The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-03-23
TELEGRAPHIC BREVlTIES.

The Goodrich line steamer Atlanta, which
went ashore near Racine, WIS, TUESDAY,
was released yesterday, change OF vino
blowing the ice away.
The fifty-fifth joint ballot for senator was
taken by the Pennsylvania Legislature
yesterday. Quay lacked seventeen votes oil
election, his total being 80.
Among the passengers who arrived at New
York Yesterday on the steamer Kaiser
Frederick were the Rev. j. l.. Nj. Curry, OF
Richmond, Va, and Marshall Field, OF CHI
cago.
The Second Louisiana Volunteers arrived
at the Savannah quarantine yesterday or
the Ward liner Havana, and VIII go into
camp as soon as disinfected, preparatory te
being mustered out.
Gen. John B. Gordon has issued an order
that only one sponsor and one maid OF
honor from each congressional district sna!
be sent to the next reunion OF eX-Confed-
crate veterans at Charleston.
John Epperson, a Jockey and part owner
of the horses Texarkana and Bessie Lee
has been stabbed to death by James j. Gill;
gan, horse rubber, at the saloon opposite
the Oakland track at Emeryville, Cal.
The Woodmen of the World have passed
a resolution providing for home for the
Sovereign Camp to cost $4,000. Ten cities
will bid for the location. The sovereign
commanders salary was fixed at $500 pei
annum.
Judge Brown. of the United States Dis
trict Court, at New York. yesterday
granted discharge in bankruptcy TO Gen
formerly assistant treasurer of the United
States, with liabilities of $10.6O6.
Senior Aspiroz. the Mexican ambassador
to the United States, who is on his way To
Washington, was honored by banquet al
st. Louis Tuesday night at the Planters
Hotel, members of the Latin American Cur
of ST. Louis and foreign trade associations
being present.
A bill prohibiting the manufacture, i'm
portation sale or giving away or cigarettes
or cigarette paper to any person whomso'
l.,l% rrf0da N
| less than $500 nor more than SoVOO passed
| the Arkansas House yesterday by two-to-
one majority.
The report brought from Skaguay that
tons of mail are being lost or destroyed al
that place and that Canadian mail carriers
refuse to handle the letters unless they bear
Canadian postage is emphatlcally denied py
Assistant superintendent Harry Lewis, oil
the Skaguay mail service.
Two deaths have resulted from Tuesday
nights explosion at Seattle, Wash. Those
| who died from their injuries are ID. w.
| Jacobs, of Chicago, and Alfred Saltiel, OF
New York. Jacobs was a commercial trav.
eler for F'lorsheim & Co, of Chicago. Saltie
| represented the International Art Company
| of New York.
Yesterday was the eightieth anniversary
of the birthday of Archbishop w. II. Elder
of Cincinnati. AT his own request no special
| the churches of the diocese prayers were
offered for the continuance OF the life OF
the beloved prelate. Many presents were
The Massachusetts Board of Gas and Elec
trio Light Commissioners in its fourteenth
annual report submitted to the Legislature
recommends the compulsory consolidation OF
the gas companies in Boston and submits
a bill to that effect. General Schaff, of the
committee, dissents and recommends more
stringent bill for the same purpose.
Henry A Casperfeld, who was formerly
| in the jewelry business, under the style OF
Casperfeld & Co., filed petition in bank.
ruptcy, at New York, yesterday. Nominal
liabilities, 500, $50. James ID. Casperfeld, his
son, who has also filed petition in bank
ruptcy, has liabilities of $92. $780, as accommo-
dalton indorser for his father, and no assets
Barton S. Weeks, of counsel for Roland
| b. Molineux, indicted for the killing OF
Katherine ]. Adams by poison, called al tbs
| office of the district attorney at New forl
yesterday to get copy of the minutes OF
| the grand jury in accordance with the or
| der of Judge Blanchard, but was told thai
| the minutes were not yet ready. Mr.. Week:
| said he would call frequently and hurry III
| the preparation Of the minutes.