I've read 
http://www.elasticsearch.org/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/indices-templates.html  
and es.path.conf on running ES i points to /etc/elasticsearch and I've put 
my template file in /etc/elasticsearch/templates/logstash.json
I can load fine using curl XPUT - with the 
template : "logstash { 
}
lines removed (since the XPUT has the name in the URL instead.
Here's the content: 
{ 
template : "logstash" { 
"template" : "logstash-", 
"settings" : { 
"index.cache.field.type" : "soft", 
"index.refresh_interval" : "5s", 
"index" : { 
"query" : { "default_field" : "message" }, 
"store" : { "compress" : { "stored" : true, "tv": true } } 
} 
}, 
"mappings": { 
"default ": { 
"_all": { "enabled": false }, 
"_source": { "compress": true }, 
"dynamic_templates": [{ 
"string_template" : { 
"match" : " ", 
"mapping": { "type": "string", "index": "not_analyzed" }, 
"match_mapping_type" : "string" 
} 
}], 
"_id" : { "path" : "message_id"}, 
"properties" : { 
"message" : { "type" : "string", "index" : "analyzed" }, 
"host" : { "type" : "string", "index" : "not_analyzed" }, 
"source_path" : { "type" : "string", "index" : "not_analyzed" }, 
"tags": { "type": "string", "index" : "not_analyzed" }, 
"@timestamp " : { "type" : "date", "index" : "not_analyzed" }, 
"type" : { "type" : "string", "index" : "not_analyzed" } 
} 
} 
} 
} 
}
I see no log lines, not with DEBUG loglevel either - relating to his 
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              I'm running 0.90.6 on openjdk 1.7 btw. 
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                Ivan  
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              When are you expecting the template to be reloaded? It should only be 
reloaded upon a new index creation.
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I'm running 0.90.6 on openjdk 1.7 btw. 
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              Hey,
you may have hit Loading templates via templates/ directory is not working · Issue #4235 · elastic/elasticsearch · GitHub 
can you test with the beta1 and see if it is working maybe?
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When are you expecting the template to be reloaded? It should only be 
reloaded upon a new index creation.
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I'm running 0.90.6 on openjdk 1.7 btw. 
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                    December 5, 2013,  3:59pm
                   
                   
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              Hey,
I was talking about beta2, sorry for the confusion.
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Hey,
you may have hit 
Loading templates via templates/ directory is not working · Issue #4235 · elastic/elasticsearch · GitHub 
can you test with the beta1 and see if it is working maybe?
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When are you expecting the template to be reloaded? It should only be 
reloaded upon a new index creation.
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