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The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-02-18
AN ovERsroCK Of RED TAPE.

q capital enactment of the Legislature
wOu'd De such an amendment to the law
relating thereto as should put stop to the
expensive folly of bringing to this city twice
yer the school revenues of the various
counties. ThsSe sums from the ninely-two
counties only remain few weeks and then
must be transported, in whole in part,
back 10 the ninety two counties for distri-
button to the townships for school puT-
poses.
Whence the necessity and where the bene-
fits OF such a poll CO How is Steuben
County or the State benefited by the Coun.
ty Treasurer bringing down to the State
Treasury Steuben's assessment for school
purposes and then, a month or~two later
coming down, drawing 1t out OF tue State
Treasury and taking it back again. There
are some 500 miles of travel If he comes in
person, and FOR what endP
Why not have each county retain and Dis
bur its assessment for school purposes, or
such part OF It as the superintendent allows
ftp Take Elkhsrt, for example, on
the northern border, whose assess nsut
of $l6,T42.21 is only Sl5S.50
mere than its spportionment of
Sic, 1888 71-why have it send its assessm snt
to he State Treasury and then weeks la'er
seud for its superintendent? Why not have
it simply remit the excess OF Sl5S So?
Twice per year the counties send to the
State Treasury about 81 600 or $4,000
600 per annum) for school purposes, and
twice wear take about 81 600 900 away
again. This process involves expense some
where Who bears 1t? The weeks this su n
| lies in the State Treasury it is withdrawn
from the counties. Why not let such part
! OF it as must go to the counties remain in
them? 1t is not unfrequently the case that
the school authorities are Inconvenience
for the want, in the interim, of this same
money.
To more fully illustrate our argument, we
| give from the State Auditors reports the
monthly Treasury balances for the fiscal year
/ arSino October 81 1851:
The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-02-18

In the above list England and Msssschu-
setts have given the most prolonged and care
FIJI attention to the collection of social sta
tistics. AS to all other matters relating ID
soeiel conditions and development their re-
ports are regarded as the highest authority.
Presumably the agents OF the Census Bureau
did not neglect the means nor
the information the State might
furnish when they took this CEN
sus. The natural tendency OF the public is to
suppress information of this character. and
those who have sought to gather such stats
tics have found cause 10 complain of the
difficulties encountered. The insane MEM
Der of family sgenerally 3 skeleton in the
closet whose existence is not more widely
published by those interested in 1t than
necessity requires. The census taken is more
apt to be met by denial against the truth
than by IN afirmance when the facts do not
justify such disclosure.
If the above table has any significance ii
shows that the census for Indiana is too
small rather than too large.
The rate of increase Of population for In
diana during the last decade was about 10
per cent. If we add per cent to the popu-
Iation of 1880 the result will not be far from
our present population. II the insane have
increased in like ratio We should add 81
to our insane population al then returned 10
arrive st the number at the present time.
This would give us 3 SIT. This leads Us to
the question, how much hospital room is
.quir ed? A considerable number OF this
s47 insane would never fiud their wsy TO
tie hospital, however much room is pro-
vided. II is not desirable that they should.
Many are OF that quiet, inofensive class who
have means and friends adequate to their
u Iort.
The number WAo nesd and would fnj
refuge in hospitals is largely a matter Of
oecu alton, bat, within certain limits, ex.
pefier ce has furnished very safe and salts.
factory tests.
We may safely affirm that no State has
! pushed its charities IN ia direction so far
TO have more persons improperly confined
in its asylums isils and almt- houses on &c.
count OF insanity who do not need such COR
foen ent than there are OF insane outside
who would bs benefited By hospital care
II those who DO not require hospital care or
other folm OF confinement were turned
loose snd those outside who do require il
were substituted, the population OF The hos
! pitfalls would be greatly increased. la the
| table below will bs found ststietics gathered
| from the census of 1880, showing, SIS to each
of the ten States nams6' O. The number
| of insane. % The number in hospitals
| g. The per cent those in hospitals bear 10
the whole number OF insane. O. The num-
Der at home. CO.. The per cent. o. insane at
home. 90 TIE per cent in hospitals, aims
houses, and other places of restraint. II
should be remembered that in addition to
the number found a hospitals there are in
every State number to be found In aims
houses, jsils, etc.
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she will then have provision made for one
in every SG3 Of her population as it is esti-
mated at the present time. Is that more
than enough? 1t would give hospital room
for 50 per cent. of our insane population.
By referring to the table above 1t will De
seen that, in 1850, six of the ten States there
named had that proportion, or a greater, of
their insane under some form of actual re-
straint by the pGblic, and in no case has
hospital capacity, not greater than this, a.
though taxed to its utmost, been sufficient
to relieve tie aims houses and jails of their
insane population.
1t would be gross mistake to suppose
that the "At Home" column of the above
/ table contains only those who are IT fit sub
jects for care and restraint by the public.
On the contrary, in this column are to bs
found very many whose condition appeals
most strongly for public aid and sympathy,
and very many whose freedom is a constant
peril to the communities where they reside
or may r0sm.
The demand for hospital accommoda siop,
when once provided, is strongly illustrated
by the cases Of Massachusetts, and Califor-
MIA, as shown by the above table. Massa
chusetts with a population nearly 100000
less than Indisnas, mad in 1880 in her in
sane hospitals 3 os5 inmates-within 40 of
the whole number returned as insane in IT,
diaua in that year. Adding to those in her
hospitals the number COL fined in i3ils and
aims houses, We find that she had 3 567 in-
ssne people under some form OF public re-
shsiHt. This is a greater number than the
census taxes as with bere Ia Indiana. Il
California one person in every $50 is in
her hospitals This proportion is in
excess of our whole insane population
as given in the census. In New York one
peson in every 627 is in her ssyl1ms. Add
TO these the number accommodated in aims
houses and Iails, and We find that one par
son in every $50 is under public restraint as
an il sane person. Ohio had one out OF eY-
cry 10 of her population under restraint as
an insane person in 1880, and is adding room
for l. 900 more.
In the light of these facts it would seem
tbst provision for one person in every S63
Is not extravagant even here in Indiana, al
though her people may justly claim to rank
very high as "level-headed" population.
When the new hospitals are completed this
will be the provision made.
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worlds Fair.

NKw ORLEANS, Feb. 1.-THE exposition
management have made the following an
neuncement.
The installations being now complete. the
park, its grounds, buildings, attractions aud
conveniences in good order, the exhibits sll
that have been promised to the public, and
pleasant spring weather having succeeded
the rsinYaseason, which has been unusually
attrs Give and disagreeable, the management
now appeal to the press Of the country ID
lend the enterprise their aid fer its success
that the honor of the Nation and the interest
of the exhibitors may be protected and thu
educational value OF the exposition he Sc
cured to the people by increased attendance
during the remainder of the season. Pub.
fishers Of newspapers are invited to come or
send their SCENTS and corresp 5ndents 70 visit
the exposition anew and report its attrac-
tons as they find them now. On their
arrival they will receive the cordial cOar-
tesies Of the management.
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Gas Exnlndes In a Coal Nine

VLKEsBARRE, Pa, Feb 1.-THE journals
OF the air shaft fan at the Tkulman Vein
cal Company Mine became overhested this
morning, and brief stoppags for repairs al
loved the sas to accumulate in the workings.
Is a miner entered one OF the breasts with a
naked lamp, the gas fred and sn explosion
took place spreading into the gangways of
the other parts of the mine, Going consider
able damage to the workings. A large num-
her of miners and lsborers were st work at
tdI steIy escaped. while number were seri.
ously injured. They are as follows. Joseph
Solomon, killed; Daniel Richardson, thigh
broken; John Old natll, am broken; Harry
Grebel, Harry Dunston, William E1stice.
Harry Jenkins, William Reed, Thomas ID.
JONES, Thomas Jones and Jehn Williams,
seriously burned.
The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-02-18

THE friends of the measure extending the
provisions of the Metropolitan Police bill to
other cities of the State than indianapolis
and Evansville are largely indebted to the
tact and management of Senator Schloss OF
Vigo County. for its favorable consideration
by the Democratic caucus OF Monday night.
In the face of considerable opposition, the
Senator championed the proposition. and
without questioning or comparing the eff
forts OF other worthy gentlemen, or pro.
nouncing upon the merits or wisdom of the
measure, va think We may safely say that
its success was to great extent the result OF
the energetic effort OF the Yigo County Sena.
tor. The legislative record of Mr. Schloss is
highly creditabls both to himself and to the
enlightened constituency which he so sbly
The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-02-18
CURRENT NOTE AND COMMENT.

ANY superhuous timber that Cleveland
has left over from making his Cabinet ne
can use up in the bureaus.-Texss Sftings.
A MIL owner near Rockville, Conn, who
publicly declared that he would not start
his mill If Cleveland was elected. has Just
begun TO run on full time.-Spring6eld
Mass. Republican.
WE don't know exactly what El Mahdis
uniform is, but il it is like the average Arabs
garb it consists of about forty seven yards Of
red calico wound around thu head and q
piece OF fshline tied around the waist
Chicago News.
IT is not at all surprising to learn that Rev.
DR.. Tslmags wants the officers of the law to
put a stop to the orstory OF Ingersol. The
latter, az theological curiosity, undoubtedly
hurts Tslmsge's business on the lecture plat
form.-Udca Herald.
O'OoNovAN RossAs paper this week con-
tains an offer of $1,000 reward for the
body OF the Prince of Wales, dead or alive"
Rosa would be the worst scared man in the
United States if any body should appear and
claim he reward. philadelphia Inquirer.
II takes some of the Washington cor
respondents a good while to break loose
from ths Blaine idolatry, and few of them
are still foolish enough to write such non
sense as that he is quite likely again 70 be
the nominee of his party. Such a delusien
should not be INDUCED in by Blaine I o.
any of his most ssnguine worshipsrs. He
will never get another Presidential nomina-
ton. The Republicans have tested to their
hearts content the potency of the Muiligsn
letters and. in addition to that choice cam
paign literature, he would be confronted in
1888 with the interesting record of his fine
work in the last campaign which by that
time will doubtless be made up. Blaine is
not man whose record improves with time,
and it will probably be found to be much
blacker IN lSS4.-ChcsgO Times.
II is The height OF folly for the Republi
cans to cling to the Interpretation OF the law
held BY them in 1877 We held then, and
We still believe, that that Interpretation was,
on the whole, the one most nearly in accord
ance with Law and precedent. But, what
ever its strength, it lacks the one impOrtan
element of recognition. o. the able men in
public life at tbs time, Nc Democrat aud net
all Republicans accepted it. and the appoint
msnt Of the Electoral Commission by both
Houses was in effect an authoritative declar-
alton that the Republican view was not con-
elusive. What earthly serss is there in ad-
herring to it under the circumstances, and
how can any public man justify himself,
while doing so, in failing to take the steps
necessary TO clear the whole question of all
doubt and danger New York Times.
The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-02-18
Prssidea, Elret oIeseland.

ALBANY, n. Y, Feb. 17--President-elect
ClsYe' and to-day had Few visitors. Among
the number were ex-Lieutensnt Governor
Underwood. of Kentucky. who is IN the city
on official business and Colonel W. A. Cro-
well, Chairman of the Democratic State
Committee OF Maine. The statement that
the members of the Cabinet would be an
Douneed before the end Of the week is oAi-
cislly denied, and now it is understood that
Mr.. Cleveland will not make public list Of
his Cabinet before arriving at Washington.
Mr.. Cleveland will leave for Washington On
the morning OF March 3, and Will reach there
the evening OF the same date. 1t is IN con-
temptation with some OF the members of the
Legislature to move on February q for an
adjournment ill March Q, so SIS to give the
Democrats and such Republicans feel III
c.ined a chance to witness the inauguration
ceremonies and bail.
The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-02-18
MCDONALD AND TIE CABINET.

The dispatches for days past have made a
conspicuous topic of Ex. Senator Med onald's
prospect for place in Mr.. Cleveland's
Cabinet. 1t need hardly be said that the in.
terest manifested by the press and the ex-
Senator's friends is spontaneous 1t has not
been stirred by any request of or hint from
him. he has held that Cabinet appoint
ments should be the voluntary offerings Of
the President. Asked if be would accept a
portfolio at the hands of Mr. Cleveland he
does not put on the coy air of a girl being
courted. II TIE appoiL tnent is one which he
is adapted to he viii cheerfully be of what
ever service he may to Mr.. Cleyeland's admin
istration. But asked to petition or have his
friends petition for place in the Cabinet he
would refuse in short meter. He has too del
icate an appreciation of Mr.. Cleyelands po-
,ition. and too high sense of manhood to
seek to so advise the President elect.
But it is certain tAst Mr.. Mcdonald has q
lost of friends, even outside OF Indiana who
would be delighted at seeing him called into
the Cabinet. Az f)r Indiana, 1t can almost
be said that her citizens regardless of party
to man. desire his appointment
In this matter it is scarcely less
than test of loyalty or DIS.
loyalty to the State to be for or against Nc
Donald, and we can say that under this test
Indiana has so far IS We have observed, only
loyal sons. From youth 70 mature age, in
war and in peace, as public st and private
citizen Joseph E. Mcdonald has never been
an inch below the patriot His services are
stamped upon the laws of the State, upon
her good name and prosperity. As a parti-
san he has been the inspiration of liberality.
Among brother Democrats he has ever been
self sacrificing. He is an able man, a cor
rect man, an earnest man. He has dis.
charged every trust to which the people
have assigned him with credit to himself
and satisfaction 10 them. And if he goes
into the Cabinet. there is q State full OF
"Hoosier" voters to stand surety for his &C
quitting himself in such manner as will
please the President and the people.
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represents

THE House of Representatives yesterday de-
clned to suspend the rules for the passage OF the
bin 10 retire General Grant Every ex-Conier-
ate soldier save one voted against the man who
whipped them.-Journal.
You will get things mixed if Won are not
closely watched. The Commercial Gazette's
Washington special ssys relative to the mat.
;er:
The debate on the bill authorizing the Pres
ident 10 appoint General Grant an officer OF the
army on the retired list. interesting
Mr.. H0rr and few other Republicans bitterly
opposed the measure on the ground that il was an
AllemIt OF the friends of Figz John Porter 70 put
Presider Arthur ia tight place Among the AZ
1ir"stve votes for the bill were those of Baton
fSOuth Carolina, VITO was Rrigadisr General N
ne Confederate army of King and Gambler. who
were Co Oneis: OF Servis, who Captain, aud
.. Dlbb'e and Hunt, who were Leutenants. Inc
House was not full, and the friends of the Slocum
I'll are confident full vote 1t can command
tie two-tbirds necessary to carry il through.
Take Cieyeland's advice and tel the
tgnth"
The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-02-18

The News says that because Frenzsps
ace On the Police Board was not long ago
filed ii has become a public scandal. No
more silly twaddle WAS ever put in black
tyre. The police administration OF the city
has not been suffering there being a work
ing quorum on the board. II is notorious
fact that, on account OF the scurrillo aus
course pursued By the Republican press Of
the city, Ii has become very difficult to get a
prominent responsible citizen to take the
position. Mr.. Cotterell, We understand,
very reluctantly consented yesterday to
serve. There is Republican ring in the
city, with the News at Its head. the object of
which is to break down the present efficient
police system, for the purpose Of getting
back TO Republican rule, under which
saloons ard gambling houses were kept open
al night, and the city carried BY Republi-
can majority of from l 500 tn 900.
The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-02-18

MR. Tow CoITERELL was appointed Police
Commissioned Yesteroay-or, rather, he was
offered the position several days ago, aud &C.
cspted yesterday. The Republican mud bat
tsries will spatter right along as usual. The
policy is to "b ackguard" the system back
to the old one, when three Republican ward
bummers ran the police force in the interest
Of the Republican party when the saloons
never closed, and gambling bells and bawdy
houses ran at their own sweet viii, with
more to modest or make afraid"
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Oklahoma Rnnmars.

ST. LOUIS, Feb. IA dispatch from
w chita, Kan, says as the result of numer.
Gus kilograms from General Hatch and
United States District Attorney Hstton to
the authorities at Washington, it has been
decided to issue new warrants for TIE arrest
of Couch, Stafford and other Oklahoma in
vaders, and that the warrau ts will be made
returnsble March ., which will be the dsy
the boomers have set for another raid on the
Territory. General Hatch will leave a. once
for his military headquarters at Caldwell,
Kan, to complete arrangements for prevent
ing any future movement that may be "a
fannf ed.
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TIE JOURNAL AND FATHER o'NEII

TIE JOURNAL AND FATHER O'NEIL
Our sanity contemporary, the Journal
may be jealous, but it is at times ilconsist-
ent. It's religion sQuints. 1t has a different
creed for different classes. The Journsl
charged Henry Ward Beecber with criminal
ity because he supported Cleveland. but
lauded the preachers who supported Blaine
all except Rev. ar R. r." Burchard.
When. day or two since, Father O'NeiI a
Catholic priest OF this city, was deposed, the
Journal declared it done because Father
O'Neil carried 8 cane to Mr.. Blaine. When
Bishop Chatard states in card that Father
o'Neil was dismissed for entirely different
reasons, the Journal virtually accuses the
Bishop OF utteTiDg a fslsehood.
The Journals ire is pratendedly aroused
what it conceives to be spirit to abridge
in dependence of conscience On the part of
Il Bishop or the Roman Church. But,
leaving Bishop Chatard's card aside, is not
one minister entitled to exercise independ-
ence of conscience as we'll as another? Did
OF Mr.. Beecher and ether clergymen have
the right of their convictions as well as
Father O'Neil and Others? Or does our
reighbor assume the qui Ii y omniscience and
undertake to read the souls of these ministers
and adiudge. some sincere snd others false
1t would appear that it has assumed this
quslity of the Godhesd in its dealing with
ministers. Those who approved Mir. Blaine
(sll except poor Burchard) were saints in the
Journals eyes, and ali disappearing him
sinners. And now it goes to the extent of
challep ging the probity of a Bishop, merely
because that prelste CHANGED 10 have dis
placed priest who carried a cane to Mr..
Blaine,
The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-02-18

Average monthly balance, SIS 925 46.
It will be observed that the January and
June balances are swelled enormously By the
school assessments During December and
May the County Treasures regardless OF
dstau ce or inconvenience. must travel to the
capital, to bring their assessments. During
January and JuGe the County Treasurers,
regardless of Inconvenience and distance,
must come to the capital again to take back
their spportionments-like that no'ed phE.
lsnx that marched up the hill and then
marched down again. There is enough red
tape" in the process to supply the dry goods
market OF the country.
From the statement of monthly balances
it is seen that while that for May / was
S439 SD O., the balance for Jane l was
s., 6e3 s33 So, or difference OF 81, PSI O2O 81.
But on July l the balance is S7S6, 7SS Ga
shrinkage in thirty days Of S907, O95.17. But
il this entire sum of 1907 ,O95.l7 be charged 10
the counties all will not have received their
school fund, for the aggregate apportionment
was 4, $50 44l76 or S14S. SO 80 more than
the State Treasury disbursed in the month of
June. So we see that about 81, 600, 900 is
drawn in from the counties needlessly, and
that after thirty days there are, st least,
The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-02-18

Hill Bank stock certificates to the value OF
SIS, 900 ard about $50 in money besides
some papers OF value only to the owner.
CsTdwell bad not gone three steps ne'ore tEs
men, muffied in heavy eYercosts sot
sloUched bsts, rUshed irOn g aoOrSay upon
him. One threw his arm around Cari1elrs
throat while the other tore the tin box from
Csrdwells grasp. This done both ran sway
and made their escape. Csrdvell nOti6sd
the police. and gave description Of ths
thieves. Later the police saw two men in
the Deighoolhood OF the robbery, who an-
swered the description Of the men. and pur-
sued them, but they escaped. The bank GER
tifcates are not negotiable.
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Hichuar Rohharx-

NEw YORK, Feb. 1.-The police are at
work today on genuine case of gArroting
ard highway robbery that occurred last
night IN Third avenue. Samuel Csrdwell,
Director Of the Murray Hill Bank, was the
victim. CardgelI is prominent real estate
dealer. besides engaged in the dry goods
business, and on closing up his real estate
Cfioe last night he started to go 10 his house,
two doors away, carrying bis available cash
and most impOrtsnt securities in a tin box
under his arm. The box contained Murray