The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-11
TELEGRAPHIC BREvITIES.

The Produce Exchange Trust Company,
of New York, which suspended on Dec. Is,
resumed yesterday.
John Bryant, Green Bryant and William
Battey were killed by falling rock in mine
No. s. of the Ashland (Ky) Coal and Rail-
way Company.
The first battalion of the Fifteenth In
fantry, Colonel Edward Moale command
ing, arrived at Plattsburg, N. Y, from
Nuevitas, Cuba.
Lloyd Lowndes for four years the Repub-
lican Governor of Maryland, yesterday sur
rendered the executive chair to John Wal
ter Smith, his Democratic successor.
Captain Cregan. of Princeton Univer-
sity, Announces that picked team from the
regular crack team will be taken to Paris
next summer to compete in the Olympic
games
The steamer Indian is loading $50 tons
of hay at New York for the United States
army in the Philippines. The steamer Mon
tauk recently sailed with 800 tons of hay,
also for Manila.
Leroy Payne, one of the oldest livery
stable proprietors in Chicago, has filed a
petition in bankruptcy. asking to be re-
lieved of an Indebtedness of S1S9,000 He
states that he has no assets.
Colonel George W. Moses, president of
the First National Bank of Boston, has
been named by Controller of the Currency
Dawes to be permanent receiver for the
Broadway National Bank of the same city.
Hooking Valley roads will result in the
building of new docks in Toledo for the
united roads They will cost about 1000,-
600. They will be the largest soft coal
docks on the great lakes.
Willis Rosser the medical student who
shot Frederick Slater, of Railway n. J.,
in Madison-square Garden, n. Y, on the
last night of the six-day bicycle race has
been discharged from custody, Slater fall
ing TO appear against him.
I'm
the representatives of number of prom
inent Photographic supply manufacturers
organized themselves into an association, to
be known as the Photographic Manufacture
erS' Association of New York
On the plea that modern hotel apart
ment building is becoming the bane of resi-
dent districts, an ordinance will be intro
duced in the Chicago Council next Monday
night providing that the height of these
structures be limited to four stories.
The English Privy Council will go to Os-
borne, Isle of Wight where the Queen
is now residing, on Thursday. The meet
ing of the council will be a purely formal
function for the purpose of fixing he
date for the reassembling of Parliament.
L. III. Severance, formerly treasurer of
the Standard Oil Company, has given $780,.
600 to Oberlin co. College. The money
will be used to erect and equip a chemical
laboratory. Mr.. Severance also donated the
ground on which the building will stand.
years. has secured judgment at San Fran
cisco against Joseph Boardman, million
aire aged seventy-three years, for breach
of promise of marriage. She sued for
100000. The amount recovered is not
known.
Alex. McCord, cattleman, was arrested
near Springfield. Kan, on a warrant charg-
ing him with killing Austin Davis. The
murdered man was found in his own pas
ture on Thursday night. with a bullet hole
through his head. Davis was a well-known
cattle man.
The Ohio Wool Growers Association yes
terday adopted resolutions protesting
against the commercial treaty with the
Argentine Republic in so far as 1t affects
the wool industry. and appointed a COM
mittee to go to Washington to oppose the
ratification of the treaty.
The resignation of Hon. J. p Bradbury
chief justice of the Supreme Court of
90, who is to be counsel for the National
Salt Company. was accepted by Governor
Nash to-day, and Hon. w. u. Davis. SUI
preme judge-elect, was appointed to I'LL the
unexpired term, ending Feb. 3.
Steel rails tied across the track wrecked a
passenger train on the Illinois Central near
Hopkinsville. KY. Tuesday. Price Gray