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

during the session. The bank will not only
be a depository for the funds of the Fisher
men, but also will be q savings bank for
colored people. The order is said 10 have
upwards of 10000 members. scattered over
the United States and the West Indies.
Thomas Wilson. his son Norval and Will
liam Roach, all Of Cleveland, narrowly es-
capped being burned TO death on board the
schooner Smith * Post yesterday off Point
Au Pelee passage i'm Lake Erie. The boat
burned to the waters edge, the three men
escaping on board a lumber vessel.
James Allen, a heater in the mills at
Youngstown. o., was shot and fatally
wounded at mis- home last night. He made
an affidavit that he was shot by his wife.
but this she denies. stating that he first
fired at her, then turned the gun on him.
self. Mrs. Allen has been arrested pend
ing an investigation by the police author
tiles.
The steamship Islander arrived at Van
couver, b. c., yesterday from Skagway.
She b~roughet $50: 600 in treasure. News was
brought down of a great drought on the
creeks, which will be the means of very
much reducing the output as estimated.
The Bank of British America shipped via
st. Michael to San Francisco $4,000 just
before the steamer left.
The steamer Northwest arrived at Chi
cago yesterday from Buffalo, twelve hours
late, having been delayed by an explosion
in the boiler room, which injured two men.
George Lewis was seriously burned on the
face and body and was taken 10 the hospital.
The other injured man was sent back TO
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blowing out of one Of the boiler tubes and
created much excitement.
Ell Partial, a semi-oficial organ at Mexico
City, points TO the separation OF church and
state in the United States and the impartial
policy towards all faiths by the American
government as producing the best results
to the Catholic Church. and advises the
clerical organization there To accept Mex
ico's policy as embodied i'm the reform laws
and not to struggle to undo the existing re-
form laws dealing with religion.
A number of visitors and personal friends
called to pay their respects TO the Presi-
dent at Canton yesterday. His sister, Miss
Helen Mckinley. of Cleveland. arrived and
will spend several days at the mckinley
home. The other visitors were DIR. J. {.
Martin. of Cleveland, his son Alfred, of
Findlay, Charles J. Allison. OF Birming-
ham, who Is a cousin OF the dresident' ana
George w. Garfield, a postofice inspector,
from Alabama.
Glen Gardner. Of Mcpherson. Kan. was
arrested yesterday and taken to Lyons,
friend. George Smalley. Gardner, who is
seventeen years Of age. is charged with Kill
ing Smalley. about the same age. for his
money and then hiding the body in a straw
stack. He confessed his crime. Smalley
had $3.50 in money and 1T was this which
young Gardner wanted. He beat Smalley
to death with a club.
The board OF directors az the Pan-Amer-
| lean Exposition have decided to request the
exhibitors TO cooperate with the neWsFa-
pers of Buffalo and other cities IN giving
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lures of the exposition. The Duke and
Duchess of York and their party are eX-
pected at Niagara Falls about Oct. .. and
IL is expected that the Duke will consent TO
have his itinerary changed slightly so as to
include the exposition for a day or two.
The news that Duncan Elliot has been
| appointed first lieutenant OF cavalry is at
tracing considerable attention in social cir
cIes at New York. where he * we'll known.
Elliot was married in 1891 to Miss Sallie
Hargous. one OF the best known among the
fashionable young women of New York.
Later she obtained a divorce. Elliot was
| Amounted first lieutenant of the Twenty
sixth Infantry some time ago on the rec
ommendatson of Vice President Roosevelt
aud Congressman William Aston Chanler,
He served with credit in Cuba and the
Philippines.
When the next annua budget is sent to
the Chicago CITY Council il is probable IL
will contain provision for the payment Of
several chaplains for the fire department.
Agitation for the appointment Of ministers
and priests TO such position has been start
cd in earnest among the fremen Of several
districts Of the city. These chaplains. ac-
cordirg to the idea of the promoters, are "a
be invested with authority 10 attend all
fires. They will hold the same privileges AS
the other officers of the fire department. In
New York there are two chaplains in the
departmcnt.