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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-30

initiative and extended invitations to all
civic and military bodies of the city to join them
in a Darade All promptly accepted. The parade
will be the largest ever held in San Francisco
Governor Hill yesterday issued proclamation
setting aside Saturday. Aug s, for appropriate
religious services throughout the State of New
York, in connection with the funeral of General
Grant, and declaring it legal holiday.
S. S. Burdett commander in chief of the G.
A. r. suggested yesterday that if agreeable,
the use of the G. A. r. ritual would crafty the
members of the organization. General Hancock
replied that Pastor Newman had already been
designated for the services.
John Schuyler. secretary of the Society of the
Cincinnati, says in communication to General
Hancock: Il represent the feelings of our mem
bers when L say that our society will surely be
ready at all times to pay whatever marks of
respect we can to our fellow member
Governor Lloyd. of Maryland, yesterday
issued proclamation ordering that the State
Offices be closed on the day of General Grants
funeral, and requesting all the people of Mary
land to repair to their respective places of wor-
ship on that day, and engage in services appro-
pirate to the solemn occasion
The following order is being mailed to all
postmasters:
.'WAsHINGToN. July 20.
"In recognition of the Nations loss III the
death of Gen. U. S. Grant and in participation
OF the lamentation and expression of reverence
for his honored memory. all postoffices IN the
several States and Territories in the Union
ordered to be closed between the hours of and
P. NJ. on Saturday. Aug. 8, appointed for the
celebration Of his funeral By order of the
Postmaster general. A. E. STEVENSON.
First Assistant Postmaster general
General Burdett commander in chief of the
Grand Army of the Republic, who is one of the
gentlemen selected by the meeting of citizens
held last night to present to the family of Gen
Grant resolutions protesting against the inter
ment of the deceased General in New York, has
declined to accept the mission. He says that he
had purposely declined to attend the meeting, or
serve a committee. He had already put HIM
self on record in favor of Washington as the
burial place. and any further expression by him
might look like improper persistency. Gen. Ed
ward Il. Beale and General Creswell. who were
appointed as the other two members of the com
mittee, are out of town, so their intentions can
not be learned
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Destructive Fire at Memphis.

MEMPHIS July 20.-A fire, at o'clock this
afternoon, having its origin in Williams & Co.'S
planning mill burned that building to the ground,
together with about one million feet of lumber;
also, their warehouse and w NJ. Wilkorson g.
Co.'S warehouse, two brick residences, Cole &
Go. S warehouse, on the corner of GayosO and
fernando streets, and eight small dwellings
occupied by negroes, on the south side of Gay
street The loss and insurance, so far as
obtanable to night, are as follows Williams g
Co, mill, $50 900; insurance, $50, 600; lumber,
500 000 uninsured; warehouse, 81. 900. uninsured.
Cole e. Co.'S stock Of sash, doors and blinds in
warehouse, $50 000 insurance $4,000; building
s., 500, insurance 5000; lumber 81. 800, insur
ance $1,000. The two brick residences on
Gavoso were owned by Drs. j. Ii. Sand and W.
|. Cole, valued at $4,000; insurance, 81, 900.
Blanche McGee, who occupied No so Gayoso
street. lost all her furniture valued at s., OO0
insurance, $1,000. Lou Sholes, who occupied
No. so Gayoso street lost her furniture valued
at SIS, 900; insurance. So, 600. ". N. Wikerson
& Co. s warehouse and stock, valued at So. 900;
insurance, ST, 500. Other losses amount to about
So 900.
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Passenger Agents Meeting in Chicago

CHICAGO, July 29.-Passenger agents of the
Eastern lines composing the Chicago committee
held a meeting to DAY to consider the formation
of money pool into which to report all bust
ness of Chicago roads There was long dis
cussion, during which many and di-
verse views were put forward as to
its practicabity, some representatives
of roads interested opposing any plan
that did not pool all business from its source to
its destination. The plan under discussion only
proposes to pool as far as the Western terminals
of Eastern trunk lines. After long session. it
of the Eastern trunk lines for discussion. A
local official of the Pennsylvania Company said
to day he was authorized to state that his road
has not as yet decided to advance west bound
immigrant rates from New York. as has been
reported.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-30
workmen Overawed bv Strikers.

Fast SAGlNAw, Mich, July 29-On Monday
morning the mill OF Rust Eaton Il Co., at Mil
waukee, started up with full force upon the
same condition as existed previous to the strike,
all the men being anxious and willing to work
At a strikers picnic in Saginaw City, Yesterday
representative Barry spoke very strongly against
these men, and is said to have remarked that the
mill would rot run to-day. About / o'clock this
morning two men in buggy drove up to the
house of Ed Spain, the circular sawyer at Rust,
Eaton & Co.'S mill, jumped ont, broke in with
clubs two windows of Span's house. threatened
his life and as they drove away remarked This
is but the beginning" The result was to fright
Spain and number of other men, and the
mill did not start this morning. Mill men are
indignant ut the outrage, and are more deter
mined than ever
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II. S. GRANT.


1t is in long. narrow. black letters, each about
an inch in length. Two layers of plate glass
cover the casket. the metallic lining,
1t is stated that the glass alone of the casket
weighs sixty pounds.
II have just received a dispatch" said Mr..
Merritt in response to the inquiries, from my
son whom | left at Mt. McGregor. 1t says that
the emhalming is completed aud most satisfac
tory 1t is probable, however that we shall
give more application of the liquid on
Wednesday morning when we put the body into
the casket.'
How did the remains appear when you last
saw them" was asked.
left Mt. McGregor on Saturday evening,
and looked at the body just before j left 1t is
really wonderful how we'll he looks. He appears
as if he could speak to you, and is said to look
far better than he did for long time before he
died"
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TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

President Cleveland has sent $3.50 as his con
tributiop toward rebuilding the Music Hall, at
Buffalo, recently destroyed by fire.
The southern cable Of the Commercial Cable
Company. between Waterville, Ireland, and Coney
Island, is broken. Both ends have been raised
and the break will be repaired Immediately
Joseph Hams, proprietor of an elegant saloon
in Chicago, was arrested a requisitlon from
Michigan, charged with larceny 1t is charged
that several years ago he robbed the bank of
Fisher. Preston & Co. Of So, 900 in broad day
light, with one assistant.
II. X. Mills, secretary of the Iowa Legion of
Honor, his daughter and Miss Mil, were
drowned in Cedar river, near Cedar Rapids, Ia,
yesterday. A messenger reported signs of the
resuscitation Of Mr.. Mills but particulars were
not obtainable last night.
William Monaghan who was arrested at Chi
cage for destroying Mrs. Schultzs picture of
General Grant, was fined by the magistrate $25.
H. assured that if he had not been drunk
when he committed the offense, and repentant
since, he would have been fined 800.
A special from High Bridge, Ky, says: Rev
John G. Young, widely-knoYn Presbyterian
minister, was found dying with bottle of lauda-
mum by his side last night. 1t is not known
whether the case is one of suicide or not A
few years ago he was pastor OF u Louisville
church.
Michael Murphy, a Chicago butcher, went
home on Tuesday night and informed his wife
that he meant TO kill her. She jumped out of a
second story window and sustained a compound
fracture of the right leg. She was taken to the
hospital, and refused to complain of her brutal
husband.
VIM Smith. son of Andrew Smith. postmas-
ter at Blue Earth City, MIMI, was arrested at
Minneapolis, yesterday, charged with robbing
the mails The amount of the stealings is not
known. The evidence against the prisoner is
conclusive, and after the arrest he made full
confession
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-30

LONDON, July 20 1.-The Marquis of Salisbury
has reopened negotiations with the
Porte for Soudan expedition Mr..
White. the British Minister ad interim
at Constantinope, reports that the Sultan is
willing to occupy the eastern Soudan.
the condition that a part of the cost
of occupation shall be betrayed by
Egypt and the Porte be left with free hands in
the settlement of the occupied provinces. The
Sultan keenly opposes an international control
Lord Salisbury is shaping a policy
TO maintain English lradominancv in the
administration of Egyptian affairs. Sir
Henry Drummond Wolff is charged
to obtain the Sultans consent to n
scheme of administrative reform which shall
place power in the hands of the English, or Of
English nominees.
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Light on the Latest Scandal.

LONDON, July 29-Proceedngs are pending
against Sir Charles Dixie, involving damages of
ego, 900 in connection with the now famous
scandal cases. Sir Charles Dixie is completely
Frustrated, and has retired to the country
The lady concerned is related to Mrs.
Ashton Dixie. The injured husband is
an active Radical, and formerly held
minor office 1t is reported that he insisted upon
divorce, to vindicate his honor-damages being
no object to him. His wife received dowry
of G100 900 from her father, who is member
of the House of Commons. The lady is much
younger than her husband. and they have no
family. The affair is the sole topic of converse
ton in clubs and society gatherings.
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TRUTH ABOUT THE SOUDAN.
The Inconvenience and Miseries of Life In
that Terrible Region,


Letter from Suakm
On the surface of the habitabe globe SO awful
a residence for Europeans does not exist. and
nothing but the direst necessity can Justify our
government IN keeping our European troops
there for an hour longer. The heat is simply
Undesirable, and this time last year in the
royal engineer mess Ia well-constructed wooden
building, we'll ventilated), the thermometer rose
to 1852 Fahrenheit, and in tents to 134o and this
was an atmosphere laden with moisture. The
flies are terrible plague rendering life misera-
BILE as long as there is daylight, to be succeeded
after dark by sandhes and mosquitoes. There
is no water to be obtained except that condensed
by the ships in the harbor, so the supply is
necessarily both unpleasant and scanty Veget-
ables are not to be had, except now and then
few tomatoes and melons The whole place is
saturated with typhoid fever poison, as the
records OF the sickness of the army will prove
when the reports are published i'm the Blue
Books. probably two years hence when all inter
est IN the matter will have subsidized
IL is a matter of notoriety that the press CEN
sorship prevented the truth being known regard
ing the great sickness that existed in Sir Gerald
Graham's force before it left, and this point can
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The Ameer Friendly to England.

SIMLA, July 29.-At a recent durbar, Abburah
man Khan, Ameer of Afghanistan, spoke of the
relations between him and England, and said
that he was convinced that England desired
nothing but good to the Afghans. The Ameer
advised his people to cultivate the friendship Of
England, and said it would be bad day for
them if they ever came under the tyrannical
rule of Russia.
1t is stated here that the report that the
Ameer Of Afghanistan had assented to the es-
Enlistment of q British cantonment at Candahar
is absolutely untrue.
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Panama Canal Comnany,s Meeting.

PARIS. July 29-The annual meeting of the
Panama Canal Company was held to day. M.
De Lesseps presided. Delegates from the
Colombian, French and Spanish gov
ernments were present together with
other distinguished persons. NJ De Lesseps
read the annual report which was received with
applause. The chairman thought the canal
company had nothing to fear from the
United States. He refuted certain asser-
tons made recently regarding the Monroe
doctrine, which he declared as perfectly
consistent with the companys enterprise. One
of the boudholders present questioned the figures
in the report. and demanded that a committee
of inquiry be appointed. CT aries De Lesseps
opposed the motion and the report vas unani-
mously adopted. The old board of directors was
reelected
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Claim to the Site of Pullman City.

CHICAGO July 29.-Some weeks ago these dis
patches contained d report TO the effect that
Gilbert d. Millspaugh, of Michigan intended to
contest the title of the Pullman Paace-car Com
pany. Allen PAPER Car-wheel Company, and
Milton and Thomas G. McEwan to a considerable
portion of the village of Pullman. claiming that
the property, which was military grant
to his father had been secured by spectators
by means of false representations as to its value
TO this end ne to-day filed three bills in the
United States Court, setting forth in detail his
claim TO the property, and asking that the cloud
upon his title be removed. AT the same time
Bradley d. Schley, a Milwaukee lawyer, began
three government suits against the defendants
aforenamed. -
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Price of Barbed Wire To he Advanced.

CHICAGO. July 29.-Fifty representatives from
as many barb wire manufactures being three
fourths of all such institutions in the United
States, held secret meeting here yesterday, at
which they virtually decided to form pool and
advance the prices Is per cent. The different
members contended that the present selling
prce-$3 35 per hundred pounds--was ten cents
below the actual cost of production They
asserted also. that the combination between
Vanderbilt and the Pennsylvania Central sys-
TENS of railroads would result in raising freight
rates. The only way to correct such increased
rates was to advance the price of barbed wire,
aud form manufacturers association to main
tain the advanced price.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-30
FOREIGN MISCELLANY.
Frances Colonial Policy-She Must Keep UP
with the Other Powers.

FRANCES Colonial P0licy-She Must Keep Up
with the Other Powers.
PARIS July 20 The Madagascar debate was
continued in the Chamber of Deputies last night
Ex-Premier Ferry spoke in defense of his colon
ial policy. His speech aroused a great uproar
and met with violent interruption. In the ex
excitement many members were called to order
M. Ferry said that France went to Tonqun and
Madagascar because honor and the fulfllment
Of treaties called her. He doubted whether ne
gotiations with the Hovas would lead to a favor
able issue. 1t was impossible to abandon the
Takalavas to the vengeance of the Hovas; such
an act would compromise the interests of civil
cation in the far East The colonial policy was
justified because 1t was the right and duty Of
superior races to cvlize inferior races. Since
all nations were now entering upon colonial
movements, France must do likewise forfeit
her position. The debate was adjourned until
Thursday NJ. Clemencean will probably reply
to NJ Ferry on Friday.
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General Notes.

London Punch in this weeks issue. has an
article eulogizing General Grant.
A petuon, 81 ,ned by nearly all the bankers of
New YORK has been sent to Governor Hill, ask
ing him TO declare the day of the funeral of
General Grant a legal holiday
Memorial services for General Grant are to be
held by the American residents of the city of
Mexico. United States Minister jackson will
deliver funeral Grafton.
Public opinion in San Francisco has reversed
the decision OF the executive committee on the
Grant memorial exercises, not have a parade
on the day OF Grants funeral. The local post of
the Grand Amy of the Republic took the
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After Big Damages.

CINcINNATI, July ga dispatch to the Asso
ciated Press from Toledo, O.. states that Simeon
Harris young attorney, formerly of Cincin-
natl, but now of Chicago, has filed libel suit
there for $3.50, 900 against the Commercial
Telegram for a publication in reference to the
detention OF his baggage at hotel there for an
unpaid board bill Mr. Harris had quarrel in
a Cincinnati law Office several weeks ago. which
time he has filed half dozen libel suits against
newspapers and individuals the aggregate
amount of damages being nearly 1000 000 1t
is thought that the young man is deranged
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"A Fight with Suuawg.

TOMBSTONE, AT, July 29-Parties just ar
rived from Sonora state that company of
Mexican citizens, led by the project Of the town
of Arizpi, discovered sQuaw camp in the
Pinata mountains, the latter part of last week
The camp was attacked and a number of squaws
and few old bucks were killed. Many of the
former escaped by taking refuge in the noun
talns. They were undoubtedly the families of
renegades trying to regain the reservation, and
were probably left behind with the intention of
being taken in by the United States troops. in
which case they would have been returned to
the reservation unframed.
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The Pail Mall Gazette Told the Truth.

LONDON, July 29.-The committee to inquire
into the recent statements of the Pail Mall
Gazette in regard to London vice, has made the
following report:
Having been requested to inquire as to the
truth of statements printed in the Pail Mall
Gazette from July 6 to 10, we decided from the
first to exclude inquiry into charges against
particular men or classes of men. or against
the police. We strictly confined our
selves to inquiry into the
system of criminal vice described.
After carefully sitting the evidence of witnesses
and materials before us, without guaranteeing
the accuracy of every particular are salts
fed that, on the whole, the statements Of the
Gazette are substantially true"
The report is signed by the Archbishop of
Canterbury, the Bishop of London, Cardinal
Manning and Messrs. Reid and Morley. A late
edition of the Gazette published this even
ing containing the foregoing report in loaded
tVSe
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-30
Crookedness in a Buffalo Bank.

BUFFALO, July 29--It is currently reported
that number of deficiencies have been discov-
in the books of the Manufacturers and Traders
Bank here. About week ago Henry Conover,
assistant cashier of the bank. died suddenly and
discrepancies in his accounts were reported.
Thomas L. Emerson, book keeper of the bank,
is defaulter to small amount and has fed to
Canada. The standing of the bank will not be
impaired A report of the amount of shortage
will be made public in few days.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-30
Projected English Loan to Mexico.

Cry or MEXICO. July 29-I4a Semina Mer
camille, an organ of the National Bank, in this
weeks Issue gives currency 10 report of an
English loan to Mexico of 800 900 000 the first
iustallnent to be from SIS 900 900 to 500 000 600
The same paper reports that British agent has
brought forward the idea Of the purchase OF the
American railways by English companys. 1t is
SAID decree for the recognition of the debt
forms part of the basis of the projected loan
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ClaSS-WOrks Burned.

PITTsBURG, Pa, July, 29.-The extensive
fint-glass factory of Doyle & Co.. on the South
Side, was entirely destroyed by fire at an early
hour this evening. Macbeth & Cos glass fac
tory and several other buildings on the oppo-
site side of the street were damaged. During
the progress Of the fire numerous explosions of
natural gas and chemicals took place. but no one
was injured. The loss was S5O,OOO fully in
larad
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-30
THE FIRE RECORD.

Business Part of a New York Village De-
stroyed.
MANNsvILLE, N. Y, July 29.-A destructive
fire occurred here this morning. Every store in
the town, nine dwellings and the church of the
Disciples were burned. The loss is estimated at
10000, and the insurance at $45, 000
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International Missionary Conference,

NIAGARA FALLS. Ont. July 29-At the inter
national Missionary Conference, which opened
formerly of India, presided. The choir was
directed by Professor w. Ker Miss Minnie
Dawes, of Siam, appeared in native costume, and
a Chinese and Burmese girl were present. Miss
d. Morris, from Zululand, will make an address
to day Rev. E. S. Eby of Japan, and Rev. DR..
House, of Burmah, spoke yesterday.
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AFFAIRS IN SPAIN.

Revolt Of Huesca Against the Execution of
the Excise Laws.
Madrid. July 29-The people of Huesca,
capital Of the province of Huesca have risen in
revolt against the execution of the excise laws
Yesterdays riotng was serious, .and the enraged
people attacked the Office of the excise collector
and burned it to the ground. Senior Castelar,
the Republican leader. is making tour of
Galicia. His reception by the people is enthusi-
astic. The government has prohibited the hold
ing Of banquets and of serenading in his honor.
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Significant SDeech by Salisbury

LONDON, July 29.-Lord Salisbury made a
significant speech at the Lord Mayors banquet
this evening lie eulogized the policy of the
late Lord Beaconsfeld in dealing with the Afghan
question. That policy was to establish a
scientific frontier for India and after that to
claim nothing more but TO accept nothing less.
He hoped that when the next Lord Mayors ban
quet was held the Conservative leaders would
be able to show peace with Russia and the
prosperity of Egypt assured.
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The Disposition To BE Made of the New
Egyptian l.oan-Charges of Fraudulent
Awards 10 Be Investigated.
The Cholera Continues It's Ravages in
Spain with Unabated Virulence.
The Policy of France Regarding Affairs in
Madagascar Manufacturing Industries
in Irelandin DeplOrable Condition.
THE EASTERN QUESTION.

Temporary Suspension of Negotiations
Agreed Upon.
LONDON July 29-The Marquis of Salisbury
has agreed to the request of the Marquis de
Staal, the Russian ambassador. to suspend the
negotiations in relation to the Afghan boundary
question until d.. DeGers, Russian Foreign
Minister, obtains a report of the topograph
survey which has been ordered of Zufkar Pass.
Lord Salisbury will take holiday at the Villa
Cecil from the 10th to the end of August
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Education of the Blind in England.

LONDON, July 29.-The government has ap-
pointed commission to inquire into and report
upon the condition and education of the blind in
England Mr.. Campbell, one of the members of
the commission, will GO to the United States for
the purpose of examining the methods used
there to enable sightless persons to acquire liter
airy and mechanical knowledge. The idea upon
which the appointment Of this commission is
based was first suggested by Mr. Fawcett, the
blind Postmaster general of Great Britain.