The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-05-02

NOTED from $1,000 to $l.4oO annually. Mr..
Lott Is from jay county. Indiana.
Daniel Scanlon. OF Chicago. formerly
prosecuting attorney Of Madison county.
Indiana. Is in Washington on legal pusi-
ness.
The government has leased for i've years
or "A. II. Taper a room in Il nex build-
ing for the postofice at Hammond az a
rental OF $1,000 annually. that sum including
complete equipment OF boxes. fixtures and
furniture heat. light. vault, etc.
Judge Hayden's condition is reported as
practically unchanged.
The bono OF Orlando A. Woman as
postmaster OF Virgie. Jasper county was
approved and commission issued to-day.
The retirement from active service OF
Col. Writ Davies. Third Cavalry. at his
own request. after more than fifty years
service. is announced at the War Depart
ment.
The secretary of the treasury to-day pur-
chased $25O.0O short-term 4 per cent. bonus
at 1135 80.
The State Department has received from
the government OF Nenezula a Satlstac-
tory explanation OF the circumstances IN
der which Ignacio Baiz. United States con-
sular agent at Barcelona. came TO be ar
rested and mulcted OF a heavy fine. Nhlle
no details are furnished. IL is stated the
action OF the Venezuelan government an
the matter is all that could be desired ana
that Baiz' who has, or will, recover the
money extorted from him, will not be
Secretary Root has given orders 10 the
quartermaster generals office for the exc
cutlon OF the act OF Congress requiring the
reDurlal IN Arlington National Cemetery
OF the Confederate dead now there. num-
boring l26, and with them The remains Of
the eighteen Confederates buried at the
National Soldiers Home here. Protests
have been received by the secretary from
the women of Virginia, who wish the re-
mains taken South, but the order remains
unchanged.
The petition of General Pearson. who
represented the Orange Free State I'm the
proceedings at New Orleans recently. d.
rected TO the stoppage of mule shipments
TO South Africa, has reached the State De-
partment through the White House. The
petitioner recites the shipments OF mules
from New Orleans intended for the use OF
the British army in It's war upon the Boer
republics. He asks that the President in
quire into these shipments. and If the facts
are found 10 be as set forth in the petition.
that the shipments be stopped In accord
ance with the treaty OF W ashington of lSl.
The Spanish Commission has received a
claim for $50. 600. filed by Amelie Tejada de
GOWN, for the death OF her son, Charles
Gown. late correspondent of the Key West
Equator Democrat, who was killed with
a machete by order of the Spanish COM
mander July 9. 1896. Gown. as the corre-
spondent of his paper, went TO Cuba OH
board the steamer Three Friends. landing
July 8. 1895. Two days afterward he was
made prisoner by Spanish troops. Although
declaring his American citizenship and his
connection with an American journal, he
was put to death by the machete.
The Civil-service Commission has re-
ceived from the Philippine civil-service
board a communication regarding the ques-
ton of physical fitness for service in the
Philippine islands based on a report from
Col. Charles r. Greenleaf, assistant sur
geon general. United States army. In addi-
ton to the age NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. eight
cen and maximum forty years-it reports
a list of disabilities constituting debarments
pointment in the islands. The list includes
all forms of chronic diseases.