The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-04
TELEGRHPHlC BREVlTIES.

The steamers sailing from New York for
Europe to-day Will take out 100000 ounces
of silver
Isaac Hamilton was hanged at Mobile.
Ala. yesterday for the murder of Thomas
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most daring and notorious forger, in the
country, was held in a New York police
court yesterday in $1,000 bail.
j. H. Miles, president of the Fremont Hot
Springs Company. of Wyoming, is en- route
TO New York to press his offer of $4,000 for
the Sharkey-Fitzsimmons fight.
Joe Bernstein, of New York. got the de-
cision over Young Pluto. of South Africa,
at the Greenwood Athletic Club. in Brook
lyn, last night after hard fight of twenty
rounds.
The balloting for senator in the LegisIa-
lures of PENNSYLVANIA California Nebraska,
Delaware and Utah showed no material
change yesterday. Senator Quay lacked
fourteen votes.
Lewis NJ Trexler, a farmer, living. near
Wichita, Kan. dropped dead in the office of
a farm loan company just as he was about
TO place his signature to mortgage cover
ing his homestead
Ex-Congressman w. j. Stone. of Kuttawa,
yesterday issued an address to the Demo-
Gratis of Kentucky formally announcing
himself a candidate for the Democratic
nomination for Governor.
Two children of Will Carson, a boy and a
girl, have been drowned in the Uncom-
pahgre river near Montrose Col. They
were playing on the ice and broke through.
One of the bodies has been recovered.
William Miller. a colored rapist. was
hanged at Lagrange, KY, yesterday. 1t
was the first legal hanging in Oldham coun-
ty in fifty-two years. Miller criminally as
saulted Mrs. Margaret Leet, wife of a
farmer.
A dispatch to the New York Herald from
Patras, greece, says CoVille \. lngate.
American vice consul there, has died OF
hydrophobia. He was bitten two months
ago, but Kept the matter secret He re-
fused treatment
Jacob Schaeffer defeated Eugene Carter,
at Chicago, last night, at three-cushion car
oms. The game was for 100 points, Schaeffer
winning by a score of 81 for Carter.
The gal as long and not interesting, Isl
innings played.
May arwick, of Philadelphia, yester-
day i an ordinance authorizing
loan Oh 100000 for the erection of buildings
for the Philadelphia Museums exposition
of manufactured goods of the United States,
to be held in that city next fall
A new financial institution, to be called
the Central Mexican Bank, is to be estab-
lished in the City of Mexico on broad an
liberal charter, with $60O0,00O capital, and
shares have beeen subscribed to the amount
of $4,OOO,0OO in excess of the capital.
Distillers throughout the blue grass belt
of Kentucky received kilograms yesterday
for large orders of whisky. The price is
steadily going up and it is anticipated that
1t will increase $40 or SIS per barrel, on ac-
count of the recent Kentucky combine.
The case of Rev. John T. Tuohy, pastor
of St Patricks Church, St Louis, against
Archbishop Kahn, of that city. which has
been pending for many months before the
apostolic delegates court in Washington,
has been decided in favor of the arch
bishop.
The Austrian steamship Aurania, from
New Orleans on Jan. % for Trieste, is
ashore on Collins patch Florida, and
wreckers are engaged in removing her car
go of cotton, slaves and pig iron. 1t is con-
sdered doubtful whether the vessel can be
floated.
w. C. Griffin, Texas superintendent OF
agencies and manager of the Dallas office
of Bradstreet's, found in dying con-
dition in the Windsor Hotel, at Dallas, yes
name Thursday night and before going to
bed took morphine. He died shortly after be-
ing found. His accounts are straight.
1t is reported that a combine covering all
grades of oat meal and other breakfast
foods, both in bulk and package, is in pro-
cess of formation and will be launched
within few days. The capital of the new
corporation, that is to absorb the American
Cereal Company and about ten smaller con-
Germs in the same business, is estimated at
$33 100000.
Ex-Sheriff Charles f. Callahan, of
Youngstown, o.. shot himself in the head
yesterday dying instantly. He placed a
mirror in front of his face. and, seating
himself, fired deliberately at his temple. He
had just retired from office. having filled
two terms as sheriff of Mahoning county.
He was formerly commander of Tod Post,
No: 49, G. A. r., and was known to all the
politicians in Ohio.
workers of New York began yesterday,
when 1,50O cloak makers quit work in the
shops of four contractors. If the plans
the United Brotherhood Of Cloak Makers do
not miscarry 1t Is probable that fully five
thousand operatives will join the strikers by
Sunday in protest against long hours and q
reduction of so per cent. in the regular
weekly wage scale.