Indianapolis Journal, Indianapolis, Marion County, 2 January 1886 — Page 1

THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL.

ESTABLISHED 1823,

WHEN INDICATIONS. Saturday— lncreasing cloudiness, followed by local rains and colder weather . SOME DAYS SINCE we placed all of our Cassimere Suits that were marked above S2O —some of them worth S3O and $35 —upon the market at straight S2OPERSUIT This price stands while the goods last. Many have been sold* and many choice things are yet for sale. “No step backward” is the motto at the WHEN

TO-DAY Is the last chance to secure the MODEL'S New Year’s Gift of a SILVER DOLLAR, which will be given to every purchaser of a Man’s or Boy's Overcoat or Suit of $lO or upwards. MODEL Special bargains in Hats and Caps to-day.

A MICHIGAN WIDOW. Succeeds in Driving a Well-Known Millionaire to a California Climate. Detroit, Jan. 1.--B. A. Olney, of Watervliet, Mich., is an eccentrio old millionaire, with a number of profitable investmets in this State. Among his many queer habits he has for years carried bonds and valuables about in a basket. Three years ago he became enamored of Mrs. Jane Manley, a widow. He purchased for her game groceries one day, delivering them in his , bond basket. Mixed up with the vegetables he out to her SIB,OOO in bonds. Subsequently discovering his carelessness, he deSanded the return of them. She refused, riming that they were a present He brought ttiit to recover, and sbe retaliated by suing for breach of promise. To-day it is reported here the widow had commenced criminal proceedings against him for slander, aud also a civil suit for $50,000 damages. Before service ededd be had he quietly slipped out of town, without any baggage, and started for California. Malpractice Sensation at Lynn, Mass. Lynn, Mass., Jan. I.—A sensation was created in this city to day by the police arresting Dr. Guilford and wife. They are charged with performing an illegal operation on Miss Sadie B. Taylor, twenty-three years of age, a factory girl, from the effects of which she has since died. Charles E. Ames has been arrested as an accessory. Ames is a married man, and a wellknown citizen of West Lynn. A search of the Doctor’s premises revealed the most complete paraphernalia for producing abortions. The most important evidence against the accused comes from a young woman whom the police found at the house of the Guildford*. She says she went to the house, a few days ago, and had been operated on several times. She said she knew of the Taylor case. The Guildfords have been in Lynn for six or seven years past A few months ago the police bad Mrs. Guildford under arrest charged with malpractice and causing the death of Mrs. Annie H. Dyer, but there was not sufficient evidence to sustain the eharge. * Tbe Edgar Thomson Steel-Works. Pittsburg, Jan. I.—A Braddock, Pa., special "There will be no suspension of work at the Edgar Thomson steel works, enough men having accepted the 10 per cent advance offered by tbe firm to eoDtinne tbe mill in operation. Tbe men wanted the work divided into three tarns per day of eight hoars, instead of two turns of twelve hours each. This the firm refused. It is thought all of the employes will sign in a few days.” Wonderful Bicycle Time at Bt. Paul. Paul, Minn., Jan. I.—The twenty-six-hour bicycle contest between Woodside and Eck, at Minneapolis, was won by Woodside, whose record of 266 miles eclipses anything ever before accomplished. His 250th mile was made in 3:27.- He then laid off and returned to make 10 guiles. This brought his score to 260 miles, or 5 miles above the best previous American record. When time was called Woodside had made 266 miles and three-fourths of a lap, and Eck 233 miles. A few applications of Salvation Oil will instantly relieve stiffness in tbe ueek or joints. Twenty five cents.

CONFLAGRATION AT DETROIT Complete Destruction of the Great Seed Warehouse of D. M. Ferry & Cos. White’s Theater, the Windsor Block, the Wesson Block, and a Number of Smaller and Less Yalnable Buildings Also Burned. Captain Tilban Instantly Killed and Another Man Seriously Hurt. The Loss Estimated at Not Less than a Million and a Half of Dollars, on Which There Is Insurance of $400,000. THE DETROIT. Burning of tbe Ferry Seed Warehouse and Other Buildings—Lons, 91,500,000. Detroit, Jan. I.—Shortly after 9 o’clock this morning, smoke was observed coming from D. M. Ferry & Co.‘a mammoth building on Brush street An alarm was quickly turned in, a second and third alarms following in quick succession, there being promise of a big conflagration in the heart of the business part of the city. The fire department turned out in force and soon surrounded the burning building with hose. The flames had started in the packing department, on the corner of Lafayette and Brush streets, and soon enveloped the whole building, which was a mere shell, having hat one solid wall inside of the outer walls. Bravely and intelligently the firemen kept at their work, hut all efforts seemed futile, the flames spreading rapidly, until at one time there seemed a probability that the whole district in which the burning building is situated was doomed. Buildings on the opposite side of Brush and Croghan streets caught fire a number of times, but the department managed to keep tbe flames from totally destroying them. j across the way from Ferry’s building, in the same square, and facing on Randolph street, are White’s Qrand Theater and the Windsor Block, and a smaller building, used as a restaurant. The flames leaped across the alley and began to eat into tho theater; first the roof caught, and soon falling with a terrible crash, fired the whole interior of the building, after driving away the men who had been working on the Ferry Block through the windows of the theater. The crashing of window-glass was the signal for increased fur}' of the flames, which seemed to laugh at the efforts of the firemen. An immense crowd blocked the streets in every direction, and at times were in the way of the department At 10 o’clock the Ferry building was a mass of flames, and the walls bad commenced to fall, creating something of a panie among the throng of idle spectators. Numerous narrow escapes occurred among the firemen, who worked close to the flames. By 10:30 White’s Theater had been seized by the fire, and all the firemen were compelled to turn their attention more to saving tbe buildings on the opposite side of Randolph street, although still keeping numerous streams of water playing on the burning build ing. At 11 o’clock the men of No. 3 fire company raised a ladder in front of the theater to get a better chance at the flames. Finding the rapidly advancing fire would prevent any effective work at that point, the men were descending the ladder, and had about reached the ground, when several feet of the cornice fell on the ladder wagon. Captain Richard Filban was struck on the head by the bricks and instantly killed, and fireman White was badly, but not fatally injured.

Soon after the flames spread to the Wesson Block, on the corner of Randolph and Croghan streets, and that building was soon enveloped in flames. Although the buildings across Croghan street were threatened, and caught once or twice, the department managed to keep it within the square named, and by 12 o'clock it was fully under control To night the flames are still raging fiercely, but have been confined within the walls of the buildings already mentioned. During the worst of the fire the wind had been from the south, and the single building on the corner of Lafayette and Randolph streets was not seriously injured, but all the rest of the square is a total loss. The burned district belonged to what is known as the Brush estate, having been the site of the old homestead. D. M. Ferry & Cos. built their establishment six years ago. White’s Theater was bnilt to accommodate the Peninsular Ssp.ngerbund, a Michigan offshot of the North American Stengerbund. The company was organized in 1880, and this music hall was built at that time, being opened with an annual fest, Aug. 31, 1880. D. M. Ferry & Co.’s building occupied half the square, being one of the largest in the city. Their seed business was probably the largest in the United States. In the building burned to-day 400 people are usually employed, besides 400 more employed on their immense farms near the city. It was well that the fire occurred on a holiday, as otherwise the loss of life would probably have been very great Definite figures of losses cannot be given, but the total will reacn not less than $1,500,000. The stock alone in Ferry & Co.’s is estimated to have been worth from SIOO,OOO to $120,000, and their building was valued at $250,000. As to the origin of the fire, there are no well-defined theories. Some of the employes hint at incendiarism, claiming that there were no fires in the part of the building first attacked by the flames, and that some outside agency must have been responsible for the fire. Officers of the company are completely at a loss to account for the origin of the fire. Ferry & Co.’s insurance is estimated as follows: Lion of England, $30,000. The following companies have policies for SIO,OOO each: Michigan Fire and Marine, Phoenix of London, Orient of Hartford, Commercial Union of England, Home of New York, American of Boston, Firemens’, Prescott of Boston, London, Liverpool and Globe. The following have $7,500: North British aud Mercantile, Phenix of Brooklyn, Mercantile of New York. The following are the $5,000 policies: Imperial of England, Buffalo German, Fireman’s of Dayton, Sun of California, Pennsylvania of Pittsburg, Connecticut of Hartford, Long Island of New York. Detroit Fire and Marine, City of London, Providence of Washington, St Paul Fire and Marine, London and Lancashire, Norwich Union of England, Phoenix of Hartford, New York Alliance, Niagara of New York, German American of New York, Washington Fire and Marine. Oriental of England, Queen, British American of Toronto, Western of Toronto, Rutgers of New York, Lancashire, Central of New York, National of New York, New Hampshire, Sun of England, Rochester German, Fire Association of Philadelphia, Northern of England, American of New York, American of Philadelphia, Insurance As sociation of North America, Hartford, California, United Firemen of Philadelphia, Cooper of

INDIANAPOLIS, SATURDAY MORNING, JANUARY 2, 1886.

Dayton, Citizens' of Pittsburg, Fire Insurance Association of England, Springfield, Kings Couuty and JEtna. The following companies have $3,000 policies: Peoples’ of Pittsburg, Grand Rapids. There are $2,500 policies in the following companies: Westchester of New York, Clinton of New York, Rhode Island Underwriters’, Peo?le’s of New York, Mercantile of Cleveland, Tnited States of New York, German of Cincinnati. The two following policies are for $2,000 each: London Assurance Company, County of Philadelphia. The Firemen’s Fund of California has a policy of SI,OOO. The rest of the buildings were in one batch, and were insured a.< follows: Niagara, $1,500; National, $2,500; American Central, $2,500; Transatlantic, $1,000; Berlin, $1,500; Phoßnix, $3,000; Security, $1,000; Washington, $2,000; Queen’s, $2,000; Royal, $2,500; Royal Fire Association of England, $1,000: Fire Association of Philadelphia, $2,000; Mercantile, $1,000; Springfield, $1,500; total $27,000. Charles O. White was insured as follows: British American, $1,000; Franklin, $2,000; total, $3,000. Neighboring buildings were damaged, hut figures and insurance could not be obtained. FIRES ELSEWHERE. Doming & Walsh’s Agricultural Warerooms Burned-Loss 98,000. Special to the Indianaoolis Journal, Edinburg, Ind., Jan. I.—Another fire occurred here at 7 o’clock this morning, destroying tbe agricultural warerooms of Doming & Walsh. The fire originated in the second story, which was occupied as a roller-skating rink. The loss on stock is $2,000, insured for $3,000, in the Hartford, of Hartford. The loss on building is $6,000; insured for $2,500. Fire at Corry, Pa. Corry, Pa, Jan. I.— The Corry City flouring mills, owned by Starbird, Hammond & Allen, were destroyed by fire this morniDg. The fire originated in the basement, and cannot be accounted for. The building was a large threestory building, and was equipped from top to bottom with the latest improved machinery for the roller process. The loss is $25,000; insurance, $28,000. _ Flouring Mill Burned. Cleveland, Jan. I.—C. B. Maurer’s flouring mill, at Tallmadge, 0., was entirely destroyed by fire at an early hour this morning. The loss on the building and machinery is $30,000, and on stock $5,000 to SIO,OOO. There is an insurance of $17,250 on the building, and $2,000 on the stock, distributed among a dozen or more companies. A DEFAULTING BANK PRESIDENT. W. H. McNeal, of the Lancaster (Mass.) National Bank, Starts for the North.

Clinton, Mass., Jan. I.—The Lancaster National Bank, of thirf place, closed its doors last night, after an examination of the books by the directors. President W. H. McNeal is missing, and has not been heard from sipce last Tuesday. He is charged with having used the bank’s money for speculative enterprises in which he was interested, and which did not furnish sufficient security. The directors seemed depressed, and are exceedingly reticent. Cashier Forester expresses himself very plainly, and his condemnation of President McNeal’s financiering is unmistakable. He says the latter, since his elevation to the presidency of the hank, last January, has invested the bank’s funds according to his own inclinations. His operations have, at times, been far from straight At the present time the hank has a surplus of $3,500. Tbe hank holds the paper of the Low Cattle Company, of Wyoming, to the amount of $60,000. So far as can be learned, the deposits amount to over $200,000, and according to statements from a quarter which is supposed to be authentic, the president has appropriated that amount. The belief prevails that an examination of the hooks of the bank will develop new and startling features. It is said that a resident of Clinton saw him in Nashua N. H., last week. The real condition of the bank’s standing will not he known for a few days, and probably not then. The missing president of tbo hank was at the depot at Fitchburg about 7:45 p. m. on Tuesday, and probably took the train to the north. One of his acquaintances at Fitchburg twice tried to speak to him, but McNeal took no notice of him. The Lowell City Institution for Savings has $20,000 deposited in the Lancaster Bank, which has been regarded with distrust for some months. The City Institution has 11,000 depositors, and a surplus of $400,000. Charles Glidden, treasurer of the Erie Telephone Company, is one of the Lowell depositors in the Clinton bank. One of the directors of the hank is authority for the statement that McNeal was at the bank on Tuesday night, when he took from the vault $6,000 in bank notes, SI,OOO in gold, a large amount of Stock in the Rutland and Vermont Marble Company, supposed to be (about $30,000, and a lot of paper signed by himself, and held by the bank—it is thought about $30,000 worth. There was in the vault considerable money belonging to the defunct Lancaster Savings Bank, of which McNeal was one of the receivers, a good portion of which is said to he missing. Bank Examiner Curry stated to-day that McNeal is one of the three receivers of the Lancaster Savings Bank, which was put under injunction ten years ago, and $72,000 belonging to the latter institution was deposited in the National Bank. Mr. Carry says that both he and Commissioner Getchel have had some suspicions that McNeal was speculating. A petition for a 71 per cent dividend was presented to the Supreme Court last Tuesday by the receivers of the savings bank, and the final accounts and books of the receivers have been turned over for examination. Coal Strike Practically Ended. Pittsburg, Jan. I.—The long strike of the river coal miners 13 virtually over. The miners of Walton, Hays, Risher and Munhall have returned to work at the 2|-csnt rate, and there are now almost 2,G00 men at work at that price. The call issued for to-morrow’s convention does not meet with the approval of a large number of the miners, as they seem to consider it an acknowledgment of defeat Others, however, assert that it is the most commendable course to pursue, alleging that with such a large number at work it would be impolitic to continue the strike much longer. The reasons which have caused the Knights of Labor officers to take this step is that all attempts to get those who are working to throw down their picks have proven futile. _ Acting President for Vassar. Poughkeepsie, N. Y., Jan. I.—The board of trustees of Vassar College have appointed the Rev. Dr. Kendrick acting president for the remainder of the school year. Anew committee was appointed to nominate a president at the next meeting, which is to be held on tbe Ist of April, to which date the board adjourned. The board were of the opinion that Mr. Kendrick’s short administration had been satisfactory. The report of the finance committee showed an improvement, a considerable saving having been made in comparison with one year ago. The Recent Crimes at Austin, Tex. Galveston, Tex., Jan. I.—The News's Austin special says: "James Phillips, who was seriously wounded on Christmas eve, when his wife was outraged and murdered, is still in a very critical condition, but was arrested to-night, charged with being his wife’s murderer. The Mexican who was arrested on suspicion of being implicated in the recent murders turns out to be a rag picker, which may account for his possession of the bloody clothes. Mrs. Fanes, charged with the murder of her son, was sent to jail to day.

ENGLAND AND HER FUTURE. A Prospect Presenting Very Serious Difficulties at Home and Abroad. The Country Greatly Distressed by the Dullness of Trade, and Threatened by an Alliance of Three Great Powers. The British Government Issues a Proclamation Annexing Burmah. Preparations for Serious Fighting in the Sondan—Bavaria’s Crazy King and His Creditors—Other News by Cable. THE SITUATION IN ENGLAND Full of Serious Difficulties—'Trade Depression and Its Remedy. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. London, Jan. L —The immediate future is full of serious difficulties for England at home and abroad. Trade was hardly ever in a more depressed condition. Poverty "stalks gaunt and wretched” throughout the land. Free trade is blamed for this. The demand for revision of tariffs in the direction of protection has arisen in earnest. The alliance of Germany, Russia and Austria is once more a menacing fact. You have only to read that clever and well-informed Berlin journal, the Kreuz Zeitnng, to understand this. Should Mr. Gladstone come into power, this alliance would assuredly be antagonistic totEnglaucL Even with Lord Salisbury in office the alliance may not be very cordial in its relations with England. But it is well known that Lord Salisbury and the Conservatives have far more influence with Germany than the Liberals have. The Conservatives are at least respected by Russia, Germany, Austria and tbe rest of tbe powers. To be respected in that connection is to be feared, and to be feared is to be strong. Emerson was in England during an anxions and serious period of her history, and I hope I may be permitted to quote, as possibly apropos of the present situation, the last words of his touching and eloquent farewell to Manchester: "And so, gentlemen, I feel in regard to this aged England, with the possessions, honors and trophies, and also with the infirmities, of a thousand years gathering around her, irretrievably committed as she is to many old customs which cannot be suddenly changed; pressed upon by tbe transitions of trade, and new and all incalculable modes, fabrics, arts, machines, and competing populations, I see her not dispirited, not weak, but well remembering that she has seen dark days before, indeed, with a kind of instinct that she sees a little better in a cloudy day, and that in storm of battle and calamity she has a secret vigor and a pulse like & cannon. 1 see her in her old age—not decrepit, but young, and still daring to believe in her power of endurance and expansions. Seeing this, I say, All hail! mother of nations, mother of heroes, with strength still equal to tbe time; still wise to entertain and swift to execute the policy which the mind and heart require in the present hoar. So be it. And if it be not so, if the courage of England goes with the chances of a commercial crisis, I Will go back to the capes of Massachusetts, and my own Indian stream, and say to my countrymen, the old race are gone, and the elasticity and hope of mankind must henceforth remain on the Allegheny ranges or nowhere.” I have especial information from a private source in St. Petersburg that the three Emperors have a perfect understanding with regard to the new aspect of the Eastern question; and if my correspondent is to be relied upon (and I think he is), Germany is playing a very astute game, and one which may, in the long run, prove far less to the advantage of England than is at present deemed possible in high official quarters.

ANNEXATION OF BURMAH. The British Government Formally Takes Possession of the Country. London, Jan. I.—The Queen to-day issued a proclamation formally taking possession of Burmak. It will doubtless be regarded as a magnificent New Year gift to the British nation, and it is certain to be cordially approved by a vasi majority of the Britishers. Even the Radicals, who opposed the war, but were lulled into partial acquiescence by the assurance that it was cot to be a war of conquest, are now inclined to admit that the permanent possession of the country is the least of the evils which the government had to choose from. British domination will immensely assist in pacifying the turbulent tribes which form a large proportion of Burmah’s heterogeneous population, and is, perhaps, the only agency that is sufficiently powerful for this purpose. The acquisition of the vast territory, which exceeds in area any other division of India, and is more than twice as large as what is now known as British Burmah, will provide new fields for the surplus energies of Anglo-Indians, and plenty of lucrative posts for Lord Randolph Churchill and Earl Dufferin to fill. It is also expected to stimulate trade, both in England and in India, and probably assures princely incomes to the magnates of the Burmah and Bombay Trading Company, whose quarrel with King Thebaw furnished the pretext for invasion. All the foreign powers have formally consented to the British absorption of Burmah, although it is said that both Franco and Russia hesitated long before giving their consent The former was afraid of preponderating English influence in China, and Russia looks with disfavor upon any extension of British aggrandizement in Asia. China is said to have been very cordial in welcoming England as a neighbor on her southwestern border. The friendly attitude which China has all along maintained has already encouraged certain promoters of railway enterprises to form plans for a Burmese railway construction company. The proposed road would extend from Bahmo, on the northeastern frontier of Burmah, to Rangoon, Arakan, or some of the other excellent seaports of British Burmah. The road would be from 500 to 900 miles long, according to the route selected. It would be a costly undertaking, but tho promoters say that, as it would tap the rich Chinese province of Yunnan, and open up all of central Burmah, it could be made to pay. The proclamation of annexation says that the territories formerly governed by King Thebaw will no longer be under his rule, but will become a part of the dominions of the Queen of Great Britain and Ireland and Empress of India, and that the government of the country will be administered daring her Majesty’s pleasure by officers appointed by the Viceroy of India. THE TtAB IN THE SOUDAN. Preparations for a Great Battle Between the Arabs and the British. London. Jan. L—The retreating Arabs are collecting beyond Atoab, where a large army has been gathering for an attack on the British forces. Another Arab army is advancing north fromKhartonm. General Stephenson is marching beyond Atoab, where he hopes to find the enemy

in force and bring on a decisive battle. Ha has received further reinforcements, and now commands 17,000 troops of all arms. Preparations for tbe formation of two divisions. 30,000 strong in all, for carrying the war into the enemy’s country, are being pushed forward. Some misapprehension has arisen as to the jurisdiction of Monkhtar Pasha, the Turkish commissioner to Egypt The Pasha's instructions direct him to proceed with the reorganization of the Egyptian army. The measures already initiated practically turn the Egyptian army to Turkey. The British officers in Egypt have interposed, with the result that Sir Drummond Wolff has received farther instructions from the imperial government defining the duties of the British and Turkish commissioners. These duties are to investigate the army, courts, finances, and internal administration, and report the conclusions arrived at, leaving the two governments free to agree afterward on such measures as might be deemed necessary. Foreign intrigues at Cario, Alexandria, and on the Nile have determined the government to adopt a strong military policy internally as well as externally. A BANKRUPT MONARCH. Bavaria’s Crazy King and Bis Importunate Creditors. Munich, Dec. 31. —King Ludwig is likely to have his New Year day’s enjoyment disturbed by unwelcome visitors. His creditors, whose name is legion, have grown weary of dunning him, and threaten to put bailiffs into the royal palaces unless he pays up promptly. The King’s eccentricities, which have long been a cause of scandal, have latterly become ruinous. It was rumored, the other day, that, in despair of getting out of his difficulties in any other way, the King had resolved to conquer his well-known dislike for the fair sex, and to marry the millionaire widow. Baroness Von Kramer. But he could not bring his courage np to the sticking point, so the hopes of his creditors were disappointed. The King has hitherto kept well out of sight, repairing to the tops of towers or to the subterranean chambers when annoyed by callers, and varying his favorite occupation of building fairy castles by attending solitary performances of Wagner’s "Niebelungenring,” and listening from behind a screen to poetry read m another room by a lady reader. His latest freak is characteristic. After building his palace at Chiemsee, he discovered that one of the halls was a trifle too narrow.- He at once ordered it to be pulled down and rebuilt, though it had just been decorated at an enormous cost. The artists, architects and upholsterers employed in ministering to the royal caprices have for months been clamoring vainly for their money. The most pressing creditor is understood to be a Stuttgart upholsterer, who supplied several hundred thousand marks’ worth of furniture for Chiemsee. Things have reached such a point that a royal family council has been summoned to consider how the indignity of having executions made upon the King’s residence can be avoided. Abdication has been hinted at, and even deposition, but I have reason to believe that the Emperor William’s repugnance to the latter solution will prevent its adoption, even should it be favored by Prince Bismarck, whom King Ludwig detests. The wildest rumors are afloat in Munich, and all official attempts to hush up the scandal have been useless.

FAITH IN M. PASTEUR. The Newark Children About Ready to Return to Their New .Jersey Home. Paris, Dec. 31.—When the Newark children received their inoculation, to-day. M. Pasteur gave them, as a New Year's present, an order on a Parisian photographer for a half dozen photographs of each child. They at once ran to the studio and sat for their pictures. The children will receive their last inoculation to-morrow?, and will sail from Havre, Saturday, on the steamer Canada, for New York. Yesterday M. Pasteur breakfasted with President Grevy at the Elysee Palace. Despite the political erisis the conversation turned upon hydrophobia and the unprecedented number of mad dogs this year in France, Austria and England. The President of the Republic became very much interested in the cases recently reported from America, and asked M. Pasteur all sorts of questions about the Newark children. Another remarkable proof of the efficacy of M. Pasteur’s discovery is furnished by the case of three children of Tourcoing, near the Belgian frontier. All were bitten by the same dog, and there was a great discussion among the townspeople whether to send the children to M. Pasteur. Finally a compromise was reached. The child that had been the most severely bitten was sent to M. Pasteur, and the other two, who had been bitten only slightly, remained at home. The wounds of all three had been thoroughly cauterized immediately after the bites had been inflicted. The two children that staid at home died of rabies last week, while the one which was treated by M. Pasteur is alive and well. FOREIGN MISCELLANY. Russia and Austria Preparing for Hostilities in the Spring. London, Jan. I.—The general opipjon undoubtedly takes the view that hostilities are merely tided over for the winter. Rnssia and Austria are arming to the teeth at every possible point. Krupp has supplied more guns in the last month than in almost a year previously. Turkey is still massing troops on the Macedonian frontier. The expense of keeping her immense force under arms all winter will be frightful The attitude of Greece, showing no signs of an intention to disband, creates the greatest uueasiness. It is stated here that very large contracts for cartridges have been placed in the United States. Inauguration of Dublin’s Lord Mayor. Dublin, Jan. I.—Mr. T. D. Sullivan, the new lord mayor, was formally installed in office to day with mnch ceremony. The populace was very enthusiastic and turned out en masse in honor of the event. An immense procession, composed of artisans and laborers, carrying green banners and bearing other emblems of a green color, was one of the features of the day’s celebration. Thirty bands were in the procession. Good order prevailed. Disagreement Among Spanish Republicans. Madrid, Jan. I.—At a banquet given by Republicans, in honor of Senor Zorilla, speakers representing a majority of those present urged revolution against the government The minority, headed by Senor Salmeron, an eminent Republican leader, protested against violence, which, he declared, would bo harmful of the E arty’s interests. He strongly urged that help e sought from tbe Moderates. Breach Between Brisson and Grevy. Paris, Jan. I.—There is a wide breach be tween M. Brisson and President Grevy. It is rumored that the former ha* written to the latter, refusing to lend himself any longer to a combination the object of which is to impose on him lasting discredit A Missionary Bishop in Peril. London, Jan. I.— The King of Mombasa, in central Africa, has seized Bishop Hannington, who has been engaged in missionary services, and will probably put him to death. No reason is given for the King’s action. Exchange of Papal and Germau Decorations. Berlin, Jan. I.—The Pope bas conferred upon Prince Bistuarck the decoration of the Order of Christ, and Baron Schlozer, the Prussian minister to the Vatican, has been similarly decorated. Emporor William has conferred npon Cardinal G. Jacobin!, the docoration of the ou Second Page.)

PRICE FIVE CENTS.

NEW YEAR’S AT THE CAPITAL A Marked Scarcity of Prominent Statesmen at the White House Reception. The President Finds the Affair a Trifle Dull and Tiresome, and Makes No Special Effort to Conceal His Annoyance. The Mansion Liberally Supplied with Regular and Special Detectives. Who Were Present, What They Wore and How They hooked—lndiana People Who Received and Entertained Their Friends. AT THE WHITE HOUSE. Six Thousand People Cal! on the PresidentAbsence of Prominent Hen* Special to the Indianapolis Journal. Washington, Jan. I. —Evidently President Cleveland was much bored to-day. He seemed out of place in the midst of a large circle of ladies gaily dressed, and in the glitter of uniforms and the roar of music. His embarrassment was obvious to any one, and he didn’t seem to try to conceal it. Then, when it was all over, he sighed to someone beside him, “Well, let’s go up stairs.” It was remarked on every hand that so few prominent men have not been seen at the White House on New Year’s day for many years, and especially was this true of senators and representatives. But things were in good order and the crowd was handled admirably. There was no jam inside or outside the executive mansion, and not an incident occurred to mar the proceedings. There was but a small attendance from the army and navy, and only about ten senators and fifteen or twenty representatives, against more than one hundred of these two classes at previous receptions. Among the earliest senators to arrive was Cockrell, of Missouri. He hurried right into the Blue Room, where the reception was held, and was soon deeply engrossed with the ladies and gentlemen assistants. Mr. Cockrell chews tobacco, and he carried a very large quid in his month. After he had worked his maxillary organs pretty rapidly for a few minutes he found his mouth was too full for utterance. Excusing himself, he slipped ont and ejected a good sized section of Missouri cut-and-twist, and then returnedjto the Bine Room. Mr. Cockrell wore a very largo black soft hat, which he pulled well down on his head when he went out, and he forgot to remove it until he re* entered the Blue Room. A good many people tittered, but Mr. Cockrell is old-fashioned, and he didn’t care for a little thing like that, although the Blue Room was pretty nearly full of the President’s assistants. Matters lagged for the first hour; there was a chill over every the President was frequently observed as if to inquire why the people were iT riTTfl ~liiflti Finally, Senator Sherman entered the room. Oa his arm was the handsome and vivacious Miss Parsons, of Cleveland. Mr. Cleveland’s face brightened up instantly, and showed the first symptoms of real pleasure. Senator Sherman was very cordially received, and lingered in the room longer than any other caller. Shortly, exSpeaker Randall made his appearance, and the President’s drooping spirits revived. People remarked the similarity of the general style of the two men, and when they laughed together they looked enough alike to bo brothers. It was evident from Mr. Cleveland's actions during the early part of tho day that he feared the prominent men in both pblitical parties were going to pass him by, and it is said he noticed and felt keenly the absence of so many congressmen. It was late, some time after the appointed hour, when General Logan entered the room. He was accompanied by three or four other senators and half a dozen or more representatives, among whom were Senators Conger, Hawley, Coke and Sabin, and Representatives Steele, Pavson, Ward and Matson. Senator Cullom had been regaling himself in a very enjoyable manner in the room for a good while. The newcomers could not be held, however, and within a few minutes not one of them was in sight Very often President Cleveland and his sister, who stood together, were found alone. The President looked lonesome, and leaned against the high back of a lour.ge. At times he held bis chin in one hand and gazed soberly and thoughtfully at tho carpet on which he stood, as if making a mental calculation of the people who had neglected to call upon him and the causes which brought about the neglect. Secretary Bayard seemed most at home in his role, and chatted lustily. Secretary Whitney was graceful, and entertained the people around the edges of the crowd. Secretary Manning was not so completely at ease as his handsome and accomplished wife. His tall, burly form loomed up above everyone, and the “blossom" ho is of iate cultivating on his nose was more scarlet than ever. The Postmaster-general was like a fish out of water. In fact, the characteristics of the novice were everywhere seen. So many detoctives, policemen and body-guards were never seen about the White House before, and the nervousness and vigilance were the subject of much comment. Besides heavy cordons of these persons on the outside, there must have been at least fifty, including the regular force, on the inside. Pinkerton's men were on hand, two or three at every door leading to the Blue Room, and were rigged up as ushers. They looked out of place, and doubtless felt 30. Besides tho ludiaua representatives mentioned above there were also present Colonel McLean, Deputy Commissioner of Pensions, and Judge Buskirk, of Indianapolis. The only sensation of the day was when Senator Payne, of Ohio, arrived. He had a hearty grasp of the hand from the President, who did not mention the subject of Colonel Donavin'e open letter, published to-day, and the Senator then passed on to speak to Miss Cleveland and to Mrs. Manning. W r hen he reached Mrs. Whitney he stooped down and gave her a most loving kiss. There was a buzz of surprise at the action, when the Senator passed on and spoke to Mrs.' Vilas, and then little Miss Whitney came up and kissed the old man twice, once on each cheek. The surprise at the Senator’s action died away when it became known that Mrs. Whitney it