The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-12-02
~ELEGRA PHO BREvITIES.

Kansas City's Commercial Club will en-
deavor to secure the Democratic national
convention for that city.
Governor Hogg will call a special session
of the Texas Legislature. One of the sub
jects to be considered is the alien land law.
William Kregier. a car porter. is in Jail at
Galveston in default of 81 600 bail for alb
strscting letters from the United States
mail and apprOpriating their contents.
At McMInnville, Ore, j. H. Slime. editor
of the Whiteson Advance, was shot and
killed. Sunday night. by n. q. Cook. a rail
road section boss. Cook then blew out his
own brains
Sir Alexander Campbell. Lieutenant
governor of Ontario, was attacked by q
stroke of paralysis last week, and is now
considered in a critical condition. He 10
sixty-nine years OF age.
Louis Armand, the man who forced his
attentions on Mrs. Charles b. Alexander,
nee Harriet Croker. daughter of the San
Francisco millionaire. has been adjudged
insane at New York.
Thirteen laborers, who arrived In New
York on the steamer Rhynland. on Satur-
day. under contract to work in the mines
of Pennsylvania and Ohio, have been re-
turned by the same steamer.
At Wilkesbarre, Pa, Monday, Thomas
Williams. John 'Pugh and Evan Price,
miners. were frIghtfully burned by an ex-
plOsion of gas in tie collIery of the Kings
ton Coal Company. Pugh and Price will
die.
The report sent out that tho Apache In
dians had killed q man named Daniels and
wounded Major Downing in the Chiraca-
hua mountains turns out that the shooting
was done by a man named Fay who wore
mOccaeins.
Last Saturday the west span of the Great
Northern bridge. over the north fork of the
Columbia river. SIX miles from Columbia
Falls, Mont, fell. carrying with 1t nine men.
three of whom are dead. Three of those who
escaped death are thought to be fatally
wounded.
The cruiser San Francisco has been taken
off the dry-dock at the Mare Island navy
yard and towed alongside the warf. The
ship was very foul. admiral Brown 10
still waiting orders. The opinion 10 ex-
pressed at San Francisco that the vessel
will be ordered to Chill waters.
At New Orleans, Monday. President
Conrad. Secretary Horner and eight en-
ployes of the Louisiana State Lottery Com
pany, charged with violating the anti-iot-
terry postal law, gave bail in the sum of
$1,000 each TO appear at the next term of the
United States court in San Antonio, Tex.
The Pullman PaIace-car Company has
notified Collector Clark. OF CHICAGO; that
hereafter it would demand drawbacks on
~tin-plate imported for use in its cars that
are sent abroad. The company recently
sold the Australian government q number
of palace cars. and much OF the material
used was imported.
The annual report of the Kentucky Rail-
road Commissioners recommends that o
law be passed providing for separate
coaches for whites and blacks. This is
probably due in part TO the unfortunate
shooting of Miss McEwan by n negro. in a
row W whites and blacks on an l.. 81
n. train, in September.
President Won der Abe, of the st. Louis
Browns. who has returned home from
Columbus. o., where o meeting of the COM
mittee having in charge the arrangement
of the American Baseball Association cir
cult was held. is authority for the state
ment that that organization will have but
eight clubs next season.
Isaac Sawtelle. awaiting death at Con-
cord, n. H., for killing his brother Hiram,
has asked new trial on an affidavit IN
which he confesses having been at the
scene of the murder. which occurred In
Maine. instead of New Hampshire and
promises on n new trial to tell who was
present and who did the killing.
Judge George X. Nash. who was requested
by the Ohio Republican State central com
mittee to make Investigation ms to facts
and consult with Senator Sherman and re-
port to the committee relative To the pro-
ceedinGs against Calvin s.. Brice affecting
his eligibility to q seat in the Senate. has
sent a letter TO the secretary of the state
committee declining the appointment for
want of time TO perform the duties.
The National line steamship France.
which left New York for London last Sat
urday, returned to the former port, yester-
day, after a dan gerous e%ntounter with a
tidal wave. which shifted the cargo. On
Sunday n heavy snow-storm began. accom-
panied by fierce winds. Tremendous seas
arose. and at last a mountainous wave
strnck the vessel. For n time II appeared
that the vessel and all on board would 60
down. The cargo must be removed.
The formal transfer of tho Val Biatz
Brewing %Company's plant. in Chicago. Mil
Yankee. st. Louis and Denver. was made
Monday. to the United States Brewing
Company. of Chicago. The United States
brewing Company. which is an English
| American corporation. with p cap;taliZa-
ton of about SI0000.0o. immediately gave
a mortgage for 5000. 0G0 to cover the pur.
4 chase money. Seven Chicago brewers. with
an estimated annual output OF between 100.
coo and 10000 barrels. form the gigantic
beer combine.