The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-03-12
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

William ]. Bryan addressed both houses
OF the Tennessee Legislature yesterday.
Rev. DR.. Simon ]. Mcpherson. of Chicago.
has been elected To the board of trustees of
the Princeton University.
The New York Senate has passed a bill
prohibiting ball playing on Sunday, and
making 4 violation punishable as a mis-
demeanor
Building Company and its employees over
the wage scale was settled yesterday and
the men will return to work to-day.
Judge Smith. Of Helena, has called a
grand jury and charged il to thoroughly
investigate rumors and charges OF bribery
growing out of the recent session of the
Montana Legislature.
Fred W. Deeley. one of the victims of
ton, March A. died at the hospital last
midnight His is the tenth death as a re-
suit of the explosion
The road and other property of the
South Jersey Traction Company was sold
TO Aaron Fries. OF Philadelphia. president
of the company, for $4,000. The bonds of
the company aggregate S25O,WO.
The announcement that Col. Jesse Pey;
at his home. in Haddonfield, n. j.. was
premature. Colonel Peyton is lying at
deaths door. but he is still alive.
The big Derby cotton mill at Shelton
Conn, at which weavers recently struck,
has been permanently closed by Robert
Adams. the owner. All unfinished work has
been shipped TO the Paterson. ~ j., mills.
The St Louis conference of the Methodist
Church has voted to admit women as dele
gates TO the General Conference. The prop
ostion for equal representation of laymen
and ministers was voted down-6I against
and rs for.
The keel was laid yesterday at the Union
iron works. San Francisco, for the battle
ship Wisconsin, the contract for which was
let by the government six months ago. The
Wisconsin is to be of the same class as the
though larger
armored.
Mrs. ]. NJ. Barney. of Providence. r. /.
prison evangelist of the Nasional w {. t.
L., arrived i'm Chicago yesterday on her way
TO San Francisco, whence she sails March
% for -, Honolulu to begin her H. work :; as
Christian Temperance Union.
The National Rubber Company's works
at Bristol. r. l., Will be abandoned and
the works transferred 10 the Alice mill of
the Woonsocket Rubber. Company. in
mills, has made the transfer because of the
modern facilities of the Alice mill.
All of the factories of the Peck. Stowe
& Wilcox Company at Southngton, Conn,
hardware have shut down indefinitely.
This throws out of employment a large
number of hands, who for the past SIX
months have been working on a short
schedule
Jackson o. Fogy treasurer of Howard
| county. Arkansas. committed suicide at his
| nome at center 1Olll Dy CulllHE
| his throat with a penlxnife. He was serving
| his fourth term as treasurer. Grief over
| the death of wife. daughter and son, all
of recent occurrence, is said to have un-
balanced his mind, which Is given the
cause for his rash act.
| The National Storage Company is about
| TO erect a grain elevator at Bayonne. n.
j.. which will be the largest i'm the United
| States. having an intended capacity of five
million bushels. The Storage Company Is
sail to be composed of men interested in
| the Standard Oil Company and also i'm the
| new connecting line in Jersey City which
| was completed Wednesday.
| racing bill wanted by trotting associa-
| tions was introduced i'm the New York Sen
ate yesterday. 1t provides for prevention OF
| running races for mere than forty days
| trotting more than fifteen days or steeple-
| chasing five days on any one track in any
| season. 1t adds clause allowing the eX-
| change of wagers in the manner prescribed
under the Court of Appeals ruling, abso
| lutely prohibiting pool selling at either
| trotting or running tracks.