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The colored American., 1900-12-15

services of competent bookkeeper ant
hear the mighty mogal prevaricate
and see him squirm, as he glances owe
his letters of endorsement, ,and wriggles
In the effort to get himself up to the
point to say no! and he will see the
white line IN all its hideous and malig,
nant forms. This man may be pillar
in the ultra fashionable white church,
heavy Contributor to Negro insti'
tutions of learning, staunch friend OF
the Negro-stsunch friend Of the Ne
gro is an American phrsse and means
not what it says, but 'friend of the Ne
gro in his place."
This is the American estimate of the
Negro, he is human being with place
and if he doesn't lock out it will be
benevolently sssimulated by the horde
of foreigners who are focking to this
country yearly by the thousands. The
white race the world over has gotten
the notion that it must dominate the
world. 1t is doing it by craft and Gun
ming and by force of arms and diplo
macy, and it is not overscruplous as to
the methods which it employs to &C
complIsh the results. The unwritten
history Of some OF it's large real estate
transactions would not be creditable to
it's honor or its business integrity if
made public. Might rather than right
is the foundation stone upon which
these pushing and popular and power
full Anglo Ssxons have reared what to
them seems an i'm mperishable structure.
The great Indian Red jacket in a
speech be fore a council of the chiefs
and missionary at the Six Nations in
1905, among other things says speak
ing of the Pious Palm Singers who stole
their lands: "They asked for q small
seat. We took pity on them and grant
ed their request and they sat down
among US. We gave them corn and
meat, and in return they gave Us pois.
on. The white people having now
found our country coed, tidings were
sent back and more came ameng US.
Yet We did not fear them, we took
them to be friends. They called US
brothers; We believed them, and gave
them larger seat. At length their
number 80 increased they wanted more
land, they wanted our country, war
took place, Indians were hired to fight
against Indians, and many Of our peo-
pie were destroyed. And 1t always
happens that way to the "assimulated"
especially when they are outwardiy
recognized as "brothers." When par
ticularly avaricicus and crafty white
man wishes to make an indelible i'm
preston on a Negro whom he knows
has money or moneys worth he sinks
his prejudices to color and will some
times join a Negro church in order
to emphasize his contempt for race
distinction? I know two such hypo.
critics who In Washington after the
War Of Rebellion were thicker than
thieves with the Negroes, and who
made money because their interests
we're supposed to be with the Negroes
end their sympathies. One of them is
now a millionaire the other is great
publisher, the millionaire employs En-
The colored American., 1900-12-15

preston IN another form. There is one
fact about the Anglo Saxon race and it
has no particular respect for poverty.
nor sym pathy for those who are in it's
power. 1t knocks down and walks
over anybody that gets in its way. when
1t takes notion to do thing, it does
1t, 1t does great many things that it
ought not to do, but this Is accounted
for by its overweening ambition to di
vest itself of it's swaddling clothes and
put on the formidable habillments of q
full fedged world power, cannons, war
vessels and all.
The United States in It's present am
bilious desire to become facile princeps
of the nations Of the world, illustrates
in its career ss a nation the effects
which the love Of power, fame, honors
and gold produces upon those who
have been, aud'are thus afflicted. Noone
has heard the true story which led to
the occupation OF the Transvaal by the
Dutch and 1t will be good many half
centuries before the true story Of the
occupation Of the PHILIPPINE Islands
will be told.
A nation with power, always has
money, and as money is the God of
these nations, they always inv;ke it's
aid in their efforts to overcome trouble,
some obstacles. But there is another
and more powerful GOD than this
American and European God. His
name is Jehovah. Jlre, king of kings,
God Of Gods" and He has promised to
visit the iniquity of the fathers upon
the children TO the fourth generation.
Hence these prophecies of Isaiah and
Joel will particularly apply to the
present period unless benevolent as
simllation, doesn't mean taking forci-
BILE possession of anothe1's property
without his consent, or that tenlarging
the sphere of influence" doesn't mean
the crowdipg out of the other fellow by
the big fellow who puts himself and
his friends in the other fellows place
and keeps 1t, with the promise that he
will teach him the science of govern
ment. 30 that his great grandson will
know how to run the government,
when he comes. This is "benevoIent as
similation" stripped of all Its persifage
In Hawaii the other day the Inde-
pendents elected an off colored dele
gate to Congress, one Wilcox, contrary
to the expectations of the dominant
race in the islands. Since his election
the newspapers in this country who get
their news from their representatives
in Hawaii have intimated strongly
that Wilcox was elected by appeal to
the color line and the baser prejudices
of tbs native element in Hawaii. The
American white man never raises the
color line and never appeals to the
baser element for its vote in state or
national election. He is too holy for
that. He doesn't believe In color lines
black ones-and go he sticks to the
white line every day in the year and
makes 1t pay. He is color blind, but he
can always distinguish white from
black.
Let any black fellow in Washington
The colored American., 1900-12-15

People who eat these things oc-
cssionslly are at the mercy of this
poWer.hunter and must pay whatever
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-08-23
TWO MEN BADLY HURT.

We're Stealing q Ride in a Freight Car
Whom a Collision Occurred. w
A rear end collision occurred at 5
o'clock Friday morning ut the foot of
Poplar street, on the tracks of the p. /,
W. Il b. railroad, as a result of which
the pilot of one engine was injured and
one car damaged, and two mon who
we're stealing a ride are now at the
Delaware Hospital suffering from
crushed and broken limbs.
One OF the men is Frank s. Harley of
New York City, aged "a years. He is
the left foot above the ankle. An effort
is being made to save the foot, but it is
feared that it cannot be done. The
other leg is badly bruised, but can be
saved. +t
William Zahner is the name given by
the other, man, and he said his home is
at No. 74S Ninth avenue, New York
City. Zahner has both legs severely
crushed, but they will not have to be
amputated, as at first supposed.
The men were in fat car in which
were a number OF steel rails, and when
the cars eollided the impact forced the
iron for ward and caught the men be-
tween the rails and the end of the car.
They screamed pitlfully. The work of
removing the rails from the broken
car required nearly three-quarters of an
hour. The men were taken tc the
hospital in the Phoenix ambulance and
the patrol wagon.
The accident was due to the colliding
train failing to stop. 1t is stated that
the brake would not respond in time to
prevent the collision.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-08-23
WAS AT THE MERCY OF
FIREBUGS AND THIEVES
Deliberate Attempt to Burn and Pillase
Smithdeld, Illinois, Thursday Night.
CENTRE OF TOWN WIPED OUT
Thirteen Business Buildings
We're Destroyed.
INCENDIARIES MADE THEIR ESCAPE

Smithfield,' ILL.,, Aug. 17.--A de-
liberate attempt was made at midnight
to burn and pillsge Smithfisld. Only
the combined efforts of the 1900 in
habitants saved the place from de-
struction.
The fire was discovered in the Robert
son grocery. 1t spread rapidly. There
is no fire depar tment here; and before
the bucket brigades formed to check
the flames, 10 business houses in the
centre of the town had been destroyed,
together with their contents. As they
were all frame buildings, the losses
will not exceed sT5, 900, fully insured.
In several houses near the scene of
the fire, the incendiaries were dis
covered trying to gather up valuables
left by the citizens IN the excitement
attending the fire. They wee driven
out of half dozen houses, and finally
escaped from town in carriage before
the inhabitants realized that an at
tempt at wholesale looting had been
made.
FOUR BURNED, ONE FATALLY. {
Chicago, ILL.,, Aug. 17.--One man
lost his life and three men were in
jured today in fire which destroyed
the building occupied by the Inde-
pendent Paper Stock Co.. Nos. 54-l6O
Desplaines street. Loss, 1875, 600.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-08-23
THE FRIGK REPORT.

No Confirmation of Statement That Steel
Man Wants Site Near Here for Plant.
President William Lawton of the
Board of Trade was asked Saturday con-
corning report in the Philadelphia
Record that Henry G. Frick, the steel
manufacturer, had given an order for
the purchase of land On the Delaware
River near Wilmington, for the estab-
lIshment of steel plant. Mr.. Lawton
said he could not say anything con-
corning that matter; he could not
affirm or deny that MIR. Prick had
beer in Wilmington.
MIR. Lawton said that he wanted to
see every industry come to this city
that it was possible to get here. The
Delaware Forge and Steel Co. ,of which
Mr.. Lawton is director, has paid for
the 200 acres of land it purchased for
its Elant on the north side of the
Brandywine. The Bowers Dredging
Co. is preparing to fill about one-half
of the property with mud from the
Christiana.
1t was suggested that the Frick
report was an error and that some one
had COMPOUNDED Mr.. Frick with John
Fritz, the president of the Delaware
Forge and Steel Co.. which is prerar-
ing TO establish plant here.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-08-23
JACK nA1Y,s HEnoIsI.

Jack DAILY, Wilmington's famous
light weight, paid visit to this city
Friday evening. DAILY is looking we'll and
is in good physical condition. Next
week he win go into training quarters
at MOI ton, Delaware county, Pa, and
as the lightweight class now furnishes
no competitor worthy of him, his mana
ger and trainer, Jimmy Howard, pro-
poses to match him against kid
Mccoy at 154 pounds. Howard pro.
poses to enter the lists for the 122-
pound championship. t
DAILY is recovering from severe In
Jury to his right hand, which resulted
in several bad cuts and the loss of the
end of the middle finger. He sustained
the injury by an act of bravery, the
stopping Of runaway horse, attached
to carriage in which man and
woman were riding, in Philadelphia re-.
Gently. DAILY seized the horse BY the
bride, but the animal forced him across
the sidewalk to the large window of a
store, and in his efforts 10 protect him
self his hand was dashed through the
window and badly cut by the glass. He
held on to the horse, however. and
stopped it. The occupants of the car
riage did not even thank him for his
brave act.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-08-23
RICH HAUL FOR THIEVES.

b.
SjIserware and Wearing Apparel stolen
From County House of w. s. Almond.
When w. Stewart Almond, secretary
of the Delaware Terra Gotta Co. came 10
town from bis country residence Friday
morning, II was rs an involuntary shirt.
waist man. Thieves had visited his
house in the night and made an almost
complete haul of the things on the first
fluor, including two or three coats be-
longing to Mr.. Almond. The articles
stolen comprise all the silverware, five
women's oests and two capes, gold
plated clock, watch belonging to Mr..
Almonds son, John r. Almond, Jr.,
three umbrellas, two parasols,c table
linen and towels, two napkin rings,
pair of field glasses, a spy-glass and
two pairs of opera glasses. Altogether
there were probably several hundred
dollars worth Of goods taken. In addi-
tion to these, the thieves took bread
and cake and Other food from the
larder and carried it away.
Mr.. Almonds country residence is
the old Young property next to Gen.
Wistar's place on the Delaware River,
between Grubb's Landing and Clay
mont. The house is between the rail
road and the river.
A tramp called at the place Thursday
and asked for food, and Mrs. Almond
gave him something to eat. 1t is now
thought that after partaking CT the
food, the tramp went into the cellar
and stayed there until after all had
gone to bed. For, although the house
doors are sometimes not locked, Thurs
day night, member OF the household
did lock them all, and Friday morning
there was no evidence that any of the
doors had been forced. AT the time
the tramp was being fed, another tramp
was observed on the other side of the
railroad track, and it is now believed
he was q pal of the others, and that
after night the first tramp came from
the cellar and let mis- partner into the
house.
The thieves apparently confined their
operations to the first floor and they
were undisturbed, no member of the
household being aroused by any noise
in the night.
1t can be imagined with what sur
prise Mr.. and Mrs. Almond realized
Friday morning that while they slept SO
many articles had been stolen. When
Mr.. A llmond went to get his coat from
the rack, he found that everything had
been taken from the rack, and il was
not long before he learned that silver
ware and table linen had disappeared,
and he had no spoon to stir his morn
ing coffee. Among the articles taken
were some that were in a workbag
belonging to Mrs. j. q. Green who
was visitor at the house over night.
A stump of cigar left on mantel
piece BY Mr.. Almond had been taken,
showing that the thieves had an eye
for details.
The two napkin rings, in the list of
stolen articles, were presents to Mr.. and
Mrs. Almond at their wedding, and
the field glasses and spy-glasses were
the property of friend.
Two bags had been emptied of pots-
toes by the thieves and these and the
table cloths were, probably used to
remove the rlunder.
After Mr.. Almond had reached town,
be informed Chief of Police Massey Of
the robbery and the chief notified the
Chester and Philadelphia police to look
out for stolen goods. ~
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-08-23
NEW CANDIDATE M THE FIELD.
Alvin II. Morrison for the Nomination fol
Governor.


Alvin II. Morrison for the Nomination for
D Governor,
An interesting movement In the local
political field Ia the bringing out of
Alvin r, Morrison OF the Delaware Con !.
struction Co., and prominent member
of the Board of Trade, as candidate
for the Damocratic nomination for gov
ernor. Heretofore, Peter j. Ford was
the one gudernatorial candidate in this
city and opposition to him was only
that of the friends Of j. Wilkins Cooch
and Dr. John j. Black OF the rural dis
tricts. But on Wednesday week Mr..
Morrison announced to his friends that
he would allow his name TO be used
and he says he win do his bes. to win
out. L4t
The effect Of his candidacy at this
late stage of the campaign REMAINS to
be seen, but it is creating much inter-
est among the politicians. In several
districts candidates are on the list for
the delegation eleotion who are believed
to be opposed to Ford. But Ford s
friends claim that he will have more
than 40 out of the SIS delegates in this
county. The outcome, however. is very
uncertain, and will remain SO until
after the primaries.
The contest among the Democrats for
the attorney -generalship nomination
has an interesting phase in that all
three of the Wilmington candidates,
Cooper, Davis and Haimap appear
equally sanguins of success. Each man
and his friends tell inquiiers that he
will have o majority Of the delegates.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-08-23
STRlCTER QUARANTINE ADVISABLE.

Persons From Houses Where Contagious
Diseases Exist Should Not Mingie with
Others.
81 would like to know IL the regula-
tionH in reference to the spreading of
contagious diseases do not prevent
people coming from sick rooms and
mingling with the general public on
the streets and in business places"
said u business man TO The Gazette's
representative Friday afternoon.
Continuing, he said: s
just came from local drug store
where numbei Of people were being
waited upon at ths counters and sew
eral others were being served at the
soda fountain. woman in the mum.
her, who had been making purchase,
remai ked as she started out the door,
that she guessed she would not stay
longer than necessary as she had Just
come from q house where diphtheria
was prevalent.
~, -y;.. Now j do not think that woman
should have been allowed to be on the
street, or even to leave her home, and
to my mind the physician who would
permit such is guilty Of gross negli-
genoe. 1t is this oarelsssness and
thoughtlessness which is responsible to
large extent for the spread of CON-
tagious diseases. People should not be
allowed to come from homes where
contagious diseases exist. l think it
is an outrage that such thing should
be permitted. His manner showed
the Indignation which he felt IN re-
gard TO the matter.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-08-23
SHORT SESSION OF COUNCIL.


Bonds of Former Street and sewer Direc-
tors Cancelled.
City Council had a brief session
Thursday and heard one item outside of
routine business. That was the an
nouncement from Chairman Kane of the
finance committee that on the recon-
mendation Of the city solicitor, the
bonds of Samuel Chambers and William
A. Pratt, former Street and Sewer
Commissioners hnd been cancelled
The bonds were for $40, 600 each.
Mr.. Chambers term began In 1891,
and his bondsmen were Philip p. Tyre
and Patrick Carberry. Mr.. Pratt served
the remainder Of Enoch Moores term,
beginning in 1885, and his bondsmer
were Enoch Moore. Alfred Ct. McCaus-
land and Willard Springer.
City Treasurer Hnmann reported a
balance of ST2, 990.51 to the account of
current expenses in First National
Bank, and s31, 1863 IL each of the four
depository banks; total, Sl99, $685. 81.
His receipts we're, From Tax Collector
Sayers, 1915; Tax Collector Lewis,
S1.ol4; City Auditor Pyle, rent market
house, $125. S
City Auditor Pyle reported that the
accounts Of The city treasurer were
correct, and that the collections CT
Registrar Grohe forJ uly were 81, Ala. IS.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-08-23
HARpER'S FERRY.
The Most Beautiful Picturesque and His
t0rie Spot in America.

rhe Most Beautiful Picturesque and His
toric Spot in America.
In view of the fact that the Balti-
more 4 Ohio Railroad Go. will run
second popular excursion to Harper
Ferry, Sunday, August 2Gth. lew
words respecting this celebrated rlace
will be Of interest to all. lIarper's
Ferry is ct the confluence of the
Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers. 1t
Is built upon a mountain known as
Bolivar Heights and overshadowed by
the mountains known as Louden
Heights across the Shenandoah river,
IN Virginia. and by Mary land Heights
across the Potomac river in Mary
land. This historic town is unsur.
passed in beauty and historic con-
nections. From the mountains tops is
the finest scenery Imaginable and view
is afforded covering an area of over
40 miles in all directions through which
the wlndings OF the Potomac and Shen-
andoah Rivers can be seen. 1t is justly
considered the most beautiful, piotuf-
es9ue and historic spot in America.
Harper q Ferry is largely conceded to be
the birth place of the Civil War. A
monument TO John Brown has been
erected along the railroad track near
the station. The old government arsenal,
which was destroyed by the Confed.
crates in 81, was located along the
Potomac at the foot of the city.
Tablets commemorative the events
which took place here have been 81 ected
by the B. u o. Railroad Co. One of
the most beautiful spots at Harper's
Ferry is jefferson Rock. This focK has
become famous throughout the world,
as it was often visited by Thomas Jeffer-
son and 1t was about il that he made
the remark that "the view from this
rock is worth trip across the At
lantic.' 1t commands a view up and
down the Shenandoah Valley and across
the" countfyEtfor q rdistanoe of many
miles. Every citizen of Whining ton
should visit Harper g Ferry, as through
out the history Of the war between the
States, there is no place more promi-
nent and it is the beginning OF the
famous Shenandoah Valley, where more
battles were fought during the Civil
War than any one point in the south.
The trip to Harper's Ferry is very de-
lightful and at the same time replete
with interest to every one who has read
the history of the celebrated region
through which the b. d o. railroad
passes. En- route we pass over the Sus-
quehanna River, through the great
Belt Tunnel, under Baltimore, through
the Monumental City, through Wash
lington, within full view of the great
Washington Monument and the mass
i've structures of the various depart.
ments of the government, and along
the Chesapeake d Ohio Canal and the
famous Potomac River. Near Washing
ton Junction, We pass in full view of
the great Sugar Loaf Mountain, used
by Gen. Mcclellan as an observatory
prior to the battle of Antietam. We
also cross the Monocasy River, cele-
DRAFTED on account of the battle of
Monocacy, which was fought near this
Point. o.E -..s
sOn Sunday, August 26th. the Balti-
more & Ohio Railroad 90. will run a
special train charging for tickets the
low rate Of 50 for the round trip.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-08-23
MAY FREE MRS. BOTKIN.


The California supreme Court to Pass on
Her Case.
San Francisco, CAL, Aug. II. LIN
view of the recent decision of tho Su-
preme Court of California in the case
of the murderer Albert Hotf, by which
he was granted new trial, it is be-
liered that Mrs. Cordslia Botkin,
convicted of poisoning Mrs. John p.
Dunning, is also entitled to a new
hearing. A decision in her case is ex-
pected early next MONTH.
George A. Knight, attorney for Mrs
Botkin, is of the opinion that in her
case q new trial must be granted. He
said: - '-sas
"Inasmuch as practically the same
charge was delivered to the jury, | do
not see how it will be possible TO refuse
it, The judge in both cases, in de-
livering the charge to the jury, assumed
an argumentatiye stand, and that ia
unconstitutional. Again, Mrs. Botkin's
case should never have been heard in
this State. 1t did not come within the
jurisdiction of the courts here, but the
people wanted something sensational,
and they got it,"
Reoonviction in Mrs. Botkin's case
will be difficult, as the chief witnesses
on the first trial had to be brought hero
from Delaware, and, it is said, cannot
be induced to come West again. Mrs.
Botkin is elated at the new turn of
affairs, and is quite confident of a
favorable decision by the Supreme
Court.
when the new trial is granted me
by that tribunal" said she, sit won't
be long before / walk out of the court
room q free woman