The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-02-03
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

The boiler of a sawmill about five miles
east of Trimble; Tenn, exploded on Mon,
and seriously injuring three others.
While endeavoring to arrest three men
suspected of robbery at Salt Lake, Utah,
Monday night, Policeman Horace Heath
shot and killed an unidentified man and was
himself severely wounded in the leg.
The government Of Honduras has cabled
it's charge d'affaires at Mexico City that
there is no truth in the reports of grave
political disturbances in Central America.
Honduras is reported tranquil and pros
porous.
Police Captain James Cannon, of New
York, who was found guilty by jury last
week of neglect of duty In failing to sup
press an alleged disorderly house, was on
Monday fined $3.50 by Recorder Golf. He
will not be sent to prison.
Harvey Martin, of Quarryville, Pa, aged
thirty, it is feared by his friends. lost his
life in the wreck at Whitefield, n. j., last
week. His trunk was found in the bag
gage car of the Easton express and nothing
has been heard of him since.
Lulu Wright Knight. of Schwartz Creek.
Mich, was shot and killed at Duluth, Mimi,
Monday afternoon. John w. Steele. who
Gently received an honorable discharge
from the army after having served in the
Philippines war. is locked up charged with
her murder.
The Duke and Duchess of Manchester
arrived at New Orleans Monday night. Mrs.
Yznaga, the dukes grandmother. did not
accompany them for the plantation owing
to illness. The ducal couple are visiting
Mrs. John Il. Richardson and will be
carnival guests.
Franklin p. Roberge. a veterinary sur
geon, is suing the estate of Robert Bonner.
the horseman, for 100000. Roberge claims
that he attended Bonner's horses for twen-
ty-three years without payment the horse
man having promised to give him 100000
or leave him that amount in his will
The steamship Grecian. which arrived at
Philadelphia on Monday from Boston, had
on board Captain Blake and the crew OF
ten men of the schooner Lyman n. Law,
from Norfolk for Boston. The Law was
abandoned Jan. II, eight miles southeast
of Highland light.
At Eckman. w. Va Mary Williams was
shot and killed by James Whtcomb,
miner. They had been lovers for months
and Whitcomb. becoming jealous of her,
while returning home from church last
night shot her dead. He escaped to the
woods and has not yet been captured.
Fifty manufacturers of Detroit have sub
scribed TO resolutions pedging themselves
to support the Penberty Injector Company
in refusal to discharge a nonunion brass
worker or crowd him into joining the union.
The brassworkers made their demands Sat
urday and gave the Penberthy company
until Feb to reply.
The steamer Coquitlan. from the northern
coast of British Columbia brings news of a
fire in a colony of Firms by which eleven
were burned TO death The victims We're
WOIiitH anu CDsIuTen. Inc cOlOny WAS
recently established on Malcolm island and
numbered about 120. The fire was caused
by an overturned lamp
Spy Oak" said to be the largest tree in
New York State, standing on the Pelham
road, Westchester. has been condemned as
unsafe, and probably will soon be cut
down. u having become hollow and in
danger of falling. 1t is said that many
spies and deserters were hanged from its
branches In revolutionary times.
Plans are under for IA fiop
OF the six Poland-Chiaa record companies
of this part of the United States. Ii is
planned 10 establish general headquar-
tiers In Chicago and place the secretaries OF
the different associations as they now exist
In charge OF the various departments The
consolidation will likely be effected within
another year.
William Krowthers. of Pittsburg. was
drowned, and Charles Siinonton, John Il.
Brown and Patrick O'Hannon were rescued
unconscious from the Ohio river at Pitts
burg Monday night The men were en-
J ployed on the steamer Tom Reese and while