The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-09

sas and South Dakota lead with each.
Nebraska had 2. while no other State had
more than I. or enlisted men killed in
action or dying from wounds received in
South Dakota u. New York lost 10. while
rs OF the States had no losses. In the
total number OF enlisted men who died
from all causes New York leads with AZ,
Illinois. Isl: Massachusetts,, ga: Pennsyl-
yania- 20; Ohio, Is. and Michigan, DO.
Nevada lost but man. In deaths from dis
ease among enlisted men New York had
$50 out of about $1,000 enlisted. Illinois
had ga out OF about 1900; Massachusetts,,
30 out Of about $500: Ohio, 2i9 out OF less
than H00e: Pennsylvania, 2I6 out of less
than 6.s0e. In assertions from the ranks
New York is charged with 5l4, about 21z
per cent, while North Dakota and the
District of Columbia had none. and Utah
had but one. Tennessee had 249 out OF a
total of about 5000. about per cent. One
desertion is charged to general officers
and staff" -
Brig. Gen. A. w. Greedy. chief signal
officer, u. s. A., who was attacked by a
drunken man at his home last evening. is
resting well. and aside from the shock and
weakness attendant on the loss of blood
experiences no serious hurt rs a result of
the encounter. The physicians believe his
skull has not been injured and though he
proDabiy VIII be confined to his beta for
some time rapid recovery is looked for.
Minister Loomis, at Caracas has cab.ed
the State Department that Venezuela has
imposed an extra emergency duty of ~
cents pound on flour and Scents pound
The secretary OF war has sent TO Con-
gress a request for an urgent deficiency
appropriation of $4,000 to supplement the
repatriation Of lie Spanish prisoners and
their families held by the insurgents in
the Philippines from these islands to Spain,
In accordance with the treaty of peace.
A caucus Of Democratic members of the
House will be held tomorrow night at 8
O'Clock, for the purpose of perfecting DEM
ocratic organization. 1t is probable a COM
mittee OF three will be appointed to look
after pairs, etc, 20 take the place of the
Democratic whip. Representative Under
wood, or Alabama. has been voluntarily
Milling that position since Congress con-
vened 1t is likely that resolution will
be offered 20 bind all Democratic members
Jects.
The President to-day sent the following
nominations to the Senate:
Navy-Pay Inspector III. T. Wright. to he
pay director; Paymaster s. r. Colhoun, to
be n pay Inspector: Passed Assistant Paw
master Joseph j. Cheatham, to be a paw
master; Passed Assistant Paymaster NJ NJ
Ramsey. To be a paymaster.
War-Acting Assistant Surgeon Frank II
Titus. or California, to be a surgeon of VOL
unteers' with rank of major.
1t has been decided to improve on form
er methods of taking the census by giving
to the supervisors of large cities 100000
fnhabitants) sufficient clerical force to
enable them TO subdivide their territory in
such way as to secure competent help in
the selection and appointment of enumer-
ators ana the supervision OF their work.
The Machias has been ordered from San
Juar to Santo Domingo She left that place
few days ago to secure coal at San
Juan and IL is deemed well to have a
naval vessel on Eand to protect American
interests in case any trouble follows the
attempt Of the French naval commander at
Santc Domingo 10 enforce the settlement
OF the pending French claim of $50, 900. 1t Is
not believed there Is any chance Of any
conflict between the French and Ameri-
can naval officers in the execution of their
i instr t, but apparently thf United
that in the interest of peace there should
te a larger naval force than enc vessel
there during this exciting time The news
that success has attended a popular SUBJ
scrfrtion to raise the $4,000 to pay the
claim Is also regarded as tending to avert
danger of the adoption of forcible measures
by the French warskip's commander.
The State Department has received re-
Port from United States Consular Agent
Mitchell. at San Pedro. Honduras, On the
facts connected with the killing at that
place Of two Virginians, Imboden and
Golde. HIS report makes il appear that
The killing was the result of private quar-
rel and does not implicate the government
or Honduras. il IS probable that all that
can be done by the State Department will
tie to see that justice is meted out to the
murderer, who Is now under arrest at San
Fedro. =
In response to an inquiry on the subject
the commissioner of internal revenue has
held that "A 5equest of sum of money to
priest for the purpose of paying for
masses is liable 20 legacy tax" The law.
the commissioner says. contains only one
provision on the subject of exemption from
legacy tax, namely. legacies to husband
or wife.
Justice White, of the United States SUI
preme Court. to-day handed down the opin-
ion Of that court in the case of the Louis
Vile & Nashville Railroad Company and
others VS.. Henry w. Behlmer, appealed
from the decision of the Circuit Court of
Appeals for the Fourth circuit The case
involved the construction Of the long-and-
short-haul clause of the interstate-com-
merce law. Behlmer was in 1892 a mer-
chant at Summerville, s. c., and was
charged % cents per one hundred pounds
on a consignment Of hay shipped from
Memphis, whereas the rate on hay from
Memphis to Charleston, s. c., was only
: 70 cents per one hundred or o cents less.
The Court of Appeals well as the Inter