The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-04-28
He Reviews Action of the Military
and Says n state of Rebellion
Existed i'm Part of Idaho.
ST. LOUIS SEEKING MILLIONS
DELEGATION ASKS FOR AN APPRO-
PRIATION FOR A FaIR.
Denial of a Report that erman
Had Put Fresh EmbargOes on
American Products.

trouble inquiry was General Merriam, who
described in detail his order from the War
Department and the assembling of troops
there by his orders. His orders TO his in
ferior officers were that arrests and seiz-
ures were to be made by deputies under
the protection of troops. He was. he said.
very careful on this point. He said that
the prisoners at all times were better shell
tered from the weather than were the
troops. There was, however. a deficiency
in bedding. He denied that he had held
any conferences with mine owners or man.
ayers, but said he had several times talked
casually with mine operators who came to
or were passing through Wardner.
General Merriam stated positively that
he had never been In the room where the
inquest was held at Wardner, denying the
statement of Attorney Robertson to that
effect.
Mr.. Robertson interrupted to state that
he had been under the impression that Gen.
Merriam had been present.
General Merriam's testimony followed
closely. the lines of his report. During
twenty-eight years OF service, he said. he
had never known a soldier to strike a pris-
oner with a musket or jab him with a
bayonet. Such testimony, he said, there
fore, to him was utterly incredible. He de-
clared most emphatically that a state of
rebellion existed i'm Idaho, and that there
was a menace to public safety there. He
took up each preamble of the resolution
under the operation of which the commit
tee was acting, denying absolutely most of
+no 60 otc allorol thora;p Caporal NTorrfav,
said the United States troops were i'm
charge of the prisoners simply as guards,
In carrying out the authority of the State.
The general said he felt great Solicitude
for the prisoners and their long confine-
ment. He finally took up the matter with
the War Department, writing and tele-
graphing on the subject. Two OF the letters
had not heretofore appeared in the corre-
spondence furnished by the War Depart
ment, evidently having been mislaid. In
these letters General Merriam pointed out
the evident purpose of the Idaho authori-
ties to continue the military control for
ONE time, and referred to the adjourn
ment of the District Court with the cases
of many of the prisoners still pending. In
one of the letters General Merriam advised
that a part of the troops be withdrawn. He
stated also that the continued service of
the troops on guard duty had led to the
bribery of a sergeant and the escape of
eight prisoners. At present, General Mer-
riam stated, the troops were not guarding
any prisoners. A few troops remained in
garrison in the locality. but without having
any duties in connection with the disturb
ance, although available in case of an out
break as long as martial law continued.
General Merriam's cross-examination will
begin tomorrow.
The House committee room on insular al
fairs was filled to overlooking to-day with
d distinguished body of representative men
from the West and Southwest. who ap-
reared to make formal presentation of the
project for an international exposition at
ct. Louis in 1903. to commemorate the
Louisiana purchase and the resulting de-
velopment of the Mississippi valley and its
vast tributary section. Bills already have
teen introduced in the Senate by Mr..
Cockrell and in the House by Mr.. Lane
giving a national aspect to the enterprise
and providing a $4,000 appropriation in
it's aid. This has attracted the attention
and encouragement of the sections
throughout the middle West n the dele
cation appeared to urge the magnitude of
the project from a commercial and nation
al standpoint and to give 1t a status which
IL is hoped will secure favorable considera-
ton in the present Congress. The delega-
ton was made up of Governors. ex-Gover-
nors, mayors of leading cities, former Cabi-
net officers and men prominent in public
and business life, including Governor d.
w. Jones, of Arkansas; Attorney General
Campbell, of Colorado; T.. p. Rixey, labor
commissioner of Missouri; j. d. Slonecker,
representing Governor Stanley. of Kansas:
Ex-Governor r. B. Hubbard, of Texas;
d. d. Leach, representing Governor
Barnes, of Oklahoma; Judge 7. C. Hum
phrey, of Fort Smith, Ark; N. P. Ramsey,
of Columbus, o.; ex-Secretary of the In
terror d. r. Francis and a numerous dele
cation from ST. Louis, including ex-Mayor
c. p. Walbridge, O.. l.. Whitelaw, ex-Lieu-
tenant Governor j. NJ. O'Meara, Nathan
Frank and Hon. Seth w. Cobb. Addresses
were made in behalf of an appropriation
by ex-Secretary Francis, Governor Shaw,
of Iowa; Governor Jones, of Arkansas;
Lieutenant Governor Gilbert, of Nebraska;
Col. j. r. S. Pitkin. of New Orleans; Gov
ernor Prince, of New Mexico. and others.
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It is possible this afternoon to obtain
from an authoritative source a full con-
tradiction of the published statement that
our meats have been excluded by Germany.
in the following terms:
with reference to the dispatch dated
Berlin, April rs. and published this morn
ing, showing that Prince Won Hohenlohe
has forbidden the North German Lloyd
Steamship Company. under Article 20 of
the subvention contract, to make further
of and to land i'm German,
Dutch and Belgian ports fresh meats.
dairy products or cereals, Ii was observed
by the German ambassador to-day that no
German steamship company trading with
the United States receives any subsidy and
that consequently there is no such SUBJ
vention contract regarding German trade
with the United States. In view Of this
tact il may be denied that any such order
has been issued, excluding meat and dairy
products OF the United States from Ger
many"
Gustave H. Schwab. manager of the North
German Lloyd lines American agency at
New York, said to-day that the edict did
not apply to American provisions. The
ruling applied to the importations from
China and Australia. as the steamships of
the North German Lloyd line plying to
those countries are subsidized by the Ger
man government, while those running to
the United States are not subsidized.
The division of customs and insular af-
fairs of the War Department has made
public the statement that the total re-
ceipts of the Porto Rican treasury for the
first half of the fiscal year of 1888 and 1900
were $S5l. i04.
President and Mrs. Mckinley arrived i'm
Washington at s o'clock this morning from
anton. Accompanying them were Capt.
and Mrs. Lafayette McWilliams. of Chica-
go; DIR. Rixey. William S. Hawk. of New
York; Mr.. George Barber. Of Canton: Pri-
vste Secretary Corte;you and Steno-
grapher Leonard.
The President to-day sent the following
nominations to the Senate: To be commits
s,oners TO the District of Columbia, Henry
3. F. mcfarland. of In sDistrict of Col
Columbia. To be secretary of the legation
of the United States at Guatemala city.