The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-15
THE BOOK SECTION

day on the charge of lunacy Papers in his
pockets included clerical railroad certifi-
Gates made out in the name of Rev. j.
Walsh. He is not known in Louisville.
OIL MAN FAILS.-Henry NJ. Backus, an
oil man. on Saturday filed a petition I'm
bankruptcy at Toledo He says his liabili-
ties amount TO 500. rs ., and that he has
no assets. The liabilities are largely in the
shape of real-estate mortgages on Duluth
property and unsecured debts contracted
in Minnesota, New York, South Carolina
and North Carolina.
SURETIES NEED NOT EAY.-In the
Federal Court at Louisville on Saturday
morning Judge Evans decided that the
sureties on a distiller's bond are not respon-
sible for the payment of taxes on whisky
in warehouses which has beer covered by
a warehousing bond. The decision was rem
dered in the suit of the United States
against the National Surety Company of
New York.
STOLEN GEMS IDENTIFIED-Alber
Lowenthal, the jeweler who was robbed
in a Portland. Ore. hotel of $4,000 worth
of diamonds and other jewels, arrived in
Omaha on Saturday and identified the dia-
monds found rim the possession of True
Johnson and w. II. Woods. arrested last
Wednesday, as part of those stolen from
his room in Portland. He has filed charges
against the pair, who are in jail.
BOND OF sIOOOO O0-H Baldwin Rice.
who has been temporary administrator. has
filed q bond of 100000 in the Probate
Court of Harris county, Texas, and has
been given letters of administration per-
manent administrator of the estate of VIM.
NJ. Rice. the millionaire. whom William
Patrick is accused Of having murdered. Mr..
Rice is a nephew Of the dead man. The es-
tate in Texas is valued at Sc. 900 900.
THE COAL SHORTAGE-The reports
from Knoxville to the effect that a coal
famine in Tennessee. Georgia and the Caro-
llnas, due To lack Of cars TO carry the
coal, is about to cause factories 10 shut
down. is denied by officials Of the Southern
Railroad. These officials charge that the
coal operators themselves are causing the
shortage by giving the preference TO small
orders for domestic use Al high prices
while the heavy orders of factories are ig-
nored
SAVED BY QUICK WORKS. the
Bay line steamer Alabama was putting of
from the SeabOard Airline terminal sta
ton at Portsmouth, Va, on Saturday, she
ran down the tug Alliance. striking that
vessel just abaft the starbOard bow and
stove in a large hole. Captain BOhannon.
OF the Alabama. lowered his lifebOats. and
by quick work rescued Captain Miller and
all eight of the Alliances crew just as
the craft sank. The Alabama was unin-
TEXAS TRUST CASES.-The, suit against
the Kirby Land Company recently FLED In
Austin. Tex. charging that the company
was operating in violation OF the Texas
antitrust law was officially dismissed on
Saturday. 1T having been fully established
that there were grounds for the COM
plaint The Houston Brewery Company.
the last OF the state DTeNtilef Sutu unQtI
the Texas antitrust law. compromised It's
case by the payment OF $500 penalty.
STEEL MILLS TO BE REOPENED.-
Mayor Phillips. OF Springheli, Ill. has
signed an agreement with the Republic
Iron and Steel Company previously signed
by President a. w. Thompson, of the Re
public Company. IN which. in considera-
ton Of "A subscription TO $4,000 worth OF
the preferred stock Of the Republic Iron
and Steel Company. the Republic Company
will repair the mills In Springfield, reopen
the works and run them continuously so
long as the condition of business VIII JUS
tifX. The mills will employ 600 10 800 men.
OIL COMPANIES APPEALING Texas
oil companies which are affected by the
claim Of Mrs. Anna T.. Snow, OF California.
TO an eighteenth interest I'm the output OF
the Beaumont oil field. have flied their ap-
peal from the decision of Federal Judge
Bryant appointing q receiver The case
goes first to the Circuit Court Of Appeals at
New Orleans and afterward 10 The Supreme
Court The appeal rests on the contention
that Mrs Shows claim Is stale and that
even il she Is entitled 10 an interest In the
land. she has no claim that which is
taken from il by others.