The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-07
T"ELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

An advance of 10 per cent. in wages has
been ordered for the five thousand employees
at the Cambria Iron Company's works, at
Jamestown, Pa.
James N. Holmes, a prospector, has been
found frozen to death on Pixies Peak. He
got caught in the blizzard last Friday night.
A searching party found his body.
In the New York Assembly last night the
resolution urging the unseating OF Congress
man-elect Roberts, because of his identitica-
ton with polygamy, was adopted by a viva
VOce vote.
Lieutenant Jacob Calvin Johnson, Fourth
United States Artillery, now stationed at
Springfield, ILL.,, recruiting, was married at
Mexico, Mo-, Yesterday to Miss France
Howe, of that city.
Antonio di Blast. who was indicted at
Boston last May on the charge OF numbering
James M. Ellis, a superintendent OF the
STRENGTHENING department, has been arrest
ed in Palermo, Italy.
The strikers at Panama are still holding
out, but the conduct of the government in
helping to maintain transit across the 18th
mus, in accordance with the treaty with the
United States, is highly commended.
The Cleveland Plaindealer publishes this
morning a story to the effect that a deal
is under way by which John D. Rockefel-
Ter will transfer his vast lake vessel and
iron ore interests to the Carnegie Steel
Company.
The transfer of the Corliss steam-engine
works, at Providence, r. l., to a syndicate
of capitalists is said to be the first step in
the formation Of a combination that will
take in all the great engine-making con-
Germs in this country.
The Walter Lippincott prize for the best
figure piece in the exhibition at Philadelphia
of the Pennsylvania Society of Fine Arts
has been awarded to John Alexander, the
American artist resident in Paris, for his
painting called "A Ray of Sunlight.
Mrs. Botkin's attorneys gave notice, at San
Francisco, yesterday, of an appeal from the
conviction and sentence of life imprison-
ment recently passed upon her. Judge Car
~nII COoJ~ I1nuro6 fan do xycf CfnN nf nXlRIIfinn
and twenty days in which to prepare a bill
of exceptions.
The United States cruiser Chicago sailed
from New York yesterday for New Orleans,
where she is to participate in the Mardt
Gras festival. She is due at New Orleans
prior to Feb. -. 1t is stated by her OIL
GERS that a severe test will be given her
engines on the trip.
The committee appointed to investigate
charges of corruption against certain mem
bers of the Omaha Board of Education in
connecting with the awarding of a contract
for biographies to the American BOOK COM
pany, reported at a meeting last night, COM
pletely generating the members and the
company.
The stockholders of the American Worsted
Company, of Woonsocket, r. l., have voted
to assign for the benefit of creditors to John
W., Ellis, Ambrose Feely and G.. r. Baker,
of Providence. The company's statement
made a year ago showed personal assets of
$944,00, real-estate assets of $176,000 and
debts of $312, coo.
1t is understood here that the battle ship
Iowa, due to arrive at San Francisco from
Magdalena bay to-day or Wednesday, will
be Immediately prepared for a trip to Ma
Mia. She will stay there long enough to
take on an immense supply of ammunition
for Dewey's fleet and to await dispatches
from Washington.
The United States freight steamer Centen-
NAL will sail from San Francisco to-day
States forces in the Philippines. The Cen
tennial will carry one passenger, Mr..
James Recalton, OF the Smithsonian Insti-
tuition, who goes to the Philippines TO col
lect data for the institution.
The Cincinnati creditors Of the National
Fraternal Union, which passed into the
hands of a receiver some time ago, yester-
day announced they had effected a COM
promise whereby the seven-year policy hold
eTs will receive $4,000. The receiVership
will probably be lifted and the other depart
ments may continue business.
Charles f. Runk filed a petition in bank
ruptcy yesterday; liabilities, $275,54. of
which $4,000 is secured, $l35,O42 unsecured
and SIS. 500 notes which ought 10 be paid
by other persons; no assets. He was for
merly a real-estate operator and treasurer
Of the Harlem Casino Company, and a few
$1,OOe,c COO.
A Philadelphia company has placed a
large order with a Reading iron plant for
the manufacture of mosquito bars. The
Philadelphia concern has q contract with
the government TO provide the bars. which
will be used 20 support netting for the SOL
diers doing garrison duty in the new island
possessions. The orders for the bars are
placed in 1900 lots at a time.
Walter Fl. Wilbur. of Clinton, Ia. has
been arrested at New York on the charge
of forgery alleged TO have been committed
on banks in Clinton. Wilbur is also ac-
cused of passing forged checks In South
Bend, Ind, anu Atlanta. Ga. He arrived at
New York several days ago in company
with a young woman from ST. Paul, MINI.
Wilbur agreed to return TO Iowa without
cxtradition.