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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-04-13
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~. 1900
LIQUOR NOTICE.

To Whom IL May Concern
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retail spurious, vinous and malt liquors
IN Guthrie, Logan county, Oklahoma
and that unless collection be
filed on or before the 26th day of
April, A. ID. 1900, said petition viii be
granted. r. p. MORTON, County Clerk
By y, f. GARRETT, Deputy.
Guthrie, Okla. April 12, 1900.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-04-13

vigerets are a powerful nerve. brain and blood
food They feed the brain, build up, repair and
strengthen Wnstcd, worn and trod nerves purify
and enrich the blood and send it bounding through
every vein and artery, make every organ 70 act
The colored American., 1900-10-13
DRESSMAKING ACADEMY.

The de Lam Orton Famous French
Perfection Tailor System Academy
NINE J. A. SMALLwOOD, Sole Agent
1913 Madison st. Northwest.
Morning class from 9 a. m. to l p. n
Afternoon class 2 to r. m. daily.
Evenings from 7.30 to 10 O'Clock.
Mondays, Wednesdays and Friday
Dressmakers and ladies who wish to dc
their own dressmak1ng.
@ WANTED-To learn the wonder
ful De Lamorton French Perfection
Taylor System, Seamless Basques
without one inch of visible seam, II
lining or goods, not even on the shoul
der. Successful Dressmaking requiref
as much earnest progressive study a.
successful work in any of the profes
slOns. No detail is too small to be
carefully looked after. We teach you
to make dresses with or without seam
and guarantee perfect fits, and COM
plete your course with diploma
Pupils can enter at any time.
Summer course begins June 10Th.
The colored American., 1900-10-13
A RARE OPPORTUNITY
For Young Men Desiring to Enter
the Ministry.

The Phelps's Hall Bible Training School.
conducted in connection with the Tuskegee
Normal and Industrial Institute offers ex-
ceptional opportunities for young men who
wish to prepare for the Christian ministry.
special building known as the Phelps Hall
Bible Ira inirg school, is set apart Tor this
department otthe work. 1t contains chap
el, library, reading room, office, three recita'
ton rooms and forty sleeping rooms. The
teaching is wholly undenomip ational, the
purpose being to help all denominations and
not to antag Onize any. The cost of board is
IS per month and students are given a chance
10 work out portion of this, leaving, as q
Iule, but five or six dollars 10 pay in cash.
A few who have no money are given an
opportunity to work out all oftheir expenses.
Lack of means need debar none, The teach
ing in this department is free. The next
school term begins September IL. Further
information may be had by addressing Book
er T. Washington, Tuskegee Normal and
Industrial Institute, Tusksgse, Alabama.
The colored American., 1900-10-13

Gives the names OF dead and living frinds
Ielis VINO and when you Will marry also OF
health or anything you wish to know, no
matter what 1t Is. He can call up your spirit
friends and show them to you. Can make
them rap all around the room. He asks nc
quesl1ons don't ask you to write names r
MIN. Don't try to pump you in any wa out
tells you right of. He is thoroughly inuorsed
by leading splritualists everywhere, received
from them q gold medal and special license
to practice his wonderful powers; credentials
no one else can show can give the usands OF
references to both " hite and colored patrons
Twenty; five years practtce-seven in brook
lyn-W1ll show you that he can do all he
OF. Can tell what business is best for you and
where, how to win speedy marriage with the
one you love. How to be successful In all your
doings in short what Is best 10 do. d VIII
succeed when all others fail, Positive satistac
ton or no pay. Call and see. You will find II
luck to consult this Christian gentleman.
He has medicine that will cure drunken.
ness; can be given patients not knowing it.
Thousands through hin are now
RICH HAPPY AND SUCCESSFUL
with all their rundertakings,while those W o
neglect his advice are still laboring again
poverty. Through his perfect knowledge
chemistry he can impart to you secret tha
Will overcome your enemies and win you
friends. HIS aid and advice has often been
solicited; the result has always been the ee-
curing of speedy and happy marriages and
all your wishes. In love affairs he never fails.
He has the secret of winning the affections OF
the opposite sex,
1t Is the curse of Sptritualism that in all
large cities there are a class OF men and wo-
men who claim powers they do not possess.
They have neither gifts, credentials, nor ref
erences. Surely the colored people are not
SO wanting in sense as to throw their time
and n Oney away on such. DR.. Shea refers TO
the Hon. Charles Miller, capitalist, 24Sl At.
lantic avenue; the Hon, William Depmore,
architect and builder, AZ Cleveland avenue,
and Mr.. Arthur Sewell, ship builder, South
Brooklyn. All have known him Tor
the past ten years. He gives tree test OF his
power to all. The doctor has practiced five
years in New Orleans, st. Louis, Memphis
and Louisville, understands thoroughly the
diseases, spells or Influences the race is
ubject to. He has now and always had large
patronage from them
PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING:
Brooklyn, August, 49, 1891-This letter is to
certify that l came to New York from Alba
ny. was stranger in strange city, out of
work and out of money. / had no luck in
anything 1 undertook. What to do L did
not know. A friend advised me to go and
see DIR. Shea. l did. He told me the cause
OF my troubles; he took me in and treated
me as brother. Through him l got a good
position that very week. l had been to 9TH
ers, they took my money and did me no
good. l bless the day first met DR., shea
l would advise all In bad luck, sick or in
trouble to go to hin at once.
Sincerely, Albert Ayers,
1887 Atlantic Avenue.
The colored American., 1900-10-13

paramount to that of his personal safe.
ty. We give from the Enquirer brief
history of the man Of thought, whose
watch word was ever "onward and up
ward"
r. G. o. Benjamin was one OF the
most noted promoters of the Negro
race In America He was born in the
Island of St. Kits, West Indies, Mar.
81, 1866. He was educated at Oxford
University, England. He travelled ex-
tensively in Europe, Asia and Africa.
He entered the field Of journalism
In New York on the Star. He owned
and edited a number Of race papers.
among them the Colored Citizen, Pitts
burg, Pa; The Chronicle, Evansville,
Ind; The NeQro American, BirmiDg-
ham, Ala The San Francisco Sentinel
and the Standard, which he was pub
fishing here at the time OF bis death
He was prolific writer, and was the
author of "History OF the British West
Indies," "The Boy Doctor" "Poetlc
Gems" "Historical Chart" Don't For
Girls" 1.-The Southland" "Churcholo-
gy," "Obadlsh Kuff' "a noveD, Life
Of Toussaint L'Ouverture," "Ethnol'
ogy, or Origin Of the Races" etc.
AS q lecturer he travelled all over
Amer,ca. In politics he was for his
race first, and in 1896 he opposed Nc
Kinley and took the stump through
Kentucky, urging Negroes to better
their own condition.
He was a member of the Fayette
county bar, and at Georgetown and
Frankfort he was one Of the attorneys
for Caleb Powers and "Tallow Dick"
Combs, the former convicted of and
the latter indicted for completely in the
assassination Of William Goebel. He
was a Thirty second degree Mason in
Enquirer.
The colored American., 1900-10-13
A BRAVE EDITOR KILLED.
Kev, X. u. 0. Bel jamin Dies in his boots
And in Defense of his Race-A Sketch
of His Life.


We are panied to chronicle the muir
dering of this bold and fearless editor.
be was murdered in the cause of his
race, while contending for the rights
OF the Negro to be registered and al
lowed to vote. Just how he YVES muir.
dered will perhaps never be known.
we read the conflicting accounts in
Che papers, and nothing definite can
be cleaned therefrom. We hope fu-
ture Investigations will throw more
light upon the case.
We all deplore his untimely death:
the race has lost a good, valuable, bold
and fearless leader His life has been
]eopardized in the South for years, but
ne esteemed the interest of the race
The colored American., 1900-10-13

Miss Susie A. Finney of Petersburg,
Va, who spent the summer with her
friend, Miss jamie Walker of 2211 F ST..
n. W. has returned to Virginia Semi.
mar =, Lynehturg, Va.
The colored American., 1900-10-13
RE'I)AN;S

Nanted-a case Of bad health that R'I'P'A'N'swtH
not benefit. One gives relief. No matter what's
sne matter, one viii do you good; A cure VIII re-
INDUCE Sleep proong life. Sold at all drug stores,
Zen Tor five cents. Be sure TO get the genuine.
!on't he fooled by substitutes. Ten samples and
thousand testimonials will be mailed to any an-
CCtttss Tor five cents forwarded to the RIpans
chemical Company. No. 10 Spruce st.. New fork,
The colored American., 1900-10-13

Miss Mabel V. Brown, niece of Miss
Nellie A. Plummer, principal OF the
Colored orphan school and DR.. r. +.
Plun~ner, the South Washington drug
gist, is dangerously i'll at her home ia
Hysttsville, Nd.
The colored American., 1900-10-13
DIR SHEA

Gas been carefully educated in the Homecpa
thtc and Electric Schools of Medicine. III
success is wonderful in curing paralysis
rheumatism. Asthma, sore Eyes, 1umoIs,
Cancers, constipation, Ague, Dyspepsia
Tape oIms, Liver Con paints, Deafness,
Calarrh, Dropsy, Plies, Nervous Lebllity,
heart diseases, Consumpt diseases OF
Women and Children, tlts, Kidney Eleease,
and strange mysterious diseases which 9TH
ers don't understand, All diseases, no matter
what they be. Nothing but honorable treat
ment, He can and Will honestly tell you Ii
you can be cured. Has all new remedies and
new success. has an ample experience In
public hospital and private clinics. No trl
hing with human life Call at once. Do not
delay. diplomas hang In parlors. Is reg.
lstered physician. a new remedy 10 rhe1
L. atism just discover cd, not a lin ment.
Hopeless cases and those That oIhers can not
cure solicited to call. at Iolks thin, the
chlldless made parents. All letters must
contain Sl.O0, two stamps, age, lock of hair.
Charges for medical treatment only. Closed
Sundays. Diention this paper.
65i Fulton Street. Brooklyn, Ny.
The colored American., 1900-10-13

brookiyn, August Is, lS9l-Thfs letter is tn
SohIuy thas my husband had gone aWay and
uao Ls oeen absent Two Years. / mourned for
nim ~ nlght ana day. l gave him up as deao,
80 - Doest d!s t-s Vi the wonderful things DIR. shea
vas uolhg resolved TO consult him. Betold
me that my husband was alive and we'll and
where ne was; TOLD me he would come home
anu Wnen. 10 my JOY ell ct IL came trne
oe Is nome now, came back like one from
Ghe oead. also wish TO say that this month
ai'c' iosI sIoo am a poor woman AM l was
almost insane. l went to Ur. Shea and he
told me would find NV money and to nv
iinIenseJ oy IND 1t as he told me, l thank
Sou Inere is q man SO gil; ed in our midsb
Gl GLa' can help people nd tell them what to
"o' Mrs. Mary Miller,
south / Jan feIC,
shNsAfloN IN BRooKLYN-MINIsTERs
STATEMENT
wish TO state that one of my parishiopers
was s1ck ana in trou bic tor a long time, Mrs,
Brown, " Cay street, No one seeme0 To un-
uefsIahu nef case, She haQ several doctors
pul none OF theLl seemed to know " hat was
the mattet. None conid do her any ood. 1t
was my dutS as her pastor TO Gail and see
ner. hearing OF The wonderful work being
done by Dr. shea the last few years, thought
would call and see him myself. found nm
| a sy mpathetic gentleman, lie gave LIE a
nl1n a lock o. patients hair, which L did by
| her daughter de told at once what was the
| matter, and in a short time cured her sound
| and well. Her family hao seemingly been
under cloud. Now all is changed, All are
well ana prosperous. can truly and heartily
recommend Dr. shea, to all those in sickness
or distress OF any kind. Kew. William john
son, pastor Lebanon church, BROOKLYN,
| Dr. Shea can show thousands such as the
above,
The colored American., 1900-10-13
livery College Grades
School
ALLEGHENY, PA.

A Practical, Literary and Industrial Trade
School TOR Colored Boys and Girls, Carpen-
try, Bricklay1ng, Plastering, Painting and
Interior decorations. Tailoring, Dress.
making, Millinery. Voice Culture and Piano
Forte Literary Departm ent from Primary
tc Normal Course. Job Work Solicited and
Profits given 10 the Students. q talogues
row ready. Address,
JOSEPH D. MAHONEY,
Principal.
Allegheny, Pa.
The colored American., 1900-10-13
HOWARD UNIVERSITY,
Washington, d. c

washington, ID. =.
TEN distinct departments, under one hundred
competent professors ard instructors-Theo-
logical Medical, Legal, College, Pedagogical,
Preparatory, English, Agriculture Industrial, and
Musical. Forinfor1nation address ,
Rev. J, E. RANKIN, D. D., L. D., President.
GEO. H. Stafford, Secretary.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-06-06
FLAGG ALLEGES THAT
HE WAS DECEIVED.

six per cent. on 100000 Greed said:
MIR. Flagg testified that on Decemper
IL, ,1S9S as preliminary to the organlza-
ton of the company to make the heat
ers. he paid $4,000 to Greed. that is. he
gave Mr. Greed a mortgage on some
property owned by the son OF the wit
ness. on December 20 witness ad-
vanced $1,000 TO the defendant and also
paid S120 as interest on the mortgage.
Again on December 27th. witness paid
all the expenses of going 10 Portland.
Me-, TO organize the company. The
expenses included railroad fares ana
hotel bills. A further sum Of $l0r
was TO be raised by the sale OF stock
and then the money paid 10 Creed, ana
he was TO transfer patent to the COM
pany. The sale OF the stock was not
swift one and witness went to see John
Stetson. who manufactured the heat
ers at Bridgewater.
Stetson. witness said. denied the heat
er had earned anything like what Greed
said II had. Stetson denied Creeur
statements I'm particular about checks
sent fo- the earnings in the first half
OF 1898. Mr.. Flagg says when he toid
Mr. Creed about Stetson's remark.
Creed said he himself made no different
statements from Stetson's.
J. Jerome Hahn is counsel for plain
tiff and William RI. Greene and Thomas
z. Lee are counsel for defendant.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-06-06
Left MIR. White in New York
City Two Years Ago and
Came Here to Live.

only were in the names of the parties
to the marriage. Mr.. White several
times told her she would have no mon
ey while he lived, but might have some
il he died.
Just before the last separation Mrs.
White testified her husband said "he
had used her like dog and should be
horsewhipped." After these remarks
Mrs. White said Mr. White offered her
$500. Witness said she was married in
February, 1879, by minister OF the
gospel in New York city.
On cross-examination witness said
she and her husband never kept house
but always boarded out. At the last
place she and her husband lived to-
gether they had the best room In the
house. Witness admitted her husband
met with reverses and then went to
work at Macy's; she thought he deco
rated china there, but did not krow
that Mr.. White made over SIS week.
Her husband told her the day before
she left him. the last time, that he had
$40, 900.
Her mother in 1880 saw a lawyer
about witness getting a divorce. WITT
ness denied that her mother had caused
trouble between her and her husband.
The first divorce business was witness
claimed begun at Mr.. Whites sugges-
tion. Her mother. I'm fact, witness said
had prevented divorce.
NiIS. w mite dQfiitttu Sut ndu ~
small private income but denied there
was an arrangement by which she
was to pay for her own clothing. Mrs..
White said she came here because the
climate agreed with her and she could
not stay in New York as Mr.. White
would call on her and disgrace her.
A QUESTION OF DISGRACE.
Gen. Wilson. counsel for Mr.. White
asked If there was any disgracing done
while she and her husband lived to-
gether Witness said they had frequent
quarrels in their room. For one period
Of about six months Mrs. White and
Mr.. White. the former said. did MOI
speak even at dinner and every one in
the boarding house believed and re-
marked they were ideally happy.
Witness denied she came here to get
a divorce and when asked how she
came to file petition said she saw In
Continued on page Two.)
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-06-06

Judge Rogers In the appellate divi-
sion OF the supreme court today heard
the petition of Mrs. Stella Il. White
for divorce from Joseph A. White. on
the ground of non-support. The re-
spondent is a resident OF New York
and the petitioner about two years ago
came to this city. She told Judge Rog-
ers that she intended to make this city
her permanent home. During her resi-
dence in this city Mrs. Whites expenses
have been paid by her mother. Mrs.
White has no relatives here. and had
no friends here when she first took up
her residence in this city.
Mrs. White testified she had lived at
1886 Benefit street since July. 1898. She
left her husband in New York city
shortly before that time because he did
not support her. Mr.. White simply paid
her board ard had never, witness said.
given her five cents for her own use.
Once, when witness left Mr.. White. he
gave her hat and promised to do
better If she returned. After that he
simply paid Doctors bill.
When witness came here Ii was her
fifth separation from her husband.
From 1893 to 1897 witness said she paid
part of her own board getting the mon
ey from her mother. Board was $40 a
week and witness paid 81. The $40, wit
ness told Judge Rogers, was for her
husbands board as well as her own.
TOLD TO GO TO MOTHER.
Witness said when she asked her
husband for money he said she had a
wealthy mother and ought to go to her
for money Another time witness said
Mr.. White said he did not care how she
got money il she did not trouble him
for it. All this time the husband had.
according to witness, $4,000 in bank
and was in receipt of salary
Mrs. White produced memoranda
in her husbands hand writing showing
he had money in twenty banks amount
ing to some $4,000 and that the money
was in the names of other relatives
than his wife. Two of the bank books
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-06-06

Before jury in Judge Wilbur's court
was tried today the suit of William Z.
Flagg against Patrick +. Greed. to re-
cover $500. The action is founded on
alleged deceit. The false statements
were made about the profits from the
manufacture of a patent car heater, 1T
is alleged. Plaintln advanced large
sums Of money towards the formation
of company to manufacture the
heaters. IL Is claimed by plaintiff that
the defendant largely over stated the
profits.
william c. Flagg testified he had
resided I'm this city 20 years and that
he first met Creed i'm Providence In 1888.
The first meeting was in regard to the
car heater. Mr.. w. X. Logee intro
duced Creed TO witness and Mr.. Creed
said the heaters were being manufact-
ured in Bridgewater According TO
witness Mr.. Greed said the heaters
were first made I'm 1897 and he. Greed.
was desIrous OF increasing the work.
ing capital by forming a company. Mr..
Greed. witness said. stated that the
profits In the making OF the heaters IN
1897 was s2Si0. and In the first half or
1898 the share OF the profits coming 10
Greed. one half. amounted to more
than $500. There could easily be mace
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-06-06

Henry Cassells. good natured, but
unfortunate fellow, well known in the
sixth police district was pulled out Of
the woonasquatucket river a little
past 8 o'clock this morning just as life
was leaving him.
Cassells was about so years old. a
card stripper by trade, and for the past
30 years has spent his time in Provi-
dence, Lowell and Lawrence. In these
cities he would find employment, work
ing like a beaver for a few months, and
would then take his earnings and spend
them for liquor, until he was broke.
Just before 8 O'clock this morning Pc
ter Sweeney, Frank Mulvey and John
Kearns were strolling along the banks
of the woonasquatucket river at Wat
arman's Grove when they saw an object
on a sand bar. The water being shall
low. Sweeney waded In and found the
object to be man and apparently
alive. He called to his companions for
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-06-06
DEWEY CHEERED.
The Admiral Given an Enthusi-
astic Reception When He
Reached Columbus, 0.

Columbus. June 6.--Admiral Dewey's
special train arrived here today and as
ne and his party were escorted from
the cars by the special committee
which met him at Newark, an admir-
ais salute OF IL guns doomed out. The
station was filled with a solid mass of
cheering humanity. all eager for
glimpse of the hero of Manila Bay.
A way was quickly cleared and the
party escorted to carriages. Headed
by platoon of police. the Junia Hus-
sars, mounted. acted as a guard of
honor to the Chittendon hotel. where
quarters had been reserved for the Wis
itors. At the hotel they were given
two hours for rest and preparation. The
program. which covers two busy days.
was inaugurated by drive to the Co
lumbus Driving park TO greet the old
soldiers and sailors.
All morning trains crowded with
veterans OF three wars and slght-seers
from all over the state. have been ar
conservative estimate. $4,000 strangers
were here TO join in the welcome to
the admiral.
During the morning hours a reunion
Of old soldiers and sailors was held at
the driving park. Mayor Swartz call
ing the assemblage to order and de-
livering an address OF welcome.
At noon occurred the barbecue and
carnival OF sports and the latter was
in progress when the admiral arrived
at the driving park.