The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-11-14

The British Columbia government has
foated loan in London of S.500.O00. IL
was underwritten at 80 per cent.
AL c.. Field the minstrel who has been
I'm a sanatorium at Mobile, Ala, for six
weeks, has recovered sufficiently TO per-
nit his departure for Columbus, O.. Sat
urday.
Representatives of the seven great COM
mercial organizations OF San Francisco
met Gen. Adna r Chaffee at a reception
in the Chamber Of Commerce rooms yester-
day. The general started for Chicago last
night.
The trial of James II. Gormley. president
of the Masonic Fraternity Temple Associa-
ton, charged with completely to defraud
Cook county OF taxes in the celebrated Ma
sonic Temple case, began at Chicago yes
terday.
A gasoline lamp in the general store OF
Stiles & weckerley, at whtehouse. o., ex-
ploded last night and FIVE out OF eight
persons in the store were badly burned.
one probably fatally. Only slight damage
was done by the flames.
Deputy Attorney General Henry B. CO.
man. who was the Republican candidate
for attorney general of New York at the
recent election, has conceded the election
Of John Cunneen, OF Buffalo, his opponent
for the Office on the Democratic and Pro-
hibition tickets
Net earnings Of s754, $50 are shown by the
Company which has just been issued. This
is an increase for the year OF 81. 500. After
deductions for depreciation. taxes. etc, a
surplus is shown OF $323, go bringing the
previous deficit down 10 s6Ss, 800
Charles L. Fair. who. with his wife. was
killed in an automobile accident recently
in France. left personal property IN New
York State valued at nearly 10000. accord
ing to the offlcial report just made TO the
courts IL will go TO his two sisters. and
largely consists of stocks and bonds
Cardinal Gibbons presided at the annual
meeting OF the archnishops OF the Catholic
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| University in Washington yesterday. There
| were no matters of very great importance
| to be considered, the deliberations being
| confined chiefly TO questions OF discipline
and other subjects OF interest mainly to
| the church.
Two hundred and fifty employees OF the
Mechanical Rubber Company. of Chicago.
| went on strike yesterday, the workers as
serting that the company Is controlled by
| the rubber trust and is filling orders that
would under ordinary circumstances go TO
] the Morgan & Wright factory. which was
| closed by a strike last week.
Gen. J. w. Barlow, late chief OF the en-
gineer corps of the United States army. IL
| in Los Angeles on his way TO San Diego,
| where he will be Joined by Gen Jacobo
| BIanco OF the engineering department OF
the Mexican government. They Will make
a joint tour OF inspection over the inter-
national boundary from the Pacific as far
east as FL Paso. II is desired 10 see that
the monuments erected I'm 1895 by the ma
tional boundary commission are in proper
condition.
The five police captains. OF Cleveland.
whose designations were demanded by Dr.
rector of Police Dunn and who were In
clined to resist. have taken another view
of the matter and all have decided TO conn
ply with the directors request The resig-
nations will become effective Jan. 1. A
voluntary resignation entities the five men
TO n pension of SO per month during their
lifetime Dismissal under charges which
was a possibility by trial. would deprive
them of this income.
The capital stock committee OF the ILL.,
nois State Board OF Equalization yesterday
adjourned for one week. Its time has been
taken up i'm assessing Cook county cor
porations. The total IL SO. 135. S25. which
does not include the Pullman Company
nor any of the public utilities. When the
committee again convenes its attention
will be given 10 Cook county corporations
which have rot been reported by local as
SCISSORS. a thorough Investigation OF Chi
cago corporations has been made and many
retailers have been assessed. At this time
| 800 corporations I'm the State have been
| served with notices by the committee.