The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-04-09
Wants the eAdmfnistra tion to Declare
Its Antagonism to the Many In
dustrial Combinations.
TALK WITH GEO. w. STEELE
HIS VIEW OF THE SITUATION IN THE
PHILIPPINE ISLANDS.
Peace Treaty Ratifications to BE Ex-
changed This week-The Late vi.
Faure's Present to Americans.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, April s-The muster out
rolls for the One-hundred- -and-sixtieth and
ne-hundred-and-sixty-fi Indiana Volun-
teer regiments are now being prepared and
accounts OF these organizations generally
being checked up for their final release
from the service. These two regiments were
mustered into the service of the United
States at indianapolis. but the formal mus
ter out will take place at Savannah. When
mustered out these men will be paid off in
full, and those who desire TO return to their
former homes in Indiana may take advan-
tage of special rate which the government
WILL secure for them. The War Department
according TO existing law, must return
these volunteers to the point where they
were mustered into the service supply
them with a cash equivalent According
to the books OF the department giving dis
tances on which computation IS based, it is
So miles from Savannah to Indianapolis
The law says that each enlisted man shall
receive one days pay and one days rations
: Tor each twenty miles travelled. days
pay and rations when commuted amount TO
50 cents per diem. and therefore each en-
listed man OF the Observation-Disclosures
and One-hundred-and-sixty-i Indiana
penses and subsistence EN- route. In addi-
tion TO this these men, having had service
beyond the borders of the United States, are
entitled 10 two months extra pay in addi-
ton TO whatever may be coming to them on
the date of the muster out. The pay of a
private in time of is SIS per month. 1t
Will thus be seen that each private soldier
composing these two Indiana regiments will
receive, the day of muster out, in addi-
tion TO any amount which may be due for
past services, $50 bonus or extra pay added
TO his mileage. Therefore each of these men
VIII receive at least $66 extra money on the
day they are finally mustered out.
Private Leroy Hamilton. Company L, One
Observation-Disclosures Indiana, now at
Westville. was to-day honorably discharged.
The following Indiana postoffices have
been authorized TO issue domestic money or
ders: Hobbs, Upton county: Klondyke, Tip
pecanoe county; Reiffsburg, Wells county;
Schererville. Lake county.
Advertisements were issued to-day by
Supervising Architect Taylor for proposals
TO build a retaining wall about the Marine
Hospital at Evansville, Ind.
Representative George w. Steele of Ma
rion. passed through Washington to-day on
a
Naval Academy. He did not escape un-
scathed, however as he left behind a few
profound thoughts on the general situation
pertaining to affairs engaging the attention
OF American soldiers on the other side of
the world. He is quoted as having said:
'I approve OF the proclamation issued to
the Filipinos inviting them to submit to
our authority, though l am somewhat dis
appointed that our army did not follow up
: the insurgents at once and capture their
I new capitol after the fall OF Malolos. So far
as am concerned. would like to trade the
Philippine islands for a yellow dog and then
kill the dog. IL there were nothing else in
volved but the possession of the islands
but We are under obligations 10 the nations
OF the world not TO abandon the islands TO
anarchy and savagery, and must not there
fore so abandon them" IN conclusion Mr..
Steele said he thought II we found enough
people there sufficiently advanced to main
tain civilized government Congress would
permit them to establish a government of
their own and would give them independence
whenever they had proven themselves
capable OF maintaining ii. but that until this
was fully accomplished this government
would retain sufficient authority to insure
good government.
Attorney General Griggs's outspoken
friendlness for trusts. shown in his re-
cent open letter on the subject, is proving
embarrassing TO the President. Many peo-
ole have wrongfully assumed that Mr..
Griggs was speaking for the administra-
ton in the matter. and the President is be-
ing urged to correct the impression before
actual harm can result. Representative
lands is one OF the Republican who want
an expression from an authoritative source
setting the administration right in the
premises. The Evening Star to-day has
this abou: the Indiana congressman: Rep
resentative Lands is urging on representa-
tIves OF the administration the desirabillty
OF having some authoritative utterance
made public declaring the antagonism OF
the administration TO trusts. He had talk
to-day with Secretary Gage and others on
the subject. arguing very earnestly that
the Republican party. through some respon-
sibe medium, disavow any responsibility
for o. sympathy with the trusts. He said
the people in the Middle West were aroused
IN antagonism 10 the trusts: that small In
terests were being sacrificed, and that IL
the administration did not in some way not
10 be misunderstood, avow its antagonsm
10 trusts. the quetion would become very
prominent In the next campaign and dan
xerous to the Republican party in that sec
tion Mr.. Lands says the trust question
promises 10 make a more exciting issue In
Indiana than was the money question in the
late presidential election"
In another interview Mr.. Landis Is quoted
as saying: in our State the Republican
party never was in better condition. and the
Democrats were never worse OF. as they