The Indianapolis journal., 1903-06-10

an event that Is made state ahair. June
30 he will speak at South Lancaster Mass,
at the celebration of the 3oth anniversary
OF the founding Of the city.
Xxx
COL w. B. Roberts. assistant superin-
tendent OF city delivery OF the Postofice
Department, is In the city. He is we'll
known Indiana man and was formerly Sec
retary to Senator Beveridge.
sxs
A. w. Wishard. OF this city. former So
licitor for the Internal Revenue DEPART
ment, left last night for Washington 10
look after legal business for a few days
XXX
John III. Robinson, OF Greensburg. was In
the city yesterday to see Senator Bever-
idge concerning his application for rein
statement to a government position he lost
a few years ago for political reasons" Mr.
Interior Department as an ailoting agent
TO the Indians, but he was let out during
the last Cleveland administration. He has
been working quietly for some time to get
back into the service, and Senator Bever-
idge has interested himself in his case.
Frank B. Japua, of Portland, was an
other caller at the Office Of the junior SEN
ator yesterday.
SOuuty superintendent 4HoiufSoh, VI
Grant county, is by no means confident that
the superintendent will ever get the leg
islatien they sought in vain during the re-
cent session of the General Assembly-a bill
making their office more lucrative by pro-
viding an allowance for travelling expenses.
He was a member of the legislative COM
mittee named by the superintendents to
lobby for their interests last winter, but
he did not take an active part in the work,
as he anticipated defeat. Mr.. Thompson
was here last evening, and in talking OF the
legislation asked by the superintendents ex-
pressed the opinion that the matter would
not be brought before the next Legislature.
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An effort has been made TO clear James
w. Fortunes legislative record by advanc-
ing the argument that his Pigeon Roost
monument bill is all right in that it stip-
ulates only that the monument shall be
above the graves of the massacred pioneers.
and that under liberal construction of the
law the monument can be located on an
eminence In the Scott county cemetery that
Is slightly above the level of the spot where
the graves are believed to be, in an ada
cent field. Carrying this argument TO its
Weed Patch hill, in Brown county, the
highest point above the sea level In lndi-
ana, so there can be absolutely no question
as to its being above the graves of the
Pigeon Roost victims?
State Chairman ]. p. Goodrich, of Win
chester, District Committeeman George
Lilly. of Anderson, and Warren Bigler, of
Wabash, one of the members Of the execu-
tive committee, were here yesterday. but
they all insisted that their visits were for
the sole purpose of acquainting themselves
with the new headquarters in the Steven
son building, and that no conference was
on. 1t was suggested that they had come
in to assist in moving the furniture to the
new Offices and aid Secretary Whitaker in
putting things to rights, but they protested
that the organisation is still able to employ
truckmen and janitors to look after such
manual labor.
Former State Senator Walter L. Ball, OF
Muneie. who is regarded as one of the
probable candidates for the Republican
nomination for Lieutenant Governor, ar
rived in the city at an early hour this
morning wait till tomorrow, at least,
or to-day / should say" was his answer to
a question concerning his political lnten-
tions. I'm too tired now to be a candidate
for anything except good comfortable
bed"