The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-24
TELEGRAPHIC BREvITIES.


who left Argentina about year ago on his
way to st. Louis. has arrived at Guayaquil,
Ecuador.
James Leblanc. aged sixty, a wealthy cit
izen of Pocahontas, w. Va. died on Monday
after having swallowed by mistake dose
of medicine intended for external use.
F. M. Macy, who was having friendly
boxing match with William Duringo at
Shelby Junction, Mont, was shot by George
Whitecar and probably will die. The bullet
first passed through Dur;ngos wrist.
Gen. Thomas w. Stewart, communicating
chief of the G. A. r., was rendered a pub
lie reception at Chattanooga, Tenn, Mon
day. which was attended by representative
citizens, including many Confederate vet
Grams.
Benjamin Hageman, defaulting treasurer
of the Toledo White Lead Company,
pleaded guilty to charge of embezzlement
term of eighteen months in the Ohio peni-
Tertiary. About 81 900 was involved.
President David r. Francis, of the Louis
lana Purchase Exposition Company, who
has returned to st. Louis. was on Monday
received veritable ovation. At night the
ST. Louis Club gave a banquet in his honor.
After hearing in the United States Cir
cult Court at New York on the applica-
ton for writ of habeas corpus i'm the
case of Whitaker Wright, whose extradi-
ton Is asked for by the British government,
Judge Lacombe announced he would give
a decision to-day.
Invitations to the dinner of the Brooklyn
Democratic Club on April q, have been
sent to Grover Cleveland, William j. Bry-
an, Senator A. p. German, David B. Hill,
Richard Olney, Mayor Carter II. Harrison.
of Chicago, Mayor Tom l.. Johnson, of
Cleveland, and other Democrats of ma
tional prominence.
Rosa Crystalli, the New York normal
school girl who was arrested last week
charged with having stolen 81 SOC worth of
haS
been released. Mrs. Scheffier had declined
TO prosecute, and the district attorney, when
the case was referred to him. left it to the
magistrates discretion Her father said
overstudy made her irresponsible.
While Deputy Sheriff Charles Casteel and
his brother Albert were attempting to ar
rest a man named Inman in Laurel coun-
ty Kentucky, on Sunday Inman fortified
himself in outbuilding and was assisted
by George Little in firing on the officers.
Inman finally escaped. Albert Casteel and
George Little died Monday from wounds re-
ceived during the shooting.
Scarlet fever is still raging in Lake For
est a suburb of Chicago. in spite of the
strict observance Of the regulations of the
Board of Health. Ten new cases devel-
the Board of Health said Monday that
the quarantine would be extended for anoth-
er period of three weeks at least, and that
the public schools, libraries, churches and
other places of gathering will remain
closed.
A decrease In the hard coal traffic is en-
abling the Reading Company to fill the
bins at Landingville. Pa, and other stor-
age yards. The coal shipments over the
Reading main line have been reduced from
10000 to 1900 cars weekly and large guam
titles of chestnut, pea and buckwheat have
recently been stored. More than 1900 tons
OF buckwheat coal has been unloaded into
the chutes at Reading. There il a heavy
demand for anthracite in the West, which
is being regularly supplied.
0urfpu ~ change IN tho ffu,o for tha
unwilling OF the statue of William T. Sher-
man from May next to Oct. Is, because OF