The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-20
Claim Agent C.. II. Myers Says 1t Is at
Lawrence and Can BE Purchased
for sI5O,OOO.
CONTAINS ABOUT 1900 ACRES
AND IS SAID TO MEET REQUIRE
MENTS OF A RIFLE RANGE.
War Department Now Disposed to
Proceed with Sale of Arsenal
Grounds without Further Delay.
STAFF Correspondence of the Journal.

STAFF Correspondence OF the Journal.
WASHINGTON, Jan. &c. r. Myers, of
Indianapolis. claim agent for the Big Four
Railroad, arrived in Washington tonight
and is registered at the Ebbitt. He says
he is on his way to Philadelphia to look
after a claim against his road, but he will
| incidentally make some inquiry regarding
the status of the military post question.
Tomorrow Mr.. Myers will see the secre-
tary of war If the latter will receive him.
| and make the department an offer which
the Big Four is interested in. This is the
site near Lawrence, and which Mr.. Myers
| thinks is the one the department knows as
site No. T." He is prepared to offer 1900
acres of land for $4,000. Some days ago
General Corbin made the statement that
only one of the four sites under considera-
ton could be bought for less money than
the arsenal property could be sold for. He
said this was site No. 4, and could be pur-
chased for $121,OOO. However, the adjutant
general said it had no rifle range, and this
| made ii unavailable. Mr.. Myers thinks
this is the Lawrence site, and recalls that
| a certain section of this land was offered
the department for $l21,O0O the amount
| named by General Corbin. However. Mr.
Myers declares, there has been a mistake
in regard to the rifle range, for the prop
erty he has in mind and the site he will
| offer for $4,000 has a fine rifle range.
The adujtant general was in a facetious
mood this afternoon, when he declared that
| ii requires two boys to carry the docu-
| ments and papers now on file in the office
| OF the secretary OF war relating TO the In
dianapolis sites.
General Corbin said a site would be Sc
fn nrit fa inf re
| Just when this will be accomplished the
| department does not undertake to say. 1t
| Is a question of how to get enough money
| II the Valley Mills site Is purchased and
| the proposition seems to be to get ap-
preparation from Congress. This afternoon
| the secretary OF war indicated to an In
| dianapolis man that the department was
| disposed to proceed with the proposed sale
| or the arsenal property regardless of the
other matters. He was assured by the In
| dianapolis man that the Indianapolis peo-
| pie are very anxious to see the technical
| institute located there.
Representative Crumpacker, of Indiana,
| to-day introduced the following resolution
| in the House.
| Resolved, That the postmaster general
/ be requested to transmit to the House of
Representatives, If not inconsistent with
| spondence and other documents in his pos
session or under his control pertaining to
| the recent resignation of the postmaster at
| Indfanola, in the State of Mississippi and
| to state also, as far as he may know, why
| such resignation has not been accepted and
| a new appointment made. so that the peo-
pie of said town may be provided with
| the privilege of postoffice service"
| The resolution was referred to the COM
mittee on postoffices and postroads.
| XXX
| The President to-day sent to the Senate
| the nominations of two Indiana postmas-
ters. John w. Hill. at Redkey. and Asa NJ.
| Ballinger, at Upland.
A L. Kitzelman, of Muncie. was at the
| Capitol to-day looking after matters con-
nected with the Supreme Court. He is &C
companied by his son, II. l.. Kitzelman.
| Xxx
| Representative Miers has sent a letter
| to a woman of his district who suggested
a new form of pension bill, explaining that
| such measure would be impossible. In
| his reply Mr.. Miers says: Your letter in
which you request the introduction of a
bill that would grant pension to the
heirs of all deceased soldiers who drew
| no pension, dating from the time of the
soldiers discharge, duly received. This
| dertaken to care for the soldier during his
| lifetime has also undertaken to care for
| the widows or all soldiers and the helpless
| and dependent children who cripples,
| idiots, etc, but has never gone further
| than that. The government now pays
| about 145O00.O00 per annum to the soldiers
| in the way of pensions, and will be charged
with at least that much for many years
| to come. / find upon consultation with
| the members that neither this any
| other country has ever undertaken to grant
| a pension to any child or grandchild except
| the helpless, dependent child. AS much
1 as / would be pleased to grant your re-
| quest beg leave TO suggest that ii would
| be utterly impossible to do so, and / pre-
| fer to be frank with you and not build up
| false hopes"
| Representative Watson to-day received an
invitation to be the guest of the Economic
| Club. of Boston, Jan. 20 and take part in
| the debate. c. A. G.