The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-08-21
MISCELLANEOUS BREVITIES.

~ . "a a oolA t8A Z AD6t
at Fort Riley, Kan, died Of his injuries
yesterday. making three dead in all.
Jesse Beach, a negro desperate, was
killed at Berlin, Ala, by George Hunter,
another negro. Beach was wanted in Mem
phis. Tenn, for murder. and had been ar
rested and bound over by Justice Winter;
He escaped, and Justice Winter ordered
Hunter to shoot him.
Prominent negroes from all over the
country t%hronged into Chicago last night
to attend the convention of the National
Negro Business League, of which Booker
T. Washington, of Tuskegee College, Is
president. President Washington gave a
dinner last night at the Palmer House.
The North German Lloyd steamship
Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse, from Bremen
for New York. was spoken yesterday morn
ing by wireless telegraph from the Nam
tucket light ship. Captain Aunaler wired
passage had been good. This was the first
message received.
Mrs. James b. Huston, of Auburn, N. Y,
a passenger on the steamer Queen, which
has arrived at Seattle from Alaskan ports,
was robbed OF a large amount of jewelry
while the vessel was tied up at the wharf
at Skagway. The total value of the jewels
Is quite large, and in addition there was
$50 in money stolen.
The Minnesota Grand Lodge of the Sons
of Hermann has transferred to National
Grand President Julius Schultz, of Austin.
Tex, the deed for the monument
at New Ulm. The 0.000 for erecting the
monument was subscribed by the Mime
sofa lodges. Five years ago II was made
the national monument.
Harry Ball was killed at Fort McKavitt,
Tex. Monday night, being shot from am
bush. Jonathan Miles is in Jail charged
with tina killing. Ball was the son of a
rich stock raiser and only nineteen years
old. Miles is past seventy years OF age, a
pioneer and respected. A young woman
figures as the cause of the tragedy.
Charles w. Nordstrom will in all prob
ability be hanged In the garnet of the
Kings county Washington courthouse
next Friday for the murder of Willie Ma
son nearly ten years ago. A last appeal
for a stay of execution has failed. Nord-
strom, for the first time in his ten years
imprisonment, broke down and wept yes
terday.
At Dallas. Tex, last night John Ripper
was found guilty of murder and his pun
ishment fixed at confinement in the peni-
tertiary for life. Ripper was one of the
ing members of the party which made an
attack on the Ell Paso county jail about
a year ago. resulting in the death of one
soldier and one peace officer.
The twenty-ffth biennial convention OF
the Order of the Scottish Clans opened in
the Elks' Hall, Pittsburg, yesterday with
$50 delegates present from the United
last three days and the sessions will be Sc
cret. The elections OF officers and the Sc
lection of the next place of meeting will be
held on Friday. st. Louis will likely be
chosen.
President Lindblom, of the Chicago civil
service commission, yesterday announced
that the entire police department of the
OF the charges fled against members Of
the detective bureau, who are charged
with securing a "rake-off" on expense ac-
| public and all charges brought against the
police will be investigated.
Yesterday was Michigan day at the Pan
American Exposition. and Governor A. T..
Bliss. with his staff and a number OF rep
TaSRnratlVR men Of MichiUan attended In
a body. An address of welcome was de-
hvered by Mayor Conrad Diehl, to which
Governor Bliss responded. Among the
other speakers were Lieutenant Governor
0. w. Robinson and former Governor John
L. Rich.
Jim Jeffries and Gus Ruhlin. the pugilists.
signed an agreement at San Francisco yes
terday to fight for the heavy weight cham
pionship OF the world. 1t was agreed that
the match is TO take place either i'm No
vember or December. before the club offer
ing the largest purse. The articles call for
a division of the gate receipts on a basis
of IS per cent. to the winner and % per
cent. TO the loser.
At the request of the persons named
strucred the district attorney to file in
formation against H. II. Tammen and r..
G.. Bonfls, proprietors of the Evening Post,
w. ]. Thomas. police magistrate. and Dan
lei Sadlier, nre warden, on charges of at
tempting TO bride the jurors I'm the case of
charge Of sbootinr Messrs. Tsmme ON s ,nS
Bonfls.
The Automobile Club of America an
nounced to-day that its annual sweepstake
race and mile record race will not be held
on the Buffalo-Erie course in September.
owing, il says. 10 the failure OF the Pan
American authorities to secure the neces-
sary consent for the hundred-mile road
race on the same course at that time. The
club. therefore. has decided to hold the an
nual sweepstakes and mile record race else
where in October.
The Ohio district convention. Sons of ST.
George. which also embraces portions of
Indiana and West Virginia. yesterday
elected the following officers at East Liver
pool. o.: President. j. T. Leach Fort
Wayne, Ind; vice president. 5. W. Smith.
Canton. O.; secretary, Fred Stork, Cleve-
land; treasurer, r.. r.. Ashley. Cleveland:
messenger. r.. Williams. East Liverpool.
o.; trustee. Thomas Kendall. Canton, O.
President Charles 4. Moore. of the Mon
tauk Club. of Brooklyn. has Just received a
letter from his son. Charles A. Moore. ir
who. with several friends is on "A scientific
expedition in Arctic waters. They sailed
some weeks ago on the steamship Algorlne.
accompanied by capt. William Rartlett'
Mr.. Moore says the Algerine rescued the
whaler Kite and her crew from a perilous
Labrador. The Kite was the vessel former
ly used by Lieutenant Peary.
AT the office Of the olumbia Ranking
Company, San Francisco. 1t was stated
that on April = a man giving the name q
Frank b. Pierson bought one OF the COM
pany's key-ring tags. numbered b14. This
Is the number OF the tag found among the
possessions Of the stranger who committed