The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-02-07
GENERAL NEWS in BRIEF
VARIETY OF DISPATCHES ROBBED
OF SUPERFLuOUs vERBIAGE.
Items that VIII Interest Business men,
TOilers, Politicians and All
Classes of Readers.

Lord Lambert and Mr.. Zimmerman, father
of the duchess, returned TO San Francisco
from Monterey yesterday and later left for
the East.
Hon. Tom L. johnson, formerly a con-
gresham from the Cleveland district, last
night formally announced his candidacy for
the Democratic mayoralty nomination for
the city of Cleveland
negress, cut her husband, William Henry.
to death on the streets of New Orleans
yesterday. Henry was tall and muscular,
but he was not able TO defend himself
against the Infatuated woman
The steamer Tees. which has arrived at
Vancouver, B. c., brought news of very
rich find in the Atlin district OF Alaska.
near the discovery on Pine creek, owned
by Fritz Miller. Gravel going $3.50 to the
shovel has been found on bedrock.
The jury in the case of Rolla White,
charged with killing James Shotwell. at
Corbin, KY, has returned a verdict OF not
guilty. 1t was this shooting which led to
the blowing up of Whites brothers store
and a riot at Corbin. in which two persons
were killed.
Willard d. Ball, well known in Y. M. c.
A. circles throughout California, has re-
association to become general secretary of
the Cincinnati Y. NJ G. A. He will leave
for his new field about the middle of the
present month
The work of selecting jury in the trial
of Dolly Reynolds, at the Grand Hotel,
New York, Aug. Is, 1885, was completed be-
fore Justice Fursman, in the New York Su-
preme Court, yesterday.
Funeral services for the late Stephen J..
Erodie, who died of consumption at San
Antonio, Tex, Jan. 81, were held at his
late residence in New York yesterday under
the auspices of the Fraternal Order of
Eagles, of which Brodie was a charter
member. About fifty members of the order
attended.
The steamer Cottage City has arrived at
Seattle from Lynn canal with fifty-eight
passengers. James Nj. Shoup. United States
marshal for the southeastern district of
Alaska, came aboard at Juneau with three
convicts for the United States penitentiary
at McNeirs island. Two of the men-Phil
Grisbel and James HanSen-are sentenced
for life.
DR.. Homer c. Stuntz, of Mount Vernon,
Ia, has been appointed presiding elder OF
the Methodist Episcopal Church in the Phil
ippine islands, and Will sail from San Fran
cisco for Manila to take up his new official
duties April l. He expects to take dozen
or more missionaries with him and organize
Methodist Episcopal churches in every sec
ton of the Philippines
The Confederate VETERANS Association,
of Savannah, Ga, has passed resolutions
against the invitation of President Mckin-
ley to attend the reunion of Confederate
veterans In Memphis The association calls
upon General Gordon, commander-in-chief.
to name some other city than Memphis as
the place for the reunion, and says II VIII
not send delegates to Memphis IL the invita-
ton to the President is adhered 10.
Crazy Snake" alleged to have been the
chief author of the recent Creek Indian
troubles, and fifteen light horsemen, yestsr-
Gay secured counsel to defend them in the
coming trial at Muskogee, /. T. They have
asked that trial be given at once, and say
that thew can furnish any amount of bail.
They will be prosecuted on a charge of con-
spiracy, and it is expected that the trials
will be called soon, as the United States
Court Is now in session.
Articles of Incorporation of the Western
Grocery Company were filed at Marshall
town, Ia. yesterday. The Headquarters will
stock s., 100000 The new company will in
clude the allied firms of the Let's Fletcher
pany, Marshalltown; Letts-F'letcher Com
pany, Oskaloosa: Let's, Spencer & Smith
Company, Mason City, and the Letts-Spen-
Ger Grocery Company, Kansas City. Mo.
AT Newport News. Va. yesterday the
grand jury indicted Allan A Moss, mayor,
j. Hughes and Mark Mclaughlin, council
men, Samuel r. Register, of Richmond, at
torney for the Newport News Railway and
Electric Company. Philip NARROW, agent
tor paving concern, and b. +. Smith, a
contractor, for bribery. and corruption in
connection with the awards of city con-
tracts for street paving, bridge building
and the construction of the city jail.
At the annual meetings of the stockhold-
ers and directors of the Diamond Match
Company. which were held in Chicago yes
terday, the old officers and board of di-
rectors were reelected. The annual state
ment showed that net earnings equal TO
1873 per cent. on the s15,000O00 capital stock
had been earned. President Barber stated
that the company's progress in England
had been very satisfactory, 40 per cent.
having been earned in 1900, against 10 per
cent. in 1899. The Peru factory was also
reported as being operated satisfactorily.
A perpetual injunction was granted at
Akron, o., yesterday against combination
the American Cereal Company attempted
to increase it's capital from $500. 900 to $33,
100000. 1t was proposed at that time to
form combination OF 70 per cent or the
a stakeholder secured a temporary injunc-
ton against the combination on the ground
that it was scheme to freeze out small
stockholders and violation of the Ohio
antitrust laws. Yesterday the Injunction
was made permanent.