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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-12
SHORT ON UNIFORMS.
Efforts to Get the New Orleans Con-
tingent to the Front.

The Second and Third Regiments, now the
Northumberland fifty-seventh and One
hundred-and-fifty-eig eighth Indiana Volunteers,
are not yet fully equipped for the trip to
New Orleans. The order for them to move
required that they be equipped before going,
and it is believed now that they may not get
away before Sunday or Monday, though it
is hoped that the equipment will be obtained
before that time. The order for the
movement of the Observation-Disclosures fifty
ninth (the old First Regiment of the Indi-
ana National Guard does not specify that
the men must be uniformed and equipped
before starting for Mobile, but states that
this may be completed at Mobile. 1t is pos
sible, therefore, that the old First Regiment
may be the first out of Camp Mount, or
that it may go at the same time as the
other two regiments and Battery A.
The delay in the Third and Second Regi-
ments is occasioned largely by the lack of
uniforms. Governor Mount has wired the
secretary of war several times, asking for
one thousand uniforms, but no answer has
been received 1t is considered strange that
no attention should be paid to the request,
when the War Department has notified the
Governor that these two regiments are ex-
pected to go to New Orl eans at once and has
asked what equipments are needed. Two
messages were sent to Secretary Alger yes
terday, but no reply was received.
1t is estimated that the deserters who
went nome, shielded Dy the OOVernOr
proclamation, and those soldiers who were
rejected by the examining. surgeons. took
with them no less than six hundred uni.
forms. They wore their uniforms here and
had nothing else to wear home. They all
promised to return them, but there have
been few responses. A militia officer sug-
geSted, too late for utility, that the uniforms
ought to have been taken away from the
deserters and they compelled to walk home
in barrel. This plan would probably have
enabled the Second and Third Regiments
to get away from Camp Mount a few days
earlier, but would likely have met with
serious objection.
Governor Mount says there are enough
blouses at Jeffersonville to supply the In
diana troops who are not uniformed. There
are no trousers, however, but he says the
men can leave here with civilians trousers
and depend on being supplied later with uni
form trousers If this plan is followed the
Second and Third Regiments can get away
by tomorrow evening.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-12
TO MOBILE.
Another Regiment Ordered for the
Cuban Invasion.


Cuban Invasion.
There was quite lull in war affairs about
the Governors office yesterday, which gave
rise to several conjectures as to what might
be transpiring in Washington. Only one
official telegram was received, but it was
rather significant. 1t came early in the
morning and from that time until the hour
of closing the office not a word was re-
ceived from the War Department. 1t was
expected that there would be numerous
messages regarding the equipment of the
troops and the progress they were making.
The widest of the conjectures 20 the
cause of the lull in proceedings came from
a man who is unofficially connected with the
Indiana National Guard He guessed that
Spain had sued for peace, and this had
caused a stoppage of all preparation for the
continuance of the war. 1t was thought by
others that he was probably entitled to an
other guess, but the lull continued without
abatement during the day.
The telegram referred to, which came d.
rect from Secretary Alger, is one which in
dicates that three Indiana regiments and
one battery will go Immediately 20 the gulf
coast and thence to Cuba. it is as follows:
1.-THE Governor of Indiana, Indianapolis,
Ind.
"It is now desired that one regiment of
infantry of your State, soon as mustered
and equipped, be sent to Mobile. Please in
form me when it will be possible for your
troops to move. If not fully equipped, but
sufficiently so as to travel it may be con-
sidered best to have them go and complete
equipment, etc., at Mobile. A detailed state
ment as to the situation of your troops is
requested as soon as it is possible for you to
give it. r. A. ALGER
Secretary of War.
Washington, D. c."
The advices received Tuesday were 20 the
effect that only two regiments of infantry
and one battery would leave Camp Mount at
once. They were ordered to New Orleans
for transportation and it understood
that one regiment would go to Washington.
and the other regiment and battery would
be held along the Atlantic coast for defense.
The change is apparently most agreeable 10
the members of the First Regiment, which
has been designated by Governor Mount S
the one to go to Mobile under the new order.
Governor Mount was asked what he thought
was the significance of the new order. He
said:
II take it to mean merely a means of hur-
rying the work of placing the troops at the
seaboard. 1t will divide the work of trans
portation among more railroads, and will
enable the railroads to handle them much
easier and transport them quicker. 1t seems
to me to mean that the invasion of Cuba is
to be accomplished immediately.
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dispatches. there have been still more
despicable traits disclosed. In most nations
a foreign war puts an end to domestic fac
ton and unifies the people In common
cause. In Spain the present war seems to
have given the factions new life and d.
vided instead of harmoniZing the people. A
really brave and strong people are sobered
but not disheartered by defeat. Not so with.
the Spaniards, who. Instead of seeing the
cause of their recent defeat in their own
besotted ignorance and decadence, would
like to tear the ministers in pieces and VIC
timize the Queen Regent and young King,
who are in no way to blame for the disas.
ter. Less than a month ago they were tell
ing the world that their fighting admiral"
Montejo, was invincible and if the United
States fleet attacked him he would demolish
1t in short order. Now report says the
Spanish mob at Manila has killed him and
his two sons. Such things show the in
herent despicableness of the people.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-12
GOT NEW COMMISSIONS.
Officers of the Third Regiment Fitted
Out by the Governor.


Governor Mount yesterday completed the
issue of commissions to the officers Of the
Third Regiment. New commissions were
issued to those who had already been COM
missioned, in order that all might have one
of the new sheepskin commissions which
the Governor determined to issue. Hereto
fore the commissions have been written on
paper. Governor Mount thought that a
commmision of this kind would be priced
as highly college diploma by the man
receiving it and by his family. He thought
therefore, that they ought to be written on
something more lasting than paper. and ac-
cordingly had requisition made for parch-
ment commissions. Those receiving them
yesterday (oficers of the Third RegimenD
were the following:
Colonel-George NJ. Studebaker.
Lieutenant Colonel-Wilis T. May.
Surgeon Major-Walter w. Barnett
Assistant Surgeon-Capt Charles E. Bar
nett.
Second Assistant Surgeon-Firss Lieuten-
ant r. w. Garstang.
Chaplain-Capt. Charles S. Medbury.
Adjutant-Ffrst Lieutenant Harry K.
Scott.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Lieutenant Harmon
l.. HutSon.
First Battalion-Aubrey L. Kuhlman.
major; Lieutenant John G. Urel adjutant.
Second Battalion-George w. Fraser, ma
jor: Lieutenant Elmer D. Rex, adjutant.
In1ru BaJCdllOn-EQW1n II. F1lZSerdlQ,
major; Lieutenant B. J. Collins, adjutant.
Company A-Charles Windisch, captain;
Bradford Glazebrook, first lieutenant; Geo.
D. Laramore, second lieutenant
Company B-Charles e. Reese, captain
John E. Fomer, first lieutenant; Will w.
Kerr, second lieutenant.
Company C-Elas d. Salisbury, captain;
Charles Slade first lieutenant; Joseph A.
Collins, second lieutenant.
Company D-Benjanin F. Clemens, cap
tain; John F. Dunbar, first lieutenant;
Charles o. Sturgeon, second lieutenant.
Company E-Joseph z. Graves, captain;
Norman Z. Beall, first lieutenant; August
GrOel. second lieutenant.
Company F-George W. Freyermuth, cap
tain; Harry e. Faulkner first lieutenant;
John S. Johnston, second lieutenant.
Company G-Otto C. Meyer, captain VIM.
S. Mcleod first lieutenant; John G. Jack
son, second lieutenant.
Company H-Newton w. Gilbert, captain,
T. Frank Kemery, first lieutenant; Robert
H. Carpenter, second lieutenant.
Company Levi l.. Dennison, captain;
Charles v. Barr. first lieutenant; Wilson
H. Dennison. second lieutenant.
Company K-James F. Lahnum, captain;
o. B. Rufntr, first lieutenant; John J.
Wolf, second lieutenant.
Company L-Charles A. Green, captain;
Jacob L. Ochs. first lieutenant; r. Shobe,
second lieutenant.
Company M-John c. Capron, captain;
Claude d. Fish. first lieutenant William
Lankeman, second lieutenant.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-12
It May BE as Late as Sunday Before
the Troops Begin to Move to
the South.
REGIMENT TO GO TO MOBILE
CONFLICT OF AUTHORITY RESULTS
IN TWO CAMPS.
Concerning a Fort Wayne Surgeon
Third Regiment Commits
siOns-NOtes.

The main developments in the local mill
tary situation yesterday were the order for
another regiment, to go to Mobile, presum-
ably for active service in Cuba. and an in
crease in the uncertainty as to when any
of the men ordered to the gulf coast can get
away. The men and the officers are ready,
but the uniforms and underwear are not,
and nobody knows just when they will be.
The State is unable to lay its hands on
them quickly enough, and an effort is being
made to get them through the War Depart
ment. 1t is doubtful whether the troops
will move before Sunday. Another point
that developed yesterday is the question of
whether the camp is in charge of Brigadier
General Mckee, of the Indiana National
Guard, or Colonel Studebaker, the ranking
officer of the United States volunteers. 1t
was not settled, and there are practically
two camps in charge of these officers.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-12

The most reliable information is that the
insurgents have no available army in Cuba,
In spite of the utterances of Mr.. Rubens in
an article in the North American Review.
Gomez has about $500 men in his command,
which is in camp twenty-five days march
from Havana. The bands of Garcia are so
scattered that they cannot be made avail
able. A Cuban army Of twenty-five or thirty
thousand might be raised, but it would take
longer to put them in the field than to take
the army from the United States. Still,
General Gomez is said to be opposed to fav-
ing troops from the United States capture
Havana. This can matter little. The United
States has interposed to put an end to the
disturbance in Cuba, which promises to last
until the island is depopulated. The an
nounced policy is to put an end to the revo-
luton by driving Spain out of the country
and by setting up a stable government.
These reliable reports emphasize the folly
of the efforts to recognize the republic of
Cuba as an Independent government be-
cause there is no such government in fact.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-12

The present call for volunteers embraces
every State and Territory in the Union
except Alaska, forty-ive States ard two
Territories. The whole number could have
been raised in one or two OF the large
States. but this would have been resented
By the other States as unfair. In no other
country do the people elamor for the honor
OF going TO war and regard It as an imputa-
ton on their patriotism If they are denied
an equal chance with others of their fellow
citizens. 1t is an inspiring sight to see for
ty-fye States and two Territories contest
ing IN a friendly and patriotic spirit for the
honor Of contributing their share OF men
20 the common defense.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-12
he figures are as follows

The foregoing figures show that the sup
ply has been diminishing since 1895 to an
extent that the wheat in sight May 1 of this
year is more than 100000 less than on May
l, 1854 falling off of nearly II per cent.
More significant are the following figures:
May the available supply in this country,
Europe and afioat was 132 600 bushels;
n4,267 COO bushels April 1, and 100 800, 600 bush
els May 1, as above given There is less
wheat in sight than there has been for ten
years and that fact affects the prices
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-12
BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT.

The victory at Manila seems to have had
most salutary influence upon the business
of the country. Dun's Review notes an i'm
provement in general business. The tenden-
cy toward a close money market has ceased
now that there is no fear in regard to the
future. Those who had begun to hoard
gold have let go of it again, now that gold
is used by the treasury to settle it's clearing
house balances. The drop in prices has
ceased and the tendency is upward. Every
farm product is commanding prices which,
with the exception of corn, have not been
known for years. Even corn, despite the
large stock has moved UP to a fair price
Bradstreet's. commenting upon the situa-
ton, said in it's last Issue:
A new sense of national strength and
energy seems unquestionably TO have de-
veloped since the news of the American
victory at Manila, and the business COM
munity generally have come to the conclu-
sion that possibly the effects of the present
war have been already discounted.
All of this is encouraging to the mass OF
people whose welfare depends upon full en-
ployment and fair prices. 1t may be added
that these are not the things which some
politicians who were eager for war counted
upon They hoped and probably expected
that the timid would draw gold from circu-
lation and create an uneasiness which would
seriously affect business, and thus prepare
the people to support their heresy of a de-
based currency. Now their efforts in Con-
gress to issue more silver and greenbacks
will not be successful Gold coming into
the country instead of going out has upset
their calculations. To such politicians the
Dewey victory. which has restored conf
dence in business. is not entirely without
regret. A Dewey victory which would make
fiat money or cause a change to silver
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-12
UNDER THE KNIFE.
Surgeon from Fort Wayne Who hid
Not Cure His Men.

The officers at the headquarters OF Gen.
Mckee yesterday understood that DR.. Bar
nett, first surgeon of the Third Regiment.
had applied for his release from the federal
service because of certain unpleasantness,
to say the least, that had arisen between
him and his charge and which was brought
to the regiment by the addition of Battery
A, of Indianapolis. 1t was reported that he
had said that he knew that IL the battery
boys got chance they would "rotten-egg
him, and his fear on this point was not at
all ungrounded. for the battery boys have
expressed such dislike for him that one who
was Spaniard from the talk heard in the
battery quarters. He is the surgeon from
Fort Wayne who examined the battery boys
the first time and threw out so many men
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-12

The report that Germany will oppose our
occupation of the Philippine islands must
be regarded, like all reports of European in
PREVENTION at the present stage of the war,
the islands as war measure is too plain
Tor question, and Germany's motive in OPP
posing it would be so apparent as to make
her action offensive to England as well as
the United States. Such reports, however.
should accelerate our arrangements for the
reinforcement of Dewey and occupation of
Manila
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-12

sound in every other respect, was q great
disappointment. and he told Governor
Mount as much with tears in his eyes. The
Governor Mount declared that ne would be
commissioned. "A young man like that
will make too good a soldier" said the Gov
ernor, in commenting on the case afterward,
requested the recruiting officer and the ex-
amining surgeon TO muster him in, and
snail commission him. l remember my own
experience when it was my hearts desire
to be a soldier. If had not passed the ex-
animation it would have broken my heart
The young man has the right sort of spirit
In him and will be an honor to his company
and his State
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-12

Number of Troops at Camp Not Yet
Mustered In.

There are now two camps at the fair
grounds-one a body of federal troops and
one body of state militia-and except that
they have personal communication, there
is hardly a thread of connection between
them. They draw their provisions and other
supplies from different commissaries and
quartermasters and the officers of the fed
eral troops make no reports to the head
quarters of General Mckee. This was
sharply illustrated when the clerks of AS
sistant Adjutant General Franks office, for
the first time since the camp was opened,
failed to receive the reports from the Of
ficers of the Second and Third Regiments
of the number Of men in those bodies yes
terday, and after day of waiting the clerks
at last came to believe that the two regi-
ments did not understand 1t TO be their duty
to report to the adjutant of the state milf
tia. Therefore the brigade headquarters is,
only officially cognizapt that. there are 2,45z
men in camp, itemized as follows:
E1rSl Regiment L, U4o
Fonrtn ReSlment ..'l' 10
Brigade headquarters ..................... 81
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-12
INSURANCE FOR SOLDIERS.
Agents Find Plenty of Business
Among Men at the Camp

Several life insurance men swept down on
Camp Mount yesterday and found men who
in times of peace were too busy to think OF
this protection, ready to listen to arguments
and sign up applications at once. 1t was
announced about the time war was declared
that the principal life insurance companies
would permit policy holders to go to war
without invalidating policies, but this mag
unanimous offer had so many restrictions
thrown about it a few days afterwards that
a man without life insurance cannot now
get it if he intends to go to Cuba. All the
old-line companies, the big-hearted fellows
as they are styled, give permission which
may be appositely epitomized in the per-
mission of the mother to her daughter who
wanted to go swimming: Hang your
clothes on a hickory limb, but don't go near
the water" Permission is given applicants
to go to war provided they do not leave
the bounds of the United States" Where
policies are incontestable by their age the
companies willingly issue permits to go to
war 1t wouldn't make any difference IL
they refused this permission, for they would
have 10 pay the policies, in the event of
death. anyway. One or two companies-not
ing policies on the lives of soldiers ire
spective of their destination, and it was the
agents of these companies that did the BUSH
ness at Camp Mount yesterday. Lieut.. COL
Ed Thayer and other officers of the Second
Regiment, men of magnificent physiqueS,
have taken out number of policies and are
still accepting all corners.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-12

The New Telephone Company deserves
some credit for its staying qualities. 1t has
had an uphill fight from the start,
and is now in the hands of
the Council, where 1t will be apt
to remain for some time, unless all
signs fail. The Council will proably not
allow Itself to be outdone by the Board of
Works in the peculiarly Democratic method
of how not to do it." The people of this
city will learn after while that the best
way to insure the proper doing of proper
things is to put and keep Republicans in
ofice.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-12

It is suggested that the Spanish fleet last
reported at Cadiz may attempt quick
passage through the Suez canal into the
Pacific for the purpose of attacking Dewey.
This is very improbable. Besides the whole
some fear they must have of Dewey, and
the established inferiority Of their guns and
gunnery. their ships, after such a voyage,
would be nearly out of coal and with no
coaling station at their command. More
over, they would not surprise Dewey as he
did the Spanish admiral
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-12

that Captain Curtis was ready to weep tears
OF rage and the boys were sharpening their
sabreS on the soles of their boots. DIR.
Wakeman went over the battery after DIR.
Bartlett and revolutionized his decisions
DR.. Barnett Is also the surgeon who oper-
ated on FIVE of the Third Regiment boys
who had consented to go to st. Vincent's
Hospital to be put into condition to be ex-
amined for the federal service: to undergo
a most painful operation so anxious were
they to go to the front The boys were
brought back 30 the camp two days ago
and examined by DR.. Wakeman. who stated
Immediately that their wounds, made by the
surgeons knife, were such that he could
not think of accepting them. Accordingly
they were sent back to the hospital In the
ambulance yeSterday-two of them too sick
TO stand from the result of the operation,
and IT is probable that before they can re-
cover the troops will be on their way to the
front Here is where the surgeons of the
camp. who have been made acquainted with
the facts, get in their opinions. They state
that the operation to be performed on the
ooys was one OF the most simple and that
there should have been no trouble in the
way of their recovery after the operation
had been performed
1t is believed that when the Third Regi-
ment starts for the front DIR. William NJ
wright, of General McKee's staff, and chief
or the old hospital corps, win be chief sur
geon instead of DR.. Barnett. DR.. Barnett
mas brother who is an assistant surgeon
in the Third. ..-..,.....
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-12
HE GOES ANYHOW.
Trihing Physical Defect Does Not
Stand in His Way,

Among Governor Mounts callers yester-
day was Henry A. RicheSon, second lieuten-
ant of the Frankfort company. He was re-
jected by the examining surgeons, failing by
a quarter OF an inch chest expansion. He
was terribly detected. He had aided materi-
ally in organizing the company and had set
his heart ON going with the troops. To fail
by a half inch. after being pronounced
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-12

Dewey is proving to the world in a very
conspicuous and impressive way that Amer
leans are Americans the world over
courageous and relentless in battle. just and
merciful in peace. An object lesson from
Dewey commands more attention just now
than all the theorizing dozen universities
could produce.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-12

basis would not be entirely glorious For
tunately, great victories promote the best
interests of the country, while disaster in
war and in peace is the ally of those who
would reach political power by being the
puryeyors of calamity
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-12

Admiral Dewey won a victory because he
has spent his life in the navy, thus acquir-
ing experience and efficiency. The same
may be said of his subordinates. And yet
those lifelong servants of the government
are not menace to our Institutions
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-12

OF the 10000 men, or thereabout, who have
volunteered under the present call from
Southern States, it is estimated that 90 per
cent. are ex-Confederates or the sons of ex-
Confederates. The men who wore the gray
are proud to wear the blue now.