The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-05-10
MISCELLANEOUS BREvITIEs.

3. Necdham. secretary OF the Washing
ton baseball team, IS critically jill with
typhoid fever
T. S. McCIindy in a fit OF insanity. shot
and killed Howard Baker. them killed him.
self AZ Isooaes Ferry. ore.
The jury in the case OF Jackson and
StovalI The alleged Manila 0aJ express
robbers. found them not guilty
local freight on the Frisco road was
wrecked Ct Joplin. Mo. yesterday. En-
pineer Sam Monk and Fireman CLAUDE
Addison We're killed.
Colonel Van Horn. commandment at Fort
Sheridan. yesterday denied story that a
sentry named Cambridge had been slain
By Smith Wheeler. a soldier who was un-
der guard Both men. according TO Colonel
Van Horn, deserted the grounds.
A Rock Island engine was demolished in
a collision with Northwestern Railway
engine, at the crossing OF the tracks in
East Des MOines. Ia. last evening The
Northwestern engine overturned. The
engineers and fremen escaped by jumping.
Both engines were draw wing passenger
trains. but the speed was slow and no one
was hurt
At Springfield. o.. the grand jury yester-
day returned an Indictment against George
w. Thatcher, charged with forging the
name OF the late +. z. Mast to three
which Thatcher claims were given in part
settlement of the claims OF the heirs OF
the Mercer estate. alleged TO have been col
lected by Mr. Mast.
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Hams College held at Williamstown. Mass.
yesterday President Franklin Carter ten
dered his resignation. TO take effect Sept.
/ President Carter has been in poor health
for some time. and there had been rumors
that his resignation would be rendered.
~ committee was appointed to report to
the trustees at commencement on a sue
cessor.
w. L. Royse. a student at the Kentucky
School OF Medicine, Louisville. was stabbed
10 death there yesterday by John Nithers,
colored, assistant janitor at the school.
The crime was committed because Royse
demonstrated with Nithers for being drunk.
The negro escaped after being chased
through the streets for some time by a
large crowd OF Royses fellow-students.
Royse lived at Sharpsburg. Ky.
Prof. j. III. George. of Montreal. has been
elected president CT the Chicago Theological
Seminary by the trustees. The seminary
has conducted under a dual system
heretofore. The controlling bodies have
been the board of directors and the faculty.
The Rev. DIR. George was born and edu-
Gated I'm Canada. going TO Boston for the
finishing of his education. He was pastor
of the First Congregational Church In st.
Louis for seven years. Three years ago he
became principal of the Congregational de-
partment of Montreal College.
An application was made TO the Supreme
Court OF Ohio yesterday for writ OF
mandamus 10 compel Judge Boston c.
Young to permit the publication OF testi-
mOny in the trials OF the men accused OF
the murder of w. c. Johnson. now in
prOgreSS at Upper San0uSky. II. =. Hog
sett. of Cleveland. made an argument in
support of the application, claiming that
Judge Youngs order was In violation OF
Section IL of the bill of rights, which says:
Every citizen may freely speak. write and
publish his sentiments on all subjects, be-
ing responsible for the abuse of the right,
and no law shall be passed to restrain OF
abridge the liberty OF speech or OF the
press The court took the matter under
Amusement.