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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-04-18
THE sTAR-RoUTE TRIAL.
Evidence of Mr.. James Not Admittedly.
B. B." on the stand.


B. B." on the stand.
WASHINGTON, April 17.-Consdering the
untavorable circumstances, the close dark,
ill-ventilated courtroom, and the unusu-
ally long and tedious proceedings, the be-
ginning of the fifth month of the second
star-route trial found the court, jury and
counsel looking we'll and in remarkably good
health. All of the defendants were present,
a rather unusual occurrence.
William A. Cook opened the proceedings
with a statement which, he said, might affect
the case under consideration He had been
informed that notice had been served upon
]. b. Price, requiring his presence in court
to-day under pain of an attachment. He
presented surgeons certificate showing that
Price was suffering from a cancerous affec-
ton of the eye, and was unable to attend.
Mr.. Merrick replied that Price had prom
ised to attend with his friends at the govern
ment's pleasure, but in view of the facts as
described by Cook, the attachment would not
be asked for unless it became bsolutely
necessary in order to comply with the forms
of law.
acknowledgement James was then
called to the stand by the prosecution, and
requested to state whose signature was at
tached to the kilograms shown to him by
Rerdell on a train from New York to WASH
ington, in June 1881.
Mr.. Ingersoll Immediately objected, be-
cause it was an attempt to prove the contents
of kilograms without proper foundation.
Mr.. Merrick argued that the offer was
proper. that foundation had been laid.
Mr.. Ingersoll maintained that all evide nee
of fact that Dorsey had sent dispatches was
purely collateral. They had not been spoken
of by Dorsey in his direct examination, and
the only reference to them was made during
the cross-examination. 1t was, therefore, a
collateral matter, and as such could not be
inquired into.
Mr.. Wilson elaborated this and other points
at length.
Mr.. Bliss reviewed the evidence relating to
the subject He pointed to the fact that the
destruction of all kilograms had been shown,
and that it was now impossible to prove that
such kilograms had ever been sent, except by
the person who sent them. Upon the ques-
ton of the collateral nature of Dorsey's evil
dence Mr. Bliss based an argument of some
length, maintaining that witness, being a de-
fendant, and, therefore, shielded from sum-
mons by the government, occupied position
different from ordinary witnesses, and that
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sd. b. B." Examined Concerning the Bel
ford Check Meeting of the National
Academy of Science.
Investigating Charges Against Super
vising Architect Hill.
Meeting and Election of the Managers of
the National Soldiers Home-Dis-
honest Tobacco Shippers.
THE LOTTERY BUSINESS.
Indications that Postmaster-General Gresh-
am Will Attempt Its Suppression.

Indications that Postmaster General Gresh-
am VIII Attempt Its Suppression.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, April lit is said that
Postmaster-general Gresham will give the
Louisiana Lottery cases an overhauling at
an early date, and make an effort to have
matter to and from the offices of that institu-
ton excluded from the mails as required by
law. The lottery company keeps several
high priced men of influence in Washington
on its pay-rolls, and thus far attempts to in
terfere with the transmission of lottery matter
through the mails have fallen fiat. The men
who compose the lottery crowd, are afraid as
death of the new Postmaster-general, and
quake in their boots for fear he may by an
official ruling kick their fat into the fire. The
prompt manner in which he takes up ques-
tions and goes at once to the bottom of them
is something new in departmental admins
tration, and fills the parties who make liv-
ing expediting or delaying matters of busi-
ness by arguments, demurrers and other
MEANS with fear that their occupation will
soon be gone,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-04-18
UNEASY ETNA.
Phenomena Attending the Last Eruption OF
of the Sicilian Volcano.

Phenomena Attending the Last Eruption of
of the Sicilian Volcano.
Correspondence London Times.
At Reggie and Messina showers of sand
and lapilli fell But so dense was the cloud of
smoke and fine ashes in which the mountain
was enveloped that even at the foot of Etna,
only occasionally, when there was an open
ing in the cloud, vast column of fire could
be seen ascending from the principal crater
The obscurity, however, in which everything
was involved served to render the scene more
alarming The eruption commenced on the
night of the goth of March, and from 8
o'clock in the morning till 9 o'clock on the
following morning ninety-two undulating
shocks of earthquake were felt. They
continued after that time though with
less violence, till, on the night OF the 22d
two terrible shocks we're felt at Nicolosi,
and another on the night OF the 23d. II
would appear that this great commoton was
the prelude to a yet greater eruption, and,
indeed, eleven new mouths were opened
above Nicolosi, which vomited forth sand,
scoriae, lapilll and dense smoke, with fear
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wARLIKE PREPARATIONS.
Military Programme of the Germans in Ger
tain Contingencies.

LONDON, April IA message from EN-
peror William to the Reichstag calling for
legislation in the interest of the
working classes excites as much
uneasiness here in official cir
cles as at Berlin, for the reason that it
is believed to be inspired by distrust of the
existing government of France and to
cover military programme which will
pretty certainly be carried out upon the irst
symptom of serious political disturbances
in France. 1 have ton the best authority
that under orders from Berlin, a fortnight
ago, six divisions of the German
Imperial cavalry and four army corps have
been got into readiness to cross the French
frontier in three days time Some of the
socialist leaders of Germany appear inclined
to cut out work nearer home for
this force by provoking overt disturb
ances among the German working classes,
but as any such attempt would be disastrous
to the people it is not likely it will be
made. The real danger to Europe at
this moment is at Paris, where the
men in authority seem to be entirely
incapable of understanding the danger to
which they are exposing not only the peace
of the continent, but the very existence of
their own country,
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The Fenian Way of Getting Information.

LONDON, April 1.-THE affidavit of clerk
in the postal telegraph says men whom he
supposed to be Fenians accosted him, band
aged his eyes, in a court near the Broad-street
railway station, and compelled him. under
threats to take his life, to answer questions
as to the whereabouts of the engines, and the
number and duties of the persons employed
afterward conveyed to Kingston and ques-
toned by six men, some of whom were
Americans. The clerk has a brother in
America Does not know how the Fenians
learned his name
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The Foot and Mouth Disease.

LONDON, April 17.-In the Lords the Duke
of Richmond and Gordon moved that the
papers concerning the foot and mouth
disease in cattle be presented to the House,
and asked why the importation of cattle
from the United States as we'll as France
was not prohibited. The Lord President of
the Council and Minister of Agriculture
denied that the disease was prevalent to any
large extent in America, although the
disease existed there, and the wholesale pro-
hibition of importation of American cattle
was not justified.
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Destructive Fire at Sidney, o.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
SIDNEY, O., April 17.-This morning, at 10
O'Clock, fire broke out in the spoke factory of
johnson & Leapley at Anna, several miles
of Sidney, The building, most of the ma
chinery and large amount of finished work
was burned. The loss is estimated at about
$4,000; insured in the Queen Insurance Com
pany, of London, for S., 900. The arrival of
fire engine from Lima prevented disas-
trous fire, saving large amount of lumber
in the yard and other mills.
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The Tricks of Tobacco Shippers.

WASHINGTON, April 17-Consul Lewis, of
Serre Leone, writes to the Department of
State that importers of leaf tobacco from the
United States complain that it is dishon-
estly packed; that hogsheads on being
opened, are found to contain great deal of
refuse tobacco that from 25 to so per cent
of the imports is not according to samples,
and that this is particularly the case with
Kentucky tobacco. Owing to the difficult
ties of inspection, the inferior character of
the tobacco, according to Consul Lewis is
rarely discovered until it has found its way
to the retailers shops, and the importer is
obliged to make an allowance to the con-
sumer which in cases averages 92 per hogs
head on the cargo. He advocates a more
careful inspection of tobacco before ship
ment,
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The National Academy of Sciences.

WASHINGTON, April 1.-THE National
Academy of Sciences met this afternoon at
the National Museum. Twenty-six men,
bers were present, including some of the
best scientific men of the country. Pro-
fessor A, 9, Marsh, vice-president was in
the chair, and Professor Asaph was elected
as secretary. Papers were read by Messrs.
Leconte, Remsen, Loomis, Cope and HILL
The Academy will remain in session until
Friday. Tomorrow an election will be held
to fill the vacancy caused by the death of
Professor Rogers, late president of the
Academy,
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Cable Notes.

The Russian government has expelled the
Nihiiists of ChestapoloR
The workingmen of Germany are organ.
izing for general strike for ar increase Of
wages
At Madrid, scaffold around the ceramic
exhibition building fell, injuring seventeen
persons
Prince Thomas Duke of Genoa and the
Princess Isabella, of Bavaria were married
at Munich yesterday
Three RATS upset in the great tank at Sc.
cun1erabad, India, while crowded with ma.
tiyes engaged in religious ceremony, and
sixty-two were drowned.
1t is reported that the troubles between
General Thibaudin, Minister of War, and
Prime Minister Ferry have been renewed,
and the former intends to resign.
At the last cabinet council the German
ministry was unanimous against removing
the restrictions agains the celebration oil
mass and administration of the sacrament
1t is stated that should the Emperor OF
AMMAN refuse the demands of France, q
thousand troops and several gunboats will be
sent to occupy the strategic points on thu
Sang Koi river.
Three hundred and thirteen petitions have
been presented to the Austrian Rechsrath
urging tie defeat of the rcactionary school
bill. The greater portion of the German
element looks upon the measure with dis
favor.
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The Charges in Detail.

WASHINGTON, April 1.-THE sessions of
the commission to investigate the charges
against Supervising Architect Hill, OF the
Treasury Department, will be held with open
doors. Newspaper men and other interested
parties are invited to attend. The charges
will be read tomorrow, and the investigation
proper begin on Monday.
The charges preferred by ex-Representative
Murch were made public to-day The papers
are drawn up in legal form. and are quite
voluminous. The charges are classed under
five different heads substantially as follows:
First-A general charge of corruption, fraud
and extravaganza against ring in the archi-
tect's office, composed of Assistant Secretary
French Architect A. G. Thomson, William H.
Powers, B. F. Little, Cannon Church, Jordan
BARTLETT, Robbins & Co., and others.
Second Charge-That Hill corruptly admins
ters the patronage of his office against the inter
ests of the united States.
Third Charge-That contractors known to be
guilty OF fraud are especially favored BY the Su-
pervising Architect, having been largely over
paid by many thousands of dollars, and other
wise c0rruptly benefited.
Fourth Charge-That unskilled and incompe-
tent persons are employed In the architects
office and paid at rates due the competent per-
sons, and who hold sinecures and do other work
for which they are paid.
Fifth Charge-That contracts have been let In
violation of law to persous not the lowest bid
derR, and that prices have been paid for labor
and material known to have been extortionate
and excessive; thar vouchers have been paid for
labor and material never furnished, and that
vouchers, bids and contracts have been unlaw-
fully and corruptly altered to the advantage
and benefit OF the contractors Among the con-
tractors alleged to have been improperly favored
are the following; Cape Aun Granite Company.
Dix Island Granite Company Rodwell Granlte
Company, Hurricane Island Granite Company,
Old Dominion Granite Company, Westhain
Granite Company, Collins Granite Company.
and Bartlett, Robbins q CO. One of the snecifl-
cations alleges that the persons named in the
ring and their associates have exacted fees.
commissions, percentages, percents, shares, ETC.,
from contractors,
Another specification is that employees in
the Office have used the governments time
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The Malagassy Envoys Pleased with America.

LONDON, April 1.-THE members of Parlia-
ment and Others congratulated the Maagassy
ENJOYS on the satisfactory result OF their
visit to the United States expressing the
hope that it would lead to a good under
standing. The deputation also wished the en-
voys success in their negotiation with France
The chief envoy spoke in warm praise OF the
kindness received in America, and CITED the
intention OF the United States to promote its
agent in Madagascar to the rank of consul.
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SPORTS AND PAsTIMEs.
The Memphis Races-An Exceedingly Lively
Hurdle Race.

Hurdle Race.
MEMPHIS, April 1.-THE second day of the
spring meeting of the New Memphis Jockey
Club was repetition of the first as regards
weather, track and attendance.
The first three races passed off quietly,
with Lutte Fogle, Lloyd DAILY and Japonica
the winners.
The fourth race was a handicap hurdle
race, one and one-quarter miles, over five
hurdles, Florence D. won. Time, 6;1S
Annie g. fell at the second hurdle and
Florence ID. stumbled over her and also fell
Athelstone kept going. but refused the third
hurdle. Patsy McGrath, Jockey of Florence
D., ran and caught his horse, remounted and
won the race amid great excitement.
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eENrsAL ANp rrRsoNaL.-
Argument Begun in the Patent Process
Flour Case.

WASHINGTON, April 17.-Argument was
begun in the United States Supreme Court
to-day in case which may prove to be of
much interest and importance to all millers
who make what is known as ''patent
process" -four. The case is that of Robert L.
Downton, appellant against the Yeager
Milling Company, which comes here upon
an appeal from the Circuit Court of the
United States for the eastern district of Mis-
souri,. 1t is suit brought for infringement
of patent granted April 90, 1875, upon an
improved process for manufacturing mid
dlings flour by crushing the grain between
rollers. Among the defenses set up by the
Yeager Milling Company is that Downton's
patent is void for want of novelty in the
Invention. If the decision of the court
should turn upon this point rather than
upon one of the many other points of law
involved, and thus settle the question of
validity of the patent the case would be one
of much Importance, since most of the large
mills in this country have substituted rollers
for stones, and are now manufacturing patent
process flour.
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THE CHARGES AGAINST HILL.
What They Are, ana VINO Is Supposed to
Have Preferred Them.


Have Preferred Them.
Special to the Pittsburg Dispatch.
After some two months deliberation it ap-
pears that Secretary Folger reluctantly de-
cided that he could not do all the business
that came into his office, and among other
things let out the job of investigating Mr.
Hill, the supervising architect. 1t is alleged
that the acts complained of are connected
with the operations at Dicks Island, Maine.
A contract was made with the owner of some
quarries on the island to erect certain works
buildings, etc., and furnish appliances for
cutting the stone upon the condition that the
government would pay the proprietor 15
per cent. of the cost of the work, and have
the cut stone needed for the object in view
In time the work was completed and
the government had no more use for
the Improvements on the island, which had
cost over $4,000. The property was put up
and sold at auction, the proprietor of the
quarry bidding it in for 81, 800 Soon after
ward more stone was required, and the de-
partment purchased the properly for the
handsome price of $50, 900. Mr. Hills
friends say that the charges have reference
to this old matter, and that he had nothing
to do with it. 1t is alleged, however, that
there are men in his office now who did have
something to do with it.
In spite of Mullett's denials, it is evident
that he is at the bottom of the charges against
Architect Hill, though precisely what the
character of these charges are, except they
are in relation to public buildings is not
known. A Philadelphia firm of contractors,
who have furnished iron shutters, has also
joined Mullett Judge Kelley filed the
charges for the Philadelphia firm Murch is
also a plaintiff in the case. Mr.. New says a
thorough investigation will be had.
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ALLEGHENY, April 17.-Allegheny II, Bay
City 3.
BALTIMORE April 17.-Bostons g. Balti-
mores 4.
LOUISVILLE, April 17.-Eclipse II, East
Baginaws 3.
New York April 17.-Clevelands 4, Metro
oolitans 3.
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Anotber Bone of content;on.

LONDON, April lin reference to the am
nouncement that commissioner has been
sent from Queensland to take possession OF
of New Guinea, as dependency of Queens
land. it is pointed out that the colonial in.
stitute notified the Australian government
III December last that the Algerine Zeitung
advised the German government to annex
New Guinea.
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Suicide of a Priest.

ST, PAUL, Mimi, April 17.-Rev. John
Schenck, Roman Catholic priest at Long
Prairie, was found dead in his bedroom, on
Sunday, under circumstances plainly point
ing to suicide His death was occasioned by
bullet wound, and a revolver with one
empty chamber was found lying by his body.
Cause, despondencY.
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The Coronation Again Postponed.

BERLIN, April 17.-It is likely the corona
ton OF the Car will be postponed until the
10th of June. The latest proclamation of the
Nihilists merely refers to the Gar in scorn-
full way, saying he is beneath criticism Well
informed persons in Russia express the opn-
ion that no danger need be feared for the
Gar at the coronation, with the exception,
perhaps, of an act of an isolated fanatic and
even that is unlikely.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-04-18
GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS.
Trouble Between the French and Natives at
LOaneO.

LISBON, April lin the Chamber of Depu-
ties dispatch from the Governor of Angola
was read. 1t is stated that the French occu-
pied Pontanegro and Loango on the 18th of
March. The natives protested. The captain
of the Portuguese cruiser Bergo, who made
formal protest to the French authorities, ex-
pected that a conflict with the French will
follow, and that Henry NJ. Stanley will re-
quire ship and forces for his protection.
There has been no outbreak, however, up to
date,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-04-18
WHEN INDICATIONS.
WEDNESDAY,-Pa cloudy weather,
stationary or slight rise in temperature.
OUR
EXCURSI0Nl

Tomorrow, Thursday, April
10, we will run our third ex-
cursion of the spring series,
over the l., B. & w. R. R.,
from Decatur, ILL.,, and inter-
mediate points, to our Cloth
Ing Store. Train arrives at
Union Depot at 1855 a. m.
Returning train leaves at 6
P. m.
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Meeting of the Managers of the Soldiers
Home.

WASHINGTON, April 17.-The board of man.
ayers of the National Home for Disabled
Volunteer Soldiers met at noon to-day at the
Arlington Hotel, and the following officers
were elected for the ensuing year: President
General w. B. Franklin; first vice president
Colonel L. A. Harris, of Oho second vice
president, General J. A. Martin, of Kansas;
secretary, General NJ. T. Mcmahon, of New
York. The resignation of General w. s.
Tilton governor of the Home at Togus, Me-.
was accepted, and General Luther Stephen
son, jr., of Massachusetts, was elected as his
successor. DR.. S. X. Fowle, of Concord, was
elected surgeon of the Southern Home at
Hampton, Va. The other business of the
board was of routine character. The board
leaves here tomorrow to visit the Soldiers
Home at Hampton, Va.
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A Duel In the Straet.

New York, April 17-Thomas Hart and
+. Relley, both known to the police, met in
Mulberry street tonight and renewed an old
. quarrel. Each drew knife, and they fought
until Hart fell to the sidewalk. Recovering
consciousness, he walked to the police
station, and is now in the hospital dying.
Reilley is at large.
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The Turkish Army to BE Reorsanized.

BERLIN, April 1.-THE Sultan of Turkey
has invited Baron Won Goltzc, Of the general
staff of the German army, to enter the
Turkish service and reorganze the military
and educate the troops. The Emperor will
permit the Baron to accent the invitation.
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aiils.