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The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1902-09-04


of the troops here, states that he will
appeal o. the military authorities To
put the town Of Lansford under ma
tial lave,
Troops HAD an Active nay.
From daybreak the troops were
active in quelling Disturbance and
protecting nun-union men while on
their way 60 work. As has been the
case for the past few days, the
troops were jcered wherever they
went. The officers repeatedly admon-
ished the crowds not 90 insult or mo-
lest the soldiers, but their words had
but little effect. Al I've o'clock Com
panies X. and T.. were placed In two
trolley cars. One Of the ears was
run In front uf the ear which carried
the non-union men 10 work and the
other in the rear. While passing
through Coaldnlc and Lansford the
soldiers were hootcd. but aE no stop
was mnde, the strikers did not make
any violent demonstrations AZ Sum
mit Hill about double the usual num-
Der Of men Byniled themselves Of flic
protection Of the soldiers aud went
to work. The pickcts of the strik-
crs made efforts 20 stop them, hut
the warnings Of the soldiers held
them at bay,
On the Rctsru Trip.
When the workmcn had been load
ed on 20 the cars, the return trip
through the valley commenced. The
word that more men than usual were
reporting for work speard through
the lower part Of the valley like Wild
flre and In a short time the streets
were almost blocked with people.
When the corner Of Center and East
Bertsch streets was reached, the cars
stopped 90 allow several non.unlon
men to get OF. A. the men stepped
to the ground the mob made n rush
for them. A half-dozen soldiers
sprnng on the car and with lcveled
guns forced the strikers hack and
made passageway for the non-union
men. When the soldiers returned
after cscorting their charges 60 a
place of safety. the mob commenced
10 close IN around the cars.
strikers In UEIy Mood.
The strikers were In an ugly mood,
and when ordered 20 dispcrHc. merely
yelled louder and pressed closer. As
Capt Helm OF ompany X was about
10 jump from the car he was seized
around the legs and thrown TO the
ground. A half-dozen priyates who
followed him were roughly handled.
One Of the men had a portion of his
shirt torn on and. according 90 the
enlisted men and the officers. a mum.
ber Of blows were struck. Mai. Gear
hart, who was In command Of the
two companies, then ordered his men
20 disembark. With ciuhbea guns
and fixed bayoncs;s the soldiers
forced the crowd back. Many Of the
strikers stood their ground and
would not move until the soldier,
jabbcd them with their bayunets.
FeaFea she Troops Weld Fire.
Some of the strikers. fearing that
the troops would FIRE, rushed into the
opera house on the corner, and for
time wild scene of confusion
Teigned. In about Ave minutes the
crowd had been pushed back 10 the
curb line. In the melrc several Of the
strikers were knocked down while
others suffered slight hayonet
wounds. Capt. Helm was severely
bruised by his fall.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1902-09-04

John snyder. an old inspector. on
his way from sandHsky. o., 10 Port
Arthur, Tex. stopped In ~. Louis,
aud was robbed of 81, las In saloon.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1902-09-04
TROOPS USED AY(NETS.
BneOuntcr Between Troops and Riot
GUS Strikers at LansfOrd,
Pennsylvania.
SOLDIERS FORCED 70 USE sAyuNETs.

opIy the Year that an order to Fire
waala be Given k.pt the Crowa
FFom erwheiaainR the Handful
OF TgSeps--CaPt. neIm Severely
urutn~d
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1902-09-04

''fhinA'' Dsyle. Elrcoklsid. wnS
|found uaaf fRIIroad track weut az
sFheeIing With his neck brokenr
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The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1902-09-04

Tamhqna, Pa, Aug. 30.--In an en-.
counter between troops and strikers
nt Lansford, Friday morning Capt.
w. n. Helm, uf Company ". Twelfth
regiment, was slightly injured. A
half-doHen strikers were hayunetcd
by the soldiers as "a result of the
fracas Maj, Gearhart, Ia command
of the troops here, states that he viii
appeal 90 the military authorities 10
pnt the town Of Lansford under ma
9saI ta.ss
The colored American., 1902-05-31

How any man may quickly cure himself sksr
years OF suffering from sexual weakness lost vi
tally. night losses. varicocele, etc and euls.Ie
small weak organs 10 full size and viEoE. Sms5
send your name and address to the Dr.
knapp, Medical Company 1911 Hull Build
ing Detroit. Mich, and they viii TladJ
send the free receipt with directions 90 that
any man may easily cure himself at home,
IT, you are not troubled with sexual weakpesI
don't write But IL you are weak. have shrunksn
organs or night losses write at once as the rene
dy will give instant relief You will feel stronger
and vigorous from the very start. This is csT
taiRly most generous offer. and the follouinG
taken from their daily mail. shows what msn
think OF their generosity.
Dear Sir-The results could not have been
better ! noticed warm feeling. Of returninI
life an exquisite experience OF renewed power
the FIRST day used your treatment, and ! cannst
withhold an expression OF gratitude to you Tor
having thus led me TO the way Of restoraton
strenR and vigor. Everything looks brlghiet
offers more than I ever supposed il would. and
not thing can be OF more service to e weakened
man than your priceless receipt"
The colored American., 1902-05-31

which he won his first spurs as a journal
ist and from whose sparkling spring he
imbibed the nucleus of his finely-culti-
waited instinct for newspaper work. His
merits won the friendship of Mr.. J. L.
Watson. then business manager and af-
terward president OF the Houston Post
Printing Company, and was given place
in the business department and an op-
pOrtunity for a large amount of repor-
tOrial and other literary work for the
Post Here he remained three years.
He still retains in the largest possible
measure the respect and goodwill of all
the officers OF the Post corporation, es-
pecially Of the then, as we'll as now, edi-
tor-in-chief. Mr. R NJ. Johnston. per
haps the most influential man in Texas.
and Mr.. c. J. Palmer. the present gen
eral manager of the paper A Negro bc
who thus secures and holds the personal
esteem of representative Southern men
solely upon intellectual capacity, does
himself and the race service of no mean
proportions. The training and encour-
Z agement given Mr. Scott BY the Houston
| Post was the seed that brought forth
/ the Texas Freeman the Lone Star
/ States greatest Afro-American journal
and eventually made him the "right-hand
man" of the Wizard of Tuskegee"
The current prints tell us that Miss
/ Myrtle Hart Is in the East She is a
/ harpist. the Hoosier States favorite ladv
musician, and one of the most accom-
( plished in the country. She made a pro-
nOunced hit" here a few seasons ago
and her vivaCiOuS manners and delight
| full social graces are a pleasant memory
/ She is now in New York city, where the
! artistic world has warmly welcomed her
She visits Newport, Boston and Phila-
delphia before returning home. Is IL not
possible for epF Wids-sYake managers te
The colored American., 1902-05-31

regard. feel no small pride
in knowing a man who at such a ten
der age has so completely woven him
self into the personality and work of
such an eminent patron as Prof. Booker
T. Washington, who is noted the cOun-
try over for the discretion he exercises
in choosing confidential advisers. In
this dav. when smart men are met at
every turn, all struggling for prefer
ment, it is a feat to be selected from the
multitude and crowned by a genius OF
international reputation with the pano-
ply of perfect trust. Mr.. Scott has a
right to feel that his struggles through
the mazes of life from bOyhood to man
hood have not been unrewarded. One
phase of Mr.. SCOTS career was omitted
one that | am sure he values as an in
finite source of satisfaction and precious
heritage 1t is the testimony of the man
agerial forces of the Houston Post, upon
The colored American., 1902-05-31


1t is not often that two youthful mem
berS of the same family become so con-
spicuOus as TO get their portraits into a
leading paper within month and for
accomplishments wholly dissimilar. Yet
this happened in the cases of Miss Har-
riet Barrier and Robert A. Barrier, of
Detroit, Mich. They belong to one of the
best families in the Wolverine State, and
are related to the Misses Barrier, so well
and favorably known in Washington.
February 20, when the color question
was at its height in the women's clubs,
the Detroit Journal printed a double-col-
umn cut of Miss Harriet Barrier because
of her success in securing the admission
to the City Federation of Women's As
Sociations the Detroit Study. Club, of
which she was president, settling as far
as Michigan was concerned. the question
of Negro membership, and entitling her
to a place upon the board of directors of
the local federation. 1t was personal
triumph. Robert A. Barriers leap to
fame came March 70. his cut appearing in
the Junior supplement of the Detroit
Journal IN connection with his cOntribu-
ton TO a symposium, why | Do Not
Smoke Cigarettes" IN which boys of the
high school were offered silver medals
for the best essays. He gave as his rea-
son. Wrecks body and mind" and was
awarded the first prize medal. All that
Negro boys and girls need is an equal
chance IN the struggle for the heights.
How is this for a romance of the Ori-
ent?-a phantasy borrowed from the
pages of romance. a correspondent
writes me that Mr.. George w. Chivis
(familiarly known here as'Lord Chivis,"
''the Prince" ETC. is seen daily on the
boulevards of Philadelphia in a new turn
out. Questioned concerning the rig,
Chivis said:
This outfit has a remarkable history.
The carriage is bTand-new and was made
in Berlin for Prince Henry, but he did
not take it because his love of horse
back riding made another vehicle unnec-
essary. l bought it in for the moderate
The colored American., 1902-05-31

Bishop B. F Lee wisely comes out
against that relic of the paleozoic age,
the camp meeting. They had place in
our religious life in days when churches
were few and small and people were
widely separated. They once had a sa-
cred significance and Christians came to
pay tribute 70 the Master-but the glory
of these meetings has departed and their
sweet SAVIOR has been destroyed by the
advent of the fakir and jackleg preacher.
The colored American., 1902-05-31
Our Boys HUstlinS.

Quite q number of bright boys are
now handling The Colored American
in many of the principal cities OF tbs
country. Many of them are dong
remarkably well and are making tros
81 to "a q week. Parents who WE'D
their boys to acquire some knOWledgS
of business can do no better service
than to have them sell The ColoreG
American each week. 1t is goOo
seller and 1t will take boy but anon
while to work up good route II ID'
boy goes to school he can take the ~
ter hours to canvass on his route ans
can deliver the paper on Saturday
morning. We want few more prgn.
boys. Bring or send in yoHE oFas' I"
,oEpe,
The colored American., 1902-05-31

sum of S2.7oo. The horses-a beautiful
pair of Steppers they are. too-were for
merly owned by Ii Hung Chang, and
were recently shipped to me as a pres
ent from the Emperor of China for dis
tlnguIshed courtesies shown the great
Chinese diplomat while touring this
country. l became acquainted with him
during my stay in the F1owery Kingdom.
and we became mutual admirers. When
he visited this country l felt that the
best service could render him would be
TO act as his interpreter on his memora-
bic swing around the circle"-which l
did. and earned his gratitude and that
OF his people. l wouldn't part with the
turnout for any amount of money"
And Lord Chivis" dashed away to-
ward his mammoth publishing house.
from which he issues monthly the Hotel
Walters and Railway Porters' Maga-
zine
The colored American., 1902-05-31

Religious development has given US COM
modIOus churches, a more highly intel
lectual congregation and a statelier SER
vice. The Camp-meeting has degenerat-
ed into circus, with red lemonade and
side-shOw features. There is little about
1t that COnduces TO moral elevation-often
the contrary. The camp-meteing is not
endorsed by up-tO-date churchmen.
bishop Lee IS correct in placing upon it
the seal OF his condemnation.
1t IS a treat to be permitted to gaze
upon the inner receSseS OF the apart
ments OF Cyrus Field Adams, Assistant
Register of the Treasury and president
OF the National Afro-American Press As
sOciation. He stops with Mr.. Daniel
Murray. Assistant Librarian of Con-
greSS, whose 5 street home is one of the
most handsome and commodiOus resi-
denceS owned by colOred man in the
country Mr.. ADAMS while active in the
political, social and business affairs of
the race and nation. Is essentially a stu
dent. He loves his books. papers and
magazines, and his apartments are typ
zeal OF the man. His ample library con-
talnS everything worth reading-historv,
travel, biography languages. poetry, nc
uon-all III beautiful binding. luxuriant
IN variety and scope. His big roll-top
desk Is a workshop. Those who know
how the desk of a vOluminOus writer
looks can imagine the riOtOus confusion
that peTvades this one. The treasures OF
a literary shop appear disordered to
the critical housewife. but the owner
knows where every scrap OF paper is
II she VIII just quench her everlasting
thirst 10 StraIghten things up"-and can
md the msnuJeSt manuscript in the dark.
The most unique feature OF Mr.. Adams
den Is a library OF file-cases. IN which
he has collected and assorted newspaper
clippings touching the notable events of
many years. each subject and incident
carefully classified and indexed. The
amount OF work required to get this col
lection IN such systematic shape IS in
conceivable and bespeaks for Mr.. Adams
a degree OF patience that would fit him
10 take on the trying responsibilities of
matrimOny. This scholar. lilguist. Jour
nallst and publiCiSt has had a wonderfully
successful career. but his honors have
not been able TO take from him the mod
est and unasSumIng bearing Characters
tic OF that ariStOCracy whose entrance fee
IS brains.
In last weeks issue of the Colored Am
erican | read 'write-up" of Mr EN-
NETT ]. Scott. which pleased me IN
mensely, as he IS young man for whom
! hays toT years entertained the most
The colored American., 1902-05-31

In last weeks issue of the ColOred Am
erican | read 'write-up" OF Mr.. EN-
NETT ]. Scott, which pleased me I'M
mensely, as he IS 2 young man for whom
] haYs Tor years entertained the most
The colored American., 1902-05-31

induce Miss Hart to include Washington
in her itinerary?
The colored American., 1902-05-31

Washington has a magnificent array
OF gifted and forceful newspaper and
writers-and everv few weeks
the towE is honored by new arrivals,
fresh from the throbbing life of the
States that produce men with red blood
IN their VEINS. Numbers of them are
IdeaHhed with the Pen and Peneil Club,
Csast,u.6 - SAL =
The colored American., 1902-05-31

Gaatsassa - FHA Flsa
The Savannah morning news., 1902-12-28

ter hour I lay with wide open eyes,
staring this horrible mystery in the
face. All my intelligent being rose
up against it to declare it absurd, i'm
possible, untrue. 1t was easy to prove
it so by Scripture, reason, common
sense, science, and all the rational
''osophies" and "ologies" that man has
ever known. There was absolutely no
ground for it; it simply could not be.
But in that deeper soul of mine,
which does not think, but feels, / knew
that it was so. Protest as l might
against poor Roberts desparing state
ment of his case, was conscious that
it was the truth; that his soul was
somehow entangled in the meSheS of
that of the poor, dead negro woman,
and that together they would spend
the coming endlessness. Conscious
of this? How? 1 could not tell;
simply knew it with a knowledge that
1 recognized as infallible. In that
knowledge there was no reckoning of
the results of the experiment just
knowing that is independent of the
process of knowing; that is in the hui
man a flash of what is in the Deity
omniscience.
How could I meet my friend in the
How could we go on in the old way
with this horror lying between US?
At the last 1 must have fallen into
an unquiet sleep, for 1 heard nothing
of the noise of the awakening camp,
and it was already broad daylight
when Yusuf came to call me to break
fast. AS 1 drew back the tent cur
tains a note pinned to the canvas flut-
tered to the ground. 1t was from
Roberts; somehow 1 seemed to have
expected it, although 1 did not realize
it until / saw it. 1t was very brief,
simply the repetition of his parting
words of the night before: Good
bye, and God bless you!"
No one had seen him go; even the
Waterman was, or pretended to be,
in utter ignorance when questioned on
the subject. Quietly he had saddled
his horse and stolen away alone; but
whether north, south, east or west, the
sands of the travelled caravan route
gave no token and made no sign.
l never saw him again. I never ex-
pected to. With the same unreasoning
certainty 1 knew that our ways part
ed definitely at the Ainel-Tibbeya.
Months after I had returned home
there came to me one day a Calcutta
paper, bearing an indistinguishable
postmark, and addressed in an entirely
unfamiliar handwriting. Looking it
carefully through, came upon a single
paragraph surrounded by family
traced lines, telling of the sudden and
mysterious disappearance Of an Eng
lish or American gentleman from one
of the up-country stations of the East
Indian service. No names or particu-
lars were given. 1t might have been
any one Of the hundreds, perhaps
thousands, of tourists, officers on
hunting leave, scientists, explorers,
who dot the whole country. But
know that it was Roberts. Marin
Lies wish was at last fulfilled, and
her love had at last it's own. But
what I don't know is this-who sent me
that marked paper?
The Savannah morning news., 1902-12-28

I lying in our hammocks. smoking
| through the brief eastern twilight.
About that snappish answer Of
mine, the other night" he began, hest
tatngly.
What snappish answer?" I asked,
in a futile pretense of ignorance and
| surprise. I was really surprised:
ming that first or last we should come
to an understanding in the matter.
mo use. Bluff well put up, but it
won't work. You know we'll enough
what l mean. You've been thinking
of it ever since"
How the deuce did you know" I
stammered, fairly caught off my guard
in my amazement.
He smiled his lazy, Indifferent
smile.
NO particular credit in being able
to read when the writing is plain.
Your face has been a question mark
for the last two days. OF course, it
must have seemed strange to have me
speak as 1 did in answer to your in
nocent question, and you couldn't help
wondering why I did it. Are you in
the mood for a strange story?" he
continued, with a sudden change of
manner. II must tell it to somebody,
and you're the only one l know who'd
care rap about it, or about me- But
l warn you in advance that it will be
a strange one"
My dear fellow, in twenty years of
doctoring one is apt to hear many
a strange story"
But you'll find it hard to believe"
1--WE heard a good many things that
1 didn't believe, which, nevertheless,
might have been true, so far as l
know. Fire away, if you like. 1
promise at least an attentive hearing
to anything that you may have to
say"
Here goes, then. In the first place,
do you remember Marin Lie, my
black nanny in the old days?"
Sure; and how we youngsters used
to hate her, and pretend to tease you,
to make her swear and threaten us
with no end of ills. Queer old bunch
she was"
You're right; queer enough. But
she was devoted to our family, and
to me in particularly. Your know or
perhaps you don't-that she was one
of my fathers slaves before the war
When the rest took their liberty. and
left, she came right into the big
house and declared that 'Linkum or
no Linkum, she blonged to Mars
Henry an Mis- Emily, and she was
did Ny father was killed in battle a
month before I was born: and in
those trying days I suppose that my
mother would have died, too if It
had not been for Marin Lie. She
was everything; servant, cook, laun-
dress, nurse, doctor and companion.
Her courage never failed, and her
spirits never tagged From my birth
l was her idol. No sacrifice was too
The Savannah morning news., 1902-12-28

called it, but that l know it by actual
personal experienced"
why, man! you're crazy as a loon!
The thing is impossible
1T may be that / am crazy; I've
thought so at times. But it's a life
long craziness, l fear. AS for the i'm
possibility of the thing, does it occur
to you that there are many other
things which have been pronounced
impossible, but which have yet proved
to be realities?"
But l had reached the limits of de-
bate; | had no word in reply.
Let me go on with my story" pur-
. sued Roberts, in even, unimpassioned
tones, as though he were relating
something in which he had no direct
personal interest. my first thought
when Marin Lie was gone was one
of satisfaction at being rid of her
wasn't entirely proud of the way j
had acted in the matter; / had sense
enough to know that l had proved UNI
grateful to a woman who, whatever
her faults, had ever been a good friend
TO me and mine. But the relief from
contact with her horrible personality
was stronger than any other feeling.
As for the CONFER l thought no
more of 1t than YOU do now, and
would have laughed at any one credu-
lous enough to believe in il, as YOU are
laughing at me now. In fact, l en-
ttrely forgot II, and II was more than
month before / thought of IL again.
Then one day / was sitting in my
office with nothing to do, and no pros
pect of anything. Everything was
fearfully dull. and I was more than a
little down at the mouth Looking
out of my east window / could see
the roofs OF the Warren Estrabrook
Corporation. Think they came to
town after you left. didn't they? Yes {?
Well. they are "A big iron concern with
ramifications all over the South. and
with great deal Of important and re-
muneratiye legal work, Of course
White A. Robinson had gathered most
OF Il lu, however, leaving only the
barrst pickinRs 20 the rest 0f as.
sitting in my office that day 4 asia
idly, % myself Wish J had the bust
ness ~ that concern Do my hands. I'M
WeQiAtfly ] was conscious 81 q singu.
laf sensation somewhere inside 81 ne
J distinctly heard = sound some where
between The 'chuE' II q steam exhaust
en1 the click ~ a reGisferinE ma
chine Wifh "a was q feeiinR ~ a
hQinefhinE being rolled up. Or taken
nNaTl taFinE me smaller somehGw
than befgre. couldn't in the least