The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-08-08
PRODDING THE SULTAN
GRISCOM OBEYING INSTRUC-
TIONS ISSUED AT WASHINGTON.
Reminding Abdul Hamid Every Fort
night that Claims of American
Missionaries Must BE Paid.

WASHINGTON, Aug. Tt is said at the
Constantiople that Mr.. Griscom. the Amer
lean charge, is renewing the request for a
settlement of the American claims, are due
TO the original instructions from Washing
ton and not to any recent word to him.
These instructions were to the effect that
the matter be pressed continually, about
every fortnight in order that there might be
no lapse of the negotiations. Mr.. Griscom
appears to be keeping up the semi-monthly
reminder with great regularity, as word
comes about every two weeks that he has
presented another demand. They are all
to the same effect, that a settlement be
ing it out.
Baron Fava, the Italian ambassador, an
nounces that a memorial funeral service
will be held at Washington on Aug. 10 at IL
o'clock, in honor of King Humbert. Presi-
dent Mckinney has already signified his pur-
pose of being present at the official cere-
mony, and members of the cabinet in the
city also will attend. The service will be
at st. Matthews Catholic Church, with Car
dinai Gibbons as the principal ~dignitary Of
the church, officiating. In diplomatic quar-
tiers the announcement of this service at a
Catholic church, has occasioned some lit
tie surprise in view of the conditions eX-
listing between the church and the tenn
poral authorities at Rome, and the an
nouncement was accepted as a most pleas
ant augury of the growing good feeling be-
tween the vatican and the quirinal. In this
connection Ii was recalled that when the
assassination of King Humbert Vas an
nounced to the Pope, he decided that a
mass be said for the dead monarch, at
which the aged pontif himself was the cele-
brant.
The gunboat Bancroft, which is at the
Charlestown navy yard, Boston, is to be
put in commission as soon as she can be
fitted out, which will be about Aug. 20. She
is TO take the place of the ~gunboat Machias.
which is now at Boston under orders to
go out of commission TO receive repairs.
The officers and crew of the Machias proba-
bly, will be transferred to the Bancroft.
The Bancroft is a light draught gunboat of
$50 tons displacement. and is especially well
fitted for service in the shallow rivers of
China, If any necessity for sending her to
the Asiatic station should arise. The Ma
chias, which goes out of commission, has
been in continuous service for years, and
is in need of extensive overhauling.
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The War Department has received a tele-
gram from Maj-Gen. Shafter at San Fran
cisco. reporting arrival there Sunday night
last of the transport Logan. with sixty-one
of the Ninth Infantry and four prisoners
aboard. The following casualties occurred
during the voyage: Private James III. Nc
nenny, Company D., Ninth Infantry, died
June 80. of perniclous malarial fever; Pri-
vate Guy Descroix. company T., Ninth In
fantry, died July 5, of chronic d~ysentery;
Private David Miles. Company G.. Ninth IN
fantry, died July %. of chronic dysentery.
To-day's statement of treasury balance
in the general fund. exclusive of the $50.
100000 gold reserve in the division of re-
demption, shows: Available cash balances,
sl45, 2ss, f76; gold, sT2, S1i. 3Ss.
The following Indiana postmasters We're
appointed to-day: Elizaville. Boone county,
c. E. Powell. vice S. NJ. Storm. resigned
Hillsdale. Vermillion county. o. p. NJ. Pom
ton. vice j. a. Souders. resigned; Medora.
Jackson county. s p. Alter. vice l.. NJ.
Alter. deceased.