The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-11-18
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

Joe Choynsh and Gus Rubin have been
practically matched TO fight twenty rodnds
at the LenoX Club, New York about Dec 26
The directors of the National Lead Com
pany have declared a regular quarterly divi-
dend on the preferred stock of IA per cent
payable Dec. 10.
The Alabama congressional delega ton has
decided to put forward Representative John
II. Bankhead for the Democratic leadership
of the next House.
Showalter and Janowski yesterday signed
articles for their match of seven games up
at the Manhattan Chess Club, New York
Play will begin to-day at 1:30 p. m.
The First Illinois Volunteer Infantry,
Wmch saw service in the trenches in front
OF Santiago, was mustered out at Chicago
yesterday by Captain Wainwright.
At Dayton, O., yesterday, John Kirves.
a plasterer, blew out his daughters brains
and then made an Intellectual effort at sui
eide. The man has been drinking heavily
for weeks.
Fire at Portsmouth, O., yesterday morn
ing, destroyed Dices livery stable the
Farmers Hotel Tricks Touring mill and
several residences. Loss, about $1,000;
partly insured.
At Wheeling. w. Va, last night, Eddie
Gardner defeated Fred FaiTman Pitts
burg aspirant for feather-weight honors in
the twentieth round of what was to have
been practically a tnish night
The annual convention of the National
tlremen ASSOCIATION began at Chicago yes
terday F A Woods, of Cedar Rapids, Ia.
representing twenty-seven States
Mr.. Komura, the new Japanese minister
was guest of honor at the banquet given
by the members of the consular corps in Chi.
cago, at the Grand Pacific Hotel last night
Charles Henrotin, the Turkish consul, pre-
sided.
Conductor William Hatfield and Brake
man Harry Crogin We're killed in the wreck
OF a cabooSe attached to north-bound
train, thirty miles south of Ardmore, L. T.,
yesterday The caboose left the track and
was overturned
Jacob Schaefer, the billiard wizard"
Eugene Carter, who claims to be the great
est exponent of cushion caroms IN the world
and Billy Cation have perfected plans for
opening a palatial billiard academy in the
City of Mexico.
Governor Tanner has appointed Lieut. Col
Eben Swift, of the Ninth Illinois Infantry
Volunteers, as colonel of the Fourth Illinois
infantry Volunteers, vice Cashier Andel,
resigned. Colonel Swift ranks as a captain
in the regular army.
The United States steel tug Pawtucket
was launched at the Mare Island navy yard
yesterday. She was christened by Miss
Heather Baxter, the little daughter of
Naval Constructor Baxter, in the presence
of thousands of spectators.
The Canadian cruiser Petrol, which is
patrolling the fishing grounds in Lake Erie
waters in the vicinity of Sandusky, O., has
seized a lot of gill nets belonging to Ameri-
can nsnermen, and which, II is claimed,
were set in Canadian waters.
Joe Wolverton, after eiuding for two years
officers who wanted him for the mysterious
murder OF Mary Gillian, was lodged in
Osceola; Ia. jail, yesterday, by Sheriff
Luklnbille, who captured him at Maynard,
Neb, living under the name of Groatt
At Fort Hamilton, yesterday. Maj Gen.
William J. Graham, United States army.
retired, was reported TO have improved
since Wednesday, when his illness from
typhoid pneumonia was made known. His
family now believes that the danger point
has been passed
The steamboats, Avalon and Greenwood
collided near Pipe creek. Belmont county,
Ohio, yesterday in a dense fog. Both steam
ers We're running fast. and the collision
caused considerable damage = panic en-
sued among the passengers on both boats,
but fortunately no one WAS injured.
Edward Elliott. a sixteen-year-old lad.
who was arrested. Tuesday night. at Bea-
verton. Ont. on charge of having muir
dered William Murray has confessed his
crime, claiming that the murder was the
result of quarrel. II is generally believed,
however. that the object was robbery
William r. Frazer. grand marshal of the
Pennsylvania Grand Lodge of Masons, who
mysteIiously disappeared a week ago, re-
ported yesterday at Philadelphia at the Of
fee OF the keystone. Masonic monthly