The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-09-20

Gate culture IN tndI Ierritory'
The controller of the currency received to-
day applications for Increase of circulation
from four New York banks amounting to
about $1,000 % Yesterday the amount was
about $3.50, 900. This action on the part of
the city banks Is not at all unusual at this
the Treasury Department there is no con-
certed movement on the part of the banks
TO increase their circulation by any very
large amount. as has been rumored.
Albert Shield Odell. son of William ].
Odell. formerly of Indianapolis, and a MEM
Der of the Observation-Disclosures
Indiana Regiment. has been appointed a
second lieutenant in the Forty-tifth Infan-
try Regiment. under Colonel Dorst, at Fort
Smelling. -"
A number of Russian and American Of
ficers went TO the Indian Head proving
grounds to-day to witness the test of a
Krupp armor plate, representing a large
quantity of the armor of the Russian battle
ship now building at the Cramps yards in
Philadelphia. The party included Admiral
O'Neill n Lieutenant Seymour, of the
naval Bureau of Ordnance: General Merit
WACO, military attache of the Russian en-
bassy, and three officers of the Russian
navy, one of whom will command the bat
tleship when completed. A five-inch armor
plate was subjected to test, five-inch steel
prOjectiles being used against it. Five shots
were fired. the lowest velocity being 2,O57
feet per second and the highest 2.O99 feet.
The plate withstood these shots, there being
no sign of crack. The maximum penetration
was two inches.
The Russian government is making an
effort, of which the State Department is
informed through a report by United States
Consul Heenan at Odessa, to compete with
the United States for :. share of the British
cattle trade. Russian cattle, hogs and other
animals have been excluded from England
heretofore. but the Russian government has
secured the appointment of a COMMITTEES of
expert English veterinarians, who are to be
taken all over the Russian cattle country
at the governments expense to ascertain
the exact condition of the anges with a
view to the remova of the prohibition.
The cruiser Detroit has reported her ar
rival at L~aguayra. Venezuela. where she
was sent TO look after American interests
in connection with the uprising in that re-
public. Commander Hemphill gave no infor-
nation on the status of affairs, but 1t is
understood there is no disturbance in the
immediate vicinity of Laguayra. AS reports
have appeared that desperate fighting was
In progress at Porto Cabello the Detroit
may make the trip to that port, which is
next in Importance to Laguayra. The Navy
Department stands ready to send another
ship to Venezuela should the State Depart
ment request, and in that case the Newark
will go.
Director of the Census Merriam is a
strenuous advocate of regular business
methods among those following unorganized
vocatfons-especially farmers and produc-
ers. IF everybody would keep an accurate
account of income and expenditure" he
said to-day, "the work of gathering census
statistics would be lesSened more than one
nan; ana their vaiue ana accuracy more
curacy can be doubled. If the twenty-five
thousand newspapers In the United States
would take up the subject of bookkeeping
among the farmers now, while harvesting
and marketing are in progress and the CEN
sus is pending, and advocate making a rec
ord of the acreage, quantity and value of
all crops and products which the law SAYS
shall be taken in separate items, 1 think
the resulting benefit would be immeasur-
able 80
To-day's statement of the condition of
the treasury shows: Available cash balance,
s2S4.O9S,l61; gold reserve, s254, 923. 227.
Wayne MacVeagh. counsel for Captain
Carter. of the engineer corps, reached
Washington tonight. In reply to questions
he said: Il am only four days back from
Europe I'M have come to Washington to
put myself at the disposal of the attorney
general 10 argue the Carter case on what
ever date may suit his convenience. Beyond
that there Is rtthing to say. l have not yet
seen the attorney general, but expect TO do
so Tomorrow. The time at which the case
is taken UP will depend entirely on him."
Tn following proclamation has been is
sued by the president: In the exercise of
the power conferred upon him by the joint
resolution of Congress approved by the Pres
ident on July Z, 1895, entitled Joint resolu-
ton to provide for annexing the Hawiian
islands to the United States the President
OF the United States hereby directs that
the issue of registers to vessels by the au-
tnoritles or Hawaii, emitting such vessels
10 all the rights and privileges of Hawaiian
vessels in the ports of nations or upon the
nigh seas shall hereafter cease" The pur-
pose OF this action is supposed to be the
preventing of indiscriminate admission to
Hawaiian registry of foreign-built ships.
which will later on become entitled to
United States registers.