The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-29
HANNA AND PAYNE TO Be
LESS ACTIVE POLITICALLY
Both VIII Retire from Direct Man
agement of the Republican
Campaign.
crane NOT AMBITIOUS
Former Governor Not Anxious to
Assume the Committee
Craftsmanship. .s.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2s.-It Is stated
upon high authority that Senator Hanna
will be connected with the Republican
national committee in some capacity dur
ing the coming campaign and that he will
not be chosen chairman again, because his
health will not permit 1t is thought he
may succeed Postmaster General Payne in
the position of chairman Of the executive
committee, at least as member of the
executive committee if some suitable work
ing chairman can be selected. 1t is said
the craftsmanship has been rendered Sen
ator Scott, of West Virginia, who has long
served member of the executive COM
mittee and is familiar with the duties of
chairman and would be an acceptable Off
cisI. But Senator Scott is not in the best
of health and has said that he cannot &C
cept.
Among those best informed as to the
workings of inner politics it is claimed that
the suggestion that hurry Crane, former
Governor of Massachusetts,. be made chair
man is not favoraby received by Mr.. Crane,
who has no desire to enter into the SIREN
uous life of a campaign manager. The
fact that both Senator Hanna and Post
master General Payne will retire from the
direct campaign committee management,
the former on account of his health and the
latter on account of his official position,
makes ii necessary that extreme care be
exercised in making the selection for these
places.
The suggestion made in Congress by
bill introduced by Senator Frye, chairman
of the committee on commerce, to further
| penalize the bringing of cargoes of goods
from the Philippines or to those islands
from the United States when the law goes
into effect extending the coastwise laws
of this country TO the islands, has aroused
| opposition from some of the largest inn
porterS o. commodities from the islands and
the Orient. The claim is made that it is
not possible to supply American ships at
this time to accommodate the trade be-
tween the United States and the Philip
pines In proof of this it is shown that
| it has been necessary for the government
| to lease or purchase transports for carry
ing supplies to United States troops and
officials in the islands. But the law has
been made effective so far as extending
| the provisions of coastwtse shipping
provisions to the Philippine trade, and
| Senator Frye believes. and he has the sup
port of those who agree, that everything
possible should be done to encourage the
shipping and foreign trade of the United
| States, that it should be made impossible
| for a foreign ship to carry goods between
| this country and the Philippines, it
| is between New York and New Orleans.
! The result of this policy is said to be GER
this country on the Pacific, but it will tend
! to augment trade with the Orient be-
/ cause it will give American ships mo-
nopoly of a good share of 1t represented by
| the Philippine commerce.
The controller of the currency to-day ap-
proved the application of Noah C. Bainum,
William Randolph, William A. Cullop, ]. Z.
Winter, n. Holderby and others to organize
the First National Bank of Bicknell, with
I $4,000 capital.
These Indiana rural routes have been or
dered established on Feb. 1:
Berne, Adams County, Additional Serv-
ice, Routes 2, and 4-Length of routes,
| 661s miles; population served, 1,544; number
| of houses on routes, 343.
| Monroe, Adams County, Route No. i
Length of route, q miles; population served,
! 567; number of houses on route, 126.
Sheldon Allen County, Route No. /
| Length of route. 24A miles; population
| served, 615-
In accordance with the recommendation
of the board of naval officers which went
to Ionia, n. Y, to investigate the ex-
plosion in the naval magazine there, re-
sulting in the loss of several lives, Secre-
tary Moody has ordered a general court
martial to meet at the New York navy
yard on Jan. for the trial of Otto Fries
gunner in charge. and Sergeant Brooks
in charge of the marine guard. Fries is
II, rrrffh fof1f Oh
sary precautions as the regulations in such
cases provide. and Brooks is charged with
| running away and seeking place of safe
ty, taking his men with him.
Commander Francis H. Delano, of the
Nashville who rendered conspicuous serv-
ice at Colon at the time of the recent
revolution in Panama has been promoted
to the rank of captain. Owing to physical
| disabilities, which have now been removed,
the promotion of Captain Delano has been
deferred until now.
With the view to enlisting the immediate
and active interest of the United States
against the repored contemplated massacre
| of Jews in Russia on Jan. T. the Russian
New Year. Simon Wolf, a member of the
executive council of the B.Nai Birth and
representing the united Jewish societies. to-
! morrow will lay before the State Depart
| ment an urgent appeal in behalf of his peo-
| pie represented to him to be thus threat
| ened. Following his visit to the depart
| ment Mr. Wolf will be received by President
| Roosevelt, at which time the whole subject
| of the status of the Jews in Russia will be
discussed.
Postmaster General Payne is suffering
with severe cold and did not leave his
apartments to-day.
When the committee appointed by the
President to investigate land laws met to-
day at the office of the commissioner of the
General Land Office. Representative F. w.
Mondell, Of Wyoming, continued his repre-
sensations against the inadequacy of the
present system of control of government
reservations and the demonstrating of such
lands. Representative John f. Lacey was
before the commission also for q brief pre-
sentation of his views
The Census Bureau to-day issued a pre-
liminary report on the mining of quicksilver,
flint feldshar and Fuller's earth for the
calendar year 1902. The figures relate ex-
clusively to the mining operations and SUBJ
sequent reworling of the mineral when done
at the mine as incident 10 the production.
The product follows: a. 91 TASKS of quick
silver (each weighing seventy-six and one
half DOundS), valued at 81 .467 S4S Together