The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-05-09
Now Presented for Payment, and
Washington officials Are in n
Q~uandnry over the Matter.
ARTHUR JoRDAN'S PROTEST
TRIED TO INDUCE THE PRESIDENT
NOT TO SIGN THE "OLEO" BILL.
Mr.. Parry's Efforts i'm Behalf of Manu-
MISUNDERSTANDING and W.. ID.
FouIke Go Canoeing.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, May S.-The Postofice
Department is in a quandary as 10 what to
do with a money order which was presented
to-day by Representative Lands. The or
der was made i'm April, 1899, by Asa Baker,
at MOOresville, Ind, and made payable to
Robert Martin. The amount is SIS. Recently
an heir of Martin presented the order to
Postmaster Charles Smith. of Westfeld,
Ind, for collection. The postoffice of
Mooresville is no longer in existence, which
accounts for the order being presented at
Westfeld. the nearest office. Postmaster
Smith did not know what to do with the
order and had it sent to Lands. When he
presented it to the postofice officials to-
Gay they were very much surprised. They
said they did not know that the money
order system was inaugurated at such an
early date. The order appears to be genuine
and the officials have taken it up for con-
sideration and wi. try and find some way
to pay the claim.
Z. B. Wilson, of Cincinnati, is in Wash
ington representing d. Nj. Parry, of In
d~ianapolis, president of the National Manu-
facturers' Association, endeavoring to Sc
cure from Congress favorable action on
the bill to improve the consular service.
The m received from the govern
ment agents in foreign countries is very
Yaluable TO the manufacturers and Mr..
Parry realizes that to improve this serv-
Ice VIII be a great help to the American
manufacturers He also is deeply inter-
ested IN the bill creating a department Of
commerce. which has not yet passed the
House. This bill will give the manu-
tacturers. as we'll as the laboring class. a
more direct representation in the Cabinet
ana De or immense value.
Arthur Jordan, of Indianapolis, was intro
duced to President Roosevelt to-day by
Senator Beverage, and the former made a
strong protest against the oleomargarine
bill which is now in the hands of the Presi-
dent awaiting his signature. He told the
President that the bill, as il now stands.
would Kill the "oleo" business If ii becomes
a law. The President did not say that il
was his intention 10 sign the bill. but from
his conversation Jordan concluded that he
would sign 1t in a very short time.
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Civil Service COMMISSIONS Foulke has
read the testimony taken in the Terre
Haute case, but has not reached a con-
clusion. He has turned all the evidence over
10 Commissioner Garfield, who will render
his opinion of ii in a few days.
The Senate committee on MINER to-
Cay decided unanimously to report tn
nomination of H. Clay Evans to be consul
general to London with a favorable recon-
mendation.
II. Barrows, late disbursing officer of the
Census Bureau, was arrested to-day.
charged with the embezzlement Of 1880 in
government funds. The warrant was sworn
out by Charles H. Holiday, representing
the American Security and Trust Company,
of NaU KnTE Thinh ran On
bond.
The President to-day sent the following
nominations to the Senate:
Associate justices Supreme Court. Ter
ritory OF Oklahoma: Frank e. Gillette. 7
l.. Pancoast and James K. Beauchamp. all
of Oklahoma.
Army-Alphonse STROLLER. New York. first
lieutenant in Artillery Corps.
The pleasant spring days have furnished
President Roosevelt with a new form of
recreation. Yesterday afternoon, accom-
panied by Mrs. Roosevelt, he went canoeing
on the Potomac with Civil-service COMMITS
sioner William Dudley Foulke and Miss
Foulke.
The President took the stroke paddle and
Mr.. Foulke the bow, and the canoe went
up the river as though propelled by trained
athletes. Both are fine canoemen. The
Potomac is very beautiful now with the
| new RIG6H Ol liz NhSilld ullS.
S. c. Helm, of Indianapolis, appeared be-
fore the public lands committee to-day and
made arguments in behalf of the manufac-
turers of Indiana in favor of a bill grant
ing the right of way TO the Alaska Gulf &
Yukon Railway from Varlez to Eagle City
and also granting II a strip of land parallel
with the road. The manufacturers think
the road would increase their trade in that
country.
Indiana postmasters were appointed to-
day as follows: Wyatt. st. Joseph county,
E. F.. Mochel. vice w. G. Deal, resigned;
Iris. Harrison county. L. c. Smith. vice II.
c. Smith, resigned.
Representative Wooten to-day called at
the White House and presented a protest
which he had received from the Interstate
Cotton-seed Crushers' Association against
executive approval of the oieomargarine
bill. The association, il is said, comprises
the owners of about five thousand mills
and gins, representing about $5.00O.000 cap
ital.
The Democratic members OF the House
committee on banking and currency to-day
filed two minority reports on the compre-
hensive financial bill reported by the Re-
publican members of that committee. One
of these reports. signed by Messrs. Talbert,
Thayer. Lewis. Pugsley and Padgett. makes
a detailed opposition 10 the measure on
the ground that it is unwise. The other
minority report, by Mr.. Bartlett. of Geor-
\ gia, makes a broad opposition 10 the bill on
the ground that 1t is only another move
toward fixing the gold standard perma-
nently upon the country and OF turning
over TO the national banks the power TO
issue all money. Both minority reports OBJ
pose the retirement. of the greenback cur
rency.
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Combinations by the Senate to-day in
cluded: United States marshal, A. b. Fow-
Ter. Eastern district of Arkansas: United
States attorney. y. X. Barnes. Western dis
trict of Arkansas; Captain ]. b. Coghlan
] and Cantain LANES II Sands To be raar