The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-04-13
NEWS ITEMS OF SPECIAL
INTEREST TO INDIANA
Work of IIoosiers at Washington
and Measures in Their
Behalf.
NO HELP FOR ANDERSON
Special to the indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON. April Thames B. Mel
son and William c. Bobbs, representing the
Merchants Heating and Lighting Asso-
citation, conferred with Supervising Archi
tect Taylor to-day relative to the heating
of the Indianapolis public building. The
call was made for the purpose of putting
the officials in possession Of information
as TO the facilities of the indianapolis con-
Germ, action will be taken so long
in advance of its occupancy relative to the
heating lighting of the building. Mr..
Bobbs left for New York tonight. Mr..
Nelson will remain here until the latter part
of the week
1t was stated at the Postoffice Depart
ment to-day that a complete system Of
rural free delivery would be established in
Allen county some time during the sum-
mer. Favorable action has been taken on
this application on the RECOMMENDATION Of Of
Lieutenant Governor Gilbert.
The indications are that nothing further
than a reprimand will be administered to
Postmaster Crane, of Wabash. against
whom charges were preferred some time
ago to the effect that he had circulated re-
ports that rural free delivery was not to
be established in Wabash county, as an
nounced by Representative Fred Lands.
Mr. Lands will not press the matter
against the postmaster.
The House committee to-day made a IA
vorable report on the bill introduced by
Representative Brick legalizing the dams
| and bridges in the st. Joseph river.
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William p. Breen, of Fort Wayne, will
be here tomorrow Mr. Breen and Newton
| Gilbert. who returned from New York to-
| night, will be admitted to practice before
| the United States Supreme Court mo-
| ton of Senator Beveridge.
| The House committee on postoffices to-
day refused TO act favorably on the bill
introduced by Representative Brick for the
| relief of Postmaster w. II. Anderson, OF
| Elkhart. BY a vote of Q to 3 the measure
which proposed to reimburse the postmaster
in the amount of $4,000, representing the
| sum of government money lost in the In
| diana National Bank, was laid on the
| table. The failure of the committee to re-
| port the bill was due to the belief of the
| members that Mr.. Anderson, as a stock
holder in the bank, must have known of it:
| condition. and was therefore negligent
| Representative Brick made every effort Il
| secure a favorable report, but the commit
| tee was opposed to the bill from the be
| ginning.
| William Arnold of Wabash, was amons
| the callers at the White House to-day
He was presented to President Roosevelt
| by Representative Fred Lands.
Senator Fairbanks has been invited t
| deliver address at Jackson, Mich, Jul.
| 6, on which date celebration will be hell
| in honor of the fiftieth anniversary of tn
| Republican party. Secretary Hay, Secre
tary Taft and other prominent men viii
| be present on this occasion. Senator Fair
| banks will attend If his engagement
permit
A bill was introduced by Representative
Crumpacker authorizing the construction o
a bridge across the Calumet river nea
Hammond.
William E. Murray, of Winchester, is her
on business before the departments
| The Bankers and Commercial Nationa
banks of Chicago have been approved a
| reserve agents for the Fletcher Nations
| Bank of Indianapolis. Also the Continents
National Bank of Chicago for the First Ma
| tional Bank of Angola, Ind.