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Died

If this list should be extended 1t would
appear that the losses of the three years
regiments, raised in August and September
and serving in the field. were not greater,
in several instances, than those of regi-
ments which were in the service but six
months and were in no battles The change
in life, the ignorance regarding camp life
and the general recklessness of men new to
the service made them the victims of dis
ease.
The mortality of regiments gives but a
faint idea of the disa bility of many of those
of the civil war; particularly when first en-
tering the service. Many regiments had not
men enough on the lists for duty to meet
the demands of camp and picket details
When the Army of the Potomac was pre-
pared for the grea. campaign under Grant
in the spring of 1864, 30 per cent of the men
on its rolls were accounted for as absent
against Lee was undertaken, As per cent
of the men on the rolls of that army were
absent. The larger part of this absence was
due to disability due to disease rather than
wounds. Taken as a whole. when compared
with the losses of the civil war during sim
liar periods those of the regiments in
camps the past few months have been less
than the former.
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The one-year regiments show large NOR
tality. The figures are as follows:
Killed or died of disease
of wounds or in prison


Two of the foregoing regiments were mus
tered in November 1864. eleven in February,
1865, and three in March or April 1865. That
means that these regiments were in actual
service about four months, yet one of the
regiments mustered in February. three
months before the end of the war, lost near
ly 10 per cent. of its men by disease, while
one that was mustered in November lost
more than IL per cent. by disease. The
heavy losses from disease during the early
months of enlistment are emphasized by
comparing the foregoing with several regi-
ments which were mustered in August, 1861,
and re-enlisted during January, February
and March, 1864, thus serving more than
three years:
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-01

The best evidence regarding the alleged
neglect of soldiers and condition of camps
goes to show that many of the current
charges are grossly exaggerated. No doubt
there has been much sickness and suffer-
ing. as there always is in every army in
time of war. but it has been distorted, ex-
aggerated and magnified for a. purpose. One
paper quotes Governor Black. of New York,
in support of its charges. Yet in an inter-
view in the Washington Post Governor
Black says:
The condition of Camp Alger is not so bad
by good deal as l had been led to believe.
The water is poor and the supply made
qnate' but Otherwise the 1T, troops are getting
along reasonably Well. The present condi-
ton of affairs at Camp Ager. while disa-
greeable in a way for the men, is in no
sense really intolerable situation.
From Camp Alger Governor Black went
to Chickamauga Park, and in an author
ICED interview published in the Journal yes
terday he said:
My impression of the camp of the New
York troops at Chickamauga Park is not
The unfavorable condition of the camp and
hospitals has beyond doubt. been very
greatly exaggerated by the press.
The Detroit Tribune publishes an inter-
view with a private of the Thirty-second
Michigan Volunteers home on leave who
served eight years in the regular army.
Replying to complaints and charges of suf-
fering by that regiment. he says:
The rations being served out are all right
] had charge of mess at Island lake and I
have had charge of messes in the regular
army, and want to say that never saw
better beef served TO the army than we are
getting in Fernandina. It's Chicago beef.
and is even better than we got at Island
lake. If there is any trouble about getting
rations ii is not the fault of the army Of
flcers or the commissary department. but
of the company quartermasters who are too
lazy to hustle and get stuff for their COM
panies or the cooks who are too lazy to put
1t up in shape.
Veterans of the civil war who have Wis
tied some of the camps say the soldiers in
the civil war suffered far greater hardships
than those in the present war have done.
We should not exhibit ourselves before the
world as a nation of babies or chronic
kckers. War is not picnic.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-01
MRS. B0TKlN THE WOMAN.
Her Handwriting on the Fatal Box of
Poisoned Candy.

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. Sl.-Detective
McVey, who came here from Delaware to
procure the extradition OF Mrs. Cordelia
Botkin for the murder of Mrs. John ?. Dun
ring and her sister, made a statement to-
day to The effect that John p. Dunning.
husband of one of the victims. had identi-
fed the handwriting on the wrapper of the
candy box as that of Mrs. Botkin He also
said that Mr.. Dunning has identified the
anonymous letters sent 10 Mrs. Dunning as
being written by Mrs. Botkin. Chief of Po-
lice Lees is determined that Mrs Botkin
shall be tried in the State of Delaware If
possible. Tomorrow the grand jury will
meet. and the attendance of witnesses who
will not now give their evidence TO the au-
thorities will be compulsory. The indict-
ment should there be one, will not be a
charge of murder. but on a charge of send
ing poison through the mails, Witnesses
have been summoned from the interior, and
unless they answer all questions put to
them they will be sent to Jail.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-01
MINERS RIOT AVERTED.
Big Clash Likely Between Strikers
and Negroes at Pana, Ill.

PANA, ILL.,, Aug. 81 More outside rein
forcements for the locked out white miners
here have been arriving to-day. BY tonight
fully 1900 extra miners are expected to be on
the scene On the other hand the operators
say they will have fully 800 more negroes
here before the close of the week. Sheriff
Coburn has been hourly increasing his
forces in anticipation Of trouble, bringing
deputies from Taylorville, the county seat,
sixteen miles distant.
A serious encounter has been narrowly
averted between the locked out union
miners and the one hundred deputy sheriffs
guarding the hfty-four Alabama negroes,
who have taken the places of the locked out
men at the Springside mines at the edge of
the city limits. The clash could not have
been prevented had not state and national
officials of the United Mine Workers of
America interfered by wiring District Pres
ident Topham to postpone action until after
this morning, pending investigation of the
condition of the Springside mine. which Is
alleged to be in danger, being operated
without boss and registered engineer.
At the time the message was received the
local miners, reinforced by several hundred
miners from Danville, Coffeen, Assumption
and other outside mining towns, were in
secret session in a large gulch between the
Illinois Central Railroad and the Pana Coal
Company's reservoir, near the north end of
the city, laying plans to march on the depu-
ties and negroes at Springside and forciDly
compelling the negroes to leave. The meet
ing was presided over by a negro miner
named Dean, of Danville 1t was only by
the most persistent pleading and reasoning
by President Topham and other leaders that
the miners were prevented from marching
on the shaft.
The meeting was attended by fully 1000
miners, their only light being that of the
moon, and with guards and pickets doing
duty to keep out all save United Mine Work
ers. 1t was pointed out that the deputies
field rifles and Winchesters There were
only two Winchesters and few shotguns
in the miners crowd. All the men, how
ever, were armed with revolvers.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-01

Under a recent order of the War Depart
ment containing instructions for the muster
ing out of volunteers. those who wish to re-
tain possession of the arms and other ac-
eouterments furnished by the government.
which they have used during the war. can
do SO. Every person knows how interesting
military relics of the civil war have become
how highly priced they are as personal SOU
venirs. There are many humble homes
throughout the country. many isolated
farmhouses where the sword that father
carried or the belt he wore or some other
requirement is sacredly preserved as pa
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-01

READING. Pa, Aug. Peace makes no
difference whatever in the busy operations
here on shells and projecties for the army
and navy. During the past month the Cav
penter Steel Company made the largest
shipments of projectes in the history of
the establishment. They consisted of all
sizes from four to thirteen inches, and were
consigned to various stations designated
by the War Department The shipments
are said TO have aggregated in value more
than $4,000. The firms employees are work
ing day and night the same as they have
tween Spain and The United States.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-01

War without fighting and looking forward
to greater conquests becomes more dismal
and uninteresting thing than Hamlet with
Hamlet omitted Such condition forms a
fertile soil for dissensions and grumblings.
and no war ever ended without a taste of
just such bitterness as is now rampant IN
military affairs. Those who grow pessim-
istic over the present condition and regard
it as unprecedented ere mistaken, and
should look into the state of affairs prevail
ing at the end of every war the world has
known
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-01
Monitors sniI for Homo.

WASHINGTON. Aug. S1.-The Navy Dc
partment has received a cablegram from
Pence. Porto Rico. announcing that the
Puritan. Amphitrte. Terror. Hannibal and
Montgomery sailed from Ponce this morn
ing. They will so to Newport. r. l. The
main object is to get the crews of the YES
northern waters The citizens of Newport
have been making efforts with the Navy
Department to secure d rendezvous for the
larger vessels in the navy at Newport. The
department could not do this. but agreed
to send some of the smaller types.
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at once bought and given TO the girl who
drew the lucky straw. Out of the next
weekly earnings another corset was bought
and disposed of in the same way, and so on
Until every girl was supplied. The same club
is planning to buy cloaks in like manner.
The chief advantage of this kind of CO.
opei alton is. it is claimed. that the members
of such club have no inducement TO vie
with one another in extravagant display,
ard each gets a good, useful article in re-
turn for her money
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-01
COURTS MARTIAL SET ASIDE
Sentences Imposed at Sea on Manila
Troops without Warrant.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 31.-The secretary
of war. on the recommendation of Judge
Advocate General Lieber has declared il
legal and set aside the proceedings of a
general court-martial convened by Brigadier
General Greene, on the steamer China at
sea, June IS. 1898. General Greene, who has
been ordered home from Manila, then
in command of the second detachment of
the Philippine expedition The men on
trial were privates Fl. j. Lambert, Company
NJ, First Colorado Infantry; II. B. Briggs,
Company c. First Colorado Infantry; Lee
Judge Company CT, Eighteenth Infantry;
w. d. Shakespeare, Company f, First Colo
RADIO Infantry; Robert Dick, Company M,
First Colorado Infantry. A general order
holds that where a post or district COM
mand is composed of mixed troops, equlva-
lent to a brigade, the commanding officer
of the department or army Will designate
1t in orders as "a separate brigade, with
out the authority of the commanders of the
post and the districts having no brigade or
ganlZatIon cannot convene general court
martials. The judge advocate general holds
that General GreeneS detachment had not
been so designated, but was made up of
parts of brigades of the independent di-
vision. The sentences are therefore set
aside.
Judge was charged with being asleep on
his post and was sentenced to confinement
at hard labor for six months and for
fixture of SO for each of those months (;
Shakespeare same charge and same sent
ence; Briggs was sitting and inattentive at
his post, sentence one month hard labor and
$40 pay forfeited; Dick was absent without
leave from Camp Merritt, and charged with
drunkenness and disorderly conduct, SEN
tence hard labor for thirty days and $40
pay per month forfeited three months.
Lambert was charged with being drunk and
disorderly at Camp Merritt. General Greene
mitigated Judges and Shakspeare's SEN
licences materially, and all the sentences
now are set aside
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-01

NEW YORK. Aug. 31-Two steamers fly
ing the Spanish flag sailed from this port
to-day They were former United States
prizes. Miguel Jover and the Catalina. The
latter was captured by the gunboat Detroit
and the Jover was taken by the Helena.
The jackies of the war ships on June 2i
thought that they were in for big prize
money but few days ago the Washington
authorities decided that the steamers should
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-01
DISEASE IN THE ARMY DURING THE
CIVIL WAR

One would think from the clamor in
certain class of newspapers that disease
and death were not known in other wars
That such was not the case the records of
Indiana regiments of short terms of service
are given, beginning with the Persimmon
brigade, which was mustered in August, 1868,
for the term of six months:
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-01

General Weyler's programme seems to be
TO pose as an Independent branch of the
Spanish government-a sort of imperium in
imperio as it were. If the government
were really strong it would take him by
the throat and make him stop talking
treason
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-01
Explanation Called For.

WASHINGTON, Aug. Sit is stated at
the War Department that the sinking of the
Olivette was not the fault of United States
officers The steamship company owning
the vessel has already offered to raise her.
An explanation has been asked for from the
officer in charge of the Olivette.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-01

The assault upon the War Department at
the present time is mild compared with that
made upon Abraham Lincoln after the bat
tie of Fredericksburg in December, 1862
Even Harpers Weekly printed large pic
ture representing the fathers and mothers
of the thousands slaughtered demanding of
Abraham Lincoln reason for ordering the
battle and lincoln answering with a story.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-01

Colonel Studebaker's regiment was sent to
as unfavorable a country as any command
of the war. yet it will return to Indiana
with very small sick list. This means that
the officers in command of the two camps
in Florida where the regiment has been
located took proper precautions to ward off
fIisaa &c
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-01

There seems to be a general approval of
the suggestion of a military inquiry, not
with a view of fastening blame on individ-
uals. but to expose the faults of the present
system
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TrOuElte,

Watts-Seems to have been some trouble
over at Wickwires house.
Potts-Wel yes. His wife told him to
advertise for a parlor maid. and he goes
and puts in the ad, blonde preferred
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-01

Il wonder if that tale of the tortoise and
the hare was 500" remarked the garrulous
boarder.
Nav" said the Cheerful Idiot. Just a
sort of mock turtle and false hare story"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-01

The American farmers, having paid off
$l0OO00,0O0 of mortgages the past two years,
are not giving much attention to those
whsse business is to declare that the gold
standard will work their ruin
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-01

Representative Graft, of the Fourteenth
Illinois district, gave out, some time since,
election, but when the convention met on
Tuesday he was unanimously renominated
This indicates that Republicans of the dis
trict prefer a man who has served the dis
trict acceptably to taking the chance of a
new man
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-01

He need not be prophet to assert that a
reaction will follow the present period of the
manufacture and publication of charges of
the general neglect of soldiers in the field.
The thing is being overdone
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-01

LIMA. Peru. Aug. 81. via Galveston, Tex,
Puno capital of the Peruvian province of
that name. have created disturbance by
bribng the guards on duty at the jail and
freeing the prisoners. The civil guard and
citizens headed by the project, succeeded
in crushing the outbreak.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-01
Killed or Died of

These regiments saw hard service during
the winter which, in part accounts for the
large mortality-quite 10 per cent. in two
regiments. That the mortality is largest.
however, when regiments first go into the
service, the following statistics of the one
hundred days regiments, mustered in May,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-01
Pontoons to Raise the Colon.

NEW YORK. Aug. H.-The Merritt and
Chapman Derrick and Wrecking Company's
tug Argus arrived from Halifax to-day with
two pontOonS, procured there which are
to be taken TO Santiago to assist in the
work of raising the sunken war ships
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-01

If rapidly increasing taxation and expend-
iture can make first-class city the ruling
regime in this city is an overwhelming sue
cess.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-01

There is not the slightest complaint over
the fact that Admiral Dewey is left alone to
take care of the Philippines. He is not the
sort to cry The Wolf until he has the
animal ready for the removal Of the pelt.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-01
Easily Accounted For.

She-Assuming that women do tell more
lies than men, 1 do not see any reason
for it.
He-The reason is plain enough Women
do more talking.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-01

1t should be arranged in advance that
our next war shall not be in tropical
country nor in the summer.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-01

A novel kind of cooperation. and one
worthy of feminine ingenuity, is being
evolved by some working girls clubs of
London. This is the clubbing together to
buy wearing apparel-not at wholesale but
one garment at a time. The movement
started among some factory girls who
banded together TO buy corsets. Each con-
tributed her share of the money until they
made up the price Of one corset, which was
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-01

not have been seized and ordered their re-
lease The Jover and Catalina cleared for
Spain yesterday. and, manned by their old
crews, went TO sea this morning.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-01

THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL.
Can be found at the following places:
NEW YORK-Astor House.


NEW YORK-Astor House.
CHT13AGO-Palmer House. p. o. News CO., 217
Dearborn street. Great Northern Hotel and
GRAND Pacific Hotel.
CINCINNATI. r. Hawley G. Co., 154 Vine
street
LOTISNILLE-C. T. Deering north west corner
OF Third and Jefferson streets, ard Louisville
Book Co., 256 Fourth avenue.
ST. LOUIs-Union News Company, Union Depot.
WASHINGTON, d. C-Riggs House, Ebbitt
House and Wizards Hotel.
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The Assistant United States treasurer at
st. Louis has refused to take $4,000 in gold
in exchange for currency Great Scott.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-01
BUBBLES IN THE AIR.
A Success.

eff Wabble wasn't so COMPOUNDED lazy he
could have made quite a success in life.
But he has made success. He has
done as much as he ever tried to do"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-01

The Earthquake ThrOwer at Boston.
BOSTON, Mass, Aug. 31.-The dynamite
cruiser Vesuvius arrived here to-day
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Atch., Top & S. Fe Ry gen as 90 9oA
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Mo-, Kan. & Texas I'd mtg As. 60 coy
Mobile & Ohio gen mtg As. ..... "a %
N. " Ont. & West. gen mtg As 96 81
N. Y, Sus. & West. gen mtg IS. SO 91A
No. Pac., prior gen mtg 4s.... % 9419
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Oregon Short Line, Con. IS. $50. 9s1A 9919
Phila. & Reading gen mtg 4s... S0h SOY
Rio Grande & w. LIST mtg As. 80 500
Southern Ry LIST Con 5s..... 1914 S9&
st. L. & Southw mtg $751;. 73a 74h
Tex & Pac LIST mtg IS. ........ 994 100
Union Pacific As .......... 91B OH
Wabash Ry Co. LIST mtg 5s. .107 1914
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curities and also of Spanish securities,
which were also depressed early in the
day on pessimistic reports from Mad
rid. The latter portion of the day saw
a persistent decline in prices in New
York with only occasional periods of
steadiness, most stocks falling below
the opening prices and closing at or
near the lowest. The appropriation by
the New York legislature of $1,000, 900
emergency fund for defense was a
nominal motive of the later decline.
Although nearly the whole of the days
business was done at prices below last
nights level, and although the net
changes are all ON the side of losses
extending between l and 2 points for
most stocks and over that in special
cases, it was very obvious that large
and rather eager demand for stocks
was satisfied during the day and it
was the prevailing impression in the
street that the opening decline was
manipulated to give opportunity to
satisfy the demand. Aside from the
bullish sentiment created among the
room traders by this undertone of
strength and the belief that the de-
mand for stocks was due to some hid
den motive or undisclosed information
regarding Spain's intentions, the gen
eral outlook was not considered prom
Using. The money market reflected the
uncertainty in the outlook more ac-
curately than did the stock market.
Lenders are holding out for stiff rates
for time money and borrowers are not
disposed to pay the rates asked, as it is
certain that any prospect of peace
would Immediately result in an album
dance of money. The general neglect
of the time money market and the re-
sort of borrowers to call loans resulted
in stiffening call rates to-day. The
exchange market was dull and neg
lected, the further importation of gold
being largely dependent on the out
come of the controversy between the
United States and Spain.
The bond market was less active
than stocks and prices showed a ten
dency to sag throughout the day. Total
sales $1,775,000.
United States new tours and the old
tours registered were " higher and the
fves n higher bid.