. large number OF
programmes were printed, giving the words
of patriotic songs and adding the follow
ing: Sung at the celebration IN Fort Wran-
CELL on May "a, 1885, in honor of the in
auguration of the war between the United
States and Spain for the freedom of Cuba
and in memory of the patriots who persisted
on the Maine. and in honor of the seventy
ninth anniversary of her most gracious Ma
iesty Queen Victoria" Half the people in
town wore badges bearing an inscription to
the same effect.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-31

In the Second district of Missouri the gold
Democrats have stolen march on the silver
Democrats by getting control of the party
machinery and will send delegates to the
congressional convention who do not believe
in 16 to /
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-31

The net importation of gold from June 80
1897, to May 30. 1898. was $sO,OOOO 600. At the
coined $65.00O,0O0. There are in circulation
in the United States 500, 100000 more gold
than year ago. During April 80 per cent
81 the customs duties were paid in gold
During the first twenty days of this month
IS per cent. OF such duties were paid in gold
Prior TO 1888 but a small percent
age OF the duties were paid in gold
with more gold in use than was ever known
prices are advancing and greater prosperity
is experienced than has been known for a
long time. These are facts which make the
advocates of cheap money very unhappy
and they should lead them to abandon their
falIacy.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-31

The people of Spain are probably dumb
with amazement over the fact that, after
the raising of some 100000 volunteer troops
in this country. the Indians in Indiana, Ohio
and New Jersey have not yet arisen and
massacred the unprotected inhabitants.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-31

The fact that a number of the gold Dem
oorats are going back to the county Dem
ocratic organization in Chicago leads polit-
zeal observers to predict that the secret of
the movement Is to relegate the 16-to-1 issue
to the rear
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-31

According to advices received, it would ap-
pear that the arrival of lot of flour and
pork barrels at Santiago under "any old
commander o. flag would have been far
more welcome than the arrival of unlimited
gun barrels under Cervera, the Spaniard.
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sure Cure

The Blonde-My husband always wants
to show me those stupid dialect jokes he
finds in the papers.
The Brunctte-Yes, mine used to have the
same failing until took to reading them
aloud whenever he showed them to me. q
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-31

There can be no doubt that a vast ma
jority of the American people in the North
indorse the sentiments expressed by Judge
Howe in his Memorial day address relative
to returning the Confederate flags to the
States from whose troops they were taken.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-31

One of the favorite amusements of the
natives at Manila is said to be the shooting
of craps" and an Ingenious person adj
vances the theory that this interesting game
was introduced into the United States
through the Louisiana Malays. He may be
right but few people have regarded craps
as an exotic
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-31

Memorial day has never been observed in
this city as it was yesterday. More veterans
were in line than on any previous Memorial
day. and no effort was made TO bring them
out The secret organizations contributed
much to the effect of the demonstration.
One q the marked features of the process
sion WIS the battalion of boys in uniform
bearing arms. OF the people generally it
may be said that thousands turned thought
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-31

1t is now declared that the reason why
Admiral Dewey was not blown out of water
by Spanish mines at Manila is that the mon
ey assigned for the placing of mines was
taken by the officers for their own use.