The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-10-30

he was slain by Mexican.
Chicago.s horse show beyan in the Coli
scum yesterday. Inc attendance of specta-
tors and the display of equine beauties
were large.
The Youngstown CO., plant of the Ma
tional Tube Company resumed operations
In full yesterday after shutdown of many
months. The works employ 400 hands.
The price of steel plates yesterday went
from lilo cent per pound to Ia cent, by
agreement among the manufacturers who
have recently been comforting upon the sub
ject
The trial of Edward Ruthver, negro bur-
siar, who shot and killed patrolman Jo-
seph Shipp in Cleveland last spring, began
tured in Indianapolis.
w. s. Saiter, manager of the Chittenden
Hotel. at Columbus o.. has filed petition
In bankruptcy, alleging that his indebted
ness amounts to $4,000 and his assets to
only $3.50
George Smell was arrested at Williams
burg. O., yesterday for dynamiting the
home of Henry Wilson, near there last
winter and killing Wilson's ten-year-old
son. Another arrest is expected.
Octavio Mena. formerly a clerk in the
Office Of the captain of the port, at San
tiago de Cuba, was yesterday found guilty
of the murder, about a month ago, of Col
Favon, of the Cuban army, whom he killed
in a drunken row.
Gus Gardner, of Philadelphia, knocked
out Jack Carrig, of Clean, n. Y, at
Youngstown O., last night in the nine
teenth round by right cross on the jaw
1t was ten minutes before Carrig revived
The men weighed in at 135 pounds.
No news concerning the American ship
Wachusett was brought to San Francisco
by the steamer Gaelic from Honolulu. The
Wachusett has now been out les days from
Newcastle, n. s. W., for Kaihuli, and 80
per cent reinsurance is offered on her.
BENJAMIN ]. IIamm, who gained fame as
the Turkey King of South Water street.
chicago.
afterward convicted in the federal courts
for using the mails to defraud, is violently
insane In his cell at the Dupage county
Jail.
William Whitemore, Robert Campbell and
Charles Blackien, miners, employed in the
Smokehouse mine, at Butte, Mont, We're
dead. They had fired twelve shots and
come up from the shaft, but went down
again too soon afterward.
All cigarmakers belonging to the Inter-
national Union in the factories of the Ybor-
Manrara Company and Arguelles. Lopez
& Bro, at Tampa, Fla, are on strike. The
trouble arises between this union and the
Spanish union, called the Resistancia.
About 500 people are affected
Traffic on the various roads entering La
Crosse, Wis, which was suspended or Sum-
day, has been resumed. The storm was
the worst that has occurred there since
train entered the city for a week. 1t is
believed the damage will reach $10a.0cd.
The jury in the murder case of Henry
Crawford, for killing Wesley. ]. Constant
last May, returned verdict of acquittal at
Chicago last night. The plea of Crawford
was self-defense. Constant had eloped from
st. Louis with Crawford's wife. having
first borrowed the money from Crawford
for the trip.
The French frigates Cecille and Suchet
arrived at Annapolis yesterday and anchor
ed in the Annapolis roads, about six miles
from the city When the vessels arrived
they fired asalute of twenty-one guns. The
guns at the Naval Academy replied. A re-
ception was rendered the officers at Supt.
Wainwright's house later in the day
Frank Pequinney, captain of the Calves
ton baseball club in 1899. and who played
third base for the Wheeling CIV. va club
this season. died yesterday at st. Mary's
Infirmary. Galveston, as the result Of an
operation. He was twenty-five years old.
and leaves wife and two children resid-
ing in Galveston.
Guilty of murder in the second degree
was the verdict brought in last night by
the New York jury before which Arthur
Harris, the negro, has been on trial for
killing Patrolman Robert J. Thorpe. 1t
was Harrfs's unprovoked crime that in
cited the wholesale race riots on the West
Side couple of months ago.
Frank M. Smiley, who with F. Wayland
Brown and DR.. Unger is charged with con-
spiracy to defraud several insurance COM
panies which held risks on Marie Defen-
baugh. was released from the county Jail
Z
5000 was all that was required of Smiley
in spite of the fact that Brown was re-
quired to give bonds in the sum of $4,000
Former Banker i. s. prcyer under con-
vction for withholding S521. GG1 from his
successor as treasurer of the West Park
Board, Chicago, was given another chance
for his liberty yesterJ sy. Judge Waterman
granted the defense leave II prepare a re-
vised bill of exception, setting out that the
bailiff in charge IF The jury which convict
ed the banker mad not been sworn IN before
taking charge of tin. twelve men.
Mrs Sophronia Richie brought suit at
Akron o., yesterday against Charles Baird
and John B. Wright, executors of the will
of the late Thomas w. Cornell, for the
recovery of $500 900 in stocks which she
alleges the executors refuse to turn over
to her, and for 100000 damages. Mrs
Richie alleges in her petition that the will
was prepared without Mr.. Cornells knowl-
edge and that the latter's signature was
secured to it by fraud.
George w. Leitch, the widely known mis-
sionary, injured In the explosion in the
Presbyterian Church at Austin. ILL.,, Sunday
night will recover. His right hand has
been amputated and It is feared that his
left leg will be lost The report that the
explosion was caused by acetyiene gas was
wrong. Limelight apparatus, not acetylene
was employed by Mr.. Leitch in his stereop-
ticon exhibitions and ii was the hydrogen
gas tank of the apparatus which exploded
National Capital Notes.
J. o. Goddard. of Maacie. is at the Ebbitf