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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-03

A Nomination Which rs Likely to Meet With
Serious Opposition.
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"A Nomination Which rs Likely to Meet With
Serious Opposition.
Special to the Indianapolis journal.
WASHINGTON, Dec 2-"It is likely" said
Republican senator to your correspondent to-
day, "that there will be quite bitter opposi-
ton to the confirmation of the gentleman APP
pointed by President Cleveland AS Director of the
Mint The opposition will not be in the nature
of factious one, nor will it be engineered by
the friends of Mr. Burchard, who filed the posi-
ton creditably for mum ber Of years, but the
law says distinctly that the Director of the Mint
shall serve for five years unless he is removed by
the President for reasons which he shall submit
to the Senate 1t may be that the President has
some very good reasons for the removal of Mr..
Burchard but if he has they have not yet been
made public. and it is probable that it will be
very difficult for either Mr.. Cleveland or Secre-
tary Manning to convince the Senate that they
had Just grounds for making change in this
place. / see by one of the New York papers
that the President intends to ask for the
resignation of Comptroller of the
Currency Cannon, because he is being
urged by Democrats to give the office to one of
them. The law in relation to the tenure of
Office Of the Director of the Mint is similar to
that which fixes the term of the Comptroller of
the Currency, and AS Mr. Cannon was only ap-
pointed year ago last May, the President will
have to submit other reasons than the desire of
the Democrats to secure themselves Office, before
he can obtain the consent of majority of the
Senate to the disposal of SO competent an officer
as Mr. Cannon has been. OF course there are
many Democratic applicants for this place, but
inasmuch as Congress. when il created the office
made special provision as to the term of the in.
cumbent. in order that political reasons might
not cause a premature change, it is sufficient
reason, l think why the desire of these Dem
ocratc gentlemen should not be fulfilled"
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WARLIKE CHURCH WOMEN.
Another Outbreak at Detroit-PrieSts Driven
from Church by Women.

CHICAGO, Dec 2-The Evening Journals De-
troit special says: Another scene of tremen-
dous uproar and excitement occurred this morn
ing at ST. Albertis Polish Catholic Church. Both
masses were drowned in yells and screams of
women, who packed the church and pelted the
priests with chunks of dry mud stones, etc.
One Of the new priests was attacked on the
steps of the altar, and his priestly robes torn
from his back by infurated women. The priests
became alarmed for their lives, and, surrounded
by thirty policemen, ran full speed across the
street to the priests house. amid showers of
stones and brick bats. Several of the rioters
were arrested by the police The streets became
packed with howlng mob. At last Father
Kolasinski, the deposed priest, appeared at the
scene and was instantly surrounded by women
and children, who kissed his hands and vowed
they would never have any priest but him.
Father Kolasinski persuaded them to clear the
street, and all is now quiet. More trouble is
sure to follow unless the bishop restores
Kolasinski to his charge"
In the afternoon the trouble was resumed.
Thomas Zotthofski. grocery man, has been the
instigator of the charges against Father Kolas
inski, and this afternoon mob surrounded his
place of business, but offered no violence To
night they again came together but only car
ried off shutter. Bishop Borgess. has ordered
the church closed.
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THE ENGLISH ELECTIONS.
The Counties Veer Toward the Liberals, and
GladstOnes Followers Are JubiIant.

The Counties Veer Toward the Liberals and
GladstOne's Followers Are JubiIant.
LONDON Dec. 2.-Up to 6 o'clock this evening
the Liberals had elected 22S members, the Con-
servatives 1872, and the Nationalists 45. The
Tory net gain has been reduced to thirty eight
seats. The Liberals have become jubiiant over
their latersuccesses
The Nolanites, armed with bludgeons, and
headed by priests, prevented the Callanites from
voting at Carlingford. Much rioting ensued, in
which many persons were injured. Mr. Callan
is the Nationalist, whose nomination was op-
posed by Mr.. Parnell. who supported Mr. Nolan
Election rioting is also reported in the Ronda
valley, Wales.
The counties still continue to veer toward the
Liberals. In to-day's polling the Liberals gained
q, and the Conservatives 10 seats A feature
of the elections in Ireland is the extinction of
the Irish Liberals They have not returned a
single member to date.
There have been elected 237 Liberals. 1913
Tories and A Parnellites In the old constitu
encies the Tories have gained thirty-six seats
and the Liberals six, while in the newly formed
constituencies the Tories have gained 108 seats
and the Tories 107. The net Tory gain is 49,
For the first time since the beginning Of the
elections there is a likelihood of the Liberals
exceeding both the Tories and the Parnelites.
The Standard mournfully admits That the new
Radical gospel has not been preached in the
counties in vain. 1t declares that nothing less
than two-thir0s of the remaining seats will give
Lord Salisbury an adequately strong following
and that vigorous and united effort is mpera-
tive.
late 1t is almost impossible that the Liberals
will be in position to challenge LORD Sails
bury's government, uuless they can enlist the
support of the Parnellites."
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November Reports Show that the New Serv-
ice Has Made Great Advance as Means
of Local Communication.
Prospect of a Bitter Fight in the Senate
Over the New Mint Director.
The Catalogue of the Annual Sale of Articles
Consigned to the Dead Letter Office
Other Washington News.
SPECIAL DELIVERY.
Indications that the Expectations of It's Orig
inators VIII Be Realized.

Indications that the Expectations of It's Orig
inators Will BE Realized.
Special to the indianapolis journal
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2.-The antcipatons of
those gentlemen who secured the passage Of the
bill providing for the special delivery stamp will
probably be realized in the near future. The
trouble with the government up to the present
time has been that the people did not under
stand the benefits of the prompt delivery on the
one hand, while, on the other, postmasters ex-
pected that the new system would receive much
greater patronage from the start than has been
given it. Naturally therefore, there was some
disappointment when the first reports were
sent to Washington. Those who thought
that instead of couple of dollars q
week, the boys would not only earn their $50 a
month, but would deliver letters enough to turn
in handsome revenue to the Treasury, were
over-sanguine, and the postmasters failed, as
they frequently do, to remember that while they
fully understood the provisions of the new feat
ure of the law, the general public had very little
knowledge of the benefits derived from this new
service. Reports for the month of November
which have been received at the department in
dicate that in the larger cities the new service
mas hlnuo lOhS All puOlC ldNOI uuIluS 1Ao
month as means of local communication. II
Washington it is said that the business
OF the telegraph messenger service has been
materially effected By this innovation. 1t has
been the custom for people living on the out
skirts of the city and at points distant a mile or
little more from the Treasury to employ dis
trict messenger boy to carry homo theater
tickets and such things For this service the
telegraph company charged from forty to sixty
cents, and sometimes even greater sum. Now
letter supplied with two-cent stamp and
special delivery stamp, deposited in any one Of
the branch Offices extending in .ha various parts
of the city, can have messenger deliver it any
where between the Navy Yard and Georgetown,
the Long Bridge and Mt. Pleasant, without ad-
ditional cost. 1t has taken the people of Wash
ington some time to learn this but am in
formed by postoffce official that they are
rapidly awakening up to the benefits offered by
the government, and this officer predicts that by
the 1st of January the force of special delivery
boys in the postoffice will be earning the maxi
mum of the compensation fixed by law 1t is
not thought in the department, however, that
the new service will prove popular in interurban
correspondence, owing to the fact that it is fre-
quently difficult to time the arrival of a letter at
it's destination
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A FATAL EXPLOSION.
Bursting of the Boilers of the Tow-Boat Iron
City-0ne Man Killed and Five Injured.

PITrsBURG, Dec. 2--The tow boat Iron City
was blown to pieces this morning about o'clock,
while stuck on the bar at the head of Harris
island, in the Allegheny river. The crew. num-
bering six men, were blown into the river. The
engineer, George Ashton, instantly killed,
Fred Jackson was fatally injured, and the 9TH
ers seriously hurt. The vessel was burned down
TO the waters edge and is a total loss About
o'clock in the evening the Iron City, in running
down the river, was swung onto the bar, where
she went badly aground just over the main pipe
of the Philadelphia Gas Company All evening
and up to the time Of the explosion the vessel
tried to back off into deep water.
Shortly after o'clock final effort
was made to get off the bar. The engines were
forced to their fullest capacity, but the boilers
could not stand the pressure, and collapsed The
conclusion from the explosion was terrific, and
awoke many people in the upper ends of the two
cities Pieces of the vessel were blown from the
middle of the river, where the boat was
grounded, to the Allegheny Shore 500 yards
away. A part of the cabin alighted on the roof
Of Geerd's tannery. directly opposite, on the AL
legheny side. The water was shallow, and the
crew with the exception of Ashton and Jack
son, eaSly reacneQ the oar WlInln lew min
ntes after the explosion the river banks and the
island became thicky crowded with people The
few skffs that could be secured We're at once
filed with eager crews of rescuers, who hastened
to the scene of the disaster. The survivors of
the crew We're taken from the bar and rowed to
the Allegheny shore, where all possible was done
for their injuries. Their names were: Robert
jackson, fireman, badly bruised and scalded;
Joe Richardson, badly injured; ex- Councilman
Smith Walker. severely hurt; Billy Wently, leg
hwn II ha soil
verely injured. The remains of George Ashton,
the engineer, were removed to his home The
Iron City was built here eleven years ago. and
was l35 feet long and % feet wide. When built
she was considered an excellent craft. and has
continually been engaged in harbor towing Her
original cost was about $l6 0O0
The accident was caused by natural gas. The
boat struck gas main and ruptured it. The
gas caught fire from the furnace and the ex-
ploson ensued.
The injured are doing we'll, except Gilbreath,
Eho will die The boat was insured for $3 600
In Louisville and Hull companies
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-03

The Coming Annual Sale of Accumulated
Letters and Other Articles

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2-rhe annual sale of ac-
cumulations of the dead-letter office is fixed for
the 18th of December. The catalogue of articles
to be disposed of embraces some five thousand
articles and makes an octave volume of nearly
two hundred pages. The list comprises almost
everything that can be thought of in the way of
small merchandise, and it is a wonderful monu
ment to the ignorance and carelessness of people
who use the mails. The list might be dimin-
ished at least so per cent. if ordinary precautions
were taken by the senders of these miscellane
Gus articles II the public would observe
three simple rules there would be no need
Of annual sales in order that the store-room of
the Postoffice Department might be cleaned out.
These rules are, first. wrap securely, without
sealing, so that the package cannot be examined
second, address plainly, and place the sender's
name and address in the left.hand corner of the
package. The latter precaution is neglected
ninety nino times out of hundred, when the
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-03
THE EXPULSION OF POLES.
Details of the Cruel and Arbitrary Eviction
of $4,000 Poles from Prussia.


of $4,000 Poles from Prussia.
Vienna Letter.
have received from the relief committees of
Posen, Thorn and Lemberg further details about
the arbitrary expulsion of Poles from Prussia,
and these reveal tar worse state of things than
could have been imagined from the scanty re-
ports which have appeared in the German news
papers. The total number of persons banished
up to this date exceeds "a, 700, of whom the ma
iority are Russian subjects. Foreseeing exile,
300 other Poles are known to have
emigrated to America, but this number
is believed to be much below the real
figure, as it only reckons those emierants whose
names the relief committee have registered. No
charge of conspiracy disloyalty has been laid
against the exiles, nor have the poorest of them
been banished as paupers, for they were all earn
ing their living or else had means of support.
They have been driven from the country of their
own adoption simply because they were born
Poles
Most of the exiles belong to the working
classes, but several are persons of education and
property, and it is fact which concerns England
equally with other nations that the possession of
a passport has in case conferred protection.
Herr Won Puttkamer, the Minister Of
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-03
MINOR MATTERS.
The Manner in Which Secretary whitney
Dispenses His Gifts.


The Manner in Which Secretary Whitney
Dispenses His Gifts
Special to the INDIANAPOLIS journal.
WAsHINGToN, Dec. 2-Since Secretary Whit
ney gave his private secretary United States
note for $500, on Thanksgiving Day, with in
structions to expend it for turkeys for everybody
in his department. a number of stories have ap-
peared of his generosity Secretary Whitney
has welllined pocket book, and is one of those
men who obtain more pleasure from spending
money than from boarding it. Those who know
him intimately say that he spends thousands of
dollars every year in quiet charity. Secretary
Whitney is an exceedingly polished
gentleman, and it is the instincts
which were born in him, perhaps,
which teach him to distribute his gifts in such a
manner as to make the recipients think that they
are giving favor instead of receiving one. One
of the clerks in the Navy Department who re-
ceiyed his turkey on the day before Thanksgiv-
ing Day. said:
'The notes which Mr.. Whitney sent around,
in which he proffered the gifts, were so worded
as to make one think that he was being invited
to dinner, and even the old admirals in the
service. who have, perhaps. barrels of money of
their own, seemed to think that they would be
sighting the Secretary if they refused the
turkey. We have had men in the department
who might have done the same thing in such
manner as to insult every man to whom the offer
was made, but Secretary Whitney performed
the act so nicely that III be hanged If didn't
think that was doing him Dig favor or Thurs
day when | was eating his turkey"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-03
THE DISTRICT MARSHALsHIP.
MIR. Albert L. Wilson Appointed to the Place
Held by Colonel Claytnn McMichaeI

Held by Colonel Clayton McMichaeI.
WASHINGTON, Dec 2-On the day following
the 1naugur~>;~A-n President Cleveland Mr.
Clayton McMchael, marshal of the District of
Columbia, presented his written resignation of
that office Since that time Mr. McAtichael has
made repeated requests to he relieved at the
earliest convenience of the executive. Today
the President addressed to the marshal the
following autograph letter, with permission to
make it public:.
"ExECUTIvE MANSION,
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2.
Colonel Clayton McMichael:
MY Dear Sr-I have this day determined to
appoint your successor in the Office of mar
shall of the District of Columbia, Mr.. Albert L.
Wilson, of this city. I have every
assurance that he will continue in
of that office the same clear methods and ad-
mirabe system which you have maintained |
bespeak for him the consideration and kindness
which you have expressed yourself as willing
and anxious to extend to your successor 1t is n
satisfaction to assure you that your discharge of
official duty has been all that could be desired
and that your thouehtfulness in suggesting and
pleasure are fully appreciated and will be pleas
antly remembered.
Il thank you, too for your willingness to con-
tnue in the discharge of your duties beyond the
time when you desired to retire, and at my soic-
itation and for my ease and convenience In
permitting you, at your own request to be now
relieved of the duties of your official place, de-
sire to express the hope that success and pros
perity may attend all your undertakings, and
that comfort may wait upon all your future way
of life Yours very sincerely,
GROVER CLEVELAND
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Cable Notes.

The Pope to-day gave audience to the Bishop
of Cincinnati
1t is expected that Earl Duferin will visit
Burmah in the spring.
Ex-Queen Isabella has determined to 60 into
retirement at Seville in order to be near the
young queen, Christina.
The Austrian village of Grahovo was destroyed
by landslide yesterday The disaster
caused by the heavy rains which have prevailed
recently.
Advices from Allahabad report matters in
Nepaul quiet. The rebels had undertaken to
administer the government, and had asked to
be recognized by the Indian government.
It has been ascertained that King Alfonso died
in debt. His expenses for several years have
exceeded the amounts allowed him by the civil
list. 1t is denied that the late King had al in
surance on his life.
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a Bishop Sued for DAMAGES.

LONDON, Ont, Dec "A writ has been
served upon Bishop Baldwin, at the instance of
Rev. Timothy OConnell, demanding a reversal
of the sentence passed by the ecclesiastical
court upon him, and claiming SIC, 600 damages
from the Bishop for refusing him transfer to
another diocese and for alleged defamation of
character. Mr.. OConnell claims that when he
was offered parishes in Ohio the Bishop refused
to give him transfer, and misrepresented him
TO the diocese. The case will come UP for hear
ing nj the winter asszes on Jan. II.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-03
The Trouble at the Bevier Coal Mines.

KANSAS Cry, No, Dec. 2-The Journals JEFF
ferson City special says: General Manager
Barnard, of the Hannibal & st. Joseph road, on
which Bevier is situated, telegraphed Governor
Marmaduke to day from Princeton, Ill, say
ing he had been advised that a mob rules at
Bevier which is beyond local control, and asking
the Governor to take steps for suppressng the
tumult. Governor Marmaduke replied that his
advices are that the county officers can and will
suppress all trouble
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-03
One Hundred and seventeen Years Old.

louisville. Dec. 3-Charlotte Wickliffe, col
ored, died here to-day. aged one hundred and
seventeen. She has fifteen living children, the
oldest nearly hundred years old, and sixty
grandchildren. She claims to have handed
Washington cup of water at the battle of
Yorktown. Her second husband was one hun
dred and twelve years old. She was well and
hearty until recently
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-03
FUR BEAVER
OVERC0ATS!

Heavily trimmed with Astrakhan,
with long, soft roll, ailor-made and
body fitting, lined with SINNERS
satin, and fancy silk sleeve Innings.
Economy and style combined.
Muflers going very fast. Some
very fine ones are being purchased
and locked up for the Holidays.
Beautiful Suspenders, made ex-
pressly to be embroidered or painted.
Young ladies have already COM
menced to select the choice color
ings at the
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-03
King Thebaw a Prisoner.

RANGooN, Dec. 2-The King of Burmah per-
sonally surrendered himself to Gen. Prender-
CAST, commander of the British invading force.
Thebaw, his wife and mother. and seventy three
Burmese officials have arrived at Thyetmayo.
A dispatch received from Rangoon at noon to-
day says the King of Burmah is proceeding to
that city on a British steamer. The announce
ment of the occupation of Mandalay by
the British is officially confirmed.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-03
FOREIGN MISCELLANY,
An Exhibition of Pretended Nudity Which
Will Create Sensation.

LONDON, Dec. 2.-Mr Harris, the manager of
the Drury lane fheater, proposes to make bold
bid for the support of the feshly school in his
forthcoming Christmas psntomime. The plot is
the old one of Aladdin, or the Wonderful Lamp,
and It'll made the vehicle for displaying the
sensuous revels of the Orient with daring real
ism. One of the chief scenes represents an
Eastern princess and her ladies of honor in the
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-03

sender is citizen who uses the mails only semi
occasionally. Whenever the name of the sender
for any reason his package cannot be delivered
to the addressee and by remitting a sufficient
amount of postage he can always have it returned
to him or sent to its destination without further
trouble.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-03
Return of the Members of the Cabinet.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2-The Baltimore & Ohio
special train, which conveyed Secretaries Bay
ard, Lamar and Whitney, and Postmaster gen
eral Villas to Indianapolis, reached here on the
return trip at $3.50 o'clock to-day. 1t was utterly
impossible to convince the crowds which had
gathered at many points along the route that
President Cleveland was not on board The i'm
preston that the President was with the party
also prevailed among the masses in Indianapolis,
and when the first, or pilot section of the cabinet
special left the Union depot there, the cars With
curtains closely drawn were singled ont by the
immense throng as those occupied by the Presi-
dent and his friends. AS matter of fact the
only occupants of the first train. besides em-
ployes, were Senators Voorhees, aud West, ard
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-03

PNEUMONIA has been conquered at last by Red
Star Cough Cure. Twenty five ccnts
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marble bathing apartment of the Royal Palace
Pefarmed pastiles burning on the stage give
pale rose color to the scene, and diffuse Ian
guorous odor through the house. A veil of the
most transparent gauze is between the
bathers and the audience. Presently the
ladies emerge from the bath. They are clad in
silk f1eshings fitting tightly to their forms, and
so glossy as to simulate the effect of water glis
tening upon the bare skin. Thrown lightly
around the hips or shoulders are little scarfs of
disport about the stage, twirling and using
gaudy Turkish towels with gold embroidered
ends, from which they wiring real water. The
whole effect is wonderfully suggestive of the de-
lights Of harem life in the days of Haroun-al-
rehearsal, it was the most daring display of
pretended nudity ever made respectable
London stage. If it is not toned down by the
authorities it is sure to create a painful but
probably profitable sensation.