The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-04-25
NEWS In SUNDAYS JOURNAL.
Resume of important Events at Home and
Abroad Chronicled in the Issue of April2l.

Europe.
An epidemic Of cholera Is raging in the
Ohio has passed q law prohibiting Sun
day shaving.
In the past two days French police have
arrested over 200 Anarchists.
Stanley. an Anarchist. arrested at New
York. had q house full of dynamite.
John Savage. of the Scott County Till
nois) Poor-house, IS heir to S5.OOO.c00.
On Saturday Shakspeare's birthday was
observed as q gala day In Stratford-on-
Avon.
The national silver executive committee
has called a convention for the fourth week
In May.
Two Pennsylvania newspaper men were
fined for sayinRa Congressman had a black
eye when he did not.
seance before she left New York. and flew
into a towering passion because she could
not see through the trick.
Base-balI-Western League: st. Paul s.
Indianapolis j; Omaha s, Toledo 2; MIlwau-
kee d, Minneapolis 3; Kansas City 8. Column
bus l. National League: Pittsburg 4. ST.
Louis 3; PIttsburg 10. ST. LOUIS 8; Cleveland
IA. Cincinnati s.; New York 6. Washington
]; Washington 5. New York 4; Louisville 9.
Chicago 0: Boston II, Baltimore 2; Boston
~. Baltimore 9; Brooklyn IL, Philadelphia
o; Brooklyn 2, Philadelphia =
lFTOnt ne SeCOnu Eutn0n OF ne sunday JOtTndt.I
A Very Funny Duel
epe Cial to the indianapolis ] Journal
BRUSSELS. April pa duel was fought
this afternoon between edward Fox and
Hallett AlsOp Borrowe in the hollows
Of the sand dunes on the belgian
miles from Ostend. 1t resulted in
nothing worse than o triple perforation
of the skirts of Fox's new frock coat. but
IL was as close q call as q man ever had.
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six inches below the lowest button. SO
close TO Fox's abdomen that 1t scraped his
trousers. Had Borrowe bettered his aim
by half an inch the result would have been
fatal beyond a donot.
There were seven persons present at the
encounter. besides the principals. Fox was
seconded by VIM. b. Bacon, jr.. of Boston.
aud Borrowe by Harry Vane Millbank.
The others present were Edwin Cleary. O
surgeon. and Nj. Provost. proprietor of the
Hotel Provost. near which the duel took
place. and two reporters.
An effort was made to leave London Sc
cretly, but all parties TO the Affair we're
missed simultaneously from their &C
Gus Ome haunts. and the secret soon
leaked out. Bacon arrived at the Hotel de
PEurope. at at s o'clock, yester-
day afternoon, having eome from London by
way of Greensboro and Flushing. MIilbank
landed the night before by way of Dover,
Calais and Brussels. and Fox by way of
HarwIch. Cleary met Fox on the railroad
and accompanied him as q matter of friend
ship. Borrowe got TO Brussels wa Paris.
and all were at the Hotel de PEurope
in Antwerp before 2 o'clock this
morning. None of them went to bed.
Fox and Borrowe wrote letters all night.
while Mlllbsnk and Bacon discussed the
details of the coming duel. and Cleary
ing with a kind-hearted Antwerp
man, who knew Provost, the hotel
man near Ostesd. and was loath
that the two men should lose the oppor-
&rzssv " .kAnin~ % onnh nthnr MIL
bnnk and Borrowe left Antwerp for Ostend
st 5 o'clock in the morning and the others
in two parties. agreeing not to recognize
each other en- route lest they should rouse
the suspicion of the police.
LUNCHED
Osrend was reached at noon, and the
parties drove out in carriages to Nieport,
where luncheon was eaten in two di
visions at the Hotel Provost. At $50
the surgeon arrived. and then the
dunes, landlord Provost carrying tine
surgeons case of Instruments under his
coat and affecting to be showing his guests
walk TO the END of the pretty village. and
then only q five minutes scamper over the
little hills till q hollow was found from
which the roofs Of the honses could be seen.
Interest was now intense as the two
principals and the others watched the sec
Onds pace of the ground. IL had been de-
eIded that the men should fire two shots at
twelve PAGES, and all present know that
both meant business. The weapons were
q pair of As caliber dueling pis-
tolls owned by Millbank. who fired them
both in BacOn's presence to show that they
were in proper condition. The pistols were
then reloaded and Fox and Borrowe were
called to the scene of action. Both were
dressed, as the etiquette of duellng re-
qulres. In frock coats and top hats. Ii
Borrowe Is a coward he did not show it
this afternoon. He was absolutely cool
aud imperturbsble. and Fox nonchalance
was never disturbed.
Gentlemen" said Millbank. after Bor-
rowe and Fox had been placed twelve PAGES
apart and the pistols handed to them. Il
shall say, Ready. FIRE. one. two. three
lou may fire at any time between the
words one and three Are you ready"
Ready" said Borrowe. but Fox dld not
reply.
pistols at once before the word two was
spoken. Neither of the men spoke q word
and the seconds advanced and took away
the weapons. Both men stood in their
tracks during the trying ceremony or re-
loading the pistols. The only indication
of nervousness on Borrowers part was his
lighting a cigarette. Fox never stirred.
When Millbank spoke the word "one"
again. both men fired as before. BorrOwe
stood still. but Fox lifted his hat. Borrowe
returning the courtesy. Both sec Onds ran
MP and found FOx's coat-tails perforated
US related.
Honor was declared satisfied and Mill
bank said: "Gentlemon, my pistols nave
been Ia good hands"
Indiana Democrats for Hill and Gray.
Special TO the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON. April GA broad lntima
ton is made by representative SbIvely
and some other Hoosier Democrats here
that. after all, the proceedings of the In
diana Democratic convention on Thursday,
which conditionally instructed its dele
gates for Mr.. Cleveland, was not q Cleve-
land victory. but. on the contrary. a Hill
agreement was made some months ago
st Albany whereby Gray was to help
Hill and the latter was to assist the former
in securing delegates, the net results to be
finally pooled In the convention for the one
having the largest. and that Gray was &C
eepted by Hill as a running mate. provided
the ticket could be made to read Hill and
Gray. The ~intimation WAS made to-day
that under the Instructions OF Thursday
the Indiana delegates to Chicago will see
from the very start an opening for Gray
and not vote for Hill. out the moment they
discover that their influence will help Hill
they will move IN u body to the New
Yorker and vice versa. At no time. It Is
stated. are the Indiana delegates to support
help his chances. In other words, Gray
men are Hill men in disguise. despite in
stTuctioDs TO tie contrary.
Senator Hill Is reported to have said,
when he read the Instructions of the Indi-
ana convention of Thursday, that they
were perfectly satisfactory 10 him and