The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-08-24
MIR. CLEvELANp's HEALTH.

Private Secretary Thurber Says Mr.. Cleve-
land Has No Organic Disease.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 23.-"There is no truth
whatever In the report that the President
Is suffering from some organic disease"
said Private Secretary Thurber. When
he left Washington il was under the ad-
vice of those who take a great personal in
terest in his welfare. simply because he
wanted the recuperation which his arduous
duties OF the past six months had made
necessary and TO fit him to again assume
the ex acting cares of his official position"
Mr.. Thurber added that the rest that the
President needs is III ply that which any
man. however vigorous. must require when
overtaxed. MIR. Thurber received a letter
yesterday from the President In which he
stated that he was rapidly gaining strength
and Vlgor.
Assistant Secretary Hamlip. who has
just returned from a visit to the President
at Buzzsrd's Bay, told a reporter that he
looked well. very well. indeed and gave
no indication of being Ill. "The Presi-
dents return to Washington about Sept. !
will etfeetually dispose of all runors as to
his health"
Secretary Lamont, who also has been
quite recently in the Presidents society.
said: These stories are absolutely base
less. The President 10 as sOund rs any one.
but like every body else be needs rest oc-
AAfo ~ oACAooS ohh0 tAos
he has no organic trouble of any kind"
The House Coinage Committee.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 23.-The coinage CON-
mittee of the House is pretty closely di-
vided between the hard-money men and
the advocates of free coinage. Mr.. Hager
of Iowa and Judge Kilgore of Texas will
hold the balance of power, and their two
votes would give a majority of one against
free coinage. There was q good deal of
curiosity this morning as TO the attitude of
Nh. Hager. as he Is n new member from Q
State where opinion on the coinage ques-
ton Is divided. The opinions of the other
members OF the committee are pretty we'll
known from their action In the last Con-
gress or the localities which they repre-
sent. Mr.. Hager was perfectly frank in
expressing his views. he said: Il shall
not vote for either of the substitute propo-
sitions which are now before the House,
and | shall not vote for unconditional re.
peal of the Sherman law. 1 am in favor of
the wide use OF silver Dy ell nations. but L
think the ratio should be higher than any
of the substitutes proposed"
introduced by Voorhees, and Turpie.
Special to the Indianapcss Journal.
WASHINGTON. Aug. Ex-senator Voorhees,
introduced q bill to-day providing that the
letters patent issued to Charles j. HIggIns
for Improvement In blackboard erasers
Dec. 26. 1876. be extended to Stanley Craig.
Of ~Covington. KY, for q period of seven
teen years for the sole use Of Mrs. Anna G.
Supplee. of Harrison, o. He also pre-
sented b petition from the Hon. John Over
myer. of North Vernon. Ind, in favor of q
law TO tax the deposits of pational banks
30 as To raise a fund from which ell de-
positors shall be paid in full when they
have funds In failed national banks.
Eanaf0r Inrnfa Nndau trnfuaah ma
morials signed by j. Christian. of indiana
apolis. and L.. :. Bowman, of %Irvington. IN