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The colored American., 1900-07-28
Colored Authors Club Meet.

The memb bers of the Colered Authors
Literary Cub and friends enjoyed a
troily ride to Congress Heights and re-
tuning and was rendered q grand re
ception by the ladies Of the club at the
residence Of Mrs. W. Bishop Johnson
Mrs. w. Bishop Johnson and Mrs. E
d. Scott chsprobed the party. Those
present were: Misses Ess1e Burrill,
,ss and Bertha Stokes, Alice Barlow,
Mamie Simmons, Carrie Younger, ulia
Collier, Edith Hall, Matte Johnson,
Marion t. Scott, Adele Johnson, Mas
terra VIM. Odom, percy Fletcher. Rich
srd Giliem, Bernard Shamuel, George
Chase, Samuel Harrison and Bishop
Johnson.
The colored American., 1900-07-28

Lieut.. R. E. Toomey in we'll
tempered letter to the New York Age.
calls attention to the fact that the de-.
feat Of the Payne resolution, the with
drawsl OF the Quay amendment, both
OF which were the ssma in substance.
were largely due to the indefatigable,
though quiet work Of Hon. Judson W.
Lyons, national committeeman and
register of Q. 8. Treasury. In him as
the remaining coltrsd member of tn
National Committee, says Mr.. Toomey
I'VE hsve man ever on the alert for
The good OF the raos and country"
Rev. N. Nj. Ponton, Dean of Morris
Brown University, Atlanta, Ca, is in
the city for few days with his charm
'ng bride. He will spend his vacation
East looking after the interest of bis
school.
The colored American., 1900-07-28
Ply mouths Picnic.

The Plymouth Congregational church
will give their great picnic at Lakpyiew
Park, Wednesday. August lst, 1900.
Begipning in the morning the picnic
ers OF every bour of the day may be
accommodated. Every form of In noeent
amusement has been provided for, al
the church hopes to maze thIs-then
fist picnic during the prt sent pastor
ate-a grand success. Hcffman's Or
chestra will furnish the music. Those
who have visited this park say it is the
best anywhere near the city. Children
l5c. Adults CSC. ANY Metropolitan
car will transfer you to the District line
for one fare. And the park is On the
hiIl-a few minutes walk.
The colored American., 1900-07-28

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The colored American., 1900-07-28
Union University.
Theological
Seminary
Way|and
College.

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Electric Light Steam Heat
Large Faculty of Enthusiastic and Able Professors.
Lectures by Distinguished Scholars, Educators and Preachers
COLLEGE DEPARTMENT Ofh Grade Modern Broad Thorough with
Electives Courses leading to Degrees of Bachelor Arts
Bachelor of Science Bachelor Literature
Baptist Conservative Scholarly with
Hebrew leading of Bach
orof Divinity and English leading Degree of Bachelor of
Theology; those little
themselves the ministry.
ACADEMY DEPARTMENT Thorough attractive including College
Course General Courses adapted for useful
and noeng and Normal Course fit students teaching
and of tools and machinery
Unequae advantages literary with theological studies
Entrance examination ard classification students Tuesday, Oct
Term Wednesday,, m Catalogue
further application to THE
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The colored American., 1900-07-28

The Savings Bank Of the G. r. q. o. !
1sSs. Its capital stock IL $1OO, 900. It CO..
1889: The amount of business to March
buds, B and Z classes, and pays a dividen
lar. Persons can deposit their moneys on
pays per cent interest on all time deposi
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-07-29

the ordinary difficult matters 81 support.
relief and fresh supplies of ammunition.
found Gen, Maurice yesterday nj his
headquarters In woolwich, He had Just
taken leave Of four soldiers who he'd re-
ported to him on their bicycles. ant who
will take part In the operations on bank
holiday. They carried their rifles slung
over their shoulders. and in front OF them
was attached a complete outfit OF spadea.
picks and bundles OF wire. besides their
military blankets and other utensils
Those men," the general said. "arc
carrying among them all the equipment
of pioneer corps. including supriy Of
dynamite. ard with he ready on bank holt
day to give q demonstration Of how much
destruction OF roads and hedges they
could do on short notice. without. how
ever, really destroying anything"
How DO you expect TO feed 10 large
a number OF men,
THAT In one Of the nice features Of tho
scheme. Every company win forage for
itself The district on which shali oper-
ate takes In twentv-four square miles.
In which there are forty-fcur roads. The
man will obtain food from the people Nv
Ing along these ~cads. and II Ia for thin
reason. among others. that I believe In
cyclists as defenders from invasion, ~
they can go so much further hack for
supplies than any ether force. In time
Z OF peace. II will he simple matter 10
t1y food. and in time Of war the farmers
would be too Rlad 10 have the soldiers
there to hcxr,dge them anything In.
tend 10 ask the farmers Of tho district
to let the men hIvouac In their harms.
The harvest with be almost ready for
gathering AZ that time and the barns
empty. ready to receive It..
the general said that 80 far m he knew
none OF the powers WAS making much
more extensive use OF the wheel than
Great Britain. and remarked that pos
sihly ita future, 10 far as military usa
was concerned. might be affected largely
by tho outcome OF His plan. ma. to ure
hts own expression. the nations were
watching each other "as sharp m mus
tard"
The secretary Of the CycIisss' Touring
Club Estimates the cycling population Of
England as about s,0n.0oo The Touring
club has a membership OF $500 Its rclA-
tions with tho League OF AMERICAN
whecimcn sre cordial. and they exshAnee
good offices. or, rather. DO 30 In theory,
for as the secretary exp,sin~d. the Eng
itxh npcfnty recommended only f~w ~
IN members 70 their American friends
last year, while m the same time they
granted permisa 10 over f.Vp Americans
who wished ia ryrie IN England Tha
secretary says that fte popularity Of this
sport In England remains stationary. tho
cefsotion OF the fashIunalses who ~ first
took up the rncreasioB hecanee Il was
"the thins." bsing more than made up
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-07-29
Remarkable Plan
TO Be
Tried This Week.

From a stafY Correspondent OF the Post
Inteiligencer.
n oNDoN. July is--Aii sorts of vague
suggestions have been made from
time to time In every big. up-to-date
country about the OF the bicycle
in war. but somehow the bicycle remain
ed backward in coming forward. over
here II IL the special business and pleas
ure OF the war office TO sniff at everything
that remotely resembles new idea: 80.
Of course. the bicycle could not be cx-
pected to mako much Roadway. although
IL has cut q figure occasionally In South
Africa.
But now along comes a hard-headcd
general, too old and too experienced In
wars to be suspected OF being dreamer
and suggests definite plan for making
every man who rides n wheel practically
useful In defending his country. and, 10.
the war office says: TITS exactly the
thing. Go ahead and we'll back you up"
So big experiment II to be tried on
August 4. s and g, and II II works well. the
bicycle will scorch up from humble
place 10 high mark and dignity as an In
strument OF warfare. and incidentally II
Is believed England will be several de-
grees safer from invasion.
The officer who conceived this plan 10
Mai. Gen. Sir Frederick Maurice. COM
mandant Of tho military arsenal and
training grounds at wool~ich. who began
his military career as secretary to Lord
Wolseley In the Ashanti campaign. and
who has seen too many others since to
have a morsei OF the visionary In him.
AZ Saturday Is half holiday. anyway.
and Monday August Q. is a bank holiday.
Gen. Maurice proposes to begin then by
gathering all the members possible Of
the various military sections OF the vol,in-
teers for the three days and massing
them In the roads around Brighton. Then
will begin a sham battle. BY means OF
which Gen. Maurice plans 10 give to hts
countrymen demonstration of the spe-
cial facilities presented by England for
the use OF large body Of rife cyclists
for defensive purposes.
A force OF infantry. supposed to be that
OF an invader landed at brighton. will
start on the march toward London. and
the duty OF the cycle force then will be to
act as scouts and pass detailed reports cf
the enemy's movements 10 mythlcai
force supposed to be gathered w the In
terror. to show how obstacles could he
placed In his path and natural supplies.
such az cattle. etc, could be renewed
from IL: testing to what extent his force
could be surprised and ambushed by well
trained corps Of rife cyellets; dsmon-
strating not only how much an invader
could be delayed until an adequate forca
could be marshale8 20 meet him. but how
swiftly the cyciist force could cops With
New-York tribune., 1900-04-28
D. A. BOODY FOR EXPANSION.
THE EX-MAYOR AND CONGRESSMAN LIT
TLEFIELD SPEAKERS AT GRANT
DINNER.

At the Union League Club Of Brooklyn gathered
last night Dds guests TO commemorate the birthday
of General Grant. The dinner given by the
L. S Grant Post, No. 327, G. A. R.. and the Union
League Club. Post Commander Henry W. Knight
toast master. The welcome to the guests was
delivered by William E. PuIsifer.
Congressman Charles e. Littleheld, Of Maine in
responding the toast, ~. 8. Grant" said, Only
wars for the perpetuator of peace are allowed in
the nineteenth century He gave a survey Of the
military of General Grant whom he de-
scribed as q man who loved peace. He character
ized Grant as a man who not alive 10 his own
aggrandizement but simply followed and worked
out his conception OF National duty.
Ex-Mayor David A Boody spoke Grant, the
Exponent of National Purpose" He said among
other things:
In a brief period the United States has become
Of the great tions OF the world-greater than
any nation that ever existed.
The great East has at last been reused from
her sleep of ages. The East must join the march
of civilization retire before IT. The events that
pending will reconstruct the map of the world
Europe realizes il. America should not be blind to
II. We believe represent civilization, justice
and humanity Snail be afraid stand for
New World is suppanting the Old in the great
East? Nobody believes in Imperialism in this land.
We do much for expansion. But II
pansion the line OF duty. justice and hui
manty will not shrink from any obligations
which II brings.
Corporal James Tanner and Henry A Powell also
smoke
New-York tribune., 1900-04-28
PILGRIns START FOR ROME TO-D4T
BISHOP MDONNELL, FORTY-THREE PRIESTS
AND SOME LAYMEN TO SAIL ON
THE TRAVE.

Bishop Mcdonnell at the head Of band OF forty
three pilgrims Brooklyn, will start for Naples
this morning on the North German Lloyd steam
ship Trave. They will go to Rome. where they will
have an audience with Pope Leo XIII.
The priests who will go with the Bishop as
follows: The Rev John I. Barrett, the Bishops
private secretary, and the Revs. Thomas s.
O. Reilly. Holy Name; James McEnroe. Holy Trim
iry; John c. Fitzgerald st. PatrCk's. Fort Hamil-
ton: Patrick +. OHare, ST Anthony's; Richard s.
Foley Lady of Mercy; John NJ. Hanselman, ST.
Benedict's; Patrick J. McClinchy St Matthew'S;
Joseph Ernst st. Elizab beth's, Woodhaven; Maurice
P Fitzgerald ST Philips. Northport: James J.
Hanseman. Holy Family: John L. Belford. SITS
Peter and PauTs; Joseph McNanee. st. Teresa's;
Thomas Taaffe, St. Patricks; Thomas NJ HanseI-
man. Holy Trinity James Donohue. St Thomas's;
John ". Hauptmann, ST. Aloysius's; Edward w
McCarty. St Augustine's; Eugene P. Mahony Our
Lady of Good Counsel; Henry F. Murray, St
StanisIaus's Maspeth; John Vogel. Sacred Heart OF
Jesus and Mary; Robert Bianchi. c. M, italian
Missionary Band; William T. McGurl. Visitation
Michael A. Fitzgerald, ct. Peters; John Tnney
Pro-Cathedral; Peter Donahue and William Ahern
St. Josephs; James E Bober, ST Cnarles's;
Thomas E Carroll, St Brigtd's; Joseph E. Nc
Coy Blessed Sacrament Michael G. Flannery. Star
of the Sea, Far Rockaway, and Martin Hogan, St
Mary's, Roslyn.
In the party are a number Of laymen, including
Under Sheriff James Dunno, Edward Moran, John
Dunno John J. Robinson. Joseph B. Brown. Ed
Murphy -
The pilgrims carry with them two handsome
memorials which will be presented to the Pope
one is a beautiful album. containing greeting
from the Brooklyn priests 10 which their names
double eagles as Peters pence Each coin viii be
set in its own niche in rich case of carved wood
and white satin.
Many of the priests who sail for Rome to-day
have received large gifts from their parishioners
me arrest present was mat received by the Rev
II a letter Of credit for $3.50.
New-York tribune., 1900-04-28
MAJOR CASE RECONSIDERS.
HIGHER AUTHORITIES PERSUADE HIM NOT
TO EXPOSE TROUBLE IN TWENTY
THIRD REGIMENT.

Major David K. Case, Of the 23d Regiment, who,
stung by the structures made against him by Lieu
tenant-Colonel Ezra De Forest in declining the
election the colonelcy of the regiment, prom
ised to give out statement which should rehearse
all the trouble in the 23d Regiment for six years
has reconsdered his intention. Yesterday he said
that acting the advice OF authority higher than
himself, he had decided to say anything
Lieutenant-Colonel De Forest denied yesterday
that Major Case had gone to him before the cleo
ton and told him the would stand II to 10.
1t is said that Major Case Monday night
offered 10 resign If De Forest would accept the
coonelcy. The latter said yesterday that il
Major should resign and the colonelcy should
again be offered him he did know what he
would do. One thing he sure Of however;
that was that he did not care for the place.
There has been talk OF court-martial but Cen
eral McLeer said yesterday that nothing had been
done by any mixed up in the affair that would
make him liza BILE cOurt-martial.
New-York tribune., 1900-04-28
HER IRROATCUT WITH RAZOR
HUSBAND GIVES HIMSELF UP. AND SAYS
IT WAS CASE OF SUICIDE.

Mrs. Julia McCauley murdered in her
cn the top floor of the tenement house No. 70
Poplar-st.. yesterday at 80 p. m. Her throat
cut from ear TO ear with razor. The deed is sup
posed to have been done by her husband, Mig
McCauey. who, although he had not been living
with his wife. TO out of her
after the murder. The police at guarded every
avenue of escape from the city.
McCauley, who has worked a longshoreman.
had record and the police say that no good
ever heard of him His wife left him account
of his brutal treatment of her. She had two chill
dren by former husband but, being unable to
support them. she had put them in institution.
Her husband came to see her once in while. and
known to the other people in the house. Yes
terday afternoon the janitress heard voices in Mrs
McCauey's room, but thought nothing of 1t until
several piercing shrteks heard. She
TO the top floor. accompanied by another
woman. AS they reached the top landing McCauley
came out of his wtfe's His clothing
covered with blood, they say and when they tried
to stop him ne pushed them roughly aside. The
janitress had a large club, and followed McCauley
raining blows on his head Inside the room Mrs
McCauley was found. lying In pool of blood. She
was unconscious and died in a few minutes
The janitress downstairs and summoned two
policemen. A general alarm was sent out. Mrs.
quiet woman.
Patrick Degan, of No FIint-st went to the
station house last night and identified the
his former wife. She left MIN three years ago
and II was believed that he dead
McCauIey gave himself up to the police last night.
and was locked up in the Futon-st. station. He
which she had obtain from him under the pretence
that she wanted to pare her corns with it.
New-York tribune., 1900-04-28
NAN FALLS DOWN PALISADES.

DEAD BODY OF HUGH REILLY. THE
BLAsTER. FOUND NEAR INDIAN HEAD.
hugh Reilly, boss baster at the qIarrfes OF Car.
penter Brothers. mile north OF Fort Lee xax
found dead early yesterday the foot OF the PaIs.
sades. near what remains Of Indian Head. some
time during the night Reilly fell from the rootpath
which leads from the top of the cliff TO the shore
below. He fell distance OF nearly three hundred
feet bounding from jagged rock TO another
and landing upon his face the bottom. Coroner,
Iracey' or Fatrview. who saw the body. believes
precipice. -
Kelly LETT the quarry at p. m on Thursday To-
go 20 Fort Lee He left the town before z
O'Clock. presumably 70 go 70 the qJarrfes Thss
was the last OF him alive. the fact thar
neseoal bat was found near the body it was at
nrsI Deileved thaI Reilly had been murdered. M
credence is given the report by the Coroner ana
otner ofhclals who viewed the body.
,heIiy was ABOUT rhirry-seven years old. and sinc4
Shlldhood mad worked in quarries. de frequently
orOught oefore the public through the many larzs
pIasts which he mas fired the Palisades. indian
Head. WaShingtOns Point and many ether hisrorir-
cliffs were destroyed BY him.
New-York tribune., 1900-04-28
AGAINST THE CREEDnOOR RANGE.
GRAND JURY URGES AUTHORITIES TO REM
EDY EVILS FROM WILD BULLETS

GRAND JURY URGES AUTHORITIES TO REM
EDY EVILS FROM WILD BULLETS
The Queens County Grand Jury, which has been
investigating the complaints of farmers owning
property near the Creedmoor Rife Range. yester-
day handed up the following presentment regarding
them:
The attention Of the Grand Jury in the County of
Queens in session during the month OF April 1900
having been called the fact that the use OF
Creedmoor rife range for rife practice has been
persons living. working and travelling upon the
highways in the neighDOrhOOd OF said range, by
of the fact that bullets fired from the guns
such practice do not strike the enbankInent and
barrier erected for the purpose OF stopping the
same, and that many Of the said bullets reach and
pass over and beyond and upon the grounds and
highways in the vicinity of said range the north
northeast and Invest thereof; and
Whereas, The said Grand Jury having heard
evidence of witnesses, and II appearing by such
evidence that several persons have been shot and
seriously wounded by bullets fired by the State
militia, soldiers OF the Regular Army while prac-
tsing said range; and also that while said
range is being so used II is dangerous to farmers
work in their fields the north northeast and
northwest Of said range, and also for persons
travel upon the highways to the north, northeast
and northwest Of said range. and II also appearing
that the lives Of persons residing in the neghbor-
hood OF said range TO the north, northeast and
northwest thereof are in peril while said range
being used.
Now therefore. the said Grand Jury do hereby
urge the proper authorities Of The State of New
York having charge and control OF said range 10
take such steps and measures in the premises as
will remedy the evil complained of.
New-York tribune., 1900-04-28
NOSSCIT GRANTED IN DAMAGE CASE

Paterson April 2 (SpeciaD--Ou motion OF EsleenIs
stevenson counsel FOR the Society Tor Establishing
CsefuI Manufactures Judge Dixon in the Cir-ni-
court to-day granted nonsuit in the case OF NJ.
klfzaoet Trottet who sued for S1O0go 4ana,a~
ior ne DEAN or her husband. who slipped and 7sIT
mo I sne mil r1ceway IN Van Houten-st- and wa
NtSNtieu -S on Ine evening or February :. 1855
Ihe society and the Mayor and AICs--,a- -
PATERSON were made defendants ~ha so~fs-,- - -
charged WITH being responsible for the Gefacr 4, -
wal along the sidewalk and the CITY FOR rl,s 49,.
Cohcltlon or the sidewalk Mr.. Stevens sons 49,
Lon was oaSed on a supreme Court decision 80 !.
me aqilty IN such cases rests entirely on rh eir
J-ISe Dlxon m deciding against the plairrfT~ ssIE
u was not case for civil DAMAGES brI~ ~ ,v,St,is
s am a criminal indictment against the cffyS
TOT allowing such a dangerous place 10 exfsr --'1
New-York tribune., 1900-04-28
son FINDS HIS LONG LOST FATHER.

After a search of twenty years Thomas Thorn.
jr.. OF No. % Whyte-st-, Jersey City. yesterday
found his father. Over twenty years ago Thomas
Thorn, sr. disappeared from his home, and at first
1T was believed that he met with foul play II was
learned later however. that he alive some
where in the West The son a short time ago
learned that his father drawing a pension
a Civil War veteran He communicated with the
Commissioner of Pensions at Washington, and
learned that missing Vancouver,
3. C The father owns farm OF 100 acres. a grant
awarded him under the laws OF British ColuUbla
for service with the British army in the Crimean
War Thorn's wife died thirteen years ago. He
has comm Inicated with his and arranged for
a reunion but has stated the reason for his
ulyst absence.
New-York tribune., 1900-04-28
HELD on CHARGE OF SMUGGLING

Jose a. Robert. an elderly man OF good appear
ance was held in $1,000 bail by United States Com
missioner Shields yesterday afternoon for exam
ina ton Wednesday a charge Of smuggling.
Robert arrived here from Colon. Colombia April
Is He stated that there nothing dutable in
his baggage and IL passed on the pier by the
inspector. o. H. Traitteur, Inspector of Customs,
learned la that Robert had offered some fine
Vicuna rugs for sale. Mr.. Traitteur arrested Rob
ert yesterday and seized tweDty-four nne Vicuna
rugs that he his possession The total value
the rugs estimated by the customs officials
at about 5000 which the duty is 35 per cent.
The inspector who possed the trunks has been sus-
pended from duty pending investigation.
New-York tribune., 1900-04-28
WORK oN LEHIGF TALLET BR4NCH LINE.

The only remaining obstacle 10 the completion of
the GreenviIIe and Hudson branch OF the Lehish
Valley Railroad through Jersey City
come yesterday. when laborers dug deep cut at
Chapel-ave and built a temporary bridge across
the opening Last year the Street and Water Com
missioners granted the application for the change
of grade of Chapel-ave. enabling the construction
OF a viaduct, but the resolution went TO the Su-
preme Court by a writ of certtorari. granted
the application Of the Morris & Cummings Com
pany, owners of the shore front Chapel-ave.
The ordinance was sustained by the Supreme
Court the decision being rendered 4 few days ago.
The Lehgh Valley owns the property north and
south OF Chapel-ave., and will esta blish a large
freight ward there.
New-York tribune., 1900-04-28
TO BE NATURALIzED AT HOME.

JUDGE HURD WILL MAKE a SICK MAN ELIGIBLE
FOR CHARITY TREATMENT IN HOSPITAL
Frank Zabrinski will to-day be naturalized at his
home No. 237 Twenty-sixth-st-, Brooklyn, where
he is lying III. Judge Hurd yesterday afternoon
promised Mrs Zabrinski that he would go OF
his usual course and naturalize her husband at
their home He did this because she pleaded with
him. saying that her husband could not go to a
hospital as a charity patient unless he
American citizen
Il happened in the County Court yesterday, when
q large number Of applicants fcr citizenship ap
peared before Judge Hurd- Mrs ZaDrinski
planned that there enough money in the
Family 10 pay for treatment.
Well. If that is the case" said Judge Hurd, 7
shall take my clerk and stenographer down TO your
house tomorrow and see that your husband Is
naruralized once
New-York tribune., 1900-04-28
&c summarv is as follows.
BOY CAVE FRon MrssOrRI TO BE Jockey.

With only nve cents in his pockets but having
made journey from Minetta Mo. Willie Tr,pp
bright eyed lad OF fourteen years walked into
the Adams-st. police station yesterday and told
the sergeant that ne wanted get work He said
that he weighed seventy-fve pounds and that he
wanted TO be either a jockey or a sailor The ser
geant turned the boy 70 the Childreus So
Ciety.
The boy is the son of William Tripp a conductor
the Atchson Topeka and Sante Fe Railroad
who lost his life while trying to prevent railroad
wreck Willie after his fathers death, went live
with his grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. James Wood.
at Mnetta. Mo. Willie was whipped and away.
he managed reach Jersey City with s. in mis-
pocket