The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-06-09
MISCELLANEOUS BREVITIES.

Connecticut capitalists have sent a repre-
sentative 10 the City Of Mexico to investi-
gate rubber lands, and they will probably
purchase lands on the Isthmus of Tehuan-
tepec.
The return in the Molineax murder case
was yesterday filed with the New York
Court of Appeals. The return contains 8 iO5
pages and is one of the largest ever filed
with the court.
An unknown passenger on a Northern
Pacific train became insane and jumped
from the cars at Bosburg Station, Mont
The train was stopped, but the man was
nowhere &c be found.
The following West Point cadets have
been found deficient in examinations and
were discharged yesterday: Third-class
William G. Mortlow and Edward L. Old
ham, Tennessee; fourth-class, Cadets
George, Texas and Goldthwaite Kentucky
The tugboat John A. Heath. OF New York,
sank in Buttermilk channel yesterday. All
of the crew were rescued but one. The
Heath was being towed TO the Atlantic
basin for repairs. and the man who was
drowned was a boiler maker, who was in
side the boiler when the tug sank.
j. M. Thomas. of Cleveland, president of
the Independent Telephone Association and
of the United States Telephone, has ac-
cepted the presidency of the Telephone and
Telegraph Cable Company of New York
city, which was recently formed of all New
York Independent telephone interests.
Albert Volney Foster son of Volney Fos-
ter, of Chicago, has returned to the City of
Mexico from a long exploration of the State
Of Chiapias on behalf of a group of Chicago
capitalists. He reports the soil and climate
suitable for agriculture and labor both
cheap and efficient.
In response TO an appeal from the iron
workers for financial aid. the San Fran
cisco Labor Council has resolved to ask for
contributions from all local labor organiza-
tions. state declarations and the American
Federation of Labor. 1t is estimated that
$4,000 a week will be needed TO sustain the
men now out of employment.
Judge Rufus b. Smith. at Cincinnati yes
terday refused to allow the state treasurer
alone TO disburse the funds of the United
States Debenture Company. The court held
that all funds shall be handled under its d.
rection. This is in conflict with the state
officials who claim the right to handle
funds deposited with the State without ref
erence to the court.
Louis Meyers, alias Williams. a notorious
moonshiner and desperate character. has
been captured at Middles boro. KY, charged
ginia, three men in North Carolina, includ-
ing a United States marshal, one In South
Carolina and the sheriff of Unico county,
Tennessee. Rewards aggregating $500 are
out for his capture.
The new battleship Illinois left Newport
News for Boston yesterday. Her official
trial trip is set for next Tuesday, off the
New England coast. The vessel is in the
hands of a shipyard crew, under command
of Captain Handlon. Capt. George A Con-
verse, who will command the Illinois, was
board, were also several other rep
resentativeS of the navy.
Governor jeff Davis. of Arkansas, de-
clines to become candidate for the United
States Senate, to succeed Hon. James X.
Jones. Governor Davis announces that at
the proper time he VIII ask the people
TO give him "A second term as Governor.
This leaves the senatorial race between
Senator Jones and Ex-Governor j. 2. Clark,
both being avowed candidates.
Herbert Bonslett, aged about twenty
eight years, and married, last night, at De-
troit. lured Teresa Darowski, aged about
twenty years, into saloon, and, after Of
fering her a drink which was poisoned.
and which she refused, shot her several
times in the neck. The girl is in hospital
and may recover. After shooting the girl
Bonslett swallowed the poisoned drink and
died shortly afterward.
A dispatch from Seattle. Wash. says:
THE annual voyage of n government ship
to Siberia after reindeer. according to DIR.
Sheldon Jackson. has been abandoned for
this season. Lieutenant Berthoff who
crossed Russia and Siberia, last year. to
gather a herd of deer, will be left to get
along as best he can until a year from the
coming July. DR. Jackson thinks Berthoff
may starve TO death.
Warren p. Lovett. a citizen of Sanders
Vile Ga, arraigned before United
States Commissioner Erwin at Macon yes
day. charged with using the mails for
fraudulent purposes. He was. put under $500
bond which he gave. According to the gov
ernments contentious Lovett secured goods
under various names in small quantities
mostly IN sample lOtS-anO would sell these
10 his acquaintances at greatly reduced
prices.
The Governor of Washington State has
issued a proclamation calling for an extra
session of the Legislature. TO meet on
Tuesday, June Il. in Olympia. for the
purpose of amending the law passed at
| the recent session of the Legislature pro-
viding that all death sentences shall be
executed az the State Penitentiary. Under
| the provisions of the law il is claimed that
all murderers now under sentence will be
set free under the present act.
c. c. Mccormick. of Pennsylvania has
| received title for a tract of $4,000 acres of
| land I'm the State of Campeche. on the east
| ern Yucatan peninsula. This land was
| bought from Luis Garcia Teruel of the
| City of Mexico. for company of Pennsyl-
vanians. The tract is entirely covered with
| payable timber and the company will erect
Sawmills. As fast the land is cleared IL
! will be put under cultivation y Chicago
! company last year bought three hundred
| thousand acres in the same state.
JOSEF . of Everett, Wash. employed
as ore S.t r by the Puget Sound Reduc-
/ ton c. j. which has headquarters in
| collision with a Montana mine owner I'm
stealing s. 900 from two carloads OF ore. The
ore was sampled by Rice and paid for by
/ the Reduction company on the basis of his
| estimate IL is alleged that the scheme
worked was by sailing a low grade ore TO
more than ten times its actual worth Rice
who declares his innocence. has been re-
/ leased 81. 900 bail.