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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-15
WALL STREET GOSSIP.
Washington b. Conner Has Not Failed-Pro-
gramme of Jay Gould and His Son George.

New York, Dec. 14-The Sun Of this morn
ing says: ut appears that the publication of
the Presidents message and of Mr.. Vanderbilt's
will did not furnish sufficient occupation for the
Walstreet gossip mongers, who consequently
invented sensational story about the failure of
Washington E. Conner and some serious finan-
cal differences which he had had with Jay
Gould. OF course there was not word of truth
in the whole story, and those who invented it
took advant~ ~ge Of Mr.. Conner's absence from
the city to give it the widest possible circulation.
The writer has the best authority for stating
that the relations of Mr.. Gould and Mr. Conner
have never been better than to-day. Mr. Con-
nar has not made any money lately,
but no has not lost any. He did not
join the Vanderbilt Morgan July movement,
because he did not believe there was sufficient
foundation for it, and was thoroughly posted in
regard to the attitude of Mr.. Gould. Jay Gould
long ago made up his mind to quit active specu-
lation. He may change his mind further on
but there is 20 indication of it at present He
is going about Christmas, cruise. to be ab
sent several months. His son George is going to
take his place in the different companies concen-
trated in the Western Union Building, and it is
his fathers intention to give him SO much work
that he will not have time to go to Wall street.
All the reports to the contrary Notwithstanding,
young Gould is not going into partnership either
with White, Pearsal an anonymous friend of
VIM. K. Vanderbilt, or anybody else Wash
ington E. Connor, on the other hand ia going
Into partnership with his brother. and is going
to continue business with his present staff OF
clerks and brokers. Morosini will probably be
compelled to go out OF business altogether the
health OF his wife being in very critical condi-
zion and he himself requiring rest
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A NEW PENSION BILL.

Provisions of the Measure To Be introduced
by General Tom Browne.
Special to the Indianapolis journal.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 14-General Browne, of
Indiana, will introduce, at the earliest possible
day, a pension bill. covering the suggestions of
the Republican caucus. 1t is substantially as
follows
l. 1t grants pension TO all soldiers and sail
ors of the Mexican war who served fourteen days
in Mexico or on its frontier, or en- route to Mex
leo, or partipated in a battle, provided such
soldier or sailor is sixty years DID, or is depend
ent on his daily labor or the contributions of
friends for a living OF who, without his fault,
has u disability which, had 1t been incurred in
the service, would have been pensionable. Per-
sons under the disabilities imposed by the four
teenth amendment are excluded from the bene
fits of the act. The rate OF pension under this
section is fixed at So per month.
2 1t pensions all honorably discharged SOL
diers and sailors of the United States army who
served in the war of the Rebellion three months
who are or may become disabled. not the result
of their own gross carelessness, or bad conduct
vicious habits, and who are dependent on
their daily labor for support The pension un-
der this section to be rated according to the de-
gree of disability, but in no case to exceed $24
per month.
g. 1t increases the pension of widows and
minor children from eight to twelve dollars per
month.
4. 1t gives the widow and minor children of
deceased pensioner an original pension in their
own right without proof that the pensioners
death was the result of disease incurred in the
service
o. 1t continues the pensions granted minor
children without limit as to age, when such
minors are Of unsound mind or physically help
less.
6. In the case of dependent parents it provides
that it shall be sufficient proof of dependency to
show that such parent. is without other means
of support than his or her manual labor
Z. Where it appears that an applicant was reg
ularly enlisted and mustered, it shall be pre-
sumed prima facie that he was sound at enlist
ment.
8. Repeals the limitation of the arrearage act
This is in many respects the same as that
passed by the Senate at the last session, and
known as the Mexican war pension bill, with
Senate amendments.
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A GOOD CATCH.
Exciting Chase and Capture Of Two Whales
on the Long Island Coast.

EAST HAMPTON, Dec. 14-Several whales
were noticed spouting about five miles out from
the coast, Sunday morning, and created great
excitement among the FISHERMEN on the shore
Three boats were quickly recruited, and were
dashed through the surf in pursuit of the mon
sters. They came up with a bull and cow
whale at about 10:40, and the greatest fight that
ever took place on the coast then began. The
bull whale was first attacked The harpooner
plunged his weapon into it, but not striking
vital part, the whale Immediately sunk.
1t afterward rose to the surface,
and started for the boat, striking it
on the bow and tearing hole in
it. lady named Edwards was hurt. but not
seriously. While the fight was going on with
the bull whale the men in the other boat were
having hard tussel with its mate, and in the
contest both whales got together and crossed the
lines from both boats, so that the harpooners
had to cut them loose. Another harpoon was at
once sunk into each of the animals. but it was
not until the boats were drawn out fifteen miles
to sea that the men were able to kill the whales
with the lance. The bull measured fifty feet,
and its mate seventy. 1t is estimated that they
will yield from $50 to ITS barrels of oil, and give
a profit on the catch of over So, 000 The appear
ance of these whales off the coast so early in the
season gives promise of good haul and the vld
whalers are in high spirits over it.
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chats with the electors or their wives as
q means towards political education.
Lady Randolph and her canvassers had to
be extremely careful not to be entrapped in the
meshes OF the corrupt practices act, which is
terribly severe on canvassers and agents. A
story is told of a candidate who was walking
down street during the late elections when
beggar accosted him for charity, Il cannot give
you anything, my good fellow, though you were
starving; | am candidate for Parliament"
Never mind sir; drop it in the gutter and I'll
find it." But the candidate took no chances
legal opinion" for her every move. Over forty
thousand badges were issued for her organiZa-
ton Immediately preceding the election 'The
League" she explains. is called into existence
to bring Conservatives together in friendly and
united work for the advancement and mainte-
nance of those constitutional principles which
nave made England what she is, and to main
tain the cause of religion and monarchical gov
ernment, as against atheism and republicansm.'
Lady Churchill is we'll known. is a
daughter Of Mr. Leonard Jerome, Of New York.
She is beauty and a scholar, and when her
husbands reelection was necessitated. few
months ago. by his acceptance of a place in Lord
Sallsbury's Cabinet. Lady Churchlls fascina-
tions and ability were sufficient to counteract
the magn influence of her brother-in-law the
Duke of Marlborough Lord Churchill and Lady
Churchill, then Miss Jerome first met
at dinner in Paris. Lord Churchill was
dazzled and fascinated by the beauty and
brlliancy of the New York girl. The admira-
tlon was mutual. After dinner she remarked to
her sister: That's the brightest ever met.
and I'm going to marry him." By curious CO.
incidence Lord Randolph made an almost
Identical remark about her at the same moment
to one of his friends. Lord Randolph's ad-
vanced and cOnsiderate views on the Irish ques-
sion are said to be the result of his wife's infu-
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Which We're to the Effect that When He Took
Charge of the Pension Bureau 1t Was
Merely Political Machine.
Provisions of the New Pension Bill To
Be introduced by Gen. Tom Browne.
Efforts of the Mormons to Create Sympathy
in Congress-The Supreme Court Decides
Against the 'Sants-Silver Question.
AN INVITATION TO BLACK.

The Pension Commissioner VIII Be Requested
to Furnish Proof of His Charges.
Special to the indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, Dec. IA resolution will be
introduced in the Senate tomorrow, possibly,
by Senator Harrison, reciting the statements
made by Commissioner Black in his report re-.
specting the conduct of the Pension Office pre-
vous to his assuming charge and directing the
committee on the expenditures of public money
"a general committee formed for such investi-
gations-to ask General Black to communicate
the facts upon which he based his charges A
reference to the pension report will show that
General Black says he found the Office, when he
took hold. practically political machine, in
which other tests than those the law provided
were applied before applicants were granted pen
sions He does not name Commissioner Dudley,
and as he has been out Of office for nearly five
months Dudley does not presume that General
Black refers to his administration; but if he
does Colonel Dudley denies all the charges as
false and courts the fullest investigation.
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THE BALKAN WAR.

Prince Alexander and the Powers-The Rus
sO-MOntenegrin Plot.
LONDON, Dec l4.-The Bulgarian government
has received from the powers collective note,
announcing the appointment of commission
to mark an armistice line. It is believed Prince
Alexander will refuse to recognize the commits
soners.
Belgrade dispatch says rumors are current
of hard fighting between Pirot and Bella Palanka.
rumor is current at Semlin that Vukotic,
Secretary Of the Supreme Court of Montenegro,
has informed an intimate friend that Russo
Montenegrin plot existed to form asstate to con-
sist of Servia, Bosnia, Herzegovina and Monte
negro; that an assassin was hired for 10000
roubles to kill Milan, and that an accomplce
divuged the plot.
The report in dispatch from Belgrade, Sat-
urday, that bloody engagement had occurred
at Veliki-Isoor between two battalions of Bull
garians and q body of Servians, in which the
former were scattered, leaving many dead and
wounded, and the town itself captured, lacks
confirmation, and is generally discredited.
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FOREIGN MISCELLANY,
"A wealthy Landowners Daughter Elopes
with and Marries a Groom.

a w coAthJ Aduu-OWDerS DAugnCcr ktlOpeS
with and Marries a Groom.
Dublin Cable special.
A young man named Bodnett was employed
last summer as groom by Mr.. Long, wealthy
landowner living few miles from Cork One
portion of Hodnett's duty was to attend Miss
Marianne Long upon her daily rides through her
fathers estates and the surrounding country. In
this way the groom and the girl became very
intimate. The young was handsome and
the young lady was ilnpulsive. The result was
an elopement which occurred in November. and
the groom became bridegroom in Dublin. AS
soon as the disappearance of Hodnett and the
young heiress became known, the police
set upon their track, and Mr. Long paid
literally for the services of special detectives.
The runaways were finally captured in Dublin,
where Hodnett had obtained employment as
managing director of a jauntng car The young
lady was sent back to her fathers care, and Hod-
nett has just beeI sentenced to six months i'm
prisonment. Miss Long is only fifteen years old.
Under the old law, which did not protect girl
OF over thirteen years of age Hodnett would
have gone free Now the girl must be sixteen
years old before her consent can be pleaded in
mitigation or excuse in a court of justice. There
was, therefore, no loophoe of escape for Hod-
nett, but his youthful bride is still true to him.
and vows that she will be his wife again as soon
as ever he gets out of the horrid prison.
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ENGLISH POLITICS.
Indications that ParneIPs Aid Is Not Wanted
by Either Tories or Liberals.

by Either Tories or Liberals.
LONDON, lDec 14-The Press Association
states that it has been officially informed that
the government will take the earliest opportuni-
ty to ascertain whether it enjoys the confidence
of the House of Commons
Sir Charles Dixie, speaking at Chelsea, to-day,
said the Radicals would not obstruct but would
endeavor to support the Tory policy. He de-
clared the re- occupation of Dongoa to be mis-
take.
The Cabinet had session of two hours to-day,
and decided to meet the new Parliament and to
submit programme Of legislation including a
bill dealing with the subject Of county govern
ment in England and Ireland. The Ministers
were unanimously in favor of its support.
The Cabinet unanimously refuse to receive or
to make overtures for an alliance with
the Parnellites. They will meet Parlia-
ment with programme of English land tenure
amendment bills
Tennyson wishes that the politicians who look
upon America as an ideal government would
borrow her conservative restrictive provision in
the fifth article of the Constitution as q safe
ant and reckless theorists.
AIiouuOu paper puDIlSneS n starting yarn,
telling of overtures made by Mr.. Gladstone to
the Parnellites Tho story is plausby written,
and may find its way by cable to the United
States. But there is nothing in it. Mr.. Thomas
Power OConnor, who is undoubtedly the chief
of the Parnellites now in London, stated
that the story was untrue He said
that he had not been approached by
any Of the friends of Mr.. Gladstone or by
any Liberal emissary, and he had every reaso
to believe that Mr. Parnell had received no
overtures. Mr.. O'Connor said he doubted
whether a majority of the Liberal leaders
would be inclined to bid for Mr.. Parnell's sup
port until they felt their own strength in the
new Parliament They want to cross swords
with the Tories at least once, and if they are
worsted they may call the Parnellit for
succor. At all events, both parties are likely to
be more or less damaged by the encounter, and
both will De more ductile to Mr. Parnells pur-
pose than they at present.
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LADY RANDOLPH CHURCHILL.
How She Conducted Her Husbands Parlia
mentary Canvass in Birmingham.

How She Conducted Her Husbands Parlia-
mentary Canvass in Birmingham.
London letter in New York World.
The two most prominent figures during the
late election canvass in Birmingham were not
the rival candidates, John Bright and Lord Ran
dolph Churchill, but the Duchess of Mar,bor-
ough and Lady Randolph Churchill. The latter
especially put forth ardent and strenuous efforts
to secure the election of her husband. And she
all but succeeded. While, at the last election.
John Bright had nearly seven thousand majority
over SO popular.a candidate as the late Colonel
Burnaby, his majority over Lord Randolph a
few days ago was but 652. Lady Churchill took
the management of the campaign into her own
hands, and proved herself to be as popular with
the Birmingham artisans as she was few
months ago with the Woodstock la
borers. Even the Radicals admired
this new chief of the Primrose
Lady Churchill may be said to have introduced
a new engine of political warfare into English
elections The people of Birmingham, who take
their politics AS seriously as any other business,
at first looked with derision on Lady Churchill's
new body, with its knight and danes and
badges. and held aloof from 1t. But they soon
found the league meant serious business, and
that Lady Randolph was the head of well dis
ciplined phalanx of lady canvassers, whose in
fuence was not to be despised. Lady Churchill's
method of electioneering was follows: She
opened habtation at Birmingham, with force
of 500 ladies. A number of these were assigned
to the task of making house toulouse visitation.
Each lady was responsible for certain section
of certain ward or of certain street, and
each had little book to jot down her memoran
da. Lady Churchill herself, without having any
special section, visited all the doubtful cases
The candid friends who at first laughed at Lady
Randolph's league were soon appealing to her
for help The ladies of the league visited some
OF the poorest houses in Birmingham and en-
eopntered its toughest classes. Speaking of her
manner of argument, Lady Randolph says: II
tell them what our side thinks of the questions
of the day-it may be the church, it may be fair
trade, or it may be the land. and they agree
with me or not as the case may be. The factory
masters were good enough to allow me to speak
to their employees whether they were of our per-
suason or no. And found by this means l was
able to get over the gronnd with greater rapid
ity." Lady Randolph is of opinion that lady
canvassers perhaps evince more tact than a
man." and she also regards the personal
hcuse-to house visitation and the little
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THE SILVER DOLLAR,

But Little Probability that the House Will
Consent to a Suspension of Coinage.
Special to the indianapolis journal.
WASHINGTON, Dec. lit is altogether i'm
probable, as anticipated in these dispatches sew
eral times, that the desire of the President and
his Cabinet to suspend the coinage of the silver
dollar will prevail. Since Mr. Cleyeland's mes
sage has been fully dgested there is considerable
freedom of expression upon this ono point in it.
There has been more independence shown in ex-
preston upon silver coinage than anything else
connected with the message. The action of the
New York financial organizations. in indorsing
the Presidents sentiment on the subject seems
to have brought the members of the lower House
of Congress very closely together in opposition
to it. A Western Democratic member, referring
to this point to-day, said:
1.-THE very fact that Wall street wants the
coinage of the silver dollar suspended ought to
be sufficient to call forth the patriotism of South
ern and Western statesmen. The East has no
sympathy with US, and it is enough to arouse sls.
picion that New York should como so readily
and so forcibly in support Of the President in
the proposition to suspend silver coinage. I
think there are twenty or thirty
votes more for the continuance of
the silver coinage than there were before
the Presidents message was received. Every
DAY silver Is receiving new converts. LII this
growth of sentiment in its favor continues at the
present rate, and vote is not secured upon it
until next spring. silver will receive two thirds
majority at least, and maybe a three fourths
majority. do not think that the proposition to
suspend coinage can 60 through the Senate, Ell
ther. This is one subject which comes to the peo-
pie so closely that members of both parties will
act with the greatest of freedom, and will over
look whatever of politics there may be in it. j
believe that the silver dollar will continue to be
md n,@ kcit tEAot Il
ton of one, two. and five dollars will be issued.
1t may be the coin will receive more weight, so
as to make it worth dollar at bullion rates OF
course, if we continue the coinage at present
and authorize the issuance of silver certificates
the effort will be made by Wall street to depre.
ciate the silver dollar and place it in dsfavor
and drive 1t from circulation; but l voice tho
sentiment of a majority of the House when say
l am willing to let the government pit itself
against the money market of New York and try
bull and bear movement a while"
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Arbitration Will Not BE Accented '

PiTTsBvlsG, Dec. 14.--Grand Master Work
man Powderly, of the Knights of Labor, arrived
here to-day to confer with the leaders of the
strike as to the best method of settling the ex-
isting difficulties 1t is understood that arbitra-
tion will be proposed to the operators but will
not be accepted. the latter claiming that the
time for compromising has passed. Mr.. Pow
derby refuses to talk until after the conference
with the district officers of the Knights of Labor.
Tomorrow a national conference between the
miners and mine operators will be held here.
Representatives of both parties will be present
from Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana. Illinois,
Iowa. West Virginia. Virginia and Tennessee.
The object of the conference is to devise means
Eor matt tanning uniform wages throughout the
country, and thereby preventing strikes
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-15
FRIENDS OF wORKINGMEN.
Statesmen Who Are Fired with an Ambition
to Benefit the ToiIers.

Special to tho indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON. Dee. 1+-Speaker Carlisle made
the astounding statement to-day, that up to 6
o'clock this evening he had received l25 applica-
tions for places on the committee on labor. The
committee consists of seven members. When il
was formed, two years ago, it was difficult to
find that number of representatives who were
willing to be assigned to it, The sudden de-
mand for these places now is regarded by the
more cynical members of the House as an
evidence of demagogy quite in keeping with the
average member Of Congress. Aside from a
dozen members Of the House who are sincere in
their efforts to elevate the condition of the work.
ingmen, and desire, for this reason, to serve onl
the committee. the remainder of the applicantR
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Remarkable Theft of Pictures.

Cable Special.
The Empress of Austria received on her wed
ding day. in 1854, present in the form as an al
bum containing oil and water-color pain tings,
many of them by the foremost living artists.
The other day man named Drkowsky, one of
the imperial body guard, committed suicide, and
it was subsequently ascertained that he had at
intervals stolen twenty four of these pictures and
sold them as having been given to him on com
mission by officers who wished to have the mat
ter kept secret. Many of these pictures had
been sold again by the dealers, some to foreign
countries. but the police, aided by the newspa-
pers, succeeded in recovering all of them but
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Thebaw's Sacred Elephant.

LONDON. Dec 14-Advices from Mandalay
state that the sacred white elephant
is dead The customary ceremonies of
keeping the body lying in state for
three days wero prevented by the British officials
owing to sanitary reasons. The funeral was at.
tended by an enormous crowd The elephant
occupied magnificent palace of its own near
King Thebaw's palace. correspondent of the
London Standard, who recently visited the
white elephant, says the only white about him
was in two small dirty spots which were almost
imperceptible.
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Another Printers Strike at Knoxville.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. Dec. a. The typograph-
ical union to night ordered strike on the Daily
Tribune. The cause is that the propretors de-
clined to pay compositor for change
made in an advertisement by the fore
man after the compositor had put it
in type according to orders The fore
man owned that the fault was his, and
paid the compositor himself. The union held
that the propretors must pay the compositor
and collect the amount from the foreman. The
proprietors declined to submit to the dictation
of the union, and the strike eEsued. The Trib-
une will employ non-unon men,