The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-11-29
Former In for Cuban Reciprocity and
the Latter Opposes Any Discus
sion OF Tarin Revision.
NEW ALBANY PENSION CASE
WOMAN WHO HAS BEEN ON THE
ROLLS -FOUR TIMES.
Married Four Veterans OF the Civil
war-John c. Chaney's Suit I'm
Behalf of Filipino.
'tatr correspondence OF the journal.

Stan Correspondence OF the Journal
WASHINGTON. Nov. 2s.-Final action
was taken to-day by Assistant Secretary Of
the Treasury Taylor in the selection or the
site for the new federal building to be con-
structed at Muncie. He chose the site
fronting 166 feet on High street and 122 feet
on Charles street. The site was purchased
from T. +. Rose for $4,000, r. F. Bradley
donating IS feet. The original amount asked
for the site was $4,000. but on the inspect
ors' refusal to recommend its purchase at
a price above $4,000, the citizens residing
in the community decided to make up the
difference and give Bradley 5000 for do
mating his portion. There is an appropria-
ton OF $4,000 for the Muncie building and
site. which leaves $4,000 for the building.
There was very little trouble selecting the
Muncie site. the people seeming only to
care about getting the building and get
ting it as quick as possible and not becom-
iEg involved In fights over its location.
There will be no more Indiana sites Sc
lected until Dec. 16 when the Crawfords-
vile case will be decided. Anderson. Ham
mond. Logansport and Vincennes following
in the order named.
Representative E. ID, Crumpacker. who
arrived on Sunday evening. has taken
rooms at the Lowry and will be there tenn
porarily. He said this evening that he had
nothing 10 say about his bill fixing the
congressional apportionment in certain To-
calities in the South at this time. Mr..
Crumpacker is for Cannon for speaker, IA
vors Cuban reciprocity. and stands with the
President on the trust question. I'VE are
all against trusts" he said, "but 1 think
the President has the right idea about the
matter. / am convinced that his attitude
on this question during the campaign did
more good for the Republican party than
anything else. He is opposed to vicious
trusts and by his attitude he shows that
he is for the people"
Mr.. Crumpacker will, early In the session,
introduce a resolution asking the secretary
OF war to order the construction of a new
harbor at Indiana Harbor. thriving little
city in Lake county.
Evan Prosser, Of New Albany, chairman
of the Floyd County Republican committee,
was in Washington to-day and called on
Controller of the Treasury Tracewell. Mr.
ibs raneng raenas PASSENGER a s gel b agent for
West Point to visit his son who is in school
there.
Mai. George w. Steele, representative
from the Eleventh Indiana district, who ar
rived here to-day is opposed to any talk
OF tariff revision this term. Major Steele
and his wife are at the Dewey 81 think it
would be unusual for this short session to
attempt any sort OF tariff revision" said
the Major tonight. Anyway the country
Is In good condition, and 1 am not I'm favor
of tampertng with the tariff for some time
IN In nrf of acrff ion. Of 81 liz,
at this time would have an effect on the
commerce OF the country. / think"
Major Steele will not have George Lock-
wood. his former private secretary, with
him this session, as Mr.. Lockwood has de-
cided TO remain in Indiana. Major Steele
Will attend the Army and Navy football
game at Philadelphia tomorrow.
Representative Cromer and wife are ex-
pected here tomorrow. They will live at
the Dewey.
Pension Commissioner Ware has lust
completed an investigation that revealed a
strange case of woman's love for the
army. The charge was recently made that
Mrs. Ashton. OF New Albany. Ind, was
drawing four pensions. search of the
records brought to light the fact that each
one of them was either a soldier or an ex-
soldier II also shows that she drew two
widows pensions OF IS a month although
she did not draw them simultaneously
Her first husband died soon after the war
pension. When she married again her ner-
Sion stopped. but II was not long until she
asked to be restored to the roll owing to
her second husbands death Her claim
was verified and she got the pension. Then
she married again. and her third husband
back TO the Pension Office. Before the
necessary formalities could be gone
through. however. she accompanied
so she got no pension. The department is
awaiting further developments.
Attorney John c. Clancy, OF Sullivan.
Ind. who was successful in collecting
something like $4,000 in the litigation
known as the Porto Rican tariff cases. has
filed in the United States Court of Claims
here a petition asking that Enrique Spitz.
a merchant OF Manila. be allowed the sum
of S77.476.7 on account OF duties paid by
him on goods shipped 10 the Philippine
islands Mr. CLANCY points out that under
Article OF the Paris treaty II is agreed
that the United States will permit mer-
Philippine islands free OF duty for period
OF ten years. IL Il averred that notwith-
standing Article 4 is plain on this PROPOSE
military authorities TO pay tariff duties on
all his goods shipped from Spain to the
Philippine islands Under the decision OF
the United States Supreme Court in the
Porto Rican cases." says Mr. Clancy.
ssxoods going TO the Philippine islands from
ports In the United States are to go there
free OF tariff duties. Notwithstanding that
decision the military authorities have COL
lected tariff duties on all goods shipped
from the United States TO Mr. Spitz I'm
Manila However, since the act of the
last session OF Congress was passed. giving
the Philippines a civil government no tariff
duties have been collected except in ac-