The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-02-26
TELEGRAPH MISCELLANY.

According to advices from Skagway,
Dawson is free from smallpox, but vac
cination is still continued.
The largest mastodon skeleton ever UNI
earthed in the Yukon country was taken
from Monte Carlo gulch early in February.
The tusks are nine feet six inches long and
the skull measured three feet between the
eyes.
The annual meeting of the Association of
American Universities, in which the four
teen largest American institutions of learn
ing are represented, will begin here to-
morrow. The convention will close Wednes-
day night.
Mr.. Johnson, member of the Ontario
Parliament for Caldwell. has given notice
of resolution that the placing of Ameri-
can corn on the free list has proven pre-
judicial to the agricultural interests of the
country.
On Saturday evening two well-known
young men, Lum Warren and George Holt,
living at Rockcastle Springs, Ky- drank
wood alcohol. mistaking it for grain alco-
hol. and both died in great agony with
lockjaw on Sunday evening.
Chairman Nixon of the New York Tam
many anti-vice committee, announced yes
terday, after a long session of that body,
that Ii had passed out OF existence. AT
fairs such in the police department,
he said, "as to make the continuance or
this committee no longer necessary"
After fifteen years service as president of
Beloit College DR.. Edward ID. Eaton ten
dered his resignation, and 1t was accepted
at meeting of the board of trustees last
night The resignation takes effect at the
end of the present school year. President
Eaton leaves for Mexico, where he will re-
main indefinitely.
The United States army transport Port
Albert arrived in Seattle, Sunday evening.
from the Philippines. She left Manila on
JAM and crossed the ocean at a slow rate
of speed. She encountered terrible storms
for the first ten days of February, and for
week made but between fifty and one
hundred miles per day.
The anti-Addicks Republicans in the Della
ware Legislature yesterday began distribu-
ting their votes among distinguished Re-
publicans of the Senate in the joint as
sembly. They voted for Col. Henry A Du-
pont on the first ballot, but on the short
term proposition they began the distribu-
ton of favors. The ballot was without re-
suit.
John T. McCutcheon. the war correspond
ent, who was with Admiral Dewey at the
battle of Manila, left Chicago, yesterday,
in special car over the MOnon, for Ashe-
vile. n. c., where il is hoped his health.
which was seriously affected by malaria,
contracted in the Philippines, and an at
tack of hoid-pneumonia, in Chicago, will
be regained.
Commissioner of Police Murphy took hold
of his duties at New York yesterday and
efter making an address to all command
ing officers down TO and including cap
tains. he issued a proclamation delegating
TO former Chief Devery the command of
the forces and all the powers he formerly
the appointment or transfers of men.
Embittered by what she regarded the
studied neglect of former friends and her
husband. Mrs. +. o. Gray. the wife of
Perry o. Gray. attorney general for the
Republic of Liberia, drank a fatal dose of
carbolic acid at Chicago last Friday night
and died in the Provident Hospital on Sun
day morning. 1t was not until yesterday
that the woman's identity was disclosed by
friends.
1t is understood that Senior Javier Solar.
former Chilean minister TO Peru, who is
now in Lima, offers olive branch in
the controversy between Chill and Peru by
proposing that Chile cede to Peru the dis
puted provinces of Tacna and africa, Peru
undertaking to cede strip OF coast in
ward at Camarones, the said strip to be
delivered to Bolivia.
Through a decision handed down by the
Illinois Supreme Court. a number of chari-
table organizations will be made richer by
sums ranging from S. 900 To $4,000 yne de-
cision was in the contest over the will of
Leopard Gould. a rich Chicago merchant,
who died last August Among the institu-
tions benefited are the American Sunday
misSioners for Foreign Missions. 800
each: The Chicago Theological Seminary
the Foundlings Home, of Ccicago, and the
y. Nj. &. a.
Advices from Alaska say that on Feb i
a clash occurred at Skagway between the
military and civil authorities which caused
considerable excitement. On the night OF
the 10th, negro sentry on duty in front OF
the barracks called out the guard claiming
he had been shot at by a civilian. The
guard charged the crowd OF bystanders
commanding them TO throw up their hands
Among the crowd were McLain and
Frazer, two patrolmen, and the colored SOL
diers seized and took them 10 the guard
house.
Three boys lost their lives In an accident
at the Elba mine, six miles from Btwabik.