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ANXIOUS EMPLOYEES.

Fears that the Civil-Service Commission
May Take Charge of Examinations
aEecial to the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, July 25. There is a tremor
prevailing in the departments just at this time
on account Of thb report that the Civil
Commission will take charge of examinations of
employees who aspire to promotions The pro-
motions have been made heretofore by examina-
tions upon practical basis; that is, the qualif-
cations of an applicant for promotion were con-
sidered as applicable only to the work to be
done, and the questions propounded did not 20
beyond what was necessary in performing that
work. The examinations made by the Civil-serv-
ice Commission are very thorough, and cover the
education of an applicant necessary to do almost
any work under the government Ii man Is
examined to be book keeper, he is also ques-
toned in regard to engineering, history, geogra-
ply and statistics, etc., so that, if he is trans
ferred at any time from the Treasury Depart
ment. for instance, to the Interior Department
or the Postof6ce Department, he can take hold
of any work assigned to him. The examinations
have been conducted by the chiefs of divisions,
auditors, etc, and have related more to what
that chief or auditor knew of the ability of the
applicant. OF course favoritism has, to somo
extent, crept into these examinations, and it ig
for that purpose that they are to be conducted
by the Civilservice Commissioners The mat
ter is very serious one to government en-
ployes
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tanned by the 'Iyebelungen Ring" and "Parsi-
fall" Inc performance, which was unabridged.
lasted until 10 o'clock The imperial. ROYAL and
ducal operahouses Of Vienna, Munich, Dresden
and Weimar sent their best artists to do honor to
Wagner. Others came from all parts of Germany,
and even from England and Holland. There were
over one hundred instrumentalists and an equal
number of singers Carl Armbrustet, of the
Court Theater, of London, conducted the instru-
ments behind the scenes. The chorus was di-
vivided into groups and placed at various atti-
tudes to increase the effect. The rehearsals
have been continuous since the end of June, most
of the artists utilizing their annual summer
holiday IN rehearsing Every day the hours
from in the morning till in the evening were
occupied variously by the band, chorus, soloists,
stage music etc. Two full rehesrsals were held
each week. to which privileged few were ad-
mitted They were really complete perform
anceS.
The success of both "Parsifal" and Tristan
and Isolde" has definitely decided the author
tiles to repeat the festival in 1887, when prob
ably Der Meistersnger" will also be given.
There will be further repetition of ''Nebelun-
gen Ring" In 1888. and if the festival meets with
continued success. it will become yearly insti-
tuition. Herr Kranich, of the Ducal Opera
house, OF Darmstadt, has the technical direction
of the stage.
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THE ExILED PRINCES.
Cheeky Abuse of Courtesy Extended by the
Prince of Wales.


Prince of Wales.
LONDON July A-The Orleans princes ap-
pear to lack delicacy, lot only in pecuniary, but
also in social matters, and to be determined to
bring trouble and annoyance to all who are un-
fortunate enough to be brought into contact
with them. Every season the Prince of Wales
gives garden party at Marlborough House, to
which oi polloi and all those who do not belong
to his intimate set are invited. Her Majesty
makes it rule always to grace these entertain
ments with her presence. The 1000 guests in
vited to the garden party on Saturday, the 10th
included Mr.. and Mrs. w. K. Vanderbilt, Henry
Irving, the actor, the corps diplomatique
and the French princes now In England
On the following day, to the most intense
disgust of the Prince of Wales. notices
appeared in all the Orleanist papers at
Paris to the effect that he had given a mag
niicent entertainment in honor of the
Comte De Paris, and that the Queen had come
up to town from Windsor for the sole purpose
Of meeting the pretender at Marlborough House
The Prince of Wales, who is the personifcation
of tact in such matters, was furious that an act
of ordinary courtesy his part should have
been used for mere political purposes
The matter created the worst possible inn
preston at Paris, where first it was looked upon
as direct insult to the government, and mat
ters were only slightly improved by an official
communication III the London Times Indignantly
denying the Orleanist dispatches The Comte
De Paris on learning of what the Paris cor
respondents had DONE Immediately, it must be
said, gave orders that the statements should be
contradcted in France
The French radical papers have had, of course,
much amusement over the affair. Both the
Emperors of Austria and Russia extremely
annoyed at the issue of the Comte De Pariss
manifesto, which will place them in very en-
barrassing position should he take it into his
head to visit their courts Formerly they could
have received him as a mere relative. whereas
by the manifesto he has openly assumed the role
of pretender
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He Would Have Been Prime Minister but
for the Scandal

He Would Have Been Prime Minister but
for the Scandal
Justin McUarthy's Cable Special.
A star has fallen from the sky of English poll
tics. Sie Charles Dixie, condemned by the YER
diet of jury. has published an address an
nouncing his determination to withdraw from
public life. He still protests that he is abso
lutely innocent of the charges made, but that,
after the decision of the jury, he believes there
is nothing left for him but to give up public
life. am deeply sorry for this, per-
sonal and political grounds. Sir Charles Dixie
was always friend of the Irish cause He
lately broke away from his friend and col
league, Mr.. Chamberlain, to support Mr.. Glad
stone. and vote for home rule. I have
known him personallys for twenty years. He
was slender, fair-faced youth when l first
came to know him. have no intention of
impeaching the verdict of the jury or of discuss
ing the details of the case but ones personal
knowledge of the man must count with him for
something. and the decision of British jury has
never. so far as / know, been held to be infalli-
BILE. cannot but acknowledge that Dixie him
self admits that the evidence went terribly
against him. Sir Charles himself said, yester
day, after the verdict had been given that he did
not see how jury could avoid finding him gull
ty of the charges with such evidence against him.
1t was simply question Of do you believe the
statements of these several persons or the de-
malls of this mani" WE'LL know most or
all of the people who were conspicuous in the
case, and make my personal choice as TO be-
lief
can only say that I went to visit Sir Charles
Dixie yesterday, Immediately after the verdict,
and had a long talk with him and endeavored to
induce him to give up one, at least, of his re-
solves concerning his connections with English
public life. and that grasped his hand on part
ing. His fall is like that of tower. He stood
high above every rising English statesman, and
but for what has happened he must have been
Prime Minister after Gladstone. He would have
had hardly even a competitor for the position
He had made his whole life one OF training for
political success. He had sought ex-
perience of the most varied kind,
had travelled all the world, and
knew most European countries as we'll as he
knew his own. He had worn the Geneva cross
on many a battlefield, in order to see something
of theSFettle and campaign He was intimately
acquainted with the politics of public men in
Europe, America, Australia and the East He
knew Russia, well as Turkey, India and China,
and was to all appearance cut out for the part of
a Prime Minister who was also Secretary to For
eign Affairs. He is still what we in English
politics, consider young man, only in his forty
third year, and now, as Evelyn says of Charles
III, ''now is all in the dust" The whole story Of
English public life contains no other example of
such career thus cut short, of 80 spended rise
and so sudden and terrible fall.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-26

The Wesleyan Conference Discusses Clergy
men Who Take Part in Politics.

The Wesleyan Conference Discusses Clergy
men Who Take Part In Politics.
LONDON, July 24-The Wesleyan Conference
was disturbed yesterday evening by brief dis
cussion of the conduct of prominent clergyman
during the recent election. DR.. Ragg denied
having violated the compact of political neutral
ity entered into By the Wesleyan ministers He
asserted that neither DR.. Greeves nor himself
had while visiting Ireland in an official capacity,
melted the Irish conference to declare against
Mr. Gladstone. The debate, which waxed some
what warm, was finally stopped by the presi-
dents ruling that the introduction of politics was
not permissible. The congress agreed to stop
publishing lists of adherents to Mr.. Gladstone.
The Methodist Recorder describes the speeches
of the American delegates to the conference
worthy of the great church they represented;
marked by quiet dignity, large and generous
views, and modest yet manly confidence IN their
church and her future.
On motion of the Rev. John Bone the Wes-
leyan Methodist difference has decided to ap-
point committee to consider the proposition to
hold an ecumenical conference in the United
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STARVATION AND DEATH.
A Story of Terrible Privation and Suffering
from the Bleak Shores of Labrador.

ST. JOHNS, N. F., July 25.-The Canadian
government will send steamer from Quebec to
the coast of Newfoundland and Labrador to
carry such donations as charitably- disposed per
sons may desire to send to the starving people
there In Quebec alone over one thousand dol
lars worth of provisions have been subscribed so
far, and it is believed Ontario will do as much or
more. The Newfoundland government is not in
position to give the immediate aid
which the necessities of the case de-
mand. The suffering of these starving,
ill-clothed fishermen has been known for
over month, but this is tho first step taken to
relieve them. On Cape Chiey twenty-five stores
are distributed over an area of several miles.
The food supply gave out some time ago. The
seal catch was very small. The cold was in
tense, and MANY of the older people died Of ex-
posure and lack of nourishment On June 13,
when the guide left, the mercury stood at
eighteen below Zero and had been lower. The
ice for several hundred miles was solid for a
depth of from ten to one hundred feet, and snow
was piled mountains high AT least eighty
persons have perished since March l between
Cape Chiley and Cape Mugford. and only four
survivors were found in the rude shAnties along
the coast. These accompanied the guide to
Cape Mugford. The bodies of eighteen victims
were found frozen stiff The clothes had been
taken from them, evidently to help keep life in
the bodies of the miserable survivors, who had
died while out fishing. Seventeen bodies were
found along shore. Twentyfour persons in
cluding six women and three small children are
known to have perished at Cape Mueford, where,
on June 20, there were only twenty barrels of
meat and forty barrels of corn -four. The pota-
toes had been gone since early in May. There
were less than 100 quintals of fish, and no cloth
ing in store at all. The residents, numbering
about 300 persons, were worn and pinched from
famine and cold. In the outlying districts at
least one-half of the population had died. There
was no sign of the ice breaking up, and the
natives had nothing to exchange for food or
clothing Seventy-five Esquimaux from Asto-
ria made an attack on the stores at Mugford.
The men have been rendered desperate by their
sufferings.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-26

CoNsTANTINoPLE, July 25.--The Porte has is
sued circular to the governors of the various
provinces. instructing them to enforce the law
which stipuates that the naturalization of Turk
ish subjects abroad shall not be recognized. The
governors are requested, in the event of the re-
turn to Turkey of the class referred to, to con-
tinue to treat them as Turkish subjects and not
permit consular interference in their cases. The
American consulate has referred the matter to
Washington.
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Constables stoned and Beaten.

DUBLIN, July PA large crowd to-day
stoned, beat and kicked two constables who were
attempting to arrest discrderly citizens. Rein
forcements arrived, and six persons were ar
rested.
The funeral of the fenian Hicky. which took
place to-day, was conducted in an orderly man
ner. Several thousand persons, including
Messrs. Harrington and John OConnor, mem
bers of Parliament; Alderman OConnor and
Sheriff Clancy, were in attendance, At the
cemetery Charles Mccarthy made an address. in
which he urged his auditors to follow Hicky's
examDle
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-26
Fatal Explosion in a FACTORY.

CHICAGO, July 25-A terrible explosion oc-
Cured in Armours oleomargarine factory early
this morning. large tank, one of six. situated
in the factory adjoining the packing house on
Forty-:hird street and Packers avenue. became
overcharged with steam and exploded with
frightful force. sending its boiling contents over
four men. while two others, at thirty yards dis
tance were injured by flying debris. Thomas
Dolan has died from the effects of his injuries,
and James Bailey is not expected to live. The
damage to the building is about $4,000
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-26
Robbed in a Public Street.

CHICAGO, July 25-SIrs. G. r. Jaynes had q
band-satchel containing money and diamonds
valued at ST. 900 forcibly taken from her tonight,
glare Of Hii the electric light The lady. husband
and two children were walking down Michigan
avenue, when villainous- looking man with his
face BACKED came up from behind. snatched the
satchel and ran south, followed by Mr. Jaynes
and number of people who plainly saw the
robbery. At Van Buren, street the thief was
lost sight of, and has not been captured.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-26
Howard vincenr on Extradition.

LONDON, July 25.- Mr.. Howard Vincent has
written letter to the newspapers in which he
quotes from his yearly reports while director of
criminal Investigations in order to prove the
urgent necessity of an exJradition treaty with
the United States directed especially against
Fenians and dynamiters Mr.. Vincent concludes
his letter by saying that the whole civilized
world is watching the United States Senate.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-26
Baseball.

New YORK, July 25.-The Brooklyns defeated
the Pittsburg Club at Ridgewood to-day by the
following score:
Brooklyn ...1 O o O1 O-6
Pittsburg .....-..1 1 o o O O-3
Earned runs-Brooklyn, 6; Pittsburg, 0. First
base on balls-Brooklyn. 4: Pittsbure, q. Two
base hits--Pinckney. Mcclellan, Swarrwood (2),
Phillips (2), Terry (2) Barkley (2) First base
hits-Brooklyn, 49, Pittsburg, TO- Errors
Brooklyn, 5; Pittsburg, O.
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Murder at a Picnic.

PITTsBURG, July 25-In fight at a German
picnic at Glenwood, Pa, near here, this evening,
Henry Hans was instantly killed by having his
skull crushed in with large bowldcr Thomas
Illhart was hit by flying missiles, and seriously.
but not fatally. hurt The fight was caused by
Hans and his friends refusing to give a party of
unknown roughs beer which they demanded.
without pay. The assailants escaped Hans was
an inoffensive German, and had been in this
country only q short time.
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killed in Attempting to Escape.

LOUISVILLE, July 25.-A Courier.Journal
special says: I'm Graves county, Kentucky.
the Crittenden brothers, under arrest for stab
bing Alvin Wheeler, attempted to escape by
knocking Constable Milton down. Milton shot
and killed one, and mortally wounded the other.
The Crittendens attacked and cut Wheeler
seriously for reporting them for selling liquor
without licensen
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A would-Be Imitator of Brodio.

New York, July 25--Henry j. Sweeny, Of
No 1l3 Baxter street, this city. was prevented
from jumping off the Brooklyn bridge tonight.
Sweeny is seventeen years DID, and when locked
up said his only purpose was to out-do Brodie,
and possibly make some money.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-26
The Dutv of State Legislatures.

Legislation should be effected in every State
regulating the sale and use of the many poisons
resorted to by women in their desperation to OBJ
tain beautiful compilations. while there exists in
DIR. Harter's Iron Tonic every requisite neces
sary to accomplish the object without injuring
the health or endangering life.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-26
How Mrs. ballard killed Her Husband

PI1TsBURG, July 25-Thomas ballard, col
ored, miner of Mcdonald, Pa, died to night
from the effects of injuries received week ago
In fracas with his wife. He came home in
toxicated on the night OF the 10Th and began
abusing his wife. She demonstrated with him.
but this having no effect, she threw can of coal
oil over him. and set fire to his clothing All ef-
forts to save his life were without avail. and he
died tonight in great agony Mrs. ballard has
not been arrested.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-26

New YORK, July 25.--After four hours dis
cussion, at a meeting called to-day for the pur-
pose. resolution was passed by the Cigar
makers Progressive Unicn opposing union
with the Knights OF Labor.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-26

While attempting burglary at Milwaukee. last
night Frank Dunn, a notorious St Louis thug,
was shot and arrested. He is under indictment
at Kansas City for murder. With two pals, he
tried to commit highway robbery in Kansas
City, and when the victim resisted, shot him
Dead as also an officer, who went TO the latters
aid.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-26

tho congressional district which the Hon. John
M. Glover now represents in the House of Rep
resentatives There are seventeen Knights of
Labor assemblies in the district the $500 mem
bers of which have pledged themselves toyote
for the Judge-advocate. The total number of
voters in the district is about 1000.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-26

Fred Winkleman. a young druggist, of Gin
cinnati. was arrested last evening, and after.
wards released on $1,000 bail. on suspicion of
causing his brides death in an attempt to pro-
cure a miscarriage. Both parties were well
known in German circles, and had been married
only about ono year.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-26

Forty Persons Killed and Wounded.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, July 25.-An explosion oc
Cured in the government magazine, near this
city. to-day. About forty persons were killed.
and several wounded
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-26
Steamship News.

NEW York, July 25.-Arrived: Umbria from
Liverpool
HAMBURG, July 25.-Arrived Rugia, from
New York.
Southampton July 25.-Arrised: Fulda, from
New York for Bremen.
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[oNDAY MORNING, JULY 2e, 1886.

States in 1891. The American church will be
asked to appoint committees to confer with the
English committee.
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Labor Candidate for Congress

ST. Louis, July 25.-Judge- advocate j. ]. Nc
Garry, of District Assembly No. 101, of the
Knights Of Labor, has been nominated to contest
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-26
WHEN INDICATIONS.

MoNDAy-Local rains, followed
By fair aUeather, stationary tenn
perdtatre.
Telegram-herald., 1886-08-15
PULSE or rHE PEOPLE.


Rev rhomk. Heplir. to Rev. Snowden.
~ tie El.tar ll .as lll.laaa -HzEA-D.
on mg r-taru from tle conc.aye of X. T..
ueTolt noticed a. item iu tle columns
1i your valuable paper. under the caption,
tie denies lhe allegation. VOW sir.
d9nt WISH % enter a controversy in or
through the newspapers, bar / think ia JUS
uce to myself should answer his denial
m brief. Eill asa him, does ne remember
our cllFrrsal1n ~ Reed LAKE Tuesday,
tle -3th OF June. I.,6. ust before he boarded
tlr cars % the ciUt W So. III the name OF
l-4rh how can be deny wnal be declares 70
b. false lf 80. why did be not mention
BIS intention ot holding meeting al
Alskegon if Was then and there that he
promised 90 be- with me IA the Union Cos
pei Camp Neeln IS watch We're held al the
Fair Grounds. aud 1 did not know until a
very l.te date that be intended 20 deceive
me. / wili ask him II he remmemOers tue
conversation Ne had in tno IonsOrial parl0r
Ior of Mr G. CrNg. and the question
asked him on his entering there, IL so,
how can he deny what he asserts % be
an uLtrutn2 Why did not be
deny that promise then and there, Why
dll he frame the weak excuse that
be did then and there, 10 Justify the viola
uon of his pledge 10 me, Mr.. Editor, /
love truth. because 10 Is divine attribute
aud JAe foundation OF every social virtue ;
lt is great and mighty above All things rs
i1r all other things they are mortal and
transient 1ut truth alone Is unchasg sgeaOie
and everlasting The benefits We receive
from &c are subject % no variations or yicis-
situdes % time aud fortune. In
Der Judgment is no unrighteous-
ness. and sac is the wisdom. strength,
beauty. power aud maiesly OF all ages.
Again I ask him, why Continue, and If
YOU are not totally callOus or your con
science scared, / viii speak daggers to your
soul and awake you 20 al the horrors of
guilty recollection. / viii follow you with
WHIPS ard stiugs through every maze of
your unexampied tOrpitude, and plant
tnorns under the rose OF ministerial apprO-
baton. g. IL. THOMAS,
Pastor Of Spring Street. \. NJ. h.
Telegram-herald., 1886-08-15
The MUSICAL GIFT CONCERT.
The Sext Raise in Prices Close at Hand
several Cash Offers To the owner Of
the Lucky ticket Msde to the
MAnAgrmenf

The drawing of tickets last evening at
Redm0nds Opera House made the total
drawn % date. - $50 This leaves but
III tickets more o. be drawn before an
0rher raise will occur. see scale Of prices
10 display adv in ibis paper. These differ
e1t advances viii occtr after every 5000
tickets additionally drawn, making the
tickets cost twenty-five cents more each
raise. sum Of money prop0rtionateiy less
f1r a ticket than az the commencement.
Hence those Wishing % purchase tickets
before another raise should DO so before
Monday svefng.
To is ODD fter - cougratulafi0n 20 the
management that fair system adopted
in tnis eu- rprise meeting with unani-
nous app tka6oZ -sD-- every body satisfied
that tbeir tteTes-s are being protected This
view of fteA-l-e has So impressed capitalists
in f1is cfY AMI Chicago that cash offers for
fne property when 10 ch tuges hands IS on
iIe tl Abe main office The offers named, it
is uunrressarv CD mention now. bat any Of
chem eiI be snug fortune 90 the holder
0f tle lucky ticket. should be or she con-
rirte to dispose u the property.
Telegram-herald., 1886-08-15

Advertisements in the "Telegram-
Herald" always brings good re-
suits We have but one price and
that is printed at the head of the
column "that he who runs may
read "
Telegram-herald., 1886-08-15

Tourist coats-Gf Gf7tsufn's all wool blue
rIeafed Norfolk loa-s Euch a. a Grand
Haven man caui a Mather Hubbard
roaE only S. 81 h. fn()beifer t9 those
some houses hoia \ p = Seeing is be-
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