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The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-05-19
SENTINEL SPECIALS.
Death OF MRS. Walker.

Death OF Mrs. Walker.
Special 10 the Sentinel.
MUNcIE, Ind, May 1S.-The news of the
cad death of Mrs. Gertrude Ethell wife of
Barclay Walker, aud only daughter OF N.
F. Ethel, editor OF the Daily News, of this
place caused profound sorrow in this city
when announced this morning. She died at
her home at Indianapolis. where she hadbut
a few months ago gone to share the happi-
ness OF an affectionate husband as she was''au
affectionate wife. Here she was regarded in
the highest esteem, claiming all for her
friends. She was most Intelligent and &C.
c0mplished woman. Her husbend, Barclay
Walker, Is a we'll known musician of In .
dianapolis. The funeral will take place
from the residence of her parents, in this city,
on Wednesday afternoon, and will no doubt
be attended by a large number of sorro wing
friends including many from Kansas, In
dianapolis and elsewhere.
The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-05-19
Blocks Retrial Postponed.

Special to the Sentinel.
GREENsBURG. Ind, May 1S.-Judge Berk.
shire failed to come to Greensburg to-day to
commence the Block trial. In Difference
to the wishes of Senator Voorhees, the
cause was continued till Jnly 6. Mr..
Block has shown great anxiety
for the trial to proceed at once. He has
been to-day in consultation with his at
torneys, ] Judge Cullen, Jesse Spann and J..
K. Ewing, and allowed the liberty of the
Courthouse and the Hotel de Almond,
under the charge of the young son of the
Sheriff, Giant Welsh. Mr.. Black is hopeful
of an scquittal, and to some of his friends
was heard to quote, with much feeling, the
following lines:
'sWhat is the use of repining,
For where there's will there's q way
Tomorrow the sun may be shining
Although 1t is cloudy to-day"
The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-05-19

takes On intelligent man to be q good party
leader. And we believe the depoeed Post.
masters' places will be filed with men who
have rendered good service. That's why
they will be appointed; that is why the
present holders were appointed. Civil ser
vice reform has but one advantage. i. e., it
enables Congressman to refer persistent
individual without political influence to q
strict examination for an Office he is never
destined to fill, because the astute Congress
man has already used his personal influence
in anether's behalf-Fountsin and Warren
Democrat
The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-05-19
Columbus Notes.

Special to the Sentinel.
COLUMBUS, Ind, May 1S.-Frank Twoomy,
a brakeman on the j., NJ. and l main line
freight had an arm crushed while coupling
cars here to-day.
There was bloody fight here on Saturday
night, in which William Burren received
injuries that may prove fatal. One of the
parties who did the bloody work is under
bond, but the others have skipped out to
await the result of the wounds they gave
Burrell.
Colonel George Palmer, who has bsen very
low with typhoid fever, is able to be out
again.
Bass fishing is very fine in the White
River in this county at the present time.
One party took twenty-ssven and another
seventeen few days ago.
The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-05-19
BEFORE CLEVELAND CAME IN.

Don't turn them out" exclaims the New
York Tribune in effect, when i! claims for
the Republican department clerks efficiency,
industry, etc. Now comes a Washington
special to q Chicago Bourbon Republican
organ, which opens up one of the offices that
al may seq how it was operated under Rs
publican management. 1t seems that the
Sixth Auditors Office, like that of the Second
Comptroller Of the Treasury, has long been
knoSn as one OF the M at delightful places
for lazy clerk that the Government has at
its disposal. The work in that bureau is
what is technically known a. Quarterly
work" Under the old regime it Was go
divided among the clerks as TO give each one
what was supposed to bs good three months
allowance each quarter. 1t was q dull
clerk who could not after years experience
do his quarters work in seven or eight
weeks, and have the remainder of the time
virtually to himself. This was especially
true Of what is called the stating division,
WHARF force of probably fifty clerks was
employed. The chief was an easy going,
kind-hearted man, who asked no questions,
but allowed his clerks to do a. they chose,
provided the work of one quarter was i'm
1shsd before that OF another began. The
correspondent once visited the division TO
obtain some information. The clerk I'd.
dressed had IN immense number of accoun q
piled up On his dssk. he was smoking Q
cigar and deeply interested in . novel he had
The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-05-19

THERE must have been an alliance be-
tween the weather and the coal dealers which
has not yet expired. Here, within few
days of June, the black flag was hung out
from the Signal Office yesterday, and though
pedestrians were perspiring in the forenoon.
night found them wrapped in overcoats. 1t
is but fair that the coal yards shut their
yard gates now and give the sun.shade and
fan dealer and soda water and ice cream
vendors q chance. This must be done or we
shall apply for an injunction against the
coal man
The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-05-19

THE resignation Of Mr.. Burke of the Direc-
torship General Of the New Orleans Exposi.
ton is said to be due to the fact that he has
become involved financially through assum.
ing obligations in behalf of the great fair
which he had reason to expect the Govern.
ment would discharge. The decision of the
Attorney General which declared that no
part of the $3.50, 600 recently appropriated by
Congress should be used in the payment of
the Louisiana creditors has proved q serious
blow to Major Burke.
The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-05-19
Burslary-Struck by . Train.


TIPToN, Ind, May Is On Saturday night
thieves gained an entrance to the clothing
store of Moses Haas, and stold about 500
worth of clothing. and fearing detection,
after gaining the suburbs Of the town, set
fire to it and burned it up. No clue to the
robbers.
Last night, about midigh., the south. bound
train, while nearing the Upton junction,
ran over man who was in state of intoxi-
cation. He was sitting on the ties asleep.
five years and answers to the name of Will
liam Gslbeth. he at present lies in crit.
cal condition at the Poor Farm, with his
head badly crashed and left leg broken be-
low the knee in two places. His recovery is
doubtful.
The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-05-19
The Light Artillery.

The Indianapolis Light Artillery will
reach home this morning, coming over the
Big Four from Gin cinnati. A reception has
been arranged, and the visitors will be well
coined at the depot by number of citizsDs
and the several military organizations of
the city. The company will reach here at
1l:30 a. M. and the military companies are
requested t. meet at the Light Infsatry
Armory, Masonic Temple, at IL s'clock
SHARP.
The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-05-19
Mr.. Sackett Saws 1t Is Safe.

With reference to the action of the Conn
Gil directing the City Eogineer to examine
the lower room of the Dime Museum with q
view to ascertsinipg whether or not it is in
. safe condition, Manager Seckett taJs that
there are altogether four double doors in the
building which swing oGtward-two on
Washington and two on Tennessee street,
and further that the room can be emptied
of the largest crowd within three minutes
time
The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-05-19

IL the new version of the Old Testament
"vanity and vexation of spirit' (Eccleslates
H., IL has become vanity and a striving
after wind" Some Of the Boarbon Republi-
can organs might adopt this as a motto for
serious cogitation. 1t describes their frantic
efforts il certain directions to q dot.
The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-05-19

BoB INGERsoLL worked off his old in6del
lecture on "Blasphemy" last Sunday in Chi.
caeo. What has become of that European
tour that he and Dorsey were TO take? Bob's
original ideas on infdslity will be recog-
nised in many European countries as the
same old creeds of Voltaire, Rousseau & Co.
The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-05-19
INDICATIONS,


WAsHIssToS May -. "a. IN.
For the Ohio Valley and Tennexee-Colder.
partly cloudy weather and occasional. rains, and
northessterly winds. higher barometer.
For the Upper Lake Regfon-Generally fair
weather, northwesterly winds. slightiycooler In
the southern portion, slightly warmer In the
northwestern portion.
The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-05-19
A Two.Hsansd Calf

A COW belonging to Henry Bristow,
farmer living five miles from the city, on
the Bluff Road: gave birth to q calf yester-
day with two perfectly formed heads, joined
at the neck. The faces are almost directly
opposite; the mouths. eyes and ears are per-
fectly formed and in all respects natural.
The calf died q few minutes after birth. aud
was skinned and will be stuffed aud placed
on exhibition.
The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-05-19

Special to he Sentinel.
WABASH. Ind, May 1S.-This afternoon
William Weisel a auarryman, Was fatally
shot by fellow laborsr with whom he was
scufflipg. the ball entering Vessels nose and
lodging against the interior wall of the skull.
Both men were intoxicated at tho time, and
the shot is believed to have been accidental.
Weisel refused to permit surgeon to probe
for the ball
The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-05-19

TORONTO, May 1S.-A motion waa made at
0sgoede Hall, today, in the Baum extradi.
ton case for the discharge of the prisoner,
who 10 held in the Chatham Jail under Q
warrant of extradition to Dallas, Tex, for
arson and forgery. Judgment was reserved.
The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-05-19

CoNUNDRuM for the Republican organs: Do
you consider the Postmaster who was caught
selling for waste paper German Telegraph
which were sent to him for delivery to sub
scribers an offensive partisan?"
The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-05-19

Ii is understood that as soon as the Illinois
senatorship question is settled President
Cleveland will at once sppoint Chicago
Marshal az well as . number of Collectors
and Postmasters in that State. One or more
important foreign positions, to which Illinois
is considered to be entitled. will also be
awarded.
The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-05-19
Chambers Again Arrested.
SDecial IN thu Sentinel

BLooNINeToN. Ind, May Is. = Chesley
Chambers was arrested yesterday on the
charge of assault with intent to kill Davis,
the first charge being for assault with intent
to kill, when he was placed in jail last
night and brought before Mayor MILKY this
afternoon to be arraigned. When he pleaded
not guilty his attorneys waived prelimin-
airy Trial on both charges. and his trials 60
ever to the September term OF Court. His
The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-05-19

IT is gratifying to announce that the lat
est kilograms indicate a decided abatement
OF the ravsges of typhoid fever at Plymouth.
Ps. No deaths were reported yesterday, or
any new cases.
The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-05-19

bail in the last case was fixed ut SIS. 900.
making $50, 600 ia ell. He has almost com.
pleted hie bond and viii be free until Sep
TENDER, unless again arrested on the charge
of robbiDg the Express Company.
The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-05-19

SHALL we have new Senator from Illinois
to-day? General Logan has the front seat
on the anxious bench.
The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-05-19

THE solid South is In the side-saddle, sayl
the Macon Telegraph, because the new Post
masters in that region are mostly women.
The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-05-19

AN article on The President and the SEN
ate" the st. Louis Republican concludes as
follows: 1.-THE simple Democratic rule is the
wisest, fairest and best-to confirm all ap.
pointments of O Republican President. ex-
cept where the appointee is especially objec.
tionabe This rule is based upon the prin
ciple that when the President is Republi-
can he has right to Republican assistants
and subordinates, and a Republican admin
istrstion-and Democrats have no alterna
tive but to await their turn. The Republican
Senate will do we'll to adopt the rule Their
party is out of power; the country is Demo
cratic and has chosen a Democratic Presi.
dent. This Democratic President is charged
with the duty of executing the laws, and
should be permitted to choose his own sub
ordinates for the work"
The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-05-19

REPUBLICAN, newspaper correspondent
was discharged from one of the Washington
departments yesterday.
The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-05-19

The Mormons and bloody-shirt editors
have decided that Mr.. Cleveland is "a disap.
pointment." Well, he can not please every.
body.
The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-05-19

tently to the Senator's lurid speech. and finally
said; "Mr Blackburn. wat can do for your
senator Blackburn replied: M. President you
can do as you id please" and turning about.
marched out
ing the administration. but IL has been withheld
for three days. 1t will probably see light soon
Prudent AID careful journalism would
suggest the waste basket for such drivel.
A day or two after the foregoing appeared.
another account was sent to the Commercial
Gazette from Washington concerning the
same interview. The Journal should copy
it also, but we very much doubt its doing
So The special lie dated Washington, May
Il, and reads as follows:
The Post says: Senator Blackburn. OF Ken
lucky, felt the rejection of his brother for Col
lec'or of Internal Revenue in Kentucky sorely,
but bore the matter calmly and silently. Some
days alter the Cabinet decided his brothers case
adversely the Senator wrote the President note,
asking when il would be convenient for an inter
view at the White House. The President prompt
ly responded. and the meeting took place Fri
day morning. Senator Blackburn stated To the
President that it seemed to him that the ad-
ministTation was not disposed to reTard his
suggestions in Kentucky matters, snd that
henceforth he had no favors to ask. and that
he would wait and let matters. develop with
out his interference. He said, furthermore.
that it was not his intention to make factious
fight upon the administration, but In the future
he would stand in position TO indorse such ap-
these that did not meet with his approval
The President, it Is understood, replied to the
Senator in dignifled and deliberate way. saying
that there was no disposition upon the part of the
administration TO anfagOnize or 10 Dart company
with him, but upon the contrary, his ADVICE
would receive respectful consideration, and Ken
tacky appointments IN the future. as in the past.
would be mace without feeling or prejudice, and
for the god of the State and party.
'After full review of the field, it is stated that
the Senator and the President came 10 an agreea-
bic understanding, and seoarated friendly enough
fcrall practical purposes"
Senator Blackburn has emphasized the
fact on o. or two occasions that the most
cordial relationship exists between Mr..
Cleveland and himself. We call attention to
these matters. not because they are especial
~ important of themselves but simply to
call attention to the unrelisbility of many of
the Washington correspondents of the Bour-
bon Republican organs. They have deter
mined to see no good in Mr.. Cleveland, and
they propose to lie about him and his move.
ments whenever it will serve their purposes.
The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-05-19

MORE new Postmasters were appointed
yesterday. Consent.
The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-05-19
The Honeymoon Barely over and the Bride
Wants a Divorce.

Wants Divorce.
Special to the Sentinel.
SHRLBYyILLE. Ind. May 1S-Msttie E.
Strickler today filed suit for divorce
from Martin V. Stricken and for
$500 alimony. The parties have only
been married about eighteen months, aud
she charges him with cruel and inhuman
treatment. The defendant is we'll known
and weIl-to-do young business man in the
west part of the county.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-07-21

and other textbooks used in the common
schools and with which teachers Must be
presumed to be familiar, these other words
that appear in the test hsts-bagatelie,
utopian, sane, ephemeral, parasite, in
efiable, cauterize elysian, obesity, amenity
and improvise, each one of which was
either improperly defined, or not defined
at all, by the would-be teachers referred
to, and who, by the way, secured first
grade certificates, We submit to those
who propose to break down the tests Of
competency, if person Is tit to be tutor
20 a saw-horse who declares that chiropo-
dist, i corn doctor, is ''one who carols J"
that parasite is . name in the Bible >
that to meliorate is ITO make soft; y that
utopian SIS precious stone;" that unique
means equal II one" and eXhiiarate &c
free from blaaze;" or who confises mere
tricious with meritorious, vene with vein
cYgnet witk signet, improvise with unpio
vided, halcyon with halyaTi, cynosurt
with cyricism and satyr with satire. The
road to promotion is of too easy q grade
now; teachers become such too Otter
through the competency of relatives a.
political managers; certificates are toC
often the result of the favor that character
ICES kissing, and sprigs of boys and half
fedged girls clamor for certificates who tel
Us that sophisticate means to make like
sophistry;' that empyreal "relates to al
empire" that elaollient Sis one who re
-ceives large income; y that to be facctiou
is ito be deccitful and close and tina
subtle is "tall and graceful" If The
teachers of Sacramento county have the
spunk of parasite" or the pride of ;
"chiropodist," they will rise in defense o
the Board of Examination ard protest tina
in mercy's name pedagogues shall bC
saved from their friends.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-07-21

The Sacramento RECORD UNION gives a
list of word definitions by applicants for
teachers certificates in that city. They
display the grossest ignorance. Yet some
Of the persons giving these definitions
(which put to shame Mrs. Partington best
ettOrtsl received first-grade certificates, be-
cause, while deplorably ignorant of the
meaning of ordinary English words, they
secured credits in other branches of the eX-
animation sufficient to give them a high
| aggregate. Let US pity the children COM
mltted to such teachers. The truth is that
a very great deal of the teaching of the
present day is trashy and worthless. The
pupil is not given the solid groundwork of
q plain, substantial education, mainly be-
cause most of the teachers are not fit to give
it. There is too much folderol about the
schools-tOo much gingerbread ornamen-
tation. What with the grinding out of half
baked teachers by the Normal schools the
solemn mummeries of Teachers Institutes,
the buying of examination questions, the
absurdity of half of the questions, the pro-
curing OF positions by influence or pur-
chase, the waste of time on educational
frippery, the neglect of solid basic instruc-
ton, the youth of this day are not given as
fair chance to learn under the i'm
proved system, as the plain, old-fashioned
schools afforded their fathers All this,
however, is only growl 1t will accom-
plish nothing. The "improved' methods
will continue. The annual examinations
will be absurd. Persons who fail to get a
second-grade certificate in one county will
get first-grade in another The merest
snattering Of botany, drawing, etc, will
offset ignorance of the mother tongue. The
State will continue the folly of paying the
cost of the Institutes. Persons who can
neither spell nor define common words will
parade first-grade certificates Why, then,
do we waste space upon the matter? Sim
ply for relief An occasional growl is a
good safety-valve. 1t lessons the pressure,
of dissatisfaction and disgust. 1t is pleas
ant, however, to feel that out here in. the
interior we have more fairness than in the
Cities Red Bluff News.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-07-21
PREVENTING YELLOW FEVER.

If we are to believe the detailed story,
DIR. Carcinoma, of Colima, Mexico, has dis
covered the living germ that is the
herald of yellow fever, and by inoculat-
ing people with it secures their immunity
from the disease In Vera Cruz the Gov
eminent physicians have been experiment
ing upon condemned murderers according
to Caromona's process, and report that
they have had great success. The COM
mission appointed by President Diaz to in
vestigate the discovery report favorably,
and the Government has made liberal
appropriation to further investigate the
matter. 1t is stated that in Hermosillo,
such faith do the authorities place in the
discovery, that they have issued a procla-
nation calling upon the people to submit
themselves for incubation The informa-
ton is as yet insufficient to justify implicit
belief in the virtue of the remedy, but it
is not unreasonable, and the hope that it is
efficacious waits expectantly upon further
Investigation.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-07-21
TELEGRAPHIC BREyTTIES.

1t is understood that Judge Edmonds has
rendered his resignation as one OF the Con-
nissioners of the District of Columbia.
Six German immigrants are missing 1t
Davenport, Iowa-five of them girls-ani
fears of foul play have greatly excited Their
friends.
The French Minister of Marine stats
that more than 100000 francs will be re
quired 10 repair the damage caused to tn,
French navy in the recent war with China
John Gaunt, who was arrested early Oh
Saturday morning for the brutal murder O.
his wife Emma in Hoboken, committed
suicide yesterday morning by hanging III
his cell in the county jail.
It is an open secret in the City of Mexico
that plans looking to the partial payment
of railway subsidies are under discussion ir
Government is one of ability,
There is quite a commotion in London,
IN the Bachelors Club, over the extensive
blackballing of American applicants for
membership, and the withdrawal of num-
Der oil American members on this account
There were in SPAN Sunday $50 new
| cases of cholera and 761 deaths. Of these
366 new cases and 1873 deaths were reported
from lle province OF SalagOSSa. cases nave
appeared at Puerto Real in the Province OF
/ Cadiz, and at the cities of Palencia anG
| Valladolid
The expiration of Michael Davitt's IF
teen-years' term of imprisonment, the LAS
few years of which have been passed il
| freedom on a ticket-of-leave, was enthusi
astcally celebrated Sunday by the Irisl
National League and several Radical club.
in London.
A Paris dispatch says The balloon il
which the aeronaut EIoy assembled from
Lorient on the l4th instant, which was las
seen drifting toward the sea, has beer
picked up by Dieppe smack. Nothin,
has been seen OF Eloy, and il is presumed
that he persisted.
Gladstone no longer appears in Parlia
ment. He addresses letters to his col
leagues which they read as if they wer
royal documents. His doctor has strict,
forbidden his speaking and allows his pa
tient to converse only in whispers. H
promises that Gladstone's voice Will be re
stored in few weeks.