The Indianapolis journal., 1899-02-09
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

The book committee of the Methodist Epis-
copal Church is in session at New York.
The directors of the American Sugar Re
filming Company yesterday elected Arthur
DonnOr of Boston, treasurer. There was
no change in the board
The six-round go between Corbett and
Sharkey, which was to take place in Chi
cago March Z, is Off Mayor Harrison has
emphatically vetoed the proposition.
Great excitement prevails at Prior Creek,
l. T., over the discovery of what is sup
posed to be valuable minerals on Spavinaw
creek, eighteen miles east of Pryor Creek.
The usual joint ballots for senator were
taken in the legislatures of Pennsylvania
California, Nebraska Delaware and Utah
yesterday, but none Of the deadlocks were
broken.
Governor McLaurin. of Mississippi, is
critically i'll Of pneumonia at the executive
mansion in Jackson. The members of the
Governors family have been summoned to
the bedside.
The Cincinnati Marine Railway Company
has been closed by the sheriff. The com
pany is engaged in steamboat building and
employs forty men, who are thrown out Of
employment
Mrs S. A. Rodman died at Frankfort,
Ky. yesterday. She was the mother of
Lieut.. Hugh Rodman, Of the cruiser Raj
eigh. who participated with credit in the ma
val battle of Manila May l.
Officials at division army headquarters
Chicago, are seeking the whereabouts OF
Lieut.. j.. b. EVeritt, of Company A,
'
ment who recently deserted at Admission,
Ala.
The National Steel Company, which IS to
control the rolling mills Of Ohio. Pennsyl-
Vania and West Virginia was incorporated
in Jersey City yesterday. The names of the
companies interested have already been
made public.
At the second DAVIS session of the National
Association of Master House Painters and
Decorators. at Cincinnati. there were va
rlous papers read and general discussions on
Painting Architectural Iron" and on THE
Apprenticeship System"
1t is said the United States Varnish Com
pany is being organized under the laws of
New Jersey, with capital of $4,000, ,0O0
preferred and SlSOOO,00O common stock.
The new company will consolidate the var
nish manufacturing interests of the
country.
The executive committee of the Amer
ican-street Railway Association, in session
at Chicago, has decided to hold the annual
exhibit IN that city, at Tattersalls Oct 16.
The annual convention of the association
will be held in the Auditorium during the
same week.
The congregation of Temple Emanuel,
New York, has decided unanimously to call
Hirsch accepts the call he will receive
salary of $4,000 a year. Dr. Gottheils res
ignation was accepted. to take effect on the
installation of his successor.
The government transport Obdam sailed
from New York yesterday for Ponce. San
Juan and Santiago. She has on board sixty
TWO passengers. Among these are seventeen
returning Porto Ricans and tWenty-six SOL
diers from Governors island. who are going
10 join different regiments in Cuba and
Porto Rico.
James Marshall. q millionaire hat manu-
facturer, OF Fall River, Mass who recently
purchased the factory of Higson & Ceilings
is reported to be negotiating for other hat
factories in Danbury, Conn. Mr.. Marshall
already controls the greater part of the
output of cheap derby hats, but intends to
make finer grades.
AT the National Brickmakers' convention
in session at Columbus, o., resolutions were
offered yesterday providing for a uniform
size of brick in the United States and in
dorsing the United States Senate resolution
for the establishment of department Of
ceramics under the jurisdiction of the geo
logical survey at Washington.
The funeral service over the remains of
the Rt. Rev. John Williams, D. D., LII. D..
bishop of the Protestant Episcopal Church.
diocese of Connecticut, and senior bishop of
the House Of Bishops of the Episcopal
Church in America, will be held in the
Church of the Holy Trinity, at Middletown,
Conn, on Friday.