The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-04-09
Announcement of Names Chosen by
the Board Recently Appointed by
the War Department.
NAVAL COMMAND CHANGES
sIGsBEE TO SUCCEED SANDS AT
LEAGUE ISLAND YARD.
Melville Preparing a surprfse-Big Ar
Launched on april rs.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, April s.-According to
the present programme OF the War Depart
ment, no money will be taken from the
general fund for improvements at the Ben
jamin Harrison Post near Indianapolis,
during the coming year. This. at least. is
the decision of the War Board, but IL is un-
derstood that Secretary Root has not ap-
proved the programme OF the board rela-
tive TO improvements at the various forts
and arsenals. and changes are likely to be
made in the apportionment submitted TO
the secretary 1t is not believed. however.
in any event that any considerable amount
will be set aside for Improvements at the
new post. Congress Is expected to care for
IT at the next session. All that can pos
sibly be done during the coming year, ac-
cording TO officials of the quartermaster
generals office. is TO make new roadways
and provide sewerage facilities.
Porto Rico. one of the new possessions
of the United States. is clamoring for pro-
lection. The islanders want their coffee
protected by the imposition OF a duty on
the product coming from other countries
to the United States. In a memorial just
submitted to President Roosevelt from
chambers of commerce in the island the
following statement Is made: AT the pres
ent time the Porto Ricans are standing
shoulder TO shoulder with other American
citizens on the mainland in maintaining the
Dingley tariff against foreign countries.
They do their mite to keep up the pro-
tective barrier against other countries. and
now they ask that they be afforded some
reciprocal benefits by legislative action.
What they desire Is the enactment of a
provision following the lines OF the speech
OF Senator Dietrich, OF Nebraska. in the
early part of the winter. putting a duty
coffee
the United States. This would protect the
Porto Rican people by giving them better
market for their product and would boom
business throughout the island" Porto
Rico Is most patriotic part OF this coun-
try and her people are becoming thorough
ly imbued with the energy and hopes and
ambitions of the United States. Her peo-
pie feel that they have before them
grander future than they ever dreamed of
heretofore and are planning 10 be useful
citizens OF great nation. To do this they
wish every help possible in building up
commerce and industry and establishing
permanent trade relations with the United
States.
Rural carriers have been appointed for
duty in Indiana as follows: Milford. r.
Greene, Charles II. Sparks. William F.
Dean. regulars, and John w. Sparks.
George Brosk. substitutes: at Bloomfield,
Wiley j. Koontz. Robert A. Fitzpatrick
and Omar A KoontA o, Carrie kiipatrick; at
l.. Yates and John Hablawetz Issac Dirim:
at Butler, William Stephenson George K.
Manlove and Oliver w; Holmes; Jim Sem
ence Hart: at ST. Joe Station, Samuel o.
Holiday. William F. Hansford. Frank NJ.
Griffith and John T. Stephenson. Jacob
Heat, Carry M. Deagan at Worthington.
New Indiana postmasters: Jacob Dame
at Fowlerton. Grant county. vice William
A Miller resigned: Abraham Schopf at
Patton, Carroll county, vice William Over
ley resigned, and William s. Elliott at Rad
ley, Grant county. vice William H Young.
resigned.
Clarence III. Myers has been commis-
stoned postmaster at Millersburg. Ind. and
Robert Z. Huffman at Walton. Ind.
JOHN f. MONK