The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-11

arily prevented the department from pro;
ceeding with its plans TO build the post will
soon be adjusted.
Representative Frederick lands to-day
introduced private pension bills for Capt.
Alexander Hardy, of Logansport; Major
Meredith III. Kidd. of Wabash; Mrs. Su-
san Wolver. of Roanoke. and Samuel Oak
military record Of Edward Cosgrove, of
Marion.
Rural free delivery will be established in
Indiana Jan. / as follows:
Goshen Elkhart county, additional serv-
ice. - Length Of route, twenty-five miles;
population served. $50; number of houses
North Vernon, Jennings county, additional
service.-Length of routes, sixty-seven
miles; population 1887; houses on routes
346.
Sullivan. Sullivan county, additional serv-
ice.-Length of routes, ninety-one miles;
population, 2,175; houses on routes, 4sO
Wheatfield, Jasper county, Route No. l.
Length, twenty-five miles; population, 400;
houses on route. 102
Oxford. Benton county, additional serv-
ice.-Length of route. twenty-three miles;
Rural carriers have been appointed in
Indiana as follows: Observation-Disclosures
w. Carlisle, John W. Roberts, regulars:
Francis M. Carlisle, James w. Roberts.
substitutes. Goshen-Charles M. GRIPPE,
regular; Perry S. GRIPPE. substitute. Mon
roeville-Frank l.. Barnhart, regular; Cy-
rus W. Barnhart, substitute.
Capt. Harry New and Wallace B. Camp
bell, of Anderson, dined with Senator and
Mrs. Fairbanks tonight.
President Roosevelt to-day was presented
with certificate of associate membership
in the Travellers Protective Associa ton. r.
w. Crandall of st. Louis, chairman OF the
national railway committee of the order, in
presenting the certificate, informed the
President that the association comprised
Is 600 commercial travellers, manufacturers
and jobbers, representing every shade OF
political belief. The President, In accept
ing, said it was an unusual experience for a
delegation to call to give instead of to ask
Unless the State Department receives
further advices from Consul Davis, who
had some trouble with the police of Alex
andretta, Asiatic Turkey, which would
place the matter In a more serious light, 1t
is not the intention of the Navy Depart
ment to send a vessel TO that port. The
Mediterranean fleet at Beirut is now under
orders to proceed with it's target practice
the feet toward the West Indies Is to be
deferred for a brief period.
Congressional callers at the White House
are manifesting increasing interest in the
case involving the seat of Senator Smoot,
of Utah. and the indications now are that
the contest which, 1t is asserted is certain
to result from the present agitation will
rival in Importance and in earnestness the
case of Brigham H. Roberts before the
House of Representatives a few years ago.
While the President is familiar with the
developments thus far in the Smoot case,
no move Is being made by either side to
draw him into the controversy, the realiza-
ton being general that 1t involves a ques-
ton which the Senate must determine for
itself.
A report was current to-day that the
Louisiana Purchase Exposition Company
would ask Congress for another appropria-
ton amounting to 100000 to carry out to
completion the plans contemplated by the
company. A committee of the exposition
officials are now here with the St. Louis
contingent, who are seeking to have the
next Republican convention go to St. Louis
They are not yet prepared to make a def
mite statement of their intentions regard
ing the appropriation. and up to this time
1t is said have confined their work to the
extent of sounding members of the Senate
and House with view of determining how
sucn request would be received.
xSs
Secretary Hays condition to-day is about
the same as yesterday. He is suffering
from a slight bronchial trouble which
makes him very hoarse. and it was by his
Doctors advice and against his own de-
sires that he remained away from the State
Department to-day.
An effort is making by the Postoffice De-
partment to break up the practice of some
persons and firms of sending their mai
matter out of the jurisdiction of the post
Office where such matter properly should be
mailed for deposit In some selected post
office of the fourth class, for the purpose OF
increasing the compensation of the post
master at the smaller offices. As a step In
this direction Third Assistant Postmaster
General Madden has issued an order that
hereafter commissions the cancellation
of stamps on matter wrongfully diverted tC
fourth-class offices will not be allowed
to claim credit for such cancellations, and
to claim credit for such cancellations, and
10 report all cases of this nature, together
with the names and addresses of the send
ers, to the department.
JOHN E. MONK.