The Indianapolis journal., 1899-02-02

committee that the army appropriation bill
will be taken up next Monday. The appro-
100000 men, and Mr. Hull estimates that it
will carry about 5000 600. The War De-
partment submitted to Congress at the open
ing Of the session an estimate based on an
army of 10000 men, at a cost of $l44 ,0O00O
but since then the forces have been largely
reduced. -
Secretary Porter said to-day that Presi-
dent Mckinley is tired and worn as the re-
suit Of the hard work devolved upon him by
The war and its subsequent development,
but that it was untrue that he was in danger
of breaking down. His health is fairly good
Pnd all he needed was a little rest, Mr..
Porter added.
The Senate committee on naval affairs has
decided to report favorably the joint resolu-
tion reviving the rank of admiral in the in
terest of Rear Admiral Dewey. The resolu-
ton was so amended as to extend the time
of his retirement ten years.
The President to-day nominated Cadet
Taylor to be surveyor of customs at Omaha,
The Canadian high joint commission held
its usual brief morning session to-day and
was followed by the subcommittee on the
Alaskan boundary, which held a long meet
ing and examined several experts. Prof
King, the Canadian astronomer, and one
of his assistants appeared for the Canadian
side while the Americans called in Prof
Prtchard chief of the coast and geOdetic
survey, and John McGrath. one of the coast
survey tOpographers. who has spent several
years in work along the Alaskan boundary
and in the neghborhood of Mt. st. Elias
All the survey men had formidable rolls OF
maps and charts with large stacks of note
books in which the results of their tielc
work had been embodied. This section of
the commissions work IS one where the evil
dence is of such tangible character that
ii is thought there will be little difficulty in
arriving at an equitable settlement, al
though ii is understood that the commission
will not attempt to deneate a hard and
fast boundary, but will rather lay down the
lines along, which a satisfactory settlement
The officials of the War Department are
proud Of the splendid record made by them
in handling and mastering out the Sixty
ninth New York Regiment. A pay officer
boarded the train at Huntsville with the
soldiers and made up the rolls en- route. and
within twenty-four hours after the arrival
Of the organization i'm New York every man
had been paid in full. $4,000 being required
for the purpose. and the regiment had been
mustered out This is something that has
never before been achieved with clean
record, as in this case
President and Airs. Mckinley gave din
ner at the White House tonight in honor
OF the United States Supreme Court, a
large number of guests being invited to
meet them. Elaborate floral decorations
beautifed the East Room and the long cor
ridor where the table was set. Those at the
table were: President and Mrs. Mckinley
Vice President and Mrs. Hobart, Mr. Chief
Justice Fuller Mr.. Justice Harlan and Mrs
Harlan, Mrs Justice Gray and Mrs Gray
Mr.. Justice Brown and Mrs. Brown, Mr.
Justice Shiras and Mrs. Shiras, Mr.. Justice
White and Mrs. White. Mr.. Justice Nc
kenna and Mrs McKenna, Attorney Cen
eral and Mrs. Griggs. Senator Platt of
Connecticut, Senator Thurston. Senator and
Mrs. Lindsay Senator and Mrs. Fairbanks
Senator and Mrs. Platt Of New York Sem
at0r and Mrs. Bate. Senator and Mrs
Pritchard. Senator and Mrs. Hawey Sena-
tor Mcbride, Senator Simon Representative
and Mrs. ID. Il. Henderson. Representative
and Mrs James a. Connolly, Representa-
tive and Mrs. r.. w Parker. Representa-
tive and Mrs. De A. s. Alexander Repre-
sentative and Mrs. Serene e. Payne. Rep
resentative William II. Moody Representa-
tive William Elliott, Representative and
Mrs. o. w. Underwood. Representative and
Mrs. Bland. Representative and Mrs Brown
of Ohio. Representative t'osS. Representa-
tive and Mrs Hawey Of Texas Represen-
tative and Mrs. Hun. Representative and
Mrs. McVeagh, Mrs. Stanley Matthews.
Mrs. Manning. Mrs Sheridan Mrs Robert
Patterson Mrs. H. 5. B. Beale, Miss Phelns
Mr. and Mrs Paul Dana.
The official preliminary statement Of the
geological survey on spelter production in
the United States for the calendar year
1898 compiled by Special Agent G. Kirchoff.
shows total of 1899 short tons an In
crease Of l5,4l9 over 1897. The aggregate Is
distributed as follows Eastern and South
kansas 1912, and Missouri. 1885 The