The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-05-10
WASHINGTON NOTES.


Special to the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, May 9,-The controller of
the currency has approved the application
OF l.. Nj. Girls Lewis II. Jordan, Thomas
y. Bassett, Thomas Gregory, James W.
Iribbitt and II. IT. Huber to organize the
home Nationa! Bank of Thorntown with
a capital OF $4,000
The American National Bank of Indian
apolis has been approved as 4 reserve agent
for the Citizens National of South Bend
DR. George L. Williams was to-day ap-
pointed a pension examining surgeon az
Huntington.
The following contracts were let to-day
Tor furnishing supplies for the Fort Wayne
Iubhc building for the next nscal year: ice,
Z. +. Higgins Artificial Ice Company; mis-
cellaneOuS, Robert Gage. the Greatest Gro
Gerry Company, G. G. Schiatter * Co. and
the White fruithouse
The bonds or Joseph Chestnut post
master at Lasca, DaNiesS county, Freder-
lex I. Aust, at Tennyson. Warrick county,
and Joshua 4. Bainnger, al Opal. were
issued
Recruit Charles Zoss jr.. general service.
now at the recruiting station No. 2l3 Wash
ington street, South Bend, having enlisted
without honor
Representative Hemenway arrived here
to-day TO secure the establishment of addi-
tional rural free delivery in his district
and 10 place a couple of his constituents.
He will be here about two weeks.
No United States official mail was in
cluded in the lot of foreign mail which Is
reported TO have been tempered with while
passing through Turkey, thus forming the
subject OF a protest from the diplomatic
body at COnstantlnople- The official mail
for our minister, Mr.. Leishman, and his
mail for the State Department never
passed through Turkestan in transit.
Acting Secretary Hill ana Mr.. Brun. min
lister for Denmark, TO-DAY signed a proto-
col extending FOR a year the ratification OF
the reciprocity treaty with the Danish
West Indies.
4 report on the enrolment and average
attendance al the regular Indian schoois
for the quarter ending April !, compared
with the corresponding quarter last year,
shows the largest annual increase IN at
tendance recorded in the last ten ana nf-
teen years. The average attendance at the
nonreservation schools increased SO; at
reservation boarding schools, l33S; NJ day
schools. decreased 3i2. The net increase
for all schools was 1.S55. The total number
of pupils enrolled in all Indian schools was
% 500.
The Marine Hospital Service has directed
a surgeon to proceed Immediately 10 Col
gate l. r.. to confer with the Indian il
spectOr and municipal authorities there
over the smallpox outbreak. The Indian
Bureau has shipped Loco vaccine points
there and will send others when called for
AdviCes TO the Indian Bureau show between
nitv and one hundred cases OF malignant
smallpox at Colgate.
on the recommendation of General Gill
lespie. chief OF engineers, the secretary Of
war mas made the following assignment Of
officers in charge OF geographical divisions
Of the engineer department: Col Charles II.
Suter TO the Northeast division, succeeding
General Gillespie; Col. samuel NJ Mans
field TO the Northwest division. succeedins;
General Barlow Col. Amos Stichney 10 the
Southwest division. succeeding General
Robert