The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-06-20
MADE MAJOR GENERAL
WHEATON PROMOTED BY
PRESIDENTIAL APPOINTMENT.
COnsul's Report on German Trade in
Central America-Treasury State
ment-Navy Department Matters.

WASHINGTON, June 19.-The President
to-day appointed General Lloyd Wheaton,
colonel of the Twentieth regular infantry
and brigadier general of volunteers, major
general of volunteers, and Lieutenant Col
onel Thomas II. Barry. major and assis-
tant adjutant general in the Regular es-
tablishment and lieutenant colonel and as
sistant adjutant general of volunteers,
brigadier general of volunteers.
United States Consul Monaghan, at
Chemnitz, Germany, has furnished the
State Department with some interesting
figures showing the efforts Germany is
making to build up an extensive trade in
foreign countries and especially in the Cen
trail American republics of Guatemala,
Nicaragua and Costa Rica.
Her power in these republics" the con-
sui states, sis increasing from day to day.
Her superfuous population, which seeks to
cmigrate. is guided and helped to locate
in Central America. In the three coun-
tries named a hundred German commercial
houses, large and small, with a capital
amounting to 1898. 600. are doing a thriv-
ing business. Not only the greater part
of the German Central American trade IL
done through these houses, but also a part
of the English and California trade. There
are. besides. five well-established German
banking houses in these countries. Money
to the amount of $4,000. 600 is in circula-
ton in industrial enterprises. The scene
of the greatest activity Is Guatemala,
where $40, 900, 900 is invested in agricul-
turai and other undertakings
The value OF Central American land in
German hands the consul places at $1S,0SS.-
600. The total interests in Guatemala. Mic
aragua and Costa Rico he at
$44, 030, 900. $40, Az, 600 and $3.50 O00, respec-
lively. About one and a half millions each
The total value of German investments
in Central America aggregate a hgure
above $61.OC0,0OO.
The Navy Department has denied the APP
plication of Commander Delehanty at Sail
ors' Snug Harbor, New York, to retire un-
der the terms of the personnel act. 1t had
been arranged that he was TO retire when
an application came to-day by cable Tor
retirement from Commander Gilmore COM
handing the LuZon at Manila. AS Gilmore
ranks Delehanty and as only one command
er may now be retired Delehanty has lost
his chance.
The commissioners of internal revenue has
held that a bill of sale of an original
stamped package of oleomargarine contain
ing a description of the package and the
name of the purchaser, executed at the fac
tory. by the manufacturers and sent from
there to the purchaser, completes the sale
and constructive delivery of the oleomar-
garine at the factory, and the subsequent
actual delivery of the package
10 the purchaser does not necessitate the
payment of special tax at the latter place.
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A board of high ran met at the Navy
Department to-day to consider the merits
of the superimposed turret system as en-
bodied in the battleships Kentucky and
Kearsarge, and TO decide whether or not
such turrets sha be placed on the five
new battleships to be constructed. After
a brief discussion the board adjourned until
tomorrow, with the probability that ii
would be then decided wnethep or not it
would be necessary for the members to
make a personal inspection of the re-
spective types of battleships as embodied
in the Kearsarge and Kentucky on one
hand and the Alabama. Iowa and Massa-
chusetts classes on the other.
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The amount of bonds exchanged to date
at the treasury for the new 2 per cents. of
1890 is $500. 56S, 900, of which $73,21S, $50 were
received from individuals and institutions
other than national banks
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Admiral Schley telegraphed to-day from
Montevideo that his squadron has been re-
leased from quarantine at hat point.
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The condition of the treasury, divisions of
issue and redemption, at the beginning of
business to-day was as follows:
Reserve Fund
Gold coin and bullion- $50. 900, 900
Trust Funds, Division of Redemption
Gold coin 500, 554,1 10
Silver dollars. 1i6, 120, 600
Silver dollars of 1890 ................. 7,02S, 991