The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-19
MR.. WATSON HAS A PLAN
HE WANTS A CRUISER NAMED AFTER
CITY OF RUSHvILLE.
Site of Naval Training Station Not Yet
Selected-Senator Fairbanks Com
ing Home-Other Capital News.
STAFF Correspondence of the Journal.

STAFF Correspondence OF the Journal.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1S.-The movement
on the part of Second Indiana district peo-
pie TO have a cruiser named after the city
of vincennes remains practically as it was
when the Vincennes delegation left, so far
as any Information concerning the matter
way of naming cruisers is advanced by
Congressman Watson. of Indiana, who is
a member of the House committee on naval
affairs and who says he expects to have a
cruiser named after his home city-Rush-
VILE The fact that Mr.. Watson is a MEM
ber of the naval committee should give
Rushville people assurance. Mr.. Watson
says he has taken no active steps in re-
gard to the matter as yet. Just at this
time the Sixth district representative is
usirg his influence with the naval commit
tee i'm an attempt to have a naval train
ing station located at Michigan City. Some
time ago an announcement was made that
il was believed the government would To-
cate the station at another point, but Mr..
Watson says no definite place has been Sc
lected. The board appointed by the Navy
Department to recommend point one
of the great lakes for the station made a
locate the station on the border of In
diana, Ohio, Illinois Michigan. Mr..
Watson has had a talk with Chairman
Foss, of the House committee on naval
The committee will incorporate In the gen.
eral appropriation bill for the navy an
item relating bnS to hhe M inlHg , station on Dur
Chairman Foss the latter suggested to him
that they wait until the appropriate was
secured before they talked about loca-
ton for the station. Mr.. Watson is hope
full of success.
William V. Rocker, of Indianapolis ar
rived tonight on business before the Su-
preme Court. Tomorrow he will file mo-
tions in the case of Edward E. Bessette. of
Chicago, who was fined by Judge Baker for
violating the injunction issued in the
Conkey printing house strike al Hammond.
Mr.. Rocker will ask that the case be given
an early hearing.
DR. John n. Hurry, of Indianapolis, is in
Washington tonight. He is at the Raleigh.
James w. Gibbs. of vevay, was in Wash
ington to-day.
Senator and Mrs. Fairbanks expect 10
leave for Indianapolis next Monday TO re-
main there two or three days.
Major Steele, of Indiana. said tonight
that he would leave for his home next Sun
day. to be absent several days He has
some details connected with his farm 10
look after. Major Steele is arranging with
some of his friends here to take a trim Ia
old Mexico Immediately after the close ~
Congress. Besides himself and Mrs Steele
the party will include Representative and
Mrs. Dalzell, Representative and Mrs
Payne and Mr.. and Mrs. HUFF of Wash
ington The party will travel I'm a pri-
yate car and will be gone about four weeks
on their return Major Steele will begin
farming in earnest. A friend of the major
asked him to-day IL he was prepared "a
announce his candidacy for Congress two
wears hence. did you ever know me "a
maize an announcement so far I'm aivan nee p,
was his reply. He went on 10 saw he had
no definite plans and will have none to
announce until he settles down at home.
G.. A. c.