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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-11-24
A STUBBORN GLOVE CONTEST,
Jake Burke and Mike Cleary Fight Nine
Rounds, and the Battle Is Declared Draw.

SAN FRANCISCO Nov. 23.-A glove contest be-
tween Jake Burke, Of England, and Mike Cleary,
of Pittsburg champion middleweight of Amer
ica came off this evening near here. The match
was eight rounds, Marquis of Queensbury
rules, the winner to take two thirds of the gate
money and the loser one-third -Four thousand
persons we're present The manager announced,
prior to the appearance of the men, that, under
promise made to the auth;ss-ities and the terms
of the license granted, the colssst would be con-
fined to a scientific boxing exhibition. Charles
Rooney was CT sen as referee.
Cieary was sne ffss fffs Sc put in ar appearance
and was loudly cheered He was follower in
a few minutes by Burke. Both men
stripped we'll, though the general verdict was in
favor of Burke, the opinion being that Cleary had
trained down little too much. Time was called
at 1923 After light sparring for an opening
Burke led off with heavy body blow On. Cleary,
Cleary reached out and tapped Burke lightly,
then returned with heavy right blow on
Burkes stomach.
In the second round Cleary led off. catching
compliment by taking Cleary on the left ear
This was followed by a heavy overcut After a
few moments, Cleary rushed in and gave Burke
a singing blow.
Both men came up lively for the third round.
Burke drove Ceary into his corner. where both
clirched. Cleary closed the round by getting in
hi s right heavily on Burkes ear.
In the fourth round Burke feinted, following
it up by lightly tapping Cleary's ear, which was
again followed by ratter on Cleary's nose.
In the fifth and sixth rounds both men worked
lightly, the previous heavy work having told on
their wind.
In the seventh, both got to work quickly,
Cleary being first with another of his heavy body
blows: He followed this up by heavy
right-hander Burkes ear. Both
then clinched, and some heavy blows
Burke got Cleary under the chin and held his
head in that position. Cleary's second jumped
into the ring and claimed foul, which was not
allowed.
In the eighth round Burke jumped quickly
forward, evidently determined to force the fight
ing He again forced Cleary on to the ropes,
where they again clinched, and exchanged some
heavy blows. Cleary then led off and gave
Burke q terrific blow with his right, gashing
him over the left eye.
When time was called. the referee declined to
give the match to either The announcement
was received with tremendous cheering and
cries of ''go on" ''go on" After consultation,
ninth and. last round was permitted.
Both men jumped quickly from their corners,
and after few passes. lunged heavily, but
without damage. Cleary then adopted his body
tactics, and got in terrible blow on Burkes
left side Boras countered, Both clinched and
When time was called the audience again called
''go on" but the police refused to permit it,
amid the jeers of the crowd The referee de-
cided it draw. Burke's sparrng was much ad-
mired. but opinion is divided on the respective
merits of the men.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-11-24

candidate for Paddington, where he is certain to
be successful Mr. Bright, in his speeches. re-
fers humorously to the primrose campaign"
Mr.. Parnell, speaking at Liverpool last night
said he had withdrawn from the CONTEXT there
because he thought it imprudent to run the risk
of defeat He urged the Irish voters to support
MIR. OiShea, the Liberal candidate, who opposed
coercion, but to vote against the other Liberal
candidates for Liverpool. He further advised
Irish voters to support Messrs. Cowen, Thomp-
son and Labouchere. These are the only ex-
ceptions alluded to in his manifesto. In sub
sequent speech, Mr.. Parnell promised Prot
estants fair representation in the new Irish
Parliament
Mr.. Gladstone and Mr. Chamberlain have tel
egraphed to Mr.. OShea, asking his support.
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Cable Notes.

Messrs John Thomas Shines & Co., wool bro
kers, of London, have suspended. Their liabil-
tiles are believed to be heavy.
man named Tobin, who has been acting as
caretaker on a farm from which the tenants had
been evicted, at Araglin, County Cork, was shot
dead yesterday.
The trial of the action for libel, brought by
Mrs Weldon against Sir Henry Battle, was con
cluded yesterday by the awarding of damages to
the amount of 81, 600.
A dispatch from Cooktown, Queensland, says
the geographical expedition. which was reported
to have been massacred in New Guinea has ar
rived at Cooktown. All the members are we'll.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-11-24
THE CONSULAR SERVICE.
Inadequate Pay of Consuls Eked Out by q
Sort of Black-MaiI

U
Sort of Black-Mail.
Special to the India aapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Nov. pa gentleman who has
just returned from trip through Canada and
Europe, while in conversation with your cor
respondent to-day, touched upon the consular
service
Zone thing" said he. (which surprises me
more than anything else is the air of destitution
which prevails in all of the small United States
consulates both in Europe and in British North
America. 1t is positively disgraceful to enter
some of the Offices marked United States con.
sulates, and see therein plain pine table, with
two or three chairs, a copy of the Revised Stat
utes, and perhaps half worn-out American flag.
But suppose this is all on account of the fact
that Congress has failed repeatedly to reorganize
the service upon some sort of business basis
There is, however. one thing greatly needed
and that is some method of inspection, such as
exists in other departments of the government
At present we have no consular inspectors, and,
as result, there is a good deal of underhand
work going on at the various consulates
The emoluments of the consular agencies are
small enough in anysevent, but there are some
scoundrels in the consular service who hold COM
mercal agencies under their thumbs, who by
the assistance off sort of black-mai are enabled
to increase their own compensation largely l
could cite many instances in Canadian and Eu-
ropean ports where this black mailing has beer,
successfully carried on for years, and where il
may be going on now for aught anyonetknows to
the contrary. The reorganization of the con-
sular service upon asalaried basis would romedy
this evil, and if this consular service cannot be
reorsanized, then Congress certainly should pro-
vide the Secretary of State with some means
whereby he can keep himself posted as to the
shortcomings of the men who have our foreign
commercial interests in their grasp"
Speaking of this interview to a Treasury
official who knows great deal about the work
ings Of the consular service, he replied:
"Yes, there is devitry of this kind going on
all the time The need of consular inspection
service is readily seen by any one who will pay
the slightest attention to matters relating to our
foreign commercial interests. A few years ago
it was customary for consuls in Canada to issue
who would pay for them, and more than half the
differentiation of invoices, of which so much
has been said in the past year or two has been
possible simply because there was no proper
method Of supervising consuls under the acts of
Congress relative to the service. Consuls are
like other men, there are good ones aud there
are bad ones. The bad ones could readily be
discovered if the State Department had prope,
force of detectives at it's disposal.
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a grudge against Smith on account of his efforts
to have the high-license law enforced. Now, in
second confession, Pierson denies that he did
the killing bus says that George Grooms, now
dead, did It Nugent says that he can show by
MS route book that he had been and was absent
from Omaha for some time before, and after the
murder, and was several hundred miles away on
the day the murder was committed. Persons
confessions were investigated by the recent
United States grand jury and no Indictment
was found The matter will come up for inves
tigation again, when the grand jury is called in
December.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-11-24
FOREIGN MISCELLANY.

The Governor of ST. Petersburg Struck in
the Face by a Drunken Officer.
ST. PETERSBURG, Nov 23.-A military scan
OF officers belonging to various regiments of the
guards while dining recently, became trouble
some. commissioner of police, failing to quiet
them, summoned General Gresser, the Governor
of St Petersburg The officers locked and block
AIDED the doors of the salon, and General Gresser
ordered the doors forced which was done. Com
ing from the salon, Count Scheremetieff, cap
tain of hussars. struck General Gresser in the
face. The guards then arrested all the officers,
who were imprisoned The Car has ordered a
court martial
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-11-24
The Wreckers of the Marine Bank.

New YORK, Nov 23.-Wiliam S. Warner,
Ferdinand Ward and ]. Henry Work were in
dicted to-day by the United States grand jury
for conspiracy to defraud the creditors and
stockholders of the Marine Bank Several wit
nesses were before the grand jury to-day. but
Mayor Grace was not among them. The United
States district attorney sad late this afternoon,
that there would be no arrests. Tomorrow the
indicted men would surrender themselves to a
United States commissioner. The district attor.
ney refused to make public the indictments.
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The Stranded Steamer.

LONDON, Nov 23-The steamer Iberian,
which went ashore Saturday in Dunmanus bay,
has broken up and her cargo is drifting. A
boat containing fourteen men belonging to the
steamer is missing The cattle, which composed
part of the Iberian's cargo, were saved.
LATER.-The missing boat of the Iberian has
arrived at Crook Haven.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-11-24
The Greeks Ready to Move.

ATHENS, Nov. 23.-Gensral Sapundaki is in
command of the First Army Corps, which is en-
camped at Larissa waiting orders to cross the
frontier and advance on Salonica. The Greeks
in lower Macedonia rising and forming a
force of irregular troops.
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A Convict's Sensational Confessions.

OMAHA, Neb., Nov. 23-Considerabe sensa-
ton has been created here by the publication
that John Pierson, penitentiary convict. had
confessed that he was the man who killed Wat
son b. Smith, Nov. 5, 1881, in the United States
court house. Smith was a clerk of the United
State court, and was found shot through the
head lying At his Office door. Pierson says in
his first confession that he killed him for 5000,
paid to him by Jack Nugent, variety theater
man, who was acting as saloon keeper who had
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-11-24

JERSEY City, N. j., Nov. 23.-To-night Mrs
Louise Steeger, in fit of temporary insanity,
jumped from a fourth story window with her
babe in her arms. The little one was dashed on
the pavement, and the woman received probably
fatal injuries. When her husband discovered
what had been done he endeavored to cut his
throat, but was prevented by the police.
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Grave Charge Against q Consul.

PARIS, Nov. pa letter published In
LIE Matin asserts that M. Laville, the newly-ap-
pointed French consul to Panama. who was
charged by Premier Brisson to report on the
progress made in the work on the Panama canal
is connected with the Panama Canal Company,
and took out with him report already prepared,
with the object of inducing the government to
agree to the issuance of lottery bonds to the
value of GOO, 0OO, 900 francs
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-11-24
Violent Seismic Disturbances.

LONDON, Nov. 24.-Severe shocks of earth
quake were felt in Spain yesterday at a number
of places. There were also seismic movements
on the African coast, and numerous land slips,
and it is reported that the bed of the Mediterra-
mean sea has risen perceptibly.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-11-24
An Editor Sent to Prison.

CoPENHAGEN, Nov 23.-M. Martin, editor of
provincial newspaper, has been sentenced to
four months in prison, on a charge of melting
the people to take up arms and drive out the OBJ
noxious Estrupp
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-11-24

LONDON, Nov A-Evidence given before the
royal commission on trade depression shows
that the iron trade in the north
of England, from 1881 to 1885,
decreased almost one-half, as compared with
that from 1871 to 1875 The falling off is attrib-
uted to colonial protection, and manufacturers
urged federation in order to prevent the shut
ting out Of British goods from the colonies.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-08-13
FAIRMuNT.

A bad Practice TO be Broksn up-Deaih Of
Judge ,Haymond's Daughter.
,dreipond1et q tA< Iatdllipme1.
FAIRMosT, w. Va, August 12.-Some
days ago one Emory snodgrass, of wetzel
county, appeared before United States
Commissioner Thomas Il. B. staggers, Of
this place, and swore out a warrant against
Michael Barr, also of Wetzsl county,
charging him with selling spirituous
liquors without having paid the special
tax required by law. The warrant was
executed by Deputy Marshal w. B. Sine
on the 1lth, and hearing was had to-
day before the Commissioner at his Office
in Fairm9nt. Alarge number Of persons
appeared as witnesses, and after hearing
the testimony the Commissioner dis
charged the accused and held The prose-
cutting witness in the sum Of $500 TO an
swer an indictment for perjury at the next
term Of the United States District Court at
Wheeling. In default Of bail the COM
missioner committed the party to Jail.
1t has been avery common occurrence
In this county for several years for per
sons to seek after sunmonses before the
o. S. Courts, in order to obtain mileage
and per diem, and on the most frivolous
charges many respectable persons have
been put to great and unnecessary ex-
pense in defending indictments found
upon false testimony. The result gener-'
ally Is that the accused are acquitted.
Notwithstanding, all the witnesses get
their pay and the government foots the
BILL Such things are very common in
this section OF the State, and the prompt
action of the Commissioner to-day in send
ing the affidavit maker to jail for perjury
will have salutary effect on the pro-
fessional witness gang in this vicinity.
This community was greatly saddened
to-dayyto learn Of the sudden death Of
Miss Julia Raymond, daughter OF Judge
A. F. Raymond, at the Hot Springs, in
Arkansas, this forenoon. Miss Julia was
afflicted with rheumatism and went to
the Springs for her health some weeks
since. While there she contracted fever.
Of which she died. She was bright and
attractive lady, whose loss will be greatly
f.lk
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-08-13

I WASHINGTON, D. O., August l2.-In the
dearth of news here the average cores
pondent is giving free rein to his usually
vivid imagination. One Of his latest con-
coct:ons is an apochryphal story concern.
ing the election Of a speaker for the Forty
ninth Congress, which is made to reflect
on Randall and Curtin, and put themin
the unenyiable light OF beggars Of crumbs
from Carlisle's taole.
The fact Is, the whole Speakership ques-
ton was settled before the adjournment
OF the last Congress. At the suggestion
OF Randall, Governor Curtin informed
Carlisle that the ex-Speaker would not be
acandidate against him next December,
whereupon Carlisle requested the war
Governor 10 place him in nomination at
the caucus. Curtin there and then as
sented, and while no promises were made,
it was understood by the Governor that
Randall would retain his place at the
head of the Appropriation Committee.
Curtin will, OF course, be continued in
the Craftsmanship OF the Foreign Affairs.
This version Of the matter is authentic
and official.
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sENsATIoNAL scHNE
At Supper Table-A Hasband's Infsmy
-Erposed by the wife.

At q Supper Table-A Husbands Infamy
-EIposed by the Wife.
CLEVELAND, O., August 12,-Abous two
months ago Gus Wilson, a noted horse
man, came here from Philadelphia, with
a woman whomh he represented to be his
wife. The couple stopped at the Hawley
House and conducted themselves so well
that no suspicion was aroused as to their
relationship. Some horsemen- friends Of
Wilson, who knew him in Philadelphia,
and who also knew hiawife, got hold OF
the story and apprised the rightiul Mrs.
Wilson Of her husbands doines The
lady accordingly set out for Cleveland i'm
mediately and arrived here last night.
Going to the hotel she found her husband
and his inamorata at the supper table.
She rushed up to the pair; accused the
woman of living in state Of fornication
with her husband, and demanded that she
leave him at once. AS the diniug.room
was full OF guests, great excitement pre-.
vailed, and Wilson slunk away. This
morning, however, he came back TO the
hotel and he and wife kissed and made up
azais, and the other woman was sent back
to her home In Philadelphia.
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.rnlE coAsT .II suRyEY scANpAI.
An InysstieationI That Went out AftsrRas.
Gals and Caught Democrats.


wAsnrNoToS, August 12-The first In
yestisation that the new Administration
made resulted, as was expected, in catch
ing nest Of Democrats. The Coast Sur
yey has been . Democraticinstitution and
has been Offered by Democrats for years,
and the men who have been detected in
the irregularities which have been brought
to light are Democrats. In connection
with this investigation It may be stated
that when the subject OF the consolidation
OF the scientific bureaus was brought up
In Congress, Il was urged by Mr.. Randall
and others of the Appropriation Com
mlttee, and when the Joint resolution
Of investigation passed it was supposed
that the special committee would be
taken from members ofthat committee.
In the Senate Messrs. Allison and Hale
and q Democrat, all members Of the APP
Committee, were appointed,
butin the House, Messrs. Lowry, of In
diana; Herbert, OF Alabama, and Lyman,
Of Massachusetts,, were appointed, neither
one. OF whom was member OF the House
Appropriations Committee. Some sur
prise at the appointments was expressed
in the House, and Mr.. Blackburn, who
was speaker pro tenn, explained that the
names had been left with him by Speaker
Carlisle.
Mr.. Lyman frankly confessed that he
had been designated 70 look after the in
terests OF the coast survey, and the deyel-
opnents OF the recent investigation show
that Judge Lowry was also deeply inter
ested in that institution. The consolida-
lion did not take place.
In the examination Just madeitis found
that Judge Lowry's private secretary was
borne on the rolls Of the Coast Survey.
but rendered practically no seryicein- that
bureau, his time being occupied In nAttend.
ing to the business OF the Judge. Similar
,inecures for others with Democratic In.
tiuenee are also said TO have been dis:
Not one Of the officials implicit.
I'd is said to be a Republican unless Il may
be the disbursing clerk, and he simply
paid as he was ordered. 80
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-08-13
AMATEuR RACING.


The Boston Rsgata2Ths Result ofSYestsr.
days Trials. ~
BosToS, August 12.-The regatta ofthe
National Amateur Association began To-
day. The frst race for the junior singh
sculls was started shortly alter l
o'clock, the distance being one mile
and hall straight away. The first heat
was won by Peter Snyder, OF Albany, N.
Y, in nine minutes and nineteen seconds;
John S. cummins, Of Boston, wss second,
and D. P. NoRlan, third.
The first heat Of the senior single was
won by N. F. .iMondhan, Of Albany, N. Y,
in 0 minutes and s seconds. The second
heat in the junior single scull race was
won by John L. Kuyl. OF Paterson, N. j.,
In 0 minutes 81 seconds.
The second trial heat in the senior
ingle.scull race was won by Daniel j.
Murphy, Of the Crescent Boat Club, Of
Boston; time not given.
( The third heat Of the junior single
was won by Matthew SinHley, Of
Newark, n. j, in9:25. The third heat
Of the senior single resulted in dead
heat between Scholes', Of Toronto, and
Fred Bascrich, Of st. Louis. Time s:57l
In the junior fours the Dirgo club, oi
Portland, finished first in S;37. In the
fourth heat Of the junior single 2. ],
Mulcahey, Of Albany, was inst Time
a.BQl lirHa al ~
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An, MIR WHITNEY,

Tho Secretary Finds That the Goyernuient
Can't Improve on J. Jshn Roaeh's FIsures.
NEw YoRE, August 12.4The Tribune
saws: ..The Secretary Of the Navy re-
ceiyed, this afternoon, the assignees Of
John Roach & Son, George Il. Weed and
George W. Quintard, and their counsel,
Aaron ]. vanderpoel. To judge ofwhat
could be learned about the consultation
Mr.. Whitney is to take charge Of the
works, plant and tools of John Roach &
Son, and finish the cruisers. Mr.. Weed is
to handle the money and make the profit,
Il theke b any, acting virtually in the
capacity Of a Government agent"
The compromises Is looked upon as the
outcome of Secretary Whitney's discoy-
ery that It was impossible 10 complete
the cruisers at the Government navy yards.
The plan was investigated, the place Sc
iected being the yard In Brooklyn. secre-
tary Whitney found that itwould cost at
least $500, 600 TO get the yard in q condi-
tion to do the required work and buy the
necessary tools. And even then It would
NANG AASlV ~ As-tSA seaeSa
material 10 do the work than It would cost
the contractor.
The Tribune goes on TO say that seere-
tary Whitney found that the contract
price for the remaining work on the Chi
cseo was S2s5, 900, and that donein Roach's
wards Il would cost sl93,00o 10 complete
her; that the contract price fof tho COM
pletion Of the ATLANTA and Boston was
IS, 900 each, and that the work 10 be done
would cost $40, coo each.
These were the conditions that were
diScu&ed at the conference, and the re-
sult was an arranssment by which the
assiRnees are 10 relinquish the shlpyGrd,
plant and materials, without dispute, 70
Inc Navy Department, and tha work Of
compilation Is to be carried forward under
the Secretsry's personal supervision. The
assiRnees, however, are 70 furnish the
labor, materials and tools, and are 70 re-
ceiye the full contract price for each YES,
sci. II, however, 1t should cost more than
the stipulated price to finish the oruisers,
the bondsmen are TO bold themselves
liable. This plan waS entertained by Sec
retary Whitney, when he tasped his order
OF August 4. l-t ~
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HELESA, ARK, August 12.-one Of the
most sensational ard interesting trials
that ever come TO an Issue in this city Is
now in progress. Its the State Of Arkan-
sas against Prof. George W. Bell, colored,
orlibeL. The defendant, who was once
employed in the Southland College, one
of the foremost Institutions in the South,
after his connection with the institution
had been severed, published very bitter
article, accusing President Calvin Clark
and one White with smisapp ptopriating
funds and gross immortality with pupils
and one Of the teachers. Mr. Clark
brought suit against Bell, Fulton & Bailey,
proprietors OF the Little Rock SUD, which
puhlished the article. One of the wit.
nesses for the defense has been arrested
for perjury.