The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-21

Reports 10 that effect had also been made
by the soldiery to Major Fayling In my
presence McCaieb, in a very dictatorial
way, took up my pass. | told him that
would like to have the pass until could
return TO my room, the guards were
strict in not allowing any one TO go
through the lines without the proper Gre
dentials. He said i'm reply TO this that he
did not care If | was shot.
II struggled myself through the lines.
and yesterday morning, by the aid or capt
Rafferty,, United States army, left the
island on tugboat, without the passport.
in safety.
THE whole cause was that 1 had
pressed an opinion that Galveston was ir-
retrievably lost. Although l said this, did
not say IL maliciously. L was trying TO con-
vey the exact condition, but in doing so.
very greatly displeased the Galveston au-
thoritfes, who even went so far as TO tele~
graph my paper that | was sending out
false reports.
THE situation in Galveston is that there
are property interests there to the value of
$40 000, 600. IL the island is deserted, nine
tenths OF this Will be lost The property
owners and business men are anxious,
naturally, that the city shall retrieve, at
least temporarily, in order that they may
rescue as much from the ruin as possible.
Everybody having lost relatives and kin
and having been brought to the door OF
ruin, they are infamed against anybody
that VIII say aught that will prevent them
in their aims.
Captain Baxter, constructing quarter
master at Camp Hawley. who was supern-
tending for the United States government
S2SU,UO construction job, telegraphed TO the
quartermaster general at Washington. Il
fear the city of Galveston is ruined beyond
its ability to recover whereupon Mr.. Haw
ley, chairman of the committee on public
safety, telegraphed to the secretary of war:
The message of Captain Baxter is un-
worthy of soldier and gentleman
think this impeachment of United States
army officer attacking his integrity and
Gfr FlFalxr sew hi how
opinion, will show conclusively the bitter
ness and rank animosity of those in charge
at Galveston against anybody, high or low,
VINO undertakes TO give an unbiased opinion
concerning the true condition there.
Hereafter all news which comes out of
Galveston must be taken with large grain
of salt The treatment accorded me has
fore l left / was informed that Hunt Nc
Caleb had issued an order for the arrest of
Mrs. Winifred Black, who represents an
other New York paper on the scene. Mrs.
Black mas dared TO tell the truth of the
situation. and McCaleb was reported to
have said that he would take uD her pass,
100, and cast her adrift on the island If he
to shoot down anybody found on the
streets or the island at night without a
pass.
1.-The situation at Galveston during the
past week can be compared to that which
existed In Paris during the French revo-
luton McCaIeb, who is really the die
tator under General Scurry, is trying to
pose a Marat or a Robespierre / was
the first newspaper man to reach the
scene and the first to send out full de-
tails OF the situation. l left there yester-
day morning. 1 was there the greater
part of a week. While there interviewed
two hundred people Of all ranks. The opin-
| lon brought away is that everybody who
can get away from the island without sac
rifcing his all is going. There Is nothing
| now to keep people there except an at
tempt to realize on property and chattes.
L talked TO dozen physicians, who told
me they were going TO move to Ell Paso
| or San Antonio and desert their practice
rather than again take chance of losing
| their lives. Merchants and laborers of
| all kinds, notwithstanding the dire need
of Galveston for labor to rebuild homes,
| are leaving every hour
Rice has brilliant newspaper record in
this city, where he worked for nearly a
| year.