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The colored American., 1901-11-02

It was at all out OF the way until 1 was
told OF il afterwards by those whom
slAvery had demoralIzed and corrupted.
Negroes tl-ep and eat at the best hotels
in L JndOn and Paris without inteffeT-
ance or Ia .ult. Alexar der Dumas, the
greatest novel ct France has produced,
and the most productive novelist the
WOllt has produced, was asquadrOon
and was welcomed to the society OF
every land. had the honor of dining
with Frederick Douglass ana Of having
him at my own table.
''SCcisl equality prevails; but this
merely means that all men and all VIC
men have an equal right TO accept inyi-
tations, and that as far as they recOg-
niZs each other st slI it is S mutual
duty TO treat each Other with equal de
ference, I see no passengers on the
street cars Of Washington n who conduct
themselves with more consideration
and poIlteness than the Negroes,
though every race produces s good
many bTutes. I do not see su cClOred
men get up on street cars TO give white
WOms q their seats; but then, neither do
| see a. white men get up and resign
their SEATS TO colOred women: aud great
er Courtesy than this cannot prevail eX-
cepE on the ground of reciprocity. 1t
would be far better, Of course, il there
were no recognition Of race distinction
between traders, and Sll conducted
themselves with the highest mutu
kindutsS ard OIlteness.
A Republican ali NY life, l yet detest
the foreign policy OF This admins -ra-
ton. But Booker Washington, meas
ured by ais achievements, Is the first
of bis lace Of ten millions OF AmerICa IS
anu say That Ia inviting n1m 10 On
ner, Theodore K JOS =veIG mas done hu-
man and mail thing, even II he 0Oez
not DO another during his Admnlslu a.
CIUn.
Mr. e. Q. Mckinney presided at the
grand organ. No h ", Inompki4s,
assl> tea Dy the CHOIR, sarg Longing <
tor Heaven." and Miss Gc,IgIa SmItn
Tendered u beauufuI sClo Accompanied
by Mr.. Arthur Harley, cnUTIsUer al
81 LukeS Mr. r. w. unOm psOn IRE
sided and made ringing introductory
speech.
The colored American., 1901-11-02

SIS the pOssessOTs Of these qusl fications
were The I'd Jre Roosevelt and B boxer I.
WASHINGTON. He handled the recent
White Il Iuse episode with characters.
tic vigor.
81 do not see," DR.. Croffdt said,
"why an invit alton to dinner from
either of tb Sc genu emen to the other
and its acceptance, ought to create the
slightest comment. Sach matters ought
to bs so common place as not TO attract
public attention.
People talk about social equality as
though it was terrible thing to bring
abb l do not see Ii at it is terrible Or
Objectionable. Sociol equality exists in
this country and in every country, and
alw. Us has existed. FOt social q Dallty
means merely the right which A has to
iavfte B 10 h's house. and the equal
ris ht that b has to invlle A TO his
house; and the right Of both TO accept
or decl ne the invitation. A man has q
Isrfect right to go to ball if he is IN
vited, whether white or black, ard he
has no right to go If he is not invited.
This is all there is to social equality.
The exclusion Of Negroes fIOm schools,
theatres, hotels, restaurants and caIs
has nothing to Go with sOcial rlgh S
whatever, or with social equ8Ii Y DJs
the waiter at restaurant put on White
apron to wait upon society? drumming
q street Car q social function: Is the en-
gineer Of q railroad train the marager
of q social machine? No; the exclusion
Of Negroes from these places is the ds-
Mai Of personal rights, not IF social
rights of personal rights guaranteed to
them by the laws Of the land PeOI le
are no more in society when they are IN
q theatre seat together than they are
when they are L ear toge her on the
side walk or on the river Such OTOX
minity has nothing to do with sOcial
rights whatever. re children in the
eli yment OF social rights when the y
arc OH ne s5me bench at schCO? ] cup
pose you all know, what it is diff 3ul.
10 make some newspapers in this city
comLrehend, that there are no sep laTate
schools in the II lrtheTn states They are
ali mixed scnOOls-W hites and blacks
together. I never went TO school in my
life without having Negroes in tue
school and even in my class At the
nrivate schools which l attended when
I was SIX cen TO eighteen there were
more than a hund ed Negroes. We
slept in the Aame dOmitOrV and ste al
the same table and never heard thaI
The colored American., 1901-11-02

Second Baptist Lyceum had another
big day last Sunday. The seating caps-
city Of the main auditorium WAS again
tested and the frequent applause inde-
Gated that the vast audience found
much to enjoy. Dr. W. A. CTottut, MIS-
torian, journalist humanitarian, was on
the prOgromme TO tell How to Build a
Man" TIE wolf l would be immensely
improved were Mr.. Crofiut allowed to
be the master architect Ofman-construc-
tion.
Among the qualities recommended
for cultivation are trustW Orthiness or
the vntue of doing exactly as you
agree; stamina, the ability to presist
and overcome obstacle; subordlnation
obedience to the commands Of an en-
pl0yer and to the laws of C community,
and patience, the ability to wait.
Two men mentioned by the speaker
The colored American., 1901-11-02
SO CIAL EQUALITY A FACT.

Dr.. W. a. Croffut Places New Con-
truction upon the Bugb ear that fright
ems the SOutherner.-ROw to Build
Men of the Roosevelt and Washing
ton Stamp.
The colored American., 1901-11-02
TUE GRAND FOUNTAIN,
United Order 0f<
7Trus RRinFlnep
ORGANIZED January
Office 6O4, 6O6 and COS n. End st.

in
opportunity bus, @
controlled by the Order
ored men, arem members of the Order ~
mind Of good
older than sixty 800 eligible
Subordinate the Rosebud
be between
age You pay according age joining yo G
month dues; II in the
mon You pays q month
AS Sick Benefits you per weekly
mem
Benefit family receives $500 die
n year Death Benefit is S1250G
The colored American., 1901-11-02

Loans and discounts .......... $8,272 so
o. her stock, bonds and
mortgages .............-........ 164 423 So
Due from National BANKS -. IS. 383 %
Banking House ........ ......... Il 600 90
Other real estates .............,. 80. .5SS 90
Furniture and Fixtures ...... $3.50 90
Current expenses and taxes
paid .......................... l 3S8 80
Specie, nickels and cents .... II, 399 so
Paper currency ................... 50, 800 90
Total ........ ................ 391, ,l2O 84
The colored American., 1901-11-02
ROSEBUD FOUNTAINS,

To join the Rosebud Fountain YOU must be
8 and IA year Of age. You pay 81 90. either cas
instaliments. The monthly dues are either Is ol
as Fountains may deciCe. The annual tax is
You receive ss Sick Benefit from $1.5O to 81 % d
70 weekly payments.
As Death Benefit, your family will be paid
you die within year. After one year the Deaf
is S37.
In the INSURANCE DEPARTMENT, there sTe
Clssses: Glass B, Class z, snd Class N. All
payable annually or quarterly.
The colored American., 1901-11-02

l. 1.-ss s. tne age limit + a 70 50
dues, 81 rs 10 81 90. The Certiticae e l. :
After ole year, is value is 500 To S65.
In Glass E, the age limit is IA to % y
So so 10 II 40 The Certificate is valued
one year It's value 3 $500 to $500.
In Glass M, the age limir is IA TO % ye
S21 to S25. The certlficaIeI valued from
You are entitled to a Life Members
CIasse B and z upon purchase OF the II
pays a dividend annually Of 20 per cent.
The Grand Fountain United Order OF
90, 1900, total Of 1882 Death Benefits, "
HALF MILLION DOLLARS.
The colored American., 1901-11-02

%s@+H BANK.-In Savings Bank the Order has
institution
derb
constituted surrounded
Both
Of
fourishing condition.
RESOURCES LIABILITIES
The St. Louis Republic., 1901-03-11
R-I-P-A-H s

had suffered wi,i my hea great Geal,
and while the doctors relieved me In snort
time, the pain would return. My hus-
band told me to try ''Ripans" Tahules.
did SO and they quieted my nerves. and af-
ter taking them for two months 1 am no
longer bothered With any headache. and in
fact, feel as If 1 am :, new woman. give
the Tabues to my children. aged and 5,
and to every visitor / show the "Ripans"
and extol their merits. I am never without
them nor would be for slo). You can refer to
me. I am thrty-two years old and for the
last ten years there was never a month came
brt what suffered from those headaoll hes
until began taking "Ripans'' Tabules
cannot praise them enough Mrs. a. Nc
Allister. 272S n. 1lth St, st. Louis. Mo-,
February "a. 1901.
There is scarcely any condition of III
health that IS not benefited by the OCCASION
al use of a R.LP.A.N.S Tabuie. and the
price. ten fer five cents. does not bar them
from any home or justify any one in IN
during ills that are easily cured. a family
bottle containing 1D tabu.es is sold for 60
cents For children, the chocolate coated
sort, 10 for 25 cents. are recommended. For
sale by druggists.
The St. Louis Republic., 1901-03-11
TAKEN TO CITY HOSPITAL.
Woman Convicted of ASsaulting
Susie Henscl Injured.

Mrs Emma Thompson. who was iinel
slt. and sentenced To six months "a 9all Tor
completely i'm the. assault upon Miss Susie
lansei. who was attacked by mop ana
stripped in the course OF The street rail-
way mems strike last summer, was taken
~ the city Hospital yesterday from the
Workhouse. where she had nearly COM
plrted her sentence.
Beside, suffering from the effects of Il
fag sustained Il week ago. she i said TO t''
hrooding ard worrying. Ii is said she has
heen despondent since her Incarceration.
Mrs Thompson was arrested and charged
with leading the assault on Hiss henSeI
June 8 last She admitted witnessing The
occurrence but insisted that she attempted
to aid the girl by throwing her apron
about her Her trial IN November created
much III feeling. Witnesses testified that
Mrs Thompson had fierccly attacked the
girI and. ON the strength OF their evi
dencc. she was sentenced. In addition 10
brooding over the fancied injustice in her
case, she worried constantly about her sor.
a young man who Joined the army ana l.
row i'm the Philippines. Her husband WAS
formerly secretary of the Central Trades
and Labor Union. Mrs. Thompson still aS-
serts her innocence OF The charge that she
took par, in the assault on Miss Hensel.
The St. Louis Republic., 1901-03-11
ERIC oAsoN's IDEA.
Thinks He Has solved FreiSht-Ra;t ;t
Problem fOr Minnesota.

St. Paul. Mimi. March l0.-Eric Olson Of
Sherhurne County. Uhj at one time was a
member OF the Legislature, was i caller ut
the uihCeS "i thr state Railroad t"mmis-
s!cneis and submitted a scneme for gem
era! revision II freight rates in Minnesota.
TINS is Il subject To which Mr. Olson has
devoted much time, ana on several Occd-
siors ne has been under the Impression fha :
he had hit up n Il satisfactory solution OF
the whole Iloaiem. Ills proposa! MAS ac-
Compani.d wisa statistics aUd maps, AID
the whole was promptly filed. In brief he
advocates:
"Fiiat-ro provide for joint traffic be-
tween all railroads. in Minnesota 50 rs 10
have exclusive State control eyer shipments
10 ana tr0n Duluth. and TWO harbor5 for
every railroad station in Minnesota.
ScccEt-fO stop tne unjust tariffs levied
by railroads IN Minnesota 10 pay dividends
ON bogus stock.
'Thi:d-ro conuel transfer at all cross
in2s 10 rcuch ell stations in Minnesota,
from all stations in Minnesota.
"Fourtf-Fo eGuaitze all freight rates on
a basis OF charges for services rendered,
reasonaDle Tot i tn carrier and shipper.
their charters"
The St. Louis Republic., 1901-03-11

State of Missouri, City of st. Louis. IS:
In the Circuit Court City of 81. Louis,
February Term. 1901. Wednesday. February
The City OF st Louis vs.. Charles L.
Waltner ct al. ClGD.c5s,-
The Marshal of the City OF ST. LOUIS,
having made return upon the summons Is
SUED in this cause. that the defendanis.
Central Trust Company OF New YORK, a cor
poration trustee. Mercantile Trust Compa,ns s,n
81 sIay -> cahiii . Burke and W F.. Burke:
Daniel ". CahiiI, Anne Downing and
Christ G. Loos.. cannot be fo,;nd n tne @
satisfaction OF the Court. that the Iesitcnce
of sail defendants is unknown. or that they
do not reside within the state or Missouri'
1t is ordered that said defendants be not,
fled that a civil action has been colnmencea
against them and others. the OBJECT ana
general nature OF which is to obtain the ap-
nointment by this Court of three disinter-
ested commissioners, freehOders OF proper
ty in said city of ST. Louis. TO assess the
damages which the owners of the property
sought to he appropriated and condemned.
under authority of Ordinance No. 1913 OF
said City of st. Louis. approved July 3,
1891. entitled "An ordinance to establish
and widen Broadway from NORM avenue
to its junction with Halls Ferry Road" may
ssveraliy sustain BY reason OF the appro-
r,riatiou and condsTp tion of such real eS-
tate by the city for establishing and widen-
ing broadway between the points aforesad:
and for a Judgment of contemplation OF said
property for the purposes aforesaid: and
that the nineteenth day of April. 1901. has
been fixed for the hearing of plaintiffs pei
titiUn.
hereof be published according 10 law in the
ST. Louis Republic and Anzeser des West.i
ems. the newspapers pubishlng the journal l
cf the Assembly of the said City Of st. h
Louis.
A true copy from the record.
(SeaD Witness my hand and seal of t1eH
Circuit Court City of st. Louis. this first
day OF March, 1901.
II
The St. Louis Republic., 1901-03-11
ENFENnS OVER SOUTHERN .TAI.r.
MRS. NATIONS PAPER.
Unique Features of Initial Number
OF The Smashcr'S Mail"

Topeh'', h'ls. March l0-The initial ",li-
Iion of Mrs. Carrie Nations newspaper,
The smasher'S Mail. is intcrsstinG. L IS
a f"ur-co!umn. siXteen-paSe paper Of neat
appearance. containing several ha!f-tone IL
iuStationS of various scenes during the ltie
JOINT crusade Mrs Nation says in her
saiGtatory:
Il have no apologies to MAKE in having
Nick Chi!es for the publisher of The Smash
.f Mail. Our savior ate with puhicans and
Silneis I" do them good. The servant is
not above his Lord. This paper shall be
rs IFS nam" implies. The Sma a>ner's Mail
S-isti pun INTO The columns letters ] get
from al o'er even th9se get from across
1hr water. Those wishing 10 say ANYTHING
through the columns Of The SmiSher's Nail
must put 1t III the form of a letter ana use
hfeElty, the soul of wit, for | reserve the
exclusive right as editor. l have had Sc
we're lesson III Peoria from allowing some
one else 10 attend 10 what ought t.. there
ioie. l alone am responsible for what goes
On the fourteenth page is found picture
of Nick Chiiss. the negro publisher. Tn
derneath are The lines. Business manager
%, Thc Smasher's Mail and piaindeaivr.
irho went 10 the relief Of Mis-. Nation when
deserted hy the law and order people
+. The first page contains an excellent half
tone Of Mrs. Nation. The departments Uu-
dei which the letters are published in The
Smasher's Mail are Letters from Hell
Letters from Honest People Apoe"is
for Help" Some Poetry" Notes and Com
ments.'' Endorsements ana Invitations -
'';snar shots" and Answers to Correspond
ents'
Some of the paragraphs in the paper are:
We solicit advertisements Of all That X
useful and beautiful. and THAI its use will
be to the glory of Cod
Why didn't the Legislature pass Il law
prohibiting prisoners the Use "I tobacco.
WHISKY. or To play cards in JAIL Why
build again the things which they Destroy
Il was glad to notice that ANARCHY was
not indorsed by Mcfarland and Sheldon"
You want to he in the band wagGD with
the preachers and the sonG women. Verify.
l say unto YOU. Mr.. Lindsay. You must be
born again.
In justice to Mr.. Cook and family, will
say my confinement was most pleasant IL
it had not been for the cigarette smoke.
had three meals q day and good bed It
* Il first-class hotel beside the Wicnita
ldilhouse. with It's maniacs. cigarettes a3d
green Ders;mmcns. The turnkey. MIR. Doid.
The St. Louis Republic., 1901-03-11
OUTLOOK FOR MINING SCHOOL.
Increased Work to Follow Larger
Appropriation.

Director George I.atd OF the Eolla School
CT Mines IS in the city on bus IS connected
Mines received and also the increase to one
fifth from one-eisat nf the inh ritance tx.
This. he believes, will prove adequate icr
the present needs of the school and Will en-
able 1t to accommodate additional pupils.
Arrangements Will be made 10 open q sum
,ner school at Rolla. II will ne conducted OF
the plan OF the summer schOo! at the State
University. Short courses III geology and
prospecting will be given. In recent years
great demand has sprung up for knowledge
on prospects in Missouri. Last year the
School of Mines received 5000 specimens for
analysis and identification, indicating that
there was = demand for analyti-a! experts.
The summer school Will he thorough and
will ass st many In the stale to Obtain more
crude ideas of the various minerals without
sending them 10 an assayer. TIE senior
make a prospecting tour of Southeast Mis-
SOllri.
The St. Louis Republic., 1901-03-11
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'!I2i;NT GOULD GONE.
s'lif-HahCNI tstt I'D gone.
Called East in Attend Ticc.inc ON ri.
GranGc Western Eeai.

President George J. Could Of the Missouri
Pac.fic-lron Mountain system lcGt last night
for New York on The s:3o train over tbs
Wabash. He was accompanied by
his Immediate family partr. 1T was Nr
Gou!d's intention upgn his return Saturday
from his tour Of inspection of the Iissour
Pacific system. 10 remain in It. Louis unit
Tomorrow. wren the annual meeting OF tbs
Missouri Pacific and the s. Louis. 1ror
Mountain ard Southern companies will be
held at head quarters in the SuIifable build
ing.
Yesterday. however he received a tele-
gram from New York. which requested h N
10 be there on Tuesday morning to attend
an important meeting relative 10 the prr-
chase of the Rio Cirande western. As III
ready announced in The Republic. neSotiil-
tions for this deal have been pending !oi
some weeks past. \ price for the road was
set by Rio Grande Western officials and eX'
perts made an examination Of the property
for the Gouid-Earrimau syndicate. which
propnsed TO buy II. II is thought that tina
ARRANGEMENTS will be mad at the meeting
In New Yorl. tomorrow.
The St. Louis Republic., 1901-03-11
u,-x,r,l and Current Notes.

At n meeting of the directors ol the
East ard West Railroad ni ..eoISh': W; 10 D.
tSr Wee president. and Izzie Bashnski
secretary and treasurer. The COMPANY Is
promoting a line belWeeh Sp"i''t ''i" Se'
eroI poiuts in Georgia.
The Cincinnati, New Orleans anf Texas
Pacific Railroad Company has made ar
rangements to Obtain new iarry ,a steamer ITb..
hoot viii be 900 feet long and lfty feet
beam. bean with capacity to transfer eight
passenger cars at "Trip.
1b. District Court ut AtchiSon, kaS,
has granted an injunction restraining one
Spaulding from riding patent raiiiWay
ficvcle upon the tracks of the Atchison.
sitIon that the tracks Of railway com, com,
many are not a public highway; over Which
ppiivate vehicles can be run by az VINO
inimnc;ion against ordinarily intelligent and
reSasonable people; but tine men who buy
n natent railway bicycle. believing In the
h;cIae can legally he used on all railway
tracks by everybody, do not come under
Nc.nod, has 1854 miles of railway on
1,,,,o % 1910. an increase OF 46S miles i'll
the wear. The capitalization was ss9s. 2bS ~,
,rh;ch Indicates the high average of s56.ooO
psr Pc 7Id i;s go an increase Of s,49S4Ss Working
exnenses were si7.699, 79S. an increase OF Sc
1855: net earnings were s23,a",4'2, an IN
GREASE OF S1,5o2.SO5.
able mart OF the Louisiana Midland, wnicn
&c 70 extend from Monroe to a connection
with Texas and Pacific. q distance OF ioo
miles Surveys have been made in north-
arrIv direction toward Hamburg and Pine
Bluff Ark. A..
in anticipation of heavy travel to the
worlds Pan-Americar Exposition at Buff
faio. the Big Four is making great prepa-
ratjons to take good care OF the business
that will come to them. They nave or
gines from the Schenectady works which
are to be fast and powerful machines
Reports sent out by the Santa Fe and
Southern Pacific roads indicate that there
will be from 20.0C0 to 2l 800 carloaos OF
California oranges for Eastern shipments
This season. The crop is said to be. the
LARGEST on record. Already the Southern
Pscitic has shipped 4.50 carloads to the
Ia stern markets from the Southern coun-
ties of the State. The fruit is the finest
ever raised IN Inc state ana Is sehi"s VIC"
in the East
The regular monthly meeting OF tne
Central Freight Association will be held in
Chicago on next Wednesday and Thursday
General Passenger Agent Stone of the
Louisville and Nashville says that he mas
not Vet selected a successor to Jackson
smith as division passenger agent at Gin
cinnat..
The new passenger coaches put in serv-
ice out of Cincinnati by the B, & o; s. w.
on the New York run seat sixty-eight peo-
plc. The cars are mounted over twelve
wheels. the same as Pullman cars. There
are two washstands in each car-one for
women and the other for men. The interior
finish of the cars is oak, and the seats are
upholstered in red plush.
earned in February s294 10. an increase over
February. 1900. of sIl.3lS.
The Western Passenger Association will
meet at the Southern Hotel tomorrow.
The St. Louis Republic., 1901-03-11
PENNSYLVANIA SYSTEM.
Growing Importance of the Lines
West OF rittshurS.

The PENNSYLVANIA lines west of Pittsburg
are growing 50 rapidly in Importance that
line Their lines West reach celters of
population which turn over an enormous
traffic to the Pennsylvania road at Pitts
burg. In analyziny the annual report it is
noticeable that there Is only Il difference
of s3 IA, ,63g between the total gross earn
ires of the Northwest system and the
Southwest system. The Southwest system
* not IN ore-carTyins road. and out OF the
enormous coal traff'c turned over 10 the
Erie and Pittsburg and the Cleveland and
Pittsburg lire it has a haul OF only twenty
miles so that much of the revenue of the
Panhandle must come from through firs;-
class business. In the matter of passenger
traffic II must also come from regular traf-
fc. Those well informed as To the earnings
Of the property EXPECT that within the next
five years the gross annual earnings Of the
SouthWesteIn system will roach $3l.OyQ, go.
The St. Louis Republic., 1901-03-11

that these are soft-coal roads. which are
getting much better rates.
Turn then TO the roads in the Southwest
note that the Missouri Pacific has an IN
crease of s2Cs,Oo1 or nearly 3 per cent; the
Missouri. Kansas and Texas an increase oI
5iS.ll. or over % per cent; the Texas ana
Pacific Il gain OF Gl SIS. or over ," per cznt.
and the ST Louis Southwestern Il gain OF
sd. .e9S or not far from 90 per cent.
II must be admitted that crops IN the
Southwest the late season were inuch net
tcr than in the previous season. ana particu,
larlv the cotton crop. And yet. not one or
these reads had losses III This week last
year. while some OF them had very ia:se
gains then. .
1t might he mentioned as an instan22
among other groups Of roads, the Mlwau-
hee and ST Paul. which. notwithstanding
the great shortage OF the sprnS-wheat crop
in its territory. is able TO report s,2'..p II,
crease for the week in question. on Top OF
IS. .C25 increase in the same week last Sea;
In the South there are the Southern herr . Ha'i-
way. with 81 22j Improvement In lg9i III ad-
dition to S-1.S76 Improvement in iSS 'i,i,;
the Louisville and Nashville. with S',,V5.
gain this year on top of s%,SSi gain last
yta
The St. Louis Republic., 1901-03-11
GROSS EARNINGS.
Good Showing on All Lines for
Fourth Week of February.

The continued gains in the gross earnings
of financial railroad transportation lines
constitute one of the most encouraging as
well as one Of the most striking features
February a compilation shows an increase
of 1i.59 per cent. Perhaps it may be
thought d comparison with rather Door
Chronicle. There was an improvement of
about the same dimensions at that time,
the increase then being 1861 per cent. II is
the cumulative nature Of these increases
that makes them especially significant.
The improvement extends to practically
all sections OF the country. and for some
classes of roads reaches almost phenomenal
proportions. The Norfolk and Western fer
the fourth week records Sn increase OF
ss: aSS or over 80 per cent: the Chesapeake
and Ohio has an increase of s6l, ,I69. or about
Is per cent. 1t may, perhaps. be claimed