The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-17
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there received Nov. 80. There is nothing
tracted TO ii. The appointment was mace,
and, as thousands OF papers come In. ii
was filed away apparently without exam
nation. There is no other paper in the case
indicating any such allegation until Dec.
p, some weeks after the nomination was
in the Senate. AS to the Provo City case,
the facts are that there is no paper in
the department of any date making allega-
ton of polygamy against the incumbent,
but that when Ii became a matter of public
report some time ago L wrote to the mar
shall of the territory asking him for any
information in his possession, and he re-
piled that a charge had been made in
the State Court and the postmaster had
been held over for trial, which was soon
not to convict in advance of trial and re-
served action until the judicial determine
tion."
To-days statement of the condition of the
treasury shows: Available cash balance
s2s0,925,1S; gold reserve. s224.5lS.2SS.
Patents were issued to Indianans to-day
as follows: James A. Becher, Mishawaka,
screw-cutting machine; Franz Burger. FIT.
Wayne fluid clutch; Joseph Cullen. Sitka,
traction wheel; Louis Letz, Crown Point
Charles Keele, Indianapolis. automatic
computing machine; Caswell L. Leonard
Veedersburg, calendar; Thomas Z. Ross
and N. b. Volz, Indianapolis, gas burner;
Frederick A. Wilkie, Richmond, refriger-
ator. ."
The Philippine Commission to-day COM
pleted its report and dispatched it to the
public printer. Proofs of the first section
are expected tomorrow, and there is every
reason to believe that the first volume at
least can be laid before Congress within
a week. Because of the tendency of the
Philippines question, just now before Con-
gress, it is regarded desirable by the
commission that this material be submitted
at the earliest possible moment. The first
volume is devoted entirely to the political
issues involved in the acquisition of the
Philippines. 1t sets out the instructions of
the President to the commission and de-
scribes the operations of the commission
under those instructions. Then follow
chapters on various subjects-government,
currency, the Chinese question, naval re-
quisites, etc.
The monthly statement of the imports
and exports of the United States for De-
cember shows as follows: Merchandise,
imports, s71,547,273, of which s31, .614 was
free of duty, an increase as compared
with December, 1898, of SIG, 400, 900; exports,
$3.50, lob, a decrease Oh SOlu
imports, $5,4SO,2i6 a decrease of $780, 600;
exports $l1, S57.511, an increase of $l06OO,0OO:
silver, imports, $3.027,21. a decrease Of
$172, 200; exports, $5,723,S57, a decrease of
100000. For the twelve months of the cal
endar year the imports and exports were
as follows: Merchandise, imports, s799. S34,-
go. of which 1851 S14, OO4 were free of duty. In
1898 the total imports were 1864, 4.44S. Of
which $26S 1884, 173 was free of duty; exports,
275 4S6 GAL; last year, s., 255, 546.2 66: gold,
imports, SOL, 1S4. 1854; last year. s15S 163, 952:
exports, $45,3s9 All; last year, Sl6.194954; sill
yer, imports, $30,S44,9Sl; last year, $29, 49,
$50; exports. $SS.4S4e $50; last year, sSS,1s7 lO4
Quartermaster General Ludington is in
formed that the transport Mcclellan has
left Santiago with the remains of seventy
five soldiers who died last spring from yell
low fever, and 375 metallic caskets, bound
for New York. All of the unclaimed dead
will be brought to Washington and inferred
in the national cemetery at Arlington, by
the side of other victims OF the Spanish
war in Cuba. The empty caskets are des-
tined eventually for Manila, where they will
be used for bringing home the bodies of
pines The transport City of Pekin has al
ready left Manila for San Francisco with
the bodies of 156 soldiers and others who
died in the Philippines.
The following expert special agents have
been appointed by Director of the Census
Merriam: William G. Gray, of Philadel-
phia. in charge of statistics in regard to
the iron and steel industries. Mr.. Gray
Steel Association, officials of which asso-
citation had charge of similar work in 1880
and 1890. Mr. Shirley p. Austin, of Pitts
burg, in charge of statistics of the glass in
dustry. Mr.. Austin is editor of The Com
m0ner and GlasswOrker. Mr.. Alexander
Smith. of New York. special agent in
charge of shipbuiding inquiry. Mr.. Smith
has been interested in all movements for
the increase and advancement of the mer-
chant marine for many years. These gen.
tlemen will have charge OF the subject men,
toned under the supervision of Mr.. H. ~.
b. North, chief of the division OF manufac-
turers.
The arrival at New York of an accredited
agent of the Danish government charged
with the sale to the United States of the
Danish West Indian islands has not been
notified TO the State Department as yet
except through the newspapers. There is
visible reluctance TO discussing the sub
ject. leading to an intimation that a free
discussion at this moment might very seri-
ously prejudice any attempt the admins
tration may have I'm contemplation TO Sc
cure the assent of Congress 10 the ac-
QUESTION OF the islands.
II is not admitted that the matter has
progressed to the point that a determina-
ton has been reached TO adopt the pro-
ject, for such an admission might lead to
disagreeable inquiries from other nations,
but there is reason To believe that the ad-
ministration has given much thought to
the ACCESSIBILITY of buying the islands. The
presence in the United States OF an aulnor-
lied agent OF the Danish government. IL he
correctly represents himself. is undoubt-
eddy significant.
The Navy Department is still In re-
ceip. OF numbers of inquiries from relatives
OF naval officers stationed at Manila re-
spectfuR a baseless report that the depart-