The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-09-01

Indiana, but lived in Tennessee up to the
outbreak or the war, when he entered the
army and served with distinction. John
A. Leonard, another deputy appointed by
Marshal Ransdell to-day, also halls from
Indiana, and has a record as a soldier. de
has been in the real estate and insurance
business there for some time. Alfred FAR
ley. who was appointed a messenger, Is also
an Indiana a
Glaring Land Frauds.
Special 20 the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 31.-The Indian Office here
10 just now engaged in looking into some land
frauds which are hardly OF the same character
as those which Mr.. Sparks was so particular in
pointing out during his administration OF the
Land Office. A very peculiar case is the fmmedi-
ate cause of the Indian officers inquiry. 1t
seems that some two years ago r. l.. Leather
good was appointed agent for the Eastern band
of Cherokees, located In western North Carolina.
Last July Mr.. LeathergOOd's services were dis
pensed with by the department. and he was sue
ceeded by a Cherokee. This new agent reports
that Leathergood. immediately after his dis
missal from the service, entered upon and took
up 1S3 acres of land within the Indian reserva-
tfon- Less than two weeks after his entry he
had, by some means unexplained, secured a
patent for the lands from the State. Since that
time there have been a great many entries OF
Indian land by whites on this reservation, and
the Indian officers are anxious TO know by what
right the State assumes the responsibility of dis
posing of Indian lands without any consultation
whatever with the federal authorities.
New observation-disclosures Commissions.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal
DEER PARK, Aug. 31.-The President to-day
announced the longlooked-for and much-fought-
over appointment of a member Of the Interstate
Commission, to succeed Gen. Francis
A. Walker. who resigned to accept the chairman
ship of the Interstate-commerce Railway Asso-
citation. otherwise known as the "Gentiemens
that the Western commercial bodies made
q great effort to get a t~ransnissis-
Eippi man on the commission, and united in
recommending Judge Grof, OF Omaha. The
lucky man, however, Is Wheelock @. Veasy, OF
Vermont. Other appointments announced to-
day are: John @. Watson. of Nebraska, attorney
for Alaska; Edward Mitchell, of New York, at
torney for the Southern district of New York;
Willis Vandevanter, of Wyoming, Chief Justice for
that Territory.
Work Awaiting Secretary Tracy.
w~AsHINeToN, Aug. 31.-seoretary Tracy is ex
pected to return to the city Monday. but will
probably be invisible to callers until Wednesday.
He wnl find several difficult problems awaiting
settlement by him. In the first place. the battle
ship Texas, with her weights and d-isplacements,
disputing constructors and faulty plans, must be
disposed of. The unaccepted vessels Vesuvius,
Petrol and Charleston are TO be passed upon,
and there are a number of minor questions
awaiting settlement that do not look. at this
TINE. 10 Dc cmDdITdsSluR. Inc cases Oh captain
Harrington and Captain O'Kane, who ran their
vessels aground, are awaiting final action, the
sentence of the former having been submitted
over a month ago, and there are also pending
charges against officials connected with the
building OF the new observatory.
Hard job for the Shorthand Men,
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Aug. Silt is quite likely that
the state Department, or those having the ar
Engagements under the State Department of the
international American Congress In charge, will
have great difficulty in furnishing the delegates
with a printed report of the proceedings each
day. This difficulty will arise from the fact that
the discussions ere to be conducted In three
languages, Spanish, Portuguese and English.
Spanish Is an exceedingly difficult language to
report III shorthand, owing to the many peculiar
sounds. and the few Spanish stenographers that
are In this country.
The Date VIII Remain on Cigar Stamps.
Special IN tile Indianapolis ] ,urnaL
WAsHISGIOS, Aug. 31.-The Treasury Depart
ment has declined to grant the request OF Esta-
brook, Eaton ct al, of Boston, that the depart
ment regulations be so modified as to dispense
with the specification Of the date of inspection
or cancellation on the import and internal rev.
enue stamps affixed to packages containing
cigars. The object of the request, the department
understands, 20 be the demand for fresh importa-
chasers can easily ascertain whether the cigars
are fresh or not.
Bond Purchases of Two Years.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 31.-Since Aug. 3, 1887. to
and including to-day. the Treasury Department
has purchased $77, 304, $50 four per cent. bonds
md $1lS,1 s5, $50 fourand-a-ha per cent. bonds,
sr a total Of $l95. AGO, 700. Their cost was 1926
s52,s75, and they would have cost at maturity
$40, 81. 446. In the last ten days the pur-
chases amounted TO ST., 97S, 800, at a cost of
s22,515,359. The largett purchase was Aug. 81,
Uhnn III 81 FDD ual old nut - III A nnn Il
bonds.
Lands Forfeited.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 31.-Acting Secretary
Chandler to day declared forfeited three lists of
Omaha Neb) Indian lands, upon which default
has been made either as TO payment of interest
or by failure to prove up,or which have not here
;ofore been sold, recently transmitted by the
register Of the land office at Neligh, Neb. About
and the acting Secretary directs that they be
advertised and sold in compliance with the act
Of May 10, 1888.
Indiana Pensions.
Pensions have been granted to the following
named Indianians:
Original Invalid-John Kaufm An, VIM. g. Lam
6.rtson, Richard Fuller. Virgin Scott, Allen W.
u. Fetters, John Il. Wyatt, Wesley Wallick, Israel
Z. FISHER, VIM. III. smith. John Smith, VIM. T.
Bennett.
Increase-Lorenzo d. Foley, Chas. F. Yaeger.
Re~issue-John Fair.
Original widows, etc.-Caroline A. widow of
3eo. X. Bundy; Leora ", widow of Jas. whitson;
Amanda j., widow of Jacob Ostler.
Dinner at Deer Park.
DEER PARK, Aug. 31.-Ex-Senator Davis gave
dinner tonight at his cottage. Among those pres
ent were President and Mrs. Harrison, Mrs. Nc.
Kee, Mr.. and Mrs. stephen B. Elkins, Mr.. Samuel
Spencer and wife; Mr.. James f. Campbell. Dem.
ocratic candidate for Governor of Ohio. and wife.
and Ex-senator and Mrs. Camden, OF West vir-
GINA.
Public Debt.
WASHINGTON, Aug. Silt Is estimated at the
Treasury Department that. owing to large pen
sion payments, nearly eighteen millions, com.
ing on top OF other large payments IN July, the
debt statement will show that the public debt
mas increased about a million and q half during
the month of August.
General Notes.
Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
W~AsHINGToN. Aug. L. Maple has
been appointed gauger In the Sixth Indiana dis
trict.
The United States Treasurer today mailed
1928 checks aggregating 81, 209. IA. ~ in pay
ment OF the interest due Sept. L, on United State
registered four and one-half per cent. bomb OF
the funded loaE of 1891.
The Cramp Brothers, OF Philadelphia. have
notified the Navy Department that they will
launch the new cruiser Philadelphia on Sept. z
partInent. has received a Telegram ANNOUNCING
the arrest OF Algernon Granville of ChicaO IN