The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-07-11

foreign that destitute Russian
jews are being sent to the United States at
the instance of officials of foreign govern
ments. TO exercise special care In their ex-
animation. The matter, he intimates, may
become the subject of diplomatic corre-
spondence. He says: I'm case it should
be decided to bring the matter to the at
tention OF foreign governments 1t ought to
be essential that the department. be we'll
informed of all the particulars. when 1t Is
found that such immigrants are arriving ut
our ports. Iou are. therefore. requested to
closely question any such Russian Jews
VINO may arrive as immigrants at your
port. and If you find any who have been
diverted from their original destination TO
this country by foreign officials you will
take and record such testimony. together
with the names and official rank of persons
who are active in the matter. and prompt
ly report the facts TO the department."
Again Denied by Treasurer Nebeker.
LEXINGTON. KY, July 10.-United States
Treasurer Nebeker was here to-day. en-
route to Washington from Cincinnati.
When interviewed by q reporter he
stated most emphsticslly that there
was no truth in the report that he
had any notion of ~resigning. The report
he thought had gained currency from the
fact that he had been asked to manage the
a. NC Cototo vi n1S 1dtDcI-lu-l6W 0nu thdti ~
was supposed this would 0coupy ell his
time. He VIII not resign.
General Notes
WASHINGTON, July 10-The Treasury
Department, under the recent copyrights
law. Will issue a Inst weekly, furnished by
the Librarian of Congress. of title entries
under the copyright law. This list will be
furnished subscribers at the rate of s. a
year in advance. The list will be furnished
collectors of customs and postmasters at
offices receiving foreign mall:
The State Department has been informed
by Professor Merriam, ornltholgist OF the
Department of Agriculture, who is now in
the field in southern California. that he
accepts the position as agent of the United
States government to visit Alaska. to col
lect information respecting tine actual State
of the B~ehring-sea seal-fsheries.
The Treasury Department to-day pur-
chased A {. 1000 ounces of silver at S1.0O15 TO
81 COSTS.
An investigation instituted by First
Controller Matthews and conducted by a
of which Deputy Controller
was chairman. has resulted in the
that the State of North Carolina
is entitled to S26.2l more than was origi-
nally allowed 1t on account of the direct
tax act. The mistake was the result of an
error in calculation made nearly twenty
ago. when the question of the refund
of this tax was first considered by Congress.
Miss Phoebe Couzins has informed the
Treasury Department that her attorneys
advised her TO ap peal from the de-
cision of Judge 2lodgett that she was law-
fully ousted from her office IN connection
with the worlds fair. She requests the de-
partment to take no action In the matter
pending the appeal.
Cadets have been appointed to the Mill
tary Academy as follows. for admission in
June. 1892: G. n. Lindsay, of Decatur. H.:
A. Yoder. of Chestnut, H.. alternate;
p. Nj. Kessler. of Anderson. Ind: +. X.
of Alexandria, Ind. alternate.