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Evening journal., 1900-01-29
SMALLPOX ON THE INCREASE
CASES AT FOURTH AND MONROE
AND IN THE HOODLE."

The number OF yellow flags in the
city. denoting the presence OF small
pOx. were increased Saturday night.
two now cases having been reported 10
Secretary Wigglesworth. OF the Board
OF Health.
The first case discovered. was that OF
Joseph Corrlgan OF No aO7 Monroe
street
The second case Is that Of August
iribbett, colored, OF No. 3 Decatur
street
Corrigan conducts a saloon at No.
Sll West Second street. and Is said to
have contracted the disease from his
bartender Richard Taylor who frequent
ed the Krautter house. where smallpox
first made its appearance.
There are five families occupying the
house whore the Tribbott case is re-
ported, and a spread OF disease among
the colorod people Is feared
For the past two weeks. smallpox
cases have been steadily increasing. 1t
was thought, however, that the dread
ed disease was az an end. as there
were no new cases discovered, but the
Irepcrtod cases have changed opinion
and an epidemic is now more feared
than ever.
Immediately on receiving the report,
Secretary Wigglesworth procured the
yellow flags He proceeded at Ouce
10 the afflicted homes, and nailed the
flags upon the doorways. thus con-
demning the inmates to an indefinite
Imprisonment
All told, there are nearly a dozen
cases of the disease in this city and
Ia the pest house az Farnhurst. IL has
been said that the pest house was an
unfit place to put the patients. as u
was small, dingy and uncomfortable
Such. however. Is not the case.
The patients under treatment there
receive the best attention that profes-
sional nurses and competell pAysl-
clans can bestOw Tie hospital Is
Thoroughly equipped throughout for
the successful treatment OF the disease
It has also light and excelltlt venti.
llauon. There the ones suffering with
the smallpox are mere properly treated
than were they al their own homes
las everything fer their comfort J..
lbountifuiiy provided
Mrs. Addie McColley. wife of Dr.. ID
IT, McColley. who Is IN with the dis
case az her homo No. 235 FRANKLIN
lstreet, Is rapidly recovering and other
lpaients are doing We'll.
Never before have the physician
had So much vaocinating 70 dc. Ever.
Ono. = especially the children. Is anx
ious to be innocuiated and moreover
ilall appear to wish TO have tn
} Operation performed at the same time
Some physicians during the past twl
weeks. have vaccinated as many al
three hundred persons in one day.
Evening journal., 1900-01-29
PETER TAeGART DEAD
HAD BEEN A SHOEMAKER HERE
FOR MANY YEARS.

OAN -fA-A~f 4 -%-~NN-fr
Peter Taggart, a well-known resident
OF this city, died at his home, No. S02
West Third street, at 7.45 o'clock last
evening. of pneumonia, accompanied
by a slight stroke Of paralysis.
He was i'll only a short time having
been stricken while at work on last
Thursday week.
Mr Taggart was born in Ireland
about 20 years ago. but the exact date
lis not known. When young man he
came to this country, where he learned
While in Ireland he mar
Iied his wife, Catherine, who survives
him. About thirty years ago they came
TO this city, taking up their abode at
No. S02 West Third street, where they
have resided since. Mr.. Taggart was
well-known throughout the city and
highly respected as steady and indus
trious man. Three children, two
daughters and a son survive him. Flu
neral will take place from his late
home, at 9 O'Clock, on Wednesday
morning, with high mass in ST. Paul:
r. c. Church.
Evening journal., 1900-01-29
SUSPECTED FIL1BUsrER HELD
CAPTAIN JOHN d. HART INTER
EsTED IN THE BERMUDA.

Judge Pennypacker, IN Common
Pleas Court, No. 2. Of Philadelphia, is
sued another order on Saturday after
neon. restraining the steamship Ber-
muda from leaving her dock.
During the early Part CT last week
an order was issued which prevented
her from sailing and it expired on Sat
urday.
It is understood that the Bermuda
was shcrtly 70 start from Philadel-
phia with supplies Fer The Beer gov
|ernment and the Injunction was OBJ
tanned upon a bill in equity.
The John d. Hart Trading Company
has large interest in the vessel. and
Captain Hart, whose notoriety
lin furnishing arms and ammu-
milton to the Cubans by the steamer
Laurada. led many to believe that the
Bermuda was about to engage in a
similar expedition. Captain Hart is
well-known in this city.
Evening journal., 1900-01-29
FOR DREDGING PURPOSES

OVER 100000 TO BE USED ON THE
DELAWARE AND CHRIsrIANA
RIVERS.
Chief of the United States Engineers
General Wilson reports a balance OF
S112,97S to the credit of the fund for
the Improvement Of the Christiana
river. A large portion of the dredging
has already been done and the remain
der Will be finished as soon as the
weather permits. The work on the
jetties at the mouth of the Brandywine
and christlana rivers has commenced
and will be pushed along rapidly.
For completing the harbor OF refuge
at the Delaware Breakwater there Was
1854 on hand at the beginning Of
the year. This amount Is Of course
small. but work under the present pro-
ject has been about completed or the
appropriation fer the work OF dredg-
ing the Delaware river s4l0,234 re-
mains
Evening journal., 1900-01-29
The caas was oontin-

they belonged. The cass was contin-
ued until tonight.
AT yesterdays session OF court VIII
liam Lukens and G.. W. Wolf charged
with lighting on the street were ar
raigned before Judge Ball. Wolf was
fined s. and costs, and Lukens was let
OF with 81 and costs. Wolf claimed
he went into the eating house Of Joy
Hung Lo. and when he asked for a
glass OF beer Lukens threw yocimin in
his face. This. he claimed, caused the
fight
Evening journal., 1900-01-29

MARoONs AND WHITES.

The Maroons and Whites. basketball
teams Of the Y. M. c. A.. will play the
third game Of series for the cham
pionship Of the association On Thurs
day evening. A game tournament will
be played next month. 1t will include
entries for the checker, chess, crokinole
and croquet series, which will be re-
ceived up to February l.
Evening journal., 1900-01-29
ouEEN ANNE cRossINas-

The work Of protecting the crossings
of the Queen Anne railroad has been
commenced. Safety gates have been
placed in position and electric bells are
being put at dangerous points. They
will be so arranged that they will ring
from the time the train is within half
a mile of the crossing until it has
passed.
Evening journal., 1900-01-29
ro coNTRoL ToMATo MARKET.

Farmers and fruit growers from all
parts of Kent county met in Dover on
Saturday and formed the Kent County
Tomato Growers Association. with a
view TO controlling the tomato market
during the coming season. A. n
Brown was elected president of the or
ganization. A scale of prices will be
submitted next Saturday, when the as.
sociation will hold its next meeting.
Evening journal., 1900-01-29
TAYLoR's PROPERTIES SOLD.

-Four properties Of the late William
Taylor were sold at Middletown on
Saturday at administrator sale. A
farm on which there was a mortgage
of $1,000 was sold to J. L. Gibson. of
the Odessa Bank, for s17.401 The Tay-
lcr home was bought by Mrs. Taylor
for S3,S37. Another house for $1,000
and a lot for SITS were also sold.
Evening journal., 1900-01-29
GEoRGETowNs WAR ON DoGs.

Georgetown, Del, Jan. 29.-Citizens
and newspapers are urging Town Coun-
ell to compel owners Of dogs to muz-
zle the animals or prevent them from
running at large. Rev. Adam Stengle
was recently bitten by a worthless cur
while riding a wheel through the
streets.
Evening journal., 1900-01-29
REMoDELED CAR SHIPPED.

After being thoroughly renovated
and remodeled at the local Pullman
shops. sleeping car Urganda was ship
ped TO Washington this morning. 1t
will be operated on the Washington
Southern railway
Evening journal., 1900-01-29
COMMITTEE WORK

Senator James Shakespeare. of Mill
Creek hundred. was in this city on
Saturday. He said that the Legislative
Auditing Committee will complete its
work next week. The committee fall
ed to get the signature Of the late
State Auditor Lingo to the certificates
made by Dr. Caleb r. Layton. who was
appointed a deputy by the state audi
tor. The Legislative Committee will
pass upon the accounts and submit It's
finding in its report.
Evening journal., 1900-01-29
FUNERAL OF AGED WOMAN.

The funeral of Mrs. Annie Johnson,
aged Sc years, took place from Johnson
Chapel, Milton, on Saturday. She was
the widow Of Washington Johnson.
Evening journal., 1900-01-29
MINIsrER nIEp on PLEuRIsY.

The death OF pleurisy of Rev. ]. w.
Lankford, aged 3s years, pastor Of
Whatcoat NJ. E. Church, of Dover, oc-
CURED on Saturday morning. He was
attacked on Thursday and grew rapidly
worse until his death.
Evening journal., 1900-01-29

so forth in the name Of our Lord and
humanity to do our part in making
the world better. Il must work the
works of Him that sent Me-"
Evening journal., 1900-01-29
POLES WANT NEW CHURCH

The Polish residents Of this city have
received plans for a new church from
Architect Lovett, of Philadelphia. ST.
Hedwig r. c. Church. which they
now occupy, is too small.
Evening journal., 1900-01-29
FUNERAL on JOHN A. LINGO.

The funeral Of the late State Auditor
John A.. Lingo took place this after
noon from his home at Millsboro. In
terment was made in Brotherhood
Cemetery.
Evening journal., 1900-01-29

TO CURE A COLD IN. ONE DAY
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.
All Druggists refund the money II d fails
10 cure. F. W. Groves signature Is on
each box. PC
Evening journal., 1900-01-29

FIVE MILLION BOXES A YEAR.
In 1895, none; IN 1898. 5000. 900 boxes; that's
CaScarets Candy Cathartic's jump into
verdict Druggists, 10c.. Csc, soc.
Evening journal., 1900-01-29
TO INCREASE ITS CAPITAL

TO PUT MONEY IN THE MORSE
sHIPBUILDING COMPANY.
On Saturday a number of prominent
capitalists from Pittsburg and New
York met at the Hotel Walton, Phila-
delphia, among whom was Henry G.
Frick. multi-millionaire IL Is under
stood that the meeting was held for
the purpose of increasing the capital
stock of the New York Shipbuilding
Company, Of Camden, n. j., OF which
Henry G. Morse, a former resident OF
this city, Is president.
The idea of the stockholders Of the
company is to increase the stock from
SO. 100000 to $6,OO0,0O0. which will
make II the wealthiest shipbuilding
company in the country.
Evening journal., 1900-01-29

POLICE FEAR sUNKEN sKIFF MAY
HAVE BEEN DESTROYED TO RE
MOVE DAMAGING EVIDENCE
AGAINST THE PIERCE BRO
THERS-THEIR SUNDAY IN
JAIL.
Evening journal., 1900-01-29
MR. SHORT ON
CHRISTIAN WORK
Eloquent Sermon By the Young
Pastor of Epworth NJ. E.
Church Yesterday Morning.
LESSONS TO BE LEARNED

AS SET FORTH BY THE PREACH
ER-sAYs THE SECRET OF A
MANS SUCCESS LIES IN HIS
OWN PERSONALITY.
Evening journal., 1900-01-29
'BUNN|E" HARRIS
WAS NOT GUILTY
Dismissed on the Charge Of
Assaulting Charles NJ. Patter-
son Saturday Night.
PATHETIC SCENE IN COURT

AN AGED MOTHER PLEADED FOR
HER ERRlNG sON-CAsE HELD
UP-ANDREw pEIrz HELD FOR
STEALING ovERCOATs-orHER
CASES.
The colored American., 1900-04-07

for the goose is sauce for the gander."
In the South it might be the part OF
wisdom for the Negro to divide in pol
itics since as it now obtains he has no
suffrage. In the Northern, Eastern
and Middle States where he has the
right of suffrage and his vote is count
ed, he should also vote for his own
best interests.
The Colered American does not ad-
vocate a division of the Negro vote OF
the North at this time for the reason
that the administration of President
Mckinley has done so much for the
race. As office holders, the Negro
draws more than six million dollars
annually, More recognition in polit'
ical way has come to the Negro under
the Mckinley regime than under any
previous administration. The Negro is
the balance Of power in the North. In
the sections just named he controls be-
tween seventy-fve and eighty Iongres-
sional Districts. He can defeat or he
can elect the Republican ticket. These
are the questions that the intelligent
Negroes of today must consider. Stay
in politics. 80 everywhere white man
goes. This talk about going out OF
politics is bosh. Bah
The colored American., 1900-04-07

A number of new features will be
introd uced in the columns of this paper
in the next few weeks. A superior
quality of paper will be used and new
artists and new writer's will be intro
duced to its columns.
A great many personal letters have
been sent ont to delinquent subscribers
and thos4 who have not RENTED or
who have not been heard from may
miss great many good things, This
is campaign year; this is the year OF
prosperity and this is the year when
intelligent people want to knew what
is going on. The Colered American is
progressive and aggressive. 1t will,
however, unload the drones, the dead
beats and the bad pay. If you are in
arrears and desire to 90 slong with the
procession. send in what is due.
The colored American., 1900-04-07
Major K. R. Wright.

Among the dis tugulshed menwho via,
it the National Capital from time 70
time none has more friends or is NOR.
royalty welcomed than Major R. r
Wright Of College, Ga. And there IL
substantial reason for 1t. Among thu
strong men of the race Major Wright
has forged his way from the most dis.
advantageous conditions. Like most
prominent men of ours he is selfmsds
man In the broadcast sense of the word
His distinction is based primarily up.
on his work as an educator. What this
The colored American., 1900-04-07

nas been needs no elaborate explsna'
ton. Indeed IS an educator he is iden'
flied entirely with the educational sys'
tenn of Georgia for tn last quarter Of
Century Withal from the political
stand point of view there is large mass
Of people Ia the State Of Georgia who
have a confdencsin Major Wright that
thsy have in no other man.
But like always to remember him
and to ltKen him to that beautiful OK
preston m de by that staunch friead
Of the race Major o. o. Howard, who In
the early days of reconstruction when
the public school system among us was
in its formative period, visited a small
school In Atlanta. Gen. Howard cut
of the tullness of his great big hsart in
speaking to these black boys who had
just emerged from the condition Of
slavery and who were assembled in the
school room asked:
"Now, little folks, when I 60 back to
the North, what shall 1 tell your good
friends who love yen and who are AK
lous for your education? Don't all an
swer at once"
Away back In the hall q little black
BOY shos black fist IRto the air.
well, what Ii it?" asked Gen. How
ard.
''Tell 'em we's YIsin'.u
The little chap was Richard R.
Wrigat. II he had said and done
nothing else than this, except to illus
srate In his life and In his werk, thst
We are rising, that we are all rising
that we are going to continue to rise,
he would have made place in the affec
tons Of thu Afro American race from
which no circumstance could displacs
him.
We are glad to nave Major Wright
of Georgia for a moment among us'
May his tribe increase
T. THOMAS FORTUNE
The colored American., 1900-04-07

The colored people of the District OF
Columbia are justly indignant at the
untimely utterances of Commissioner
John B. Wight concerning them. Men
holding public offices should either
think before they speak or should be
muzzled by their friends. 1t was Mr..
Wight. we believe, who issued the
The colored American., 1900-04-07
SATURDAY. APRIL Z, 1900.
1.-THE NEGRO IN POLITICS."

In another column in this issue of
The Colored American very timely
and we'll written article on ."The Les
sons in Politics. appears from the pen
Of Mr.. w. Forrest Cozart of Dayton,
Ohio. The article shows honesty of
purpose, much scholarship and re-
search. 1t advises the Negro to stay
cut of politics and to devote his talents
and energies to industrial pursuits.
Mr.. Cozart quotes copieusly and per
tinsatly from a number of leaders of
the race including Prot. Booker T.
Washington, Prof. W. S. Scarborough,
Bishop Alexander Walters and a
number of we'll known writers and
thinkers in proof of his assertions and
to sustain the position he takes. The
article deserves a careful reading. 1t
is full of sound practical sense; it goes
into the subject and, metaphorically
speaking, it offers key to the stu
alton.
Yet why should the Negro eliminate
himself from polltics? Is he not citi-
zen of this country? Hasn't he proved
himself patriot by fighting ia every
battle from Concord to San Juan Hill?
Hasn't his brawny arm made the
Southland to blossom as a rose? What
is there in bis makeup or nature differ
ent from other people? He breathes
the same air. he lives in the same en-
virenment, he drinks the same water,
he mixes and mipgles with all other
peoples Then why should there be
any special rule for the solution Of his
problem? He has demonstrated his
ability in every line of activity to hold
his own with the stronger races, In
the prize ring, in the colleges, in the
sciences and arts and in the arena tf
politics he has kept pace and in many
cases excelled his white eonfsrees.
What race in the worlds history has
made such progress, has achieved so
much in thirty-ive years of freedom?
1t took the Jews 400 years to accom-
plish what the Negro has in thirty five
years. The fact of the matter is the
Negro is doing very nicely. He is all
right. He must stay in politics for the
same reason that all other American
citizens stay in politics whats sauce
The colored American., 1900-04-07

Copy number two of The High
School Journal has just appeared and
it is geographically and mechanically
just as pretty as the first number. 1t
is edited ard gotten out entirely by the
young men and young women of the
M street High School and is a credit
to them,
The colored American., 1900-04-07

President Mckinley, who has done
so much for the race, will make mis-
take if he ignores the wishes Of the col
ored people of the District of Columbia
by re-appointing Mr.. John B. Wight
as District Commits sioner. Mr.. Wight
is not the man for the place.
The colored American., 1900-04-07

The latest ghost on the p.litical ho.
rizon is Admiral Dewey who aspires
for Presidential honors. He has not
yat decided which ticket he will run
Oh, the Republican or the Democratic
ticket.
The colored American., 1900-04-07

Rev. William 81. Thomas, editor OF
The Signal OF Cumberland, Md, was III
the city this week and paid our sane
tum pleasa visit.
The colored American., 1900-04-07

Hon. Cornelius J. Jones, Of Green
vile, Miss, the con- estsnt for Member
of Congress. is the guest OF Mrs. s. T.
Piersen at 1917 Madison street, norIh-
west.
The colored American., 1900-04-07
order for the muzzling Of the dogs Of
the District.
Mr. JONES' CASE IN EQUITY.

hon. COrn6lluS y. JULES, VI 0Iecu
Vile, Miss, contestant of the Third
Congressional District of Mississippi be-
fore the 18th Congress, is in the city,
having arrived last Wednesday even
ing. Mr.. Jones is here for the further
prosecution of bis contest, which is now
submitted to the Committee on Contest
ed Election Cases, Mr.. Jones is
colored man from the South, and has
shown rare intelligence and ability,
and has established himself before the
people of the country as being the
roughly active and sufficiently well in
f ,rmed to deserve attention throughout
the land whenever he seeks the ear Of
the public. We have read with a
great deal of interest and care the en-
tire record in Mr.. Jones contest. The
ground of the contest seems to be, that
in order to defeat the republicans in
that District at the last Congressional
election, the democratic party, through
Its chief election officers, violated the
plain terms of their own statute with
reference to elections. The statute of
the State prescribes that there shall
be one ballot" all propositions to be
voted for or against must appear upon
the face of that ballot, even if amend
ments to the Constitution of the State
are to be proposed, at the last elec'
ton however, it appears that there
being constitutional amendment to be
voted for, the Democratic managers of
the election provided two ballots TO be
voted for by each elector instead of
one as prescribed by the State law
This method was doubtless resorted to
for no other purpose than to defeat the
will of the Republicans which stood
unitedly for Jones for Congress This
fact is clearly shown by the confessions
made by number of leading Demo.
Gratis and the leading Democratic jour-
nails throughout the District which
constantly sounded the keynote OF
warning to their party adherents to
rally as never before, lest the Republic
can Parry would elect their candidate
for Congress over the Democratic NOM
inee. 1t was by these frequent EDITOR
ais that the Democratic election man
ayers found it convenient to require
TWO ballots for the election at that
election, which had never been done
before in the State, and positively pro-
hibited by the very terms of their own
statute.
Mr.. Jones is quite confident that he
is right in the law for this case By
this method, the voters were prohibited
from voting legal ticket as required
by law and were required to, either
vote themselves illegally, which could
be served to their detriment if
voted. or to fail to vote at
all at the regular polls. There.
upon regardless Of the risk and
danger of adopting another method,
which was, however, done at few of
the precincts in his district at which
there were declarations of intention
voted by number of his friends in a
separate box, signed by the voters
themselves and listed by the men who
conducted these separate voting ar
rangements. The record of the House
is full of authority where such votes
have been counted under similar cir
cumstances, for the party declared for,
The colored American., 1900-04-07

Subscriptions may De sent by postofbce
money order, express or by registered letter.
All communications for publication should
be accompanied with the name of the writer
NOT necessarily tor publication, but as guar
&ntee Of good faith.
We solicit news, contributions, opinions
and In fact, all matters affecting the race
9 will not pay for matter, however, unless
y Is ordered by Us. ALI matter intended for
publication must reach this Office by Wednes-
day OF each week to insure insertion in the
current issue
@-jAgents are wanted everywhere. Send
or Instructions,
The colored American., 1900-04-07

The local elections recently hold
throughout the country show but little
change in the relative strength of the
two great parties.
The colored American., 1900-04-07

"The Story of My Life" by Prof.
Booker 7. Washington is now on the
market. 1t is q wonderful book. 1t
reads like a romance-the story OF
Aladdin Young men and young we
men who are ambitious and who have
aspirations cannot invest a dollar to
better advantage than to purchase this
book. A full review will be given at
an early date.
The colored American., 1900-04-07

The political nuisance in Kentucky
has not yet abated.
The colored American., 1900-04-07
ADVERTISING RATES.

ADVERTISING RATES.
Reading notices so cents per line, Display
advertisements, 81 per square incn per inser-
ton. discounts made on large contracts.
Entered at the Post-office as second-class
matter.
Al letters, communications, and business
ma tiers should be addressed to
TIE E0L0RED HMBRICHN,
EDWARD E. COOPER, MANAGER
459 G Street Northwest.
WASHINGTON, D. C.
The colored American., 1900-04-07

For Sale by all News Dealers,
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1900-02-09
Southwest Bennington.

Grandma Smith is the guest of her grand
son, Win Woodbury., for awhile-Satur'
day, Henry Polly fell from loaded wag
on, hurting himself quite badly. Dr. Egg
bert, of Bennington, is attending HIM
Abram Hutchings and wife are home from
Chesaning, leaving their son, Court much
better--Abbie Dean is getting better
slowly--An agent for reversible road
scraper is, with the help of Art Strong, Il
notice agents hardly dare perambulate the
country alone,) trying to convince the peo-
pie In this corner they are 10 need of such
an instrument. With town bitches, straight
ening the Looking Glass river, road scrapers
and high taxes where are.we coming to;may
the good Lord speed the day when we are
rid of some of these things especially agents
The auction sale at Mr.. Swanson's was
we'll attended and everything sold at a
good figure.