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Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1894-04-10
NUMBER 3.

In Tennessee Methodist of June 2,
Brother Thos. H. Gibson, ofMilledge-
vile, Ga, says: Il think our Brother,
DR.. j. ID. Smith, is rather extreme in
his views and methods on Prohibition.
The idea of his criticising unfavora-
bly, such man as Bishop Galloway
on his position on Prohibition is alb
surd and arouses ourindignation
With all due Difference to yourself |
regret that you let No. of Dir. Smiths
articles go into your paper Now,
my dear Brother Gibson, rs you have
had space offered YOU in the Tcnnes-
see Methodist to criticise my article
No. and have failed to do so. will it
"arouse your Indignation again if
ask of you brotherly interview on
the special prerogatives of Bishopse
was II member of the Methodist
Church before Bishop Galloway was,
have served in some official capacity
in that church longer than he has, and
if | am not mistaken in the pOlity of
the church, have as much right to be
heard by my countrymen or my
church on matters political or moral
as he has. If not, why not? Does
the Office of Bishop make him infalli-
BILE? If so, then | move that our
church make all its members Bishops;
or, would that destroy infallibility by
spreading out the title into too thin IL
covering? If so, we had better join
in with our Roman Catholic brethren
and concentrate it all on one man-the
Pope.
If our Bishops are too exalted to
have their non Ecclesiastical public
acts and utteranceS criticised by their
brethren, who thus exalted theme
Such an extreme position may do for
the idolatries of Paganism, or for the
semi heathenism of prostituted Cath
olocism, as found in barbarous conn-
tries. But, Brother, we are in a so
called Christian Republic where Bish-
ops are made just like Circuit Riders;
and when thus made, know no more
intuitively, about the political aspects
of the licensed liquor traffic than they
did before.
TO illustrate what may be, and
sometimes is, their profound ignorance
on this question, you have but to re-
call the fact that but few months ago
the great and good Bishop Haygood,
then of your own State, published to
the world that nearly all the legisla-
ton of the past on the liquor traffic
had been enacted with view to its
suppresslon; and yet the United States
Supreme Court emphatically declares
that without such legislation no citi-
zen of State, or of the United States
would have any right to open and run
dram shop.
Are we to take the doctrine Of Bish-
OPP HaygoOd, just because he is Bish-
OPP, in favor of the implied right of the
saloon to exist, as against the plain
declarations of the United States SUI
preme Court against such right! In
things pertaining to Theology, and to
abstract questions of morals, that
would do. But the rights and privi-
leges of the liquor traffic under the
law is strictly political question, and
hence must be settled by our courts
appointed by the government for that
special purpose.
Bishops and all other clergymen
can only deal, as such, with moral
questions, or the moral side of ques
tons. AS Gospel ministers they can
persuade men to keep out of brOthels,
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1894-04-10

that very legislation; to withdraw all
protection of statutory law from the
traffic, leave it without any right to
exist under our common law like other
crimes or wrongs, and then by statu-
tory law fix the penalty for engaging
i'll the manufacture or sale of the ac-
cursed stuff.
Why did not the Christian Ministry
that led in the fight against renewing
the Louisiana lottery infamy adopt
the same sort of compromising plan -
license under restrictions! The liquor
intamy as compared with that lottery
infamy, is as the headlight of mogul
locomotive by the side of an ordinary
candle. Why so bravely attack the
lesser and so cowardly squirm before
the greater9 If to crush the lottery
justified the splitting of an old idoliz-
ed political party i'll a State, would
not the crushing of the monster liquor
tlasic justify the splitting of the same
old ,dolized party throughout the Ma
ton? The end reached, or likely to
be reached, by the means employed
i'll Louisiana against the legalized
terry, ought to become an object
son.
1t is an peculiar demonstration of
what honest people can do with an
evil intrcnehed behind former laws
when once they are freed from politi-
cal party letters.
The same sort of movement against
the legalized liquor traffic would sweep
it from the American Continent with
in the present decade. Our religious
press and pulpit could inaugurate
that movement within sixty days. ]
challenge controversy on these asscr-
tons.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1894-04-10

AS the present dramshop law of
Mississippi was passed by the Legis-
lature IN 1892, under the direct sane
ton and influence of certain prOmi-
nent church dignitaries, when a
straght-out Prohibition statute, COW
ering the whole State, might havejust
as easily been had for the asking; and
especially since the most prominent
of these ecclesiastics took it upon
himself to proclaim in Il published in
teryiew just before the last session of
the Legislature convened, that he
deemed it unwise for the Legislature
to take any more advanced step on
the liquor question at present than
this high license dram-shop law, The
LEApER has deemed it timely to re-
produce a series of articles written by
DR.. j. ID. Smith, of Paducah, Ky, in
1892, for the Tennessee Methodist,
soon after the said dram shop law was
first enacted. They have never been
published in any Mississippi paper
before, and are deserving of wide
and thoughtful reading by all who
wish an intelligent and right concep-
ton of Prohibition from Christian,
moral and legal standpoint. The sal
lent points in the articles criticised,
will be quite clearly understood on
reading DR.. Smiths review. The bulk
of DR.. Blacks and Bishop Galloway's
articles was simply a synopsis of the
main provisions of the dram shop law,
WHICH they approved and eulosized.
-Ep. LEADER.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1894-04-10
A Georgia Brother Protests, but " Wake,
Up the Wrong Passenger


Up the Wrong Passenger"
Dear Brother Haynes:
You are publishing one of the best
religious papers in the United States.
| heartily endorse every editorial that
has appeared, 1t is lively paper.
think oar Brother, DR.. J. -. Smith, j.
rather extreme in his views and meth
DDS on Prohibition. The idea of his
criticising nntavorablN such a man as
Bishop Galloway on his position ON
Prohibition is absurd and arouscS our
indignation. In my opinion Bishop
Galloway has done more to promote
the cause of Prohibition than any 9th
er man in the South. and to show his
love for it he was willing to defend it
against the attacks of the great Jctfcr-
son Davis. And see how much strOn-
ger the Prohibition sentiment is in
Mississippi than in Kentucky, and it
is all owing to Bishop Galloway's in
fiucncc. With all due Difference to
yourself rs Editor. | regret that You
let No. , of Dr. J. ID. Smiths articles
go into your paper. was very much
gratiiicd at the progress that Pr0hibi
ton was making in Mississippi as evil
denced by the law OF the last Legisla
ture, do wish we could get such Il
one in Georgia. THos. II. gibson.
Nedgeyille. Ga.
The columns of the Tennessee
Methodist are open to replies to Dr. }.
ID. Smith from any brother who thinks
DR.. Smiths articles vulnerable and
wishes to answer them.-EDITOR OF
TENNESSEE METHODIST.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1894-04-10

Review of the Action of Prom
incnt Ecclcsiastics Who
Advocated It's Passage,
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1894-04-10
NISSISSIpPPS DRAM SHOP LAW.

II is a License, Not a Clcar-Cut
Prohibition Statute.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1894-04-10

Rather Than Stand on Princi-
nile and Demand a Straight
out Prohibition Law.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1894-04-10

"Some Things Hard to be I'm
dcrStOOd.'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-08-21
SUICIDE IN CENTRAL PARK.
A Couple Who Believed I'm Col. Inger.
soils Doctrine.


soils Doctrine.
NEW YORK, August 21-The dead bodies
Of a man and woman were found this
morning on the Ramble. in Central Park
The man had a bullet hole in his head and
the woman had been shot In the left breast
The Iolice are unable to learn, so far,
whether both committed suicide. or whether
the man shot the woman and then himself
The man was about twenty-eight years of
age and the woman a few years younger.
Letters found on the bodies indicated the
names of the persons. One Of the letters.
written by the woman. Julia Fourier. was
ran as follows: Pardon me; 1 am desper-
ate and prefer to die"
There was also letter written to her
mother, and another. signed by her and the
man, as Is supposed 1t was directed to
the city authorities. 1t read. 1--WE die in
perfect health and with clear minds. We
die for love, and are happy We wish no
sire that both shall he buried in one grave.
We are both .ree-thinkers. and do not care
in what cemetery we are buried"
From the position of the bodies when
found, 1t was apparent that De Marcus
shot the woman before killing himself.
She lay on her face on the ground, and his
body had fallen across hers, also face
downward
The man was seen about the neighbor-
hood as early as 10 o'clock yesterday. and
1t Is supposed that the woman met him at
a much later hour. The bodies were still
slightly warm when found.
In one of the mans pockets was found a
newspaper clipping concerning a recent let
ter by Robert G. Ingersoll on the right to
commit suicide.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-08-21
ALIEN ANARCHISTS.
An Effort VIII be Made to Pass Sena.
tor Hi1rs Bill.

Strenuous efforts are being made to pass
the bill against "alien anarchists before
Congress adjourns. Secretary Carlisle and
Commissioner of immigration Stump are
very DESTROYS of having this law as a pro-
lection against the 800 or more anarchists
recently expelled from foreign countries
and row en- route here. The treasury off,
cials have the cooperation of Speaker Crisp
and the House managers, but thus far II
has been impossible to steer the bill past
the objections of Representative Warner of
New York, and others. which, in the abb
sence Of a quorum, have prevented the pass
age of the Senate bill.
When Mr.. Warmers objection side-track-
ed the bill today efforts were at once made
to get consert by telegraph from Mr.. Reed
for a special rule bringing the bill to a
vote. II this is obtained the Speaker and
Mr. Catchings will frame the rule
Mr.. Warner is not the only member ready
to object to the bill.
Representative Goldzier of Chicago says
the measure Is ill considered and that 1t
makes no provision for designating who are
anarchists and subject to summary de-
portation without trial.
Mr. GoldZier To-Day sent the following in
Quiry to the Secretary of the Treasury:
In view of tine tendency of Senate bill
2314, which, as L am Informed. was prepared
by you, desire for use the House your
construction OF the term allen anarchist as
used in said bill. In other words, / desire
an outline of the construction which, under
your direction. the department would place
upon the term in case this bill were passed"
The objections made to Senator Hills bill
is that its provisions for the deportation of
anarchists are too drastic. 1t is claimed
that any person adjudged an anarchist
could be deported under its provisions, even
if he had been in the country for many
years. Senator Hill does not think that
this claim is sufficient to cause any trouble,
as 1t 10 not likely that innocent persons will
be made to suffer and that 1t will be en-
forced only against those who are very OBJ
tectionable and whom all society would de-
sire to See removed from this country to
such countries as they emigrated from
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-08-21
NO TARIFF VETO EXPECTED
An Adjournment Of Congress Probable on
Thursday.
what II Said at the Capitol About the
Prospects Of the Tariff Dill
and AdjOurnnent.

The final adjournment of Congress Il
now SO near at hand that folks about the
Capitol are figuring on the hours instead Of
the days that will elapse before the session
comes to an end. There was a well-deined
rumor in circulation today that the man.
ayers Of the House have decided that an
adjournment can be had at 2 O'Clock on
Thursday. All calculations to this end,
however, are based upon the assumption
that the President will return to the city
tomorrow night and dispose Of the tariff
bill one way or the other before noon on
Thursday.
Should he determine, however, to take
advantage Of the entire ten days allowed
by the Constitution. he can keep Congress
here for several days longer, for there Is
no fear that the leaders of the two houses
will be able to prevent the passage Of a
joint resolution providing for adjournment
before action has been taken on the bill
There were rumors abroad this morning
to the effect that the President had decided
to veto the bill. but there was nothing but
deni ais to be heard on every hand.
The rumor probably started from the
chance expression of a western member. to
the effect that he would not be surprised II
the President vetces the bill. To controvert
this belief. 1t vas stated, on the best au-
thority, during the afternoon. that Secre-
tary Carlisle had told a caller this morning
that the bill would surely become a law. At
all events, the SITUATION, 10 use the phrase
of a Senator who was talking about the bill
this morning. has all the ear marks OF a
bill that is going to be signed in mighty
short order" Not only has the Treasury
Department caused the bill to be oinciaiiy
printed and distributed. but 1t has taken
steps to settle controverted questions in re-
gard to the administration Of the measure.
There is really nothing today to indicate
veto, and none of the friends Ct the bill
in the Senate are in the least apprehensive
of such result.
The House adjourned today until Thurs
day. There were less than one hundred
members on the floor. and a vote on a mo-
ton to adjourn showed nearly one hum
dred short o. a quorum. 1t is now abso-
lutely impossible for the House to secure
quorum without severe measur being
undertaken, and there is no disposition to
have gone to their homes.
The same condition prevails in The Senate
since yesterday. when the Senate found it.
self with only one or two more than an
actual quorum. There have been several
departures from the city. Senators Chand-
Ter. Piatt and Carey left the city last night
and more are expected to go between now
and tomorrow noon, so that the chances Of
quorum being present then are very slim
indeed.
Under the cumstances IL was thought
to be very doubtful whether anything could
be accomplished in the line of legislation,
and 1t will practically take unanimous con-
sent for Senators to secure action upon the
alcohol bill.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-08-21
NOW OUT OF DANGER.
Vavaan Burnett 10 Steadily Impr0viag
His Father Now with Hin.

Vivian Durnett IL Steadily Improvias
HIS Father Now with Hin.
DR.. Swan NJ. Burnett reached this city
last night after q hurried trip from Eng
land. In response to o telegram notifying
him Of the serious illness Of his soA Mr..
vivian Burnett Mrs. Frances Hodgson
Burnett IL also on her way to the bedside
OF the young man and is expected to arrive
here some time on Wednesday.
AZ noted In The Star yesterday afternoon,
Vivian has been very Ill at the home OF his
parents, Ito Massachusetts, avenue, for
some three weeks past He Ii suffering
from typhus In q malignant form, and lit
Tie over week ago bis illness took 30
dangerous a turn that 1t was thought neces-
sary to cable for his parents without fur
ther delay. The young invalid has had the
best OF treatment. however. since the first,
ana friends OF his and of the family have
been constant In their attentions DR..
Burnett had been In attendance at a medi-
cal convention in Scotland, and his wife
had but recently opened up her town house
IN London, and also expected to spend a
part OF the summer in Germany
The young man Vivian Is about seventeen
years OF age, and has but recently passed
the entrance examination for Harvard, ex-
pecting to enter the freshman class next
month. 1t seems hardly possible that he
can be 80 old. for II seems such a short
time since his mother charmed the reading
world with her story of Little Lord Faunt-
leroy. taking for the central figure Of that
delightful book the picture of her son VI
Wan. Their other son. Lionel. died IN Paris
some years ago from consumption, and the
Illness OF this, their only surviving child
has reused deep sympathy for Dr. and Mrs
burnett A Star reporter. who called at
their home late this afternoon. was told
that the sick boy was improving steadily
ana was resting comfortably today He is
now considered out of danger unless there
worse.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-08-21
THE AFRO-AMERICAN BUREAU.


The probabilities are that the negro
league Will strike snag in it's endeavor to
have the democratic congressional commit
tee abolish the Afro-American bureau of the
latter body. Senator Faulkner. chairman Of
the congressional committee, talked with a
Star reporter this morning at the committee
rooms in the Wormley annex.
know nothing about the action of the
negro league, except what I've seen in the
newspa pers." said Senator Faulkner. I'VE
have just established the bureau, and do
not know yet whether ii will he productive
of good results or not, but it will certainly
not be abolished unless the reasons pre-
scented in behalf of such a suggestion are
considered altogether good and sufficient"
The reporter suggested that Mr. Astwood
who would call upon Senator Faulkner in
relation to the matter, seemed to base his
objections to the Afro-American bureau on
the grounds that its chairman, r. G. Still.
was asking for contributions generally from
colored men, while the negro league only
raised campaign funds from the regular
dues of it's members
Il cannot see that the league has any,
thing to do with the bureau, one way or
the other, returned Senator Faulkner
and SO far as Mr.. still is concerned it was
expressly stipulated that Mr.. Still should
neither request nor accept contributions of
the nature you describe, and so far as
know he has not either requested or re-
ceived money from such sour ces I repeat
that the bureau Is merely in its exper-
mental stages. and 1t remains to be seen
whether or not 1t will be productive of good
results. What we want to do is to reach
the coiored voters in the best manner pos
sible. and We will endeavor to do that &C
cording to our best Judgment, Irrespective
OF organizations or individuals"
A formal request to abolish the Afro
American bureau of organization of the
democratic congressional committee was
made In a communication addressed today
to Senator Faulkner, chairman of the COM
mittee, by He. Eastwood. chairman of the
Negro National Democratic League. Mr.
Astwood. in urging immediate action, says
there is nothing to be accomplished by the
bureau receunts its assessment letters now
under investigation by the civil service COM
mission and characterizes it's methods as
improper. He states that the work of the
league covers all the needs of colored voters
Of the county, and, that though appreciating
the recoglitioR Of a negro as the head of
bureau of the committee there Is no rea-
son for the existence of the bureau. The
action is the result of instructions given to
President &c. H. j. Taylor and Chairman
Astwood N thes league convention at Indian
apolis, as MasGtdted in The Star yesterday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-08-21
Washington stock Exch.n..

government Bonds.-Un;ted States A. rer,stersa
COUPON isS7. ' la. ma IA ASKED United states As
Ss; uSh bid. MsE asked. '"''eu states
,d district h Of Columbia Bcndsaoyear Funding Is.
Water stock currency, a. isoi. rs bid. Water gie
stock currency, Is, 1908. III bid 36ss. Fundine
Msceilaneous aos ana az bid
tailroad COW. 6s, LIST, 1873 bid, l3s asked Wast,
1888 bid Iss asked Metropoiitan RatITe"i c S "a
lo4 asked. lexington Railroad 6s vs. hid w,sh.
Light s 10 Sd Did sni,sd States
E ican Su Telephone IS .s bid 10. asked Amer
American Security and Trust 5s A i ISo b bid'
W WssS Ss.sss S%asas %s 6 1 lSs I'D I'D
Masonic Mas, Hall Association IS iooh bid washington
Iaaa,I rntaary LIST Ss 100 bid Washington Light
National Bank Stocks-Bank of Washington 2ao
asked Bank q Republic, go bid s.s asked Metz o
asked Farmers and Mechanics. $50 bid Second
i50 asked Citizens, 1875 bid, I45 asked Columbia
100 bid ia asked raders. iio asked Lincoln Eaa
o. bid. lol asked: Ohio. 20 asked. '"'
and Trust, I1sM bid. ia asked American Secarit1
RailroaS su va asS and Georgetown
S S asked Metropolitan % asked. Columbia, 90
Georgetown and Tenaiiyiown. IS asked. ~ asked
q, Gas and Electric Light Stocks. Washington Gas.
Tntea state Esefe sss fa bid Gas ~ bid
Insurance Stocks.-Firemen's, &C asked Franklin
- bid. 50 asked. Potomac. 81 asked. Arlington
l4s bid: German American. 157 bid National
Union, IL asked Columbia, ID bid rs asked
Riggs ~ bid, ~ asked. Peoples 5% bid. 81
asked Lincoln. ~ bid. SIS asked. Commercial,
6 asked.
Title Insurance Stocks.-Reai Estate Title, Ilo
bid: Columbia Title, ~ bid. Washington Title.
bid. District Title, 10 bid
Telephone Stocks. Pennsylvania, 81 bid Chcsa-
peake and Potomac. 80 bid. say asked. American
Grnphophone bid o asked Pneumatic Gun Car
Rage, "a bid, IA asked.
Miscellaneous stocks.-NOrfolk and washington
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-08-21
SHOT TO SAVE HIMSELF.
A Negro Desperate Killed Nenr PhiIa
delphia by n Constable.

delphia by a Constable
PHILADELPHIA. Pa. August IA des-
perate colored criminal named Edward
Saxson was shot and killed by Constable
Day at Yeadcn. a suburb of this city. to-
day, while resisting arrest. Saxson had
been the terror of Lansdowne and Yeadon
for a long time. A few nights ago he split
the head of a man during quarrel at Lans-
downs. and swore he would kill the man
who attempted to arrest him. A warrant
was sworn out for his arerst and given to
Constable Remember.
Early this mel ming he caught Saxson at
Lansdowne. and at the point Of his revolt
yer fairly pushed the enraged negro along
the road to Yeadon. When Constable Days
residence was reached Rementier shouted
Tor assistance. Constable Days appearance
on the scene enraged the negro more. and
with an oath. he declared he would not 60
q step further. At the same time he ripped
out his knife.
Day. Day. drawing his revolver shouted:
drop your knife, or I'll kill you''
The negro RESPONDED with an oath and
E threatened to cut him to pieces. and start
With a bullet from his pistol, that struck
Saxson in the jaw. The en-aged negro
rushed around the road like a f1end.
Ccnstables Day and Rementier. desiring to
take the man alive, deslsted from further
firing. and demanded of Saxson that he sur
render. The wounded and desperate man.
maddened with pain. suddenly started in
and became the aggressor. He plunged his
knife into Constable Days back making a
wound two inches deep and five inches long
Day fred again. the bullet passing through
SEASONS right arm The desperate negro
minding 1t not. sprang forward with his
upl1fted knife. This time he was met with
q bullet from Constable Days revolver
which struck him squarely in the stomach
IN rev minutes the desperate breathed
his last. Constable Days wound Ia a pain
fui one. though it may not prove fatal.