The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-11-15
The President Announces that APP
pOintments I'm Insular Possess
sions VIII BE on Merit Only.
RETIREMENT OF GENERAL HALL
LONG LIST OF APPOINTMENTS, MANY
IN THE ARMY.
Two Brigadier Generals to BE Named
Gable and Canal Bills to he
Pressed to an Issue.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 4.-With the close
of business to-day Major John B. Harlow
retired from the Civil-service Commission
and will be succeeded tomorrow by Mr..
William Dudley Foulke. Major Harlow has
held his position as a member of the COM
mission since May of 1895. He will return
to his home in st. Louis. where. on appoint
ment by Postmaster General Smith, he will
have the position of cashier in the post
Office
President Roosevelt to-day announced
that in making civil appointments in the
insular possessions of the United States
he would adhere to the principles of the
civil service. He declared this policy to
Clinton Rodgers Woodruff of Philadelphia.
of the National Civil-service Reform
League Mr.. Woodruff is chairman of the
committee on dependencies, and called to
ascertain what the Presidents policy would
be- President Roosevelt told him in the
most emphatic manner that absolutely no
appointments in the insular possessions
would be dictated or controlled by political
considerations.
The President to-day made the follow
ing appointments:
State
Edwin H. Gunsaulus, Ohio, consul at To-
ronto, Ontario, Canada; William l.. Sewel
Ohio, consul at Pernambuco, Brazil.
Treasury
William Haversick Wisconsin, general
inspector, Treasury Department.
Jesse NJ Lee colonel of infantry; Henry
Wigant lieutenant colonel OF infantry; Ter
an w. Torrey, major of infantry; Blanton
Winship first lieutenant of infantry.
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n. Canheld. Isaac w. Maloney, Lewis ].
Rancourt. Arthur F. Halpin, Alfred C..
Arnold. Charles s. Frank, Robert w. Ad-
ans, Douglas Donald. Kent Browning.
Henry j. May quartermdster. with rank
of captain; Samuel ]. Smith, chaplain.
Second Lieutenants of Cavalry-Wade II.
Scott Winston Pitcher, Harry ]. McKen-
ney. Frederick NJ. Jones.
Starkey Y. Britt. first lieutenant In ar
tillery corps; William A. Covington, sec
ond lieutenant in artillery corps. Harry A.
Ebert, assistant surgeon of volunteers
with rank OF captain.
Lucien II. Heneberger medical inspector;
Harold II. Haas, passed assistant surgeon.
XXX
Brig Gen. Robert H. Hall will be placed
on the retired list OF the army tomorrow
by the operation OF law on account or age.
He was born in Michigan and appointed
to the army from Illinois. Graduating
from the Military Academy in July, 1866.
he served with distinction throughout the
civil war. Because of exceptionally merl-
torious services in the Philippines he was
made brigadier general in the regular
army last February. Returning from that
country several months ago. he was grant
ed leave of absence and is now at his home,
near Fort Porter. ~. Y.
With the retirement Of General Hall,
President Roosevelt will have an oppor-
tunity to promote two officers of the army
TO the grade of brigadier 9eneral. Ihe
other vacancy was OccasiOned by fhe re-
tirement of Brig. Gen. Henry c. Merriam
on the 18th inst.
Representative Hepburn, of Iowa, chair
man of the interstate and foreign COM
merce committee OF the House. and Repre-
sentative sherman, of New York. a mem
Der of the same committee, had a long
conference with the President to-day about
isthmian canal and Pacific cable legislation.
As a result Of the consultation they an
nounced that il was their purpose to press
legislation on both subjects at the earliest
possible moment The canal bill. which
passed the House at the last session, will
be reintrOduCed in substantially the form
in which IL was passed last winter No
delay Is anticipated in the committee. as
the whole subject has been canvassed
thoroughly. Colonel Hepburn told the
President that the bill undoubtedly would
have a large majority in the House. The
cable bill will be identical with the one
reported from the committee during the
last Congress.
w. o. Smith, J. 3. Atherton. F. NJ. Sven
sey and r. =. Rithat citizens Of Hawaii
called on the President to-day to discuss
with him the condition OF the industrial
affairs in the Hawaiian islands. They said
10 the President that Hawailans generally
were strongly opposed TO a reciprocity ar
Tangement between the United States and
Cuba which would admit sugar from that
island at a low customs rate. The inter
ests OF Hawaiians in this respect. they de-
cla-ad. are Identical with those OF the beet