The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-11

listed men, $1S.5O0,OOO; retired officers, 81, $685.,
356; court-martials, courts of inquiry and
witnesses, $4,000; 400 contract surgeons
$720, 600; subsistence department, IS, 700, 900;
subsistence supplies to be issued to inhabit-
ants of Cuba, who are destitute and in i'm
mediate danger of perishing unless they
ceive the same, $1,000 quartermaster' de-
partment, $7.2OO.OOO; incidental expenses,
kilograms, interment of those killed in ac-
ton, reward for apprehension of deserters,
etc, 81, ,40O, 900; horses for cavalry and artil-
lery, $4,000; barracks and quarters, $780,,
coo; transportation Of army and its supplies,
81, 500 co., clothing and camp and garrison
equipage, $685. 246; construction of hospi-
tails, $3.50 coo; medical and hospital depart
ment 81 800, 900; ordnance expenses, $2S5, coo;
ordnance stores, $l,200000; manufacture Of
arms $S00,0OO; establishment Of plant for
manufacturing small arms at Rock Island
H., armory, $350,000. The last item is en-
tirely new, and the new departure of max
ing small arms at Rock Island will bring
the daily output of the government up to
1000 stands q day. Among the reductions
made by the committee to-day was that on
contingencies for the army from $3.50 900 TO
$500, ,O00 Cuban relief from $281 500 to 100000.
The clerical force of the headquarters Of the
army was reduced one-sixth The first totals
for pay of officers and men were also re-
duced considerably to the amounts above
stated %@
The Samoan trouble is assuming a some
what new phase, according to the view of
leading diplomatic authorities, and one like
ly to bring about an adjustment on lines
not heretofore contemplated. This is in
part foreshadowed by the official statement
of the parliamentary secretary OF the
House of Commons yesterday, to the effect
that further information would be awaited
before considering the recognition of Ma
taafa as the King OF Samoa. Mataafa is
not the claimant who has thus far received
the support of the British and American
authorities, as they have upheld Malietoa
Tanus who has been declared by Chief Jus
tice Chambers American, as rightfuly
entitled to the throne. While the announce
ment in the House of Commons is open to
various interpretations, yet it seems to i'm
ply quite clearly that the recognition of
Mataafa who was upheld by the Germans
may be taken into consideration. In tnat
event it is said that the three governments
the United States, Germany and Great
Britain would doubtless act together for
what was regarded the best interests of
the islands, rather than individually in sup
port of their several subordinate officials
on the island 1t was pointed out to-day
by eminent diplomatic officials that the main
consideration of all the governments con-
cerned would be toward securing the best
results for the Samoans. If it was clear,
he said, that an insistence on placing Male-
toa on the throne was contrary to the wishes
of the great majority of the Samoans and
would result in continued internal disorder
and bloodshed, then, in the interest of peace
and order, he believed all three governments
would unite in recognizing Mataafa. The
result of this course, he said, would be no
reflection on Justice Chambers as it would
be based entirely on expediency and would
not be an overrulng OF his action. At the
same time it is said the German officials
at Apia undoubtedly would be disciplined
for having attempted to overrule the action
of the chief justice, as such a course was
conceded to be irregular
In German quarters tine view prevails that
the subject has already passed into the
realm of diplomacy and that considerable
time will elapse before a settlement is in
sight, the more so owing to the time re-
quired to get official information from
Samoa. The German ambassador and Baron
Sternberg have gone to New York, so that
no immediate negotiations are indicated. 1t
is not known what view the State Depart
ment would take of the possible recogni-
tion of Mataafa, and the comment aroused
among diplomats is due mainly to the refer
ence of the parliamentary secretary to the
possibility of this result.
Senator Fairbanks will give dinner to
Addison c. Harris, minister to Austro-
Hungary next Saturday.
Representative Lands left tonight for
Portland, Me- where he is booked for
Lincoln day speech
Senator Fairbanks has introduced in the
Senate the concurrent House resolution, No.
l. of the General Assembly of the State of
Indiana, favoring a fair and liberal service
pension to every Union veteran soldier of
the civil war; not already a pensioner, re-
gardless of any disability accruing from said
service or since, whenever such soldier shall
have arrived at the age. of sixty-two years.
Fourth-class Indiana postmasters were
appointed to-day as follows: Bud, John
son county, Amos " Vandiver, vice Robert
> Parkhurst resigned; Collins, Whitley
county, Columbus N Smith, vice W. j.
McKeown, removed Denham, Pulaski coun-
ty, Mollie Livenby, vice Jennie Vurhillat re-
signed; Surface, Tippecanoe county, Miss
Annie Labourne, vice Eugene Grove re-
signed. %@*
An order was issued establishing rural free
delivery from New Richmond throuph Tip
pecanoe county, to take effect Feb. 10.
The President to-day sent these nomina-
tons to the Senate: Clinton Fairwin, of
Illinois, to be associate justice of the Su-
preme Court Of Oklahoma; Frank i. Combs,
of California, to be United States attorney
for the Northern district Of California. To
be third secretaries of the embassies of the
United States: AT London, England Spen-
Ger F. Eddy, Of Illinois; at Paris France.
Samuel Morrill, of Massachusetts, at Ber-
lin, Germany. H. Percival Dodge of Mas
sachusetts William Richards, of Wyoming.
to be assistant commissioner of the General
Land Office; j. Mclaughlin, of North Da-
kota, to be Indian inspector; Miss Irwin
Win. to be postmistress at Bourbon, Ind.
The President has transmitted to the Sen
ate statement from the secretary of war
and other papers in reply to a resolution
inquiring whether any franchises or con-
cessions have been granted in Cuba since
the military occupation of that island The
secretary says that none has been granted
that the executive orders dated Dec %
1885, bearing on this subject have been com
municated to the commanding generals in
Cuba and Porto Rico, and that the depart
ment is not advised that any concessions
have been made