The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-05-22
MISCELLANEOUS BREvITIES.

A conference of representatives of firms
and corporations on social and economic
Announcements of employees will be held at
the Detroit Hotel, Buffalo. June "a,
j. B. Kicks. Democrat, has been elected
to the judgeship in the Sixth judicial dis
trict of Illinois, TO fill the vacancy caused
by the death of Judge j. NJ. Phillips.
Governor Nash and party of Ohioans, re-
turning East from the launching of the bat
tleshp Ohio at San Francisco, devoted yes
terday in Salt Lake to sightseeing and re-
sumed their journey home last night.
The Supreme Court of Kansas has re-
versed the decision of the District Court i'll
the Topeka mayoralty contest and installed
j w. f. Hughes, the Republican and law
enforcement candidate, in the mayor S
chair Topeka is now entirely under the
control of the dry element.
Ex-senator Pettigrew denies that he has
been offered the presidency of the Northern
Pacific or any other railroad, that no such
position will be offered to him and that he
would not accept such offer If made He
will continue to advocate the political ideas
held by him during the last session of Con-
gress.
Preparations are being made for the pro-
duction by British Columbian Indians Of
the passion play. There will be two thou
sand Indian participants in this big re-
ligious festival, which will be held at the
village of Chilliwack, from June to June
10 The production will take place in the
open air.
The Anchor line steamer California ar
and was detained at quarantine because
smallpox had broken out among the pas
sengers, of whom there are 1,166. One pas
senger has developed the disease and three
others have been picked out as suspected
cases.
Two more bodies have been recovered
from the wreck of the City of Paducah,
which went down near Brunkhorsts Land
ing. m. recently. Mate Tobias Royal. of
the packet, says the company considers
that twenty-seven lives were lost in the
wreck. OF this number twenty-five were
negroes.
that former Congressman John NJ. Glover,
OF st. Louis was not drowned in the flood
that washed away the Victor (CoL) dam
on Sunday. Glover is probably safe at
Clyde, Col, but the roads are in such
state that it will be two days before that
camp can be communicated with.
The United States gunboat Scorpion ar
rived at Helena, Ark, last evening, and
was met by the mayor and City Council
and committee of prominent citizens. A
carriage drive for the officers to-day, a
evening will probably be the entertainment
programme. The Scorpion will leave for
Memphis Friday morning.
John b. Knox, of Calhoun county, was
last night nominated without opposition by
the Democratic caucus for president OF the
Alabama constitutional convention. Frank
Julian was nominated for secretary on the
first ballot. AS there are only fourteen
Republicans and Populsts in the constitu-
tional convention the election of the Demo-
cratic nominees is assured.
At the meeting of the Texas Association
of Mexican War Veterans at Fort Worth
yesterday the following message was re-
ceived from President Mckinley: II send
cordial greetings to the Mexican war vet
Grams on the occasion of the meeting at
Fort Worth, and thank you and them for
your kind message concerning Mrs. Nc
Kinley, whose health is now steadily i'm
proving.
tor Of economics ia the Wharton school of
the University of Pennsylvania, has re-
ceived appointment as assistant profess
sor of economics at the Ohio State Univer-
sity, Columbus, o.. and will begin work In
his new position in September. Dr. Hag-
gerty who is a graduate of the University
of Illinois. took post graduate course at
Pennsylvania.
The Supreme Commandery of the United
Order of the Golden Cross met in its TWEEN
ty-fifth annual session yesterday in Knox
Vile. Tenn, with representatives from all
parts OF the country. Supreme Commander
f. l. Day, OF Lewiston. Me. called the
meeting TO order The treasurers report
showed 1851, 629 81 paid out in benefits dur
ing the year. The order holds this, its
twenty-eighth annual meeting, at the place
of its birth.
Lieutenant Colonel Anderson, chief en-
gineer Of the Canadian Marine Department
tour Of inspection the upper lakes. re-
ports that the water in Lake Erie Is lower
than IL was ever known 10 De IL IS due TO
a series OF dry seasons. the drain made
by the power development works at Ma
CARA falls and the fact that dredging IN
Tonawanda canal has made IL easier for
water TO escape from the lakes.
Judge Wickham has held that Ashland
county, Ohio, is not bound 10 pay the big
fees promised 10 handwriting experts who
testified in the trial of Leniartne Green
wald who was acquitted on the charge of
uttering a forged will. The court says: IF
II IS claimed that II Is hardship for the
state to compel scientists and others whose
time Is very valuable to attend court and