The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-07-06

AFTER the scalp Of Mr. Service, and pro-
pose to get it," Service was appointed July
20 1897, and under ordinary circumstances
would have two years yet to serve.
Rural free delivery service will be es-
tablished at Warsaw. Ind, on July 10.
Milo III. Jones is appointed carrier and Ray
Stone substitute carrier.
The following cablegram. which was for
warded from Samoa to Auckland, has been
received at the Navy Department from
Capt. Merritt Miller. commander of the
naval transport Badger. which has the Sa-
moan commission aboard: 1.-THE Brutus
sails for Honolulu, July 6, and the Badger.
with commission. on the 14th, If nothing
prevents" 1t is expected the commission
will reach San Francisco about the 10th of
August. sss
The sudden rise in copper is responsible
for extraordinary difficulties now confront
ing the Chinese currency system, according
TO United States Consul Fowler. The result
has been that the cash. or subsidiary Chi
nese coin, is now worth much more than
its token value in silver In fact, the Chi
nese government is paying 1.S5 taels for the
copper and zinc out of which Is minted
enough cash to make one tael in the aggre-
gate.
Since the order Of the President continu-
ing the legal existence OF the insular COM
mission. the members have been busily en-
gagged in preparing a code of laws to take
the place of the Spanish statutes. The best
legal advice the commissioners have been
able TO obtain supports their own view that
such new code can be legally adopted by
the military government of the island with
awaiting the action of Congress. Such a
step would give the islanders the advantage
of modern laws under which the regenera-
ton of the island could be carried on by
its military Governor as long as was desir-
able before raising the question of Porto
Rico's admission to actual state or terri
torial rights. 1t is considered probable that
large part, at least, of the new code of
laws being formulated by the commission
will be adopted and put in force before the
meeting of Congress.
The War Department announced, to-day,
that the aggregate receipts from customs In
Cuba for the past fourteen weeks are So
s4s,s14. The receipts for the week ending
June II last. namely, $685.. 931. exceed those of
any previous week by sls.os4.
The contract for the construction Of the
government building at San Francisco has
beeen awarded to the Bentley Construction
Company, Of Milwaukee. Wis, at ssO25O0 for
Raymond granite.
To-day's statement Of the condition Of the
treasury shows: Available cash balance,
$21s.6sS, 7s1; gold reserve, s224, soS42s.
Lieut.. Col. Henry Wagner, Fourth Cav
airy. having reached the age Of sixty-two
years. has been placed on the retired list
final decision was reached to-day by the
naval board Of bureau chiefs to put two
inch nickel-steel protective deck on the six
small cruisers about to be built. Admiral
Hichborne, chief constructor. reported the
deck would not cost over $4,000 for each
ship, and that no important alterations in
the plans would be required. The main
change will be in widening the ships about
a foot. The board also decided to put In
first-class condition the miniature torpedo
boat Somers. bought in Germany during the
war. She Is now lying at the New York
navy yard. Another decision of the board
was to sell the DID single-turreted monitor
Ajax. This craft is one Of the relics of the
civil war and has lain for years at the
League Island navy yard. The matter of
substituting gasoline for steam as the mo-
| tive power of the submarine boat Piunger
| was discussed. With steam power 1t las
| been difficult to get sufficient air below. To
| overcome this difficulty the use of gasoline
| is proposed. but a decision on the matter
was not reached.
The Navy Department announces the ap-
| pointment of the following officers Of the
! United States marine corps, all Of whom
| have passed the examination required:
! First lieutenants, George Van Orden, James
| 7. Bootes, Ernest E. West, William G.
| Powell, Logan Feland, William II. Clifford,
| jr.. John H. A. Day. John Bates. James w.
| Broatch, Benjamin B. Wood. William Hop
kins. Dickinson p. Hall. Arthur e. Hard
| ing, William w. Low, James Lynch and
Charles H. Lyman; second lieutenants, c.
c. Carpenter. Louis H. Little. Leon M.
Harding. +. M. Wise. jr.. Stephen Elliott
and Harold G. Snyder:
| The cruiser Newark, whose arrival at
valparaiso was yesterday reported to the
Navy Department, is going next to Callao,
Peru. That is as far as her present orders
carry her. but it is said at the Navy De-
partment at Callao she will get orders to
proceed northward to San Francisco.
Prospective speaker of the House, Hon.
d. B. Henderson. of Iowa, accompanied by
Mrs. Henderson and their daughter, arrived
| in Washington this afternoon from Chicago.
| Mr.. Henderson has appointments with sew
| eral public men which will keep him busy
| for day or two. after which he expects
| to leave for a trip East. the destination,
| however, not being definitely determined.
| Zone fact brought out in the conversation
with General Henderson was interesting.
| He has not heard a word from ex-Speaker
| Reed since the contest for the speakership
| began and ended. When i first heard the
| announcement OF Mr.. Reeds proposed re-
tirement," said General Henderson, IT
| wrote to him and received a reply from his
secretary. Mr.. Allen. saying that could go
| ahead with my canvass. as Mr.. Reed would
not again be candidate fer speaker Act
ing upon this information. went to work
| at once
But since the result became known
since 1t was settled that you would be
elected, have you had any cablegram Of
| congratulation from Mr.. Reed?"
| Not line" said General Henderson
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