The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-13
Caustic Criticism of the Management
gan of the Liberal Party.
SALISBURY CHANGES FRONT
HIS LORDsHIP NOW WILLING TO DIS
CUsS THE SEAL QUESTION.
General Fosters Interview with Mr..
Lfeber-AtrOciOUs Murder of Dis
carded Mistress in Bulgaria.
lsnacial cable Letter

seen the arrival of numerous military de-
tachments from the colonies TO take part in
the Queens jubilee festivities. a splendid
body of Maori police is among the latest
arrivals. They reached here yesterday
evening from New Zealand and composed
an ode to the Queen while on their way
here. They hope to chant it before her
Majesty and expect her to join in it.
Colonial troops are now to be met on every
turn. They are generally men of fine
physique wearing smart uniforms and are
very popular everywhere.
The official programme of the procession
as published has given unbrage to the
Liberals, owing to the utter absence of
recognition of the civil and industrial side
of the Queens reign. The Daily Chronicle
is very outspoken on the subject, especially
at the emitting of Mr.. Gladstone, and asks:
What kind of a show is it that
gives a prominent place to the sol
diers of Emperor William and to
the representatives of Turkish barbarism
and excludes the greatest living English
speaking statesman of the age?" Contnu-
ing, the Chronicle remarks: The Victorian
era is conspicuous above all in the progress
of labor and the steady growth of self
government. Yet the working classes are
the presiding officers of the two houses of
Parliament are not recognized. The speak
er's office is centuries old He is the first
commoner in England, presides over the
most famous representative institution and
is the fgurehead of democratic government,
yet he has no place in the procession. What
viii the colonies, who are welded to pure
democracy, think of this?" In conclusion
the Chronicle says: IF the crown has
done something for the country, it is also
true that the country has done much for
the crown, for its own progress and for
the general cause of human welfare
An extraordinary murder story comes
from Philippopolis, Bulgaria, where a Cap
tain Boitcheff, Project of Police Novitich
and gendarme have been arrested on the
charge of numbering Anna Simon, a beau
tiful public singer and the mistress of the
captain. The latter it appears, became
tired of Anna and determined to get rid of
her. With the aid of the project and the
captains brother, she was chloroformed
and taken in a cab to the banks of the
Martha river, where a gendarme was in
waiting The latter then threw her ineb
the water. The project of police has con-
fessed. He says he was told by Captain
Boitcheff that Prince Ferdinand of Bull
garia had ordered the woman to
ton, it is pointed out that the
accomplice of the captain a court gend-
arme OF the prince palace. Captain Bolt
cheH was one of the cadets VINO assisted
in kidnapping Prince Alexander of Bulgaria
driving the carriage in which the latter
was transported to the coast. FRINGE Ferdi-
nand, when he succeeded Prince Alexander,
took fancy to Boitcheh. had him educated
and attached him to the suite of Princess
Nldrla louise with the rank OF princes ad-
1utant Bottchetf's liaison with Anna Szimon
was known to every body in society. Capt
Boltchen made a rich marriage recently,
when the liaison with the unfortunate
singer was much talked of.
Princess Adelaide, widow of the first Dom
Miguel of Braganza, the former head of
the royal family of Portugal is to take the
black veil tomorrow, when she will be, re-
ceived as professed choir nun at the
Benedctine Abbey of st. Cecilia of Soles-
mes. She is the mother of the present
Duke of Braganza and her six beautiful
daughters have all made brilliant matches.
one, as the wife of the late Archduke
Charles Louis of Austria is expected to
De Empress Of Austria Another married
the brother of the Empress of Austria, who
IS an accomplished occulist, and, assisted
by his wife treats eye diseases gratis
Princess Adelaide has been a novice in the
abbey mentioned since June - 1886 and
was herself famous beauty. She always
had a tendency toward conventual life and
the IRE at the charity bazaar in Paris on
May decided her TO take the black veil.
There is serious alarm in all circles of
the French capital at the avowed intention
of the parliamentary committee. which is
now dealing with the Berenger bill. to re-
strict not only the sale but the possession
OF certain classes, of literature and works
of art. Acknowledged works such as are
exhibited in the Louvre and some classical
literature will be placed on the blacklist
This Will bring the directors of the mu-
"a oil ilA1~rlR +l.,y
statute Lttterateurs and collectors are in
CONSERVATION. as the early adoption of the
law appears TO be certain. The Journal des
DebatS describes the proposal as odiOuS
especially the part dealing with the bare
possession of works which are alleged 10
be of a doubtful character The list drawn
up includes over a hundred masterpieces
of the most ilustrious authors of France
and Imprisonment for month to two
years and a fine of leo to 5000 francs are
the penalties for lending or giving them
away.
L. Beringer, who leads the purity move
ment, is being urged to take up a scandal
which has caused a considerable sensation
IN Paris. The police of that city recently
raided house in the Rue Camlaceros.
where the revolving corruption of young
children was carried on The men found
there We're liberated, and it is limited that
senator's We're among them A young girl
named LeprOuX. however. was thrown into
prison, and is still detained there although
there is no charge against her, the motive
being to prevent her disclosure of certain
well-known names. The girls mother
after having been refused permission to
see her, committed suicide.
Ex-Minister Baihut, who was recently
arrested in connection with the Panama
fraud disclosures, was unexpectedly re-
leased yesterday. This is taken TO mean
that no further criminal proceedings Will
be taken against the Panama people.
The shareholders of the Suey Copal Co,,
pany, motion of the Prince of Aren-
burg have decided to erect a heroic statue
to the late Count De Lesseps the engineer
of the canal, at Port Said. The cost of
the monument will be about ESQ 900 francs.
Henry Labouchere in a long address to-
night at meeting of the Liberal Radical
Association. of which he is president. vio-
lently attacked the foreign policy of Lord
Salisbury, saying that England might as
well guarantee the integrity of he'll and
the domin4ons of the devil as of the Turkish
empire. The action of the government. he
declared had disgraced every Englishman
and the country was suffering from an orgie
of toryism.