The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1898-05-13
HEMENWAY SHOWS MOUNTS
PERFlDY.
Documents in Evidence TO prove that
the ,i0vernor broke His Promise.

Nv dll-N lil' ' Rhll'is
Mayor Akin received the follow
inc letter from Congressman Hem
enway yesterday. 1t presents a
resume Of the part Governor Mount
has taken in the direction OF the
Indiana troops-a part that has
been sufficiently odious to the peo-
pie of Evansville. 1t explains it.
self;
Hon. VIM. Akin, jr, Mayor Of the
City of Evansville, Ind.
Dear Sir:-I am in receipt OF
yours of recent date, approved by
J Hatfield, president OF
the city council, thanking me in
behalf of the citizens OF Evans
Vile for the interest | had taken in
securing the order for Indiana
troops to rendezvous at Evansv lie,
and | assure you that | appreciate
their thanks. There has been
much Misrepresentation about this
matter, and think the citizens OF
Evansville and the first district
should know the facts as the records
show them. On the 25th day OF
April, the following message was
sent to the governor OF Indiana:
Washington, ID. c., Apr. 20, '9S.
To the Governor:-The number
of troops from your state under the
call Of the president, dated April
%, 1898, is 3, 442 men.
1t is the wish of the president
that the regiments of the national
guards or state militia shall be used
as far as their numbers will permit
for the reason that they are armed
equipped and drilled. Please wire
as early as early a. possible wha
equipments, ammunition, arms
blankets. tents, etc, you have anc
what additional you will require
Please also state when troops will be
ready for muster into United States
service. Details to follow by mail
SECRETARY OF WAR.
On the same day a letter OF in
struction followed, which is as fol
lows:
"Washington, ID. c., Apr. 10, '9S
To the Governor of Indiana:
Sir:-Under the act of cong'es
to provide for temporary increasing
the military establishment OF th'
United States in time Of war, anC
for other purposes, approved Apr
23d, 1898, and call for l25 900 vol
unteers by dire ction of the president
have the honor to request you Z
provide from your state the quot;
of volunteers as follows: To serv'
N the arms Of the service as desig
mated for two years, etc, unless
sooner discharged. Attached vii
be found a statement showing tn
organization of artillery, cavalr.
and infantry.
Please cause the adjutant genera
of the army to be informed OF tn
time your quota will be at its rem
devious, as it will be met as soon a
practicable thereafter by an officer
TO muster it into the service am
paw of the United States. Tn
muste,ing officer will be INSTRUCTED
to receive no man under the ram
of commissioned officer, who Is II
years over 45 OF under IS, or wh'
is not in physical strength and VIC
or. As soon az mustered into tn
United States service, it is the IN
tention that troops from your stat
shall be assembled with others TO
instruction and service under tn
direction of the major general com
manding the army at some point Q
points to be designated hereafter
II is desired for reasons stated 1
telegram of this date that as Tar a
practical, national guards be give
preference.
The rendezvous for your stat
will be Evansville. If for an
causeit is found necessary to chang
point Of concentration, your recon-
mendation is requested. Yer
respectfully, SEcl'Y OF WAR.
And the statement was given cu
to the Associated Press, and othe
news agencies that Evansville ha
: been designated as the place OF rer
, devious for the troops OF the stat
of Indiana, and appeared in II
daily papers on the morning OF II
, 10Th. And | had no doubt that Il
governor of Indiana, as an impa
: tial and fair governor, would chee
, fully comply with the request
! the war department, fixing Evan
Vile as the place OF rendezvou
/. until read in the lndianapol
(. Journal that when his attention wi
!. called to the dispatches from Was
|, ington fixing Evansville, that
/. said he could not believe it, al
when it was confirmed he said
would do what he could to have c