The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-06-30
GOING TO GRAY GABLES.
Mr: Cleveland VIII Celebrate tn

Mr. cleveland Will Celebrate the
Fourth at His C,s@~.>=A Home.
WASHINGTON, June 29.-The President
has arranged his affairs so as TO be with
his family at Gray Gables on the Fourth
of July. Though not finally determined, it
is very probable he will leave here to-mor-
row morning 1t is understood that he
will follow mis- usual custom and go by rail
over the Pennsylvania railroad to Jersey
City and there embark on Mr.. Benedict's
private yacht. the Oneida. and make the re-
mainder OF the trip to Gray Gables by
water. Arrangements VIII be perfected so
the President will be able TO make the en-
til tire trip frss from He will
ber, and probably by Secretary Lamont as
far as New York.
Action on Pardon Cases.
WASHINGTON. June 2s.-The President
has acted on large number OF pardon
cases that were before him. In nine cases
he has denied the application for pardon
and in one he commuted a two-years sem
tence to one year. Louis Knight, Of
Georgia, was sentenced to ten years fc-
conspiracy and murder. which the Presi-
dent says in his Endorsement of the papers
was done In cold blood and there Is no rea-
son for pardoning him. George N.
Thomas. of California, was sentenced to
six years and 5000 fine for smuggling
that these offenses are serious and difficult
of detection and he does not feel that he
would be doing his duty If he pardoned
o ve esrs for
terfeiting and the President says no rea-
SON has been presented for interfering with
the sentence.
The Cuyuni River Incident.
WASHINGTON. June 2s.-The British
embassy has received from the Foreign
ONCE q report regarding the arrest of Sur
veyor Harrison on the banks of the Cuyuni
river in Venezuela. The claim Of the vene-
zr.lans that the arrest made on the
left bank of the Cuyuni is acknowledged,
but it is denied at the embassy that the
land at this point is within Venezuelan ter
ritory according to the provisional line
which the governments heretofore acknowl-
edged. 1t Is stated at the embassy that the
wes west of the mouth of Rearabisc creek o Ths
arrest took place on the left bank of the
Acarabisci and upon territory. which is
II was also within the Schomburgk line
The Aberdeen line follows the Acarabisci
for some distance and its general route is
now the provisional line
Appointments by the President.
WASHINGTON, June 29.-The President
to-day made the following appointments:
c. Max Manning. of Georgia, secretary Of
legation OF the United States at Monrovia,
Liberia: George f. Kedzie. OF Mexico con-
sui of the United States at Durango. Mexi-
CO: George B. Anderson. of the District of
Columbia. consul at Antigua, West Indies;
Paul Weiske, OF Texas. consul to Managua,
Nicaragua. On June 13 Charles II. Wills.
OF Maryland. was named for this place, but
severe illness has prevented him from
qualifying Anton M Keller, of South
Dakota, has been reappointed Indian agent
for the Crow Creek agency in South Da-
kota the name of the agency being
changed by the last Indian appropriation
bill.
General Notes.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON. June 29-First Lieuten-
ant Joseph e. Maxfield. signal corps. has
been ordered 10 inspect the wagons of the
field telegraph train, now under construc-
tion at South Bend
The ordinance bureau OF the Navy De-
partment has made successful test at
Indian Head of twelve-inch sheels from
the Midwife Steel Company and eight
inch shells from the Wheeler Sterling
Company. Both lots were accepted.
The treasury to-day lost $s13,S0 In gold
true amount Of the gold reserve SOL 322 33s3
OF the Withdrawals S150.000 was for export
The Department of State Is informed by
Walter T. Griffin. United States CONNER
cial agent Limoges. France. under date of
June Is. 1885. OF the death of Mr.. Charles
Field Haviand. an American citizen, who
went there In 1851.
Cooks Inlet Boom a FizxIe.
PORT TOWNSEND. Wash. June o.
The schooner Norma from Kodiakata ar
rived last night with thirty-five stra nded