The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-03-14
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

The Missouri House has reconsidered its
action Of Saturday last and adopted a reso-
luton inviting William j. Bryan to address
the Legislature before its adjournment.
James Jehle, a nonunion miner who fatal
ly stabbed James Webb, a union sympa-
thizer. is under arrest at Taylorville, III.
Jehle was hurried out of Pana, officials
fearing riots might follow his arrest.
The biennial session OF the Patrons Of In
dustry of America, an order representing
5000 farmers. opened at Toledo Yesterday.
w. 5. Donnelly. of Albany, Is the presiding
officer.
The Supreme Court OF Pennsylvania yes
terday rendered q decision confirming the
conviction Of James A. Clemmer. who was
convicted in the Montgomery county courts
of murder in the first degree for completely
in the killing OF Mrs Emma L. Kaiser
DR.. VIM. Lewis, secretary Of the North
Carolina Board of Health, says smallpox
is steadily increasing in that State. He re-
ports the disease prevalent In seventeen
counties and letter from Burlington, forty
miles from here. states that there are
eleven cases there.
At Lansing Mich. yesterday Robert and
Thos. Hannifan, of Detroit, were each SEN
tiary at Jackson. The brothers were con-
victed Of shooting and killing Frank Ed
wards in Lansing during a carousal the
night of Dec. last.
A double tragedy is reported from Nan
aimo. B. c. Dave Evans shot Iibbie White
dead and committed suicide in hotel. Both
We're public entertainers. Evans being a
professional wrestler and Libbie White a
singer. Unrequited love is supposed to have
been the cause OF the tragedy.
The inquest at Sharon. Pa, into the case
of Mrs Maggie Smith, who was found
burned TO death with two holes in her head,
resulted in a verdict of accidental death.
Homer Smith. husband of the victim, who
was held on suspicion OF being responsible
for her death, was released from jail.
John W. Ratliff. a. rooming-house keeper
at No 1876 California street, Denver, last
evening shot and fatally wounded his wife
and then put bullet into his own breast.
He will die. Ratlin had been i'll for some
time and is thought 10 have been mentally
unbalanced. He is sixty-five years of age
The differences between the California
Raisin Growers Association and the pack
ers have been finally adjusted. The associa-
ton will make the sales and the packers
will receive a liberal commission. The pack
ers will form an organization with capital
Of $4,000, OF which 100000 Is to be in cash.
Rev. James i. Vance. pastor of the First
Presbyterian Church Nashville, announces
Presbyterian Church OF Baltimore. This is
the second call which DR.. Vance has de-
clined within a few weeks, the other hav
ing been to the Hyde Park Presbyterian
Church at Chicago.
DR.. Charles F. Murray. young ply
stefan of Sewickley- Pa. who shot and
killed his fathers colored butler, John Jen-
nings, Sunday night and then fed, was ar
rested yesterday morning at the home of
his uncle. three miles from Sewickley and
is now in Jail at Pittsburg. He refused 10
assign reason for the murder.
The Lenox corporation, which owns the
Lenox apartment house on North street
Buffalo. has gone into the hands of a re-
ceiver. The Indebtedness of the company
is $4,000, and the assets are the Lenox
stands, valued at between $780, 900 and $500
Ooo The Mutual Life Insurance Company
holds a mortgage for $4,000 on the build