The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-03-31


as the fast mail subsidy for fast mail
trains from New York and other points 10
the South. and also on the Santa Fe route
Is retained as heretofore
The Bureau of Foreign Commerce, State
Department. has been informed by Mr..
James b. Simpson, of Dallas. Tex, in re-
gard to a specimen of Texas wheat sent TO
France TO be tested to its fitness for use
in the manufacture of macaroni and like
pastes. that 1T has been demonstrated
beyond question that all northern Texas Is
hard. glutinous wheats now in such great
demand in France and Italy.
The economic postage bill was favorably
acted upon by the House committee on
postoffices and post roads to-day. The bill
postal cards are paid for only In case OF
use. and il is designed to facilitate COM
mercial transactions.
The amount of bonds received at the
treasury for excange for the new per
cents to March 30 is s1S4.924. 400. of which
$l9. 735, 500 is from individuals other than
national banks.
II was announced at the Postoffice De-
partment to-day that j. c. Graham had
been removed as postmaster at Provo,
Utah. on March IS. and temporary sue
cessor i'm the person of Read Smoot APP
pointed in his stead Mr. Smoot was Sc
lected by the bondsmen of Graham and
will retain the office until some one Is Sc
lected TO take permanent charge. Graham
was removed as a result of an investiga-
ton by the House postoffice committee or
charges that he was a polygamist. The
committee found that he was guilty as
charged. but exonerated the President and
all officials of the Postoffice Department
of any knowledge that he was guilty OF
polygamy at the time OF his appointment
The House committee on commerce to-
day agreed to report the Senate bill for a
Chino-Japan commission to investigate the
commercial opportunities of the Orient
with an amendment striking out the pro-
vision of the bill proposed by Senator Hoar
directing that no senator or representative
I'm Congress shall be named on any COM
mission appointed by the President
Senator Davis to-day introduced bill for
the extension of the provisions of the laws
relating to the soldiers homes of the States
and Territories so as TO include soldiers
who participated in the Spanish war and
the wars succeeding, and also to those par
ticipating in the Indian wars
The President has amended the civil
service law so as to authorize the Civil
service Commission. acting I'm accord with
the heads of the department interested, to
fix maximum age limitations with respect
to entrance to positions for which such
ma ximum age limitations are not now
fixed by the civil service rules: and. In ad-
dition to the age limits already liked IN
that section of the rules. he has fixed the
age limits for apprentice in mints and
assay Offices" at eighteen to twenty-four
years. for "keefAr. assistant keeper: and
officers of light ships in the lighthouse
Of i0ht n
"matron and assistant matrons in the In
dian service" at twenty-five to hfty-fve
years, and for observer In the weather
bureau service" at eighteen to thirty
wears. Soldiers and sailors who are granted
preference under Section l154 Revised
Statutes. are already exempted from all
age limitations as such.
Secretary Gage occupied some time at
the Cabinet meeting to-day in making a
of the government. He stated that since
July l. 1899. there had accumulated sur
PLUS of revenues over receipts OF about
$50, 600 900, and that by the end OF June OF
this year Ii probably would amount to
over $50. 1900. This surplus is accounted
for by large receipts from customs and by
material reduction in the expenditures
OH account of the war. The secretary is OF
the opinion that the present rate of taxa
ton might safely be reduced TO some ex-
IL
accommodation to Congress by the Presi-
dent on the subject that the secretary made
his statements.
Representative Hemenway presided over
the House in committee of the whole, this
afternoon.
Mr.. Overstreet left for Indianapolis to-
day.
Representative Hemenway and Attorney
afternoon, before the House committee on
war claims for the pay of Indianas war
claim. bill to pay which was passed by
the Senate, recently, at the instance OF
Senator Fairbanks
In the executive session of the Senate to-
day the protocol to the peace treaty agreed
upon between the representatives of the
United States and Spain was received. The
protocol extends for a year the time within
which residents of the Philippines can de-
eide as to allegiance.
Freeman X. Green, thirty-five years old.
formerly of Fort Wayne. Ind, who had
been employed as a s1.4o0 clerk i'm the mis-
cellaneous division of the coast geodetic
survey for twelve years. committed suicide
shortly after o'clock last evening. by
shooting himself through the right temple
at his home 90l Flint street. Brightwood.
He died within twenty minutes after he
fired the first shot. No definite motive has
been assigned for the deed. Green was a
man of peculiar temperament, and lived
very much within himself. He was quiet
and affable at work and In his home.
The controller of the currency has APP
proved applications for the organization of
the following banks in Indiana of the $25,0 00
and $4,000 classes, provided for by the new
law: First National. Greenfield, l.. T.. Nc
Donald. $4,000: First National. Hillsboro.
John Nj. Frazier. $95 900; First National,
Oxford. William Burdette. s25, 600; First Ma
tional, Lowell, j. G.. Ibach. $4,000; First
National, Greensburg. Webb Woodfill. $50.
600: First National. Montpelier, G. c. Shull.
$4,000.
Lieutenant Batson famous as the leader
of the little band of native scouts which
rendered such effective service in the cam
paign in Luzon. has been honored by Sec
rotary Root by being selected as the or
ganizer of a battalion OF Macabebes, which
is to serve the nucleus OF the force of
the native Filipinos to be raised hereafter.
Lieutenant Batson is at present I'm Wash
ington on leave of absence from Manila.
having been severely wounded i'm the foot
I'm one of the movements last winter. He
will return to Manila with the rank of ma
jor. and proceed at once TO raise the new
battalion.