The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-06
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be Of greatest interest is the fact that Mr..
announces that he will be a candidate
for reelection to the Fifty-seventh Con-
gress. This fact he evidently desires TO
place before the people of his district in the
most emphatic manner. During the last
few days of his stay here he has been lay
ing pipes which will result, he hopes, in
his denomination. Mr.. Faris's long-distance
operations are peculiar and will doubtless
prove effective. He has been industriously
engaged in placing a number of his con-
stituents in good places in the postal serv-
ice. securing pensions and otherwise reap
good things. To-day he recommended
Joseph H. Landlord, of M~artinsville. to be
supervisor of the census in the Fifth dis
trict. Mr.. Landlord will undoubtedly be
appointed, as the director of the census has
assured congressman that their m
will be respected. Mr.. Faris leaves
tonight for Indiana.
L. c. Thompson. Of Indianapolis, was the
bidder for supplying furniture for the
South Omaha public building, opened to-
day at the treasury.
Reports received at the War Department
show that General Henry, at San Juan, is
iidhlh6 idiA ptOSEtSS III inc plan lot the
enlistment of 400 Porto Ricans in the United
States army for service in their native coun-
try. In order to give all sections of the
island an equal representation it was decid-
ed to recruit only twenty-five native SOL
diers at any one place. The town of Tares
has already supplied its quota of men, and
Acatjutla all but two or three. At the pres
ent rate Of progress it will not take long
to secure the full quota. General Henry
reports that he has good material to select
from, and hat most Of the natives seem
to consider 1t an honor to wear the uniform
The recruits will be distributed among the
different infantry companies.
Acting Secretary of War Meiklejohn, by
direction of the President, has made the
following amendments to the tariff sched-
ules and port regulations in Cuba and Porto
Rico:
First-Tbe tariff on butter and oleomar-
garine TO Porto Rico has been reduced from
S4.lo per 100 Kilograms to 81 10 per 100 kilcs.
Second-The tariff rates on vitrified brick
for paving purposes in Cuba have been re-
duced from 80 cents per 100 kilos to Is cents.
Third-Temporarily all vessels, whether
American or foreign, are to be permitted
to load and clear for the United States from
Porto Rico ports without being subject to
penalties.
Fourth-Hereafter any resident in Cuba,
OF any nationality, and any citizen of the
United states, may serve as master of any
vessel engaged in the coasting trade of Cuba
without renouncing his allegiance or nation
atty. Persons desiring TO be masters will
only be compelled TO take an oath that dur
ing such service the permit granted to such
vessel to engage in the coasting trade OF
Cuba shall not be used for any other vessel
or in any trade or business whereby the
revenues of the island shall be defrauded,
and that they will obey the laws and regu-
lations prescribed by the properly consti-
tuted authorities of the island.
In answer to complaints by our govern
ment that its dispatches to and from our
agents, consular and naval, in Nicaragua.
are being intercepted and delayed, the State
Department has been informed the trouble is
the land lines, forming an essential part
of the cable system, have been unavoidable
in Nicaragua. The department has been
d~ispatching, therefore, its orders and advices
TO and from Bluefields via Greytown by
means of boats, but the service that way
has also been found to be so slow and un-
reliable that the plan has been adopted
or communicating by steamer with New Or
leans, which involves a delay of only two
or three days. The state of affairs III Blue
fields, according to the last reports TO the
State Department, is not believed TO be very
critical. Mr.. Merry, the United States min
lister, has reached the place from Managua.
the capital. But he had not, at last ac-
counts. received his instructions to guide
him in dealing with the controversy between
the American merchants at Bluefields and
the N~icaraguan government He has been
advised by cable that instructions are on
the way, and he is awaiting their arrival
before taking any further steps. Meanwhile
the government here is by no means clear
as to the legal right Of the American mer-
chants in Bluefields to claim exemption from
the repayment of duties already paid to the
insurgent leader, Reyes, and the whole SUBJ
1ect fs now before the attorney general. II
q nrnhn bio nf foot mill nr~
the issue, the principal point being the at
titude of American merchants toward Reyes
whether they are willing or unwilling to
contribute to his tax gatherers.
An order has been made by the Navy De-
partment for the immediate dispatch OF the
converted yacht Vixen to Bluefields, Mica
draft gunboat. She is at Norfolk, fitting on,
for 4 cruise to the Philippines, via the Suez
route. The order to Nicaragua will simply
delay her arrival at Manila. for ii is the
intention of the Navy Department to replace
her in Nicaraguan waters by another gun
boat at an early date
Official assurances have been given to our
government that the agreement reached
between Great Britain and Russia as TO
spheres of influence in China concerns only
the two parties and that in no manner does
it affect the interests of the United States.
The agreement does not amount to a seizure
of the lands in China defined as being
within either of the two spheres. and even
should any territory be acquired in them by
either of the parties TO this agreement the
United States, II has been stated. will not
be the subject of any discrimination in COM
mercial or trade matters. Such rights as
are not possessed in treaty ports will con-
tinue TO be enjoyed freely by the United
States. In view of the fact that the recent
agreement presented new and important
features through the Inclusion for the first
time In the territory subject to II Of cities
that had long been treaty ports. this assur-
ance Is regarded here as OF the greatest
value.
Postmaster Genera Emory Smith made a
ruling to-day that the sign ~. s.. MALI or
other sign indicating the carriage of the
mails must be carried only by such cars or
are transporting the mails. The order to this
effect will be promulgated Tomorrow. This
decision is in response TO a request from
the Amalgamated Association of Street
railway Employees, who, in convention in
Louisville Wednesday, telegraphed President
Mckinley a protest against the indiscrim-
mate use OF these signs by street-car lines
with the apparent design of intimidatine
employees. "
The postmaster general to-day ordered
that the rural free-deiivery service Of the
country be divided into two grand subdivi.
sions-the Western and the Eastern. Ths
former is to consist of the States west O,
the Ohio. ard Its headquarters will be al ST
east Of the Ohio. will have its headquarrers
In this city. Francis NJ. Dice. Of Crawfords.
Vile. Ind. will have charge OF the Westerr
division, and Henry Conquest Clarke. OF