The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-10-26
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TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

Charles Page Bryan, United States min
lister TO Brazil, arrived at New York yes
terday from Rio de Janeiro.
Art Sims, of Akron. o., and Barney Flu
rey, of Cincinnati, fought ten-rOund draw
before the Abbey Athletic Club at Cincin-
natl last night.
In aid of the Mckinley fund Governor
Yates yesterday issued a proclamation to
the people of Illinois urging them to con-
tribute, both as a mark of esteem to the
late President ana as a rebuke against an
archy.
At meeting last night of the senior class
of the University of Nebraska to whom
is given the right to choose its orator, it
was decided to extend an invitation to for
mer President Grover Cleveland to deliver
the commencement day address next June
w. BOurke Cochran delivered his initial
speech of the present campaign in Greater
New York at a Democratic mass meeting
held at Carnegie Hall last night. Mr..
Cochran, in his speech, arraigned the fu-
sion candidates. He had a large and
thuSiasuc audience.
Prominent members of the Missouri State
Federation of Women's Clubs. in conven
ton at st. Joseph, yesterday evaded a
clash of the sides favOring and opposing a
motion to admit cOlored women to member
ship. Just before adjournment sine die
the convention decided to lay the matter
over until the next annual convention.
Senator William +. Mason, of Illinois,
was the principal speaker at the annual
banquet of the Giddings Republican Club at
Warren o., last night Referring TO the
contest of 1904 he said that Joseph Benson
Foraker was the logical candidate for the
Republican nomination for President. He
predicted that the tariff would be the chief
issue.
Victor O'Brien, the young Californian
who became insane at Chicago because of
the alleged unrequited love for Countess
Frances de CorreaUx, has recovered his
a lawyer Of San Francisco, arrived in Chi
cago yesterday there was trace of in
sanity apparent in the young
The Galloway Cattle Breeders Assoca-
tion of America. whose members are at
tending the annual stock show at Kansas
City, elected Charles Rowland, Rose Hill,
La, president; ]. Reed. Syracuse, Kan,
first vice president; James w. Byers, Lon
Martin, Switzerland, Ia, third vice presi-
dent.
Robert f. Burke, former city oil inspec-
tor of Chicago, under indictment for al
legged ENLIGHTENMENT of $4,000 in fees, was
released on a writ of habeas corpus yes
terday. Judge Dunno, with Judges Bren-
tano and kavanagh acting in an advisory
capacity, held that the fees did not prop
erly belong to the city, and that hence Mr..
Burke merely keeping his own money.
Tommy Feltz, would-be champion, won
from Tony Moran at Savannah, Ga, last
night in the eighteenth round. The men
cut, scientific and fast. Up to within five
seconds of the end of the eighteenth round
1T was either mans contest Then Feltz
sent lightning blows to the point of the
jaw and Moran fell and his seconds threw
up the sponge.
Clark Bell, of New York city. went to
Corning yesterday and examined the ar
ticles found in the possession of William
Curran and William Foster who were cap
tured on a New York Central freight train
Wednesday afternoon. Mr.. Bell identified
the greater part of the articles. except the
quantity OF postage stamps, as having been
stolen from his summer home, near Dun
dee, Tuesday night. The fellow giving
his name as Curran has been identified as a
man named McQuarry, of Watkins.
Joseph f. Sullivan, of Brockton Mass is
dying from a bullet wound said to have been
inflicted by his brother -in-law, Charles w
Morse. q New York decorator. The shoot
ing took place Thursday night, and is said
to be due TO the fact that Sullivan was
giving shelter to Mrs Morse who, with her
band Morse has been arrested. 1t is said
he had threatened to kill Mrs. Morse and
all her friends. The police say that he was
intoxicated when found after the shooting
Counsel for Thomas G.. Barker now serv-
ing a term in state prison for shooting the
Rev. John Kellar, of Arlington, N j. on
Feb. 8. announce that the exceptions taken
by them. at the trial of Mr.. Barker have
been filed with the clerk of the Supreme
Court at Trenton. Should the Supreme
Court decide in Mr.. Barker'S favor he will
be sent back to Jersey City to be tried a
second time. In the event of an adverse de-
cision, counsel will then appeal to the
Court of Pardons for the remission of the
remainder of Mr.. Barkers term. 1t is ex-
pected the appeal will be argued at the
November term of court.