The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-12-12
NEWS In SUNDAYS JOURNAL.
Resume Of Imrortsnt Events at Home and
Abroad Chronicled in the Issue Of Dec. 10.


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A new Spanish Cabinet has been formed.
New Years receptions at the White House
will be abandoned this season.
Another county-seat war is reported from
Springfield and Liberal. Kan.
The strike of Rock Island telegraph oper-
ators was enormously reported of.
Morgan county (Indiansl grand jury is
still at work investigating the tombstone
dissertations.
Cities of Europe now said to be con-
eested with farm laborers from the poverty
stricken interior.
Speaker Crisp was snubbed ct the Reform
Club banquet IN New York by not being
invited to speak after he had prepared an
address.
IFrom the Second Edit,on of the Sunday Journal
Mutiny on the Ship Willie Reed.
New YORK. Dec. io.,Capt. John E. Yates,
of the t~hree-masted ship Willie Reed,
which arrived at her dock on the East river
to-day. tells OF q dangerous and exciting
experience with an ugly and mutlnous
crew at sea. during which several of the
follows of his last trip TO India: THE Will
lie Reed left PHILADELPHIA early In Septem-
Der. 1881, for Kobe. Japan. 1 found it I'M
possible to get q crew that l desired, and so
had to take what could get. The crew
Malays and q mixture of all nations.
Everything worked smoothly for
some time. Then the men ,grumbled
over the food. Later discovered
that the crew were stealing food from the
stores. My second mate was John Turner.
Before the voyage was over l found he was
as big O scoundrel as ever trod a deck. He
instigated the men In their robbery of the
ships stores, and encouraged them in their
mlsdeeds. Shortly before reaching Kobe.
Japan, March 10. when at the Straits OF
Sunda. q number of Malay Indians came on
board and brought some whisky which
they gave to the crew. The crew got
drunk and refused to obey orders. They
said they wonld like to see the man that
could make them obey. Only q part of the
crew-about eight men-seemed TO be act
Paree. 1 considered 70 be the ringleader.
and thought it time to take some action. l
ordered him placed in irons. Some of the
men who were still faithful carried out
my orders. Paree's companions were too
trunk to offer much resistance. The next
day all of his com panions came to me and
demanded Parees release. They refused to
work unless their demands were acceded
to-. l saw that L was surrounded by a gang OF
bold and desperate men who would hesitate
at nothing. Their conduct was mutinons.
but there were no war vessels or police
about from whom l could get assistance. /
therefore released the man, and
on deck. 1 opened tho door of nv
cabin and looked out. / saw second mate
Turner with the turbulent part of the crew
surrounding him. Some or them were shak-
ing their fists OF the mate. | heard Paree
At the same time Paree made q jump for
the second mate. Turner pulled out his
pistol and fired. The first shot stopped
Paree. Turner fired again n wounded
let wounded another of the crew named
Peterson. Then the mutineers scattered
and fled to the forecastle. They had no
arms and were cOwed. Until we reached
Kobe | kept constant watch, for was
afraid the mutineers would do something
desperate, especially as the man Turner
was as great q scamp as any OF them. How
ever. we reached Kobe without any further
outbreak and i then summoned United
States Consul SuettIns. He investigated
the case and put all of the mutineers in
Jail. When the ship was unloaded / dis
charged the crew and once more breathed
easier"
dq1amImpromptu 'Mill."
NEW York. Dec. lo.-Ike Weir. the Bel
fast Spider" and Martin Murphy, of San
Francisco, Joe Lewis, Of Boston. George
Siddons, the feather weight. and his
hacker, o k New York man.
called at the Office of q sporting paper this
afternoon. They met there johnny Griffin
has trained Bob F~Itzslmmons for all his
contests in America. Weir has been trying
to arrange a fight with Griffin for some
time, and the letter has expressed bis will
ingness to meet the Spider" Weir, soon
Griffin's record to pieces. The two men
wrangled for half an hour. Weir said that
Griffin had no right to claim more money
as a fighter. and referred to Grifin's defeat
by Australian Murphy In three rounds.
defeat Weir.
IF drove Murphy out of the town." Grit
fin said, because he wanted to fake q light,
while would not entertain such a propo-
sltion."
Weir jibed Griffin about this, and caused
a laugh by saying that Murphy would deny
such a statement. Jimmy Carroll. who
had sat quietly listening to the wrangling,
told Weir that he was q gutter and that
he saw him quit in his fight with Billy
Murphy.
You're a liar" sold the Spider. "Inever
quit"
Carroll said: eff you say that again 1
Weir replied that if he hit Carroll be
would not get away with It,"
Griffin's manager then said that the Spid-
er was a "Quitter.o
You're a lIar." Weir replied, and 1 can
BIZ. bang, take that" and Weir got a
blow in the mouth from CAROLS right
hand. There was o scramble and q crash.
and tables. chairs and desks fell in q pile
" - lOOAs VOtA u out AO a
a strong hold on CAROLS legs with his
hands. Editor Lumley grabbed Carroll by
the shoulders to pull him off and @ sporting
reporter pulled Weir away. Weir's mouth
was bleeding. his hat was smashed and his
clothes were torn. When the men separ-
atcd Carroll apoloRized to Mr.. Lumley, and
then left the Office with Griffin. Griffin re-
monstrated with Carroll for his action.
Weir issued o challenge. saying that he
would cover any forfeit that was posted
by o feather-weight.
Speaker Crisp Snubbed.
NEW YORK, Dec. 10.-Charles +. Crisp
was snubbed at the Reform Club banquet
tonight. At the opening of the dinner. the
Speaker of the national House of Repre-
sentatives. ut WASHINGTON. was among the
prominent gentlemen at the speakers table
on the platform. He sat between Hon. Carl
Schurz. and Ex-Governor Campbell, of Ohio.
1t was expected by nearly every one present
that Speaker Crisp would make on address,
but at Has Mr.. Crisp rose and left the ban
quet hall, apparently very much disturbed.
IL was reported he was Ill. but this was not