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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-12-01
PALESTINE POINTERS.
Work Of Finishing the Railroad Y, N, C..
a Is Now On.

Work of Finishing the Railroad Y, N, c..
A. Is Now On,
Palestine. Texas November 3o.--Tonight
at the Christian church IN this city. Mr..
Henry Wright and Miss Lillye Ellis were
married by Rev. J. c. Mason, the pastor.
Both OF the young people are very popular
In the social circles Of the city.
Tho Ewing Taylor Repertoire company
opens weeks eng cement at the Temple
opera house here, beginning tomorrow. The
company Is said TO be stronger than ever
this season md will no doubt draw good
houses.
The work OF furnishing the new $4,000
Young Mems Christian Association build
ing has now begun, as that structure is
about completed. The 5000 library donated
to the association by Miss Helen Gould
Is now at the depot and will be placed IN
the building next week She also donated
an elegant $500 plano. which Is now en-
route here; and a subscription to furnish
the building throughout has been started
among the business men here. the amount
10 be at least 5000. Miss Gould will spend
S7OO in decorations on the first floor and
the same amount In laying n marble floor
in the bath rooms. when finished and
furnished throughout the building viii he
one OF the finest association buildings In
Texas, or the whole South.
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fRosPEcrlvg lhvEsroRs COLE.

Well Pleased With Texas---Expect to
Return In January.
The party Of prospective investors from
Ohio, In charge OF Mr.. G.. b. Molirg, Of
Mollng Bros, Columbus, Ohio, who have
general supervision Of the immigration de-
partment OF the Southern Pacific for Ohio
and Indiana, left for their homes last even
ing.
The party numbered hfteen. and 1t Is
understood they we're committee from the
former Moling Bros. big excursion which
was here In October, and that they were
travelling over this section to Inspect
number Of propositions which huve been
offered with q view 10 investing. This
committee II 10 cl0imCd, represent a Byndi-
cate which expects, through Moling Bros
10 Invest S2,000,000 In the coast country
Of Texas.
The present excursion came In a most IN
fortunate time owing TO tho recent con.
tinued and heuYy rains, the result OF
which was that several Of the propositions
the committee were to Inspect were under
water and In such condition that anything
like fair inspection was out OF the ques'
ton. This condition, however, shows that
the lands VIII hold the water when u Is
put on them, and also shows the necessity
OF u system OF drainage.
The Mollng Bros excursloulsts were
highly pleased with TcXns aud with the
reports they received regarding the land
o IhGy VIII nnEr their report Wucn they rec
i turn home ana expect 10 again NlHit Texas
IN January, when II Is very probable that
some extensive land deals viii be con
summutcd.
They came 10 special, and last evening
before they left mis- city Or, s. A, Knapp
of Lake Charles, la. president Of The Rice
Association Of America nnd a special agent
Of the Quilted StutcT department OF ngli
culture upon invitation NJ special meet
Ing held IN the cur. gave them II very In
terestiug aud instructive talB.
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prospects Of striking oil In paying quaint
ties have been getting better every day.
OIL has recently been struck which was
said by experts TO equal the best grades
of the Beaumont product. AZ depth o.
$50 feet r hne flow was opened .wulch, "
was estimated, would yield 700 barrels
day, hut the owners had hopes OF SOME
thing better and the drill was sent deeper
The boring party have now reached the
interesting stage They are on tue caI,
rock and hope soon 70 see successful emo
10 their labors. About ak feet OF SOLID
oil rock has already been pierced. lnmpa
OF sulphur arc now being taken out that
burn freely and Il ls expected thot n
gusher viii be struck next Friday or sat
urday.
Since beginning to bore last spring the
work on the TAYLOR well has been prose
cufed With varying success. Great dts
Guilty has been experienced In getting
through the rock Both Contractor Gran
berry and Drillcr Harris are confident that
Interesting Developments will take place
before the week is ended
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PoPr ARrHuR NEWS.
Texas Company Is Reported to &c Fig
uriro en- q Refinery.

Texas Company Is Reported to Be Fig
Urine en- q Refinery
Port Arthur. Texas N'vemher 3o.-Rnin
has ser ously inter cred With most outdoor
work here for the last two weeks, but tle
drillers at the stilwcll oil wei, have kept
steadily at IL. determined TO oil, China or
somewhere else.
II oil is not found In this well, which Is
now 1910 feet deep, another viii be bored
in the Immediate Ncluity, rs there is oil n
abundance somcw ere ne.r, md the COM
pany has strong financial backing.
The Texas q mpany. VIII rA owns 800
acr of ground between = RI Arthur and
the Guffey refinery Is reported 70 rave
m0dc some sort of 4 deal with the Hogg-
Swauc syndicate, and viii build ~ 'nrge re-
I'm RS on their lHNi but the gentlemen in
charge OF the work know nothing or cla n
they don't.
As a IN tier Of fact several cars Of brick
and lumber have been received for them
this wtOk.
nor 4 better condition.
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ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION.
Sacngerbund tall Scene OF Pleasar
Gathering Lest Night.

Sacngerbund tall Scene OF Pleasant
Gathering Lest Night.
The sixth anniversary celebration Of
EIdolwcIs lodge, which was held last night
In Sacngerbund hull, WINS quite success
and was greatly enjoyed by several hundred
people.
The program included a number OF vocal
and instrumental selections. after which
a beautiful lu fairy tale was acted, en-.
titled "Snow-whitc." The play was per
formed in very crcdtubic manner by
those participating and the musical selec-
lions received much nppll he pleas
urcs Of the evening were concluded by a
dance. which lasted until II o'clock.
The following Is the program In full;
March. king kari. ...........E llcnbcrg
Overture, from RAYMOND" ...,. Thomas
Selection, "THuhnuscr" ......... Wagner
THE Wanderers" Mrs Faulcr.
'Viuetu' Houston SucnEcrbund.
'Au Reyoir," mczzo- soprano solo,.
.......,.......,.. Miss Pnue Wagner
"1ne Kaiser and the Schmlcd'-Mr.
Paul Bother,
| Qunvtcttc-Jucnger Brothers.
| Fantasy, "Lorclry' orchestra.
PART H.
"Snow- white" Dramatis personac
! Queen ,,....'....,...,,,,.'. Mrs, Habnth
! Gunuuln ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, Mise Haas
! Youth ....,,.,.,...,,.,, Mr.. Paul Bother
| llernld ..,..,.....,.. Mr. Herman WalthcI
| Prince .,....-,.,...,,....,., MI L. SuhW
Dwnrfs aud fairies.
! Grand ball.
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BEAUMONT PAVING PLAN
TEMPORARY FLOORING TO BE LAID
ON SOME STREETS.
Streets Arc in Such Condition on Ao-
count Of the Continuous Rains az to
Make This Necessary.

Beaumont, Texas. November 3o.--There
was mass meeting here this morning for
tc purpose of taking up the matter Of get
ting wagons over Che streets. They have
In the last few days become practically i'm
plssable and the meeting was called by the
Retail Grocers' association, but vas con
verified into q mass meeting and was quite
a representative body. After a very
lengthy discussion II was decided to APP
point a committee OF twenty-four repre-
sentative men, who were divided into sub
committees. and these are assigned various
work. 1t was the sense OF the committee
that temporary PLANK paycments be used
over the streets on which there ls the
greatest traffic whiah is In accordance
with a suggestion Of Mr. George A Hill,
the chairman Of the Spindle Top safety
committee, and who has had considerable
experience with paving. There WAS one
committee whose duty 1t was to see MAYOR
Langham and ask ttat he call d special
meeting Of the council tomorrow Tor tile
purpose OF acting on the matter. he
mayor just returned to the city this morn
Ing. The council meets In rccuinr SEES
sion Tuesday anyhow, but the Dody this
morning thought that the matter was one
OF so much importance that It should he
attended 10 tomorrow To Mr. IIill will
probably be assigned the rather arduous
task Of looking after the details Of the
work.
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CITY COUNCIL BUDGET.
Regular Meeting This Afternoon viii Be
a Busy One

Regular Meeting This Afternoon viii Be
a Busy Ono.
The budget before the council this after
noon is not quite SO heavy as the one OF
last Monday. but there are several i'm.
portant matters to be considered.
No doubt the recent discussion OF the
proposed city hail and market house will
evoke some comment from the council to.
day. though It is question whether the
matter will he rcconsdcrcd.
The petition Of Major c, c. Waller and
associates for right OF way through uous.
ton for an lnterurhan electric RAILWAY has
not yet been decided upon and WAS de-
ferred from last Monday to this after
Moons session,
The hack stand ordinance Is now figuring
largely in municipal discussions. II Ia
probable that there will be new develop.
mrnts this afternoon
one OF the most interesting matters 10
come an Mt todnv's session Of the city
council is the motion OF Alderman Thomp-
son, requiring all trains Ia stop before
crossing the Harrisburg road
Tho petition OF the members Of the Are
department for nm Increase In wages, the
appointment of additional men, clothing
allowance and one additional day on duty
each month viii go before the aldermen
this afternoon. The text Of the petition
WIS published In The rost yesterday.
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EAGLES NEW QUARTERS
r CUSTOM AERIE Is ONE OF THE
FINEST IN THE STATE.
Two Floors Of Fox Building Now Occu-
pied as Lodge and Club Rooms.
Membership Steadily Growing.

ON yesterday the Eagles Installed them
selves In their elegant new club rooms III
he Fox building on Main street. Both
the second and third hoors have been lifted
up and thu new quarters of the orsuniza'
ton are said by old club men TO equal
any rooms Of the kind in the South. The
furniture, tapestries, carpets and furnish
lngs, In addition 10 being handsome, are
the very best that could be purchased.
From the ornate stained glass doors at the
foot Of the stairs 10 the top door, every
thing is resplendcnt from the hands Of the
upholstercr and the artisan. AL the apart
ments have been papered. painted, carpet
ed. and lifted up with every convenience
Of modern club quarters. ,.
Post representative Was shown through
last night when the socinl features Were
In full swing On the nrst door arc the
billiard and pool room, reading room. hOF"
IS, parlor, aud buffet. The Oiiiiard room
contains several tables Of the most I'M
proved pattern, both for pool and bHiAtus.
An the other necessaries OF q compleISH
equipped pool room are In evidence. Inc
reading ROOM IN which all the latest perlQd
!cals are to be found, ~ ftted NJ Win
Brnssele carpets commodious leather chairs
and polished oak tables.
The parlor Is also furnished in an eGpen
siyc ana comfortable manner Although an
additional suite OF furniture Is yet TO ar
rive, the room presents very handsome
appearance, Adjoining the billiard room
is the elegant buffet.
Ascending the stairs to the next door
tho assembly hall is reached This rs an
apartment about eighty feet long aud IS
devoted exclusively to lodge work. Tue
door is neatly carpeted and the usual FUR
uishinzs Of lodge room are to be seen
The Eaglcs constitute one of 70 strongest
frnternnl organizations in Houston
glance at their new quarters viii reyea
their prosperous condition. The order Is
growing rapidly and ut every meeting held
this wear there have been limitations. me
Houston aere now has membership OF
$50.
has not yet been COMPLETED but the
Uuglos can nc proud OF their achievements
thus fur. A well stocked ilornry VIII pe
added shortly and other improvements
made from dine TO TIM" Tho purpose
or the club are purely social The room"
win hr open to members every morning az
10 o'clock.
rho club ofaccrs orc Z. r. Branch presi-
dent: r. r. breeding. vice president; c.
Cbiu'onc treasurer; c. NJ Bullock secre'
At somc time IN the uonr future. the
Eagles win have n formal ope1Ing .. tue
new club rooms when they win entertain
their friends during the evening
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PERSONAL MENTION.

-, a. 49,. 9 ., H. - 40,
,tty W. N'''er ol 9"n Anto"lo N III 'he
CITY,
L. G. Elder Of Carthage Ill, Is n guest at
the Latham.
Mr. w. II. Leake Of Dallas is In the city
on business
Mr. NJ y Co,,I,n NJ Apc,o+o, 10 g. Hans.
ton visitor TO-DAY.
Mr. A.drc,. ptorso, IT. oe c,i-oa,o,,
sn,,,, ,.Ntr,dor IL, tJa,s 'a,' "a 'p'''"
'f go -
Faul ana Robert Hin1e left last night
10, "'",'''on', 10 ~ s'ue 'e" unSS'
M John Z. rem returned yesterday
morning from q business trip TO Taylor and
"eorgrtoWh'
J. G. Woottcrs. a leading merchant Of
Crockett WIS among last nights arrivals
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Crlvert Locals.

Calvert, Texas, November 30. Rev. ]. c..
oXley, pastor Of the Methodist church Of
Calvert, preached his farewell sermon to-
day; he leaves FOR conference tomorrow.
Mr.. oSley has been pnstor of the church
at this place for two years He Is an
earnest minister and a strong, forceful
preacher He is very popular here, not
only with his own church, but with all
denominations The Calvert people arc
very DESTROYS that the conference will send
MIR. uNiey 30 them again.
on Friday night the ladies' OF the Park
association leased u Ferris wheel and fly
ing jenny, which are temporarily located
In calvert The association thoroughly ad-
vortised the fact that Friday afternoon
and evening would he park benefit As
a result the big, little, old and young rode
the wooden horses OF ''the merry go-rouud"
and stS was paid over TO the treasurer Of
the Park association as its share of the
net proceeds.
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ABRAHAM LEVI IS DEAN
VENERABLE CITIZEN OF vIcTopn
PASSED AWAY YESTERDAY
Had An1assed Large Fortune in q.
Mercantile and Banking Business
He Leaves Six chldrsn.

Victoria, Texas, November so.-Tbe ".
cradle Abraham Levi. known and estsou.,
all over the State. died this morn,ns ~
10 o'clock, at the residence of his so, Non
G. A. Levi. Two years ago he suffered /,
stroke Of paralysis. since when he has bpsn
In feeble health and his death was nor M
expected. He was born in Alsace. 4, In
ls22; came to Texas In 1910 and shorty
afterwards moved to Victoria. where ~
has been engaged In business ever snco
He was the head of the hrm of A 1er,
& Co, wholesale grocers and bankers but
has left the mani cement Of the buSipess
Tor the past en- yeas to the thor rnsn
hels OF the firm, g. A. Levi, c. G, Lew and
j. IS. HeHter. He amassed a large fortune
and was very charitable he leaves thrns
SOUS, Hon. G. A. Levi and c. g. Levi OF SIy
toria, and Leon y. Levi Of New YORK. md
three daughters, Mrs. s. Half and Mr., n
Haas Of San Antonio, and Mrs. ]. K. Nay
ter Of Victoria. The funeral occurs Tues
day. NS''
HEATH;--Cleburne. Texas, November 2s.
Major Z. NJ. Heath died Yesterday evening
November %. He was the Oldest settler
living In johnson county. having passed
practically half a century within her
borders. Ta
KING.-Mason, Texas. November 29.--Nr.
George King died at his home November
- ut 8 o'clock p. m, aft long and
painful Illness Of seven months. Mr.. King
was n native of Virginia. served fopr yeary
IN the civil war on the side pf the South
HUBBARD. Mason, Texas. November s
Mr. David Hubbard died on November Y
at his home near Mason at II O'Clock D.
N. Mr.. Hubbard was sick since June.
FULLER.-Pearsall. Texas, November Is
MRS. Fuller, an old resident OF this county,
mother Of Frank and ]. w. Fuller, died al
this place yesterday morning.
HUBBARD.-Pearssll, Texas. November
2S.-Mr. c. G. Hubbard. a wealthy citizen
OF this place, died here last night.
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FOUND CEAo IN BED.
Tom Johnson, a Railroad Man Died
Suddenly During Naht

Tom Johnson, a Railroad Man Died
Suddenly During Night
Tom Johnson. white man, apparently
about 40 or % yeers Of age. expired in his
bed at the Capitol lodging house, on the
corner OF Capitol avenue and Main street,
yesterday morning sometime between the
hours Of and o'clock,
At o'clock Sunday morning he called
one OF tho attendants and complained OF
feeling III. and the man waited upon him
until he became easter and claimed 10 he
feeling all right again, As he remained
quiet during the night no further attention
wns paid tn him, At o'clock he WIS
found dead In his bed by an stt,ehe Of the
house
Justice J. c. Matthews, acting an coroner,
was Immediately summoned and conducted
the inquest. Abcnt tue only evidence he
adduced was the fact that the deceased g
numc was Thomas Johnson, that he was n
Waterman In the employ OF the Gulf, Col.
orRdo and Santa Ne railway in this city,
that he has been here FOR only a short
time, that ne had been roaming AT the
lodging house oaiY since the cath, and that
he was aeemlngly In perfect health up to
the time OF his death The coroner's yer.
diet was that death was due TO natural
CRuEeg.
Ross & Wright were given charge Of the
remains.
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ne cQNsTITuTIoN srANps.
Proceedings Against II Dismissed BY
Chief Justice Fuller.

TFceeedln9s Against II Dismissed by
Chief Justice Fuller.
Richmond, Va. November 29.--when
Chief Justice Fuller dismissed the proceed
ings against new State constitution there
were exciting scenes ia the court. John
5. Wise, representing the complaining re
publicans," says the president would not
care II the negroes were shot down.
Attorney General Anderson spoke for
the commonwealth, addressing himself
largely to the point raised by complains
ants, that the State was barred from re.
stricting the suffrage as It had done, by
the reconstruction anIs. He was followed
oy James Hayes, colored, OF counsel for
conpiainapts. who mace a strong plea for
the rights Of his race This afternoon the
court dismissed both suits on the ground
mat IL had no Jurisdiction, the actions be-
iug against the State. An appeal will be
All the questions OF the chief Justice in.
dlcated that virtually every contention
raised by complalnants had been passed
upon adversely by the supreme court.
me state board OF canvassers met I'M
medlately after the adjournment OF the
lntcd states court this Afternoon ana
awarded certificates to. the ten congress,
Stcrnp, republican, In the Ninth district.
whose majority was found. on final canvass
OF rnc vote, TO be 21S. A certificate E}s.
also issued to Carter Glass, elected In the
Sixth district, TO I'LL the uneTpired term
OF the late Peter j. Otey.
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Ante-eeIIum PolItiolan Dead.

Savannah Ga, November 3o-John FL
liott Ward president Of the convention of
1856. that nominated James Buchanan FOR
the presidency At the United States, died
today at Dorchester, Ga. his birthplace, In
the Ssth year OF his age,
Mr.. Ward was United States district at
torney OF Georgia in 1898 and mayor of sa-
vsnnah IN 1854 In 1855 he was appo,nted
by President Buchanan MS minister 10
China, IN which position ne served untll
the breaking ont Of the civil war, when he
resigned and returned TO Savannah. In
1866 he removed 90 New York. where mo
practiced law successfully for MANY ycors
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Austin. Texas, November So.--John II.
Franklin, retired business man OF this
city. sixty years old, was found dead In
shoal creek In the western part of Austin
this evening, Deceased disappeared from
his home last night aud had not been seen
until his body was found this evening, An
inquest was held and the coroner returned
a verdict OF accidental drowning He leaves
a wife and FIVE children. About nine
months ago the deceased was connected
with the city hospital was said TO he u
Hne character and held In the highest es-
taem by the officials ant attendants OF the
Institution.
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THE TEXAS FIRE RECORD
TWO STORES AND A SALOON AT
REAGAN
Loss Was Nearly Fifteen Thousand Dol
lars-A Store and a Livery Stable
at GroVeton.

Reagan. Texas. Nosember 3o.--Last night
about o'clock the saloon Of W. Z, Waite
and store Of Royal Smith we're discovo~ed
on arc. The IRE quickly spread to 2. H..
Yancey's furniture atae and In q few
minutes the buildings and contents were
a total loss. except about 500 worth or
furniture saved from Yaucey's store. II
required vigorous efforts to save the en-
fire business part OF town Loss 10 W.
H. Waite $500. insurance $50 Royai
Smith 5000 loss Sj2.-y Insurance. Z. II.
Yanccy $500 loss. $500 insurunce. u l..
Wardlaws brick store WE4 slightly dam
aged Tho Southwestern Telephone com-
pany's loss Is estimated at 500 The OIL
gin of the first is unknown.
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5aptists at ChiId,ess.

Childress. Texas. November 29.-The nfth
Sunday meeting OF the Redfork Baptist
association Is in session here Some Of the
visiting diyines are: Reys J, ]. Baird Of
Electra. j. T. Bell OF ouaDah and Harris
Of Vernon. T. W. Bowles Of Wichita Falls,
II. A, Goodwin and f. j. Grant of Dallas
and W. P. Grogan OF Tanks. Many inn
Dortant subjects pertaining 10 the welfare
OF the church have been discussed, while the
preaching bias been an uplft spiritua' y,
70 the large congregations. Rev Sebe
Thomas, pastor at this place and his com
mlttee arranged an eNeellent nrngram
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Alvin Personals.

Alvin, Texas. November s0-Mr. A. w.
Wilkinson returned yesterday from bust.
ness trip to Temple and other North Texas
points
Mr.. S. c. Brown Of Crawford Texas, Is
here, the guest OF his brother, Mr.. ]. @.
Brown.
Mr.. c. H. Peoples OF Kansas CITY visited
his cousin Mrs. q, X. Tozho, last week.
c, n. Murry and wife from Hutchinson,
kan. are spending the winter with friends
here.
w A. Reinhardt. travelling passenger
agent OF the Southern Pacldc. was IN
Alvin a few days last week on business
Colonel H. NJ Pake OF Searcy, Ark was
prospecting here last week
number OF hunting parties from Gal.
weston have been having fne sport killing
duck and snipe near here the PAST week.
2. NJ Hartley and wife visited Galveston
Wednesday.
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Elrn.r Shot Awav.

while out hunting yesterday afternoon
about 4:s0 O'Clock near Cross Timbers, just
outside the city limits, young son OF
City Ink Collector J. p. Weich was dc.
priycd OF the first Joint OF the third finger
or his left hand by the accidental dis
charge of his own shotgun. which he was
pulling across log at tho time, DR.. Il.
NJ. BourIAnd Rttended the injury.
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The 6eeviIIe Oil Well.

BeeviIle, Texas, November 29.-The Bee.
Vile cotton seed oil mill has been running
greater part Of this week and is turning
out fine product. 1t val be started up
Monday morning and run continually IN
III all the seed obtainable have been used
up. The mill was erected at a cost of
the best arranged and most comnlete In
the state. On account Of the advantage
Gus location 1t is almost certain to prove
a paying investment.
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Rrvnn Nenroes Ornanize

Bryan, Texas November so--The colored
people OF this precinct met at the court
house IN this city yesterday afternoon and
organised for the purpose OF assisting 10
stamp out lawlessncss and immortality In
the colored race. n. II. Goosby was made
chairman and A. S. Keats secretary.
Among the objects OF the organization. Is
set out by resolution. was the better.
ment OF the colored race. cducaiIonaiIy.
morally, intellectually aud spiritually