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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-03-22
SHE WAS AN HONOR TO HER SEX.
Columbia College Perpetuates the Memory
of Her First Female Graduate.


Early in March there was placed in the east
end of the Columbia College library at New
York memorial window in honor Of wo-
mantle late Miss Mary Parsons Hankey,
daughter of James Hankey, of Totts Hill,
Staten Island. This memorial is to perpetu-
ate the memory OF the fact that Miss Hankey
was the first female student who ever received
the degree of Bachelor of Arts from Column
biz. She graduated with the highest honors
in 1887, and Immediately entered on the ca
reer of a teacher at the New York ladies'
school with which Miss Rose Elizabeth Cleve-
land was once identified. One day she met
with an accident, but insisted on returning
to work prematurely. The result was typhoid
fever, and death came six months after her
leaving college Miss Hankey graduated
when 2S years of age, and at that time Presi-
dent Barnard said of her: Il have never
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RE LED A DOUBLE LIFE.

The Flight of Teller Pope, of Louisville,
Brings His Record to light.
The wrong doing of one man generally casts
suspicion On many, and the recent flight Of
William Il. Pope, teller of the Louisville City
National bank. with. $50, 600 Of the institu-
TONS funds VIII probably furnish excuse for
the humorists again TO turn their attention
to bank officials as subjects for witty para
graphs The violation OF such a trust as that
reposed in a teller is, however, more theme
for serious consideration than for q joke.
The thief does not really rob the bank, be
robs the honest toilers and professional and
business men who are the depositors and
who depend upon their savings to secure
tleir future from want
Teller Pope is a native of Kentucky. and
was born thirtv-eight vears 40 on a farm
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AGENTS LIMITED.
Under this head &c per line per day

WANTED AGENTS-IN Emery CITY. Town
W ana village in the United states Except In
state Of Kansas to take subscriptions Postma>ters
can make money. No capital required Sample
by getting up clubs. Address the Wichita Eagle.
Wichita H.
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Wichita Grain Market.

WICHITA, Kan, March Il
Corn receipts today show quite an increase in re-
ceipts. Prices are steady. Very little wheat being
offered. Farmers and shippers seem TO be holding
of for higher prices
Receipts for "a hours $50 bu. corn, 1850 bu. oats,
60 bu. wheat.
GRAIN-Car lots on track:
WHEAT-Good milling 55G58c, while other grades
quoted at i0c and down
CORN-No or better, l5c.
OATS-I218G13c
RYE-NO.2 22924c, No. 2OG22c.
HAY-$4 80 per ton, 81 60 in car lots.
GROUND CORN-Chop in car lots Sc per 100 lbs.
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REPREsENTATIvE SALES.
The following are the representative sales Of cattle
the stock wards IOlaV:


Receipts 553 The receipts were light. The mar
ket opened Pee higher than yesterdays close and
was active nj the advance. The packers were strong
buyers for all the offerings and more hogs would
have found ready sale at these prices Chicago re-
ported the market steady and Kansas City strong at
yesterday prices. Hogs sold here within J015c of
Of sales at g So.
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Wichita Flour Market.
Wichita Produce Market.


WICHITA, Kan, March 81.
Potatoes are in better demand about 10c higher.
Eggs little dull and selling at &c. Lots of poor
butter on the market which finds slow sale. Choice
butter in good demand.
POTATOE-Kansas Soc per on. northern Csc.
CABBAGES-New California - 51G3W per 100
lbs.
ONIONS--Kansas, 81 25G1 50 per bu.
EGGS---9610c per dOZ.
BUTTER--Fancy creamery DC choice creamery
&c, choice butter lie, fair 2c cooking butter Sc.
CAEESE--Eastern full cream &c half cream lila
12c, skim 8@9c, mburger l5Si6c brick 15Sl6c, full
cream Swiss l5GlGc.
CHICKENs--Dressed 6]49sc per ID. live 81 500
- per dOZ.
TURKEYS--Live 6s7c per Ib. dressed 991ic
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Wichita Leather Market.

WICHITA Kan. March q
There is little to say Of the market. a fair bust
ness Is being done.
SOLE MISREPRESENTATION 7929c, B. A. 25@27c
good damage 21Gl23c.
,HARNEsS-No l oak Sc, L. E. Soc, Union &c,
HemlOck &c.
CALF-Domestic coal o.. French 50 lCa1 80.
CUT HALF SOLES-Extra heavy IS ~, heavy
IS ", medium 81 %, light 81 2jSI 20.
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Wichita Hide and Tallow Market.

Scarcely anything doing. Prices weak to lower.
HIDES-No green 22lc per ID, No green 2llc per
H. No green salt 3c No graen salt &c, dry hides
4@fi15c per 10, bulls and stays 1lkc.
TAII.OW-NO SIC pei 10, No 2215c.
SHEEP PELTS-31915c each.
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Kansas City Produce.

Kansas City Produce.
KANSAS CITY, No, March II
The Daily Indicator reports.
FLOUR-Stesdy m 65c; NIX &C; fam
ily 9 choce 81 Is fancy 81 as extra fancy 81 i't5
! 5g patent 81 55.ll -.
FAT-Sieady No hand cash 6516. No, : red
cash 77Sc-
C0RN-Stesdy. No. cash e2ssszsa4c.
OATS-No. . cash lsl.-slSs1
RNE-No cash 5-s.c-
LEAf-QUiet but steady DeSilYeriZed refined
3 C5le. soft Missouri 81 55lp
MfII.STU FF-Steady.
CORN NEAEl-sQC.
CORN CHOp-SSC.
RRAN-&-
HAY--Quiet. Good 20 fancy prairie IS sass 30
poor Sl5l
FLAXSEED-Si Al
BUTTER-NodeTate demand. p-ices firm Good 10
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Cash quotations were as follows:
FLOUR-Firm and quiet. dealers asking l0c adj
vance, Winter wheat patents s. 0sSt 30 Spring
wheat patents - GlE46Q StraiChts - 6PI3 "a.
WHEAT-No. spring S0SS9ac. No. , red SoSSl19.
CORN-SS2aC.
OATS-9llaC.
RNE-42leC.
EY-Nomina1. 5j65,c.
FLA& SEED-St 49,
TINOTHN-Sl Is
pOkk-Sl0 ",lesJl0 So
IARD-S6 O1lc.
SHORT RIBS-Sides 81 nlT5 10.
OUIDERS-Dry Salted 81 Sta4 40
SHORT CLEAR SIDES-S5 40S5 20
WHISkN-Sl U.
SCGARS-Cut loat-7G7ssc, granulated SIC, stand
ard \ 6leC.
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WICHITA LIVE STOCK MARKET.
WICHITA, Kan, March p.

WICHITA Nail, hdTCii Il
CATTLE.
Receipts 12j. shipments O.. The market opened
early and strong. Good butchers COWS and heifers
were called ga l0c higher. This class OF stock Is IN
active demand and always sells readily. Good stock
Frs and feeding steers are much sought after, not
half enough coming 70 the market to supply the
present demand. Such cattle selling strong
prices. There are number Of new buyers on the
market looking for cattle to feed. Bulls in de-
mand at good prices. Common and medium stuff is
glow sale as the demand is light. Cattle which
have been purchased in these yards by shippers
and sent TO eastern markets have in many cases
cost the shippers lots of money. This speaks well
for prices on this market. Chicago and Kansas
City report cattle strong again today.
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MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.
New York Money.

NEW YORK, March 21.'
Money on call easy, ranging Sc to per cent. last
loan 80, closed offered ut 81.
Prime mercantile paper jl5G116.
Sterling exchange dun but steady at 81 S2}@ for
GO day bills and 81 S56 for demand.
The total sale Of stocks today were l522S2 shares.
The stock market was duller today than it was
yesterday. Final quotations showed little change
over yesterdays figures
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Read and Advertise in Our Want Column.

7 TTTYJT n GRAPRED and Printed Letter
| EElIsi Heads, Note Heads. Envelopes Busi-
IIll ness Cards, Wedding and Party Invi-
In ItI tatiUns. Calling Cards Luncheon
Cards, Bonds. Mortgages, Certificates
of Stock. etc. at the Wichita Eagle Office, Wichita.
Kansas
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fancy creamery 1922 dairE good to fancy 139l5c
CEEESE-Steady. Northern twins 100 lie,
Young American l0C9llc, western SG9c, skinned 10
&C.
EGGS-Firn at 1G1Ic.
LIVE POULTRT-Good demand. prices firm
Choice hens 81 1908 CO. mixed hens and ROSTERS
81 7ja2 % chickens 81 f0g2 -,
PROFISIONS-Steady.
HANS-$g o.
BREAKFAST BACON-$8 sc.
DRIED BEEF-$T 30.
DRIED SALT MEATS-ShoFt ribs s. Is, long clear
s. %. shoulders 81 b. short clear IS ..
SMOKED AIEATS.Long clear 50 o., shoulders s. 90
short clear sides Sc 25
PORK-Sil GO.
LARD-$6 3115.
St. Louis Produce.
ST LOUIS, Mo-, March q.
FLOUR-Steady and unchanged. Xxx 81 2eG2 90
family s. iG92 50. choice 81 0CG2 20, fancy s. 10
3 30, extra fancy 81 0eGa3 20.
WHEAT-Hlgher. May opened Lie and July sc
lower The market improved steadily, but close
was 1fC43sc above Yesterday. No red cash 1cs4c,
May Isl &c bid. June 1S5sc.
CORN-Higher. No. , mixed cash 252lc, April
26]fc, 2G54S4c bid, July 2735, August 2S24c asked
dXTs@Easieer. No cash 2aJ6c, May 222sc asked
at close
BYE-No hard 44c.
BARLEY-Firm. Iowa Sic.
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SCHOOL SUPERlNTENDENTS.

Just completed and FOR sale ~ this oflcs Record
Of Teachers Ability fQT use ~ sgperintendrnts
agd Principals Of COMMON. CITY snd GRADED
SCHOOLS. Can - used IN any city. The book u
OF q conventions size 20 carry 10 the pocket. Eoqnt
in Cloth - cents Fisslhir baf x. eiGl sent By mail
20 an address you receipt q = osnta Tor ciot a
a. G for flexible binding. orders ~ mail VIII 10
cave prompt affsntien Address
THE WICHITA EAGLE,
WICHITA IA SaAs.
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Wichita IyhoIcsaIe Fruit Nar,,e,

NAAhlAAs nan, AafCA
There Is nothing new IN this line. Business shows
& steady increase. Both city and country dealers
ere using more fruit.
ORANGES-Me $ 0o5S % per box. baskets
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New York Produce.
NEW YORK, March p.
wHEAT-Stronger. No > red cash 50. sS9I4c.
CORN-Active. No > ais4rsfsc-
OATS-Stronger. March SO.
COFFEE-Io8S0 pointSsdown-Sales $50 bags. Spo
SUGAR-Rtfned firm. c 5ls6ssc extra c 53sS5 IS
lfc. white extra 57sSc, yellow &ssSssc, mould
90. standard SID ..
EGGS-Steadv Western 14l4GIgsc.
CHEFS E-Stesdy. Western. lgEljNsc.
RGTTER-AC-ive Western dairy I5SiSc. west
ern creamery ISl25lsc.
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REPRESENTATIVE SALES.
The following are the representative sales Of hogs
Hos and NIule Market.

WlCHITA, Kan. NarCh y.
The market continues quiet. There is very little
stock coming in. NT. O'Nea viii ship car of good
horses to Boston, Mass, IN the morning. Prices
about steady.
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VETERINARY SURG,S.
o u > q i y
PHILLIPS de- PHILLIPS,
VETERINARY sTRGEONs.

Graduates of the Chicago Veterinary College
members OF the Chicago Veterinary College Asso-
citation.
We are prepared 10 do all kinds OF veterinary
work, including canine practice. dentistry and all
surgical operations Hospital accommodations for
ali patients requiring special care, Calls by tele-
phone telegraph mail viii receive prompt atten-
ton by day night We use an operating table
instead of throwing horses.
ONCE, ia North Lawrence Avenue Telephone
No. Il. t9-tf
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Trades.
BOOkkaepers and Clerks.

XTTANTED-A BOOKKEEPER AND STENO-
w grapher to take position in a bank. Apply
at Office OF Southwestern Business college, Wichita,
Kan. l05-6J
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BCTTER-weakcr. Fancy Ele5n creamery ~ IS
%. finest western 2+y52tlec, nne lGlSc,
EGGS-l5leGl4C.
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HOMSkeeDerS.

MISS r. A. NORTH. OF BOSTON, HAS OPENED
w a dressmaking room at 400 Douglas avenue,
room No. l.. Guarantees perfect fit, and work done
in best manner VIII give you the latest styles OF
New York and Boston DIR 2jts
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THE PEOPLES COLUMN.
Your Wants Supplied.

PARTNERS TAINTED.
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FOR SAEE-FaT1a Property.
Under this head & per line per day.
FOR S4LE-Cjty Real Estate.
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FOR S1LE-HorSsS and J 7eL5cleS
Under this head &c Per line per day.
TOR SALECHEAP-TwOCA CARRIAGES. THREE
and best family horses IN the city. Ths anF part
OF this VIII L. sold cheap a. the oNvner wish 10 leave
The city. Gail II SedgaicA stables, IL ana IS Noil
Water street use
E1OR SALE-A HANDSOME Pony AND CART.
win barnes Iony ! Tue saddle. and Srlysr.
ting block from to6 p. n ehse
TOR saba Pony. GOOD SIZE. WITH HAIR
II ness and phSeion. cheap Tor cash; or WIZ trl'!e
fer good gentle driving here at crt TWO sea- MS
VIII pay song Sueiiioiai tT'tt sstS Apply
TO 10 North Mareg street, ruesI, s. Israel blocs
FOR S4LE-E0US7hotd Goods.
Under this head 4 per line per day.
FOR S4LE--UiSceijGReouS.
Under This heac . per line per day.
EIOR SALE OR TRADE-CHOICE MICH cows
Il for dry stock, IlOi CaTlos avenue lt g.
I1OR SALE or TRADE-A WELL SELECTED
a stock % dry goods and notions a. frs Gus;
viii invoice S5G6 will take Que-hait cash and bal
ance in WiChita OF SedeyiCk county property. Ad-
dress Lock box ~, Wichita, Kansas. 1919
nor SALE-A YOUNG. NEW MICH COW AND
Il about oHe-hau ton Q; hay, Tor SIS. Euqairls -
Biting aveuue. h3bt
L7OR SAIE-A mRORSE POWER ENGINE ~
A COOP repair. Wichita soap Ms. Co, e. south
Fifth avenue, Wichita, Nan hG-let
Tor SALE OR RENT-CITY or FARM PROP
4 erty. improved or HEiUproVe'i. lsCdlordS. TER
ants buyers and seilefS take notice. Israel hruS,
70 y. AarAet, new l>FSel block phone 81 s1-Li
E'OR sale-DEEDS, MORTGAGES AND Ali
J. kinds OF legal blanks; blank receipt books note
books. etc. at the Wichita EaEie Oidce. OraerS by
mail promptly attended 20. dbs-tf
DOR SALE-SCALE BOOKS. SHORT HAND
i writers Eote books. blank receipts and note
books and legal hlanSs Of every kind. Mail orders
promptly attended TO. Can Oh or alireSs tie W ic-
tia Eagle, Wichita, Kan lio-tf
TOR SALE-A HANDSOME LITHOGRAPH
Il map Of The city OF Wichita; gives names o. stret
public buildings, colleges parks, etc, size ll5 on
linen paper, price cents each; 8 Tor IL cents; =
cents dozen. Address the Wichita Eagle, Wichita,
Kan. dIGltf
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W4NTED-M1LEHELP.


TITANTED-COAT9IAKE APPLY AT ONCE
w 10 Theo. j. KirchhOf, Anthony, Kan. lUI -
WTANTED-AT THE GUTHRIE planning MILL
w one good turner and machine hand; steady job
and good pay. Apply at mill, Guthrie, l. T. los 1"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-04-17
Manassas Items.

Tho large steam mill of Mr.. Stoeyer, with
the latest improved machinery is about
ready for business.
Mr.. E. W. Weir has purchased brick
machine and is preparing kiln of brick for
several contemplated improvements.
The Manassas Gazette is putting up fre
oflice and residence combined. Is the
worthy editor intending to take in part
ner Z
Mr.. G. II. Hopkins is erecting new store
on Center street, which be says will be the
bess in the place. A photograph gallery
will occupy the second floor.
W. NJ. Longwell & Co, hardware mer-
chants, are preparing to erect large brick
store on the corner of Battle and Center
streete, purchased from George @. Round.
Mr.. J. r. Tllett has purchased valuable
corner near the new depot, from Mr.. 1. P
Baldwin,. Ramon has it that wealthy gen.
tleman from the West, with associates from
Prince William, will soon start national
bank on this or some other corner
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-04-17
Hampton Martin.
ICoMMUNICATED.
Pepu bIican League.

The executive committee of the co'ored repub-
ican league of this city, has been constituted as
follows John Sayles. chairman, G. Lumpkins,
Albert Lucas aud w. A. Carter. TIE committee
is making arrangements for the meeting of the
district convention to assemble in this city on the
18th proximo. The committee on call has ex-
tended an invitation to all the counties to send
represent ,tives to the convention. This was done
to get the sentiment of tho people as to the recon-
menda ions of the present colored conference now
ia session at Richmond. Magnus L. Robinson,
secretary of the colorc1 league here, and chairman
of the committee on call, states that he voices the
sentiment of his people in opp stion to the plan
Of Col" j. L. Wilson and his Richmond conven-
ton in recommending the formation of colored
mans party, or migrating to Western lands or
Africa that it would be snci ial in undertaking
to set up negro party that the white race pos
sesses all the money, land and governmental ma
chinery, and yet, with all the power, they were
willing to give the colored man a chance in ths
race of life il they would only doport themselves
worthy Of ci:izenship and Offices of trust. He
PROTECTS thst the Richmond convention will ia
jure the Eesro race in this State aud that the col
vGntion to be held here next month will ca
deavor to counterfeit the Richmond plan. x.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-04-17

The MORE experience there is with the
interstate commerce law, the more obvious
becomes the good that would result from
thu immediate repeal of that law. before
the law was passed the public derived the
sole benefit of the railroad competition and
Of the numerous railroad wars" 10 respect
of both freight charges and passenger fare
hut since that time competition and wars"
have ceased, there is never reduction IN
the full rates, and though the law does not
allow railroad to charge more for one mile
than for hundred. it does allow 1t to charge
lust as much. The government has no right
to be interfering with the private business
of the country, an whenever it does, the IL :
variable result is Injurious to the poor pee
ple. The ricn always have it in their pow
or to protect themselves.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-04-17
Foreign News.

ST PETERSBURG April 1.-THE Imperial
Palace at Ofanieubaum, twenty miles west
of this city, has been destroyed by fire
Seven OF the palace servants were burned to
death.
Moscow, April 1.-THE widow OF an
army officer who was in dire want became
discouraged and she and her FIVE daughters
locked themselves In room, and turned on
the gas When found ali elk were dead
from su11cation.
MALTA, APP 1.-THE Chicago and York
town, Of the American squadron of eyolu
tion arrived here 10 day. The vessels ex-
changed sautes with the forts.
LONDON, Apl. II. An action for breach
ofpromise and seduction has been brought
against George Elliot, baronet, member oil
the House of Commons for the Monmouth
district, by Miss Alice Hairs. Miss Hairs is
thirty years old and Sir George Is seventy
six.
LONDON, Apl. 1.-THE British steamer
Euclid has been sunk near Hartlepool, in
collision with the British steamer Attire
The captain and three CT the crew Of the
Euclid were drowned. The Attire, which
had her bows stove has arrived at Shields.
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Fauquier County Items.

Mr.. G. NJ. Anderson, who eloped with
Miss Walters from Linden, has returned
from Kansas and will make hls home ia VII
ginia,
James Moore, we'll knows citizen OF
Fauquier, died at his home, near Oflean. CD
the 5th inst, aged 70 years = VarrentonVr-
ginian.
Near Orlean on Saturday last Charlotte
Anderson tried to shoot Louisa Shepherd
when Louisa took the gun away from
Charlotte and broke 1t over Cherlotte's head.
Several horses are sick in the Rectortown
neighborhood with something similar to la
grippe. A gentleman said the other dsy
hat his horse had the disease at the time he
did. He got we'll but the horse died and be
gives as his reason that he drank whisky,
and the horse could not.
LAST Friday while Mr.. Ben Fewell YVES
burning trash in his garden, his little daugt-
ter's dress caught fire and before the flames
could be put out she was burned so badly
hat she died Saturday morning.. Mr. and
Mrs. Fewell burned their hands dreadfuly
trying to extinguish the fire.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-04-17
Tragedy la New Kent.

Last summer the daughter of Mr.. Walter
Ball, who lives neat New Kent Court House,
Va informed her father that she had been
seduced by r. T. Rarham, clerk in the
Richmond and Danvile office at West Point
The father aud mother Immediately went
to West Point pulled Bsrham out OF bed
and conveyed him to Washington, where be
was mads to marry the gill. He never
lived with his wife, and later had Ball ar
rested for sssaultiag him in his room on the
occasion of the aforementioned visit. The
case went to trial and Ball was acquitted.
Barham went to Point Rock, n. G. and re.
NAMED away until few weeks ago. Yes
terday the two men net ia q pubic road.
Ball rode up from behind, end drawing
pistol opened f,e AMI hit Barhana in the
thigh. Barham returned the fire and shot
his futhe, -;p.law twice in the head. killing
MIN instantly When tie exposure of Bar
ham WAS made be WAS about 10 marry
young lady of West Point, Va, and was the
Of the revenue of the countV
Ball was about 80, while Barham is about %.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-04-17
A Rlnndthirstv Rodent

ct. LOUIS, Apl. INNS. E. L. Carter
was awakened Tuesday night by the crying
of her baby. She found the little ones
head had been unsccountsbly hurt, blood
h1wing from wound on the scalp. She
applied salve and oandsges and returned to
bed. Later she was awakened by an older
child crying. The little one complained of
a pain ia ons hand and wound was found
from which blood was SLOWING. This wound
was bandaged, and the lady again went to
sleep. She was third time awakened by
a large rat nibb!ing at her finger, Toe
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-04-17

TIE CoLoRED CONVENTION. AT the co.
ored State convention in Richmond yester-
dav the committee on resolutions reported q
series of resolutions in which they declare
that The defeat of the Blair educational bill
by the Senate is blow st popular educe-
ton express hearty dissent and d slpprovai
of the acts of the present Legislature of Viz
gina in their Efforts to cripple the already fesbio
provisions for negro education in this common-
wealth as evidenced ly their election to the office
of superintendent OF public instruction man who
has openly declared negro education to be failure,
aud who contends that negroes, though the labor
ers. are not the real taxp ycrs of the common.
wealth. "Wc mo5o earnestly" the committee
SAYS and if possible, more vigorously condemn
tho governor Of this commonweslr, professor in
tho Christian faith, a pretended humanitarian, a
product of the Black belt, putative friend OF the
negro-yet who signed the bill reducing the appro-
p,iation for the cOored normal school, snd also
opposed the measure removing the colored men as
trustees of said school though in politc they were
supposed to be democrats, and appointing in their
stead men who are openly opposed the higher
education Of the negro
The resolutions continue Mt some length in the
same strain Tho resolutions we're adopted, and
committee of seven WAS appointed TO draft plans
for future work.
The resolution offered the previous night to the
effect that the colored people support OF their
race for Congress in the I'd and 4,h districts was
not reported from the committee.
A. w. Harris was elected chairman OF the State
executive con- nittee and E. II. Gr.sty member
of that committee from the S.h diatrict.