The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1888-03-28
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

Another blizzard In northern Michigan
has put stop to railroad traffic.
Severe rains are reported throughout
Alabama and the rivers are rising rapidly
The Jury in the famous Duff murder
case at Bloomington, Ills, has failed tc
agree.
The commissioner OF agriculture has
raised the pleuro-pneumonis quarantine
at Chicago.
Mrs. Gen. Grant has filed general denial
to Gen. Bsdeaus allegations in his claim
against her.
Pm. Gen. Dickinson has sent commits.
sion of four inspectors to investigate the
Chicago postofice.
The trial of the criminal libel by Judge
Welch of Sec'y Villas was resumed at
Minneapolis Monday.
From the west come many reports Of q
severe sleet storm, such as was experienced
IN Indiana Satur day night.
The federal attorney at FL Psso, Tex,
has sued the Ell Paso smelling company for
importing Mexican laborers.
"A terrific wind and hail storm in Boli-
var county, Miss, Sunday, caused heavy
loss to the planting interests.
The coke operators will meet at Pitts
burg to-day to try and harmonic conflict.
ing Interests and raise the price of coke.
Saturday at Provo, U. T., sixteen NOR
mons were sentenced for having more than
one wife. The usual penalty was inflicted.
The Missouri Pacific has declared q
quarterly dividend OF = per cent. Nearly
all the old officers were reelected Monday.
While thawing some dynamite at Cooks
Falls, N. Y, Sunday, three men were in
jured by its exploding. None were killed,
Tor n
centennial, April Z, are about completed.
Senator Hoar will be the principal orator.
The body found near Inner Grove, Mimi,
supposed to be that of Tascott, proves to
be the remains Of j. @. Merely Of this
city.
Chicago's mavor has vetoed the south
side elevated road ordinance but submit
ted amendments which the council
agreed to.
Fire in 3 building at Washington, owned
by John r. Mclean of Cincinnati Non.
day, severely burned two children of Wa
b. Duff, one fatally.
The freight rates on all western roads
were restored to-day except by the 20"
which raises rates April l, and the North
ern and 800" April 5.
The Rev. r. W. Montgomery of the Con-
gregational home mission society, addressed
the senate territories committee Monday,
against Utah's admission.
Mr.. Lawler presented In the house Mon
day, ana had referred TO the com merce
committee, the recent public address oI
the c., B. s Q. engineers.
Mr.. Stewart (Ga. has introduced in the
house bill to compel would.be-natural-
lied citizens to swear they are not polyga-
mists, anarchists or communists.
AS result of the Coal Hill, Ark, cruelty
to convicts, the governor has withdrawn
the convicts from the mines and dismissed
the chief warden Of the penitentiary.
Agent Gregory was before the senate In.
dian n-traders committee Monday, testifying
IN regard to lumber-cutting on reserva-
tions. Nothing of Importance was learned.
The Rev. H. Y. Sstterlee, of theECalVary
episcopal church of New York, has de-
clined the assistant bishopric OF Ohio, ow-
ing to the incomplete condition OF his
present work.
The (Erie, Pa } Dispatch and Herald com.
positors struck Monday to compel the pro-
prietors to pay for plate advertisements the
same SIS for so much type set. NOn.union
men now occupy their cases.
Mr.. Kerr (Ia.) has presented.a bill in the
house to amend the interstate law 80 as to
prevent railroads from bringing into
state articles which roads within the state
are not permitted to transport.
Beading stock was hammered down 15-16
per cent. Monday at Philadelphia, owing,
it is said, to rumored rupture with the
Drexel-Morgan syndicate over the reorgsn.
ization plan, Other reasons in addition
are given.
The dissatisfied stock and bondholdsrs of
the Missouri, Kansas & Texas company
have appointed q committee to get proxies
and buy and get the road out of the Mis-
souri, Pacific system, which management,
they say, is running the road.
In the Tilden trust suit in New York
Mr.. Choate, Col. Tilden's counsel, has been
directed to submit his brief to Mr.. Carter,
April Is, who must answer it within two
weeks. Judge Lawrence Will then, proba-
bly,, take six weeks to decide it,