The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-01-22
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIEs.

BLIZZARD RAGING. Northwestern
Pennsylvania is in the grip OF severe
blizzard, and ii promises the heaviest snow
fall of the winter.
STABBED BY HIS SOME. B. Harvey
was stabbed and instantly killed by his
son. Ara Harvey, as the result of a quarrel
rested.
MATTESON'S SHORTAGE. 1t was
given out on Tuesday by the officials of
the First National Bank, of Great Falls,
Mont, that the alleged defalcation Of Cash
Ter Mattheson may be estimated in the
neighborhood of $4,000.
THREE NEGROES KILLED. The
south-bound Yazoo & Mississippi Railroad
mixed train struck a wagon at Darden's
crossing, near Fayette, Miss, on Tuesday,
and killed three negroes that were in il.
They were Bob Green, his grandson, and
Joe Jackson.
COLORED MAN KILLED.-Thomas
Bush. colored, a nephew Of John E. Bush,
receiver of the United States land office
at Little Rock, Ark, was assassinated here
on Tuesday He was shot through the
heart and instantly killed. There is no
clew TO the assassin.
BOYCOTT CONFERENCE.-The National
Building Trades Council closed its fifth an
nual convention at Worcester, Mass, on
Tuesday Resolutions were adopted con-
demning the action of the central trades
and labor unions of st. Louis in issuing
boycott against the Louisiana purchase ex-
position. 1.
UNION MEN TO BE REINsTATED.-
The Reading Railway Company has issued
orders that all the car repair men and
brakemen belonging to labor unions, who
were discharged last year during and after
plication for work. Several hundred brake
men in the anthracite region will be re-
stored to their positions under this order
BUTCHERS TO MEET IN 1903-The Ma
tional Butchers Protective Association or
ganized in local, state and national bodies.
and having a membership of $1,000 was
represented by 165 delegates in a national
convention I'm ST. Louis on Tuesday In
the course of the proceedings resolutions
were adopted calling an international con-
vention of butchers in ST. Louis in 1908.
CREAMERY TRUST.-Charles H. Patti
son and John A. Parks. of the Continental
creamery trust, attempted to organize a
corporation creamery trust. to take in all
the large creameries of the country 1t
was proposed 10 name the new corporation
the National Creamery Company and to
have a capital of S1ScoO,OCO, but the scheme
fell through.
MRS. WITWER FREE.-The grand jury
at Dayton. o., yesterday ignored the case
of Mrs. Mary Witwer. who was charged
with poisoning her sister, Mrs. Pugh, be-
cause of lack of evidence The case at
tracted considerable attention last fall be-
cause of the allegation that the deaths of
a number of persons were caused by Mrs
Witwer. who had acted as a nurse. She
will go to her home in Michigan
COS1OMS COlIERo--Ine tWenty-Sec-
ond annual convention of the Customs Cut
ters' Association of American opened a
four days convention at Milwaukee on
Tuesday. About two hundred delegates
including a large number from Canada
are in attendance S. 5. Paubst secre-
tary of the association, addressed the con-
vention in the forenoon on What 10 Do
for the Good of the Association" The aft
ernoon was taken up with blackboard illus
tratiOns.
DIED OF HIS INJURIES.-Vinzenzo Wis
olek, the Pole who fatally assaulted his
wife and three children at Pittsburg a
week ago. died Tuesday of the injuries
have so far occurred as the result of the
tragedy. They are: Rosa LAX the wife;
Anna. aged two years; NinZenZo Visolek.
aged forty-twO years The remaining vic
tim. Della, aged seven years, is expected
to die at any time. Her brother. Francis.
may recover.
BANK WILL LOSE S19,00O.-Bank exam
liners who have been investigating the af-
fairs of the Commercial Bank, Of Fulton,
Mo- which was closed last Friday follow
ing the disappearance of Cashier =. 5. Ad-
ans now find that the banks loss will
from. and IL is believed is making his way
TO Mexico. \ message received to-day by
w ID. Bush, of Fulton, from his son says:
Saw p S. Adams at Hearne, Tex,
Wednesday, en- route 10 San Antonio via
International Railway"
BIDS WANTED. - Director of Works
Isaac S Taylor. of the Louisiana Purchase
Exposition Company has advertised for
bids on the work of construction on the
various industries building" the first of
the worlds fair buildings for which plans
and specifications have been finished. All
bids must be sent 10 Mr.. Taylor before
2 o'clock ID. m. Feb. l. 1902. The cost of
the building Will be $4,000. The general