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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-22
SHIPS OF THE NAVY ARE
ASSIGNED TO STATIONS
Important Changes in Personnel
and Vessels Announced by
Admiral Taylor.
no PROTECT THE CANAL

WASHINGTON, March 21.-Oficial an
nouncement was made at the Navy Depart
ment to-day by Rear Admiral Henry G.
Taylor, chief of the Bureau of Navigation.
of a number of important changes in per-
sonnet and in ships of the European, Car
ribean. South Atlantic and Asiatic stations.
The European squadron hereafter will
comprise the protected cruisers Olympia,
flagship; Baltimore. Cleveland and Des
Moines. Later the squadron will be aug
mented by the new protected cruiser Den
yer. This squadron will return to European
waters some time between April Is and May
i accompanied by the battleship division of
the North Atlantic fleet. The ships will
visit Lisbon. Vile Franche and Triest, and
some time will be spent at each port in
order that the men may have shore leave.
On the completion of the annual record
target practice now in progress off Pensa-
cola Rear Admiral French z. Chadwick,
commander in chief of the south Atlantic
station. will proceed to the south Atlantic
station in command of these warships:
Brooklyn. flagship, and the gunboats Cas-
tine, Marietta and Machias.
To the caribbean station will go this
squadron in command of Rear Admiral
C.. ID. Sigsbee: New York, flagship, pro-
tected cruisers Atlanta, Montgomery and
Detroit the gunboats Bancroft and Nash
Vile and number of smaller vessels. This
noticeable increase in the Caribbean squad
ron is for the purpose of protecting the
interests of the United States on the 18TH
mus In consequence of the beginning of the
Panama canal.
On the Asiatic station no marked changes
are contemplated, but the San Francisco,
on her arrival at Shanghai. will be at
tached to the cruiser squadron of the Ash
attic fleet, which shortly afterward will be
again reduced TO four ships by the detach-
ment of the protected cruiser Albany. The
Albany is under orders TO return home for
repairs, and will he locked at Bremerton,
Wash.
The Gloucester has been selected for sta
ton ship at Culebra, and the Amphritrite
and Vixen for station ships at Guantanamo.
The Dixie will remain with the Caribbean
squadron for use as transport of marines.
On her return from the Asiatic station.
whittier she is now conveying the first tor
pedo boat hotilla, the cruiser Buffalo will
be attached to the Atlantic training squad
ron, under Rear Admiral w. G. Wise. which
then will consist of the Minneapolis, flag
ship. the protected cruisers Columbia and
Prairie, and the gunboats Yankee and To-
peka.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-22
SEEKS NEW HOMES FOR
THE SALVATION ARMY
Booth Tucker Colonization Bill In
PRODUCED in the Senate by Sen
atOr Hoar.

WASHINGTON, March 2-To create a
colonization bureau and to provide for adj
vances to actual settlers on the public do
main is the purpose of bill introduced in
the Senate to-day by request by Senator
Hoar. 1t is known as the Booth Tucker
bill and is the colonization scheme of the
Salvation Army. In the preamble the bill
urges the necessity of relieving the con-
geston in the larger cities and suggests
the use of the lands under irrigation by the
operation of the reclamation act of June
II, 1902. in colonizing a large number of
families.
Provision is made for colonization fund
by having the secretary of the treasury
issue 3 per cent. gold bonds payable not
exceeding fifty years from the date of is
sue to the extent of not more than $1,000
600 and not more than 100000 in any one
year. The colonization bureau is empow-
cred TO make loans not exceeding $3.50 TO
any person duly qualified to enter under the
homestead laws.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-22
SEATS IN CONGRESS
WILL BE CONTESTED
Cubans Claim Manipulation of
Election Returns Has Given
Some Men Offices.

HAVANA, March 2L-The seats OF the
new representatives in Congress from every
province excepting those from Matanzas
Will be hotly contested at the opening Of
Congress April 4. The fight will become
strenuous in the of the representa-
tives from Santiago. the provincial electoral
board not having yet officially announced
the result The moderate Liberals allege
that the board is seeking TO serve the plans
of the Nationalist or so-calle,i .Bravoists, -
in refusing 60 consider the votes of the
moderate district on the ground OF inn
proper returns.
Sixteen persons have been ordered ar
rested In Guantanamo on charges of COM
plicity in election frauds. The rural guards
have been concentrated there and at other
eastern points where public feeting runs
high over alleged manipulations of election
returns.
The new electoral law will likely be
amended SO as 10 permit minority repre-
sentation on the provincial boards of scru-
tiny.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-22
Mr.: B11St00V Qu1SSed by
The Mccall COmhuittee

ton of the fourth assistant. for which $780,
OW Is appropriated. These inspectors are
under general and not specific directions
when did you first suspect Mr. Bris-
tow OF maladministration?" demanded Mr..
McDermott. suddenly.
Mr. Bristow looked nonplused for a mo-
Tnent. when the committee began 10 laugh
fanJ Mr.. McDermott saw his mistake
Il mean MIR. Beavers" he explained.
We'll. number of years ago thought
that Mr. Beavers was not just the kind or
an officer would want TO be subordinate.
but had no specific information regarding
his conduct"
Heath?' asked Mr.. McDermott.
Il do not think that 1 could say that
l suspected Mr.. Heaths integrity" an
swered Mr.. Bristow.
You did suspect Mr.. Beavers
SAYS HE WAS DISHONEST.
well, l do not know that I suspected
his integrity. After the investigation I be-
came very clearly convinced that he was
dishonest"
Mr. McDermott-You had a fund or
10000. had you not? The inspectors were
under your direction. Having this suspi-
cion why did you not take steps to as
certain whether or not public funds were
being wasteG2
Mr. Bristow started TO answer this ques-
ton by explaining the methods OF conduct
ing an inspection but Mr.. McDermott de-
manded categorical reply Mr.. Brlstow
iidihldlDtu lnal MS answer Nouiu ptins
out the facts and further. explained
that although the inspectors were UNI
der him il was not his place to in
stitute an investigation OF another branch
OF the service without orders from his
superiors.
MY judgment is" commented McDer-
mott, that your whole postal system is
rotten and / think there are instances in
your department"
Mr.. McDermott then asked Mr. Bristow
why, il he had suspicious regarding Beav-
ers he had not examined the results of
the Investigations of his inspectors. They
were transmitted by me to the first assist
ant. Ii was his business, not mine. He
had the facts and returns of the inspectors
at his disposal.
Did you investigate the Washington
postoffice2"
81 did.
Did you make a report on it,"
81 did"
'To whom"
ITO the postmaster general"
WHO was that?"
Mr.. Charles Emory Smith,"
IF you were suspicious. why did you
not investigate Beavers"
Because / would have been promptly
told that had no business TO investigate
into another mans department. i could
do that only If instructed to do so. / had
no authority TO investigate Mr.. Beavers"
Mr.. McDermott asked Mr. Bristow about
clerk hire allowances in his home office in
Kansas. TO which reference is made in the
report.
Mr.. Bristow had no knowledge on the
subject.
The committee adjourned for the day
at O'Clock, after discussing for two hours
behind closed doors that part of tie re-
port relating to clerk hire with First AS
sistant Wynne. Superintendent Waters and
Clerk Granfield. These officials will go
on the stand in open session tomorrow.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-22
SECRETARY TAFT ON
|NTER-|SLAND TRAFFIC
Freedom in the Exchange of Com
modlties Necessary to Exist
ence of Filipinos.

WASHINGTON, March 21.-Secretary
Taft was heard by the House committee on
merchant marine and fisheries to-day upon
pending bills affecting commerce between
the Philippine islands and the United
States. The secretary said the committee
had before it a bill putting in force the
United States coastwise trade laws. after
July l. 1904: also a bill passed by the Sen
ate fixing the date year later. The secre-
tary preferred the latter, but was not ver,,'
much inclined TO either. Speaking in favor
of allowing freedom or inter-island traffic
i'm the Philippines. he said had not the civil
government of the Philippines winked at
the assimilation of native foreign vessels
that is of foreign corporations transferring
their vessels TO American or Filipino COM
panies-the inter-isand trade of the Philip
pines could not have been carried on
The secretary explained that the govern
ment had been compelled to close an eye
10 such transfers that the commerce of the
islands would not come to ruin. He was
asked what the effect OF such transfers
would be after the coastwise laws are ap-
piled TO the islands and said: The situa-
ton is that of feeding a starving man
The interchange of commodities of the diff
ferent islands is a necessity"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-22
INDIANA 4 FACTOR
IN THE OIL INDUSTRY
United States Geological Survey
Shows Great Increase in
Production.
special to the indianapolis Journal.

Special the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON. March 2l.-"As a pro-
Queer of Lima oil. Ohio has a formidable
rival in Indiana" says a report OF the
United States Geological Survey "Indi-
ana has for several years been steadily
charging the area of her productive ter
ritory and increasing her output OF Tren-
ton rock oil. but the year 1892 proved
a record breaker. More wells were com
pleted that than in any previous year, and
the amount Of new production and the sum
realized for ii were larger than during
any other year in the history OF the petrol
cum industry. The aggregate production
of Indiana for 1902 7.4S0 $50 barrels.
valued at $6526.622 as compared with
8 757 0S6 barrels, valued at 1882. S26. in 1901.
The number of wells drilled in 1902 was
nearly double the number completed in
1900 and only Is per cent. OF these were dry
holes. The amount Of oil produced in In
diana in 1902 was double that produced in
1895 while the valuation Increased nearly
900 per cent.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-22
TARGET RECORD IS
BROKEN IN THE NAVY
Gunners of the Kearsarge Do Re-
markable Shooting at
Pensacola.

WASHINGTON, March 21.-In a private
letter received at the Navy Department
to-day from an officer on board the Kear-
sarge the following remarkable record made
by that battleship in her target practics
just completed at Pensacola is given:
One fifteen-inch gun made six hits out
of seven shote in five minutes and twenty
seconds. An eight-inch gun made ten hits
out of ten shots in five minutes and twenty
seconds. and five-inch gun made sixteen
hits out of eighteen shots in two minutes.
At the Navy Department this record was
declared TO be the best ever made by an
American warship. and as tar as the Of
ficials know, il has not been equaled in
any foreign navy
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CONCLUDED FROM FIRST PAGE)
Mr.. Bristow. used any language that could
be construed in that way.
DO you know?" asked Mr.. Burton, "of
any case in this report of improper conduct
with reference to the making OF leases on
the part of congressman
Il don't know of any, but | am not Ia
miliar with that report, so l don't see that
l can satisfactorily express myself with
reference to it,"
Then you make the same answer with
regard to clerk hire, as to leases?' asked
Mr.. Mccall.
Yes, sir"
Mr.. Burton expressing the opinion that
the responsibility rests entirely with the
different bureaus of the Postoffice Depart
ment and they were supposed to decide all
these questions of additional allowances or
rent increases in the facts and the law,
asked Mr. Bristow if il was the case.
Certainly, that is my judgment in re-
gard to it," replied Mr.. Bristow.
Mr.. Hit asked line of questions to as
certain the exact weight that ought TO at
tach TO the recommendation of a member
of Congress.
Mr.. Bristow admitted that a request from
member might receive more consideration
than from postmaster.
Mr.. Bartlett called Mr.. Bristow's atten-
ton to this language in, his own report:
congressman frequently ask executive Of
ficers to do things which they themselves
would refuse to do if the responsibility of
decision was upon them. The traditions of
American politics afford many instances of
this kind"
II take it that was merely a rhetorical
flourish" commented Mr.. Bartlett
CONGRESSMEN ARE FAIR.
81 think that members of Congress fire.
quently recommend things or ask things
which, If the responsibility was on them TO
decide, they would refuse what they have
recommended. think have declined many
things members of Congress have asked.
and that, if they had been in my position
and had taken ii up from the standpoint of
the executive, they would have made the
same decision that 1 did / have found
them fair men to do business with
Mr.. Bartlett called Mr.. Bristow's atten-
ton to statement in the original Bristow
report follows: THE foregoing cases
refer to clerk hire in third and fourth-class
offices. A hundred other similar cases could
be cited. The millions that have been APP
propriated for that purpose during the last
four years have been used by Beavers
largely as an official perquisite for the BEN
eft of his personal and political friends.
Does this 100 other cases refer TO con-
gressmen?" asked Mr.. Bartlett.
There may have been congressman in
that large number of cases i had in mind, "
answered Mr.. Bristow. Il did not consider
Ii a question for me to decide as TO the acts
of congressman"
Mr.. Bristow was asked TO submit the hun
dred other cases, and said that before writ
ing that statement he had been going over
a large number of cases-l50 or 200-and he
had simply made a general statement of a
hundred.
1T was the rhetoric of the report in
terjected Mr. Bartlett
Mr.. McDermott concluded the investiga-
ton of Mr. Bristow by asking a number of
questions rega riding the official duties of the
fourth assistant. He first brought out that
there are 200 inspectors under the jurisdic-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-22
MISSOURI REPUBLICANS
WILL SELECT DELEGATES
Will To-Day Indorse Roosevelt for
President and Walbridge
for Second Place.

KANSAS CITY, March 21.-Missouri Re-
publicans will meet here tomorrow In state
convention to name four delegates at large,
with alternates, TO the national convention
Indications Tonight are that the proceed
ings will be harmonious, and that resolu-
tions indorsing President Roosevelt and
Cyrus p. Walbridge. OF ST Louis, for Vice
President will be adopted unanimously
There are several candidates for dele
gates. L. +. Parker. general solicitor of
the Frisco system; Senator Charles w.
Clarke. Of Kansas City; Robert Day. of
St. Louis. and c. A. Pierce. of Maryville
are the most talked Of
The state central committee tonight de-
cided TO hold the state nominating conven-
ton at St. Joseph July q and the state ju-
dicial conyention at Jefferson City Aug. 10.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-22
CHANGE IN BANK LAW
IS TO BE POSTPONED
Amendment to National Bank Act
Will Not Be Adopted at
This Session.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.

Special 70 the indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, March 21.-While the
House committee on bankin gand currency
has reported favorably bill authorizing
national banks 10 advance loans on real
estate security there is no chance for the
passage of the measure at this session.
There are differences of opinion among con-
sentative representatives as TO the wisdom
of this proposed amendment to the national
bank act.
A year or so ago Representative Nc
Cleary. of Minnesota. considered the advis-
ability of Introducing and pressing such a
bill He prepared a circular letter on the
subject and entered into correspondence
with the small banks throughout the West
Most of the replies he received strongly
favored permitting national banks in the
agricultural sections advancing loans on
reaI-estate security. After careful consid-
Grafton of the subject Mr.. McCleary de-
cided not TO press his bill.
Chairman Fowler, of the banking and
currency committee, and Representative
HILL recognized as one of the leading au-
thorities on finance in the House. are op-
posed to the proposition To permit national
banks 10 enlarge the scope of their loaning
operations. Among Eastern members gen
orally opposition is manifested to the plan
which is strongly advocated by represent
atives from the middle West and South
The bill recently reported provides that
any national bank may loan Is per cent
of its capital on unincumbered real estate
exclusive of all improvements thereon. &c
the extent of 80 per cent. of a conservative
market valuation OF the property. Banks
are not permitted to make loans on any
real estate outside OF the State or Terri
tory I'm which they may be located. The
report on the bill says that when the ma
tional banking law was drafted forty years
ago IL was on the theory that in times OF
depression banks could not promptly realize
on this kind of security Since then, IL is
pointed out. the domestic and commercial
value of real estate has largely increased
Another point raised in favor of the pro-
posed amendment is that state banks are
permitted To loan any part OF their capital
on real estate.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-22
CARNEGIE BILL IS
BROUGHT UP IN SENATE

WASHINGTON, March Ex-senator
Frey to-day introduced the bill which
Speaker Cannon introduced in the House
Thursday last providing for the incorpora-
ton of the Carnegie Institution of Wash
ington. 1t recites what Andrew Carnegie
purposes to do by donation in the matter
United States and authorizes an incorpora-
ton, naming as trustees Alexander Agaaize
John 5. Billings, John l.. Cadaldes, Cleve-
land w. Dodge, William NJ. Frew Lyman
]. Gage Daniel G.. Gilman, John Hay.
Henry 1. Higginson, William Writ Howe,
Charles l.. Hutchinson. William Lindsay,
Seth Low, Wayne Maceagh, ID. o. Mills.
s. Weir Mitchell, w. Morrow, Elihu Root,
John c. Spooner, Andrew d. White, Charles
ID. Walcott and Carroll d. Wright.
The bill prescribes the duties of the
trustees. which are in accordance with the
plans heretofore adopted.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-22
WANTED MORE THIN ONE
PIECE or HARDTACK
Sailors on the Cruiser Brooklyn
Made Trouble for Officers
ON Sunday.

PENSACOLA. Fla. March 2i.-Ths
cruiser Brooklyn. which sailed from San
Juan several days since. arrived in port
last night. and began coaling to-day. Re-
ports from the ship are 10 the effect that
considerable disorder occurred board
Sunday night the men stating that they
were given only one piece OF bareback for
supper, the officers knowing, too. that they
had 10 coal the ship the day following
The trouble averted by the officers
taking prompt and vigorous measures. The
battleship Texas completed her target prac-
noon.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-22
HEARST'S BOSTON
NEWSPAPER APPEARS

BOSTON, March H.-The first edition of
a daily newspaper established by William
r. Hearst, appeared in this city under the
name ''Hearst's Boston American and New
York Journal" To-day's editions comprised
twenty four pages of advertising and read
ing matter. presented in a style similar to
that Of Mr.. Hearst's New York paper
The presses of the new paper were started
by Governor Bates, of Massachusetts, and
congratulatory letters from Governor Bates,
Governor Hill of Maine, Governor Garvin,
of Rhode Island. and Mayor Collins, of
Boston, occupied prominent places in the
paper.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-22
NOMINATIONS FOR
MAYOR At MILWAUKEE

MILWAUKEE, March 21.-Guy d. Golf
was nominated for mayor by the Republic
an city convention to-day. The platform
adopted arragned the Democratic city ad-
ministration in severe terms and declares
for a municipal lighting system.
Mayor David >. Rose was for a fourth
time nominated to-day TO head the city
ticket by the Democratic convention. The
platform, among other things, declares
for a municipal lighting plant and de-
nounces grating.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-22

WASHINGTON, March 21.-Secretary
Taft cabled Governor Wright to-day that
Chief Justice ]. p. Don Cayetano Arellano
will be presented the degree of doctor of
laws at the commencement exercises of the
Yale University to be held on June %. 1900.
if he is present at the exercises. Chief Jus-
tice Arellano is among those who were an
pointed to represent the Philippine islands
at the St. Louis worlds fair
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-22
COOPER IN COMMAND
OF ASIATIC SQUADRON

WASHINGTON. March 21-Rear Ad-
miral Taylor, chief of the Bureau of Navi-
cation, received a cable message to-day
from Rear Admiral Cooper, at Hong-Kong,
saving that he has assumed command of
the Asiatic station.
Rear Admiral Evans, who has just relin-
quished command of the Asiatic station, is
at Hong Kong awaiting the fitting out Of
his flagship. Kentucky, upon which he will
start for home via the SueZ canal, on the
18th inst.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-22
D4TTO HASSEN IS
KILLED BY TROOPS

MANILA. March 2l.-The Datto Hassen,
who wounded Major III. l.. Scott during an
engagement at Jolo in November last has
been killed by pursuing troops. All the
other dattos aided the troops in locating
Hassen. Everything is peaceful now, with
no opposition of any kind to American rule
on the Island of Jolo.
Ladrones attacked a surveying party yes
terday, ten miles north of Calamba. a. S.
Perkins, who was in charge of the survey
ing party, was wounded In thu battle, and
one private of the constabulary was killed
and another wounded.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-22
FILIPINOS ELECT
GOVERNORS IN ISLANDS

WASHINGTON. March 2l.-Secretary
Taft has received mail report from Gov
ernor Wright concerning the recent guber-
Material elections. From the report il ap-
pears that the elections were held in thirty
two provinces with the result that sixteen
OF the former Governors were elected and
eleven defeated. according 10 returns re-
ceived up 10 the time OF mailing the report
Governor Wright said that the elections
had passed of quietly and that great in
terest was manifested In the results.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-22
Quiet on Colon Coast.

COLON. March H.-The United States
cruisers New York AID Olympia and the
gunboat Marietta returned this morning
after coaling at Porto Bello. The gunboat
Castine also returned to-day from chiriqui
lagoon. The cruiser Newark is expected
here Wednesday a flagship 10 relieve
the Olympia. which win then proceed 10
Pensacola. The coast is quiet.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-22

WASHINGTON. March 2l.-Rear Admiral
Jewell. who has been stationed in this city
as a member of the naval examining and
retiring boards. to-day was ordered 10 as
sumo command of the Caribbean squadron
of the North Atlantic fleet to relieve Rear
Admiral Coghlan. who is to be assigned to
an important command.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-22
POSTMASTER GENERAL
PAYNE STILL WEAK

WASHINGTON, March 21.-Postmaster
General Payne has been fairly comfortable
to-day. though he is still very weak. The
attending physician is insisting that Mr..
Payne shall abstain from the consideration
of all matters pertaining to official business
essential to the recovery of his patient.
AS soon as he is strong enough to stand the
journey the postmaster general, If the adj
vice of his physician be followed, will leave
the city for d season of complete rest and
recunera ton