The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-14
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Happenings at Home and Abroad-In-
dustrial and Labor Notes-Crimes
and Casualties.

Bellamy Storer, United States ambassador
TO Austria, and Gen. A. w. Greedy were
passengers on the steamship New York.
which arrived at New York from Southamp-
ton Saturday.
Sir Frederick Pollock of London. English
lawyer and law writer, has cabled his ac-
ceptance of an invitation to read paper
before the annual meeting of the American
Bar Association, which will be held at Hot
Springs, Va, Aug. 26 TO Is.
The funeral of the late Gen. Alexander
Mcdowell McCook, retired officer of the
United states army, who died at Dayton,
residence of his daughter. Mrs. Charles A.
Craighead, Monday, at $50 a. m.
Frank p. Sargent. chief commissioners of
immigration, who is investigating conditions
turns to Washington ne will recommend
that fifteen more immigration inspectors be
placed on the boundary line. He Is satisfied
many Chinese are crossing.
Baltimore is in gala attire for the open
ing of the triennial saengerfest of the
Northeastern Saengerbund to-day. Satur-
day afternoon there was grand rehearsal
in the armory by an orchestra of 135 pieces,
800 united singers and a chorus OF 900, OF
winch 900 were school children.
The British ship Loeb Torredon has ar
rived at San Francisco from New Castle
Australia, making the trip in almost steam
snip time. she crossed the ocean In 1orty-
five days, making the best passage IN six
teen years and one of the shortest on rec
ord. The Mary E. Mininas, recent arrival,
consumed lO7 days in making the same trip.
Trouble is brewing on the Flathead Indian
reservation, in Montana, as the result of an
attempt of an Indian agent TO collect taxes
on cattle where there are more than one
hundred head in the herd Payment OF the
tax was refused by the redskins, and when
Major Smead attempted to seize the cattle
for the taxes the Indians stood him off with
their rifles.
Secret-service officers of the Frisco Rail-
way, fifty well-armed men, left Joplin, Mo-,
early Saturday for Empire Junction, Kan,
where it was reported robbers had planned
to hold up the train. The plot was discov-
cred Friday night and telephone message
was sent to Joplin for armed men. When
Empire Junction was reached there were no
robbers in sight
Eight thousand dollars worth of diamonds
are alleged to have been stolen from j. III.
Taylor and wife at small hotel In New
York, and under arrest are Alice Howard,
who is employed in the hotel. and Norman
II. Powell No trace of the diamonds or
pawn tickets were found at their homes.
but some of the hotel silverware was found.
and they were unable to explain its pres
ence.
Ludwig Eisenbaum, who left Boston three
weeks ago in a small open dory TO cross the
Atlantic, has returned and given up the
trip. He went $50 miles to the eastward.
making the gulf stream. There was no
shelter on the boat, and so much fog was
encountered that Eisenbaum has been wet
ever since he started. The result was that
he became stiff with rheumatism and was
afraid he could not navigate the boat.
The government of the District of Co
lumbia, through its corporation counsel, has
instituted civil proceedings against James
NJ. Watson, now in Jail at Washington, for
alleged defalcation of District funds esti-
mated at $4,000 The suit is for the re-
covery of the money alleged to have been
taken by Watson, but the aggregate Of the
specific sums mentioned in the civil suit is
only $l0,1S2 Watsons automobile and a
bulletin sheet, of which he is joint proprie-
tor have been attached