The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-01-23
TELEGRAPHIC BREvITIES.

GIVEN A LIFE SENTENCE.-CIem
Buchter has been found guilty of murder
ing his daughter Irene last August in
Louisville and sentenced TO life imprison-
ment in the penitentiary.
JEFFERSON GIVES S100.-President
Day, of the Mckinley National Memorial
Association. has received from Joseph JEFF
ferson, the actor, a check for 800 to be
added to the memorial fund.
SHOT EACH OTHER.-Wiley Ellis, aged
fifty, was shot and killed, and James Mich
dangerously wounded in a fight between
the two men near Keytesville, Mo.
KANSAS AUTHOR ILL.-William Allen
White, the Kansas author and newspaper
man, is i'll and has gone TO Colorado
Springs for a rest. A week ago he had an
attack of grip. which left him in state of
nervous exhaustion.
WAS SHORT $16.OOO.-The investigation
of the books of the late II. G. Tatum, sec
rotary of the Western Commercial Trav-
elers' Association, who recently committed
suicide at st. Louis has recently been con-
cuded and shows a shortage of about $16,
CO.,
LUMBER EXPORTERS.-The convention
of the National Lumber Exporters Associa-
ton began at Cincinnati on Wednesday,
and will continue to-day. The association
is composed of the leading exporters of
lumber in the United States.
WEALTHY MAN SENT TO PRISON
John S. Farr, wealthy man, prominently
known politically over West Virginia, has
been sentenced at Huntington to two years
in the state penitentiary for manslaughter.
He killed Owen Ross last summer in a
street fight.
FOOT-PAD IDENTIFIED.-The foot-pad
who was shot by Policeman Taylor at San
Francisco. while fleeing from the scene of
the murder of Officer Robinson, has been
identified as Jack Wade, who is wanted in
stockton, Cal. for robbery. He is said to
be known TO the police in several Eastern
cities.
COMMERCE DISCUSSED.-The regular
monthly meeting and dinner of the New
York Credit Mems Association was held
Wednesday night. The principal address
was delivered by Charles a. Gardiner, a
well-known corporation lawyer. who talked
on the Expansion of Commerce in the
United States
FLOUR MILLS MERCED.-The East
Coast Milling Company, recently incorpor-
ated at Trenton, n. j.. with a capital of
49, 900 000 has acquired control of the East
Atlantic Flour Mills Company. The total
capacity Of the combined companies will
be about 1900 barrels daily.
JURY Observation-Disclosures II. Rowan.
on trial second time in the United States
Court at Milwaukee, for alleged at
tempt to bride United States officials three
years ago. when he was indicted by the
grand jury for using the mails in connec-
ton with a matrimonial bureau was ac-
quilted Wednesday night. AT the first trial
the jury disagreed.
CONVICTS RECAPTURED.-All of the
eleven convicts who escaped from the
United States penitentiary on McNeiis
island last Sunday have been recaptured
The last four to be taken-James Morariety,
Mike Williams. Bruce Kenwright and j. Il.
SteWart-were captured late Tuesday night
near where the other prisoners were taken.
The men had sack full of chickens and
were evidently prepared 10 make feast.
TO COLONIZE SOUTH AFRICA-Rev
1. w. Barr, rector of the Episcopal
oh. N WhatCOm IA an
Wash. has gone TO South Africa TO arrange
final details of a gigantic colonization
scheme which the British government will
shortly undertake there. 1t is the idea OF
the British government to induce num-
Der of British born subjects now residing in
the United States TO emigrate to South
Africa.
PRESSED STEEL CAR COMPANY.-Th,
Pressed Steel Car Company was hello
Wednesday at Jersey City. The annua
statement showed that the total assets OF
the company were $3i Dos. 500 and that the
profits for 1901 amounted TO 1927 925. Divi
dends of $4,000 were paid preferred
stock and dividends of 5000 on common
stock. The regular quarterly dividends OF
la per cent. on preferred and l per cent. OF
common stock were declared. The old boarC
Of directors were reelected
RIOT ON A STEAMER.-News has beer
received by the steamer Argyll. which ha:
arrived at San Francisco, that a riot brok,
/ out on the Pacific Steam Navigation Com
panys steamer Columbia at Panama OF
/ Christmas day and that several member;
of the crew were perhaps fatally or at leas
/ dangerously wounded. The Columbia wa;
/ on the way down the coast to Valparaiso
/ from San Francisco and through the kind
ness of Captain Hughes nearly every mem
Der of the crew, composed principally o
! Chileans and Peruvians. celebrated Christ
/ mas by imbibing freely of wine.
WILL NOT BE REINSTATED.-The ap
peal OF Judge Frank E. DelIenbaugh tina