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The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-02-20
GENERAL GRANT.
his Physicians Pronounce Him Ont of
Danger of Cancer.

NEw YoRK, Feb. 19.-The following vii,
appear in the next issue OF the Medical
Record There have been 60 many and con-
hicting reports concerning General Grants
tongue affection, il will be gratifying 10 his
many friends 10 learn that all the more seri-
Gus and alarming symptoms connected with
them have virtually disappeared. It was at
one time feared in professional circles at least,
that alterations OF the tongue and fauces
were dependent upon a malignant disease,
not an uncommon occurrence at his time OF
life, as the result of local irritation from q
troublesome tooth. The focus of the trouble
is on the side of the organ, the usual site of
cancer, and indurstion of the base of the
sore was ominously confrmatery of such
suspicion. We are grstifisd to learn from
his attending physician that all these
signs OF eplthelima have passed away, that
the liberated surfaces are healed, and the
adjoining tissues regsined their natural
suppleness. There is now remain
ing only small excavation in
the neighboIing tonsiI, sucl as
sometimes result from follicular inilsmma-
ton Of the part. II would appear from its
clinical history to have been a case of
chronic superficial Inflammation OF the
tongue, a long continuance of which results
Ia progressive and malignant destruction OF
the invaded parts. There is q strong proba-
bility that excessive smoking was one of the
prime factors as to the csusati0D, inasmuch
as such hes been proven to be
the case in a large majority OF persons
so afflicted. The distinguished General
would not certainly be considered an excep-
ton in this rule, afording be does, "a
notorious example for ant-tobscc0nists
Still il is fair to say the disease sometimes
occurs in those who do not, and who are not
may have been the cause OF the disease it Is
a after for great coDgratulation that al
fear of grave compli cations are for the
present at an end, and our ex President is
spared the sf1liction of the bare contemPla-
ton OF which would be distressing in the
extFeme -
The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-02-20
he KNOWS the News
Communicated

I notice in the News of this evening a sour
rilous editorial. thus "The Indianapolis SEN
tinel Is a despicable sheet. 1t maligns
neighbor," etc.
This will give an idea of its drift. On the
other hand, l notice a column report about
the Oliver Plew Works, which is all very
good. want TO say, however, few words
about the News, as have noted its course for
many years. If there is a more egotistical,
qUerulous, snappish, fault-fRding sheet in
the world, have never seen it.
II the News ever spoke kind word for an
enterprise located here without pay I never
noticed it. It is well known and remem-
bered that the News logged al old resident,
who employed from 50 to 100 coopsrs, by re.
peatedly slluding to him IS wicked old Bill
Gibson," until the infamous treatment re
coiisd on itself and IL finally Quit.
II dsshing. pescock-style OF a man comes
here the News heralds his name to the pub.
lie II every issue. and ! might say on every
page. until the new cemer ia made more
prominent TO the public than the quiet
man who does 8 million of business
and pays his debts, and after the
The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-02-20
The Lantan Saaaon.

The season known as Lent begun Wednes-
day, which is known SIS Ash "Wednesday,
and which took the name from the custom
observed in the Catholic Church. In olden
tunes on that day public Denitents appeared
before the Bishop aud we're clothed With
ashes and sackcloth. Later on Others Joined
through motives Of devotion, and at last the
custom now prevailing wss adopted. The
palm branches blessed in the church on
Palm Sunday OF the year previous ars burned
to ashes and the ashes gathered in q vessel
and placed on the altar before the beginning
of the mass. The priest, dressed Ia a violet
pluviale, the color OF ecclesiastical mourn
ing, prays that God will send one Of His an
gels 10 consecTate the ashes in order that
they may become q heslthful remedy to al
penitents, he sprinkles the ashes thrice
with holy water and aE many times fumes
them with incense, then kneeis down and
puts some OF them On bis forehead. Inc
people in turn touch the aitsr-rail and kneel
down, while the priest puts the ashes on tne
forehead OF each In the form OF cross, gay
ing 'Memento, homo, guia pulVis es e. IN
puiVersm revertaris Remember, man, tnat
thou art dust, and unto dust thou shalt re-
turD.)'
ing during Lent are as follows
cup Of coffee, tea or thin choco ate. with
8 small piece Of bread or cracker, without
butter. Isy be taken in the morning.
Flesh meat may be used a. every meal on
Sundays. and once day at the principal
mesl on all other days except Wednesdays
and Fridays and the second aad last S4iur-
days of Lent
Milk. butter, cheese. eggs and feb may be
used at the collation. IN the evening, and the
came in the morning by those who are not
obliged TO fast But flesh meat and fish are
not allowed ct the same meal, not even on
the Sundays Of Lent.
Lard, butter or other animal fat may be
used, instead OF vegetable oil IN preparing
food.
The following are exempt from fasting:
/. Persons under the age Of tgeDty-one
years; 2. Those whose strength is impaired
by old age; 3. The sick and convalescent,
and those who are of debiiitated constltu-
ton, or whose household ~ other duties
would suffer by their fasting 4. Females
who are pregnant or nursing infants ..
Those who are subject to hard work . Mem
dicants who can not count OF s regular
meal.
The following are exempt from abstinence;
!. Mendicants may eat what Is oIered
them; 2. The sick and conTalescenti D.
Those whose health is impaired 0y aDstln-
/ ence. or the duties of whose calling generally
suffer by IL 4. The poor wno Can nOI pro
! cure the other necessRries Of lie
/ Those who are dispensed from lasting from
/ want Of age, or on account OF advanced age,
\ or BY reason OF hard work. are not on this
/ aoeount disuensed from abstinence. Ihos
! who doubt as to whether they hsve q 2egitl-
mate cause of exemption from issuing OF
abstinence, must consult their Spiritual IL
| rector or contessoT,
The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-02-20
A Dinerence of Opinion.
Referring to the new bond OF the Treas
uIer of Safe, Mr.. Cooper said in a recent in
tervlew with News reporter

Referring to the new bond OF the Treas
uIer of State Mr.. Cooper said in a recent in.
tervlew with News reporter
1.-THE bond viii be submitted to the Governor
ana when II is approved by him the Governor
Il viii be locked up and kept locked
Has the governor decided that the names
should be suppressed p
No, not exactly that but we have an under
standing about the matter. and the bond will not
re made public. The requirements % the law
are fulfilled when the bond IS fled in accordance
with lis provisions and approved by the Governor.
The respOnsibll rests with him and me- know
what am talking about when / say that the
names will be kept to ourselves"
Governor Gray seems to differ somewhat
with Mr.. Cooper in relation 70 the matter,
as we notice the following IN yesterdays
News:
Apropos TO Mr.. Coopers remark, that the bonds
mems names were not 10 be made public and
that an understanding TO that effect had been
made with the Governor. the latter to day said:
fJnere IS one thing wish you would say in the
News, and make II emphatic: No arrangements
have been MADE with me with regard 20 keeping
Dir. C0oper's bcndsmef's names out OF PRINT and
what's more, none can be made. Whstey er Is
right that the public should have they will get
Or. Cooper made q request OF me not TO publish
the bOnosmen's names, but made no remark"
1t is matter Of plessurable congratula-
ton to be thus promptly and decisively as
suTed that Governor Gray will not, as stated
by the Treasurer, be s party to locking up
paDer as the bond OF the State Treasurer
Indeed, no one WHO knows Governor Gray
could for moment have supposed such =
thing possible.
To have added this to the bIunder already
perpetrRted IN relation to this Treasury
matter, would surely have been straag
almost beyond precedent.
The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-02-20

bere acquainted with Dir. Cleveland aud
Mr.. Manning that, while the latter has not
been formally rendered the appointment o.
Secretary Of the Treasury st the present
moment there Is little doubt his
rsme will be found in the list
on March FOR the Treasury portfolio.
Mr.. Manning, according TO his friends. felt
more of aversion than inclination TO
take any Cabinet position, pickering
less prominent and less Responsible
position in life. out as Mr.. Cleveland has in
a degree insisted that Mr.. Manning shali
be one of his adviseTs. the latter has con-
sented to accept the post
The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-02-20

THE Springfield Republican, through its
WASH ngton correspondent, tells very IN
pleasant story The Senate, in its last ex.
ec1tive sessi n, coDsummated one OF the
grossest outrsges upon West Point aud the
army which it has perpetrsted at the pres
ent session. A cadet named Wright, from
New Jersey, who was about to be found de-
6cient short time since, resigned to escape
the disgrace. He at once. through New Jsr-
sey social influence exerted here, secured
nomination fro n the President as Second
Lieutenant. The Senate had tull knowledge
of the case, and still coih7 "a him. As
result, Wright who could not maintain
himself as a cadet, takes rank in the army
two years ahead OF those cadets be left in
his own class to struggle through their
course
The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-02-20
SENATOR HARRISON AND THE LAND
GRANT


Senator BENJAMIN Harrison, OF Indiana,
cast vote week ago to-day which chsl-
Ienges the condemnation of bis constituency,
regardless q party. 1t was to lay aside and,
so, practically to kill the bill for the forfeit
IRE of the Texas Pacific Railroad land grant.
1t will occur to the logical reader to ques-
ZION how, since there is no Texas Pacific
Railroad can there be a Texas Pacific land
grant? There is no Texas Pacific Road or
Company, and yet there is 8 Texas Pacific
Railroad land grant of II BOG 760 acres. Why
this should be 80 only Republican United
States Senate seems to know, and our Seua-
tor Harrison appears to be conspicuous ia
that outrageous knowledge.
Briefly, this is the situation:
On March 81, 1871, q grant was made to
the Texas Pacific Railway Company of H.,
3O9, go acres Of public lands, twenty alter
nate sections on each side OF the proposed
road being allowed per mile. with the right
to the company of making up deficiencies
ten miles beyond these limits in certain ter.
ritory, while in other territory no limit was
prescribed. In California the company
might cure the deficiency within tgenty
miles Of the granted lands.
Not stroke of work has ever been done to
earn this grant, but, Notwithstanding, it is
held for toe company by the Interior De-
partmsnt. Not only the "A, 500. 76O acres en-
braced in this grant are thus Withdrawn, but
as the Interior Department can not tell
which is railroad and which is public land
until the grant has been selected and sur
veyed, ali The Government land within the
limit of the grant is also practically with
drawn; and as consequence of the refusal
of the Senate to declare the grant forfeited
the public IS denied the right to settle upon
shout 40, coo, 600 acres of the public domain.
The Southern Pacific Railroad, compel
itor CT the Texas Pacific at the outset, is built
along the line which the Texas Pacific pro
iected. The Southern Pacific was bailt
without any land grant and in opposition
to the Texas Pacific It was the boast of the
Southern Pacific men-the Huntington gang
when appealing to Congress for charter
and right Of way, tnat they asked for no
grant OF public lanfs. They employed
SCENTS and attorneys to go into various
States and with this argument in their favor
as sgsinst the Texas Pacific, to influence
legislature TO memorislize Congress that it
csde charter and right OF way privileges to
| The Southern Pacific Company. Not only
this, but il was further held that the Texas
| grant had already passed. It was by such
claims Of independence for itself and By
thus discrediting the Texas Pacific Company
hat the Southern Pacific scared its desired
privileges and completed It's construction.
Eut later the Huntington ring received q
Pretended assignment from the Texas Pacific
when, presto change It sets up the PROPOSE
ton that the Texss Pacific grant had never
lspssd and that By virtue OF the transfer ths
Southern Pacific wss entitled TO the Teas
! Pacific land grant, So the Texas Pacific
The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-02-20

newcomer ''gives pointers" not until he
has taken in bank clerks and even banks,
dry goods clerks and boys-in short, cleaned
out the tosn-will the News drop his name.
suppose il sRtler's clerk of home guards
should come here and hang out single he
would at once be promoted to the Colonelcy
of the Grand Army of the Republic. and be
raised On wings of love 10 the third heaven.
The News may throw stones, but the glass in
The editors head could be easily broken, and
am afraid surplus OF egotism revealed.
Oh CITIZEN.
Indiana polls, Feb. 10.
The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-02-20

HANNIBAL HAsiLIN was IN the United States
Senate the other day. During the hour or
two Of gossip which took place in the cloak
room Mr.. Hsmlin said that only nine men
are now living who ware members of the
laying OF the cornerstone OF the Washing.
ton monument They are Yulee. Of Florida;
George ". Jones' Of Iowa; Bradbury and
Hamiin. of Maine; Fitch. Of Michigan; JEFF
ferson Davis, OF Mississippi; Atchison, Of
Missouri; Simon Cameron, OF Pennsylvania,
end Hunter, OF Virginia.
The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-02-20

NE Indianapolis Sentinel is q despicaole sheet. .
- msligns 8 neighb0r, and then when shown the
sex Of warrant Tor II, hasn't an instinct OF de-
cr even 20 make room for the correction thus
denying 10 Itself the suppOsition OF having simp
erred, which IS human. and coniessiDg without
and deliberate faIsiher.-NewS
Keep your shirt on don't enact the role of
the drab in the ditch. We have no desire to
eyade any responsibility regarding this mat
ter. We put you on the spit and concluded
to let You squirm awhile until you were
quite "done" The terms ga despicable
sheet aud deliberate falsiier' smack OF
slums and cutters. You are really no.
entitled to any notice a. our hands.
Ia our original reference TO the News We
did rot refer in the most distant
terms 10 its past course in connec-
ton with police affairs. 1t may have
possibly been friendly to the metropolitan
police system some time IN the past, but
orr recollection lie that when the proposition
wss first broached the News was rather
vacillatiDg ard incohs-ent We did not re-
gard II IS important whether il favored the
measure OF not This however in passing.
The point that We endeavored to make plain
ii the paragraph which has had 50 dis
astrous sn effect upon the News was this:
that without any reference TO the past the
present course Of that paper is calculated to
break down the present efficient police sys-
tenn for the purpose Of getting back TO Re-
publican rule. under which saloons and
The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-02-20
THE LEGISLATURE

Going leisprely is not always going slow.
There is such thing SIS getting a good
ready" and then going fast with a very fair
onfdence Of going right. The Legislature
this session has been acting on this sugges-
ton, or IS Crockett had it, making sure of
being right before going ahead" It has
spent most Of its time in Studying its work,
a very necessary preliminary when there is
ss much to do as there is here, and especially
as much wasted work as I'll re is, which yet
must be examined before there can be any
certainty that il is useless, and when there
is IS little time for we'll weighed work as
there is here with the two months allowed
every two years to the legislative business OF
100000 OF people. The rapid dispatch OF
matters that have had chance Of thorough
examination, when the time came for il,
proved that what cayiling papers called
'idleness" and 'useles5ness7 was really
preparation, and that in all probability this
will prove one of the busiest sessions OF the
Legislature for years. There Is more
danger OF doing too much and making
trouble by immature legislation than of do
ing 50 little that the imputation of "a wasted
session" can be fairly made.
The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-02-20
Seymour Sayings.


SEYMOUR, Ind, Feb. 19-The Gaze Of the
State ex rel Durham Bag1en VS..
Sheriff Hugh A. Burrell, on writ
Of hsbeas' corpus, was tried at a special term
Of the Jackson Circuit Court at BroTDstoWn
yesterday. beforce Judge Collins. The case
was fought bitterly both pro and con, and
alter hearing the evidence aud argument,
Bzswell was remaRded TO prison, where he
viii be compelled to sweat il out.
In response to q dispatch from Columbus.
Ohio, Township Trustee William T. Ralph
sent Louis Weider, the wounded man, to
thot city last night.
Religious services were held at the st. 4 m
brose Catholic Church yesterday and last
night in COMMUNICATION OF the Lenten
season. The sermon by the Rever-
ened Father was able and very
impressive. Ssrvicef will be held every
Wednesday and Friday morning and even
ing till Easter
Mr.. John Reno, of this city, had three of
his best horses killed by j., NJ. and [. freight
train a. his farm two miles north Of here
last night.
The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-02-20
TIE ALTA SNOW SLIDE.
Statement of One of the Party Dug Out OF
the Snow.

Salt LAKE, Feb. 19.-Fred. Culinan, who
vas buried the longest Of any of those who
got out alive from the Alta snow slide, was
seen by your correspondent TO day. lie said
Albert Thomas, proprietor of the hotel, was
out getting snow to melt for water. He saw
the snow coming, and gave the alarm. Cal
imam was in the back shed of the hotel. The
first be knew of the slide be heard it strike
Resgsn's saloon. He tried TO run,
but hadn't time before he was
caught by the boards and timbers,
the boards across his neck, and one arm
stretched straight out. He was held so fast
he could only move one hand little. With
a miners candle stick, which be happened
TO be holding. be cut off the board pressing
on his neck, which was almost su1Ocaiing
him. BE hallooed all the time, and was first
heard about o clock the next morning. It
took four hours TO get him out from under
fifteen feet Of snow. The first man ne heard
Or rscC enized wss Joe THblsy. His father
wss in The IescuiDg party. When he got
out be was so stiff and bruised he could not
move. For two DAYS he could not move in
beO Had on only overalls and boots. Had
10 be hauled down the canyon on q sled.
Felt confident all the time he would be
rescued and did not feel hurt. Was not
caIIied far being caught about the limit Of
the slide. Could hear them digging above
him, and was satisfied they would get TO
bin after awhile. Parker Norter organized
the digging force, and himself dug longer
and harder than anybody. Supplied hot
coffee and crackers for al whom were got
out that could be found Went out aud
broke two miles of road. The party would
not have got down the conYOn that day bat
for him. He was the leader and soul Of the
relief party.
The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-02-20

TIE JOURNAL AND THE CATHOLICS.
For paper pluming itself OF rsrifsd NOR.
atty and attic tone, the Journal OF yester-
day was a surprise. Referring to two en-
iDent Catholics, Father Bsssonies and Bishop
Chstsrd, it fppaRtly dubs them "Gus" Bes-
sonies and isle Chatard. Demoralized as
we have sadly had 10 confess our neighbor to
be, politically, We at least expected better
things OF il than to thus make mention of
tie sacred profession. Since the Journal has
never thus slurred at the names of ministers
of other denominations, it might be inferred
that this ribaldry is fling at the Catholic
Church. If sc, it is most reprehensible.
The priests OF the Roman Catholic Church are
deserving respect and Difference just the
same as clergymen Of other denominations.
Like other ministers, they are engaged in
the Divine mission, and both Father Bss-
sonies and Bishop Chatard have manifested
an exalted appreciation Of that mission, by
desiring that it be held alool from politics
We know that indianapolis will not ap-
prove the ribald mention OF the names OF
these coed men. We would not have them
think that our neighbOr meant to be sscrs-
ligious in its article. No doubt it intended,
and really fancied, that it was perpetrating
little harmless humor. We trust Father
Bessonies and Bishop ChataId viii so look
upon the matter, and If the humor borders
on irreverence, to attribute it only to dull
ness of perception on our neighbor's part.
But, for the Journals own sake, we hope
such humor will not be repeated by it.
The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-02-20
Revolt of siberian ExiIes.

LONDON, Feb. 19.-Advices just received
from the government Of Irkutska, in East
ern Siberia, are to the effect that a large
number Of Russian exiles there rsvolted, bat
were subdued after desperate conflict with
the authorities. Nine soldiers and thirty
exiles were killed, and many wounded on
both sides. Great excitement prevailed, bat
affairs are low quiet, although a number Of
the unTuly fear swift punishment.
The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-02-20
Beaten to Death by Her Husbaud.

PITTsBURe, Feb. IA young woman
named Fannie Murphy died at the city farm
to-day. from the effects Of terrible beating
administered by her husband, Martin Muir
ply, on Monday night Murphy disappeared
on Tuesday, and is not yet arrested. Mrs
Murphy came 10 this city from Detroit three
Yeas ago. Her grandmother, named Guy
cite, and ether relatives, are believed to be
still living IN that city.
The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-02-20

A Woman Sentenced to the County Jail.
Special 70 the Sentinel.
NoBLEsvILLE, Ind, Feb. 19.-The case of
the State of Indiana vs.. Elizabeth Keffer,
charged with murder in the first degree was
tried yesterday and the jury brought ipto
court q verdict So .tclloTs ave, toe
Jury find the defendant guilty of man
slaughter, as charged in the Indictment, aud
that she be confined in the county Jail OF the
county for the period OF six months" Lem
uel Beals was foreman. This case caused
cor siderable stir IN the city, she, the defend
ant being charged of numbering her infant
child
The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-02-20
Colo Fields IN rennes,ee.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Feb. l9-Parties test
ing recent silver find at Cleveland, Tenu.,
have made the startling discovery that in
the same locality are large deposits Of gold.
Several large quartz nuggets were taken out.
one weighing nearly 8 pound.
The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-02-20
Sensational stnrr snoiIed.

CUMBERLAND, Md, Feb. 19.-The sensa-
tional story about the burial alive of Mary
Cox. near Little Csyson. W. Va, has been
exploded. The rains were never exhumsd
until yesterday, and when done under the
direction Of the physician who attended her,
the position of the corpse was exactly as
when placed in the coffin. The grave had
net been disturbed.
The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-02-20

JUDGE LIEsDAY. member of the Legislature
frln Howard County, IS reported danger
ously Ill with Bright's disease. Der Kokomo
correspondent reports that there is no hope
OF bis recovery.
The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-02-20

gambling houses we're kept open all night.
and the city carried by q Republican ma
lori!y OF from SEQ to ,, 800.
Now meet the point in genieel and
6tcorous Language.