The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-09-05
Telegraph Poles and Wires.


WASHINGTON, Sept. All the leading
telegraph companies whose lines enter this
city. including the Western Union, Ameri-
can Rapid and Baltimore & Ohio, have recently
made application to the district commits
sioners for leave to erect new lines of poles
or reset the old lines in various parts of the
city. These applications have all been
denied, upon the ground that the poles and
wires dstigure the streets and interfere with
growing trees. The request of the Western
Union Company, which was referred to
Captain Greene, was returned with the follow
ing endorsement: Not recommended. In
place OF setting new and larger poles these
lines should be placed underground without
delay" 1t is understood that Maj or Lydecker
and Captain Greene now have under con-
slderation plan for an underground system
OF wires within the city limits, aud that the
District Telephone Company will shortly
begin the work of laying a mile of wires
underground for the purpose of experiment.
The Report of the Hill Committee.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 4-Acting Secretary
New, chairman of the Hill investigation
committee said to Star reporter to-day
that all publications relative to the tenor of
the report of the committee are merely sur
misses. No information of the conclusions
reached by the committee has been given
out, and it is intended that none shall be
until the report has been submitted to the
Secretary of the Treasury. second copy
OF the report is being made, and when COM
pleted will be placed in the safe of the chief
clerk, there to remain until placed in the
hands of Secretary Folger. There is no
doubt, however, that the report will reflect
severely upon Supervising Architect Hill for
the general loose management of the Office
ana favoritism to contractors, especially in
awards tor safes, heating apparatuses for the
Chicago custom-house and iron shutters for
the public building at Cincinnati.
Fears for the Safety of Revenue Cutter.
WASHINGTON, Sept. AT the Treasury
Department considerable anxiety is felt in
regard to the United States revenue steamer
Manhattan, which left Quebec Aug. %, for
Eastport, Me, They fear she may have been
caught by the severe storm of last Wednes-
day in the Gulf of st. Lawrence The
anxiety is greater because the vessel is con-
sdered not to have been in a seaworthy con-
dition, as she was on the way to Eastport
for repairs. 1t is hoped she put in some
place out of the way of telegraph communi-
cation. Telegrams have been sent to points
for information to her whereabouts, in
Guiding one to the captain OF the revenue
cutter Woodbury., which was to have met the
Manhattan on the way to Eastport.
Notes and Personalities.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 4.-Colonel w. w. Dud-
ley, Commissioner of Pensions left last night
for Indiana, he says, for the purpose of plac-
ing his boy in scnool at Lafayette.
G.. E. Kregelo and family of indianapolis,
are at the Riggs.
Postmaster-general Gresham is the only
member of the Presidents cabinet now in
the city.
supervising Architect Hill is making prep
arations to resign and go into private busi-
ness
Solomon F. Fryette was appointed post
master at Blue Springs, Neb, and D. Dene-
mon at Milan, Mo.
The State Department as been advised by
the United States Minister at Bangkok of the
contemplated departure for the United States
and England of an embassy from the king
dom of Siam. composed of his royal high
hess Prince Krom- mun-harsr-harrehd, sec
retary of legation, and two military and one