The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-27
Possibility that Canadians May Soon
BE Brought to Their senses by
Retaliatory Measures.
FRIDAYS CABINET MEETING
CHANGES IN THE PRESIDENTS CIVIL
SERVICE ORDER APPROVED.
Cuban shipping Matter Again Ccnsfd-
cred and Finally Referred to At
torney General Griggs.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, May 26.-Indications are
that the State Department is about 10 try
another Indianian as consul at Zanzibar.
and the new aspirant for consular honofs
is Robert Mansfield, of Marion. John Bill
heimer. of Washington Ind. was early In
. the present administration given the place,
but has returned TO the United States be-
cause the climate there greatly impaired his
health. Benjamin Willoughby, of ViDcennes.
was then suggested 10 succeed MIR. Billheira-
er. but Mr.. willoughby evidently secured
some inkling to the undesirable quality
OF the climate and decided to remain in In
diana.
The consular ofice at Zanzibar first came
into international prominence during Presi-
dent Cleveland's second term, at which time
Judge" Riley. of Culpepper. Va. then con-
sui. and the Queen of Zanzibar figured con-
spicuously. 1t appears that her Royal High
ness persisted in taking bath or two day
in pool in front of the American consulate.
wearing bathing suit not unlike that OF
Mother Eve, less scanty IL anything.
Judge Riley demonstrated. but the Queen
persisted. and the Virginia jurist took heroic
measures in the form Of an American shot
gun fully charged with fine birdshot. The
anatomy of her Royal Highness. and she
bathed no longer in front of the consulate.
but Riley only knows this by hearsay. az
the incident resulted in his immediate recall.
Representatives Zenor and Henienvsy. OF
Indiana. are in Washington to-day. Ar.
Zenc is here to secure the retention OF
William p. Williams as chief clerk In the
quartermaster's Office at Jeffersonville. Will
liams is brother Of the late quartermsster
at Jeffersonville. who died in Cuba. The
present quartermaster may resign on ac-
count OF i'll health, and should any change
occur the citizens Of Jeffersonville would like
to see Chief Clerk Williams secure per-
manent pace Representative Hemenway re-
peats his disinclnation TO accepting the gu-
bernatoriai nomination OF Indiana. Mr.. Hem
enway is in Washington upon a number OK
matters before the departments. none OF
which is OF any great consequence TO the
general public.
Commissioner OF immigration Powderly
has before him for consideration very
complicated and interesting question. Some
ten days ago a number of Fflipinos who
had been imported from Manila under con-
tract for exhibition purposes at a summer
resort near New York arrived at San Fran
cisco held them up and still detains them,
contending they are aliens and their pres
ence is I'm violation of the contract labor
law. Those who imported them, through
their attorneys. appealed from the decision
of Collector North, and Mr.. Powderly is
now struggling with the case. The more he
studies the more complicated IL becomes.
and he is not yet in position to say whether
he will order the detained Filipinos deported
or permit them TO land. IL Is very in
teresting case. and on the decision of Pow
derly. in a measure. will rest the status
of the peaceable residents OF Manila who
may desire to come to America to engage in
any sort Of labor.
William F. Klude and George II. Hunziker
are designated members OF the civil-serS-
ice board at Michigan City.
The rural free delivery at Charlottesville.
Ind, was to-day ordered further extended.
and three additional carriers will be put ON
June l. The service thus excludes the towns
OF Shannondale. Elmville and Yountyille.
The above rural postoffices will be prac-
tically abolished. Stanley w. Jones, John
w. Skidmore and James Rankin will be ap-
pointed carriers. -
The President to-day appointed the fol-
lowing Indiana postmasters: Arthur IL.
Rockafaler at Brookvile. w. H. Pittman al
Hagerstown. John c. Twombiy has been
appointed postmaster at Denver, Col. vice
Tabor. deceased.
There is little doubt that the United
States government is inclined 10 retail
hatory considerations against Canada by
the discoursging results of the negotia-
tions in London, looking 10 the clearing OF
the field for the reassembling OF the Joint
Canadian commission. IL Is gathered that
the British Foreign once which had seemed
desirous to meet Mr.. Choates advances I'm
the spirit of compromise that promised well.
has been again influenced by Canada's re-
fusal to agree 10 anything less than a con-
cession OF all OF their demands. which has
stopped all progress. The Department OF
State has referred TO the Treasury DEPART
ment the arrangement OF a plan 10 protect
the interests of the United States and a de-
cision from Secreary Gage is expected very
soon. The Treasury Department has two
COURSES open. both being retaliatory. The
first is the preparation of an amendment 70
the tariff act largely increasing duties on
lumber and forest products imported into
the United States from Canada There In
possibly another course. A section of the
Dingley act authorizes the United States
government In cases where countries I'm
pose an export duty TO add the equivalent Of
such export duty 10 the import on such
goods coming TO the United States. The
government is not imposing I'm No
many words. an export duty ON logs. but Il
has prohibited their expectation The caee-
ton before Secretary Gage Il whether this
prohibition may not be regarded as IN prin-
ciple The semo thing - ~ oxoooGIya ard