The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-06-09
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.


the honorary degree of doctor OF laws on
Judge William II. Day.
Governor Bushnell of Ohio, has reappoint-
ed w. S. Matthews state superintendent Of
insurance for two years.
The strike at the Durango smelter and
the Iowa, Tiger and Silver Lake mines. at
Silverton, Col, has thrown 500 men out or
work.
DIR. John E. Bradley has resigned as pres
ident Of the Illinois College. at Jackson
vile. His resignation is TO take effect Jan.
/, 1900.
The steamer Mariposa, Captain Hay
ward. has sailed from Sydney, N. s. w,
for San Francisco, having on board el50.0c6
100000 in gold.
The cruiser New Orleans, Capt Edwin
Longnecker, arrived at Newport, X l., yes
North Atlantic squadron.
The National City Bank of New York will
ship 100000 in gold to Europe on steamers
sailing Saturday. The total amount shipped
by this institution is sS.5oo.0oo
The American Steel Hoop Company has
announced a general advance in wages at
all its plants. The skilled workmen will
receive an increase of 10 per cent
At Bailey. Ga, YESTERDAY, William
yicey Edgerton and sentenced to be hanged
June 30. The trial occupied one hour
Company f, of the Seventh Infantry. now
dered to Alaska. The company viii leave
for San Francisco within few days
Five hundred German singers. represent
ing eighteen societies of Chicago, will attend
the biennial North American saengerfest to
be held in Cincinnati, beginning June -.
Chancellor Mclean, of Nebraska Univer-
sity. has been elected president of the Uni
versity of Iowa, to succeed President
Charles A. Schaeffer. who died last Sep
TENDER.
term in the San Francisco Jail for stealing
30 cents from the poorbox OF st. Joseph's
Catholic Church. has fallen heir TO $75. 900 In
Holland.
Representative James s. Sherman left
New York city Wednesday night for Du-
buque, Ia, to confer with Gen. David h.
Henderson, who is TO be the speaker Of the
next House
A state celebration is being arranged for
the welcoming OF Admiral Dewey to his old
home in Montpelier, VT. although the exact
form which it will take has not as yet been
decided upon.
The big strike of sewerpipe workmen OF
Steubenyille o., and vicinity has been set
tied and all works have resumed operation
The workmen accepted an advance of Is
cents per day.
During a thunder storm Mrs. Loganfritz
was struck by lightning at her home four
miles south of Havana, H., and terribly and
perhaps fatally burned. Her two children
were also shocked
State Senator T. J. Anderson. Of Topeka,
Kan, says he was offered 5000 TO vote to
locate the new. insane asylum at Parsons.
the charges will be made
DR.. l. N. Johnson, a member OF the Penn
sylvania Legislature, was arrested yester-
day at his home In Penn Argyll on a charge
of perjury In testifying before the recent
legislative bribery committee.
coat OF white paint was put on the
top side of the new cup defender Columbia
yesterday. Mr.. Herreshoff says the work
preparatory to the launching will not be
completed before o'clock Saturday night.
The American Pastry and Manufacturing
Company was Incorporated at Trenton. N.
j., yesterday. with an authorized capital
OF 5000 600. One third Of the stock Is pre-
ferred with per cent. cumulative dividends.
Leonard Mason a well-known young bust
ness man, and William Anderson. who just
graduated with high honors at the Renville
High School, were drowned while bathing
in the Minnesota river at Renville. Mimi.
yesterday.
Maps and charts of Switzerland left in the
house I'm which Martin Meyer was found
murdered in Chicago have according TO the
police furnished a ciew which they hope
Will result in the arrest Of the murderers Of
the aged Swiss.
About four hundred employees OF Norton
Brothers tin can factory at haywood, near
Chicago, struck yesterday because twenty
three men had been discharged Manager
Norton refused TO see representatives Of the
Canmakers' Union.
Officials OF the Chicago Building Trades
Council say the affiliated trades viii sup
port the granite workers I'm their conten-
ton for As cents an hour ard eighf-hour
day for the cutting of the granite for the
Chicago federal building.
Members of the Straw Paper Manufac-
turing Association will meet In New York
next Monday. II IL alleged. for the purpose
of combining all straw paper mills Of the
country. and will represent a capitalization
of nearly twenty million dollars
The Colorado State Federation OF Labor
has adopted resolutions denouncing Gov
ernor Charles s. Thomas as a man ''un-
worthy OF any further recognition by the
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the bill repeating the anti-boycott law.
Abe Lee, member Of the Lee faction
of the Lee-Taylor feud. which ragged in
Harlan county. kentucky. ten years ago
was killed Wednesday night from ambush.
II Is thought the Taylors did the deed, and
the Lee faction is arming- The old feud
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