The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-12-20
New Propositions Regarding Sites
Must BE Submitted to Assistant
Secretary Taylor.
RIVALRY AT OLD vINCENNES
TWELVE SITES OFFERED At THE
HOME OF THOMPsON's ALICE.
Comments of a Washington Newspa-
GubernatOrial Candidacy.
Correspondence OF the journal.

STAFF Correspondence OF the Journal.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 19.-Chase Hard
ing, attorney of Crawfordsville, left
Washington for his home to-day after an
other conference with Assistant Secretary
of the Treasury Taylor in regard to the
Charlottesville federal building site. Mr..
Taylor will give the owners OF the Craw-
fordsville sites until Christmas day TO
submit new propositions to the department..
1t developed to-day that John w. Parsons,
special agent for the Treasury Depart
ment, had recommended in his report that
condemnation proceedings be commenced
by the government against the Irwin prop
erty at Charlottesville. Volney c. Irwin,
owner of the property. refused for some
time to agree to sell thrty-five feet of his
property. Mr.. Irwin is Spiritualist and 1t
has developed, ii is alleged, that the rea-
son he wanted to keep this part or his
ground was because of a communications
he had from the spirit world. His wife
and son are dead and he is said TO have
been advised by them to retain thirty
five feet of his property. 1t was Mr. lr-
wins plan to move his house back on this
ground and let the government have the
rest. The department defined to take IL
unless all could be had and Mr.. Parsons
advised that it be condemned. Recently
Mr.. Irwin wrote to Mr.. Parsons ANNOUNCE
ing that the extra thirty-five feet could be
had, which will make condemnation pro-
ceedings unnecessary in case the property
is purchased Mr.. Harding said to-day
that he thinks Mr.. Parsons is absolutely
fair in his recommendation or sites.
The Hammond site was selected to-day
and the new federal building will be
erected at Oakley avenue and State street.
The property was offered by Mr.. Reiter
and the price to be paid is sl9,5oo. The
selection. however, is dependent on the
vacation of an alley occupying the center
of this ground. 1t is understood the city
will vacate the alley, but final action will
not be taken until the papers arrive. The
property is 15Ox2Oo and contains $1,000 square
feet
A delegation composed of Thomas B.
Adams. postmaster G.. w. Rousch, mayor.
and Clarence B. Kessinger. James w.
Emison and Charles Bierhaus. all of Vim
cennes, had a conference with Assistant
Secretary Taylor this morning, being pre-
sented by Representative Miers. They
came to talk about a site for their new
federal building, the department having
C.
delegation announced that IL did not come
i'm the interests of any particular site,
but favored a location on Busseron street.
between Second and Fifth. There are
twelve sites under consideration at VIM
cennes The department to-day received
word from Vincennes that another COM
mttee would be here as result or mass
meeting held recently. The committee
will ask for a location on Seventh street
and will be given hearing on Monday.
XXX
Postmaster Adams and the other men,
bers of the vincennes delegation will call
on the President and the secretary of the
navy with a request that the government
name one of its cruisers after the city OF
vincennes The delegation has collected
historical facts that show the first warship
that sailed around the world flying an
American flag called the Nincennes.
Ii was frigate and was launched at New
York in 1896. The Vincennes people feel
that the government should be willing to
helm perpetuate the name. POSTMASTER
Adams will remain I'm Washington until
Sunday. His friends will go to New York
tomorrow.
In regard to Congressman Hemenway.
the Washington Star tonight says: An
interesting event I'm political and congress
sional circles was the announcement last
night by Representative Hemenway, of In
diana, before leaving town for the Christ
mas holidays, that he viii be candidate
for the Republican nomination for Gov
ernor of Indiana in the next campaign. As
Mr. Hemenway has been prominently men-
toned as prospective chairman of the ap-
propriatiOnS committee In the next Con-
gress the announcement of his guberna-
torial aspirations has caused considerable
gossip and speculation at the Capitol r
Mr. Hemenway should be nominated he
would leave Congress at the end OF the first
session of the Fifty-eighth Congress and
would. therefore, have served one term as
\ chairman of the appropriations committee.
IL the programme for his appointment 10
! that place is carried out. Mr.. Hemenway
has risen rapidly in Indiana politics. lie
came TO the House in the Ftfty-fourth Con-
gress and soon won important committee
| assignments. He is regarded as a careful
and conservative legislator and politician
/ of ability.
Mai George w. Steele, OF the Indiana
1 delegation, is much pleased tonight with
the success of his bill for the relief Of the
/ Miami Indians which he has been trying to
get through Congress for years. The In
dians affected by this bill live in Grant.
/ Miami and Wabash counties. The bill pro-
/ vides for the payment OF per cent. interest
! on funds taken from the Indians between
4 1889 and 1861 against their protest. The
amount will be something like $4,000. Rep
resentative Zener. OF Indiana. called up the
bill this morning and the House passed IL.
/ Major Steele thinks the measure Will be
| successful in the Senate. As soon as the
! bin passed the House Major Steele tsie-
graphed T.. =. Mcclure, OF Marion 20 notify
the Indians.
The text of the letter sent by the secre-
tary of the treasury TO Collector Bonnell.
of the Terre Haute revenue district. In re-
latlon TO the DE Baum case was made pub
lie to-day. Ii follows:
ION the advice or the secretary CT the
| treasury, who investigated the charges
! AGAINST your employees as 10 soliciting aud