The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-12-06
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BRloRT 7ROrGRTS cULIED VROM
YESTERDAYS PRESS
Germany IN samos-No Intimidation The
Amedosn CHI Petorsbu The iIi4h
OuestIon-rrom Nofth Carolina From
Roanoke-Is Marriage Failure
GERMANY ~ SAMOA There il only
brief and unsatisfactory reference In lhe
President message 10 the state of ailairs
In the samoan Islands. and yet In The
whole range of ON present diplomat.
relations. with the single exception oi
the Canadian fishery question there "a no
subject cat equal Importance
samoa might very we'll have been left
alone to be seized. without protests on
our part. by Germany on England OF any
therkur0pesn power Coyeting the group
But the situation changed when Secre-
tarv Bayard instructed Minister pcndlr.
ton 90 notify the German Government
temporarily. but decidedly that She
Uuiico Safes asserted ii- right 10
voice in the arrangement of samoan
destnies
The position then taken 10y Mr. Bay
ari was maintained 10y him in long Sc.
ries of declarations, Instructions and
other official expressions Ii can on,
be abandoned At ihc sacrifice Of national
self respect--New York Sun.
40 INTrWpTIoN.- Rev II H. Mitch
ell. pastor of the largest coloreh Baptist
church I'm Danyile. says In the World
"As to my political rights, why, enjoy
uninterrupted All the rights politically
accorded me under the law No attempt
has ever been made 90 prevent me eNer-
cisng that privilege
In relation 10 the intimidation Of col
ored voters. ! must acknowledge that
have never witnessed any direct iniimi
dation But what has struck me ~ m
attempt At intimidation was the riding of
horsemen through the city on The eve OF
nm election, which. 20 my mind plainly
meant "a colored men must remain
away from the polls
From NAsHyIlLF.-One ot The most
influential coloied men says
81 have never been denied any polit
ical rights think every negro can vote
fearlessly here OF course. Won know, o
negro may think be has all hi, political
rights and not all his social rights, but
this thing Of prejudice is not 80 DE iegis-
lated out of existence and 1t j, useless TO
try
THE AMERICAN GuRI-The American
girl is the phenomenon of the sgo. She
bound 10 shine and bound 10 win.
Even the siaid old fashioned journalistic
stage coach The London Times admits
thai In the matrimonial market her
stock il always at premium, and q
foreign duke or lord or member Of Par
lament thinks himself specially lucky II
lie can get one for wife She is plucky.
handsome, independent, diplomatic, and,
take her for all in all, the best-natured
and most desirable creature on the face
of this earih.-N Y Herald
PETERsBURG.-M Milton Peyton, a well.
known and respected colOred citizen and
representative of his race, says. In 50 ftI
as the two great parties are concerned
there Is no difference in their treatment
A bout all either of them wants Of a col
Ored man is his vote
THE IRISH QUEsTION-O Monday
night Ia Parliament Mr. Ellis moved for
reduction Of the estimates, and thereby
provoked debate with Mr. Balfour
Mr. Ellis charged that the Government
vas using coercion to such an extent
that 500 persons had been imprisoned
since the Crimes act went into operation.
Mr. Balfour, he said, was seeking 10 con.
cea from the people OF England The acts
Of cruelty perpeiraiei in Ireland. lie
had adopted a system of evasion and OF
iuaccuracy of statement within and with
ont Parliament The inacCuracy might
arise from ignorance, for Mr. BaliouE
was generally absent from his post at
Dublin In this he was unlike any OF
his predecessors. Seldom or never lad
the Chief Secretary for Ireland LETT bis
duties TO subOrdinates. Nh Balf0uT
entire administration had been charac
terized by petty maignily and calculated
brutality. Hear, hear
Mr.. Balfcur replied that Mr. Ellis had
come to d dark conclusion regarding bis
tBalfOur's) moral character. Laughter
He had accused the Irish Secretary OF
evasion and insccuracy, and Of maigniiy
and brutality IN his conduit. Mr.. Ellis
nterpOsed with a correction What
said was that yOur administration j:
characterized By those qualities Mr.
Baltour II Joined THAT does not make
much difference Nv statements regard
ing the situation in Ireland have inyaria
bly been based upon official reports, these
being largely statistics that could not
reasonably be impugned Dispatch tC
tho Herald
FROM NORTH CAROLTSA " g. Pear
son, graduate Of Shaw University ant
Principal of the public school for color
ed children, said I'VE have all the po
lltlcal rights accorded Us except The e.ec
ton OF magistrate So far as know
no intimidation Was used towards color
ed voters
FROM ROANOKE John 81 Davis f. th,
weslthiest cOlored man in Southwest Viz
pinia. having accumulated $4,000 worn
Os property by his tact and industry tie
has been IA delegate or alternate To The
last tour Republican National conYen
lions and a delegate 10 every state, dis
trict and county convention OF his party
since the war He is IN every sense al
active and influential pertzan, but h'
has never forfeited the respect and con
fidence OF the white Democrats by whom
he Is surrounded and is superior 10 th'
average colored politician.
Il believe General Harrison will give
the country d conseryaii e administration
avoiding any act that will too seriously
offend any class or inJure any section o.
the South that his appointments 10 OF
flee will be men Of character and capa
bili,y and he will be too much Of civil
...,,i,1 roforroar IN cuif me or his UaTfg