The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-10-23
TELEGRAPHTC BREVITlES.

Forest fires are raging in Ionia county,
Michigan. and Pierre county. Wisconsin.
At Johnstown, yesterday. sixteen bodies
of flood victims were lifted and re-interred.
At East Tawas, Mich, the ground is COW
cred with snow. A heavy noItheaster is
blowing.
The Bedford Clarke publishing-house has
compromised with its creditors, and will
shortly resume business.
DR.. Porter, at Key West. reports another
case of yellow fever at that place, and that
quarantine restrictions have been resumed.
The annual convention of the Mutual Be-
nevoient Association of the United States
Railway Postal Clerks is in session at New
Orleans.
Judge Cooley is slowly getting better.
He says very little about his plans, bnt he
will return to Washington as soon as his
health permits.
A combination of Chicago brokers and
Florida shippers has been formed, to make
Chicago the distributing point of the
Northwest for Florida fruits.
Susan B.. Anthony says the woman suf-
fraglsts will devote all their attention TO
amendment Is submitted next year.
Lord Linton. son of the Earl of Poulett,
after swindlIng book-makers and others at
Latonia out of $4,000, passed through Louise
vile Sunday, 1T is supposed, going South.
The jury in the case of William Ii. Bar
w, Cudik Z WIN luO muIutI III ~.
W.. billiard. at Easton. Pa. returned a YER
dict of guilty of murder in the first degree.
Ernest III. Adams. b~ook-keeper in the
Office of Henry V. Skinner. New York
agent for the Canadian Pacific railroad. is
under arrest for stealing $500 from his
employer.
At Franklin, Pa, George G.. Lacy, a menu
Der of the lumber firm of Lacy Bros. was
shot and fatally wounded yesterday by
John Hewett, an empioye, in a dispute over
wages due.
At Chattanooga, Jake Matile, n well.
known young man abOut town. while play.
ing with a bulldog pistol. discharged its
contents into his head. blowing the top OF
his head of.
The residence of ex-Mayor Ballard. Of
Lexington, Mo-, was burned Monday night,
and Mrs. Ballard, who was of uDsound
mind, persisted in the flames. She was
alone in the house.
Sailor j. Neil. aged tw~enty-three, of Lon
don, England, belonging to a steamer ply
ing on Lake Erie, and a young man. name
unknown, were instantly killed by the
Boston express train at Metuchen. N. j.
It has been discovered that the govern
ment has power to settle friendly Indians
on the Cherokee lands. and Western men
are said to favor filling mp the famous
Cherokee strip with Indians If the tribe re-
fuses to part with 1T.
The relief committee of the st. Paul
Chamber of has presented a
| startling report on the restitution existing
in the Dakotas. In substance. it says the
suffering and destitutiOn Is much greater
than has yet been reported.
A man calling himself a. b. or A. 4. Pot
ter is now travelling through Eastern States
representing himself as proprietor of the
Rocky Mountain News. BY these mIsrep-
| reservations be. has swindled Eastern pa
| pers and individuals out of sums aggregat-
ing $4,000.
Frank Pine, alias George Hall. q notori-
Gus confidence man. has made a deatb-bed
confession in Denver. generating. City
Auditor Winram. Of Kansas City. and T.
Bull. of the same city. of completely in a
fraudulent mining deal by which W. j.
| Brewster was swindled out of 10000.
Near Harlan Courthouse. KY, Saturday.
| James p. Giles, an ex-deputy federal mar
| shaI. killed one Craig. Craig's brother was
! killed some years ago. after having caused
| some trouble in Giles family, and Giles
| said at the time he was glad of 1t. This
| led TO a quarrel Saturday and Craig shot at
| Giles. Giles then shot Craig five times.