The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-08-16
MISCELLANEOUS BREvITIES.

A. Krautkauer, a commercial traveller,
was shot to death at ~Grandbury, Tex, by
Or. IA Lancaster. who surrendered to the
sheriff and was admitted to bail.
William Pinkston. Forest City, Ark, and
John Marsh, of South McAlester, were
killed about twenty miles from the latter
place by a premature dynamite blast.
At Wheeling. W. Va. yesterday Jacob
injured by the breaking of an elevator on
which they were working. They fell four
stories.
The negro Monroe, who confessed to as
G., was tried yesterday and sentenced to
be hanged Sept. l8. The jury was out less
than three minutes.
President Joseph Ramsey, OF the Wabash
announced that the extension of the Wabash
road through Toledo to Montpelier, o.,
would be completed by Nov. i.
j.. H. Cook. chairman of the allied third
Populist state committee OF Missouri, has
called a national conference of all the re-
form forces, to meet in Kansas City, Sept.
IL, Is and 10.
terday renewed last years labor contracts
for more than one thousand convicts to
work for private persons. The rates are:
F'irst-class labor. $50 a month; second
class, SIT a month.
The pioneers of the L. A. W.. at
Buffalo, has elected the following officers
for the ensuing year: NJ. NJ. Bedding. of
New York, president; c. III. Van Hoon, Chi
cago, vice president; Abbott Bassett, Bos-
ton, secretary and treasurer.
In the opening race at Saratoga yester-
day Mercer, ridden by Cochran, fell. Coch-
ran was at first thought only, to have re-
became unconscious and at 1890 O'clock
last night his condition seemed TO be very
serious.
Vice President Theodore Roosevelt deem
lV hrOnZed from his hnnfinO trim Il, tLo
Rockies, arrived at Chicago Yesterday
morning. He declined to discuss present
political and diplomatic conditions. and at
1880 a. IN. took a Lake Shore train for
Oyster Bay.
Nearly 500 cadets from West Point ar
rived at Buffalo last evening and went into
camp within the Pan-American Exposi-
ton grounds. Col. Charles G. Treat was in
m Yesterday was Red Mems dav
at the exposition. Following a parade exer-
cises were held in the temple of music.
In suits of Lionel Dougherty against the
Big Muddy Coal and Washing Company.
Desoto. Jackson county, Illinois. Judge
Humphrey, in the United States Circuit
Court at Springfield yesterday. entered a
decree OF foreclosure and ordered the sale
of the mines and other property of the de-
PENDANT.
Communication by wireless telegraphy
has been established between Nantucket,
Mass, and South shoal ligntship. and the
system Is working TO the satisfaction of
Commander j. ID. ]. Kelley. who has been
in charge of the installation. Numerous
messages have been exchanged between
Siasconset and the lightship.
Dan Mcleod won a mixed wrestling
match from Charley Wittrner. of Cincin-
natl, at Buffalo last night. Wittmer won
the toss and made the first bout Graeco-
Roman. He won il in 80 minutes. Mcleod
made "A brilliant showing in the catch-as-
catch-can bouts following. winning the first
IN 5:29 and the second in AIS.
Among the Presidents callers at Canton
yesterday was Miss Nina Foutz. OF Zanes-
Vile, whose brother Phineas, a soldier in
the Philippines. is sentenced to be hanged
for the murder of a native girl who refused
10 marry him. An effort is being made IL
have the President commute the Sentence
IL being claimed that he WAS not mento1Ip
responsible when the deed was committed
The first reunion OF writer's and newsna-
Ter men Of the Ohio valley. including The
litCTati OF western Pennsylvania. West
Virginia. Kentucky. Ohio. Indiana and I'LL
during the fan festival, which is TO be an
elaborate affair Among those who are on
the programme are Watterson, Wallace.
| Halstead. Markbreir, Mclean, Taft. Nc.
Rae and others.
Former Senator Thomas II. Carter. of
| Montana. president of the ST. Louis exposi-
ton committee. and former Governor Fran
| els. of Missouri. chairman Of the board of
| directors, arrived al Canton yesterday and
| called on the President. IL Is understood
| they officially requested the President 10
issue a proclamation inviting the nations
| NJ the world 10 participate In the exposi-
! ton. The visitors also presented the Pres