The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-08-09
TELEGRAPHIC BREvITIEs.

Wind. lightning and rain damaged New
Rochelle, N. Y, TO the extent of $50 900
Tuesday night
Extensive preparations are being made
for the national reunion of the Army of the
Philippines at Denver Aug. Is to Is.
By the settlement of Bishop Hennessy's
estate in Iowa and Minnesota, which has
just been effected, the Catholic University
authorities at Washington expect to realize
at least $4,000
woolley and Metcalf, the Prohibition can
didates for President and Vice President,
will tour the country in a special train.
None but nondrinkers will be permitted
to run the train.
to be hanged, escaped from jail at Mem
phis yesterday. He assaulted the jailer
at the breakfast hour. dashed from the
prison and made away.
At Palestine, Tex, yesterday w B.
Brooks was convicted of being one of the
principals in the lynching of James
Humphreys and his two sons in Henderson
county, Texas. in May. 1898.
The thirtieth annual convention of the
Catholic Total Abstinence Union of Amer
lea began in Washington yesterday and
will continue until Friday. About 800 dele
gates are in attendance from every State in
the Union.
America has lead of two matches in the
FIRST contest for the Davis international
tennis trophy Whitman and Davis both
winning over the English team yesterday
al LOngWoOd, Mass. Inc courts were wet
from heavy rain.
John w. Havelin has purchased the UNI
expired lease of the Imperial Theater at
ST. Louis at the sale under the deed of
trust held by the Continental National
Bank. The price paid was SIS, 200. The
lease will expire in 1877.
The fftieth annual meeting of the Right
Worthy Grand Lodge of the American
Protestant Association of the United States
began in Philadelphia yesterday and will
continue until tonight. About 800 dele
gates are in attendance.
Reports received from the vicinity of
Shoshone lake are that the fires that have
been raging in Yellowstone Park have been
put out by a heavy rain. Investigation
shows that the loss is not serious and that
travel has not been Inconvenience
Lawrence Y. Sherman. of Macomb,
speaker of the Illinois House, will act as
Governor during the absence of Governor
Tanner for month in Colorado. Lieuten-
ant Governor Northcott and the president
pro tenn. of the Senate Walter Warder, are
both i'll.
Fifty people have left Massillon, O.. for
Oklahoma, where they will take up claims
on government land and establish colony
under plans which have been formed by
labor leaders. Rules will be laid down
TO meet the peculiar ideas of students of
socialistic problems.
The board of control of the Epworth
League of the Methodist Church is i'm ses-
sion at Chicago. Bishop Joyce presided over
yesterdays meeting. Twenty-eight dele
gates were present, representing practically
the full board. Four vice presidents and
treasurer were elected.
Mrs. George L. Sullivan. known as 1.-THE
Angel of the Transports" is dying at her
home in New York. She fell iii on Tues
day last while engaged in the work that
has made her famous, and has since grown
steadily worse. AT the outbreak of the
Spanish war she became a nurse i'm the
army camps of the South. She devoted her
own income to the purchase OF delicacies
and necessaries for the sick.
A man giving his name as George r.
Landers was, several days ago arrested
near El Paso, Tex. and has confessed
that he had borrowed $50 900 from the
Evans-Snyder-B Buell. Company, OF Kansas
City, on cattle that afterward died He
said he took advantage OF the bankruptcy
law In the court at Wichita. Kan a year
ago. and then went into hiding The man
was driving overland from Mexico.