The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-16

murder of Private John Burke. Company C.,
Eorty-seventh Regiment, at Caguas. Porto
nic1; on FEB. "a last and whose sentence
lie. the President has directed that he be
confined in the Minnesota state prison at
Secretary Gage has returned from a two
weeks vacation spent at Hot Springs. Va.
He has fully recovered his usual health and
vigor. 80
The Indiana National Bank was to-day
designated to be a reserve agent for the
Perrin National Bank, of Lafayette. Ind.
Lieut.. Col. Thomas NJ. K. Smith, Tenth
Infantry. has been retired after thirty
years service. This retirement promote
Major Egbert 3. Savage, Eighth Infantry,
TO be lieutenant colonel.
F. A. Vanderlip, assistant secretary of the
treasury: Charles II. Allen, assistant secre-
tary of the navy; Perry S. Heath. assistant
postmaster general; Brig. Gen. Corbin and
Ellis III. Roberts. treasurer of the United
States, who have been appointed a national
to take charge of the funds with
Dewey in washington. Rad a meeting to-
day IN Mr.. Vanderlip's office. Although the
members of the committee are all busy men.
great national gift of the character pro-
posed for Admiral Dewey, and they are
willing to lake up the work of receiving
those FUNDS from whatever quarters they
may come. The national character OF the
committee makes 1t a proper one to have
ehargs OF the matter. and 1t Is expected
taking up the work will cooperate with this
committee. Treasurer Roberts is now pre-
pared to receive contributions in any
amount. A designed receipt will be got out
by the engravers at the Bureau of Engrav-
ing and Printing and all contributors will
to the public will be issued soon. The first
subscription to the fund, $3.50. was received
to-day from Gen. Felix AgnCs, of the Bal
timore American, and he will receive receipt
No. /. -"
Admiral Farragut's famous old flagship
Hartford. which for many years has been
on the Pacific coast, is coming East. She
has been selected as a training ship for
landsmen and will be placed under COM
tached TO the Navisation Bureau Of the
Navy Department. The landsmen to be
trained on the Hartford will be recruited
almost entirely In the central West and
lake States. The vessel has been completely
modernized.
Many naval officers are sending in re-
spectful protests against the proposed
change of uniform in the navy. 1t is urged
that the change would entail an expense of
800 each on about 1000 officers, and that It
is the result OF caprice on the part OF a few
persons and not a movement approved by
tho navy at large. Considerable feeling has
been aroused over the proposed change, and
until a better understanding is had Secre-
tary Long has deferred the execution OF the
order, which had been previously signed.
Many applications have been made to the
War Department. requesting that all use
less cannon captured in the Philippines be
turned over to the States as trophies Of the
regiments making the capture secretary
Alger cabled General Otis, asking what
there was i'm the way of such pieces, and
has received a reply stating that under the
terms of the peace treaty all obsolete can
non are to be turned over to the Spanish
government.
The cruiser Marblehead has arrived at
Pernambuco en- route to the Pacific.