The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-12-21
TELEGRAPHIC BREvITIES.

Six miners, whose names are unknown,
were crushed TO death in a mine at Inman,
Va, while pulling down some pillars.
Oil has been discovered on the banks of
the Coon river, near Grant City, Ia. A
quart of the oil sent to Ames College for
analysis Is said to have been found to be 50
per cent pure
c. L. Shaw, a Cleveland attorney and re-
ceiver for the Life Model Laundry Com
pany, was arrested yesterday on a warrant
charging him with embezzling 5000 of the
funds Of the concern.
At Valley Junction, a suburb of Des
Moines, Ia. yesterday morning, burglars
dynamited the safe in Millers drug store
securing 50, 900 In money and checks. Per-
sons living above the store were not awak-
ened.
Gustav A. jain & Co.. commission mer-
chants, of New York, made an assign
liabilities was made. A member of the firm
said he believed the liabilities were about
$3.50, 600 and that the assets would prove
more than sufficient to pay all claims.
Gordon c.. Blair formerly secretary of
the Chamberlain Transportation Company,
of Chicago, has been bound over at Hough-
ton, Mich, on charge of obtaining money
under false pretenses. He cannot furnish
bail He negotiated the sale of the lumber
cargo of the barge WILDER to John Price for
$1,000.
Former Gov. James S. Boynton, of
Georgia, is. critically i'll at his home in
Georgia and is not expected to recover.
Judge Boynton is siXty-nine years of age
He was president of the State Senate when
Gov. Alexander II. Stephens died in 1888
and served as Governor during the remain
der of the term.
Richard Burke, an attendant of the Long
home in Flushing early yesterday morning
found a burglar trying TO enter the house
through a rear window. When Burke Crap
pied with him the burglar drew a revolver
and fired four shots. One bullet struck
Burke in the chest and another in the
neck.
The grand jury at Cleveland has indicted
Justice of the Peace F. A Truman T., A.
Becht the charge of forgery. 1t was
shown that officers from Truman's court
had arrested and fined persons without the
formality of a trial, while the court records
indicated that everything had been carried
out in due legal form.
Judge Phillips, of the Common Pleas
Court at Cleveland, handed down decision
Yesterday holding Mayor Johnsons tax
the city, to be illegal. The city auditor and
treasurer are restrained from making fur
the bureau Mayor Johnson established the
bureau Ito educate the people on the tax
question.
The first important step for the acquire
ment for park purposes OF one or two acres
of land at Coney island, thereby wiping out
the islands Bowery and converting the
island into a national seaside resort, has
been taken. At meeting attended by
many prominent residents of Brooklyn the
plan was unanimously approved. The as
sessed value OF the land to be acquired by
the city amounts to 1884. 795.
Two highwaymen heavily armed were at
tackled by posse of citizens as they rode
into the town Of Provence, in the Chicka-
saw Nation, Friday night and an exchange
of shots followed The horse was shot
from under one of the men. George Slocum
and finally he was shot and captured The
second man escaped. Socum later died of
his wound. The men are supposed to have
engaged in a robbery near Provence
At meeting of the hickory ax-handle
manufacturers OF the country, held in
Louisville yesterday, an association was
formed for the purpose Of arranging a uni
form price list. About 80 per cent of the
manufacturers or the United States were
represented. A temporary organization was
formed, with Charles ID. Gates of Louis
Vile, as president and Frank Storm. of
Kirksville, Mo-, vice president and il was
decided to hold another meeting I'm St Louis
Jan. 10 TO perfect a permanent organiza-
ton.
Perry Brown, of Lake Mills Ia, has fled
a declaration In the United States Circuit