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The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1896-09-26

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DIVISION MOI Minneap oils President.
B. ID. Lyons. 615 Seventh avenue norrh b.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-10-04
BROOKS COUNTY REGISTRATION.
Revised Lists Show About Sixteen
Hundred qualified Voters.

Quitman, Ca, Oct. S.-The registrars
have practically completed the registra-
ton list for this county. About 1850
names were registered on the books,
about $50 of which, nearly all black, were
stricken off for non-payment of taxes;
leaving about 1900 qualified voters. In
terest in the coming election is daily in
creasing. Both town and county are be-
ing flooded with all kinds of circulars,
bearing upon the candidates and issues
involved. Speakers are canvassing the
county nightly. The chief interest is CEN
tered in the prohibition contest, which
question will be voted upon without re-
gard to party lines The populists have
candidates for senator and representa-
tive in the field, but are not contesting
for county offices. On account OF prohi-
bition and the registration law, new ele-
ments in an election here, it is difficult
to forecast results with accuracy How
ever, those best posted say that prohibit
ton cannot win, and that the democratic
ticket, from governor down, will be elect
ed by the usual majority in this county.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-10-04
SAILING SHIP RAKES A STEAMER.
Two of the Latter's StatcrOOms on
the Upper Deck Torn Away.

Two OF the Latter's StatcrOOms on
the Upper Deck Torn Away.
Jacksonville, Fla, Oct 3.-The steamer
Algonquin of the Clyde Line, New York to
Jacksonville, was run into this morning
at S45 o'clock by two-masted SAILING.
ship named the John Paul, bound for
Frankfort, Me-, with cargo of lumber.
ninety-three miles south of Charleston,
tearing away two state rooms on the up
per deck and two more on the lower deck.
The state rooms on the upper deck were
occupied by Mrs. NJ. L. Coleman and Mr..
c. E. Kennedy and wife, and those on the
lower deck by the steward, J. w. Steens,
and Mr.. Martinez and family. No one
was hurt.
The excitement for time was most pro-
nounced, and 1t was perhaps owing to the
cool heads of Capt. Pratt, First Officer
Watson and Purser Williams that the pas
sengers were treasured as quickly as they
were. The officers were questioned from
all quarters and their candid and straight
forward replies quieted all sufficiently to
induce them to abandon the life preserv-
ers which some of them thought neces-
sary to use. After the accident Capt
Pratt laid to until dawn, when he sent a
line to the sailing vessel, which was badly
disabled, having her forward part torn
away, and towed her to the bar off Bruins
wick, Ga. The tug u. Dart took her in
tow at 1890 O'Clock and started for Bruins
wick, Ga, with her. Hard work at the
pumps was 'the only means of keeping her
afoat. No one was even scratched on
the Algonquin.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-10-04
A CREDULOUs JURY.
accused Said II Was an Accident
and They Turned Him Loose.

ccuseu said 1t Was an Accfden
and They Turned Him Loose.
Valdosta, Ga. Oct S.-News was receiv-
cd here this evening of the killing Of j.
M' Cooksley, a white blacksmith at Mill
town. by negro named Dick Johnson.
Inc coroner's jury investigated the kill
I's' but there were no eye witnesses to it
ana the negro stated that the tragedy
was accidental
Inc jury returned verdict in accord
ahee with his testimony, though the peo-
pie IN the section we're not satisfied that
ele Killing was an accident, and there was
some excitement among the citizens of the
me blacksmith was employed to work
ou the machinery at a gin, and the negro
was also workman there The two got to
.esting with each other, which was seen by
Witnesses. Some time afterwards three
Shots were heard in fapid succession, and
Sooksley was found with a bullet in his
IRAN. Many Of the people believe that
tnese shots We're an Indication that the
pistol was not fired by accident and they
regard the shooting as deliberate, though
der
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-10-04

1T is easier for an American to get the
degree Of Ph.D. at most of the German
universities than it is for him to get it at
any one of the dozen or more American
universities of the highest grade" says
the Medical Times. "In Germany it is the
lowest degree given, hardly more than
equivalent, if, indeed, it is equivalent, to
our Master of Arts. Yet many among us,
who care little for their A. M, would be
proud to flourish a Pho. from German
institution"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-10-04

grapher in the general office of the Plant
system relief and hospital department.
C. w: Jeffords, a farmer, who resides
about two miles west of Waycross, says
that his crop of sugar cane was greatly
damaged by the wind last Tuesday.
r. c. Cannon will engage in truck farm
ing another year in connection with his
law business
A number of Waycross people went on
the Waycross Air Line excursion to-day
to Nichols
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-10-04
Wavcross Ne1vs Notes.

Waycross, Ga, Oct. 3.-The wife Of
Marion Young, ex-deputy sheriff Of Ware
county, died yesterday afternoon, and the
interment occurred to-day at Lott ceme-
terry.
Judge Tillman of Quitman spent Thurs
day and Friday in this city on his way
home from Jacksonville. He says that he
was in Jacksonville during the storm.
Miss Mamie Ryan, popular Waycross
young lady, has been appointed steno-
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-10-04
RUNS OF THE RACERS.
a Big Crowd Out at st. Louis, but
Only One FnvOrite Wins.

Only One FavOrite Wins.
St. Louis, Oct. 3.-One of the largest
crowds since the American derby attend
ed the race to-day, All the bookmakers
did a fine business. The second race was
the only one taken by favorite Sec
ond choices took the other five races.
The track was fast A summary follows:
First Race-Mile. Roundelay, lO7
Tuberville to l, won, with Mermaid
second and Couronne dor third Time
1929.
Second Race-Five furlongs. Indio 10
Slaughter, to 5, won, with Nina Louise
second and Cremona Briggs third. Time
101%.
Third Race-Six furlongs. Gold Corn
49, Murphy, to /, won, with Bridget sec
ond and Revenue third Time l:152.
Fourth Race-One mile and a sixteenth
Johnny McHale, IS, Dolan, TO /, won
with Schiller second and Garland Bar
third. Time :4Slh.
Fifth Race-Six furlongs. Damocles, &C.
Garner, to !, won, with Moylan second
and Bryan third. Time 1:14A
Sixth Race-SiX frulongs. Harry Duke
III, Murphy, Is to 5, won, with j. Grey
second and Hester third. Time 1;141s.
Latonia, Ky, Oct. "a large crowd
was present today to witness Latonia's
first steeple chase. Out of five starters
only three finished. Jockey Pierce was
badly Injured by Scamp falling. The
Kimball stakes was won by Dr. Catlett
in easy style. The track was slow. A
summary follows:
First Race-Seven furlongs, selling. Ell
size D., 10S, j. Matthews, to ?, won. with
Bismarck second and James Monroe third.
Time 1884.
Second Race-Six furlongs. Matte Lee,
101, Scherrer, to 5, won, with Banquo II
second and Holy Number third. Time
I119.
Third Race-seven furlongs. Hanlon,
l06 Thorpe to l, won. with Hoffman
second and Domingo third. Time :3S5a.
Fourth Race-The Kimball stakes, six
furlongs. DIR. Catlett, 1923, Williams. 2 to
l. won, with F. F. V. second and Meadow
! thorpe third. Time lis.
Fifth Race-Steeple chase, about two
and half miles. Captain Rees, 141.
Cochran, to 2, won, with Tam
bio second and Aristocrat third No time
taken.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-10-04

we've got the meanest teacher in
town.
How so. Johnnie2"
why, she went an took sick in vaca-
ton. "-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-10-04
Thomas County nominations,

brownsville, Ga, Oct al. S. Mont
solhery was nominated to-day by the
oounty democratic executive committee
70 MI the vacancy caused by the death Of
=; 5. Merrill, judge OF the court Of or
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-10-04

Are illustrated below and invite customers to call
and examine the goods and note their styishness.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-10-04
Cuffs,
And Some Other Things.

In WatchuleS for "Dolar-SaverS for our friends we
have struck vcrabe bonanza in the way of HabrdaShery We
have secured the Exclusive Agency Savannah for PEYSERS Pa
nous POO LINEN COLLARS and CUFFS These GOODS are made
from the quality of linen the much advertised 25 grades
what you can save by wearing them will laundry bills
CUFFS, &c. COLLARS 1Oc.
The Forrest City herald., 1896-02-29
A Literary Society.

On last Tuesday evening
in response to q call made by
Rev. r. r. Block, there was a
meeting at the st. Luke Am.
E. church for the purpose Of
organizing a literary society.
A very appropriate passage of
scripture was read by the pas.
tor. After the devotional ex.
eroises were over, Rev. Block
stated the object of the meet.
ing. He showed by an un.
answerable argument that
the future of the colored race
depends upon the literary
culture of youths, Numbers
of men, he said, had grown
up in the world and lived
forty or fifty years and had
never produced one independ.
ent thought, while many of
them would hsye been per.
feet geniuses had they got a
little training in the right di.
rection. Rev. John Jones,
the presiding elder of the
Forrest City District being
called upon to say a few
words Of encouragement,
said: II am glad to be pres.
ent to speak a word in behalf
of the literary development.
l fail to see why Forrest City
with all her claim to intelli.
gence, could have ever per.
mitted literary to die out.
Not one in town. However,
l was very much elated this
evening when / heard that
Rev. Block had made a call
for that purpose.
In 1888 | organized my first
literary. Such wonderful
good was the outgrowth of 1t,
/ have never failed since to
organize a literary society in
every church that | have been
made pastor of. | urge upon
the people everywhere l go to
form themselves into reading
The Forrest City herald., 1896-02-29
Your Confidence Wanted.

TOGETHER we stand, divi.
ded we fall" is a maxim too
true to be questioned. When
we have no confidence in each
other we cannot be together.
Now l beg you for your con.
fideace. My past life demand
1t for me.
/ have been living here
since 1885. In 1885 l lived In
Phillips county. In 1888 and
1884 l lived at Slemons, Ark,
(now Morrel.) Here you may
easily find men who knew me
when l was a boy. There is
not q man or woman, black or
white, that can say | ever
Joined, or indicated that l
The Forrest City herald., 1896-02-29
WE have come to stay. W

WE have come to stay. We
counted up the cost before we
launched. We acknowledge
that we are young, but give
lis a chance, and we will prove
ourselves a friend to virtue,
knowledge and every institu.
ton of right. We ade not here
to..fightany denomination, nor
any political party, neither
have we launched QUITO fight
any race. We believe In cul.
tivating a good disposition to
all mankind.
The Forrest City herald., 1896-02-29
Number 1

the sea: Revs. R. L. Milton,
Lee, Bell, Poke, d. D. Dill
worth, 1. D. Walker, Harri-
son, H. Jones, l. G. Freeman,
Avant, Thomas, and j. M.
Suggs.
During the whole service
you could see tears flowing
down the cheeks of some one.
Now and then the people be.
came 80 affected that they
would scream and cry out so
loud that the speakers would
have to beg them to be quiet
so that they might be heard.
The congration was asked
to contribute to the necessi.
ties of Rev. J. N. Thomas,
who had been very faithful
in his efforts to make it as
pleasant as possible for the
emigrants.
. We wish them a safe voyage.
We felt quite sad to see our
people so disturbed. How.
ever, we trust that all things
may work together for good.
When the train came, there
were about six hundred col.
ored people, and many
whites, present to see them
leave.
The Forrest City herald., 1896-02-29
What will the Harvest be2

We are living in the sun.
light of truth and virtue and
in the open doors of instruc.
ton, but should the negro Of
today fail to grasp the oppor-
tunities that are presented to
him, what will his harvest
b ,9To-day our country is dot.
ted here and there with
schools, both public and pri.
vate, all for the furthering of
the education of our people
along all lines. Yes, there
are cOlle1es for higher educa'
ton. Industrial Homes for
those desiring to become
skilled in the art of house.
keeping and Fireside school
for the benefit of the poor
ignorant parents who were
deprived Of even the advant'
age of a Public School train.
ing. Yet should you let all
these opportunities pass what
will your harvest bes l ans.
wer. Nothing but leaves.
The need of the race today is
more and better leaders. But
the race itself should pro.
duce;these leaders. Should we
fail to do this our case is
hopeless, and the harvest is
nothing but leaves.
w. s. SHERRILL.
The Forrest City herald., 1896-02-29
EDUCATION.

"We must educate, we must
educate, or we shall perish, I"
were the words Of Patrick
Henry when the educational
resources of his race was dis
couraging. Now, If other
races will perish If they fail
to educate, what will become
of us II we fail to educates 7
The answer is plain.
Education is one of the lead
ing causes that prompted us
to edit a paper. We see that
sixty per cent. or more OF us
are not able to send our chill
dren to school more than three
or four months in q year, and
The Forrest City herald., 1896-02-29

wanted to join, in anything
for which one should be CEN
sured since l have been in
Forrest City. As for my con-
duct in Phillips county, l re-
fer you to Mr.. Andrew Scott,
colored, and Mr.. Rollin Cook,
white, or onyone else who
may have known me while |
lived in that county, near
Barton Station. l refer you
to Mr.. Steward Smith, color
ed, and Mr.. James Baldy,
white, or to any others who
may have known me at that
time, for my character in ear
ly life.
/ have not written this for
selfaggrandisement, but have
written it because we want
your confidence. We want
you to take us as a reliable
source of information. We
have the greatest confidence
in every one concerned with
this paper.
believe us, we have wrong.
ed no man."
H. G.. HARRISON.
The Forrest City herald., 1896-02-29
The Emigrants.

Last Sunday about four hun.
dred and fifty people met at
the First Baptist church in
this city to bid the African
emigrants farewell. Rev. J.W.
Suggs, the genial, broad.
hearted pastor, made a few
touching remarks concerning
the occasion. He called upon
every minister present to say
a few words of encourage.
meilt. Each one was allowed
six minutes, in order that all
might have an opportunity to
speak a word. :,
Father, I stretch my hand
to Thee" was sung by the
congregation with much pa.
thos. Rev. l. G. Freeman,
in a fervent prayer, led us to
the throne Of grace. His pray.
er was filled with words ap.
propriate for the occasion.
After which the following
ministers said q few encour.
aging words to those who
were about to take their de.
parture for the land beyond
The Forrest City herald., 1896-02-29
The rally at the @. M. Z.

The rally at the G. M. =.
church was a great success
spiritually and financially.
Services were held at eleven
o'clock and at night. Rev: ].
Eleby preached a soul'stirring
sermon at eleven o'clock, and
the collection was 5000. At
7o'clock Rev. White preached
a glorious sermon. He stir
red the entire audience with
his fiery eloquenoe. The col.
lection was Is. The collec.
ton during the day was
$3.50.
The solicitors made the fol.
lowing report;
Miss Pennie d. Bogan...S8 30
Miss Lugenia E. Bell. 9 16
Miss Cora Lowery. Ill 40
Miss Estella Robinson. 8 90
Total amount report. -
ed by solicitors. .SS1 65
Amount collected from
the public. .$l5 20
Total amount collected :"
for building parsonage,&7 80
Rev. White dropped his
hands into his pockets, and
said he was the biggest
preacher in town. He spoke
in laudable terms of the lib.
erality Of Forrest City's good
people, both oolored and
white.
The Forrest City herald., 1896-02-29

that is at a time when the
school is so crowded that the
teacher cannot do justice to
his pupils. Many of the pu.
pills remind me of this mathe.
matical problem: A snail was
in a we'll twenty feet deep. If
he should come up ten feet
every day, and slip back eight
at night, how long would it
take him to get out9 If he
had not slipped back any at
night, he would have gotten
out in two days; but, since he
slipped back eight feet at
night, it would take him six
days to get out. So many of
the pupils would do very we'll
if they did not slip back 80
far during vacations,
Now, we offer a remedy for
this slipping back process.
See that your children learn
something every day. Let
them read, write and spell,
and also solve a few problems
in arithmetic, each week.
This will not only keep them
from slipping backward, but
will help them forward. We
propose to carry on a Cores
pondent School through these
columns, to help the fathers
and mothers to edncate their
children.
We hope and pray that this
project for accelerating edu.
cation among ns will be ac-
cepted by all, and we believe
they will when they are con-
vinced of Its effectiveness, as
we are. We have tried this
review system, have seen
others try it, and have per-
suaded some of our pupils at
the close of school to review,
learn q little each day, and
we have seen them return to
school in advance Of the class
which they left, while others
have to be turned back and
go over the same lessons again.
We should give our children
q common school education
before they are grown, 80
when they are grown, instead
of spending six or seven years
trying to get an education,
they may marry, settle and
begin the battle of life for a
fortune for themselves and
families. Educate the heart,
educate the mind, educate
the hands of your boys and
girls, by the time they are
grown, and the negro problem
will be solved.
The Forrest City herald., 1896-02-29
The Day Of Small Things.

Who hath deepised the day
of small thingsl 2 To all think.
ing and struggling minds this
is an important question, and
will doubtless inspire the
heatrs of many who have be-
gun what might have been a
great work, but because itdid
not become great in a day,
they became discouraged and
left it to perish in its begin
ming. It seems to me that
such persons forget that every
enterprise must have a begin
ming, and that this great
world, with all it's science and
literature, once slumbered in
the grave of minuteness.
Dear reader, there is a be-
ginning for all things, and
however small it may seem, it
should be encouraged, nursed
and fed from an intelligent
hand until 1t is able to rise up
and walk out a giant of light
and power. The farmer plants
his grain, waits and watches
it's progress, and when it is
quite ripe he goes forth with
his scythe, cuts and garners
it, all the while feeling him.
self we'll rewarded for his
hours of toll and patience.
We should esteem the hour
of small things, remembering
that men are only boys grown
tall, and as babes they crawl.
ed before they walked.
We should be in sympathy
with every good cause and
evince it by assisting and
opening a way by which 1t
may spread and get into every
home.
Now, there is a little enter.
prise among us, known as the
FoRREsr CRY HERALD. Its
object is to do good in every
home where allowed to come.
Will you open your doors and
let it ina It is saying, "Try
me for one year. Let me visit
you weekly, for I am a trav'
eler striving for success and
victory, and l know you will
be pleased with my compa.
n.y." The HERALD promises
to be one of the leading issues
of the day. Behold, it knock
S,h at your doors, saying,
Mn unto me-" So to-day
\ hear my voice, harden
tr heart, but let me in,
Ellcome in and impart
understanding and
The Forrest City herald., 1896-02-29

aSSOCluUlOI. Mrs. lodSohV
Debate:
Resolved, that a Select School
is more beneficial than a
public school. j.,
Affirmative-A. J. Smith and
r. J. Waterford.
Negative-J.A. Quinn and X.
G. Cole.
This is not the complete
program. There will be other
exercises. Let us have a good
crowd out next Tuesday eve.
ming at 7 o'clock.
The Forrest City herald., 1896-02-29
terary Work. Morro: NEVER GIVE Up."


circles, Bible classes, literary
societies, etc. The time has
come that a man must do
something and let the world
know that he is able to do
something before there is any
demand for HIM. Who knows
but that this literary may
give some boy his first inspir-
alton as an orator and states.
man, and some day may, by
the eloquence acquired in this
society, save Arkansas from
some terrible disaster. When
we stand around in idleness,
condemning every effort put
forth to better the condition
of the negro, we condemn our.
selves and our leaders and
throw a cloud of dependency
over the rising generation.
Our race is in need of men
and women who can create
something and get up some
thing that will lead on to sue.
cess and victory. ] love those
verses:
Lives Of great men remind US
We can make our lives sublime,
And departing leave behind US
Footprints on the sands Of time.
l intreat you, l urge you to
get up and do something and
don't be so dead. Don't sit
down and exc out a miserable
life of grumbling, because you
are not in Africa or some.
where else, but make the very
most of these opportunities.
After which the Literary
was organized, with Rev. r. r.
Block as Prest. ; A. j. Smith,
Vice.Pres.; David Harrison,
Sec.; Miss Kate Borum, Chor.
lister; Miss Carrie B. Reynolds,
Asst.Sec.; Miss Frenchy Wa.
terford, Treas; H. g. Harri.
son, Chaplain; T. J. Water
ford, Marshal.
The following is the pro-
CRANE for next Tuesday at Z
o'clock p. M:
Song. .Clun
Prayer. ............ =
Song ......... ...... ..Ciuu
Reading. :. johnnie Folden
Defamation. ..Gilla Hair
Essay-What can we gain by
association. Mrs. Pleasant
Debate:
Resolved, that a Select School
is more beneficial than a
public school.
Affirmatiye-A,J J. Smith and
The herald., 1896-02-22
WALTERS CASE
Tbs Officials Satisfied with tho Outcome Of
the Case

Tbs Officials Satisfied with tho Outcome Of
the Case
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2I.--As ex-Consul
Waller is entirely destitute of means, our
ambassador, Mr.. Eustis. has been author
lied by Secretary Onley to provide him
with transportation to the United States.
He has been in prison nearly year, hay
ing been arrested on the 9th of March last
in Madagascar, and afterward being kept
in confinement in military prisons in
France.
The authorities here feel that they have
reason to be gratified at the outcome of
the case which, as revealed by the cores
pondence on the subject, came nearer than
the public was aware at one time to lead
ing to an actual severance of diplomatic
relations between the two republics. The
point at issue was not whether Waller was
guilty OF the offense charged against him,
but resolved itself into question whether
the government had the right to insist upon
satisfying itself that the American citizen
had had justice.
All the evidence upon which he was con-
victed was finally exhibited to Ambassador
Eustis, and our government was entirely
satisfied, although it was incidentally
shown that there could be no reason to
doubt the guilt of the prisoner, as was con-
ceded by President Cleveland himself.