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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-25
General Notes.

WASHINGTON, June A-To-day's treas
ury statement shows: Available cash bal
ance, 1898 260, 305; gold reserve SAB, ,594, ,5S7.
About fifty cadets at the United States
Military Academy have been appointed for
the next class year, among them being
Philip II. Sheridan, son of the late General
Phil Sheridan. who is appointed "a cadet
at large.
Secretary Alger has assigned three Off
GERS to fine places as military attaches in
Europe Captain Tasker H. Bliss, commits
sary of subsistence goes to Madrid Lieu
tenani John r. Williams. Third Artillery,
TO Berne, and Lieutenant j. l.. Chamber
lain First Artillery, to Vienna.
Joseph w. Streeter, of Washington; Isaac
n. Roop of Elwood Ethan A. Dinsman of
Goshen: Francis M. Jackson. of South
Bend; James c.. Newer, of Logansport; AL
bert c. Pearson, of Sheridan all of Ind
ana have been admitted TO practice before
the Interior Department.
Drs. A II. Shaffer and F. Wall have been
appointed pension examining surgeons at
Huntington, and DR.. o. G. Stewart at
Paoli, Ind.
The commissioner of pensions has de-
tailed j. f.. Buckingham as examiner in
the field. to be located at Evansville. Ind.
Messrs. Adams. Purcell and Hinman. of
Vincennes. who have been in Washington
several days, started for home this morn
ing.
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Imuortant Pension Ruling.

WASHINGTON, June PA policy which
will affect many pension claims has been
adopted by the Interior Department in a
ruling just made by Assistant Secretary
Webster Davis holding that the showing
of the inclusion of a mans name on the
pension rolls is equivalent TO the produc-
tion of an honorable discharge. The issue
was made in the case of Judith S. Lucking-
beal widow of a veteran who served in the
Eleventh Ohio Infantry, and the ruling re-
verses the action of the Pension Bureau
Mr.: Davis holds that a declaration for
widows pension under the act of June 27
1880, alleging all the essential elements of
title except the date of her husbands dis
charge or duration of his service, and that
his discharge was honorable, but stating
that he was a pensioner and giving the
number of his pension certificate is a good
and sufficient application under that act.
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MRS. KING DYING.
Woman Who Is Related by Blood and
Marriage to the English Mobility.

CHICAGO, June 24.-Mrs. Louisa Mon
Grief King, related by blood and marriage
to a large part of the nobility of England
lies dying of dropsy in the basement rooms
Of the two-story house at 2916 Calumet ave
nue.. The dying woman is a cousin of the
present Sir Thomas Moncrief, father of the
famous five sisters who made such brilliant
marriages. Georgiana, Countess of Dudley.
is probably the most noted of the five
though Harriet married Sir Charles Nor
daunt and was the Lady Mordaunt who
figured in the famous divorce case in which
the Prince of Wales was involved Another
sister is the Duchess of Athol. The others
are Lady Forbes and Lady Muir Mackenzie
was born in New York city. She lives with
her daughter. Mrs. Il. II. Cummings She
is the widow of Col. Ribert King n
Shakspearean reader and a brother Of
Washington King. who was mayor of ST.,
Louis.
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Perry $. Heath Sole Referee.

WASHINGTON, June 24.-The United
States Court of Claims, on the recommends
tion of the Department of Justice, has ap-
pointed First Assistant Postmaster General
Perry S. Heath sole referee in the case of
the Western Union Telegraph Company vs.
the United States, growing out of Postmas-
ter General Wanamakers order providing
an arbitrary telegraph tariff for the govern
ment. He succeeds the former referees,
Charles O. Shepard and William II. Brown
The postmaster general is charged with the
duty of fixing the tolls to be paid on all
government messages. During the Harri-
son administration Mr.. Wanamaker fixed
the rate at one mill a word, which rate was
in operation for a long period but was
finally raised to about 40 per cent. of the
rate charged individuals. In the settlement
of the bills covering the mill-rate period a
dispute arose and the case taken to
the courts, where it has been pending since
but will be decided shortly. Mr.. Heath as
referee will ascertain the exact figures in
the dispute, which amounts to nearly ST.
000,000, and on his report the Court Of
Claims will proceed to determine the ques-
tion whether the postmaster general may
arbitrarily fix telegraph rates for public
business. The case probably will be taken
before Congress in the end.
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last year reached an aggregate of $4,000 600,
Will be continued next fail. The salmon in
dustry on the Pacific coast is of vast i'm
portance, but is not as yet extensive on
the Atlantic salmon catch last season. The
Pacific salmon, while it will take a fly, is
Over SO per cent. of the work of the COM
mission is devoted to commercial fish, en-
bracing the cod, shad white fish. pollock,
mackerel taWdog, soup, sea bass, lake
trout, salmon. steel-head trout and Holsters.
In the Northwest some interesting work
has been mapped out for this summer and
fall under the direction of DIR. Smith of the
scientific bureau. The proceeds from the
Alaska salmon catch alone every three
years aggregate in value the amount paid
for that territory by the United States to
the Russian government Alaska has, it is
said, paid for herself many times over
from the proceeds of the seal fisheries. Be-
tween 150 600, 900 and 200 900 900 pounds of sal
mon are annually taken for food purposes
on the Pacific coast
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PUBLIC SCHOOLS ATTACKED.
Denounced by Archbishop Hennessy
as IrreligiOus and Dangerous.

DUBUQUE Ia, June 24.-Archbishop Hen
messy created a sensation by an attack on
the public schools in an address to the pu-
pills at ST. Claras Academy. Sinsinawa,
Wis. this afternoon. He denounced them
as irreligious and therefore dangerous for
future generations, asserted that the Cath
olics paid one-seventh of the 5000. 900 900
which il cost 10 support the public schools
but were denied the privilege of religious
education, and that in addition to this sew
enth the Catholics pay $40 900 600 for the
education of their children in their own
schools. The entire address was a denun-
citation Of the public school system and
laudatory of the parish schools
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Mason and CuIIom mt War.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, June A.-Sensational
and open war has broken out between Sen
ators Cullom and Mason of Illinois. Mason
is blocking the confirmation of a batch of
Cullom's appointees, and is trying to choke
an Endorsement out of him for DR.. Kerr, a
Mason candidate for the important consul
ate at st. Gall, Switzerland. Mr.. Cullom is
sick in bed. but says that when he gets out
again he will make things very warm for
the junior senator from his own beloved
State. Ugly disclosures are limited at should
the fight become too hot.
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woodford Confers with Mckinley.

WASHINGTON, June 24-Stewart L.
Woodford had an interview with the Pres
ident to-day respecting his mission to
Spain. He will not leave for Madrid before
the latter part of July and will spend the
time from now on in acquiring accurate
knowledge of the present state of our rela-
tions with Spain. Mr. Calhoun is still in
Washington and probably will confer with
Mr NN0odfor6
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Rotten Timhers GnVc MnN.

JACKSON, Mich. June 24.-One workman
yas fatally and two others seriously in
jured to-day by the giving way Of rotten
county courthouse which they were help
ing to tear down. The men fell from the
top of the building to the cellar. Robert
Bangh win die from fracture Of the spine
Joseph Speero and Western Young are se-
esously hurt
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Appointments by the President.

WASHINGTON, June A.-The President
to-day sent the following nominations to
the Senate: George W. Esterly. of Mime
sofa, to be deputy auditor for the State and
other departments William Ryan, of
Idaho Thomas A. Davis, of Idaho, and
George A. Black, Washington, to be COM
missoners to examine and classify lands
and indemnify grant limits of the Northern
Pacific Railroad Company in the Coeur
dAlene land district, in Idaho.
The resignation of Magrane Cox United
States minister to Honduras and Salvador
has been received at the State Department
1t is understood to be the Presidents pur-
pose to make an early appointment to fill
this place.
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The In Ahrn Case.

WASHINGTON June 24-The United
States Court of Claims to-day rendered a
decision in the famous La. Abra case, hold
ing in effect that the awards rendered
against Mexico by Sir Edward Thornton
acting umpire under the treaty of 1868
with Mexico. was obtained by testimony of
a corrupt character
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The Japanese Press.

LONDON, June 25.-A dispatch to the
Times from Kobe, Japan, says that the
Japanese newspapers accuse the United
States of bad faith with regard to Hawaii,
but that their tone is generally moderate.
The Daily Graphic says editorially to-day !:
s'Janan is likely to defeat her own ends by
addressing a bellicose remonstrance TO the
United States on the subject of Hawaii. The
policy of annexation is not very popular
in America but any attempt at dlctaton
will only be resented and will strengthen
the case for the annexationists by the sug-
gestion of an eventual japanese anheAa-
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correspondent of the Morning Post says
the Novoe vremya protests vigorously
against the action of the United States as
to Hawaii. which, ii adds. may soon be fol-
lowed by an attempt to annex Cuba. Eu-
reason to oppose the strengthening of the
United States in the new world and must
be ready to support Spain if she is threat
ened with the loss of Cuba
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. ONARCH<
New 1856 East Wash. st.
Groceries.


Mail and telephone orders promptly filed
Money refunded. II goods are not as represented
Street cars stop in front Of MONARCH.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-25

A big store filled with fresh,
high-class groceries, at low prices.
The thrifty housewife should
make note of this.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-25

Good Lemons for, per dozen. ....... 1Oc
Choice Messina Lemons. per dozen . 12c
finest Elgin Creamery Butter - zoe
Received fresh every day.
Pure kettle-rendered Leaf Lard, b.. &c
: Best Michigan Old Potatoes, bush.... 35c
New Potatoes, peck ............ zoe
Sour Cucumber Pickles, dozen. ...... sc
Good Tea, any variety-worth SOC, ID. Soc
Fresh Roasted Rio Coffee, lb..... 15c
Boston Combination Java Coffee, lb. SOC
Spring Chickens are cheaper-good size
for 25c-fresh dressed every day.
Armour's delicious Boiled Ham, sliced
ready for use. only 25c b.; whole ham,
1Sc lb.
If you want nice, clean. tender Fresh
Meats, try our Meat Department
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Spring Chickens are cheaper-good size
or 25c-fresh dressed every day.
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If you want nice, clean. tender Fresh
Meats, try our Meat Department.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-20
LESS HOPE ALONG THE LEvEES
WAR DEPARTMENT OFFICIALS
VERY ANXIOUS.

The Strain On the Embankments Al
most Irresistible - Ten Hundred
and Fifty square Miles of Terri
tory Under Water Between VIclSs-
burg and GreenViIIe-A Population
of 10000 to 100000 nvoIved-SIxty
Thousand Persons in the District
in Need of Aid.
Washington April 19-The war depart
ment officials are regarding the outlook
in the Lower Mississippi valley with the
greatest anxiety. fearing that the levee
system there win prove unable to with
stand the terrible strain
supt. Martin OF the quartermaster gem
erals department, has just returned to
Washington, and Is preparing his report
to the Secretary of War. lie was sent on
to inspect the conditions in that section
of that country lying along the Misss-
sippi river from Vicksburg to Greenville,
and his reports give some startling fig
ures as to the extent of the devastation
worked by the waters.
lie says that there was under water last
Wednesday, a strip of land on the east
bank Of the river with Vcksburg as It's
apex with a base of twenty miles and
sixty miles wide containing 1850 square
miles. This Is all cotton country. 1t is
generally owned in large plantations. the
owners of which divide into small parcels
and allow negroes TO work 1t on shares
In 1890, there was produced in this strip
$4,000 bales of cotton. The population is
estimated at from $4,000 to 100000 about
one-sixth of the people beng whites.
Capt. Martin says that not more than
20 per cent Of this country is above water,
made up for the most part of little tracts
along Deer creek, Sunfower river and
railroad embankments.
Most of the negroes have stuck by their
cabins. having anywhere from one to two
weeks supplies by them. However, when
the officer left they were beginning to
swarm into the towns. lie estimates that
about $1,000 persons i'm this district are in
need of aid from some quarter. The peo-
pie themselves are doing all in their power,
and Capt. Martin cited instances of great
liberality on the part of the whites As
long as there is a promise of a good cotton
crop to be made, the plantation owners
may generally be relied upon to feed their
negro workers, but with the disappear
ance of that chance will come inability on
their part to respond to further demands,
because Of the loss of their credit with
the factors and bankers. Capt Martin
| thought that the chances OF making a
crop this year, though generally regarded
as gloomy at Vicksburg really were not
so bad, and had certainly been very much
improved by the breaking Of the levee at
| Biggs delta
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the San Francisco, the Minneapolis, the
Marblehead, the Cipcinnau and the Raj
eigh, number sufficient to secure the ad-
equate protection of all American interests
in Southern Europe, in the opinion of the
navy department.
After much effort, owing probably to
confusion in wire transmission, the state
department officials have succeeded in
translating the cipher cable dispatches re-
ceived by Secretary Sherman last night
from United States Minister Terrell at
Constantinpple The result was the fol-
lowing official sta atement: THE department
of state has received a dispatch from the
United States minister to Turkey concern
ing the rupture of relations between that
country and Greece and the Turkish de-
claration of war.
Mr.. Terrell states that the minister
from Greece has been Informed that he
must leave before next Wednesday, He is
not permitted to communicate by telegraph
with the Greek government.
There are perhaps 40,00o male subjects
of Greece in Turkey. All subjects Of
Greece are required to leave Constantine
pie in fifteen days
"The note of the porte to the foreign
powers disclalms any desire for territorial
acquisition.
THE Greek minister informs Mr. Terrell
that the Greek government requires all
subjects of Greece of military age reserved
for military duty.
THE Turkish government claims that
regular Greek troops seized and were for
tifying Anollpsis IN violation of the agree
ment prohibiting II, hence an attack there
by the Turks on April 16.
The Turkish troops are scattered along
the border of Thessaly and cannot quickly
concentrate for a decisive battle. This
may enable the Greek army to fight them
in detail"
Another and belated dispatch from Mr.
Terrell, was also given out at the state
department.. 1T bears date of Saturday
from Pera, the diplomatic suburb of Con-
stantinople and in 1t MIR. Terrell confirms
the press reports of the initial stages of
the breaking out Of hostilities He says
that several parties of troops from Greece
had invaded the Turkish province of Ma
cedonia Responsibility for this move
ment. however, was denied by the Greek
minister at Constantinople. Meanwhile
an advance on Larissa, the Greek head
quarters in Northeast Greece, had been
ordered by the Turkish government,
which had recalled its minister from
Athens,
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GROWING WORSE AT nIaGs.
The Water Rushing Through the
CrevnsEe Carrying Ruin.

The Water Rushing Through the
Crevnsse Carrying Ruin.
Memphis, Tenn, April 19.-Another
break in the levee on the Louisiana side
is reported from a point twenty miles be-
low Natchez, Miss The details at this
writing are meager, and the extent Of the
break cannot be learned.
The situation at Biggs. where the water
is rushing through the crevasse, is grow
ing worse. Madison parish Is fast becom-
ing inundated, and the water will extend
10 other parishes, destroying thousands Of
acres Of newly planted crops.
Vicksburg Natchez and other river
points are crowded with refugees, nud
everything possible is being done to allie
vlate the suffering OF the poorer classes.
Calls for aid have been sent out from sec
tons Of the overdowed Mississippi delta,
and while the waters are slowly receding,
the suffering and desttutlon increases
The situation throughout the delta to-
night Is about the same as on yesterday
II was a beautiful day IN the food
stricken section, and the planters hope
that the waters viii be carried away In
time TO make a good crop
AZ Memphis the river Is slowly failing
and at cairo a decided fail ia reported
The Memphis relief committee has issued
a statement 70 the effect that no further
contributions are needed.
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ish loss at that place was 200; Kenan Bey
says he counted nearly 1.O0O dead Greeks.
EDHEM STILL HOLDS MILoUNA.
The Greeks Reported Advancing for
Another Attack.

Copyright, 1897, by the Associated Press.
Headquarters of the Turkish Army in
Macedonia, Elassona, April 10 (Evening)-
The Turkish forces continue to hold the
Milouna pass, though it is reported that
the Greeks are advancing or making
ready to advance to reoccupy the posi-
tions from which they were dislodged on
Sunday.
The two blockhouses have been strongly
fortified, and it would take a powerful
body of Greek troops to recapture them.
Edhem Pasha has entrenched himself on
all the nights from Papalyvada to Nc
hlehe, and strong bodies of troops are sta
toned in the defiles between these two
points. The inhabitants of Elassona have
left the town en- masse, and are pushing
nortifWard, many of them going on to
Salonica. Evidently they fear that the
Greeks will defeat the Turks and actually
reach this place.
Edhem Pasha, the Turkish commander
in-chief, is marvel of energy and eau
ton. He attends more assiduously to his
duties than any member of his staff re-
ce!Ves reports while on horseback. and
attends to trifiing details with as much
care as to important movements. His
manner is grave and imperturbable. It
is curious to note how implicitly he is re-
lied upon by his troops.
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HUNTER TO WITHDRAW.
His Followers to support Judge Holt
or senator Debose.


Frankfort. KY, April 19.-There was
but little interest in the joint session OF
the general assembly at noon to-day. Ac-
cordlng TO the agreement entered into by
the steering committees of the parties. but
one ballot was cast for each candidate,
after which perfunctory duty the Joint
session adjourned.
Gov. Bradley this morning amended his
call for the extra session so that the gem
eral assembly might relieve the suffering
caused by the flood In the counties OF
Hickman and Fulton in the southwestern
part of the state.
It was given out at the headquarters
this morning, apparently, though not by
DR.. Hunter himself, that he would with
draw after the ballot tomorrow, and that
Senator jones, chairman OF the republic
can caucus. would call new caucus for
either tomorrow night or Wednesday
morning When asked II he would with
draw, DR.. Hunter replied evasyely, and
those republicans, who have had lightning
rods up during the session, are doing
some tall hustling.
The nominees of the new caucus viii. OF
course, be dictated by DR.. Hunter. This
let's out all thought OF Col st. John
Boyle for whom the bolting republicans
have been voting. II was rumored this
morning that the Hunter people had not
decided upon whom they would combine,
burt that 1t would likely be Judge Holt or
Senator w. j. Debose of Marion county.
The republican members say that Or.
Henter VIII withdraw II he Is allowed 10
do so of his own accord and without the
Intervention of caucus. They believe
that as soon as he does this he wHl throw
his strength. to State Senator Deboe. ex
| Congressman George NJ. Thomas or som,
other ffieHdg while the opposition Will unite
| on eX-Chief Justice Holt. His friends
have not given up all hope Of DR.. Hun
ters election Tomorrow they are pre-.
pairing to lend Martin two gold democrats
| and two or three republican votes In or
der to start a stampede and a mixture
in which they hope he can win.
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ON THE ALBANIAN FRONTIER.
The Position of the Turks at Preves1
UntenabIe.


Athens, April 19-While the incidents of
the day along the eastern portion of the
frontier have not been of notable impor-
tance the situation at the Gulf of Arta
and in the vicinity of the Albanian from
tier have become more favorable for the
Greeks.
The bombardment of Prevesa was re-
sumed at daybreak, with but feeble re-
plies from the Turkish batteries The po-
sition of the Turks is untenable, and It is
believed that the town will fall into the
hands of the large Greek force in the vi
cinity, which is waiting for the demolition
of the remaining batteries. The Greek
battleship Spetzia has taken the lead in
the bombardment
Col. Mannos, with 5000 men, having
crossed the Arakphos under the protection
of the Greek artillery batteries, is now in
Epirus, where, it is believed his force is
considerably I'm excess of the Turkish.
1t is reported here that a large body of
Albanians, estimated at upward of 2,0O0
who had crossed the Greek frontier with
the avowed intention of pushing on to
L.arissa, has recrossed and is now ravag-
ing Epirus. Arta Is practically deserted.
The mayor has transferred the public Of
fees and official records to Konipole
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BATTLES RESUMED AT DAYBREAK
Col. ManOs Crosses the River AraIx-
phiOs With 1880 Men.

COAs munOs CROSSES the River Arak-
phiOs With $500 Men.
Athens, April 19.-Firing commenced this
morning between the Greeks and Turks at
several points along the frontiers. Col
ManOs, at the head of $500 troops, has
crossed the river Arakphios on the frontier
of Epirus and is now entering that part
of South Albania after having driven back
the Turkish advance posts. The lombard
ment of Previsa was resumed at daybreak.
The landing force has not yet attacked the
place.
A dispatch from the Greek headquarters
at Larissa this afternoon says that three
important positions were occupied near
Menixa to-day by the Greek troops
Prince Nicholas of Greece, the third son
of King George, has been ordered to the
front in command of a battery of artillery
Later in the day confirmation was re-
celved of the report that large force Of
Greeks had crossed the river Arakphios
The Greek battleship Spelzia has been
taking part in the bombardment of Pre-
visa. Fighting recommended al $50 a. M
to-day A body of 700 Greek insurgents
has landed at Syrako, Epirus, and is now
marching on Fiilipiada. Numerous other
bands of Greek insurgents have entered
Epirus.