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The San Francisco call., 1896-04-08
STRIKERS IN COURT.
Examination OF j. D.
McRae Resumed Yesterday
Afternoon.

The preliminary examination of J. D.
McRae. one of the striking lathers, charged
with assaulting Peter Trade while working
in building on Post street. near Larkin,
March 10, was resumed before Judge Low
yesterday afternoon.
Reel b. Terry was associated with
Attorney Coles, the special prosecutor,
and Attorney Walter Gallagher represented
the defendant.
McRae took the stand and admitted he
was present at the building on the after
noon OF March 10, but denied having any,
thing to do with the assault upon Trade,
nor did he see any one strike Trade. He
was only there for few minutes.
Edward Waltz also testified that he did
not see any one striking Trade. He did
not 60 upstairs at all, but remained below.
He saw no lathers working there.
These were the only witnesses examined,
and continuance was granted urtil to-
morrow afternoon.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-08
PRESIDENT CLARK.
A Railroad Heavy-Weight on . visi
Here With Friends.

A Railroad Heavy-Weight on . Visit
Here With Friends.
c. P. Clark of New Haven, Conn.,, one
of the most noted railroad men in the
country, president of the New York and
New Haven, or Consolidated Railroad, is
at the Palace.
In the consolidated roads is the old New
York and New England line, as we'll as
several side roads, for the New York and
New Haven combination practically does
the railroad business in Connecticut
Rhode Island and Eastern Massachusetts,
Their roads are extremely prosperous.
Connecticut is opposed to big railroad
dividends, and some years ago prohibited
the lines and branches in the State from
making over 10 per cent.
President Clark is here on q pleasure
trip. He is accompanied by party OF
friends.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-08
The Boss BARRIERS.

The Boss BARRIERS Protective Association
met last evening and initiated forty-five
new members. The following resolution.
relative to an institution in this City
where men are taught to cut hair and
scrape faces at SO much per course, was
adopted:
We, the Boss BARRIERS Protective Association
OF California, do hereby pledge ourselves no t
to employ any college BARRIERS" on account of
their being detrimental to the trade, and we
pledge ourselves to discourage the opening of
Scent barber-shops
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-08
The CiRar-Makers.

Cigar-makers' Union No. 22s voted on
the question of joining the new alliance,
hut decided by fair majority of votes
cast to remain with the old labor council.
Before voting on the matter they listened
TO delegation sent from the labor council.
A committee was appointed to interview
view to have him employ only white
labor, as it was stated he. had several
Cinnamon in his employ.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-08

him. He said that he did not think the
council need wait for him.
After the agents and delegates left Mr..
Saunders told ]. st. Denis, who has large
painting contract, to proceed with the
work in the morning. st. Denis asked for
another days grace, as he was conducting e
a union shop and had an agreement with
the union that he did not feel at liberty to
break without remark or comment.
Mr.. Kearns, the contracting carpenter,
was also directed to begin work at once
and to ad vertise for men if he could not Sc
cure all he wanted
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-08
Elnhurst to Incorporate.

Att meeting of the residents and property
owners of Elmhurst Monday evening the
proposition OF incorporating was discussed,
and ii was the sense of the meeting that that
object should be furthered. Another meeting
will be held to discuss the matter on Friday
evening. The boundaries of the proposed new
town will be follows: From Stanley road to
Massachusetts avenue and from the line of the
Southern Pacific Railroad to the foothills.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-08
The Coal Caught Fire and the
Escaping Gas Went Off
Like Cannon.
BOATS GOT READY TO LOWER.
Tugs Went to the Rescue and Ran
the Vessel On the Sausalto
Mud Flats.

With smoke pouring out of her mizzen
hatch and detonations from the exploding
gas IN her hold occurring at regular inter
walls the British ship Bradloch was rushed
into port yesterday afternoon by the tug
Vigilant. On one occasion a particularly
heavy explosion sent the flames shooting
up into the main rigging, and for mo-
ment it seemed as though the sails would
catch fire. They had not dried out after
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-08
Union Lathers.

A meeting of the union lathers was held
last evening and twelve new m members were
initiated. After May 1 the initiation
fee will be raised to $40. The report was
made that there were very few non-union
jobs in town at present. The principal
one, on Twenty fifth and Folsom streets,
was struck" yesterday by the carpenters.
Just now there is only work for about half
the fathers of this City. For all that,
numbers are coming in from outside towns.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-08
Metal Roofers Organizes.

About thirty metal roofers met last night
at 115 Turk street, and laid the foundations
for union OF the craft. It will amount
practically to reorganization of the old
union, that few years ago was a strong
organization. The new union will meet
for permanent organization next Friday
evening, at lis Turk street, and at once
send delegates to the Building Trades
Council.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-08
BUILDING TRADES.

The Council viii Still Endeavor to
Unlonlze Work on the
Parrott Block.
The Building Trades Council met last
evening and listened to the reports of the
business agent and others relative to the
strike. II. NJ. Saunders stated that the
house building Job on Twenty-fifth and
Folsom streets had been 'struck" by the
union men in the morning on account of
the presence of number of non-union
fathers thereon. Only one plasterer was
left at work. and he aid not belong to the
union.
The reports OF the agents and grievance
committee npon the conference with Mr..
Stanford, superintendent of the Parrott
building, were long and carefully con-
sidered. The council decided to use every
means in its power to unionize this work.
The council will meet again tonight to
listen to further reports OF its executive
officers.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-08
Stricken with Paralv.is.

Mrs. Kate Ray, who was employed at the
Brooklyn Hotel, was stricken with paralysis
yesterday afternoon and is not expected to re-
cover. She has three sisters and son in the
City whose addresses are unknown.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-08
NEW WESTERN HOTEL.

EAHN1 AND WASHINGTON sTs-pr
Enraneie ooeied and renovated. KING, WARD o co
Eussopean ~ so plan kooms SOC to ST so per d.r a.
hot @o & per wee week, $s to $50 per month: free baths
every room; elevator runs all night. 'S ei"'es :"
The Afro-American., 1896-02-15
Mayor Hooper Endorsed.

At a mass meeting of the citizens
OF the 18th Ward, Feb. 10, of which
John G. Minnis was chairman and
Thomas Jordan secretary, the follow
ing resolutions were adopted:
Whereas, the citizens of the 18th
Ward, having favorably passed upon
the question of good government for
this city at the recent election, by the
election of a Mayor to be the agent of
the people in the administration of
the same, therefore be it
ReSOz0ed, That the citizens of the
ward, in mass meeting assembled,
heartily endorse the policy of Mayor
Hooper in keeping the pledges of the
party by an economical and progress
sive administration of the affairs of
the city government; ano we appeal to
the better judgment of the City Coun-
Gil to sustain the Mayor in carrying
into successful operation the reforms
of the municipal service in the interest
of the whole people; and be it Iurther
ReSolred, That copy of these reso-
lutiOns be sent to the Mayor and the
press of this city.
The Afro-American., 1896-02-15
z. n. G. a.

The meeting at the Y. M. G. A. was
very interesting last Sunday, me
devotional exercises were conducted
nv Mr.. Milton n. White. The af-
tendance continues TO increase, ne
snecial paper by the president was
postponed until next Sunday AT p
H.: subject, The effect of Club Lille
ON Young Men, Every young man
who can should be present ana near
it.
AT 7 b. IN. on the 10th inst, the
members and their friends will meet
at the rooms and go to Waters A. M.
p Church. where the next monthly
rally will be held at 8p. III, Addresses
will be made by Mr.. +; ). warns
Mrs. ]. L. Waller, the wire ol eA-M ~ ~
lister Waller, and L n. 81 9I1ICn' stn.G tng
president. A collection WIZ oe III Tea
in the interest of the "orh' 1L0
pastor and congregation will glTe, We, tlle
association hearty welcome. l u1o0 t190
meetings are neld expressly 1or Cne !
general inter est of the young men ~ y
every section of the city. The W 1li5
men, especially Of East Baltimore,
should turn out strong and help to
| swell the ranks on this occasion.
At the monthly meeting last Mon
day evening three new members were
admitted. The Committee on Build
ings reported on a building in the
nelghborhood of the present qDarters,
where, if arrangements can be con
summated, the association Will be To-
Gated in a short while from now. Full
particulars will appear in our next Is
sue.
Subsequent to an invIt9tion to the
ladies of tie various churches &nC
sections of the city to meet and con
slider Leap year reception in the
interest of the association, the names
of seventeen were enrolled last Fri
dav evening. A temporary organiza
ton was effected by the election o
Mrs. Martha Scott president, Mrs
Mary Bevans president, and Mis-
Nettie Hillidrd secretary. 1t was de
cided to give a grand Leap Year part.
on Thursday evening, Feb. 5, at tn
new home of the association, to b
named in the future.
Invitations will be in the hands 0
the committee in a few days. III
committee promises a very brIlllan
affair. The admission will be by III
v1tation, and supper will be served a
% cents. Cream and other confeC
tions will be served at reasonabl
rates.
The Afro-American., 1896-02-15
Lincoln Still Lives.

The celebration of Lincoln's birth
day this year in Baltimore was the
best ever held. In previous wears.
with the exception Of a few white
veterans of the civil war, the annual
cele bration of the memory of Lincoln
has been left to colOred citizens, and
be 1T said to their credit, they have
not failed to meet once a wear and
express their gratitude for the life and
service of their emancipation.
This year the Colored Business
Mems AssOci alton took a hand and
held banqueG at Nazarite Hall. The
guests We're composed of lawyers,
doctors, preachers and business men,
many of whom are reported as having
eulogized Lincoln and cited evidences
Of the blessings which came to the
colored race as the result of Lincon's
philanthropy and patriotism.
Lincoln Post also celebrated che
event, and addresses were delivered
on the life and services of their pa
trlot by the staff officers. Lewis Miner,
|. u. Oliver, Chas. R. Stepney, Geo.
w. Norris, Moses Droer and Alexan-
ander Brown.
Mrs. Waller, the wife Of ex-consu
Waller, was in the city during the
week.
DR.. Geo. W. Bryant lectured at the
Xavier Lyceum last Thursday night.
Mr.. Jas. E. Johnson, General Agent
for the AFRO AMERICAN, visited An
napolis Tuesday in company with the
Temperance Delegation.
The Lloyd Lowndes Colored Republ
lican Club, of the Goth ward, had a
lively time at their meeting Thursday,
February 9th, 1915 Myrtle Ave. Not
withstanding the unfavorableness of
the weather, the meeting was ven
attended and the members were very
enthusiastic in expressing their lovaf-
ty and fidelity to the true principles
Of the Republican party as they were
interpreted and maintained bv the
Immortal" Abraham Lincoln and
Charles Sumner. After a heated. and
a fbinated debate, the club adjourned
With benediction by Rev. j.. B. Wash
iEgfon, to meet at MIR. Edward Blunts
1h&1 N, Calhoun st. Thursday, Feb
The Afro-American., 1896-02-15
ABRAHAM LINCOLN.

This week rolls around again
the birthday Of Abraham Lincoln.
Had not the ruthless hand Of an
assassin snatched from Us bis price
less life, he would have, il all
prob~bility beer, preserved to Us
- this bis 87th birthday. A
character SO complex and colossal
as that Of the martyred ex-presi-
dent defies the analysis Of any
single generation.In their. midst, he
appeared disproportionate and out
of joint. In his day he felt the
pain Of ridicule because he had
been compelled to split the rails
in his early life. Duiing his in
cumbency OF the presidency, his
opinions were most tiercelv att
tackled and his form and figure be-
came target for the keenestshafts
Of satire and grossest caricature
Another generation, however, lifts
him above the smoke and roar Of
lnrid battle, the elevation and per-
The Afro-American., 1896-02-15
OBITUARY.

ANDERsoN-Fe asleep in Jesus, Oh
Saturday morning, Feb. /, Sophronia
beloved daughter of Charles w. anC
Jane Turner. Funeral took place
from the residence Of her parents, 152;
Ashland avenue, on Tuesday, Feb. 4
at 10 a. III.
We miss thee from our home, deal
FrOnie,
We miss thee from thy place;
A shadow DER our lives is cast,
We miss the sunshine of thy face.
We miss thy kind and willing hand,
Thy fond and earnest care,
Our home is dark without thee,
We miss thee everywhere.
FROM HER MOTHER.
The Afro-American., 1896-02-15
A WOMAN's SMILE.

For good or evil the power of a
WOman's smile is very great. 1t is
the outward and visible sign of a
talent pleasing which she has receiv-
ed to be an influence fer good in the
ordering and government OF the
world. Men are very much what wO-
men make them, and it is by rightly
using their talent Of pleasing that
women can make men what they
ought TO be. The man at the head OF
the house can mar the pleasure of
the household, but he cannot make
it; that must rest with Women, and 1t
is her greatest pleasure. 1t is one Uf
the duties of women to beautify the
world, and especially their own
homes aud their own persons, to ar
r-tnge the furniture aud ornament of
their own rooms tasteful'y and gener
ally give the touch of seemliness to
that part of the world with which
they have TO do. Shed joy, to radi-
ate happiness, to cast light upon dark
days, TO be the golden threads of a
mans destiny, the spirit of grace and
peace, is not This rendering q service?
Here and there we meet one, who
possesses the power of enchanting all
all about her, her presence lights up
the house, her approach is like a
cheering warmth: she passes by and
we are content; she stays awhile and
we are happy. She is the aurora
with human face.
Ia New Zealand cemetry on a
gravestOne is 10 be found with the
name and age of the dead, the words,
"She was SO pleasant. What de-
lightful character she must have
been to have an epiraph Ike that! 1t
makes one think that "a choir of
nightingales is perched upon her
grave and singing melodious chants
to her memory.
''She was so pleasant, that friends
used to come to her first in seasons
of sorrow and sickness, for help and
comfort; one soothing touch Of her
kindly hand has worked wonders in
the teverish chila; a few words let
from her lips in tie ear of a sorrow
ing sister did mucANfo raise the load
of grief that was bowling its victim
down III anguish.
Her husband would come home
worn out with the pressure of busi-
ness, and feeling irritable with the
world in general, but when he euta
the cozy sitting room 49,
The Afro-American., 1896-02-15

attained by man. Giba has
said, Every person has ty 1n
tions, one which ne receives from
others and one more important
which he gives to himself Abra-
ham Lincoln's education was q
striking example of the latter class.
He grasped the handle Of his be-
ing and evolved out of him what
God had involved in him. Emer-
son has well said of him, ''He
grew according to the need; his
mind mastered the problem of the
day, and as the problem grew, so
grew his comprehension" 1t is
needless to tarry upon subject we
cannot exhaust. AS one of the
orators during the week has said,
ssThe story of his life, though oft
repeated, has never been fully told.
Like the peerless Alps, every time
We behold his colossal character
some new beauty appears. His
state papers have become the heri-
tage Of nation, his speeches rank
as classic Of a tongue enriched
BY the faultless productions OF
Pitt, Burke, Sheridan, Webster,
Clay and Sumner; his anecdotes
have been conned and learned by
rote, bis portrait hangs upon our
walls, his form has been pre-
served in feecy marble and en-,
during bronze and his name is up.
on the lips of the children OF
America and yet the story
Of his life never tires nor does our
admiration lay" He will live
immortal In the affectionate re
memberance Of a grateful people
His name untarnished and his fame
undying, as the first American, the
man Who brought order out o.
chaos, who cemented together the
fragments of a great nation an(
constructed an indestructable unlol
composed Of indestructable states
The Afro-American., 1896-02-15

Ella Jones. only daughter Of Mrs.
Jones, departed this life on Sunday,
Feb. 2, in full triumph of faith, after
a short illness of two weeks. The
funeral took place the following Tues
dav afternoon at o'clock frOmherlat
residence, 513 Oxford ST., thence to
Laurel Cemetery.
For our friend she is dead;
She has gone to Heaven before us,
But she turns and bids us come,
Bids US come where harps are ringing,
Bids us come where angels are sing
ing.
In the heavenly courts above.
EMMA HOWARD.
The Afro-American., 1896-02-15
Masonic.

The officers and members of Hanni-
bal Lodge No. II, K. of P, will give a
grand reception and soiree on Tues
day evening, Feb. 25th, at the Monu-
mental Assembly, Rooms.
Officers: Sir Cyrus Jones, g. c.; W
W. Madden, P. G.; Geo. L. Harris, },
c.; James H. Robinson, P; Elijah
Johnson, NJ. of E.; J. w. Young, K. Of
R. & S.; Raymond Freeman, N. Of F.;
Ed. Myers, NJ of A.; Chas. Weaver,
l. g.; Lewis Homely, d. q.
The Afro-American., 1896-02-15

1t is very probable that the
name of Mr.. Charles j. Bonaparte
would not evoke the tumultuous
applause in Republican gather
ING now, as it did on the occasion
Ut the great outpouring at the Mu-
sic Hall during the last campaign.
The wanton and slanderous attack
made by Mr. Bonaparte on the
Republican clubs has sealed the
doom Of the Bruce Bill. 1t has
armed the opponents of the bill
lth additional argument, and di-
u attention from the instru-
itself to the persons who are
ously advocatin9, It's lRsqa lRsqassage.
lass Of 4oud and long, int
they cannot afford To depart from
platform pledges ia crafty a set
Of men who entertain and express
such base opinions of the faithful
.'fftys" and ''hundledsr who con-
stitute the organized strength of
the Republican Party. That Mr..
Bonaparte has put his foot in it
only mildly expresses the situation.
If the friends of that bill are I'M
able to harness his pen and bride
his mug, they had better reserve it
for a<future legislature. The re-
formers rave against bosses; but
there is lot more tyrannical class
Of dicta,ors i'll American politics
than they. Their idea of reform
rises ~ higher tNtSn desire To die
tate, not the method Of appoint
ment To office, but the appointees
themselves. Should this silk
stocking aristocracy eyer control
the government, the appointees
will be rich mems sons AID college
graduates only. Without accentu-
ating our opinion on the Bruce Bill
we venture the prophecy that we
will be able to announce its cpl
taph next week.
The Afro-American., 1896-02-15
RDAY, FEBRUARY is, 1896.

4 O ar subscribers haze probably
notilc led that within the last two hi
3 n Ionths various improvements
haI We been made On the AERO
AMERTcAN, and of course you know
Improvements always call for ad-
ditional expenses, which must be
met in order that the good work
may continue With this view we
have found it necessary to issue
cards to all Of our out-of-town sub
scribers whose subscriptions are
due, reminding them of the fact
and asking Remittance Some
have responded promptly and have
our thanbs and appreciation.
Others who have not done likewise
will please 40 50 at once.
The Afro-American., 1896-02-15

man, be w succumb ln 4 mo-
which are like balm of GIlead to his
sinking spirits. The rough school,
boy fed in rage from the taunts of
his companions to find comfort in his
mothers All these and many
othere Wh0 m tlan 9Wer of her
woanan's IS smlle MEn Enf her now
nat she has gone, because She was
so pleasant y
The Afro-American., 1896-02-15
Where IgIowers Do Not live.

Where FLOWERS Do Not Live.
There must be a wide difference III
the geological formation as well as in
the climate of the regions surround
ing the two poles of the glObe-that is,
providing the flora of a country is an
index to it's climatic or geological cou-
ditions. Explorers who have had
charge of the botanical work in both
the arctic and antarctic circles have re-
Gently met and compared notes, and
from these comparisons we deduce the
following curious information: With
in the antarctic circle there has never
been found a single species of flower
ing plant. In the arctic circle 1852 diff
ferent species of flowing plants have
been collected and classified. Fifty of
the above numbers are flowers of var
led hue and of different degrees of
odorfferousness the remaining 712 are
pale or entirely colorless, and with no
perceptfble perfume whatever. These
latter are what the botanists term
types of true polar flowers"
The Afro-American., 1896-02-15

Departed this life at Lynhams,
Va, on Feb, 6, 1896, Mrs. Lucy New-
man, aged 40 years, leaving mother
husband, sister, TWO brothers and
three children to mourn their loss.
Past the suffering, past her pain,
Cease to weep. for tears are vain;
Calm the tumult of thy breast,
For she who suffered is at rest.
REBECCA SUTTON.
The Afro-American., 1896-02-15
MTss MARGARET BLACK,
Care of The Afro-Ameriean,
1916 n. FREMONT AVE.

This column has its limits as we'll
as its purposes. The editor allows us
only short space and being women,
of course we must bow TO the lneVl-
table. So dear friends write to US,
write often and make your commun-
ication short and to the point.
The Afro-American., 1896-02-15
A Reunion.

The members Of st. Annals Chapter
of St. James Church gave a reunion
of members and friends on TUESDAY
evening Feb II. u Ih8tnt.e MRS. Geo.
Perry is warden of the Chapter.
The Afro-American., 1896-02-15
an Admission.

Rector-Mc Jones, 1 am sorry to tell
YOU that saw your boy fishing last
Sunday.
Mr.. Jones-Confound the young ras-
cal! 1 thought it was strange I couldn't
find my 6shing rod.-LOndon Tele-
graph.