The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-03-07


the officers grades are not very bright
Secretary Long to-day cabled to Admiral
Dewey at Manila and to Rear Admiral
Sampson at Havana announcing the enact
ment Of the naval personnel bill, and in
structing them to have the officers attached
TO their respective fleets examined physically
In order TO make ready for their rearrange-
ment and promotions
The President made the following appoint
ments to-day: To be assistant director of
the census, Frederick r. Wines, of Illinois;
TO be agents for the Indians. Charles s.
McNicholas, OF Arizona, at the Colorado
River agency I'm Arizona; George w. Hayz-
lett. of Iowa, at the Navajo agency in New
Mexico; Fred B. Spriggs, of Nyatt. Nevada
agency in Nevada; Alonzo A. Armstrong
of Arizona, at the Fort Apache agency in
Arizona. ="
The committee of eleven members appoint
ed by the Republican caucus of the House
of Representatives to prepare a financial
measure for the next session of Congress held
a preliminary meeting to-day in the room OF
the House committee on judiciary. The es-
pecial purpose OF to-days meeting was TO
decide upon time and place when and at
which the work shall be begun. All the
members were present. as were also some or
the Republican members of the Senate COM
mittee on finance There was a general dis
cussion. No conclusion was, however,
reached, and adjournment was taken
until o'clock tomorrow.
The Republican members of the Senate
committee on finance have decided not to
sit with the committee appointed by the
House Republican caucus to prepare a fl
nancial measure for consideration by the
next Congress. at least not until after the
Ieturn from Europe of Chairman Aldrich
They take this position because the Senate
made no order in the matter.
The supervising architect of the treasury.
Mr.. Taylor. already has taken up the sub
ject of the construction of the sixty-two
public buildings authorized at the last ses-
sion of Congress and will expedite the pre-
liminary work as much as possible. II is
expected that by the 10Th or 18th of the
present moFh all Of the sites will have been
advertised for and I'm those cases where
the sites are named i'm the act the initiatory
steps will be taken at once to secure the
titles, either by purchase or by condemna-
ton. **$
The officials of the Navy Department are
feeling grateful for the small measure of
relief extended by Congress in the increase
of the force of enlisted men, though the
total is still inadequate under sound prac-
tice for the needs of the navy. Congress
authorized the increase of the force TO IL 800
men and while they will not be under the
necessity of putting out of commission any
of the larger ships now i'm active service,
they will be left absolutely without provi-
sion for manning the big battle ships Kear-
sarge, Kentucky and cruiser Albany, now
nearly completed. The department will be
obliged, i'm order 10 man these ships the
government being bound to take them off
the contractors hands as soon as they are
completed. to put some ships out of COM
mission. '"+
First Assistant Postmaster General Heath,
who has been in Florida. is expected back
tomorrow. lie passed through Washington
yesterday on his sysx p New York
A statement compiled in the adjutant gen.
erals office shows the number of deaths
from disease at Camp Thomas. The fig
Gres are taken from the muster rolls of
each regiment or battery. Upon these every
death and its cause is entered The total
deaths from disease from the first occupa-
tion of the camp the middle Of April to its
abandonment. the middle of September and
including the four battalions which re-
mained to Jan. 1, were 3l1, the percentage
being a little less than half of 1 per cent.
Total deaths OF the volunteer force. which
was mobiized at Camp Thomas up to Dec.
2. which was two months and a half after
they had been withdrawn from Camp
Thomas, and after the close of all cam
paigns in which any of them participated.
was. for this period of six months I61 per
cent.
Deputy Auditor A l.. I.awshe of the
| postoffice returned to-day from a visit to his
| home in Indiana.
DIR. p. @. Moore was to-day appointed q
pension examining surgeon at Wabash.
The following Indiana postmasters were
| appointed to-day: Frank kahl, at Central
Barren, Harrison county, vice William III
| kost. resigned. and James Cade at Gessie
Vermillion county. vice Mary III. Hall re.
| signed.
After improving steadily for about ten
| days Senator j. h. Jones, of Arkansas. this
afternoon had severe recurrence of his
trouble, the paroxysm lasting something over
an hour. Tonight he is resting easily and
Is free from pain. His physician attributes
| the attack to-day TO the senator exerting
| himself in trying TO attend to some press
| ing matters and has issued positive instruc-
| tions that no one shall be allowed to see
| him for an indefinite period. The doctor has
also directed that no mail or kilograms be
permitted to reach the senator in the hone
that absolute quiet and rest may bring
permanent relief.
NJ. Nj. Garland. ex-president of the Anal
gamated Iron and Steel Workers Associa-
tion, was before the industrial commission
for an hour to-day. +. j. Stmson of Bos-
ton, the advisory counsel of the commission
was present. About two-thirds of the en-
organized, Mr.. Garland testified. Every
year reports of the Amalgamated Associa-
tion so to the employers of labor with the
scale for their signature. Mr.. Garland ex-
planned at length the methods by which
disputes between employers and employees
are settled. The Amalgamated Associa tion
plan has been rather in the line of concilia-
tion than that OF arbitration. The witness
said that the Importation of contract labor
has frequently defeated strikes, notably so
in 1929.
Mr.. Garland said that ii has been his ex-
perience that injunctions are too often re-
sorted TO by the employers of labor When
ever the strikers have attempted 10 induce
| other men not TO take their vacated places
| the Injunction has been the invariable resort
or the employers lnjuncti0ns are very easy
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