The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-06-25
MISCELLANEOUS BREvITIES.

A national convention of the advocates
of good roads is to be held in Buffalo on
Sept L. II and 49, and Good Roads day
will be observed at the Pan-American ex-
position.
St Andrew, the valuable thoroughbred
stallion and sire OF some of the best horses
OF the turf is dead at Rancho del Paso.
Cal. from rupture. st. Andrew was valued
at s25000.
DR.. S. Weir Mitchell novelist and physi-
clan, and mis- wife and daughter have ar
rived at San Francisco on the steamer
China from a trip around the world.
Among the other passengers on the China
was S. B. Elkins, jr., of West Virginia.
Dr.. Ira a. Priest. president of Buchtel
by the trustees to-day. He refuses TO give
reasons for his action. but is understood
10 be dissatisfied with conditions generally
st the college. He was elected four years
ago.
A report to the effect that a gasoline
yacht. the Charles Edmond, was sunk in
the Mississippi of jefferson barracks. dur
ing a storm Sunday night and that twenty
to be untrue. The yacht reached st. Louis
yesterday.
Enrique Muller one Of the wealthiest and
most prominent citizens of Chihuahua.
Mexico, was accidentally shot and killed
yesterday. He had dismounted from his
horse and n servant was taking his pistol
from the saddle when it was discharged,
killing Muller instantly.
WIFI j. bryan was given an
reception yesterday in the private office
of Norman i. Mack. of the Buffalo Times,
with whom Mr.: Bryan is staying as a
guest while in Buffalo Last evening Mr..
Mack entertained Mr.. Bryan at Alt Nurem-
bourg in the Pan-American grounds.
Lightning struck the Ashland (Wis.) cigar
and tobacco mandatory, yesterday, and
caused damage TO the extent of s.. CO.,
Thirty employees were knocked from their
seats. Mrs. A. Johnson, a resident, was
struck by lightning while holding her baby.
She may die The child was not injured.
After forty years OF service in the Chi
cago fire department. William III. Musham
has become its chief. His promotion from
first assistant ire marshal 10 marshal was
given TO him last night when Mayor Harri-
son sent his name to the Council, and his
appointment 10 succeed Denis Sweenie was
confirmed.
While the towboat Princess OF Wheeling
was passing up the Ohio river near Van
port. Pa. Sunday evening she was struck by
a windstorm and sunk I'm ten feet of water
The cabin and stacks were carried away
and the boat is badly wrecked. The owner
Capt T. NJ. Garlicl. and four men escaped
on a small boat. She was valued at $, 600
The work train of the National Good
Roads Association yesterday unloaded its
tools and implements in the extreme east
ern section OF Louisville and in the after
noon began the work OF building an ideal
good road The experts who accompany
the train were met by the city officials
IN charge OF construction and were given
a warm welcome.
rainfall approaching a cIoudburst
caused at least $4,000 damage 10 New Der
lin. y. y. Saturday night. Rain had been
falling some hours and finally came down
In great torrents. A reservoir a mile west
OF the village gave way and its contents
near here rode ahead warning people or the
danger and they vacated their houses. Two
buildings were swenf away