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Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-05-16
NEWSPAPER CORRESPONDENTS SAVED
Charles Thrall and Hayden Jones Impris-
onedat Fort 0abanas Will Be Exchanged
for Spanish Officers, Now United
States Prisoners Blockading
Vessels Warned ofspanish
Fleets Presanca
Fleets Presence,

Key West, May l6.-The United States
government tug Uneas has returned
from off Havana, without the American
newspaper correspondents. Charles
Thrall and Hayden Jones, captured by
Spaniards and imprisoned at Fort Ca
banas, whose release the commander of
the uncas attempted to consummate on
the basis of an exchange for Spanish
prisoners held in the United States.
Newspaper Correspondents Saved.
New York, May lG.-A special to the
Evening World from Key West. SAYS:
The World correspondents imprisoned
in Fort Cabanas Cuba, are saved Gen
eral Blanco courteously accedcd to the
representations made by the United
States special government representa-
tive Lieutenant Brainard, E. $. N. So
soon as the two Spanish officers can
reach Key West they will be taken to
Havana under white flag to be ey-
changed, and the World correspondents
will be brought to Key West.
Islockading Vessels Warned of Presence of
Spanish FlOtilla.
An Evening Posts Key West special
says: The blockaders of the south coast
of Cuba have been warned that the
Spanish squadron is reported off Vene-
zuela, bound northwest, and to double
their vigilance. Powerful vessels will
be ready to aid the ships stationed there
in resisting the progress of the enemy.
There is small chance that the Spanish
vessels will be able to enter Cicnfuegos,
as both our squadrons are informed
about the course of the Spanish tlotilla.
Spanish Troops Scattered by United States
Ships.
Key West, May l6. - The govern
ment ram Osceola reported that
while cruising along the Cuban coast
with the torpedo boat Ericsson on
Friday, they saw large body of Span
ish soldiers patrolling the shore about
eight miles west of Havana, The boats
sent in fusilade Of shots which scat
tered the troops.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-05-16
SEVEN LIVES LOST.
Materie st Joseph Burned-List of Killed
and Wounded.

st. Hyacinthe. Que, May l6.-rhe
Materie st. Joseph burned last night,
causing the loss of seven lives and the
injury of a number of inmates, of whom
there We're 200, by jumping from win
dows. The dead are: Two boys named
Boucheman. Sisters Alexandrinia, Phil
omena and Agnes; Mrs. Guertn, a
boarder, Mrs. Dr. Chagnon, Fall River,
Mass. There are missing: Maria Mil
lote, servant; Nofette Meuintcr. servant:
Mrs. Berthiaume, a boarder, and Sisters
Bouvier and Ange.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-05-16
WOODWORKERS STRIKE.
Two Thousand Quit Work Today at 0sh-
kosh-Increase of Wages Demanded.

Oshkosh, Wis. May l6.-About 1000
wood workers today refused to work.
Several large sash, door and blind manu-
facturers are involved The strikers
demand an increase in wages of 25 per
cent with minimum wage of $1.25.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-05-16
violinist Remenyi Dead.

San Francisco, Calf. May rs. --
Edouard Remenyi, the distinguished
violinist, dropped dead on the stage at
the Orpheum yesterday while playing.
In was his first appearance in vaude-
vile.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-05-16
Denver Troops Sent to Arisona.

Denver, May lG.-Coloncl Sumner, in
command of the department of Colorado,
today sent two troops of cavalry recruit
ed here to Fort Huachuca. A. r., for
the protection of settlers against the
Apachcs.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-05-16
Destructive Fire in Arizana.

Kingston, A. T.. May 16.-Half the
business portion of this place was de-
stroycd by fire last night. A few stores
are safe. The origin of the fire is not
known.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-05-16
TWELVE SEAMEN WENT DOWN.
Collision Between Two Steamers Off Welsh
Coast Resulted Disastr0uslv,

liverpool, May 16.-The Norwegian
steamer Klondike was docked here to-
day with her bows badly damaged Her
captain reports that on Saturday night
off Point Lynas, Wales, his vessel was
in collision with the British steamer
Benholm, which soon foundercd and
10 of her crew went down.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-05-16
Price of Bread Advanced.

New York, May l6.-The price bread
was raised cent a loaf by nearly all the
bakers today.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1898-12-31
The Matter OF Allowance.

MY dear" whispered the young
man. cas- we are so soon to be married,
we should take practical view of life,
and profit by the mistakes of others.
For instance, there is the subject OF a
regular allowance every week for
spending money, yau know"
ooh, I've thought of that" she re-
piled sweetly.
Have your"
Eyes, indeed. Hundreds and hundreds
of times, and lately 1 haven't thought
of much else."
''Eh!"
Eyes. Your income is $4,000, isn't it?"
Eyes, and l want 1t to go as far as
possible toward your happiness"
"Of course. Well, I've talked it over
with mamma, and she thinks an allow
ance of 81 a week will be plenty"
ooh, yes. You can walk to the Office,
you know, and carry your lunch, you
know, and so you can use the whole
dollar for cigars and neckties and
things"
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1898-12-31
THE FIRST PROTEST
Against Our Government Caring For
the Graves OF Confederates.

Against Our Government Caring For
the Graves OF Confederates.
Somerville. Mass. Dec. 21-Aaycr A.
A Perry. a member OF Willard c. Kins-
ley post. No. 139, C. A. r., has written
a letter to the post severely condemning
that portion of President McKinley's
address at Atlanta suggesting that it
would be proper for the government to
assist in the care and preservation of
Confederate cemeteries. The letter says:
Perhaps it is better for me to stay
away from Grand Army gatherings for
a little time, at least until I recover
from the shock of the statements late
ly made by President Mckinley at At
lanta. love the south and her people,
and no one rejoices more than at
the splendid spectacle OF a reunited
country presented during the recent
war with Spain. But / cannot yet be-
lieve that 1t is the duty of the nation
10 give the same attention to the graves
of the men who sought to destroy it as
to the resting places of those who died
for its preservation. Let us extend the
warm hand of fellowship TO our south
ern brothers. But let us not do any
act or approve any policy from which
future generations may infer that the
great American republic in the closing
years OF the Nineteenth century had
become so blind that she could not
distinguish between her saviors and
her would-be destroyers."
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1898-12-31

or set. What kind OF Justice is this ?
To say that the "citizens' court" is
right is TO advocate and support an
srchy. To advocale and support an
arcby is the violation OF sworn obi
CATION TO maintain and support the
constitation ard laws of this country
1t viii be observed then that our
contemporary is in error when he say s !:
"Prsy do not injure our course by
misstating facts. Give our neighbors
the benefis of doubt, even though
they may be white men. We lose
nothing by telling the truth. The God
OF msny battles have our case in hand
and we gain nothing by lying. Be par
ticular with your Thunder. my boy, be
particular, be sure Of your mark, then
fly"
Did the coloted men have the bene-
fit of the doubt, which you claim for
your white neighbcrs II so, why WAS
it that the law was not permitted to
take its course?
Are not the Jurors in your locality
white men Are not the judges and a
commonwealth attorneys white msn ?
Were not the laws made by. white
men Then why was it necessary to
commit two wilIfvl aud premeditated
murders in such case as this ?
My dear sir, the white lynchers in
your locality need no defenders from
amongst the colored people.
They have the municipal and parish
governments. They have the newspa-
pers They have the railroads and
they have the monev.
According to your statement these
men would have been convicted in q
court of law by jury OF eolored men,
rs quickly as jury of white ones.
We condemn the crime alleged to
have been committed, and are sorry
for the unfortunate white man, whose
LIE was so brusally taken.
This then does away with every ex-
cuse for the unlawful killing Of these
msn And yet bow many colored u,er
have been bu c:erei? How
many colored women have been out.
ragged How many children left
mo therless and fatherless by white
brutes. who are alive ami well to-day !
TIE soil OF Louisiana Is red with the
blood OF black martyrs, and the windl
OF the swamps and plantations sing {
requiem over their graves:
- 81 call it murder,
There you have it plain and fiat,
don't have TO go no furder
Than my testament for that"
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1898-12-31
Bliss Determined to Resign.

Washington. Dec. 21.-Several west
ern senator's, including Wolcott of Col
orado, Spooner of Wisconsin and War
rem of Wyoming, yesterday urged Sec
rotary Bliss to remain in the cabinet,
but the secretary replied that ne would
not reconsider his determination, and
hoped the president would determine
on his successor very soon, as he hoped
to be able to retire on Jan. 1. He
stated that IL the president should be
unable to fix upon his successor mean
time he might remain a week or so
longer, though he was anxious the
new year should mark his return to
private life. He indicated that no one
had yet been determined on to succeed
him.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1898-12-31
THE WATOHMAN OBJECTS.

THE Shreveport. La, WATcHM AN
takes exceptions to the report that
HEARN and JOHN RICHARDS were tried
by mob of orderly disorierly persons
December 9Th, near that place, convict
ed and hanged. They were charged
with murder.
Our esteemed contemporary SAYS:
"Friend Mitchell, you ars too NOBLE
man to allow yourself to 60 of half
cooked in that way. Your reporter
did not send you facts. Bedney II arm
and John Richards on Monday night,
November 20, 1888. entered the room
of Me-. Larry Vance. rich planter,
struck him sevesal times in the head
with an ak crushing his head into iel-
ly. robbing the house OF m )ney and
fled. They were suspected OF the
crime arrested and allied and tried by
lett Zens' court" found guilty on the
private and public confessio Of one of
them before 2000 people and hung. OF
course we object to lynch-law in all
m an ever had fairer trial or q ulster
penalty than the same men,"
What is q Citizens court ?" Has it
any standing whatever in law? From q
legal standpoint, how can body of ir-
responsible citizens who are sworn to
support the Constitution of the state o.
Louisiana and the Constitution OF tn
United States try, convict and execute
a citizen without due process of Law
without perjuring themselves, and De-
ing guilty of a crime as heino-s as the
one with which their victim stood
charged.
BEDNEY HEARE and JOHN RICHARDS
were said to be guilty of mur.er.
The Citizens court" that tried and
executed them is guilty of murder
What's the difference2 The one OF the
same ofense as the other yet you hang
one set and tail 20 even arrest the 9th.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1898-12-31
ONE CHURCH PICNIC.
Tho Melancholy Man Relates His Expert
ence and Believes They Are Great.

The Melancholy Man Relates his Expert
ence and Believes They Are Great
Went to a church picnic the other
day." laconically remarked the Melan-
choly Man as he kept the long cigar he
had borrowed for a light and gave back
his stub.
Great things, all fresco Publications,
you know-intended to heal old sores
wipe out cliques-restore all that love-
Neutrality-suspicious. feeling,
and generally weld congregation to-
gether. Fine time we had! Jones left
the imprint OF his new ffteen-dollar
trousers on Mrs. Smiths big huckleber-
ry pie that she'd had a lot of trouble
making; Charlie Johnson spilled coffee
all over May Browns fine white silk
waist; young Bobbie Bates capsized the
boat with two deacons and their wives
in 1t; nobody asked Birdie Scroggs to
sing or Lily Mudd to play the guitar;
old Crusty caught the preacher kissing
his wife; Binks had his mouth stained
rich, durable ebon because little Per-
cy Pawpaw had put ink in the black
berry pie. and Mrs. Pawpaw reared up
at his daring 10 whip her boy and
everybody took sides and-oh well,
never mind the rest
Such disreputabIe, frowsy lot you
never saw when they finally started for
home, and what was worse not a single
soul on speaking terms with any other
soul. They tell me now that the
church is split into as many factions as
there are families.
Yep, great things these church pic
mics! Heal old sores. wipe out cliques
and weld everything tremendously to-
gether. Yep, great thingsl"
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1898-12-31
ANOTHER GEORGIA LYNOHINe

JEEF BoLroN, (colored) was lynched
Saturday night, Disc. oath, at Wood g
Bridge, nsar Harmony Grove, Ga. He
was charged with barn-burning.
We have heard no protest from that
army oflynching advocates. They are
silent in the face of this brutal MUIR
der.
There Is no charge that q woman was
an the case. 1t demonstrates that the
favorite defense of the lynchers--E that
OF killing only for committing the I'M
.unentionab.e crime is untrue.
We would to Con that the colored
lmen in that section had been bold
enough to have insisted upon the main
1enAnce OF the law.
Il takes nerve to live in this country
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1898-12-31
MORE ABOUT THE SPEECH.
TIE Richnc nd. Va DISPATCH in its
issue of Dec. 9th says:

TIE Richmond. Va. DISPATCH in its
issue of Dec. 9th says:
s'Some OF the northern papers are
publishing letters from the people rssp
ing the President severely for his At
lanta speech.
It is clear that he is not going to be
sustained in his suggestion without a
fight within his party, and this We
doubt il he is willing to court. As yet
we do not know what the position OF
the Grand Army p sople will be. Though
a few posts have adopted resolutions
commencing the course of the Presi
dent, hundreds of others have taken
no action at all"
This is just as we expected. And
again:
"As matters stand, we doubt il the
country will hear from the President
again, unless it be 70 explain that he
never meant to suggest congressional
sction upon the subject of caring for
living or dead Confederates. As we
have said more than once. the Atlanta
speech OF his committed him in tern S
to nothing. or course, we might pre-
sumo that President who had such
glowing fraternas feelings for our vet
Grams and such admiration fJr our he
rois dead would lose no time in i'm
pressing his views upon Congress; but
we have never yet felt justified in cred
itinR SIR. Mckinley with the qualities
OF . Dol leader. And now that the
Negroes are bowling at him, and none
of the big Republican leaders have
come to his rescue, and the Grand
Army people are ominously silent. we
should not wonder if he had about con-
cluded to let the matter drop. How
ever, we await Developments wita in
tsrest, il not with highly-wrought ex-
pectation."
The above is wise conclusion. We
agree with the DIsPAToH-the Presi-
dent will "let the matter drop"
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1898-12-31

TIE South Carolina STANDARD Of Col
umbia is all right in it's position relR-
tive to certain trucking leaders
amongst as, who would lessen the in
fanny of the action of the white lynch
ers, and murderers of our people.
1t says:
every time mob--law has asserted
itself in this. our Southland, and q
number of Negroes have been butch
cred, q Negro preacher moved by mo-
tives that can better be understood
than here expressed, has rushed into
print, generating every white man
that ever did, does now, and ever will
live in the given neighborhood, and In
addition, gets off the usual number of
plstitudes about "the best whites do
not approve OF the killing" "the best
white people are strong in their con-
domination of the unfortunate occur
ancs ;" and other like expressions of
similar verbose rot. All this too, is
said in the face Of the appalling fact
that not one of these best whites viii
in accordance with their oath, tell,
when the farce OF an Investigation is
held, what they actually know about
the affair"
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1898-12-31
THE PRODUCE MARKETS
As Reflected by Dealings in PhfIad
nhta and RuIffnnra

AS Reflected by Dealings in Phfladel-
phia and Baltimore.
Philadelphia, Dec. 20.-Flour quiet; win
ter superfine, $2.2562.50. Rye flour quiet
and steady at $50 per barrel for choice
Pennsylvania. Wheat quiet; No. 2 red
December. 72A@7215c Corn firm; No. 2
mixed, old. December. S9%G4oc.; do. do
new, S83l Q39c.; No. 9 yellow, new, for
local trade, SOC. Hay steady; choice tim
othy, $1l.50 for large bales. Beef steady;
beef hams, $1SI1S.5C. Pork steady; family.
$l2. Lard easy; western steamed. $5.S211.
Butter firm; western creamery. l5Q21c.
do. factory. 12a14ikc.; Elgins, 21c. imi-
15Q1Sc.; do creamery. 15Q1919c-; fancy
Pennsylvania prints jobbing at 2542Sc. /;
do. wholesale, 24c. Cheese firm; large
white and colored, 0AG101kc.; small do,
10%@11c.: light SKINS 7l5qS1<c.; part do,
6i1Q7c.; full do. 2l59S16c. Eggs firm;
New York and Pennsylvania. 26427c.
western fresh. 26c.; southern, 22625c.
Baltimore, Dec. 2O-Flour dull and I'M
changed. Wheat easy; spot and month,
721s@72%c.: January, 722sQ72ssc.: steamer
No. red, S9Ac.: southern, by sample
6Sl73c.; do. on grade, 69lsQ721kc. Corn
firm; spot and month. 40ls140$sc.; Decem-
Der. new or old. SsssdS97sc.; January. S91z
639%c.; February, 39s4 @S97sc.; steamer
mixed S67sG371sc-; southern. white, 36%
04oc.; do. yellow. S704Oc. Oats firm: No. 2
white, S215c.; No. 2 mixed. 311k0132c Rye
easier: No. 2 nearby 579zc.; No. west
ern 59Zc. Hay quiet: No. 1 timothy,
S0.50Q11. Lettuce at S1.25Q1.50 per bushel
box.
New York Dec. 2o.-Beeves steady;
cable quoted London and Liverpool mar
kets for live cattle depressed owing to
Dad weather; refrigerator beef unchang-
ed. Calves steady; yeals. $5GS; fed calves
41l4Sn .-Shecn e-c5-lc-x---bs stead. 3 cas-
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1898-12-31

We direct the attention Of the rsbid
Negotiating journals to the following
item:
Charleston, S. n, Dec. 81 The en-
tire property of Mr.. Lanham, in the
Republican section of Edge
field county, has just been destroyed
by fire. T. is is near the scene and in
the immediate vicinity of the sssassina-
ton OF MIR. Atkinsop's wife and the
lynching of three Negroes charged
with the crime. Mr.. Lanhem argued
with the Iynchers and did ali he could
80 save the Negroes. 1t is almost GER
tain that the fire was CT incendiary
origin. II the guilty parties are caught
lynching will follow"
This white gentleman had endeavor-
ed to save these colored men from the
fury of the ruthless mob, and this is
the way he has been treated.
We presume that the Fredericksburg
STAR will be ready to revise it's state.
ment, and acknowledge that not only
x-slaves are iynched, but ex-slave-
owners have their property burned for
endeavoring to protect servants.
There are good white people in the
South and Mr.. LASHAM is one Of them.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1898-12-31
Presidents Return to washington.

Washington, Dec. 21.-The presiden-
tial party. after an absence of seven
days in the south, arrived at the Penn
syiyania station over the Southern
railroad at 11:30 o'clock yesterday. ex-
actly on schedule time. With the ex-
ception of Mrs. Mckinley, who was
slightly indisposed at Atlanta, every
member of the party has been in the
best Of health, and all pronounced the
trip most enjoyable, and a splendid
success in every way. Everywhere q
stop was made the president was re-
ceived with greetings and demonstra-
tions of an enthusiastic character, and
during the entire week there was not
a disturbing incident.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1898-12-31

THE Ladies' Home Journal for Jsnu-
airy is "a thing of beauty" The mat
ter therein contained is superb and the
illustrations displayed of trsnscendent
Interest. The CURTIS Publishing Co.,
PHILADELPHIA. Pa. publishers.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1898-12-31
How He Knew.

Fond Father-You mustn't see young
McSoftly again. He's no better than a
common card sharp.
Dear Daughter-Why, papa! What
makes you think SO?
F. FL played poker with him three
hours and we broke even.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1898-12-31

WHITE men who are Negro-haters
lad might as we'll take their belong
'ings, jump into their collins and go to
sleep forever. This is the only way
that they can find relief from this
worlds troubles.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1898-12-31

IT is announced that the Sixth Vir-
ginia and Third North Carolina Regi-
ments now at Macon, Ca, will be mug
tered out. This is as it should be.
Send our boys home.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1898-12-31

"H'm." said the policeman, 'T guess
Wen have to investigate this"
mo. sir" exclaimed the cynical citi-
zen whose house had been broken into.
II don't want any investigation. What
1 want is for you to jump in and find
out In a hurry who did IT."
HOB WORK A ST ECIALTY.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1898-12-31

and be q man. We are waiting on Con
it is true, but it is essentially neces-
sary that we put in few lieks" in
our own behalf, while the Almighty is
observing the condition OF things and
preparing punishment for the murder
ers 10 she world to come. Lynch-law
must gol
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1898-12-31

THE Denver, Col. STATESMAN came to
us this week in holiday attire. The
cover, paper and cuts were fine and the
typographical appearance ''out of
sight" The management will please
accept our congratulations.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1898-12-31

LET US be careful not to estrsnge
our white friends, while condemning
our white enemies God is with US,
but there are so few folks who seem to
know it.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1898-12-31

MR. McKINLEy's Confederate grave
proposition may have made peace at
the South, BUS it has made ''war" ct
the north.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1898-12-31

The Sixth Virginia Regiment should
Be mustered out. LieutenAnt-Colonel
Il. @. CRoxroN should be sent back to
his regiment.