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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-16
WANTS TO VIEW THE WAR.
Paris Correspondent Arrives at New
YOrk-ShOrtage of Wheat I'm France.

NEW YORK, May I'm. Robineau, corr
respondent for lie Journal Matin and lie
Temps, of Paris arrived in this city to-day
on La Gascogne. II shall call on the French
ambassador at Washington" he said, in an
interview, land ask him to direct me to
the best point from which l shall be able
to obtain the most correct news of the war.
| shall probably go to Florida" In regard
to the feeling in France towards this coun-
try. NJ. Robinesu said: THE French peo-
pie depreciate the necessity for war be-
tween the United States and Spain. There
is no anti-American feeling. We hope that
the war will be ended soon. The exports and
imports to and from this country will be
most seriously affected. L shall study the
wheat conditions in this country. as they
will form an important feature in France.
There is scarcity of wheat ar present in
France. In the cities of Marseilles, Lyons
and Paris, the people are alarmed at the
shortage of wheat and at the price of
bread. The general council In these cities
have formulated a protest to the prime min
lister, asking that the country take the
tax off wheat throughout France ON all
that arrives from America and other coun-
tries. The tax has been francs per 100
Kilograms and just before ] left ii had been.
decided TO enirely suspend 1t as an expert
ment until July l..
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sides of the cars came the cheers in a
| thunderous roar To the soldiers it was a
scene to be remembered until their last
| breath is drawn; women cried for them,
men shook their hands and girls threw
kisses to them. They were worshiped and
petted until they were in delirium of JOY
and thanked and smiled at the crowd in a
spirit of closer fellowship than they had
ever felt before.
And the confusionl the terrible crush of
the crowd! The soldiers saw great broad
shouldered policemen pushed aside like
babies and women work their way to the
car windows with the strength of men.
In the car occupied by the officers of the
Indianapolis battery their wives sat with
them until the engine bells rang for the
starting, and after parting embraces
watched from the track side with heart
rending sobs the train pull out
AS the trains, one after another, slowly
moved out of the yard the soldiers leaned
farther out of the windows and shook
hands with the crowd as they passed il.
The mighty roar of voices grew lower, the
music of the Indianapolis Military Band
which had headed Battery A. in the parade,
faded away, and darkness closed over the
great crowd until only white faces, With
eyes strained for the last glimpse of the
soldiers. could be seen, and then a turn in
the tracks shu. out everything behind.
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PROGRESS OF THE TROOPS.
The Soldier Boys Greeted with I'm
mense OvatiOns.

The Soldier Boys Greeted with I'm
mense OvatiOns.
staff Correspondence of the Journal.
COLUMBUS, Ind, May 15-The progress
of Batteries A and e and the One-hundred-
and-tifty-seventh Regiment as far as Co
lumbus was a series of ovations. At South
port and Greenwood crowds were dense at
the station. Franklin was the first stop,
and at the Johnson county seat the recep-
ton to Battery A was unusually warm, for
three Franklin boys are with these artiller-
lists, and they were given a few minutes to
pass parting handshakes with their friends
whats the matter with Battery A? She's
all right was the salutation at frequent
intervals from the crowd.
whats the matter with the Franklin
girls? They're all right! was the response
from the gallant soldiers.
On account of the long delay in leaving
Indianapolis, due to the failure of the rail-
road company to have sufficient cars for the
Observation-Disclosures iftyseventh Regiment on
the first section, the second section did not
reach Franklin till 1910 n. m. Captain Cur
tbs, of Battery A, had no orders to permit
the web feet" crowded out of the first
section, to accompany his section, but the
leftover infantrymen piled in willy-nilly
and refused to be dislodged, so Captain Cur
tbs graciously yielded although the second
section of the train has more men to pro-
vide for than it has rations. G.. l.. T.
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CHEWED HIS EAR.
Pastime INDUCED In by NOncom-
miEsiOned Officer.

Pastime INDUCED In by NOncOm-
missiOned Officer.
One of the noncommissioned officers of
the Fourth Regiment is to-day in disgrace
with the prospect before him of being not
only reduced to the ranks, but also severe
ly punished or dishonorably discharged.
The cause of it all is a fight brought about
by dispute over a trivial matter. Late
Saturday night Sergeant McCauley. of
Company c, engaged in a friendly CONVEX
sation with Sergeant Merely, of Company
A, about military matters. Opinions were
freely expressed on many points of the
business and after a time the discussion
waxed warm. Hot words passed back and
forth between the two men and finally re-
suited in an appeal TO force.
Both men fought like furies and before
long Sergeant McCauley grip ped his OPP
ponent's ear in his mouth. Hanging on like
an Infatuated bull dog, he chewed at the
member until he had reduced it to a pulpy
mass of flesh and mutual friends had sep
arated them. McFeely's ear was dressed
precaution taken to avoid blood poisoning.
McCauley was placed under arrest and will,
If it is possible, be tried by court martial
to-day If it is found impracticable to do
so he will be carried in custody as prison.
err to Chickamauga Park for trial. He has
been stripped of his rank and although
just now in a penitent mood will no doubt
be severely disciplined. The boys of his
regiment feel very badly over the way Nc
claim any sympathy with him in his pres
emf plight.
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ANOTHER WEDDING IN CAMP.
Private Arthur Jones, of Frankfort.
Married Yesterday.

Camp Mount was yesterday the scene of
another wedding of soldier and his sweet
heart, and as usual ii was the Second Reg
iment that supplied the groom. The prin-
cipals in the affair were Sergt. Charles Ar
thur Jones. of Company l. from Frank
fort, and Miss Mary l.. Wolf, of the same
place Early yesterday morning the bride,
accompanied by her father and sister, came
to camp attired i'm a becoming bridal cos
tune of organdie and at once repaired to
the headquarters of Colonel Smith and
made known the fact that the services of
Chaplain Christensen were desired Lieut..
Col. Ed Thayer, always accommodating in
such matters, took the party in tow and
finally rounded the chaplain up among a
party of friends. That official being will
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GETTING READY TO GO.
There Were Some Affecting scenes at
Camp Yesterday

The first detachment Of the Indiana vol
unteer troops left this city last night
at $50 o'clock. The last day of the
stay in camp was filled with scenes that
beggar description. Wives, mothers sis
ters, sweethearts, brothers and fathers all
were there and any one attempting to de-
scribe tho scenes transporting on all sides
would be compelled to pt rtray all the emo
tons that the human race is capable of
feeling. Tears there were in profusion, and
the shedding Of them was not confined to
the gentler sex alone.
On one hand could be seen a mother with
her arms wrapped tenderly about the. neck
of her boy. both shedding tears of tender
ness together. few PAGES away two
brothers could be seen seated on pile of
camp equipage with hands clasped engaged
in a last brotherly talk of things dear to
both of them. Here and there were gath
cred groups of singers organized in the DAYS
of the old National Guard, Some of the boys
composing the groups had been rejected and
had come to sing once more the old songs
made dear by former associa lions. Nothing
more homogeneous than these groups of men
could be imagined. The boys ready to go
with their companies, attired in, for the
most part. rusty suits of blue and badly bat
contrast to their old comrades, who in some
cases, drove out to attend this last reunion
in their stylish family carriages attired in
suits of the most fashionable cut. but in
the blending of their voices there was moth
ing but the evidence of pure friendship seen.
and only the occasional coursing of a tear
down the cheeks of some of the boys betok-
ened the fact that the parting was a hard
and final one.
One of the singing groups stood in the
street of Battery A, and sarg strain after
strain of old and wel-known airs. finally
breaking into "Old Glory ard the stars
and Stripes Forever" This was too much
for the bystanders, who alternately cheered
and wiped their eyes while making notice.
able efforts TO swallow large Jumps i'm their
threats.
In marked contTadistnction to these
scenes. there were in evidence those parents
and friends who felt nothing but pride i'm
their loved ones, and showed il by smiles
and glad handshakes. Among these latter
were some civil war veterans. who were
sending sons to again uphold the pride of
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-16
THEY GO TODAY.
Prepa ratiOns for Moving Colonel
Smiths Regiment.

The arrangements made by Colonel Smith
to leave for the trip to Chickamauga Park
to-day are OF the most studied character
Yesterday afternoon arrangements were
made by which the men will be paid at 8
o'clock under more comfortable circum-
stances than those under which the men
of the Third were paid Breakfast Will fol-
low fast on the heels of reveille after which
all the baggage will be packed and the men
be arranged in marching order, but with
out their arms or knapsacks, and will thus
be spared the weary wait under the burden
of the heavy marching equipment AS soon
as the men are paid, which will probably
be about 1870, they will be fed and at
once marched to the train. Unless all CAL
culations fail the march will begin 1T 2:30
and will be the same as the one of yester-
day straight down Meridian street to the
monument, passing around the vest side of
the circle to Washington street Thence
east to New Jersey and south or New Jer-
sey street to the tracks WHARF, their cars
will be waiting. Colonel Smith has made
the most liberal arrangements possible for
his men while en- route He strongly objects
to them being loaded into cars like lot of
cattle and has arranged to have only one
man to a seat in the cars, which makes
thirty men to the car.
The Fourth Regiment, under Colonel Gun
der, will call on the paymaster Immediately
after Colonel Smiths men finish their on
Slaught on the State treasury. Their line
of march will be the same that of the
others, but it is thought likely that there
will be some interval of time between the
hour of their departure and that of the
Second Regiment.
1t was at first arranged that both regi-
ments would go to their destination over
the c.. II. & d Railroad. but in view of the
fact that the First Regiment, which was
to have gone to the front over the Big
Four is to be kept at home for an indefinite
tiles at Chicago to send the Second over
that road, in order to divide up the pat
ronage as evenly as posSihIe.
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MERELY TARGET PRACTICE.
CannOnadinE at Sea That Alarmed the
People of New England.

PROVIDENCE. Mass, May ia report
reached here at noon to-day that heavy fir
ing had been heard off Chatham and Nam
tucket The San Francisco, which was in
the harbor, Immediately put to sea, and
when we'll down the cape met the Prairie
on her way to this port from a cruise to
seward Commander Train, of the Prairie,
reported that the ship had target practice
off Chatham. On the way down the cape
the San Francisco held up the Gate City,
of the Savannah line, with two shots across
her bow The captain of the latter boat
also reported the firing.
Reports of the firing came from many
points along the cape and created great ex-
element in this town until the two ships
came in late in the afternoon. The Prairie
was on her way from New York to Boston
to Join the mosquito fleet and was off Prov
incetown Sunday morning when the Co
lumbia bound seward, signaled her. The
Prairie accordingly started after the Coz
lumbia.
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H. P. WATSON & CO.
BLANTON MILLING COMPANY.

to a military life, and to his command in
particular. The praise which came to the
company he regarded PERSONAL to him
self as a member of it. The commandment of
company, troop or battery must be the
first man on duty and the last to leave duty
He must himself obey in order to have the
fullest respect of his men. The refusal Of
Captain Curtis to leave his men has bound
and as time passes will bind his men to
him closer and closer. The stronger their
regard for him a comrade the more per-
feet their obedience to his authority and
the more effectual their service.
The officer of the volunteer service who
Is incapable of thus governing his men is
untitled for command. The American SOL
dier is intelligent. His warfare is waged
from higher plane than that of conquest.
He battles for an iGea, and as he is quail
fled to appreciate the benefits resulting from
the supremacy of right, so is he also quail
fled to distinguish between a military gov
eminent resting solely on the despotic will
of a commander, and one which draws to
itself an equally effective obedience inspired
by the higher ideal and respect for the OFF,
GERS over him. VETERAN.
Indianapolis May IA.
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STATE EQUIPMENT.
1t VIII BE Returned-Bit of Friction
on the Subject.

on the SUBJECT.
The officers of the Second Regiment were
much displeased yesterday when it was an
nounced TO them that any of the state
troops who desired to take with them the
uniforms and equipment furnished by the
State to officers. would be compelled to pay
the original price paid by the State for
them. The grievance was not so much in
having the goods charged to them, as hav-
ing to pay the money on the spot, outright.
or having it deducted from their pay earned
at Camp Mount Some of the uniforms were
oveJ' five years old and fit for little else
than knocking around camp in. The sabres
were also in a bad condition. One of the
officers stated that his sabre was so badly
bent when it was delivered to him that he
had the blacksmith hammer it out on an an
vii to straighten it out All of the officers
agreed not to have anything to do with the
old outfits and made arrangements to have
supply of equipment sent to them at once
to Chickamauga Park by a firm of outfitters
For long time it was thought that the
officers would be compelled to go away
without any arms or state property. until
Colonel Smith finally made an arrangement
by which he gave his personal guarantee
to return the equipment that the officers
took away with them within thirty days.
All the officers state that had reasonable
figure been made for the goods they would
cheertuliy have paid II, but to be mulcted
for five times what the outfits were worth
was more than they would stand for, and
accordingly in a few days the State will
have choice assortment of old Junk TO
dispose of in a more competitive market
than the National Guard volunteers. 1t is
claimed that some of the blankets that had
been resurrected from the Statehouse to
sell to the officers had moth holes in them
as large as mans head, but this did not
deter the officials of the state quartermas-
ters department from asking for them the
modest sum of $3.50. All the officers of the
other regiments, who were presumably bet
q N hQn he
paid the price exacted of them and made
kick louder than a grumble.
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ing and the bride being possessed of the
necessary license, the party adjourned TO
the horticultural building where a curious
Standing side by side in the center of a
circle of barred heads the groom, "A manly
looking fellow took the hand of his future
wife in his and to the questions PROFOUND
ed by the chaplain made answer in clear
strong voice The bride was visibly af-
fected by the large crowd present and her
replies could hardly be heard by the chap
lain. Only a few minutes were required TO
perform the ceremony which ended in a
At the conclusion of the ceremony the
groom accorded the customary priv
ilege made and provided in such cases by
Colonel Smith. and left the camp for a
holiday with his wife the only injunction
placed on him being that he report in time
to leave with his comrades to-day. The
honeymoon was spent in a sight seeing tour
of INDIANAPOLIS.
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LOST THE BRAKEMAN.
The j., VI. & I. Train Arrives with One
of the Crew Missing.

The night train dispatcher of the Penn
sylvania lines in this city last night re-
ceived message from Franklin request
ing that a brakeman be secured for train
No. 3, which arrives here at 1855 at night
and continues through to Chicago. The
message stated that the brakeman had fall
en- from the train and was so badly injured
that he could not be brought to Indanap-
oils The name of the brakeman could not
be learned. 1t was not known to the train
dispatcher or to either of the yardmasters
1t is the supposition that the brakeman
was thrown from the train. "A number of
Indianapolis boys beat" their way out of
here last evening on the special train which
carried the soldiers south. They went as
far as Franklin and it is supposed they at
tempted to board No. TO return to Indian
apolis and were opposed by the brakeman
and that they threw him OF
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Incoming Excursions.

Although the excursionists coming to the
city yesterday by no means equaled those
of the first two Sundays the boys were at
Camp Mount, yet the railroads did a heavy
business, thirteen special trains hauling 11S
coaches, being required to handle the
crowds. All of the coaches were crowded
The l.. E. & w. had four special and one
regular train, with ffty-two coaches
Canadian Pacific road. There We're fifteen
coaches via Roachdale over the Monon
The Vandalia brought fourteen coaches, the
AS all the cars of the Pennsylvania are
used in handling the troops, that road did
Four ran an excursion to Cincinnati and the
Panhandle one to Greenfield
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Con,D Notes.

One of the pleasant features of the leav-
ing of the boys for the South yesterday
afternoon was the presentation of a box Of
the Indiana Bicycle Company, to each of
the soldiers who had been in the employ of
mis- company. 1t is needless to say that all
their employer
Captain Wakeman, the federal army sur
geon, who has completed his work at this
place, yesterday received orders to return
at once to his old station. and accordingly
left over the Cincinnati Hamilton & Day
ton Railroad last evening at z o'clock for
Chickamauga Park. The captain is a typi-
cal army officer, and by his bluff good
nature endeared himself to every one
about the camp who had the pleasure OF
meeting him.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-16
The Flag Goes BY.

Hats off,
Along the street there comes
a blare Of bugles, ruffe of drum
iasn Of color beneath the sky.
Hats off
The flag is passing by.
Blue and crimson and white II shines
over the steei-tipped ordered lines.
Hats off,
The colors before US Nv
But more than the flag Is passing by.
Sea fights and land fights. grim and great.
Fought TO make and to rave the state,
Weary marches and sinking ships:
Cheers OF victory on dying lips.
Days OF plenty and days OF peace
March of strong lands swift increase:
Equal Justice. right. and law
Stately honor and reverent awe
Sign OF a nation, great and strong
TO ward her people from foreign wrong:
Pride and glory and honor ali
Live in the colors TO stand or fall.
Hats OFF.
Along the street there comes
a hlare of bugies rufle OF drums:
And loyal hearts are beating high
Hats on,
The flag Is passing by.
III. II. Bennett.
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CITY NEWS NOTES.

Miss Louise Shryer. of Carlinville IN
has come to visit Miss Elizabeth Ketcham
Or. Bernhard Erdman. late of the City
Dispensary staff has opened an office al
go East Market street.
John Bybee. a eolored boy ten years old
jumped from moving Big Four train yes
terday afternoon and sprained his back and
bruised his head. He was cared for at the
City Hospital.
Charles Bayless. of North Manchester
was pushed from a car in the rush at Camp
Mount yesterday and had his leg bruised
and his knee sprained, He was taken to the
Union Station and TO his home His in
Juries arc rot serious.
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For the First.

Because of the fact that the First Regi-
ment has been stripped of equipment in
order to allow the rest of the regiments to
go to the front in some sort of presentable
shape, Colonel May yesterday sent a tele-
gram to the quartermaster at Washington
requesting the immediate shipment of the
following articles: ga suits of clothes, with
knapsacks, belts and all accoutrements to
match; 1,94S suits of underwear, ,94S pairs
of shoes, 544 pairs of stockings and 1,94S
eel s to be shipped at once. This will fully
equip the privates who are the only ones
not now provided for The shipment is ex-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-16

Ask the first member of the AS
ISOLATION with whom you may trade
for your "RAILROAD FARE
REFUND TICKET"
Fares will be refunded at Huder's
Drug Store, corner Washington and
Pennsylvania streets.
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nEMNTCN DR.. A. E. BUCHANAN
O0A AANA i2'35 When Building.
We Pay
Your Fare

All persons coming to Indianapo-
lis, from any point in Indiana, on
the half-fare railroad tickets that
will be on sale MAY 10, II, Is and
10, and MAY "a and IS, will have
their railroad fare refunded by the
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-16
Drowned I'm Round BAY

BALTIMORE May To- Edward Wentz.
thirty-sx years, his little daughter Lulu.
four years old of this city and Miss Lucy
Plugrath of Chicago were drowned IN
Round bay to-day. The boat in which they
and three others We're sailing capsized
The bodies have not yet been recovered.
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Anti s Archibald,
L. $. Ayres s Co.,
Badger Furniture Co.,
The BOWen.Merri11 Co.,
BrOSnan Bros,
The Vim. HI. Block Co.,
Bliss, Swain s Co.,
The Original Eagle,
Albert Gall,
Vim. Haer1e,
Paul KrausS,
Kahn Tailoring Co.,
The HI. Lieber Co.,
ChaS. Mcguire,
Vim. I. Marcy,
Geo. j. Mar0tt,
ChaS. Mayer & Co.,
w. HI. Messenger,
The New York Store,
Peoples Outfitting Co.,
The Star Store,
SakS s. Company,
Sander & Rocker,
The Se1ig Dry Goods Co.,
SCh1eiCher s Martens Co.,
The Taylor Carpet Co.,
HI. S. Tucker,
Clemens VOnnegut,
Julius 6. Walk s Son,
When Clothing CO.,
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Worlds Fair,
Emil Wu1SChner s. Son.
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Demonstration at JeRersonville.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind, May l5.-An
immense crowd of citizens gathered at the
Pennsylvania station here tonight and
waited over an hour to cheer the soldier
boys as they passed through going South.
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Day to Remember.

Philadelphia Record
On Sunday, May I've may make note
OF II IN our diaries-the American flag was
pushed about six thousand miles westward
toward sunset.
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Merchants
Association
OF Indianapolis

If their total purchases from the
undersigned amount to SIS or more.