The Indianapolis journal., 1893-06-19
NEWS In SUNDAYS JOURNAL.
Resume of Important Events at Home and
Abroad ChrOnicled in the Issue Of June Is

Resume of Important Events at Home and
Abroad ChrOnicled in the Issue OF June Is
Six persons nearly sue ceeded in breaking
| Jail at Sslem. Ill.
| Over 500 people sailed for Europe from
| New York Saturday.
| Morello won the Chicago Derby in fast
| time under double pull.
Drought In England and France has
| ruined wide areas OF crops.
| The hired girls have boy ycotted the house
| keepers of Evanston. O Chicago su burb.
/ Cardinal Gibbons has received the letters
| from the Pope on school questions In this
] country.
! Three lowe farmers have been arrested
| charged with holding up burlington train
| on the night of June T.
| Pursuant to q recent act of Congress. the
President has detailed q number OF army
| officers as Indian agents.
Congressman Tucker. of Virginia. thinks
| Secretary Carlisle, by his course, Is paving
| the way to the presidency.
National League games: Philadelphia 6.
baltimore 4; Pittsburg 8, Cleveland 2;
| Washington z, New York 3.
The President and Secretary carlisle
spent Saturday at the formers country
house discussing appointments
Chief Justice Fuller, of the United States
| Supreme court has decided that the worlds
| fair can be opened every Sunday.
The Irish members of Parliament are
urging an open revolt against GIadstone's
concessions TO the Tories on the home-rule
| bill.
A drunken man shot Mrs. w. Robinson
through the shoulder as she was placing
| flowers on her husbands grave, at Clin-
| ton, I'LL.
Expert witnesses at the inquest testifi ed
that the work OF repairing on tho old
fOrds Theater building, Washington, was
| "suicldaL"
At Dunreith, N. D.. cowboy who had
robbed bank OF $1,000 returned to clean
| out q store, shot q clerk, and was himself
| killed by posse Of citizens.
A robber boarded Northern Pacific
train near Madison, n. d., and was going
through one of the sleepers when he was
frightened oft after robDing three pas
sengers
Winners at Latonia: Frontinella. PhiIors.
La Colonia. Plutus. Little Chris. Captain
Drane. AtSheepshead Bay: Sirocco, Horn
pipe. Sam Lucas, Sir Raleigh. Kilkenny,
Lizzie T..
The Childs- Drexel Home investigating
committee of the Typographical Union has
made grave charges of mismanagement
against Trustees Donath and Vaughn, and
they VIII be removed.
The financial situation has so changed
that now instead of talking Of gold ex-
ports Wall street is discussing the i'm porta-
tion of the y elbow metal in the near future.
conditions now warranting such q course.
The Viking Ship at New York.
NEW YORK, June 1Z-These hardy Morse
men. Captain Andersen and his crew, after
| journeyiDg down the coast from the banks
OF Newfoundland. to-day sailed into the
| port of New York with the counterpart OF
the Viking ship of old and were given a re-
ception far different from that their an
/ uoA hafn Cnln Inns
landed on the shores OF the new world.
Rough. weather beaten citizens. as they
are, tears came to their eyes when they
were welcomed in their native tongue by
Observation-Disclosures at City island. where
their queer craft dropped anchor this after
noon. The Viking came down the sound
from New London. Conn. In tow. on
Sands point she was met by the steamboaJ
| Laura Nj. Starin, with the committee of re-
| ception from this city on board. The
committees boat met the Viking at 1920
A. NJ. There was q great blowing OF whistles
| and dipping OF f1ags. aud the band played
the Viking march. composed for the occs-
| sion by Harry Randall Captain Andersen
stood in the stern OF his craft aud took OF
his cap repeatedly to salutes of the many
| stesm yachts and tugs which met him. His
boat lad no sails MP ana wss In tow. She
rode the water like duck and, except for
her diminutive size. appeared able 10 1--we
in any sea. 1 he flag of Norway swung
from statf at the stern of the Viking and
the stars and stripes were at her bow. AT
the top of her elngle mast was q large red
| Burgeo with viking" IN white letters and
! u golden lion upon it.
The Viking sailed from Sands point to
City island, where the Mianton0moh lay
at anchor waiting to give the visitor ma
tiOnal salute OF welcome. 1t was lao
when the Viking passed Uncle Sans crack
monitor. When the boom of the big guns
had ceased there was q pun or blue smoke
forward on the Viking and sound like
that of q big frecracker came across the
| wafer. The Norseman was answering the
salute with a salute from six little cam
mons that were mounted on q cross rail at
the bow. The Viking swung around into
the wind and dropped anchor alongside OF
crowded to the sides of their boats TO get
good look ct the queer boat with its Prov
reaching up like the head of a dragon and
row Of war shields along Its side.
Captain Sicard. of the MiantOnOmoh,
boarded the Viking from his cutter. and
paid an official visit. Health Omoer Jen-
klns. who was out In person In his boat,
| boarded the Viking, and, finding no chol-
cru aboard, gave her entry TO the port. Then
the crew, who have initiated the cruise or
Left Erickson. and crossed the raging
ocean in sn open boat, were taken on board
the Laura NJ. StariD. where they were vel
coined by the committee and many OF their
own cOuDtrymen who live here.
The naval reserves were drawn up on the
forward deck when the Nerwegans went
| OH the committee boat Iho band played
the Norwegian anthem. and the committee
stood ready TO receive the voys sgers. They
were escorted to the main cabin aft, where
q luncheon had been spread. immediately
following them came the officers from the
Miantonomoh After luncheon Professor
| Boyeson delivered an address of welcome.
Captain Anderson replied as follows:
In behalf of the Norwegian citizens who have
had this exact reproduction OF the old Viking
ship built and sent here under my command,
| sincerely thank the American citizens for this
| hearty welcome they have given the Viking. 1t
| makes my heart beat quicker than it ever did
| before TO know that our new Viking ship is beng
| given almost royal reception, and am sure
| that that is the feeling OF my crew also. We
| very proud OF being the chosen ones 10 bring the
| ship over. and We bring the thanks of Norwe
gians TO all American citizens who have joined
| i'll this welcome. | wish to say that the Viking
is sent by the people OF Norway alone; the
Swedish union has nothing TO do with 1t.
Joseph III. Choate then spoke briefly.
saying among other things: IF the Vik-
ings OF old had spent as large share of
their day in listening to such long speeches
as you have they would never nave attained
their great place in history"
Seth Low, president of the Columbia
College. Captain Sioard and ex-Commodore