The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-10-06
The INDIANA JUDGESHIP
SUCCESSOR TO JUDGE WOODS TO BE
NAMED IN DECEMBER.
Other Judicial Gossip mt Washington
New Rural Mail ROutes-Whfte
House Nomenclature.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Oct. Sit is the under
standing in the Indiana official colony here
that a nomination for United States cir
cult Judge to succeed the late w. A. Woods
will be made as soon as Congress meets,
but hardly before. The opinion is almost
unanimous that Judge Leander j. Monks,
of Winchester, judge of the Indiana Su-
preme Court, will be nominated. Another
question that will be settled at the same
time, but which will not appear on the sur
face, will be that a member of the Indiana
Supreme Court will succeed his father,
Judge John II. Baker, as United States
district judge for the district of Indiana
within a year. Judge John II. Baker is
ready to retire. He declined to accept the
promotion to the United States Circuit
Bench, which he undoubtedly could have
had, because he did not desire that his re-
tirement should be postponed for ten years.
This arrangement would be agreeable TO
both senator's. Both prospective appointees
being members of the Indiana Supreme
Court their ability will hardly be ques-
toned.
The controller of the currency to-day ap-
proved the Columbia National Bank Of
Indianapolis as a reserve agent for the
First National Bank of Lafayette, Ind.
XXX
Three additional rural free delivery routes
have been ordered established, TO begin on
Dec. 2, at Lebanon, Boone county, Ind.
Length of routes, IS miles; area covered,
AZ square miles; population served, 1850;
number Of houses on route, 436: carriers.
I. L. Slage, ]. I. Branhard and c. r.
Davis.
The words executive mansion are to
disappear from the official documents of
the Republic. When President Roosevelt in
vites a friend to dinner, even informally,
the message reads to the guest for him TO
come to the white House" To one of his
guests he referred to his change. He said
there were executive mansions I'm every
State, but only one white House" He
said the President OF the United States
lived in the house and to the White House
his guests would be hidden. ut is the
frank and direct name for the Presidents
home" he said to Senator Burrows. his
the Presidents home by its proper name.
l shall so use 1T in official documents and
IN all ways when 1T is necessary TO speak
or the chlef of1ce OF the executive"
XXX
When a reporter called at the residence OF
Admiral Sampson this evening he was in
formed that no statements would be made
in reference TO the Schley case.
XXX
United States Consul McCook, at Dawson.
British Columbia, has reported to the State
Department that fraudulent mining COM
panies are being promoted at Dawson and
that worthless stock is being sold in the
United States. Consul McCoOk says pros
pectuses are being issued. giving as refer
ences prominent government officials in
Dawson without their authority.
In a report to the State Department from
Consul General Hughes, at Coburg. dated
Sept. 5. showing Russia's trade for the first
five months Of the current year. il is said
that the imports of iron. steel. hardware
and machinery have been 80 per cent. below
those for the same period Of last year. This
falling of probably Is a direct result OF the
Russian retaliatory tariff on American
goods OF this sort.
The Navy Department has arranged to
sell 3.i57 small arms of mixed types at pub
lie auction at the Mare Island navy yard
on the 2lst inst. These arms were surren-
dered by the natives OF Samoa 10 the Joint
high commission.
The commissioned OF internal revenue has
held that spirits manufactured I'm the
United States can be exported 10 Manila.
Philippine islands. under the same reguIa-
lions as are applicable to exports TO foreign
countries.
Secretary Of Agriculture Wilson. after
careful consideration Of the report. and