The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-09-06
MISCELLANEOUS BREVITIES.

The fifteenth annual reunion of the Six
tenth Indiana Volunteer Infantry will be
held at the Circuit Court room Tuesday,
Sept. IL.
Two c~onvicts named Hauck and Pierson
escaped from the Nebraska penitentiary
Yesterday. With the aid of gas pipe they
outside.
Harry Sims. Marie Cook and Ruth
Sanere, all of Willow City, n. d., were
drowned near Bottineau, N. D., yesterday
by the capsiZing of a boat in which they
were rowing.
The twenty-mile motor-paced race at the
Baltimore Coliseum, last night, between
Archie McEachern and Bonnie Monroe, was
easily won by the former by AZ laps in 81
minutes "a 1-5 seconds.
The Socialist party of Iowa yesterday
nominated a full State ticket, headed by
James Baxter, of Hiteman, for Governor.
Socialistic party, held at indianapolis, July
What promised to be one of the fastest
fights ever seen at New Britain, Conn.,, was
stopped in the thirteenth round last night
and a decision was given to Art Simms, of
Ohio. on a foul over Kid Thomas, of
Philadelphia.
Lee Hirsch. who claims to be a switch
at Memphis, charged with the murder of
Clarence Roberts, who died from the effects
of a blow on the head. Hirsch admits
striking Roberts, and says he did il because
Roberts cursed him.
At yesterdays session of the Central
Conference of the German NJ. E. Church.,
at Detroit, the committee on twentieth
century thank offerings reported that $61,-
215.75 had been paid to the treasurer last
year., and that this year the sum had been
swelled TO nearly $4,000.
While acting as peacemaker between two
mountaineers who had quarreled Wednes-
day night over dice, Dick Young, aged
twenty, of Stonega, Va, was instantly
killed. He was shot by Sam Loins. Loins
and John Franklin, who was quarreling
with Loins, have been placed in jail.
John Nelson, the bicycle rider who was
injured by a fall at M-adison-square Garden,
New York, Wednesday night, is still at
Bellevue Hospital and there was no per-
ceptible change in his condition last night.
The physicians say that unless blood poi
soning sets in the injury to Nelson will not
prove fatal.
w. e. skinner. general manager of the
international Livestock Exposition, which
is to be held in Chicago next December,
has received a letter from Vice President
Roosevelt expressing regret that he can
not accept the invitation TO be present and
make an address at the opening of the
exposition.
The Mutual Match Company, Of Clifton,
n. j., which has filed a certificate of in
is expected to compete with existing or
CARNATIONS. According to plans. the plant
will be the largest Independent match fac
tory in the United States. The plant will
comprise buildings on $1,000 square feet Of
land, adjoining the Erie Railroad.
The fight between Martin Duffy, of Chi
cagO, and Tim Kearns, of Boston, at thirty
six pounds before the Crescent Athletic
Club, of Toronto, Ont, which was to have
gone twenty rounds was stopped by the
police in the eleventh round. Both men had
been hitting in clincheS, and the last round
had been very fast. The referee awarded
the fight TO Duffy.
The reports sent out from Vancouver, 8.
c., quoting Engineer Macarthur, of the Do
minion boundary commission, as saying
that 1.-The resurvey of the international
boundary line between the State of Wash
ington and British columbia might result
in placing the greater portion of the city
of Blaine, Wash, IN Canadian territory is
said TO be pure ~romancing.
Clarence Corkran and Coleman Rogers,
receivers of the American Hardwood Com
pany at Cincinnati. yesterday sued NJ. w.
lently used while secretary of the Hard
wood Company. Cross is a brother-in-law
of S. ID. Albright, ex-president of the
recently held in 5000 bail for embeZzle-
ments in that company.
A suit in equity was filed in the Supreme
Court Of the District of Columbia yesterday
by certain minority stockholders OF the
City and Suburban Railway of Washington.
asking that q receiver be appointed for
that road. The suit is brought by Charles
u. Williams, job f.. Shea and Stephen
Gatti. and the Information sets forth that
the road IS insOlVent and is being operated
81 a loss. The petitioners charge il is the
intention of the present management of
the road 10 wreck the property.
A motor-paced race between Bobby Wal
thOur, of Atlanta, Ga, and Harry Elkes.
OF Glens Falls, y. Y, was stopped at New
York last night after eleven miles had
been ridden. owing to an accident to Fixes
which prevented his finishing. The race
was awarded to. WalthOur. Walthour broke
the indoor record for the first two miles.
covering the first mile i'm 1856 As and the
two miles in $40 1-5. His time for eleven
miles and $50 yards was 1918 10. After the
men had travelled a little over eleven miles
the handle-bar of Elkes's machine turned.
throwing him off. He escaped injury, but
was unable To keep on riding.