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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-03-08
GENERAL JOHN c. BLACK.

How He Earned the Enmity OF Hendricks
Sketch of the New Commissioner.
Washington Special.
General j. G.. Black, who has been nominated
Tor Commissions of Pensions, has been a Demo
cratic candidate for Congress in his district, but
was defeated. He is an old Union soldier of ex-
cellent record, and is one of the ~cleanest Demo
cratic politicians in Illinois, and ranks next co
General Palmer in popularity. At the Chicago
convention he did Mr.. Cleveland probably the
greatest service. He headed the Mcdonald
forces, and when the boom came for Hendricks
he threw McDonal6's vote to Cleveland. On &C
count of the serious political wounds which Mr..
Hendricks received when General Black threw
the Mcdonald vote against him and helped kill
his promising boom, Mr.. Hendricks ought to
apply early to the new commissioner for q politi-
cal pension of the highest grade-that is, for a
person who, so fan as the presidency is concerned,
has lost both legs, both arms, and the sight of
both eyes, and been elected to the retiracy of the
Nice-presidency besides.
General Black was born at Lexington, Mo-, in
January, 1885. He graduated at Wabash Col
lege, Indiana, and shortly afterward entered the
army, served in the Thirty seventh Illinois,
coming out OF the army In 1860 as a brevet
brigadier-general General Black studied law in
the office of Gookins & Roberts, Chicago, and
was admitted to practice after his military
service had ended. His home is at Danville.
He has taken an active part In Democratic
politics, and has frequently been honored by
nominations for office when the Office was out of
sight Of his party. In this way he has made
several congressional races in the Danville dis
trict, being the nominee of his party last fall.
General Black was the Democratic candidate for
Lieutenant-governor in 1872, and when General
Logan was sent to the Senate, in 1873. Black was
the Democratic caucus nominee. He was a
delegate-atlarge to the last Democratic national
convention, before which an attempt was made
10 put him in nomination for the Vice presi-
,lency, which he prevented. He was mentioned
rs a candidate for the United States Senate from
illinois
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that no stops be taken to dissolve the court
martial recently ordered to try that oficiaEit
having been intimated that such action would be
taken by President Cleveland-and requesting
that he may be tried, in justice to himself.
Il. A. Bland, of this city, formerly of Green
county. Ind, rendered areception to Indianians
in Washington tonight, which was largely at
tended.
Phil Thompson. of Ken sucky, is making a
strong fight for the Commissioner of Internal
Revenue. He has the earnest support of Messrs.
Beck, Blackburn, and Carlisle.
The President has notified his private secre-
tary that he does not propose to receive persons
who call in regard to appointments, as he is de-
sirous that all appointments of that character
shall be acted upon by heads of departments
to which they belong.
Gen. d. B. Sacket, of the United States army,
is lying dangerously i'll at his residence, and his
friends do not believe he will live till morning.
Miss Cleveland had her first Saturday after.
noon reception at the White House to-day. The
callers. both ladies and gentlemen, numbered
several hundred, a majority Of whom were
strangers who had been in attendance on the in
auguration ceremonies.
The correspondence sent by the Associated
Press from Chicago, announcing the appoint
ment of General Black as Commissioner of Pen
sions, has developed the fact that President
Cleveland has made a popular selection. The
appointment is well received in all quarters, and
it is said the General will be asked to assume the
duties Of his Office at an early day.
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especially as all documents are in the False
Prophets hands. Many OF the people from
Khartoum who came here in Gordon's steamers
hold these notes, which they obtained in a per
fectly legitimate manner, and such claims as
theirs can scarcely be overlooked. Many natives,
moreover, who, months ago, held friendly and
trading relations with Khartoum, have these
pieces of paper, and they will certainly look for
their redemption. Many of the notes have been
bought by the officers here at a far higher rate
than their nominal value, as a memento of the
hero who is gone. Another relic of the gallant
defense of Khartoum, however, is even more
sought after than the bank notes, and that is the
leaden medals which General Gordon ordered to
be struck and distributed to every man, woman
and child in the beleaguered city, in token of the
bravery they had displayed. Several of these
medals were in possession of Gordon's men, but
they were so eagerly bought up, not only by Off
GERS, but by the men too. that they are now at a
premium, and at such a premium, too, that an
offer of their weight in gold fails to induce the
lucky owners to part with them"
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OBITUARY.


COOK-The death of Mary, wife of Noah Cook. has
cast q gloom over a large circle of friends. Although
stricken suddenly down by paralysis, up to the hour
other death her husband, children and grandchildren,
who were permitted to gather around her bedside.
were hopeful of her recovery. In spite of the skill Of
several physicians and the care of those she loved.
her death occurred on Sunday last. Mrs. Cook pos
sessed the attributes that served to endear her to all
with whom she came in contact. Favored with a welL
balanced mind, a charitable nature. and a sweet and
affable disposition, she was beloved by all. To kSr
husband she was q helpmate and aflectionate COM
panion; TO her children a guide, "a comforter and all
that a mothers heart could suggest. Her friendship
was strong and enduring, tempered by q sympathy
that could prove itself loyal in hours of distress and
need. What wonder that the tears fall fast and tho
hearts yearn for the loved one in that deeplyIbereayed
home circle. Mrs. Cook was born in Cooperstown.
N. ", in 1918, and was married to her husband
in 1843. She leaves a husband, three daughters, Mrs.
VIM. Nj. Bundy, Mrs. John Nj. Barton. OF Danyille.
ILL.,, and Mrs. Alex Leslie, of Washington, Ind, and
a son, Mr.. Il. A. Cook, of this city. Her obseauies
took place on Wednesday afternoon, at which Rev.
McColloch and Rev. III. X. Pritchard ohiciated. The
Meridian street Methodist Church choir rendered sew.
eral of her favorite hymns in an effective manner.
Loving hands placed floral tributes around the form
that was so dear to them, and so they laid her In hef
last earthly home, in a beautiful spot at Crown Hill
her life of usefulness ended, her labor Of love done.
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THE ROLLER-SKATING CONTEST.
Captain Williams Summarily Closes, the En-
Observation-Disclosures Given FirstPrize.

NEW YORK, March TN the roller skating
contest the squirt of Meyer and Calhoun. this af-
ternoon, was the event of the day. The reserve
power they showed was astonishing. The
garden was very well filed, many
of the spectators being school children.
Walton came on the scene after Calhoun and
Meyer 'let up" and, after a round or two, gave
another exhibition of speed. He passed the In
dian file of skaters like a flash. Calhoun
was empted to pursue, but Walton soon
shook him OFF. OMelias condition is a sad one.
The score at Z p. NJ. stood: Donovan, l 083;
Boyst, ,032; OMelia, 975; Maddox, 1000;
Sclock. 942; Allen, 845; Johnson, 842; Calhoun,
821; Meyers, S31.
Three thousand people attended during the
evening. Walton, Boyst, Maddoeks, OMelia and
Robinson spurted and raced. AT 10 o'clock only
two men were on the track, and at 1915 Captain
Williams turned the clock ahead to II, midnight,
the band played Sweet Home the scorers
gathered their score sheets, finding there was to
be no more skating, and several hundred people
sat by and wondered when the end would be.
There was no wind up, as III the old pedestrian
contests. The winner, Donovan, received
the $3.50 medal and $50: Boyst.
$3.50: ONelia. $3.50; Maddocks, 500,
and the remainder of those who finished $50
each. 1t is stated that the winner, Donovan,
has worn his stockings several days, and that his
flesh at the finish pressed through the texture
until it burst. His limbs were in bad condition.
He was thus treated lest, should his feet be
dressed, he would be unable to resume.
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Cable Notes.

Queen Victoria has invested Ell, 900, 900 in
ground rents in London.
The Great Eastern Steamship Company has
been ordered to wind up"
Prince Edward, of axe-Weimar, will succeed
General Steele in command Of Ireland, Oct. /.
The Marquis of Lorne, last night, in a speech,
ridiculed the idea of an approaching war with
Russia, and said all would be peacefully settled
The Paris Gaulois states that Emperor Will.
lam is determined to preserve the peace of Eu-
rope. He has written the Gar impressing upon
him the necessity of reaching an agreement with
England.
Earl Granville, British Foreign Minister, has
sent an emphatic remonstrance to Prime Min
lister Ferry against the searching c. vessels going
from English ports to Hong Kong or Japan and
not touching at Chinese ports.
Herbert Spencer, Victor Hugo, Renan, Cas-
telar and others, have subscribed to the fund for
a monument to Giordano Bruno, the philoso-
pher, to be erected on the spot in Rome where
Bruno was burned to death, in 1900.
Froloff, the Russian public hangman, and ex-
e~cutioner of the murderers of Alexander ii, has
been arrested at Moscow for receiving from the
Nihilists 200 roubles monthly in return for pur-
Joining government document and assisting the
Nihilists to evade the authorities.
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and Vest: another from Texas, headed by
Senator Coke, and others from Kansas and
Colorado Among the callers were Vice-president
Hendricks, Senator Voorhees, and Judge Nib
lack. Secretaries Bayard, Manning, Attorney
general Garland. Postmaster general Villas, ex-
Secretary McCulloch, Senators Beck, Black.
burn. Colquitt. George, Salisbury, Payne. Cor
man, Speaker Carlisle, Representatives Morri-
son, Buckner, Moulton. Cox of New York, Bel.
Kansas, Dorsheimer, Greenleaf, French,
Whitney, Hill and Hardeman, the Dis
trict Commissioner, Phoebe w. Couzins,
Erastus t. Cleveland, of Pittsburg. Judge Free,
D. c. Williams, OF Tennessee, e. j. Newman, of
New York, Commissioners Butterworth, Julius
Housman, of Michigan. L. d. M. Sweat, Ed
ward r. Bacon and B. w. Jones, of Wisconsin.
The judges of the Court of Claims called in a
body about 2 Q'cluck.
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General aud Personal.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, March Friends of ex- Repre-
sentative Stockslager are urging his appoint,
ment to the Assistant SecretaryshiD
of the Interior He is heartily in
dorsed, and would doubtless be appointed
were 1T not for the fact that John Oberly, chair
man of the Democratic State central commit
tee OF Illinois, is an applicant, and the Presi-
dent, believing him to be one of the ablest mana
gers in the party, and desiring to give him al
most any favor, has indicated a willingness to
appoint him.
Ex-Representative Lamb is an applicant for
the Commissionership of Patents.
This evenings local papers announce that the
Democrats of the Indiana delegation are unwill.
ing that ex-senator Mcdonald should accept any
foreign mission, and that he must remain in his
State.
Ex.State Senator Hutchins, of La Porte, has
asked to be appointed consul to Toronto, Cam
ada. He formerly resided there, and says that
the place is most desirable for him for that rea-
son.
1t Is believed that Austin III. Brown, of In.
dianaFoiis, will be made Second Assistant Post
Tnaster-general.
THOMAS Ryan, Of indianapolis, is hero seeking
an appointment of some kind in Arizona, where
he lived q few years ago.
It's understood that General Hazen has writ
ea 2 Letter 70 the new Secretary of War, asking
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-03-08
PLANS OF ENGLISH TORIES.

They Expect to Defeat Gladstone-Attacking
Him for Excessive Expenditures.
LONDON, March THE Commons has post
poned until after holidays the discussion of MI.
Reeds motion of censure of the government for
the condition of the navy. The Tories now hope
to attack the government with success, as the
deficit in the budget between the revenue and
expenditures for the current year has been ascer-
tanned to be FL, 500, 900. An equal deficit is an
ticipated for the next year, owing to the in
creased war estimates. The Chancellor Of the
Exchequer will be obliged to admit that the ex-
penses next year will exceed the revenue by
flO, 0OO, 900. The Cabinet has rejected a plan
to meet the deicit by increased duties on beer
and tea. The Chancellor of the Exchequer and
Mr.. Gladstone are in favor of suspension of the
sinking fund and an increase of the income tax
and succession duties.
The negotiations between the government
agents and the Parnellites, the government offer
ing to limit the operation of the crimes act to
one year, have been broken off, the Parnellites
having refused the offer. The government now
proposes a restoration of the crimes act to two
years.
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Col. Villas at Home.
Milwaukee Sentinel.


The appointment of Col. Villas, the sole repre-.
sentative of the West in the Cabinet, is reported
to have beeplictated by the hope that he would
be able to deliver up Wisconsin bound and cap
tive to the Democracy two years hence, Never
theless, his appointment will be generally graft
flying here. We are willing to take the chances
of his working a political revolution among us.
Col. Vilass reputation as an orator has, per-
haps, been rather overdone, but he is q good
lawyer, with a clear business head on his
shoulders, and for all practical purposes will
prove, we suspect, the equal of any member of
the present Cabinet. While he is a strong
partisan, he has, atleast, had the good sense to
disapprove many of the vagaries and follies
which his party has committed in past years.
He fought on the side of the Union, and he has
always held sound views on the currency. = = o.
On the tariff question Colonel Villas has been a.
free-trader of the fiery Watterson type, pro-
claiming that all protection in g tariff is robbery,
but in the Cabinet, it is probable that Mr.. Man
ming will have charge of the revenue policy of
the administration and he is understood to be o
disciple of Mr.. Randall. AS Postmaster general
Col. Villas will no doubt prove an excellent
officer. He has ability, vigor and ambition, and
we predict that he will prove one of the most
popular members of the new administration
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-03-08
New Features in Vice and Religion.

New York Letter in Philadelphia News
One of the notable goers to the theaters Of
New York is q demure young woman, dressed in
the height of fashion. though very quietly, and
possessing those graces of department which are
commonly attributed to the incest culture. She
could get employment from any artist who
wished q model for a Madonna picture, so
gentle, pure and religious is her face. She has
Tor an escort to places of amusement a maid
servant wearing the costume distinctive to
nurses, and quite as quiet in her style as the
mistress. t course they are adventuresseS
who take that method of forcing attention to
themselves. L last saw them at the Comedy
Iheater, where the performances are by womea
for men almost exclusively, but they main
tanned their role of timorous girl and trusty pro
new features In this metropolis. So has religion,
too. A glance into a room in the Chinese quar-
ter disclosed a picture which held me for a
closer examination. 1t was Chinese workman
ship. The life-size form of a man was
clothed in a flowing, lowered robe; his
feet were in thick-soled shoes, and a
queue hung from under an Oriental cap. In all
essentials it was like the Chinaman as depicted
on fan and tea-chest But the face puzzled me
for a while. The eyes were oblique, but the
other features were Caucasian, and there was q
full beard. Something in the expression piqued
my curiosity. Turning to the placard on the
door-post l read the inscription: "Chinese Mis-
slon." Then the truth dawned upon me That
was a Chinese picture of our Savior. To make
sure, / entered and inquired:
Him Clist," the man in charge blandly as
sented.
It was the entirely reverential work Of a
converted Chinaman.
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pleuro-Pneumonia i'm Missouri.

ST.. LoUIs, March 7.-Advices from Fulton,
No., state that pleuro- pneumonia has developed
in a herd Of Jersey cattle belonging to the State
lunatic asylum in that city. and that eight cows
have died within a month. and others are sick.
The infection was communicated by a bull pur-
chased last July from S. S. Trip, of Peoria I'll.
AS soon as the animal was known to be infected
it was isolated from the rest of the herd, but the
contagion had spread with the above result. DR..
Trumbower, of the Agricultural Department at
Washington. has been in Fulton several days,
has made a thorough search of the heard, and
declares the disease IS pleuro~- pneumonia. He
advises the killing of the whole herd. Effective
measures will be Immediately taken to prevent
spread of the disease outside the herd affected.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-03-08
A LOVER.
Novel Explanation of the Retired Life Led by
King Louis of Bavaria.

King Louis of Bavaria.
Count Paul VasiIi's 'Society of Vienna"
King Louis was wildly in love. With whom
l will not say. One day, as he was bringing to
his lady, just as common, unregal lovers do, a
magnificent bouquet, he happened by accident to
pass unnotlced into her little salon, where he
found himself alone. Immediately he began to
arrange the flowers in a vase. Having finished
this delicate operation, he started to leave. but
just then saw his beloved one coming home in
company with a young man. So he concealed
himself behind a curtain in order to enjoy the
surprise and delight, as he thought, of the young
lady at the sight of thefiowers brought to her by
her royal admirer. Well, she came into the
room, but not alone. Her cavalier was with her.
Heavens she exclaimed, another bouquet
from that fool of a King whom / detestP Then,
turning to her friend, she invited him to kiss
away the annoyingimpression. Theinvitation was
vigorously accepted, and his concealed Majesty,
although half blinded with the tears in his eyes,
managed to crawl out unobserved. Then he
cursed the unfaithful one, and swore that he
would never again love and never marry. He
kept his oath; and since that time, if the unfor-
tunate sovereign has lived in solitude and has
become the dreamer that he is known to be, it
is because he has long been convinced that
reveries can sometimes give as much happiness
as realities, and that they are less liable to be
deceptiye.
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"A WANING INTELLECT.

Mr.. Gladstone Purchases an Extraordinary
Supply of Head Gear.
LONDON, March THE ST. Stephens Review
says: DIR. Gladstone recently bought in one day
over one hundred hats, and that his mind is Civ
ing way under the strain to which it has been
subjected.
A number of subscribers to the Gordon memo
rial fund threaten to withdraw their subscrip-
committee. The refusal Of General Gordon's
sister to accept a pension is attributed to ami
mostly toward Gladstone.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-03-08
An Effort In Behalf of DIR. James.
rial IN fhA TndiananoIia .Jouruay

Special te the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, March IA formal appli-
cation was made to-day by Senator Voorhees,
and State Senator Bell for the appointments of
DIR. Milton James, of Muncie, to some position of
honor and fair emoluments. DR.. James intend
ed to be an applicant for the commissionership
of pensions, but the place was rendered to and
accepted by General Black, of Illinois, before his
his papers were fled.
1t is said DR.. James has the strongest indorse-
ments of any man seeking a place from Indiana,
and it is believed he will receive a frst-class po-
stion.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-03-08
Gen. Gordon's Paper Money.

Gubat Letter to London Daily Chronicle.
''The Mahdi, when KhartoCm fell, secured
the whole of Gen. Goardon's papers, together with
a large number of beAk notes issued by the gal
liant defender of Khartoum. These, we are in.
formed, he is now taking steps to negotiate, and
obtain much ready cash by discouating
theml As Gen. Gordon pledged England's word
to redeem them, it win require some
ingenuity to defeat the Mahdis object.
Indeed, it will be next to impos-
sible TO detect the notes which the
Mahdi has seized and those which have been cir.
culatsd bona 6de by General Gordon himself,
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MINOR
Antiquity of the interviewing Process as APP
Piled to MIR. Hendricks.

Antiquity of the interviewing Process as APP
Piled to MIR. Hendricks.
Gath" in Cincinnati Enquirer.
The curious appendage of the presidency
called Vice president, or the Khedive, when he
came to town last Friday was greeted by a com
mittee and taken to a hotel, and had the high
honor of being interviewed by all the newspa-
per reporters. When a great man reaches a
high honor in this country it is the historic feat
ure to seat him in the midst Of a parcel of boys,
with drawn lead-pencils and more or less
crumpled sheets of paper, who ask him a
question and draw their weapons on him.
This was the way Cortez was received on his
landing in Mexico, and it is therefore the oldest
fashion known to the American continent.
When CorteZ came ashore he saw various kinds
of people assembied-some priests, some war
riors. some old men-'but," said he, pc hitting to
certain individuals, who had long rolls of paper
and paint-brushes, what be these?'
These. Celestial visitor, remarked the inter
prefer, in dumb motions, 'sare the reporters of
the City of Mexico, who are taking sketches of
your clothes, drawing your profile, and looking
down your throat when you cape. in order to
expedite the same pictures to the court and the
empire"
Hendricks went through this process, for which
he is admirably qualified by experience.
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A Kissing Wager Postponed.

BRIDGEPORT, March Five hundred persons
gathered on the street in front of the Sterling
Hotel, yesterday noon, expecting to witness the
payment of a wager made before the presidential
election, which was that a prominent married
woman would kiss the first man she met after
II o'clock if Cleveland was inaugurated. The
kissing was to be done in the street, and publicly.
The woman failed to appear, and the crowd,
after waiting an hour, scattered. A notice was
posted on a tree, saying: THE woman has been
attacked with smallpox, and the kissing has
been postponed until March 3, 1882"
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President Baker, of the New Jersey Hortisul-
tural Society, used potatoes of several varieties
last spring to test their quality. earliness, pro-
ductiveness, etc. The seed potatoes in every in
stance were from the same lot, and carefully
measured. Samples of the products were ex-
hibited side by side at the late meeting of the
society, and no one thought of recognizing them
as the same varieties. Not only were they
wholly different in color and texture of skin,
but there was nothing like similarity of form be-
tween the tubers grown in the sand of South
Jersey and the same varieties grown in the
heavier soils of the north.