The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-05-09


sary to devote at least one working day of
each week to the transaction OF public b1si.
ness without interruption.
Alexander Porter Morse, counsel OF the
French Republic before the French and
American Claims Commission, will leave
shortly for Paris to represent the Interests
and claims OF American attorneys and resi-
dent benefciaries in awards made by the COM
mission in favor of citizens Of France. The
aggregate amount of the claims involved is
about 5000 600
Professor c. V. Ruy. the entomologist of
the Agricultural Department, has prepared a
circular announcing that the department
will purchase during the coming summer
such quantities of silk worm eggs as may be
deemed necessary for the distribution it is
proposed to make for the season OF 1886 ard
so far ss practicable will purchase them
from American producers. Eggs OF improved
races will be bought.
Mr.. Lathrop, the new Minister TO Russia.
is graduate of Brown University. Among
his classmates were Chief Justice Morton, of
Massachusetts,, and Chief ustice Bradley, of
Rhode Island, He was graduate in law a.
Cambridge. James Russell, William n. Ev-
ants. W. W. Story, Rufus King and + Rock
wood Hear being among his classmates, and
began the practice OF la in Detroit in lSiS.
aod in 1860 led the Michigan delegation for
Douglas st the Charleston convention. He
HAS Dtcu tUIce lluiSd Tue OculOCIdblC
inee for United States Senstor from Mich
igsn. During the War OF the Rebellion be
was g war Democtat, and always has been
strong supporter of Democratic primo Piles
he is an eloquent speaker and man of dis
tingushed presence and pleasing manner.
William b. Mcconnell, of Fargo, OAK,
has been appointed 10 be an Associate JUS
tjce of Dakota, vice A. A Hudson. whose
commission has expired.
Admiral Jouett recently ordered Court
OF Inquiry at Aspinwall to investigate
charges made against Commander Kane. TO
the effect that he did not perform his duty
at the time of the burning OF the city. The
finolng of the court has been received at the
Navy Department sud it ss follows:
That the American flag was insulted. as alleged
by the seizure Of the steamship Colon aud the
forcible arrest and imprisonment OF number of
American citizens including an officer of the
Aspinwall. which, however we idd to have been
done On the Goth of March under forces which,
Ia our opinion. were not revolutionary. but were
part oil sn armed mob, acting under the orders of
one Pedro Presten, who is denounced by both
the existing political parties OF the State of Pan
ANA as robber and assassin, who called himself
a TevOiuUonist 10 cover his base designs.
Ihe conduct OF Commander Kane WAS, in our
opinion (based upon the concOrdant testimony OF
all The witnesses VINO have Deen before the court,
as well as those who nave testified by depository
eminently proper. He acted with Judgment. with
discretion, with frmDess, and in sccordance with
mis- orders. Had Commander Kane acted other
wise than AS he did. there is no doubt that the
lives Of the American citizens imprisoned by
PIesten would have been sacrfced with no Dene
nt 10 Americans or TO other foreigners. either in
the saving of life property. The burning OF
PIestens prisoners. and in al probability other
Ameli lean citizens would have been made the vic
Tins OF Presten's malignant fury.
The Msy report of the Department OF Agri-
culture relates TO the progress of spring
blowing and of cotton planting and to the
0f int in mas u1r1xv md me
lures 1t also reports the prevailing rates of
wages of farm labor.
Cotton planting, though comparatively
late, Is well advanced, fully four-fifths OF tbe
proposed area having been planted. The
usual proportion seeded on the lst OF May is
probably per cent. greater. Last year but
two-thiTds OF the area was in termination at
this date. Rains in Texas have delayed
work IN planting. Everywhere it was begun
late, but the progress has generally been
rapid.
Spring plowing in preparation for plant
ing is everywhere late. Last year at this
date it was estimated to be two thirds done.
This year it is scarcely six tenths. Less than
half OF this work is done in the Eastern
States, in New York, Ohio and Michigan.
A much larger proportion is finished IN the
Northwest where corn, potatoes and othsr late
planted crops are grown IN maller proportion
The jury to the winter wheat crop was
greater than appearances indicated on tne
lst OF April. The roots were killed in ths
central helt even worse than was supposed
In New York the esnow protection was ample
except in sIots but in the Ohio Valley aud
in Missouri, reports OF condition are much
reduced. In the South slight improvement
in toe prospect has occurred.
The aSersge condition OF the wheat-gr
ing States is as follows:
New York 95 Michigan, 100; Ohio, 80:
L nh T,,If
Missouri, 90; Kansas %.
The general average is 20 instead of = in
April, reduction of about per cent re-
duciDg the indicated production of winter
wheat to about 240 600 600 bushels.
The condition OF rye is also lower than re-
ported in April, yet much better than wheat,
the average being So
The average condition OF winter barley is
50. The moving lands promise nearly
average crop OF hay, the average condition
being g. Pastures look nearly as well con
ditiou 90.
A. S6iDeford, Of Marquette, Mich was
TO day appointed Governor OF Alaska. Nj
SWineford is an exMsyor CT Marquette, is
editor OF the Marquette Mining Journal, has
served Is q member of the Legislature of his
STATE and wss candidate for Lieutenant
Governor two years ago. He was appointed
State Inspector of Mines and Mining by
Governor Begole of Michigan.
A dispatch at the POsioffice Department
announces the death OK Postmaster Knick-
erbocker at Aurora I'll. this morning
Charges Of g political nature had been filed
against Postmaster Knickerbocker, aud Wig
orous efforts we're made 10 have him replaced
by Democrat. His nomination was Goa
frmed February 26 last.
The name of General Benjamin R1nkle
was restored to the pension rolls with the
rank Of Major, to take effect May /, 1854
The President has declined the invitation
of the Georgia delegation to visit Atlanta
dOriog the 81 ssion OF the Commercial Con-
vsntion, the latter part of the present month.
The Presidents official duties will not par
NIT him 10 leave Washington.
Battle of Cut Knife Hill.
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