The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-05
ZENOR AND A MILITARY CAMP
HE Is WORKING FOR LOUISVILLE OR
SOUTHERN INDIANA.
Rome City Man on the Bass Question
Southern Women and Northern Vet
Grams at the Encampment.
;taff Correspondence of the Journal.

Steele, representative from the Eleventh |
Indiana district, as he was hunting through
batch of papers on the floor of his apart
ment in the Dewey. Within the last few
days the major has heard that his Indiana
friends are booming him for the vice presi-
Dental nomination. He is not taking it
seriously and says he is not a candidate.
The newspapers in his home city, Marion,
have been particularly active in playing
up his boom in the head lines. While
the major has not yet announced just what
occupation he will take up at the conclu-
sion of his long and faithful service in
Congress, it is understood he will devote
the most of his time to his Grant county
farm.
telegram Representative Steele re-
ceived from Huntington to-day indicates
that people in that locality do not under
stand just why Scott Cole has resigned the
postmastership at Huntington and William
Hart is to take the office This change
In postmasters is really harmonious Sc
quel to sharp contest for this office a
few years ago. Cole has had the Office for
about five years. Hart is at present a
revenue agent with headquarters at Gin
cinnati. He and Cole simply change places.
This arrangement was entered into quietly
good while ago when the fight was on in
resignation of Cole and has recommended
that Hart be appointed. 1t is expected he
will be confirmed within short time. Cole
is giving up place that is better by $500
than the place he is taking, but it is all
for the sake of harmony.
xxx
Representative and Mrs. Holiday, of
Brazil have arrived, and will be at the
Ebbitt during the session.
pAfo~
City, N. c., Representative Miers an
nounced that he has no intention at this
time to become a candidate for the Demo-
cratic nomination for Governor. He fur
Their announces that he will be a candidate
for Congress again in his district. While
Mr.. Miers does not say SO in so many
words. he intimates that he thinks the
diana on the Democratic ticket are not
fiattering. II should not care to give UP
congressional life to take the chances of
being made Governor" he said. Mr. Miers
says he Is convinced that the Second dis
trict will give its usually large Democratic
majority two years hence. He thinks Mr..
Shively, OF South Bend will receive the
complimentary Democratic vote of the In
diana Legislature for senator. Mr. Miers
goes to Elizabeth City with other members
of the House committee on public buildings
and grounds, on business connected with a
proposition to erect new federal building
there.
Representative Steele has received notice
from the government that the Fish Com
mission has stocked Lake Cicott, in Cass
county, with $50 black bass; ]. W. Barrills
fish pond, near Paramount, with 100 black
bass; Turner'S pond, near Greentown, with
seventyfive bass, and A. d. Skaters pond,
near Hartford City, with 100 bass.
Mrs. Robert Penaman and her niece. of
Lee
with the ultimate intention of returning
1 to Washington to live.
Representative E. d. Crumpacker, Of
Valparaiso, arrived tonight
Representative and Mrs. Zenor arrived in
| Washington this evening. Mr.. Zenor an
nounces that within short time me-
mortal from the cities of Louisville, KY,
and New Albany and Jacksonville, Ind,
will be presented to the War Department.
asking that a government military camp
| be located on one of the sites near Louis
! vile, reported on favOrably by Major Park
er. Mr.. Zenor explains that camp" is
different from post in that it provides
place for the mobilization of federal
troops and the National Guard for three
months each year for training Mr.. Zenor
declares that if the government does not
locate this camp in Kentucky the people
OF FOR l1 fbs propose to begin
Department talks of establishing at In
dianapolis. He says the people of southern
Indiana feel that Indianapolis has had
enough Mr.. Zenor thinks the secretary of
war is not required to locate the post at
Indianapolis If it is decided to build one
in Indiana. Southern Indiana people would
like to have the post established between
Jeffersonville and New Albany.
| xxx
Ernest w. Cook, of Rome City, Ind, is
not very appreciative of the efforts of the
| government in supplying streams in that
| locality with fish. In a letter to Senator
Beverage Mr.. Cook declares that the as
signments of fish sent to his locality are
entirely inadequate. "a small boy could
be hired for Is cents to catch this many in
any of the surrounding creeks, he writes.
Mr.. Cook says the man in charge of the
governments fish car explained to him
that one bass. if not disturbed, would pro-
although he is not from Missouri. he must
be convinced of this fact before he can ac-
| cept it seriously
A very womanly letter received at the
office of Senator Beveridge recently is
from Miss Bessie Stewart, eighteen years
| old of Kentland, who is trying to secure
| pension for her grandfather. She al
| ludes to the brave service of the old man
and implores the senator to use every
| effort in getting the veteran some financial
| recognition from the government
Many interesting little stories are related
| in Washington that have to do with the
| presence of the veterans of the Union army
| in this city at the encampment last sum-
mer. The Southern women OF Washing
ton paid a good deal of attention TO the
| vets partly because of the natural hos
pitality that seems a part of the Southern
| people and partly because many OF these
| women had never before been brought in
contact with the men who fought against
their fathers and brothers and sweethearts.
little story is related of Southern girl
whose family keeps a few boarders, and
at whose home Northern veteran and his
wife took their meals. One morning the
wife OF the veteran was i'll and ate very
sparingly. When the husband came to
settle the Southern girl, the daughter of
the landlord, declined to charge him for
this particular breakfast. After paying
his bill the veteran sat down and chatted
with the girl awhile.
us this your first visit to Washington"
she asked.
''Oh no." said he. i've been here be-
fore-I was with Sherman on his glorious
march to the sea-. The young woman
made no reply, and at length the old man
spoke again.
You're Southern girl. believe said
he. She nodded.
How is It," he asked, that you South
arp paor1e are much mora hospifa HE