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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-07
Still Camped at Clifton Station, Va,
but VIII Resume Their Tramp Ear
ly on Sunday Morning.
MANY HEN COOPS RAlDED
CATTLE ALSO SEIZED AND sLAUGH-
TERED BY THE SOLDIERS.
Ran Ont of RatiOns and Were Forced
to FOrage-Regiments at Camp
Thomas That May Go to Porto Rico.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.


CLIFTON STATION, Va, Aug. g.
Friends at home need not expect to hear
from the boys of the Northumberland
fifty ninth Indiana regularly nowadays or TO
nave letters from Indiana reach them with
any certainty. The destination of the
marching troops still remains a mystery,
even to it's commanding officers. 1t has
been stated that Manassas was to be the
permanent camp To-day it was announced
that the march would be resumed at 5
o'clock Sunday morning and ten miles would
be covered before noon This will take the
division to Chapel Springs, four miles from
said that the command will camp at
that point for some time This is
only conjecture, however. Orders were is
sued tonight for all officers to send extra
baggage to Clifton to be shipped by freight
whenever called for. This is an indication
that General Davis himself does not know
the ultimate destination Of the troops under
his. command.
The claim of damages to adjoining proper
ty will Se very heavy, due to the fact
largely that the men did not have the prop
er rations for such a march. Beef was
slaughtered in many instances and chicken
Hundred and fifty-ninth Indiana was
charged with having destroyed a private
graveyard in the search for relics of the
late war. This was found TO be untrue. In
this case some other regiment guilty.
No one is seriously i'll to-day but many are
ailing. G. w. B.
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REVENUE LAW RULINGS
BATCH OF OPINIONS GIVEN OUT BY
THE COMMISSIONER.
When Deeds, COnveyances, Certifi-
Gates, Receipts, ETC., Must Be
Stamped Under the New Law.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6.-The commits
sioner of internal revenue has decided that
deeds to cemetery lots, which convey only
the right to burial therein, to erect monu-
ments, etc., do not require a revenue stamp
under the law. He has held, also. in another
case, that on deeds of conveyance, the tax
should be computed on the true value OF
the property conveyed; that on deeds con-
veying only a specified fractional interest IN
undivided property the tax should be COM
puted on the actual value of the interest
conveyed also, that all deeds of convey
ance, where the value of the property ex-
ceeds 800, must be stamped The fact that
the deed is deed of gift from husband and
wife does not exempt it from tax. In States
where property cannot be conveyed directly
from husband to wife, but must be conveyed
through third party, both deeds must be
stamped according to the true value of the
property conveyed. A quit-claim deed, or a
deed made to cure defect in a previous
deed, must be stamped. Deeds of release,
executed with the forms and solemnity of
conveyance of right, title or interest in real
estate are held to be subject to tax.
A certificate on the back or margin of a
mortgage that the mortgage has been salts
fled requires stamp as certificate. Where,
however, the local laws authorize entry in
satisfaction upon the record, and the mort
gage is thus Cancelled, such entry does not
require a stamp. Letters of administration,
letters testamentary or of guardianship, it
is held, do not require stamps, but petition
for the appointment of administrators, ex-
ecutors, or guardians, do require stamps,
as do bonds of administrators ex-
ecutors or guardians. No stamp is required
on certificate of tax sale for unpaid taxes
nor on the certificate of redemption from
sale.
1t is held, also. that every separate con-
signment of goods delivered for storage re-
qures a receipt which must be stamped If
the consignment requires several days in
delivery. 1T need not, however, have but one
tax of % cents on it's receipt If it can be
shown to be but one consignment If no
warehouse receipt is issued the book of the
express company delivering the conslgn-
ment being signed as receipt the stamp
should be affixed thereto. Mere local oper-
ators for the delivery of packages, baggage
and the like within the same town may give
receipts which are not required to be
dtion to the regular storage charge an adj
ditional responsibility is assumed the in
Strument is taxed and stamped as an inSur-
ance policy at the rate of cent on each
dollar of premium charged. 1t is also held
that where a policy of life insurance is as
signed as collateral security for loan ex-
ceeding $1,000 it should be stamped as
pledge according to the amount of the debt
secured and not according to the face of
the policy.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
LEBANON, Ind, Aug. 6.-Boone county
Republicans nominated the following ticket
this afternoon: Samuel Hayworth, of Sugar
Creek township, for representative; C. D.
Orear, of Jackson, for prosecutor; ]. M.
Worley, of Marion township, for clerk; J.
NJ Harmon, of Eagle. for auditor; Samuel
Wiley, of Harrison. for treasurer; l.. Ken
worthy, of Sugar Creek, for sheriff; James
Il. Branhard, Of Union for recorder; COL
A. o. Miller of Center, for coroner; ]. A.
Hackersmith, of Jefferson, for surveyor; c.
o. Brown, of Jefferson for commissioner of
Second district; Thomas N. Shera, of jack
son, for commissioner Of the Third district.
The resolutions indorse McKinley's admins
tration, the public acts of Senator Fair
banks and Congressman Lands and the ad-
ministration of Governor Mount. The reso-
lutions also Endorsed the state platform of
the convention on the money question.
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May Remain at Dunn Loring.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6.-The question of
the removal of the First Division from
Camp Alger depends on the recommended
ton of General Butler, who is inspecting
the ground at Manassas. The camp at Dunn
Loring has proved so satisfactory that the
troops may remain there a month longer.
The regimental surgeons report the typhoid
epidemic we'll under control. To-days record
of typhoid in the First Division includes
sixteen cases, as follows: Privates Bertrand,
Company K, Fourth Missouri; Kelly. -,
Second Tennessee; Tawlamb -, Sixth
Pennsylvania; Lenach, Company d, First
Rhode Island Wilson and Herman, Com
pany l, Twenty-second Kansas; Jessup,
Company NJ. Thirty-fourth Michigan
Goldman Company M, Thirty-third Michi-
Kelly, Company H, and Privates Weyand.
Company A; Huck, Company F; Hack
Company H; Hurley Company d; Armous.
Company X, and Harrington Company l.,
Sixty-fifth New York. 1t is fortunate that
these cases are growing less as the Fort
Myer Hospital could not take care Of any
more.
The paymaster to-day paid off the First
Connecticut and Third Vermont. Tomorrow
he will visit the camp of the Thirteenth
Pennsylvania.
Myer during the day from the regiments
ordered to Manassas. They were mostly
men who while ill had been considered well
enough to march when the camp was
broken, but who became seriously ill on
the road. They include six from the Thirty
third and Thirty-fourth Michigan, and five
from the Ninth Massachusetts. The hos
pitai at Fort Myer is now crowded, and the
commanding officer says it will be impos-
sible at present to make room for any more.
The old riding school building at the fort
is being fitted up for hospital purposes, and
when that is completed two hundred more
can be accommodated.
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ON THE PAINTED DESERT.
Wonderful Beauty of the Grand Cam
yOn of the Colorado.

T. NJ. Prudden, in Harper
You swing across the plateau and slide
and Chamber down again. But with the de-
other world. The vision no longer revels
in those upland spaces which raise the spirit
into exultdnt mastery. 1t may be desper-
ate labyrinth of gorges along which now
you fare, whose grotesque and threatening
walls crowd in upon the way in stolid, bru-
tai insistence 1t may be a broad valley
with dry, level grassy bottom, and bor-
dered by miles of majestic cliffs stretching
away in broad paneled and buttressed
sweeps. AMI beset with alcoves here and
the way. But there is more than shade in
these cool recesses, for it is only when you
get well back in the shadow so that the
eyes are released from the glare of the sun,
that you realize the full richness and beau
ty of the great masses OF simple color which
dominate these wastes Perhaps ahead of
you the valley narrows, the buttressed cliffs
you ride. while great rock pillars and colos-
sal obelisks tower here and there above the
walls cleaning in gray or bun or pink or
sky. Or the valley may open out upon
sweep Of sandy plain, its buff and yellow
stretches beset with billowy masses of the
sage, now gray, now lilac-tinted through the
shimmering air. with an elusive purple
among the shadows of it's leaves, which, as
you rustic by them, fling faint aroma on
the air. You look across this tremuloUs
stretch of lilac and purple and gold. like a
brilliant restless sea struck motionless, with
its waves abreak, to the far horizon upon
which rise miles of gorgeous buttes-wh1te,
yellow purple, orange and hrown--all alive
with the intense shadows which come and
GO upon their rugged faces
Now and then the bot quivering air plays
strange tricks with the vision as you ride
over the sandy reaches Of the bottoms. The
cliffs shoot up in waverfng pinnacles, rock
columns rise and hang in swaying, pointed
masses above their real selves. then slowly
dWindle and fade or draw upward and fash
out Of sight. A few times have seen beau
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PART OF wADE's FORCE.
Seven Regiments at Camp Thomas
May Be Sent to Porto Rico.

CHICKAMAUGA PARK, Ca, Aug. g.
Major General Breckenridge, commanding
at Camp Thomas, received formal notice
to-day from the War Department desgnat-
ing the following regiments at this camp as
a part of the force to go to Porto Rico
under Major General Wade: First Yer
mont, First New Hampshire, Third Ten
nessee, First Maine, First Arkansas, First
West Virginia, Fifty-second Iowa. The
colonies commanding these regiments were
directed to report at once by wire to Cen
eral Wade at Washington for Instructions.
Since the inspection OF the sanitary con-
Gitions of Camp Thomas by Major Hopkins
and Major Reed an active movement is on
foot to improve these conditions and to
guard against the indiscretions which have
caused fever to make its appearance in a
number of the regiments. Upon this sub
ject General Breckenridge wired to Wash
ington suggesting certain steps that should
be taken to improve the health of the camp.
To-day the general received a telegram
from the War Department authorizing him
to make such improvements as he deemed
necessary to promote the health of the
soldiers Acting on this authority General
out his plans.
The officers are now discussing a plan to
take all the Troops out OF camp lnO09S
for a week or more, with view to benefit
ing them by. the change.
Under direction OF General Boynton a
chemical analysis of the water from the
various wells and springs at the park has
just been completed and found to be abso-
lutely pure and wholesome. The result has
been formally reported TO the secretary of
war.
on account of errors the paymasters
have again been delayed in the work of
paying the men at Camp Thomas. The
money is here, but until the pay rolls can
be revised it cannot be handed out. The
regimental officers are now busiiy engaged
Strengthening up their lists, and all will be
III shape early next week
The Signal Corps found IL impossible to
get away to-day and will leave tomorrow
morning. The men of this corps have been
paid up to Aug. l.
Lieut.. Col Good has received his commits
sion as colonel of the First Pennsylvania.
Major Williams and Captain Todd have also
received their commissions. the former be-
ing commissioned as lieutenant colonel and
the latter as major, to succeed Major Will
liams Colonel Good is indisposed, being
threatened with fever. His commission as
colonel dates from May II, the date on
winch Colonel bowman was mustered out.
Colonel Whipple. the provost marshal of
Camp Thomas. has given notice that he viii
keep provost guard at Chattanooga next
week. The guard will prevent any repeti-
ton or the disorderly scenes which followed
the last pay day.
A number of regiments moved their camps
to-day. The many removals made during
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-07

Leonard Whiteker Tells How They
Shot Spaniards at Santiago.

opeclal 10 the indianapolis journal.
KOKOMO. Ind, Aug. 6.-Leonard F.
Whiteker. of this county a member Of Com
pany +, Sixteenth United States regulars,
who was reported missing since the fight
at Santiago, has been heard from. Whiteker
wrote his relatives here that he is still alive.
After receiving a frightful wound in the
side he refused to be taken from the field
and was in all the fighting. He was not TAX
en- to the hospital and his wounds were not
reported, he being cared for by comrade.
who bandaged his lacerated side and dressed
the wounds daily. In the letter, written to a
friend, he says: my regiment was all
through the fight. We had eighty-five
wounded and l was one of them. / was hit
in the ribs, but it never stopped me from
duty. They wanted me to go to the hospital
but | would not go. Some of the boys who
were hit in the arm let the surgeons monk
ey with them, with the result that blood
poison set in and the arms were cut off,
concluded to take my chances outside and
my wounds are healing nicely This kind of
life just suits me. Shooting Spanards is
just like shooting squirrels and fully as
much fun. We shot them like dogs, and the
sharpShooters who were up in trees, we
shot like squirrels But they are fighters,
too. In fact. regular devils to fight Santiago
is beautiful place of twenty thousand in
habitants :! am good for whole lot of
fighting yet"
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FOR MANILA AND HONOLULU.
Departure of the Transports Tacoma,
Lakme and G.. G. Nelson.

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 6. - The trans
ports Lakme and Charles Nelson, which re-
ceived attachments of the New York regl-
ment and engineer corps yesterday, left
to-day for Honolulu. At s o'clock this
morning the Nelson hoisted her anchor, and
without any of the ceremonies which have
marked the departure of previous trans
ports started on her voyage for Honolulu.
The Lamke in a similar manner started on
her voyage at o'clock, and an hour later
the ship Tacoma, with horses and mules on
board was towed out to sea, and, catching
a fair wind, spread all her canvas and at u
clipping gait started for her long voyage
to Manila. The soldiers on the Lakme and
Nelson were in high spirits, for they realized
that they were destined to the paradise of
the Pacific, where a bounteous welcome
was awaiting them and where their duties
will be of the lightest character.
Brigadier General King has announced his
Intention of sailing with the troops on the
transport Arizona which he expects will
OF the Fifty-tirst Iowa Volunteers, has re-
celVed a telegram from Congressman Hull,
or that State, advising him that his regi-
ment would certainly be sent to Manila. AS
soon as the news was communicated to his
command the band paraded through the
streets OF the camp
The ships of tie first transport fleet to
Manila are expected to return in about ten
days, and, with the Scandal and Arizona
now IN preparation. will form the second
expedition for Manila. This expedition will
be under the command of Brigadier General
KING. The Scandal and the Arizona will
take the Seventh California Regiment. two
battailons of the Eighteenth and Twenty
third Regiment. and nine hundred recruits
Tor the regiments which have already de-
parted
Before Sept. Is all the troops now in Camp
here Will probably have been dispatched to
Manila, for with the return of the first
transport feet and its second departure the
bulk of the men in camp can be taken care
Of The second fleet will probably return
before the end of August, ana these ships.
consisting of the China, Colon, Zelandia
and Senators will more than suffice to take
what is left in camp after the Australia.
FelIing and Sydney have sailed.
The quarterly report of the Manufac-
turers and Producers Association shows
that the war has caused contracts of vari-
GUS kinds to be made in this city for about
$2000000
Quartermaster Sergeant Workman Com
pany @, First Tenn essee. who recently as
saulted Private Neal, of the same COM
pany with q Ratchet, has been sentenced by
the Second Brigade court-martial to pay a
fine of $40 and to serve twenty days at hard
labor. lie must also descend to the ranks.
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AN OLD SOLDIER ASSAULTED.
Samuel Eaves Attacked by Two I'm
known Men.

Samuel Eaves, an old soldier, was at
tackled at his home, 523 West Morris street,
last night by two unknown men. They
asked first for his son Thomas, but before
caves could turn to answer them one seized
him and struck him several blows on the
head with some blunt weapon. He called
loudly for help and Morris Mack, who lives
nearby, ran to his assistance The men fled
and were pursued several squares, but were
not caught. Mr.. Eaves is a pensioner and
it is probable that hope of getting this
money attracted the men to the house.
Nothing, however, was taken. Several
gashes were cut in Eaves's head and medi-
cal attention was needed at once.
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BOND COUPONS NOT PAID.
Their Alleged Owner Left Them at a
Bank and Was Later Arrested.

NEW YORK, Aug. 6.-Twenty coupons of
United States bonds, of the issue of 1896,
each worth SO, are held by the Third Ma
tional Bank of Jersey City pending set
Element of the question as to their owner
ship. They were brought to the bank to-
day by william Kywaston. who says he is
third officer of the ocean liner Britannia,
and who asked that the sum they repre-
scented be paid TO him. Kywaston was not
known TO the cashier. whose questions so
confused the holder of the coupons that.
leaving them in the hands of the cashier. he
left the bank. He was followed. however,
into the custody of an officer. Kywaston
will not explain how the coupons came into
his possession. They are from bonds num-
bered 5s4s0 TO 5S49S, inclusive. and 555l9.
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MIR. Tracewell Proud of His State.
Snnoinl 10 the IndianannIis Journal.


WASHINGTON, Aug. 6.-R. r. Trace
well, controller of the treasury. who is
back from Indiana. is greatly pleased with
the work of the Republican state conven-
ton. He describes the ticket as one of the
very strongest that could have been nomi-
mated and as one which will continually
grow in favor with the people He found
leaders and representatives of the party in
the best of spirits and encouraged by the
bright prospects. Mr.. Tracewell spent a
couple of weeks in the southern part of the
State The whole population of southern In
diana is in prosperous state and in con-
tented frame of mind. He never saw or heard
of such crops since he was born. The wheat
yield averages over twenty bushels to the
acre, the highest ever known in his own
county, previously being about fourteen
bushels. Others crops are in proportion. Mr..
Tracewell returns to Washington proud of
his State.
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Troops at Miami Ordered to Prepare
10 Accompany General Wade.


TO Accompany General Wade.
JACKSONVILLE. Fla, Aug. 6.-Orders
have been received for the First North
Carolina Regiment, in camp here. and the
First Alabama and Second Texas Regi-
ments, now at Miami, to communicate with
General Wade at Washington and to hold
themselves in readiness for an early de-
parture for Porto Rico. These orders were
sent from Washington before the prospects
for peace were so favorable as they are
now and it is surmised that there may be a
change and that the regiments will remain
in the State.
Brig. Gen. w. w. Gordon and staff, of the
First Division Seventh Army Corps, have
come up from Tampa and taken up their
headquarters here.
Major Harrison. as provost marshal. has
had five companies on duty to-day doing
provost guard duty. The fact that the
troops are being paid off and the natural
inclination at such times for more or less
boisterousness to display itself has made a
precaution of this kind expedient.
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chance for versailles Lynchers.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
BATESVILLE, Ind, Aug. SION Thurs
day, while many of the country people of
Ripley county were attending the Osgood
fair, thieves entered several houses south
of here in the vicinity of Schuters corner
and Ballstown. The alarm was given and
Zeph Heustus. of Lawrenceburg, and Sher-
man Weathers, a negro of Lebanon, KY,
were captured under threat of being shot
The prisoners were brought here and put in
Jail until trial could be arranged before
Squire Stowe. The prisoners waived exam
ination and were yesterday taken to Yer
SailleS by Marshall George Dettmer to
await trial at the September term Of court
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Blame for Fridays wreck.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind, Aug g. -
Word from Wavelard, near where a Van
dalia passenger train and freight train COL
lided last evening, brings the information
that Engineer John Higley, of the passen-
ger train. of Logansport, died this morning,
and Fireman Whillig. of the freight train.
was dying Engineer Bairsdorf. of the
freight, is censured for not stopping at the
junction switch. He ran past this and also
the Stock-yards switch. The freight con-
ductor was unable to stop him for some
cause, and as he was badly injured in the
wreck he is unable to account for il. Some
control but he did not indicate that any
thing was wrong. Warren Milliser, the pas
senger fireman jumped and escaped. The
baggage car was thrown from the track
and the two engines mashed.
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new Houston Hotel was built this season
and opened in July. J. G.. Heylniann & Son
have begun the erection of large brick
w9reroom and salesroom to meet the de-
mands Of their large and increasing buggy
and carriage trade. The Heinzman Broth
ers will build a large brick block on West
Connor street during the next few months.
Our canning factory starts Monday and ex-
poets to turn out the largest pack of corn
and tomatoes since it was built. All other
factories in the city running with a full
force. Business with the merchants is good
and prosperity seems to be general among
all classes
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SPIRITS NAMED THE TICKET.
How the Old Machine Was Able to
Perpetuate Itself.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
ANDERSON, Ind, Aug. 6-There was
general surprise all over the State this
morning when it was learned that at the
state convention yesterday the old officers
had reelected the old officers to manage
the affairs of the Indiana Association of
Spiritualists another year. The secret
leaked out to-day. The night before the
convention. 1t is claimed, the spirit of the
late Mrs. Colby Luther. who at the time of
her death last fall was vice president ma
terialized and advised delegates to vote for
the old officers, stating that she foresaw
threatened disruption ahead. and that old
and wise and experienced heads should be
in charge of affairs. The states had been
arranged differently for the election, but
this advice from the spirit land was taken