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The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-04-13
THE PRE- RECORD.
The Stiliman Hotel and Apartment House,
Fire-Proof Building, Burned-No-
body Seriously Hurt.

CLEVELAND, April 12.-At I. 80 o'clock this
morning fire was discovered in q room on
the seventh floor of the Stillman hotel and
apartment house, on Euclid avenue, and In
. very short time the entire upper story OF
the building was in flames. The chamber
maid, who made the discovery, ran scream
ing down the corridors toward the Office. and
the guests, only a few of whom had arisen,
ran from their rooms in the utmost con-
fusion. The clerk, hearing the noise OF the
commotion, hastened up stairs, and when be
learned the cause OF it quietly informed the
frightened people that there was no danger,
the buildiI being regarded as absolutely
fire proof. His reassuring tone allayed their
fsars, and the guests returned to their rooms.
Meanwhile, however, the flames, which
originated in q room where the scrubbing
utensils were kept, were spreading fast and
the servants, whose quarters were on the
upper floor, barely had time to escape with
their lives. many losing all their clothing.
Eight steamers we're called, and it was not
until after FIVE hours hard work that the
fire was gotten under control. The roof was
entirely destroyed, the heavy timbers falling
and crashing through the floors In many
places. In this way the fire worked down to
the sixth floor, and thence to the fifth by
means of ash sluices. but it was not allowed
to spread. A heavy beam fell in front
of the door to Harry Stevens room
on the sixth floor and shut him In.
He was rescued from the window on an ex-
tension ladder. Beyond q few cuts. from
breaking window glass, nobody was hurt
The Stillman is the finest building in Cleve-
land. 1t was erected only year ago, at a
cost OF about $500 900. 1t was owned by
Colonel w. H. Harris and Dan p. Eells.
With the exception Of the roof it was fire.
proof Tie loss on the building is about
$50 600, on which there is no insurance. The
guests and families lose about SIS, 900 by
water. The loss of the servants will aggre.
gate SO, 600. 1t is supposed that the fire was
caused by Q curtain blowing into gas let.
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ure or argument. Apart from natural marsh
lands in the various smaller districts, artif-
cial and malAriAl influences have been Gre
ated by the injudicieus action OF municipal
tiles or private land owners in obstructing
the drainage channels of water courses and
thus inducing soil ssturstion where nature
had provided healthful conditions. The in
huence of defective school hygiene is q sub.
ject deserving the careful consideration and
wstchful care of health boards, as it affects
the welfare OF coming generations The
agency of school intercourse in disseminat-
ing infectious diseases is everywhere rscog-
nized, and in all well -ordered sanitary dig
tricts q rule exists prohibiting the return to
school Of any pupil convalescent from con-
tsgious febrils disorders without medical
certificate that the risk of infection is past.
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TAMMANY.

There is some talk in the Republican or
gaps which charges certain threats as being
ind ged in by the Tammany Democracy as
to what ii will do in case Mr.. Cleveland does
moi meet the views of the organization. We
are glad TO note that at q meeting of Tam
many last Friday hight, after the adoption
of resolutions expressing SORROW and regret
at the present sad condition OF General
Grant, resolutions we're also passed in
dorsing the prompt action taken by
the administration to protect the rights
of American citizens on the 18TH
mus OF Panama; recognizing the efficient
action of Secretary of the Navy Whitney in
promptly dispatching naval force and ma
terial there. and renewing the pledge hereto
fore given by Tsmmany Hall OF its cordsal
support to the present administration by
the Endorsement of President Cleveland in
his application Of the policy which his re.
cent appointments indicated.
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VALUABLE HEALrH HINTS.

The annual report of the State Board of
Health n ade recently to the New York Leg
islature n ay be of benefit to those interested
in such matters in our own State. 1t de.
clares diphtheria has found Judgment in
nearly every part of the State. counting In
nine months. 1855 recorded victims. The
deaths certified as from typhoid fever mum.
bers d S64. the larger proportion occurring
in villages and rural districts. Darrhesl
diseases have carried off 1856 persons, che
deaths being distributed impartially in ur-
ban and rural districts The three msladies
named typify fifth diseases" their fatality
being everywhere regarded as indicating pol
luton of air and water by decomposed Or
ganie-usually excrement-matter. DR.. Car
roll says nine tenths of the wells in villages
are impregnated with sewage. 1t Is not
through drinking water alone that filth
poisoning exists; it comes as well from pol
Iuted air. from filth. sodden earth. etc. Cere-
bro-spinsl fever. associat ed with faulty house
drainage, has shown itself in scattered dis
tricts In all sections Of the State, with NOR.
tality record Of 2s7. Erysipelss caused 200
deaths, and malsrial fevers 500. Making no
allowance for deficient returns from some
OF twenty-five cities with their conjoined
population of 2. GA, l55, and estimating the
whole population OF the State at .. $50, 600, we
have remainder OF 7O5. S45, which, il the
annual death rate did not,excsed II per 1000
would give for the nine months "a, 400
deaths.
In conn ection with these data attention is
called in the report to some information re-
gNdirg the cholera, which is quite as vsIua-
BILE in Indiana a. in New York. In the face
of pei sible importation of cholera II is i'm
portant that the duties of local authorities
she nd be conscientiously and energeticslly
performed, and the work thus done will in no
case be wasted, The As'atic scourge is not
contagious from the person its seed must
find ,oil outside Of the body to multiply
in, and this soil is filth. An index to the po-
tential Iavsges OF imported cholera in any
given ocality is the epidemic presence of
typhoid fever and diarrhea, and measures
adopted to repel the exotic pestilence will
bear their fiuit in preventing the latter di-
sssses also. Purity OF water. soil, and air,
the prompt and thorough removal OF al
sources OF pollution by decomposine
organic filth, will deprive foreign
or domestic spidsmios OF all their terson,
That tt orough sell drainage will sbsts ma
lsrisl levers Il TACT placed beyond connect
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you 70 take pity on me and my people. You told
me you would look at the Papers Colonel Pollock
these papers soon as you can. so you can know
what told you is the truth. told you my agent
Is q bad man. Colonel Pollock calls him bad
man in his papers. / ask you TO look At them
soon. so can go home 20 my people. They are
looking for me, and my heart Is with them, but
can't go back to them until i get q new agent
When made treaty with the Government in
le63 the commissioners said should have good
man for agent, and that, II the agent treated me
or my people bad the Great Father would take
him away and give US q new agent. They said
should have something to say about who should
be my agent. My friend, want you to take this
bad agent away, and give Us an agent that me and
my people know is q good man My friend. 1
want you to read my words aud have pity on me
ana my people. l want to have another talk with
you soon.
(Signecl RED CLOUD.
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dom Of speech and OF the press cannot be In
terfeIed with. It IL expected that the new
Minister will explain to the British Foreign
Office much better than . layman can the
separation OF the Federal from the State
power. and Just what the Federal Govern
ment can not do without intrenching on the
rights of the States 1t may also be deemed
judicious. as the result OF this consultation
and Mr.. Phelps conferences in London to
recommend to Congress next winter the
enactment of laws which, while not inter
fering with the freest expressions of opin-
ion, will make it easier to puHish q man for
any overt act tending to incite to crime in
another country. such as the organization of
societies for unlawful purpo,es or me COL
lection Of money for the purposes OF crime.
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has raised over $500. This with $500 to be
donated by the Presbytery. together with
other funds obtainsble, secures the erection
of the building. The work will be begun
soon and pushed TO sn early completion.
As the season advances it becomes more
apparent that the wheat crop in this county
will be very light perhaps less than half
crop. There is not q good stand to be found,
and thousands of acres sown TO that cereal
Is being plowed up and planted to oats,
corn, etc.
Will Gardiner. brakeman on the 0. and
NJ road was badly injured Friday by being
caught between the bumpers.
Seymour will have two circuses in this
month-John 3. Doris, on the 2lst, and
John RobiDson's the 9TH. We have good
prospect for two or three more during the
season.
Thirteen employees in the o. and NJ. shops
here have just been discharged 10 curtsil
expenses
Religious exercises at the different
churches were we'll attended to-day, the
weather being clear and cold.
A tramp printer answering to the name OF
@. C. McCsrty was arrested this morning by
Policeman Faulkconeron the charge of burg
lar zing the Business Printing Office last
night and stealing some SIG in change. The
money was found on his person. de is in
Jail.
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ED CLOUD.

At the dinner given recently in New York
TO Mr.. Henry Irving, the distinguished Eng
lish actor, Rev. Henry Ward Beecher, after
remalking that he supposed his hearers were
surprised TO find him n the dinner, said:
II was born OF old Puritan stock with all the
popular preiudices against the stage. I was
taught that the theHtsr was the devils house;
that an actor was unregenerate and irredeemable.
and actress beyond words. In these beliefs,
refrained from attending thesters. Once. not long
ago. turned the thing over in my mind. / said:
Now, you are robust. fortified by family sur
rounings, and seventy years old, wouldn't Ii be
well TO cOTroborate the opinion OF seventy years
standing by going once to theater Loud laugh
ter ana applause.I Somebody asked me If the
ample would be ali right. replied thatit would,
as the theater must be harmless to anyone who
waited until he was seventy years old before he
went tGreat laughter. What was the result2
will not speak OF the temptation and fall. but the
temptation and rise. | tasted the forbidden fruit
aud since then have eaten % every apple that came
in my way Laughter aud CHEERS / shall dream
OF 0phelis aud see Miss Terry as long as live
ICheers There have been in spots many Bea-
trees. but now know what Bestice is can say
that hr. Irving mas touched many OF the deepest
and truest chrds OF my nature. and after ne has
gone may feel that the autumn OF life has set in "
As Mr.. Beecher concluded Mr.. Irving
bowed gracefully to him, and the assemblage
rose and cheered the reverend gentleman.
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TIE telephone monopolists desire now to
have oral argument presented to Governor
Gray against the constitutionslity of the
Williams Telephone bill Well. Messieurs
Monopolists, We shall not call such Q pro-
ceediBg ''unconstitutionsI, though it would
perhaps be unprecedented. Still, il the
Governor can stand il, we can. But We are
ready to wager the two scalps OF the Ameri.
can Bell and Western Union dangling from
our belt that Governor Gray can not ses the
question through the spectaclss OF Senators
Foulke and Mccullough. The Governors
glasses are not smoked.
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SENTINEL SPECIALS.
The Burning of the Edinburg Starch
Factory.

The Burning of the Edinburg Starch
Factory.
SHELBY VILE, Ind, April 1.-The town of
Edinburg, situated eighteen miles west of
here, was visited by a disastrous fire this
morning. Between and o'clock re was
discovered in the drying room of the starch
works, situated in the extreme north end OF
town, and before the flames could be stopped
the fire was raging In all its fury. The town
is practically without a fire company, and
as high wind prevailed it was only o short
time until the chief industry of the place
was q great heap of ashes. The works be-
lopged to Mr.. Samuel Cutsipger, of this
county, but were leased by Messrs. Thomp-
son & Schuley. OF Edinburg. The loss is es-
timated at SIS 900, on which there is insur-
snce In various companies amounting to
$4,000
The insurance is placed as follows: Frank
lin, OF indianapolis, 81, 500; Commercial
Union, of London, $4,000; Western, of
Toronto, IS 900; Pb1nix of Hartford, 50 900;
Royal of London. s., 900: Hartford, OF Hart
ford, 81 900; London, Liverpool and Globe,
81 SEQ, Continental of New York, 81 500;
London and Lancashire, s., 500; Pheuix. of
Tendon, s.. 500; Lancashire, So. 1900 Detroit,
81 500; American, 1000: Under writer,
$500; Eureka, 81, 500; Security 81 500;
Mer, haDts' and Manufacturers, 81, 900; Ger.
mania, 81 600; Indiana. 81 600; Falls City,
$1,000; Hope, 81 500; Pelican, 81, 600; Michi-
gan 81 900
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Amueements

The cid reliable amusement caterer. w.
c. Coup, appears again among rs to night at
the Grand Opera House with a very unique
entertainment, in which horses and mules
sre the principal features. We explained
the enteriainmt mt fully IN Sundays Ssnti-
pel The Cincinnati papers of last week en-
doised the exhibition Is fully worthy Of pat
roDsge.
The Lorellss are strikiDgly similar in their
stage business TO the renownd HsnloR Bros-.
and "Misbaps' was written especially to
show off their great athletic fests. which are
regular bair raisers The first scene opens
in .'Battersby's Flats" in Paris, and gives
the three Lorellas rs the guests OF "Batters-
by" an opportunity TO display their talents
which never fail to keep the house wild
with enthusiasm.
The Museum begins q new week to day
and tonight with an entire change of pro-
gramme and new curiosities- Open day and
night until 10 .. IN
The Mend slssohn Quinte~t Club viii give
o grand concert tonight al Plymouth
Church.
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Secretary Baysrd's Response to Mr.. James
Flynn's Letter.

NEw YORK, April 1.-THE following Is
Secretary BsysId's letter in reply to
q request made to him to take sppro-
pirate action in regard to the cases of Burton
snd Cunningham, who are awaiting trial in
London for completely in the recent dynam-
lite explosions:
DEPARTMENT oF STATE
WASHINGTON, April 10. 1855
Mr.. James Flynn, Corresponding Secretary OF the
Irish National Lesgue of New York City, No. 81
Third Avenue, New York:
SRI have received and given due considers-
ton therein communicated. This Department il
ready TO LEND promptly sll lawful aid in It's power
TO secure "a Just and fair trial" 10 any
American citizen, whether native or
eign countries, and triable in such jurisdic-
ton. There Is. however, no provision by existing
law 10 defray the expense of employing legal
counsel for the defense Of citizens so accused and
held for trial. or for the employment OF agents to
attend and report the proceedings. trust. how
ever, the President win recommend, and that Con-
gress viii provide q reasonable and adequate sum
OF money in order that careful supervision OF such
ties of American citizens may be had. and an in
telligent report OF the proceedings be made. espe
cally where the charge Is serious aud the accused
destitute of means and without friends
This department will take sedul0us interest In
the treatment Of lswsbiding American citizens
whilst IN foreign countries. and do whatever is
within its power to secure for them the fullest
protection OF the laws, and when charged with
ofenses all tn cir rights TO fair aud public trial
and all legal defense. No other Information OF
the citizenship of the parties charged or OF the
crime slleged than is contained in your communi-
cation has been received at this department Due
inquiry will be made and all proper steps taken.
l. am, sir, your obedient servant.
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GILMER, Tex, April 1l.-At Coffee, twelve
miles from here, to-day, Thad Reece killed
Perry Minor in cold blood. They had been
rival suitors for the hand OF a young lady,
who q few months ago married Minor.
Minors life in revenge, and several times
since has abused him shamefully, MINOR a..
ways being at the disadvantage of being un-
armed. To-day they met again in saloon
and Reece brought up the OLD love affair.
using the most outrageous language to Mi
nor, who finally taid: Shoot me ii you will,
but don't talk that way" Reece fired. the
ball passing through Minors LETT breast. The
murderer then fed and is still at large. Both
men are highly connected.
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The Cholera Scare Over.

CLEVELAND. o., April 1.-The coroner this
morning began the post mqrtem examination
of the body of the little Russell child, whose
my sterious death yesterday caused 81 much
apprehension among physicians. In view
of the cholera symptoms the examination
was of the most searching character. The
result, however, has removed all fears. II
was found that the cause of death was colitis,
or Inflammation of the transverse colon, an
MANTLE disease. The Coroner is yet unsbis
to understand why the death was so pain
less, q collapse having preceded it in this
case as we'll that of the child who died one
week ago, The people residing in the vicin-
ity of Alum street, where the Russell family
lived, were much excited, and 1t was gener-
ally believed that cholera had really made
its appearance.
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1T is understood that Mr.. Phelps has re-
gently been receiving instructions from the
administration As to the policy to be pursued
ct tbs English court. A correspondent gives
% mixing as to what may be expected. He
says that suggestions have been made by the
British Minister to our Government regard
ing the repression of incendiary speeches
and publications by the dynamiters. The
fact 10 recognized that nothing more can b
done toward tbs prevention Of dynamite
plots than has already been done. snd free.
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SEVERAL Republican members of the Leg
islature were ouispoken in favor of the Will
liams Telephone bill. In the House, Hon.
Hiram Brownlee, Of Grant, made an earnest
argument in it's behalf Senators Youche
and Macy sustained the Sentinel's position,
that, in question as to the constitutional
ity of the bill, the people, rather than the
monopoly, should be given the benefit Of the
doubt.
OF the Democrats in the Senate, Hon. Eli
w. Brown was particularly active in organ
king the support OF the bill, while Hon.
James H. Willard spoke most effectively in
its bet alt
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The New York Sun gives the origin oil
Chestnut as follows:

Mr.. Martin w. Hanley. the theatrical manager
formerly with Harrigan & Hart, laughs at the idea
that the term Chestnut" applied To q stale joke,
pany were perpetrating stale jokes on the Quskers
at the Chestnut Street Theatre. He says II orig.
mated eighteen years ago.
at was this way" he said yesterday; "In
1867 was travelling through this State, putting
an old play, called The Broken Sword, on the
stage, with Marietta Ravel as leading lady In the
second act an old man stands In the centre of the
stage telling the slory 1.-THE murder of the dumb
boy. John Sanford. my comedian, sits on low
stool st the left, interru pting the old man. The
old man makes frequent reference to q hickery
tree. Every time he says hickory the comedian
gets off his stool and says. NO, chestnut; / tell
ter the performance In Colchester, p. Connolly,
dead now. was in one of The dressing rooms with
others OF the company, AID he started to get off a
funny story Everybody Interrupted with shouts
OF Chestnut 1t clung 10 the company all the
season, and OF course. was soon caught bv the
profess ion That's the only true origin of 1t"
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seymour's Budget Of News.
lneodal 70 tbe sentfnel

bpeo1hl 70 the sentinel
SEYMoUR, Ind, April 12.-Psymaster Jack
son, OF the o. and NJ. Road, came in last
evening and paid off in full for March. The
payroll at this point amounted to So, 424.71,
which is Q little less than for February.
Mr.. SiIas Prather, OF Clear Spring. aged
fifty years, completed her household work
Wednesday evening, and sat down in 8
chair to rest. aud expired without q struggle
Probably heart disease Deceased was
q sister of w. L. and Colonel T Boyatt, Of
Brownstown.
The Jackson Circuit Court meets to NOR
row. The docket will not be large.
The gross receipts OF the seymour Post
Office for the year ending March 81 were
81 $40 IL; net proceeds to the Government
81 942.4l.
Mrs Arthur Smith. of Hamilton Town
ship died Friday Of old age and measles.
aged seventy-hve years Measles Is finding
new victims here almost daily.
The live town OF othsfsvilis IL to have .
Presby terrain Church. Miss Laura Rider. .
zssIo0s Christian lady and good worker. has
speut lev days soliciting subscriptions and
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II our Republican contemporaries please,
there i, one McGillicuddy, q Republican
Ii dian agent, in danger of being asked to
resign. Com missioner Atkins has instructed
McGillicuddy to report at Washington. and
ordered an investigation of his doings. As
be Is probably only guilty of considerable
thieving, such treatment of him by the
Cleveland administration is an outrage. So
Senator Dawes, of Massachusetts,, (Rspublic-
an, OF course is already taking active steps
to prevent NcGiliicuddy from being cast
out Red Cloud. the Sioux Chief. has writ.
ten the following letter about McGlllicuddy
to Secretary Lamar:
Secretary Lamar
MY FEIEND-I don't want 10 hurry you.
know you have rot q great many ihfngs 70 think
about Bot my friend. nv people are starving.
csa't sieep good because think about them In