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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-04-01
FOREIGN MISCELLANY.
Beginning of the Celebration of Bismarcks
SEVENTEEN Birthday.

Beginning of the Celebration of Bismarck's
SEVENTEEN Birthday.
BERLIN, March 31.-Although the SEVENTEEN
anniversary of Bismarck's birthday does not oc-
cur until to morrow, the birthday celebration
began to-day, and Berlin is in a blaze of enthu-
siasm this evening Many Populations from
various parts, of the empire waited on the Chan
cellor this afternoon and made addresses of con-
graduation. In his response, Bismarck especial
Iy lauded the German army, whose skill, courage
and fidelity has made the greatness of the German
empire possible There was o torchlight pro-
cession this evening of five thousand men
through Inter den Linden and other principal
streets. Most of she houses were brilliantly
illuminated. AS the procession passed Bis
marck s palace he was discovered on the balcony
placidly smoking. His soEs seized lamps and
held them up so as to light UP the Princes face.
and he was frantically cheered. The nights
festivities concluded with innumerable balls.
banduets and private parties.
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When General Grant is dead we shall know
the nature of his disease At present we all are
kept in state of doubt by the contradictory re-
ports of the fnniky physicians who dance at
tendance upon him. One of the penalties of
greatness seems to be that when o great man
falls-sick he is put in charge of lot of doctors
who part their names in the middle and write es-
says for the medical journals. We do not know
what ails General Grant because he is environed
by cloud of medical men who either cannot
diagnose his condition or are unable to express
themselves in plain English. We venture to say
that if an old fashioned country doctor were
turned loose in General Grants sick-room for
half an hour he would find out what allied the
distinguished invalid, and he would have name
for the disease that everybody could understand
General Grant belongs to this country and its
people, and we have a right to know his exact
condition in current and ineligible English.
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A Farmers Strange Conduct.

HIGHLAND, March 30.-A very strange event
occurred near here today. A very wealthy
farmer, from Farmland, Ind, named John
Garringer. was captured near St Jacobs this
afternoon He had left his home near Farm
land. about month ago. for tho purpose of pur-
chasing land in Missouri After arriving there
his mind. became deranged, and suddenly he
disappeared. and was not heard of until az day
Cards were printed giving description of him.
and to-day he was found For four days he has
been lying under hedge as he said, waiting
for his family TO come and Join him. When
found he had 5000 10 money aud several railroad
tickets in his pocket which he had bought and
not used He has had nothing to eat or drink
but a little corn which he found in the fcld.
He has been tramping ever since losing his mind,
his feet being so bruised that he cannot stand on
them. Ills brother and Mr.. Gray, both Of Farm
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The Bar-Keeper's Wish.

Boston Herald.
The bar-keeper laid down the interesting ac-
count of the war in the Soudan he had been
reading, as old Capn Butler came rolling in
for his regular eleven o'clock and reluctantly
set out the decanter Now. the Cap'n has
achieved a widespread reputation for being long
on time and short on cash.
''You may set that down along 18th the other, "
he pleasantly remarked, as he returned the glass
and passed the back of his hand lightly across
his eloquent lips.
81 wish you we're Soudanese camel" discon-
tentedly growled the bar-keeper, as he rinsed out
the glass.
sInasmuch as to wherefore!" tho Capn won
dered Because they allus take large quantity
of water9' he added, facetiously.
mo" grumbled the bar-keeper, while he wiped
off the counter.
"Why, thenM
Because they go twenty days without a
drink sighed the bar-keepe-. as he lugged
out the slate and jotted down another unearned
score.
The Cap'n was going to say something about
feller's getting his back up. but he was so con-
fused that he never thought of it.
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IN The strongest terms all attempts to induce the
ministers to enter into any detailed statement at
she present time.
A despatch received this afternoon from Tehe-
ran confirm the report that ths Russians ad-
vanced their outposts to within eighteen miles of
Penjdeh on March %
Baron de Staal, Russian ambassador, will
have a conference with Earl Granville to-day.
De Gers accepts Earl Granvile's suggestion that
the boundary commission limit its work within a
specified zone, to include Nihilshene, Chaman
ind Penjdeh on the south De Giers states that
The Russian commissioners will be ready to meet
Sir Peter Lumsden in April
Harrington, when refusing, in the Commons
to-day, to give any information regarding rela-
tons with Russia. said the government deemed
sers of fact and policy which formed the subjects
Of discussion between England and Russia were
objects concerning which the strongest and
most sensitive feelings existed in England.
Russia and India. In regard to the continued
military preparations the Marquis stated that
these were not being made as a menace to Rus
S9a nor even to influence pending negotiations.
The Russian ambassador has impaired to
Granville the substance of a telegram from De
Giers regarding the Afghan frontier. The gov
eminent will withhold information this sub
ieet from Parliament until the preliminaries
have been settled for meeting of the joint
boundary commission. 1t is reported that Earl
Dufferin, Viceroy of India, is negotiating with
recognizing n British protectorate over AT
ghanistan until peace is assured
Existing orders for the fitting out of the naval
Reserve, the purchase of transports, and the dis
patch of relnforcements to india are being car
eied out
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THE VAR IN THE soUDAN.

Osman Digna Abandons Tamai-The Mudir
of Dongola Wins Victory.
LONDON, March BIN the House Of Com
mons, this afternoon. the Marquis of Harting-
ton announced that Osmaa Digna mad abandoned
lanai.
The rival of FL Mahdi is named Ell Makki, and
the number of his adherents is increasing. He
has occupied FL Obeid, and the followers of FL
SIahdi are alarmed.
The troops commanded by the Mudir of Don
COLA had an engagement with the hostile Arabs
OF the Hassanyeh tribe in the Hannah mount
aims, at point sixteen miles south of Merawai.
The Hassanyehs made an attack and were re-
pulsed with loss of twenty killed and six pris-
oners. The Mudirs troops suffered no loss.
General Graham will begin his advance early
tomorrow. He expects to reach the enemy IN
swo hours march from General McNeil's zeraba.
Notwithstanding the rumors that Osman Digna
rs been deserted by his force, the War Office
aticipates severe fighting.
The report that Osman Digna is suing for
leace is not true. Scouts confirm the report that
Dsman has evacuated Hasheen. The advance
of the British is therefore postponed.
A dipatch from Alahabad says correspond
ent with Sir Peter Lumsdens force fully confirms
the report of rhe advance Of General Kokamroff
and Colonel Alikharoff with their troops, to
~Irush and Shan, eighteen miles from Penjdeh.
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An Incident of senator Morton's Illness.

1t is said that General Grant has been greatly
cheered by the many expressions of sympathy
which have been conveyed to him both from in
dividuals and from various religious. military
and other organizations. Els physicians, how
ever, do not permit him to read the newspapers
himself and he knows nothing of the reports
sent out respecting mis- condition. These things
call 10 snind incidents of the last illness of Sena
tor Morton. For some weeks while the great
war Governor of Indiana was dying by inches it
was thought that one of his sons, sick with con-
sumption, was also dying away off in Alaska
This fact was kept concealed from the father
But the Senator insisted on reading the Indian.
apolis Journal, the Republican State organ, him.
self. SO the Journal sacrificed little enterprise
and nsver once mentioned the sons illness or
spoke gloomily of the fathers. The word
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Brief Mention.

VIM. Warrens barn, in Leroy, was burned by
chicken. thieves to-day, with ali its contents in
Guiding horses. cattle stock and grain.
Captain Jacob j. Kinder, seventy five years
old, one of the best-known men in that part of
the country, died at Edwardsvllle on Saturday.
John Greene, miner, at Streator was severe
ly burned about the head and upper part of the
body, by an explosion of gas while at work in
the mine to-day His recovery is considered
very doubtful.
Judge +. NJ Sim, of Urbana, met with an ac-
cident on Sunday. which, it is feared, will prove
fatal, his skull being fractured He is supposed
to have fallen from the hay NOW of his barn,
but can give no account of the accident as he
has not yet recovered consciousness.
Rev J. G. White, of Stanford, in a lecture at
Lincoln, condemned the Catholic religion and
the Roman clergy, whereupon forty or fifty coal
miners present rioted, using the hall chairs
The injured are: White. the lecturer, cut on
the head and face; Johnston, the hall manager,
severely injured; Henderson, a college student,
badly beaten. Two or three others were slightly
hurt The police were powerless in their efforts
to preserve the peace.
On Saturday evening an Internal machine
with fuse attached was found in a hallway
leading to the Review office, at Tuscola, but it
was seen in time to prevent an explosion. 1t
was turned to the iailer, but was not
opened until Monday evening, no one caring to
tamper with the dangerous instrument. It was
found to contain about a half pound of giant
powder and five large cartridges. This is the
second attempt of the kind within the past
month"; though it is not known for what pur-
pose the attempts were made, nor is there a clew
as to who those are who thus seek to destroy
life and property.
In temperance sermon, at the First Method
ist Church, Springfield. the Rev. Musgrove made
an attack upon the saloons as an influence in
city politics, and, taking from his pocket an cleo
tioneerng ticket. which he said had been handed
to him with the remark that it was good for two
drinks at any saloon in the city, he read it: "For
city clerk, John NJ Nuckols, jr." Nuckols is
the Democratic candidate. and, meeting Mr..
Musgrove in the street, struck him terrible
blow with his fist. He lay for several hours un-
conscious. and has not yet fully recovered. The
reverend gentleman received sunstroke few
years ago, hence the serious consequences of a
blow that would otherwise have been harmless.
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A Fit that Cost $40, 200.

LONDON, March 31.--Mr. Charles Newdegate,
the eccentric old man who has sat in the House
of Commons for the past forty-two years as a
Conservative member for North Warwickshire,
is q great sufferer from fits Last August he
fell down in the lobby of the House, and was un-
conscious when picked up. Mr.. Charles Brad
laugh, OF hearing of the incident, threw up his
hands and exclaimed:
'sWhat. Another drunk
This remark intensified hatred that had long
existed between the two men, and Mr.. Newdegate
sought revenge by suing Mr. Bradlaugh to COM
ell him to pay the statutory penalty for taking
5 seat az a member of the House without hav-
9 taken the prescribed oath. The suit failed,
d MIR. Newdegates costs and expenses we're
q fer So 900. His friends sent the hat around.
apealing to everybody for help The total
mount collected is f477 and the committee an
Z ounces that the subscriptions are closed
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Minor Notes.

At Salem, James Hottsapple shot John Evans
in the shoulder. infiieting painful but not dan
gerous wound.
The residence of James Martin, three miles
south of Russiaville, burned on Sunday the
family being away at the time. Loss, s., 200; no
insurance.
Alpha Priory, Knights of Birmingham. gave
their annual banquet at the Bramble House,
Lafayette, last evening Thomas B. Ward
made speech.
Walter Powell, the prosecutor against whom
charges were made by the Lafayette Courier of
receiving brides, has returned from the West,
and says he will prosecute the editor of that
paper
j. N Allison, a prominent business man of
Spencer and wellknown Republican, having
twice made the race for county treasurer, died
on Monday, of epilepsy. He leaves wife and
seven children.
Yesterday afternoon, at Lafayette. the mother
of Valentine Jester, cigar maker found him
hanging in the woOdshed His mind had been
wandering for several months. His age was
twenty -Seven years.
Two men recently called upon q German
farmer on the Green Valley road, near New Al
bany, soliciting him to take photograph of his
house at fifty cents a copy. He agreed and
signed his name to paper which developed into
a $50 promissory note
In the Superior Court at Evansville, yester-
day morning, the famous suit of Jones VS.
Huston. for damages, was practically settled by
Judge Dyer overruling motion for new trial,
on the ground that the application was not sus-
tanned by sufficient evidence.
Mr. r. w. Patton. one of Rushville's most
prominent and highly respected young business
men, died very suddenly last evening He had
been dangerously Ill from peuro- pneumonia
but had begun to recover when he was unex-
pectedly seized with chill that caused his
death. He was leading member of the Knights
of Pythas. Royal Arcanum and several other
orders, which will participate in his funeral
services on Thursday.
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Advertising Ellen Terry.
rd. in Philadelphia Press.

Joe Howard. in Philadelphia Press.
Last Saturday afternoon, passing up Broad
way in the vicinity Fourteenth street. my at
tention was attracted to a number of people
running rapidly along Union Square to Four
teenth street followed. Looking from the
corner, / saw gathered about carriage which
stood in front Of the stage entrance of the Star
Theater quite large crowd. / joined them.
They were half grown men, unceuth, addressed,
what we would call loafers. What under
heavens, could they be there forl was the nat
aral question. Addressing one of chem. said:
What's the occasion of the crowdg "Best if
] know said he. well, what are you doing
Earning twenty centsl" Yes" ''Well,
who's going to pay it to YOUR s'The
Cap'n.n who's The Captanas 1.-THE tall
fellow with the SLOUGH hat joined the
Cap'n, but the Cap'n noticing possibly differ
ence between me and the NOR fifteen men who
obviously looked to him for direction, declined
70 give me any information whatever. Presently
he cue was given and taken up at once by the
en- OF fifteen alluded to. Three cheers were
iven for Irving, the great English actor Just
aen o modest little lady came out, and the
Cap'c,' evidently thinking it to be Miss Terry
lied out: Three cheers for the public's favorite
Ellen Terrya The three cheers were given, but
it wasn't the publics favorite. Ellen Terry, but
her queer little maid, who was looking for her
-Tnistresss coupe BY this time a noticeable
crowd had gathered---at least 200 people--who
came from up the street. across the street. down
the street, to see what tho throng, the crowd.
were up to. SO, when the distinguished, and
favorite. and so forth appeared, there was gath
cred about the little hired nucleus a great and
glorious company--a perfect cloud of witnesses.
NCw. you know that is carrying things to an
azeess which defies American competition.
A0me Industry Is nothing to IL.
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He Astonished the Rector.

Hartford Uourant.
A prominent railroad freight agent in this
State is an active Episcopalian and vestryman in
the church in the little town where he lives.
One day, when business was crowding, a man
came in who purposed starting a mill at small
town along the road which had to pay much
more for freight than towns further along the
route paid-in other words. it suffered the usual
short haul discrimination.
The visitor pleaded and argued but, of course,
in vain. Still he held on, and with his persist
ency he pretty we'll wore out the limited patience
of the agent, besides keeping other people wait
ing who had also called on business. Finally he
left, and the next man stepped up.
"Well, sir" said the irritated agent, "where-
abouts is your id grst mill!"
81, sir" was the meek reply, "am the rector
to whom you wrote about conducting service
next Sunday"
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ILLINOIS.
Two Democrats Indulge in a Fisticuff on the
Floor of the House.

SPRINGFIELD, March 31.-At 1:30, Crafts of
Cook. and Baker. of Moultry, both Democrats,
had fstcutf on the floor of the House. The
trouble arose over the stockyards bill, on which
they were opposed Crafts took Baker to task,
and upon his resenting it, struck him on the
face. whereupon Baker struck back twice. kick
ing him once in the stomach aud marking his
face badly. Crafts attempted to strike Baker
with chair, but was prevented by friends. and
the men were separated Mr.. Haines, without
putting any motion. declared the House adj
journed This is the second fight Baker has en-
gagged in this session.
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Eugene Field. in Chicago News.

Eugene Field, in Chicago News
There is talk to the effect that the Hon. Will
lam f. Villas inntends to resign Postmaster
general at the end of the current year. We hope
there is no truth in it. We profoundly admire
Mr. Villas, and we hope he will remain in his
present exalted place. We know nothing of his
ability as Cabinet officer, but we admire him
profoundly, sincerely, thoroughly-we admire
him because he is the only known citizen of
Wisconsin who does not write poetry, who has
never written poetry, anSvho manifests no
symptom of being about to write poetry In
contradistincton to the rest of Wisconsin people,
he is a sui generis, and we believe he should be
recognized, rewarded, honored, and exalted
for IL
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Doubling the Ghosts Yarn.

Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph.
s'Mah, do you know have always though that
more than one person must have been implicated
in the killing of Hamlet's father pensively re-
marked a St. Louis maiden to her mother.
"And why so, my dearl' asked the mother,
with fond glance at the rose that was budding
into lovely womanhood at her side
"Why, nah, don't you know the poor ghost
says thathis wicked brother poured deadly hen
bane in his ear. Now surely one man would not
be sufficiently strong to carry enough to fill his
ear. man."
mother, ''the wicked uncle might have brought
it by the bucketfull at a time"
'"Then ne must have been very stupid king,
nah, for I'd like to see the man that could pour
two or three bucketsfull of anything in my ear
without waking me up!"
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Estimate of MIR. Reccher.

Richmond Val Central Presbyterian.
Mr.. Beecher has bad face: and as he stood
there denouncing the churches and all that
Christians have been taught to revere, looking
to gather applause from the element that was
hostile to the churches. we felt that it was one
of the most repuls;ve exhibitions that we had
ever witnessed. Mr.. Ingersoll HOSTS the deaths
head and the cross-bones of the pirate; Mr..
Beecher sails under the Christian flag, and
speaks to the people in priestly robes In the
fierce and blasphemous assault on the churches
and the evangelical theology there is very little
difference between the two men.
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Killed by an Engine.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
DANvILLE, March 3L-Charles Bartlett, of
Marshall, H., was run over by an engine on the
Wabash road, tonight, and cut to pieces. He
stepped from the main track to side-track to
escape train going west and was caught by an
engine running east. He had just arrived in the
city from Marshall
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s'crankn was not then in use, but the thing sig
nifed did exist One day an individual of this
class, after travelling good many niles, talmost
forced an entrance to the Senator'S roon in
order to communicate the fact of young Nor
tons condition. And it is said that General
Grants attendants are greatly annoyed by mem
bers of the despicable tribe. The two cases are
alike also in the patient stocism with which pro-
lOnged and severe suffering is borne.
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A Place for Bayless Hanna.
Washington Letter in pittsburg pispa,en.

WashIhSt"H 1'ttttt 10 FItteburg nifp1tch.
President Cleveland said to an Indiana 80
who was growing about the uneonal isfs .a,s
ton of the Offices geographically that il was hard
lv fair to make this criticism until Ia cal
through. This was said with a wink that vas
taken to bea strong intimation that Indiana
have to be provided for if we have "a ~, Le
hole for him.
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The per Diem" Legislature.
Salem Democrat.

The per diem Legislature is still in session
Oh! how their constituents would welcome the
weary representative home. Come home, from
the Assembly. You said you would come, as
soon as the days work of the regular session
was done. Please come home the taxpayers are
weary and waiting for you Poor reform is
sick and sore. and may die a-bornn before you
come. Come! the clock in tho steeple strikes
GOMEZ The patience of the people is all worn
outcome, come h-om-e
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Strike of Coal Miners.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
EVANSVILLE, March 31.-The operators of.the
various coal mines ia this city notified their
miners to day that wages would be reduced to 8
cents per bushel. The miners refused to accept
the reduction, and at noon to-day struck
About 250 men quite work. The proprietors say
they can get plenty of men at cents per bushel
The strikers are we'll organized and determined
and the result will probably be a long strike.
The cause of the reduction is competition from
outside mines, where coal is dug for Ii and q
cents per bushel. The rate heretofore paid here
has been g.. cents
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Suicide of a Wealthy Farmer.

Special TO the indianapolis journal.
ANDERSON. March 31.-Asa Long, an old and
wealthy farmer, residing in the northern part of
the county, committed suicide to-day by hang
ing himself to the limb of a tree standing in a
thcket near mis- residence. Insanity is attrib-
uted as the cause He was once an inmate of
the Insane Asylum at Indianapolis.
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land, started with him for Indiana this evening.
He recognized his friends, and shows no signs of
disobedience
Deaf Mute Killed by a Train.

DeW MINUS IAIIItu by Ifalns
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
BLooMISGToN, March 31.-A deaf mute aged
twenty-five or thirty, was struck by the Chicago
& Alton south bound Denver express, between
Bloomington and Normal, this evening, and
hurled down an embankment. He died in thirty
minutes. His back and several ribs we're
broken. He is probably Jno. p. West, and
judging from letters found in hig pockets is
from Wenona, Ill