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The Colored citizen., 1894-09-03
THE STATE FAIR.
Big Crowds, Fine Races, Excellent Exhibih.

Under the able management of its
efficient directors the Twenty-ffth
Annual Exhibition of the Montana
State Fair, has been the most succes.
full yet. The grounds, exhibits and
general aspect of things gave ev.
dence of careful and skilful prepars
tion, rejecting great credit on all
parties concerned. The crowds have
been large, nine thousand being pres
ent on Thursday, and everyone seemed
highly pleased. The races have been
exceptionally fine and the general
exhibits were fully up to the average.
On the whole the city has just reason
to feel highly iattered at the success
attending the fair, and visitors have
had their most sanguine expectation
realized.
The Colored citizen., 1894-09-03
hon. T. C. POWER HONE,

Senator Power has received a
hearty welcome by his hosts of friends
from all parts of the State, who were
pleased to grasp his hand and con-
gratulate him on his excellent ap-
pearance, notwithstanding his ardu-
GUS duties, incident to long, active
and tiresome session of Congress. The
senator is always on the alert to sub
serve the interests of our state, hence
it is that though single-handed and
alone he has carefully guarded and
protected the many and diversified
interests that have arisen affecting
the welfare of the people of Montana.
The Colored citizen., 1894-09-03
iFR0.AMERICAN CLUB.

A large and enthusiastic meeting
OF this club was held last "Wednesday
night. Prof. Coles excellent band
enlivened the proceedings with patri-
otic airs. President J. p. Ball, Sr,
delivered his hisinaugural address, which
was an able paper full of wise and
sound advice to the members of the
club, as we'll as to the colored voters
throughout the state.
We regret that want of space pre-
vents US from producing it in full
Interesting addresses we're also made
by vice-president Jas. Crump, B. F.
Hooper, w. P. Hougb, Mr.. Wheaton
of Livingston and others. The club
will meet again Wednesday night.
The Colored citizen., 1894-09-03
TIE COLORED CITIZEN.

ITO the manor born, always thor
oughly American, patriotic. industri-
GUS and reliable, the colored citizen
deserves favorable public opinion -
Be 1t said to the shame of large ma
jOrity of the people of this country
that there is strong disposition to
count out" the colored citizen. AS
long as he confines himself to the
groove of a mental this disposition re-
mains quiescent by general consent
II Is agreed that this narrow sphere
should circumscribe his aspiration.
II perchance he seeks the trades or
professions for livelihood. immedi-
ately his color arouses the antagon-
ism of the masses True il Is that
there are laudable exceptions to this
skin-color prejudice epidemic, but the
malady is so deep seated in the rank
and file that we meet from day to day
and who delight to Haunt in our faces
their race rancor that we are forced
to the conviction that the latter re-
lect the general unfavorable public
opinion prevailing against us as a
people This is not as it shonld be.
Point out, If you can, single integral
factor of the body polite of this
country so thoroughly American as
our colored citizen. He knows no
home save his America. He fondly
loves this country for he knows OF
none else. He has borne arms for the
independence of his country and for
the preservation of our Union. He
has contributed by his unceasing in
dustry to the upbuilding and estab-
lishment of the most prosperous coun-
try on the face of the earth. He has
ever been a producer--he is of the
bone and sinew of the country. Added
to these excellent essentials he can
always be counted upon the side of
law aud order. Anarchy and COM
munism find no abiding place in his
patriotic heart. He spends not the
midnight hour loading dynamite
bombs to destroy the property of his
fellow citizen. He is not found in
secret conclaves conspiring to over
turn and destroy the institutions of
his country. He does not ally him
self to marauding hordes who delight
TO levy tribute upon the industrious
citizen through whose country they
rove. He does not spend his time saw
ing the air in vain endeavor to pros
elyte some sensible citizen TO imprac-
ticable political dogmas. To the con-
trary, he fills the bill of the ideal
American citizen. Why then exists,
or is permitted, the ever-present,
never-ceasing, all.pervading preju-
dice against the colored citizen that
is a disgrace and blight to the fair
name of this country. Down with 1t.
1t should be declared un-American.
| The abuse must be corrected. Pub
lie sentiment and opinion must frown
it down. The initiative to accom-
plish this must be taken by the better
class of people. Their example will
soon be followed by the rank and file,
and soon there will be none in this
fair country so unmanly as to vent his
prejudice against the colored citizen
on account of his race, color or pre-
vious condition. Let good citizens
take the matter in hand al once all
over the country and wipe out with
one fell swoop this national race
prejudice against the colored citizen.
The Colored citizen., 1894-09-03
SEND IN THEIR NAMES.
The NamtS Of All COlOred Citizens in The
State Wanted.

We desire to obtain a complete list
Of colored citizens residing within the
state. We therefore kindly ask that
friends in the cities and towns
throughout the state send us the
names and postoffice address of the
heads, male or female, of as many
colored families as can be convenient
ly obtained. Persons SO favoring us
will have acknowledgment thereof
made through the columns of this
paper.
The Colored citizen., 1894-09-03

The Seattle Republican is one OF
the brightest, best edited and newsi-
est colored papers published. Mr.. H.
X. Cayton, its editor, is a gentleman
OF very considerable newspaper ex'
perience, having climbed the rounds
from editor and proprietor of a cross
roads hand bill in Kansas to local re-
porter of one of the leading dailies Of
Seattle, Wash. He is made OF just
the kind of stuff that constitutes
typical journalist. He is an ener
getic rustler and don't down at ever
blow though aimed with a strong arH
we predict for him long and cor
tinued success.
The Colored citizen., 1894-09-03

II matters not to the average citi-
zen whether the tariff bill became
law with or without the presidents
signature. What is wanted is ces.
sation of tariff tinkering so the busi-
ness interests of the country may re-
vive.
The Colored citizen., 1894-09-03

The CoLoRED CITIZEN, paper de-
voted to the social, moral and indus
trial interests of the colored Ameri-
can of this state, is new venture. 1t
is an enterprise that should receive
such hearty support from all classes
irrespective of race, politics or creed
that its assured success should be
guaranteed from the outset. 1t cam
not be denied that our people, through
force of circumstance, occupy a Pc
culiar status in this country. We are
not thoroughly known. Our better
qualities are not presented fairly to
the public. Our infrmities and short
comings are constantly magnified and
dwelt upon, while our better attri-
butes remain unpresented. Is it
strange, then, that our people should
endeavor to secure a mouthpiece-a
newspaper-wherewith to educate the
public to full appreciation of our
worth, that we may be judged impair
TALLY and not have imposed upon US
as a people harsh criticisms that
should rest upon individuals onlyp The
state of Montana has just right to
teel proud of Its twenty-five hundred
colored citizens found in every county
of this fair and prosperous common
wealth. They are to man wealth
producers. They are of the Drawn
that have unfettered and exposed to
the sunshine of our unsurpassed cline
the treasured wealth of ages-they
are of the men who made known and
demonstrated to the outside world the
possibilities of this vast empire preg-
nant with unlimited resources-they
are of the men who will ere long come
here by thousands to help develop the
wonderful industries lying dormant in
this state. They are of the men who
will In future, arm in arm with capi-
tai in unison and harmony and free
from chickering's, discord and unrest,
develop and make bloom as the rose
the entire expanse of this G0d-favored
land of promise and plenty. Our peo-
pie are sympathetic, sensitive and
tractable and hence are a desirable ac-
cession In all well-disposed communi-
ties. Because of the cordial relations
existing between all classes populat-
ing this state and the colored citizens
thereof, they are exception ally pros
porous, happy and contented, which
probably accounts for the constantly
increasing population of color who,
with rare exceptions, are very worthy
additions to the community. We be-
speak for our people bright future.
Slowly bnt surely their sterling quail
ties are becoming known, and ere long
the ban Of prejudice which overhangs
them like pail will be dispelled by
the light of favorable public opinion,
and then will the future blossom and
ripen into fruit that will only
await our efforts. Hedged in
on all sides by adverse cir
cumstances our people are bound to
evolve into usefulness and greatness
Barriers must be surmounted and pub
lie sentiment won over in our behalf.
We ask the aid and cooperation OF
our fellow citizens in behalf of our
people and of this enterprise. Just in
proportion to the aid received will re.
suits be obtained. We launch this
venture with no enemies to punish but
very, very many kind friends to favor
The Colored citizen., 1894-09-03

The capital fight is warming up
and our people are mixing up fire.
works, hurrahs, brass bands and the
like as side dishes to the cold and
stubborn facts why Helena should be
the permanent capital.
The Colored citizen., 1894-09-03

The politica pot should be skinned.
So much harmony is unAmerican for
these parts.
The Colored citizen., 1894-09-03

Republicans are feeling very com.
Portable. See?
The Colored citizen., 1894-09-03
HELENA, MONT, SEPT. l, 1894.

We orrt1y thai this edition consists Of
1000 6opies.
COLORED CITIZEN PUB. CO.,
Perl p. Ball, Jr.,
Editor aud Manager
The Colored citizen., 1894-09-03

There are about 500 colored people
in this city.
The Colored citizen., 1894-09-03

Congress adjourned on Tuesday.
Thanks.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-03-05

The students Of the UNIVERSITY OF
Sputn Dakota Aud those Of the Uuivrr.
sity OF North Dakota will have an inter
state debate on the question: "Would
the Matchmaking of All Ihe Railroad
Property in the United States b. Both
DefensIDle and DesIrabie?" Both col
leges have selected their most capable
students and the debate promises to be
spirited. The contestants are ms follows.
University Of North Dakot. negative, G.
\. Brennan. b. \. SkuIson and J. A
Radcliffe; University Of South Dakota
Affirmative, -. y. Crawford. J. F.. Payne
and L. VI. Stevens.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-03-05
The I;uIz OF this Machine typ .Setter.

The Pres, composing room has been
equipped with typesetting machines.
The operation Of these machines viii be
slTen to the old culnpos.tors OF the pa
per, who WI o be adopts therein.
The machines nrenew, and the workmen
will not for n timebe familiar with their
working. and it is possible a great many
mmMstHkcs, oIn Of them dom rldicyyy-
onl~, VIII creep into the paper, to the an,
nOyAhncccceee Of u readers, but thi,
trouble will only be tempqqquifquily
and We hope our condeMned settlers will
be able TO set alllll wwwrigghtt pppprct
ty sQqn. Meanwhile we beg the kkint
acknowledgements of our ffffrlendz.-
Cleveland Press.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-03-05

Articles of incorporation have been
filed at Pierre for the Wolgemuth Shirt
company. at Sioux Falls, for the manu-
f~acture, buying and selling Of shirts,
collars, cuffs and underwear, also for the
manufacture and sale OF the Wolgemuth
patent button clasp; lncorporators, Wells
Cook. Porter W. Peck, John w. Collars,
j. b. Wolgemuth and J. c. McManima:
capital stock 100000.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-03-05

WASHINGTON, March 5.-The installa-
ton of Senator White of Louisiana to
his seat upon the bench of the supreme
court will occur at Don Monday. Very
brief formalities attend the advent of a
new justice to the supreme court, the
only ceremonies customary being the
administration of two oaths, one to sup
port the constitution of the United
States, the other to faithfully try all
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-03-05
Travelling Man Missing

ST. Louis, March 5.-H. G.. Lord, q
travelling man, is missing. Mr.. Lord
came to St. Louis about a week age.
He began to drink shortly after he
reached here and for five days was
very much under the influence of
liquor. Thursday night he took a dose
of choral to make him sleep, but it had
the opposite effect. He went out on the
street, and since then nothing has been
seer of him.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-03-05
Jury out Three Days.

TOPEKA, Kan, March 1.-The suit of
Decker, Mullins and Bsrry and the
Kansas National bank, against the City
OF Topeka, for $2l6,0 600 has been de-
clded. The Jury brought in a verdict
for the plaintiff for So, ~, after being
out three days. The case was brought
to the Douglass county district court on
taken three weeks. Besides a general
verdict tn" jury had to i'ins in answers
t. over 10 speclal Questions.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-03-05
ExtraditiOn for Mrs. Maier.

BROOKLYN. N. Y, March 5.-Sheriff
Beatty of Wisconsin was authorized by
judge Bartlett to take into custody Mrs.
Margaret Maier, who had been brought
lc'lnI'ltiOn from the governor of Wis
consin. ,harging her with having
poisoned hrr hush md, Herman Granke,
in Racine, Wis. 1t is stated that he had
his lie insured in the Order Of Fores-
ters for $1,000. AMI his widow got the
money. Mrs. GrArke married Maier
on the 14th ut Januarv-laSt-.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-03-05

Tiu.-s Signal. Pierre: ,: State Oh In
spert"r Stafford is IN the city to-day III
sptr!3ug tn" oil sold IN the c.ty aud finds
it 10 br very low grade. He also states
INA; a he" company will put IN "a tank
IN thus city IN the near future. This last
fact is good news to our citizens for it
viii no, only reduce the cost but give us
a brtter Grade of OIL.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-03-05

Paper yarn l., substituted for other
cheap stock III carpets and is said to
be superior to "shoddy" and mum
go" both IN cost and strength. OF
ours" the paper is used only III the
body and on the undey side Of the
texture and not on thouppcr surface
1t is sad that So per cent Of a CARPET
may De made of paper without d Gus
toner suspecting it. Philadelphia;
Press.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-03-05

OTTUMwA. Ia, March ). George
Whistler, a farmer living near Fair
field, in jefferson county, while digging
q we'll, struck natural gas which came
out with such force as to compel him to
abandon the work. The gas seems to
be in sufficient quantity to be utilized,
and the farmer is making arrangements
70 pipe il.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-03-05

A curious lawsuit has just been con
cluded at Brussels. A widow named
Moeus died intestate, leaving a large
fortune. A dispute at once began among
her relatives, and a lawsuit to settle the
various claims was instituted. At the
trial it was proved that no fewer than
$500 persons were related to the tecta-
trix. Judgment has been pronounced
in their favor-that is, in favor of rela-
tivcs even twelve degrees removed
Paris Herald.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-03-05
Persia Quits silver Coinage.

LONDON, March ). A dispatch to The
Times from Teh"rtn. the capital of Per.
eia. says: The government has officially
announced mat the mint will no longer
Gin silver tor the public. 1t also de-
Clires thar i.nrortltOn of silver is pro
hib.ted for the future and that "a month
h":lye the custom authorities viii treat
Is ~..ntrrOan4 al! silver not ordered 10y
the mint.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-03-05

CHARLES CITY, Ia, March 5.-Mrs.
Cart Cline, late of Denver, horsewhipped
Oar Allen in a public resort for alleged
defamation of character. Allen was
acquainted with the family at Denver.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-03-05

W~MkEsBAREE, Marcn 1.-The Moosic
powder mills at Moosic, Pa, exploded
shortly after 8 O'Clock Il. III. Three men
are reported killed. The report of the
explosion was heard in W~ilkesbarre, 10
miics away. Windows ratified and
house We're sb.ken.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-03-05
Burned.

Browns VALLEY, Mimi, March 81
The Crown elevator, p. w. Dezoll, pro-
prietor, was totally burned. Loss S.
500; insurance, $1,000. There were
1000 bushels of wheat in the building.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-03-05
Three Bachelors.

1t is noted that all three of the assist
ant secretaries of the treasury are bach
elors. A man who has access to the
United States treasury can have no legit-
innate excuse for not MARRYING
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-03-05
10 EEII>ERN.

In NAIlN LEADER makes II special fe lture u'
Ear -AlHc Tformatsnn CONCERNING the ~ ant@g"z
aud rc>ourcrs Of the city uf Mad,son and Of the
=. tie a. large e%utitlrnc I Co the patronage Of nd
NtEH~t-s II every Cls~s.
J. F. SrA1IL, Proprietor.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-03-05

The population Of what is known tech,
nically as the city" of London reaches
3ol ,3S4 by day, but drops to 3 1896 at
night. The population of greater Lon
don l. ) .G:}}3 500.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1894-04-13
AMERICANISM.

IT would be good for the coun-
try if every man would read what
Theodore Roosevelt has to say in
the April Forum about "What
Americanism Means" 1t is a
judicial handling of the subject,
and especially should persons born
on foreign soil and immigrated to
this country ponder the truths he
so clearly and forcibly sets forth.
TO bear the name of American is
to bear the most honorable = of
titles" he asserts. "American-
ism," he asserts, sis question of
spirit, convictions and purpose,
not of creed or birthplace" I'm
mig, ants must abandon Old World
quarrels, ideas, customs and Ian
guage, or they will become moth
ing. They have ceased to be
Europeans when they cast their
lot here, and they cannot be Am
ericans until they adopt the Am
erican split. and if they remain
on neutral ground they are only a
menace. The immigrant. accord,
ing to Mr.. Roosevelt, '.Must re-
we're only our flag; not only must
it come first, but no other flag
should ever come second. He
must learn to celebrate Washing
tons birthday rather than that ol
a Queen or Kaiser, and the Fourth
of July instead of st. Patrick S
day. Our political and social
questions must be settled upon
their own merits, and not compli
Gated by quarrels between Eng
land and Ireland, or France and
Spain, with which we have
nothing to do; it is an outrage to
fight an American campaign with
reference to questions of European
politics. Above all the immi
grant must learn to talk and think
and be United States"
Mr.. Roosevelt has no sympathy
with Knownothingism, which he
declares to be as n-American as
loreignism. He concludes his
excellent paper with the patriotic
assertion that we must all, as
Americans, wherever born, work
together, heart, hand and head,
for the honor and the greatness of
our common country.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1894-04-13
WRONG EASTERN IDEAS.

Recognition of the ability of
young men from the west is by no
means a rare occurrence. A
competitive debate was recently
held at Cambridge, Mass, for the
selection of Harvard representa-
tives in the Yale Harvard debate
which is to take place this month,
and from the many contestants,
Clyde A. Duniway of Portland
who is taking a postgraduate
course, and student from Denver.
were two of the three chosen. To
many residents of the effete east
who seem of the opinion that they
are possessed of a patent right on
all the learning and believe that
the "wild and woody west" is in
habited only by savages and cow
boys, this contest will no doubt
disclose to them the falacy of such
a conclusion. That the average
intelligence of the west is far
above that of the east, no one
familiar with the conditions will
dispute. Perhaps in every eastern
settlement a larger portion of
highly educated people may be
found than in the west, but on the
other hand a large proportion will
be discovered who have failed to
receive even the commonest kind
of an education. The western
people are more sophisticated,
because they have travelled more.
have had better opportunities for
observation and are made up
largely of the very best eastern
element. Almost every news
paper correspondent who comes
out here, thinks he must create
the impression that the west is
swild and woody" or he will loose
his position. While our people
are perfectly tame, the impression
is circulated that we all cut and
shoot. drink swamp water and
sutsist on rattlesnakes and coyotes.
The circulation of such nonsense
among people living east Of the
Mississippi river has been of in
ealculable injury to residents of
the northwest.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1894-04-13

WITHIN ten days three barns
have been destroyed by fire, the
wo:k of incendiaries. While the
buildings are of little value and
have not been contiguous to other
structures it is matter of vital
Importance that the miscreants
should be speedily apprehended.
Underwriters will either raise the
rates or cancel the insurance car
ried by their respective compan-
les unless these midnight barn
burners are soon brought to JUS
tice. The losses so far have
amounted to but little, but if Cor
wallis is left entirely without the
protection of insurance it will be
a serious matter.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1894-04-13

Of all the silly ,twaddle ever in
dulged in by an addle-pat d sim
pleton that which appeared in the
last issue of. the Times relative to
our county convention was the
most untrue, ridiculous and absurd.
1t is not worth replying to in de
tail. Suffice TO say. there was no
combination, no slate set up by any
one, no discord, no i'll feeling and
no cont ention more than was to be
expected when there were SO many
candidates seeking nomination
which, conside ing the demoralized
condition Of the democrats, was
looked upon as equivalent to an
election.