The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-24
T"ELEGRAPHIC BREVITlES.

The National Tobacco Company yesterday
purchased $225, 600 worth Of revenue stamps
at Louisville.
There was no material change yesterday
in the Joint ballots for senator In the dead
locked legislatures.
William Reid was hanged in Jersey City
yesterday for the murder of Andrew Henry
in Hoboken, N. j., on March IA, 1898.
Isaac d. Smead, a w~ell-known furnace
manufacturer of Toledo, who recently failed
for a million and a half, has been discharged
by the court
John H. Farley was last night nominated
as the Democratic candidate for mayor of
Cleveland to oppose Mayor McKisson, who
was renominated Tuesday night.
Dr.. j. w. Bashford declined to accept the
nomination for Governor on the Ohio Pro-
hibition ticket, and Rev. George M. Hamili,
of Cincinnati, was named TO I'LL the vacancy.
Teddy Hale, the Irish cyclist who partici-
pated in the recent six-day race IN Sal
Francisco, was arrested there yesterday TOR
trying TO avoid paying his debts. He was re-
leased on promising to pay up tomorrow.
1t is announced that the survey of the
United States ship Topeka has been COM
pleted. and that it will cost $4,000 to put her
in good trim. OF this amount $4,000 will be
needed for structural work and $1,000 for
boilers.
w. C. Bryan, of Chicago, has made ar
engagements to-day whereby Peoria comes
into possession of a franchise In the Vest
ern Baseball Association. This will necessi-
tate the shortening of the season as now ar
ranged.
The United States transport obdam ar
rived at New York yesterday from San Juan
and Santiago, with one hundred passengers
on board, siXty-five OF whom were IN the
cabin. The others were discharged sol
diers, etc. 10
Ferd w. Peck, United States commissioner
to the Paris Exposition. has decided that
Samuel Kayzer, director Of the Chicago Con-
~servatory Of Music. shall have charge Of the
United States department of music exhibits
at the exposition.
The new board of directors OF the Mica
ragua Canal company organized yesterday
by electing these officers: President, Capt.
j. w. Miller; vice president, Gordon Nc
Donald, New York, and Henry ID. Pierce,
Indianapolis; treasurer, r. Ia Edwards;
secretary. r. A. Lancaster.
1t is said that Charles Thorpe, the cele-
brated jockey, who has ridden for Burns
q Waterhouse for the past three years at
$4,000 q year, will retire from the saddle
at the end of this season 10 his ranch, In the
Sacramento valley, California. Thorpe is
well xed financially, and is over forty
years of age.
A bill has been introduced In the Arkansas
capitol building. The bill provides for an
immediate appropriation of $4,000 to start
the work. 1t also provides that the cost CT
the capitol shall not exceed I.G00.00. and
that state convicts may be employed In
the performance of rough labor.
Governor Stanley, of Kansas. has signed
the bin through which the State Legisla-
ture aims to relieve Kansas tanners of the
exactlons of the Binding-twine Trust. The
measure provides for the manufacture Of
binding twine by convicts in the State Peni-
Tertiary, and ap~propriates $4,000 for the
installment Of a plant and $1,000 to be used
as a fund to carry on the enterprise