The Indianapolis journal., 1899-02-16

ito suffer death by being shot at such time
and place as may be designated by the re-
viewing authority The record of the
proceedings of the general court-martial in
this case having been submitted to the
President for bis action, he commuted the
sentences of death TO dishonorable discharge
from the service, forfetting all pay and al
lOwances and to Imprisonment for life. The
United States penitentiary, Fort Leaven-
worth, Kan, was designated as the place
of confinement.
The Senate committee on appropriations
has reported the postofice appropriation
BILL increasing the total appropriation of
the bill over the amount as it passed the
House TO the extent of $685. 2sS, and raising
the total to $105 533, ,63S. The principal item
of increase is that of $l71, 23S for increased
mail facilities on the trunk lines between
New York and New Orleans. via Atlanta,
An increase of $4,000 was also made in the
allowance for clerk hire. A provision was
inserIed requiring bidders for star route
contracts to reside contiguous to the Ioutes
on which their bids are made.
Senator Davis, of Minnesota. reached
Washington this morning at O'Clock, hav-
ing been snow-bound at Boyds, twenty
miles from Washington. for thirty-six
hours Senator Foraker, of Ohio is snow
bound at Parkersburg, w; Va. These SEN
ators went to Dayton to be present at the
meeting Of the Ohio Republican League
last Saturday.
The Senate to-day confirmed these nom
nations: Edward R. Meek, United States
district judge for the Northern district of
Texas; Frederick c. Perkins. register Of the
land office, Durango, Col ). 5. Tuu, post
master at Monon, Ind; Lieut.. Col. Lloyd
Wheaton, Second Infantry, to be colonel,
and other army and navy promotions in the
minor grades
The Bureau of Statistics to-day made
public its statement of exports and i'm
ports for the month Of January, 1889, and
for the seven months of the present fiscal
year. The statement shows that the total
exports Of merchandise for January 1899,
were $115, ,515, 954, as compared with sos, 426,-
GA in January, 1898, and the imports $751;
472,315, against $50, 27 ia in 1898, making an
excess of exports over imports for January,
1899, of S57, ,043, ,639, compared with an excess
of exports in January 1898, of $57 ,59S $50. For
the seven months ended Jan. 81, 1899. the
+ exports were $749, 472, 465, against S718, 367,-
4O7 in the same period ended jan 81, 1898,
and the imports 1867 115,925, against $34O, ,6l6,-
$50 for the seven months OF the previous
year the excess of exports over imports for
the seven months ended Jan. 81, 1889, thus
being 1882, 2e6, ,540 against $3lI70OS0 for the
corresponding seven months the year be-
fore The gold exports in January, 1899, were
81 800 5O3. and the imports Sc 066 0S0, making
an excess of imports OF 81, 1851, against
an imports excess in January 1885, of S3,S34, -
ISL For the seven months ended Jan. 81,
1899, the excess of gold imports was $50, 994,-
74, against an excess the corresponding
exports of silver in January, 1899, were S.
35S, 800 and the imports &59l, 7l8. an excess
of exports of $2,767,182. against an excess
in January, 1898, Of 81 1861 ,359. For the seven
months ended Jan. 81 1899, the excess Of
silver exports was S14. .435 s7C5 against an eX-
cess for the same period ended Jan. 81 1888,
Of $14. 238S59.
1t took power of persuasion TO induce
Representative Overstreet to serve on the
Republican caucus committee to devise a
fI,a
tion of the F'ifty-sixth Congress, but he has
finally consented. Mr.. Overstreet gave up
about six months of his time last year TO
work on the congressional campaign COM
mittee and he felt that he should be re-
lieved from service on the caucus commit
tee. His pleadings were of no avail. He was
drafted and will serve
Speaker Reed and Chairman Hit, of the
House committee on foreign affairs, being
against further action on the McEnery
Philippines resolution, 1t IS not likely 1t Will
make much progress in the lower branch OF
Congress during the few remaining days Of
the session.
The only member of the court of inquiry
to investigate the charges relative to the
meat furnished to the army to reach Wash
ington up to this afternoon was Colorel
Gillespie who came over from New York.
General Wade, president of the court, is
somewhere between here and Denver; Gen.
George w. Davis reported by telegraph that
Va, while Col. George B. Davis the re-
corder OF the court Is at Pittshurg'
An agreement for the adjustment Of the
debt of the Central Pacific Railroad to the
government may soon be reached between
the government committee and the bankers
representing the railroad. Mr.. Speyer, the
banker, and Secretary Bliss and Attorney
General Griggs were at the White House
to-day in conference with the President.
1t is understood that the plan cOntemplateS
the payment of $5S,o0OOO to the government
in semi-annual 3-per-cent. notes, the last eX-
piring ten years from date. These notes
will be secured by deposit OF Central Pa
cific 4-per-cent. bonds. The agreement will
not be signed for several days yet, and 1t
will depend on circumstances when 1t Will
be finally concluded. though its general
terms have been outlined. Secretary Gage,
one of the members of the government COM
mittee, is out of the city, and, OF course,
final action will not be taken in his absence.
The War Department has been informed
that the Twelfth Infantry. which mas been
snow bound while en- route East, has
reached Martinsburg, w. Va, where it will
remain during the night. 1t is thought there
will be no difficulty in resuming travel to-
morrow The men are we'll provided for and
no uneasiness is felt on their account.
A heavy overdose of a proprietary prepa-
ration containing choral nearly resulted
fatally to Mr.. Albert Berg, secretary of
state of Minnesota, at the Raleigh Hotel
here to-day Mr.. Berg had been i'll yester-
day and his physician prescribed the chlOral
compound for the secretarys highly nervous
condition. Mr.. Berg took two ounces Of the
preparation under the impression that ii
was a harmless effervescent nerve tonic. 1t
was with the greatest difficulty that he was
relieved, but he suffered agonies from the
use of the stomach pump and other heroic
remedies necessary. Secretary Berg came
here some time ago with Governor Merriam
on business.
The Senate has disposed of the House
census bill by substituting the Senate bill
for it and asking a conference with the
House.