The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-26
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

The national live stock convention. in
session at Denver, spent yesterday IN
discussing matters of interest to STOCK
breeders.
At the annual meeting of the Massachu-
setts Total Abstinence Society yesterday,
Secretary of the Navy John d. Long was
elected president
After holding several conferences at
Cleveland the Bessemer ore dealers decided
to fix the prices of Bessemer <ore on the
basis of 20 cents a ton increase over the
price of last year.
W. NJ r. French, director of the Chicago
Art Institute, announces that the debt OF
100000 on the lake front enterprise has been
wiped out by subscriptions from its friends
during the last ten days.
Lawrence Schrader died in New York
few days ago for lack OF nutritiVe tood.
Yesterday letter containing a check for
5000, Schrader's share in his father 5 es-
tate, arrived from England.
The United States transport OLDHAM ar
rived at New York yesterday from Havana,
with sixty-siX passengers, OF whom forty,
six were contract nurses, sixteen discharged
soldiers and civilian employees.
President James A. Hart of the Chicago
baseball club announces that Dahlen, of
Chicago, has been traded for DemontreVille,
of Baltimore. 1t was an even trade, no cash
bonus being paid to either club.
Congressman Danford, of the Sixteenth
Ohio district is dangerously ill at his home,
in Bellaire, and it is feared he may not re-
cover. He is Frustrated with a complication
of troubles following an attack of grip
William r. Day, ex-secretary of state and
president of the Spansh-Amercan peace
commission, is in Jacksonville, Fla, accom-
panied by his wife. He may go to Cuba on
a pleasure trip for the benefit of his health.
Secret service officers at New York are
watching for gangs of Italian counter
feiters who are expected to arrive on three
steamships within few days They are
believed to have spurious bills made abroad,
in their possession.
The employees of the Susquehanna silk
mill of Sunbury, Pa, went on strike yes
terday for higher wages. Their leader asked
for an increase from 4 to 8 cents per yard
on large looms and from 10 cents on
the small ones. This was refused.
The steamer Trinidad. which arrived at
New York yesterday from Bermuda brought
as passengers fifteen Shipwrecked sea-
men belonging to the Spanish bark Verdad,
which stranded on d co1al reef at Bermuda
while on the voyage from Havana for
Brunswick.
The steamer Rhode Island went on the
rocks at Hell Gate, Tuesday night, but was
floated early yesterday and taken to a dock
rear by. Her rudder was torn off. SUI
perticial examination of her bottom by
divers showed no damage. The passengers
were taken off Tuesday night
Petitions in bankruptcy were filed at New
York yesterday by Louis and Morris Stern,
formerly In business a Stern & Co. Liabil-
tiles, $53,67S and no assets; by Peter n.
Ramsey, of New York, liabilities $l66412,
and no assets; by George J. Kraus, of New
York, clerk. liabilities $S0992. and no assets.
1t is reported that a scheme is on foot to
combine the principal bicycle saddle manu-
facturers of the continent, and that meet
ing TO effect the union will be held at
Cleveland this week. The combine" it is
said is to be capitalized at 81 100000. in
$4,000 preferred and $4,000 in common
stock.
w. b. Crosby, of Chicago, will start for
Havana in day or two for the purpose of
selecting location for q cod-stOrage plant.
number of Chicago capitalists have taken
the preliminary steps TO organize a corpora
ton to erect warehouses in Havana, Santi-
ago and San Juan and deal in butter, eggs,
fruit and game.
Reports from Toledo. o. to the effect
that Rev. ID. NJ. Fisk. formerly of the First
Congregational Church of that city, had
been selected to succeed DR.. Newell Dwight
Hills as pastor of the Central Church, of
Chicago, are denied The rumor that Mr..
Fisk was TO be called to the Peoples
Church. of Chicago. was also emphatically
denied by DR.. Thomas, pastor of that
church.