The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-04-10
DOMESTIC NEWS CONDENSED.

President John =. Ashley. Of Albion Col
lege. who is at Hot Springs. Ark, for his
health. has rendered his resignation
There Is considerable excitement over the
discovery of rich placer diggings on santa
creek, in Idaho. The discovery was made
by three farmers. in a gulch. which runs
into Santa creek
Samuel Nave. a millionaire wholesale
grocer and a heavy owner Of Texas and
Colorado cattle. is believed TO be fatally
i'll at his home in st. Joseph, Mo-, with
stomach trouble
The Municipal Council OF New York yes
terday adopted the resolution of the board
o. aldermen; giving the thanks of the city
To Andrew Carnegie for his gift of S5.2OOOOO
for siXty-fve libraries.
Mrs. Ida Eckert Lawrence. of Toledo,
who will read the poem at the launching
OF the battleship Ohio. has been requested
by number of Ohio temperance women
not to mention wine in her verses.
The Louisville heirs of the late Josephine
Lemonie Newcomb. of New York. will con-
test Mrs. Newcombs will which makes
Tulane University of New Orleans. the prin-
cipal legatee. None Of these relatives were
mentioned in the will. which disDoses of
between $2.000.000 and 100000.
DR.. Robert h. Mcintyre. who is considered
one of the most powerful and attractive
night officially notified the trustees of St.
James Methodist Episcopal Church. Chi
cago, that he would, owing TO i'll health.
end his Passionate next October.
ne lWe0tN-firSt annual banquet OF the
Young Republican Club. of Philadelphia.
was held last night. Among the speakers
were men OF national Importance. They in
Guided Gov. Shaw. of Iowa, Gov. Stone. of
rose and others. Gov. Shaw was the orator
of the occasion.
Prominent Presbyterians from all sections
OF this country and Canada were present at
(American) section Of the Alliance of Re
formed Churches holding the Presbyterian
system at the Savoy Hotel. New York. last
night. The visitors We're the guests of the
Presbyterian Union of New York.
The Twenty-seventh Texas legislative
session adjourned yesterday. The House
passed bill which entirely prohibits the
sale of cigarettes in Texas The Legisla-
ture Will be reconvened in August for the
purpose Of passing a bill TO redistrict the
state into congressional districts and to
pass a general appropriation bill.
Prince Francois Edmond Joseph Gabriel
De Hatzfeldt Wildenbourg has arrived at
New York the Cunard steamer Servia,
with his secretary. Herr +. NJ. Guedella.
The prince is the sOn-in-law of the late c.
p Huntington. who left his adopted daugh-
ter Clara, the princess, Sl,OOOOCO. The
princes father is German ambassador TO
England
The steamship State of Texas, which ar
rived at Baltimore yesterday. had on board
Captain Berry and the crew of six men of
the wrecked schooner Erie, picked up at
sea last Sunday. The Erie was wrecked
her master and crew were drifting almost
exhausted on a raft when rescued by Capt
n. s Eldridge. of the State of Texas.
United States mail from Teller City.
within the circuit of the arctic. SnrOck
Nome. St. Michaers and all of the principal
points along the Yukon, from its mouth
to Whitehorse. has arrived in Seattle, on
board the steamer CITY of Seattle. 1t is the
third Nome mail received since the close
of the Boring sea navigation. There were
probably three thousand letters of date as
late as Jan. 10.
A movement to endow the Kentucky Uni
versity at Lexington for $l.OOOO00 has just
been inaugurated. The plan is unique.
Wealthy members of the Christian denomi-
nation. which controls the college. the
country over are to be asked TO insure
their lives in favor of the university. Ac-
cOrding 10 the mortality estimates of the
insurance company of 1000 policies the
fund will receive $4,000 annually.
Robert Roberts, one of the debenture
mortgage holders in the Interstate Com
pany, yesterday. at Cincinnati, sued the
Neave Building Company under the Ohio
erty owners allowing gambling on their
premises. The offices of the Interstate
Company which was ousted by decree
of the Supreme Court recently. were To-
Gated in the Neave building, Cincinnati.
The active work of the third annual con-
vention of the representatives, OF Catholic
colleges of the United States will begin at
Chicago to-day The unihcation of the
Catho1ic educationai system is the end
sought by the educators. The bringing
together of the representatives of the
Jesuit, the Benedictine and the Augustinian
systems, the methods and management of
which heretofore have differed materially.
Is expected TO unity the work into CO.
herent system.
In a letter declining an invitation 10 adj
dress the Tennessee Legislature the Hon.
ID. Il. Hill. of New York. says: There is
much unnecessary discussion about the re-
organization of the Democratic party. 1t
is difficult To ascertain exactly what is pro-
posed by those who make use of il. The
old party of jefferson, Jackson and Tilden
still lives and is good enough for us. What
we need now is courage. patience unity
and aggressiveness Let us adhere to the
old-fashioned principles of Democracy and
the future will take care of itself"
Among the passengers on the steamship
China which has arrived at San Francisco.
from the Orient. were Captain Colby NJ.
Chester. United States navy. who took the
battleshiP Kentucky TO the Asiatic station
VIA the SueZ canal. He is returning home
on waiting orders and will proceed direct to
Washington Referring to the trip of the
Kentucky he saI0: Il was amused when /
heard mat my ship called at Smyrna to col
lect claims for the United States against
the Sultan of Turkey. We simply put in
there 10 break cur journey and took the
opportunity of going to Constantinople."
Dawson passengers who have arrived at
Seattle say that pneumonia is very preva-
lent in the klondike. Col. j G. McCook.
United States consul for the KlOndike. was
very i'll. April ,. and had practically no
chance of recovery. Frank j. Belcher. one
of the richest men of the Klondike, re-
Gently died of the disease. just as he was
about to leave for his home i'm Pennsyl-
vania. where he proposed To retire on for
tune of at least 5000 600, which he had ac-
cumulated in EldoradO district. A number
of other deaths have resulted from the dis
ease.
The National Good Roads Associa ton
will run "A train over the Illinois Central
Railway system. leaving Chicago early
the train will have a full equipment OF
modern road machinery. Good roads con-
ventiOns will be held and pieces of sampie
roads constructed at New Orleans. Nat chez.
NicksburE. Oxford. Grecnvlle. Grenada,
Jackson. Miss, and Jackson, Tenn. Ar
ventions also at Memphis. greensboro,
Louisville. Cairo and several points in llli-
nois.
The present conference of Latter-day
Saints at Independence. Mo. viii be mem
orable I'm the history of the church be-
cause of the conflict OF authority between
President Joseph \. Smith and the quorum
toward Elder T. g. Briggs. Of Indiana. in
Withholding from publication the proceed
ings Of the quorum Of twelve against Elder
Briggs Is the FIRST OF the presidents acts
to be. opposed by any OF his followers since
the Organization OF The church He has
severe accusers and able defenders. Those
who are opposing him say that his action
was justified only as a result OF reVela-
ton and II his course in the matter was
revealed To him he should give the revela-
tion 10 the church and no ore will question
the wisdom OF his act. No action has yet
been taken.
SORROW Ahead for Funston