The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-12
TELEGRAPHIC BREVlTIES.

Charles Lewis, the negro who was accused
OF muroerlng mrs. Brown smith ana Tour
children, near Wesson, Miss, was hanged
by mob yesterday.
State Auditor Mccarthy, of Iowa, in his
biennial report issued yesterday, estimated
that there will be deficit in the state treas
ury Of nearly 100000 next June.
The largest number of immigrants ever
deported from New York in one day were
sent back to their homes yesterday There
were forty-seven, divided up among four
ships
Nearly one thousand Italians sailed from
New York on the Augusta Victoria for
Italy yesterday. This large number is at
tributed to their desire to spend Christmas
in their native land.
John Riegel, of Detroit, a passenger who
was injured in the collision on the Oakland
(Mich.) Electric Railway last Saturday,
died of his injuries yesterday. This is the
fourth death resulting from the accident.
Because of the large number Of 'hold-ups"
and highway. robberies that have taken
place within the last three weeks, the citi-
Zens of the West Side, Chicago, have or
ganiZed vigilance committee to assist the
police.
The third international convention of the
Student Volunteer movement will be held
in Cleveland Feb. % to r. 1t will be the
largest student gathering ever held Fiji
teen hundred delegates will attend the
meeting.
At Oakland, Cal, yesterday. two South
ern Pacific switch engines came in collision
In fog, causing the death of Hugh Hunter
w. T. Nuckles All were employees of the
company.
L. E. Buchanan, cashier of the defunct
Amigo (Wis.) Bank, was arrested yesterday
was sworn out by II. G. Bergman, president
of the bank, who says that the shortage, in
the bank will reach $4,000 and that the dis
crepancies cover period of two years.
Judge Sage, of the United States District
Court at Cincinnati, has made an order
that hereafter no lawyer appointed by the
cd m. al
oner or litigant should receive any contin-
gent or other fee from the litigant pris-
oner in addition to the fee allowed by the
court
cult Court, at Chicago, yesterday ordered
the United States Car Company to pay the
Central Trust Company of New York with
in ten days $2,O1S,70S for principal and inter-
est on mortgages and bonds. In case of de-
fault the companys plant at Hegewisch, a
suburb of Chicago, is to be sold at auction
The Governor of Missouri has committed
the death sentence of William Williams
the Kansas City negro who murdered q
Hungarian in that city OH the day of the
carnival last fall for hurrahing for Bryan.
Williams, who was sentenced to hang next
Tuesday, will get off with fifty years i'm
prisonment.
After an entire day spent in wearisome
trial of ten poolroom cases Judge Thomas
Peabody. of ST Louis, Friday night dis
a verdict. The result is regarded by the
poolroom men as victory, but the police
will continue the prosecution of the remain
ing 120 cases just as vigorously as if a con-
viction had been made.
AT Dayton, o., last night, Michael Dyer,
at one time an inmate or the Soldiers Home,
formerly Of Troop G, Second Regiment
fight with John ]. Laughlin, once of the
Soldiers Home, formerly a private, First
Regiment of the New York Veteran Caval-
ry. Both were seventy years old and had
been friends, but were drunk