The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-01-01

troit Suburban Railway Company. The in
corporators are r. T. Wilson. NJ. o. Will
son, James NJ. Edwards, of New York;
Jere c. Hutchinsons and Albert y. Peters,
Detroit; Henery A. Everett. Ralph A.
Harmon, of Cleveland.
Arthur p Davis, a member of the govern
ment Photographic Bureau, has arrived at
Phoenix, A. T., from Washington to con-
duct soundings In the ella river, with a
view to the construction by the govern
ment on that river of one of the biggest
storage reservoirs In the world. The main
view of the purpose Is the relief of SOoo
Indians whose water for irrigation has
been diverted by white settlers.
Caseneau Mcleod was found dead in the
bathroom of his residence at Richmond,
Va, with a bullet hole in his head and
pistol lying by his side. 1t is believed he
committed suicide. Mcleod was a Confed-
crate soldier and afterward private secre-
tary to Governors Fitzhugh Lee and Z. w.
Mckinney. He had been secretary of the
Tobacco Exchange for about twenty years
and held that position at the time or his
death.
Frank Hodges. an actor. has begun suit
at Spokane. Wash. against Edward p.
Carpenter, mining man OF Republic, ask
ing $50 600 for alienation of his wifes affec-
tions Hodges claims that the woman
eloped with Carpenter from town in
Michigan three years ago, taking with them
Hodges's eleven-year-old child. He says he
has been trying to trace them ever since.
Carpenter is said to be the son of mil
lionaire.
Contracts have been signed which will
secure for the battleship illinois, when she
goes into commission next summer, hand
some service of silver plate. The GIFT is
one from the people of Chicago and con-
sists of two punch bowls, ladies'. tray.
candelabrum, epicurean bowl and two fruit
dishes, ten pieces in all. costing i'm the
neighborhood of $4,000. The largest piece
of plate will be a punch bowl. having a
capacity of ewelve gallons.
I-pc1 ;c1,
civil engineer has arrived at New York.
from Central America, where he has been
inspecting mines for English capitalists.
Discussing the proposed construction of the
Nicaraguan canal by the United States he
said: Most of the Americans with whom
/ have talked assume that the Central
American republics will give the United
States carte blanche to build and manage
the canal without recompense."
George D'Essauer who was arrested in
New Orleans last week under the name
OF Dr. Carrie, appeared in court yesterday
and admitted that he was in reality DIES
sauer He declared there no charge
pending against him in Chicago and that
he was entitled to his freedom. D'Essauer
says he has assumed the name of earle be-
cause ne did not desire to be bothered
by reporters. D'Essaeur was held to await
arrival of an officer from Chicago, where
Chief of Police Ripley says he Is wanted
badly
Reports from the northern part of the
States of Chihuahua and Sonora, Mexico,
tell of frequent raids on ranches and settle
ments by bands of Apache and Yaqui In
dams They have driven off much live stock
which is believed to have been driven
South. The outlaws are said to be led by
a white man. The YaQuis probably
members of party which has been war
ring with Mexican troops and the Apaches
are from a part of tribe which has been
living I'm northern Mexico since they were
driven out of Arizona fifteen years ago.
1t is announced that the community of
ceiibate priests, known as the Order OF the
Holy Cross, formerly resident in New York.
but for a number of years established
In Westminster, Nd, will soon remove
from its present home and re-establish
itself within the limits of the episcopal
diocese of New York. The Rev. James
o. S. Huntington, the father superior, who
is a son of Bishop Huntington. announces
that plot of land for the new monastery
has already been purchased at West Park
on the banks of the Hudson river, about
seventy-fve miles from New York.
Governor Tanner, of Illinois, has granted
q Communication of sentence TO nine months
In the case of George L. Magill, con-
victed in Chicago in April last of receiv-
ing deposits in his bank after Ii was in
solvent and sentenced to Joliet prison under
the indeterminate sentence law. The petition
for executive clemency was signed by some
or the leading men of Chicago, among them
being III. III. Kohlsaat and Lyman j. Gage,
Magill was president Of savings bank
in Chicago which had made some bad loans
and failed. His violations of law seemed
TO been the result of ignorance.
The revolver used in the murder of mil
lfonaire merchant Frank Richardson, at
Savannah, Mo, on Christmas eve, has
been found. Bessie Phillips, the domestic
OF the Richardson home, the principal
witness at yesterdays session Of the cor
oner's inquest. She testified that George
Crowley and Stuart Fife. both business
partners of the dead man, had been fire.
quent visitors at the Richardson home to
see Mrs. Richardson during the absence
of her husband. She said she had seen
Crowley and Mrs Richardson enter a bed
room and lock the door. H. f. Tatum, a
sweetheart of the domestic, testified to see
ing the same thing.