The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-05-11
MISCELLANEOUS BREvITIES.

The ella river on the Sacaton CA t.
reservation has gone dry and no grain will
be harvested by the Indians. Great desti-
tuition will ensue and government aid will
be required to relieve the situation.
The United States training ship Mohican,
Commander y. II. Conder has arrived at
San Diego, Cal, from Magdalena bay. The
vessel Will remain ten days and then leave
on a cruise to the Hawaiian islands
Prof. II. X. Schilling, of the German de-
partment at Harvard, will resign at the
end of the college year to accept the head
literature at the University of California.
Mayor Moores. of Omaha has issued an
order to Chief of Police Donahue revoking
orders recently issued relating to Sunday
observance. The order relating TO mid
night closing Will continue 10 be enforced.
e. III. Methever who murdered Dorothy
Mckee at Long Beach in July, 1899. was
hanged at San Quentin (Cal) prison yester-
day. Methever was in love with the girl,
but she spurned him. He was fifty-eight
years old.
Alonzo w Foster and Augustus c. Fos-
ter, comprising the firm of Foster Bros >.
managers of the New Amsterdam Hotel
at New York, filed a voluntary petition in
bankruptcy yesterday, with liabilities of
$4,000 and no assets.
The Commercial Cable Company made
the following announcement: Owing to
temporary interruption of the Great
Northern lines messages for Japan are
only accepted at sender's risk. The East
ern is working with nominal delay.
The parliamentary committee appointed
at Ottawa, Ont, to investigate the allega-
tions made by III. H. Cook that he was
offered a senatorship for $4,000 has made
its report The report Is in effect that the
charges of bribery have not been sustained
A dispatch 10 the New York Herald from
Buenos Ayres says: "A sensation has been
caused here by an announcement that the
Chileans are fortifying the Strait of Ma
gellan, although there is an agreement pro-
hibiting any Notifications along the strait.
The government will probably ask Chile
TO make an explanation.
Charles Lowery and Jack Ryan, charged
with robbing the savings bank at Chardon,
o.. last month, were yesterday convicted
OF burglary. II developed during the trial
that Lowery was a member of the famous
"Blinky' Morgan gang and that Ryan
EaS been released only about year ago
from the Allegheny, Pa, penitentiary.
re jury in the case against Rev. +. w
Emerson and DR.. NJ. r. Mitchell at Topeka,
Kan. found verdict of guilty. They We're
in the mob that broke into Joint" in
North Topeka some weeks ago. and the
specific charge against them was partici-
patine in riot. Mr. Emerson is pastor of
the leading Christian Church there.
The police and principal citizens of
Guadalajara, Mexico, are looking for the
Rev. Father Amado. a well-known priest of
that city and treasurer OF various local re-
1igious fraternities and guilds. IL is charged
that the clergyman has decamped. taking.
it is estimated. nearly 100000 belonging 10
religious societies and also carrying OFF the
young daughter of one OF the leading citi-
ZenS.
The law committee of the Sovereign
Camp. Woodmen of the World. has de-
cided 10 recommend TO the convention In
Columbus. O., next week a resolution pro-
viding that 70 special dispensations be
granted hereafter by local camps for the
reinstatement of suspended members
Heretofore IL has been the custom OF local
camps 10 grant such privileges to members
on conditions
Robert NJ. Moore. counsel for Albert L.
Patrick. David l. Short and Morris Meyers
appeared before Judge Foster in the Court
OF General Sessions at New York yesterday
TO argue the demurrers made By him
against the indictments filed against the
three men last week. charging Patrick
with murder and Short and Meyers with
perjury and forgery. The plea was that the
indictments are defective. Judge Foster
gave Assistant District Attorney Caravan
until Monday to answer the demurrer.