Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1894-08-10

justice, can afford, if they have faith
in the laws of their own creation. to
give the representative of any ignorant
and so-called inferior race fair trial
in each and every case of crime.
There were fifteen colored miners
shot down at Pratt's Mines, Ala, Mon
day, the 18th inst, and one OF them Will
die. Sixty-fve of the mob have beer
arrested and warrants have been sworn
out for the arrest of fifty more. Many
of the prisoners cannot speak English
Mr.. Thomas j. Turner, of Trenton,
n. j., has succeeded in getting through
the New Jersey legislature bill for
the establishment of an industrial
school for the colored youth in that
state. The school is located at Bor-
dentown and is said to be doing good
work.
Miss May +. Lester, of Ithaca, n. Y,
has been admitted to practice as an at
torney before the Executive Depart
ments of the Government. Miss Lester
is colored graduate of the Dryden, N
Y. Union Graded School and Academy,
also graduate of Wycoff, Seamans and
Benedict Photographic Institute, Itha-
ca. n. Y.
Gen. Booth, founder of the Salvation
Army, will visit this country in the
autumn and make six months journey
through the states. A grand Salvation
Army reception will be given him in
New York when he arrives, and at
other points of darkest America the
greatest hand-to.hand devil-fghter of
the age will be heartily greeted.
There are $4,000 colored inhabitants
If ,o-v York and 75O, 600 colored inhab-
itants IL Mississippi-te times as many
but when it comes to voting this dis
parity disappears, for the number of
qualified voters in New York is 5000,
whereas, under the terms of the new
constitution of Mississippi the number
of colored voters in the Magnolia state
number only $500.
A Washington, D. c., negro was ar
rested the other day while in the MD
ole of lively scrimmage with some
other brethren of color. When before
the court the next morning he asserted
that his purposes were peaceful. But
you had brick in your hand, said the
Judge. Eyes sah.'' ssWhat were you
going to do with it?'' ssTake it home,
sab, to sharpen my knife with, sah.''
" +1,ac Of
interesting celebration Monday. In
17T7 George Clinton, the first governor
elected under the state constitution
adopted after the revolt from the king,
took the oath of Office there and was
proclaimed the chief executive of the
commonwealth. 1t was this event
which the Daughters of the Revolution
and the Kingston Grand Army post
tttingly celebrated.
How the peanut found its way into
this country is mystery. There IS
tradition that some of the slaves who
were brought from Africa and sold in
North Carolina introduced the legu-
minous plant into that state. The
peanut is Indigenous to Africa, and if
it be true that we owe its introduction
here to the abhorred slave trade it is
the single item of credit which can be
carried to the account of that inhuman
traffic.
The Seventh-day Adventist organiza-
ton, of which A. O. TAFT is secretary,
has undertaken to raise the money to
pay the fine of w. B. Capps of Dresden.
Tenn, who has been sentenced for
working on Sundays Capps devoutly
believes in keeping the seventh day
day holy and does SO faithfully, but
works on Sunday. For this otfense
against the laws of Tennessee he has
been fined $llO, which he is too poor
to pay Apparently, the case is one OF
religious persecution, and dlsgraces
Tennessee.
State Ledger, Topeka, Kan: John
Z. Walker, the envoy to Madagascar, is
expected on Kansas soil soon to help
out the Republican party; the present
dilemma needs good speakers and e
good number of them should be secui,
ed. VIII you do ito Then send geoou
strong Negro advocates on the st,rnip ~,
to lead and advise their people. ms
is duty, this should be done; there aIs
some of our race in the state thai need
instruction in politics; men whose
motives are for mercenary purposes P5s
should be kept at home. But pay Sooa
speakers.
j. M. Wheeler: The Seeuiarlst posi-
ton is clear and distinctf ana anld ene
warning of the seets it ynust grauuaily
come to the front. The, state snouiu !. nav l :
NOTHING 10 do with the teaching OF re-
lipion. The common school should be
tile common ground where the child
rem of all faiths aid Of no faith should
meet on a footing of perfect equality,
and be taught only the indisputable
truths of secular life From the waste
of their valuatble time in learning old
superstitions and barbarous dogmas,
which mus. be painfully unlearned, let
ne ayc5r to save the children.
CAN YOU FORGET.