The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-04-24
NEWS In SUNDAYS JOURNAL.
Resume of Important Events at Home and
Abroad Chroniclsdin the Issue Of April23

| Reports from six leading winter growing
| States indicate q crop much below the av.
erage.
A valuable vein of quicksilver has been
| found by workmen in the streets OF San
| Francisco.
| The worlds fair rate war has already be-
gun with forty -fy dollar rate from Col
orado points.
| Secretary Gresham has heard nothing
official regarding the reported rejection of
Max Judd by Austria.
| An extra session of Congress may be
| called sooner than was expected TO act on
the financial situation.
| Celebration in Italy In honor Of the sill
| YER wedding anniversary of King Humbert
and Queen Maraherlta.
John NJ. Thorton, elected city attorney at
Sbelbyville. Ill. last Tuesday, was found
dead In his Office chair.
Minister Egan has written Secretary
Morton o congratulatory letter on his selec-
tion for a Cabinet place.
The German army bill is doomed to de-
feat, and all the parties are already pre-
pairing for new elections
| Governor Flower of New York. has ap-
pointed commissioners TO examine the ap-
peal of Carlyle Harris for ciemeney.
All Ireland celebrated the victory of
Gladstone and the Liberal party In passing
the home-rule bill to Its second reading.
| Stories that Mr.. Cleveland and Mr.. Car
! Isle had q serious Misunderstanding at
Fridays Cabinet meeting are pronounced
| absurd.
| The financial situation has been much re-
| lieved. temporarily at least. The reserve
of SlOO,OOOO0) is again intact. and several
millions of tree gold are in the treasury.
Chief Harrington, of the Weather Blu.
reau, has written Secretary Morton. oDpOs-
Ing further investigation OF the bureau.
| The investigation will continues however.
4 dat haar rot, mad favy
the United States grand Jury at Nashville
| against Cashier Porterteld and Presidents
| Spur. of the failed Commerc ial Bank. and
George A. Darcy. the broker.
IFron. The Second Edition orthe Sunday Journal
| Saturday at FORTRESS Monroe.
FORT MONROE. Va, April 22-Bang!
| banGi bangl went the guns of the Italian
war ship Etna at 8 O'clock this morning.
| Boom, BOOM boom, echoed the heavy can
non of the tort as they barked through the
| portfolios of the stone ramparts. Crack!
| crack. crack snapped the wleked-lookiDg
| little three Founders on the Philadelphia,
| while the guns OF all the twenty-seven
ships In the fleet tried to see which conld
| MAKE the most noise. The null of every
| vessel was wroathed in white smoke. The
| explosions came fast and heavy, like fire
| crackers a thousand times Intensified. The
| air became thick with the white and
| gunpowdery vapor. The windows of
/
late sleepers awoks with start. believing
| that the end of the world had come and
| that Gabriel had blown his bugle for the
! final salute. At the same time the ships
| began to blossom out In variegated flags
| until they were as brilliant as tho rainbow.
AT the main mast of every ship the gaudy
| colOrs OF the Italian flag caught the breeze
| and foated, side by side. with the cOlcrs of
the other NATIONS. From mast TO mast and
| from bOwsprit to stern stretched the long
| ropes. gay with SNOWY signal flags. Thus
| were the vessels eDcircled with o dazzling
| aureolo of bunting.
Interesting and significant as was the
/ scene OF yesterday. the one to-day was the
| most gorgeous and respiendent yet pre-
| sented in this memorial gathering or the
| ships of the world. All this glory of the
ships was in honor of King Hum6ert IL
| was quite happy idea of the King OF Italy
| to get married twenty-five years ago to-
| day, so that when the naval rendezvous
came to be held IN 1893 it afforded an OPP
| portunity to present spectacle such as
| does not often fall to the lot OF man To
| witness. At noon there was another inter
| change of salutes, tho brisk cannonading
again startling the crowd of exeursioniats
| and guests At o'clock the salute was se-
| peated for the last time. and the ships were
| undresseO.
The fantastic attire of the ships was not
the only thing TO give piquancy to life at
j Fort Monroe to-day. secretary Herbert
| arrived this morning on the Dolphin. IL
| was fully 10 o'clock when the white hull of
the Presidents yacht was sighted lar to
the east but. with the knowledge that the
! Secretary was on board, the gunners at tue
| fort and on the flag ships were ordered to
their places. Her graceful bow was head.
|, ed for the center of the channel between
| the American aud British ships, and
| as soon as IL was abreast of the east
| ernmost vessel seventeen dull. rum bling
sounds and clouds of smoke came from the
| fort instantly the guns of the Dolphin
| replied. and then, as the pretty vessel
| passed down the line. It was thunderously
| greeted. As each one of these salutes had
20 be answered gun for gun. the Dolphin
| kept up continuous fire from the moment
| that che entered the fleet until she had
] reached the little French gum boat Huzzard
| at tue 0utermost end. from both sides she
| sent forth flames and SIN )ke until the petite
| for of Miss Herbert, wLO was standing on
| the Gfterdeck. was completely en-.
veloped. Unused to the noisy barks of
| heavy guns. Miss Herbert gave u start
when the first shot was fired and held her
hands to her ears for several moments. The
| Secretary, however, had heard the dogs of
war break loose before, and he only 6miled
| as he glanced around and shifted the gum
powdery smoke that the fresh breeze blew
| In his face. He saw. as his eye rested upon
the magnificent squadron that display ed
the stars and stripes the marines standing
statue like npon tho afterdeok. their pol
lshed rifles cleaning In tho bright sun
| shine. He saw, too. the sailors III respect
full attitude. the officers upon the bridge of
each vessel, and the foreigners watching
him through their glasses with a pardon
| able curiosity to see United States min
lister.
Again the flag of England went down to-
| day before the red white and blue. A
dozen baTges from nearly all the ships in
the harbor started. to-day, in a race for the
| international trophy, offered by the citi-
| zens of Norfolk, n handsome silver vase.
| Somewhat sore over their defeat last
| Wednesday, the Britishers spent all day IN
selecting Q crew that should carry Oft the
| prize and when the twelvoat hlefic fel 10 " 3
from the Tartar pulled off from their ship
this afternoon. they went on their way to
the post amid the sound of cheers and
hand-clspping from half q thousand broad
ohestsd subjects of Queen Victoria. 1t did
look for while IL they were to win.
| Through the rolling ana tumbling waves
their barge cut its way to the head of the
| procession, urged not only by the hardened
muscles of brawDy arms but 10y the oner-
Retic gy rations OF thecoxswain. Thecourse
was a mile and return. With three-Quar-
tiers of the distance covered the Britisbers
were in the lead. "Hurrah," shouted the
sailors w ho crowded the sides of the Blake.
They shouted too soon. AS the end of the
course opposite the San francisco was
neared the San Francisco's crew, which
was q close second. gave q magnificent
spurt and, amid yell that ran like an
electric current along the entire line of
American ships. passed their English
rivals. The Chicagos. the second crack
crew of our navy. bent their backs
and quickened their stroke so that
when they tossed their oars at the