The Indianapolis journal., 1893-01-26
CURRENT NEWS NOTES.

John Watson. the celebrated English
horse breeder. is dead.
Augusta Ca, is in the throes of o carni-
val with King Cotton in command of the
festivities.
Martin Kellogg has been selected presi-
dent of the University of California. Mr..
Kellogg has been professor of Latin at the
university for many years.
The young Radicals of Servia fear that
ex-king Milan. now that Queen Natalie
has agreed to live with him again. will
attempt to establish dictator In Servia.
The trial of Asa p. Potter, ex-presIdent
of the failed Maverick Bank. for falsely
certifying checks on the defunct firm of
Irving A. Evans 81 Co.. was begun at Bos-
ton Tuesday.
Letters received in England from Samao
state that Louis Stevenson, the novelist.
is in good health. His friends, therefore,
discredit the adverse reports in regard TO
his condition.
John Smith and wife. living near Point
Pleasant, Va, left their three small child
rem in the house alone. They returned and
found the usual result; the little ones had
been burned to death.
Prof Carl w. Belsen. Ph. D.. professor of
oriental Ian nguages and com mparative philol-
ogy in the University of Michigan. has ac-
cepted a call TO the chair of Latin in the
University of Colorado.
John Cairns, Alfred Bryant, William
kerns and K. X. Griffith, stone carvers at
the new art institute building in Chicago
fell forty feet with O collapsiny scaffold
Tuesday. All were dangerously injured.
Joseph A. Mack, formerly book keeper in
the American National Bank, of Kansas
City, and who is under Indictment in the
federal court for the embezzlement of &c.
600 of the banks funds. has disappeared.
He was at liberty on $4,000 bonds.
The Earl of Jersey has offered his resig-
nation as Governor of New South Wales.
This action on the part of the Earl is due
to q conflict with Sir G.. r. Dibbs. the
Premier. in relation to the right to summon
meetings Of the executive council.
Beggars have become as bold as high
wsymen In the streets of New York. They
have almost held mp people in their de-
mands for charity. The police have re-
oeived instructions TO arrest every beggar
found plying his or her trade in the city.
The congreg alton of the Propaganda
sent on Saturday to the American arch
bishops the announcement of Arch bis op
Satolli's nomination to be permanent papal
delegate to the church of the United States.
and directed the archbshops to communi-
cate this announcement to their suffragans.
Lady Lillian Fitzclerence. daughter of
the Earl of Munster. and Captain Boyd
were married privately at Brighton Tues
day. Lady Lillian Is but nine teen years
ola. while Captain Boyd is over fifty. The
whole affair is mysterious. and. when ex-
planned. is expected to cause o sensation IN
London society.
William Mcllroy. builder from New
York. about thirty five years old. shot and
killed himself at Chicago Tuesday, on the
eighth floor of the office part of the Audi
torium Building. Mcilroy had retired to a
closet and was unobserved. He had 81 zoo
IN his pockets. The act is attributed to q
sudden insane pulse.
Articles of agreement have been signe d
for two matches of billiards next spring be.
tween Geo. +. SlOsson and Jacob ShaefeI
for 81 GOO side each match and the net re-
ceiDts over and above all expenses. The
first match is to be played in New York on
the evenings of April 25 26. q. and the sec.
ond In Chicago on the evening of May Is.
AZ the marriage of Princess Margaret OF
Prussia the historical table on which all
the marriage registers have been signed q,
the weddings OF members of the Prussiau
royal house Ia to he used. This table which
bears the name eEhpekatentisch, is nearly
two hundred years old. is of wood. painted
green with Chinese polish Over il is q
magnitieent silk cloth, embroidered in sill.
yer and gold.
About fifty men employed at the Good
year Vulcanite Company's works at Morris.
| willie. Pa. have quit work because of q re-
duction of 80 per cent. in wages. The
works are operated by :. :. Sonneborn. OF
| New York who says that the rubber com
bine Is making war upon him because be
will not enter the com mbine. and that fo
this reason he Is compelled TO cut the rates
he has heretofore been paying his men.