The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-26
NO ACTION YET TAKEN
BY POSTAL OFFICIALS
IN THE N'ELROY CASE
Charges Affecting Management OF
Terre Haute Office Held Up
for Investigation.
OPPOSITION TO HOLIDAY
Congressman to Decide Soon
When He VIII Enter Campaign
Indiana Mail Matters

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 25.-NO action has
yet been taken by the postal authorities In
the case of Richard McElrOy. postmaster at
Terre Haute. whose removal was recently
recommended by department inspector
Representative Holiday called at the de-
partrnent to-day and examined the charges
made against Postmaster McElroy. They
are to the effect that the space devoted to
the postoffice is too restricted, that the
postmaster is negligent and careless i'm the
keeping of his books and the general con-
duct of the office. At Mr.. Holidays re-
quest the matter is held in allegiance with a
view TO ascertain if the conditions COM
planned of cannot be corrected.
Representative Griffith will leave for In
diana this week. On his arrival in the
State he will declare whether he will be-
come counsel for the defense in the Gil
lespie murder case at Rising Sun. Mr..
Griffith has been looking up authorities and
states that if James Gillespie is convicted
of the murder of his twin the case will be
the second of its kind in criminal history.
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Representative Holiday will come to a
conclusion tomorrow when ne will go to
Indiana. He is indsposed TO leave Wash
ington at this time, owing to the tendency
of important measures before the commit
tee of which ne is a member. In view of
the certainty that a fight is to be made
against his denomination it is his intention
to so arrange matters as to permit him
to go into the field and look out for his
interests. Much interest Is felt here in
the outcome in the Fifth district. Mr..
Holiday is the only veteran on the Indiana
delegation, and one of the few members
in the House who served in the army as a
private soldier.
Dorsey Anderson. of New Castle, is here.
visiting relatives.
Samuel Moore. OF Brazil who has been
in Washington for the past week, left for
home to-day
Robert ]. Tracewell, of Corydon, Control
Ter of the Treasury. will visit indianapolis
on Feb. II to attend the banquet of the
Columbia Club. Judge Tracewell has not
been i'm Indiana for several months. 1t
| pressure Of public business prevented his
attendance at the biennial love feast. II
was there in spirit, if not in the flesh.
| said the controller. II will meet all the
boys at the Lincoln Day banquet, and after
a short stay in Indianapolis will visit
CorydOn." The controller will travel with
the party that will go to Indianapolis as
the guests of the Columbia Club on a
special car, leaving here on Feb. II.
:
Il feel that it is of the utmost impor-
tance that Congress should extend the life
of the Monetary Commission, and that the
work for which that body was created be
continued by Hugh III. Hanna of Indian
apoIis, and the other gentlemen associated
with him" said Representative Hemen-
way. 1T is essential in the development
OF our foreign trade that uniform rate
of exchange shall be established. 1t is
particularly to be desired in the develop
ment OF our commerce with the republics
to the south of US. The work of the COM
mission is of interest to the manufacturer
and the workmen. If completed as out
| lined by Mr.. Hanna and Messrs. jerks and
| Conant. IL will be of the most i'm
portant steps in the development of our
| foreign trade that has been taken in re-
cent years
John L. Lamb. of Terre Haute to-day
made arrangements to appear before the
! house committee on Judiciary in opposition
To the Hepburn-Dolliver original pack.
| age" bill. Mr.. Lamb will make an argu-
| ment before the Senate committee on com
merce this week in relation to the pure
| food BILL which recently passed the House
| lie represents distiilers In Indiana, who are
| opposed to the provision of the proposed
| law which would require them to give
publicity TO their trade secrets.
| The Columbia National Bank of Indian
! apolis has been approved as a reserve agent
/ for the First National Bank of Danville
/ also. the Fletcher National Bank of Indian
| apOlis for the First National Bank of Elk
! hart
Alva Nj. Mullikin was to-day appointed
| postmaster at Darwin, Carroll county, Indi
ana, vice Isaac Ferguson, resigned.
! Rural free delivery has been ordered es
| tablished in Indiana follows:
/ Craigville, Wells County-Length of route
| % miles; population served, 1l2; number o.
/ houses on the route. 13S.
| Geneva. Adams County additional serv
/ ice)-Length. Al miles, population, 9S1
! houses. 2lS
| Liberty Center Wells county, (additiona
| service)-Length. twenty-four miles; pop
| ulation. $50: houses. 123
| Lowell, Lake county, additional service
Length, twenty-four miles; population
| 525: houses. los.
| Ossian. Wells county, additional service
| Length twenty-three miles; population
| 920: houses. 26S.
! JTniOndale. Wells coUnty-Length, twenty
| miles population, 526 houses, H. j. Il. NJ
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