The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-06-08

report OF the action of the court of inquiry
and Of Admiral Crowninshield's disapproval
OF the recommendations.
When informed Of the findings of the
court OF inquiry the italian ambassador,
Signor Mayor des Planches, expressed per-
sonally entire satisfaction with the case as
II now stands and felt very reasonably sure
that his government would hold the same
view, inasmuch as the courts recommended
ton for the court-martiaI in the cases Of
three or four Of the officers does not re-
f1eet upon the action OF the Italian tribunal
In accordance with its regular itinerary
the European squadron was scheduled 10
leave Castellamare to-day for Gibraltar,
where the Buffalo will meet il about June
Is with consignment OF enlisted men and
petty officers 10 exchange. From Gibraltar
the squadron is slated to sail for Lisbon.
Admiral Crowninshield. on the Illinois, go
ing on 10 Spithead for the coronation cere-
monies.
The Cancellation committee. representing
the beet-sugar senators. held its second
meeting with the Republican members of
the Senate committee on Cuban relations
to-day The effort to reach an understand
ing on the Cuban reciprocity bill was con-
tinued. but no agreement was arrived at.
The positive announcement was made after
the conference by senators representing
each side that the differences are now no
nearer adjustment than before the first
conference and that each side occupied the
same position that II occupied in the be-
ginning. The two hours sitting to-day was
devoted 10 very earnest talk, but no dis
position was manifest TO yield a point. On
one hand the Platt resolution and President
McKinley's promises were pleaded while
on the other it was contended that advan-
tage had been taken OF those promises and
of the general outlook by men of means to
make investments in Cuba which would
greatly enhance In value in case the prom
ised concessions should be made. The tes-
timony taken by the Cuban committee
real estate by Americans was quoted in
substantiation. The friends of the beet
sugar interests repeated their assurance
of willingness to grant rebate, but they
declared they were not prepared to grant
n tariff reduction for the benefit of Amer
leans whose wealth was made manifest by
their large investments. Another confer
ence will be held Monday.
xxx
Truman c. Palmer. of Chicago. to-day
continued his statement on the subject Of
American holdings of sugar lands in Cuba
before the Senate committee on Cuban re-
lations He added 10 the two classes of
American owners four others. Summarlz-
ing the entire presentation he placed the
number of Cuban estates held by Ameri-
cans, individual and corporate, at 172. with
a total acreage OF ownership amounting 10
l,4o IL,
ducing. The annual cane capacity of this
land he placed at $50 455 tons, but he said
that the lands were not, of course, pro-
ducing to their full capacity. and some
of them not at all. The American owners
have war claims against the United States
amounting in the aggregate to Sal, SOB.
XXX
Secretary Hay and Mr.. Bruins the Dan
ish minister, to-day signed a protocol ex-
tending for twelve months the time allowed
for the exchange of notifications of the
Danish West Indian treaty. This allows
for the adjournment of the Danish RigSdag
over the summer months without final &C
ton on the treaty Of cession.
Xxx
The Charleston Is. c. Exposition authori-
ties have been granted a hearing on next
Wednesday before the House committee on
industrial arts and eXpositions relative to
an appropriation of s15O.OO0 which they de-
sire.
julius L. Brown, of Atlanta, Ga, called
at the White House to-day with Senator
Clay and Representative Livingston, and
invited the President to attend the unveil-
ing of a monument to the Confederate
general, William II. 7. Walker, at Atlanta
on July %. General Walker was killed in
the same battle and the same day that
the Union general, Mcpherson, met his
death. The President said he would take
the matter under Amusement, but he very
much feared he would not be able to go,
owing TO the pressure of public business.
1t was stated at the residence of General
Miles tonight that he is not coming to
Washington until after the ceremonies al
West Point on the 18th instant. 1t was
further stated that the general is travelling
on the schedule mapped out by him before
leaving Washington, and that in pursuance
of these arrangements he is spending the
night in Syracuse, and will arrive in New
York tomorrow forenoon.