The Lamar register., 1899-09-06


I3J Denver win show an increase Of
$1,000 TO 10000 in population for the
year 1889. is the opinion of real estate
men who are in II position to know the
approximate influx or exodus OF resi-
dents by the demands for residences
and apartments. \ prominent rental
agent says: There are more people
in Denver now than there were last
winter. Notwithstanding the fact that
so many residents of the city are away
in the mountains or at the eastern
resorts
The Western Negro Press Associa-
tIon held its annual meeting here on
the 18th and 29tll. 1t was decided "a
hold its next meeting in Salt Lake
City. The editors listened to various
papers and elected officers. AT the
morning session in the Zion Baptist
church the report of the committee On
the Address TO the People" was first
heard. This address landed the prog
ress of the 10.OoooOo negroes in the
nited States and the part played by
colored soldiers in the late war. II
| denounced mob law and called ON all
| good white citizens to interfere. The
I fund that is being raised for George
/ McCormick ut Colorado Springs was
mentioned and the project praised. Mi.
/ Clemmons donated badges for the del
| egates after which +. l.. Barnett If
I the Omaha Progress read a paper IN
| Imperialism In which he criticised
| sharply the course of President Me
kinley i'll the Philippines. Mrs. Ida
/ DE Priest and Mrs. clemmons read pa
/ pers on The Colored Woman's Prog
/ ress." II. q. Wagner of Denver in 4
! paper warmly commended the Filipino
/ war and the president. In the after
! noon Rev. w. +. DeClaybrook opened
| with Il talk on preachers and editors.
| in which he compared both to chick
/ ems with all the feathers picked on
! j. ID. ID. Rivers Of the Colorado States-
| man talked on advertising" and u
general discussion followed OH how
many newspapers town could sup
port. Captain 5. W. Jones spoke ou
! The Political Power OF the Negro
! Press" saying that its influence was
unlimited. w. w. Taylor closed the
1 speaking by. a vigorous talk on 'Thn
Animosities OF the Press" The clec
tion resulted as follows: President.
W. w. Taylor of Salt Lake City; first
vice president. j. ID. d. Rivers of Den
Yer: second vice president, Mrs. +. L.
Emery. The sun, Manitou; secretary,
$. w. Jones of Wichita. Kansas; treas
urer. j. w. Durham OF the Colorado
sun. The executive committee is
composed of +. l.. Barnett, d. l.. Robe
son. j. l.. Fleming Mrs. De Priest.
Mrs. Il. h. Craig. Mrs. E. 5. Glen
mons and Mrs. Il. II. Hackley. The
| editors passed resolution of thanks
TO their Denver hosts and to the press
of the city. They consider the conven-
| ton n highly successful one and are
pleased that the association has be.
come so thoroughly western.
Commissioner General Ferdinand W.
Peck of the United States Paris com
mission, spent Wednesday in Denver
with part of his staff. At a mass
meeting ut the Mining Exchange build
I ing he cast aside the Colorado Paris
commissioners, not one of whom was
there, and asked the Chamber of Com
merce TO aid him in securing from the
Cripple Creek district million dol
lars worth of pure gold for a pyramid
for the omitted States exhibit. Mr..
Peck made some explanations as fol
lows: There is existing n misunder-
standing regarding the nature of our
participation in the great forthcoming
event at Paris, and there has been
some embarrassment owing 10 the fact
thar state commissioners have been ap-
pointed In various states without prop
er knowledge or considerations of the
conditions surrounding the situation.
France invited the United States as
one of fifty-one nations to participate
in her great exposition, and requested
general to represent the interests of
the United States as such. The rules
of the French exposition declare that
the exposition shall be distinctly ma
tional and in no way interstate, and
that no states or sections of nations
should be recognized. Therefore. there
is little that the state commissions can
do TO aid the national. True. they may
attend 10 the gathering of such exhib,
its as the educational nd the textile
arts and the like. but they must do Sc
only in cooperate ton with the one com,
mission recognized by France" Gen
eral Peck then gave a detailed descrip-
ton of the plans of the commission.
the way the space is divided and the
value of the exhibition as n whole.
He gave a glowing and highly eloquent
statement of the benefits to be derived
from affairs of this character, and
closed with a remarkably stirring ap-
peal TO Colorado. And now | want
To tell YOU" he continued. "of the
stars we have in this grand opera at
Paris He told of the great ideals in
each department. ranging from the La,
fayette monument TO twenty-siX of the
largest locomotives in the world. "And
the greatest star have reserved fol
Colorado" he said. 1T win top the
most remarkable mining exhibit in the
! world | want pyramid of solid.