The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-03-09
TELEGRAPHIC BREYlTIES.

The officers of the New Orleans lottery
have been indicted in fourteen States.
Twenty three horses were burned in the
Dexter stables at Pueblo. COL. yesterday.
Governor Pattison has appointed q. w.
Greenland Adjutant-general of Pennsyl-
wanna.
The Merchants OIL Company. of Cleve-
land, assigned yesterday. Its liabilities
are placed at $4,000.
John Rice and Richard Carter, two ne
aroes. charged with burning store at
Cleveland. Miss, were pursued and shot
by posse.
The disagreement between the New Or
leans lOngshoremen and the stevedOresI b rs
been amicably adjusted and the strikers
have resumed work.
The members of the Presby terrain Church
of Hiaw atha. Kan. held q prayer-meeting
yesterday TO pray that the worlds fair
gates would not be opened on Sunday.
The steamship Missouri Is loading at
New York the great cargo OF grain given
by the American people to the starving
Russians. 1ndiana's contribution IS ia, 90
pounds.
Quarterly returns from tho cotton manu-
featuring corporations of Fall River.
Mass. show an increase in dividends of
about $50. $50 over those of the correspond
lug quarter In 1891.
Judge Thayer, of Philadelphia has de-
cided that when vessel IS lost no claim
for freight charges is allowable to its own
ers. but brokers who chartered the ship are
entitled To their commissions.
William Starkey. the runaway lawyer
from Chicago who was supposed to have
written the fake" CrOnin letter from
Canada. returned to Chicago yesterday
and furnished a bond of S13,500
Robert +. Knapp and VIM. Ii. Gaylor, po-
lice commissioners of Saratoga n. Y. nre
of hav cd
severa! Thousand dollars by guaranteeing
to gamblers and women of the town pro
lection" and immunity from arrest
Mrs. Flora Black, widow of the Denver.
Col. millionaire. is charged with destroy
ing a Will of her late husband that left
81 .000. 600 IN such manner that his other
heirs would have been benefited. Foul
play concerning his death Is also limited at.
Edward ). Drew. who shot his wife and
then shot himself. at Lowell, Mass. sun
day. died yesterday. Before he died Drew
admitted that he shot his wife. but did not
state the cause of the trouble between
them. jealousy. it IS supposed. prompted
the deed.
The Philadelphia Ledger in it's financial
article to-day says: I'VE can announce
officially that Vice president Z. b. Thomas
and Second Vice-president George Is.
Vailleant of the New York. Lake Erie ~
Western railroad, met President Mcleod
aud other officials of the Reading railroad
N this city. Tuesday. and after several
hours conference agreed to enter upon an
alliance. offensive and defensive, upon
which the two properties should be worked
in the future"
A decision just handed down by the conn.,
missOners of the Western Traffic Associa.
ton seems to be altogether too late to be of
any practical value. Last January the
Transcontinental Association, on account
of the heavy frost that had damaged the
fruit crop III southern California, decided
to establish ali emergency rate of 30 cents
fornia points to Chicago and the Mississlp.
pl and Missouri rivers. such rate to expire
Feb. 10. subsequently the Atchison asked
authority to extend the rate to March 1.
The commissioners have finally decided to
deny the request,