The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-12-06

Police freely admit that there is more
thieving going on now than they ever
knew of before, and they are unable to
give a reason for it.-Frankfort Cres-
cent.
The new tariff bill has been promul-
gated and, barring the sugar schedule,
meets the approval of the Tribune. 1t
is impossible to frame a tariff law that
will please everybody, as long as we
collect taxes through the favorite meth
cd of kings and princes-a method by
which insiduous burdens can be imposed
and even called patriotic-there will be
inequalities and many wrongs against
consumers, who are the people. There
will be furious rawlings from the mill
ioraires. But let them rave So long
as they cannot, through their money
and by false cries. deceive the people
into re-investing them with the privilege
of exacting tribute from tax-payers we
don't care. The whine of the manu-
featuring class that it cannot compete
with the world. after a century of de-
velopment, is not worthy of an instant's
consideration. Eight per cent. was con-
sidered enough protection" in 1889. II
was all Hamilton. with his remarkable
pleading. could get, and that for only
seven years. The new tariff bill will
average four times as high. and be il
remembered the time of development
asked for by the earlier protectiOnists
has long since passed. Let the demo-
Gratis pass the Wilson bill and give the
people a chance to see how lower taxes
and freer trade work. Do this, and, in
our opinion nc party in this country
will ever dare re-impose a higher tariff.
-Brookville Tribune,
The critics are hot after Gen. Lew
Wallace, and they make the broad in
situation that in writing THE Prince
of India he appropriated ideas that did
not belong to HMM short, that he is
guilty of plagiarism. The evidence in
support Of the charge is rather vague,
! and it is not easy for anyone TO arrive
at the conclusion that a man of Gen.
Wallace's prominence in literary circles
would risk an established reputation as
a world famous author by resorting to
such methods as he is accused. In any
event IT is unreasonable to be asked to
! believe that any man possessed of his
senses would fitch such commonplace
rubbish as enters into the composition
4 of THE Prince of India" II is a
sepulchral story, Astounding in uncanny
traditions and highly improbable situas
tions, and If one has the patience to
read it to the end the task must be con-
fesSed as disagreeable. Gen. Wallace
should have been content to have rested
his fame with Ben Hur." one of the
most successful novels OF the century,
and yet there are persons who are Gym
ical enough to believe that even that
| book is something more in the nature
OF fad than a great literary produc-
| ton appealing to the popular taste. As
to THE Prince Of India" the charge of
plagiarism falls to pieces OF its own
weight Of inconsistency. II there is any
body capable Of finding in il anything
| worth stealing the discoverer is entitled
10 be regarded as genius superior to
the author himseH.-Lafayette Courier
William Laycock, employed as night
stoker at the kilns went to work Sun
day evening as usual. Before morning
! his body was a sickening char, grilled
| over gas retort. Since natural gas
was taken from the kiln CRATES the
| lime has been burned by manufactured
| gas. To keep up the supply of gas men
! are constantly employed. Sunday night
William Laycock was the only stOker
engaged. About 1 o'clock in the morn
| ing Laycook went to the retort to re-
| plenish the supply of coal from which
] the fuel is made. The retort is COW
| cred by sheetiron cap, in which there
| is a hole through which the coal is cast.
| Furiously beneath glowed the fires. Lay
| cock was subject to heart trouble, from
the attacks Of which he was occasion
| ally overcome. While standing over
| this fiery furnace he was evidently
| seized with one Of these attacks. he
| fell unconscious, face forward, onto the
| plate which covered the hell beneath
Through the perforations Of this plate
| an intense heat escaped. Lying there
| unconscious, helpless, alone, the man
! was slowly grilled. His clothes ignited
! and burned from his body. Unconscious
| he could not cry out. No utterance of
| his gave the alarm which might have
| brought rescue from this awful situa-
| ton. Thus death came in horrible form
| Nearly an hour afterward his COM
panion, returning from his task, sought
| the companionship Of his fellow. CO.
| ing to the retort a CHASTITY and appall-
| ing sight met his gaze. 1t was that OF
| his roasted fellow workman.-Logans-
| port Journal
Some time ago mention was made OF
| a fast run made by engine 120 of the
| Pennsylvania lines over the J., NJ. & J.
| division. Harry Miller. superintendent
| of this division, sends a report of a run
| made by this engine last week which
| eclipseS all its former records and places
| it on a par with the runs of the En-
/ pire state express when distance is con-
| sidered. Engine 40, with one combina-
| ton car. two coaches, one Pullman chair
I car and one Pullman sleeper left the
| Union depot. Indianapolis, at 2:31 D. m
| and arrived at the Union station al
: Louisville at 4:41 y. m, making the run
| of 11I44 miles in two hours and ten
minutes. 1t ran from Belt crossing, In
| dianapOlis, to Columbus, 1896 miles, in
| Guiding one crossing stop, in forty-twO
| minutes; Columbus to Seymour, 1875
/ miles, including two crossing stops. IN
| twenty minutes Seymour 10 North Tow
| er. Jeffersonville, 4S.35 miles. including
j two crossing stops, in forty-six minutes
| Three minutes were used in running
! from the Union station, Indiana polls, q
| the Belt crossing and fourteen minutes
| from North Tower, Jeffersonville, To
! Union station, Louisville. The train
! stopped three minutes at Seymour foI
| passengers. This run lowers the time
J between Columbus one minute and
between the Union station. Indianapolis
| and the Union station, Louisville five
( minutes. The features Of the perform
| ance were the run from the Belt cross
4 ing to North Tower, sc miles, in II.
| minutes, and from standstin at Sey-
| mour to standstill at North Tower, 1885,
| miles. including two crossing stops in
forty-six minutes.-Jeffersonv News
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