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The Indianapolis journal., 1890-01-11
LIFE IN LIBERIA.
Ex-Minister Taylor Draws a Picture That II
Far from Attractive.

Hon. Charles III. j. Taylor. of Atlanta.
Ga. ex-minister to Liberia. was in the city
yesterday. Mr.. Taylor is opposed to the
colonizing of the colored people and send
ing them to Liberia or anywhere else. He
advises the cOlored man to stay here and
learn well his duties as citizen. Should
the negro stay here and cultivate and main
tain an amicable relation with the people
of his particular section, and have proper
regard for the rights of Others he will never
have cause to complain because his next
door neighbor is a white man. Speaking of
Liberia, Mr.. Taylor said to Courier-J our
nalreporter:
"Well, Liberia is a small place to talk 80
much about, but there is much that can
tell"
Why is it You were disgusted with the
Let me explain that There are 1900
civilized people-pcople who have been
sent from this cOuntry-and 96S 900 natives
Now. am heartily disgusted with the II.
600 civilized people aud am very much
pleased with the natiyes-the heather. you
understand. The latter are superior to the
American negroes mentally. physically and
morally. say they are superior morally.
though the Americans are Christians and
the natives are heathens. It's fact. The
Americans are cheats; they preach and
convert nObody-they pray and get rich off
the natives Twenty-Five thousand people
have been sent from this country In the
last sixty six years, and yet TO-DAY, there
are only 1900 civilized people and 2,3s5
voters. 1t is just this way: The l200o sur
vIvors of the % 600 emigrants are virtually
slave-owners, and are settled along the
coast. The tribes In contact with them
have adopted the vices of the newcomers
without their virtues, and are really slaves
to the 10. .OOO But nine-tenths of the natives
are practically independence of the Liberian
government"
What does the country look like'"
Liberia is low, swampy country. The
soil is wonderfully fertile, and the country
is rich in ores-gold. silver. iron and copper.
The choicest woods in the world-mah0ga-
n.y. ebony. lignum yite, and scores of others
are found in wonderful abundance. There
are TO mines. no roads, even. that extend
over half mile from any town. Even ag-
ricultnre is in its most primitive form.
They have only five plows in Liberia. They
have a bill-hook with a fiat point. and they
tickle the earth with that, and the harvests
are wonderful. Why. fellow digs with
the same bill-hook that his greats grand
father used. There are no mules. no cows.
no horses. The transporting Is done on the
The Indianapolis journal., 1890-01-11

The Pittsburg Times takes no stock
in the story that ex-CongressmanW w. l..
Scott is going to keep shady in politics.
He may keep very still, because he has
made himself very odious to the labor
organizations. He will, now that his
friend Brice has succeeded, organize to
succeed Don Cameron in the Senate.
But it will take a deal of organization to
put a free-trader in one of Pennsyl-
vania's seats in the United States Sem
The Indianapolis journal., 1890-01-11

THERE are many absurd measures pre-
sented in Congress, but none so absurd
as the bills appropriating money to as
sist negroes to emigrate to Africa were
ever advocated by men calling them
selves statesmen. Nevertheless, Nor
gan of Alabama and Butler of South
Carolina have been wasting the time of
the Senate in speeches in support of
such bills. The negroes are natives Of
this country, and have no more desire to
go to the Congo valley than has Mr.
Morgan to make his home in Iceland.
Senator Morgan belongs to the slave
holding period, and, tbeyefore. is to-day
the Rip Van Winkle of the Senate.
The Indianapolis journal., 1890-01-11

In New York Governor Hill is against
the Australian ballot system and Mr..
Cleveland and his friends are for it.
Three Democratic Senators and nine
Democratic assemblymen voting with
the Republicans can pass the bill over
Governor Hills veto. Let us see if the
Der. u they cannot Mr.. Cleveland
should cease to be an Interesting per-
sonality" in New York Democratic
politics
The Indianapolis journal., 1890-01-11

THE young silk stockings who have
recently gone into the Democratic party
in Massachusetts have wrested the con-
troll of the State committee from the
old liners. Josiah Quincy, in the third
or fourth degree, has been made secre-
tary of the committee. In Indiana he
would no more be recognized as DEM
Bcrat than would the Prince of Wales.
He believes in civil-service reform, free
trade and the superiority of the "better
ofamanf-
The Indianapolis journal., 1890-01-11

to be forgery" This is one of the
Herald's bad breaks. Senator Turpie
said nothing about the Whitaker letter.
Senator Voorhees,, with amazing reck-
lessness, said, Nothing of the kind
ever was heard of in the State before,
and 1 think know what is going on
there pretty WE'LL" The letter is genu-
inc. Mr.. Voorhees, denial stultifies
him. The letter has been published
and commented on in all parts of the
State
The Indianapolis journal., 1890-01-11
Display of Copper-Fastened Egotism.

Coming from district where money
would be literally no object with the rick
manufacturers to secure such an advocate
as him Judge Kelley, he remained poor
man throughout his long career. giving
manifestly from sheer and honest conyic.
tions what he could have got untold riches
for-the most powerful single advocacy,
perhaps, that the bounty-fed barons had.
That he was sincere in his views-difficult
as that is. to think of a man of intellect,
was clear in his case. His boast of tho
cause of the American workingman's
.'three-story dinner bucket was real to
him
The Indianapolis journal., 1890-01-11

WHEN the foreign lace manufacturers
learned that Philadelphia factories had
begun to make lace curtains they
dropped the price from $1.65 to 90 cents,
hoping thereby to crush American COM
petition. but they have not, regardless
of the fact that the English maker pays
6 cents for the same labor that the
American pays 10 for. Deductions: pro-
lection brings down prices.
The Indianapolis journal., 1890-01-11

AND so Mr.. Cleveland will not eat at
the same table with Governor Hill! Gen.
tlemen, let the wake go on; we have no
crockery about the premises to prevent
0ur aniOYinp the fun
The Indianapolis journal., 1890-01-11
COMMENT AND OPINION.

ALL the Hon. Cal Brice wants is to cast
his money and have it honestly counted
Chicago Tribune.
THE calm and dignlfied demeanor of the
colored people of South Carolina under the
most trying circumstances is good example
to the whites. but it Will probably be
wasted. Washington Press.
IT would be an i'll sign If many farmers
were forced to mortgage their farms be-
cause, what with taxes, what with repairs.
ana what with cost Of living, no profit
The Indianapolis journal., 1890-01-11
gree.

THE virtuous Voorhees, says: "Bribe
givers, bribe takers and all the indOrsers
of bribery should be regarded as pirates
and enemies of the human race" Did
his friend Senator Grimes, of Terre
Haute, feel tingling in his ears when
this noble sentiment was uttered?
The Indianapolis journal., 1890-01-11

THE New York Sun figured it out that
if the Democrats can carry New York
and Montana in 1892 they can elect their
candidate for President. The Cleveland
Leader shows that the computations are
wrong, and that more votes will be
needed. But the Sun is fixing things so
that Governor Hill can say to the next
Democratic national convention, "Stand
and deliver or dieir
The Indianapolis journal., 1890-01-11

SCORE one for Corporal Tanner. In
his speech at the banquet of the Butler
Club he approved the Australian ballot
system, and when he expressed the hope
that it would yet compass the defeat of
Governor Hill some one asked, "How
about Cleveland7" "De mOrtuis mil nisi
bonuns" was the Corporars prompt reply,
amid roars of laughter.
The Indianapolis journal., 1890-01-11

1T will be remembered that the New
York World applauded when Calvin s
Brice was placed at the head of Demo-
cratic national affairs. Mayhap the
cause of its present grief is that SO much
good money is being wasted away out
i'm Ohio
The Indianapolis journal., 1890-01-11

The new ''blue- book, or official reg
lister of the government, contains the
names of $4,000 persons in the govern
ment service. including the civil list,
exclusive of the postal service and the
officers of the army and navy. This
seems like a good many officers, but it
falls very far short of the total male
population Of the country.
The Indianapolis journal., 1890-01-11

The New York Herald, in an editorial
ON Senator Edmunds's reply to Senator
Voorhees,, says: "He read in the course
Of it letter purporting to have been
written by the chairman of the Demo-
cratic committee of Morgan county.
which Senator Turpie at once declared
The Indianapolis journal., 1890-01-11

The New York Times seems to be of
the opinion that Andrew Jackson was a
ee-trader. He was Democrat-that
was bad enough, but he was an Ameri-
can and a protectiOnist.
The Indianapolis journal., 1890-01-11

liz Calvin S. Brice ever has occasion
TO make speech in the United States
Senate he should hire some person to
write it for him. His speech acknowl-
edging the caucus nomination was weak
and schOolbOyish to remarkable de-
The Indianapolis journal., 1890-01-11

1T is said that when the rates of discount
went up to 80 and 40 per cent. in New York
because some one had temporarily cornered
the money market. Jay Gould loaned out
four millions to break the corner. He
didn't do that sort of thing a few years ago.
The Indianapolis journal., 1890-01-11
Not Trne Disciples OF jackson.

None of the Democratic. speakers on
Jackson's day appear to have said any
thing about Old Hickory's position on the
tariff; and yet he left no room for doubt in
that respect. He was directly opposed TO
the theory that Congress is forbidden 10
impose duties for protective purposes; and
to nullify laws by which such duties were
levied. he quickly taught them the lesson
of obedience.
The Indianapolis journal., 1890-01-11

WITHOUT money and without price,
would have meant in the Ohio senatorial
contest without money so without Brice;
but Brice was not without money.
The Indianapolis journal., 1890-01-11
CALVIN S. BRIcE had the grip.

IT is eminently fitting that one Doodle
Senator from Ohio should be succeeded
by another
The Indianapolis journal., 1890-01-11

DEMOCRACY and plutocracy are inter-
changeable terms in the vocabulary OF
the Ohio Democrats.
The Indianapolis journal., 1890-01-11
THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL

Can be found at the following places:
LoNDON-American Exchange in Europe. 449
Strand
PARIS-American Exchange In Paris. 35 Blevardou
des Capuclnes.
NEW YORK-Gilsey House and Windsor Hotel
PHILADELPHIA-A p. Kemble. 3736 Lancaster
avenue.
CHICAGO-Palmer House.
CINCINNATI-J.P p HawIey d Co., 164 Vine street.
LOUISyILLE-C. T. Deering, northwest corner
Third and Jefferson streets.
ST. LOUIS-Union News Company, Union Depot
nnc Southern Hotel
WASHINGTON. ID. C.-Riggs House and Ebbitt
House.
The Indianapolis journal., 1890-01-11

To the Editor of the Indianapolis Journal
Have the memoirs of Gen. p. III. Sheridan
written by himself, ever been publishedi
CONSTANT READER.
The work was published some time ago
by Charles L. Webster & Co., New York
The Indianapolis journal., 1890-01-11
They Could Have Found Plenty.

Ii is pity that the Democrats of Ohio
can't find somebody not "a millionaire, 10
represent the State in the Senate Too
much money invites suspicion in such .
case, especial u in ohies
The Indianapolis journal., 1890-01-11

THE Republicans of Evansville are
setting good example in the way of
early organization and in the spirit they
evince. They have formed local club
called the Republican League, for social
as well as political purposes, which
meets semi-mOnthly, and is likely to
become permanent institution in Ev-
ansville. At its last meeting, held
Wednesday night, the club adopted the
following:
Resolved. That we recognize in Benjamin
Harrison. President of the United States, q
wise. just, intelligent and conservative
representative of the Republican party of
the Nation, careful of his pledges and true
to his sacred trusts. We cordially indorse
his administration.
The only difference between the Ev-
ansville Republicans and those of other
parts of the State is that the former are
first in the field with an Endorsement of
President Harrison's administration on
which all can stand.
The Indianapolis journal., 1890-01-11

AFTER learning the real and awful
facts in the case, that Rev. MIR. Joiner
actually taught negroes and counte-
The Indianapolis journal., 1890-01-11
DEMOCRATIC DRIVEL.

The Kansas City Times is the organ of
the Democracy of western Missouri and
Kansas. 1t is also one of the champions of
the great cattle combine which is alleged
to be Systematically crushing the life
out of the cattle growers west of Kan
sas City. 1t is fighting Senator Vest,
and will, if it can, compass his defeat,
because that notable Bourbon is zeal
ously devoting himself to the destruc-
ton of the combine. In brief, to put the
thing kindly, mildly, and yet truthfully,
the Democratic Kansas City Times is
on tap at all times to run out editorials
for the most crushing monopoly the
American people were ever compelled to
submit to.
This preliminary remark is made be-
cause the Times recently gave utter
ance to remark, to the effect that
"while Kansas farmers are burning corn
for fuel and voting the Republican
ticket, the ways and means committee are
putting up the duty on IRON" Thus this
champion of the combine that is squeez-
ing the life out of the farmers and max
ing corn cheap because it cannot be put
into cattle and hogs, which they must
sell for half price, has the amazing i'm
pudence to appear to be the sympathiz-
ing friend of the farmer!
If what the Times said were true, the
burning of corn for fuel, which is a fc-
tiOn, would have nothing to do with the
putting up of the duty on iron, which is
also a falsehoOd. The American iron
maker is producing more iron than the
American people can consume. He has
had $21, 100000 worth to sell to people in
other countries during the past six
months. Very little foreign iron had
been imported, consequently if it were
| true that the duty on iron was being put
up it would not affect the price cents q
hundred ora ton. If the duty should be
cut down so as to let in large
quantity of foreign iron the fur.
naces and fOundries in this country
would be closed, and the American
| farmer would lose his home customers
who buy all their food of him, and would
60 into competition for the custom Oi
the foreign iron maker (who is not free
cOnsumer) with the cattle growers ol
| Australia, South America and elsewhere,
and the wheat-growers of India and
Russia. The American farmer who
keeps right on voting the Republican
ticket does so because he believes in 9
policy which will maintain home manu-.
| facturers, who are now and ever will bs
his best customers. If he can destroy
the cattle combine which the Democrat
ic Times zealOusly champions. he would
be in the best condition, financially, OF
any class of producers in the country.
The Indianapolis journal., 1890-01-11

Persons sending the Journal through the mails In
the United states should put on eightpage paper
. osE-CrNr postage stamp; n twelve or sixteen
page paper TWO CENT postage stamp. Foreign post
age s usually double these rates.
AL Recommendations intended for publication IN
DIS paper musf in order 10 receire attention, be
Accommodated by fhe name and addressof The rriter.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-01-30
:. MAl.n,. nauaNrNn psAD.
The RBpnasOn,e DRugIIser of Com

Ehe nBunHsOnie Daughter OF COM
moGorr EatpDFidgs phsseS Away
NEW iohK, 5an. 2S Mira. Sarah Balm.
bridge HRyaE the last surviving child OF
Commodore Batabridge who commanded
the frigaie Constitution in the lattcr's
celebrated bottia with the Guierre In the
war Of 1919 died early to-day Of the resi-
denca Of her son in-law Howard q. PhiI-
lips ~ Wrss Twelfth street. She WAS In
her 8Tth year.
Mrs. Hayes was horn at the Charleston
navy yard while hsr distinguished father
was in command there. In early life she
plsrned the lAte Captain Thomas Hayes,
q. s. N. After his marriage he resigned
from the navy and become quite promi-
nent In politics in Pennsylvania. Mrs.
Hayes vag the mother OF eight children,
only three OF whom survive her, two
daughters, the wives respectively Of John
3. Barnes, the banker, aud Howard Q.
Phillips Of f. 8. JaFrcy & Co., and Cap,
tain 4. Somers Hayes, the president Of
the New YORK City Il Northern and the
st. Paul i Duluth rEilroads and formerly
the head Of the Southwestern system.
Mrs. Hayes was an exceedingly hand
some and courtly lady. Her heart we:
always in the right placs, 30 she was deal
TO the entire circle Of her extensive ac
qusintspces. She retained her faculties
up to within short TINS of her death
which was caused by neuralgia auperiu
| duced By old aga.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-01-30

denunoation at the doctor said bitterly,
ION don't YOU mind him. He has book
with my fortune in it, thst bad man !"
another woman OF sbOutthe last ones age
Game up and dragging her DeiRhbor away
told the visitors not TO mind her "shes
crazy and always carrying on like that. :"
Anothsr vary elderly lady, but of most
vlvap,ous temperament, gorOusly shook
the reporters hand aud kept II up begging
him to tell the doctor that her father has
a very bad headache There is poor
inbeolle who vt certain moments com.
mences mimioking dog or cat or any
animal that strikas her fancy. She does
this inditferently at midnight as we'll as
in the day.
The clean orderly condition of the
building 10 maintained so largely by the
voluntary work OF the inmates who seem
to be pleased with the occupation.
Several OF tho inmates are OF great help
in ths cooking department. Nothing IN
the institution is done by oompulsion,
Persuasive methods and encouragement
ore used when the patients show desire
for work of any particular nature.
There are IDS patients in the asylum al
present, SIS males and so females OF
these 81 Rye coiored, al males and II
females. Doctor Richardson showed the
reporter an artesian we'll situate Ia tn.
basement. 1t Is 200 feet deep and give
excellent water.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-01-30

Associated Press Dispatch by special Nrea
San FRArcIsoo, Jan. 29.-It now seems
probable that the great blockade on the
Sierras will soon be over. The big rotary
pillow has been ding from the snow in GAS
oade Canon, and has done splendid work
since. The track is now clear as far as
the pillow can clear it, The snow 1t has
been passing through was nearly as hard
as ice. and averaged 90 feet. The rail
road officials state that the only obstruc-
ton now is about foot Of hard tram
Piled snow and ice which covers the rails
for considerable distance. This must
be removed by picks aud shovels. The
officials think the blockRded trims will
reach here to-day. The trains have two
weeks mail.
The high water has gone down all over
the state, and washouts and lsndslides
are generally repaired. Great damage
has been done to roads and bridges.
The blockade on the California u Ore
gon railroad still continues and there il
little prospects Of breaking it for week
yet. There is no communication north
except by steamer.
The United Btates revenue cutter Rush
took large amount of mail 10 Portland
Ore, last night, the regular line Of
steamers refusing the pay offered by the
| government.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-01-30
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DISAsTEHs Ar SEA.
Many Large Vessels Disabled an
Abandoned In Ihe Gale.

Many Large Vessels Disabled md
Abandoned I'm Ihe Giale.
LONDON, Jan. 28.-The British bark
Howard A. Turner, before reported
abandoned willis on voyage from Kills
boro, N. b., for Dublin was picked up
yesterday by steamer which attempted
to tow her 10 the chsnnsl. After being
towed for several hours she parted from
the steamer and went ashore four miles
west OF Pensace.
The British steamer Mascotte, which
nailed from Swansea yesterday for New
York, put into Queenstown to-day with
her machinery out of order.
The British steamer Riverirs, which
left London November 21st for Sydney,
N. 8. w, is ashore ut Rams Head, on
the Australian coast. She will probably
DO total loss.
Advices from Busnos AyreB state that o
hurricane has prevailed there, and has
done much damage. The Norwegian
bark Sigdal, at Buenos Ayres from Gar.
liif, was aupk In collision with the
Britiah steamer Prince Llewellyn, from
Buenos Ayrss, for Liverpool. Tbs
steamer was go badly damaged that 1t wa!
necessary TO run her aground. Her fore
hold is full of water. Six HUNDRED tone
OF corn, which comprised part of hel
cargo, is Damaged.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-01-30
a FATAL BLASTs
Three Men Killed and Four Nor
tally LaJurod-rhrec Diners Mis-
atahx.

Tnree Men Killed and Four Nor"
tally IaJurod--rhrec others MIs-
sinK.
SHAMoKIN, Pa, Jan. 2s.-A gang OF
Italians, Polos and Hungarians, employed
in widening the roadbed Of the sham
okin, Sunbury 4 Lewisourg railroad from
single 10 double track road, we're at
work to day III cut Near Paxinos, where
blasting rock was necessary. Shortly be-
fore noon to-day three blasts we're seI
and the gang OF nine men retiEed to
awoit the explosions.
Unknown TO them only two OF the
blasts exploded, and the nine men had
gone bGok into the out and wore at work
shovsling away the dirt and the broken
rock when tina third blast exploded and
the rnen were hurled in all directions.
One of them was picked up dead. Another
| had his chest crushed so severely that
| death is question of only short time.
Four were dug from the mass OF debris
| with broken arms or legs, and two of
these, it is thought, will die. The othor
three mon escaped with slight injuries.
II is impossible to give names, as the
men went by numbers. The injured
were taken to the Miners Hospital at
Ashland
Two more dead bodies have been taken
from the debris of the explosion at Pax
mos. They were mutilated so badly that
they Cannot be identified.
Following is list CT the persons in
jured by the explosion and brought to
the hospital for treatment:
Antonio Pasguizio, injured internally,
will die; Finlsnder, No. 81, chin blown
of and injured internally, will die; o
Finlander, No. 1879, back crushed and
logs broken, will die; Finlender, mum.
Der not known, eyes blown out, head
crushed end injured internally, will die
Joseph N. Gordon, pit boss, skull
crushed and internally injured, recovery
doubtful; Guavine Borie, head and arms
cut and legs injured, will probably re
cover. Nine others, Italians and Fin
Ia ders, were badly cut and bruised
Three Italians are missing, and, it is said
are under the debris, although it hal
been almost cleared sway without reveal
ing their bodies.