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the lake to look after things and to his surprise
he found lying dead around the sides of the
bank 625-some Of them weighing ten or twelve
pounds
James Tyndall shot an eagle. near Jackson
vile, measuring seven feet from tip TO tip He
was near enough to the bird to kill it with o re-
volver.
Prof. Paul IL Mauff, a teacher of German at
Mendoza, committed suicide by shooting himself
through the heart Unrequited love is supposed
to be the melting cause.
At Belleville, Noah Merriman a negro shot
and killed his wife. Three days before she had
left her husband, and the tragedy was the out
come of an effort on his part to get her to come
back TO him. When he drew his revolver the
woman ran out on the sidewalk in front of the
house, where she stumbled and fell upon her
face. Her husband ran up and fired two shots
at her as she lay PROSTATE, one OF which entered
her body to the right of the spinal column,
causing her death within few moments
On Friday Miss Carrie Brown, of Rockford,
committed suicide by drowning She left note
addressed to the Dear ones athome," and states
that in consequence of fall she had in Pnila-
delphia her mind has become affected and she
believes she will go mad, and that it is Gods
will that she should put an end to herself.
Another letter was left for her affanced husband,
Fred w. Lee of Des Moines, la. The family IS
one of the best and wealthiest in Rockford The
deceased was twenty five years old, and was q
very beautiful girl Three years ago. in fit OF
somnambulism. she walked out of two-story
window of Philadelphia boarding school, in
juring her limbs badly. She never gave indica-
tions Of any mental trouble.
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Indian troops They can not stand for minute
against Russian soldiers, scarcely more than can
the poor Afghans, who are extremely brave, but
doomed before a regular force. Only English
soldiers are our equals. and very few of these
would get through the bloody passes of Afghan
istan TO meet us. Yet this most changsable pop
ulace which prides itself on sobriety, and is the
most tickle and exctable in the world, has a fit
now Of believing that it could drive us to the
Caspian without difficulty. My comfort is that
in a few days they will have dropped this craze
for some other, just as they forgot KEartoum in
two weeks
You see," he said, at parting. Tin fortnight
you shall come and remark to me that this had
been forgotten, too"
Unless l said. you get your passports
meanwhile"
He smiled, saying: 'There is no danger Of
that
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THE CANADIAN REVOLT.
RumOr of Fight with Riers Forces, in
Which Eighty Men We're Killed.

WINNIPEG, April 12--While no reliable in
formation can be had tonight from the west,
rumor has it that the Ninetieth Battalion had a
skirmish with Riels party, within thirty miles
of Humboldt, and eighty men were killed. Dis
patches just received, however, do not confirm this
statement More troops will go west tomorrow.
The following dispatch has just been received
from Battleford IA courier scout just in from
Prince Albert reports seeing 800 Indians. many
mounted at Point of Woods on the Swift Cur
rent trail, twenty miles below here. He found
large deposit of supplies on the Indian re-
serve. Every thing is unchanged here, awaiting
troops"
The Battleford garrison can hold out till the
arrival of troops should the Fort Pitt Indians not
reach there. The Indian programme is to take
Fort Pitt, and concentrate their forces for an
attack on Battleford
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MI. LEssAR's VIEWS.
Russia Does Not Want India, but Desires
Control of the Penjdeh Country.

Russia Does Not Want India, but Desires
Control of the Penjdeh Country.
liable Special.
This evening l had a long talk with Mr.. Les
.ar, the special Russian agent here who, in the
ewes of the British public, is the very embodi-
ment of the genius of Muscovite intrigue and
deyiltry.
Russia does not want India said he. ''None
but few adventurous spirits ever think of such
4 thing but, if we did, would we not be fools to
attack the Afghans needlessly and make them
enemies, when we might make them friendsl
Our purpose is simply to get control over the
Penjdeh country for our own protection, to pre-,
vent its being a rendezvous for Turkoman rob-
Ders 1t is necessary for US to have this, of
course, but we want no more. Then. having
come close to an organized power, we can restin
peace great many years, guaranteeing one
side of the desert and England the other"
But when the talk drifted from this we'll
threshed subject to possible war, Mr. Lessar said
many interesting things.
IF it Is war; ne said, 4 can not discuss what
would be done in the Baltic or the Black sea-
That would be out of my province: but 10 know
about central Asia. The Russians probably
would not 60 beyond Herat but would wait for
the English to come 70 them, well knowing their
army would be destroyed in Afehanistan, for the
Afghans fight anybody who enters the country,
no matter what professions the invaders make
The Afghans do not like the English. They
do not like the Russians. They like only them
selves. You already the Amer had
advised against tho entrance of British
.roops He knows well that he would be
Knocked of his throne headlong if he became
3 party to such an invasion. If the English
ONE 70 Herat they must fight their way. The
English know already what that means. OF
purse, the Amer has been IN India to ask for
more money but that money is bride for peace
with India and not for war with US. He would
like money from US, too if it were not our rule
never to pay subsidies. The Khan Of Khva pays
tribute to as instead of our paving him Our
F6ie is the only sensible one, for like black-mai
once begin paying there never comes an end 10
paying
"As for the talk OF a war party in Russia
there is far greater war party here. made up
81 Indian officers, who always want combat
If we FIGHT, il must be Russian money that
ril pay the expenses; but il they fight, 1t will
be Indian money. That makes a great differ
snee they arc mistaken, too. about the
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LOYALTY OF INDIA.
A Slight Damper Thrown on Rose-Colored
Ofhcial Dispatches.

Official Dispatches.
LONDON, April 1.-THE recent mail advices
from India differ significantly from the official
kilograms recently received concerning the 10y
atty to England of the native chiefs and people.
The official dispatches. it is seen, have been un
warantably rose-colored. They have, without
exception, declared that the Indian princes were
impatient to display their loyalty to England by
rushing to battle against the Russians.
Mail advices materially modify the ex-
pressions engendered by the official kilograms,
and Indicate that there is feeling existing pref
~ generally among the Indians which, under
certain circumstances might prove anything but
advantageous to British prestige in India in the
event of stubborn and prolonged Anglo Rus
sian conflict. The native Indian press is, to be
sure, nearly unanimous in favor of war, but the
careful observer can discern in this Newspaper
advocacy of war. whenever it is unhampered,
more of national Indian feeling of
resistance to Russian aggression than of
sincere loyalty to purely British interests.
The Lahore Tribune calls for national Hin
doc army. which will not be composed of mer
cenary Sepoys, but of volunteers recruited on a
national basis The Behar Herald advocates
levy of all able-bodied men. The Karrachee
Times urges that council of war composed of
native princes be called to meet at Calcutta, to
adopt war policy. 1t also advises that this
council offer 100000 troops to the Indian
government to resist Russia. The Mad
ras Hindoo predicts that the struggle
against Russia cannot be successful unless India
be armed to assist England. Most of the other
native organs discuss the situation in much the
same terms 1t viii be observed that all these In
dian papers clamor for O general Indian arma
Inent and for the formation of native volun-
teer army. Other Indian papers, which may be
more under official influence, urge the formation
of an Anglo-Indan force as preferable to a pure
ly Indian corps, unless the latter be differed by
Englishmen.
II is plain, from all this, that while there exists
among the people of India a strong national
feeling in favor of war against any Russian in
vasion of India, the Indians associate claim Of
equal political rights with the national defense,
and do not look upon themselves as mere de
pendents upon Great Britain for protection. 1t
is difficult to estimate, at present, just how
prevalent and strong this feeling of national in
dependence really is, but many shrewd foreign
ers in India suspect that it is sufficiently preva
lent and strong to prove dangerous if too far
ignored by Great Britain
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A Decoration for the Ameer.

RAwUIrPINDEE, April 12.-Before his de-
sarture today the Ameer was invested with the
graad cross of the Star of India. Addressing the
officers present at the ceremony, he expressed a
confident hope of the continuing of amieable re-
lations between Afghanistan and India The
Ameer also said that while Afghanistan would
releome the British and Indian help, the Afghans
you'd be able to repel Russia.
There was not single hitch in the whole
curse Of the negotiations between the Ameer
nd the Viceroy Of India The Amer has firm
elief in the natural defensive strength of Afghan
istan to repel Russia He believes that the
Komaroff incident will set the whole country
against the Russians. The peaceful aspect Of
affairs at Cabul is convincing proof of the sta
bility of the Ameer's rule.
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THE FIRE RECORD.
A Cleveland Apartment-House Damaged
Narrow Escane of an Inmate.

Narrow Escape of an Inmate.
CLEVELAND, April 12-At 7:30 o'clock this
morning fire was discovered in room on the
seventh floor Of the Stllman Hotel, an apart
ment- house. on Euclid avenue, and in a very
short time the whole upper story of thebY2ding
was in flames. The chamber-rnaid VINO made
the discovery ran screaming down the corridors
toward the Office and the guests only few of
whom had arisen ran from their rooms in the
utmost confusion. The clerk, hearing the
noise of the commotion, FASTENED upstairs.
When he learned the cause of the
tumult, he quietly informed the fright
ened people that there danger,
the building being regarded as absolutely
fire proof. His reassuring tone allayed their
fears and the guests returned to their rooms.
Meanwhile, however, the fames which origin
ated in room where the scruDbing utensils
were kept, were spreading fast, and the servants
whose quarters were on the upper floor, barely
had time to escape with their lives, many losing
all their clothing. Eight steamers were called,
and it was not until five hours hard work that
the fire was got under control. The roof was
entirely destroyed. the heavy timbers falling
and crashing through the floors in many places.
In this way the fire worked down to
the sixth floor and thence to the fifth, by
means of the ash sluces bat it was not allowed
to spread. A heavy beam fell in front of the
door of Harry Stevens's room, on the sixth floor
and shut him in He was rescued from a
window on an extension ladder. Beyond a few
cuts from breaking window glass, no one was
hurt
The Stillman is the finest building in Cleve-
land. 1t was erected .only year ago, at cost
of about 5000 1t is owned by Col. W. H.
Harris and Dan p. Eells. With the exception
of the roof, it was fre-proof. The loss on the
building is about $50 900, on which there is no
insurance. The guests and families lose about
$15, 900 by water. The loss of the servants will
aggregate $4,000 1t is supposed that the fire
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SATURDAY EDITION, from such writer's as
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Foulks, an elderly and eccentric bachelor OF
some property, who lived alone on farm near
this place, was murdered, Friday night, by some
unknown person, who then stole horse and es-
capped. The crime was not discovered until to-
day. when Foulks's body was found in well
and the premises untenanted except by an old
watch dog, which had been shot in the leg.
Foulks's assailant had shot him in the head,
thrown his body into the well and then ran
sacked the house bag was found concealed
On Foulks's person containing 81, 700.
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FOREIGN MISCELLANY.
San Salvador and Honduras Join Forces
Against Guatemala.

San Salvador and Honduras Join Forces
Against Guatemala.
LA LrBERTAD, April IA treaty of peace
has been signed between the governments of
San Salvador and Honduras, and the latter re-
public has joined the alliance against Guatemala.
The armies of Salvador and her allies are adj
vancng on the city of Guatemala from various
points, and are everywhere welcomed by the
populace. Many of the disbanded Guatemalan
troops are joining the allied forces
A dispatch from the Costa Rican minister says
that the Central American troubles are settled.
The dispatch gives no details, but it is assumed
that the fact that Honduras has entered the al
ready strong alliance of the states of Costa Rica
Nicaragua and Salvador and the determined at
titude of the Mexican government against the
Barrios project Of compelling union of the
Central merican states nave convinced the
Guatemalan government that it is the better
policy for them to take no further steps towards
forcing the states into union.
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Twenty.Eight Buildings Burned.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, April IA disastrous fire
occurred this afternoon at Lees Summit, a
small town on the Missouri Pacific railroad,
twenty-five miles east of this city. Twenty
eight buildings were burned, comprising most
all the business portion of the place. The loss
will probably reach 100000; insurance about
$40,O The fire started in photograph gal
lery, from some unknown cause. A hose reel
sent from this city by special train arrived in
time to do good service The postofice and
Journal Office were burned. Among the not
able losses are Gottrels dry goods store, $l5 600;
Oker & Martin, lumber, $4,000; Lewis's grocery
store, $40. 900.
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A Vain Search for Life in the Body of Man
Who Died of Paralysis

Who Died of Paralysis
Special TO the indianapolis Journal
DANvILLE, April 12.-Fred Brandenberger
died last Wednesday evening of paralysis. The
burial was arranged for Friday afternoon, bat
suspicion was developed that life remained in
the body and the corpse was placed in private
vault, where it remained until this morning
when it was removed, AMI electrical tests made,
but without discovering any indications of life.
There were signs of decomposition this morn
ing. but none had appeared previously. The
body viii be inferred tomorrow morning. The
case has created great excitementin German
circles. aud the city generally The deceased
wasf ecminent among the German element
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A Highly-Gratified Prince.

DUBLIN, April 12.-The Prince of Wales was
heard to remark to a guest at the state ball at
Dublin Castle, on Friday night last that he has
never been SO highly gratifed at any public re-
ceptions as those rendered him in Ireland, since
the first entrance Of the Princess Alexandria
when she came to London as his bride.
At amass meeting here to-day resolutions were
adopted declaring that the addresses presented
to the Prince and Princess Of Wales do not ex-
press the feelings of the people Very little
thusiasm was manifested at the meeting.
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An AIihi for Tsnrtnn.

QUEENSTOWN April 12.-Mr. Stephen Meany,
associate counsel for Cunningham and Burton,
who are charged with causing the explosion at
the Tower, arrived here to-day, on his
return from New York. He says that his
journey to the United States to secure
evidence to exculpate his clients was
crowned with the greatest success. He says he
has procured conclusive evidence to prove an
abb for Burton. and he expresses the opinion
that the government has no direct evidence
against Cunningham, except that he was In the
Tower at the time of the explosion.
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INDIANA ANDILLINOIS NEWS
The Daily Chronicle of Happenings of
All Kinds in the Two States.
The Constable and the Man with Pitchfork
Embarrassing Discovery at Lafayette
-Gleanings from Exchanges
INDIANA.

A Constable Attempts an Arrest, and Is
Prodded with a Pitchfork.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
MONTICELLO, April 12.-William Berneathy, a
constable of Jackson township, went to the resi-
dence of John Kepher, yesterday, to arrest him
for drunkenness, when Kepher plunged pitch
fork into his SIDE wounding him seriously. The
constable fed, leaving the old man in possession
of the house. Word came here for the sheriff
to come and arrest the offender, as he declares
he will not be arrested by any other.
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Roller Kinks and Temptation.

NEW YORK, April 12-Rev. Edward D. KEEL
sey, of the Seventh Presbyterian Church. runs a
roller-skating rink next door to his church A
boy in his employ yesterday charged Margaret
Welsh, an eighteen year old miss, with having
concealed pair Of skates under her skirts The
young woman was searched, and although no
skates were found she was locked up all night.
Police Justice German this morning discharged
the girl and said to the clergyman GAS under
stand the prayer, it is lead us not into tempta-
ton; do not think roller-skating Kinks carry
out the sentiment Of that prayer"
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Death of Mrs. Emily WilIiston.

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. April 12.-Mrs Emily
Graves Williston, widow of Samuel Williston,
died at the family homestead to-day. She was
born in Williamsburg, Mass, June
5, 1897. Mrs. Williston's enterprise in
experimenting with the making of buttons to
devise means of helping to pay the family ex-
penses laid the foundation of her husbands
fortune. and in this way she was the originator
of Williston Seminary
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took Delhi about 100 years before America was
discovered. He captured Syria, seized the whole
of Turkey in Asia, and made ready to invade
China. but in the year laos ne uas seized with
agre fever and died. Samarcand is now place
of about 20, 900 people, and is much in ruins and
partly deserted Ii was the most formidable of
all the Tartar capitals. and contains many
mosques, with glittering domes and pinnacles.
and has the grave of Timur in it.
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Mr.. Frelinghuysen at the Point Of Death.

NEWARK, n. j.. April 12.-Ex- Secretary Free
lnghuysen has been in a stupor nearly all day.
AT 3 o'clock this afternoon he was raised in bed
and took little nourishment Since then be
has been in continuous state of stuppr and il
has been impossible TO rouse him. At 1890 to-
night one of his attending physicians said Mr..
Frelinghuysen was gradually sinking, and would
likely die tonight He may, however, last forty
eight hours.
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Strike Ended.

CHICAGO April 1.-THE strike of the en-
ployes Of the Mccormick reaper works ended to-
day. the management offeting to restore wages
In all likelihood the l. 500 persons employed will
return to work or next Monday The trial of
the Pinkerton police for shooting one of the
strikers las been postponed.
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THE SUNDAY JOURNAL

Is such pronounced success that its publishers
have felt compelled to yield to the demand, and
enlarge it, and arrange for its sale in every town
and city of the State of Indiana and surrounding
territory. The price Of the paper win be FIVE
CENTS, for which ithas BEEN asamatter of fact
sold. The columns of the Sunday
Journal are full Of the best literature Of the day.
from the leading writers Of the world All the
best writer's OF Indiana contribute TO its columns
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Postal Clerk Arrested.

ST. Louis, April IF. M. Blackwell, post
al clerk on the Wabash railroad between here
and Kansas City, was arrested at the Union
Depot to-day for robbing the mails, Blackwell's
operations have extended over a period of two
years, and he has not only stolen letters but all
kinds of merchandise passing through the mails.
A considerable amount of stolen goods was
found in his room here. He made full confes-
sion and was locked up.
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Suspension of Hostilities Ordered.

P1RIs. April 12-Orders to cease hostilities
were sent to Admiral Courbet and General
De ILisle on the 10th inst. French troops,
however, are still embarking for Tonquin.
A dispatch from Hal Phong says that General
LIE I Isle, in an order of the day to the French
troops, attributes the defeat to the transfer of
the command. in consequence of General
Negrieres wound, to hands unprepared to under
take the charge, and expresses surprise that the
enemy did not venture to pursue the French.