The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-02-03

WASHINGTON, Feb. IN Jesserand,
the new French ambassador. who arrived
in Washington on Saturday night. called at
the State Department to-day accompanied
by NJ Boeufve, the chancellor of the
French embassy. The ambassador speaks
English perfectly and had half an hours
private conversation with Secretary Hay.
The Sundry civil appropriation bill re-
ported TO the House to-day by Representa-
tive Cannon, chairman of the House COM
mittee on appropriations, carries aggre-
gate of s7S007.929. which is SS,S6.432 less
than the estimates and 81. 355.S70 more than
the current appropriation. The committee
recommends an appropriation of $3.O00O0o
for the relief of distress In the Philippines.
Assistant Postmaster General Shallenber-
ger to-day awarded approximately $500
contracts for star route mail service in
Ohio Indiana. Illinois, Wisconsin, Mich
igan, Minnesota, Iowa and Missouri. The
contracts are to run four years, beginning
July ! next For the first time in these
States the contractors were limited 10
those who agreed to live on their routes.
Secretary Root transmitted to the House
to-day an abstract of the returns made to
the adjutant general of the army by the
adjutant generals OF the various States,
showing tae militia strength of the States
to be rs fellows: Officers S,921; enlisted
men. 1o9S3S. The aggregate of persons in
the United States available for military
duty is given as 10 $685.
Commissioner Richards, Of the General
Land Office, to-day assumed active charge
of his new duties and received the several
hundred clerks in the bureau. His first Off
cial action was to abolish the system of
sending out cards of acknowledgment of all
communication TO the office work that
has required the entire attention of four
clerks. These employees will be detailed to
The President to-day sent the following
nominations to the Senate: Maj. James B.
Quinn; corps OF enginsee l to be lieutenant t
neers to be major. Senate combinations:
George K. Roberts, of Iowa, to be director
OF the mint; y W. he OaI,i1r rrn1a
now consul at Tlen-Isln, 10 De consul gen.
eral at that place.
The Alaskan boundary treaty to-day was
returned to the Senate by the President,
the clerical errors which caused it's recall
having been corrected. Senator Cullom,
from the committee on foreign relations,
again reported the treaty to the Senate.
Tn. naval board of construction to-day
accepted the model of the two gunboats
Paducah and Dubuque, authorized at the
last session of Congress. The boats are
to be of 1850 tons displacement, of about
ten knots speed and will carry six four
inch guns of the new type. The battery will
be much more formidable than that on YES
sells of the Wheeling class, which is of
about the same size hull. Advertisements
calling for proposals for building these
ships will be issued very soon.
A fashionable audience tonight at the
new National Theater saw the first APP
pearance in Washington of Ethel Barry
more in "a Country Mouse" President
Roosevelt accompanied by Mrs. Roosevelt.
Senator and Mrs. Lodge and Justice and
Mrs. Holmes, was present
reception and banquet In honor of
Commander-in-ch chief Thomas ]. Stewart of
the Grand Army of the Republic, was given
tonight by the local department of the
Potomac Speeches were made by Senator
Hopkins. elect, who responded to the
toast 1.-The President; General Stewart,
''The Grand Army of the Republic" Repre-
sentative Littleield, of Maine, THE Aging
Veteran" and General Leonard Wood.
letter was read from Secretary Cortelyou
expressing the regret of the President that
he was unable to attend.