The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-07-03
NATIONAL CAPITAL NOTES.
New Rural Free Delivery Route-Post-
master for Hope, Ind.

Special 10 the indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON. July 2.-Rural free de-
livery service will be established Aug.
next at Ingleield Vanderburg county.
Length OF route % miles: area covered. %
square miles: population served, sos; num-
ber Of houses on route. Isl; carrier. T. w.
Peck
The bonds OF Charles " Hardin as post
master at Fortville, Hancock county, and
William L. Lee at Hanover. jefferson
county. were approved and their commits
sions issued to-day.
Attorney General Philander c. Knox has
bought home in this city. The house is
located in a fashionable section Of X street.
northwest. between Fifteenth and sixteenth
streets. The consideration is $lls,Ooo.
The Spanish treaty claims commission
will remain in session during July. although
Judge Chambers will be the only member
of the commission present. Former Sena-
tor Chandler and some Of the other MEM
bers are now taking their vacations. One
Of the members OF the commission will be
in constant attendance to receive petitions.
ETC. 1t is now expected. however. that
final action will not be taken on any OF the
cases before the commission during the
heated term.
Miller postmaster at Hope. Ind.
Secretary Root expects 10 have all the
candidates for first and second lieutenants
in the regular army ordered for exarnina-
tion before the President leaves for Cam
ton. The President and secretary have
been working over these appointments for
Harry Acheson, who has been an usher
at the White House since General Garfield
was President, will become a pension ex-
aminer next week. He will be succeeded
on the White House stan by Charles j.
Pusey. OF Maryland, the Pullman con-
ductor who was in charge Of the train on
made the trip to the Pacific coast.
The President. who is very busy clearing
up public business prior TO his departure
for Canton on Friday, this week. will see
only those having urgent matters to bring
TO his attention. The extreme heat of the
past few days has not affected Mrs. Nc
kinley unfavoraby.
The Navy Department has purchased a
considerable tract OF land surrounding the
naval observatory here in order TO protect
from jar the delicate instruments which
record the time OF the country. Ii was
deemed desirable not TO have any high
ways within 1000 feet OF the clock room,
where the instruments are stationed, and
a circle with a radius of 1000 feet therefore
was drawn entirely around the observa-
tory. At the last session of Congress $l4s,-
600 was appropriated 10 purchase the in
closed land. and this amount has just
become available. The tracts purchased
contain about sixteen acres.
AlhodsSduOT 0HOdte mas INFORMED tnc
State Department that a South African
war medal has been awarded to A. NJ.
Blenn, an American citizen, in recognition
of the valuable service rendered by him as
driver OF the engine connected with the
water supply of Ladysmith during the
siege OF that town. He adds that the Brit
ish Foreign Office requests that the medal
be forwarded to Mr.. Blenn at his home in
New York city.
The State Department has declined to
prosecute the claim of Charles S. Allen,
an American, against the government of
Mexico. Allen was arrested for working
on broken water pipe in the street OF
Enzanada without the permit of the munic-
ipality. The result of the judicial proceed
ings was his final discharge by the Superior
Court, but he claimed damages for i'm
prisonment. The State Department holds
that there has been no denial of justice,
and If there has been malicious prosecu-
ton, the local tribunals afford an ample
remedy.
The report from Dennison, Tex, Of the
formation of a company to make a rush
for the Kiowa lands in Oklahoma on the
theory that they are now public lands and
subject TO homestead settlement, and that
no restrictions can be placed on their set
tlement, is a reiteration of claim that
the Interior Department already has
found groundless.