The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-03-21
ORDERED TO RETURN
161ST INDIANA NOW AWAITING
TRANSPORTATION FROM CUBA.
Colonel Gunder's Regiment, the Tooth,
Also to Come Home soon as "a
Steamer Can he Secured.
SUPREME COURT DECISIONS
ACTS OF CERTAIN FEDERAL JUDGES
HELD TO BE VALID.
Date of the Beginning and End of
Two Wars Fixed by Col. LemIy
The Demand for Money.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.

Special 10 the indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON. March 20-The formal
order was issued to-day by the War De-
Iartment for the return TO the United States
from Cuba of the observation-disclosures
sixty-frst Indiana Regiment and its
muster ont. The order for the return
of the Observation-Disclosures Indiana
Regiment and its muster out has al
ready been issued. The transport Sedgwick
has sailed from Newport News to Santiago
and will bring the Third Volunteer Infantry
10 Savannah. The Meade has taken the
Tenth Infantry TO Matanzas from Havana
and will bring the Twelfth New York to
New York from that point. The Thomas
is on the way from Havana to Savannah
with the Two-hundred-and-secop New
York. The Havana has sailed from Ha-
vana TO Savannah with the Second Louis
lana. The One-hundred- and-sixty- first IN
diana and the Second Illinois, ordered to be
mustered out to-day, are now at Havana.
The First Texas is its way to Calves
ton; will stop at Dry Tortugas to be fumi-
gated and inspected.
Arrangements have been complete,s,)y the
surgeon general of the Marine Ftspital
Service for the disinfection in this country
of troops arriving from Cuba. which cannot
receive this attention before embarkation.
The majority of the troops will be landed
at Savannah and will be disinfected there,
but others will receive attention at Bruins
wick, Black Beard island and Charleston.
This is made necessary by the desire of the
War Department 10 get the troops over be-
fore the quarantine regulations of this coun-
try go into effect on the LIST of next month.
The reports from Havana are considered
very assuring, giving grounds for the hope
that the soldiers can now be brought home
in large numbers without danger of spread
ing infection. -"
Judge Advocate General Lemly, of the
Navy Department, has rendered an opinion
as TO the date Of commencement and ter
mination Of the civil and the Spanish
American wars. as a basis for CALCULATING
the war service of officers to be retired
after thirty years. he holds that the civil
war began April Is. 1861 the date LincoIn's
proclamation was issued and that il ter
minated Aug. 90 1856 when hoStities ceased
in Texas. and not April ., 1896. stated by
the Supreme Court: The Spanish-American
war began. as declared by Congress. April
-. 1898 and it Is held TO be still in progress.
~ IS also held that in computing the thirty
Sears' service. years spent in the army or
Z:iarine corps In time of sactual war shall
count double. but no time shall be counted
Tor peace service.
Ambassador Draper has sent word from
Italy that the Court Of Cessation, the su-
preme tribunal of Italy. has held that Ger
ruti in person. who has figured in the
famous Cerruti claim. is entitled TO receive
the $4,000 paid by Colombia under an award
by President Cleveland. The ambassador
says the money to be paid over by the
Italian government on the 18th inst Ii has
bean held up for a long time by attachments
issued by the creditors of Cerruti. The
Court OF Cessation now holds that such
attachments cannot be brought against the
Italian government. An instalment of the
same claim is now being adjusted before
brought Italy and Colombia almost to the
point OF an open breach.
Winfield s. Schley has successfully passed
the physical examination for promotion to
the rank OF rear admiral in the navy before
a medical board convened at the Washing
ton navy yard To complete the legal test.
he must also pass moral mental and pro-
now before a board of rear admirals which
convened at the Navy Department to-day.
1t is said to be unprecedented thing for
an officer To fail in this professional exam
nation for promotion to the rank of rear
admiral
Commissioned Wilson of the Internal
Revenue Bureau, has held that agents of ex-
press companies selling express money or
ders are not brokers within the meaning of
the war revenue act. and therefore are not
subject to the special tax of so per annum.
The executive committee OF the Bureau of
American Republics to-day accepted with
regret the resignation of Frederic Emory.