The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-09-04
MISCELLANEOUS BREVITIES.

At Granite. o. T, yesterday a gusher of
oil was struck at depth of 300 feet. The
flow is very. heavy, and has created great
excitement.
filming Company declared the regular quar-
terly dividend of Ia on the preferred stock
and a quarterly dividend of IA per cent.
yesterday on the common stock.
first mortgage for s2.5O0OOO was filed
at Edwardsville, Ill, yesterday by the Ma
ton Enameling and Stamping Company to
the ST. Louis Trust Company, to secure an
issue of per cent. gold bonds.
The coroner's jury at Kalispell. Mont
found that the accident of Friday night at
Nyack. in which thirty-five men lost their
lives, was caused through no fault of the
train crew, and that the freight train es-
capped from the Essex station through some
unknown cause.
Governor A. b. White. of West Virginia.
has stated emphatically that he will not
be candidate for the United States sena-
torship 10 succeed n. b. Scott When his
term is over Governor of West Virginia
he will re-engage in the newspaper bust
ness.
Luis Caneirollo, Fustacio Resendes. Ysa-
bel Lopez and Jesus Rios were killed by
lightning and Juan Trevano was fatally
injured at a ranch near San Diego. Tex
yesterday. The five men were in a small
house. which was struck by lightning and
took fire.
Glynn Liggett. eighteen years of age. a
travelling salesman, died at Fort Smith,
Ark, yesterday from morphine taken Sun
day night with suicidal intent. Liggett' :
father, j. w. Liggett, is prominent ply
stefan of Oswego, Kan. Dependency
caused the suicide.
A vein of coal six feet thick was struck
seventy feet below the surface while drill
ing for water on the loop farm, near Char
don, O. The coal resembles camel Test
wells will be drilled TO determine the ex-
tent OF the deposit. There was a rush
among spectators yesterday to secure OPP
tons on land in the vicinity.
The Baptist home mission board at At
lanta yesterday unanimously elected Rev.
+. c. Mcconnell corresponding secretary
TO fill the vacancy OccasiOned by the death
Of the late DR.. F. II. Kerfoot DR.. Nc
COnnell has been pastor of the First Bap-
fist Church of Lynchburg, Va, since 1894.
Prior 10 that time he was assistant secre-
tary of the home mission board in At
lanta.
Joseph w. KAY formerly department
commander Of the Grand Army OF the
Republic in the State Of New York issued
the following announcement yesterday:
THE committee on pensions of the Grand
Army Of the Republic will hold a meeting
Sept. !, for the purpose of considering its
report 10 be made TO the coming National
Encampment.
The body OF a man who the police say
was undoubtedly murdered was found near
Yonkers. y. Y, yesterday, with a bullet
hole in the temple and another in the back
The victim was an Italian. apparently
about thirty years OF age. The pockets of
the murdered man had been riied. IL is
thought the man was Francesca Dura, who
kept a saloon In Yonkers and who has been
missing since Monday.
DR. Grenfen of 81. Johns. " F.. superin-
tendent OF the Mission 10 Deep Sea Fisher
men. now operating in Labrador. publishes
a narrowing article exposing the medical
deficiencies Of that portion Of Labrador