The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-05
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

Eddie Ptzer, who has been on trial at
Jacksonville, Flag, for the past eight days
for the murder Of Louise Cato, was acquit-
ted yesterday.
Che four-mie foot race between Bacon
ard Mullen at Belfast yesterday was won
by the former, the English champion, by a
yard and half Time, 19:43
Mrs w. A. Koch, of u Willett street,
Cleveland o., committed suicide at ST.
Louis yesterday by taking dose of chlor-
oform. Her body was found at 21l2 Walnut
street.
Thestate central committeeof the Populist
party of Washington State mas issued a
manifesto to the effect that hereafter the
party will stand by itself and fight its own
battles.
Edgar c. Harris, the Baltimore letter car
rier who tried to commit suicide after kill
ing two of his children on "Wednesday
morning, died at the Johns Hopkins Hos
pital yesterday
Mayor Phelan of San Francisco, has APP
proved the order of the board of super
visors prohibiting the wearing of high hats
in theaters and the order which is now
law, will be rigidly enforced.
The old Cincinnati Law School has been
consolidated with the law department of the
University Of Cincinnati, with Judge Will
liam II. Taft, of the United States Court of
Appeals, as dean of the consolidation.
Baroness Won Turkheim, accompanied by
her uncle, Mr. David, of Boston, and her
son, arrived at Buffalo yesterday. They
were met by Lawyer Hutton, of San Fran
cisco, who represents the Fair interests.
The Republican convention of the Twen-
ty-fourth and Twenty-siXth Ohio districts
have nominated James r. Garfield and j.
Park Alexander for the State Senate. Mr..
Garfield is a son of the late President Gar
field.
The executive committee of the American
Coursing Club mas added the American
Coursing derby for first-season greyhounds
TO the programme of the American Water
loo cup meeting TO be run at Davenport.
Ia. in October. 1t is $1,000 stake at $25
entrance.
Thursday night Mr.. II. S. Towne, his wife
and sister went bathing in the gulf at
Galveston shortly after a squall from the
north. A strong surf was on; they were
caught by a heavy wave and Mr.. and Mrs
Towne were carried out to sea and drowned
while the sister narrowly escaped.
Andrew Carnegie will give the SPRING
field (A1ass.) art museum bronze figure of
Mercury in repoSe, a copy of the antique
bronze found a few years ago in the ruins
of the ancient city of Herculaneum: 1t has
been ordered to he made at Naples, and
will be sent over during the summer.
On the authority of General Superintend-
ent laval it is announced that commence
ing July 1 all the mines of the Lehigh and
Wilkesbarre Coal Company will work full
time. 1t is expected that full time will con-
tinue until Dec. l. The Lehigh and Wilkes
barre Coal Company employs nearly 5000
men and boys.
(Cal) prison strike have been sentenced to
solitary confinement on bread and water
for one month. The allowance of tobacco
and possibly sugar and syrup to the others
will be cut off at least a year saving $40 900
TO the State. The money will be used to
pay for ten extra guards.
monument to the memory of George
Ross a signer of the Declaration of indie
pendence, dedicated at Lancaster, Pa.
yesterday. The formal presentation was
made by John A. Coyle and the speech of
Hensel. The dedcatory Grafton was deliv-
cred by Congressman Marriott Brosius.