The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-19
j. n. Tyner's Assistant Believes the
Charges Can BE Traced to a "Get-
Rich-Quick" Concern.
WAS BARRED FROM THE MAILS
ON THE GROUND THAT 1T PROMISED
MORE THAN 1T COULD PERFORM.
Civf1-Service Examinations - Judge
Penheld to visit The Hague-PIans
of Indiana Senators.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, March 18-Although the
retirement of James N. Tyner. of Peru,
Ind, assistant attorney general for the
Postoffice Department. has been decided
on, it is not likely that any change in the
office will be made for some time. On ac-
count of General Tyner's long service in
public office and because Of his extreme
age and i'll health no hasty steps will be
taken in the investigation or charges made
against his office. Forty-three years Of
public service in important positions entitle
shown a younger man. No formality has
been observed so far in the investigation.
T. c. Campbell, who is responsible for it,
has not been invited to appear before Gen.
eral Bristow, who is conducting the inquiry.
George A. c. Christiancy. assistant to
General Tyner, believes that the charges
against the Office are traceable to an at
tack made on the Postoffice Department
by a Chicago ''getIrich-quick' concern,
originally known the League of Eli
gibles,' and headed by c. Franklin Davis.
The concern was barred from the mails last
winter and then made attacks on the legal
branch of the Postoffice Department. Per-
sons paid money into the concern every
month, upon the representation that at the
end of a stated time all the cash In the
treasury would be paid to ,ss members a, who who
size of the payments depended on the num-
ber of new members secured As the
scheme exhausted its resources at stated in
tervals, and then had no visible assets 10
guarantee payments, IL was held by the
Postoffice Department to be of such char
acter that it should not be allowed the use
of the mails.
physical infirmities General Tyner stated
emphatically that he will not retire under
fire. He insists on searching inquiry
and will not resign until the department
has exhausted every means to get at the
exact facts. He insists that the inquiry
will completely exonerate him.
The Civil-service Commission expects to
secure a large complete list of eigibles In
the spring examinations soon to be held.
In the announcement just made public pro-
vision is made for the examination of candi-
dates for a high class of places in the de-
partmental service in Washington and in
the field. Among the appointments avail
able are several law clerkships in the
Treasury Department. which pay $500 a
year There are also desirable appoint
ments available in the coast and geodetic
survey, the Indian service and In the geo.
logical survey, tie idHSllS
$500 TO 81 600 An examination will be held
on May l at Indianapolis. Evansville, Fort
Wayne and Terre Haute for candidates 10
the position of systematic agristologist in
the Department of Agriculture. This posi-
ton pays 5000 a year. Examinations for
various places in the government service
will be held in the Indiana cities named
above on April IA. Is and q, and on May
/ and 5.
A topographic sheet for the Velpen quad
rangle, in southern Indiana. which COM
prises parts of Pike and Dubois counties
has just been issued by the United States
Geological Survey. This map shows the
winslow, Ayrshire. Hartwell, Stendal, Vel.
pen and Dun coal fields. The old Vincennes
trail. which was travelled by the early
settlers along the Ohio river. runs through
the northern portion of this quadrangle
passing through the villages OF Ireland
Otwell. Algiers and Afford. The Patoka
river valley, occupying the center OF the
quadrangle, is well defined on the map
its topography or relief being clearly
shown by the contour lines which pass
through points of equal elevation above
sea level and thus accurately outline the
valley and the slopes OF the surrounding
country, as OF the whole quadrangle. This
map is drawn on scale OF about one mile
to the inch
The announcement Is made at the State
Department that Judge William l.. Pen
field. OF Auburn. Ind. solicitor OF the de-
partment. has been selected as an associate