Indianapolis Journal, Indianapolis, Marion County, 1 July 1889 — Page 1

IMBIANAIPOOS JOUBKA A J ESTABLISHED 1823. INDIANAPOLIS, MONDAY MORNING, JULY 1, 1889. PRICE FIVE CENTS.

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REDUCTIONS

IN BOYS' SUITS Boys' $5 suits reduced to 53.50 Boys' $9 and SlO'suits reduced to 7.50 'Boys' $12 suits reduced to 10.00 And all $15, $16 and $18 suits reduced to 12.00 OHGDSaL eagle 5 & 7 West Washington St. TRAVELERSMENDEX. KANKAKEE T INE BIG FOUR RAIL-WAY MORE GOOD THINGS. Tlio Hlft Four i full of them, ami If reader of the Journal will only read this aA every day, Utey are sure to save mnch money iu railroad fares. The (Jranrt Ixxleeof LUi nieet pa New York July 0. The JJle 4 wilUell tickets July 6. 7 and 8. to New York for til), Ktvinir therewith a certificate entitling holder to one-third tare returning, making the round' trip to New York $25.33, pleasing and cheap trip. Now is the time to visit New York. Old Ocean offers a thousand attractions. Chicago and Iteturn Fare and one-third. Ticket 'will be nold July 8 audi). Ninth Annual Conclave Patriarchal Circle. Pleas don't forget onr Fonrth of July rate. One fare, tor round trip to all stations on the lino. This In. eludes such attractions as Chicago and return $3.60 Cincinnati and return 3.30 2'eon. I1L. and r turn G.1.1 Maxinknckee I Alee and retura..... 3.35 South Ltont, Ind.. ami return 4.1'5 These ticket will be sold for all trains July 3 and 4. irooil returning July 5. fteaule these, we have the moat attractive tourist routes, including sea snore, lake, river, sprlapsand mountain resorts, of health and pismire, covering this whole continent. You should, by all means, not neiect a mimnir r tour until you have visited the ticket. office, corner Washington and Meridian streets, our rates to New York. Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington, are the shortest, quickest and moat interesting offcreU One Fare to All Points THE POPULAR BEE-LINE" Will sell excursion tickets to all points on the C. C. C. & I. and I. A St. L. railways, on Jnly 3 and 4. at one fare for the round trip. Tickets good returning until July 5. Jusithlnkof it, only $7.50 to St. Louis and Return, AND $8.25 to Cleveland and Return. Trains leave for the East at 3;20 a. m., 7:30 a. m., 11:55 a. m.. 3:10 p. m., K p. m. Trains leave for the Weat at 7:25 a. m., 11:55 in., 5 30 p. m.. 1 1 :10 p. m. i'or Heepinr car berths, tickets, etc. call at No. 2 Bates House. No. 13-S outh Illinois street, and Union Station. T. C. PECK. Passenger Agent. Como and Inspect Our 'STRAW HATS! 50 cts., $1, 61.25 or 81:50. Will give you our choicest goods. BAMBERGER 16 East Washington St. Surgical Instruments & Appliances Trusses. Pnpporters, Deformity Braces. Crutches, Atomiiers, Optical Goods. Artlticlal Eyes, and every. Ling in Surgical Instruments and Appliances. VM. 11. ARM STRONG fc CO8 surgical Instrument House, VI South Illinois street A CUILD OF. THE FLOOD. Baptism of a Bouncing Baby Who Was Rescued from the Deluge at Johnstown. J ohnstown, Pa., Juno CO. Aside from tho confusion occasioned by the presence of a largo number of excursionists to-day, the city was very quiet. Tho workiugmen were enjoying much-needed rest, and tho State troops had nothing to do beyond racing their beats, doing police duty. The most interesting feature of the day was tho baptism of a childof tho flood, David James Jones by name, a bouncing lad of six months, who lias proved beyond a doubt that he. was not born to "bo drowned. Rev. Edward Caruett, a Congregational minister of the Red Cross corps, performed tho interesting ceremony. The baby and its parents had a very narrow escape, (filbert II. Priudlo, quartermaster of the Philadelphia division, donated a bottle of water from the river Jordan, and the youngster got his name with honors. Religious services were held iu tho various churches, which were largely attended. The objections to the Chicago-built houses have disappeared, and they are now eagerly sought alter for a temporary habitation. Coroner Evans will take the jury up to tUti South Fork dam to-morrow morning to finish testimony on the question of the responsibility of the club. The citizen of Cambria City want to bo snpplied with lumber for 00 houses, which they will erect themseves. They say that inside of a week they could house 1,'J00 people. Blurts of Prize-Fighters. Dulitth. Minn., Jnno CO. Pat Killen gave an exhibition. last night, to a packed house. Before tho sparring commenced a message from the California Athletic Club, of San Francisco, was read, forbidding Killen to engage in any knock-out contests. If he did. they will consider his engagement to fight McAulitlensoQ. This becoming known, a lot of lighters. Pat fcjheehy. Con Daly and Paddy McDonald among them, wanted to stand before Killen. This, of course, was impossible, and for a time a general riot seemed inevitable. Manager (looding then offcrod to put up tw, in tho hands of any responsible person, that Killeu conld whip any of the gang when his McAulifie tight was over. Another account says Sheehy oflered $500 to stand up against Killen, but his oiler was refused, to the disgust of tho audience, who hissed him roundly. Moody's Summer Institute. XoiiTjiKiKMi. Mass... Jnno CO. Three hundred students attended, the Moody conference of college, students to-dav. It will last until July 10. and sesioiiA Will bo held morning and evening. The afternoons will bo devoted to athletics under tho direction ? A: A the Yale pitcher. Rev. 1). D. Dryer, D. D., of Portland. Ore., is the leading speaker. Mr. Moody preached this afternoon. ,iATR'j fcawaparilla. operatiug throngh the blood, eradicates the bcrofulous taint.

PERSIA'S WANDERING SHAH

Magnificent Scale of the Preparations for His Reception in England. A Hound of Feasts and Gayeties Mapped Out, in Which the Queen and Xobility Will Try to Impress Him with British Greatness. Wm. O'ftrien, the Irish Editor, Arrested AYInlo Making a Speech Near Cork, Many ITeads Rapped by the Folice, and Patrick O'Brien Seriously Injured Salisbury Sendj a Sharp Note to Portugal. HONORS TO ROYALTY. Gorgeous Preparation a Heine Made in England to Receive the Shalt of Persia. Special to tho Indianapolis Jconua London, Juno Ca Fashionable London has nothing to think of, to-day, but the gorgeous preparations which aro being pushed forward for the reception of the Shah, who arrives to-morrow evening. The Princo of Wales, upon whom very largely rests the responsibility for the care of the imperial visitor while in England, has personally interested himself in all the details, and tho grandeur and extent of the preparations for the reception aro duo very largely to his individual efforts. Tho Princo departs for Sheerness at noon to-morrow on a richly-decorated steamer to receive the Shah and conduct him in state to Buckingham Palace, which has been most elaborately fitted no for the use of his royal visitor and his suite. On Tuesday tho Shah will lunch with the Queen at Windsor Castle, and on Wednesday with the Lord Mayor and Corporation of London city. On Thursday he will attond a garden party at Marlborough House, at which the Queen will bo present. On this occasion Mr. Lincoln, the. American minister will meet the Shah. On Friday there will he a stato reception at Albert lJall, at which all the guests will be requ irer to wear court dresses and uniform. The Shah has accepted the Queen's private invitations and also those of Lord and Lady Cadogan, who will entertain him at Chelsea House. The banker, Sa&sou, and Mrs. Sasson will give him a banquet at tho Empiro Theater, at which only princes of the olood royal and sixty others will be present. The preparations for this o flair ure on a scale of magnificence never equaled in England, and Mr. Sasson, when it is all over, will have to draw his check for 5,000 for tho expenses. Tho Shah will also bo entertained by Lord Rosebery in Berkely square, by Lord Salisbury at Hattield, by Lord Browlcy at Ashndgo, by Mr. Alfred do Rothschild at liatton, near Tring, and by Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild at Waddisdon Manor, near Aylesbury. The Rothschilds have, besides, undertaken to supply the floral decorations at Albert Hall and tho Empiro Theater. Tho interiors aro to bo liberally covered with roses, and they will spend 2,000 for this purpose alone. Americans are besieging Mr. Lincoln for invitations to tho various fashionable entertainments to which ho has tho entree, but ho is unable to satisfy more than a fraction of tho demands made upon him. Hundreds are compelled to go"nway disappointed. Americans appear to be especially anxious for a chance to meet the Shah, but. necessarily, many will have to curb their ambition. Tho Shah left Brussells to-day for England. King Leopold bade him a cordial farewell. O'BRIEN'S NEW FLAN. A Scheme to Cause Interfering Irish Landlords Considerable Trouble. London, June 30. William O'Brien is engaged in making arrangements for anew, plan of campaign which will keep tho few Irish landlords who have decided to keep on fighting their tenants in hot water for many days to come. This new departure has been rendered necessary by the unwiso action of Smith Barry, who recently married Mrs. Arthur Post, who, not content with inauaging his o wn extensive Irish f ropertv, interfered in the struggles on 'ousonuy and other estates, and has since been doing his best to keep tho landlords ami tenants from settling their differences in an amicable manner. O'Brien, following the strategy invariably adopted by English trades-unions in their industrial stuggles, will organize tenaut strikes on the estates of Smith Barry and every other landlord who should interfere in struggles with which he is not immediately and personally concerned. Archbishop Croke, that most patriotic of prelates, has given the new movement his blessing, and already Smith Barry has had cause to regret ho did not mind his own business. V illiam O'Brien has. during the past week, made several speeches qualifying him for jail, and Balfour's law officers are understood to be engaged in framing an indictment. The Irish Editor Again Arrested. ConK, Juno CO. Tho government's proclamation forbidding the holding of a Nationalists' meeting heio to-day, was disregarded, 'scattered meetings being held at several places in this city and vicinity. The result was that William O'Brien. M. P., and others who spoke, were arrested. After the arrest of 31 r. O'Brien the crowd stoned the police, who m turn charged upon the people with drawn batons. Several Sersous were injured, including Patrick 'Brien, M. P., who shook hands with William O'Brien after the latter was arrested. Mr. O'Brien delivered his speech at Clonakilty. Ho deuouueed tho government and the landlords in the strongest terms. The train conveying him to Cork after his arrest was met at Charleville by a band, which played "God Save Ireland." A crowd tried to rescue Mr. O'Brien and the police tired, wounding a railroad official and another person. Ouiet was restored this evening. Thirtyeight persons were treated at infirmaries for wounds on the head. Some reported that they had been hit with the butt ends of the policemen's rifies. Patrick O'Brien is in a critical condition. DE3L1NDLNO REPARATION. Salisbury Sends a Sharp Note to Portugal Concerning the Delagoa Hay Hallway. London, Juno CO. The Cabinet yesterday discussed tho troubles at Delagoa bay, and formulated a sharp note to Portugal Lord Salisbury will not tamely submit to the high-handed manner in which Portugal has undertaken to deal with British capitalists, auil he is determined to make trouble for that kingdom unless her Ministers back down squarely from the position they assumed in the Delagoa bay railway matter. It is signiticant that two of the great London dailies have already notified number of their correspou leuts to prepare tor foreign service. The report that Secretary Blaine had seut a gunboat to iuterfero iu the Delegoa bay Miuahble was started by a few speculators, who wanted to frighten Portugal by representing that American capital is equally interested with that of thu British in the scheme. As u matter of fact, all tho American capital interested in it is tied up in tho estate of the late Colouel McMurdo, who was for years prominent as tho American promoter hero of the road. It is purely a British enterprise, and the Britishers who havH put money iu it are barking close on Salisbury's heels. Tho whole trouble aroso because the road was not finished within a specified time. The Portuguese extended the terminus six miles from tho spot named in tho original land grant, which the British company claims they had not a .right to do. Thb Portuguese seized the property, and said they would finish it themselves, but seem disposed to leave the matter to arbitration

or anything else, so long as the road is finished. Salisbury has appeased tho British investors by sending to Delagoa bay a gun-boat which was cruising on the African coast, and seems disposed to embrace the opportunity to redeem himself from criticism on his east African policy last winter. But American investors aro very little concerned in the afiair one way or the other. This is one of thoso cases which Lord Palmerston, who delighted to have the opportunity of . bullying in all governments, would have settled in short order. A British man-of-war would have appeared in the Tag us, run out its guns and demanded immediate settlement and reparation. There would have been no further trouble. Portugal would, as sho has done before, disavowed the act of thu colonial authorities, bent out tho necessary orders to settle with the Britishers on the spot and made humble apology to the offended majesty of Great Britain. ! Portugal Willing to Arbitrate, Lisbon, June CO. It is rumored that tho Potuguese government will agree to submit the Delagoa bay railroad question to arbitration. Dispatches from) Delagoa bay say that the Portuguese deny that they tired upon English employes of the railroad company, as was reported. It is asserted that no violence whatever has been offered to the railroad men. Traffic will be resumed on Tuesday. Tho work of rebuilding tho destroyed portion of the road and of extending the line will be begun immediately. FKONTIEK FORTS.

How France Is StrengthcningThcm Along the German JLine New PLin of Defense. Pakis, June 30. Military critics who have made a tour of Prance since tho opening of the Paris Exposition express surprise at the rapid and formidable changes that have been mr.de in the land defenses of France under the present administration. The use of shells charged with melinite and other explosives gave the artillerist a sudden and great advantage in his contest with permanent works. A single melinite was found to plough a great trench through any ordinary kind of parapet. In this way the concentrated fire of a few guns upon any work promised to eflect its destruction in a very short time. This unexpected improvement of siege artillery threatened to make useless the magnificent fortresses erected 'during the last twenty years. When M. De Freycinet Uook charge of the ministry of war in France his first duty was to consider what was to bo done with a frontier line of forts that had already ceased to be a protection. A solution of this problem has been found by tho French Minister. The plan is to move the guns of the defense out of the works and place them on a narrow-eaugo railway running round tho main embankment, between it and the detached forts, in such a manner that they may bo fired from points not previously known to the attacking party. Some of the parapets have been rebuilt in a kind of cement found 6troug enough to resist the new projectiles, but the defender in f ntnro will trust rather to the mobiljty of his own guns than to tho thickness of his armor. This new method of defense has alreadj' been accepted by a number of military experts, who stat that its introduction will materially help to keep the peace of Europe, which was endangered by the fall of the French defenses before the unforsceu discovery. GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS. An English Turf Scandal In Which Members jof the Nobility Have Disgraced Themselves. London, Juno CO. The decisiotPof the arbitrator in the Lord Durham-Sir Georgo Chetwynd turf-scandal matter confirms the utmost general surmise that there has for a long time existed . a powerful jockey ring which is now under tho control of jockey Wood, and w as formerly engineered by tho famous Archer. There have at times in the past been many traces of the crooked work of this combination, and thero is now not the slightest doubt that Chetwynd has shared in the proceed of tho fraudulent practices of the ring, though Wood, it appears, robbed him and cveiybody else whenever it suited him to do ko. Tho decision of the arbitrator prevents the expulsion of Chetwynd from the Jockey Club, but of his moral guilt there is no question. Tho trainer, Suerrard, and several iockeys, however, will have to sutler, not being of noble blood. Tho existence of other rings of this character than tho one directed by Wood is suspected, and efforts will bo made to ferret tueni out. The stir made by tho Chetwynd case, however, will be likely to keep them quiet for some time to come. The costs to each of tho litigants amount to 10,000 The Situation in Ilaytl. New Yokk, June CO. Tho steamer Ozama, from Gonaives, June 34, with merchandise and passengers, arrived at the bar at 9:20 r. m. She brings tho folic wing account of the state of ailairs at Gonaives when she sailed: Hippolyte was marching his men to Port-au-Prince, and expected to have 12,000 men before that city by July 0. The South has risen and sent to Hippolyte asking that arms 'and ammunition be sent them, promising to march on Port-au-Princo in conjunction with Hippolyte's troops. Something That Will Deodorize Water. London. June 20. Thero is something elso beside romance associated with the Thames in the minds of Londoners, and that is filth. By a chemist employed by council, London has at last discovered a compound which kills the odor of the river without destroying the living organisms that feed upon the 6ewage in tho water, and to a certain extent overcome its noxious qualities. Cable Notes. At a secret consistory of cardinals, tho Pope strongly protested against the Bruno ietes. The Russian government has notified the Porto of its readiness to assent to the Turkish conversion scheme. Prince Dauilo, sou of the resigning prince, has been proclaimed heir apparent to tho throne of Montenegro. Tho art jury of the exposition has awarded to Mr. Sargent a medal of honor. The award is subject to the approval of the general jury. BLOODY STREET RIOT. Three Men Killed and Several Wounded in a Factional Fight in 3Iissouri. Glasgow, Mo., June CO. A riot between two rural factious, numbering about t tventy persons, occurred in tho streets of Glasgow yesterday afternoon. The difficulty was the outgrowth of a lota! feud. John Patton saw Lewis Watts on the street and commenced throwing 6tones at him, finally rushing at him with an open knife. Watts drew a revolver and opened lire. Friends of tho men rushed in ami the tight became general. Aaron Johnson and Lewis Watts received mortal wound, and John Patton was shot death Six other persons were injured, Peter llerndon being shot in the left thiph: Albert Carter in the ileshy part of the left leK. and other sustained various injuries from stones. The Police and sheriffs forces finally quelled the riot, making many arrests. Moore bloodshed is feared. T?imty-Flv Saloon-Keepera Arrested. Cincinnati, June IX). Twenty-five saloon-keepers were arrested to-day for violating tho Sunday-closing law. This has been the quietest day nince the Law and Order League first took iu hand the matter of enforcing the law. Eichler's Garden, in the suburbs, one of the largest in the city, was open, but this evening the proprietor was arrested and the placo closed. The Boston Limited Accident. New Havex, Conn.. June ). In addition to the injured iu yesterday's accident to the Boston limiteu express, whose names were reported last night, are Mrs. O. C. Hutchins and eon, oi Worcester, Mass.,

who received scalp wounds, and Mrs. Heldrick and son, of Springfield, Mass., who were cut about the face and head. All of the injnred are doing well, and none of them will be detained in the hospital more than a week. The -wrecked ears were hoisted out and brought here to-day. .. RETRIBUTIVE JUSTICE.

A Railway Accident and the. Part It Played in Punishing- an Unfaithful Husband. Nashville, June CO. A special to the American from Bransford, Tenn., says: Some very sensational developments have como to light in regard to Hiram Crabtree, one of the injured passengers in the wreck on the Chesapeake & Nashville railroad, near this place, last Wednesday. Hiram Crabtreo lives with' his wife and three children near Lafayette, .Tenn. Hiram's lifo has been somewhat wayward for the last three years. One Mrs. Claiborne resided near Hiram's abode, with her three children of doubtful parentage. Mrs. Claiborne was married several years ago to John Claiborno, whoIcft her shortly after their marriage. Mrs. Claiborne succeeded several months ago in winning Hiram's affections, since when Hiram has spent much of his valuable time and money in the woman's company. Afew days ago Hiram converted a yoke of oxen, a cow ami the hogs he possessed into cash and left homo, ostensibly to go to Gibhs's Cross-roads, in Macon county, within some ten miles of his home. His wife vigorously protested against the sale of the stock and his excursion to the Cross-roads, but Hiram went, nevertheless, but not to Gibbs's Cross-roads, but to Mrs. Claiborne's, near Westmoreland, on tho Chesapeake & Nashville railroad, whero he made arrangements to convey her and her four children to Hopkinsville. Hiram procured tickets for him and Mrs. Claiborno and her children, and boarded the train at Westmoreland on Wednesday last, with bright anticipation of a glorious excursion before him. Hiram was also provided with a quart of whisky to add to the pleasures of the trip. His pleasure trip, however, yns suddenly brought to a close in tho wreck of the illfated train. Hiram's injuries are slight, though he is bruised considerably, and will soon be able to travel. His paramour's injuries are elight to herself and children. She was carried to Trousdale county by her father, who had abandoned her several years ago. Hiram's wife walked twenty-five miles to the sceno of the wreck, where she is watching over her wayward husband with the tenderest care. Ho has been visited by a minister since his shake-up in the wreck, has promised to retrace his steps in life and steer clear of the paths of the sinful and wicked. Hiram says this is his last excursion. SITTING BULL MAKING TROUBLE. Blocking the Path of the Sioux Commissioners Bis Misguided Woman Assistant. St. Paul, June CO. A somewhat uncertain but decidedly powerful influence yet to be met by tho Sioux commissioners is Sitting Bull, and tho wily old warrior seems to have been quietly scheming to block the work of the commissioners. Ho is at Standing Rock agency, whero the most trouble is anticipated, and, together with a number of other prominent chiefs, he has spoken out in meeting against the treaty. A special to-night gives the particulars of a sensational attempt of Sitting Bull to make his way to another agency, and thero also make trouble for the commissioners. One Mrs. C. Wilder, a wi'Iow, whosb home is at Newark, N. J,, has been for some time at the reservation and has boen much fascinated by the old chief. It is contrary to regulations for any Indians to leave the reservation without ieave from tho agent, but Mrs. Wilder and' Sitting Bull arranged for a trip to Rosebud agency. Being unable to leave without permission, Mrs. Wilder undertook to get leave of Agent McLaughlin, but was refused. Straightway Mrs. Wilder became enraged, threatened to secure the agent's removal, and used the most abusive language in addressing him, continuing her threats and abuse until ordered by tho agent to leave tho reservation. His action is said to bo correct, because of Sitting Bull's disturbing influence in caso ho visited tho lower agency. TJIE CR0N1N CONSPIRACY. Grand Jurors Believe the Right 3fen Ilave Been Indicted The Coming Trial. Ciiicaoo, June SO. Foreman Clough, of the grand jury, which closed its labors in the Cronin case yesterday, said to-day that a more damnable conspiracy was never conceived and executed. All of tho men named in tho indictment were deeply implicated in tho murder of Dr. Cronin. John O'Neill, another juror, said ho believed Dr. Cronin was sentenced to death in camp No. 20, of tho Clan-na-Gaeh Kunz, who has hardly been mentioned in connection with the case until his indictment yesterday, he said, was surely one of the murderers. His connection with tho murder, ho said, can be shown by twenty witnesses. Kunz is the man suspected of driving Dr. Cronin from his ooarding place to the Carlson cottage. State's Attorney Longenecker said today: 'I doubt if everything will be in readiness for the Cronin trial before August, and the court takes its vacation daring that mouth, but the vacation might be waived in order to try this case. At present I cannot state with any greater deliuiteness when the trial will be held. All of the indicted men will he tried together of that I am confident, notwithstanding that a fight will undoubtedly be made by the accused for a separate triaL" Sullivan on Ills Way to New Orleans. New Yokk, .tune CO. The Sullivan special train, containing abont two hundred wellknown sporting men of New York and Boston, left New York via the West Shore road at 8:15 to-night. Sullivan and his trainer will board tho train upon its arrival in Rochester, on Monday morning. Among others on board were: Jim Wakely, Charley Johnston, C. J. Fitzgerald. Phil Lynch, P. J. Donahue and J. B. McCormack. Fatal Grade-Crossing Accident. Chicago, June CO. A locomotivo on tho Northwestern road crashed into a farmer's wagon at May wood, a small village near this city, last night, killing August Multenhour instantly and fatally injuring his brother-in-law. Fred Liebenhour. Hilda Radatz, aged eleven years, was also seriously injured, but may recover. Two other children in the wagon received severe bruises. Cadets Who Will J.nter the Nary. Annapolis, Md., June CO. The following are among the naval cadets of the class of lSSo who have just completed the final examination, and have been recommended to be retained in the navy to till vacancies: To be ensigns Benton C. Decker, Illinois: Beni. W. Wells, jr., Illinois: Walter 8. Burke, Illinois; George W. Logan, Ohio; Henry F. Bryan, Ohio; Clarence M.Stone, Indiana. Monument Dedicated at Gettysburg, GKTTYSiil'itr,. Pa., June CO. The monument of the Sixty-first New York Infantry Kegiment was dedicated this afternoon. It is located in the wheat-field, and marks the spot where the command stood dnrinir Lodcstrcct's assault of the secoud day. The oration was delivered by Hon. Charles A. Fuller, of Sherburne, N. Y. Used Kerosene with the Usual Result. Cleveland. Juno 30. Mrs. Catherine Arnold, an aged woman living at No. si Woodbine street, was burned to death this morning while trying to start a lire with kerosene.

QUARTERS FOR P0Sr FICES

f5 Difficulty'in Securing Suilalg ?ations for Want of Money to ra. it. An Instance of How Parsimonious C smen Put the Government in a Disagreeable Position by Their False Economy. How a Simplification of Pension Bureau Methods Has Facilitated the Work. Frederick Douglass Not Blaine's First Choice for the Haytian Mission District Offices Why Few New Clerks Are Needed. TAKSI3IOXIOUS ECONOMY. The Trouble Caused by the Meajrer Appropriations for Kent of Tostoffice Buildings. Biecll to the IndianapoUs JournaL Washington, June CO. Ono of the greatest annoyances with which tho Postmastergeneral has to contend is that raised over j ai ii -e i m i : x ...... I me lcuiai ox uuuuiugs xor puaioiuio jjuiposes. With its customary parsimonious economy Cougress has persistently refused to listen to the recommendations of tho Postmaster-geueral in relation to the requirements of tho service in this respectand as a consequence there is never enough j money available to warrant the Postmaster- : general in selecting suitable quarters for offices in towns where he finds it necessar to rent postal stations. Twocasesare now before him which are giving him a great deal of trouble. Somo years ago, when it was found desirable to rent a building for the Denver, CoL, postoffice, the citizens were so anxious to have the building located in a certain particular place that they gave the United States one of the best buildings in town for the nominal rental of a dollar a year. This, of course, was merely the "valuable" consideration which was necessary to make the bargain binding. Later it was found that the building was not large enough for tho requirements of the service, and the department was compelled to pay $000 a year" for a small amount of additional space. Sinco that time a public building has been authorized in Denver, but it will be a year yet before that building is ready to be occupied. The lease of the postofficc. which was secured at such advantageous terms for the government, expires on tho 1st of July, aud it will be necessary to find other quarters or como to au agreement with tho owners of tho property. Theso owners aro not anxious to have the government occupy this building for one year now, when thero is every reason to believe that they can lease their building on much better terms, and instead of oiTering the building for tho mere nominal rent, they ask $7,500 a year. From $1 to $7.SO0 is a good deal of a jump, yet experts say the rental asked is not more than the property is really worth. But. of ourse. Congress could never understand how it is that a lease expiring on the 1st of July, which has cost the government only ono dollar ' a year, could by any possible chance have to bo renewed at the cost of 7,50'J. Another case in point is that in relation to one of the sub-stations in the city of Brooklyn. Hero a store-room was leased some years ago at a rental of 600. At that time the total number of employes in the sub-station was only about eight, but that section of the city has grown so rapidly that the eight have increased to nearly forty-eijrht, aud it is absolutely necessary that additional room should be provided in order that their work may be properly done. The authorities desire to rctaiu the office in tho building. The owner offers them a very much better room, facing the principal business thoroughfare in that section; heshowsthat it will coat him $3,000 to fit it up for occupancy of the department, and that the annual cost for heat will be several hundred dollars, and he asks $2,500 a year for the accommodations which he proposes to furnish. He shows conclusively that tho rental is not in the least exorbitant, and that it will bring even more than that for business purposes, yet the increase from f GOO a year to twenty-live hundred is so great .that the government hesitates to close the contract, yet admitting that thero is no other building in tho vicinity ottering anything like the facilities afforded by this one. These are only t wo of a great many cases which the Postmaster-general is called upon to decido day after day, but they show how absurd it is for members of the Honso to cut down the appropriations asked for by department officials. The heads ofrdepartments are just as careful of the Nation's money as any member of Congress can be. and it is only natural that they should have a better knowledge of tho needs than a member of the House, who cannot, through the very naturo of things, have any idea of what each individual branch of the government service demands. THE PENSION BUREAU. Commissioner Tanner's Method of Treating Debtor and Creditor Winning Encomiums. Special to the Iuriianapolls Journal. Washington, Jnne 30. The flood of abuso, which has met Commissioner Tanner at every turn in tho Democratic newspapers, recently, seems to have subsided to some extent within the past few days, and the administration of the Pension Bureau has been set aside as a topic of discussion for something else. n. the meantime the policy of the Pension Office, established by Mr. Tanner, is being maintained in his absence exactly as it was when he was here. The Commissioner bqgan his duties upon the theory that tho pension laws were enacted for the benefit Of the men who fought for the Union, and not for the benefit of the legal fraternity. With this idea in view, he has simplified the issue of pensions to a considerable extent, and has succeeded in getting rid of a great many cases which had boen pending for years. This was done, too, without jeopardizing interests of the government, and with the maintenance of all necessary safeguards around the public funds. A well-known Democratic attorney of this city, who has a irreat deal of business at the Pension Office, said, this morniug: "I am disgusted with those who have been heaping abuse upon the head of Commissioner Tanner. He is one of the most faithful officers in the service of tho irovernment, and treats every one with the ut the departments oi me government, and I can say that 1 have never found a more efficient man in charge of these departments than the present Commissioner of Pensions I know, too, that the work of the office is not only quickly performed, but the best interests of the government's creditors are also served. The fact is that it has come to be considered the proper thing for every chief of a frovernment department to try to defraud every person to whom the government is indebted. It is a fact that needs no proof that Congress considers the men who suffered in limb or in health in detense of the Union as a creditor of the government. Mr. Tanner has just brought into tho administration of tho Pension Ofiice the methods which he wonld uso in the coudnct of any legitimate 'private business. He has tried to aid the creditors while protecting the debtor ., 1 A . A l

most courtesy, aim without reference to his politics. My practice brings me into close contact with many of the heads of

from unjust claims. Itisjnst as difficult to get a Khaky claim through the Pension Office to-day as it would be to crowd a similar claim through any other department of tho government. The difference is that Commissioner Tauncr tries to unwind red tape instead of tying every claim up with additional spools of the substance.7' THE H AITIAN MISSION.

3Ir. Blaine Preferred a Whit 3ran for th3 Tlace, but Could Not Find a Suitable One. Special to the ImliaxiapoUs Journal Washington, June CO.-sSome surprise was expressed among the initiated that Secretary Blaine changed his plans at. tho last moment and recommended the appointment of Mr. Fred Douglass to Hay tL It is known to a few that the Secretary of State had been thinking for some time of appointing to this position a gentleman thoroughly trained in the school of diplomacy. This would, of necessity, have meant the appointment of a white man to tho place. The reason for this thought of departing from the usual custom in filling this particular mission, which has como to bo regarded as belonging to the colored race, was due to tho desire of tho department to secure from an absolutely reliable aud impartial source the true statement of the situation of afiairs in t rovolutiou-riddcn republic Up to the 1recnt time all the information obtained ia.i be'n secured through Minister Preston, wboae judgment miht naturally be warped iufsvor of the Legitime side of tho story. U rras believed by Secretary Blaine that JUiy colored man who might" be appointed. ' riV matter how honest his desires might be, v on Id perhaps bo a less efficient judge of th true situation than some one whooa tiniuing had been such as to give him a kener perception of diplomatic affairs. For this reason it was tho desire of tho Sine Department that a white man should liftVt the Haytian mission, for a time, at least. The reason for Mr. Blaine's change of frout can only be explained by the fact tL.': he found it exceedingly difficult to fr'id'jjust the man wanted w'ho would bo . , !!.'ng to accept tho commission. DISTRICT OFFICES. WaM'ninfrtunlans Anxiously Waiting to See Thtm Filled A Colored Man's Chance. Special '.o Ute Iudianavullti Juuruat Washington, June CO. Residents of the District of Columbia are auxiously waiting the appointment of tho two principal officers of tho local service Avhich remain to bo named by tho President. It is the general impression that theso places will bo filled this week. There is a growing belief that tho principal ouoof tho two, the recorderehip of deeds, will bo given to a colored man. The reason why this office is looked upon as one of the perquisites of tho colored race is that the appointment of Fredcrick Douglass to this office by the Republicans wasfollowed by the appointment of Matthews to the same place by. Cleveland. Upon tho rejection of Matthews nomination by the Senate, on the ground of nonresidence, Mr. Cleveland appointed another non-resident colored man m the person of Air. Trotter, of Boston, who still holds tho ofiice. There have been a gteat many application for this place from all sections of tho country, but a resident of the District will doubtless be appointed, and if a colored man is chosen, the chances aro that it will bo Prof. James H. Gregory, of the Howard Uuivercity. This geutlemau has all the necessary qualifications for the place, and tho general support of the colored Republicans of the better class of the city of Washington. A story was started against him this week to the effect that ho had applied for the same office during the r.dmmst ration of Mr. Cleveland, aud that ho had hided with the Democratio party during tho last campaign. Prof. Gregory has proved conclusively that ho did not apply for the place to Mr. Cleveland, and his loyalty to the Republican iarty is assured by the fact that he has in lis possession a letter from Chairman Huston, of the Republican committee, acknowledging his oiler to make speeches for General Harrison among the Hoosiers. His friends think he is sure of the appointment. FEW CLERKS NEEDED. Why the Usual July Increase of Employee Cannot be Slade Thi Year Fpeclal to the Indianapolis Journal Washington, June CO. Usually at the beginning of a new fiscal year there are a great many additions to the list of clerks and other employes of the government. This was particularly true four years ago, when the Republican out-going officials asked Congress to provide adequate increases in the clerical force of the various departments in order that the incoming Democratic officials might not be hampered in the least. One of the appointment clerks said to-night, that there will be a smaller per cent, of increaso in thenutnber of clerks emploved in the civil service to-morrow than 'there has been at any time before at the beginning of a new fiscal year for the past twenty years. The reason is that although the estimates originally prepared for submission to Congress last summer provided for many increases, theso estimates were changed beforo Congress met rtnd after the otiicial then in oiriee found that tho political character of tho administration was to bo changed. This was doubtless done for the purpose of hampering tho work of the Republican officials to as creat a degree as possible, and for tho additional purpose of cutting down to the minimum the number of places which would bo available for Republican clerks. t The scheme is a petty one. but it is within the direct lines of statesmanship followed by so many of the small-bore economists oii the Democratic side of the political fence. DOESN'T DELI EVE IN RED TAPE. An Official Who Rrunhes Aside Technicalities and Has No Place fur Democrats. Special to the IiHllanapoU Journal. 4 Washington, June SO. Assistant Secretary Chandler, of tho Interior Department, is a Republican without faults. He quickly made a record for himself as a straightforward, honest judge iu deciding upon appeal cases coming from the General Land Office. He dispensed with a large amount of red tape, which has been such a feature of tho department in the past, brushed aside technicalities, and decided questions of fact upon their merits, and questions of law upon a common-sense basis. The result of it has been that a great number of homestead entries hung up by that prince of terrors, William A. J. Sparks, have been decided, and rejected cases coming from the regimo of the same official have been reconsidered on appeal, and tho homesteader has secured his rights; but although Air. Chandler early made his reputation as an upright, straightforward official, who had very little respect for the departmental red tape, he has lately won the very cordial indorsement of Republicans having business with his department by his earnest, outspoken remarks upon the matter of appointments. A short time ago, just before the close of tho last administration, a youne man who had been a newspaper correspondent here for several years, was appointed by Commissioner Oberlyasa special agent of the department, and assigned to a position on the Pa cilic coast. , This young man was a Democrat, and only expected to stay a year, but he remained in office scarcelV six mouths when his place was given to fionie one els more iu harmony with the political views of the present administration. A dayot two ago, several newspaper men who knew this youug fellow, called upon Assistant Secretary Chandler, to ask if something could not bo done in order to restore him to the service for a time tit least. Mr. Chandler's replies were short and to the point. Vhat are tho politics of this man?'' wai his inquiry. 1 suppose he is a Democrat," was the reply. "Then it is useless to waste words," said Mr. Chandler. "There are very few places that we cau dispose of, and we want this place for our friends. Men who are Demo-.