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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-08-05
TO INVITE THE GRAY.

Philadelphia. Pa, Aug At a
n Getting Of prominent grand army men
held Tuesday II was decided to extend
ar Invitation To the pickets division Of
ex-confederate soldiers with headquar-
ters at Richmond. Va. to attend re-
union Of the blue and gray to be held
in this city Sept. II next.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-08-05
FATAL HEART BLOWS.
Two Eastern Boys are Killed While
at Play.

New York, Aug. 4.-While playing
In game OF baseball Tuesday be-
tween teams made up Of boys, Dennis
O'Connor, 10 years old, was struck on
the heart with ball and died in a
few minutes.
John Flynn, ls years old was in
stantly killed by a blow over the
heart while engaged In friendly
sparring match with Fred Breitler at
a factory In Newark.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-08-05
SHORT ON ASSETS.

New York, Aug. John NJ. For
band and Lorenzo Sample Rave been
appointed receivers of the property In
this state Of the American Publishing
company in the proceedings for vol
urtary dissolution of the company
The liabilities are $4,000 the assets
s150000.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-08-05
HAMMER THKOWER

Albany, n. y. Aug. 4.-John Elan
nagan. the champion hammer thrower.
surpassed all records TUESDAY by
throwing a sixteen-pound hammer l57
feet and 1 inches. The record will not
stand as the worlds record. 1t being
made simply as an exhibition
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-08-05
TO SUCCEED M'KENNA.
st. Louis Man Said to be Slated for
Attorney General.

st. Louis, Mo-, Aug.4,-A special to
the Post-Despatch from Washington
says that it is probable that Henry
Hitchcock, well known attorney of
this city, will be appointed attorney
general to succeed Secretary McKenna
who will succeed Justice Field on the
supreme court. 1t is expected that
Justice Fields resignation will be
rendered Aug. 16.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-08-05
\ MENACE TO WHISKY.
New Jersey Company Will Make
Sugar from Corn.

Trenton, N. j., Aug. 4.-The Glu-
cose Sugar Refinery company with an
authorized capital stock OF 10000, 900,
was Incorporated Tuesday. The COM
pany will make sugar from corn.
Among the insorporators Is +. o. Mat
thiessen. the big sugar reflner Of Jer-
sey City.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-08-05
IT KEEPS CLIMBING
THE WHEAT MARKET CONTINUES
TO ADVANCE
NEARLY REACHES 70 CENTS

British Markets Are Higher. with an
Increased Demand Which Boosts
views the Conditions of Trade and
Makes Some Predictions,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-08-05

4 Great Northern railroad shop man
az 81. Cloud reduced the worlds run
ring record for $50 yarfa
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-08-05
CONSCIENCE NEEDED
ARCHBISHOP IRELAND SAYS IT'S
OUR SAFEGUARD.
GIVES A GREAT ADDRESS

Pleads for Patriotism and Pure PUB
lie Press-Says the Worlds Liber-
ties Look to America Carpenter
Can't Come-Interesting Notes On
the School.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-08-05
Awaiting Developments.

Peoria, H., Aug. At a meeting of
the Illinois operators held here Tues
day to formulate an organization It
was decided to postpone action uatil
after the meeting of miners at Spring
field tomorrow
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1897-12-25

that there is no ultimate hope for my
race in Washington"
ex-senator Bruce, leading colored
man, takes much more hopeful view
OF the case. NO" he said in answer to
my query, 81 do not expect to live to see
social equality but do not despair for
my race. Time will ameliorate the off
ficulty. When the colored people raise
themselves to the level of the white
man intellectually and financially the
difficult problem will be solved. for
when | have what the white man wants
my color will not keep him from com
ing to me for 1t. And my people have
made wOndrous progress; no other peo-
pie under Gods heaven have made such
advancement despite such adversities
as they. Think Of it, Every other
class of people have had those of their
number who inherited their wealth, but
scarcely dollar of our wealth came TO
us through Inheritance. Thirty-five
years ago we were penniless. ignorant
and utterly inexperienced people. No
one owned any property and no one had
any experience in acquiring it, yet look
all over the land to-day and there is
scarcely hamlet where colored people
may not be found sitting between their
own vine and flg-tree."
Compare the Russian serf with the
negro.
Thirty years ago four and a half
millions of black people were set free
and scarcely one of them owned the
price of breakfast. At about the same
time these Russian serfs were freed
also, but to each family certain num-
Der of acres were given them and pit
tance on which to start life. Compare
them now. The serf is the down-trod-
den serf still; the Russian Jews have
swindled him out of almost all his prop
erty and he has become the menace of
civilization, the nihilist. Did you ever
hear of negro who was an anarchist
or nihilist? No, you never did; nor did
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1897-12-25

one the latter was in the dip and
coming on at a terrific speed to
get up the hill. Old 81 that was
Cockley's engine, landed into her
slightly above the cOwcatcher and
kept on mounting and sliding until it
was completely on top of '321,' the OPP
posing engine. The positions that re-
suited from the collision put the two
engines in shape resembling boys
playing leap-frog, with one of the boys
being stuck while halfway over.
The funny part of the wreck, Il
such it can be called, was the coastng
the crews of both trains took Mt the
time the trains came together. The
whistle warned everybody, and they
all jumped together and also started to
slide together, with the exception of
the fireman on Cockley's engine. who
had little the better start. Down
they flew over the slippery snow, grab
bling and clutching at the air and
frozen ground. and only stopping ut
the bottom of the gully, about 200 yards
below. Beside the bruises the train
men received, they nearly froze. as
their clothes were almost scraped from
their bodies. The wreck caught fire,
and that saved them
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1897-12-25

alleys in their rear are filled in solidly
with dilapidated two and three-story
frame houses which are packed with
negro families, an astonishing number
of them living within the Enclosure.
However, it is down in the old canal
districts of the city and in such places
as "Hammersleys," Louise" and
Goat" alleys that the lowest type of
the negro element of the capital is to
be found. Here they fairly swarm, liv-
ing as compactly as bees In a hive,
and idleness. filth and poverty hold
full sway. That there is suffering In
these quarters In the winter time there
can be no doubt, but the weather is
seldom intensely cold in Washington,
and while it Is warm and the pangs of
hunger are not too poignant the aver
age darby of this section seems OBJ
livious to his discomforts. The women
lean from their windows and chat the
hours away in idle gossip, which often
becomes so animated that a nearby
policeman has to bring it to sum-
mary close; the men seek sunny cor
ners out of the sight Of these same
police (who seldom consider it neces
sary TO see them) and all day long, and
often all night long, indulge in that
form of gambling which seems to fas
cinate the colored contingent all
through the South. the game of craps"
But these are not the representative
co,ored people of Washington. for it is
an incontrOvertlble fact that in no
other city in the Union is there so much
wealth and intelligence as among them
here. While the population is one-third
colored, one-tenth Of the taxes of the
city are paid by them, and they are
represented in almost every branch of
business and the professions of the
city. There are over thirty colored ply
sicians in Washington. many OF them
well educated, and with large prac-
tice. There are also quite as many
lawyers and numerous real estate
agents, while there are hundreds of
ministers Of the various evangelical
churches, and 297 professors and teach
ers in the public schools. There are be.
tween 5000 and 1000 people employed
in the Government service with sal
aries ranging from $4,000 per year.
which is the salary Of the recorder of
deeds, who is colored man, to $40
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1897-12-25
REMARKABLE CAREER
OF DIR. Thomas w. Evans Who Died Re-
Gently in Paris.


DR. Thomas w. Evans, the famous
dentist who died recently in Paris only
Il few months ago came to this country
to bury his wife, and now he has close
ly followed her to the great beyond
DR.. Evans was born in Philadelphia
and decided when only 13 years old to
become dentist. When 10 years old
he graduated from the Jefferson Med
zeal College and two years later went
to London. In 1916 he went to Paris
and made n great reputation there, re-
ceiving from the courts of Europe more
honors and decorations than have ever
been conferred on any European of
less than royal blood. the single excep-
ton being Bismarck.
Napoleon III. was among his earliest
patrons, and through him he was intro
duced to the family of the King of
Denmark. Among his other patients
there were the Kings daughters, after
ward the Princess of Wales, the EN-
press of Russia and the Duchess of
Cumberland; also his sons, the future
Kings of Greece and Denmark.
No American ever had such a foot
ing at Marlborough house as DR.. Ev-
ans. He was on terms of intimacy
with the family of the King of Bel
gium, the German imperial family and
at the royal palace in st. Petersburg.
The intimate relations of DR.. Evans
with Napoleon III. enabled him, 1t is
said, to prevent the recognition of the
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1897-12-25

southern conTederacy, even after he
had fully made up his mind to do SO
and had entered into correspondence
cure the cooperation of England. DR..
Evans won consent to delay, came to
Washington, saw President Lincoln,
and carried back such assurances of
the ultimate victory for the Union as
to persuade Napoleon to relinquish his
intention.
During the Franco-Prussian war DR..
Evans organized and maintained at his
own expense an ambulance service that
did incalculable good. He personally
directed the movements of the Red
Cross Society, and it is said was the
only man in Europe who might pass
from camp to camp. One Of the most
interesting parts of his career was the
share which he took in assisting the
French Empress Eugene to escape
from Paris after the disaster of Sc
dan. He was instrumental in conduct
ing her from the city and putting her
on board a vessel that conveyed her to
England Were 1t not for him Eugene
might and probably would have shared
the tragic fate of Marie Antoinette.
DR.. Evans fortune, which is esti-
mated at $35,000,000, was amassed
largely in real estate transactions in
Paris. In this country he owns $5,000,-
600 worth of real estate. DR.. Evans
only relatives are two nephews, Col.
Charles F. Muller, of Utica, n. y, and
l. II. Evans, of New York.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1897-12-25
The And or Comnlimentinr.

Compliments are the poetical touches
which redeem the monotony of prosaic
existence. In the intercourse OF SYM
pathetic people they have natural
place, and it is as pleasant to recog-
rize by word or look the charms of our
friends as it is to profit by them. Profit
we do. undoubtedly, as all that makes
life fairer makes it better, and a whole
some discernment of good traits must
add to our faith in human nature ana
its capabilities. Rigid moralists de-
clare that compliments are so akin to
fiattery that 1t Is wrong to use praise
in any way. This is "most intolerable,
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1897-12-25
Some Are shift1ess.
ashington correspondence:

Washington correspondence:
With so large colored population as
there is in Washington-a population
which. were it by itself, would make a
city twice the size Of either Elmira,
Yonkers or Auburn-there is, as there
would be in any so large a community,
a class of the idle and shiftless who
exc out hand-to-mouth existence.
Washington was thoroughly South
ern in its beginning. Its resident citi-
zens are stlll largely Southern. In con-
sequence of this many of their homes
were originally built in the old slavery
style with the negro quarters in the
rear, and while in some cases the fam
lily servants still live in this manner,
they are now the exceptions. But in
many cases there are handsome houses
facing on aristocratic streets, while the
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1897-12-25

Gay as they relate to the colored man.
Its editor and manager, Edward f.
Cooper, Is one of the brightest and
brainiest young men Of his race.
One of the interesting places about
Washington is the old Fred Douglass
home, The Cedars, on the Anacostia
Heights overlooking the city. 1t is one
Of the most beautiful for situation of all
the residences Of the Capital City. II
is on the summit of a high hill and is
surrounded by magnificent cedars and
oaks and the views from the windows
are of unsurpassed loneliness.
Mr.. Douglass bought this place a few
years previous to his death and it is
here that he brought his white bride
and lived with her during the re-
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month, which is paid the charwomen.
There are also several colored men
who are employed in the COMPRESSION
al library.
Two excellent papers are published
and owned by colored publishing com,
panies-the Colored American, a ma.
tional negro newspaper, and the Bee.
a paper more local in its scope. They
are published weekly and have large
calculations. The American is an ex-
ceedingly creditable sheet; 1t is an
eight-page paper and it gives a compre-
hensive sweep Of the questions of the
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1897-12-25

PUss IN THE Bon. D I OTIS were
thrown in and the box was locked and
sealed. In the course of the night Aid.
Fritz, while hunting for his cat, dis
covered that she was in the ballot
boxbox. The election officers were
sent for. but. fearing a violation of
the law, they refused to open the box.
The next day, after consultation with
legal counsel, it was decided that the
box should be opened, and this was
done. The cat was released, but the
ballots had been destroyed by the cats
violent efforts to get out of It's prison.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1897-12-25

country and one out West is that. while
the depth in here may not be as great
it is, if anything. more effective in
tying up trains of all classes. Imagine
any train in this section pulling
through a two-foot depth of snowl
They do that right along out in the
Western States.
Engineer Cockley, who was on one
of the wrecked engines, told me that
he had been halted several times on
the up grade, and had finally covered
the hill and was commencing to go
down the other side at good speed.
The grade had a gradual slope of about
five miles, and at the bottom took 4
dip into something like gutter This
gutter was put there to help trains up
the grade Cockley was then going
down. Every man OF the crew was
out on the cars. and every brake was
set, yet the train continued TO gradu-
ally increase its speed until, at about
half mile from the bottom of the hill
it was almost flying-in fact, coasting
over the slippery rails.
AT point 100 yards from the gut
ter or dip at the base of the hill
Cockley said he saw dark mass of
smoke ahead, and the next second a
dark body coming toward him. At
the same time he heard a cry of dis
may from his fireman and saw him
take flying leap from the engine into
the snow alongside the track. Cockley
gave one shrill pull at the whistle and
then followed his fireman like n shot.
AS he struck the snow on the side of
the hill and commenced to roll Cockley
heard a tremendous crash and grind
ing of broken engines and cars.
THE train that tried to pass Cock
ley's on a single track had disobeyed
orders in not remaining on the siding
some five miles back. At the time
Cockley's engine struck the opposing
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1897-12-25

malnder Of his life, excepting when
they were abroad travelling. Mr.. Doug
lass left a very large estate and with
some other property willed this place
to Mrs. Douglass. There was, however.
a flaw In the will and she was only al.
lowed an interest in 1t, but has sincA
been buying 1t from the other heirs.
She lives alone now and has made az.
most a Douglass memorial of The
Cedars. Mr.. Douglass library is kept
intact as he left ii. Several large life
size pictures of him adorn the walls.
A life-size bust is in one corner and
many souvenirs presented to him dur
ing his lifetime are to be seen ON the
mantels and tables.
Mrs. Douglass looks rather frail and
a little as though life's wind had blown
in her face, but If she has ever regret
ted the step she took in marrying the
man with the black skin not by a word
has she ever betrayed it. HE was the
greatest man of his age" she says
proudly, land the pioneer of his race
knew no color line when l married
him. know none now. l only wish to
be one of the grand army who are try
ing to help uplift the downtrodden
everywhere of both races"
Still Strong Prejudice.
That there is a strong colored preiu-
dice in the District cannot be denied,
and a cultured, scholarly man in
whose blood there is but a faint Of
black extraction said to the writer the
other day with intense bitterness In his
voice, Where is the spirit of the Christ
who said, DO unto others as We would
have them do unto you among the
Christians of Washington? l am a col
ored man and | went down to Balti-
more yesterday in one of the river
steamers. and because of my color |
could not buy a mOuthful to eat nor a
drop to drink all day, and when l
reached the city there was not a re-
spectacle hotel nor restaurant owned
by white men where l could go to sat
isfy my hunger. l cannot take lady
and 60 out to Cabin John. Glen Echo or
Chevy Chase three prominent pleasure
resorts) and be admitted, nor am / al
lowed in the white churches. Not In
one single store in this capital of the
nation is there one of my race en-
ployed in any position higher than a
porter or elevator boy, and although l
am graduate Of Princeton and try to
conduct myself as a gentleman, 1 am
not permitted to occupy the desirable
seats in the theaters or other places of
amusement Do you wonder that feel
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1897-12-25
REMARKABLE WRECK.
rhe Famous "Leap- Frog" Collision on
Missouri Pacific.

1Atr6Ouii
Supt. James Cooper. of the p. r. r.,
whose headquarters are in Washing
ton, ID. c., recently talked entertaining
ly to a reporter on the subject of curl
GUS railroad wrecks. Discussing one
OF the most remarkable wrecks that
ever occurred, he said:
The 'leap-frog' collision came off on
the Missouri Pacific, and during the
progress OF a snow storm Of unusual
violence. The flakes came down so
thick that the engineer told me after
ward he could not see twenty feet
ahead Of his engine, while on the
ground there was already about ~
feet Of the beautiful. The only differ
ence in a snow storm in this part of the
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1897-12-25

and no. to be endured" for all need
both to give and receive encourage
ment in this practical and hurrying
world. And, reprehensible as hard ma
lures find 1t, there is a charm in OPEN
ing our eyes to the attractions of others
and warm, healthy glow accom-
panies the utterance of words which
attest our admiration.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1897-12-25

a cat jumped into
the large empty
ballot box and went
to sleep. The cat
was unnoticed by
the counters and
the work continued.
When the count
was finished the
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1897-12-25
Holds Three Trophies.

Fred Gilbert, the Phantom of Spirit
Lake" Iowa, holds three of the four
recognized trap shooting trophies In
the country. They are the Dupont
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1897-12-25

The Alabama
completion and the the
ships The
which in
by
of
WILL
all
at
behd
will living
e
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1897-12-25

While the election board of the
Fourth district of the Thirty-irst ward
of Pittsburg was counting the ballots.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1897-12-25

1, and l believe that in his heart the
average colored man was loyal to his
country, and when he learns to make
the man of himself that he is capable
of, then | will have no fear for him."
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1897-12-25
CAPITAL CITY BLACKS
FORM ONE OF WASHING
TOMS POPULATION.

In No other City in the Union Have
the Coiored People So Much Wealth
and InteIligence-Pay One-Tenth of
the Taxes.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1897-12-25

Time works wonders. So would a
man if he put in twenty-four hours q
day, like time does.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1897-12-25

K. Q. CUP. DUPONT TROPHY. STAR CUP.
championship trophy and the Kansas
City Star cup for live birds, and the
T.. G. cup, emblematic of the champion
ship of the United States at luanimats
targets.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1897-12-25
They Are Still Here.

They Are Still Here.
''They say that poetry is dying"
Eyes, but, unfortunately, the poets
aren't"
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