The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-29
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WASHINGTON, Dec. &.-Col. Henry L.
Thomas, for thirty-four years translator in
the State Department, died to-day at his
residence in this city, sixty-eight years Of
age, of pneumonia. Mr.. Thomas was a man
of exceptional ability, and was one of the
most valued employees in the department
He spoke and translated French, Spanish
Italian, German, Norwegian, Danish,
Dutch. Portuguese. Hebrew, Arabic and
Greek. besides having a general knowledge
of other tongues.
NEW YORK, Dec. 2S.-The Rev. Dr. Jere-
miah r. Britain is dead at his residence in
Newark, n. j., at the age Of sixty-four. He
was pastor of the church at Greenville, Pa.
pastor of the Second United Presbyterian
Church in Chicago and of the second Church
at Oxford. o., for eight years. He resigned
tnls charge 10 become superintendent OF the
Pennsylvania Anti-Saloon League, and a
year and half ago was made superintend-
ent OF the New Jersey and Delaware Anti
Saloon League.
Catlin, L. s. A retired, died to-day at the
home of Bishop Henry Satterlee, where he
had been guest at dinner on Christmas
day and suffered double attack Of paraly-
sis that evening. Captain Catlin was born
in Illinois in 1899. He graduated from West
Point Academy in 1868. He lost a leg at
the battle of Weldon Railroad in 1864. After
the war he served a number Of years as
adjunct professor of a Western military
academy
LONDON, Dec. 2S.-Sir William Allan, the
well-known marine engineer, ship owner
and member of Parliament for Gateshead
1887. Heart disease caused his death. Sir
William Allen was formerly a working en-
gfneer, an engineer in the British navy, and
later chief engineer of a blockade runner
during the civil war in the United States.
He was captured and lodged in the old
Capitol prison. and was eventually paroled.
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Mcdonald, wife of Alexander Mcdonald,
of the Standard Oil Company, died sudden
~ at the Waldorf-Astoria tonight. Mrs.
Mcdonald, who was sixty years of age,
was born in Cincinnati She was Miss
Palmer before her marriage She was in
terested in charitable works for many years
and at one time was president of the hos
pital and training school for nurses at Gin
cinnati.
wAVERLY. Ia, Dec 2S.-Mrs. NJ. NJ.
Faville, eighty-four years old, widow of
Orren Faville, a pioneer Lieutenant Gov
ernor of Iowa, died tonight at her home in
Waverly. In 1852 Mr.. Faville was elected
president of the Wesleyan Female Seminary
at Delaware, o., and Mrs. Faville was pre-
ceptress there until 1855, when she and her
husband removed to Iowa.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2S.-Col. J. n. An
drews, u. 5. A, retired, is dead at Orange,
Va. He was graduated from West Point.
He came out of the civil war in 1866 as
major of the Twenty-first Infantry. In
1885 he was promoted to the rank of colonel.
he served for q snort time IN the spanish
war as brigadier general of volunteers, and
was retired in 1899 at his own request.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2S-Miss Mary IT.
win. for many years a newspaper writer in
this city and st. Louis and author of rehg-
iOus poems and fiction that gave her a
wide reputation i'm the Catholic Church,
died here to-day, aged fffty-two years. She
was a member of a well known North Car
DINA family.
FOND DU LAC, Wis, Dec 2S-Rev. DIR.
Fred 5. Jewell, professor of history and
philosophy at Grafton Hall, is dead. He
was eighty years old and widely known in
educational circles throughout the East
and Central States.
HARTFORD, Conn, Dec. &.-GOrdOn
Trumbull an artist of distinction died at
his home in this city to-day at the age of
sixty-twO 1t was in studies of fish that
Mr.. Trumbull achieved his reputation.
LONDON, Dec 2S.-George Gissing the
novelist, died OF consumption to-day at St.
Jean-de-Luz. in the Pyrenes He was born
at Wakefield, England, Nov. ?, 1857.
CHILLICOTHE. Mo, Dec. 2S-JOhn Nor
ris. an extensive breeder OF Shorthorn cat
tie, is dead at his home near here aged
seventy-fOur years.