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The Afro-American., 1895-10-26

and the time has fully come when
the public should be informed as
to the root of the matter. IF any
person has the information
to make it known tie Afro-Amer-
lean will publish it for the good of
the cause. OF course it must be
backed up with the full name Of
the testator.
Rev. DR.. Lee, .. d, was cleo
ted president in his absence. In his
short address accepting the position
he expressed surprise that he had
been chosen but said he was always
ready to do what lie in his pow +
topromote the cause of Christianity
and save the children from the
agents Of satan.
=. J Waring Esq, made the
address Of welcome and according
I "A e programme Rev. E. E
hughes responded. The most inter
esting address durng the conven-
ton was the talk Of Lawyer Frank
Woods on "The boys brigade" and
paper on primary work by Mrs.
Il E. Frey. Mr.. Woods talk was
very instructive and it will profit
any School to give the lawyer an
opportunity to explain the value
Of the brigade and how it helps to
keep the boys in the bounds of the
Sunday School.
Mrs. Frey's paper was excellent
and ought to be printed as a con-
5ribution to S. School literature.
The Afro-American., 1895-10-26
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS.

One Furnished room can be rent
ed at 725 Waesche St. Gentleman
Only
For Bent A furnished room to
8 reliable gentleman. Apply 7o1
Baker street.
q. II. Jones successor to Y. z.
Ioney Dealer IN poultry and pro-
duce. Prices cheap; orders prompt
ly delivered. Stalls 97.-103 Laf-
ayett Market.
The Afro-American., 1895-10-26
NEWS NOTES.
Items OfHnterest Gone arnIng our
People Everywhere.

The Pat ent Office at shiag
1on will have on exhibition the
negro department 2,3o0 patents Of
the negro inventions.
Mrs. Elizabeth Crump has enter
ed suit in the United States court
at Cincinnati, for $4,000 damages
against the O. & 0. railroad for
being forced to ride in slim
Grow" car under the Separat &
coach Law Of Kentucky.
Robert Thomas, the colored jan
itor Of the Hopkins Institute Of arts
in San Francisco, has modelled a
bust Of Frederick Douglass, which
HI said to be al extraordinary good
piece Of work. Tt has been sent
to the Atlanta Exposition.
Reports from Washington, ID. g
n.y. that District Attorney Birney
saYs he will bring the case Of Miss
Flager, who killed little Earnest
Green, a coIored boy, while he was
stealing, before the Grand Jury.
At Sommerville Oh Wednesday
last Jacob s. johnson, a colored
preacher, was indicted By the grand
iury On the charge Of having muir
dered Annie Beekman III Rodgers
The Afro-American., 1895-10-26
Mr., BOWERS GOES FREE
The We dict Orthe Jury.

After one hour and ten m inutes
delibertion, the jury in the case of
Francis 7. Bowers, co ored, last
Friday acquitted him Of the charge
Of murder, in killing William H
Green, colored, on the eleventh of
June last, at Trainor's ice-cream
saloon, Oh Mosher street, where
Green was employed. The jury re
tired seven for manslaughter and
five for not guilty. AS before stated,
Green ruined the daughter of
Bowers, and then refused to marry
her, making an Infamous PROPOSE
ton to the father. who promptly
killed him.
The testimony VIA sll taken on
Thursday, and Friday The brgument
was made before the jitry. Messrs
Charles F. Harley, and Thomas
@. Ruddell4 defended Bowers, who
was employed as a stamping clerk
in the Postofice, and still retains
his position. After his ac> Initial.
Bowers went to the Postoffice,
where he was warmly congrat-
ulated. The case is the only one en-
record in this state, of man being
tried fir killing his daughters be-
trayer. The arguments in the case
were especially interesting, Mr.
Harlay, for the defense, making
} very eloquent and effective plea
for client. Mr.. Harley was warmly
congratulated on his able and sue
3essful management of the case.
"A large number of prominent
Afro Americans were in court dur
ng the entire trial and when the
ury rendered the verdict many of
hem expressed their approval.
The Afro-American., 1895-10-26
THE SUNDAY SCHOOLS.
Three Days in Convention. Atfem
dance veyy Poor. jealousy said
to be in Camp. An excellent Pa
per and Good addresses.

The recent Sunday School con
vention hell III three Of the largest
churches Of this city was gloomy
exhibition Of the Sunday Schools.
The convention was in session
three days and it is not a stretch to
report that their were not present
at any Of the me etings one hundred
representative teachersan as to the
scholars they seemed to have con
Guided to make themselves conspic
nous by their absence.
In reply to an inquiry why.
the meeting was 50 sparsely atten-
ded one Of the prominent members
Of the convention said, 'sJealously
i the wedge in the camp and 4
very little can be done to improve
the Sunday Schools I'll this State
until the wedge is removed"
The sessions were held at Bethel
A. M. F., Sharp st. M. III, and
Union Bapt, These three churches
have a Sunday School following
Of about 1000, and as a rule they
never fail to exhibit their strength
when they enter heartily into any
movement.
The whole colored Protestant
Sunday School force In the city
numbers something ike 10000
and yet the recent convention did
not have all audience of 500 AT
The Afro-American., 1895-10-26


darker hue, but somehow the races
in our state have become badly
mixed and it is well-nigh impos
sible to tell just where one race
stops and the other begins. How
shall we decide who are negroes
| We often zee the expression NE
gro blood" but 81 far as We have
been able to learn a microscopical
| examination shows no difference
between black blood and white
blood, MORGAN chemistry help Us,
since tie same elements present III
the blood of one race are present
il like proportion il the blood of
Tile other.
Uncle George Tillman has put
himself 81 record as saying that
there are no pure caucasians ia the
state, bit that all caucasian blood
is more or less mixed with that Of
darker races; or to put it il the
words Of the headline IN one Of
our daily papers, we are "All Mig
gers more or less" The quest On
has been generally discussed by the
Convention and some interesting
facts have been brought out. 1t
has been stated that there are a
number Of persons Of Negro blood
who have intermarried with the
other race, and who are rated as
white. We hayealso been informed
that some Of these caucasians Of
African descent have been gallant
Confederate soldiers. w ire fur
ther informed that law forbidd-
ING marriages between white per
sons and those having a small
trace Of negro blood would invaIi-
date many prospective matrimon-
iai contracts and open the way to
endless litigation. The general op-
inion seems to be that the best pos
sible solution Of the difficulty
would be to re-enact the old law
lin force during ante-bellum days, |
which provided that persons hay
ing one-eight or less Of Negro
blood should be considered as
white, and in absence Of positive
prof., accepted the fact Of per
5on hayi Z been considered white
and having been associated with
white persons, as evidence of his
belonging to the white race. Should |
Hail. law be re-enacted, and made |
quite a number Of per
'ons who are now colored would be |
egislate into the white race with
,ut being consulted as to their
wishes in the matter Should the
enactment contain a discretionary
provision then it would be we'll for
he State Legislature to set apart
:ertain days, during which prop
'rly qualified official might 60 thro-
lsgh the State and make proclaim
ton. 4Choose ye this day to which
ace yewill belongr' S'nceitwould
,e almost impossible for any one
A us to prove what might have
,een the color Of our great grand
PARENTS, they and their contempor-
ries being now dead, how is this
natter to be settled? The law con
iders a criminal as innocent until
N is proven guilty, on the same
a man who claims to be
White should be considered white
ntil proven a Negro.
If it only needs Constitutional
revision to make a black man
rhite, or a white man black, it
rould be well for the Convention
\ provide that all persons, now
in the State Of South Oar
lima, or Of whatever race or color
lall be considered white. Such a
revision would settle the Negro
uestion, and establish "white su-
! ~ecy" forever R. j. NJ. in the
Charleston ENQUIRER.
The Afro-American., 1895-10-26

Mr.. Percy c. Hennighausen was
a member of the City Council last
year, and on account Of his good
services was re-nomiuated by ac-
elimination. It was he who pushed
through the Exposition Ordinance
granting the commissioners $500,
600, in order that Baltimore may
be creditab'y represented at her
Centennial Exposition.
The Afro-American., 1895-10-26
"A LETTER FROM WALLER

=
The Ex-ConsuI Feels Confidcuai
Thatthe United States Govern
ment Will Protect her Citizens
/ To-.
CLEVELAND, Der. 13. Charles
T. Maxwell, all Afro-American
medical student in this city, has re-
eeiyed the following letter from e.
consul John L. Waller:
MASON CENrRALs,
Pc CLA1RFAUx, FRANCE, Sept. s (
Chas. Maxwell, Louisville, Ky
MY Dear Sir Your letter Of the
9Th ult., was duly receiv d ny nee
yesterday. In reply to the same,
allow me to thank you for your let-
ter and the kindly sentimerlt Of
sympathy which it contains. IL
gives me great pleasure to know
that | have tile sympathy and sup.
port Of the American people, who
are using every honorable means
and endeavor to restore to me my
liberty, which, to All American, is
dearer far than life. | am a victim
Of circumstances and whether /
shall finally receive Justice at the
hands Of the French people or per
ish in foreign prison, by virtue Of
q hesty conviction rendered by 4
court-martial in the heat Of excite
ment under these circumstances,
rests with God and the American
people, in whose action and right
eous judgement I have the most ex
plicit confidence. That it is the de-
sire or intention Of the French as
a government to do me an inius-
tice, | do not for a moment be-
lieve. | am also consoled III the
knowledge Of the fact that the
American people, true now as al
ways to their long established creed
and numerous precadents touching
the protection Of American citizens
abroad, will not permit any inius-
tice to be inflicted upon their citi-
zens by a foreign nation, no matter
how humble he may be. [ am deep
ly grateful to you and the good
people Of Louisville for your kind
ly effort on behalf Of my distressed
family, for which | can but refer
you 50 the twenty-ffth chapter Of
st. Matthew and ask you to read
the 35-40 verses, inclusive, as your
consolation and hope Of reward.
Yes, | remember the circufnstan
3es under which Dumas" was in
3arcerated in prison and many 9th
Prs who we're wrongfully imprison- |
ID. | am more grateful to my race
:or their unanimous profFers Of
and support than I am
able to find words to express the
and gratitude Of my heart
md | can assure you and them that
'uch kindly interest on their part
greatly lightens my burdens and
cheers the heartof a greatly wrong
ID fellow countryman. | am pleas
d to say that my family is now ca
quite home, where they can feel
he warm pulsations Of our PEOPLE
Turing this time Of bitter trial and
eparation Ny wife is one Of the
'urest and bravest Of women, de-
oted mother and wife in all that
he term implies I am glad that
he and the children will soon be
nder our flag. Pardon this lily
Tritten Letter, as | have We y poor
ABILITIES here for writing, and be-
ieve me
Yours faithfully,
The Afro-American., 1895-10-26
Tile NEXT MAYOR.

&c Republican Nominatif4y
Convention was fortunate III beingA
able to meet its duty Lii the s1Iu
ton Of the very difficult problem iiQ
had before it, that of avoiding ID
fractional nomination and making
one calculated at once to unite alll
elements of the party and suited "
the expectations Of All citizens op
posed to the continuation OF RifsG
Rule in the administration of Til
affairs Of themunicipal government,
Mr. Hooper il an ideal citizen,
successful business man and he
will make d successful mayor. HE
believes that this great city u
great corporation and that eaeh
citizen has an interest II its manl
agemt Il and THAT To be successful
managed, ii tQ be conducted pur
11 III. Luz ,e,g,e. .aae,w5 s4f.s@*
The Afro-American., 1895-10-26
LaWIe hess in Tennessee.

A coloredaarisoner charged with
assaulting a lite WON n, was bru-
tally lynch Tennessee near.
Memphis, /. 10Th. lie was put
to death By lynchers who cut
off his ears and fingers and mutt.
lated Ills ~ atlansssss
The Afro-American., 1895-10-26
Savannah Ga. Bapti sts.

Rev. E. X. Love, ID, d., il pas
tor Of one of the oldest, if not tie .
oldest, Baptist Churches in the
United States, and his flock is cele-
brating the 10th anniversary of
their shepherd The church Is 10sS
years old and DIR. Love is the fifth
pastor The first pastor was Rev.
Andrew Bryant and he had Charge
of the church from 1888 to 1912
when he entered into rest. Hl
was often whipped, and twice inl
prisoned for preaching the gospel
to his paople. His boldness silenc
ed his slave master and prosecutors
who finally permitted the servant oil
God to shepherd his flock.
The church edifice is one of theq
largest structures in Savannah, aV
is beautifully furnished the men
bership is 6,261, Of which numberS
1848 have been added during Dr.
Loves pastorate. $4,000 49,
also beer raised during tha
years. DR.. Love, in
his ten years "
passed through NJ
and thanked the members
stood BIZ him. One Of the
trials was brutal assault
and others some years ago, on
railroad while passing throug
South Carolina, en- route to the
National Colored Baptist Conven
ton which met in indianapolis,
In Llama. Or. Love sued the rail
road company and won his case.
Very recently the doctor pub
lished an article III the CHRISTIAN
BANSER, il which he severely
criticizeallis own denomination fol
not asserting their strength.
aap4------
The Afro-American., 1895-10-26


We make a special
the skin and scalp, S
and Scalp Massage aud
yeloping,
Our Hair Grower and T5taie
not be surpassed, neither can M
Hair bye, which is perfectly arm
less. Then We have comp2ios.
Bags, Toilet Soaps, Magnoli
Tulu Water for beautif
Complexion, Comple7iol
meta Tablets for Married
Creamaline Cupil Tears,
Destroyer, Moth Patch Re-
and Wild Rose Lotion to
large, open pores.
MINES. WILLIAMSON s. TAYfl
The Afro-American., 1895-10-26
THE COLOR QUESTION.
I'M fEae Constitutional Convention
Of South Carolina.

The question of color seems des-
tined to give our Legislators no end
ut trouble Tile convention Wa
HSled tn legislte against the ne-
11t Wben the great niscege-
ne up A neW difficulty
That ii THE
negro III SUP
lan, but Hill
n Ne-
eVen
We
The Afro-American., 1895-10-26
tn GLAND'S NEXT ROYAL,
VISITOR.
An African Ruler VINO III Really A
Great Man.

Hit is said that khama, chief III
the Bamangwato Bechuanas, III III
ills way to England ana THE news
papers are likely tn be full Ut NV
counts at him soon, for this full
blooded negro il one of the most
remarkable menof THE times. Thec
dore Bent, the distinguished arch-
biologist has written of him: aPer-
haPs he may be the only ne-
ere living whose biograpy would
repay the writing ana it may be
added that \ small biography VT
hin has been written by the wife
KIT the Bishop of Mashonaland, ard
nay be found in any public THAR
fy. Theodore Bent also says: .sI
candidly admit that | advanced
toward PalaPye fnlly prepared to
find the chief of the Balnangwato
n rascal and \ hyPocrit, and Ghat n
left his capital after a weeks stay
there one of his most ferYent ad
mirers' A floating newspaper par
agraph describes him as great
tighter HI III true that he organ
ized his people int5 nine regiments
of about hundred EACH, equipped
them WITH breach loading rifies and
enforced strict discipline among
them and That he assisted the Brit.
ish to conquer Lobengulea, the an-
Gent enemy of llis rae, bnt his ca-
.reer rs Y fighter IL tile least of 5hisI
claims to fame. He IL 4 civilized
ruler and has his subjects,
khamer was converted tO chris
tianity ia part by the examples of
\ native christian and ia part by.
Dr. Moffat, The fathe .-in-law and
predecessor of Livingston. ewent
into exile rather than take aseconaS
wife at the command of his father
When Ills father, Sekhame, dice
tilana returned and became rule
of the tribe, among whom he abols
ishsd human sacrlflces and Wltch-'
craft and established trial INV Jury.
and introduced European tools ana
II European customs as deserved in-
production. HE even abolished tile
'lse Ri lntoNlcants, and he onc5
Wrote; "l frcad the WhIte nlan5s
afink more tlan aIl RAP assegais |
of the Matabele. HAP has regula
ted tne prlce af Whlcil goaf and
allik IN to Oe soid I'm traTelers, and /
nopooy oafe ask hlofe, Whlie ioaa
III ii Nasoiia .lIay oe lelt stahomg ln
lile iodu Mi1n eo ieaf NH anythln8
D9lhB seoien lfom 'Aem. oome
oals mar Ailailla ihoVed hls Waoie
pGo'i9 eoiii9 h7'o0V of 2V'VDo Peo-
Yio a aislaiice NH seVehVy hliles Io
epoe Nn0ie tliefe Was ah anlPle
suPP h eI Wa5ff and Iamlne need 4
no1 M Ieareo. i1e gaVe the WoTd
2 4, morning ana lh tWo nlonths
HIM PeoPle Wefe estaOlished ln theIr
1 H. nones Wlthoot A m , XIII
1lsPnte among them. ihey haye
Saf'iens, workshops, sehoolhonses
lhd H telegraph offlce- lhe women
Tofk ln fhe gardens and the men
IN Fne ploWlhg and laoof ln the
'hops. N hamas toWn ls the won-
ie1 m aii VlsItors-
theodore Bent says of khama:
'f1e HI A Teft!aple fatfer m hls
'eoPle, \ eurlous and unaccount-
tbla outcrop of mental power and
amongst A degraded race.4
vho yet deveIops '' bo III bimsaIf , and
The Afro-American., 1895-10-26

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La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1895-01-31

Los hacendados se oponen 81 cafie de
Ia moneda que esperabamos como unlca
soluclon possible, no para salvarnos, s1no
para gg tS70ndo este caro- que SO llama
anarqula monetaria, as1 creyeron de-
fenderse.
Los enpleados el ej6rcito trabajan
por conseguir que Sc les aumenten sus ha-
beres en- proportion la enorme diferencia
que existe entire el valor del peso mejica
no y el peso espahol.
Los banqueros elevan el .tipo de los
giros q una altura hasta donde nj con es-
calera pueden alcanzarse.
Sc encarecen los artlculos de primera
necesidad.
Las Corporaciones provinciales has
ta el GObierno General desde hace tempo
anunciaron ofcialmente al gobierno me-
tropo11tico que 81 no SO pon1a remedio al
NAL que todos vimos venir, peligraba ell
orden publico.
La primera columna del Arencel de
Aduanas, unida los crecidos derechos
que imperan desde que SO anulo el trata-
do con los Estados Unidos, hace doble-
mente af1lctlva la presente situaclon
7 la prensa, como es natural, ,ha ref1ejado
desde sus cOlumnas el presente estado de
cOsas y pedidO 10 q. es raZonable y lusto; 10
qete es IogacO para eU9t0r peoreS coqasecue1a-
c9as de los que uct9tUt19e11te nos I0TeOcWp0n
La prensa ha pedido la igualdad monetaria
defende como los demas gremios citados,
sus intereses al defender los muy sacro-
santos de la comunidad.
a esa actitud logica, natural, conse-
cuente, razonable, acknowledgements pa
triotica niveladora, la llaman algunos
propaganda contra los que estrujan, en-
favor de los que no quieren nj deben de-
| jarse estruj ar.
! Los zulds que asf piensan, ,-muy libe-
rales sin duda,- Ique idea tendran fOrma-
mada de la mission de la prensa en- los pa1-
ses civilizados? iq. idea tendran del esprit
tn de propia conservation q. es innate en-
todos los hombres? iCreeran en- presencia
del actual conficto que 81 ellOs tienen la
razon que les reconocemos just1sima para
defenderse, los demas deben sufrirla con
todos sus rigores sin defenderse tambien!
i Acaso en- esta lbre terra espahola es
privilegio de unos POGO poder vivir del fru.
to de su trabajo? iAcaso la actual situa-
cion no la hemos previsto reconociendola
todosy asociandonos para evitarla, ,diciendc
al gobierno metropol1tico unos de I'm mo-
do y otros de otro, cada cual segdn su cri
/ terio, ell mOdo de com jurarla antes de que
llegara a estos extremes?
Lo decimOs francamente. Si LA Co
RREsPoNDENCIA puede contribuir y he
contribuido por su parte a que el pre-
sente malestar tenga pronta solncion
a que la clase desheredada de la fortuna
no perezca de hambre; que la mo
media valga igual para los que cobrar
y los que pagan, para los capitals
Etas los que viven de SUI jornal, nos enor
Tgullecemos mucho de haber hechC
esa propaganda salvadora que ha de evi
tarnos disgustos y lagrimas y mas doloro
sas perturbaciones en- 10 porvenir.
La salud publica es las uprema ley.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1895-01-31
ATENCION AQUI
GACETA OFFICIAL De HOY
4nhiarnn Gamers

Gobierno General. Secretarfa. Ne
ROciado So r. O. disponiendo que ell In
ferventor General de Comunicaciones, don
Jose Octaviano Herrera, figure en- la Sc
gunda columna del escalaf6n la fecha de
su ingreso en- ell Cuerpo de esta Isla, con-
signandose en- la de Observaciones la fecha
de su ingreso en- la de Cuba y en- otra CO.
lumna que sc abrira, la del examen de ash
milaci6n: Que Sc rectifque la fecha de
ingreso de don Juan Palacios Grac6s: Que
los telegrafstas segundos, oficiales quintos
de Administrator, don Juan Castro Gar
cia, don Esteban Guerra Gutierrez, don
Sebastian Murillo Gonzalez, don Pascual
Cobos San Martin, don Mariana Geigel
Gonzalez, don Luis Santaella Corton, don
Sixto Elias Elias don Jeremfas Albelo y
Estevez, fguren con los ndmeros del 1 al 8
respectivamente, y con los n1meros 81 y
% don Jose Arenas Davila y don Antonio
Budet Texidor y que Sc rectifque el hume
70 que corresponds don Manuel Ibadez y
don Pho Rechani, que por error material
fguran ambos con ell ndmero 20.
Idem idem Negociado de destinos
civiles. Sc publica relaci6n, que Sc repro
duce en- otro lugar, de los individuos nom
brados para destinos vacantes con arreglo
& las circulares del Gobierno General de
20 de Julio " % de AgOsto de 1898.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1895-01-31
A b u P L AR

EstamOs va en- plena necesidad de que
todos coniuguemos Ell verbo dlplGcdr, pero
cuidado con pretender que en- La conju
gacion SO olviden algunos tiempos, y que
resulte un embudO.
Santo bueno que SIC duplique 81 pre-
clio las mercaderlas, q los alquileres de
casa, q los conaeStables q bebest5bLes del
pals etc., ETC., pero tambien es justo que
Sc dupliquen las contribuciones de todo ge-
nero, los haberes de toda clase de funcio-
narios del estado, la provincial y los muni-
cipios, q los dependencies empleados par
ticulares, & los industriales y jornaleros.
De esa 1nica manera Sc llegarfa una YER
dadera nivelacion social, sin transitar por
ell inicuo camino de las explotaciones.
"A nosotros nos resulta duplicado al
90 mas que ESQ, el precio del papel, la tin
Ia Y todos los materiales de imprenta que
empleamos para ell periodlco y por ESQ he
mos dupLGcddo el precio de la venta, pero
no hacemos LG forzOsd q nadie,' por que
| todos quedan en- hbertad absolute de com
prarla no. 81 con ese aumento Sc puede
sostener la publication, SO sostendra, 81 rs
cubre los gastos, dirernos como los mani
giieros: ssotro toJta y que venga Ell dlluvio.
Las Is 16 horas, que dia por dia pa
samos en- perpetua lucha 1ngrata labor,
nos amargan mas de 10 que algunos Green
el modesto arroz con habi chuelas que nos
nutre. POr ESQ no ser1a grande el sacrIh
clio 81 lleganos tener que contentarnes
con los populares malangos.
Algunos en- su ceguera o desconoci-
miento absolute de las cosas, Sc han crei-
do que duplicar ell precio de LA CORES
PONDENCIA es I'm monopolio, y tai vez en-
tre esos algunos hay muchos que Venden
| a tres cuatro chavos la cajeta de fosfo-
ros. As1 es el mundo: siempre la eterna
question de la s'pajita y la viga".
Adelante con los faroles y 80. ell que
venga atras que arr6e.