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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-30
ENGLAND AND RUSSIA.
Belief that the Afghan Question Will Ger
tainly BE Settled Without War.

Belief that the Afghan Question Will Ger
tainly Be Settled Without War.
LONDON Aug 29.-It is almost certain that
peace between England and Russia on the Af
CHAN question is now completely assured. The
two governments are at present busily engaged
in arranging the last details of a mutual under
standing, and the negotiations are proceeding
rapidly and harmoniously. The business of
conducting these final negotiations to a happy
termination is now engrossing all the time of
Baron de Staal, the Russian ambassador to
England and in consequence he has been
compelled to forego his customary vacation
and remain here during the August heat, which
long ago drove all the resident English states
out of town. The Baron ever since the arrival
of the Marquis of Salisbury at his chalet in
France, has daily sent to the British Foreign
Office. for transmission to him, a very large
telegraphic correspondence and the same Office
has already dispatched to the British Premier q
number of special messengers with important
confidential letters. During all this time the
Russian ambassador has also been busy in at
tending to the vast cable correspondence which
his government has been carrying with him
concerning the adjustment of the central Asian
difficulties from st. Petersburg
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CIVIL-SERVICE REFORM.
1t Will Not BE ThrOttled by Refusal to Ap.
prOpriate Money.

1t Will Not BE Throttled by Refusal to APP
prOpriate Money.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, Aug 29-An intimate friend Of
Representatives Randall and Curtin, of Penn
sylvania, said to day that both these gentlemen
were opposed to civiservice reform, and that
he believed the latter would vote against an
appropriation to continue the service.
"But the scheme to throttle the Civil-service
Commission, by refusing to appropriate money
to maintain it, will fall" said he, ''and it will
fail by good-sized majority"
The gentleman is well-known Democrat, an6
familiar to politicians here. He continued:
'"The Democratic party is opposed to civil
service reform; but its representatives in Con-
gress have not the courage to vote against it. If
the Democrats only had much courage as the
Republicans they would crush out civil-servics
reform. But they haven't it. and it will be
maintained. The leaders of my party are cow
ards. They are in power for the first time in
many years. and they are afraid to do anything
afraid to show their principles and convic.
tiops."
Would they do better on second terml"
asked.
POSSIBLY; but not for their party. They are
afraid of losing control and the masses who put
them in control are to suffer for it. Oh! this
sycophancy makes me weary"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-30
OLIVIER PAIN.
A Belief that the Famous Communist Is Still
Alive-Rochefort's Idle Talk

LONDON, Aug. 29-An Arab living in London,
who was formerly Ell Mahdis secret agent here,
has made an important statement to the Peace
Society bearing upon the fate of Olivier Pain.
He says that he arranged all the details of Pains
journey from the British lines to the MahdIs
camp at Ell Obeid, by the Mahdis express COM
mand. Pain was provided with an ample body
guard to insure his safety during all portions of
his journey. The Arab says that Pain was just
as safe in Ell Mahdis camp and on his way to
and from Ell Obeid as ne would have been in the
streets of Paris. If he has been killed, the Arab
believes it must have been by British soldiers,
either with or without special orders, and must
have occurred north of Dongola. The statements
havestrengthened the belief which has been stead
lily maintained by many persons here that Pain
is still alive. A meeting of Frenchmen residing
III London was held this afternoon in Leicester
Square to consider the Pain incident. The
result of the meeting was the adoption of
resolutions z. .denouncing Rochefort for need
lessly creating bad blood between France and
England.
1t becomes daily more apparent that the agita-
murder of Oliver Pain by the British,
in the Soudan, is hypothetical scheme
to organize an anti-English sentiment
among the French people. NJ. Henri Roche
fort, the principal agitator in this movement,
hated Pain, and to those who knew the feeling
existing between the two men, the demagogue's
artificial horror over the alleged murder is very
amusing. Rochefort actually cur Pains ac-
quaintance. The editor gives as the reason for
his contemptuous treatment of the adven-
turous Bohemian the statement that Pain
had been dismissed from the staff of the In
transigeant, Rochefort's paper for opening the
editors private letters and documents. Roche
fort also used to accuse Pain of being a secret
traitor to the French Radical cause, and
alleged that while he went to the
Soudan ostensibly as war correspondent
for the Paris Figaro, he really took with
him large sum of money trusted to him indi
rectly by the French government, to induce Ell
Mahdi to continue in his revolt against the Khe
dive by holding out to the Prophet promises of
subsidies from unknown quarters. Pain Roche
fort once declared, even if alive, would never
reappear while there was any prospect of his
wife obtaining pension or indemnity for his
alleged loss
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old-fashioned scenes but even these persons
were depressed into inanity by the majority.
Last Sunday morning lovefeast was to be held.
Nearly two hundred ministers were known TO be
in Ocean Grove, and they had been appealed to
from the platform, by the Rev. DR.. Stokes to
try on this occasion to "get the blessing" The
inspiring songs of revivalism were led by choir
of twenty-five trained voices and clarinet,
which instrument had an excellently spirited
effect, besides serving to draw together
assemblage of fully six thousand persons. Elo-
quent addresses and impassioned prayers aroused
a degree of enthusiasm unknown during the
previous week. Still the desired height of fervor
was not reached. Suddenly the Rev. Albert
Wallace bounded to his feet on bench gave
loud and long shout of GLORY to God," and
impulsively waved his handkerchief above his
head. Instantly thousands of handkerchiefs
were whitening the air like so many
spread wings of doves. The spectacle was
curiously impressive. 1t had wonderful effect
upon the congregation. Outcries became at
once as general as they had previously been
scarce. A wilder meeting has rarely been
known. The spirit thus aroused by the waving
of handkerchief has lasted through the week.
The daily surf meetings, on the sand down by
the shore, became really religious gatherings
instead OF the mere curiosities into which they
had in a measure degenerated. The intensity
of the feeling is indicated by the emotional
insanity of q. II. Rhenton, from Hartford who
was converted in the handkerchief meeting He
showed fightiness during the ensuing days. but
this was attributed to his peculiarly joyous ex-
perierce, and special praise meeting was held
to celebrate his conversion. From this he went
to the beach, seized a child, and threw it as far
as he could into the ocean, intending it to be a
sacriicial offering. A policeman rescued the
young one, and Rhenston was sent home under
guard.
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A JOB OF HOUsE-CLEANlNG.
Workmen Busily Engaged in Preparing the
Capitol for the Coming Congress.

Workmen Busily Engaged in Preparing the
Capitol for the Coming Congress-
Special to the indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON. Aug. 29--The rear corridors
leading to the floors of the Senate and House Of
Representatives were filed with chairs and desks
to-day. Heaps of old carpet were on every hand.
There was smell of paint everywhere. Dis
order and confusion were encoun tered at al
points. There was clang of hammers roar
of workmen's voices, and a husting about that
suggested house cleaning in earnest. The COM
mittee rooms were vacant, and the places usu-
ally occupied by routine laborers were empty.
1t was plain that there is an almost complete sus-
pension of business at the Capitol Painters were
outside, and the work of thorough renovation
which is biennial, is in progress.
Few people visit the Capitol now and only two
or three of the scores of guides are to be seen.
Barring the men at work painting, scrubbing,
dusting, putting down carpets, etc, the place
is deserted. A tier of committee rooms is under
course of construction on the south side Of the
Capitol building the same as that almost finished
on the north. 1t, too, will be covered with stone
and illuminated tiling, like walk and will
be ready for occupancy by December. All sum.
mer this work has been in progress, but it has
been conducted leisurely until now. There is
jump at things, especially on the inside, that ia
suggestive at this time.
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Gable Notes.

Germans destroyed the boat of an amateur
French yachtsman sailing in the Rhine at
Cologne, yesterday because the boat was flying
the French colors.
Dispatches from Berlin state that Emperor
William is at present enjoying better health
than he had before the present summer, expert
enced for long time. O.
The Vokes family, in their coming American
tour, will include IN their repertoire dramatic
version of Anstey's "Tinted Venus" composed
by Oscar Wide's brother Willie Wilde.
Mr.. John W. Foster, United States minister
to Spain, bade adieu to King Alfonso at the
royal palace, at Lagrange, yesterday. Mr.. Fos-
ter is about to return to the United States.
Mile. Sarah Bernhardt has signed a contract
for an American tour guaranteeing her mini
and May, 1887, at $400 for each, and percent
age of the receipts above certain amount the
tour to embrace both North and South America
The peasantry of South Germany have been
thrown into state of CONSERVATION over the
sudden departure from their country of the
rocks which for centuries have made
their abode there. The focks of rocks
which nested in the spire of the Ratisbon Cathe-
dral, recently departed and have not returned.
This general exodus by the rocks is regarded by
the people as heralding the approach of an cpl
demc of cholera.
From Rome. it is stated that the Pope has
distributed among the cardinals copy of a
special edition of his Latin poems.
The edition is printed on rose paper,
in Elzevir type, with borders illuminated
tains thirty three poems, and includes a trans
lation of them into Italian by his Holiness. The
volume is in octave, and its title is "Leonis
XIII, Pontifx Carmina."
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Excitement Over the Kiedzeick Murder.

CHICAGO, Aug. 29.-The~assemblage of about
400 women at the corner of Southport and ely
bourne avenues created good deal of wonder in
the neighborhood until it was found that they
had come to attend the inquest the body of
Mrs. Agnes Kledzeick, who was foully murdered
one week ago, which they had supposed was to
be held at that point. Quite number of men
joined the crowd, and when it was
discovered that the inquest was being held at
the East Chicago avenue police station, a cry of
disappointment went up from the gathering.
which was largely composed of the friends,
acquaintances and countrymen of the murdered
woman. The feeling of the crowd toward Frank
their making an effigy of him and swinging it
aott from rope stretched between two build
1ngs, amid shouts of appreciation 1t is asserted
that there is little doubt that Mulkowskie would
nave been treated In similar manner in his
OWN person had the inquest been held at that
point and the crowd given chance to get at
him
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-30
A Railway Under Control of Strikers.

GALVESTON, Tex. Aug. 29.-The strike on the
Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe railroad is main
tanned. All freight traffic is suspended An
attempt was made to day. under protection of
the police, to take an engine from the yard,
with Il view of sending out freight train, but
the strikers gathered in force, and persuaded the
quit work. 1t is reported tonight that
Sheriff Owens will swear in 100 deputies to-
morrow and furnish such protection within the
county lines as will enable the company to
move trains. The strikers declare that if the
company calls on the sheriff or military they will
place their mon at other points on the line out
side of Galveston county, and stop all traffic
except the mere carrying OF the mails The
Knights of Labor have complete control of the
Santa Fe road from Fort Worth to Galveston, a
distance of $40 miles.
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THE CRAZY TRAGEDIAN.
John McCullough's Madness Recalls His
Acting as "Virginius."

Acting as "Virginius."
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
NEW YORK, Aug. 29.-To those who see John
Mccullough in the Bloomingdale asylum his
likeness to his "Virgnius, in the mad scene, is
startling and pitiful. There is precisely the same
distraught manner, vacant staring, ames ges-
ticulation, and arousals into excitement This
would seem natural enough, in view of the fact
that the tragedians mimicry of insanity was
modelled after studies from real madness; but
there is reflex aspect of the case in the cer
tainty that, in those moments when his reason
glimmeringly returns he imagines that he is
again acting the part of the deranged Roman.
This is shown by his assumption of the poses
which he employed on the stage, and his repro
duction of the gait, facial expression and even
snatches of the language of the familiar prison
scene That he is in durance assists the conceit
In the tragedy he throttes to death the enemy
who enters his cell Recognizing the danger
that he might undertake to enact the role of
"Virglnius" to this climax with his attendant,
especial precaution has been taken to rescue the
victim OF an onslaught. But thus far McCul-
Tough has shown violence and physicians say
that he will soon die weak and imbecile. He
has aged so much while here that he would no
longer require artiiciality to look the old Roman
father.
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And the Party Will Practice Economy by
Substituting Inferior Service in All De-
partments of the Government.
Workmen Preparing the Capitol for the
Coming Session of Congress.
Prediction that the Democracy Will Not
Venture to Refuse Money for the Civil
Service CommissiOn-Capital Gossip.
DEMOCRATIC ECONOMY.
An Effort to Make Political Capital at the Exc
pense of the Public Service.

An Effort to Make Political Capital at the Ex~
pense of the Public Service.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 29-'It will be one of our
chief showincs to 60 before the country with
great savings in administering the government.
We propose to see how much we can reduce ex-
penses.'
The gentleman who spoke these words to your
correspondent this morning is Democrat Of
national reputation. People who have watched
the course of the administration at this end Of
the line have made up their minas to the fact
uttered The party in power intend to econo-
mize and if to show a perceptible decrease Of
expenses in the administration of government
will please the people when they come to sum up
the accomplishments at the next campaign, the
Democratic party will be satisfied.
But the economy is all to come at the expense
of the service Inferior service is being substi-
tuted now at every point for superior service.
The work is being begun b. curtailing and
cheapening the mail service, and is to be carried
out into every lineament of government control.
Cheap goods. cheap men, cheap service; econo-
mize, even though there is no satisfaction in the
result; reduction of the aggregate cost This
is to be the command henceforth. Out in Colo
RADIO, where the mail service is being curtaifed-
and cheapened, a great howl is heard. The
same imposition will vet be felt in other sections.
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GOULD AND STOKES.
The Former Said to Fear Personal Violence
at the Hands of the Latter.

The Former Said to Fear Personal Violence
at the Hands of the Latter.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
NEW YORK, Aug. ga silly yet interesting
rumor, circulated in Wall street, is that Jay
Gould is in terror lest Edward S. Stokes should
kill him. The reasons given for believing this
story are that the Staying of Jim Fisk by Stokes
was quite as much an outcome of rivalry in spec
ulations as in the affections of Josie Mansfield,
the business hatred arising from enterprises in
which Gould was Fisk's partner against Stokes's
interests; that Stokes and Gould have ever since
been avowed enemies. the former habitually
utterng the most intense antipathy to Fisk's
comrade that, even without good grounds for
fearing attack, Gould is by temperament so
timid and by experience SO suspicious, that he
might easily imagine a danger which
had 20 real existence; and that his
absence in his yacht, at time when both
his railroad and telegraph interests demand his
pers onal attention, is proof of his panic Of
course, the rise of this kind of talk, which is
heard in half the brokers' Offices down town, is
from the bitter antagonism of Gould and Stokes
in the Western Union and the Merchants and
Bankers telegraph companies, wherein Goulds
tactics have been of kind and of degree of
success, to exasperate the opposition. When
Stokes brought John w. Mackey into the enter
PRISE he boasted that he now commanded mill
ions with which to beat Gould at his own games,
and he manifestly desired revenge quite as much
as pecuniary gain through the fight. AS to
Goulds dread of persona! violence that is nothing
new He has for years employed, a body-guard
constantly, and while ashore between trips on
his yacht he has this summer done no different
ly, though attention has newly been called to
this precaution. Wall street is making it ter
rihla tonic
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-30
Shooting ARRAY at Muncie.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal


MUNc1E, Aug. pa shooting affray
occurred in this city last night, in which John
Galbraith and Will Collins engaged. Galbraith
was shot in the breast and perhaps fatally
wounded Galoraith says that he had been
informed that Collins intended to shoot him. He
secured pistol with which to defend himself.
About l o'clock this morning they met, and after
n few words began shooting at each other. Only
one shot took effect, as above stated. Galbraith
then, instead of going home, man
aged to get to saloon near by,
and while trying to awaken the
keeper, discharged his pistol and shot himself in
the leg inficting painful flesh wound. Col
Inns, who has been arrested and is now in Jail,
SAID that he and Galbrath had been out together
during the night; that Galbraith considered him
self nsulted by one of Van Amburg's showmen,
whom he wanted to kill. Collins tried
to prevent this, so he says, until Gabraith began
firing at him. He then used his pistol in self
defense, with the result indicated. The doctors
have repeatedly pro6ed for the bullet but have
yet been unable to locate it, They think there
is little possibility of Galbraiths recovery
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-30
He Proposes to Allow the United States to
Take the Philippine Islands, and Ger
many Will Take Possession of Cuba.
Certainty that the Afghan Boundary
Quarrel Will Be Settled Peaceably.
A Belief that Communist Pain Is Still Alive
A Catholic Bishop Pursued and
Beaten by One of His Priests.
BISMARCK'S OBJECT.
He Means to Take Cuba and Allow the
United States the Philinnine Islands.

United States the Philippine Islands.
LONDON, Aug. 29.-An additional sensation
has been created concerning the Spanish German
difficulty by a rumor giving Prince Bismarcks
reason for the seizure of the Caroline islands.
This rumor attributes to the Chancellor
a determination to obtain posses
sion of Cuba, and explains his
conduct in taking the Carolines as ruse to
secure an understanding between the United
States and Germany, in regard to outlying
Spanish possessions, as result Of which Ger
many would permit the United States to secure
the PHILIPPINE islands if the Washington govern
ment would consent to Germany's annexing
Cuba 1t is strongly maintained in some
quarters that Bismarck has for long time had
his eye on Cuba and that he has assured him
self of the support of certain western American
sugar interests in this scheme. Englishmen of
moderate views scout the idea that the
United States will ever permit
any German occupation of Cuba,
and affect to perceive in this Bismarckian project
deeply designed intrigue to involve the Ameri-
cans in European squabble. This story comes
from Paris, where it is extensively discussed. The
Spanish colony in the French capital are furi-
ousy indignant over the whole thing. The
Tagblatt, of Berlin, in referring to the matter
to-day, remarks that 1.-The beautiful ladies of
Cuba will soon be the love subjects of Emperor
William"
King Alfonso has been informed by telegraph
OF the reported Spanish occupation of Yap the
principal of the Caroline islands. He will return
from San Ildefonso to Madrid on Monday, to
preside over the special meeting of the Spanish
Cabinet, called to consider the Carolines affair.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-30
OCEAN GROVE CAMP
An Apathetic Crowd Finally Made Enthusi
astic by Man with Handkerchief

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
New YORK, Aug. 29.-The camp meeting 9
which closed to- day at Ocean Grove has been
peculiar in the matter of excitement. AS this
seashore resort of Methodists grew in size it lost
in primitive characteristics of fervid worship.
At first the grounds were chiefly occupied by
tents, and for several years they annually out
numbered the cottages, but of late the 5000 to
1000 visitors have slept under wooden roofs
and paid increasingly deplorable attention to
bathing and boating, to the neglect of the
religious services. The annual camp-meeting
began two weeks ago. 1t was marked by fash
ionable apathy during the first week The
exercises IN the tabernacle were not largely
attended, and there was not halelujah per
hour to break the decorum of church
like worship. Discouragement was keenly
felt by those who lOugad for the