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

journment owing to the indefinite stua-
ton as regards several of the most i'm
portant pending measures OF legislation.
Xxx
The President to-day nominated John +.
Jewell, of Illinois, 10 be consul at Mar
Unique. w l.
The following Indiana postmasters were
confirmed by the Senate: D. Surface. at
Richmond; y. r. Spencer, at Greenfield.
The report OF the postal currency
committee, including the draft Of a bill
to carry its recommendations into effect,
as published several days ago. has been
submitted TO the postmaster general and
Will be forwarded TO Congress in a few
days with the approval of the postmaster
general.
The Navy Department will make state
ment Saturday as TO the outcome of the
court of inquiry on board the Chicago at
Naples, but II is not expected that the full
proceedings of the court, nor even the text
of the conclusions, will be published. 1t is
understood the court found something to
criticise in the conduct of the officers who
were arrested but Secretary Moody does
not agree with the conclusions on those
points and consequently they will be disap-
proved. Thus the outcome Will be a vim
dication in substance and there will be
no further proceedings in the nature Of a
court-martial. The European squadron will
sail before the end or the present week
from Italian waters for Lisbon, Ell route
to England.
Truman G. Palmer, of Chicago, was a
witness to-day before the Senate commit
tee on Cuban relations. For the past four
years Mr.. Palmer has been engaged in the
promotion of beet-sugar interests He gave
a list of seventeen American corporations
which, he said, have 5Ss,727 acres in sugar
producing lands in Cuba, with an actual
capacity of 255, AS tons. OF these seven
teen companies ten have on file war claims
against the government of the United
States aggregating $9,669.954 The largest
of these claims, for $4,l77, 69S was filed by
the Constancia Sugar Company, with an
estate of $1,000 acres and an annual capac-
ity of p 900 tons. Mr.. Palmer also presented
a list of estates owned by individuals who
are citizens of the United States and who
reside in the United States or Europe, but
most Of whom are either of Cuban or Amer
lean birth. This list included fortyone
estates of 366,7s6 acres, with an average
sugar-producing capacity of 1874, 495 tons. OF
these forty-one estates thirty-6ve filed war
claims against the government OF the
United States, aggregating S13 ,544. Mr..
Pdlmer QeQuceQ from the nSufeS given IN
this connection that only 80 per cent of
the product was supplied by farmers who
do not own their own factories.
When Senator Platt asked what had in
duced the witness to manifest so great an
interest in the legislation proposed, he re-
piled: Because L believe that if this tariff
reduction legislation fails 1 shall have no
dlfnculty IN securing the means OF building
at least one beet-sugar factory year"
Xxx
Rear Admiral Kempff was presented to
the President to-day by Representative
Bartholdt. The President took occasion to
praise the admiral for his action in refusing
to join in the bombardment OF the Taku
forts, soon after the legation relief expedi-
ton arrived in Chinese waters. The Pres
ident informed Admiral Kempff that the
civilized world had rendered judgment on
his action and had decided that he was
right.
Bellamy Storer, United States minister at
Madrid, who has been in this country on
leave of absence for two months. called at
the State Department to-day prior to re-
turning to his post. 1t understood
when Mr.. Storer returned 10 the United
States last April that he would be pro-
NOTED to Enthusiastically at some other
court. But the expected vacancy in the
embassies has not yet occurred, and II Is
understood that Mr.. Storer goes back to
Madrid only until such time as there is
vacancy in some European embassy He
left a whole fabric of treaties at Madrid
which had been brought almost TO the point
of completion when they were checked in
their course by a change in Spanish official
sentiment following a Cabinet crisis. 1t is
believed that the threatened obstacles now
have been removed and that Mr.. Storer
will be able 10 complete the treaties and
| have them ready for Publications at the
next session of Congress.
| commissioner nj internal revenue has
ruled that manufacture of oleomargarine
may store the product of their factories
after the tax is paid thereon in cold storage
| or other warehouses away from their fac
! tory premises and make deliveries from
! such warehouses, provided the sales are
! completed at the factory in accordance
! with existing regulations and such deliv-
! cries can be made by manufacturers who
! shall have renewed their qualification as
such after July l.