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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-13
THE MEXICAN TREATY.
Differences of Opinion Among Members of
the House.

Differences of Opinion Among Members of
the House.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, March II There seems to be
some difference of opinion in the House upon
the subject of the Mexican treaty. A large ma
jority of the members of the body have given
the subject no thought whatever, but several,
including Mr.. Hurd, of Ohio, member of the
ways and means committee are inclined to
think that in so far as the United States is con
cerned the subject is settled, and that the House
has nothing to do with the matter. Members of
the committee on foreign affairs, notably Mr..
Hit, of Illinois, hold contrary views, however,
ana claim that the treaty does not 60 into opera
ton until Congress has passed enabling act.
Mr. Hit says the amendment inserted in the
treaty distinctly provides that Congress must
legislate upon the treaty before the President
can issue proclamation and that this treaty is,
in that respect, similar to the Hawaiian. 1t
seems to be the general impression that the
House will act favorably upon this treaty if it is
decided that an enabling act is necessary.
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High Water in the Ohio.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
CINCINNATI, March 12.-At 10 o'clock the wa
ter gauge showed forty-eight feet in the channel,
a rise of eight feet during the past twenty four
hours. The river is in all the houses along the
water front, between the suspension bridge and
Broadway. The steamer Andy Baum. which
was left on high ground during the last food,
ioated to-day, and is unharmed The river is
rising now at the rate Of one inch per hour only,
and there will not be more than fifty feet unless
the Pittsburg rise should get here before the
water begins to fall. 1t cannot, in any event, 20
much higher
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WIEN

transition from wintry to real spring weather ap
pears be in progress suggestive of corresponding
change in ono's apparel which leads us to say that
Furnishing Department is richly stocked with I'm
derwear, ferino Balbriggan, etc., suited to verna
temperatures, and offered at unrivaled low prices
In our Children's Department, have made extern
sive and heavy reductions in prices in order to insure
a lively movement of stocks on hand and make room
for new receipts. AS a result, stock of Shirt
waists for example, comprising very large and com
pete variety of tasteful patterns of the different fab
rics-such French Penangs, French Percales Linen.
Derby Penangs, Cochecc Foulards American Per
Gales Windsor Prints, etc.-are offered at reduc
tions of from 25 to 80 per cent below the previous
low prices of these goods.
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ST. Louis, Mo- March 12.-The losses and
Insurance. by the fire in East St Louis, last
night, are not yet ascertained, and probably will
not be for several days. The Advance elevator,
as stated last night was valued at about $780,,
600; insurance, 100000. Its contents were
owned by numerous persons and, it is safe to
say, were generally insured, but the amount
cannot be Stated. The exact losses of the rail
road companies are not yet learned, but, besides
whose ears were directly involved the Missouri
Pacific, the Iron Mountain, and other roads lost
ears which We're on different tracks. The row
of frame buildings in which the fire originated
numbered seven and were occupied as saloons,
restaurants and shops. They were not of much
value, and their total loss will not exceed $l5,
600
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Great Anxiety for the Safety of Ehartoum-
Another Battle i'll Progress Between
Graham and 0Sman Digma.
GladstOne's Franchise Bill Denounced
by the Marquis Of Salisbury.
Who Improves the Opportunity to Attack
Almost Everything Else Proposed by
the Cabinet-NOteo by Gable.
THE sOUDAN CAMPAIGN.
Anxiety for the Safety of Observation-Disclosures
Battle Begun.

Anxiety for the Safety of Khartoum--AnOther
Battle Begun.
LONDON, March 12.-Much anxiety is felt in
regard to the situation at Khartoum The
Times Alexandria special says ut is probable
that three courses are possible: To leave Gen
eral Gordon to his fate, to dispatch English
troops to Khartoum, or to import Indian troops.
The policy of doing nothing has not hitherto
achieved a single success"
A Suakim dispatch says the British forces
reached Baker Pashas position at Serabia
on Tuesday at midnight, and went into
camp. The Abyssinian scouts reported that Os
man Digma was in position and surrounded by
large force of rebels. After dinner, at about 10
o'clock, the British started for the rebel camp.
advancing in a square. The rebels are without
intrenchments. Five thousand of the enemy
have been sighted, and battle is imminent
The rebels are twelve miles distant from Sua-
kim.
Sheik Senoussi has sent a letter to the Khe-
dive branding Ell Mahdi as a bad Mosem, inn
poster and assassin. Telegraph communication
between Cairo and Khartoum has been restored.
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THE AMERICAN DYNAMITERs


Circular from the AttOrney-General to At
tOrpeys and M.rshals.
WASHINGTON, March 12.-The following circu-
lar has been sent to all United States attorneys
and marshals:
To District Attorneys and Marshals of the United
States:
By direction of the President have to inform you
that it is reported certain persons aiding in the
prosecution of henious crimes by shipping foreign
ports explosives, dangerous in the highest degree to
life and property. No proof has been adduced that
this rumor is founded upon fact and the President
cannot believe it is true The honor of this nation
however, requires that it should not be open to the
imputation, unfounded though it be, of the slightest
appearance of tolerating such crimes whether to be
committed against people or those Of other coun-
tries Your attention is therefore called to sections
1858, 5354 $3.50, 427S and 1879, revised statutes
of the United States which regulates the shipment of
explosives and the punishment of those who infringe
their provisions and you are instructed to be dlgent
in your efforts to prevent the ofenses described and
detect and prosecute those who have or may com
nit them. Very respectfully
BENJAMIN HARE-S BREWSTER,
A
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KEIFER-BOYNTON.
Testimony of Hon. j. G. S. Blackburn and
Major Mckinley.


WAsHINGToN March I'm the Keifer- Boyn-
ton investigation to-day Judge Merrick appeared
as counsel for General Boynton. Much time
was consumed in attempting, on the one hand,
to secure the admission of evidence, and on the
other, to exclude it, and in arguments and con
situations between the members of the commit
tee with regard to points raised. Hon. j. c. S.
Blackburn was called, and was examined by
General Keifer. He was a member of the com
mittee on rules of the Forty Congress.
He said that no rule or practice of the House
was known to him under which a conference
committee report, upon which point of order
had been raised that it contained new legislation,
could be sent to the committee of the whole on
the state of the Union.
Major Mckinley, member of Congress from
Ohio, was called. He was a member of the CON
ference committee in the last Congress on the
tariff bill. The last meeting of that committee
was held the day the tariff bill was reported to
the Senate, but the witness could not remember
the date exactly. The last night session lasted
until very late, and Jno. Carson, clerk of the
ways and means committee, was present The
witness heard by current rumor, of PROPOSE
ton to defeat the bill by parliamentary tactics,
but had no personal knowledge of any such pur
pose. He remembered that General Keifer came
to the committee-room on the occasion of its last
meeting, and asked the witness about the
points of difference and especially with
regard to the wool schedule, which
was decided upon at that meeting. In answer
to General Keifer, the witness said he had
heard no proposition to defeat the tariff bill
after 1t had been reported to the House by any
ruling of the Speaker, and he knew of no rule
under which that could have been done.
Mr. Coleman offered in evidence a number of
General Boynton's published dispatches, of later
date than March 3. 1888, to show that the bitter
ness which was manifested therein could not
have had its origin in a motive so insufficient as
admitting outsiders to the press gallery. The
dispatches were ruled out by the committee.
The remainder of the session was devoted to
an attempt to break down the credibility of pre-
Yious witnesses.
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W. A. COOKS TESTIMONY.
How Attorney Bliss Made the Government
Pay His Laundry Bill.


WASHINGTON, March 12.-Wm. A. Cook to-
day continued his testimony before the Springer
committee. He testified that the government
in the star-route cases, was delayed by the alb
sence of counsel 'Mr. Bliss often returned to
New York to attend to private business. In his
claim for expenses he made charges for railroad
fare from Washington to New York and from
New York to Washington several times, 1 in
duired at one time what was to be allowed Bliss,
and was startled to learn that he was to get 800
day. Afterwards, in the expense account, 1
found a charge for washing 1t is rather re
markable an attorney should charge in his eX-
pense account foi washing his linen"
The witness said the compensation of Bliss
was eXtravagant, uniustfable and unearned in
every respect Ample compensation for what
Bliss did, considering the condition in which he
found the cases, would have been $4,000. The
cases were improperly handled. The appoint
ment of Bliss was wholly political appoint
ment. The witness referred to his testimony
yesterday, and said he had omitted to say that
before President Garfield was shot, the Attor-
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FOREIGN MISCELLANY.
Attitude of the British Cabinet Concerning
Cattle Diseases.

Cattle Diseases.
LONDON, March 12.-Baron Carlngford, Lord
of the Privy Seal gave audience to deputation
which sought to learn the attitude of the gov
ernment toward the amendment adopted by the
Lords to the contagious diseases of animals bill of
1878 Baron Carlingford stated that the govern
ment hoped to resist the passage of the bill
by the Commons; he said, however. thatthe gov
ernment would prohibit importation of foreign
cattle when necessity should arise, even in the
case of the foot and mouth disease but he was
anxious this measure should be resorted to only
when positively necessary The contagious dis
eases Of animals bill of 1873 was directed more
especially against the cattle plague and pleuro-
pneumonia, and it had been deemed unwise to
resort to the same extreme measures i'll the case
of the milder foot and mouth disease
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Notes and Personal!ties.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, March 12-Memorias were pre-
sented in the House and Senate, to-day by Mr..
Calkns and Senator Harrison, from Nelson Post,
No. GO, Kendallville, and Garfield Post No. 224,
G. A. R., asking for the passage of various
measures benefting soldiers. in the way of
equalization of bounties, issuance of land war
rants, etc.
A bill directing the payment to Henry Ayres
Ct ST. 28O, or such part thereof as Ayres shall
show. to the satisfaction of the Commissioner Of
Internal Revenue, was enormously or illegally
assessed or collected, or was collected on de
ticiencics in production of spirits which resulted
FROM unavoidable accidents or from msunder-
standing of the requirement of the law OF regu-
lations, has been reported favorably from the
Senate committee on finance.
Thomas E. Garvin, jr, of Evansville is at
Wizards
The House committee on coinage, weights and
measures has agreed to report favorably Repre-
sentative Blands bill to stop the coinage of
threedollar and onedollar gold pieces, the trade
dollar and three-eent nickel and to limit the
coinage of gold double-eagles to 20 per cent of
the bullion purchased
S. H. Elrod, late of Greencastle, now of Clark,
D. T., is in the city.
Friends of ex-Congressman J. c. Burrows,
of Michigan, say he will be appointed Assistant
Secretary of the Treasury one day this week.
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THE JACKSON TRAGEDY.
Damaging Testimony Against Jud Crouch,
the Supposed Slayer of His Father.

JACKSON March 12.-Some startling testimony
was introduced this afternoon in the Crouch
Holcombe examination by the prosecution c.
D. Remington, ex-convict was put on the
stand, and swore that in June last he was
approached by jim Foy who said ''You
Just the man l was looking for
l want man who has pluck and
nerve.' asked him what for, and he saidsold
Jacob D. Crouch was a old hog, and
was trying to beat the boys out of the property;
that ii would go with him to Holcombes at
once 10 would give me $50 and, if would help
the boys get the property back,
Jud and the Captain (meaning
Byron Crouch would give me So 900
l told him would write to him if I concluded
to accept. l never did write to him I saw
Foy again after the murder, and he said | had
better get out as Judd and Holcombe had put
their foot in it, and knew 1 was onto
them, and if 1 did not get out
they would shoot me- On cross -examin-
alton he admitted that h had been tried for
cutting deputy sheriff named Moe and that he
had been sent to the States prison from Adrian
for attempt at murder. The cross -exanina-
ton will be resumed in the morning at $50
In regard to more arrests, the officers say that
there is testimony duplicating others before
the fact, but they are doubtful as to
how it will pan out on the stand and it is posi-
bic that no further arrests will be made for some
time at least.
The Crouch Brown examination, in which
Judd Crouch is accused of shooting detective
Galene Brown, will be resumed on Wednesday
next
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ST. LOUIS, March 12-George II. McFadden,
reported from Sherman. Tex, as having been
arrested there as one of the Paci-
fc Express robbers, formerly lived in
Louisville, Ky, was well acquainted
with Prentice 'Tiller and Il chum Of his at one
time He has been at work in the railroad car
repair shops at Sherman for some months past
but came here few days before tho robbery,
and was here ON the Sunday that the robbery
was committed, and is believed TO be the man who
was in the express Office with Tiler on that day.
and assisted MIN in packing his valises and car
rying the money away,
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MINOR MENTION.
Editor Nicholas Served with Warrant for
Criminal Libel.

Criminal Libel.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, March PA warrant was is
sued yesterday afternoon. on the oath of Officer
George w. Cooper NO lO9, charging Wiley
G. Nicholas late of indianapolis, managing
editor, and William NJ. Robertson, city editor Of
tho National Republican, with criminal libel in
publishing in the National Republican, on the
2Sth of last month"; the following article;
"A well-known gentleman of this city, who
was waiting in front OF the National Theater for
his wife, last night. was brutally attacked by
policeman ''l09r The oficious policeman showed
the gentleman and kicked and beat him until
he was hardly able to walk. The conduct of the
officer has created considerable comment, and
will be investigated today
None of the newspaper men or lawyers here
think this suit will amount to anything. Nicho-
las doesn't seem to care for it in the least.
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Affairs in the Indian Nation,

FoRr SMITH, Ark, March PA report from
the Greek nation says things are quiet at pres
ent Chief Penyman has ordered new Couu-
Gil to investigate matters and report on the de-
cision Of the Secretary of the Interior The
Spiesche and Chcote parties have united against
Pcuyman and efforts are being made to have
the Council impcach him and declare in favor of
Coweto Michae, the second chief-elect on the
Pcrrymau ticket Red sticks. the Creek signal
for war, have been found in the yards of many
of Spcsche's fuil blOOds
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An Attack at Daybrealz.

SUAKIM, March 1920 a. M-The British
have taken a position one mile from the rebel
camp. An attack will be made at daybreal with
seven Gatling guns. The cavalry will probably
fight dismounted. Hordes of rebels are hidden
in trenches and pits, and the British scouts are
frequently fired upon.
A spy reports that Osman Digma with 1000
men, intends to take position in narrow de
file, allow the British to pass, and then attack
them in the rear.
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A Russian Editor who Dictates Policies.

ST. PETERSBURG, March l2-The Council of
the Empire approves, by large majority, the
proposed concessions to a Russo American com
pany which contemplates the erection of grain
elevators throughout the country, but Michael
Katoff. editor of the official journal. of Moscow.
strongly opposes the measure on patriotic
grounds: therefore it is doubtful whether the
Gar sanctions the scheme.
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PARIS, March l2-The commander of the
French fleet in Tonqun announces that he has
dispatched the war vessel ViJlars TO Shanghai
and the Triomphante and two others to Annoy
and northern ports
Marquis Tseng has arrived in London
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Mapleson Again.

SAN FRANCISCO, March - The Patti ticket
swindle engrosses attention. The newspapers
unanimously denounced the dishonorable prac-
tices in the strongest terms The indignation
was ncrease ed at Mapleson's refusal to-day to see
reporters or give any explanation of the extra
ordinary conduct of hismanager. Scalpers were
offering tickets this afternoon at $l5 Few were
tal-a
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THE BRITISH CONSERVATIVES.
GladstOne's Policy Fiercely Denounced by
the Maramis Of SalishnrY.


LONDON, March 12.-The Marquis Of Salisbury
addressed a meeting at Chelsea in support of
BOthwck and Hayes, Conservative candidates
for Parliament He predicted a complete and
carly Conservative victory. The Conservative
programme was to appeal to the people on public
business especially on measures like the fran
chse bill, which sacrifices England and
Scotland for Ireland, a fact which
forboded an early appeal. He urged
a dissolution of Parliament before any change
was made in the franchise system. He declared
the governments policy had aggravated and
perpetuated depression of industry and trade.
and caused the low wages of the working
classes The Irish land market was paralyzed,
and no capital could be introduced into
Ireland. The shipping interest was at
tackled on fantastic grounds, and panic
and confusion We're thrown into the interests
upon which the country depends Radical at
tacks upon property would destroy the working
mems means of livelihood. The Egyptian disas-
ters were due to indecision arising from the
divided counsels of the Cabinet He was OPP
posed to the surrender cf Khartoum
Resolutions were adopted declaring that in
view of the disasters arising from the govern
ment's policy, an immediate dissolution Of Par
lament is desirable.
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BERLIN March l2.-Provincial correspondence
says the Lasker discussion is closed. The Ger
mans are agreed that it is no affair of Parlia-
ment to examine into the merits of foreign poll
ticians and nations: the only intercourse should
be through the supreme heads
The German Gazette attributes the trouble to
the Berlin correspondent of the Lordon Times.
the policy of the editors of which paper it says.
countries
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The IsiIIuns FniIure.

New YORK, March l2-The schedules in the
assignment of Jacob p. Billups n Co.. cotton
brokers who failed in December last state the.
liabilities to be $3.50, 000 nominal assets. 8732.
600; actual as It's $4l3 600 and consists of goods
and merchandise pledged to creditors.
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Rates to Indiana Points.

CHICAGO, March 12.-About forty railroads in
terested in freight business to interior towns in
Illinois, Indiana. Ohio and Michigan, met here
oday and agreed on basis for the mainten-
ance of rates to these points. Pending the
elaboration of this basis into the form of an
agreement the meeting adjourned to the 2Sth
inst
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MARpAN. d. r.. March l2.-Major Mclaugh
lin and Sitting 5uu arrived here this evening
en- route to Minneapolis The Indian chief WA
never further east than Bismarck. Tie obier
ol the present trip is u show him how white poo
pie live in big cities.
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DEMOCRATIC STUPIDITY,
Members of the House Taken to Task by the
Washington Post.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal

Special to the Indianapolis journal.
WASHINGTON, March 12.-The Washington
Post the central organ of the Democrats, reads
its party u severe lesson to day upon the ac-
ton in reference to the return of the Lasller
olution, and scores the majority in round terms
for sitting idly by and allowing the Republican
minority to capture the German-Ameriean sym
pathy by taking initiatory steps IN this matter.
The Post says: Without a word of dissent
or a single effort at compromise, Mr.. Hiscock
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thnrged with violatlng the Pension Laws.

CINCINNATI, March 12.-J. F. Mckinney, an
ex-member of Congress- and H. H. Smiley, of
Piqua. O., have been indicted for receiving an
unlawful amount of fees in pension cases. They
were admitted to bail by Judge Sage, of the
United States District Court in the sum of 81 900
each
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WEYAUwEGA Wis. March 12.-Frederck
Vierks, German, eightyfy years of age, was
found dead near his barn, in the town of Liud,
with his skull crushed in. A mallet lay behind
him, but there is no other trace of the murderer
Vierks had considerable money about him before
the murder, but it is now missing.
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western Nail Association.

PiTTsBURG, March 12.--The Western Nail AS
sociation held its monthly meeting to-day. Trade
was reported fairly good, stocks fair and prices
maintained. The cardrate remains unchanged.
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VIII HarmOniZe,

New YoRK, March l2-Thv Tribune, this
morning noting the election of John ]. OBrien
as chairman Of the Republican county commit
tee said: There will be no bolt" and day the
defeated candidate, Mavelle W. Cooper, said
II believe the decision will be acquiesced N by
Republicans Of all shades OF opinion"
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LONDON, March l3-4 y. M--An explosion oc-
CURED at hotel in Fulham, a suburb of Lon
don 1t is believed to be another Fenian dyna-
mite outrage. box containing four packages
apparently cartridges was found on the prem-
ses One man was blown to pieces.
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Leonold Disnosed to Kicl,.

ROME, March u Prince Leopold. of Bavaria,
is indignant at the refusal Of reception by the
Pope, on the ground of the anomalous position
of the Holy See and ambiguous situation of the
Catholic princes visiting Rome, and has in
formed the King Of Bavaria.