The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-02-16
PROGRESS IN TUTUILA
NATIVES ARE CHRISTIANS AND SUP
PORT MISSIONARIES.
Also Delighted with Prospect Of Rule
by Uncle Sam-Proposed Amend
ments to Subsidy Bill.

WASHINGTON. Feb. 15.-Assistant Sec
rotary Allen, of the Navy Department. re-
ceived a report to-day from Commander
b. F. Tilley, of the United States steamer
Abarenda, showing the prosperous and adj
vanced moral conditions of the inhabitants
of Tutuila and Manua, two of the islands
of the Samoan group recently acquired by
the United States by treaty arrangement
with Great Britain and Germany. Mr..
Allen was so much pleased with the show
ing of Christian progress contained in the
report that he made a special trip TO the
White House for the purpose of putting 1t
before the President.
Commander Tilley's report is dated at
Page Page. Samoa, Dec. z. 1899. and in it he
says: so far as / can learn every in
habitant of Tutuila is delighted at the
prospect Of the United States assuming
the government of the island. 1 am also
informed that this prospect is also pleas
ing to the inhabitants of Manua.
Everything is perfectly quiet and order
ly in this island and. so far as 1 can learn,
in all the Islands. A large number Of ma
tives are to-day holding a religious meet
ing at Pago Pago for the purpose of rails
ing funds TO establish a school for native
girls near Leone, Tutuila. The Rev. Z.
Cooper. who is in charge of the work of
the London Missionary Society in the
Islands of Tutuila and Manua, informed
me to-day that over $1,000 had already
been contributed for this purpose by the
natives Of these two islands. This is more
than 81 per capita for the entire popula-
ton, and is an indication of the interest
which the natives take in religious mat
tiers. Mr.. Cooper assures me that the ma
tives of Manua are of most excellent char
acter. and all Christians"
The White House is supplied with
water from a spring in Franklin square.
fully half a mile northeast of the execu-
tive mansion. This spring is located about
one hundred yards directly south of ex-
Secretary John Sherman's house. 1t is at
the bottom of a granite-walled well sixty
feet deep. The water that flows therefrom
is of remarkable purity and is nearly as
cold as ice. The White House supply flows
through a wooden pipe in sufficient guam
tity to meet all possible requirements of a
small army. The overflow runs off into a
fountain in the middle of the park, with
enough left over to keep half a dozen n.y.
drants on a special line going all the time.
These hydrants are on Thirteenth street.
at short intervals south of the park, and
the last one is located on the corner of
Fourteenth street and Pennsylvania ave-
nue., directly across from Wizards Hotel.
Better water cannot be found in the United
States. The supply seems to be inexhaust-
ible. -
The last time ex-Speaker Reed was In
Washington he was entertained by a dis
tinguished United States senator, who in
vited a select company of friends to en-
| terrain the ex-statesman and be enter
tanned by him.. AS Mr.. Reed was about to
party in shaking hands with him dropped
her handkerchief. The ponderous Reed
stopped quickly and picked it up, receiving
the thanks of the woman as he handed il
to her. 81 am the one who should be thank
full" he replied, thankful that 1 can do il.
If l should take on a few more pounds OF
flesh the feat would be impossible
Representatives Payne, Grosvenor and
DalzeIl. member of the ways and means
committee of the House. to-day had a con-
ference with the President on the subject
Of the pending Porto Rican tariff. 1t is
understood the President assured them
that, while he was rather of the opinion
that there should be free trade between
the island and the United States, he had no
disposition to intrude his views on Con-
gress, and if il was the opinion of the
oto q y u oOt lAooCCe
that there should be a small or nominal
customs charge on Porto Rican goods en-
tering the United States ne would will.
ingly accept their judgment. 1t is the opin-
ion of Messrs. Payne, Grosvenor and Dali
Zell that the bill, substantially as Ii now
stands, will pass both houses and become
a law. "
The President to-day sent to the Senate
the nomination of James Allison. of Kan.
sas, to be commissioner to the Interna.
tional Exposition at Paris; also a number
of army nominations, including Lieut.. Col
M. S. Cummins, of the Twenty-seventh In
fantry, to be colonel of that regiment
Other nominations were:
Army, volunteers-Maj. G. 7. Bryan, tc
be lieutenant colonel; Capt. l.. c. Scherrer
be captain; Second Lieut.. r. II. Brewer, t
be first lieutenant. Thirty-sixth Infantry
To be second lieutenants, Sergt. Maj. j. NJ
Craig, First Sergt. j. +. Costello, Sergt
]. A. Huntsman, Sergt. G.. F. Young. Sergt
Maj. G.. J. Oden; to be first lieutenant
Second Lieut.. Edward MCGOWAN.
Regulars. corps of engineers-Maj. w. S
Stanton, to be lieutenant colonel; Capt
G. w. Cocktails, to be major; First Lieut.
C. Keller, to be captain; Second Lieut.. +
c. Boggs, jr., to be first lieutenant. Sub
sistence department-Capt. d. l.. Brainard
to be major.
A suggestion of the extent of the com
merce of the great inland sea stretchin,
from Buffalo to Chicago and Dulut
known as the great lakes. is supplied b,
some figures which have just reached tn
Treasury Bureau of Statistics. The tabl'
which follows shows the number of ton
and valuation of freights carried through
the American and Canadian canals at tn
500 in each year from 1889 TO 1899:
Net Tons. Valuation
1SS9. 1916, OF $50, 732, 80
1sgO. 9.04l, 213 102, 214,94
1se1 .. S.SSs, T59 12S. u.s. 20
ZOO II 214 222 13s III Dc