The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-24

months That interval viii give them
chance to turn around and fix themselves
for employment In private life. These
Democratic Senate employees, whose jobs
were placed in jeopardy by a special session
of the F1fty-sixth Congress, have been
laborng desperately with their senatorial
friends to agree to a compromise on any
thing which might compel an early organ
ization of the new Congress.
Col. Charles L. Jewett, of New Albany,
Ind, left for home this afternoon. Herecelved
an honorable discharge from the army end
called at the White House to pay his .e-
spects to the President before taking his
departure from Washington. The Presidsn.
received him cordially and engaged him for
nearly three-quarters of an hour about con-
ditions in the Philippines. He drew Colonel
Jewett out on many points. He found his
visitor entertaining and man of ripe Judg-
ment and keen observation, and so ex-
pressed himself at the conclusion of the in
terview *%s
The troubles Of the State National Bank Of
Logansport are about over AS soon as the
stockholders come to an agreement for the
payment of $4,5OO in final settlement Of the
few remaining fag ends Of claims and law
yers' fees the trust will be closed and Re-
ceiver Selden discharged. This will proba-
bly, happen within the next few days.
Time will be given by Speaker Reed for
consideration of a selected few building
bills provided the arrangement does not in
terfere with the appropriation bills. The In
dianapolis bill is on. the preferred list.
The President to-day sent these nomina-
tlons to the Senate: Christian c. Kohlsaat,
r1fT -.
for the Northern district of Illinois, vice
Peter S. Grosscup; James S. Sherman of
New York, to be general appraiser of mer-
chandise; Lafayette Re6mon, of Iowa, to
be surveyor of customs, Des Moines, Ia. /;
George w. Garrett, of Arkadelphia, to be
commissioner to examine and classify lands
within the land grant and indemnity land
grant limits of the Northern Pacific Rail-
road Company in the NIissoula land district
in Montana; Frank B. Meyer to be post
master at Rensselaer,, Ind.
The Senate, in executive session, made
the following combinations: David L.
Geyer, to be receiver of public moneys at
Boswell, N M; Edmund d. Wiggin to be
register of the land Office at Weare, Alas
ka; Ellis .. Lewis, to be postmaster at Falls
CITY, Neb.; Hernando Money, to be lieu
tenant colonel, Fifth Regiment, Volunteer
Infantry. To be civil engineers in the navy:
Ernest T, Goodrich and Alfred C. Lewerenz,
of Michigan and Leonard NJ. Cox, of Ken
lucky. Also, other promotions in the navy
No demand has been made by the German
government for the removal by the United
States government of Chief Justice Cham
bers, of Samoa, is it true that either
the United States or the British government
has demanded ha rar1ovo1 of +ba Csor,,,n,,
president of the municipal council, Dr. Raf-
fel and the German consul at Apia. Mr..
Rose. The acts of these officials have been
the subject of criticism, and it has gone to
the point that a suggestion has been made
from each of the two sides into which the
issue has divided the tripartite powers, that
about the most satisfactory and quickest
way to restore harmonious relations and
insure q peaeeable administration in Samoa
would be to withdraw all of these officials
and to wipe out all old scores. At the same
time there have been no demands made on
either side; nothing but intimations and
suggestions. What the result will be it is
not possible to foretell. BY this time if the
German promise has been carried out one
of these factors has been removed in the
person of DR.. Raffel, who has been recalled
to Germany.
1t is said here that a demand from Ger
many would not be sufficient in itself to
remove the chief justice. His tenure of
Office is exactly prescribed in the treaty of
Berlin, which convention not only prescribes
that he shall be appointed with the approval
of all three powers, but declares that if any
Of the powers have any complaint against
the chief justice for misconduct in office.
that complaint shall be made to the other
two powers and only in the event that
majority of the powers sustain the COM
plant shall the officer be removed AS in
the present instance the interests of the
United States and Great Britain seem to
lie in parallel lines. it is not conceivable
that if Germany should proceed to the ex-
treme course of making a formal complaint
Of this character that complaint would re-
ceive the majority vote necessary to secure
his removal. The same provision as to re-
moval is laid down in the treaty relative
to the president of the municipal council.
Germany did not wait for a formal com
plant in case of DR.. Raffel, who occupied
that Office but upon the mere suggestion
Of the United States that his continuance in
office was regarded by us as inimical to the
welfare of the Samoans he was recalled In
view of this concession it may be that the
CAlASu States Will Ieel lNaL courtesy de-
mands that this government should recipro-
cate by the withdrawal of Mr.. Chambers.
But before this is done if 1t should be done
at ALL there will be pretty thorough diplo-
matte inquiry into the events leading up to
the decision by the chief Justice in the case
Of the succession to the throne, and 1t can
be predicted now that our government bas-
ing its conclusion upon thorough study Of
the treaty. will accept the view that Chief
Justice Chambers's decision was perfectly
proper and sound.
M. Jules Cambon, the French ambassador.
has received q letter from NJ. Leygues, min
lister Of public instruction and fine arts of
France, accepting from the people the
United States the offer of a monument TO
General Lafayette. The letter says: II beg
you to be the interpreter Of our apprecia-
tion unto the members of the committee
and inform them that the monument given
by them win be placed in one of the squares
OF the court of the new Louvre, which viii
Be called by the name of Square Lafayette.
A material improvement has occurred in
the condition Of Senator Jones, of Arkan-
sas. who was taken suddenly i'll yesterday.
Though passing only fair night he seemed
much brighter and better to-day and his
family are much encouraged.
ONE KILLED, SEVEN HURT.
List of Casualties Caused by the
Wreck on the Union Pacific.