The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-06-15
ALASKA BOUNDARY LINE
MoDUs vIvENDI REPORTED TO HAVE
BEEN ARRANGED.
Agreement Between ambassador
or WashiBgton News.

bassador choate have succeeded. as re-
ported from London. in arranging a modus
! vivendi. relative 10 the Alaskan boundary
line, the State Department had no official
confirmation OF the report UP 10 the close
of business to-day. The British embassy
also was without information on the sub
ject from any ofhcial source. but there 10
no disposition to discredit the report as IL
Is realized that the issues between the par
ties had narrowed TO almost Insignificant
proportions and IL was believed to be a
matter only of 2 few days before the agree
ment would be reached. The point OF inter-
est in the matter is that any modus that
is signed by the United States ambassador
will leave the whole of the Lynn canal with
in the United States lines.
The report alluded TO is contained in the
following dispatch from London: The
United States ambassador here. Joseph b
Choate. has just received from the Foreign
Office a communication on the Alaskan
question which. 1t Is understood, is a salts
factory temporary arrangement or the az
fair. The officials OF the Foreign Onice.
while unwilling 10 discuss the details, as
sure the Associated Jress that the Alaskan
difficulties are practically smoothed over
August"
A queer mixture OF international politics
and business is reported to the State De-
partment by United States Consul Heenan.
at Odessa, Russia. He says that through its
ambassador at ST. Petersburg. the French
government asked TO have a contract for
the supply of a large quantity Of iron water.
pipe taken from an American nrm ana
given to a French firm on the ground that
Russia and France entitled the latter to
favors Of this kind. The Russian Foreign
Office took the matter up and the governor
of Odessa was directed to see what could
be done. He was obliged 10 report that the
town refused to change its arrangenents.
s smsgy,c sa5ishe whose weth pi rs c %as better ter" and
cheaper. 1t was also pointed out that the
specifications called for pipe OF a certain
not make. The ambassador requested that
the specifications be altered 10 suit the
French pipe; but the town aerasTG Tor sk snG
favored the American shape. The consui
transmits specifications of the proposed
which he desires brought to the attention.
ding. "
To-day's statement Of the condition of the
treasury shows: Available cash. balances.
SCI. ga. Az: gold reserve. s2S5.12s.%s4
The insular commission. composed OK
Judge Curtis. General Kennedy and Major
Watkins. has been occupying the time since
the submission OF their report upon the az
fairs of Porto Rico. in drafting a code OF
laws LOT the lsldilu. III w VIZ
administration of the island and are being
prepared with the expectation that they
will be made applicable to, the island by
the War Department until Congress can en-
act others. If not. they can be used Tor the
guidance of Congress in enacting laws: The
criminal and civil laws of the United states
are INCORPORATED in this code, where practi-
cable. An entire judicial system is included
decisions anpeals can be made to the Su-
preme Court of the United States. as a last
resort. A system OF assessment and TAXA
ton following closely the Michigan law. -
included. Railroad and telephone property
will be appraised and taxed according to the
value of the property. Railroads will be in
ccrporated according to the laws OF Ohio
or Iowa. it has not been determined WINCH
Thomas F. Lyons. of North Carolina. to-
day was appointed a first lieutenant in the
United States marine corps. He was for
n.erly an enlisted man. and the appointment
is almost without precedent in the history
of the marine CORPS
In answer to a cablegram addressed to
the secretary of state for foreign relations
at San Jose. in regard to the press reports
that there is trouble impending between
Costa Rica and Nicaragua the Iegauon "a
Costa RIGA at Washington to-day received
a telegram which read as follows; News
is Incorrect and without any foundauon
whatever"
John F.. vordermark. a letter carrier at
Fort Wayne, was to-day promoted to $50
per annum.
The monthly statement of imports and
exports of the United States. for May. Is
sued by the Bureau of Statistics. shows az
follows:
Observation-Disclosures. s70.13l.68. an In
SIC. 10000; gold. SCOOPS. a decrease Of 49,
10000; silver, S,olo,SS. an increase OF A'-
Exports-Domestic merchandise. SCI e.
s14. a decrease of ST. 10000: gold, s20as.2s5.
an increase of 81 100000: silver. A.i5s.54s. an
For the eleven months of the present MS
ceeded the imports by s.s.47.sss.
The secretary of the treasury has pur-
chased sites Cor public buildings as follows;
Elgin, Ill. from Young Mems Christian As
ISOLATION lot on Spring street. between Nil
g,rasfer an M. f from John c. Barlow. lot on
corner of Hickory and Monroe streets. sl5.-
600; Joplin, Mo-. from John +: Wise and A
lin streets. 5000. 80
William NJ. Stewart. of Detroit. Mich.
was to-day appointed chief Of the manufac-
turers' division of the Census Bureau. which
position he held during the eleventh census
President Mckinley has granted a pardon
to John Washington and Simmons Wolf.
two Seminole Indians. convicted in kansas
in 1856 of criminal assault and sentenced
to life Imprisonment
Flag day was appropriately celebrated
here to-day. In nearly all the schools IN
the city interesting programmes were rem
dered.
The subscriptions received for the Dewey
home fund amounted to ss3i. of which. $500
came from the Brooklyn Eagle. The total
to date Is $,lzS- -.
The output of gold from the Trsnsvasi
during last March. the date OF the latest
official report. was far in excess OF any
previous month, the figures being 46i.oS
ounces. valued at s.. 5S4 .66S. and no less than
. 81. o92, SOS of gold are being shipped esch
week from South Africa. The Marcn out-
ago and the increase SIN goes on
The Navy Department has directed the
sale of six vessels which were purchased
for the use Of the navy just before the out
break OF the late war and are now found TO
be OF no further service. Accordingly ad-
vertisements will be issued inviting propo-
sails for the purchase of these vessels. mo
vessels are as follows: The Governor hus-
sell. a ferry boat OF 63i tons. now at Bos-
ton; the East Boston. another ferry boat OF
80 tons. also AT Boston. the Nul-
can, which was used as a repair ship during
the war. a vessel OF 1850 tons. now at the
League-island navy yard: the Enquirer. a
yacht OF 156 tons. now at the New YORK
navy yard: the Sctpio. a steamship collier
of $50 tons. at the New YORK navy yard.
York. The appraised value or the vessels Is:
D,~eol, S3- XA. Ea<f Roefon S2l On. Vul-