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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-11-13
Which, After All, Seems To Have Been
Caused by Somebody Else Preferring
Charges of Offensive Partisanship.
The Breach Between the President and
Governor Hill Steadily Widening.
Government Employees Distrustful of the New
Civil-Service Comm: :ssion-The Rules
Set Aside for Sterling's Benefit.
THE LAFAYETTE POSTOFFICE.
Mr.. Wards Experience in Securing the
Place for Mr.. Ruger.

Mr.. Wards Experience in Securing the
Place for Mr.. Ruger.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON. Nov l2-"I never had such a
time in politics in all my life." said Representa-
tive Ward to the Journal correspondent to-day,
'as had in bringing about the suspension of
Postmaster Sample. at Lafayette and the ap-
pointment of John B. Rueer. It was not aques
ton of man, or fitness. 1t was question of pol
itics Mr. Sample is one of the best and most
respectable citizens Lafayette has. This told
President Cleveland repeatedly; and at no time
did say word against Mr.. Sample, for had
indorsed his appointment and was his friend,
and am yet told the President that the La
fayette postofice was the most important federal
position in my district, and that, from political
standpoint, it was shame that Republican
was kept in it. Mr. Sample had only been six
teen months in his Office, and l urged with all
my power that there was too much of his term
before him to permit his serving it out The
Democrats throughout the district were demand
ing a change, and l stood in a ridiculous light
while Mr.. Sample continued to fill the place."
''Did you file charges of offensive partisanship
against MIR Sampled" was asked.
NO." replied Judge Ward, II did not: others
did, however. I did not allege at any time that
Mr.. Samples politics were Extensively bitter, or
that his Repubcanism interfered with his
efficiency as postmaster or position as a good
citizen in the community. did tell the Presi-
dent repeatedly, though that he was Repub-
lican, and that that fact should be suf lent to
warrant his suspension and the appointment of
a Democrat The suspension of Nh! Sample
therefore, casts no reflection upon him in any
way, and he is just popular ever. Mr.
Ruger is one of the Oldest and best citizens of
Lafayette. The praise that can be uttered of
Mr.. Sample can be spoken truthfuly of his sue
cessor. The good qualities of Mr.. Ruger did not,
however, hasten the suspension of Mr. Sample.
AS have said, it was question OF politics that
brought about the change, and it was only after
continuous fight for six months or more that
effected it. hope may never have such
struggle again"
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SERVIA AND BULGARIA.

A Large Force of Roumelians Under Arms
Movements Of the Servians.
PHILIPoPoLIs. Nov. 12-Seventy five thou
sand men have been raised in Eastern Roumeia
and drilling is going on continuously. Prince
Alexander and Count Karayeloff will remain at
Philipopolis until final decision has been
reached by the Balkan conference.
The koumanian government has renounced
the Russo -Roumania commercial treaty con-
cluded in 1876 for ten years.
The Bulgarian government has information
that the bulk of the Servian army has marched
to Leskovic and Vrania and is facing the Turks
1t is thought probable that this movement has
been made because Turkey is arming the AL
banian militia.
A detachment of Servian engineers has ap-
peared on the Timok river. taking with them
pontoons for the purpose of constructing bridge
from the Servian to the Bulgarian bank. The
Servians to-day compelled the Bulgarians to
withdraw, after exchanging several shots. No
one was injured on either side.
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MIR. GLADSTONE'S SPEECH.
Unfavorable Comment by Scotch and En-
glish Newspapers.

Unfavorable Comment by Scotch and En-
glish Newspapers.
LONDON, Nov. 12.-The Scottish Liberal news
papers to-day commenting on Mr.. Gladstones
address at Edinburgh yesterday, generally con-
denim the speech The Scotsman gives it faint
praise, and says it believes the people will con-
tinue to follow Mr.. Gladstone.
the Glasgow Herald says: 'NIr. Gladstone
comes forward too late. No soothing words will
effect the disostablshment controversy"
The Glasgow Mail says: '"The speech had
better not been said as it has caused intense
disappointment"
The Edinburgh Review says: 'Instead of
effecting unity, the speech has immeasurably
extended the rift in the Liberal ranks"
The Scotland Courant says: Gladstone del
uged the Liberals with cold water"
The Times, in commenting on the speech, says
that it regrets to be compelled to deny Mr. Glad
stones assertion that the Tories forced the
English church question to the front. 1t had
been forced by the Radical caucus. While it
admits the increased friendly tone of tho speech
towards the English church. it says the Ian
guage is guarded and measured, and was wrung
from the Liberal leader by the exigencies of the
political situation. There is no frank express
sion of his personal convictions respecting the
question of disestablishment The country has
no guarantee against how soon the Radicals
will be in Office
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Parson Newman on General Grant

BALTIMORE, Nov. 12.-Rev. DR.. John P New
man lectured in this city tonight on the Life
and Services of General Grant" He spoke in
the highest terms of the patriotism and phil
anthropy of General Grant and
defen ded him from the charges
of being bockhead at college
He stood A No. l in his class, but his average
was reduced by dement's given because of care
lessness in the polish of his shoes and the
furnishing of his buttons. In comparing Grant to
Mcclellan hereverend lecturer said that if he had
city to capture he would select Grant. but if
he had one to defend, Mcclellan would be
chosen. Henry Ward Beecher was unmerci-
fully scored for making the assertion that after
General Grants return from Europe, he aban-
dOned himself to wild speculatons.
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F0RGERIES ON OREGON BANKS.
Spurious Checks Aggregating $12 500 Already
Cashed, and the Returns Not All In.

PORTLAND, Ore, Nov. 12-Extensive forger-
les on Oregon banks came to light here to-day.
Two forged checks, each for So 500, on the First
National Bank, of Pendleton, Ore, purporting
to be signed by Lehman Blum, a well-known
merchant, were cashed by the Pacific Bank
of San Francisco. One was indorsed by j. W.
Smith, and the other by the Union Contract
Company and Calvin Pratt Another check for
$1,000, on the Portland Savings Bank, with R. L.
Steers signature forged to it, and the cashiers
certifcaton. also forged. was received to-day
for collection from the Pacific Bank of
San Francisco, which had cashed it. Calvin
Pratt was formerly All engineer. and was ems
ployed by the Oregon Railway & Navigation
Company. Nothing is known of the Union Con
tract Company or j. w. Smith. 1t is believed
that some of this forged paper has reached New
York, as inquiries have come from the Second
National Bank of that city which indicate that
the name of Frank Dekum. president of the
Portland Savings Bank, is being used in cennec-
ton with the forgeries.
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Rangoon. The States of Aracan. Merqui, Tavoy
and Ye fell into British possession at the close of
the war of 1924.
King Thebaw the present ruler of Burmah,
was born in 1858 and succeeded to the throne in
1878. He was a distinguished student, carrying
off high honors, and owing much OF his early
training to an English missionary. He inaugu-
rated his rein by abolishing all the monopolies
which his father had granted to his favorites and
proclaimed freedom of trade. But this good
commencement was soon followed by an evil re-
action, and he caused the arrest of his numerous
brothers. numbering about fifty, lest they should
conspre against him, and is said to have treated
them with great crnelty. In March, 1879, the
young King suddenly ordered some forty of his
relatives to be massacred and his mandate was
promptly obeyed, men. women and children
being butchered and thrown, dead or half dead,
into pits In the palace gardens. Subsequently
many hundreds of Thebaws relatives and mem
bers of his court were put to fearful tortures and
slaughtered, women being ripped up and chill
drens brains being dashed out against the walls.
These acts caused great excitement in British
India and led to the withdrawal of the British
Resident This massacre was followed by others
even more horrible, and the embassy was finally
forced to leave Mandalay, the capital. intimat
ing that all foreigners had better follow.
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UNEASY EMPLOYEES.
An Apparently welI-Grounded Distrast o.
the New Civil-Service Commission.

An Apparently WelI-Grounded Distrast of
the New Civil-Service Commission.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Nov 12.-In talking with q
number of the employees of the government, in
the different departments. your correspondent
finds that they generally distrust and fear the
new Commissioners Of civil service. The fact
that Mr. Edgerton was formerly partner of Mr..
Hendricks, and that he was one of the seventeen
Democrats in the House of Representatives who
voted for the Kansas Nebraska infamy, and was
the only one who adhered to the Democratic
party through thick and thin, cause many here
to believe that he is Bourbon, and believes at
heart in the Marcy doctrine, ITO tho victor be-
longs the spoils," and will so demonstrate when
he comes to act officially. Mr.. Trenholm is re-
garced as Bourbon, also, as he is a son of that
confederate Trenholm who managed the con.ed-
crate finances during the late war, and has never
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Gable Notes.

The Duke Of Devonshire has rebated 20 per
cent. of the rents of his Irish tenants
Leon Mead, An American author, was married
yesterday, in st. Marks Church, Westminster.
to Grace, daughter of Colonel Hayes.
Mr.. Pen6eton, the United States minister to
Germany, has protested to the German govern
ment against the expulsion of the five German
Americans from the island of Foro.
A dispatch from Monte Carlo SAYS a panic pre-
walls there among the gaming-table shareholders.
owing to the rumored action of the French gov
ernment against gaming at Monaco.
At the Charlesville, Ireland, fair, yesterday,
representatives of the Cork Defense Union
bought some cattle. paying portion of the price
in cash. On learning who the purchasers were,
the owners drove the cattle home, retaining the
purchase money.
Services in memory of Cardinal McCloskey
were held at the American College, at Rome,
yesterday The Bishop of Newark, n. j., de-
livered the funeral Grafton, and Cardinal Simeoni
pronounced the absolution. The principal digni-
taries of the Vatacan were present
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A SHOCKING CASUALTY.
A Four Year-0ld Child Throws Dynamite
Cartridge into Kitchen Stove.

MILWAUKEE, Wis, Nov. 12.-Particulars have
just been received of distressing accident which
occurred near the little village of Rockfield,
twenty six miles north of this city, this morning
The little four-year- r-old daughter of Jacob Dhein.
lime burner and stone-quarrier, innocently
picked upa large dynamite cartridge, used for
heavy blasting, and threw it into the kitchen
stove terrific explosion followed, shattering
the house, killing the little girl, fatally injurng
Mrs. Dhein, and seriously mutilating other
members of the family. The child's head and
arm were torn from the body; its head being
found quite a distance from the house. attached
to portion of the family dogs head, the ami
NAL having stood by the little ones side at the
time of the explosion. The mother had both
limbs broken and her body frightfully mutiated
in the region of her bowels. She cannot recover.
Mr. Dhein had several bones broken, but it is
thought is not fatally injured. The force of the
explosion was so great as to scatter portions of
the building for miles about.
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OFFICE-sEEKERS' WOES.
They Are Greatly Multiplied by the Recent
Order of the President.

They Are Greatly Multiplied by the Recent
Order of the President.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 12-The recent action of
the Cabinet officers. which has made each one of
them recluse in hieing himself away to his pri-
vate residence, where public man can reach
them, for the purpose of preparing their reports,
has brought about very bitter complaint, es-
pecally on the part of those who are seeking
Office. Since THE President has shut the public
out of the White House, so far as office-seeking
is concerned, until Congress meets, and the Cab
met officers refuse to any one on political or
official business, the matter of appoin tments is
suspended for some time. The appointments
that will be made will be intended to fill emer-
gencies only, and there will be very few of them
No new papers are taken up at the White House
now, and no appointments are made, under any
circumstance, unless there is great necessity
The woes of the Office seeker thus multiply as the
days grow shorter
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The Wonderfully Expeditions Manner In
Which Business Is Conducted.

The Wonderfully Expeditions Manner In
Which Business Is Conducted.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 12.-Lawyers throughout
the country would be much interested were they
enabled to see the way matters have been ex-
pedited for some days past in the Court of Ala
bama Claims here. The police judges in various
| cities make pretty lively proceedings sometimes
when they dispose of fifteen twenty prisorere
In an hour 1t is quite another thing for q court
to dispose of forty or fifty claims involving
eral millions in an hour. Your correspondent
was informed to-day by an attorney who has
been much about the Court of Alabama Claims
that for hours during the several days past the
court has disposed of forty or fifty cases every
sixty minutes In some instances the number
has reached as high seventy-fve in minute
This is very rapid work when it is considered
that in number of these cases judgments were
directed to be entered. 1t was not simply dis
missing of cases or in any way striking them
from the records, but passing upon them finally
and directing judgment.
The Court of Alabama Claims was created
some time ago, and its life vas fixed for expira-
ton on the 31st of December next When a
court is created By special law, in this way. and
its term fixed for certain number of years, all
the cases left upon the docket at the
time its life expires dead, so far as any fu-
ture court of that character is concerned that is
to say, if the Court of Alabama Claims is recre-
ated again by Congress this winter, as it likely
will be, all the work that has been done upon
unfinished cases upon the docket on the 31st of
December next will be for naught. The same
is true in the work of the lower branch of Con-
gress. Only about per cent of the work put
upon the calendar Of the House is completed
during the two years Of its existence. When
new House is organized all the matter left on
the calendar of the preceding Congress is dead.
and it has t. be put through its original pro-
cesses again to resuscitate its life There were
several thousands of cases on the dockets of the
Court of Alabama Claims, few weeks ago. and
when the sensations growing out of that
court were made public, and the resuscitation of
it made little more a matter Of doubt than it
would otherwise have been, the judges on the
bench began to run at break-nec speed to clear
the docket, and now we have had the spectacle
for some time of dsposing of from one to three
hundred cases each day. Such haste, of course.
cannot bring about justice in every case.
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THE GRANT MONUMENT.
A Louisville Paper Proposes that Ex-Confeder-
\ ates Raise the Money for It's Construction.

LOUISVILLE, KY, Nov. 12.-The Evening
Times, of this city, contains the following novel
editorial proposition this afternoon: Seeing
that the people for whom he fought have virtu-
ally refuscsf 20 erect monument to the mem
ory of Grant, suppose the South, against whom
he fought only to befriend and protect them in
the hour of defeat and sorest need, put her hand
in her purse and contribute the money to build
pile to the memory of the hero whose bosom
contained heart that felt for her woes. The
Times will freely contribute to such fund
Let's hear from the boys who wore the gray
and, if the thing is feasible, then let's take steps
to place it properly on foot. What say you
Johnny RebSPn
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POSTAL MONEY ORDERS.
Superintendent McDowell's Report of the
Operations of the Bureau.

Superintendent McDowell's Report of the
Operations of the Bureau.
WASHINGTON, Nov 2-In his annual report to
the Postmaster general, Superintendent c. F.
Macdonald, of the Money order Bureau, points to
the growth of the business from its inception in
1885, when there were 766 money order offices,
that issued 81 000 600 in ORDERS to the last fiscal
year, when the 1885 offices issued orders
amounting to about $12O, ,OO0, 900. The fees now
aggregate about 81, 600, 900 per annum. During
the fiscal year, 767 money-order Offices were es-
tablished ard sixteen discontinued Since the
close of the fiscal year, 303 offices have been
added and four have been discontinued. The
total amount Of payments and repayments Of
money orders Sill, 996, 205. and the excess of
payments over issues $l37.283 The gross
amount of fees received by postmasters from the
public for the issue of domestic money orders
was 1923, $50. These figures exhibit a decrease
in the amounts of orders issued and paid and of
fees received. This slight falling off, says the
superintendent, may be attributed in part to the
general stagnation of business during the
past year, and perhaps in smaller
measure to the increased use of
of fees received from the public on postal notes
was $l52, ,0l8 The increase in the amount of
pos tal-note business was about l43 per cent.
| The total number of erroneous payments of
money orders alleged to have been made during
the year. was fftythree or in the ratio of
| to every 145, 527 money orders.
The decrease in the amount of international
money orders issued points to the conclusion
that the foreign born workman who habitually
RENTS portion of his surplus earnings to needy
relatives in lis native country. has found it more
difficult, of late, to accumulate small savings.
The superintendent refrains from renewing his
commendaton, made last year, looking to a
reduction of fees domestic money ORDERS for
the reason that the revenues have decreased to
degree that would make it inexpedient He
does, however, recommend reduction Of fees
on foreign orders from Ii per cent, as at pres
ent, to per cent In conclusion, the superin-
tendent gives at some length the reasons that
impel him to renew the recommendation that
postal notes be made payable to bearer upon
receipt at any Office.
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HILL AND CLEVELAND.
a Steady Widening of the Breach Between
the Governor and the President.

Steady Widening of the Breach Between
the Governor and the President
Special to the Indianapolis Journal
WAsHINGToN, Nov. 12-Advices received In
this city since the election show that neither
Governor-elect Hill nor his friends feel under
obligations to President Cleveland for his osten-
tatious or perfunctory efforts in support of the
ticket that has just been elected in the Empire
State. Governor Hill does not scruple in saying
he does not owe anything to the administration;
that he would have been elected just as we'll
without that $1,000 which the President sent
over in contraventon to his own much be-
praised and reform policy, and that Cleveland
has had fair warning now, and if he does not
throw overheard his civilservice reform policy
war to the knife will be made on him and to his
administration from now until he gets out of
office.
The general opinion among Democrats here,
who have the best means of ascertaining Mr.
Cleveiand's intention. is that he will not yield
inch under such menaces but will adhere to
his policy though confusion confound and over
come the policy. There are rough seas ahead
for our Democratic friends, as they will discover
as soon as Congress meets.
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DONEY'S
HOOSierPOet
CIGAR.
MR.. LOUD AS A HUSBAND.
How He Abused His New Wife and Treated
Her to the "Grecian Bend Kiss"

New YORK, Nov. 12-Boston specials give the
following evidence. submitted yesterday before
the divorce case in .hat city by Mrs. Ellen Loud,
in the case again,t her husband. Thomas j.
Loud, State-street banker:
''On the morning after the wedding at the
Windsor Hotel, in New York. he threw me on
the floor, saying that ought not mind if he
curbed woman's passion. After our return so
Boston we went to board at the Revere House
Ny husband there treated me cruelty On one
occasion he knocked me down, striking me on
the breast. He was continually ill-treating me-
and one night he shut me up in the bath room,
and the same thing was continued the next
night, and / slept in the bath-tub. On
the Monday following went to his office
and told him / never could go back to him.
cried and fell on my knees His mother came
in and asked what was the matter. He told her.
and she said, Why don't you strike her2'
He then struck me across the face. / then
rushed from the Office. almost insane, and went
10 my sister, telling her / had left my husband
took lessons on the violin, and my husband
either broke or burned my violins. He fire.
quently gave me what ne called the 'Grecian-
bend kiss which was performed by taking me
by the arms and bending me backward and
striking me with - knees He would put my
feet on his knees in the dining room. when T
knew the walters must SEQ him, and he did this
on one occasion when my sisters were at the
table. Before was married invested $3.50 in
Mr. LIQUIDS firm, but he never returned il
to me- ! had wedding present Of some gold
from California. Mr.. Loud took it. sold it and
kept the proceeds. He promised me $5 a week
pocket money, but he would give bill and
then take it away. and he took money out Of my
pocket book which my father gave me. He
threatened TO throw vtrol in my face and on
one occasion threatened to shoot me. On one
occasion, when we Were entertaining company,
Mr. Loud ordered champagne, and q lady de-
chned IL He declared that if she would not
take 1t one way she should another and threw
the glass and wine into her face. While at the
Revere House Mr.. Loud struck mo on the breast
and choked and often struck me on the abdo-
men, causing me to faint and remain insensible
for several hours.n
The case is still on
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SURVEYOR MORTON.
Complete Failure of an Effort of His Enemies
to Cast Discredit Upon His Honesty.

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 12-Charges were
brought some time ago against Surveyor Nor
ton, of this port that o sum of money repre-
senting the informers share of the proceeds
of quantity of contraband opium, seized and
sold in 1883, had been appropriated by himself
under the guise of having paid it to ono Smith, !"
who, in the charges, was characterized as myth
After full investigation Collector Hager to day
addressed a letter to Secretary Manning, stating
that the money had been paid to the person en-
titled to receive it, and that Surveyor Mortons
integrity in the matter was beyond all question.