The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-06-13

ME at sea Ht WOulQ receive t<.pO
more a year than Sampson. but as 1t now
Is his pay amounts TO but 1915 more. Cap
tains receive $500 at sea and s2.sI5 on shore.
A committee from Chicago called on the
President to-day TO formally invite him and
Mrs. Mckinley 10 attend the Chicago day
celebration Oct. 9. on the occasion Of the
laying Of the cornerstone of the new federal
s s1feod Mouse dne,hffne nnfrepp foris sSar ia
meantime intervene TO prevent him from
making the trip. The delegation this after
o of the eS cabinet am and in SUPREME C Court sns members
Washington Is still waiting on London in
the matter of a modus vivendi relative to
the Alaskan boundary. Indirectly the in
timation has reached here that the Canad-
ians. 10 whom the last American proposition
was referred, have consented. to its accept
ance by the British government. But Of
point at issue last Saturday was trifing,
involving possession of a strip of land not
much more than half a mile wide and not
bearing on the question
To-day's statement OF the condition of the
treasury shows: Cash balance, ST.. 40, I2s;
gold reserve. 1924, s4s!S IS.
A respectfully dressed. elderly man. who
gave his name as j. c. Dickey. was ar
rested in front of the White House this
afternoon and driven TO police headquarters.
where he was questioned by Inspector
Boardman. He said his home is at Sandy
Hill, n. Y. Policeman Marshall met the
New Yorker at the gate leading to the
grounds of the executive mansion. The
stranger asked II he could see the President
and said something about being an applicant
for the postmastership Of Sandy Hill. 1t
was stated at headquarters that he was
arrested because he answered the descrip-
tlon OF a man " wn w. n sb'ne escaped eos,p from N tne
York. He is held until the authorities Of
the New York town can be heard from.
With the conclusion of the negotiation
Of a Franco-American reciprocity treaty the
French ambassador, NJ. Cambon, will go
abroad for the summer This is likely to re-
new speculation as to NJ. Cambon's trans
fer to one of the embassies of Europe, al
though the trip will be made with the ex-
| continuing in his post as ambassador here.
The French officials are hopeful that the
reciprocity negotiations will result in a
bon's term in Washington thus will be
rounded out by a series of notable services,
namely. the French reciprocity arrange
ment concluded about a year ago. the inter-
mediary in restoring. peace between, the
United States and Spain. and finally, a
reciprocity treaty experimenting and ex-
tending the former arrangement.
The monthly statement of the exports Of
| domestic products of the United States
shows during May. 1899. the exports were
as follows: Breadstuffs. sls.sS 3ls. a de-
crease Of about SIS. 900 as compared with
crease Of about $245.0 provisions, $1,000
07e, a decrease of 50, 474. 500; cotton, 9 $780,
61I. a decrease of 100000; mineral oils. So
679, as against S73.12.o 81 for May. 1898. For
the eleven months Of the present fiscal year
against ss47 ,SO7 for the corresponding
period last year.
Assistant Secretary spaulding in a de-
cision rendered to-day holds that certain
silk gauze ribbons, imported at New York,
are dutiable at the rate of 90 per cent. adj
valorem as trimmings" thus sustaining
the ruling of the Board Of General Apprais-
| cision is that ga rIss silk ribbons used Chief
ly as trimmings will be advanced from 30
per cent. to 60 per cent, ad valorem. Other
silk ribbons will be assessed as heretofore,
at 30 per cent. ad valorem.
With the near expiration of the time
| allowed by the Dingley act for the negotia-
ton of reciprocity arrangements there APP
pears to be a renewal of the efforts of other
nations to participate in the benefits to be
a sSiny pr from these Is @ nohHeRtiS Sn tS and sg gsstlI
plenipotientiary charged by the State De-
partment with the conduct of these nego-
| pirant for admission to the list of coun-
tries party to the reciprocity arrangements
has appeared in the British colony of Ber-
muda, the nearest of the West Indian coll
onies to the United States.
Advices to the Navy Department an
nounce the Wilmington has put into port
at Rio to undergo repairs to a shaft. Au-
thority has been cabled to remain in port
fifteen days. officials here do not regard the
accident as serious.
Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock re-
turned tonight from a stay of several days
at Hot Springs. Va.