The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-12-09
TELEGRApHIc BREvIT1Es.

Charles T. Yerkes was a passenger on
the steamship Deutschland. which arrived
at New York yesterday from Hamburg
The sheriff at Bloomington, H., yester-
day arrested H. l.. Barnes said TO be from
Denver. Col. on suspicion of being OF
the bank robbers working in Illinois.
Maud Hughes. Gertrude Harner and Har-
~ Brady while their way from church
Sunday night were struck by train at
Grimsby Station. near Toronto. Ont. and
killed.
Muriel Nelson. an English actress. com
poser and professional violinist, was yes
terday, at Omaha. granted divorce from
John Stewart Baird, who is an instructor
In an English college.
Lieutenant Governor sNorthcott has as
sumed his duties as acting Governor OF
Illinois during Governor Yates's absence in
Florida. Governor and Mrs. Yates left
yesterday for Miami, Fla
Jacob Linseder. of East Liverpool. died
yesterday. at DR.. Towers Hospital. in
Toledo, of asphyxiation. lie was found in
his bed with two gas jets open. Linseder
recently lost considerable money.
The stage driver carrying the mails from
Shawano TO Green Bay, Wis. was held up
yesterday by a lone bandit. IT Is not known
how much valuable mail was in the
pouches. The robber disappeared in the
woods.
Mrs. Dora Lightner, charged with the
murder of Miss Lucy Wheeler, was placed
on trial at Toledo yesterday. She Is
twenty-five years old and great interest Is
cured.
Chinese Minister WI Tingfang arrived
in Honolulu Dec. as a through passenger
TO China on the steamship Hong-Kong-
prominent Chinese and haze some severe
comments to make on the way the exclu-
sion act is enforced
Charles Slater, bailiff in the Criminal
Court at Chicago, was shot and fatally
| deupty sheriff. The men were drinking i'm
a saloon and became involved In political
rear door of the saloon, but returned by
| the front way and shot Slater. O'Neil es-
| capped.
An increase of SIS, 36e, l6S for foreign mis-
sionary work is reported In the annual
| summary of Protestant foreign missions OF
| Rev. r. +. Strong. editorial secretary OF
the American board, which was made pub
lie yesterday. The figures show In most
items an increase over last year The total
| number OF foreign missionaries is greater
| by 49, native laborers by over $500. and
communicates by 10000.
/ The president of the Louisiana Purchase
| Exposition Company announced yesterday
| the organization of worlds congresses 10
| be held in st. Louis during 1904 Howard
j. Rogers, chief of the department of edu-
cation, is to be the director OF the con-
| crosses The advisory board TO work in
| conjunction with him is as follows: Chair
man, Nicholas Murray Butler William r.
Harper, r. III. Jesse, Henry s. Pritchett and
| Herbert Putnam
The situation at Nebraska City caused by
| the town being cut off from a water supply.
| owing to the Missouri river changing its
! channel is becoming serious. The electric
| light plant has been forced to close down.
| and every manufacturing establishment in
| the city will have TO close to-day unless re-
| lief is secured. The packing houses are not
| affected, having water systems of their
| own. A large force of men In at work run
| ming pipes TO the new channel.
| Prof John T. Stinson, of Mountain Grove
Mo-. has been appointed superintendent OF
| pomology in the department OF HORTICULTURE
| OF the Louisiana Purchase Exposition.
| Professor Stinson Is a graduate Of the Iowa
| State Agricultural College and was for
| eight years professor of horticulture I'm the
| Arkansas Agricultural College as well as
| horticulturist OF the experiment station of
| Arkansas. He is now director OF the Mis-
| souri, state experiment station.
John Dillon. one of the leaders OF the
! Irish Nationalist party. is at the Hoffman
| House, New York, with his wife, who ar
rived on the Umbria from Europe. Mr..
| who reached New York yesterday, was af-
| fected materially by his trip. and was
obliged to take to his bed at the hotel and
ton is not considered serious. Mrs. Dillon
said that he was too Ill to see anybody.
An ordinance, favored by the clergymen
of Cleveland, regulating dance halls on
| Sunday was defeated in the City Council
last night and in it's place was passed one
| permitting public dances on Sunday as well
as on other days after due permit Is given
| by the director of police The first named
| ordinance was defeated after hearing the
| opinion OF the director Of law who gave II
as his intsrpre a that an ordinance
the test OF the courts
| The will of A. c. Hutchinson. the million
| aire president of Morgan's Louisiana and
Texas railroads, who died Sunday, was
| probated at New Orleans on Monday
! Among the requests are Senses Hospital.
| House of the Good Shepherd and st. Anna 3
| ASYLUM in New Orleans. each 800 O00 The
| bulk of the estate Is bequeathed TO the
| medical department of Tulane University.
Mr. Hutchinson left his magnificent home
| in New Orleans to J. {. Blair. one OF the
| attorneys of the Southern Pacific Railroad.