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

The delegation of merchants from Porto
Rico, who are visiting the principal COM
mercial centers Of the United States, spent
yesterday at St Louis.
The suits filed by Attorney General Bell,
of Texas, against the corporations accused
of violating the Texas antitrust law call
for penalties approximating SS5,OO0,OOO.
Services in memory f deceased mission
aries and members occupied much of the
time of yesterdays session of the annual
meeting of the general executive committee
of the Women's Foreign Missionary So
ciety at Philadelphia.
Robert E. Burke. former city oil inspec-
tor, and Max Prayer, Burkes former as
sistant, We're named ia indictments voted
yesterday by the grand jury. at Chicago.
They are charged with making false re-
ports TO the city controller of fees col
lected.
Charles Jansen, middleweight champion
OF Denmark, and Andrew Kramer, of Phila-
delphia, met in a Graeco-Roman wrestling
match I'm South Brooklyn, ". Y, last night.
The contest resulted IL draw, neither man
being able TO secure 3 pin fall within the
time limit, one hour.
The Grand Lodge of Georgia Masons, has
approved the report of the committee on
Jurisprudence, recommending that persons
who engaged in the sale or manufacture OF
liquor after joining a lodge shall be ex-
PEELED. The report does not apply TO drug
gists selling liquor for medicinal or Sclen-
tific purposes.
James Dawson. aged thirty-fve years,
who was injured Wednesday night in the
explosion of a boiler which killed John
Golden and Edward Meehan, at the Bald
win locomotive works. died yesterday at a
hospital The explosion set ire TO Daw-
sons clothing and he was so badly burned
that death ensued-
Gerhard Terlinden, wanted I'm Germany
on charges of forgery and uttering forged
certificates of stock of the company OF
which he is president in Oberhausen, Prus-
STA. was ordered held for extraditiOn at
Chicago yesterday by United States Com
missioner FOote. Terlinden was remanded
TO Jail without bail.
Manager James II. Manning, of the
Washington baseball club Will dispose of
his controlling interest in that OrganiZa-
tiOn 10 Fred Postal, of Detroit, the presi-
dent of the CLUB, to-day He so announced
last night, adding that he had the occa-
sion to reconsider his resolution TO sell and
was determined to quit the game for the
time being at least.
H. B. Fullerton, OF New York. special
agent of the Long Island Railroad, who
was so seriously injured Wednesday in col
lsiOn with an engine while riding in Henri
Fournier's automobile, was reported 10 be
doing well. The attending physician says
he will recover. A @. Batche!der and j.
H Gerrie who were not very seriously in
tured in the same accident, are also doing
we'll
A. b. Cummins Republican candidate for
Governor Of Iowa. who has been i'll for
several days, compelling the cancellation OF
several Of his dates, was able 10 resume his
yesterday The campaign practically closes
on Saturday evening, when Congressman
Robert Cousins, under the auspices of the
Grant Club. OF Des Moines, will deliver an
address in the auditorium.
Andrew D. White. ambassador to Ger
many, sailed from New York yesterday on
the Deutschland, after a fortnight spent in
this country on private business. Before
sailing Ambassador White paid a tribute
TO the German Emperor, saying: The
Americans do not know the Emperor. Those
OF us who know him know that he is a
statesman. His control over men shows
his great force and ability"
Mary b. Livingstone is dead at Min
neapolis after an operation for the removal
OF a bone from her throat. Miss Living
stone attended party and while partakng
OF a lunch a small bone lodged in heI
throat lie was found that the bone hao
worked its way into the tissues and Miss
Livingstone suffered great pain. She was
thirty-hve years Old and resided with s
sister. She q niece OF David Living
stone. the famous African explorer.
A jury in Judge Balls court at Chicago
Yesterday returned a verdict OF not guilty
in the case OF former Lieutenant Joyce. OF
the detective bureau. Joyce was charged
with conspiracy to defraud the State by
means OF an alleged padded expense &C.
/ count The case was one OF the ramifca-
lions OF the police scandal now being in
vestigated. ana In which Chief OF Detec-
+ uves COlleran and a number OF his mer
I have been pat on the defensive by the civil
service commission.
Some mystery surrounds the identity of a
/ guest who died suddenly at the Hotel
Grunewald. New Orleans The dead mar
/ arrived in that city on oct. 70 and regis
/ tered H. Reitchie. OF Baltimore. Me
| Yesterday morning he rang for d bell boy
/ and asked him 70 hurry for a doctor as his
/ heart was falling When the phvsicisns
/ arrived the man was dead Papers found
| on. his person indicated that he was not IL