Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1888-04-28

SEMI your ADDRESS to MIR. i. w. Lee
No. 2l9 Third avenue. Every one vii
be sure to do that as invitations are
much to be desired.
i John Jones Lodge No. Z, f, A. NJ
had been opened in due and ancient
form last Saturday night with Brother
Z. Jones in the East, the official who
has charge of the goat had just re.
ported that he was in good riding con.
dition, when an excited Individual with
wild eyes rushed past the tiler, who
stands at the door with drawn sword
into the lodge room. The person was
! Theodore w. Jones, who had been ex-
PEELED from the lodge for unmasonic
conduct. The master Of the lodge re.
lquested Mr.. Jones to leave the room
which he refused to do. The police
were called and it seems that Brother
Jones changed his mind, and decided to
depart, after the officers had conversed
with him few minutes.
Very pleasant indeed was the assem-
blage which gathered at the residence
Of Rev. and Mrs. ). E. Thompson last
Tuesday evening, its object being the
expression of good will of st. Thomas
pastor and Sunday school teachers to
Mr.. E. II. Hawkins who sewers his con-
nection as superintendent and leaves
the city this week for other in
terests in North Carolina. The evening
was enlivened by musical selections,
rendered by Mrs, E. H. Hawkins, Mrs.
Rush, Misses Mamie and Florence
Johnson Messrs Will and Sam Thomp-
som and a recitation by Mrs. Ida
Dempcy, after which Rev. Thompson
presented Mr.. Hawkins handsomely
bound copy of Keble's Evening Song"
The recipient replied in fitting terms.
Refreshments were then served and
the friends soon after babe Mr.. Haw-
kins "Good Night" and "God Speed" in
his new undertaking.
Daniel Seals, a Colored resident of
Cleveland, Ohio, worth 100000 came to
the city this week to try civil rights
case in which he was plaintiff. The
defendants were Wasserman Bros.
proprietors of the Brevoort House. On
July 20, 1887 Mr.. Seals who was guest of
the Lotel went into the restaurant and
ordered roast beef Drowned potatoes,
bread and coffee. In his anxiety to be
we'll served Mr.. Seals had no thought
that the Wassermans had "doctore i'
the bill of fare on him, because he was
a Colored man, and did not desire his
custom. He ate his meal with relish,
but when he came to settle he found
that Moritz Wasserman had a bill
against him for $3.50 as the price of the
| meal.
''That's downright robbery" said Mr..
Seals. II will pay no such price"
eve can charge what we like,''
Moritz complacently replied, "and ifyou
don't yay the bill I will have you
arrested" Mr.. Seals was detained for
some time and then paid his bill with
an emphatic protest.
He brought his suit for $500 damages
under the state law and the Jury
brought in verdict of $25 for plaintiff.
This satisfied neither party, and both
entered motions for new trial.
The strike situations at Olivet
Church remains unchanged. Some
malicious person circulated the report
that the striking choir would 'kill' the
organ and render it unfit for use, but no
such attempt was made. Last Sunday
morning, Mrs. Johnson and her
daughter sang "Blest be the tie that
binds our heart in Christian love-" Miss
Julia Johnson presided at the organ.
The second piece was, "Glory to bis
name," few Of the congregation join
ing in. The singing of the day wound
up with, ''Beulah Hand under direc.
ton of Rev. Thomas, the whole con-
gregation swelled the chorus. Bro
Thomas said: 'SThis church will seat
600 or 700 people yet there are 1900 on
the roll, We are going to have meet.
ing and turn out the stay-away members
If we don't they'll turn US out. There
are so-called members here who have
not contributed so cents during five
years. Well we are going to make out
a dead head list. And put their names
on it and if they wish to go to Other
churches we'll give them dead heac
letters A big meeting will be held al
the church next Monday night wher
the striking choir and he dead head
members will be considered. No outsi
ders will be admitted except the Ap
PEAL reporter.
The opera '"The Sailors Lass wa.
rendered at Freiberg's Opera House
Monday night. Although advertised te
commence at s O'Clock, it was after II
o'clock, before the curtain went up
This delay was caused by the absence o
the leading lady, Miss Marshall, wht
had a previous engagement to sing at !.
a concert on the West Side and coule
not be on hand at time advertised. I
was one o'clock when the last chorus
was sung. Dancing was kept up unit
4. Considering the short practice ane
the very many difficulties under which
the performers labored, the perform
ance was excellent. The leading rolls
assumed by Mr.. Frank Warning ant
Miss Mollie Marshall were intelligent,
| rendered. Miss Gertia Jackson re
ceived an encore ON a beautiful sole
Miss Lille Dixon seemed to please he
II many friends and her littlo stdonhl