The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-01-25

Senator and Mrs. Foraker have announced
the engagement of their eldest daughter.
Miss Florence. to Rudolph Matthews, of
Cincinnati, and of their youngest daughter,
Miss Julia, to Francis King Wainwright,
of Philadelphia.
Representative Sherman, of New York.
has introduced a resolution to-day which
referred to the naval committee pro-
yiding for a select committee of members
of the House to investigate the hazing
at the Naval Academy at Annapolis.
The agricultural appropriation bill has
been reported to the House 1t carries ap-
proximately A,500.000. covering the usual
requirements of the Agricultural Depart
ment, experiment stations, etc., together
with a rearrangement of several of the
divisions of the department in the interest
OF simplifying the service.
The Navy Department has practically
completed arrangements for sending a
party of scientists to the Island of Sumatra
to observe the total eclipse of the on
the 18th of May next. The expedition will
be in charge Of Professor Skinner Of the
naval observatory 1t will start from San
Francisco between Feb 20 and March
next.
A large and influential delegation repre-
senting those interested in the Louisiana
Purchase Worlds Exposition, TO be held at
St Louis in 1903, was heard yesterday by
the special committee of the House of Rep
resentatives having charge Of that subject.
The delegation wants to make sure of an
appropriation Of $5,0O0.000. which Congress
has promised.
Representative McCleary, of Minnesota,
from the committee on library, has report
ed favorably TO the House the bill TO appro-
rriate $4,000 for a pedestal for statue to
the poet, Henry w. Longfellow, which is
to be erected in this city by the Long
fellow Memorial Association. The bill also
carries a provision for the donation of a
site upon one of the government reserva-
tions.
A brief cablegram from Commander Sar-
geant of the gunboat Scorpion, announces
that he sailed on Wednesday from La
guayra for Curacao. 1t Is his intention to
take on a supply of coal at the latter port
and ii Is probable he will return to La
guayra. The commander makes no refer
ence to the existence of any trouble at
Laguayra, hence 1t is inferred that condi-
lions In Venezuela are quieter.
The Senate committee on the Philippines
has decided TO report favorably the bill
proyiding for the maintenance of a soldiers
duced by Senator Teller providing for the
printing of the Filipino petition presented
to the Senate by him was considered and
an adverse report ordered upon IT. The
stewart bill for the creation of a Supreme
Court for the Philippines was discussed but
the opinion prevailed that the time had
not come for action in that direction.
Among the callers at the White House
Yesterday was Captain o. j. Humphrey, Of
San Francisco, who was presented to the
president by Senator Perkins. Captain
Humphrey visited the Executive Mansion
as the special envoy of California Com
mandery No /, knights Templars, of San
Francisco, to personally present to Presi-
dent Mckinley an invitation from the COM
mandery to meet with 1t upon his visit to
the Pacific coast the coming spring. 1t is
probable the President win accept the invi-
tatfon