The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-21

a codifcation of the postal laws: by Mr.
Lamb. OF Virginia, fixing the number of
army chaplains. one for each regiment.
The State Department has been notified
that the State OF Washington proposes to
examine into the allegation that officers Of
that State were responsible for the kid
raping OF an American named Everett,
and If II Is borne out the men will be pun
ished. The State has called for the report
made TO the department by the United
States consul at Victoria as basis for
action. This report shows that Everett
who was charged with stage robbery. was
spirited across the line from Washington
into British columbia, where he was held
by the authorities. but that the blame lies
upon the Washington officers instead Of
upon the British Columbian police. as was
at first supposed The man is still under
arrest. and his case is a subject of corre-
spondence between the State Department
and the British government through the
British embassy here.
The Bureau of Ordnance Of the navy has
made requisition on the Ordnance Depart
ment of the army for 100 army magazines
and 400 rounds Of ammunition for the use
of the marine corps in the Philippines.
Requisitions will soon be made for 1900
more army magazines for the navy.
The War Department gave out the state
ment to-day that the total receipts for the
entire island of Cuba for the month of De-
cember were 81, 733 POI. The total receipts
for the entire island for the calendar year
ending Dec. 81. 1899. by item. were: Gus
toms. l4,072, III; internal revenue, $757, 2S3;
postal receipts from July ], 1899, 10 Dec. 81,
1899, 34.514: miscellaneous receipts from
July /, 1899. to Dec 81, 1899. $780, S4: total
receipts, SIS, 217, 1912
House committee on elections No. 1 are
divided on party lines to-day and by vote
of to decided TO recommend the seating
of William F. Aldrich. Republican. who
contests the seat now held by CASTOR A
Robbins Democrat, for the Fourth con-
gressional district of Alabama 1t is the
first decision in contested election case at
the present session OF Congress: The con-
test was based on alleged intimidation and
racial prejudices growing out of appeals
for white supremacy. A minority report
win be made in behalf of Mr.. Robbins.
The House spent an hour to-day in dis
posing of bills favorably reported, and
among those passed were the measures to
build the League island and Mare island
dry docks of stone instead of timber. The
reports on the Roberts case were also re-
ceived. An hour was given TO pronouncing
eulogies on the late Representative Dan
ford, Of Ohio.
The Navy Department has prepared
tariff for the island Of Guam, based on
the schedules now in for the islands
of Cuba and Porto Rico. 1t was the inten-
ton TO adopt the Philippine schedules for
the little island, but IL was found they
were only slight notifications of the tarin
which existed before the archipelago came
into the possession of the United States.
and so were unsuitable because or the
heavy discrimination in favor of Spain. Ii
is probable the same tariff as that pre-
pared for Guam will be adopted for the
island OF Tutuila IL is understood these
measures are only temporary and viii
prevail only In the absence or some direc-
tions by Congress.
The statistician of the Department of
Agriculture has made public his final esti-
mates of the acreage. production and value
of the crops of 1899 The values are based
on the average farm prices on Dec. /. in
accordance with the practice of the depart
ment The wheat acreage was A. 592, sic. the
production 347, 3OS SAG bushels, and the value
1919, 545, z59. the average yield per acre being
1928 bushels, and the average farm price per
bushel on Dec. 1, 5S.4 cents. The corn
acreage S2.10S5S7. the production 2.O7S,-
1883 bushels. and the value s629. 30 ITO, the
average yield per acre being 25.3 bushels,
and the average farm price per bushel on
Dec !. 1913 cents. The acreage in oats was
26.34i. $780, the production 796.177.713 bushels,
and the value $l9S, 1875, the average yield
per acre being 800 bushels, and the average
farm price per bushel on Dec. i, 24.9 cents.
The barley crop is estimated at 73,S13,9i3
bushels. the rye crop at q, $751; H bushels.
the buckwheat crop at n,094,4I3 bushels.
the potato crop at 22S 7S3, 232 bushels, and
the hay crop at 56655. 156 tons.
The senate committee on Puerto RICO
and the Pacific islands held long session
to-day and listened to arguments for and
against free trade between Puerto Rico
and the United States. The Puerto Rican
commission appointed by the Federal
party. which recently arrived in this coun-
try, was heard. These gentlemen were all
for free trade with the United States,
wanted territorial form OF government,
desired United States currency as the STAN
dard, and wanted a loan authorized. Most
of them favored an extended suffrage and
believed that under United States laws
fair elections could be held. Henry Ok
nard, OF Nebraska, argued against free
trade because of the effect it would have
on the beet sugar interests. Mr. Hill, of
Louisiana, representing the cane sugar
growers, took the same view. Mr.. Frye, of
Connecticut, opposed free trade on account
OF the effect on the tobacco interests. Her
bert Myrick made a general argument
against free trade between the United
States and Puerto Rico because of the
effect IL would have upon the agricultural
interests of the United States. Major Awes,
who was for long time sanitary officer of
the island. gave some information concern
ing health conditions there.
Secretary Gage was before the House
committee on coinage. weights and meas
ures to-day and spoke in favor of the adop-
ton OF the metric system. Mr.. Gage also
referred to the need of fractional silver
currency. He pointed out that at present
the demand for fractional coin was so
urgent that the issue ran considerably be-
hind the $50000,000 authorized by law and
he recommended that this legal restriction
be repealed, leaving the treasury to deter
mine the proportion of fractional coin nec-
cssary.
The House committee on library treasury
favorably reported the bill appropriating
$4,000 for a statute to Commodore Perry
the hero of Lake Erie. to be erected at
Putin bay, o. s*s
An official statement has been issued by
the Census Office with reference to the in
dustrial census. 1t follows: 1.-The census
act provides that the statistics of manu-
facturers may be collected by enumerators
or by special agents. at the discretion of
the director. He may designate certain
cities, towns or other manufa curing CEN
tiers in which the manufacturing schedule
and placed in the hands of special agents
prepared. numbering in the aggregate over
WEATHER FORECAST.