The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-23
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

James Allen Rice, mayor Of Canton, has
entered the race for the Democratic nomi-
nation for Governor of Ohio.
Fl. B. Rose e. Co., wholesale milliners, of
Pittsburg, were closed Friday by the
sheriff. Executions amounting to $4,000
have been issued against the firm.
The British man-of-war Pallas has ar
rived at Tampa bay to participate in the
celebration of the Queens birthday ON the
oath by Englishmen residing in Florida.
The remains Of s; NJ. Patton, a prominent en-
ardson building fire, at Chattanooga, Tenn,
April last were found Friday in the
ruins Of the building.
John NJ. Glenn, a newspaper man, has
been elected as secretary and chief eXamin-
er of the Chicago Civil-service Commission.
The appointment was made by the COM
mission, with, the approval OF Mayor Carter
II. Harrison.
The doctors sent to India have reported
to the Vienna Academy of Sciences that
neither Professor YersinS nor Professor
Hawkinss serum has been successful in the
treatment of the bubonic plague: Inc COM
mission adds that the danger Of the plague
reaching Europe is small.
Benito Lopez, seventy years old was
hanged in the states prison at Folsom,
CAL Yesterday for the murder of George
Washburn, a wealthy ranch owner. Lopez
and Washburn, who were neighbors, quar-
relied over their water supply, and after
an alteration Lopez shot Washburn
AT Louisville yesterday Judge Noble, of
the Criminal Court, overruled the motion
of the defendants to quash the indictments
against ex-Banker j. NJ Mcknight, Sterling
Edmunds, Alderman r. e. King and others
on charges of bribery, which We're returned
by the February grand jury. The cases
will now be tried.
Theodore Durant's attorneys have ex-
hausted every other means to save the
neck of their client and have again APP
pealed to the California Supreme Court,
this time basing their motion for stay
of execution upon alleged errors on the
part OF Judge Bahers at the time of his
passing sentence on the convicted muir
derer
Homer Loring, of Newton, Mass has
been appointed receiver of the Union and
Consolidated street railways of Saginaw,
Mich He is very young for the position,
being only twenty-one years old. He is a
son Of S. D. Loring, wealthy broker of
Boston, Mass, who represents the interests
of the bondholders. The bond as receiver is
fixed at $4,000
Theosophists have closed a deal by which
forty acres of land at Point Iona. South
ern California, were added to their holdings,
which now include more than half a square
mile. in the choicest location on the bay.
Their temple, which is to be erected on this
tract, will cost at least $250O00 and improve
ments contemplated will cost $l50OO0 more.
They have already expended $4,000 on the
property.
James b. Eustis. ex-embassador to
France and for twelve years a senator from
Louisiana, announces his intention of be-
coming head of the law firm of Jones q
Gown of New York. Mr. Eustis, who will
sail for this country June b, VIII act at
times as counsel for both the French and
Austrian governments and will especially
look after the cisatlantic legal matters of
the French Steamship Company
Can't. James Wilder, of the Mallory line
steamer Leona has been deprived of his
license by the New York board of United
States steam vessel inspectors. rms was
the outcome of the investigation of the fire
on board the Leona about two weeks ago,
which resulted in the death of ten steerage
passengers and three. of the crew, which
brought out the fact that no regular watch
man was detailed for duty in the Storage,
and that the crew were not drilled for fire
emergencies.