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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-22
A BIG RAILWAY SWINDLE.
The Canadian Pacific Company Beaten Out
of $5O0,000 by Engineers and Contractors.

MONTREAL, Sept 21.-The Canadian Pacific
authorities have for some time entertained sus-
picions that they were being victimized by their
civil engineers and contractors in the section
north Of Lake Superior. About month
ago all payments to contractors were stopped,
and a remeasurement of the different Sec
tions ordered. This has just been completed,
and it shows that the company has paid to its
contractors hundreds of thousands Of dollars in
excess of the amount of work done. One con-
tractor alone has been paid more than 100000
too much, and another $4,000 the full
amount aggregating 100000. Detectives have
discovered that engineers who were receiving
salaries of 500 month were wealthy landed
proprietors and were engaged in extensive build
ing pursuits, some of them being worth from
$50, 900 to $40. 900, which had been accumulated
in wonderfully short time 1t IS said that
criminal and civil proceedings will be instituted
Many of the contractors implicated have already
retained leading counsel to defend them, who
will plead that the remeasurements are incor-
rect
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-22
FRIENDS YEARLY MEETING.
Mission To Be Established in the City of Mex
ico-Reports from Quarterly Meetings.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
PLAINFIELp, Ind, Sept. 2l.-A meeting of the
select committee Of ministers. and elders of the
church was held at A. NJ in the west room. A
devotional service convened at the same hour in
the east room
The business meeting, which convened at 10
A. NJ. to hear the report on foreign missions was
opened by singing Fervent prayers were then
made by several eminent ministers of the
church. The prayers were followed by singing.
The opening minute was then read by the clerk
Amos Doan, chairman of the committee on
foreign missions then presented his report, in
which the need of mission school at tine City of
Mexico was set forth.
B. G.. Hobbs gave brief talk on Mexican lis
tory as connected with church matters. Mexico
encourages protestant missionary work. Con-
sideration of the subject of whether the church
was financially able to establish a mission in
Mexico City was then entered upon. The prop
Ostion Of the committee to establish said mis-
sion was approved, and the following named
Friends appointed to take charge of it: Frank d.
King, and Sarah King They were ordered to
join Ora Osborn and Lille Niger in Mexico
The two last named are at present at Matamoras
Mexico.
A suggestion for the representative body to
appropriate 81. 900 for the establishment OF the
aforesaid mission was approved.
The treasurer of the foreign missionary
board then made his report.
nominating committee was appointed to
constitute new committee on foreign missions.
The meeting then heard reports from the sew
eral quarterly meetings concerning the state of
society.
Charles p. Reeve, at his own request. was re-
leased from the board of church trustees.
The meeting then adjourned, to convene again
at 2 P. NJ, when the reading of the report on the
state of society of the quarterly meetings was re-
sumed. The meeting then discussed the above
reports and adjourned.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-22

date as Mr.. Gladstoue's manifesto, claiming that
the infuerce of England would support the
infant liberties of the smaller Eastern states
The Liberals hail the events in Roumelia as
likely to embarrass the Marquis of Salisbury,
and contribute to their issue in the coming cleo
tion.
The Bulgarians have occupied the Balkan
passes.
Large numbers of Russians, believed to be
volunteers, are passing through Bucharest
daily, en- route to Bulgaria.
There is public rejoicing in Odessa over the
uprising in Roumela. The combined forces Of
Roumelia and Bulgaria amount to $4,000 men.
The Turkish forces have not yet crossed the
frontier, but the authorities are greatly excited,
and active preparations are being made.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-22
RoumeIia and Bulgaria.

Eastern Roumelia is a state lying just south
of Bulgaria from which it is divided by the Bal
kan mountain range. It has an area of 13, 500
square miles and population of $50, 000 of
whom nearly 600 900 are Bulgars It's, 900 Turks,
and Armenans. Philipopolis, the capital, con-
tains about %, 900 inhabitants. Agriculture is
the chief industry Of the country, wheat, barley.
rye and corn being the principal crops. Altar of
roses Is also an important product, amounting to
$500 900 yearly, and Eastern Roumelia is the
only European country in which it is made A
considerable amount of wine, tobacco and silk
cocoons is also produced, and numerous live
stock of all kinds Wooen cloth is largely
manufactured in several places.
The state has, up to the present, formed a
part of the Turkish empire. But the treaty of
Berlin July l3, 1881 gave it local adminstra-
tive autonomy and provided that it should have
Christian Governor general. The borders were
to be fortified by the Porte, but internal order
was to be maintained by local gendarmerie
and local militia recruited with regard to the re-
llglon OF the people; and not even in the border
fortresses was the Porte to employ bashi-ba-
zouks, Circassians or other irregular troops, nor
in any event were any Turkish troops to be
quartered on the people. The treaty also pro-
vded that with the assent of the powers the
Sultan should appoint the Governor general of
Eastern RouDelia, to hold Office for five years.
The man appointed to that Office, who has now
oeeu uepoSeu oy peace1ul revolution, was ia
briel Pasha Chrestovch, appointed May 18, 1884,
and installed July g. 1884
Bulgaria, to which this revolutionary state
has annexed itself, was by that same treaty Of
Berlin madean ''autonomus and tributary princi-
pallty" under the suzeranty of the Sultan. hav-
ing Christian government and national militia.
The relenng prince, Alexander /, is son of
Prince Alexander of Hesse and nephew of the
Empress of Russia. He was, according to the
treaty, elected by the people and confirmed by
the Porte with the consent of the powers, his
title being hereditary. Bulgaria has an area of
"a, 800 square miles and population of more
than 1000 0O0 of whom 100000 are Bulgars,
$50, ZOO Turks, and the rest Walachians,
Tziganes, Cypres, Jews. etc. The Greek religion
is the prevailing one, being accepted by three
fourths of the people. Sofa, the capital, has
21,000 inhabitants; Varna, the Black sea port
$4,000, and Sbumla Rutschuk, Radzgrad, Sis
tova, Plevna Vidin and Tirnova. the ancient cap
ita are cities of from r. 600 to % 900 inhabitants
each. Bulgaria has considerable national army.
a very small navy, and railroad and telegraph
lines. Corn is the principal product, and woolen
goods the most important article of manufacture.
The country formerly belonged to Hungary but
was seized by the Turks in 1892
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-22
The Rumor from Another Source.

W asnlngCOn special.
There is story current here that Civi-serv
ice Commissioner Dorman B. Eaton has rendered
his resignation to the President. An official con-
nected with the civilservice reform movement
makes the statement that about two weeks ago
Mr. Eaton addressed to the President letter coi-
tanning his resignation. 1t is stated that tits we'll
known among reformers that Mr.. Eaton has
talked of resignng for the last five or six
months. It is given out that he is in need of
rest, and proposes to seek recreation abroad.
His means are considerable. and he has held the
Office only because he felt it to be his duty
There are those, however, who assert that Mr..
Eaton wishes to resign because he is dissatisfied
with the way in which the civil-service law is
being carried out under this administration. He
has been known to criticlse it severely, although
no still reposes his trust in the President. The
resignation was offered. it is said, after consul
tation with several officers of the Civilservlce
Reform Association.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-22
A Drunken woman,s Horrible Crime

PoTTsvILLE. Pa, Sept PA -Ahorrible tragedy
occurred last evening at Silver Greek, mining
village, eight miles east of this city. Patrick
ONeill and his wife Sarah lived with an old
woman named Betty Keefe. The man and wife
had constant quarrels, and Mrs O'Neill blamed
the old woman. who was her husbands aunt, for
being the instigator Of the domestic troubles
Yesterday was occasion of general carousal
and disturbance at Silver Creek. In the even
ing the bulk of its people were drawn to one end
of the village by row. Old Mrs Keefe was in
bed, aud Mrs. O'Neill, taking advantage Of the
opportunity, dragged the old woman to the floor
ard severed her head from her body with an ak
Mrs. O'Neill was drunk at the time, and when
arrested did not deny the crime. She was lodged
In Jail here this morning.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-22
FOREIGN MISCELLANY.
Socialist Meeting that Caused Trouble for
London Policemen.

LONDON, Sept 21.-An enormous Socialist
meeting was held yesterday at Limehouse. The
crowd prevented many attempts of the police to
arrest the speakers, but the officers finally sue
ceeded in arresting Mr. Malone, secretary of tie
Socialist League, the steward of German club
and six spectators The police encountered the
greatest difficulty in preventing the mob from
rescuing their prisoners as they were being
marched to the police station. The crowd fol-
lowed the police, hooting at them, and at times
making rushes to liberate their companions but
the police kept their ground we'll and beat them
back with their clubs. The prisoners were to-
day brought before magistrate and fined and
imprisoned for short periods for obstructing the
police in the performance of their duty. During
the hearing the police arrested Wm Morris, an
aesthetic poet for assau!ting them. Morris de-
clared that the police had hustled and assaulted
several lady witnesses. Bennett Burleigh, a
journalist, corroborated the statement of Morris,
and said the police kicked his leg. The further
hearing Of the case was adjourned.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-22
GHOSTLY MISSIyES.
Thrilling Story Contributed by the PEN
sion Bureau.

sion Bureau.
Washington Special.
The Capital to day prints an interesting story,
contributed by an attache of the Pension Bu-
reau, which furnishes incidents for q novel as
powerful as any Dumas or Eugene Sue ever
used. In 1864 lieutenant from an Ohio village
was killed in one of the battles in Virginia. and
his body was sent home, buried with military
honors, and handsome monument erected over
it by the citizens of the place Thousands Of
people paid their tributes of honor to the young
hero, and looked upon his face as the body lay
in state in the town hall. He left q
widow, to whom he had been married only a
year, and for more than twenty years she has
been trying to get a pension, but although
she keeps fresh flowers upon her husbands grave
she cannot prove that he is dead. The records
in the Adjutantrgenerals Office are perfect and
affdavits can be furnished from thousands OF
people who saw and recognized his lifeless body,
but every few months she receives letter from
him, written in a hand as familiar as her own.
Two letters never come from the same place;
now they are postmarked in Colorado. then in
Texas, then in New York. Once see got note
from MIN dated at Washington. He appears to
know what is going on at home, and always,
alluges to local occurrences with fam.harsty1
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-22
RurglariZinr a Fort.

Cork, Sept PA mysterious raid was made
last night on Carlisle Fort, one of the defenses
of the city All that can be learned of the affair
at present is that party of men seized four
rifles and two swords during the night and got
away with them without disturbing the garrison.
The sentry on duty close to the spot where the
arms were kept did not see any one. and states
that he heard no unusual noise. The police are
aiding the military in the search for the raiders
but as yet no clue to their Whereabouts has been
obtained
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-22
judgment for Nearly $4,000. 900.

CLEVELAND. o., Sept 21.-Judgment for
nearly $3O0O 600 was rendered by Judge Heis-
ley in the Common Pleas Court to day, against
the New York, Chicago Il ST. Louis Railway
Company. The claim against the railroad was
presented in the shape of three cognovit notes,
executed Dec. l, 1884, to William H. Vanderbilt,
president of the road. The next largest note
for 1878, 900, was made payable to the Lake Shore
& Southern Railroad Company. The third note
was for $3.50, ,000 and was drawn in favor of H.
b. Hollings.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-22
The Dispute Over the Caroline Islands.

MxDRID, Sept. 2l.-A better feeling prevails
in this city, owing to report having been re-
ceived from Count Benoma. the Spanish embas-
sador to Berlin, to the effect that he expects
Germany will accept the offer of a naval coaling
station liberty to trade. and the right of navga-
ton among the Caroline islands as a basis of
settlement of the Caroline dispute. The settle
ment will be made without referring the matter
to an arbiter
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-22
Anarchy in Albania.

CoNsTANTINoPLE, Sept 21.-Anarchy pre-
walls in Albania. Turkish troops and body of
Albanians have had an engagement near Prizend.
Five battalions of Turkish troops have been dis
patched to the scene of the trouble
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-22
Advance I'm the Price of Coal.

PHILADELPHIA, Sept 2L-The Reading Coal
and Iron Company to-day advanced the prices of
coal for shipment beyond the capes. about fifteen
cents per ton. No new circular was issued but
notices were sent out to the company's agents in
other cities and to large consumers stating the
new prices. No change has yet been made in
prices for the line and city trade.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-22

The Belgian government is preparing bill to
authorize the sending of paupers to the Congo
country as colonists, provision being made in the
bill to aid them in securing livelihood.
The Emperor William and the King and Queen
of Wurtemburg yesterday reviewed Is. 900 men
of the Wurtemburg army. The imperial party
stood for two hours in the carriages witnessing
the maneuvers of the troops.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-22
Destructive Floods i'm Spain.

MADRID, Sept 2L-Dsastrous rains have pre-
vailed during the past twenty-four hours in the
southeastern part of Spain. The rain came down
in torrents and soon the rivers overdowed their
banks causing immense destruction Of property
and the loss of many lives. Houses, trees and
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-22

CHEYENNE, w. T.. Sept 2l.-Work was re.
sumed at the Rock Springs coal mines this morn
ing. All the Cinnamon went to work, and, also,
the white mechanics, engineers, blacksmiths,
6remen and carpenters employed in the mine
The white ccal-miRers who declined to work
were paid off. Everything quiet. and no more
trouble is anticipated
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-22
Captured by Brigands.

SALoNIcA, Sept. 21.-Brigands have captured
the Archbishop Of Veria's niece and another
lady They demand the sum of f3, 1000 for the
ransom of the prisoners
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-22
WHEN INDICATIONS.
TUEsDAY-Fdir Weather, sta
tionary, .fozlowed By loUer tenn
perdtltre.

NOT a very great amount of
lImoney is involved in a Silk
Teck or Scarf that sells for
% GEMS, when you come to
think of the amount of
money, time and labor re-
CURED to produce the ma
terial and perfect the arti-
Gle. The WHEN intro
duced this popular price
for a Scarf to Indianapolis
some years ago. 1t has
been copied, but no one has
ever given any such va
riety and combination of
styles and patterns for this
money as the
w HEN
CLOTHING STORE.
See the show-windows.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-22
Alarming Report from China.

PARIS, Sept. 21.-Alarming reports have been
received here to-day to the effect that China is
massing large force of troops on the Tonquin
pfrontier,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-22

dead animals are being carried cut to sea by the
raging food, which stretches for mile around
the city.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-11-17

The following are the real estate transfer
recorded ia the office of the register of deed, |
yesterday:
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-11-17
FRENCH LANGUAGE
Taught ~ a Freuehna-.

Mr.. Edmond d'Albenss having Just To-
Gated in Wichits proposes TO devote bis
time to the teaching or the French language.
He does not propose 10 t.seh it in 50 many
lessons to enable one to join Cooks Euro
pean Tourists" and b. able iosay COM
ment vous porter vous' ete. but he intends
10 do j, ~ Systematically .nd conscientivusly.
Bling Frenehman and q graduate Of the
college Of Toulouse. his pupils may rest as
suret of pure and correct pronunciation
His arrangements will be perfected on or
about December ls;. He viii then give bis
lessons either 81 bis home, 936 South To-
peks avenue. or 81 the pupils residences. IF
circumstances REQUIRE it, he msy afterwards
form children and adult classes Requests
for information or interview may be lef, a,
the EAGLE Office until the 25ih inst. IS no
box can be hsd $: the postofice. After ;hA;
date a, Mr.. d'Albenas' residence s. above.
Communications NAY a'so be addressed 10
p. o. box 1854 dl5l-le,
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-11-17
FATHER CASEY'S LECTURE.

| The Catholic church was crowded last
Sunday evening 10 listen TO the lecture an
bounced to be given by the new pastor OF
the Catholic church, Rev. Al. J. Casey. A
Ia rye number ofnon-C Catholics were present.
The subject of the lecture was. "The True
Church." and the lecturers object was to
convince his hearers that the Catholic
church was and must be the true church.
| The Reverend lecturer disclaimed any in
tention of controversy with christians of
other denominations on this subject, his OBJ
ject being to teach lesson TO his own flock
so that they might be able on occasion to
defend the proposition that theirs was the
| true church.
Father Casey might he called eloquent,
| but bis uiterance is sometimes deficient. He
supported the proposition, that the Catholic
church was the true church by a number of
painted illustrations, and by logical reason
ing.
| He divided the Christian churches into
| the Catholic, Protestant and the Greek AID
churches was entitled to be called the
Church of Christ. he supposed the following
case: 4 man has son born to him on a
certsin day which he records in his family
5k; they pass on through life until the
time arrives when the father passes to an
Other world. After his death two other
claimants for his estate come up and their
claims are before court for adjudication.
The judge hss the date Of birth of the true
heir; be enquiries of one of the false claim
ants bis age and the record of bis birth; they
did not agree with the genuine, there being
several years difference in time. Then he
asked the next, but here also was a discrep-
ancy; he WAS born many years later than
the true heir. When he reached the Just
claimant he gave the exact date of his birth
| together with the testimony of those who
lived among the scenes of his childhood,
and traced his racord up to that very hour
through an unbroken chain of testimony.
Applying this illustration to the question
un Ter consideration, be said, let the Protes-
tan, the Greek and the Catholic come before
n iGge TO decide their respective claims to
the title OF the Church Of Christ, and when
the court asks the Protestant how old he is,
the answer will he "three hundred Years"
then comes { c Greek, and ne answers that
he has. been in existnnce eight hundr,
years. The Catholic is next Intercepted,
and he answers eighteen hundred years."
and he traces his ancestors down in an I'M
broken line from Peter TO Leo the Thir-
tenth. The judge must decide that he is
the true heir to the Church of Christ.
The reverend lecturer said it WIS claimed
that the Catholic church deterioriated in the
9th and sixth centuries, but this he denied,
and quoted from Scripture to prove that the
Church of Christ can never change, rs when
Christ said: "Thou ar. Peter, and upon
this rock will l build my church, and the
gates Of hell shall not prevail against her."
and again, Behold am with you always.
even unto the consumstion of the world"
The lecturer WAS heard throughout with
marked attention. II was short and pointed;
not one of those long-drawn out lie ctures
that tire.