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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-16
A ROYAL WEDDING GIFT.
The Exquisite Fan Now Being Prepared for
the Princess Beatrice's Wedding.

New York Evening Telegram.
One of the royal gifts to the Princess Beatrice
on the occasion of her marriage will be a fan Of
exquisite workmanship to be undertaken by a
student of the British School of Art. The paint
ing is executed on white silk and consists of a
spray of orange blossoms, while in sunny sky
above appear a number of young loves gayly
sporting and announcing the happy event. and
others suspending in mid air by golden ribbon
the Princess coronet. In the distance is view
of Osborne House, the loved home of the Princess
Beatrice and the Queen. On the reverse of the
fan is painted stand of bee hives, with bees APP
preaching another spray of orange blossoms
The framework of this fan is of the finest
ivory, the protecting mounts are in silver
wrought in repoussee work, interspersed with
diamonds; the outer edge sloping to the ivory is
festooned in light lace-like pattern in finest
silver cord, after the Etruscan fashion The
main features of the inner design are boldly
marked by raised edges, accumulated at short in
tervals with diamonds of the purest water.
Within their borders the orange blossoms and
myrtle are wrought in repoussee. A superb
ivory box, with initial device, lock and key, in
closes this superb work of art
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-16
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

The directors of the Pacific Mail Steamship
Company yesterday declared dividend of 4 per
cent.
A Mrs. Jones, of Buffalo, with a party of
ladies at Bath Island, fell into the stream. and
was carried over American falls.
The First session of the Master House-paint-
ers' Association of the United States and Canada
convened in Chicago yesterday, with sixty dele
gates IN attendance
Late Tuesday afternoon, J. w. Stout a
farmer living six miles southeast of Greenfield
O., was shot and instantly killed by James
Nevin, a nelghbor, during quarrel.
Augustus Erwin. a dry goods salesman, shot
his wife, Adele, yesterday, in New York, and
then put bullet into his own abdomen. He
was dying last night in the hospital, while the
wife is believed to be in fair way to recover.
A. H. Rose, an extensive farmer residing at
Oakland, Cal. filed petition in insolvency yes
terday. Liabilities about $500, 900; assets nomi
nal consisting mostly of notes and debts. The
principal creditors are the Merchants Exchange
Bank, San Francisco $4,000
The chief of police of Rome. N Y and the
conductor of the train in which Fong All You
was passenger to Montreal arrived in that city
yesterday. and identified the Chnaman as the
murderer Of Sing Lee, a laundryman of Rome.
A requlsition has been made for his extradition.
A large Indignation meeting was held by the
Knights of Labor lodges of Kansas City. last
night, expressing condemnation of the recent
sentence by the United States Court of three
Wabash railway strikers, the claim being made
that intimidation not practiced by the strik-
erS.
The coalmners' national executive committee
in session at Pittsburg yesterday issued call
for a national convention of oal-mners to be
held in indianapolis Wednesday, September
8, for the purpose of establishing national
union and inaugurating movement to advance
mining rates.
Messrs, Charles Langclier Martin and A. Fon,
tame, of Montreal, going, about the end Of
this week, to the centers of the French Canadian
population in the United States, to solicit assist
ance for the defense of Riel. 1t is probable that
Gabriel Dumont will accompany the party on
their mission
The United Nailers of America, at Yesterdays
session, in annual convention, agreed to consOli
date their organization with the National Heat
ers' and Rollers Union and fourteen representa-
tives from these branches of labor were admit
ted to seats in the convention as delegates The
name will be changed and new rules adopted
The American Protective Tariff League. which
has been formed for political and patriotic pur-
poses, filed a certificate of Incorporation in New
York yesterday. It's objects are to advance and
uphold national tariff which shall protect
American labor by tariff on imports which
shall adequately insure American industrial pro
duets against competition of foreign labor
Among the trustees for the first year are Smith
NJ. Weed and Cornelius NJ Bliss.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-16
The Lafayette Postoffice Lease Must be Can
celed.

WAsHINGToN July 1.-THE postoffices special
ly referred to by the Postmaster general in his
communication to the Attorney general some
days ago, asking for an opinion as TO
the binding obligation upon the
government of leases of postofice
buildings for a term of years. executed prior to
the passage of the act of Congress authorizing
leases of postofices for term rot exceeding
five years, and if the obligation is only from
year to year, whether such leases may
be terminated upon notice by the
Postmaster general to the lessee, were those at
Lafayette Ind, Augusta. Me-, and Quincy. III.
The decision of the Attorney general, it will be
remembered, was that in the absence of express
authority conferred by Congress, the Postmaster
general has no eight to make lease for any
period beyond the period for which appropria-
ton was made. The lease for postoffice premises
at Lafayette, Ind, was executed Feb 4, 1870, for
a term of twenty years commencing May l, 1870,
that at Augusta, Me-, for twenty years, com
mencing July l. 1870, and that at Quincy,
H.. for a similar term, commencing April
l, 1873. These leases, being by this
decision declared invalid, the Postmaster gen
eral will terminate them under such notice as
the law of the State in which the property
leased is situated requires
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-16
THE SATURDAY JOURNAL.

THE JOURNAL has made arrangements
for a series Of original stories for publication
in the SATURDAY EDITION, from such
writer's as Hjalmar Fl. Boyesen, W. D. How
els Thomas Bailey Aldrich, Sarah Orne
Jewett, and others. This special feature will
continue through the year 1885 in the SAT-
URDAY JOURNAL. Subscriptions are re-
ceived for this edition exclusively at Two
DOLLARS YEAR The SATURDAY JOUR-
NAL is twelve page paper, and is filled with
the choicest reading.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-16
MEXICAN ANNEXATION.
Value of Current Rumors-Mexican OPPOSE
ton that Would Certainly be Aroused.

Washington Special
Current specuations as to the relations of the
administration to northern Mexico are beginning
to attract attention, but very little reliance is
placed upon the rumors that negotiations are
actually in progress for any cession of territory
gentleman who has recently spent more than
a year in Mexico and on the border STUDYING
the commercial relations of the two countries,
gives it as the result of his observations that
such transfer of territory could not peacefully
be made. chihuahua Sonora, Nuevo
Leon. Sinola, and Durango are to-
day the most Mexican of all her
States. Nuevo Leon, for example, is publicly
hostile to America. 1t has been along the line
of the National Mexican railway for the last two
years that most of the personal difficulties be-
tween Mexicans and Americans have occurred.
In Sonora something of the same feeling exists.
largely because land grant and mining specula-
tors and filibusters from California have sought
by illegal and desperate means to gain foothold
there. Durango is the centre, under its Bishop.
of vigorous native Catholic propaganda While
the church is strenuously and successfully
resisted in all direct efforts at renewal of Its
political powers 1t possesses still much capacity
for exciting sectarian ill-will against Americans.
The Bishop of Durango has had very great
experience in active work of this sort
General Diaz we'll understands that he has al
ready been charged with desire to trade away
part of northern Mexico. If it were possible
for him to extend Mexico southwark so as to en-
brace all or a part of the Central American
States it might be possible to believe that he
would be willing to accede to northern cession
But from large acquaintance with the opinions
of the residents of northern Mexico, this gentle
man thinks it can be said without any hesitation
that cesson of that part of the Mexican repub
lie could not possibly be accomplished. Over 40
per cent of the Mexican people are of pure In
dian races. In the northern States the
proportion is at least 90 per cent Of
the remaining 40 per cent, not more
than 10 per cent. are of direct Spanish
stock. The intelligent mixed bloods are strongly
opposed to Los Americanos." and the Indians
are easily aroused because their chief knowledge
of Americans comes from contact with Texans
aud other border people. who, as a rule. are
neither friendly nor we'll behaved toward Mexi-
cans Since the downfall of Maxmiilians empire
the northern Mexcans have been the most pro-
nounced in their patriotic zeal They resisted
the French and the Austrans to the last. No
Mexican prominently connected with the repub-
lie is known to have been either in Washington
or in New York within a few weeks,
except Mr. Mexia, late Mexican Consul
general at San Francisco, who sailed recently
for Liverpool TO I'll similar post in that
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-16
A Startling Ball Costume.
Detroit Evening News.


Yes, know Lady Randolph Churchill, wife
of the new English minister, well" said an arts
tocratc member Of the Detroit bar, this morn
ing. ''She was Miss Jerome, of New York
city, one of the old Jerome family after whom
Jerome Park was named. Prettv9 Well, l
should remark, and with more of the devil in her
to the square inch than any woman | have ever
met. Before Napoleon III died she was in Paris
and, being celebrated for her beauty. was invited
down to the Emperor's summer palace at st.
Cloud to attend brilliant masquerade
ball. Imagine the horror of Empress
Eugene when Miss Jerome entered the
reception hall attred as Eve The impersona-
ton was exact in all of it's details Fleshcolored
tights covered her we'll shaped limbs, and even
the traditional fg-leaf not omitted. You
can imagine the dismay of the guests, and par
ticuarly the Emperor He had been soliciting
the Empress for week to get her consent to in
viting the young American girl Eugene
wouldn't stand it at all. She insisted on Miss
Jerome retiring 1t was regarded as rich joke
by the young lady, who hadn't idea of it's inn
propriety. True? Why, certainly its true. III
vouch personally for its truth, as heard it from
no less parsonage than one of Miss Jerome's
relatives, who a chum of mine at Will
liamS College
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-16
A Cheap Seaside Cottage.


Mr.. George Roberts, of the Secretary of States
Office, has gone to Fishers Island and has occu-
pied his cottage. This cottage is a curiosity in
its way and is said to be the joint device of
Chief Clerk Human and Mr. Roberts. Four
posts planted in the ground and carried up
to height of about twelve feet About ten feet
up floor is put in and tight shingle roof with
projecting caves covers the whole, leaving ven
tilation above the upper floor The lower floor
is near the ground. The sides Of the house are
of heavy awning, rain proof, and fitted with
grummets and lace lines. On a pleasant day the
sides of the house can be brailed up. leaving
free passage for the breeze. the curtain the
sunny side being kept lowered In rainy weather
the curtains are down and the house is as snug
as a wooden one. Such a house can be built for
very small sum, labout 800, it is reported, J
and is certainly as comfortable a combination as
could be devised. There is reason why cot
tages of this pattern should not come into gen
eral use
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-16
CONVICT LABOR.
a Protest from the knights of Labor Against
Secretary Mauning's Ruling.

a Protest from the knights of Labor Against
Secretary Mauning's Ruling.
Washington Special.
The Knights of Labor have taken formal action
on the decision of Secretary Manning that. the
bid of the prison contractor can be accepted for
furnishing material for government building.
and have appointed committee to wait upon
the President and to protest in the name of the
labor organizations against such policy Pro
tests of various sorts have been received by the
administration from different sections against
this ruling. 1t is said by Western Democrats
shat this is the most unwise step which the ad-
ministration has taken since it came into exist
ance, and the President himself has been remon-
strated with on the subject 1t will be used, it
Is SAID, as an argument against the Democratic
party with the workingmen all over the West,
and Ohio politicians of both parties concur that
IL can De used To much effect in the canvass in
that State. II has beer seen in MANY instances
that, whether justly SO or not nothing is easier
TO stir up the workingmen of any locality than
20 bring convict labor In competition with them
IL is alleged by the Disguised Democrats that il
has always been the custom in the Office of the
Supervising Architect Of the Treasury to receive
no bids from the employers Of convict labor and
some Democrats have suggested that the Bureau
of the Supervising Architects Office, still under
the control OF Republicans, is responsible for the
decision. This statement is incorrect. The
matter was submitted by the Architect Bureau
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-16
MINOR TOPICS.
First Comptroller Durham Qualities For
mer Oninion. Unon Fuller Information.

First Comptroller Durham Qualities a For
mer Opinion, Upon Fuller Information.
WASHINGTON, July 15.-Judge Durham, First
Comptroller of the Treasury, has made the fol-
lowing statement to the Secretary of the Treas
ury, in regard to a recent decision rendered by
him: son the Goth of June, the Hon. f. W.
Switzler, Chief of the Bureau of Statistics, ad
dressed you a letter in which he propounded
three questions. Among them was the follow
ing: is the Secretary of the Treasury author
lied to appoint and employ the five copyists al
lowed the Bureau of Statistics by the appro-
priation act approved March 3, 1885, for the
fiscal year ending June 80, 1885, at the annual
salary of $120 or less each, and thus enable the
department to select such copyists from persons
qualified as such, who have not undergone the
civil service examination That letter was re-
ferred to me July 13, by the honorable Assistant
Secretary of the Treasury for my opinion. On
the same day l answered said questions as fol
lows: L think the Secretary of the Treasury
has the right to make such selections from per
sons who have not undergone the civilservlce
examination. In examining the civil service
law, with the rules and regulations of the com
mission, together with the classification made
by the Secretary of the Treasury, OF
clerks coming within the purvlew
of said law, | am satisfied that 1t was not In
tended to include the copyists referred 10 in the
inquiry There is no doubt in my mind as to
the correctness of that opinion; but my atten-
ton has been called to that portion of the APP
preparation act of March g. 1885, in which said
copyists are provided for, and l find that the
sum of 5000 is allowed to each, and not $120, as
stated in the inquiry. I desire now to say if
my opinion had been asked as to whether the
copyists provided for in said act the sum of
5000 to each being therein prescribed [ would
have said that under the classification made by
the Treasury Department said copyists would
laws. l deem it just to you and myself to make
this explanation and statement"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-16
Another Batch of Appointments.

WASHINGTON, July 15.-The President has
appointed the following named presidential
postmasters to-day: George w. Martin, at
Chattanooga Tenn, vice Fl. f. Griscom, sus-
pended Gustavus A. Vanhorn, at New London,
o., vice Robert Vanvranken, Office becoming
presidential; James G. Reed, at Corinth Miss,
vice c. H. Reed to correct error in name;
Thomas Hall, at Preston, Mimi, vice B. S.
LOOMS, commission expired: w. J. Thomasson,
at Gilroy. Cal, vice II. w. Briggs, commission
expired; Robert w. Cohen. at Ashland, O., vice
Alfred 0. Lon, resigned; jacob VandeGrift, at
Riverside, Cal, vice G. W. Filkens, resigned;
Isaac Horton, at Northeast, Pa. vice A. w.
Davis, resigned; Frank W. Pratt at Tunkahan.
mock, Pa vice Fl. w. Bardwell, resigned, Cor
nelius S. Barrett at Charlotte, Mich, vice F. E.
Letter, resigned.
The President to-day appointed Jonathan Kill
bourne of Pueblo, Col, TO be receiver of public
money at Pueblo.
Richard o. Taylor has been appointed post
master at Chestertown, Porter county, Indiana,
vice D. W. Mari.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-16
The Indianapolis Journal
& Q r / 8 8 ;.
The Most Popular, Most Videl! Circulated and Most
Comprehensive Newspaper in Indiana.

THE JOURNAL collects the news from all
parts of the world, regardless of expense, and
prints it in an attractive and intelligent man
ner.
THE JOURNAL adheres politically to the
Republican party, because it believes that the
principles of that party are right, and that
twenty four years of successful and honorable
administration entitle it to the respect and
confidence of the people.
THE JOURNAL has a special correspond
ent at Washington, who will send the fullest
reports of news from the National Capital
THE JOURNAL has special correspondents
in all the principal cities and towns of the
State and country at large, and prints every
morning the completest news columns of any
paper in the State.
THE JOURNAL of Monday will contain
the reports Of the sermon preached by Rev.
Dr. Talmage, in the Brooklyn Tabernacle the
Sunday before.
THE JOURNAL always contains the COM
pletest and freshest railway news.
THE JOURNAL prints complete and ac-
curate Financial and Market reports-not only
of indianapolis, but of all the principal mar
kets of the country.
THE JOURNAL is the only paper in Indi-
ana that prints the full reports of the Western
Associated Press, supplemented by special re-
ports from all the principal towns and cities
Of the State and the country generally. These
reports embrace the whole world, and cover
every important event.
THE JOURNAL is a newspaper, and as
such commends itself to the people of all
classes, parties and conditions.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-16
WatermelOns Won't Go.

New York Sun.
There is as handsome a lot of watermelons as
ever reached New York." said Washington
market dealer, and yet people shun them as if
they were afraid they would go off. Where 1
sold thousand last season 1 do not sell one
hundred"
How do you account for it9'
That's easy one Why, cholera, cholera,
cholera The health board has scared the fruit
consumers to death, and, in place of breakfast
ing on good ripe watermelon or dish of other
fruit, they are dieting on oatmeal crackers.
rice or hominy. Nothing green not shade of
that color upon the table. Now, watermelons
are VIGOROUSLY wholesome"
How do the prices compare with last season.
''1here is a handsome melon for twenty-five
cents. Fifty and sixty cents was a common
price year ago"
MANY melons coming"
Yes; but they will not pay expenses. We
won't have the cholera but we have got the
scare, and the melon business is laid out"
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city 1t is believed, however, that secret
financial agent is in this country endeavoring to
ascertain what chances there might be for pac-
ing here the new funding bonds which Daz
hopes to be able to negotiate. 1t can easily be
understood that the wealthy New England
capitalists who are so largely interested in the
Mexican Central railway and other enterprises
would object to this. They are understood to
believe that it is for their financial interest that
Mexican independence should be obtained and
commercial reciprocity secured Another ele-
ment of opposition. which is. perhaps, not
anticipated. is that which will be aroused at any
attempt TO increase the territorial area by the
corrupting influence of the Spanish land and
mining grant system
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-16
THE GOLD IN TIE TREASURY.
The Statement Made to- the New York Bank
ers by Treasurer Jordan.


by Treasurer Jordan.
Washington Special
United States Treasurer Jordan said in rela
ton to his recent conference with New York
bankers: 1.-THE Treasury will neither borrow
gold nor buy gold. l told them that we had no
proposition to make. We had simple state of
facts to report, which was of rather more inter
est to them than to us, and in view of that state
of facts they must decide what they would do.
Three-fourths of the Treasurys business is done
through the banks. The Treasury is paying out
gold and legal tenders. The bulk of its receipts
is in silver and silver certificates. Of course we
can't go indefinitely paying out gold and tax
ing in silver. The governments stock of gold
has already been much reduced. It now amounts
to $l1S 600 600, or $l8 0OO 900 more than the sum
reserved as security for the legal tenders
Within q few months we have got to pay out
silver unless gold is paid in to us. simply told
the bankers that the treasury would pay them
such currency as they pay the treasury. If they
will pay us gold and legal tenders, we can 60 on
paying them gold and legal tenders. If they go
on, as now, paying silver, we shall have to
pay them silver. When the government stops
paying ont gold and disburses silver instead, the
silver basis is established. The banks don't want
that and to prevent it they have agreed to pay
sum agreed on. but their proposition is to pay
500 900 in gold or legal tenders just as
the treasury happens to need it, to begin with
and to continue such payments if the
treasury needs it to prevent silver
payments. l don't know how much
will be needed OF course this arrangement is
temporary 1t is intended to prevent the ex-
haustion of the treasurys supply of gold before
Congress meets. If gold payments are to be
maintained permanently, it will depend on con-
gressional action. We are now expanding
so, 900, 900 month in the purchase of silver
bullion, which is coined and stored away in the
vaults OF course, if we go on doing that long
enough, we shall ultimately have nothing but
silver to pay out. If you spend all your spare
money buying fire crackers, you will ultimately
have nothing but irecrackers on hand. The
proposition of the banks will prevent the stop
page of gold payments before Congress meets
but 1t cannot permanently maintain gold pay
ments. Nothing short of congressional action
will do that There is now simply postpone
ment of silver payments"