The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-05-26

Decoration Day Exercises Get Tangled Up
with Religion at Lafayette.
Special TO the Indianapolis Journal
LAFAYETTE. Ind. May ga local senss-
ton has sprung mp in the John A. Logan
Post over Decoration-day ceremonies.
Committees on arrangements had extended
invitations to the various secret orders in
the city to turn out but the only accept
ances were those of Catholic societies-the
Knights of st. John. Knights of st. Paul,
the Hibernian Society. Catholic Benevolent
Legion and others-some ten orders in all.
1t is given out that some members of the
post objected to turning out with the
Catholic organizations. and q resolution
was offered to do away with the parade al
together. This did not carry, but an
amendment did, inviting the committee to
cancel the invitations and to request the
people generally to turn ont as individuals.
One of the committee on arrangements took
this as being q slap OF the Catholics. and
he forth with resigned from the committee.
or tried to, but the post would not hear to
IL. A resolution went through the post in
structing the committee to perform the
rather mortifying duty of inviting their
guests not to attend, 8g members OF orders.
but to turn out simply as citizens. In the
post the discussion is understood to have
been somewhat heated. The Catholics Of
the order thought this was q slap at them
because OF their religious beliefs, and felt
hurt. They lay the whole blame at the
door OF the A. p. A. What the real effect
will be on the DecoratIon-dsy services in
not known.
Mailing Hendricks County Lie.
Special TO the Indianapolis Journal
DANvlLLE, Ind. May 25.-There Is every
evidence that the Allison murder trial.
h,oh a. hor
on account of the great excitement here
will be used by Democrats as political cap
ital if they can so twist it. On the night
of Oct. 81, ct Plsin6eld, Alvin Williams
was shot and killed by Henry Allison.
during the time of q Democratic rally
there. Williams had been leading rough
crowd that had bossted they could "clean
out the Quaker town." They insulted men
on the streets. and began to follow Allison
until be was enraged past tho
U ws1s Of p..s endurance nS A SH%s 1ss
with fatal effect. Congressman Cooper's
friends began to circulate false stories of
the matter. and Democratic papers are
carrying the matter into the courts. ID. f.
Hill, prosecuting attorney. to-day said that
the report that Judge Hadiey had re-
fused q special venire in the matter was
untrue. He said: Judge Hadley told
Us that we could use the regular panel as
1aF rs IL was AccepbADle, ana tntn the mat.
ter of special vepire would be considered"
DR.. Moeiier Likely tn Be Made Bishop.
Special the Indianapolis Journal
Fort WAYNE. Ind, May 25.-IniOrma-
ton was received here to-day that DE-.
Henry Moeller. chancellor of the Diocese OF
Cincinnati and secretary to Archbishop
Elder. wOuld most likely be chosen Bishop
of Fort Wayne diocese to succeed the late
Bishop Dwenger. IL is known that the
following three names were forwarded to
Rome early In April. ard after going to she
committee of cardinals were then brought
before the Holy Father: Worthy Very kew.
L. p. alters. of Lafayette; More Worthy
DR.. John SchoenhOft. ID. D., Cincinnati;
Most Worthy DR.. Henry MOeller. IL is al
most settled that the latter will be select
ed. He Is forty-three years old and WAS
born In Cincinnati. He is . theOl0gian OF
high order.