The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-04-19
TELEGRAPHIC BREvITIES.

Seth Lowe, president of Columbia Uni
versity has been elected secretary of the
American geographical survey.
Work on the setting up of the steel con-
struction of the new Auditorium building
at Kansas City will begin on Monday.
Miss Helen Gould has been invited to at
tend the Dewey day celebrations at Chi
cago and has signified her intention of ac-
cepting the invitation.
At meeting of the Western and South
was decided to advance the selling price
Of all stoves per cent
The body of Rufus Wright the Chicago
millionaire, who was shot in scuffie with
a woman, was inferred at Glendale Gem
etery, Akron, o.. yesterday.
Alfred E. Morrison. who was on trial at
White Plains. N. Y, on an indictment
which accused him of killing his bigamous
wife, was acquitted yesterday.
George Dixon. ex-champion feather
weight, who announced his retirement
after Terry McGovern knocked him out in
New York. has decided to shy his castor
into the ring again.
The second annual conference of Catholic
colleges of American and Canada Is in
session at Chicago. Monsigneur Conaty.
rector of the Catholic University at Wash
ington, d. c., is president.
The Peruvian government has accepted
the proposal of the United States for
new Pan-American Congress and has
promised to give the project earnest sup
port whenever requested to do so.
Salvador Potts, one of the best known
civil and mechanical engineers In the
United States, was found dead in his apart
ments at the Technical Club, Chicago,
with a bullet wound through the heart.
The fourth annual dog show of the St
Louis Kennel Club began yesterday and
will continue to the end of the week.
About 500 dogs have been benched. Special
prizes and 5000 in money will be awarded.
The Countess Festetics. formerly Miss
Ellen Haggin, who was reported to have
been drowned by the sinking of her hus-
bands yacht, in the South Pacific, is in
New York city. She was not on the vessel
at the time of the disaster.
A party of eight astronomers, of which
Professor Charles Burckhalter. of Cabot
Observatory. will be member, will leave
Oakland, Cal, on Tuesday next. for Union
Point. Ga. to observe the total eclipse of
the sun, which is to occur May Is.
Reports from the grazing regions of Col
orado indicate that heavy losses of live
stock will result from the prolonged rain
and snowstorm. Ii is estimated the losses
of sheep in the vicinity OF Trinidad will
aggregate not less than 10000 head.
Judge Henry w. Scott has been arrested
at New York and placed under 81 600 bail.
a charge OF appropriating SOS having been
preferred against him by Edward Corning.
a former business partner. The trouble
grows out of a misunderstanding over the
proceeds of a check
The New York booksellers League had
its April dinner last night. The first speaker
was Thomas ]. Vivian. of the New York
Journal, who spoke on THE Making of
Great Daily Newspaper" Josiah G.. Pun
pelly spoke on THE Mission of the Modern
American Newspaper
The Chicago Electric Traction Company
has applied 10 the city electrician for
permit to change its electric system from
the storage battery 10 overhead trolley.
When this change is made the only storage
battery street car line I'm chicago will be
scratched from the map.
President Patten announces that Prince
ton University recently received the sum
of $4,000 by the will of Augustus Van
Wrinkle. of HaZleton. Pa: $4,000 to be used
I'm the erection of "A gateway on the campus
and $4,000 for a registers Office, to be con-
nected with the gateway.
Three scientists comprising the Jessup
Society sent by the American Museum
of Natural History, of New York. TO ex-
plore the unknown portions of northwestern
Siberia have sailed from San Francisco.
They are Norman c. Buxton. an American.
and two Russians. Waldemar Gogaras and
Waldemar Jackelson
The Rev Fay E. Walker. ID. D.. who for
seventeen years has been president OF the
oxford College. Ohio. formerly the Oxford
Female College. has presented his resigna-
ton to the board Of trustees. and IL has
been accepted. This step has been taken
in consequences OF the necessity for rest and