The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-10-30
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

The delegation of Porto Rican merchants
which is visiting the principal cities of this
country, spent yesterday in Detroit.
The Commercial Cable Company has
issued the following: I'VE are advised that
telegraph communication with Manos, Bra
I'll, is interrupted"
The committee in charge of the National
Confederate reunion to be held at Dallas,
Tex, next year, has finally decided on
April % and 80 and May ! and as the dates
for the reunion.
Education Commissioner Brumbaugh. of
Porto Rico. has sent letter to Andrew
Carnegie accepting his offer made under
certain conditions of 100000 to build free
public library for San Juan.
Director of the Mint Roberts yesterday
addressed large gathering of Republicans
IN Reinbeck, Ia. His speech was in the
nature of a reply to William Jennings Bry
ans Labor day speech at Kansas City.
The Tuscarora, the first United States
revenue cutter ever built in Richmond, Va,
took the water, side on, at the W. l.. Trigg
Company's shipyard yesterday. Miss AL
berta Trigg. thirteen years of age, chris
tened the vessel.
Joseph Shaffer, twice tried and twice
convicted of murder in the first degree and
twice sentenced to be hanged, has been
granted a new trial by the Montana Su-
preme Court. Four years ago Shaffer killed
a man named Hawkins in Butte.
The Hawaiian Independent Home Rulers,
a political party largely composed of ma.
tives and half whites, has Endorsed Robert
w. Wilcox for Governor of Hawaii, and
resolutions to that effect have been sent
TO President Roosevelt Wilcox is Ha-
waiian delegate TO Congress.
Mrs. Julia Wagstaff and her ten-months-
old babe were found dead yesterday in their
home at Sun Dance, Wyo. The woman
had committed suicide by taking blue VIII
riol, and the child it is supposed continued
to nurse from the lifeess body until it
persisted from poisoning or from cold.
Tom LOTUS may succeed Jimmy Manning
team in the American League. President
Ban Johnson admits that Lotus knew of
the expected retirement of Manning when
he failed to close with Hart for a third
season with the Chicago National League
club.
c. W. Bulland. commissioner Of the
Trunk-line Association, says the report to
the effect that the presidents of the trunk
successor to the late Interstate-commerce
Commissioner j. +. Goddard was erroneous
No such meeting was held nor had one
been scheduled.
United States Marshal Bailey yesterday
arrested William G. Calhoun, publisher OF
the Rocky Mountain Sentinel and the Illus
trated News at Denver, on an indictment
found against him by the federal grand
jury charging that he used the malls for
illegal purposes. 1t is alleged that fraudu-
lent mining schemes were promoted in Cal
houns publications.
In the trial of James Callahan at Omaha
for perjury, most OF yesterday was taken
up in proving the testimony given by the
defendant in his former trial I'm the kid
naping case. In the afternoon the jury was
taken to the MelrOse Hill house, where
young Cudahy Is alleged 10 have been i'm
prisoned by the kidnapers. Court adjourned
until Wednesday.
Former Senator Shoup has resigned as
member OF the Republican national COM
effect between Dec. "a and Dec. 81. The rea-
son for his resignation is not known. Chair