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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-05-17
CLEVELAND AND TAMNTANY.
The Latter Will Receive No Recognition
from the Administration.

The Latter Will Receive No Recognition
from the Administration.
Special to the lndianapolis Journal
New YORK, May 16-President Cleveland has
positively and finally decided to ignore Tammany
Hall in whatever he may in the future choose to
do in the way of influencing his party in this
State That is to-day the belief of most local
politicians. The talk is pretty much all on the
affirmative side of that proposition, and the rea-
son, or at least the newest one, is that Mayor
Grace, in appointing nine members of city com
missions, has not given place TO single Tam
many man. Previous indications of the Presi-
dents policy had not been lacking, but this
action by Grace, following his recent visit to
Washington for conference with Cleveland, is
regarded as conclusive. Secretary of the Navy
Whitney was the organizer of the
County Democracy. which was planned
under Samuel J. Tildens advice to
become the regular Democratic party
in this city. Although Grace accepted his nom
fnation for the mayoralty with distinct avowal
that he would not connect himself with any
faction, he has now recognized the County De-
mocracy AS the whole party by making his ap-
pointments from its ranks. He had not only con-
ferred with the President, but also with Tilden
and Whitney, the latter coming to town for the
purpose. John Kelly is at Clifton Springs. His
health is very bad, no matter what denials have
been made. But he declares that he will come
back 70 the helm of Tammany by the 1st of
September. though of his friends dread
the result of the lung trouble and nerve weak
ness which have disabled him. In reply to a
letter asking him what Tammany would do in
the way of retaliation upon Cleveland he
said: II have not changed my mind SINCE at
the opening of Mr.. Cleveland's campaign, con-
cluded it to be the duty of Tammany to support
without any reference to patronage" But the
enemies of Tammany hope that, deprived of
both federal and municipal offices, the organiza
will go TO pieces before the next political can
yaSS
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He Thinks He Is Pretty Old Man, and In
tends, During the Remainder of His
Life, to Enjoy Good Time.
Tammany Hall Will Receive No Recog-
milton from President Cleveland.
The Beautiful Mrs. Potter and Her Amateur
Acting-Decrease in the Sales of Cheap
Publications-Ne York Notes.
MILLIONAIRE VANDERBILT.
He Has Heard Of tho L-s4es ef Killarney, an
Decides to Visit them.

He Has Heard Of tho L-s4-s ef Killarney, and
Decides to Visit them.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
New York, May 16.-William H. Vanderbilt,
accompanied by his son, George w. Vanderbilt,
and DIR. j. w. Mclean, left for Europe this
morning Mr.. Vanderbilt, prior to his
departure, said he expected to be home
again in three weeks from to-day. He
said, as to his contemplated trips II have skip
ped Ireland in all my journeys to Europe, and
now mean to make voyage especially for the
purpose of seeing the Lakes Of Killarney.
They're cracked up to be something pretty fine
in the way Of scenery, aren't they2 l shan't
spend more than a week or ten days there, and
may decide an hour before the steamer starts
not to go at all. I am bent on pleasure, you
understand, and what's the use of an idle man
doing anything he doesn't feel a liking for at the
instantl If l do go, shall probably come back
on the return trip of the same vessel"
On the table in the millionaire's library were
several guidebook and maps of Ireland, to-
gether with some pictures of Killarney scenery.
1t was evident that he was under selfculture to
enjoy the beauties of that famous portion of the
Green Isle.
II have said good many times, and told the
truth every time said Mr.. Vanderbilt when
the attempt was made to turn his talk into a
Wall street channel, ''that am entirely and tee
totally out of business. My wealth is invested
permanently. and haven't the faintest notion of
altering the disposal of it. own blocks of rail
road stocks and am, of course, interested in
keeping the property from depreciation in actual
value; but I'm not whit concerned in the fuc
tuations caused by speculative manipulation.
There has been a sight Of foolish fighting be-
tween trunk lines, and awful folly in the over
building of competitive roads, but personally I
amt doing any of the clever management that
has thus far kept the Vanderbilt roads to the
fore All that is intrusted to younger men than
1 arh-men who are able and willing to earn
salaries at it. If gave my time now to railroad
management, I'd want ten millions of wages a
year, at the very least; and guess wouldn't be
worth it. Seriously, now, am pretty old
man, and the rest of my life is going to be leis-
ure-depend ON that. I shall 60 and come just
as take the notion. This trip to ireland is for
a months fun"
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NEW YORK NOTES.
Latest Information from Bishop Taylors
Missionary Venture in Africa

Latest Information from Bishop Taylor's
Missionary Venture in Africa.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
New YORK, May l6.-The Methodist mission
ary committee has received news of Bishop
Taylors expedition into Africa in the form of a
letter written by him at Loanda, which point
the party of men, women and children had
reached on March Is. There are sixteen of the
juveniles, including two babies. 1t was of this
party that the United States consul at Liberia
lately reported to the State Department that he
was prepared to hear sad news within a year.
The adventure is personal one by Dr. Taylor,
the Methodist bishops having formally voted to
give it no official countenance or money support
He now writes that he and his companions are
as yet free of the diseases which they were ex-
pected to encounter, that the Governor of An
COLA had promised all the protection possible
against the savage natives to be encountered
and that his followers would soon be divided
into small parties for separate settlement in the
extensive wilds of the Congo region. By this
time they are far beyond the reach of regular
communication, and their fate will be probably
conjectural for many months.
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BEAUTIFUL MRS. POTTER.
Her Husband Is Proud of Her Talents, and
Will Allow Their Display at Suitable Times.

Her Husband Is Proud of Her Talents and
Will Allow Their Display at Suitable Times.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
NEW YORK, May l6.-The beautiful amateur
actress, Mrs. James Brown Potter, remains a
subject of animated discussion in very fashiona
BILE society. Two of her engagements to play
for charity, after having been broken by order
of her husband, have finally been kept on new
dates; and the announcement is made that the
portraits of the lady published in the Graphic
and Frank Lesiie's were not authorized either by
her or the managers of the projected entertain.
ments4 The breaking of the engagements is
now said by Mr.. Potter to have been due to the
unrestricted publicity with which the tickets
were placed on sale. A promscuous audience
had lately guyed, not the accomplished Mrs.
Potter herself, but some of her supporting COM
pany - especially the heroic lover in
The Romance of a Poor Young Man, =
when he rhapsodized over "a little flow
err" that was in fact a cabbage rose
of enormous proportions; and again when
his phrensied leap from the cliff, ending on a
concealed spring mattress bounced him up into
view again. The understanding is that she viii
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rine manufacturers from the markets OF the
United States OF course his power is limited,
but he thinks that by properly laying the sub
ject before Congress this abuse, which has grown
so enormously will be regulated A good story
comes from ST. Louis in regard to Colman's dairy
experiences. 1t is something of an old chestnut,
but may be an interesting Sunday morning para
graph Colman has very fine farm in Mis-
souri,, to which he devotes great deal of atten-
tion and money. One day a number Of gentle
men called to see his stock. They were taken
through the barns and around the fields, and
greatly admired everything shown to them.
They returned to the house and Mr.. Coleman
Hospitality invited them into the dining-room.
He brought out pitcher of milk and a decanter
of whisky. The later was very fine article.
Gentlemen" he said, ''here is milk and here is
whisky. You can take your choice / assure
you that one cost me just as much as the other
per gallon
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NEW ALBANY HARROR.

Colonel NIerriips Report ON the Proposed
Improvement at that Point.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, May 16-The engineer in
charge, Lieutenant colonel Merrill, makes the
following report on the suggested improvements
of the harbor at New Albany:
$50 far as can learn, the result which it is
desired to attain at this locality is the protection
of a bank which is being washed away ~by the
current. This is in itself laudable object;
but under the provisions of the river and har-
Dor act l consider it my duty to base my
opinion as to whether certain locality is
worthy of improvements upon the present and
prospective demands of commerce; and
since it is evident to my mind that
the commerce of the Ohio river
has no interest in the protection of the river
bank in question, l feel compelled to report
that, from commercial stand-poi this harbor
is not worthy of improvement
1T has been suggested that there is proba-
bility of the river changing its channel, and
making cutoff through Middle creek I can
not see the slightest likelihood of such change,
as the route by way of Middle creek is as long
as the present channel, and there is, therefore,
every inducement for the river to continue
through the present open door, rather than to
batter down the side wall to make new chan
mel, neither shorter nor straighter than that in
which it now flows"
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TREASURER JORDAN.
Financial Wrinkles that Will Prove Trouble
some to the Banks.

Financial Wrinkles that Will Prove Trouble
some to the Banks.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WAsHrEGToN, May 16-Mr. Jordan, the new
TreasureT of the United States, has some ideas
of nc&which will prove more or less embar
RAISING to the banks. One of his little wrinkles,
which is small affair in itself, but which will,
undoubtedly, prove more or less annoy
ing, relates to- certificates of deposit. Here
after when a bank has deposited with
the United States a sum of money and has re-
ceived in return a certificate of deposit from the
Treasury, it has been the custom to place the
money received for such certificates in with the
regular funds Of the Treasury. Mr. Jordan
holds that, under the law, money so received is
to be regarded as a special deposit, and can be
used for no purpose except to take up the certifi
cate. Therefore, when a bank pays in ten,
twenty or thirty thousand dollars,
for instance, in return for a
certificate of deposit, the money so paid in is
strapped up and marked and put away until the
bank chooses to redeem its certificates. Then
the identical bills dollar for dollar are repaid to
the banks. This, of course, makes great deal
of unnecessary work in keeping the funds all
separate, and should the banks find it necessary
to call for certificates often new vault would
have to be built to hold these bills But it is
one of the great reforms which the Democratic
administration has undertaken to give the
country
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CHEAP PUBLICATIONS.

Large Decrease in the Sales of Low-Priced
Popular Novels.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
NEW YORK, May I6.-Business was never duller
with the publishers of cheap and popular novels,
whether in book or periodical form, the sales of
such literature having lately fallen off in far
greater degree than the hardness of the times
would seem to justify This seems to hays
wrought bad temper among the concerns which
issue the matter by the ton. Lawsuits are nu-
merous This litigation relates chiefly to copy
rights and trade marks. Incidentally, thera is a
divulgence of curious facts about sensational
authorship. The stories having the largest sale
of any are those which have "The Duchess" for
an authoress. The identity has been carefully
concealed. The books are originally published
in London, by different firms, through
whom American purchasers of advance
sheets have dealt. All efforts to
get at the writer have failed. Now, propositions
come from two English publishers, offering
stories by "The Duchess" and the disclosure is
made that the productions are the work of va
rious hands, the matter having been bought
from whoever could produce it in style harmo-
NOUS with that of the imaginary woman. Next
in the order of market value stand the novels of
Bertha M. Clay, and lawsuit between rival
New York printers of them has revealed the fact
that the Charlotte Brame, the writer of the first
few OF the series, has been dead for years, but
not to the interruption of regular supply of
her stories from London Mrs. Braddons fiction
is third in point of popularity in America, as
denoted by the piracy of her works Several of
the novels issued in her name prove to have
been only edited by her.
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not act any more OF the stages of regular thea
ters. The society reporter of the World, who
has acted as her press factotum, and also pub
fishes Two-Town Topics clever Jenkins week
ly, is authority for the statement that Mr. Pot
ter is proud of his wifes histrionic talent and is
willing that it shall be displayed under seemly
conditions The question came near to being
further complicated, in the estimation of s'our
best society,"" this week, by plan to burlesque
Mrs Potter in al amateur minstrel performance
by club men. The Academy of Music was brill
iantly crowded on this occasion, and $3, 600 were
gained for the Bartholdi pedestal fund.- but the
projected indignity had been eliminated from
the programme, and the inculpated mimic ex-
planned that he had intended no disrespect to the
estimable Mrs. Potter. So much talk has been
caused, however, that the immediate future of
amateur theatricals in New York is dull.
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RANDOLPH OF ROANOKE.
Letter Written Seventy Years Ago, Predict
ing the Rise Of Prussia.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
NEW YORK, May 16-I am indebted to Mr.. E.
r. Bell, uncle of our newly-appointed minister
to the Netherlands, Isaac Bell, for the following
very curious unpublished letter written by John
Randolph. of Roanoke in 1914, at the close of our
second war with England. 1t was addressed to
Mr. David Parrish of Philadelphia, and contains
forecast of European politics which, in the
light of later events, shows how nearly shrewd
and statesman-like mind could attain to proph-
ecy respecting the rise of Prussia:
RICHMOND. Feb. 3, 1914
Dear Sir-1 have been disappointed of the
expectation of letter from you. What
of peaceg With my knowledge of the temper
and character of the men at the head of our
affairs, ! have no hope of peace under their
their choice of negotiators. look, therefore, to
France for deliverance. The proceedings of the
French Senate (puffed as has been the Gal
limatias of ST. Jean d'Angely by our Jacobin
editors) show the straits to which France is re-
duced as to what will be, am no prophet but
/ sincerely hope that Austria will be strength
ened on the side of Bavaria and Italy from
which another Sicilian Vespers will, trust, ex-
pei the French for the last time that Prussia
will be augmented at the expense of Saxony. and
lAlexander ought to restore Finland Switzer.
land, the Grisons and the Tyrol would constitute
a compact and formidable state at
the heart of Europe. The seven
provinces must be restored and
increased by the ten Catholic provinces and
some acquisitions on the Rhine, such as Cleves
etc. But, above all, in the north of Germany
must be laid the foundations of great pre-
ponderant power, of which Prussia alone affords
the germ. There has always been wanting
great political power on the North sea. and I
trust that every being from Einden to Tom
ingen will be united into mass, carable of
opposing barrier to the ambition of France
The Peninsula | consider as rescued; strange
that the resistance should have commenced with
the most despised and degenerate race in
Europe, the Portuguese, seconded by the Span
iards! But while speculate on futurity feel
the keenest regret that Moreau and Pitt could
not have lived to see this day To see the de-
liverance of Europe, which under God is the
result of their wisdom and virtue AS to our
Cabinet and their adherents, they will resort to
conscription to paper money, to the guillotine,
before they will accept peace or abandon
power
Your obliged friend and very humble servant,
JOHN RANDOLPH, of Roakoke
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SpttadI % the IndlAnapoIlF JOURNAL
BLooAiNGToN, Ind, May 16.-Eyidence to-day
30 accumulated as to leave but little doubt of the
guilt of Chesley Chambers of the express rob.
berry. A search warrant was taken out and in a
trunk was found $40, perforated by an express
needle torn money express envelopes were also
found Enough evidence of different members
OF the family has been taken to disprove the
slabi which he said he could prove. The belief
10 almost unanimous that he is guilty The re-
port that Chambers had left the country is de-
MED by his friends, who say he will be home in
the morning
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WHY DEMOCRATS GRowL.
Duped by the Senators and Representatives of
Their Own Party.

Washington Special
There is very angry growl among the appli-
cants for appointment in the diplomatic and
consular service, and especially from those hail
ing from Southern States. These anxious and
ambitious gentlemen have been here for several
weeks at large expense, and, so far as they can
ascertain, are as far from the goal OF their
ambition upon the first day of their
arrival in Washington. The hesitation and
procrastnation of Mr. Bayard have
received the daily objurgations of
these impatient gentlemen, who naturally at
tribute their failure to receive appointments to
the head of the State Department. Indeed, the
responsibility for delay has been charged 70 the
secretary by the senators and representatives
who have been professedly pushing the claims
of their respective constituents. 1t would seem,
however, that in very many cases the Secretary
of State is not the real offender but that the
applicants are being trifed with by senators and
members. Instead OF urging the appointment of
the gentlemen alluded to. senators and repre-.
sentatives are daily importuning the Secretary
of State and the President to appoint their own
relatives to good places in the foreign service,
and in several instances they are known to have
been successful
Thus Senator Vest managed to have his son
sent TO Europe. Senator Cockrell has had his
brother-in-law Il. II. Ewing made consul gen
eral TO the City of Mexico. Senator Butler, Of
South Carolina, has son in the consular serv-
fContinued ON Gecond Paoe.l
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why Boyton Is Depressed.
the Indianapolis Journal.

Special TO the IndianapOlis Journal.
NEW YORK, May l6.-Paul Boyton's exploit
of attaching an empty bomb to the British war
ship Garnet as she lay in the harbor is regard
ed by him as discouraging failure. There
was nothing but success in the feat itself The
trouble arose from the cruel negligence of the
dozen newspaper reporters who accompanied
him on the expedition. The undertaking was in
the interest of tavern which Boyton had just
bought, and which he aimed to potently adver-
tise. He had fitted up this establishment as a
sort OF marine museum, named it ''The Ship,n
and opened it for business, which he counted on
enormously augmenting by means of the men
ton OF the house in the reports of the owners
aquatic joke on England But THE Ship was
not even remotely alluded to in print, and he is
depressed.
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SCANDAL IN HIGH LIFE.
Excitement Over Attacks on the Private
Character of Prominent Men.

Excitement Over Attacks on the Private
Character of Prominent Men.
LONDON, May 16.-Parlamentary circles are
greatly excited over the attacks on the
private character of Mr.. Gladstone, Sir
Charles Dixie. Colonial Secretary and the
Marquis of Harrington, Secretary of War,
made in the letter sent to the Paris Nouvelle
Revue by Count Paul Vassan. Advance sheets OF
the letters have been supplied to a number OF
the English papers, and the Counts letters give
a number of scandals against the three gentle
men named. Some of these scandals are old.
but many of them are new II viii, perhaps, Do
news to most American readers that Mr. Glad
stone is vulnerable to gossip, especially TO gos'
sip concerning women; but Count Vassali refers
circumstantially to the Premier ms having been
engaged In not very creditabie intrigue
with o lovely woman described az Laura t.,
who is known to many, and who Is described IN
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POsTMAsTERS' CLAIMS.
List of Allowances for Losses Incurred With
out Negligence.
country.

List of Allowances for Losses Incurred With
out Negligence.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, May 16-The Postmaster gen.
eral has allowed the claims of the following
postmasters in the State for losses incurred at
their offices through no fanlt or negligence on
their part: g. l. Masters, Boonville, loss by
fire; B. L. Gregory, Brooklyn, fire; Hiram Walt
man, Bean Blossom, burglary; Emmar Ware,
Butlerville, burglary; VIM. Hovermale, Barnard,
fire; John G. Campbell, Clinton, burglary,
Walter S. Caborn, Caborn, fire; E. w. Blauzy,
Cypress, food; Will II. Elson, Catlin, fire. P. B.
Martin, Clear Creek, burglary r. J. Sutton,
Dunkirk, burglary; Shaffer Peterson, Decatur,
burglary Thomas. B. Wood, Franklin,
burglary; A. w. DeLong, Huntington,
burglary Charles Holmes, Hadley, burg
larry, Charles o. Myers, Kendallville,
burglary s. r. Stewart, Kingston, burglary;
Daniel Biddinger, Letters Ford, burglary; VIM.
R. Holiday, Lynn, burglary; w. F. Cornelius,
Linton fire; e. Stephenson, Landersville, burg
larry; George Clendenning Markand, fire; James
Dowdy, Metamora, burglary; Samuel Cook,
Mitchell, burglary; c. c. Reynolds Milford
burglary; Moses A. Cardrey, Middlebury, burg
larry; j. w. Hollns, New Richmond, fire. W. H.
Reed. New Corydcn. burglary; j. 0. Tafnger,
Nabb, fire; w. L. Newlin, New London, burg
larry; L. North. Patriot burglary; William B.
Gillum, Sylvania, fire. George p Haines, Sugar
Grove, fire; Albert Webster, Stanton, burglary:
John L. Smith, Thorntown, burglary; fremont
NJ Haines, Upland, burglary; Frederick Weber,
Woodland, burglary; ]. L. Thornburgh, Wind
sor fire.
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A CoalItion that May BE successfnl

LONDON, May 16. the Daily News. Liberal,
expresses the fear that the Cabinet may be-
beaten on the Irish crimes act, by coalition OF
Radicals, Parnellites and those of the Conserva.
tiyes. who follow the lead of Lord Randolph
Chrchill.
The Dublin Freeman's journal, in an editorial
to-day commenting upon Mr. Gladstone's state
ment in the House of Commons last night, re-
garding the governments intentions in relation
to the Irish crimes act says: 1.-THE renewal of
the act is humilating confession of the failure
of Mr.. Gladstones boasted land act