The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-05-13
TELEGKAPHIC BREyITIES.

Jack Powers. jr., j. T.. Hall and l.. p.
Hall were mining in an old tunnel at
Cherokee, COL, when 1t caved in and killed
all three.
Haii-stonos 'as large as hens eggs" broke
many windows. destroy ed lighthouses and
ruined early vegetation near Washin gtOn,
ID. c., Wednesday.
The war ship Iroquois hauled her flag
down at Vallejo. Cal, yesterday. and went
ont of commission. 1t Is likely she will
never be used again.
The federal grand jury at Chicago spent
all of yesterday In inqnirInR into the Read
ing coal combination and learned nothing
The matter will be dropped here.
A large number of the machinery mold
ers of Cleveland, who struck Wednesday.
resumed work yesterday. their demands
having been acccded to. Only 145 men
are still out.
The remains of William Astor were
terry, New York. Yesterday. after services
ct Trinity Chapel. VIce-president Morton
was one of the pall-bearers.
d. A. Schofield. of Ewing. Mich, yester-
day shot and instantly killed his wife and
then shot himself In the breast. He will
die. Schotield was q drunkard and his
wife intended to desert him.
The British Behring sea patrol will leave
Victoria about June / with orders to seize
all vessels found sealing. whether they had
been notified or not. The patrol consists of
the MelpOmene. Nymphe and Daphne.
Anna Dickinson has recovered from her
recent illness, while at the Fifth avenue
Hotel. New York. where she has been liv-
ing for some time. She was unable to pay
her hotel bills. and left the house for quar-
tiers In Twelfth street.
Billy Maher. lightweight champion OF
Australia, whipped Frank Purcell. of Salt
Lake, in fifteen rounds at Los Angeles.
al nd hA fol nnop rrxaA
in the Pastime Club rooms. for q purse Of
$500. Purcell was Out-classed. and Maher
did not receive q scratch.
Major Tillman. deafaultIng cashier OF the
Falls City National Bank. of Louisville.
XIV. has arran ged to settle by paving over
the amount charged against him for fraud
ulently using $4,000 put in his charge as
fund in trust for Mrs. Alexander. wealthy
widow. This will relieve him Of all serious
danger of prosecution should he return to
Louisville.
The planing-mIll-owners and mill en-
ployes OF Cinci matt have reached an
agreement. Wages and hours will remain
as they are until Aug. Is next. when the
days work will be reduced to nine hours,
while the wages will be unchanged. This
scale is to remain until June, 1894. If any
grievances arise hereafter they are to be
adjusted on or before February, 1894
During the course 81 q musical festival,
given at the Auditorium In Kansas City,
Wednesday night, the soatfolding of the
stage fell and 500 children, seated on 1t.
were pitched to the stage. Five children
were hurt. not seriously. and O number
badly bruised. The scatfolding was built
on an ascending scale. and tho hIghest tier
of seats was eight feet from the stage.
Unless the demands of the iron workers
are conceded the Chicago Building trades
Council on Friday night Will be asked to
declare n general strike of ell workmen at
the worlds fair grounds. Whether the
council will accede TO the request remains
to he seen. j. 4. Calvin. secretary OF the
painters organization. said that the paint
ers would willingly quit to help the iron
workers.
Robert Nj Clure, general agent of the LAW
and Order Society of Western Pennsy lvania,
who was on trial for perjury at Pittsburg.
was acquitted yesterday. but vas assessed
with the cost of the prosecution. The SUIT
was the outcome OF tho sOciety's warfare
on Sunday newspapers Mcclure swore he
purchased paper from news dealer
named Sharp on Sunday. Sharp denied
tho charge. but was fined on McCIure's
testimony. He then brought suit against
Mcclure for perjury.