The Indianapolis journal., 1898-11-16
TELEGRAPHlC BREVlTIES.

A conference of well-known anti-imperial-
lists of Boston will take place within a few
days.
The National Fox Hunters Association
inaugurated its meet at Bowling Green, KY,
yesterday.
The Alabama Legislature convened at
Montgomery yesterday. The Governor 8
message will be read to-day.
The directors of the Revere National
Bank, of Boston, have voted to place the
Institution in liquidation on Dec 19.
The Canadian minister of justice has de-
cided for the present to discontinue prose-
cutlonS under the alien labor act passed
in 1897.
The Texas Consolidated Compress and
Gin Association, with main offices in Cor
sicana, has been placed in the hands of a
receiver.
Canada's new governor general, Lord
Mimic, accompanied by his family and staff,
arrived at Ottawa yesterday, and was given
an enthusiastic reception.
The executive board of the National Fra
ternal Conference composed of the supreme
officers of the knights and Ladies of the
Maccabees, is in session at Baltimore.
II: b. Eckham, formerly of the firm Of
Nadeau 61 Co., of Nadeau, Kan who is
wanted for the alleged embezzlement of $40
900, is under arrest at Albuquerque, N. M.
Hoadly & Co., of New York, composed OF
Russell II. Hoadly and Chester c. Munroe
shipping and commission merchants, have
made an assignment. They did an export
and import trade in rubber, coffees, skins,
etc.
Judge Showalter, of the United States
Circuit Court, at Chicago, has handed
down his decision in the suit of Mayor
Bernhard against the National Linseed Oil
Company for a receiver. The court denied
the receiver.
At a meeting of stockholders of the Amer
lean Brake Company, in st. Louis. yester-
day, the proposition to consolidate with the
present lessee of the company, the West
lnghouse Air Brake Company, was carried
by a large majority.
Leighton Lee, a Philadelphia engineer
ing contractor, who was injured at Chicago
Oct. ii, by falling from the South Side ele-
waited structure, died at Mercy Hospital yes
terday. The remains will be shipped to
Philadelphia for internent.
AT the annual meeting Of the stockholders
of the New York baseball team the old
board of directors were reelected. Andrew
Freedman was reelected president of the
club without opposition. The salary Of the
president is to remain $4,000.
The War Department is informed that the
transport Michigan, with the Fifth Cav
airy on board, has arrived at Ponce, Porto
will transport the batteries now at Ponce
destined for service in Cuba.
AT San Francisco yesterday Judge Trout
issued letters OF guardianship to Mrs.
late Adolph Sutro, over the persons and
estates of the minor children. called Adolph
and Adolphine Sutro, respectively.
teV. Charles Manley, D. D., late presi-
dent of Furman University, at present oc-
cupying the chair of moral and mental
philosophy and physiology of the Patrick
Military Institute, at Anderson, S. c., has
accepted the paStorate of the First Bap-
list Church of Lexington, Ky.
Tom Gallagher increased his lead over
Edward Mclaughlin al New York last
night in the eighteen-inch balk line billiard
tournament. In the twenty-second inning he
clipped off 81 points, the highest run thus
far. His total for the two nights is &C., and
Mclaughlin has 413 to his credit.
An important meeting has been called for
the near future Of the steel rail manufacture
ers of Pittsburg and surrounding sections.
The purpose of the meeting is to attempt
TO revive the old steel rail pool which eX-
isted throughout the country for many
years and which was disbanded about a
year ago