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RIGHTED HER WRONGS.
,preferring Death to Life of Shame, Miss
af1 Brown Commits Suicide.

= eDENIsoN Tex, Aug. l4-A terrible tragedy.
was enacted in this city this morning at 1880
o'clock. A young lady named Leila Brown, from
Carthage, Mo-, came to the city last night in
company with Conductor Ben Brown, of the
Pacific, and was taken by him to his private
sleeping-room. The young lady, humiiated by
the disgrace she had brought on herself. procured
pistol and sent a bullet through her heart
The lady leaves several letters addressed to
friends and her mother. The following tells the
whole story:
To My Dear Mother and Sisters-As / am about to
commit that cruel crime suicide, bid you farewell
forever in this world but will meet you in the next
am certain God does not hold responsible. for
my cause in doing this is Ben Brown. He has told
he loved me and has deserted me. came to Denison
with him his train from Eufaula I. t., and came
where shall be found-in his room. saw the man
loved and who has told he loved me- and could not
resist his offer when he asked to to Denson
with him. prefer death to life of shame and sor-
row, and would rather go as do, than die in the
street low woman. LEILA BROWN
She was considered by all who knew her very
lady-like and well-behaved young lady. Sire was
about eighteen years old. The coroner's jury
rendered a verdict that Leila Brown came to her
death by pistol-shot wound from her own
hands. When found she was lying on her side
on the bed with pistol lying by her.
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THE THREE EMPIRES.


Austro-German Friendship Exciting the
Jealousy of Russia.
BERLIN, Aug. 1.-The Empress Augusta
joined the Emperor at Babesberg, on his way
hither from Potsdam. The Prince Frederick
Charles has returned to Potsdam. The Emperor
has already resumed regular work on the busi-
ness of the State.
Tho North German Gazette, welcoming the
Emperor on his return, says: "The sincerity of
the relations between the Emperor William and
Emperor Francis Joseph has been re-strength-
ened The Emperor Williams peace policy
merits the thanks of Europe"
The proposed meeting between Prince Bis
merck and RI De Giers, Russian Minister for
a av<eien Affairs, has not yet been definitely ar
ranged. NJ De Giers will remain at Franzens-
bad for three weeks. The Russian press persists
in maintaining that the recent meetings between
the German and Austrian emperors signify a
closer approaehment between Germany and Aus.
tria, and a relative estrangement between both
these powers and Russia. The newspapers of
ST. Petersburg and Moscow have become very
hostile to Germany, and devote much space to
attacks on the whole German race.
Military circles in Berlin are indignant over
the conduct of the Russian officers in st. Peters
burg In recently banQuetting Paul De Rentes.
the great French advocate, in Russia, of q war
revanche against Germany At the banquet the
Frenchman delivered speech advocating a
Franco Russian alliance against Germany. The
speech was loudly cheered by the Russians The
military attache of the German embassy at ST.
Petersburg has not been invited to be present at
the Russian military maneuvers at Warsaw.
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FALL OF AN ELEVATOR.
It Drops from the Fifth Story to the Ground
with Fourteen Passengers.

Epecial to the Indianapolis Journal.
MILWAUKEE, Aug 14-As the hydraulic
elevator in Hanson's Empire fur factory was
making Its last trip. this evening, with fourteen
employees, the machinery broke, and the eleva-
tor fell from the fifth floor. When it
struck the bottom it rebounded and
struck, on it's upward course. the air
wright. This crashed through the thick boards
of the top OF the passenger part, and went
through the flooring and smashed also the
freight elevator below, leaving chaos terrible to
behold, Emile Blum. aged seventeen years was
killed outright Sarah Goldstein, M. Kuerschner,
A. Cook, A. Singer, M. Schwabinger, Joseph
Herhum. Mathilde Blum, Theresa Dole,
Max Rubens and Annie Feely were more or less
injured. Miss Goldstein is not tfexpected to live.
1t is not known how the accident occurred. The
grief and CONSERVATION of the parents of the
dead and wounded was heartrending. An in
quest will be held Monday 6"
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SWEPT BY A CYCLONE.
The Village of Newburg, in Warrick County,
Suffers Considerable Damage.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
EVANSVILLE, Ind Aug. l4.-Word has reached
the city that Newburg, village in Warrick
county, ten miles east of here. on the river, was
struck by cyclone about dark. No lives are
reported lost. but there is a vast destruction of
property. Union Bethel mills was unroofed and
the top blown into the river. The residence of
a Mr.. Clark was blown down, the family barely
escaping with their lives. The dwelling
of T. M. Curtis was partly blown
down and bis kitchen carried across the street
Dr. Fowler's residence was badly wrecked by a
large, upturned shade tres. Other buildings
were wrecked, but the amount of damage could
not be learned. The town is stripped of shade
trees. The storm is said to have laid waste
everything in its path toward Yankeetown. New
burgh is in neither telephone teleeraphic
communication with Evansville, consequently it
Is difficult to learn particulars The amount of
dam age cannot lie estimated tonight.
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The Entente Cordiale Between Austria and
and Bitterness Among the Russians.
A Medical Treatise Which Is Said to Have
Caused a Good Deal of Comment.
The Munich Authorities Snub Those at Pesth
The Great Festival at Brussels Prom
ises to Pass Off Quietly.
AFFAIRS IN BELFAST.

The appointments of a Royal Commission of
Inquiry Gives Satisfaction.
BELFAST, Aug. 14-The employees of the
Queens Island navy ship-yards marched home
In a body this afternoon without being molested.
Large squads of cavalry and infantry are patroll-
ing the streets of the city. The police do not
dare to ventnfe into the Shankhill-road district
for fear of an attack by mobs
The Irish newspapers express qualification at
the decision of the government to appoint royal
commission TO inquire into the Belfast riots.
Catholic leaders have again exhorted their fol-
lowers not to provide pretexts for Orange at
tacks.
The jury in the case of John Edgewater, a
laborer who was shot and killed in the recent
riots. brought in unanimous verdict of willful
murder against unknown members Of the police
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THE CUTTING CASE.
Senior Mariscal Cites Autho rites, Including
0urOwn Judge Story, in Mexico's Defense.

Cry OF MEXICO. Aug IA, via Galveston. The
Minister of Foreign Relations. Senior Mariscal.
has addressed communi cation, under date of
ington. giving a review of all the legal points
in the Cutting controversy. The COM
munication draws attention to the in
exactitude Of some of Secretary Bayard's
statements. due. doubt, it says to unreliable
information given him by interested and excited
persons. The prosecution of Cutting did not
originate with the judge, as stated by Mr.. Bay
ard, but was the result of the offended party's
complaint. made in due form. Again, Cutting
was not only not refused legal assistance, but
was provided with counsel. he refusing to en-
ploy lawyer The communication enters
at length into the question of jurs-
diction, and cites numerous authorities,
including Wheaton and other American jurists,
in support of the claim of Mexico for juris9ic-.
tion over offenses committed against Mexicans
on foreign territory. He cites among others
Judge Story, who in reviewing New York
decision, says that, although the laws of every
country are in their nature local, yet an offense
may be committed in one sovereignty in viola
tion of the laws of another, and if the offender
be afterward found IN the latter's state he may
be punished according to the laws thereof,
and the fact that he owes allegiance 70 another
sovereignty cannot be pleaded as a bar to indict-
convinced of Mr.. Bayard's wisdom and sincerity,
which have been shown in his prudent con-
duct siace he was ieformeds through my letter
to Mr.. jackson, Of the impossibility on the
part of our government to secure the imme-
diate release of Mr. Cutting. I also fully
appreciate the sincerity of his repeated assur-
ance of friendly consideration for Mexico given
to you. But our friendly consideration for the
government of the United States is no less sin
cere and profound, and we have sufficient conf
dence in its wisdom and justice to expect that
when, upon learning the whole truth, 1t finds it
has taken wrong position. it will not hesitate
to recede from the same and will know how to
do Us jus tice"
Interest in the case is abating, as it is be-
lieved the matter will be settled by diplomatic
negotiations. Public confidence is felt here in
the discretion ard patriotism of Minister Romero.
The best class of people here express friendly
sentiments for the people of the United States.
Excellent reports of the crops have been re-
ceived from all parts of the Republic. The gov
ernmeut revenues hold ND well.
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RAILROAD CASUALTIES.
A Collision on Long Island Road Kills One
Man and Injuries Two.

A Collision on q Long Island Road Kills One
Man and Injuries Two.
WOOD HAVEN. N. Y, Aug 14.-A collision
occurred early this morning at the Atlantic
division of the Long Island railroad in the
village, in which one life was lost and sew
eral men severely injured. The locomotive of n
freight train had been detached and run on a
siding in the yard of the Lalance & Grosjean
Manufacturing Company, for the purpose of
hauling out two empty fat-cars. Conductor
George Nixon, of the freight train, had opened
the switch and neglected to close it, SO that when
wildcat construction train came laundering
along at the rate of twenty miles an hour, it run
through the open switch, colliding with the loco
motive standing on the side track, and driving
it and the two cars some 800 feet up the yard,
and smashing the cars against the walls of one
of the buildings. George Halford, the brake
man of the freight train, who was coupling the
cars to the engine was crushed to death. his
body being horribly mangled. Engineer Wilhu-
sen and Fireman Seward OF the freight locomo-
tive, had narrow escapes from death, both re-
ceiving serious injuries
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A Cloud-Burst in Eastern pennsylvania

READING. Pa, Aug. 14-Reports coming in
from the country districts to-day show that last
nights cloud-burst and storm was unprecedent-
cd. Many thousand bushels of unripe fruit are
now lying on the ground. The streets of Ham
burg presented the appearance of rivers. Hun
dreds Of cellars were flooded, wagons and agri-
cultural implements were washed from farm
yards into the Schuylkill and carried away
The West Hamburg rolling-mill and Tobiass
brick-yard were washed out by the stream,
compelling the employees to fee fo- their lives.
The embankment along the Reading railroad
was washed away, leaving the rails and ties
hanging in the air. Corn fields we're washed
away, leaving not a vestige of the crops. and
tobacco fields were riddled. The fruit crops are
total loss Three barns valued. at $12, 900. were
struck by lightning and destroyed, together with
several animals, and the roofs of three churches
in western section of Berks county were blown
off.
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The bodies of twenty

now placed at thirty-six The bodies of twenty
one have been recovered.
Michael Nicolas, the distinguished French
protestant theologlan, is dead.
Frederic August Kaulbach has been appointed
director of the Munich Academy of Arts
Two Dutch smuggling ships have been cap
tured by British gunboats and towed into Leer-
wick.
In the third and final match between the Eng
lish and Australian cricketers the former won
by an inning and 217 runs.
Otto Keller. who, in June last. bru.ally mur-
dered his master and mistress. the proprietors Of
tavern in Berlin, has been arrested.
Extensive coal fields have been discovered in
the vicinity of Dulcigno. Albania. The coal is
OF the best quality and easily accessible.
The National Artillery Association will han
quet the Canadian Volunteers at the Holborn
Restaurant, London. on Monday. The Earl of
Limerick will preside.
The Marquis Tseng gave farewell banquet at
ST. Petersburg last night. The ministers of the
Gar, the members of the diplomatic corps and
number of distinguished citizens were guests.
Premier Freycinet stated at meeting of the
French Cabinet yesterday thatthe Pope had not
yet decided finally regarding the despatch OF
nuncio to Pekin and that negotiations between
France and the Vatican were still proceeding
concerning the matter.
The national Temperance League breakfasted
the British Medical Association at Brighton on
Friday. Dr. n. S. Davis and other American
delegates were welcomed, and a resolution ex
pressing gratitude 10 DIR Davis for his fifty years
devotion to the temperance cause was adopted.
The Able LisZt composed sixty-three orches-
ira works thirty-three being transcriptions for
orchestra of other compositions; 3l7 piano pieces,
3UO OF which were transcriptions; twenty COM
positions for the organ, and thirty nine vocal
pieces His last compositions wers two Gar
dase, which the Hungarian firm of Tsborszeki
will publish.
Yesterdays returns from the cholera infected
districts are: Baretta. Ill new cases. Al deaths;
cases. deaths; Ravenna. 90 new cases, II
deaths: Vicensea, IA new cases, deaths; Bren-
dola IL new cases. deaths; and 10 new cases
and deaths elsewhere in Italy. At Triete, IA
new cases, 5 deaths; Fiume, new cases, 8
deaths
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BRUSSELS, Aug. 14-The workmen. in their
parade and meeting tomorrow, will be allowed
the greatest latitude as regards singing and the
display or emblems. Even the red flag will be
tolerated Every hope is entertained that no
disorder will accompany the demonstration.
Military precautions will not be relaxed, how
ever.
MIDNIGHT-The National Fetes have begun, q
grand military tattoo announcing the opening OF
the festivities. The streets are densely crowded,
but there is no disorder Soldiers, preceded by
bands of music. are parading, and boys are
marching through the streets singing the Mar
seillaise hymn
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MRS. cLEvELAND,s PHOTOGRAPHS.
Surprise Expressed that the Lady Did No
Stipulate for Royalty.

Surprise Expressed that the Lady Did Not
Stipulate for Royalty.
Special to the INDIANAPOLIS Journal
WAsHINGToN, Aug 1A-The photographer who
has monopoly of the sale of Mrs. Cevelands
photographs is coming money. He has in ehe
neighborhood of twenty beautiful negatives, and
hss turned out some of the most charming pict-
Tres that he has ever produced by the photo
graphic art. Orders are pouring in on him sin.
gly, and in dozens. and by hundreds every day,
and his facilities for producing the pictures are
taxed to the utmost. This photographer has
had sittings from nearly all the public men
and fashionable ladies that have re-
sided in hington during tho last.
twenty year his success in securing a SIT
ting from NJ .eveand Is the crowning feat in
his very sL sssful career as photographer
Unlike the ordinary photograph Of lady in
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The Munich Germans Will Not Fraternize
with Hungarians.
BERLIN, Aug 1.-THE Munich municipal au-
thorities have refused an invitation extended
them by the authorities at Pesth to attend the
fetes in honor of the two-hundredth anniversary
of the recapture of Beda from the Turks, alleg-
ing that the Hungarians prosecuted Saxon Ger
mans While the invitation was under discus.
sion Herr Siebenburgen. a Munich councillor
declared those speaking German in Hungary
were exposed to insult and injury.
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The New York Proh,bitionist..

1HuIdHdDUIIB JUUIuE-
New YORK, Aug. 1.-THE name of ex-Post-
mastergenerai Thomas L. James Is familiarly
mentioned in connection with the nomination
for mayor, to be made at the Prohibition city and
county convention, to be held here on Monday
evening. 1t is intended at the convention to
nominate candidates for register. judge of the
Supreme Court, and judge of the Superior
Court
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Train, Derailed In west virginia.

WHEELING. w. Va, Aug IA freight train
on the Pittsburg Wheeling g Kentucky rail-
road, which left here this morning met with an
accident eight miles above this city, caused by
washout The engine and eight freight cars
were derailed, and the engine turned over on its
side The engineer was badly scalded. Some
of the cars were loaded with -four, which will be
almost total loss. Transfers of passengers on
other trains werc made and all will be repaired
bv this evening
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Attack Upon Police ReinfOrcements.
DUBLIN, Aug. IA detachment of Kildare
police while marching from Dupgannon railroad
to the barracks, was attacked by mob with
stones and bottles. The crowd was soon dis
persed without bloodshed 1t is feared there
willbe trouble in Lurgam aud Newvy to-mor-
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Lord Salisbury will remain at Osborne until
Monday.
Germany intends to-compesB for British mail
contracts.
The Prince and Princess of Wales have ar
rived at Hamburg.
The number of miners killed by the explosion
in the Woodend colliery at Leigh, yesterday, is
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-08-15
GRAND EXCURSION TO NIAGARA FALLS,
Tuesday. August 24. 1886.
ONLY B5FOR THE round TRIP FROM INDIANAPOLIS

Special excursion trains will leave Indianapolis at 1890
change delay Springfield Y p r.
Chautauqua reach the Falls early the morning remaining
there till O'clock August 26 and return quick time Plenty
eepers will be attached which berths
trip THE
LAKE
EfITTED
Dining THOMAS TAGGRT superintendent Indaap-
Union Dining will be attached to excursion ans
which everything will strictly rsca and moderate
tickets full information inquire at the
Office. 1873 South Illinois Street. of agent the line
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The municipal council of the Irish National
League have completed their arrangements fol
their departure for the Chicago convention. Mrs
Della s. Parnell, mother of Charles S. Parnell
will accompany the council delegation.
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Obituary.

Special 10 the indianapolis Journal
MADISON. Ind, Aug 14-John Niklaus, one
of our oldest, most respected and wealthiest
wholesale grecers, died to-day, aged sixty eight.
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Be ON Hand

Tomorrow morning, at o'clock, at the Model
Mems all-wnol suits for only So.
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tOus charmants, dus 4 la g6nerositG
de bon nolnbre de danes, lesQuels
articles tormelont la base on lie
stock dune rOue de fortune. On
Sasnera a chaque fois, ct je puts
vous certifier que, qnel que soft lie
lot, chacun sera content.
Tout est organise, tout est fait
Ell vuede plaire aux enfants, grandS
ct petlts, ct aussi Ell vue d'attirer
ceux qni prcsendent 4 un tire plus
s6rieuX.
Rien. ne sera cpargne; car on croft.
ct avec r%aison, que lon a lie droit
de compiler sur lie bon vouloir ct la
generosite de notre population, sur
tout pour une puvre CONNIE celle
don't il s'agit qui est toute d'u,ilite
publique.
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OMNIBUs.-Mr. II. Tetreau, 81
connu parmi nous pour son esprit
d~'initlative, nous prize de porter a la
connaissance du public de Thibo-
daux qua partir de dimauche pro.
chain, il mettra a la disposition de
tous un stage on omnibus quill fera
conrir de Thibodaux d FegIise st.
Joseph ct celia a un prix excessive.
ment minnie. Ceux qui desireront
Sc faire transporter de la vile a
rendrolt susdit, mont qua faire
prevenir Mr.. II. Tetreau qui les fe-
ia prendre a domicile.
IL est incOnteStable que ce projet
de Mr.. Tetreau est I'm progress ct
II ameliolatiOn pour notre cite, ct
nous sommes tenus de rencourager.
VII que ce nest pas une atfaire pa
yante CONNIE Pom dit g6neralement.
Nous nous proposons de revenir sur
ce sujet.
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ce sujet.

LIQUIDATION. - Nous apDelOns
rattentiOn de nos lecteurs sur Pan.
nonce que publient NM. Curtis
& Badeaux dams les COLONIES de
nOtre journal.
a partir d'au;ourd'hui, ct pen
dant soixante jOurs, lis otf,ent a
tous leurs clients, ct au public en-
general, les articles composant leur
magasin AL prix coluant, dams lie
but d'effectuer une liquidation.
Cest une occasion rare pour les
consonasateurs d'acquerir a vii
prix des marchandises de chOix.
Groceries ct dry goods de toute
nature seront mis- a la disposition
DIES acheteurs qui trouveront une
ample facilite de Sc fournir ct de
payer fort peu.
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A tOus nos lecteurS de In campa-
gne qui ont besoin d'acheter on de
faire reparer une machine i cOudre,
nous leur dironS allez chez Mr.. A.
BOurOn, YOU aureZ une machine
ct I'm travail garantis.
A quiconque voudra II arme
de precision on voudra la faire re
parer a bon marche, nous lui d.
rOns encore allez chez Mr.. Bouron.
Pour r%eparatiOn Oh achat de mon
tres, d'hOrloges, pour dorure, argen
terie etc, etc, achat de bijoux de
toutes SOrtes ct de tOutes qualities
Mr.. BourOn est rhomme de ThibO
daux qui peut lie mieux yOus salts
faire.
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DEMONSTRATIONS chacun 10

ExCURSION.-Comme chacun lie
salt, il y aura une excursion qui di.
manche proclaim Sc rendra de la
Nouvelle-O Orleans d Thlbodaux. A
&c propos, nous nous plaisons 4
constater que III derniere excursion,
celle des Workingmen's Union & B.
A. dAlger, s'est fait remarquer
par une tenue ct un decOrum que
mons ne sommcs pas tOujOurs habi-
tues a vOir eI, ceS sortes d~'atfaires.
Nos reInerciements 4 la societe
susdlte pour rinvitatlon Qu'tlle
nous a envOyee.