The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-31
TELEGRAPHIC BREVlTIES.

An advance of 1919 per cent. in the wages
has been granted to the employees of the
Wick China Company at Kittanning, Pa,
and the men will go back to work.
Nettie Johnson a young negress, was
chopped to death with a Ratchet in an alley
at Kansas City Mo-, Wednesday night.
Her husband was the murderer. He is at
large.
A memorial to Congress asking for the inn
provement of the Chicago river was adopt
ed yesterday by a joint committee repre-
senting the municipal government and the
commercial organizations of Chicago.
The Blackman mine, operated by the Lee
high Valley Coal Company, suspended OPP
erations yesterday indefinitely, throwing
Dizziness in the coal trade is given as the
reason for the suspension.
Warrants have been issued for the arrest
Of g. T; Sturgis. president of the defunct
Gently attempted suicide by shooting. The
warrant charges embezzlement of school
funds. SturgiS has disappeared.
Adam Pfaffer, who had second-class
transportation from New Ulm, Mimi, to
Hamburg, Germany, jumped through a car
window OF the Atlantic express east in the
vicinity of South Fort, Pa, yesterday and
was Instantly killed. Pfeffer was demented.
The Phoenix Fire Assurance Company OF
London has notified Superintendent of In
surance McNall, of Kansas, that it will
withdraw from Kansas Jan. 1. The COM
pany gives as its reason that it does not
desire to be annoyed by fuses with Nc
Nall.
Henry W. Steinbiss. recently elected ma
tional secretary of the United Building
Trades Council. at its first meeting held in
st. Louis two weeks ago, has resigned the
position. He states his new duties, would
conflict with those now incumbent on him:
Henry Moore, secretary of the Plumbers
Union, will succeed him.
The directors of the college gymnasiums
of the United States will hold convention
at the Knickerbocker Athletic Club, New
York to-day. After forming Il permanent
organization and electing officers the di-
rectors will discuss the adoption of a uni
form system of strength tests for all cell
leges.
Since 1890 the Missouri experiment. station
has been making experiments with sugar
beets with view to ascertaining the per
cent. of sugar contained in them The ex-
periments, 1t is announced, demonstrate tnat
it would not be profitable for the Missouri
farmer to raise the beets for sugar pur-
poses.
The party of fourteen prospecting engi-
neers who are representing a number OF
capitalists interested in the construction or
the Nicaragua canal sailed from New York
yesterday. On their arrival in Nicaragua
they will investigate as to the feasibility
of undertaking the completion of the canal,
and will submit report
Brigadier General Louis Fitzgerald. COM
mander of the First Brigade of the Nations
al Guard of New York State, has resigned,
after forty years of service He announced
his retirement in his home last night at a
dinner given to a. number of officers in cell
ebration of his fortieth anniversary as
member of the National Guard.
At Cincinnati yesterday, special federal
agents arrested William F.. Baldwin, alias
Frank Watson. the notorious counterfeiter,
who recently broke Jail at Ontario He and
his father were serving terms at the Kings
ton penitentiary for counterfeiting. Both
have frequently served for cOunterfeiting.
The son is only twenty-three years old.
While removing the debris from the
burned Hotel Dacotah. at Grand Forks. NJ
D.. yesterday, the remains of Mr.. and Mrs.
A. c. Howe who persisted in the fire, was
discovered. The crumbed bones of Mrs.
Howe lay on top of those of her husband,
which establishes the theory that she lost
her life while endeavoriug to rescue him.
Mr. Howe was a cripple.