The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-24
TELEGRAPHIC BREVlTIES.

General Shafter arrived at New York last
night from Michigan.
An agreement between Chile and Argen-
tina to submit the boundary disputes be-
tween the two countries to arbitration has
been signed.
At Tarentum. Pa, yesterday, Harvey
Petzinger attempted to murder his wife
and then committed suicide Petzinger was
under the influence of liquor.
The steamer Alld arrived at Seattle yes
terday from Skaguay with 200 passengers,
most of whom were from Copper river. Fiji
teen passengers from Dawson had a small
amount of gold dust.
Joseph Terrell (colored) was hanged in the
jailyard at Charlottesville Va, yesterday
for the murder of his mother-in-law, Ma
county, in May, 1898.
AT meeting of ingram carpet yarn spin
ners, held in Philadelphia, an absolute
shutdown of the mills represented was de-
cided on. This action was taken because
of the overproduction of yarn.
Harrison Fitield was instantly killed and
Walter Sharple fatally injured in a railway
ing in box car. The train broke in two
and came together with crash on a down
grade.
Near Gather mountain, Arkansas, yester-
day X. e. Brown, a farmer, with his two
young daughters, took refuge under a tree
from shower and seated themselves on a
plow. lightning struck the pillow and all
three were killed.
the invitation of the Omaha exposition
management to deliver an address on ''arrny
day of the peace jubilee. Secretary James
Wilson, of the Department of Agriculture
has also accepted an invitation to be pres
ent.
A telegram from Miss Clara C. Hoffman
in attendance at the Maine w. c.. T. u.
convention at Bangor to the National W.
c. L. U. officers, announces the unanimous
election of Mrs. Lillian M. N. Stevens as
president and the solid Endorsement by the
nf NOT
ecuttve meeting in July anent the Chicago
temple.
Upon recommendation of the Board of
Pardons Governor Tunnel, of Delaware.
has committed the sentence of death i'm
posed upon William H. Fisher, a former
negro preacher, to life imprisonment.
Fisher was convicted for. entering the home
of Mrs. Maria Hunt, in Wilmington, at
night, with intent to commit assault.
Fisher was to have been hanged on Oct Z.
The Supreme Court of Nebraska has de-
MED the petition of Governor Holcomb's
board of fire and police commissioners for
Omaha, in which they sought to prevent
the issuance OF a writ ousting them from
office. The court of Douglass county is en-
powered to GUST the four commissioners.
The control of fire and police affairs will,
henceforth, be with the Omaha City Coun-
Gil
Funeral services over the body of Cheva-
lier Macmillan Proskowetz de Prosko,
consul general of Austria at Chicago, who
was killed at Fort Wayne q few days ago.
were uSlu 1AOAA Tie OL
the Holy Name, Chicago, where a week
ago, the consul attended memorial services
for the murdered Empress Elizabeth of
Austria. The body will ultimately be sent
to Austria.
Flags were raised on all public schools at
Atlanta, Ca, yesterday, with ceremonies
which included speeches by prominent citi-
zens and the singing of national airs by the
children. The flag raising was in compli-
ance with an order of the City Council
passed several months ago. Immediately
q hammers launched
swung to half mast in memory of Miss
Winnie Davis.