The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-07-20
Indiana Pensions.

meet Win the SecretaryS approVal.
Indiana Pensions.
Pensions have been granted to the fol-
lowing named Indianians:
Original Embellishments w. Smith, Noah c.
Hines, Elwood McCracken, Solomon r. Month
Peter Wise, John c. shannon, Daniel E. ROCK,
Thomas c. Knight, Max Wunsch, Greer W. Davis,
Loveless Seward, William NJ Dafforn, William
Taft, Barney Gossett. William v. Cox, John
Ehrhard David wiltsee, George 7. Brothwell.
Restoration, Reissue and Increase-Enoch
increase-william E. Clark
Reissue-Alonzo Ward, Alfred NJ. TOmlinson,
Jacob r. Clark, Michael E. Crum, Franklin Ben
nett.
Reissue and Increase-John ". Mahan, William
p. Stoops, Benjamin c. Smith.
Reissue-Eljah Ellington Samuel T. Rinker.
Original Widows etc.-Margaret, widow of
William j. Craycraft; Kate, widow OF Henry q.
Decker; Genetta. widow of John d. Kelly; Martha
A, widow OF Mailed j. Elliott.
Sad Result of q Brothers, Death.
WASHINGTON, July ia week ago to-
day w. G. Seldom, a member of a we'll
known family in this city, and q brother of
Mr. John Seldom, who was prominently
connected with the Spanish claims commits
sion, died at his residence in this city,
where he lived with another brother and
three maiden sisters. He was buried and
since then no one has been seen to either
enter or come out of the house. The cir
cumstances aroused considerable interest
police break open the house. They found
the three sisters wandering about the place
In a wild and demented state. The police
are Investigating the case, which is very
mysterious
Pays Better than a Cabinet Position.
eDeciai to the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, July 19.-Prof. Edw. M.
Shelton. of Kansas, who has been named as
the most proper man to be instructor of
the new Department of Agriculture in
Queensland, will enjoy a salary of $500
year, with house rent, and in this respect
1t is better than Cabinet minister's place
In this country. The Australians have q
very exalted opinion of American methods
of agriculture, and they have sent several
requests for an instructor, through the
British representative here, with the result
that Mr.. Shelton has at last been selected
for the place by Secretary RUSk. He is very
highly recommended, and has had a great
deal of practical experience, both in this
country and in the Orient.
Must Pay Duty Like Other People.
WASHINGTON, July 19-The Secretary of
the Treasury has informed William w.
Lang, United States consul at Hamburg,
Germany, who is about to return to this
country, and who asks that his personal
household effects be admitted to entry
without examination, that the effects of
consuls are subject to the same require
ments of law and regulations as the effects
OF other persons arriving in this coun try,
and that the department is without author
lty to grant his request, inasmuch as the
examination of his effects and the assess
ment of duty on such household effects as
have not been used abroad for one year are
required by law.
Dismissals from the Pension Bureau
WASHINGTON, July 19.-Jos. G. Squires,
of Pennsylvania, 81 800 clerk in the PEN
sion Office, in charge of the records for the
the medical examining board has been dis
missed. This action was based on the same
causes that occasioned the other changes
recently made In the medical division
Commissions Tanner considered that too
much hberality had been shown in rerating
pensions. All such cases are now held up,
and action upon them is suspended for the
present 1t is expected that the Secretary
of the Interior will soon make a ruling de-
timing the policy that is to be pursued in
such cases.
Postal Receipts In Western Cities.
WASHINGTON, July 19.-Followins is a
statement of the gross postal receipts in the
chief Western cities for the quarter ending
June 80, 1889: Chicago, $3.50 623 st. Louis,
$255,1S9 Cincinnati, $3.50, 74O; San Fran
cisco, s169,672; Pittsburg, sl21,63S; Cleve-
land, S104 1885, Detroit, 500, 74S: Kansas CITY,
S9S.sO5; New Orleans, $50, 123: Milwaukee,
7,04S; Minneapolis, s73065; St Paul, s7S:-
POS; Louisville, S72 900; Indianapolis. $40, 749
The total of thirty leading cities. in which
the above are included, is s., 402 7O6 and
the average rate per cent. of increase over
the same quarter in 1855 is S.5.
Mr.. Horr's Defamation
WASHINGTON, July 19-The following
letter has been received at the State De-
partment:
EAST SAGINAW, Mich, July 16.
To Hon: VIM f. Wharton. Acting Secretary of State,
Washington:
Dear Sir-Your notice of my appointment by
the President of the United States as consul TO
Valparaiso, Chill, Is just received. 1 most re-
spectfully decline TO accept the position. Yours,
most truly. X. G. HoRR.
The Extra Session Of Congress.
Special TO the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, July 19.-Nathan Frank,
the new Representative from the Ninth