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The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1890-02-08
SAINT PAULAND MINNEAP

entitled Prominent men and Women
of the Day." It is biographical review
with sketches and "reminiscences. It
contains a fine portrait of each person
of whom sketch is given and: there are
$50 of them. It also contains the lives
ard services of all the presidential can
didates Of the last campaign with the
platform and history of each party, the
whole occupying SIS pages. 1t is hand
somely bound in several styles and will
be valuable ornament to any parlor or
library. The sale, of the book in St.
Paul is entirely in the hands of Mr..
Booker Smith an it is only sold by sub
scription. Mr.. Smith is making can.
vas of the city and will probably in time
call on all our readers but should he not
do 80, orders for the book may be left
at room 81 Globe building or l2l E. 18th
street. y
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how God dilivetsd the Jews and said
The race obiemsof to day is analogous
the to race problem Of Humans day.
The people Of the North will not keep
their hands Of The people of the
South will not keep their hands of
neither will the great king OF God keep
his hands of and zee Justice trampled
under feet. Lets he said, the 81 ,9ll
ministers Of the Gospel cry out for JUS
tice for the Negro the 4,532;65S mem
bers Methodist church cry out, the
100000, CatholicS the 1927, o2o, Bap-
lists, the 1,Os2,43 Presbyterians, the
30,S30 Lutberians the 436,379 Congre-
gationalist, the 5so631, Episco palians all
cry out for justice Tor the Negro and we
will see this race oblem solved imme-
dlately. The choir rendered excellent
music and their styices in general was
grand.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1890-02-08
Pullman Porters' Plant,

The Pullman po'ters, 5000 strong have
grievance. On every run supplies are
issued. If:any linen is missing the por-
tiers are locked. They claim they have
no opportunity to count what they re-
ceive or what they return before the
laundry men swoops down upon them.
The stock keepers count is final but the
porters say it is not always correct.
They lose from 50 to SO per month and
it is proposed to organize to prevent this
imposition.
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Afro-American League.

"A complete record of the Afro-Amer-
lean League Convention held in Chica-
60, Jan Is, l6 and II, 1890, entitled 1.-THE
Birth of the Afro-American League
containing the great speeches of T. Tho
mas Fortune, w. A. Pledger and the let
ter of Albion w. Tourgee, together with
cuts of j. G. Price the president and
7. Thomas Fortune the secretary and,
the interior of the convention hall. Single
copies rs cents each; $3.50 per dozen;
SIS per 100, postage or express prepaid.
Agents wanted in every town. Forty
per cent discount. Address, Battles,
Cabbell and Bryan, 446 State street Chit,
cago III.
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ST. JAMES A. NJ. E. CHURCH.
PickWick'S Notice.

The members of the Pick wick Club
are requested to be present at the regu-
lar business meeting of the club at their
rooms Wednesday Feb. IL, g P. NJ.
Business of importance.
By Order
w. II. Butt, Pres.
T. R. KING, Sec.
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BUREAU OF Relief.
The National Convention Meets
in the Capitol of the Nation as
per Call, and is Very L.
Largely Attended.

Washington, D. c., Feb. 5.-The COL
ored mems convention began its sessions
here M onday with: many prominent
representatives of the race present.
Col. Perry H. Carson called the conven-
ton to order, and said. among other
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1890-02-08
Autumn's Masquerade.

The we'll known and popular Autumn
Club begs to announce that their tenth
annual masquerade will take place at
Central Hall, Monday evening Febru-
airy II. Cards of admission Is cents.
The committee reserves the privilege of
refusing admittance to any persons who
object to being identified or removing
masks when requested to do so. Invita-
tons may be obtained from r. G. Davis,
1880 Butter6eld; e. H. Harrison, III
18th or D. T.. Lawrence, $500 State.
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thlhgs, tnat the suppression OF the Col
ored vote in the South had become the
prime object of those who were lately in
rebellion, and they had succeeded In
their nefarious work so well as to give
the Democratic party thirty seven more
electoral votes than it was entitled to.
E. P. Mccall was elected temporary
president and W. Calvin Chase of the
Washington Bee temporary secretary.
J. M. Townsend, recorder of the gen.
eral land Office, delivered an address of
welcome, in the course of which he de-
nounced the treatment Of the Colored
man by both political parties. He at
tackled Senators Morgan and Butler for
their course in seeking the deportation
OF the Colored people from this country
and depicted a brighter future for the
Colored race. .
SECOND DAY.
There was bitter fight over
permanent administration and anti
administration factions. Each side
was struggling for supremacy in
the organization, the one to carry
thorough resolutions indorsing the
President and the other to prevent it
The convention was packed with gov
eminent employees led by Auditor John
r. Lynch, Recorder Bruce and two sons
of Minister Douglass. ..... ~
A committee selected informally by
this faction saw the President moment,
and asked him lis pleasure. According
to member of the committee, Harrison
replied that he hoped the Colored citi-
zens OF the country would see that their
interests we're still with the republican
party and that Endorsement of the adj
ministration by resolution would be
welcome as showing their continued al
legiance to the republican cause.
Aamed with this authority, the office
holding faction returned to the fight.
but were routed. The organization and
sentiment of the convention are des-
tinctly against any Endorsement of the
administration. The position of the
majority is that if the Colored man is to
amount to anything as voter he must
assume an independent attitude, not 20:
ing into any party, but letting both par.
ties run after him. The failure of the
ofticeholding crowd to secure indorse.
ment of the administration is very hu.
initiating in view of the efforts which
they have put forth. The vote by
which Bishop Wayinan was declared e.
lected permanent Chairman was chal-
lengeJ, and the claim was made that ex.
Senator Pinchback had been the choice
of the convention. Mr.. Pinchback called
the meeting to order, and committee
on permanent organization wae
appointed. The committee made un
animous report recommending the Rev.
J. G. Price, of North Carolina, as Presi-
dent, Thomas Parson, of Los Angeles
CAL, Vice President, R. A. Dawson, O
New Jersey. Secretary. The report o
the committee was adopted UNANIMOUSLY
confirming these nominations. A list o
honorary vice presidents, one from eact
state represented in the convention
was also selected. Committees on ad
dresses and resolutions were also ap
pointed, as we'll as committee to re
port plan for national organization
The National organization WAS effected
Thursday with Hon. P. B. s. Pinchbacl
as president. NJ. NJ. Smith of Mime
] sofa is one Of the executive committee
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1890-02-08
CHURCH CIRCLES.
St. Paul Churches and Matters
Pertain ng to the Spiritual
'... Progress of Their
Pastors and People.
PILGRIM BAPTIST CHURCH.

PILGRIM BAPTIST CHURCH.
For the present Gods promised grace
for past blessings be humble, for the
future trust Him. We have received
TIE promised grace and blessedness.
The showers for which we have prayed
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1890-02-08

The address will be delivered by the
Hon. J. M. Thurston, introduced by Dr..
II. w. Thomas. The other features will
be by the Chicago Lady Quartet, the
Apollo Quartet, Mrs. Annie Rommeis
Thacker, Mr.J Allen Priesch, Mr.. Loui,
Falk, and Professor W. w. Carnes.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1890-02-08
This Interests YOu.

The best friends to epend our time
with are good books. All books are not
good ones but some are. One of the
best books we have seen lately to give
one information about people is one
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have come, and still there is more to
follow. Rev. Jas. Thomas of Quincy,

have come, and Still there is more to
follow. Rev. Jas. Thomas of Quincy
Ill.,. has labored with US for one week
the holy spirit is with US and twenty
five persons claim conversion. We have
all been revived and quickened. There
has been large attendance at every
meeting Sunday night the Rev. Thorn
as preached powerful Gospel sermon
on the Communion. The church was
filed to its uttermost capacity. The
evening collection 1898 was given to
Rev. Thomas and the church also paid
his travelling expenses. He left Tues
day morning for bis home, bearing with
him our prayers and best wishes. The
meetings are still going on, and will as
long as the interest is good. The ordin-
ance of baptism will be ad iaistered to
from 20 to 25 converts Sunday night.
Everybody is invited to be present. If
you would obtain seat, why the proper
thing to do is to come early. The o.
daination of Mr.. Lomack of Minneapolis
was rather private affair. We wish it
to be understood that the Pilgrim Bap-
tist church had nothing whatever to do
with it. Sister J. w. Smith is improving
and will soon be with US again,
ST. JAMES A. NJ. E. CHURCH.
At the meeting of St. James A. M. E.
Sunday School last Sunday afternoon the
following officers we're elected for the
ensuing year: Andrew J. Bell, superin-
tendent; Mrs G. B. Lazzenberry, assist
ant superintendent; Jessie Bowman
secretary; Miss Lizzie Kellum, assistant
SECRETARY; Mrs. Addie Henry, treasurer
w. H. Clay, librarian; w. Weir, organ,
list; Mrs. Maud Conway, chorister.
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-06-12
4 CENSUS CoMPLAINT.

4 GAZETTE correspondent informs US
that there is much dissatisfaction in
Cherokee county over the plan of taking
the census in q district adjacent to the
town of Rusk. The enumerator in that
district, it seems, is ga feeble old man -
whose territory comprises 240 square
miles, or twice the area covered by two
enumerators at the last census. Sensi-
BILE that he could not perform the impos-
sible task imposed upon him, the emu
merator advised the supervisor by letter
of that fact, and received for answer the
somewhat airy and complaisant instruc-
ton to go ahead and do the best he could,
and that he need have no fears about
missing some, as there was no penalty
for such failure. Justly indignant at
such trifing with an important matter,
the people of that district have reported
the situation to the authorities at Wash
ington, and asked to have the census
taken in a proper manner. There is also
said to be whole Justices precinct in
that county, for which no enumeration
| young or old has been appointed. Such
a queer situation as this IN Cherokee
arouses the suspicion that similar condi-
! tions may exist elsewhere in
| the state, and that there is an
/ evident purpose on the part Of
somebody to deal unfairly IN the census
matter, especially IN Southern states.
The attitude of Supervisor Pell in Cher
! okee county, who informed the euumer
ator that he would incur no penalty for
| failure to enumerate all within bis dis
trict, strengthens the suspic on, if it does
| not confirm belief in wicked purpose to
keep down the census enumeration
/ whether intentional or not, the situation
/ down there 10 ontrageously unfair and
unjust to a thriving aud prosperous COM
| munity, and the supervisor responsible
for it deserves to be decapitated without
delay and q fsirer man put in his plaza.
1t is the duty of Superintendent Porter
to see that this be done at once, and that
a fair and honest count of the inhabitants
be taken. Whether he does SO or not,
viii decide the justice or injustice of tht
complaint preferred against his appoint
meut when first made, that 1t was don't
in the interest of the party, whose polit'
ical snds he might be relied upon tC
serve in taking the census. and tha
therefore he was al unit person viii
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-06-12
ALL HOPE GONE.
The Condemned Nan In His Cell Receives the
Fatal TIdings and Seems to Rec
ognizs the Reality.

The final decision in the Gaze of the
state against Davis was reached yester-
day and the man apprised of the terrible
news. It is death this time and the pris-
oner recognizes the awful reality.
The first tidings OF the adverse de-
cision was carried to him yesterday BY
reporter. He received it calmly but said
he did not wish to talk about the matter.
''Come back aud see me some other
time. 1 can't talk about it now Last
night at o'clock he was seen again
and was in a sadly broken up
condition. His mother had visited him
in the mean time and the meeting had
been a sad one. When the reporter saw
him'he was sitting in his small cell with
bowed head and Rrief-stricken look
upon his face. He answered question
In q broken, half inaudible voice, but
the import was plain and The GAZETTE
man turned away.
1t will be some fifteen days before the
mandate is sent here, when the sentence
will be pronounced and the day of exeeu-
ton set at the judges convenience.
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-06-12

THE Democratic party has always
given the people an honest, economical
government in Texas. 1t will continue
to do so, and capital that is seeking legiti-
mate investment will ask no more
With any man as governor, the state
will continue to prosper. Railroads that
want to do the fair thing will have moth
ing to fear, and the men who manage
these kind of roads know it. The power
to control railroads by the most practical
means will be put in the constitution
how much of it will be exercised depends
upon the roads themselves.
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-06-12
A CLOUD BURST.
Traffic Suspended on the Milwaukee and Rock
Island in I0wa-Severe Washouts
and Disasters Reported.

DIES MONIES, Iowa, June 5.-RePorts
received at railroad offices of this city
say the Milwaukee and Rock Island rail-
roads sustain severe losses at Western,
Underwood and Persia, and all trains
are suspended on both roads. The fast
stock train on the Illinois Central plunged
into washout at Ackley yesterday with
seven carloads of cattle, over 100 head
being killed. The storm about Adair
was worse than ever known before. A
cloud burst occurred st Aokley and the
water fell in sheets several hours.
Beaver creek, half q mile north, Is a
raging torrent. Bridges and oulverts on
railroads and highways are washed out,
and cattle, horses and hogs swept from
pastures, and coru Is badly washed
out.
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-06-12
LOWER CALIFORNIA.
New and Startling Facts Developed Con
corning the Proposed Filibustering
scheme The Programme.

SAN DIEGO, CAL, June 5.-The in
vestigation being made into the proposed
filibustering expedition against Lower
California continues to reveal startling
facts, and new phase is now put on the
affair. From evidence furnished by
agents of the American land and colo
nization company it appears that the
president of the company had
in view plan to annex the
peninsula to the British empire by
pursuing the same policy followed by the
East India company when Great Britain
acquired her possessions in India. 1t
was designed to colonIZe Lower Cali
forpfa and secure concessions from the
Mexican government, and then provoke
strife and frequent dissensions. English
capital and interests would then be
ieopardized and the Intervention of the
mother country was to be invoked. In
proof of this the statements OF the agents
OF the company, substaatisted by docu-
meptary eYiderSe, has been secured.
Mai. Scott manager OF the company /,
ass.rsd the alibusters that two English
mea-of-war would be IN the
vicinity of Ensenada skirting OF
the coast when the new republic was
to be declared. As soon as the declar-
alton Of Independence of the new govern
ment had been proclaimed these war
vessels were to enter the harbor and
recognize the new nation. He also
states that the nucleus Of the army was
already in Lower California stored in 3
warehouse OF the English company al
Ensenada. Three hundred cases OF rifles
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-06-12

were shipped 10 Ensenada billed 10 an
English company. Some time ago Maj.
Scott supposed that after republic had
been established the United States gov
eminent would JOIN with the Mexican
government in suppressing the invaders,
then Great Britain would appeal to pro-
tect the interests of her subjects, aud
would establish sort of protectorste
over the peninsula. This, up to tne
present development, Is as far as MAI.
Scott was implicated in the affair. TINS
much may be proven by correspondence
over his signature. 1t goes 10 show that
Maj. Scott was only using American
conspirators, Smith, Merrill, Worthing-
ton and others to give the plot an ap-
pearanoe OF being an American move
ment.
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-06-12
CROPS ABOUT MEMPHIS.
Report of Their Condition, the Seasons, Etc., for
the Month OF May.

Report of Their Condition, the Seasons, Etc., for
the Month of May.
MEMPHIS, TENN. June 5.-The regu-
Jar monthly crop report for Memphis
district published to-day by Hill, For
tain 4 Co. says: Weather during the
month slig thy favorable for cotton, but
there Is general complaint Of excessive
rains, aid in many localities some dam
age to the plant is reported, which neces-
states replanting, but as compared with
last year the weather reports
are much more favorable and
stand as a rule good. The continuous
wet weather which prevailed during the
first half of the month, however, has
prevented planters from working crops,
and oul fields are reported from every
section. The weather apparently has
now settled. Great progress has been
made by farmers in clearing crops, and
the warm sunshine of the past ten days
has no doubt brought out both cotton and
corn, and crop conditions can there
fore be considered favorable. The
season as compared with last
year averages about five days earlier,
with ground in much better conditions,
hence with g fair season continuous
yield of the staple throughout the dis
trict can reasonably be anticipated.
Corn is not repo ted in as good condi ton
as cotton, being late and, owing to con-
tinued rains, has not Jared so well.
Favorable seasons, however, Will have
beneficial effect on this cereal, and the
yield will doubtless be an average one.
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-06-12
A COFFIN TRUST.
Three Large Concerns Form Trust and Later
VIII Endeavor to Embrace the Entire
Trade in the Monopoly.
Special TO the Gazette.

Special to the Gazette.
PITrsBURG, Pa, June 4.-Fully - per cent. Of
all the burial caskets made in the United States
come from the factories OF Hamilton, Lemon,
Arnold & Co., of this city, Chapel, Chase & MAJ
we'll of Oneida, n. Y, and the Stein manuiac'
turing company of Rochester, N. Y. For
some years q fierce competition has waved
between these concerns. Now, however, ms
competition is to cease and these firms will
add casket trusts to the long list OF combna-
tions and monopolies that have been formed II
this country within the last few years. III BE-
lieved that the property and business Of the
three firms is worth 81, 500, 900. Stock will b
issued, as was done in the case OF the STANDARD
oil trust, and the business Of the three concerns
will be managed by set OF officers elected n
the usual way. The trust will be able TO ad'
vance prices as much as it likes, though II IS de-
MED that this will be done, at least Just yet, iot
even the manufacturers acknowledge ths
their profits are enormous, but 81
q result of the consolidation theIs
will be an immediate decrease IN the number Of
travelling men now employed by these hrm'
smaller advertising bills and reduction ~
many expenses. When the consolidation Is
fully completed an effort will be made TO induce
smaller manufacturers throughout the country
to Join the new trust, and in course oil time tls
entire business OF making collins will be II 'A'
hands OF q monopoly.
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-06-12

AN ex-railroad attorney, who opposes
a commission, can be just as good a
Democrat as q railroad attorney or any
other man who favors commission, but
no better. The Democracy was founded
TO take all men in its folds on basis Of
politieal equality. Mr.. Cleveland says
the farming and laboring classes are es-
sentially Democrats; Mr.. Barry, in his
remarks as printed in the Dallas News /,
seems 10 think they are essentially no
such thing, and no declaration Of faith
Is TO be accepted from them. a test
found sufficient in the Democratic party
for a century, and now found sufficient
IN every state in the Union, is good
enough, and this same test of political
faith should be applied to all alike-to the
banker and bod carrier, to the lawyer
and farmer, to the railroad director and
mechanic. Any man may declare him.
self the only simon-pure Democrat or
the only simon pure baking powder man,
but the world need not ooneede e.
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-06-12

WHEN laboring men or farmers get up
an exclusive political combine and issue
a pronunciamento that they are the po-
litical Hsalt of the earth" THE GAZETTE
objects, and when railroad attorneys
meet and claim to be the only ''simon-
pure Democrats THE GAZETTE protests.
A man who Endorses the platform and
votes the ticket is Democrat and his
pecuniary condition or business does not
make better or worse his Democracy.
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-06-12

THE public should treat the census
enumerator with courtesy and cousidera-
ton. Every man and womap cate
chised should answer promptly and
cheertuIly. The task, at best, is most
ungracious one. Every enumerator
earns his wages twice over. If he does
not find Jordan hard road to travel, no
one does. Treat him well and thus help
him along. He is not to blame for the
style of catechism which he rehearses for
you. If you object to answering certain
impairment queries, do so politely, and
you will not suffer for it.
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-06-12

If Northern journals derive any spe-
cial pleasure from asserting that Gen.
Lee was drawn into the war against
his will, well and good. The pleasure,
it may be, will be enhanced by the as
suranoe that every true Southern man
was drawn into the war against his will.
Men went into the Confederate army be-
cause their homes were INVADED, and
those who went otherwise we're not men
of the stamp of Lee, Albert Sidney
Johnson and Stonewall Jackson. How
ever men may differ as to the business OF
n cause he who is true TO his convictions
is a hero, whether he wore the blue or
the gray, and none need grudge him the
tribute paid to heroism.
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-06-12

WHEN asked by the census enumera-
tor about your maladies or your mort
cages, you may answer or not, as you
choose, The Federal constitution pro-
vides for an enumeration only, a count
of noses, and not for an elaborate system
of impertinent ss-questioning for
statistical purposes. Should you decline,
Census Commissioner Porter will send
you a blank, asking you to NIL in the
omitted information. You may decline
that also, although penalties are pro-
vided for refusing. 1t is extremely
doubtful, however, if you will ever hear
of the matter again, penalties and all.