The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-04-23
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.
ArbOr Day Celebrated Minister
LOomis Delayed at New York.

Secretary Gage yesterday bought $500, 600
short tours United States bonds at $ll3. 5632.
The President yesterday signed the COM
missions OF a number OF officerS of the
army and navy appointed som time ago.
The controller OF the currency has de-
clared a dividend of 6 $40 per cent. In favor
of the creditors of the insolvent Merchants
National Bank of Ocala, Fla.
An order was issued at the War De-
partment Yesterday discharging n number
of captains who have been serving as ma
JOrS In the volunteer service, but who hold
commissions I'm the regular establishment.
The Postoffice Department has specially
instructed all postmasters that undelivered
parcels from foreign countries never
should be sent to the dead letter office. but
must be returned direct TO the foreign ex-
change Office which dispatched them TO this
country.
The division of insular affairs of the War
Department is making arrangement for
extensive improvements of the Pasig river
at Manila. IL is intended to secure a depth
of eighteen feet in the river, which will re-
quire the dredge Of 1856 NJ cubic yards of
mud, sand and shells.
An order issued by Secretary Root as
signs Brigadier General James r. Wade
to command the department of southern
LuZOn, I'm place of General Bates and Brig
adler General William Ludlow, to COM
mand the department of the Visayas, in
place of General Hughes.
Secretary Hay and Lord Pauncefote, the
British ambassador, yesterday exchanged
Publications of the treaty ratified by the
extradition treaty by the addition of three
articles, the most important of which is
the defining as an extraditable crime the
destruction of railroad property.
Lieut.. Col. Charles Humphrey. deputy
quartermaster general, now with General
Chaffee in China, has been ordered to Ma
Mia TO make inspection OF the new quarter
masters department in the Philippines and
80, - 4 p "a. h tic &c ahtAf
Quartermaster of the division OF the Philip
pines, relieving Maj. Crosby +. Miller.
The dowager Duchess of Manchester and
her sister. Lady Lester Kaye. who are
guests of Washington friends, called at the
White House yesterday, accompanied by
Adelbert 5. Hay, United States consul at
Pretoria. They were received in the green
parlOr by the President, the ladies being
presented to the chief executive by MIR.
Hay.
Word has been received at the State De.
partment from United States Minister
Loomis 10 the effect that he has been de-
tanned in New York and prevented from
reporting in person 10 the department by
the illness of Mrs. Loomis resulting from
the voyage TO New York from Venezuela
The minister is expected TO arrive in Wash
ingtOn to-day.
Arbor day was celebrated in Washington
by the planting of two memorial trees in
| the Department Of Agriculture grounds
The trees are to commemorate the WORK
OF the late Secretary OF Agriculture j. NJ
| Rusk and the late Assistant Secretary T.
NJ. Willets. Secretary Wilson. Professor
Galloway. director of the bureau OF plant
industry, and Mr.. Sudworth, one OF the
tree experts of the department, made ad
dresses.
A delegation from the Omaha and Winnie
bago Indian reservation was at the Indian
Bureau yesterday and asked for a larger
| per capita payment 10 the tribe. The dele.
gates reported that the interest money paid
them annually from their funds In the
United States treasury was inadequate &c
meet their needs and asked TO have some OF
the principal added TO these payments. &c
enable them 10 purchase agricultural nipple.
mcnts and other necessities.
COMMISSIONS of Internal Revenue Yerkes
has held that persons engaged In taking or.
dcrs for transactions described I'm Para
graph 3. Section :. of the act OF March :
1901 bucket shops). are imperatively re-