The Indianapolis journal., 1903-04-14
TELEGRAPHIC BREvITIES.

Brig. Gen. Frank K Baldwin took charge
of the Department of the Colorado Monday,
succeeding Gen. Frederick Funston.
Controlling interest of the Springfield &
Xenia CO) Traction Company has been sold
to agents representing the Bushnell syndi-
cate of Springfield.
Sir Oliver Mowat. lieutenant governor of
Ontario. slipped in his bedroom, at Toronto,
and broke his thigh. He has been In feeble
health for some time, and the shock to his
system will, 1T is feared, be serious.
Vice Chancellor Grey. of Camden. N. j..
has appointed Richard s. Miller receiver
for the Anderson Food Company. The ap-
pointment was made on the petition of a
creditor, who said that the firm was in
solvent and had suspended business.
II. III. Rogers, who was rushed to New
preston that he was in need of an opera
ton for appendicitis, when really he was
only afflicted with severe case of intesti-
nal indigestion. was much better Monday
and will probably be out again in the
course of week.
The delegations from four wards of Oma-
ha who last Saturday "bolted'' the Re-
publican convention gathered on Monday
ington Hall and nominated Erastus A. Ben
son. real-eetate man, for mayor. No
other nominations were made. Dr. w. II.
Christie, who presided, stated that ii was
not convention. but mass meeting of
The steel mainmast of the Reliance was
successfully stepped at Bristol. r. l.. on
Monday, and the work of rigging was got
well under way. The heavy mast forced the
Reliance down In the water several inches
forward. giving her more even trim than
she possessed while her deck was bare
The riggers at once began connecting the
work will be completed in the course of a
week.
The Hamburg-American line steamer
Moltke arrived at New York Monday from
IDI - - MI
Moltke brought ia tourists. thirteen cabin
passengers and 791 Italian immigrants The
Moltke sailed from New York, Feb. Is, en-
route for the Mediterranean, calling at
iterranean. While at Constantinople, on
Feb. rs, Mrs. Newport, one of the tourists,
died of heart disease. Her body was sent
ashore and will be forwarded by another
steamer to New York.
Among the passengers who arrived at
New York Monday by the steamer Phila-
delphia from Venezuela and Porto Rico
were Auguste Pulido, the Venezuelan
charge d'affaires at Washington, and the
royal Danish commission to St. Thomas.
The commissioners are +. +. Nordline, p.
p. Rosenstand. ]. j. Jensen; ]. Scavenius
and G. Gluist, secretary. The commission
ers will sail on the new steamer Hellige
Olive on Wednesday, April Is. The commits
sioners said that they could make nothing
public until they reported to the King.
In the presence of his wife Barris Ich-
kowski, proprietor of secondhand store
on Levee street, ST. Louis, was shot and
killed last night by negro, who escaped
Ichkowski's wife caught him as he was
falling and he died in her arms moment
later. The negro entered the store and
asked to be shown some revolvers. Ac-
cording to Mrs. Ichkowski's statement. he
selected a revolver, inserting a cartridge
and without word suddenly placed the
weapon against Ichkowskis breast and
fired. The negro then fed.
Governor Beckham. Of Kentucky. on
Monday opened his campaign at Owens
boro, for the Democratic nomination for
Governor, to be made at the primaries Sat-
courts and opinions of attorneys to show
that there was no question Of his eligibility
for a second term, he replied to his two
opponents, Judge Breckenridge and ex-
Congressman Hendricks. He reviewed his
administration and stated that he stood on
that record for popular Endorsement at pri-
maries rather than before the machinery of
a state convention.
The trial of w. W. O'Hara who is
charged with using the United States
mails to defraud In his business of turf
commissioner was begun in the United
States Court at Cincinnati Monday before
Judge Thompson. Leonard A. Gibbs, a
Buffalo attorney. testified that he sent
O'Hara $40 and for two or three weeks re-
ceived interest on his investment. Then
he sent $50 and for two or three weeks re-
ceived 3 per cent. a week. Gibbs later sent
SlO0 and got one installment of interest and
never heard from O'Hara afterward. Other
testimony was TO the same effect.