Rensselaer Journal, Volume 10, Number 36, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 February 1901 — Indiana’s Army List. [ARTICLE]

Indiana’s Army List.

Since the President attached bis signature to the army bill be has been besieged by Senators and Representatives and hundreds of others for appointments. Each state will have al certain number of positions, and there are scores of applications for each appointment to be made. hM quite a number of officers in the regular army, and also had quite a number in ths Spanish War, now seeking for commissions under the new army bill.

Representative Landis is looking after Frederick Alexandria, of Noblesville, now second lieutenant, who wants to be a captain. He is now in the Philippines. Lieut. Harry R. Campbell, of Indianapolis, wants to be a captain. He, likewise, has congressional support. Representative Cromer, of the Eighth, is fostering the claim of W. O. Jericho, of Winchester, who served as a second lieutenant during the Spanish American War. Representative Brick is giving uis influence to John 8. Johns, of South Bend, who served in the One-hundred-and-fifty-seveuth Indiana during the late War, and also to Charles A. Sharp, a captain in the One-hundred and-sixtieth Indiana.

Another recommendation, that will undoubtedly receive favorab e recognition, is that for a commission for the nephew of Gen. Lew Wallace, of Crawfordsville, who was a lienun mt in the Fourteenth Infantry. His support comes from many sources It is also said that the War Department is very much in favor of having a commission issued to P. M. Kessler, of Indiana, a member of the regular army, now ot Ft. Flagler, haying recently returned from the Philippines. He is a graduate of West Point, and while in the Philippines was favorably mentioned three times for meritorious and gallant conduct. * The P. C. A St. L. railroad or the Panhandle, as it is more frequently called is to be no more. For years the system of the Pennsylvania lines has gone under this name, but It is now announced that the entire Pennsylvania system, east and west, #lll go under the name of Pennsylvania Lines. This not only includes the Panhandle, but the P. Ft. W. A Q., R. W., Vandalia and probably the G: R. & I. Already the cars are being relettered and P. C. C. A St. L. has bedn dropped. It is said that in a year’s time all cars and engines on all the lines of the Pennsylvania system will be lettered “Pennsylvania Lines.” Postmasters in some of the surrounding towns are endeavoring to complete arrangements whereby the weather reports can bd sent out-each morning on the rural routes. To do this the carriers would be delayed a little in starting as the dispatch, for the weather is not received before nine o’clock. The government will furnish a stamping outfit and cards for giving the information. This arrangement would let each farmer know what sort of weather he oould expect during the next twenty-four hours. The carriers would place a card in each mail box on their routM.

Dick Wood, who lives on the corker of Washington and Cullen streets, says that someone attempted to enter his bouse last Frida} evening, about twelve o’clock. He says that the fellow first tried to open the back door, but finding it locked, went around to the front of the house. By this time Mr. Wood was up and dressed, but in walking from one room to the other, he made a noise, which evidently scared the thief, for he broke and ran down Washington street.