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The Midland express., 1893-03-03
SaIutatory.

The EXPRESS is glad to greet
It's old friends again this week
after an absence of several months
It extends to them its most cordial
thanks for their sympathy and
support in the past, and it in
dulges the hope that it may en-
Joy their confidence to an even
greater degree in the future.
Many things have happened
during its absence. 1t has seen
the Republican hosts melt like
snow before the battle-scarred
legions Of the Democracy; it has
seen the grand old party Of
LINCOLN, GRANT, SUMNER, and GAR
FIELD drop, its championing Of
human rights and bite the dust
for its pertidy; it has seen the
fell hand Of death sweep away in
succession the nations great and
hoHorcd ones. 1t has passed
through many yicissitudes of fort
une, at times its way seemed
dark and cloudy but in the end
perseverance and faith conquered,
and now TIE EXPRESS is able
to reappcar, enlarged to a six
column Journal, printed from en-
tirely new type on a fast Cy-
Under Press Of the latest and
most improved make, 4 new Office
built and owned by itself, etc.
All Of these improvements. as
will Le seen ~ reference to The
first page, cost a good deal oi
money, but laving in y;cw only
Tie wants and requirements 81
It's patrons, TIE EXPRESS cheer
fully exptnds this amount, trust
ing that their sense Of apprccia-
tion and admiration for its fI'urt
will induce them to give it more.
LIBERAL support than ever. We
need your help friends. Wchaye
gene to an enormous expenditure
to give you a larger and Letter
paper, and if you. will stand by
rs heartily all will he well. 1t
is Our desire, and if you sup
port us, we will give YOU Il Iapel
second to none. PROGRESS and
IMPROVEMENT is our watch
word. oNcgotiations are already
in progress for a series Of special
articles by some of our most
eminent writers.
AS to the policy of Tie paper,
il Will adhere strictly to its past
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The Midland express., 1893-03-03
MAKING CAMPHOR.
The Product Of Resinous Gum which
Exudss from tree Ia Japan.

6xUoOw from Tree Am J0paMa
Says an exchange, many OF tile
seeds Of the camphor tree have
been sent to the Department 81
State from Japan tn tho hopo o1
afiording to the United States D
chance to add this valuable sub.
stance to its vegetable products. The
tree II q q species or laurel. and
1t grows in extensive forests In the
mountainous regions of the south
Japan far from the sea. Large groves
are owned by the Japanese Govern.
ment, the wood being very desirable
for shipbuilding. Many OF the trees
attain an enormous size, often meas.
ufing twelve feet In diameter and
sometimes attaining twenty feet
The seeds or berries grow In clusters
resembling black cnrrants In size
and appearance. The fine grain oi
the wood renders II particularly
valuable for cabinet work.
The camphor is q resinous gum
To get it the tree is necessarily de.
stroyed; but by stringent law OF
the land, another is planted I'm ita
stead. The simple method OF man
ufacture employed by the natives
Is as follows: The tree is felled to
the earth and cut into chips. Al big
metal pot is partly filed with water
and placed over a slow Are. Then
q wooden tub is fitted to tho top
Of the pot and the chips OF camphor
wood are placed In this. The bot
tom Of the tub is perforated 50 as
to permit the steam to pass up a.
mong the chips.
A steam-tight cover Ii fitted on
the tub, from this tub q bamboo
pipe leads to another tub, through
which the enclosed steam, the gem
Grated camphor, and old flower. This
second cub is connected I'm like
manner with the third. The third
tub IL divided into two compart-
ments, one above the other, the
dividing door being perforated with
small holes to allow the water and
oil to pass to the lower conlpart-
ment. The upper compartment is sup
piled with a layer OF straw, which
which catches and hold the camphor
In crystals. The camphor Is then
separated from the straw, packed
I'm wooden tubs Of 1873 pounds each,
and Is ready for market.
After each boiling the water runs
of through faucet, leaving the oil,
which IL utilized by the natives for
illuminating and other puposcs. A
dulteration Of camphor gum Is prac-
ticed mostly by adding water just
as far ~ the buyer will tolerate Il.
Sometimes the purchaser Will find
that twenty pounds Of water have
run out Of 4 tub In twelve hours.
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neted Gut hy irresponsible moLs.

ANASu 4stA ~ lAANSlsOilaAit4G 4aOsne
,lF the 236 victims nf heb yio-
Isi.ee last year 231 were men and
five women, As might be inferred
the South Holds the place Of
honor in these illegal and un-
warranted performances with 200
TO her credit, distributed as fol-
lows: Tennessee and Louisiana
with twcnty-eieht each, Arkansas
twenty-five ; Alabama twenty-une
and Georgia and Mississippi, six
teen each. In the North thirty
six lynchings occurred.
The best authorities agree that
tie Negro constitutes less than
one twelfth of the entire pop
ulation, yet he furnished over
So per cent of lyncher's victims.
The number Of colored victims
being 155; white so; females; 81;
Indians /. The appalling feat
ure of this is the fact lynching
has increased over 80 per cent,
there being forty-onc more in
'o2 than in '91. These facts show
plainly that there is crying need
of decisive action along this line.
Mob violence is largely usurp-
ing the functions of law and
order in the South. In view of
the alarming increase in this
species of crime, and its obvious
tendency TO promote lawlessness
it becomes imperative for the
constituted authorities tQ do some-
thing to break it up. If this
thing is allowed to continue un-
restricted a condition fraught
with danger will result. The
courts of law will be powerless,
and red-handed crime interspers-
ed with those quick short shifts Of
justice, characteristic of lawless
communities will prevail, unless
there is a check soon we shall
be called upon to decide the
question, whether the constitut-
ed authorities shall rule or the
mob. 1t is rapidly tending this
way now in some parts of cur
land.
We are not. pessimists nor a.
larmists when we say that when
236 persons can be hurled into
eternity in a single year with
out due process Of law, it argues
i'll for the permanence and sta
-bility Of law and ordefs we but
state what must be a fact pat
ent to every impartial observer
of the times; that something must
be done to restrain this tendency
tolawlessness or else mob-law will
usurp the functions Of the COM
mon and statute laws. Law and
order must be maintained at
any cost.
The Midland express., 1893-03-03
A NIGHTLESS CITY.
Continuous Day Ia Stockholm, Twilight
for Four Hours. then nav again

Continuous Day la Stockholm, Twilight
for Four Hours, then Day again.
To the summer visitor In swt don
there 10 nothing more striking than
the almost total absence Of night.
AT Stockholm, the Swedish capital,
the sun goes down a few minutes
before ten o. clock, and rises aga i'm
four hours lnter, during greater
part OF the month Of June. but tho
four hours the Sun lies hidden In
the frozen north are not hours of
darkness-the refraction Of his rays
as he passes AROUND tho North Pole
makes midnight a. light ~ u cloudy
midday, and enables one to read
the finest print without aitilcinI
light at any time during the might"
At the head of the Gulf OF Eothnia
there IL . mountain, ON tire summit
of which the sun shines perpetuaily
during the Ave days of June 10th,
10th, 2lst, ed and 2ld. Every six
hours during this season OF eontin.
ual sunshine u steamer leaves stock.
holm crowded with visitors anxious
to witness the phenomena. At tho
same place during winter the sun
disappears, and In not seen for weeks;
then 1t comes In sight again for
ten, fifteen or twenty minutes. grad
ually ylengthening itsstay until final
'ly 1t stays I'm sight continuously
for upwards OF one hundred and
twenty hours.
s.4.-F-s--s ss %s@,
Mrs. John Hughes, the popular
presiding genius Of the Culinary
Department Of the Institute has
been quite Ill recently. We arc glad
to note her convalescence.
The Midland express., 1893-03-03
Designs uron The Franchise.

lgf a settled purpose on the part
Of The Democrats, especially the
Southern wing, Wien the party
comes into power next month,
Ito perpctuate its control of the
/ government. gained in the recent
lelections by a tourse Of nlisrep-
sentation of issues and a juggling
with facts that. are simply un-
paralelltd. Tho boasting tone Of
Its press and the significant utter
ances Of many Of its prominent
men 90 far to sGbstantiate this
hypothesis. So far as indicated
their line of policy seems to be
such q change in the general e.
lection laws as will do away with
the least semblance of Federal
control. To this end they seek
Ito secure the enactment Of a
statute that will absolutely pro-
hibit in the future Federal inter
yention Of any sort in general e.
lections. In other words they pro-
pose to secure the total abolition
LOT the present Federal election
laws SO far as they relate to Fed
eral Supervisors, etc.
i In evidence of this may be
cited the resolution recently in
troduced into Congress to this
end and the open and declared
purpose Of prominent Democrats
Ito secure the enactment Of such
la law as soon as the next Con
gress meets. A few weeks af-
ter the last election the Rich
mond Times, q leading Demo
cratic newspaper, commenting
upon the article Of q writer from
\ Charlotte county urging the res
friction of Negro suffrage 80 that
"thc whites might be relieved
from the necessity Of incessant
vigilance and exertion to over.
come black majorities and ad-
vocating the adoption Of the Mis-
sissippi plan which the writer
characterized as q "reform Of suf-
frage wisely inaugurated, quotes
approvingly his sentiments and
adds shat there is no reason
/ why something of the kind should
not be done in Virginia; that
the Legislature should not delay
giving this important subject it's
most serious consideration" 1t
concludes by advocating adoption
of the Australian ballot law OF
some other Legitimate means Of
relief at the very earliest prac.
ticable moment.' Then again
the agitation on the same line
lin other Southern States, coupled
1 with the evident design Of the
party In Congress, shown by the
acts and utterances of its public
men and press 60 to verify the
correctness of our views. Sub
sequent events are daily prov.
ing the verify of the opinion ad-
vanced by many sterling Repub-
Ilicans, that the party made mis-
take in dropping the question
Of fair elections and concentrate
ing its forces and energies upon
the tariff.
BY reason of the unfair cleo
tions in the South and intimida-
tion, fraud and force used to coerce
the Republican vote, white voters
South exercises double the power
that the white voter North does.
As long ago as 1878 this injustice
was recognized by Mr.. BLAINE.
This eminent stateman said in
a public speech in the halls of Con
gress upon the elections question !:
The eleven States that formed
the Confederate government had
by the last census population Of
100000, Of which in round numbers
5,6OO,OOO were white and 100000
colored. On this aggregate popula-
tiOn seventy.three represents tives
The Midland express., 1893-03-03
Crime In 1892.

eSIlnH cOllaDOIallGliS9 9Ol sCTllIc III
1892. 1t shows that mur d er,
lynching and suicide are OH the
increase the last named abnorm-
ally. The ghastly record for the
year was $500 of these 3,555 were
men and sos women. The causes
given for these self murders were:
Dependency, 1863; Z II k II ow II.
6S4; Insanity, 52O; Domestic In
felicity, 296; Liquor, 315; Disap-
pointed Love, 249 /; Ill-health, 27S;
Business Losses SO. OF these poor
unfortunates the pistol ended the
life Of 1900, the largest number,
while the trip hammer and freez-
ing came last with one each. The
other deaths were by means of
throat cutting 319; poison 1910,
hanging 608, drowning & 396;
throwing themselves before To-
comotiyes 81; from windows 66;
stabbing 90; burning 10; starv-
ing g.; dynamite 6, These figures
afford cause for alarm when we
remember that the number sui
cides exceeded those of 1891 by
529.
In murders the record is no
more encouraging. In 1892 g.
792 murders were committed. In
1891 59O6-an increase of $50 in
a single year. What record !
1t would be expected that such
an increase in the number Of
murders would show a correspond
ing increase in the number Of
judicial hangings, but the con-
trary is the case. Statistics show
that there was an actual decrease
in the number of Judicial hang
ings for 1892, being only 107, as
against 1913 in '92, and 1O2, in
80. Estimating upon this basis,
every man, woman, and child in
this country had one chance in
every 9,7O0 of being murdered, and
a murderer one chance in 634 Of
aquittal after committing a cap
ital crime. BY States, Georgia
had fourteen judicial hangings
Kentucky and Texas ten each
Arkansas nine; New York five:
Pennsylvania four. Whole mum
Der hanged in the North twenty
nine; in the South seventy-eight.
OF the total number, fifty-seven
were white, forty-seven colored,
four women, two Indians and one
Chinaman.
Tocvery lover of law and order
these figures present a terrible
1t is evident that
there is need Of a remedy some
where in order to secure larger
percentage Of convictions in cap
ital cases. Human life is held
too chcaply and the murderer's
chance Of escape should be ap-
preciably l"rrowed. Tie increase
in murder is totally out Of pro-
portion 10 the increase in pop
ulation. IN three years the num-
bcr OF this crime has nearly
doubled. In this years classiti-
cation of causes OF murder. Quar-
rels lead the list 2.937; liquor is
second with tbs. Tho II follows Tn
known with 9G9; Jealousy BIB ];
By HighwaImcn 376; Resisting
arrest 2-lO; Highwayinen killed |
14S; Self-defenee 81 Insanity
III; Outragcs 2S; Strikes 50: 4
Riots G. Such an array Of crime
is enough to prompt the question
whittier arc We tcnding."
Tho above are sufficiently A.
farming, but it is in the record /,
for lynehiEgs that We reach the
crowning point of criminality.
The figures show that 23G per-
sons were ushored cut Of the
world last year, without trial or
,,,,.;.4 80, x..,n4 tba4 ,.I,,,+ .l,;f+ +
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The friends Of the white metal
won inthe recent fight inthe house
SO silver is safe at least for this
session. Senator STEWART made
a great fight for his pet metal.
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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-06-12
EXCITING SCENE AT LEMONT
Six Negroes Pursued through the
Streets by Six Hundred Strikers.
Three Caught by the Mob and Severely Beaten
Work on the Canal.t Be Resumed To-
Day with Militiamen 6s Guards.

LEMONT, Ill, June 11.-It was only be-
cause six negroes could run faster than SIX
hundred white men that there was no
blood Shed in the streets of Lemont to-day.
This afternoon six of the colored workmen
employ ed at Lockers camp. on the Drain
age canal. where the fighting took place
Friday night. came strolling into town.
The streets were filled were strikers. who
were quiet and orderly until somebody
said: "see the nlggers." In one second
crowd OF men rushed for the negroes, w hO
were fully as prompt in rushing gaway. The
crowd or strikers soon numbered into the
hundreds. and bowling blood thirsty
mob chased the negroes through the streets.
Three OF them managed to escape to the
camp of the Second Infantry where thew
were safe. but the other three were caught
wild mob surrounded them. and cries of
Kill them" and Throw them into the
canaP met with decided approval. Mayor
McCarty and several police officers man
aged. after desperate effort. to get the
men away from tho crowd. but not before
they had been badly beaten and nearly
stripped of their clothing Two of them
were locked mp for carrying weapons. and
the third was escorted out of town and ad-
vised not TO return.
Governor Altgeld to-day met several of
the contractors at the Joliet Denitentiary,
and after listening TO their side OF the case
WEOtc OUT III OFucE QlTecblnK the TROOPS TO
return home. The order was given to Ad-
infant general Orendorf. with instruc-
tions TO arraD ge, before issuing It. a basis
or agreement between the contractors
aud strikers. General Orendorf was pres
ent at big meeting this afternoon
between several of the leading STRIKERS
and she contractors. but no agreement could
be reached. the men demanding concessions
which the contractors positively refused to
grant. The bosses claimed that they would
he able TO resume work If their men were
protected. IL was agreed that they should
make an attempt to start uD tomorrow and
the order To the troops was not published.
The infantry s now stationed at different
places for ten miles along the canal and
will remain as long as there Is likelihood
of trouble.
The real animus of the entire trouble at
least as far concerns the laborers en-
ploved Ivy the drainage board contractors
was shown to-day 10 be the animosity of
the foreign laborers of Lemont To the coll
ored laborers whom several contractors
have imported IN large numbers from the
Sonth 10 work on the drainage canal. The
sentiment was freely expressed by promi-
ment citizens of Lemont that no colored
man could stay in the town and live.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-06-12
STRONG INSTITUTIONS.
Indianapolis Manufactories Are Except
ailv Sound FfnaucialIy.

Indianapolis Manufaotories Are Exception
ally Sound Financially.
Yesterday Journal reporter chanced &c
drop in upon banker and q prominent
manufacturer who were discussing the
financial situaron as it affected this city.
The banker remarked that he doubted IL
there was another city In the Union where
the manufacturers are. as O rule, IN better
financial condition than in this city. The
past ten years had been prosperous ones
with most of them. he said, and q con-
siderable number who ten years ago were
operating with limited means were
now among our most wealthy citizens or at
least In good circumstances. The manu-
facturer agreed VITA the banker and said
that no knew of but two concerns of any
note whose paper was not gilt-edged. The
manufacturer named the following we'll
known establishments as among the strong
est: Atlas engine works Indianapolis cabi-
net works. Nordyke ~ Marmon Company.
Parry Manufacturing Company. Indiana
Warp Company. both wooden mills. Indian
apolis and Central chair factories. Dean
Bros, the furniture manufacturers, cereal.
inc mills. Udell woodenwsre works Adams
& Williamson. the Burdsal Company,
the lounge manufactures. the Jenney
Motor Company. she Indiana and
Standard bicycle companies: Ewart Manu-
featuring Company: Malleable iron works,
aad the Brown ketcham iron works and
these be said were but few Of long and
strong list. In speaking of their advance
ment the manufactures said thas 10 was -
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-06-12

Over $4,000 Persons Entered tho Gates
How Eulalia Spent Sunday.
CHICAGO. June 11.-A heavy fog envel.
oped the white city in jackson Park this
morning, the air as raw and chilly. and
the outlook for the third open Sunday of
the worlds fair was anything but promis-
ing. TO make things worse it was not On.
nounced until yesterday. when Chief JUS
tice Fuller made his decision,
that the fair would be open to-day.
1t was feared by the officials that
1t would bo losing game to open the gates
to the public. They continued In this be-
lief until towards noon, when the fog
fioated away and the sun came out bright
and warm. Then the whole aspect changed.
The people began to como. slowly at first,
but the number increased at such rate
that all the railroads and eamboats were
crowded to the guards. and by 3 O'Clock
there were between 75 900 and $4,000 people
on the grounds. 1t was differ
ent sort of crowd from that of last
ingmep and their families to be seen. To-
day the workingmen were out in large
numbers. but there were thousands and
thousands of tourists and pleasure seekers.
They patroniZed the gondolas and the elec-
trio launc hes. and took In the sights on
Midway PlaisaDce. But the buildings were
not neglected. The great Manufactures
and Liberal Arts BUILDING was thronged.
and 60 were the art galleries and the trans
portatlon aud other structures.
The feature of the day was the ascension
OF the captive balloon. Thousands gath
cred around TO see the huge air ship make
its initial trip, and. that over. every body
seemed 10 be anxious TO take a trip TO the
clouds. But. es ouly fifteen could make
the trip at q time. hundreds had to go
away disappointed. The monster Ferris
wheel, the Eitfel tower OF the white city.
which rises $50 feet in the air. was also set
in motion. but no passengers were saken
on board.
The regular work of the department. of
publicity and promotion goes steadily on.
despite the fact that up TO date this de-
partment has issued 1900 season and
monthly passes TO Representatives of the
press. One hundred aud fifty OF these
were issued to foreign newspapers. and out
of the grand total only fifteen have been
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-06-12
To He E.ecsrocu.ed To-Day.

SING SING. N. Y, Juno 11.-John L. Os-
mund will die in the electric chair to- NOR
row morning. His electroeution will take
place some time between daybreak and
noon. Osmund passed quiet Sunday. He
read his Bible most of the time. and was
visited in the afternoon By his two BROTH
ers who came from New York TO bld him q
last farewell. He is resigned to his fate.
and shows no anxiety regarding the future
nor concern with the present. The prison
officials say that he displsvs more nerve on
the eve of electrocution than any man who
has yet died In the chair at Sing Sing.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MONTICELLO. ILL.,. Juno 1.-THE mystery
that surrounded the disappearance of VIM
field Weaver. who assaulted Miss Sprsgue
recently, was solved this morning by the
finding of the body of Weaver In the San
canon river. two miles below Monticello,
by Deputy Sheriff Fenton Tippert. Upon
examination it was found Weaver had cut
his throat. and 1t is now believed that
when he found the officers know he was
the man who assaulted Emma Sprague he
went direct to the river bridge west Of
Monticello. cut his throat with razor and
jumped into the river. He had been much
depressed in spirits and was heard to
threaten suicide. The remsins were badly
decomposed. having been in the water
eight days. A coroners inquest was held,
and q verdict rendered to the effect that
Weaver came to his death at his own hands
by cutting his throat and drowning. I'm.
dertaker Seybell took charge of the re-
mains, and they were buried at the Monti-
cello Cemetery. Miss Sprague Is improv-
ing and will recover. Weaver was q men,
ber of q highly respected family. and Miss
Sprsgue Is liked by all who know hex.