The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-04-13
TELEGRAPHIC RREVITIES.

Several houses were demolished by a tor
nadO at Caddo Ind. T., on Monday, at mid
night.
Mr.. Maxwell, of Hamline College. will
represent Minnesota at the intercollegiate
Oratorical contest May B.
Judgments amounting to 81. 100 have
been entered against Simon Shively, an eX-
tersive tanner at Newville. Pa.
James Hayes, Boston Electric-light
Company employee was killed by coming in
contact with live wire Monday.
The University of Chicago is in need of
81, 600, 900 to complete buildings etc. Mar
shall Field offers 100000 providing the bal
ance is raised In ninety days.
The United States steamer Iroquois ar
rived at Honolulu. March o.. from
Samoa in II dilapddated condition. She was
out of coal and her sails were nearly all
gone.
Yesterday the Controller of the Currency
of the corporate existence OF tho Union
County National Bank. of Liberty, to June
Is. 1912. with cashier j. c. KitchelI.
match ut one hundred live birds for
500 side was shot at Chicago Monday by
William K. MISSY, of Chicago. and j. +.
curing eighty-siX birds to Mussys eighty
four.
1t has been discovered that gambler
Weir superintendent of police at Pitts
burg. who died suddenly three months ago.
was poisoned. Analysis of the stomach
and spleen show enough poison to have
killed several men.
The Mormon elders in attendance upon
the conference of the organized church of
Latter-day Saints. at Independence, Mo-.
again administered unto the sick yester-
day. at the Mormon Temple. by amounting
with oil and the laying on OF hands.
Sidney Smith, ex- president of the West
nent builder at Omaha. has disappeared,
and 1t has been discovered that he has
forged notes to the amount of 5000. 1t is
expected that more forged paper will turn
up.
Alfred o Bariti, the nephew of Nine. Pat
ii and the professor of music against
whom suit was brought by DIR. Melville
+. HORNE. well-knOwn citizen of Chicago.
for $4,000 for alternating the affections of
the Doctors wife, has disappeared from
Kansas City.
Stockmen along the Cheyenne river, in
South Dakota. have inaugurated war for
the determination of wolves that are kill
ing large numbers of calves and colts. Ten
Russian wolf hounds have been taken
there from Tennessee to be>aeed in hunt
ing the stock killers.
The case of the United States against the
grand lottery of Juarez for using the mails
for promoting the interests of the lottery
has been compromised at FL PasO. Tex.
the lottery company paying fine and costs
amounting to g.. 700 and signing an af1i-
davit never to use the mails again.
George NJ. Fritts, postmaster at Trout
Lake. Mich. the keeper of general store.
and township treasurer who abscOnded a
few days ago. took with him the contents
of over Onehundred registered letters, a large
amount OF township funds and money
belonging to creditors. in all over $4,000.
William Smith, of Chicago. accused of
boldinu His litfle daughter kittie against
| "a hot stove and burning both her arms so
that amputation necessary, was
acquitted yesterday. Smith was alleged
TO have committed the tiendlsh crime WIFI lie
drunk. The armless child was put on the
witness-stand but resolutely refused to in
| criminate the father. His defense was
| that she was subject to tits and that the
horrible affair was an accident.