The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-11-06
TELEGRAPHIC BREvITIES.

Peter Maher has signed articles 10 box
Jim JeffOrds, Of California, next Friday
night before the Eureka Athletic Club, Bal
timore, in a ten-round contest.
Ernest Roeber the American champion
Graeco- Roman wrestler has just been
matched to meet Nechad, the Turkish
wrestler. who recently arrived in this coun-
try.
tas, Ia, disappeared last Saturday. His
frozen body was found yesterday i'm a
corntield only a few hundred yards from
his home.
The bodies of n. s. Baird and G. L. Mont
gomery, the travelling men who lost their
lives in Clear lake, Iowa, were recovered
from the lake yesterday. Both men were
married and left families.
Among the passengers on the steamship
Oceanic, which arrived of Sandy Hook
lightship early this morning, are August
Belmont, Max ORen paul BloueD, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Marshall Field, jr.
A heavy fall of rain and snow has
checked the destructive mountain fires
which threatened Dunbar. Pa. In the
mountains the fall of snow amounted TO
nearly two inches. The burned district
presents a desOlate appearance.
Judge Hancy, at Chicago, formally denied
a motion for a change of venue yesterday
in the contempt proceedings against w. r.
Hearsts Chicago American, and on joint
agreement adjourned the further hearing OF
the case until Thursday. Former Governor
Altgeld, attorney for the defendants, filed
exceptions to the venue decision.
The cutoff saw in Buffers shingle mill.
at Frankfort, Mich, broke into pieces yes
terday while in was being operated in
stantly killing William Dunevant and Sc
riously injuring Frank Archer. colored.
Dunevant's head was split in two by one of
the pieces and Archer's left arm was cut
off by a fragment. Archer also received
other injuries and is in critical condi-
ton.
Judge Kohlsaat, in the Federal Court at
Chicago, yesterday denied the petition OF
Gerhard Terlinden for writs of habeas
corpus and certiOrari. The court refused
to consider Terlinden's contention that
there is no treaty of extradition with Ger
many. Terlinden, who is accused of a big
forgery alleged to have been committed in
Germany, was remanded to Jail till the Ap-
pellate Court passes on his case.
John Dold yesterday shot and fatally
wounded John Allen, proprietor of a large
gambling house at Austin, Tex. John Nc
Meehand, who was not participant in the
shooting. received bullet in the head from
DOld's revolver and cannot recover, and
not seriously hurt. 1t is claimed that the
cause of the shooting was Aliens refusal
to loan Dold money after the latter had
lest at the gaming table
NJ. c. d. Borden, owner Of the Ironworks
cotton mills at Fall River, Mass, who a
few weeks ago caused excitement in labor
circles by announcing an increase of 10 per
cent. in wages, yesterday gave notice of a
return TO the original schedule Nov. Is. II
was stated that Mr.. Borden hoped to com
pei the other manufa cturers in the city tC
raise wages to meet his action but a gen.
eral increase was refused and the opera
tives accepted the situation.
The Cherokee Nation in Indian Territory
probably will be opened to white settle
ment within the next eighteen months
Senator j. C. Carpenter of Chanute. Kan.
attorney for the Indians. thinks a treaty
between the Cherokees and the govern
ment, providing for the allotment OF the
lands in the nation, will be consummateC
this winter. He believes the reason the las
treaty was rejected was that matters were
misrepresented TO the Indians. The matter
has been explained and they are now anx.
ious TO take allOtments.