The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-01-07
GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS.
Swindling American Gold Mining Compan.
to be Investigated.

mas ordered 6trlct inquiry TO De maze
into the formation and tha whole history
of the United States Gold Placer Company,
which concern recently failed in q manner
most disastrous to numerous persons who
had invested in It's securities. The COM
pany was formed in 1885, for the object, as
stated in the prospectus, Of acquiring the
Cotton wood placers, comprising eight
hundred acres of auriferous gravel on the
banks of the river San Miguel in Colorado.
The prospectus gave out every reason to
expect yearly profits of f14S.000 on q
capital Investment of f150O00. divided
among Go holders. II is now alleged that
the scheme was from its conception
managers have left some Ioophole open
through which the law can reach them,
even If it cannot reach the money which
went into their pockets from those OF too
c0nfding investors.
Salisbury Wishes Co Avoid War.
LIVERPOOL, Jan. 8.-Hir George Baden
Powell. a member of the British Behring
Sea Commission who, at Lord Salisbury's
request. will start for Washington on
Saturday next, says that Lord Salisbury
told him that he salisbury wanted to
avoid war with the United States, but at
the same time he wanted to be strong and
to show that he was not going to yield o
jot of British rights. Sir George said he
thought Lord Salisbury had finally
brought an awkward dispute, which might
have resulted in war, to arbitration. and it
was his conviction that England would
win in arbitration. The British COM
missioners he declared, had made important
Investigations, bpt the friendliness they
had established with the Americans and
Russians would yet bear fruit. All right
thinking men IN England and America, Sir
George added. will be delighted to find q
serious bone of contention removed.
Urged to Boycott Jewish Bakers.
VIENNA. Jan. 6.-Placards have appeared
on the walls in the town of Stanislaus, Ga
licia. urging the inhabitants not to buy
bread made by Jewish bakers. and alleging
that the bread is made with water in which
corpses have been washed. The Governor
of the province has ordered the placards
removed. The Governor of Lemberg has
prohibited the production of a drama in
which the Russians were spoken OF offens-
lively. He is supposed to have received his
instructions direct from Vienna.
Cable Notes.
A general strike of all the cab-drivers of
Rome took place yesterday.
Earthquake shocks were felt yesterday at
Verona. 1llaisi, Parma, Modena, ChIavari
and Peschiera. Italy.
The Ministry of South Australia has re-
signed. Hon. 7. Plsyford has been asked
to form new Cabinet.
Frenchmen fear that England has de-
signs on Morocco. and that sending of war
ships to Tangier is the first step in q terri
tory grabbing scheme.
It is reported that NJ Ribot. French MIN
lister of Foreign Affairs, is Disguised with
the Chadouine affair, and more sorry that
he demanded an explanation from Bull
garia for expelling the correspondent.
The third game of the chess match at
Havana between Steinitz and Tschigorin
ended In draw after thirty-two moves.
Tschigorln again played the Evans gam bit.
Score: Tschigorin, /; Steinitz, o; drawn. 2.
The bodies of tho steward and second of
fcer of the steamer Cavalier have been
washed ashore on the cost of Cornwall.
The Cavalier left Gibraltar Dec. s for Fal-
mouth. Several days ago a boat marked
Cavalier was picked up off the Scilly
islands.
The Pope has peremptorily declined to
advise French Catholics with regard to
adherence to the republic. He declares
that with the experience of the United
States before them il is both rash and
offensive TO pious ears for so-called CathO-
lie publicists to claim that their 'ac-
knowledged chief should descend into the
political arena to influence his spiritual
subjects in their choice"