The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-06-11

~Farquarson. 1t has been stated that Mr.
Gnamoerlain, IN authorizing the commits
nome government should act with the com
mission. No special representative has been
named however, and Mr.. Tower. British
tive The colonial members of the commits
sion LETT Jamaica on the 7th and are ex-
pected here about next Tuesday.
The contributions to the Dewey home fund
received to-day amount to 1858. making the
total so far received Sc. 7S9. Advices received
show that contributions in considerable
amounts are being made TO newspapers
banks dld commercial bodies In all Sections
OF tn3 country and the indications are more
encouraging than at any time since the fund
was started.
George H. Wanton, Fitz Lee, William III.
Thompkins and Dennis Bell, all members
or the Tenth Cavalry, a colored regiment.
have been awarded medals of honor for dis
tinguished gallantry at Tayabacoa, Cuba,
June so. 1898, where, after a force had sue
ceeded in landing and had been compelled
TO Withdraw to the boats, leaving a num-
Der of killed and wounded ashore, they vol
UNFAIRLY went ashore in the face of the
enemy and aided in the rescue of the
have fallen into the hands of the enemy.
this after several previous attempts had
been frustrated. The board granted certifi-
Gates of merit to Lloyd Neal, Battery III.
Third Artillery, for services i'm an engage,
ment near Manila, and to John Kennedv
Signal Corps, for services before Santiago.
Neither OF these men is now in the service
and the War Department does not know
where they are. -"
By direction Of the President, two forts In
Alaska have been named In honor of army
officers. The one at the mouth of the Ia
mana river will be known at Fort Gibbon.
In honor or Gen. John Gibbon, who was SO
long IN command of the Department of Co.
lumbia. The post to be located at Eagle
City, Alaska, will be called Fort Egbert. lin
honor of the late Harry c.. Egbert, who was
brigadier general Of volunteers and killed
while Leading his regiment in battle in the
Philippines on March 2e
The adjutant general received a dispatch
from General Shafter to-day saying that
COL E. r. Kellogg, Of the Sixth Infantry,
had returned from Honolulu on the recon-
mendation of the regimental surgeon that he
lulu recommended a change Of climate for
Colonel kellogg. The Sixth Infantry sailed
for Manila some time ago and Is expected to
arrive there very soon.
Assistant Secretary vanderlip will leave
here tomorrow for the West on a tour of
inspection Of the United States minis. He
will take up the question of "A uniform scale
or prices for assay work and will endeavor
TO institute more modern methods in the
administrator of the several western
mints. The personnel of the service will be
looked into, and at Carson City, New, he
Will install a government ASSAY officer in
place of the mint. He expects to be away
about one month.
The revision Of the volume of treaties To
which the United States is party, compiled
under the direction Of the Senate commit
tee on foreign relations, just about to issue
from the Government Printing Office. has
been withheld for correction. The changes
to be made are technical. but are regarded
as important by the legal branches of the
State Department, inasmuch as otherwise
the government might be committed TO the
recognition of facts not desirable at this
time 10 admit. "
General Greedy received a cablegram from
Major Maxfeld to-day announcing the ar
rival OF the cable ship Hooker at Ceylon.
with all on board in good health.
Gen. Leonard Wood, military Governor of
Santiago province. has been granted leave
OF absence in order that he may bring his
family back to the United States. They will
come 10 Long island. but IL is expected that
General Wood himself will soon return to
his post at Santiago. where his administra-
ton has been a matter of sincere gratifica-
ton to the War Department
Major Sears. OF the corps of engineers.
e. s. A, now stationed at Duluth, Mimi.
has been detailed to establish harbor lines
in the harbors OF Porto Rico.