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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-05-03
Greek Merchants of KhartOum in COrre-
spOndence with the Mahdi with View
to Turning an Honest Penny.
Egypt Not Invited to Participate in the
financial Conference.
The Spanish Government Announces the
Revolutionary Movement Suppressed
but Demonstrations Continue.
THE EGYPTIAN TROUBLES.


Latest Reports Announce the Safety of Khar-
tOum-Intrigues with the Rebels.
LONDON May 2.-The Cairo correspondent of
the Times says Nubar Pasha the Egyptian
Prime Minister, is becoming hostile to British
influence, and welcomes intrigues against the
English. There are hints that some foreign
power is giving him support.
The News prints Khartoum dispatches dated
April 2l. Everything is reported safe. Trade
will be carried on with the Mahdis men in case
Khartoum is taken. The Greek merchants are
already in correspondence with the Mahdi with
a view to the establishment of commerce.
The Pail Mall Gazette says: The Ministers
will do nothing unless General Gordan simply
executes his pacific mission. Acting on Quaker
principles, they refuse to spend penny or to
fire shot to encourage General Gordan to re
sist the Mahdi. whom Downing street regards as
the possible prophet of God"
The Gazette recommends the immediate crea-
ton of national defense fund to save the ma
tional honor from intolerable stain
In the Commons, to-day, Sir Michael Hicks
Beach, Conservative, gave notice of motion
that the House regrets that the course of the gov
ernment has not tended to promote the success
of General GOrdon's mission and that steps to
secure his personal safety have been delayed.
The Egyptian government has offered Sou
danese chief $4,000 to bring General Gordon
from KhartOum
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-05-03

LINCOLN Neb, May 2.-The Republican State con.
vention concluded its labors at three clock this morn
ing. The full delegation is, John NJ. Thurston, N
s. Harwood, John Jenson and George \. Brooks all
Blaine men Jenson and Brooks declaring themselves
so in speeches A resolution instructing for Blaine
was tabled by a vote of 2O2 to POI the convention
being against instructions of any kind.
The platform Endorsed the administration of Presi
dent Arthur in strong terms condemns the proposed
tariff legislation outlined by the Democratic lead
struction of navy commensurate with the needs
of nation ready to defend its rights and protect its
citizens at home and abroad and demands that rep
resentation in all future national Republican conven-
tons shall be proportonae to the vote cast for Presi
dent at the last preceding presidential election.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-05-03
GENERAL BADEAU's CHARGES.
Minister Foster Gives the Facts Concerning
the New Agreement with Spain.

Minister Foster Gives the Facts Concerning
the New Agreement with Spain.
WASHINGTON, May 2.-General John W. Fos-
ter, minister to Spain returned to-day from his
visit to Indiana His attention has been called
to the charges of General Badeau, late consul
general at Havana, against the State Depart
ment He states that, so far as they related to
the recent commercial agreement negotiated at
Madrid for the West Indian trade, General Ba-
deau was entirely unsustained by facts. The
latter alleged that the agreement twas so mani
festly improper and ill-considered that in six
weeks after it was signed it had been abandoned
and new one concluded"
The facts are that the original agreement
signed on Jan. last provided that it's stipula-
tions should go into effect on March l, and it
was expected that such of its articles as required
the approval of the Spanish Cortes would obtain
that approval before that date, but within
two weeks after the signing the cabinet
crisis occurred at Madrid new Ministry was
called to power, and the Cortes was dissolved.
This made it impossible to obtain the action of
the CorteS before the 1St of March, and by mu-
tual consent new agreement was substituted,
providing for putting into operation at the time
named the articles which the two governments
already possessed power to carry out, and for
submitting to the Cortes when convened, those
which the new Ministry deemed required the au-
thorization of that body. The new agreement
is substantially the same as the original one
General Badeau's allegations that the President
has transgressed mis- powers in carrying out the
agreement (which, he says is in fact treaty. are
made, Gen. Foster says, with apparent ignorance
of the congressional statute which confers upon
the executive full power to suspend the 10 per
cent. extra duty on Spanish cargoes, which is all
that has been done on the part of the United
States
The General is equally at fault he says, in re-
gard to the effects of the agreement. The loss,
in place of Sc, SOC, 900, as he alleged is virtually
nothing, at most not more than $25, 900, while we
obtain a reduction in the tariffs of Cuba and
Porto Rico averaging at least 30 per cent. on all
American products, and secure the abolition of
an odious discrimination point for which our
government has been contendng with Spain for
more than fifty years 1t is not claimed that the
agreement is all that is needed in respect to
Cuban trade, but it is great step in the right
direction.
General Foster declined to notice the other
charges against the Department, as he had no
official knowledge Of the facts involved
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-05-03
AN ATTEMPT AT COMPROMISE.
The Democrats Make Vain Effort to Reach
an Agreement on the Tariff:

The Democrats Make Vain Effort to Reach
an Agreement on the Tariff
WASHINGTON, May 2.-For some days there
has been talk of compromise between the
friends of the Morrison tariff bill and its oppon-
cnts in the Democratic party, by which, in view
of certain concessions to be made to the wool in
terest, the votes of the wool men should be given
in favor of the amended Morrison bill. 1t is un-
derstood tonight that this proposed
compromise has fallen through, and the
Morrison bill must take its chances
on its own merits AS nearly
as can be learned, the failure of the talked-of
compromise was due to the impossbility of
reconciling the demands of the wool men with
the concessions the friends of the Morrison bill
were willing to take. IT. is understood the sub
ject of concession was approached somewhat in
this wise: Wool, the Morrison men said, had
suffered reduction of about IS per cent by
the tariff act of 1888, and there
would be some reason for complaint
of unfair discrimination against this particular
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-05-03
April MeteOrOIocy.

INpiANAPoLIs. May 2.
Monthly mean barometer, % 93s; highest barome-
ter, 30 100, Oh 29th; lowest barometer, 29,3l3 on
18th; monthly range of barometer S77.
Monthly mean temperature 52.2; highest tempera,
ture sos; lowest temperature 81 4.
Monthly range of temperature, 49,1
Greatest daily range of temperature, 24.5, OF
29th; least daily range of temperature So 10th;
monthly relative humility, 80 l. monthly mean
dewpoint. 35.1
Prevailing direction Of wind northwest; total
movement of wind, s, 1913 miles; maximum velocity of
wind, so miles-west, 29th.
Total amount of precipitation 2 50 inches.
Depth of snowfall during the month, 1.S inches.
Number of clear days, 5; number fair days, 8;
number cloudy days IL number of days when rain OF
fell II.
Dates of frost Sd. 25th.
Dates of lunar halos 9th
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-05-03
ADemocratic View of the Case.

Courler-Journal-
The late VIM. H. English, of Indiana, is in the
city. In fact Mr.. English has been in Wash
ington several days. but it was not until to-day
that his distinguished presence was made public
He is here in the interest of his son Will, an
exceedingly clever young man, who was the
Democratic candidate for Congress in the Indian
apolis district, in 1882 but who failed to get
elected for the reason that he did not get as
many votes as Stanton j. Peelle The worst
part of the election was that young English was
beaten by Democrats who refused to vote for
him on account of mean prejudice against his
father. This was all very wrong, but still it is
all very true. But young English contested the
seat of young Peelle, and of course his father is
very anxious that he should have it. That is
quite right and quite natural.
1t does not look to your correspondent as if
young English is entitled to the seat, and indeed
he is of the opinion that the House is of the
same mind. Under all the circumstances, the
best thing for Mr.. Will E. English is to return
home, secure the nomination again, and roll up
his sleeves to go in to win. Then he can come
to Congress and there will not be blot upon his
claim
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-05-03
SPANISH AFFAIRS.
Result of the Recent Observation-Disclosures
of Revolutionary Disturbances.


MADRID, May 2.-The election for members of
the Chamber of Deputies resulted in the choice
of 334 Conservatives, including twenty Ultra
montaines, forty-two Liberals supporters of
Sagastal, thirty-fve members of the Dynastic
Left, three Possbists Including Castelar), three
Radicals, and three Cuban Autonomists.
The government claims to have frustrated the
various revolutionary movements, yet attempts
have been made to set fire to the house which
contains the shore end of the Marseilles cable
Twelve Spanish insurgents with two officers,
who crossed the French frontier, have been in
termed.
A Gibraltar customs officer employed within
the Spanish lines. has been arrested and impris-
oned'at San Rogue. Revolutionary documents
and blank form of appointment, signed by 70
rilla, were found on his person.
Three military officers have been arrested at
Algeeiras
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-05-03
Notes and Personalities.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, May at is pretty definitely
settled in the programmes of both the House
and the Senate, that an adjournment of Con
gress will be taken by June 2S
After cutting the life out of the river and har
Dor improvements, the Democrats of the House
threaten to refuse to pass any river and harbor
bill at this session.
Several committees in the House, tits believed
will not succeed in having one of their bills be
come law at any time during the existence of this
Congress.
The bill providing for postal telegraphy by con
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-05-03
FOREIGN MISCELLANY.

The Oriental Bank of London Closes Its
DoOrs-NO Expectation of Serious Loss.
LONDON, May 2-The Oriental Bank sus-
pended to-day The bank has been in difficult
ties for some time 1t is believed the loss will
not be great The bank has 92, 900, 900 of un-
productive capital locked up in Mauritius and
Ceylon which proved to be weight beyond its
power to support Disastrous speculation in
Chilian bonds was the first serious blow. The
bank also suffered from frauds and outside
failures
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-05-03
Exploring That Alaska River.

SAN FRANCISCO, May 2.-The United States
revenue steamer Corwin sails tomorrow for Alaska
with Lieut. Doley and party who have been specially
detailed by the Treasury Department to explore the
new river discovered last year in Alaska by Lieut.
Steney The latter left three weeks ago on the
schooner 0unalask under government orders to CON
tinue explorations of the river. The fact that Lieut.
Doley was ordered to follow Lieut.. Stoney and ex-
circles here,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-05-03
The Mississippi Delegation to Chicago.
inl An 4 L. Ir,1lin L. II

Special TO the indianapolis journal.
WAsHINGTON, May 2.-Regster Bruce, of the
Treasury, who has Just returned from Mississippi
where he attended the Republican State convention
being asked to-day the delegation from that State
to Chicago, replied The delegation numbers eight
een and is equally divided between whites and coored
people OF the nine white delegates, three orig
inally Northern and the other six exconfed,
crate soldiers"
Are the Independents represented in the delega
tion?"
'"They are not replied Mr.. Bruce; "the delegation
is simorpure Republican. The call for the State CON
ventiou followed the wording Of the call for the ma
tional convention and included am invitation to all
opponents Of Bourbonsm and the Independents were
thereby asked to cooperate with but only very few
responded. The delegation is unnstructed, and ID
sentiment is disposed to vote for any good man who
can carry the debatable States
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-05-03

SCRANTON, Pa, May 2.-The barrel mill presshouse
and canning mill of the Moosic Powder Company have
blown up, and the grinding and pulverizing
mills have been fired. The mills were ignted from
forest fires The company has been fighting the fire for
several days One employe burned to crisp. Sew
era hundred cords of powder wood are now burning
1t is expected the glazing mills will go. The iron
magazines, containing several thousand pounds of
powder are far safe. No dares travel the road
to Archibald for fear the remainder of the mills will
blow up The loss thus far is $50 900.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-05-03
Georgia Republicans.

ATLANTA Ga, May I'm the Wing Republicans
convention this morning, the matter of sending del
egates Chicago was referred TO the executive COM
mittee with power. The calling of the State conve
ton to nominate State officers and presidential elect
ors was left to the executive committee. If a con.
vention is called the committee will put out a ticket
The convention indorsed General Longs1eet for Gov
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-05-03
Republican Joint Conventions at GreencastIe.
Special to the Indiana annlis Innrnal


GREENCAsTLE, Ind, May 2-Three Republican
conventions held forth here to-day. The joint sena
toral convention of Putnam and Hendricks nominated
John Hadley of Danville for State senator Tht
joint representative convention composed of Putnam
Hendricks and Clay, nominated for representative
Silas A. Hays of Greencastle For prosecuting
attorney for Putnam and Clay counties VIM p. Blair
of Brazil was chosen
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-05-03
MINOR MENTION.
The Langston Murder TriaI-Claim that
Good Defense Will BE Shown.

Good Defense Will BE Shown.
WASHINGTON, May 2-Hon. John NJ. Langs-
ton, United States minister to Hayti, arrived in
the city to-day, having started on his return as
soon as possible after hearing of the charge of
murder preferred against his SON. Mr.. Langston
talks freely concerning his sons crime, saying a
plea Of self defense will be made, and that per-
fectly good and conclusive defense can be shown
He has procured the services of Colonel Inger-
soil and attorney A. G. Riddle as counsel for his
son, and says the defendant will be on hand
when the government is ready to proceed with
the trial.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-05-03
A Mining Town Burned.

ELMIRA, N. Y, May "A report comes from tie
coal mining town of Arnot, Toga county, Pa,
that about score of dwellings, and both
mining stores burned to-day. The buildings
were ignted by the forest fires raging in that
section Elmra sent fremen and apparatus The
homeless families find shelter at Blossburg
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-05-03
Planning Mill Burned.

CINcINNATI, May 2.-The Ohio Planning and Lumber
Mills owned by Greenees Mitchell Co., burned to-
night Loss. $50 900; insurance, $25 900, dis
tributed among twenty local companies.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-05-03

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, May 2.-The Republican con.
vention at St Augustine has harmonized the differ
ences between the factions Ledwhs name was droppeS
from the list of delegates at large and Joseph E. Lee
(colored) substituted. The color line sharply
drawn in the convention All the delegates at large
are for Arthur
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-05-03
Death of the Robbers, Victim,

HARPER, Kas May 2.-E. W. Payne, president of
the Medicine Valley Bank, died last night of his
wounds. The excitement at Medicine Lodge subsided
With the lynching of the robbers.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-05-03

hold convention soon and elect two Blaine delegates
to Chicago, thinking that they will be recognized at
the national convention.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-05-03

WILLIAMsPoRT, Pa, May 2.--Luppert's saw.mn
burned loss, $4,000 The rollingmill of the nail
works is burning.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-05-03

mean temporal, fcg April 1854, 2.1o below the
mean.
Average re..itat for April IN 3 years, 3.54
inches precipitation April, 1854, O.65 inch below
average.
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WHEN INDICATIONS.
SATURDAY.-Fajr eveather, slight
rise IN temperature.
IT IS EASY TO SER

That a firm of Clothing Manufactur-
ers, of long experience, with numer-
GUS outlets for their goods through
out the country, and enjoying a
trade so vast that the entire product
Of Woolen Mill is often brought
into requisition to supply their re-
quirements, must possess advanta-
ges that enable them to offer,
through the medium of a Retail
Store, the best possible inducements
to the consumer. For these reasons
we are able to show, at the
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-05-03
DAILY WEATHER BULLETIN.

WAR DEPARTMENT, 1
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF SIGNAL OFFICER.

OFFICE OF THE CHIEF SIGNAL OFFICER,
WAsHINGToN, May 3, 1 A. N.
For Tennessee and the Ohio Valley-Fair weather
variable winds, shifting to eastery stationary, fol
lowed by slight rise in temperature
For the Upper Lake Region-Warmer, fair weather,
southerly winds, lower bal ometer.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-05-03

Comparative Mean Temperature and Highest Lowest
Precipitation Temp. Temp.
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WAR DEPARTMENT,
WASHINGTON, May 2 1924 p NJ.
Observations taken at the same moment of time at
alsl tatons.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1884-02-23
FATHERS AND SONS.

r AND SONSs
must look to the sheep in the fold,
See the cattle are fed and warm;
So Jack, tell mother to wrap you we'll
You may go with me over the farm.
Though the snow is deep and the weather cold
You are not baby at Blk years old.
Two feet of snow on the hillside lay "a
But the sky WAS as blue as June;
And father and son came laughing home
When dinner was ready at noon
Knocking the snow from their weary feet,
Rosy and hungry and longing to eat.
The snow was so deep" the farmer said,
That feared should scarce get through
The mother turned with pleasant smile
Then what could little lad do?''
" trod IN my fathers steps" said Jack;
" Wherever he 1cent. 1 kept his track
The mother looked in the fathers face,
And solemn thought was there;
The words had gone like tightening flash
70 the seat of o nobler care:
II he tread IN my steps, then day by day
How carefully I must choose my way. szze
For the child will do as the father does,
And the track that leave behind,
Ii It be firm. and clear, and straight,
The feet of my son will find.
He will tread in his fathers steps, and say:
L am right, for this is my fathers way"
Oh! fathers leading in Life's hard road,
- BE sure of the steps you take;
Then the sons you love- when gray haired men,
VIII tread In them still for your sake.
When gray-halrett men to their sons will say:
:" We tread in our fathers steps today
Lille b. Barr, IN ". Y. LedoeT,
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1884-02-23
DOMESTIC.

| Gen. Grant still has to use crutches.
| Philadelphia is to have public free.
library. rs sss9ss sFffss
Congress has appropriated $4,000 for
| the flood sufferers
Macon, Ga, has q woman switch tender
who is 62 years old
New York street-car drivers have to pay
for every shoe that their horses lose.
Hamilton Disston, the Philadelphia mil
lionaire, carries $400, 600 life insurance.
Much smuggling is being done by the
visitors returning from the ice carnival ut
Montreal.
Charles H. Rugg, the Negro awaiting
trial for the murder of the Maybee family,
has escaped. -
New Haven jeweler has received AMOR
der for watch for King Kalakaua of the
Sandwich Islands.
The son of the commander-in-ch of
the Japanese army was recently christened
and received into the Methodist Church i'll
Massachusetts.
Temperance lecturer Gibbs, Billy Nc
Glory's champion, has received over 200
letters in regard to this subject within the
last two weeks.
The bride Of Frederick Douglass had to
be whipped by her father, an active aboii-
ZIONIST, to make her kiss Douglass when he
visited the family.
A Cleveland woman has divorces from
two husbands with alilnony aggregating
100000, and is now supporting young
third husband in luxury.
The Philadelphia aldermen have decided
that the best way to protect the pauper
dead from body y-snatchers is to place over
each grave q 20O0 candle power electric
light.
Miss Minnie Hill, niece of the late Geor-
gia Senator, met Todd Read at fashions
able wedding at West Point, Ga, recently,
for the first time, and married him the
same day.
At recent relic sale in Baltimore hair
from the head of Henry Clay and pieee
of the towel used in staunching the bloed
from Abraham Lincoln death wound were
sold for 81 10.
1t is reported that Bismarck has returned
the resolutions of coincidence Oh Herr Las
ker's death to the German Minister at
Washington with instruction to return
them to Congress.