The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-15
TELEGRAPHIC BREVlTIES.

The National Wholesale Druggists and
Proprietary Association has selected st.
Louis as the next meeting place.
A naval rendezvous is to be established
I'm San Francisco for the purpose of facili-
tating the shipping of sailors to war YES
sells.
Yesterday was Masonic and Knight
Templars day at the Tennessee centennial
exposition, and there was very large at
tendance of members and their friends
Cincinnati, Omaha. Toronto and st. Paul
are in active competition Tor the next an
nual convention of the National Master
Horse-shoers' Association which is now in
session at st. Louis.
John Vance killed James Thompson and
seriously injured ThompsOn's wife, in Lo-
gan county, West Virginia, Wednesday, the
result of an old feud. Vance is son-in-law
Of the notorious Devil Anse" Hatfield.
The remains of ex-United States Senator
Charles w Jones arrived at Pensacola,
Fla, from Detroit, Mich, yesterday. The
funeral services were held in the afternoon
at ST. MichaeFS Catholic Church, which
was crowded.
Attorney General McKenna has sus-
tanned the New York customs officials in
their contention that diamonds imported
into this country from another country not
contiguous to Canada must pay dscrim-
mating duty of 10 per cent
Judge Bryant of the Federal Court of
Galveston. Tex, has appointed r. b. Baer
OF Houston. receiver of the Galveston City
Railway, and he has filed bond and taken
charge. The receiver was appointed on COM
New York.
Fifty men employed in the car-repairng
department of the Southern Pacific Com
pany at Oakland. Cal. have been laid off
because of a car shortage which is attrib-
uted to the yellow fever quarantine on the
southern division having tied up large
number of cars.
James Bennett, of San Francisco, who at
tempted TO murder his divorced wife last
Saturday morning and afterwards tried to
cut his throat. has escaped from the San
Francisco Receiving Hospital making his
exit through the window during the tempo
rary absence of his guard.
warrant was issued yesterday by As
sistant States Attorney j. c.. Harder, of
East St. Louis. against ]. T. Hariston, of
Crawford, Miss. He is charged with violat-
to the National stock yards from within
the infected Texas fever district.
BY the death of his father in Scotland.
George Burns. until recently a fireman on
the revenue cutter Grant. receiving a salary
of SIS per month. became one Of the four
heirs to an estate valued at sl.OOOOOO. He is
now at Seattle, Wash, but will return home
and secure his portion of the estate.
Emil L. Boas. New York agent of the
Hamburg American line. received a cable
gram yesterday stating that the twin screw
express steamer Augusta Victoria had ar
rived at Plymouth. beating her own record
eastward by over an hour. The time of her
passage was six days, fifteen hours and
thirty-two minutes.
At the meeting of the new board of di-
rectors of the Western Union Telegraph
Company yesterday Thomas F. Clark
formerly assistant to the president was
elected as acting vice president to succeed
John Van Horne who on Wednesday re.
signed that office. which he had held fol
sixteen years. Mr.. Van Horne has beer
connected with the Western Union Teie-
graph Company almost forty years.
Mrs. Louis NJ Hadley. cousin OF Con-
gresham Dingley. wife OF w. T.. Hadley
OF San Diego, who was the defendant in
the recent sensational breach of promise
suit at Auburn Me-. has arrived at San
Francisco and joined her husband She mar
ried Hadley while she was engaged TO Ar
thur Melcher, a wealthy merchant OF Au.
burn, who sued her for $25 900 damages and
secured q verdict for 81 ,7S9. She refuses 10
say whether she will pay the judgment or
appeal 70 higher court.