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dren were instantly piled one upon another in
one great crushing, bleeding, shriekng and un-
distinguishabe mass of humanity. The horror
of the scene was increased by the demoniac
yels of the roughs who took advantage of the
moment to attack and plunder people right and
left. To add to the confusion the only lamp
that illuminated that part of the street was
turned out by street boy, who had saved him
self by climbing the post Many others saved
themselves by breaking the windows and enter
ing the new houses, though they were terribly
cut by the broken glass.
When the police finally forced a passage and
removed the dead and injured it was found that
eighteen persons had been killed in the mad rush.
Most of these were women. Many people are be-
lieved to have been seriously injured early In
the panic by being trampled under the feet of a
horse which, with light wagon at his heels,
tore through the crowd. Others were pushed
from Ihe quay into the Norr-Strom outlet of the
Malaren into the Saltsjon and drowned A
prominent citizen was separated from his two
daughters, one ten and the other twelve years
DID, he afterwards found their dead bodies
trampled almost beyond recognition. Heaps of
torn clothing, hats, umbrellas, shoes and man
ties were taken to the police station. A hatless
woman, excitedly searching for her child broke
into loud cries on seeing the row of corpses, and
it was found that she had suddenly gone mad
The police, numbering 200. were utterly power
less to prevent the accident or govern the
crowd.
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THE STOCKHOLM CALAMITY.
Details of the Great Crush in Which Eighteen
People Were Killed.

Details of the Great Crush in Which Eighteen
People Were Killed.
Stockholm Letter
When Nine. Nilsson arrived, shortly after
o'clock, il is estimated that the dense mass of
people closely packing the quay and the wide
street of Charles XII for some distance on either
side numbered not less than 40, 600 persons.
Defeaning cheers greeted the divas arrival.
Unable to reach the principal door of the hotel,
she with some difficulty managed to gain admit
tance at side entrance, and presently was
bowling to probably the largest and most excited
audience she ever looked upon. After she had
sung two songs, ''Vierzehn Yiehre" and "Werm-
land Weiser," the crowd began to dispense home
ward
The first movement of the living mass caused
a frightful crush, which was horribly intensified
by the pressure of number of fresh arrivals
on the outskirts of the crowd. rascally gang
of roughs helped still further to precipitate the
calamity by trying to work their way through
the confused and chaotic multitude. With q
rush like the flow Of mighty river the excited
mass of people directed itself towards some
newly built houses on the site of the old Mindre
Theater. TIE pavement in front of the house
had been torn up, and the ground was strewed
with building stone and sand Just before this
uneven place was reached the stone pavement
ended at an abrupt descent in the grade of the
street. Here those in advance of the crowd
halted an instant, but pressed forward by the
thousands behind, they stumbled and fell.
The crowd, swarming on with the entire alb
sence of reason control characteristic of such
crowd In an emergency, men, women and chill
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Ex-Editor Maynard Calls on tho President
and Is Unfavorably Impressed.

Ex-Editor Maynard Calls on the President
and Is Unfavorably Impressed.
Special to the Indianapolis Journaf.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 2.-Col j. B. Maynard
spent to-day in this city, on his way home from
visit to New England. Being sturdy Demo
crat he naturally called at the White House to
see President Cleveland He was not received
with that warm Western cordiality he was used
to. The President was stiff and formal and it
must be said that Colonel Maynard was not
favorably impressed with the chief magistrate.
Indeed, he thinks Mr.. Cleveland very common
quantity and quality of humanity. Shortly
after his visit to the White House, Col. Maynard
was asked what he thought of the President
He replied:
II was never so much disappointed in man
in my life. Why, he has no genius in his eye,
and is but great bunch of obesity. He is
fabby, he is stout, he is dull. That is all there
is of or in him, in my opinion"
Colonel Maynard will leave for Indianapolis
tomorrow. He will carry with him, he says
poorer opinion of civil-service reform than he
had when he came here
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General and Personal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 2.-T. A. S. McNutt, of Rich
mond, is here.
Daniel McSweeney, the Irish suspect who has
been applicant for position in the customs serv-
ice at San Francisco, withdrew his papers from the
Treasury Department to-day. and says he will make
further efforts to appointment under the
government.
1t is said at the White House that the President and
members of his Cabinet will attend the Virginia State
fair, to be held at Richmond Va, on the 22d inst,
ifthe public business does not prevent.
William A. West, of Oxford, Miss. to-day accepted
the position of chief postoce inspector, and at
entered upon the discharge of his duties
Capt Fred M. Cranda of the Twenty-fourth In
fantry, has been directed by the War Department to
carry out the instructions of the Secretary of the In
terror concerning the removal of unauthorized per-
the Cherokee lands in the Indian Territory,
west of the Arkansas river. The order refers parcu-
larly to the removal of boomers and squatters.
The President to-day appointed Spruille Braden to
be assayer il charge of the assay Office at Helena
M. II.
There will be special examination at the Civil
service Commissioners rooms, on Thursday next for
the Agricultural Department, of persons acquainted
with silk culture This is the first examination of the
kind ever held.
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BRITAIN's HOUSE OF LORDS.
Mr.. Chamberlain Declares that Obstruction
of Legislation Must Cease.

of Legislation Must Cease.
LONDON, Oct. 2-ATr. Chamberlain addressed
Liberal meeting at Bradford, last evening. In
the course of his speech he dwelt at considerable
length upon the attitude of the House of Lords
in obstructing legislation and refusing to give
their assent to measures passed in the House Of
Commons. Upon the general principle of the
necessity Of doing away with this obstruction
Mr.. Chamberlain declared that the Liberals Of
all shades of opinion were united. When, how
ever, it was proposed to name a
definite time for etfecting this reform,
or when the question of the expedency
OF permitting the popular chamber
of Parliament to take the peers in hand, was
mooted, then the Liberals were at once split up
into numerous and conflicting camps Some
were in favor of the most radical measures. 9TH
ers were content to wait for the slow progress of
events TO furnish a solution Of the problem
Further resistance on the part Of the peers to
the will of the people, expressed by the House
of Commons, could not be tolerated. Such a
course. Mr.. Chamberlain believed. would result
in the Speaker of the House of Commons being
made virtual dictatoS clothed with powers
ample enough to enable him to deal effectively
with all cases Of obstruction.
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Belief in Diplomatic Circles that He Is Re-
ceiving Support from Austria-The Porte
Counseling with Prince Bismarck.
Continued Activity in the Various Blu.
reaus of the Turkish War Office.
Strong Language from Mr.. Chamberlain Con
cerning the Obstructive Tactics of the
British House of Lords-Cable Notes.
THE CRISIS IN TURKEY.
Warlike Attitude of the Servians-War Prep
arations by the Porte.

Warlike Attitude of the Servians-War Prep
arations by the Porte.
LONDON, Oct IN. De Giers demands that
the powers assent to armed interference by
Russia if the Servians enter Macedonia
The Porte is hurrying troops from the mari
time provinces of Asia to Salonica Two thou
sand men left Smyrna to-day. The Porte has
obtained an advance of 81, 900, 900 from Galata
bankers.
Gabriel Pasha has been liberated, and has left
Sofia for Constantinople. Part of the Widdin
garrison has been sent to Sofa. This is regarded
as proof of improved relations between Bull
garia and Servia. A number of German officers
on the retired list are Offering their services to
Prince Alexander
dispatch from Berlin says it is understood
in diplomatic circles that Austria is secretly sup
porting Servia. According to advices from
Philipopolis, the report that Russia wished to
dethrone Prince Alexander has greatly angered
the Roumelians. The Prince, it is said. was
never so popular as he is now. Dispatches re-
ceived in Vienna say that everything is ready
for the entry of the King of Servia into old
Servia on the 9Th instant.
The meeting of the Skuptschina yesterday
has resulted in Servia demanding an extension
of territory. The popuace clamoring for
the annexation of Macedonia. 1t is probable,
owing to the large army which Servia has in the
field, that she will speedily seize contiguous
territory. thus making more difficult the solu-
tion of the Balkan question.
The Sultan is receiving counsel from Prince
Bismarck respecting the Roumelian question,
and it is probable that he will adopt policy in
harmony with the German Chancellor's sugges-
tions.
The King of Roumania has declared that he
has not formed an alliance with either Greece or
Servia, and that Roumania only seeks neutral
position in the event of the Roumelian question
resulting in war.
Great activity prevails in all the various
bureaus of the Turkish war Office. Troops are
rapidly arriving at Constantinople. and are
being as quickly despatched to Tripoli, Salonica
and Dedagatch. Marshal Fouad Pasha has
started for Adrianople.
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the best of those on any new examination are
sure to be marked higher than those left from q
former examination. The superior ones have
been appointed, and in the more
recent examinations those competing are
decidedly superior to those who competed
at the earlier examinations. The change now
made will prevent the ill-informed from think
ing that persons examined more than year ago
are retained on the registers, in order to give
them places Until this last special rule was
made, all the persons examined from the Begin
ming of the work az the Commission had been
retained on the registers. But all those left on
the registers from the early examinations are
marked so low that they would have had no
chance for appointment, even had not the
new special rule been made
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THE CIyIL-SERyICE RULES.
The President Revokes Rule No. 2-The FL
feet It Will Have on Applicants.


feet 1t Will Have on Applicants.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 2-The President has
issued the following special rule for the regula
tion and Improvement of the civil service:
Special rule No. g. approved July 1S 1894 is
hereby revoked. All applicants any registers for
the postal customs service who the first day of
November next shall have been thereon one year or
more SHALL in conformity with Rule 16 be no longer
eligible for appointment from such register.
The special rule which is now revoked provided
that the names of those persons on the registers
of the Commission eligible for appointment prior
to July Ii, 1884 should not be taken off at the
end of year from the date OF being entered
thereon, but should remain on the registers as
eligible for appointment for two years from that
A reporter of the Associated Press called upon
Commissioner Eaton in regard to the new special
rule made by the President to-day.
"Was that rule" asked the reporter, ''made
on the recommendation of the Commission2n
''It was"
'How long had this subject been under con-
siderationl"
''I cannot answer definitely. ! have drafts of
rule on the subject made in August before
left Washington for my summer station. The
matter was much discussed by the Commission" {"
what object will the rule servei"
II will take off the registers for certfcation
those of lower grade than the applicants who
have received appointments. 1t hardly be
said that it will give those to be hereafter ex-
aminsd any better chance for getting appoint
ments, because everyone is certified for appoint
ment on the basis Of his grade, and regardless of
the time OF his examination. In other words,
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Fourth Glass Pos,masters Appointed.

courIh-Oiass Eostmasters appointed.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1.-The Postmaster-general to-
day appointed the following fourthcla post
masters
Ohio-At McCuneville, James A. Dishon; Mingo,
Darius T. Runkle; Fairfield, John Trader; Minister,
Nd Kereh; Enoeh. V: B. Smith; Shell Jos. T. Free
man; Middlebranch, Reuben Shollenberger; Stel-
video, VIM. Brewer; Mount Auburn Edward Dim
widdie Blue Rock, John II. Wilson; Birds Run, Am
brose Sloper; Port William. Peter H. Thorp; Clinton
Industry, H. Herbert; Harrisburg, Lawrence w.
Sifritt
lndiana-At Odon James I. McClung; Rainsville,
VIM. A. Nern; Satilloville Richard j. Mills; Blaine,
Emerson Blackmore; Hawpatch, A P. Gerber st.
Joseph, Joseph Hartlein Valley City, Abraham
Swigerman; Dudleytown, VIM. Brettahan; Eden, Law
renee H. Rigg; Buffalo. Cyrus f. Neel Francisvile,
Abner Byers.
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The Fall of Khartoum.

LONDON. Oct. 2.-The War Office to-day issued the
report of Colonel Kitchener the fall of Khartoum.
He attributes the disaster the starved condition of
the troops and the desertion of their posts by the
native contingent. The enemy, the Colonel says
tered the city by the Boor gate which not defend
ed. He acquits Faraz of treachery. Faraz was
charged with having allowed the Mahdis troops to
enter and with having withdrawn the force under his
control from the point of attack.
Major Kitchener's report concludes follows
THE memorable siege of Khartoum lasted 317 days.
garrison 80 nearly rescued, commander so
sincerely l,mented"
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A Grand Jury Ignores a Homicide.

CHICAGO, Oct. 2.-The of Jasper E. Sweet
who shot and killed DR.. Waugh Sept II, for al
legged improper intimacy with his wife, has been
trely ignored by the grand jury During the progress
of the investigation number of witnesses ex-
amined and the ante-rnortem statement of the muir
dered man read. 1t is said that it is owing to the
character of the admissions made in these that the
jury refused to act In Jail Sweet acknowledged hav-
ing shot Waugh but expressed no fear of the result
He has been released from jail DR.. Waugh died last
Sunday after intense suffering. Sweets wife was an
invalid at the time of the alleged assault by Waugh
LATER-The grand jury afterward reconsdered
the of Sweet, and he was detained in Jail to
await the further deliberations of the grand jury
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LONDON, Oct. ga dispatch to the Daily Tele-
graph says that 5000 Russians have crossed the
Danube into Bulgaria, and reached Roumania by
special trains in the night. large amount of Bull
garian notes has been sent to Rustchuk.
The ST. Petersburg correspondent of the London
Daily News says there is good authority for the state
ment that at the first meeting of the conference
the Roumean question Turkey will propose that the
status QUO in Roumelia be restored.
It is believed Russia Austria, Germany,
and Italy will support Turkeys proposal. On the
tran ambassador, visited Prince Bismarck at Freder.
icksruhe Immediately after the visit of NJ De Giers
is believed to imply difference between Austria and
Russia.
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Nrontreai,s Smallpox Record.

MONTREAL, Oct 2.-Eighty-four new cases of
Smallpox reported to-day. and thirty four houses
disinfected The wing at the hospital will be
ready tomorrow. when rocsn will be had for some
sixty patients. The removal of patients to the ex
kibtion grounds will not begin until the hospital is
fral For the six days ending Thurday night there
276 deaths IN the city and sixtysix in the ad.
Joining municipalities
This afternoon the Prince of Wales Rifles proceeded
TO the exhibition grounds to relieve the Montreal
garrison artillery. doing duty there. No danger
6 feared tonight but there may be trouble to.mor
row night and Sunday when the workingmen win be
A. liberty.
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FOREIGN MISCELLANY.

African Explorers Deliver Addresses Before
the Portuguese Geographical Society.
LISBON, Oct. 2.-The explorers Capello and
Everts addressed the Geographical Society
to- day, in the presence of the royal family, for
eign diplomatic representatives, and large
number Of members of the aristocracy. They
showed that the Cubannoi is tributary of the
Lambesi river and that the Luapula is the chief
tributary Of the Lualaba river. They said that
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Drunken Father Slain by His Son.

SoUTHBRIDGE, Mass, Oct. 2.-David Vinton,
aged ftyeight years farmer living the outskirts
of the town. killed yesterday afternoon by cart
stick in the hands of his David aged thirty five
years, who lived with him. The father had been
drinking good deal of late, and while drunk yester
day attacked the He threw him down, and was
choking him, when tho up and seizing cart
stick struck his father the left side of the head
splitting his skull open.
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Affairs of the Chicago "Current. /"

CINCINNATI, Oct. 2-For several weeks correspond
ence has been passing between some gentleman in
Chicago and the publishers of the Current. in that
of this city concerning the purchase of the Current
1t is stated here that is probable the negotiations
will be shortly concluded.
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Why He Resigned.

Washington Special.
Horace G. Jacobs, whose resignation as chief clerk
of the supervising architects Office in the Treasury
Department took effect today denies the report that
he requested by Architect Bell to resign. He
says that he is Republican in every sense of the
word, that service under Democratic administration
was not congenia and that, having advantageous
offer to enter mercantile life he accepted the oppor-
tupity to become a private citizen.
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Twenty.one Horses Burned to Death

GALLATIN Tenn, Oct. AT haf-past o'clock
this morning, fire broke out in Day Is Aliens livery
stable consuming tho building and contents including
twenty head of horses. The loss is about So 600;
insurance SO 600. 1t is supposed 10 be the work of
incendiary. three stables have been burned
in this place during the past eighteen days including
that of Mr. Joyners, last week. in which horses
lost
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Joint Discussions in Ohio.

COLUMBUS O., Oct 2-Correspondence between
the Republican and Democratic State comm ittees to-
night resulted in the acceptance by Judge Foraker of
Governor Hoadly's challenge to joint debate. Two
meetings will be held, the first atToledo, Oct g. and
the second at Cincinnati, Oct TO- The discussion is
limited to three hours of which the opening speaker
occupies one hour, his opponent being allowed one
hour and half to reply, and the first speaker thirty
minutes in which to close
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Beauties of the Boycett.

DUBL1A. Oct. 2.-The Kildysart branch Of the
league continues to boycott Mrs. Morgan O'Connen,
niece of Daniel OConnel with the utmost severity.
She is refused the necessaries of ife Persons
speaking to her also being boycotted
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Cable Notes.

One thousand dervishes have advanced to Hafr,
which is within eighty miles of the furthest British
station the Nile.
The government of Holland will prohibit the
exhibition, hereafter of the Socialist red flag in
parades and on all public occasions.
The Pope has approved decree of the congregation
establishing an episcopal see in Nebraska and Rev.
DR.. OConnor, the present vicar apostolic has been
created Bishop of Omaha
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A snncessfnl Strike.

PITTsBURG, Oct 2.--There are now strong indica-
tons that the river miners will finally be victorious
in their present conflict with the coal operators Six
mines in the south pool in operation, at the
advanced rate and it is reported that Halls mines re-
parts of the river al field the miners who are not
working at the increase are all solidly united.
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A Close Vote.

NEW YORK, Oct. 2-The Protestant Episcopal con-
venton of the diocese of New York declined to adopt
the amendment to the Prayer Book, proposed by
Doctor Richey. yesterday. by vote of fO3 to 1O5.
committee was appointed to lay the mater before
the general convention.
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Sir Charles Dilke's Coming Marriage.

LoNDoE Oct 2.-The marriage of Sir Charles
Dixie anu Mrs. Mark Pattson will take place at 1
o'clock tomorrow afternoon, at Chelsea Colonel
Armstron%, a broker, will give the bride away. Mr..
Chamber,ain will act as groomsman. Immediately
after the eremony the bridal party will go to Oat
lands Par to spend the HONEYMOON.
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Steamship News.

HAMBURG, Oct. 2.-Arrived: Rhaetia, from New
York
SOUTHAMPTON Oct 2-Arrived: Elder, from New
York for Bremen
HAvRE Oct. 2.-Arrived, off the Scilly Islands:
Canada, from New York.
NEW YORK Oct 2.-Arrived: City Of Richmond,
from Liverpool; Elbe, from Bremen.
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Base RalI at Richmond.

Special to the indianapolis Journal
RICHMOND, Ind, Oct. 2.-The Greencastle boys,
who recently beat the Henleys at their home came
here to-day and did it again. The score was as fol-
lows:
Henleys. O O o o.
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Cholera in Italy.

ROME, Oct. 2.-There were 1913 new cases of chol-
and eighty deaths from the disease reported yes
terday throughout Italy The disease has spread to
Genoa where two cases and one death have occurred
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Hotel Burned.

: FARGO, Oct. 2.-The Sherman House was wholly
consumed to-day by hre. Loss $50 oooi insurance,
sid 600. The guests all had narrow escapes, many
letting ont with their night clothing only. The Argus
$50 was saved by good work by The hIe department.
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the natives on the upper Zambesi complained of
aggression by the Beers. The explorers were
presented with medals by King Luis.