The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-08
TELFGRAPHlC BREVlTIES.

The Ohio Republican state convention
will meet at Toledo June 20 and "A.
The Buffalo Courier has been sold to W.
]. Conners The terms were private.
The Postal Telegraph Company complet-
ed it's new Southwestern system or tele-
graph lines between Memphis and Little
Rock yesterday.
Robert III. Martin, formerly treasurer of
the Columbian University, was arrested at
Washington yesterday on charges or en-
bezzling funds of the institution. The de-
falcation is placed at S20,SO
A deed of assignment of all of the assets
of every nature, property, notes, mort
cages and debts of the southern Building
and Loan Association was hled IN the couh-
ty registers office at Knoxville, Tenn.
The twenty-seventh annual Woodford
prize contest in oratory was held at Corhell
University last night. The prize was Won
by Daniel H. Wells, Of Salt Lake Cltyi
whose Grafton was entltleo me ria0''''i
Age"
At Frankfort, KY, yesterday, attorneys
appeared in the Court of Appeals ana nied
an appeal from the recent decision or Judge
Tonev in Louisville, holding that the issue
of $5SS,OOO refunding bonds of that city was
invalid.
At the final session Of the Western
Unitarian Conference at Chicago the fol-
lowing officers were elected: President, d.
i. Shorey: vice president, Rev. Elinor e.
Gordon; secretary, A. w. Gould; treasurer,
II. w. Brough
The National Manufacturing Company,
which was branded by the attorney general
of Wisconsin as a sash, door and oilnd trust
and was proceeded against on that ground,
Yesterday filed the formal papers dissolVlng
the corporation
Police Captain Charles F. Aldrich. of Chi
cago was declared insane yesterday and
will be sent to the Elgin Asylum. Several
years ago during the street-car riots the
captain was struck a heavy blow in the
head with brick.
The Exchange Bank of Atkinson, Neb.,
state Treasurer Bartley's bank, was taken
in charge by State Bank Examiner Coad
Yesterday. The banks last statement
showed assets and liabilities amounting to
Sl17 400 and $40 900, respectively.
The Dalles (Ore) National Bank was
closed yesterday by Bank Examiner CARY.
against the advice ana IN sp1T NE OF tme pro
cause of the closing, ii is said was a dis
agreement among the stockholders.
John NJ. st. Peter, arrested in California
of the Jeanette Preceptory National Win
dow-glass Workers Association. entered a
plea Of no defense at Pittsburg yesterday
and was sentenced 10 sixty days III jail.
1t was decided last night that the Uni
versity of Michigan viii send no team 10
the big military athletic carnival at the
Chicago Coliseum The reason stated is
that on account of the withdrawal of Illi-
nois Chicago and Wisconsin, Michigan
would have no real rivals In the competl-
ton.
lature that has been investigating state
Treasurer c. B. Collins. with special refer
to his dealings with the deIuIcl heI-
chants National Bank Of Ocala, will sub
NIT a report to-day recommending that
Collins be impeached. The report VIII snow
a shortage OF over $oOOV0.
The biennial concave of the Improved
Order of Heptasophs. which has been in
session at Louisville, closed last night. The
next meeting will be held IN Buffalo, n. Y.
Salaries were fixed as follows Supreme
archon 50 100; supreme secretary, $500; su-
preme treasurer, $500; supreme organizer,
s., 600 These salaries do away with all fees.
President Charles W. SpaIding. of the de-
funct Globe Savings Bank, of Chicago was
brought into court yesterday TO plead To
twenty-nine indictments against him, most
w charges of embeZzlement, He entered a
plea OF not guilty to each of the indictments
and was then sent back TO his cell in the
county Jail. He has not yet been able to
secure bondsmen in the sum of 100000.