The Indianapolis journal., 1903-03-13
TELEGRAPHIC BREvITIES.

DR.. Frederick Muller. assistant to DR..
Lorenz, was passenger on the steamer
Barbarosa, which arrived at New York
Thursday from Bremen. He is on his way
to Chicago.
The governor Of Acadia College at Wolf
Vile, Nova Scotia, has received an offer
from John d. Rockefeller to give to Acadia
one dollar for each dollar raised by the
college up to 100000 before Jan. /, 1908.
Walter Jackson, one of those injured in
the explosion of the tank cars at Olean, n.
Y, Monday night Is dead. This brings the
total deaths from the accident to fifteen.
Richar1 Mcdonnell, another victim. will
die. The other injured persons probably
will recover.
Founders day was celebrated Thursday
by the various departments of Tulane Uni
place at the Tulane Theater, and the i'm
portance of the occasion was increased by
the presence Of Edward M. Shepard, of
New York. and President Robert G. Ogden,
of the Southern Educational Conference.
Mr.. Shepard delivered an address.
After asserting that a mistake had been
made when it was declared that glanders
is epidemic among horses in New York,
the officials of the health department have
decided that the disease is much more
prevalent than they had supposed. Ener-
stamp out the disease and orders have
been Issued for the destruction of all horses
that are found to have the glanders.
The board of managers of the National
Soldiers Home made some important deci-
sions while inspecting the new home which
is being built near Johnson City, Tenn.
Twenty additional buildings will be located.
These include seven barracks. five officers
quarters, another administration building,
Carnegie library, theater, two chapels, con-
servatory and two large stables. With
these constructed the home will have forty
two buildings.
W. X. Vanderbilt, jr.. has purchased
from the estate of the late Col. Harry Nc
Calmont the steam yacht Tarantula, the
first ever fitted with turbine machinery.
The yacht is now at southampton or
Cowes. and Mr.. Vanderbilt will sail from
After cruising abroad for a month or so
the Tarantula will leave for New York.
The TarantulA is of steel, schooner rugged.
1875 feet long. 15.3 feet beam and s;4 feet
deep. She has three turbines and two
water-tube boilers.
Judge Hill, of the California Supreme
Court, has ordered distribution Of the es-
tate Of the late John j. Valentine, former
president of Wells-Fargo & Co.. according
TO the terms Of the compromise agreed
upon between the widow, Mrs. Alice B. M.
Valentine, and the seven children. BY the
compromise Mrs. Valentine Is to receive
one-third of the entire estate, which is ap-
iegacies left her by the will. These consist
of $65 600 in cash and the family residence,
Cedarcroft, in East Oakland.
The Canadian Parliament was opened
Thursday by Lord Mimic, the Governor
General. In the speech from the throne
Lord Mimic said that owing to the rapid
increase of population in the Northwest
territories and the large areas brought un-
ton of grain to the markets of the world
through Canadian channels Is occupying
much attention, and that commission
will be appointed to report upon the whole
treaty for the delirnitation of the Alaska
boundary.