The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-18

lis Witch, Twenty-first Infantry, and W.
II. w. James. Twenty-fourth Infantry, to
be majors.
Patents were issued TO Indianians to-day
as follows: James l.. Boyd. Laporte. burial
apparatus: John c. Dean. Indianapolis. hy-
draulic pump; Thomas S. Garrison. Indian
apolis. burial casket; Oliver II. Hampton,
Williamsburg, acetylene gas generator;
Edgar d. Johnston. Connersville, rotary
blower; William III. Lewis and II. L. Yittell,
Indianapolis vehicle spring; Louis Mitiska,
Evansville magazine heating stove; John
B. Meyer, Orestes, cornstalk rake; William
n. Parrish, Richmon1 wire winding device;
Edwin H. Porter. Fort Wayne, electric
motor starting switch: Harry T.. Reeves,
Indianapolis. type tie; Gottlieb +. Schmid,
Indianapolis boiler cleaner; yanBurton Will
Its, Indianapolis, vehicle wheel brake. two
patents; Thomas E. Wilson, Farmland
combined table and closet; Jesse r, Wont,
stockwell. bolt; John H. Young, Kingsbury.
band cutter and feeder.
The Illinois Steel Company has informed
the Navy Department 1t will not bid on
armor for battle ships and cruisers owing
to the heavy pressure of private work. The
decision occasions regret in naval circles.
as It is desired to have the competition as
general as possible.
The semi-annual meeting of the trustees
of the American University was held to-day
at the Arlington Hotel. John f. Andrus,
of New York, presided. Among those pres
ent were Bishop John F. Hurst, chancellor.
and Bishop Charles c. McCabe, of Fort
Worth Tex. Bishop Hurst announced the
gift of $4,000 from a friend, whose name
is not made public, for the founding, in con-
nection with the college of languages. of the
Thomas Coke College for missions. Bishop
Mccabe reported s12s,00o recently sub
scribed for the endowment fund Bishop
McCabe was elected vice chancellor OF the
university. Miss Ida Simpson, of Philadel-
phia, was selected secretary OF the Woman's
Guild. President Mckinley and Mr.. Arthur
Dixon, of Chicago, were elected to member
ship in the board of trustees.
Acting Assistant Surgeon John E. Morris,
United States army, is ordered to proceed
from New York to Indianapolis for duty
| in the latter city.
An additional letter carrier was to-day
| authorized for the Logansport, Ind, post
Office. He will begin his labors Oct. next
The postoffice at Coal Creek. Fountain
county, Indiana, was to-day ordered dis
continued. Mail hereafter goes to Coying
| ton.
| Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock, hav'
| ing received an invitation from President
| Mckinley to visit him at Hot Springs, lef
| for that place tonight. He will be absent
several days.
number of prominent jurists of Japar
are in the city and to-day were introduced
F! to the attorney general by the japanese
minister. Their mission here is to study tbs
| judicial system of the United States.
The postmaster general to-day issued ar
order permitting commercial papers ant
| samples OF merchandise to be sent in the
mails between Cuba. Porto Rico and thu
| Philippine islands and the United States a.
universal postal rates. This reduces the
postage on commercial papers from the do
| mestic letter rates to 1 cent an ounce will
| a minimum charge Of 5 cents and on mer
| chandise samples from ! cent an ounce to
| cent for two ounces, with a minimum
| charge Of cents.