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The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-06-24
MR. LOWELL,S VIEWS.

Mr.. James Russell Lowell, our cx-Mini>ter
to the Court of st. James. arrived in Boston
last Saturday. IL is pleasant TO know that
he had a flattering farewell and God speed
from our kinsmen on the other side of the
great water, homeward voyage devoid OF
accidents and rough weather and generous
welcome to his own vine and fig tree on his ar
rival He was interviewed promptly. ofcoSrse,
and the cx-Minister's views of the English and
Irish questions are specially valuable at this
time In regard to English politics he said:
when left things were in very unsettled
condition. suppose Lord Salisbury is form
ing new Cabinet Has il been completed
yet? He is very able leader, and will I'M
But there is yet much trouble ahead
for him. The Redistribution bill is
to be passed, and then there will be
a new election. II will be i'm critical period
for him. and it is possible that the Liberals
may yet secure control OF the Government.
ioresaw the defeat of the Gladstone Min
istry some time ago but the Conservatives
will find that they must largely pattern after
his policy concerning the government of Ire
land. His policy was to give the Irish more
than Justice demanded. He conceded all
that was possible. Why, Irish farmers have
vastly more advantages than Scottish or
English farmers. They are beginning to see
this. The Irish question will be settled peace
ably. They are human as well rs the English.
About one fourth of them are thoroughly
loyal to the Government and much larger
proportion would like to be. but they are
oyerruled by some of their leaders. These
Irish leaders are peculiar people. They
talk for the sake of talking and do not pay
much attention to what they are saying. nor
do they stop to consider the effect of their
language. believe Mr.. Parnell is thor
oughly in earnest and sincere in hfs efforts in
behalf of his countrymen, but many of the
leaders are not 50 earnest. Wealthy Irish
men do not seem to have very warm. at
tachment for their country They seem to
prefer living in London or Paris. do not
see how any other policy can ever be adopted
toward Ireland. She can never be separated
from England; the natural location of the
two countries forbids it. The country that
frees Ireland must first conquer England.
and then ireland would he just as poorly Off
a. her people she is now. The countries are
too close to admit OF two different govern
nnents.
In reference to his successor Mr.. Lowell
said that Mr.. Phelps is a man OF great ability,
and that personally he is one of the pleasant
est gentlemen that he had ever met. He fur
ther expressed himself that the interests of
America would not suffer in his hands.
Mr. Lowell thought that there would be no
change i'm the policy OF England toward Rus
sia; that the new Ministry would indorse
and carry out the views of Mr.. Gladstone. He
thinks that a war with Russia at this time
would involve the entire continent of Europe
in q war.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-06-24
IN A FIX.

The Tories OF England. as IL seems to us
are in very awkward predicament, DOW
that they have succeeded in defeating the
Government. II seems a. ii a shrewd poll
tician would have said to the Tories, do not
defeat the Liberals at this time, but support
them until the war cloud is passed. No
party ever demanded war more Justify than
the Tories have done. and now they have 4
chance to show whether they really wanted
to fight or were acting the demagogue The
trouble between Russia and England i not
settled. and ii the Tories want to show that
the lingo song is not lie, they have only
to tell the Gar that komarOf must with
draw from Aiighani>tan. and they will have
a fight on their hands of large enough pro
portions to please the most bloodthirsty.
Time, We think, will demonstrate that they
were simply playing demagogue; that they
dO not want 10 fight and never did.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-06-24
BLAINE AND THE OHIO STUMP.

In referring to the rllmor that Mr. Blaine
would stump Ohio in the interests of Fora
ker and Republicanism, the Chicago News
says: 1T is less than a year ago that he
made tour of that State. at which time he
outlined the terrible disasters that would re-
suit to the country if Mr. Cleveland. instead
himself should be eleced To- the Presi
dcncy. But. however many OF these evils
may he I'M store for the country. the Ohio
people have seen none of them as yet. Up
to this time the country has gone along qui-
city, and. barring the looping off of few
millions of dollars of needless expenditure,
there Is nothing to indicate any of the dire
disasters Mr.. Blaine prophesied when he last
addressed the people of the Buckeye State"
All this would not set Blaine
back an inch Ii Blaine goes to Ohio this
fall to canvass the State for anybody, it will
be for James G.. Blaine, OF Maine. Ii Fora
ker can 'catch on Blaine would not put
him off of course, but then the machine will
work all the same for Blaine and nobody
else. III sherman needs killing off in his as
pirations for the Presidency, Blaine's tour
through Ohio will be shaped to that end.
Blaine will not utter a word against the Ohio
demagogue. He will simply obscure him
dazzle the people that they can't see any
body else but Blaine-Blaine of Maine The
Ohio Republican gang need some outside
.help-they are pitiful set from Hayes up or
down. No brains-no political sagacity or
executive ability All that ever kept them
from making conspicuous catastrophes of
their political fortunes was the aid of con-
tinuous Republican administrations. Don
keys have they made OF themselves time
after time. The Chicago paper from which
we have quoted briefly gives an additional
reason or two why Blaine will
not 60 to Ohio this fall. 1t says: THE new
Ohio idea is Foraker for Governor, Foster
for United States Senator, and sherman for
President, a combination which Mr.. Blaine
does not approve; for, while lac may not
design to he the Republican nominee,
he will never surrender the dictation of that
nomination, and il he did, John sherman
would be the last man in the country whom
lac would favor
This will not deter him il he thinks there
is any chance for the Presidential nomina-
ton of 1888, and that that chance can be in
creased any by stamping Ohio for-Foraker.
Blaine i smart, tricky and selfish.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-06-24
OUR NEW MINISTER TO ITALY.

We should think that the appointment of
Judge Stallo, of Cincinnati, TO the Italian
Mission would prove eminently satisfactory
to all classes, but more especially to the Ger
man element of our people Not one single
objection have we heard from any quarter
against him. Ii is claimed by some that
Judge Stallo's strongest support came from
Oswald Ottendorfer, of New York, while 9th
erS claim that the nomination came through
the efforts OF A. c. Hesing OF Chicago The
Tribune's Washington correspondent says:
MIR. A. c. Hesing. of Chicago, has been more
successful in securing an important foreign
appointment than any Illinois Congressman.
The appointment OF Judge Stallo was brought
about almost wholly through efforts of
Hesing. Judge Stallo had not made
an application and no one appeared
here for him except Hesing. The lat
ter presented the name of Judge Stallo on
the ground that the Germans ought to have
recognition in more important place than
that OF Consul General to Berlin or Vienna.
His argument was that the appointment OF
Stallo would be recognized by Germans as
National and not as from Ohio. and that
Judge Stallo was emphatically representa-
tive man. The appointment of Stallo is
evidently intended by the administration as
an attempt to heal the breach between Bay
ard and the Germans which has recently
been so marked" General Lieb of Illinois.
and Germans generally are said to be well
pleased with the appointment Mr.. Hes
ing was interviewed about the mat
ter by reporter of the Chicago Her
aid, and as his information regarding
Judge Stallo is reliable and interesting
we quote il: ''Of course, you do not expect
that / should say otherwise than that the APP
pointment is a good one" said Hesing. II
advocated it, and had interviews with both
President Cleveland and Secretary Bayard
concerning il. No better appointment, as
far as. the selection of representative German
American is concerned. could have been
made. George Schneider, President Of our
National Bank OF Illinois, knows Judge
stallo Intimately and there you have polit-
zeal antipodes fast friends--it speaks well for
both of them When / went to Washington
was not aware OF the Italian Mission being
vacant. but when heard that such was the
case OF once went to Mr.. Bayard and sug-
gested Judge Stallo. The latter and are
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-06-24

A Mason CITY Iowa dispatch sayst hat the
morning after the recent great storm a little
boy baby, apparently three years old, was
found lying in dying condition. with only
a night-dress OH his person. Nobody knew,
nor have they been able to learn since, to
whom the child belonged nor from whence
he came The babe lived but a short time
after being picked up. The remains We're
kept as long as possible for claimant but
none coming description was taken for
fu ure naturalization, and the little fellow
was buried That the tornado dropped the
babe admits of no question. but where it
picked him up is still mystery.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-06-24
CROP STATISTICS.

As the method employed at Washington iis
making crop estimates gave rise to considera-
BILE discussion, the Chicago Tribune adj
dressed the Agricultural Bureau on the sub
ject and, as the matter will interest many of
the readers of the Sentinel, We give the result
of the inquiry The Tribune queried as fol
lows
In making up the estimates OF crop yield
for the United States and TER tories are the
averages of acreage and condition for each
simply added together and the total divided
by the number of States, etc? or is each per-
centage multiplied into the actual average of
its particular State, and the sum of those
products taken as dividend?
This question is asked because many peo-
pie in this city entertain the idea chat the
first-named method is the one in use by the
Washington statisticians, as il is known to be
the plan pursued by the officials of the Agri-
cultural Departments for some of tie States.
1t is scarcely necessary to say that the re-
suits obtained by the two methods may differ
very widely, and probably would do so in
every case. Identical results could only be
reached by the two methods under the rarely
possible condition that the percentages were
the same all over the country. The Tribune
would be glad to be able to inform its readers
that the plan In use in the Washington
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-06-24
GENERAL GRANTS MEDICAL BILL

We are glad to note that somebody is think
ing about the bills Of the physicians who are
attending General Grant. In the case of poor
Garfield there was too much gossip and I'M
necessary talk and after he was dead the
bills were scaled down and derogatory rehec-
tions made upon the professional gentlemen
who had the management OF the case. In
the case of General Grant we are glad to learn
that steps have already been taken TO secure
the amount necessary to liquidate the bills
of his physicians A correspondent says that
a large portion of the amount has already
been secured, and enough more is on the way
10 meet every requirement. This includes
Drs Barker Douglas and Shrady. The doc
tors who have been called i'm consultation
will be provided for otherwise. The
movement to secure this money was inaugu-
rated in New York by gentleman who has
only had To ask and il was at once forthcom-
ing. Private subscriptions entirely have
been received. and from all parts of the
United States The work has been done
quietly. unostentatiously and in a manner
that courted no publicity. No one asked has
refused to respond The money will be paid
to the doctors in few days, and the bills
then be settled to date. The correspondent
says that the bill is large one. This, how
ever, is to be expected, but we hope there
viii be no ''higgling'' over it, and above all,
no gossip or 10 reflections upon any one.
Pay the bill and quiet talking about it.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-06-24

countrymen, coming from the same judicial
district in Oidenburg. Stallo was
poor assistant teacher before he came
to this country-abcut six months be-
fore | made the trip, way back in
the forties. He first kept grocery store
in Cincinnati, then taught school and be-
came professor in one branch and student IN
another at st. Xavier'S College Thence he
was called to St Mary's College, New York,
and in 1881 he went back to Cincinnati. He
was admitted to the bar. and was subse-
quently professor OF medical jurisprudence
al the University OF Ohio. Later lac was
elected one OF the Judges of Hamilton Coun-
~. Ohio. lie resigned this position to run
on the Democratic ticket rs one OF the eandi-
dates for the Superior Court bench. but he
was defeated Since then lac has devoted his
professional abilities to law and his spare
hours to science. He i corresponding mem
Der oi hall dozen learned societies in Flu
rope. His appointment is most important
one ~ far % Germans are concerned. 1t is
of more importance than when Lincoln sent
SchuIz and Koerner to Spain | have seen a
number of German Americans, and they all,
REGARDLESS OF theds political preferences, are
highly pleased about the appointment"
This brief outline OF Judge Stallo's career
demonstrates that he is particularly well
equipped for the mission. We trust that the
Germans of Indiana. as well as all other
classes of our citizens. may feel as well
pleased with the appointment those OF
ofber STATES
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-06-24
BEECHER PLEASED.

Henry Ward Beecher is rejoicing at the
success of the new administration and thinks
the recent attempts to wave the bloody shirt
by certain Republicans mistake. In an in
teryiew at his summer retreat at Peekskill, on
Wednesday. he said: II have noticed that
President Cleveland is receiving the support
of many newspapers which we're bitterly OPP
posed to him, and that things are working
for his denomination and reelection. That
is just what we want. We hope through this
10 unite and combine the elements OF reform.
The Republican party has claimed to repre-
sent all that was good Now we get the good
men Of both parties. The Republican party
made the mistake Of listening to and obeying
its worst elements and was defeated. Clcye-
land was the choice Of the best element of the
Democratic party Had Arthur been renom-
mated he would have represented the best
element Of the Republican party. Cleveland
is winning the approval Of the best men in
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-06-24
aNNEszEnpp q SezrxSNs aBe1ss. sS7
- ras Aothes

diery and profess to give them equal honor
with the boys who fought for the Union. We
don't believe in tears and flowers for treason
treason is a.crime that should not be forgiY-
en.-Noblesville Ledger (Rep.l.
There is where Grant and Hayes missed it,
You see they gave the rebel SOldiery equal
honor with the boys who fought for the
Union Just to think of the impotence Of
that chap Hayes. He actually called one of
the rebel soldery'' into his Cabinet and
made him the peer of Dick Thompson. his
Secretary of the Navy, but then Dick didn't
fight with the boys" Hayes did another
reasonable thing, just like common old
copperhead. He sent zone of the rebel
soldiers" to represent this country at Con-
stantinople. His name was Longstreet and
ne was one of the smartest rascals of the
rebel army but now very distinguished
Republican. Yes. Hayes was all wrong
about it. lie actually rewarded treason,
and gave rebel the fruits Of the war.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-06-24


SENATOR CocKRELL, in a recent interview.
said: cleveland is as good Democrat as
you or las good Democrat as there is in
the country. His idea is to put the Demo
cratic party on high basis. There has been
a consistency in his course which is apparent
to close students who have access to the facts
All his appointments, while they have been
made with reference to fitness and good gov
ernment have been made with the idea of
strengthening the party. No statesman ever
had more clearly defined policy, and he is
absolutely inAexible in following it, A
Democrat called on him recently and told
him how we were all pleased with them.
Cleveland modestly replied: Il hope you
can say that three years hence Mr. Cleyc-
land is approachable and unassuming. There
Is no affectation about him. But when he gets
through talking with you YOU readily appre-
ciate that il is time to go.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-06-24

Mn. HENDRICKS found himself on board a
train the other day with the eminent Mr. Sui
livan, of Boston, and expressed a desire to be
introduced to that great man. The honor was
accorded him. and the Vice President and the
pugilist rode some distance together. The
latter informed the statesman. in response to
questions, that he always hit to hurt, and
went in To finish up his man As quickly as
possiblc-Chieago Times.
Sullivan could not give the Vice President
any points about hitting to hurt and Fin
ishing up his man." His success in politicel
campaigns demonstrates that Mr.. Hendricks
struck from the shoulder every time, as many
a Republican brave who went down in the
fight can truthfully testify.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-06-24
THE HEROIC TREATNdENT.

Notwithstanding the terrible effects of the
opium habit are illustrated from time to
time by the frequent publication of the suf-
ferings and deaths of its victims, yet there is
apparently no large diminution of the use OF
the drug or in the number of those whose
deaths are traceable to the Incorporate use of
this fearful, death-dealing poison A pathetic
story is told by Mr.. S. T. Morton in a recent
article entitled AN Experience With Opt
UNI" The victim was college student. and
used the drug by hypodermic injection. He
went with his father, who was engaged i'm the
numbering interest, into the primeval forests
of Maine, hoping that during stay of
months with the wood-choppers he
would be able to fight out the bat
tie of gradual abandonment successfully
Through strange fatality, when the party
had just arrived at their camping-place and
Were transporting their goods across a stream,
the case of morphia was broken by an appar-
ent accident and its contents scattered into
the water. None but the haggarl young
man could, at that moment. comprehend the
appalling magnitude of the calamity-there, as
he was, 200 miles from the nearest settlement
He survived the terrible ordeal but no words
could express, he has said, the fortunes and
agony through which he passed during
the succeeding weeks. He was closely
watched, else, at times, he would have
drowned himself or have beaten his brains
out upon the rocks. Months afterward he
came back to the world skeleton, worn and
haggard, from his terrible contest. 1t was
an experience to which he could never after
ward refer without the most painful emo
tions. Not the least significant point in this
veritable account il the fact that the young
man always believed that his father had pur-
posely brought about the catastrophe for the
sake of bringing matters TO speedy end.
Has the usual treatment of the disease by
physicians at this day anything to offer that
is much better than this mans summary
method? This is what might he called the
heroic treatment. Many tobacco and
whisky users who have broken away
from the habits assert that the successful plan
j. to stop off short and fight them to death
if need be. The ''tapering' plan seldom sue
ceeds. Burdette's advice to man who de
sires to quit drinking is Ito quit" Let it
alone in the barrel or the bottle 1t can't
hnrt there. 1t only gets unmanageable in
the head That i, he is opposed TO the taper
ing idea stop off short"
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-06-24
CHOLERA IN SPAIN AND AMERICA

The wonderfully rapid spread of cholera i'm
Spain, with the death rate running up into
the hundreds every day, is an appalling pie
ture to contemplate. This continent cannot
hope to escape visitation of the dread
seourge and it behooves us to prepare be-
forehand so that the ravages of the disease
be rendered slight as possible. In the last
twenty -four hours the deaths from cholera
in Spain were 249, and new eases reported
654. Such mortality is frightful, and we can
avert much of similar fate on this side of
the Atlantic by putting every city, village
and hamlet in first-rate sanitary condition at
once. and keeping them 50. Some progress
has been made by Boards of Health over the
country, but the cleaning process should
go on until every street, alley and back
yard is in a good sanitary condition. while
vaults and sluggish sewers ought to
be flushed occasionally, thus removing
the generating cause of cholera also OF ty
phoid fever and other diseases which origi-
nate from foul gases and impure air.
Investigations into the nature of this
plague and the conditions favoring its proga-
CATION have engaged the attention of physi-
tidilo dliu StitAllilt utl VI al iitttOH-g tSpC-
i lily in India, Germany and England, the
result being the usual disagreement among
doctors. many conflicting views having been
advanced by the medical fraternity and sa-
wants. All agree, however, upon the axiom
attic fact that filth and uncleanliness are the
main producing cause.
Professor Pettenkofer of Munich, whose
research in this department has earned him
a worldwide reputation, ascrioes pow
erful influence in the diffusion of the disease
to the ground water i'm the locality where
prevailing, shallow, porous soils most rapidly
aiding its spread. Here again, however,
comes in the cleanliness questionable sani-
tary condition of city affecting the water
used to greater or less extent.
Whether incubation with cholera virus is
effective in warding off the disease or lessons
its virulence is yet an unsolved problem, as
experiments thus far made are not entirely
satisfactory pro or con. We have not to
bother yet with that question on this side
the ocean, but the welfare of our people does
call for the cleaning up of all streets and
premises in poputous cities and towns.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-06-24

Mr.. BENTLEY. OF Denver who i i'm charge
OF the prosecution of the Maxwell land grant
case, says there is no question of these two
facts: First that the original Maxwell grant,
which was valid, was 81 600 acres: second,
that this grant has been increased by the ex-
tension of boundaries so that il actually i'm
eludes /, 10000, for which the foreign corpor-
alton which owns the Maxwell grant has
titles. Mr.. Bentley says that the difference
between the original grant of 81, 600 acres and
the amount which is covered by the existing
patents undoubtedly belongs to the United
states, as the boundaries were illegally ex-
tended. II does not appear from any evil
denee which the Government has vet been
able to obtain that any prominent man in
this country, as has been reported, is impli-
Gated in any frauds in connection with the
extension OF the boundaries. II appears
queer, however. that this enormous increase
of the grant was not discovered sooner. Re-
publican management of public lands. land
grants etc, must certainly have been very
loose and careless