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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-02-12
PLAIN LANGUAGE.
F1oquet Says France Is Facing a Party Con-
spiracy Founded on Treason.

F1oquet Says France Is Facing a Party Con-
spiracy Founded on Treason.
PARIS, Feb. 11.-In the Chamber of Depu-
ties, Premier Floquet said he had been a
supporter of scrutin de iste, but had re-
nounced his advocacy of that system in the
face of the sentiment of the country, which
was now manifesting itsele strongly in
favor of scrutin darrondissement. They
were he continued, in the presence of
conspiracy of party coalitions and pre-
tensions founded ON treason. They must
thwart the electoral conspiracy while wait
ing for the power of law to foil the unlaw-
full conspiracy of the Left. tApplause.l
The Chamber, by vote of 200 to 266, then
the articles of the scrutin darrOndisse-
ment bill, all of which were afterward
adopted. The members of the Right de-
manded that the final vote on the bill as
whole be an open one, each Deputy declar-
ing his vote from the tribune. This was
agreed to.
The bill was passed by vote of 26s to 222.
The Chamber then adjourned until Thurs
day.
The committee of the Senate to-day dis
cussed measure providing that persons
publishing SlanderOuS and offensive per-
sonal statements shall be summarily dealt
with by the correctional tribunal.
NJ. GuyOtt-Dessaile. the Minister of Just
ice, said he regretted that urgency was not
demanded for the measure. 1t was high
time to stop the outrageous language of a
portion of the press.
In consequence of the Minister'S remarks,
the committee, by vote of 1872 to 69, agreed
to grant urgency for the bill, which was
afterward passed.
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now as they were at the time the presidents
had his interview with the ex-Commis-
sioner last Friday.
An incident is related by Republican
member of the House from North Carolina
which shows Mr.. Thompson's regard for
the spirit of civil-service reform. The meIn-
ber says: Not very long ago / was
very anxious to have woman
from my State appointed to a po-
sition in one of the departments.
She had passed an examination,
but her name had not been certified by the
not ready for appointment when called for.
went to Thompson and told him that
wished he would have the commission GER
tify to her examination and then have her
appointed to one of the departments.
Thompson thought i was Democrat, not
Knowing much about me IN any respect.
and he told me to go to Oberley, Demo
cratic member of the Civil-service Commits
sion, and tell him that he (Thompsonl
wanted the woman's name certified so that
he could have her appointed TO
position. Thompson cautioned me not to
go to Lyman, the Republican member OF
the commission, because, he sald, Lyman
Democratic department official wanted the
name certified it would not be done. 1t was
to me humorous proceeding. did go to
Lyman, and not to Oberly, because i pre-
sumed that / would get more encourage
ment from Republican than i would from
Democrat. and because knew that when
j went to Oberly, he. knowing that was a
Republican member of Congress, would not
do what wanted of him, even for Thomp-
son. 1t amused Lyman very much, and he
told me that this thing had been going on
for months; that names were being hastily
certified to the departments after examine
tlOn, so that appointments could be made
for political reasons
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Foreign Notes.

A shock of earthquake was felt, yester-
day, at Naples. Vesuvius is again active.
A Vienna goldsmith poisoned his five
children with cyanide of potassium. After
administering the poison to the children he
took some of it himself, and died in great
agony.
Severe snow-storms still prevail though
out Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
Railway travel is blocked in all directions,
and accidents resulting from attempts to
move trains are frequent.
Archbishop Strossmayer has issued a pas
toral letter lamenting the death of Crown
Prince Rudolph, and extOlling his virtues.
He expresses deep regret that now the last
hopes of Croatia have vanished.
1t is rumOred that the British College Of
Physicians and Surgeons has decided TO
erase the name of DR.. Sir MOrell Mackenzie
from its rolls, and that its action will
shortly be publicly announced.
At the consistory, Yesterday, the Pope
and Dannibale and the Archbishop of Ca
tarna. The condition of the Pope's health
prevented him from reading his allocution,
but it will be published to-day.
Emperor William has officially notified
Prince Alexander of Battenberg that he
does not desire his presence in Berlin, either
in connection with the settlement of the
affairs of his father, the late Prince Alex
ander of Hesse, or on any other business.
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BRECKINRIDGE'S SEAT.
Mr.. Grosvenor Offers a Resolution Providing
for an Investigation.

NIr. Grosvenor Offers a Resolution Providing
for an Investigation.
WASHINGTON. Feb. misrepresentation
Grosvenor to-day offered resolution relat-
ing to recent events in the Second congres-
siOnal district of Arkansas which culminat-
ed in the assassination of Hon. John N.
Clayton, of that State. A preamble to the
resolution recites tho nomination Of Cliff
ton r. Breckinridge and John NJ. Clayton,
as rival candidates from theSecond district
of Arkansas; that such proceedings were
had at the election and In and about the
canvassing of the votes cast thereat and
making returns of the same, as that said
Breckinridge was declared elected, received
the certificate, and his name has been placed
by the Clerk of the House upon the roll of
members-elect of the next House. Continu-
ing, the preamble recites that Clayton
dS CLAIMED thau ubreekkinridge knt was not legally
ceived great majority of the votes
cast and was entitled to the certificate,
and moved a contest, which was pending
on Jan. %, when testimony was being
taken to establish Clayton's allegations:
that while personally supervising the work
Clayton was assassinated, and that there
is doubt as to the legal effect upon the con-
test which the death of Clayton will have;
that there is no one legally authorized to
proceed to complete the taking of the testi-
mony in the contest and otherwise prepare
it for hearing and proper decision, and that
there are questions arising upon and In re-
lation to the contest difficult of determine
ton. The resolution therefore provides
that a committee of five members of the
House who are now members of the COM
mittee on elections, and who are elected to
the Fifty first Congress, be appointed by
the Speaker; that the committee shall pro-
ceed without delay and take testimony
touching the issues joined in the contest.
ascertain all the facts relating to the elec-
tion and contest, and report to the next
house of Representatives on the first day
of the first session thereof, or as soon
thereafter as the report may be completed
and ready for submission. The committee
is to be authorized to send for persons and
paper issue and The epGy
tiOn provides further that if, in
the opinion of the committee on cleo
tiOns of this House, there is no author
ity of existing law to continue, prose-
cute and carry on the contest for or against
the right of a member TO his seat IN the
Fifty-frst Congress under the circum-
stances alleged and described in the pream-
authorized to report by bill or otherwise
such act or resolution as may be necessary
in the premises to accomplish the object
therein stated, and said committee may re-
port as matter of privilege at any time.
and their report and its consideration and
final disposition shall at all times be a mat
ter of the highest privilege. and shall,
until disposed of. take precedence of all
legislation other than the consideration of
pending contested election cases. The
resolution was referred to the committee
on elections
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FEMALE BICYCLISTS.
A Six Days Race for the Worlds Champion.
ship-The Competitors and the Record.

NEW YORK, Feb IA six days interna-
tional bicycle race, for women, of eight
hours daily, for the championship of the
world, began this afternoon in Madison
square Garden at 8 o'clock. The track is
the usual one of eight laps to the mile, but
is not thrown up at the turns, fact which
initiates against the making of fast time
Prizes are 40 per cent. of the gate money,
divided: 40 per cent. of it to the winner.
20 per cent. to second. and remainder will
be given to those who make more than 200
miles. There are no huts in the building,
the ladies retiring to their hotels at the end
of their days task. 1t was the original
intentions to have Miss Sadie Martinot
start the race, but to-day she sent her
regrets. The list of competitors is: Miss
Hilda Suallor Miss Jessie Woods Miss
Kitty Brown, Miss Jessie Oaks. the English
champion; Miss Elsa Won Blumer, the
Masge MsbnRP MISS sS ha hna Hart aay MSs
Miss Helen Baldwin, Miss Hattie Lewis.
cup, Miss Gertrude Frankel, Miss
Louise Armiando, the champion of the
made by Tony Pastor. Miss Lewis was
first away, with Miss Hart next. The
start was a flying one, and the others were
strung out behind nearly all the way
around the track. Miss Lewis was the
first lady to score lap. The first mile was
made by Miss Armiando in 8 minutes so
seconds, Miss Won Blumen being a good
second. The spectacle presented by the
gayly dressed girls as they sped around
the immense hall was, wonderfully pict-
uresque and animated one. The great in
terestcenters in Miss Armiando, who is a
wonder among females She is stout and
wonderfully strong. 1t is said that she
can lift 500 pounds dead weight, without
wearing harness.
The racing begins daily at 3 P. NJ. and
continues until A. NJ. with a rest from
to 8 P. NJ. The score made in the first
three hours to-day was; oaks. 81; Armian-
do. 80; Suallor 80; Brown. So; Hart, 90; Bald
Blumen, 81; McShane, 25; Lewis. S.
Miss Oakes, the champion of England,
will likely retire. She is suffering from
pains in her side.
Shortly before IL o'clock Miss Armaindo
grew weak while OH the track and fell in
the arms of a trainer. She was deathly
pale, and requested that a physician be
sent for her at once, as she felt that she
was going to die A doctor was called i'm
mediately. The woman had not been well
for some time, and had been unable to eat
for the past few days.
miles; Baldwin, 9S; Wood, 81; Won Blumen,
93; :Armaindo, IS; Hart. 81; McShane, IS;
SuallOr, 81; Brown, 50; Oates, 60; Lewis, 76.
Miss Armaindo's physician states that she
is very sick, but that he hopes to have her
we'll enough to resume tomorrow. Miss
Stanley completed her Tooth mile at 12:46
o'clock, when she had been hours, 46 min
utes and 10 seconds on the track.
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CABINET TALK.
Alger Does Not Expect Place-Activity OF
Ruslk's Friends-McKiRley's Opinion.

Alger Does Not Expect Place-Activity Of
Rusk's Friends-McKihley's Opinion.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, Feb. Ex-senator Stock
bridge to-day received letter from Gen.
Alger, dated at Detroit last Saturday. Mr..
Mcmillan who is elected to the United
States Senate to succeed Mr.. Palmer, had
returned to Detroit from indianapolis be-
fore this letter was written. General Alger
states to Senator Stockbridge that he does
not expect to go into President Harrison's
Cabinet; that he has not solicited the posi-
tion, and does not know that General Har-
rison has seriously considered his name at
any time. This information has created
great surprise among the Michigan Repub-
icans in Washington, as they ex-
pected to see their recent candidate for
the presidential nomination at the head of
the War Department under the incoming
administration. They have now given up
all expectations in that direction.
Senator Spooner, of Wisconsin, expects to
make his third trip to indianapolis this
week, in the interest of Ex-Governor Rusk,
of Wisconsin, for a place in the Cabinet.
Since it is understood that ex-senator Mil
Ter, of New York, does not want the secre-
taryship of agriculture, Governor Rusk's
name is to be urged with great persistence
for that position. The Wisconsin friends
of the Governor are not aware.
tonight, of the letter from Cen
eral Alger, and when they learn
that that gentlemen does not expect the
war portfolio, it is probable that they Will
direct their attention to that position.
which was their first love.
This evening your correspondent asked
Representative Mckinley. of Ohio. who
he thought would be the next Secretary of
the Treasury, and he replied: x-Governor
Foster, of Ohio. l really believe that the
position will settle down upon him, after
all. He is eminently fitted for the place.
and his appointment would please the
country at large, as well as the State in
which he lives"
While ex-senator Platt was in the city, to-
day. he told friend that he thought New
York would be passed over in the makeup
of the Cabinet.
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Her Husband Wasa Former Resident of White
chapel, and Claims that He Is Subject to
Fits of Unconscious Murder Mania"
Premier Floquet Employs Plain Lam
guage in Describing the BOulangists.
France, He Tells the Chamber, Is Called Upon
to Face Party Conspiracy Founded on
TreaSOn-0B Brien and the COnstableS.
ANOTHER WOMAN BUrCHEREp.
Her Husband Charged with the Crime-Be
lief that He Is the Whitechapel Butcher.

Her Husband Charged with the Crime-Be-
lief that He Is the Whitechapel Butcher.
LONDON, Feb. 1.-THE body of a woman,
concealed in wooden chest, was discov-
cred to-day by the police of Dundee. The
abdomen was ripped open and the body
otherwise mutilated. The chest was so
small that the murderer had been COM
PEELED to squeeze the body into it. The
husband of the woman has been arrested on
suspicion of being her murderer. The
murderer is w. III. Bury, the husband of
the victim. Bury was resident of White
chapel, London, and his antecedents,
which have been traced, suggest that he is
probably "Jack the Ripper" and that he is
subject to fits of unconscious murder mania.
The post-mortem examination held on the
body of the Dundee victim proved that the
woman had first been strangled and that
her body had been mutilated, the abdomen
being ripped open and the legs
and arms twisted and broken.
Bury says that he left Whitechapel
three weeks ago. He refuses to say
why he left Whitechapel, and acknowl-
edges that he had no business requiring his
attention in Dundee. He says that he and
his wife drank heavily last night before re-
tiring, and that he does not know how he
got to bed. Upon awakening, he says, he
found his wife upon the floor with rope
around her neck. Actuated by sudden
mad impulse, for which he cannot account,
he seized knife and slashed the body.
Upon reason returning he became alarmed
and hastily crushed the body into the chest
in which it was found, thinking to fly and
make his escape. He found, however, that
he could not leave his wife's remains and
he finally resolved to inform the police.
The theory of the police officials is that
Bury's wife knew of facts connecting him
with the Eaet-end atrocities, and that she
took him to Dundee in the hope of prevent
ing a recurrence of the crimes
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GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS.

The Chamberlains at Glasgow-Joseph Talks
of the American System of Government.
GLASGOW, Feb. ia reception was given
here this evening in honor of Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Chamberlain. Addresses were pre-
sented to Mrs. Chamberlain on behalf of
the WOmen's Unionist Associations of
Scotland. Mr.. Chamberlain thanked the
gathering for the honor paid to himself and
his wife. After some remarks on the rela-
tions between England and America,
he said there never was time
when it was possible to recognize
anything in the shape of separate
natiOnalities in America. An tempt to
set up such scheme was resisted at cost
of hundreds of thousands of lives and hun
dreds of millions of dollars. IF we should
follow the American SYSTEM" he said, 1--WE
would have to cut up the United Kingdom
into. twenty or thirty bits and award a
parliament to each. This, perhaps, would
not be dangerous, but it certainly would
not be economical"
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NEW YORK, Feb. 11.-Judge Barrett, in
the Supreme Court, to-day. granted de-
had urged that she had been familiar with
a mutual male acquaintance who is hand
some. The Judge in his decision says: 1T
would be unreasonable to require complete
cessation of courteous civilities with an
agreeable acquaintance against whose char
acter noting can be proved or justly assert
ed. A wife is not the mere creature of a
husbands arbitrary will, but an independ-
ent helpmate, subject. of course, to wifely
duties, but endowed, also, with substantial
rights and entitled to such proper privi-
leges as are freely accorded to her sex by
general usages of modern society,""
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Diving Woman Attacked by Rats.

PROVIDENCE. Il. l., Feb. 11.-Julia Maher,
fifty-six years old, died this morning in a
miserable howell in Webster, of paralysis.
The case is particularly horrible, as her
husband had given the woman no care after
work. Theneighbors say she was left alone.
and rats entered the hovel and gnawed
away at the wOman's extremities while she
lay yet alive, but unable to drive them
away. The flesh was badly eaten from her
thighs, and the face had been attacked.
The police learned of the matter. and in
duced the neighbors to watch with the
woman while life remained. Death came
to her relief this morning
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PREPARING FOR A COLLAPSE.

The Senate Appropriates Money for Protec-
ton of American Interests at Panama.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-THE Senate, in
secret session, has passed the following bill
to enable the President to protect the in
terests of the United States in Panama:
Be 1t enacted that there be and is hereby ap-
propriated. out of any money in the treasury not
otherwise appropriated, the sum of S250.O0O 10
enable the President to protect the interests OF
the United States, and toprovide for the security
OF the persons and property OF citizens OF the
United States al the Isthmus of Panama In such
manner as he may deem expedient.
1t is learned that the committee on foreign
relations had received no news of any ont
break at Panama, but deeming IL best 70 be
prepared for any that might occur, II had
decided to ask for the passage OF the Dill at
once, as an independent measure. rather
than to risk the delays and uncertainties
attending an amendment TO an appropria-
tion bill The troubles that are feared ass
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NEW YORK, Feb. ia terrific explosion
occurred about SIS o'clock this morning. at
point midway between Williams Bridge
and Bedford Park, on the line of the New
York, New Haven & Hartford railroad, just
as the train from Stamford, Conn.,, which
is due in this city at $40 A. M, passed there.
1t is believed that the explosion was caused
by gang of Italian workmen thawing ont
dynamite cartridges too suddenly. Every
pane of glass in the ira n was shattered
and the 500 passengers terribly shaken up.
large number received severe cuts about
the head and face from the flying glass, but
none are yet known to have been seriously
iniured
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A FOOLS Bid for Fame.

VIENNA, Feb. LIT has just come to
light that young lieutenant. named
Sz peshazy, committed suicide in front of
a mirror Immediately upon his return from
a mourning service in honor of the memory
of Prince Rudolph. His wound was similar
to that which the Crown Prince inflicted
upon himself
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Bismarck Prefers to Wait.

LONDON, Feb. n.-Telegrams from Berlin
indicate that Prince Bismarck is not in
clined to enter into further negotiations
with the American government with regard
to Samoa until after the Inauguration of
President Harrison. Information obtained
from official quarters here induces the be-
lief that Lord Salisbury has urged Count
Won HatZfeldt the German ambassador, to
permit negotiations between Germany and
England to lie over for the same reason,
the Premier believing that an entirely diff
ferent view Will be taken of the Samoan
difficulty by the incoming American Presi-
dent and his Cabinet
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ATTEMPTED Murder and Suicide.

BUTLER, No., Feb. Ill. f. Mann shot
John Hensley and then attempted suicide,
day. Both were paying court to adaughter
of Captain II. z. Nickel, and Mann was made
jealons by seeing her in company with Hens
ley at a school exhibition, When the ex-
from the crowd and shot him, the ball
lodging in a check book he had in his pock-
ct. Mann instantly turned the pistol upon
himself and fired two shots. He is fatally
wOunded
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Young Desperate Killed.

GRANT CITY, Mo-, Feb. ia duel at
short range took place here, Saturday light,
between Rollo Walton, q young desperate
of twenty-one, and City Marshal J.. G.
BaldrIdge. Walton had threatened to kill
the marshal. and when the latter met him
in bar-room they opened fire simultane-
ously. Walton was killed and d. A. Mason,
a bystander was shot so seriously in the
arm that the limb had to be amputated.
The marshal was not injured.
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Another Panama Canal Company.

PARIS. Feb. lit is reported that the
leading financial houses of this city are ne
gotiating with the object of forming new
combination to complete the Panama canal
and prevent its passing into the hands of
foreigners. NJ. De Lesseps, it is said, will
be merely honorary president of the new
company. On the BOurse to-day Panama
shares receded 1-2f.
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,Bishop Kinr,s Com,rv Trial.

LONDON. Feb. 1.-THE trial of Rt. Rev.
Edward King. bishop of Lincoln and
provincial vice-chancellor of the province of
Canterbury. for ultra-ritualistic practices,
will begin before the ecclesiastical court of
bishops. at Lambeth Place. tomorrow.
Bishop King will appear before the court in
the trial will be an exciting one, as the ac-
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Two Children Burned to Death.

BRADFORD. Pa, Feb. 1.-THE house of
Joseph Groner, at Tarpot. suburb of this
place, was destroyed by fire at Z o'clock to-
night, and two babies-twins, aged three
We're burned to death. Mrs. Groner went
out TO visit a neighbor, leaving the children
IN charge of her son, aged sixteen. The
boy went to the barn TO do some work, and
during his absence the house took fire, the
children perishing in the flames.
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Case of Justifiable Homicide.

CINCINNATI. Feb. lion last Saturday
evening Henry Witteride, dairyman near
Avondalc, was viciously assaulted by Henry
Stahl, an employe. Witteride Knocked
Stahl down. with a milking-stool. Stahl
died from his injuries thiseyening. Witter-
ide is at large on his own recognizance
The facts, so far as known, make the case
one of iustifable homicide.
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DUBLIN, Feb. n.-Mr. William O'Brien
was conveyed from the Clonmel to the
Tralee jail this morning under strong
guard of military and police. At Clonmel
the escort was attacked with stones by the
crowd which had gathered to witness Mr..
OBrien's departure. The police charged
the crowd, using their batons freely. At
Tipperary large crowd surrounded the
railway station, and resisted the efforts
made to disperse it. Upon arriving at NAL
low, Mr.. OBrien objected to being trans
ferred to a third-class railway carriage,
saying that he never travelled in that way
He was finally forced into the carriage by
four constables.