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Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1890-11-09
Tha Iadls,, Lit~rnrr

The first number on the program At
the Ladies Literary Club yesterday
afternoon was an article on "Iron." IL
Was supplemented by a description Of
the ron furnaces at Msncelona, Illus
trated by charcoal sketches OF the
same. A newspaper clipping descrip-
tive OF cooperative cooking was read.
Fifty families of Evanston, H., are
about 10 try the scheme. Then fol-
lowed = review of Darwin's journal,
written during the voyage OF the
Beagle. The afternoon was in charge
OF the committee on science and educa-
ton. The attendance was good and
the following guests from out OF town
were present. Mrs. A. NJ. Iamb, Cadl.
lac; Mrs. Watkins, Iona; Mrs. j. c.
Helm, Denver, Col; Mrs. Muenscher,
Manistee; Mrs. Curtiss, Wellsyllle, Ny +;
Mrs. Il. A. Blanchard, Charlotte.
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1890-11-09
A Pleasing Entertainments

Mrs. Vanderlyn's Sunday school class
OF 90 pupils gave apleasant entertain
ment Thursday evening IN the parlors
OF the Baptist church. A New England
supper was served from o until $50
o'clock. The program was IS follows;
Music, male quartette, Messrs. j. Kre-
mer, ". III. LOOMS, W. Muster, +.
Robinson; illustrated reading, Miss Ina
Loucks, Will Wuster, Harry Hall; piano
duet, Misses Emma LOOMS aud Louise
Davidson; music, male quarsette,
Messrs. Kroner, Looms, Wuster. ROB-
iuson; vocal solo, violin obligato, Mrs.
Carl Nichols. assisted by Mrs. Harry
Hail and Miss Lee: tsbleaux, Miss Ina
LOucks aud MIR. Baker.
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1890-11-09

Choice black goods at f. P. Kidder &
Co.'S
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1890-11-09

Fresh shrimps and scslIOps at bet
tenthaler's.
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1890-11-09
THE SOCIETY COLUMN
Cunning Capid's capsis Ansng
the Bridal Roses.
RECEPTIONS nd EOaE AFTERNOONS
a a. Wssk Cresas cisssiF CRsa ths
49, Festivities - the Sslstsz oEe1d
aA.oaie Fatr-s~ssts tsr tAs
4sat-rssssasiigtss

Per Sc seek proceeding one 80
entirely gwen 40 % the saccess u a
sEaa4 undertaking. ths past week las
been r-plels WITH social pleasures. A
glance Al ths soeisty Column wi shos
that hfs hAs not beea du1 tor msny OF
the prominsnt peopls Of shls city.
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1890-11-09

Mrs. X. Washington is no longer at
the Turkish bath rooms, corner lonia
and MonrOe-sts.. Any persons wishing
to see her will call at No. 497 n. Otta-
Wa-st
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1890-11-09

Waters ~a< AAso -ssh thsm ~Als thss
seFe a1ro.>f.
A - c'eioek tomorr0- Mr. Geo.
@tezetses sen q ex- Mayer etxzsEse,
III vel as ka1EA kl>k a. ne bonie q
tns nrid~s sister. SEA >o1sn Coliegs-
ave. keF. De- Campbell FAR sll os-cl-
aEs. The couple - 60 Ga . snoFs
se,id.Dg aip ~ Chicago. Tney 81 be
at home'' 70 Eae.F frie1ds a. ths resi-
dsace q hon. Geo. u. eleksses after
November -.
Tue engagement o. Nr. Fred Tax
h&M aad Mlss AlLs hsaLa q an
noulced.
The engagement q Mss Irsns Hazel
tl1s aL-d Ar. Carpenter = announced.
a. ss1.s ~ fA.ir Frtsaa..
Mr.. and Mrs. Locus BolG.ood, nee
Comstock. gave TIE afsE Of tas 10 at
homes" Thursday aftsrno0a after 5
O'Clock. at the ComsGock residences.
TIE decorations we're u yeil0v chrys-
snthemunls 10 profuslOn. gracefully In
teTmlnglec with smilax. They we're
assisted in receiving by Hon. Mrs. c. C..
Comstock, Mrs. k0nkle snd Mrs. Hant-
Icy Russell. Mrs. Charles W. Baxter.
Ms. T. j Aldworth and Miss Emma
Fisher ASSISTED With refreshments. Mrs.
Baxter serving chocolate, Mrs. Aid
rorth serving ices, vale Ms Fisher
served lea. Mss Louise Fitch ass .sted
IN the paFlors. Mrs.. BOltsood wore an
exquisite gown OF white mOusselne de
sOle, trimmed WITH MORE RIBBON. she
carried "a France roses. Mrs. Baxter
wore black ace, Slth white chrysan-
tnemunls. Mrs. AldwOrth wore a beau
uful gown 0f cream ground camel .
hair, tufted with real eAmei's hair,
made with a petLcOat OF orange velvet,
and A high Mare Stuart collar trimmed
with ostrich tips. Her ornaments were
rubies and diamonds. Mrs. Russell
wore a lovely creation OF light gray
crepe DC chine. princess and en- train.
Miss Fitch. old pink ak and velvet.
Mss Fisher wore = yellow gown. and
presented charming picture as she
sat at the tea urn IN the bay window
amid riorsl decorations OF yellow. The
next reception wall oe gwen Thursday
afternoon and evening, November Is.
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1890-11-09

rssspsss rri-.- ~ ~ 9. ,sslen Sc 80 effs.
IL. 25 and - Cents
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1890-11-09

TIE entire r~rfsrr1sres ever e. err Ttrss
Grsad Nsf tsss
N'ssrssssy, Fr.ssy sne Sstg-say . P =.
Matinee Prices. &c. ID snd 25o.
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1890-11-09

SMITH 4 SANFORD.
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1890-11-09
CHURCH SERVICES.

Notice-In future the TELEaRAN-HERALD will
publish. under this head. only such notices a.
are sent TO this once each week, not later
than Saturday afternoon. This is done 10
avoid mistakes and duplicate notices
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1890-07-05

RICHMOND, VA, the wards were
bc ing divided to increase the voting faci
ljties. When the ward containing the
colored voters asked to have their ward
so treated, the petition was laid on the
table. although it was shown that It
was impossible for the c0lored voters 20
get their votes in, having to 60 TO the
1olls the night before tbs election and
stand in line uutil the next day, 10 &c
der 10 get chance 20 exercise "a
rights as citizens. II this is fairness q
the Democratic party, God help Sne
colored men who will want any OF it,
Harrisburg, Pa. Times.
There is enough color prejudice Ia the
white churches of the United States 70
eternally damn the whole of them. We
| don't pretend to understand the sort
of Christianity they practice IL Is one
of the most puzzling things to as IN ths
| problems OF the time. Christians.
should be like Freemasonry in the apph
cation of Its principles and In the 1f'i
rernity that characterizes its member
ship. CHRIST never designed that Oh
church should be close corporation =
New York Age
We like the advice of Sam Jones.
| bHe COlOICU PCOptC "a Ast~t-A-ct y =
with one excepJi0n-he advised Them I
take no part in politics, in other wors
to give up our suffrage, that which y
consider the greatest boon accruing tre'
from our freedom. What would N
gro be without voice in this Cover
, ment? Nothing but thing. y
think almost as much OF our sufirag
as we do of our life; iG has many ma
syrs. and as the race becomes nore =
telligent, the greater we wall value o
g vote; If Mr.. Jones had advised US
+ engage ia politics more wisely,
: would fully concur with him. -GreeI
u boro, N. G.. Progress
No man In the United States Congr'
e ia more faVorably commended TO G
IS views and consideration than Speai
Reed We like now as never Deio
u We like because he possesses the qua
o ties of q statesman and the Dack-Od
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1890-07-05
A BRUTAL AFFAIR
And In Virginia-A COlOred Man Beat
en- and ShOt-NO Arrests.

Boy DION. Va, June IS. 1890.
Dear Editor:
Again we hear that the
"White Caps Of BnffAlo Springs have
brutality whipped another colored man
bv the name Of Soney Roberts. This
man was of Norfolk, Va. and was EN-
Moved as cook, for the hands on the sec
ton work on the N. & r K x. at that
place
The facts are given us by an eye-wit
ness of the occurrence. who happened
to be standing some hity or hundIeo
wards off They are as follows. On
last Friday evening, June ", between
the hours of eight and nine O'CLOCK p. ~
while Soney Roberts was going doW'
the railroad track, on his way home
from his work, between Is and 20 burly
hooking white men, all well ARMED VIII
double barreled shotguns came up tn
road. Roberts was going down tn
| road; AS they came up the road ko
erts gave way for them to pass, whe
one of the company ordered him TO ma
Roberts asked them what did tue
want. They made no reply and q
started on. They again dem anded MI
to stop. He (Roberts,) asked incl
what right had they to order him
ston that he had done nothing and wt
simply going home Thereupon one
the men struck Roberts with the Du
! of his gun, knocking him down. ana
other shot him in the back, Inn cting
dangerous wound. The men, most
! whom had whistles, then marcneo o
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leaving the poor. innocent man there ly
ing on the ground to die. IL was not
lonx before Il Was n0fsed about that
tcor. helpless, innocent nau Vac 3ri'ai
~ and cOwardly shot down without any
provocation whatever.
Roberts was taken TO his house and
the doctor sent for. He is doing all ne
can to save his life. We cannot under
stand the colored people over In B1tfalo
why they are asleep while their breta
rem are being shot down, aud they new
or seem 10 think OF doing one single
thing to protect each other. There are
Intelligent colored men over there but
thew do not seem to care for any but
themselves. We trust that the shooting
down of Roberts will arouse the coiored
neoule over there or curse we do not
expect any arrest, though Roberts saws
he knows two of the men who were 10
the gang. There are but two newspa
pers iu the county, one at chase City
The Progress. edited py a VI
ter Democrat. One is at this place
bv the name of the "Mecklenourl
| News" edited by white hepuohcan
clerk of the circuit court. They at
afraid to say anything ABOUT tue on
rage. that is the newspaper never say
anvthing about Negro unless he ha
heen charged OF some crime and the
they fall in heartily TO down him. In
people of this county will set him asio
when the next county election come
off. =.
l shall get up some subscribers Il
YOUR paper soon. lie deserves the So
port OF every man in the state Oh virgo
Id xxx
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1890-07-05
BLOODY MISSISSIPPI.

1t was in the Mississippi legisla
ture that a proposition was intro
duced calling upon the Congress OF
the United States to submit to the
people of this country proposition
to repeal the Fifteenth Amendment
to the Constitution. Not content
with that, a Constitutional COnven
ton has been ordered to meet Au
gust II, the avOwed purpose OF
which is to disfranchise the COlored
man so far as state elections are
concerned, and to apply the same
law to national ones as far as they
are able. This is the blood stained
state that has had its soil soaked
in the blood of innocent cOlore(
American citizens. This is the
state that has robbed this class o
people not only of their labor, thei
liberty, but OF their life. In keep
ing with its past record it is deter
mined to perpetuate the wrong.
The red-handed murderer ult
mately becomes disguised with hi
own foulness, sickened at his thirs
for blood. Mississippi, depraved a
il is has at last had an awakenin
conscience. Ghostly forms haunt
waking or sleeping. The walls
Negro orphans, the mourning
> Negro widows, the sobbing Of ii
, relatives of the murdered grat'
? harshly upon it's ears, and at la
/ in its anguish exclalms " l can
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more. Some other way must be !
found. must keep within the let
ter OF the law, yet defeat its pur-
pose"
So now it has ordered the Con-
yention. One man proposes that
the Colored men be not allowed
to elect representatives TO the
legislature. Then amend the
Constitution of the state giving
the legislature the power TO
/ elect all Of the officers Of the
4 state, all of the presidential cleo
< tors. And he announces thai
3 when this has been done, the law
e will never be changed.
n 1t is strange that a man who IL
It so strongly in favor of centraliza-
Is ton in his own state should be OPP
10 posed to it in the National Govern
ment.
or But his propositions are directi
ds antagcnistic to the plain provision
of of the Constitution of the Unite
ed States, for it provides that no cit'
zen shall be denied the riguE
vote on account of race, color,
previous condition Of servitud
Bloody Mississippi 1t seen
the strange that after announcing
a
or this country and the world that
&C let alone, this southern state cou
zen settle the race problem, and all
ave fifteen years trial, by its action,
her should confess that the profile
we'd that was difficult before is more
an now. 1t is time that the Fede
loss power should intervene and TO-
attic all citizens upon the same basis
: fol citizenship. This alone will set
the race problem and give Mis-
sippi relief from the cravings
Conscience.
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make report to the chief super
visor.
Ifvoters are not allowed to cast
their ballots unmOlested they are
TO report the fact and see that the
votes OF such men are duly polled
and counted. Where judges oil
elections fail to open the polls,
these United States officials are to
open them. For the district, a
United States Board of Canvass
ers will be created, whose duty II
will be to certify the election o.
Members of Congress to the Cleri
Of the House of Representative
who shall enter the same upon th'
roll. The Democrats are partlc'
larly sore on account Of the fac
that the United States official
will have charge OF tn
- count.
IN When this law passes, anoth'
BY step will have been taken toward
enforcing the plain provisions
the Constitution OF the Unite
States.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1890-07-05
wAsHneToN LETTER.
The Lodge Federal Election Bill-The
Independent Pension Bill Depart
ment Notes.
(From our Regular Correspondent

WAsHINeT IN ID. c., June 80 1890.
Secretary Blaine has not the slightest
idea of resIgning, although the Democrats
are busying themselves in circulating
s;llv rumor that he intends resigning if
CcSOress does not do something towards
carving out his reciprocity ideas. Mr..
llaine Is by no means alone in those ideas,
fhev are shared by the President every
member of the cabinet except one, and
Nv many of the mos eminent Republic
can members of both House and Senate I;
Int if Congress does not SEQ TT to carry
them out by the necessary legislation Mr.
Biaine is not the sort of man to resign;
knows that he is in no way responsible
for legislation.
| The debate on the Federal election law
! goes merrily along in the House: there
| as a night session Saturday aud there
] will be another tonight. The talk has
/ been quite lively at times but by nj
means as exciting as it was expected e
I be. although Representative McComas, o
MARYLAND, who is considered one of th'
ablest southern republicans. had quite I
spat with Representative b land OF Mis
souri. Saturday afternoon. Nc. Moo
mass speech was a red hot broadside int
Southern democrats and it is not surpris
4 ing that it should have stirred them M
The vote on the bill will be taken Wedn'
dav afternoon. It will pass.
The President having signed the d.
dendent pension bill Commissioner hau
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1890-07-05
THE NEGRO AND TOBACCO.

Mr.. Editor
purpose IL possible to prove that
Bourbot.s aud others tinctured with
Hegroph0Dia have some love for the
~ -~'se al their Colorphobia edt
-, sermons, words and
eel s-agslnst nlrn
Tobacco IS a great staple product
that ia raised. manufactured and han
died by Negroes. 1t is one of the chief
elements OF the South in agriculture,
manufacture and commerce, and gives
employment to many Negro men, wo
men and chlldrtn. Many OF the high
est and lowest, most cultured and refin
ed, dep~aVed and degraded OF the
white race, North aud South, chew
smoke and snuff tobacco. Costly and
Cheap Cuspidores, adorn the palace,
and the palace car, the church pc W. and
the minister's study; the Senate cham
Der and House of Representatives from
/ the mansion TO the hut,yea like Phi
roah's frogs, wherever Anglo Saxon
votaries of tobacco, domicile. soiourr
to receive tobaccO expectoration. III
the majority of cases, tobacco passes
through the Negro's hands into the
white mans mouth, into his pipe, int
his nostrils, and lodges In his pocket
The nicotine of tobacco, courses through
his DOQIs bnClCAOAO 90 ROAc oaA0 Re-.~~
of the Negro is in his system, for YER
little tobacco is raised or manufacture
without the Negroes sweat upon 1t, troI
his hands or dripped upon it from h
brow. All such, shows that white me
who love TO chew, smoke, or snuff toba
co. have s1me love for the Negro, an
long for his sacred weed" as did tn
Israelites for the leeks and onions
q Egypt. The figure of an Indian use
to adorn the Tobacconist's front doc
but the Negro, Jacob like has supplaI
/, | ed the Indian, and is to day in tn
!. mouth, in the pipe, in the nostrils
thou sands, yea, ten thousand white me
Juvenile cigarette smokers, puff
fcom their young lips, Irishmen exclai
y ..Be jabber, kill the niger" althoui
: his prouuct is in their short stem pipe
y congressman prepare speeches, edito
4. editorials, ministers prepare SENIOR
II with uuids of tobacco between their
!. ner and neither lips. The Negro a
a. tobacco is everywhere, where the wh
i man is. 400
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1890-07-05

-. -, would trade on an
ara .atSon II Americans agaiust Ameri-
cans. Let southern. rs build the Grant
monument. which New York has
neglected:
Let them build il, and when Reed,
Quay, Dudley and ingalls, v'tuperate
their eufii sient answer will be the me-
mortal which marks the grave of Grant.
! kansas City Times.
/ Oh. certainly, contribution OF a50s
| 600. made on the housetop, before the
/ ewes of the nation, shall cover from
| sight and memory the 10 fearful crimes
that are committed IN the secret cham
hers beneath. Then let the gambler be
a respected member of society II he but
contribute little TO some public enter
Drise. Then let the prOstftute be well
coined 10 our homes IL she but distribute
the price OF her shame literally. Then
let the murderer be absoived from hid
sin IL he can point, with his blood stain
ed hand, to a contribution he has made
TO monument for some homes
man
when the Republicans point to tn
fact that it takes more votes TO elect 1
! Congressman in one Kansas distric
than it does to elect ten Congressmel
, in Georgia, let the Southern Democrat
point 20 this $50, 900 contribution to TIN
Grant monument. That shall be "thei
sufficient answer"
when Republicans protest against tn
display OF the emblems of secession an
the teachings Of trea son in the South
let southerners point 10 the 900, 600 co
= tributiOn to the Grant M0nnmen
r that shall be their sufficient al
swer."
Let those Miss issippi Democrats WI
broke into the Jail and shot to death Il
% defenceless Chisholm, shot his daught
81 too, who sought to protect her faith
,e with her own body, let them come for
"a from their hiding. They can now poi
se to this 800, 900 contribution to the Ora
Il | monument. That shall De "their SUI
Ia Client answer Topeka, Kansas, Ca
he tai.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1890-07-05
ga DEGRADED WOMAN.
Mrs. SigmOn Deserts Her Husband and
ElOpes With a Repulsive Negro"

NEWTON, N. c., June 2S,-A very
disgraceful affair which occurred in
this county last week has just come to /
light. The wife OF Lee Sigmon, pro- |
minent farmer of the Clark's Creek sec |
ton OF Catawba county, came TO New |
ton for the purpose Of having lot OF
notes discounted at the bank for her
husband, taking with her, unknown to
anyone, all the money in the house
about twenty five dollars. Arriving at
Newton. she went 10 the bank and re-
ceived seventy five dollars. Noah Rob
inson, a full blSoded negro, lived
| in Sigmon's neighborhood and was well
! TO do.
He also came to Newton the same day
and mortgaged his horse, raising $50.
| Then he aud Mrs. Sigmon left together
| on the first train. Mr.. Slgmon has trac
ed them TO Georgia and is pursuing
them. Mrs. Sigmon WAS an attractive
young woman, we'll educated, and OF
good family. Her husband Is \ prosper
Gus farmer and belongs 20 one OF the
best families az the county. Mrs. Sig
mon Is the uothef OF four small chill
: dEeD. whom she deserted aud her negro
I paramodr LETT = vile and seven children.
/ The negro Is repuEsive IN appearance.
and the depraved woman's infatuats0n
or sn intimacy with him were never
suspected and are unaccountabie."
There is the whole story. What
is true in this case has been true o.
others. AS to his being repulsive
an intelligent public is left to draw
? their own conclusions.
a But she was pretty. Our con,
temporary should remember tina
t it's manners, not looks that max,
n the man.
# But of course, it is too bad TO
), this coloIed man to have risked al
: for this fine-looking white woman
1t for the report says, she was well
g to-do.n He showed very littl
Judgment in leaving Mr.. Sigmo
Ig grass widower, and will sho
he still less If he gets caught. Color
eG ed men must see to it that Will
IL women do not get so infatuatt
IL with them as to cause them TO
CHI as Mr.. Robinson has done. We
er ways believed, however, that e
as Negroes were the best race of p
or pie on the globe. But we nj
eft have another evidence of their
asst tention to continue to initiate
is white folks.
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FOR RENT

New Odd Fellows Hall 727 North 3rd
street is fitted up with Lodge rooms Tor
the accommodation of all societies, re-
ception Hall with Parlor, Cloak room
Ladies' Toilet room and ticke of1 a
all on the same floor for the accomode
ton of the public general. Parties d.
string to rent a Hall for excursions
Societies, Concerts, or any kind OF en-
tertainment can secure the same on very
liberal terms by consulting the followc
ing Let Committee, w. ]. johnson, 20
w BROAD ST.; Il. w. Walker, 9Th St.
near Marshall; K. Il. jenkins New Mare
ket: and 727 N. Sd St. at the Hall.
This Hall has all the modern improve
ments In Halls of this chal acter.
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GONE, BUT NOT FORGOTTEN.

1t seems that occasionally in the
South "the trush will out" Color
ed men have been lynched on &C
count of unchaste white women
and the telegraphic reports have
announced to the world Another
Negro Brute Meets His Deserved
Fate" But news have come OF an
elopement. The Bourbon Moss
back, Negro hating, Democratic
Dispatch publishes 1t with the TO
lowing heading:
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1890-07-05

After the delivery OF the class day
Grafton at Harvard by a colored mem
Der OF the graduating class, comes the
delivery Of the commencement Grafton
BY another colored graduate. 1T these
two thoroughly educated young men
lived In Mississippi, for instance, they
would be denied the right TO vote
while any drunken. ignorant ioater o.
the white race would have the priviieg'
OF voting, not only Tor himself. ou1 iol
them aiso.--New York Mail and Ia
press
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1890-07-05

The Negro is not paid much
wages, nor gwen a square meal as
often as he should have it, but he's
educating his children and buying
land.