The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-29
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IT. that city in future.
The Peruvian government has finally is
sued decree directing that the new Gus
toms tariff shall come into force May /,
1901.
Chief of Police Campbell. of st. Louis.
would not permit the boxing bouss or prize
fights that were scheduled TO take place
last night.
The Holland Society of New YORK mas
received a cablegram from The Hague say
ing that Queen Wilhemina's marriage mas
been set for Sept Z.
Six japanese section laborers on the
Great Northern Railway were struck and
killed by a freight train near Cuiman.
Mont, Thursday night
The British Pacific coast line of steamers
will inaugurate a new service 10 San Fran
cisco, the steamer Guatemala salhnS from
Callao and Port of Limon on Jan. ..
The Chilean Cabinet crisis has ended.
Senior Juan Antonio Orrego has accepted
the premiership, and all the other ministers
have withdrawn their designations.
OF the several exchanges in the New
York financial district only one-the Coffee
Exchange--will be closed on Monday next.
The others will do business as usual
A private telegram received at Atlanta
yesterday from Col \. T.. Buck United
States minister to Japan, says he sailed On
Friday for San Francisco en- route home
Lieut.. Gordon Freeman. aged thirty, late
service in the Philippines, committed sui
eide at Reno yesterday. He was subject TO
fits of dependency.
The Alpha Tau Omega fraternity brought
its seventeenth biennial congress to close
with banquet at Boston last evening. Inc
next biennial congress Will be held In chi
cago. Dec. 1928. 1902.
Vester Griffin, VINO shot and killed
Georgia King ON the might of July 80 last.
was hanged at Danville. Va YESTERDAY;
The execution was successful. Griffln ana
his victim were colored.
James Atkins, his wife Sarah, and Lou
Cunningham were drowned in the Cumber-
land river near Celina, Tenn. They were
crossing the stream in a small boat which
struck snag and sank.
The National Roofers' Association is in
secret session at Columbus, o., discussing
prices. Those in attendance refuse to
state the purpose of the gathering, saying
II is none OF the public's business.
Several large and fine collections of coun-
terfeit notes were recently confiscated i'm
Philadelphia by Secret Service Agent
Griffin. The collection of bogus bank notes
even curios is prohibited by law
The British steamship Homeric, coal
laden. for Mexico. which went ashore
Christmas day Miami, Fla. was
fioated yesterday and is being towed to
Key West by the tug Albert ID. Dewey.
Miners employed al the Black Diamond
Coal Company's shaft south of Springfield.
y
cause John Solomon. fireman at the shaft,
and Peter Solomon, boss driver, refused To
join the union.
Matthew Stanley Quay is at Harrisburg,
Pa, directing his canvass for United States
senator. Senator Boies Penrose is assisting
Mr.. Quay. Next Tuesday evening the Re-
publicans will hold a caucus for the nomi-
nation of a candidate.
Congressman Robert j. Gamble. of Yank-
ton, will be practically the unanimous
- nf no lira phar Of he
South Dakota Legislature for United States
Senator. to succeed Senator Pettigrew,
whose term expires March A.
DR.. John L. Million is very i'll of pneu-
monia. at his home in Springfield, Ill. The
physicians think there is no hope OF re-
covery. For many years he was head medi-
cal examiner Of the Ancient Order of
United Workmen of the United States
A request from the Galveston (Tex)
School Board asking that a contribution
for the rebuilding and repairing of the Gal
weston schools damaged in the recent disas-
ter has been granted by the School Board.
The six children of l.. V. Lacry. a daugh-
ter, aged tours years, son, aged two and
six months old infant. have been burned
to death near Olympia. Wash. The par
ents were temporarily absent from home
A few charred bones were all that was
left
William Pyatt, one Of the four men
wounded in the riot in Riley Grains saloon
at Vergennes, H., Christmas morning, is
dead. The coroner's jury returned verdict
accusing Joe Davidson of the crime and he
is therefore held to the grand jury without
tail.
The threatened strike of the employees of
the Wikesbarre & Wyoming Valley Elec-
trio Railway will not take place, the COM
pany and the men. after several confer
ences, having succeeded in effecting an
amicable arrangement In which each side
made concessions.
At Dayton last night. Gus Bezenah. of
Covington, Ky. was awarded the decision
fourth round of what was TO have been
a twenty-round bout The police irterfered
and stopped the fight, but Wise could have
lasted but short time longer.
BY the close vote of to 6 the Western
Turf Congress decided last night to rescind
the rule limiting racing on Chicago and
St Louis tracks to dates between June 10
and Nov. 10. The old rule allowing racing
between April and Nov. 80 is now in force
as before the last annual meeting
The third contest i'm the struggle for the
billiard championship of the Knickerbocker
Athletic Club of New York was played
last night. The ending had been fore
gone conclusion, but Albro Akin proved an
exceptionally easy victim for Charles Nor
ris. who won by the score of 900 TO 145.
The action brought by Tom L. Johnson
to restrain r. L. Wilson q Co. from carry
ing out an agreement with Pack & Everett.
for the purchase and consolidation of the
Detroit street railroads and for the ap-
pointment of q receiver was discontinued at
New York, yesterday, by mutual consent.
A young man named Mappin IS under
arrest at Pittsfield. Ill.,, suspected of kill
ing Michael Corcoran, wealthy farmer,
of Griggsville. ILL.,. who was found dead in
a field near Griggsville several days ago,
with two bullet holes through the head and
one through the body. Mappin denies his
guilt.
A general strike OF the coal miners of
Nova Scotia is imminent. They demand
Il per cent increase in wages all around
on Jan. / and a further increase OF 10 per
cent next April The operators agreed
cent. but declined to grant the April adj
vance.
The Gas and Electric Filters National
Association of America, a new organiza-
ton, has been launched at Chicago The
object of the organization is TO effect an
amalgmation of the lighting trades so that
internal discussions over trade jurisdiction
may cease and the better interests OF all
be conserved.
to hear the evidence in the suit against
Daniel Keef, president of the Internati onal
Longshoremen's Union. by Patrick j. Nc
Mahon president of the Buffalo Union, for
damages for Islander, has awarded Nc
Mahon $500 damages. Mcmahon brought
suit for $4,000.
Ex-Quartermaster General w. l.. White
who was sentenced to ten years in prison
for completely in the Michigan State mill
tary frauds and pardoned by Governor
Pingree two days later, yesterday paid
fine imposed by Governor Pingree rs a con-
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