The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-11-23
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IA hI,,d l. simon secretary of the Building
Allied Council, No. 81 Virginin avenue, In
dianapolis. In the letter. Supervising
Architect Taylor says he fails to under
stand fully the import of a letter written
by Mr.. Simon in regard to certain en-
ployes of the old federal building at In
annapolis If 1t is your desire and in
tention." the architect writes. that the
department should discharge the employees
decline to do so. as their presence is abso-
lutely necessary to make emergency repairs
that might be needed at any and all hours
and to delay which by soliciting proposals
for the performance of the work might lead
to serious consequences"
XXX
John c. Clancy of Sullivan, who Is at
the Ebbitt House, is in Washington to look
after some matters relating to Porto
Rican tariff cases, of which he had charge.
He will be here about fifteen days. Hav-
ing reduced the majority of representative
M1ers in the Second district very consider
ably, Mr.. CLANCY would naturally be ex-
pected to go into the race again in two
years He does not say that he will, how
ever. He expresses the belief, though, that
sentiment is changing so rapidly In the
district that the next two years will see it
Republican.
Rural free delivery routes have been or
dered established Dec. at Patriot. Switz-
erland county, and at Wawaka, Binfield,
Avilla, Albion, Ligonier, Kimmell and La
otto, Noble county.
The assistant secretary of war announces
that after Investigating the case of Otto
A. Hasenfuss, an Indiana man, late private
in Company A, Eighth Infantry, now a gen.
eral prisoner at Alcatraz island. California.
that il is found that there are no miti-
| eating circumstances which would warrant
| the extension OF clemency at this time.
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| The Indianapolis Commercial Club desires
the Indiana delegation in Congress to sup
port the revised Elkins bill, which affects
/ interstate-commerce questions and which
| is likely to come up at this session. The
| club has expressed itself in this way
| through correspondence. The Elkins bill
| is a measure TO enlarge the jurisdiction
| and power Of the Interstate-commerce Com
mission.
The family of Senator Fairbanks is here.
occupying the residence at 1900 Massachu-
sets avenue. Senator and Mrs. Fairbanks
spent last week in New York. AT the SEN
ator's committee room in the Capitol con-
siderable work is being accomplished. Jer-
ry A. Matthews, secretary to the senator.
/ arrived here several days ago, and with
! the assistance of Russell King, of Indianap p
! oils, is taking care of the office business.
| An interesting little story is related in
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| by Mrs. Fairbanks. Out of the address
| grows the incident of the Fairbanks rose"
Some time ago Mrs. Fairbanks was in
| vited to deliver an address in honor of
| some particular part of the construction of
| Memorial Hall, now being erected by the
1 Daughters of the American Revolution. On
/ the occasion of making this address she
| had as an escort an organization known as
! Minute Men," of which Thomas II. Nc
| Kee. of Logansport, journal clerk of the
| House of Representatives., is at the head.
| Mrs Fairbanks presented each of the men
| with pretty rose. They were naturally
| much pleased with the little floral Offering,
| and now they are proposing to grow a new
| flower in honor of the giver. They have
| had the roses grated, and out of the col
| lection il is hoped that a rare flower will
| spring. and when ii does 1t will be called
| the ''Fairbanks rose" The Minute Men
! are much interested in the prospective
! growth of the flower.
George w. Faris, of Terre Haute, who
once represented the Fifth district in Con-
gress. has come to Washington to live
that is. he will be engaged in business here.
| He will still keep his law office at Terre
| Haute, however. and will really claim that
lefty as his residence. There is firm in
this city. that acts as sort OF lnformat nor
! Faris has taken charge or its law Depart
ment-
william Grant Edens. who was in Wash
| ington this week. is a former Indianian,
and years ago used to be a brakeman on
one of the railroads running through In
! dianapolis. Edens now has responsible
position with the Postoffice Department
and is located in Chicago See that" said
| he showing the stump of finger about
the middle of one hand. II got that
Knocked off years ago when used to run
through Indianapolis-in the days when
Tom Taggart used to sell sandwiches and
ME over the counter in the Union Depot
/ restaurant.
There have been several fine days ir
washington this week, and the workmer
,bo are engaged in making improvements
| about the White House and grounds have
| been s.making hay" getting the mansion III
| readiness for the winter y. A =.