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THE DAILY JOURNAL SATURDAY, JUNE 4, 1898. Wtftbioftoo Office—lso3 Pennsylvania Avenue Telephone Call*. Business Office 238 | Editorial Room*...A 86 TERMS OP SUBSCRIPTION. DAILY BY MAIL. Dally only, one month $ -70 Dally omy, three months....* 2.00 Dally only, one year 8.00 Dally, including Sunday, one year 10.00 Sunday only, one year 2.00 WHEN FURNISHED BY AGENTS. Dally, per week, by carrier 15 eta Sunday, single copy 5 eta Dally and Sunday, per week, by carrier.... 20 cts WEEKLY. Per year SLOO Reduced Rate* to Clnba. Subscribe with any of our numerous agents or •end subscription to the JOURNAL NEWSPAPER COMPANY Indianapolis, Ind. Persons sending the Journal through the malls In the United States should put on an elght-paga paper a ONE-CENT postage stamp; on a twelve or sixteen-page paper a TWO-cENT postage stamp. Foreign postage is usually double these rates. All communications intended for publication In this paper must, in order to receive attention, be accompanied by the name and address of the writer. THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL Can be found at the following places: NEW YORK—Asior House. CHICAGO—PaImer House, P. O. News Cos.. 217 Dearborn street, Great Northern Hotel and Grand Pacific Hotel. CINCINNATI—J. R. Hawley & Cos.. 164 Vine Street. LOUISVILLE- -C. T. Deerlng, northwest corner of Third and Jefferson streets, and Louisville Book Cos., 256 Fourth avenue. •T, LOUlS—Union News Company, Union Depot, WASHINGTON. D. C.—Riggs House, Fbbltt House and Willard's Hotel. y There is not a man in high command In the United States army who has not demonstrated soldierly qualities. In Manila the standard silver dollar of the United States will not purchase quite as much as the heavier Mexican silver dollar, because both stand upon their value as bullion. An English paper recently spoke of Spain's war vessels as a “paper navy.” With a doomed paper navy and an irredeemable paper currency the poor old country is in a sad way. An exchange speaks of Admiral Dewey In connection with the Democratic nomination for the presidency. The Bryan party could do worse than to nominate a man with Republican antecedents. ’

It la humiliating to think that a man of the small and smooth-bore calibre of Senator Butler Is permitted to hold up the revenue bill over three hours that he may address empty seats In the Senate chamber. The Constitution of New York provides that when citizens of that State are in tho field as soldiers the Legislature must make provision for their voting. To make provision an extra session of the Legislature will be called. Mr. Straus, the new minister to Turkey, held that position during Mr. Cleveland’s first term. He made so good a record that General Harrison desired to retain him. The President has asked him to return because he was so successful when he held the position several years ago. He Is a gold Democrat There never has been a war in which the finally victorious party did not have Its reverses. The nearest to an unbroken series of successes was in the Franco-German war, and that was due to the fact that France hastened its men to the field with Inferior arms or arms that the ammunition did not fit. The reduction of wages by the Singer Company at South Bend has been a godsend to several Democratic papers in this State, but they have never been able to confess that the wages in several extensive Interests have been advanced, and that a million people now have steady employment who were idle or working half-time In 1896. The Spaniards have figured that the attack on Santiago cost the United States 180,000 without the slightest damage being done to the forts or the Spanish ships. Inasmuch as they must eventually pay the expenses of this bombardment they naturally regard the proceedings of the American fleet as an extravagant waste of money and material. .The editor of tho Democratic South Bend Times has the intelligence to see and the fairness to say that the President and secretary of war have granted the special privilege to Nebraska to send a full regiment to the field on the second call In order that Mr. Bryan may have a colonelcy. There are other Bryan organs that have not the fairnesa of the Times, but will continue to declare that the Republican administration h3 Ignored Mr. Bryan because he is recognized by them as the leader of their party. “If those people who express such impatience for victories had two sons in Indiana regiments, as I have," said a citizen of Indianapolis, “and know how imperfectly the Indiana troops were equipped and armed when they left the State, they would not be •o Impatient." There is much in this. The people who are so impatient are the dupes of the New York World and like papers, which will not recognize the fact that troopa, to be effective, must be well equipped and drilled. The rifles which the Indiana troops carried away from the State were unfit for service, and the same is probably true of troops from other States. Time must be taken to obtain men and arms and to give instruction In their use. Cannot aenaiblo people have sufficient self-control to learn this fact, or are they so Impatient that they are anxious to have their neighbors' sons sacrificed in vain? The largest export of wheat in any one year previous to this was in 1892. when it was 125,066,811 bushels. The export for the ltm month* of tfca presant fiscal year

has been 199.383,251 bushels. The Indications are that at the end of this month the export will not be less than that of 1892, but more money will be received for it. The export of corn Is without precedent. During last May 26,640,019 bushels were exported. The nearest approach to tne corn export of May was that of March, 1897—25,352,174 bushels. The export of corn and corn meal during the eleven months o Z the hscal year which ended with May was 192.716.624 bushels. The value of the export of wheat and corn during the first ten months of the fiscal year was over $228,000,000. The export of other grains brings the total value up to $257,300,000 for ten months. But for the United States there would have been a bread famine in Europe the past few months. NOT MUCH OF AN ALLIANCE. If the treaty of alliance between the United States and Great Britain, which, it Is alleged, is being negotiated, shall contain no more distinctive features than those outlined by the Washington correspondent of the London Telegraph, it is of comparatively little importance. One of the alleged provisions of the treaty is a recognition of the Monroe doctrine as Interpreted by the United States. Inasmuch as Great Britain suggested the Monroe doctrine and has recently recognized it in the Venezuelan dispute, an open avowal of recognition in a treaty is of comparatively little consequence. The next item of the alleged treaty of alliance commits the United States to the construction of the Nicaragua canal, which Great Britain shall have the right to use in time of war. This implies a modification of the Bulwer-Clayton treaty, which the United States has practically asked to have annulled. That treaty provides that such a canal shall be built by both governments, which is regarded as impracticable. If built, it must be by the United States. Permitting Great Britain to use the canal in time of war would imply that the nation at war with Great Britain could not have the privilege of using the canal. Another provision affirms that Great Britain will defend tho United fetates in holding the territory it may take from Spain as a result of the present war. It does not seem pffabable that the European powers will seriously object to such aotion by this government, a3 it would be an attack upon that common law of nations that territory seized by conquest belongs to the conqueror. If they should object, Great Britain must sustain her traditional policy by acknowledging our rights. Another provision of this alleged treaty is that we must stand by Great Britain in her policy in China and the East. In return for this backing the United States is to be given the same rights in British ports in the East that Great Britain has. This is no new grant, but very naturally* in return for these commercial privileges, the United States would stand by Great Britain. Already this government has made it clear that it stands by Great Britain and her Eastern policy as far as it affects commerce. To stand by Great Britain in the t event of an attack upon her power in the East would be the same as standing by our own interests. This would not commit us to participation in any war which might come about between Great Britain and Russia over their boundaries in Asia. If there is to be a treaty of alliance it could not embrace less than what is covered by the provisions named. Nevertheless there seems to be a disposition to consider the subject before putting these already recognized concessions into a treaty and calling it an alliance. There is something unpleasant in the word.

STUPID MENDACITY. An exchange of the 16-to-l variety, in an article on the wheat market, says: Republican journals and politicians have been telling us that McKinley prosperity was the cause of the rise in the price of wheat, but what will they say if this slump continues and July wheat sells at GO to 70 cents per bushel, as it is likely to do? Asa matter of fact, no responsible Republican journal has declared that McKinley prosperity was the cause of the rise in the price of wheat. The fact that a million more w r age earners have employment now than in 1896 has somewhat increased the demand for wheat, the consumption of which fell off about one and a half bushels per capita from 1892 to 1894. The chief cause of the advance in the price of wheat is the short crop of last season. Countries which had been having about 200,000,000 bushels to sell had none to spare last season. So small an amount as 200,000,000 bushels Is the difference between a full and short supply, and makes the price. During the past four years the surplus has been decreasing, but last year’s short crop wiped it out. If the crop is unusually large all over the world this year prices will fall in obedience to the law of supply and demand. When the home consumption of wheat rises from four and a half to nearly six bushels per capita it increases the demand in the United States more than 100,000.000 bushels, which must, under ordinary conditions, affect the surplus and the price. The same 16-to-l advocate also declares that an issue of gold bonds will enhance the price of gold. This would be true if the gold which the government received for the bonds should be withdrawn from circulation. That is not the purpose of the issue; on the contrary, the gold thus obtained will be put into circulation by the payment of troops and the purchase of food, clothing, arms and ships. Instead of curtailing the quantity of gold money, the bonds will take the place of money in the banks and safety vaults which is now idle. The same paper asserts that “on last Saturday bar gold went up about three-quar-ters of a cent, or the actual wheat market went down 10 cents a bushel.” There is no connection between gold and wheat. If there were, wheat would continue to rise, because the stock of gold in the United States was never increasing so rapidly as now. Wheat is not a measure of value. It is a commodity, the price of which is affected exclusively by the supply and the demand. If the supply is in excess of the demand the price will fall, because more than a bushel will be put upon the market when a‘bushel is demanded. If there appears to be less than a bushel for sale where a bushel is needed, nothing can prevent a rise of prices. If the supply of gold could Increase the price of wheat irrespective of the size of the crops, wheat should be higher this year than last, and higher next year than this, for the reason that the world’s stock of indestructible gold is Increasing at the rate of $200,000,000 a year. THE PARK MUDDLE.* By their own confession in the mayor’* special organ, the mayor and the Board of Public W’orks have come to the conclusion that all that has been done toward the park system must be undone. All the plans and plats must be erased and all the appraisals of land for the park must be set aside as invalid Nearly all the property owners in the limit* of the proposed park demand more compensation for the land* which will

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be taken. If they are not given what they can prove the land is worth they will go into court, as the law provides, and secure larger awards than the experienced realestate men who made the estimates have allowed for their property. It is now definitely known that the $350,000 which has been obtained by a sale of bonds is not sufficient to purchase the lands on the White river and Fall creek systems by SIOO,OOO. Should the Pogue’s run lands be purchased, as the mayor has promised, many thousands more would be needed. In the face of such conditions, it is not a matter of surprise that the mayor and his Board of Works have come to the conclusion that they must begin anew. That these officials should be unable to determine where to begin the work is not cause for surprise. The decision of the mayor and his Board of Works not to put the law authorizing the condemnation of land for the park system to the test is an admission that the purchase of the lands, if made at all. must be made directly of the owners, and at a price which will be satisfactory to them. This, it seems, is a fatal admission, because it will lead many owners to demand fabulous prices for land, some of which has very little value. The carrying out of the plans for a park system was based upon the assumption that the owners of the property about to be condemned would accept the appraisal of the board created by the park law. As might have been expected, many of the property owners are not satisfied with the appraisal, and some of the larger ones have evidently combined to overthrow the award by an appeal to the courts. The mayor and Board of Works, by resolving not to meet the property owners in the courts to affirm their appraisal, seem to have made it necessary to pay them whatever they may ask for their lands. The whole matter has been dreadfully bungled since the present regime assumed direction. Os the many blunders the sale of bonds before a price for the land had been agreed upon by the owners w’as the greatest. The price of the land should have been ascertained and an option taken before negotiating the bonds. Now that the city has the money, the land owners are in a position to demand their own. price, knowing that the money cannot easily be devoted.to other purposes. The course which the board has pursued seems to have encouraged the owners of land to stand out for big prices. A little too much is being said by the papers of the country of the “rawness" of the volunteer troops. "While it is true that there was some disappointment because the militia of the States could not be mustered into the government service as a body, but that its members were obliged to enlist as individuals and many did not stand the physical test, it must not be forgotten that so great a majority of these volunteers are from the militia that they give the character to the troops. Whatever may be the defects of this state soldiery it cannot be called raw in the sense that the early volunteer forces of the civil war were raw. The militia regiments had no severe discipline in the way of camp life or roughing it, but they were well drilled according to the regular army regulations, and will fall into strict army routine in a brief time. In fact, according to all accounts from the various government camps, they have already done so, notwithstanding the filling up of the ranks with green men. Whether or not a long experience in camp would put them in better shape for active service is uncertain. At all events, it is inaccurate and unjust to class them as untrained troops.

When it is remembered that but 125,000 volunteer soldiers are now in the field and that the population of the United States is over seventy millions, the persona? interest in the troops felt by nearly every man, woman and child of these millions is rather remarkable. A general patriotic interest in them as representatives of the United States was to be expected, but that so small a number, comparatively, was so connected by ties of blood or friendship to the multitudes left at home that each individual among the latter has, in some sense, a personal representative in the army was hardly to have been predicted. Yet such seems to be the case. It is hard to find one of the home people who is not watching with special anxiety the movements of some particular company, perhaps recruited near at hand or, perhaps, in a distant State, because of the membership in It of someone person. Truly the Nation is but one large family. The Princeton Clarion, which is edited by & veteran, takes the students of the State University and of De Pauw to task for playing a match game of baseball on Memorial day. The Clarion looked for better things from men who are being liberally educated. There is no doubt that the Clarion speaks the sentiments of many thousands of the most patriotic people in Indiana and that their views regarding the ignoring of Memorial day by young men, some of whom are educated at the expense of the State, are similar to those of the Clarion. A part of the article alluded to is quoted: In one institution the students are being educated by the generous action of the State of Indiaria. This generosity, in a large measure, was made possible because of the achievements of those in whose honor Memorial day was instituted. The deeds of Indiana soldiers in the war for the Union raised the State to an honorable place in the union of States—a position she never had before. These soldiers brought honor to the State and they are worthy of all honor from the State—especially from those who are enjoying privileges afforded by the state institutions, which have resulted from their valor and sacrifices. The Grand Army has asked that this one day in the year should be consecrated to the memory of our patriotic dead and the loyal people of the land join in this request. The day has been recognized by the national and state authorities as sacred for this purpose. The Governor of our own State has specially called attention to the sacred character of the day, and, through a proclamation issued a few days before, he enjoined all the citizens of the State to properly observe the day. But here we find a lot of students of an educational institution, supported by the taxpayers of the State, and supposed to be governed by laws of which the Governor is the chief executive, utterly disregarding all legal, moral or patriotic obligations, by engaging in a match game of baseball. Their action is nothing less than an insult to the dead and living soldiers and is an outrage upon all feelings of respect for those who made sacrifices and endured privation for the sake of home and country. It is a disgrace to these two universities that such action on the part of their students should be permitted. “Spain,” says a musical contemporary, “has never given to the world of music, one composer of any conceivable consequence. No Spaniard has ever composed one noble musical phrase that lives to-day; no Spaniard has ever given out a musical idea. The nation is artistically dead. It has reached the highest pinnacle of destructive desire, and during the past ages, while this force was increasing, the Spaniards could not construct anything. Hence, no painter, no poet, no musician, no inventor, no art, no literature, no science, no hope.” According to a semi-official report the reason Winona did not get the Presbyterian General Assembly for next year w*as not because it could not have had it, but that it refrained from asking for it at the request of Minneapolis. Who can blame It? It was a truly generous proceeding to give poor old Minneapolis a chance. Indian*, can

well afford to let a convention go elsewhere *r and then, well knowing that with the erlor attractions here it clamors to come back. That special Parisian newspaper correspondent who reported that the Spanish admiral was not in Santiago, had not been there at all, but was hastening to attack Dewey at Manila, may be grossly misunderstood. He may mean to say that the Spanish admiral and his vessels are on their way to join the Spanish fleet that Dewey converted into a submarine squadron at the battle of Manila. That theory of interpretation lends plausibility to the story. The Whosoever Home and Farm for White Children and the Wharton Industrial Home for Colored Children of Baltimore, Md., both institutions under the management of Dr. H. M. Wharton, have offered to take charge of the children of soldiers made destitute by the present war. Dr. Wharton asks for contributions to the amount of $25,000. Unless Spain should decide to give some sort of an entertainment worth attending in the way of a church fair or something of the kind—she being intensely religious—there seems to be no legitimate means of raising money for the further conduct of the war. It is with the greatest reluctance that this statement is made. Os the triplets recently born to Mr. and Mrs. Ramsey, of Kansas City, two, Bat>y Dewey and his sister Manila, have died, and little Philippina is not expected to live. Parents who are about to select war souvenir names for their helpless offspring shoiild take warning by this. In selling arms and ammunition to Spain there is at least one admonition that the practical American people would give to the Frenchmen, and that is that they collect their pay in advance. What is so rare as a day in June? Then, if ever, come perfect days. —News. Hasn’t this been said before? By Bartlett or somebody? The bul ding of castles In Spain is not a popular pastime this year. BUBBLES IN THE AIR. A Proverb with an Addition. Watts—One-half the world does not know how the other half lives. Potts —Nor why. Miscalculated. She—Perhaps you have forgotten that you promised to love me. forever. He—l had no idea that forever could last so long. The Cheerful Idiot. “That was a thrilling sight at that lodging house fire," said the shoe-clerk boarder. “I got there just in time to see three men jumping out of the windows." “Nothing remarkable in that," said the Cheerful Idiot. “The air is always filled with flying rumors in war times.”

The Cornfed Philosopher. “There are 298 bones in the human structure,” said the Cornfed Philosopher, “and the chief desire of mam seems to be to live long enough to get rheumatism in all of them.” STATE PRESS OPINION. Even Senator Turple wants the idea of free silver sent to the rear. It is already farther in the rear than an army straggler ever gets.—Corydon Republican. You don’t hear quite as much said these days about wheat and silver going “hand in hand" as during the campaign of 1896. The market quotations have taken all the wind out of that senseless theory.—West Lebanon Gazette. tO'.'il'.. The question before the Democracy of Indiana is: Which is of the greatest moment —the success of the party in November or the gratification of the state chairman’s whimsical notion?—South Bend Times (Dem.) There is urgent demand for a special session of the Indiana Legislature. The war has brought questions up for settlement which, if allowed to go over until next winter, will occupy valuable time in the regular session. As it is, the Legislature can he convened, do the business needing attention and adjourn in ten days. There will be no caucuses to divide the spoils. The committees are all appointed. Both houses are ready to proceed directly to work.—Hendricks County Republican. The ablest ink warriors in the country are those who never saw a ship, never heard a hostile gun, never saw a military maneuver, never saw a company drill and never smelt gunpowder. These brilliant strategists can destroy fleets, rout armies, change maps and conquer worlds in a very few minutes—on paper.—Warren Review. The latest fake and swindle is certainly an up-to-date one. The scheme is for a pair of sharpers to go to a farmer and notify him that he has been drafted to go to the Spanish war and must put up a certain amount or accompany them to the state capital at once. It is said they have succeeded in getting small amounts from several well-to-do farmers in Indiana.—Edinburg Courier. Two years ago the Democratic county convention passed a strong “free silver” resolution. This year, with wheat, wool and other farm products worth twice as much as they were under the Democratic administration, and silver going down all the time, they did not dare to ’resolute” about anything except how to elect yourself to office. All their ominous predictions of last campaign, from the platform and by the piss, have proved so utterly unreliable and false that the leaders did not have the courage to declare for anything but office.—Plymouth Republican. The administration acted wisely in ordering that 'William Jennings Bryan be given the colonelcy of the Nebraska regiment that he was largely instrumental in recruiting. It evinces a disposition to treat Mr. Bryan fairly and cleverly, and guards against criticism that would surely have resulted from a contrary course. At this time it is a matter of the utmost importance to steer clear of anything and everything that might lead to crimination and recrimination. Besides. Mr. Bryan ought to be afforded an opportunity of demonstrating that he can be a fighter as well as an orator.—South Bend Times (Dem.) TRIBUTE TO THE RED CROSS. Letter from Ex-Prestdent Cleveland on the Horrors of War. PHILADELPHIA, June 3.—Ex-President Cleveland has written a letter to the secretary of the committee appointed to collect funds for the Red Cross Society, the funds to be used for the relief of the soldiers during the war, expressing his regret at being unable to attend a meeting of the society here. Among other things, the letter contains the following: ‘‘War is a national affliction, even when best justified and most clearly unavoidable. Whatever proof it furnishes of man's advance in civilization and growth of human kinship is apt to be found in the efforts to which it gives rise for the alleviation of tho horrors of battle and for the relief and comfort of those who must suffer and die. The Society of the Red Cross, devoted to these humane and merciful administrations, deserves the hearty co-operation and aid of all good citizens w'ho estimate at their just value the patriotism and devotion of those who fight in their country’s cause." Water Spout in Minnesota. ST. CLOUD, Minn., June 3.—A terrific downpour of rain has fallen between St. Cloud and Hinckley, on the Great Northern Railroad. A piece of track ninety feet long was washed away, a bridge three miles east of Hinckley and a smaller one a mile west were washed out and there is great damage to the roadbed in numerous places. An eastern Minnesota train is tied up between two sections of the roadbed. The storm was in the nature of a water spout. Elephant Keeper Killed. .RACINE. Wis., June 3.-Joe Anderson, the elephant keeper with Wallace Brothers’ circus. was killed here to-day by one of the elephants that became ugly. The animal broke away and chased the whole police nod an exciUd. crowd of citizen*.

BONDS TO BE ISSUED ' AND SILVER BULLION IN THE TREASURY TO BE COINED. *— Two Important Featured of the War Revenue Bill Adopted by the Senate Yesterday. L_ SPEECH BY MR. FAIRBANKS eUPHOLDING THE POSITION TAKEN BY THE REPUBLICAN MINORITY. Populist Allen Fairly Skinned by Mr. Wolcott In a Brief Speech—Other Washington News. ♦ Special to the Indianapolis Journal. WASHINGTON, June 3.—Senator Fairbanks had the attention of the Senate for nearly an hour and a half this afternoon. His speech was a valuable contribution to the debate on the war revenue bill. It was a very comprehensive summarization of the arguments in favor of the conservative features of the bill and against the adoption of those provisions sought to be incorporated therein by the opposition. The senator also covered considerable new ground. His contention against the various schemes of currency inflation and debilitation was particularly forcible, and commanded the respectful consideration of all elements. Senator Fairbanks took strong grounds against a parsimonious policy in time of war. "There is nothing so essential In the prosecution of war,” he said, “as an abundant treasury. The war chest should be well filled. It has a reassuring effect at home arid a wholesome influence abroad.” An attempt to raise the money necessary to the conduct of the war by the emission of irredeemable paper mone* and by the coinage of or the issuance silver certificates against the seigniorage in the treasury he held to be unusual, unworthy and not to be tolerated. Going back into history, he proved that greenbacks when originally issued were to be interconvertible with bonds. They were to be redeemable in the bonds of the government, and nothing was further from mind than that they should become an indefinite, an irredeemable, floating indebtedness. The exigency which called the greenbacks Into being does not exist to-day. The senator went extensively Into the history of the greenbacks, and led down to the stiuation as it stands to-day, pointing out the folly and danger of a supplemental Issue of treasury notes (greenbacks) at a time when the drift is squarely against inflation processes, by whatever name they may go by or under whatever pretense they may seek recognition. When the senator reached that part of his speech relating to seigniorage he was interrupted by Senator Bacon, of Georgia, and a lively running debate ensued. Decided spice was interjected into the proceedings, which, however, were characterized by good temper throughout In concluding his speech Mr. Fairbanks said: "It seems to me that whoever attempts to rekindle the embers of past differences in this patriotic hour for the purpose of making political capital is less patriot than partisan. Whoever seeks to gain mere party advantage or to force upon the people unsafe policies in this critical moment is out of harmony with the present hopes and aspirations of the American people.”

ACTION OF THE SENATE. It Decides to Coin Silver Bullion and Issue Bonds. • WASHINGTON, June 3.—While the war reventie measure was not passed by the Senate to-day, two very important votes were taken, one on a proposition to coin the silver bullion in the treasury and to issue silver certificates against the coin, and the other on the bond proposition presented by the Republican minority of the committee on finance. In lieu of the seigniorage amendment offered by the majority of the finance committee, Mr. Wolcott (Rep., Col.) proposed an amendment directing the secretary of the treasury to coin the silver bullion in the treasury and to issue silver certificates against it. After some discussion a vote was reached and the amendment was agreed to —48 to 31—several Republicans voting for it. r Mr. Aldrich (Rep., R*l.) then pressed the amendment of the minority of the finance committee, providing for the issue of one hundred millions of certificates of indebtedness and three hundred millions of bonds, to be used exclusively for the payment of the expenses of the war. After an extended debate, the question was brought to an issue and by the decisive vote of 45 to 31 the bond amendment was incorporated in the bill as a substitute for the amendment to issue legal tender notes. The bond proposition received the votes of thirty-seven Republicans, seven Democrats and one Populist. The Democrats who voted for it were Messrs. Caffery, Faulkner, Gorman, Gray, Lindsay, Mitchelljind Murphy, and the Populist was Mr. Kyle. No Republicans voted against the issue of bonds, the votes in opposition to bonds being cast by twenty-one Democrats, five Populists and five silver Republicans. * Just before adjournment this evening, a sensational speech was made by Mr. Wolcott (Rep., Col.), in reply to some suggestions concerning the Bimetallia Commission made by Mr. Allen (Pop., Neb.) Mr. Wolcott regarded Mr. Allen’s statement as personally offensive and he made a lashing attack upon the Nebraska senator and the Populist party. PROBABLE COST OF THE WAR. During the debate Mr. Hale inquired whether Mr. Jones, of Arkansas, thought the small amount, comparatively, which would be raised by the pending revenue amendments would be sufficient. “I have no doubt,” he continued, “that if this war lasts a year it will cost this government between $700,000,000 and $800,000,000. That is my prediction and I put myself on record to that effect." Mr. Jones said that so much money might be spent, but he did not think so. He was satisfied, at all events, that an issue of bonds was unnecessary. “I do not believe,” said he, “that the war will last one year, six months, or anything like that time. The cost will certainly be much less than stated by the senator (Mr. Hale.) The secretaries of war and navy each made an estimate of the expense for one year and the aggregate estimates were only one-half the estimate of the senator from Maine.” Mr. Hale pointed out that no war was so expensive as an expeditionary war. He said ho hau examined all the estimates made upon the expenses of the war and he was satisfied they would reach certainly $700,00),000. Mr. Teller said the expenses of the war would be large, but they would not end with the close of the war. The United States, he said, proposed to have a great navy, commensurate with the dignity and development of our country, and, in addition, all the cities along the Atlantic and Pacific coasts had a right to demand protection from foreign invasion. The expenses of the government were great now, but they were certain to be greater at the close of the war. “It is the duty of the Senate,” said he, "to take sufficient time for consideration of the pending bill to determine how much money it will raise. I do not want to vote upon the bill ’lantil we know what it will produce in revenue. The government will not be hampered in y way if this

bill does not pass for ten days, or until July 1.” Mr. Aldrich said that careful estimates had been made of the revenue-producing qualities of the bill and he was satisfied the amount would be between $160,000,000 and $200,000,000, certainly not In excess of the latter sum. Mr. Allison said that, without Including the last seventy-flve. thousand of volunteers called for, the estimate made was that the war expenses for the first year would be at least $379,000,000. He regarded an addition of $75,000,000 for the additional volunteers as entirely reasonable. Mr. Morrill, the venerable chairman of the finance committee, delivered a short speech In opposition to "the propositions that come to us from the Populist side of the Senate to issue greenbacks and coin seigniorage.” WOLCOTT’S AMENDMENT. Mr. Wolcott proposed an amendment to the amendment of the committee upon coinage of the seigniorage. It was In the nature of a substitute, and, after being slightly amended, a direct vote upon It was reached, Mr. Jones (Dem., Ark.) giving notice that he would move hereafter to substitute the committee amendment for the Wolcott amendment. Mr. Wolcott’s amendment was agreed to—4B to 31—as follows: Yeas—Allen, Bacon. Bate, Berry, Butler, Cannon, Carter, Chandler, Chilton, Clark, Cockrell, Daniel, Faulkner, Gray, Hansbrough. Harris, Heidfeld. Jones of Arkansas, Jones of Nevada, Kyle. Lindsay, McEnery, McLaurln, Mallory, Mantle, Martin, Mills. Mitchell, Money. Morgan. Pasco, Perkina Pettigrew. Pettus. Pritchard. Rawlins, Roach, Shoup, Stewart, Teller, Thurston, Tillman, Turney, Turpie, Vest, Warren, White, Wolcott—49. Nays—Aldrich, Allison, Baker, Burrows, McCaffery, Cullom, Davis, Deboe. Fairbanks, Foraker, Frye, Gallinger, Gear, Gorman. Hale, Hanna, Hawley, Hoar, Lodge, Mcßride, McMillen, Mason, Morrill, Murphy, Nelson. Platt of Connecticut, Platt of New York, Proctor, Sewell, Spooner, Wetmore—3l. The amendment, as agreed to. follows: “That the secretary of the treasury shall immediately cause to be coined, as fast as possible, into standard silver dollars, to an amount of not less than $4,000,000 per month, which shall be of like weight and fineness, and of like legal-tender quality, as those provided for under existing law, all the silver bullion now held in the treasury. “That the secretary of the treasury is authorized and directed to issue, as said silver is coined, silver certificates of similnv design and denominations qnd of the same quality, payable and redeemable in like manner as those authorized by law, to the aipount of the gain or seigniorage derived from the purchases of silver bullion by the treasury under the act of July 14, IS9O, until the sum of $42,000,000 shall have been issued. “That all said moneys so coined, including the amounts of the gains or seigniorage so coined, shall be used both for the redemption of the treasury notes heretofore issued under and by virtue of the act of July 14, 1890, and for the redemption of the certificates issued under this act.” Mr. Aldrich moved to strike out the committee amendment providing for the issue of legal-tender notes and substitute the bond provision offered by the Republican minority of the finance committee. Upon this motion he demanded the yeas and nays. Before a vote was taken, however, the subKct was discussed by Messrs. Stewart, aniel. Mantle, Fairbanks, Money and Bate. BOND PROVISION SUBSTITUTED. Mr. Aldrich’s motion was carried by the decisive vote of 46 to 31, as follows: Yeas—Aldrich, Allison, Baker, Burrows, Caffery, Carter, Chandler, Clark, Cullom, Davis, Deboe, Elkins, Fairbanks, Faulkner, Foraker, Frye, Gallinger, Gear, Gorman, Gray, Hale, Hanna, Hansbrough, Hawley, Hoar, Kyle, Lindsay, Lodge, Mcßride, McMillan, Mason, Mitchell, Morrill, Murphy, Nelson, Perkins, Platt of Connecticut, Platt of New York, Sewell, Shoup, Spooner, Warren Wetmore, Wilson, Wolcott —45. Nays—Allen, Bacon, Bate, Berry, Butler, Cannon, Chilton, Clay, Cockrell, Daniel, Harris, Heitfeld, Jones of Arkansas, Jones of Nevada, McEnery, McLaurln, Mantle, Martin, Mills, Money, Pasco, Pettigrew, Pettus, Rawlins, Roach, Stewart, Teller, Turley, Turpie, Vest, White—3l. The committee amendment striking out the House bond provision was then agreed to. Mr. Chandler offered his amendment inserting a declaration that the policy of the United States is not to commit the country more thoroughly to the single gold standard. but that the efforts of the government shall be steadily directed to coin both silver and gold as standard money. Mr. Stewart oftered as an amendment to Mr. Chandler’s amendment a provision that no bonds issued under this act shall be used

as a basis pf bank currency. Mr. Morgan gave notice of an amendment directing tne secretary of the treasury to enforce those provisions of the income tax law of 1894 not expressly declared by the Supreme Court’s decision to be unconstitutional. Tho amendment offered by Mr. Stewart was laid on the table on motion of Mr. Chandler—44 to 27. Mr. Hoar proposed an amendment to be added to Mr. Chandler’s amendment, as follows: “And to this end to relax no effort to secure the co-operation of the principal commercial nations of the world.” The amendment was agreed to—3s to 33. In a speech treating of the new conditions which are likely to confront the United States in Hawaii, Cuba, Porto Rico and the Philippines, Mr. Morgan (Dem., Ala.) said that a vast amount of silver money would be needed by this country in dealinj with those countries. He was not prepared to say that all the islands named would be annexed by the United States, but it was absolutely certain Cuba, Porto Rico and the Philippines would never again pass under Spanish control. Mr. Chandler, after explaining his position, withdrew his amendment, as he had no desire, he said, to impede the progress of the war revenue bill. A passage at arms, more sensational than any incident that has occurred in the Senate since the adoption of the Cuban resolution, occurred at this point between Mr. Allen (Pop., Neb.) and Mr. Wolcott (Rep., Col.) In the course of some remarks on bimetallism Mr. Allen took a reminiscent turn and discussed at length the work of the international bimetallic commission. He declared their work had been a failure, and that no good could have been expected to come of it. as international bimetallism was a delusion and a snare. An appropriation of SIOO,OOO had been made for the commission, which had traveled through Europe on a mission which was foredoomed to failure. A POPULIST SKINNED. Mr. Wolcott, who was president of the bimetallic commission, listened attentively to Mr. Allen’s remarks. He was evidently indignant, and he took the floor to reply to his critic, “It is not pleasant,” he began, “to a self-respecting man to meet such suggestions as have been made by the senator from Nebraska. This debate has taken a turn which 1 deprecate, and I would not now occupy a moment of the Senate’s time which ought to be devoted to consideration of the pending bill were It not that I desire to inform the senator from Nebraska that the three commissioners appointed by the President spent more than six montns in Europe, traveling where their duties took them. They were accompanied by a secretary, and tne entire expense of the work accomplisneb was only And I desire to add that every member of the commission, in accepting the appointment and performing his duties, sacrificed tnousands of dollars. “It is undignified and unbefitting a senator of the United States to stand in his place on this lloor and suggest that the commission spent money it was not justified in spending. 1 am getting tired,” continued Mr. Wolcott, hotly, “of hearing that sort of suggestions from the senator from Nebraska. It is not the first, the second or the third time he has thrown them out. Through him they are now being circulated in the West by means of the ’patent insides’ which constitute the bone and sinew and most of the brains of the Populist party. 1 suppose that at some crossroads in Nebraska where nothing is known of Europe except that it is on the map of the world some people of the senator’s kind have got together and resolved that no country except the United States is enlightened enough to have ideas on the money question. They are not aware that the great leaders of thought in England, France and Germany favored bimetallism more than a quarter of a century before the Populist party or the senator from Nebraska was ever heard of. Fortunately the bimetallists of Europe are not hampered in their work by the long-haired cranks who clog the progress of enlightened financial legislation in this country. “The experiment which is now being tried In India,” continued Mr. Wolcott, "in the opinion not only of the bimetallists of the world, but also of nine-tenths of the gold men of London, where the situation has been carefully studied, will result in absolute and entire failure. It will be impossible to Impose the gold standard upon the people of India. In the face of this conceded fact. X say he Is an enemy and not a friend of bimetallism who stands up in this presence and talks about international bimetallism being a delusion and a snare. And yet It appears that he has no argument to present except that embodied in the statement—untrue, unpleasant and undignified—that the bimetallic commission took a large sum of money and squandered It.” Mr, Allen made a very brief reply to Mr. Wolcott, speaking calmly and coolly. He explained that he had not charged the commission with extravagance or with having sou"dered the monev appropriated. Whut he did say, be Insisted, was that the appro-

priation was made when It was evident that the effort to be made would be a failure. He had contended, therefore, that the money ought not to be expended at all. Yet because he had held that belief and held It now he was, he said, made the subject of the Colorado senator’s sophomorlc philippics. He was not, he concluded, afraid of the senator (Mr. Wolcott) in the Senate or elsewhere. An effort was then made by Mr. Allison to effect an arrangement whereby a vote might be taken this evening, but it was unsuccessful. The consensus of opinion was that an adjournment until to-morrow would facilitate the final disposition of the measure. After agreeing to meet at 11 o’clock to-morrow the Senate at 6 o’clock went Into executive session and soon afterward* adjourned. ISSUE OF BONDS. Provision* of a/ Important Featnrw of the War Revenue Bill. WASHINGTON, June 3.-Following Is tho provision for the issue of bonds incorporated by the Senate In the war revenua measure: “That the secretary of the treasury la authorized to borrow from time to time, at a rate of interest not exceeding 3 per cent, per annum, such sum or sums as. in his judgment, may be necessary to meet public expenditures, and' to issue therefor certificates of Indebtedness in such form as he may prescribe and in denominations of S6O or some multiple of that sum: and each certificate so issued shall be payable, with the interest accrued thereon, at such time not exceeding one year from the date of its issue, as the secretary of the treasury may f>rescrtbe: Provided, That the certificates of ndebtedness authorized by this section shall from time to time be first offered whenever practicable at popular subscription under such regulations, to be prescribed by th* secretary of the treasury, as will give opportunity to the citizens of the United States to participate in the subscriptions to such certificates: Provided, further, That the amount of such certificates outstanding shall at no time exceed $100,000,000; and that at least $50,000,000 of said certificates herein authorized shall be issued before any of tho bonds provided for in this act shall be issued. sold or disposed of, and the provision* of the existing law respecting counterfeiting and other fraudulent practices are hereby extended to the bonds and certificates of indebtedness authorized by thia “That the secretary of the treasury is hereby authorized to borrow on the credit of the United States from time to time as the proceeds may be required to defray expenditures authorized on account of the existing war (such proceeds when received to be used only for the purpose of meeting such war expenditures) the sum of $300,000,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, and to prepare and issue therefor, at not less than par. coupon or registered bonds of the United States in such form as lie may prescribe, and in denominations of $25 or some multiple of that sum. redeemable in coin at the pleasure of the United States after ten years from the date of their issue, and payable twenty years from such date, and bearing interest payable quarterly In coin at the rate of 3 per cent, per annum; and the bonds herein authorized shall be exempt from all taxes or duties of the United States, as well as from taxation in any form by or under state, municipal or local authority: Provided, That the bonds authorized by this section shall be first offered a* a popular loan under such regulations, to be prescribed by the secretary of the treasury, will give opportunity to the citizens of the United States to participate in the subscriptions to such loan: Provided, further. That such bonds and certificates shall be issued at par, no commissions shall be allowed thereon and in allotting such bond* and certificates the several subscriptions of individuals shall be first accepted and the subscriptions for lowest amounts shall be first allowed; and a sum not exceeding onehalf of 1 per cent, of the amount of bond* herein authorized is hereby appropriated to pay the expense of preparing, advertising, issuing and disposing of the same.”

ARMY NOMINATIONS. Warren Fairbank* and J. B. McKenna, of Indiana, Given Place*. WASHINGTON, June 3.—The President to-day sent these nominations to the Senate, the appointments being to the volunteer army: Brigadier Generals—L. W. Colby, of Nebbraska; Roy Stone, of New York; Col. R. P. Higes, inspector general U. S. A.; Lieut. Col. John B. Babcock, assistant adjutant general, U. S. A.; Henry D. Douglass, of Maryland. To be assistant adjutant general, with rank of lieutenant colonel—Capt. William V. Richards, Sixteenth United States Infantry. To be assistant adjutant general, with rank of major—Capt. Hunter Liggett, Fifth United States Infantry; First Lieutenant H. T. Allen, Second United States Cavalry. To he assistant adjutant general, with rank of captain—First Lieutenant C. D. Rhodes, Sixth United States Cavalry; William G. Bates, of New York: Frederick M, Page, of Virginia; David Elkins, of West Virginia, now first lieutenant First West Virginia Volunteer Infantry. To be inspector genenil, with rank of major—David Vickers, oi Idaho. To be chief quartermaster, with rank of major—Capt. George E. Rheulon, assistant quartermaster U. S. A., and Captain E. B. Robertson, Ninth United States Infantry. To be assistant quartermasters, with rank of captain—Walter Alien, of Mississippi; C. M. Forest, District of Columbia; Second Lieutenant Charles G. Sawtelle, jr.. Second United States Cavalry; C. D. V. Hunt, of Vermont: First Lieutenant John R. Perry, Eighth United States Infantry, and Alexander W. Perry, Nineteenth United State* Cavalry. To be chief commissaries of subsistence, with rank of major—First Lieutenant G. I* Bartlett, Third United States Artillery; John D. Black, of North Dakota; R. H. Fitzhugh, of Pennsylvania; Wm. M. Grinnell, of New York. To be commissaries of subsistence, with rank of captain—James H. McMillen, of Mississippi; Joseph P. Handy, of Delaware; Wiliiam C. Daniels, or Colorado; Warren Fairbanks, of Indiana, To be additional paymasters—Fred M. Rix, of Arkansas; William Monaghan, of Ohio; M. B. Curry, of Georgia; James B. McKenna, of Indiana; J. S. Wilkins, of District of Columbia; M. F. Sheary, of New York; Second Lieutenant G. W. Moses, Third United States Cavalry; Frederick W. Bostwick, of New York; C. A. Smiley, of New York (nomination of C. A. Smiley, of Virginia, for same office withdrawn); Samuel S. Harvey, of Florida, (nomination of J. S. Harvey, Florida, for the same office withdrawn.) Other appointments to-day were: Major J. C. Pope, United States marine corps, to be lietuenant colonel; Eugene J. Grow, of New Hampshire, to be assistant surgeon in the navy; Charles O. Wittlmore, of Utah, to be attorney for the district of Utah; Henry H. Ellis, of California, consul at Turks island, West Indies. The Senate to-day. In executive session, confirmed the nomination of Oscar S. Straus, of New York, to be envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary to Turkey. * IN BEHALF OF LEW y ALL ACE. Indian inns Visit ti(!e White HomeMore Warrior* than Needed. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. WASHINGTON. June 3.—Among the visitors at the White House to-day was a delegation of distinguished Indianlans, headed by Senator Fairbanks and Representative Landis. The delegation Included John Wingate, D. M. Ransdell, R. O. Hawkins, Judge Eugene H. Bundy and James F. Stutesman. Tlie visit was in the interest of Gen. Lew Wallace. The President was urged to appoint him major general, and he promised to give the proposition his kindliest consideration. Strong arguments were advanced In General Wallace’s behalf. If the appointment should not be made it will be solely on account of his age. His eminent fitness for an exalted military command is admitted. Albert Baker, tho pet of the Civil-service Commissioners, who furnished Representative Landis the text for his famous civilservice speech last winter, and who was dismissed from government employ upon Mr. Landis’s demand. Is again cursing the Indiana representative. When he Was dropped Baker said he would be on the rolls again in ninety days. The boast reached Mr. Landis’s ears, and he set an inquiry on foot, with the result that he located Baker in a $1,300 berth in the War Department. He promptly uotified Secretary Alger of Baker's record, and he was once more “let out." The crafty Baker will learn after awhile that Landis is in earnest, and will get after him every time he fasten* on a government job. Indiana senators and representatives continue to be overwhelmed with wailings and complaints from men who have raised regiments and companies In every branch of tn service, but who cannot break into the army. A member of the Indiana delegation who has Just returned from a trip home says that he could raise a regiment In every county in his district In a day. This represents the feeling all through the State, according to the tone ol’ advices received here. The patriotic fervor of the eltisen* of Indiana doe* not cool with the advance of time. Senator and Mr*. Fairbanks gave a dlab ner this evening to Colonel Barnett and his