The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-08-08
TELRGRAPHIC BREYlTIES.

At Chicago John McGann, teamster,
was shot and killed by his step-son, James
Dolan.
In the libel suit of Colonel Crosby against
Russell Harrison, the court yesterday linn
tied the time within which defendant must
file an answer to ten days
The Northwestern Indian Commission,
intrusted with making treaties, expected to
open the remaining reservation In MINNIE
sofa and Wisconsin, have met with unqual-
lied success so far.
The dead BODY of Merrill ID. Anderson. a
well-to-do Inuiatto. was found near Kansas
City. The signs of a fierce struggle IN the
road and an ugly wound in the temple
point to murder.
Joseph Wilson, a sail-makerin the United
States navy at Mare island navyeyard, was
sutfocated by smoke from fire which
caught in the bedclothing in the room
where he lay asleep.
The State Farmers Alliance of Alabama,
now in session at Auburn, reiterate their
determination to use cotton-bagging for
wrapping cotton, and Will under no cir
cumstances use jute.
+. w. Van Sicklen, a prominent bicyclist
of Chicago. started yesterday on his wheel
for Kansas City, which he expects to reach
by Friday night. To do that he will have
to ride 123 miles each day.
At Pine Bluff. Ark. about midnight. Tues
day night John Wilson, q member of the col
ston, Lee Ray and Alexander Thomas, fell
low-mcmbers of the lodge.
Private kilograms received at Cincinnati
from Bay City, Mich. report the Rev. j.
II. Bayless. editor of the Western Christian
Advocate of that city, is lying i'll at the
point of death in Bay City.
The wool firm of Brown, Stees & Clark,
of Boston, is financially embarrassed. The
firm is Gideon z. Brown, who is treasurer
of the Riverside 81 Oswego Mill Company,
Edward Stees and Amasa Clark.
Notwithstanding favorable reports are
still sent out from the Board of Health,
there Is great deal of sickness at Johns
town. The doctors are so busy that they
cannot attend to calls made upon them.
The ST. Louis Worlds fair committee of
200 was selected, and will me ct for organ
iZation and election of officers Saturday
afternoon. A number of subscriptions to
the guarantee fund have been received.
Mrs. Adam Stauble, of st. Paul, died from
effects of burns received from the explos-
ion of q gasoline stove. She neglected her.
self in trying to save her baby from injury
until she was burned beyond recovery. The
child was uninjured.
Yesterday afternoon John Richter and
| Adolf Whitman, butchers at the Chicago
| stockyards, quarreled over some trifling
matter. and Richter plunged his butcher
| knife into Whitman's heart, killing him in
| stantly. Richter was locked up.
Joseph A. Howell, the school-teacher who
was convicted few days ago of killing
near Brookfield. Mo-. has been sentenced by
Judge Burgess to be hanged on Nov. Is.
| The case will be appealed to the Supreme
| Court.
1t having been stated in several morning
! papers that n clerk in the employ of the
Nanklng house of Brown Brothers IL Co., OF
1 -sew York, was q defaulter to a large
| amount. Brown Brothers ~ Co. authorize a
statement that the rumor is ridiculous and
unture.
AT A. NJ, yesterday, certain portions OF
| klttsOn county. Minnesota, were visited by
seen in that section of the West. Houses
and barns were struck by lightning and
wheat fields were partially, if not wholly
destroyed by hail
| The trouble in Bolivar county, Missis-
sippi, is not yet over Information was re-
| county that Weissinger. who killed an
| editor at Rosedale and who had escaped
| took refuge at COncOrdia. where, surround.
| ed by friends. he deties arrest.
The returns from the Kentucky election
| show that the Democrats have an increased
| years ago, and that Mondays majority will
reach 5000. The last Legislature stood 10:
Democrats and thirty-siX opposition. That
elected Monday will consist of ia Demo
Gratis and twenty-fOur Republicans.
People who may be unfortunate enough
to be bitten by mad dogs will not hereafter
| have to go to Paris to be treated by Pas
teur.- DIR. Antonio Lagorio has been Sc
cured by. the Cook County Hospital al
Chicago, for the free treatment of hydro
phobia according to Pasteur's method. DR.
LagoriO is a Chicagoan by birth. but ht
spent five years as student with Pasteur
Major Warner, the national commander
of the g. A. R., left Dakota yesterday fol
Chicago, to meet the department. com
manders for conference. Major Warner
| will probably endeavor to make the en-
campment creditable, but he is not likely
to vigorously oppose the wishes of the de
| partment officers after their protracted ne
gOtiatiOns for the stipulated rate.