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The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1899-03-25
Headwai,er to Organize.

There IS a movement on loot to or
ganize an Afro-American Headwaiters'
Mutual Benefit Association. There is
no doubt that this is a good move and
in the right direction, for, lin union
there is strength" The following com
mittee is pushing the associations pros
pectus. Over one hundred headwaiters
have signed the call for a convention
to be held in Chicago during the COM
ing summer. All those who have not
signed the call are cordially invited to
send their names to the corresponding
secretary at once. Full particular in
regard to date of the convention, etc.,
will appear in The Appeal later. sf
Committee-W. Forrest Cozart, chair
man, The Beckel, Dayton. O.; 'Jno. B.
Coins, corresponding secretary, Hotel
Nelson, Rockford, ILL.,; F. G. Long, The
Millard, Omaha, Neb.; G. R. Johnson,
The Lexington, Chicago, ILL.,: w. P.
Landon, The New Southern( Chatta-
nooga, Tenn; Chas. E. Buckner, The
New Tiff House, Buffalo. N. Y; w. w.
Banks, The Maxwell, Nashville, Tenn;
w. H. Vandusen, Reed House, Erie,
Pa; j. w. Enhanks, The Gault, Louis
vile, KY.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1899-03-25

The most remarkable ring! in New York
Is owned by that girhsh,. much o-be en-,
WED young natron. Mrs Clarence Mac
kay. Sqi.atst 1,.t:gsi@a IA $50 rss;t #attttl
1t is the only ring Of it's kind in Amer
lea.
It was made originally for real Hin
doc rajah.
And it is quite as uncomfortable to
wear as It is curious to look at. But
that doesn't trouble Mrs. Maclay in the
least. She is delighted with her new
treasure and wears it whenever It Is
possible.
AS the witty Kitty Duer. she cared
more for rings than even most girls of
fashion. and since her marriage her
young husband has remembered this fact
to such an extent that now Mrs. Mackay
has the most valuable collection of any
young married woman in New York.
This new ring is her husband S latest
addition to her collection. It is really
three rings In one, and is a copy of an an
cient Hindoo ring of a rance of PeshaWur.
Not so long ago, however, it was owned
by Hindoo rajah, whose financial con-.
dition forced him to part with 1t. 1t was
purchased by prominent Fifth avenue
jeweler, who sold 1t to Mr.. Clarence Mac
kay.
The ring is heavy and massive. and the
old yellow Chinese gold setting most
curious. There are three rings almost
invisibly attached to each other. but so
arranged that6one cannot be worn apart
from the others. and each ring has to be
worn .nn a separate finger. In he CEN
Ger OF the middle ring lisa moa. superb
ruby, which alone Is valued at ,t5.00O.
Below and above the ruby are c:.ieralds
e,r exquisite color. which are u trifie
teller in size than the ma tchless ruby,
and at either side OF the ruby are beau
tifully cut diamonds. Altogether the
gold setting holds ave gems. In, length
the ring measures two and 10 half inches.
m 4. 4 ono and q half inches high. The
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1899-03-25
Eighth U. 8. Infantry's Trouble at Nashville

Eighth U. s. Infantry's Trouble at Nashville.
Captain Jacob of the Eighth Volun-
teer Infantry, has made report 10
General Corbin in regard to the treat
ment received by portion Of that
regiment at Nashville, Tenn, while on
it's way home. He places the blame
for the trouble on the citizens of that
place. He claims his men were order
ly and only about dozen of them We're
drunk ~ ~
When the train arrived at Nashville
a number of citizens, under the COM
mand of the Chief of Police, detached
the locomotive from the train, uncou-
pied the cars, and stationed armed men
at the car windows to prevent the sold
iers getting out Others, armed with
Erevolvers and clubsS entered the cars,
beat the men, most OF whom were
asleep, over the heads and bodies, and
robbed some of the soldiers of their
money and tickets. One of the privates
was robbed of $3.50, and number of
others lost smaller amounts. The sold
iers asked to be allowed to communi-
cate with their officers, who were
asleep in the Pullman car, but permis-
sion was refused them. .~.- D..
The train arrived at Nashville at J.
o'clock in the morning and remained
there until in the afternoon, and al
though two of the sleepers were full
of officers they had no knowledge of
the outrage that was being perpetrated
until the train left Nashville. Captain
Jacob, after making a thorough inves-
tigation of the case says the action o.
the police was without just cause or
prOvOcatiOn. = '.'-
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1899-03-25

This association is made up of rep
resentatives of womens' clubs from
every state in the union. Many Of the
most notable women of the race be-
long to this National Association and
will attend the Chicago meeting, and
it is the desire of the Federation to
make this meeting splendid success.
The hour has come when it behooves
us, to make an impressive showing Of
our strength and our intelligence and
we believe this meeting can do much
to affect public opinion more favor
ably as to our worth as women. "A
juster estimate, more humane treat
ment and a kindlier interest will GER,
tainly result from this concourse of
intelligent and earnest women, if we
but do our part. We would therefore,
urge you to form a club in your city
of earnest, loyal women for the pur-
pose of becoming a part of the organ
lied forces of our women, both for the
betterment of your own community
and to assist in the larger work of
making the meeting of the National
Association tremendous success.
For further information and assist
ance, address Mrs. L. A. Davis, 5017
Armour avenue, Chicago, Ill. 7A..
: MRS. FANNIE B. WILLIAMS,
President.
MRS. FANNIE HALL CLINT, -
T., -, Secretary. ~
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1899-03-25

setting ID most curious, and In itself Il 4
work Of art. It is delicately carved with
tiny dragons head, while around the
edges are the cleaning. pointed teeth.
The jewels are set open ct the back so
that the ring may be easily cleaned. Mrs
Mackev wore her new Hmdoo ring at the
opera the other evening. and in conse.
quence one Of her dainty hands was IN.
Eiovcd. TO wear this big ring with m.
conscious grace is no easy matter, and
yet Mrs. Mackey does so to- perfection.
Another OF Mrs. MackeY's rings repre-
senting fortune was a. gift from her
father-4n-law on her wedding day. 1t con-
sists of three big diamonds set in a row,
and is said to have cost $50, 600 She also
has a ring of one matchless ruby, very
large and of exquisite color.
"a: AS for her tucauois. pings. she simply
With. She is specially partial to tur-
Quoises, and as {, beautiful collection Of
these blueish-gct en- st9res
Perhaps her most f;aluable turquoise
is set as belt pin.f At least it IS the
one Mrs. Mackay PRIZES most highly. Be
about It.
1t came as rbrise one day, hfAden
away in big box ST orchids, which Clar.
ence Mackay sent Kitty Duer before she
became his wife. I. Is a big turquoise,
surrounded with pearls. and Mrs. Mac.
kay wears It with almost all Of her
gowns.
She also has three famous turquoise
corsage pins. The stones are usually
large and are -sncircled with good-sized
diamonds. One OF her latest gowns was
made purposely 70 wear with these beau.
{ tiful pins. It b Of black satin, enveloped
with black tulle. spangled with bits OF
turquoise. s. s.s.y5g.
OF Mrs. MGckay's turquoise rings fls,
East valuahse y q turquoise oblong Is
shape. With he ends pointal, aad ths
o. talfaalH large ring.
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failed to pass, receiving only IL
votes, while 6S were cast in the mega
tive. We are also pleased that all OF
Jefferson county representatives
were recorded against it, though we
repret that no one saw fit to condemn
or denounce it, in the name of the
largest Negro county" in the state
The senator's and representatives
who visited the Branch Normal Col
lege in this city this week and the
Colored Industrial Institute, were
agreeably surprised at the marked
progress made by the pupils in the
higher branches of education, and all
bore testimony to the great good be-
ing accomplished by 1hese schools the
influence Of which is being felt iii their
own counties Senator Douglas of
Crawford in brief talk at Elks Hall
Friday night, stated that several grad
yates of the Branch Normal were
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1899-03-25
HATE THE GERMANS.
Expulsion of Danes Arouses Bitter Feol-
%, .., ing in Scandinavia.

Expulsion Of Danes Arouses Bitter Fecl-
., -. Ing in Scandinavia. -.... ...
Prof. George Brandes some time ago
agreed to visit Berlin and deliver an
address before the Press Association
of that city, but later on declined to
keep his engagement on account of
the expulsion of Danes from North
Schleswig. In an explanatory letter
he says that the Germans do not seem
to realize the bitter feeling which the
explosions have excited through Scan
dinavia generally. He then writes:
1T is precisely because our govern
ment preserves silence that the
wounds caused to the national feeling
by these measures burn the deeper into
the hearts of the people. The theory
that an agitation is being conducted
from Copenhagen to restore, by force
If necessary, North Schleswig to Den
mark Is too absurd to require serious
notice. In all Denmark not single
man thinks of such a thing. But to-
day one cannot denationalize a people
by force" The Danish inhabitants of
Schleswig, he goes on to say, do not
intend to give up their mother-tongue
even should their children receive no
instructions in it, nor do they intend
to renounce their right of freely con-
versing in Danish with their brothers
and sisters across the frontier. Ger
mans must also learn to understand
that just as they invoke the sympathy
of Europe in view OF the hard meas
ures enforced against the German
tongue in Bohemia and elsewhere, so,
too, the Danes, under similar condi-
tons, plead for the right of preserving
the Danish language, even though
those who speak it may be living in a
strange land.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1899-03-25
REQUESTS BURIAL WITH BLACKS
Dying Wish OF White Woman TeacheF at
: Haven Home, In Savsnuah, Ga.

Dying Wish OF White Woman Tfacher at
; : Haven Home, In Savannah, Ga.
Savannah, Ca, March 17.-Miss E.
A. Philo, a white woman, died last
night in this city at Haven Home,
school for Afro-American girls, and
left the most peculiar dying request
that has ever been known in Savan-
nah. She asked that her body be not
permitted to lie in the white portion
of Laurel Grove Cemetery, but that
she be laid to rest with the 9Afro-Am7T
orleans. Before she died she made
those about her promise that her wish
would be carried out. ~ -,
The request, however, will not be
granted. Mayor Myers and the act
ing City Attorney have decided that
the city has no more right to sell
lot in the Arfo-American cemetery
for the burial OF a white person than
it has to permit the burial of an Afro
American in the white cemetery. ~"
The woman was teacher in Haven
Home, which was established in Sa-
vannah some years ago by Northern
people. She was .l single and - s. years years
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1899-03-25

1t must worry the Democrats consid-
erably to notice the voluntary increase
in workmen's wages which is being
made throughout the country by the
big manufacturing establishments un-
der the present Republican admins
tration Evidently their campaign
wind bags were considerably off in
their prognostications before election.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1899-03-25

of educating the Negro, and iniquitou:
because proscriptive and unconstitu
| tional-the author is reported by thu
| Gazette, of Sunday, to have delivered
himself of this precious moroccan:
"In spite of the Fourteenth amend
| ment and the surrender at Appomat
! tox, the Negro can never become the
| the equal of the white man. The Ne.
gro has been human parasite fol
over thirty years A Negro can never
be any more educated than monkey
Elsewhere in his speech Mr.. Jobe is
quoted as saying that he believed that
within half century the monkey will
outstrip the Negro on the labor ques-
tion," and that education made the
latter 'shiftless, indolent and insol-
ent.'' -. - s,.. -, -. 80
To the credit of the state, be it said,
the Negro was not lacking for able
and sincere defenders when thus as
sailed by man whose words convict
place in cotton field than in the le-
gislative. halls of the great state OF
Arkansas.
Mr.. Parker, of Ouachita declared that
he came from section of the state
where. the Negroes are in the MAORI
ty, yet the white citizens there invari-
ably vote the full limit of school tax
es, and do it cheerfully. He declared,
and rightly, that whenever it goes out
to the world that the people of Arkan-
sas refuse to educate their citizens
capital would not seek investment
here; it would be useless to invite it,
He opposed the bill on principle and
because it was in conflict with section
1, article IA, Of the Constitution, which
reads: Intelligence and virtue being
the Safeguards of liberty and the bull
wark of free government, the state
shall ever maintain a general, efficient
and suitable system of free schools.
Messrs. Short of Fulton, Henderson of
Randolph, DR.. Taylor, Of Garland, and
Gen. Tappan of Phillips, also deliv-
cred forceful speeches against the bill,
latter eloquently declaring that when
he laid down his arms thirtyfour
years ago, he proposed to stand by
the Constitution and the terms of Sur
render. He asserted that the Negro
had progressed wonderfully under edu-
catiOnal Influences, and the white peo-
pie Of Phillips lone Of the largest Ne
gro counties of the state were cheer
fully bearing their part of the burden
Of educating and fitting him for the
responsible duties OF citizenship.
It is pleasant to note that this bill
-one Of the worst and inexcusable
ever introduced In any legislative body
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1899-03-25

LOUISE vERMEULE IN TOILET WORl
Mrs. Louise Vermele is on trial in New
York for forgery, and the case will be
celebrated probably in the ANIMALS of
crime She tells her life story as fol-
lows: .>'t's :}..a' /" -
II was born in a sleepy old town near
Phila delphia on Sept. ID, 1873 Has the
fatal number anything to do with the
misery I have undergone since then? COD
alone knows. But If any woman has had
to cope with the extremes of human eX-
istence more fiercely than I have l want
to meet that woman. / am twenty-five
years old. I was married in short frocks
by an ambitious mother and 1 bore chill
dren before the age that most girls know
what life really MEANS
envy mother was a beautiful woman
naughty and proud of her blue blood
but rather the type of the feminine
triste." She was a member of an old
and aristocratic family, who considered
neither mental requirements nor financial
IMPORTANCE only the eternal question,
Who was your grandfather?
''From my earliest infancy cannot re-
call being denied anything. My dotlng
parents each idoMzed me in different
way. was not pretty, but was =,
and I must live up to the standard or
the place in society to which my birth
entitled me. My mother believed that to
be ill-bred was the greatest crime IN eX-
istence, and that brains were We'll enough
for persons of inferior position. but Tot
me it was to be beautiful and brilliant.
81 dor't remainder the first year I was
sent to SCHOOL. The date Is indistinct
But I dc remember my first trip across
the Atlantic with my mother ana the
childish hear break that took me 10 ped
in tears when the doors ~ the convent
of the Sacred Heart in Paris closed on
nv neither and Sister Marie Anne tried
to console me. Nine years sped rapidly,
each one full of grlsh devotions in the
peaceful regularity Of a clustered home
.'These we've the happiest days in my
life.
when returned to America 1 was no
longer the silly little convent girl. but
the aedglirg, the bird who knew it's
strength, the woman of the world in en-
bryo. was mature girl and looked
oder than I was. My mother was as
anxious to launch me into the luatri-
monial world and see that life Which was
the sum total of her existence. My fath-
or provided unlimited money, and my
mother and ! spcnt three months in pre-
pairing my wardrobe for the social plunge.
"Wecks passed in a haze Of hats and
gowns and gowns and hats. Finally the
cventful day arrived. and, goWned In
dainty little white chiffon, surrounded by
dozens of bouquets, showers Of cards. and
notes, amid the incest persons in society,
I stood by my mothers side in a blaze
of light, warmth, and brilliancy, and
made my formal bow to society
I'm less than three months ere were
sen eral men paying me attention. MY
mothers favorite was Mr.. - Of Chi
cago. He was a man Of positively gro
tesaue appearance and had neither breed
ing nor blood, at the age of evenly.
Fancy that man wooirg a girl not six
teen.
"My mother approved of the match and
disapproved strongly of another sutton
yourg and handsome fellow, who was a
charming companion and an aspiring ad'
| mirer. My mother was perfectly delight
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1899-03-25
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The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1899-03-25
THE APPEAII a NATIONAL AFRO AMERICAN NEWSPAPER

at $4,000, to Miss Mile Smith. an
Afro-American. He also appointed
another Afro American, Miss Matte
Edward executrix Of the will. Mr..
Roe left farm Of 100 acres of fine
land to his wife for lifetime, and
after her death it is all to go to Miss
Smith. The farm is situated in the
Mississippi valley, near Quincy, ILL.,
To daughter he left one dollar"
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1899-03-25

One Large Family in France.
Frenchman recently left 5000 francs to b.
given to the man who was the father of tn
legacy being that the children should hav.
been properly. cared for and brought up b:
their parents The award made by thu
trustees to q shoemaker named Vendenbruck
who Is the father of seven sons and sever
daughters.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1899-03-25

A contemporary is responsible for
the following which to say the least is
Ito 'b, those who do not know anything
Of the circumstances surrounding the
case peculiar: al
At Louisiana, Mo-, John 3. Roe. !
well-to-do and respected white citizen,
died recently, and left his estate valued
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1899-03-25
RUSSIA'S !: ~DELESSEPS
Confined From First pa+sae.)

of the disgrace In which he has spent the
last two years of his life. ...o- g.
It may be questioned whether this avoid.
ance of publicity in connection with what
has been described as "Russias Panama"
Is not. on the whole. more judicious an6
polite than the destruction Of popular
confidence in the governing classes that
resulted from the laying bare to the en-
tire civilized world Of all the admins
,trative and POLITICAL rottenness in con
nection with Frances Panama.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1899-03-25
LINCOLN WON SUCCESS.
Story Of an Early Victory at

Interesting Story Of an Early Victory at
the Bar.
A suit was brought in the United
States court in Springfield against a
citizen for an infringement of patent
right. Mr.. Lincoln was employed to
defend 1t. Mr.. Lincoln went to the
most skilled architect in the city, in
quired how he spent his winter even
1ngs; and received the reply: IF times
are brisk I sometimes work; other
times l have no special business" Mr..
Lincoln said: II have a patent-right
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1899-03-25
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The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1899-03-25
-. for Centuries,

tor Centuries
Whales from 200 to 400 years old
are sometimes met with. The age is
ascertained by the size and number of
layers Of the Mhsleb e. -
tSeases yearly. s-..,-,-f =,
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1899-03-25
HnuEATIlNAL.
CANNON THEOLOGICAL SEMINAR,

AGLAN1A, 1Do101A.
ANS AND METHODS
n Ain q thu school y to - practical ~
b halpan9 men toward Success in tn Rin4DtI9
Ixs eoe9os q study u broad aal paAetioA; u
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COURSES OF STUDY
n roRulR oeurss Of Study eecupaea h1~,
yoAs1 I'D eovoeo the NAos Of work in tAa e.5vor3
1spa1tnsats Of theological instruction Ssoaa4
Du1suod In II leahjag theological se1inasias -
- 6o02Ixy.
EXyEN8ES AND AID.
T0tR and roon-rent are froe. Ths sP~
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0aidi1gs hsatsd ~ steam. ...=,-.-s
Al ffoa loans without interest, and fits q
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IN With graes, gifts, md energy. need b 81
Pstved Of The advantages new opened 70 htn n
(his Seminary. For further particular. sddrsss
Rv Wu30 p TRKuLD. D. D.. President
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The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1899-03-25

It seems that the news of the death
of Hon. John Sherman, was like big
big lot of the news published in the
dailies, without foundation in fact.