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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-07-08
POOR CATHOLICS ABsoLvED.
Father Ducey Says They Need Not OBJ
serve Fast Days.


NEW YORK, July Rev Father Ducey
is authority for the statement that the
Pope has promulgated decree absolving
poor people and working people from the
observance Of all days of abstinence in the
year. except Fridays. even during Lent a
rumcr that such decree was in existence
has been in circulation for some time. and
Father Ducey says that the document has
been forwarded TO the bishops Of the Uaital
States. and has been promulgated in he
|est.
Speaking of the decree. Father Ducey
said. Many of the ecclesiastics in this
country lave felt for years that the burden
of denial placed on the shoulders and con-
sciences CT the struggling and working
poor wes more than a hardship, alnlcSs !:
martyrdom. II have not seen the official
document sent TO the bishops of the United
States, but this information came 10 me
about two months ago from most trust
worthy Roman CORES Dcndent. 1t has
i'm favor of Gods hardworking poor was
most necessary. What a hardship 10 ask
of men and women. whose fare Is alwaNa
meager, doubtful and uncertain, 10 practice
q denial that robs them of their strength
and units them for the proper discharge or
their duties and labor, when the comfort
able the well-to-do and the rich and Ink
urious. feasting sumptuously every day.
find fault, as 1 have known them TO do,
with the hardship of the holy season or
Lent
Father Lovelle, of the ArcEbishops resi-
dence, says that the rumor .s absurd ana
was manufactured IN New York
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DRY SUNDAY In NEW YORK.
Only Those Who "knew the Ropes
Could Quench Their Thirst.

NEW YORK, July To-day. in police
parlance. was dry Sunday. That is. ac-
cording TO the police, the saloons were
closed and the excise laws were being en-
forced entirely. This. however, was not
strictly true. A stranger in New York
might travel the whole city over without
being able to quench his thirst, but the man
who knew the bartender or the saloon
keeper. or the imam at the door," had no
need to go thirsty. The police however,
made a determined effort to enforce the
laws and doubtless the saloons were sas
tightly shut as they can be closed during
il was. believed that the laws were being
saloon keeper was either Obliged to shut
up or remain inside while no customers
were allowed to enter This method of pro-
ceedure cowed many into submission and in
consequence nearly half Of the saloons on
the main avenues had their blinds drawn
up and were empty. AS many as one-half
of the corner saloons, however, kept the
blinds down and managed In some way or
other TO serve an occasional customer.
At the uptown hotels the excise law was
we'll observed. All of the bars were closed
and guests were served with drinks only
when a meal was served. The drug stores
sold little liquor. Even the excursion
steamers sailing from the city closed their
bars. Altogether the determination of the
police commissioners to enforce the excise
law was carried into execution with unex-
uected rigidity.
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Ii Has Won Fourteen First Prizes i'm
Thirteen Years.

The record OF the indianapolis Light Ar
tillery is a most enviable one. 1t has en-
tered seventeen contests, and has not failed
to win prize but once, and that was not
on account of any lack of drilling qualities,
but because the cartridges did not fit the
gun, which made it impossible for the COM
pany to complete its drill This was at Mo-
bile, in 1854. The cartridges were bought
here just before starting South, and were
supposed to be the same as were previously
bought. They were not tried before going
on the drill ground. When the test came
it was found that they were too large and
stuck in the gun. Others were sent for,
but this took so much time that after get
ting the new ones the company had only
three minutes left in which TO complete the
programme This defeat was fully wiped
out the following week at New Orleans.
when the company entered the drill at the
Cotton States Exposition against the COM
panies it met at Mobile and took first
prize.
One of its second prizes was on the sec
ond year of the company's organization. in
a free-for-all drill, which was looked upon
as exceedingly good for company less
than two years old. The other second prize
was won in Philadelphia, where the COM
pany would have taken first If the proyi-
sions of its contract had been carried out.
nish caisson, but when the company
went on the field il was not there, and the
drill had to proceed without it.. The COM
pany's record is as follows:
1So2-Organized in the parlors OF the Deni-
son House with about fifteen members.
1SS3-Second prize in free-for-all and first
in four-gun battery drill, State contest and
Gatling gun contest, in this city.
1SSi-Defeated at Mobile; first prize at
New Orleans and second at Philadelphia.
1Ss5-Ffrst in two-gun platoon drill at
Washington. First In challenge drill at
Richmond. The challenge was issued by a
Cincinnati company. A gold bugle was giv-
en- in addition 10 the first prize.
1SS6-First in free-for-all at Nashville.
18S1-Lafayette, first in free-for-all, State
and Calling gun trials.
lS9l-First at Kansas City In free-for-all.
1S92-Contest given here by the Light Ar
tillery Company and 1t did not enter.
1S93-First at Omaha In free-for-all.
1S94-First In free-for-all at Little Rock.
1S95-First in free-for-all at st. Louis.
This is a record that no company in the
country has ever held before. In 1894. be-
fore the Light Artillery was successful at
Little Rock, the Chickasaw Guards held
twelve first prizes and this company had
won twelve. The artillery's record is now
fourteen first prizes. None other has ever
passed that record.
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FUNERAL OF J. w. WILLS.
Burial of the Victim Of Last Thurs
days Riot I'm East Boston.

BOSTON, Mass. July THE funeral of
John w. Wills. the victim OF Thursdays s
riot in East Boston, was held this after
noon from his home. Rev. Father Me-
Carthy, OF the Church OF the Assumption,
officiating. A dense crowd filled the ave-
nue. leading 10 the house and the presence
of a squad OF police was necessary 10 con-
troll the ten thousand people estimated TO
have been in the vicinity. Father Me-
Carthy performed the simple Catholic cere-
mony at the coffin, which was covered with
flowers. the most conspicuous neing a pill
low from the seven father;ess cnildren.
which read Papa" The body was Inferred
at Holy Cross Cemetery and the Cortege
was one OF the largest ever seen here
Nearly two thousand men. members. OF the
various organizations OF which Wills was
a member. and citizens of East Hoston
were present The stars and stripes with a
mourning band catching the folds was
borne al the head OF the procession. Mrs.
Wills is left practically penniess ty the
death of her husband. with seven children
to care for.
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ANOTHER GIRL BABY
NO PRINCE YET BORN TO THE HOUSE
OF GROVER.
A Third Daughter Added to the Fami-
at 4.3O O'Clock p. NJ. Yesterday.

BUZZARD'S BAY, Mass, July 7.-Just
before o'clock tonight news reached the
village that girl baby had been born at
Gray Gables. This report was soon verified
by Or. Bryant. who announced that the
happy event occurred at 4:30 p. m. and
that both mother and little one were doing
as well as could be expected.
This is the third child to be born into the
Presidents family, and all of them are
girls. Ruth is four years old and Esther
two. Only a passing glance could be OBJ
tained from the President this afternoon,
but that was sufficient to note an express
sion Of satisfaction on the face of the chief
executive. although it was an open secret
that boy baby would not have been un-
welcome. Mrs. Clevelands mother. Mrs.
Perrine, is expected to arrive from Buffalo
mex. week.
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WORTHY HER NAME.
The Yacht Defender Proves Herself
to BE Sprinter on Water.

BRISTOL, r. l., July THE second trial
of the Defender was made to-day, and
proved satisfactory in every respect. Cap
tain Nat. Herreshoff and the members of
tie syndicate who were on board after their
return declared themselves delighted both
with the speed and with the behavior OF the
yacht. The yacht Colonia was the Defend
ers running mate. and in the cruising done
to-day the syndicate boat fairly sailed
around the Colonia. The Defender also en-
countered several other crack sailors. who,
anxious for a brush. set sail for her. but
they were quickly left behind. She carried
her canvas we'll and could have stood q
much stronger breeze without shortening
sal. The only trouble of consequence was
caused by the msfit of the topsai which
was too large and bagged considerably. An
other pleas ms point which the syndicate
learned to-day was the remarkable speed
with which she can be brought about
BY actual time this feat was performed in
just fifteen seconds. or ten seconds quicker
than the best time the Vigi,ant ever made
in coming about From to-days trials IL
was figured that the Defender outsailed the
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-07-08
A BEE in. HIS BONNET
GOVERNOR MATTHEW'S WOULD LIKE,
TO RUN FOR PRESIDENT.
He Wants a Western Man Nominated
and He Is n Western Man and
Would Not Say Nay.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, July 7.-Governor Claude
Matthews arrived here to-day. He was ac-
con'panied by Mrs. Matthews, Miss Mat
thews and Miss McMechan. The Governor
looks hale and brown and has evidently en-
joyed his vacation. He left Indianapolis
about two weeks ago. going first to New
York, then by easy stages 10 Portland,
Me-. Thomas B. Reeds home. Thence he
went by water TO Norfolk, and to-day he
landed at Washington. He leaves to-mor-
row for Indianapolis. He would prefer TO
prolong his vacation but duty, in the shape
of the State tax commission, calls him
home. The board will meet in Indianapolis
tomorrow and. after organization. will ad-
journ until Tuesday. when the Governor
will be present at its sessions. Governor
Matthews spent to-day sightseeing with
his son. Prof. r. s. Matthews, who is
attached to the Smithsonian Institution.
In the afternoon he received such Indiana
Democrats as called.
II have not read the papers for nearly
Journal correspondent, so that 1 can hard
ly claim to be posted on current news"
But he answered some questions II feel
convinced" he said in answer to the first
query. that there viii be no free silver
convention called by the Democrats
in Indiana. There was strong
feeling in our State for such
a convention about the time OF the
Springfield convention. / have advised my
friends against such a convention, and
Chairman Taggart is opposed TO it, The
silver sentiment is strong in the State.
particularly in the southern part Is it
dying out? l think not; / believe it is
fully holding it's own. Still, it would be a
mistake to hold silver convention. 1t
can serve no good purpose. l think the
party should take a conservative stand on
the silver question:.
This was Governor Matthew's diplomatic
way Of suggesting a straddle. Governor
Matthews was coy as to presidential pos
sibilities. Many friends. he admitted, had
pressed his name for the presidential nomi-
nation. He himself wanted good Western
man. He was a Western man himself and
If the party called he would not say it nay.
Still. he was not in position to conduct
a Matthews boom. If the Office sought the
man. Mr.. Matthews limited. there would
be occasional guide posts pointing Indian
apolis way. AS for the Republican nomina-
ton, he felt certain that ex-President Har-
rison would be renominated easily.
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MORTON TO A kANsAx.
The Secretary Grows Satirical Over
the Blands and Brsans.


TOPEKA. Kan, July Nv. c. Campbell.
Of Topeka who wrote a satire. which was
set to music, entitled "A Graduate Of Coins
Financial School," recently sent a copy of
it to Secretary of Agriculture Morton.
Ackno sledsing the receipt Of it. Mr.. Nor
ton Sc Va:
my pear Sir-I hasten to thank you for
a Craiuate of Coins Financial School.
set t. nusic and to express my apprecia-
the fnorfy creed of these financial pniios-
csne r vas evolved mankind generally sup
posei that ii required something more than
stair n,aklGg to institute thrift and pros
perit.. N the dark ages, however, the
alcherris = necromancers and enchanters.
with we.rgi ceremonies, professed 10 trans
mute the worthless into value and to
things bs .uere incantations. They sought
the philosophers stone, and their search
for the mans of compounding gold out of
baser metals was in vain. Centuries ago
they lefi that field Of experimentation. 1t
remained for Bland. Bryan. Stewart Tel
Ter, Sjbley and their Jealous disciples, by
mere wag.,ing of their silver tongues TO
evoke from the viewless viscera of vacuity
vast Volumes of value. When these finan-
cial encna'lters shall have thoroughly dem
onstrated and established their theories OF
making wealth and prosperity through the
mere BE }. enacted of legislation all man
kind viii be at rest. an eternal holiday and
absolute worklessness will settled down
upon this luxuriant and beautiful globe
effort physical. and intellectual. Money,
food. raiment, meat and drink. board and
lodging will be secured by statutes and
paradise reganed by enactment"
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STRUCK BY A LOCOMOTIVE.
street Car Hurled from the Track
One Man Killed and Others Hurt.

NILES, o.. July 7.-An electric car loaded
with people returning from Riverside Park
was struck by freight train on the Erie
railway here this evening and wrecked. The
car was nearly across the track when the
locomotive struck it, hurlng il
upon its side. Frank Wilson, a
merchant, was killed instantly. and Mrs.
G. w. Holden, of Warren, was dangerously
and perhaps fatally injured. Several other
persons were seriously, though not fatally,
hurt among them being Frank Ramsey, of
Warren. Samuel Graham. the conductor:
Edward RAIDER, the motorman: Moody Rip
pie and William Lewis, of Miles, and Miss
Hattie Lewis, of Warren
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A Reception to He Given the Soldiers
Later I'm the Week.


Colonel Kahlo is arranging TO give the
artillery boys rousing reception when they
reach this city to-day. 1t is not known
whether they will get in at 2:50 or 6:15
this evening. 1t was agreed in St. Louis
that they would leave there so as to reach
this city in daylight. and it is probable
that they will take the later train. 1t is
Colonel Kahlo's desire that as many
friends. of the boys as can do so will be
at the station to welcome them when they
come home with their fourteenth first prize.
Their reception at the depot will be merely
en- informal affair." the intention being
simply to show that the artillery company
has many friends here who are proud of the
honors gained for the city. A more formal
reception will probably be given later In
the week at the Statehouse. The arrange
ments for this have not yet been made.
but movement is on foot which will prob
ably result in such a reception being given.
The ST Louis prize money will go a
long ways in reducing the debt on the
company's armory. 1t Is with this In view,
as well as to increase their string of first
prizes, that the. members of the company
have worked so diligently getting in trim
for this contest.
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VICTIMS OF GASOLINE.


SOuple 0t Cniea&Os
CHICAGO. July by the explosion of
a gasoline stove to-day Mr.. and Mrs. Gun
valid were burned to death and the resi-
dence burned to the ground. Mrs. Gunwald,
without extinguishing the flame. started to
pour oil into the reservoir above, when
there was an explosion. She was covered
with burning oil and in an instant every
portion of her clothing was in flames. Her
agonized cries brought her mother and hus-
band TO the scene. The old lady so
overcome at the sight OF her daughter in
flames that she was powerless to act The
husband, unmindful of his danger, tried,
without success, to put ont the flames. He
picked up the burning form of his wife
and carried her into the yard. BY this
time bis. clothes were fire and he ran
frantically around the yard crying for help.
Finally. by rolling on the ground. he man
aged to put. out the flames. Mrs. Gunwald
was so badly burned that recognition was
impossible. She was dead when picked
up Gunwald was taken to the hos
pital. but there was no hope for his re-
covery and he died in a short time after
teing brought there. A police officer res
cued Mrs. Meyer, the. mother of Mrs. Gun
wald, from the burning building. The old
lady is Frustrated by the shock.
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LEADvIELE. Col-. July wv. T.. Thomp-
son. the millionaire president OF the Ma
tIonal Lead Company. OF New York. more
commonly known as the Lead Trust. Is In
I<sadviIlc booking over the mining and mill
Ing situation Il am" said he in an In
trine OF hmetallism. II is the most benefi-
cent monetary reform which has ever been
On 4 bimefailic basis. | believe the tinted
States is strong enough and rich enough 10
take the initiative step In the matter of
silver and that free coinatU could be
adopted by the United States without any
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with a percentage of 1915. out Of pos
Walsh Zouaves of Kansas City, with a
percentage of 1,3lS.25; third, $3.50. Hale Zou-
aves. of Kansas City. with percentage OF
1.204. 20.
Individual drill-First prize. 500. to Cor
poral Arthur Z. West, Phoenix Light In
fantry, of Dayton. o.; second. $50. to Pri-
vate w. F. Thompson, Branch Guards, St.
Louis; third. SIS. TO Sergeant Charles Dur
fee Walsh Zouaves, st. Louis; fourth. SO.
to Corporal Fred w. Albert, National
Rifles. Washington. ID. c.
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PRICE CENTS iE arSsS sS sssSsis SsHs s; ss

Colonia by about ten minutes in ten miles.
Workmen will resume operations on the un-
completed work below decks on the Defend
er. which, with other finishing touches 10
be put on. makes il probable that she will
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-07-08
Another Victim.

DENVER. COL, July Miss May King,
a chambermaid, was fatally burned to-day
In the Burlington block. Twenty-second
and Lawrence streets. caused by an ex-
posion of gasoline. Mrs. c. r. Clark the
landlady. and Mrs. Emma Brown, a coll
ored servant. were also badly burned but
will probably recover.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-07-08

NOGALES, A. T.. July 7.-General Fem
ochio, commander of the Mexican Border
Guards, has received information that in
the vicinity of Frontreras, the scene of the
recent robbery and summary execution Of
bandits, the Mexican government has ar
rested forty residents ard sentenced them
to service in the army campaigning against
The Indians in Iucatan as a penalty for
completely In numerous petty robberies and
cattle thefts which have taken place In that
mart of Sonora
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SANTIAGO DE CHILLI, July THE enc
mics OF the conversion law say that the
law has proved failure and they are do
ing their best to produce feelings OF want
of confidence. Exchange is I'D. with no SELL
ers. The banks have advanced the rate of
interest TO 10 per cent. Business is prac-
tically paralyzed. There are no real grounds
of apprehension. as there is plenty of gold
dent will insist on having conversion
Ministry formed. The present state of
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-07-08
Cable Notes.

The election address of Hon. A j. Bal
four, First Lord of the Treasury. does
not mention the subject of bimetallsn.
Sir Charles Purson has been appointed
Lord Advocate for Scotland and Mr.. A. G.
Murray Solicitor-general for Scotland in the
Ministry Both of these gentlemen
held the same positions in the last Sails
bury Ministry
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SARATOGA, n. y, July 1.-The Georgia
Press Association left the Lake House At
Lake George this morning and were
brought across country IN tally no coaches
10 Fort Edward. At the latter place they
took train for Saratoga Springs. arriving
here at O'Clock this afternoon. The
Georgians passed the afternoon and evening
in q general survey Of the town. visiting
all OF the principal mineral springs.
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sent to Con.tantinopre


VAN. Armenia. June 5.-The Armenian
sfevolutionist prisoners who were betrayed
by the Turkish government at Tchiboukla,
on May 10. were taken from the prison
at Van very early on the morning of Sun
day, June 2. and started on their way to
Constantinople. This was done under the
orders of the Sultan. No one knew that
the prisoners were to be transferred until
they actually had left Van, the order hav-
ing come from Constantinople late Satur-
day night. Instead of being dragged along
horses.
The correspondent is now in position to
say that a second revolutionary band is i'm
existence across the Persian frontier, but
what its immediate plans are he has not
as ysc been able to learn. The leaders of
TINS band were among those met by the
Correspondent in Persian city early in
I May. The band divided, part going for
ward under Harry Williams, and the other
remaining in Persia TO forward arms and
The news from Constantnople and Lon
don that the Armenian reforms are to be
most intense despair and CONSERVATION
among the Armenians of eastern Turkey.
The wretched people expected mountain
of help from Great Britain and they have
received nothing at ALL The situation is
most desperate. / am informed by all
classes of ACCOMPLISHMENTS, merchants,
oCnOOi ltdCuCiS, anu ItNOiullOudfy
leaders-that unless the reforms are car
ried out under the control of the Christian
powers, the Armenians will have to choose
between emigration and revolution. The
people are worse off now than they have
been at any time in their history and the
prosecutions go on steadily from day to
day. The government Is now collecting the
whole years taxes in advance which is
most unheard of and cruel proceeding.
The demand is accentuated by beatings and
bayonet thrusts. Thousands of poor VIII
layers are living on roots and green's and
on the Moosh plains of the wretched Sas-
sounIis are literally starving to death. The
protests of Great Britain. and America
have fallen on contemptuously deaf ears.
That Turkey has no intention of carrying
out any sort of reforms is shown by the
daily increase of pressure now being put
upon the helpless people.
Eastern Turkey is surprisingly full Of rev.
olutionary agents who are moving from
place to place. One left for Persia last
night and another will go tomorrow night.
This is undeniably the critical time in the
Armenian situation.
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that their persons have been violated by
the prison officials In the most revolving and
disgusting manner.
The situation in Armenia grows worse
day by day. The correspondent Is constant
ly in receipt of stories of robbery, out
RACES and murder The condition OF the Ar
menians has been worse during the past
six months than II has ever been before.
placed guard at the Armenian churches
the officials fearing an uprising. The cor
respondent had talk yesterday with the
province of Van. He stated that. so far as
he is concerned, the revolutionists will hold
their hands until ii is known what Great
capture of Williams had very seriously dis
arranged the revolutionary plans for the
time being. No other leader is at present
available,