The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-04-05

10 customs duties. 1t is pointed out that
after the ratification Of the treaty and be-
fore Congress takes action To prevent IL
all goods shipped from the islands 10 this
country or Porto Rico must be admitted
free of duty. Therefore a shipload of valu-
able Havana tobacco might now be sent
10 St. Croix and il reshipped TO Tampa
or another nearby United States port after
the ratification and before congressional
action it must be admitted duty free.
Xxx
The Society of the Army of the Cumber-
land at it's last annual meeting decided
to transfer the remains of General Rose
Grams from Los Angeles. Cal. to Arlington
for burial. The ceremonies connected with
this military funeral will take place on or
about May II at the pavilion i'm the Airing
ton grounds. President Roosevelt has
agreed TO be present. the prominent officers
Of the army will attend and the troops
available about Washington will form part
of the funeral cortege. Both houses OF
Congress will be represented by commit
tees, and it is expected that the speaker
of the House and General Grosvenor, both
of whom served under General RoSecrans,
i'm behalf of the House of Representatives,
and Senator Foraker, who also served under
him. representing the Senate. will make
brief addresses. The Society of the Army
of the Cumberland will be largely repre-
scented and veterans of the military So
cieties OF the District will be invited to take
I part.
There was a slight Improvement to-day in
the condition of the Rev. T.. De Witt Tai
mage.
There was a slight change for the better
to-day i'm the condition of Mrs. Ada Gilbert
Dennis, the dressmaker who was assaulted
here four months ago by some one whose
identity is still a mystery.
The Navy Department has been informed
of the arrival of the gunboat Machias at
San Juan, Porto Rico, yesterday and her
departure to-day for SANTANA bay, Santo
Domingo, under orders issued by the de-
partment i'm view of reports of trouble
there which had reached the State De
partment. The reports at hand at the State
Department do not indicate a very serious
state of affairs.
Messrs. Farquhar and Litchman. of the
former industrial commission, were before
the House committee on m to-day
in support of the bill for a department of
and industry. Mr.. Farquhar
urged that the consular service should be
removed from the State Department to the
proposed new department. He also dis
cussed reciprocity treaties and maintained
that our policy should be such as to alb
sorb the trade of South America.
The Senate committee on public grounds
and buildings to-day authorized favorable
reports on the bills authorizing the erection
OF buildings at Findlay, o., and Biloxi,
Miss.
Governor Dole, of Hawaii. who is now en-
route to Washington, will be invited to APP
pear before the House committee on Terri
tories, the purpose being to learn from the
Governor the condition of the islands I'M
der their territorial administrator and in
cidentally to develop the facts in connec-
tion with recent differences which have
arisen over the island administration.
Xxx
The House committee on foreign affairs
to-day directed a favorable report on the
resolution Of Representative Goldfogle, of
New York, asking the State Department
for information as to the alleged exclusion
of American Jews from Russia.
XXX
Responding to a resolution of inquiry the
secretary of war to-day sent to the Senate
a communication giving Information con-
corning steam railroads in the Philippines.
He says that there is only one line of i'm
portance in the islands, from Manila to
Dagupan. but there is a steam tramway
from Manila to MalabOn, via Caloocan. and
also two short private lines connecting coal
lands in the Island of Cebu with the coast.
He also mentions that before their surren-
der OF the sovereignty or the Pnll1pplneS
the Spaniards had begun the construction
of a military line from Itigan to Lake
Lanae. Island of Mindanao, but that they
sold the material.
K
The Census Office has issued a prclimi-
nary report regarding the manufacture Of
tobacco in the United States which shows
the number of establishments to be Is, 252,
an increase Of 81 per cent. over 1890; capital
invested 410l OQQ Q-1 On innraaSa Af 90 ,or
cent; average number OF wage earners,
1921. the wages amounting to s42. $50, asa.
an increase of II per cent; total value of
products, including custom work and re-
pairs, $3.50, O76.5 46. Miscellaneous expenses
are placed at $19, 495, 422, an increase of Ill
per cent. over 1890. The huber of estab-
lishments engaged IL. the manufacture of
cigars and cigarettes is IA 1859, an increase
of SO per cent. over 1890; capital invested,
$67, zoe, 493; persons employed in the work
number 1O7 1852, drawing wages amounting
to $40, $50, $50, an increase of II per cent. and
of 19 per cent. in number of employees; mis-
cellaneous expenses, $S1. 4S6, O1; value of
products, including custom work and re-
pairing, $3.50, 223, 152. The number of estab-
lishments manufacturing chewing and
smoking tobacco and snuff is stated to be
4S7. an increase of 10 per cent. capital in
vested, S43, $50, $40, an increase of ~ per
29,16l, the total wages paid being 81, 100, SCI,
an increase OF 2 per cent; value Of prod
uctS, SlO3, f04. 3bZ, an increase OF 5S per cent:
miscellaneous expenses amounted to SAL
533, EOS. an increase of 14 per cent.
Admiral Schley to-day promised a COM
mittee of citizens of Memphis that he would
visit the Tennessee city the latter part of
this month. He will leave Washington on
the 18th and reach Memphis the next day.
remaining there several days. The COM
mittee was headed by Mr.. w. j. Crawford
and presented the admiral an invitation
engraved on a magnificent silver shield
affixed TO a tablet of polished golden oak.
the whole framed in a wreath of laurel and
oak leaves done in silver, the laurel signi-
flying victory and the oak peace. The in
s%cription contained a cordial tribute to Ad-
miral Schley's work and an expression of
the appreciation Of the regard felt for him.
The admiral is to be entertained at a ban
quet and will be given a magnificent service
of silver plate.
The closing exercises of the session of
1912 of sthe Army Medical School took
place this afternoon at the Army Medical
Museum. Secretary Root delivered the
diplomas to the graduating class, which
numbered twenty-three persons. The Hoff
memorial medal was presented TO First
Lieutenant Jones NJ. Phalen. Lieutenant
General Miles delivered an interesting and
patriotic address to the graduates. telling
them TO remember that while they wore the
uniform and were officers OF the army they
citizens of the Republic. Surgeon General
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