The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-02-12

nounced that he has accepted the challenge
issued by Joe Choynski. The contest will
take place at the Louisville Athletic Club
on March 9.
Richmond and Muncie played the first of
the league series of polo games at Muncie
last night before 5000 people. The score
was a tie, 4 to 4.
surance department. the Manufacturers
ana Merchants Mutual Insurance Com
pany. OF Rockford, passed into the hands
OF a receiver yesterday. Total liabilities,
$4,000; assets, s35, 600.
According to the annual statement of the
Peoples Gas Company, of Chicago, last
year was the most prosperous in the his
tory of the corporation. The statement
showed earnings of 7sS per cent. on the
capital stock of SIS, 000,000.
John F. Kerr and Alfred l.. Foley were
arrested, yesterday, on the charge of en-
bezzling $1,000 from Fleming II. Revell q
Co, book publishers, at Chicago. Both men
confess to the crimes with which they are
charged and to other offenses.
This will be a critical week in Delaware
senatorial fight. 1t is expected the ma
tional administration will formally urge the
Republican legislators, probably by request
from the national committee. to elect two
republican senator's, without specifying
who they shall be.
chequer notes were the subject of cable
negotiation between bankers In New York
and London yesterday. The Western Ma
tional Bank notified customers that the
notes could be purchased around 911a and
offered TO negotiate bids.
Pearl Newman, who killed Actor McCau-
ley, Perry Peyton, Thomas Mcintyre,
James Myers and Ben Higginbottom, who
escaped from the Huntington, w. Va, Jail,
last Wednesday, were arrested at Indian
Fields, KY yesterday. They agreed to re-
turn TO West Virginia without acquisitions.
Mrs. A. Houghteling, of Scranton, Ia,
has refused to allow her daughter to be in
structed in physiology in the public schools.
She is a believer in Christian Science. The
principal will not allow the daughter to at
tend unless she takes this branch of study
and the mother will take the matter TO the
courts.
Arthur j. Van Kuran. Salt Lake treas
urer of the Oregon Short-line Railway, has
been removed from duty. The auditor of
the road has gone over his accounts for the
past six months, and il is said there is a de-
fciency. Mr.. Van Kuran says If there are
any discrepancies they are only unim-
portant errors.
At the weekly meeting yesterday of the
Presbyterian ministers of Philadelphia
the ministers adopted a petition to the
management of the Pan-American Expo
sition, asking that the exhibition be closed
on Sundays. This action was taken in COM
pliance with a request made by the Amer
lean Sabbath Union.
The trial of Sam Moser. of Picking, ILL.,,
charged with numbering his wife and three
little children, began yesterday afternoon,
in the Tazewell county Circuit Court, Judge
PeterDorough presiding. Moser claimed that
persecution by the Amish Church, of which
he was a member, caused him to commit
the deed. The defense will plead insanity.
Incorporation. papers for the Chicago
Automobile Transportation Company, with
a projected capital OF SIS, Oo0,000, to install
transportation lines throughout the city.
employing 3S electric buses and $50 cleo
trio cabs, are in course of preparation.
The capital has been largely subscribed
by owners of Chicago office buildings AMI
department stores.
The public relations committee of Hart
ford Comm Public Theological Seminary
recently sent letters to the Y. NJ. c. AS
Of American colleges and universities ask
ing for as to the religious con-
dition in these institutions. Out OF sixty
five institutions reporting, in only five does
the religious prospect seem less encourage
ing than formerly.
William Randolph shot and killed Spike
Sullivan, a squaw man. near Rainy Lake
City, MIMI, yesterday. Randolph is q
United States mail carrier and was at
tack while or his route by Sullivan and
shot twice. through the side and cheek. He
got his shotgun and blew off Sullivan's
head. The shooting was the result of a
grudge.
A Swiss government loan was rendered
or the New York market yesterday. The
offering consisted Of 4 per cent. railroad
federal annuity bonds of the Republic of
Switzerland, not redeemable until Dec. i,
1920. The loan was authorized by act of
the Swiss Federal Assembly and takes the
form of coupon bonds of $50 each, with
interest payable ~semi-annually. The total
issue is SIS. 600. 600.
An attempt was made to assassinate g. j.
Mclean, proprietor of the Catching Hotel,
OF London, Ky. McLear was acquitted in
the Circuit Court Saturday for the killing
or his negro porter a few months since.
and the negroes were very much incensed
over his acquittal. 1t is supposed some
negro fired the shot, which missed McLear
only a few inches. while he was sitting
near the front window in the hotel office.
Among the passengers who arrived at
New York yesterday on the steamer Ponce
from Porto Rican ports were l.. s.. Rowe, I
member of the commission TO revise ano
compile the laws OF Porto Rico: Vincentc
Bilbas, w. Borda, 1r., and Freeman Hal
| stead, who are the commissioners appoint
eG by the recent meeting, held in opposi
tom TO the Hollander revenue bin, to 50
&c Washington 10 petition Congress not 10
approve the measure
officials OF the United States Express
| Company will not state the amount Sc
cured by the robbers at Manila. Ia. on Sat
urday night, but they say il has been
greatly exaggerated. There Is no denial that
there was fully $4,000 in currency In the
safe. but the bank drafts and other paper
secured would be worthless to the thieves.
Hayes was released yesterday. but jackson
and Styal We're held and will have their
preliminary hearing to-day.
| Judge Lacombe, I'm the United States
: Circuit Court At New York yesterday