The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-06-17
CAPTAIN LEMLY TO BE RETIRED
REAR ADMIRAL COGHLAN TO BE IN
COMMAND OF TEE BROOKLYN.
Cruiser to Convey the Body of Lord
Pauncefote 10 England-Case
of Rebecca j. Taylor.
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their districts on certain dates. He prom
ised the Cincinnati delegation that he would
be in that city Sept 2O-21, from which place
he will go to Detroit and west to Grand
Rapids Minneapolis and other cities. Rep
resentative Crumpacker also called to-day
and asked the President, on behalf of the
Dinwiddie Clan of the United States, to
assemble with that clan in its annual re-
union at Hebron, Ind, this year The Pres
ident was elected an honorary member of
the clan, to which he is related, a year ago.
The date of the reunion of the Dinwiddies
has not been fixed, but was left open to
suit the convenience of the President
should he see fit to be present. 1t is quite
probable he will find time to spend a half
day with them
The Indiana secretaries of the Y. NJ c.
A, who. with secretaries from other States,
have been in convention at Mountain Lake
Park. Md. came TO Washington in a spe
cial car this morning and spent the day
sightseeing.
State Representative Oliver Carmichael,
of Muncie. is in Washington on months
sightseeing trip.
1t is quite probable that William j. Ham
ilton will be recommended for appointment
as postmaster at Linton Green county. to
succeed Walter Wells, who was removed
on charge of being defaulter.
xxx
]. B. Healing is in Washington comforting
with Indiana politicians and looking after
business a. the Department of Justice.
XXX
A. NJ. Higgins. Of Terre Haute, is in
Department. He manufactures city and
rural free delivery mail wagons.
Indiana representatives each have a can
didate for appointment of second lieuten-
ant There will be 100 appointments to
make soon, but over 1000 applications have
already been received.
Secretary Moody to-day sent an instruc-
ton to Admiral Coghlan, who is on board
his flagship Brooklyn at the New York
navy yard, to report in Washington to-
morrow morning. The admiral had been Sc
lected to take complete charge of the last
ceremonies in this country in connection
with the removal of the remains Of the
late Lord Pauncefote. The government in
assigning to this duty an officer of the high
est rank, adds one more manifestation of
the esteem ii felt for the late ambassador.
Admiral Coghlan will accompany the re-
mains to England. The present tentative
plan is to have the Brooklyn run down TO
nnapolis, the nearest accessible point to
Washington. The remains, which are now
in the vault at the Rock Creek Cemetery
here, would be conveyed by marine guard
from the Brooklyn TO a special train and
thence to Annapolis. The family will sail
on the 2oth inst; on the st. Louis, and the
This will permit of the landing of the
remains on British soil on July II, which is
the date now suggested as most convenient.
XXX
The House committee on reform of the
civil service to-day voted TO 2, on party
lines, TO table the resolution calling on the
secretary of war for information as to the
dismissal of Rebecca ]. Taylor, a clerk
of the War Department. The case has ex-
cited some attention because Miss Taylor
was dismissed for writing a letter appear
The Flag Shall Stay Put and critcsing
the Presidents attitude in reference to
the Philippines. Chairman Gilett presented
to the committee all the correspondence
which had been forwarded by Secretary
Root. This included letter from Mr.. Root
to the chairman. stating: THE opportunity
for explanation or statement afforded to
Miss Taylor with express reference to Sec
ton s of civil-service Rule was deemed
by the department TO be a full and SUBJ
stantial compliance with the civil-service
of the Civil-service Commission No head
of a department can maintain effective adj
ministration If he is obliged to depend upon
the services of clerks who are so violently
opposed to the success of the work in which
they are engaged that they are unable to
refrain from public denunciation of the pur-
pose of the work and publicly insult the
President" The other correspondence, in
Guiding Miss Taylor's letter acknowledging
authorship, heretofore has appeared
Messrs. Shallenberger, of Nebraska, and
members present who voted against tabling
the resolution.
The President to-day sent the following
nominations TO the Senate: Capt Charles
f. Clark, to be advanced seven numbers i'm
rank and 10 be rear admiral in the navy;
also Joseph +. Profit. of West Virginia
consul at Pretoria, South Africa.
Xxx
Booker Washington, Of Tuskegee, Ala.
to-day had a lengthy conference with Pres
appointments.
Consideration of the nomination of Gen.
Crozier to be chief of ordnance was object
ed to by Senator Hoar while the Senate
was in executive session to-day. The NOM
nation stands at the head of the executive
calendar and Senator Warren told the Sen
ate that hereafter he would insist on the
calendar being taken in its order There
fore no other combinations were made.
Wallace P. Willett, New York sugar
broker to-day testified before the Senate
committee on Cuban relations His testi-
mony related largely TO the prices of sugar
and he gave quotations to show that Ham
burg controls the price in other parts of the
world. the United States and Cuba in
Guided.
The report of the naval retiring board.
which examined Captain Lemly, the Judge
advocate general, was to-day placed I'm the
hands Of the President by Secretary Moody.
The board condemns Captain Lemly phvsi-
cally and he will go on the retired LIST soon
He Is at present in Salem N c. where
his sister died half an hour after his r
rival from Washington last Saturday He
Is 10 be continued In the Office of iudee
advocate general. notwit hstandfne his re-
tirement by designation OF the secretsrv
under what Is known as the Chandler Ia Va
until some permanent policy has been Dc,
fned as TO his office. 1t seems proba HE
that some OF the purely naval duties ner-
tafning TO courts-martial and the admits
tration of naval justice may be diverted IN
the future 10 the navigation bureau leav.
ing 10 the Judge advocates office ali ones-
tions of civil law relating to contracts an
the Ike before the department.
Senator Hoar. from the committee on