Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-02-11
Off For R,ceding Arkansas.

THE APOSTLE OF SEPARATION WRITES AN ADpRFss
To THE C0LORED PEOPLE-HE CALLS UPON THEM
To ENTER THE PROMISED LAND
Mr.. j. W. Miles, the apostle OF separation. who
has for some months been engaged in this city in
the cause Of which he is the chief representative
having finished his labors here. has gone To Arkan
sts TO begin the work OF organization OF the 1ndem-
nifty party for the coming campaign.
What do You propose to do with Your new
party" asked THE STAR reporter OF Mr. Niles before
his departure.
We'll" said Mr.. Niles. elf don't do anything
else l Will draw the colOrpd people off by them
selves. want To relieve the white people OF the
necessity OF killing the negroes. YOU know. We
would rather have the cOlOred men OF somewhere
exploring the country"
''Do YOU propose To have separate presidential
ticket - asked the reporter.
Yes. fill ticket and electors. will leave that
to the convention. BY choice is Bob Elliott and
PinchbaCk.'
Nr. Niles. before leaving. prepared an address to
the color,d people. which he headed, OF for bleed
ing Arkansas
In 1t IN. renews his rcrornmen daton to his coored
brethren tn seen elsewhere i refuge from the evils
they suffer FROM and enter upon the promised land
which NJ has provided in sonora and Lower Ca!ifOr-
nj IL has been thoroughly manifested. he says,
bE m. actions OF all the highest judiciary in The
ntai states That the Coored race has no rights
that TN" white are bound To respect. While pre-
pairing To cnigra1e. he advises the cOOrcd men to
abstain from voting with either OF the Old war par
ties. Tor whichever party they vote for the other
VIII prosecute Them. I'VE have tried, In vain, for
twenty wears. he says. Ito give SitSfac ion by
voting for first one and then the other. and
The irl!itS OF those efforts have only resulted In
hlpOi>ncd AMI fearful ii>s of human life and o1 her
distractions 20 ourselves. and tie laws I'll thi, cO,ln-
trs ar 50 construed that the life white per-
son i Of more value than the whole co0re,. race.
We learn This to De true by the practice not hang
ing white persons FOR numbering US"
THE CoLpwEILO BSEQUlEs.-The funeral Of Joseph
T. tclGweil. which look place yesterday afternoon
from tc family fe>l'itnc. No 469 Missouri avenue.
was On'' 0I the most imposing private funerals ever
Witnessed in the District. The cOrtege was fully
halt nile in length. \ large number OF floral
tributes "ere displayed about the casker. The
most conspicuous WAS large floral chair a double
triangle o. iInmOrtellrS from the uniform rank
knights OF Pythiis. The large attendance included
r"prsSe ntatiEes Uf the grand lodge h. OF p the
uniformed rank, and all The lodges or the order I'm
the CITY. Excelsior lodge, Of which the deceased
was inel1it-r attending In body. Deputations
were present also from the odd Fellows and other
orders oi which The deceased was a member. The
remains were Inferred in the Congressional Gem
Warner. T. 4. ncIntyre. j. G.. L. Foxwell, Randall
Hagntr. HalyOr Nelson. c. &. DuncansOn, Richard
GoD1nart and William Bailey.
NATIONAL THEArER-The engagement OF Mr.,
john Mccullough Will begin here this evening,
when he VIII apnear as ViTOHiuS. His persona
ton ar In" sturdy Roman father has long been re-
srieri - mnel OF that noble and heroic school
VIII Ii 50 few illustrators to-day II Is one OF the
grandest and most fascinating performances on the
sage Joseph Haworlh. Mark Price, II. "A. Lang
don Miss Sipa Allen Mrs Augusta Foster and
that Mr. Mccullough viii play one OF the finest en-
gageIneDts OF the season
MRS IEtKSoSS FrNEKAL-The funeral OF Mrs
Emma j. Pearson. which took place Saturday az
ternoon from her late home sos nth street north
west, WAS largely attended Reg. T. III. Burdick
ard Rev DIR. Hess ., oiiiciated- The remains were
Inferred ut Oak HILL The pail bearers were NeSsrS
WI. Thompson, John c. Thompson. q. T. ThOmp-
SON. DIT H. C. Thompson, Dr. Nj. F. Thompson and
Geo. &. Hercus
SQrATTER SoyEREIGNrY.-In the Police Court this
inGTins conrad F. Bennett was charged with as
SIultIns Charles Hoover Mr.. Dan. Cahill for the
defendant. stated to the court that the case was
ont. "f s'IItter sovereignty" The alleged assault
was coiIni'trd In shanty on the river 'front.' near
me lllh street wharf The property has been In
disp1te for some time, and is claimed to belong
10 the h"iiS or the late James SkidmOre Mr.
A. Gross has had charge OF the property for the
Skit,iiiortS and rented IL To Charles Hoover Last
Wednesday morning Mr. Hoover, In company with
several Others, went 10 take possession OF the Shanty
When they got there they found Bennett posses
sion and they undertook To eject uiln bur Renner,
| elected them. The court took his personal bonds
STEALING FOR FCN.-AbOut II O'Clock last Satur-
day night 4 young coiored man named John GIL
more walked through the Northern Ltber-
" market Intoxicated and picked up a bucket or
inince meat from Fred Kraus stand and started out
OF The door with IL, but before he could escaDe
Special Officer Miles arrested him and locked him
up ia the seventh precinct station In the Police
Court this morning Gilmore said that he Just took
IL for itn. aud didn't mean TO steal IL. The court
said tha drunkenness Is no excuse for crime, and
when gets rum into him the badness comes
OuI. aIld thought that man under the influence
ut should be- made TO suffer q double penalty
lie sent Gilmore TO jail for 80 days
THE IDEAL OPERA COAPANY.-FrOm a. m. to-
day until D. H. 4 stream OF ladies and gentlemen
have poured into the lobby of Ford's opera-house
to secure seats FOR the operas OF this week The
receipts have been fully six hundred dollars per
hour, or ten dollars per minute Inquiry Is also
msde 1or seats TO the far-famed HanlOn company,
VINO appear at the same place next week.