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Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-10-25
United Americans,

It is becoming apparent that the true
American spirit IL aroused by the peril
now menacing the government. No
matter what arguments of loot may be
advanced to tempt us to rule the Filipinos
by force against their will, we have been
too long taught as Americans that econ
stitutional governments derive their
Just powers from the consent of the gov
erned" to sanction sin SO surely de-
structive of our national integrity. No
matter what selfish reasons may be urged
for the continued denial to the Porto
Ricans of their rights under the consti-
tution-a denial based upon the theory
that the American flag waves over that
island as a colony, not as an integral
part of the United States-we know as
Americans that "a republic can have no
colonies" And as for the remarkable
necessitated feat of attempting to exist
as republic ON the American mainland
while ruling as an empire in the Philip
pines and Porto Rico, every American
knows in his soul that this government
"can not exist half republic and half
empire"
II is for these good and valid American
reasons that the democrats, the popu-
lists, the silver republicans and the Anti
Imperialist League are now drawing
close together for the great fight of 1900.
1t is a life-and-death fight. The exist
ence of the government is dependent up
on it's issue. The slogan of the united as
sault on the plotters for empire is "Save
the republic. "-St. Louis Republic.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-10-25

road corporation, and in less than six
months, aided by the wise legislation of
the fusion session of 1897, the county was
paying it's. running expenses in cash,
and had commenced to pay off some OF
the indebtedness, and its warrants went
to par. The county offices were con-
Quoted ON business principles, along the
identical lines laid down by the commit
tee of the taxpayers association in 1894,
and these methods are in vogue by the
fusion officials today.
The old gang, under the leadership of
the Vidette, now seeks to gain control
of this county by shouting for the "full
dinner pail" and orally round the flag
boys" But to the old-timer, these
shouts carry no weight. He remembers
how they pulled the old flag halyards all
the time they were pulling his leg; that
the less taxes he has to pay the better
dinner he will be able to have. The re-
publican party of Chehalis county gives
no assurance that it will do any better if
returned to power, than it did before
being elected four years ago. On the
contrary, in the hope of fooling the new
voters, that party has descended to a
campaign of false pretences.
The Vidette has published, and the
republican county committe is circulat-
ing compilation OF bogus figures, in an
attempt to hoodwink the voters of this
county into returning the control of
county affairs to that party, that the
people SO unceremoniously kicked out Of
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-10-25

the court house four years ogo. These
figures pretend to show that fusion
government has cost the county $780,
10000 year more than its republican
predecessors. Some of this increase is
said to be in the amount of state taxes,
to refute which is appended statement
of the state taxes for the past five years,
from which it will be seen that for gem
eral state purposes the tax has been
practically stationary, while the school
tax has been increased:
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-10-25

Here it will be observed that the state
tax, aside from the school tax for 1895,
the last republican year, and that tax
for this year is practically the same, so
this additional cost, claimed by the Vi
dette, cannot be in the state taxes.
In the affairs of the county this in
crease can nowhere be found. On the
contrary, an examination Of the record
reveals a decrease in expenditure in every
office where any discretion is allowed
the official. This, too, in spite of the fact
that the population and business of the
county has increased fully one-third in
the past four years. Compare. for in
stance, the dullest Cleveland" year,
1894, with the year 1898, when Mckinley
prosperity was at its zenith, in the five
county offices, whose chiefs have great
deal Of discretion in the expenditures.
The following figures are taken from
page II OF the annual report of the
county auditor for the year ending De-
cember 81, 1899:
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-10-25

Five Hundred Dollars Keward.
$500 reward will be paid for the arrest
and conviction Of any person found cut.
ting lines or turning adrift any RATS or
boom sticks that are TIED to our wharf or
boom on the Chehalis river.
51lyr. WILSON Bios. & Go.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-10-25
Total saving In five Offices.

Total saving IN five Ohices.. V, 654
Yet, in the face of this record, the peo-
pie of Chehalis county are asked to re-
turn the party with this extrayagant
record to power, and that, too, with not
only no promise of doing any better than
before, but with the brazen affrontery to
deny the indisputable record, and bold
attempt to fool the new voters with
,ot Of cooked up figures.
The colored American., 1900-05-26
SATURDAY, MAY 26, 1900.
The NEW SCHOOL LAW.

The provisions of the amendment to
the District appropriation bill for the
government of the public schools, as
reported fro N the conference commit.
tee. make few additional changes to
those recently stated. AS it now stands
the District Commissioners appoint the
Board OF Education, of seven members,
and the Board in turn elects all sub.
ordinate officials, etc There will be q
superintendent at $4,000. two assist
ants, at $4,000 each, one secretary at
$1,000, one clerk at 81, 400, and two
at 81, 900. 1t is generally understood
that the eolored people are to name
three members of the Board, one as.
sistant superintendent and one clerk.
Every vestige of the old Board is to
go, they say, with the possible excep.
ton of Mr.. Harries, of whose retention
all right.minded citizens will approve
There will be no difficulty in finding
available timber to fill out the Negro
quota upon the Board. Messrs. Daniel
a. Z. Murray, Jesse Lawson, DIR. G.
b. Purvis, DR.. 4. j. Shadd, DR.. G. w.
Childs, Rev. w ], Howard, John F.
Cook. w. FL, Fl. Hart, Henry John
son, q. IL. Richardson. w, 81. Rich.
ards and Rev. Sterling N. Brown are
all good men, and mistake could be
made should the three be taken from
this roster. Superintendent ssook has
many strong friends who Will try to
have him retained. and those who be.
ieve change all around weuld be
the best policy, will rally around Mr..
Robert FL. Terrell, the very capable
principal of Washington High School.
The colored American., 1900-05-26
PRAISE FROM AN EMINENT AUTHORITY.

William Dean Howells who ig un-
questionably the Dean of American
literature writes an appreciative review
of Mr.. Charles w. Chesnutt's stories
in the May Atlantic Monthly. He
also takes occasion to praise other
distinguished Negroes who have won
fame and reputation. He concludes
"With MIR. Booker [. Washington the
first American orator of eur time, fresh
upon the time of Frederick Douglass;
with Mr.. Dunbar smeng the truest of
our poets, with Mr, Tanner, a black
American amsng the Only three
Americans from whom the French
Government ever bought a picture,
Mr.. Chssnutt may be willing to own
his color" This is splendid praise
indeed and will be appreciated
throughout the country by the race.
10 call Mr.. Washington the first of
American oraters is tribute indeed to
the worth and ability of that great
man.
The colored American., 1900-05-26

During the sessions of tbe 4 :.
Zion General Conference In Ih,a n {
the eishops and general offiesrs 's tla
church were she guests at vi VI sA'
msntaTy dinner given in thar hoA hSOA pill
Hon. j. W. Lyons, Hen. Fl. p HVHot nSt D
ham. at 0ray's cafe 1905 u Oaese
nershwest. The dinner was.n ,nnes esi
al but thosoughly enjoyable asssmhTs rrIUsH
"Reminiscences, Wit, humor ana
dete made the two hours durine rIs slss
The company sat at the table sss. .n'eo
toe shers. Ssm al
Those present were Bishsp ~
Hood, Bishop T. FL. Lomsx kisSo. w.
Q. Clinton. Bishop A. Walters RP RjiP, L
Q. y. Petty, Bishop O. w ol,n.p osnop
Bishop elect j. W, Alstork, Bishs"O !
B. Small, Bishop O. r. Harris Np
l.. ". Smith. Minister to Lihs,,o 0"a v
A johnson, DIR. J. E. Mason r \, % o
Jones. B. = Wheeler, Andrew J w'. y.
ner, W. 0oler. j. Harvey Apdsso'" w =
Jacobs and John O. Dancev NJ. /
John z. Greer, E. e. Cooper 7 -
Hershaw and Hon George Whits .a.
ed Mesfrs. Lyons and Cheathsm ,'s in -
celving she guests of hoaor
It is ceHceded on all hanes a..
Aessrs. Lyons and Chsatham kroA s'
bew TO make themselves Agreeable e.
hospitable. '''
The colored American., 1900-05-26
Hof1man'S Big Musical Festival

All is Ia readiness for hcffman,.a.,
end Annual Musical Festival Juns A.
next at the Academy OF Music, IL.
following magnificent progl am Will h
rendered:
PAR71.
Symphony Orchestra q musician I,
grand orchestral numbers as folIows
1. Overture, Ausaic, RoIliBsor, .
Sels otion. The Ameer, Herbert. Q Va.
he Vicer r)y, Herbert. Iptsrmez,I
from Cavalleria Rustieana, Nssc,nI
B Mach, Up Broadway Toler 1
Idylie Hearts and Flowers, Tobsni
PART 2. VOCAL.
1. Solo and chorus, Gounods osllu
Gounod, Ame Martina living and
Washington Permanent Chorus %
voices. 3. Tener solo. Core Back Dal
Heart, Arnold, Mr. VIM. Goodrich. 1
Chorus, The Gallant Troubador. Wat
son, Washington Permsnen. ChOru.
90 voices. 4 Medley of 80 minuses 10
Operatie chorus uader the direction d
assistant leader Nathaniel Bowlss. g.
Violin Cello Solo, wakening Of spdng
BaehF, Mr.. Alexandria Lee.
PARTS.
Finale appearance on the stage d
deffman's Concert Band OF forty mua
clans Handsomely uBifored celebrating
their first anniversary previous TO then
trip to the National Republican Con-
vention to be held at PhiladelphiA
PROGRAM.
L. March, Singing Girl, Herbert; /
Overture. Lustpiei, Keller Beler g.
March, The Man Behind the Gun,
Sousa. 4 Cornst Solo, Russian Faa-
taesa. Levy, Mr.. William Robinson; !
Valse. Wedding of the Winds, Hall
Q. Comic, The Patrol of the BOsH
Schleiffarth.
The colored American., 1900-05-26
The Crummell Historical Society,

The Henry A. Spencer prize, (Wil
iisms history OF the Negro Race of.
fered for the best historical Taper on a
given subject by members of The Alex.
aoder Crummsl Historical Society #
albany, N. Z. was Won by Miss s. &.
Oliver whose subiect was 1.-THE Nel o
as Mechanic" The paper receivi :
honorable mention was ''The Negrs )
an Actor" by Miss Mary r. Hoyt. the
winner OF che Fortune prize fer the
pest paper on Nat Turner will be an
nounced at the next meeting of an
club. The club viii continus It's ses
siens during the summer. !.
The colored American., 1900-05-26

A sham battle is to be arranged
shortly, by the District military and
naval forces. The objective idea is to
blow up Long Bridge. 1t is a pity the
real thing can not be accomplished
and a new and modern bridge erected
instead.
The colored American., 1900-05-26

The COlored Americans leader on
The Washington Post and Charles
Dudley Warner was pronounced a
"bell-ringer." We haven't heard from
The Post. 1t seems to have copied the
base ball players "hit and run policy.
The colored American., 1900-05-26
commencement at Greensboro

The Agricultural and Mechanics
college of Greensboro, n. U. held IN
second annual commandments May ~
and "a. A ii the incident exercises veTs
Interesting aud Of a high order OF sx-
eellsnce and the many bright young
men and women who left its porfs'
speaks we'll fox the splendid institution
President James B. Dudley and bis ex'
ceilent corps Of instructors are to Do
sighly commended for the increasing
succe's and growing interest ia the \
and d. college of Greensboro, n. u
The colored American., 1900-05-26

Queen Lip has sailed away for her
Honolulu home. As she did not asso
ciate with us much anyway, her
abserce will not cause us TO shed a
single old briny tear.
The colored American., 1900-05-26

Two thousand mules have sailed
from louisiana 20 South Africa. Ii
must be stated, with regret, that they
were of the 4-legged variety.
The colored American., 1900-05-26

Let the Cuban thievery be probed
10 Its very bottom. The interests of
our country, the redemption of our
solemn pledge, and the salvation of the
republican party all demand that
every guilty man be punished.
The colored American., 1900-05-26

Had any Negro been prominently
c'ncerned in the Cuban rascality. it
would have served as a clincher to the
argument of some rattle Drained idiots
that all Negroes are natural born
thieves.
The colored American., 1900-05-26

The civil service law protects no.
body but members of the opposite
party with q "pull, which would.
however, more than likely be strong
enough to save them ANYWAY. under
certain agreements.
The colored American., 1900-05-26

At the Bureau of Engraving and
Printing, where the civil service law
obtains, employees, engaged in exactly
the same work, are receiving S1.25,
s1.5O and 81 90 per day.
The colored American., 1900-05-26
GeergIaas 10 Entertain Gsorglsns

The Georgians living In Washington
met at the residence OF Mr L. II. Her
shaw. I4e0 7 street, u. W. Friday even
Ing Hay Is. and decided to enterssln
the Georgia delegation to the PhilsdsI
phis convention a. a complimentary
breakfast al Gssklps and Gaines Css,
on Monday Jsae Is Nearly all 'ns
0eorgians resident in Washington sf'
subscribers to the breakfast, aud >
most enjoyable re union is anticipstea'
Ar. L. M. Hsrshsw is president of IDS
Georgia Associ alton aud Dr. Bslchei
secretary. Dr.. J A EeDufis is ehaI
naan of the committee Of srrangemsh"
The colored American., 1900-05-26
IN THE EDUCA-
TIONAL ARENA.

mand as com mmencemsnt orator.
The Negroes at Glsuvills, Alabama,
are trying to build High s;hool. Tits
no mean projscs.
Bruce Jackson is the only coloEed
member Of the Senior Olaas of the High
School at washington court Hoas
Ohio. He is bright young man.
DR.. Daniel Brown, a graduate Of
the Tadiana Medical College of the class
of 1900 has been appointed In the city
dispsnsary of Indianapolis, after q COM
petitive examination.
w. A. White has definitely decided
10 establish in Admission, Ala. q boys
training school, and by the frat Of Sep
tember he hopes TO opsn the doors of
the institution to those boys ana young
men Of she city who wish TO thoroughly
prepare for university course.
Principal Washington, of Tuskeses.
has just been Notified of his election TO
membership in the American Fl Historical
Association, one Of the most famous
organizations of the country. The OBJ
ject OF this association is she promotion
OF historical studies. Its member
ship. past and present. embraces nearly
every leader Of thought and opinion
America hsa produced. Is was organ
ised at Saratoga, September 10, 1884, and
had as 1t pEesidenl Hon. Andrew D.
7" bite, the present Ambassador TO
Germany. The president at this time
is James Ford Rhodes, the historian.
This election Is unquestionalIy q signal
honor.
Since 1895 there have been 1876 grad.
uates who received diplomas from rep
utable medical colleges, making total
Of 500 This list does not include the
large number of Negro men who have
graduated from northern schools. There
are twelve schools for training colored
women as nurses; 200 nurses have been
trained and are in training. Providsnt
Hospital in Chicago, is the pioneer
school ia this WORK. The Freedman's
Hospital in Washington, D. O., Is the
largest hospital in the country opened
to colored people. The medical depart
ment OF Howard University Is located
atthis hospital. IL bss graduated sus
eolored doctors. There are B0 praetio
Ing physicians In the District of Col
umbia.
The latest statistics Of the greatA. Il
y church m made the following phenom
email showing: 10 600 members, ever
o, 600 travelling ministers, :, 600 churches
valued 1t $40, 0Oo. 600, With nine livizs
Bishops, financial department, To-
Gated In Washington City, and this de-
partment during the last four years has
collected over s400 0OO. The business
transacted at her publishing house lsst
year, 631 Pine street Philadelphia. Pa.
amounted to SIC, ,sa4 80. The total ex.
penditures foF all purposes last year
April 1889 to April I9OO, S17,s25. 80.
leaving balance of s2ss5O. The out
standing Indebtedness jg 81, 1853 90 and
total assets at $s7, 09e "a, which Is S5s,-
1854 In excess OF liabilities.
The colored American., 1900-05-26

We have no idea that we shall meet
Ben Tillman In heaven. He wont be
there.
The colored American., 1900-05-26
The civil service law, as administer
ed, is miserable farce.

Has the esteemed Washington Post
quit reading its colored exchanges?
The colored American., 1900-05-26

Some men are born great, some
achieve greatness others simply
have long memories.
The colored American., 1900-05-26
THE ZION BISHOPS DINEn

messFs. J. W. Lyons and II. p Ch.
honorsd the Bright Light. 0, pL
Methoaism-Notes. OaEt
The colored American., 1900-05-26

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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-13
anderson Locals and PERSONALS.

Mrs. Aubertine and children Of Houston are
at her old home near Oakland visiting her
mother and other relatives
Garnet Lindley OF Houston is here visit
Ing his aunt, Mrs Hattie Taylor,
Frank Bates and wife OF Batesyille spent
several days hero visiting Mrs. Bates aunt.
Mrs. Efhe Rhodes
Or J. b. Cruise is on the sick list this
week.
County Clerk C. b. Nicholas has issued
5l2 licences 20 parties to marry from Noyem-
Der u. 1928 to August II, 1905.
Chattel mortgages fled from November n,
1853 20 January J. 1893 70. hled during lS9A.
1913; hleG TO date, 1900, 1925; total 3ii6.
county commissioners court viii meet
Monday for their regular term
Judge T. c. Burlington spent the week at
the Jones Held hunting
Haynes shannon. Esq. and County Treas
prer r G. Deadrich, were here today from
NaVasotl
Misses RIM and Nealy Tuck who formerly
lived ia Houston. spent a couple of weeks
there ana are now at home
The telephone line from Anderson 10
Roans Prairie is being strung. Roans Prai-
ne will then be In communication with
Houston.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-13

turned yesterday from ten weeks stay
at their ranch in San Patricio county
The Casino hall property on Bridge
street is advertised for sale bids TO be
opened September !.
Mr.. Lee Layeoek Is spending Sunday
with his wife. who is visiting with Alri.
l.. i. Demanehe at Portland.
General Passenger Agent w. ]. Craig
has arranged with the San Antonio and
Arkansas Pass railway for an excursion
from San Antonio to Port Lavaca via Ken
edy and Cureo, on Sunday, August 90.
General Superintendent d. J. Forbes
went TO Wharton today to accompany Mr.
H. q, Huntington In an inspection trip
over the Carney valley extension.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-13

equally cure tina. at least twice tho NAM
Der are regularly coerced by capital at
ihe North
AS for throttling the independence Of
the supreme court of the United States
we have no thought nor desire of doing
such a thing; but sometimes we feel like
wondering, when studying some OF us
more recent decisions, if 1t has not been
tempered with by the nlutocracy of the
East.
l wonder If this erstwhlle intellectual
Sampson has so soon forgotten how labor
ers. during the past four years, have Deen
so often and so brutally prevented by
Federal injunctions from making their
Just demands upon capital. No sooner Is
a strike organized and begins 10 show
signs of being successful than capital
steps in armed with a Federal II junction
and sometimes with Federal bayoneis and
forces the lahorers into submission.
4 But Mr.. Hoar reaches the zenith OF
his misstatement Of facts when he asserts
that the republican party has wrought
everything that has been wrought far
liberty in this country since the treaty
Of peace In 1888" Here are some facts
OF history In regard to our governmental
history which the eminent gentleman in
his over-loyal zeal to remain near the
pie counter has not learned, or having
learned has, to better serve his purnose.
carefully misstated:
| The first motion ever made. locking 10
the permanent separation of the colonies
from the parent country, was made by
Christopher Gadsden OF south Carolina IN
1866.
Peyton Randolph OF Virginia was presi-
dent OF the first American congress ever
/ held
The motion. the adoption OF which leo
TO the Declaration 81 Independence. WAS
made by Richard Henry Lee OF virginia
Thomas Jefferson OF Virginia wrote the
Declaration OF Independence.
George Washington Of Virginia led tha
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-13

forces of the colonies TO victory in the
revolutionary wcr.
The Federal constitution was written
By Charles Caiesworth Plnckney of South
Carolina; and such a clear. perfect and
forcible statement OF those principles OF
civil liberty was the document that it
has influenced the government ut every
civilized nation since then 1t is perhaps
for these reasons that .he republican
marty sn delights in trampllng upon us
provisions and mislnte-preting US lhten-
tions. ,
Eighty Years Of Republic. The time
dealt With here will be the period from
the inauguration Of Washington 10 the
inauguration Of Grant
During these eighty years southern corn
presidents served for dtty- seven ears ara
nearly all of whom were reelected during
tbis periol only four Northern men Nele
chosen president. and vita each Oh ~ IN
was chosen a Southern vice president:
No one of these Northern pies'ieu vas
Endorsed by re-electloh' - ot,o,
during these eighty yeas the erlel
( Justice of the supreme oGrt wa S""'"
orn man for eixty-three gears
Tho democratic South htrnH1ed t.e
lbulk OF the fighting strength OF ne ~
4 eral armies. both aen and olheel1' ,,.
1 ~ mis- list Of Yankee officers, al sou'h-
ern horn. and see II you ever neaIn o.
them: Farragut, Thomas, 'a.ns a.
sykes. Ord. Anderson, Getty, N ooc
exander to say nothing o. 100000 t .,1,.l
and sailors. Had tee senator 49,,
chusetts ever heari Of those iaetSe have
All the wars. foreign and domes s,.so ney ',
been under the conduct and sontro! o.
southern born presidents: the wsr q, . ,ssr
The Algerine war. the Black hSmn "a
the Seminole war, the Mexican Wa, and
the civil war Only the Sunsn nv n
Nortbern PRECEDENT Comment is unneces-
sary. a.o.aa All the
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-13
Yoalsun Locals.

Yoakum. Texas, August l2.-congressman
Rudolph Kleherg and family Of cuero psssed
through the city yesterday on their way home
from Washington.
The Presbyterian congregation are now
having regular services again having re-
Gently called Rev J. Robertson as pastor.
He held his first service this morning.
Mrs 81 Younekin and children, who nave
s1ent tho past two months near Kerrylile,
nave returned much benefited by their stay.
Supl Z. w Matthews OF the National
Compress company, has had the machinery
at the compress thoroughly oYerhauled our
lIng the summer and everything Il IN first
class shape Mr.. Matthews anticipates a
busy season
Mr.. p. p. Stephenson has accepted po-
sition as cotton buyer for J. q, Eweli 4 co,
during the present season.