The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-14

The cost Of production. materials and |
maintenance would, In his opinion. gradu-
ally decrease as the. demand for them IN
creased SO that az. by the enactment into |
law. OF the pending bill. the demand Ior |
vessels should Increase, as IL naturally |
wocld the cost of production would just |
as naturally decrease in short time. Mr..
Clyde said that what IT was desired 10 do
by the bin was TO encourage low-speed yes
eels-vcssels that would at low cost extend
American export trade. Mr.. Clyde said his
company. on the day the bill became a law,
would sign contract for the construction
OF two vessels TO cost In the aggregate
about $i.0e0ooos President Munson. or the
Munson steamship line. had stated that
his company would place at least 10000
tons OF shipping that was now under for
eign flags under the American flag. He
had no doubt that other lines would do the
same thing
F. b Thurber, representing the United
States Export Association. said the bill was
a potent factor in the interests of the great
masses OF laboring people OF the United
States Theodore G.. Search. of Pniladel-
phia. president Of the American Manufac-
turers' Association, maintained that the
enactment of the pending bill would be OF
immense benefit to the manufacturers of
the country. and would largely increase
American export trade. Mr.. Search argued
that the enactment of the bill would create
great ship-building industry, giving en-
ployment to tens OF thousands OF people,
benefting the entire Nation. The United
States, he said. had taken its place def
nitely as one OF the great manufacturing
export nations OF the world, and 1t was de-
sirable that our export trade should be car
ried In American vessels.
To-day's statement of the condition of
the treasury shows: Available cash bal
snce. $3.50. O6S: gold reserve. S22S,562,4 49,
According to a dispatch received at the
State Department from Ambassador Por-
ter. at Paris, American women who have
become wives OF Frenchmen and subse-
qucntly have been deserted have peculiar
status before the law of France. The French
law of marriage provides that marriages
contracted by French citizens in foreign
co1ntries are valid IL celebrated according
10 the forms habituaI in those countries
providing they conform to the requirements
of the French code with respect to age,
prior marriage, kinship, parental consent
and consent of the parties. If. however
these formalities have been disregarded
the deserted wife still can claim recogni-
ton II she was twenty-five years old and
her husband twenty-five at the time or the
marriage. and IL there was no manifest
Intention TO evade the provisions Of the
French law Under these conditions the
alliance would be known by the courts
a putative marriage, the effect of which
would be. Notwithstanding the invalidity
OF the marriage to give the wife the status
Of legal married woman and the children
the right to bear the name of the father.
They could also inherit the fathers estate.
Inc French law would further give the
putative wife the right of almony and
would enable her TO enforce such a claim
not only against her husband. but, in the
event of his inability, against his rela-
tives. An American wife OF a French hus-
band who has proved unfaithful. therefore.
IS properly protected by the law of France
and the husband is released from none of
his obligations. II he should, under the
circumstances, remarry in France he would
be liable to sentence for bigamy in the
courts OF his own land If it could be shown
ne was over twenty-five years of age at the
time On his first marriage and had entered
into that contract in good faith.
The Industrial Commission to-day heard
the testimony of J. Hale, of South Glaston-
bury, Conn, who owns extensive peach
and plum orchards in Georgia. He de-
scribed Industrial conditions in the South,
saying that a lack of thrift was one of
the causes for the depressed farming in
dustry- He said negro labor employed on
his plantations in Georgia was as cheap
and efficient as white labor in New Eng
land.
Official reports received by Rear Admiral
Bradford, chief of the Bureau of Equip
ment. from Lieutenant Commander III. NJ.
Hodges, commander of the Nero, announce
the feasibility OF cable route across the
Pacific connecting San Francisco, Homo
lulu. Midway island, Gaum. Luzon and
Yokohama. The Nero surveyed between
Guam and Luzon. and then ran back to
Guam, pursuing q zigzag course in order to
sound along the route selected with view
10 obtaining the best possible location for
the cable. Then she ran a straight course
to Yokohama She returned zigzagging to
Guam and will zigzag across the line to the
Midway islands and to Honolulu. when her
work viii be completed The Nero has
found depth of less than 5000 fathoms
between Yokohama and Guam and Luzon
and Guam Three thousand fathoms is the
extreme depths the authorities We're willing
to lay the cable The cable between Homo
lulu and Dongala bay. which is the Luzon
knots long. Only two Offsets from the pro-
1ected route between the Midway islands
and Guam were found necessary to avoid
obstacles TO successful laying and opera
ton OF the cable. The first was q sub
marine mountain a short distance west of
the Midway islands. and the second more
than 1900 fathoms deep. found about 500
miles east Of Guam.
Lieut. Col. Edward H. Plummer, Thirty
fifth volunteer infantry Captain in the
Tenth infantry, has been promoted colone.
of that regiment in place of Col. William
A Kobbe, who was recently promoted
brigadier general of volunteers. Lieut.. Col.
William r. Grove, of the Thirty-sixth vol
unteer infantry, has been appointed colonel
OF that regiment in place of Col. j. +. Bell,
who was recently made a brigadier general.
Grove was formerly major of the First
Colorado volunteer infantry and is not an
officer of the regular establishment.
The Senate committee on Porto Rico and
Pacific islands to-day heard Governor Gen
eral Davis who exhaustively reviewed the
conditions in the islands. going over the
ground covered in his statement before the
House committee on insular affairs earlier
fr the week.
First Lieutenant John W. Lynch. of the
Marine Corps. was recently convicted by
courtmartial at Cavite, p. l., of violation
Of the regulations and sentenced to be dis
missed from the service 1t appears from
the evidence that in July last while under
the Influence of strong drink he attempted
TO break into private residence, occupied
by woman and her two daughters. They