The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-05-04

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made on the appeal. 1t is safe to anticipate
that he will not interfere with the principle
involved" Mr.. Foulke has not reached
any conclusion in the Terre Haute case.
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on Monday Secretary Shaw will announce
the banks of the country which are to be
added to the list of government deposit
tories. In this respect Indiana has been
very fortunate, nearly all the applications
from this State having been favorably act
ed upon.
Mrs. Alexander Won Dachenhausen. who
was probably fatally injured by falling
from a window of her home at Mount
Holly, n. j., several days ago. was well
known i'm Washington. Mrs. Won Dachen-
hansen formerly was Miss Bessie Logne
Steele, a popular clerk in the Census
Bureau and rs the wife of the president
VI the South Jersey Electric Light and
Traction Company. Her mother is a civil
service clerk in the Pension Office, and the
family come from Peru, Ind.
Representative Robinson has received
word that Alvin Zenumbro, corporal in
Company B. Seventeenth Infantry, now
located at Mundane, L. l., will be given an
honorable discharge in June. His parents.
who reside in Fort Wayne, have believed
for over a year that he was dead. and the
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Robinson will be good news to the anxious
father and mother.
Senator Beveridge presented to the Pres
ident to-day Theodore Stein, of Indianapo-
lis. delegate to the convention of the Sons
Of the American Revolution.
1.-The Indiana war claim will be included
in the general deficiency bill, which will be
reported in about three weeks" said Repre-
sentative Hemenway to-day. Il do not
think there will be any objection to this
item, inasmuch as it has been passed upon
and approved by the officials of the Treas
ury Department. The claims of other
States will be included If they are passed
upon by the Treasury Department in time
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Besides appointing II. Clay Evans to be
consul general at London mentioned else
where), the President sent thea following
nominations TO the Senate: Austin b. Dor
sey, a receiver of public moneys at Water
vile, Wash; Robert Barker. register OF
the land office at Montgomery, Ala; first
l~ieutenants of infantry 10 be captains of
infantry, Z. +. Roche, Fifteenth Regiment,
William Fassett, Fifth Regiment.
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Senator Fairbanks and Representative
Overstreet called upon the secretary of
war about the compensation as a witness
due E. p. Thompson. formerly postmaster
at Havana. He remained in Havana a long
time as a witness in the Rathbone, Nicely
and Reeves cases at a great personal eX-
pense. The endeaver is to have Mr.. Thomp-
son placed in the list of Witnesses from
the United States and not as a resident of
Havana. This makes a great difference in
the amount of compensation. The secretary
recognized the justice of the proposal and
asked the senator and representative &c
take the matter up with Mr.. Magoon, the
law officer of the Wal Department. a full
explanation was made TO this official. Mr.,
Fairbanks and Mr.. Overstreet were pleased
10 hear the words of regard for Mr.
Thompson spoken by Mr.. Root. The amount
involved In the appeal Is about $1,000.
The first week of the session OF Congress
Representative Robinson. of Indiana. intro
duced a bill accompanied by a resolution
the latter providing that an investigation
by made by a committee appointed by the
speaker and report whether or not they
thought II advisable TO pass a bill which
would make IL mandatory for a Governor
to recognize a requisitiOn Tor a prisoner
from a Governor OF another State. The in
tent OF the resolution ana bill is to secure
the extradition OF w. l.. Taylor from In,
diana TO Kentucky. where he Is charge
WI n conspiracy in the murder of Goebel
FDth the bill and resolution were buried
Z I'd there is no chance that they will even
brought before the House.
The Department OF Agriculture is prepar-
ing to hght the ravages of the San Jose