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The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-06-24
Regret in Washington.
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WASHINGTON, June 22.-The news of
the death of ex-senator Mcdonald of In
diana is received with great regret in
Washington, which was McDonald's home
for large portion Of each year. The ex-
senator had law Office here. presided
over by his partner, 'Dick" Bright of In
diana. The working man of the firm lie
John G. Fay, ex-assistant attorney gen.
eral Mr.. Mcdonald was one OF the nu-
merous statesmen who have chosen wives
from among the employees OF Uncle Sam,
his present wife being a clerk in the treas
ury department at the time OF their mar
riage, several years ago. She was widow
and is noted for her beauty and intelh-
gence. Mrs. Mcdonald. after her mar
riage to the senator. took deep interest in
politics both in Washington and Indian
apolis, and was one of the most loyal and
enthusiastic of the large number OF peo-
pie in the United States who thought "Old
Saddlebags" was just the proper man to
make good democratic president Of the
United States
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-06-24
A Man OF Cow otions.
Indianapolis News.


He was a man of heart and conscience.
Had he not been he could not have re-
ceived and kept the confidence and
friendship of many who were opposed TO
him politically in the fiercest strain this
people has been subjected to. He made
friends and kept them. He was cour-
ageous and followed bis conscience.
When candidate for senator his party was
largely influenced by the soft money G.
ment, but he ayowed the convictions OF bis
life IN no doubtful way and advocated
sound monetary principles, though urged
to keep silence He felt that he must
speak, evenif he lost the coveted honor,
and in the storm of opposition that fol-
lowed he never bowed his head. This
was not a single instance. When he had
convictions upon subject he held to
them tenaciously, and it may be said
truely that This trumpet gave forth no
uncertain sound" So, by the exercise OF
these qualities of mind and heart, by his
industry, patience, kindness and courage
he wrought good life, having much OF
Joy, but holding somewhat OF trial and
sorrow as all lives must. He wrought
life which is an example and inspiration
in many respects, the remembrance OF
which we'll may be cherished. 1t passed
beyond the allotted boundary, was laid
down as a well-worn garment, and the
end was peace
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-06-24

ways remained steadfast adherent OF Mr..
Mcdonald. and early in 1884 he brought
out his name as a deserving aspirant for
the democratic presidential nomination in
strong cOmmendatory article in the
Indianapolis Telegraph. That paper in its
issue of yesterday contains a touching
tribute to the dead statesman, whom, as
an honest politician, great constitutional
lawyer, an Indianian of whom citizens Of
all politics were justly proud. it calls hun
the Allen G. Thurman of Indiana, recon-
mending him as shining example 10 the
growing generation of this country.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-06-24
Ex-Governor Gray.

Ex-Governor Gray said: "Mr Melon
aid was one of the leading lawyers of the
country and bore the reputation of being
conscientious in his profession and bust
ness relations. His career fully exempli-
fes the possibilities of American citizen
ship. He arose by the force of his own
exertions from the sphere OF a poor and
humble boy until he stood at the head of
his profession and impressed his person
atty on the history of the state and
nation. In his death the state has lost
one of her most distinguished and useful
citizensD
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-06-24
ORG cam, stomnoh NANNY.

ENGLISH, june l9.-[special.l david
Okes, an old and prominent republican Of
this town, surprised his neighbors today
by publicly announcing that he is now
and henceforth democrat. His only ex-
PLANTATION is that he can not stomach
Benny and his administration.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-06-24

He had the happy faculty of going
through life without making a personal
enemy.
"As a lawyer, he had an extraordinary
good judgment and was at the head of his
because 40 was honest in all his convic-
tons, and in his convictions to what he
believed were right as legal propositions"
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-06-24
A German Tribute.

Editor Jeup of the German Telegraph
made his first political speech in German
twenty-five years ago in Rockville, Ind,
in the presence of the Hon. Joseph Z.
Mcdonald, who had spoken in English in
such powerful and convincing manner
that the large audience was perfectly con-
WINGED. Since that time MIR. Jeup has al
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-06-24
A Typical American Citizen.
Indianapolis Journal.

In the death of the Hon. Joseph L. Nc
Donald Indiana loses citizen who has
been long identified with her history, and
who has served the state in various ca
pacities, and always honorably. Mr.. Nc
Donald was typical American citizen of
the best class in that, acquiring collegi-
ate education by his own efforts. and en-
gaging in the profession OF the law with
out the aid of social or other adventitious
circumstances, he did. by genuine ability
and force OF character reach a place among
tho foremost lawyers and statesmen OF his
time.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-06-24

esteemed whilst living and mourned now
that he is dead, but it twas also because he
was universally regarded as an honest
man, kind neighbor and true friend"
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-06-24
MISS wIEoEMANN WINS.
Sensational Breach OF Promise Suit
Damages Decided.

LONDON, June 1.-THE sensational
breach of promise case of Miss Valerie
Wiedemann against Capt. Robert Horace
walpole, in which the lady asked for
100000 damages and which has been off
and on in the courts for year was de-
cided today and resulted in verdict of
81 500 for the plaintiff.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-06-24
OPINIONS OF THE PRESS.
Indianapolis Papers All Speak Highly Of
the Dead-Outside Views.
TIudiana polis Sentnei

When JOSEPH E. MCDONALD died one of
the strongest, and at the same time most
attractive, personalities in our history as
state vanished into the unknown. A man
whose name had been In this great COM
monwealth for nearly half Q century a
synonym for integrity. end steadfastness.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-06-24
WILLIAM H. ENGLISH.

One of the First Tariff Reformers Of the
West.
The Hon. William H. English said :
my acquaintance with ex-senator Joseph
E. Mcdonald began during his first and
only term of service in the U. s. house of
representatives. This was the Thirty-first
congress, covering the years 1880. Dur
ing part OF this time 1 was clerk of the
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-06-24

and fidelity to conviction, and all the at
tributes OF lofty manhood and noble citi-
zenship, Las crowned his long and emil
nently useful career with serene and
peaceful death. He died as he lived, a
philosopher and a Christian, facing the
supreme ordeal which must come sooner
or later to all of US with the same calm
ness and equanimity with which he had
met every exigency and every duty of
life. Although he had exceeded the
three score years and ten al
lotted to man by the psalmist, life
had for him as potent charms as it
possesses for most OF those who look upon
it with the idealiism of youth. But a few
short months ago he was the very en-
bodyment of physical vigor, as he was of
mental strength. His capacity for enjoy
ment, preserved and strengthened by the
moderation which had been the unfailing
rule of his life, was as great as bis capacity
for usefulness. His industry, his powers
Of application and of endurance, have,
within the twelyemonth, excited anew
the wonder and the admiration even of
those who had for years known something
of the prodigous amount of severe intel
lectual labor he performed apparently
without special tax upon his mind or
body. Last winter his physical strength
began to fail. and the splendid frame,
which had borne so proudly and so
buoyantly the weight of advancing
years, tottered under the burden of a
mortal disease. But his mind remained
as alert, as clear, as vigorous as ever, and
through all the painful and weary days
and hours of his final illness not cloud
obscured, for q moment, his intellectual
vision. To those whose precious privilege
it was, as of the writer's, to commune
with him in these last days, a new revela-
ton was given of the beauty and dig
nifty of his character, his simple manli-
ness, his sound judgment, his happy and
hopeful temperament, his serene faith in a
Higher Power. To the writer he said. in
a feeble. trembling voice, within few
hours of his demise: Life is very dear TO
me. | shall part with it with regret. My
surroundings are of the happiest, and |
have every reason to, wish to stay. Yet l
know of no more fitting end for long
and, take it all in all, happy lite, than amid
these very surroundings, m;nistered to by
those who love me and whom | love, and
receiving every manifestation oftenderness
and sympathy which atiectionate hearts
and kind hands can give. l am content
to 60 whenever the summons comes" 1t
was thus that this great soul passed down
into the valley of the shadow of death.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-06-24

His life was gentle; aud the elements
so mixed in hin that nature might siGndup
And say to all the world. This was a man.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-19
EXPERIMENTS WITH EXPLOSIVES.
From the Washington Post.

From the Washington Post
The recent tests with the twelve-inch
gun at Sandy Hook brought to light GER
tain defects in the quality of the powder
used which will have to be remedied be-
fore that explosive can be regarded as
satisfactory for ordnance of that calibre
The difficulty is that sufficient velocity
cannot be acquired without subJecting
the gun to too great a strain. THIS
strain is mainly confined to the breech
of the gun because of the rapid ignition
of the powder aud the consequent and
almost instantaneous development of its
high pressure.
The big gun is built to take charge
of 40 pounds Of powder, and to fire
projectlle of / 900 pounds,
with velocity of 1850 feet
per second, without exceeding Il
pressure of $1,000 pounds TO the square
inch. With powder obthe rightquality
which, doubtless, will shortly be forth
coming, it is believed that it will IN
every way fulfill the purpose Of its con
struction.
The experiment made the other DAY
with 40 pounds of Dupont powder re-
suited in obtaining "a velocity OF l,1g2
ACCA- VITA q ffASoeA4t VI III i0LhAS ~
the inch. This was the largest charge
ever fired in this country. There was
no sharp explosion, but the defamation
was loud and rumbhng. The gun was
for some seconds completely enveloped
in smoke, and when il had cleared. far
out al sea, a great pillar Of foam was
seen 10 rise where the projectile struck
tie water. Il Is said that this monster
cannon can do effective work st tango
of twelve miles. and that il can send
shot even 10 distance Of fifteen miles.
The tests made with the newly clscov-
cred French smoke.ess powder were con
sideTed altogether successful It's &cvsn-
Jages a. an explosive for guns seems 10
be that a smaller charge viii produce
equal velocity with a greatly reduced
pressure. Ii Is a remarkable cIrcum-
stance that, Just as the leb OF painting
French naval vessels a smoke color. with
the view OF rendering them invisible
amid the smoke OF battle, had been CON-
pletsd. a French dlscoveEer should have
compounded smokelesS powder.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-19

PEELED to pay 30 cents to get his sugar
shipped from Kansas City to Wichita,
which is 2 cents more than the rate from
New Orleans to Kansas City, many times
the distance. In this case the railroads
will not allow the Missouri river rates to
prevail west of Kansas City on goods
coming from the east and south.
Then there is another grave wrong
worked against Kansas merchants by the
railroads on this rerating plan. Suppose
a merchant in Topeka, Kan, buys car
load Of sugar in San Francisco. That
sugar is shipped from San Francisco di-
rect to Topeka. But the Topeka mer-
chant is compelled to pay the railroad
the Missouri River rate from San Fran
cisco clear through to the Missouri river
and, in addition, the local rate back from
the Missouri river TO Topeka. He is
compelled to pay this, although the road
does not haul the sugar to the Missouri
river and back. This is another imam
Gus discrimination by the railroads
against Kansas. The results are that
merchants cannot run wholesale houses
at any interior point in Kansas, because
their freight rates are so high that they
cannot compete in the sale of goods with
iiltiCiidilUS OIE tll6 1llSSOuIl IlNeI DO1uEl.
This Missouri river dividing line estab-
lished by the rerating plan of railroads
extends from Omaha to Kansas City and
an down to Fort Scott. We claim in
Kansas that this is fictitious line, and
it should never have been es-
ttblished. This question CINE up
before the courts in Wichita, Kansas,
aud the railroads won. But the same
question is comingu up before the board of
railway commissioners of Kansas soon,
and-weli, am not giving any predic-
tons as to what the decision of the com
missioners will be, but l can say that the
people of Kansas propose to fight the
railroads until the Missouri river rates
prevail both east and west from any in
terror point in Kansas. We propose to
see that merchants in the interior portion
of Kansas stand on equal footing with
the merchants on the eastern border of
the state. BY this plan of rerating the
Chicago & Alton, the Wabash and other
eastern roads that end at Kansas City
make the claim that the Santa Fe, the
Rock Island and other roads that run
from the far west through the Missouri
river line and on to Chicago should
dump all their freight at Kansas City
and allow the roads east Of the Missouri
river line to bid for it. In other words,
the Santa Fe should not carry car load
of wheat from an interior point of Kan
sas straight through to Chicago, but
should dump the wheat at the Missouri
river line (where the Wabash line ends)
and give the Wabash a chance to bid for
it. But the Kansas farmers don't pro-
pose to stand any such injustice. Hence
President Ashley's growl."
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-19
DRAGGED FROM HIS HORSE.
Barring Capture Of French General By
British Oaicer at Waterloo

/ Daring Capture Of French General By
/ a British Oaicer at Waterloo.
| The only prisoner made by the Eng.
hsh reserve at Waterloo was a French
general whose capture was due 10 the
cool head and stout heart of q young
brigade major anxious for an adventure.
During the battle several regiments Of
cavalry and infantry were kept in re-
serve under a heavy fire from French
| guns. Great was the havoc, and neither
men nor horses reished the passive atti-
tude to which they were condemned.
While a group of young officers, in
front of the left wing of the reserve,
were discussing the situation, their at
tention was attracted TO French gem
eral and his staff, all on horseback, who
were looking through their glasses at
the Englishmen. One Of the group was
Captain Halkett, young brigade major,
mounted on "A thoroughbred. Suddenly
he exclaimed: In lay any one FIVE
pounds that | viii bring that French
general over here dead or alive. Who'll
take the bet:" Done, done, done!"
shouted several officers.
The captain examined the saddle
girths and his pistols. Then. shouting
"Goodby," and putting spurs to his
horse, he dashed at a furious pace across
the plain between the British and French
lines. His comrades followed him with
their glasses, not speaking a word. The
FrenchInen opposite seemed puzzled.
Believing that the Englishman's horse
had bolted and that the rider had lost
control of him, they opened their ranks
10 let the runaway through.
Halkett steered his steed so as 20 Craze
the mounted general on the night side.
At the instant he put his arm around tho
Freuchmans waist, lifted him bodily oua
of the saddle and throwing him over his
own horses neck. turned sharp and made
for the Engli lines When the gener-
ais staff realized the meaning Of tho
bold rider they dashed after him, bat hs
had a good start, and not a Frenchman
dared TO fire for fear Of killing the gem
eral
Half q squad Of English dragons. SEQ
ing Halkett chased by dozen French
officers. charged them. They opened
their ranks 10 let Halkett through, closed
them up again the moment no was ia
the rear, and then forced the Frenchmen
to turn swiftly and seek shelter under
their own guns.
Amid the maddest cheering Hall,ett
stopped in front Of the British lines, with
the general half dead. hat securely
ciasped in bis strong arms. He Jumped
from his horse. aIJlogized 70 ms prisoner
for the unceTemOnious way ia which hs
had been handled and IN reply b his
congratulations Of his comrades, said
simply:
praise my horse. not me" The cap
tured general was treated with the NJ
most courtesy and considerati0n.-Sew
castle Chronicle
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-19
HOW TO MAKE STOCK PAY.
To the Editor of the Eagle.


see a statement in the EAGLE recent
ly showingthe amount of corn it took to
grow pork in Illinois. In Kansas we can
do better than that, by using less corn
and more alfalfa, because alfalfa costs
less than corn, and with alfalfa yon can
grow pork for one-half of what you can
with corn alone, two acres of alfalfa and
one of corn will grow twice as much
pork as three acres of corn, and it will
not cost the farmer one-half to grow two
acres of alfalfa and one acre of corn, So
you see you make both ways by substitute
ing alfalfa for two-thirds of the corn.
You can grow pork better for J cent a
pound in this way than for cts. in the
Illinois way, aud this will apply with
equal force TO the other stock. We
must feed what we can produce cheap
est and in greater abundance, which is
alfalfa, and quit growing so much of
that that costs Us more labor, which Is
corn.
A neighbor of mine, Mr.. Hepburn,
bought sow last spring for $3.50 and
raised ten pigs that weighed ninety-nine
pounds each in eighty-six days, which
he sold at s. per 100 pounds. He fed
them $18 worth of middlings and what
would grow on an acre of land and
realized S31.50 net for less than three
months feeding. In the next three
months those ten pigs will gain two
pounds day-on alfalfa-and make SIC
more gain 10 each and not cost over 81
each for corn and 81 each for alfalfa.
That is the way to make money in Kan
sas out of stock. II. E. BIDWELL.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-19
Never Name Their Town.

When you hear a man say, I'm going
to the city" you may know that he lives
here in Oakland When be- says that ha
mas been down 70 the bay" you can bet
on his rural residence. When he calls i,
san Francisco" he IS a globe trotter
from foreign parts. used 70 such poly
syllables az SeTngspatam and Pondi-
cherry. But when you hear tempo
rary chap, with a yellow grip and a
plaid overcoat, talk about 60 Frisco, you
are safe in locating mis- nativity and life
long residence IN Boston. The San Fran
ciscan himself never mentions tie name
Of his town if he can avoid it.-OaklAad
Gal Times
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-19
THOSE OUTRAGEOUS RATES.

The discrimination in freight rates
against the citizens of Kansas by the
railroads of the west has become so no
torious as to attract universal attention.
And it is but natural that it should, be-
cause it is a matter that directly affects
the interests of every manufacturer, inn
porter and producer whose goods are re-
quired by the citizens of this state, for
the cost of getting goods to the con-
sumner has much to do with the value of
such goods called for. On this question
of freight rates ex-Gov. George T.
Anthony has very clear views and ex-
pressed them in a forceful manner in
the subjoined brief interview had with a
representative of the Chicago Herald
while in that city one day last week.
Dir. Anthony is a member Of the state
railway commission and if it were with
in the province of the commissioners to
remedy these outrageous evils that Kan
sas is today suffering they would he cor
rected in the shortest possible time; but
unfortunately in this case the jurisdiction
of the state board cannot extend the
limits of the state.
The interstate commissii has the ROVER
to prevent aud cure these outrages, but
that it lacks the courage, or honesty, or
something to do its duty is grievouslv
patent to everybody aud doubly so to
Kansas just now.
Here is, in part, what Mr.. Anthony
thinks of the situation and the action of
the railroads in the premises as given by
the Herald:
Ex-Governor Anthony il at present 4
member of the board Of railway com
mlsSlonerS Of Kansas, and he has dis
inctlve views in regard % certain meth
DDS employed by some railroads to secure
business, and he expresses his opinions in
most forcible and sententious stvle.
For instance, be remarked yesterday To a
reporter for the Herald: The Wabash
railroad Is a Kansas diamond on q Mis-
souri, dirty shirt. | mean that the Va
bash road runs through Missouri and
ends at Kansas City. but the prosperity
IF the road Is due more 10 the business
furnished 1t 10y the state of Kansas than
by Missouri. And vet President Ashley
of the Wabash line. growls in
an interview in Yesterdays Herald. |
see, about the hostile feeling in Kansas
toward the railroads Now. it's easy 10
see why Ashley Is inclined TO grumbie
at the people of Kansas. potwithstand-
ing the fact that Kansas has made his
road what 1t Is. BY the system of re
rating agreed upon by all the railroads
IN the country the Missouri river Is made
the dividing line between the eastern
and western roads. Under the rerating
system a merchant in New Orleans can
snip a carload Of sugar 10 Kansas City
for y cents a hundred. but if the sugar
Is shipped 10 any interior point n Kan
sas the rate would be 81 cents per hun
bred This Is a direct discrimination
against Kansas merchants. \ merchant
at Wichita, for instance, would be COM
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-19
Who Owns the aIost L.ace2

The man who has charge Of the lace
department in one Of the principal retail
houses over on State street has been roll
ing in lace, metaphorically, until he has
at the end of his fingers and on the tip Of
his tongue every fact in connection with
that delicate fabric For instance, he
SAYS, what every women wants to know
first, Of course, that woman living IN
the city Of Mexico has the most valuable
collection Of lace IN the country. the
same being $500, 900. The women folks
of the Vanderbilt family consider theirs
worth 100000
The latter collection contains rare laces
from Belgium, Germany and Austria
The former, Of rare bits from every cele-
brated maker and Of fragments once
owned by every royal family IN Europe.
The Astor family estimate their laces 70
be worth 1890. 900. Mrs. A. 7. Stewart
estimated hers at $500. 600 Mrs Vice
President Morton considers hers worth
500, 600. Mrs. August Belmont, Mrs.
Marshall o. Roberts and Mrs ex-Secre-
tary Whitney have costly and rare col
lections in lace. In Chicago there are no
very large collections, but many are very
rare.-CbicagO Tribune