The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-06-09

bury and the United States ambassador
ton trail on the chiIkoot pass. which has
been such an obstacle TO the settlement of
Associated press learns. however. on nigh
authority, that the modus vivendi does not
imply that the boundary question has been
settled or compromised. but simply that a
temporary boundary has been arranged and
Will be preserved for two years, which In
terval will be available for settlement of
the main question ct issue
The French government has taken steps
to renew actively negotiations for reci-
procity treaty with the United States. and
TO that end has appointed NJ. Carpenter as
special delegate to assist Ambassador Cam
bon in conducting the negotiations. VI.
Carpenter will arrive 81 New York from
Paris tomorrow and come TO Washington
20 take up the work. Ambassador CANNON
ranging the preliminaries with Mr.. Kasson,
the reciprocity commissioner. The negotia-
tons with France were begun some time
ago. and then came to complete halt. The
disposition OF the French authorities Is very
favorable towards securing treaty. and as
q basis for this they are ready 10 concede
the minimum tariff list. which is about 20
per cent. below the minimum list now levied
sired frd the ned states aT sbos ae
der Section of the Dingley tariff law. A
partial reciprocity arrangement was made
with France some months ago. but much
more extensive treaty is desired.
Negotiations for reciprocity with British
Guiana have proceeded so briskly that con-
fident hope is expressed that treaty will
be signed next year. Sir cavendish Boyle
and Mr.. j. III. Deyonge, OF British Guiana,
and Mr.. Tower, the British charge have
held numerous conferences with Mr.. Kas-
son. in which the proposed treaty has been
urged as having three-fold advantages.
First. the Guiana commissioners maintain
that their large product OF raw sugar will
come naturally TO the United States, and
that IL is to the interest of the country to
receive the product rather than have il go
aDroan loT ret nm second, tnat tneTe Is
Guiana. particularly for mining machinery,
agricultural implements and food products.
and. lastly. that the shipping interests will
be materially benefited by having the trade
between the two countries enlarged The
rangement that ships going in either direc-
ton viii be assured of full cargoes instead
or only ballast one way.
Secretary Long has passed on the armor
bids submitted recently. deciding to pur-
chase small quantity of armor and let
the next Congress decide what shall be done
towards securing the remainder needed for
the armored ships already authorized. The
armor companies having stated they could
not furnish Krupp armor of the high grade
required by the department at the price
liked by the law, but that they could con-
tinue the supply Of Harveyized armor at
800 per ton, the secretary has ordered the
purchase Of some OF the latter. The bureau
chiefs have reported that this Harveyized
armor would answer the requirements for
the armor Of the four monitors to be built
and also for the diagonal plates of the bat
under construction. The diagonal plates
are wrought into the ships at a compar-
a b early PeTiod, Of the construction and
preventing the delay that would ensue had
It been decided to purchase no armOr.
Minister CaIvo. OF Costa Rica, has been
advised by his government that the two
companies of troops sent short time ago
to Port Limon. near the Nicaraguan bor-
Der, because Of the assemblage there of
large bodies OF Nicaragua troops on the
border had been withdrawn. The minister
accepts this as showing that there is no
further likelihood of a clash between the
Nicaraguan and the Costa Rican troops on
the border. The press reports that trouble
Ricans in refusing to allow Nicaraguan
troops 20 cross Costa Rican territory. or
to move along the San Juan river. is attrih-
uted by Mr.. Calvo to the simple fact that
General Torres the Nicaraguan commando
er. probably was without the usual govern
tary force enters the territory of a foreign
government. The minister feels satisfied
that the small border disturbances have not
a1ected the two governments so as to cause
rupture between them.
The itinerary OF the Presidents New Eng
here on Friday. June 1s. for Holyoke. Mass,
where he will be the guest on Saturday
and Sunday Of the Hon. William Whiting
who served with the President during his
congressional career. On Monday the Pres
ident Will go 10 Northampton to attend the
Ivy day exercises at Smith College. and on
Tuesday to South Hadley to attend the
graduating exercises at Mount Holyoke
graduates. On Wednesday he will go to
Springfield and on, Thursday to Adams.
IA NH ho mill ho he for
eraI days OF W. b. Plunkett. president of
the Home Market Club of Boston. The
President will be gone about ten days. Mrs.
Mckinley will accompany the President
John W. Labor. of Milwaukee, a trans
lator in the office of the director of the
mint. lost his balance and fell from the
second floor in the Treasury Department
to-day down the shaft which the stairway
surrounds to the basement probably receiv-
Ing fatal injuries. Mr.. Lalor is a we'll
5bs s,S wtef ON potSa seon0my b and Is
Ject- He translated various works includ-
Ing principles of Political Economy"
Historical Method in Political Economy"
from the French.
The President has approved an amend
ment to Rule OF the civil-service rules.
exempting from examination one assistant
postmaster, or chief assistant TO the post
master. at each postoffice. This position
had been exempted prior to the issue OF the
Presidents recent order and was overlooked
I'm the drafting Of the order.
Assistant Secretary Meiklejohn to-day
promulgated immigrant regulations for the
Island of Cuba These regulations are sub
stantially the same as those now in force
for the United States. except that the regu-
lations for Cuba make no distinction be-
tween aliens arriving from Canada and
Mexico and other foreign countries, as IL
done In the regulations for this country.
Probably in the spirit of comfy towards
the United States, the government of CO.
lcfnbia has granted new trial to the Amer