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The attitude Jwhich some of the big corporations are assuming toward the war tax is not calculated tu add to their popularity. It seems as if the time is at hand when wo must look grftn war in the face, which means severe lighting and larger lists of casualties than wq.have seen. There is reason to believe that the reports oJ the wheat crop which enthusiastic farmers have sent out are exaggerated. Still, such reports are used to beat down prices. The senator who asserted that the Sugar Trust desires the acquisition of Hawaii seems ignorant of the well-known fact that Its lobbyists are the most active against the proposition. When the Ohio Democratic convention meets a bitter light is predicted over the emphasizing of the Chicago platform. The action of the Pennsylvania convention was an eye-opener. Many Democrats are examining the word Imperial, used in connection with the acquisition of the Spanish possessions, to see if opposition to such control will not make a better issue in 1900 than 16 to 1. ■ There were those who resented the claim of General Lawton as being an Indiana soldier. The position to which he has been assigned in the army of General Shatter indicates that he will reflect credit upon any (State In the Union. Since our forces arrived in Cuba General Garcia has issued orders that any Cuban who charges an American for any service, or who accepts any money from the Americans shall -be shot. This is a pretty drastic way of proving gratitude, but it is unmistakable. The/Denver Republican thinks that, “In this Impcralistic outcry in many parts of the country, Colorado included, lies the greatest possible danger to the noble cause of bimetallism.” It is afraid the forward inarch of the Republic on broad lines will leave the 16-to-l issue away in the rear. It '4o>s look that way. •a*j —————————————— General Shatter’s army of about sixteen thousand landed at Daiquiri on June 23. and the attack on Santiago began a week later. The interval covered an immense §piount of military and engineering work, accomplished under great difficulties and hardships of a peculiar kind never before experienced by American soldiers. The country should be proud of them. The torpedo boat which was to play so prominent a part in the war, and which frightened so many of us when it was announced that i fie, t of them was sailing to the I'nited States, has l>oen quite forgotten, or would have been had not Captain Sigsbee Bnt the Spanish Terror into San Juan in a sinking condition. Like the dreaded masked battery of the early months of the late war, the torpedo boat seems to have had its day. Captive balloons, so called because they ere anchored to a base and brought down at wili, have been used at Santiago for the first time by the American army. Asa means of obtaining accurate Information of the position of the enemy the experiment seems to have been entirely successful. The credit of introducing and managing this feature of modern warfare belongs largely to General Greely, chief signal officer of the army, who has also rendered valuable service in electrical engineering and in other ways. If it should prove true, as stated, that Admiral Watson's orders will he to follow Admiral Camara wherever he may go and attack the Spanish squadron wherever he may find it, the result may be one of the most spectacular ocean chases on record. If the Spanish squadron should turn back and “< k the coast of Spain the meeting and battle would occur in that vicinity, but if it attempts to reach the Philippines Admiral Watson would follow it through the Suez canal and on to Manila, completing its destruction if Dewey should leave anything of tt. In either case the chase would be the longest since I>ord Nelson's pursuit of a French fleet across the Atlantic und back. In 1805. The condition of Spain’s credit is shown by the fact that a block of her bonds valued t J 6.000 wab sold tn New York a few days

ago for >IOO. At least, there being no competition, they were bid in at that price. The bonds were issued fifty-six years ago in satisfaction of claims made by citizens ol the United States and admitted by Spain to the amount of $699,850. Instead of paying the claims the Spanish government issued bonds for the amount, and the Treasury Department at Washington issued certificates on them, hearing 5 per cent, interest and payable through the Treasury Department. The eertificates went into the hands of Eastern investors and the interest has been paid regularly by the Spanish minister at Washington. amounting in fifty-six years to nearly $1,700,000. until now. there being no Spanish minister at Washington, the interest is in default. The late banker, W. W. Corcoran, of Washington, who invested in all kinds of government securities, left $50,000 of these bonds to the Louise Home, a charity founded by him in that city. The Spanish government may resume payment of interest on the bonds after the war, but it is doubtful. A TAX FOR THE CARRIER. It was evidently the purpose of Congress that railroad, express and other companies acting as common carriers should provide and pay for the internal revenue stamps required. That section of the law reads as follows: It shall be the duty of every railroad or steamboat company, carrier, express company or corporation or person whose occupation is to act as such, to issue to the shipper or consignor or his agent, or persons from whom goals are accepted for transportation, a bill of lading, manifest or other evidence of receipt and forwarding for each shipment received for carriage and transportation, whether in bulk, boxes, bales, packages, bundles or not so inclosed or included; and there shall be duly attached and canceled, as in this act provided, to each of such bills of lading, etc., and to each duplicate thereof, a stamp of the vulue of 1 cent. * * * Any failure to issue such bill of lading, manifest, etc., shall subject the railroad, steamboat company, carrier or express company to a penalty of SSO for each offense. It must be evident that the foregoing provision clearly implies that the common carrier must furnish the stamp, for the reason that when the manifest, bill of lading or receipt is given to the shipper the stamp must have been attached and canceled. If it meant otherwise, it would be made clear that the shipper must attach the stamp. Again, if the shipper were responsible for the stamp, the penalty which the law provides would apply to hfm, whereas the carrier, by the law, is the party subject to the fine of SSO for failure to furnish a stamped receipt. In the matter of telephone messages the company is required to keep an account of the number of messages sent for which 15 cents or more is received, and make a sworn return thereof to the internal revenue official at the end of each month, and pay 1 cent for each message. Here, again, it is the obvious intent of the law that the company sending the message shall pay the tax. This view is sustained by other sections of the law. The man making the draft or the note or the deed or mortgage pays for the stamp, becauses the initials of the maker cancel the stamp in each case. The attempt of several corporations to transfer the tax which is imposed upon them, and which Congress designed that they should pay, has already called forth many protests because of the injustice which it involves. The common carriers are among those which will be most benefited by the war, consequently they should not shirk payment of their share of the tax. THE HAWAIIAN OBJECT LESSON. Very few people will ever know what the senators opposed to the acquisition of Hawaii have been saying the past three weeks. What they have said will be printed in the Congressional Record sooner or later, but very few persons read the Record from beginning to end. Doubtless such senators will send out copies of their speeches on this subject, but while the constituent may be devoted to the interests of his senator, his capacity for long suffering will have ended long before a three days’ speech has been read. While those long-winded speeches have been occupying the time of the Senate, the intelligent people of the country were witnessing an object lesson which has taught more effectually than speeches in Washington the importance of acquiring possession of the Hawaiian islands. Unexpectedly Admiral Dewey won a victory at Manila which makes the occupation of the Philippines a matter of the utmost importance. Troops and supplies were necessary in order to prevent his brilliant victory from ending in disaster. A third expedition has just sailed from San Francisco to his relief. The first expedition which sailed must now be near the Philippines, but it is so because the Hawaiian authorities, instead of observing the international law relative to the coaling of war ships on a warlike mission, boldly declared that that government is an ally of the United States and offered to fill our ships’ empty bunkers with coal. Because of this action of the Hawaiian government, the much-needed reinforcements are very near Manila. Suppose the efforts of the Cleveland administration to undo the work of the Harrison administration in recognizing the present republic of Hawaii and giving it protection had been continued anel the exQueen had been restored to power in Hawaii—a scheme which the late Secretary Gresham and Special Commissioner Blount seemed to favor—what would have been the effect upon the efforts of the United States to send reinforcements to Admiral Dewey? A government hostile to the United States would hold Hawaii and our ships would have been refused the privilege of coaling, thus preventing them from making the long run between Hawaii and Manila. Our ships might get there, but they would have been retarded many days by taking along slowsailing colliers. Because the authorities of Hawaii were made the friends of the I’nited States by the Harrison administration, we had an ally where otherwise we would have had a neutral and a secret foe. This is the object lesson which the American people have been learning while the opponents of annexation have been making long speeches to empty benches and to till the pages of the Congressional Record at the public expense. II \\\ AH AN GOVERNMENT REP! BLlt AN IN FORM. The opponents of Hawaiian annexation are “beating the bushes” for reasons why the islands should not he annexed. As the main arguments in favor of annexation, those based on the geographical location of the islands and on strategic and commercial reasons, are unanswerable, the antiannexationists are hunting arguments on other lines. Among other things, it is ciiarged that the present government burnt republican in form, that the Constitution is un-Am* riean, the suffrage very restricted, the natives disfranchised, etc. Even if this were true it would not be material, because all these matters could easily be regulated after the acquisition of the islands. Many

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States have had to change their Constitutions so as to make them conform to that of the I'nited States, and no trouble could arise on this score in the case of Hawaii. But the statements regarding its present government are not true. The government is thoroughly republican in form, the suffrage is not unduly restricted, and there is no disfranchisement of natives. The Constitution, in prescribing the conditions of suffrage, makes these qualifications for voters for members of the lower house of the Legislature: The voter must be a m ile citizen of the republic; must have resided in the district in which he offers to register not less than one month immediately preceding the time at which he offers to register; must have attained the age of twenty years; must have taken and subscribed an oath of allegiance to the republic; must have paid all outstanding taxes, and must be able to speak, read and write in the English or Hawaiian language. There is nothing unrepublican in these provisions, and the one regarding an educational qualification is very commendable. That natives are not disfranchised is shown by the fact that among the officers of the present House of Representatives are J. L. Kaulukou, speaker; S. W. Kaaf, vice speaker, and J. K. Keola, secretary, the name in each case indicating native origin. The roll of the Senate shows fewer native members, but stil a considerable proportion of natives. The Hawaiian government is all right, and if it were not we could soon make it so after annexing the islands. The New Y'ork Journal, the most effective Bryan newspaper in the country during the campaign of 1896, has not fully supported the war policy of the administration, but its course has been so fair, in comparison with the New York World, and its owner, Mr. Hearst, has been so liberal in aiding the government that it has won much favor. The proprietor, Mr. Hearst, went to Santiago soon after the arrival of the army, and, after viewing the situation, telegraphed his conclusions to his paper, as follows: The officers have full control of the men. There is no apparent clash of authority, and it is now obvious, not only to military ciitics, but to laymen, that McKinley wisely chose not to send these thousands of men into this scorching, blistering jungle until it was an effective army, well balanced and adjusted, and fit to iigfit a desperate enemy under a tropic sun. The army got here neither too scon nor too late. The stroke was timed with sure judgment. Now that I am here on the spot 1 can actually see the difficulties and peculiarities of this campaign. I am satisfied that McKinley was right in deciding to attack Santiago rather than Havana. With good water and high ground here we may accomplish in the rainy season what would havi been a sheer impossibility in the deadly lowlands and swamps of Havana province. It is not that the foregoing Is a personal approval of the war policy of the administration that makes it important, but that a man who has been a sharp partisan has the manhood to make a statement which sets aside many of the criticisms of his paper and will give to thousands of its readers that confidence in the men in charge of operations which is so essential to success. The worst enemies the United States has at the present time are officials like Senator Money, of Mississippi, who told an interviewer what he would do with the German slips and marines at Manila These bombastic utterances are sent abroad as expressions opinion by prominent officials, and, the insignificance of the men uttering them not being known, they are likely to create ill-feeling when there is no cause for it. These are the men who urged on the war without preparation and then held hack the revenue bill and finally voted against it. They are the men fighting the acquisition of Hawaii, when support could not well be sent to Admiral Dewey without Hawaii for a coaling station. In war and peace alike such men are the curse of the Republic. A letter is published from Postmaster General Smith to Roswell Beardsley, of North Lansing. N. Y., congratulating him on the completion of seventy years’ consecutive service as postmaster of that village, without a single reprimand from the department or an error in his accounts. The postmaster general says: Acceding to office under the administration of the younger Adams, and through the recommendation of New York’s illustrious statesman. William H. Seward, you have served under nineteen presidents and thir-ty-four postmasters general, to the entire acceptance of all. Born during the very infancy of the century now closing, you have been a witness of events stupendous in character, scope and result, and unparalleled in any equal period of the world’s previous history. This is a record to be proud of, not less on account of the government's approval than that of one's neighbors, which in the case of a village postmaster is not always so easily retained. The thanks of this community are due to Mr. M. H. Spades for a gift to the city of twelve acres of land towards a park. Being the first gift of the kind it may carry more than its intrinsic value as an inciter of others. BIDDLES IN THE AIR. •lust Like tlie Crop. “This is his fourth annual failure.” “And he is still in business? Say, he is a peach!” Tlie Clieeri’ul Idiot. "Columbus.” said the tiresome boarder, “gave Spain another world.” “1 thought it was Sampson who gave Spain another whirl,” said the Cheerful Idiot. (•rent Opportunities. Dewey, Merritt, Sampson, Schley, And likewise General Miles; The babbling bore makes puns galore On all of these and smiles. Qua 11 tied. Watts—l fear the Spanish have not the qualifications for goad soldiers, barring bravery. Potts—l don't uphold the Spanish, but you must admit that their marksmanship eminently tits them for police duty. L. Z. LEITER BORROWS MONEY. Indications (lint His Son's Losses in Wheat Exceed $(1,000,000. CHICAGO, July I.—Levi Z. Leitcr has completed negotiations with the Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company for a loan of S3.C*WSOO for ten years at 4 per cent. The security consists of a number of the most valuable pieces of business property in the city. In completing the details of the loan Mr. informed the agents of the Northwestern that he would probably require further advances of about $3,500,000 or $4C00,000. The money obtained by Mr. loiter will go toward the liquidation of the debt incurred by his son. Joseph Leiter, in wheat speculation. The share of Joseph Leiter in the immense estate of his father will be nearly, if not entirely, consumed by his speculation. Mr. Leiter’s notice that he would probably require between $6.000.i>00 and $7.0C0.900 in loans on his property is taken to indicate the extent of Joseph Leiter’s losses he is compelled to bear, being the excess sum of losses in the deal above Joseph Letter's private fortune, which was variously estimated at from $1,000,000 to $3,000,090 before he began his career on the Chicago Board of Trade over a year ago. Hotel Kotinoke Burned. ROANOKE. Va.. July I.—The Hotel Roanoke. owned by the Norfolk & Western Railroad Company, was destroyed by fire at 3 o'clock this afternoon. Loss, SIOO,IBXI.

WARREVESUESTAMPS .—♦ ABOUT 200.000,000 DISTRIBUTED THROI GHOt T THE COUNTRY. Billings of the Commissioner ns to the Stamping; of Certificates and Collection of Special Taxes. HAWAIIAN DEBATE FEATURES WARM TILT BETWEEN SENATORS PETTIS AND CAFFERY. Indication that the Filibusters Are Weakening—Honse Proceedings —Army Appointments. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. WASHINGTON, July I.—The Internal Revenue Bureau has distributed throughout the country 175.000,000 w-ar revenue stamps. This vast distribution, embracing the entire Union in its scope, has been going on day after day during the past week at a daily rate ranging from 20,000,000 to 35,090,000. The Bureau of Engraving and Printing will continue its output at 25.000,000 a day until the demands of the people are fully satisfied. The collectors of internal revenue put their needs during the first three months of the law’s going into effect at 500,009,000. This was the aggregate of the various estimates from all parts of the country by the commissioner of internal revenue himself. So far the Treasury Department has been able to supply only one month’s estimates. The only real hitch so far comes from the law itself, which allows but 1 per cent, commission to business men to handle the stamps. One par cent, affords such small compensation that people will not take the risk and trouble of carrying stamps in stock. The national banks are helping the government out in this emergeney, but this does not afford the communities generally to get stamps with ease. , The legal force of the internal revenue office is bracing itself for an avalanche of cases requiring a construction of countless points of the law. There threatens to be many thousands of such inquiries, hundreds of which will require special rulings and decisions. An Associated Press dispatch says: It w'as stated at the Internal Revenue Bureau that fewer complaints of inability to get the new revenue stamps were received than were expected. The requisitions of the collectors for an estimated three months’ supply amounted to about 400,000,600 stamps. These requisitions have been honored to the amount of over 2tQ,GOo,OCO, and other shipments will be made as rapidly as possible. In a number of cities large crowds are reported as standing in line at the collector’s office waiting to purchase stamps, but no serious inconvenience or trouble has been reported so far. There seems to be some danger that the supply in the hands of collectors will be exhausted before renewals can reach them, but the Bureau of Engraving and Printing and the internal revenue forces will work night and day as long as the situation seems to require, and before the middle cf next week every one, it is expected, will have an ample supply to meet all demands. One great source of annoyance is that using large quantities of stamps are’insisting upon laying In a sufficient number to last from one to six months and so deprive others from getting even a temporary supply. The question of limiting the sales to one person until the congestion is relieved is now‘under consideration by the officials. The commissioner of internal revenue has held that a wharf receipt given to a shipper by the receiving department, in exchange for which a bill of lading is issued, bearing a 1-cent stump, tjdes not also require a 1cent stamp. The stamp on the bill of lading is regarded as meeting the requirements of the law. It Is also held that the 2-cent stamp affixed to an export bill of lading and duly canceled is all that is required under the new law, and that duplications thereof made for persons interested are not required to be stamped. It is held in the case of theatrical companies that the special tax of $l9O is payable when the company gives the first performance in the month of July. If no performance is given until a later month the special tax is to be reckoned from the first day of the month in which the first performance was given and is assessed to the first day of July following. All of the tax must he paid at once, as soon as the liability begins, to the collector where the first performance is given. It is held that where a certificate of deposit is issued providing for the payment of interest, though with the condition "if left six months,” the stamp tax must be paid thereon. In view of the general pressure from all the large cities of the country for the privilege of imprinting internal revenue stamps on bank checks, it has been concluded to extend the privilege by designating at least one in each of the large cities, provided suitable persons or firms apply willing to incur the expense of superintendent and assistant superintendent, to give the required bond and to conform to the requirements of the government under the rules and regulations governing the conduct of such agencies. CERTIFICATES OF STOCK. Words “OriKlniil Issue” Construed ly Internal Revenue Bureau. WASHINGTON, July I.—On the question of the construction of that part of Schedule A, of the act of June 13. 1898, imposing a tax "on each original issue whether on organization or reorganization of certificates of stock.” it is held by the commissioner of internal revenue in a circular issued to-day, that the meaning of the words “original issue,” as therein used, is limited and controlled by the words “whether on organization or reorganization,” and that, therefore, the only certificates of stock on which the tax of 5 cents “on each $199 of face value or fraction thereof” is imposed by this act are those certificates issued on or after July 1, 1898. on the organization or reorganization of a company. It is held further that in the case of a corporation having (for instance) an authorized capital stock of $1,000,099, of which it has issued only #500,000 prior to July ], 1898, and on or after that date finds it necessary to make one or more additional issues, under the authority possessed by it, each additional issue thus made is an “original issue” w ithin the terms and meaning of the statute under consideration, and the certificate or certificates in lieu thereof, the stamp tax. Whore any original certificate issued is presented by the bolder to the company or corporation for the issuance of another certificates or certificates in lieu thereof, the certificate or ceretific-ates thereupon issued to take the place of the original certificate could not. under the language and limitation of the statute above recited, require any stamp as long as there is no sale or agreement to sell or memorandum of sale, or transfer of any cf those certificates issued in lieu of the original. In case of sale, where the evidence of transfer is shown only by the books of the company, a tax of 2 cents is required to be paid fm each cf face value or fraction thereof, and the stamp representing this is required to be placed upon such books. Where the change of ownership is by transfer certificate, that is to say, the executed

authority to transfer is contained on the back of the stock certificate which is to be transferred, the stamp must be placed on the transfer certificate: that is to say. upon the surrendered certificate containing the transfer. In cases of agreements to sell, or where the transfer is hy delivery of the certificate assigned in blank, there must be executed a memorandum thereof, to which the stamp is required to be affixed. Under the ruling herein stated, in a case (that may be supposed) of a man who is the owner of a certificate for 100 shares of stock and wishes to sell ten of them to another person, the result being that one certificate w’ould be issued for the ten shares sold and also an additional certificate for the ninety shares still remaining with him. the certificate for ninety shares issued'(with the certificate for ten shares sold in lieu thereof) does not require any stamp, and the certificate for the ten shares does not require a stamp representing the tax of 5 cents on each SIOO of face value or fraction thereof, as it is not an original issue. The only stamp required with reference to those certificates is a stamp on the transfer of the ten shares sold, representing payment of the tax of 2 cents on each SIOO of face value or fraction thereof. In another case (stated for illustration), where a man holds several certificates for shares of stock, aggregating 100 shares, and for his convenience calls upon the company to issue to him in lieu thereof one certificate for 100 shares, there being no sale, or agreement to sell or memorandum of sale or delivery or transfer of this new certificate, the statute does not require the affixing of any stamp thereto. A TILT I\ THE SEX ATE. Mr. tafferj Intimates Mr. Pcttust 1* Afflicted with Senility. M ASHINGTON, July I.—For nearly six hours to-day the Senate had, under discussion the Hawaiian annexation resolutions. The first formal speech in favor of the resolutions was delivered by Mr. Pettus (Deni., Ala.) His address was strong and patriotic. Asa Democrat he maintained that the question was in no sense a party issue, but the proposition was one which ought to command, in the circumstances, the support of men of all parties. He had a heated colloquy with Mr. Caffery (Dem., La.), in the course of which the latter intimated that the Alabama senator was afflicted with senility. Mr. Pettus's retort was vigorous and resentful of what he termed an insult. Mr. Caffery subsequently disclaimed any intention of insulting Mr. Pettus. Mr. Mallory (Dem., Fla.) presented a constitutional argument against the acquisition of territory by joint, resolution of Congress. At the opening of Mr. Sewall, of New Jersey, of the committee on military affairs, secured the passage of a bill to provide for a temporary increase in the inspector general’s department of the army. Mr. Cullom directed attention to the recent construction of the law providing for the payment of volunteer troops. In some instances the various regiments had not received as much from the United States as they w'ere evidently entitled to. and he instanced an Illinois regiment to which about $3,000 was due. Mr. Sewall said that the matter would undoubtedly be taken care of properly. The Hawaiian annexation resolutions w’ere then taken up and Mr. Pettus addressed the Senate. His was the first formal speech delivered since the opening of the present discussion in favor of the resolutions. In beginning he said he proposed particularly to address himself to those with whom, during all his life, he had been associated, politically. He requested that nobody should call a quorum while he was speaking. Mr. Pettigrew did so, however, a minute later. Mr. Pettus took issue with Mr. Caffery, who had argued that the acquisition of Louisiana territory by act of Congress was unconstitutional. He related the anecdote of the ’possum hunter who sawed off the limb of a tree on which a ’possum had taken refuge, thus letting the ’possunf fall to the ground, but himself falling to (he ground with it. He applied the anecd te to Mr. Caffery, who he said had swayed himself, for if there was force in Mr. Caffery’s argument Ijouisiana was not legally in the Union and he had come to the Senate bringing with him the contentions that he had no light to a seat. "It will be strange news to the people of Louisiana.” he said, "that their senator is denying his right to represent them here.” Mr. Pettus ridiculed Mr. Caffery’s argument that the question ought to be submitted to the people of Hawaii. He said that such an argument had a moral, but no constitutional bearing and while it might be a fit representation to children in the nursery it would have no force with senators, it was too adolescent. Mr. Caffery replied tartly that as between the adolescent expressions of sympathy and the senilities of age he would prefer the former. Mr. Pettus, stung by Mr. Caffery’s retort, said: “'The senator from Louisiana has made use of a custom of the Senate for a grossly improper purpose. He rose to ask me a question, and. under the fraua of asking me the question, he sought to denounce me personally. Senators ought not to do such small things. No interruption is proper except for the purpose of a question or of obtaining information. And the man who does interrupt armther for the purpose of offering an insult—well, Mr. President. I was brought up a Presbyterian, and cannot properly characterize such conduct.” Mr. Caffery—Will the senator permit me to interrupt him? “No, I will not,” declared Mr. Pettus. I will not again be interrupted. I am an old man, Mr. President, but this is the first time I was ever insulted in the United States Senate by such language, and 1 don’t intend to tolerate it.” Mr. Caffery absolutely disclaimed that he had intended his remark as an Insult. It was, he said, merely a set-off to Mr. Pettus’s statement regarding adolescence. Mr. Pettus had begun a discussion of the present war when he was interrupted by his colleague, Mr. Morgan, who read an Associated Press dispatch from Playa del Este announcing that the battle of Santiago had begun, and fighting was proceeding along the entire line. “Yes, Mr. President," said Mr. Pettus, ’’the fight is going on along the entire line, and it behooves every man. adolescent or senile, to support the government, to support the army and navy of the United States in ail their actions. We ought to support the President of the United States. How many will die in the fight today nobody can say. But I pray God that those brave men of ours, if die they must, may die with shouts of victory in their ears.” Mr. Pettus said one of the objections utged against Hawaiian annexation was that the acquisition of that territory would ctmpel the United States to construct and maintain at enormous expense a powerful navy and perhaps maintain a large standing army. “It may lead the United States to build a great navy.” said he. ”1 hope to God it will. I will welcome the day w-hen cur navy will be so powerful that no nation of the world will ever dare to offer us an insult.” When Mr. Pettus had concluded Mr. Mason (111.) gave notice that if there was no agreement to vote on the pending resolution, nor a move made to change the rules, he would not stay in the Senate to keep up the useless farce of the majority governed by the minority. The conference reports on the hill to increase the efficiency of the quartermaster’s department, and that to increase the efficiency of the subsistence department, were agreed to. In beginning a legal argument against Hawaiian annexation Mr. Mallory said the question involved anew departure in governmental policy, an increase in our array and navy and the establishment of a system of government in a colony of the United States which never heretofore had existed. He maintained that the resolutions presented were fundamentally wrong and ocelit not he adopted. Mr. Hawley presented the conference agreement on the hill providing for the punit ment of persons who trespass upon or destroy harbor defense works and fortifications of the United States. The report aroused considerable debate upon its technical and legal aspects, after the conclusion of which the report was agreed to. In the course of his remarks Mr. Mallory quoted a decision of the Supreme Court handed down hy Chief Justice Marshall to show that territory could be acquired either by conquest or by treaty, but no other method of acquiring territory was indicated hy the Supreme Court. At 5:05 p. m. Mr. Mallory concluded his speech. On motion of Mr. Davis. (Minn.) the Senate went into executive session, and at 5:50 adjourned. Filibusters Weakening. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. WASHINGTON, July I.—Senator White, of California, who. jointly with Jones, of Arkansas, has charge of the Hawaiian filibuster. said to-night that Congress would not adjourn next week, “but would the week after." That is the first definite statement emanating from either of the leaders of the obstruction. Senators Spooner. Daniel and Turpie. who were booked for long anti-annexation speeches next week, have declared they would not speak. Others are weakening. The backbone of the combination is getting decidedly

weak. Some of the filibusters are hearing from home, Turpie among the number. “■* - STOOD IP FOH BOSS BAILEY. Order* of the Texan Obeyed by Demoeratie Representative*. WASHINGTON, July 1.-To-day’s session of the House was of little legislative interest. A few private bills were passed and lorae conference reports of minor importance were adopted. Adjournment, which involved the abandonment of the evening pension session, was taken until Tuesday. A sequel to the Bailey-Grosvenor incident of Wednesday furnished an incident of more novel and sensational interest to-day. Mr. Bailey demanded the name of the Democratic congressmen who was said to have written the article. Mr. Grosvenor refused to give it. Mr. Bailey had the Democratic members stand up to disavow authorship ot the article, which those present did. Previously Mr. Grosvenor said he thought the time had come when the author of the article should come forth and acknowledge it. Mr. McCleary (Rep., Minn.), of the committee on banking and currency, who presented the recent report on the banking and currency bill, arose in the House to a question of personal privilege, reading from a Washington paper in wt#eh the committee whs charged with plagiarism in taking much of its repoit trom the June number of the Journal or banking. He denied the charge, explain.ng that a synopsis of the report, constituting quite a small part of the entire report, mu. barn prepared by the monetary commission, and had been incorporated in the repbrt in order to make it frankable, and also because it covered completely the ground of the full report. Pending the printing of the report the synopsis was furnished by the monetary commission to the Journal of Banking. Mr. McCleary referred in severe terms to his colleague on the committee, Mr. Fowler (Rep.. N. J.), who had, he asserted, charged deliberate plagiarism. Mr. Fowler was not in attendance. At 4:50 the House adjourned until Tuesday. ARMY NOMINATIONS. Promotion* in tlie Regular Service anil Volunteer Appointment*. WASHINGTON, July I.—The President to-day sent these nominations to the Senate: —Regular Army Promotions.— First lieutenants to he captains of infantry—Frank B. McCoy, Third Infantry; Edward Chandler. Eighteenth Infantry; Frank O. Todds. Ninth Infantry; Charles R. Noyes, Ninth Infantry; Charles Abbott, jr.. Twelfth Infantry; Richard M. Blatchlord, Eighteenth Infantry: James A. Brat, Twenty-fourth Infantry: John H. Beacon, Third Infantry; Will T. May, Fifteenth Infantry: Henry W. Hover. Twenty-fourth Infantry; Lawrence J. Hearn, Twenty-first Infantry: John H. Shellenberger. Tenth Infantry; Waiter K. Wright, Sixteenth Infantry: Charles B. Hardin. Eighteenth Infantry; Edwin P. Pendleton, Twenty-third Infantry; Harry A. Leonhauser, Twentyfilth Infantry; Charles B. Vogdes. Tenth Infantry; Charles W. Penrose. Eleventh Infantry; Daniel T. Howell. Seventh Infantry. To be first lieutenant—Second Lieut. Thomas F. Schley, Twenty-third Infantry. —V olunteer Signal Corps.— Second Lieut. Charles E. Kiibourne, jr., Signal Corps, to be first lieutenant. —Volunteer Engineers.— Second Regiment—To be captain. Barton F. Dixon, of Indiana; to be first lieutenant. Arthur E. Baientine, of Ohio. (Nomination of Barton F. Dixon, of Indiana, and Arthur E. Ballentine, of Ohio, for above offices withdrawn.) —Volunteer Infantry.— Third Regiment—To be second lieutenant, Edward Harralson, of Georgia. (Nomination of Edward Harrolson, of Georgia, for this office withdrawn.) Charles A. Bosworth. to be assistant treasurer of the United States at Cincinnati. O.; Alfred A. Winslow, of Indiana, to be consul at Liege, Belgium. - T REA SI It V ST A T EMEXT. Dee reuse of sMMIKS.2MK in tlie Pnblie Debt Lh st Month. WASHINGTON. July I.—The monthly statement of the public debt show’s at the close of business, yesterday, the debt, less cash in the treasury, amounted to $1,027.085.492, a decrease during the month of $lO,688,268. This decrease is accounted for by a corresponding increase in the amount of cash on hand. The increase in the cash comes largely from the proceeds of the new bond issue. The debt is recapitulated as follows: Interest-bearing debt $847,367,470 Debt on which interest has ceased since maturity 1.262,680 Debt bearing no interest... 384.112,912 Total $1,232,743,062 This amount, however, does not include $563,788,993 in certificates and treasury notes outstanding, which are offset by an equal amount of cash in the treasury, which is classified as toljows: Gold $202,825,048 Silver 515,029.906 Paper 77,477,799 Bond deposits in national bank dfipositoiies. disbursing officers’ balances, etc 40,133.817 Total $835,466,567 Against the above there are demand liabilities outstanding amounting to $629,808,997, which leaves a cash balance of $205,657,570. The President’ll State Secretary. WASHINGTON, July I.—President McKinley to-day appointed George Bruce Cortelyou, of New York, as state secretary to the President to fill the additional position of that grade recently created by Congress. For nearly three years Mr. Cortelyou has been the chief executive clerk to the President. He is a graduate of the law schools of Georgetown and Columbian Universities, receiving from the former the degree of LL. 8., from the latter the degree of LL. M. He has been for many years a member of the New York Press Club and various other organizations, and has been a frequent contributor to newspapers and magazines. When Mr. Porter became secretary to the President he assigned to the executive clerkship many duties not before associated with the place. As the occupant of that position Mr. Cortelyou has had the carrying out of the more important orders of the President and his secretary, and has had charge of the correspondence, with a general supervision of the clerical forces. He is the confidential clerk to President McKinley. and to him the President dictates his addresses, messages and other state papers’. Under the direction of Secretary Porter he prepares these documents for the public printer and the press. He also lias Charge of Mrs. McKinley’s correspondence and the arrangement of her receptions. During the busy days of the present administration his duties have been or an exceedingly important and confidential character, and particularly has this been so of late, the work and responsibilities of his position having been greatly increased since the declaration of war with Spain. General Vote*. WASHINGTON. July i.—A large delegation of senators and representatives called on the President this afternoon and urged the appointment of Hon. M. H. De Young, of Sar. Francisco, as president of the United States commission to the Paris Exposition. The President signed the bankruptcy bill this afternoon. . Senator Fairbanks has been obliged to cancel a Fourth of July engagement in Ohio, and R?pr-'>-tentative Fails had to telegraph his inability to speak at Brazil. Ind., the same day. Me cannot absent himself from Congress at this time. Colonel Durbin writes that he experts to have his regiment fully recruited by the last of next week, and that his command will be ready for the field as soon thereafter as the government can furnish equipments. The Indian and the sundry civil appropriation bills became laws shortly after 3 o’clock to-day, when the President affixed his signature. Fatal Fite at Philadelphia. PHILADELPHIA. Pa.. July 1.-The dwelling house of Patrick fi. Flannery, 3602 Locust street. West Philadelphia, was burned this morning Flannery and a child lost their lives, while Mrs Flannery is thought to he fatally injured. It is believed hy the police that Mrs. Flannery scattered kerosene in all the rooms and then set fire to the house. It is said that (he woman’s mind is affected and that she tired the house while insane. Nine Negroe* Dronned. NEW ORLEANS, July 1. Nine negroes were drowned near Plaque Mine by the upsetting of a skiff. The drowned were Randolph Johnson, three children of Nace Thompson, of Borey. Washington and one child of Dennis Washington and one of Totine Johnson. Young Richard (white) and three col ired men were saved by holding on to the skiff,

PREPARING TO HOVE COLONEL SMITH’S REGIMENT GET. TING READY TO GO SOI TH. About 15,000 Ollier Volunteer* at Chickniiiaiigu Park Al*o Arranging to Leuve for Florida. QUICK WORK BY BATTERY A READY FOR RIGID INSPECTION OX OXE HOI H’S NOTICE. Colonel Sturtehakrr’* Men Still at Tampa Waiting to Be Transported to Santiago de Cuba. Correspondence of the Journal. CHICKAMAUGA PARK. Ga., Camp of the One-hundred-and-tlfty-eighih Indiana Regiment. June 30.—The impression is growing that orders to move will come in a few days. This morning when Brigade Quartermaster Captain F. F. MeCrea put in his usual ten-day requisition for forage for the horses the requisition was cut in half and he was informed that five days’ forage was all he would need In this regiment every one has been busy since last Sunday. Lieutenant Owen, the ordnance officer, has been hard at work putting in requisitions fer arms, hauling them out, putting them together and issuing them to the men. A great many of the old pieces have been repaired so that they are practically as good as new. Lieutenant Hopkins, the quartermaster, has been busy hauling out and issuing blouses, trousers, underwear, hats, shoes, leggings and such articles. The regiment is now uniformed and equipped almost entirely. Ten days’ rations have been issued and to-day the men are signing the pay rolls. In a few days the’men will receive their first pay from the gqvernment. Twenty-five paymasters have arrived at the park, bringing, with them over Hvo million dollars. Jt is thought that after the rolls have been approved the pacing of the troops will take a comparatively short time. The troops are being drilled in striking their tents and packing the wagons. They l ave been ordered to cut'their baggage down to the field allowance. Each company is allowed two wagons. These must carry all the company property and also one hundred rounds of ammunition for each man. The men marching carry with them in the Moll thrown across their shoulder one extra suit of underwear, one pair of socks, one towel and one extra handkerchief. The rest of his equipment must go, into his blamcc-t bag, which is carried in the wagon. The tents and cooking outfit are carried in the wagon also and the company officers are allowed a maximum of 250 pounds of baggage between them. This, with the ammunition. which does not take much space, but is heavy, is what is hauled on the fourhorse wagon. Every man also carries his half of his shelter tent with him, also his cake of soap. Thus if a command is separated from its wagon train tin shelter tents can be pitched and a comfortable night may be spent. Every man carries three days* rations and ten days’ rations follow in the wagons. In order that the men may be proficient in breaking camp and packing their stuff every day three companies pull up their tents, pack their stuff and load it on the wagon. At night they unload it and pitch their tents again. They are also being drilled in pitching their shelter tents. The record in this work is one and a half minutes for pitching tents, and a half minute for striking tents and rolling thi m on their backs. The One-hundreJ-und-lifty-eighth Regiment is one of the ! drilled regiments in this large camp, and intends to be one of the best in pitching.and striking tents. In the hospital preparations are being made to move. All the men who are too sick to be moved are being taken to Leiter Hospital from the division hospitals, and all men in quarters who are too sick to go with the command will be taken to the same hospital. The division hospital, in its entirety. surgeons, privates of the hospital corps and patients able to be moved, will lie taken with the division. Each regiment will have three ambulances and two four-horse wagons. These will be under the direct charge of the surgeon. In these wagons will be carried such hospital tents and supplies as may be issued to the regiment. The baggage of the regimental officers must be cut to eighty pounds. All superfluous baggage belonging to officers and men may be stored with the quartermaster in charge of the quartermaster's depot, and if the troops remain away for a considerable time, the same will be forwarded if desired. This regiment, fortunately, will leave very few men behind, and these will be men who are suffering from chronic troubles which arose previous to their entering the service. And they should not have been mustered in. This regiment is preparing for a celebration on the Fourth of July. The boys hope to see an excursion bring a number of their friends from the North.'The Hon. James Watson, of Rushville. has promised to lie present and make a speech. If obtainable, fireworks will be procured and an old-fash-ioned celebration will take place. There have been a number of Indianapolis people here this week, who have come down to tell their loved ones good-bye. Mrs. C. E. Wright and her daughter, Mrs. Gall, came down to see Dr. Charles Wright. With them came Mrs. C. E. Coffin, who came to see a large camp of United States soldiers. Mr. and Mrs. William Dickson and their daughter came to see Mr. Dickson and Mr. M - Curdy. Mr. and Mrs. David Braden came to see their two sons, David and James Braden. A. A. Young and his two sons came to see his other son, who is a member of Company D. This afternoon the surgeons and assistant surgeons of the Second Division were called to headquarters in order that the question of rank and assignments might bo settled. Those whose commissions were dated on the same day were compelled to draw Idts. of the majors and surgeons. Majors Charlton and Kyle, of Indiana, and two majors from Minnesota had commissions dated May 4. They drew for place and Major Kyle drew number one and becomes the ranking surgeon of the Second Division. Major Charlton drew number three, while one of the Minnesota surgeons is second in in the division. Os the captains and assistant surgeons, Drs. Foxworthy and Jones had commissions antedating the others. They drew and Dr. Foxworthy drew' number one, thus becoming the ranking assistant surgeon and captain in the division. Dr. Jones being the second in rank. Os the lieutenants and assistant surgeons. Dr. Pan us, of the One-hundred-and-fifty-eighth. ranks No. 4. and Or. Buehler, of the One-hundred-and-six-tieth. ranks No. 5. Or. Barcus was detached ffom the regiment and assigned to the ambulance corps. J. I. H. BATTERY INSPECTION. C nplain Curtis’* Men Make nil Impression on Inspector General. Correspondence of the Journal. CHICKAMAUGA PARK. Ga., Ctrnp of Twenty-seventh Indiana Battery, June 30. To-day lintlejrf A, instead of having the regular fC was ordered to prepare for by Lieut. Col. Rodney, Inspector general of the artillery brigade. 'Phis made every one of the hoys hustle, as they were only allowed about an hour's time in which to prepare the whole camp for inspection. This included a thorough cleaning of horses, harness and pieces. However, when the inspector arrived everything was lit ship-shape order, and Lieut. Col. Rodney passed quite a compliment on tlie appearance of the battery as a whole. Eacn battery of the brigade was also inspected this morning, but only three of j them were inspected as a mounted battery, j This gave rise to the rumor that the batI teries that were mount’d at the inspection ! were the ones to be ordered out. but the men of the battery have long since found out how little reliance can he placed in the reports that are continually belug t in ulaled throughout the camp. W hile having tlie mounted drill a crowd of negro boys among the spectators became Involved in a quarrel, and before any one could realize what was happening one of them was found lying on th<“ ground, bleeding from several wounds inflicted by a knife in the hands of one of his comrades. Ont