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The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1875-04-22
A SUIT TO sQUANDER.

SUCH WILL BE THE RESULT IN THE WARD
WILL CASE, AT DETROIT, IN WHICH FIVE
MILLION DOLLARS Is AT STAKE.
The Chicago Tribune special at Detroit
telegraphs his paper the details about the
Ward will case, referred TO in the Sentinel's
personal column: "The Detroit Tribune
this evening publishes detailed account OF
the negotiations attending the attempts to
harmonic differences between the heirs of
the late Capt. l.. b. Ward, which have
been an utter failure. and the probabilities
nov point TO prOtracted Htiga-
ton. The Will had been admitted to pro-
bate, but from this order an appeal has been
taken TO the Circuit Court, and notice of con-
Lest has been given. Under tie law as at
present existing, this suspends all action on
the part OF the executors until the suit is
determined in the Circuit Court. whence IL
may afterwards go 10 the Supreme Count
The properly is valued at $500 006, and the
debts amount to 100000. The debts are
mainly secured by pledge of collateral secu-
rity.in the shape of stocks or by liens on
good property. II these stocks are sold at
forced sale ia these times or If the property
of ony description is put up under the Same
circumstances it can only be disposed of at
a great sacrifice. Hence the suspension OF the
executors functions threatensto cause great
shrinkage In the value Of the estate. To pre-
vent this, the children OF Capt. Ward By his
first marriage have asked for the appoint
ment OF receiver, and this matter is now
bsing considered by the Circuit Court Judge.
In behalf OF his widow and sons, the other
heirs, the Legislature has been asked TO
amend the existing laws, 50 as to permit
the executors, pending an appeal. to go on
and pay oil the incarn hrancss upon the es-
tate, no further powers being granted them.
The bill for this purpose has already passed
the state Senate, and is now in the House,
where it is encountering determined opposi-
ton from the other party. This is the pres
ent state OF the matter, and all indications
point TO s stubborn fight ia the courts, from
which all parties viii suffer. Upwards of
dozen of the leading lawyers in the North
west have been retained in connection with
the matter.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1875-04-22
PROPOSED POSSESSIONS.
To be Acquired by Fair Means or
Foul.
A SLICE OF MEXICO

TBE BORDER COUNTIES OF TEXAS DEvAs.
TATED BY THE FREEBOoTERs-THEIR PRO
DUCTS, SOIL, POPULATION, WEALTH, AND
GENERAL CHARACTERISTIC THE CLAIM
AGAINST THAT COUNTRY FOR DAMAGES.
The contemplated complications with Mex
leo. growing out of Greaser incursions into
Texas. excItes enough interest in the pub
lie mind 10 warrant the reproduction, in the
Sentinel, of the subjoined special CORES
pondence OF the Chicago Times: the $780,
0OO, 900 claim against Mexico for damages
done by the incursion OF Mexican freeboot-
ers into Texas is again being discussed, and
in some quarters the proposition Is being
seriously urged OF making demand upon
Mexico for payment in cash, and in case
that government refuses to respond las every
one who Is at all conversant with Mexican
affairs knows would be- financial impossi-
hility), TO take a strip.of territory adjoining
cur own, whether Mexico is willing or not.
So much has been said of the immense rob-
berries committed in the border counties anu
so little is known that it may be we'll to tell
the public something of the history OF the
territory said TO have been so ruthlessly
pillaged, its population, prosperity, chsrac-
ter OF the country robbed, the inhabitants,
their nationality. and their system of living
The statistics given are from the census re-
ports of 1870; the observations on the
character OF the people, the climate, and
soil, are from tie personal observations
of your correspondent. The territory said
to DO subject 20 the incursiOns OF the thiev-
ing Mexicaus embraces the counties of
Cameron, Hidalgo, starr, Zspata. Webb,
Encinal, Kinney, Maverick, and Demmitb
These stretch from the mouth OF the Rio
Grande, northwesterly, or up that stream a
distance of $50 miles by direct line, and
over GOO by the winding of the tedious Rio
Grande aud back into the interior from
that river toward the Nueces from forty to
sixty miles, and contain in their limits a
strip of territory considerably larger than
the state of Massachusetts. According TO
the census of 1870, these counties
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1875-04-22

are not all due to Mexicsns. There is no
question but large amount of these dis
turbances are due to residents on the Texas
side of the river. A large number lover
enc halt the population) of these counties
are Msxicans. They have settled in Texas,
bringing with them all their habits fof
plumber, theft and crime. a few months
since, in conversation with a resident OF
Corpus Christi, Texas, in regard 10 the rob-
berry of some citizens OF Corpus Christ, while
on their way to Brownsville, he said,
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1875-04-22
MAIN THE FOLLOWING POPULATION /:

o. these q, 234 inhabitants, but 1854 were
natives of the United States, 1880 being
foreign born; of the 1854 natives of the
United States, 1.65S were natives of Texas;
and of the 1880 foreign born, l4,622 were
natives or the republic of Mexico. And
right here it may be remarked that these
Il 60 natives of Mexico and the 1858
Texans, most of whom were born in these
border counties, constitute a population
quite ready for stirring up turmoil as any
that comes from tie Mexican side of the
Rio Grande. OF this population, 1900 lives
IN Brownsville, the chief city of Cameron
county, and in fact. of the Rio Gr2nde Val
ley, and 900 in Laredo, the chief town of
Webb county. In 1850, Cameron county, in
which Brownsville Is located, had S,541 in
ha5itants. so that in the twenty years, from
1850 to 1870, it gained but 2 454 population.
In 1870 the United States census marshsls
returned these counties valued for real
estate, cattle, horses, mules, sheep, swine,
and all other classes of personal property at
s., 1893 l46. The live stock in these counties
was as follows:
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1875-04-22


al this stock was valued at S1,1SS, 522
while all the real estate, improved and un-
improved. of all this vast region, was valued
at but 81 POS, 124. These counties are also
reported as producing Il, $40 bushels of corn
,4l6 pounds of wool, and 1875 bales of
cotton, hut do not raise either wheat, rye
cats, barley, or buckwheet, the seasons be-
ing too dry and hot.
THE AGRICULTURAL RESOURCES OF THIS RE-
are very few. Between the mouth of che
Rio Grande and Brownsville, a distance OF
80 miles, and for long distance up the coast
toward Corpus Christi bay, there is scarce
any effort made at cultivation; the soil is OF
clsyey nature With little sand, and now
and then "gravel KNOB" producing a
coarse grass in limited quantities, and cactus
snG chspperel in abundance. Immediately
on the river, where irrigation can be intro
duced, corn. beans, onions and other vegeta-
bles are raised in limited quantities, but
it is only where irrigation can be
applied that this can be done. as
the extreme dry and hot weather
parches and "burns everything up"
Between the mouth of the river and Brow as
vile there are no settlements save of Next
cans, or of now and then an American who
is willing to iorego the comforts of home
in civilization, marry one of the border
Mexican women, and settle down among
them, be forgotten, vegetate, and die beyond
the realms of civilization. From Browns
vile sup the river" the road follows near
the river line, sometimes near its bank and
then out upon the rough, clay, cactus
crowned mills overlooking its valley. I'm
mediately il the bottoms, where 1t over
flows, there is some richness TO the soil, in
duced by the deposit from the overflow; in
these valleys corn and veget aoles are
cultivated TO limited extent, but back
from the valleys, on the high
lands, il would be- as useless 10 attempt TO
raise crops as in the Ltbian desort. On this
high land the immense cactus fields often
line the road ON either sd5 tor miles, pre-
sentinG an impossible wall of thorDs. On
the low lands adjoining the river there are
forests OF stunted masquit trees, too small
tor commerce, and only fit for fuel. The
people Of this vast region do not raise enough
8 rain to supply their own wants. 1t is a
common thing to see barrels of flour and
meal and sacks OF corn at Brownsville,
Edinburgh, Ringold Bairack (RiO Grande
City,, Roma, and other towns along the
river, from IllirOis and Missouri. In some
Of the latter towns, where
THE NATIVE AMERICAN POPULATION
is principally congregated, there are COM
Portable and modern houses, but on all the
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1875-04-22

All. dearesti trying haFa 20 pierce,
With wistfdI, Questioning blue eyes.
The secret OF the universe
That dee pest OF all mysteries,
The mature OF anotheTs SOU,
A. what IL hath akin 10 tninei
A vision OF the unknown whole
From what thou kuOwest 20 divine.
And by thy loves sweet light 10 read THIS heaf1
of mine.
Forbsar. dear love, TO ask 20 see
All thai fnmost spirit holds,
For still veiltI mystery
The god like form of Love lAiold5s
And while pulses beat as one,
And all my being bends 10 thine
As turns the dOwer To the sun,
Stffl leave aiy neart one hidden shrine,
Where, sacred and unseen, reposeth Love di-
vine.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1875-04-22
PSYCHE.
by KATE .HILLIARD.


From Harper's Magazine for May
4.
When trembling Psyche softly cre2t
Where her unknown mysterious love
Concealed I'm shrouding darkness slept.
And held her lamp the coCch above
Eager 10 prove what hidden spell
Of neauty hell her charmed nttrt,
To teach h,r ewes its power as weli,
New sweetness TO her II e tTnpart, -.
And point with fresh delight the keenness Oh
Loves dart,
Her dazzled eyes, one moments space,
Beneath ths trembling golden iish',
SaS all the beauty of that ace,
So fair it made day of night
That giO.lJu- shape IKE sun-nt snow
Bsheti, with sudden, glad surprise,
Tban-startied by che iamp-lighJS glow,
Flash a into hers those angry eyes,
And Love nAd fsd Tor aye back 10 MS h''iNe
skies.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1875-09-04
Gold Mines-The Best Yet Found.

Some days ago the Journals Silverton,
Col, correspondent noticed the discovery
of new gold mines twenty-five miles
from Silverton in the San Miguel noun.
tains. The discovery had then just been
reported and not enough was known To
warrant an opinion concerning their rich.
ness. A private letter from SilvertOn
received yesterday in this city, referring
to those mines says the interest is in
creased in Silverton and throughout the
San Juan country by more recent dis
coveries. Col. Baker who has been in the
gold diggings for twenty years, and who
is gentleman of undoubted veracity,
had just returned to Silverton from the
San Miguel discoveries at the time this
letter was written. and the writer esti-
mated the value Of the operations he saw
there at sixty cents per pan. In one pan
fu1l Of the dirt he counted eighty dis
tinct colors, some of which were as large
as pin head. The San Juan Country is
much excited by these reports and people
generally are preparing to remove to the
new diggings.
These mines if they realize Col. Bakers
estimates, are richer than any other gold
mines in ColoradO-vastly, richer than
anything that has been reported of the
Black Hills-and offer better opportuni-
ties to miners than any other mines now
known. The country is open, there are
no Indian titles to contend with and no
danger of being driven away by tile SOL
diery. Let the Black Hills and other
adventurous miners turn to this new dis
covery and make the long sought for
City journal.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1875-09-04
NOTES AND EXTRACTS.

The people everywocre are looking to
the New York Democracy to sustain
Gov. Tilden in his efforts to reform. The
approaching Democratic Convention will
sorely disappoint the party throughout
the country, if it fails to nominate men
in hearty sympathy with him.-Baltimore
| Gazette.
1t is very likely that the handful of
people who met in Boston the other day
and resolved themselves into "National
Union Party" attained the summit Of
their ambition when they found the fact of
their meeting had been telegraped all
over the country.-Rochester Union and
4ducrtiser.
If the Democrats are 80 exceedingly
DESTROYS that jeff Davis shall be heard in
the North, why don't they hire him to
stump those States in which elections
are now pending? He is typical rep
resentative of the logical tendencies of
their party, and should prove q great
card.-LedrenmorM Commercial.
When the votes are counted in Octo
Der, the result will be regarded through
out the country as the verdict of the
people of Ohio upon the currency issue
alone. The Republicans are afraid to
honestly face that verdict. We will
meet it gladly, but we desire the verdict
to be fairly obtained and rendered in the
case on trial.-Cincinnati Enquirer.
IF Mr.. Welsh and Prof. Marsh are
moved by unworthy motives. if there is
a conspiracy to defame the Interior De-
partment and its head, let the Secretary
promptly and publicly expose the truth.
Gen. Governs reply to Mr.. Welsh does
not dispose of his assertion, supported by
detailed evidence, that the Indian inves-
tigating commissions do not investigate,
or cannot investigate, or are not regarded
by the Interior Department if they re-
port unfavorably.-Harper's Weekly.
The alleged negro insurrection in Geor-
gia, now being investigated. will doubt
less turn out to consist of nine parts
scare and one part fact. 1t would not be
strange if some of the colored people,
wretchedly poor, besotedly ignorant,
hopelessly hungry, kept in the lowest
vale of humiliation by the naughty and
treatment of their late mas
tiers, should once in while stupidity NUT
ter revenge. and talk wildly about kill
ing and laying waste.-Chieago Post and
Nail.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1875-09-04

THE suspension of the Bank of Califor
mia has not been followed, as many at
first supposed would be the case, by a
general crash among the banks on the
Pacific coast. The stock holders have
advanced money for present use, several
of them subscribinga million apiece, and
they say that depositors shall be paid in
full, even if it costs them the sacrifice of
their private fortunes. In speaking Of
the late president of this bank, Ralston,
the wild inspiration and cause of the
financial ruins of himself and many 9TH
er, the Chicago Post and Jiaa says:
"Wiiiiam G. Ralston was indeed man
to excite wonder and admiration. He
crops out twenty-five years ago as one of
band of reckless mining adventures in
South California. After the usual
vicissitudes there he appears as purser on
a Pacific Ocean steamer next rs mana
ger of bank in Nevada, living a reckless
riotous life, but making money like water
and then "a Cashier and moving spirit of
tilC D9uA W Soiiioiuih, NLlCl lIOm q SUI
i'll and conservative position became the
origin and patron of the widest schemes
of speculation afloat. RalstOn's much
lauded and extravagant hospitality"
was strictly business investment The
bank appropriated $4,000 annually for
this purpose, the object being 20 impress
every stranger worth impressing with the
wealth and power and impregnability of
the Bank of California and it succeeded.
Now that the bubble has burst, however,
it is easy to see that this prodigal ex-
travigance was anything but admirable.
In fact, one such reckless spendthrift as
Ralston does immense harm in a COM
munity by fostering extravigant notions
and habits, and making all about him
dissatisfied with their humber life. The
country has had too many Cookies and
Dunkans and Shermans and Ralstons.
Their era has passed away, and plain
honest economy and industry are coming
to be practiced and respected again."
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1875-09-04
Srribner for September.

The discussion of the historical aspects
of the German Death Mask, to which
Scri6ner has already devoted an elaborate
illustrated article (July, 1874, is .upple-
mented in the September number of this
magazine by virile and enthusiastic
paper from the artists standpoint, emit.
tied ga study acknowledgements Portraits"
by William Page, who returns from
Darmstadt, whether he went for the ex-
press purpose of studying the Mask,
with an earnest conviction of its authen-
ITCHY, based upon moral evidence. Ac-
companying this article are two fine en-
cravings from Mr.. Pages photographs of
the Mask, and a schedule of its measure
ments, the important ones (ten CT twelve
in number) exactly coinciding with those
in the Stratford Bust, which 1t is claimed
was made from the German Mask. The
number opened with an article on sChi-
cago" by J. w. Sheahan, of the Tribune
of that city, embelished with over thirty
engravings, among which are excellent
portraits of David Swing and Robert
Collyer. Col. Warnings "VacatiOn" Sc
ries concludes with q jaunt to Guernsey
and Sark, but it is rumored that this is
not the last we are to have of this agree
able writer. Other illustrated articles
are: "The Cross of Cadmon," by Charles
A. DeKay; more of "The Mysterious
Island ;" and two chapters of DR.. Hol-
lands "Story of Sevenoaks," in which
there is bit Of female diplomacy, and
Mr.. Belcher "pines for theological Sem
mary" Mr.. Stedman's critical papers
are continued with a study of "Nlinor
Victorian Poets," from the advance
sheets of his volume to be issued by Os.
good in the autumn. The verse consists
Of: Gan Early Poem by Poe" given in
fac-simile, tribute to Longfellow by
Charlotte F. Bates, "Alma Matters Roll"
BY E. E. Hale, "Omniscience" by Alice
Williams, and "The Sunshine of Thine
Eyes" by G. P. Lathrop. The other con-
tributions are. "How the Declaration
was Saved" "Tilda," story BY Kate B.
Foot, and "The Cold Snap" which will
ne found topossess some of the virtues of
ans and ice-water.
In "Topics of the Time" DR.. Holland
'ums up the Beecher trial, discusses "The
Tury-System" in general, and has "a
Word for Our Wonderers." "The Old
Cabinet" takes "a Text from Tragedy"
Home and Society" continues to in
.rease in practical value. and in "Bric-a-
3rac" there are some clever silhouettes,
md funny poem by Clara G. Deliver,
allied "Gyp Tie"
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1875-09-04

The Council Grove Democrat SAYS
."We are pleased to nee that many paper.
and correspondents in the State are agi
tating the question of DISCRIMINATING the
Mexican sandbur, kind of thistle which
promises to be as formidable foe to ag
ricultufe in this section as the Canada
thistle is further east. We have noticed
an increase every year in the growth and
extent of this pest, and it is the duty OF
farmers and all Others to do all in their
power toward roofing it out. If it can
not be done without, let the Legislature
be invoked to provide for its extermina
ton. In few years an uninterrupted
growth of this sand-bur would ruin the
rich pssturase Of Morris county. Let
the grange take hold of this matter; let
road Oversecrs keep them out of the
highways; let land owners eradicate
them from their FARMS"
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1875-09-04
The California Failure.

The failure of the Bank of California
is another Jay Cooke. Dunkan, Sherman
Il Co. affair." 1t dabbled. in every thing
railroads, mining stocks, palace Hotels,
and what not. Its managers had the rep
utation of great wealth-just rs Jay
Cooke had, just as Duncan had but
they hal spread ont in every direction,
till at the first breath of distrust over
they toppled.
The lesnn of this is, that no bank is
worthy of confidence which goes outside
of its legitimate business into speculative
ventures. 1t may succeed for while
succeed largely-but failure in tho end
seems morally sure to overtake it.-Law-
renee Journal
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1875-09-04

IT is claimed by the Topeka Common
,cealh, the Independence Courier, and
other papers that oppose the proposed
amendments to the State constitution
that in case the amendments are adopted
there can be no appropriations made for
the State institutions the second yea,
after their adoption on account of the
following clause in the constitution re.
naming in force: mo money shall be
drawn from the treasury except in rur-
suance of a specific appropriation made
by law, and no appropriation shall be for
a longer term than one year." In an
swer to this the Lawrence Journal says
eve think the case is fully covered by
the second proposition authorizing the
Legislature to provide at each regular
session for raising sufficient revenue to
defray the current expenses for tro years.
Indeed, we think the position a sound
one, that the single broad proposition
making the sessions of the legislature BIZ
ennial would of itself carry with it eve
ry thing else necessary to harmonic the
Constitution with that amendment. But.
in any event, the biennial amendment is
not to take effect until 1877, thus giving
the next Legislature opportunity to sub
NIT any further amendments that may
be thought necessary. Nobody pretends
that more than fire amendments are nee
essary to the full Inauguration of the
biennial system. Three of those are
submitted this year, and two more-or
three more ifnecessary-can be submitted
next year in time to be adopted and all
90 into effect in 1877"
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1875-09-04
The letters Of Senator Ingalls, and ex

The letters Of Senator Ingalls, and ex
Congressman Cobb in reference to the
building of metropolis" within the
borders of the State, have been the sub.
ject Of a great many newspaper articles
and this leading city of Kansas has been
built several times-on paper. Under
the head of "New Towns" the Leaven.
worth Commercial has the following:
1t would be philanthropic, on the part
Of the people of this State, to abandon
the towns in the State, and on their bend
ed knees implore the railroads to allow
the people to build town down on the
quick-sands of the Kansas river bottom,
adjoining Kansas City, for the sake of
having a Kansas town. There is pre-
sumption in asking Leavenworth, Atch-
ison, Topeka, Lawrence and Fort Scott,
to abandon the millions invested in brick
and mortar-to rub out and commence
anew among the fleas, mosquitoes, and
chills of the Raw River bottoms. De-
lightful, cheering, brilliant thought.
"Mind is the standard of man."
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1875-09-04

On the 9th of September there was
great excitement in San Francisco over
the Eaiisre of the Bank Of Califbr-
MIA, the immediate cause OF which was
a run made by dePoitors. Depositors
also drew heavily apon otser banks, but
none of them ssspeaded. At meeting
of the officers of the bank Immediately
after the doors had been closed the pres
ident, Mr.. Ralston, was requested to
resign, Which he did. In the afternoon
Mr.. Raiston rode to the beach and while
bathing was drowned, whether he in
tended to commit suicide or his death
resulted from appsplexy is unknown.