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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-11-01
Landlords Complain that the National League
Is the Real Ruler and the Only Recognized
Authority in the Green Isle.
Action Indicating Partial Withdrawal
Of RuSsia's Bulgarian Ultimatum.
Turkey Declines to Encourage France in the
AntagOnistic Position the Latter Nation
Has Assumed Toward the English.
CHURCHILL's SPEECHES.
The Revelation They Make to the Weak
of the Salisbury Ministry.

The Revelation They Make as to the weak
of the Salisbury Ministry.
'BosToN, Oct. 31-J. J. Clancy cables trom
London to the Herald as follows:
"Churchlll's speeches at the Bradford meet
ings have been the events of the week in British
politics. Instead of having advanced the fort
unes OF the Ministry, or improved the personal
position of the leader of the House OF Commons,
they have had directly the contrary effect. His
remarks about Ireland have also brought ont
the essential weakness Of the government. If
anything were clear before Salisbury took Office
In reference TO his views the Irish question,
the head of affairs. he would rule
for twenty years. if necessary, with an iron rod;
but not only has he not yet produced a coercion
bill. but at hartford Churchill excused himself
from proposing coercion by declaring that the
state of Ireland is more satisfactory now than it
was two months ago. The chief fact about Ire
land is that the landlords. having caused Par
nell's land DILL to be rejected, have the greater
number of them, been practically coerced by the
pressure of popular opinion to enact it in prac-
tice and now giving almost as
great reductions in their rents as
the rejected bill would have compelled them
to grant. If this is an improvement from the
Tory point of view the state of affairs IN Ire
land Tory views on Irish affairs must have
changed greatly of late Nor is the situation in
any respect improved from the ordinary Tory
stand point On the contrary, the landlord
complaint in Ireland is that there is now no
government in that country, and that the Ma
tional League is the real raler On the whole
the Churchill backdown has been almost unex-
ampled, and the result must be to weaken the
government and encourage the Liberal party
who follow Gladstone Another such back
down and there would be complete break"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-11-01
HALO " EBN.


This is the cen or evening before All Hal
lows or All Saints Day. and is the evening
Of Oct 81, the day being Nov. l.
In England it is observed by harmless fire
side revelries. as duckng for apples in tub
of water, and such like things.
In Scotland the customs, while much the
same, formerly took on more superstitious
character.
In America the time seems to be observed
chiefly by "larky" young men, who carry off
gates, blow tin horns, and otherwise make
night hideous.
OF course, clothes frequently get torn by
such proceedings, overcoats and the like
ruined.
In all cases we can supply the deficiency at
one price lower than anyone else in this market.
In the way of Overcoats now we mention a
lire of particularly fine tailor-made garments.
We have them graded down from this to the
substantial every day working overcoat.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-11-01
TURKEY AND FRANCE.
The Porte Refuses to Encourage French {
rnSiAinin fr, thu EnnIiSh

The Porte Refuses to Encourage French OPP
position to- the English.
LONDON, Oct. Sit is learned on high au-
thorty that the French government has received
little encouragement from Turkey in its agita-
tion against the British in Egypt. The French
envoy at Constaninople attempted, recently, to
secure Turkeys aid in extorting from England a
definite promise to evacuate Egypt at an early
date. The Sultan emphaticaiiy refused to DE a
party to such proceeding and informed the
envoy that the Porte could not agree with him
in his structures the English policy respecting
Egypt To this action of the Porte is due
Frances recent change of front. The French
government recognizes the fact that Russia. al
though prepared to assist in united action, is in
disposed to adopt course OF which the Porte
does not annrOYa.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-11-01
Drowned HerseIf and Childrep.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30.-The wife of a carpen-
ter named George Donaldson, who lives in an
isolated place near the banks of the Potomac,
two or three miles above Georgetown, jumped
into the river, this evening, with young child
in each arm, and all were drowned. She was the
mother of four children, all of whom she led to
the river bank, but the oldest. a boy of nine was
sent back to give notice of the fatal purpose of
the unhappy mother. She attempted to take
the three remaining children with her in her
fatal leap, but one drew back and escaped. Mr.
Donaldson was away from home sister o.
Mrs. Donaldson, whose husband recently died,
was living with her, and it is supposed that in
broodiug over the death of her brother in law
her reason became unsettled and led to the trag-
edy
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-11-01
THE COLORED TROOPS.
Prejudice of Young White Army Officers
Against Commanding Them WearingAway.

Prejudice of Young White Army Officers
Against Commanding Them WearingAway
Washington Special.
Once in a while complaints used to be-
heard from young officers because OF
assignments to colored regiments. Lately, how
ever this has entirely ceased. An old officer
said to-day: "There are four regiments of col.
ored troops the Ninth and Tenth regiments OF
cavalry and the Twenty-fourth and Twenty fifth
regiments of infantry. They have proved them
selves to be good soldiers. Troops belonging to
the Tenth Cavalry recently made splendid cam
paign against the Apaches, and succeeded in cap
turing Magnus and the remnant Of his bard.
When they are properly oficered they as fine
soldiers as there are in the world, and any ma
ton would be proud of them. At first there waa
a prejudice among army officers against being
assigned 70 a colored regiment, but that feeling
has gradually worn away, so that officers from
the South, even to whom such service would nat.
urally be distasteful, have come to appreciate
the worth of the colored soldiers and have no
hesitation in commanding them. They know
that when they are properly treated they make
model soldiers.
"These officers too. to meet with the
greatest success in commanding coored troops.
Probably this is because they understand the
nature and disposition of the negro better than
officers from the North, and when they take hold
of their work in the proper spirit they Invariably
make a success The colored neople you know,
ara naturally free from care and good d-nature0
under difficulties. These characteristics are in
valuable both in camp and in the field In the
tedious campaigns which are incident to the sery-
ice they stand the hardships even better than
white troops. for they not troubled by petty
inconveniences, ana always look on the bright
side of everything.
'"The tedious routine of camp or barrack life
does not incommo3e them in the least, so long as
they have their rations and sleep In action
49, Arcxv
vided they have confidence in their commanders
for they will 90 wherever they are led They
make obedient. clean and brave soldiers, and
they are an acquisition to the army" -
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-11-01
ABOUT GLADSTONE.
He Does Not Intend to- Accept Pension
Talk as To His Retirement

He Does Not Intend to- Accept p Pension.
Talk to His Retirement.
LONDON, Oct. 30-AIr Gladstone denies any
intention of taking pension of $l0 000 He de-
clares his dsapproval of political pensions, but
does not deny the statements attributed to Mrs
Gladstone that his pecuniary condition is un-
comfortable. The National and other Liberal
clubs are puzzled as to what course they can
take which would be acceptable to Mr. Gladstone
in placing himself beyond the chance of financial!
embarrassment. Friends who have been most
intimate find Mr. Gladstone increasingly irri-
table. He has even quarreiled with and dismissed
his physician and close friend. Sir Andrew
Clarke. OH the ground that the Doctor iomi-
neered too much in insisting upon certain
course of hygiene.
The Conservatives are cheering themselves at
present by discussing the probability of Mr.
Gladstones definite retirement, aud Lor6 VOL
vertons address to the delegates of the Dorset
Liberal Society urging them to pledge them
selves to support Mr. Gladstone's homerula bill
is quoted as having irretrievably widened the
breach In the Liberal party. The fact of Sir
Michael Hicks Beach renting his Worcestershire
seat to Mr. Post gives practical evidence of his
belief that the Tories are in to stay. Mr.. Caine,
the whip OF the Unlonist party declares his be-
lief that the reunion of the Gladstonians and
Unionists is impossible and asserts that Mr.
Gladstone is politically dead In each case Mr..
Gladstone, who ought to know. begs to differ
with Caine Mr.. Gladstone thinks the reunion
of the Liberal party is not far distant and re-
Trains from taking house IN London believing
that the official Downing-street residence of the
Premier will soon again be his Very little OF
Mr. Gladstones furniture was removed from the
Downng-street house when be last took his de-
parture therefrom. it having been stored in
large room, where it even now remains awaiting
his return, to be distributed about the house.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-11-01
FIGHT BETWEEN MEXICANS.
Gov. TOrrez Attacks a Party of fRevolutionists
Fifteen Men Killed and Many Wounded.

NoGALEs. A. T., Oct Silt has Just come to
light here that the Governor of Sonora is impli-
Gated in a murder which had for its motive polit-
ical consequences. The particulars are meagre.
but it is known that the Governor learned that
the parties who killed his courier were in the
village of Montezuma, and that they had con-
siderable following. He made a raid upon the
village and in the fight that ensued several on
both sides were killed and many wounded.
LATER.-The raid of Governor Torrez, of
Sonora, Mexico and his men into the Montezu-
ma district was more fatal than was at first
supposed. From reliable Mexican gentlemen
who are residents of this town, correspondent
learns the following facts:
After the killing of Prefecto Torrez, who was
a cousin of the Governor, the Governor resolved
upon some sort of vigorous retaliation A
couple of weeks ago the Governor. accompa-
MED by Commandant Torrez, a cousin of his
with 100 State troops. started for the Montezu.
ma district AT the town of Montezuma, the
capital of the district, they met the
revolCtionists. headed by Senor Val
larde. This was the same party
that killed Prefecto Torrez. Governor Torrez
on seeing the party, made ready for fight, but
subsequently an armistice was held. but the
blood on either side being warm, no amcable
conclusion was arrived at and Governor Torrez
pulling his pistol, fred and killed Valarde in his
tracks fierce fight then ensued, which re-
suited IN ntteen men being killed and several
wounded. 1t is impossible to get the facts relat
ing to the numbe of wounded and the nature of
their wounds, but enough Is known to warrant
the statement that good deal of blood was
spilled. Commander Torrez. who accompanied
the Governor, is the brother of the prefecto, re-
Gently killed near Campus, by the revolution
lists. This fight occurred on Tuesday last.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-11-01

tablish labor congress. on the ground that it
would disorganize individual and local efforts
and influences which are brought to bear on
members of Congress proper. Some of those
who are working for places under the mock leg.
islature are evincing some feeling on account of
opposition from Mr.. Powderly and the other Of
fcers, and claim that selfish motives are behind
them; that the opposition is based upon a desire
to curtail all expenses not covering their work
and all work which will decrease their power in
legislation as we'll as in general direction Of the
organization. TIE men who are urging tha
adoption of the scheme intend to work it up and
try to push it through the convention at Mime
apols next October It is not improbable that
this thing will make trouble yet
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-11-01
FOREIGN MISCELLANY.
A Famous Scene from Zola's LAssOmoir
,OutdOne in Reaiism

n EamOus Scene from LOIa'S LAS6OmOIr
,OutdOne in Realism.
PARIS Oct. 30-The famous scene from
L'Assomoir has been outdoae in realism this
week in a public laundry in the Rue Roche
chodart The washerwomen frequenting the es-
tablishment had long clamorod for the dismissal
of an offensive employe in charge Finding they
got no redress, they resolved to avenge them
selves. On Wednesday four strappIng females
seized the man, stripped him and held him
down, while the other ladies soused him for a
quarter of an hour with buckets of cold water.
The victim lodged an indignant complaint at the
nearest police station but the magistrate refused
to interfere, and sent him away with the advice
to be mere civil TO the fair for the future
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-11-01
Gable Notes.

Ministers Won Gossler. Won Boettcher and
Maybach, and the chief municipal authorities of
Berlin closed the Jubilee art exhibition yesterday
with cheers for Emperor William.
The convention with China allows England
full freedom as the ruling authority in Burmah
for six months General White has established
in Burmah 120 fresh posts covering an area of
loo, 600 square miles.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-11-01
-, An Encllsn vle,r 81 Ts.

LONDON, Nov. 1.-The Morning Post says.
"The people of New York will forgive US if we
say that we think the coming election for Mayor
is more important 10 the American public and
the world than all Thursdays CEREMONIES
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-11-01
HE HAD BEEN TO NIGHT sonoon.

Solution Of Mystery That Troubled a Treass
ury Comptroller.
Special to tho Indianapolis JouruaI.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 3L--Now that Secretary
Manning has decided to sign his name with
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-11-01
Return of Mr.. Beecher.

NEW YORK, Oct 3l.-The Rev. Henry Ward
Beecher was passenger on the Etruria, which
arrived to-day. Mr.. Beecher is in good health.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-11-01

OF all the liniments, oils and lotions upon the
market land their name is legion), Salvation OH
is the best and most popular. Price % cents.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-11-01
SUCCPS RIVAL.

An italian Artist Proposes to Attempt a
Fast of Fifty Days.
PARIS, Oct 3O.-Fired by jealousy or emula-
ton, Stefane Merlatti. an Italian artist, has
backed himself TO fast twenty days longer than
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-11-01
WHEN INDICATIONS.

MONDAY Fair weather, slightly
warmer.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1886-12-16
Travel in the Future.

When George Stephenson asserted his
ability to run passenger coaches at
speed of twelve to fifteen miles an hour,
scienti6capd practical men deemed him fit
for lunatic asylum; but time has shown
that trains may be run at a much greater
velocity without materially adding to the
dangers of railway travel. The flight of
the fast express on the Pennsylvania
Railway is marked example of the
possibilities in the way of sustaining high
rates of speed. This road now runs the
fastest train in America Nine hundred
and twelve miles including seven stops,
are accomplished in 254 hours, and the
average time is 96 30 miles an hour. A
portion of the distance is run at the rate
of seventy. FIVE miles an hour. Ataspeed
of sixty miles an hour, the driving wheels
ofa locomotive on this train make 25S3
revolutionsa minute. VIM. Fl. Wander
bilt's squirt of 81 miles in 81 minutes on
the New York Central is declared to be
the highest rate of speed ever attained in
this country, but this speed was not a
surprise to good engineers, many Of
WQOm dEG uItll III VIC u0Ai0i ehoe A0O
miles an hour will yet be accomplished
on American roads. Thirty.one years
ago Colonel Meiggs read paper before
the New York Farmers Club on Future
Travelling" in which he expressed the
belief that railroad cars could be safely
propelled by steam at the rate of 300
miles an hour. He said: "The Emper.
or of Russia has taken the first step
toward what I deem the ultimatum of
railroad travel. Instead of cutting what
call mere drill through the country
and going round everything in the way
for a straight line, he has cut broad
way for $50 miles from st. Petersburg to
Moscow. He has made it all the way
200 feet wide, so that the engineer sees
everything on the road. This is a part of
the future-the railroad from point to
point with a mathematical line; the rails
ten times stronger than they are now
used; the locomotives on wheels of far
greater diameter; the signals and times
perfectly settled; the roads on both sides
during the transit of trains having the
gates of the walls all closed-then, in.
stead of travelling at 100 miles an hour,
we shall more safely travel 300 miles an
hour.-7He Earth.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1886-12-16
Extending the Cotton Area.

ATLANTA. GAS December EARLY
last summer Peter Sleskin, as the accrcd.
tied representative of the agricultural
bureau of the Russian Government, pre-
sented himself on the plantation of Col.
James B. Pace. It seems that the Rus.
sian Government was very anxious to
improve the cotton culture of that coun.
try, and desired to avail itself of the ex.
perience of American planters. Consul
General P. M. B. Young, ,.who is Q Geor.
gian, suggested Col. Pace as the man
qualified to give the desired information,
hence the appearance of Mr. Sleskin on
his plantation. Mr.. Sleskin took very
practical way of instructing himself.
He took his place as one of the hands,
rising early and working late, and doing
the hardest kind of work, from the orig
inal planting, through the grass fighting
season, to the picking, and finally the
ginning aud marketing. In this way be
thoroughly informed himself as to every
phase of cotton culture. He has now
started out on. a tour of observation,
which will cover South Carolina, Ala
bama and Mississippi. lie states that
the southern provinces Of Russia are ca.
pable of as extensive cotton production
as are the Southern States of America
He intends to put in force, on all expert:
mental farm in Russia, next year, all
that he has learned here.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1886-12-16
A Child's Marvellous Escape.

Tie New York Star prints the follow
ing story: One afternoon, twelve years
ago, Engineer w. G. Roberts, of the
Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore
Road, was driving his locomotive and
nineteen cars over the road at a speed of
thirty miles an hour, when be saw Oh the
track before him little black object
that he took to beinanimate. AS the en-
CINE sped nearer the obstacle moved and
Roberts Thought itmust be dog. Three
hundred yeards further on, the train still
running with no Stacking of speed, the
engineer made out-a little child standing
between the ties and~looking innocentlg
at the coming monster. Roberts realized
that his locomotive could not be pulled
up in time. The child must either move
or be killed. His whistle sent out sue.
cession of piercing shrieks and be re-
versed his engine, but still the baby
stood there, its frock blowing in the
breeze and gleeful expression on it's
face. The engineer WAS in agony of de-.
spair. It flashed across his mind that in
another second he would crush little
tluuOCcu1 duOub Iilo oauC slSO do WIZ AO
ihad at home. He shut his eyes when
;the engine was at the spot where the
child stood. A hundred yards further on
it came to standstill. For minutes
Roberts leaned against the side of his cab
without finding courage to get down and
look'at the bahy's mutilated body. By
this time the conductor had hurried to
where the little one had been standing.
He called to Roberts to come there. The
engineer obeyed like criminal going to
the place of execution, but the next mo.
ment he felt that God had reprieved him.
Sitting on a,patch of grass, the only soft
place along theroad for halfra mile on
either side, was the child, sound and un.
hurt. Just as the engine, swaying under
the reverse motion, reached her, the child
had fallen forward on the cowcatcher.
The coupling hook caught in her dress
and held her for an instant. Then a reel
of the engine to the right threw her to
one side, where she fell on the grass.
One trifing bruise on the forehead was
the only mark on her skin. The child is
now yonng lady who lives on the line
Of tie Philadelphia, Wilmington and
Baltimore Railroad
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1886-12-16
Nature the Great Teacher.

Rev. J. G. Wood, in his new book,
Natures Teachings" has discussed
subject not before handled at length.
Its object is to show how mans imple'
ments and mechanical devices have been
anticipated in nature. He asserts that
there is no invention of man which is
not anticipated, that all his devices have
been used in nature for countless centu.
ries. He claims that the great discover
ers of the future will be those who care
fully studied the natural world.
The burr stones of mills are copy of
molar teeth. The hoofs of horse are
made of parallel plates like carriage
spring. The finest file made by mau is
q rough affair when compared with the
Dutch rush used by the cabinetmakers.
The jaws of the turtle and tortois are
natural scissors. Rodents have chisel
teeth, and hippopo' omi have adze teeth,
which are constantly repaired as they are
worn. The carpenters plane is antici-
pated by the jaws Of bee. The wood
Ipecker has a powerful, little. hammer.
The diving bell only initiates the work of
the water spider. This insect, although
as easily drowned as any other, spends q
great part of its life under water. Hav-
Ing constructed small cell under the
water, it clasps bubble of air between
its last pair of legs and dives down to the
entrance of its cell, into which the bub..
BILE is put. A proportionate amount OF
water is thus displaced, and when all OF
it is expelled the little animaltakes up
its abode in this su baqueous retreat.
In laying its eggs on the water, the
gnat combines them in mass shaped
somewhat like lifeboot. 1t is impossi-
BILE to sink it without tearing it to pieces.
The iron mast of a modern ship is
strenlhened by deep ribs running along
its interior. A porcupine quill isstrenth; :
ed by similar ribs. When engineers
found that hollow beams were stronger
than solid ones, they only discoyeredl a
principle which had been used in nature
for centuries before the creation of man.,
A wheat straw, if solid, could not support
g heavy head. The bones OF the higher
animals, if solid, would have to be
great deal heavier To bear the weight
which they have 10 support. The frame
work of ship resembles the skeleton OF
herring, and be who would improve
aerial navigation might study the skele'
ton of bird with advantage. Palissy
made a careful study of the shells by the
seaside, in order to learn the best method
of fortifying a town.
The ship worm feeds on wood, and
gradually tunnels its way through any
submerged timber. 1t also lines its bur-
row with hard shelly coating. Brunei,
taking hint from this, was the first to
succeed in subaquatic tunneling. The
Edystone lighthouse is built on the plan
of a Tree trunk, and fastened to the rock
in manner similar to the way a tree is
fastened to the soil. 1t is supposed that
the first idea of suspension bridge was
suggested by the creepeu of tropical
Coleman.