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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-03-12
Proposed New Money order.

WASHINGTON. March u-Postmaster-
general Bissell has under advisement a new
design of money order which will give
more facility in handling 1t and in sepa-
rating the coupon from the money order.
1t Is more nearly the size of the ordinary
bank check and this fact it is thought
should increase it's use. This statement is
contained in a letter sent by Mr.. Bisseli
Feb IL, to the joint committee on Congress
Inquiring into the methods of transacting
business in the executive departments. The
Postmaster-general incloses a report of
the superintendent of the money order
system which, he says, shows that the
decreased charge for money orders has in
creased the business. and that the amount
OF decrease in fees received for the quarter
counterbalanced by the amount saved in
the reduction of the rate of commissions
to postmasters; and it is further shown
that the abolition of the postal notes has
resulted in the use in it's stead of money
orders which afford greater protection to
the people using them.
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britannia and Dakotah Won.

MENTONE, France, March 1l.-Many
people came here to-day from Cannes,
Nice and other places in expectation of
seeing the race between Ailsa and Bril-
tannia. To the great disappointment of all
Ailsa did mott put in an appearance. The
Ailsa may have TO send to Marseilles for
suitable repairs. There We're many yachts,
including Mr.. Ogden Goelet's White Lady,
assembled in the harbr in order to see
the racers start in the Mentone information
al regetta. The Britannia, Corsair and
valkyrie / started. Britannia won in her
class
The greatest interest was manifested in
the little American built Dakotah as she
emerged from the harbor with her main
sail reefed, carrying no topsail and steered
by her owner, young Mr. Henry Allen.
VINO was clothed from head to foot in a
suit of oil skins. Dakotah was no sooner
outside the harbor than she plunged her
bow into the big waves, which imme-
diately swept her decks fore and aft.
Dakotah's competitors were Rolla III and
Bebelle, as under the measurements of the
yacht club of France, which were enforced
for the first time to-day. The American
yacht is rated at eleven tons. She won
in her class with ease.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-03-12
Shoemakers Seek Work.

IIAVERHILL. Mass, March lin conse-
quence of the vote of the strikers, yester-
day, to declare the big shoe strike off, there
were crowds before the door of every fac
tory long before the time for opening to-
day. More than five hundred of the seven
hundred strikers applied for their old places.
been reinstated, and the majority of these
We're female operatives and machine stitch
ers Most of those taken back obtained
work at the factories of Chick Brothers
and Gale Brothers. The other firms re-
ceived but few of their old employees. 1t
is evident that at least two hundred of the
strikers will have to leave town to secure
employment. Most of these will be for
eigners. Agent Pomeroy, of the strikers
said to-day that he regards the strike a
victory for the strikers. in several ways.
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HkROISM REWARDED.
Watches and Medals Presented TO
sailors by the President.

WASHINGTON, March 1.-THE President
has bestowed a number of rewards on offi-
GERS and vessels for rescuing distressed mar
iners He has given gold watch and chain
to Capt. III. r. Thuestad, OF the Norwegian
bark Chrysolite in recognition of his heroic
services in rescuing the officers and crew
of the American ship Titan, Oct. g. 1894;
gold watch and chain to Capt. George ID.
Keller. of the German steamship Brilliant,
for heroic services I'm effecting the rescue
of the officers and crew of the schooner
Wiliamine, Nov. rs. 1894; gold medals to j.
Siedenburg, second officer NJ sstrathman.
boatswain, Fl. Cohrs. II. Braun and II.
Marshall, of the same vessel. Gold medals
have been awarded to J.S Fl. Orton, fourth
ofncer, W. Fitzpatrick quartermaster anu
silver medals to T. Seed b. atswain's mate, u.
Jones, i. Mclaughlin and Albert Hawley,
all of the British steamship Teutonic, for
gallant and heroic efforts to rescue the
master and crew of the American schooner
Josie Reeves, Feb. last Marine asses
have been awarded to Capt w. Thompson.
of the British steamship Durham City, for
humane services I'm rescuing the officers aud
crew of the American schooner Alice Il.
Boardman, Oct. s, 1894. and TO Capt. Thomas
Casperson, OF the Norwegian bark Johanne.
for his humane services in effecting the res
cue of two seamen of the American schooner
Henry NJ. Stanley, July 6, 1894
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-03-12
Unknown steamers in Collision.

LONDON. March 1.-TWO unknown
steamers were in collision tonight off
Beachy Head. One of the vessels. that was
believed to be sinking. signaIied for as
sstance ~
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-03-12
Decision Agnin.t Hewitt.

OMAHA, Neb., March 11.-W. d. Cornish,
special master in chancery of the Union
Pacific, has decided Frank Hewitt, the
Laramie fireman, is not entitled to re-
instatement in the employ of the Union
Pacific. The case has been watched with
great deal of interest by every employee
of the Union Pacific and the decision has
been anxiously awaited. Hewitt was Il
fireman on the Union Pacific fast mail,
running from Laramie to Rawlins. June
physician at Laramie that he was III and
asked for a layof. This was granted him.
July the American Railway Union called
out its members. Hewitt was ordered to
go to work and refused to do SO, claim
ing his illness prevened him. The master
says in his report that Hewitt took ac.
tive part in the meeting of the strikers and
made several speeches, stating that the men
would stay out. The master also says that
the cause of his discharge was his par
ticipating in the strike. His attorneys
filed an exception to the decision hut
the master overruled it,
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STRIKERS HAVE WON
SCALE DEMANDED WILL. BE PAID ny
RIVER OPERATORS.
Probably Threc-Fourths of the Pitts
burg District Miners to Return
to Work ut Once.

PITTSBURG, March 1.-THE river oper-
ators, at their meeting this afternoon de-
cided unanimously to pay the SO cents until
the barges in the river are filled and while
the boating stage lasts, but the railroad
operators as unanimously refused to accede
to the demands of the miners and will pay
no more than 90 cents. They declare that
it is impossible to pay more in the pres
ent demoralized condition of the market,
and with the keen competition from the
West Virginia fields, the freight rates from
that section being so much lower than
from here.
BY the decision of the river operators the
entire river district will resume work to-
morrow, which creates great rejoic ng among
the men. President Cairns is well pleased
and says four thousand miners will be added
to those already at work. He says these
together with those who have had the de-
mand granted before, in both rail and river
mines, will make the number between 49,
600 and 1900 at work out of the 10000 in
the district. Secretary McBryde, of the
Miners Union, is in the city. He says:
1.-The arrangements suit the miners to a
T. We only asked for payment of the rate
agreed on a year ago until the year ended,
May l." The stipulation in the river miners
agreement to pay the rate while the boat
ing stage lasts will keep the MEN at work
until the year expires. LII
co.. w. p. Rend, of Chicago, is in the
city, and when asked if it were true that
he had sent a telegram denying that he
had granted the increase to his men he
refused to confirm or deny the report The
sidered evidence that he is paying the 60
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system which allows those who nav moth
irg ID tax their fellow citizens one evil
stsn. vyill lead Ia anothers as one vice fol-
lows another. until by and by we will have
revolution, then anarchy. and then tyrant
TO rule US as the revolving changes SO
round"
Justice Harlan asked Mr. Edmunds if he
had formulated definition of the differ
ence between direct and indirect tax, and
he replied that he had He thereupon pro-
ceeded to give II. saying direct tax was
tax on any kind Of properly and on per-
sons; not in respect OF property in existence,
acquired TO be acquired, not a call
ing or on the importation of goods but in
respect to the things which belong TO the
existence OF property; while an indirect
tax included all the. rest as referred to in
imposts and excuses, wnich would be heavy
or light on each person depending on his
.'Do you not asked Justice Brown, ire
gard a tax that is paid by n person HIM
self as direct tax? and Mr. Edmunds
sented
Asked by Justice Shiras to give a dehni-
ton of excise he quoted Jacobs and Samuel
johnson, where the latter says 1t Is a
Justice Harlan suggested that the dehni-
ton would nc his Cur, Edmunds's9 idea OF
replied that liz did in part.
Mr. Edmunds closed with plea for
equality in taxation. He declared IL to be
the mission Of the Supreme Court the
tribunal of last resort. 10 correct such mis-
takes. and made last appeal for a return
10 the principles OF equality and uniform
justice, even III i'm doing so IT became neces-
sary for It TO reverse former decision.
Mr. Ednaunds closed at $50 and the court
adjourned until tomorrow. Attorney
general Olney, who ~ 70 speak next. stated
that the half hour left was not sufficient
for him. Mr.. oiney said. in reply 20 .
question from the court. that he should not
require more than an hour more OF time.
while Mr. Carter. who Is TO follow said he
and Mr. choate who ii fo close, said he
would probably ask for more time than two
hours u l.. therefore. probable that the
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1895-05-25

cd innocent until they were proven
guilty. Fancy II you can, colored
men lyDching white ones In the man
ner described. Efforts would at
once be made TO encompass their
humiliation. The report adds that
twelve have been lynched In that
section In six months. What law
less condition.
Colored men of the South, be pa
tient, obey the laws, do right and
eschew evil. Many an innocent mem
Der of the race has filed a felon's
grave. Retribution win follow, and
dire disaster overtake our Cypress
Ors. COoIly and calmly We must re-
view the situatlon and dispassion-
ately act. There should not be a
cabin in the valley or on the Hill
side; but what contains a weapon OF
destruction.
1t should be as much a duty to
have a repeating rife and a revolver
as 1t Is to carry an insurance policy.
When lawless parties come, have the
nerve to pull the trigger, and take
the consequences. Let Us die game
and as we step into the chilly waters
of death, have at least one of on
murderers to accompany us. Tbi
is the only way out. Had the color
ed people in Lafayette Co., Florldi
been courageous and manly, tn
story told would have been differ
emit.
Standing forth in It's majesty
studded with the diamonds of eteI
nifty, and ornamented by the VIII
dom of statesmen who have gone o
\ before is the declaration In the Cor
stitution of the United States the
cruel and unusual pun ishments sha
net be Inflicted. We shall rest OF
case with the impartial citiz ms
this country regardless CT color, pc
itics or religion; believing that
the arena of absolute Justice, we she
, be abundantly iustif ID aud the at
e tude of our people upheld. Lyncl
law must &C.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1895-05-25
SKINNED ALIVE.

SAM EcHoLs. SAM CRAwLEY and
JOHN Books, all colored were lynch
ed in Lafayette County, Fla, on the
18th Inst. They we're charged with
having outraged and murdered
MAMIE ARMSTRONG, a white girl.
Suspicion as to their guilt existed,
and no statement has as yet been
made that they confessed or was evil
dence that they committed the
crime conclusive. But it is with
reference to the mode OF death that
we desire to call attention.
The skin was cut from their quiv-
ering bodies. Do you know what
that means? They were scalped i,
their eyelids and their noses cut of,
the flesh cut from their jaws, their
bodies scraped and their privates
cut out. The blood flowed in
streams from their CHASTITY wounds,
and their screams rent the air only
to be silenced by the tearing out
of their tongues by the roots.
Wood was piled up around them, q
match applied and the bodies oil
these helpless colored men reduced
to ashes. This did not occur In Afri.
ca, neither IN the Feejee Islands, mol
In China, nor in Afghanistan; but IL
Christian Florida, where the machIr
cry of the law is In the hands of civil
'zsd white men, where the militia II
composed of whiteameD, where the
Chief Executive can call upon thu
ICommander in Chief of the Army
and Navy of the United States fol
military assistance and will receIv,
lit. If these cOlored men were guilty
of the crime alleged against them
what Justification was there for 6
lawless mob wreaking such ven
geance upon them
The courts of the land are the ONLY
tribunals which have the right dur
lug times of peace to punish citizen
for criminal offenses committed.
The crime peFpetrated by tn
lynchers was far more heinous thar
that with which their victims stoo,
charged. 1t shows TIE depravity o
the community In which these col
ored men lived. Christian people G
America. ponder over the heinous
ness of the outrage. The crime a
, legged against the victims is dwarfe
by the severity of the punishment
melted.
1t should not be forgotten tina
these three men were to be presun
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1895-05-25
wRONGED AND KILLED HIx.

The STANDARD of Lexington, Ken
lucky, is outspoken In it's condem-
nation of the jury that rendered a
verdict of mot guilty" in the case
of WILLIAM SHPP, white, who on
Sunday, April z, 1895, shot and
killed SAM BRowNin the latter's own
house. It's articles have the proper
ring.
The white man, SHIPP had been
criminally intimate with BRowN's
wife, and visited her when her hus-
band.was Unexpectedly present.
Hot cords followed between the
husband and the white man and the
murder resulted.
In the face of the fact that Brown
was unceremoniously murdered in
his own home by the white man WHO
had so grievously wronged him, 8
white jury found the murderer
mot guilty" and he walked from tn,
courtroom free man.
There was no denial of the muir Ter
The counsel for the defense set III
the plea that Snip, the white maj
went to Brown, the colored mai
to tell him that he did not Intend t,
be criminally intimate with his wifi
any longer.
The names of the white iuryme,
who disgraced themselves by render
ling such verdict are ". II. Bos
WELL, ]. M. MONTAGUE, B. P. Con
NELL, j. S. hUTsHULL, J. FL. GAINES
JOHN SALLEE, JOHN FUNK, o.
GRIMES, j. d. TURNER, J w. HOBO
Els, JOHN LANCASTER and J. B. CRoI
PER.
What say the white men of til
South to this verdict ? VIVA
> should BROWN have done ? Whs
steps would a white man In Brown
place have taken ? Which wouI
have been on trial If BROWN ha
been white ? Which would ha1
been dead
Colored men, act Ike white mel
, They set US an example in theI
matters; let US initiate them.
Lynch law must go I
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1895-05-25

TurPLANET II issued weekly. The .suDscrip
tion prfeoiB S1-50 year. In advance. =,
There are -FOUR WAYS by which money can DC
sent by mail at our risk = osO Ono1 ao.,eS
Money! order, and when none OF these can Dc
DTocured In a Registered Letter,
RoNrY ORDERs.--YOu can buy q Money Oroos
Gtyour POst-0ce pay able az tne nlcnln onS
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any Office OF the American Express Co.s tho
United States Express Co.. and the wells, Fafko
and Co.'S Express Company We VIII oe resp9n-
-sl,Ia Tor money seft by any OF these companies
The Express Money Order Is q sale ana conNe.
pisnt way for forwarding money.
RRarRTrRED LETTERs--li q Money Or0er POST
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Then. n the letter II lost or etoieus IL can DC
traood. You can send moneylin this manner 81
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WAYS mentioned above III you eeno your mon
sy In any other way, you must DO II Ct your
RrTrTAr.s, stc.-If you do not want the PLAN
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Pcatal Card TO discontinue II. The courts nave
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Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1895-05-25

daughters were dlsslpated and went
of In the woods with these colored
men OF their own free win and &C
cord. Were this not so, the stereo-
typed charge Of criminal assault
would have been forthcoming and
the colored men nayed alive and
burned.
But to be criminally intimate
with even q prostitute Is too much
for these white men and eoloreC
men who are presumed TO have Oc
cupied such relationship must b
hanged.
Far better would It have beeI
for SHIvERs and the other dolores
men had he have died fighting 70
bis life, than to have allowed him
self to be drowned like q cur
! Lynch-law must go
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1895-05-25
DROWNED Ikea CUR.

The following telegraphic reports
chronicles an addition to the long
list of outrages
MONTGOMERY. ALA, May 20.-About
a month ago JeridO Shivers and two
other Negro men enticed three daugh-
ters of q white farmer away from home
in Coffee county, and detained them in
the woods a week. The girls finally
made their way home again, but the
men who led them of couldn't be found
Yesterday it was learned that Shivers
w2s near Tabernacle, and posse was
organized last night and went there and
secured him. He was taken to Pea
river, not lex away, A rope with a
sinker was thrown into the river and
drowned.
1t is evident that these three
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1895-05-25

We have received the Boston,
Mass, Monthly Review for May, Mr.,
CHARLES ALEXANDER, editor. The
following are the contents:
Frontispiece, Abraham Lincoln; Help
lessness, Alexander Harvey; Pen Sketch
OF Jane Austen; Circumstances, Horace
Seaver: A Colored Orphanage, (Illustra-
ted, Evans r. Aver; Illustration, Old
Faneuil Hall; Sketch with Illustration)
Eckstien Norton University; Frederick
Douglass, by Hezekiah Bntterworth,
Wrecked Ga poeml I. b. lie Compile,
The Tuskegee Idea, From The Advanc'
What Women Like, From LiArt de la
Mode; Sketch and Portrait of Mr.. +. L.
Dixon; Editorials; Literature, Charles
alexander; Books and Magazines RI
eaivqd
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1895-05-25
STRIKERS AND THEIR GRIEvAN'
fCES.


TIE Bluefsld, w. Va. Journal
states the miners side OF the ques-
ton In an admirable manner when
it says:
The average miner in the Flat Top
coal field, when he does honest room
work and runs no risks of falling slate.
makes an average of 80 cars Of coal per
mOnth-that is two ton mining cars.
For this he receives seYenty-hve cents q
car, or $2S 80 per month. IL he is a
married man his bill of expenses to the
company amounts TO the following:
Doctor bill, SLIGO; house rent, 5000;
blacksmith, 80 cents; powder, 50 90;
oil, GO cents; Rquihs and paper, 20
cents; coal, 81 90; Total, 1870. Now
suppose he gets locked once or twice
for sulphur found or slate or light car,
what has he left for provisions and
clothes2 Simply nothing No chsngs
for education or Incidental expenses
Now comes the rub when the railroad
company eesks to subj sct these figures
tc q twenty per cent reduction. IL
/ beats brick making in Egypt.
It has been demonstrated that IN
order TO defraud, three and four tor
cars have been built and the miners
forced to fill them at the price of 6
two ton Ger. These outrageI
against labor cannot forever con
tsnue and the effectiveness of labor
organizations will be time anC
again demonstrated even though
they lose In one or more contests.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1895-05-25

THE BUGLE BLAST of Nashville,
Tenn, for May has fine half-tone
cuts of the A. NJ. E. sunday School
Union Publishing House. The
handsome structure of five stories is
magnificent example of what unit
ed effort may do. Rev. G. S. SMITH
may be seen In the department. there
being six in all. This religious or
ganization has our best wishes.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1895-05-25

The WEEKLY TRIBUNE, May 18th
has excellent half-toRs cuts of the
officers of the Gray InviDcible Bat
talon, Major ANDREW f. STEVENS,
JR commanding. The officers rep
resented were Adjutant SAMUEL B,
HART, CAPT. W. ID. HENDERSON
Capt. J. H. SsRoGGINs, Lieut.. TIE
cUMsEH HALL, Lieut.. THOMAS HaR
BISON, Lieut.. W. II. La MOI Lieut.
ARTHUR Z. BIRcHEgT, Lieut.. CHAs
L. MARRIOTT.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1895-05-25

If Secretary CARLISLE was strug-
CLING with a deficit even while the
income tax revenues were pouring
into the United States Treasury,
what will he be doing when he looks
at the bills presented against the
government, with no money with
which to pay them2 1t looks to US
that an extra session of Congress is
Inevitable.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1895-05-25

THE Jackson, Tenn. Christian In-
dex of May 18th, was a magnificent
effort along the lines of journalistic
Improvement.
1t celebrated it's 25th anniversary
by the publication of the portraits
of the prominent Elders and
Bishops In that church.
We are pleased to note the evil
dences OF it's prosperity.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1895-05-25

PRESIDENT CLEVELAND refused to
pardon W. CALVIN CHASE, Esq, edi-
tor Of the BEE, who was convicted of
libelHng Recorder G. H. j. TAYLOR.
We are not at all surprised. We
should never have asked 1t, but
have taken the 90 days medicine like
man. The President Is ''evening
up" old scores, Mr., CHASE.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1895-05-25

The strike among the Flat Top
miners of West Virginia is on the
wane. The treatment of this labor
ing class has been outrageous, and
that they should have asserted their
manhood by exercising their rights
as guaranteed by the laws of this
country is not at all surprising.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1895-05-25

THERE are many innocent colored
men who plead guilty to crime COM
mItted by some one else. They rush
to the penitentiary to escape death
at the hands of q mob.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1895-05-25

WE RETURN thanks for the lnvi-
tation received to attend the Clos
ing Exercises of the American In
stitute at the Tabernacle Baptist
Church, May 12-14, '95.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1895-05-25

We return thanks for the invita-
ton received TO attend the First
Anniversary OF the Ciceronian Liter
ary and Musical Circle, Friday even
ing, May II, 1895.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1895-05-25

We have received the initial num-
bsr of The Guardian, weekly jour.
nal published at Vicksburg, Miss,
with Mr.. d. B. TEMPLE as editor
and Mr.. T.. Y. McALLIsTER, business
manager. We wish it success.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1895-05-25

We have received an excellent
pamphlet entitled "Our Youth" by
Mr.. s. j. HUNTER of Cincinnati, o.
1t answers the question how to save
young people, affording them harm
less amusements, and exercising a
beneficial influence over their desires
and ambitions. Price, 25cts.