The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-11-26
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

The Olympia, ormerly the flagship of
Admiral Dewey, was locked successfully
yesterday at the Charlestown navy yard.
Nicholas Nichols, a farmer, was killed,
his son George, aged ten years, fatally in
jured, and his wife dangerously hurt in a
runaway accident four miles west Of
Omaha early yesterday.
Two men named Griffith and Robinson
were killed by an explosion of dynamite in
a well five miles north of Camden, Mo,
yesterday. They were boring out a hole
loaded with dynamite which had failed to
go off.
Rico, yesterday awarded the latest issue
of municipal bonds to the value of $500. 600
to ]. NJ. Caballos & Co., of New York city,
at $61S. 375. The bonds are for twenty years,
bearing 8 per cent interest.
The Vicksburg battlefield commission
organized at Springfield, Ill, yesterday by
electing General John c. Black, of Chicago,
| president; Colonel A. c. Matthews, Pitts
field, vice president; Captain George S.
Durfee. Decatur, secretary.
The Supreme Court of Oregon has handed
down a decision sustaining the validity of
the primary law. The law pro-
conventions at a general primary held on
the same day for all parties.
Articles of incorporation were filed yes
terday with the secretary of state of Della
ware by the Louisville Home Telephone
Company, of Louisville, KY, to construct.
maintain and operate a telephone line sys-
TEN in Louisville, Ky. Capital. $1,0OO.O 600.
Police Captain Diamond, of New York,
was put on trial at Albany yesterday on
change of venue from New York county,
accused of neglect of duty in failing to sup
press disorderly houses in his precinct. As
sistant District Attorney Osborne, of New
York, conducted the prosecution.
William c. Mcmillan. of Detroit. has
been chosen to succeed the late David
Carter as general manager Of the Detroit
& Cleveland Navigation Company. Mr..
Mcmillan is a son of United States Senator
| Mcmillan, of Michigan, who has been con-
nected with the d. & c. Company for many
years.
The first testimony in the contest as TO
the wills of William Marsh Rice, a Texas
capitalist, who died in New York last year
under circumstances that aroused suspi-
cion Of foul play. was heard yesterday be-
fore Surrogate Fitzgerald. Only two wit
nesses were examined and then the hear
ing was adjourned until Dec. 9.
AT Helena. Mont, Judge Knowles grant
ed a motion for a partial dissolution of
the injunction restraining the Boston and
Montana from selling out 10 the Amalga-
mated Company or so far as il prevented
the payment of dividends 10 creditors. John
MacGinnis contested the motion through
an attorney. Bond was fixed at 81. 500. 900.
and the Boston and Montana will qualify
In double that amount.
on arrival of the Dominion liner Com
mOnwealth at Boston yesterday Capt. Nc
Auley reported that Arthur Bolton. said To
belong in Toronto. ont. had been missing
since last night and that he is supposed
10 have been washed overheard by the
heavy seas or TO have committed suicide.
1t is understood that Bolton was a ,civil
engineer who recently had been i'm India.
where he had malarial fever.
At the annual meeting OF the directors of
the National Association OF Credit Men
held in Chicago yesterday the most impor-
tant matter given consideration was the
attitude of the association toward the
bankruptcy law. Ii was the opinion of the
directors that the law should be amended
and that IL would be 10 the interest of
business men If the Ray bill, introduced in
the House of Representatives in February,
were passed.
In the Federal Court at Deadwood. s. D.,
yesterday Judge Ryner gave a. Spaugh, a