The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-29
disappointed at the nonratihcation of the


canal except that. while touching the large
cities, it may not bisect them. is what
State Engineer Bond. of New York. will
recommend to the Legislature on or aboul
Feb. L. 1t is probable electricity will be
recommended for motive power.
A verdict of death by accident was rem
dered yesterday by the coroner a result
of the inquest held at Webster Grove, Mo.
over the remains of Henry q. Payne. whose
body was found on the railroad tracks with
the head severed. Mr.. Payne was former
school principal and his family Is one OF the
Oldest and most respected I'm St Louis
The American Devon Cattle Club. COM
posed of a number of representative breed
ers of Jerseys. GuernSeys and brown Swiss
cattle, i'm annual session at Westchester.
Pa. elected the following officers: Pres
ident, A. r. Baker. Beaver Dam. Wis; vica
president. jeremiah Banker. Upsonvilie.
Pa; secretary-treasurer. l.. Il. Sisson, New
ark, y.
After Jan. l the three big -four milling
companies of Minneapolis will refuse to ac-
cept through bills of lading TO London UNI
less there is Endorsed across the face OF
each document words specifying that the
dock charges shall be not greater than Is
Cd per ton. The dock companies have
given notice that they will charge Is Sd
after JAN l.
conference which will affect the future
policy of the Middle-of-the-road Populists
will be held IN St. Louis to-day The con-
ference was called by 10 A. Parker, OF
committee OF the party and will include not
only middle-of-the- readers, but reformers
OF every description who desire 20 affiliate
with the party.
The Cleveland City Council last night,
with only thirteen of twenty-five men,
bers present, finished the trial of the MEM
bers accused of accepting brides. With no
prosecutor present the cases of ID. Ii.
were taken up Within fifteen minutes all
were found not guilty of the charges pre-
ferred against them.
Bidding by sealed letters for the famous
trotting horse, Charley Herr GOD, closed
last night at midnight at Lexington, Ky
Owner David Cahill will open the bids to-
day. This is the first instance where n
horse has been auctioned in this manner.
Charley Herr has won $4,000 in purse
money and Cahill claims to have refused
$4,000 for him.
A lone highwayman held up the Ho.
Springs Junction stage near Hot Springs
Junction A. T., Thursday evening. securing
about $50 from the private express box.
IL is reported that an important consign-
ment of gold dust from mine near Hot
Springs formed part of the booty. The
bandit conducted operations quietly and
disappeared on horse.
A conference of representative clergymen
and laymen was held in Philadelphia yes
terday for the purpose of inaugurating the
movement to suppress vice in large cities.
William Phillips Hall, of New York, chair
the twentieth century national gospel CAM
paign, was present and outlined the general
purpose of the movement.
Congressman James A. Tawney. of
Winona, has formally entered the race for
United States senator to fill the unexpired
term of the late Senator g. h. Davis, or
Minnesota. There are now three active
candidates for senatorial honors-United
States District Attorney Robert c.. Evans
OF Minneapolis. and Gen. Moses +. Clapp,
of St. Paul, being the other aspirants.
A blizzard is raging at and near War
rensburg, Col Cattlemen expect TO lose
ceived from the vicinity of Mount Blanco
tell of an unprecedented fall of snow. Miners
are working on the Colorado and other
mines on Mount Blanco. These miners are
penned in at an altitude OF ii, coo feet and
provisions may become scarce and starva-
ton result.
Warden Hayes, of the Kings County On.
W Penitentiary, has road-bullding plan
tween New York and Buffalo, making a
highway $50 feet wide and 426 miles long
He thinks the work could be done by the
convicts in the penal institutions of the
State, which he believes would prevent
prisoners from growing respondent from
lack of work.
1t is reported in Wall street that interests
identified with the National City Bank OF
New York have acquired controlling H.
terest i'm the Columbia Bank, a State in
stitution. The negotiation for the stock.
IL was said. was carried on personally by
President James Stillman and Mr.. William
Rockefeller, and has been practically con-
cluded, though there may be some out
standing details to arrange.
In a runaway accident about three miles
above Ouray, Col, the Red Mountain stage
was overturned and six passengers precipi-
tated over cliff about seventy feet in
height. Mrs. p. S. Hickey, a passenger on
the coach. received serious and perhaps
fatal injuries. The driver. John Bates. sus-
fai nod ,rnnrl fra n
leg and many body bruises. Other passen-
gers were more or less injured.
President Langhenry. of the Illinois
Bowling Association, announced yesterday
that the entry list of the American Bowling
Congress national championship. to be
bowled in Chicago, Jan. TO IL, was the
largest ever known and that IL was still
growing. Over $1,000 has been received
from bowling teams that have entered for
the championship. Fourteen teams have
entered from Greater New York.
The northwestern branch of the National
Cooperage Stock Manufacturing Associa-
ton met I'm Minneapolis yesterday and con-
sidered prices and grading of stock. Ii was
strenuously denied that any combination
resembling trust was even thought Of.
The proposition to organize mutual in
surance company was favorably considered
Delegates were present from Wisconsin,
Minnesota, Michigan and Kentucky.
The will of w. L. Goldstone was opened
at Des Moines yesterday. He bequeathed
$l4 900 to Hebrew charities, as follows He
brew Orphan Asylum, Cleveland o., 5000;
Home of Aged Hebrews. Cleveland o.,
5000; Home for Aged Hebrews, Albany,
n. Y, $780, Hebrew Union College, Gin
cinnati. o.. $500 Various relatives receive
a total of Sd, 000 and the rest of the estate
$25U,000 goes to Samuel Redstone. nephew.
Lieut.. Gibson. an even money favorite for
the American Derby last summer. in which
race he ran a poor third after having per-
formed brilliantly in Kentucky. winning
the Derby and Clark stakes in record time.
died week ago last Tuesday at Washing
ton Park track, Chicago, after suffering
for several months from the effects of be-
ing fired Charles III. Smith, the owner
at one time refused an offer of $4,000 for
him.
The Road Drivers Association of New
York, through it's executive committee. has
placed itself on record disappearing of
betting on match races held on the Speed
way, and in the future will in no way rec
ognize officially participate in any race
in which there is money involved. The
committee decided that in the future thu:
association shall devote more of its atten-
ton to horse shows and parades and the
giving of matinee races.
President Tiresias Simon Sam. of Haiti,
delivered an impassioned address Dec. 10.
&C precating the efforts of his enemies TO
discredit his government in the eyes of
the United States and other nations. He
said he knew who his enemies were, and
the expiration of his term of Office in 1903
Advices from Haiti say the speech made
an excellent impression, and that the couI-
try is tranquil.
According to the New York World. Will
liam Ill. Post. the alleged mail thief. who