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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-11-15
TIE FASTING GIRL.
Death Threatens to Bring Her Wonderful
Career to o Gloss.

NEW YoRK, Nov. l4-Mollis Fspeher. the
wonderful fasting girl OF Brooklyn. is very ill,
and 1t is thought she cannot possibly rally. For
more than twenty years she has been literally
dying at the house Of her aunt Mrs. Crosby, at
the corner Of Gates avenue and Downing street.
Brooklyn. About twenty years sgo she was
thrown from horse and seriously hurt Before
she had recovered froua this she was thrown
from the step Of car, and her dress becoming
entangled, dragged a considerable distance. She
Was badly bruised about the bead and body. aud
received the injuries to her SPINE which have
confined her to her bed ever since.
For the first two months after the accident,
Miss Fancher did not take q particle Of nourish-
ment. At the end of that time she retained o
small portion of very light food, but since then.
and during tie twenty years that have followed.
II is asserted that she has not eaten, received
into her stomach in any form. sufficient nourish-
ment to keep healthy child alive one week.
She has had long aud frequent frances. during
which. her friends claim. she has been gifted
with second sight. Ths upper portion OF her
body looks healthy but her limbs are shrivslsd
up to skin and bones. She began to fail about a
month ago, and it is believed that her end is
Qear
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GRAND ARMY OF TIE REPUBLIC.
Additional Staff Appointments Announced
hv the Commander in. Chief.

CHICAGO, Nov. 14.-General Order No. ; has
been issued from the headquarters of the G.. A.
f., in this city. It announces the following ad-
Sitionsl appointments on the staff Of the COM
manderin chief:
Assistant Adjutant-eeneral, L. G. Granville,
Of Kansas City, No; senior aid-de-camp, Rob-
ert +. Wilaon, of Chicago.
Then follows the list Of aid-de camp named
by the various State departments The order
states:
''The position OF aid-de-camp IL not to be re-
carded sinecure The comrsde bonored by
this order by being named as aid-de-camp on
the national staff should bear in mind that lie
has been selected for active work. He is the
immediate representative of the commapder-in-
chief. and il expected To work, and he is hereby
instructed the first day of January, 1882 and
make report to these Headquarters
OF the number CT posts he has visited, the num-
Der of recruits he has had mustered, aud such
otner matters as he may deem OF interest to the
order. The harvest is ripe, so the aid-de camp
should lead the WORK in the field.
The amendments to the rules and regulations
adopted at Columbus follow, and announcement
is made that the revised ritual will be ready FOR
free distribution from the ofhce of the quarter
master general and assistants after January /.
IN exchange for the old ones. The commander
during 1873, and concludes with the remark:
"Let US never drive a worthy old soldier out OF
the Grand Army because be is poorn
\ committee 70 define and establish relations
between the g. a. X. and Sons of Veterans Is
constituted as follows: A. K. Conger, Akron,
Ohio: Thomas W. Bennett, Richmond, Ind.
Washington Gardner, Albion, Mich.
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EPISCOPAL MISSIONS.
Action Taken at Yesterdays Session Of the
Protestant Episcopal Council.

WASHINGTON, Nov. l4-The second days ses-
sion Of the missionary council Of the Protest
ant Episcopal Church was opened this morning
at Ep,phany Church Rev. Edward Abbott OF
Cambridge, offered q resolution providing for
the appointment of q committee OF nine 10 pre-
pare a. address TO the church at large. setting
forth the needs aud aims of church missions.
which address WAS TO be printed ard read in all
the churches after adoption By the council The
resolution was laid on the table.
Rev. Mr. Abbott offered resolution, which
was adopted. stating that the council hears with
pleasure Of the project TO erect g mission-house
IN the city of New York. and conuends IL 10 toe
CO operation Of the church.
Bishop Whippls offered a resolution wh;ck
was adopted, expressive OF sympathy win Bish.
op Eiwin q. Weed. of Florida. 10 the sad af1lc~
ton which has visited his diocese, ana com.
mendiuR the heroism Of himself and bis parish
toner's In aiding the sick in the pesfilenea
The sixth animal report OF the American
Church Buildine-fund Association read.
Ii showed that loans TO the amount of
Si6 800 have been made, ranging IN amounps
from 200 TO 5000 The average amount
loaned To each church Was 81. 000
Rev DIR. Elliott. of this CITY. on behalf Of thu
committee TO whom was referred the report oi
the board Of managers on missions, submitted
report The committee recommended the sp
tive OF the eoiored people, and that the ehildret
be interested 10 missions aud That the monsy
contributed py them during Lent be devoted "a
missions
Resolutions were adopted commanding the
missionary work of womso, and providing thar
Lent offerings otNchildren be devoted 20 mis-
sions. Several addresses of interest were made.
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THE AMERICAN GIRL.

Henry Labouchers Tells the British Maid
How to Compete with Ber.
London Letter, in New York World.
Several of the newspapers have taken ad-
vantage OF the Chamberlain marriage to call
attention to the way American girls are cutting
out the English girls in the matrimonial market
and it is suggested that there are many causes
for this. ] shonld cay that the main reason is
that the American girl is not so missy" as her
Eoglish sister. aud that she is brought up to run
down her own game In England the notion
still prevails that girl 10 sure to get into mis-
chief il she has rot q mother or something Of
that sort at her elbows She herself resents
this, and takes IL out In fast conversation aud
eiapgy ways, so that she becomes singular mix
ture OF the doll and the tomboy. Her small talk 10
the smallest Of small talk. Her mother 10 al
ways by her with palpabls suggestions Of mar
riaee which frighten off all her suitors. The
girl dresses badly, and generally with . meretri-
advantages q fair chance. At one moment she
appears in the hideons garments of an eethete,
and at another arrayed ID the nannsh costume o
for tennis, with racket in hand, aud at still an
other IN the white and limp muslin of Innocence.
There is always air OF effort in her get-up,
add of an effort which is q failure. Now, the
American girl has natural taste. Her clothes
seem TO belong to her. aud whatever she may
wear 10 put on 70 the best advantage. She
knows how TO talk agreeably, aud. being always
quite at her ease, puts all those with whom sne
is thrown At ease. The day OF the bread and
butter tomboy 10 over. English girls must real
ize this II thev want 70 eet married Still one
further reason why the American girl 10 pre-
ferrej. In America tho man who has sons and
daughters makes no fnsncisl difference between
the two. In England. even when a man is not
silly ss TO pile everything upon bis eldest son.
he gives the sons more than the daughters. The
result is there are more American girls with
money than English girls and outside OF novels
the fact that girl can Day her own way con
duces 20 marriage. IL had four dauchters ard
four sons should, were rich. divide my money
equally between them At my death. and if
we're moderstey we'll of ] should leave more
money TO the girls than to the boys. for o boy.
IL he be not fool. can make money produce
more MONEY, whereas q girl rarely can. Tc
meet the American invasion, therefore. would
suggest that our girls take the American girls
ID models and that parents do not give any
financial preference to their brothers over them
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GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS.
Objects tn Having He Clients Smirchsd b,
Talking About Other People.

Objects tn Having He Clients Smirchsd by
Talking About Other People.
LONDON Nov 14-While the hearing Of Wit
nesses in reference to outraees was proceedins
before the Parnell commission, to-day, SIS
Charles Russell. counsel for the Parnellites.
complained of the bad effect that would be pro-
duced in his clients ease by paradine such
great amount OF crime ascribed TO the action OF
the League, while the connection between the
incrininated persons aud outrsges was very
slight. A limit ought to be put on the amount
of evidence admitted
p Attorney general Webster. for the Times, eaid
he could not agree with Sir Charles
Russell. upon the degree of connection OF the
League with outraees- Speeches inciting TO out
races had not yet come before the court.
Sir Charles Russell responded: Then ies
this evidence be deferred until tbs speeches
are produced
Presiding Justice Hannah said that the com.
mission would form opinion upon whether
persons against whom charges were made could
be connected with oatraees ty the mere proof
that outrsges were muitted. They would oe
unworthy OF the position 10 which they were
placed If they were not able TO keep their minds
10 sta,e of equilibrium upon thls point. he
hoped, however. that il would be found possible
to curtail the amount OF evidence OF this kind
Attorney general Webster then read . long list
Of outragss, and the court adjourned.
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A DEADLY COMBAT,
In Which One Man Slays Another and Is in
Turn Killed by Third in Self-Defsnse.

BIRMISeHAsf. Ala, Nov 14-Some time ago
DIR. Robert Majors, residing at Montevallo, this
State. employed ". W. Shortridge, a lawyer,
to collect few claims against deliuquent pa
tisnts. The returns were not satisfactory, and
tie men quarreled. but parted without coming
90 blows. Word has just reached here tha, on
last Saturday Majors called at Shortridzes
Office aud the trouble broke out again. They
finally agreed to fight with bowie-kuivss in
darksued room, just of the Office. Removing
their coats ard shoes the men entered
the room aud fought bindly bot desper-
l.sy for nearly ten minutes. The duel was.
pus Of the most vicious ever known IN Alabama.
Persons living in the lower story heard the noise
II the duelists rolled upon the
soor upstairs, When the door was broken open
Nabors staggered into the Office with blood
s.reaming from dozen eashes in his face aud
breast. Without saying q word he rushed down
the stairs, still clasping cory knife in his hand
Lying upon the floor Of the room was Short
ridge His head had been slashed in a fearful
manner. The arteries Of his neck had been
severed, one eye had been gorced out. and his
hands were cut so terribly that the fingers hung
only by the tendons. Tbs man was dead. Ma
pors, arter leaving the ofice, ran ont upon the
street where his bleeding face and cory gar
r,ents spread consternation among the negroes.
The doctor seemed TO be eTazed with pain and
staggered wildly along the streets until he
reached G store. where Albert keenan, A negro.
stood 10 the doorway. Without saving a
word NAoors rushed at keenan, and struck
a. him with the knife. which he still
held in bis hand The negro started to run into
the store. when the now thoroughly insane man
made another desperate lunge at him. keenan,
seized q gun which was lying upon The couutsr
and then turned 70 face the mad man. who was in
the act OF making another swing with his knife
The Two men clinched, but Majors, who was
weak from loss OF blood was no match for his
antagonist, and was quickly thrown upon the
foor. Before he could GET his feet again
Keenan, dealt him q terrible blow upon the head
with the stock of the gun, and then isapiug
ovor his body. ran into the street and cannot
now be found. Majors never rseained conscious
ress- Both bodies were buried yss.srdy, the
funerals being largely attended.
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ness depression all over the country viii
De removed, the capitalist will Lave
greater anxiety TO invest his money In new and
unceveloped regions. 10 other words, industry
ard temporal prosperity will become the watch
word of The nation. while politics and its blight
ing influence wiz moro and moro fade out OF
sight, because the American people want rest
from the great political Issues. One OF the
greatest questions that wilt be settled by Gem
era Harrison's elsction is the race issue in this
country, because the progress Of the negro will
be so distinctly marked aad understood by his
white brethren that much of the prejudice now
existing against him Will disappear. The atti-
tude, or the peculiar situation of the two races
In the South, must lead to the above result"
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Demandipc an APOLOGY from ,he Pulplt.

New HAVEN. Conn, Nov. 14-There Was an
exciting scene in the Congregational Church AZ
New Preston. Conn. last Sunday. For some
time there has been bad feeling between the
Rev. {. Z. Childs, the pastor 0f the church,
and the Rev. Henry Epson. Who was Dir.
Childss predecessor as pastor, bat who now
teaches school in the town. On Sunday. as Mr..
Childs was about TO ommencs his sermon, Mr..
Upson ascended the pulpit, caught Mr. Childs by
the arm and said: "You shall not talk TO these
people until you aeologIzs for your conduct to-
ward me / am one of your congregation. and
demand an explanation He then denounced
that no had attempted 10 ruin his lUpson's)
business and doprecists his character IN the
community. For moment the congregation
was dumfounded. Finally do.su young msn
Mr. Upsoo from the pulpit, and removed him
from the church.
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More Bodies Recovered.

ROCHESTER, n. Y, Nov. H.-Twelve more
bodies we're unearthed about 9 o'clock this morn
ing in the ruins of last Fridays great fire.
These are in addition to the eleven taken out
yesterday. This makes thirty-thrse dead ac-
counted for. There are probably ten or twelve
bodies yet in tho ruins The first body found
this morning was about forty feet west OF tho
south elevator well II was badly charred and
very little WAS left of it Shortly after another
heap Of bodies unearthed. The bodies
were wedged together as though they had all
been standing together when the floor gave
way and precipitstsd them to the basement and
into the raging furnace
Nine more bodies were exhumsd tonight
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forgotten to place the mace on the table in front
OF the Speaker, md the faces of the thropg OF
the hide-bound Tory members reflected theiI
CONSERVATION at the omission. Il Is stated thai
upon this occasion the mace was missing frou-
the table during debate for the first time since
the time Cromwell, pointing 10 IL, exclaimed;
take away that baublel"
IL is noted as q matter o; peculiar signifcancs
that the division list on last nights motion on
Mr. Jennings, TO abolish certain haerant judi
cial sinecures, Tory Democrats like Lord Ran
doiph Churchill and Lord Charles Beresford
supported the motion. while Lord Hartin gtons
Richard Chamberlain and other promint Union
ISIS voted with the government against II
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These Suits cannot be matched
anywhere under SEQ, S22, SIS and
S2S. Our reason for the great cut
in price is simply this: Our Roches-
ter factory was overloaded with Fine
Suits. To sell them quickly, prices
had to be cut. We preferred to
give our customers here the benefit
OF the cut, rather than to sell them
to our customers in other cities.
If a saving of S. to SIS on a
Suit is any object to you, come this
week for one of these.
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THE w HEN
THE ROCHESTER DISASTER.

a Startling incident In Connection There
wi'h-Engineer of the Factory Arrested.
sDscia' TO the indisnapolis Sourns.
ROCHESTER, n. Y. Nov. IA startling cpl
sode in connection with toe recent fire was the
arrest, last night. By Chief detective Hayden
aud Captain Mccormick, Of the engineer of the
lantern works, John Vsnkorff. The fact of ths Q
arrest was kept secret until this afternoon, on
account OF the excitement prevailing Vankorf
has family. and came to Rochester eight years
ago from Syracuse. His previous residence was
in PennsyIvaala. The attention Of the police
here was first called to vaukorff when he was a
brakeman on the Buffalo, New York & Phila-
delphia raiiro Several loaded freight cara
were burned, and he was suspected of
incendiarism. The case was Investigated,
but, in the absence of positive proof,
nothing was done. Later he worked ss station
ing that time the building twice caught fire, but
the flames were extinguisbed with pals Of wa
ter. but the third time the building burned
down. II has been discovered that the pals and
bueke.s had disappeared. having been thrown
into the canal. Vankorf was arrested, but
again there was 40 absence Of proof. Vankorff
Was employed as engineer sc Moore's sash and
blind factory. That place was burned twice
while he WIS employed there. There are several
other similar which look suspicious l.. III.
Goulds grocery, on West avenue, took fire st
one time. and Vankorff not only the
first man to discover IL. but be showed
Gould where il started, and removed q bale Of
cotton waste with which the fire had been
started. This was saturated with oil and had
evidently been taken from . car. At anothe.
time Eankorf taken to the city hospital,
having fallen IN fit and sustained q cut on the
head. While at the hospital complaints came
TO the police of the dssppearance of sundry ar
ticles. Chief Hayden asked If Vankorf was
etill at the hospital, and being answered ia the
Affirmative, said: IF you don't look out you will
have fire in the building" A few days after
iro was discovered at ihe hospital in a barrel OF
rubbish, or old clothing, in q clothes-press.
Vankorff was then discharged from the hospital.
Ito as arrested some years ago on a charge OF
stealing a watch, but, although the fact was
proven and ACKNOWLEDGED, he was let off
on account OF his family. Tnero other
charges against him. When, therefore, Chief
Hayden learned that Vankorf bad been the
engineer OF the lantern works. the latter was
placed under surveillance, and watched closely
since Saturday. He il now under arrest, on
suspicion OF having started the fire which re-
suited Ia such enormous lose of life and prop
erty. When charged with the crime he denied
any knowledge Of the Origin Of the fire. He has
for years shown signs of mental dersngement.
In the opinion of the police, he has q mania for
setting FIRE to places, discovering it and then
taking credit for bis vigilance aud activity.
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A APARLIAMENTARr SHOCK.

Debate In the Cornmons, and the Speakers
Mace Wac Not Present.
LoNpoy, Nov. IL The debate on the police
estimates in the House Of Commons to-day was
very exciting, and was prolonged unit. Mr.
Smith came TO tho rescue OF his colleagues by
moving closure. The Radicals fought the ap-
preparation tooth and nail, aud, in the discussion.
homo Secretary Matthews, was. rhetorieally.
very roughly handled. Il is concsdsd all
sides that IL is now merely q question Of weeks.
and very few OF them at that. when Mr Mat
thews viii be forced % resign. and the friends
Of Sir Chsrlss Warren are consequently we'll
pleased.
eovefy was made that the sesgssrtat.srms had
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Charter for the N,c.ragua Canal Company.

Charter Tor the Nicsragua Canal Company.
NEW YORK, Nov IA Montpelier, W..
special says: The act incorporating the Ncara-
goa Canal Company passed the Legislature yes
terday. IL IL the same act which Was intro
dueed into the Uni.ed States Senate last sss-
sion by Senator Edmunds. Acting on the ad-
vice of Dir. Edmunds, who drew the bill. the
parties interested in the enterprise decided to
ask the Vermont Legislature for q charter.
Several of the incorporators named In the act
are Vermonters, including MIR. Frederick Bill
ings and Col Franklin Fairbanks The gentle
men named appeared before a joint legislative
committee last week. TO testify concerning the
proposed me asure. The promoters of the enter
prise stated that they were all ready TO begin
actual work. on the canal as soon as o charter
could be blamed
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Member of Fariiam-n, Drowned.

DUBLIN. Nov. IA saloon passenger named
Payne fell overheard last night from one Of the
steamers rnuning between Holyhead and Dub
lin. and was drowned. IL is reported that the
man was Dir. Jasper Douglas Payne, member OF
Parliament for West Waterford 1t is learned
that Mr.. Jasper Douglas Payne embarked at
Holyhead yesterday evening for Dublin he
has not been seen in this city since the vessels
arrival, and there seems u be no rsSron TO
doubt that IL was he who fell overheard during
the steamers passage.
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Rumors of a Great Battle.

CAIRO. Nov 14.-Messengers who have ar
rived at wady Halfa bring report that the
mysterious white Pasha 10 the Bshr- -sl-GhazeI
district has fought great battle and killed
many dervisheS
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Tbirry-Two Miners Killed.

BRUSSELS, Nov. H-An explosion OF fre-
damp occurred in the Frederick pit ct Dour, ia
the province Of Haiuaut Thiriy-two persons
were killed. At the time OF the explosion there
were tbirty-fys men ir the pit. and Of this nrm-
ber only three escaped alive. The three sur
vivors are all more or less injured
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Political snar, at Copenhassa.

CoPESHAGEN. Nov l4-In the Folkethins to-
day the President declared that owing to DO
litical dissensions it would be impossible to pre-
sent King Christian with jubilee address to
morrow, on the occasion of the twenty fifth 81
niversary of his accession TO toe throne. At
this announcement the party Of tire Right left
the Chamber In o body. Prior TO the conclusion
of the sitting the members of the Right ia the
Folkethine, acting in conjunction with the party
10 the Landsthiue, will present an independents
address to his Majesty.
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iron-,r,,i. Resume yyo,t.

READING, Pa, Nov. A-The Reading Rail-
road Company. to-day, issued orders for the re-
srmption OF work at its large furr ace ct Bseh
telsv,iis. this county. which has been idle for
some months The Glendale rolling mia fs<
miles away. also resumed to-2Ay.
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Revision Tha, Reyise,.

PARIs, Nov. 1.-the Chamber Of Deputies
committee Oh the revision OF the Constitution
has adopted a resolution 10 favor Of ab0lishiDg
the Senate and the presidency.
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CArAR RH n caused by serofulous taips in the
blood, aisd is cured by Hoods Sarsaparils, which
purires and enrches the blood and gives the
whole system health and strength Try this ..pe-
euliar medicine 1t is prepared by c. l. Hood
q Co., Lowell, Mass.
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YeIInM Fever.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. Nov. li--Surgeon Martin
eeports two new cases Of yellow fever. both
>olorsd; no deaths. Business 10 paralyzsd.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. Nov. l4.-New cases or
reilov fever to-day, 81. II whites; deaths p
Alexander Gibson and Mamie Floyd, bath col
srsd- Total cases 10 date. 4.552. deaths. 3s2