The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-08-02
MISCELLANEOUS BREvITIES.

The steam yacht hanawha, with General
Wood and family on board, left New YORK
quarantine yesterday Tor a cruise along
the coast of New England.
Secretary Of Agriculture James Wilson
arrived II Lincoln, Neb., late last night.
His mission is to inspect the crop condi-
tons, especially in the corn belt.
Oliver Mitchell, a prominent young man
of Rockford, Ia, was accidentally shot in
the back by a comrade at Mason city, Ia.
during a sham LATHE yesterday and died
soon after.
John f. Carroll, deputy leader of Tam
many Hall, arrived at New York from
England yesterday. He said he did not
know when Richard Croker would return
to New York.
Mayor Tom L. Johnson, of Cleveland. is
in New York. Il am here to see my mother,
attend TO some personal business and look
after some affairs OF my brother, who died
recently" he explained. Il do not expect
to see or talk with any politicians and have
nothing to say politically"
At Sandusky, O., Mrs. Josephine Dash
ault, wife of Capt. d. A. Dashault, one of
the most prominent men in the city, saw
her husband coming out of Ritter's saloon
and immediately, wrecked the place. Armed
with bricks and stones she Carrie Ma
tionized" the front and the glassware of the
saloon.
At the Boulder. Col, quarter centennial
celebration, during the firing of a salute
by the Chafee Light Artillery, of Denver.
Corporal H. V. Palmer, who was assisting
in working one OF the pieces, was fatally
SDOl, ItCtlNlnS the lull Cnd1ke at a dis
lance of only a few feet. He stepped in
front of the gun just at the moment of its
discharge.
Thomas NJ. Scott. railroad financier and
millionaire, was before Judge Bell in the
Superior Court, at Boston, yesterday, seek
ing 10 obtain an order of release from the
Charles-street Jail, where he has been
confined since Feb. Is last for the alleged
failure TO meet two notes said TO be due
Micah L. Clarke. amounting 10 s.. 1000. Mr..
Scotts lawyer held that the imprisonment
Wa = I'M -aa Cnnnhla Tho nattffon for ra1aoc SO
was denied.
The quarter centennial anniversary of
Colorado admission into the Union was
formally opened at Colorado Springs yes
terday at noon by the unwilling Of a statue
OF Zebulon Montgomery Pike, who discov-
cred the peak that bears his name. Mayor
John Robinson and General William Palm
er delivered commemorative addresses in
the presence of 5000 people. Great prepara-
ton nave been made to receive there Theo-
dore Roosevelt this morning.
The ships of the North Atlantic squadron
have established another worlds record i'm
the matter of coaling ships. Up to the time
the squadron visited Pensacola the British
armored cruiser Adriane, OF the channel
feet. held the record by taking on board
203 tons of coal within one hour. The Kear-
sarge, the Alabama and the Massachu-
sets each broke this record at Pensacola
by the. following figures: The kearsarge,
% tons OF coal in one hour; the Alabama,
'' tons. and the Massachusetts, the ex-
traordinary amount of PAS tons in one hour.
II was announced at Buffalo yesterday
that the statue of Frances r.. Willard 10
be presented by the State OF Illinois to the
national Capitol at washington Will be
modelled BY Helen F.. Mears. of Oshkosh,
Wis. the state board of commissioners be-
ing unanimous in their desire that she
should be intrusted with the work. For
two years Miss Mears studied with
Augustus St. Gaudens and has been his as
sistant in serious work In his New York
white marble and the work upon il will be
pushed with all possible prOmptneSs.