The Indianapolis journal., 1902-08-14
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

The postoffice at Wiliamsport, w. Va.
opposite Marietta, O., was entered early
Wednesday morning by two men. and a
boy. The safe was blown open and $500 in
money and a registered letter taken.
At Paducah, KY, yesterday Policeman
Tom Orr shot and killed Frank Buckner
cOlored, while Buckner was trying to es-
cape. The negro had been wanted for six
months for malicious shooting. The officer
was exonerated.
Frederick f. Belts, broker, is under ar
rest at Boston on a charge Of using the
United States mails in conspiracy TO de-
NJ. Fisher & Co, whose affairs have been
in the courts for some time Belts is
held under $4,000 for hearing.
j. H Sims a wealthy farmer. was shot
and killed by his son John, near Ottumwa,
Ia, yesterday, when endeavoring to
murder his wife with butcher knife The
murdered man was intoxicated and made
a vicious attack on his wife for fancied
wrong and the son interrered just in time
to save her life.
George McFadden, coored, yesterday
confessed to the police that he is wanted
in Lumberton, 5. C, for the murder in
November, 1900, of Elizabeth Smith, also
colored. McFadden was employed by a
contractor and he boasted TO the other en-
ployes of his alleged crime in the South
The police were informed and McFadden
was arrested and confessed.
c. E. Page, Cincinnati manager of the
Western Union Telegraph Company, who
is now at Atlantic City, rendered his resig-
nation to District Superintendent l. N
Miller yesterday. In his telegram Page in
Inmates that he will accept a more re-
sponsble position with the company in the
East. He was connected with the COM
pany In Cincinnati for over nineteen years
Sharpsburg a suburb of Allegheny, Pa.
was excited yesterday over the wreck OF
West Penn freight train Of thirty cars
loaded with benZine, gasoline kerosene and
lubricating oil. fearing another catastro-
phe such as was visited on Sheridan Pa
a few months ago, when 200 or more people
were killed or injured by an explosion fol-
lowing a similar wreck. The wreck, how
ever, was cleared away without harm
Senator ]. r. Burton. of Kansas, chair
man of the subcommittee of the Senate
and inquire into ex-Queen Lilioukalani's 5
claims to the crown lands, has arrived at
San Francisco. and expects 10 sail for
Honolulu on the next steamer. Senator
Burton may spend four or five weeks in
Hawaii i'm company with Senator Mitchell
of Oregon, and Senator Foster, of Wash
ington.
The American Philatelic Association at
it's meeting in Springfield. Mass yesterday
discussed the matter of aboishing all
branches of the association, of which only
a few remain The Weekly Philatelic Era
OF Portland. Ne, was chosen as the official
organ. and the resignation of H. G.. Smith
of Winona. Mimi. as director and secre-
tary was received. H H Anderson. of
and H. d. Watson. of New York. collect
ing agent.
Mrs Vincent Markell died at st. Paul
Yesterday after four hours of agony
Rising early TO heat milk for her six
weeks-old baby. she in some way tipped
over an alcohol lamp and ignited a gallon
can filled with alcohol, which exploded
badly burned she died In four hours Her
husband died at the city hospital less
than two months ago and her baby was
born since his death Three children All
under five years of age. are left orphans
by her death.
Suits were fled in the State and United
States courts at New Orleans YESTERDAY Y
against the constitutOnality Of the new
law passed at the last session Of the Leg
islature adding five members 10 the hoard
in charge of the Sl4,O0OO0O water, drainage
and sewerage improvements at New or
leans A temporary injunction was issued
by Judge Shelby in the United States
court the application OF citizens of
New York and France, prohibiting the rec
ognition Of the newly created board The
work, however. will be carried forward
without delay by the present board.