The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-04-25
ARMY OFFICERS
NINE INDIANIANs IN YESTERDAYS
LIST OF APPOINTMENTS.
TarItOn, Johnson, BfegIer, Mellow
ell, Wood. Dority. Goodrich,
Alexander and Bowman.
ALL HAVE BEEN IN SERVICE
FIVE MORE REGULAR ARMY AP-
POnNTMENTs DUE INDIANA.
Rigid Mental and Physical Examina-
tion Necessary Before the Is
suance of Commissions.
RETAIL. MERCHANTS ALARMED
THINK PARCELS POST SERVICE
WILL INJURE THEM.
Postmaster General Smith of Opinion
Their Fears Are Groundless-
National Capital Notes.
RETAIL. MERCHANTS ALARMED
THINK PARCELS POST SERVICE
WILL INJURE THEM.
Postmaster General Smith of Opinion
Their Fears Are Groundless-
National Capital Notes.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special 20 the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON. April 4-Among the ap-
pointments lieutenants in the army an
ncunced by the War Department to-day
were nine Indianians All of them except
one. Fred Alexander. of Noblesvle served
In the Spanish-American war. and he has
seen active service in the Philippines. In
diana appointees, with their volunteer serv-
ice. are as follows:
Charles s. Tarlton, of Indianapolis, cap
tain One-hundred-an -and-fifty-eghth Indiana
and first lieutenant Thirtieth United States
Volunteer Infantry.
John 5. Johnston, second lieutenant One
hundred-and-h -hfty-seventh Indiana and first
lieutenant Forty-first United States volun-
teer Infantry.
George w. Biegler of Terre Haute cap
tain One-hundred-and- ifty-ninth Indiana
and captain Twenty-eighth United States
Volunteer Infantry.
Quincy f. Mcdowell, captain One-hun-
dred-and- hfty-ninth Indiana and first lieu
tenant Fortieth United States Volunteer
Infantry.
Charles r. Wood. corporal One-hundred-
and-fifty eighth Indiana and second lieu
tenant Thirty-ninth United States Volun-
teer Infantry.
Charles Z. Dority second lieutenant One
hundred-and-sixty-f first Indiana and second
lieutenant Fourth United States Volunteer
Infantry
Georse T. Goodrich. first lieutenant One
hundred-and-sixty-f y-first Indiana and first
lieutenant Thirty United States Vol
unteer Infantry.
Fred Alexander, of Noblesvile. commits
eary sergeant Thirtieth United States Vol
unteer Infantry.
Walter o. Bowman. corporal One-hun-
Observation-Disclosures Indiana and second
lieutenant Thirty-first United States volun-
teer Infantry.
Senator Fairbanks. after looking over the
list, said Indiana should have fourteen
army appointments. Only nine were named
to-day. leaving five places untitled. unless
Rev James L. Grifiths. from the Tenth
congressional district. appointed chaplain
on March 30 last. counts as one. In that
case there should have been four more
names in the Indiana list The senator
seemed disappointed that the States entire
quota had not been named at the same
time. There is a chance that one more
OF those named to-day may fail TO pass the
rigid mental and physical examination to
which they will be subjected, and which
they must pass before receiving commits
sions. Any vacancies thus occurring among
the Indiana appointees will be. it is as
sumed. filled by new appointments from
that State and the same as to other States
The secretary of to-day made public
altogether the names OF 55S men selected
for first and second lieutenants under the
reorganization bill. All Of these men
have had service either in the State ma
tional volunteers or in the regular army.
They have been ordered for examination,
and, should they pass, they will be ap-
pointed
Lieutenant Tarlton was captain of Com
pany III of the Second Regiment Indiana
National Guard before the Spansh-Ameri-
can war, and went into the federal service
with his regiment as the One-hundred-and-
ffty-eghth Indiana. After the he
was commissioned lieutenant In the Thir-
tieth Regiment of Volunteers that was or
ganized in August 1899. and spent more
than a year in the Philippine islands with
his regiment. when II was mustered out.
There were about 100 Indiana men In the
regiment and five Indiana officers. He re-
turned from the Philippines about three
weeks ago.