The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-01-04


from the summit of the cupoia of the castle
chapel. The imperial family attended
morning service In the chapel. AT the
levee held subsequently, to this service,
eminent officials and court officers filed
past the throne, the Emperor wore the uni
form of Prussian general with the rib
bons of the order of the Black Eagle.
The Empress was attired in a magnificent
court robe. She wore the ribbons of the
Black Eagle and the decorations of many
other orders. The crowd attending tho
levee was so numerous that the halls set
apart for their reception were filled to
oyerfiowing. Ar noon the Emperor rode to
the arsenal to perform the usual New
Years ceremony of giving parole TO the
troops. Every body here expected HIM to
make important utterances on this
occasion, but he said nothing
a group of officers He advised them to
speedily acquire knowledge of the power
and use of the latest military improvements.
The absence of Princes Leopold and Ar
zold, of Bavaria, from the levee was incor-
reetly attributed by some persons to dis
pute with the Emperor. AS q matter of
fact, their absence was due to Q friendly
ARRANGEMENT with the Emperor by which
their presence at the formal proceedings
was not needed.
Dr. Graves Convicted.
DENVER, Col, Jan. "A 4 O'clock this
afternoon the arguments In the Graves
trial were concluded and the case given to
the jury. DR.. Graves, during the trial, has
been ont on bonds. but a. soon as the jury
retired he was taken into custody.
The crowd did not leave the room when
the jury retired. for the expectation was
that an early verdict would be reached.
DE. Graves, in the charge OF two deputy
sheriffs. was taken to dinner and did not
return until 9 O'Clock, and at $50 there was
perceptlble wave OF excitement about
the room, and it was whispered that
il. jury RISING mad r Tsa'hs had efs the
room. was few minutes later sent for. and
at $40 arrived and called the court to or
der. At 9:45 the jury was brought into
court and the foreman handed the clerk
it to Judge Rising for inspection, read
aloud:
I'VE, the jury find DE-. T. Tha tcher Graves
guilty of murder In the first degree"
DR.. Graves was sitting behind his at
read Ss gave stare
leaping from his chair. The perspiration
Instantly started, and great drops of sweat
dropped from his forehead. He then Gov.
cred his face with mis- hands and
took the verdict almost equally as hard
and actually shed tears. The Judge asked
Mr.. Furman if he desired the Jury pOlled
and the latter savagely replied: mo-"
but made motion for new trial for DE.
Graves.
When DR.. Graves was asked what he
thought of the verdict he replied by re-
peatedly saying that 1t was great shock
and surprise to him.
Judge Rising ordered two bailiffs to con-
vey DR.. Graves to the county JAIL AS the
men grasped the Doctor by the arm. prep
aratory to removing him, he started vio-
Iently, and in dazed way said: Are
You going to take me to Jail so soon'"'
The deputies granted him short time. and
he employed 1t by whispering to Judge
Furman. Colonel Ballou was present, but
had nothing to say. Judge Macon, of the
counsel for the defense, was too Ill to ap
pear In the courtroom.
At 10 o'clock the bailiffs took DR.. Graves
to carriage and he WAS driven to the JAIL
Colonel Ballou and Judge Furman accom-
panied him. Mrs. Graves and the Doctors
aged mother " ere not presentln court when
the verdict was rendered, but afterw ards
were greatly affected by the news. and the
Doctors mother is said to have tainted
when 1t reached her.
Fatal Fire at Nashville.
NASHVILLE. Tenn, Jan. 2.--About $50
o'clock this evening fire was discovered in
the houss-furuishing establishments of
Webb. Stevenson a. Co.. College street, be-
tween Church and Union. An alarm was
turned in, which was quickly responded to-.
i
joining buildings occupied By the Phillips
IL Buttorf Manufacturing Company; A. J.
Warren, furnitures-t saYen- -stOrjos; A. u.
Rhodes, furniture. andI the Noel Block.
where the Western Union Telegraph Office
was located. 1t was IL O'Clock before the
fire was under control.
The wind was now blowing q gale and
clouds Of sparks were falling like an April
shower, while the forked-tongued flames
seemed almost to lick the very clouds. 1t
nd tnhf int Mt 1fav Ia
by loud explosions. falling walls, etc. 1t
was feared that the fire would get utterly
beyond the control Of the city fire depart
ment and Louisville was telegraphed for
aid.
The fire at 1880 p. NJ. seems under control
and the prospects are that it will be con-
fined to the buildings mentioned; though it
rs still raging, sullsnly., its fury seems
somewhat subdued. ...r
sad incident of the fire was the killing
of four colored fremen. who were struck
down while bravely trying to subdue the
1 the words of 'i Mr.. 8. L. '' Nolsn. Of
the Davie Printing Company, who was an
Nolen: mir. Davia of our firm. and my
self were standing out on the roof of the
Phillips & Buttorf building viewing the
fire, when we noticed four colored firomen
at the further end toward College street.
playing on the flames. All at once
there was rumbling sound, and we
felt . shaky. unsteady feeling un-
der our feet. Suddenly the College
street wall of the building collapsed. and
that half of the roof on which the hremen
were standing went down. / saw one of
them Jump back, and he apparently saved
himself, though he failed to appear at the
roll-cali, and his name was given as one OF
the killed. 1t is needless to say that Mr..
Davie and quickly descended from our
perilOus position"
The names of the unfortunate iremen are
G. @. GOWDY.
STOKES ALLEN
HARVEY EWING.
AARON COCKRELL.
1t is supposed that the fire was of in.
cendiary orr gin. as fireman DAILY, while in
the Atwell building, saw a man apply q
torch to q mass of Infiammable matter In
the rear of that store. Toe loss will ap
proximate S600.00
To Be Recoined with the New Designs.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2.-The Director OF
the Mint will inaugurate the new year by
the issue of the new silver coins, half dol
lars, quarter dollars and dimes, bearing
the new designs. The mint at Philadelphia
started on the coinage of these pieces to-
day, and the minis at San Francisco and
New Orleans will start as soon az the dies
reach them. The silver used in this coin
age will consist of the uncurrent silver
| coins now in the treasury awaiting recon
| age. and the coinage will be continued
until the balance of the APPROPRIATION
| ava liable for recoinsRe, now about SCI, 600
has'been exhausted. The director hopes e