The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-11-08
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

Mysterious Billy Smith and Al Neil
have been matched to fight twenty rounds
in Portland Ore, Nov. ~.
The national convention of the Woman
Home Missionary Society OF the Metho S9,.
Episcopal Church was in session AT New
York again on Thursday
Hunters discovered the dead body of
Jack Wells, sheep herder, about twenty
miles from Red Lodge, Mont, partly eaten
by wild beasts. From appearances the
man had been dead two weeks or more.
Secret service operatives at Ell Paso yes
terday arrested j. NJ. Lemon. a plOtog-
rapher, and captured a large number OF
Photographic plates bearing the imprlnts OF
s. silver certificates and $40 national bank
notes.
John T. Hayes, charged with the muir
der of his former sweetheart, Miss Wlnl-
fred Cooke, was found guilty OF murder IN
the second degree at Litchfield, Conn, last
night and was sentenced TO Imprisonment
for life.
In the contempt proceedings against the
editors of Hearst's Chicago American Judge
Hanecy yesterday listened TO arguments by
Judge Shope, representing the court, and
Ex-Governor Altgeld, representing the re-
spondents.
The San Miguel Mining and Investment
Company, capital $l,5OO.000, has incorpo-
rated at Trenton, n. ]. Incorporators: Ed
ward A. Garvey and Charles a. w. Zim-
norman, of st. Louis, and John w. Avery
of New York.
Charitable and religious ORGANIZATIONS,
mainly those supported by the Roman
Catholic Church, viii be benefited to the
extent of $4,000 by the will OF Mary Cor
rigan, which was filed in the Circuit Court
at Chicago yesterday.
The directors of the American Cotton Oil
Company have declared the usual semi
annual dividend of per cent. on the pre-
ferred and per cent. for the year On the
common stock. Three and a half per cent
was paid on the common stock last year.
The Southern California Fruit Exchange
has adopted resolutions strongly protesting
against the ratification Of the reciprocity
treaties which Will come before Congress at
its approaching session. The directors of
the Chamber of Commerce passed similar
resolutions
The argument of the motion TO dismiss
the indictment against Roland B. MolIneux
for the murder of Mrs. Kate j. Adams IN
December 1898, which was set down for
yesterday, was adjourned at the request Of
the New YORK district attorney, until
Thursday next
Bernard Callahan, of East Kingston. N
Y, was killed by John McManus at that
place, Wednesday, in a quarrel over the
election. While engaged in a heated argu-
ment over election returns McManus seized
| Callahan, thrashed him and threw him in
| the roadway. Callahan died one hour later
Tom Jenkins last night won the catch-as-
catch-can championship of the world at
| Cleveland. when he defeated Dan Mcleod.
an opponent who gave him the severest
struggle of his wrestling career. Mcleod
won the first fall in thirty-nine minutes
with a half Nelson Jenkins won the next
| two.
| The American Vehicle Wood Stock Assoc
| citation, composed of manufacturers of
spokes, rims. shafts, etc. at its convention
| in Cincinnati yesterday adopted a resolu-
ton advancing the price Of raw material
| coax and hickory Is per cent. on account
of its scarcity throughout the various sec
| lions Of the country.
Not including the comparatively few fur
which 20
San Francisco, the total catch in the north
this season was 24.l21. The Boring sea catch
was 1924; the Copper island catch. 3S3S;
the coast catch, $685. and the approximate
Indian catch, 1000 skins. The worlds catch
for this season is, approximately, $4,000
skins.
The large British schooner John s. Park
er, of st. Johns, N B., bound from that
| city for sound port, with a cargo of lurn-
Der, struck on the bar off Orleans Mass
during heavy northeast gale, yesterday,
and was wrecked Captain Ernst and his
crew of five men were rescued in the
| breeches buoy by the Orleans life-savine
crew, after a gallant struggle.
Henry William Montgomery, an actor OF
the old school, who in his time appeared
with Sir Henry Irving and other noted
players, was sent to Cook county's poor
house at Dunning, Ill, yesterday by Judge
Cover, sitting i'm the court for the insane
at the Detention Hospital Montgomery
has had meteoric career and fifteen years
ago was known in both England and Amer
lea as one Of the best character actors
The Millinery Jobbers' Association con-
cluded its session at Cincinnati yesterday
after a most successful meeting num-
Der of accessions to membership were oh
tanned. After free discussion Of topics OF
interest to the trade the following officers
were elected; President, A Ii. Adams.
Chicago; secretary and treasurer, Gus
George, Chicago. Among the directors is
Fred Fahnley, Of indianapolis. 1t was de-
cided TO hold the next semi-annual conven-
ton in Detroit next May.
The Yale faculty has caused a postpone
ment of the Yale-Princeton freshmen foot
ball game. which was to have been PLAYED
at 3 o'clock this afternoon in Yale field
The objection Of the faculty is on account
of the rule which prohibits games being
played before o'clock on any day OF the
week, except Saturday. AS ii would be i'm
possible to finish before dark a game be-
gun after o'clock the Yale freshmen man
ayers have asked the Princeton freshmen
team to arrange another date for the con-
test.