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

Hugh Hernwall. a farmer, of Kellerville,
Ill, dropped dead, after casting his ballot
Tuesday evening. He had been drinking
lemon juice extract.
ID. +. Woodward, assistant commissioner
general from the United States to the Paris
exposition, sailed from New York yester-
day on the st. Louis. He goes to close zip
the work of the United States commission.
The case of the Chicago Teachers FEEDER
alton for mandamus against the State
Board of Equalization is drawing to a
close at Springfield and it is likely that
Judge Thompson will render his decision
to-day.
The City Council has accepted the offer
or Mr.. Carnegie TO donate $4,000 for a
lions that the city raise $500 to maintain
the library and also furnish the site will
be met.
A prairie fire yesterday, starting a few
miles southeast of Virgil. s. D., travelled
north ten or twelve miles. The burned dis
trict is two miles wide. Frank Wood lost
his house, barn and his supply of hay and
corn: Arthur Thompson lost a barn, and
the immense sheep sheds on the j. II. Cone
ranch, four miles north of Virgil. Thou
sands of tons of hay were destroyed.
Red Blanket, of Leech Lake, chief of the
Bear island Chippewas and principal of the
Chippewa tribe. accompanied by a substi-
tUte chief, Mah-Che Gah-Bow CMan Who
Moves Standing), and an interpreter, ap-
peared before Governor Van SAINT. of MIN
nesota, TO protest against the manner in
which, as Red Blanket asserted. the Chip
pewas are being defrauded by timber cut
ters on the reservation.
The Illinois House committee on appro-
priations yesterday reported a bill making
an appropriation of $4,000 for an Illinois
exhibit at the South Carolina Interstate
and West Indies exposition, to be held at
Charleston, S. c., next winter. The bill pro-
vides that of the amount recommended
S.. 600 shall be used for an agricultural ex-
hibit. 5000 for a horticultural exhibit, not
to exceed 5000 for the expenses of the
commissioners and $1,000 for buildings. The
bill provides for seven commissioners and
two vice presidents.
Carroll d. Norton. of New York, delivered
a lecture in Barnes Hall, Ithaca. Tuesday
night, on Christian Science. His presence
brought q petition from the physicians of
Ithaca to the Cornell University authorities
protesting against the lecture. Members
of the University Christian Association
also opposed 1T as a university function.
Dean I. r. crane refused TO listen TO the
complaints and the lecture brought out a
big attendance. Cornell is said to be the
first OF the larger universities at which a
lecture has been given on this subject.
Governor Dietrich. Of Nebraska. has de-
cided to recall his veto of the appropriation
for the Supreme Court commission, and the
act creating nine assistants for the Su-
preme Court justices for a term of two
years will stand. Leading lawyers of the
State represented TO him that the Supreme
Court was seven years behind its work and
the docket constantly growing. which re-
suited In the reversal of his decision. The
Governor also permits the appropriation sor
deputy state librarian to remain. and the
doors OF the library. closed and locked on
Monday, were opened yesterday.
Mercy Hospital. at Iron Mountain. Mich.
better known as Emergency Hospital.
closed it's doors yesterday by order OF
Bishop Els. and the nuns have been or
dered to leave the diocese. This is the re-
suit of an ecclesiastical scandal which oc-
Cured last January. when Ellen Hogan. a
nOvitiate I'm the hospital. was arrested on
an insanity charge preferred by the
mother superior. Miss Hogan was adiudged
sane by the Probate Court. The mother
superior also charged her with theft. After
being released from custody by order OF
Judge Bergeron. Miss Hogan made severe
charges against the mother superior. one of
which was drunkenness. An INVESTIGATION
by Bishop Els resulted in the order TO
close the institution.
The Tristate Medical Society, embracing
doctors from Iowa, Illinois and Missouri.
meeting at Keokuk, yesterday. appointed a
IN To try TO get the next legisla
lures OF the States TO pass laws regulating