The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-01-10
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.
Brief Mention of Action on Bills and
Departmental Matter.

Brief Mention OF Action ON Bills and
Departmental Matter.
Fred L. HoIlingsworth. a letter carrier
at Anderson, Ind, has been promoted from
se00 TO $3.50.
The House committee on banking ana
| currency has reported fayorably the Bros
ius bill TO extend the charters of national
banks.
C. L. vawter. the United States marshal
at Nome. Alaska, has sent his resignation
TO the President He is from Montana.
L. X. Richards, Of Washington, has been
recommended for the vacancy.
Judge Denton, of Somerset, KY. has been
selected as the internal revenue collector
fer the Eighth district. TO succeed John
W.. Yerkes. recently appointed commission
er of internal revenue. He has the indorse-
ment Of all the Republican members of the
Kentucky delegation in Congress.
Indiana postmasters have been appointed
as follows:- Bynum, Shelby county. Will
signed; Hamburg, Franklin county. Fran
els Dwinger, vice Conrad Hittle. removed:.
Rays Crossing. Shelby county. Frank L
Briley, vice James j. Thomas. removed.
The Senate committed on foreign rela-
tons yesterday heard on both
sides of the controversy over the Jamaica
reciprocity treaty. Hon. J. A Kasson,
who negotiated the treaty. appeared In sup
fornia. opposed the ratification of the
agreement.
The officials of the Cigar Leaf Board OF
Trade of the United States, appeared be-
fore the House committee on agriculture
yesterday, and urged generous appropria-
tions for the extension of the work now
EXPERIMENT Pelns mem Of AgricuIture in the cir intToduc.
tion of new varieties of cigar leaf tobacco
and improved methods of cultivation, cur
ing and fermentation
The public lands committee of the House
has directed a favorable report on the Sem
tae bill to allow the communication OF home
stead entries in certain cases.; also, on Del
egate Flynn's bill providing for the sub
division into counties, designation of coun-
ty seats, ETC., OF the lands coded by the
Wichita and the Comanche. Kiowa and
Apache Indians before they are opened for
settlement of entry.
The House committee on naval affairs Is
considering the naval appropriation bill.
which the subcommittee has agreed upon.
The full has tentatively agreed
to increase the enlisted force of the navy
5000. The secretary of the navy recon-
mended an increase Of 5000 men. The COM
mittee also has scaled down the appropria-
tions recommended for the various navy
yards, reducing them on an average about
40 per cent. from the estimates.
The departure of the Dixie from Gibral-
tar for Tangier yesterday has renewed at
tention to the Ezzegui case. although IL Is
said by officials that the visit OF the ship
has no reference whatever TO the inder1-
nifty claim. The government OF Morocco
made a satisfactory agreement some time
4 toO ~ B0I tOft'V ~ tA1 49, -
amount has not been received or distrfb-
uted, so far as known here II is expected.
however, that a satisfactory adjustment
Of the entire matter will be made.
The State Department has received a dis
patch from Mr.. Chas. w. Kindrick, consul
for the United States at Ciudad Juarez.
Mexico, reporting the release of T. w
Lewis, an American citizen. an engineer
on the Mexican Central Railroad, who was
arrested because his train ran over and
killed a Mexican named Jesus Calderon.
who had attempted &c make a coupling.
The matter had been the subject or CORE
spondence between the State Department
and the minister at Mexico City and the
United States consul at Ciudad Juarez.
J. f. McNan:ee, representing the locomo-
tive engineers and the Labor Federation or
olumbu o., made an argumen before
the Senate committee on agriculture yes
terday against the Grout oleomargarine
bill. He commended for the right of con-
sumers to buy any article they might de-
sire which is not deleterious TO health. as
he commended oleomargarine is not. He COM
pared the efforts of the butter makers TO
restrict the manufacture of oleomargarine
10 an imaginary effort on the part OF the
rock quarry owners TO prevent the manu-
facture of brick. One proceeding. he as
serted, would De as reasonable as the other.
The reported indignities TO George f.
Gage, of Elizabeth, y. j., and another
? American named Bartlett, who are said "a
have been Imprisoned and ill-treated by the
Venezuelan authorities, have not yet been
, brought to the attention OF the State De-
partment. so that the officials are unable
to state what course will be pursued IL the
subject ssumes official form. The McAu-
ley case. referred to in the press dispatches
as one of an aggravated character in Ven
~ezuela, does not appear TO have reached
the State Department thus far. as the rec
ords of the past three months show no ref-
erence to IL.
Senator Lodge has presented TO the Sen,
ate a memorial signed by thirty-eight man
T ufacturcrs Of cotton goods in the South
ern States expressing their approval Of
the action OF the United States I'm the pro
lection OF American interests in China III
a body of their memorial the signers sa,
their trade has increased In recent year.
ito such an extent that interference II
China by any European government wouls
tend seriously 10 injure not only the cot
ton manufacturing industries, but othe'
important products OF the United states
which are being shipped TO China" Thel
urge the necessity OF maintaining the opei
door policy. especially In Manchuria.
The Senate has confirmed the following
nominations: +. r.. Mowrer. OF Ohio. con
sui at Antigua. West ladies'; Oscar r. VIII
; liams, OF New York. consul general a
' Singapore; j. f. Boyd, United States dis
: trict Judge for the Western district %
North Carolina; Jacob Trieber. Unites
: States district judge for the Eastern dis
trict of Arkansas: William G.. Whipple
|. United States attorney for the Eastern dis
trict OF Arkansas: Nolen l.. Chew. OF In
diana. TO be deputy auditor for the Post
Office Department TO succeed Abraham /
: Illinois. 10 be assistant register OF tn
I treasury, 10 succeed Nolen L. Ciew. trans
: ferred.
The War Department will Investigat
the case OF Capt. G. w. King. assistan
Quartermaster United States Volunteers
Z recently arrested at Mobile. Ala. on tt
il charge OF having accepted n bride fror
e Mr.. Hobson. the contractor for the con
struction OF barracks and other building
at Fort Morgan. Ala. Instructions wer
sent 10 General Brooke, at New York. com
handing the Department OF the East 4
: send an officer OF his department TO Mobil
, at once for the purpose OF investigating II
case. with a view to determining whethe
: Captain KIM shall be tried by the civ'
Authorities or by a court-martiaL. An orde
: also was sent 10 Captain King relieving
Z him of his duties. King wired his f1the
I al East Fort Dodge. Ia. yesterday: Don