The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-06-06
INDIANA MATTERS.
Representative Cooper's Work-PIace
for n RockpOrt Democrat.
BUREAU OF THE SENTINEL,
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for Rockport Democrat.
BUREAU OF THE SENTINEL,
WASHINGTON, d. c.. June A.
Representative Cooper has secured the
establishment of a postoffice in Monroe
county, near the Brown county line. The
new office will be named Stobo, in honor
of the StobOs of Columbus, prominent
democrats of Bartholomew county. The
department regulations require the selec-
ton Of short names. Richard Stevens
will be postmaster.
A change has been made in the Little
Point, Morgan county, pOStof1ce. j. H.
Dorset resigned and Henry Edwards has
been appointed on the recommendation
of Mr.. Cooper
c. Zuchriegle Of Rockport will be ap-
pointed by the secretary of the treasury
building inspeotS-. Ioday senators oor-
bees and Turpie and Representatives
Taylor and Bretz called on Secretary Car
Isle to urge his appointment. Zuchriegle
is we'll known in southern Indiana as a
German stump speaker for the demo-
cratic party. He is an architect by edu-
cation and monument designer by pro-
fessiOn and we'll qualified for the place
to which he will soon be appointed.
After all John Leonard, who came here
with Marshal Ransdell from Indianapolis,
has no cinch on the life job he secured a
month ago. The district Jail. the largest
encouragement. who appoints the
warden. Leonard, although a republican,
secured this job when a vacancy oc-
Cured a short time ago. 1t is considered
a life position, but the district democrats
are after the office all the same and
they are pushing a bill through congress
transferring the control of the Jail from
the attorneys general to the district COM
missioners. This would mean a change
of wardenship every change Of admins
tration.
w. H. Brown of Indianapolis and
Walter Bronson Of Evansville are at the
Riggs.
Congressman Mccain of Chicago says
he will not be a candidate for reelection.
The final vote on the state bank cues
ton will be taken at 4 O'Clock Wednes-
day afternoon.
Senator Morgan presented an amend
ment to the tariff bill directed against
the formation Of trusts in imported ar
ticles.
The house agreed to a senate joint res
olution appropriating $4,000 to defray
the expenses of the sugar investigating
committee.
The bill to appropriate 5000. 900 for the
Atlantic exposition will be favorably re-
ported to the house from the committee
on appropriations
The terms of sixty-three presidential
postmasters will expire this month
Most of them are in New York. Penn
sylvania and Iowa.
A plan for adjusting labor differences
through q national board Of arbitration
has been formulated by Representative
Kiefer of Minnesota.
Representative Mcguire of California
appeared before the house committee on
Pacific railroads and made q strong pro-
test against any funding bill.
The president sent TO the senate the
name of Charles Nelson of Maryland
to be second assistant postmaster gen.
eral, vice Lowry Bell, resigned.
Acting Secretary McAdoo was ordered
a court Of inquiry to fix the responsible
ity for the injury sustained i, by the
cruiser Columbia in her trial trip.
The armor-plate investigation was re-
sumed with Lieut.. w. C. Cowles of the
Marblehead as the first witness. He did
not believe that the Carnegie company
had retreated the plates.