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Richmond planet., 1898-04-02
9TH ANNIVERSARY EXERCISES
Second BAPTIST Church Beautifully Deco
rated-ReV z D Lewis, B. D,
Receives Presents,


Sunday marked another red letter
day in the history of the Second Bap-
tist Church. The occasion was the 9th
Anniversary of Rev. Z ID. Lewis as pas
tor of that congregation.
The pulpit was deliberately and taste
fully decorated by the Sunday School,
while in the arch way over hanging the
pulpit hung beautiful floral design
W which read, 1.-THE 9th Anniversary
AT IL o'clock Rev. &. II Corey. ID
D., preached most excellent sermon
from Proverb 1876. The charm of &
man is his kindness
At $3.50 the pastor, Rev. u ID. Lewis
preached his annual sermon from Isaiah
Al 10, "The true source of strength "
At S 80 Rev. w. II White, of Mt.
Carmel Baptist Church preached a soul
stirring sermon from Acts 3:l6.
Each service was attended by very
large crowds, and all seemed to enter
| heartily into the spirit of the occasion.
Near the close of the evening service
the pastor announced that he had re-
celved on Saturday an anniversary pres
ent of beautiful china set of one hun
dred pieces a box of shirts and collars
and ties; also Il number of Sundry ar
ticles from the Pastors Aid Grub to
whom he expressed many thanks.
1
lowing named persons sisters Sarah
p. Clarke, Matilda Hart. Fannie
Brooks, Emma Jimmerson, Ellen
Smith. India Burrell. Fannie Griffis,
Irene Poindexter, Eliza Brown, Hem
rietta Moore, Mary Hamilton, Sarah
Reader, Emeline White, Mamie Grey,
Alice Owens, Lena Martin, Bessie Reed
Martha johnson, Mary Eggleston, Jen-
ME Fauntleroy, Sarah Banks, Ellen
Coles, Judah pabney, Sallie Jennings,
Hattie Cunningham, Lena Taylor.
Rachel Taylor Louisa Jones, George
Matthews. Eliza Wright, Sarah Samuels
India Baker, Laura Hayes, Irene Ladd
Henrietta Parson Brothers John Clai-
borne, Edward Anderson, II. B. Bur.
rell, Armstead Washington, Morton
Deane, Charming Griffis, and James
Drestin.
Mesdames Ella Claiborne. president
Rosa E. Williams. Vice
Alice Owens, Treasurer
Julia Jefferson, Secretary
Deacon Armstead Washington made
+ an address In which he ed that the
, church was never in better condition
J financially nor spiritually; that the
! church under the leadership of tn,
! present pastor had witnessed one con
. tinuous growth and prosperity. HI
/ said also. D9fore Rev. Lewis came to u
a our congregation was broken and scat
: tered we could not pay our debts; W.
h we're unable to pay our officers; vi
: were unable 90 repair our churcl
: which was in very delapidateds scondi
a tiOn but now we have large congTega
tiOns; our officers are all paid on
church is beautiful and above all W
are at peace. Let US rally to our pas
: tor and feel proud of him"
n The address was pointed and impres
q sive. The choir, under the leadershi
# of Prof. Thomas Hopkins, rendere
q very fine music. The pastor and hi
q officers are now laying plans to rails
Il $1,000 90 for Virginia Union University
Richmond planet., 1898-04-02
The Auxiliarv Nnvv Exam.ners.

New York. March 3O.-The board for
the selection of naval vessels is doing
the work of examination of yachts,
colliers and seagoing craft at Whining
ton. Baltimore and New York harbor
The board examined not less than rs
vessels OF the outside class'-that is
TO say, exclusive of coastwise steamers
and all seagoing. and of vessels SER
viceable for harbor work. such as those
now being gathered for Commander
Elmer's mosquito fleet" Nothing
could be learned about the intention of
the department with reference to the
American line steamship st. Paul.
Richmond planet., 1898-04-02
DIsTREs SIGNALS.

Three sets OF circulars have been
sent out since this fight has been CO.
ing on. One / obliterated in my first
letter. The one l have before me now
will just touch lightly. In my last
letter, called your attention to cuts
of white men. put to represent q col
ored institution. So this caused them
to put under these cuts, on the circu-
lar, "Our Inspector" "Our Presi-
dent" This reminds me Of n boy, who
painted a horse, then wrote the word
horse under it. This circular shows
that they have paid out for sickness,
death and birth claims more than $500
Adding the expenses of the office to
the 5000 will amount to more than 800.
They took in about 500 and spent
more than $700 in thirty days.
Look and wonder Can an institu-
ton Of this kind live al that? Hardly
Z. PAYNE
Richmond planet., 1898-04-02
THEIR MISTAKE.

He thinks to array that institution
against the Fourth Baptist Church and
its pastor. Being a sulker and dis
gruntler of the church he thinks to dis
semble all the soreheads Of the church
Will the members of the Fourth Bap-
tist Church support such an institu-
tion? II they have told the truth and
have done right they ought to be sup
ported If on the other hand they've mis-
represented, falsified, and done wrong,
public support men who are at the
head Of affairs of this sort, who will
under such con ntroversy SIS the one now
going on allow such articles as they
have allowed to come out without any
name being attached2
Richmond planet., 1898-04-02

tioD to vote for me. on the night of
the annual meeting, say now, that they
did not mean that7 Does not this make
them conspirators? Further, as they
said in the arbitration meeting of jan
uary 2lst, in the presence OF others,
who will testify at the proper time
that they intended and would have
voted for me had / not positively de-
clined. III they say now, they had no
such intention and would not have vot-
ed for me, il had accepted the nomi-
nation, will not this confession make
them hypocrits and liars2
They are saying that the concensus
of opinion is that 1 evaded the Ques-
tions but the verdict of an intelligent
reading public is that they have failed
miserably in their reply TO answer the
strong defense made by me in my two
articles. In fact. men of intelligence
who saw my articles said. they were
unanswerable and most especially the
one of the 19ih. This is clearly prov
en- by the Peoples Relief from the lit
tie dab they have in the issue of the
PLANET on the 26th, about 216 inches
long. was so obliRing to them that !
even direcUed them where to find the
scripture that they wished TO use
against me. For saw that they were
strangers to the word of God.
This poor fellow is deluded, having
fcrsaken the word of God and neglect
to associate himself with the leading
and business men of the day, but re-
mains in the back grounds fooling and
idling away all of his time in foolish
ness to the extent that he has become
fanatic.
Richmond planet., 1898-04-02
cowARDIoE

If there is any business or any mon
ey there, or, if the people have any
money to put there, will they entrust
il in the hands of men who will fight
under colors, and, who are afraid and
ashame to own their names2 / think
not. 1t is good to wait for the reac-
tion yea. and the reaction has already
set in. The real people OF this section
and public generally are weighing the
matter with great care. They are with
me, because am in the right. trem-
BILE for the people Who have moneys in
Associations and Banks where no sur
cites are given by men who handle
| their money. Being dependent solely
upon their supposed honesty, when
these conditions are obtained among
us every day
Business firms are compelled to have
experts to examine their books month,
1 ly, yearly, and / believe daily. to SET
1 that no disaster come upon them by
| the evil doings of the men of this age
Since, we read in the papers almost da
ly of defaulters and absconders, sink
ing er iniuring various institutions
These defaulters become members o
that we'll known order knights Of thG
Turnpike" whose badge is q sore N sd,
by croton oil on the arm and who's,
pass words are these: Lady, will yoV
give me q drink of water, am 81
thirsty, till am so hungry, until
have not got anywhere to sleep
When he is given something to eat b,
gives in the other pass word. HI
writes note and sticks it in conspic
place, and it reads thus: Tell then
that you saw me, but you never saV
me saw wood"
Now. seriously, it is rumOred tha
already that institution had to borrow
some money to carry on its business
since this fight has bean going on, w
have always had some there VIII
carried the business of the Association
out aud talked it around, and you hav
them there now All of you claim t
have a part in Christ. Now, let NJ
say to you brethren, if you have.
warn you that you nor your institution
cannot live upon falsehoods.
Richmond planet., 1898-04-02

torpedo boat just built for the German
government At New York agents Of
the government purchased four swift
yachts. nine fast sea going tugs and
one coasting vessel, which are being
transformed into war vessels.
The great event of last week was. of
course, the arrival In washington on
Thursday night OF the report OF the
Maine court OF inquiry, which was
brought to the capital from Key West
by Lieutenant Commander Mark,
Lieutenants Hood and Jungen, En-
g!neer Bowers and Ship Carpenter
Helmes, of the Names crew. Another
important event of the week was the
launching, on Thursday last at New
port News. Va, of the two new bat
tleships Kentucky and Kearsarge
Last Thursday the body of Lieutenant
Jenkins was recovered from the wreck
of the Maine, and has been forwarded
to his mother at Allegheny. Pa
This week opened with every evidence
OF approaching war at the nations
capital. Sunday was an unusually busy
day. At the state, war and navy de-
partments there was little semblance of
/ the Sabbath. Chiefs of bureaus, clerks,
messengers and telegraph operators
were all at work. Probably never since
| the days OF the late war have so many
| officials gathered at the war and navy
l departments on a Sunday. The presi-
| dent had conferences with the mem
| bers of his cabinet, and Assistant Sec
retary Day had a conference with the
/ Spanish minister at the state depart
| ment- At the same time It was stated
in official circles that the president
was determined to terminate the war
In Cuba on terms that will make the
| Cubans practically free.
A matter of considerable Importance
In connection with the Spanish con
troversy is the fact that in Sundays
! elections in Spain the Sagasta govern
| ment made sweeping victories.
The presentation Of the report OF ths
Maine board OF inquiry and the pres
! ident's message to congress on Mon
day attracted large and excited crowds
to both houses, but there were no war
like demonstrations among the law
makers. After the cabinet meeting o
that day the talk of the officials wa
extremely peaceful, though IT was ad
mitted that the danger point was no
yet passed. The report of the Spanisl
commission on the Maine disaster ais
reached the capital. 1t is directly op
posite to that presented by this gov
ernments Investigators. asserting pos
itively that the explosion was internal
Richmond planet., 1898-04-02

Then it was thst the members of
the committee arose and explained
their position namely that they favor
ed the resolutions as embraced in
minority report, but that other gentle-
men of the committee would not agree
to them. Benjamin Scott, Charles
Young. John Oliver. b. p Vandervall,
BENJAMIN Jackson and Edward Black
spoke. The call for the pending ques-
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Articles of Incorporation.

The following articles of incorpora-
ton have been filed in the Secretary
of States office:
Los Angeles Art Leather Company.
Directors-J. A. Hail. Orman Oak, Belle
Oak and Fred A. Pollock, Los Angeles
and G. B. Hewitt, Pasadena Capital
stock, $30,000 subscribed, $4,000.
Bresse Brothers Company. Formed to
conduct an undertaking business. Prin-
cipal place of business, Los Angeles
Directors-P. W. Bresse, H. o. Arnold
w. j. Williams W. Bridenstine and J
II. Trout, all of Los Angeles. Capital
stock, $4,000; all subscribed
Hale and Norcross Mining Company
Principal place of business, San Fran
cisco. Directors-M w. Fox, Edward
Barry, A. w. Moore, G.. G. Sneider. w
]. Dale, Frank Mahon and George p
Thurston, all of San Francisco. Cap
ital stock, $336,000; subscribed, 50, 100
Bean Creek Gold Mining Company
Principal place of business, San Fran
cisco. Directors-Washingt Ayers
0. F. Wiley, George s. Folsom, G. H
Waggoner and B. Stone Hill, all of San
Francisco. Capital stock, $100,OOO;
subscribed, $1,000.
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A MATTER OF STARS.

Mr.. Bryan roars and shouts the ques-
ton, shall we add the blood star Mars
to the flag by annexing the Philip
pines?" No, Mr.. Bryan, no. We have
added many a star to the flags blue
field, but not one of them has been a
blood star. We added Spanish terri
tory. but it gave to the flag no Span
ish star. We added French territory,
but it gave US no French scintillating
star We added Mexican territory, but
there is no cactus star on the flag in
consequence. We took Alaska within
our arms, but no icy chill was given 10
the cluster on the field. We have added
Hawaii, but there is no Kanaka tinge
given to the flag. However, Colonel. no
one is proposing to annex the Philip
pines in the sense you seek to con-
vey. We wish to own the group, 20 do
with as we please. as will best advance
the cause of civilization and our own
interests as well.
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Christmas trees that were bending un-
der their loads of presents. John Heath
may live for weeks on ''punIin" pie, as
he received a good sized pumpkin as a
gift. The trees We're beautifully orna-
mented by Mrs. A. Spooner and Miss
Nettie B. Heath. Santa Claus Fred
Spooner-enacted his part very WE'LL
The presents all delivered, the trees
were removed, the floor swept and
dancing began, with music by Ball,
Wriggleworth and the Jennings broth
ers. AT times there were fifteen sets
on the floor, with plenty of spectators.
Dancing continued till II o'clock, when
supper was called. After supper dane
ing was resumed and kept up till 6
o'clock a. m. Everybody seemed more
than pleased with the nights enter
tainInent.
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While our foreign trade is growing

While our foreign trade is growing
ishing even the shrewdest men Of bus
mess with its advances, let US not for
get that the vast body of our COM
merce is carried on foreign bottoms.
American shipping is in the rear, far
in the rear for while we profit by ex-
pansion of our trade. the foreign ship
owner profits by carrying it. 1t is one
of the foremost doctrines of the Repub-
1ican party that a first duty is to build
up the American merchant marine.
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COUNTRY MERRY MAKERS.
Entertainment and Ball at Golden
Star on Friday Night.

On Friday night, the 23d, about 250
people, old and young, assembled at
Golden Star Hall, near Michigan Bar.
to celebrate the day. They commenced
to arrive about p m. and at there
was a perfect jam. At $50 o'clock
they began their program, which con-
sisted of songs by adults and others
by the school children.
The exercises were excellent, despite
the fact that sickness had prevented
several Of the children from attending
who had practiced their parts. The
school teacher, Miss Nettie B. Heath,
gave long recitation concerning Santa
Claus and his methods. All received
the applause they merited.
Attention was then turned to the two
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THE CASE OF NEW MEXICO.

A Senator Of the United States the
other day made a long speech to prove
that the United States has no power
under the Constitution to acquire ter
ritory except with the view of it's be-
coming a sovereign State of the Union.
Whereupon the Louisville Courier
Journal points out that New Mexico is
an example of the falsity of that claim.
We acquired that territory by conquest
over half a century ago, and more than
forty eight years ago organized New
Mexico into a Territory by that name.
For a long time it was the most pop
ulous territory of the nation. In 1861
a part Of it was given to Colorado,
without saying to the people so much
as "by your leave" and in 1868 we
gave another slice Of it to Arizona and
did not consult the wishes of the in
habitants of the land as to such dispo-
sition, and little later we gave Ne
vada a strip Since then it has been
the Territory as we know it to-day.
Tt is not now a State. and it is not
likely it will become one in its present
form, and possibly not at all. Two
reasons have actuated us in keeping
New Mexico a Territory; one that the
Spanish language is so much used there
and English SO little; and another is
that the inhabitants have not mani
tested an educational taste for the
order of civilization to which Americans
are accustomed and demand in the peo-
pie Of sovereign State.
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BRIGHTON JUNCTION SCHOOL.
Christmas Exercises by the Pupils
of That District

In an earnest effort to welcome Old
st. Nick the pupils of Brighton school
decorated their schoolroom in holly,
mistletoe, flags and the olive branch,
and rendered the following program
TO large and interested audience:
Song, Christmas Eve" by the school !;
concert recitation, Christmas" nine
little boys; song, Edna Jones; recita-
tion,. Annie Riley; song, Mary Menke; |;
Flower Song" and tableaux, Maud
Maxfield (Gardener); recitation,
frankie Fairbairn; song, Dora Brooks;
dialogue, Little Angels; recitation. six
little girls; recitation, Matte Hickey;
song, Clarence Studarus; recitation.
James Fairbairn; closing number, songs
and tableaux and greeting of Santa
Claus, who then distributed presents
from the beautiful tree.
All We're then treated to refreshments
and a general social time ensued
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Weather Reports.

The Weather Bureau reports show the
highest and lowest temperatures yes
terday to have been 81 and 80 degrees,
with gentle southerly and northerly
winds and partly cloudy weather pre-
vailing.
The barometrical readings at a. m.
and 5 p. m. yesterday were 30.30 and
30.19 inches, respectively.
The highest and lowest temperatures
one year ago yesterday were 90 and 81
degrees, and one year ago to-day "a and
33 degrees.
The average temperature was 46 de-
grees and the normal 46 degrees, show
ing yesterday to have been an ideal
California day, as judged by the aver
age conditions for the past twenty
years. for the 9th day of December.
River, S feet 4 inches and steady.
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Tt is gratifying to learn that during
the pre-holiday season and through
Christmas time the trade of the busi-
ness houses of Sacramento was so great
as to be entitled to be classified with
the unparalleled. Which goes to prove
that while the poor We always will
have with us, as every people always
have had from the beginning of time,
our citizens as rule are comfortable,
well provided and content. Trade is
never prosperous unless the people upon
which it depends are reasonably COM
Portable
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there will be no difficulty whatever, for
from the outset this country held, and
all the messages on the subject dis
close it, that all States should enjoy
passage for their ships through such
canals on payment Of the same tolls.
But as to the other expected demand
as part consideration for the desired
abrogatiou of the treaty, it is probable
there will be very warm contention.
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THE Ep1GRAM IN DIPLOMACY.

The New York "Commercial-Adver-
fiser" calls attention to the fact thaI
the epigram has always played a con-
Epicuous part in the negotiation Of trea-
ties and in fact in all diplomacy. But
neither Talleyrand nor Bismarck ever
employed it more wittily or so effective
ly as did the undiplomatic, untried,
modest lawyer from Ohio, Judge Day,
when he gave the Spanish Peace Com
missioners at Paris the reply which is
as famous.
The Commissioners had all one long
afternoon been debating what might
and what might not enter into the
terms Of a treaty of peace. The Span
ish Commissioners were eloquent and
learned in their argument, and in cita-
tion Of authorities and cases, in their
attempt to establish the doctrine that
the matters entering into a treaty are
governed by rule as to what is per-
missible and what must be rejected.
Judge Day took small part in the de-
bate and just when it appeared that
no conclusion was to be reached, and
that there must be adjournment for
rest. from the contention, the Judge
quietly remarked Anything may go
into treaty Of peace which the vic
tors Wish to put there" That wound
up the debate. 1t put an end practi-
cally to the whole contention and set
tledsthe fate Of the conference.
thereafter there was comparatively
little difficulty in finishing UP the work
iR hand. Judge Days epigram had
shattered as chaff all the philosophi:-
ing. contending and citations of many
weary hours. As our contemporary
we'll says: ''It embraced the whole HIS
torical philosophy of peace treaties in
a phrase. A peace treaty is not a
treaty at all; it is only called SO out
Of politeness to the vanquished, and
they must not presume on the polite
ness by trying to play the role Of free
negotiators. In a treaty of peace after
war, the victor imposes terms on the
vanqufshed This has been the case
in every war in history that was fairly
fought OUT
The record-union., 1898-12-28

The Springfield (NIass.) Republican"
is the exponent Of the doctrine that
the people of whatever acquisitions we
make must be at once invested with
the elective franchise. 1t starts from
that false premise all the arguments
that can be advanced by it against ac-
QUESTION of, the Philippines. But as a
fact the suffrage Is privilege and not
a right. It'is grant which is not gen.
eral, and does not follow as matter
of course the Introduction Of any new
people into, our system. We have had
lessons on that,subject we are not like
ly to forget. Our Government is in
tended to be an agency Of civilization,
and not an, arbitrary and inelastic
power, bestowing benefits where they
would be likely to turn to evils.
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The Vacaville fReporter," which is
high class Democratic, declares that ii
Mr.. Bryan cherishes the idea Of being
the Democratic nominee for the Presi-
dency in 1900. he will awake to realiza-
tion of a great mistake in his fancyings.
Even should he secure the nomination,
says our contemporary, he will be beat
ell worse than he was in the first in
stance. All which proves that we have
prophets in these days. for we are con-
WINGED that the Reporter" has accur-
ately forecast the future in this matter.
The record-union., 1898-12-28
LABOR AND MACHINERY.

Carol D. Wright's recent work on the
effect of machinery upon wage earners
is volumInous one. The Government
statistician has done no more laborious
work than this. It embraces over 700
distinct articles and the mass Of facts
gathered from reliable sources fairly
overwhelm by their force and ponder
osity. The research appears to have
been thorough and exhaustive, and the
conclusions reached are precisely those
contended for by the Unconditional and
philosophical for an age.
In brief these are, that machine aid
in producing lowers the price of the
product by lessening the cost of pro-
d1ction; that this is a gain to the
wage Garner SO positive that it cannot
be put aside as immaterial; that the
use of machinery enlarges the market
demand for labor by the creation of
new industries for the manufacture
to respond to new tastes and necessi-
ties; that this has the direct tendency
to raise the price or rate of wages; that
1t materially reduces the hours of labor
and lessons the toll necessary in pro-
ducing a given article; that it reduces
the toll necessary to make a living;
that the introduction of new ma
chine atlf1rst does work a hardship by
displacement Of labor, but that a new
adjustment with speed sets in under
new conditions, all of which tend to
keep demand abreast with the increased
facilities for production, which demand
in turn new hands, higher skill and
more of raw material. The danger in
machinery is. that of overproduction;
but this. it is shown, is always short
lived and really is self corrective, and
does not affect many lines of trade or
handicraft at one and the same time,
since overproduction is but one Of many
factors of serious disturbances in trade.