The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-05-08
TELEGRAPHIC BREvITIES.

Over six inches of snow fell in northern
Nebraska yesterday.
Hon. George w. Childs, OF Philadelphia,
was given a reception at Kansas City yes
terday.
The United States grand jury at Pitts
burg has found true bills against William
II. Dill. the Clearfeld bank president. for
embeZzlement
The gifts to Yale University the past
year amount TO S373. S6o.37. The accessions
TO the library have been s. go volumes and
$1,000 pamphlets.
1t is said that before June 1000 pegroes
will have left Memphis and vicinity for
Oklahoma and other points. Repeated
outrages is the cause given for the exodus.
1t is stated that there are fully q. 900 cat
tie on the Cherokee Strip. The cowboys
have established themselves in permanene
camps and are prepared TO stay all summer.
The White Plains IN. W postoffice was
robbed Friday night by burglars. The safe
was blown open and large amount In
stamps and cash taken. All the registered
letters in the office were rified.
The report sent out from Sante Fe THAI
Jay Gould was i'll in his private car at
Albuquerque was q lie, pure and simple.
Somebody evidently used the press associ-
ations In an effort TO affect the stock mar
ket.
Theodore Hunter, late president OF the
Ph9nixville National Bank. of Phenix-
vile. Pa. was arrested there last night by
q United States marshal. charged with
making false returns to the controller Of the
Currency.
The exports of specie from the port of
New York last week amounted TO 81 49,
662, 81 S34. 770 being in gold and $3.50. 9S2 sill
ver Imports OF specie during the week
amounted to s109.6 s6S,S2l gold and S40,-
SO silver.
Reports from Chicago declare that prom
lnent lawyers say the sale of liquors at the
worlds far grounds cannot be forbidden
under present enactments. and that, there
fore, Prohibitionists need not circulate any
more petitions.
The police of Yonkers raided the Hand
INLAND club-rooms Friday night and ar
witnessing prize-tight. Mike Madden.
one of the principals. was caught; his op-
pOnent escaped.
Henry III. Barr. agent for the PhiladeI-
phia IL Reading Company at Chester, Pa,
for q number of years past. has been or
rested and held in $4,000 bail. on the
charge of embezzling about $4,000. Barr
denies that he has used the company's
money. and claims that an examination OF
his books will exonerate HIM.
The international boundary survey be
tween Mexico and the United States is at a
standstill. interrupted by Mexico's nom
compliance with money payments for the
iron monuments. Uncle Sam has surveyed
eleven miles west of Ell Paso. Tex, and set
stakes. The Mexican Congress failed to
make an appropriation for the cost of mon
uments.
John BrunnelI. the Frenc Canadian who
Is serving thirty years sentence In the
State prison at Concord, n. H., for the MUIR
der. last Christmas day. Of John G. Wheel
er. at Findge. Is endeayOrin to starve I'M
self to death. He has taken no food since
he has been In the prison. some three W eeks,
and declares IL his fixed purpose 10 partake
of no nourishment whatever.
The independent Oil Company of st.
Paul, Mimi. has assigned TO Robert Seeger.
The assignment was preceded by the sale
of all the company's stock and plants at
st. Paul. Minneapolis. Duluth. La Crosse.
Waterloo and Houghton. Mich. TO attor-
ney G. Bum, who IN turn transferred the
property to the Independent Tank Line,
which. il is announced. will carry on the
business without interruption. The assets
are estimated at 100000. and liabilities
$4,000.