Indianapolis Journal, Indianapolis, Marion County, 29 March 1891 — Page 2

THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL, SUNDAY, MARCH 29, 1891.

and tbat M. BAltcheii was an innocent victim. We see therein the hand of Russian diplomacy." DISPUTE IN &O.CTIX AFRICA.

22ritlsh and Portuguese mt War Over Territory Both Are Trying to Steal. CcprigHt, U3I. by the United Press. London, March 28. Tho latest advices from South Africa admit that the British South Africa Company is in a state of war "with Portugal. The company absolutely refuses to abandon the territory which it Las occupied m Manica land, and is arming the native chieftains to resist the Portasuese. All that the company asks of Great Britain is to be let alone, trusting to its own strength end to volunteers from Cape Colony and Natal to carry ita arms successfully into Portuguese territory or territory which Portugal claims. The natives favor the British. The Portuguese rule is harsh and arrogant and involves the practical enslavement of the subjected raca. The English, on the other hand, treat the African strictly, but humanely, and allow the native chiefs to retain the appearance of dignity and authority, besides compensating them foranv concession. The Natal colonial government has openly taken sides against the Portuguese and is sending arms and ammunition to the tribes that are threatened "with attack bv the Portuguese forces. This queans that .the British colonies of South Africa are arraigned against Portugal, for the South African Company is omnipotent at the Cape; its head, Sir Cecil Rhodes, being the premier of the colony. It is stated ihat in his many conferences with Lord Salisbury during his recent visic to England Sir Rhodes arrived at the understanding that without open indorsement on .he part of the British government he would be allowed a free hand in sooth Africa, and Rhodes was entirely satified with this. Lore; Salisbury and Queen Victoria were bigbly pleased with Khodes and the spirit fie displayed for extending the British empire. 1 he maintenance of extension of the empire during her reign is a subject said to be very dear to the heart of the Queen. She is said to recognize that the great colonies in different part of the world will eventually separate from England, but whether Canada, Australia or South Africa, she does not wish it to happen in her lifetime. A man like Rhodes, therefore, who is bringing a new South African empire nnder England's dominion, and who is one of the commanding figures on current affairs, readily claimed the Queen's attention and received marked tokens of her regard. Meantime, according- to the latent dispatch, a large foseeof Portuguese, white and n uive troops, are marching on the pioneer vortsof tbe South African Company, and if a serious encounter has not yet taken place, it cannot be long delayed. There is a strong public sentiment in England in favor of open action by Great Britain against Portugal, but for the present the government seems bent on non-interference. v 1 1 err Von Flowskl. chief of the German expedition in East Africa, and who is known for his great success in dealing with Soudanese recruits, will, on Wednesday next, be appointed commander of tho German troops in Africa. YFILL rLEAD HYPNOTISM. J New and Novel Defense to Be Hade by Kernington, the Murderer cf J. T. Fleet. Fargo, N. D., March 2S. From, certain facts which have come to light within a day or so it seems impossible that the trial of Joseph Remington for the murder of J. T. Fleet, at Arthur, mar become one of most famous in the United States. As the case now stands it seems almost a foregone conclusion that it will be impossible to convince any jury of h is innocence on the ground of insanity or any common plea. Jience it is almost a settled fact that tbe. defense will bo on the same line as tbat in the trial of Gabrielle Bompard, atParislast year, wherein it was claimed, and so clearly proved, a case of hypnotism, tbat her accomplice was sentenced to death, wbile ho received atermtf imprisonment. The theory! n this Remington case.lt is understood, will bo that. 5rbile hypnotized by -tbe Minneapolis woman whose name has been' so frequently mentioned since arrest,he murdered Agent Floet. Competent authorities, who have visited Remington in jail, with this theory in view, are said' to be of the opinion that he is so constituted as to be easily liable to mesnierio influences. Should this line of defense be adopted, it will probably be quite interesting tolawf ers. as it will be the first one of the kind & the United States. THE GRIP EPIDEMIC. . Sapid Increase In the Number of Cases at Chicago Daring March. Chicago. March 23. Damp, cloudy weather continues here ncd the epidemic of grip bas steadily grown more severe and more fatal since the beginning of the present month. Officials of the department of health say that the death rate for the present week is unprecedented. The number of deaths since the 1st of March compared with the number for the corresponding period in lb'JO, illustrates the present conlition of things very clearly. In 1890. in the first week of March there were 434 deaths; second. 4'Jt): third. 408; fourth, 419. In lfc'.fl. first week.. 491; second. 709; third, KM; fourth. 000. The returns for this week ?ro as yet incomplete, but estimated as shove. V Fatal Cases at New York. , New York, March 28. For the lait twenty-four hours, ending at 9 o'clock this morning, three deaths were reported from a grippe, making a total of fourteen for Ihe week. Attempted to Wreck a Passenger Trn. Mansfield. O., March 28. Ar attempt was made last night to wrsffc. the New i'ork limited train No. 8, on the ilrie, due in this city at 12:47 a. m., by placing a heavy rati across the track near Claibourne, about ,hirtytive miles west of this city. The train was running at a high rate of speed when it neared tLe obstructions.. The engineer saw the rail and applied the airbreaks in time to prevent what might have been a horrible accident. The railroad ofllciaU think the attempt was for the purpose of robbery, as at this point the track is over a high embankment, down which the cars would have gone if derailed. It waa in this locality that the express company was robbed soma time ago. The officials are making every effort to discover the perpetrators. Greenfield's Demcxratlo Nominations Special to the Indianapolis Journal. Greenfield, Ind., March 2a The Democracy of Greenfield held a primary convention to-day to nominate candidates for the various city offices. It was on the Australian system, the saloons were all closed and the day was a very quiet one. t allowing is the ticket nominated: Mayor, A. J. lierron; marshal, Harmon Ridlin; treasurer. J. A. F. Lippo; clerk, Canada L' lark. For Councilman. First ward. Jobn Parr; Second ward, Thomas McCiarnon; l'hird ward. Charles Matt be. The ticket Is not strong and the Republicans will deteat it. 'Brewery Darns Burned. Jpseisl to tfts Indianapolis Journal. Peru, Ind., March 28. Fire to-night deItroyed the largo barns and stablss of J. O. Dole's brewery, and only by desperate lilorts wero the main buildings saved. Loss. 87.000; insurance, $100 in the Phenix. Brooklyn; 81,000 in the Fire Association, rd SI, 000 in the London, Liverpool and Ulobe. Damage to main buildings and itock, $1,000; fully insured. An adjoining xarn was also destroyed. Loss. $50a Sup--oosod to be the work of incendiaries, . The Nsw Wire Con Tested. Nnw York, March 23. The new wire gun invented by Mr. John Hamilton Brown.of ibis city, was tested to-day at Fort Wadsworth, ttaten Island, in the presence of iboat two hundn d persons, most of whom were navy and army oCicers. There wero two tears which were made under the direction of Lieutenant G. .N. Wbystler. of tbe United .States army. All present expressed themselves as satisfied tat the new gun was an improvement on others that have I'.tn prcdncjd la this coaatryt

FOUGHT WITH BLACK-THORN

Piirnpirs Visit to Sligo Causes a Lively fight Between Irish Factions, Tipperary Conspirators Acquitted O'Brien's Political Status as a Bankrnpt Topics Discussed at Paris St rebeck's Hobby. IRISH TVS AT SLIGO. Black-Thorn Stick Used on Each Other's Ueads by Parnellites and McCarthyttes. Sligo. March 28. Mr. Parnell made a triumphant entry into Sligo, to-day. He was escorted by fifty car-loads of supporters from the rural districts, armed with blackthorns. He was received with jeers by tbe townspeople. .Mr. Davitt and his supporters afterwards made a counter display. Three-hundred police and a squadron of cavalry were in readiness to prevent any collision between the opposing factions. Previous to the arrival at Sligo of Mr. Davitt a tight with black-thorn sticks took place on th steps of the town ball. Subsequently Mr. Parnoll compla ined that he had been assaulted during the progress of the affray by one oij the residents of the town. This place was crowded all day with persons who had come to attend the market held here. Mr. Parnell visited outlying friendly districts in the morning with the object of gathering his supporters together for the purpose of accompanying him in his formal entry into tbe town. The voting classes hero were unmistakably hostile to Mr. Parnell. The struggle which took place on the steps of the town hall, in which Mr. Parnoll claimed to have been assaulted, was a contest between' tbe two factions for possession of the hall. Each side fought fiercely but the Parnellites, being assisted by tbe police, linally overcame their opponents and victoriously entered the building. When his frienr1 succeeded in getting inside the building -Mr Parnell made .a speech in which he described a "cowardly attack" which had been made on .him by a townsman named Mcliugb. who, Mr.. Parnell claimed, had threatened to "swab the streets with his body.7' The remainder of his speech waa a mass of vituperation of the seceders from his ranks. On returning to his hotel Mr. Parnell made an attempt to deliver a speech from one of the windows, but was compelled to desist owing to the hooting and yelling of a body of McCarthy ites, who drowned the speaker's voice. Mr. Davitt received a different reception to that accorded Mr. Parnell, being welcomed to the town with the utmost, enthusiasm. Mr. Davitt waa not feeling well and only responded brieiiy to the greetings of his friends. He denounced the dictatorship and what he termed the sham labor sympathy of Mr. Parnell. Verdict-In the Conspiracy Cases. Cork, March 28. The trial of Mr. Michael O'Brien . Dalton and the others charged with rioting and assaulting iheDoliceat the time of the trial of Messrs. O'Brien and Dillon at Tipperary. which was interrupted yesterday while Justice Monroe was summing up by the discovery that the courthouse was on fire, was resumed this morning at the School of Art. The judge concluded his summing up. and the case was given to the jury who, after a short deliberation, returned and announced that they wero unable to agree upon a verdict in the cases of Mr. Dalton and Mr. Gill, but rendered a verdict of "not guilty" as to the other prisoners. BRITAIN'S BANKRUPTCY LAW. An Act That Ma Permanently Disqualify William O'Brien for Parliament. Copyright, 1891. by the United Press. j London, March 28. Mr. William O'Brien, if he. be adjudged a bankrupt; may become not only for the time being, but' permanently, disqualified for membership in the' House bf Commons. Section 32 of the bankruptcy act of 1SS3 provided that where a debtor is adjudged a bankrnpt he shall, subject to the provisions of the act, be disqualified for being elected to or siting or voting in the House of Commons, or in any committee thereof, and it is specific-' ally provided that the disqualification does not, however, take immediate effect, for it is enacted in Section 23 of the act that if a member of the House of Commons is adjudged bankrupt and the disqualifications arising therefrom nnder this act, aro not removed within six months from the date of the order, the court shall immediately after the expiration of that time certify the same to the Speaker of the House of Commons and thereupon the seat of the member shall be vacant. These disqualifications, however, can be removed only in one of two ways. The disqualification is removed and ceases when the adjudication of the bankruptcy is annulled, or when the bankrupt obtains from the court bis discharge, with a certificate to the effect that his bankruptcy was caused by misfortune, without any misconduct on his part. AT THE FRENCH METROPOLIS. What Italians at Paris Say About the Mafia , The Due D'Orleaos's Disclaimer. Paris, March 28. Apropos of the, recent lynching of Italians at New Orleans, the Italian consul in this city, Signor Ressinan, in an interview with tbe Associated Press correspondent, said that the members of the Italian colony here did not believe that race hatred bad anything to do with the affair. The Consul added: "When I represented Italy at Constantinople the secret society known as the Mafia was very strong there. Its agents committed two murders, both ot the victims being killed because they were suspected of having tbe intention of betraying the Mafia's secrets." Signor Capelli, editor of tbe FrenchItalian publication entitled La Production, said in discussing tbe lynching: "it is doubtful if the New Orleans murders were tbe work of the Mafia, in view of tbe fact that this society has quite disappeared from Italy, and that as a fact it only really llonrished in bicily and in a lesser degree in N:iples and its neighborhood. Of course, it is barely possible that a remuant of the Matia survives, and that it is active inNew Orleans." Hon. John W. Foster, the special envoy of tbe United States to Spulu in the efforts being made to arrange a commercial treaty with that country, before leaving hero for Madrid expressed himself hs being confident that his mission would be promptly successful. Mr. Foster said that he expected to bo able to return to the United States in May. He remarked: "I do not see how Spain can declino Mr. Blaine's propoposals for reciprocity with Cuba, now that Brazilian sugar enters the United States free of duty. If Spauish arrogance carries the day, Cuba might be forced to seek relief by asking for admission into the sisterhood of the United States." The Due d'Orleuns. son and heir of the Comte De Paris, has telegraphed from Tifiis that the stories published, in which ho is alleged to have visited Paris and Vienna disguised as a valet in the employ of Mine. Malba, an opera singer, with whom he is aid to have been iufatnated, are mere inventions. He adds that he never showed himself in public with the lady mentioned. Mme. Melba is staying with her children at a house on the Avenue des Champs Elyaees, in this eity. M. Melba, her husband, is at present ou a visit in America. Mme. Melba says tbat there is not a show of troth in the silly rumor associating her with the Due d' Orleans. She adds that the Duke is a "mere boy," and that "it is cruel to link his name with mine." M. Deville, tbe Minister of Agriculture, and a insmber of the Chamber ov Deputies, is going to England for tbe specisi purpose of making a close study of the English system of betting upou race-courses. Tbe manufacturers of paper throughout the country are agitating agaiust the proposed increase of the tax upon paper. They claim that the amounts said to bo

determined upon by the tariff committee a 40 per cent, tax woul d absolutely rum

the paper trade. WIIERE ALL, PLAY CHESS. Carious Costom That Prevails at the Tillage of Strobeck Prizes for Children. Copyright, ISSl, by the United PresaJ London, March 23. Quito a number of persons have left Berlin this week for the little German village of Strobeck, that nestles in the bosom of the famous Harlz mountains, to witness a cingnlar Easter custom which prevails there. A principal business of the whole population' of Strobeck, from the children at school to the most august dignitaries of the district, is the playing of the ancient and royal game of chess. This has been the case for centuries. As soon as they are old enough to understand moves the boys and girls of this idylio village are taught the laws and ordinances of the game, and are initiated into the mysteries of the knights' move and the advantages of. early castling. .Every Easter the children are solemnly gathered together to display their skill in the presence of the pastor, lh school-teachers, the village authorities and the public generally, and the three boys and three girls most proficient each roceive a chess-board inscribed with the words, "A Reward for Perseverance." Nor does the pnrsuit of the game end with childhood and school attendance, but is steadily continued through life. The leisure hours, both of week-days and Sundays, nro pleasantly spent by these worthy villagers over the chess-board. The very title of the village invites strangers to a friendly game, bnt woe to the unwary tourist who accepts the challenge sure to be given him utter and ignominious dofeat is commonly his portion. The inhabitants of this district are nearly all fairly well-to-do farmers, and Strobeck is all a village ought to be clean, well paved, substantial; in short, a home of quiet and sober prosperity. ' GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS. King George, of Greece, Said to Be Preparing to Abdicate. J ' Copyright, isai, by the United Press. London', March 8. Reports are current of the probable abdication of King George, of Greece. The King, who loves a quiet, easy life, is tired of the noise and excitement of Grecian politics. He has lived away from Greece a good deal and would like to go back to Denmark for good. Iiis son, theDnke of Sparta, has arrived of ago, and the King has already named him as regent while the -King goes to Denmark to be . present at the celebration of the birthday of King Christian. This is believed to be preliminary to abdication. King George has never been attached to Greece and has sometimes given ofiense by his frank expression of repugnance. This repugnance is based on. habit and taste. When M. Tricoupis retired from the Ministry King George is said to have expressed a wish that he would "now have a Cabinet that did uot smell of garlic." This remark gained currency and did not add to the royal popularity. The King, in a word, is a Norseman transplanted to a people with whom he has nothing in common. His son Constantino, being a native of Greece, is much more in accord with the spirit and habits of the people. Victory for the Gambling' Sir Knight. London, March 28. The Scotch doggedness of Sir William Gordon Cumming has won a victory in the baccarat scaudal, if the rumor current in the clubs last night has serious foundation. As he has declined either to be frowned or boycotted into giving np bis determination to fight the scandal in the courts, it is said that the other will ofler no evidence, proaent an apology and leave the question of damages to be assessed.- It is, reported that Sir William has had a card up his sleeve, which, if played, the alleged baccarat exposure would not bear any comparison as a social sensation, and that the card would have been played with eilect on tho trial. This would have involved the name of a lady in tho highest circles, to whose malice Sir William attributes' tho attempt to defame him. Meantime the Home Secretary and the Secretary of War continue to be worried with questions from Radicals in Parliament about baccarat, and the way in which they dodge about to escape any reflection on tire Prince of Wales is very amusing, and evokes laughter even from the most loyal Conservatives. Baccarat has got to be a very popular game since the Trandy-Croft affair. King Leopold's Troubles. London, March 28. One of the most important events of the week has been the presence of the King of the Belgians in England, and his prolonged conferences with influential personages. The King is deeply anxious as to tbe future of tbe Congo Free State. He biames French influences for America's failure to ratify the Congo treaty, and he believes that, the plan of France is to compel Belgium to cede the Free State to that republic This Leopold wishes if possible to avoid, and he wants tbe assistance of England to uphold the free independence of the state. England, however, has two disputes with France already on hand, one as to Newfoundland, the other in Egypt, and it is understood that Leopold has not received much satisfaction. Holland was bnllied into ratifying the conference arrangement, but America cannot be bnllied, and the time for action has passed. Lord Salisbury, however, will probably keep the snbiect open until after the adjustment of the Newfoundland difficulty, and the future course of England as to the Congo may depend upon the result. Gsent Game of Billiards. London, March 23. The great billiard match between John Roberts, jr., champion of the world at English billiards, and William J. Pcallo, tbe spot-stroke champion, which was begun at the Egyptian Hall, Picadilly, on Saturday, March 14. was concluded this evening. The match was for 1.000, 5C0 a side and a portion of the gate receipts. The condi tions were 24,000 points up. spot barred. Pealle received 12.000 points start on Roberts. Although Roberts played in his customary masterly fashion, he was unable to overcome the big handicap, and when tho contest closed this evening he had only succeeded in running up a total score of21.410 points. Pealle's actual score was 12,000 points. I awarded by President flarrlnon. London, March 2a President Harrison, through the American legation here, has presented a gold watch and medals to the captain, mate and owner, respectively, of the British ship Atlanta, in recognition of their services in rescuing the crew ot tbe American vessel Spotless, a pair of marine glasses and a watch to the captain and mate of the British 6bip Door Hill, for helping the American schooner Angelia to avoid founderinir, and a medal to the captaiu of the British ship Amerette in token of his action in enforcing order on the island of i'avassa after the uprising of the negro laborers and the massacre of their employers there in lSbO. The Snltan of Jahore's English Wives. London, March 28. The Snltan of Jabore has gone home. His Highness has gained his point of securing the succession to his throne in his eldest son, and he has also enjoyed himself immensely with the London elephant. Tbe Snltan broach t none of his wives with him, but the t,nite with which he started for the east contained two attractive English women, who passed as waiters or something of that sort, but will probably blossom out as sultanas when they reach Jahcre. One of them was a barmaid in a London gin palace visited by the Sultan during his wanderings in the city. Making Trouble for Hawaii's Quern. San Fkancisco. March 28. The British steamer Hounslow arrived from Honolulu to-day with 4,200 tons of sugar. This is stated to be the largest cargo of sugar ever brought to San Francisco. Captain Gifford states that the Queen was experiencing some difficulty with her Cabinet, as the reform party was making vigorous opposition oyer several appointments. Ho

I stated that the rartr had petitioned for

the recall of Minister Carter and desires his removal. . Much Like Our Own South. London. March 28. A Vienna correspondent, commenting upon tbe wisdom of extending the franchise in Austria, says that the members of tbe Reichrath are practically returned by about 2 per cent of the Eopulation. Only seven persons in every uudred possess tho right of voting, and but a little over SO per cent, of thesa goto the noils, tbe sreat land-owners controlling ihe voters of the country dittricta. Cable Notes. The Vatican has finally advised the Centrist leaders to accept Baron Hermann as the chief of the party in the German Landtag. . The will of the late Prince Napoleon was opened at Rome yestprday. It waa found that he left everything he possessed to his son. Prince Louis. . The body of Mr. 6. G. Davis, of Boston, a saloon passenger who lost his life by tbe sinking of the Anchor-line steamer Utopia, has been recovered, by divers. The body was identified by the watch which was found upon it. The remains were placed in a leaden coffin for transportation to New York. THE FIRE RECORD. Hotel and Other Buildings DestroyedChildren Burned to Death. -Two Cumberland. Md., March 28. The Simms House at Piedmont, W. Va., was burned this morning. Columbus Heimio was seriously hurt. Anna Mentler, daughter of the proprietor, burst open the doors of the guests' rooms, and the thirty in the hotel escaped. But for her pluck tho loss of life would ha;e been heavy. Loss, 20, 000; insurance, $4,700, in Wheeling companies. Camden, N. J., March 28. Fire to-night destroyed the depot, ferry slips and houses and eight passenger cars of the PhiladelIibia & Atlantic City railroad at Kaigbn's 'oint. The road is operated by the Philadelphia & Reading Railroad Company. All tbe valuable papers, tickets, etc., were destroyed. The flames spread so rapidly that many of the . employes narrowly escaped injury. Ticket Collector Fox was badly burned before he could get out of his office. Loss, 90.000. Little Rock, Ark., March 28. Fire to-' night wiped out some of the most imposing buildinua on Main, the principal business street. The stores burned were (J. T. Able'e three stories, paints and oils; W. S. Hutt, groceries; the Dollar Store, and Mrs. B. B. Johnson, millinery. The total loss will reach ?100, WO. Insurance estimated at 50 per cent of the loss; amount cannot be ascertained. Philadelphia, March 28. Shortly before 2 o'clock this morning fire broke out in the Eagle iron-works at Nos. 812, 814 and 816 Race street, owned by David S. Creswell & Co., and, before it was extinguished the works were destroved and several adjacent buildings were badly damaged. The loss will be about $60,000; fully covered by insurance. Yonkers, N. Y., March 28. Gen. Thornse1 Ewing's handsome residence here was destroyed, with its conteuts, by fire at noon to-day. The family escaped. Loss, $25,000. Quebec. March 28. The residence of Mr. MarchantSt. Valiere de Batustrode, in an eastern township, was burned last night. Two of his children perished in tho flames. New Yokk, March 28. Fire last night, in the six-story building, No. 185 Chambers street., did $50,000 damage to Hines & Manstield, pibduce-dealers; fully insured. Montueal, March 28. The , liverv stable of H. S. Phillips was burned this morning. Sixteen horses perished in the flames. Tho the total loss is SlC.OOU. TELEGRAPHIC! BREVITIES. The total number of immigrants landed at New York yesterday was 8.200, tho largest, with one exception, for tho year. Governor Francis, of Missouri, has issued a proclamation ordering a. quarantine against Southern cattle on , account of Texas fever. . , , A heavy fall of snow 15? Tennsylvanla and contiguous States impeded railway traffic yesterday, but the roads are fast clearing their tracks. Sir Charles Tupper. says the announcement tbat Newfoundland, would give Yankee fishermen free bait licenses this year was a mistake. t ' Richard Field Carrol, ihe leading man in Pauline Hall's opera company, has been sued for divorco by Annie .Sutherland, of Nat Goodwin's company.; William Wooley, a prominent wealthy citizen of Keokuk, la., committed suicide by banging. It is thought his mind was affected by an attack of the grip. Mrs. Grover Cleveland will give a grand riding show for the benefit of charity at the Central Park Riding Academy, New York, on the evening of April 15. D. M. Jones, foreman of tbe Glen Lyon Colliery Coal Company, at Nanticoke, Pa., was assaulted by masked men on Friday night, and left for dead, lying by the roadway. He will recover. The distillery of the Gallegos Wine Company at Irvington. Cal.t one of the largest establishments of the kind in the State, has been seized by revenne officers on account of nnlawful use of untaxed brandy. - George Hathaway, a gambler, of Chicago, who shot and killed ex-Alderman W. P. Wbalan, last December, and was convicted and sentenced to tbe penitentiary for life, has been granted a new trial. The famous Jones county, Iowa, calf case, which has been in litigation for many years, and has cost a fortune to tbe interested parties, and which was thought to have been finally settled last fall,will come up again in the Supreme Court A third member of the Runke family, at Milwaukee, is dead of trichiniasis. The boy Edward, six years of age, died yesterday morning, after suffering intensely. Mrs. Runke, the mother, is worse, and cannot survive much longer. Friday night 150 armed men attempted to lynch JefT Lontzmore, a colored man, charged with burning the town of Russellville, Ala., several days ago. The interference of other citizens prevented the carrying out of the attempt and tbe negro was removed to Belgreen, the county-seat An unknown friend of the G.A.R. has deposited with a bank in Yankton, S. D., a check for 500, which is to be a nucleus for a fund to build a hospital in connection with the State Soldiers' Home at Hot Springs. He refuses to reveal his identity. The G. A. XL has appointed a committee to solicit subscriptions for tbe remainder of the fund. Obituary. Pittsburg, Pa., March 28. Nolson P. Reed, senior proprietor of the Pittsburg Commercial Gazette, and a leading Republican politician, who has been ill lor some tinjo past with the grip, died at his residence in the East "End at 9:16 o'clock tonight. Mr. Reed was fifty years of age, and leaves a widow and two cliildren. Chicago, March 28. Dr. Charles T. Parkes, treasurer of the medical college, and-one of the best-known physicians in this city, died this morning of pneumonia. New OitLHANS. March 2a Col. John McEnery, who the Democrats claimed was elected Governor of Louisiana in lbTJ. died to-day, aged fifty-eight. Ni:v York, March 28. The death was reported this morning on the Stock Exchange of Charles H. Meigs, who had been a member since 1SGU Sprixgfikld, Mass., March 2a Charles Leet, inventor of the fulminate cartridge, died yesterday, aged sixty-seven. Free-for-All Fight. Speclsl to tbe Indlsnspolls Journal. Columbus, Ind., March 2a In Fritz Wroth's.bakery and saloon in this city, this evening, a general fight took place over a ; game of pooL It extended to every man in the room, eight in all. Billiard balls were thrown with such force as to go through a partition wall into an adjoining room; a red-hot stove was overturned and an electric light mashed to pieces. One of the participants was strnckon the head by a Dying ball and rendered unconscious, while Willard Cox received a wound from a knife across tbe head, from which he came near bleeding to death, and from which he may not rocover. Four arrests havo been made.

DETERMINED COKE STRIKERS

Operators Strolling to Resume Business While 15,000 Men Are Idle. Will Ask the Assistance of the K. of L. and the American Federation of Labor New Jersey Potters Probable Strike of Printers. Pittsburg, Pa., March 2a The operators who are struggling to resume their coke plants in the Connellsville coke region do not seem to have things their own way so ranch as first reports would indicate. Officers of the great Frick company state that some live hundred men are at work in the region, exclusive of the non-union Rainey plants, white President Rae says no more than two hundred strikers have gone back. As there are between 12,000 and 15,000 strikers, the desertions are not so remarkably large np to this writing, considering that many are sull'ering greatly for necessities of life. It is said that but $20,000 relief money has been distributed among the strikers. This is at the rate of but $1.50 per man, not to mention the rest of tbe family, and is woefully insufficient. As the fight is now for an eight-hour day in aadition to the other demands, their call for assistance made on the Knights of Labor and American Federation of Labor will likely meet with favorable response from those parent organizations. Two new plants aro. reported in active operation tonight, tbeliroadford and Trotty, of tbe 1L C. Frick company, making eleven in alL , Some excitement was caused to-day by tbe announcement that Sheriff Clauson had deputized the State militia to guard the Morewood plant, but it was learned to-night he merely swore in thirty members as deputies to himself. A doughtv striker, armed with a double-barreled shotgun, cleared out the yards at Leisenring No. S to-day, ' causing a partial suspension. He then took to the woods with a sheriff's posse at his heels, since which time neither party has been heard from. A general massmeeting, called at Scottdale, gathered fully four thousand men to an open-air meeting, this afternoon. Speeches in all sorts of tongues were made by tbe leaders, their lan ku age, however, being even-tempered and confident. . Resolutions were unanimously passed to stay out until gra3s grows over the. ovens, unless their demands are'eonceded. The bitterest moment of this determined fight willoccur next week, wbeu every operator, either independent or in the big combine, will make a determined etlort to start their works on the despised siiding-scale basis. With isolated exceptions, the strikers are peacefully inclined, but trouble will certainly ensue if the large operators begin to import men, which they threaten to do unless the strikers return. New Jersey Putters on Strike. Trentox, N. J., March 2a It is feared there will be a serious pottery strike soon. Not one of the union sanitary ware-press-ers. who refused to acoept the manufacturers' cut of 25 per cent, in their wages last Christmas, has returned to work. Now that the few pieces of ware made by the non-union men have reached the hands of the kilnmen in several factories the latter have thrown down their tools and refused to handle the scab ware. The Kilnmeu's Union is the most powerfnl in the country. It embraces every man in thnt branch of work in the potteries of thin city, East Liverpool and Baltimore, as well as the bisque ware men of . Philadelphia. The manufacturers are unable to secure raw kilnmen, and will either have to shut down in a very short time or procure kilnmen from other cities or come to torn ) arrangement with their former employes. Altogether eighty kilnmen have quit work this week. There are now about four hundred men out altogether. There are twentyeight potteries in this city, and should they all, shut down, which is not improbable, the business would be paralyzed. Probable Strike of Printers. WAsniNGTON, March 2a The proprietors of the job-priuting offices in this city have been notified by the officers of the Columbia Typographical Union, No. 10, that a higher rate of wages must be paid their employes for a less number of hours' work. It has been resolved by all the more prominent employers to refuse the requests made and to resist afy and every effort the union may put forth to enforce ite demands. That means a strike, and the bosses say that a strike will result in the importation of non-union printers. It is intimated by 8 or. io of the "bosses" that the attempt at increase is part of a plan formulated by Government Printing Office employes to bring about, if possible, a change in congressional sentiment which will, restore wages in the national office to 50 cents per hour and 60 cents per thousand ems for day work. If the wages in private offices were increased the argument of the government printers would be strengthened. J. W. Hayes, secretary of the Knights of Labor, had a conference with Secretary Foster this afternoon in regard to reinstating several plate-printers who have recently ben discharged from the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. Rochester Cutters Refused Work. Rochester, N. Y.. March 2a The cutters applied for work in bodies at their former places of employment this morning, according to the understanding at last night's meeting at the Exchange. They were informed, in each instance, that their services were not necessary. All the locked-out men who previously applied will be given work: Monday. Tho former cutters of Wile. Stern & Co. applied for work at tho faotory, yesterday afternoon, and were accepted. They signed agreements renouncing their allegiance to the Knights of Labor. These men will be distributed among the twenty-one factories. A force of cutters arrived from New York this morning, and a large number is expected to-morrow. Dissatisfaction Among Miners. Huntingdon, Pa.. March 23. The discontent among the East and South Broadtop district bituminous coal-miners, in this county, has developed into almost open rebellion against the existing rate'of pay and hours of work. Contrary to tho agreement at the Columbus convention, stipulating 50 cents per ton of two thousand pounds, the miners in this and the Clearfield regions are held to a scale of 2.240 pounds per ton. The men have been working less than half tim this winter, and a strong sentiment prevails in favor of indorsing the proposition of the Clearfield miners for a general strike on May L Representatives of the two regions are now in secret conference on the advisability of a general shut-down. Knight Hughes Will De Surrendered. Harrisburg. Pa., March 2a Governor Pattison this morning signed tho requisition for James Hughes, chairman of tho Knights of Labor executive committee, and Deputy Sheriff Hawley at once started for Philadelphia, where Hughes is nnder bail for appearance when wanted. There was never any doubt in Governor Pattisou's mind as to the regularity of the papers, and action was ' postponed, upon aareemeut of counsel, to allow tbe friends of Hughes to consult with Governor Hill. Tbe requisitions aro upon indictments for extortion and conspiracy. Will Go Hack to Work. Atlanta, Ga., March 2a The officials of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers met here to-day with receiver Glover, of tbe Marietta St North Georgia railroad, relative to the trouble on that road. After a long conference the announcement was made that the differences bad all been settled, and the men will go back to work: The terms of tbe agreement aro not made public. Glass-Workers Strike Ended. Tiffin, O.. March 28. The long strike at the Beatty glass-works was settled to-day. The men won the contest. The entire force resumed work to-night. W. J. Dillon, vico-preaident of tho American Glass-

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Used in Millions of Homes workers' Union, was summoned from Pittsbnrg aud promptly decided the disputed point in favor of the workmen. Wants Pay lor Eitra Work. Kansas City, March 2a A petition waa submitted to the Board of Police Commissioners by iv policeman, Thomas H. Gourley, for$SS7 salary, which Gourley claims is due him for extra time. Gourley claims that, in view of the eight-hour ordinance, he should be paid for four hours a day extra work, an tbe policemen are on duty twelve hours every day. WILL WED A" MINISTER. Miss Gabrielle Greeley and Kpt. Frank Montrose Clendening to De Married. New York, March 2a Miss Gabrielle Greeley, daughter of Horace Greeley, founder of the Tribune, is engaged to be married to the Rev. Frank Montrose Clendeniug, rector of St. Peter'a Protestant Episcopal Church, of Westchester. The Rev. Mr. Clondening is a son of George Clendening, of Washington, D. C, and he is thirty-seven years old. He was graduated at Columbian University, Washington, and afterwards at Princeton Theological Seminary. Mr, Clendening remained in the Presbyterian Church only one year, and durinz tbat time he was pastor of the Presbyterian Church at Nashvifle. 111. - That was in 1S0. and in 18S1 he went over to the Protestant Episcopal Church,"and became rector of St. Georks Church, Belleville. III. After remaining in Belleville for three years he became rector of Grace Church, at Cleveland, O., and remained there from July, 18S1. until May, 1887, when he became rector of St Peter's, in Westchester, one of tbe oldest Protestant Episcopal churches in the United States. FIRE IN 1 STEAMER'S HOLD. The City of Se?r York's Cargo Found, to Be in Flames on Arrival at Port. Liverpool, March 23. An outbreak of fire occurred last night in the hold of the Inman line steamship City of New York, which arrived on Tuesday from'New York. The tiames were discovered while the City of New York was unloading in the Alfred dock, at .Birkenhead, and seems to have originated among a number of bales of cotton. It is believed that the lire had been smoldering unnoticed in the hold for some days before it broke out into tiaine. So soon as the fire was discovered, a small army of men were employed in the efforts made to extinguish tho flames, which were soon deluded with water and were speedily extinguished. After the fire had been drowned out an examination was made of the sbip'shold, and it was found that the steamship herself had sulfa red but little injury from the fire. Her cargo, however, was found to be greatly damaged by water used in extinguishing theliames. ' Vessels Ashore on the Delaware Coast. Lewes, Del., March 28. Two vessels are ashore here, and one loaded with logwood is ashore at Ocean City; no lives were lost. The schooner A. P. Nowell, lumber-laden, had her crew taken off by the life-saving station. The schooner B. F. Febens, in ballast from Boston to Philadelphia, is ashore near Broad Kiln. The brig Hattie is ashore at Ocean City. A high wind is still raging. Tbe gale at Delaware breakwater abated materially this afternoon, and no more danger is apprehended. There are about forty vessels riding at anchor in the harbor. Of the schooners that went acround last night, the Fa ben's crew remained aboard, but tbe crew of the Nowell was taken ott with some difficulty by the life-saving crew. Trying to Float the Galena. Vineyard Haven, Mass., March 28. An effort is now being made to float the United States steamer Galena, at Gay head. Steampumps were put on board yesterday. It was found she could be pumped out without much difficulty, and at hiah water she lay nearly afloat in her bed, but tbe sand that has piled up around her prevented her being hauled allo.it. The light-keeper at Gayhead reports three tup hauling on her this morning. The weather has been extremely favorable the past few days and a continuance thereof will probably result in the ship being got off. Movements of Steamers. London, March 28. Sighted: Friesland and Etruria, from New York. Philadelphia, March 28. Arrived: Ohio,' from Liverpool. New York, March 2S. Arrived: Umbria, from Liverpool. Cured by Koch's Lymph. San Antonio, Tex., March 2S.-Whatever the results or lack of results of Koch's lymph in the winter air of more northern latitudes its success in tlie highlands of southwestern Texas has bet n demonstrated. It has been given the most thorough trial and has accomplished more than was expected of it, and it has been the undoubted means of saving twelve lives, and many more have experienced benefit from its use. The total number of patients undergoing tho course isninetveight, and twelve have been cured. In every instance the dose has been the smallest permitted by Koch, and sometimes even no little as one-sixth of a miligramme. Dr. Jenkins says that ho has uniformly obtained better results from tbe smaller injections. One of tbe most rapid and satisfactory cures is the case of Hon. L. L. Foster. State Commissioner of Insurance, Statistics, Agriculture and History, and shortly to be appointed railway commissioner by Governor Hog.;. Farmers' Asnociatlon Meeting. Special to tbe Indianapolis JonrnaL Greenshuro, Ind., March 28. The Dcatnr Connty Farmers' and Stock-breeders Association held its regular monthly meeting at G. A. K. Hall to-day. The leading paper, "Advance Thought on the Farm," by Jesse G. Donncll, was well received. Music was furnished by the "Young Ladies Musicale." The social, literary aud educational feature of tho associations have improved very mnoh in the last two years. The annual election of officers was also held. Charles I. Ainsworth was chosen president; F. P. Applegate, vice-president; T. B. Peerj, secretary, and W. W. Hamilton, treasurer. Iter. Crosby's Condition Improved. New York. March 18. Thero has been no perceptible change for the worse in the condition of Kev. Dr. Howard Crosby since midnight last night. Dr. Conrad, who left the ironseat8 o'clock this morning, said that under those circumstances he entertained slight hopes that bis patient might rally. If he manages to pull through the next twenty-four hours the chances are in favor of bis recovery. He was resting quietly this attemoon, and was free from pain. Used the Mails to Commit Fraud. Zanesville, O., March 23. Postmastergeneral Wanarnaker to-day ordered Postmaster Uichards not to honor money-orders or deliver registered letters to J. M. Bain & Co., the Zanesville Chemical Company, tbeEIectrio Soap Company or thoother numerous aliases under which J. M. Bain has been conducting a wholesale soap business. All registered letters are to bo returned to the senders stamped fraudulent. 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bound over to the United States grand jury for fraudulent use of the mails in con nectiou with this business. FELL FKOil a (JAIXERI. A Ten-Tear-Old Boy at the Tatk Theater Pobhed Over the Kailins by & Colored Lad. Martin Monahan, ten years old. went last night with his aunt to the Park Theater to see the "Little Nuggttt" performance, during which, about 10 o'clock, Le fell from the gallery to tho floor, twenty feet below. He was badly injured, as bis head struck one of the seats. A deep gash was cut in his forehead and he lost some teeth. The fall created a great deal of excitement, but the theater attendants hurried the boy out to Pantzer's drug store, where Dr. Earp was called to see him. He waa found to bo unconscious from concussion of the brain, and was taken to hit home on the corner of West and Washington streets. Dr. Earp remained with him lor more than two hours, and was just able to see signs of returuingconsciousness when he left. The Doctor was unable to state what the result will be. as it will require fully twenty-four, hours to restore his patient to full possession of his faculties. The boy is in great danger, but has a chance to recover. His aunt says the fall was caused by a colored boy giving him a push that sent him over the gallery railing. but the name of the onendincr lad could not bo learned, Ah soon as he saw what he had done he disappeared in the crowd and it is believed left the theater. He could not be identified, as in the excitement of the moment no thought was given to anything but the injuries of little Martin. r ITEMS FROM TflE TOLICE. Prisoner's Desperate Straggle with a One-Arm ed Watchman. James Sears was detected breaking carseals in the Panhandle yards last night by watchman John Sweed, one of whose arms is artificial. When the watchman sought to arrest him Sears resisted stoutly and struck Sweed with a heavy bar of iron, but, fortunatoly, on tho artificial arm. The blow would otherwise have been a cruel one. Sweed grappled with his prisoner, and together they went to the ground in a desperate struggle, when a Uagman came to tho rescue and laid the car-breaker out with a blow on the head. With the assistance of C. F. Smith, a citizen, Sweed then walked his prisoner to the station-bouxe. The watchman's clothing was nearly torn from his body in the struggle. Wanted In TJubnqae. Detective Thornton yesterday arrested Charles Jones and Robert Grayson on tho warrant of a telegram from the, Dubuque, la., authorities saying the men are wanted there for burglary and grand larceny. No further facts concerning the men wero available last night. They have not been in the city long, aud give no satisfactory account of themselves. Each gave his apa as twenty-two years. An otiicer will arrive in a day cr two to take them back West. The Burglars Went In a Flurry. The house of William Pfstllin was visited by burglars yesterday morning, between 4 aud 5 o'clock, entrance being made through a parlor window. Mrs. Lentz, a member of the household, hearing some one walking, called to the family and asked why they were rising so early. This friKhteuod the bur.lars, who hurried out of the house, taking two overcoats and a suit of clothes. Breeches, Trousers and Pantaloons. Pantaloons first came into npe in Venice during the fifteenth century. They were worn by the devotees of the patron saint Pantaloon, and were called pantalinis by tho Italians. To put them on was thought to be an evidence of foolishness or bnlloonery. they being nothing mote than a long Eair of stockings, the wearer much resemliuga clown. The ancient Saxons wore breeches" very similar to tbe above, rendering them even more attractive to barbarian eyes by sewing on stripes of various hues. Breeches, in the strict meaning of the term for trousers is the only proper word to express the existing style of wearing apparel front tbe hips to the ankles were worn by many of tbe nations of ancient times, notably the Medes and Persians, Phrygians, Gauls and Teutons. "Bom bastes" breeches wero introduced into England by the Normans. Henry VIII wore the puffed out style; tho knee breeches were popular until about 1812, when the change to modern trousers took place. Hatching .lllcators In an Incubator. Quito a business has sprung up in Florida of hatching alligator eggs by an artificial incubator. It seems that the demand tor alligators was so lively that the natives could not catch enough to supply the market. Some genius conceived the idea of saving himself the trouble of splashing around in the water after young alligators, so he got a lot of rgsrs, put them in an incubator and hatched out as line a lot of reptiles as any one wonld wish to see. They were about six inches long when they emerged, as black as a clergyman's coat and as wicked indisposition as the oldest and ugliest 'gator that ever scared a picaninny or devouered a yellow dog. Ha fed them at first on oat-meal, and after a few days of Scotch diet taupht them to eat meat by choking them till they opened their mouths and then dropping a bit down their throats. He tried milk but ther would not drink it till he held them with their noses down in the pan o that they had to drink or suffocate, so they drank. Life of a Submarine Cable. "The life of a submarine ttMrgraph cable is from ten to twelve year,s. If a cable breaks in deep water after it is ten years old it cannot he lifted for repairs, as it will break ot its own weight On this acconnt cable companies are prepared to pnt aside a largo reserve fund ir. order that ther 111.13- lo prepared to replace their cables every ten years. Tbe action of the tea is the great enemy of the submarine cable; it eats the iron away so completely as to turn the outside coating to dust or sediment wbile tbe core is still intact. The breakage of an ocean cahl is a very costly accident, owing to the difficulties to be encountered in repairing iU It often becomes necessary in eae of a break to charter a ship at $'XX) per day for several days in succession trying to fix upon the location whero the cable has parted. One breakage in the Direct Cable Company's line a few years ago cost that syndicate, $125,000. The Weil f Frozen Air. Near Dayton, Ore., therex is a well locally known as tbe "well of frozen air." In drilling the well a stratum of frozen clay and gravel was encountered at a depth of iiity-five feet. After patting through live feet of this, numerous cavities were encountered from which cold air carao in gusts. The escape of the air from the well can be heard roaring for nearly 203 yards. Tho air which comes from these subterranean depths is so frigid that it is not possible for any one to hold his hand over the opening for more than two minutes without having it frozen. A bucket of water set over tbe opening will freeze through and through within a few hours. It is nee. Hess to add that work u as abandoned on tho well when 'the cavities of frozen air" were tapped. Bernhardt Acting. New Ycrt Contiueat. Sarah Bernhardt looks to be twenty-five years old. She is really forty-seven, bur she acts like 3ixty.