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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-01-15
After Quarreling Constantly at Buda-
Fiddle HurriedIy Go to Nice.
PLAGUE PANIC At BOMBAY
NEARLY HALF A MILLION PEOPLE
HAVE LEFT THE SCOURGED CITY.
COrpses of Victims Placed in the Tow
er of thence Eaten by Vultures-
American Artist IGNORED

NEW YORK, Jan. IA copyrighted ca
blegramJ from London to the Evening
World Gays: The Worlds correspondent
sent to Buda-Pesth writes that il is his
Judgment. after nearly a fortnight of daily
interviews. luncheons and dinners with the
Princess De Chimay and her Gypsy lover,
that both are already very tired of their
elopement. But the Gypsy wants to make
as much money out of it as possible before
the inevitable parting. The correspondent
was with them last Saturday before return
ing to his post in Berlin and reports that
the pair quarreled constantly.
The manager OF the Folies Bergeres, of
Paris. and the manager of the Winter Car
den, of Berlin. writes: Have arrived here
and have had interviews with the princess,
TO whom they laid some propositions re-
lating to engagements TO sing at those
places. They dined with the princess, but
she declined their offers for the present.
Her brother, Ebsen Ward, who was stay
ing in Cannes, is expected here. as the
princess telegraphed for him. The next
few days might bring matters to a crisis.
The princess says that if she Only could
find somebody else who would run away
with her she would like to do so immedi-
ately, and probably would choose Japan as
her next hunting ground. However, moth
ing the princess says can be. depended on,
for she changes her mind every moment
She findS pleasure in telling all kinds of
stories to every one who goes to see her.
IT," the correspondent adds. Prince Chi
may had been well advised he would have
asked to have his wife examined by ex-
perts i'm mental disorders. There is no
doubt that if this had been done she would
have been placed in an asylum"
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ESCAPE OF PRISONERS.
Four Bold Men Work Their Way Out
Of LudIow-Sfreet- Jail.

NEW YORK. Jan. 14.-Four prisoners es-
capped from LuGlow-street Jail tonight.
They were Peter Messo, accused OF import
ing French girls for immoral purposes:
William Post. a confessed mail robber. and
Michael Egan and George Polyiannis, ac-
cused of counterfeiting. Masso was sub
sequently retaken by the police. but the
others are still at large.
AT s o'clock this evening Il woman living
in "A tenement house next to the Jail found
a man i'm her kitchen trying TO open the
window TO the fire escape. Her screams
aroused the neighborhood and the man fed
down the stairs. 10 be captured as ne
stepped into the street and turned over to
the police. AT the police station he was
held as a suspicious person. After ne had
been locked up he told the keeper that he
was Peter Masso and escaped from Lud-
low-street Jail with three others. The po-
lice communicated with the Jail. where the
outbreak had just been discovered. The
prisoners cut a bar from "A window by
securing entrance TO an unoccupied cell.
and there. by risky climbing. reached the
roof of the Jail. Next they climbed TO n
tenement house and escaped by the stair
way.
When Sheriff Tamsen heard the news Of
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Rigo Never in America.

NEW YORK, Jan. H.-Jancsi Rigo, the
gypsy fiddler whose recent elopement with
the Princess De Chimay astonished the
fashionable world. has declined an offer
to tour this country at the head Of a Hun
garian band. The offer was made by At
torney William NJ. Loew in behalf of Gus
tav Amberg. the German impresario,
through a friend in Buda-Pesth. "Rigo de-
clines." cabled DR.. Baracs in reply. III
positively refuses to consider any contract
for an American appearance on any terms
or under any circumstances"
Considerable amusement was created in
Hungarian circles by the story that Jancsi
Rigo had played his seductive fiddle in
this city. JancSi Rigo. the Hungarian lady
killer and fddle-scraper. has never visited
this country. His entire life has been passed
in the cities of Hungary and in Paris. Will
liam n. Loerr. who is one of the leading
members OF the local Hungarian colony,
said: "Rigo is neither vicious nor illiterate,
but. on the contrary. both good looking and
intelligent. He was never farther away
from hungary than Paris In his life"
Carl Beringer, manager of the Eden
MuSee. said: "Rigo never set foot in Amer
lea. and probably never will. The Romany
Orchestra which he is absurdly described as
leading in this city was conducted by HES
Aladar. He was something of a lady-killer
himself. and two years ago eloped with
Mrs. Alexander Brown. a wealthy Boston
IAN
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-01-15
WHIPPING POST In PERIL.
Medieval System of Pun
ishment May Be Abolished.

WILMINGTON. Del, Jan. tableware
will abolish her whipping post if the recon-
mendation of the judiciary committe of the
constitutional convention is regarded. Pill
lory and whipping post have been old and
esteemed customs in this State for more
than a century. They are the heritage Eng
lish ancestors left the people, and have
been retained in spite Of the fact that Eng
land abolished them long ago. Delaware's
whipping post has been the amusement
(sOme say shame) of the United States, for
il was not q dead letter like most mediaevel
and semi-civiliZed laws. Indeed, ii was a
great fact of government and played an i'm
portant part in the punishment of minor
criminals. Three public whipping posts are
used in the State. They are located at
Dover. Newcastle and Georgetown. 1t is
said that if put to a popular vote the plan
to abolish the custom would be voted down.
But i'm this case it may be truly said that
the Legislature is before the people in point
of progress.
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EMBEZZLER SURRENDERS.
He and His Wife Were Haunted Con.
%stantly with Fear Of Arrest.

DETROIT. Mich. Jan. H.-Eugene Ber-
enson. of Chicago. accompanied by his
wife. entered police headquarters at noon
to-day and said: II want to be arrested.
[ was formerly manager of the Akron and
Canton Stone Company at Chicago. In
Angus 1894, / abseonded with a large sum
of money! Mrs. Berenson at this point
fell to the floor in a faint. Berenson was
locked up and the Chicago police notified.
Berenson said that since leaving Chicago
they had roamed the country, haunted by
constant fear of arrest. The matter preyed
on his wife's mind. especially since their
funds had dwindled to almost nothing, and
she finally induced him to surrender. 1t
was learned that the amount OF the en-
the daughter Of a Boston millionaire. Her
father cast her off upon her marriage.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-01-15
MISTAKEN FOR FILIBUsTERs.
Steamship Delaware and N Launch
ARRESTED" by the

JACKSONVILLE. Fla. Jan. 1.-the
Clyde steamship Delaware. Captain In
gram. which arrived i'm port this morning
from Boston. had quite an unexpected adj
venture just before daylight to-day. when
off the bar. being mistaken for a nlibuster
by the dispatch boat Dolphin. About .
O'Clock this morning David Kemps. one of
the bar pilots. took out "A small launch
bound for St Augustine. After getting out
he gave the owner OF the launch. who was
no navigator. his bearings. The pilot then
lay by In his skin. waiting for the Della
ware. The Dolphin's search light was be-
ing used almost constantly and so discov-
cred the Delaware lying rather close i'm
shore. The light showed the steamship
that II was too near to shore. and IL imme-
diately headed out AT the same time the
launch had lost It's position. the compass
failing TO work. and instead OF proceeding
south. II headed east. apparently 10 meet
the Delaware. This aroused the suspicion
OF the Doiphin's officers and the vessel
went In pursuit OF the two crafts. soon
~overhauling them. An officer was put
aboard each vessel and they were escorted
back to the bar. The officer aboard the
Delaware reporting that vessel all right. it
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-01-15
Cable Notes.

A London Chronicle dispatch from Rome
says that Greece has ordered 100000 rifles
from an Austrian firm.
Emperor William has accepted Emperor
Francis Joseph's invitation to attend the
autumn maneuvers of the army in the
north of Hungary.
An unarmed crank attempted to force
an entrance into the presence of the Queen
at Madrid. Wednesday. He was arrested
ard gave the name of Francisco BalaS.
1t is reported from Toxic that twenty
German firms of engineers and shipbuilders
in Japan have formed a syndicate to con-
tract for the work of the military and
naval equipment to which Japan will de-
vote the war indemnity.
In view of cases of alleged sale of
putrid imported frozen meats the French
minister of husbandry is drafting a bill or
dering that all such imported frozen meat
which is exposed in the shops shall be Ia
beied frozen meat" the penalty for neg,
from five to sixty days Imprisonment.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-01-15
SPOILSMEN
PUTTING PRESSURE ON M,KINLEY TO
LET DOWN THE BARS.
Senator Lodges Visit to Canton
Sherman En- Route There-BIiss
Not to BE in the Cabinet.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special TO the indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 14-General Gros-
venor. who is just back from Canton, says
that powerful pressure is being brought to
bear on the President-elect to induce him
to suspend the operation of the civil-serv-
ice law, to enable a reasonable number
of Republican workers" to secur recog-
milton for party service. Authorities on
the subject say he cannot do it, but he
could. if he felt SO disposed, reorganize the
Civil-service Commission and compel the
adoption of such rules as would let the
bars down to spoilsmen. Major Mckinley
has given no Indication that the clamor
of the spoilsmen has made the slightest
impression on him. or that he has any in
tention of yielding to the pressure. In
deed, his whole record and the stand he
took in his letter of acceptance on this
issue f~oreshadows q policy in full accord
with the true spirit of the civil-service
laws. General Grosvenor is something of
a spokesman himself and doubtless person.
ally applied some of the pressure he speaks
of, yet he does not talk hopefully about
the bright prospects ahead for the miscel-
laneous horde of office seekers under the
next administration.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-01-15
ID At CANTON.
A Reporters Attempt tn Interview
the Nas~sachuSett Senator.

CANTON, o., Jan. Ex-senator Henry
Cabot Lodge, of Massachusetts, arrived in
Canton this morning from Washington and
went direct from the station to the McKin-
ley residence. He was in conference with
the President-elect for some time. Senator
Lodge lgpcled with Major Mckinley and
left for the East at 265 p. m. In response
to an inquiry concerning his visit, the SEN
ator said: I'VE had a confidential talk, and
what we said l certainly cannot speak Of"
There is some talk to the effect that you
are a Cabinet possibility. Is that true?"
Almost every prominent man has been
named as a possibility for the Cabinet AS
for myself. Major Mckinley has known
right along Tat 1 had no desire to enter
the Cabinet. and l AVE had no occasion to
change my mind since. My desire is 10 re-
main in the Senate"
Ex-Governor Long. of your State. has
been recently mentioned as "a possible men,
Der Of the coming Cabinet. Have you said
anything go Major Mckinley about him."
A | said before was the reply, what
passed between Major Mckinley and myself
was and is strictly confidential. However,
Governor Long is a splendid man, and well
thought of in New England"
ID you think Senator Sherman has ac-
cepted the state portfolio?f
Il have not seen Mr.. Sherman for some
time" was Senator Lodges reply. as he
pufTed contentedly at a cigarette. land cam
not say what his latest decision is. see the
papers have fixed him for the portfolio
Mrs. Mckinley this afternoon gave an in
formal luncheon in honor of Mrs. Judd
Brooks. of Sewickley. Pa, sister-in-law of
Vice President j. Irving Brooks, of the
Pennsylvania Company.
General Williams. ex-department COM
mander of the Ohio CT. A. r.. and ex-state
chancellor of the y. of p. of this State,
with several other prominent knights. made
Il special call during the afternoon.
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Jesse PomerOy Again.
Buffalo Courier.

LStAAA
Jesse Pomeroy. the g~rown-up boy muir
derer. who IL serving a life term of solitary
confinement I'm "A cell in the Massachusetts
State Prison. is heard of again. lie got the
wire out of his water dipper. made an awl
of il. cut through three boards OF the cell
floor. cut through "A joint ten inches in
width and 2a inches thick. and had dug
half through a wall q inches thick when
the feat was discovered. Yet the only
tools ne had besides the wire anvil were the
nails he got out of the floor. and his cell
was inspected every day during the months
he must have been engaged in the task.
Even If he had got through the thick wall
there would have been a twenty-foot wall
around the prison yard to surmount. and
there are two officers armed with repeating
rifles In the yard every night. The war
den of the prison regards Pomeroy's feat
as undertaken rather for recreativc pur-
poses than with any serious idea OF cs-
Gaping. When the discovery was made by
an officer who was pokinG 4 knife into the
cracks in the floor that a piece OF board
was loose. Pomeroy. who saw il all. never
moved a muscle. and he did not afterwards
make any reference TO the matter.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-01-15

NEW YORK. Jan. IA. General Carlos
Rolof, secretary OF war of the republic of
Cuba, has received a letter from Bartholo-
NEW Maso. vice president of Cuba, dated
province of Santiago, Dec. 3. Mr.. Maso
says: There is not the slightest division
among ourselves; neither have we had it
in mind to desist from maintaining the
civil government, as President Cleveland
says in his message. A, the authorities
here work within the circle of their re-
s~pective functions. subordinate to the Con-
stitution and in perfect accord with the
Council of Government. which is strong
and will continue firm in its place, receiv-
ing respect from all. And if at any time
there has been any difference Ii has disap-
peared Immediately. all of us being in
spired by high patriotic ends. / and all
my colleagues in the government are salts
fled with the work of the delegation. and /
beg OF you to make this fact known to all
the delegates"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-01-15
Bliss VIII Not Be in the Cabinet.

NEW YORK, Jan. 14.-Cornelius N. Bliss
to-day confirmed the rumor that he is not
to be a member of the next CabInet. He
was seen at his Worth-street ofi,c by a
reporter. To whom he said: II an not. to
be a member of Major Mckin.ey's Cabi-
net" Further than this Mr.. Bliss would
not so. He declined TO admit that he had
been offered a place in the Cabinet. nor
would he give his reasons for making this
statement to-day.
From other sources il was learned that
Mr.. Bliss finds that he cannot accept a
portfolio in President-elect Mckinley's Cab
met without making serious sacrifices. To
one of his closest friends he is quoted as
having said: 1t il a very serious matter
for a man at my tiEe of life to- pull up
stakes and engage for a term of four years
i'm pursuits concerning which he knows lit
te or nothing. I am very doubtful as to
the advisabilily of such an Undertaking."
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MOufeuerrius Celebrate.

CETTINJE, Montenegro, Jan. 1.-THE
celebration of the biCentenary of the Mon
tenegro dynasty began to-day with the
transfer of the remains of Pietrovitch Me
goch, the founder of the dynasty. to the
new mausoleum, or orlowkra, designed by
Prince of Montenegro. The occasion was
marked by a great military pageant. The
silver coffin containing the remains was
borne by Prince Nicholas and the other
members Of the family from the cathedral
to its new resting place amid salvoS OF arS
tillery and music from the military BANDS,
after a TIE Deum was celebrated in the ca
thedraI. Intense enthusiasm was mani
tested in spite of the rain.
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General ROIof's Arrest.

NEW YORK, Jan. IL. General Carlos
Rolof's arrest last night by the United
States authorities. it was ascertained to-
day. was for an alleged breach of the
neutrality act in connection with a very
large filibustering expedition on the steam
er Woodall, which is said to have left an
American port for Cuba on June Is, 1880.
Warrants nave been issued for the arrest
OF other Cuban agents in this country for
aiding and abetting in the same expedition:
They were sworn out by Spanish Consul
Arutro Baisen Y Topete. Cuban sympa-
thiZers allege that the arrest of General
Roloff, who is the so-called Cuban repub-
lies secretary of war, imposed on him
unnecessary hardship. After being locked
up at the Ludlow-street Jail Roloff was not
allowed to communicate with his friends.
He has been sick for some time, and med
icine which was sent to him has not been
delivered to him by the Jail authorities.
In company with DR.. Joseph j. Luis. an
other alleged filibuster. General Roloff
was arraigned before United States Com
missioner Shields to-day. The prisoners
were held in $3.50 bail each for an exam
ination on Saturday They will file the
necessary bonds.
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the escape he was acting as host as Del
monico's. where 200 guests. including the
mayor. controller. district attorney and sew
eral judges were enjoying their sheriff's an
nual dinner. He left the table in hot haste.
saying goodbye TO no one. Then a gloom
settled down on the feast. At this iuncture
the following telegram from Speaker Thos.
b. Reed was read: with deep regreat that
/ am not sharing their pleasure, / wish Mr..
Sheriff n his goodly company the joyous
season they deserve" y ripple OF aughter
followed the reading.
VIM. II. Post. one Of the escaped prison
ers. is the mail wagon driver who pleaded
guilty TO two counts of an indictment
charging forging a mail-lock key and rifiing
mail matter.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-01-15

was allowed to come up 70 the city, the
officer still remaining on board. The cap
tain OF the launch explained matters salts
factorily and was allowed 10 proceed.
Soon after the landing OF the ship Della
erly the Puzzle, of New York. lying half
a mile above the cutter Colfax. suddenly
started out OF her dock. running down past
the cutter with all steam UP. She appeared
as If moving up to the dock where the
Three Friends and Dauntless were tied. In
stantly the cutters men were piped to
quarters. anchors were tripped and in a
second the smokestacks were b~elching
smoke as she started in pursuit. Crowds
at the banks cheered the little Chere Annie
as she sped along. whistling defiance to her
pursuer. After following the launch for a
mile down the river the cutter stopped.
swung around and came back to anchor
here amid shouts of people ashore.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-01-15
No Agreement with Spain.

WASHINGTON, Jan. lit is positively
and authoritaNvely denied that the United
States and Spain have practically con-
cluded an agreement regarding terms to be
offered the insurgents for the settlement
of the Cuban rebellion. 1t is denied also
that a special envoy of Spain has been or
IL TO be sent TO the United States shortly
as "A private negotidtor with special in
StructionS from Senior CanovaS and the
Duke of Tetuan. 1t is SAID that this latter
report probably arises from the fact that
Senior Solar has arrived in Washington re-
Gently to succeed one of the secretaries of
the legation. Senior Solar was formerly
secretary to the Duke OF TetUan and when
his coming was first announced a report
similar to the present one was circulated
and officially denied.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-01-15
Interview Mith Dom CarIos.

VENICE. Jan. 14.-Don Carlos. the pre-
tender to the Spanish throne. has made the
following statement: II do not wish, as a
Spaniard, to remember the insults ad-
dressed by the American Senate to my
fatherland. but a politician ought not to
forget that friends never insult. Spain
has two immense forces-an admirable
people who despise all material conditions
when the national honor is involved. and
a heroic army which continues the glories
Of its immortal history. Supported by
these two elements. Spain is strong
enough to affirm her independence and
maintain her sovereignty. Mediators are
out of place where there is a government
worthy of the name. 1t is this which Spain
lacks, and il is due to this that the United
States flouts her. But the Spanish people
who conquered America and who are as
courageous as their government is weak
and short-sighted still exists. One should
never be the provoker. but must be ready
to defend ones self against all. Spain can
do this
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-01-15
King of Benin to Be Punished.

LONDON, Jan. 1.-THE Daily News an
nounces that Lord Salisbury has consented
to a punitive attack upon the King of
Benin. in the Niger coast protectorate, on
account of the massacre of a British expe-
dition in which were included Sitting Con-
sui General Phillips, Major COPELAND Craw-
ford, Captain Boiseragen, Captain Mailing,
Messrs. Campbell and Locke. consular Off
Gals; DIR. Elliott. Messrs. fowls and Cor
don, civilians, and a number of Kroomen
and native carriers. The attack will,
however. be delayed about a month until
the arrival Of fresh officers from England.
The expedition will comprise nearly a thou
sand men and will be a determined expedi-
ton to avenge the massacred Europeans.
The men-of-war Widgeon. Thrush, Alecto,
Philomet and Phoebe will anchor Of New
Benin during the operations.