The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-05-01

reimbursed himself for the expenses in
Cured by his long trip and his necessary
prompt return The Zanzibar experience
of Mr. Rogers is no new story with the
State Department. The story that the late
his leave money is therefore highly anus
ing to the State Department officers and
set down as one of the products of the
strenuous senatorial campaign.
The first legislative step looking to the
establishment of diplomatic relations be-
tween the United States ard Cuba was taxi
en- to-day by the Senate committee for
eign relations. The committee took up
and considered the Presidents recommen-
dation the subject and agreed to report
an amendment to sundry civil appropria
ton bill providing the necessary funds for
the proper representation or this country In
Cuba. salary of $4,000, or $1,000 more
than the President recommended, is pro-
vided for a minister to Cuba and provision
is made for three consulateS instead or
two, the addition being Matanzas, with a
consul at $500 per annum. The other two
are Cienfuegos and Santiago at 5000 each.
There is to be a consul general at Havana
with a salary of $1,000. also secretary and
an assistant secretary OF legation at sal
aries of $1,000 and ST. 800 respectively. Two
thousand dollars also is allowed for rent
of legation buildings.
The Senate committee on foreign rela-
tons to-day agreed to report favorably all
the reciprocity treaties before the commit
tee except the treaty with Argentine, and
the treaty with Great Britain pertain
ing to Jamaica, which the committee de-
cided to report adversely. The treaties on
which favorable reports were recommend
ed are those between the United States
and France, Nicaragua Ecuador and the
Dominican Republic and four with Great
rosr, inc Qorho
British Guiana, Turkeys and Goods island.
All the treaties on which favorable reports
are to be made are to be amended in &C
cordance with a previous agreement by
adding the following provision: This
treaty shall not take effect until the same
shall have been approved by the Congress"
The effect of this measure IS TO require the
House of Representatives, as well as the
Senate, to act upon the treaties before they
can become effective. The defeat Of the
treaty with the Argentine Republic was
due largely to the fact that large Quanti-
ties of wool are produced in that country,
while the opposition to the jamaican treaty
was largely on account OF citrus fruits and
sugars. The treaties with Nicaragua and
Ecuador have expired, but the committee
proceeded on the theory that favorable &C
ton on them by the committee has the
effect of renewing them so far as this coun-
try is concerned.
An idea of the tremendous effort making
by the Russian government to relieve its
famine sufferers is contained in a report
to the State Department from Consul
General Holloway al St. Petersburg, show
ing that last year the government expended
Sl3S70,270 in this relief work. 1t now has
on hand a half billion pounds of grain. but
must make further extensive purchases.
and will require cattle, horses and seed
TO the value of an additional s600O,000.
Following are the stations designated for
the Twelfth United States Infantry, which
recently arrived the transport Grant at
San Francisco from the Philippines:
Headquarters band Lieutenant Colonel
b, c and d TO Fort Dougless; Major Ter
rett and companies |, X, L. and NJ to Fort
Bliss; companies Z and + TO Fort Apache,
and companies and II TO Fort Duquesne
A detailed statement of the surrender of
Bocas del Toro, Colombia. 10 the insurgent
army and the subsequent capitulation of
the insurgents is contained in an official
report, dated April 20. from Commander
Henry McCrea. of the United States gun
boat Machias. The news features have al
ready been covered in the press reports
The ways and means committee has
taken no action on the bills to place meat
on the free list or the resolution TO investi-
gate the beef trust which has been referred
opinion that nothing will be done Pending
the investigation which the Department of
Justice is conducting he does not think il
proper for the committee &c take action on
the resolution.
President Roosevelt entertained a num-
Der OF New York friends at dinner at the
White House tonight, the guests, in addi-
ton TO Assistant Secretary Sanger, OF the
War Department, including the members Of
his staff while Governor of New York in
1900.
The State Department has decided to
place another man iii the consulate gener-
alship of Cuyaquil. Ecuador. in place of
Berry NJ De Leon. who has just returned
to the United States from his post Friction
has arisen between the local authorities In
Guyaquil and Mr.. De Leon The selection
OF his successor has been made and will be
announced shortly. Mr.. De Leon aD-