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DEATH IN THE FLAMES.
The Dwelling of J. NJ. Evans Burned and Six
Of His Children Cremated.

PITTsBURG, July 17.-Last night, about IL
o'clock, the residence of J. NJ. Evans, small
two-story log hut, three miles from Grahamp-
ton, Clearfield county, was destroyed by fire,
and six of the children, ranging from six to ff-
teen years of age, were creInated Evans was
awakened by strange noises, and, under the
impression that burglars were about,
took his gun and went outside to
investigate. To his horror he discovered his
humble dwelling in flames. He gave the alarm,
but before he could reach his six children. who
were sleeping on the second floor, the roof fell
in, and in few moments the building was
ablaze. His wife and three younger children,
sleeping on the lower floor, were taken out
safely but the parents were forced to see the
others perish in the flames. This morning.
intelligence Of the fearful calamity spread
rapidly throughout the country, and
hundreds of people were soon drawn to the scene.
The mangled remains of four of the children,
charred and unrecognizable, were buried in one
coffin The other two were apparently reduced
to ashes as no trace of the remains could be found
The parents are crazed with grief, and the whole
community is excited over horror which has
no precedent in Clearfeld county. The father
insists that the fire undoubtedly the work
Of an incendiary, and in this opinion others
share
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PRICE FIVE CENTS.

ard money by the government It may be-
however, that the Treasurer and tho Secretary
of the Treasury, with their friends in New
York. can get the gold medium in chancery and
diminish its circulation to such an extent as to
place it above par. This talk while it is of the
improbable condition of circumstances, has been
very detrimental to the administration. The
Treasury officials have been stoutly denounced
as conniving with Wall street spectators for the
purpose of depreciating their own exchequer-
that is to say, they are charged with influencing
the money market for their own profit What
ever they might do in the way of initiative
action to influence the market Immediately, for
speculative purposes, would be sat down upon
promptly as soon as Congress convenes
The Sherman idea is the popular one, and Con-
gress will compel the Treasury to continue the
line that great statesman mapped out 1t is
said that there is majority of not less than
seventy in the House against the repeal of the
coinage act. The same vote will stand against
any action taken to put gold where it will be at
a premium, or to change the general policy of
the governments finance.
kilograms have been pouring in here by the
thousand, during the past forty y-eight hours,
from bankers and others in all parts of the coun-
try, fheuiring about this proposed diminution of
the supply of gold in the Treasury The day is
past when gold will be at a premium in this
country in times of peace.
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Hibernian Bank Takes Precautions.

% LONDON, July ia dispatch from Dublin
says: The Hibernian Bank has forty-tw
branches in Ireland. The decline in the shares
of the bank led to rumor that inside parties
were throwing the stock on the market at big
loss, in order to save themselves from future
embarrassments A run on the bank was com
menced, and its doors are besieged with deposit
ors anxious to draw their money The bank
officials, as a precautionary measure to prevent
the banks assets from being thrown on
the market and sold at ruinous figures, have
insisted that the depositors shall give them a
weeks notice of their intention to Withdraw
their money before they will be permitted to
close their accounts with the bank. The bank
is legally entitled to this demand, and it is hoped
that by the expiration of that time, the scare
will at least have considerably subsided, and the
bank will have realized sufficient money on its
assets to meet promptly all demands. The peo-
pie protest against this action of the bank
officials in requiring weeks notice, and the ex-
element runs high. Michael Davitt on learn
ing of the situation, left hurriedly for the sea-
side.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-18
THE NEW LAND BILL
Passes Its First Reading in the Lords-Pro-
visions of the Measure.

LONDON, July 17.-In the House of Lords this
evening. Lord Ashbourne presented the Irish
land purchase bill. He explained that owing to
the limited time at its disposal, the government
directed its energies to producing short
workable, non-contentious measure The
bill provides for the advance of
three-fourths of the purchase money at per
cent interest for forty nine years. Where needed
the whole money will be advanced on conditions
which, while just and generous, will not expose
the government to the risk of loss 1t is, there
fore, proposed, in such cases, to retain deposit
of one-ffth Of the purchase money
at q moderate interest until the
tenant has repaid, by instalments, an equal
sum; also to utilize the Irish church surplus TO
guarantee the state from ultimate loss, but only
after the forfeiture Of the one-ffth retained.
The act is to be administered by the existing
land commission, which will be reinforced by two
commissioners for three years at salary of
&, 900 year. The government thought it too
laGe IL the session to appoint entirely new
commission. 1t also proposed to create cheap
and simple form for the conveyance of
land. Earl Spencer approved the
measure. Replying to questions, Lord
Ashbourne said the government
proposed to limit the amount of money to be
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-18
GIVEN A LIGHT SENTENCE,
Because His Family Is Respectable, and He
Began Stealing in Small Way.

PHILADELPHIA, July 17.-Joseph T. Cottrin-
ger, ex ex-secretary and treasurer of the Central
Transportation Company, Of Pennsylvania.
charged with the embezzlement of $147, 500 and
forging certificates for 112 shares of the COM
pany's stock, and uttering and publishing the
same, was arraigned before Judge Yerkes this
afternoon and pleaded guilty. Aplea for mercy
was made in behalf of the prisoner, who is sixty
eight years of age and the head of highly
respected family. Counsel said that large
portion of the stock was over-issued by
the defendant twelve or thirteen years ago.
and it was a fact well known that large amount
OF the money which defendant had received for
the overissue, was paid in dividends at II per
cent. per annum, to the very persons who got
the stock, that he profited very little himself
in the transaction. The trouble was he began
in small way, and kept it up, in order to pre-
vent his first fraud from being discovered. 1t
was testified that he began the overissue in 1873,
and continued it until the I'd of April, 1885,
during which time it amounted to 3.0SG shares.
The prisoner had nothing to say in his own be-
half. The judge sentenced him to an imprison-
ment for four years, atseparate and solitary con-
fnement in the county prison.
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The Action of Secretary Whitney in the Dol
phin Case Will Obstruct the Letting
of Future Contracts.
Treasury officials Charged with Schem-
ing to Raise the Gold Premium.
Gov. Hoadly's Second Deception of President
Cleveland in the Way of Improper
Recommendations.
HELPING THE PARTY.
Democrats of New York and Ohio To Be Aid
ed by More Liberal Supply of Pap.
isl tO he Tndi lis

Special to the INDIANAPOLIS Journal.
WASHINGTON, July 17.-During the past week
the Associated Press sent out a paragraph,
copied from one Of the local papers, which said,
in effect, that the President had called halt in
the matter of removals from office, and that he
had determined that hereafter the cry of
offensive partisanship" should not be raised
against a man, and used as lever to
pry him out of his position. He wanted
direct charges, and wanted them proven be-
fore he would consent that men should
be removed. The President was warmly
commended upon all sides for this
manly course, but it seems that the
praise came too soon as it is asserted positively
in all the departments that no such word has
come from the executive and the reason re-
movas are not as common as they were last
month is that the new fiscal year has just begun
and those in authority anxious to see how
things will run for few months before making
any wholesale changes. In the meantime there
is evidence that the President intends to do
little more work of political nature for the
New York and Ohio people than he has hereto
fore seemed disposed to do That is to say the
fourth class postofices which are looked
upon as the most dangerous polt-
ical hotbeds, will be supplied with
Democratic postmasters as rapidly as they can
be reached now. Mr. Hay, the late First Assist
ant Postmaster-gener would not remove man
unless charges were preferred against him. He
Was not very particular about the substantiation
of the charges, but he wanted them made. Mr..
Stevenson, the present incumbent of the office,
has already made great many changes without
cause-that is to say, he has appointed several
hundred postmasters without counting the police
records OF the department., and intends to dis
miss several thousand more in order that their
successors may aid his party in the coming
election. This is good politics but bad civil-ser-
vice reform.
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Comments of the Press.

LONDON, July 18-The News, in leading
editorial to-day says: '"The signs Of an alliance
between the Marquis of Salisbury and Parnell,
are obvious. We know of nothing more
discreditable in the history of Par
lament than this combination of
Conservatives and Parnellites in an effort to
decry their predecessors unless it be the efront-
cry with which the compact is disclosed The
Marquis of Salisbury has made Parnell more
completely than ever master of Ireland and mas
ter of himself.
The Daily Telegraph, in an editorial, regrets
that the Ministers appear inclined to maintain
themselves in their present position by an undue
indulgence Of Irish demands, and hopes
Randolph Churchls policy of disclaiming re.
sporsibility for the acts Of their precursors
The Conservative party, says the Teleg graph must
assume the responsibility for some of those acts,
and the country will not allow it to repudiate
them with impunlty.
The Standard says, editorially: "Can Sir
Michael Hicks Beach persuade himself that the
suggestion to reopen the inquiry contains no
germ of mischief Is it a small thing that
the leader of the Conservatives in the House
OF Commons, in direct challenge from the
Home Rulers, declines to be responsible for
Earl Spencers acts, and that Lord Randolph
Churchill should follow. almost often
sively repudiating them? We agree
with Lord Harrington that it
it would be an evil to encourage the notion that
a change of government will open prison DOORS
and we cannot repress the fear that the govern
ment's policyswiil encourage such belief
The Times. in editorial, says: The govern
ment will suffer through the blow which it has
allowed to be leveled at Earl Spencer and his
late colleagues. To give even tacit assent to the
many charges against Earl Spencer, would fall
sify history and provoke the indignation Of
every honest Irish loyalist.
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Gable Notes.

The annual rising of the Nile is progressing
favorably.
Fra@e. will renew diplomatic relations with
China in August
The Latin monetary conference will open in
Paris on Monday.
Earthquake shocks have recurred in Cashmere
within the last few days
A decree divorcing the Marquis De Caux from
Nine. Patti has been pronounced.
The council of the Seine have voted to remove
Voltaire's heart from the National Library to the
Pantheon.
A party of Caceresits were defeated at Pisco,
Peru, the 10Th inst, but got away with the
custom house cash.
The Duke of Cambridge, commander-in- chief
of the army, will inspect the Canadian camp at
Wimbledon, tomorrow.
A dispatch from Tamatave says that the
French are trying to negotiate with the Hovas
through the Italian consul
A British consul in the department of the
Basses Pyrenees, France, denies that there is
any cholera in that department.
The Chamber Of Deputies to-day adopted a
bill imposing retaliatory duties on Roumanian
imports. The entire budget was also adopted.
A severe shock of earthquake was felt in
Murre, India, yesterday. Nobody was injured.
Shocks have also been felt elsewhere in the
Pun jab.
nation of permant fortified camp near Grodno
the capital of the province of Grodno, formerly
part of Poland
The Russian ambassador at Paris is going to
St Petersburg, and the Russian minister at
Berlin to the seaside. both on pleasure trips.
This is taken as an indication of peace.
1t is proposed to send team of six picked
athletes to compete in the games at Toronto,
Canada. which begin Sept. o. next The team
will include the champions Barry and Purcell.
Sir r. D. Morier lately British ambassador to
Spain, has arrived at London from Madrid He
will so to St. Petersburg soon, to replace Sir
Edward Thornton, who will then go to Constan-
tinople
Ferdinand Rothschild was yesterday elected
by a aiority of 973 to Parliament from Ayles-
bury, Bucks county, to fill the vacancy caused
by the elevation to the peerage Of Sir Nathaniel
Rothschild.
The American Gymnastic Society entered
Dresden at noon, yesterday, and was accorded a
popular ovation. The procession which escorted
the society into the city bore at its head an
American flag.
The Porte has decided to strengthen the de-
fenses of Trpoli. A Turkish transport with
!, 100 troops and number of guns and torpe-
does, has already arrived there and other trans
ports, with men and war munitions, are coming
Admiral Goliber and NJ. De Lesseps have sub
mitted to the Minister of Public Works scheme
tor a canal from Havre to Marseilles, utilizing
the rivers Seine, Laone and Rhone. The canal
it is proposed, shall be navigable by the largest
iron-clads.
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THE EMPIRE DEFENSE LEAGUE
Anxious About the Question ofthe Efficiency
of the British Navy.

LONDON, July IA conference of the EN-
pire Defense League was held this morning in
the Mansion House. Lord Lennox presided.
The mayors of many prominent towns were
present. Resolutions were adopted, which de-
clared that the defensive resources of the en-
pire were inadequate, and urged the government
to strengthen the navy, further protect the
coasts, and fortify colonial ports and coalng
stations and appoint a commission TO inquire
into the relative strength of the British and
foreign navies.
deputation of important citizens, headed by
the Lord Mayor, called upon Lord George Hamil
ton. First Lord of the Admiralty to-day and
urged the necessity of streng gthening the British
navy. Lord George, in reply, said the govern
ment intended to secure the best professional
opinion as to the actual condition of the navy.
If the advisers decided that the navy was at
present efficient, the government would give
that assurance to the public to allay alarm. II,
on the other hand, it should be found by the
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-18
General Grants Condition.

Mt McGREGoR, N. Y, July 17.-General Grant
slept fully eight hours last night, and is doing
this morning The weather is bright and warm,
and it is expected that the patient may ride in
his Bath chair to-day. The subject of employ
ment for the Generals mind is engaging the
physicians The enforced idleness of the past
week is growing irksome to General Grant, and
II is thought some means of interesting his
thoughts may Iprove advisable.
The thermometer at the cottage. to-day, has
has registered more than eighty degrees during
the day but the General has not appreciably
weakened by the heat Much OF the time has
been passed on the veranda. The patient retired
at o'clock, with indications pointing to good
night. The pulse was so, full and regular.
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HOADLY'S SECOND DECEPTION.
Unsavory Record of the Man He Had A D.
pointed Pension Agent at Columbus.

Unsavory Record of the Man He Had APP
pointed Pension Agent at Columbus.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WAsHINGToN, July 1.-The appointment of
Gilbert n. Barger to day to be pension agent at
Columbus, although not wholly unexpected, has
caused good deal Of comment among Ohioans,
all of which was decidedly uncomplmentary to
Governor Hoadly It is considered Hoadly's
work in the interest of his campaign for re-elec-
ton, and the belief is general now that his
demand for the reward Of fourth-cass postmas-
ters in his State may be complied with Barger's
appointment is pronounced "Hoadly's second
deception of the President" the first deception
being the appointment of E. F. Noyes to be
Union Pacific Railroad Commissioner, which
Hoadly recommended, then regretted, Soldiers
who know Barger's record on the battlefield
denOunce his appointment roundly,
and say it will disgust all brave men
who fought on the Union side.
Il was in the brigade in which was Bargers
company, for awhile, said an old Ohio soldier.
tonight land was participant in the battle at
Cedar Creek Va, on the 18th of October. 1864.
where Captain Barger displayed cowardice for
which he was court-martialed and dismissed
from the army. 1t was a very reprehensive ex-
position Of cowardce or cussedness and likely
both. His regiment-the One Hundred and
Twenty second Ohio-had actually entered the
engagement, and the enemys guns were firing,
when papers granting furlough, which he had
sometime previous asked for, arrived and with
out moments warning, he turned his back to
his company and the enemy, and deliberately
went home. To leave in such iurch he escaped
well with simple dismissal at the hands of a
courtmartial. Subsequently his war record
was amended so that it appears that he was dis
charged instead of "dismissed." l should think
the appointment very great mistake, and that
when the President learns how Hoadly has again
deceived him he would give the Governor wide
berth
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THE CIVIL-SERVICE LAW.
Belief that a Movement VIII BE Made ia
Get a Judicial Decision About 1t.

Belief that a Movement VIII BE Made TO
Get a Judicial Decision About 1t.
Washington Correspondent Philadelphia Times.
The testing of the constitutionality of the
civil-servce law is growing idea with number
of persons who are not only opposed to tho
measure, but believe that it will not stand the
test before the highest judicial tribunal. This
view is concurred in by a number of officials
who are not charged with not faithfully exc
cutting the law. At least one member of
Arthur's Cabinet, who helped to frame
the rules now in operation, doubted very
much whether their operation was not
contrary to the Constitution. Reasons accumu-
late for looking for a contest next winter over
the law, its advocates being opposed by two fac
tions-one for it's total repeal, another for its
material modification, Recent occurrences are
likely to bring the commissioners under fire if
half OF what is threatened is attempted. The,
latest charge against them is offensive parti-s
sanship," which is grated upon prior ono,
against the chairman of discriminating in favori
Of Republicans in putting candidates in the serd
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-18
ADDITIONAL APPOINTMENTS
Made by the President Yesterday-Who the
New Officers Are.

New Officers Are.
WASHINGTON, July 1.-THE President made
the following appointments this afternoon:
Alexander Davezac of Kentucky, to be the con-
sui of the United States at Nantes To be
United States marshals: William NJ. Desmond,
for the Northern district of Iowa; Reuben B.
Peasants, for the Eastern district of louisiana
Richard B. Reagan, for the Eastern district of
Texas; Charles NJ Newline, for the district of
Delaware To be United States attorneys:
John D. Burnet, for the Southern district of
Alabama Charles 3. Haurey, for the Northern
district of Mississippi; George T. Bird, for the
district of Maine. Gilbert II. Barger, of Ohio,
to be pension agent at Columbus, 0.
a member of the Ohio Legislature, and was
chairman of the Democratic executive commit
tee of that State during the campaign of 1884
He is a warm friend Of Senator Payne.
Mr.. Desmond was born in Massachusetts, but
has resided in Iowa since boyhood. He has held
the office of sheriff of Clinton county for many
years.
Mr.. Reagan is brother of representative John
III. Reagan, Of Texas. and was for many years
sheriff of Cherokee county Texas.
Mr. Newline is resident of Delaware. He
was strongly indorsed by many of the leading
citizens of this State, including the Governor
and the United States senators.
Mr.. Burnet is a resident of Evergreen, Ala.
He is described as an able lawyer. who has twice
represented his county in the State Legislature.
Mr.. Haurey is a leading lawyer of Oxford,
Miss.
Mr.. Bird is graduate Of Harvard University
and has been an active member of the bar of
Portland, Me-. since 1872. He was strongly in
dorsed by many politicians and business men of
Maine.
Alex Davezac is a merchant of Covngton
KY, where he has lived for the past twenty
years. He is about thirty y-six years of age, and
a member of the last Kentucky Legislature He
is thorough Democrat but has not mixed much
in politics, and never held any Office except that
of member of the Legislature. He has been q
very successful business man, and was indorsed
by Speaker Carlisle and the entire Kentucky
delegation in Congress.
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The French in China.

PARIS, July 1.-THE government has been
officially informed from Pekin that China will
soon accredit an ambassador to Paris.
A dispatch from Hue states that General
DeCourcey is about to 90 to Haiphong to confer
with the French generals in TonQuin, and that
he will visit the coast towns before returning to
Hue.
With view of allying public anxiety, the
French governor of Cochin, China, has tele-
graphed that the military situation in Cambodia
was really never dangerous, and that the French
losses since January amount to but seventeen
killed and thirty four wounded
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The Southwestern Railroad Conference.

GALVESTON Tex, July 1.-THE conference
of Southwestern railroad managers held two
sessions to-day, with closed doors Members Of
the conference state that thus far nothing has
been agreed upon toward consummation of the
desired pool. Several propositions and methods
for arriving at basis upon which to declare a
pool are under consideration, and to days ses-
sions were occupied by a general discussion Of
these propositions.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-18
Decisions of the baltimore Council.

ROME, July 1.-THE decisions Of the Balti-
more Council will be given to the members of
the congregation of the Propaganda Fides on the
23d inst for consideration The Sacred College
of Cardinals will meet August II to revise the
decisions, and the final approval will be given in
September. Archbishop Moran at the Pope's
desire, will consecrate Rev. DR., Walsh as Arch
bishop of Dublin August 3. Archbishop
Moran will then return to Sydney
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Minister Foster Renews Negotiations.

MADRID, July l7.-Negotations for com
mercial treaty with America have been resumed.
Mr.. Foster insists upon the settlement of the
claims of Americans for idemnity due under the
award of the Washington arbitration commits
sion and a more exact fulfillment of the first
Protocol of February, 1884, which the Spanish
authorities in Cuba are evading.