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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-19
THREATENING A PRINCE.

Failure of Bungiing Attempt to Extort
Money from the Prince of Wales.
LONDON, Dec. 18.-London has had genuine
sensation to-day. Early this morning a young
man and his wife, John and Sarah Magee, were
arrested at kensington on the charge of having
attempted to procure money from the Prince of
Wales by writing threatening letters They
were taken into court, formal charges were pre-
ferred against them, and they were remanded to
await examination. It appears that the prison
ers had written two letters but as they were
not read in court, it is impossible to give
their exact language, or state, except
in general terms, what they con-
tanned. 1t is known, however, that the
letters made demand for ESQ, and intimated
in unmistakable terms that unless this amount
was forthcoming the Princes life would be in
jeopardy. The Prince, it is sad, paid only
passing attention to the first letter which the
Magees sent but when the second came reiter-
ating the demand and the threats, his ROYAL
Highness turned the letters over to the police
and left them to do whatever they thought best
Tha police at once set about planning the capt
ure of the black -mailers. They sent message, as
though coming from the Prince Of Wales. to
the address given in the letters, directing
the authors of the letters to appoint time and
place. The assurance was given that somebody
would meet them at the appointed hour, pre-.
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pared to hand over package containing the
money they had demanded The Magees at
once fell into the trap which had been set for
them. They appeared at the spot designated
this morning, and were presented with pack
age of farthings AS they started to leave with
their supposed treasure, the police threw
off their disguise and arrested them. The
woman thereupon made a voluntary confession
of the whole plot, at any rate the police say it
was voluntary. The woman, however, has siEce
declared that she was forced by the police,
against her will, to confess something. 1t is
thought that she fears the confession made by
her in the first moments of CONSERVATION after
her arrest may be bad for her on
the srial, and that she is therefore try
ing to weaken its effect by asserting that
it was forced from her by the police. A repre-
sentative of the press called an equerry of the
Prince of Wales this afternoon, to learn any
facts obtainable about the affair. The equerry
knows something about the writer's of the letters.
Magee, he said, belonged to secret society that
had ordered the death of the Prince. and the lot
fell to Magee, who, not wishing to do the deed,
and having no relief unless he could get to Amer
lea, and needing the ESQ to leave the country
with, he endeavored to make the Prince of Wales
furnish the same
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PUBLIC DOCUMENTS.

Uses to Which Thousands of Volumes OF
Costly Books Are Put
Special to the Indianapolis journal
WASHINGTON, Dec 1S.--Everybody who visits
Washington has noticed the number of establish
ments where public documents are offered for
SALE 1t is common thing, too, to find the but
ter stalls in the markets supplied with copies Of
the printed bills. which are used for wrapping
dairy products. Whenever new congressman
takes his seat he is sure to find hundreds Of ap-
plcatious for documents that have been issued
in the session proceeding the one in which he
sits, and he invariably finds that his predecessor
has cleaned up his quota, so that nothing re-
mains. Immediately after the adjournmen. Of
Congress each year hundreds upon hundreds Of
Volumes printed at great expense by the gov
ernment, are dumped into he<junkshops and
second hand book stores by departing congress
men anxious to swell their perquisites by few
dollars. The prices paid for these publications
are infinite sinai. The agricultural report, for
instance, is quoted at about So hundred copies
scarcely as much as it would bring for waste
paper. AS often as member re-
ceives a request from one of hiE
constituents for work which he cannot supply,
be growls about the bad system which prevails
in the distribution of public documents; but up
to secure the necessary legislation to correct the
abuse Congressman Baker, of New York, had
not been here a week before he saw a chance
for reform in this respect, and he has seized the
opportunity, and has prepared bill which pro-
vdes that bureau of pubic documents be es-
tablished in connection with the Department of
the Interior, and rooms necessary for accommo-
dation of the documents shall be provided in the
basement of the new Pension Building. All pub
lie documents in excess of the regular $4,000
which appropriated for the personal use Of
members of Congress, and such as shall be or
dered for the use of any department of the gov
ernment or the library Of Congress, shall be de-
liyered to this bureau, and shall be distributed
by the Superintendent of Public Documents only
upon orders of members Of Congress and of
fees Of the government who, under the
law, shall have authority in the
distribution of the same. The superintendent
is directed to establish such system in the dis
tributon of documents as shall, as far as possi-
BILE, prevent all duplication, and he shall also
convey to the recipients of documents informa-
ton upon whose order request said documents
are supplied. Proper provision is made for the
employment of the requisite number of copyists
and folders. and the superintendent is required
to make annual report to Congress of the
number of documents received and distributed.
The enactment of this bill into law will irjure
no one, except it ba the dealers in junk and
second hand books, who have grown wealthy be-
cause of the lack of such measure in the past
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CONGREssMEN's PATRONAGE.

A Bill Making It Unlawful for Senators OF
Members to Solicit Appointments
WASHINGTON, Dec 18-The following is the
full text of bill introduced by Senator Hamp-
ton, to-day. to make it unlawful for senators or
representatives to recommend or solicit ap-
pointments to Office
Whereas. Additional legislation is necessary
to carry out the intention of the tenth section
of the act of Congress of the 10Th of January,
1883. entitled AN act to regulate and improve
the civilservice law of the United States and,
Whereas, The recommending soliciting ap-
pointments to Office by senator's or representa-
tives is not only contrary to the spirit of said
tenth section, but also interferes seriously with
the performance of their legislative duties: now,
therefore,
''Be it enacted, ETC., that it shall be mis-
demeanor for any senator or representative of
the Congress of the United States to recommend
solicit, directly or indirectly, the appointment
of any person to an Office under the government
of the United States, and that any such
senator or representative who shall be convicted
of making such recommendation or solicitation
shall be punished by fine Of not more than
ST. 900 nor less than $500, one half of which shall
go to the persons upon whose testimony such
conviction shall have been obtained and the
other half to the United States.
''Sec. 2 That whenever the appointing power
shall call on a senator or representative for in
formation touching an applicant for Office he
shall do so in writing, and such information as
may be given shall be furnished in writing, over
the signature of such senator or representative.
and shall be filed in the department or bureau Of
the office at whose request it was furnished.
''Sec. 3. Nothing in this act shall be construed
to forbid any senator or rreprepresentative OF
the Congress of the United States from forward
ing to tho appointing power any application for
Office that he may receive but any Endorsements
he may make thereon shall relate only to the
facts of the or the character of the appli-
can't
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SERvIA AND BULGARIA.
King Milan Is Not Satisfied with the Terms
Demanded by Bulgaria.

Kin. Milan Is Not Satisfied with the Terms
Demanded by Bulgaria.
LONDON, Dec. 18-A semi official bulletin
issued at Nissa yesterday says: 'Peace has not
yet beer assured. Bulgaria demands that Servia
shall evacuate the Widdin district King Milan
considers this an unfair request Servia seeks
an armistice and peace for political reasons, but
if they are not obtained she will continue the
war to the last extremity. She will, however,
walt until the enemy takes the offensive"
The Austrian agent at Philipopolis has mott
fed Prince Alexander that the military COM
mission to demarkate a line between Servia and
Bulgaria will consider the victories and defeats
of both the bellgerents. He also says that
Servia and Bulgaria will not be represented on
the commission
The government of Montenegro. in view of the
general military activity on the borders of that
country. has taken the precaution to arm and
equip 300 men, who will be held in readiness
for immediate action in the event of the invasion
OF that country by a foreign army, or in case
the government decides upon more aggressive
movements
The members Of the international commission
appointed to demarkate a line between the Ser
Wan and Bulgarian armies have received in
structions from their respective governments to
endeavor to arrange an armstice between the
contending states.
Typhus fever and smallpox are raging among
the Servian troops encamped at Nissa. The
troops at Pirot are suffering severely from the
intense cold, and about twenty soldiers are re-
ported frozen daily.
A correspondent of the Vienna Allgemeiue
Zeitung has sent to that paper the report of an
interview he has had with King Milan, of Servia.
The King, SO the correspondent teegraphs, ad-
mitted that his military works in the beginning
of the present war; had been administered
with great blundsrs. He marched into the
hostile country with a force that was inadequate
to tho demands upon them. The King had ex-
pected to deal only with Bulgaria. King Milan
made no secret of the fact that his Servian
troops were deficient in the drill and tactics so
essential to an effective army.
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REPRESENTATIv M'KINLEY.
A Brilliant Piece of Satire by the Member
from the Youngstown District.
70 Ind l;s

A Brilliant Piece of Satire by the Member
from the Youngstown District.
Special to the Indianapolis journal.
WASHINGTON Dec. 18.-No speech has yet
been made in the House, during the present ses-
sion, which attracted so much attention as that
of Representative Mckinley, of the Youngstown.
O., district. in opposing the Morrison code Of
rules, this afternoon 1t was one of the most
brilliant pieces of satire the House has ever lis
tened to, and the rapturous applause and eager
attention of everyone demonstrated the keenest
appreciation of it. Chairman Randall of the
committee on appropriations. WINGED painfully
under the lashes of Major McKinley's piercing
argument While every Republican and many
Democrats roared with laughter and made the
hall of the House ring with applause, there was
CHASTITY smile playing about the face of the
leader from Pennsylvania. He could not see the
fun, yet he could well discern the point Major
Mckinley made when he said that for twenty
years Mr. Randall had been distinguished rep
resentative of the Democratic party on the floor
of the House, and had just appealed to the Re-
publicans of the body to help him check the in
clination of his party to make raid on the
Treasury and to help him defeat the proposed
Kinley declared that no one on the floor Of the
House knew the inclnations OF the Democratic
party as well as Mr. Randall. and since he had
helped the Republicans to defeat his party in the
revision Of the tariff and the destructon of our
manufacturing interests he ought to be assisted,
since he had pleaded for assistance in defeating
the will of the Democratic party to
plunder the Treasury One good turn,
Major Mckinley thought, deserved another
Democrats had already relieved the Treasury of
the surplus they found there, and the estimates
for the next fiscal year indicated that there
would De deficit of about $24, 100000. so that
the Republican party would be helping itself
when it helped Mr. Randall in his effort to pro-
tect the people
General Bingham, of Philadelphia district,
spoke out while Mr.. Mckinley was giving Mr.
Randall credit for defeating the revision of the
tariff, and said that it the plan of Mr. Kel-
ley, Republican representative from Pernsyl-
vania, that had been adopted, and which
thwarted the designs of the Democratic party,
and not that of Randall
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Antagonism Caused by Commissioners Sparks
Arbitrary Rulings.
special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WAsHINGToS, Dec. 18-Scarcely day passes
that word is not received from the Northwest to
the effect that Commissioner Sparkss arbitrary
rulings in homestead and pre- -emption cases are
working to the serious disadvantage Of the
settlers. Unfortunately, the Commissioner has
already been confirmed by the Senate but
Congress still has the power to make it warm for
him, and this will undoubtedly be done as soon
as the lower House is organized. It is the in !
tenton of several Northwestern members to dee.
mand from the Secretary of the Interior answers
to questions which will lead to some very
interesting discussions as to the administration
of the Land Office under Mr. Sparks, and some
60 30 far as to expect that the outcome will be
the removal Of the opstreperous official
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EIolidayGoods

We already having big trade in this department.
everyone acknowledges that the MODELS stock of HOLIDAY
GOODS cannot be surpassed. Elegant Silk Neckwear in
single fancy boxes 5o 75c and oo The richest and choicest
designs in Cashmere and Silk Muers 25c to S. Beautiful
Smoking Jackets and Dressing Gowns $5 $685. Novelties
In Umbrellas Silk Handkerchief Gloves, Suspender etc.
s@A fine Coasting Sled given FREE all purchasers Of
Suits Or Overcoats in our Boys Clothing Department.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-19
THE SILVER QUESTION.

Probabilities as to the Composition of the
House Committee on Coinage.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 19.-The action OF the
House upon the proposition to suspend the coin
age of the standard silver dollar depends almost
altogether upon the composition of the commit
tee on coinage, weights and measures. Your
correspondent has the best authority for assert
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GLADSTONE'S LATEST PLAN.
Continued Excitement in England on
the Subject of Irish Home Rule.

The Ex-Premier Urged to Speak Definitely,
but He Declines to Make Any Further
Statement of Policy at Present.
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spaih's Queen Regent Anglers a Nobleman.

Spaih's Queen Regent Anglers a Nobleman.
MADRID. Dec. 1s.-The Queen Regent to-day
refused audience to the Duke of Seville, cousin
to the late King The Duke was thoroughly an
gereG by the refusal of the Queen to receive
him; and has openly and publicly spoken in
ab,s<of her He boasts that Queen Christina
will soon be forced to relinqulsh the regency
and that ex-Queen Isabella will replace her.
These declarations have caused sensation of
no small interest in Madrid, and it is very proba
BILE that the Duke will be prosecuted for disloy
atty
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Hibbs Acquitted ON Four Charges.

LEWISTON. Idaho, Dec. 18-Hibbs has been
tried and acquitted on four out of the eight in
dictments found against him. The other irdict-
ments will be pushed for trial at once.
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Immense Loyalist Demonstration at the
City of Armagh, County Ulster.

Failure of an Attempt to Extort Money from
the Prince of Wales-Peace Between Ser
via and Bulgaria Not Yet Assured.
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Nationa, Aid to Education.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Dec. l8-The friends of the
bill for national aid to education are earnestly
a. wcrk among the new members Of Congress
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-11-23
STATE or TRADE.

BALTIMORE Nov. 81 co,too urn. Nit,as 9's,. flonr
Extra - j5sst Is do la aiy - oe - S.,Is.
sUpcr - % bsj 30 TO- ixtrL ;, 5ORft % To- 40 5raads
Patent $500 wheag-Southcrn active ~"styfu Gun
MsTyLaO IS NO Western "inter Bed SPOT " =,
.nntf NSy sSs5c steady esero du
southern Mte S%S-'' o & "a a.
alc January 4lg4 re- or, RT@ nno MEN g9ei S24se
Penu,yyana. 3aG5'G I've nrm az ,o@,zc, PtoN.non .
1903 1903 Uasn. RSc 90 bush shipmcnts-Foar : III
6hs Wheat 1900 bush salesWhelt 10000 9usn4 COrn
boston. Nov 2l-FIour quiet snpcrune - Oo9
g o. ISr - wntsc %rai - s55 d. Corn Ira
Steamer Yellow Gle. steamer MiAeLGOc. NoGtade. 54S
Shorts and vi iag, ,toilg Pr1v,Sn, 'teiiv B"tter-
Wgs.sTn SSsyEfonr ioo66 ibis soOd
Corn $1,000 pusE. oals. 2lOOO ouSb" Shorts So0'
B,rs.Io y. V Nov 2l.-Floot steady! sac, = DDS;
beet spnng Roller taIe sa e9 bush Old No iiara on.
utn al No. Red MmteT gse. 40 nc AZ &c.
Oats dui No. White At So Barley ;1ea' Ara ?ae,
rive neglected Railroad treghts sealy n h' sc
bac oats S?t feot re snd Corn 4c 10 New YORK
sS. Wheat $1,000 bush Corn $4,000 Uat 4oOO
Cnc.oo Nov. 2l.-Flour quiet and unchanged; Cloics
Minte. "eaS ters - 30 - 3D. Patents 81 IDS IS
Low Grades s2ooess 20; Rye Flour IS Ms % is ess
ciosine ~ t. DecemDer syGs9asc eos'ns a. ~ sc-
closing So. No. spun2 SSa-c. No SDtnr de-;
NJ Red 10c corn duiet and steady
Cash November A. ad+4c. closing al tJ &c. ear
sales ranged ''aSh sc November.
2S.62r &C closing - lac December I's02S- closing
at 2sI4c. May. 81 isd3i .Sc. RYE steatv No +. 40.
Bariey-No 2 ~ D6oc. PORK hrm Cash ~ SJ0sh 10 !:
November - 20 49, 90 At 50 % Decenoer ~ 90
O7 closing O5 January. ~ 81 III closing at
81 Lard STEADY sales ranged Cash ~ a - Y -;
January sB 22IaS5 20. Bukmesus- shoulders - su0
IS 80, Short RiD sides ~ s5Ssi 10 short C.ear Sdee.
IS 2Odsj 26 RecsDts-F Flour $4,000 6blsL wheas 10000
bush: Corn lseOOO oats 3 900 fsye S0Oc
busny BARRY sh Dments Flour LOON Obss uost
10 900 Corn. li5UOO ouss Oats. lOeuvO Oush yc
5000 bush, barley rs UOO bush
CIScINSAn. Nov 2l.-Flour quiet ana weaker Ia niy
81 OU0s4 2j Fancy - 90 ss4 7h WheaI hrmi M aea
85c receipts 1000 shipments SOUU Jush Corn siiObsi
No. MIxe1. iBI26i7c Oats urmers No MIk0d 5Vo
Rye-No Fail Doc Barley STEADY. No. sDrng 9,o-
PORK AZ 80 To- Lara strong AZ ~ oHs. -
Buikneats steadys shoulders ~ 50 ohorttiD, - ~
and nr1 Sholier4 So 90 snOrt-rp - 80 -
sLorl si "a Whiskey nrn and sosis ~ ~ w.
Hogs quiet Common Light 50 80 asS % iaos
Butchers rs 500sS rs ceceipts Ss4O aeAu '""
u.ents. 6i6 head
DETROIT. Nov. 2l.wheat auet; Va White 10 &c easa ,
November 9jlar December. t3so" No "a a'1
November y5s.o.i December sOc. January % ~.
He'd. ~ 10 Receipts 1000 bush Cofh->e q" w. ''
No. 2 White. 3lc.. no. = SIC.
PEORIA ~. Nov 2l-CorB firm Hgh Mlxeh 20 ~:
No Mixed i34al31c Oats stcaiy 10 "''~. . ~"
Bic. No Mixed 2SId29o REe Gun NJ on, hosc
Recciuts a 600 bush oats 3to0o i've iooo as
1000 bush.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-11-23
GRAIN AND PRODUCE MARKETS
FEATURES OF NETWORK DEALINGS.

Little more than recital of figures Is neces-
to describe the Produce Exchange markets
urday. There important variation OF prices,
business dull in the speculative line and the tone
the markets without decided significance. Uncer-
tanty the best word to describe the temper Of the
average traders Only 10000 bushels Of wheat ell
gagged by exporters and cash lots down q cent.
The options heavy throughout and prices ended at
the lowest notch OF the day, showing loss OF s. for De-
cember deliveries at 963s and decline or L cent
January 9Sa cents, February at 81 00l4 auS May
81 05l2. The export demand foe corn showed de-
cded Improvement, shippers taking about 10000
bushels but the better inquiry obtained only by
concessions In cash prices Of u cent The options were
irregular but generally closed at to tho
lowest points OF the day. November WAS OFF is
$40. December q at 53ss, January / at
so and February q cent at 40 cents In oats
the cash market cent better for white grain
and steady for mixed Exporters absent from tho
market. The dull with little change: No
vember at 35ls and January nc 36I4 cents the
Friday night, and DecemUef at 31asand Feb
ruary at 81 ceuts Is cent lower. The provision
markets weak, lard options declining SOLO cents.
follows: November, 50 as; December, IS IS jan
uary, SO So February, IS "a, and March, 50 70.
The receipts OF grain at NewIOrk, Philadelphia. Bal
timore and Boston on Saturday were follows Wheat
o. ,23i bushels; corn. l9s,695 bushels: oats 30653
bushels total grain 1925 5sS bushels -FOUR 1851 bar
At Chicago. Milwaukee and St. LOUIS the arrivals
were Wheat 1O0,755 bushels; corn. 2j2509 bushels;
oats l07,2l0 bushels; total grain 46O.5V4 bushels:
flour, 2j.l94 barrels.
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