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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-05-15

A CURIOUS illustration of the inter-
dependence Of things is found in the
Fact that the present high price of cam
phor gum is said to be due to the large
demand for it in the manufacture Of
smokeless powder. Camphor gum costs
from twoto three times as much as it did
p few years ago. 1t used to be thought
about the cheapest thing with which to
mako war against moths. but now 1t is
being used 90 exclusively in the manu-
facture of material to make war against
men that the moths are likely to escape.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-05-15
A LARGE number of Presbyterian NIT

A LARGE number OF Presbyterian min
listers from the East, who are on the way
TO Portland, Ore, to attend the General
Assembly which convenes there next
Thursday, reached Salt Lake City last
night and will spend to-day and to-
morrow there. To-day all the Protest
ant pulpits in the city will be flied by
the visiting ministers. This afternoon
they are invited to visit the Mormon
Tabernacle, and tonight o big mis-
Bionary meeting will be held in the Salt
Lake Theater. Altogether the brethren
will have busy Gay.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-05-15

THE order of Pope Leo directing his
Bubordinates in France to cease their
hostility to the republic, coupled with
the observation that any form of legally
established government which furthers
the common veal is good and must be
obeyed by the church, shows that the
head of the church has made progress
since the days when offending kings
were compelled to hasten to Rome and
TO PROSTATE themselves before him as
The highest potentate.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-05-15
opinions.

THE New York Commercial Adver-
tiser having observed that since the
enlightened commonwealth of Tennes-
Bee adopted white-capping that means
Of grace seems To have fallen into dis
repute In the State of its nativity, the
Pittsburg Dispatch asserts that Indiana
Is not that State. The name. it goes on
10 say, may be of Indiana origin, but
the disguise for the faces of those who
commit brutal and cowardly crimes had
it's origin in the South, two decades ago,
WREN the Ku Klux undertook the
whipping of negroes and negro teachers
when shooting was regarded as too
summary process. Ku Kluxism was but
s>~ outcome of the regulators of pro-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-05-15
United Presbyterians.

FITTsBURG, May lathe General assembly OF
the United Presbyterian Church will begin its
annual session in the Second Church. Allegheny.
on the evening of Wednesday, May % next
The assembly viii propahy remain in session for
"a week more. and will consider a number of
Interesting and important matters. There are
sixty-one prcsbyteries in the church. One is the
Presbytery of Sialkot. India; another Is the Pres
bytery Of Egypt These tws preshyteries viii
send several delegates. among them the well.
known missionary, the lev. Robert Stewart, OF
Punjab. India About $40 delegates will be IA
attendance. Among the topics scheduled for the
meeting that are likely 10 provoke breezy discus
sion Will he proper recognition OF the women's
auxiliary board by the General Assembly,
world's-fair sunday closing and proposition 10
change the system OF church finance.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-05-15
ploye.

The Pennsylvania Society for the
Prevention of Tuberculosis will attempt
70 secure preventive measures, and rec
ommend that all diseases of this class be
made returnable to the Board of Health.
IL tuberculosis is an infectious disease.
ps is now generally admitted, this seems
30 be q very reasonable regulation.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-05-15

To comfort those who are discounting
o corn crop because it is not yet planted.
D person who keeps a diary has discov-
cred that in 1854 very little corn was
planted in Indiana until June, yet the
trop was one of the best.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-05-15
way to 60.

THOSE who are opposed to the opening
Of the worlds fair on Sunday have boon
furnishing the bulk of petitions until
recently. Now those favoring the open
ing are contributing by far the larger
humber of requests and opinions.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-05-15
SQueiched.

wedwell-You can bet your foundation dollar
that don't let my wife buy my neokties and the
like.
Grinnige-You merely let her pay for them, ehl
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-05-15

THE announcement is made that one
New alters, of Vienna, Ga, became so
absorbed with third-partyism that he
has gone crazy-which, judging from
some of his associates, was not o long
Hov fn mn
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-05-15

THE general sentiment of the country
will sustain Congress in requiring that
all men in the public service shall be
citizens. The man who has not enough
Interest in the United States to be cit
fzen has too little to be first-class en-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-05-15

THE Fourth-a avenue Presbyterian
Church, of New York city, has behaved
very indiscreetly in publicly criticising
the character and personality of min
lister whom it was proposed to elect as
pastor and in giving publicity to con-
fdentIal communications on the subject.
Such matters must and should be
thoroughly discussed and all in
formation possible obtained, but in
Justice to all concerned the dis
cussions should be private. The
results of the deliberations of committee
and congregation are enough to be made
known. Few ministers whose names
are proposed for tho pastorate
of any church escape adverse
criticism of some sort. A man of strong
individuality and positive character
will IN evitably antagonize some individ-
uals, usually those of equally strong
character, in any flock. DR.. James Nc
LeOd was no exception to this rule.
When in this city he was perhaps not
what could be called q popular pastor.
and aroused some opposition In his own
congregation, bat he had the sincere re-
spect of the community as an earnest.
honest, outspoken, fearless Christian
gentleman. 1t is much to be regretted
that any question as to bis acceptability
for the pulpit of the New York Fourth.
avenue Church should have been given
a publicity and coloring that may work
injury to o worthy man.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-05-15

An Eastern ply stefan died few days
ego from disease supposed to have had
it's origin in the wearing of narrow-roed
shoes II people knew how intimately the
nerves in the feet. and especially those in
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-05-15
One Exception.

watts-Now, everything averages up in this
world, you may notice.
Potts-Not always. Girl babies begin to talk
at an earlier age than boys.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-05-15

THE ice-cream> season has opened. A
young man in Lancaster. Pa, who had an
ambition to be q champion" ate two
quarts of the toothsome compound at one
sitting the other day. He subsequently
had series of convulsions and came so
near being an angel that he has lost all de-
sire to be champion.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-05-15

GEN. HORACE PORTER is likely to sue
coed in raising the requisite sum for the
Grant monument before the end of May.
On March % last the estimated sum re-
quired to complete the monument was
SS5O. OO0 During the four weeks interyen.
ing between that time and the laying of
the corner. stone the subscriptions obtained
amounted to about $2OG. 600 IN the follow
ing two weeks. that is. up TO the present
date. an additional sum of So. 900 has been
subscri bed, leaving SIS. 600 more to be raised.
AS contributions are coming in rapidly. and
quite q number Of canvassing committees
have not yet reported. the success Of the
undertaking seems to be assured.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-05-15
A Limit.

what You are thinkin of moving to a little
village of ] 30 people-where everybody in town
knows all about your busnessp'
"Well; after the entire 80 have learned all
about me, that is the end of it. In the city there
is no telling where that sort OF thing will end"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-05-15
BUBBLES In THE AIR.
How Handy.

at WISH" said the small boy, as he hunted in
vain for his eraser, al wish that was the india
rubber man."
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-05-15
In tho Land 0f the Dakotas.

In the Land af the Dakotas.
"Oh, have made such an awful mistake!"
"What ts 1t. dearr
"why, the court this morning granted me tho
right to my maiden name, and whom they asked
me what 1t was gave in tho surname Of my
third husband. am getting 70 awfully absent
yuiudedrO
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-05-15

the great toe, are connected With the i'm
portant nerve centers of the body they
would be more careful about abusing their
feet II Is. indeed, astonishing that people
should BE- willing to incur so much discom-
fort, and even risk disease. by pipchinR
their feet out of shape and confining them
in narrow-toed shoes. all for looks The
foot of an infant, or of child. before 10
has become deformed, 10 . shapely and
beautiful object. each too in its place.
with no crOwd:ng, and. evidently. expect
ing fair treatment. Very different appears
the foot of the average man or woman
after it has been put through years
of distortion and neglect. The narrow
toed shoes. now in fashion. are an
abominatlon. contrary to nature and art,
and destructive of the usefulness as we'll
as the beauty of the foot. The crowding
of five toes into the space of three cannot
be accomplished without injury. No per-
son can walk properly or comfortably with
his or her toes in SUCH o cramped position.
and in the case of women the matter is
made worse by the high heels which throw
the weight of the body forward on the
cramped toes and strained instep. Most of
the women and girls one ST es on the streets
nowadays have an ungraceful. insecure.
wabbling walk. due in large measure. no
doubt. to the mIsshapen, narrow-to ed shoes
they wear. Many q Young man, who thinks
his best girl a model of physical perfec-
tion and beauty, would be shocked if he
could see her feet. bent. contracted. pinched
and com pressed out of all natural shape by
fashionable shoes.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-05-15
MOB RULE IN THE SOUTH.

Race Riot in Virginia, I'm Which the Negro
Gets the Worst of 1t. as Usual.
NORFOLK. Va. May 14.-News has Just
been received here of a conflict between o
band of citizens and q mob of negroes. end
ing IN the death Of two persons In the
wounding of more. and In the possibilit
of additional bloodshed. The conflict oc-
cured at Simmons creek coal mines, be-
tween a white man named Justis and a
negro named Wells. in which Justis struck
the negro. Instantly he was pursued by q
black mob. Justis took refuge in house,
but entrance was quickly gained and the
mob poured in on the victim and shot his
brains out. About fifty armed white men
chased the blacks. Catching the negro
with whom JustIs bad the difficulty. they
shot him to pieces and wounded one or two
more.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-05-15
Kindly Permitted Him TO Pray.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. May 1@.-Ancther negro
has met death at the hands Of mob. Henry
James, the mulatto who was charged with as
saulting the fve-year-old daughter of Charles
Johnson, bis employer, last Wednesday, was
placed In the penitentiary, last night, for safe
keeping. Early this morning a mob, armed
with sledge- hammers. opened the great iron
gates Of the penitentiary, and having secured
their prisoner started with him for the residence
or Mr.. Johnson. some distance away, where
johnson identified him. The mob grew In num-
Der TO an imn' nse thr0ng as IL marched in pro-
cession to Filth and Main streets. In the very
heart OF the city. opposite the Masonic Temple
The negro was given several minutes to pray and
confess. He At first denied his guilt, but fnally
admitted IT. rope was then thrown over the
crossarm OF q telephone POLE and James was
coon swinging in mid air. His body was rddled
with hundreds of bullets.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-05-15
SIXTEEN PAGES

THE present House needsm many things,
but full-grown Gar would help it out
of many of its troubles.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-05-15
Negroes Organize in serf-Defen.e.

~eN'Oe0 VI E1HfNS =" Ccfi-DSfcHbe.
MoBETIE, Tex, May 14.-The negroes OF this
section have formed a secret organization, hav-
ing for its object the protection of the race This
protection is not only to be extended To the mem
bers of the organization. but to any colored man
who may be made the victim Of the white mans
summary proceedings when tho colored man is
suspected OF violating the laws. COMMITTEES of
three. known as the BLOODY Three" ia az the
head OF the organization, and II has the power TO
say what punishment shall be melted ont TO those
falling under it's disfavor. The order is oath
bound. and any member of the organization who
fails to carry ont the DEGREES OF the " pioody
Three forfeits his life. The idea OF the pro-
jectors Is TO impress upon the whites that they
cannot go ON lynching negroes with IMMUNITY
merely on suspicion
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-05-15

Mr.. RUDYARD KIPLING has received .
pointed snub in New York. His name hav-
ing been proposed for membership In the
Players Club SO much opposition DEVELOPED
that it was withdrawn. A score. or more.
of members waited through the entire
evening prepared to black-ball him. The
New York World, in noticing tho incident,
says:
Kipling in California was splendidly enter
tanned by the Union Club OF San Francisco. He
was absolutely lioniZed In return. he betrayed
club secrets. criticised his hosts III the most out
rago0ns manner, and wantonly affronted every
man who had honored him. Kipling's criticisms
OF the California clubmen are found in his
american Notes."
In NewYork the Authors Club entertained him.
There he blaekgnarded everything that had any
thing American about Ii.
Mr.. Kipling was promptly scaled down." and
the evening ended in the most painful manner.
The general verdict of those who have
met Mr.. Kipling socially in this country
is that ne has not the instincts of a gentle
man. and is cad of the worst stripe.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-05-15
THE WOMEN's CONVENTIONS.

The Journal confesses to an inability
to comprehend the exact purpose aimed
at by the National Woman's Council and
the Federation of WOman's Clubs, the
two well-attended conventions held in
Chicago last week. This acknowledge
ment, ofcourse, merely indicates dull
ness on the part of the paper, and is in
no wise reflection upon the Importance
and usefulness of the gatherings. That
great thoughts were expressed, great
plans outlined and great "papers" read
no one can doubt. The women them
selves said they were great, and as all in
attendance appeared entirely satisfied
with what was accomplished there
is certainly no occasion for outsiders
to criticise. The Journal has already
noted that on one day of the convention
a business woman's dress and model
congress at Washington were arranged
for. On another day the president of
Sorosis made war against daily papers
and reporters, and knee brooches for
men were recommended. Probably
when the model congress meets and
makes it penal offense for business
women not to wear the prescribed dress,
knee-breeches will be made obligatory
for men. 1t was minated by one
speaker that not one woman in three of
those who read and spoke could be heard
six feet away, and it is therefore proba-
BILE that some of the profound thoughts
advanced are thus lost to the world,
but, on the whole, there can be no doubt
that the meetings will be productive of
good. So many bright and sensible
women could not meet together without
benefit coming of it for somebody.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-05-15

THE Lafayette Courier says that the
contract for the new government build
ing in that city requires the use of Berea
stone. This stone is quarricd in Ohio.
The Courier protests against it's use in
the Lafayette building, first, because it
is not frst-class building-stone. and,
second, because we have better stone
in Indiana. 1t alludes, of course, to the
Bedford stone, which is known and rec
ognized' all over the country as one of
the best. if not the best, building stone
in the United States. 1t has been used
in some of the finest public and private
buildings in. the country. and its SUI
perior qualities are we'll known to intel
ligent architects. The Courier adds:
Besides, the Ind,Ana qnarries are on a di-
rect line of railroad. Every day of tho
less product pass through this city Tor
distant points north. east and west. The
sight of these enormous blocks of stone In
transport excites q feeling of local pride
that is justi fable and highly commenda BILE.
and there is a sense OF humiliation In the
prospect of this Hraat home industry being
ignored and preference given To a foreign
product thatls almost unworthy OF COM
parisOn when the quality OF excellence 10
under consideration. to say nothing of the
con veuionee of location.
The Journal heartily concurs in the
views expressed by the Courier and in
its protest against going to Ohio for ma
terial to construct government build
ing in this State, when we have better
stone within our own borders, and more
accessible. Somebody has bluGdered ia
this matter, and if the contract has not
been closed beyond the possibility of
alteration it should be changed. When
architects and builders in distant cit
les are coming to Indiana for building
stone it would be inexcusable folly for
the government to, go outside of the
State to PROCURE material for erecting a
building in an Indiana city.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1892-12-16
PURE WINES 5 LIQUORS,

All other California wines at the very lowest
priccs. sample room and beer hall attached
TUOun uehVered 10 any part Of the city free Of
0n..se' ,so. J. PULLES,
"uS' W. lows Manager.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1892-12-16
CHAPTER XVI

The ocean has Its thrilling mysteries
and awful tragedies. and the plains and
prairies have theirs As we'll
One Of the outlaws walked OF IN the
darkness to stand sentry for the next
two hours. and the other four men laid
down to sleep again. each taking his
place rs before. In two minutes the
camp was rs silent ~ the grave. and the
specter OF murder which came out Of
the gloom and lowered over the recum-
bent forms was seen by no mortal eye.
At the END Of FIVE minutes q VOLTS
long drawn. PARKWAY howl was heard.
and n shiver passed over the listening
sentinel A. the lonesome sounds reached
his ears There was n warning in that
howl-a menace. n wail-vhich whis.
pered Of tragedy.
Taylor heard u ~ well. and he grew
pale and held his breath. lie had bracej
himself TO carry ont n part, but he wa.
fearful that his nerve might give way
before the end was reached
Ten minutes passei-twclve-ff fifteen
twenty.
II was time the powerful poison should
begin 10 act
Taylor was watching and listening
One Of the pen uovcd and grosped
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1892-12-16

Taylor leaned against q tree for support
And as the first beam Of the golden
sun touched the dead. Taylor crept down
to gaze upon his work. He came trenr-
bling and afraid. His face was ghastly
pale. his teeth clicked together and his
limbs could hardly support him as he
walked. His own brother could not
have identified him. so great was the
facial change. He did not want to ap-
proach--he dreaded tho sight which
would meet his gaze. but some mys-
FERROUS power forced him along.
Revenge is minc and ! will repay,
saith the Lord"
The fate which the outlaws melted ont
to the poor gold seekers had recoiled on
their own heads, but there was yet an
other to be punished. Taylor leaned
against tree for support and surveyed
the bodies lying before him. He had
planned this. There was the wagon
there was the gold-there the horses
He had but to drag the corpses to the
bank Of the stream and roll them ill.,
and then harness up and move off. The
Big Cheyenne would not yield up tho
corpses for days. and IL found who
could tell how they died or discover
their identity? The route was clear Of
Indians. and he could tell q plausible
story to account for his possession Of 30
much treasure. He had invented story
and gone over 1t in detail fifty times.
Come! All are deadl Dispose Of the
corpses. The treasure is yours.
But the man chung to the tree in .
dazed sort of a way. A look Of terror
erept into his eyes, never to leave them
again, and he moaned in distress as he
looked over the camp. The horses
whinnied for water and a change to new
feeding ground. but he needed them not.
The sun climbed higher and higher,
but he did not move. A full hour had
passed when he suddenly broke forth
in . hooking laugh. and this seemed to
give him physical strength. He threw
up his hands. shouted meaningless
words, and turned and fed as il pursued
by demons Half q mile away he hid
beneath the bushes, but not for long.
Terror reused him up. and he faced the
sun and dashed away over the earth as
men hy for their lives.
Night has come again on the great ex-
panse. A dozen miles to the east Of the
spot where the dead still lie In their
Stiffness the Ggure of man rises from
the earth as the dews Of heaven fall. II
is hard to tell whether it is the face of q
man or some wild beast. The eyes are
sunken, the lips drawn. the cheeks like
those Of one who has hungered for q
week. He peers this way and that-he
skulks and crouches-he INDUCES in
strange and mysterious gestures.
"All dead! All deadl The gold Ii
mine-ha! ha! hal"
Revenge is mine and I will repay.
saith the Lord"
1t Is Taylor, and he is a raving luna
tic-a mailman whose very soul is being
shriveled by the awful fire within. Let us
leave him to God. himself and the dark
ness. When the sun comes up again its
rays will not soften the pallor of an
other decd face. There are gauptl fierce