The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-02
TELEGRAPHIC BREvITIEs.

The transport Sheridan sailed from San
Francisco for Manila yesterday. She car
ried lis passengers and large quantities OF
army supplies.
Col. Phil Shenon. a pioneer of Montana,
and one OF the best known mining men or
Montana, was thrown from his wagon at
Salmon, Ida, and killed.
While returning from New Years party
early in the morning Ray Hickman, aged
eighteen. and Miss May Lowell were struck
by freight train at Cynthiana, KY Hick-
man was instantly killed and Miss Lowell
injured.
the raising of the new $4,000 endowment
for Shurtleff College, at Upper Alton, ILL.,,
had been completed. OF the $4,000 the col
lege raised the sum of SCI, 500 and John ID.
Rockefeller gave $l2,5O0.
Frederick S. Shaw, of Columbia Uni
versity, on Thursday broke the strength
test record of 2,049 points made by himself
according to the Sargent system of meas
uring in November last. The new figures
made by Shaw are 2,136.
Mr.. and Mrs. John E. johnson. an aged
couple, living near Ragan. Neb, were
found dead in their home, Johnson lying on
the bed and his wife i'm kneeling position,
with her head on a trunk. The two, it is
said, were seized with violent stomach
trouble just previous to their death and in
dications point to poisoning. An inquest is
being held.
Henry Hagner was fatally wounded by
footpads at Independence, Kan, yesterday
morning. He lives north of there, and had
come in on the night passenger train to be
married. A deep cash was cut across the
back of his head. His body was placed on
the Santa Fe track and was mutilated by
train. Hagner has been travelling man
for the Mccormick Harvester Company.
Gen. Francis G. Greene has assumed the
office of New York commissioner of police,
succeeding Colonel Partridge. The new
commissioner appointed Inspector Cort-
n ia
chief of police General Greene suspended,
without pay Inspector Donald Grant and
the captains who are under indictmnt on
charges.
The Louisville e. Nashville Railroad off,
Gals are confident that Gus Hyatt, the es-
capped Nashville convict and former train
robber. is the man who robbed Conductor
Keens train, and a reward of $500 will be
offered for the capture of the robber Con-
ductor BEDFORD, who was in charge of the
sleeper in which the robbery occurred, was
shown picture of Hyatt, and stated he
believed he was the guilty man.
The jury in the case of Alonzo Miller,
president of the South Omaha Board of Ed
ucation, charged with bribery, brought in a
verdict of not guilty. Miller, with several
other members of the board. was charged
with having teachers salaries raised, for
which he is alleged to have exacted money
from the teachers and with being a party
to an Illegal deal whereby the board pur-
chased large number of typewriters.
Four persons were shot at Newark N J.,
as the result of John Hackers celebration
of the opening of 1903. Hackel had dis
preparing to fire the other when it was
prematurely discharged. The greater part
of the charge entered the chest of Lena
Neidorff. She. is dangerously wounded.
The other victims were Miss L. Neidorff,
shot in the face and head; Mrs. j. Werna
and Peter Werna, both of whom were shot
in the face. Hacked was arrested
Mayor Low. of New York, has appointed
Page and Rudolph C. Fuller, Republicans,
and John r. Voorhees, and James Mcguire
Democrats. Mr.: Voorhees, being the Tam
many man. All are reappointments, save
Michael c. Dady. of Brooklyn. Under the
law the mayor appoints two representatives
Of each OF the two large political parties
to the board, the appointees being nomi-
mated by the regular organizations.
Mrs. Danenyauer shot and killed herself
at her home in Philadelphia after attempt
ing to kill her husband, Charles Danen-
yauer. According to the husbands state
ment. he and his wife had been celebrating
the advent of the new year, and when
about to retire the woman seized a re-
volver which was kept in the room and
striking him in the hand. The woman
then shot herself. Danenyauer was ar
rested, pending an investigation.
John s. Jones, of Greenville Tex, was
shot and instantly killed at a hotel in Los
Angeles, CAL, by a New Years reveler and
fell from second-story balcony to the
sidewalk. He had gone from his room to
was leaning over the railing when the bull
let struck him and he fell over the guard
rail. His body dropped into the midst of
the crowd OF people who were blowing
horns and celebrating the advent of the
new year. Jones was employed i'm the San
ia Fe Railway offices.
Dr. Giuseppe Cuneo, italian consul at
Denver, has received telegram from
sistance in securing protection for them.
Wednesday night Daniel Wright, foreman
of a grading gang on the Denver & Rio
Grande Railroad. was shot and killed by
| an Italian, after a quarrel. The Italian
| was captured and the Infatuated citizens of
| Minturn threatened to lynch him, but were
| foiled by the removal of the prisoner to
| the Jail at Red Cliff. Ii appears that the
mob then made threats against other Ital-
| ians. but so far as known no violence has
yet been done.
Miss Kate Griswold. an aged woman of
| Islip L. l., recently found among her eff
| fects while rummagng through her bureau
a gold pen which had beer the property of
| Gen. Phil Sheridan. The pen had been
given to Miss Griswold years ago by her
employer. She wrote letter to President
Roosevelt at Washington and sent the
| pen for Christmas gift The woman is in
receipt of a letter from President Roose-
Welt acknowledging the gift of the pen and
in which he says he will use the pen I'm his
| executive work I'm the future The Pres
| ident also sent her photograph of him.
| self, which she prizes very highly
| Mrs Maud Kiehl and her mother Mrs
| Addie Fenner, were arrested at their home
| i'm South Onondaga, n. ", yesterday by
| the sheriff of Cortland county on coroner.
| warrants charging them with the murder
| of William kiehl, husband of Mrs. Kiehl
| They were taken TO Cortland This is the
| outcome of the inquest at which evidence
| was produced tending to show that William
| Kiehl died from arsenical poisoning Thi.
| Is the second time Mrs Kiehl the eighfeep
| year country girl. has been arrested Sew
| eral months ago she was accused of poison
| ing Adam Kiehl, her Drother-in-law. tn,
| theory of the prosecution being that sh,
| killed him to prevent his marriage to an
| other woman. She was freed.