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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-16
SAN FRANCISCO MAN CHOSEN.
Col. G.. r. Stone Elected President of
Republican National League.

OMAHA, Neb, July 15.-Col. George e.
Stone, of San Francisco, president of the
California State League, was elected pres
ident of the Republican National League
at the concluding session to-day. 1t was
close vote between him and J. Goodman
Boyd, of Baltimore on the first ballot,
which stood; Stone, 52l Boyd, 5SS; E. N.
Dingley, of Michigan, 1877; 1sador Robel, of
Pennsylvania, PA. An effort by some one
in the convention, either a Maryland dele
gate or pretending to be one, to cast the fif-
~ votes of Virginia, a State not represented
in the convention at all, for Boyd, along
with Stones still hunt work ever since he
came, he being the first candidate on the
ground, and Pennsylvania throwing its $50
votes to Stone and Illinois It's 81, gave the
election TO Stone on the very next ballot d.
II. Slime of Newport, KY, who had been
made the secretary to fill out the uneXpired
term of Major Bowling, of Rennville, Mimi,
was elected secretary by reclamation, also
NJ. u. Young, of Pennsylvania, treasurer.
Invitations from Judge h. I. scott, or
Texas, and Major John Espy, or Minnesota.
for the next convention, two years hence,
to be held at Galveston and ST. Paul, re-
spectively, were formally offered and re-
ferred to the executive committee. As bien-
NAL sessions have been decided on, the OFF,
GERS will hold for two years.
The executive committee of the National
Republican League decided to retain its
headquarters in the Auditorium Hotel, Chi
cage. The committee adjourned without
agreeing upon any plans Tor the next con-
vention. leaving the matter 10 be settled at
some future timM
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ENTERING ON A NEW ERA.
Senator Davis on the Fall of Santiago
and This COuntry's Future.

ST. PAUL, Mimi, July Ex-senator Cush-
man K Davis chairman Of the Senate
committee on foreign relations, arrived
home from Washington just in time to be
welcomed by the news from Santiago. 1T
is a great victory for the American arms.
he said, 1.-The fall of the city is splendid
accomplishment and carries forward finely
the operations planned by our strategic
board. The result amply vindicates the wis
dom of our commanders at the front in
sparing a conflict which must have resulted
in great loss of life. The city is taken and
the Spanish army is removed.
"This clears the way for the projected
move upon Porto Rico, which / trust will
begin at once. 1t is perhaps more important
in it's consequences than the siege of San
tiago. Porto Rico is much more desirable
possession than Cuba, more healthful and
the land is pleasant. l have no doubt Porto
Rico will soon be ours.
I'VE are entering upon new era. The
flag will not be lowered from Havana and
the fate of the Philippines is linked with
the destiny of the Republic. This Nation in
the near future is to become the leading
factor in International politics. We cannot
retreat TO our former policy of isolation.
In the domain of the Pacific ours is hence
forth the paramount power, and we cannot
escape the responsibility. The future OF an
unborn empire of the west-the furthest
west that borders on the CASTLES in our
hands. / believe we shall be equal to this
responsibility. We can take care of all the
possessions We may acquire and comfort
ably shoulder all the tremendous duties we
may assume We shall find the necessary
resources OF craftsmanship, the qualities of
diplomacy, the strength of rulership that Is
our heritage. The future broadens before us
in wonderful ways we could not have fore
seen. We may go to meet it's destinies, calm,
confident: secure In the might Of. the Nation
and the business of it's purpose"
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READY FOR STATE ISSUES.

Somewhere in the course of the dreary
length of the platform of the Democratic
state convention is a general arraignment of
the Republican policy in the State. While
the Republican organization and the state
convention are in no lack of available is
sues, they should not fail to meet this ar
raignment in the party platform. Republic
an legislatures and state officers have kept
the party pledges, and Republicans should
make the achievements of their representa-
tives feature in the party platform When
the Republican party came into power after
the election of 1894 the compensation of state
officers, by reason of cutting off of thesfees,
was reduced thousands of dollars. Demo
cratic estimates made the compensation of
the auditor of state in two terms COM
Portable fortu lie, while the emoluments OF
the attorney general amounted to more than
is now received by the attorney general,
auditor and secretary. Tens of thousands of
dollars have been saved to the treasury by
the action of the Republican Legislature of
1885. The fee and salary bill may contain
some irregularities, but thus far no difficult
ty has been experienced in getting men to
accept the positions at the present compen-
sation. By carefully made contract for
state printing in 1895, $4,000 was saved. The
general management of the state institu-
tons has never before been upon a business
plane.
The work of the last Legislature was in
the same line. The board of arbitration
which was created by that body has been
doing an excellent work. Governor Mount
was fortunate in the selection of its mem
bers, and more than score of labor
troubles have been adjusted to the advan-
tage of both parties. The factory inspection
legislation in the hands of an intelligent
man has been beneficial to labor without in
jury to an employer. The Null law, So
called, has made necessary a system of
accounting with the auditor similar to that
required by the general government and in
all well-managed business concerns. Those
who have fallen into the loose habits Of past
years may complain, but the taxpayers will
approve, and for the people and taxpayers
of Indiana the government should be de-
signed.
If there were any lack of issues the pres
ent year the Republicans could vindicate
their right to continuance in power by their
record in the management of the affairs of
the State.
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NO BONDS FOR BANKS
SUBSCRIPTIONS ny INDTyIDUAHs
WILL RECEIVE PREFERENCE.
Statement from Secretary Gnge-FuII
$2OO,OOO,0OO Subscribed for I'm
Amounts of About $4,000 or Less.

WASHINGTON. July 15.-Assistant Sec
rotary Vanderlip said tonight that correct-
ed figures show the total subscriptions to
the war bond issue amounts in round num-
bers, including syndicate bids. to s.. 1866, Co.,
000 Mr.. Vanderlip stated that those SUBJ
scriptions for amounts below 5000 will be
allotted, those for exactly that amount will
be awarded. and the subscriptions for more
than 5000 will be rejected. The subscrip-
tons for amounts above $500 will total $780,
100000
In speaking of the bond issue to-day, Sec
rotary Gage said that accurate figures could
not be made up for a number of days. The
first issue of the bonds will be made on the
18th of the present month, and from that
time forward daily shipments would be
made up to the full capacity of the Bureau
of Engraving and Printing. Secretary Gage
has made public the following: 1T may
now be considered a settled fact that no
allotment of bonds can be made to banks.
corporations or other forms of associated
capital. The subscriptions made by indi-
viduals receive preference under the law,
and the aggregate of individual subscrip-
tions is far in excess of the total amount OF
bonds offered In fact, no allotment to in
dividual subscriptions will be possible where
such subscriptions are in excess of 5000.
That is to say, the full $500, 1900 has been
SUBSIDIZED for by individuals in amounts OF
about 5000 or less. In due course, sub
scribers to whom allotments will be made
will be officially advised of the fact, and all
these fortunate ones ought to receive such
advices by Aug. /, or at the least by Aug.
Is. Subscribers who may by this announce
ment be informally advised that they are
entitled to allotments are required to await
official notice before making payments. The
official notice will cover full particulars as
to how to make payment, and thus misvn-
Outstanding and arrangement will be avoid
ed. The bonds will not begin to draw inter
est until Aug. l."
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BRITISH AND AMERICAN GuNNERs.

London dispatches say that the Hon. Cum
ningham Graham, an ex-member of Parlia-
ment, has published a statement that the
good craftsmanship OF the American ships
at Manila was due to the fact that Admiral
Dewey's guns were handled by British gun
ners. who had deserted from British war
ships at Hong-Kong under promise from
Dewey Of $500 a month. The Hon. Cunning
ham Graham must be an ass of a very ex-
ceptional kind TO expect such a statement
to receive any credence from sane persons.
The truth is American gunners have always
been noted for superior craftsmanship. The
British are fairly good in that line but not
remarkable. In both of our wars with Eng
land. and especially In that OF lsl2. our gum
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ners more than once proved their superiori-
ty and 1t is probably more decided now
than ever before. No other navy gives as
much attention to target practice as our
navy does. 1t has been stated recently that
the British naval authorities were going to
give much more attention to target practice
in the future than they have done hereto
fore. Less than two weeks ago Mr..
Goschen, the first lord of the admiralty,
and the member of the Cabinet who attends
to naval matters, made a public defense
of the navy on the floor of the House
against current charges. He said there was
no reason to believe that there was any
foundation for the disquieting reports as to
the craftsmanship of the captains of guns
of her Majesty's ships He denied the re-
port that portions of the ammunition di-
rected to be expended in quarterly target
practice was sometimes thrown overheard
instead of being fired at the target, and also
that many of the shots were wild and ran
dom. He said the Admiralty were giving
their earnest attention to the best means
of improving the standard of marksman-
ship in the navy, and were carefully con-
sidering whether any further regulations on
the subject were needed. These remarks
from the first lord of the admiralty showed
that Englishmen themselves do not regard
their naval gunnery as at all superior. By
the way, the craftsmanship shown at San
tiago was even better than that at Manila,
because all the ships were going at full
speed, yet every one of the Spanish ships
was riddled. The truth is the British navy
has never shown any craftsmanship at all
compared to that shown by our ships in this
war; and so far from borrowing their gun
ners they would better take lessons from US
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the State.

The recruiting officers for the regular
army are required to reject men of intern
perate and criminal habits. This is as it
should be. Only the best men should be
permitted to serve a Nation in responsible
and honorable positions. BY far the larger
part of the volunteers are young men who
in character and intelligence are the flower
of the land. When. therefore, court per-
mits a man to escape Jail by enlisting in q
company of young men of good character. it
unwittingly does them grave injustice. Be-
sides a low, vicious and lawbreaking man
is, ten to one, guardhouse soldier.
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PANIC At SAN JUAN.
Porto Ricans Fear Attack by Amer
leans and Are DESERVING the City.

ST. THOMAS. Danish West Indies. July
15.-Advices received here from San Juan
de Puerto Rico show the inhabitants of that
place are greatly alarmed They expect
the port will be attacked by the Americans.
The terrified inhabitants are fleeing into the
interior. and 1t is said the city and suburbs
are practically deserted.
10 D. m.-The family OF Captain General
Macias. of Porto Rico, passed here to-day
on an Italian steamer bound for Spain. The
United States auxiliary cruiser Yosemite.
which has been doing blockade duty at San
Juan de Puerto Rico, mas also arrived here.
She has been relieved at San Juan by the
cruiser New Orleans. The Yosemite is coal
ing and probably will remain several days.
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Another Muncie Man in Luck.
;uecial to the INDIANAPOLIS Journal

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON. July 15.-Another Num-
Gle, Ind, man has secured comfortable
berth through the efforts of Mr.. Perry S.
Heath. This time it is S. p. Anthony, and
he is booked for collector of customs at
Ceder Keys. Fla. Anthony, who is a men,
Der of one of the richest and most infiuen-
tial families In Delaware county. has been
living most of the time for fifteen years at
Ocala, Fla He went out after the postmas-,
tership of Ocala first, but the local machine
was against him and he has been switched
for another and in many respects prefera~
BILE appointment. se5
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
NEW ALBANY. Ind. July 15.-Lleutenant Har-
Ian Hill Barnum adjutant of the Tenth United
States Cavalry who was wounded In the storm
ing of San Juan heights before Santiago on the
morning of July 2. arrived here to-day TO remain
during his leave of absence with his wife
parents Colonel and Mrs. e. A. Maginness. He
Is not much impressed with the Cuban soldiers
and for fighting they have been of little service.
He believes the loss in the two days fighting
would have been much less II the infantry had
been supported by artillery. II is a coincidence
that Gen Henry Barnuni wounded in the
hattie al Malvern Hill just thirtysix years before
his son was wounded at san Juan.
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THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL.

Can be found at the following places:
NEW TORK-Astor House.
CHICACO-PaImer House, p o. News Co.. PIT
Dearborn street, Great Northern Hotel and
cINcTNNATI-J. r. Hawley Co.. 154 Vine
street.
LoUIsvILLE-C. T. Deering. northwest corner
OF Third and Jefferson streets and Louisville
Book Co., 256 Fourth avenue
81. LoUIs-Union News Company. Union Depot.
WASHINGTON, D. C.-Riggs House. Ebbitt
House and Wizards Hotel.
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A correspondent of the New York su

referring to the advance on Santiago says:
To one who has seen battles this tells
great story of a never-retreating line, per-
feet discipline and constant looking after
the men by the officers. 1t entities every
officer in the command to more than ordi-
nary credit, and shows what can be done by
American troops when organized, dis
ciplined and lea by men of such superior
character as Henry w. Lawton. 1t is only
what was expected of him by his old COM
rades of Grants army.
Yet there were local strategists and or
ganizers hereabout who protested vigor-
ously against CHASING Lawton as an In
diana man.
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ARMY APPOINTMENTS.
Four Brigadier Generals Named by
the Prcsident-Miley Promoted.

the Prcsident-Mtley Promoted.
WASHINGTON. July 15.--The President
to-day mode the following appointments:
To be Brigader Generals of Volunteers
William S. Worth Edward p. Pearson,
Emerson H. Lscum, Esram p. Ewers.
To be Assistant Adjutant General, with
rank OF Major-John D. Miley.
To be Captains of Infantry--Benjamin AL
word, William H. Sage, George H. Patient.
Edward o. c. Ord, John A Dapray, John f.
Morrison.
To be Captains of Fifth Volunteer In
fantry-Rotert S. league, Thomas H. I'm
derwood, Walton Shields, James G. Nixon.
Edward S. Whitaker, Thomas H. Sharp,
kiDble J. Harrison.
To be First Lieutenants Fifth Volunteer
Infantry-Byron DoZier, Dabney B. Hood,
Marion Letcher, William ]. Jennings, Will
liam Grainshaw, Thomas B. Frank, George
G. Whitehead, Arthur W. Orton, Philip H.
Stern, Norman c. Jones. Claude A. Allen.
To be Second Lieutenants. Fifth Volunteer
Infantry-Robert T. Billiard, George G.
Baird. Virgil p Randolph Charles j. From
berg. Thomas L. Anglin, John Burke.
Thomas w. Trainer, William A. Grassland,
jr Jennings j. Pierce, Walter c. Harkins.
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MANY Dan with Typhoid.

ATLANTA, Ca. July 15.-The hospital
train, bearing ninety privates. reached Fort
Mcpherson tonight. About half the men
are wounded and the others are i'll of
typhoid fever. "A number of the men were
unconscious when taken from the train and
the doctors say there are several who will
not recover Only those whose cases were
most serious were taken off here and the
train started for Fort Thomas, KY, after
midnight with those able to stand the ride.
A list of those left at Mcpherson cannot
be obtained before tomorrow.
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It was to be expected that ex-President
Hawaii. He signed the treaty of annexa-
ton in the closing days of his administra-
ton which Mr.. Cleveland withdrew from
the Senate In expressing his hearty APP
prevail of the measure General Harrison
says: I'm my opinion, 1t necessitates the
construction of the Nicaraguan canal
while there was need of this canal before.
It now becomes imperative" This is true
and the acquisition by the United States of
Porto Rico viii make the construction of
the canal doubIy imperative.
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WASHINGTON. July 15.-To-day's state
ment Of the condition Of the treasury shows,
Available cash balance. $241, 4S7,664; gold re
serve $177,z29,72S.
Representative James III. Lewis, of WASH
ington, to-day rendered his services as a
field officer in the volunteer army and feels
assured, unless prevented by peace move
ment, of an appointment as inspector or
ordnance.
Judge Penfield, solicitor Of the Department
Of State, has returned to mis- home in In
ness of the office in the hands of Assistant
Solicitor Van DaYne.
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Ii the ghosts of the military geniuses of
the past were to arise and view the achieve
ments OF our army and navy, how they
would rebuke the persons who complain of
the alleged "slowness'' of the two bodies re-
ferred to. The destruction of fleets and the
taking OF fortified cities never followed each
other in such swift succession in any pre-
vious war since the world began.
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seabord. Co. d. 2sth Inf.
Sheperd. Co. G.. 9th Inf
stephens, Co. I. 33d Michigan Vols.
Sutton, Co. II, list New York Vols.
Woodruff, Co. g. 33d Michigan Vols.
Wray, Co. H. I'd Inf.
Wright, Co. G, 10th Cay.
Wincoop, Co. E. 1st US. Vols.
Zitnik, Co. A, list New York Vols.
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The spirit of the French and Belgians at
Alexandria, this State, is indeed worthy of
emulation, and their three days celebration
of the victories of their adopted country
over treacherous enemy should be given
"a hand" all over the country. Were all
the European contributions to our popula-
ton of that sort the immigration question
would settle itself
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chandise held for better prices. The man
who laid by a thousand bushels of wheat
two years ago doubled his investment in
two years. Two dollars for one pays inter-
est for quite long term eff years
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If General Torals commissioners insist
that the Spaniards at Santiago must be
permitted to carry away their arms the ne
gotiations for surrender cannot be broken
off toolqdickly. This is a condition OF to be
entertained for a moment
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good scheme for this government to
adopt in taking the Spanish troops back to
Spain would be to use Commodore Watson $
squadron as a convoy for the transports
bearing the vanquished Dons. In that way
all uneasiness born of a fear of treachery
could be removed. and the prisoners could
be given a limited time to get out OF the
range OF the big guns before the lombard
ment should begin. This suggestion is given
IL
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London newspaper wits are having their
fun out of our war. One of them calls it
the "Yankee-Spankee'' war. Another sug
gests that Sampson. Dewey and Schley
should adopt for their motto the quotation
from Shakespeare. The labor We delight In
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BUBBLES IN THE AIR.
Nv InnuendO.

"Cholle is all right, but 1 think his ca
bles have been cut
Gables cut ?''
Yes He has no intelligence"
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ST have made one man unhappy to-day"
said the successful author.
Whom" asked his wife.
"Old Squeezefiint. He asked for my auto
graph, and l n ade out check for dol
lar and signed it. i know he is in misery,
thinking of that dollar he might have"
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During the last fiscal year the volume of
the currency in the country was increased
s197, 100000. or about u per cent. During the
same period the increase in population was
less than 2 per cent.
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IL the ten thousand Spanish prisoners cap
tured at Santiago could be given a glimpse
Of the greatness and resources of the
United States before they are sent back to
Spain they might become missionaries of
peace and common sense among their ig-
norant corntryrnen.
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People who thought there was not money
enough in the United States to do the bust
ness of the country should mediate for a
while on the fact that the people sub
scribed 81, 200, 600 600 for loan of s2OOOOO,OOO
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physics (S)pain.'' Still another thinks Amer
fcan gunners must be great optimists. be-
cause they take life so easily" These are
pointed thrusts, and they are not aimed
our way. either.
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Mathematical.

Maud married man a good deal older
than she, hear
Much older He is twice her real age
and three times her given age.
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After all, unconditional surrender is the
most satisfactory method of dealing with
Spaniards. When the surrender is uncondi-
tional there is no room for quibbling or de-
4.
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President Dole, of Hawaii is the only
man Of modern times who has had the Civ
ing away of a republic. and it looks as If
Spain might break the record as surren-
derer of islands.
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From the subscriptions to the popular
loan in Indianapolis it is very evident that
there are twenty government bondholders
now where there was one a short time ago.
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In national scope and lasting results the
victory OF the Treasury Department In ne
gctiating the popular war loan is as impor-
tant as either of our great naval victories.
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The wheat crop in Europe as well as in
4his country promises to be the larg-
est ever harvested. The wheat bins of the
world are empty sc that many million BUSH
els Will be needed to give producers and
dealers the standing surplus which gives
stability to the market. One year with an