The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-28
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

A national convention of mayors and
councilmen will begin at Columbus, o., to-
day.
Three hundred master brewers. mostly
German, are holding national convention
at Detroit.
Robert Kelly was killed and his brother
Walter fatally wounded in fight with
three other men at Tulip, Ark.
The twenty-eighth annual meeting of the
Fire Underwriters of the Northwest win be
held in Chicago Sept 20 and 30.
The Ohio Prohibition party having Sc
cured more than ten thousand petitioners.
it's ticket has been placed on the ballot
sheet.
Grass in all the bluegrass region of Ken
lucky is so dried out because of the long
drought that fears of damage by fire is
great.
Young Critic" and ".Tack" DAILY. Of
Wilmington, boxed six rounds at Philadel-
phia last night Critic had the best of the
bout throughout.
Fourteen Wisconsin maltsters of prom
lnence will not join the American Mating
company end promise to fight the syndicate
to the bitter end.
A slight shock of earthquake was felt az
Olympia, Wash, yesterday. The vibrations
were of sufficient force TO awaken sound
sleepers. No damage reported.
third attempt to burn Livingston, Mont.
was made yesterday morning. Loss, $ll,5pO;
insurance, 1880. Gamers cigar factory and
six other buildings were destroyed.
The Second Baptist Church. of Richmond,
Rev. Carter Helm Jones, l.. D., of Louis
Vile, KY, TO become its pastor. 1t is be-
heved that the call be accepted.
Edward S. Stokes will relinquish the man
agement of the Hoffman House. New York.
his stock having been purchased BY Graz
ham Polly. John Caddinghem will be man
ager. Mr.. Stokes is going abroad.
Operations were resumed yesterday at the
Hollldaysburg (Pa-) iron and mai! works
after long period of idleness. The Eleanor
iron works, which have been shut down
m mill
Oct. l.
Senator and Mrs. Hanna celebrated the
thirty-third anniversary of their wedding
at Cleveland o., last night. The guests Of
honor were DR.. q. G. Il. Weber, recently
appointed consul at Nuremberg, Germany,
and his wife.
Ex-s Secretary Lane, of the Savings,
Building and Loan Association of Beliefon-
tame, o., was arrested yesterday and put
under $500 bonds on charge of embezzle-
ment. Dwight Harrison, deputy inspector
for building and loans, has found that
Lane was short $10,675 in his accounts.
A destructive timber fire has been raging
in the Big Horn country. u. w. Green.
special agent of the Interior Department
who has charge of public timber, reports
fifty-four square miles in the heaviest tifn-
Der destroyed. The estimated loss is oves'
500, 900. The fire was finally extinguished
by a snowstorm.
Governor Ellerbee, of Columbia S. c., is
sued yesterday a proclamation declaring
that from Sept 80 all positions Of state con-
the Metropolitan police commissioners Of
which the Governor is chairman. Issued
proclamation removing the Metropolitan
police from Charleston.
Baron" c. NJ. Fegenbush, who was taken
to Denver from New York city several
months ago for trial on a charge of hav-
ing committed a forgery in order to raise
money on a mortgage on property in Dem
yer owned by DR. Lemon. of Alton, ILL.,,
was discharged yesterday. DR.. Lemon
failed 10 appear to testify against him.
At Cincinnati yesterday United States
Circuit Judge Taft made an order authorize
ing the lease by the Illinois Car and Equip-
ment Company of the numerous plants con-
trolled by the United States Car Company
in different parts of the country. The
United States Car Company is in the hands
of Receivers w G. Lane and Fiavel MCGEE.
Frank and Thomas Jones, brothers. and
J.sJ Smith, half-breed Indian. are in Jail
at Billings. Mont, ard have been positively
identified by the cashier of the Butte
County Bank at Belle Fourchc S. D., as
members OF the gang that robbed the bank
June IS. getting several thousand dollars
and severely wounding some of the bank
people.