The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-17
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

A settlement of the dispute between the
Buffalo Express and the Buffalo Typo
graphical Union, which has lasted over two
years, has been arrived at
The Ohio Coal Traffic Association has
decided to advance the charge for long and
short hauls from the Ohio fields ten cents
a ton, to take effect April i.
, At Belgrade, Mont, Frank Rogers, a
merchant, shot and killed his landlady.
Mrs. Eta Davis, and then committed
suicide. Jealousy caused the deed.
The Meriden Comm Bronze Company is
In financial difficulties. The liabilities are
$211,57S which includes $175,000 capital stock
paid In. The nominal assets are S253,975
The 1900 employees of the Lehigh Valley
Coal Company near Hazelton, Pa, have
been notified of an increase of per cent
in their wages, the increase having gone
into effect Jan. l.
1t was announced at Boston yesterday
that $4,000 has been pledged by one person,
whose name is withheld, to the fund which
is being raised to carry on the work of
Dwight L. Moody.
Rev. DR.. Francis E. Clark, founder and
president of the United Society of Christian
panied by his wife, for his third mission
airy tour of the world. On Jan. "a they will
leave San Francisco for the Orient.
All the leading manufacturers Of mems
and womens wool felt hats in Danbury,
Conn.,, Reading Pa. and other hat CEN
of wool. by agreement advanced the prices
OF wool hats yesterday 20 cents per dozen
on cheap grades and on higher qualities in
proportion.
The statement of the treasurer of Har-
ward University, which will soon be issued,
shows that gifts which were made to the
university from Aug. 1, 1898, to July 81,
1899, aggregated 1,544, 1923. OF this amount
1888, AGO was to form new funds or increase
old ones, and 61,36S was available for i'm
mediate use.
Judge Gibbons declined the application
of the Chicago Stock Exchange to have
dismissed the temporary injunction secured
by 4. p. Leland, of the firm of Ware d
from expelling him from membership on
account of alleged irregularities and con-
nection with bucket shops.
The Canadian superintendent of immigra-
ton has received reports from most of
his agents in the United States and es-
Inmates that nearly IA 900 settlers from the
Republic became residents of Canada last
year. A conservative estimate places the
wealth of these persons at Sz00e,000 Kan
sas and Arkansas supplied the principal
part of the immigrants.
In the British Columbia Legislature on
Monday attention was directed to publ
cation in the Kamloops Standard referr-
ing to Lieutenant Governor McInnis as
bewhiskered monstrosity," and AN obese
and shining tt" The publisher will be
required to appear before the bar of the
House for contempt to representative Of
the Crown.
The directors Of the Northwestern ele-
waited road, of Chicago, have accepted the
amended extension ordinance passed by the
City Council last night and later the COM
pany's bond was filed with the county
clerk The mayor will sign the ordinance
Immediately, thus removing the last OBJ
stacle 10 the completion of the structure
IL is expected that the road will be in full
operation inside of two months.
Lieutenant Howard, who died recently
in Washington, and who was on the Mon
itor during her career, not the sole
survivor of the company OF that vessel
of war. There is still in the service a
former officer OF higher rank than Lieuten-
ant Howard, Captain Louis n. Stodder. of
the revenue-cutter service. who was mate
of the Monitor when she sank Dec. 13,
1852. He is now in command of the anchor
age In New York harbor.
The famous old battle-scarred ship Sara
toga, now the school ship of the Pennsyl-
vania Nautical School. left Philadelphia
yesterday on her annual winter cruise in
the West Indies. Seventy boys. of whom
twenty-five are new recruits. win make the
voyage. The frigate is commanded by
William j. Barnett, under whom are Lieu
tenants A. t. Long and G. s. Stearns
A new assignment to the school ship Is
Ensign Gherardi. son OF Admiral Che
rardl