The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-05
ARMY BOARD REPORTS ON
THE PROPOSED OHIO DAM
Representative Hemenway Is Much
Interested in the Contemplated
Improvement.
SOILS TO BE SURVEYED

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON. March 4.-The Army
Board of Engineers, which has had under
consideration the proposed dam across the
Ohio river below Henderson. has completed
its report and submitted the same TO the
secretary of war. Whether the report is
favorable or not cannot be learned until it
is forwarded TO the House. Representative
Hemenway is much interested in this pro-
ject and will call on Secretary Taft to-mor-
row. The proposed dam below Henderson
would provide eight feet of water at all
seasons of the year at Evansville.
= '
Senator Fairbanks to-day participated in
the debate that came up in connection with
the proposed naval station on the great
lakes. He spoke i'm favor of the amendment
proposed by Senator Quarles creating a
commission TO examine all the available
sites on the lakes. Senator Fairbanks took
occasion to speak for the site offered at
Michigan City. He said the site should
not have been placed fifth on the list by the
Naval Board; that it possessed advantages
superior to some others under consideration
and that il was nearer to Atlantic tide
water than any other site under considera-
ton except at Putin Bay.
A surveying party of the Bureau of Sois
will be sent to counties in northern and
southern Indiana during the coming spring.
The exact itinerary of the surveyors has
not vet been formulated The purpose is
TO study the various soils in the State. es-
pecially a peculiar black loan in some of
the southern counties. The expedition has
been decided upon as a result of recon-
menda tons made by Senator Beveridge
and Representative Hemenway.
No action has yet been taken at the Post
office Department in the case of A. f. Kins-
lee, postmaster at Hartford City against
whom charges of obnoxious partisanship
have been filed by Representative Lands.
The postofice inspector sent TO Hartford
City has been instructed to file q report as
some attention here on account of the fact
that the charge has been made by repre-
sentative in Congress
THE outlook is extremely hopeful.
feel confident of favorable results" This
is what Judge William L. Penfield. of Au-
burn, one of the candidates for the guber-
Material nomination, said tonight. Judge
Penfield returned to Washington to-day.
He comes here to take his family back to
Indiana. He will return to the State on
Sunday to resume his campaign. Judge
Penfield would only discus the situation
in general terms. He was evidently in a
hopeful frame of mind.
John A. Weyl, of Economy, Wayne coun-
ty, has been appointed a guard at the st.
Louis fair on the recommendation OF Sen
ator Fairbanks.
Inquiries have been received by the In
diana senators concerning the status of
| petitions for rural routes out of Delaware.
a special agent was assigned to these
| cases some time ago. but his report has
| not yet been received.
William Hackendorff of Brownstown
Ind, at present employed as teacher in the
| Phoenix, A. T., Indian school, is an ap-
| pllcant for promotion to the superintend-
| ency of the school at that place. He is in
| dorsed by Senator Fairbanks.
Representative Miers left here to-day &c
attend the meeting of the Southern Indiana
| Editorial Association at Bloomington.
| X. o. Johnson, formerly member Of the
| Indiana Legislature. is candidate for the
place as secretary of the Territory OF
| Arizona. Mr. Johnson now holds another
| is indorsed by Senator Fairbanks for pro.
| motion to the secretaryship.
|
postmastership at Corunna, De Kalb coun
| ty. Charles II. Willetts, the present post
master, has resigned. j. E. NJ.