The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-19
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

Major General Shafter arrived at San
Francisco last night.
In the Chicago pool tournament last night
lis. s'''''
Lieutenant Clarence Henry Mcneil, Fifth
Cavalry, U. S. A, and Miss Elise Hampton,
were married in Christ Church, Poughkeep-
sic. N. Y. last night.
Resolutions were adopted by the New
Hampshire House yesterday favoring a
speedy ratification of the peace treaty by
the United States Senate.
The Southern Lumber Manufacturers
Association has passed resolutions strongly
urging Congress to establish department
of commerce and manufacturing.
Because of the appearance of smallpox
among the enlisted men at Fort McHenry
the reserve has been quarantined by gov
eminent and Baltimore health officers.
w. r. Robinson, 1900, of Ben Avon, Pa,
has been chosen manager of the Princeton
University Football Association. A. d.
Childs 1901, was elected assistant manager.
James Booker. alias Chavis, a young ne
gro, was hanged at Raleigh, n. c., yester-
day. He was convicted of the murder of
his sweetheart Mehaley White, three years
ago.
Benjamin l. Greenbaum, a building con-
tractor, filed petition in bankruptcy in the
United States District Court at Chicago,
yesterday. His liabilities are 1856, 49, with
no assets.
Private George A Watts. Company B.
Sixteenth Infantry, died at Huntsville, Ala,
yesterday of pneumonia and Sergeant
fantry, is dead of bIccl poisoning resulting
from the amputation of a leg.
William Martindale, vice president of the
First National Bank, Of Emporia, Kan,
which failed last November owing depos-
itors half a million dollars, has turned his
holdings over to Major Calvin Hood on a
deed of trust Hood will settle with the de-
positors for Martindale's debts
1t is reported that President Diaz, of
Mexico, is considering the name of Manuel
AspirOz for the vacant ambassadorship to
the United States. Senior Aspiroz is the as
siStant secretary of foreign relations. a man
of broad culture, tactful, discreet and cour-
teous.
Rev. J. Wesley Hill, D. D., a Methodist
thirty days vacation to visit washington.
This is a technical release to permit him to
accept a chair at the American University
at Washington at the solicitation of the
chancellor, Bishop Hurst.
The American Society of Civil Engineers
has awarded the Norman medal to b. f..
Thomas, for his paper on movable dams.
ed TO Henry Goldmark, for his paper on the
power plant pipe line and dam of the
Pioneering Electric Power Company, at Og-
den, Utah.
of New York, president Of the Palace Silk
Manufacturing Company was shot at three
foreman of the mill Two bullets took effect,
one in the right thigh and the other in the
right shoulder, close to the spinal column.
Zinderstein was arrested.
"A resolution has been adopted by the Col
orado Senate calling on the Colorado SEN
atorS at Washington to urge a speedy ratt-
tication of the peace treaty. There was
considerable opposition to the resolution
from some senator's who regarded it as a
sort of Endorsement of the administration
and of the expansion idea.
r. p. Marvin, receiver. has sold the prop
crty of the big Werner Publishing Company,
of Akron, o., at public sale. 1t was bid in
by committee representing the creditors
of the concern The reorganization of the
Werner Company under the same name will
take place as soon as the sale is confirmed.
The new company will probably be capital
lied at SO, 100000.
Delegations representing the Grand
Lodges, Knights of Pythias of Missouri, Ill
inois and Indiana arrived at lot Springs,
Ark, yesterday TO inspect the lot donated
by the national government for national
Pythan sanatorium and report on the adj
visibility of establishing it there. 1T is ea-
timated that when completed the building
and equipment will cost $350OO0.