The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-11-22
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES
MISCELLANEOUS DISPATCHES CON-
DENsED TO BARE FACTS.
Minor Crimes, Suicides, Ruling of
Courts and other Happenings of
General Interest.

night at New York Miss Cast was still lead
ing by two laps, Miss Brandon, of Canada.
being second.
special meeting of the stockholders
of the Illinois Central has been called TO
increase the capital stock in order TO pro-
vide money for improvements and equip
ments.
The channel span of the Ohio Ken
OF the Kentucky river below Jackson, was
swept away yesterday. 1t was 1SS feet
long and had just been completed. 1t was
built by an Indiana company
A Seffert & Co. wholesale tobacco mer-
chants of Detroit. made voluntary as
signment yesterday. The assignment shows
debts aggregati ting N04, 900. with assets, COM
posed principally of trade notes and stock
on hand amounting TO $4,000.
Charles S. Milward, aged fifty-fve,
leading merchant of Lexington, KY. was
found dead on his rear porch yesterday
morning by a servant. He had been shot
through the head, but whether by himself
or by another is not known.
Two old women, Violet Colley, aged
seventh-five, and her niece, Jane Cath Col
ley. who lived alone five miles from Char
lotte, n. c., were murdered, robbed and
their bodies burned on Tuesday. The old
women We're generally reported to be
wealthy.
William w. Brauer, an exporter of cattle,
obtained a verdict yesterday in the SUI
preme Court of New York i'm suit brought
by him against the Oceanic Steam Navf-
cation Company for $4,000 Brauer's action
was for the recovery Of $4,000 for breach
OF contract.
W. F. Feagle, of Fort Smith. Ark, an
expert in cotton and formerly member of
the Arkansas Legislature, was found dead
in a hotel room in East st. Louis, ILL.,, yes
terday. A box of morphine pills and an
empty laudanum bottle indicated he COM
mitted suicide.
Mrs. Toba Geldsberg. after searching
for her husband through Germany for ten
years and spending five years more in the
quest in the United States, located him in
Peoria. yesterday, and had him arrested
for alleged bigamy. She spent large for
tune in her travels.
The National Hardware Association met
at Richmond Va, yesterday, President
John Brindle. of Pittsburg. in the chair. A
presented to Mr.. Brindle by First Vice
President Schaplegh, of st. Louis, on be-
half of the association.
Senator Thomas c. Plat met his associ-
ates on the finance committee of the United
States Senate, Senators Nelson w. AID
rich and Orville III. Platt in New York,
yesterday. and had a long conference with
them. Senator Platt refused to say what
matters were considered
1t was announced at the New York Yacht
Club last night that an association had
been formed to construct a yacht to COM
pete with the Columbia in preliminary races
to decide which will represent America In
the coming international races with Sir
Thomas Liptons Shamrock H.
Judgment was entered at Cincinnati yes
terday for $1,000 in favor of ex-Judge Fay
cite Smith against Lillian Blauvelt. the
singer, for money advanced to Miss Blau-
welt by Judge Smith for her musical edu-
cation when she the wife of Royal
Smith. his son. They have since been di-
vorced.
Frank w. Stout. head engineer at the
Wabash Coal Company's mine at Dawson.
ILL.,, shot and instantly killed John Wilson.
a miner employed by the company, yester-
day. The killing was the result Of an
argument last Tuesday night. Stout made
his escape and is being traced by blood
hounds.
Labor troubles that have been smoIdering
for some time at the Plano Harvester
Manufacturing Companys plant, at West
Pullman. H., eliminated yesterday in a
lockout of 900 workmen. Notices have been
posted announcing a suspension of work
for an indefinite period. The plant was
shut down last July, but work re-
sumed again the day after election.
About TWENTY-FIVE of the largest manu-
met in New York, yesterday, to agree on
a price list for year and to talk over the
high rates which are being demanded by
the leather combination for the raw ma
terial. 1t was agreed that higher prices
would have to be obtained for the finished
betting in order to insure a profit.
A sensational affidavit made by Charles
w. Lapp. a member OF the Cleveland City
Council. was made public yesterday Coun-
Gilman Lapp swears that Councilman White
told him that 1.-THE gang. meaning certain
members of the Council, received s.. 900 for
their votes on the police alarm contract.
and intimated that 5000 more was to be
paid for their votes on a contract for the
new city fire alarm system.
Henry Roll, a student at Drew Theologi-
cal Seminary, at Madison, n. j.. was sent
TO his home in st. Louis. yesterday, under
guard Roll had written 10 President
Butts, of the Drew Seminary, and to sew
eral of his fellow-students, of his intention
to commit suicide, and it was decided to
send him home In one of his letters.
Roll Enclosed his will, leaving all his per-
scnal property to his roommate.
Mrs Marie wilmerding daughter of the
late Vanderbilt Allen and a granddaughter
of Commodore Vanderbilt made her stage
debut at New York Tuesday evening at
charity entertainment given by the Column
bus Catholic Club at the Lenox Lyceum
She appeared in humorous sketch entitled
1.-THE Gold Brick" which was written for
her. She plays the part of a country
maiden.
A check for $4,000 has been mailed from
New York to Governor Joseph d. Savers
of Texas, to be applied to the aid of the
children who lost their parents in the Sep
TENDER storm which devastated Galveston
1t is the offering of the newspapers owned
by w. r. Hearst, and representing the pro-
ceeds of the Galveston orphans bazaar
held in New York and the gift of friends
OF the sufferers from the disaster.
A committee consisting of thirty-five
members appointed by the last Iowa Legis-
lature to locate the positions of the Iowa
regiments in the rifle pits during the siege
of Vicksburg left Chicago last evening for
the South. Among the members are Col
j. w. Garner. Twenty-ffth Iowa Infantry
Lieutenant Frank Critz, Thirtieth Infan-
try; Captain Charles A. Lucas, Twenty
fourth Infantry, and Lieutenant Mahlon
Head, Tenth Infantry.
In the United States Court at Buffalo
yesterday the jury in the case of William
Zimmerman, of Chicago, charging con-
spiracy against his brother, c. d. thinner
man. of Buffalo, his wife and DR.. w. Put
nam, returned a verdict of mo cause Of
action" The plaintiff sued for $4,000 dam
ages for the alleged aliena ton of his wife's
affections. He alleges that by conspiracy
on the part of the defendants his wife was
induced to abandon him and go to Norway
with her child.
At meeting of the German Holy Land
Society in Cologne yesterday the president
called attention to the growth OF German
influence in Palestine since Emperor Will
iam's visit. German Catholics in Pales-
tine, he said, mo longer recognize
Frances protectorate over Catholics in the
Orient. but have placed themselves under
German protection" He announced that
Catholics in Germany had raised 10000
marks for the church to be erected in the
Holy Land on the site presented by EN-
peror William.
al New York with a lawyer named Zeimer
and ofharS in conpeCffop with Tho ssdfvoroo