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The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-01-19
TO sEcEDEo FROM FLORIDA.
The Plan for AnneNing the Western
Counties to Alabama.


NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 1s.-The move
ment OF the counties of Western Florida
to secede from sthatf State and annex
themselves TO Alabama was successfully
launched by the Young Mems Business
League and Chamber of Commerce of Pen
sacola, which held a large session and
annexation meeting. -l.f,4..
The plan of procedure decided on was
to organize joint committee composed
of two of the most prominent and repre-
sentative citizens from each OF the coun-
ties of Franklin, Calhoun, Jackson, Wash
ington, Holmes. Walton, Santa Rosa, and
Escambia. The committee will present
the annexation question to the Alabama
Legislature, which meets January 20. to
the Alabama constitutional convention
which meets in May and to the Florida
Legislature, which meets in April.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-01-19
out of Character.

From the Chicago Tibune)
Baton Munchausen had Just written a letter to
He closed II with flourish. "yours truly"
and signed his name.
word truly -, -,
ter" be said
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-01-19
Sweet Sixteen.


From the Chicago Tribune)
81 am glad you are going to stay all hight, Dot.
will have some neiehbor boys come and spend
the evening with u.s.
''Who auntie9' asked Miss Dot.
'Well, I'll have Dick go and bring FREDDY
Allstitch, Willie Duncan, and Tommy Upmore y
''why. auntie, l don't go with boys now who
don't shave"
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-01-19

(from the Philadelphia Ledger.)
With six weeks time before him, the President
has Cancelled all social engagements and shut
himself up 10 the preparation of his inaugural
speech. II is evident that his speech is to be on
the scale Of magnitude as his annual mes
sages, which the public In general finds too long
TO be considered. Brevity is sometimes the soul
of wisdom. as we'll as wit
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-01-19
Kept His Word for Him.

II seems that when he was reelected to the
Senate six years ago Senator Chandler promised
that he would not again be a candidate. After
thinking the matter over he changed his mind,
but the people of New Hampshire kept his word
fnr him
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-01-19

(From the indianapolis News. }
Municipal reform means arousing the good
citizen 10 a realization that he must put civic
virtue above party allegiance and must demand
an ending OF partyism and spoi!ism in city Affairs
Until he rises to that conception and acts on il
We shall never have permanent reform Of muiii-
cipal government,
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-01-19

From the Chicago Record)
'Higgs doesn't seem to be popular with the
hostess"
INC; he keeps trying to do sleight-of-hand
tricks with cut.slass tunhlers.'
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-01-19

Information is gradually leaking out
from Osborne to the effect that the physi-
cal condition of Queen Victoria is steadily
growing worse. and the world need not
be surprised at any moment to hear that
Her Majesty has suddenly paid the debt
of nature Family affection, old age, and
its accompanying infrmities have been
making sad inroads upon the strength and
endurance of this venerable monarch dur
ing the past year. and her children and
friends must realize by this time that her
long and splendid reign is swiftly drawing
| to a close.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-01-19

From the Wilmington Every Evening"
"Addicks or nobody is the defiant cry Of the
Aadicks cohorts at Dover. Well, rather nobod!
than Addicks.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-01-19

Where, on prosecution for burglary, a
witness testifies that she knew the figure
OF the defendant, but not his face, and
that the man who entered the house was
small of stature, without hat or coat, the
Supreme Court of North Carolina, in the
case OF State vs. Costner (37 S. E. Rep,
300, holds that it is not error to permit
such witness to testify that the figure of
the man resembled the defendant more
than anyone else she could think of. The
court said that the evidence of identifica-
tion was weak, but that it should go to
the jury.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-01-19
The Cnuse of the Beers.

We are in receipt of the following let
ter, the text of which will fully explain
it's purpose:
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-01-19

Is a will, written on several sheets OF
paper, and signed by the testator at the
end of the writing. but not fastened to-
gether with staples or otherwise at the
time of its execution, valid will? This
question recently arose for the first time
in the Surrogate's Court, New York. in re
Smell (67 n. Y Sup, ssh, and II was held
that in the absence of fraud the viii
should be admitted to probate. as the
statute did not contain any provision re-
ouiring the sheets to be fastened.
Where son maintained his aged
mother in his own home, as a member Of
his family, the Court of Appeals, of Kan
sas in the case of Jones VS.. Humphreys
estate (63 Pac. Rep, 26). holds that the
law will not imply promise on her part
to pay for her maintenance In this case
the son filed claim against the estate
of his mother for her care and board dur
ing the two years preceding her death.
The claim was rejected by the lower
court. and on appeal this decision was
affirmed
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-01-19

Where woman orally agreed with the
parents of boy adopted by her that in
consideration of such adoption she would
devise her property to him, consisting
mainly of real estate, the Supreme Court
of Wisconsin, In the case of Martin vs.
Martins Estate (S4 N. w. Rep, 439),
holds that such agreement, being oral, is
void under the statute of frauds. This
decision is In conflict with many in other
States. which hold that an oral contract
similar to the one in the present case is
not void, but may be specifically enforced
on the ground of partial performance.
The colored American., 1901-12-14
AN ADVERTISING sCHEMER,

The DR., Taft Medical Company
claiming to be doing bu 'iness at II E.
$50 b street. New York CITY, has
Fl }Oded The cCl )red press with it's ad-
vertisements and Is not paying it's
bills Between fifty and a hundred
cOIOrad ne newspapers have been duped
by this concern and those who are still
carrying the dvertlsement should send
10 their bills and make an effort to get
their money. Our New York repre-
sentative looked up this firm claiming
to b9 doing business at "a e l3O b
BtTet and four sign moved to ISL
State street, Rochester, n. Y" Oar
representative Ia Rochester called at
this number but could learn nothing.
A second call at the post office revealed
The colored American., 1901-12-14
Late Hartford News.

Hartford, Conn. Special-Mrs Frank
E Virgins OF Franklin ave. enter
tanned her mother, father, sister ard
grandmother and few friends at diD-
ner Thanksgiving. Mr. Frank Wig
gins entertained a few gentlemen in
the evening at whist. Miss Effie VIII
son Of WlumaItic spent few days in
Hartford the paat week, the guest of
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Thompson OF Al
Warner street. Mss Wilson reports
that the mission that was osganized
about year ago in her city is in
fl Jurishing coalition. Mr.. Morvin
Mitchell of T, Stinsou Company, spent
Thanksgiving in Providence, r [.
Mr.. II. Washington and Miss Anna
Brown Of Newington, Conn. took din
ner at Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick ThOmp-
sons OF Bellavue street, Thanksgiving
and in the ev,nmg Mr.. and Mrs.
Thompson, together with Mr.. Wash
ingtOn ana Miss Brown Whiled away
the evening at the new opera house,
where they were highly entertained by
the "The Telephone Girl The little
f,lks with Miss Vera Major at the head
ale preparing q grand treat for the
grown on the 19h of this month at the
A. NJ. E z on church. a Lii putian
entertainment will be on the program.
The colored American., 1901-12-14
AGENTS WANTED

To sell Harriet Tubmsn. The II, rO-
ine In Ebony" by Robert w. Taylor.
Finsnc1aI Secretary of Tuskegoe Insli-
tute with an introduction by Booker 7.
Washington. Harriet Tubman was
the famous spy, scout and hospital
nurse for the Union Army in the Civil
War. A liberal commission allowed all
agents. Address Robert w. Taylor,
GrenvilIe Place, Boston, Mass. Price
% Cents.
The ColOred American says;
s'It is q very unique and most valuable
Pamphlet and is worth ftty times the selling
price. Every Afro.Americau Of race prids
anc every patriotic American should but
pns.
The colored American., 1901-12-14

the fact that DR.. Taft Brother was get
ting mail about two miles IN the coun-
try, or at 3l3 Linden street Editors
Perry, Clifford and others should take
due 1tlce. The letter from our RO-
chester correspondent is as follows:
Rochestev, N. Y, Nov G8th. 1901.
Friend oOger-It was very cold here yes
terday. So contented myEe with looking
him up.in the directory, but no trace of the
Toft Brothers could be found there. then
asked a few bushes men. Some OF
them said there ed to be such parties 10
town. but one of the brothers died long
since, On my return TO The hotel / re
membe ed that Mr. Cowan said to you in
his letter that DR.. Taft had removed his OF
nee TO Isl State street. this city. went then
10 my old frIerd Co, Graham, the post
master and asked where did Or. Taft have
MS mail delivered, he looked 1t up and
IouLd that IT. was beiug sent to no 3.3 Lin
den street. about two miles from the post CT
ice At O'Clock took carriage and went
Within a half a block Of this number, On
reaching the door 1 rang the bell and the
DoctOF himfe ansW We ed L asket If Dr
Iatt was In, II am," was the ansW er, looking
advertisement in The ColOred American
washington, D. @. Yes he said, in 3 low
lone OF voice. you see said he, l have been
resident OF this company just few months
ana do not understand its working yet.
LeL me Hsee the bill asket the crafty
Coct- r. yes, l see. that man Underhtll
Is 'rytng TO swamp this company. Have you
hot caI asked tn doctor 1 gave him my
caro- an q the dOeto continued, may wan
- use yO1 in court am going to give
-o0o TO Underhin and make him pay back
Iour or five thoHgsnd dollars with which 10
pay tnese bills Do you know Mr.. Arlington
N7 asked, on yes, bneW the Judge very
WE'LL he As my attorney. Now Mr.. Thomn-
soa VIII let yep hear from me certainty
".-9ln a week. At the pre- 'ent said he'
nave no of1cs. Ny things have not GENE ysI
SI1 don't know what to do. New sir' o0n''
The colored American., 1901-12-14
Our agents frequently complain to

Our agents frequently complain to
us that in canvassing, people complain
Of the price of The Colored American
and of other colored newspapers and
remind them of tbs fact that the week
Iv edition of the white papers can be
had for a dollar year. This is true.
These blanket editions Of white news
naners that tell of the crimes Of the
Negro and abuse them in every way
The colored American., 1901-12-14

can oe had for the price named, but
IusS how any intelligent head of a
ianlly would think of admitting such
sneet into his home is beyond the
"flters ken. There are large mum.
Der of first clais colored newspapersand
many OF them are worth more than the
subscription price charged. These
papers are making fight for the race,
They contain the news and show up
the best side of Negro life. Every
edition OF these papers reflects the do
lngs' progress and ach hievements of the
race. 1t the agent could only make
this point clear they could at least
convince the intelligent Of the race the
superior advantage of having at least
one first class Negro newspaper in the
house.
The Blue Grass BugIe published at
trrnktOrt Ky. is entitled to a seat on
the band wagon. Sometime last year
when The ColOred American brought
out a portrait and sketch of Vic ,
President Roosevelt and named nIm
for the standard bearer for 1904 the
Bugle made the following pertinent
comment:
THE Colored American gives strong edi-
tor1al In last weeks Issue in favor of ms kin g
Vice President Roosevelt the candidate of
the RepU bl can party for President in 1904.
In this opinion we heartily concur Col.
Roosevelt Ould make an inYincible candf-
date, having In him many elements of
strength, greatnes and craftsmanship
The editor of The Bugle, if he wanta
anything, needs only fill out his appli-
cation and send it to the editor of
The ColOred American. Il is up to
you now Editor Monroe.
The colored American., 1901-12-14

forget you shall here from me az I cannot
might pay something on account, no, no
SAID he, you will hear from me. He took my
hand and said good bye Tsft Is about 30
years old. rather slenc er and little harI Of
hearing. think he is a fraud. VIII do what
can however
Yours very truly, J,MT
Rochester, New York.
The American HearaId, a Gle (n-cut,
Wide-awake news paper of P Philadelphia,
ia. and whose editor is Mr. John
Cunton, Jr., president Of the United
Aid AMI Beneficial league of Ameri-
can and the First COlored Bank North,
is one Of our most interesting exchanges
Mr.. Clinton is q Virginian by birth,
who immigrated to Philadelphia several
years ago and began to organize the
thousands OF colored people in the
City OF BrOtherly Love" in a way
that they could control the large
amount Of money speOt daily, weekly
and yearly into channels where mtn OF
their own race would get the benefit of
It, It was expected that he would
meet with opposition a. he has. This
opp sition comes, as it usually does,
from the "OId cit" element who do
nothing thems Ives and who oppose
the enterprise and prog esq Of others.
Mr.. Clinton has his bank and benCfic
ial league on sound footing and Is
backed by that middle class, which, az
every Negro knows who has gone into
business for himst If, sgthe ''salt Of the
earth " He is an orator of ability and q
writer who can make the sparks fly
from the anvil when he has a mind to.
Under the caption OF 1.-The Devils
Corner" he pOurs this kind OF wrath Cn
he heads of bis enemies:
Some Negroes go about as roaring lions
seeking VIII. N they may devour
Tbs Negro did more Thanksgiving and au
less to be thankful for than anybody else.
Only those who have uDsavory regulations
them. elves ever attempt to assail tie coed
na ne of others.
When all the mean Negro s arrive at hell
1 he devil will have TO seek a new home, tor
they'll break 1t up sure!
People who are disposed to do right are
generally satisfied at we'll enough. The
growler and disorg 4nizer are not satisfied at
anything.
Rest asi ured that whenever v hite people
shound'' ceIored people some degilt Ne
gro is at Il e bottom of 1t
The Il told you SO" Negro Is at e very corner
waiting for the bottom to tall ont Of some
wortbv race enterprise, lust as if tt e failure
wouldn't affect him along with tbs ret
With white folks it is ''ruIe or die" with
the Negro it is ''ruin or die" tTytLg.
This city. as well as other places, is infested
MI h g set Of base Negro slanderers that have
no ustL ess outside the walls of the peni
,art{arv They do others a lot of damage
with their lying tongues, but civil proceed
tngs against Rem are use ess, on account OF
their worthless, ''goOd-for-nOthlng' con-
dItion.
Lvuchfng Is q Horrible thing. but 1t Is no
worse In an the attempt of SOM worthless
Nauro to wreck race enterprise, whereby
hoth confidence and money would be f>E
ever destro- ed"
The Sunday globe., 1901-05-19
ANOTHER SUNDONNER.
DR.. G. W. Williams, COlOred, and a
$l,4OO Clerk in the POSt-0ffice.

DIR. Williams is not a Seventh Day Ad-
ventist nor does he keep Saturday sacred
by visiting his large list of patients, but
he is a sundowner just the same, and was,
no doubt, right royalty jealous of the
writeup his fellow Ethiopian i'm the PEN
sion and Record Office received gratis in
last Sundays Globe. DIR. Williams has
the excellent taste to prefer the Caucasian
as banker, aud, however tough 1t may
be on the colored bankers, the Doctor re-
fuses to deposit in their strong vaults.
In fact, the Doctor affects the white
mans style-living, brotherly love, and
interchange of amenities-and ignores
the members of his own race unless
they are patients. The ethics OF his pro-
fession compels him to draw the line on
patients. He must attend them and as
sociate with the fattest, matronly imam
my" while he feels her pulse and exam
ines her tongue. In all else, however, the
Doctor is rigid in his exGlusiveness, so
far as the colored brother or sister lover
two hundred pounds) is concerned.
They must not presume on his condes-
cension in taking their filthy lucre as
fees for his professional services on any
familiarity bordering on personal recog-
milton of him as member of their race.
"His head is soft and his heart is
warm," but not for the colored friend
and brother, AS he repudiates both the
one and the other in his exclusive asso-
citation with the Caucasian male when he
banks, eats, sleeps, and spends his
money, and with the Caucasian female
when he rides on the cars, and gTaciously
permits her to stand up II he has seat
himself The Doctor has nice soft birth
at the public crib, and The Globe, far
from envying or blaming him for work
ing it for all it is worth, in imitation Of
his white brother sundowner, only holds
those responsible who permit govern
ment employees with fixed incomes TAX
ing the bread out of the mouths of out
side black and white practitioners and
industrious and struggling citizens in
both trade and profession.
The Sunday globe., 1901-05-19

efficiency, etc. The facts given in this
article are mildly drawn, as those
touched up know better than anybody
else outside The Globe Office. Were The
Globe animated by malice or other un-
worthy motives, lurid hue could be pus
on which would shake the Government
buildings in which so many notorious
creatures thrive and fatten on immoral
ity, while honest men and women on the
outside are struggling hard for the means
of a bare subsistence.
A case we have in mind is cited, as a
fitting conclusion to this article, of a
deserving woman employed in the print
ing department of the treasury building,
where she has been a most faithful, at
tentive, and efficient employee for many
years, yet she has seen danes of "inhu-
encen who came into the Government
service years after she was first put on
the pay roll by one OF the most distin-
guished Americans living, promoted
over her head, and some of these pro-
moted ones have not been I'm the service
hardly long enough to use their "infu-
ence" with more than three or four Of
their numerous male admirers, although
qullS lnuuSlIlouS III Jho ouoIRoIlO uSo VI
the same. This honest, virtuous woman
is the sole support OF a dependent rela-
tive, and her salary of $50 per month is
the same now as it has been for years.
while the new corners have been time
and again promoted, as stated, over her
head.
And it is thus this fraudulent civil SER
vice wOrks-the merit system being sim
ply and solely, so far as certain danes
are concerned, in the various depart
ments, mere matter of reciprocity, in a
commerce old as the distinctions Of sex
and the creation of the world.
The Sunday globe., 1901-05-19

covered. He was more probably in an
rdioining room or hallway where he
could watch, wait and see. Atall events
it is reasonably certain he saw the couple
and his jealousy being aroused to frenzy
he suddenly burst in on them and
Ayers, naturally, reached for his gun
but before he could use it, and no doubt
incumbered more or less by his compan-
ion, he was at the mercy OF his assailant.
The struggle then took place for the gun,
with the assailant on top and having the
advantage. Obtaining possession OF the
weapon he fired, in blind rage, at his
victim and completed the bloody trage-
dy. Meanwhile the woman, neither
screamed nor evidently endeavored to
prevent the murder. This establishes
the fact that she was no novice in assig-
nations, otherwise there would have
been screams and cries enough to rouse
the house and cut off the escape of the
murderer.
And right here comes in the striking
hypothesis, viz, that the woman in the
case, was the wife of the murderer and
dared not cry out for fear Of betraying
her husband. At all events she gave no
alarm, and the man and the woman re-
tired from the room withouteXciting any
commotion further than to disturb Miss
Minas in her sleep
This is extraordinary the reader will
exclaim, but it is a fact as developed
yesterday at the corners inquest. The
body of Ayers lay where he fell, the
woman it is alleged was forced by the man
to descend the fire escape to window
on the parlor floor, by which she again
re-entered the house.
why she did this is another mystery.
Why dill she descend che fire. escape, in
asmuch as there was no alarm in the
house, or what little there was subsided
in minute? The man did not escape by
the fire-escape. Nobody saw a man
departing from the Ayers room by the
fire escape route. She and the man
could have LETT Ayers room together.
This fire escape business is confusing.
The fact OF the matter is, murder was
committed in the Kenmore house and
the murderer, man or wemau was prob
ably and is still an inmate. No outsider Is
connected i'm any way with the tragedy.
No person from the outside committed
the murder and the police are on the
wrong scent if they are running down
clues of this kind.
The coroner's inquest adjourned yester-
day evening, it will again be resumed on
Monday, The testimony of numerous
witnesses was heard, but no light was
thrown on the tragedy other than what
has been ALREADY published in the daily
press. Developments are looked for to-
day and the Globe is informed an impor-
tant arrest will be made before the GER
oner's jury resumes its sitting. This
arrest will be on the inside and not on
the outside of the Kenmore
The Sunday globe., 1901-05-19

master General of the United States for
an answer or solution to this problem in
time for the next issue of The sunday
Globe, or addition will be made to it
which will be very disagreeable to the
Postmaster General and his Superinten-
dent of Rural Free Delivery.
OF course the taxpayers of the country
have nothing to do with this matter.
They full fill their obligations to the gov
ernment when they promptly pay their
taxes that a portion of the same may be
expended for these Michigan Steel Com
pany's p eculiarly designed steel boxes,
which the brother-in-law of Superinten-
dent Machen so coincidentally, as 1t
were, guessed long before the superin-
tendent issued his advertisements to
manufacturing competitors for bids.
This is a great country-and Superin-
tendent Machen will own a whole street
of houses if he isn't compelled TO take a
rest by the Postmaster General.