The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-09
BILL IN DANGER.


Concluded from First PaEe.D
| exploration of the Klondike country has
! received Il telegram announcing that Lieu
/ tenant Castner, United States army, and
| two enlisted men who disappeared in the
frozen wilderness of the Klondke last
August. have arrived safely at Weare, a
station at the mouth of the Tanana river.
Senator Money to-day introduced bill to
enable the secretary of war to have the re-
mains OF the captain and crew of the Vir-
ginus who were executed in Cuba in 1873.
eXhumed and returned to the United States.
There were thirty-SiX members of the crew
ana sixteen other citizens of the United
provides that if their graves cannot be
Identified the place of interment shall be in
closed and marked.
In the executive session of the Senate to-
day Senator Hoar. chairman of the judi
ciary committee presented the report of
that committee adverse to the nomination
Of Hon. Hamilton G. Ewart to be district
judge of the Western district Of North Car
DINA, and he and Senator Spooner both
made speeches explaining the reasons for
the report. They stated that a thousand
pages of testimony had been taken in the
case and expressed the opinion that the
charges made against EwarI We're sustained
by the facts. These charges were that he
was incompetent as Il lawyer and morally
unfit TO hold the position. He was accused
of defrauding pensioners and their widows
and of selling his public documents While
member of the House of Representatives.
The Senate adjourned before Mr.. Spooner
had concluded a
The ways and means committee to-day
agreed to amend the war revenue bill so as
to correct an error which crept into it. BY
an oversight separate stamps were re-
CURED for note or bond and the accom-
panying mortgage securing it, The amend
ment reported to-day provides: Whenever
any bond or note shall be secured by a
mortgage but one stamp shall be required
10 be placed upon such papers; Provided,
that the stamp duty placed thereon shall be
the highest rate required for said instru-
ments, or either of Ihem.'
Despite reports to the contrary, no con-
clusion has been reached by the high Joint
commission for giving Canada a seaport or
right of way on or from the Alaskan sea-
coast to the Canadian-Alaskanb border line
Numerous kilograms have been sent here to
the members of the commission and to
others citing reports that this government
might agree to such a step and protesting
against any such action. Senator Fairbanks
chairman of the American commission
When asked about the reports declined to
DISCUSS what mad taken place, making, how
ever, TINS statement: The Alaskan boun-
dary question is unsettled. Any reports to
the contrary are entirely unfounded'
, what probably Will be the basis of set
tlement OF this question: he was asked
1 am unable to advise you as to that In
the present unsettled aspect of the question
ture'
A number of Indians from the Northwest
called at the White House to-day and were
introduced to the President by Mr. Tonner.
assistant chief of the Indian bureau. The
delegation consisted of Medicine Bear. Big
Foot, Black Horn and Charge the Crow.
4ankton Sioux, and Red Stone and James
A GARFIELD, AssinabOines. The Yanktons
are mere to advance the settlement of their
claims against the government arising under
the treaty of 1872 and to secure payment OF
5000 which they assert is due them from
the Great Northern Railway Company for
right of way through their reservation. The
Assinaboines complain that the government
has not observed the obligations of the
treaty OF 1851, which expires in 1901.
The President and Mrs Mckinley tonight
received congressman as their guests. The
reception was a large one despite the snow
blocked streets and avenues and the unusual
ly low thermometer. There was small
contingent of the diplomatic corps, the army
and the general public, in addition to those
from congressional life. The blue red and
east rooms of the White House were lavish
~ decorated with hyacinths and other flow
Sfs ana the walls banked with palms. The
United States Marine Band and that of the
Fourth Artillery furnished music from the
conservatory. The receiving party included
most of the members of the Cabinet and
their ladies, General and Mrs and Miss
Miles, AdJutant General Corbin, Senator and
Mrs. Daniel Manning.
Brigadier General John Fl. Patterson has
been placed on the retired list
The remains of Gen John A. Rawlins were
inferred at Arlington Cemetery, Virginia,
this afternoon with appropriate ceremonies,
after having been transferred from the Con-
gressional Cemetery, where they have re-
posed for some years. The Inclement wealth
er interfered to some extent with the ar
rangements and some features of the funeral
procession were eliminated. The exercises,
instead of being at the side of the grave
were held in the Lee mansion at Arlington
The Grand Army of the Republic and kim
dreG assoclati tons were well represented. The
ceremonies We're in charge of John A. Raw
ms Post, No. l. G. A. r. Mr.. j. B. Raw
Inns, son of the general, and Mrs. Holman
ms daughter, were present Col. John A.
joyce read an original poem and Mr.. Henry
A. Castle, auditor for the PostOffice Depart
ment, delivered an eloquent eulogy Mr.
castle sald that the career Of General Raw
inns was unique in war, unparalleled in his
tory. AT the beginning of the civil war Gen.
RaWlns had never read a military book or
seen Il company of uniformed men. One of
General Grants first acts when assigned to
the command of a brigade was an invitation
TO RaWllnS 10 Join his staff. This position
however, grew to resemble more nearly that
OF second in command. General RaWlins
loyalty merged his own deeds and deserts
IN the eXaltatlon of his chief, to which he
contributed. Although he brought into the
service no technical training. he brought
other qualities essential to high success. In |
1865 Grant, Sherman, Sheridan Logan,
Meade, Thomas and all others in high COM |
mand were linked together in bonds of con- !
hdence and esteem such as no similar occa- |
sion has ever witnessed and the man who |
accomplished this was Rawlins.
Hoyt A. Holton and F. Fl. AIeck, both |
of Indiana, have been reinstated as COM |
positors In the Government Printing Office. |
Robert NJ. Brockman. of Charlottesville, |
Ind, has been appointed teacher in the In |
dian school at Flathead, Mont.