The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-08-09
TELEGRAPHIC BREvITIES.

The fleet of United States vessels under
command OF Rear Admiral HIgglnson,
which anchored off Block island Thursday
night, yesterday cruised between there and
Marthas Vineyard.
Three business houses and the Citizens
Bank, at Johnstown, o., were burglarized
Thursday night, but little plumber was OBJ
tanned. The bank safe was ruined, but the
burglars got nothing.
President Schaffer, of the Amalgamated
Association of Iron and Steel Workers,
left Ashland, Ky, yesterday, without haV-
ing accomplished settlement of the strike
at the Ashland sheet mill.
George w. Fritz, of Newark, n. j.. was
yesterday elected president OF the National
Jobbing Confectioners Association at the
concluding session of the associations an
nual convention in Philadelphia.
The Philatelic Sons of America closed
their convention at Denver last night after
the election of officers, headed by f. H.
Wilkinson, Omaha, as president. The So
ciety will meet in Chicago next year.
President w. T. Gray has issued a call for
a meeting of the National Window-glass
Jobbers' Association, to be held at Atlantic
City on Aug. Is. 1t is called to arrange
prices and will probably bring the rate war
to an end.
Senior Calvo, the Costa Rican minister
at Washington, yesterday received a ca
blegram from the secretary of state for
foreign relations of his country denying
the accuracy of recent reports regarding
volcanic activity in Costa Rica.
The Marconi Wireless Telegraph Company
of America at its offices in New York yes
terday gave out a direct contradiction from
Marquis Soari of Italy, in regard to the
published reports that Sig. Marconi had
yielded credit for his inventions TO the
marquis.
The five men arrested al St Paul on sus-
picion of being the Burlington train rob-
bers, proved TO be ordinary tramps. Moth
ing about them indicated they are bad men,
and Chief of Police O'Connor secuted the
hn hon fn do With
the robbery.
The body of Amelia Miller was found
early yesterday in a ditch near the Chi
cago & Northwestern Railway tracks. near
Mayfair station, Chicago. The body was
identified by a physician as that of one of
his patients, who suffered from Brights
disease The police believe she committed
suicide.
A badly decomposed body has been found
in Long Island sound. 1t was that of a
young man, we'll dressed Around the neck
was strapped a small valise filled with
machinists tools y ticket dated July 81,
for one of the Fall River liners was found
in the clothing, but all other means of
Identification failed, owing TO the condi-
ton of the body.
The United States Carbonate Company's
entire plant, which is said to have cost
$4,000, was offered at auction, in Newark
y. j., by the receiver John H Hardin
There were two bids. one for 81 10000 and
the other for 81 500. 900. Ii is unlikely the
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OF the bitterest fights that has been in the
courts for years. 1t arose out of disagree
ment among the stockholders.
The Catholic Total Abstinence Union adj
Journed at Dubuque yesterday 10 meet next
year In Pittsburg, Pa. Aug. s. and :. All
the old officers were reelected except Pres
ident Rev. j. w. Stanley, Hartford. Conn.
being chosen 10 that office. A cablegram
was received from Rome imparting the
apostolic blessing. The resolutions urge
the use of every influence 10 enforce the
laws against the liquor traffic. and particu-
larry those against the Sunday saloon.
Governor John Walter Smith, of Mary
land. has declined tC honor the requisition
of Governor ~ j. Montague Of Virginia,
for Harry. alias Charles Knipple who was
arrested at Frederick, Nd. on Aug l. and
is held in the Frederick Jail on a technical
charge OF murder. Knipple is charged with
participating in the lynching of Charles
Craven at Leesburg. Va. on July 81 last.
Governor Smith held that the requisition
is defective because of the absence OF a
seal on the document.
The Omaha & Council Bluffs Railway and
Bridge Company, which includes all the
street railways in Council Bluffs we'll as
the Intsrcitv line. and the Douslass-strSst