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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-06-11
NEW YORK


New York, June 0.-Flour-Receipts, %,
424; exports, 26,077; quiet; winter patents,
S5.SOg4.00; winter straights, s.. 55q3. 50; win
ter extras, s.. 69d3. 10; winter low grades,
81. 45G2.50; Minnesota patents, S4.00G4. Is
Minnesota bakers, 80. 0OG3. %.
Rye flour-Steady; good to fair, $3.50;
choice to fancy, s5.25d3.50.
Corn meal-Quiet; yellow western, Sic;
city, S1GS2c.
Rye-Steady
Barley-steady; feeding. &c, c. t. f. Buff
falo.
Wheat-Receipts, s.. $50; spot firm; No.
red, S29sc. Spot and to arrive, +. o. b.,
afloat. No. 2, S03sc, elevator; No. north
ern Duluth S2sc +. 0. b., afioat spot OPP
tions opened steadier on the builish Mich
igan state report and after declining IN
der long sales, recovered SHARPLY. The
last up turn was connected with very
bullish Russian crop news, liberal CONT
mental acceptances here and covering.
closing q to &c higher; July, 70 u-169
50 1-16c, closed s0fsc; September, 79lsdSG1sc,
closed S01sc; December, S0AdS15sc, closed
Sl5sc
Corn-Receipts, 96,O5O; exports, 1855;
firm; No. 2, 41G411sc, f o. b., afoat; 40c
elevator and 4013c delivered. Options
opened steady; sold off under prospects of
larger receipts, but finally rallied with
wheat and closed firm and unchanged.
July, 391z@$92sc, closed $3.50; September,
39l5c
Oats-Receipts. 124,4OO; exports, 1873
Spot, steady; No. 2, 3O1a631c; No. g. 2Oc;
No. 2 white, &c; No. white, gle; track
mixed, 3Od8114c; track white, S1G37c. OPP
lions, uiet, but fairly steady.
Hides-Steady; Galveston, 20G25 pounds,
Texas dry, 25Q30 pounds, 17124
1sc.
Cheese-Receipts, 77 packages; quiet;
large white, &c; small white, nc; large
colored, TIC; small colored, 71ac.
Eggs-Receipts, 5000 packages; ffrmer;
western, 1414d151kc; southern, 10G1212c.
LIVERPOOL.
Liverpool. June 10.-Wbeat-Spot, dull;
No. l California, stock exhausted; No. 2
red western winter, IS MD; No. 1 red
Northern Duluth, IS sgd. Futures, steady;
July, 5s l07sd; September, 5s 111sd.
Corn-Spot, easy; American mixed, new,
IS cd; old IS sgd; futures, quiet; June,
July, IS SID; September, SIS 452d.
Flour-Fancy winter, firm, Is Cd.
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government Renorto ON Cotton

Washington, D. c., June 1O.-The con-
ISOLATED returns Of the different crop re-
porting agencies of the department of
agriculture, made up to June, indicate a
reduction Of about per cent in the acre
age planted in cotton las compared with
4ast year. The reports from several of
the cotton states are more or less conflict
ing, and the department will issue no
cumulative estimate of the acreage until
II is more definitely aScertainab,e. That
lnere has been a substantial reduction #
acreage. however. admits Of no doubt. The
indicated decrease in the principal states
Is as follows. North Carolina and Ten
heSSee, IL per cent; South Carolina and
Alabama, I, Geor9ia. Louisiana and Ar
kansas 10; Texas. 9: Mississippi .: IuGian
territory, {; Oklahoma Is. The average
condition on June I was ST. against 50 on
june !. 1925. and SS1 the mean OF the June
averages for the asst fifteen years The
condition in the rincipal states is as fol-
lows: Texas. %: Georgia y: North caro-
ina, s.; South Carolina and Alabama. S6:
tennessee. s.; Indian Territory. 81: Louis
lana and Oklahoma, 81; Arkansas, 50; Mis-
sisssippi, IS.
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WHY SHE KILLED HER FATHER
Lena Bouts Own story of n Crime
With Extenuating circumstances

,. BOUTS
aged Is, and her 10-yearold brother
Nicholas were brought into Rapid city.
S. D., a week ago today, charged with
having deliberately killed their father.
Frank Bouts. He was a railroad tie con-
tractor. and is said 20 have been very
cruel to his family. The children showed
no symptoms Of remorse or regret for
the deed. and the following statement by
the girl was made without a tear:
There are eight children OF Us in the
family. I have one brother ofer than I
am. Pa and ma left each other every once
in a while, but they always went back
ag.in.
I'VE lived in Newcastle, Wye. n.ne
years. but last June we moved into Pen
nington county. 5. D. We never had
nothing like other folks. and pa was a.
ways scoIding and geating Us. 10 matter
what We did.
Ma and the oldest OF US had 20 cut ties
to make any kind Of living. Pa was a
tie cutter when he did anything. but ne
didn't do much only act ugly. He drank
whLskey, but he wasn't any ugier when
he was drunk than any other time. He
was ugly all the tine. Ma and the two
others went 70 me tie camp about Two
weeks ago, leaving pa, Nicholas. was IS
3 years old, and ne and the four little
ones at home, and We was planting go-
tatces.
After ma went away pa was awful
ugly and Nicholas and talked u over
and made It ~ that when We 90,
c1ace We would XII HIN. There wssn't
10 good chance untI that Tuesday morn
ing. The n-gat before "a beat Us because
we didn't drop the potatoes straight. ard
We was al the more CONS % kll- alEa z
nc could
nick and I got up early n tas morn
ing and vent tapla1 ting again and tae1
came % tie Rouse. From tae s-cheu
~ pa rhr1uEh TIE door sleeping. and
thought nos vas or caz1cs- - S.lz
showed ne hJx % -oa1 .le T4ae Ee
said he T8a.l sz35t. 5-t &c Eas ARA
be coalda't 90 s755 Job never s.9t
before. but 7 AIMED Il I'm ard Isl hm
square ln tae hesz. a13 - geys~ k1sx
Eaat hur- am
one o ire EttIe children Vas o. the
othsr eide & t5e bed. bgt t1e nose d. 4l
evez wake u up. Mex and Ee taea z9f
breakfast. ard Ws E5t 5.Eaty. fs- we were
gong - have s151sa g. est lor ezcs- fFe
7gsze ;hs otae~ ca15Feo a2. Ard a-ls-
breakfast re atczs5 ~ and drove .e~1'g
miles &C. tae camp waers TIA Ess- 500
Ser "a was dead. bar asEn'f tea aa- Ea4
kiseI I'm we KEEP; ssE3 aalss tsst
we drove 5zck a71e t1at s4zee 1izs-
GALS ssa Tart - 4 81 zz9er .r4taza ~ 81
tba a7aze sa1e msa we-t oss- aza
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serve to supply another similar dividend
in January next. The bear party had
been very voluble in assertion that II
was question whether the dividend on
Atchison preferred could be maintained at
all. owing to the failure Of crops in that
company's territory. Predictions had been
current in Wall street that the preferred
would sell at least Is points below its
present level. This alleged condition in
Atchison affairs played a large part in
the plan Of campaign of the bears. The
refutation of il and the changed aspect OF
the speculative outlook for Sugar under
mined their positions so seriously that
they became alarmed and rushed TO cover.
The Atchison dividends and other favor
able developments also brought some out
side demand for stocks through the COM
mission houses. OF these developments
the most potent was the continued large
earnings shown by current returns from
railroads of every group and from all sec
tons Of the country. There has grown up
a much more confident and cheerful feel
ing regarding the coming crops. Damage
winter wheat, it is felt. will be offset
by the spring wheat crop and by the
heavy corn crop and the increased interior
receipts of wheat Indicate large reserves
in formers hands for which the damage
to the Russian crop will help TO provide
a good market.
Money is obviously abundant and no
contingency is now foreseen which can
make it scarce. The outgoing lod move
ment is in itself an evidence of the pie
thoric condition Of money, for 1t is certain
that when the crops begin TO go abroad
there will grow UP a trade balance in our
favor again. If money were scarce here
the gold would be held in the form of ster-
ling loans unit the return tide, thus saw
ing theexpense Of bullion transportation.
It is generally understood that the gold
was drawn by special inducements offer
ed by the Bank of England, in the desire
to replenish it's reserve, and by Russian
institutions. The inducements are, in eff
feet, a premium on the gold Neverthe-
less, it is quite evident that no wide
spread public interest has yet been awak-
ened in the stock market, such as is re-
lied upon by operators with large capital
to relieve them at profit, of what they
buy. Distrust of the new industrial issues
and of the old ones. too, is responsible
for the hesitation more than anything
else. The conviction is general that pro-
meters have paid heavy prices for the
constituent members of the combinations
and that most of them have been heavily
over-capitalzed, even supposing the orig
inal prices paid for the properties had
been reasonable. AS a result, the more
recent fotations have been made with
some disculty, and the issues are not
absorbed. This is markedly true
OF the numerous new steel issues, not
withstanding the unprecedentedly pros
porous conditions in that trade.
In the bond market there has been some
increase of activity in the latter part Of
the week and an Improvement in prices
United States 2's advanced 2 per cent,
the old As registered g. do coupon Il, and
the new As and SIS Is in the bid price.
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COFFEE AND SUGAR MARKETS

New York.June Io.-CoEee options opened
barely steady, with prices Unclaimed 10
u points lower and ruled moderately a.
tive under liquidation following Tow Euro
pe@n cables a1G heavy receipts at no
and santos. selling checked Hv ,a~ra~
warehouse deliveries IL TIE United States
and apprehersioEs Cf overSolE markets.
close weak M - and i5 points net de-
cline. Sales, g 80 bags including. July.
47ps5c; september. 4&c. Necernber s..
Derem5e-, 80. March f3G lac. A7~il.
5.a5c 5.5tc, May 5.5JE5-5Sc SpoI-R5o weak
and lower. Mid unsettled; CorGoya. So
lSc.
trituSar, Is test. and molaSsas sugar.
f-lfc. Refined strong ". s. -2--6c. "
:. zAsc: NJ. s 1I-lec- M E SC NJ. ~
9-l6c. No IL skc, Nc - 7-Ibc. NJ -s
$50; O. "a 4Nsc. mould A SO. standard
Aaad confectIoae-s' 4. sac; cut lcaf So:
crushed tc- Eranu.ated- 5lzc, powdered
and cubes 80
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New York, June 10.-The dry goods mar
ket closed without material alteration for
me week Brown sheetinEs and drills Quiet
OUT nrm. BlesChed CoJro0s Quiet al fuU
prices. Fair demand for derius in firm
market Ticks, p.ajds. checks and stripes
and other coarse coiored Cottons guietl .-
steady. Wide sheetiuE firm. Dark fancy
prints IN good demand in al grades. Na-
rim3c. Nictoriaus ard imperial navy prints
advanced to 4@c GiUghams firm TN sg
descriptions. WorSte6 goods IL both mems
wear fabrics and dress goods tirm Amer
lean cotton yarns Gull ana prices barely
rualrt9fvpF
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The powerful bear party whose efforts
70 set prices down last week were partly
frustrated. renewed their attack az tne
beginning Of this week There was great
confidence manifested in the short selling
OF Sugar and When. after no01 on We'd
nesday. the announcement was made that
the regular quarterly dividend of per
cent had been declared and there was q
simultaneous advance In The price z re-
nned sugar 20 the trade which was ac-
quiesced in by the rival refining Interests.
the bears had rot a Les to stand on. TIE
recovery In IRE prise u Sugar CORES
pended in violence Win tha decline wnsch
bad been fo-ced on "t5gs ara rune~s
thar tAe trade war was % Dc ore u ex-
termination and thac il vas Only a cues
zion - time when II would necess.-ate q
Suspension ef dividends. IN 1r5e- ~ sea II
u aHish. on the same day came ne
declaration a. 3 sem.-s1oEal dividend %
n. PEI cs-t en- The preferred stock ~ re
A,chison- Topeka and santa Fe railroad.
This was : PEP cent more thau the Iss.
dividend L came cut o. the earnings fo-
taa nsc4l year ending June - 1ext ans
WAS acc1E1EaIied ny a statement from me
directors that enough would remain cot
q The earnings cor that period after pro
viding for ali previous charges ard SET
ing aside 3 ''ceaSsaze.s sum fos Re
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WOOL MARKET.

london. June n.-T-a6i-E in The wnoI
market during the week was quiet Hold
ers are not inclined Il sell before she next
series. which opens June p TIE number
n ha-es available for this series is - ~
ne arrivals o. the fourth series amount
70 lASSS bales.
Daily Eagle by carrier. 10 cents a vrse,,
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1odl6c.
Cheese-Weak; - GSlkc.
Eggs-Steady; fresh, l2e.
CHICAGO.
Chicago June 10.-whest-No. . red Is
EUlec: No. 5 red. T4G76c: No. hard. win
ter, 72lsc; No 8 hard winter. 7l'2c: M. /
northern spring, Tssa,6i4c; No. . northern
spring, s+a5Sl-o; No. spring. 7eF74i4c.
Corn-No. ., &c; No. 8 So. U3Sl1c
OsJs-No. 2 2sssc; No. s. 24I4c.
FlsN-Cash northwest. 8 .05le: southwest
N.jo: July. S.e, September. e5isc; Occo-
her. SIC.
But,er-FErm; creamery, 1s'sG1Sc; dairy.
1o6lGc.
Eggs-Stesdy; fresh. &c.
Dressed poulry-Steady;. turkeys. IOc:
chickens. SG9'ac. ducks. SIec.
KANSAS CITY.
Kansas CITY. No. June le.-wheat-Ju,v
6ISsc. September, s2i4c: cash No . hard
Is lIlc: No 3. 65T6>i-C; Ne : red. -ST-4c.
No. s. sSJ-c, Nc. . spring. 66E69c: No. 3.
6oEs5c.
Cora-July, SOs.c; September. SIC: cash.
No mixed, S-'sdS5c, No. white. S5I
SIC; No. : S1isc.
oats-C2ash, u. white 25Ge5s4c.
Rye-No :. sc.
Hay-CAoiss timothy, %.Soqs-7 choice
prairie. $.5oa-.75.
Bu'ter--Creamery, lF5Gl61sc; dairy. uc
EggS-llc.
ST. LOUIS.
s. Louis. No. June l0-whea,-Hfrhs-
and active; track. 7fc: June. 80. Tl,,v
sc asked; September. 7Sc: N. hsrs
T1TTelkc
Corn-H Gher bur quiet: No. cash g..
track. S2lzc: June. 2cl-c: July. ez-., 49,, .
September. SS5.c asked
oats-Dull. No. . cash 2lec: track &c.
June 24ssc; July, Sessc; Seoteuaoer. ea7s>-
No 9 white. Sic
Rye-DulL 5165Sc
F=aur-Quiet and unchanged.
Dry salt meats-Steady and unchanged.
bacon quiet and unchanged
Recei pts-F'lOur. $500; wheat. Ion. so--
~ 90. oats. a. 600
Shipments-Flour. 3eoo; wheat, 500.
Germ. 12S.0oe, oats, sou
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GRAINAND PRODUCE MARKETS

CHICAGO.
Chicago, June O-The leading futures
ranged as follows:
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COTTON.
DRY GOODS MARKETS

.ew Orleans. La. June lo.-Cotton-NIid-
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New York; Exparls al n1,rts

View York. June Es-Exports q Eaid
ard silver t-sra this po-g q az countries
90 tl.s Eeak sgzreEate Ss@s.Ss1 a q Fe-
bars and con ard s. -. So gold- Tie
imports q drv ge38s Al agen3ral En@t-
czaz5ise al the part 81 Ns~ YORK t9g
shs week ~sFs valued AZ STs.&L TIE
imports Of specie ta.s fEsek xe-e 81.
- god and So - silver.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-06-11

N'il NA4G ! A00ANc E-AAlalzE LEe
closed as follows:
Butter-F1rnl; creamery, ISizGlSc; dairy.
10Il6c.
CheeSe-Weak; - GSikc.
EEgs-Steady; fresh. l2e.
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CASH QUOTATIONS..

Flour-Steadv: winter patents s. 6513. IS;
straights, s.. 1903 50; springs. s.. IS.
Wheat-No. 8. spring, UdTAc; No. .
red, 769Tl4c.
Corn-No. > S37sdS4c
Oats-No. .. 25c; No. white, 27629c.
Rye-No 2, 57I5c
Barley-Io. .. S6a3Sc.
Flax seed-No. !. Sl.o4Is
Prime timothy seed-S2. SIS
Mess porb-Per bbl. S7I5GS.o5.
Lard-Per 100 lbs. s.. SOAR
Short ribs sides Goose s.. 40G4. 70: dry
Ealted shoulders. Cb0xed). HsI4s4c; short
clear sides CboNed) S4S5d495
Whisky-DisuIers finished goods per
gal. Sl.36.
Sugars-Cut loaf. 500; graduated. $50.
The colored American., 1899-12-09
Facts For RIeGHOdfsfs.

The A. NJ. z. Zion Church was in
corpOrated in 1901, and the A. NJ. E.
IN 1907, according to Bishop Walters,
but the first general convention of the
latter church having been held in 1916,
FIVE years prior TO the general orgsnizs
tion of the Zion, it is the older body
The A. NJ. E. is admitted to be the
stronger numerically, and raises more
money, as their per capita assessment
is SI.0O, while that OF Zion Is but fifty
cents. These facts were ali established
in recent interesting discussion be-
tween the Christian Recorder and the
Star of Zion.
The colored American., 1899-12-09
What Bethel Has to Offer,

Subjoined is given the order Of exer-
cises during the next few weeks at
Bethel Literary and Historical AssO-
citation. The attractions are of the
highest and most instructive quality:
December 2.-Topic-The Bible. Let
AS a Great Literary Book-Rev. Will
liam V.TLnnell. 2. AS an Ethical
Standard Rev. Sterling n. Brown. 8.
As Divine Revelation.-Rev. Isaac L.
Thomas.
December Religion and
Race EIevation-Rev. F. J. Grimke;
pastor 18th Street Presbyterian church.
January 2, l900.-Topic The Negro
in Politics. l. In the Past-Hon. P
3. S. Pnchback. 2. His Present Po-
IiticaI Status Hon. George 81. White,
NJ. G. 3. His Political Future Mr..
Robert h. Terrell.
January 9-Topic-Our Aboriginal
Lsndholders. Prof. w. j. McGee,
Presid snt ADthrOpol0gical Society.
The colored American., 1899-12-09
ELECTION DAY In BOSTON
Republicans Have a Splendid Ticket and 1t
Deserves the Negro Voters Support.

AfrO'American Candidates and Caucasi'
an Friends of the Race Should Receive
Our " Mark Tuesday-OVation to
Booker 4. WashingtOn-He Grows In
Popularity as His Werk is Understood
Crisp CONNER on Current Events.
The colored American., 1899-12-09
CoIOrs for tn e doth.

Just before leaving Jefferson Bar
racks, Mo-, the 49 h Regiment, U. 8.
A. was presented with q handsome
stand of colors by their numerous ad-
mirers. Speeches were made by Con.
gressmen Pearce and BarthOldt.
The colored American., 1899-12-09
IN ECCLESIASTICAL POLITICS
A tennessee Philosopher HuSeS Upon the
Preachers Pull and the Worlds New Ways.

The Scramble TOR the A. VI. f. Bishop
ric-A Warm Campaign ahead Nash
VIue's TWO Candidates-TheC Claims OF
Dr. L. ) smith-LOgieaIly la Line OF
Promn,IOD-Pen Pictures of the Doc
tors Boyd -POetical FantasIe.
The colored American., 1899-12-09
Dab wuz cOnstunation in de balm
I'D

Dab wuZ cOnstunatlOn in de bahn-
yahd
One freezin' wintah's day,
An al dc fowls Wuz puzzled
In a cu'Os sOht ob way,
Ksse pulIit wuz cacklin'
Jes' lax de Oldah hens,
An che Topped huh wings and flut-
tahd,
Den flew up on de fence.
Saw de TOoslah TushIn' rOun'
Jes' at 3 feahful rate,
TNuz sOmethin' so unusual,
Dat ne begin TO 'vestigate.
So, he went into de henhOuse
An scratched up ali de straw,
An looked wild liberation,
But not one egg he saw.
Den he said, as wise as SOl'mOn,
AS be stood dah on one leg.
"Dah's many a hen dat cackled,
Dat neVRh laid no egg."
Dab am so many Christians
LiOin' IN desc days AM times,
w nat does = lot Oo cacklln'
An siDgin' 'IigiOus hymns.
Dey am de leadans in de shOutin'
An de jumpin' up an down,
8 An dc paltln' an de stOmpIn'
An de shakin' hans arOun'
8 Dey'll fin when dey come 10 judgment,
(An' it am gittin' mighty clOse.)
Dat him dat 90 de cacKlin'
Amt him dat do de mos
When dey wuz yellin' an a a-whOOpin,'
An putin on dem airs,
Dey bettah been like jacob,
A-sayin' 90 dey pTayahs;
hase de Mastah shush to cuss dem,
An take dem down a peg,
haSe dahs many hen dat cack led,
Dat nevah laid no egg.
PHIL BROWN.
Nashville, Tenn, Special Il am not
preacher; nor am preachers son,
but "Oh, wad the powers the giftie gle
me" either or both Ofthese distinctions
4 esI ecially IN these degenerate days of
chuIch politics.
y Lives there man with soul so
dead, who never TO himself hath said.
81 long to be preacher"
Ihere was time when the wIelders
Of this gentle craft devoted their days
sad cen their nights to clearing the
thlckety pathways that lead the mortal
to immortal salvation. Creeds and
tehets weIe gracefully stumbled over
10 reach that all-inspiriDg goal, and q
minister was a missionary of mercy.
4 lie was called; now alas, he is elected.
Hof7ooJh, ne runneth for the office, and
emoiumenI lendeth speed to his legs.
mlhisIerlng to the spiritual needs Of
suffering mankind has given place to
'ne more exciting game of politics. If
you are preacher, you are entitled to
manu. If you amt, you amt" This
- why missed my calling.
want to be a soldier,
a soldier Of the cross.
IL Oesln st the bottom.
AND soon pll be boss.
interesting to nOtethe innumera.
'Ne'ahorphoses that are transpirIng
= 'nese latter days and to watch the
piocess Of worldly and ecelesIast,caI ga.
e'HI'au0n. The church 1s assuming
osys OF the world, and the world
nm wonderful sang froid is taking OH
Ne Nc practices Of the church. Oh. tnat
,ta'''n - Luiher,eould have lived to see
nc Ieailzation Of his dream, For ver-
y the church and the world are coming
ose'heE 1t is, however, an exemplif-
D,O@ ,UOa Of the broad principle Of reci-
r-Oc'y The Church is meeting tho
.s ro''u halfway, inasmuch as both bsvo
N'p'ea an open door policy.
ipa sue i'om the neglect of languisb-
no1,., II sOuis' the new school of church
- sS'','cs - furnishes fine field for sind
g D,,,.. ,Ie dayman, and causes the ,nort
y tiOns. i'I ehurch connec-
& IL The A NJ. E. Church a, pre.sDt
The colored American., 1899-12-09

there is a campaign which would make
the average Tammany brave culver
with envy. In this campaign the piece
de resistance is the btshopi;c and clever
wire pulling is the order of the day.
The State Conferences resemble the
State Conventions just previous TO the
national meetings OF a great party,
The candidates hustle like their lives
depended upon their efforts and make
promises ss brittle as pie crust. When
the state delegates are chosen to repre-
sent the churches III the National Con-
ference, their complexion (pOlitlcal
complexion I mean) and preferences
are studied with care. The denomins-
tional and secular papers are filed
with gentle hints concerning the pri-
vate lives of the candidates, and the
washerwOman who solemnly digs into
her tub and contributes her mite 10 the
Lord, gets an insight into the unwrit-
ten biography OF her pastor.
The colored American., 1899-12-09

The brethren of church politics and
the trade of vituperatiOn as v ell az the
questionable methods of The candidates
bodies Ill for the church and make more
sinners than years of gospel preaching
can convert.
The colored American., 1899-12-09

Mas aville has two candidates for pls-
copsl hOnors in the A. M. L. Church DR..
O, 3. Smith, founder and secretary of
the Sunday 6cLooi Union AMI R.s
Evans Tyree, pastor OF st. John Church
in this city. Both gentlemen have ac'
quired national reputation and are
we'll able TO fill the Office OF Bishop.
DR.. Smith is the idol of the Sunday
school children OF the denomination,
with whom he has held a close person
al relationship for nearly a score of
years. He is a brilliant man, a travel
Ter and al orator. Thousands upon
thousands of men who have grown up
from Sunday schools that have nourish'
ed by DR.. Smiths admirable institution
demand that their idol be elevated to a
higher place in The Church.
The colored American., 1899-12-09

In the A, M. (. Church line Of pro.
motion has been pretty generally recog,
niZed. When d man faithfully and sue.
cessfuily filed place in one of the
great departments of the church, he
has been rewarded by a final elevation
10 the bisbopric. Every four years this
denomination becomes more democrat.
ic All of the various departments
have been recognized but the Sunday
Schools. Theodore Roosevelt, il is
claimed, is the only public man of to-
day who educated himself to be a ser
want of the public. This can be said of
Dr. Smith IN regard to the Methodist
Church. Wherever the banner of Afri-
can Ne thOdism has been unfurled, DR.,
Smith has visited and added his in
tell cent personality to the extension
OF its influence. He is the only Negro
know, who has visited four black re-
publies and studied their economic
conditions.