The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-08-21

suicide in Chicago on Monday. leaving no
word as to his identity. II was learned
that Pierson was manager OF the Western
Loan Association, having an office in the
Fhelan building in San Francisco.
Senator and Mrs. Hanna. accompanied by
their two daughters. the Misses Mabel and
Ruth, left Cleveland yesterday on the
steamer Northwest for Hay lake. near
Sault Ste. Marie. Mich, where the family
will spend a few days at the Hanna sum-
mer cottage. Mr.. Hanna will take an
active part in the formal opening of the
Ohio Republican state campaign, which
will probably take place at Delaware on
Sept. q. Among the speakers will be Sen
ators Foraker and Hanna. Governor Nash
and Hon. Carl l.. Nippert, candidate for
Lieutenant Governor.
A negro giving his name as John Flagler
asked for "A nights lodging Monday night
at the Central Police Station in Rochester,
n. Y, and was locked up. Yesterday Chief
his measurements by the Bertillion system
suspected the man to be Jim Lowry, of
Shelby, N. c., wanted in that city for tne
murder, Aug. 4 last, Of Chief of Police
Jones. The description sent out by the
North Carolina authorities of Lowry tallies
exactly in every particular with that or
Lowry, even 10 decayed teeth.
That Gen. Horace w. Carpenter, Of New
York, is the hitherto unknown donor OF
100000 for the of a chair Of
Chinese al Columbia University is stated
as a fact by the New York World. Presi-
dent Seth Low, in announcing the donation
at the commencement exercises in June.
did not reveal the name and there has been
much curiosity on that score. General Car
penter was at one time president OF the
Bank of California and mayor of Oakland.
He is reputed to be a millionaire and made
much of his money in trade with China
At 4:30 o'clock yesterday afternoon the
Alabama constitutional convention com
pleted it's calendar and took a recess until
Aug. %. In the meantime the on
consistency will have perfected its work
of Collating the articles. 1t is expected the
convention will complete the consideration
Of the report OF the committee within five
days and will then adjourn sine die. Mr.
Reese. of Dallas. attempted to call up the
ordinance providing that negroes shall not
hold office i'm Alabama. but the convention
refused to further consider the matter.
Preliminary steps TO fix the responsibility
Fort Wayne express at the Forty-seventh-
street crossing, Chicago, have been begun
by the coroner's jury. II. H Bowman.
motorman of the car, who was removed TO
the Mercy Hospital and there watched by
a policeman I'm order to insure his presence
at the inquest should he recover. died late
last night. IL was expected his testimony
would clear up the mystery OF the cause
Of the accident. death brings
the number of fatalities up 10 six
Gen. Nelson a. Miles has called a meeting
of the national co.nmandery OF the Society
of Porto Rican Expedition 10 be held at
Buffalo Aug. Is and q. General Miles is
numbers II Is said, 20,eo0 and "A large num-
Der will probably attend. In addition 10
General Miles IL Is expected tina. Admiral
Schley, General Brooke, General Schwan,
General Hams. General Ernst. General Gil
more. General Griffin. General Garretson.
present. Aug. q is Porto Rico army day
at the exposition.