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The Indianapolis journal., 1884-01-17
THE BRADFORD DISASTER.
The CorOner's Jury Investigating the Causes
of the Accident.

BRADFORD Pa, Jan. 16,-The remains of
Miss Moran, one of the victims of yesterdays
disaster on the Bradford & Kinzua railroad
were taken to Oil City this morning for inter
ment The funeral of Mrs. Sadie B. Fair will
take place at Bradford this afternoon. 1t is not
known what disposition will be made of the re-
mains of Mrs. Libias Jones' The injured num-
ber twenty-six, and most of them are doing we'll
except Professor Taught, of Tarpot Pa, w. H.
Belknap, Aiken, N. Y, and George Mccartney
the newsboy. who is not expected to live The
coroner's jury visited the wreck and examined
the site of the tank and marked where the oil
ran along the road. The capsized engine was
found reversed, with the throttle open The
track was not injured in any manner. After
obtaining an insight into the causes of the dis
aster, the jury returned to Bradford, and met at
10 this morning to examine witnesses. All de-
veopments tend to show that the road will be
exonerated, from what is considered an unavoid-
able accident The flesh ON Engineer Sections
hands was fairly roasted, the skin dropping off
in Jumps. He will recover.
The Indianapolis journal., 1884-01-17
New Version of the Fieht at Sontav.

PORTLAND, Ore Jan. 16-A prominent
Chinese merchant, member Of one of the six
companies of the Pacific coaste has just arrived
here from China by steamer. He gives very
different version of the stormng of Sontay from
that published by the French He acknowl-
edges that about 8 coo Chinese were killed during
the engagement. but claims that the French
force was almost annihilated. The Chinese. he
said, had filed the ground with torpedoes and by
cunning military tactics lured the French army
to enter the fatal limits. A fearful explosion
followed, causing fIightful havoc in the French
forces. He says the French version of the affair
is greatly exaggerated. He spoke in very com
phmentary terms of the courage and military
prowess of his countrymen, and intimates strong
ly that the French will not have a walk over at
Bacninh.
The Indianapolis journal., 1884-01-17
GLOBES NOS. | AND z.

AS already stated in these
columns, the deluge OF guesses
received at the WHEN
as the period for receiving them
drew toward its close, was SO
great that the work Of prepar-
ing complete and accurate reg
listers of all the names and
guesses is causing some una
voidable delay in announcing
results relative to the two re-
naming globes (Nos. and p.
We beg to assure our patrons
that we are sparing no efforts
to shorten this delay as much
as possible, and will, as in the
case Of Globes Nos. 3 and A.,
give them due notice in adj
vance, through the press, OF the
lates when the Committee on
, lward will be ready to report
b these two globes.
The Indianapolis journal., 1884-01-17
LIQUORS AT THE CAPITOL.
Mr.. Bayard Objects to the Exclusion of
Malt Productions.


WASHINGTON, Jan. 16.-During the considera-
ton of the joint rules by the Senate to day.
when the rule forbdding the sale of liquors in
the Capitol was reached, Mr.. Bayard moved to
strike out the words "or malt, so as not to in
clude malt liquors.
Mr. Bayard said he was strongly in favor of
the exclusion and sale of spirituous liquors in the
Capitol but he was not willing to exclude malt
liquors
Mr. Frye said "Why, Mr.. President, have
seen the restaurant in one of these houses be-
come anopen, notorious low, miserable groggery.
have seen men with pantaloons inside of their
boots, standing at the bar in the restaurant of
one of the houses of Congress drinking misera-
BILE whisky out of cup"
"A tin eup!n inquired some member.
mo- sir said s1r. Frye, "a crockery cup and
have seen whisky ordered again and again and
called tea and brought in a cup and saucer
Anybody. whether a member of Congress or
otherwise, can sit down and order his tea and
drink it out of a cup"
ITO me, he continued, whether there is any
thing wrong in it or not, there is something ut
terly disgusting about it, and it is entirely unbe-
coming the character and dignity of the United
States
Mr.. Bayard called for the yeas and nays on the
adoption of his amendment but the differences
were adjusted without a vote by striking out the
words 'spirituous and malt and inserting the
word Intoxicating"
This word, Mr. Frye said, was satisfactory to
him, as it was the language of the prohibitory
statutes of Name. 1t also satisfactory to
Mr. Bayard, and the rule was adopted.
The Indianapolis journal., 1884-01-17
FEYERISH AND UNSETTLED.
Unsatisfactory Day in Chicago Margins
the "Bear" Element PredOminating.

Special to the indianapolis Journal
CHICAGO Jan. 16-Wheat opened weak this
morning under the influence of reported failures
in the East and large offerings. Heavy pur
chases by Mr.. Adams braeed up the market for
awhile, but when his brokers retired the mar
ket sagged off. Then the "shorts' buying
brought the market up, and finally at P. NJ,
prices were lac higher than at the same time on
yesterday. The continued bad reports from
New York and the break in stocks added to the
]arge selling orders, broke off the markets on the
call, and prices declined 1-s01-4c, and were still
weaker on the curb, where May was quoted at
98 3-8c although no great transactions were
made under 9s he
The tone of the corn market was decidedly
stronger during the former part of the day, al
though Schwartz & Dupee sent several lots of
cash corn around, most of which went back to
them. Several times corn and wheat were re-
spectively, SOC and 99c for May but were speedily
hammered down. In the afternoon, Charley
MAR sold 600 bushels of wheat and John
Dupee was a heavy seller of February corn.
The weakness of provisions on the call had
onr~ much do With ti'c break in grain
Charles Singer was again on deck, and was sell
ing. Take it all in ALL the day has been very
unsatisfactory one all around. and tonight the
market is feverish and unsettled with tla bear
feeling predominating.
The Indianapolis journal., 1884-01-17
LOTTERIES AND THE MAILS.
Text of Mr.. Brownies Bill Prohibiting the
Mailing of Lottery Literature.

Text or MIR. Brownies Bill Prohibiting the
Mailing of Lottery Literature.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 16.-The following is the
full text of Representative Brownies bill to pro
hibit the mailing of letters and circulars con
cerning lotteries, newspapers and other peri
odical publications containing lottery advertise
ments
THAT it shall be unlawful to convey by mail
or to deposit, or cause to be deposited in any
postoffice railway postal car letter-box or other
receptacle for the receipt of mail matter or to
hand to any postal official, to be sent by mail
any newspaper book, or pamphlet containing or
having printed therein an advertisement or other
notice of lottery drawing of lottery
or agency thereof, any letter, post
al card, circular of any kind, con-
corning lottery, gift enterprise, or scheme for
the distribution of money real or personal
property by lot or chance or drawing of any
kind whatever Any person violating the pro
visions of this act, upon conviction thereof,
shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $500 nor
less than $780, or imprisoned for not more than
one year. or by both fine and Imprisonment, at
the discretion of the court"
The Indianapolis journal., 1884-01-17
MINOR MENTION.
The Convention to Urge the Enactment of a
Uniform Bankrupt Law.

The Convention to Urge the Enactment of a
Uniform Bankrupt Law.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 16-The national CON
vention of commercial bodies to consider the
question of the enactment of uniform and
equitable bankrupt law, met here tonight
Eighty-fve commercial bodies, representing
twenty eight States and three national associa-
tions, were represented A. B. Miller, of New
York, called the convention to order The con
vention was permanently organized by the elec-
ton of j. L. TORY, of the Mer-
chants Exchange st. Louis, chairman
George Moore Smith, New York, secretary.
Among the vice presidents are George II. Ander-
son, of Pennsylvania; Alva Adams, of Colorado:
NJ E. Erman, of California; Murray Nelson. of
Illinois. The following committee was appointed
to consider the merits of the several bills pro
posed and report to the convention tomorrow:
John Stetson, Of Massachusetts; g. H. Anderson,
of Pennsylvania; Morris G. Wise of New
York Henry b. Metcalf, OF Rhode Island; p G.
Clark. of Nebraska; John C. Dore, of Illinois:
and Winfield S. Duncan, of Maryland Ad-
iourned.
The Indianapolis journal., 1884-01-17
THE MEXICAN TREATY.
Growing Opposition to the Instrument, and
Its Defeat HighlY Probable.

Ius DeIeat HlSnly IfODaDle.
WASHINGTON, Jan. l6.--No apparent progress
was made with the Mexican treaty, although the
Senate devoted nearly four hours to its consider
alton. Its friends are much less confident of
ratification tonight than earlier in the week
The division of opinion is found to be upon nei-
ther sectional. political nor economic lines
Free traders and Protectionsts, Southern
Northern and Eastern senator's Democrats and
Republicans are found on both sides. The South
with the exception of the Louisiana senators,
was expected to be nearly unanimous in favor
of its ratification but if the present estimates Of
the opponents of the treaty are trustworthy, the
expectation was not well founded 1t is said
that nearly one-half of the Southern senators
have expressed either opposition to the treaty or
strong doubts to its utility. They say il opens
no market to the Southern States, as neither
meats -four nor cotton products can be exported
to Mexico under its provisions
Petroleum" said one Southern senator Twill
be the chief export to Mexico, and the Standard
Oil Company the chief beneficiary"
No disposition to kill the treaty by indirection
has developed since the motion to recOmmit and
its friends believe themselves able to secure an
early vote at all events.
The Indianapolis journal., 1884-01-17
Public Buisiing for New Albany.

Special to the indianapolis journal.
WASHINGTON, Jan. Ex-senator Voorhees, has
introduced in the Senate bill to provide for the
construction of public building at New Albany,
for the use of the United States District and Cir
cult Courts, the internal revenue service. and the
postofice; the plans and estimates for said build
ing having first been prepared, examined and
approved, as required by section 3734 of the Re
vised Statutes of the United States upon calcu-
latons and specifications that will insure the
completion of the building at cost not to ex-
ceed the sum of 100000
The Indianapolis journal., 1884-01-17
GRESHADrS RECENT ORDER.
Violent Disapproval of the Decree Forbidding
Purchase of Lottery Tickets. ..-

Violent Disapproval of the Decree Forbidding
Purchase of Lottery Tickets. '.-
Washington Special.
The Postmaster general is not just now in
local public favor. No official decree upon the
part of any head of a department has ever, per
haps, caused such storm of execration as his
late one upon the lottery question. The clerks
of the Postofice Department, both men and
women, outspoken in their Indignation
They say the Postmaster general has no right to
dictate what they shall do with the money they
earn by honest and faithful discharge of the du-
sumed the Postmaster genera would scarcely
venture to forbid the buying of stocks on mar
gins-and some government clerks engage in
such speculation-yet he failed to see any ma
terial difference in the moral aspect of
the two. The Post made the order forbidding
the clerks to buy lottery tickets under penalty
of dismissal the occasion of strong, not to say
violent, leader. Ii said the order was ian in
fringement of the rights Of citizenship, not mere
ly an exhibition of bad temper, but the assump-
ton of arbitrary power which should cost any
man exercising it his official head 1t is not for
him to say what they Shall eat, drink or wear:
what they shall buy, sell or negotiate If he
does so he becomes a trespasser and a tyrant,
who is obviously out of place in the cabinet of
free government" but all the same" a lady
clerk said, I'VE are forced to obey. At any rate
we bought ticket the Postmaster general would
be sure to find it out and we'd have to GO
Whether he is right or wrong while he holds
the Office he can do as he chooses"
The Indianapolis journal., 1884-01-17
MAKING FUN OF A GREAT MAN.
Some of the Accomplishments of a Would-B BE
Political Leader.

Some of the Accomplishments of Would BE
Political Leader.
Washington Correspondence New York Sun
Mr.. Henri Watterson is here and as Ken
lucky is rapidly usurping the place of Ohio in
the national estimation, everything the dis
tinguished editor from the blue grass region
does or says is industriously chronicled and in
geniously studied. 1t was said that he came to
force Mr.. Carlisle to be the compromise candi-
date for the Senate and also to whoop up the
boys for that astute old gentleman, Mr.. Joseph
E. Mcdonald, of Indiana; but the natural solu-
ton that he came here instead of sending a man
on from the Office Of his paper to do the Wash
ington work, never seems to have occurred to
any except a few slow and unimaginative
persons. Mr.. Watterson loves Wash
ington. Its gay and kaleidoscope life
and the cosmopolitan character of it's society are
wonderfully captivating to the versatile editor.
The wife OF Justice Stanley Matthews is his
aunt, and his relatives and friends here consider
him to be quite a remarkable person for his
years. He plays on the piano. He does not
make much of his musical accomplishment for
fear it may hurt him in advocating his tariff
views, for when he is supposed to be studying
the great problem of the iron industry or the
sugar interests he is oftener than not drawing
forth the weird melodies of Chopin the great
harmOnies of Beethoven from dainty upright
piano which he carries around with him in his
trunk. Mr.. Hewitt is a mere stick at the piano.
and Mr.. Watterson knows that Mr. Randall does
not understand the rudimentary principles of
piano playing. But Mr.. Watterson is exceed
ngly modest, and requires much urging at an
evening party before he will play.
The Indianapolis journal., 1884-01-17
Mr.. Hewitt Not Alone.

To the Western Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 16.-The Star says the ac-
ton of Mr.. Hewitt in relation to the O'Donnell
resolution is still favorte subject of discussion
at the Capitol. The general opinion is that Mr..
Hewitt will be forced to call an investigation,
1t is now said that he is not alone implicated in
the affair, but right after the adoption of the
resolution, three members drove to the British
minister's house and told him that it was not
desired, on the part of the House, that the
British government should take any notice of
it," This was telegraphed to Mr.. Gladstone, and
prevented the British government postponing
the execution, as it is declared they intended to
do. 1t is claimed it was the intention to post
pone the execution from Monday to Friday had
it not been for this action on the part of Hewitt
and others
The Indianapolis journal., 1884-01-17
WORK PROGRESSING SLOWLY.
Six Weeks of the Session Gone, and Nothing
of Value Accomplished.

Six Weeks of the Session Gone, and Nothing
of Value Accomplished.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 16.-Congress has been in
session about six weeks, and yet nothing has
been done of any Importance. The Senate has
made some progress, but the House has made no
preceptible advance in the preparation of the
appropriation bills, and other measures which
require annual action. Announcements have
been made during the past two weeks that sew
eral of the smaller appropriation bills We're
ready to be reparted, yet not of them has
been brought forward The rules require the
committee on appropriations to report all gen
eral appropriation bills within thirty days fol-
lowing the appointment of that committee, but
thirty days are likely to pass without any of the
three important measures being in state of
preparation for the action of the House.
The Indianapolis journal., 1884-01-17
THE PENSION SHARKS.
Sample of the Literature Now Being Cir
culated by Claim Agents.

Washington Special.
Below is fair specimen of the kind of litera-
ture being mailed to ex-solders by the
great claim agent firms of this city with the re
quest to flood Congress with r~+'tions and
private letters asking for the equalization of
bounties the removal of all limits to the pay
ment of arrears of pension, the pensioning of all
who We're prisoners of war two months and
several other minor schemes. This article has
been mailed to the 100000 on the pension roll
and to $1,000 soldiers besides. 1t is an article
protesting against the reduction of internal rev.
enue taxes on the ground that diminishing the
surplus revenue would make it impossible to
carry out the desired pension schemes Says
this insidious, address to the soldiers
'"There will be music in the air; aye, there
will, if these wrongs of the soldiers are not
righted-the music Of tens of thousands of ex-
soldiers, forgotten but not forgetting marching
to the polls to vote as they fought. The distant
tread of their tireless feet is already audible
But great as are the resources of these brave
comrades of ours they must not seek to win the
battle at the first onset. Back of all the opposi
ton that exists in Congress to the recognition Of
their rights on the part of such malignant and
bitter soldier haters as Senator Beck there is
the attempt already once made, and surely to be
made again, to abolish entirely the internal
The Indianapolis journal., 1884-01-17
DISHONEST OFFICIALS.
Fraudulent Practices of Government Officials
in the South.

Fraudulent Practices of Government Officials
in the South.
WASHINGTON Jan. 16-Brewster Cameron ap-
peared before the House committee on expendi-
lures in the Department of Justice again, to-day,
and gave list of twenty-five or more names of
persons whose official conduct has been investi-
gated on account of alleged irregularities and
rendering fraudulent accounts. Some of these
men, Mr.. Cameron said, have been convicted.
Ralph Ballin, special examiner, will be sent to
South Carolina to present the cases of sixteen
United States deputy marshals to the grand
jury. Ballin also appeared before the
committee and gave his experience
as examiner in Georgia, South Carolina.
Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Florida, New
York and Pennsylvania. He began with his ex
per1ence IN Georgia, in the fall of 1881 and spring
of 1882, in the examination of the accounts of
United States Marshal Fitzsimmons the prede-
cessor of General Longstreet. Ballin said
shortage of $23 900 was found. The official had
never been prosecuted nor had anything been
recovered from Fitzsimmons or his bondsmen.
Erroneous charges on the part of deputy mar
shals under Longstreet, amounting to $4, 600 or
50, 600, had been submitted through Longstreet
be, however, was not blamed by Balin, as the
overcharges were made by the deputy marshas,
who were punished
Mr. Springer, chairman of the committee
SAID tonight that the committee will probably
finish its investigation of the official conduct of
United States deputy marshals and other of
hclals IN the Department of Justice within two
or three weeks, when it will take up the cues
tion of expenditures in the star-route cases. The
statement that the committee has summoned
Attorney general Brewster, S. w. Dorsey and
ex-senator Spencer is somewhat premature, al
though it is possible the committee might find it
necessary to bring these gentlemen before it, as
they in possession of the information the
committee is seeking.
The Indianapolis journal., 1884-01-17
LOVE AND DEATH.
The Young People Both Dead and "a Father
Insane.

Insane.
Gable Special.
Cambria on Sunday was the scene of a tragic
episode of love and devotion. Two young people
both of excellent family and desperately at
tached to each other, met by appointment in the
public garden near the ramparts Entirely alb
sorbed in conversation, they did not observe that
they were being followed by the father of the
young lady, who, rightly or wrongly, disap-
proved of the connection. The lovers. hearing a
suspicious noise, mounted the top Of
the rampant to ascertain the cause.
AT the same moment the father
who had provided himself with a revolver. took
aim at the young man and fired but the Young
lady seeing the movement suddenly sprang be-
fore her lover receiving the bullet in the face
She fell dead at his feet. On realizing the ter
rible truth the young man resolved to die also,
and preciptated himself from the top of the
rampant into the dry ditch. He dropped on the
stones, dashing himself to pieces and dying in
stantly The father, seeing the consequences of
his act, became insane through grief The young
lady was of extraordinary beauty and accom-
pishments. The terrible drama has caused the
greatest emotion everywhere.
The Indianapolis journal., 1884-01-17
Effect of the Failure of the French to Act
with Decision and Force at an Ear
ier Stage Of the Quarrel.
A New Version of Chinese and French
Losses in Front of SOntay.
All the Higher Egyptian Officials of FL 0beid
Massacred by the False Prophet
RumOred Fall Of KhartOum
CHINA AND FRANCE.
The Chinese Determined on War-Feeling
Among the People

Among the People.
New YORK, Jan. l6.-A private letter from a
gentleman residing in Canton dated Dee. s.
says China is determined to fight, and war can
only be avoided by France backing clear down
to the ground. France has made an awful mud
die of the whole affair, Had she acted with
force at first, Tonquin would now be hers and
everything be quiet, The idea of occupying the
country with only 1000 or 1000 troops is too
absurd for serious contemplation; but that is
just what France attempted. France, in her de-
lay and want of resolution. led China
to believe fear kept her back, and this
idea had taken such hold of the
Chinese mind that she will not be satisfied
with anything short of complete surrender of
the position which France has assumed in Ton
quin. Troops are pouring in from the north and
are being raised here. The writer says China
man told him, the other day, that it was no use
trying to get along peaceably with a country like
France, which is the most troublesome nation
that ever existed. China must rise up as one
man and crush the pride of the French. Ger
many tried it, but, although she succeeded in
winning the day, stopped short of the mark; so
now ii rests with China to complete the humilia-
ton of proud and arrogant France. Such is the
sentiment of all Chinese from the highest to the
lowest.