The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-11
TEL EGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

Roosevelt's Rough Riders will hold their
first annual reunion on June "a in New
Mexico.
h Michigan Senate has passed an In
come tax bin, which provides for a tax of
one-fourth of one per cent. on all incomes
of $1,000 and upwards.
Among the passengers who arrived in New
York yesterday on the steamer Teutonic
were j. J. Hill, president of the Great North
ern Railway, Mrs. Letter and j. III. Schih.
The firm Of Jones & Laughlin. of Pitts
burg, made an authoritative denial yester-
day of the report that 1t was to be included
in process of formation.
The directors Of the American Express
Company have declared a semi-annual divi-
dend of 3 per cent. The directors of the
Adams Express Company nave declared a
-semi-annual dividend of 2 per cent.
Under a decision given by Judge Butler in
the District Court at Denver yesterday, oe-
positors. of the Peoples Savings Bank,
which failed in 1893, will recover all the
money they had on deposit at the time Of
the banks failure.
The United States cruiser New Orleans
sailed from New York for New Orleans yes
terday. She will remain away from New
York about a month. The New Orleans
passed out quarantine at 6:19 p. m, but an
chored In the lower bay.
Jacob III. F1eisch and Nathan Fleisch,
comprising the firm Of Fleisch & Co., manu-
facturers and dealers in mems underwear
in New York. have filed a voluntary petit
" III pdllhi uPt(g IL tOloi III u
S2&, Az; available assets, 500, go.
Coal shipments by river from Pittsburg
to Louisville, Cincinnati and the South yes
terday aggregated 3,5oo,0W bushels. Great
enough deckhands to man the boats, al
though wages were advanced from $35 TO
$50.
At the annual dinner of the Newspapers
Society, in London, last evening, Harry
Furniss, the newspaper artist and ~illustra-
tor. deprecated the growth Of Americanism,
which, ne said, was eating the root out of
honest English Journalism"
In the Canadian House of Commons, yes
terday, Sir Wilfred Laurier stated, In reply
to Sir Charles Upper. that he had no in
formation as to the report that the Anglo
American conference had been declared off.
The premier added that he did not believe
the report.
The New York Society of the Cincinnati
celebrated the 116th anniversary of its in
stitution with a banquet at Sherry's last
night. About one hundred delegates from
q number OF states were present Gen.
Nelson A. Miles responded to the toast
The American Army"
The British war ship Pearl will arrive at
Port Tampa, Fla, on the 10Th inst. and re-
main until the 18th to accept an invitation
extended by citizens Of Tampa, who will
Queens birthday. 1t is possible the Pearl
will be accompanied by another ship.
The Westinghouse Electric Company has
received an order to equip a trolley line
between Philadelphia and Atlantic City.
The company will be known as the West
Jersey & Seashore Electric Railroad, and
IL Is expected that IL will be in full opera
ton before the summer rush commences.
ALI Stanford, steeplechase jockey. and A.
Nickells, horse trainer and owner, have
been banished from the turf for life by the
board OF steward of the Pacific Coast
Jockey Club. The immediate cause of this
action was the refusal of the two men TO
answer questions regarding alleged crook
edness on the track.
convention NJ renresenta+ves
ing credit mems associations, members OF
judicial committees Of the House and SEN
ate.. United States district judges. experts
ruptcy cases. win be held in Chicago next
month to consider and present to the next
Congress amendments to the national bank
ruptcy act
Two Indians have been brought TO Dur
ango, COL. under arrest, charged with kill
Ing sheep and beating sheep herders on the
secrstasy Ager win attend the ceremonies