The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-01

alarm; Arrah J. Whistler, Kokomo pneu-
matte tire; Louis A. Mlechel and D. Him
melheber. Evansville, clothes rack; Frank
Woodbridge, Indianapolis, cash register;
Francis 4. Wright, hdinburg, feeder Tor
clover hullIng machines.
The cruiser Philadelphia sailed to-day
from san Diego bounu, according 10 the or
tcIai announcement, Tor Samoa. She VIII
touch at honolulu she snould, according
TO all calcuIauon. arrive at Apla about the
1st of March. Inc Philadelphia is fully
equal in Offensive power TO the combined
force OF the two war snlps now in the har-
Dor OF ApIa. The German government has
not yet received the tulI statement of the
American case respecting the uprising at
Apld, out probably mad an outline OF
the argument by means OF the caDIe. The
American presentation is based on mucn
broader knowleoge OF what look place at
Apla than IS generally supposed, and the
array or 1acts as sLron<s mat, wnen con-
hrIneu, as the STATE Depdl ument is conndenl
they are sure 10 pe, there VIII pe no question
as 10 the oDngation put upon Germany TO
rectlty the wrong committed by her omclaI
Consul Halstead, OF Birmingham. Eng
land, reports 10 the State Department tnat
there Is a great awakening gong on among
Engnsh manufacturers over the disastrous
Possibilities of American trade competition
a new trade paper there has met with a
most cordial reception, he says, and the
news columns of the daily and trade papers
are nlled with facts about American traue
while the matter is given serious editorial
discussion, which, in Enghsh daily papers,
means much more serious consideration
than the same editorial space devoted TO a
like subject In the average American news
paper. In this weeks issue of the particular
trade paper referred to, Mr.. Halstead says
that fully twelve SO0-word columns are de-
voted to American trade matters, about one
half taken from the American consular re-
ports.
There is now no prospect that the record
of the court-martial in the case of General
Eagan will reach the President before the
end of this week. Mr.. Worthington, counsel
for General Eagan, has asked permission
of the judge-advocate general to file a sup
Elementary brief or special plea. Although
under the old practice of military law, moth
ing was allowed to intervene between the
findings of a court-martial and the final
reviewing authorities, the practice in recent
years has been much more liberal and Cen
Lieber has notified Mr.. Worthington he will
hear any additional representations he may
make.
The State Department has been informed
that the President Of Honduras has for
mally recognized DR.. Hunter as United
United States minister to that country.
This is the last chapter in a series of petty
diplomatic incidents resulting from the 1cr-
nation and dissolution of the Greater Re
public of Central America. The outcome is
regarded as abundantly justifying the
course of the State Department in consist
emily ignoring these quickly-formed unions
before they had established a reputation for
stability. ***
1t is reported that Secretary Alger and
the members of the Senate and House mill
tary committees and their wives will go on
a tour through the West Indies They will
sail from New York on March G. which is
Immediately after the adjournment of Con-
gress, on the steamship Berlin, and will be
gone until April /. The party will live on
the steamer during the entire trip and make
short trips into the interior of the islands
of Cuba and Porto Rico. They go to study
the military requirements of the islands
In answer to an inquiry, the Navy De
partment has been informed that there are
now forces of American marines at Peking
the Chinese capital and at Tien-Tsin, the
capitals port. AT Peking there are eighteen
marines, under command of Lieutenant
Dutton, and at Tfen-Tsin thirty-six ma
rines, under Lieutenant Gibson. These men
have been so located since the middle of last
November, when they were landed from the
Boston on the application of United States
Minister Conger, who felt that he should
have the same degree of protection for the
American legation as had been provided
by the European governments for their
representatives.
The Senate committee on naval affairs to-
day decided on a favorable report on the
bill providing for additional pay to labor
ers in navy yards who worked overtime
during the emergency of war with Spain.
The amount required is about 900 and
about six thousand men are involved.
The President to-day nominated Elias H.
Cheney, of New Hampshire, to be consul
at Curacao, West Indies Several promo
tions Of minor Importance in the navy were
also sent to the Senate.
The Postoffice Department has placed on
sale at the frst-class offices in the country
all the leftover newspaper and periodical
postage stamps whose use was discontinued
on July l. There are $1,000 sets of these
awaiting philetalists. Their practical post
age value having gone, these sets of
twelve sets of stamps each will be kept on
sale at So a set for private uses until Dec.
l, next. So
There are now pending in the War De-
partment six cases of American soldiers
charged with manslaughter, and in two of
these the death penalty has beer imposed.
They have not yet, however, passed under
final review, so there is possibility of a
mitigation of the sentences One of these
cases is that of John Noforte Company N
Seventh United States Volunteers. Having
quarreled with one of lis comrades while
the regiment was at Lexington, KY, No
forte procured a gun and shot not his op-
ponent but another comrade, whom the
latter had interposed, one William II.
Greene He was convicted by court-martial
and sentenced to death. There is also under
the death sentence a Spanish soldier Rafael
Albert, alias Albert Gimez, who was one
of a party that brutally murdered an in
offensive Filipino. In his case the evidence
is not conclusive as to Alberts sole re-
sponsibility for the murder, but his COM
pIicity, it is said. was demonstrated beyond
question There are a great number of
cases of desertion on record, mainly among
the volunteers, and it is said that the War
Department has shown surprising leniency
in dealing with these men, not one being