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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-09

CINCINNATI, O., Sept. S-The Ladies Of
the G. A. r. resumed their session to-day
in Odd Fellows Temple. Mrs. w. +. Melish
and Congressman Bromwell delivered inter-
esting speeches. The national president,
Mrs. Flora M. Davie, was presented by
friends with diamond set badge, Mrs.
Wood. Of Kansas, making the presentation
speech. The reports of the national pres
ident, secretary and treasurer were read.
The treasurer's report showed an especially
fine condition of the finances. 1t appears
from the report that during the year nine
ty-one new circles have been organized, av-
eraging thirty-5eVen each, making total
of 4,44i new members They adjourned at
noon until tomorrow, when election of Of
ficerS takes place.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-09
ADJUrANr GENERALS REPORT.
The Grand Army Decreased 1858
During the Past Year.

CINCINNATI, Sept. S.-The report of
Thomas J. Stewart. adjutant general, was
next read, and it showed the following:
The members in good standing June go
1897, numbered 319,456. The gain during the
year was, by muster in, 1890; transfer, A.,
275; reinstatement, 1857; from delinquent
reports, 4,551 total, 80 ,453 The losses were:
BY death, 1888; honorable discharge, 1,190;
transfer, All; suspension, 25,O33; dishonor-
able discharge, 165; by delinquent reports,
7O41; by surrender Of charter, 1,025; total,
46 sos So the members in good standing
June 80. 1898, numbered 500, 603. The number
Of members remaining suspended at that
date was S6,G6S. Reports received from de-
partments showed that $50 members pre-
viously reported as suspended had been
dropped from the rolls.
The following table shows the number of
posts and the membership in each State at
the end of the official year:
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-09
Trouble in Getting states Guns.

There was character in the comic
opera "Mikado" called Pooh-Bah. Pooh
Bah held all the offices of any Importance
in the Mikado's realm, as the story went.
The Tigers have Pooh-Bah in the per-
son of Lieut.. ]. B. Former, of Company D,
Fort Wayne. Besides being lieutenant of
the company. he is acting quartermaster.
ordnance officer and engineering officer. He
Is enc of the busiest men in camp these
days. After getting something like order
out of the chaotic conditions under which
clothing was isused to the companies. he
yesterday took up the ordnance question.
Before the regiment entered the service the
State had issued guns to the captains and is
now asking that they be accounted for.
The captains have asked Lieutenant Fon-
ner to give them receipts fer the guns,
which he refuses to do.
Il have enough troubles now in account
ing for supplies that 1 receipted for, and
for which 1 am responsible, without trying
to look out for the troubles of Others is
his reply. 1t seems that there was not a
very strict check kept over the guns issued
by the State, and there will be trouble in
getting things in shape.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-09

A tall Flagstaff was placed in front of the
regimental headquarters yesterday. 1t is
slender ash tree, straight as a fishing rod
sixty feet high, and the bark was left on.
c. S. Hall sent a man ipto the country ten
miles yesterday to find tree tall enough
and straight enough for a flagstaff After
it was planted Hall brought out two new
flags. one for storm flag. All day yes
terday visitors were inspired by seeing ''old
glory" floating in the keen breeze. About
it the bright sunlight played AS retreat
was sounded at the end of the dress pa
rade the flag was slowly lowered, and fell
strains of the ''Star-spangled Banner float
ed over to headquarters from the parade
ground at the other end of the camp.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-09
To Bring 1eoth sick to Anderson.

Sister Lydia, of Andersen, in charge OF
ten Sisters, left last night for Lexington to
take charge of the sick of the One-hundred-
and-sixtieth Regiment The government
has accepted the offer made for the use of
st. Mary's Hospital in Anderson, and
Mount Carmel Hospital, at Columbus, o..
and sick soldiers will be brought to these
points and cared for. Only the very sick
will be thus cared for but in cases where
a northern ten perature is necessary to the
recovery of the patient the hospitals at
these two points will be used. Both are
large concerns, and are considered unex-
celled for attention. The Sisters who have
gone to Lexington will first care for the
sick of the Observation-Disclosures III
diana, and later for those of ether regi-
ments quartered there.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-09
DON'T USE CHAMPAGNE.
Miss Letter Asked to Christen the ILL.,
nOis with Pure Water.

CHICAGO. Sept. S.-The FLOWING letter
was sent from National w. c. r. U. head
quarters to-day to Miss Nancy Letter, who
is to christen the battle ship Illinois:
THE Temple. Chicago Sept g.
Dear Miss Leiter-In behalf of the 800 900
women of the Womens Christian Temper
ance Union OF the United States and i'm
particular of the 1900 OF our number i'm IL
linois. we respectfully request you to chris
ten the battle ship Illinois not with cham
payne, but with pure water.
I'VE would cali your attention to the fac4
that the battle ship Kentucky was chris-
tened with water from the Lincoln spring
and we feel that there are enough historic
streams in our own good State to make
such an act most appropriate. We also feel
sure that 1t would be far-reachng in it's in
fiuence for temperance and righteousness
We know you will appreciate the spirit In
which this letter Is written, and will not
feel that we have taken an undue liberty
Very sincerely yours,
s.KATHERINE LENTE STEVENSON
Corresponding secretary
HELEN BARKER, Treasurer
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-09

One Soldier Who Thinks the State
Owes the Men Money.

Owes the Men Money.
A noncommissioned officer of the One
hundred-and- fifty-seventh Regiment has ad-
vanced the idea that the regiment is still
part Of the National Guard, and that, as
such, the men are entitled to draw pay
from the State in addition to what the gov
eminent has paid them. He talks about
making demand for ninety days pay, and.
IN the event of the States refusal to pay it,
to bring suit. He points to the fact that
the State paid the men for the fourteen
days they were in Camp Mount before be-
ing mustered into the United States service,
and that afterward the government paid
them for the same time. He says that I'M
der the law the State could not require the
men to serve more than ninety days.
It is his claim that, while the men were
mustered into the United States service.
they were never formally mustered out of
the States militia. and that they came to
Indianapolis under an order of the Gov
ernor Deducting the fourteen days for
which pay has been received, it is his CON
tention that the State owes the old /. N. G.
SeVTnty-six days pay, at $l.50 day, or STA.
Some 0fsthe officers ridiculed the idea, but
Others said there might be something in
the contention. None could be found who
knew whether the question had ever been
passed on by the courts. All along the pri-
that they did not belong to the National
Guard any longer, but now that there seems
to be chance Of getting a nice little sum
of money some of them are assuming
different attitude Under the laws, ii is
said, the State could not require the Ma
tional Guard to serve more than ninety
Gays, and hence the determination of the
sergeant mentioned to only ask ninety days
pay.
At the head of each company street is q
rude box of pine, the cover of which is
carefully secured with hasp and lock- Rude
letters indicate that they are United States
mail boxes. In them the boys of the COM
panies deposit their letters to the home
folk. Private Barnett Shock, of Company
i. plays the postman. He has been regu-
larly sworn into the mail service by Post
master Hess. Each day he takes the mail
from the boxes, places it in a letter pouch
and conveys 1t to the rostoffice,. where mail
addressed to the regiment is placed in his
hands. Postman Shock delivers the mail
Tor each company to the proper captain,
who, in turn, passes 1t down the street
through the sergeants. There is always a
hustle Of excitement when the postman car
rying the letter pouch over lis shoulder
cones into camp.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-09
The Team Master Called.

Team Master Burke, of the One-hundred-
and-sixty-first Indiana, Colonel Durbin's
regiment, received orders last night to re-
port at once to Jacksonville, Fla for duty
with the regiment. This is taken to mean
that the assertion that Colonel Durbin
has made that the One-hundred and sixty
first was going to Cuba was to be realized
at no distant time. Though Burke has been
appointed for three months, this is the first
time he has been called. Colonel Durbin
has indicated that the regiment was to go
the latter part of this month. 1t is also
claimed that Durbin is to be made briga-
der general
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-09
Captain Morrison,s Funeral.

Pittsburg papers notice the funeral in that
city of Capt. T. w. Morrison. of the Six
teenth Regiment, United States Infantry,
who was killed while leading his company
in the charge at FL Caney July /. Captain
Morrison was a native of Indiana but he
married in Pittsburg, and as his wife's rel
atives live in that city his remains were
brought home for burial there They were
accompanied by squad, consisting of a
lieutenant sergeant, bugler and six
privates of the Sixteenth Regiment. Frank
w. Morrison, a brother, of this city at
tended the funeral.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-09
Soldiers on The stage.

John Tull, property master of a local
opera house, visited Colonel Studebaker
yesterday to learn whether he could secure
twelve enlisted men to take part in pro-
duction of a military play ar the theater
next week. Colonel Studebaker sent him to
Major Fitzgerald, who is to have charge
of the guard that remains behind to watch
the camp. The major seemed to think that
there would be no difficulty in getting vol
unteers for the production of the war
drama. He told Mr.. Tull that he imagined
the boys would have difficulty in deciding
among themselves who should go, as they
would look upon it as a recreation.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-09
olive Nay Is Divorced.

CHICAGO, Sept. THE divorce decree
which has held the actress, olive May. a
prisoner for the summer al the little North
Dakota village of Jamestown has been
granted freeing her from her four years
union with Henry Guy Carleton, the play
wright Miss May went out 10 jamestown
soon after the close of the New York sea-
son and spent the summer In a solitary wait
for the rights of citizenship. When her
three months had expired she lost no time
In aling her bill, giving nonsupport and
desertion as her reasons for seeking divorce.
According to her story the separation had
been one OF common agreement and had
been of two years duration.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-09

The ladies of the Indiana Soldiers Aid
iyociety have made arrangements to supply
avery sick soldier VINO passes through the
city with good broths and soups no mat
isE from what State they come or where
they go Mrs. John w. Kern is the chair
man OF a committee which has completed
all che details for such service. The con-
sluctors viii notify Mr. Cramer. at the
Union Station. who will notify Mrs. Kern
~ the approach of such trains en- route
from the camps and the soldiers viii re-
leiye every attention. Certain members Of
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-09

The Tigers" enjoy the distinction of
having Company j. something few, if
any other, regiments can boast In lettering
the companies of regiment it has been
the universal custom to skip 81" Why
the letter is tabooed is not known unless
because ''I and ''J'' are made a good deal
alike in ordinary script and there might be
confusion. Company j." in the Tigers"
is made up of about one hundred men who
are habitually in the guardhouse for being
absent without leave and otherwise trans
crossing the rules. A red-haired sergeant of
Company E enjoyed the distinction of being
the commander of Company j" until the
Tigers" came back to Camp Mount. Since
then lieutenant, who recently got
'spliced," as the boys called it, and one
captain. who has been absent from the
camp at least dozen times without leave,
have supplanted the sergeant The boys of
Company j. are called on to do all the
police work of the camp. Some of them will
be detailed to remain behind as guards over
the camp when the regiment leaves on fur
Tough, in addition to those who have vol
unteered for this service.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-09
Governor VIII Review Troops.

The condition OF Governor Mount con-
tinues to improve. Yesterday he went out
for drive and at its conclusion said he
would visit Camp Mount to-day in response
to the invitation of Colonel Studebaker
While there the Governor will review the
troops at o'clock in company with Dr. o.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-09
w. r. G: Elects Officers.

CINCINNATI, Sept. Son suspension of
the order of business the Woman's Relief
Corps elected Mrs Flo Jamison Miller, of
Chicago, president Mrs. Mary Vented, Of
Cincinnati, senior vice president; Ellen T.
Daniels. West Virginia, junior vice presi-
dent; Mrs. Caroline H. Bell, of Milwaukee,
national treasurer. The following were
elected members of the executive board {:
Chairman, Mrs. Ella +. Burt. Rhode ISL
and; Mrs. Aida Rue, Knoxville. Tenn. {;
Kate IS. Valladingham South Dakota. Con-
vention adjourned until a. m. tomorrow.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-09

the society will be ready at the notification
from Mrs. Kern to be at the station and
Mr.. Taggart, who will solicit funds for the
proposed help from the citizens, will have
the soups prepared especially for the sick,
and they will be the best that can be made.
The ladies will not serve the soldiers, as
does the committee in Cincinnati, but they
Will be present TO see that all are helped
and give the kind word and encouragement
which help the men on their way.
The Twenty-seventh Battery auxiliary
meeting, advertised fer this afternoon at the
First Baptist Church. las been postponed
until next week
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-09
THE FlLIPINOS COMING
AGUINALDO SENDS DEF EGATEs TO
INTERVIEW M'kINLEY.
Government at Washington Claims to
Have No Fear of a Clash with
the Insurgents Mt Manila.

LONDON, Sept. ga cable dispatch from
Hong-Kong. dated Sept. 6. received in Lon
don yesterday, announces that a commit
tee of three Filipinos, appointed by Aguin-
aldo, has left Hong Kong in order to con-
fer with President Mckinley on the future
Of the Philippine islands,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-09
Omcers with Privates' Uniforms.

Down at Tampa one of the regimental
officers observed that some of the line off,
GERS were wearing blue trousers and blouses
that were suspiciously like those issued for
the rrivates The blouses had been altered.
provided with pockets and shoulder straps
and otherwise made to look like officers
uniforms.
Where did you get those clothes?" in
terrogated the regimental officer.
We swiped them out of the chests was
the response.
The regimental officer was amazed
Don't you know you will have to pay for
Them
HI, no. Who's ever going to know 1t?
Nobody will ever find out what became of
them"
The line officers were evidently not ac-
quainted with Uncle Sans methods of do
ing business. Since getting home they have
found that every "dud'' must be accounted
for. The excuse that a pair of missing
trousers or blouse was taken by one of
the privates, / don't know which one"
does not go. And now there Is some tall
swearing by those who find they must pay
for their "larks." The nice blue serges do
not look so attractive as they did when
there seemed a chance to get them free of
charge.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-09
No Pnx Yet Cor the 2sth Rattery.

There is no information as to how soon
the Twenty-eighth Battery, of Fort Wayne.
will get away from Camp Mount. When
Major Cleland. the paymaster. arrived,
Captain Rancke learned that he had no in
etrCctiois tc pay the battery. The pay rolls
OF the battery were sent to Columbus to
be checked by the muster-in officer of the
battery, and it is understood they were to
be forwarded to Chicago, although they
had not been received there when the pay
master left. He did not expect Captain
Rancke to get away for three or four days.
Last night Major Cleiand returned to Chi
cagO after finding that no additional in
Structions had been sent him here with
reference to the battery.
1t may be that by the time / reach Chi
cage, said he, Il will find orders to re-
turn here at once and pay off the battery"
If this were to prove true the major
might return tonight and pay the battery
tomorrow, when 1t might get away by Sun
day, but the captain does not hore for this
II am as much in the dark as to when we
win move as you are" said he. The One
Observation-Disclosures Regiment Is to be
paid off after it reaches indianapolis, as the
pay rolls were. sent to Chicago from Mead
vile, Pa, and are now in the hands of
Major Cleland. He said yesterday that he
had no Information as to when the regiment
would arrive. He presumed that after Ii
did he would be red TO come to Indian
epolis and pay the men.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-09
Peace society.

Baltimore American.
Baseball is picking up more dollars now.
and X IL has its way there will never be
another war.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-09

The amount expended in charity during
the year was Sill 1903. The revenues from
the sale of supplies and per capita tax are
decreasing yearly. and it is imperatively
necessary that the expenses at national
headquarters be decreased or the per cap
tia tax increased. Many of the posts are
becoming reduced in memE -rship. the in
fsrnities of age render comrades in many
instances less enthusiastic meetings be-
come less interesting, comrades are soon
suspended and the posts become delinquent
The information so far received would
hardly justify action by Congress in the
erection of hospital for the care and treat
ment of surviving soldiers of the war for
the suppression of the rebellion who are
suffering from insanity and confined in
almshouses or being cared fC by their fam
lilies or friends
The report of the quartermaster general
A. j. Burbank, showed that the receipts
during the year were ST., 195 and the ex-
penditures $14,694 the balance on hand be-
ing $9,992 credited as follows: General fund
$2457; Grant monument fund. $5.777. Sher-
man monument fund, $226; Southern memo
rial fund $14.40. The assets, including the
cash on hand. are 81, 1885, and, in addition
$4,000 is invested in United States bonds.
Alonzo Williams inspector general, re-
ported that the organization is still strong
and in good condition, although rapidly de-
creasing in numbers. 1t was still doing very
efficient work throughout the land
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-09
So He Has.

Detroit Free Press
Gen, Sir Herbert Kitchener seems to have
completely Deweyized the Mahdists.
The Coconino sun., 1898-04-16

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The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-11-26
IRON MADE aeoHor WITH WATER.
Electricity Used to roduc an Appar-
emily Contradictory Result.

Electricity Used to Produc an Appar-
emily Contradictory Result.
One of the astonishing things devel-
oped through the introduction Of cleo
tricity into every day affairs is a forge.
made for bench use. for the heating
of soldering irons or light pieces of
metal for working on the anvil, where
h heating is accomplished by plung-
ing h article to be heated into a tray
of water. Nothing could be imagined
more contradictory Of ones precon-
ceived ideas h a this procedure, and
yet to the electrician 1t Is perfectly
simple.
He makes the proper connections,
plunges his iron into the water. and
pretty soon the iron will begin to glow
under water n then to turn red
or white hot, just as he desires it
for working. When he gets through
working the iron he may plunge 1t in
a "siss" as expeditiously as he could
in any other tank of water. This curl
Gus forge is made as follows: The tank
Is Of wood or any substance which will
hold water and not form an electrical
conductor. One wire OF the electric
circuit passes to the bottom of the
tank, where II is connected to a plate
Of metal which lies there. Over this
plate WATER preferably saturated with
salt. fills the tank nearly to the top and
serves to conduct the current to what
ever object il to be heated. Nothing
could be better for this purpose. for
the water naturally closes all about
the object and fits 1t on every side.
The other end OF the current-conduct-
ing wire is fastened to the tongs or
led to a metal frame work at the edge
Of the tank on which the tongs or the
shank Of a soldering iron lie when IL
Is to be heated. The moment the OBJ
ject to be heated il plunged into the
water a current passes from the water
through the object. and at the same
momen some OF the water 10 decom-
posed by electrolytic action. The nitro
gen Of the water becomes electrified
and adheres to the object to be heated
and forms q hlm of gas which sepa-
rates the object completely from the
water. while at he same time this gas
forms such an obstruction to the pas
sage Of the electrical current that the
energy Of the current h turned into
heat.
Electric forges Of various designs are
coming into use in place OF fires for
many of the blacksmith's operations.
One Of h new ones offered to the
trade In arranged with one Of its cleo
trodes mounted at h end of an or
binary anvil. while the other electrode
IL swung above. where Il can be drawn
down by the pressure Of q foot upon the
pedal. The arm above has q wheel
like revolving head. and at the end
of the spokes Of this wheel blocks Of
metal Of various forms adapted to Mt
the objects to be heated The black
smith turns down the form that suits
his work. presses his foot on the pedal
and watches until he has q proper heat
and then. releasing the arm. FORCES and
finishes his work on. the very anvil
where II was heated Such clever tools
cannot. of course. taxi the place OF the
old bellows and IRE for isolated shops.
but in factories they are rapidly be-
ing introduced.