The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-08
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

The Universal Postal Congress will hold
its next SeXennial convention at Rome,
Italy, in February, 1903.
w. H. House, ex-assistant city attorney
of Pittsburg, convicted of embezzlement of
city funds was sentenced yesterday to two
years Imprisonment in the penitentary
The Postal Congress delegates who are
making flying trip around the country
spent yesterday in Chicago. Last night
they left for Buffalo and Niagara Falls
BY an explosion of gas in the Black Dia-
mond mines of the Brown Coal Company,
two miles south of Monongahela Pa, yes
terday, several men We're injured, but none
fatally.
At Troy, N Y, last night Frank O'Neal,
of Chicago, defeated Jack Collier, of New
York, in ten-round fight Nick hurley, of
San Francisco, knocked out Lou Beckwith,
of Cleveland, in two rounds
Tie Universal mill of the Pottstown Iron
Company, the Valley mill, of the Glasgow
Iron Company, and the Glendale rolling
mill all of Pottstown Pa. will start OPP
erations during the present week.
David J. Lees was yesterday appointed
receiver for Cohen Brothers, dealers in
clothing, at New York, in a suit. for the
$4,000
The trial of the indictments found against
the officers and directors of the American
Tobacco Company for conspiracy to re-
strain trade, which was to have begun at
New York yesterday, was postponed till
to-day.
Inc engagement Is announced OF MISS
Anna Stambaugh, niece of President Nc
Kinley, and David Tod, a nephew of Ohio's
famous Governor of the same name. The
wedding is to take place in September next
in Youngstown, o.
Former Mayor John Tyler Cooper, of At
lanta. convicted Saturday of embezzling
funds of Fulton county, Georgia While
serving as clerk to the Board of Commits
soners, was sentenced yesterday to three
months Imprisonment and $500 fine.
In family quarrel at Shelby Miss, Mar
tin Pascoe, q wel-to-do negro, shot and
killed instantly Sandy Donald and Fannie
Donald. The murderer then made deS-
perate attempt at suicide, shooting HIM
self in the head, but it is thought that ne
will recover.
H. G.. Rising & Son who, eighteen months
ago, moved from Marion. Ind, to Manehes-
ter, Ia, and started the Evening News and
Republican, have sold u-eir plant to ". 5.
Beads, city editor of the Manchester Dem
ocrat. The Risings have not determined
on future location.
The Conrad crevasse. below Baton Rouge,
La, is thing of the past. At $50 last
evening the break was effectually closed.
The water is receding from the fields rapid
ly and those planters who have had their
cotton killed are planting again as the
water leaves the land.
Judge Johnson, of Milwaukee, yesterday
appointed Clerk Hitler, of the Probate
Court, receiver for the law firm of Nc
Auliffe, Mauck, Wittig & Schinz. 1t is said
to be the first time receiver was ever
appointed for law firm The trouble was
Congressman Paul ]. Sorg, OF Ohio. an
nounces his candidacy for United States
senator in the event that the Democrats
secure a majority of the members of the
Legislature to be elected next November.
The only other announced candidate is
John r. Mclean, proprietor of the Cincin-
natl Enquirer.
Miss Henrietta Marvin Shoemaker
daughter of Mrs. Frances Marvin Shoe
maker, widow of Murray Colgate Shoe
maker, formerly of Cincinnati, and Nash
ID nV1oiy1 9hp1. of no
Saratoga bar. were married at the Beth
soda Episcopal Church, Saratoga Springs.
n. Y, yesterday.
AT Lexington KY yesterday, J. Breck-
inridge Payne, a descendant of one of the
best families of Kentucky, shot Percy
Stockhouse a driver and trainer of trot-
ting horses, tnfiicting perhaps a fatal
wound. Payne is reduced in circumstances,
and was living at the Stcckhouse home. 1t
is said he will be defended by his kinsman,
w. c. p. Breckenridge.
The volume of business transacted at
Philadelphia during the past six months
has been phenomenalfy large, the exports
of petroleum during that time having
reached 2719S,093 gallons in excess of the
corresponding period of last year, the corn
exports are 10000 900 bushels. and wheat
shipments 100000 bushels greater than
during the first six months of last year.
The South American delegates who at
tended the formal opening of the Philadel-
phia Commercial Museum, babe farewell TO
Philadelphia yesterday, vixen they started
on a tour of the industrial eenters of this
county The trip was planned for the pur-
pose of enabling the delegates to get an
idea of the vast diversity OF this countrys
manufacturing interests.
Jake Gaudaur, the champion oarsman of
the world, who has located at Rat Portage.
Manitoba has issued a challenge TO row
any man In the world for the single-scull
championship and purse of from 81 900 to
any amount desired. He is also willing TO
back himself and II. A. Elliott for the
double-scull championship Of the world for
a stake OF 81 600 or upward.