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ATTACKED BY MEXICAN SOLDIERS.
Captain Crawford's Command Fired Upon by
Mexicans, and Crawford Killed.

SAN Francisco JAM 27.-A telegram received
at Preside, to-day. from Fort Bowie, A. r., ad-
dressed to General Crook, gives the contents of
dispatch from Lieutenant Maus, dated Nocori,
Sonora, Mexico, Jan. q. 1t states that the
troops under Captain Crawford, on Jan. II, sur
rounded and attacked an Indian camp, fifty miles
southeast of Nocori. two hours running
fight took place, and number of Indians were
wounded, but all escaped. The hosties sent
word that they wished to hold a conference.
While the troops we're in camp. awaiting the
time fixed for the conference, they were attacked
by 154 Mexican soldiers. Efforts were made to
let the Mexicans know that the troops
were Americans, and friendly. Captain Craw-
ford and Lieutenant Maus advanced to talk
with them, whereupon volley was fred.
Captain Crawford was shot in the head, and Mr..
Horn, the interpreter was slightly wounded in
the left arm. The Mexican fire was partly re-
turned by the scouts of Captain Crawford's COM
mand, but only sufficient to keep them at dis
tance. The firing lasted half an hour, when
Lieutenant Maus succeeding in having a
talk with the officer in command of the
Mexicans, whose captain had meantime been
killed. He was told the Americans were taken
for hostiles, owing to the darkness The Mexi-
cans signed paper to that effect. The loss to
the Americans Dy Lne unIOrLhnaLo AFFAIR was:
Captain Crawford, mortally wounded Mr. Horn.
chief of scouts and two Indians, slightly
wounded. and another severely wounded.
The Mexican loss was four killed and five
wounded. In a telegram Lieutenant Maus
saws he believes the Mexicans expected TO drive
the Americans off with their overwhelming force
and secure their camp and effects. Captain
Crawford died on the 18th, during the march to
Nocori, where he was buried He was uncon-
scious until his death. Lieutenant Maus then
assumed command. While the troops were en-
route to Nocori, twenty two sQuaws en-
tered camp. through whom arrangements were
made for a conference. This ended by Chenanna
and one buck, and the wife and child of
Geronimo being given as hostages to Lieutenant
Maus A meeting between Crook and Geronimo
will take place in about month, and will un-
doubtedly end in the Indians surrender. The
band consists of Chiefs Geronimo, Natchez,
Chihuahua and Mana, twenty bucks, and some
women and children. Lieutenant Maus is now
heading for Lang's ranch
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GREECE AND TURKEY.
The Latter Threatens to Invade Thessaly
Immediately-Extensive Preparations.

The Latter Threatens to Invade Thessaly
Observation-Disclosures Preparations.
LONDON, Jan. 27.-Greece has informed Tur-
key that the Greek squadron has gone on a cruise
and will not visit Crete
The Porte threatens immediate invasion of
Thessaly.
1t is rumored that the British fleet has arrived
at Crete. The fall Of the Salisbury government
in England has raised the hopes of the Greek
people.
The Turks have forwarded 10000 Martini
rifles to the front The feet is taking on board
three months provisions and large supply Of
ammunition.
The inhabitants OF the island of Crete, three
fourths of whom are Greeks are excited over
the prospect of the arrival of the Greek SQUAD
ron. There are only two Turkish iron -clads in
Cretan waters, and they are stationed in Buda
bay. They would be unable to repel the prog
ress of the Greek fleet. The Turkish garrison
on the coast numbers 10, 600 men.
The Greek government recently bought the
steamer Hammonia for conversion into man
of-war Germany objected to the purchase,
which was consequently annulled.
An order from the Greek government for l, 200
horses has been received in Trieste
The st. Petersburg Novosti says that Eng
lands action in regard % Greece is merely pre-
text for sending feet to Turkish waters.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-28
MIR. CARRIERS PROJECT.
A Plan for Making the Dollar the Money
Standard of the Continent.

A Plan for Making the Dollar the Money
Standard of the Continent.
Special to the Indianapolis journal.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 27--Congress will at an
early day, take up the proposition, in the nature
of joint resolution. which directs the President
to notify the Hawaiian government that the ex-
is.ing treaty between the Sandwich Islands and
the United States is no longer beneficial to the
latter, and that this government desires its ter
mination. There will be great deal of discus
sion on this motion, but, inasmuch as the great
Spreckels monopoly, which, branching out from
San Francisco, controls the Pacific coast sugar
trade and extends to the sugar plantations of
the islands, has been broken it seems likely that
the principal argument against the continuance
of the treaty will be wanting. The Hawaiian
King is represented at this capital by Mr.. Car
ter, an American who has lived in the islands
number of years. and who now fills the position
of minister at salary of Sc, 900 year. Mr.. Car
ter succeeded the late Mr.. Allen, whose tragic
DEATH while calling on the President year ago
last New Years day. startled the country and
ended the Presidents reception Mr. Carter is
a very able man. Soon after he came here he
conceived "a project which, had he been able to
carry it out would have been ofinestimable value
to the commercial interests of this country.
Mr.. Carters idea embraced unit Of coinage for
all the countries of the American continent the
Hawaiian Islands and Japan. 1t also contemplates
the establishment of an American clearing house
in New York, at which place the Bank balances
of all the countries within the proposed union
shall be settled. In. other words. instead of a
pound sterling as the unit of value for America
and Japan. Mr.. Carters idea is to make the dol
lar the standard coin, and, whether it be silver
or gold, it shall be of the same relative value in
the countries of North, Central and South
America, the Hawaiian Islands and Japan. Be-
fore the change in the administration Mr. Carter
had his plan nearly perfected and he was in
dorsed in it by Secretary Frelinghuysen and
President Arthur 1t is not likely that he will
receive much encouragement at present, but the
idea is an excellent one and will undoubtedly
grow At the next meeting of the national
Board Of Trade, one year hence, he will explain
his views to that body, and also outline the plan
for establishing this coinage union and American
clearing g-house project When the national
board takes hold of it, it will have received the
first recognition which Will eventually make it
successful Reforms of this character, however,
take years to esta bish, and it may be that Mr..
Carter's proposition will not be adopted in the
present decade, although it is difficult to see
why it should not be supported by Americans
everywhere.
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CAPTIVATED EVERY ONE.
The Matrimonial Experiences of Mollie Phil
lips, Woman Of Great Beauty.

HoRNELLsvILLE, N. Y, JAM 27.-In 1860 Mol
wealthy farmer living near Canadaigua. eloped
with and married George Crounee. She was
seventeen years old The couple went to Ohio
to live. When tho war broke out Crounce en-
listed in the army. He was killed in one of the
first battles His widow became governess in
Cleveland millionaire's family. She met Will
lam Van Sickle, cashier in the bank of which
her employer was president Van Sickle fell in
love with her, and in 1863 married her. Five
months later Van Sickle was killed in Lake
Erie steamboat explosion. He left his widow
unprovided for. She became a school teacher in
an Ohio village There she met and married, in
1866, the Rev. James johnson, wealthy retired
Presbyterian minister. They travelled in Europe
until 1867, when the husband died of the Roman
fever in Italy. He left his widow an ample
fortune, and she remained in Europe year, Inv
ing Iuxur1ousy, when securities in which her
money was invested became worthless through
tne rascaiity of bank officers, and she
sur,as sns iets II wi without an income. She re-
aysar cashier in Brooklyn dry goods store.
In 1859 she married Charles D. Fellows, young
man ABOUT town iu Brooklyn, and the marriage
was unhappy. Mrs. Fellows left her husband
i,sm ina TOOK up her home with her brother, a
sHSrmer near Nyack In 1873, Fellows died in
rew orleans Mrs Fellows obtained employ
Ment w IN Nyack, where she met Lieutenant
,w.skeman, of the United States army, then sta
sonea on Governors Island. They became en-
sageo' and Lieutenant Wakeman was ordered to
montana in 1876. He married Mrs Fellows
,O10 ana she accompanied him to his new post. In
aoio, Lieutenant Wakeman was drowned. His
. Sauow was left with but little means She re-
suInea It. East and made her home with her broth
ss,n -. Williamson, Wayne county. year later
Go so accepted position as nurse in hospital in
pp'"Olnnati WnIati At the time she went there Joseph
.. walker, wealthy oil operator at Titusvilie,
was Va was patient in the hospital He met Mrs
sshselnan = AM and fell in love with her He was ill
shsao - sas hospital for some months After being dis
as.seo, ne proposed to Mrs Wakeman, and
Imys,;re were married They travelled in South
to ts.,ca T.N Tor year or more and then returned
70 iltusville Last fall Mrs. Walker fell i'll and
d hroth lew days ago. She was buried on her
sS,hsls Sasr or farm in Williamson Wayne county,
mas.s,e ma. Tnere she was born. She was woman of
ai'esous beauty, and highly ACCOMPLISHED
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-28
COMMISSIONERS BLACKS CHARGES.
The Investigation to Begin Next Week-What
Ex-Commissioner Dudley Says.

The Investigation to Begin Next Week-What
Ex-Commissioner Dudley Says.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Jan. Pit is understood that
the investigation to be made by Senate COM
mittee into the charges contained in Pension Com
missioner Blacks report affecting the former adj
ninistration of his Office will be begun next week.
Ex-Commissioner Dudley said to-day that he
was very glad the Senate had ordered the inves-
tigatfon, and he hoped it would be searching and
would slit every possible avenue of information
to the bottom. ''There is not the slightest bit Of
truth" said he, Sin any of the assertions of
Commissioner Black, and think he now real
ICES that he made them in haste They are con-
tanned in the very last paragraphs of the report,
showing that they were tackled on after the re-
port proper was finished. Any and every man
Wac knows anything about the PEN
sion Office knows it would be impossible
to discriminate against Democratic applicants,
and to inquire the politics of pensioners
or those seeking pensions, without making it
obviously public There never was discrimina-
ton in the Office, or by any agent in the field,
and hope that every file will be searched for
CORRESPONDENCE to prove the assertions made by
Black, and that all the clerks and agents and ex-
agents will be called and questioned"
Don't you think there may be some clerks,
agents or applicants who will try to curry favor
with the Democrats by assisting General Black
to make good case?" asked your correspondent
"Ah," exclaimed Colonel Dudley, ''that is just
the thing I hope to see developed If such
thing exists. would like to see man who could
swear that thereEwas Dissatisfaction against or
in favor of applicants on account of their poll.
tics in any branch of the service under me, and
will stand my examination"
Then you propose to take part in the investi-
gatonl'
THE charges reflect upon me- and asked for
investigation. and will have something to do
with it; but General Black is the defendant He
has made the charges Now let him prove them
if he can, or acknowledge his assertions to be
groundleSs"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-28
THE BILLIARD PLAYERS.
Schaefer Plays with Great Skill and Easily
Maintains His Lead of Tuesday Night.

New YORK, Jan. 27-The billiard match be-
tween Jacob Schaefer and Maurice Vignaux was
continued tonight. The result Of the previous
nights play had left the score very much in IA
vor of Schaefer-600 to 274. The audience
again was large, and the amphitheater surround
ing the table was filled.
Vignaux came forth at sos P. M, and was ap-
plauded, Schaefer following a moment later. be-
ing received with renewed applause. Both
players We're in evening dress. Meanwhile, odds
Of $50 to $35 were being offered on Schaefer. At
$40, umpire McCreary announced that the game
would begin with the understanding that Wig
naux might make 900 points. if possible, during
the evening, to 600 made by Schaefer This was
evidently to allow Vignaux to compare with
Schaefer in his play of last night Schaefer began
to play with the balls in the position in which
they had been left on the evening previous He
made l, and Vignaux made 10. Then Schaefer
made duck egg, and Vignaux scored g.
Schaefer made IA, and Vignaux began to play
points. but they were all deserved and he
stopped only with IL additional points to his
credit Then ''the Magician" played, and
made nothing. Vignaux made H. The game
began to look interesting. and when Schaefer
stopped play, in the sixth inning, with only six
teen points to his credit, the hopes of the friends
Of Vignaux began to revive. Vignaux then
made eleven In the tenth inning Schaefer's
manipulation of the balls elected the admiration
of all, and it was admirable. The balls
were aitthe time in the center of the table, and
forty three points were scored. Nothing could
have been more delicate than Schaefer's ma
nipulation. Then Vignaux made thirty four;
Schaefer made duck egg and Vienaux four
Then Schaefer made twelve. and Vignaux be-
gan run which promised we'll, and during
which he had the balls frozen and respected, but
which produced only fiftytwo. At 10 P. NJ. the
game stood: Schaeffer, 272; Vignaux, 354.
Schaefer in his fourteenth inning, having put
together It's buttons, Vignaux followed with 143
in fine style. Thereafter, until the last inning
but one. Vignaux seemed to lose his nerve and
was unable to run more than twenty-five in any
inning Sehaefer, however, kept up his strong
play, running sixty-four in his nineteenth inn
ing, thirty-one in his twenty second and eighty
nine in his twenty sixth, thereby securing good
lead on the nights play. and he ran out his
string in his thirtieth inning, making his total
score for the two nights 200, against Vignaux's
S35. The score is as follows:
Schaefer-1, o, IA, o, 16, O, o, /, 43, O. IL, z,
17S, 1S. ]. o. 4. "a, 43, &c, 81, %, o, 2, 80,
80, S. 19, 13-total, 600.
Vignaux-15, 8, o, H. II, IL, 2, 2, IA. "a, 4,
So, 4e, lab, l, i, Q, 25, 2. 6, 25. o. II, z, 2,
%, g. 94-total SCI.
Winners average. 20; losers average, 10 1919
Time three hours and twenty minutes
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The Strike in the Coke Repion.

worSs woSSsoSTowS, asI Pa, Jan. 27.-Moore's coke
Abont bsIe q operation at the old rates to-day
under mail mail. she force all foreigners. are at work
have bsen Ts no,!s protection, The native workmen
s. Imported Hungarisns un1ess T shev 20
wosoko orsow. aor Such action, it is feared, will
eussion now Ohnict The principal subject of dis
he fu;Iiss How Us Is whether the company will put
laws on the out OUT Of the houses next Monday. The
striker and All shat 70 tssv ssen @ suG
he lives e ~ utmost and protect their goods and
their honSa 81 their families il any officers enter
"a the ssas st information from the coke regions is
ausnsa assfs u at the water pumps and as - . @ eopse.
eause the ' e Ihe pumps are stopped. This will
gseat Sae, e nooaing of the different mines and
Frrnacse ceSSseuenon San to property The Dunbar
the aayancau yupsnys hill mines resumed to-day.
s'sn conceded 'N " 'he strikers having
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Business Embarrassments,

ST. LOUIS Jan. 27.-Max Jacoby, of New
York, filed an attachment suit against Henry
b. Pettes, an extensive picture and picture
frame and artists material dealer this afternoon.
for 81. 200 and this was followed later by an at
tachment for $4,000 by the Provident Savings
Bank. The store was closed this afternoon. No
statement of liabilities or assets has been made,
but Mr. Pettes said tonight that he expected to
make satisfactory arrangements to morrow and
continue business as heretofore.
TORONTO, Jan. 27-Peter Ryan, who recently
purchased the Joseph Hall manufacturing works
at Oshaway, has failed. with liabilities of $780,
QQ9
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"Three Acres and a Cow"


Gable Special.
For the past week London correspondents have
been limiting that the English Cabinet would
soon go out, but all thought it would be on some
phase of the Irish question. They ignored the
fact that the government might choose to stand
or fall on Collingss amendment, which has prece-
dence But the subject of allotments and small
holdings, the question upon which the English
Cabinet was defeated last night, was discussed
at the annual meeting. on JAM IL, of the Allot-
ments and Small Holdings Association, and some
idea of the object Of this land movement was
then given. Jesse Ceilings, the mover Of the
amendment to the address, is president of the
association The object of the association is to
advocate the restoration of laborers and others
to direct connection with the soil, and
on the 11th it supported Mr. Collings's
proposition that local representative bodies
shall have power to acquire land by compulsory
purchase for letting and selling in small quanti-
ties to occupying owners and tenants. subject to
perpetual quit rent. AT the meeting referred
to Mr.. Ceilings said that there was about half
million acres Of charity land in the country,
scattered up and down in various counties but
only half came under the operation of the allot-
ment act Of 1882, the remainder being in the
hands OF clergyman, squire and farmer The
act was compulsory, and the fourth clause re-
whether they applied for it or not, at fair rent
which meant the same rent that was paid for
similar land in the neighborhood. But with a
few honorable exceptions it had been found that
there was great reluctance on the part of the
trustees to carry out the act and the offer of
land became practically useless to laborers.'
Twelve months after passing the act it was seen
that unless some association was formed to help
the men the act would become dead let
ter. That was the origin of this association
which now asks for compulsory powers of pur-
chase. There was no desire to take away any
thing from anybody, not even ''three acres and a
cow" They desired to allow any man who had
fair demand and could afford it, his three acres
at fair price, and be under obligations to
anyone, and then it likely by his own effort
the cow might follow. The time had come when
they must keep faith with the laboring men.
They must not adopt any measure that would be
imperative and no measure would be operative
unless there were compulsory powers given for
the acquisition of land. He did not think these
compulsory clauses would need to be exercised
except in rare cases. With the powerful help of
the vote of the laborer they would bring about
better times for class of men who did not exist
in any other part of the country-a landless ten
antry. It was work which would hurt no one
and would benefit the country at large. 1t
would give to the laborer in future some better
prospect than work house and grave
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ing to disaccord between Germany and the Vati-
can. and is now given unasked.
train near Pistoja, Italy, was pillaged by
orlgands yesterday and one passenger was killed
and three wounded.
The lower house of the Danish Parliament has
rejected the government measure establishing
protective duties on corn and sugar.
The Vatican has accepted Prussia's modus
vlvend' regarding the education Of clergymen,
subject to some minor notifications
Advices from Rangoon say that of the Bur
mese rice crop this year it is estimated one mill
ION tons will be available for expectation.
Mr.. Jensen, an American citizen, was arrest
ed at Keil, Germany, yesterday, and expelled
from the country, the time of the governments
notice TO him to quit having expired.
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WHEN INDICATIONS.
THURsDAY-Nght rains this
morning, FOLLOWED By taar, warn'-
er wedther.

Cones Boss Overalls are manu-
factured in this city. 1t doesn't
need much space to enlarge upon
the merits Of this particular gar
ment. The traffic in Overalls has
simply grown to one of vast magni-
tude, and competition is no longer
based upon price, but upon quality,
durability and workmanship. The
great advertisement for this cele-
brated make Of Overalls comes
from the people who use them. We
simply use this space as a pointer to
indicate that Cones Overalls may
be procured at the
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A Host of Apparent Irregularities and Un~
authorized Disbursements.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27-Mr Maynard, Sec
ond Comptroller of the Treasury. has made
report upon the adjustment and settlement OF
the accounts of the disbursing officers of the
Signal Service which, as he asserts, show that
many apparent Irregularities and unauthorized
disbursements have been made. The report
says that from Sept. 81, 1880, to March 10. 1884,
it would appear that the expenditures for tele-
graphic service aggregated upwards Of $780, 000
No sufficient vouchers are presented for this
expenditure. Vouchers are presented for the
alleged rent of wires from the Western Union
Telegraph Company between Washington and
Cape May, Norfolk and Philadelphia, for several
years, at $l5, 900 per annum. No allowance can
be made for the rent of leased lines, and no
upon the Chief Signal Officer to rent private
lines. Since 1873 over $3.50, 600 have been ap-
propriated for the construction, maintenance,
ETC., of military telegraph lines. What lines
have been constructed and what has become OF
them, does not appear. Bills for representation
at an exhibition at the Paris electrical congress
of 1881 to the amount of about So, 500 are shown;
many of these bills were unauthorized. From
September 1880, to August, 1882 bills to the
amount of over $50, 900 for services of civilian
Office only. appear, and were mainly paid out Of
the appropriation for observation and report
of storms Such expenditure was unauthorized.
Between July, 1882. and Jan. i, 1884, there was
expended over $l0 900 in the erection of perma-
nent buildings and structures. This expenditure
was in violation of Section 1136 of the Revised
Statutes, which prohibits the erection of perma-
nent buildings unless detailed estimates have
previously been approved by Congress Many
items sppear which were paid out of appropria-
tions which are not applicable to their payment
If authorized. The Comptroller says that all or
the accounts which have been filed with the
accounting officers relating to this service since,