The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-01-07
NEWS In SUNDAYS JOURNAL.
Resume of the Principal Home and Foreign
Events Recorded in the Issue Of Jan. 6.

Events Recorded in the Issue Of Jan. g.
A French physician declares that En-
perOr William suffers from sort OF cpl
lepsy.
1t is denied that Ex-Governor Sheldon, of
California, is the author of the Murchlson
letter.
A bill has been introduced In Congress
providing for commission to gather tariff
statistics.
B. s. Stapleton and N. o. Foldgerr;. of
Cleveland, o., were arrested for selling
Louisiana lottery tickets.
The announcement that the President
will live in Orange; n: j., after the expira-
ton of his term is denied.
The trouble between the factions of the
United Order of Workmen in Iowa is said
to be In fair way of adjustment.
Chief Arthur, of the Brotherhood of Loco;
motive Engineers, says he is well pleased
with the terms of the 90" settlement.
DR.. John d. Woods. public printer Of
Kentucky, unexpectedly resigned. Il. Polk
Johnson was appointed to fill the vacancy.
1t seems that both Senators Voorhees, and
Turpie were ignored by the President in
appointing Judge ClaypOol district attor-
ney of Indiana.
The British steamer Montana cOllided
with the German steamer Main OFT North
Point. The Montana sank in a few min-
utcS. Ouly Ouc LILO was lOSt.
The King of Holland is in a critical con-
dition. The prosecution against Professor
Getficken, who published Frederick's diary,
has been dropped. 1t is considered bad
defeat for Bismarck.
Marines from German gunboat at Samoa
went to the assistance of the pretender,
and twenty of them were killed and thirty
wounded. The remainder of them were
driven back to their vessel.
Officers of the humbugged Electric sugar
refinery, of New York, are at Adrian, Mich;
trying to learn something from Mrs Friend
and w. +. Howard. the pOSsessOrs OF the
alleged ''secret process but their efforts
so Tar have been futile.
From the Second Edition of The Sunday Jourmal.l
The Morier Matter.
Copyright 1889, by the New York Associated Press[
BERLIN, Jan. 5.-Count HERBERT Bismarck
last night gave diplomatic dinner, at
which Count Shouvaloff, the Russian en-
bassadOr; NJ. Herbette, the French embassa-
dor, and other heads of legations, were
present. During the course OF the evening
Count Herbert, speaking to Count Won
Hatsfeldt, the German minister to England,
| promised, under request of the Emperor,
| to Russia, from any ctai ses connecteq With
| the Bazaine incident. This result was COM
| municated to- MOrier, who expresses him,
self as dissatisfied; He says that as official
| prints make the charge there must be an
| official withdrawal. Lord Salisbury, IN a
| personal communication to Prince Bis
| marck, asks him to order direct statement
that the whole charge is absurd.
| the MOrier affair. The VOssiche Zeitung
| remarks: 1.-THE impression that perusal
| of the letters leave is painful. Incidents
such as these can only serve to trouble the
| dred and affinity. The accusations against
MOrier rest on the controversial assertion
| of man who is no more No EVIDENCE can
| be adduced in support of the charge, there
| If certain papers which described Emperor
| Frederick as Parsifal the simpletOn, really
consider it their duty to asperse every man
| whom that noble prince honored with his
confidence, they have at any rate done no
good service to the German government
| or to the empire" Proceeding to narrate
the military events between the 18th and
| 18th of August, 1870, the Vossische Zeitung
| contradiction between Marshal Bazaines
statement to Major Won Defines and the
historic facts should not have been per
ceived by Major Won Defines himself, who
weapon with which to strike at the mem
DRY of Emperor Frederick. 20
| The Freisinnige Zeitung says: THE Ger
man people await what Count Herbert has
stand, German diplomacy has not covered
| itssf with glory over the question"
The National Zeitung holds that Morier,
| in his appeal to Count Herbert was uver-
confident. The paper says: 1T was aTreal-
| ly astonishing demand to ask the chief of
the Foreign Office to contradict the report of
| trusted officer of the German govern
ment; 1t must be left to the future to show
| whether Bazaine will come out of the affair
| as slanderer or as coward rtSI
| These comments suggest a similar ones
| ton as to whether Prince Bismarck and
| Count Herbert will come out of the affair
| as slanderers or towards Morier, accord
here, and the general feeling in official cir
cles, will compel Count Herbert to apollo
| gize. In the meantime, the semi-official
press shows no signs of abating the attacks
on Morier, rather trying to support the as
| sault. To-night's Berliner BOrsen Zeitung
| has q vaguely worded official statement de-
claring that the government has proof as to
the means by which Morier obtained ilfOr.
nation concerning the movements and of
| fensive plans of the German troops; also,
| how he made use of this information by
sending it to the London Times.