The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-10-20
NATIONAL CAPITAL NEWS.
George NJ. Allen and jacob ID. Turner
Getting Better.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 19.-George NJ. Allen
is better tonight. His father is here from
st. Louis. and as soon as the son is able
to leave, which will probably be in a few
days, the father will take him to st. Louis
for rest and recuperation. Jacob b. Turner
is much improved tonight.
XXX
General Fitzhugh Lee, of Virginia, who
is here on leave of absence, paid his
spects to the President to-day. General
Lee will return to Cuba at the end of the
month. He says the constitutional conven-
ton of the Cuban people, TO which dele
gates already have been elected, will be
held Nov. to establish 1.-The free and in
dependent republic of Cuba" General Lee
says there is likely to be great deal of
friction in the convention, and the result
is problematical. The foreigners, French,
English, Americans and propertyholding
Spaniards, he said, were In favor of some
sort of American protectorate which would
insure the protection of life and property,
but the old soldiers of Gomez's army want
ed to carry out a radical programme They
threatened to initiate the proceedings in
the convention by the adoption of a reso-
luton demanding the immediate with
drawal of the American troops. General
Lee expressed the opinion that the troops
could not be withdrawn until a stable gov
eminent was set up which proved capable
of furnishing the necessary guarantees as
to life and property.
Governor Savers. Of Texas, was among
the Presidents callers to-day. He is on
his way back to Texas from New York,
where he went to attend the charity bazaar
for the benefit of the orphans of the Gal
weston disaster, and stopped here to pay
his respects to the President and to thank
him for the aid the government extended
to the victims of the storm.
XXX
The new battleship Kentucky sails to-
morrow on her long trip to China, which
will take about two months. The gunboats
Vicksburg and Annapolis, which also are
to go to China, will follow in about two
weeks. The Frolic. which has been desig-
mated to take the place of the Dorothea for
similar service, is in good condition for a
start, but probably will be detained i'm
order to furnish moro extensive quarters
for the large number of officers assigned
to her.
Ex-Secretary Sherman was more COM
Portable to-day and tonight he is reported
to be resting easily. There has not been
any apprecable change in his condition
except, perhaps, that he is a trife weaker
than on yesterday. The bronchial cough
from which the patient suffers was less
severe to-day. giving him chance to sleep
more than usual.
Rural free delivery service has been or
dered established in Indiana Nov. i, as fol-
lows: Crown Point, Lake county, length of
route twenty-seven miles, area covered
thirty-four square miles, population served
621, carrier III. G. Wise; Fort Branch, Glib
son county, length twenty-sx miles. area
forty square miles, population 531, carrier
William Hollis; Markle, Huntington coun-
~, length twenty-seven miles. area fifty
two square miles. population 945. carrier G.
w. Watson.