The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-02-27
Desires Ratification Of the Hay.
Pauncefote Conventfon-Appoin
ments by the President.

Hay. in which they say they have the sup
port of the best international lawyers of
the country, that the Clayton Bulwer
treaty is in full force and effect. and that
ii cannot legally be got rid of except by
mutual consent If the treaty now before
the Senate is rejected. in the opinion Of the
administration. no legislation can be had
for the building Of an isthmian canal ex-
cept through the reputation of the Clay
ton-Bulwer compact. 1t is the belief of the
administration that Congress and the coun-
try are dissatisfied with some of the pro-
visions. and wish them annulled that the
United States may be in a petition to build
and regulate canal across the isthmus.
The proposed convention in the opinion of
Secretary Hay accomplishes this purpose.
If it is rejected, it is the opinion of the
State Department that the United States
must either fall back on the Clayton-Bul-
wer convention, which prohibits its build
ing the canal independently of Great Brit
ain, or declare that 1t shall no longer be
bound either by its obligations to England,
or by those entered into with the Central
American States, to which also the United
States have pledged its word that the canal
shall be neutral. -
Secretary Root has sent to the House
claims for damages alleged to have been
caused by United States troops during the
Spanish-American war, principally while
encamped or travelling. The claims aggre-
CRATE S2,oO6. and by States are: Alabama,
s13,S45; Delaware. s625; Florida, $3.50;
Georgia, $11,14o; Illinois. s51: Indiana, SO;
Kentucky, s195; Massachusetts. slS5; Min
nesota, s45; New Jersey. $50; New York,
$107 Pennsylvania, s563s1; South Carolina,
$24,0S2; Tennessee, $500; Texas. sl.091; vir-
ginia, SASS; miscellaneous. s2.946. The
draft of bill is submitted giving the sec
rotary Of war authority to have claims
examined up to Jan. next, and certify the
results to the secretary of the treasury for
payment. '''
The President to-day sent the following
nominations to the Senate:
To be consuls-George B. Anderson, of
the District of Columbia, at Prescott, Can
aoa; Grenyiile James, OF New York, at
Grenoble, France.
To be second lieutenants United States
army-Ralph b. Lister, of Colorado; Spen-
Ger M. Bowman, Of District Of Columbia:
l.. Dodge, of New York; Frank b. Davis,
Of North Carolina; Daniel Van Voorhis,
of Ohio: BENJAMIN H. Pope, of Texas.
To be captain United States Volunteers
fifth Infantry.
To be first lieutenant United States VOL
unteers-G. n. Kimball, second lieutenant
Thirty-fifth Infantry.
Marine corps-To be second lieutenant,
Louis G.. Miller, of Ohio.
The Senate to-day confirmed the follow
ing nominations To be major general by
brevet, Brigadier General Harrison Gray
Otis, U. S. "; to be brigadier generals by
brevet, Colonel o. Summers. Second Oregon
Volunteer Infantry; Colonel III. G. Kessler,
First Montana Volunteer Infantry.
The monthly statement of the collections
of internal revenues shows that the total
receipts for January, 1900, amounted to
So, OILS, $50, an increase as compared with
January, 1889. of s.. zoe. 672. During the last
seven months the total receipts exceeded
those for the same time in 1899 by s15664, ass.
Senator Vest to-day introduced bill al
lowing American registry to roreign-puilt
ships when purchased by United States cit
liens. The same rights and privileges are
to be given such purchased vessels as are
now given to foreign-built ships.
The House naval committee to-day
agreed on the Naval Academy items of the
naval appropriation bill. The most impor-
tant provision is one giving s350,OO0 TO be
! used in work on the extensive project for
new cadet quarters. The total cost is lin
tied to s2,50O.000. The total academy appro-
priations for this year are sS77.5oo.
Senator Clark, of Wyoming. to-day intro
duced a bill for the admission of Arizona
as State.
President Mckinley has accepted an in
vitation to attend the banquet of the Ohio
Society of New York at the Waldorf-As-
tora Hotel on Saturday night next. March
3. 1t is thought the President will leave
here on Friday and spend Saturday in New
York. s"*
Admiral Kautz is expected to arrive at
San Francisco on his flagship. the Iowa
about March 20. He is now In Mexican
drills. AT San Francisco he will transfer
his flag to the Philadelphia and the Iowa
| will be sent to Bremerton Naval Station
| on Puget sound to be locked.
The Census Bureau to-day began the first
| practical work in connection with taking
| the census by shipping one hundred boxes
containing schedules in regard to agricul-
| ture, population, vital statistics etc, to
| supervisors throughout the country. A like
| number of boxes will be shipped each day
until all the supervisors are supplied. II is
| said that fifty shipments will be necessary.
The bureau is seventy-five days in advance
| OF similar work in the last census. The
| enumerators, II is expected, will be fully
equipped for active work by April IS. and
TINS Will complete the preparations for the
| field work OF the census.
Surgeon General Wyman. of the Marine
| Hospital Service. has received from Sur
| geon Carmichael in charge at Honolulu a
report dated Feb. s. in which the plague
| situation up TO that time is described In
| this report DR.. Carmichael tells of the first
| use in the islands of the anti-pest serum.
This serum was used in two cases up to
the time of the report. One Of these re-
suited fatally while the other patient was
| improving rapidly with good chances for
| recovery. The surgeon general has writ
| ten to DR.. Carmichael, calling his attention
| to previous communications and particular
| ly TO the results of experiments in the
| Oporto epidemic OF the plague, in which IL
| is stated that much larger doses Of the
| serum must be used than have heretofore
been considered necessary. The bureau Is
| fully impressed with the value OF the
serum as a curative agent IL used i'm proper
| quantity and also OF its inocuousness
with the plan of treatment suggested.
is making arrangements for the interment
| of the bodies OF about 200 soldiers who lost
their lives in the Philippines or in Cuba
| About 500 of these were brought home from
| the Philippines on the transport Hancock
| which arrived at San Francisco about a
week ago All not claimed for private in
terment will be buried In the National
/ Cemetery at the Preside. San Francisco.
/ Nearly 200 soldiers whose bodies We're
brought home from Cuba will be buried
In the National Cemetery at Arlington.
the latter part Of this week. These in