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The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-02-13
PERSONAL GOSSIP.


THE full name of the biggest man in France
nj present is George Ernest John Maria Bou.
LANCER.
THE furniture of Baron Woodcock-Savage,
the American favorite of the king of Wurtem-
berg, and his palace at Stuttgart, were recently
sold under the hammer and realized the sum
of $4,000.
DR.. DUFF, who was one of the best-known
medical practitioners in the north of Scotland,
died fortnight ago. lie attended O'Connell
in his last illness at Genoa, and was with 1.-THE
Hberator" when he died.
Mr.. SARGENT, the American painter, who
has won such fame in London, has fine, pow
full figure, muscular hands, sharp brown ewes
and square, determined jaw. He has the air
of natural ruler OF men.
AMONG American ladies whose names are to
be submitted for presentation at the forth
coming drawing-room of the queen by the
American legation are the wife and daughter OF
the late Gen. Mcclellan and Miss Chanler the
sister-in-law of Amelie Rives.
AGNES HUNTINGTON, the American singer
from Buffalo, n. ", who has just made a great
hit in London as Captain Paul Jones in a comic
opera, is a tall, fair woman, with splendid
sunny hair. deep blue eyes and just twenty
five years of age. She has gained consider
able reputation as concert singer, but Paul
Jones is her first essay in light opera. She
viii probably join the Carl Rosa company.
THE Rev. DIR. Parker Is making a curious ex-
pertinent with midday meetings for working
men. They bring their dinners and pipes and
eat and smoke while he talks TO them. Inter
ruptions and questions are always in order. The
first meeting was big success.
EDGAR II. STRAKoSCH, business manager of
the wrecked Kellogg opera company, was mar
- l. d. a. III A.
cry, the prima donna who served as under
study for Miss Kellogg. Miss Avery made her
debut with the BOstonians about two years ago.
HAROLD MARSH SEwALL, q. S. consul gen.
eral to Samoa. is a man about thirty years of
age, who graduated at Harvard, and later at
the Harvard law school His father, Arthur
Sewall president of the Maine Central rail-
road, is the Maine member Of the democratic
national committee.
NJ. JACQUES, the unsuccessful candidate in
Paris against Gen. Boulanger, estimates that
his election expenses amounted to 100000
francs. or 100000 The chief expense was
for bill-sticking 100000 being pasted up every
day in competition with still larger number
put up by Boulanger.
ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON writes from Tan
tira that he has taken to going barefoot, and is
doing well. In his own words; Il write this
just after having dismissed Oil (the sub-chief,
in whose house | live) Mrs. Oil and Pairai,
their adopted child, from the evening hour of
music. during which L publicly blow on the
fageolet"
J. DEvLTN, a train employe on the New York
Central & Hudson River railroad, found a
pocketbook containing $4,000 last Sunday in a
seat OF drawing.room car attached to the east
bound train, due at Albany at 4:S0 p. m. He
returned the money to its owner, J. E. LOTUS,
q Bostonian, who was returning from the we~'
Mr.. Lotus handed Devlin $1,000.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-02-13
4 Boom For King Corn.


Baron Won HUMBOLDT having asserted
very positively that maize could not be
made into palatable food for human be-
ings, was convinced of his error by the
Hon. JOSEPH A. WRIGHT of this state when
L 6. minister at Berlin by an object les
son which proved as agreeable as instruc-
tive to the distinguished traveller and
ravant. The baron, being entertained by
Minister WRIGHT, found himself growing
enthusiastic over certain toothsome dishes
prepared by Mrs. WRIGHT, which were
made out of the very grain he had so
ltoutly condemned as unfit for human
consumption. The prejudice of which
Baron voN HUMBoLDT was thus relieved is
still shared bv great majority OF Euro
peans. Comparatively few of them have
become maize-eaters, and the toiling mil
lions on the continent continue to eat
their bitter black bread, or spend more
Than they can afford for wheaton loaves,
while the value and palatableness of corn
remain almost unknown to them.
Our expectations of wheat and wheat
-four range from % to so per cent. Of our
whole crop, while we export. in the form
% corn or cornmeal, only 2 or 8 per cent
of our corn crop. The following statistics
are given in a recent publication:
The corn crop in 1885 was 1, 1886, lie, 900 bush
els; in the same year the wheat crop was 357,-
112,O0O, OF which 94,913395 bushels were ex-
ported. The consumption of corn per capita
in that year was 32-si bushels, while that of
wheat was only 40 bushels per capita.
e. -
In that il shows not only the greater value OF
our corn crop taken as a whole, but Its relative
cheapness as an article of food for man and
beast The value OF the corn crop in 1856 was
f610311,0 900, and in 1887 was 1915, 106, 700; the
value of the wheat crop of 1856 was 1914 226 900,
and in 1887 was $40, 1912 $50; yet the value of
the corn exported in 1886 was S31, 1892, corn
meal $65S,370, and in 1887, corn, 1881, SOL,
corn meal, S705,343, while the exports of wheat
in 1886 were valued at s5O,26f, us wheat -four.
s3s,442 go, and IN 1887, wheat, S9O,716, 481
wheat -four, $5l,950,0S2.
It is proposed, at the approaching Paris
exposition, to repeat on a large scale,
for the benefit of the people of Eu-
rope, the experiment which proved so
efficacious in the case of Baron Won Hum
BoLDr. A special pavilion will be erected,
within which will be prepared and dis
pensed free the various articles of food
made from maize. "Broad promenades, F."
say the New York Commercial AdUertiser in
describing the project, "are planned be-
tween the counters and shelves, upon
which the exhibits of the different food
products from maize will be displayed,
while in the middle it is intended to have
several ranges and ovens, at which real
southern Aunties and Dinahs, in bright
calico gowns and gay bandanas on their
heads. viii prepare the hominy, pones,
corn dodgers, buildings and grits, which
arc relished alike by master and man
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-02-13

throughout the South. A New England
housewife or two will be added to bake
rich mahogany-colored loaves of Boston
brown bread, golden Johnny cakes and
Indian buildings, and the cooked viands
viii be freely given to whomever will par
take"
1t is believed that by this method a
knowledge of the value of corn as an ar
tiele OF food for men and women can be
disseminated throughout Europe, and
that the result will be a great increase in
the export demand for that most impor-
tant American product. The project was
originated by Col. CHARLES j. MURPHY OF
New York City, who has been designated
by the agricultural department to look
after the special corn exhibit. The gen.
eral supervision will remain under the
control of the agricultural department Of
the American commission. The enter
prise, however, will have to be carried out
mainly by private effort, the congressional
appropriation for the American display
being insufficient to cover more than a
small per centage of the necessary cost.
The produce exchange of New York has
taken the matter in hand and we have no
doubt the project will be successfully car
ried out. 1t is one of great importance to
the agriculturists of the United States to
whom additional outlets for their products
are absolutely necessary.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-02-13

The school book trust lobby is getting
in some very fine work these days. Quite
a number of legislators who came to In
dianapolis full of fight against the trust
are now as quiet as the grave. Others
who were going TO smash the trust" in
short order are now advocating its cause
with great zeal. Gov. HovEY's influence
is being exerted in behalf of the trust
schemes, and the rest of the republican
state officials, headed by State Supt La
TOILETTE, and aided by divers and sundry
county superintendent, professors, school
trustees, etc, from various parts of the
state, are laboring with might and main to
preventa any antitrust legislation. The sub
sidized organ of the trust is filling its col
umns with denunciation OF everything
and everybody that threatens TO interfere
with the trusts operations. One or two
newspapers that were very fierce against
the trust a few weeks ago have been
silenced, and desperate attempts have
been made to silence THE SENTINEL.
Who says there are any flies on the school
book lobby
Next to the question OF election reform
this school book question is by far the
most important matter before the iegisla-
ture 1t has only two sides. The inter-
ests OF the trust and the interests of the
people are in direct conflict. Those who
are in favor of the trust are opposed to
the people; and vice versa. There is no
middle ground.
We advise the peoDle of Indiana to scan
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-02-13
A Scotch-Irish Congress.

unique and interesting gathering will
be held at Columbia, Tenn, on the Sth
day of May. An international congress
OF the representatives of the Scotch-Irish
stock has been called to meet in that at
tractive little city on the day mentioned.
Among the distinguished men who will
be present and take an active part in the
proceedings are Col. A. K. MCCLURE, the
well-known editor of the Philadelphia
Times; DR.. McINTosH of Philadelphia; Dr.
JOHN HALL, the famous presbyterian di-
vine of New York; J. II. INMAN, the
great steamship man, and Senator VANCE,
of North Carolina.
The congress will be an event OF great
social interest as we'll as OF historical i'm
portance. Representatives of the Scotch
Irish race from all quarters of the En-
glish-speaking world will attend. Histor-
ical papers will be read by eminent schol-
airs, and orations will he delivered COM
memorating the deeds of the Scotch-Irish.
The proceedings will be printed in vol
ume which will have great historical
value. and will be of especial interest to
all who are of Scotch-Irish stock.
The Scotch-Irish have played an impor-
tant part on the stage of modern life,
and, as Col. MCCLURE says, their impress
upon American institutions has been
especially strong. Among the notable
American representatives of the stock
were ANDREW JACKSON, \. T. STEWART,
Robert Fulton, HORACE GREELEY and
ROBERT bonner.
Columbia, where the congress will be
held, is a pleasant and attractive little
city, in central Tennessee. 1t is easily
accessible by railroads, and situated as it
is in a section that is largely inhabited by
people of Scotch-Irish blood, is a
peculiarly appropriate place for such a
gathering. Mr.. A. C. FLOYD OF Columbia,
the secretary, writes THE SENTINEL that
"all members of the race are invited TO
attend, and correspondence is solicited
with those who desire to be present them
selves or will furnish the names Of
prominent members of the race who
would be likely 10 attend"
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-02-13
MIR Dobyns Explains.

To THE EpIToR-Sir: 1t having appeared in the
Shelbyvile Daily Democrat of to-day that Cortez
Ewing was nominated at Shebyville for joint sena-
tor for the purpose of voting for against the Hon.
Joseph Carson OF Shelby county. want to say the
public that had withdrawn as a candidate for pres
dent of the board of benevolent institutions before
Mr.. Ewing nominated and 1 am not now a can
didate for that position.
further want 20 say that Mr.. Ewing Is friendly to
the candidacy of Mr.. Carson. / am candidate for
trustee OF the insane asylum. was present at the
convention at Shelbyville on last Saturday, which
was called by the chairman of the Shelby county
democratic central committee to nominate a candi-
date for Joint senator, and that Mr. Ewing was the
nominee OF that convention in which Shelby county
was more instrumental than Decatur; that Mr..
Ewing was not seeking the nomination and his
friends alone are accountable for it.
Mr.. Ewing was not present at the convention,
neither was he seeking the nomination.
Greensburg Feb. L. JOHN L. DoBYNs.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-02-13

R. c. GLAssCo, Chesterfield. Ind: Kansas
and perhaps some other states permit mar
riages between white and colOred people
SCHOOL Boy, Milton, Ind: Mrs. Harrison's
given name is Caroline" She signs herself
Caroline Scott Harrison" "Scott" having
been her maiden name.
L. S. DALTON, Greencastle, Ind: (1) Write to
George w. Bell, Des MONIES, la. ~ Ben But
ler's vote in Indiana in 1884 was S,293;
Streeters united labor at the last election was
but 1854.
ISAAC S. WHITE, Noble, Ill: We do not
know the origin of the term burnt district" as
applied to the republican section in eastern
Indiana. Perhaps some of our readers can
enlighten you.
A SUBSCRIBER, st. Paul. Ind: The senate,
which is the only tribunal with authority to
pass upon the question, has decided that
neither Carpenter nor Ray was elected senator
from Shelby and Decatur counties:
CONSTANT READER, Nincennes, Ind: We
know of no railway station in the world which
exceeds the Union station in this city in the
number of passenger trains arriving at and de-
parting from it, leaving suburban trains out of
consideration.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-02-13

WE regret very much that the election
bill was not so amended as to make it APP
ply to municipal elections in indianapolis.
1t is notorious fact that Doodle is liber-
ally used and intimidation freely resorted
TO in our city elections, and it would be a
good thing if they could be held under the
Australian system. In Wisconsin the
system has been adopted and made apple
able to city elections in Milwaukee
alone, and similar law has been passed
in Kentucky to apply only to municipal
elections in Louisville.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-02-13
RepubIican Thieves and Hypoorite..

To THE EDIToR-Sir: l see much in the
Journal about the political significance" of
John E. Sullivan's defalcation. Why does not
that worthy paper say something about Newton
Pattison, defaulting republican treasurer of
indianapolis Tor some others of that ilk)? And
why has it never seen any political significance
in their defalcations? Why has the Journal,
the very moral and moralizing sheet, never
spoken of the disgrace thus incurred by the
republican party because of the support the
party gave him and the ring TO which he be-
ionged 1.-THE Slick Six? Why doesn't that
paper say that Harrison is tool of this same
ring, and why doesn't it further say that Indi-
annapolis lost thousands of dollars by Pattison,
which will never be returned, and that Marion
county will not lose a cent by Sullivan's action?
And last, why is it a party disgrace when a
democrat does any wrong, and not so when a
republican does the same? Who is Marion
county's 'boss thief" and who is Marion coun-
tvs boss hypocrite" And what party sup
ports both? III.
Marion, Ind, Feb. Z.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-02-13

THE Ne,rs, in its attempts to whitewash
Judge WOODS, says sit is precisely what
constitutes an attempt to do a thing that
the democratic organs are trying to dodge,
and make it appear that Judge WooDs is
corrupt Judge" What this miserable
jugglery with language means we cannot
even guess. Certainly the question of
what constitutes an attempt to commit a
crime was not considered by WooDs, either
in his first charge or his second charge,
and has no more to do with the case than
'the flowers that bloom in the spring, ira
Ia"
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-02-13
A Meritorious Measure.

One of the bills now pending in the
lower house is worthy of especial atten-
ton. We refer to the bill granting to
towns of 10000 inhabitants the right to
spend $4,000 for the establishment OF
homes for orphan children.
These unfortunates are TO be found in
every county in the state. To gather
them into homes where they will receive
good moral training and acquire habits Of
industry is to make of them good citizens
and thus to benefit the state. To allow
them to grow up amid the demoralizing
influences which characterize our poor
houses is to insure a crop of paupers and
criminals to maintain in the future. We
are assured that there is in the state one
county that for thirty years had not
girl in its poor-house who did
not return one or more times, leaving an
Legitimate child to take her place. Had
these girls been in homes where they
would have been cared for and instructed
properly, they would doubtless have be-
come respectable women, doing their
part of the worlds work, blessing in
stead of a curse to the community.
Laying aside the humane and philan-
thropic phase OF this question and consid-
ering it only from the standpoint of
economy, the measure is a wise one. 1t
is cheaper to prevent than to punish
crime. Most of the inmates of our prisons
and poor houses are the untaught, neg
lected children of the past We trust our
legislators will consider this question, both
from the humane and economic stand
points, and pass this bill in which so
many are deeply interested.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-02-13

Bur If it was the "red-eyed law" that WOODS de-
clared in his second charge what il he declared
in his first charge, In the latter he told the grand
jury emphatically and without any qualification
whatsoever. that advising bribery was a crime
SENTINEL.
No, he didn't. He told them that advising
an attempt" at bribery was crime.-Neacs.
Yes, he did. He told them that the
law made advising or ''counseling" brib-
cry crime. Here are the exact words, as
taken from his first charge:
The latter clause of the section makes any
one gully arho cOunSeLs bribery.
The Nelcs does not dare to give its read
ers the facts about Judge WOODS action
In this Dudley business.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-02-13

SENATOR JOHNSON of Wayne county, the
republican leader in the senate, declared,
when the election bill was called up, that
it was in the main a good measure, and
that he would cheerfully support it, al
though he thought it needed some
amendment Since then he and his asso-
ciates have tried hard to load the bill down
with impracticable amendments, or such
as would probably tend to defeat its pur-
poses, or to make it obnoxious to the peo-
pie. Saturday JOHNSON denounced the
bill as cumbersome" and expensive, ="
and predicted that it would be repealed in
the near future. 1t is evident that JOHN
SON has no stomach for election reform,
and would greatly prefer to leave the
ballot-box in its present unprotected con-
dition. But why doesn't JOHNSON vote
against the bill2 Is he afraid to put him
self on record against measure which he
is so sure will prove distasteful TO the peo-
ple2
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-02-13

As TO the election bill, the Journal sug-
gests ~ that bystanders should not be
allowed nearer than one hundred feet of
the polls, instead of fifty, as now provided !;
~ that the counting of the ballots should
begin several hours before the close of the
polls; and 81 that additional safeguards
should be provided for the custody of the
tally-sheets and the final canvass of the
returns. These suggestions, and especially
the last, are good ones. Provision should,
we think, be made for the use of some
ballot-box, if any such there be, that is so
constructed as to make it physically i'm
possible to tamper with the ballots in any
way. These boxes would cost some
money at the start, but if they accom-
plished their purpose they would be
worth all they cost, and, once provided,
they would last for many years.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-02-13

acts of corruption, and he has refused to
be sworn regarding them. Vote-buying
is all right, when the wicked democrats
are to be defeated. Put bold face on
the matter, remember that politics is pol
itics, go in to win regardless of every
moral consideration, and, meantime,
brethren-let US pray" Thus, the in
splred organ.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-02-13

NINE senators Monday put themselves
on record against reform in our cleo
tons. They are all republicans, and their
names are Afford, BOYD, BozEMAN, Cas-
TER, De Motto, GRosE. HARNESS, SHOCK
NEY, and THOMPSON of Jasper county.
The honest electors of Indiana ought to
cut out the names of these men and paste
them in their hats. They will come handy
for future reference.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-02-13

"STAND by your rascals" is the word of
command given by the inspired organ to
the republicans of Indiana. eff there is
a man among you who is under indict-
ment for crime, elect him to make laws
for the people. II any Of your number
has been kicked out of the senate for
buying his way there, send him back.
Don't be squeamish about it. Don't mind
it ii dozen witnesses have testified to his
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-02-13

the proceedings OF the legislature closely
on this question. THE SENTINEL will
print the roll calls on the test votes, and
they should be filed away for future refer
ence. Those who vote for the trust may
safely be set down as venal or incompe-
tent legislators, and their constituents
should see to it that they are retired to
private life on the first onnortunitY
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-02-13

THE Journal is of course indignant be-
cause the house, in the exercise of its dis
erection, unseated JOHN and put PEYToN
in bis place. This was to be expected.
Two years ago, however, when the repub-
lican house unseated MEAGHER, a demo-
crat, who had been fairly elected, and put
republican in his place, the Journal
said amen" And yet no fraud was
charged in the matter, and no pretense
was made that MEAGHER had not received
an honest majority. A miserable techni-
cality was made the sole pretext for I'M
seating him, and the Journal Endorsed the
proceeding heartily. A paper which
could sanction such a bare-faced outrage
ought to forever hold its peace about
political larceny"
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-02-13

IF the democrats of Indiana ever expect to
succeed they must stand by their representa-
tives. That is the only way to political sue
cess.-PlyHn0uth Democrat.
The democrats Of Indiana ought to
stand by their representatives when their
representatives are right. When their
representatives are wrong, the democrats
of Indiana ought to call them to order.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-02-13

THAT fine old Pennsylvania democrat,
RICHARD VAUx-hale, hearty and seventy
three-was talking politics the other day,
and in reply to the question whether Mr..
RANDALL was to be the future leader of
the democratic party, said: Il have pro-
found regard personally for SAMUEL J..
RANDALL, but 1 don't take much stock in
his politics. Mr.. RANDALL, unless / mis-
take the temper OF the times, is very much
in the minority in his own party. A
more thoroughly equipped parliamentar-
ian cannot be found than the member
from the Third district, but his doctrines
are too close to those of Mr.. BLAINE OF
Maine to challenge my admiration. Mr..
RANDALL must first convert his own party
to his especial views in favor of a high
protective tariff before he can safely set
up as leader of that party which gave to
GROVER CLEVELAND nearly one hundred
thousand popular majority in the whole
country in November"
Old RICHARD VAUx's head is level
Personally Mr.. RANDALL is admired, but
his politics resembles Mr.. BLAINE's too
closely to make him eligible for the leader
ship of the national democratic party.