The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-04-21
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS NOTES.

The Arkansas House has passed a bill
appropriating sl,00OOo0 for completion of
the new State Capitol in Little Rock.
Rear Admiral Schley. of the United
States navy, has arrived at Rio de Janeiro.
Minister Bryan gave an entertainment in
his honor.
The President yesterday pardoned Hoyt
Custer who was convicted about five years
ago of embeZzling 5000 of the funds of the
National Bank of Catlettsburg. Ky. His
sentence would have expired in few days.
The San Francisco Bulletin says John L.
Sabin, president and manager OF the Pa
cific States Telephone Company, has been
chosen president of the largest division of
the American Telegraph and Telephone
Company, which has assumed practical
control of all the lines of the United States.
His salary will be $1,000
The coal miners of Belmont Harrison
and Jefferson counties. Ohio, and of Mar
shall, Brooke and Hancock counties, West
Virginia, forming the fifth Ohio Subdistrict,
have been ordered on strike, owing to the
failure of the committees of miners and
operators TO reach a settlement. 1t is
estimated that 5000 miners are affected by
the strike order.
Richard M Jordan. a brother OF Conrad
n. Jordan, assistant treasurer of the
United States at New York. has COM
menced "A suit against Hudson Clarke, of
the brokerage firm of Nj. {. Clarke & Sons,
the affections of his wife, Margaret c. Jor-
dan. against whom he last January brought
a still pending suit for divorce.
The prospectus of the e6O.OOO,Oo0 British
loan was issued yesterday from the Of
flee of J. p Morgan K Co, New York who
announce that their firm, Barring, Magoun
& Co of New York, Drexel & Co. of Phila-
delphia and Kidder. Peabody & Co. of Bos-
ton are authorized TO forward applications
for allotments of the loan 10 the Bank OF
England. The bank announces that e3O-
O00. 600 has already been subscribed for.
The filing Of charters for new oil COM
panies in Texas revived considerably dur
ing the past week. and ten were filed yes
terday, with the total capitalization of 81,
600 600 The total since Jan. 10. 1901. when
oil was found at Beaumont is l32 Texas
ton OF s40410.000. and five outside compan-
les with a capitalization OF s. $50. 900. OF
the Texas companies Seventy-four have
headquarters at Beaumont.
Professor Frederick w. Starr of the an
chronological department of the University
of Chicago. has returned from a visit of
four months TO the barbarous tribes of
the Mexican Indians. Besides bringing
back hundreds of Indian relics he has pro
cured statistics which will be invaluable
in the study of snthropology. He brought
back over 1000 photographs. and with the
aid of a sculptor who accompanied him
he procured 100 busts OF typical members of
the tribes which he visited.
Dr. H. l.. Hurlin. president of Baker
University at Baldwin. Kan, has submit
ted to Secretary Cortelyou and j. l.. Bris-
tow, at Washington: the details for Presi-
dent McKinley's visit to Baker University
during commencement. the first week In
Lure II includes the dedication of the
Fogle gymnasium and astronomical oh
seryatory and the laying Of the corner
stone of the Case library building. The