The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-04-03

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viii return to this city before the lst of
May.
Details of the killing Of a man named
Searles by Postmaster Guyer. Of Clayton,
n. NJ. have been received by the postmas-
ter general. In a letter written by the
postmaster he claims that Searles came
into his Office on March 20. about o'clock
in the afternoon. and asked for ten cents
worth of stamps. The postmaster was
standing at the delivery window at the
time. and as he reached for the stamps
Searles. he says, opened IRE on MIN ana
emptied his revolver. TIL postmaster says
ne Immediately picked up a revolver near
by and returned the fire. with the result
that Searles is dead. The postmaster oe-
clares that Searles never said a word 10
him beyond asking for the stamps and
that he is entirely ignorant OF his OBJECT
In e~ndeavoring 10 kill him.
The Senate committee on foreign rela-
tions to-day had under consideration a
proposition for the sale of the Borg palace
in Berlin to the United States for the pur-
poses of embassy headquarters in that
country. The price asked for the property
Is $4,000. The United States does not own
a building i'm Berlin. and Ambassador
White transmits the offer for sale without
recommendation. The committee took the
matter Informally and did not act upon 1t.
The Postofice Department has under con-
sideration the question Of placing on one
of the stamps of the new issue the head Of
some woman who is connected with the
history of the country. No particular per-
son has been decided upon. although there
is no doubt that Martha Washington will
be the woman so honOred. This Will be
the first recognition OF woman upon any or
the government securities issued by the
department.
II. H. Rand. of Milwaukee. Wis. to-day
was appointed confidential secretary 10 the
postmaster general. 1t has been under
stood for some time that Mr.. Rand was an
aspirant for the chief clerkship of the Post
office Department on the supposition that
the President would accept the place from
the classified service. Because of opposi-
ton. however. upon the part of the Civil
service Commission the change was not
made.
Secretary Hay and Mr.. Raikes, secretary
of the British embassy. to-day signed a
treaty extending to the British colonies
the provisions OF the original treaty be-
tween the United States and Great Britain
for the protection of industrial property.
XXX
Senator Quarles to-day introduced a bill
providing for the ratification of a treaty
with the Creek Indians looking to the allot-
ment of lands in severalty.
w. F. Shummel, of New York, and Max
Cohen, of Washington, representing insur-
ance interests, were before the House COM
mittee on commerce to-day in advocacy Of
a bureau of insurance as a part OF the pro-
posed Department of Commerce and Labor.
At a meeting of the board Of managers Of
the national soldiers homes to-day the fol-
lowing officers were elected: President
Gen. NJ. Il. Mcmahon. of New York; first
vice president, General Pearson, OF Pitts
burg; second vice president, Col. o l..
Mitchell, of Wisconsin; secretary, Mai.
George w. Steele, of Indiana.
XXX
TIL President to-day devoted some time
to a conference on the subject of irrigation
and more particularly to the details Of the
bill pending in Congress providing for ma
tional aid for irrigation. The conference
was held at the request of representative
Mondell, who has the bill i'm charge i'm the
House. Among those present were Repre-
sentatives Tongue, Newlands. Tirrell, Suth-
erland, Mondell and Metcalf. AS a result
of the conference ii is said that il will not
be necessary to strike out Section s, relat-
ing TO State and Territorial control OF the
use and distribution of water. The phrase
olOgy of the section will be changed. but il
is said that this change will not radically
alter the section.
The House committee on claims to-day
reported favorably a bill appropriating
s2S2.944 for overtime service of numerous
letter carriers whose claims have been
allowed in the Court Of Claims.
XXX
Representative Adams. Of Pennsylvania
to-day presented the report of the House
committee on foreign affairs in favor OF
the bill reforming the consular service or
a civil-service basis. The report points out
the great growth of our m since the
consular service Yves organized in 1870, and
the present need or a system that Will as
sist i'm developing United States commerce
abroad. The interest of commercial bodies
throughout the country is set forth, and ar
appeal made for an effective and up-to-date
business system.
At his own request Col. f. Van Arsdale
Andruss. artillery corps. has been retired
He is from New Jersey.
XXX
A committee of the American Society OF
Civil Engineers, of which Admiral Mel.
Vile is chairman. was in session to-day
making arrangements for the annual meet
ing OF the society here May 20 next.
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The ways and means committee gave 6
hearing to-day on the bill introduced by
Representative Lowering. of Massachusetts
to allow drawbacks of customs duties anC
internal-revenue taxes on articles of do
nestle manufacture intended for exporta'
ton. The measure is designed to shape
our laws along lines already adopted by
Germany, France, England and other com.
peting nations. The drawback Is to be al
lowed on ores, metals, hides and leather
manufactured for export. Among thOs'
heard i'm support of the measure were Mr.
Lowering, the author of the bill: Andrew
q. Webster, of Boston, representing th'
New England Shoe and Leather Associa
ton, and John NJ. Peters, of New York
They agreed that the measure would b'
beneficial to United States commerce anC
asserted it would not be inimical to any
interest.
After consulting Chairman Dalzell, OF thu
special committee TO investigate Captain
Christmas's charges in connection with tn,
transfer of the Danish West India islands
Secretary Hay has Indicated TO the com
mittee his intention TO appear I'm person
before il as "A witness. He probably will
go 10 the Capitol tomorrow.
The provision for the purchase OF tn,
friars' lands in the Philippines was unde
consideration by the House committee OF
~insular affairs to-day in connection with tn
Philippines civil government bill which II
nearing completion. The bill provides fol
acquiring the lands at a fair valuation 4
be assessed by a board. Thereafter tn