The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-19

Ing seen service In the civil war, and have
a creditable record. they will be entitled.
after July !. 1899. to the rank Of rear admiral
and three-fourths the present sea pay OF a
senior rear admiral.
received at the War Depart
ment to-day indicates the big troop ship
Meade was not seriously damaged by run
ming on a reef near Ponce. Porto Rico,
| Monday night and will be able TO bring the
Nineteenth Infantry to New York as orig
inally planned with only a slight delay.
Letters received in this city indicate that
Senator j. X. Jones, Of Arkansas. chair
man of the Democratic national committee,
had a pleasant voyage across the Atlantic
and that his health is much improved The
| senator himself says that he has not felt
better at any time during the past ten years.
1t is likely that Senator Jones and party
will sojourn on the Isle of Wight for several
weeks. go"
Major John A. Logan, assistant adjutant
general of volunteers. has rendered his res
ignation and been honorably discharged.
Major Logan was on General Bates's staff
during the Santiago campaign and served
with that general until the ~latter's depar-
ture for the Philippines;
| w. w. R0cknlIl, united states minister
TO Athens. has arrived in Washington and
called to pay his respects to Secretary Hay
to-day. After settling up some matters Of
private business Mr.. Rockhill will assume
the duties of director Of the Bureau of
American Republics. to which he has been
elected by the executive committee.
Postmaster L. L. Burke, of Brookville.
Ind. has not only resigned, but written a
letter TO the postmaster general appealing
for immediate relief, and 1t is expected his
successor will be appointed in a few days.
Mr.. Burke has made an excellent postmas-
ter. but resigns On account Of his health.
He expects to leave Brookville. A special
Inspector will be sent to investigate.
Drs. E. P. Eastry and John F. weathers
were to-day appointed to form a new board
of pension examining surgeons at New AL
bany. 49,
| Charles Mccarthy. of Lebanon, Ind, has
been appointed a railway mail clerk.
The German ambassador. DR.. Won Holle-
ben. called at the State Department to-day
and bad a talk with Secretary Hay. in the
course of which, it is understood. reference
was made to the opening to-day of the ses-
sions of the peace conference at The Hague.
oOlut Oh the SlTiClureS on the prODdDle
course OF Germany before the conference,
which have appeared in print, have caused
considerable irritation, as they are felt to
misrepresent the aims and purposes of the
German government. One of these dis
patches attributed to Emperor William
views regarding an inevitable conflict be-
tween the United States and Germany.
Such an idea. it is said. must nave origi-
mated in the statement of an Austrian off,
cial some months ago. which never met
with the approval of the Kaiser, who point
ed out both in person and through his for
eign minister. Baron Won Buelow, and his
ambassador. DR.. Won Holleben, that he had
given repeated assurances of friendship,
good will and admiration for the United
States. In the same quarters discredit is
thrown upon the statement that the Car
expressed sympathy with the American in
dignation against Germany anent the
Philippines, as it is pointed out that the
Gar is not in the habit of thus publicly
expressing his national sympathy.
Information has been resolved here to the
effect that Chairman Aldrich, of the Senate
committee on finance. will call a meeting or
the committee, to be held in this city early
in June. The meeting is authorized under
a resolution adopted at the last session or
Congress. The committee will determine
whether further meetings of the full COM
mittee shall be held or a subcommittee ap-
pointed to take up special subjects which
it may be considered necessary to inves-
tigate. -"
| To-day's contributions to the Dewey home
fund amounted TO $2.0l6, of which S1,15S came
from the Brooklyn Eagle and represent coli
lections made by that paper. The total so
far received by the national committee is
$2.6S5. The following circular to presidents
of boards of trade and chambers OF COM
merce was sent out to-day by Chairman
Vanderlip:
In order that all parts OF the country
may take part in raising a fund to provide
a home in Washington Tor Admiral George
Dewey, the distinguished bodies repTesentiue
commerce and trace in the chief cities are
invited TO take steps for securing subscrip-
tons Tor that purpose. AS president of your
organization, you are requested TO extend
sucn aid as your wisdom may dictate and to
enlist your city heartily in behalf of this
movement OF patriotic gratitude. 1t may be
well Tor you 10 publish a list OF your local
subscribers and to remit moneys at frequent
intervals TO the treasurer OF the fund in
| Washington with names and addresses or
the donors. Temporary receipts will at once
be returned and duplicates, handsomely en-
graved, of the same date and number, bear
ing a portrait, will be sent to each sub
scriber. Immediate response and efficient
t"S wi n
of this committee while IL will add impetus
TO cooperation in other cities"
Adjutant General Corbin, who is a member
of the Dewey home committee, has received
the following telegram from Gen. Harrison
Gray Otis at Los Angeles: THE Los An
geles Times will aid proposed Dewey house
building fund. Let me suggest that each
State or its citizens be invited to defray the
costs of constructing some part of the build
ing; then set in wall a union tablet bearing
appropriate legend, telling story of how
Dewey's home was built by his country
men," "
Commissioner Wilson. of the Internal
Revenue Bureau, has issued a circular let
ter to collectors prohibiting the designation
of persons not commissioned or bonded as
such to act as storekeepers and gaugers.
| W. c. Hunt, w. A. King and w. +. Will
cox, chief statisticians in the census Office,
have been appointed a commission to make
a practical test of the electric counting or
tabulating machines which may be pre-
scented for consideration by the director of
the census. The competition will begin at
The census office June :.
Assistant Secretary Spaulding has held
that Japanese seamen may land in the
United States without the examination re-
quired In the case of manifested immi-
grants. This decision overrules that of the
collector OF customs at Port Townsend.