The Indianapolis journal., 1903-12-01

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They DO not express any elation. however,
over the programme concerning pubic
buildings.
Horace Speed, of Indianapolis, United
States district attorney for Oklahoma, will
insist that the charges recently made
against him be inquired into by the De-
partment of Justice: Letters received IRON ron,
him to-day are to the effect that he VIII
soon be in Washington TO take up the mat
ter with the attorney general
Senator McCumber, Of North Dakota,
chairman of senate committee, has pre-
pared a bill proposing a service pension
law, which contains the principal provl-
sions of measures offered in the House by
Representatives Hemenway and Holiday.
If Senator McCumber introduces his meas
ure a strong effort will be made TO pass 1t.
The bill divides the soldiers into three
classes and pension is provided for any
man who served in the civil war regardless
of disabilities. 1t is proposed that veterans
between the age of sixty-five and seventy
years shall be paid $40 a month, those be-
tween seventy and seventy-fiye years $3.50
a month and all seventy-fiVe years OF age
or over SIS month. This bill has been sub
mitted 10 the commissioner or pensions ana
he has been asked to make an estimate as
to the expenditures il would involve and
his opinion as to the advisability OF a serv-
ice pension law. Senator McCumber has
not decided what action ne Will take IL
Commissioner Ware reports adversely on
the measure. Thousands of old soldiers in
Indiana would be affected by the law as
proposed.
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Rural carriers have been appointed in
Indiana, as follows:
Dale-Wiliams Brown, August Lee. MINI
rod NJ. Pennington, Harry Musgrave.
Elberheld-Rufus w. Kifer, Caleb s.
Hedges. Fred w. Korte. Fred A. Splittorf,
August T.. Rotteger H. Fred Rotteger.
Gentryville-William II. Harter, Henry L.
Barr. Orval ID. Harris, G. w. Harris.
Boonyille-Thomas B. Tyner. Eva c. Ty-
Charles. Haas. Mamie NJ. Haas. Truman
Parker. Henry Parker, Clyde Barnett, ].
D. Barnett, Charlie Miller, Marvin Parker,
pyer 6art l. Barrett met wiiiam nra Thomas Her
Chandler-Henry I. Elder, Jessie c: Ell
der, Albert A. Sans. Ella Sans, Ed Har-
rison, George Harrison.
Lynnville-William I. Raiborn, John
Nabb--Harvey Afford. Frank Kimberlin.
Newblrg-Neely c. Medcalf, Willie Burn,
Mrs Mary c. Castle, Carl F. Castle.
Tennyson-Lorenzo ID. Pagett, Logan NJ
Pagett, Phillip c. Very. Leslie E. Very,
Joe Jasper Farmer, Truman Cain.
Selvin-Jesse G. West. f. Day.
Lynnyille-Clarence Owens, Cyrus Owens.
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Indiana on Jan. 2 as follows:
Grass Creek, Fulton county additional
service, Route % Length Of route, 2lA
miles; area covered, Is square miles; popu-
lation served. Az; number of houses on
route, LOG.
Hamlet, Starke county. additional serv-
ice, Route p Length of route, 24ie miles;
area covered, 5 square miles; population
served, 520 number Of houses on route, los.
T,1f
Hiram Jones, at Aylesworth. Fountain
county, vice James an c. claypool, resigned.
county, vice Lincoln Galloway. resigned.
Capt John E. Pillsbury to-day formally
took charge Of the office of assistant chief
of the Bureau of Navigation. relieving Capt.
w. s. Cowles, brother-in-law Of the Presi-
dent, who has been assigned to command
the new battleship Missouri, and who left
Washington last night for Newport News
to hoist his flag aboard that vessel when
she is commissioned. Tuesday next.
A party of ladies and gentlemen attended
the dinner given tonight by the Society
of the Army of the Ohio in celebration of
the thirty-ninth anniversary of the battle
of Franklin. Tenn. Speeches were made
by the Hon. Thomas ]. Henderson, of Illi-
nOis, who commanded one of the brigades
that repulsed the Confederate advance at
Franklin. by Capt. Levy T. Schofield, chief
engineer on the STAN Of Srigadier General
Cox. the commander of the Twenty third
battle sna ea others aeneTs
| Schofeld, retired. the president of the So
| ciety, was unable to attend the meeting.
| 1t IL the expectation here that the new
customs rates provided for in the reciproc-
! ity treaty with Cuba will go into effect be-
fore New Years. The Senate has an agree
ment 20 vote on the resolution Dec. 16 and
! it is likely the President will sign 1t the
same day. The ratification of the treaty
VIII De fully completed, so far as Con-
gress is concerned, when the President
signs the resolution. There will remain the
| formal exchange of ratification between the
| will cause little delay. The language OF
the resolution puts the new rates in force
on the tenth day after the ratification, sc
| that there Is no good reason to believe that
the new tariff will be in operation before
the end of the year. The new rates come
at a time when they may be applied to the
| stimulate a tremendous shipment of tobac-
co ani sugar in the next few months.
| Secretary Moody, of the Navy Depart.
ment has issued orders to the United States
battleship Ipdiana to put to sea and to &c
through Il series OF maneuvers, including
the manipulation and firing of great guns
j as well as drills demonstrating the life anC
| duties of officers and crew at sea. The bat
/ tleship will be accompanied by a navy-yarC
1 tug carrying a moving picture camera anC
| several expert operators. who will prepare
| series OF life-like scenes. TO be projecteC
| on n canvas fifteen oy twenty-five feet
| These moving pictures will be exhibited IL
| the government building at stated interval:
| duriD.- TIE St Louis worlds fair. The,
| will show the routine life of men who be
| long to Uncle Sans navy, both in time o.
| peace and war. A battle will be depicted
| on one OF these, to which nothing Will b,
lacking except the roar of cannon anC
1 cheers OF the men.
Charles w. Moore has been commissioned
/ postmaster at Teegarden, Ind.