The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-03-10
WORK ON A CURRENCY BILL
WHAT REPUBLICANS EXPECT TO AC-
COMPLIsH NEXT MONTH.
Muncie Letter Carrier Who Wants a
Pardon from the knIser-Census
Bureau Appointments.

WASHINGTON. March 9-The President
has practically made up the list OF the
general officers 10 be retained in the volun-
teer branch of the service. The basis OF all
the calculations is an army Of $500 men,
for she President has so far insisted that
he will not call for volunteers I'm addition to
that number unless an emergency should
arise. The reorganization act limits the
number of major generals TO be appointed
to one for each 1900 men and the brigadier
generals TO one for every 4000 men in actual
service. On this basis, as there are already
three major generals in the army i'm the
persons OF Miles, Brooke and Merritt, there
is room for but two more. To fill those two
places the President has selected General
Shafter and General Otis now i'm command
at Manila 1t is safe to say that the list
of brisadiers to he appointed will include
the following names: General Wood, at
Santiago General Wilson at Matanzas;
General Lee. in the province of Havana:
General Davis. now on duty with the court
OF inquiry into the beef supplies. General
Ludlow. in command Of Havana city; Gen.
Lawton, near Manila; General Macarthur. at
r Manila: General Chaffee and General Frank.
The War Department has commenced the
men to give the regular army strength of
5000. instead of 10000 men. The number OF
recruiting stations has been increased from
about forty to- between seventy and eighty
The principal stations are at Chicago. New
York. Philadelphia. indianapolis and Column
bus, %. New stations have been established
at Augusta. Admission. Albany. Chicka-
mauga Park. Macon. Savannah, Hartford,
Conn.,, Harrisburg. Pa, Raleigh Columbus
and other towns. principally in the East.
Men will be first recruited for duty In the
Philippine islands and will be ordered. upon
acceptance, to join the six regiments
Ninth. Sixth, Thirteenth and Twenty-first
Infantry and Sixth ArtiIery-which are un-
der orders TO reinforce General Otis at
Manila soon as the transportation can
be arranged. AS soon as possible stations al
which regiments have been mustered out
Will be selected for recruiting stations I'm or
der that the volunteer soldiers who already
have had service may be given the first
chance TO re-enlist. An officer of the War
Department to-day said: ''EnIistments for
the new regular army are being made at
an unprecedented rate. The effect of the
advertisements inserted i'm the papers has
oeen 10 bring out great crowds of recruits"
Four companies of the Second United
States Volunteer Engineers, comprising the
garrison at Honolulu. Hawaii are shortly
TO be recalled home. They have been on
duty there since the outbreak of the Span
ish war. The garrison will be maintained at
Honolulu and the engineer troops will be
relieved either by four companies of the
Twenty-fOurth Infantry (coloreD now i'm
Utah or by two or more batteries of the
Sixth Artillery. Two batteries of the Sixth
Artillery In
mainder OF the regiment. now distributed
along the Atlantic coast, is under orders TO
proceed there. Although not yet settled IL
is probable two more of these batteries
VIII be used for military service i'm Hawaii.
The Republican House caucus committee
ana the Republican members OF the Senate
finance committee. to whom has been as
signed the task of preparing some measure
for currency reform. to be submitted To Con-
gress at Its next session. expect to formu-
late satisfactory bill when they meet at
Atlantic City on April L. Mr.. Babcock. Of
Wisconsin, member Of the caucus COM
mittee and chairman of the Republican con-
gressional campaign committee SAYS ne Is
confident the joint committee will prepare
some measure for submission TO Congress
lie thinks they may. in fact. prepare more
than one measure. Whatever is recon-
mended. he thinks. will have as it's basic
idea the withdrawal OF the greenbacks as
a menace 10 the stability OF our currency
system. either by providing for their event
ual retirement or impoundl4g and strength
enins the gold reserve By impounding is
meant that when greenbacks are paid into
the treasury they shall not be again paid
out except for sold. Atlantic City is one OF
the most delightful seaside resorts OF the
country. and consequently an excellent place
az which 10 wrestle with the currency prob
lem-especially in warm weather.
Representative Faris has obtained orders
from the War Department for the discharge
OF Dewitt Russell, OF Nermillion county,
ambulance corps. Camp Mckenzie Ga. T.
A Moore. OF Hendricks county hospital
corps. and Private Shanks. of Terre Haute.
now at Manila. Shanks has a widowed
mother and sister dependent on him. Secre-
tary Alger made his case special and he
will return on the first government trans
port TO leave Manila. Mr. Faris will leave
Washington for home tomorrow.
- ratner remarkable case has been called
TO the attention OF First Assistant POST
master General Heath. 1t appears that
Karl Max Pfitzner. a letter carrier en-
ployed In Muncie. Ind. in a letter to Mr..
Heath. confesses that he is deserter from
the German army, having taken French
leave March u. 1854. He was appointed
letter carrier in MUncie Jan. ]. 1892 and has
splendid record. lie now desires to re-
turn TO his former home. in Germany. on
a VISIT, but dare not do so. fearing arrest
He has been naturalized. and is a public
servant Of the United States government.