The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-01-14

able horse at Chicago, were struck by an
Illinois Central train. G~enewiser was in
stantly killed and the three others fatally
injured.
James Dayton. manager of the Arlington
Heights electric railway, TT. Worth, Tex,
was shot this morning by James Brother
ton, engineer at the power house. 1t ap-
pears that Brotherton acted in self-defense.
Dayton will die.
There are now three colonies, one briga-
dier-general and Admiral Porter drawing
pensions of IS per month under the act of
congress OF 1887. There are also thirty
two nOn-cOmmissiOned officers drawing
the same amount.
The steamship Conemaugh has been
cleared by A. X. Miller, Mellette q Co.
for New York with a cargo of 1900 bar
rels OF Louisiana sugar. which is the
largest cargo of sugar ever cleared from
New Orleans IN any one vessel.
A sensation has been created by the dis
covery Of extensive wheat steals from the
elevators at Clark, s. ID. Frank Russell,
Fred Bradley and Wilson Diehi, all prom
inent commission men, nave been ar
rested, and more arrests are TO follow.
The house committee referred the Cum
mings resolution regarding the treatment
OF Jews in Russia TO a subcommittee. 1t
was the general sentiment OF the commit
tee that the resolution do no more than
express the sympathy of the United States
with the Jews.
Ferdinand Schlesinger, president of the
Chaplin iron mine of Michigan and other
mining companies has retired. He is
succeeded by John Scott, who becomes
president OF the York iron company, and
NJ. A. Hanna of Cleveland, who becomes
president of the Chaplin mine.
Two men with masks on entered the
saloon of James Murphy at the corner of
Winter and Root-sts., Chicago, and tor
tured the proprietor into revealing to
them the combination OF the safe. That
secured. they took 81 800 and left Murphy
bound hand and foot and tied to a post.
The steam-6tters of Chicago, who, with
their helpers number about one thousand,
have been on strike for three months, re-
turned to work Saturday. They asked for
an advance in wages, the recognition OF
their union, etc. They failed at all points
and went back to work Internationally.
The strike among the shoemakers in
Rochester is evidently on its last legs. The
manufacturers who declared the lockout
are getting their shops into running order
very rapidly. About all the girls who
were locked out have zone back as nom
union hands and a great many of the men
have zone back.
Andrew COmstock of Providence, R. l.,
has been elected president of the great
Hammond packing company, in place OF
q. w. Simpson. The latter retains the
position of general manager. Mr.. Com
stock was formerly president Of the com
pany Secretary J. d. Standish and AS
sistant Treasurer Nimmo were also re-
elected.
Barbed wire men are meeting at Chi
cago. The purpose is to either organize a
general revolt of the manufacturer from
the control of the Washburn-Moen pat
ent monopoly or 10 organize a trust includ-
ing all the wire factories in the West, the
idea of the latter plan being to continue
the tribute to the monopoly and get ever
by raising the price of the product.
The Hon. William A. Wallace's as
signees at Clearfield, Pa, have fai.ed to
furnish the bond required in the sum OF
81 100000 and as a result a settlement
with the creditors through the ~assignees
has practically been abandoned. The
property will probably be sacrificed and
the JUDGMENT creditors will receive but a
small percentage OF their claims while
those who are unsecured will fare much