The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-20
T~ELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

NO HAZING OR FAGGING-The cadets
or the Michigan Military Academy, at
Orchard Lake, have voluntarily and unani-
mously adopted resolutions abolishing haz-
ing and tagging in all forms.
INDIANS STARVING.-Cherokee Indians
are reported starving III the hills near Tah-
lequah, in the Going Snake district, as a
result of the loss of their crops and the
blizzard. They are members of the Netoo-
wah tribe.
MEMORIAL TABLET DEDICATED
The Massachusetts memorial tablet erected
on the site of the prison at Andersonville,
Ga, was dedicated on Thursday. Maj. (.
S. Horton, president of the Massachusetts,
Association of Ex-prisoners. presided.
ACCIDENTALLY SHOT.-At Bert Fox's
home, near Chillicothe, o., a crowd was
beling him in celebration of his marriage
when Ray Miller, aged thirteen, accidental
ly shot David Dougherty in the back with
a shotgun, instantly killing him. Dough-
erty left a wife and three children.
CHARGED WITH OPENING MAILS
Herbert Matney, assistant postmaster at
Wytheville, Va, was arrested Thursday
charged with opening mails. The detective
mailed a decoy letter in which a marked
bill was placed. 1t is charged that Matney
used this money. He was released on 5000
bond.
CANNOT BE LEASED.-Attorney Cen
eral Strang, of Oklahoma, has handed down
an opinion holding that Oklahoma school
lands INC be leased for town-site pur-
poses. This affects the town of Mountain,
located entirely on school land. the town
of Luther and others which are partly on
such lands.
FOR ATTEMPTED BRIBERY-Ernest
Sapoli, former steward on the steamship
La Gascogne, of a transatlantic line, was
sentenced to ten months Imprisonment at
New York on Thursday for attempting to
bride an immigration officer to pass GER
tain immigrants as citizens. Federal Judge
Thomas imposed the sentence.
MISTAKEN FOR FUGITIVE.-Harry II.
ElaiERhman UnC 1rTaGfad Of lam ~ rhn
State of Guanajuato, Mexico. by mistake,
the superstition being that he was the al
legged Los Angeles bank defaulte by that
name. de was released after twenty-four
hours, when his identity was fully estab-
lished. TIL whole affair proved an error.
AMMON INDICTED.-An Indictment has
been found by the grand jury against Rob
Ter, of the failed Franklin syndicate, of
New York. The specific charge is that Am
mon secured from the Wells-Fargo Express
Company $4,000 of Franklin Syndicate
money which, it is claimed, he knew at
the time was stolen money. 5
EVANGELIST ON TRIAL.-Rev. James
"A. Heath, a Baptist evangelist. formerly of
CASTLE, n. Y, is on trial before a council
OF Baptist ministers at Kansas City, Mo-,
or charges growing out of his alleged sur
reptitious obtaining OF a divorce from his
wife, which divorce was set aside last
week. IL found guilty steps will be taken
10 have him expelled from the Baptist min
istry.
PARADE ABANDONED Because OF
the unusual severity OF the weather il has
been decided TO abandon the parade feature
OF the ceremonies attending the breaking Of
ground on the worlds fair site at st. Louis
to-day. The board Of directors and guests
will go TO the site in carriages and perform
the ceremony OF breaking ground. Later
in the afternoon public ceremonies will be
held in the coliseum and a banquet in the
evening.
UNITED IRISH LEAGUE-The provi-
sional executive committee OF the United
irish League OF America, formed by the
Irish ENJOYS - Redmond. McHugh and