The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-10-05

Yokohama, bringing with him all of the
records. The clerical force OF the commits
this may be Significant of an ultimate pur-
pose TO have the commission return 10 the
FhiiiPpines before the close of the approa S ah
turned TO Ithaca to-day.
To-day's statement OF the condition of the
treasury shows: Available cash balance,
Szss5sl,sfs: gold reserve, S255,o44,4e3.
The Navy Department, az well as the
War Department. having been INSTRUCTED IN
the acquisition Of the lands IN Hawaii ac-
tually needed for their purpose. particu-
larry tn the execution OF the Pearl harbor
improvements. the President has issued the
following executive order 10 meet the case:
The President OF the United States here
pending for the sale or disposition OF the
public lands In the Hawaiian islands shall
be discontinued. and that II any sales or
have been made since the adoption Of the
resolution OF annexation the purchasers
s ana ,,i 4e notined that the same are null
local authorities on account thereof shall
be refunded" The order Is dated Sept IL
last, but IL has been withheld from publica-
ton here until 1t reached Honolulu
The Post tomorrow will say: ION the
first day Of the approaching session OF Con-
gress the Senate financial bill will be in
trcduced in the latter body. 1t will not be
on the same lines as the House. but X
Will declare without equivocat.on for the
gold standard. Senator AldriCh. who as
chairman OF the finance committee. has TAX
en- a prominent part I'm the framing OF the
bill. said yesterday that the measure had
been prepared, but that IL would not be
made public until II had been shown to a
number Of Republican senators. IL is the
present intention OF the finance committee
TO ask speedy consideration of the bill in
the Senate In order that II may be disposed
"A I = m he NOS sill 10
The training ship Essex arrived at Algiers
yesterday. The Nan-Shan left Hong Kong
the day before for Manila
The Navy Department to-day received the
following dispatch from Captain Hemphill,
commanding the Detroit. at Laguayra:
Detroit arrived here to-day. Armistice
OF nye days pending conference between in
surgents and government. Detroit will
leave about Oct for Puerto Csbello, with
the United States minister. TO learn the re-
suit from the government representative"
Admiral Howison reported to the Navy
Department that he lowered his flag yester-
day on board the Chicago, now at New
York. and thus closed his service as COM
fna orders placing Admiral Schley in COM
mand OF this squadron have not yet been
The Dewey home fund to date amounts to
H9,4sl. -
Tie enlistments yesterday were 772. MAX
Ing total Of l3.5l5 Two more regiments are
completed, the Forty-Fifth. Colonel Dorset
at Fort Smelling and Vancouver barracks
and the Forty-Sixth, Colonel Schuyler. at
South birmingham. Mass.
Admiral John G. Walker, chairman of the
Isthmian canal commission, has returned to
the city and was at his desk this morning
TIE entire commission will meet here In
few days when the time at which they
Will go south will likely be determined
IT Is not probable, however, that the COM
mission will be ready to sail until late In
November. Meanwhile an exploring party
will be sent to Panama and another 10
Greytown. $50
Charles Page Bryan. United States min
lister to Brazil has arrived in Washington
en- route to his home in Chicago, and called
at the State Department to-day to pay his
respects 10 Secretary Hay. He Is on leave
OF absence from his post. The minister says
the present administration of Brazil has
only the most cordial regard for the Uniteo
States He declares that the recent ebul-
Hilton OF Ill feeling caused by the appear
ance of the L.. S. s. Wilmington in the
Amazon, was very much exaggerated. Mr..
Bryan left Washington for Chicago this
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