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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-11
ENGLISH POLITICS.

Liberal Leaders In Couference-Gl tone
Urged to Make Peace with Parnell.
LONDON, Dec. 10.-There are conferences of
Liberal leaders at Hawarden daily Lord Gran
vile was there on Sunday and Monday, and
thence went to Chatsworth to meet Lord Hart
ington. To-day Earl Spencer and Lord Rose
fery conferred with Mr.. Gladstone. From the
presence of Earl Spencer. it is inferred that the
irish question was considered.
Lord Salisbury has made overtures for an al
lance with the Duke of Argyll and Mr. Goschen
The Duke is favorably disposed, but MIR. Cos
chen refuses to listen to the proposals.
The Pail Mall Gazette this afternoon urges
Mr. Gladstone to arrange matters with Mr.. Par
Lell instantly, so that the Liberals may assume
the rens of government, and suggests that Mr.
Parnell be summoned to Mr.. Gladstone's resi-
dence at Hawarden to confer with the late Pre-
mier, Lord Rosebery and Earl Spencer.
In Cork, west division, Gihooley. Nationalist
has been elected to the House of Commons by a
vote of 1890, to 373 for MIR. Payne, LoSalist
In Tipperary, north division, p j. O'Brien,
Nationalist. is elected. He received 4, 784 votes
aud II. Eustase. Loyalist, 252.
A prominent Liberal will introduce an afirma-
tion bill at the beginning Of the session of the
new Parliament
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FARM PRODUCTS.

Present aud Comparative Values of Some of
the Principal Crops OF the Country.
WASHINGTON, Dec. I0-The crop report OF the
Department of Agriculture for December gives
the farm prices of the principal crops. The in
crease in the product of corn has reduced the
average value of the crop to SO cents per bushel.
The average value of previous reports, in Decem-
ber, was 36 cents. The reduction is largest in
the Ohio valley and in the Southern States west
Of the Mississippi. The increase of stock-feed-
ing has corrected the tendency to extremely low
prices Compared with former prices,
corn values are very low For the pre-
ceding five years, nearly all under average
in production, the average farm value was
All cents per bushel, and for the preceding
ten years. 426 cents. The price of wheat.
though still low, is considerably above the last
December average. which was 65 cents; that of
1883 was 81 cents; the present is 1877 cents-a
gain equal to half the unprecedented decline in
dicated last December. For the Eve years past
the average farm vslue has been 90 cents per
bushel. and for the preceding ten years. 81. O5
Last years farm value was 3S per cent lower
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than for the ten years ended in 1879, due mainly
to a fuller European production and smaller
foreign demand for surplus nearly equal to a
third Of the entire crop. The range of State
prices is from 81 cents in Nebraska to 81 25 in
Massachusetts. It is above 81 in the Eastern
and in the cotton States for home grown wheat.
The value in New York State is 9e cents, an in
crease of IL cents; Pennsylvania. 95, an increase
of IL cents; Ohio. 81, an increase of 16
cents; Kentucky, 95 an increase of
10 cents; Michigan, "a. an increase
of 10 cents; Indiana, Sc, an increase
of 10 cents; Illinois, 81, an increase of 18 cents;
Wisconsin. 76. an increase of 16 cents; Minneso-
ia, 20. an increase of 20 cents; Iowa, g. an in
crease of IL cents; Missouri, r. an increase of
10 cents; Kansas 65. an increase of Is cents;
Nebraska, 81, an increase of Is cents; Dakota,
63. an increase of II cents. The average price
for rye is Sc cents 4 cents more than last year;
Of barley, 56. an increase of cents of buck
wheat 56, a decrease of cents; OF potatoes, 45.
an increase of cents; of oats, %, the same as
last year. The price of cotton averages 8. Sc per
pound of lint, farm value, which is 8 mills less
than the December price last year. The farm
prices are: Virginia, North Carolina. South
Carolina and Georgia. 8 SC; Alabama and Louisi-
ana s. Be-; Mississippi. s. 4c; Texas and Tennes-
see, Sc.
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The G. A. r.. Monument to Grant.

WASHINGTON, Dec l0.-A general order has
been issued from the headquarters of the G. A.
R., in this city, informing the members Of that
organization that Washington has been selected
as the site of the proposed G. A. r. monument
to General Grant ITO suitably mark the event.
and to evidence for all time the equal share of
all the comrades Of the Grand Army in this work
of commemoration, the various posts are re-
quested to prepare rolls containing name, rank,
regiment and post of each donor, which, when
returned to national headquarters will be bound
ICnnfinnad o., ThirIl pana 1
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A NEW CANAL.
The German Bundesrath Authorizes the Con-
structiOn Of q Great Work.

The German Bundesrath Authorizes the Con-
structiOn Of Great Work.
BERLIN, Dec 10.-The Bundesrath has unani-
mously approved the bill for the construction of
the ongspoken-of ship-canal between the Bal
tic the Elbe and the North sea- The canal will
cost Germany about 156 000 900 marks. 1t is to
be strongly fortified, and will have great mill
tary as we'll as commercial value. In the year
1878 Count Won Moltke opposed the project on
the ground that it would be better to invest the
money required for the construction Of the canal
in increasing the imperial feet; but now that the
plan for founding navy has been carried out
the Field Marshal has come around to the views
expressed in that plan The defenses of the
coasts OF Germany must always remain divided
task, 80 long as canal does not unite the Baltic
with the German ocean and allow German yes
sells to pass from one sea to the other by a route
which does not expose them to the danger of
failing into foreign hands The project has been
under the consideration of the Prussian govern
ment, more especially, since 1865. and now, at
last as it would seem it is going to be realized.
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The Remains of Riel.

WINNIPEG, Dec. 10.-Riels remains were
brought here from Regina last night The
movement was secret The car was run across
the river to st. Boniface where Riel's broth
er, Alexander, and number of half breeds were
in waiting, who placing it on sleigh, drove il
to his mothers home, where the family were.
The box was opened, disclosing the face, some
what blackened. The house was draped in black
The funeral will take place on Saturday. when
the body will be brought to the st. Boniface Ca
thedral, where requiem mass will be celebrated
The body will be buried in ST. Bonface Catho-
lie cemetery, alongside Riels father Arch
bishop Tache sounds note of danger, and asks
the release of the half breed prisoners.
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MICHIGAN MEN TO THE FRONT.
Morrison Goes to the Rear and Maybury
Takes the Lead.

Morrison Goes to the Rear and Maybury
Takes the Lead.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10.-Morrison gets left
this year, and the Michigan men come to the
seven Democrats from the Wolverine State, and
all of them are tainted with the free-trade doc
trines which make Frank Hurd so famous. At
a meeting Of this small but brilliant company of
statesmen, at the Capitol, last Thurday morn
ing. Mr.. Maybury. the member from Detroit
who is a bright and active, though occasionally
misguided young legislator, presented bill
The bill is in the nature of an advance notice to
the protectionists in Congress that they have a
heavy fight on their hands if they
would retain the rate of taxation
at its present figure 1t is not
an extremely brilliant document. and, no doubt
when carefully examined, will show great
many flaws It's principal object is to increase
the free-trade list, and thereby reduce taxation.
OF course it first proposes to give the manufact-
urer free raw materials, and the Michigan men
say that. in order TO show that they have no
mercenary motives, and that they are thorough
ly in earnest in their endeavor to secure tariff
REFORM they place salt and lumber, the two
articles of commerce in which their State is most
interested, at the head of the list Somehow or
other, it seems as though these Michigan men
must have grudge against their own people,
for this is the third time in which attempts have
been made in Congress to remove the tariff from
on every occasion the Michigan members have
led tho fight.
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and gave his name as John Kelly, and his occu-
patton as laborer is really Joseph Smith, the
Invincible, who turned inforner and testified
against the men hanged for the assassination of
Lord Frederick Cavendish, and Under Secretary
Burke, in Phoenix Park. Kelly, when he sur
rendered himself. stated that he was a member
of secret organization. and had been notified,
under pain of death, to shoot Mr. Curran,
county judge, who examined the Invincibles under
the crimes act, Mr.. Bolton, crown counsel, and
malicious burning of corn belonging to the Art
and Industrial School, and he mentioned the
names Of some farmers whose hay aud corn
were also to be burned. It will be remembered
that on March a. last, a report was published
throughout Great Britain stating that Joseph
Smith, the informer, had died from intemper-
ance. On May it was again annou need that
Smith had died in London where he had for a
long time been hopeless drunkard.
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Russian Intrigues In Turkey.

Cable Special.
Later developments regarding the Balkan i'm
broglio make it evident that the preservation Of
the peace of Europe depends more than ever
upon the tact of Prince Alexander. It is certain
that Russia is playing double game. but it is
uncertain whether Turkey is a victim or an ac-
complice. Rustem Pasha, the Turkish embas-
sador at London, to-day informed Lord Sails
bury that the Sultan's army would invade East
ern Roumelia if the Turkish commissioners
were repulsed. The same notification was Given
to day to Germany, the Sultan so stating to the
German ambassador at Constantinople and
probably to all the great powers. 1t is almost
certain that it was given to Russia, for Baron de
Staal, the Russian ambassador, came at the
heels of Rustem Pasha to the Foreign Office and
announced to Lord Salisbury that Russia will
not allow the Porte to crush the Roumelians.
This announcement is surprising, in view of the
notorious fact that Russian agents have been in
Constantinople for weeks urging the Porte to in
wade Roumelia with or without pretext. The
theory at the Foreign Office is that Russia is SC.
cretly egging on the Porte to invade Roumelia,
and tha: she is at the same time making open
preparations for declaring such an act a casus
belli against Turkey. This would involve re-
pudiation of the acts of the Russian secret
agents, but this is an old trick in Muscovite di-
plomacy, and the disgraced agents could be re-
warded by fat Offices at home.
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Support for the President.

New YORK, Dec. 10.-The Chamber Of Com
merce held special meeting to-day to take ac-
tion upon the suggestions in the Presidents mes
sage in relation to the repeal Of the law govern
ing the coinage of silver dollars. The committee
on finance and currency reported that, after
careful consideration. they had unanimously
agreed to support the President of the United
States and the Secretary of the Treasury in the
stand they had taken in relation to the suspen-
sion of the coinage Of the present silver dollar,
and recommended the adoption of resolution
to that effect, and the memorializing of Congress
to have the compulsory act of February, 1873,
repealed. The report was adopted and copies
ordered printed and sent to members of Con
greSS
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PERSONAL REMINISCECES.
How He Proved Himself Competent to Handl.
the CommodOre's Millions.

How He Proved Himself Competent to Handle
the CommodOres Millions.
New York sun.
The shadow of his fathers greatness obscured
the first half century of William ii. Vanderbilt's
career. and he was past middle life before he
IN ay be said to have possessed a distinct ineivid-
uality. The old Commodore was an autocrat in
his family as well as in business relations. The
Commodore was nineteen years old when he was
married. That was in 1874 Seven years later,
when his eldest son, William H., was born, the
Commodore owned and commanded the steam
boat running between New York and New
Brunswick, N. j., while his first wife kept the
New Brunswick tavern and did the cooking.
The house is still standing 1t is large three
story frame. containing about thirty-fve rooms.
1t is still in good condition. and is occupied as
dwelling by Miles V. Bennett
The Commodore and his wife had already laid
by snug little sum Of money when William
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Cable Notes.

Three hundred and thirty-t two members of the
new House of Commons were never before elect
ed to Parliament
The Paris Monde says that pontificial note
has been sent to the French government with
reference to the suspension of the salaries Of
the clergy.
Documents have been discovered at Mandalay
showing that an offensive and defensive alliance
exists between France and Burmah King The
baw has been sent to Madras.
The Madrid Diaro asserts that negotiations
have been opened with Don Carlos under the
assent of Seniors Canovas and Sag:sta and Gen.
Dominiguez, for the marriage of Jaime with
the Princess of the Asturias, and that an ennis
sary has been sent to Don Carlos to exact, as
condition his acceptance, of the constitutional
form of government
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Mr.. Mannix and the Purcell Trust.

CINCINNATI, Dec. 10.-J B. Mannix, assignee
of the Purcells, who was cited to appear in the
Probate Court to answer certain objections to
his report recently fled chose to give up the
trust at once, and sent his resignation. 1t was
accepted at once. The creditors will hold a
meeting before Monday next, and name their
choice for his successor. 1t is probable two
men will be selected and the appointment made
on Monday. Mr.. Mannx has offered no further
explanation of the shortage in the assets in his
hands, amounting to nearly 5000. 900, except that
when he saw losses had been suffered he bought
more stocks in the hope of retrieving, but was
always disappointed.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-11
ONEY'S
HOOSierPOet
CIGAR.
OBITUARY.
Death Of John Langdon Sibley, Librarian ol
Harvard College.

Death Of John Langdon Sibley, Librarian Of
Harvard College.
BOSTON, Dec. 10-John Langdon Sibley, the
venerable librarian of Harvard died at his resi-
dence in Cambridge, yesterday, aged eighty-on
years.
John Langdon Sibley was born at UnioL,
Me-, Dec 20, 1904 and was the son of DR.. Jona-
than Sibley In the summer of 1919 he entered
Phillips Exeter Academy, apd in 1921 ne be-
came a member of Harvard College. At an
early period in his college life he began his
services in the college library, with which he
has been longer connected and more closely
identified than any man, dead or alive. His col
lege career was hard struggle against poverty,
but he maintained high rank in his class, and
graduated with honors in 1925.
Immediately after graduation he entered the
divinity school, and was at the same time ap-
pointed assistant librarian to the college, at a
salary of $3.50. half that of the regular IL
brarian In 1929 he was ordained pastor of the
First Church. of Stowe Mass In this capacity
he spent four years, but his deep attachment to
Cambridge soon drew him back to that place,
whore he spent several years in literary
work. In ls4l when the library was removed
to Gore Hall, he was again appointed assistant
librarian under DR.. T. w. Harris, whom he sue
ceeded in 1856 From that time until 1877,
when he resigned his charge, Mr.. Sibley devoted
his entire attention to the library which grew
: from $1,000 volumes in 184l to 164 600 at the
time OF his resignation, and from an impover-
tshed condition to the possession Of q permanent
fund of $780, IL the course of his superin-
tendency Of the library he published number
Of volumes relating to the early history of the
college and was for some time editor of the tr-
ennial-now the Observation-Disclosures of the
college His literary reputation, however. will
rest on his Biographical Sketches of Graduates
of Harvard University" on which he spent AN
almost incredible amount of patience and
judicious labor
Mr.. Sibley was ar A. M. of Bowdon 1s5s). a
. member of the Massachusetts, Historical Society
and fellow of the American Academy of Arts
and Sciences. In 1850 he began a series of gifts
TO Phillips Exeter Academy which now amount
TO $50, 600. He was happily married in 1866 to
Miss Charlotte A. Langdon. For thirty three
years previous to his marriage he lived solitary
but not unsocial life in Divinity Hall, occupying
che same room for twenty years.
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Public Health Association.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 10.-The American Public
Health Association to-day received and referred
ser.> of resolutions from the PHILADELPHIA
Board of Health, in which it is resolved that no
rags from foreign ports should be permitted to
land at the port of Philadelphia until they shall
have been dsinfected. The Philadelphia board
urges upon the American Public Health Assoca-
ton the necessity of passing judgment on the
matter of the importation of rags, and asks it to
recommend the thorough disnfection of import7
ed rags in every port of the United States he
fore they are distributed for manufacturing pur-
poses.
The resolution proposed suggesting a commits
sion to examine into the sanitary surroundings
of operatives in factories was reported to the
association by the executive committee in modi-
fled form, and adopted. It recommends that
the Commissioner of the Labor Bureau should
appoint one or more commissioners to visit the
principal factories and workshops Of the coun
try, with the view of ascertaining what pro-
visions are made for the protection of the health
Of the workmen.
OF Health of illinois, read paper on MARITIME
Quarantine from the Mouth of the st. Lawrence
to the Rio Grande" Dr. Holt, president of the
Louisiana State Board of Health. read a paper
on Sanitary Protection of New Orleans Munic.
ipal and Maritime" and DR.. S. It. Armstrong, Of
the United States Marine Hospital Service. ead
paper on Maritime Sanitation" DR.. Holt Of
fered resolutions, which were referred to the ex-
ecutive committee, asking Congress to provide
for the appointment of a commission, to consist
of three persons. to investigate the methods pur-
sued at Rio Janeiro Mexico, Panama and Colon
to protect the unacclimated against yellow fever
Infection The resolutions proposed that $50, 600
be appropriated to pay the salaries and expenses
OF the commission, each member of which should
receive as o recompense So, 900.
The committee to award the Lamb prizes
made its report. Itreported that not one of the
thirty-six essays submitted on healthy homes
sufficient merit to deserve the first prize. but the
second prize, 5000. was awarded to Victor C.
Vaughn, OF Ann Arbor, Mich. From large
number of exhaustive papers offered, showing
thoughtful and a thorough investigation
into the subject of proper light, ventilation and
and other hygienic facilities, for school build
ings, the committee selected that of DR.. F.
Lincoln, of Boston, as worthy of the second
prize. The first prize was not awarded. Dr.
George W. Sterling. of Boston. was awarded the
first prize for his essay OH "Disnfection and
Individual Protection against Infectious Dis
cases."
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Making the Railroads Paw.

JERSEY Cry, Dec. 10 The railroads are re-
CURED to pay Jersey City $2l5, 1896 sc for this
Sear. This amount of taxation is divided up
among them as follows; PennsylvaBia, sis. Sic.
New Jersey Central, $40 50722: Erie, $39, 47O;
Morris g. Essex, So. 29l, Morris Canal and Bank.
Ing Company. $l5,550 The rest of the local tax
comes from the horseca companies. The local
expenses of Weehawkon for the year are more
than trebly met by the tax it will receive from
Che railroads. The residents will have no tax to
nay this year in any shape, and there will be q
handsome surplus left.
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Attacks at Three Points Repulsed by Prince
Alexander's Troops-Servian Soldiers
Shot for Mutilating Themselves.
Belief that the Powers Cannot Prevent
the Fighting of a Decisive Battle.
The German Bundesrath Approves Measure
for the Construction of Canal Connect
ing the North Sea and the Baltic.
RENEWING THE STRUGGLE.

Servia Declares She Cannot Accept Bulcaria's
Terms-Attacks on Outposts Repulsed.
LONDON, Dec. lot is not believed at Bel
grade that the powers will be able to prevent q
decisive battle being fought between the Bull
garians and the Servians. The Servians will not
admit they have been conquered. They now
have large army, composed Of the flower Of the
nation. concentrated at Belgrade, and are burn
ing to retrieve their military honor. Servia has
sent a circular to the foreign ministers at Bel
grade, stating that she cannot accept the Bull
garian conditions as the price Of peace, because
they are dishonorable. Hostilities will there
fore be resumed this evening.
The Servians to-day attacked the Bulgarian
outposts at St Nicholas, Isor and Krivofer and
were repulsed at all points.
Forty Servians have been shot for mutilitat-
ing themselves by bl owing their trigger fingers
off and otherwise injuring themselves to escape
military service. King Milan ordered the ex
ecutions
Servia's note to the foreign ministers at Bel
grade states that Servia is waiting for Bulgaria
to begin offensive operations; and that Servia is
still willing to submit to the mediation OF the
powers and accept terms consonant with Servia's
honor.
There has been change in the attitude Of
Russia in regard to the Balkan question. M.
Nelidoh, the Russian ambassador, has sent
note to Said Pasha, the Turkish Prime Minister,
protesting against Turkish intervention in Rou-
melia The Turkish minister at st. Petersburg
telegraphs that in consequence of Austria's con-
nection with Servia, the Russian government is
preparing to effectively support Bulgaria
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A Terrible Story Told in Roman Co,

Terrible Story Told In Roman Court.
ROME, Dec. 10.-The trial commenced here
to-day of butcher named Tozzi and his wife,
son and daughter, who are charged with the
murder of one Pogg, also a butcher. The mo-
tives for the crime were trade jealousy
and family disputes. Poggi was en-
trapped into Tozzis cellar where the
murder was committed The body of the VIC
TINT was cut into small pieces and the remains
scattered in a suburban wood The blood was
boiled into black pudding, which was sold in
Tozzi's shop The son made confession and
narrated the story with cynicism which --o-
voked howl of fury the audience yelling,
Away with him to the scaffold." In reply the
murderer laughingly screamed, "Here l am;
tear me to pieces" The terrible story has cre-
ated intense excitement throughout the city.