The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-03-19

proximately $4,000. which had been COW
cred up by forged loans and discounts: AS
a permanent receiver Will soon be appoint
ed 20 close up its affairs.
Consul Nelson. at Bergen. Sweden, in
a report TO the State Department, a y
that 4 successful attempt has been made
10 produce steel By electricity IL that coun-
try. Experiments are being carried on IN
a factory there. and already about 900
rounds have been made In six drafts daily.
This steel is Of an excellent quality, and
meets with ready sale at high prices. TN
recount Of this cheap method of production,
the profits are declared to be large.
The Postofice Department wiz issue
about next autumn a complete digest OF
postal Information under the terms of the
last postal appropriation act. There Is al
ready a large demand and numerous IN
quiries are reaching tho department IL Is
announced, however. that the contr1 cts
cannot be advertised for until after july l
next. and that it will be a consideranle
time after that before the pamphlets viii
be available for free distribution at all
postofices in the country.
Secretary Hay had a long conference
yesterday with Senator Morgan respecting
isthmian canal matters and the advisable
ity Of reopening negotiations for a treaty
with Great Britain on the subject. me
secretary IS losing no opportunity OF ae-
quainting himself with the views of sena-
tors on this subject. and the conference
yesterday with Senator Morgan is only one
OF nearly a dozen he has had on the same
$500 ~
sentatives since the adjournment OF the
~Fifty-sixth Congress.
The senator's and members appointed to
attend the funeral of the late Representa-
tive BrOsius, of Pennsylvania, will leave
Washington early to-day for Lancaster.
The committee on the part of the Senate
follows: Senators Penrose, Quay, Sewer,
Scott. Martin and Gallinger. The House
committee consists OF Representatives Dali
zeIl. Grow, Olmstead and Butler of Penn
sylvania. Thayer Of Massachusetts,, Cap
a Of Rhn1o leland Hill of Connecticut.
Fowler and LOudenslager OF New Jersey,
Talbert of South Carolina. Shattuck OF
Ohio. Eddy of Minnesota, Rucker or Mis-
souri, and Stephens of Texas.
Commissioner of Indian Affairs Jones
has instructed Indian Agent HaZlitt. OF
Fort Defiance Reservation. Ariz., TO take
all necessary steps TO bring back Navajo
Indians who the supervisor of the Grand
Canyon forest reserve reports are now
trespassing on that reserve. This report,
received from Agent Hazlitt. yesterday.
says that Navajo Indians have entered that
reserve with their fiocks, and are hunting
and driving all game out of the country.
The agent reports that the Indians have
raised almost nothing for two years, and
hunger and fear of losing their focks may
have induced them TO take chances in tres
passing on the forest reserve. A report
from the additional farmer at the agency
attributes the Indians action to designing
whites.
1t was said at the War Department, yes
terday. that no investigation had been in
stituted as to the extent TO which military
secrets became nov TO foreign military
attaches stationed il Washington. This
statement was called out by a report that
the State Department had asked the War
Department to institute such an investi-
CATION. and that the inquiry actually had
been begun. In authoritatively disposing
of the report. it was pointed out that the
War Department sought to give every
proper facility to the foreign military at
taches. admitting them to our arsenals,
etc, and that the limitations placed upon
them were comparatively few. including
those connected with the tests at the
Sandy Hook proving ground. In this last
case il appears that while the government
restricts all information on the tests. no
restriction can be legally placed on private
parties who have guns or explosives under
test, and who usually have the right to be
| present during the test of their articles.