The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-03-11

FORTY THREE REMAIN TO BE
FILLED BY APPOINTMENT.
Tventy-Eight in the Grade of First
Lieutenanfs - New Indiana
Postmastcrs Named.

WASHINGTON, March 1O.-Forty-three
vacancies in the three branches of the mill
itary service yet remain to be filled by ex-
ecutive ACKNOWLEDGEMENT in the
grade of first lieutenants and eleven in the
grade of second lieutenants of artillery,
one second lieutenancy in the infantry and
three of the same grade in the cavalry.
There may be additional vacancies in the
infantry arm created by transfers of sec
ond lieutenants Of that branch Of the
service to the artillery corps Secretary
Root regards as original vacancies those
created by such transfers.
The United States minister to Colombia
reports to the State Department, under
date of March 3. that during the preceding
week the government troops had steadily
advanced and occupied important positions
near Bogota, which had been vacated by
the revolutionary forces. who are under
stood to be in a desperate situation and
seeking an opportunity to escape.
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President Roosevelt appointed two Indi-
ana postmasters to-day, as follows: VIII
liam f. Downes at E%dinburg and Evan III.
Ferree at Marion. Other nominations sent
TO the Senate to-day included Walter a.
Wiley, Ohio, second lieutenant in the rev.
enue cutter service; second l~ieutenants of
bia; O. l.. Kilbourne, jr., Fourteenth In
fantry; T. y. Barry. Fourth Infantry; A.
u. Faulkner, Third Infantry; William Pat
tersOn, New Jersey.
1t is again specifically stated here that
no demand has been made upon Turkey
in connection with Miss Stones case. The
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ported from C-onstantinople. was simply to
conserve any rights which might be de-
veloped hereafter, and his note TO the
French government amounted TO nothing
more than a statement that the United
States government intended to make a
thorough investigation Of the incidents
connected with the KIDNAPPING. and at the
conclusion of that investigation would look
for redress 20 the party upon whom re-
tina the whole trend OF evidence so far is
very strongly against the Bulgarians and
not against the Turks.
The Civil-service Commission has adopted
a report generating Postmaster Roberts,
of Brooklyn. Of any wilful violations of
the civil-service laws and rules, as
charged by the National Civil-service Re
form League. The report was made by
Inspector Faulke, who investigated the
charges.
Judge p. w. Campbell has received
formal notice Of his appointment as as
sistant attorney general in the Spanish
American war claims matters, says a dis
patch from Aberdeen. 5. D.. and in the
communication Mr.. Knox informs him
that the Tsalary Will be only 500 per.
month. The amount named decided Judge
Campbell not TO accept the tender.
XXX
It was stated at Sioux Falls. S. D., that
the Rt. Rev. Thomas O'Gorman. Catholic
bishop of South Dakota. had received no.
uhcauon of his appointment by the Presi-
dent as a member OF the committee to
negotiate with the Pope for the purchase
OF the friar's lands in the Philippines. Sec
rotary Root to-day specifically denied that
any commission had been issued 70 Bishop
O'Gorman or any other person. looking to
the ACQUISITION Of the frtsrs' lands in the