The Indianapolis journal., 1903-02-06
THREE LETTERS MADE PUBLIC
SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE
GRATEFUL FOR NEW BUILDING.
Attorney Generals Communication
Similar to the Presidenfs-News
of Interest to Indianians.
taff Correspondence OF the Journal.


mittee Tuesday. has attracted the attention
Of the President. To-day the following
letter was laid on the desk of Mr.. Fair
banks:
my Dear Senator Fairbanks-I note with
great pleasure your success in securing the
prompt consideration and passage through
the Senate of the bill to expedite the trial
Of cases under the antitrust law. / con-
graduate you upon 1T for the sake of the
public interests. Very sincerely yours,
THEODORE ROOSEVELT"
A letter from Attorney General Knox,
similar to the Presidents. was received by
Senator Fairbanks yesterday. The secretary
of agriculture also has addressed letter to
Senator Fairbanks, thanking him for his
efforts in behalf of the Agricultural De-
partment. The secretary says:
Now that the bill for the erection Of a
new building on these grounds has passed.
permit me to express the keen appreciation
or the department and of myself for the
kindly interest you have shown in the mat
ter and the very effective work you have
done. But for you We would not have had
an opportunity now to take care of the val
liable library and material of the depart
ment, unique In themselves, and which
money could not buy, and also to save
money to the government by putting up
building on government ground, saving a
very large amount in rent, janitors, mes
sengers and engineer service, as we'll as
other expenses. 1t is really an economic
measure, and besides, while we have made
gress regarding the passage of the bill, we
could easily have furnished you with the
petitions Of million American people. But
what, what did we n. want n with million petitions
blast upon his bugle horn was worth
million men. You will have the gratitude
of the producers from the soil for this time
ly Intervention Of yours and for the wise
business policy you have pursued. So
give you assurance that we will not for
GET
Patents have been issued to the following
Indiana inventors: Albert E. Sterne, In
dianapoiis, photo chemical and electro
therapeutical APPARATUS; John O. Thomp-
son, Mulberry, feed mechanism for corn
swapping, husking and fodder shredder
machines; James F. williams Vincennes
ice shaver and attachment for trousers,
two patents; John b. Bastian and j. H.
Susman, Charlestown, crupper: John w.
Davis, indianapolis, tool handles; John b.
Ehrlich, Indianapolis, hot blast for ranges,
stoves or furnaces; George s. 1ngle. In
dianapolis, shaking screen; William o. and
+. III. Jewell. Marion. door sill; David e
Kepford, Merriam, horseshoeing apparatus;
John H: Moss. Angola, gate; Henry b.
l.. Schmidt, Vincennes, cultivator attach
| ment; Isaac A. Sharp, Montezuma, match
box for miners lamps.
! new rural free delivery route has been
ordered established in Randolph county
March 2, starting from Union City, with one
| carrier: length of route, twenty-five miles
| area covered. seventeen square miles; popu-
lation served. $50; number of houses on
| route, lis.
Senator Fairbanks to-day introduced bills
| to increase the pensions of Thomas E..
Candy and John w. F. Jansen.
xxx
Representative Hemenway was Informed
| to-day that the Postofice Department will
| establish twelve new rural routes out of
| Evansville on March 2.
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| The Senate committee on military affairs
to-day made a favorable report on the bill
| to correct the military record of Henry
Mccall, of Bloomington, Ind
Representative Miers will leave for In
J diana tomorrow to try lawsuit at Bloom
| ington.
Representatives Crumpacker and Steele
called at the White House to-day. Mr..
| Crumpacker said he not there in the
interests of his Southern apportionment
| BILL but called to see the President concern
| ing an Indiana matter. Mr.. Steele went
to see the President regarding the can
consuIship, but did not find the chief ex-
| ecutive. He left some documents bearing
! on Sanders's candidacy.
Representative Griffith has introduced a
bill granting an increase of pension to
William II. Laws, of Sparta, Ind.
A
executive board of the National Association
of Letter Carriers. is here attending meet
| ing of the board.
| o. Nj. Enyart, of Peru, secretary to Rep
resentative Steele. had hopes of getting his
resolution providing for the publication of
| his biography sketches of members of
Congress before the Senate to-day The
resolution was to have been called up by
Senator Platt, but the senator was sum-
| moned from Washington by a telegram.
| Enyart has been working four years on
| these sketches. They give the career of
| every member of Congress from the time
| the government began until the present
time.
The Geological Department of the gov
ernment is making some experiments i'm the
| way of testing the water power of differ
ent streams of the country. The plan is
| to establish stations at different points
and make tests daily. Representative
| Landis said to-day he had succeeded In
| getting a promise from the government to
| locate one of these stations on the Tippe-
! canoe river at Horseshoe bend, which is
| in the neighborhood OF Monticello. On
| Feb. 15 a man will be sent there 10 begin
the tests. He will remain two years il
| Congress continues to make sufficient ap-
| propriations for carrying on the work.
XXX
Wibert l.. Hamilton has been appointed
postmaster at Pleasant Plain, Huntington
county, to succeed Amos S. Bennett, re-
| signed
The Postoffice Department has author
| lied the postmaster at South Bend to add
another carrier to his list.
The President to-day appointed these
| postmasters for Indiana: David A. Shaw
at Mishawaka, and Robert W. Morris, al
| New Albany.
The sundry civil appropriation BILL as re-
ported to tho House. carries increased
appropriation of 100000 for the enforce
ment of the provisions of the Chinese ex-
| clusion act. Also an increased appropria-
ton of SIS, 600 to enable the Interstate-com-
merce Commission 10 keep informed re-
mote the safety of employees and travellers
I upon railroads." These Increased appro-