The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-07-13

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and hogs SIS 6o5,0 79 last year $50 80 is2: pro-
visions $62 6lS.I7s last year S15S 090, ISL: cot
ton ton KS S ss last year s2s 4 90 m Tota
s7iss4o,2m' last year sso4. s1s.5S.
Captain Dickens will be acting chief OF
the Bureau Of Navigation. Navy Depart
ment, during the coming trip to Europe OF
Admiral Crowninshield, chief Of the bureau,
who goes 10 look into the European method
Of housing. men in naval barracks instead
miral Crowninshield's trip does not indicate
any purpose TO make change in the
bureau. and that he will resume his post at
the close of his foreign trip
No advance has been made during the
past few days toward the arrangement of
a modus vivendi fixing temporarily the
Alaskan boundary line. Meanwhile the
2. OF August draws near and II will be-
come necessary for our government to
make formal arrangements with the Brit
fish government for postponement of the
meeting of the joint high commission.
When the commission adjourned here last
winter IL waS under a formal order TO re-
assemble in Quebec on that date. As 1t
is now realized that owing to the failure
OF the governments of the United States
and Great Britain to settle by direct nego-
tiation the Alaskan boundary question. the
commission could not proceed with its work
even If it should meet Aug. 2. steps must be
banks, president OF the American commits
sion has notified Secretary Hay he will be
in Washington within ten days to report
upon his recent visit TO Alaska.
The first of the subcommissions sent out
by the industrial commission to investigate
special industries began its inquiry into the
mining interests in Denver to-day. The
second will take up the investigation of the
manufacturers in Boston next Monday. The
committee on manufacturing will give
special attention while in Boston TO the tex
tiles. and after completing its work there
ton problem will be taken up. The mem
bers of the committee are Messrs. Smythe,
Farquhar, Clark and Livingston.
The report on the production of copper In
1898 has just been submitted to the Geolog-
ical Survey by Special Agent Kirchhoff.
The production of the United States in that
year 526, 235. 951 pounds, which is by far
the largest product ever reported. This re-
port shows that 1898 was one OF general
prosperity for the copper mining Industry,
the full product being marketed at prices
slightly better than those of 1897. The
actual scarcity of copper, with its accom-
of tn snH
not in reality develop until the end Of the
year. 1t did not tell upon the returns for
the year 1898. The increase in the produc-
ton of copper was largest in Arizona; while
Montana Tell OH CONSIDERABLY.
Scientific men are manifesting much in
terest in the preparations now making by
the coast and geodetic survey. which is
charged with the magnetic survey of the
United States for determining the accurate
deviation of the compass at sea. Recent
accidents at sea and the severe COMPETE
ton of ocean liners have called attention In
a striking way to the need of accurate
values of the deviation of the compass
needle at sea. The values Of the deviation
of the needle generally used are almost
wholly dependent on the observations made
on land, and little has been done by the
United States TO secure observations at
sea. The vessels Of the coast survey are
being fitted with special magnetic instru-
hoped that within a very short time the
survey may be able to furnish values of the
accuracy TO those on land.