The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-04-23

the floor. His right shoulder was broken
and he received internal injuries that may
prove fatal.
The consideration of the case of Albert
T. Patrick, accused of the murder of Will
liam Marsh Rice. was resumed at New
York. yesterday, by the grand jury. Pat
rick. Short and Meyers refused, by advice
of counsel. TO testify. and the grand jury
adjourned for the day without having
taAen action.
The anniversary of the battle of San
Jacinto was celebrated yesterday through
out Texas. The most notable observance
was at Austin, where the veterans OF the
Texas war of independence are in annual
reunion with the Daughters of the Repub-
lie. At Austin and Brennan the celebra-
tions were on an extended scale.
Justice Scott. In the New York Supreme
Court. signed a stay of proceedings yester-
day i'm the contempt of court case against
Steward NJ. Brice, councilman. who was
sentenced by Justice Scott last week to
ten days in the county jail and to pay a
fine of N73. The stay will be In force pend
ing Councilman Brice's appeal from the de-
cision.
The steamer Comox. one of the best
coast, is lying on the rocks of Fredericks
Arm. eighty miles from Vancouver. She
ran aground while trying 10 make a wharf,
the chief officer being misled as 10 Its posi-
ton by a light on the shore. The Cornox
is worth between $4,000 and $4,000 and is
fully insured.
Thomas Shelton. editor of the Christian. a
monthly publication of Denver was ar
rested. yesterday, on an Indictment re-
turned by the federal grand jury, which
charges MIN with using the mails to de-
fraud. Shelton processes to cure all mental
and physical ills by sending vibrations.
He came TO Denver, from Arkansas, about
two years ago
Chemical tests have shown that the deli
cacies sent to Joseph a. Haennelt. a pris-
oner in the county jail at Denver, last Sun
day contained enough cyanide of potassium
TO kill all the prisoners in the jail. Haen-
melt is the principal witness against j. X.
Barr and Bessie Hodge, who are charged
with having robbed Mrs. Fora Belts of $1,000
worth of diamonds.
After an absence of nearly nine and a
half months. during which she cruised in
land through the rivers and canals to the
great lakes and from there through other
rivers and canals TO the Mississippi and into
the Gulf of Mexico and from there up the
coast back to the Hudson. the yawl Natka
has finished her novel trip and cast anchor
in the upper Hudson.
The grand jury at Chicago voted yester-
cay TO take up the investigation OF charges
against the Cook County Hospital. Charges
against the management of the institution
have been frequent of late, and an inves-
tigation conducted by a committee APP
pointed by the Board of County Commits
sioners has produced sufficient evidence to
cause the grand jury to act.
Secret-service operators raided the fruit
store and house of Tony Thomas, at VIII
kinsburg, Pa, yesterday The place gave
evidence of being the headquarters OF a
gang of counterfeitters. The men arrested
are Giuseppe Milletto. Michaele Sicuddo.
Giuseppe Angelic and Antonio Thomas.
The men assert their innocence. but coun-
terfeit money was found on two of them.
Dorothy Hail. was dedicated at Tuske-
gee, Ala, yesterday. 1t is an annex of the
Tuskegee Institute for Negroes. under the
MANAGEMENT of Booker t. Washington.
The address of dedication was by DR.. +.
Winchester Donald. rector of Trinity
Church, Boston. Dorothy Hall Is 80 by l43
feet, the central part being two stories,
and Is the gift of two sisters, whose names
are not given.
News has been received of a destructive
prairie fire, fourteen miles southwest or
try was burned over and much farm prop
erty consumed. Ira w. Hanks and Frank
Raymond were caught In the flames, the
latter's clothing being burned off and his
body fearfully scorched. He may recover.
Hanks's remains have not been found yet.
The property loss is heavy.
In attempting to pass under the Louis
vile q Nashville bridge, at Henderson,
KY, yesterday, the towboat Coal City. with
a tow of two barges, struck the front end
of the channel pier, and in the jam which
followed six barges loaded with coal were
down with the sinking coal. but as the
boat proceeded down the river without
landing. this could not be verified.
Oswald Ottendorfer's $4,000 legacy was
distributed yesterday 10 the employees of the
New York Stats Zeitung, of which paper
he was the proprietor. In his will Mr.;
Ottendorfer directs that the money should
be divided among all the employees, from
office boy to managing editor, who had
worked for one year on the paper. Each
employee received a sum which amounted
to rs per cent. of his annual salary.