The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-06-05
MISCELLANEOUS BREvITIES

The directors of the American Sugar Re-
filming Company have declared a dividend
the quarter. which is unchanged from the
last dividend.
Arbuckle Brothers have made a 10-point
cut in all their soft sugars. The other re-
fneries have not formally made this reduc-
ton, but are said to be meeting ii by tacit
understanding.
Prof. George +. Jewett. of Youngstown.
o., who recently resigned as principal OF
the Raven High School. has accepted the
presidency of Lasalle Seminary for Young
Women, Boston.
The firstremittance of $4,000 for the relief
of the China famine sufferers was yester-
day cabled by the Christian Herald of
New York, to Rev. Arthur II. Smith, of
Tien-Tsin, chairman of the missionary re-
lief committee.
Benjamin Fetty who narrowly escaped
1ynching at the hands of an Infatuated
mob at McKeesport, Pa. for an alleged
assault on the -year-oid daughter of
Thomas Sullivan, was taken to Pittsburg
for safe keeping.
Senator McLaurin, of South Carolina.
last night sent to w. f. Clayton, a promi-
words in length replying TO a request from
him to define the difference between his
views and those claimed by the Republic
ans
The National Association of Master
Plumbers of the United States met in it's
nineteenth annual convention at Kansas
City, Mo. yesterday for a four days ses-
sion. over five hundred delegates from
different parts of the country are I'm at
tendance.
Gascoyne and Jenkins, two of the lore
most English bicycle riders, will reach this
country on Saturday next. Jenkins is the
one-mile champion and Gascoyne the five
mile champion of England and together
they hold the tandem championship. Both
will follow the Grand Circuit.
News of the arrest of Father Amada in
Madrid was received with satisfaction by
the authorities in the City of Mexico who
have spared no pains to apprehend him. He
Mexico 10 stand trial Much sympathy has
been felt for the young girl whom the
priest carried off with him.
A general rain fell over Kansas Monday
night. the fall at some points in central
Kansas measuring one and one-half TO two
inches. Wheat and corn fields that had
been suffering for two weeks from drought
received inestimabe benefit. Near Arcola
high water damaged the Union Pacific
tracks. delaying trains ten hours.
Swift & Co are contemplating the erec-
ton of a big packing house near Fort
Worth, Tex, that will cost in the neigh
borhood of sl.3O0,0OO and be one OF the most
modern plants in the country. Edward +.
Swift and A. r. Fay, confidential man
of the firm. are now in Fort Worth confer
ring with business men of the city regard
ing the venture.
James Petit. general manager of the
Peavy Elevator Company, was suspended
at Chicago yesterday by the directors of
the Board of Trade. The Peavy Company
was charged with understandable conduct
during the corner in May corn engineered
by George II. Phillips. T. III. Peavy. head
of the company, and ID. +. Johnson, sec
rotary, were acquitted.
The funeral of James A. Herne. the actor
took place from his late residence I'm New
York yesterday Addresses were made by
Tax Clubs of America, Augusta Thomas
the playwright, representing the Society OF
American Dramatists. and Milton Mobiles
representing the Actors Order of Friend
ship. After the services the body was re-
moved to Fresh Pond for cremation.
j. l. Whitaker of Labelle county. Kan
sas, for whose arrest the Boston-kansas
City Cattle Loan Company six weeks ago
swore out a warrant charging him with
selling mortgaged cattle, was caught four
teen miles south of Fort Scott. Monday
night. living In seclusion with his family.
He made "A dash for liberty. but was over
taken. Whitaker for many years was one
of the wealthiest stockmen in southeastern
Kansas. and was a leading politician.
The United States Circuit Court of APP
peals at Cincinnati yesterday decided the
plea of Archie Laird 10 reverse the order
of the United States District Court for the
Northern district of Ohio in the Powers a.
whether. under the act OF 1883. giving liens
the labor claims were allowed a preference
under the Ohio statutes. The court re-
verses the court below. finding that IL was
The disagreement between officials of the
Peoples Street-railway Company. of Day
ton, o.. and the employees. which has threat
ened a tie-up OF the two principal lines
of the city. was definitely adjusted yes
terday afternoon. through the efforts OF
the State Board of Arbitration An agree
ment TO be effective for one year was en-
tered into. The company is not obliged 10
recognize the union. though a plan of ar
bitration was adopted.
The Hotel Mems Mutual Benefit Associa-
ton Of the United States and Canada con-
vened at Niagara Falls yesterday in an
nual convention. About 200 members were
present The following officers were
elected: President. w. W. Davis. of Nor
folk Va: vice president. w. Johnson
quinn, of New York. secretary treasurer
] X Blatchford. of Chicago a board OF
directors was also chosen. They will nam,
the time and place Of the next annual meet
ing.
The trial of Richard +. Lopez, formerly
manager OF the Guaranteers and Finance
Company, for conspiracy TO defraud the
Peoples Bank. which failed I'm 1898. began
at Philadelphia yesterday before Judge
Martin. The suicide OF John f. Hopkins
cashier Of the bank. disclosed the fast that
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