The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-02-04

building for the treatment OF minor con-
tag1ous diseases without expense to the
hospital, but should be paid out of an ap-
preparation for that purpose contained IN
the District appropriation bill approved
March 3. 1897, and that when the building
should be completed It should be turned
over 10 the officers of the Providence Hos
pital The application for the injunction
was made by Joseph Bradfield, who main
tanned that the question arising in cOnnec-
ton with the payment of money involved a
principle and a precedent for the appropria-
tion Of United States funds for the use and
support OF religious societies contrary 10 the
Constitution. The case will be taken to the
Court Of Appeal.
Senator Teller, chairman Of the Senate
committee on claims. to-day introduced two
bills in the Senate embodying the results Of
the committees investigation under the
provision Of the general deficiency act of
last session authorizing that committee 10
investigate and report meritorious claims
against the government which are before
the committee. One of the bills refers nu-
merous claims to the Court of Claims. and
the other IS an omnibus measure providing
appropriations under general heads, as fol-
lows: Court of Claims cases fmoStly under
the Bowman act), 81 $40, $685. French spOlia-
ton claims. 81 043. III: under naval contracts,
S1s2 800; on account of churches and schools,
&B5.914; claims of states, $i,693,l2S miscei-
laneoUs claims, 1851. 204 for adjustment and
settlement lin part) s130,359 total. S9.765,-
223. All but about $2,00e of the claims OF
States allowed are for the refunding OF
moneys advanced for raising troops during
the war Of the rebellion by California. Ore
gon and Nevada.
Mr.. Schiff and Mr.. Pierce, of the Union
Pacific reorganization committee, had
conference to-day at the White House with
the President and Attorney General
Griggs. The conference lasted more than
an hour, and was devoted entirely TO dis
cussion of matters srelating to the Kansas
Pacific. 1t is understood the reorganization
committee has qualified as ~ bidder for the
road al the sale, which takes place on Feb
10. and at the conference to-day IL is under
stood an effort was made to secure modl-
hcation of the purpose of the government
TO bid at the sale at least up TO the full
mount of the principal of the roads in
debtedness to the government. which
was announced by the President In his last
message to Congress. and II is stated that
the President will strictly adhere to his de-
termination, and so informed the repre-
sentatives of the reorganization committee
No understanding or agreement was ar
rived at which changes in any respect the
relations of the government to the road or
TO the reorganization committee. As the
matter now stands, the sale will be pro-
ceeded with at the time specified by the
court.
The Senate committee on civil. service held
an executive session at the beginning of its
sitting to-day to consider the matter of the
dismissal from the Pension Office of Mrs
Roberts, whose case was brought to the at
tention of the Senate by Senator Allen. The
. committee has received q letter from PEN
sion Commissioner Evans, indorsed by Sec
rotary Bliss in which he said there were no
charges against Mrs. Roberts. Senator
Allen was present when the letter was con-
sidered by the committee to-day, and the
statement was semi-otficially made after the
close of the meeting that he was satisfied
\ r..r,1x~ ftaHfh
his inquiry into her dismissal. When the
executive session closed Commissioners Ffoc-
tor. president of the Civil-service Commits
sion, resumed the stand III continuance OF
his statement concerning the operations of
the commission. He devoted himself es
pecially to replying to the complaints that
the classification of the service has a ten
deney to promote life tenure in office. He
said the men appointed as the result OF eX-
average less than twenty-eght years OF age,
and that the superannuated employees were
appointees under the old ''spoils' system
The Corean minister. Chin Pom Ye, has
filed d claim with the State Department to
recover $4 500 from the estate of Mr.. Sob,
former minister to this country. who died in
Washington last fall. Mr.. Sob left "a verbal
will beqleathing his property in this coun-
try to Mr. Everett Frazer, consul general
Of corea in New York in trust for Mr..
Sohs relatives in Corea. To legally convey
the property q Dill Is HOW peHuluS III OOn-
gIess. The present Corean minister alleges
IN his communication to the State Depart
nent that the house on Fourteenth street
which represents the whole OF Mr. Sob $ es-
tate was not Mr.. Sohs property. because
bought with money intrusted to him by MS
government. The State Department mas IN
formed the minister that the matter IS not
within the departments jurisdiction and
that his proper course is to institute civil
suit to recover the value of the property
after the bill transferring 1t has been
passed by Congress. This the minister IN
tends to do.
No clew to the identity of the counter
letters who made and put into circulation
the 500 silver certificates has been found.
The treasury has received certificates of this
denomination amounting to 81, 100000 and in
all this mass only twenty-four counterfeits
have been discovered. 1t is now thought
by treasury officials that not more than fifty
OF these c0unterfeits were circulated before
There are still outstanding about $14,o00,OQ0
OF these certificates.
There was an informal conference between
President Mckinley and Secretary Gage.
Attorney General Griggs and Assistant Sec
rotary Of State Day to-day concerning the
German order shutting out American fruits
and the best way to meet it. No plan was
decided on. The conferees agreed that Ger
manyS action was not only uncalled Tor,
fact that reciprocity negotiations between
the two nations are pending.
Representative ". A. Smith, Of Michigan,
has introduced 9 resolution calling on the
secretary of the interior for detailed state
ment as to the payment Of the appropria ton
of Sl5665S TO meet judgments OF the Court OF
claims in favor of the Pottawsttomie In
dians in Michigan and Indiana
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