Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1901-05-31
CAPITAL DoINGs
Our indianapolis Correspondent Has
His Usual Chatty Budget

Our indianapolis Correspondent Has
His Usual Chatty Budget
indianapolis. May efficiently Sem
ators Fairbanks and Beyeridge recon-
mendei to the war department Il
young Indiana men for appointments
as commissioned officers in the reor-
ganized regular army There was
great rivalry for these places but
some of the successful ones now wish,
II is said. that they had never applied
They have been ordered To stand ex
animation at Chicago before a board
over which General Otis presides. and
II IL reported that the examination Is
something awful to contemplate, deIy-
ing into calculus, Iogarithms and the
intricacies of mathematics, science and
history. as well as requiring most
thorough knowledge OF military opera
tions. Several OF the appointees are
afraid Of ..fiunking' when they face
such a stunning array Of questions.
Henry s. Dewey of New York city
IL at the Bates House. on the pater-
nal side he Is first cousin and on the
maternal side a fourth cousin of the
famous Admiral Dewey. He is ply
steal counterpart of the admiral. pos
sessing the same gracious and modest
manner and the identical physical
characteristics. even to the style of
wearing his mustachc. The resem-
blance extends 10 his clIirography.
which IL very similar TO that of the
admiral. He dresses well, as does the
iFt ia
ciety and club affairs. He is we'll
to-do manufacturer OF blank books.
The admiral" said he, lis taking life
quietly in Washington. 1t is not at
all likely that lac will figure any more
in political affairs. He probably has
views on the supreme courts recent
decisions in the insular cases. but ii is
not at all likely that he will express
them, owing To the political questions
involved. The fact is the admiral new
er would have made the mistake of
figuring as he did in politics in the
last campaign had ii not been for in
fuences that convinced him against
his wishes. He is remarkably well
posted on affairs connected with the
navy. but he doesn't. | candidly be-
lieve, know a. much about politics as
the ordinary 1O-year-oIu schoolboy.
There IL nothing about his natural in
clinations or training that adapts him
TO politics. BY special act of congress
he will enjoy the full pay of an ad- |
mirai for life" Mr.. Dewey paid n
high compliment to the admirars son.
George Dewey Jr.. New York travel |
ing man, who occasionally visits In |
dianapolis in the line OF business. He
said that the boy is modest and gen
tlemanly and exhibits rare good sense
in refusing To trade on his fathers
popularity in securing business. He
added that the recent furry on Wall
street did not have the slightest ef-
feet on legitimate business enterprises
in the metropolis
Representative Charles sherman
King of Wabash, chairman of the
ways and means committee in the last
legislature, expresses great astonish-
ment over the appropriations made by
the Michigan Legislature recently.
Their appropriations footed up So
5OO.00O.'' he said. Our total came
within 100000 | do not understand
why the Michigan appropriations
should he so high. MIR. King came To
the city yesterday and while here
sought the supreme court library to
look up some legal points. On learn
ing that the patriotic librarian had
shut up shop to participate in the eel
ebration of Decoration Day, he said:
1T is too bad To fool a man that wants
to learn IA little law"
Judge Willard New of Vernon, one
of the ablest men wearing the judicial
ermine in this state, was ut the Grand
hotel today. He recently underwent
In this city a most delicate operation
of the eye, which required several
stitches to be taken in the eyeball.
He came out from the operation in
splendid shape. and his vision is now
equal To that of anyone. 1t is under
stood that he will he a candidate for
the nomination for congress i'll the
Fourth district, but he is not discuss
ing that subject.
LinnaeUS Hines. scholar and jour