The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-11-13

The ninth annual convention of the
Daughters OF the Confederacy is in session
at New Orleans.
Firmin. former leader of the Haitien revo-
luton, arrived at st. Thomas yesterday
from Santo Domingo.
Maj. Gen. Adna r. Chaffee was a guest
OF honor at the annual dinner OF the Mer-
chants Association at San Francisco last
night.
Judge Sherwood, In an opinion in the Mis-
souri, Supreme Court. sitting en- banc. has
declared unconstitutional the Missouri
state whisky tax law
Secretary os the Navy Moody arrived at
Charleston, s. c. yesterday on the dis
patch boat Dolphin and inspected the site
or the navy yard in that city. He will 90
TO Port Royal this morning.
The Nicarsguan government from the
proceeds or the tax OF / cent per pound lev
led In gold on the exports from the coffee
crop has paid the interest due in Janu-
airy, 1903, on the bonds of 1854.
Frank Drummer, ball player, who for
merly played In Eastern leagues, was shot
and killed at Fort Scott. Kan, by Charles
Parmenter, proprietor OF a "joint." The
men had quarreled while drinking together.
The annual convention of the Delta Kap-
pa Epsilon fraternity began three days
session In Memphis yesterday About l60
members are in attendance. Yesterdays
session was given over TO smoker and
informal discussions.
Friends of the family of Samuel L. Glenn
terday that reports OF Mrs Clemens's ill.,
ness nave been somewhat exaggerated. She
has been Ill for several months, but her
condition, which was not critical at any
tlme, mas shown improvement recently.
Resting in mortuary chapel, a large
room between decks having been fitted for
mat temporary use, the body OF John w.
Mackay arrived at New York yesterday on
the White Star liner Oceanic from Liver
pool Mrs. Mackay and her daughter, the
Princess Colonna. were passengers on the
same steamer.
Rachel Rosenberg. ninety-four years old,
VINO was partly asphyxiated and was in
tured in attempting to escape from the
building In Avenue c, New York which
was wrecked Tuesday by an explosion is
dead. The others injured, numbering near
~ two score, are progressing favorably to-
ward recovery.
The steamer Rosalie. plying between Vic
toria, b. c., and Seattle collded with the
N steam freighter Fingal in the harbor az
mole cut in her port bow and was run
ashore to prevent laundering. She lies on
the beach near by with her cargo under
water. The Rosalie proceeded.
Charles Faunce. a painter thirty-fvs
years old, was struck and instantly killed
by the descending weights i'm an elevator
shaft In the postofhce building at WASH
ington, ID. c. yesterday. He had leaned
into the shaft to locate an article which
had FALLEN from an upper floor and did not
notice that the cage was I'm motion.
Mrs. Elizabeth r. Weidersheim and Mrs.
Harriet A. kneisley, daughters and Legal
tees of the late Nathaniel Mckay, yester-
day Instituted equity proceedings at WASH
ington, ID. c.. against Mrs. Mabel Grace
Mckay, the widow, who was TO share alike
with the daughters under the will and
Joseph j. +. Klein. trustee and holder Of
title 10 real estate property in that city
for possession of deeds to this property
This is the first step in court looking to a
contest of the will.
The San Francisco Chronicle saws there
Is no longer any doubt that the object Of
the steamer IL a D., about ready to sail
for the South, IL TO attempt TO recover part
of the treasure lost in 1862 by the burning
of the Pacific mail steamer Golden Gate
off ManZanillo on the Mexican coast. The
wreck of the Golden Gate caused the loss
OF 200 lives and property valued at 81 80
OOO Much OF this amount was I'm the form
of bullion and a considerable quantity OF
IL was never recovered.
A large reward has been offered on behalf
OF his government by Austro- Hungarian
Consul General Deszoefwy. of New York.
for the arrest of Victor Kesckemethy. who
is charged with having left Buda Pest with
Sll7,OO In government funds, which he was
carrying to bank. Kesckemethy was loS,.
Gated in this city recently and, IL Is SAID.
obtained a respite by offering to return
the money on condition that there should
be no prosecution. While the offer was he
ing considered he is alleged to have dis
appeared.