The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-02-14

part of the new established and pro-
tected foreign quarter The emergency
fund for diplomatic and consular purposes
is S75, 600 but it is stated that his does not
cover any unusual items The salary Of
the consul to Pretoria, South Africa, was
increased from $500 to 5000 and at Daw-
son City, Alaska, from 5000 TO $500, both
on account Of cost of living The commit
tee concluded not to carry out the project
OF the education of ten students in China,
as there was no assurance they would re-
main in the government service after learn
ing the Chinese language.
Other changes provided in the bill are:
Consul at Chen-Kiang, China, removed to
Nankin; cOnsulS at Osaka and Hiogo, ia
pan, removed to Kobe; consul at Araua,
Switzerland. removed to Lucerne ROtter-
dam, Holland, is made consulate gen
eral The bill appropriates for the inter-
national conference of the Red Cross at
st. Petersburg s., 200. 1t fixes the following
consular salaries: Amsterdam. Holland.
81 900: Buda- Pesth 81 500: Ensenada, Mex,
81 500: Freiburg. Germany, 81, coo; Guate-
mala City, Central America, $3.50; Patras,
Greece s., 500: Pernambuco, Brazil, 5000;
Port LimOn Costa Rica, $3.50; Puerto Cor
tez, Honduras. s., 500; Santos, Brazil, 5000;
Stanbridge. Canada, $1,000; Three Rivers,
Canada, 5000.
Colonel Peter c. Hams member of the
isthmus canal commission, was before
the Senate committee on interoceanic ca
nails to-day. He said that neither the
Panama nor the Nicaragua route combines
all the advantages, but that each presents
some good points. The Panama route, for
instance was shorter, while the Nicaragua
route was more desirable from a sanitary
point of view. Upon the whole, he said. he
favored the Panama route as containing
more advantages than the other. He
thought. he said. that the engineering diff
ficulties connected with the building OF the
Bohio dam on the Panama route could pc
overcome but ne admitted that some prob
LENS were reported in that connection
which had never been solved. -
At the afternoon session OF the committee
Colonel Hams said, in reply TO question
from Senator Hanna, that If the proner OF
the Panama Canal Company TO dispose OF
IFS property for 100000 had been adopted
before the report of the commission recon-
1nending the Nicaraguan route was made
he then would have been in FAVOR OF ADOPT
ing the Panama route, and that ne DeneVed
that would have been the position OF the
commission
Major Edward A. Goodwin, Eighth Cav
airy II. s. A.. will command the Jefferson
guard. or police organization. of the Louis
lana Purchase Exposition in ST. Louis. Or
lars 70 that effect have been issued over
the signature of Secretary Root, and Major
Goodwin has been instructed to go at once
m 81. Louis and report to the president of
the exposition company. d. r. Francis
nnrfna the war with Spain Major Goodwin
commanded the Seventh Immunes, the col
cred regiment modified at Jefferson Bar
racxs and later he became colonel OF the
Eortieth Volunteer Infantry in the Philip
nines During the last six months the
naior has been member of board OF re-
,-iaIy in washington which passes upon the
eNaninati ton papers and qualifications or
of1cers seeking commissions in the regular
establishment
NJ Townsend representing the Hong
LZong-shanghai bank, was before a sub
,or,rittee of the committee on the Philip
zines of the Senate to-day and discussed
tba Question of the currency in the Orient.
H. recommended a full-weight silver dol
10 &c the proper basis OF currency In the
pbil;nnines instead of peso, as provided IN
-. government bill. Gold currency, he
Ia wo,IId increase the cost OF everything.
ITa sold IL was desirable that the American
coin should take the place OF the Mexican
coin.
The monthly statement OF the imports
81 exnorts of the United States for jan
nary. 1892 shows as follows; Merchandlse'
,,-norts. s7e. 426. 146, an increase as compared
Nth January, 1901. of Sl0,ooO.OoO; exports
zoe o9a OF a decrease of $7.300.000. Gold
1919 81 4O4. 49, a decrease of 81 500. coo;
rPorts s1.973.675, a decrease OF S6.3Oo,Oe:
S1tsrer imports. s.. 121.bSl. a decrease OF
81 O0O. coo: exports, $45cs.zlS' ISas s %
$500 Accommodated amounted 10 $3.50, 53S.y16 an
s..-ao So over the corresponding PERIOD IN
-, ,det 80 s72 Oloass. rne exports OF merchan-