The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-09-12
Director Merriam Anxious that All
Who Desire appointment Make
study of Necessary Detailss
SOUTH AMERICAN COMBINES"
BASIS OF THE ALLEGED MOVEMENT
AGAINST THIS COUNTRY.
Grievances That Have No Foundation
-Nicaragua's New Minister Pre-
scented to the President.

WASHINGTON, Sept 1.-THE Navy De-
partment reached final determination to-
day to assign Rear Admiral Norman H.
Farquhar to command of the North At
lantic squadron, to succeed Admiral Samp-
son. and to place the latter I'm command or
the Boston navy yard, to fill the vacancy
caused by the recent death OF Admiral Pick
ing. The transfer will take place on Oct 10.
Rear Admiral Farquhar is one Of the vet
eran officers OF the navy. his service cover
ing the civil war as well as the Spanish
American conflict. His last sea service was
as commander of the Newark i'm 1886. His
shore assignments have included stations at
the Boston navy yard. the League Island
navy yard. and since 1897 at the Norfolk
navy yard. He was commissioned rear adj
miral on March 3 last under the naval per-
sonnet bill. Admiral Farquhar was at the
Navy Department to-day and had long
talk with Acting Secretary Allen.
In an interview to-day Hon. w. r. Mer-
RAM director of the census, said in refer
ence to the appointment of enumerators;
Our next great undertaking-and any
branch of a work which must reach every
nook and corner. farm and cabin in the
United States is GREATS that OF selecting
about $1,000 endmerators for taking the
twelfth census We are trying strenuously
to prepare for complete and reasonably
perfect census. The burden OF the work OF
gathering the material for IL. however. will
fall on the enumerators.
In any important line Of private business
preliminary training is required of those
charged with conducting its details. Lawyers
and doctors study before they practice their
professions. and mechanics are required to
boz
for journeyman's work or wages. So. In my
view. those who desire TO act as census
enumerators should take up the study Of
census laws, schedules and statistics, thus
familiarizing themselves. as far as possible.
with the actual details of the work. In this
way they will be prepared. on the LIST Of
June next, like a great and well-drflled
army, to begin their labors understandingly
and tremendously from ocean TO ocean.
without after that day requiring further
orders or instructions. While I shall not
undertake to select enumerators without
consulting with the proper census SUPER
visor as TO the qualifications and experience
of applicants, I would like to suggest that
all candidates adopt the course i have In
Dictated and thus help TO insure. at the
threshold OF the twentieth century, the most
perfect census in the history OF the Re-
public
Commissions were ordered issued to-day
by the President for supervisors OF census
for Indiana as follows:
vile.
Second-John c. Bilheimer. Washington.
Third-Joseph b. Poutch, New Albany.
Eourth-Charles w. Lee. Spring Grove:
Sixth-John T. Thompson, New Castle
Seventh-Vincent g. Clifford, indianapolis.
Eighth-.Arthur L sharpe, Button:
Ninth-Arthur L. Bradshaw. Delphi
Tenth-Eli n. Norris. Valparaiso.
EleyenthEOrlando A Somers kokomo-
Twelfth-Solomon A; Wood Angola
Thirteenth-Dayid Il. j. Schaefer, South
Bend.
The commissions for these gentlemen
were sent from the White House to-day to
the secretary of the interior and viii be
signed tomorrow by the director Of the
census. On the receipt of the commissions
the supervisors can proceed at once to or
ganize their districts.
The rumors of possible combinations
| among the states OF Central and South
America directed against the United States
are received with some concern by the off,
Gals here. Nearly a year ago this spirit OF
| distrust on the part OF the Latin-American
| people was first exhibited in the semi
| official discussion by the press of the United
| States OF Colombia of proposition TO COM
| bine the nations of South and Central Amer
| lea. In that case the ostensible purpose was
to resist unjust demands for indemnities by
foreign states, but incidentally during the
discussion II appeared that the scope OF the
combination would be broader than this ana
there was more than ole intimation OF .
deep-seated distrust on the part Of the
TUn has
occurred since that discussion to strengthen
this feeling. First there was a decision ad-
verse to Colombia In the Cerruu case and
as President Cleveland was the arbitrator
that unpopular decision was charged against
the United States. Then last spring came
the cruise of the United States gunbcat
Wilmington up the Amazon and the Orinoco.
These voyages We're undertaken from the
most innocent scientific and commercial mo-
tives. Commander Todd. OF the Whining
ton. found there were no charts OF these
vast rivers and consequently obliged to
take soundings as he proceeded. Incidental-
ly he was enabled 10 make rough running
charts OF the rivers that may be OF value TO
commerce hereafter. His actions were. how
ever. misinterpreted by some OF the natives
though I'm the end Captain Todd is believed
TO have satisfied the Brazilian officials as
to the rectitude of his purpose. IL is said
at the department that there Is not the
slightest foundation for the story that secret
agents OF either the State or Navy Depart
ments have been sent into South America
and IL Is quite certain there never have been
any negotiations with Bolivia respecting the
acquisition by the United States Of lands IN
! the interior OF South America. Az for the
Sisit to that continent Of William T. Curtis.