The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-03-21

ity in order 10 prevent the fling of legiti-
mate complaints. They VIII be accorded
another interview tomorrow.
xXA
\ practical test OF wireless telephony
over a distance of a third Of a mile was
conducted on the Potomac river just above
his city to-day with partial success. Small
instruments were used. a wire was ground
Ell on the shore and wires from a small
boat stationed a third OF a mile across the
water were dropped over the stern. With
the instruments in operation those who
participated in the tests announced that
they recognized the sound OF a harmonlca'
though it was partly indistinct. and also
heard human voices engaged in counting at
the other end. Similar experiments over
land were conducted with more satisfactory
results. The tests were made under the
direction of Nathaniel Stubbleheld, OF Lex
ington, Ky.
The House committee on coinage to-day
reported two coinage measures, one intro
duced by Mr.. Hill, of Connecticut, to in
crease the subsidiary silver coinage by coin
ing the silver bullion in the treasury pur-
chased under the act of July "A, 1890. an
other appropriating 100000 for additional
minor coins of copper, nickel, etc. Inc
subsidiary coinage bill also authorizes the
secretary of the treasury las public necessl-
ties may demand to recon silver dollars
into subsidiary coin. and so much OF any
act as fixes a limit TO the aggregate OF SUB
EAhAdAA NoAA OhAoNNAANAAACf eAAA ~ AANCN
of any act as directs the coinage OF any
portion of the bullion purchased under the
act of July If, 1890, into silver dollars is
repealed"
The Republican members of the Michigan
delegation in the House had an informal
conference to-day and agreed TO maintain
the position they have occupied for some
time in opposition 10 a reduction of duties
for Cuban goods. There are twelve mem
harc Of tho dn1aIa finn all nf whom are nm
derstood to concur in this determination.
Chairman Payne, of the ways and means
committee, was advised after the meeting of
the determination reached.
Mr.. Herbert H. D. PIERCE, third assistant
secretary of state, declines to be considered
an aspirant for appointment to the first
secretaryship even should that office be-
come vacant through the dispatch OF Or.
Hill to Berlin TO succeed Ambassador
White. Mr.. PIERCE is deeply interested IN
the consular work of the Department OF
State, which falls 10 his share, and he says
he would not seek or accept the other place
mentioned.
The President sent to the Senate to-day
the correspondence growing out of the
claims of a number of Americans who were
residents of Colon. Colombia. when that
city was fired on by the insurgent Pedro
Prestan in 1885. The military forces and
the police both were withdrawn and the
American residents lost several hundred
thousand dollars worth OF property. The
State Department took the matter up, but
never succeeded in securing any assurances
Of Colombia, and in 1894 the secretary said
that he did not consider it good policy to
press the claim at that time. The resolution
calling for the correspondence was adopted
in May, 1900.
Representative Ryan, of New York, to-
day handed to President Roosevelt a copy
of the resolutions adopted at a meeting
held in Buffalo, March 3, expressing SYM
pathy with the Beers and calling on the
government of the United States TO put an
end to the shipment of mules from New
Orleans TO South Africa. The President
said he would give them consideration.
XXX
The bill recently introduced in the.Senate
by Mr.. Mcmillan, Of Michigan, to prevent
robbing the mails, provide a safer and
easier method of sending money by mail.
and to increase the postal revenues. has
been introduced in the House by Mr.. Gard
ner. of Michigan. The bill is Endorsed by
the American Newspaper Publishers Asso-
citation. 1t provides that all paper money
hereafter issued by the United States of
the denominations of one, two and five dol
lars, except national bank notes, shall be
of the form known as the post check and
shall be convertible by the holder thereof
into q check TO q named payee. These post
checks will be e~xchangeable at any United
States money order postotfice for current
funds, after which the postmaster will cam
eel them and forward them to a repository
designated by the postmaster general, and
shall receive credit therefor. This paper
currency will have appropriate blank spaces
in which the holder may write his name
and postoffice address of payee, and where
in the payee may give receipt.
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The United States stood second on the
list of nations from which France pur-
chased her supplies last year, and fourth
i'm the list of purchasers of products Of
French origin, according to a report from
United States Consul Thakera, at Havre,
dated Feb. 20 and made public at the State
Department to-day. Last year, it is stated,
France imported $93, OO2, POI worth of goods
from the United States and exported
SAC, 226, OO2 worth to the United States, a bal
ance in our favor of SAC, 1862
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Attorney General Knox has rendered an
opinion relative to the allowance of draw
back under the provisions of Paragraph
Ais Of the tariff act of July "a, 1897, on coal
used as fuel On United States vessels ply
ing between New York and Honolulu. The
attorney general holds that Honolulu is a
Pacific port of the United States within
the meaning of the paragraph stated, and,
therefore, drawback may be allowed on
imported coal equal TO the amount of duty
paid.
The Senate to-day confirmed the follow
ing nominations: Morgan Treat, marshal
Eastern district of Virginia; S. B. Allen,
marshal Western district of Virginia; Lieu
tenant Commander X. Nj. q. Brown, u. S.
N, retired TO be commander.
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The Navy Department has assigned the
protected cruiser San Francisco to the
European station, and she will leave for
her new post the latter part of this month.
The Illinois, which is to convey Rear Adj
miral Crowninshield to his new assignment
as cOmmander-in-chief of that station, will
be ready at New York about May l and
start Immediately for Europe.