The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-18
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

The steamers sailing from New York to-
day for Europe will take out $4,000 ounces
of silver.
Dispatches from the orange belt Of Flor
ida say the recent cold spell did little per-
manent damage to trees.
The balloting for senator in deadlocked
Legislatures yesterday showed no material
change in strength of candidates.
The Kansas Supreme Court has ruled that
the extra session of the Legislature called
by Ex-Governor Leedy in December last
was legal.
The failure of A. j. Emo & Co., members
of the Consolidated Exchange, is an
nounced. II is said the liabilities are from
$50 900 to $4,000.
Mr. Stern, survivor Of Louis Rosenstein
& Co., New York, importers, has filed pc
tition in bankruptcy. Liabilities, Sl2S,7O3, of
which $43, 200 is secured; no assets.
A large mass meeting under the auspices
of the Chamber of Commerce was held at
Seattle, Wash, last night to protest against
the cession of any Alaskan territory to
Canada
The board of trustees of the American
Medical Association has elected Dr. George
II. Simmons, of Lincoln, Neb., to succeed
the late DR.. John II. Hamilton, secretary of
the association and editor OF the official
journal of the organization.
The failure of Byron L. Steere, Of Provi
dence, X. l., surviving partner OF A. Steere
d Sons, of the RocSland mill ir Scituate,
Mass, is announced. The liabilities are
$3.50 coo; assets estimated at $685.
Il
Vernon county Missouri was arrested at
Nevada Thursday on the charge OF en-
bezzling $4,000. Mr.. Parker said he expects
to make a full settlement March 1.
Robert Howard, colored, was hanged in
the county Jail yard at Chicago yesterday,
for participation in the robbery and murder
of Frank &. Metcaf a mechanic lie was
convicted as an accessory before the fact
The estimate of losses to the cattle and
sheep interests caused by the recent storms
in Colorado, made by State Veterinarian
Charles GresSWel based on reports received
during the past week, reach total OF S1OO,-
600.
About $50 persons sat down to a banquet
last night at the Union League Club, New
York, given to the Hon. Joseph II. ChOate,
ambassador to the court of St. James, by
friends and admirers of Mr.. Choate. Hon.
Elihu Root presided.
California has been struck by another hot
wave and the State is now enjoying regu-
lar summer weather Seventy degrees in
the shade at San Francisco is unusual win
ter weather even Tor CdnloInla, ana II IS
growing steadily warmer.
The coroner's jury that investigated last
Sundays fire at the South Dakota Asylum
for the Insane brought in a verdict yester
day in which it failed 10 find any person
responsible for the death Of the seventeen
female patients who lost their lives in the
disaster.
The Wall Street Journal says that options
have been secured on all the principal
smelter companies in the country, for the
purpose of consolidation, with the excep-
located in Mexico Perth Amboy n. j., and
Pueblo, Col.
r. S. Thompson, president of the Union
Reform party of Ohio, was in Cincinnati
yesterday making arrangements for the ma
tiCnal conference of the party IL be held in
that city March l and 2. He says nearly
two thousand delegates are expected from
fifteen States.
Charles ". Mears, Of Cleveland, announces
that he has declined to accept the chair
manship of the racing board of the l.. A.
w, rendered him by President keenan,.
The reason ne gives is that he cannot afford
to devote to the duties of the Office the time
which they demand.
James Ward, of the shipping firm of
Saunders 4 Ward, Tacoma. Wash, has re-
turned from a visit TO England and an
nounces the establishment by himself and
others of steamer line between Tacoma
and the Hawaiian islands. The first vessel
out viii sail next week
The Standard Oil Company has again re-
fused TO produce it's books in evidence in
the investigation before Master Commits
sioner Brinsmade. at Cleveland, o. Attor-
rey General Monnett has asked that Secre-
tary T. s. Squire, secretary OF the Stand
ard. be committed 10 jail for contempt OF
court. Colonel Brinsmaee refused TO send