The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-03-15
TELEGRAPH MISCELLANY.

John 7. McCutcheon, the Chicago artist,
who went to Asheville, n. c.. ten lays ago
for his health, Is improving.
The will of former Secretary of State
William Evarts was filed for probate at
New York. yesterday. All of the estate
is left to the family.
A dispatch from the City of Mexico says:
"Alarmist reports regarding the health of
President Diaz and conspiracies in Mexico
are absolutely baseless. These reports are
believed 10 be fabricated by men who are
hostile to the government and for stock
speculation purposes. There is no political
agitation here
The Impeachment trial of Chief Justice
Furches and Associate Douglas, of the
North Carolina Supreme Court, began in
the State Senate yesterday. The General
Assembly will to-day TAX a recess until
April 3, when it will convene in extra seS-
sion to receive from the court of impeach-
nent the result OF the trial.
A trolley car bound from Plainfield to
Elizabeth, n. j., jumped the track near
Westfield Wednesday night, while running
AZ a high rate of speed. 1t turned COM
pletely over, rolled down an embankment
and landed upside Gown. Six women and
three men. passengers, were injured, two
uf the women very seriously.
Instead Of dying from heart disease, as
at first supposed, w. c.. sawyer, of New
York. who was found dead in bed at the
Wellington Hotel. Chicago, Monday after
noon. is now believed To nave committed
suicide. Developments in the case and the
circumstances SuTTOuQIlflS the Qcdtn lnCl-
cate that Mr.. Sawyer's mind was affected.
Coroner's Physician O'Hamlon yesterday
made a supplementary report to the dis
trict attorneys office on the cause of
death of Herbert {. Wadman. on March 3
last at the Manhattan State Hospital. New
York. The report states that Wadman's
death was not due 10 violence, but that he
died from nephritis, induced by the Excess
Sive use of alcohol
Professor f. Finley Johnson. secretary
of the law department of the University
OF Michigan. last night announced his
intention of accepting the appointment to
a supreme judgeship in the Philippines.
rendered him a few weeks ago by Presi-
dent Mckinley. He will formally resign
his position at Ann Arbor to-day.
Mrs. George F. Hall. the Chicago dress
maker who in September last. il is alleged.
endeavOred TO bring $4,000 worth of silks.
laces and Parisian-made gowns into this
country without paying the duties, was
yesterday arraigned before United States
Commissioner Shields. IT New York, on
the charge of smuggling: She waived ex-
animation and gave ball In $500.
At Fort Scott, Kan. supreme officers OF
the Order of Select Friends. the fraternal
insurance society that has been declared
insolvent, place the liabilities at $1,000, but
many connected with the order assert that
IL has unpaid claims of $4,000. ana perhaps
more. Nc charges of misaDprouriatio ton
ave been made. The loss Will foil prin-
csrally on the older policy Loiiers.
The ruling of the lower court hat 10
Christie-street Commission Company. OF
Kansas City. conducts a bucketsh) p. and
rs such is not entitled 10 the quote Sions os
ths Chicago Board OF Trade. is sustained
Ly n decision kan.,ed down by tile Appellate
Court. II Chicago. Enc Kansas CITY cen
Germ. by this decision. is denied an in
junction restraining he Boari 90 Trade
from sh- ting off its market repnr-.
The thirteenth annual commencement and
twenty-secOnd anniversary of the Carlisle
Indian Industrial School was held yester-
day. The graduating class numbered thir-
ty-nine-the largest yet sent out. Orations
were presented by Anna Goyettna, Pueblo;
George Ferris, Klamath: Ina Parnell, Nez
Perces; Luzenia Tibetts. Chippewa, and
Herman Niles. Stockbridge. Eighteen tribes
were represented In the graduating class.
Judge Townsend, or the United States
Court. Southern district OF the Indian Ter
ritory, landed down q decision yesterday