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Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1899-08-26
ITALIANS OF The SOUTH
Review Of Their Career ar LabOrefS In
Agriculture.
Recent LynChiDe Very Much Deplored Indus
trOuS and Make Good Citizens
Racial Factor.

New Orleans, Aug. 1.-The
lyncbing of the FIVE Italians at
Tallulsh, La, and the ordering
away of the other Italians in Ma
Olson parish may temporarily
check the italian immigration in
to north Louisiana and thereby
interrupt movement which is
having an extraordinary influence
on Louisiana and promises to
hasten solution of the color or
race question. The interruption,
though, is likely to be only tenn
dorary.
The Italians seem to be the on.
ly race that can labor successfully
and compete with the negro in the
semi-tropical climate of Louisi
ana. They have been arriving for
the last twenty years at the rate of
many thousands each year,
and the census soon to
be taken will show that largely
because of this immigration dis
tricts and parishes which former.
ly had a large majority of ne
groes are now white. Among
these are Plsquemine. Assump-
ton, Terrebonne, Iberia and st.
John. The Italian immigration
has mutually been largest in south
ern Louisiana in the territory
around New Orleans, where there
is already a large Latin popula-
ton. Thence it has spread into
the northern parishes, where it
has met with far from hearty
welcome; but the Italians seem to
have the patience and persever.
ance of the Chinese, enduring
persecution and overcoming pre-.
JUDGE by mere persistence.
Triumph Over Peeiudic-.
No better evidence could be
presented to this triumph over
bitter prejudice than is found
right here 10 New Orleans. The
Parish Prison lynching of eight
years ago was a blow from which
many thought the Italian colony
Of New Orleans would never re-
cover. Perhaps 5000 or 5000
Italians left New Orleans then,
seeing no hope or future for
themselves here, and settled in
Memphis, st. Louis, Chicago and
at other points. But the Italians
have lived down the Hennessy
assassination and the discredit Of
the Malta, and have more than re
gained their former position. The
italian colony of New Orleans
has doubled in numbers since the
Parish Prison lynching affair, aud
in wealth and standing has ad
vanced far more. 1t has taken
the first place among the foreign
population OF New Orleans. There
are now two daily Italian papers
in New Orleans, and Enrico
Cavalli, the editor OF one of them,
the Italo-Americano, is the re-
preventative appointed by the
Italian Government to investigate
the Tallulah lynching, Schools
have been established, at which
the Italians ara taught not only
English but their mother tongue,
and King Humbert, through the
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1899-08-26
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Interest allowed after Jul,
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months 3 per cent, 6 months
81 per cent, II months q
per cent.
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1t Is practicable to apply the m, and tn.
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overwhelmingly negro at the last
census; the new enumeration will
show that Plsquemine and ST..
Barnard below, Jefferson and St.
Johu above; Terrebonne, Latour-
che, Iberia and st. Martins on
the west have become white, that
lie, have msjority of white popu.
lstion thanks to the i'm migration
of the Italians and the rapid in
crease Of the Acadians (breathren
of Evangeline), the two races
which are doing the most to
support the Southern theory of
white supremacy" but who are
looked down on with contempt by
the Americans, the creoles and the
other white races.
Social Position Anamolous
The position OF the Italian in
Louisiana is very anomalous be-
cause of the race, or rather the
negro question. Neither the
whites nor the negroes know how
to class him-he is, as it were a
link con meeting the white and
black races. Swarthy in color,
the Sioilians are darker than the
critics and quadroons, the negro
hslf-breeds Of southern Louisiana q,
but they are undoubtedly white.
On the other hand, they are will
ing to live iD the same quarters
with the negroes and to work side
by side with them, and seem
wholly destitute of that anti
negro prejudice which lie one of
the distinguishing features of all
the white races in the South. It
cannot be said that this attitude
OF the Sicilisns toward the negro
has won his gratitude. He looks
upon the Italian with pretty much
much the same feeling Is he enter.
tanned OF old toward the poor
white trash. He has no res pect
for the Italian and refuses to treat
him with the respect and de-
fereuce shown to other white men.
He will not take off his hat to
him or call him "Mister," a word
which is never applied under any
circumstances to the negro in the
South, even when Colonel and
Judge are used, and which the
negro always uses of the whites
1t is the same with the whites.
The average man will classify the
az whites, dagoes and
negroes. This is the expfanatio
OF the lynching of Italians in
Louisiana. Not 80 per cent. bat
100 per cent. of the white men
lynched in this State have been
Italians. There have ,been
wholesale Italian lynchings in
New Orleans. st. Charles, st.
John aud Madison. The I'm
law OF the South is that a
white man shall not,be lynched.
No matter what his crime, he is
entitled to trial by law and leg al
execution. The only exception is
the italian, who 10 this respect
has placed on terms of equality
with the negro, II the Italian
kills a white man, that is, non
Italian, he is likely to h. lynched
Tor it.
This rule has prev lied in all
parts of the State. AS long a. the
Italians in New Orleans con-
fined their killings to their own
race no especial attention was
paid to the matter. When, how
ever, they killed an American, the
Chief Of Police, Hennessy, eleven
were lynched. 1t should be said,
by the way, that the excuse given
by the Italians for the Hennessy
assassination was that he inter
[ered 10 an Italian quarrel. The
Provenzanos and Matrangas had
luarrslled aud declared vendetta
against each other. Hennessy,
who was friend OF Proyenganos,
IntarfaIad hrinuinn hin,aaIf a.,
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1899-08-26
A. e. MURPHY 6, CO.,
2O5 Hotel Street.

italian Consul, has contributed
literally to the support Of these
schools, which keep alive a love
for Italy in the hearts of its sons.
Italians Coed workmen.
The status of the Italians has
been very much improved OF late.
They dropped the hand organ long
ago, and they never took to barb
erinR, shoe cleaning or street
work, as in New York. From cob
bling they have branched out into
the manufacture Of shoes, and
they control some of the largest
factories in the South. The fruit,
vegetable and fish trades they have
absolutely controlled since they
fret came, for they are without
rivals In peddling, They are ra :
pidly crowding into the corner
grocery business, formerly mono.
polized by Irishmen and Ger :
mans, and into nearly all lines,
even the learned professions. Lat
terly they have been quite conspi-
cuous in politics.
1t is, however, in the country
districts that the Italians are max
ing themselves most felt. Three
fourths of the italian immigrants
are from Naples or Sicily. They
are peasants, accustomed to farm
work, and they come over here to
work on the sugar plantations.
They come from limited areas
even in Sicily and Naples. The
little town OF Contessa Eutellina,
for instance, has more of its citi.
zens in Louisiana than at home;
and Cefslu, from which came all
the men lynched in Madison par
ish the other day, has several
thousand of it's sons and daught.
ers 10 Louisiana. The immigrants
are with rare exceptions a hardy,
robust race, willing to work and
imprevious to the climate. The
Immigration Commissioner at
this port declares that the charact.
er OF the Italians arriving is stead.
lily improving. They find work the
day they arrive. Some come over
in the summer, work through the
grinding season, when wages are
high, and return to Italy in the
winter with their earnings; but
this practise is dying out and.
majority of the immigrants come
to stay, learn English, or some
thing like English, as soon as they
can, and apply for naturalization
papers. Not few adopt English
names like Brown, Smith or
Jones, in order to be thorough
Americans. They doff their pict-
uresque costumes within a week
of their arrival and pick up
cheap imitation of American
dress,
Pianters Are satisfied.
lhey make good laborers and
give perfect satisfaction to the
planters, being infinitely superior
to the negroes. The Louisiana
planters have been for years try.
ing to get some substitute for the
negroes, who are not Trustworthy
The Italians come nearest to full
filling all conditions. They are
well satisfied with their wages and
save money where the negro
cannot. They do not drink and
cause little trouble. They are
willing to live in the same cabins
as the negroes aud to work with
them in the fields on equal terms
and they work hard aud faithfully
They have, therefore, given sstis-
faction and are rapidly crowding
the negro back from the sugar dis
trict. In all the districts imm me-
diately around New Orleans,
where the negro furnished nine
tenths OF the labor ten years ago,
the ltalisns are IN a majority 10,
day, New Orleans was a white
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1899-08-26

tuC ltniibu dsouooiub ooiSS ubuSh
the Italian vendetta code. 1t was
the same in st John the Baptist,
where the killing of creole by
an italian resulted in the lynch.
ing Of all the Italians in the parish
jail; while in Madison the mere
assault on DR.. Hodge was con
sidered good ground for Wholesale
lynchiug. Perhaps the situation
there was never better exemplified
than in the interviews with lead.
ing citizens of Madison, who de-
clared that the hanging of the
Italian prisoners was necessary in
the interest of white supremacy"
although just where "white supre.
macy" the battle cry of the north
Louisiana Anglo-SaIons, was in
volved in the killing of white men
by other white men, it is difficult
to explain.
In the matter of Law and order
there has been a marked improve.
ment among the Italians. If the
Malta ever existed, it is Thoroughly
dead now. 1t was believed in by
the Italians themselves, and many
of the better class paid blackmail
to those who used the name Of
Malta to brighten them with. The
vendetta prevails among the
newly arrived immigrants, but they
soon drop 1t and 60 to law TO settle
their disputes. Formerly it was
considered dishon orable and COW
ardly for a Sicilisn to testify in a
court against an oppressor; but
now all do 80. The amount OF
crime among them is small and is
decreasing. Their worst weakness
is the hereditary tendency to take
immediate vengeance for a wrong
with the knife, the pistol or shot
guu. Iu the second generation the
Italian American is an American,
industrious, progressive and pub
lie spirited.
Such is the race which now con-
stitutes the largest foreign element
in the population of Louisiana,
and offers the State the best assur-
ance that it will not become a sec
ond Africa, like the coast country
OF South Carolina. 1t has been
difficult to get white i'm migrants
to settle in the bottom lsnds OF the
Mississippi. Other foreigners will
not come. They fear the heat and
the malaria. The man from the
North and West who have lately
come into Louisiana have, without
exception, settled in the pinelands
or prairies. The white immigra-
ton into the rich alluvial lands of
the Lsfourche, Teche, Atchafalavs
and Mississippi, the delta of the
great river, has been nearly Who'll.
ly Italian. 1t has Jared we'll there
and increased. and it is rapidly
substituting white for negro labor,
and accomplishing results that
would have been impossible in
any other way. In spite of the
prejadices that exists, the mob out
breaks and the lynchings, the TIA
liam is rapidly solving the negro
problem in Louisiana. If the i'm.
m igration from Italy keeps up,
the Italian element will, in time
be preponderating in many parts
Of Louisiana. Outrages like that at
Madi son prove only tenn porsry |
check to this population move
ment. There are many who do not
like the change from the old times
and object to these modern Latins,
but considering the rapidity with
which the prejudice against them
has weakened in the last few years,
it is probable that it will have |
completed disappeared in another
InanIa
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1899-08-26

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Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1899-08-26
SAVINGS DEPARTMENT a,

Ordinary and Term Deposits eived,
and Interest allowed in accordance with
rules and conditions printed in Pass
books, copies Of which may be had upon
application.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1899-08-26
Bankers.
CLAUS SPREoKELs. WIN. q. IRWIN
Claus Sprscksls & 10
BANKERS.

San Francisco Agents-THE NEVADA
NATIONAL BANK OF SAN FRANCISCO.
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Shanghai Banking Corporation.
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Transact a General Banking and Exchange BuSlnei'
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Credits Issued. Bills Of Exchange bougb
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Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1899-08-26

Douglas White who wrote On To
Manila has done his work aceu,
rately,
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1899-08-26
HEAD OFFICE. YOKOHAMA.

BRANCHES AND AGENCIES.
Kobe, London, Lyons, New York.
Ban Francisco, Shanghai,
bombay, Hong Kong.
TOXIC Nagasaki
The Bank buys and receives for cohec.
ton Bills Of Exchange, issues Drafts and
Letters OF Credit on the above Branches
and Agencies, and transacts a general
banking business.
INTEREST ALLOWED
On On Fixed Deposit for u months. per cen, pa
On Fixed Deposit for /, mos,
INTEREST ALLOWED
By the Head Once. at Yokohama. on Currs,, n.
Posit. a-Io sen per day
on Fixed Deposit for IA months. 81 per cent pa.
New Republic Building, Ill King St., HOHplrr
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Bankers.

CHAs. M. Cooke, President.
p. G. JONES, Vice President
@. H. COOKE, Cashier.
F. @. ATTENTION, Assistant Cashier,
Henry Waterhouse,
Tom May,
+. w. Macfarlane,
Il. d. Tenney,
j. A. McCandless.
Solicits the Accounts OF Firms, Cor
porations, Trusts, Individuals, and will
carefully and promptly attend to all
business connected with banking en-
trusted to 1t. Sell and purchase Foreign
Exchange, issue Letters Of Credit.
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italian Consul, has contributed
literally to the support Of these
schools, which keep alive love
for Italy in the hearts of its sons.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-11-01
Dr.. Wards Vegetable
AnodYne Liniment.

The same that has been sold to
you in this county for the past
seventeen years by DeCamp,
Pickle and others on it's own
merits and has always stood the
test.
Call at the house in block south
of Post Office, where A. H. Pike,
the General Agent for this coun.
ty, lives. Or when buying from
the medicine wagon thatswill call
on you twice each year, see that
the trade mark DR.. Wards is
blown in the bottle; that it is
made in Winona by the J. r.
Watkins Medical Company, and
you will never be disappointed
with what you buy, whether Lin
iment, Barb Wire EN- brocation,
Petro- Carlo Salve, Stick Salve,
Condition Powders, Gen De Can
dra for the Blood, Oriental Nerve
Tonic, Carminative Cough Syr-
up, Headache Tablets, Pills, Root
and Her b Tea, Extrac is, or Spic-
es. 46tf
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-11-01
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KAN I j,

| Oct. 80.
Threshing is about completed in
this vicinity.
Misses Emma Paulson and Hilma
Norman, of Sunburgh, visited at the
latter's home the latter part of last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Broman returned
home Saturday, after a weeks visit
with their son Charley and family, of
Fahlun.
Miss Hannah Anderson, of Willmar,
spent Sunday at her brothers home.
Quite a number of teachers from
this locality attended the teachers
meeting at Willmar Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. E. Broman enter
tanned few of their friends Sunday.
John Kliberg, of Fahlun, called at
O. Isaacson's Sunday.
Miss Anna Enblom returned from
Litchfeld Thursday.
The families of G. A. Broman and
j. Wicklund visited at A. E. Ander-
sons Sunday.
Miss Tilda Lundquist is at Willmar
learning the dress-making trade.
Joe. Isaacson was at Willmar Sat-
urday.
Philip Green left for Minneapolis
Monday.
John Isaacson is at Raymond
threshing.
Several young people from White
field visited at j. Enblom's Sunday.
Rev. E. A. Walqrist and family
were guests at J. ,Vickluud's last
Friday.
Frank Broman is around collecting
for the Smoland Threshing Company.
Messrs. G.. F. Glader and S. E. Pet
erson, of Atwater aud Miss Ida Mel
son visited at j. Peterson's a week
ago Sunday.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-11-01
:.
FAHLvN.

WV ~
Threshing is nearly completed. r
Miss Mary Trulson visited relatives
in Roseland, last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Lindahl, of
Strandburg, S. OAK, are visiting
relatives aud friends in this neighbor-
hood. a.
Mrs. Richard Anderson, who has
been visiting around here for some
time, left for her home in North Da-
kota, last Friday. -,:=:~A 81. ri
Mrs. P. Parson is reported to he
seriously ill. Her recovery is very
doubtful. ~ 81 NJ >....~=
a large number Of young folks from
here attended the basket party given
at J ohm Lind blad' 8 in Lake Lillian,
last Saturday. :s =. : ....=. i Y. =. !.
Mrs. a. N. Sodcrberg and children,
Of Roseland visited relatives y: here,
last Thursday.
Joe. McCrillis, who has been thresh-
ing around here this fall ], left for his
home il Wadena, last Sunday
Swan Anderso i, 81 illms MI
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-11-01
SvEA.
Oct. %,

OCG. 20.
Mr.. Emil Hegstrom has received
employment in Carlson Bros. and
Frost's drug store. Success to you
young man!
The great thing in this world is to
make beginning, and then plan our
work so as to make it successful, that
our life may be a benefit to ourselves
and those around US, and thereby
make ourselves and others happy.
The nineteenth century is alive for
education. We dare say that most of
our teachers are ''studying teachers. +"
1t is a solid fact, that those who do
not keep up with the times will sooner
or later be laid up on the shelf, with
the label attached: Not Wanted.
We must brush up a little here and
a little there. Fit our ship of educa-
ton with all modern improvements
and always keep it cleared for action.
Do not suffer Admirals Slothful and,
Ignorance to surprise us and turn
their guns on us. If they once get a
range on us we are doomed. eek
celsior" Is the watch-word!
It is not always prudent to say all
you know, but it is always we'll to
know what you say.
If good many people were less
hasty to judge others, judgments would
be longer time coming to overtake
them, and possibly be kept away al
together.
John Lindblad arrived home from
Minneapolis last week, where he has
been under medical treatment for some
time. We join with others in wishing
him a continuance of his regained
health.
Mr.. and Mrs. y. o. Freeberg took
pleasure trip out from Willmar Oct
22nd, to visit with relatives in Svea.
Excuse ns Mister Ola, but if we are
correctly informed, cigars are not in
your favor if all outward signs do
not lie. We are therefor excused
from passing the cigars yet. and it
would be too way-down-low and mean
to pass your honor, 4 pipe and tobac-
co.-So now! Next!
Although this is not, strictly speak
ing, in our territory; but being that
''America is free and glorious coun-
try" we take the liberty of mention
ing that: as we are interested in the
pupils of No. 68; (haying been We old
school-master at that place. and that
they have trim little school-ma am
in there now; Resolved that we hope
it is an Improvement over and above
the older pedagogues of past times
We now humbly beg pardon Mr.. Fab
lun Correspondent for treading on for
hidden ground.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-11-01
PUBLIC AUCTION.

AS am old and have decided to
quit farming will sell at pnblic auc-
ton on my farm in section Sc, Town
of Roseland on the 18th day of Nov,
1899, commencing at 10 O'Clock a. m.
the following described property:
10 horses from to 10 years old,
spring colt, IL mich COWS, IL yearling
calves, II spring calves, 3 hogs, II
pigs, so turkeys, 60 chickens, 5 sets
of harness, 2 wagons, 2 mowers, !
hay rake, cutter, 1 corn shelter, two
l6 inch and two IA inch stubble plows,
l corn cultivator, drag, gasoline
stove, l heating stove, and lots of
other articles too numerous to men,
ton.
TERMS: All sums under. $500 cash;
above that amount time will be given
until Nov. l, 1900, at per cent inter-
est on approved notes.
Note-If it rains or storms on the
10th day Of Nov. the auction will be
held on the 18th.
ANDREW TATTING.
J. G. Monsoon, Auctioneer.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-11-01
EAST LAKE LILLIAN.

| O)CG 20.
Hans Johnson Will leave for Phil.
lips, Wisconsin, next week. He in.
tends to work in the lumber camps dur.
ing the winter. :
This season witnesses an unusual
activity on the part of the farmers in
preparing. the soil for next years
crop. Flowing is finished, the fields
are being dragged and disced, the res
idue of the yards being deposited at
the proper places, and everything is
being put in proper shape for the COM
ing winter and spring.
Although many farmers have had
their grain threshed for a consider
able length of time, a comparatively
small quantity of wheat has been mar
keted. Is this a sign of the ability OF
the producer to hold his grain or has
the wheat industry been supplanted by
more diversified farming?
School Dist. No. 81 has now lib
rary, we venture to state, second to
none in the county. The appropria'
ton of the amount of money necessary
to purchase these books speaks we'll
for the enterprising spirit of the dist
riot. For community as ours, COM
posed of so many foreign elements, a
school library, properly used, is Of
the greatest Importance. Our foreign
elements must be assimilated into one
American whole. This can be effected
only by imbuing the minds of the ris.
ing generation with thoroughly Amer
lean ideas and placing before then
American literature. Schools begir
the Transformation, libraries continue
and finish it. The English obtained
during the six hours in the school
! room is more than counterbalanced
by the foreign tongue spoken in the
homes during the remaining eighteen
hours OF the day. But if the chile
during this time has access to good
English books he will unconsciously
absorb the spirit of the book and be
come master of the language-a Ian
guage which in a short time will be
the natural means of expressing his
thoughts.