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The national leader., 1889-01-26
Full of Enthusiasm.
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(FRoM THE ALEXANDRIA. VA. DAILY
City Item, JANUARY, 221, 1897
The members and invited guests of
the Frederick Douglass Library Asso-
citation met in goodly numbers at the
residence of Magnus L. Robinson. its
president. last night. Guests and mem
bers are full of enthusiasm and interest
on making the F. D. l.. a. a success.
Promptly at s O'Clock the exercises be-
gan with an organ solo by Mr.. Lump
kins. Magnus T.. Robinson the presi.
dent then introduced Mr.. Norman B.
Pinn who read an essay on "Temper-
ance" which brought forth hearty ap-
plau5e. Mr.. Albert Hopkins rendered
several fine selections on the Violin as
also Mr.. Murray who seconded the Or
ganist with his cornet. A vote Of
thanks was rendered the host and hos
tess and Mr.. Pinn for his paper. Re-
freshments were served and at 10
O'Clock the company left for their
homes.
The national leader., 1889-01-26
Bows and Girls in Holland.

A letter from lady in Holland tells
how thew distinguish the boys from the
girls in that country. Tn They are all
dressed alike in dark, 1uH skirts and
gay bodices. All had long hair and
long thick bangs trained to stand out
under their tight caps like little vlsors to
shade their eyes. We began TO won
der why they were aiLg all girls. when sud
"Do vou think this is a boy or girlI"
When we said ''girl'' he whisked the
child around and pointed to a little
red and white crown piece III the back
of its cap. NO" he said, ''glrl's caps
are plain. Until the children are s
Years old you can't tell boy from a
girl, except from the backs of their
heads" BY asking the children their
naInes we found the guide was right,
and we all wondered what Young
a merica would say If he were obliged
to dress like his sister till he was years
old
The national leader., 1889-01-26
Ex.CODsuI AstWOod.

We were not surprised when we
heard Of the retirement, In disgrace,
OF the above named official. We had
heard at the time of his appointment
that If given rope enough he would
hang himself. The Department of
State was warned of him at the time
he was appointed Consul at Trinidad,
W. l., at salary Of $4,000 per annum,
and although he was not given that
Important position after his true char
acter became known, he was appointed
to Santo Domingo at $500 per an
mum.
His matrimonial career was also in
Quired into, and though advised fully,
and with substantial documentary
evidence still at hand, that this man
had deserted wife and family
in Santo Domingo, and come to this
country and married into respectable
New Orleans family, prominent
Bishop of the A. M. E. Church took
him under his wing and had him fully
ordained as Minister OF the Gospel,
thus furnishing him a cloak for his
rascality.
An article In the last issue of the
Age attempts to exonerate Astwood
from his last offense, but 1t wont do.
we cant afford to carry him, and so
long as we defend rascallty in our col
oted officials. the arguments of the
whites against our integrity in Office
will III part be sustained.
The national leader., 1889-01-26
Col. Perry III. Carson.

This well known organizer and poll
tician has had a remarkable career. To
those afar off who have heard of him,
has not been told his true character.
No bigger hearted man lives in Wash
ington than he, and he has ever been
on the side Of the weak and oppressed,
hence his success in keeping that class
with him. Many who have opposed
Carson upon questions Of principle.
have respected and admired his man
hood. He can be as polite and cour-
teous as any when approached by a
gentleman or lady, and he can handle
the rowdy or slanderer in becoming
manner. He has made many converts
of late to his following. Some of those
who have opposed him have been con-
verted by his straightforward course
and manly bearing. Some of those
who have slandered and abused him,
have been cuffed and slapped into
treating him with respect. One indi-
vidual more conspicuous than another
OF the latter class. who for weeks and
months published him as one of the
vilest Of men. and mis- place Of busi-
ness a den of iniquity not 1T for the
lowest even to enter, has been slapped
into an ardent admirer Of the Col. s.,
and none visit and patronize his place
more than he.
Kick cur and he'll lick your face.
The national leader., 1889-01-26

1T is amusing to see how gracefully
and contentedly some of our little ne
groes solicit and receive advice from
those high in authority in order to
make themselves prominent in their
own estimation. Such men are invari-
ably found few days after they have
sought and received the coveted advice
back again to get the endorsement of
their advisers for place and position.
Little do they heed the advice given
them on former occasions. Wherel oh
wherel is their manhood or principlei
These men are profuse in their praises
of prominent men until they are un-
successful in their efforts to gain their
endorsement. The abuse that follows
such a failure is simply awful.
The national leader., 1889-01-26

THE officials of the Metropolitan A.
NJ. e. Church have rendered the use of
their church for the sittings of the Ma
tIonal Press Convention that will con.
vene in this city, March 6, 1889. The
Metropolitan is great church and a
great gathering will be the coming
together Of the colored press gang. The
true representatives of over six millions
Negroes that will speak in 10 uncer.
tain sound concerning the outrages
perpetrated upon the colored American
citizens in Southland. The Metropol-
ltan seats 1900. Let Washington give
the press gang a Washington welcome
The national leader., 1889-01-26

1T MUST be borne in mind by those
who counsel patience to the blacks
when they are seeking recognition,
that these black men fought for the
salvation OF this glorious union, while
those who fought against it, now en-
joy all the rights Of an American citi-
zen.
The national leader., 1889-01-26
Deferred Letter.
Special Correspondence of the NATIoNAI
LEADER.

Special Correspondence of the NATIONAL
LEADER.
BIRMINGHAM, ALA, Jan. 10, 1889.
A few days ago another negro man
was taken by an infurlated set of
white men and lynched his body perfor-
ated by one hundred bullets at Pratt s
mines near this city.
The negro George Meadows by name
is probably innocent of the crime for
which his life was taken.
Y esterday's afternoon paper reports
the probability Of another Iynchlng at
Bessemer, white woman is supposed
to have been ravished by negro fur
Dace hand.
Jefferson county Is certainly suffer-
ing from the works of desperadoes and
ruffians. The better class of colored
citizens suffers much on account of
the low worthless evil doers of the
race.
Halves the supposed ''wife and child
murderer" is still confined in the
county jail this city.
The Iconoclast Literary club of this
city, and the Literary club Of Colum-
bus, Ca, are arranging for debate be.
tween them at an early day to take
place at the latter city.
There is a movement among MEM
bers of the Social club to change name
to Douglass Social and Literary"
The "old man eloquent" is popular
down this way too.
Weather quite warm for January,
grass getting green.
The First Baptist CT this city has one
Of the niceliest finished interiors OF
any church in the city.
''Black Birmingham" in Washing
on March 4th. if railroads prove
beral. OUTFIT.
The national leader., 1889-01-26

THE TIME is near at hand when
every American citizen must demand
equal and exact justice in everything
that goes to make up American citi-
zenship. If the colored citizen quietly
accepts anything less, he acknowledges
his inferiority to his white fellow-cit-
izen. We must contend for full and
complete rights, such as are enjoyed by
all other classes Of Americans.
The national leader., 1889-01-26

IF THE American people could be
brought to such a sense of justice, as
to cause them to treat the negro as
we'll as they do ex-rebels, instead Of
putting him at their mercy, there
would be a show of gratitude that
would be appreciated by those who
fought to save this country.
The national leader., 1889-01-26

The colored journalists in their Con-
vention next Spring will have many
problems to solve, none of which will
be as difficult as the one, "Shall we
unite for the good of our cause?''
The national leader., 1889-01-26

Mr.. L. w. PULIEs reads on next
Tuesday evening before the Bethel
Literary and Historical Society paper
for discussion entitled, 1.-THE Southern
Problem" The known abilities of Mr.
Pulies insures his audience profitable
opportunity.
The national leader., 1889-01-26

THERE should be one school in the
National Capitol for all American citi-
zens. An example should be set by
the general government for all itsStates
in this matter.
The national leader., 1889-01-26

Tt has been demonstrated that in pip
ing natural gas In pipes of one size
about eight pounds per mile OF the
pressure is lost, but by using the tele-
SCOPE system, smaller pipes at the well >
and gradually increasing the size toward
the point Of consumption. the lost or
pressure is reduced to three pounds per
mile.
The national leader., 1889-01-26

No MAN should be placed in Office
simply because of his color. And no
man should be prevented from holding
Office because Of his color
The national leader., 1889-01-26

People who have no occupation must
worry. The human heart is like mill
stone-if you put wheat under it, it
grinds the wheat into flour; if you put
no wheat. it grinds on, but then it is
itself 1t wears away.
The national leader., 1889-01-26

THE colored press OF the country
should not allow themselves to make
office-holding their cause.
The national leader., 1889-01-26

IT is un-American to ask for, or be
deprived Of Cabinet position on ac-
count of ones color or nativity.
The national leader., 1889-01-26

THOSE who ravHd the Union, must
be suppressed, WiiIle those who fought
to destroy it must be exalted.
The national leader., 1889-01-26

THE negro has much to learn, but
the American people have much to be
ashamed of in their treatment of him. .
The national leader., 1889-01-26

THE duty Of the colored citizen is to
keep his cause before the American
people.
The national leader., 1889-01-26

lieve tho matter. want to tell you. in
the name of Christ, that
YOUR EXAMPLE
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-05-16
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

Tue death of Jose Riva Galban a Span
lard. occurred on the eth ut Bordeaux,
France, at the age Of one hundred and
eighteen years
ON the 9TH eleven unidentified victims of
the recent Grand Trunk wreck were given
public burial at Hamilton, Ont An i'm
monse crowd was in attendance.
Is the State of Chiapa, near the City of
Mexico enormous deposits OF copper We're
found on the Sth
IL a conflict between striking miners and
the military on the Sth nj Essen. Germany,
the soldiers fired upon the strikers, killing
three meu and wounding five Others.
DISPATCHES of the 9TH ammo nee the death
Of Father Damien, the celebrated lepeI
priest, mt Molokai, Sandwich Islands For
the last sixteen years he had been laboring
in the lcper settlements
ADvICEs from Rome say at i'm recent
battle between Abyssinians and deryishes
thirty thousand soldiers we're left dead on
the field.
IMMIGRATION To Canada has greatly fallen
of this season The whole number up to
the llth was BOZ, against 70, IS last year.
TEE projected American bank in the City
of Mexico has proved "a failure.
Is the cotton factories at Thizy. France,
ten thousand employees struck OF the llth
for higher wages.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-05-16
LATER.

WHITE eXcavating fer the now Riley he.
tel at Flattsm1uth Neb., the 18th, the
bank gave way. letting an old briCl
church collapse instantly kill ng Peter
Matthews. fatally injuriBe John Koch
berger, and slightly injuring two other
lab rers
Is North ana South Dakota and Mon
tuua delegates To the cons -ituti0nal con-
vent.oa were chosen the l4th.s In South
Dakota tho vote was light but tie re.
turns show that the Republicans were
successful and tho majority for the Sioux
Falls constitution is very large Heavy
"a rs prevailed keeping hundreds away
from t1c polls. IT. North Dakota with the
exception Of enc or two instances where
t4crc were independent candidates the
RoPu blicaus Were successful Prohibition
eat no figure III the contest. IN Montana
tho vote was light aud the contest close
The whole territory 81 VS. that the Dem
5crats had swung the entire territory.
one OF the most severe hail storms that
ever struck Virginia PASSED over Norfolk
and Fort mouth ana vicinity on the after
noon OF the I4th. Ia the cities, houses
were Urro0fed while in the country the
truck farms were badly torn M. The
straw berries, peas cabbage and other
errors being ruin0uslg beaten into the
icrCd greatly, vines aud trees being cut
terri Uly ana The fruit a estroycd. a swath
nve or S * miles wide was cut through
Norfolk aud Nauamoud counties By the
storm. At DaRyiNc great damage was
done % roofing fences shade aud fruit
trees. The loss is estimated a. fully
81 u0lOo1
TIE recent count OF money IN tho New
York sub-treasury revealed a discrep lu-
.cy Of ss5 oui Of total Of slSf 0)1 90. I've
shortage resulted from the acceptance OF
few counterfeit notes in the hurry Of
business
Ar Louisville. XIV, the 14th, Spokane,
tn e Montana horse again defeated the
great Kentccky horse Proctor Knott.
The race was one and quarter miles over
"a heavy track aud the time was , 125s.
Sxow fell in the upper part Of the Red
River Valley the morning Of the i4tn. The
weather being warm there was no frost
land no damage done. Snow also fell in
northern part OF Minnesota.
The northern Pacific Railroad Company
on the 18th gave notice Of withdrawal
from the Transcontinental association.
The cause OF this action is the trouble be-
tween shat road and the Union P. cific, on
account Of the lafter's determination to do
business Ia the Puget Sound territory in
violation OF its agreement
WIS fifteen or twenty men were at
work the 18th in new bailaing erected
for q hotel by Walter Bates at Tacoma.
Wash. tremendous stog II c me up from
the southwest which struck the building
with full force. The bu liiag collapsed
burying the workmen in the uns. Walter
Bates was takea cut dead also four work
men The rest Of the lien N-ere severely
/ injured.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-05-16
euLLETs EoR STRIKERS.

German Troopers Fire Into Mob OF
Riotous I.aborers at sehieswig-S six Per-
sons Killed. 100 GEO Miners ouit Work.
and the strike staI Spreading.
BERLIN, May l3.-Ihe whole garrison OF
Dusse ldorf is now on duty in the vicinity Of
the coal mines for the purpose of preserv-
ing order among the striking miners. About
midnight Saturday night mob set fire TO an
oil factory at Lierenfeld, which was con-
sumed The MuIheim and Duisberg miners
have joined the strike. At Schleswig num-
Der OF pit men attacked the foreman with
daggers and he had TO dee for his life
body OF infantry arrived there at 8
O'Clock sunday morning, when the
rioters, who had formed into two
bodies, took refuge behind railway
emhankment and Ieered at the troops
Three times tue SfIoters were called
upon TO dispense. bat they refused To obey
The soldiers then fired into the crowd
killing six persons. one of them a4-year-old
child A women was also wounded After
the firing the mob dispersed The district
bristles with troops
The coal mine owners and the striking
miners have appointed committees to con-
Ter together and arrange a settlement OF
the dispute
BERLIN, May l&-The miners strike is
assuming great dimensions, there being
fresh accessions of strikers every day. IL
is now estimated that there are 10000
hands out OF work throughout the Hhenish-
Westphalia districts
The Emperor returned To this city
hurriedi~ Wednesday toconsult with Prince
Bismarck, who presided at a
special council The Emperor is
deeply concerned over the strike
movements now pspading the coln-
try and does not conceal his sympathy with
the workmen, although he is determined to
suppress disorder After the Cabinet coun-
ellis Wednesday and Thursday the Emperor
approved a report advising that the in
huenoe OF the Government be directed to
induce employers TO come to terms with
the men,
Tie Cabinets anxiety for a speedy settle
mont of the miners strike is heightened by
the growing dangers Of industrial strikes in
popu.Ous centers The Berlin carpenters
and several other trades are out claiming
% pfennigs An hour with a working day OF
nine hours AZ Hamburg, Frankfort on
the-Main, Crefeld, Nuremberg and ItzehOe
the strikers hold out under much suffer
ing
The general attitude of the strikers apart
from their claims, eyokes sympathy. Public
opinion concerning their claims also sides
with the men Since $50 the coal trade has
been Immensely prosperous The produce
ton and sales have increased over - per
cent The values OF mining shares have
rapidly risen while the wages of the men
remain at an average OF Is cd per day
Their request to obtain an advance of 81
per day, working eight hours, finds unani-
nous approval. exc pt from the more alb
ject organs OF the employers.
number OF mlne-oaners signify their
Willingness to grant the demands Failing
an early assent by krupp and the larger
companies the Emperor will receive
dcputation Of golfers, probably publicly
to express his sympathy. The men are
aware Of his sentiments IL is not unlikely
that he will visit the strike districts if tho
trouble continues 10 spread
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-05-16
WEST AND SOUTH.

Ian named Bates Who was bitten a
month ago at Ni5dlcbury Ind. hv a dog.
died on the 9TH in terrible agony from by
drophobia.
FIRE destroyed nearly the entire village
of EIha. Mimi. ON the 9TH
THE home 81 Mrs G. Wizman NJ Iillman.
Ind. caught FIRE during her absence on the
sth and two If her children persisted and
the third was fatally burned The shock
had made the woman insane.
EY a runaway on the 9Th 1T Lawley. Fla.
Mr. and Mrs J VI Churchill. Of Iowa. and
My and Mrs J. u Burdett were thrown from
their wagon. AMI Mr.. Bu,dett was killed
and tine two women fatally hurt
REPUBLIC AVS uf the Nineteenth Congress
sicnal district Of Illinois ON the sth nomi-
mated Thomas : Bdgway for the vacancy
caused bv the death OF r " Town bend
o. the TN the Johns Hopkins Hospital at
Baltimore Nd was formally opened Its
construction was begun more than ten
wears ago. and the total cost was 81 050, eco
TINS village Of Beaver Dam. a. was visited
hy a ire on the 9Th which destroyed the en-
tire business portion, besides many resi-
denceS
AZ Peoria III. an incendiary FIRE on the
ia destroyed the packing house Of Viii
iafn Reynolds and spread to Zell Schwa-
HlCAeE x 10 s tAtcNAAteAN sNatlS, WHICH were
burned together with eighty cattle.
CV the Sth a switch engine on the Michi-
gan Central railroad struck ss-ect-car in
KS amazoo. Mich. killing SIX women and
iniuring fo1r other persons
FLAMES destroyed the business portion Of
North Judson. Ind. ON the Sth
IL Noreland. Chicago suburb, seventy
houses were DESTROYED by ere on the sth.
rendering seventy-fivo families homeless
IL Michigan forest fires had on the sth de-
stroved the villages OF Bruce's Crossing and
OBrien. and partly wiped ous STalding.
Sullivan and Stambaugh Tia flames
reached the Vulcan mines near N r7vay, de-
stroying twenty dwellings Hundreds Of
persons were homeless.
IL Southern Arkansas cut-wo-ms were
on the Sth said 70 be raraging t1e cotton
fields.
Ms. CARRIE FuBRELL was mysteriously
murdered on the sth near ssbley, Ia, whils
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-05-16

JOHN MATTHEW'S. GUS methods. however,
they have escaped punishment for the crimes
until now
II VII be remembered that December IS,
1883, conf -dcrates OF the Bale-knobbers broke
into the lail ana gave the four condemned men
On OPT ortuuity 20 depart John and Wiley
Matthews took advantage Of the chance, but
"Dave' and 'Bill" Walker declined TO leave
and gave the alarm TO the sheriff, who resided
ia the jail building They alleged as a reason
for not leaving that they preferred to await
the gction OF the courts in their eases.
the younger Walker stating that he would
rather hang than be bounded all over the
country by officers of the law. 10 wss gen
orally Thought at the time, however that the
Walkers fully anticipated lenicncy, and feared
that iniud cious action en- their part would
prejudice their chances Tor clcmency. The
weather was very Indictment, and john
Matthews soon gave himseltup saying that he
preferred any thing to death from starvation
and cold Wiley Matthews has never since
been heard from. though rumor has it that he
has been seen in the Indian Territory.
fancy County. No., is noted the birth.
place OF Bald-Knobbsm. Early-day lawless-
ness caused the formation OF league for the
protection of life and property in this wild
country. The regulators first came into prom
hence when the notorious Frank and
rubal Taylor entered the home Of Mr..
Dickinson in Forsythe, Mo, ana mur-
iered the inmates They were captured by the
aew iaw-lnd order league and lyuched. Chris
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posed OF neighbo,s, fouGd himself in the dark
-ecesses of some lonely wood or raviue, sur
rounded by hundreds OF masked mca. who'ir-
posed upon him bood-Cugdlins obligation,
the lulraction CT which was punishable by
death. Once in he could never get out and re-
main in that section of the country.
There were numerous visits by the band to
petty offenders, but nothing occurred 10 at
bract widespread attention until the Green
Eoens affair, when terminated in the downfall
Of Bald-knobbsm. The Green Edens killing
occurred in March, 1857. At a point eight
miles southeast OF Ozark, John Evans was
whipped by The Bald-I&nobbers for msbe-
having in church Od man Edens. a friend
Of Evans, interfered and received four
blows with the whip before Chief Walker
could interfere Tn so enraged lens that
be fearlessly condemned the Bald -Knobbers
and on the night sl March 10 1887. the band
met to consider Edens' oifenses. There were
twenty-six present, and after brief deli0er-
alton they proceeded 10 the Edens RESI-
deace TO punish the inmates. They were
met with resistance, and fired several
volieys into the house, killing William
Edens and Charles Green, his brother
in-aw, and quite seriously wounding old man
Edens. In the melee young Walker was shot