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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-12-19
WHEN THE Fun WILL BEGIN.
The Mexican Pension Bill, and What VIII
Happen When It Comes Up.

The Mexican Pension Bill, and What win
Happen When 1t Comes Up.
Special to the INDIANAPOLIS Journal.
WASHINGTON, Dec. I8--''The little spat we
had over the interstate commerce bill is not the
only one we are going to have" said a Repub-
lican member to your correspondent to-day.
1--WE are expecting a regular cat-fght ever the
Mexican war pension bill"
l asked where the trouble would begin.
ut will begin, he replied, when we ask to
strike out the provision to pension all soldiers in
the late war. True, that is not in the bill now,
but it will be proposed. Then the music will
become lively when we ask to amend the
provision for all who served in the
Mexican war by excluding those who subse-
quently served in the Ccnfederacy That
will fire up the boys in the South, 1
know, but it must come. They will want to
know how long we are going to throw up the
late war at them, and we will be compelled to
inform them that republican government
can never pay pension to any man for any war
anteda ting that of 1865 who fought with the
Confederacy and under the stars and bars"
''Do many Republicans believe that those who
served in tho Confederacy during the late war
should be deprived of pension on account of
services in the with Mexicop inquired l.
The member answered firmly: "All l have
heard express themselves 1t is y serious thing
to forgive in law tho man who strikes at the
heart of the government
Can the Democrats afford to contend for this
clause as it stands"
Il suppose so. The Democratic party is in
very independent attitude just now For the
hour it feels its ascendency with none Of the at.
tendant responsibilities. 1t has a chief execu-
tive chosen for four years, but he has
not assumed the official crmine he bears
none of tho responsibilities. When Mr. Cleve-
and beeolues the occupant Of the White House
he will he the governor that will keep the wheel
down TO the right number of revolutions Mean.
time the machinery in the abstract will run very
rapidly"
"Do you believe Mr. Cleveland if President
now, would sign the bill it is if passedl'
mo, l think not, 1t would offend the ex-
Union soldiers everywhere and there are so
many of them who are Democrats he would be
careful of that. Altogether it looks as though
the subsequent proceedings of this session would
be interestng.n
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Expectation that Amendment and Discussion
Of the Mexican Pension Bill VIII Result
i'll Another War of Words.
Preparations for Fine Parades in Dedi.
eating the Washington Monument,
General Swain Takes the Stand and Testifes
in lis Own Behalf-A Rigid lnyestiga-
ton Of the Naval Academy.
THE COLOR LINE,

The Acrimonious Debates in the House ON
the Interstate Commerce Bill.
Special to the indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON Dec ia good deal Of feeling
has been worked up in the House over the dis
cussion of the interstate commerce BILL or rather
the amendments proposed to it. If the debates
had continued much longer than they did they
would have widened the breach much more than
it has been for decade between the North and
the South.
Republicans say the proposition of the South
especially the Georgia delegation-to encourage
railroad companies in discriminating against the
colored people by providing separate cars for
them would lead to endless discrimination and
wipe out everything from the statute books and
the Constitution that made all men equal before
the common law
The debates on the subject were all marked
with considerable passion upon both sides of the
House, in which the colored members had
large share. There was strong determination
evinced on the part OF the delegations from Vir-
gna, Georgia, North and South Carolina and
Tennessee to break the way for freer exercise
of the tastes of the whites South to shut them
selves off from the blacks The question of
taste, usual came into the issue and COM
batted with law and there is the point where
hot blood generally comes into the problem,
which has for many years been debated in sew
eral forms.
OF course a Republican Senate would not pass
bill containing provision that railroad COM
panies might provide separate cars for col
ored passengers nor would a Republican
President sign it. The Republicans say
that while there might be nothing improper in
railroad companies providing cars for occupancy
by colored passengers who preferred being sep
arated from white people, the provision on its
face winks at arbitrary separation of the races
on trains, and that it would tend to encourage,
and would practically amount to, a universal di-
vision of the races
Democratic members from every direction are
free to say they doubt whether Mr. Cleveland,
were he in the presidential chair, would sign a
bill with this provisioninit. Many of them from
the South see, too the end of all this, while
some will say they only advocate it asa senti-
ment of their constituents, not their own.
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ROBBERY AND MURDER.
A Masked Robber, Being Recognized, Kills a
Farmer and Wounds His Wife.

CLEVELAND, Dec. 1S.-At o'clock last even
ing farmer named Harrington, living two miles
from Geneva, was called to his door by knock,
and on opening it was confronted by masked
man, who sighted along the barrel of revolver
and said Il want your money" Harrington
took small sum from his pockets and handed it
to the robber, who took it and cried: That amt
all. want the balance" AT that moment the
handkerchief fell from his eyes and Mrs Har.
rington, standing near, exclaimed: "Oh, [ know
him" you do, do youl" shouted the ruf1ian
'Take that, then and he fred, the bullet going
through her shoulder. She ran out of the house
and to the neighbors' for help. Returning with
friends evidences of desperate struggle were
found in the house, and Harrington lay dead on
the floor, with bullet-hole in his forehead Mrs.
Harrington recognized the murderer as a fellow
named Peck, who lived two miles from the farm.
Later in the night Louis Webster dissi-
pated young man, was arrested as the murderer.
A handkerchief in his possession, recently
washed and not dry, showed blood stains. A
revolver was found in his overcoat pocked He
was taken to Jefferson to avoid lynching.
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Gable Notes.

Anarchist Louise Michel shows softening of
the brain.
The Bishop of Meath has been elected Arch
bishop of Dublin, in place of Archbishop French
resigned
The Court of Appeals has granted rule nisi
for new trial in the case of Charles Bradlaugh,
who was found guilty of illegally voting in the
House of Commons.
The Berlin foreign Office has many requests
for employment in Africa. The applicants are
referred to the German firms Which have
branches in that country.
A cablegram from Buenos Ayres says: 1.-THE
reports of probable war between Brazil and
the Argentine Republic grew out of the annual
maneuvres of troops and evolutons of the fleet"
The reports are revived that the Grand Ouch
ess Sergius Of Russia has asked the Gar to
concede her divorce from the Grand Duke, on
the ground that he continues to maintain a
mistress
Wfred Blunt writes that the Peace Associa-
ton is certain it could negotiate safe conduct
for General Gordon and the Khartoum garrison
10 Dongola, and could also secure the general
pacifcation of the Upper Nile region.
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A BIT OF PETTY SPITE.
A Baptist Minister Placed Under Arrest,
Charged with Illegal Voting.

ITHACA, N. Y, Dec 18-The town is in
ferment over the arrest last night and removal
to Auburn to-day, of Rev. Robert T. Jones, pas
tor of the Park Baptist Church, for illegally
voting at the late Presidential election Mr..
Jones was born in England and brought to this
country while an infant and had not been natu-
rallied He thinks his father, who resided for
years in New York, may have been. Jones de-
clared for Cleveland, andaddressed Democratic
meeting prior to the election, thus generating
feeling in the church party of the town. He
was then declared an alien, and warned that he
however, under general oath. An indignation
meeting was held here to night The United
States commissioner here ignored the charge,
and pastor Jones was taken to Auburn
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INDIANAPOLIS, FRIDAY MORNING, DECEMBER

the chairman of the board shall be one of the
members appointed by the President of the
United States and designated as chairman by
him, and in case of tie the chairman shall have
an additional vote; this board shalt be intrusted
with the general executive management of the
canal and its accessories, shall fix the tolls and
provide rules and regulations for the manage
ment thereof; their action, however, shall at all
times be subject to joint direction by the presi-
dents of the two republics, which they are
bound implicitly to obey. The United States
agrees to begin the work within two years and
to finish it within ten years from the beginning.
Article % provides that the United States
viii aid, by their good offices, if desired, in Sc
curing union of the five Central American re-
publics under representative government, and
the reorganization of SAID republics in one
nationality being accomplished, the Central
American republics shall have the same rights
and bear the same obligations as Nicaragua
has and bears by virtue of this treaty
Article % provides for loan to the Mica
raugua government of 81, 100000, to complete
certain railways and to improve the navigation
of the river San Juan, so as to aid in the con-
struction Of the canal, the money to be repaid,
with per cent interest from the net revenues
of the canal Neither party can, in any way,
dispose of their share of the canal.
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LONDON BRIDGE.
Great Fissures in the Pier-Damage to the
Bridge Superficial, However.

Great Fissures in the Pier-Damage to the
Bridge Superficial, However.
LONDON Dec. 18-Colonel Magendis, chief of
the department Of explosives, says in his report
about the explosion at London bridge that the
dynamite was probably suspended to grating
over the sewer hole at the base of the pier The
force of the explosion was much greater than
supposed at first Several stones were badly
shifted and the joints opened at the curbstone.
At the bottom of the sewer diver found assures
in the pier extending six feet into the bed of the
river, into some of which he could thrust his
hand up to the wrist. The damage to the bridge,
however, is merely superficial and the strength
of the structure remains unaffected.
Near the base of each pier of the bridge is
an arched non barred orifce On each side and
toward the top orifce of the second pier from
the Surrey shore, nail was found driven into
the masonry; block Of granite at the left of
the orifce had been forced inward fully an inch
The cracks in the granite do not extend far
below the surface. A timber at the bottom of
the bridge has twenty feet blown away. The
municipal authorities offer f5 900 reward for
the discovery of the authors of the explosion.
Among the goods arriving at Dover, to-day
from the continent, the police discovered a tin
case filed with dynamite cartridges Weighing
200 pounds The case was furnished with
false label.
Anarchist papers report that certain foreign
Anarchists have been expelled from Marseilles
and Nice
The Dublin United Ireland SAYS: 1.-THE En-
glish exhibit admirable patience under the sense
less and wicked frights TO which they have been
subjected, The police direct the dynamite CON
spiracy and pay for the explosions"
Extra guards have been placed on duty at the
public buildings. The crown officials are like
wise being specially guarded.
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CELEBRATE OF POTASH.
Pounded in MOrter 1t ExplOdes, Killing a
Boy and Wounding a Man.

AUGUSTA, Ca, Dec. 1S-A terrible explosion
of chemicals took place in the wholesale drug
store of Lamar & Co., OF this city, this after
ternoon. A chemical mixture containing eight
ounces of chlorate of potash was being
compounded by a colored boy William
Holt, under direction of the chemist.
The chemist stepped across the street
for some needed articles, and an explosion oc-
Cured before he had walked twenty feet from
the mortar. 1t is supposed the boy. contrary to
directions, pounded the mixture thus causing the
explosion. Holt is dead. A negro ten feet dis
tant and the chemist, were knocked down
The former has several severe flesh wounds
The chemist was unhurt. Every window was
shattered.
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THE CONGO COUNTRY.
Stanley Points Out the Necessity for Its
Naturalization.

Stanley Points Out the Necessity for Its
Naturalization.
LONDON Dec. 1S.-Henry NJ. Stanley has
written letter in reference to Congo matters in
which he points out the urgent necessity for
settling the naturalization OF the Congo country,
of determining definitely its frontier and bring
ing about general recognition Of the African In
ternational Association before the Berlin con-
ference, has concluded its abors. If these
problems shall not be settled he thinks Congo
will only prove a tempting bait to France and
Portugal He thinks England should propose
to Germany that inasmuch rs the association
cannot make war; therefore war shall not be
made against the association. If the conference
disbands before these great questions have been
settled, then farewell to the Congo basin and q
long good night TO its DEVELOPMENT
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An Austrian Defanlter.

VIENNA Dec. 18-The Bourse was unsettled
to-day in consequence of the disappearance of
Lucius Jauner, director of the securi-
ties department, and the dicoSery
of deficit of 2,O5o96 forms,
about $1,000, COO) At the last examination Of
the banks assets, on Nov. IS, everything was
right A reward of 1000 forms is offered for
the capture of Jauner. 1t is rumored he has
committed suicide. Heinrich Tauffler, broker,
has been arrested for completely with Jauner, as
the latter had discounted bills Of Taufllers to the
amount Of 1,000 900 forms.
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FOREIGN MISCELLANY.
MIR. Labonchere's Plan for Resenting Bis
marck's Stumbling of England.

marck's Stumbling of England.
LONDON, Dec. 18.-In this weeks number of
Truth, Mr.. Labouchere joins in the outcry
against Bismarck for the snubbing admins tered
to England in the German White Book As
usual, Mr.. Labouchere is trucuent original and
aggressive. He exuts over the facts that Eng
land has no such humiliation to look back to as
was suffered by France at Sedan, and that no
Hohenzollern is or is likely to be at the head of
English affairs. The Guelphs are bad enough
he thinks, and he suggests a novel sort of repri-
sal for the Insult which Germany has put upon
EnglApa. He would have all grants aud pensions
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THE WASHINGTON MONUMENT.
Attractive Decorations and Parades IN
Honor of It's Dedication.

Attractive DECORATIONS ana PaTadcs III
Honor of It's Dedication.
Special TO the indianapolis journal.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1S.-General Phil Sheri-
dan, who is the marshal of the day for tho dedi-
cation of the Washington monument, and who
is also a prominent member of the general COM
mittee on inauguration of Presidentelect Glove
land, says the dedication will be the most en-
joyable occasion of the two for the general
classes of people. The decorations of the city,
the ceremony and the parades he thinks will he
more attractive, and will be stripped of all the
jam which will characterize the Inauguration.
The military displays will DO the great feature
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The Prisoners, with the Exception of Reinsdcrf,
EndeayOr to Shirk Responsibility and
Fasten the Crime Upon Each Other.
ReinsdOrf Declines to Plead, and Bids
the Court Do with Him as 1t PleaSes
Alleged Discovery of Plot to Enroll Ger
man Soldiers in the Socialist Ranks
Neutrality of the Congo.
THE ANARCHIST TRIALS.
Reinsdorf Declines to Plead, and Declares
He VIII Die Martyr

ReinsdOrf Declines to Plead, and Declares
He VIII Die Martyr.
LEIPsIo, Dec. ia peculiar feature of the
Anarchists trial is that each criminal endeavors
to throw the blame on the others, with the ex-
ception of Reinsdorf, who has the courage of his
opinions and tries to shield his accomplices in
crime. He bears the character of being kind
hearted in his disposition and remarkably gentle
with women and children.
The question of capital punishment in the cases
of Rupsch and Kuechler hangs upon proof of the
placing of the fuse and its extinction without their
Intervention. Elmer pleads that he was intoxi-
Gated when he gave Rupsch the money to pay
the expenses of their work. He has the best
chance of acquittal. Reinsdorf concluded his
harangue to-day; he said he knew he risked his
own life in the cause he had engaged in, and if
he died he would die martyr and in obedience
to the scriptural command, "Be faithful even
to death"
The crown prosecutor demanded that these
words be taken down. and they will form the
basis of charge Of melting to murder. When
Reinsdorf asked whether he pleaded guilty
or innocent, he replied, drawing himself up to his
full height, 81 have nothing further TO say.
Deal with me as you please"
The witness Palm stated that the fuse in the
drain pipe became damp, and thus the explosion
was prevented. Palm said Kuechler made
contradictory statement regarding the affair.
He told Palm at first that he went to Nieder-
valid with Rupsch to disturb the procession and
afterwards said he went to Illustrate the MUIR
derous attempt
Schebeck deposed that Reinsdorf boosted that
he would do deed that would make all Ger
many talk of him.
Counsel for the defense will begin their speech
es to morrow, and judgment is expected on Mon
day. The experts say one and half to two
pounds Of dynamite were found in the drain.
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Wants Further Time,

MEMPHIS. Tenn, Dec 18.-At the meeting Of
the legislative council, this afternoon, resolutions
were unanimously adopted to petition the Legis
latIre of the State to extend the time for funding
the outstanding Indebtedness of the old city OF
Memphis About four and half millions of the
old Indebtedness was funded before its expira-
ton in February.
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A Coke Syndicate Shuts Down.

PlTTsBURG, Dec 18-The Connellsville coke
syndicate this afternoon decided to shut down
10 per cent. more of ovens. This restriction will
leave but 40 per cent. of ovens controlled by the
pool in operation Members of the combination
assert that for the purpose of breaking up the
pool and reducing prices, pigiron men are sup
porting outside producers.
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Obituary..

BANGOR, Me-, Dec. 1S-Rev. Jonathan S.
Sewall, formerly of Chicago, widely known as a
preacher of the Congregational Church, died to
night, at the residence of his son, Professor John
Sewall, aged ninety three years.
PHILADELPHIA. Dec 1S.-Rev H. Colcazer
for fifty seven years well-known Methodist
Episcopal minister, died this morning He was
the founder Of the University of Michigan. He
was seventy-fve years old, and retired from the
ministry last March.
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Bloody Scenes in Corea.

LONDON, Dec. 18-Advices from Corea state
that the American minister was present at the
entertainment given by the King when the revolt
occurred. A series of bloody struggles took
place in the city's environs and in the Capitol
between the Chinese and Japanese troops The
Corean soldiers attacked both indifferently, and
altogether two sets of ministers were massacred.
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WHEN INDICATIONS.
FR1DAY.-GeneralB fair wedA-
er, nearly stationary temperature.


If about IL cases contain
$4,000 worth of clothing,
about how much clothing will
go in Z cases and not break the
cases? Answer: We should
say about $4,000. This is the
new process in clothing mathe-
mathics, and we ''fess" up it's
the boss method, because it set
ties all controversy, and no
doubt exists about the exact
amount of clothing there is.
Well, we received yesterday
about $4,000 worth Of cloth
ing. That is to say, by the
new process. We got 7 cases of
fresh attractions direct from
our factory, and to-day we will
sell
Boys ovorooats for ST, worth
S. Lot 500I.
Boys Overcoats for $3.50,
worth $3.50. Ask for lot
1856.
Boys Plaid listers for S 80
worth IS. Lot 3549.
And Boys Fancy Cashmere
listers for So, worth IS.
See lot 5000.
Then if you have boy from 4
to 6 years old, and want an
Overcoat for So, worth from
IS to 81, all wool cashmere,
ask to see lots 1904, 1890 or
1872.
Come and get all the Heavy
Jeans Pants you want, lined
throughout, for so cents.
They viii cost you 81 any
where else in town.
The wind whistled around
the old transparency on the
corner yesterday, and the old
Bankrupt sign that has been
brought into play on that cor
ner almost every winter for
several years past as regularly
as the winter came, tapped in
the breeze and it was awful
cold there, because the crowds
were all over at the WHEN
buying Ouercoats for Seventy
fee Cents and Jeans Pants for
Five Cents, when they hadn't
even been advertised; but,
then-welf come and see us to-
day and we'll make you happy
at the
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Active Onerations Of the SOCIALISTS.

PARIS, Dec ia dispatch to the Galois
from Berlin says the police assert that they
have found proofs of an extensive plot to en-
roll soldiers in the Socialist societies, and
that pamphlets preaching revolt have been
circulated among the soldiers of the garrison.
The Berlin barracks were infinitely searched
on Wednesday, but the result of the
search is kept secret Since the cleo
tiuns for members of the Reichstag the
Socialist workingmen have been openly
advocating resistance. The police recently,
ws,esbeaten, and mob. afterward fought the
police in the street The police were reinforced,
and routed the rioters, and made a number of
arrests.
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No Troops for tic hooking Valley.

COLUMBUS, Dec. 1S.-Sheriff Boden, of Athens
county, to-day made requsition on Governor
Hoadly to send two companies of troops to the
Hooking Valley, The Governor declined to
honor the requisiton, saying he thought the
local authorities could meet every emergency.
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Obstinate Prince Bismarck.

BERLIN Dec. 18-Bismarck refuses to follow
the urgent advice of his physician, to take
several months rest Many private offers have
been made to provide the 1000 marks for as
sistance refused by the Reichstag.
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withdrawn from families of German extraction,
which classification includes the Queen and
large brood of her relatives, and would devote
the British navy, in view of the prospect that it
may become necessary some day to administer
salutary thrashing to Germany
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Suicide of the widow Of Cen. MarEle,

PITTsBURG, Dec. 1S-A Greensburg PA
special says that this morning Mrs Markle, re
lict of Gen. W. H. Markle, who died suddenly in
Philadelphia year ago, committed suicide by
taking laudauum. Mrs. Markle has been an in
valid for years.