The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-04-23

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Some time ago an interview appeared in
the Post. OF this city, with ex Representa-
tive Whitthorne, of Tennessee, which was
considered by Governor Porter, the recently
appointed Assistant Secretary OF State. also
of Tennessee, as disparsgiDg TO him. The
interview was copied extensively in his own
State. He cent q card to the Memphis Ava
lanche, in which be said, as Mr.. Whitthorne
bad served IN Congress. the people OF Wash
iDgion knew. him; and ss the people Of Ten.
nesSse knew both men, it was not Necessary
for him to comment upon the interview.
The ex-RspresentRtiye thereupon SEM a
friend to Washington With q note, asking
Governor Porter TO "go outside Of tia
nited States snd explain little matter"
Governor Porter asked the friend il ne knew
tie contents of the note. The latter replied
ia the affirmative. Thereupon C0vernor
Porter said: You will consider It no az.
froRt IL / return the note to you" The
note Wes returned.
The First Com ptIoller haTing decided that
the Commissioner OF Agriculture can le-
gslly use the pleuTo pneumonia apprOpria-
ton to pay for such animals as il may be
found necessary to kill liz order TO stamp
out sn infection, Commissioner Colmau has
pToflered q set Of rules to govern the depart
msnt in this regard and has teiegraphed
copy OF them TO Governor Marmaduke, of
Missouri, asking HIM to advise by telegraph
of his acceptance Of his plans and methods.
The rules will bs submitted to the exscu-
tives CT other States for acceptance. They
are as follows:
Whenever the Chief OF the Bureau OF Animal
Industry shall be satisfied and shall resport 10 the
Commissioner OF Agriculture that contagious
pleuro-pneumonia or other danserOus infections
or communicable disease exists in any State or
Territory, and is liable 10 spread from such state
or Territory into any other State OF Territory
the Commissioner OF Agriculture viii designate
one or more officers or employees OF said bureau
whose duty 1t shall be to proceed Immediately 10
ln1la a4w- FnrFr ffrrHu 4
ported to exist, and there establish quarantine
regulations 10 prevent the spread OF said disease,
or to assess the value of an animal or animals
which 1t may be found necessary 10 deStoy IN
order to extlrpate SAID disease and to employ
both measures If necessary for the extinction OF
the sane. II shall be the duty OF such officers or
employees, detailed for the purposes Aforesaid. II
report 10 the Com mmiSsioner Of Agriculture
the number OF animals they have found
CT their owners, and the assessed value
OF SAID cattle; and the said officers or employees
shall deliver TO said owner or oWners ceIt Coates
OF the number OF cattle killed and the assessed
value thereof Upon receiving said report, the
Commissioner OF Agriculture shall examine me
same. and II be approves the proceedings OF said
officers or employees and the assessments made by
them, he may order the payment of the amount
assessed 60 the respective owners of the cattle
destroyed. and If he shall disspproye the amount
so ASSESSED he may order payment to such owners
reasonable compens atom for said cattle. 1t shall
also be the duty of said officers or employees TO
cause the carcGsses OF animals found necessary To
be destroyed 20 be burned, buried or otherwise
disposed Of; and the cost OF such disp0 sitlou OF
SAID earcssses shall so be reported by them 10
the Commissioner of Agriculture And the
amount, If approved, will be paid ont OF the funds
appropriated for Euch purposes. IL in the opinion
Of said officers, employees so detailed the spread
OF such infections or communicable disease can
be prevented by the quarantine OF the animals in
the locality where such disease is reported 10
iSt, then quarantine shah ba effected. The
cost of the same also TO be reported 10 the Con-
missioner OF Agriculture aud IL approved by him
thc same to be paid ont OF the fund hereinbefore
named
The .ules covering the details OF slaughter and
quarantine viii be prepared Immediately
The Postmaster General hss forbidden toe
delivering OF money orders or registered let
ters to @. +. Schmidt & Co, of Detroit,
Mich, who have been convicted OF dealing
In fraudulent lottery tickets.
The President to Gag appointed Louis Nc
Mullen to be appraiser at the Port of New
York, vice A. 2. ketchum. suspended. Mr.
MoMullen was nominated during the special
session OF the Senste, bat no action was
taken on the nomination.
The Evening Star says: There is quite an
army OF Illinois Senators in tbescity, Morsi.
son, Springer Lswler and Worthington,
and number OF the Legisl ssure
are now here, Townshend and Ward
are expected in few days They say they
are looking after the federal patronage in the
State, bat IN reality they have more than this
in view. They want 10 fix up some plan TO
secure the election OF q Democratic Senator.
Morrison will not withdraw from the contest
10 give place to another Democrat until ell
the Democrats hsve voted for him. and he
has failed, and the Democrats who are op.
possd to him are afraid 10 give him their
vote lest he should have a Republican vote
70 reserve, and thus secure the election.
When Townsbend and Ward arrive q caucus
will be held here 10 consider Whist is 10 be
done. all efforts to induce the President to
take hand IN the matter have failed, it is
eaid."
The Comptroller OF the Currency to day
extended the corporate limit of the Vim
cennes National Bank, Of Nincennes, Ind,
to April l6 1905.
The Chief OF the Bureau OF Statistics in
his ninth monthly statement for toe current
hscal year OK the imports aud exports OF the
United States reports that the excess OF The
value OF exports over imports, or Of imports
over experts of merchandise. was as follows:
Month ended March 81, 1850, excess OF i'm
ports, 81 ,6Ol, Gas; three months en led March,
81, 1885, excess OF imports. SiS 632, ,664: niue
months ended March 81, 1885. excess OF ex.
ports, Sl57.9sl ,l54; twelve months ended
March y. 1885, excess of ex.
ports, Sl47, 574 coo. The total value of
the imports OF merchandise during the
twelve months ended March 81, 1855
were 1896 191 ,334 and during tho prsc sdtpe
twelve months, 1858, Dos 251, a decrease of
81 lC6. 197. The total values of the exports
OF merchandise for the twelve months ended
March 81, 1885, were S743. 16j ,990 and for
the twelve months ended March 81, 1881
S76i 76S 69l, decrease OF 81, ,O02, ,70l.
The Secretary OF the Treasury hss received
from the Union Pacific Railroad COMPANY
the sum OF S9l6 704 OF which S633 81 is 10
be applied 10 the sinking fund account, and
S2s5, 163 to the bond and interest account.
IN accordance with the awards made by the
Court of Claims and the computations
thereon made by the officers OF the Interior
Department.
Resignation of Treasurer Wymau-Mr. C.
-. Jordan His Successor.
WASHINGTON, April 22.-Hon. 4. w. Wy
rnap, Treasurer OF the United States, hiss
rendered his resignation to takeeffsct Msy 1.