The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-01-15
BREvITIES.

Peter F. Dunno Dooley) has so far re-
covered from his long illness as TO be able
TO leave the hospital at Chicago.
Coroner's Blood's verdict in the Fredonia
On. W normal school fire. made public yes
terday. finds that no officers of the school
were criminally to blame for the deaths
of the six students and %janitor.
There were indications at Bellevue Hos
pital. New York. yesterday that the grip
had been checked. Cases were fewer there
than usual. and the hospital had room for
patients for the first time in some days.
Bishop Hartzell, who has been in Amer
lea consulting with other bishops since the
last Methodist General Conference, left
Cincinnati; last night for his field in Africa.
He sails from New York on the Majestic
Jan. %.
The board of trustees of the Central Con-
gregational Church at Topeka, Kan. has
increased the salary of Rev. Charles M.
Sheldon from 81, 200 to. 81, 800. per year. Mr..
Sheldon refused an offer of $4,000 a year
while in London.
The biennial convention of the Hebrew
Sabbath School Union of America was held
n Cincinnati yesterday. The reports of Pres
showed lbs auxiliaries enrolled. Rabbi
Cohn. of Fort Wayne, delivered the an
nual address.
Judge Elliott. of the district court, at
Webster. receiver for the Mississippi Val
ley Tele phone Company. Over $4,000 has
been invested I'm the Twin City plant and
its value inclusive of franchises is placed
at 81, 100000.
The Chicago Council last night passed an
ordinance forbidding splitting on sidewalks.
in public places and public c~onveyances-
The prevalence of grip and pneumonia.
which has become almost epidemic, was
given as reason for the passage of the ordi-
nance.
The Yale undergraduates, at a mass
meeting of the university last night decided
to take part in the inaugural parade at
Washington next March. as suggested by
the intercollegiate committee, and ap-
pointed a mi to consult with the
faculty on the matter and make necessary
plans.
The New York Tribune says: From in
vestigations just completed by Deputy At
torney General William h. Kisselburgh,
representing the state banking department,
IL is believed that the Anglo-American say
ings and Loan Association, with liabilities
of s.. 0I3. 300, 'will pay less than 20 cents on
the dollar
After a search of five years George Lep-
per was arrested at Chicago yesterday by
federal officers on a charge of violating
the treasury laws. He is wanted on a
charge of raising 81 and 81 bills to notes
of s. and so denominations. Lepper for
feited his bail while awaiting trial in the
Federal Court in 1895.
Baroness Won Ketteler, of Detroit. former
ly Miss Ledyard. widow Of the late Ger
man minister TO China. Will sail for Ger
many the latter part of this mont She
will not be accompanied by any member OF
her own family. Her health is now COM
pletely restored and she desires 10 visit her
late husbands mother. who is eighty years
old.
President William s. Warren, In his adj
dress at the annual meeting of the Chicago
Board of Trade yesterday, declared that
the certificates OF grain inspection made
by the authority of the State OF Illinois
were not worth the paper they were writ
ten on, and the system was not only a dis
grace to the State. but a menace TO the
grain dealers and producers OF the State
The City Council of Chicago last night
refused to ADOPT an amendment to the mid
night saoon closing law, making the hour
for closing l am. The vote was sufficiently
strong In favor of the measure. however.
TO insure the passage at the next meeting
OF Mayor Harrison's ordinance repeating
the old law and enact'ng one permitting
all-night saloons 10 be operated under more
rigid police supervision
At High Point, N c.. yesterday a band
OF alleged counterfeiters was arrested by
officers headed by Charles e. Wright. OF
the United States secret service. Those uu.