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Newspaper
The Indianapolis Journal
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1885
Page
1
The note reads Saturday warmer weather with rain and a falling barometer. It mentions an unsettled pattern and suggests rain may accompany the warmer air, signaling a possible casual shower risk for the day.
The passage extols renowned city goods and praises a display of fabrics. It notes pantaloon counters showcasing a magnificent exhibit and asserts prices have been set below all profits, signaling substantial value amid broken lines and strong craftsmanship.
A dealer proclaims A. F. Decker pianos as marvels of beauty and tone. They are billed as the master pianos of the world, endorsed by artists, with a large stock in all case styles. General agents for Ohio Indiana Kentucky Tennessee and West Virginia inviting direct inquiries with prompt attention and guaranteed satisfaction. Prices claimed to be the lowest consistent with quality.
Wholesale and retail dealers list Steinway Brothers, Haines Brothers, Fischer, Vose and other pianos Estey organs Shoninger organs. Parties at a distance urged to write for fuller descriptions. Tuning and repairing a specialty. Orders for moving given prompt attention.
Otto Funk, alias J C Talbert, arrested after police seized stolen library volumes and several boxes filled with dynamite at his residence. Boxes contained glycerine soaked sawdust and a crank, with six to eight devices capable of demolishing City Hall. Detectives split on motive, Funk claims scientific testing, while authorities warn of potential mass casualties.
In ChamBerlain on January 22 John Bader shot and killed an Indian named Crooked Foot during a quarrel over wood. Bader fired after Crooked Foot fired three or four times, both using rifles. No unrest is expected among the Indians as Crooked Foot was not esteemed by his people.
The auditing committee of the Western Export Association reports last year's pool owes about 70,000 pounds, far beyond the 10,000 pounds needed. The pool is currently producing 6,000 gallons of spirits daily.
Discouraging intelligence from private advices says Mahdi forces reform and surround General Stewart at Abu-Kléa Wells. British troops throw up intrenchments and await reinforcements as losses are reported from avalanches in Italy.
London reports private dispatches claiming General Gordon Stewart is surrounded in the desert at Abu Klea wells after a drawn battle with Mahdi forces. Deserters say Arabs fell back orderly and Stewart intrenched awaiting reinforcements from Wolseley amid war office anxieties.
London Jan 23 a Cairo report said General Stewarts troops were defeated and routed by the Mahdi. The belief among natives grew tense and ball cartridges were issued to British soldiers in garrison. A squadron of hussars and artillery detachments planned to march for Suakim the next day.
An 19th century dispatch outlines Metemneh on the Nile west bank opposite Shendy near the Sixth Cataract. It tracks General Wolseley’s maneuver from Korti toward Metemneh 400 miles by water, 175 miles by desert, with 2000 enemy at Metemneh and Shendy as a historic Arab trading hub.
Rome January 23 reports detail further avalanche devastation in the Piedmont Alps as telegraph lines are down and roads blocked. Bronagco records nine killed and many injured, with Obiabrando noting every house buried.
Rescue efforts continue as masses of ice and snow bury houses up to twenty feet deep. Soldiers and villagers dig through wreckage for survivors and bodies, many victims suffocated or crushed in cabins. Relief trains from Turin bring food and clothing. Sixty three buried at Exilles, twenty rescued.
Mr Parnell addressed a crowded Cork audience on Irish Parliaments praising Irish abroad especially in America for support. He traced parliamentary history from 1782 to the union, urged franchise expansion, and argued England will lose influence as Ireland gains true representation and a restored Dublin Parliament.
The Times comments on Mr Parnell s Cork lecture saying his demand for an Irish Parliament equals full independence, a goal England cannot grant and Ireland cannot attain, making acceding to his demands impossible.
Hong Kong reports enforcement of section 10 of the foreign enlistment act prohibiting warship provisioning in British ports during wartime. Paris dispatch: Col Miramond’s column attacked Swatha’s rebel camp. twenty insurgents killed and Swatha wounded. pursuit continues.
London report notes Russia and Prussia conclude a convention on January 18 for extradition of murder or attempted murder suspects and others involved in acts against rulers. It includes illegal manufacture or storage of explosives as extraditable. Journal de St. Petersburg expects Reichstag to extend the accord to all Germany.
Advices from western Africa report traders and natives angered by recent German moves in the Cameroons. Disorder led to the use of force to restore order after significant property damage. A German Admiral ordered a native chief beheaded for killing a German subject.
Paris January 23. The Salle Levis riot case ends with one anarchist jailed five years for attempted killing of a police officer and five others jailed two months for inciting murder. The remaining two are acquitted.
Berlin reports Emperor William has completely recovered from his recent illness in an official announcement dated January 23. The monarch had been ill for several weeks, and the government provided details of his improving health and expected return to public duties.
The Countess Cambadere is dead. The auction sale of Bernhardt's effects yesterday failed, bringing in only $5,000.
In To wartter Wis on January 23 the examination of Nellie Horan, charged by the coroner's jury with poisoning sister Anna, concluded with remand to jail for trial. Four days of inquiry yielded damaging evidence. she is believed to have poisoned her father, mother, and two sisters, all dying under suspicious circumstances in recent years. She was moved to Elkhorn county jail this evening.
Port Deposit Maryland January 23 The Susquehanna River is choked with ice from Garretts Island three miles south and extending miles north shore to shore The ice moved this afternoon piling fifteen feet high opposite Port Deposit backing water into the town and submerging the entire lower section two or three feet Intense excitement prevailed The water continued rising for half an hour and rose five feet in twenty minutes
The river ice forced evacuation as stocks and carriages were moved to safety. Citizens in the lower area retreated to upper stories while a group skated on sheds had a close call. All rolling stock of the Columbia and Port Deposit Railroad was shifted to safety, and workers cleared ice obstructions. the water remains high tonight.
President-elect Cleveland attended the State Normal school commencement in Albany and presented diplomas. He urged graduates to value education as the foundation of national safety and praised the institution for preparing teachers and citizens for future duty and success.
Justice Clark delivers in Pitts burg Insurance Co v Frazer, holding that a fire policy covering usual store contents cannot override a specific gunpowder quantity restriction. The Supreme Court finds the gunpowder clause must be strictly complied with and not voided by generic provisions.
John L. Sullivan engaged in a free fight after drinking with companions. He struck Hodgkins then Deliere, who swore at him. A bartender drew a revolver as eight officers arrived to restore order. Deliere vows to seek a warrant for Sullivan's arrest.
In Philadelphia the juror attacked a police officer with scissors after an alarmed guard checked a noisy jury room. The chase ran through courts and hallways to Fifth street before reserves subdued the man. The judge dismissed the entire jury.
Denver hosts the national silver convention on January 28 with large delegations from Colorado Kansas Utah Wyoming Nevada and New Mexico. Eastern advocates of free coinage will attend. Railroads offer a $650 return rate to the Missouri river for full fare delegates who travel to Denver and return within three days after the event.
In Pontiac on January 23 Mrs. P A Shepard left her two children aged two and a half and one year alone in the house. Returning found smoke filled room and one child burned severely. The youngest died before help arrived. Suspected stove fire caused by children playing with flames.
New York January 23 The World prints an interview with Captain Phelan announcing plans to prosecute all involved in the murderous attack on him. He pledges to protect Irish secrets while pursuing O Donovan Rossa and his gang for conspiracy to murder. He claims documents in Kansas City will prove his loyalty and aid his case.
Funeral held today at St Marys Cathedral Wilkes Barre with about two thousand mourners including Sisters of St Marys Convent. Solemn mass of requiem followed by a funeral oration by Father Kelly of Towanda. Remains sent to Pittsburgh for burial with Fathers O Hara Donohue Kelly and the Towanda and Wilkes Barre Mother Superior accompanying.
Arrangements target thirty thousand extra visitors with cautions for unwary attendees. The piece notes potential traps set for guileless visitors and questions the official status and pay of Hon. James 8. Robinson. It also offers notes and gossip from the capital regarding Congressmen who sympathize with intruders in Indian Territory.
Special dispatch from Washington reports ready lodging for inauguration week. Hotels and halls are being reserved or prepared to house up to 30 000 temporary sleepers, with a larger number seeking rooms in regular accommodations. Cautions against scams and theft prompt travelers to secure quarters in advance. Rates may drop to about five dollars round trip from Cincinnati and Indianapolis, while competition among railroads rises.
Congress shows sympathy for the boomers who invaded the Indian Territory with some prairie state members supportive of opening the land. Senators favor law and propriety, urging action, while critics push for stricter ejection of intruders and slower military response. A Kansas representative predicts eventual opening due to surrounding demands and views the land as underutilized if kept inaccessible.
From Camp Russell I T a communication dated January 19 indicates General Hatch and Lt Finley await Major Daweese with three troops to join Capt Moore in Stillwater. Troop assembly planned by Friday with Hotchkiss guns. 375 boomers reported in Stillwater. Notice served to Couchs colony warning of federal ejectment in Indian Territory to remove unauthorized registrants.
Maj Gen Edward Hatch warns that hundreds have banded with insurgents against federal law in Oklahoma’s Indian Territory. He stresses killing a soldier is murder, urges obedience to the President, and promises not to be responsible for actions by roving bands if order is not restored.
In Washington on January 23, discussion raged over James S. Robinson of Ohio. Reports claim he was elected Secretary of State in October and took the oath, but a leave of absence expired on January 16. He has not appeared in the House since then, remains on the roll, and salary questions hinge on whether Ohio or United States law governs his status as Representative versus Secretary of State.
Washington reports from the Agriculture Department show a nationwide decline in winter wheat sown by over 2,000,000 acres due to drought and low prices. Indiana notes vary by county with late sowing and drought affecting prospects, fly and insect damage mentioned in several districts, and overall expectations for a possibly smaller crop.
Washington January 23 Representative Collins who leads the bankruptcy bill said there is still hope it will pass. He noted the National Board of Trade will not affect the bill and outlined plans to suspend rules or press the measure in the session's final days seeking a simple majority.
Secretary Chandler received a communication from an American resident at Nice reporting that officers of the US steamship Lancaster are holding high carnival there. They publicly abuse the Secretary of the Navy for sending the vessel to the Congo, claiming it spites the families aboard who are holding daily receptions in open defiance of service rules.
The Secretary of the Interior sent to the House a fiscal year report detailing public documents distribution through November 10, including a complete set of all public documents and related materials.
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