The Indianapolis journal., 1892-11-04
TELEGRAPHIC BREYIrIES.

Two inches of snow fell in Maine yester-
day.
1t will be two years before the big Chi.
cagO telescope can be completed.
The Coney Island Athletic Club has IN
creased its offer for the Hall-Fitzsimmons
fight to $50, COO.
George s., Morris. n stationary engineer,
was shot and killed. at Detroit, by George
Fredericks, blacksmith.
A carload of cripples left Dubuque yes
terday for Canton Minn.. to be cured by
the vision of the Virgin in the church
there.
New York, Brooklyn and other Atlantic
yesterday that travel and navigation was
impeded.
The Supreme Court of Missouri has de-
livered an opinion which is in effect that
official notices published in aSunday paper
are not legal
Judge w. c. Andrews. Judge of Harris
county. one of the best-known jurists in
Texas, committed suicide at Houston dur
Ing q fit of dependency.
Jay Gould has expressed desire to make
o large donation from his rare and mar
velous collection of plants for New York's
exhibit ut the worlds fair.
The city Jail at Sonoma. Cal, burned
yesterday, and two tramps arrested for
drunkenness were burned to death IL 10
The total number of Chinese who entered
Canada and paid the poll-tax of $50 each,
during the fiscal year ending June 80. 1892.
was 1876 as against 2.1l4 during the prev
ious year.
Lieut.-Col. w. S. Hyton. of the Fifteenth
MIA. is dead at Ridgeway from malarial
fever contracted while at Homestead with
his regiment.
William Ripple and Barney Whipple. SOL
diers at Fort Brown garrison. Texas. fought
over a woman Wednesday,. Whipple was
shot dead by Ripple who to avoid arrest,
then killed himself.
From Jan. to Oct. 81 there were SECS
cases of diphtheria in Philadelphia. Of
these 1.095 were fatal. The ravages of the
disease continue TO increase, twenty-six
cases being re ported yesterday and as many
Wednesday.
The W. T. Marsau Company. manufsct-
urers of brass bedsteads. etc, New York
and Newark, has failed with liabilities of
Sl2J.O00 and assets OF $4,000. Frederick
Adams. OF Summit, n. j., has been appoint
ed receiver.
The owners of ten of the largest mills In
Canada manufacturing wrappIng-paper
have about completed arrangements for
the organization of q combine designed
to limit tho production and keep prices at
paying figure.
Surrogate Ransom. of New York has de-
cided TO admit TO probate the will of Miss
Elizabeth Y. Coles. who died leaving m
estate worth S3.CO00O0 The greater part
OF the estate was bequeathed TO charita bic
and religious organizations
Two freight trains collIded Wednesday
morning near CABIN Creek STATION. ARK. on
the Little Rock L. Fort Smith road En-
gineer Hugh Jones and fireman William
Darby We're killed. The accident was
caused by the carelessness OF the telegraph
operator at Cabin Creek.
The recent gales on the lakes wore prob
ably the most destructive TO lake Shipping
In the history of tho inland marine. The
losses of the last five DAYS are estimated TO
be about $50. 900. fullya dozen boats hav-
ing passed ont OF existence. aud not less
than twenty-five seamen having beeh lost
Warren L. Leiand. of Chicago ie mourn
ing the loss of 229.Cso worth of negotiable
bonds. which. until recently. have been
resting in what Mr.. Leland thought WAS
perfect safety IN one OF tho vaults of tho
National Safe Deposit Company mt Chi
cago. He reiuses to say anything about
his loss further than tho bonds hsye been
mislaId.