The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-11

appointment issued TO him by the President
on April II 1889 During the last session or
Congress Mr.. Ewart served as district
judge under a recess appointment issued
July IL. 1s9s- ON Dee. 10. ISIS. the President
again sent his nomination to the Senate,
but no action was taken thereon. April IL,
1899. a second recess appointment was is
sued to Mr.. Ewart, under which he qualined
and the question was raised by the dis
bLrsing clerk of the Department OF Justice
whether he was entitled to a salary IRON
decisions OF former attorneys general as 10
the authority Of the President In making
recess appointments and decides the ques-
ton In the affirmative.
The ritish-venezuela arbitration. which
was to begin at Paris on the 24th of this
month has been postponed until June 10.
An inference has been drawn from this
postponement that the Cars peace confer
ence will be brief. as Mr.. Maertens. the emf
nent Russian counsel. will be one Of the
Russian delegates and also one OF the Brit
fsh representatives on the Venezuela con-
ference. IL was impossible, therefore, for
him TO be present at both events. a post
ponement OF the meeting in Paris was.
thereupon, arranged until June 10, with the
understanding that Mr.. Maertens's service
at The Hague would not be required be-
yond that date Being one of the Cars
personal representatives, IL Is hardly ex-
pected Mr. Maertens would leave the con-
rangement just concluded Is taken to indi-
cate that the peace congress will be over
by June Is; thus giving about three weeks
Secretary Hay and the French ambassa-
dor had a talk to-day on a number of cur
rent questions. No further action was taxi
en- relative to the release Of Spanish pris-
oners held by the F1lipinos, and the belief
prevails on both sides that the French en-
d'Arcos will be here on the Both inst, pre-
pared to speak directly for Spain
General Greedy has received a report,
dated March 4. from the chief signal officer
at Manila. showing what the signal corps
has done during the early days of the cam
paign- During the military operation lines
were constructed In every direction Where
they passed through thickly settled native
districts they were often cut and communi-
cation was carried on by a system of rockets
and other signals until they could be re-
paired. As the troops were advance the
telegraph wires were carried orwar with
great celebrity Something of the use of the
wire In field operations may be judged from
the fact that the number of messages
handled on the day preceding the battle OF
Feb. 5 was SIS, and on the day of that action
LILO were transmitted Upon the day the
messages were handled, with a total of 30, 534
for the preceding month. The report states
that 1t Is possible to reach any command,
depot, outpost or Individual line from
twenty-nine different elegraph offices, the
only delay being consequent on the great
precedence in order of Importance. Among
the men mentioned In the report as being
especially efficient are Captain Russell,
II. Bailey. Lieut.. Charles III. Gordon, Lieut..
Kelly, Lieut.. Gibbs and a large number OF
noncommissioned officers and enlisted men.
General Brooke reported to the War De-
partment to-day two deaths in the depart
meut of Santiago. They were Private Joe
W.. Bradler, hospital corps, abscess OF liver,
and Corporal Edmund T. Mackin. Company
Ia Fourth Volunteer Infantry, consumption.
The Postoffice Department proposes to re-
quire all telegraph companies to furnish the
department the original messages as vouch-
ers when their bills are submitted for pay
men This Is in accordance with a decision
effect, OF which formal notice to-day was
given the heads of the several companies
whic3 tranact me soyernme9t business.
MES refused 70 deliver these messages on
demand pending instructions from the Off
Postmaster General Heath promulgated in
an order the controllers decision
Every postoffice in the Island OF Porto
Rico. about eighty In number, soon will
be flying a United States flag. The War
Department to-day was asked by Acting
Postmaster General Heath TO furnish the
serve sufficient flags for this purpose and
postal officials expect the response will be
favorable. Otherwise flags will be bought
by the Postoffice Department and for
warded to Director Of Posts Elliott. Many
Of the schoolhouses in the island already
have been equipped with the flags through
private New York enterprise.
L. c. Thompson, of Indianapolis, was the
lowest bidder for the contract of supplying
furniture for the public buildings at Omaha
and South Omaha opened at the treasury
to-day. 80
Albert M. Reagan, of Indiana, was to-day
appointed farmer at the Indian agency,
Pueblo. N. NJ, at $50 per month.
: Vice President Hobart continues to i'm
prove slowly and his family believe he will
be able to leave the city for Long Branch
about the end of the month. A telegram
conveying the compliments OF President and
MIS- Mckinley and expressing hope for the
Vice Presidents comfort was received by
Mrs. Hobart to-day to which a suitable re-