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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-12
There is an Impression that a Recent
Letter Of the President was Aimed
at Man Of Straw.
The Postmaster-Ganeral Said To Be
Jealous of His First Assistant.
Land -Grabbers Affected by the Presidents
Proclamation-A Disguised New Hamp-
shire Boss-Personal and General.
CAUSE FOR DISGUST.
The Scramble for Office Blocks the Way of
Legitimate Business.

Legitimate BUSINESS.
Special to the Indianap polls Journal.
WASHINGTON, Aug. lit has been demon
strated that even Democrats can be disgusted
with the scramble for office An instance
comes from the Postoffice Department lead
ing Democrat from one Of the Southwest States
has been calling daily for several days to see the
Postmaster &c neral in regard to certain steam
boat mail routes Day after day he trudged
from his hotel to the Department. and each day
he received the same reply
THE Postmaster general is engaged
"Who is interviewing himG'
"Senator Blank and Representative Ditto
Call again"
'If | do III be blanked, was the final gingery
reply. ''If this administration can find nothing
else to do, or if it hasn't time to do anthng else
but to puzzle and jangle over appointments, it
would better so announce, so that those who
want to transact real and legitimate business
may know what to depend upon, and stay at
home. saving time and money have travelled
hundreds of miles for the purpose of securing
certain benefits for our people, and l can't get
even chance to talk the matter over with the
Postmaster general because his entire time is
monopoized by greedy senators and representa-
tives who want postofices in order to secure
their re election"
way things are run at the Postoffice Department.
it is said the disgusted citizen actually dumped
his papers in cuspidore and lett the city.
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A SUSPICIOUS CASE.
A Strange Body Found in the Supposed Grave
Of Heayily-Insured Woman.

PATERSON, n. j., Aug. 1.-THE coroner Of
Paterson, accompanied by the chief of police,
the coroner of Hunters Point, L. l., and a
couple of physicians, went to the Lutheran Gem
etery near the latter place, today, to
exhume the body of woman.
On the way to the cemetery Chief of Police
Grant told a representative Of the Associated
Press the following story: For two years past a
family named Bauer, occupying highly respect
able position in society, resided at Halidon,
near Paterson, N. j. The Bauers had pre-
viously resided in New York city, and
appeared to be people of wealth. Early in last
June Mrs Bauer was taken sick. and after ten
days illness died. as certified by the attending
physician, of peritonitis. Mr.. Bauer seemed to
feel the loss OF his wife deeply, and gave her an
expensive funeral. The memory of the
late Mrs Bauer had almost died
out in Halidon, when some strange
rumors got afoat which startled the community.
1t was learned that Mrs Bauers's life had been
heavily insured in several companies, and some
and death led to the suspicion that she had
been murdered in order to obtain
the amount of insurance, and de-
fraud the companies The insurances
on Mrs. Rauer'S life were as follows: EqultaOte
Life Insurance Company of New York, SD, coo;
New York Life Insurance Company, $40, 0,0CO;
Mutual Reserve Insurance Company. $4,000;
Mutual Trust Insurance Company, $40, coo; Penn
sylvania Insurance Company, $5000 and Fish
kill Insurance Company, of Massachusetts,, So, 900
making a total of $4,000. 1t is un,
derstood that the. Equitable and
New York Life Insurance companies
paid the amounts of their policies before the ru
mors of fraud got abroad. The officers of the
Mutual Reserve Company, hearing of the sup
posed foul play after consulting with the other
companies. decided to refuse payment until a
thorough investigation had been made. The
theories advanced by them were that Mrs. Bauer
had been poisoned, or that she had been
taken away and another body
a dummy buried in the cemetery. Arriving at
the cemetery, the body was exhumed and the
coffin opened. Upon being measured, the body
was found to be six inches shorter than Mrs.
Bauer's height when she was alive. One of the
physicians who had examined Mrs. Bauer,
when the applications for insurance
were put in, said that Mrs.
corpse had a Grecian nose and dark hair; but he
would not be positive on all particulars. Doctors
Satterthwait and Cheeseman, of New York, then
opened the body and took out
the intestines, which they examined
and sealed up. They refused to
give the result Of the examination until they
shall have made more careful examination in
New York, where the ntestines have been
taken The body was placed again in the coffin,
and re inferred.
Lewis bauer, the husband of the dead woman,
to whom all the policies were payable, carries on
a real estate agency at $50 Broadway.
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Cable Notes.

The condition of John Ruskin remains unim-
proved.
Lord Wolseley has been elevated to the rank
of Viscount
Emperor William arrived at Salzburg from
Gastein yesterday
Lord Houghton, the poet and critic, IS dead
He was born June "a, 1909
The North German Lloyd Steamship Coropanv
has increased its capital stock 1912, 500
Cardinal Manning is about to issue a pastoral
letter on the subject of the criminal bill.
The Waoash committee have obtained a
promise from the majority of the shareholders
to support the scheme for the REORGANIZATION of
the road.
General Roberts, recently appointed to the
chief command of the British army in India. is
about to visit England on furlough He will
not return to India before November.
The Social Purity Society is agitating for a
new trial of Mrs Jeffries, for the purpose of
securing public disclosure of the names of rol.
iticians and noblemen who frequent her house.
Col. Angel Rodriguez, of the party of Limbano
Sanchez, and six bandits belonging to the asrty
of Tore Jiminez, have been shot at Mantazas
They were captured while negotiating for out
ward passage
The Irisa Home Rule members of Parliament
have arranged to give grand banquet to Mr..
Parnell in the city of Dublin on Aug 90 to
celebrate the recent parliamentary triumph of
the Irish party.
Four French soldiers, while crossing a field at
Fontainbleau, found bomb she'll They at
tempted to unload it. 1t burst, and the frag-
ments cut two of the men to pieces and tore the
arm off another. The fourth soldier escaped un-
injured.
public meeting was held at Sidney. Aus
tralia, to take action in connection with the
death of General Grant 1t was attended by
the Governor and many other prominent men.
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Suits have been instituted or recommended
in the following cases:
MINOR MENTION.
High Estimate of General Isarrios, Late Presi-
dent of Guatemala.


WASHINGTON. Aug. 1l.-Mr. W. E. Curtis,
who was originally appointed Secretary of the
South American commission, but who upon the
return of Mr. Reynolds to the United States
was appointed commissioner in his stead, has re-
turned to Washington In an interview to-day he
sad "Of all the men we met in our visit to the
countries South of the United States General
Barri0S the late President of Guatemala, was
by farFhe greatest. He was as great in his way
as either Grant or Napoleon. He possessed all
the natural gifts which tended to make
great leader, but was lacking
in the advantages of education He was one of
the bravest of men. An attempt was made to
assassinate Barrios by throwing bomb at him.
1t fell at his feet, and he quietly put his foot
upon the fuse and extinguished it, remarkine as
he did so: ''These people don't know enough to
kill me-" In the conference last March, between
the commission and Barrios, the little seven
year-old daughter, seated upon her fathers
knee, acted as interpreter. At the meeting
Barrios said: when you go back to your peo-
people, tell them am with them and intend to
become one of them after [ have accomplished
the reunion of the Central American States.
intend to 90 to New York to reside there and
become q citizen"
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Personal and General.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1l.-A concerted effort is
being made by certain well-known Indiana
Democrats to have Ed. Henderson appointed
internal revenue agert for that State Con-
gresham Matson is said to he leading off in the
matter. The position is now held by D. w.
Voyles, of New Albany, and pays $s a day and
expenses There is belief that the effort to
Lave Henderson appointed will be successful
The first postoffce established by the name of
Villas, after the Postmaster general is in Owen
county, Indiana
Commissioner Of Pensions Black said, to-day,
that all special pension examiners and travelling
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-12

Tories Considering the number of members
present, it was quite a respectable tumult while
it lasted. The Liberals were largely in the ma
jority, and their cheers gradually drowned the
voices of the Tories. The incident was some
what significant as showing that the Liberals
are determined to stand by Sir Charles, and to
condone, or at least ignore the private vices
while he is under fire from the common enemy.
The alleged true inwardness of the Dixie
scandal is thus told by the London correspond
ent of New York newspaper: Divers stories
are current as to how the intrigue was discov-
cred. The report accepted in the inner Liberal
circle IS that the intimacy began two years ago,
when Virginia Mary Crawford, then only eigh-
teen. and young lady of great beauty and fas-
cination, was accustomed to visit Sir Charles at
his town house at Cadogan Place, in company
with her sister, Mrs. Ashton Dixie. This was
before her marriage to Mr.. Crawford, and before
the death of Mr. Ashton Dixie; but the visits
We're continued after her marriage. The do
mestlcs suspected nothing unusual Of these
visits, the lady being relative of the Baronet,
and they were frequently repeated until few
weeks ago, when Mrs. Crawford. entering the
draWlng-room unannounced as was her wont,
was horrfed to surprise Sir Charles in the act
OF entertaining lady visitor Mrs. Crawford's
jealousy was at once aroused. determinations
TOOK place, and a passionate scene ensued, the
lady bursting into tears and flinging out Of the
house in a hysterical condition. Arrived at
home, she found it impossible to avoid the ex
planatlon demanded by the outraged husband,
and she made partial confession, accompanied
by charges against Dixie of betraying her be-
fore her marriage to Crawford. Her relatives
tried to persuade Crawford that the confession
was merely the result of Mysteries. but search
III the ladys rooms discovered suggestive cor
respendence, which left no doubt that the con-
fession was too well-grounded. Mrs. Crawford
has since retired to her fathers villa at Tyne
mouth. near Sunderland, and the upshot of the
affair is awaited with breathless interest which
can only attach to one of Sir Charless eminence
in the social and political world"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-12
THE CHOLERA.

Ignorance and Superstition of the Spanish
Peasantry-Spread of the Disease.
MADRID, Aug. I.-Relatives of cholera pa
tients in many of the Spanish provinces assault
the doctors, in the belief that they poison their
patients. The Archbishop of Seville died of
cholera yesterday.
There were 3, $40 new cases Of cholera and
1,343 deaths from the disease reported through
out Spain yesterday. These statistics, however,
do not convey the whole truth about the preva-
lence of the scourge as they are not complete.
Cholera has made it's appearance in Barcelona,
Bboa, San Sebastian, Santa Andar, Huesca and
ToloSa.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-12
DISGUSTED WITH CLEVELAND.
The New Hampshire Boss Fails to Get the
Boston Naval Officer.

i
Boston Naval Officer.
Washington Special.
Hon. Frank Jones, of New Hampshire may
be added to the number of Democrats who are
disgusted with Mr. Clevelands administration.
He is considered the leading Democrat of New
England. Before Mr.. Cleveland's Inauguration
Mr. Jones was looked on as the most likely New
Highlander to represent that section in the Cab
met, and when he failed to receive an appoint
ment it was supposed that he would be intrusted
with the disposition of all the federal patronage
in New England. Mr.. Jones has made several
visits to Washington since the 4ih of March, but
in the matter of appointments has accomplished
nothing save few postmastcrs. There is one
thing on which he had set his heart. and that
was the removal of the naval officer at the port
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-12
The G.. a. r., at Gettyshurp

GETTYSBURG Pa, Aug. 1.-THE Battle field
Memorial Association held an unusually
full meeting today spending the entire day on
the field, apd in session. Permission was unani-
mously granted the Second Maryland Confeder-
ate regiment to erect a monument on Cups
Hi on the grounds OF the association. reso-
luton was adopted providing that hereafter all
monuments erected on the grounds of the
association must have historical inscriptions
approved by the board, and the fanks of the
regiment indicated. The l40th Pennsylvania
regiment dedicated monument in Wheatfeld
kodnY
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-12
Coast Survey Investigation.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11.-Judge Chenowith
said to-day that the investigation of the Coast
Survey Bureau and the report thereon to the
Secretary of the Treasury, are com
pleted, and nothing more remains to
be done in the matter by HIM.
He denies contemplating supplementary re-
port on the workings of the bureau, as he says
it is not necessary. He expects TO return to
Washington in about three weeks, when he
intends to begin investigation into the condi-
ton and workings of the Geological Survey. The
Fish Commission will also be investigated.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-12
IN THE ORIENT.

The Afghans Carefully Refrain from Afford
ing Russia q Casus Belli.
LONDON, Aug. 1.-The Times publishes a
letter from Meshed, Persia, in which it is stated
that the Afehans are acting in such way as to
give the Russians no possible excuse to make
any attack The writer says the Ameer's troops
do not pass the frontier which Russia admits
is Afghan; that they refrain from moving their
troops towards the Russian positions, and even
from strengthening their own outposts. The
letter also says that the excitement among the
Turkomans, which was recently attributed by an
English writer to the alleged brutality of the
Russian sordiers toward native women, is really
due to the warlike preparations which Russia is
making throughout Turkoman territory.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-12
Patents to Indiana Inventors.

epecial to the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1.-THE following pat.
ents were issued to Indianians to-day
Henry Dickinson and G. F. Lowell. chain
pump; Franklin B. Hunt, assignor to II. w.
Mendenhall, agent, Richmond roller skate;
John Koener, Terre Haute, flour bolt; Nathan
H. Long assignor of one half to E. w. Bishop,
Muncie roller skate; Jacob II. Robey, Hartford.
grave coffin receptacle.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-12
Report of the Louisville g. Nashville.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Aug 1.-THE report of
Sae financial operations of the Louisville &;
Nashville railroad for the fiscal year ending
june 81, 1885. has just been completed. A sig
niheans fact is that the decrease in operating
the net earnings being larger than for the pre.
vious year. After payment of interest on the
bonded debt, providing for the sinking fund and
defraying all fixed charges, the net earnings
amounted to $l66, 900.
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Apaches To BE Investigated.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11.-General Frank Arm
strong who recently investigated the Cheyenne
and Arapahoe Indian agency, and whose report
thereon had much to do with the issuance of the
proclamation ordering the cattlemen off that
reservation, will soon proceed to the Apache
agency for the purpose Of making an enrolment
of Indians there, and of inquring into and re-
porting the condition of affairs among the
Apaches
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-12
Protests Against Useless Quarantining.

MARsEILLEs, Aug. 1.-THE Chamber of Com
merce has petitioned the government to urge
foreign governments to relax unwarranted quar-
rantines against Marseilles, especially those
maintained by Spain at Gibraltar.
There were thirty-nine deaths from cholera in
this city to-day. Fourteen new patients were
admitted to the Pharo Hospital. Several cases
of cholera reported from the Bosses Alps.
At a tumultuous meeting of the municipal
authorities here, to day. the sum of 100000
francs was appropriated for sanitary purposes.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-12
England's Negotiations with Turkey.

PARIS, Aug. 1l.-A dispatch from London to
the Temps says: Sir Henry Drummond Wolff,
the British special envoy to Turkey, isinstructed
to offer the Porte facilities for occupying and
governing in the Soudan, and temporarily some
points in Egypt, but no share in governing
Egypt, in return for an alliance against Russia. !"
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Affairs in TOnouin.

PARIS, Aug 1l.-Further advices from Ton
quin say that the Bishop of Quin Hon reports
that over 1O, 900 Christians have been massacred
in the province of Bien-D -Dinh and Phy-Yen
Murders and incendiary fires are of daily occur
renee. The Vicarate has been annihilated.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-12

VIENNA, Aug. 1E-Dr. z. Siglnundy, an ex-
perienced tourist who recently published book
on 1.-The Dangers of Alpine Climbing, has been
killed by falling over precipice after climbing
the Pic De So Ney, on the Hautes Alps, which
had hitherto been considered an impossible
feat
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-12
The Queens Forthcoming Speech.

LONDON, Aug. 1.-Lord Salisbury has drafted
the Queens speech proroguing Parliament His
aim is to make it manifesto in favor
of the Conservatives The speech will
refer to the quietude Of Ireland
Egyptian loan, the revival of peaceful relations
and friendly alliances with foreign powers, and
the activity of legislation since the Tories came
into Office as matter for national congratulation
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-12
A Witness for the Prosecution.

LONDON, Aug ia French woman who
was formerly the mistress of Sir Charles Dixie,
has been cited for the plaintiff in
the Crawford divorce case. She, it is alleged
will be the leading witness to prove the lialson
of Sir Charles with Mrs. Crawford.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-12
Sickness Among Russian Soldiers.

TEHERAN. Aug. n.-Cholera and dysentery
are causing great mortality among Russians on
the Afghan frontier, especially at Penjdeh
Twenty eight thousand Russian infantry and
16, COO cavalry are now in trans Caspian territory
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-12

SlMLA Aug. IA camp exercise, in which
$4,000 troops will participate will be held at
Lahore probably at Christmas. The govern
ment is earnestly considering the question of the
reorganization of the native army.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-12
The Queens Speech Proroguing Parlia-
ment Prepared by Salisbury.
The Afghans Are Carefully Refraining from
Giving Russia Any Pretext for Renew
ing Hostilities on the Frontier.
The Cholera Appears to Have Gained a
Strong Foothold at Marseilles.

Apprehensions of Nihilistic Attempts on the
Life of the Czar-Oppression of German
Manufacturers in Russian Territory.
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FOREIGN MISCELLANY.
The Car and the Emperors to Meet Under
the Usual Difficulties.

BERLIN, Aug. lit is announced, to-day,
that the Emperor William and the Gear will
have meeting shortly, but at what place it has
not yet been stated. General Possiet, the Russian
Minister of Communications, is already at War
saw making preparations for the Cars visit to
the Emperors of Austria and Germany. The
army is being modified to occupy the different
lines of railway to be traversed by the Car, and
to guard the bridges, tunnels and crossings The
military precautions taken last year to protect
the Car against outrage by Nihilsts are be-
ing repeated larger scale, owing TO the
authorities having received information to the
effect that the Nihists in Europe have recently
shown great activity, and have plenty of money.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-12
-EsDAY MORNING, AUGUST 12, 1885.

Resolutions expressing sympathy with the
American people in their loss, and coincidence
with the Grant family were unanimously
adopted.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-12

The Land Purchase Bill Passes the House.
LONDON, Aug 12.-In the House of Commons,
last night the land purchase bill passed its third
reading.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-12
THE LAND-GRABBERS

Who Are Affected by the Recent Proclama-
tiOn of the President.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1.-THE following is a
list of the illegal Enclosures of public lands, of
which the General Land Office has specific
knowledge, which are affected by the Presidents
proclamation of vasterday.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-12

Russian Oppression of German Manufactures.
BERLIN, Aug 1.-THE Russian Minister of
Finance has prepared a measure enacting close
government supervision of the affairs ef all
German firms carrying on manufacturing busi-
ness within the Cars dominion. The bill will
require that the correspondence, both private
and general, of these firms shall be submitted
to Russian officials. The result of the enforce
ment Of the measure will be to expose German
manufacturing firms carrying on business III
Russia to having their affairs known, and made
use Of by dishonest Russian bureaucrats.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-12
WHEN INDICATIONS.
WEDNEsDAY.-Local rains, Sta
ti0ndry temperature.
Broken lines in light weights
in every department of the
WHEN

Are being rapidly closed at
prices that haze mecer been
quoted before IN this market.
Although our July trade has
been unparalleled we have yet
a bargain for almost everyone
who calls.
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Plot to Assassinate King Alfonso.

LONDON, Aug. l.-Paul Angua and other
Spanish refugees in London, are under surveil-
lance, the Spanish government having received
information that a plot to assassinate
King Alfonso has been arranged
in England. and that emissaries
have left England, via France, for the Spanish
frontier The Madrid government is consider
ing whether or not to demand the surrender of
Angula the charge of the muir
der of General Prin All tho
leading Republicans, including CASTELAR,,
Salmaron, Borella and Marquall declare that
they have no sympathy with the Angula party.
The Globe, Castelar's organ, declares that An
gula should be classed among common criminals,
and the Progresso demands that he be brought
to justice.