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The colored American., 1900-06-30

quarters of the various delegations of
these political touts who pretended tc
have inside nfor nation as to how this
or that delegation was going TO vote on
| the vice presidential question. These
germin made themselves DISCUS ting.
They pulled the legs of every white
man who had money sud was fool
enough to part with it, They sold the
votes of delegates they never saw and
didn't know delegates who weeks be-
tore the convention assembled, knew
| that their votes woald be cast for Me
| kinley and Roosevelt. Not q single
candidate for Vice President outside of
| Roosevelt hod ghost of q chance for
the nomination. 1t is q part of the
game of politics for the man who has
the inside track for any office to seem
not to want it. Col. Roosevelt played
his part in this instance with con
summate skill and tact, his indiffer-
enoe (?) 10 the wishes Of his friends in
creased his popularity with the back.
woods politicians and msgnlfied his
greatness. It was skiIIfully executed
coup and he scooped the delegates with
neatness and dispst"h.
The other candidates (?) were not
IN 1t single minute. We. all of us,
understasd d it now, but it takes long
while to master the intricacies Of
game like that played in PhiIa-
detphia by those grand masters
OF politlcs T @. Plat and NJ.
A. Hanna. How these gents and their
able lieutenants must have chuckled
and chortled at their midnight con.
ference at the Hotel Walton at which
the fate OF the Rough Rider was de-
c1ded. How they must have laughed at
Lincoln's epigram about fooling the
people etc. etc. Well the ticket has
been named, the next thing TO be done
Ia to keep the name on the sign board
for four years. This will require some
work, some very hard work and the
NEGRO" Will have to take part in the
job. This convention this year was
notable for the absence of big "Ne.
groes' and tendency n the part of
some of the white leaders to eliminate
them entirely. Mr. Quay's resolution 10
feduce!southern representation stirred
up hornets nest and drove some of
the black brethren to dtink. II was
fortunate fog the ticket that Mr.. Ouav's
| resolution was Withdrawn az there is
no telling what mout o'happensd had
1t passed, But the spirit remains inst
the same and when the National Com.
mittee may safely do SO, 1t will be done.
and then Negroes" all over the conn.
try will get together and do somebody
1neee were many distinguished men
OF the race present from all parts of the
cauntry of whom shall speak In NV
next ietteE. Many personal friends and
new acquaintsnees who will be made
the subject OF special article. The
daily pc pefs have supplied the public
with a fuli and interesting account of
the convention, go that No words OF
mine can add anything to it's history.
1t was great convention and 1t eouId
have accomplis he'd in one day what IT
TOOK three days to accomplish, but
then that would have given the snap
away Take off your hats to Hanna
and Platt, they 'done it.n
The colored American., 1900-06-30
THE BIG CONVENTION.
Bruce Gris Turns on Few Side Lights and
Draws Pen Pictures.


Albany, n Y, Speciat-Tne P hiladel
phia Convention shave come and
went" and many visitors TO the City of
BrotheFiy Love will remember the oc
casion with various feelings. Those
who were fortunate enough to find
boarding houses with all the comforts
Of home, etc. eto. etc. will yearn for an
opportunity TO see Philadelphia Bg ain,
those who were not so fortunate will be
busy for the next three or four weeks
healing the scars made by q festive
little bug found in some OF those borad-
ing houses. who tried to make himself
agreeable TO the stranger sin his midst"
and who certainly made an impression
that was as deep as it will be lasting. l
haven't counted the wounds which ]
received in the easanguined fray. I've
been busy applying carb0lated vaseline
to them TO extract the poison and
close the apertures
Poor Ed G Cooper woke up one morning
looking like butchers assistant, his
Eobe du NUT resembled the red flag of
the Assrch 'sts but he was cheerful
withal and philosophic to boot. The
lady with whom we lodged in PhiladeI-
phia was too busy keeping social en-
gagements and entertaining her friends
at home, to devote any time to the
comfort OF dodgers, and go the festive
bed bugs organized at d appointed the
necessary committees to receive and
welcome as. and l must say that these
committees were indefatfgable in their
efforts and did their work excelIently
well. The committee on lodging houses
not only secured quarters for strangers,
but furnished large sized sub COM
mittee to remain With each stranger
during his stay. These sub committees
worked very industriously during the
three nights of our stay In PHILADELPHIA
and succeeded in making a good i'm.
preston. As the poet laureate 7 Thomas
Fortune says in his magnificent ode
ITO the CimeX LectuIaTius:"
fFhs lightning bug comes in Nav.
The June bug arrives in June,
The bed bugs with as always,
Both morning, night and noon"
And so we found it in this Philadel
phia lodging house, the II biquitous bed
bug was ever present. Their beautiful
red badges glistened in the sunlight
and they would not down by the gas
light. They knew their business aud as
Tennyson beautifully says:
Theirs not to reason why,
Theirs bat to do and GIe.'I
Those who did US were done to death
as fast as they showed their heads.
They murdered sleep and we murdered
them In the interest Of humanity. l
would not like 90 call this particular
land lsdY's name OF to locate her lodg.
Ing hOuse with all Of Its alleged com.
forte OF home, but l am strongly
tempted to do so. trust she will read
these scattering remarks snd when
another great gathering of tender skins
assemblies In Philadelphia she will have
fumigated her rooms, cleaned her
filthy beds of bed bugs and other
vermiu to prevent q roast to which she
is In this particular instance Justly en-
Titled. She charged land office rates for
accommodations and did not give
fair return for value received. She can
The colored American., 1900-06-30
Money to Loan
ON FURNITURE, PIANOS. ETC

- Fl Fl you are In need of money, we desire TO
n.l1'l dniorm 10 you OF our new method. We can Sc.
oIa you loan on an easy monthly payment
pan, at less cost than before. and heI6V lie
aate "a OF any other company in the city. Yen
can pay IN full at any time after loan Is 81.
careu, gu ana II Will only cost you for such time
as Ou nave had the money Our bus ness is
sLrIctiy private, and ali applicatI0ns are
,,,s+tI ~ St. eu conndenttally. If you nave loan
thy Wdtn any other concern, you can secure a loan
dasiup. ugh Us 10 pay IL and get more money Il
bos' oU' II VIII pay you 10 call aRd see US
oSloFe going elsewhere. We are Tesdy at
tS auS ahu ali times during office hours to give
nIIS noi Il aSioh concerning our business meth.
ment. N"NA '0O'7 I4SN'-
CAPITAL
LOAN GUARANTEE GO
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The colored American., 1900-06-30

While ont for on evening don't forge ct
- zton hv II. = ~, Y -. o. -
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-09-11
a General.

L see that the Mosby Guerrillas have
had another reunion-this time at Fair
fax, Va. where Mosby captured Briga-
der General Edwin H. Stoughton and
started on the road To fame, says a
writer in The New York Press. He
was enabled to effect this amazing
coup de guerre by Sergeant James F.
Ames. of the Fifth New York Cavalry.
who deserted from that command be-
cause, he said. 1.-The war had become a
war for the negro instead OF a war for
the Union" Ames led the way to Fair
fax,w here Stoughton had been enter
tanning royalty that night, and was
now in bed sleeping deeply. Mosby
walked up to the bed n pulled off the
over. S~toughton slept On The ranger
then pulled UP his shirt and gave him
a hard spank. which sat the brigadier
up in bed, rubbing his eyes. General.
did you ever ear Of Mosby?" Wills
pered the guerrilla Yes" was the
quick reply; you captured him."
No; / am Mosby. and he has captured
you. Stuart's cavalry holds the own
and Jackson is at Ce~nterviIle." This
was a lie TO deprive Stoughton OF hope.
is FitZ Lee there" he asked, in an
excess Of agony. Yes" Take me TO
him; we were at West Point together"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-09-11
Naturally He Was Called

You go back TO your editor said
Lycurgus Maybury, according TO the
Chicago Times-Herald, and tell him
hat he can't have a picture of the
room in which my daughter is 10 be
married. l want you 70 understand,
sir, that my daughter is not a public
character, even IL / do happen TO be
a leading citizen. There are things
about every man. household that are
sacred. Whet right has the public to
demand and invasion of my home for
the purpose of publishing TO the world
all the details concerning my daugh-
ter's wedding? None, None, whatso-
ever, sir. This is not a matter in
which the public has any right to be
unduly interested. Those people whom
we desire to have made acquainted
with the facts in the case we have in
vited to the ceremony. AS for the
rest, we must ask them to excuse US.
We have no desire for nOtoriety in this
matter. Good day, sir"
The reporter said: Coco day" and
proceeded 10 get from other sources
such facts as he wanted.
On the following morning Lycurgus
May0oury walked into the office Of the
editor o. The Blythdale Sentinel ana,
tapping fiercely upon the l~atter's desk.
said:
L - u INT ~ llcH sIIs iaI hlllI
of a sheet o pretend TO be running
here?"
I'm sorry, Mr.. Maybury," the edi-
tor answered, that we were compelled
to publish an count of your daugh-
ters wedding without your consent.
l fully appreciate your feelings in the
matter, but the fac is, Mr.. Maybury,
that you do not appreciate your com
munity. a man in your position is
necessarily a public character and il
is impossible to overlook social affairs
in which a citizen of your prominence
is so deeply interested as you happen
to be in the one under consideration.
I know that when you come 20 study
the matter calmly o Will see it in
this light. If there are any mistate-
ments in our account of the wedding
we will be pleased to correct them
We made special efforts to be careful
but of course, 1T is not always posi-.
VIE
Say, confound you" the leading
citizen interrupted. I'm not com
planning about what you published
It's what you didn't publish thai
makes one mad. Here you have a col.
umn about my daughters marriage
and over two columns about the wed
ding Of that little red-headed jim
Cooper'S daughter, not to mention pic.
lures of her and hin and the preacher
If my girls worth only half a column
and no picture when those folks ge'
nearly half a page you can stop ny
paper, and l don't care a durn how
| soon"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-09-11
Three Kings.

In its Sunday issue the New York
Herald publishes q picture OF three
kings-king cotton, king wheat and
king coal. These three kings have
their thrones in this c-ui-try. For a
number of years we have peen supply
ing Europe with cotton for her mills
ard wheat with which to feed her peo-
pie. Now it begins TO look as If the
time is close at hand when We shall
have TO supply her with coal with
which to run her mills and cook the
bread of her people.
Within the last few months a great
deal of American coal has been shipped
to Europe. This has been made posi-
bic by the rise in the price Of coal in all
European countries. The rise is due
to h extraordinary demand and 10
strikes of coal miners. The strikes are
about over now. however. and IL is
probable that the price of coal will be
considerably lower.
But the time is not distant when
Europe Will have to get ner supply Of
Goa from this country. Her mines are
being exhausted. Already the cost Of
mining ii is considerably greater than
it was a few years 20. The supply liz
this country is practically inexhausti-
BILE. 1t has been estimated that. even
with a very much greater output, ii i
sufficient to last for more than 1000
years.
What is about to happen is this: Ow-
ing to the lower cost OF mining coal in
this country and getting it TO the
coast, and the steady increase in the
cost of mining coal in Europe, Ii viii
be possible to sell American coal IN
the European markets cheaper than
the home product can be sold there.
1t looks like a safe prediction that
people now living will see the nations
of Europe do homage to the three
kings Of the United States-the kings
Of commerce.-Savannah News.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-09-11
RECOGNIZING the Truth.

The republican papers, quite gener-
ally, are admitting that the race riots
in New York city and in Akron, O.,
show conclusively that the race pre-
iudice is as strong in the north as it
is in the south, and that the north has
no excuse for denOuncing the south
for lynching negro criminals. Inc
Times-Herald of Chicago says:
This is a time of humiliation in the
north, one hat calls for a confession
to our southern brethren and much
self-cOndemnation. All the moraliz-
ing that has been applied to the case
of negro lynchings beyond h Ohio
river applies with equal force to the
case at Akron.
=
mo southern mob was ever more
crazed by the spirit of anarchy or more
indisputably guilty of n la~w-break-
ing which encourages a contempt for
all law. And this frightful record was
made in the Western Reserve OF Ohio,
a hotbed of abolition, a center OF SYM
pathy for the negro and much self
righteous denunciatiOn of the southern
race wars
Until the north can prove that it's
virtue is of liner stuff it a better be
silent on h race question or treat 1t
from a general rather than from a sec
tional standpoint"
Before the New York and Akron riots
the northern papers refused to admit
hat there was any race prejudice in
the north. Even if they thought there
was some there they refused to &C
knowledge it, because they did not
want to deprive themselves of an ex-
Gus for ~denouncing h south. Be
sides, these republican papers recog-
niZed h fact, though they would not
openly admit it, that their party was
responsible for the unhappy position
in which the negro was placed. That
party placed the ballot in his and be-
fore he was ready for it, and it did
not do it for his benefit, but in order
to retain control of h government
to gain congressman n electoral
votes.
The a C problem is a serious one
one of the most serious the countr
has to solve. Heretofore the NORTH
has regarded It as a problem for the
south. 1t knows now that it is a prob
lem for the whole country. 1t is No
longer possible for h northern paper:
to charge that the south is behind tn
north in civilization whenever a negrt
is lynched in the south. Judged solely
from the standpoint of the treatmen
the negro receives in each section, tn,
south's civilization is superior to tina
of the north.-Sayannah News.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-09-11

ing any, as viii a man who has slept
in the woods much, and in the little
light Of the moon / saw this man Bos-
ton crouched about half way the
shack, and with my Winchester in his
hand.
He was moving toward my bunk
and l felt like he meant murder. l
thought terribly hard. but knew that
my only hope was TO lie still and let
him get within reach.
He crept closer and closer, and /
could see in his eyes sorter fierce.
Then, and il all happened 50 quick
that l could never tell you how il all
came about. he let OUT a yell and fell
back
II heard the sing OF the rattlsr. n
looking down l could see his here
snake in a heap on the door. only he
warn't as big as he is now.
Boston shouted my name and I
asked what was the matter. though I
knew he had beer stunR. but to save
me. couldn't get myself together enough
10 do anything just for q moment. For
i realized that, somehow, / had escaped
from being murdered. and yet here was
h man who had meant TO Xxi me and
the snake that had coiled be veen me
and death.
PAID \ TERRIBLY Pc .-CY.
I'm Bit" he yelled. Gods
sake. man do something 70. ais
Then / jumped up ~, >.-..ething
m me not to Kill the snake, 50
l just threw the blanket over d n. and
he fastens his fangs in the sIu... Then
l bur led him up an made lin fast.
- went over 10 Boston, who las do
ing nothing but moaning and cursing.
awful scared. and whipping out my
knife, | looked for the place. and sure
enough there IL was on his left wrist.
l cut around the marks, and tied a
bandage over il. He bled fearfully. but
when L saw where he was bit / thought
II was all up with him. And so il was
Tor he died in about six hours in spite
or whiskey, but not before he had told
me his history and confessed hi il
was his plan to kill me and use my
shack, gun, and name, n everything,
With perhaps the chance OF finding
some money around.
He was an escaped murderer from
somewhere up in Alabama and they
were after him for a terrible crime
even worse than murder. He had miss
ed being caught again several times,
and at last had got away down here,
hrough the sWampS n woods and in
a boat he had stolen.
He said his name was Dick BOs-
ton, so if you ever near OF such a man
being wanted you can tell them they
can get his bones here, for l buried
him out yonder.
drew his fangs u and kept him
around for some time. till he got 50
he would eat out OF my hand nd seem
ed TO sorter take a liking 10 me. l
don't care much about snakes, but this
old fellow has a right to my friendship
il hr wants it, and he can have il till
he dies"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-09-11
Is Another Force Bill Probable.

-Four ear ago." says The New
York Journal, Mr. Mckinley received
q electoral voeS in the south-3 in
Delaware, II in Kentucky, 6 in Mary
land and 6 in West Virginia In ad-
dition he made a close race for the IL
votes Of North Carolina, the II Of Ten
nessee and the u of Virginia
THE republican national committee
has evidently given up all hope of Sc
curing a single electoralv ote from the
south this veal Otherwise il would
have ~reSorted to the extraordinary
step of sending out a circular reviving
the sectional issue and plainly limiting
at the enactment of a force bill in the
event Of republican c
THE circular recalls the history Of
the last force bill and Of h democratic
repeal of the federal election laws in
1894, and and proceeds:
six years 6 the republicans ap-
pealed from congress to the American
sion Of the vote. Enforcement
by legislation Of the national power of
the fifteenth amendment was temper
arily abandoned. The country has
waited to see what public sentiment
would do. The new notification has
been the answer
This is a palpable threat that the
south may expect a new force bill in
the event of republican victory. Those
| democrats in Maryland, Delaware,
Kentucky and West Virginia who haye
| been thinking Of repeating their votes
Of 1896 for Mckinley will doubtless take
the hint"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-09-11
Pointed Paragraphs

The best way to keep a silk umorei-
Ia is not to LEND it
An interesting table OF contents-that
Of the dinner table.
Compliments are the red fires that
light Up LIES dingy scenery.
Hot words between friends are US
ually followed by a cold wave.
Pride as a beggar is the equal OF
want-and a great deal more saucy.
Many a man has discovered that au-
thorsh.p is a dangerous ship to en-
bark in
A woman says the rain IS too familiar
when i begins TO patter on the back.
Any girl ought 10 be able to do UP
er air sweetly with the aid OF a honey
comb.
Blessed Is the man who is unable to
obtain creditor he viii have no debts
TO pay.
II seems rather queer that washer
women put out their tub to catch Sof:
water when il rains hard.
A dry-soods clerk defines = counter
irritant as a woman who insists on ex-
anining the entire stock and doesn't
buy anything.
An OHIO minister BY the name Of
Turn was recently united IN marriage
with a young lady OF the same name.
Verify one good turn deserves an
other.
\ young man may die but an old
maid must.
Continued cheerfulness 5 = manifest
sign Of wisdom,
Maids OF honor are those who do not
indulge n tiirtations.
From the mothers point Of view an
ugly baby IS an impossibiiity.
The woman question for centuries
has been. What did she have on
A perfectly collected man IS one who
has been gathered 20 his fathers.
1t is no credit to a man to keep his
word because no one viii take il.
When ghosts walk they probably
enter houses with the aid Of skeleton
keys.
II may not hurt a joke 10 crack IL.
but some OF the crackers ought to be
hurt.
Love is but a transport" says a po-
ct. Yes, and SO is a canal boat. for
that matter.
The individual who attends strictly
10 his own business plays an impor-
tant role in the comedy Of lie.
Wise Is the man who does Of his own
free Will thaf which / would other-
wise shortly be con Led TO do.
The difference b n an attorney.
and a lawyer is pre- much the same
as the difference b, IN an alligator
and a crocodile.
1t Is related OF Midas that whatever
ne touched urned 10 gold: nowadays
If yOu bat tCGcl some men with gold
they viii turn TO neutrality-suspicious.
News.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-09-11
Hints TO worshfppers

The following Hints to Worship
pers'' have beer drawn up for the use
OF the young people Of All Souls
church. Belfas.
Be in time.
If late, don't enter during reading
of prayer.
Join in the singing, including the
responses and the Amens and If you
are modest enough to say that God
has not given you the power Of song,
then try to make a joyful noise.
Kneel at prayer. Do not merely sit,
and don't lounge.
Try to keep your thoughts nxeo on
n service.
Don't look around when the door
opens to see who il coming IN.
Do not all nor whisper to your
neighbor, especially at the opening OF
service.
If the sermon is dull and you cannot
attend, sit quietly and think Of your
faults, and preach yourself a sermon.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-09-11
To Boycott American Cotton

Manchester, Eng, September g.
The greatest interest is felt in tomor-
rows meeting Of the Lancashire spin
ners, convened by the Federation Of
Cotton Spinners, at which a proposal
will be brought forward to discontinue
buying American spot cotton. Since
the announcement was made that such
a conference would be held there has
been such a rush upon the smaller
stocks Of cotton in the hands of Liver
poo brokers today that today's sales
advanced from 5000 to 5000 bales,
with the result that not more than
LOO. 600 bales are left.
Cotton has not been so scarce before
since the day sof the American civil
war,
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-09-11
When Negro Suffrage Touched Home

NhO -NS6Ao SuLTa&e IoucHcu HUME
1t might be well for those in the
north who are criticising the recent
act Of North Carolina to remember
some suggestive facts.
When the question Of negro suffrage
after the war and before the adop-
ton Of the fifteenth amendment-was
a local question for the states Of the
north, many Of them answered the
question with a decided negative.
Connecticut, in 1866, gave d major:-
ty against it of 6,272; Kansas voted in
d same way in 1867 by a majority of
S,03S, and Minnesota by 1928. In Oc-
tober, 1867, Ohio CAV a constitutional
majority against negro suffrage Of 50,-
629. New York rejected the proposal
OF g suffrage as late as 1868 by
more b 10000 majority.
Here was the attitude Of the people
OF these states on this question, when
ngro suffrage was an issue concerning
themselves alone. Atlanta Constitu-
ton.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-09-11
Lady Killed by Lightning

Lightning struck the house OF Rev.
T. J. Cobb, of S~tatesboro, Ga, Friday,
killing his wife instantly. Her Inns
band and two or three children were
In the house at the time, but escaped
with only slight bruises.
Mrs. Cobb was sitting In her bed
room near her bed, when the bolt de-
scended. The room and an adjoining
room were literally torn to pieces.
Drs. Quattlebaum, Rogers and Money
were SEN for, but life was extinct when
they reached the house.
Rev. T.. J. Cobb Is a Baptist MINISTER
very popular. He moved TO
Statesboro three years ago from North
Carolina. His wife was a sister 10
the we'll known naval stores meH, Nc
Dugals- The husband is PROSTATE
with grief.