The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-03-08

ment of a permanent commander of the
! Department of the Lakes a. Jordan Mac
Arthur, commanding the Department of
Colorado. at Denver, undoubtedly will be
| transferred to the command of the Depart
ment of the Lakes as soon as his successor
! in command of the Department of Colorado
| is selected.
The District Court OF Appeals to-day an
nounced it's decision in the prize money
cases instituted by Admiral Sampson for
himself, his officers and enlisted men in
the Santiago campaign and appealed from
] the District Supreme Court The court is
divided. Chief Justice Alvey, who deliv-
cred the opinion, held that the appeal
should not have been taken to that court,
/ but wtthholds the order of the dismissal.
! This course is with a view TO preserving
| the appeal in case the United States Su-
preme Court should decide the appeal was
/ rightfully taken. The decision says, how
ever that the order OF dismissal will be
/ entered in case II is desired to appeal to
/ the United States Supreme Court TO order.
/ Justice Norris in concurring says he is not
] satisfied that his court has no jurisdiction,
but as that would in effect deny jurisdic-
| ton of the United States Supreme Court
such a ruling should come from the latter
court. Justice Shepard will file a dissent
/ ing opinion.
Senator Teller to-day presented in the SEN
ate memorial from the Colorado Legisla-
ture urging that the present tariff on sugar
be retained and protesting against any
reciprocity with Cuba as opposed TO the
rapidly developing beet-sugar interests of
the Western States.
xxx
The Senate committee on interoceanic ca
nails to-day heard Jacob w. Miller, presi-
dent of the Maritime Canal Company, on
the question of constructing an isthmian
canal. He placed the amount of money that
has been expended by his company at be-
| tween 100000 and $5,000,000. He said the
stockholders would be SATISFIED with what
ever the government saw fit to give them
! for their endeavors to keep the Nicaragua
| canal project before the American people.
| Captain Miller said on account of physical
advantages the Nicaragua route was the
most desirable.
Senator McLaurin, of Mississippi, to-day
gave notice of an amendment he will offer
to the ship-subsidy bill, intended to pre-
vent the high officials of the United States
government from receiving any benefit from
the enactment of the proposed law. The
! amendment requires that the names of all
members Of firms or Of incOrpOrators and
| stockholders of all corporations, whether
| owners of subsidized ships or contractors
to build the same, shall be made public. 1t
| then proceeds as follows: mo senator, or
| representative, or President of the United
States, or judge of any court of the United
States shall be directly or Indirectly in
| terested in any contract under this act
| or in any corporation having contract I'M
| der this act, directly or indirectly re-
| ceive any money thing of value or worth
! under the provisions or this act, or be di-
| rectly or indirectly interested in any cor
poration vessel which is a beneficiary
under this act"
Senator Gamble, from the committee on
| Indian affairs to-day reported favorably
! the bill ratifying the agreement with the
Rosebud Sioux Indians for the cession of
their unalotted lands in Gregory county,
South Dakota, to the United States. There
| are $4,000 acres, for which the Indians
TO receive SO4O,0O.
Secretary Root has received a cable mes
sage from acting Governor Wright, at Ma
Mia saying that Commander Ide. who is
under medical treatment at Yokohama, ia
| pan, is improving in health and is expected
| to be able to resume his duties at Manila
in about a month.
Senator Dubois to-day presented to the
Senate a memorial from the American
Chamber of Commerce of Manila urging
that the immigration of Chinese coolie
| immigrants into the Philippine islands be
permitted under restrictions to be imposed
! by the Philippine commission The me-
and Senator Dubois asked to have it read
| in order TO call attention to the situation
| there.
Governor General Wood. of Cuba, has
issued an order making liable to fine of
not less than 500 nor more than $500 any
person, company corporation installing
a telegraph or telephone line or other pub
lie or private enterprise without proper
authorization Of law. The order makes
| Of for GaN ha ri-
is continued in operation after due notice
for it's discontinuance has been served.
XXX
Speaker Henderson to-day presented by
request to the House a memorial from the
House of Delegates Of Porto Rico setting
forth the depressed condition of the coffee
industry and asking that a bounty of 5
cents a pound be paid out of the United
States treasury for coffee raised in Porto
Rico and exported.
The census preliminary report on butter.
cheese and condensed milk factory prod
ucts including urban dairy products. shows
the following summary for 1900, with per-
centages of increase since 1890: Number OF
establishments, 1856, an increase OF 80 per
cent; capital, $3650S,Ol5, an increase of 120
per cent; wage earners. average number,
wages, So 7O.670, an increase of 40 per cent ;
miscellaneous expenses, H.590.756 in
crease OF SO per cent; cost OF materials
used SlO9 Isl, 2O5, an increase OF 113 per cent ;
value of products. sl3l. 1897. an increase of
100 per cent
The Newands irrigation bill was reported
to the House to-day by Representative
Mondell, of Wyoming, in behalf of the irri-
CATION committee. The report says the ter
ritory affected by the bill is nearly one
half the area Of the United States. and that
in the sixteen arid land States there are
over 535 600 900 acres. or more than one
sixth OF the area OF the country, of public
land subject to entry. or this vast