The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-04-04


four, and may be assigned to the assaying,
melting and refining, and TO the coming
departments. and must be graduates in
metallurgy and chemistry from technical
schools of recognized standing. They will
be selected by competitive examination by
the Civil-service Commission whenever the
services Of apprentices are required, and
there will be. in addition, such special
tests of fitness as to moral character as
may be satisfactory to the superintendent
and the operating officers. Apprentices
which time they may be given permanent
positions in the operating departments
where they serve.
Argument in the case of Senator Clark
of Montana, was begun by counsel for the
memorialists to-day before the Senate COM
mittee privileges and elections. Arthur
spoke to-day. His brief has already been
made public. .
To-day's statement of the treasury bal
ances In the general fund. exclusive of the
s15o.0OO.0Oo gold reserve in the division of
redemption. shows: Available cash bal
ances. sl56.626.2s7; gold. ss7,s5S,7ls.
President Mckinley has invited the Pres
ident of Switzerland to name a member
of the Chilean claims commission. The
Chilean government already has named it's
commissioner, in the person of its minister
resident here. Senior vicuna, and its agent
in the person of Senior Cruz The United
States government also will select a men,
Der of the commission and agent, and
the person named by the President of
Switzerland will be the third member of
the commission. He will be its president
and the umpire in case any decisions are
required. The name of the Swiss minister
here, Mr.. Pioda, has been mentioned in
this connection. .
William E. Slaughter. of Louisiana, 5000
clerk in the Office of the paymaster general
of the navy, was arrested by postoffice in
spectors to-day for alleged fraud on the
government Slaughter had charge of the
mailing business of the naval pay bureau.
and is reported to be responsible for the
loss of between 5000 and 500 worth of post
age stamps. Slaughter has been in the gov
ernment service about two years and has a
young wife.
Mrs. Mckinley. who has been confined to
her room for some time on account of an
attack of grip. is greatly improved, and to-
DAY, for the first time in the last week or
more, was able to take drive with the
President **
The amount of bonds so far deposited in
the treasury for exchange for the new 2
per cents is s2lO 500. of which SIS. ESQ 500
has been received from individuals and in
situations other than national banks.
The resignation of Mr.. Webster Davis as
assistant secretary of the interior was ac-
copied to-day by Secretary Hitchcock by
direction of the President. The resigna-
ton, it is understood, was sent directly to
the President by Mr.. Davis, but was re-
ferred to the secretary of the interior to
be accepted by him in the regular course.
Secretary Hitchcock declined to say any,
thing in regard to the resignation. He be-
lieved that the statements made by Mr..
Davis fully covered the case. The secre-
tary refused TO make public the text of the
letter of resignation or that of the accept
ance of IL.
The State Department is taking steps to
ascertain whether it can accede to the
wishes of the Red Cross Aid Association in
the matter of transmitting funds to United
States Consul Hay at Pretoria for the ex-
tension of the Boer ambulance service and
the supply of medicines for the Boer sick
and wounded. A request to this effect was
preferred by Mr.. Pruyn, an officer of the
organization referred to. 1t differed some
what from applications made i'm behalf of
certain German organizations in the West,
the purpose in the latter case being to ex-
tend aid to Boer widows and orphans. The
department is inclined to accede to Mr..
Pruyns request, as Ii did in the case of
the German organizations applications.
But 1t Is probable that. to avoid any ap-
pearance of bias, the effort will be to pro-
vide for disbursement of funds for the
relief of the sick and wounded, regardless
OF nationality, during the continuance of
the war. The department is now in cable
correspondence with its representative
abroad on this subject.
The section of the extradition treaty be-
tween the United States and Mexico which
permits each of the governments party to
the treaty to surrender its own citizens
charged with crimes committed in the ter
ritory of the other is working SATISFACTORY
ly. according to reports to the State De-
partment. -
John d. Hughey, of Rochester. Ind. has
been appointed teacher in the Indian school
at Pima, A. T.
Patents were issued to Indianians to-day
as follows: Charles III. Bemenderfer, Gosh
en-, bicycle attachment: Latham w. and G..
w. Greenleaf, Terre Haute. mortising ma
chine; Richard Holder and j. w. Adney
Columbus, adjustable bed spring; James
OConnell. Bedford, setting tombstones or
other heavy objects; Asa l.. Parrish Elk
hart, paper-bag machine; Sylvester H
Peek, Avoca, office indicator; William "
Rumely, Laporte, stacker fan for thrash
ers; James b. Schuman, Columbia CITY,
pneumatic elevator; John O. Sinner and
a. {. Anderson, wire fencing
Admiral Dewey has decided TO deposit his
entire collection of trophies in the National
Museum, including the sword presented to
him by Congress and the great loving c,p
procured by popular subscription. His OBJ
Ject In doing so is to give the public oppor-
tunity 10 view the collection which is one
OF great value and interest