The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-01-20
NEWS IN SUNDAYS JOURNAL.


The rural free delivery carriers of Indi-
ana effected State organization at Mum
Gle on Saturday.
A wealthy Partisan named Michonic has
willed his valuable art gallery TO the
Louvre and other art museums.
c. F. w. Nicely was on the witness stand
again at Havana, on Saturday, and fatty
contradi-ted the testimony of Reeves.
A coroners jury held the Rev. o. d. Gid
dings for the killing of Harry Highfield his
stepson, at Medora, Ill. He pleads self
defense
Countess Won waldersee says she and her
husband hope to visit America in April, but
that so far nothing definite has been de-
cided upon.
President Roosevelt has formally an
nounced his inability to attend the dedica-
cation of the Indiana soldiers and sailors
monument.
Lieutenant General Miles has issued or
ders that will send about 1928 soldiers TO
the Philippines to replace those that will
soon come home.
Chickamauga-Chattan National Mill
tary Commission charges the Indiana COM
mission with mutilating rosters of the ma
tiCnal commission.
ted a supplemental report to the President
recommending the acceptance of the Pana-
ma Companys offer.
The Senate committee on judiciary decid-
ed to report favorably the nomination of
Francis E. Baker, of Indiana, to be United
States Circuit judge.
Mr.. Andrew Carnegie offers $25O,0OO to
Louisville for a public library but with
the understanding that the city will spend
$4,000 year for its maintenance.
British babies born in coronation year are
having most wonderful names attached to
them. They are all suggestive of the coro-
cnation, or of the King, Queen or others of
the royal family.
Wisconsin University professors are very
much shocked to know that there is poker
playing among the students. 1t is said that
more than two hundred of the young men
are deVoteeS OF the game.
General Chaffee has reported to the War
Department that American officers and men
in the Philippines are sadly deficient i'm the
use of the rifle and carbine They will be
trained to shoot straighter
Webster Davis has started East with his
petition Tor an expression of SympathV for
the Beers. He says that there are already
2l2.6W names to the petition, and the East
has not yet been canvassed.
Emperor Williams yacht, the HohenzoI-
Tern, on Saturday, began her trip to Amer
lea. 1t is expected that 1T will be perhaps
ten days before she completes the Journey
Prince Henry Will follow about Feb. 15
The explosion of locomotive boiler with
in $50 feet of the Rock Island depot. at
Victor, Ia, caused the death Of two men
and threw every one of the seven coaches
on the track. one of the sleepers was over
turned
The contest for precedence in the corona
ton parade continues to wage merrily in
England. An archbishop with his claim 70
the privilege of placing the crown upon the
Queens head was among the visitors to
the lord high chamberlain
Details of the Mexican earthquake show
that its effects were far-reaching. A repe-
ution OF the shock on Friday caused wide
spread panic, and the people are now camn-
ing out on the fields. The loss of life. how
ever, was comparatively small
Otto Bola, an elevator boy employed in
La Strain Hotel, at Chicago, proved him
self a hero when the seven-storv huiIdinr,
caught fire. The lad ran his elevator car
up and down through smoke and flame.
and after all the we'll people had hea1
saved he went to the room OF a crfnnIed
gentleman, carried him TO the elevator and
deposited him in the care of friends