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The colored American., 1900-06-16
TEE ooLoHED AMERICAN, wzsE1sarox, :. q

which are to devolve upon him when
the crash comes.
The biggest men in Am erica today
are the Bine hundred and odd dele
gates and alteraates who will name tbs
first ci!issn ef the Republic at PhiIadel-
phia this menth. After thss act they
wen't be quite SO i'm peE6Ant IA the eyes
OF the managers, nor of the country.
AL the opposition which now con-
fronts Us will soon pass away and if we
will just keep cool aad not get. frac tioBs
our eyes WILL behold the glory OF the
coming ef the Lord, and witness the
establis hme At of the government of
righteousness and the era of peace AID
goe6 will 10 men.
New York state lie getting danger
ously near the doubtful column, and
Ohio and Indiana wlli stand o good
deal of missionary work, fer the g o
2. has ne mortgage GA those states.
Pie party had bettes swap It's load OF
over confidence, fog good solid work
and get dswa 30 business.
There Is a whole ran of people
among US who are continually kick
ing, because race journals discuss race
questions aud they seem to be ashRm e5
Of thetr race. Well, race journals RxIst
fcE thse very purpose. Some people
| 9eula kick IL they were In Heaven eaG
WfiGgle It they were in Haaes.
Tbe virus of race prsjudiee has
reached Milwaukee, and affected Ehe
white Women folks asgemhied Ia ceu-
Ventisn in that city. ThR southern
white folks ars doing a great deal o
missionary work ia the Eofth these
days, and II thev don't succeed in Civ
hag the Negro black eye, 1t will 40
be their fault
| Mr. Fortunes recent dslivsEance il
Brooklyn wherein he urged the appll.
cation Of the eye for eye and tooth el
| tooth doctrine as q solvent ofthe "prob
lem" do9sn'f appear 10 meet with fav0I
among the leaders in the En- piPt
state We believe it was St. Paul who
said: "AIl things lawful are not ex
pedisut," things unlsWful are not q is,
or prudent.
China, Russia and EngIaEd vii
eventually become invslved ia a con
fitot which may change the map Of th'
WeFld, and the last bat not least of tn,
great world powers-America . vii
probably be In the nix up. The NsgTc
will fina h:G opportunity IA this mix
mp when it oceurs, and may YET
prove himself tAe bal VsEk OF the Re
public. Who knows?
Tbe f.ieHds of Lit. Gyverasp Wood
raff Of New York are making a marc
| fight to compass his nsmin alton and &
he passes under the wiEe tho campsigt
Wall be about as lively fson an orator.
cal standpoint as any one would wish
20 see. Us. Governor Woodruff Is sr
orator Of no sasan ability and q deeg
| thinker aod a logical Keas oaeF. Hi
personal magnetism and popularity
with the rank and file will be very
| helpful to hlm in The canvass.
:
The colored American., 1900-06-16

worse cigars, no political discussion, no
profanity ever the relative merits OF
those gsatlemaaly bull dogs Oorbett or
| FltzsimmOns or Waicoit and not even !
a picture Of any one of those worthless
dlshgures the wall Any lady could
ait there while her husband is beirg
shavtd Without hearing or seeing say
thAg unseemly. The Judge has now
been shaved and the shop boy, quick |
as flash, bas his coat. bat and UNI
oTell all ready for him. He psys his
| score tips the barber and the shop boy,
says "good morning" pleasantly and |
eff ne goes.
This ia not an impossible picture.
Neither is this: of colored barber |
shop, duplicate of which may be
found in almost any city. The proprt-
etOE IS Prof" he b fat or lean &C
cording TO erade conditions. He does |
MT wear either coat on vest ia his shop
in summer and his top shirt is net al. |
ways as clean as 1t was when lie fiVat
came fgom the laundry same times it |
looks as though 1t had been worR by q |
soap gEeaEe man TO break it in, the |
sleeves are rolled up about haaf way ex'
J
want Of fumigasion or bath. His
haiE seeds trimming and he wo aid lesk
a trifie EaoTe attractive Il he would
shave, bus be hasn't time. AS We
enter bis shop he IL ssandlng et the
fsSnt door With two fer" Ia his
mouth and copy of the Police Gazette
III his hand, OE a policy slip; we sga
addressed about in this formi "GoGd
morning Prof og Dse,or Gap'n, sumb'n
depep" or cOuRee that Is the object OF
OUr vIsit va W would hardly 60 to "stone'
yare 80 buy coal or 30 a barber fhsp for
G sQuaEs meal, barber cub hair and
shave people.
Of osarse that is the ebksct of eur
visis. We would hardly go to ssoas
, yard TO buy coal sY so barber shop for
q square masl. BaEbers cut hair and
shave people.
There are number of "gentsn oe.
cupylng all the spare seats and the enly
two bagber chairs are filled, so We stand
Ny frlend Il a stranger Ia town, a
gentleman of refinement and he detests
hearing p<efanity. One Of the 'gents"
who is professional chsirsweater and
policy shark or race track tout is ems
gagged in an aFgument with aaO(heE
''gsnt and 30 en- phasize his poiats let's
out a Gumbes Of largs saod picturesque
eaths thas wosld almost make tie
devil look ashsme6 IN suSh q company.
but eli the 0tAsT "gents" laugh, ana
the professor who mas been busy try
lag TO find out ykether his gig came In
yesterdays drawings calls the pRofans
| gsns aside and gives him the result of
another pipe ageam-ln taTee figures.
Bxit "pasfes sor and gent" The first
chair is SOW empty and my friend who
is in hurry 10 catch a train occupies
is, tells Shs artist what he wants, acd
uEges kim TO be quick. While the
! basbsE Is drawing hot water to clean
eat his shaving mug, a Teiigi0us dis
eussion breaks oat. Tas point sb issue
baing that John the Baptist was not
the founder Of the Baptist OhuTch. This
particular b8sber is a baptist and he
gets in the mix up and forgets sll
about the customer. During the debate
anOther "gent" who has lsarned to
The colored American., 1900-06-16

Complaint is made that Gov. Rose
yelt has HOt appointed a SINCE Negro TO
arespOEsible eff e in the state service,
and he knows the Worih Of the Negro
to-, il any man does. For he owes his
life and hts military fame to the hero
ism Of tAe black race. Why dOE'e the
ol0red leaders In New YOTk gsb to-
gether like men and demand some state
patronage2 Negro votes count fer as
much a3 white votes aHd ought to be
rewarded. We are reheblY informed
that there is not single Negro voter
heldIng a position in New YoEk's state
capital above that OF labeTeT and mes
senger. And yet Col Roosevelt would
have been defeated CT election il aaR
considerable proportion of the Negro
voters OF the Empire State had Doi
voted, or If they had voted for his dem
Ooratic rival as many OF ihem threaten
to do this fall If he is nominated. There
are only two Negro messengers, enc 81
whom is q per diem mae, and WORKS
only during the session Of the legisla
ture; the other is the messenger to the
Speaker Of the Assembly, a gentlemaE
of culture and edusation who has
trained several white employees foE The
civil-serviCe humbRg-which no Negro
seems to BE- able to successfully pass IN
that part Of New York. C5l Roosevelt
owes the black brethren some sort Of
explanation for this condition OF affairs
Platitudes wOn'o explain, they simply
mystify.
Are New York Negroes all iguOsam
uses or are they afraid to aspire to hold
state Off 3es, whioh?
Cool heads are mighty useful in great
crises.
Hon. Mr.. Muddl IS a republican from
way back, aud if he gets votes enough
he will surely be elected.
The cable brings the intelligence thai
a European crisis is at hand. We seem
to be living in the period Of vars and
rumOrs Of wars.
It is now definitely settled that Nc
Kinley sHd will be the republican
nominee for President AID Vice Presi-
dent respectively.
Does ans rational being believe ali
the nonsense and twaGdie that emil
mates from certain quarters concerning
the Ntgro? we hope not.
The impetuo8ity which breeds rash
ness OF ubteranee and action ia not to
be desired in race leadership. The
cooler the head, the caImer the judg'
ment.
Governor Roosevelt will, it is said,
succeed himself as Governor or New
York il he Is not nominated against
his will tog the vice presiteaCy. This Is
tolerably safe statement TO make.
We are too prone to forget tsat We
have not yet passed beyond the pro-
bationary period that we are still in
the wilderness and that the great time
keeper has not called us yet.
The Negro in America is the coming
man. The Caucasian h. reached the
limit of civilization, the zenith Of bis
power. Let the Negro take beart and
DreDaTe IN neet the RESPONSIBILITIES .
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with Hess and Heck for the office of
prosecuting Attorney, and If he does,
those who know him well, have no
Tears OF the outcome, for he knows a
TRICK or two about politics that will
stand him we'll in hand on convention
day. His name is not given, because
II would be unfair to drag him INTO
this contest until he announces that
he is an aspirant for the office.
On the Republican side the office of
prosecuting Attorney has no aspirant
as yet. There are several names men,
toned, but when these attorneys are
approached on the subject they frown
and go off mad. 1t is believed, how
ever, that Attorney A. L. Lehman, of
falrmont, can have the nomination if
ne wants it. He is a quiet fellow, never
has much to say in a political way. but
would make strong candidate. and if
elected, strong official. Other names
heard once in great while are those
OF Z. II. Leeds, w. W. Scott and e. F..
Morgan, but it is not thought that
either Of the last named would consent
10 nave their names placed before the
county convention.
mere are several aspirants for the
intermediate Court Judgeship on both
sloes. +. I. Martin and B. L. Butcher
Delng those most frequently mentioned
on the Democratic side, and ex-Mayor
U. ). Kendall and Judge Charlton. the
present incumbent, on the Republican
side At this writing Mr.. Kendall is
the only one who has announced bic
Willingness to serve the people. Judge
Cnarleon mas made fair and impartial
Juuge and by many it is believed that
IL ne desires a denomination he can
nave It, Another factor in his favor is
ms location, Warrington. Manning
Ton district has the happy faculty of
coming into the convention and saving
that they are one-half the wealth and
ohe-thlrd the vote of the entire county
ana all they ask is recognition. This
klhd OF a plea sometimes carries with
II nomination, but Mr. Kendall is not
ldle by any means, and if persistent
Work VIII count for anything, he ought
10 capture the nomination with hands
ooWn. Judge Charlton has not init
mated that he cares for a re-nomlna-
tlon and may not be a candidate.
Uolng pack TO the aspirants on the
democratic side, it looks as though Mr.
Butcher would get the nomination. He
seems to want it, while Mr.. Martin
would perhaps take it if it came to
MIN with a struggle, but he will not
contest with Mr.. Butcher for the nom
nation. If ex-Judge w. s. HAMMOND
would permit it, he would be nomi-
nateo by reclamation, and it is need
less TO say, would be elected by an
oVerWnelRlng majority. Judge Hay
mond is one of the leaders of the Mar
ION county bar, and could not afford to
give up his lucrative practice for the
Intermediate Court Judgeship, with a
SALARY OF Sl,o00. VANATA.
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WALL STREET AND THE DEBT.


10 the Editor of the Register.
refused to write any more about the
deot, but learn that the Intelligencer 20
Gently asserted that Originated what Is
now on foot" This matters nothing ro
me personally, but the Democratic party
should not blunder.
All thinking men see the Importance of
preventing a useless dept agitation lka
virginia Went through The scheme rem
resented by the Virginia Debt Commits
sioners, is total departure from the
proposition and programme I and others
OF TINS State and Virginia requested
brown Bros. TO take up, and a total de-
parture from the memorial presented 10
our last Legislature If this subject Is
ventilated the Parkersburg convention
will re-affirm the Edmiston resolution Of
1895, which throttled the scheme then rem
resented by these same Virginia Debt
commissioners. The resolution should be.
Resolved. The Democratic party re-
anirms its position taken by he resolu-
ton offered by the Hon. Andrew Edmis-
ton in the Legislature of 1895, and this
convention says that West Virginia
should decline TO negotiate with Commits
sioners acting under such resolution as
the General Assembly of Virginia has
passed respecting the so-called debt of
this State.'
Very briefly-Twenty years ago some OF
the brainiest men of this State. with no
motive except her welfare. after exhaust
i've discussion. agreed as to what West
Virginia ought could and would DC aboui
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POLITICAL.
OFFICIAL CALL FOR STATE
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.

At meeting of the State Democratic
Executive Committee. held at Charles
ton, West Virginia on the 18th of Janu-
airy, 1900, 1t was ordered that State Con-
yention of accredited representatives, OF the
Democratic party Of West Virginia be
held at the city of Parkersburg, IN the
County OF Wood. Oh
Wednesday, june 9Th, 1900, at 1900
O'Clock Meridian,
for the purpose 81 selecting nominees FOR
the following Offices. Governor, Auditor,
Attorney-G state Superintendent of
Free Schools Treasurer, two Judges OF the
Supreme Court OF Appeals. two Electors
at-Large for President and Vice President
Of the United States Members OF the state
Democratic Executive Committee. and The
TRANSACTION OF such other business as may
properly come before II.
1t was also ordered that each County
shall have one Delegate In salG Convention
for each one hundred Oo0) votes or frac-
ton thereof of fifty (50) votes or more cast
In such county for electors for President
and Vice President OF the United states
at the election Of November 9Th, 1896. that
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George Tucker, was Professor of Law
In the University of Virginia at the
time of Mr.. Brookes birth. He was
attending school in Richmond when
the war broke out in 1861. In the fall
OF that year he applied for and was
accepted as midshipman in the Con-
federate navy, and ordered to duty
under Commodore Forrest, at the Nor
folk navy yard. He served at that
station upon the receiving ship until
the evacuation Of Norfolk, when he was
assigned to gunboat and assembled
the James river to Richmond. He took
part In the repulse of the Monitor and
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other Federal gunboats in their attack
upon the fort at Drewry's Bluff. While
in this service he fell into wretched
health and his appointment was re-
voked. After recruiting at home sew
eral months, in 1863, he volunteered
into the Confederate cavalry. He was
at Gettysburg, Spotsylvania G. H.. the
Wilderness, and in one continuous fight
from the Rappahannock to the James.
He was so severely wounded on May
rs, 1864, that he was never able to re-
join the army. After the war he taught
school near Salem, Roanoke county.
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MARION CoUNTY's POLITICS.

FAIRMONT, w. Va, Many 2S.-Sev-
eral days ago there appeared in the
Register an interview on national and
State politics from the Hon. o. S. Nc
Kinney, of this city, Speaker of the
West Virginia House of Delegates.
While the words of wisdom from the
speaker were of considerable interest
to both parties in Marion county, yet
the majority of the people of this
county are more deeply interested in
local politics than they are in national
and State. owing to the fact the county
stands about equally divided between
the two great parties-Democratic and
Republican.
A glance at the county newspapers
will reveal the names of many persons
in both parties who are willing to serve
the people of this county for the next
few years The sherifalty is the best
office in the gift of Marion county peo-
pie and from present indications there
will be warm struggle for this lucra-
tive office. On the Democratic side the
only person who has announced him
self is Frank Hood, of Pawpaw district,
an aspirant for the same office four
years ago. He is very intelligent and
upright citizen, respected by all who
know him, and there is but little doubt
now of his being the Democratic nom
inee. Other prominent Democrats who
have not announced, but who are
spoken of, are ex-Sheriff 2. G. Morgan,
OF Fairmont district, and Smith Hood,
also of this district. Either one of these
gentlemen would make an acceptable
candidate, and there will be a pretty
fight ahead for the Democracy to settle.
On the Republican side of the fence,
the most prominent aspirant is NJ. A.
Jolliffe, of Fairmont district, who, as
matters now stand, will have easy sail
ing for the nomination. He is we'll
known all over the county, and as the
saying goes, has the collar, A. J.
Hays, of Warrington district, an as
pirant for the office four years ago, is
also talked of by his friends as suit
able candidate, but he is not willing to
make the race unless he can get the
nomination without a struggle. He
wv, Ids plSuly vi SUN, anu IL he
were to be nominated would make a
hard fight for election. Recently there
has been some talk of Postmaster
Lloyd Kuhn, of Monongah, shying his
castor in the ring for the office of sher-
iff, but there has been very little said
in Republican circles regarding his
candidacy on account of the prominence
OF Jolliff and Hays.
For the office OF Prosecuting Attor-
ney, there is more activity on the DEM
ocratic side than there is on the Re-
publican. The members of the local
bar have announced in the Fairmont
Index their willingness to serve the
Commonwealth of West Virginia, and
they are w. NJ. Hess, of Warrington,
district, and P. S. Heck, of Pawpaw
district. Hess comes from a section of
this county that usually gets what it
demands and may make things mighty
lively for his competitor from Pawpaw.
Both of these candidates resemble the
immortal Abraham Lincoln in many
respects, Heck is tall and gaunt like
Lincoln, and Hess, on account of his
droll sayings and facial resemblances
But there is a certain gentleman in the
city of Fairmont, by profession law
yer, who may take notion to contest
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He attended the Law School of the Uni
versity of Virginia, 1867 to 1869, and
was admitted to the bar and practiced
law in Craig ana Roanoke counties I'M
til the winter of 1870, when ne removed
to Charles Town, Jefferson county, w.
va. Here he practlced until the fail
OF 1878, when he accepted the appoint
ment of Professor of Law in the Uni
yersity at Morgantown, which position
he still occupies. The West Virginia
University conferred upon him the de-
gree of A. M. pro honore, and Wake
Forest College, North Carolina, gave
him the degree of LII. D.
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Martinsburg News Notes.


MARTINSBURG, w. Va, June g.
The Martinsburg base ball team viii
open the season on the home grounds
on Tuesday with Chambersburg. The
Shepherd College base ball team will
cross bats with the home team on the
grounds here on Saturday, the 9Th.
Two Mormon elders, who made their
appearance in this county some time
ago, limited their operations to the
Back Greek Valley, where they went
from house to house holding services.
They began TO grow holder and began
to hold general meetings in that sec
ton of the county. The feeling in the
community became SO bitter that some
of the residents of that community
armed themselves with shotguns and
politely requested the Mormons to
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NOTICE
OF a General Meeting of the Stock
holders of the West Virginia Saw
ings and Building Association, of
WheeIfuU
ma2S,ju1,4


The undersigned stockholders in the
West Virginia Savings and Building AS
ISOLATION, of Wheeling, a corporation of
the State of West Virginia, holding to-
gether at least one-tenth of the capital
stock of such association, hereby give
notice that they have called and hereby
call a general meeting of the stockhold-
ers of said association to be held on Mon
day, June 4th, A. D., 1900, commencing at
clock p. m. at the office OF Geo. j.
Mathison, Esq, real estate and insurance
agent, at No. 1903 Market street, second
story, in the city Of Wheeling, w va,
for the purpose of electing a board of d.
rectors removing the present directors IL
necessary, and filing the vacancies, pass
ing upon a resolution to discontinue the
business of said corporation and of trans
acting any other business which may
lewfully be done by the stockholders In
general meeting. Notice that a general
meeting of the stockholders in said asso-
citation for said purpose Will be held at
said time and place is hereby given.
B. d. GUNDLING,
JOSEPH BAKER,
LORENZ BAKER.
CHAS. A. CARENBAUER
CHARLES HANNAH,
JAMES HANNAH,
Stockholders in Said Corpora ton
ma2Sjul,4
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A TIMELY SKETCH

OF the A1fe Of PEpf. St. George Tuck
s. Brooke. 0f Morgantown.
From "Pfominent Men Of West Virginia, .
Page $685.
st, George Tucker Brooke, Professor
of Common and Statute Law in the
University of West Virginia, was born
July 40, 1914, at the University of .Vir-
yinia. His father was prominent
lawyer OF Richmond, Va, but his ma
(erral grandfather, the late Henry St.
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TRY ALIENS FOoT-EASE,

Ar powder to Be shaken into the shoes. Your feet
feel swollen, nervous and hot, and get tired easily
II you have smarting feA or TIGHT shoes nv Arens
Eoot-Ease: Heodes the feetand make waking easr.
Cures swollen, sweating feet ingrowing nails, bis
a. pain and gives rest and comfort Try iffoar soid
~ " druggists and shoe sfofes for 2jc Trial nark
- III Addeon. kpen = olmeted. n Bu.E.Y
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make themselves scarce. The request
was granted and the Mormons have
left the county.
GENERAL NOTICES.
NOTICE
OF a General Meeting of the Stock
holders of the Star Building
Association.

hOIuers OF tne StaF buIlulnS
Association.
The undersigned stockholders in the
Star Building Association, corporation
of the State of West Virginia, holding
together at least one-tenth the capital
stock of such association, hereby give
notice that they have called and hereby
call a general meeting of the stockhold-
ers of the said association, to be held on
Monday, June 4th, A. d. 1900, commence
ing at o'clock p. M, at the office of Geo.
j. Mathison, Esq, real estate and insur-
ance agent, at 1903 Market street, second
story, in the city of Wheeling, West Vir-
ginia, for the purpose of electing a board
of directors, removing the present direct
ors if necessary, and filling the vacancies,
passing upon a resolution to discontinue
the business of the said corporation, and
of transacting any other business which
may lawfully be done by the stockhold-
ers in general meeting. Notice that a
general meeting of the stockholders in
said association for said purposes will be
held at the said time and place is here
by given.
B. D. GUNDLING,
ma2S,ju1,4 VIM. O'NEILL,
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Inc second of our series of Pianola
ana Aeollan recitals will be given on
MONDAY afternoon, June II. from to
CLOCK. F. w. BANNER co.
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BUILDING LOTS.

s175 will buy good lot on north end of
Island; there is good class of houses on
both Sides good neighborhood.
But a few left on Fifteenth street at $50
per front foot.
Splendid home on North York street; 10
rooms; lot 60x400, for less than 1t cost to
build house.
G. O. SMITH
National Exchange Bank Building
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pR0PERTY FOR SALE.

No. 1873 South Broadway street-House
of six rooms; lot 35x125; in first-class re-
pair; possession at once; at a bargain.
No. SO North Erie street-House of FIVE
rooms; lot 25x112; price 5000 on a quick
sale.
No. Kentucky street-House of four
rooms; price $500 on a quick sale; pos
session at once.
MONEY TO LOAN ON PROPERTY.
ROLF & ZANE,
Telephone 566. 80 Fourteenth st.