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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-11-20
A Representative of the Workingman Con-
fesses that He Must Subordinate Prinei-
pie to the Question of Popularity.
Items of Interest from the Annual
Reports of Bureau Chiefs.
A Prominent Figure in the Personnel Of the
State Observation-Disclosures Made
Yesterday-Other Washington News.
PROTECTING THE TIMBER.
A Claim that Commissioner Sparks Has
Been Somewhat Overzealous.

A Claim that Commissioner Sparks Has
Been Somewhat Overzealous.
Special to the Indianapolis journal
WASHINGTON, Nov. 19. 19.-CommssionerS Sparks,
of the General Land Office, is determined that
no more corporations shall invade the public do
main for the purpose of removing timber there
from. In the case of the Montana Improvements
Company, which corporation is charged with hav-
ing cut and sold thousands of dollars worth Of
public timber, Commissioner Sparks says the case
is closed. and that heshas nothing more whatever
to do with it. He called it to the attention of
the Secretary of the Interior who in turn,
ferred the matter to the Attorney general, with
the request that legal steps be taken to maintain
the governments rights Mr. Sparks says that
proceedings are suspended What reason led to
this action he has not been advised. There is no
doubt that in the Northwest and Southwest, in
the past, corporations have invaded the
government territory and removed therefrom
more or less timber. The Montana Improve
ments people, however, assert positively that
they have taken nothing except little fire.
wood from the lands belonging to the govern
ment and that they stand ready to pay for all
wood which they have removed. There is to be
when they will have an opportunity to present
their side of the case. At present it seems
rather bad for them, the report of the special
agent charges them with wholesale robbery Re
ports come from the mining regions of Montana
to the effect that the action of the government
in this matter has stagnated business to such a
degree that mines and mills are shut down be.
cause of the want of irewood
1t is asserted by those who have excellent
means of procuring information, that Commits
sioner Sparks, in his attempt to pose as high
moral official, has taken advantage of every
technicality of the law, and in doing so has done
great injustice to the people of the Northwest.
1t is not believed that the timber laws were
framed for the purpose of preventing the citi-
zens of that section of the country from securing
enough fuel to run their mills aud warm their
homes, and the threat of the Commissioner OF
the Land Office to prosecute men who steal a
bundle of faggots, is about as harsh as the treat
ment of similar offenders in the effete countries
of Europe.
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The General Situation,

LONDON, Nov. 19.-Bulgaria is denuding the
Turkish frontier of troops, and Is sending all
her available forces to the front to combat the
Servians. The public are allowed to 60 to the
depots en- route to see their relatives and friends
Many of the villagers tramp long distances and
wait at the depots several hours, and in some
cases whole days and nights, in order to see
their friends and give them flowers and presents
Prince Alexander's success before Slivnitza has
revived the courage of those going to the front,
with remarkable fortitude. In many
places they are compelled to march
long distances in bad weather and at night cam
in opeE spaces, where they shelterless, not
having even ordinary tents to protect them from
the weather.
The independence Beige to-day publishes a
dispatch from its correspondent at Sofa, stating
that the Servians attacked the Third Bulgarian
regiment escorting ambulance train, and
bayoneted the wounded soldiers in the
ambulances The correspondent also states
that Prince Alexander submits to the terms of
the Sultan embodied in the latter's reply to the
Princes appeal for help and begs the Sultan to
aid him at once.
Prince Alexander. in his request to the Porte
for help. states that in compliance with the Sui
tan's demand, he has withdrawn the Bulgarian
troops from East Roumeia.
Inc houmanian government has protested
against the Servian and Bulgarian violations of
the neutrality of the Danube The Standard.
referring to Emperor Williams message to
the Relchstag, says iu dIstrusts his hopes of
peace, and urges him to speak regarding the in
tention OF Austria and Russia
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GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS.
Opening of the German Refchstag-The
Speech of the Emperor.

Opening of the German Reichstag-The
Speech of the Emperor.
BERLIN, Nov 19-The Reichstag was opened
to-day with The usual formalities. The imperial
speech in substance was as follows: "The Pope's
mediation is expected to settle the Carolines
question in manner corresponding to the
friendly relations existing between Spain and
Germany. The foreign relations of Germany
are peaceful and friendly with all nations. The
Emperor confidently hopes that the
Balkan conflict will not disturb
the peace of Europe, and trusts
that the signers of the Berlin treaty will sue
ceed in securing respect for the treaties by the
people rendered Independent by them. The
Emperor said that he was animated by conf
dence that Gods blessing, in the future as in
the past will be granted to Germany's efforts to
maintain peace.
The speech points out the necessity of increas-
ing the grants for the army and navy and an
nounces that bills will be presented dealing with
OF the accident insurance law, the formation of a
canal connecting the Baltic sea with the river
Ebe and the North sea, and the administration
gotiations are pending with England, Spain.
France, Portugal and Zanzibar regarding the ex-
tent to which German transoceanic establish
ments and acquisitions will henceforth be placed
under the immediate protection of the German
empire. The passages of the speech referring
to the Caroline and Balkan troubles were loudly
applauded.
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General Jail Delivery at Greenville, o.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
GREENvILLE O., Nov 19.-There is quite q
breeze of excitement about this city tonight at
the escape of eight prisoners from the county
Jail, about o'clock this evening, namely: Jobe
Goslee charged with murder in the first degree;
Joseph Morgan, burglary; Jacob Shook and
Jacob Miller, bastardy; Samuel Wilson, cutting;
Charles Keifer blackguarding; Charles Dear
worth, perjury, and Eli Dyres, blackmail The
means of escape was through hole chseled
through the nine-inch stone floor, the work be-
ing done from below, in the cellar, and above in
the jail The lastnamed two have been been
recaptured, but at this hour, nearly 10 o'clock,
the others are still at large. On the 10th of Oc-
tober DR.. Aaron Greer, charged the same as
Goslee, escaped through the dining room win
dow. the sheriff leaving him there to consult
with his wife, and that, together with the grand
change" taken this evening, has produced con
siderable talk and criticism against the prison
officials,
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The Condition of Affairs at Galveston

GALVESTON. Tex. Nov. 19-Contributions
continue to flow in for the relief of the fire suf
ferers. The total amount subscribed thus far
reaches 500, 5OO of which $7l, 500 has been re-
ceived. The relief committee reports tonight
that it has relieved 6s7 applicants. representing
about $500 persons. The local assembly
of the Knights of Labor addressed
communication to the Associated
Press this evening indorsing Mayor Fulton's
proclamation of yesterday morning, warning
tsans and laborers not to seek Galveston at
present in expectation of securing employment.
The committee of clergymen, appointed by the
mayor to act in conjunction with the citizens
relief committee, to-day issued an
appeal for aid, in which they say:
The general losses of our people are far beyond
any first conceptions. For months distress will
largely prevail Whatever help sympathizing
public sees fit to send, will be gratefully re-
ceived." The Odd-fellows of Galveston request
the papers to publish the names
of Thomas NJ Joseph, r. L. Sher-
rard and l. G. Levy as the committee
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Conflicting Reports from sliynitza.

LONDON, Nov. 19.-British Consul Lascelles,
who is at Belgrade, and who keeps Lord Sails
bury informed of everything that transpires in
connection with the war, makes no mention Of
the reported capture of Widdin by the Servians.
1t is therefore believed that the Bugarians still
hold Widdn. 1t is noteworthy that almost all
the war accounts so far have emanated from
Seryian sources, the Servlan authorities forbid:
ding correspondents from following the Servan
forces.
Reliable reports received at Semin state that
the Servian loss at Slivnitza, yesterday, was
three times greater than that given in the Off
cial accounts, and actually exceeded the previ-
Gus total loss since the outbreak of hostilities.
Prince Alexander was in the thick of the battle
from beginning to end. The Servians noticed
that he first rode white horse. and afterwar 1s
brown horse. It is believed the white horse
was shot from under him.
An official Servian report, received at Vienna
this afternoon, says: 1.-THE accounts teegraphed
yesterday that the Servian troops menacing
SlivnitZa were repulsed by the Bulgarians,
under the command of Prince Alexander, are
false The Bugarlans succeeded in approach
ing the Servian positions under the cover of
heavy fog, but after sharp fighting were re-
pulsed The Servians drove the Bulgarians to
the Slavinyi intrenchments, and in the whole
engagement had 500 men killed and wounded.
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AN HONEST DEMAGOGUE.
Who Makes the Question of His Own Bread
and Butter the First Consideration.
Special to the Indanapolis journal.

Who Makes the Question of His Own Bread
and Butter the First Consideration.
Special to the Indianapolis journal.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 49, why is it," said the
Journal correspondent to-day to a member of
Congress who is great talker in favor of labor,
that you professed friends of labor do not speak
against this boycotting with violence that is in
dulged in to such a great extent by striking or
ganizations throughout the country at present?"
His reply was significant He said: II can
only speak for myself. l was elected by the
labor element, and it is my business to do ali
that can in Congress to defend the cause of
labor I appreciate the fact that my position is
peculiar one. My constituents are nearly all
men who earn their living by the sweat of their
brows, and the others keep themselves in run
ming order by their tongues The labor element
in politics to-day is composed of two classes of
men-the honest workman and the demagogue
have almost as many demagogues behind me as
have of the other class, and l cannot afford to
, antagonize even the rough element of my sup
port"
But the principle-!"
"Principle be -" he replied. ''That is all
humbug. My salary a congressman is So, 600
year as long as reman in Congress. 1t costs
about two-ffths of that to pay my campaign ex-
penses. Upon the balance can live comforta-
bly,, and save a few hundred dollars each year
by rigid economy. know well enough that the
cause of labor is set back greatly every time any
violence is committed in the name of labor; but,
unfortunately. l am so situated that cannot
afford to lose the votes of sympathizers with the
rioters, and for that reason 1 am compelled to
close my eyes sometimes as depend upon my
position in Congress for my living and for the
support of my family. I am not the only one,
either, in the same predicament / think if you
take the whole list of members who are sup
ported by the labor element you would find that
nine tenths of them are in just the same predic-
ament as l am. At least, you will never find
one who will Intentionally start discussion upon
the shortcomings of any of the men who cast
their votes for him."
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Prince Alexander Submits to the Terms Of
the Porte, and Withdraws His Forces
from Eastern ROumelia.
Emperor William Asks for Increased
Grants to the Army and Navy.
The Balkan Conference Still at WOrk-Great
Success of Sir Henry DrummOnd Wolff
in EgyIt-Cable Notes.
PROGRESS OF THE WAR.
The Servian Defeat at Slivnitza-A Skirmish
Yesterday.

The Servian Defeat at Slivnitza-A Skirmish
Yesterday.
BELGRADE, Nov. 19-An account from Tzari-
brod, the Servian headquarters, of the battle
yesterday before Slivnitza, states that the Ser
vians were unable to bring their full strength
into action, and were thus defeated aud com
PEELED to withdraw to Dragoman Pass. The
junction of the Danube, Drina and Shumalia d-
visions, with the second-class reserves will be
completed to-day. This will bring forty eight
more battalions of infantry into action together.
To-day's dispatches from the front are adverse
to the Seryians. General Meskovich failed in
his attempt to capture Salvinyi, and was unable
to join the forces to Slivnitza. 1t is reported
that General Benitzkys division has occupied
the road between Slivnitza and Sofia.
Another dispatch from Tzaribrod says that
two Bulgarian battalons were defeated to-day
in an engagement with the Seryians on the road
between Bresnik and Pernik. The Bulgarians
lost two hundred men killed and wounded. The
Servians captured sixty prisoners and quantity
of ammunition and provisions.
The Servian headquarters have been with
drawn to Prot.
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INVENTORS TROUBLES.
Some Reflections Arising Out of the Present
Telephone Contest.

Some Reflections Arising Out of the Present
Telephone Contest.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 19.-The Bell telephone
suit still attracts great crowd to the Interior
Department every day, as nearly every patent
attorney in'the city-and there are several hun
dred ofthem-is interested in the outcome of
the hearing. 1t would not be wise to predict
what the outcome will be. An old patent attor-
ney said to-day, in commenting upon the case:
1T is very remarkable that nearly every in
vention which has been perfected and which has
proved Of great value has been contested, either
in the courts or in the Interior Department. l
think / could go over the list of all
the great inventions which have proved
such an enormous saving of muscle
in the last twenty years, and could show you
that from the sewing to the self binder,
each and every invention has been claimed by
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-11-20
Lieutenant Greedy at Edinburgh.

EDINBURGH, Nov. 19-Lieutenant Greedy lect-
ured here to night before the Scottish Geograph-
ical Society. Two thousand persons were pres
ent including many of distinction. The Earl of
Rosebery presided. The lecturer gave the history
of the expedition to the Arctic region. He COM
planned that the Encyclopedia "Brittanica"
credited the British with the results of his expe
dition He expressed his deep gratitude
for the aid rendered by the British
government, in sending the steamer Alert to
take part in the relief expedition. He urged
that further explorations be made in direct of
Franz-Josef land. At the conclusion of the
lecture the Earl of Rosebery made brief ad-
dress. He said thattieutenant Greedy, by lectur-
ing in Edinburg, paid tribute to the whalers of
Scotland. He also said that the existing COM
munion of feeling between Great Britain and
the United States rendered a war between those
countries impossible
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A Suspicious Case,

QUEBEC Nov. 19.-The Chronicle this morn
ing demands that searching investigation be
made into the escape of Jackson Riels secre
tary, remarking that its manner is mystery,
but that it must not remain so day longer than
can be helped, as the plea of insanity in his case
appears to have been a dodge. His escape and
letters point to different cause
LIE Canadien says: 'Jackson's fight which
has followed, at no great distance of time, his
acquittal upon the demand of the crown, so in
flexible in regard to Rie is exceedingly elo-
quent What irony upon justice. Jackson, the
a citizen, while Riel died on the scaffold."
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Important Ruling in a Libel Suit

BALTIMORE, Nov. 19-In the United States
Court here Judge Morris has decided, in tho
case of H. Gates Smith, of Charlestown, w. Va.
against r. G. Dun 81 Co., for libel, that the
when, how and where the alleged libeous publ
cation was made This decision in the United
States Court confirms similar findings in State
courts. 1t holds that, in order to make priyi-
legged communications libelous, the party obtain
ing the report from the mercantile agencies must
be disclosed. The subscriber to an agency who
divulges the information may thus be made
jointly libable with the agency.
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A Bulgarian Victory at Slayinyi.

LONDON, Nov. 2O.-A dispatch from Tsarbrod,
dated Thursday noon, says: violent cannonade
is going on at Slavinyi, where the Bulgarians
are strongly intrenched, preventing the ap
proach of our turning column from Glina Pass.
The Bulgarians are advancing from Sofia in the
direction of Henrik, to meet the Moravia division,
which is handicapped. the snow making the plain
a swamp.
A dispatch from Sofa says: The Bulgarians
to-day repulsed the Servian attacks on Slav-
inyi and drove the enemy back eight kill
ometres. Subsequently the Servians opened
strong artillery fire from the right wing; the
Bulgarians stoutly defended their positions. and
again repulsed the Servians. The Servian
force consisted of three batalions of infantry,
one of artillery and squadron of cavalry.
The victory finally belonged to the Bulgarans.
The latter further repulsed Servian attack on
Glintze, taking several prisoners The behavior
of the Bulgarian troops admirable. Fifty
Seryian prisoners have arrived here.
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some other party than the man to whom the
patent was granted have been in the patent
that time have succeeded in securing letters
patent upon several thousand inventions. 1t is
remarkable fact that in no instance that now
recall, with possibly two exceptions has the in.
ventor ever realized enough from his patent to
pay the cost of time, labor and money expended
in perfecting it. while in at least hundred in
stances which have come to my knowledge 9th
ers have reaped rich rewards from the inventive
genius of my clients"
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The Balkan Conference stnl a. Work

CoNsTANTINoPLE, Nov. 19 - Sir William
White, the British ambassador, has been in
formed by the Porte that Crete is tranquil, and
that there is no prospect of disorder in that
island
The Balkan conference met to day 1t is stat
ed that one of the results of the meeting is that
Turkish envoy will so to Phlipopols under
the Porte's name, but without mandate from
the conference
The sitting of the Balkan conference to-day
lasted Ave hours A marked approach to con
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Affairs in BOkhara.

ST. PETERSBURG. Nov. 19-Seid Abdul Ahad
the new Ameer of Bokhara, has made state
entry into the capital city of Bokhara, and re-
ceived an ovation from the inhabitants The
Russian general, Alikhanoff, was present. and
the courteses extended to him by the Ameer
indicated that the friendly relations hitherto
existing between Russia and Bokhara will not
be affected by the change in the ameership
The telegraph line from Merv to Penjdeh, on
the frontier of Afghanistan, has been finished
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The Invasion of Burmah.

RANGooN, Nov. 19.-General Prendergast
commanding the British expedtionary force,
has strongly garrisoned the town of Mnhla,
which he captured from the Burmese He ex-
poets to reach Mandalay on Tuesday next
Some British shells accidentally set fire to the
town of Minhla. and it was destroyed.
1t is stated that the Chinese government has
ordered the troops the frontier to prevent
King Thebaw from taking refuge in Chinese
territory. England and China are in complete
accord on the Burmese question
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The Nationals Team for 1886.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19-The following is the
team which will represent the Nationals" (base
ball) next season: Barr and Tulmer, Shaw and
Daily. batteries, Baker, first base Knowles,
second base; Gladman, third base; Houck, short
stop; Burch, left field Carroll, center field and
Hines, right field.
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Sir III. ID. Wolff in Eevnt

CoNsTANTINoPLE, Nov. 19-Sir VIM. White,
the British representative here, has received in
formation that Sir II. D. Wolff. the British
commissioner in Egypt, is making great strides
in the work of reforming the administration of
Egypt, and that his relations with the Khediye
are very friendly.
The Egyptian camel corps has captured a rebel
convoy which was trying to reach Assouan to
purchase $500 worth of weapons
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Three Noted Bandits Killed.

HAVANA, Nov. 14.-The Governor general has
been officially notified of the killing of the three
banditti, Mendez, Ramon Hernandez and Andres
Vera, during an encounter with Captain Vargas
and six volunteers, in the woods of La Cienga
province of Santa Clara. One of the volunteers
was 80 severely wounded in the fight, that he
has since died
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Burial of Riel.

ST PAUL. Nov. 19.-The St, Paul Pioneer
Press's special from Regina says: 'rhe body of
Louis Riel was buried to-day by Father Andre.
in a vault underneath the Church of the Immac
ulate Conception, and guard placed over the
remains. The ceremony was simple but i'm
pressive."
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appointed to receive contributions from brother
lodges. for the relief of fellow members who are
suffering from the fire. Among the large con-
tributons to-day were So, 292 from citizens
of Houston, 81, 900 from the Produce Exchange
of New Orleans and an additional 5000 from the
citizens Of Kansas City
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Fire at the Louisville CITY Hosn,ta,

LOUISVILLE, KY, Nov. ia stove exploded
In the City Hospital. at 220 o'clock this after
noon, and started fire in the elevator way be-
tween the third and fourth floors The fire
burned 6ercely, and there was much excitement
az there were many helpless patients in the ad-
Joining wards. These were however, removed
the roof, was soon under control The loss will
nos be heavy. All the patients escaped unhurt.
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Probable Attitude of the Republican Sena-
tors-Caucus Deliberation.
Washington Special.
There is a great deal of uncertainty about
senators with relation to the Presidents nomina-
tions. A caucus Of Republican senators is soon
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cord was shown the British representative es-
pecially yielding for the purpose of attaining
harmony
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