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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-03

fact that Governor Matthews. under the
stress of circumstances, had been compelled
to borrow, upon his personal credit. the
money necessary to enable him to comply
with his constitutional duty of taking care
that the laws be faithfully executed. ana II
was present before the mind of the General
Assembly that an eXigency might arise be-
tween sessions of the General Assembly,
where it would be necessary that the Legis-
lature should have made an appropriation
or a special session of the General Assem-
bly, must be called, or the Governor might.
be required TO strain and exhaust his prl-
vate credit in the effort to comply with his
public duties. With this condition fronting
the General Assembly. it enacted the sec
ton in question. and / think 1t clear that
great as is the power thereby conferred
upon the Governor, it was the intention of
the General Assembly to confer it, and 1T
was within its power to make such a pro-
vision of law. While under it large powers
are necessarily conferred upon the Gov
ernor. they are only conferred upon him in
order to enable him the more efficiently to
discharge his public duties. He is the eXecu-
tive of the State. He is the communicating
chief of the military and naval forces OF the
State and no moneys can be drawn under
this statute except in his favor. The re-
sponsibility for the use of the money is
upon him. and it is only conferred upon MN
in the event that a portion of the militia
shall be called into the service of the State
by the Governor in time of war. 1t IS a mat
ter of public history that the United States
is now at war with Spain. and these troops
are in the service of the State pursuant to
q duly authorized call from the President of
the OnlteQ states as the result OF tndl WdT.
and it is strictly in accordance with the
provisions of the statute that such war
rants shall be drawn and paid.
while. at first blush. the power seems
TO be an extraordinary one. the exigency is
likewise an extraordinary one, and full and
complete provision has been made by law
for the exercise of the power. Unless the
statute in question authorizes such payment,
there are but two courses for the Governor
to pursue, the one to call the General As
sembly into special session, and the other
TO take the responsibility as did, his prede-
cessor, of personally assuming the response
bility of making the debt and of its pay
ment.
II conclude that upon the request of the
Governor. 1t is your duty to draw a warrant.
or warrants. in his favor for such sums as
he may certify to have become due and
payable. by reason of the calling of the mi
litia into active service, and that it is the
duty OF the treasurer OF the State to pay
the same out of the general funds of the
State"
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The Spaniards are a comic-opera people.
sure enough. The ridiculous proclamation
OF the governor of the Philippines to the
Spanish residents of Manila might have
been written by Gilbert. Blanco makes
nearly as absurd boasts, and Admiral Ber-
mejo, SPANS minister of marine, asserted
on Sunday that he found difficulty in re-
straininS his joyful emotions over the Span
ish victory at the Philippines. Last night
official announcement was made in Madrid
that after the bull fight" sensational war
news would be given out. Americans might
feel sympathy for a defeated foe under
some circumstances, but as it is they can
only look at them and grin.
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terry with a flag which 1t could carry to the
battlefield. A handsome one of silk, the
regulation United States emblem carried by
troops in service. was obtained from Chi
cago. The movement to purchase the flag
was under the direction of Miss Edith Wal
lick, Miss Dalton. Miss Haughey and Miss
Julia Fletcher, a bevy of ~well-known young
society women. There will be no inscrip-
ton on the flag. The young women called
on General Harrison and asked him to make
the presentation speech, which he kindly
agreed to do. Miss Wallick will present the
flag.
The Is to be observed right after
dress parade in front Of Captain Cartis'S
headquarters. which is south of the barns
that face the rear of the grand stand.
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The Journals correspondent at Washing
ton wires: Russell Harrison, of Indiana.
advised Governor Mount to-day that inquiry
at the War Department disclosed the fact
that under the new law State troops enlist
ing in the volunteer army cannot take with
them their regimental hospital corps, signal
corps. or bands. The law and the army
regulations make no provision for them, a
way is left open for the band, however. The
regulations provide that regimental bands
must be made up from enlisted men in the
several companies. The men composing the
militia bands can, therefore, go TO war by
regularly enlisting and then being reassem-
bled as a musical combination. That route
may also be open for the signal and hospital
CORPS, but no other
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Special 10 the indianapolis Journal.
GREENCASTLE, Ind, May "A number
of the leading students of De Paw, who
have had extensive experience in the mill
tary department of the university, have or
ganized a company of volunteers. There is
much enthusiasm among the students and
they nope to meet with as much success
as the Vincennes cadets who were taken
into the state troops. The following officers
were elected this afternoon by the COM
pany: John w. Webster. captain: Cy Mead.
first lieutenant; Arthur Hamrick, second
lieutenant. The full quota of men was se-
cured and the Governor notified that the
company was ready to report if desired. The
officers of the company have had several
years drill under United States army off.
GERS. who have been stationed at the uni
versity, and the prlvates have all had from
one to three years active drill under the
same men. 1t is a body of well-trained
Young men.
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ARE NOW OFFICERS.
Commanders of the New Companies
Are Commissioned.

Governor Mount yesterday issued COM
missions to the following officers, COM
handing the new companies of the Indiana
National Guard:
OF Company C. Second Regiment-Captain.
ID. f. Allen; first lieutenant, Harold NJ.
Kramer: second lieutenant, Harry \. Richie
son.
OF Company X. Second Regiment-Grant
s. Monical. captain; Emmett #. Branchs
first lieutenant; Hugh r.. Rutledge, second
lieutenant.
OF Company l., First Regiment-Robert
Simpson, captain; Lee Purcell, first lieuten-
ant; John b. Bayrd. second lieutenant
OF Company X. Fourth Regiment-john
r. Myers, captain; J.. F. Wood. first lieu
tenant; Herbert e. Spencer, second lieu
tenant.
OF Company l.. Fourth Recommendations
meth M. Burr, captain; John 3. Collins, first
lieutenant; George {. Sausser, second lieu
tenant.
OF Company NJ. Third Recommendations c.
Capron. captain; Claude Fish, first lieuten-
ant; William Laukenan. second lieutenant.
OF Company l. Fourth Regiment-George
Dyer. captain; Robert Van Busisirk, first
lieutenant: George Knee, second lieutenant.
The commissions will bear the date OF
April q. the day the Spanish-American war
commenced.
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THE c CALL.
Only a Few RepOrted-MeasIes Quar-
antine Lifted.

The reports from the different regiments
to Major William NJ. Wright. chief of the
hospital corps, of the number of sick men
in camp for the twenty-four hours ending
at s o'clock yesterday morning showed that
$50 men out of the whole camp were either
indisposed or had applied for prescriptions
for trif1ing ailments. None were unfit for
duty and none had more than a passing ILL
ness. The headquarters staff and corps re-
ported SO, the First Regiment 8, the Second
Regiment A, the Third Regiment 10, the
Fourth Regiment "a and the First Regiment
of Artillery 8.
No new cases of measles were reported,
and Major Wright was confident last night
that the threatened epidemic had been
stamped out. General Mckee was particu-
larly pleased with the work of the hospital
corps. Some persons, he said, had criti-
cised him because the expensive apparatus
for sterilizing and the general apparatus
for the hospital had been purchased, saying
that the money might nave been put to bet
ter use. The general pointed out that the
loss would have been twice as great cor
sidering the matter from a mercenary stand
point alone, had not the SteriliZing and SAM
tary apparatus been, in the possession of
the hospital corps, because much OF the
camp furniture that had been used by the
companies that had been infected with the
HlSdSicS WOulQ nave idu TO De DuIHed,
whereas, after the use of the sterilizers.
only the straw had to be burned. This is
by the rules of both the city and State
boards of health.
The quarantine of the companies in which
there were members who We're afflicted
with the measles was taken of, and the
men were once more allowed to mix with
their fellows.
The quarantine was not lifted, however.
soon enough for one of the men who had
been penned in one of the buildings for
fear of his spreading measles abroad in the
camp, and the doctors in the hospital corps
continue to laugh over the ridiculous pic
ture he made, and yet his case was pa
thetic. His mother went to the camp to see
him and the guard refused to allow her to
pass within the quarantined building. The
son heard his mothers voice and coming 10
an open place in the tarpaulin, hung about
the open sides of the building. called out TO
the whole camp: IF you don't lemme out
to my old woman. ! won't go down TO fight
Cuby. This set all who heard ii in a roar of
laughter. but, despite the mothers en-
treaties and the sons dire threat, they
wore kent senarafed hY the eliarda
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violence or revolution at their hands. Now
that war is on and defeat has come they
turn upon their government as if overthrow
would help them. They do not reason; they
cannot. Only 30 per cent. of them can read
a bulletin. Viciousness is their most relia-
bic trait. and they can be counted on for
any lawlessness. To-day they applaud, but
tomorrow they may be dispersed by Che
military police. Such a people should be
put under guardianship. How differently our
people would bear defeat. A few would
c~riticise on the street corners. but the great
mass would resolve to stand closer to their
government.
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NO TYRCS WANTED.
President Will Not Make Bryan .
Brigadier General.

Special TO the indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, May 2-Chairman Jones,
of the Democratic national committee.
called on the President this afternoon to
ask the appointment of William Jennings
Bryan as brigadier general. He assured the
President that the appointment would be a
most gracious recognition of a political adj
versary. The President informed Senator
Jones that he was not putting inexperi-
enced men in positions where laundering
might cost human life and humiliate the
Nation; what political appointments he
might make would be men of military train
ing or experience. He would try no expert
ments. 1t is said of Jones that on leaving
the White House he wired Bryan to enlist
as a private to make good that patriotic
bluff,
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The opinion seems to prevail in Washing
ton that it is not good policy to land a few
troops at any point in Cuba to cooperate
with the insurgents. The secretary of war
favored an early expedition for that pur-
pose, but the arguments of General Miles
There was something attractive in the
scheme to send a small force to hold a
port through which the insurgents could be
armed and fed. but it is probable that the
military authorities have acted wisely.
When all things are ready. and the climate
warrants, a force sufficient TO compel the
Spaniards to c~apitulare should be sent to
IS wasting away.
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One Obdurnte Guard.

The discipline at the camp has daily
grown stronger and the men, when OH
guard duty, have come to nave a fuller con-
ception of their duties. A good illustration
of this was an incident of yesterday after
noon. Two men. who both had passes,
signed by Assistant Adjutant General
Frank. by command of General McKee,"
attic to pass through a gate little used
ind In an unfrequented part of the grounds:
It their breasts, end though the men offered
TO him their passes to read, he refused to
allow them to pass. DO you dispute the
signature of Colonel Frank o. asked one of
the men. mo one can pass here" said the
guard. II would refuse Colonel Frank, just
as | refuse YOU"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-03

The Senate will take ten days or two
weeks to discuss the tax bill of the House.
just now there can be no objection. The
country Will not pay any attention to what
is said in menace of the Nations credit and
the stability of the currency, because the
people are courageous and onfdent-never
more so. 1t is the worst season imaginable
for the calamity bowler. With every evil
dence of power in war and in peace. and
with gold coming into the country by mill
lions, the conditions can defy the assaults
of the champions of cheap, deprecated or
fiat dollars. They cannot now make the 16-
to-1 fad a menace.
1t is more than probable that the House
bill can be amended to advantage, since be-
fore the end of two weeks the conditions o.
the war may be so changed that a differ
ent measure will afford all the revenue need
ed. There are some able men on the Senate
finance committee who, with changed condi-
tons regarding the length and cost of the
war, may devise a plan which will afford
the government all the ready money needed
without an issue of bonds. An issue of
pc SNHN' hSSSUhy SSAthAS"ASSs
redeemable on or before three years from
the date of issue. has been advocated in
some quarters, to be redeemed with the war
taxes collected which will not be immedi-
ately available.
1t is reported that members of the Senate
are in favor OF taxing the industries Of
the country. During the late war such a
tax was resorted to, and it may be added
that 1t was the first repealed. A tax upon
an industry is a tax quite as much upon
the labor employed as upon the capital. An-
other proposition is 70 taxofteasury notes
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CONCESSION BY HAITI.
Americans Accorded Same Privileges
as Natives of the Island.

Copyright. 1898, by the Associated Press.)
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, May 2.-The
efforts which have been making for twenty
years past to induce the Haitian govern
ment to accord the same trade and labor
rights to Americans as to natives have at
last proved successful. An agreement has
been arrived at that there shall be no diff
ference in the licenses. Americans are also
admitted to the retailing privilege hereto
fore restricted to Haitians. The United
States minister, Mr.. w. F. Powell. has in
sisted with Vigor on the observance of Ar
ticle 5 of the. treaty between Haiti and the
United States. The affirmative decree will
date from September last.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-03
Cannot Go Home to Vote.

General Mckee decided yesterday after
noon that he would not grant leave of alb
sence to members of the Indiana National
Guard to return to their homes to-day TO
vote in the city and own elections. The
decision was reached after considerable de-
liberation. The matter was brought to
me in too partisan a way" he said. "A man
came to me and said: There are twenty
seven Republican, voters in the company
from my town and only two or three Dem
ocrats. We need the votes They placed
it on a political plane. | had hoped that
the men might be accorded the privilege OF
voting and had expected the matter might
be viewed on the broad plane of American
citizenship. but when the politicians were
to go home to save the elections for a par
ticular party, l felt that / could not con-
sent"
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Her squadron, manned by foreigners,
possessing neither instruction nor discipline.
is preparing to come TO his archipelago
with r~uffianly intention. robbing us of all
that means life. honor and liberty, and pre-
tending to be inspired by a courage of which
they are incapable This is one of the re-
marks made by the serio-comic Governor of
the Philippines, before taking, about the
United States navy. When he gets time to
spare from certain duties now pressing upon
his attention he may offer his revised opin-
ion in a nostscrint.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-03
TRANSPORTATION FOR "auIrTERs."
UncOmplimentary Remarks Made at
the

Yesterday was a busy day at the office of
Adjutant General Gore. The hundreds of
cutters from Camp Mount had to be fur
nished transportation home and it required
the time of the entire office force TO provide
for them. A large part of the excused SOL
diers are boys under age. Some retired on
account of i'll health.
They came in squads of men living in the
same towns and were given transportation
in the name of one of them for the party.
They were looked upon with considerable
interest by those about the Statehouse.
The crowds OF civilians which collected
about the east plaza expressed some uncom~
plimentary opinions. One mar was heard TO
protest vigorously against giving them
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Special to the indianapolis journal.
DECATUR, Ind, May 2-Since the de-
parture of Company Il to Camp Mount
patriotism has been Mt a high tide. Satur-
day evening a public meeting was held in
the courthouse TO organize "A company Of
National Volunteer Reserves. The meeting
was presided over by Mayor Quinn. who
was the first 10 put his name on the lis.
Patriotic speeches were made by prominent
business men. and nearly two hundred
names We're enrolled. Besides an independent
ompany has been organized. with Charles
King as captain, who win try 10 enlist in
the State Guards to iii the place of those
who may be sent home from Camn Mnnnt
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-03

While Company H, of the Fourth Regi-
ment. was taking part in the regimental
drill yesterday afternoon, Private Charles
s. Sapp, of Warsaw, Ind, was stabbed by
Captain Charles F. Sharp, of his company.
The accident happened while Captain
Sharp was lining up his men. Sapp stood
with his right leg slightly extended In front
and as Captain Sharp passed, handling his
sword rather carelessly, the point of the
weapon entered the calf of his right leg and
penetrated to the bone. He was taken in
charge by the hospital corps and is eX-
pected to be ready for duty in a few days.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-03

At the noon mess yesterday the brave
deeds and victory of Commodore Dewey,
commander of the .Asiatic squadron. was the
engrossing topic of discussion at the mess
table of Colonel Smith and his staff. Sud
denly Lieutenant Colonel Thayer moved
that Commodore Dewey be elected an honor
airy member of the Second Regiment, and
he was elected with a cheer. AS soon as
it is ascertained that Commodore Dewey
has control of the Manila cable he will be
notified of his election.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-03

If it is true that American ladies are or
ganizing to r~etaliate upon France for her
hostile attitude toward this country by re-
fusing to patronize French dressmakers and
millinery. they are patriots in a double
sense, in that they will punish our foes to
the tune of $50. 600, 900 a year of patronage
and transfer the trade to those in the same
business in this country.
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THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL

Can be found at the following places:
NEW YORK-Astor House.
CHICAGO-Palmer House. p. O.. News Co.. 217
Dearborn street. Great Northern Hotel and
CINCTNNATI-J. r. HawIcy & Co.. 154 Vine
street.
LOUISVILLE-C. T. Deering, northwest corner
of Third and Jefferson streets, and Louisville
Book Co, 256 Fourth avenue.
ST. L~OUIS-Union News Company, Union Depot.
WASHINGTON, d. C.-Riggs House. Ebbitt
House and WilIard's Hotel.
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Not altogether disconnected with the ex-
perience with the Cowan Band, Col. Smith.
of the Second Regiment, has continued to
try and secure a regimental band The ne
gotiations have resulted in his securing the
Lafayette Band, with t~wenty-four pieces. 1t
is expected at Camp Mount in a day or two.
The present understanding is that the band
will go to the front with the regiment.
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transportation. IL I had my way about it
they would walk home he declared en-
phaticaIy. The cutters seemed to feel
their position keenly. One young fellow,
whose parents had insisted on his being
sent home. heard some bystanders referring
TO the cutters as towards and turned on
them thus: You men have little to do to
Jeer at us. / don't see any of you going TO
war. Ii the war lasts long enough l will see
the front before you fellows"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-03

1t may be we'll to remark that if it should
come to the knowledge of an officer of ex-
perience that men were punished by being
made to do guard duty. those making such
assignments would receive a reprima nd.
Guard duty is an honorable and responsible
service upon which depends the well-being
of a camp. Policing camp may be made a
nroiSbnnapt
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-03

PHILADELPHIA. May The Cramp
Ship Building Company to-day received adj
vices from Mr.. Charles H. Cramp, it's pres
ident, now in Europe, to the effect that con-
tracts have been signed between the Rus
sian government and himself for the con-
struction of two vessels. One is a battle
ship of, approximately, 1880 tons displace-
ment. The other is a protected cruiser Of
about $500 tons displacement.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-03

The mothers congress is to be in session
in Washington this week, but there is some
danger that the news of it's proceedings
will never reach the public. SO ungentle
are peoples tastes that they would rather
hear about doing up the Spaniards than
bringing up babies.
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The Spanish newspapers express a deter
mination to ''avenge the defeat of the fleet"
Let's see; wasn't it a Spanish King in the
nursery rhyme who went to sea in a paper
boat? Perhaps that is what the Madrid
Journals have in mind.
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Died of Pneumonia in the Attic.

CHICAGO. May civilian Wares, form
erly a member of the Board of Trade, was
found dead in an attic room of the Chi
cago Hotel to-day. A post norton showed
Wares died of pneumonia. He was seventy
years old and reputed to be worth 500, 000.
He owned Barron lake, a well-known Mich
igan summer resort. Wares has lived for
the past year in the little room where he
died. seldom seen by his former business
friends
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Rest for the Weary.

The Short Passenger-Why did you give
your seat to that woman when you know
she isn't half as tired as you are?
The Long Passenger think she is
tireder. l have only been working, and she
has had to listen to a lot of other women
talk.