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his nomination. There is sway. however. in
which the State may be harmonized perfectly
and I believe, made absolutely sure. Mind,
do not 5slieve the Democrats OF Indiana would
not vote for Mr.. Cleveland. for I believe they
would. bat there is large doubtful vote 70 take
care OF. think tee Stata can be secured by
the appointment of Mcdonald TO the Supreme
Bench. Governor Gray San then take Voor
hees's place in tho Senate vhich he would gladly
90. Voorhees, be put the national ticket.
and the State would be assured The four men
to be taken of are Tnprie. Gray. Mcdonald
and Voorhees,. and this programme would satisfy
them and their friends. It Is important that
they should DO satisfied, and the appointment of
Mcdonald would accomplish it, and would be
credit To the Presidents and the bench
Who Is the best man for the Republicans
from IndianaT
Harrison is easily the stronger man, though
sec that Gresham, who now lives in Illinois,
wonld like to be regarded IS belonging TO both
States. Harrison. however, could not carry the
State over either Gray or Voorhees,. The four
men mentioned represent every part of the
State-McDonald, the Democratic south; Gray,
the Republican north, and Voorhees, and Turpie.
the doubtful central portion. believe the
State is Democratic and saould be made surely
so.1
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From Di.t,unction co shame.

Paris Dispatch in London Daily Telegraph.
A melancholy end of once brilliant career
has just been brought the notice of the public.
The body of one of the most dashing officers
the staff of the EmDerar Napoleon III has been
discovered in the cellas of miserable house at
Montmartre where helived for years in COM
pany with bis annie. He had ruined himself for
this woman, who was pretty grisette when he
first made her acquaintance. 1t was before the
AIMEE Terrible that thu man, who had been one
of the ornaments OF the imperial court.
glad to accepe q clerkship which
BROUGHT him in about EGO per
num- In his infatuaton for bis annie he
seemed even then content with his lot, out
the years rolled on he became morose, and gave
to habits of intenlperance. HIS services
were retained at his office ont of mere pity, and
he went sinking deeper and deeper into
the mire, until one day he DISAPPEARED from
view. It taken for granted that he must
have drowned himself, but yesterday the woman
found his body hanging from nail in the wall.
In his hand was paper which few lines
had been scrawled, which showed that he had
lost his reason. Only a very small sum
manned out of the large fortune that he former
ly Eioyed and this he had left to his relatives
His annie. for whom he had sacrificed his career.
now refuses even to superintend the funeral
arrangements.
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The St. Louis Bethel Fire.

ST. LOUIS. April 20.-A thorough search OF
thefruins OF the Bethel Home fire resulted in the
finding of the bodies of three men, John Grant
colored. wharfman; jackson, white levee laborer;
Smithey. white roustabous In the hospital
burned and br used, George Miller. hands
burned; Frank Henken, legs hurt; Alex. Webb
knee hurt; James Smith, badly burned about
the body. The pecunary loss TO the Bethel
Home is SO, 500. To the Collier estate. on the
building, $4,000 TO others, 81 600; fully insured.
The origin of the FIRE is unknown. though 1t is
believed to have come from the pipe of q sleeper
on the second floor, the flames were first dis
covered in this room. The fourth and fifth
stories were occupied by about seventy dodgers,
forty of whom were colored, sleeping on the fifth
floor. Thirty white men were asleep the
fourth floor. Yesterday seems to have been
day of general debauch, for most OF the men
seem to have been aroused from a drunken
stupor with difficulty and found sheir exit cut
off from tho stairway.
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zion. and stating that he was 81 = loss to know
how it had been issned. he mad taken no steps
40 obtain il, and did not contemplate taking any
steps
Mr. Cultivate. of Ohio-You said that pen
sion certihcales were issued. You nsed the
plural Will you prove another ones am
anxious you should Keep to the truth.
Mr. Henderaon--I want the truth from your
pious Commissio ner who started out in the add
ministration of his Office by charging against .
faithful officer, brother officer who lett part or
his body on the battle field tCozonel Dudley,
THAT during his administration the Pension Of
Zee. from tarret TO foundation, was used for
political purposes.
Mr.. Onth xaite-Did be not prove itl
Mr.. Henderson-No. never. Now that same
gentleman stands convicted, on Democratic au-
thority. of violating the terms OF the law and
swiftly issuing q certificate to . Democratic
chief who was too high and too clean to be
party to the transaction. This man. who en-
tered upon the discharge of his duties with
heaven erected face. like a saint. 10 caught IN
Democratic trap. He hiss rot lower down in
struggling for political influence than any bu-
reau officer have ever known.
Mr. Foran, of ONO, in referring to Mr.. Hem
dersou's remarks relative to the Presidents
doubg to his authority to purchase bonds.
congratulated the country that it had n chief
executive VINO was over-scrupulous rather than
reckless IN his Interpretation of the law Is
might be true. as the gentleman said, that
claims under the Mexican pension
rushed rapidly, but it mnst be remembered that
shig was service pension acr, and the applicant
had only TO prove that be served IN the Mexican
W1g ana was over 8tXty~tWO years Otu. AS a
matter of course such claims could be rapidly
passed upon.
The general debate having closed. Mr.. Con-
ger, OF Michigan. offered amendment provid-
ing that in all cases of pensions to widows, pay
ment should be made from the date of death of
their husbands. Adopted
An amendment was adopted providing that all
officers or the United States authorized to adj
minister oaths shall administer all oaths
auired TO be made by pensioners and their wit
resses free of charge.
ia hau
apErnpriates $50. $50, 900. was passed.
"A contest for precedence Of consideration then
arose between the postoffice. the District of CO.
lurnbia and the river and harbor appropriation
bile. 10 whichthe latter out victorious.
and general debate having been dispansed with,
it's consideration by paragraph was immedi-
ste;y entered upon in committee of the whole.
After considerable discussion, and without
making any progress with the bill. the commit
tee rose. and the House took recess until 7:30,
the evening session to be for the consideration
of private pension bills.
The House. at the evening session. passed
twenty two pension bills, and at l0:30 adjourned
until tomorrow.
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TELEGRAPHIc BREYITIEs.

The Mail and Express, of New York. has
secured the services Of Frank s. Gray. pub
Usher of the Chicago Interior and Christian
Hour.
Mrs George Dfiilea was arrested at Wood
burn, Ky. yesterday. charged with whipping TO
husband is wanted for completely. but has
escaped
Senator John G. Sooner has consented to de-
liver the Grafton at the unwilling of the Wis
consin monument on the battlefield of Gettys-
burg. June 30 Fully go Wisconsin veterans are
expected to participatsin the exercises.
The judgment of se6. 900 against Peter Nc
Geoch In the Wells tuit has been paid, the
money having been raised it Is alleged. by .
property at Milwaukee. Wis, and the balanee
By loan from ''Old Hatch" Of Chicago.
Edward A. Berthe and John Kelly were
rested on Thursday att New York for attempts
TO bride prIson-keepAr to permit Benson. who
swindled Mexicans on Patti tickets, to escape
The keeper informed tine warden, and refused to
she corrupted, though the bribers had plenty of
money.
Since the Ohio Legislature adjourned it has
been discovered that. by mistake in bill
CHANGING the alderm ani0 districts of Cincinnati,
the Board of Aldermen of Cleveland was abol-
ished and provision made for e1ecting a new
board. thus leaving the CITY without municipal
government
In the house of Luther r. Marsh, at New
York, have been found number of valuable
paintings said to have been the property of Sam
el F. Loewenherz, an art dealer who died mys-
.teriously some time ago. 1t is alleged that the
pictures in question those given. Marsh by
Mime. DIss Debar, and which she claims were
gwen to her by her alleged mother, Loio Montez.
insinuated that Diss Debar knows something Of
che tragedy.
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Florida Hes . Wild Man.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla, April 20-Concord, in
Gadsden county, near here. has wild man.
scare This mysterious being has been seen by
mum bers, and his weird appearance and feroeious
manners have created great disturbance, and in
the section where it is reported that be has his
haunt no one will travel alone. He is described
as being tail and muscular. with long, flowing,
pure white hair aud beard hanging about his
shoulders in wild profusion and reaching to his
waist. A rough skin cap covers his head and
his clothing 10 of skin and bark. A long, old
fashioned fintlock is his weapon, together with
an AK having an extra long handle. with spikes
in the end. Whenever discovered he showed
great anger. muttering queer sound and gnash-
ing his teeth furiously. Several parties have
reported mysterious assaults made upon them
at night recently. and all is laid the wild man.
Houses barrcaded at night, and few men
care to go out in the woods unless we'll armed
and with others. A searching party is being
made I'D.
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An Emperor as a Foot-washer.


This morning at the Hotburg the Emperor Of
Austria went through The annual Maundy
Thursday ceremony of uashing the feet OF
twelve old men, In former times the ceremony
was double, as the Empresii washed the feet of
twelve old women, but of lata, years her Majestys
health has not permitted her 60 endure the Ia
tieues of this function. The ceremonial takes
place in the throne-roo1n Of the palace.
and is preceded by the serving of meal
In four courses to the aluasmen. The dishes
are placed on the table and re- moved by the EN-
peror AID the Archdukes. There is no eating,
but rhe Dishes plates, glasses napkins and COW
ers are placed in boxes, EN- bl azoned with the
imperial arms, and these are carried TO the resi-
dences of the old men. prayer is then in
toned and the right leg of each man being barred
by court servants. the Emperor kneels and
pours little water out of e4lden basin over
each mans foot and concludes his pious office
by hanging a purse full of coins around every
old mans neck. This morning the ceremony
attended. as usuafby the principal ministers
and court officials, and by several members of
the diplomatic body, including the ambassadors
of Italy and France.
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Fees of Examining Surgeons.


WASHINGTON, April 20.-In the House. this
afternoon. during consideration of the pension
appropriation bill. Captain White, of the Fort
Wayne district, offered amendment fixing
the pay for examining surgeons at So for each
examination instead of 81 each, until the num-
Der a single day trip reaches FIVE. when
the fee is 81 each. Captain White made hand
some little speech in support of his amendment,
showing the injus tice worked to examining sur
geons under the present rates; but point of
order was made and sustained against the
amendment, the ground that it was new leg
islarion in an appropriation bill. which is not
admissible The Captain then ann ounced that
he would endeavor to have separate measure
passed during the session, making the changes
proposed by the amendment CAPTAIN White
has spoken but twice this session. and then only
briefly. but he has each tin1e evinced huency
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More Room Needed.

Washington Special
The President to-day appointed commission
TO destroy the counterfeit money and other ma
torisl which has accumulated in the Office of the
chief of the secret-servce division of the Treas
ury. This commission will meet at once for the
purpose for which il was appointed. It will
have TO destroy counterfeit coin the face value
OF which is between $500. 600 and $500, 600, less
half as much bogus paper money.
There is stored on the top floor OF the Treas
ury Department upward of 81. 600. 600 In coun-
terfeit bills and bonds, but the greater part of
this will be kept. The vaults and closets of the
secret service division are SO filed up with this
queer" money that there is no room to keep
the records and books. II is for this reason
that the commission appointed.
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MINOR MATTERS.
Continuation of the Ioquary Into the Charges
Against Agent Gregory.

Continuation of the Ioqusry Into the Charges
Against Agent Gregory
WASHINGTON. April 20-The Senate COM
mittee on Indian traderships continued it's hear
ing to-day upon the Chippewa timber contracts.
p. p. Callgan, in reply to agent Gregory's
charge of dishonesty. declared that all Mr..
Gregory's statements in that respect were false,
and that he could in time prove them to be so.
He further attacked Mr.. Gregory. stating cur
rent belief that the agent was a gambler and
given to fighting and drinking. On cross
examination he said he had seen Mr..
Gregory in a gambling-house with ''pile of
chips before him. and had once seen him drink
ing with half breed. Beyond these facts he
had no personal knowledge of the things
charged.
James Coffee. half breed, charged by Mr..
Gregory with being turbulent character, de-
MED the charge in every respect. and stated, on
the contrary, that when he FCoffeeI had on
eral occasions sought out Mr. Gregory 30 protest
against iniustces done to the Indians, thu agent
had acted Extensively toward him. A good many
details of the alleged acts of injustice TO the
Indians by contractors officials, or both,
reviewed, but no important additional develop
ments were made. The committee adjourned
till Monday.
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A Recollection of Matthew Arnold.

Boston Transcript
The Listener is told this story. assil1ustrating
the nearness to which the Judgment OF even
Matthew Arnold might trench upon what some
people would call Philistinism:
On certain social occasion in Boston, when
Dir. Arnolds ex-cathedra judgments had awak-
ened spirit of opposition. well-known scholar
and historian present, to divert the discussion
into other channels. proceeded to direct the
critics attention to a portrait of Washington,
remarkable for its excellence as a painting and
a likeness.
Inere, Mr.. Arnold, said the Boston his
toran. ''there is a remarkable likeness of the
pre-eminent American, which doubtless will in
terest you"
'Ameriean" said Mr.. Arnold; I'VE consider
him the " 2ical English gentleman"
The rest was silence. But the inference is
avoidsble shat if the remark slight upon
America. it was also slight upon England,
since it implied that Englishmen had to come to
America to find their typical gentleman
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ALesson for P,okerton Y. Al.

ST. LOUIS. April 20.-Lieutenant governor
Charles P. johnson. chief counsel for David S.
Fortheringham in his suit against the Adams
Express Company for damages for false i'm
prisonment. Raid TO a reporter to-day: This
verdict is perfectly satisfactory TO US. 1t is just
and right think one effect that it will have
will be put an end to the sweat-box methods
of detectives who have long infringed upon
the rights of men, imprisoning them at pleas
urs, and using such means to extort admissions
of guilt. So large q judgment has never before
been recovered in similar case, and it was
therefore lesson that was greatly needed II
this verdict does not deter such men in the
future from restraining persons of their liberty
without warrant of law, shall be much mis-
taken.1
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Indiana Pan.inna
Pensions have been granted the following

Pensions have been granted the following
named Indianians:
S. Ridenour. Metamora; A. voeler. Fishers
Station; E. Ulrich. Sharpsville: W. Easter.
Brazil; A. J. Kendall Elizabethtown; P. E.
WEIGH tdeceasedl, Soouover; w. P. Ashley,
Frankfort; j. Grossman, Mrd Lick; z. NJ Mo
Cleary, Oakland City: L. Hicks Mechanicsburg;
J. Smith. Denver; G. B. Coleman. Elkhart; D.
Hexter tdeceasedl. Kokome; N. j Hellicroft.
Fortville; D. CARRIER. Coal City; d. Barnett
Lawier; ID. NJ. Dove. Sugar Creek; j. Layman,
Elizabethtown; G. Brown. Bremen; P. Wensol,
Cold Spring; G. Sutherlin. Orleans; W. A. Tay.
lor, Columbus; w. Zshuly. Evansville; H Hara-
den, LsPorto; A. E. Triesey. Indianapolis; G.
Day. Lawrencebure; c. Du1Jap Elnora E. G.
Hornahy, Pittsboro; L. d. Dic(jallister, Pendle-
ton; G. Conway, Williamsburg: s. Howard,
Alexandria; j. P. Schmidt. Hartford City; n.
W. Oodd, Lowell; J. A Miller. Terre Hsutsi II.
Bell. Omega; j. Kessling, Bruceville; J. D.
Kirkman, Stout; J. Henan. Seymour; widow of
D. Hexter, kokomo: father of III. Fultermau,
Seymour; mother of /. H. Thorpe; Southport;
widow of j. Smith, Terre Haute; mother of e.
B. John, Reynolds; widow of w. Glauemann,
New AlsAce; widow OF L. i. Westfau, Camp
bellSburg.
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Perro,,s Missing Fort

LA CROSSE. Wis, April 20.-Quite sensation
has been created by 1.-THE agreement OF twenty
or more distinguished scholars from historical
societies of Wisconsin. the Minnesota State
Normal School of Wiuona, aud the university at
Madison. that the missing fort the chart of
Perrot. the French explorer. had been dis
covered near the village of Trempeleau. Sineu-
lar mounds and inscriptions were also found.
This fort. the ruins of which were recently dis
covered by surveyors, built In 1856. by
Perrot and his followers. Excavations will be
made and a complete history written. making
most valuable contribution to the history of the
State and OF great interest TO archeologists
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General Hovey on Pensions.

Special 70 the INDIANAPOLIS journal
WASHINGTON, April 20-General Hovey de-
livered his maiden speech in the House this after
noon, while the pension appropriation bill was
under consideration. He spoke upon the Rener-
al subject of pensions, and gave evidence of q
thorough familiarity with his subject and unusual
oratorical powers General Hovey a gall
liant soldier of both the Mexican and rebellion
wars. To-day he advocated greater Hberality
on the part of the governments toward the pre-
servers of the Union. and gave figures to show
that quarter section of land could be given to
every federal soldier in the late war, and the
public domain would still BE- larger than thirty
two States of the size of Indiana. He Endorsed
a universal or service pension of So month, and
said the recently proposed per diem bill
better than nothing. President Cleveland came
in for a thorough scoring for his vetoes which
the General declared were cutting off. heartless-
ly, the little mite proposed TO be given TO the
men who risked their lives, for widows
orphans who had sacrificed precious husbands
fathers the altar of their country. He de-
clared the vetoes to be evidence of miserly and
an unjust administration. General Hovey had
an attentive audiences. and was heartily congratu-
lated upon his successful DEBUT
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Approved by the President.

WASHINGTON, April 20.-The President has
approved the act for the erection of a public
building at TexarkAna; the act for the purchase
of the swords of the late Gen. James Shields;
the act for a public building at Birmingham,
Ala: for the construction of revenue cutter for
Charleston. S. c.; for the changing of the time
of the sessions of the circuit and district courts
of the Eastern district of Missouri; and the act
regulating the terms of the United States courts
in the Northern district of Iowa.
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Dispute over a BIg Essate.

BRIDGEPORT. Conn, April 20.-Suit has been
brought before the Superior Court, of this city,
by Charles A. Hotchkiss aud Anna NJ. Hotch-
kiss against Fred Hotchkiss. of Sharon Conn.
Dwight Hotchkiss and Dotha McKelvey, grow
ing ont of the settlement of the estate of Benz
Hotchkiss, the famous inventor and gun manu-
estate valued at So, OO0.o00 A writ has been
issued and executed by Sheriff Clarkson at
tachinR all the property in the State belonging
TO the defendants to the amount of 1900. 600.
This suit is brought to recover the plaintiffs
share Of the property. which. it is alleged has
not been divided according to agreement
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SteamshipMeyews.

BosToN, April 20--Arrived: Scandinavian,
from Glasgow.
QUEENSTOWN April 20.-Arrived: Etruria,
from New York; Michigan, from Boston.
NEW YORK, April 20 Arrived State of
the steamer Athos. which arrived here to-day.
reports that on Wednesday last, at ii p. M, in
latitude 80 degrees and l minute, longitude "a
degrees Is minutes, four-masted steamer was
sean. stopped apparently with, machinery dis
abled. He thinks il was the Red Star steamer
Rhineland which left this port on Wednesday
morning for Antwerp
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Club-House Damaged.

.WAsH1NGroN N, April 2O.-Fire broke out in
the top story of the Metropolitan Clubhouse.
corner of Seventeenth and 81 streets, about
o'clock this morning, and did considerable
damage to the roof and north tower. In order
TO extingu1sh the flames it was found necessary
to deluge the building with water, and great
damage was done in that way to the interior of
the building. The fire is supposed to have orig
mated from an over heated range in the top of
the building. The total loss is roughly esti-
mated at from $4,000 to sl5, 900; fully covered
hY Insurance.
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Fitz Hugh Lee William Malone.
John S. Mosby nd Joseph e. Johnstor.
The World addressed to these distir Ruished
ex-confederats ofiiors an inquiry as 10 whether
they would be able 5 be present al the dinner.
aud also a request fer the views of cash upon
the significance of tbs reunion. General Buck
ner and General Lngstreee reply. regretting
belief that such occasions tend to draw the
South and North clcRer together. General Ma
hone telegraphs that he hopes 10 be present
General Johnston says he is unable TO accept
the invitation. and believes that thu assemblage
cannot influence national aspects
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Innocent Perseverance.

Boston IranbcrIpt-
little girl who had never attended a Catholic
service was persuaded on Easter Sunday to ac
company thu excellent family servant TO church
with her. She saw the service of the mass, re.
manning In her seat while Bridget went forward
to the altar rail.
..Weil, what did you sect" she was asked
when she came home.
"Oh lots of things. And do you know. Brid-
get went up forward, and lot of other PEOPLE
went forward, and knelt down, and man came
along and gave every one of them pepper
mint
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NO Chinese rramps.

Salt Lake City Herald.
You may look for beggars, loafers aud tramps
among the able bodied representatives OF the
enlightened Caucasian race, among the highiy
civilized Christian people who are denouncing
the Chinese as low and degraded specimens of
humanity. but not among the slmond-eye ed
Mongolians II you want tramps go to the sand
lots of San Francisco and put your hand the
humble heather who gets dollar for n dol
lars worth of work. and does not spend his
money for drink and In senseless carousals.