The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-10-21
TELEGRAPHIC BREvITIES
MISCELLANEOUS DISPATCHES
BOILED DOWN TO BARE FACTS.
Domestic Crimes, Casualties, Political
Notes and Court Decisions, and
Items from other Lands.

A. w. Lee, of Chicago. Dowieite deacon
from Crestine, visited Mansfield, o., yes
terday. and was taken in charge by the
police at the depot.
United States Judge Thompson. at Gin
cinnat, has confirmed the sale Of the
Detroit & Lima Northern branch to Mr..
Strong. at the price of 100000.
An officer of the New York Yacht Club
is authority for the statement that new
boat will be built to defend the Americas
cup. and that the Herreshoffs Will be the
builders.
The Greek cruiser Narvachos Miaolulis.
which has been anchored off the Boston
navy yard for the past ten days, sailed Tor
Bermuda yesterday morning on her home
ward journey.
The Southern Association Of Baseball
Clubs was organized yesterday. The fol-
lowing cities were represented: Chatta-
nooga, Nashville, Memphis. Shreveport,
New Orleans and Birmingham.
The Supreme Court of Illinois has sus-
tanned the lower court in finding former
Banker +. s. Dreyer, of Chicago, guilty
OF withholding from his successor In or
flee $780, 600 of West Park Board funds.
Harry II. Stewart. accused of infanticide.
arrested In New York on complaint from
Cleveland, o., signed a waiver yesterday
admitting his identity and was sent back
to Cleveland in charge of an officer from
that city.
Captain Elmir E. Wing, manager Of the
Welsbach Lamp Company, of San Fran
cisco, committed suicide yesterday by In
haling gas. Business troubles caused him
to take his life. His wife and daughter
reside In Delaware, o.
At meeting of the stewards of the New
York Jockey Club the license of Jockey
Spencer was revoked. The stewards pres
ent were August Belmont, j. n. Bradford,
James Galway, #. r. Hitchcock, James r.
keene and Andrew Miller.
Manufacturers of cottonwood lumber
met in Cairo, ILL.,, yesterday Prices made
at Chicago on the I'd inst. were reaffirmed.
Stocks were found to be exceedingly short
and future logging operations not promis-
Ing, owing to unfavorable weather.
AS soon as the news was received at
FL Paso Of the destruction of the village
of Guadalupe, Mexico, by cloudburst, a
committee Immediately raised a sum of
money, and this, with several wagonloads
of supplies, were sent to the suffers.
Fire in the Irvine wareroom Of the McCor-
mick Manufacturing Company Blue, Island
avenue and Leavit street, Chicago, caused
$4,000 damages yesterday. The blaze
started from lighted cigarette, which
had been thrown into pile of waste.
The appointment by President Diaz Of
Rafael Rebollar as attorney general of
Mexico, is officially announced. Mr.. Re-
bollar has held the position of Governor
of the federal district for some time and
is well known throughout the republic.
Adolph Mahaney. who is charged with
LANES Ferry, Mo-, in 1893 and who evaded
the law for several years, was taken to
st. Louis yesterday from Wonton, I. T.,
and lodged in Jail for safe keeping until
his trial.
William c. Whitney and James r. Keene
have each placed a consignment of ten
horses on board the steamship Minnehaha,
which sailed from New York yesterday.
They will carry the Whitney and Keene
colors to victory, it is fondly expected. at
the English meetings.
Judge Neelin, in the Municipal Court at
Milwaukee. has rendered his decision in
the OsteOpathy case finding Sven A. l..
Thompson, an osteopath, guilty of unlaw
fully assuming the title of doctor" The
suit was instituted by the State Medical
Board and was a test case. The case will
be appealed
The Galveston fire department yesterday
tegan the work of burning the immense
drifts of wreckage of the hurricane OF
Sept. s. Hundreds of bodies and thou
sands of dollars worth of valuables will
be thus cremated. 1t is considered the
only practicable way of clearing up the
city. The work is expected to be finished
inside of a week.
Much uneasiness is felt over the suspi-
cious actions of Chief Chitte Harjo and
the band of Creek Indians in the Creek
nation. Indian officers have been sent to
the scene to make investigation of the
reported rebellion. The Indians are said to
be holding council of their own In def
ance of the laws of the Creek nation and
trouble is feared.
One thousand dollars was paid for the
yearling bull knights Valentine at the
closing sale of blooded short-horn cattle
at the annual fancy stock show in Kansas
City yesterday. He was bought by Il.
Tabst, of Dover, Kan. He was bred and
owned by G. Z. Ward. of Hawarden. Ia.
and has a pedigree traced to Sempstress,
imported by j. l. Davidson in 1881.
Joe McGinty. which, he says, is the cor
rect spelling of his name, the great pitcher
of the Brooklyn club, is at Springfield.
his old home, and pitched in a game there
yesterday against Breitenstein, of Cincin-
natl. McGinty has decided to retire from
base ball permanently, and will leave
Monday for McAllister, Ind. T., where he
will join his family and engage in the
foundry business.
Simon i. Morris. who was arrested ct
Chicago on Friday night, charged with
plotting to kill John w. Gates. former
president of the American Steel and Wire
Company and William G.. Crimson. general
manager of the Kansas City & Southern
Railroad Company, and carrying concealed
weapons, was arraigned in Police Court
yesterday Owing to Morris's nervous con-
dition, he was granted continuance till
Oct. so.
Surrogate Thomas of New York. has
signed an order fixing the value or the
estate of the late Theodore A. Havemeyer
for inheritance tax purposes. He finds that
the value of the personal property subject
to taxation is 81, 765.9S1, the indebtedness Of
Mr.. Havemeyer being sl,oi6,6S0 OF that
amount $500, 1852 is TO be deducted from the
81 765 9S1, leaving the total taxable estate
$3.50 O1S The share of Mrs. Emily Have
never, widow of the decedent, is fixed at
s2S9 672, and of the children $64,31 each.
inspectors James Stockley and James
ord II -a6 in,
New York yesterday to take back to Eng
land Julian Biddulph Arnold, second son
of Sir Edwin Arnold. He is wanted on a
charge of embezzlement. The amount
named is $12500, but reports have it that
1t is more. Arnold fled from England early
this year. Last May detectives arrested
him I'm San Francisco. He left that city
with a United States marshal yesterday
for New York.
National Capital Notes.
The President has granted pardons in
oil the of restoring