The Indianapolis journal., 1892-04-18
NEWS In SUNDAYS JOURNAL.
Resume of Important Events at Home and
Abroad ChrOnicled in the Issue Of April17.

Hon. Hugh s. Thomson resigned as men,
Der of the United States CivllservIce Com
mission.
An Anarchist at Havana. Cr ba, exploded
a bomb at o church door during religious
service.
A drink m addened mill-worker in Penn
sylvania town tried to kiln six persons and
himself.
John Refers persuaded Jennie Marsden.
of Gladstone. ILL.,. to marry HIM. though he
had several wives
The cattlemen prisoners at Fort McKin-
ley have been ordered into the custody OF
the territory authorities
Lieutenant Butts of the United States
army, won pretty Salt Lake bride, de-
spite the Mormon parents.
The House rules committee IS trying to
stop the printing of extraneous matter In
the Congressional Record.
Murphy. the North Carolina murderer of
five persons, is In the mountains and troops
have been asked for to hunt him down.
An insane man in q Spanish church at
tackled the priest with sword and revolver.
killing him., and also shot and killed
woman In the congregation. He escaped.
Details of the murder of paymaster Stew
ensOn and mail-carrier Payne, in Florida,
show the work to have been done by ne
Rroes. basket containing 81, 500 was over
looked by the murderers.
The Fords. proprietors of the theater
where Lincoln was shot, deny the pu blished
story of Brooklyn man who claims to pos
sess the blood stained programme held by
the President when Booth shot him.
Race Winners-At Memphis: Engorits.
Ella Duke. King Lee. Vedette, Riley. AZ
East st. Louis: Little Phil, Cannon Ball
Ill. Dan Honig. Mamie s.. Poteen: At Gut
tenburs: Grafton. Postmaster. Early Bios
som, Woodcutter. Sir George, ST. John.
Ball games-Western League: MiIwau-
kee 3. Indianapolis 4: Omaha II, st. Paul 4:
Columbus Z. Toledo 5; Kansas City 5. Min
neapolIs2. National League: ST. Lonis 3. 8
Pittsburg II; Cincinnati 9, Cleveland 3;
New York q. Washington 5; Boston IL, Bal
timore 5; Philadelphia 10. BROOKLYN.
lFSons the Second Edition ofthe Sunday Jottrnal.l
Minister Reid's Work in France.
NEw YORK, April 16.-Whitelaw Reid to-
night, at DelmonicO's, received the well
come of the representatives of the COM
mercial interests of the United States in q
banquet in his honor. given by the Cham
beS of Commerce. 1t was not only greet
ing by representative men. but 1t was
tangible evidence that. in the discharge of
his diplomatic functions as United States
minister to France. he had been highly sue
cessful. Speeches were made by several
gentlemen. and then Mr. Reid was intro
duced. and said in part: There is one
point. Mr.. President, on which l accept
very frankly and honestly all your eulO-
gum. i have tried to do my full duty to
this great clty and to the great country
behind it, which i had the honor to repre-
sent near the government of our earliest
European friend. My difficulties there
were largely lessened and my power for
any useful service increased from my having
had the good fortune to be supported by my
countrymen without distinction of party.
And now. Mr.. President. / wish. if not to
discharge, at least to acknowledge, my
heaviest Oblig tion. i wish to tender my
has n m a
press-for the uniform and cOneiderAte kind
ness with which it has treated me without
distinction of parties and without excep-
tion. Tins was as it ought to be. for min
lister In a foreign nation representing his
whole country is entitled to it's whole sup
port or his ImmedI ate recall. But in my
case there has been a spontanelty about Ii,
and a generosity alike from old friends and
old enemies which touch me to the hearts
core.
IF there has been any success at the
Paris legation in the past three years to
warrant this great kindness of the press
now bestows. 1t is due first of all TO Benja-
min Harrison and James G. Blaine. They
determined the policy and stuck TO 1t.
They gave me their instructions, and then
port, and left me free hand. The man
who, under these circumstances. cannot do
good work has no good work in him.
Il had the pleasure of bringing home an
eGLT hultlOn tIcdty COupitteu III tue ldsb
three weeks of my stay and signed on the
day of my departure. 1t will be of some
interest TO the merchants of New York.
for il more than doubles the number of
extraditabie crimes with France and, if
our Senate should now take the same
benevolent view of it as it's authors and
confirm it promptly. 1t may have the effect
of making the crimes which peculiarly
harass the merchant more rare among you.
and Paris less attractive to any Americans
except the good ODeso
President Harrison sent q letter of re-
gret at being unable to attend. He said:
There are controlling reasons of public
and private character that will prevent my
leaving Washington at the time indicated
i am glad to notice that New York so grace
fully and fully recognizes the important
services which Mr.. Reid has been able TO
render TO this country during hls residence
In Paris as United states minister, and
would be glad TO participate in the ex-
preston of this feeling, If it were posi- bic" I"
Other letters were received from exPresi-
dent Hayes. Secretary of the Interior
Noble. Iet-justice Fuller. Senator Sker-
man. Speaker Charles +. Crisp. Hon. Thos
+. Bayard. Hon. Robert L. Hit, French
Minister j. Patenotre and from many
others.