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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-11-19
Prince Alexander Wins a Victory,

LONDON, Nov. 18-The Bulgarians, after des-
perate fighting, have carried every one of the
Servian positions, which were menacing Sliyetze-
na Prince Alexander led the Bulgarian column
in person.
The Bulgarian force at Widdin has blocked
the Danube river.
An official dispatch received at Belgrade, rela-
tive to the engagements near Slivenitza, says
that after heavy fighting Prince Alexander
was forced to retreat to Slivenitza Both sides
lost heavily. Sharp fighting has occurred on the
loft of the Servian advance line, where both
forces hold their positions.
Official Servian reports say: "On King Mil
ans arrival in Tsaribrod he was welcomed by
the inhabitants as the Liberator''
The Daily News has dispatch from Sofa
confirming the report of q Bulgarian victory.
The Servians lost ten guns and 1856 horses and
it is estimated that 5000 Servians were killed or
wounded The Bulgarians on Tuesday captured
200 Servan cavalry. The Bulgarians have
again repulsed attacks on Dragoman.
A dispatch from Sofia says: Troops are ar,
irving from Roumelia, and 25, 900 Servians were
engaged yesterday near Slivinitza There was
desperate fighting at Slivinitza too day. The
Bulgarians forced the Servian right wing back
at the point of the bayonet for several kilo-
metres, with great losses 1t is reported that
the Servians fired upon the Red Cross ambu-
lances. A militia force from Widdin has made
successful inroad into Servia, capturing fifteen
prisoners. The Servians retreated in disorder
from Butcheno and Tudon.
The following Servian account is from Tsrai-
brod The Servans found the Bulgarans of un-
expected strength at Slivinitza. The Servians,
after hard fighting for eighteen hours, are slow
ly pressing Prince Alexander toward Sofia, the
Bulgarians disputing every inch. Thirty thou
sand Servians were engaged in yesterdays fight
ing at Slivinitza.
Later advices from Tzanbrod say united Ser
Wan divisions are marching in the direction of
Sofia.
A dispatch from Belgrade says Queen Natalie
has received a telegram from Zaitchair an
nouncing the fall of Widdin. The same dispatch
says that portion of the Moravia division, after
a severe fight, captured Radomir. Four hun
dred prisoners have arrived at Belgrade from the
front.
A telegram from Sofa states that Bulgarian
troops have recaptured Cresnik and dispersed
Servans. No fears are entertained at present
for the safety of Sofia.
The Vienna Neu Fre Presse has reported
that Prince Alexander has been wounded
The report that the Bulgarians recaptured
Bresnek appears to be of doubtful authenticity
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-11-19
THE TABER DIVORCE CASE.
Decree of Absolute Divorce Not Likely To
BE Granted After All.
BestOn Special.

BE Granted After All.
Boston Special.
Under the laws of Massachusetts the court has
no authority to grant divorce Immediately
upon the conclusion of the trial of any case. The
statute provides that six months must be allow
ed for the correction of any mistakes or errors
that may have occurred during the trial before
An absolute divorce is decreed, and during that
time the parties to the suit must not transgress
their marriage vows. Should the successful
parties do this the decree would be at once an
nulled. This is the position in which the prin-
cipals in the case of Taber VS.. Taber now find
themselves, and Mrs. Taber has six months to
show cause why an absolute divorce should not
be granted. If through her counsel she should,
by argument or additional testimony, convince
the court that sufficient cause did not exist for
the divorce, the decree might be dismissed, and
there could then be either new trial on the old
ibels or new libels could be filed.
Mr.. Dickinson, counsel for Mr.. Der, and Mr..
Butterworth, counsel for Mrs Taber, had con-
suitation in regard to the case with Judge
Charles Allen yesterday, and he submitted to
them the minutes which he based his decree
In favor Of Mr. Taber. It was agreed among
them that the reasons which led the judge to his
decision should not be made public and they
will not be given to the newspapers. Mr.. But
terworth stated that the pledge of secrecy was
30 binding upon him that he had refused even to
inform his client what the reasons for the decree
were. When asked whether he should pursue
the case further, he declined to give direct an
swer, but said he should be very much sur
prised if a decree absolute was ganted" NE
Dickinson said that, SO far as he was concerned
be bad no objection to having the judges opn-
ion published but he must abide by the agree
ment. He had no doubt as to the final settle
ment of The case in his clients favor.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-11-19
ABSENT WITHOUT LEAVE.
Commissioner Blacks Ruling Regarding
Soldiers Reported as Deserters.

Soldiers Reported Deserters.
WASHINGTON, Nov 18.-On Sept. Commis
sioner Black, of the Pension Office madeS
ruling refusing to allow applications for pension
in cases where the records Of the War Depart
ment showed that the applicant was a deserter.
The Com missioner has furnished an explanation
of the intent of the ruling and statement of
its probable result on the work before the office,
in answer, he says, to expressions of dissatisfac
tion that were called forth by the ruling. He
says the ruling was in strict accordance with th.
law, and only seeks to confne the work of adju
dication to those claims whose benefciaries hav;
clean records. So far, however. from operating
as a stumbling block, it will tend to expedite
business, as the Adiutant- general has shown a
willingness to remove from his records all
charges of desertion which have been found to
be merely technical and in several instances
this has been done Immediately on proper pre-
sentation of the cases by the Pension Office. By
a recent order of the Office claimants and attor
neys are notified when charges Of desertion ex
ist of the date and places whore, so that wher
applications for the removal of such charges are
made there is no necessary delay in finding the
charges. 1t is believed that the charges of de-
sertlon, where such are technical. will be re-
moved without any delay. If claimants were to
apply promptly before making application for
pension, for the removal of the charges of de-
sertion, where they exist, the work of the Pen
sion Office would be much accelerated.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-11-19
A RARE COLLECTION:
The Long-Looked for Sale of Richard Grant
Whites Library, Pictures, Etc.

NEW YORK, Nov. 18-The long looked for
sale of the library, pictures and musical instru-
ments belonging to the estate of the late Richard
Grant White was begun at the auction rooms Of
Bangs &, Co., yesterday, and will be continued
though the rest of the week. The books have
been on exhibition for several days, and the sale
we'll attended, as it offered rare opportuni
ty to persons interested in philology, languages
and the drama. The catalogue presents an
unusually good list of the dramatic
writers of all ages certain periods
are nearly complete. Thirteen pages
of the catalogue are devoted wholly to Shaks-
peare, and 126 lots of books by the great dramat-
ist and many commentaries are offered. The
splendid edition of Shakespeare revised by the
Rev. Alexander Dyce, with glossary. portraits
and autographc notes of the compiler and a
copy of knights pictorial edition, are among the
list The collection of the Elizabethan dramat-
lists is very exhaustive and contains many rare
editions. The pathological works, dictionaries
and indexes are on tables by hundreds, and the
library Of English and Anglo Saxon text books is
the most complete that has been offered for sale
since that of the late George P. Marsh was put
on the market
Lord Byron's works, with the designs of Turner,
seventeen volumes, sold for $3.50, and the Let
ters and Journals compiled by Moore, and con-
tanning long autograph letter of the compiler,
sold for 81 so volume. The highest price paid
for a single volume was $l4. which was brought
by first edition of Sir Thomas Brownies IRE
ligio- Medica," printed for Andre McCook in 1912
Of Mr.. Whites rare collection of Bibles, the En-
elish ''Haxapia" containing the six important
English translations of the scriptures, superbly
bound in red levanr morocco, with variegated
golden stamps sold for So Is and the "Biblio Pau
perum," after Wicklf illustrated, brought
$40. 10. A curious old copy of the BLACK Guar
diona" was sold to F. E. Greene for sc. 80 An old
Venetian 'Adus" in vellum, 1921, cost the high
est bidder So 20. Among the biblophiles at the
sale were the well-known collectors Gordon l..
Ford and his son, from Brooklyn; d. S. Francis,
A. Denborn, George Kirkpatrick, George Benoit,
Z. F. Bonaventure and A. l.. Layster The Con-
gressional Library at Washington was repre-
sented, as was the Astor library. Yale College
library Lehigh University, the Boston Atha-
naum and the University of Michigan.
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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-11-19
MITCHELL AND HIS LOvE-LETTERS,
He Defies His Enemies and Announces Him
self Candidate for Senator.

self a Candidate for Senator.
Portland, Ore, Special.
Many of the letters which it is charged Mitch
ell wrote to the woman he addressed were writ
ten upon any scrap of paper happening to be
within reach at the time Some of these amor
Gus communications were written upon the mar
gins of newspapers, others upon loose fragments.
Fearing these letters ght fall into the hards
of other than the person to whom addressed it
is charged that Mitchell often attempted to dis
gnise his handwriting and personate others in
this correspondence. Mitchell is openly charged
with assuming the character Of young man.
who at tho time the letters were evidently writ
ten, law student in the Office. How many
letters were written is unknown. Only some
five or six were obtained and are still preserved.
A number of Mitchells letters bear no date or
signature Nearly every note cautions Carrie
to burn this letter. In response to the charges
-and the publication of letters. Mitchell makes a
long statement which has been published. He
makes specific denial of the charges unouali-
fedy, and bitterly denounces the letters as for
geries, and defies the Oregonian to prove them
10 be genuine. He makes neither denial nor ad
mission OF his relations in the past or present
with his sisterin-law. Mitchell concludes his
statement with boldly announcing himself for
United States Senator.
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position as much as possible. Servia, also,
does not wish to personally humiliate Prince
Alexander. Advices from Belgrade say that a
Servian administration has been arranged for
all occupied districts in Bulgaria. The inhabi-
tants of the occupied places thus far. it is
claimed, display friendly spirit towards the
Servians.
1t is reported in st. Petersburg that the army
divisions in the Kieff, Kharkoff and Odessa dis
tricts have been ordered to prepare to mobilize
at any moment
1t is reported the Turkish troops will occupy
Roumelia tomorrow the Porte asking the con-
suls OF the powers to accompany them.
The Roumanian government is massing troops
at the Bessarabia frontier, in view of the poss-
bllity of Austria requiring assistance against
Russia
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-11-19
Cable Notes.

The banking firm of Reuben & Co., of Copen.
hagen, has suspended.
The diapason conference at Vienna has prac-
tically decided in favor of the French pitch.
Advices from Lima, Peru, state that the gov
ernment forces In the interior are in full pursuit
of Caceres.
At the Derby autumn races Mr. MAYORS flly.
Fast and Loose, won the Derby cup from five
competitors.
Germany has acQuesced in the Pope's settle
ment of the Carolues question It only remains
now to give it a definite form.
A boiler exploded yesterday in the Joiner dis
tillery, at Paris. Thirty persons were seriously
injured. Much damage was done.
Trouble of some sort is reported from Concep-
cion, Chilli and the garrison are confined in the
barracks to prevent them from taking part in
political meetings
Emperor William has decided to decline the
projected ovation in his honor on the occasion of
the twenty-ffth anniversary of his accession to
the throne of Prussia.
Advices from st. Petersburg say hat the
Gar to day gave audience to General 4g gnatieff
and stated that the meeting had reference to a
special mission to Vienna, Berlin, Paris and
London.
Alexander Sheriff. delegate of the Canadian
Federation Association. has been remanded for
a week at Wolverhampton England for obtain
ing money by falsely stating that he owned
1000 acres of land on Saskatchewan river.
Att meeting of the members of the Left
of the French Chambers yesterday it
was resolved to request Premier Brss
on to hasten the convenng of the
congress to select candidate for the presi-
dency of the Republic. The speeches made at
the meeting showed the widest divergence
among the different groups.
The agent of the estate OF the Earl of Ken
more, in the county of Kerry, has been terribly
beaten by party of men, supposed to be ten
ants of the estate. Four constables who were
with the agent were poweress to prevent the
outrage. A number of dstrained cattle seized
for rent were abandoned. Lord Kenmore re-
Gently refused to make reduction in rents of
the holdings on his estate.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-11-19
MINOR MATTERS.
The President Endeayoring to Evolve {
Foreign Policy.

New YORK Nov ia Washington specia.
saws that the President has called on the State
Department for full statement of relations
with Germany and Austria in regard to the
treatment of naturalized citizens of the United
States in those countries. 1t is understood that
the President is determined that the United
States shall no longer remain inactive upon this
question. In the event of Germany and Austria
ignoring our protests, it is believed that sever
ance of all diplomatic relations with those coun-
tries would rapidly bring about crisis. 1t is not
thought probable that the President will mention
the trouble in his message, but ne Will make
powerful suggestions about the need OF new
navy and the alarming condition of our coast de-
fenses In conclusion the special says: In case
matters do not mend before tho adjournment OF
Congress- the President will make it the sub
ject of a special message, urging upon the legis-
lative branch of the government the absolute
necessity of furnishing some manner of defense
that, in case the worst comes, this country
should not be caught mapping. 1t is not to be
expected that the President will put the matter
as bluntly as this, but he will mean it just the
same.
A later Washington dispatch says: Estate
Department officials positively deny that the
President has made any request for papers in@e.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-11-19
Alsace-LOrraine.

METZ, Nov 1S.-Prince Hohenlohe, imperial
stakeholder in Alsace-Lorraine, at banquet in
this city, to-day, said: 1.-TWO centuries ago, when
Reichsland was separated from the empire, Ger
many was divided country, and unable to pro-
tecr her children, whereas France had almost
reached the level of her development Germany
is now powerful empire. The union has re-
suited in the recovery of the lost portions of her
territory, giving the Germans the strength to
keep them, and assure conditions necessary for
their material welfare. Thus no motive re-
mained for the inhabitants to turn their eyes
toward France" In concluding, he said that he
hoped the inhabitants would more and more re-
cognize the fact that their separation from
France was no misfortune, and that their re-
union with Germany guaranteed happy future
He then proposed the toast. Metz and Alsace-
Lorraine"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-11-19
The Eloped Chancery Ward.

London Cable Special.
The news of the elopement of beautiful heir
ess of eighteen, who is a ward in chancery and is
under the guardianship Of the Hon. Claiborne
Hardy, with the latter's steward, married man
named Anderson, was first published in London
this morning. No names were given in the Lon
don papers for fear of libel suits, but it was
stated that the elopers had fled to Mitchells-
town. One result of the publication was that
thirty peers telegraphed inquiries to Mitchells-
town, almost every one of them fearing that the
heroine of the escapade might be relative of
his. Tie lady's name, twas ascertaned to-day,
is Ridgeway. Anderson, in order to evade the
severe penalty of the law against abducting or
eloping with a ward in chancery, caused Miss
Ridgeway to sign an agreement by which she
bound herself to Anderson as a domestic serv-
ant, at the wages of Els per year.
This document was also signed by Anderson
and was legally attested. 1t was produced by
Anderson to-day, but it will not materially bene-
fit his defense. Miss Ridgeway is still hopeless
ly infatuated with Anderson, and vows that she
will never desert the only man she ever loved.
Anderson has been taken to Inverary. where
he will be formally charged with eloping with
ward in chancery.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-11-19
Why Schaefer Lost TUESDAYS Came.

During this time the spectators had begun to
notice distressing rent in portion of Jacobs
pantaloons, which was only visible when he put
one knee on the table and leaned over to make a
masse shot 1t was an able bodied and vigorous
rent, and seemed to be running race with the
score as it grew larger and larger as the game
progressed. Schaefer had been playing with all
his old-time agility He was blissfully ignorant
of the cause which prompted the outbursts of
enthusiasm whenever he made masse shot In
an evil moment an officious friend informed him
of the existence of the ghastly rent He grew
pale as Sheet and from that moment was a
beaten man,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-11-19
Good Advice to Prince Alexander.

ST. PETERSBURG, Nov. 1S-The Journal de
st. Petersburg, in an editorial to-day, advises
Prince Alexander to conform with the desires of
the Sultan, as expressed in the latters reply to
Prince Alexanders request assistance, and
renounce his scheme for respecting eastern Rou-
melia. ''This, it says, will deprive Servia of
her pretext for an aggression, and enable the
Porte to assume the desired attitude toward
Serva if she persists in her military aggression
1t is no humiliation for young nation to con.
fde her destinies to the powers and abandon
projects she is unable to conduct to a successful
isSueo
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-11-19
The Bulgarians Abandon Bresnik, Which Is
Occupied by the Servians, Leaving
the Way Open to Sofia.
Desperate Fight at Slivitzena, in Which
the Bulgarians Are Victorious.
The British Forces in Burmah Capture the
Forts in the Vicinity of Minhla-
News by Gables
THE SERvO-BULGARIA WAR.
The Servians Capture Bresnik, Leaving the
Route Open to Sofia.

The Servians Capture Bresnik, Leaving the
Route Open to Sofia.
BELGRADE, Nov. 18-An official report from
the front states that the Servians entered Bres-
mix yesterday. The town had been abandoned
by Bulgarians, who. in their haste to get away
left eight guns behind them. The capture Of
Bresnik leaves that route open to Sofia.
The Bulgarian army of the Widden district
may be considered completely destroyed and
dispersed.
Further details of the capture of Bresnik
state that the Servians carried eighteen lines of
intrenchments, and captured 161 prisoners, with
a number of rifles. The Bulgarian commander
at Bresnik fed, leaving his military helpers be-
hind. The Bulgarian volunteers, with their
leader also fed
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-11-19
FOREIGN MISCELLANY.

The British Forces in Burmah Take the
Forts at Minhla.
LONDON. Nov 18.-The British forces in Bur
NAH have carried the forts in the vicinity of
Minhla and captured the city, after three hours
firing from the floating batteries, the armed
launches and the heavy guns OF board the steam
ers. The British lost four men killed and
twenty-seven wounded. Minhla was the most
strongly fortified position on the river, and by
its capture the way is cleared for the British ad-
vance to Mandalay as the forts at Ava. fourteen
miles from the Burmese capital are only slight
structures in comparison with those at Minhla.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-11-19
An English Society Burglar.

LONDON, Nov. 18-An astonishing career of
crime has been revealed by an arrest just made
in Staffordshre. An armed and disguised burg
lar was captured while he was ransacking the
residence of gentleman named Honeymoon. at
West Bromwch. When his disguise was re-
moved the burglar was recognized as a man of
supposed wealth, who lived in the neghborhood.
and had been looked up to as man of ire
proachable character. He was regular in his at
tendance upon religious duties, especially in par
taking of the sacrament. and was deemed an ex
emplary churchman. He has son and daugh-
ter, both of whom occupy good positions in So
ciety. Both were recently married, and their
father presented them with diamonds, services
of silver and jewelry in profusion. All these
valuables are now shown to have been stolen by
the father. It is said that they knew nothing of
his crimes and are overwhelmed with grief and
shame
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-11-19

further showed that the basilar artery and the
middle cerebral arteries were the ones mainly
Affected that the piamater was Opaque over
large part of the convexity of the brain, and was
adherent. especially in the frontal parietal re-
gion. Neither tumor nor assesses were discov-
cred. The morbid conditions were found to ex-
plain the symptoms evinced during life.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-11-19
The Mccullough Autopsy.

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 18.-The examination of
the brain of John Mccullough was made, to- day,
by Drs. Hugo Engel, Charles X. Mills and A E.
Raussel in the presence of number of leading
Philadelphia scientists. 1t resulted in confirm
ing the diagnosis made by Dr. Engel after the
actors return from the Bloomingdale Asylum,
and showed that there was disease of the blood
vessels Of the brain, due to blood poison. 1t
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-11-19
Reported Capture of Widdin.

LONDON, Nov. ia dispatch from Israibrod
to the Standard says decisive attack was de-
layed until all the Seryian columns had been
concentrated. A heavy cannouade was kept up
throught the day, and several sham attacks
were made.
A private telegram received at Belgrade states
that all the troops comprising the Widdin gar
rison have been made prisoners
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-11-19
British Parliament Dissolved

LONDON. Nov 18-The Queen to day signed
the proclamation dissolving Parliament, written
in bold distinct hand, at the top of the broad
parchment A special edition of the Gazette.
containing the proclamation, was issued to night
The writs for new election have been posted.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-11-19
Steamship News.

LIVERPOOL. Nov. 1S Arrived: Victoria, from
Galveston.
New YORK, Nov 1S.--Arrived: Deyonia and
State of Georgia. Glasgow.
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