The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-06-19
TELEGRAPHIC BREvITIES.

The condition of John Clark Ridpath, at
New York, is said to be very critical and
without change
A ten-story building on West Broadway,
New York, occupied by several retail firms,
was damaged by fire last night to the ex-
tent of $4,000
David Mayfield and Batty Knob are dead
at Nacogdoches, Tex, as the result of a
fight following quarrel. Henry Thomas
was shot in the leg.
Tex, yesterday for the murder of his
wife July 6, 1899. Spears cut her throat
while she was asleep.
The City Council OF Chicago has adopted
an ordinance granting the Chicago, Mil
waukee g. st. Paul Railway Company the
right to change its motive power on all
lines to electricity or any other force.
Arson Phelps Stokes. jr.. secretary of
the Yale corporation and son of Arson
Phelps Stokes, the New York banker has
accepted the position of assistant pastor
of St. Paurs Episcopal Church of New
Haven.
With q view to political action. a project
that has for it's object the federation of all
the societies in the United States COM
posed Of Roman Catholic laymen is being
discussed in Catholic circles throughout
the country.
Colonel G. w. Mcfarland and associates.
of Honolulu, have been granted a charter
to organize the First National Bank of
Hawaii. which bank will act a govern
ment agent in the payment of Hawaiian
government obligations.
Two of the three rod mills of the Illinois
Steel Company at Joliet, ILL.,, resumed
work yesterday after being shut down for
several weeks Between 500 and 600 men
are given employment. Nearly all DEPART
ments of the steel mills are now running
The third annual session of the summer
school in philanthropic work began in
New York yesterday The school will be
addressed by prominent men and women
in the charity work of the country The
students are from all parts of the country
The annual convention of the Interna-
tional Printing Pressmen's Union opened
at Milwaukee yesterday. According to
President j. III. Bowman the business to
be transacted by the convention will he
of interest to employers as we'll as to the
members of the union.
John A. Fife, who was a partner with
William =. Petty, then conducting the Met
ropolitan Hotel, filed a petition I'm bank
ruptcy in the United States District Court
at New York yesterday. Flies liabilities
are placed at SS70.576 and the only assets
that appear in the schedule are 500 worth
of wearing apparel
The United States government was made
defendant in a suit begun at Chicago yes
terday by the Anglo Provision COMPANY
for the return of $1,000 paid as revenue
charges on borax imported by the COM
pany and used in curing meats for foreign
shipments. The point Is made that the bo-
rax was not used for home consumption.
The International Mining Congress will
begin five days convention in Milwaukee
to-day. Between 1000 and 1900 delegates
from all parts of the Union Canada and
Mexico are expected to be present The
CHIEF work before the convention will be
the formation of a permanent organize
ton instead of the present unorganized
body.
Herman Haarmeyer went home drunk At
"a cotn
his wife and daughter down and was beat
ing them when his eighteen year old son
jumped from bed TO help them Tie father
was getting the better OF his SON when the