The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-03-01

ing the military forces In the Philippines,
to the grade of major general in the regu-
lar establishment. II Will also make a
vacancy in the list of brigadier generals
OF regulars which will be filed by the ap-
poiotment of some officer who has rem
dered distinguished service in the Philip
pine campaign.
Second Assistant Postmaster General
Shallenberger to-day submitted to the
postmaster general a report showing the
result Of the special weighing of mail
throughout the United States in 1864 post
offices from Oct. 3 TO Nov. 6. 1899. The 175
frst-class postoftlces have been separately
tabulated in the report. This is the first
special weighing of mails since ten years
ago, when under the direction of Postmas-
ter General Wanamaker weighing was
done for seven days. The figures obtained
at that time have been found to be mis-
leading. The mail matter originating in
the United States during the time of
weighing amounted 10 Isl, l32, 405 pounds,
and it is estimated that upon this basis
the total amount OF mail carried during
year is 1865, 665,5 sos pounds. Revenue is de-
rived from 4O.57 per cent. of this. while
59.43 yields no revenue. OF the total sos
per cent. was first class, 25l9 second class,
2.09 second class free, 1892 third and fourth
class. GA government free and 51.20 equip
ment. 1t was found that during the thirty
| five days New York city furnished by far
the largest amount of mail-16, 440,S72
with 4.O53532; Philadelphia. 3.S01 1854: st.
Louis. S,4lO.219, and Washington, 3,244,2u
pounds Other cities furnished the follow
ing quantities in pounds: San Francisco,
LIB, 1S4; Minneapolis, l017,773; ST. Paul,
| $780, Kansas City, 1,171,362; Cincinnati,
1.655,511; Atlanta. 456.1 los: Baltimore, 911.272;
Cleveland, 766,S07; Pittsburg, So, $40; Rich
mond. 1928 Milwaukee. 1892. The larg-
est amount originating by States was in
New York-23, 029, 400 pounds-followed by
| ILLINOIS, with 13SS5,O61 pounds. Massa-
OH trr,tch cd A
| sylvania, 9446, 1884,; Missouri, 67SS, 634, and
| Ohio 6,999,675. 1t is estimated that during
| year 1.S47.l45.1s0 pounds of mail. or Sc
per cent, is carried by railroads, the re-
mainder-226, S69,slO pounds-being local
mail. -
| 1t is authoritatively stated at the Treas
| ury Department that in case the pending
| financial bill becomes a law the exchange
| of old bonds for the new per cents. will
| be made in The order in which they are
| actually received at the treasury, after the
| bill becomes law. In the case of a ma
| tional bank desiring to make exchanges,
action of the board of directors of the
| bank authorizing the assignment of the old
| be necessary, and this action Ii will be
| held. must be taken after the bill actually
Secretary Long made statement to the
House naval committee to-day on the gen.
| eral needs of the navy and the desirability
ment yards. AS to new ships, he held to
| his recommendation at the time Congress
| met, namely, three armored cruisers of
| about 1900 tons each. with the heaviest
| armor and most powerful ordnance; twelve
gunboats of about 800 tons each three pro-
| tected cruisers of about 5000 tons each. AS
| to building warships in our navy yards,
| Mr.. Long said they cost much more than
| those built under contract and took twice
| as long TO build them.
| Admiral Dewey suggested to the commit
| tee that ii leave off the twelve gunboats
| and give three new battleships instead. He
| said the battleships would be more service
| able, as General Otis had just purchased
fourteen gunboats and had turned them
| over to the navy. They were in very fair
| condition, and the admiral said that from
| his experience he thought they were just
| the vessels needed for service in the Philip
pines. He also took strong ground i'm favor
| of sheathing warships. He said the
| sheathed ships could run three times as long
| as ships unsheathed without being locked.
| The admiral stated that If the cruiser
| Charleston, which was lost on reef In the
| Philippines, had been Sheathed, Ii was his
| opinion that she might have been saved.
| As a reason for thinking this way he cited
| the fact that a British war vessel that was
| sheathed ran upon an unknown reef under
| circumstances similar TO the Charleston
and was saved by a sheathed bottom
/ The surgeon general OF the Marine Hos
| pital Service has been informed that the
bubonic plague has appeared on the Island
| of CoZumel off the coast of Yucatan. 1t
was brought there from Brazil. Quarantine
| officers in Mexico, in the gulf States and
| in Cuba and Porto Rico have been directed
to observe strict quarantine.
| The House committee on public lands
| to-day reported favorably on the bill CIV
ing to soldiers or sailors who served in the
| Spanish or Philippine wars an allowance of
| their time OF service on any homestead
| entry they may have made. Favorable &C.
| ton also was taken bill of Mr.. Wa
| tiers, of California, amending the act as to
| the prevention of forest fires on the public
domain. by making the restrictions severer
| and turning over the fines 70 the public
school fund of the counties where the fire
| occurs. 49,
In one month from to-day Lord Paunce-
fote. the British ambassador here. will re-
tire from the Office he has held for so
many years. Although the close of his
| term of office is near at hand the British
| Foreign Office has not as yet given any
| sign as to the succession. 1t is learned
| that at present there are five names under
| consideration, namely, Sir Thomas San
! derson, under secretary of state and
| brother of the present British consul
general at New York; Sir Francis villlers
| another under secretary of state; Sir
| Henry Howard, the present British minis
ter at The Hague; Michael Herbert, at
| present secretary TO the British embassy
| at Paris and formerly attached to the en-
| bassy here, and Sir Horace Plunkett, the
| British minister at Brussels.
General Otis has reported to the War
| Department that Second Lieutenant John
| r. Waugh, Thirty-ninth Volunteer In
| fantry, shot himself through the heart
| while temporarily deranged from extreme
| nervousness on the 9th inst, at Manila
| Lieutenant Waugh was born in Nebraska,
| in 1915. ***
Senator Fairbanks to-day introduced bills
to purchase sites and erect public buildings
| at Muncie and Anderson and appropriate
| coo in each case. Mr.. Cramer has here
| tofore introduced similar bills in the House