The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-12-06

he will name John Barrett. of Oregon. at
present commissioner general of the St
Louis exposition 10 Asia and Australasia,
TO be minister. Mr.. Barrett is now some
where in the neighborhood of the Straits
settlements He has been working TO Sc
cure good Asiatic representation at the
St Louis exposition and his efforts have
been attended with success. for he has in
duced both China and Japan to embark
upon large governmental exhibits when
they had decided not to be represented in
that way. He is now bound for Australia,
where 1t is his hope to change the minds OF
the premiers in Australia and New Zealand
and cause them to reconsider their purpose
to allow the exposition to go on without
exhibits from their colonies.
The Cabinet was in session for an hour
and half to-day. All the members were
present except Attorney General Knox and
Secretary Root. Secretary Hay brought to
the attention of the President and Cabinet
the most important business discussed
Secretary Hay also called attention to
what promises TO be serious hitch In the
negotiations at Havana of a Cuban reci-
procity treaty. The appointments of TWEEN
ty-!tve poStmasterS We're decided upon, the
most important of which is that Of William
H. Tucker, to be reappointed as postmaster
at Toledo, o.
The unexpected turn in the Cuban treaty
negotiations at Havana have greatly sur
son TO believe from Minister Squier's re-
ports that the treaty was practically an ac-
complished fact. Now that it is to be
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at Havana, with a Nationalist ma jority
supposed to be hostile to the establishment
of closer relations with the United States.
ii Is feared that the treaty is lost, for If
not rejected outright il is almost certain to
be amended so as to make 1t unacceptable
10 the United States.
If Minister Hart, at Bogota, is correctly
informed no treaty providing for the con-
struction of the Panama canal can be rati-
fled by the Colombian Congress before
about June !, next He has reported that
the congressional elections have been called
for the middle of next March and Colom-
bans here say that period of at least
sixty days is required to assemble a newly
elected Congress. and then some time must
elapse before il is in working order. Secre-
tary Hay therefore has decided to allow
the treaty to be ratified in Washington
first. presuming that he succeeds in nego-
tiating one. unless the Senate interposes an
objection, which is not anticipated. 1t is
expected that early next week DR..
Herran. the Colombian charge here will
be given all the powers necessary for him
to sign a treaty.
of the Philippines, appeared before the
House committee on insular affairs to-day
in advocacy of the bill providing for the
detail of army officers as chief and assist
ant chiefs of the Philippine constabulary
Governor Wright also spoke in favor of
the gold standard coinage bill for the
islands.
Baron Hengelmuller. the Austrian am
bassador, called at the executive office to-
day and presented to President Roosevelt
the Austrian surgeon. Prof. Lorenz, and
his assistant, Dr. Mueller.
Ii has recently been brought to the at
tention of Postmaster General Payne that
about twenty-five women are holding posi-
tons as carriers in the rural free delivery
service, and a call has been made upon
Superintendent Machen of that branch for
information about them. An investigation
will be made to learn whether they are
performing their duties satisfactorily. 1t
is said that appointments were made with
out knowledge of the sex of the appointees.
Mr.. Payne is said to be opposed to the ap-
pointment of women to such service.