The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-04-02
T%ELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

Private advices from Great Britain con-
tradict the announcement that the Duke OF
Leeds will be the next governor general OF
Canada.
1t was announced at Philadelphia yester-
day that a reduction of 10 cents a ton on
anthracite coal had been made.
The Canadian government has decided to
send twenty more mounted policemen to
the Yukon gold fields. They will leave the
Northwest in a couple of weeks.
William Hamlin. president of the Amer
lean Glucose Company. has decided to re-
from Peoria, H., TO Buffalo, in April.
The store of C. s. Shomburg. one of the
lumbus, Ga. was closed yesterday by the
sheriff on two mortgages, aggregatlng
nearly $4,000.
The steamer City of Columbus. valued at
10000. has been sunk near Columbia. Ala.
No lives were lost. Tn boat was owned
by the Queen & Crescent Company, of
Columbus, Ga.
LADY Aberdeen spoke last night at the
Chicago Auditorium on the effect OF the
university education on women. She took
strong ground in favor of university edu-
cation for women.
If the weather is favorable this morning
the new battle ship Iowa will leave the
Brooklyn navy yard and steam up the
Massachusetts coast, where her Official
trial is to be held.
Owing to the continued strike of the nail
Cleveland. it has decided to close its shops
Saturday indefinitely. This throws several
hundred men out OF work.
Jacob N. Sampson, assistant prosecuting
attorney of Lenawee county, Michigan,
who was arrested in New York Wednes
day for aiding in the escape OF a prisoner
was released on $500 bail yesterday.
Henceforth the Headquarters of the Ma
tional American Woman'S Suffrage Asso-
citation will be in New York instead of
Philadelphia. The transfer was made yes
tardaV The headUuarterS Will be in the
Pulitzer building.
A first-class stateroom in the ca bin of
the steamer Mariposa. now at SAT Fran
cisco, has been turned into a prison cell
and in it Murderer Butler. the Blue noun
tain monster will be taken to the scene
of his crimes in Australia. The Mariposa
sails to-day.
The city Of Louisville Yesterday opened
bids for $5sS. 900 of 4 per cent. forty-year
refunding bonds. The bids received ranged
from 1914 to 1862. which is considered a
small Offering for gold bonds. The bid of
The New York Security Trust Company
Jog. Twas accepted.
Ezra Durand. who was arrested in Mich
igan about a month ago. is now at Port
land. Ore. and has pleaded guilty TO two
Indictments for forgery. Sentence was post
poned. 1t is said Durand's forgeries aggre-
gated $780, 600 while he was president of
the Durand Organ and Piano Company.
The jury at Fairmont. Mimi, in the trial
of a Robber Kellihan for murder. aft
er being out nearly twenty-four hours. re-
TIL Il titl Vi ldIutI III tit DfSl ut-
gree. The Kellihan brothers robbed sew
eral banks. killing two men in the Shell
burne Bank and one of the brothers later
was killed by the posse pursuing. The
jury recommended Kellihan to mercy.
The Kansas City Board of Trade. the
Kansas City Live Stock Association and
the Commercial Club. representing the
leading business men of that city. will pre-
sent "A memorial to Congress urging the
adoption of a strong reciprocal clause In
the present tariff bill 'by which we can
continue to increase our trade with all
Latin-American countries, especially Mex
leo
4. y. Webster. an inmate of the reform
atory at Hutchinson, Kan. has confessed
to completely in the murder Of ". IL. Orvis.
a wealthy stock man. who was murdered in
August. 1885, at Sevey- Kan, where ne was
waiting TO board a night train for Kan
sas City. The murderers robbed their vic
tim of Sc. 600 in government bonds. The
confession duplicates a man named Powell.
who is said to be in Arkansas and for
whom the authorities are searching.