The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-02-19
MINOR MATTERS.

Secretary Fosters Iseply to the House Con-
cerning the Four land observation-disclosures. a
WASHINGTON, Feb 1S.-The Secretary of
the Treasury has written letter to the
Speaker of the House in response to the
House resolution calling on him for infor-
nation whether at any time since the
four and half percent. bonds became due
there has been sufficient funds in the treas
ury to pay the same; and if so. by what
authority he has assumed to continue any
of such bonds at 2 per cent. interest and
why the same were not all paid at tho time
said bonds were due"
The Secretary says that the four-and-a-
half-per-cents are redeemable at the pleas
ure of the United States on three months
notice to the holders He shows that there
were sufficient funds in the treasury to pay
the outstanding bonds. but says that it
was deemed prudent and profitable to the
government to continue portion of them,
and the authority under which the bonds
were permitted to continue is contained in
tho act which authorized their issue. The
Secretary calls attention to the fact that
the Forty seventh Congress approved the
continuance of the five and six-per- cent.
bonds at per cent
The Late Senator Plumb Eulogized.
WASHINGTON. Feb.lS-In the Senate to-
day Mr. PETER offered resolutions on the
death Of Senator Plumb. and then ad-
dressed the Senate in eulogy of the de-
ceased. He spoke of HIM as one of those
grand characters that stand out among
their fellows like peaks In mountain
ranges. Among all the tireless workers
that had accomplished the wonderful work
of making Kansas such q great and pros-
porous State none had been moro active
and persistent, none more respected, none
more loyal that Mr. Plumb. His ambition
had been TO do rather than to be. IL was
as natural for him to work as 1T was for
rivers to fiow. Clear In view, hrm In opin-
lon. direct in thought, v0luble in speech
and courageous In expression.
Eulogies were also delivered by Senators
Morrill,, Perkins. Cockrill, Allison, Hale.
Daniel, Dolph and Turpie. and the Senate
adjourned.
Census Bureau Error Corrected.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 1S.-Those interested
III the limestone industry having made
complaint that an injury has been done
them by statements made in the census
bulletins, an investigation was made and
to-day the Census Office admits that q
wrong was unintentionally done this in
terest by grouping good and ordinary stone
together. thereby bringing down the aver
age value of the best. The Census Office
hasagreed to omit the parts of which COM
plaint is made from it's reports. The
changes will no doubt satisfy the limestone
men.
Four Indians Killed in Fight
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1a-General Scho-
field received O telegram from the COM
manding general of the Department of Ari-
zona this morning saying that fight oc-
CURED at TT. Stanton, n. NJ. yesterday be-
tween Mescalero and Lipan Indians dur
ing which four nen were killed and one
wounded. He says that affairs have Quilted
down and that no further trouble is sntici-
pated.
General Notes
srecial TO the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 1s.-Bills to pension
Joel A. Walters, and James l.. Cardy were
introduced to-day by representative Brook
shire.
E.w Waldrate was to-day appointed
postmaster at Ashland. Henry county,
Indiana vice John Metz, resigned. and
& Getzendanno at Chariot Hamilton coun-
ty, Ohio.
f. NJ. spaulding. Of Indianapolis. is at
the st. James.
Philip $. Klceman. of Terre Haute is at
the National
day introduced a bill in the House appro-
priating Slc0C00 for the erection on one of
the public squares or reservations In Wash
ington, ID. -. of q monument in memory OF
soldiers. sailors and marines of the United
States who fell In the late war.
Justice Harlan has made a decision aus
tanning the jurisdiction OF the Circuit