The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-21
TELEGRAPHIc BREvITIEs.

Secretaries John d.. Long and Lyman ].
Gage left Portsmouth yesterday for WASH
ington.
The funeral of General John A. McCler-
nand will take place at o'clock Saturday
afternoon at Springfield, ILL.,
About 300 journeymen talors employed
by various firms at Cleveland went on
strike there yesterday for higher wages.
Charles f. Foote, of the New York
banking firm of Hatch & Foote, which
made an assignment a few days ago, died
at Oceanic, N. ]. yesterday.
The county seat war in washita county,
Oklahoma, eliminated on Monday night in
the theft of the judicial records from the
courthouse at Cloud Chief, until now the
county seat.
Albert Champion, the French AUTOMOBILE
ist proved the superiority of his machine
at Chicago yesterday by winning the fif-
teen-mile race for tricycles In 20 minutes
AZ 3-5 seconds.
The butchers strike at Buffalo has ex-
tended to include the engineers in Dold's,
Christian Klincks, Sahlem's, Klinck Bros ,
the Michael Danahay Company and the
Buffalo Packing Company.
VIM. H. Hart, of Indiana, has been elect
ed a member of the executive committee of
the National Association of Insurance
Commissioners. The annual session of 1901
will be held in Seattle, Wash.
Captain Blockinger. commander of the
United States naval recruiting station at
Chicago, has received instructions from
Washington to enlist 49, men for service
on the battleships of the Pacific squadron.
The furnaces of the Lorraine co. Steel
Company which have been idle nearly
three months, will be put in blast again
as soon as repairs are made. large force
of men are rushing the repairs to compile
ton.
At Cartwright. KY. Wednesday night
the twelve-year-old daughter of Misty
Jones was shot through the head and in
stantly killed by unknown persons while
sitting in the door at her home. There is
no clew TO the assassin.
A baroniaI estate has fallen to a man who
last week was unloading vegetables in
South Water street Chicago. The mans
name is William L.. ID. Cary, and the es-
tate, which includes an old castle on the
Isle of Mann, is said to be worth $780, 900.
Andrew Van Bibber. formerly of Cincin-
natl, was found dead in bed at Chicago yes
terday. An empty vial of poison was
found by his side. He was reputed to be
wealthy, and Ii is supposed that losses
through grain speculation caused his sui
eide.
AT recent meeting of the directors of
the American Hide and Leather Company
it was decided TO reduce operating expenses
by about $4,000 year. Yesterday 1t was
announced that twenty-three accountants
employed in the New York. auditing de-
partment had been discharged and that the
department had been moved to Chicago.
services IN memory OF the e1gnt victims
of the Salvation Army nursery fire last
Monday evening were held In Cincinnati
yesterday, Colonel Thomas Holland, of
New York. officiating, assisted by promi-
nent Salvation Army officers from all parts
of the country. Among those present were
Major Benjamin Wilson, Lieutenant Colonel
Holtz. Mrs. Colonel Brewer and Colonel
Frank Frence-
The New York syndicate having charge
of financing the German government loan
made an allotment of the treasury notes
yesterday Small subscribers will receive
the full amount of their subscriptions bct
those for a large amount will receive only
a small proportion OF what they asked for
The statement was made that very near the
whole amount would go to subscribers In
the United States.
The glass chimney manufacturers have
made an advance of from to 20 cents per
dozen In different sizes and qualities 1t is
a uniform price list, agreed To by the lead
ing producers forming an association
which has combined 10 maintain prices
The advance is justified. the manufacturers
say, because of the sharp advance I'm all
raw materials, aside from the proposition
agreed to by the manufacturers for an adj
vance in wages TO all employees.