The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-05-29
NATIONAL CAPITAL NOTES.
Another Rurnl Free Delivery Route
for Indfnna-POstmnster Bonds.

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Special to the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, May 2S.-Additional rural
free delivery will be established July l
next at Edinburg, Johnson county. Length
Of route. 7624 miles; area covered. IS square
miles; population served LOO: number Of
houses On route, 500. Jarvis Brant Alex
ander Bruce and Albert Drybread appoint
ed carriers.
The controller of the currency has ex-
tended the corporate existence in the Citi-
zens' National Bank Of Crawfordsville un-
til May 2s. 1927.
The bonds OF James w. Howard as post
master at Burket, Kosciusko county; Ma
bel Lane, at Belleville, Hendricks county;
Cornelius b. Sappenfeld. at Dogwood Har-
rison county, and James NJ. Higgs, at In
gals, Madison county, were approved, and
their commissions issued to-day
The postoffice at Luray. Ind, has been
discontinued. Patrons will be supplied by
rural carrier from New Castle.
John Franklin Atkinson of Lebanon,
Boone county. was to-day graduated from
the medical department Of Columbian Uni
versity. this city.
The secretary of war has approved the
findings of the board, of which Major Cen
eral Brooke was chairman. appointed to
investigate the claims of Major William +
Smith. United States army. retired. that
he and not General Rosecrans conceived
the plan for the relief of Chattanooga
Tenn, by military operations TO be con-
Quoted in Lookout valley in October. 1858
The board found that General Rosecrans
devised the plan.
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judgment of the Supreme Court of Wash
ington State in the case of Charles w.
Nordstrom, under sentence of death on the
charge OF murder committed in that State
and directed that the mandate be issued at
once. The case has become famous by rea-
son of the fact that Nordstroms case has
been postponed for nine years by reason Of
legal complications.
The Navy Department has approved the
plan of the balanced turret for the new
monitor Nevada, and this will be prece-
dent for the monitors Florida, Wyoming
and Arkansas, of the same class. This is
the first introduction OF the balanced type
OF turret for the monitors. and it practi-
cally makes universal this form of con-
struction among the large ships OF the
navy BY this new system the entire struc-
ture. including the guns, is balanced at the
center of gravity instead OF the center of
the turret, and the weight of the finger is
almost sufficient TO swing the guns about
IN their track
Lieut.. H. II. Ward. who has for several
years acted as assistant TO Admiral Crown
tnshfeld in the Navigation Bureau, has
been ordered to inspection duty in connec-
tion with the torpedo boats Lawrence and
MacDonough, with the ultimate purpose OF
taking command OF the former vessel when
she is commissioned.
In the case of Frank NJ. Fairbank VS.. the
United States. the United States Supreme
Court has granted leave to the attorney
general to file a petition for rehearing. The
case involves the question OF the validity
Of the tax on foreign bills of lading under
the revenue act which recently were
decided oy this court to be unconstitu-
tional.
The State Department has succeeded in
settling satisfactorily another claim Of an
American citizen against the government Of
Peru. Minister Dudley. at Lima, has cabled
the department that the claimant in the
case of J. III. Hayball VS.. Peru is willing
to accept the sum OF 5000 silver soles ten
dered by the Peruvian government. Hay
ball was United States consular agent at
Chimbucto, Peru in 1885, and his claim was
based upon the seizure OF his horses and
pillages OF his property by armed and uni
formed men OF the party of General Caceres
In July Of that year.