The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-06-07

clark's own personal connection with the
course Of his canvass for election as SEN
ator."
Senator Chandler. chairman of the COM
mittee. a0ds a memorandum OF his own In
regard 10 the statement of the minority
that the chairman left the committee lit
tie TO do" This criticism, he says, is un-
just He also asserts that $50 far as Sen
ator Clark was concerned, there was no re-
fusal TO summon any witness whom his
counsel insisted upon obtaining.
XXX
The President sent to the Senate to-day
the following nominations for the new jrl-
dicial offices in Alaska under the new law:
Judges. Melville c. Brown. Alaska; James
Wyckersham. Washington; Arthur II.
Noyes. Minnesota. Marshals, James NJ.
Shoup Alaska; Cornelius l.. Vawler,
Alaska; George g. Perry. Iowa. Attorneys,
Robert A. Frederick, Alaska: Joseph X
Wood, Montana; A. NJ. Post, Nebraska
John G. Brady. to be Governor of Alaska.
Xxx
Robert P. Kennedy. of Ohio, was nomi-
mated to be agent on the part of the United
States under the conventions for claims
commission concluded between the United
States and Chile May q, 1897.
providing for the appointment of a commits
sion TO ascertain what legislation Is neces-
sary 10 secure a uniform standard In the
practice of medicine and surgery in the
United States.
1t is said at the War Department that
General Wheeler will be given no military
assignment under his commission as brig
adler general of regulars, but he will be
placed on the retired list for age, within
the next few days. This plan of action. it
is said. is in accordance with an under
standing reached between the President
and General Wheeler The retirement OF
General Wheeler will create a vacancy In
the grade of brigader general which will
be permanently filled by the appointment
of one of the officers of the army who par
ticularly distinguished himself in action In
Cuba. Porto Rico or the Philippines. Cen
erals Davis. Chaffee. Hughes, Wheaton,
Bates. and Schwan, ali of whom have rem
dered conspicuous military service. are
mentioned for preferment. They are all
colonies in the regular army and brigadier
generals of volunteers. There is an i'm
preston that General Davis, military gov
ernor of Porto Rico, stands the best chance
of securing the star.
Damages in the sum of $500 were
awarded to-day to the Sir w. G.. Arm
strong Whitworth Gun Company. of Eng
land. in the suit brought by them against
the United States through three OF its
naval officers for infringement OF patent
for gun bearings. An appeal will be taken
The postmaster general has issued or
ders barring from the use of the mails
1.-THE Credit General Du Canada of Mont
real and THE Credit d'Epargne, of
Paris, France. 1t is alleged that both con-
Germs conducting lotteries
The Senate has confirmed the following
nominations: William Haywood, of Homo
lulu, to be collector of internal revenue for
Hawaii; Thomas III. Norton, OF Ohio. consul
at Harput Turkey; Joseph Boweron, of
Carthagena. to be consul at Carthagena
Spain; E. f. ID. winslow. of Illinois. now
consul general at Stockholm, to be secre-
tary of legation and consul general at that
place Also the appointments made to-day,
except Robert p. Kennedy, of Ohio, to be
agent of the United States the claims
committee between the United States and
Chile
The commissioner of internal revenue has
held that special tax of broker is not
required to be paid for the purchase or
sale of tax titles.
In answer to a resolution, Secretary Root
to-day submitted to the Senate two long
reports prepared by Judge Magoon, law
officer of the insular division of the War
Department, relative to the Instructions
against the United States military author
tiles in New Mexico and California in
1s47-4S. The purpose was to show that
though the Mexicans were then declared
by the army officers to be irreconcilable
and unlikely to amalgamate with our in
situations. as are the F'ilipinos. they never
theless have become good citizens The
reports made up interesting history of
the assassinations of the United States Of
ficials and such Mexicans as attempted to
countenance the establishment of civil
government in the conquered territory and
of the wearisome military operations which
were required 10 overcome the opposition
of the Mexicans TO the establishment of
United States sovereignty