The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-12
ANTI wild CAT" BILL
WILL Be MUCH CHANGED
Will Be Amended to Meet the OBJ
iections of Manufacturers and
Business Men.
SHERRICK SUCCESSFUL
State Auditor Among Those Who
Urged Modification - Tyner
Ready to Hit Back.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.


this plan of insurance will not be affected
by the measure as modified. Another
amendment is i'm relation TO unauthorized
insurance companies. The bill as originally
presented would have had a disastrous eff
feet or such concerns The amendments
suggested by Mr.. Sherrick provide that the
business Of an authorized company shall
not be interfered with if 1t is authorized in
the State of its domcile
A telegram was to-day received by Sen
ator Fairbanks from Z. u. Perry, or In
dianapolis. secretary of the Western Mil
Iers' Association, opposing the Dryden bill
on account of the original amendment con-
corning unauthorized insurance companies.
like telegram was received from the re-
tail merchants of Evansville. The changes
made in the measure are expected TO prove
satisfactory to both organizations and
other commercial bodies in the State.
Counsel for former Postmaster General
Jas. N Tyner appeared in Criminal Court.
No. /, this morning. prepared TO make a
vigorous attack on the validity Of the in
dictments returned against their client but
owing to the illness Of Justice Pritchard
the arguments had to be postponed until
next week, when great legal battle is an
ticipated. 1t is understood the indictments
will not be attacked on technical grounds,
but on the broad proposition that they set
out no facts to justify the conclusions and
deductions of wrongdoing upon which they
are based, and that, on the contrary the
facts they do set forth bear out the theory
of honorable and straightforward conduct
more strongly than the governments con-
tention of guilt. 1t will be maintained that
not a single act OF corruption Is alleged
against General Tyner, and 1t is understood
rests its case entirely on theoretical
grounds rather than on the facts that 1t can
establish.
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Journal. and j. D. Bartlett, also of Lafay-
cite, are in Washington. Mr.. Burt is here
to purchase printing supplies which are
being disposed of by the public printer
Col. A. II. McCauley, who has been or
dered TO Jacksonville to take charge of the
quartermaster' department at that place.
has been directed to come to Washington
for instructions before proceeding to his
new post of duty. Colonel McCauley will
be fully advised of the condition or affairs
at Jeffersonville and of the reasons which
prompted the department to transfer Col.
Jones to another department.
Representative Fred Lands has received
an invitation to address the Sussex Club Of
Boston on the 18th inst. and the Lilcoln
Club Of Orange, N. j., on Lincoln's birth
day.
r. n. Miller, of Paramount, is among the
Indiana visitors in the city.
SSs
Rural carriers have been appointed in
| Indiana as follows: Boston, Carl L. Phil
! ips, regular; George Bosworth. substitute.
| Centerville. Charles w. King and Walter
l. Mathews. regulars; William T. Mathews
| and Charles Meek substitutes. East Ger
| mantown. William II. Behr, regular; Frank
kocher substitute; Economy. Leander f.
| Fountain City, Lafayette Harrison, regu-
lar; Dorsey Thurston. substitute: Hagers-
togn., Oliver e: Ulrich, regular; Edward G.
Thomas, William r. Young and Harry E.
Martin. regulars: Francis M How. Charles
Croker and James Sharpe. substitutes.
| Wilcoxon, substitute. Williamsburg. Ray
mond r. Cain. regular: Onnie Martin. sub
stitute Warsaw, George " Wright, reg
| ular; Edison Stanton, substitute.
The postoffice at Canal, warrick county
has been ordered discontinued. Mail will
be sent to Chandler.
Two bills introduced In the Senate open
the way for consideration of the currency
| and banking question along new lines. Of
fering middle ground between the wishes
| of the advocates Of asset currency and the
views Of those who would adhere to the
| present policy. One Of the bills provides
that national banks in towns of not more
than 1000 population may loan money on
| real estate security up to the amount of
| the capital and surplus of the banks, such
real estate security to be taken at one-third
it's real value and providing for rules and
regulations by the controller of the cur
| rency to govern such transactions.
In the other bill a plan is proposed con,
tanning the features of the Aldrich deposit
| nrOytdpS
posit less than the full possible amounts OF
national bonds as security for circulation
may obtain additional circulation up TO the
amount of their capital by deposits OF
State, municipal and certain approved rail
way bonds. If such bonds shrink in value
below par, the banks must deposit ar
amount OF lawful money to make up the
deficiency.
| The city ''special-delivery' system 1!
growing rapidly. During the fiscal yea1
1908 the postoffices of the United State.
handled s.959.56S pieces of "special-delivery'
mail, the fees of postmasters on th
amount of mail reached a total of SIG, 765
There were 2,9l7 messengers employed II
the service In 1903 compared with 2,65
in the preceding year. These messenger
received compensation amounting to 1888,
207 While special-delivery letters and par
cells are supposed to contain matters of i'm
portance a large percentage of them fail o
| delivery. More than &c., 900 pieces were no
delivered in the fiscal year 1903 an increas
of about 5000 over the preceding year.
Senator Hanna has decided to request tn
; Senate committee military affairs L
subpoena General Wood to answer some o
: | the charges made against him by opponent
| of his confirmation as major general TIL
committee expected to close it's hearin
| Dec. 16 but IL now believes that at leas
two weeks more will be required. Shoul
General Wood be subpoenaed an adjourn
ment will be taken to give him time to re
turn from the Philippines.
The statements attributed to Genera
Macarthur. as contained in the dispatche
from Honolulu in which he is alleged I
have predicted war in the immediate futur
between the United States and Germany
have come TO the notice of Secretary ROOF
, The secretary made the assertion that re
marks of this character delivered in pri
yate conversation would not necessaril
shield an officer from the requirement of a
| explanation. AT the meeting of the Cabne
to-day IL is said the matter was discussed
as result of which Secretary Root, I'm tn
| interest of fairness to General Macarthur
| will call on him for an explanation upo
his arrival in the United States the latte
part OF this month.
The War Department has prepared bill
to be submitted to Congress. providing
e method of award for distinguished service.
= | The measure authorizes the Presiden