The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-04-20

send his ultimatum to Madrid Simultaneous
Iy. Congress would have been better
pleased If he had appended his signature
the moment the resolutions were brought
to him by Mr. Overstreet and Mr.. Hager,
but he did not see fit to do so. He very
ton. Every step he viii take from now on
will bring the United States nearer to actual
war, and he does not intend to make any
mistakes If he can avoid them. He has not
told anybody. SO far as can be learned, how
long a time he will give Spain to reply to
| his note demanding Spanish evacuation of
Cuba. Those near him, however. voice the
prophecy that he will allow week, so that
| the Cortes that meets to-day may consider
it. This plan is not i'll harmony with his
recent statements that every hour of delay
is a Spanish hour, but 1t is consistent with
his policy of giving Spain the fullest oppor-
tunity to yield. -
The Presidents counselors differ as to
| the advsability of immediate invasion
of Cuba by a land force. The hot,
rainy season will begin in two or
three weeks and continue until September.
The surgeon general OF the army estimates
| that if unacclmated American soldiers are
sent into Cuba during this rainy season 30
per cent. would be stricken with the fevers
incident to that country and die or become
5;eoIIad for d,,+xy Tha prosido,+ ;s opvio,,s
to avoid this sacrifice, and prefers to put
the burden of the campaign for the first
three or four months upon the native SOL
diers. To that end 1t is the Intention to
furnish General Gomez with abundant sup
plies OF arms and munitions of war and
leave it to him TO engage the Spaniards
until an American army can operate on the
island without being forced to combat yell
low fever and other diseases as well as
Spanish bullets. General Miles is under
stood to concur in these views, although he
has been quoted as being exceedingly
anxious to throw a large army into Cuba at
once. Secretary OF War Alger, Assistant
Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt and Gen.
Fitzhugh Lee are for beginning business
without delay and of forcing the fighting
both on land and sea.
The military authorities In Washington
seem to be abandoning the theory that the
war will be a short one and end with
naval demonstration in Cuban waters. They
are beginning to adopt the theory that it is
the Spanish purpose to carry on a war of
retaliation and to avoid the hazard of a
general naval engagement at the outset BY
this it is assured that the Spanish intend
to hold themselves ready to descend upon
American commerce and possibly attack
American seaboard cities which they may
find unprotected from time to time. Ex
pecting final defeat, they are believed to
intend to make The war as expensive to the
United States as they can before being
obliged to yield to superior force.
Representatives Steele OF Indiana. Payne
of New York and Dalzell of Pennsylvania,
composing subcommittee of the ways and
means committee, will report tomorrow to
the full committee a war-revenue measure.
The bill will produce an increased revenue
amounting to between 500, ,000,eAO and $115.-
000,0 900 per annum. 1t provides for an in
crease of 81 a barrel on beer, cents a
pound on coffee. 10 cents pound on tea,
tax on proprietary medicines and perfum-
cry, bank checks and other instruments of
exchange and Apollinaris water. as we'll as
upon many minor articles entering into gen.
eral consumption. Coffee is expected to
yield $18,0OO,0)0 tea $10.OOO0Oo and beer $685.
100000. In order to meet the charge that
the tax on tea and coffee is playing into
the hands of spectators who have laid in
heavy stocks for future consumption the
tax is imposed on these staples as they are
sold, as well as upon importations after the
passage of the bill. Mr.. Steele and his col
leagues on the subcommitte have been en-
gagged for three weeks upon the prepara-
ton of this bill. >"
Among the tenders of service in the event
of war are two from Muncie men-General
Thomas ]. Brady and Captain Edward w.
Brady. General Brady commanded a COM
pany in the Eighth Indiana in the three
months service, taking part in the battle
Of Rich Mountain. and also in the three
years service. being promoted to major Of
that regiment in 1862, in which year he took
part in the battle of Pea Ridge He was
made colonel of the One e-hundred-and-F -Fif-
teenth Indiana after the fall of Vicksburg,
and later Of the One-hundred- ed-and-fortieth,
coming out of the army after almost four
years of continual service and participat-
tion in numerous campaigns and many bat
ties, as brevet brigadier general. He is now
living in New York city. General Brady,
after the war, practiced law and edited and
published the Muncie Times. He also took
an active part in politics. being chairman
of the Republican county committee of Del
aware county for ten years, and chairman
of the Republican state committee in the
campaign Of 1874 He was consul at st.
Thomas, West Indies; supervisor of internal
revenue and second assistant postmaster
general, all by appointment of President
Grant, under whom he served in the Vicks-
h,,ro oo,n~aio,p Dl1rinp fbo lat+ar wars Of