The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-06-01

1872.
that he was busy at the department attend
ing TO matters that bad accumulated dur
ing his visit to New York. At the White
Honse no significance whatever was at,
tached to his absence for the stated
reason that il was not generally
known that the President had returned
To the city. and also because no notice was
given that there would be a meeting. which
has always been the practice after a
Presidents absence from the city when he
desires to confer with his Cabinet. IL vas
said further that there wos no formal
meeting. and that Secretary, Tracy and
Acknowledgements Miller were not aware
until they reached the executive mansion
that the President had returned. 1t was
also said that the reason no Cabinet meet
ing had been called was that the President
was fatigued after his trip to Rochester
for consideration. The foregoing state
menus were not volunteered. but were
made In answer to inquiries as to the prob
able cause of Mr.. Blalne's failure to attend
what was enormously supposed to have
been a regularly called meeting of the
Cabinet.
Not Enough Members to Do Business.
WASHINGTON, May 31.-The postotice ap-
preparation bill engrossed the attention of
the House the entire day. Little progress
was made, however. in its consideration,
and but half a dozen paragraphs were dis
posed of. The free-delivery clause gave
rise 10 a good deal of discussion, and a vote
on q motion to increase the appropriation
for the purpose disclosed the fact that there
was less than a majority OF member at
tending the business of the House. On mo-
ton of Mr.. Henderson. of North Carolina.
n resolution was adopted revoking all
leaves of absence except those granted on
account of sickness. and directing the
Sergeant-at-arm to telegraph absent men,
bers that thoir attendance. Is necessary Ior
the transaction of business. The House
then adjourned.
Patents Granted Hoosier Inventors.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON. May 31.-Patents were
granted Indiana inventors to-day as fol-
lows:
Francis NJ. Archer, Fountaintown. base for
honey comb; Fortune l.. Bailey, Freeport, metal
wheel: Geo. j. Cline. Gushen, attachment for
corn planters; Chas. NJ. Collins. South Bend. de-
vice for controlling the water jets OF street
sprinklers; Henry Finch. Michigan City. subina-
rine telephones; Thomas L. Groves, assignor OF
one half TO S. A. Gardiner. kokomo, step-ladder;
Frederick A. HetheringtOn, assignOr OF one half
To L. f. Hihben, indianapolis. film, or plate car
rier; Robert A. Howard. Richmond, race-track;
Ezra T. koontz, Ligonier, rocklng-chair; HART
son +. Keith. Vincennes, holder for post-mark-
INK III NaHCl f. |lllec luuldudIOitrp ~
set: Thomas c. Moore and s. 4. Crull. Dublin,
bicycle; Geo. ID. 6ecor. South Bend. dOffin at
tachment for spinning mules.
Generals Stanley and kclton tn Retire.
WARRINGTON. May 31.-Brig.-Gen. ID. s.
Stanley. commanding the Department of
Texas. will be placed on the retired list to-
morrow ON account of age. and BrIg.-
Gen. j. C.. Kelton. AdIutant- general. will
close his active service in the army for the
same reason on the cath prox. The sue
cessor OF General Stanley Will be either
Col. w. X. Shafter. First Infantry; Col. +.
A. Carr. Sixth Cavalry; Col. +. S. Otis.
Fourth Infantry. or Col. j. vi. Forsythe.
Seventh Cavalry. and the the next Ad-
jutant-general will be either Colonel Will
Jams. Colonel McKeever or Colonel Rug
giles.
Eight Governments Have Accepted.
WASHINGTON. May 31.-At least eight
European governments have accepted the
Presidents invitation to participate In .
monetary conference, and there is no longer
dent will communicate with Congress on
the subject in a few lays and will probably
transmit the correspondence.
General Notes.
Special to the indianapolis journal.
WAsHINGTON. May 31.-Robert Parks. of
Bedford, graduated from the Johns Hop
kins University yesterday and received
the degree of doctor of physics.
{. S. Buxman and wife. of Indianapolis.
are at Wizards, and j. A. Ireland, of
South Bend, is at the American.
Representative McClelland to-day intro