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The colored American., 1900-11-03

enant with death and an agreement
with hell" had sanctioned forever the
ownership of human property and thus
to deny the truth of its own statement
that men are created equal" Let us
not refer to the terrible blaSphemy in
which slave sympathiZing preachers
proved by Apostle Paurs epistles the
holiness of slavery. nor to the great
chivalry of the South which made con,
cubineS of our illiterate helpless moth
ers. This will be too much. and the
picture is complete without it. Suffice
it to say that the century closes in
beautiful contrast. and from the four
corners of the Nation Negroes have
sent here to the Universal Exposition
proofs of progress in manhood. woman
hood, education. industry and all the
evidences of good citizenship.
PRELIMINARY WORK
So far as l know the first effort to
have Il separate exhibit in connection
with the general exhibit of the United
States was made by myself in the fol
lowing letter sent to over one hundred
representative Negroes in various sec
tionS of the United States:
Washington, D. c., October 4, 1899
NV Dear Sir
| am compiling arguments to present to
the management of the United States EX-
hibit at the Paris Exposition to persuade
the managers TO provide for Il Negro EN-
hihit in connection with the United States
Exhibit at that exhibition during the next
year. The principal argument 1 hope to
use is that the leading members of our race
desire ii. For securing statement from
You l address You in this letter. While /
deplore rs deeply as any other member Of
my race. the matter of drawing the color
line at any time where ii is not already
drawn by the other race. there are times.
and this is one when we owe ii to our
selves to go before the world us Negroes.
Every one who knows about public opinion
in Europe will tell You that the Europeans
think US a mass Of rapiSts, ready TO attack
The colored American., 1900-11-03

ment of Education and Social Econ
omy. The reply was favorable and 1
was asked to state the plans and scope
of the proposed exhibit
The colored American., 1900-11-03
New Orleans, La, Oct. 16, 1899.

DtdT SIT.
l favor making such an exhibit at the
Paris Exhibition as will Indicate TO the CIV
ilized world that the American Negro is
making an honest and successful effort to
overcome the many disadvantages under
which he has labored hitherto.
Yours truly,
l. B. SCOTT.
The colored American., 1900-11-03
Atlanta, Ga, Oct. 6, 1899.

My Dear Sir:
1t will be 4 tangible object lesson to the
civilized world that the Negro is not as bad
as it has been represented through preju-
diced press. Respectfully,
IL IOI.SEN
The colored American., 1900-11-03

rect many false impressions concerning us
which it is injurious to the United States
should be entertained by foreigners.
L. THOMAS EORTINE
The colored American., 1900-11-03

1t will be 4 tangible object lesson to the
civilized world that the Negro is not as bad
as it has been represented through preju-
diced press. Respectfully,
Washington, D. c., Oct. 7, 1899.
Dear Sir:
Unless the Negro is specifically mentioned
he is left out by tacit understanding. This
exposition will furnish a splendid opportu-
nifty for the race to make creditable show
ing before the world. Yours truly.
KELLY MILLER.
Wflberforce, Ohio, Oct 10, 1899.
Dear Sir:
Your communication received and the
contents noted. l am hearty in favor Of
representation at the Paris Exposition. l
am willing to do anything that l can to
forward the movement to have our sons and
daughters represented in the Worlds Expo
sition. Yours,
BENJAMIN W. ARNETT.
Washington, D. c., Oct. IS, 1899.
Dear Sir:
The effort You are making to provide for
laudable. and should be encouraged by
every man and woman identified with the
race. In this way alone can the evidences
of our progress be made a living, breathing
reality not only to Europeans, but to many
Americans. who know almost nothing of the
strides the Negro has made in literature
and in art, as well as in the various indus
tries and trades.
MARY CHURCH TERRELL.
These united appeals We're laid be-
fore COmmlssioner-Gene Peck and
Director Howard J. Rogers, Depart
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-04-06
CITY CHAT.


Glover seed at Cash's.
Garden seed at Cash's.
Golf goods at Spencer's.
Buy home of Hull & Co.
Blue grass seed at Cash's.
Wild ducks at Schroeder's.
Buy home of Reidy Bros.
Jack snipes at Schroeder's.
Guns at 1909 Second avenue.
fSr Insurance Z. j. Burns.
Bring your bicycle to Hynes.
For real estate, f. j. Burns.
Ride the Eldredge, at Lloyd's.
Ride the Rambler, at Lloyd's.
Ride the Tribune, at Lloyd's.
Bicycles repaired at Lloyd's.
Dressed poultry at Schroeder's.
Ride Wolf American, at Lloyd's.
Wild ducks at Harms restaurant.
Smoke George r. Davis sc cigar.
Patee Crest bicycles at Spencer's.
Wild ducks at Harms restaurant.
Telephone 44S3. f. f Mangold.
Spanish lessons. Inquire at library.
List your property with Reidy Bros.
Ride Columbia chainless, at Lloyd's.
Shells loaded to order al Spencer's.
Loaded shells, all sizes, at Spencer's.
Easter hats at Stewart is. the halter.
May sausage at II. Tremann's Sons.
Confirmation suits. Sommers Il La
Velle.
Mems Easter hats. Sommers & La
Velle.
Buy your paints at Young * Nc
Combs.
Blue grass seed 12Ic a pound at
Horizons.
A nice line of fresh vegetables at
Horizons.
Sugar gear chainless bicycles at
Spencer's.
Bowel gear chainless bicycles at
SPencer's.
Novelty blue flame oil stoves at
Eckhart's.
Go carts $1.89 and up at Young K
McCombs'.
Pineap plies and strawberries at Pas
sig Bros.
Buy your garden tools at Young &
McCombs'.
Boys knee pants II cents. Sommers
Il La Velle.
Brussels sprouts and frog legs at
Passig Bros.
Go carts and baby buggies at Young
Il McCOmbs'.
Wall paper at cut prices. Youn g
& McCombs.
Fresh mallard ducks at H. Ire
mann's Sons.
Attend Young and McCombs' mill
inery opening.
Shoe bargains at the Modern, 1905
Second avenue.
Easter shirts and neckwear at Stew
arts, the halter.
Caps. All the latest fads at IS to
so cents. The London.
The latest in everything in foot
covering. The Leader.
Plenty of dressed ducks and chick
ems at ii. Tremann's Sons.
Red bottom onion sets 10 cents per
quart at Young IL McCombs'.
Hats. All the latest novelties in
Stetson hats. The London.
A full line of gasoline, gas and oil
stoves at Young & McCombs'.
Children's shirt waists 9 cents for
Saturday only. The London.
Buy your paint and whitewash
brushes at Young & McCombs'.
Mems working shirts worth %
cents for IS cents. The London.
The prettiest wheel in the world. |
the Patee Crest. $25. at SPencer's.
Ask to see our 1000 suits and top
coats-all new styles. The London.
Ride a Stearns and be content. |
You know u.s." The yellow front.
Opening display of Stein-Bloch top
coats and suits. Sommers & La Velle. |
Buy YOUR shoes at the Modern. 1t
will pay you. 1705 Second avenue. |
Stearns and Patee Crest bievcles at
Spencer's new store. 1903 Second ave-
nue..
Halves celebrated IS hats, (union
made.) Stewart, the halter, sole
agent.
If you are particular about the
style of your hat, go to Stewart, the
halter.
French egg whips. (used by Prof.
Detlefs) 10 cents, at Young Il Nc
Combs.
The Rock Island Brewing company
shipped an elegant team of black
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-04-06
HYNES,

324 Twentieth Street. Rock Island
303 w. Third St., Davenport.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-04-06
The weather We May Have.

Generally fair tonight: probably show
ers Saturday afternoon, but little
change in temperature.
JIM. SHERIER, Observer.
Temperature-At z q. m, ~; al $50
q. m. Gu.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-03-07

conducting himself in the manner of an
aggressive and INSCRIPTIONS attorney of
the contestant Pearson. There is no
doubt whatever that had the Pearson
Crawford case been heard by the fair and
intelligent committee that has the
present case In hand that Pearson would
never have received a favorable report.
Pearson needed a partisan committee
and went to the right shop to get it. No
reply was made by contestee to the aft
dayit of Mike Bowling, Offered last week,
except the statement that if the commit
tee decided to consider the affidavit the
contestee was prepared to show that
Mike Bowling was a man of infamous
character, who had been in jail both in
Tennessee and North Carolina DoWlinS
himself sat through it all with bold
face and seemed rather pleased at his no.
toriety.
w. n. Dudley in closing for Dockery
again rehashed what he had said in OPEN
ing, and laid great stress on what he
termed the red shirt brigade. He argued
that the papers Of Wilmington and
throughout the district teemed with vio-
lent articles calling upon Democrats to
carry the election by fair or unfair
means, and that if this had not occurred
there was fraud in divers precincts. That
there was no free and fair expression of
the popular will. He also claimed that
there was fraud in river precincts. That
the vote showed 600 of Croatans as vot-
ing for Bellamy and that as fact only
about 200 voted. He even went so far as
to ask the committee to seat Dockery, al
though in this brief he only asks that the
election be declared void. This created
a good deal of adverse comment from
REPRESENTATIVE Green, of Pennsylvania,
and Snodgrass. of Tennessee. At six
o'clock he closed, saying he would like
to sneak further but would not tax the
committee further. This brought Mr..
Busbee to his feet, who said he would
not object to Mr. Dudley'S speaking at
some other time before the committee,
although he and his colleague would not
be present, but he wanted Mr.. Dudley to
have all the time desired. The commit
tee decided to allow Dudley to submit a
written argument and allow Mr.. Bella
my's attorneys to file an answer. The
committee then adjourned to meet at the
call of the chairman. From what has
been learned everything points to ia
vorabIe decision to Mr.. Bellamy.
The Senate today passed Senator But
lers bill appropriating six thousand dol
lars for macadamized roads at Newbern
in the Feeral cemetery.
The postoffce at Buckforest, Transyl
vania county. ~ c., will be discontinued
after the 18th instant.
Postmasters appointed today: Han
nah A. Warren, Balsam, Jackson county;
Hugh Taylor, Joy, Burke county; Fannie
Laflen. Runhardt, Lincoln county, and
John e. Moxly, Whitehead, Allegheny
county.
James j. Perkins has been appointed
postmaster at Greenville.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-03-07
GRADED SCHOOLS REOPEN.
Miss Green to Wed. Laborers Leave
to Work on r. P. & G..

Durham. N c., March 6.-(Speci1l.)--
Morris Harrington and Aston Dunno
gan, colored, were Lefore Squire d. {.
Gunter this morning on the charge of
"unlawfully, wilfully and maliciously
trespassing'' on the wheat field of Tom
Strudwick. The defendants were fined
81 each and costs.
Eight deaths occurred in this city dur
ing the past month. Five were whites and
three colored.
1t is understood that compulsory va CT
nation will not be enforced here now.
There is absolutely no danger to be ar
pretended in this city from smallpox,
arising out of the case Tom Luckey had.
The situation remains quiet, with nothing
to relate.
After having been closed for two weeks
on account of the SMALLPOX scare, the
West Durham graded school has again
opened 1t was intended at first to open
March 18th but as all danger now
seems to be over, the time for opening
was moved up a week earlier.
Miss Daisy Green, one of Durham S
most popular and accomplished young
ladies'. who has been in New York for
sometime, will be married in that city
on Thursday morning, March Sth, at 10
o'clock, to Mr.. Daniel H. Shea, OF New
York city. The ceremony will be per-
formed at the elegant residence OF Mr..
Thomas Ryan, on I'D street, by Rev.
Father Taylor, of the Church or the
Blessed Sacrament. The announcement
of Miss Green's marriage comes as quite
a surprise to her countless friends In
Durham. The intended bride is the old
est daughter of the late Mr.. Luclus
Green, of Durham, and numbers her
friends and acquaintance by scores Mr..
Shea is the private secretary of Mr.. KY
an.
Quite a crowd of colored laborers lett
here this morning over the Seaboard AIR
Line to work on the r. p and Z. ROAD.
1t is thought that number OF other Ia
horerS will leave later.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-03-07
NORTHERNERS AFTER A NEGRO
And if Caught He Will be Sufficiently
Lynched.

Fitzgerald, Ga, March 6.-At about two
o'clock this morning a negro named MI
Clark entered the home of Mrs. Saran
Baker, white, aged nearly seventy Yeas,
and committed a criminal assault upon
her. Mrs Baker came here from Min
neapolis, MIMI Nearly all of the resi-
dents of the town are from the North and
Northwest 1t was several hours before
Mrs Baker as able to apprise her neigh
bors of the outrage. The man was cap
tured and positively identified by mis- Vic
tim. Arrangements were made Tor q
lynching when cooler counsel prevailed
for the time and a preliminary eXamina-
ton was held and Clark was ordered
committed to Jail. While the trial was in
progress the lynching spirit arose again
and arrangements were made to hang
Clark as soon as hands could be laid Juror
him. Learning of this the officers spirited
him away out of a backdoor. The mob,
made up of both Northern and Southern
men is still looking for him. Should he
be found he will be hanged.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-03-07
HAS NOT CHANGED VIEWS
BUT SAYS THE CONSTITUTION DOES
NOT FOLLOW THE FLAG.
MARvELoUSPIECE OF DOUBLE SHUFFLING
The President lntimates Desire For The Con.
stitutionaIity of the Porto Rican Tariff
Bill to be Tested Before the
Supreme Court.
Supreme Court.

Washington, March 6.-The Post to-
morrow will say:
"President Mckinley in conversation
with callers at the White House yester-
day reiterated his belief that the people
of Porto Rico were entitled to free trade
with the United States. He made it
clear that his views had undergone no
change since he wrote his message to
Congress. He still adhered to the sem
timent therein expressed. At the same
time he said he was unable to subscribe
to the theory that the Constitution fol-
lowed the flag; that the Porto Ricans
must have free trade as a necessary le-
gal right. When he found that the
House deemed it the part OF wisdom,
the President explained, to impose
small tariff upon the condition that the
revenues so collected all be returned to
the island he had been constrained to
yield to the judgment of the House. The
tariff. under such conditions would be no
hardship to the Porto Ricans. More
ever. he believed it advisable, at the
earliest possible moment, to secure de-
cison of the Supreme Court on the Con-
stitutional question involved. Therefore
he had given his consent to the nominal
tariff and agreed to sign such bill. He
left no doubt in the minds of his callers
whom he questioned closely regarding
the drift of public sentiment, that Con-
gress, not the Executive, was RESPONSE
bic for the change of policy.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-03-07
DEBs AND BARTON WHARKER.
A Possible Heading For a Fusion Pre-
sidential Ticket.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, March 6.-The Ma
tiCnal Convention of the Social Demo-
cratic party opened today and will propa-
bly, be in session the remainder or the
week. Eleven States are represented by
delegates who have arrived. The dele
gates who are here say there will be a
consolidation of the Social Democratic
party and the Socialist Labor party. They
concede that the conventions nominee for
President will be Eugene " Debs.
The object to be attained by the Social
Democratic party is the establishment OF
a cooperative commonwealth, which
means the collective ownership of all
means of production and distribution.
To accomplish the platform of the party
will declare for a revision OF the Federai
Constitution. public ownership of all in
dustries controlled by trusts, railroads.
telegraph, telephone, waterworks, cleo
trio lights and for legislation which VIII
be favorable to the laboring masses.
Middle of the Road Populist leaders
here are favorable to fusion with the So
cial Democrats, but leaders of the latter
party oppose fusion
The National Executive Committee met ana
considered the report submitted to the conven,
ton The report says that while friendly TO all
dissatisfied with present conditions and seeking
to better them, the founders OF tins movement
deem it wise to limit membership in the party
to those who subscribe to the fundamental prin-
ciples Of international socialism.
Eugene V. Debs said in an interview today
1.-The Social Democratic party believe in trusts,
but also believe in the public ownership of them:
We look upon them as blessings, in disguise and
we also believe it is impossible to regulate
them bv legislation. The only way to make
them benefit to the laboring masses is for the
government to own and control them
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-03-07
A Busy Place
LAND FOR SALE.

On Monday. April 2nd, 1900, at the
court house door in Raleigh, \. O., l
will sell at public cutlery the tract OF
land in Wake county which is described
i'm mortgage from r. A. Potter and
wife to W. w. Jones, trustee, registered
in book No. 81, at page 496. of the Reg
ister's office of Wake county. Said land
is in ST Mary's township, adjoins the
lands of b. j. Parkinson, the late Lynn
Adams and others lies ON the waters OF
Bucks branch, and fronts ON the Mills
boro road. Contains S312 acres more or
less.
Sale made under judgments of Wake
Superior court, rendered at July term.
1899, and October term, 1899, and Feb
ruary term, 1900, in the civil action en-
titled Willard Mial, administrator, VS..
Simon Yelowdy and wife. No. 7645, q.
|. ID. Terms, cash. Hour of sale, IL m.
S. F. MORDECAI, Commissioner.
Feb. q. 1900.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-03-07
rs CORBIN A COWARD?
Old Papers Preferring the Charge to
be Presented.

Washington, March 6.-The resolution
adopted by the Senate calling for COM
plete record of the court martial when
tried Adjutant General Corbin, when
Lieutenant Colonel of the Fourteenth
coored infantry on a charge of coward
ice and other information as to his MILL
tary career, called for mass of papers
that will require a weeks time to copy,
according to the estimate of the War
Department. General Corbin in anticipa-
ton of the reply today addressed to
Senator Davis, of Minnesota, an appeal
for an immediate examination of his SOL
dierly record from the day he entered
the service of the United States as a
19-year- old boy 3S years ago up to the
present time. Moreover, he authorizes
the Senator to present his (Corbin s.
resignation to the President if the
search reveals a suggestion of unwor-
thiness The latter includes the findings
of the court martial which most honora-
bly, acquitted Lieutenant Colonel Corpin
of the charge General Grants letter con-
ferring upon him two brevets for gallant
services at the time he was charged with
cowardice, and, finally, letter from the
Colonel of the regiment who preferred the
charges praising his work in the cam
paign.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-03-07
JACK CHINN'S LIBEL SUIT.
Asks $4,000 Damages of a Woman
Who Says He Shot Goebel.

Frankfort, KY, March 6.-Coonel
Jack Chinn, the turf man and politician
and who was with Democratic Governor
Goebel when the latter was assassinated,
has filed a suit for libel against Mrs.
Kate NJ. Banta wife of a merchant of
this city.
The first paragraph charges that de-
PENDANT in the presence of various peo-
pie declared that she saw Chinn shoot
ing Goebel from behind and that by
this libelous declaration he has been
damaged in the sum of $4,000
The second count says:
1.-The defendant, Kate M. Banta, at nu-
merous times and places in Frankfort,
Ky.. spoke and published these following
false. slanderous and malicious words Oh
and concerning the plaintiff
HE, Jack Chinn, shot and killed Goe-
bel" That said words were spoken
falsely and maliciously, and for the
avowed purpose Of charging the PLAIN
tiff with having fired the shot that caus-
ed William Goebels death.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-03-07
TELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS.

The British government will retain Pauncefote
at Washington Indefinitely
General Corbn turned over the Lawton fund
to Mrs Lawton yesterday. 1t was S98 49, o.
The United States training ship Lancaster has
arrived at Norfolk. 1t is denied that there is a
case of yellow fever
Charles f. Coles, president of the defunct Globe
bank of Boston, was yesterday indicted on %
counts by the grand jury.
Senator Nelson yesterday introduced an amend
ment to the Porto Rico Bill extending the Gus,
toms laws of the United States over the island
of Porto Rico.
Major James b. Washington, the nearest surVln-
ing relative of George Washington, and an ON
cial of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad died at
Pttsburg yesterday.
Members of Congress are importuning Mr.. lol-
bert of South Carolina TO Withdraw ms de-
mand that a quorum must be present when pen
sion bills are passed ON Fridays, but he declines
to do so. This will necessitate a rule to devote
two Fridays month to pensions
Representative Levy, of New York, yesterday
introduced a resolution to withhold twenty five
per cent of the total monthly customs receipt;
of Cuba continuously until the expenses incur
red bv the United States shall have been pait
or the islands Indebtedness to the United State:
is settled by mutual arrangement.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-03-07
DID whitaker SHOOT GoEBEL7
The Preliminary Hearing Begins in a
Packed Court Room.

Frankfort, KY, March GA crowd
which packed the Franklin County Cir
cult court room gathered today to attend
the examining trial of Harlan Whitaker,
the Butler county farm hand, suspected
of being implicated in the murder OF Goe-
bel Several prominent ladies were pres
ent The charge was changed from ma
licious shooting to murder Whitaker
was nervous. Thirteen witnesses, all
summoned by the commonwealth were
called The first witnesses were john
A. Miles, A. Miller, Detective Armstrong,
Constable Davis Harrod and Policeman
Thomson. Armstrong and Ha7rod swore
that Whitaker had contributed himself
in stating his whereabouts on the capitol
square at the moment the fatal shots
were fired.
Charles Howard, a farmer testified
Whitaker told him week before the
shooting that he had come to Frank
fort to protect Governor Taylor's lie
Howard declared that just after Goebel
fell he saw one of the Philpots and two
of the Towards, Berry and jim, members
OF we'll known mountain families, IN the
door of the executive building heavily
armed. He said that he was deputed by
the sheriff to guard the capitol grounds
but was ordered away by the commanding
officer when the troops arrived.
Whittaker's attorneys declined to cross
examine any of the witnesses.
Wingate Thompson, a policeman, VINO
took Whitaker to the Jail, said on the
wav the prisoner cried out in his fear:
Don't let them mob me and I'll tell all
know about it, but / did not shoot him.
Whitaker was held without bail for
the April grand jury. f. w. Bowman,
of Hardin county, testified that half
hour before the assassination he saw
the window of the second floor over
the entrance to the executive building
raised He could see only the arm of
the man who raised the window and saw
two men standing further back. He
said that when Whitaker was arrested
he recognized the clothes he had on then
and those worn by the man who raised
tbe window. He said one of the two
men who was standing back from the
window at the time mentioned, said to
the other: Damn it! We ought to have
killed the other two
THE GOEBEL LAW REMAINS.
Frankfort, KY, March 6.-The House
today by party vote killed the bill in
troduced by Representative Haswell
(Rep), which proposes to repeal the Goe-
bel Election Law and to substitute for it
the law in force at the time of it's passage
and under which the election machinery
was in the hands of the county judges.