The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-04-06
Dih'cuit Task Completed by Attorney
General Taylor, Who VIII See the
Controller on Tuesday.
NO CHARGE AGAINST BoNNELL
SENATOR FAIRBANKS \ F.. G.. No.
GATE AT WHITE HOUSE.
Possibility that Judge Baker May Not
Retire SOOn-BOer War History
by a Nine-Year-OId Boy.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.

ABlA Ds-AllOIIEN zen
eral w. l.. Taylor completed the statement
of Indiana's war claim this afternoon and
presented it TO the officials of the treasury.
This has been a good deal more of a task
than was expected at first. The papers
dealing with the case ran back forty years
and were in much confusion, with many
missing They deal with a period Of In
diana's history when, for a time, there was
practically two State governments. 1t was
a most difficult matter TO prove up these to
the satisfaction OF the exacting treasury
officials The task was finished by Mr..
Taylor and his assistant this afternoon and
foots Up TO S6f5,O 600.
Next Tuesday Mr.. Taylor will present the
case. with his rguments to the controller
Of the treasury and his assistant. The Of
icers from the auditing department will
also be present and present the govern
ment's views. There has developed a radi-
cal difference between the attorney general
and the treasury officials. It is not likely
that this will disappear in the presentation
of the claim TO the controller. If the diff
ference continues, the disputed portions will
returned to the Court of Claims.
mis- court will give it's construc-
tion of the law and send back
r. report TO the treasury. There will
e no trial before the Court of Claims.
The law merely empowers this court to give
a construction of the law. In case either
the treasury officials or those of the State
OF Indiana are not satisfied with the re-
view OF the Court Of Claims there is no
appeal TO the United States Supreme Court.
At first it was thought this could be done.
but now it is clear that such an appeal
cannot be taken. The treasury officials
may pass portions of the accounts and
refer the remainder to the court. In any
event such portions as the treasury finally
allows must be recovered by additional
legislation. The recent legislation only per-
mitted the State TO reopen the claims,
excepting the same rights they had at the
close Of the war, but appropriated no
money for a particular purpose, and the
treasury is authorized to settle only such
claims as it admits as properly proved.
XXX
Allen Welsh Dulles, the nine-year-old
grandson of Gen. John W. Foster, of In
diana, who lives in this city, has written
a history of the Boer war. His grand
father heard OF the applied energy and
ability OF the youngster some time ago.
and asked TO see the copy of his historical
work. II had been prepared with but the
slightest bit of assistance from his elders.
in fact, much of it had been done before
any of them knew anything about it, He
had gathered his data from the newspa-
pers. the magazines, the books from his
grandfather = library ana from the con
gressiOnal Library. Mr.. Foster told the
lad TO finish the history and he would pay
for the printing of 200 copies. When the
200 copies were delivered, Master Dulles
showed that he was just as good a book
merchant as he was a historian. In a
very short time he had sold every copy of
his limited edition. He announced imme-
diately that the money received SlCO
would be devoted to relieving the suffer
ing of the women and children IN the re-
contreGO camps in South Africa. This
money mas been turned over to this pur-
pose, and ne has ordered a much larger
edition of his history. These Will be sold
in the same way and the entire amount
turned over TO the trustees of the fund Tor
the relief Of the suffering women ana chill
dren who have been made helpless by the
Boer war. The book IS really OF no little
literary interest. The boy has quite de-
cided views as to how a great war should
Be conducted. and he expresses these In
most forcible English. He says 1t Is wrong
for England To depend on the United states
for horses and mules TO run her war, and
Fl she did not have enough animals she
should not have begun the war. re cites
numerous instances where the English have
violated the rules of war in the treatment
of the Beers. \ Cabinet minister. in &C
kuoWledging the receipt or MS DOCK, says
he notes that he sometimes spells British
with "a capital and other times with a small
letter. The boy wrote a grave reply, say
ing that il might be better to spell 1t all
the time with a small -.
XXX
Edgar O'Hair. of Brookville. and his
sister, Mrs. Stout, of indianapolis, are in
Washington IN the interest OF lueI DIOALGIs
for whose relief a bill for a $4,000 appro-
priation is now pending before Congress.
George O'Hair. now in a sanitarium in
indianapolis. was a clerk in the War De
partner six years ago. He was stationed
in the old Ford Theater which was then
used by the War Department and when
that building collapsed he was permanent
Iv injured. A bin for his relief was intro
duced in the last Congress, but was not re-
ported from the committee. The bill this
session was introduced by Representative
- ~nur for Hhn-
on claims.
Representative Watson returned this
morning from Pfttsburg, where he attended
a reunion of his fraternity, the Phi Kappa
Psi. he viii leave tomorrow for Ohio,
where he will make an address at the con-
vention which will renOminate Representa-
tive GrosveEOr. He will go from there TO
Allegheny City, where he will deliver an
address in Carnegie Hall at a banquet TO
he given the night of the anniversary of
the surrender OF General Lee at Apo
mattoX.
The controller of currency to-day issued
a statement showing the number of new
national banks organized since the passage
OF the currency reform act, March IA. 1900.
II shows that IN Indiana twenty-nine new
national banks have been organized with a
total capital of H,5S5,OO-
XXX
The American National Bank, OF Indian
apolis. has been approved as reserve agent
for the Citizens National. of Crawfords-
Vile. Ind.
Senator Fairbanks went to the White
House to-day 10 present Enoch G. Hogate,
of Danville, Ind. TO President Roosevelt.
They had a very satisfactory interview
with the President. 1t was announced that
Mr.. Hogate was "A candidate for a federal
iudgship should a vacancy occur, but the
matter was not mentioned 10 the President.
A prominent Indiana attorney who was In
the city recently stated that Judge Baker
had said he would leave the matter OF his
retirement entirely in the hands of the Pes
fdent. He said he would abide by any de-
cfsion that Mr.. Roosevelt should arrive at.
This was interpreted by the attorney TO
mean that in all probability Judge Baker
would not retire until quite a bit later.
General C~rozier. chief of ordnance of the
army. said to-day in referring to the pub
ushed statement that the unfavorable re-
port OF the Senate military committee on
his nomination was based on the charge
that he was Interested in certain ordnance
patents. II have no interest In the use