The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-19
PACKERS TO HAVE COUNSEL
MANY WITNESSES SUMMONED BY
THE COURT OF INQUIRY.
Notes for S5S,S12,7I5 Given by the
Central Pacific in Payment of Its
Debt to the Government.

| witnesses to be summoned and mapping out
| a plan Of procedure. A number of witnesses
| who will be examined have reported, among
| them being Colonel Powell and Major J. M.
| Lee, Of the Ninth Infantry; Captain Dun
| can, of the Twenty-frst Infantry, and
! Major jackson, Of the Third Cavalry. Sew
eral other officers are in the city and sew
eral representatives Of the beef concerns
| whose product is in question are here. Gen.
| Miles will be first examined. He will be
looked to for a comprehensive statement of
! his charges and will be examined as to his
| statement before the war commission and
| his alleged newspaper interviews. His ex-
animation will be limited closely to his
charges and the basis for them, and it is
understood that, should an attempt be made
! to elicit from him statement as to whether
he had entertained any animus, that it will
be held he need not answer the questions
propounded General Miles will be followed
| by other witnesses, whom he will rely on
for confederation. Following them will be
examined the witnesses who will be ex-
| pected to refute the charges of the major
| general The privilege to be represented by
| counsel before the court will be exercised by
| the beef concerns, but it is not General
| Miles's present intention to have counsel.
! He does not consider himself in the attitude
| of being on trial, but merely called upon to
| present his contentious in regard to the
| beef furnished the army and to offer testi-
| mony to substantiate his position 1t is pos
| sible that developments may arise that will
make it advisable for him to be represented
| by counsel, but at present he does not con-
| slider it likely.
The court when it concluded to-day's ses-
sion announced that the first formal session
would be held Monday, and the hearing OF
| testimony would begin. The court will
meet at its quarters in the Lemon building
at 10 o'clock and will proceed to the White
House, where it will pay its respects to the
| President Then it will go to the War De-
partment and be presented formally to Sec
| rotary Alger and finally to General Miles,
major general commanding. Returning at
| once to its rooms 1t Will begin work. IN
! addition to the officers mentioned In the
| foregoing as being here to testify, among
| TIE OLnutS summoned and who Will appear
| are Major A w. CorlisS and Captain ID. Il.
| Harren, of the Seventh Infantry; Major A.
! H. Bowman, of the Second infantry; Capt.
| Hughes, of the Thirteenth Infantry; Lieut..
! Col E. H. LiScum, of the TWenty-Iourlh
| Infantry; Brigadier General G II. Nlele
and Major j. NJ Bell OF the ft [ S Savaiaty,
| These officers were either in the santiago
| or Porto Rican expedition and are among
those who have made reports upon the oeeI'
The settlement of the obligations of the
! Central Pacific Railroad Company to the
| government was completed to-day when
United States Treasurer Roberts was given
| the notes of the company for sos Sl2, 10. The
notes are twenty in number, payable semi
annually, and are each for $2,94O6S5 bearing
| interest at 3 per cent. Internal revenue
stamps to the value of $l1,I6254 were af-
fixed to the notes. Treasurer Roberts said
| he understood five of the notes were to be
taken up in very short time. The gov
eminent holds as security for the payment
| of the obligations it's own per cent. bonds
| which were issued in behalf Of the con-
| struction Of the Central Pacific. and these
will be replaced in a short time by new
| series of bonds to- bear per cent, which
| will also be a lien on the road.
| The notes. which are dated San Francisco,
| Feb /, 1899 and signed by Isaac L. Requa,
| president of the Central Pacific Company,
| contain the provision that in case default Is
made in the payment of either principal or
| interest the entire series becomes at once
| due and payable. The bonds which will be
| given for security for the notes cover not
only Central Pacific property on which the he
| branches, so that the security is regarded as
far in excess OF the liability
The Samoan complications are about to
pass into the safe lines of diplomatic treat
ment, in the judgment Of the officials here,
who say there is really not much danger
in the situation If sensible councils pre-
| vail and subordinate officials refrain from
| overzealous acts and words and letters. AL
though no official notice is expected to be
| taken of the epistle written by Chief JUS
| tice Chambers to mis- brother in this country,
| criticising the Germans so freely, it is
| fact that he has thereby given annoyance to
| all parties. To correct any lingering appre-
| hension that the arrival of the United
! States steamship Philadelphia at Apia will
| mark a coupe and the forctble restoration
| of Maietoa to the throne it may be stated
| an nth Orit X
Admiral Kautz, who sailed on the flag
| ship. has the reputation of being one of the
| coolest clearest-headed men in the United
| States navy. He has not been told TO upset
the government the moment he arrives, but
| simply to consult with the three conSulS, as
! the treaty binds the commanders OF war
| vessels to protect all interests, and to take
| such action only as in their judgment may
| be necessary. The probability is that beyond
| preserving the peace he will take no action
| at all, but will allow the succession to the
| throne to be settled by the diplomatic
| agencies of the three governments party to
| the Berlin treaty. From the official reports
| Of the upheaVal at Apla that nave come 10
| hand here, it appears that when the three
| consuls signed the agreement for the erec-
| ton Of a provisional government, It was
| with the express stipulation that the ar
| rangement should exist only until the three
| powers had an opportunity to express their
views and that this agreement was embodied
| in formal proclamation.
Chairman Burton of the river and harbor
committee, stated to-day that he feared the
river and harbor bill would fail to become a
! law as a result of the action of the Senate
commerce committee in adding the Nicara-
| qua canal amendment. II am not opposed
to the Nicaragua canal" said Mr.. Burton,
but it is a vast project, to be approached
| with due elaboration, and not carried along
as rider with perhaps only few min
utes consideration. Every item Of the
original bill was carefully scrutinized by
the committee but it will be impossible If
| this amendment comes back to give 1t like
| scrutiny in the few remaining days Of Con-
| gress, or to reconcile it with the original
character of the bill. Viewed from a prac-
| teal standpoint, the amendment creates
position TO any river and harbor Dill, the
| opposition to any Nicaragua canal, the op-
! position Of this form OF dealing with the
| Nicaragua bill, the opposition OF such men
as Mr.. Cannon to heavy expenditures and
the opposition to the Senate increases in
| the river and harbor items. Altogether
| am seriously apprehensive that these COM
| river and harbor bill and the Nicara qua
! canal amendment as we'll"
1t is expected that a test Will be made on
/ the bill If the Senate retains the Nicarag qua
| canal paragraph when IL reaches the House
! The usual procedure would be to disagree
! TO the Senate amendments as a whole and
ask for a conference But In this case friends