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The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-04-17
Indignation in the District Attorneys
Office.


The young man whom Dist.-Atty.
CHAMBERS has in his office, is indignant
that republican FOUNDERS should be
brought into court to answer the charge
OF bribery, repeating" and other SINH
lar crimes against the election laws
he is voicing the sentiment of
his chief as well as that of Judge
WooDs. He deems it a disgrace that men
should be indicted without the slightest
grounds for making criminal charges"
This verdant mouthpiece of his superior
officers can only account for such things
upon the theory that Mr.. BAILEY was
DESTROYS of making political capital out of
the embarrassment which would ensue to
his successors in Office.
The immediate cause of this burst of
anger seems to have been the partial fail
ure of government witness by the name
OF BRIDGET who was called in case from
Upton county. This cheap rant against
the work of grand jury, composed about
equally of democrats and republicans,
only tends to strengthen our prediction
that some excuse or legal bubble would
be found for the release of every republican
scoundrel brought into court. 1t it were
in the power of the prosecuting officers to
return" indictments as fully as it seems
to be the right of the judge to declare
them invalid" there might be some
possible excuse for such asinine
utterances as come, with some authority,
from the Office of the U. S. district attor-
ney. The public, however, is not to be
thus misled. 1t is we'll known that all in
dictments are returned with the concur
ring vote of at least twelve members of the
grand jury, who are brought face to face
with the witnesses and from their very
lips gather the facts upon which charge
is ignored or bill returned. And as to
political charges, passed upon by men of
both parties, it is too evident for
comment that the crime must be made to
appear with much certainty before an in
dictmentis found. This was especially true
as to the late grand jury which was
under the daily fire of HARRIsoN's
''boodle" organ. With the indisputable
history of the present election indict-
ments before us, then, it is quite appar-
ent that those cases which fall short OF
sufficient, or at least probable, proof of
guilt, fail through no fault of Mr.. BAILEY,
or the grand jury, but because of the in
competency, or lack OF good faith, OF the
present district attorney, who seems de-
termined to supply what Judge WOODS
has failed to accomplish in his recent in
famous decisions.
The suggestion that any "embarrass-
ment" to Judge WOODS, Dist. Atty. CHAM
BEERS, or any attache of the federal court,
should arise out of the present situation,
is amusingindeed. A wanton perversion of
the law; an absolute want of energy or in
telligence in presenting the prosecutions ;
repeated apologies made to defendants that
their integrity should ever have been
brought into question, are features of a
picture made by the officers of our U. s.
court, which will "embarrass" and bring
the blush of humiliation to the face of
every honest man in the country who has
heretofore felt that in the judiciary must
be found the ''safety-valve" of our insti-
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-04-17
Condition of Winter Grain.

WASHINGTON, April 1O.-The crop reporting ser
vice of the department of agriculture for April re-
lates to the condition of winter grain The seeding
of wheat was somewhat delayed in the middle states
by early autumn rains and wheat Of Ohio BY dry
weather in september and October. Later conditions
were favorable in both sections with mild and drier
weather in the East and fair supply of moisture in
the West There little winter protection ex-
cept for short time in mdwinter in the latitude OF
heavy winter SHOWS consequently the more north
ern breadthS are somewhat brown in color and
patches in wet soils winter killed. The tempera-
that the present condition is very good. The plants
are generally well rooted and have been growing
over large part of the area through the winter.
The general average condition is 81 nearly the same
the April condition of the crop 1885, which fell
at harvest 10 SIS That OF 1885, 81 and that of the
previous year ssh The April condition of the large
crop of 1854 was 95.4, goingup 10 IS at harvest
Present condition by principal states is: New York
"a, Pennsylvania SO, Texas 81, Kentucky 81, Ohio SO,
Michigan 81, Indiana %, Illinois o. Missouri 90,
Kansas 90, California gS.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-04-17
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.

IRvING's profits out of Macbeth" are reck-
oned at f50O week.
THE king of Greece buys his clothes in Lon
don, while the queen sends to Paris for her
costumes.
Europe about May /, to remain three or four
months. He will be accompanied by Mrs.
Sherman. Their first stay will be in Paris 10
visit the exposition.
Gov. BIGGs of Delaware dresses in the style
of forty years ago. His outdoor attire consists
of a swallow-tail coat, low-cut vest and wide
trousers, all made of broadcloth A high
white hat covers head of long gray hair.
IT is stated that Pigott, the notorious Times
witness, purchased with portion of the money
procured by the sale of the forged letters two
tricycles for his two boys, who are in ClOngowes
Wood college, giving $50 each for the ma
chimes.
HENRY LABoUcHEBE has sent 500 to the
orphan children of the late Informer Pigott.
CHARLES ARBUCKLE, the mil lionaire coffee
dealer better known as Baby Bunting" has
purchased property in Brooklyn for $3.50
ATTY.-GEN. MILLER has little room on
the fifth floor of the Riggs house, Washington.
Secy. Tracy lives in pretty apartments at the
Arno. Secy. Proctor has several rooms at the
Arlington. postmaster ben. NdndIHdkeT Is
the only member of the new administration
who is permanently located in his own house.
A LONDON newspaper asserts that the ten
greatest living Scotchmen are Lord Rosebery,
the duke of Argyll, Prof. Blackie, Principal
Card, Sir Noel Patton, the earl of Aberdeen,
A. ]. Balfour, Sir Morell Mackenzie, w. E.
Gladstone and Sir Archibald Alison. Mr..
Gladstone, however, is only Scotch by descent
having been born in Liverpool
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-04-17
Thousands Of Applications Coming in Daily.
A Prospective wedding.

LoGANsPoRT, April Especial. The So
ciety people of this city manifest considerable
interest in the marriage of Miss Harriet DENLY,
daughter of the Hon. Charles DENLY, minister
of the United States TO China. to Gilbert Wilkes
of the L. 5. navy. The wedding will occur in
this city April %. Miss DENLY first met Mr.
Wilkes four years ago on the war vessel Tren-
ton. She was then on her way to China, ac-
companied by her parents. The vessel on
which the meeting occurred was wrecked in
the Samoan hurricane last month. Miss DENLY
is now stopping with DR.. g. y. Fitch, her
grandfather, while her mother and brother
also in the city. 1t is understood that six
bridesmaids and six ushers will officiate at the
wedding, and that it will be IN all respects a
brilliant event. The prospective groom is now
stationed at New York.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-04-17
Baltimore, Nd, April 10.
Referred to Swift and FouIke.

" d5Il NUI. y. I. Hines.
One never hears the civil service referred to
at all now, by persons in Office, as a thing to be
promoted or developed. Everybody seems to
have obtained the impression that it is amatter
to be laughed at and made odious, and to be got
rid of as early as possible. 1t may not be the
presidents fault that the crowds of politicians
seeking Office here are inclined to believe that
the president sympathizes with the reactionary
view OF the matter. Such declaration as that
made by Mr. Noble could not have come from
one OF Mr.. Cleveland's secretaries without pro-
voking storm of censure from every republic
can paper in the country The clerks who have
heard that they are in danger of being declared
inefficient" in order that secretary may ''fa-
vOr" republican in filling the place, are won
dering how it came to pass that Gen. Harrison
was supported as better civil service reform
candidate than Grover Cleveland
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-04-17

although the evidence rendered it very
doubtful whether, when ne cast the illegal
vote, he was not so much overcome with
liquor as to be wholly irresponsible. The
case against him was not one-quarter as
strong as the case against WILLIAMS, al
though DoLAN, no doubt, was properly
convicted.
Here is plain statement of one
days proceedings in this court OF Judge
WooDs. Nothing is extenuated, nor aught
set down in malice. We submit that
this plain, unvarnished tale completely
justifies every word that has been uttered
In these columns concering the U. 5. dis
trict court of Indiana and its officers. We
have used language concerning these men
which we would not apply to any fellow
being, if, in our heart of hearts,
we did not believe it was
fully deserved. II, by any chart
table construction of their acts, consistent
with common sense, we could reconcile
them with an honest purpose, we should
gladly do so. We would not consciously do
an injustice in these columns to any per-
son, whatever his political views or affilis-
tons. 1t has not been an agreeable task
to characterize a man occupying Judge
WOoDs position as we have felt
constrained to do, under a high
sense of public duty. But in
the light of Wednesdays proceedings,
which would have been really farcical if
they had not had such portentous sig
nificance as affecting the integrity of the
ballot-box and the honor of the judiciary,
THE SENTINEL feels that its reflections
upon the federal court and its officers
have not been proportionate to the mag
nitude of their offending. 1t is time that
the curtain were rung down upon the
wretched farce now being enacted at the
federal building. Every day only in
creases the scandal, and augments the
contempt in which the chief performers
are held by honest men of all parties.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-04-17
Chicaro,s Democratic MAYOR.

CHICAGO, April 15.-The first official act Of Dewitt
c. Cregier, the newly-elected democratic mayor OF
Chicago, who was installed tonight was to sub
NIT to the common council, for appoint
ment as city collector, the name Of William
J. Onahan. Mr.. Ohahan is president of the
Irish catholic colonization society Of the United
States. He for many years city collector, until
suddenly removed some months ago by Mr.. Cregier'
defeated opponent, Mayor Roche. Other nomin-
atiOnS BY the new mayor we're; William J. Purdy
for commissioner of public works and Jonas Hutch
inson, corporation counsel. The nominations were
unanimously confirmed. Il is expected that to-
morrow Austin j. Boyle will be made chief OF police.
He filed the Office under Mayor Harrison, resigning
street railway
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-04-17
ALife Made Miserable

By dyspepsia is scarcely worth the living capri
cious appetite, heartburn, pulling nervous symp-
toms. increased action Of the heart after eating.
sinking in the abdomen between meals and fatulency
after are among the successive indicia Of this ha-
RAISING complaint. Two things only are needful for
its removal. resort 10 Hostetters Stomach Bit
ters and persistence in its use These remedial meas
ures being adopted cure is certain. Taken imme-
dately before or after meals this great stomachic
promotes secretion Of the gastric juice. the natural
solvent of the food. The nervous and bilious symp-
toms consequent upon chronic indigestion disaT,-
pear, the complaint gradually yields 10 the
receive and invigorating influence OF the Bitters.
Appetite returns, sleep becomes more refreshing,
and a sequence, the body is efficiently nourished
muscular power increases, and the mind grows san
guine. Use the Bitters for ohills and fever, and
rheumatism
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-04-17
81 90
No Room For Indiana Here.

The Greensboro On. c. Patriot carries
at the head of its editorial columns the
following suggestion for a democratic
ticket and democratic platform in 1892:
HILL AND RANDALL
PLATFORM: Abolition Of the Internal Revenue
Lars.
The New York Sun reproduces the
above conspicuously and says:
1t is too early to name candidates for 1897,
or TO say what the main issue will be in the
great struggle for the restoration of the demo-
cratic party to the power lost by unwise leader
ship. But it is not too early to assert that the
democrats of North Carolina, like those of
Virginia, will not again be duped into cam
paign in support of a theory in which they do
not believe, and the practical application OF
which would be disastrous to their interests.
1t is certainly too early to name can
didates for 1892.
But it is not too early TO assure the New
York Sun that such ticket and such a
platform as are named above could not
come within $4,000 votes of carrying In
diana
The democratic party of Indiana will
never be "duped into campaign" in sup
port of a theory in which they do not be-
Iieve. and the practical application of
which is proving destructive to the best
interests of their state.
If the New York Suns program should
be adopted in 1892, Indiana might as well
be left out of democratic calculations.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-04-17
WE find the following in that stanch

WE H0Q L06 IOliOWlug III IldJ SJdUCn
republican organ, the Philadelphia Press
1t will be the first duty of the next house to
free itself from the shackles which bind it in
ignoble servitude to the minority. The repub-
lican majority in the Fifty-first congress is not
large, but it is large enough to be a mighty
power for good if it will refuse to adopt the
rules of the last house until they have been so
modified that the party responsible for legiSla-
ton will be able to control 1T. The country is
sick of the silly child's play by which the
house of representatives allows its time to be
wasted and its will to be defeated by fractions
minority. How not 10 do it was well shown by
the last congress. Let the Fifty-frst congress
profit by its experience and see to 1t that the
majority IN each branch possesses ard exercises
all the authority which of right belongs TO it
under a republican form of government and by
parliamentary law.
We commend the foregoing to the atten-
ton of the Journal and the other repub-
lican sheets which were recently whining
about the adoption of so-called gag laws"
by the Indiana legislature. The majority
in any legislative body has the response
bility, and it ought to have the power that
is supposed to go with responsibility. A
fractions minority" should not be per-
mitted to waste the time of a parliament
airy body, and defeat the will of the ma
jority by the methods OF ''filibustering. ,"
The house of representatives at Washing
ton, and every legislative body, ought to
make and enforce wholesome gag laws"
laws which, while not depriving the mi
nority of any of its rights, will insure con-
troll of the proceedings to the majority, to
which it properlysbelongs.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-04-17
ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS.

]. f. WILLIAMSON Warrington, Ind: Sui
livan and Kilrain have never fought, except in
the newspapers.
+. p. PRICE, Jonesboro, Ind: The law pro-
hibiting the sale of tobacco to children will
take effect when the new laws are published
and proclaimed, about July 1, next.
PATRON, Newcastle, Ind: The supreme
court has had these cases under considera-
ton" since the arguments were heard. De-
cisions are expected this week-probably to-
MOI
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-04-17
louisville Post. !

William A. Woods, Judge of the United
States court for the district of Indiana made
another bid for the vacant supreme court
judgeship yesterday. When he went out of
his way to liberate the infamous Dudley from
any possibility of indictment, he was guilty of
prostituting his high judicial office TO the level
of a partisan machine. In this matter he
violated his trust to shield booder who has
done more to corrupt the balot-box in America
than any other man who ever lived. With the
proof of Dudley's guilt staring him in the face
he issued such instructions TO the jury that he
could not be indicted. For this debauchery of
his office he has been prominently mentioned
as the possible successor of the late Justice
Matthews. ,
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-04-17
Marion Democrat

The notorious Judge Woods has declared the
indictments found against the violation of the
election law defective. OF course. No one
need be surprised at any ruling made by this
travesty upon a judge whenever the interests
of the republican party or a republican law
breaker are at issue. And this is the same
Judge Woods who aspires to the position of
judge of the supreme court, and whom, many
believe, President Harrison will appoint.
Should Mr.. Harrison make this appointment it
will be the foulest blot upon his administration.
Woods is a disgrace to the judiciary.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-04-17

SUIT. LA TOILETTE, who has waited six
weeks to call meeting of the state board
of education for the purpose of advertising
for text books, as required by the new
school book law, coolly remarked to a
SENTINEL reporter yesterday: ''The delay
of such short time as has elapsed is of
no importance at this time of the year"
AS a matter of fact, this delay will
probably have the effect, if that, indeed,
is not its object, of giving the
school book ring another year in
which to plumber the people of Indiana.
1t all depends, however, upon the course
of the board of education. If no more
than one member of that body is a
creature of the trust, as we hope will
prove to be the case, the new books can
be obtained before the beginning of the
next school year. The people of the state
will follow the proceedings of the board
in this business with great deal OF in
terest.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-04-17
THE JUDICIAL SCANDAL.
Press Comments on the Farce in the Fed
eral Court.

1t is no wonder Judge Woods winces and
TINEL gives him. Any Judge who will con-
strue the law from political standpoint ought
to be impesched. Although Judge Woods
still performs the functions of his office he has
lost tine respect of honest men of all parties
All his defenses are mere special pleadings,
through which the common sense of even the
unlearned will cut its way to the conclusion
that he is a disgrace to the bench. That of
itself is a great punishment, but to "be damned
to everlasting fame" of the kind he has won
is equivalent to standing in the pillory while
generations pass by.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-04-17
Twaddle From Washington.
n. Y. world.I

Washington correspondents are beginning to
send out the absurd twaddle about Mrs Harri-
son which they employed in the case of Mrs.
Cleveland. The following is from dispatch 70
a leading Philadelphia newspaper: Mrs. Har-
rison goes and comes as unostentatiously as il
in indianapolis This afternoon she returned
from a shopping tour just a string Of car
riages had driven away from the front door,
She stepped out of her coupe and walked into
the white house, carrying brown paper of dry
goods under her arm with unaffected SIMPLE
ity." 1t would have been a terrible thing If
she had carried that bundle with naughty pride.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-04-17

In the matter Of the estate of Samuel Kahn, de-
ceased.
In the Marion Circuit Court, Mary term, 1852
Notice is hereby given that David Kahn, ~
administrator of the estate of Samuel Kahn,
deceased has presented and filed his account and
vouchers in final settlement Of said estate, snd that
the same will come up for examination and action Of
said Circuit Court the 9th day OF Nay, 1889, at
which time all heirs creditors legatees of said
tate are required appear in said court and show
cause II any there be- why said account and vouch-
ers should not be approved And the heirs Of said
estate also hereby required at the time and place
aforesaid TO appear and make proof Of their hershp-
DAVID KAHN, Administrator.
Morris Newberger Curtis, Attorneys 17-2t
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-04-17

THE binding Irvine trust is giving the
farmers of this country practical object
lesson on the tariff which they ought to
remember the next time lying demagogues
come round talking to them about the
beauties of protection.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-04-17
A Tramp Killed BY a Dog.

FINDLAY, o., April 1O.-Thomas Bergel, a farmer
in the southern part of Union township, awak-
ened at an early hour yesterday morning by hearing
hfs dog engaged in struggle with some one who
was screaming for help The farmer, on going out,
had evidently sought the porch as a place to rest
and had been attacked by the animal. The farmer
did not interfere with the dog, and the man was
soon dead. His body buried in the field. The
farmers children told the story, and the authorities
are now investigating the matter.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-04-17
Horsford's Acid Phosphate.
Catarrh Cured.

A clergyman, after years of suffering from
that loathsome disease, catarrh, and vainly try
ing every known remedy, at last found recipe
which completely cured and saved him from
death. Any sufferer from this dreadful
disease sending self-addressed stamped en-
velop to Prof ]. A. Lawrence. IS Warren-st.
New York City, will receive the recipe free Of
charge
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-04-17
Work of Masked Ruffians.

CUMBERLAND, Nd, April 15.-Masked men Satur-
day night invaded the house of Christian Yoder
near Myersdale, Somerset county, Pennsylvania,
and spent several hours torturing the old man. who
was inirm and i'll. They hanged him TO a hook
took him down and hanged him up again, as though
he were an old coat and then secured sls6 and left
taking two of his best horses The horses however
have since been recovered at Pinkerton fnnnel.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-04-17

THE Clay county coal miners were told
last fall that unless HARRISON was elected
their wages would be reduced. The oper-
ators who told them this have just notified
them thatthey must submit TO reduction
of over 10 per cent, beginning May l.
Navt9
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-04-17
IDana News.l

We cannot believe that the people of Indiana
are so bereft of a sense of justice to concur
in such a prostitution of law as Judge Woods
high-handed course displays He has now
turned loose more than one hundred and
twenty-five, who were duly convicted and SEN
fenced according to the laws demand, simply
assigning as his reason for so doing that the in
dictment did not specially state whether the
illegal vote was cast for presidential electors,
congressional representatives, or county Off
GERS. Is such a vicious Interpretation OF the
law what we call justice in Indiana?
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-04-17
Hancock Jefersonian.

It is evidently apparent 10 the most casual
observer that Judge Woods of the L. S. court
should be removed from the place he is daily
disgracing by his infamous and dishonorable
rulings in the election indictments, and that
the new district attorney, who is dsmissing the
election debauchers and perjurers by the score,
should go with the Judge, who is aiding in out
raging decency and law to save the election
conspirators who carried Indiana. The presi-
dent is sworn TO see the laws executed, and
must be held responsible should he neglect to
cause them TO be enforced.