The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-03-27
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS.

A special prayer meeting will be held
this evening in the parlOrS or the First
Baptist Church.
Evangelist Ruth and wife will conduct a
special holiness meeting at Salvation Army
Hall, No. 3S South Senate avenue, tonight
at 5 D. m.
Alexander y. Quinn. a drayman of Elk
hart. yesterday filed a petition in bank
ruptcy in the United States Court. His
liabilities are given at $641.2 and his assets
at $275.50.
Church will serve supper in the church
parlors this evening at 6 o'clock, prior
to the lecture and concert TO be given
in the church auditorium.
The Board of Safety yesterday filed q
petition In the Circuit Court for the ap-
pointment Of appraisers to appraise the
value of the old horses and material of the
fire department that is about 10 be dis
posed of.
Mr.. Walter s. Perry will lecture on
Spain of To-day and Her Fairy Palaces
OF Moorish Art at Plymouth Church to
have the finest collection of Spanish slides
In America.
The finance committee appointed for the
funeral of General Harrison finds itself
able to return 80 per cent. of the subscrip-
tions raised. The report made by the COM
mittee shows that the receipts were $1.S25
and the disbursements were $74S.25.
A dispatch from Saratoga, ". ". states
that the nurse OF the children of Mr.. and
Mrs. j. Robert Mckee had. during the visit
OF Mrs. Mckee TO this city. contracted
measles and died. The nurse contracted the
disease from the children who were i'll.
The members of the Business Mems Dr:v-
ing Club will meet next Monday evening at
the Grand Hotel to talk over plans for
the coming season. 1t is proposed to have
more and better horses at the track than
in previous seasons and better cards are
promised.
With the state encampment six weeks
away, all but six Grand Army posts in
the DpnarfmQnf of Indiana have made their
reports and paid their dues. These six
posts have only los members. This IS
the cleanest record as regards reports and
dues that has ever been made.
DR. Knox. deputy coroner. who held an
autopsy on the body OF Mrs. Catharine
Thomas. of 75S West North street. found
that death was caused by peritonitis. Her
husband called for an autopsy, having
heard that his wife had visited a fortune
teller. who predicted death by poison.
Clark Seeth. a messenger boy living at
S25 Grove street. had a number of his
teeth Knocked out last night in a collision
at Pennsylvania and Market streets. he
was riding a bicycle and collided with a
man crossing the street. He was taken
home by DIR. Brown, of the City Dispen-
sary.
The rummage sale. which has been carried
or successfully in the Magnolia building.
corner Kentucky and Capitol avenues. by
the ladies OF the Central-avenue Church.
Will be brought to "A close this afternoon.
There yet remain several articles TO be
oioRt~tO "a 1AioIS OtihS a pAdnO dihi
ar organ.
Mrs. j. W. Catterson. who died Friday
at Shoals. Ind. and was buried Monday
afternoon az Crown Hill. was one OF the old
residents OF this State. She had resided
at Shoals for thirty-six years. She was
born and reared I'm this county and was
Julia A. Jordan. Her husband and six chill
dren survive her.
The tenth recital of the Students Musical
and Dramatic Club. consisting OF pupils OF
Max Leckner. Piano; Emil Zumpfe. violin;
Charles +. Hansen. organ; Edward Nell.
voice. and Mrs. II. \. Prunk. dramatic art.
will occur Friday evening at Plymouth
Church. Admission TO these r~ecitals is by
ticket Invitations may be obtained from
any member Of the club.
The Indiana Lawton Monument Commits
sion Will meet next Monday at noon in the
assembly rooms Of the Commercial Club.
II Is the purpose Of the meeting To consider
the disposition OF the 5000 now held by the
commission, which represents subscriptions
an equestrian statue OF General Lawton.
and which Is found to be inadequate for the
purpose.
Surveyor OF Customs A. \. Young and
his force OF deputies will be pretty busy
to-day handling a big consignment Of
cigars from Havana. Cuba. There will be
ten thousand cigars in the lot. and they
are consigned By Messrs. Book a Co. OF
Havana. 10 Mr.. Louis q. Deschler. The
cigars were made from the tobacco crop
OF last year. which Mr.. Deschler declares
was OF excellent quality.
superintendent James +. Quigley. who
has been seriously III. was yesterday much
improved and able 10 sit up for a short
time. Capt. J. y. Kinney. OF the city de-
tective force, Is showing little Improvement
and. although his physician believes he will
recover. his friends arc fearful. Detective
William Hoitz has been confined 10 his bed
for several days or account of a serious
attack Of grip. He Is threatened with
~eumOa
Interstate stockysrds Election.