The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-01-03

G.. Wendell, at Irvington. on the Hudson.
when the proceedings 10 have her declared
insane were taken by him.
Chile is making active efforts to sell to
Nicaragua and other Central American re-
publics, flour. wines. horses. hay, ETC., IN
opposition TO California, and 70 other
countries. Chile is taking this actlon
owing to low freight rates by the British
line of weekly steamers OF the South
American Pacific Navigation Company, ply
ing between Chile and Central America
Chile gives a subvention OF $l0o.vW per
annum to the English company's steamers.
The Observation-Disclosures annual
meeting of the General Society or Mecnan-
les and Tradesmen was held in New YORK
last night. A feature of the meeting was
the reading by the secretary of the minutes
of the fifteenth annual meeting OF the So
ciety, held on Jan. Z. 1900. The minutes
were read from the original minute book
The old record stated that letter OF re-
gret had been received from Aaron Burr
regretting his inability to attend the an
nual dinner and meeting.
Sir Sanford Fleming one of the princi-
Tal promoters of the Pacific cable. has
written an open letter to Hon. William
Mulcck. Canadian postmaster general, In
favor OF a state owned telegraph service
ehgirdling the globe. This is said 10 be
the beginning of a movement TO nationalize
the cable and telegraph cervIce of the Brit
ford says that it would reduce the price
o. mes sages to one-eighth or one-tenth
what ii now costs to q slant British pos
sessions.
The beam pool agreement has been re-
newed for another year. but no change in
the prices ruling for the past few months.
The firms which are members of the beam
pool are the Carnegie Steel Company. Jones
& Laughlins, limited, the Federal Steel
Company. the National Steel Company. the
Cambria Steel company, the Pennsylvania
Steel Company, the A. & p. Roberts Com
pany, owners of the Pencoyd iron works,
and the Passaic Rolling Mill Company. The
rates for the new year are based on sl5J
for beams and channels
1t is said shoe manufacturers are plan
ming the establishment Of a national shoe
company to dominate the distribution of
shoes to the retailers and eliminate the
middlemans profits. r. +. Wolfe, or Co
lumbus, o., is sponsor for the new project
and he has interested twelve of the largest
manufacturers of the East The company
is to consist of not more than twelve houses
manufacturing dissirnilar lines OF shoes,
with a total capital stock of $500 900.
Depots will be esta blished in every leading
city in the United States.
The report of the coroner's inquest into
the Rathbun poisoning mystery, at New
Haven, Conn, finds that the death Of VIII
liam Rathbun was caused by poison put
into the coffee of a boarder. John i. Hart,
by Maria Ann Rathbun, wife of William.
The intention of Mrs. Rathbun, according
to the coroners finding, was to secure The
death of Hart. Jealousy because Of uart's
neglect to her and his attention during the
last few months TO another woman is as
cribed in the coroner's report as the motive
for Mrs Rathbuns alleged act.
The committee representing the 1900 or
1.4O0 striking stemmers at the Continental
tobacco factory, Louisville. yesterday
lodged a formal complaint with General
Manager r. K. Smith, who is in charge
of all the trust factories in Louisville.
strikers demand "a cents per pound for
all stemmed tobacco, one-half hour for
dinner, with the privilege of leaving the
factory, the abolition of the docking sys-
tenn and the abolition of picking stems
from rubbish. Also that the company
| again employ all strikers without excep
| ton.
| Senior Don Fernando Sanchez. who. in
| October, 1900, while officiating as Mica
| raguas minister of foreign relations, was
| sent by President Zelaya as special envoy
| to President Castro, of Venezuela, to ne
| gotiate, as was supposed. a treaty offensive
and defensive, that would bind the two
| governments to assist each other in the
event of a probable war between Colombia
| and Nicaragua, has returned TO Managua.
He has evidently been successful in his
mission, which was conducted with much
| secrecy, and has been reappointed by Presi-
/ dent Zelaya as minister of foreign rela
| tons.
| The will of the late Samuel M. Murphy
| was probated at Nashville, Tenn, yester-
| day 1t bequeathed $4,000 each to his
| nieces Mrs. Nora Kilreath and Mrs. Nancy
| Gardner, and the residue to his wife. A
provision was that should he survive her
| the property should be divided between Mr..
| and Mrs. Thomas ]. Fielder, son-in-law and
| daughter of President Smith Of the Louis
/ vile & Nashville Railroad. The estate is
/ estimated to be worth from two to three
| millions Later in the day Mrs. Murphy
adopted Mr. and Mrs. Fielder. and they
thereby became entitled to all the rights
and privileges Of natural-born children.
| Miscellaneous Sporting News.
/ Tim Donahue catcher of the Chicago