Indianapolis Journal, Indianapolis, Marion County, 20 April 1889 — Page 2

THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL, SATURDAY, APRIL 20; 1889. ,

matter is still nnder consideration. The delay is duo to Senator Quay, who thinks

Pennsylvania ought to have theph lace. CAUSING TROUBLE. i"he Action of Congress n Declaring April 30 a Legal Holiday. Washington Special to Louisville Conner-Journal. Among tbo last bills that got through jnst before Congress adjourned was the sundry civil bill. It was whipped together in almost any sbapo by the conferees on the part of the Houso and Senate, in order that It might be gotten through before the 4th of March. Like all such harried legislation, it is full of crudities, if nothing worse. One clause of it has caused no end of trouble throughout the length and breadth of this land, and has heaped upon the officers of the government bushels of inquiring letters. There is contained in the bill a small appropriation for the Now York celebration on the SOth of this month, and to the clause making that appropriation was attached a few sentences legislating that that date should this year be, a national holiday. This was the first time that Congress pretended to make a legal holiday for the whole conntry. It can make such holidays for tho District of Columbia and the Territories, and can also authorize the President to ask the Governors of the States to concur in its action. The President issued a proclamation concerning the GOth of April. A number of the States have mado 'that date a legal holiday, but the majority of them have not. This is what in the main causes tho inquiries. The letter-writers, who fiend their communications to government officials, want to know if the SOth of April is a legal holiday under the legislation m the sundry civil bill in those States which have taken separate action on the subject. The question is one of general interest, but concerns bankers and tho holders and makers of notes more than any one else. The Treasury officials have answered the inquiries, and state the position to be this: The SOth of April is a national, and therefore a legal holiday in the District of Columbia, in the Territories, and all States where action supplemental to that of Congress has been taken in the matter. Where no such action has been taken, tho date in Suestion is just like the 25th or any other ay of the month. Of course all United States courts and United States offices, wherever they are located, will regard the SOth as a legal holiday. The discussion arising out of the condition of affairs in regard to the SOth of this month marks very plainly a nice distinction that exists between federal and State authorities. IIARRISOVS HORSE SENSE. . . Corert Attacks by Newspapers Will Receive No Attention at the White House. Special to Philadelphia Inquirer A gentleman recently appointed into the diplomatic service having been the object of a covert attack by certain mugwump papers in the fabrication of a story that his wife had treated the wife of the President, when in the Senatorial circle, with pronounced discourtesy, called upon the Pres ident to-day to bring the matter to his attention and to disclaim any knowledge of such an occurrence. The Preeident took occasion to indicate his cntiro inditlerenco to such attacks. The President said that neither he nor Mrs. Harrison was aware of any such discourtesy, and. on the other hand, recalled exceedingly pleasant attentions, both from him and his wife. He said that it was his wish that he should not dignify the matter by giving it attention in any form. He said that certain New York newspapers had made disparaging reference to himself during the campaign and since his inauguration, but he had not and would not give them the slightest attention, nor would it be agreeable to him to have any member of his administration' or persons holding office under it to dignify such matters of newspaper talk by making reply. The reputable pres was disposed to treat public acts and publio men fairly, and as for the rest it gave him no concern. It is a trick, it was observed, of certain journals which claim to be metropolitan, to concoct a disparaging story and then go to the injured party and oner to giye him an opportunity to reply. Any acquiescence in such a scheme will be certain to enlist the disfavor of the President, when tho original attack would not even be noticed by him. A scheme of this character was tried on President Cleveland. After an attack he gave himself away to a long interview, and was then abused in the same paper for what he had to say in his own behalf. MINOR 3 LA ITERS. No Decision as to the Time When a FourYear Term of Office Begins. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. Washington, April 19. There has been much talk about the probable construction the present administration will put upon the time of commencement of the four-year term of office whether it will begin from the date of the appointment of officials or from their confirmation. After much delay a conclusion has been reached on this important position, and, though it is not settled, either positively or negatively, the course of the administration on tho subject of removals may be partially understood. When questioned on this matter, to-day, the Attorney-general said: "It has been determined to make no rule to decide whether the term of office shall begin with appointment or continuation, but, rather, to judge each case separately as it mav come up. It is thought that will bo the most satisfactory method." With this ex'planation, officials who are waiting patiently to find ont when their terms of office expire may rest in sweet uncertainty. Indiana Tensions. Pensions have been granted the following-named Indianians: Original Invalid Joseph Nevitt, Kokomo; Joseph 11. Pepper (navy,) Madison; JoAiah 1). Ilottcl (deceased.) Palmyra; Faul Hynder, Burr Oak; Enoch IS. Wordy, fiheridan; James P. Oakley, Manilla; Jacob Crone, Indianapolis; Hogan Burns, Columbus; Knos Randall, Valentine; James Millimun, Onion; David K. Louthan, Indianapolis; Oliver Blakely, Covington; Samuel It. Logan, Lett's Corner. John Wall. DeeiHeld; (teorjre Dletsch, Saint Wendell; Thomas J. Acra, Aurora. Restoration and Reissue Levi P. Lansford (demeaned). Hoover. Increase Leonard Brown, Martinsburg; James M. Starbuck, Splceland; John W. Danner, Cory; Luke D. Hoard, Milton; Alexander Jobst. Fort Wayne; George K. Fralm. Loorootee; James K. Fowler, Monticello; Francis Btein, 8vninvih; Jofehua Abshire. Milford; Joseph (J. Iionliatn, Orantsburjr; William Grant Clitty; AlonzoMlller, New Albany; George lluckey; (icneva; Klisha Hurley, alias Durley, Ewinjr, Harry . Zearing, Iiei; W illiam Kepner, Lebanon; Francis M. Hurrill, Riley, Robert Croslet, Mount Comfort; Marcus L, Murray. Montclair; Thomas 8. Fields. i:dwardiport; Noah McConnack, Cadiz; Johu II. Bowlbv, Indianapolis; Robert E. Chapncll, Otwell; James Moore, Manville: Francis M. Bennett. Plcasantvllle; Justice O. l'ortcr, Loganport; Horace I Gray, Dine River, William C. Mnith. Blooralngton: Matliias Clay, Andrews; W illiam J. McCarty, Owensburg; GccrKe ArmStrong, RrookburK; Julius C. Klefer, Martinsville; John N. Scott. Crawfordsville: Samuel B. Knight, J'ffersonvilie; Charles F. Green, New Albany; Maurice O. Keefc, Washington; Allen Baker, Rising 8un; Joseph Mattox, Southport; James C. Daniel, Sullivan; Andrew J. Moore, Milltown; Harrison A. Gaumer, Burnett's Creek; James M. Denrman, Brooktlcld; Martin Nlghswander Six Mile. Nominations by the President. Washington-, April 19. The President xnade the following appointments to-day: Folon W. Stocking, of Onondaga, N. Y., to be an examiucr-m-chief in the Patent Offlce. Ralph W. Wheelock, of Mitchell, T)ak., receiver of public moneys at Mitchell, Dak. Harrison Kelley, of Jacksonville, Ore., Teceiver of public moneys at Drewsey, Ore. James R. Hay den, of Olympia. W. T.. receiver of public inonevs at Seattle, W, T. Laban J. Miles, of West Branch, la., agent for the Indians of the Osago agency in the Indian Territory. James O. Hacchitt. of Frankfort. Ky.. a special agent to make allotments of lands in severalty to Indians, under act of Congress approved Feb. 8, 18S7. Morris D. Wickersharo, of Alabama, to bo attorney of the United States for tho Southern district of Alabama. Jay Jl. Huntington, of Oregon, to be register of the land otlice at Drewsey, Ore. The Militia Organization. Washington, April 19. The War Depart ment is in receipt daily of requisitions for ordnance and uaxtorma3ter'a stores for tho

equipment of the militia of the country under the annnal appropriation of $400,00), not onlv from old organizations, but from those wliich have recently come into existence. In the Territories, particularly, are there signs of activity among the militia forces. Tho old organizations are gradually changing their equipment to conform to that of the resrular army. It is said that there will be fully 50,000 militiamen in New York on the occasion of the centennial celebration. This fact is thought to be significant of the wonderful efficiency present organization makingit possible to concentrate an army of well-drilled and well-equipped soldiers within a dav iu almost any of tho important cities of tho Atlantic coast. With forty-eight hours for preparation an annv of nearly 175,000 soldiers could be gathered.

National Academy of Sciences. Washington. April 19. The National Academy of Sciences held its final business session this morning, and this afternoon disposed of the many papers remaining unread. The first paper taken up was one by A. A. Michelson and E. V Morley. on "The Feasibility of the Establishment of a Light wave as the Ultimate Standard of Length." Prof. Romyn Hitchcock, of the National Museum, read a paper on "Spectrum Photography in the Ultra-violet." Other papers were presented by S. I. Chandler, J. S. Newberry. Cleveland Abbe, W. K. Brooks, C. D. Walcott and D. P. Todd. The Academv adjonmed this afternoon., A meeting will be held Nov. 12 at the University of Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia. General Notes. Special to the Indian spoils Journal. Washington, April 19. Mrs. G. W. Rob ertson, of Mt. Vernon, Ind., accompanied by her father, J. M. Lockwood, lato president of the First National Rank of Mt. Vernon, arrived this afternoon and will remain some time. Mrs. J.N. Huston; of Connersville, wife of the United States' Treasurer-elect, ar rived this afternoon. L. Sutton, of Portland, Ind., is m tho city. Editor J. W. Baker, of the Columbia City Commercial, N. Headington, of Portland, and T. W. Bennett, of Richmond, are the only Hoosiers who saw the President today. They talked with him about tho desirability of slight recognition of their en-' thusiasm last fall. Hon. A. C. Harris, of Indianapolis, ar rived from the East to-nay. General Thomas Bennett, of Richmond, Ind., is in the city on business connected with one of tho departments. To-day's bond offerings aggregated $50,000, as follows: Registered fours, $4,000 at $1.29; registered four-and-a-half s. $46,000 at 1.03; lour per cents., registered, fcooo at $1.29; four-and-one-half per cents., registered, $17,500 at $1.08; four-and-one-half per cents., coupon, $25,500 at $1.08. All the offers were accepted. John H. Fimple, of Ohio, has been appointed a principal examiner of claims and contests in the General Land Office. The Secretary of tho Treasury has apr Sointed William A. Rogers, of Mansfield, to be chief of a division in the Third Auditor's oflice, vice William S. Kaiser, resigned. He has also appointed M. L. Malone to bo superintendent of the public building at Pittsburg. Pa., vice J. W Patterson, jr., removed. Robert 6, McCormick, of Chicago, son-in-law of Joseph Medill, of the Chicago Tribune, has been appointed second secretary of legation at London, in place of Charles Phelps, resigned. Charges have been filed with the President against ex-Representative Smalls, of South Carolina, which, if proved true, are likely to prevent his appointment as collector of customs at Beaufort, S. C, said to have been previously determined upon. One of the charges made against him is that he bolted the party ticket at tho last presidential election, and that he has committed acts of treachery to the party which make him unlit for the least recognition at the hands of tho present administration. EL PASO'S CONTESTED ELECTION. A Conflict Over the Counting of the ReturnsCity Rail Reld by an Armed fosse. El Paso, Tex., April 19. Tho contested city election took a new turn yesterday. For several days past tho old Mayor, a Republican, and the old Council, composed of five Democrats and three Republicans, have been sitting as a canvassing boara, hearing arguments from lawyers for Democratic and Republican contestants. Yesterday afternoon, at an adjourned meeting of the old board, the Mayor put a motion mado by a Democratic .member. Another motion was made by another Democratic member, when the Mayor sprang to his feet, de clined to recognize him, pulled the election returns irom nis pocKei, ana announccu that ho proposed to have the vote counted. A" Democratic Councilman moved to adjourn, but the Mayor ruled him out of order. The Democratic members then left tho hall, l?avine the Council without a onoruiu. The Mayor instructed the city clerk to take down the returns as ho read them, but in tho absence of a quorum tho clerk de clined to do so. 1 lie Mayor then hail tuo vote counted without a quorum, and de clared tho Republican municipal ticket elected. The Republican contestants were sworn in, and the new Mayor began to swear in . special police, alter appointing the old city marshal and police force to act. He then tried to get into the city safe. While he was working at the combination the marshal sent a policeman to guard the safe. The officer pushed tho new Mayor back and took chargo of the safe, but found himself covered immediately afterward by a doublo barrel shotgun held by one of the new officials. Five cases of Winchester rifles were procured and placed in tho hands of tho special police sworn in by the new Mavor and other Republicans, who had as sembled. The city hail was then in charge of an armed posse, who refused admittance to two city regular policemen. Tho Democrats went before the district judge and secured an injunction restraining tho new Mayor irom acting, ana puiiing rue cny nan in the hands of the court. The sheriff served tho injunction and tho armed posse at tho city hall quietly dispersed, leaving him in possession. At 10 o'clock last evening tho old City Council met again with a quorum rrttiit and adinnrned until to-dav. when the canvass will be continued. Tho old Mayor having refused ro recognize the old vuuiitu, vvvsuuiiiiiiaij tuiiuouu I'tcoiucu aim appointed a large force of special police to act with the city marshal. m f Fire Persona Drowned. Burlington, la., April 19. The steamer hverett. a raft-boat belonging to the Bur lington Lumber Companv, was sunk at the head of Otter island last night, and live of the sixteen persons on board were drowned. The names of the dead are: Cant. Vincent Peel, Mrs. Harry Bell, clerk, and her three-year-old daughter. George Howard, first cook, and nunse-giri, name unknown. Hie Everett was on her wav from this citv to New Boston bay, when she was struck by a terrific gale of wind, and sunk in twenty feet of water. 1 en of the persons on board were on the lower deck or in other parts of the boat, and were Hung into the water as tho craft sunk. They all managed to escape bv Hwimminc to the overturned craft and clinging to the small portion of it which remained above the water. Capt. Vincent Peel. Mrs. Harry Bell and her three-year-oid daughter, George Howard and wite, respectively, first and second cook, and a nurse-girl, name unknown., were in the cabin. This was submerged and filled with water, all but one small corner. Mrs. Howard found this, and remained in it, calling for help until tho roof was broken in and sue was rescued, almost dead. m Iluslness Knibarrament. New Yokk, April 19. The office of tho Callender Insulating 5c Waterproofing Company, the xailnre or wnicn was announced this morning was closed to-day. The place is in the hands of tho sberilf, ana . i - . no uii8iness is ocing none, euner nere or ac the factory in Newark. The officials deny that the suspension is due to the departure of Wm. M. Callender, the president and treasurer, for Lurope. nor will they admit that he is a defaulter. The creditors think the amount ot liabilities will run up to more than $100,000, and they do not expect that any satisfactory arrangements will bo made. Uoston. April 19. C. M. Barrett & Co.. dealers in rough leather and hides at 1S-0 Purchase streer, have suspended payment, and will either assign or call a meet ing of creditors at once. They are reported to have direct liabilities to the amount of S2.000 or &0.000. and coutingeut liabilities to a still larger amount. The failure is attributed to losses by other failures and a thxinkage in business.

INDIANA AXDILLIXOIS NEWS

Successful Effortsof Dr. Gilbert in Form ing Sunday-School Institutes. One Child Killed by an Engine and Another hy a Fall Light-weight Twenty-Dollar Gold Fieccs Legislative Measures. INDIANA. Rapid Growth of Interest in Sunday-School Work Throughout the State. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. Richmond, April 19. Last December Dr. Gilbert, superintendent of the Indiana Sunday-school Union and of the International Sunday-school Institute, held a union mass-meeting in tbis city, unfolding his plans for increasing the interest of Sun-day-schools in cities. At the close of the meeting an organization was formed for prosecuting the work here. Yesterday completed the fourth month of this effort and the work of the various com mittees was reviewed in a public session, showing the most gratifying success in every department. The normal class under Prof. Hodgin has held weekly sessions with an average attendance of seveutv-five. The teachers meeting has been well sustained and highly profitable. The visitation from house to house has been thoroughly conducted, over 5,000 calls having been made. The lecture course has been handled by the city pastors before full houses, in some instances a repetition being demanded. At tho meeting of the executive council to day plans were laid for yet a further ex tension of the work, a resolution being adopted to co-operate with the plans of the State association. Portland. A mil 19. Last evening Dr. Gilbert, of Indianapolis, lectured in this city to a large audienco on "The Teacher's Office and Work," setting forth the methods of religious instruction employed among the Jews and primitive Christians, and pleading for a restoration to the modern church of this grade of ministerial service. About a hundred persons, ministers and Sunday-school teachers. responded to a call made at the close of the lecture, and camo together this afternoon to perfect an organization for teacher-training. After a full explanation of his plans Dr. Gilbert , i appointed a council oi seven, nis usual number, and secured Professor Roberts, superintendent of the city schools, as teacher for the first term. The class will meet regularly on Tuesday evening in tho I'resoytenan Church, mere is a normal school in this city for the training of secular teachers, tho faculty of which gave hearty indorsement to all of Dr. Gilbert s utterances, and promised co-operation in tho new movement for the improvement of Sunday-schools. The Sunday-school or ganization, etlected this morning, voted unanimously to raiso 100 toward meeting the expense of this undertaking in tho btate. and appointed a nuance committee to solicit tho money, partly by subscription and partly by collections in the various schools. Albion M. Skinner's Death. Specl.il to the Iii(llaua;K)lis Jonrnal. Valparaiso, April 19. Hundreds of peo ple could not get into the house at tho funeral, Thursday, of Albion M. Skinner, the young express messenger who shqt himself at his sweetheart's residence, near Valparaiso. Opinion is divided as to the cause, whether accidental or suicidal. There were indications of premeditation apparent to many. A 32-caliber revolver ball went through his temple. There was no mark of powder on tho skin. Probably V t An rvi til, jus acciueni insurance oi win oe con tested. Tho girl is a wealthy farmer's daughter. The young man's undo Sam is a Valparaiso Councilman, and his uncle De Foo is tho well-known Porter county banker and Democratic politician. His brother Hubert was onco assistant Stato Superintendent of schools of Iudiana. End of a Criminal Libel Suit. Special to the InlianaiHli Journal. Noiilksville, April 19. Tho Hamilton county Circuit Court has been engaged all week in tho trial of a criminal libel suit. wherein E. C. Wilson, Mayor of Noblesville and publisher of tho Noblesville Journal, was the prosecuting witness and Bush fc "Walker, editors of the Hamilton county Ledger, were defendehts. Many witnesses were examined on both sides, and tho argument of tho attorneys occupied nearly two days. After tho charge of the court the jury retired and were out tweuty-fivo minutes, bringing in a verdict of not cuiltv. The court-room was well filled throughout the week, and much public interest was manifested in the trial. Iloy Killed by an Engine. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. Muncie, April 19. This afternoon about 4 o'clock, as Charley, tho twelve-year-old son of Rev. G. A. Little, of the First Pres byterian Church, was crossing Charles street, ho was struck by a Ft. Wv C. & L. switch engine and instantly killed, tho trucks passing over the body and horribly mutilating it. No blame is attached to tho railroad employes, who were running the engine at a slow rate of speed. Fatal Accident to a Child Special to the Indianapolis Journal Lafayette, April 19. A yry distress ing accident occurred last evening. A three-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. F. Stillwell was at play with his father in an upper room of tho house, and in running aiier a uau, ieu irom me winuow, alighting on his head on tho cement pavement bflow. Tho child died this iiinmmtr Tin was an only child, and a grandson of the late Col. Henry Taylor, at one time State senator iroin this counts'. Ulinor Notes. A colored militia company of thirtv-two members, is to bo organized at Crawfordsville. Hudson Loring and John Sherron. two of the oldest residents of Grant countv. died yesterday. $.'500 reward to discover tho person who sent him a White tap letter. Rev. Ed Lane, of Bainbridsre. has "been called to tho pastorate of the Christian Church at Crawfordsville. The annnal convention of tho Montgom ery Sunday-school Union will ho held at Crawfordsville. on May 23. in the First Presbyterian Church. DcPanw University and the churches of Greencastlo will jointly observe the Wash ington centennial. Dr. Martin will deliver ineauuress inienarry nail. Mrs. Thomas Wilson, recently from In dianapolis, attempted suieido at Shelbyville on Thursdaj' night by taking laudanum. She may not recover. A wild swan, measuring seven feet, four inches from tip to tip ot wines, and five feet, six inches from beak to toe, was shot ten miles south of Shelbyvillo, the other day, by Lewis Calhoun. The annual meeting of the school superintendents of southern Indiana, Illinois and Kentucky will bo held at Bloomington, May 17 and 18. Prof. li. G. Boone, of Indiana University, has charge of the local arrangements. Burglars robbed the smoke-house of George Barnhill, at Columbus, of four hundred dollars' worth of bacon, and then burned it. His residence was also set on tiro and burned. Loss, $2,000; insured in tho Home Mutual for Sl.-Vx). The resignation of Prof. K. II. Dabney, of the chair of history, and that of Prof. H. S. Kingsley, of the chair of ' botanv, have been accepted by the trustees of Indiana University. Prof. C. H. Von Jegemann, of tho chair of Germanic- languages, and Prof. A. B. Woodford, of tho chair of political and social science, will both resign in June. At the recent meeting of the Mitchell Horticultural Society a committee of twoJoe A. Burton, president of tho society, and Morgan Keane. the secretary were appointed to invite tho State Horticultural Society to meet there in August. The next meeting of the Mitchell society will be held on Saturday, May 11, at the home of Ransom Burton. ' A few months ago CarlNymethy. a young draughtsman, ran away with Miss Lulu, the daughter of Joseph Gent, a wealthy manufacturer of Columbus. They were

married in Chicago. Mr. Gent was very much displeased at the time, bnt when the daughter returned for a visit a few days ago she was lorgiven, and will spend some time with her parents. Amaziah Elkins brought snit for divorce against his wife Hannah Elkins, at Seymonr, on Thursday. The husband is sev-entj'-three years of age, and hale and hearty, while the wife, his- junior, is ' nalfy blind. He charged her with a bad temper, but the judge refused to grant his prayer, intimating that it had taken him too long a time to fiud out his wife's failing. A singular thing is reported in connection with the burning of David Davison's barn and contents, with eight head of horses, at Sugar Grove, Tippecanoe county, onThursday night. Mr. Davison was in Lafayette on jnrv duty, but had a premonition that something was wrong at his home. Tho matter weighed on his mind so heavily that he drove home, but found everything all right. That night, however, the barn was burned, ILLINOIS. .

A Railroad Company Pi., Its Employes 810,OOO in Llgh-Welg!it Gold Pieces. Special to the ImUanapoIis Journal. Danville, April 19. Tho employes in the Chicago & Eastern Illinois shops at this place were paid on the 17th in gold. There was some $10,000 in twent3-dollar gold pieces distributed among tho men, nearly all of which were marked with the letter L, indicating that they were light 25 cents apiece. It was not discovered until the next day. It is not known what the road will do about it, but the matter has caused no little excitement among those who received tho money. Measures Passed by the legislature. Springfield, April 19. In tho Houso today tho bill to define the duties of railroad and steamboat companies and of stockyards, under proclamations of tho Governor, scheduling territory on account of splenic or Texas fever, was passed. It provides that all transportation companies, during the pendency of such proclamation, shall state explicitly in their way-bills the faint from whence cattle carried by them were originally shipped or driven, provided that they are brought into or through this State. This is intended to cover cases in which cattle are driven from quarantined territory and shipped at a point outside of it. A bill was also passed amending the law in regard to voluntary assignments. It is intended to prevent such complications as grew out of the recent Lindauer failure in Chicago. The House also passed a bill extending the time for tho redemption of property sold for taxes to two years, and fixing tho penalty at 8 per cent, for the lirst six months. 16 percent, for the first year. 24 per cent, for the first eighteen months, and S3 per cent, for tho two vears, in addition to the amount for which tho property was sold, together with all taxes and special assessments, with 8 per cent, interest. This is much more favorable in its terms for tho land-owner than tho present law. Fostofflce Applicants in Mr. Howell's District. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. Monticello, April 19. Congressman J. II. Kowell arrived here this morning, causing a lively stir among the aspirants for the postoffice and other positions under tho government. There are eleven presidential offices in the district yet to fill, Monticello being one of them. There aro three candidates for the place E. Hammond, Joseph Vangundy and Mack Tinder, all old soldiers.. There is a sharp but goodnatured contest for the place. At Cerro Gordo there is a contest between S. H. Yates and Col. C. A. Shively. Colonel Shively is an old soldier and a prisoner of war, having suffered in Andersonville. Mr. Cox, the present postmaster, was in town to-day to see Mr, Rowell to know when the change would tako place, which will bo .about July 1. Youthful Car Robbers. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. Champaign, April 19. For a long time a series of successful robberies of the Illinois Central freight .cars have puzzled the police and road officials. Yesterday Officer Armstrong arrested a band of four boys. Frank bchreiber. Fred, and frank and Wm. Voight, their ages varying from thirteen to eighteen, who confessed tho crime. Iu default of bail they went to jail. Mangled by the Cars. Special to the Inliaiiaiolin Journal. Mattoox, April 19. Frank-McConnell, formerly with a Chicago music house, was fatally injured by falling under a train on tho Peoria, Decatur & Evansville road at Greenup this morning. Ho had both legs mangled, and died while amputation was being made. He was a brakenian on the road and has a wife in Chicago. Discharged a Shotgun at Ills Breast. Special to tho Indianapolis Journal. Seymour, April 19. Last night Jacob Pfeisterer, a young man recently married, residing on a farm in this vicinily, discharged a loaded shotgun at his breast, tho charge lodging near his heart. Ho is in a dying condition. His young wife recently left him, saying it was impossible for them to live together. Brief Mention. William Reed was kicked to death by a horse near Toledo on Thursday. Smith Hoover shot and killed himself at Roodhouseon Thursday night. Despondency over failure to secure work was the cause. Macon county farmers have decided to bind their grain with straw rather than pay the prico oi a bushel of oats for a pound of twine. The dwelling of William Six, near Mount Sterling, was struck by lightning on Thursday and torn to pieces. All of tho inmates escaped injury. A corncr-stono of a now Young Mens Christian Association building was laid at Kockford. on Thursday. The building will be the finest of the kindjn tho West. After expending over $00,000 in an attempt to get a successful artesian well, Mount Sterling has become convinced that it is a dry town, and has given up tho job. During a thunder-storm at Peoria on Thursday evening, ligtning struck several buildings. Truesdale's sash and bliud factory was damaged to the extent of several thousand dollars. TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES. Capt. II. R. Jenks, for eleven years, up to 1SS7, chief clerk in the railway mail service at Louisville. Ky., has been reinstated aud ,will tako chargo to-day. Governor Forakcr, of Ohio, has issued a proclamation declaring April SO a legal holiday, in recognition of the celebration of tho Washington inaugural. Tho price of whisky, which has been held at $1.03 as a basis ior several months, was yesterday reduced to $1.02, according to agreement mado at the Peoria meeting on the 17th. Mary Estelle, the five-year-old daughter of Mrs. W. A. Saltman, of Columbiana county, yesterday fell from the dome of the capitol at Columbus, O., a distance of twenty-five feet, receiving injuries from which 6he will die. The wife of W. A. McDaniel. livincr near Warren, Ark., was found dead in her room last cening with a bullet-hole in her head. Her husband states that she shot herself in a frenzy of anger. Bad feeling had existed between the two for some time. An investigation of the case will be had. F. K. Hozelly, an attorney and loan agent, and Alonzo Ackley. a farmer, were arrested at Corunna, Mich., Thursday night, by Deputy United States Marshal Moore, of Detroit, on charge of swindling the Cincinnati Union Life Insurance Company out of several thousand dollars on a a crooked loan transaction. It is rumored that other arrests will follow. Mr. Whitelaw Reid, having taken office abroad under the government, retires from the editorship and direction of tho New York Tribune. It is understood that the management of the paper will be left, for the present, in the hands of Mr. Donald Nicholson and stall', who have been so long connected with it, and it is hoped that CoL John Hay, who has heretofore taken general editorial supervision of the Tribune when Mr. Keid was absent, will be able, on his return from his summer trip, to do the same again.

A FIBE THAT COST $2,000,000

Tho Most Destructive Fire That New York Has Suffered in Many Years. Burning of Two Large Grain Elevators, a Lard Refinery, Kossiter Stores and Other Build-' . ings on the Shore of North River. . Special to Ilia Indianapolis Journal. New York, April 10,Tho most destructive fire that has visited this city for years, completely sweeping the east side of North river from Fifty-ninth to Sixty-fifth streets, occurred this afternoon. It destroyed more than $1,500,000 worth of property belonging to the New York Central Railroad Company, and at least half a million dollars' worth belonging to M. K. Fairbank, of Chicago; the Rossiter stores and others. The fire ' started on the ground floor of the Fairbank lard refinery, formerly belonging to tho W. J. Witcox Lard Company, a building two hundred feet square, stretching from Fifty-ninth street to Sixtieth street, and facing the North river. It seems to have originated at a spot whero some workers were putting in a new lardcooling apparatus, but the exact cause cannot be learned. The building was old and soaked with grease, and the flames quickly enveloped the whole structure. The 150 employes found escape by the stairway cut off, and most of them had to jump from windows. Many were injured, and one Was killed outright. The excitement was so great and the police had so much to do that it was impossible to secure tho names of all the injured. The unfortunato men were hurried away to hospitals as rapidly as ambulances could be procured. The police kept back a crowd of women, many of whom had relatives in the building. The building, which contained also the Kossiter shores, was soon beyond saving. The blazo was a most imposing spectacle, and attracted the attention of people in Jersey City, and all along the Jersey shore, and of thousands of passengers on ferryboats crossing th mer for miles up and down. Tho six-story btrncturo was soon destroyed. Meanwhile, the efforts of the firemen to save the rain elevators, opposite the. factory, belonging to the New York Central llailroad Company, had been fruitless, and tho great structures were 6oon ablaze. All the fire engines between Fourteenth utreet and Harlem wero on m the spot, but tho elevators were so situated as i o bo difficult of access by the firemen. Twenty 3even sunken tracks of the New York Central railroad and a line of eto?ky&d enclosures intervened between the- burning factory and tho elevators, and the on'.v way to reach the buildings was alec Sixtieth street, where tho heat was too great or the firemen to live in it. A company of the firemen, however, got past and into thu railroad yards, but there wasoidy a i;iiinch water pipe there, and with tL engines so far away they cculd do little effective work. The tiro boats, working from the river side, aided by a number of tugs belonging to the New York Central, were able to do more, but not to save the buildings. The employes in the elevators kept the hose in the building playing as long as they could remain, but at last they had to abandon their posts. Elevator "A was the first to go, ana its flames communicated to elevator "B." The sheds of the stockyards next fed the flames, and the conflagration spread rapidly northward. When tho walls of the factory fell an immense quantity of goods that had been packed in the Kossiter stores fell outward on to Sixtieth street, blocking the throughfaro and preventing the firemen from doing further work through that channel. There never was a fire in this city before at which the work of the tiro department counted for so little. It was impossible to make headway against such odds. The streams thrown both from land and river 6eemed ridiculous. The elevators were each about 320 by 125 feet, and had a capacity of over a million bnshels apiece, but they were almost empty. Elevator 'A" contained only about 100,000 bushels of oats, and elevator a smaller quantity of barley, making the total value of the contents not over SlOO.OOO. Tho buildings cost, respectively, $750,000 and $000,000, when built, thirteen years ago, a large part of the cost being for tho foundations, which aro probably not totally ruined. The New York Central Railroad Company also owned the factory building in which the fire originated. They leased it to Fairbank. It was worth about $100,000. The losses on contents are not accurately known, but Fairbanks loss is estimated at $000,000, and that of Kossiter & Co.'s customers, comprising a large number of merchants, at $250,000. The owners of the goods are probably fully insured, and Rossiter & Co. themselves lost but little. Fairbank is also said to be fully insured, and the railroad company kept its property well covered. After the tire had swept along the river shore to Sixty-sixth street, it stopped for further material to feed upon. The lire lasted from about 3 o'clock until 9, and was witnessed by a vast throng. The police estimated that tho crowd contained over 200,000 people. The sight was a magnificent one, and there was nothing for blocks around to obstruct the view. After dark the sky was brightly lighted up all over tho city miles away from the fire. The workman killed by jumping from a window of the factory was Henry Denning, single, of No. 004 Tenth avenue. The workmen injured, so far as their names could be learned, are: John Johnson, 517 West Forty-second street, back injured; Charles Krown, C03 West Forty-third street, severe injuries to head. Two firemen were prostrated by heatWilliam J. Noble and E. H. Tobin. While looking at the fire from a "window of No. 517 West Fifty-seventh street. Mary Murray, an aged woman, lost her balance and fell to the pavement, twenty feet below, and her skull was fractured. She was taken to the Roosevelt Hospital. Mr. Charles 31. Pearsall, who was 'superintending the work of putting in ithe new machinery at the factory when the lire broke out. thinks the flames originated in the engine-room in the basement. He thinks it marvelous that the men on the upper floors escaped. There were three immense vats, containing 200.000 callons of melted lard and cotton-seed oil, and when the flames" reached them the mixture exploded, throw ing the burning fluid in all directions. The' employes had no chance to save themselves, except by jumping out of the windows. Many estimates placo the loss far above Stt.OW.OOO, and somo as high as 4,000,000. The police estimate is $3,500,000. Tho property of the Union Stockyards Company was not seriously damaged, owine to the direction of the wind being favorable. Other Fires. Findlay, O.. April 10. At 11 o'clock this morning fire was discovered in one of tho large buildings of the Canastola glassworks at Howling Green, O. A strong wind was blowing and tho flames spread rapidly, consuming the entire plant, including the big twenty pot-house, packing-houses, storage-houses and several loaded freight cars' standing on the Toledo, Columbus & Southern siding, near the works. Rowling Green has no fire department, and nothing could be done to save tho factory, which was completely destroyed. The entire plant was valued at $50,000, and owned by tho Canastola company. The amount of insurance cannot be learned at this hour. Wichita, Kan., April It). The iron foundry of Stewart, Coney &, Co. was almost destroyed by lire early this morning. Loss, 00,000, with but small insurance. HrWk 3Iarket fur Cats. DunuQUK, la., April 19. A new and decidedly novel industry has sprung up in this city. A man is here buying cats, for which ho pays from 50 tents to 1 each, according to age and size. He ships them to Dakota, where he sclH them for 3 each. Thev are in great demand there, where they are wanted to destroy the mice, which swarm by thousands around the corn and wheat bins, doing Great damace. Cats ar very scarce in Dakota. Thus far two car loads of cats have been shipped from this cuy, ana anoiuer louu is ueing secured. Minister nander Seriously 111. Chicago. April 19. Mr. J. A. Enander. recently appointed to the position of United States minister to Denmark, is very ill. Last tSaturdav he had an attack of hemorrhage of the lungs, and siuce then has been very low. borne years ago 31r. Jinan der Buffered severely fxcuu tho tamo jui

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Still the Freie Prcsso thinks the Samoa difficulty is seized upon in a haughty and high-handed way, in the full knowledgo that Prince Bismarck will not declare war for the sake of possessing the small and comparatively useless territory involved. Our opinion is," says tho Freie Presse, that the conference will separate without any definite result." It is suspected that Prince Bismarck has been making a black sheep of Herr Knappe. late consul to Samoa, on account of his ill success in carrying out. the imperial bekesls THE FAT PRINCESS IN X.TJCK. Mary, of Teck, Will Now Be Able to Fay Her Ilaaband'a Debts. Cable Letter in New York World. Not so very long ago Princess Mary Adelaiclo, of Cambridge, Duchess of Teck, and all her family were so much in debt to London tradesmen that they were obliged to retire to the continent, just like other less aristocratio people, till some arrangement could be made with their creditors. Now Princess Mary has come Onto possession of many hundreds of thousands of dollars' worth of jewels, which belonged to her mother, the lato Duchess of Cambridge. whose funeral dirges wero sung yesterday. These jewels are said to be even liner, xnoro oostly and more magnificent than those of the Queen. She will also receive a goodly share of her mother's handsome estate, and, instead of having to live out at the White Iodge at Kichmond. will nrobablv move into the apartments of the lato Duchess in James's Palace. The greater part of the lato Duchess's estatVpasses to trustees for benefit of tho three Teck children. These consist of two sons and one daughter, the latter being the -pretty Princess Alary, who was to have married Lord Weymouth, the son and heir of the wealthy Marquis of Bath. It is asserted that Sig. Tosti, tho famous song-, writer, gets a life annuity of $2,500 under the Dnchesss' will, and that some members . of the family mean to contest tho bequest. GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS. A Frenchman Proposes Commercial Retaliation Upon Great II ri tain. London, April 19. M. Gaoul Frary. tho, eminent French economist, writes to Lai France that in the event of the passage of the English sugar bill, an energetic effort will bo mado in the French Chamber of Deputies to pass a bill to close the ports of , France against tho entrance of: English cotton, coals and ironware. The writer advocates the adoption ' of his theories and a rigid observanco thereof, and tho avidity with which his : views are absorbed into the economic maw ' of his readers indicates that there Is flowing in France a strong tide in favor of protection of products notnownutured in that already greatly protected country. Mean-1 while, the feeling in favor of protection in ; England increases, and the proceedings of the next session of Parliament will doubtless give substantial evidence of the deference of that body to popular clamor. Another Plot Against the Cxar. St. Petersburg, April 19. The prefect of police has discovered the existence of a Nihilist plot to assassinate the Czar whilo bo was attending the funeral of 'General Paucker. Minister of Roads. The Czar was immediately warned, not. to attend the funeral. A number of persons charged. with being implicated in the plot have been arrested. The Nihilists intended to use dynamite in their attack on the Czar. Several otticers connected with tho artilleryservice, have been arrested in connection, with tho charge. Dynamite Explosion in a Church. Madrid. April 19. An explosion of dynamite occurred behind the high altar of a church at Valencia, to-day, during the solemn services of Good Friday. The altar was considerably damaged, as iras also tho surrounding fixtures of the church, but fortunately nobody was injured. Getting Away from Ireland. Dublin, April 19. The rush of emigrants from the southwestern part of Ireland is so great as to alarm tho authorities for tho future of that region. The country is rapidly depleted of its population, and there is really no inducement to bo offered l or the people to remain. Another Warning to Roulanger. BnussEm, April 19. The Belgian government has decided to serve upon General Boulanger a second notice that he will not be allowed to avail himself of the refuge ho has taken in Belgium to conspire against the government of Franco, a friendly country. Foreign Notes. TheKingof Holland, though very ill, was yesterday reported to be in a sane condition of mind. It is stated that the Kussian government will demand 43,000 roubles from France for the bombarding of iSagallo. Tho Grand Duke Nicholas has visitM Queen Natalie and induced her to return to ervia shortly. Ex-King Milan has therefore decided to return. Haiiz Behram, formerly chief of tho eunuchs at the court of the Sultan, and in 1SS8 exiled to Yemen, Arabia, has died suddenly. It is suspected that he was poisoned. The cathedral at Seville, Spain, is again in danger of falling. The structure is tottering. and repairs of a most extensive character will be required to have it frcr total ruin.

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