The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-01-11
BREvITIES.

Will Hines, a negro. was hanged at Ca
milla, Ga, yesterday for the murder Of
Minnie Walker, colored.
Judge Dixon. of Paterson, N. j., an
nounced that the murder trials of McAllis-
ter, Kerr, Campbell and Death will be
taken up on Monday.
Sevante Anderson, a Swede, shot and
killed his wife and probably fatally wound
ed his mother and five-year-old boy at
their home in Jamaica Plain. Mass. yes
terday. He then killed himself.
The heavy freight elevator in the Farley,
Loetscher & Co.'S factory at Dubuque,
Ia, fell three stories yesterday. b. Vogel,
Charles erode and William Knapp were In
the car and all were injured, Knapp crit
ically.
"A ehattei mortgage was fled at Detroit
milliners, in the sum OF $780, OO. The mort
gage covers the entire stock and assets Of
The company for the security of all credi-
tors alike. none being preferred.
Samuel Flanagan. formerly postmaster at
Longview, Tex. committed suicide yester-
day by drinking prussic acid while in
charge Of Deputy United States Marshal
Butler. Flanagan, who was a ~well-knowu
Republican politician, was charged with
disappointing postofice funds.
The China warehouse of Tacoma is filled
with flour awaiting shipment to Chinese
ports. IT is estimated there are more than
100000 sacks being held there for outward
bound Oriental steamers, and the supply
Is being increased by receipts from local
mills and outside shippers.
The grand jury at McConnellsville, o.,
last night indicted Walter Weinstock fo-
criminal assault and horribly mutilating
Nellie Morris at Hackney last week Miss
Morris is recovering, and, now that there is
no doubt about a speedy trial, there is no
talk whatever of lynching o. any resort to
violence.
General Manager Leary, of the Southern
Express Company, has appointed Mark j.
O'Brien, now a superintendent of the Cen
trail division. to be assistant general man
at Nashville, to succeed Mr.. O'Brien as
superintendent. The headquarters OF both
officers will be in Chattanooga.
The body Of Lieut.. James s. Barber,
nephew of the President, reached Canton,
o., yesterday. accompanied by the young
widow, who made the trip from Hong
Kong, China. The funeral services and in
terment will be held this morning. Pres
ident and Mrs. Mckinley sent a beautiful
floral tribute from the White House con-
servatory.
Colonel r. r. WOODBURY., attorney for
Rosslyn Terrell. made a formal applicd-
tion before a special session OF the Ohio
State Board of Pardons yesterday. for :he
Communication of the sentence OF Terrell to
life Imprisonment. Terrell is nov In the
Ohio penitentiary under sentence of elec-
serger CIarles L. Lane.
Rev. Charles NJ. Sheldon, author OF .sin
His Steps," has resumed hi9 church work
In Topeka, KAN, after an absence in Eu-
rope and the East. Mr.. Sheldon Is PIE
pairing to make a vigorous entry into the
law enforcement campaign or the State. lie
will start this work In two weeks with an
address before the state convention OF the
State Temperance Union.
Forty-four houses In the red light" dis
trict of New York. a great number Of them
tenements. were branded as ''disorderly''
In testimony given yesterday by Thomas
Moscowitz at the trial OF Capt. John ID.
Herlihy or charges of neglect OF duty and
conduct unbecoming an officer. Moscowitz
is a public school teacher. Little OF inter-
est was developed I'm the testimony.
A landslide or CAVERN occurred at San
tiago mine. six miles from Moberly, Mo-.
entombing sixty men. The main entrance
to the mine, which Is on the tunnel plan.
was completely stopped. The mine was
enveloped in total darkness and the en-
tombed miners had TO crawl and feel their
way TO a small entrance where the cave-in
occurred. No one was seriously hurt.
Judge Tuley. sitting in the Circuit Court
at Chicago yesterday. delivered an opinion
declaring the unconstitutionality OF the
amended state statute permitting public
grain warehouse men to handle their own
grain In their own warehouse. The case
was brought as a test OF the law q year
ago by the Board Of Trade against the
Central Grain Elevator Company and Car