The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-06

Her husband and son had gone to their
work. leaving her alone No clew has been
found as to the murderer.
Mayor Moores. Of Omaha. intimates that
the present board of fire and police officials
Of the city, appointed by himself and the
City Council will not accept the decision
Of the Nebraska Supreme Court by which
the Governor will in the future appoint
the members of the board.
Attorneys for the ST. Louis Fair Associa-
ton yesterday filed a demurrer in the in
junction suit begun by Attorney General
Crow against the association to prevent
bookmaking at the fair grounds under Ii
censes alleged TO be void. They contend
that the attorney general has no legal ca
pacity to sue.
A coal famine is causing hardship at Ak
ron, o. The Akron Gas Company has been
compelled TO close its works and a shortage
of gas adds to the discOmforts The Whit
mOre-RObinsOn Company and other large
pOtteries and the National sewer pipe fac
tories are closed. No relief is promised I'M
til Saturday.
The man and woman detained at Wilson.
y. G., by the police under the belief that
they were Miss Nellie Cropsey and her
companion have been discharged from
custody on information from Elizabeth
City that the woman held could not be the
missing girl Miss CrOpsey disappeared
two weeks ago.
Griffin Mayo, colored, and Frank Strong.
white, both sixteen years of age, were
arrested at Cleveland last night and have
confessed that they were implicated in
the murder of Emil Goodman, whose store
was robbed Monday night. Mayo said
that a third boy killed Goodman, and the
police are after him.
Judge Speer yesterday appointed ]. ].
Rogers receiver for the GAINESVILLE (Ga.)
Crowley Manufacturing Company, also of
GAINESVILLE, on a bankruptcy petition filed
against them by the GAINESVILLE Savings
Bank. The banks officers claim 1t will
soon be able to resume
n. p Clark, Of st. Cloud, Mimi, filed
petition in bankruptcy in the United states
Court at Fergus Falls yesterday. placing
his assets at $780, all exempt, and liabili-
creditors who are largely lumber firms and
banks. Mr.. Clark is one OF the best known
lumbermen in the Northwest.
The mystery of the disappearance last
summer of Robert f. Walsh, of Brooklyn,
at one time an inventor of some prom
inence, was cleared up yesterday when it
was found he had died on July p in Belle
vue Hospital and that his body had been
sent to a medical college. What was left
of the body was surrendered to a son.
Chancellor ]. F. Spence of the American
University at Hartman, Tenn, denies that
a student was tied to a tree, beaten and
otherwise mistreated. He SAYS last Satur-
day night several students threw cup of
water on one student and that was the ex-
tent of the incident. He says the faculty
declined TO proceed against the students
after investigation.
Wednesday midnight three men made a
bold attempt to dynamite the safe at the
Brownell packing house, in Washington c.
H, o. Night Policeman Haggard saw a
stranger and started toward him, when the
rest of the gang appeared and opened fire
on the officer He returned the fire and the
robbers made their escape in vehicles which
they had previously stolen.
AS a result of the threatened expulsion of
a number of students at Western Reserve
University and Case School. following the
IN lob Al
severely haZed, the students of both insti-
tutiOns have Joined in signing pledges to
the effect that all forms of hazing shall
presentation Of the pledge will result in the
abandonment of the extreme measures de-
cided upon by the faculties
AT the Auditorium mass meeting in Chi
cago next Sunday evening which is to be
addressed by w Bourke Cochran a dele
cation will be appointed to visit Presi-
dent Roosevelt to ask the President to use
the influence of the United States with the
British government towards a Just set
tiement of the war between England and
the South African republics. Congress will
be asked TO aid the President in seeking
To bring about settlement of the war.
The Supreme Court in the case of Eli S.
Kulp VS.. W. S. Fleming, error to the cir
cult of Medina county, holds that suit
may be brought in Ohio to enforce the
OF a corporation, provision for which is
made by the Constitution and statutes of
Kansas. Inc opinion Is rendered In a suit
brought by a creditor OF an insOlvent Kan
sas corporation against a stakeholder of
the same who is now resident of Ohio.
Yesterday marked the northumberland
twenty-ffth anniversary of the organiza-
ton of the Phi Beta Kappa fraternity in
America and in cOmmemOratiOn of the
event the Rutgers College chapter yester-
day sent a member. Rev. z. 7. Pochman,
to present to President Roosevelt a gold
key, the society insignia Mr. Roosevelt is
the fifth President who has held member
ship in the society, the others being John
Quincy Adams, Pierce, Garfield and Arthur.
Attorney General Sheets of Ohio yester-
Ohio debenture law. Prior to 1900 the law
Permitted debenture companies to enter the
State on depositing $4,000 with the state
treasurer and an additional amount of %
per cent. of their gross receipts until the
aggregate amounted TO 100000. The attor-
ney general holds that any such company
desiring to enter the State after the la W of
1900 went into effect must deposit $100, 600
at once with the state treasurer.
Wilmer B. Budderow, president of the
COllingwood New Jersey Borough Coun-
ell. was arrested yesterday at his
home in connection with the re-
cent robbery of $500 from the South
Jersey Gas Electric and Traction Com
pany Budderow was acting cashier for the
concern. and was suspended when the
shortage in the companys funds was dis
covered. The technical charge in the war
rant for his arrest is the embezzlement of
S23 50 from the concern, but the Camden
police authorities say the populations may
reach thousands.