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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-09-08
The Work Done by the Board Among the
Mormons-Fifteen Thousand Polyga-
mists Disfranchised.
Expense of Official Excursions Not
Paid by the Government.
Postmasters' Readjusted SaIaries-No Need
for Pension Applicants to Employ
Washington Claim Agents.
THE UTAH COMMISSION.
A Communication Explaining the Delay in
Making Their Report.


Making Their Report.
WASHINGTON, Sept. THE following COM
munication has been received from the Utah
commission:
SALT LAKE CITY, U. T, Aug. "a,
To H. NJ. Teller, Secretary:
SRI have the honor to inform you that the
report upon the registration of voters in June
last, for the election for members of the Legisla-
tive, Assembly and other offices, held on the 9th
day of the present month in this Territory, and
tne run proceedings OF this commission IN con-
nectlon Herewith, will, from necessity, be de-
layed for time. However, we think it will be
proper to say now, in advance of our regular re-
port, that the law known as the "Edmunds act"
so far as we have been responsible for its execu-
zion, has been carefully but rigidly enforced
this year, as IL was last. No person
living in polygamy has been permitted to
vote at any election, or to be voted for for
an office, and while only three convictions in
prosecutions against poly gamy under tile act of
1867 nave beeh secured, nearly or quite $4,000
persons have been disfranchi sed on account of
polygamous practices, through the operations of
the law as administered by the commission,
Three suits for damage have been instituted
against the commission by certain MormOns
whose names were rejected at the first registra-
tion and were not permitted to vote al the cleo
ton in November, 1882, because they refused
to comply with the rules and regulations pre-
seribed under the law by the commission for
proof OF eligibility of all voters 1t is under
stood that these suits have been brought for the
purpose, primarily, of testing the constitution
alty or this law; and, secondar1ly, to determine
the legality of our acts Hereunder. The first
hearing of these cases will be had early in
October. 1t is deemed advisable to with
hold our regular report until the
court here shall have heard and passed upon
these cases. Moreover, certain phases of the
general situation here have presented themselves
through the recent election. and in other ways
in the the present year, which will require to be
carefully considered before the commission be
prepared to make a full and comprehensive re-
port, which the President and Congress will un-
doubtedly desire and the commission will wish
to make. Such report will be prepared and
forwarded in ample time for the use of the
President in communicating with Congress at the
commencement of its session in December next.
ALEX. RAMSEY,
By order of the Commission,
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obtain national ratification of a treaty
which would prevent Peru from ever recover
ing her former position. Without Chill
Iglesias could not remain in power for a
week. He poses as the head of the peace
party but he is simply the head of the
Gillian peace party, and Peruvians, although
desiring peace above all things, Will not
accept such peace as Chill offers"
rs there any possibility of Peru obtaining
better terms?"
General Prado shook his head mournfully.
Peru is defeated and therefore friendless,"
he said, but the terms offered are SO terri
Bile that the present state of things is prefera-
BILE to peace. The situation of Peru is des-
perate, but the acceptance of ChilIs terms
would be tantamount to national death
Iglesas knows that Peru thus despoiled could
not regain in the future an honorable posi-
ton as a nation. She would be relegated to
a poverty and inherent weakness that would
shut out the strength that comes from hope,
and would become prey to intestine fac
tions. AS we are now we can endure and
hope. After signing such peace we should
be still forced to endure, but we could not
hope"
What is the military position since CAGE
res's defeaR Has Peru any armed organlza-
ton or nucleus of an army?"
Yes. Montero is in the South at Are
quipa. This is a large city on an elevated
table-land with a numerous agricultural
population. There is railroad about sixty
five miles in length from this point to Mol
lendo on the sea coast. The Chilians occupy
the sea-coast end of the line, and Montero
the Arequipa end. He has with him about
5000 men, and the locality is patriotic and
unalterably opposed to the peace of Iglesias.
They wish to fight in Arequipa. and so they
do in Cuzco, Puno, Ayacucho and many
other places where the thought of Gillian
peace is more bitter to them than death.
The Chilians occupy in force the whole of
the coast line, but are not in the interior.
Caceres was in the center of Peru, do not
know whether ne has organized another
army, but even the Gillian statements show
that he fought with determination"
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READING FOR PENSIONERS.
No Necessity of Employing Washington Law
yers to Prosecute Claims.

No Necessity of Employing Washin gton Law
yers to Prosecute Claims.
Washington Herald
We have received several indignant letters
from pension attorneys, complaining of our
advice to pensioners to employ a home at
torney or none. Some of our correspond
ents attribute to us sentiments for which no
warrant can be found in our previous re-
marks upon this subject, tor we neither by
statement nor inference denounced the
whole body of pension attorneys as a class
of sWindlers. Some Of them we know as
honorable men and good citizens. But the
fact remains that, as a whole, the influence
and labors of the pension attorneys now
work as a hindrance to the Pension Office
and an injury to honest pensioners. This is
due chiefly to the act Of 1878 removing the
previous restrictions as to fees. Under this
unfortunate enactment, which General Dud-
ley has recommended shall be repealed, claim
agents can collect fees in advance, and it is
therefore their interest to get as many
cases as possible, and immaterial whether
the soldier has any disability or any evil
dence whatever upon which to base his claim.
The pension attorneys are assduously at
work hunting up the addresses OF old soldiers
and persuading them to apply for pensions,
in too many cases the only care OF the claim
agent being to lay a ground work for his de
mand for the fee and alleged expenses. The re-
suit is that the files of the department are
clogged with a mass of manufactured cases,
which can only be rejected, but which must be
taken up and examined in their order to the
detriment of the claims of veterans who are
really suffering from disability.
We stand by our statement that persons en-
titled to pensions do not need the interposi-
ton of Washington attorney. 1t has been
the settled policy, and wise policy, on the
part of the governmental keep pensioners out
of the hands OF attorneys. The commissioner
is required by law to furnish claimants,
free of all expense" all such printed in
structions and forms as may be necessary IN
establishing and obtaining said claim. The
printed instructions and forms thus fur
nished are just as efficient an aid as any.
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Prince Alexander,s Manifesto.

SOPHIA, Sept 1.-THE manifesto of Prince
Alexander announcing the appointment of a
commission to draft a new constitution for
Bulgaria is reported to have been forced
upon the Prince by the Russian envoy and
Russian Generals Soboleff and Kaulbaro
Prince Alexander is anxious to rid himself
from the tutelage of the generals AT first
he refused the demands of the envoy. The
latter then threatened if the Prince persisted
in his opposition decree would be issued
by the Gar releasing the Bulgarians from al
legiance to Alexander and that General So
boleff would be appointed temporary regent
Upon this threat the Prince issued the man
ifesto
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WIZARDS PARTY.
What the Excursionists Saw and Heard in
the Rocky Mountains.

HELENA, NJ T., Sept THE Willard train
left Livingston this morning, and made the
ascent of the Belt range of mountains in
safety. The sections were subdlvided, and
three locomotives attached to each. A dis
lance of five miles is almost loop, and the
grade is 215 feet to the mile at this point.
The Bozeman tunnel is being constructed,
which will obviate the necessity of this diff
ficulty and expense. From the summit the
descent is made into the Gallatin valley,
which has rich SOIL easily cultivated by
irrigation. 1t has a length of 100 miles,
and an average width of twelve miles.
It's height above the sea is about the same as
Salt Lake, and the agricultural productions
similar. AT Bozeman was a fine display OF
minerals, coal and agricultural products. A
handsome reception was given the Willard
party, and the usual speeches and enthusi-
asm prevailed. The first section crossed
Mullen Pass of the Rocky mountains this
evening The other two sections will follow
in the morning, when the ceremony of
driving the last spike will take place. This
point is about forty miles west.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-09-08
WHEN
A PROSPECTIVE DUEL.
Hon. j. G. s. Blackburn and Hon. b. s
Robbins Exchange Letters.

FRANKFORT, KY, Sept. There is said to
be blood on the moon that shines upon the
Hon. j. c. s. Blackburn and the Hon. Ben.
S. Robbins, of Lagrange. The immediate
cause of the hostile outbreak is not known,
except to very few friends of the two distin-
guished gentlemen, but it is probably re-
newal of the bitter feeling engendered dur
ing the Congressional race between Mr..
Blackburn and Mr.. Owens, in which Mr..
Robbins was a warm partisan of the latter,
1t seems that Mr.. Robbins made some re-
mark on the train coming up to the in
auguration on Tuesday which was carried to
Mr. Blackburn, and which was very offensive
to that gentleman. Mr.. Blackburn wrote a
savage note to Mr.. Robbins, who wrote saw
age answer. 1t is whispered that Mr.. Black
burn had prepared a response so bitter that
it would have produced a meeting on the
field or killing in the rough, when Colonel
Stoddard Johnston used his intimate friend
ly influence to prevent its dispatch to Mr.
Robbins, and at once went down to La
grange. What his mission was is not clear
1t was probably medatory. and is hoped
will produce at least withdrawal of the
offensive missives, and place the parties upon
a footing where reconciliation is possible,
1t may be added that both gentlemen are
dead game and have acted promptly and to
the point. What the outcome will be de-
ponds upon the result of Colonel Johnston's
visit. If he cannot smooth the matter over
the worst may be expected.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-09-08
France VIII Negotiate.

PARIS, Sept THE National announces
that France has consented to negotiate with
China for treaty in settlement of the Ton
quin question, which shall be based upon
that concluded by Nicolas Prosper Bourec
with the Porte in 6S.
Note: That treaty provided that the govern
ment of France should have the right to acquire
property in the Ottoman Empire, in return for
which France should aid the Porte against in
ROADS from stranGers.I
The statement that China's proposals
with reference to Tonquin, recently pre-
sented to the French Minister of Foreign
Affairs contains the following basis of settle
ment, which appeared to the minister
worthy of consideration Firstly-The set
Element of the question of Chinese suzerainty
in Arnam, in FORM shall be discussed here
after; secondly, delimitation. of the frontier,
providing neutral zone between certain
points.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-09-08
MIR. Pulitzer Owns The World.

New YORK, Sept 7-Answering certain
inquiries concerning the ownership of the
World newspaper, the following authorta-
tive statement is given as the correct one in
the premises: The names of the three trus-
tees of the publishing company representing
the World are Joseph Pulitzer, John NJ Nc
Guffin and Melville c. Day, all recently from
St. Louis. Joseph Pulitzer is president, and
John NJ. McGuffin is publisher and secretary
of the company. Neither Jay Gould nor any
son of his nor General Eckert nor any other
human being connected with any monopoly
or corporation, owns directly or indirectly
one dollars worth of interest in the World,
or has any more to do with its management
than the Emperor of China. The World is
free and Independent without particle of
obligation to any body. There is no secret
about the ownership of the paper. Its editor
is its owner.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-09-08
The Chinese Habeas cornus case.

SAN Francisco, Sept. 7.-To-days proceed
ings in the Hong Kong Chinaman habeas
corpus case in the Supreme Justice Court
proved to be more absurd than those of yes
terday turned out No such Chnaman as
the one mentioned in the first petition was
on board the Arabia and the Chnaman All
tition stated, when brought be-
fore the court that he had not
made any application for writ, nor to be
discharged from the vessel. Judge Field said
the court had been trifed with and ordered
the cases dismissed. The statement, last
night, that the case was manufactured, was I'M
confirmed by the proceedings to-day, the OBJ
ject being to test the restriction act in respect
to Hong Kong Chinaman. 1t was believed
that Judges Field and Sawyer, sitting in
banc, would disagree, and in this way get the
matter before the Supreme Court of the
United States
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-09-08
POOR PERU.
Country Completely and HopelessIy in
the Grasp of Its Enemy

Country Completely and HopelessIy in
the Grasp of Its Enemy.
Interview with ExPresident Prado.
II have not the latest news, for I came
from Cauca, in Colombia, and you must
have here in New York later intelligence
than have"
"What do you think of the state of things
in Perup'
1T is not improved, but, on the contrary
it is worse. There seems to be an improved
prospect of peace, because Caceres has been
defeated; but this is because with defeat of
any Peruvian general the probability grows
stronger that the poor country might be
forced to accept the peace proposed by Chill
and accepted by Iglesias. 1t is a fact
that everywhere in Peru peace is
desired, is prayed for, but no such peace
as that-a peace without honor, and which
would strip from Peru the source of her
wealth, all the guano and nitrate beds and
the territory where they are situated. Chill
has Peru by the throat, and intends to
strangle her until she accedes to the terms
to which Iglesas has consented, and to which
he asks the consent of Peruvians. Iglesias is
the creature of Chilli. They maintain him in
power and he works in their interests to
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-09-08
Wreck of the Steamship Canimas. .

ST. JOHNS, N. F., Sept. The Canimas
mails were all lost and nothing was saved.
The passengers were dragged ashore at Gull
island by ropes The ship struck at 3oclock
IN the morning during dense fog heavy
yainfall and high wind and sea. The
steamers head was east by south when she
struck the sand. In half an hour portion
of the steamers stern was out of water, the
forward part smashed, and the cargo floating
around. The steamer Cabot, with all the
passengers and crew, left Trepassey at noon,
passed Cape Race at 230 and is due at St.
Johns at this evening. Captain Farquhar
remains by the wreck.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-09-08
THE CRoAT1AN REVOLT.
The Situation Very Serious, and More Troops
Are Called For

LONDON, Sept. IA Vienna dispatch says
the national party, consisting of moderate
Croatians, and forming majority in the
Landtag, has resolved that the nomina-
ton of Baron Won Ramberg as
successor of the Ban of Croatia, is
a breach of the constitution The situation is
so serious that Baron Won Ramberg has tele-
graphed for military aid, and four regiments
are ordered to hold themselves in readiness
for active service. Three battalions left
Laibach for Croatia on Friday. The rebel
peasants are being paid for their services
and large quantities of arms were purchased
in many Croatian towns.
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OFFICIAL EXCURSIONS.
The Expense of the Pleasure Trips NJ
Paid by the Government.

The Expense of the Pleasure Trips Not
Paid by the Government.
WASHINGTON, Sept Judge Lawrence,
First Comptroller of the Treasury, said to-
day with reference to published statement
that the expense account for some of the
official pleasure trips this summer would
meet with objection in his office, that he
knew no ground for such statement. He
did not know any accounts for such trips
that would come under his supervision. The
cost of running vessels of the navy and reye-
nue. marine service was not increased by the
presence on board of government officials,
and he knew no other item of ex-
pense of these trips outside the salaries of
the officials themselves. With these he
said he had nothing to do. He added that
it had long since been decided so long
as the name of a permanent employee was
carried on the rolls that his salary could not
be withheld from him on any pretext. He
cited the cases of two prominent officials
who had not been at their desks, one for
eight and one for nine months, but whose
salaries had been paid them all that time.
A law passed at the last session of Congress
had, he said, limited the time III which
clerks and employees below the grade of head
of a division, could absent themselves from
duty and and draw their pay, to thirty days
in each year. except in cases of sickness, but
this was the only Limitation placed by law
upon the absence of persons holding Office in
the civil service.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-09-08
POSTAL MATTERS,
A Change of Mail Locks-Guarding the
Postal Note.

Change of Mail Locks-Guardine the
Postal Note.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 7-On October / the
Postotfice Department will substitute a new
general mail lock for those now in use The
new lock, which is made of corrugated steel,
is lighter, stronger and safer than that now
in use, and is manufactured by the Smith &c
Egge Lock Company, OF Connecticut. For
several months anumber of clerks in the mail
equipment division of the Postofce Depart
ment have been testing the new locks aud
keys, and distributing them throughout the
country. Fifty thousand keys were sent out
to postmasterS and other persons authorized
TO mold them, in separate registered letters,
and the efficiency of the registry system is
shown by the fact that they were all prop
erly delivered. When the receipts for the
keys had been returned 200, 900 locks were
distributed among the heads OF the star
routes, the termini of railway routes and
lock repositories The work has Just been
completed, and the new lock will go into use
October l. The change of mail locks is made
but once in ten years.
The probability that attempts will be made
to counterfeit the new postal notes, if they
should pass into circulation as currency
which now seems likely, has not been over
looked by the Treasury secret-service officials,
and a careful watch will be kept for such at
tempts. Chief Brooks; of the secret-service
bureau, said that attempts to counterfeit the
new notes would very likely be made. He
has not yet examined them carefully but,
he is certain they could not be counterfeted
bV OlOtOpraDhV
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LONDON, Sept. THE News prints an in
terview with Marquis Tseng in Paris. The
Marquis declared that the movements of
Chinese troops had been misrepresented,
and that only necessary precautions
have been taken to secure the frontier.
Many Chinese, he said, had joined the black
flags, but China had no solidarity with the
latter China was unable to renounce
her suzerainty over AMMAN, but did
not wish to make it more pronounced
than hitherto She would be satisfied with the
status quo ante. The Marquis was unable to
say whether China would recognize the Hue
treaty, as he was ignorant of the terms there
of and the person who signed it.
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Gable Notes.

The Zulus are reported to be waging a war
of mutual determination.
A telegram from Batavia says famine is
completing the havoc there.
Henry Irving the actor, was banqueted on
Thursday evening by friends in Glasgow.
1t is now certainly known that the steamer
Batavia passed through the Sunda straits,
showing that they are navigable.
Owing to the rumor that the Invincibles
are responsible for the death of Marwood,
the English hangman, an inquest will be
held.
The Count of Paris, who said he did not
attend Chambord's funeral because 1.-THE
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-09-08
GENERAL NEWS.


What the Increase of POstmasters' Salaries
Will Cost the Government.
WASHINGTON, Sept. Off GERS of the Post
Office Department express the opinion that
theinadyertence of Congress in making a
bill to regulate postmasters' salaries, to go
into effect at once instead of on the LIST of
October, the date fixed for the reduction in
letter rates of postage, will cost the govern
ment 81, 500, 900 in increase OF salaries. The
system of grading salaries proportonately in
accordance with the receipts of the offices,
is, also, unfavorably commented upon at the
Department for the reason that. under this
system pOstmasters are continually tempted
to make fictitious sales of stamps in order to
increase their compensation.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-09-08
Notes and Personalities.

WASHINGTON, Sept. I'm answer to the
application from the French charge d affalres
for permission to take twenty Indians from
their reservation to France for exhibition,
Commissioner Price has advised the Secre-
tary of the Interior to refuse the request,
upon the ground that such exhibitions
would result in demoralizing the Indians,
and render them dissatisfied with life at the
agencies.
The excess value of exports over imports
for twelve months ended July 81, 1888, was
$107 379, 1876
Little Chief, Cheyenne Indian, sent a
unique appeal to the Secretary of the Inte-
rior for new suit OF clothes. He saws: II
don't care much for grub, but do like to
dress in proper style. | want the best white
hat you can purchase in the market"
The value of exports of domestic provis-
ions, tallow, and dairy products for the
seven months ended July 81, 1888, amount
to 800 397 500, against $59,684, sos the same
time in 1882.
The Department OF State has been informed
by the Brazilian government that Senior
Netto, minister of Brazil to the United
States will be sent on a special mission from
Brazil to Chilli.
Imports of merchandise decreased 500, 1885,
054 for the year ended July ST. 1888, as COM
pared with the same time last year, and ex-
ports increased $40, 489, 772.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-09-08
The Presidents Arrival at Home.

WASHINGTON, Sept THE President ar
rived this morning ut 1910 O'Clock, on the
Washington express of the Baltimore & POI
tomac road, which brought down western
and northern passengers The run from
Baltimore forty miles, was made in forty
four minutes. The train consisted of five
heavily-laden cars besides that placed at the
disposal of the President. At the depot
Secretary Pruden, and some attaches of the
White House met the President, and taking
carriages, the party were driven to the White
House. The President, as he walked through
the depot, appeared in excellent health and
greatly improved by his journey to the far
West.