The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-07-10
CAPTAIN ANNETT'S MISSION
Said to BE Secretly Shipping Men and
Armst0 Aid a Revolution Somewhere.
Nay Be Either Hayti or Mexico-Professors
Mendenhall and Merriam Appointed Agents
to Visit Alaskan Seal Rookeries.

WASHINGTON, July GA letter has been
received by government officials here which
appears to give color TO the report that q
revolutionary movement is being fomented
In one of our ~neighb0ring republics. The
writer says that a man calling himself
Capt. Annett has been engaged in Nor
folk, Va, in shipping men for a
treasury hunt in Mexican waters. The
captain sard he wanted only seventy-ive
men, but the writer Is informed that he
shipped over two hundred. Moreover. he
has learned that the vessel which is
to carry the party is now Sc
cretly engaged in taking aboard q
large quantity of arms and ammunition
at a port on Long Island sound.
The writer says he does not want TO get
himself in trouble, and. above ell, does not
want to fight. and although he has signed
to 60 on the expedition. he will withdraw
if there is any illegal act in contemplation.
Officials here are not disposed to attach
much Importance to the communication. as
they believe o flibustering expedition
would be conducted with more caution
than appears to be shown in this case. They
are also puzzled to guess the destination of
the party should 1t be of warlike intent,
but the chances are even that it is meant to
aid q revolution IN either Hayti or Mexico.
keystone Bank Investigator.
Special TO the indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, July 9.-Secretary Foster
this afternoon instructed Messrs. Brown
and Faunce. the experts appointed to ex-
anime the keystone and Spring Garden
Banks in Philadelphia. to make complete
and exhaustive examination of these banks,
exercising their own discretion as to
whether they would work singly or to-
gether. They are instructed to submit par
tial reports every Saturday. showing the
progress made and results attained, and at
the conclusion of their work they are di-
rected to make complete report. Experts
Brown and Faunce are further instructed
to confer with Mayor Stuart from time to
time and with the chairman of the select
committee of the Philadelphia Councils.
with the view of receiving. from them any
assistance or suggestions which they deem
proper to furnish. The experts are author
lied to employ all necessary clerical help
to expedite their work.
The Controller of the Currency has d.
rected receivers Yardley. and Fisher to
furnish Messrs. Brown and Faunce all pos
sible facilities TO render their work effect
i've. The appointment OF the experts was
made by Secretary Foster under Section
-O' i' Os ohN sASJ oAO
alone.
A dispatch from Philadelphia says: Bank
Examiner Drew has not yet complied with
the request of the Controller OF the Cur
rency for his resignation. Instead OF doing
so he wrote a letter TO the Controller, a few
days ago, asking that the request be with
drawn and that he be allowed TO continue
In the service. Word was received here
troller had informed Mr.. brew that the de-
partment insists on his resignation.
District Attorney Read to-day filed the
governments statement of claim in the
United States District Court on the $4,000
bail bond given by Gideon w. Marsh, the
fugitive president Of the Keystone Nation
al Bank. with William II. Wansmaker and
job IL. Jones as sureties.
Going to the Seal Rookeries.
WASHINGTON. July 9.-In order that the
government of the United States may be
fully prepared with all necessary technical
information respecting the actual state of
the Behring seal fisheries and the effect of
depredations of uelagic ~sealers. in the
probable event of early arbitration of the
United States rights in those waters, the
President has decided to send two agents
to Alaska to gather the necessary Informa-
tion. He has had under consideration for
some time the names Of Professor Menden-
hall, chief of the coast and geOdetic sur
vey. and Professor Merriam, ornithologist
of the Department Of Agriculture, and has
at last named them as the agents of the
United States government. Professor
Mendenhall. who il in San Francisco, has
accepted the post. but Professor Merriam
is with the Death valley party in south
ern California. and up TO the present time
the Department of State has been unable
to communicate with him. Their mission
will be similar to that with which Sir
George Baden Powell is charged in behalf
of the British government, and If Professor
Merriam accepts the place he will be in
structed to leave the United States at once.
with Professor MendenEall. for Alaska.
As the sealing season is already far adj
vanced great expedition will be required
on the part of the agents to serve the pur-
pose of their appointments.
Valuable Public Document
Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, July 9.-One of the most
valuable public documents issued by the
government departments at Washington is
the Statistical Abstract of the United
States.n The thirteenth number of this
annual publication. and which has been
prepared with unusual care by the Bureau
of Statistics. Treasury Department. will be
isanad this waak In additinu IN fha uoual